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Okay so 8 weeks ago I change the oil with 5w 30 dino. I also installed a new carb because it was surging up and down (it solved that problem). At the time I noticed the valve cover was leaking and had my engine caked with oil and mud. Which leads me to believe that it was leaking for years...

Kohler 17 hp in kubota lawn tractor. Gas smell in oil. Bluish smoke, backfire on start. Engine maintained yearly oil filter etc this is a 2003 engine. Is this a carburetor problem is it may be like a broken diaphragm or dirt on the needle?

Okay so almost 4 yrs ago I put 4 new pep boys tires on my BMW X5. At 104000 miles. I turned 180000 mile today and those tires passed state inspection and have about 10000 miles left. I rotate every 7000 miles and keep tire pressure at specs. Is this normal. All 4 tires were under $500 with road...

I changed the oil in the 16 hp engine today. The manual calls for 10 - 30. I had a a brain snap and grabbed a bottle of 10 - 40 Castrol conventional. Poured it in when I'm cleaning up I look at the label and realize it was wrong. Does it matter? Will it be hard starting in the cold temperatures...

I have a Duro-max 10000E coming next week. From the depot. I live in a nice residential neighborhood and these things can make an awful racket. The specs say that it is 72 db when operating. I have my plans drawn up for an insulted baffled "dog house". The thing is I need to power vent the...

I had my oil changed the other day at Pep Boys. I wasnt thinking and they put PP 5 30 in my bmw x5. When it was already done I thought how bad could it be. I drove off and when I came to a stop and rpm dropped the low oil pressure light came on. Today I changed to castrol 5 40. No more low...

2002 BMW X5 164K. I had the oil changed the other day when I had my alternator replaced. Everything was fine for about 5 days then yesterday as I came to a stop the low oil pressure light came on along with a scary warning to shut the engine off! As I put the car in park the light went off...

Wow, Last week I changed the oil and filter in this engine. (Kuboto 1670t) I Used Napa 10-40 conventional. which is what I've always used and meets manufacturer specs. I have about 450 hours on this engine. After sitting in the shed for about a week, When cold a large amount of blue smoke came...

I have a dilemma or do I? My leaf blower won't start... Colonel Mustard in the dinning room with the wrong mixture? OR The Butler in the Kitchen with stale gas from last year? What's your choice after reading the clues that were left behind. My Craftsman leaf blower specs 40:1 mixture. My Echo...

I have a chance to buy a gasoline poered 15 kw generator. For 700$. 5 yrs old by a contractor. Runs good only puts out 200 volts instead of 240 v. Is that a problem for a 2700 square ft house. Heat pump, water heater. Does a north star from Northern Tool,15 kw portable have brushes? Is this...

5 speed manual, original clutch The previous owner changed oil every 3500 miles At the dealer. I Got THE CAR For free. Runs like ?... well very good. He had about 40 invoices from his dealer documenting every service from mile 250. Dino oil. No leaks, no burning, well maybe a little 1 qt in...

I had to have a tire sensor repaired there. the service tech asks me if I want anything else done. The oil and filter is due. So in weak moment I said yeah change the oil. 5 qts of MC semi Syn and an MC filter costs me retail 27.50 oil + 8 filter= $35. Here's what they charged me $2.40/qt for...

after 3 years of not using it. And I did a very bad thing. When I put it away I filled the tank with gas. Who does that? Anyway, I drained the tank, put in a new spark plug, changed the oil and... nothing. So I took the carb off and the gas in there smelled like a diesel mechanics dirty socks...

I'm a skeptic. with M1 4t racing 10-40 at $9.99 a qt. and Amsoil MC 10-40 11.87 a qt. is the Amsoil worth the extra 1.88 per qt. VTX1800C. I don't mind my friend making an extra 8 bucks on me, I'd spend that much on him at the local Dunkin Donuts... probly more. but, is the the Amsoil...

Honda VTX 1800. I bought some M1 high Mileage 10-40 instead of my usual M1 4t 10-40 racing oil. A trusted friend said not to use the HM it has too much friction modifier he says, Is that true? Anyone have any experience?

In February of 2011 I installed a new MTC clutch and I love it. At the time I put in 4 fresh qts of Kendall GT1 Full Syn 10-40 and a new filter. In the last 12 months I only put 3,000 miles on the bike. I am planning on changing it but, should I? It seems like a perfect waste of good oil. I...

Hi I hope this is the right place to post this. 2002 BMW X5 3.0, GM transmission. November 2001 build. 145,956 original trans. 5 speed automatic. I changed the fluid at 90K Mobil1, 120K Mobil1 and 144,750K Valvoline Dex6 the recommended fluid. I do a drain, pan drop, and new filter. I repeat...

I'l l bet 67.9% of everyone here reads these threads and, like me, says high TBN, Low TAN, Zinc, etc has not 1 clue as to what is being discussed. I am tired of being ignorant so I found some simple articles that give some understanding of for what and where all you Babylonians speak. Should...

Over on Xoutpost I got into a heated argument regarding using Mobil1 in my 2002 E53 BMW X5 3.0 with the GM transmission. The factory fill was Texaco ETL8072B which from what I can read is Dex3 over on the GM site. Now 2 years ago I was looking for an alternative to Tex ETL8072B. The BMW tech...

Is the above credential better or totally different than acea a3/b3. Another forum says it is better, as an improvement/upgrade to the acea a3/b3. Another argues that it is different altogether. I'm not a researcher or a technician or a UOA tester I just want to know what the two credentials...