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    Wifes new car

    And I guess mine also. She has wanted one from the day they cam out. O told her to wait till the Turbo`s came out so we did. Then in 2003 they came out with this Dream cruiser model. They are all this color which she wanted and it`s the only way you can get this color. (Tangerine Pearl). Problem...
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    Does it work this way?

    for instance, If you mixed two 0W-20 bottles of Mobil1 with three bottles of Amsoil 15W40 do you get the average of the two which would be 5W-35.
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    Please check this thread

    Would some of you oil guru`s go to this thread and try and answer it for KanadaKid, he would really like your help and I don`t think there are enough of you that check this section enough. Yamalube FC-W
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    More carbon with synthetic oil

    Some of you may remember me saying I was going to run synthetic oil in my RX/7 even though many said not to. Well, after putting 5,000 miles on the oil I changed it last weekend. The plugs were walnut blasted before I changed the oil as I wanted them to be real clean so I could tell how they...
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    Are all 5W-20`s Semi-synthetic?

    I hope I didn`t miss this somewhere, I just would like to know! Seems they would have to be to hold up like they do.
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    Blano, air VS water cooled oils

    Ok, I know that there is a difference in the two, but what is the difference? Is it the base stocks, (which I believe to be the same), or is it the additives and if so which ones? What I want to know is why the air cooled oils will not burn off in an outboard when the water cooled oils will...
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    Dumb or not, I`m doin it!

    I`m changing my 278,000 mile 1987 Mazda RX/7 over to 15W-50 Mobil1 today with 8 Oz. of Militec 1. Previously been using Dello 400 15W-40 so the engine should be clean. I`m going to do a compleat flush of the oil system so I get all 8 quarts of Mobil1 into it. Why????? Because I want to and...
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    High Performance or Premium....

    I`m a great proponent of the synthetic type gear lubes, and advise people to use it in everything, But honestly, seeing how you use your boat, I see no reason you coldn`t use it, I would just change it more often! I wouldn`t lose sleep over it either.
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    Gearlube ATF Mix

    The 5 sp transmission in my 93 4X4 Ranger P/U requires ATF! I do a lot of towing and last year mixed 50/50 Redline synthetic ATF with Redline Synthetic Gear Lube! I felt that I needed the extra protection!To date there has been no negative results that I have noticed, as a matter of fact...
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    Fram filter failure

    Just got the De Tamoso Pantera back after being asembled! (Not my Car) I just maintain it! Car had about 20 (twenty) mile on it! I drained the oil and took off the filter only to feel something loose inside! I cut it apart to find that it looked like someone had squeezed the filter meadia in the...
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    Outboard, Mobil1 MX2T

    Has anyone run the Mobil1 MX2T Synthetic 2cycle oil in outboards?? It`s not TCW-3 rated! Hasbeen
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    Not that I would, But (What if)

    OK, On a rotory engine, because they inject oil into the rotors for lubrication, and the only thing the oil in the sump does is to lube the crank and inside the rotors, what would happen if you just filled the engine with TC-W 3! What qualities does this oil have or does not have for being a...
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    gel coat renew

    I have just bought a used 87 tracker Bass boat, The boat must have been left in the water for extended times as the (grey) Gel coat at waterline is fadded! Aso part of the Red Stripe! I know how to polish it with a buffer, but was wondering if there is some wipe on product that anyone has used...
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    96 Dodge 1 Ton V-10, (Questions)

    I`ve done as much of a search that I can and cannot realy find out anything!! Are there any issues with this engine? What oils have been analized and been know to do well?? Hasbeen
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    Collector cars (what oil)

    Ok, I`m REALLY going to open myself up here! Just shows that I`m willing to learn! I manage a 1,000,000 car collection! Cars ranging from Ferarri`s, Porsche`s, and muscle cars! I am now using a variety of oils in them rangeing from Amsoil, to Delo 400! Have in the past changed out the Delo...
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    What Cars or Trucks do you know to have oil related poblems?

    I`d like to know which vehicles out there are known to have oil related problems, be it sludge or wear! Just curious!! Hasbeen
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