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A previous thread about cheap house brand hub assemblies got me thinking. What are your preferred private label parts. Driveworks @ AAP , Duralast @ AZ or Masterpro at Oreilly's. Just would like to hear what people think of these and what you would chose . I work at Oreillys and have worked at...

My sisters 02 Liberty 3.7L started acting up , threw a CEL. I live over 200 miles away so fixing whatever it was wasnt possible . I had her check the codes via the key method and came up with a P0303 . I suspected a bad coil , so sent her to my parents mechanic. I have never had a problem with...

I just used this in my roommates 97 Grand Cherokee 4.0L . She bought it recently for 1k with alot of miles , anyways it has been leaving a nice stain on the driveway which was quicky diagnosed as a rear main seal. Not having the time to replace the rear main seal for her , I suggest to try this...

Changed out the valve cover gasket on the girlfriends 99 XJ , super pleased with what I found. She had been doing 3k oci with whatever bulk oil local garages keep stocked. At 130k I took over maintenance and have been using QS Defy 10w-30 for the past 15k.

Hey fellow Bitogers , thought I'd let it be known that AAP will now soon be stocking Fram Ultra oil filters. I am not sure of the pricing but I received around 40 today in my weekly shipment. I will try to get pricing info as soon as I can.

Today at work I got a sales call from a StarTron fuel additive/Ethanol sales rep , and boy did he have some interesting claims about the product. Started of asking about my sales of StarTron and how it does in sales compared to Sta-bil , Lucas Ethanol and etc. I asked him , why I should try to...

I saw this oil at walmart tonight. It is not labelled as Pennzoil Gold but rather as "Pennzoil Synthetic Blend". Meets Dexos 1 spec. I couldnt find a price of it though , is this a new oil or simply Pennzoil Gold relabeled or has Pennzoil given up on Gold?

Was shopping at Giant tonight and stumbled across Giant Motor Oil. It is SM/GF-4 rated but what caught my eye was the $1.92 price tag. It was listed as discontinued, anyone seen,heard or have used this oil before? Being a true Bitoger I naturally grabbed the four they had left.

My father has a 00 explorer with the 5.0 , no sludge but somewhat heavy varnish. I was thinking to use 4qts of Rotella T5 10w-30 and 1 qt of MMO to try to clean the motor out a little bit , what do you guys think of this combo in this motor?

I found some old Antifreeze containers , some opened some sealed. I think they are minimum 10+ years old. Im hesitant about using this stuff or is there a shelf life for this stuff?

This season I decided to use M1 HM 10w-30 in my B&S 6.75 TQ mower. I havent had any problems and it runs very smooth , do you think this oil is a good application for this engine?

My father has a 00 5.0 Explorer and for some time he has problems starting due to a weak battery. Anyways I was looking it over and from the power distribution box I can hear and feel a ticking noise. What could this be and could it be draining the battery possibly?

My brother is in town and is not a car guy , anyway asked me to look over his car etc before he headed out. Im checking things out everything looks good till I see the oil filter and it is clearly the wrong one.It should be a M-090 ,PH16 , L1470,15085 filter , however the one on there is much...

When does Summer blend gas typically return and winter blend gas leave? I was thinking about this when I filled up today and I realized I have no idea when this happens every year , I just know it does.

At work I managed to pick up 10 qts of this stuff for 75 cents at work. Yes I did say .75 cents, anyways Ive never used this oil it is 10w-30. Anybody here ever used it while it was still available ? it hasn't been sold in a few years along with the 2 qts of Mobil 1 15-50 i stole for a further...

My coworker has a 94 Integra with a 1.8 VTEC motor with about 150,000 miles on the motor. He recently changed oil to PYB from using various synthetics such as M1,Syntec,EDGE and RP. The motor is running smooth however the problem is that VTEC is not kicking in now with the PYB in the crankcase...

Just a quick survey of sorts. What is you preferred auto parts store/chain to do business with . Advance Auto Parts , Autozone , Oreilly Auto Parts , NAPA etc. ? Which company do you think is the best or worst in terms of parts and customer service.

I was at wal-mart earlier today getting groceries and couldnt not look at the oil department.Saw something interesting , 5w30 5qt jugs rated SN but unlike the SM it didnt say it was GM4718 approved. They didnt have 1qt bottles to compare it too though, no 10w30 SN oil too and all the dino...

I cant seem to find a UOA or a VOA for Mobil 1 High Mileage 5w-30 anywhere , Ive seen 10w30 but not 5w30 . Im sure the oil is not that different from the different viscosity's but am really just curious. I currently run 5w30 in my truck but am not gonna send it in for a UOA anytime soon as it...

I dont know much about Kendall GT-1 syn blend oil other than its pretty decent. Anyways was going to do a change on my fathers 00 explorer 5.0 soon and I saw this at a local gas station for 3.89 a quart. My question is ? is this a good deal or can I do better for it. My father drives well like a...