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It appears that a wing-to-fuselage body panel decided to depart the aircraft. This is another mishap for United Airlines this month. Something is going on and it isn't going to end well I fear. This was another San Francisco departure. Look closely at the picture and you can see that the...

Was at "THE MART" yesterday browsing oil filters. I needed a filter for an old Ford Focus and the Fram application was a PH8316. There were two on the shelf, both with damaged boxes, and with differing labels. Other than the part number, they did not look alike. I took both filters out of...

I was looking over some Black Friday deals when I found this jewel. I don't know if this helps their sales or hurts them but it brought a chuckle and a big grin to my face. I guess CGSulit has given Scotty some tools to peddle and they're using this to their advantage.

I received an e-mail from the Klotz sales team this afternoon stating that the former privately owned Klotz oil company has been purchased by Cometic Gasket Inc. I guess we'll see how it goes for future sales. I know when Bel-Ray was purchased by Calumet they stopped certifying their products...

For discussion, what do you think would cause my evaporative emissions canister to fill with water? At approx. 37,000 miles my 2017 Nissan Frontier w/2.5 liter engine started having difficulty taking on fuel. This weekend I had the opportunity to investigate the issue and found that my charcoal...

I am looking for a modern replacement for Texaco ETL-7045E that was first fill in my old BMW A5S360R automatic transmission. Castrol Transmax DEX/MERC has caught my eye for being nearly identical in typical test data. My one concern is regarding the Brookfield viscosity at -40ºc. How critical is...

Alright, so I bought a new truck earlier in the year. I just passed 600 miles so I removed the filter and replaced it with another. I dissected the original filter and it doesn't look pretty. This oil will be drained at 1,000 miles just to clear out the garbage and then it's going straight to...

Do we have anyone on this site that is selling Schaeffer's? I used to buy it from Bob but that was many years past. I searched around and didn't find any definitive answers. Thanks!

OK, I'm doing my oil change today and I have a wild hair. Vehicle of topic is: 1997 Nissan Pickup, 2.4 liter 4-cylinder 283,000 miles. Manual recommends 5W-30, it's been run on practically everything of this viscosity grade or higher. I am itching to run 0W-20. Any thoughts or opinions of how...

It's that time. My 1999 BMW is ready for the third set of tires and I am going to buy tomorrow and I'd like to hear opinions if anyone has tried either of these two tires: Pirelli Cinturato P7 all-season OR the Michelin Premier A/S. The tires will cost me the same price but the Michelin has a...

Well, my 17 year old Nissan pickup truck had to come into the garage for some repair work this 4th of July weekend. I've had horrible chatter/rattle during start-up for years and after a recent oil change it got to the point that I was afraid something was going to come apart while driving down...

I recently had excellent luck repairing a burned out light bulb that lit my dimmer switch on my dash. The bulb in my switch is a tiny little thing that isn't listed as being replaceable and the switch itself cost $100. So on a quest I went to find a bulb. I drive a old 1997 Nissan pickup. The...

I realize this is short notice but I was at the autoparts store today and saw the following ads for motorcycle oil: Advance has Mobil-1 4T for $7.99 a quart. AutoZone has Castrol or Valvoline motorcycle oil for $2.99/qt. O'Reilly has Castrol Synthetic 4T for $7.99 and Mobil-1 4T for $8.99...

I'm posting this here because it gets much more floor traffic than does the motorcycle forums. I got this list of ingredients from a MSDS for the synthetic Kawasaki motorcycle oil. I was hoping to get feedback on what you think of these items: PAO - 60%-75% Highly refined petroleum lubricant...

I thought I'd post this on BITOG to get some input from you guys. I am in the market for a new motorcycle. The one that has captured my interest is the Suzuki GSX 1250FA, a older style sport/touring bike. It isn't nearly as modern as the newest offerings from Kawasaki, Honda, or Yamaha but it...

This is going on the third year I've had this issus. My air conditioner works great in my 1997 Nissan pickup (2.4 liter) but after running for a short period (20 mins usually), the A/C clutch stops engaging. I can tap the clutch itself with a pair of pliers or other blunt object and it will kick...

OK, the alternator went bad in my 1997 Nissan pickup. I did a on-line search and saw that Advance and AutoZone sell the same product, O'Reilly has their brand and of course NAPA has their line. I bought a alternator from AutoZone. It lasted less than one hour and 40 miles of use before it...

I am a person that tends to try to accomplish the items on my bucket list. I just turned 45 years old and I want to rent a Porsche to cruise the autobahns in Germany for a week. Oktoberfest is coming up, I have gotten the quote for the Porsche 911, but it's pricey. I once paid the price to fly...

If any of you aviation buffs are interested, tonight on Speed Channel there's a show called "Busted Knuckles". At 10 PM eastern time they're going to show some of my co-workers doing a brake change on a Delta B-777. The show was filmed at the Delta Technical Operations Center (TOC) here in...

I routinely cut the oil filter open after I change the oil in my inlaw's Hyundai Elantra. This car always has a ton of carbon in the filter pleats and settled in the bottom of the filter housing. What do you think causes this engine to produce such amounts of hard carbon? I have used Castrol...