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1997 Mazda B2300 (2.3L I4 Lima engine), 203,000 miles on it when these photos were taken in early April. Full-sized versions of these photos and a few more taken that day may be seen here: I've had the vehicle since new. It sees a lot of Los Angeles freeway miles. It's had various brands...

Kragen stores near me no longer appear to carry Chevron Dexron-III/Mercon ATF, but rather have in the shelf space stuff labelled "MD-3". The price tags at the bottom of the shelf still say "Chevron Dex-III" or something similar. OK, "MD-3" sounds like an obvious abbreviation of...

We just bought a 2006 Honda Accord. Nice car, overall I'm very impressed. My one beef is with Honda's recommended maintenance schedule (or lack thereof, really). The car has a "Maintenance Minder" on board, and it tells you when to do everything. The factory maintenance schedule appears to be...

I was just a my local Honda dealer picking up a set of front brake pads for my wife's 2000 Civic LX. While there, I inquired about the grease they recommend for lubing the pins on the floating calipers. The counter guy disappeared into the back and came out with a cardboard container with a...

My wife drives a 2000 Honda Civic LX, currently nearing 60,000 miles. In attempting to be a conscientious little owner I'm trying to periodically check all of the items that my Haynes manuals suggests - including, naturally, the distributor. Thing is, I've never dealt with one before and so...

My first attempt to post this question seems to have simply disappeared. Here goes again: Is "seal conditioning" simply a euphemism for "seal swelling", or does it mean something else/more? I'm thinking of high-mileage oils, but I suppose this could have broader scope. There seem to be some on...

It's hardly a secret that many, if not all, Motorcraft oil filters are manufactured by Purolator. It's also easily verified that many/most Motorcrafts have the bypass valve in a different location than their PureONE cousins. There seemed to be conflicting reports, however, on whether or not the...

Tonight I was in a local Kragen buying a case of Chevron Supreme 10W-30 (which, with the rebate, came out at $0.69 per quart!). The dude working the register said something about he was glad I was buying this oil, as it was good for the environment - since it was recycled. "Yeah," I stammered...

I drive a 1997 Mazda B2300 (2WD) pickup with just over 130,000 miles on it. It was built by Ford and is identical in pretty much every respect to the Ranger. The Mazda owner's manual, which leaves quite a bit to be desired IMO, simply recommends "NLGI #2 (Lithium Base)" for the front wheel...