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Ten months ago I bought the Troybilt TB110 with a Briggs and Stratton 140cc engine and the Ready Start system. A couple of weeks ago I tred to start it and it wouldn't. I changed the oil, spark plug and added new fuel and inspected the air filter and still no go. Took it back to Lowes and was...

Today I took my Lexus GS400 to a Toyota dealership to have an ATF flush done. After close to 11/2 hour they called me to pay. As I read the paperwork, I noticed that they had put in the wrong type of ATF: some type of Dexron/Mercon instead of the Toyota IV. I immediately told the service man and...

Some of you may know that a couple of years ago I tried MMO in the fuel tank and saw my mileage worsen in my Grand Caravan. I wasn't happy and didn't use it until very recently. My mileage has plummeted since November and so I was desperate. I put in Techron Chevron (which I use every 3000...

This specific test was on vehicle wheels and the inexpensive Collinite took first place: http://www.performancemotorcare.com/blog...wheel-wax-test/ IME, it is the best-bang-for-your-buck-wax!

The question is simple: is an ATF's viscocity index as important as it is in engine oil?

I am going to get some synthetic ATF for my Lexus. On the GS400, you can't really drop the pan because it's glued and not meant to be removed. Also, it doesn't have a filter but a mesh screen. If I do a drain and fill only 2 quarts are removed and the capacity is 8 1/2 quarts. If I did 10 drain...

Ive noticed some people post that a synthetic oil may boost MPG slightly but I've noticed a lot of people post that synthetic fluids will boost MPG. Why? I've also seen several post that synthetic fluids will boost MPG more than synthetic oil. Why? If the improved MPG is true, I will strongly...

Assuming all things being equal and that the engine is relatively clean will mileage or time deteriorate the filter faster? I ask because I am finding so few oil and filter deals without MIR's or a filter that is designed for a long OCI like Bosch Distance Plus and Mobil EP. I am almost for...

Happy New Year! I am wanting to know if this is a myth or reality. It is said that as vehicles age and get older that eventually one will have to bump up the thickness of the oil. I noticed that on the BITOG homepage that this is what Dr Haas says. I have also read it many times in different...

I am hoping that just like last year AAP will be running a Mobil sale the last week of December. I am also hoping that they avoid the current trend of using MIR. I have a 3.8 Dodge Caravan and a 4.0 Lexus GS400. The van goes about 8000 miles a year and the car about 7000. The car is the daily...

Guys, I need your help in deciding which rotors to get for my 2006 Grand Caravan SXT. I'd prefer to get it at s local shop like AA, OReillys, AZ or Napa. It is the rear ones. I'm surprised because the van only has like 62,000 miles. My two previous cars (Honda Accord and Nissan Maxima) went over...

I haven't washed or waxed a vehicle in over 8 years. My previous car had been repainted and the paint was chipping in several spots and any contact with a wash cloth would tear more paint off. So for the past 8 years or so I have used touchless car washes. I no longer have that car and would...

I just switched to a yearly OCI and am wondering what exactly allows a filter to go the distance. Is it the filter media, its capacity, metallic construction, etc? I've noticed that Bosch Distance and Mobil EP and possibly some others claim to have a capacity 2.5 times greater than a lot of the...

I called my local Dodge dealership, since I had gotten a coupon via e-mail on a ATF drain plus filter change, and they tried to convince me to get a flush. The guy in the service area told me that if I flush it (it's more expensive to go that route) that I wouldn't have to change the filter...

So, about two months ago my brother is complaining that his 200ish Corolla is feeling sluggish and not getting the spectacular gas mileage that he had gotten earlier. He's thinking about having Toyota do a fuel injector service but it's about $160. I tell him that a lot of people on this forum...

I've heard that older cars needed to be warmed up for minutes but that for newer cars 30 seconds or so is probably sufficient. My 1999 and 2006 cars are both garaged and in the morning they are warmed up for 30 seconds unless it's below freezing (like right now) and then they get 1 minute...

1) I heard somewhere that if I switch to synthetic oil that my RPM's will go down in correlation with the speedo. Well, I've switched to 0W-30 and the RPM's are the same---at 70 mph my RPM is still 2200. Has anyone noticed a change? 2) I also heard that my engine would run cooler on synthetics...

MMO states 4oz per every 10 gallons. I'm wondering if that formula is for how much gas your tank holds or how much gas you put in it? For example, 2 days ago I put some MMO in my Grand Caravan. My tank holds 20 gallons and so I put in 8 oz even though my tank was at about a quarter and so I only...

I am new to this forum and have several questions. 1) My Dodge Grand Caravan manual asks for 5W-20. I put in 0W-30 (Mobil). Is this fine or not? I live in Oklahoma where we have months of 90 plus weather and about 2 weeks of 100 plus and hence my choice. 2) I also have a Lexus GS400 that...