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    07 Ford Fusion front axle bearing

    Has anyone done one of these yourself ? I know the complete assembly has to be removed and the bearing pressed into the hub . I'm willing to go as far as removing it and taking it to a place that knows how to R&R the bearing . From what I understand if you don't get it right when pressing it you...
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    Walmart Everstart Maxx batteries great warranty

    I just purchased an Everstart Maxx today at my local Walmart for the 07 Fusion which had the original Motorcraft battery . Walmart battery is by Johnson Controls (Mexico) and has a 36 month replacement warranty plus a 108 month (9 year) pro rated warranty . Battery was $114.89 . They also have...
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    2005 Focus with manual tranny....bit of noise

    My youngest son just got a 2005 Focus ZX5 with only 112K km (65K miles) and he says there is a slight whine when speeding up or on coasting down....cruise is fine . I suggested he try a synthetic lube in it , one in part to maybe help the noise but the 2nd reason he is in the northern part of...
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    Heavy oil/additive overkill ?

    Had a friend telling me he took his Camaro to a local lube place an they insisted he needed 20W50 Valvoline PLUS a bottle of Lukas oil additive which is like STP thick . His engine is a 355 Chevy with a superchager and it's rated at about 465HP but it's a street car and he lets it go when the...
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    98 Volvo S70 T5 run out of oil ....hope ?

    Bought this car on Saturday and the car is a 1 owner with 167,000 km on it . The fellows wife was driving it and someone pulled up beside her and told her the car was leaking oil real bad . She proceeded to continue to the garage that services the car which wasn't too far away . The oil cooler...
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    Anyone stocking up on Penns Plat at CTC this week?

    Yep , PP in 5W20 or 5W30 in 5 litre jugs is on for $24.69....at least in Ontario . Picked up 8 jugs of it today .
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    06 Hyundai Accent , anyone used Amsoil ATF ?

    Tranny works fine and only 53K km (31K miles) . Just want to do this as a flush and fill as Hyundai was wise enough to include a drain plug on the tranny pan Just wondering if anyone has used the Amsoil ATF and noticed any change in shifting and smoothness ?
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    Who is using Rotella T 15W40 in their Kohler K 's

    I always felt this was a good choice for summer use in the old relable K series Kohlers . Anyone else use it ?
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    Amsoil 0W30 for Ford 3.0 DOHC Duratec in 07 Fusion

    I'm using the Amsoil Signature 0W30 in my 2000 Taurus with the DOHC Duratec and I've been using the Amsoil 0W20 in our 2007 Fusion with the same engine . Of course the 2000 is recommended to use 5W30 and the 2007 5W20 . Both use the same oil filter and I'm thinking it would be nice just to use...
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    Canadian Tire clearing out AMSOIL ATF $6.50 a Qt

    This is just for the CDN guys and I'm not sure if all CTC stores are doing this but the local store in the London ON area is selling the AMSOIL All Purpose ATF at $6.50 which is a pretty good deal . I think I'm goin to grab 12 tomorrow :)
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    Jumping on the AMSOIL bandwagon with 2 of my cars

    Going to give it a try and see if it lives up to all it is said to be . Going to run 0W20 with the AMSOIL filter for about 15Km (not miles ) in my 07 Fusion V6 and 0W30 in my 2000 Taurus . Both have the DOHC Duratec engine so we'll see how it works . I know the recommended change is over...
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    Using different brands and not just one harmful ?

    Used to be that using different brands of oil ( same grade ) in one vehical was considered harmful in that it may cause certain issues such as oil burning , seals leaking....etc . Now that's going back some years ago and I have to wonder now with the modern oils , both Dino and Synthetic , if...
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