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I have an aftermarket set of wheels on my 2013 BMW 335i. They came with 72.6mm ID to 73.1mm OD hub centric rings. During a tire rotation today, I discovered that one of the hub rings had pretty much disintegrated. Given that they are only 0.5mm thick, how necessary are they? They are so thin and...

I'm trying to track down and confirm a potential rear main seal leak. I bought a 1 oz bottle of Tracer Products LeakFinder leak detection dye for oil-based systems (Link) and added it to the engine oil. After cleaning the area really good with engine degreaser, letting it dry, and taking the car...

I purchased a 2011 Fusion SE with 109K miles a couple of months ago for my daughter to drive. There have been two occasions when the check engine light came on, both while she was driving on the highway. She said there was no "hiccup", loss of power, or anything otherwise noticeable and that the...

Does anyone have a recommendation on an ODB2 scanner app for iOS, preferably free. I just need something that will help me determine why the check engine light on a 2011 Ford Fusion came on. I already have a Veepeak OBDCheck BLE adapter that I use along with the BimmerLink and BimmerCode apps...

Can you premix coolant with distilled water and store it for future use? I have about one-fifth of a gallon left and would like to premix it so that I don't have to store it and a separate bottle of distilled water. I read somewhere not to do that but can't think of why it would be bad or wrong...

I'm looking for feedback on what folks consider the best halogen headlight bulb these days. I'm looking to replace the ones currently in my fleet's 2011 Ford Fiesta. It's headlamps had really deteriorated and gotten very, very cloudy. I spend hours yesterday restoring them with a Sylvania kit...

I just purchased a used 2011 Fusion SE with 109K miles. I believe is has the 6F35 6-speed automatic. I am planning to drain and fill the transmission fluid as part of my initial maintenance. For those with experience and knowledge of this vehicle and transmission, would you suggest using...

I'm looking for a used car for my daughter who is about to get her license and ran across a 2007 Nissan Altima sedan in my price range. It is very similar to a 2008 Nissan Altima coupe that I had a number of years ago, with the same QR25DE 2.5 liter inline four engine and Jatco CVT transmission...

One of my daughters just got a 2011 Ford Fiesta SES which has the 1.6 L Duratec Ti-VCT Engine. It is in very good physical and mechanical condition. It has about 135K miles on it. The previous owner has maintenance records showing religious oil changes every 4K miles. According to the owner's...

Does anyone know what the main differences are between the following Liqui Moly products? 1) Synthoil Energy A40 SAE 0W-40 2) Molygen New Generation SAE 5W-40 3) Leichtlauf High Tech SAE 5W-40 Obviously #1 is a 0W-40 versus a 5W-40. And I've read that #2 had additives that allow for improved...

My father-in-law passed away last week. Over the weekend, my wife, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law were clearing out some of his belongings and found a pool cue. It was in a McDermott case but seems to be a "Players" brand cue. It says 409 at the bottom which I suspect is the model. I can't...

I added a light in my basement controlled by a pair of 3-way switches. It's a new circuit. Things are wired as shown in the following diagrams. The problem I have is that, regardless of the state of the switches, there is always some power to the light. Two of the four up/down switch...

We have a 2019 Jeep Compass Limited AWD lease vehicle with about 20K miles on it. The original tires are Continental ProContact TX 225/55R18 98H and have about 5 or 6/32" of tread left. One of them has a small screw in the shoulder and has been deemed unrepairable by 4 local tire shops. Given...

My 2013 F30 335 "let loose" the other day when I came back from running some errands. I saw steam coming out of the front, driver's side wheel well and a lot of clear fluid was leaking out from below the engine bay. The fluid was very thin and had a slight slippery feel to it. I tracked it down...

I have a 2013 BMW 335 with adaptive xenon headlights. Last evening I noticed that one of them has turned pink and needs to be replaced. I'll replace the pair and am looking for a recommendation. FCP Euro sells the BMW-branded OSRAM Xenarc 66140 for $195 each which seems ridiculously high. My...

I am in the process of finishing my basement and before the drywall ceiling is put up, I would like to run a wire from my breaker box to my garage to support an EV charging station in the future. Does anyone have a recommendation as to what gauge wire I should run?

It's been 4 years since I installed Windows 10 Pro on my laptop. Things have been installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, etc and I figure it's about time I wipe it clean and start fresh. This is no big deal since I generally store everything either a) in the cloud, or b) on a separate "server"...

Hi guys. I've spent hours searching Google on this problem and have gone around and around in circles so I thought I'd seek some help here. My step-daughter's iPhone 7 started having problems last week. She can no longer place or receive calls; they'd immediately disconnect. She can no longer...

I have a 2013 BMW 335i xDrive with 101K miles. The Production Date is 03/27/2013 and the In-Service Date is 04/26/2013. It's my daily driver. I'm still running the original battery and the vehicle has not shown the warning indicating that I should replace it. BimmerApp shows capacity as 91 Ah...

I know that the Techron Concentrate Plus is highly regarded when it comes to a fuel system cleaner. What about their High Mileage variant? O'Reilly has a BOGO going on a 12 oz bottle is said to treat up to 21 gallons of fuel whereas a 12 oz bottle of Concentrate Plus is said to treat 12 gallons...