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These were installed by a trusted friend/mechanic at his shop during the first timing belt replacement. Almost every plug was welded in, tight coming out the entire way. I have changed plugs that have been in cars for 15+ years and 150,000 miles... This was my worst removal experience...

Friend of mine bought a car with a mild low mile small block Chevy. Inside the valve covers it's beautifully clean. While it only had 40 miles on this oil it did have many cold starts dialing in a rebuilt carb. Still though, something seems off here. The oil was Valvoline Blue 15w40 and it's...

Glad I spent extra to get the Performance rotor. I bought them 4-5 months ago from Rock Auto, planning ahead to brakes before my state inspection. Looking forward to seeing how an exchange goes. Expect to hear they're not an official vendor and RB won't replace it or that I only had 30 days...

I'm trying to hit the ground running on this repair while I'm still waiting on AAA to tow my car after over 5 hours...don't get AAA, it has seriously gone down hill in the past few years. On the highway today I had a noticable pulsing at Wide Open Throttle in third gear. Later on the return...

I don't buy orange cans, I'm burning up some old stock my dad had around. Looks pretty good for what it is. This is out of my moms 07 CRV. It does mostly 10 mile spirited drives to work and she slides into her parking space 24 seconds before 8AM. Oil was Pennzoil Platinum 10w30...

This ran for 2 changes on a 3.0 Accord. Looks good to me. Nothing between the pleates.

I just recently had the front end of my '06 Accord apart to put on a replacement fender, respray the bumper and some other parts. I also sanded and cleared the headlights. I noticed on the top of each headlight housing, in a place you could never see or touch when in the car, there was a...

I have a 06 Accord EX-L V6 that my parents bought in 09. I llost a piece of oil pan thread on the last oil change. As I found out later, these Honda aluminum pan threads are notoriously weak. When I last put the pan bolt in I could tell I wasn't hitting that tight feeling, I was gentle. I...

My brother bought this 6 speed manual dually new in 2009 and daily drove it for about 6 years. Odometer shows 101,000. The mileage is higher because of the huge Alcoa wheels it's been riding on since about 2011. It was tuned the majority of the time. It's been sitting in the garage for several...

Did an oil change in the trusty 06 Accord last night and I had a noticeable amount of what looked like 24k gold slivers (brass) in the oil. No chunks. They were very skinny but a bit long, some were about 2mm, the thickness of a Nickle. They were not magnetic. I know everyone loves pictures but...

Changed the oil in my 65 Chevelle for the first time. I know that it hardly moved for many years and only had 400 or less miles on the oil/filter. I took the filter off, drained it then reinstalled. With the way it was on, I could not see a part # cross reference to get a new one in advance and...

Figured the forum would like this. My girlfriend has a JL Wrangler MOAB that she bought new in 2019. I remember when we met thinking her car being under warranty was a big plus. Having decided from past girlfriends that women in Subarus and Jeeps were generally dealbreakers. I just don't have...

I'm looking for a new pad for my mom's CR-V. The ultimate goal here is as little brake dust as possible. She likes to use the touchless car wash 🤮 and it can't clean the wheels properly. Looks funky. The Centric pads on there after about half way have started leaving a good bit more dust...

This is a fun one. My girlfriend's JL Moab Wrangler had the very common galvanic corrosion showing on the Hood, two doors, and door hinges. Basically, looked like rust bubbles but special aluminum ones. If you don't know, all these newer Wranglers and Gladiators have this. Some get it after only...

The big block in my Chevy truck is enjoying Mobil 1 15W50. The oil has maybe 2000 miles on it. These 496/8.1L engines are known for oil consumption. This oil with a lower temp thermostat stopped consumption totally. I thought I would have still lost a quart or so by now and I could have topped...

I went through some small road construction late at night recently, these fools cut out the asphalt across the road and didn't cover it. It was over 3" deep, square cut so no smooth edge. No one was attending to flagging traffic even though they had both directions using the same single lane...

My mother phoned tonight saying she was having brake trouble with her CR-V. What she described sounded like either a worn through pad or maybe a stone stuck in the caliper. I rotated her tires recently and thought everything looked passable. I picked up a set of Car Quest Gold pads and drove...

My searches about this differential seem to produce more confusion than good info, on Google. I bought an immaculate dark green metallic 2001 Silverado 2500 HD with the 8.1L big block. I've never been a truck guy but this thing just puts a big smile on my face when I drive it. The old fella who...

Hey guys, this is not my Jeep but it belongs to someone important to me. She bought it new and has 44k on it. Naturally, the first check engine light came on while I was messing with the manual mode for the auto trans... Miraculously, I was not blamed for the check engine light. It's just out...

So, this started after swapping the deteriorating factory intake for a short ram cold air setup. Occurs more often in cold weather but it's hit or miss and much less likely to happen than not happen. It's pretty loud and has been doing it for years without a consequence. I've searched around...