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    Borg warner t5 NWC

    Hi. Its been so long since I been to this site, I was here when there was very very few memebers and now its all HUGE! Well I have a 1986 nissan 300zx non turbo. Im putting in a Turbo transmission from a 1985 300zx that is the borg warner t5 non-world-class transmission. There is alot of...
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    white smoke

    Not sure if this is the right section for this. My friends car, 2000 acura integra gsr recently got some work done. it was misfiring alot and had no compression on 2 cylinders. He got a shop to do the head and send the head out for work and every seal was replace (thats what they said). Now on...
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    300zx gl4

    Hi, I have a 86z with the 71c transmission. I recently put amsoil GL4 (specifies) and Its nice. However It is still slightly notchy and im wondering if I put amsoil syncromesh if it will be ok? The reason I ask is that i done research and if, for example, i put gl5...the transmission syncros...
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    mobil 5k vs mobil 7k

    Are both of these motor oils semi synthetic? Or is it just the 7k? The reason I ask is that ever since I changed over almost a year ago to mobil 5000 My valve cover started leaking in the back. Since im doing auto-rx with some supertech oil, I have noticed it stopped leaking. This is only my...
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    penz or valvoline?

    I have the 4f20e transmission in my villager. I do the occasional WoT and downshiting. I always used valvoline dextronIII/mercon fluids. But after this autorx flush im going to use MerconV. Both are the same price. I never used nothing but valvoline but if penz is better ill use it. What is...
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    suspension question on another car

    Hello, im going to be upgrading my suspension in my 99 mercury villager (same [censored] as the quest). Now ever since we bought the car brand new one side of the car was lower than the other side (drivers side lower front and rear by at least 1.5 inches depending on weight). dealership didnt...
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    changing fluids

    In my 99 mercury villager with the 4f20e transmission, I been using dextronIII/mercon. It has 130k on it. I did a flush 30k ago, but with all the traveling and the mountain hauling and hauling @ss it needs to be changed. Im doing a autorx dose right now. I read that now merconV can be used in...
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    auto rx oppsie

    I did auto rx on 2 of my cars. One car was burning oil so i used the whole 12 oz (4oz/qt) but the other car was just having a seal leak. For the seal leak i was supposed to put 2oz/qt but accidently put the whole bottle. should i be worried? will it still fix the seal leak?
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    power steering fluid, from one type to another

    Hello i have a 99 mercury villager. Before it stated that i can use mercon as a power steering fluid. However there was a TSB saying that since mercon wasnt made any more i can put merconV as a replacment. However Im wondering if i can just fill it with merconV or do i have to flush the system...
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    oil for the villager

    well i been putting in valvaline dextron 3/mercon fluid in this villager, been swapping it out every 10-25k just cause it starts shifting slightly harder. even though its cheaper in the end its not =). i was thinking of going up in the lines. something decent but isnt going to kill my wallet. i...
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    lowering leaf springs.

    well call me an idiot but i have a 99 mercury villager that shares the same as a 99 nissan quest. basically i want to lower the van just a little bit yet i know about springs, but about leaf springs im lost. i been researching and there is a way to do it with a lowering block kit and some...
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    lowering leaf springs.

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    new TL 07 break in

    So i just purchased a new 07 tl thats is really beutiful. Im reading on the manual and it states break in period is to vary speeds and somewhat baby the car. is there some type of oil that "honda" put in that i should leave a bit longer...? or can i change it, when can i actually start having...
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    oil type for excessive idling.

    Well I am a bad person when i say i do idle alot. Basically me and my girl are in the car alot and she is always cold, thus having the car on idling for sometimes 30minutes or even more towards 2 hours. I really hate doing this to my accord and i know its taking the pain in the oil. i change my...
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    mercury villager 99 save the tranny!

    hehe well actually the tranny shifts great. i changed teh fluid every 20-30k. the vheicle has 88k on it now and i just swaped the fluid once again. i usually run valvaline dextron 3/mercon recently i noticed when you step on the gas like getting off from a light, the tranny kinda skips, it...
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    rebuilt tranny

    well i just got a new transmission installed (rebuilt) into my 1991 honda accord with 210k. the old tranny went out, the differential housing that held the axles broke and grinded the axles and somehow messed up the transmission (longstory). anyways i got it rebuilt and it shifts great, got...
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    how long does redline last?

    hello guys, you guys gave me advice to go with redline fluid for my 300zx non turbo 86. well its been about a year now and the thing is hard to put in first and second and also grinds once in a while. i know im driving fine but it seems stiff. do you think since i just put it in, it cleaned out...
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    How is bob?

    Its been a really long time since i been here, just started comming back recently. I kind of missed this site. Anyways i remember comming here when there was just a few members, like 400 and now it has blown up...though i remember bob had a stroke or something like that, anyone know how he is...
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    alternator giving me issues...sorrie for long post.

    well the other day at the local store, come out and my battery is dead, im like crap. so i got it jumped and it was fine, went home and tested the voltage, at idle it was about 11.3 volts. recently (6mo ago) i checked the charging system and it wasnt really that great, numbers never went up...
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    alternator wire

    well i have a 86 300zx and im running an aftermarket 2x12'' fans, a stereo system with an amp. i changed my alternator and noticed that the battery wire is very small, its like a 14 guage and the ground is like a 16 guage wire. now if i upgrade those both to a standard thin stranded copper...
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