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Ive already posted a thread on my civic a while back, but running the car now for about 6 months got me thinking. I plan on using the OLM on the car and changing it around 15%. Ive driven the car 6500mi so far and the OLM states 50% left. ( I changed the FF at 2000mi ) Seeing as the car may get...

Without getting deep into it, I plan on running KS oil in my wife’s car but noticed that Valvoline has their garage box oil 20% off. KS oil was 31$ for 10qts, Valvoline 12qts is 47$. Her car is a 2015 ford edge 2.0EB and the motor is brand new, replaced under warranty under the Service...

Looking for tires for my wife’s car. I don’t know if I want to do Costco again or not. But looking for suggestions on tires, since some of you guys know tires better than the average joe. We only get snow maybe 3 months out of the year and then its not that often when we do. She's just grocery...

I guess you never really look into oil like you do when the car is under warranty... smh. So long story short, we have the ESP care/warranty on her Edge still and the long block engine was also replaced under the SB for the headgasket last month. So with that being said, Im thinking about just...

Has anyone seen any REAL worth in low dosing Redline as a maintenance product to ward off deposits etc? Or would it be best used as a cleaner pre OCI and then just rely on top tier fuel to maintain?

It looks like some dealers on ebay ( what seem to be real authetnic dealers at first glance... ) are selling the Japanese filters along with the USA ones we know ( i.e. sold at WM etc ). Is there any benefit to the JDM ones versus the USA ones? Do the JDM filters have the same measly filtration...

So I have a low mileage 6.7 that doesnt get driven much so the yearly usage is low. I drive it at least once a week and it gets up to operating temp and not short tripped. No long idles at all, maybe 1-2 mins depending on the temperature outside... possibly up to 5mins MAX. I like to change the...

My wife’s engine seems to now be adding fuel to the oil. Not sure if it’s the age/mileage on it or what. It has maybe 80k on it and is driven mostly highway. But the last drain smelled like fuel somewhat, so I’m guessing it’s getting in there. It’s a DI engine but never really noticed this...

I don’t drive my truck but the weekends, so it’s low mileage since I’ve owned it. I’ve always followed the OLM as per the owners manual, is this incorrect? I’m having second guesses as it seems like a lot longer than most recommend. But I’m doing as the manuals states so I’m kinda lost at what...

I always thought the typical guys were top tier. Looks like BP doesn’t carry the title but exceeds. Is there a current list with a date showing that’s top tier now? My civic calls for regular and I’ve been using shell, but should I be using something else? For what it’s worth I don’t see top...

So this is going to be my next commuter until I retire at around 12 years/175kmi of usage. The motor is the naturally aspirated 2.0 K20C2 variant. I planned on running the oil out until the Maintance Minder tells me to do a change out, but seems most say 7500mi max per OCI. Here are my...

So I couldn't have thought of a better place to ask this lol. Long story short my wifes Edge takes 5.75qts. This oil change, I had a qt left over from the last in the jug, or so I thought... I threw the new full 5qt jug in and went to throw the remaining .75qt fromt the other jug( from the...

I know techron and redline were the go-to's backing the day with Gumout lately coming back into the picture. I was wondering what is the one to get or look at now days? My wife has a 2015 Ford edge with a direct injection engine. I noticed the idle felt a bit, rougher? No issues to note and the...

Sorry for the redundant thread but if buying oil and wanting to use it within say 6 months or so, how long should it really last? Id guess upon using it, I should give it a good shake or is that even really needed? We're at the point where we need to buy oil when we see it, not when we need...

So with Rotella being nearly non-existent in my area in the last few months, Im going to need to figure something out come spring time when my OCI is going to be due. I have Rotella in my '19 6.7 and I think Im going to chase the Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme this time. I know Napa has sales on...

As many of you may have seen already, Im in the search for new greases for brake jobs here and there. I thought this might need its own post- since its specific. The general consensus is to use a "dielectric" silicone grease ( lack of a better word, I know... ) on the pins. Many recommend the...

so my tube is pretty much done, and wondering with the advancements in lubricants, is there something better as an all around brake grease? Im not one to grease the back of the pads as I think the rubber shims do their job. But Im looking for something for the slide pins, contact points etc. Id...

Looking for the best cleaner to help with a weird cold rough idle. Other than that, car runs fine

I get it - I could be throwing money away etc... Money isnt an issue because I change this oil so infrequently. I dont put many miles on it and when I do its typically mostly highway - never short-tripped either. At worst case its a mix between city ( think neighborhood driving ) and highway...

So I just had my first free oil change done by the dealer, I tried to call but I got the hold please... So I figured Id end up here anyway. This would be for my 2019 6.7 What they used was this part number: XO 10w30 BSD . From what I gathered its discontinued, so how does that work? Also, I...