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Castrol has replaced Syntec with "Castrol Edge with Syntec Tecnology". Anyone know if Porsche has approved this new oil? Thanks

I have a 04 Tacoma 6 cyl, 04 Camry 6 cyl and a '00 Corolla. All the cars get about 10,000 miles/year with mainly short distance, in city driving with maybe 1,000-2,000 mile highway trip. (Central Valley to Northern Oregon-actually 1200 miles round trip miles) I have always used Mobil 1 and...

My (current) wife's 2004 Camry now has 60,000 miles on it and the ATF is starting to turn brown. I'm considering a trans flush and would apprecate the boards opinion on type of ATF to replace (Synthetic?) and/or it it is even necessary. As you can tell based on the mileage, the car is...

I'm sorry for the post since I'm sure this topic has been discussed many times on this forum, however my "search skills" did not allow me to find my answer!! With that said, my issue is that I just pruchased a new Craftsman lawnmower (Briggs and Straton) and would appreciate any oil advice...

I'm sure this topic has been discussed at some point, so sorry for the repost. However, will someone direct me to the thread or assist me with options to "clean" discolored, yellow headlight lenses. Thank you very much, Mule

How do you get the "password" for the QP forum? I received an email that one of my "posts" had been moved to the forum..but I can't get in!!!

I received this e-mail about France. I think this is pretty old and maybe a repost(who cares it deserves repeating). It shows all the companies that are owned by the French. I would have never guessed that some of these companies were French owned. I'm not usually swayed by such things but I...

Does anyone know how to reset the Maintenance Required Warning light on the '04 Camry? Thanks

API Certification, Phosphorus & ZDDP Never use a non-API certified synthetic oil (there are many of these on the market). The problem with the non-API certified synthetics is that they contain too much phosphorus (in the form of the additive ZDDP (Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphates)). The API has...

My wife's new Toyota Camry 3.0L is nearing the 1st scheduled oil change and according to the owners manual, it is now allowed to use synthetic oil. The car is used for short trips, (2-3 miles avg), and is always garaged where even in winter the temp in the garage rarely, if ever, gets below 60F...

I'm getting ready for the 1st oil change on my wife's Camry (1000 miles), and need to purchase a new oil filter tool. Does anyone have any suggetions of what type of oil filter wrench works best on this model of Toyota? Also, what works best on an '04 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L(5VZ-FE) Thanks

I would truly appreciate some outside options on following portion of the do it yourself ATF "flush" procedure: Disconnect the ATF return hose from the radiator (this is on the lower passenger side of the radiator). With one person holding the line in an empty milk jug, have the other person...

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I've decided to put a magnetic drain plug in my vehicles and like to apparent quality of the Super Plug. How many BITOG members use magnetic plugs? Are the Super Plugs "worth" the $20.00 as compared to the local auto store $7.00 plugs. Is the magnet on the Super Plug stronger? Is the quality of...

Will the fact that I'm in the middle of an Auto RX treatment on an 89 Ranger (120,000 mi) have any impact on an upcoming California smog test that the vehicle is scheduled for?

Toyota suggests that as part of the peroidic maninenance that you "Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis" Does anyone have a nut/bolt diagram with recommended torques for a '04 Tacoma DoubleCab that they could e-mail, fax or mail to me? Thanks

I think that I'm going to have to change the speed sensor on a '90 Ford Ranger, 2.3L, 2WD, Manual trans. Does anyone have any tips or experience with this procedure? Thanks

I have recently noticed that my Ranger has a slight front end wobble that can be felt through the steering wheel at low speeds. It is not noticable at higher speeds or which a hard acceleration. What would be your first approach to diagnoising the problem? I seems to have just started and the...

My new Toyota Tacoma (V6) should be delivered within the next few weeks. What brand or type of "break-in" oil is "best"? Which oil has a high level of moly? What oil change interval would you recommend during the break in? Thanks for you input!!

My father-in-law has an 89 Ford Ranger, 4 cyl. with 120,000 miles on it. He changed the oil every 3,000 miles with Quaker State. Recently,(2-3yrs ago)he switched to Valoline Max Life 20-50 because the truck started burning oil. It now burns approxinalty 1 quart every 800-1000 miles although it...