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It will be a cold day before someone else changes the oil on one of my vehicles!

What the guy at the parts counter said was that it was no longer available - I asked if I could just order some. He said they only had it in bulk and that the only oil they sold in quarts was 5w20. Although this explanation seems strange, particularly because I would assume that all of their new...

Went down to the dealer yesterday and was informed that this oil is no longer being sold. Am I the first to notice this? I have not been reading too much about this recently and was surprised to find out as I thought it was relatively popular on the forums here a few years ago.

About 20 years ago we bought some nice full coverage floor mats for the 1993 Chevy truck. They had clips that attached to the floor of the truck to hold in place. About 8 years ago one of the clips broke (12 years old). Called them up with not more than a vague description of what the clips...

Interesting. Too much body bulk for the wheels in my opinion.

Originally Posted By: Cujet Are the brembo brakes bigger than the others? The Brembo's are 4-piston units with a significantly larger pad - I don't believe the rotors are any larger however. Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Amazing mpg from such a fun car. Im...

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack Mazda has done a good job sticking to the original formula, fun with 4 cylinders. With most manufacturers their version of the Miata would by now be a V6, weigh a thousand pounds more and have an automatic folding hard top and no manual transmission option...

Hi guys, wanted to show our new 2016 Miata off. We've had it for about a week and half now and are really enjoying it. It is a Ceramic Metallic Club with Brembo/BBS package, manual transmission. It is the most fun to drive car we have had yet. Only one road trip so far, but on those 224 miles...

Also make sure the pulleys are properly aligned. I've had to adjust the bracket for the tensioner pulley to get it in line so that the belt doesn't want to skip off. Usually an adjustable wrench is good enough to tweak the bracket.

Well, everyone picked the same thing I had in mind. Replaced IACV (not worth wasting the time trying to clean it out) and works great. Interestingly the original one did not look dirty at all. Thank you for the quick responses everyone!

We had the Passlock/Theftlock thing happen once. That will just let the car crank forever, but it's also accompanied by the idiot light on the dashboard.

I know Subaru has a specific method for drain/filling the CVT because the volume of fluid changes with temperature (apparently significantly enough to warrant this process). I loathe bringing a car to a dealer for service but since the documentation on the internet for doing this yourself and...

Hi all, Our 2002 Malibu has developed an annoying habit the past few weeks - hard starting. It cranks fine, catches, but then immediately stalls: sometimes. Sometimes it never really catches, or partially catches. Today I got out the spark tester and fuel pressure gauge. Fuel pressure was...

Originally Posted By: Rand that aluminized steel lasts about 3 years in NE Ohio just fyi. My experience is similar, if not slightly shorter. OEM muffler/pipe went 10 years on the car, replaced it with an aluminized version which went just under 3 years before being more gone than the OEM was...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit Originally Posted By: gabriel9766 what to do with my malibu? Get rid of it and buy something you can actually afford? Originally Posted By: gabriel9766 Yea 7 yr loan. Got a low interest rate and payment I could afford. I'd prob end up buying another malibu...

We've sprayed silicone spray on our seals two to three times per year on our 1982 BMW and 1993 Chevy and the seals are still supple and black. No complaints here with that method.

I know this is simple so chances are it was obvious enough to check - but did you make sure the intake for the blower impeller itself was clear?

Not according to a patch of my driveway.

I will do that - it's a good idea.

Originally Posted By: The_Eric Besides the repair bill, that's great news! I'm glad you finally have an answer. Out of curiosity, what made you replace the cat? A few months ago (I think I wrote about it in this thread) I pulled the O2 sensor out and drove around and "thought" the car seemed...