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My recently-acquired 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis is nearing it's first oil change under my watch. Car has 178,592. It was done by the previous owner about 3800 miles ago. Under the cam covers appears nice and clean and it hasn't used any oil that I can tell since I've owned it. So. My choices...

I'm normally a stickler for using only licensed/approved fluids in a transmission. My new-to-me 2011 Grand Marquis takes Mercon LV, but I have a ton of Mercon V on hand. Other than a potential miniscule fuel economy hit, is there any reason I can't use up the Mercon V in this car? The trans is a...

A member on an automotive forum I belong to posted this today: "And as far as K&N's go, there's a big difference quality wise in the ones they sell at Walmart (lower) and their parts store ones." I know some things (like home appliances and TV's) are sometimes specifically de-contented for...

Am I missing something? I thought the "old" BITOG was https, at least on the login page. It does not appear to be so now. If it never was, is there a plan to upgrade the security?

Manufacturer's plate from an old Onan generator... http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Onan/OnanW2-3.htm If you can't see the pic, the third line says: "Never use oil heavier than S.A.E. 30"

My B-I-L just bought a 2014 NISSAN Frontier PRO-4X. Manual says to use 5W-30 Genuine NISSAN Ester oil. I've read that this stuff is supposed to be "all that", made out of unicorn tears like TGMO, but is there really any benefit to using it? If not, what is an acceptable substitute? Also, I was...

What do we think of dealer-supplied Nissan oil filters now? I read here a while back that they are made by Gonher in Mexico and are supposed to be decent... My B-I-L is buying a 2014 Frontier PRO-4x with the 4.0L.

Just helped my B-I-L change the oil on his '09 Corolla. I'm a big fan of using OEM filters when I work on other people's vehicles, so I picked up one at the local 'Yota stealerhip. Well, I can't really call them a stealership as the filter was $5.00 plus tax. Mind you, they don't know me from...

Word on the street is that SOPUS is going to discontinue PP and PU, and combine them into one über-oil, PUP. I've been using PP exclusively in my summer toy so my dilemma is whether to stash a bunch of PP now, or should I trust SOPUS that PUP is going to be "better" and not have some unforeseen...

FRAM filters FTL Back story: a few years ago, my sister had to have her car towed due to a fuel leak in the back...mechanic found the FRAM fuel filter heavily rusted and leaking. Filter was approx 1½ years old. This prompted me to check the one on my daily driver that I had installed at around...

Many here, including myself, have wondered why some engines allow for 0W-20 while many similar ones don't. My sister owns a Toyota RAV4 and I belong to RAV4World to keep informed. I was noodling around there this morning and came across an official Toyota document that described in great detail...

Friend asked me to look at his car. The brakes "pulsate". It feels like they are cyclically grabbing and letting go...grabbing and letting go. Not severe, but enough to warrant further investigation. Front disc, rear drum. I had him slow the car using the e-brake only and the effect wasn't...

Recently changed the oil in my 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. Previous oil was MC 5W-20 and the new is M1 5W-30. The reason for the switch in brands is that I'd had the M1 in my garage since 2005 as I no longer use ExMo products. Disclaimer: I know M1 is a superior oil, I just choose, for a variety...

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I know the abbreviation cSt is for centiStokes, named after Irish physicist Sir George Stokes. My question is who was the Noack test named after? The only reference I can find is in a footnote crediting a K. Noack for an article written in 1936.

Cleaning my garage I found an unopened jug of M1 5W-30 dated 2005...is it still OK to use?

I just bought a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis as a daily driver. Ford spec'd 5W-30 back then, but I want to use Motorcraft 5W-20. Anyone think this is a bad idea?

This is actually a fuel question, not an oil question, but it concerns OPE, so I'm asking it here. Why is everyone obsessed with draining the fuel out of their equipment? I have gas I bought 14 months ago in my generator. I start it about once a month and run it with a partial load for 15...

Has anyone besides me ever wondered where lubricants get their names? Rimula...Rotella...Dexcool...Mercon... Almost as bad as the drug companies: Aripiprazole, Ustekinumab, Montelukast

Mech Power M900002...bought for $88 at Advance Auto a couple/three years ago. Was moving stuff around in the garage and banged into the hose outlet and busted the casting on the pressure regulator. Do I need to try to get an exact replacement, or will a generic Campbell Hausfeld or similar work...