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After hearing that clutch manufacturer Barnett recommends using ATF with their clutches and reading posts about Harley owners with experience using ATF in their primaries I changed the Fluid in my Deuce's primary today. Used Castrol ATF+4. Shifting was quite noticeably smoother.

I live in Arizona, where it is quite hot at the moment. I just bought a 2001 Duece with a TC88. Going to change fluids today and am wondering if it is prudent to use Redline Heavy Shockproof gear oil in the trans. I have owned Moto Guzzis in the past and have used Shockproof before. It is very...

Just put a rebuilt power steering gearbox and power steering pump in my 72 Suburban. The system is is empty of any fluid and I am contemplating whether to put in PSF or ATF. I live in AZ where temps are high. Suggestions?

I bought a 2005 Buick LaCrosse for my wife a year ago. It had 45k on it and appeared to be well maintained. It has 65k on it now and runs great. We love it. However, it seems to somehow lose a quart of oil every 4000 miles. No smoke ever seen coming from tailpipe and no leaks in sight. Should I...

I was cleaning out my garage today and ran across some oil that I forgot I had. It is about 10 quarts of Syntec Blend, 10W-30, API service SJ. I believe it is about 3 to 4 years old. Should I use or throw away?

Just visited the Torco site. Torco has a new product that they refer to as ZEP (Zinc Enhanced Engine Protection). States that it contains their blend of MPZ (moly, phosphorous, and zinc). It may be the same product they used to refer to as their FR (Friction Reducer). However, in the past they...

While flipping channels this morning I stumbled across the last minute of a segment about oil on Horsepower TV. Apparently they dyno'd a high performance engine with two oils, the secong being Royal Purple (don't now what the first was because I started watching too late). Anyway, they stated...

Wow !!! Its cooling off. Actually sub 100 temps in the desert lands of AZ this weekend. Anyone hittin the road this weekend?

An exhaust header on my GM V8 lies about 2 inches beneath the oil filter. The header is wrapped. I have used Baldwin B6HPG filters in the past. They have no ADBV but I was not terribly concerned as the filter hangs vertically. No big mess when changing the filter because there was no ADBV to...

Anyone out there got a bike with over 100k miles? If so, please sound off with your model, mileage, OCI, and oil brand/viscosity.

Greetings. Quick question. I read a post where several people stated that they used Bars Stop Leak and that it stopped leaks they had. I have always been hesitant to use stop leak products for fear that they might coat surfaces and reduce the transfer of heat (act like an insulator a bit). Any...

It appears that there are a few folks on this site that have a strong bakground in terms of education and experience related to oil/lubrication and its industry. As a kid I always heard stories about technologies that yielded great efficiency/mileage from gas (super carburetors and such). Are...

The manual for my 2000 Moto Guzzi recommends a 20W-50 oil (Agip 4T Super Racing) but I use Mobil 1 V-Twin, a 20W-50 oil. I see that many of you are using HDEO in your bikes. Do any of your bikes specify a 20W-50 but you are using a a common HDEO weight such as 15W-40 or 5W-40 instead? My bike is...

I have an across a few vendors that recommend use of Redline Shockproof Gear Oil in motorcycle trannys (where such oil is NOT shared with the crankcase). Is anyone out there using this product. I am also very interested in knowing if anyone is using this product in a motorcycle shaft drive...

I currently have a small supply of Purolator Premium Plus and Pure One filters. Another post here caught my interest abour Bosch owning Purolator so I called Purolator yesterday. They advised that Purolator does manufacture filters for Bosch in accordance with Bosch specifications and that Bosch...

As stated in an earlier post about a month ago I discovered that Pennzoil Dex VI was avaiable in my area. While in another auto parts store today I saw Valvoline Dex VI Synthetic for sale. Same price as Pennzoil Dex VI dino.

I am looking for some Purolator L44796 filters. Very few retailers around here carry Puroltor and those that do can not order the filter I want. I tried Pep Boys, Sears, CSK, and AZ. Does anyone know where I could order this filter from? Thanks !!!

There was an article in USA Today about automotive manufacturing. Link below. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-03-22-american-usat_N.htm

My wife has a 2004 Chevy Cavalier with an EcoTec 4 cylinder and a 5 speed manual trans. I have checked the owners manual and there is no recommendation for when to change fluid in the 5 speed. It takes Dex III ATF in the manual trans. Looked in a service book at AutoZone and there were no pics...

I am using Dex VI in my 72 Burb equipped with a TH700, a 4-pass cooler, and a PermaCool filter mount that uses PH8A equivalent filters. The Dex VI seems quite thin and because of this I felt comfortable trying a more efficient filter, a PureOne. I do not know how much pressure a tranny pushes...