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Not sure I have this in the right section, mods feel free to move if warranted. This may be a dumb question, but here goes: As I understand it, some air filters can allow dust to contaminate the oil if it is not filtering properly, and will show silica in an oil analysis. What about smoke...

I run a 5w-30 in my Jeep 4.0. I just passed 215,000 miles and it doesn't use a drop of oil. 4000 mi oil changes. These motors also like 40W. Recently I sold 3 of my 4 motorcycles and have a remaining stash of Castrol 4t 20w-50 motorcycle oil (43 quarts). I am moving and would like to whittle...

The wife wants to replace her Crown Vic with some sort of a convertible. Our budget is less than 10K, as we will be paying cash. I convinced her to steer clear of anything European. She is talking about Miatas, but she test drove the BMW sports car and thought it was too cramped. I am trying to...

What is going on with premium gas? There used to be a 20 cent diff from regular, but now it is running 60 cents +?

The wife is 9 hrs away, on the Outer Banks, and had to get the car inspected. They got her for tires and a few other things (they were good a few months back). One thing I thought strange was they said the serpentine belt was part of the safety inspection. Ripoff?

check out the 0:50 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHHtuemhxkE&feature=youtu.be

It looks like we may be putting the house on the market next spring and moving to an apartment for a few years. There are a couple of cleaning issues that may require a pressure washer: deck and railings, vinyl siding, garage floor etc. I have a few options: 1.pay someone to clean the deck...

We bought a 2003 Crown Vic (not an old police car) in December and it passed 100,000 miles on the way home. I have done 4 oil changes @ 5000 mi each, just about all hwy miles. The oil is very clean. Mileage is now 120,000. I am using 5 qts of Havoline 5w-20 conventional and 1 qt Havoline...

Most of my cars have had sealed beam headlights. The wife's recent Mazda3 had something special and was exceptional in lighting up the road,but that car is now gone. I picked up a 2003 Crown Vic for her and she has been complaining about the poor lighting. When I shine the lights against the...

In July of 2012 the wife bought a 2012 Mazda 3 Gt. It has been a great car. She put 67,000 miles on it and never needed a repair. The dealer is about 40 miles away. We've been buying the package deal for the oil changes (mazda full synthetic, changed every 5000-7500 miles, 4 for a special...

We just bought a 2003 Crown Vic, one owner, with 99,982 miles. The car has had a steady diet of Motorcraft 5w-20 and filter every 5,000 miles from the dealer. We have since put 1800 miles on it and no oil useage. I will be doing the oil changes myself. Would you continue on with the Motorcraft...

4 stroke MC oil? Any good?

What was I driving?

Repair or Replace? Right at the moment, I can not afford to replace my computers, and don’t know enough to repair them myself. There appears to be a small repair shop in town that has a good reputation, but I just need to know if they are worth repairing. #1 is a Dell Dimension 4200. This...

I have a Husqvarna YTH20B42T rider. it's the 42", with the 20HP Briggs & Stratton Intek motor. It's always been garaged and looks like new. The oil and filter is changed at the end of every season. It's about 5 yrs old, and I mow about 3/4 acre. It has 180 hours on it. Today while mowing it let...

I have PP synthetic in my 4 cyl Highlander right now. I have been doing 5000 mi oci's. Due to a death in the family I have to travel 1000 mi up, and 1000 mi back, all highway. I have about 4700 miles on this oil so far. Would I be safe traveling the extra 2000 mi over the oci, or should I change...

I normally replace my computers every 5 years or so, but may have to hang on to them longer until this economy straightens out. In my home office I have 3 computers: a Dell desktop, and 2 Sony laptops (one mine, one the wifes). My Sony varies in it's connection speed. The others will hold steady...

I've been working down my stash and because of the economy I am going to be staying just one oil change ahead. I am currently using Rotella 5w-40 in the Jeep Wrangler (2003 w/140,000 miles, 4.0 I6) and it has held up well. (Motorcraft FL1A filter) The 2005 Highlander is a newer purchase, and I...

I had a '46 pickup, 51 Land Cruiser, 57,58,59, 60 and 61 Hawks and 62 GT Hawks. Great cars, but rusted pretty bad.

I always assumed that gas stations using 10% ethanol had to post it on their pumps in NC, as I remember seeing it that way. I did a google search today and discovered that as of 6 years ago the requirement in NC was dropped. I tried searching more but couldn't find an answer to the question...