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Overview: I have now been driving my 2009 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for two years. I wanted to share my experiences and overall impression of the car. I bought it with 62,000 miles and 2,020 idle hours; it now has 89,000 miles and 2,147 idle hours. During my ownership I have used...

My '09 Crown Vic with the police package (78k miles; 2100 idle hours) started making a whining noise last week. It speeds up and slows down with the engine rpms. Here are the symptoms that it has been making: 1. My electric fan will turn on right after I start the engine cold. It usually only...

On the next oil change in my '09 Crown Vic, I am planning on switching to Mobil 1's 0W-20 AFE from my current fill of Mobil 1 5W-20. For those of you that have this engine and switched to the 0W-20, were any noticeable differences encountered? i.e. start-up noise, fuel economy, consumption? I...

Since the new Taurus Police Packages have been on the roads for a few months now, have any of you heard how they are holding up? (I realize most probably have less than 100k miles) I am curious about their durability in terms of the FWD/AWD drive-train. Also, the engine compartment in the Taurus...

I am always interested in the rpms that an engine turns at typical highway cruising speed (70mph). I'm curious to see what others report... My '09 Crown Victoria with the 3.27 rear axle ratio turns 2050 at 70mph.

Really neat video showing the journey that Mobil 1 oil takes through an engine.

On my next oil change I am going to employ the "turkey baster" method of changing the power steering fluid on my '09 Crown Vic. What is the general consensus on the preferred method? Do you: 1. Siphon all the fluid out of the reservoir, refill, and repeat at next oil change. OR 2. Siphon...

What is the recommended mileage/time interval for changing the rear differential lube on an '09 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The car has 63k miles currently. I remember on our old '96 Mercury Grand Marquis the recommended interval was every 100k miles.

Does anyone know how to wire this phone for home use? I have a Western Electric 2565 1A2 5-line telephone from late 70's to early 80's. I want to be able to plug it into my home jack and use. Wiring diagrams or anything useful for this conversion would be helpful. Thanks.

I will be changing the oil in my newly acquired Crown Vic this weekend and need some input on the right interval to use. I will be using Mobil 1 5w-20 and a Motorcraft FL-910s filter exclusively for the life of this car. I looked down the oil filler hole and the internals are absolutely...

I have been a long time enthusiast of the Crown Vic Police Interceptors and am approaching to point to finally purchase one as a daily driver. I'm looking at a 2006+ year model as they have the idle hour meter and look the best in my opinion. The cars I have found so far range from 500 hrs to...

My '99 Corolla has about 145,000 miles and is nearing the time for my next oil change. I am currently running Mobil 1 5w-30 Extended Performance. Unfortunately, however, this is the year of the Corolla that burns oil. I burn about 1 quart every 1000 miles. Recently it seems to be burning at an...

We are planning on purchasing a humidifier for our home and I need some input. What brand is a good one to buy? Avoid? We want one that is a stand alone unit that can be plugged into a wall electrical outlet. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I'm looking for some input on jet-skis in general. I am thinking about purchasing a used one sometime in the next year. I have never operated one, but it seems like a alot of fun for use on local lakes--in a size that is less than a regular boat. 1. What brands are the most reliable? Any to...

We use a DSL connection for internet access and recently the speed drops everyday from around 4pm to late into the night. By morning the connection speed returns. Any idea what causes this? I ran a speed test at about 10pm and it return a ping of ~350 ms, download speed of 0.14mbps, and an...

Our new desktop arrived yesterday and I will be setting it up sometime during the next few days. I have a question regarding when the proper time would be to connect to the internet. I'm thinking that I will get the keyboard, mouse, monitor plugged in and then turn the system on to set up the...

It has been quite a while since I added seafoam to my gas tank in the Corolla. The car has 140,000 miles and is a 1999 model. I only add the seafoam to the gas i.e. I don't add it to the oil. So, is there a better gas additive to clean up the fuel system or should I stick with Seafoam? I used...

I had posted a few weeks back that we are looking to upgrade our current 10 yr old dell that has become very anemic for basic computing. Thanks to all of you who gave your input! I have narrowed down between either a HP or Dell desktop. From a price standpoint, I can get a better deal from HP...

Our current computer(a 10yr old Dell 8200 running XP with 1GB of RAM) is becoming so slow at running any program that a new desktop purchase is on the horizon. For example, it takes about 20 minutes from a restart for the computer to be ready to click on a program. Sometimes, even then it can...

I changed the oil in my '99 Corolla about 700 miles ago with M1 0W-30 and also used a Purolator Pureone filter. I have used the M1 for the past year, but this is my first use of the P1 filter. Up to now I have always used Toyota OEM filters. We have had some cooler mornings this past week and I...