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Just watched the livestream of Punxsutawny Phil and he predicted an early spring this year 😀 I’m a few hours away from there, I may have to go at least once…

This past week we bought our daughter a 2016 VW Passat 1.8L TSI. Nothing fancy, but a very nice starter car. It has 71,000 miles and a car fax report with a pretty good maintenance history. Looks like regular oil changes at the dealership and the routine maintenance generally taken care of. Very...

Hey all. Had the AC system largely replaced under warranty on our 2017 Explorer about 30 days ago. The old compressor grenaded and there was a large list of parts they needed to replace. Quit working again today and is only blowing warm air. Is it possible that it failed again so quickly or is...

I was heading to the local Tractor Supply store this morning and I saw a Black Eddie Bauer Explorer in the parking lot that caught my eye. As I passed by the first time I noticed the rims and thought maybe it might be the one I used to own. As you can see in the picture, it has rims from a 90s...

To all you Asus wireless mesh users, let’s hear about your home setup. - I have an AX 86U as my router and (2) AX 92u Triband units as mesh nodes. - One node is connected via Cat6 Ethernet and the other via MoCA 2.5 - We have Fios 500 Mbps fiber internet service and this setup allows pretty...

Just sharing my new brakes on the 2017 Explorer XLT. This was to replace the OE brakes at 61,000 miles. Generally they looked good, though the driver side brake caliper bracket was starting to get some rust buildup in the channel the pads sit in. Probably could have gone a bit longer but I’d...

Hey all. Got my Lincoln MKC back from the dealership and noticed two things. One, an audible metal rattle coming from the driver’s side engine bay when driving and a leak at the passenger side rear wheel area. I took of the splash guard and tried to move things with my hand to test for movement...

Had my 2015 Lincoln mkc in for annual state inspection and a preventative maintenance tuneup. Used a local Ford dealer that has done an excellent job with some previous issues on this suv. The idle was definitely getting rough at 65,000 miles, almost like an old Diesel engine. They changed the...

Hi all - I was driving our 2015 Lincoln MKC yesterday and noticed that when I pressed the gas pedal, the speed of the blower fan/AC would speed up/intensify. A I let off the gas pedal, it would return to normal. This is new, never done it before. I turned off the AC and tried again and it still...

A friends tire went flat yesterday and sat overnight. When he looked in the morning and hoped to pump it back up, he saw several breaks in the sidewall where the tire “folded“ while flat. Is this classic dry rot? I’ve never seen it before, so I throw it out to y’all. I’ll try to get a pic to...

Just completed what was a fairly routine rear brake job on our 2015 Lincoln MKC. Used Raybestos Element 3 rotors and pads and they look like great parts. One of the shims was deformed a bit and caused some problems with fitment until in was able to reshape a bit. Very impressed with the coated...

My brother-in-law came over complaining about a grinding noise at the passenger rear side wondering if I could take a look. When I took the wheel off I saw right away that the outboard brake pad was down to the metal backing and clearly stuck against the rotor. The inbound pad was okay, with...

Hi all. Just bought a used 2013 Jetta for my teenage son. Was freshly serviced and seems really well maintained, but I’m not sure what oil the used car dealer put in... car has 40,000 miles on it. Should I do a preventative oil change and put in the Castrol 0w-40 I have in the garage? Always...

I checked my three year old Motorcraft battery (2017 Explorer) because I was having some weird electrical issues and starting problems and found a small mountain of blue powder corrosion. It turned out to be so bad that it ate through the plastic battery case and made the lead post come out with...

Hi all. Wondering if anyone has experience with the 2007 Ford Edge. A family member is soon returning from the mission field and someone is going to give them a 2007 Edge for free. Dont know much about the specific vehicle, but do know that it has 200,000 miles, new tires and a new transmission...

Hi BITOGERs. Wondering if anyone knows if it is okay to use Royal Purple Synyhetic gear oil in the PTU on my 17 Ford Explorer XLT? I found an unopened bottle in my oil stash and it's the right weight for the job, but it says it has friction modifiers in it already. I couldn't find anything...

Hi all. Wondering if anyone has any recent experience with Michelin Defender LTX ms tires. I've read many reviews online and while they generally score well, I see mixed messages on noise and tread life. I'm looking at them for my 2017 Explorer. I live in the mid-Atlantic region so we have all...

Looking at one with 5 speed manual, appearance package, heated leather seats, rear disk brakes, and other upgrades. 10,000 miles on the odo. Do others have experience with the manual tranny?

Hey all - Just purchased a used 2006 Mustang GT from a dealer and I am not sure of the oil change or other maintenance history of the vehicle. The oil is clean and full, but I know that the car was sitting on their lot of at least 9 months. I suspect that they serviced the vehicle after it first...

Hyundai allows owners to have access to their service manuals through their website and it is quite nice. I was looking at the transmission section of the service manual for the Hyundai Entourage minivan and this is what they had to say about flushing the Transmission fluid if you do not have a...