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Slightly less miles, but I did a cruising/roll race "track" day and already had some issues with shear and dilution last season, so I wanted to check. Car has BM3 stage 1 93oct tune, AA single mid pipe, CTS turbo intakes for mods. Probably going to try the new LL-01 M1 0w40 next summer and...

The m3 is a daily driver in a metro setting with about a 50/50 mix in driving. The car has a CTS Turbo intake kit, BM3 stage 1 93 octane tune, and AA single mid pipe done so far. I would say I'm a fairly aggressive driver once the oil has warmed up. Its hard not to play in sport+ with this much...

Thought I would share my past vehicles UOA. On my 2013 bmw 328ix sport N20B20 I ran an AFE momentum intake and BMS+ plug in box (opened and turned up to +4 psi). Ran it like this from 72k to 110k and just wanted to check up on it. This N20 had the typical harmonic balance pulley wobble of a few...

So here is the deal, my expansion tank cracked as they typically do and I lost probably 2qts of coolant + whatever was in the tank. I can't really wait a week to order g-48 BMW coolant from an online retailer and need to remedy this problem asap, the only close to g-48 coolant I can find is...

http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/11/10/bmw-replaces-castrol-shell-recommended-oil-supplier/ This should be interesting... I really hope it translates into more shell 40/60wt offerings in North America to compete with Mobil 1/Castrol as high quality and readily available euro spec oils.

So I have a ZF p/s system that takes ATF, I've been flushing it with a baster 10oz a time every 20-50 miles for a while now, I'm on the seventh quart of fresh ATF now. I have used Valv, ST, and Castrol all dexIII/merc universal. I have noticed that all 3 of the brands Ive used are notably...

I'm using m1 0w40 at the moment, but I will be doing a lot of short 3-4 mile city driving trips this winter at college in my Bmw. BMW has back spec'd 5w30 for the motor but I suspect that is just for CAFE and mpg.. The question is.. if I do about 50-100mi city very short-short trip miles for...

I've been itching for my next OCI on my e36, I can't solidify the decision one way or the other, I hope you guys can help. I do short trip starts 3x a week and one 100+ one way mile freeway trip every 2-3 weeks, I'm curious to learn to any real reasons as to why one is better than the other...

I usually open filters, but this is one of the few I couldn't find any good pictures or dissections of so I thought I would share. The filter in question is a Hastings Premium that I got on sale for $1, I wanted to dissect it to calm my curiosity... and it appeared the filters had sat there for...

The problem is the hose fittings are leaking a tad, about a few ounces every 1000 miles. I have been adding Prestone Honda/Acura fluid and the cold pour has to be atrocious. It has been VERY cold in MN these last few weeks. -30 windchill has been rough on it, when I added fluid it was like...

I have noticed E15 has been put at the pumps of Petro Serve USA stations here in the fargo area. The handle says for use in 2001 vehicles and newer "may cause serious engine damage if used in older than 2001 vehicles" Anybody use any of this juice yet or know of any reason why they say vehicles...

This came up on a local forum I'm part of... any ideas of what this could have came from? the valve relief and back section are extremely interesting in design and have me curious...

I noticed that after my local fleet farm started selling off their old Purolator stock for 80%+ off, they picked up Mobil 1 EP filters priced at $11.98... Anyone else notice the same trend at their local Fleet farm?

The motor is swapped, the shell has 255k on it, I was told the motor had somewhere around 150k on it by the P.O. but he wasn't sure, it burns almost no oil. I picked up the car for 800 bucks because it ran rough and bucked/bogged under load, and the PO didn't have the $ or time to take this and...

I bought the car on the cheap, all of the work was done by the PO who took great care of it but like me could never find the solution to the bogging. Its a 91 Integra LS with a b18b swap with 150k miles approx, not sure if it they did the hydro tranny swap or not I haven't had the chance to get...

I got this from my step dad only last week when I broke my cheap Stanley Walmart one when we were working on my car, so he gave me his old craftsman 3/8 from when he was a mechanic, it looks really old. When I brought it into Sears the owner said he hasn't seen a ratchet like this for years...

When I go to read the oil level on my Honda when it is up to full temp, the oil does not stick to the dipstick, like it slides off so I can't see the proper level, almost looking like it is contaminated with something. I have owned the car for a year and a half and this has never happened...

Apparently this man put a wood stove in his Volvo wagon and got it certified for use by the Swiss Technical Inspection Authority... Idk if this is pure genius or just boredom got the best of him.... Wood stove in a volvo

Well, I got bored this weekend, with the car parked I decided to finally have a look under the valve cover and under go a little project. I was surprised to only see varnish and a little coking in the corners of the head considering the only thing it ever saw before I owned it was quick lube...

It was the oldest Ford plant in operation, having been first built in 1924, the plant was placed by the river for the use of a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity to cut the cost of production. The plant manufactured the Ford Ranger pickup truck for nearly 30 years, an estimated 800 workers...