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I'm retired and living in NY. Single father 3 kids, oldest is graduating HS this year, plus a sophomore and 12 year old. I have 5 years to go. My senior and sophomore are in a private school playing Varsity baseball and headed to Tampa area next week for spring training with their team for 12...

My old school LL Bean 20 year old carry-on filled the bill for many trips. My last trip to Antigua I realized it's time for new! I bought a new one a bit big for Euro planes but fits overheads in 737 and above American carriers. If I have to check I'll do it at the gate for no fee and...

I'm at 165k and have had popping sounds when turning so I figured the axles were dry. I checked the boots and there were no tears so I opened them up and regreased them. I zip-tied (remember I'm a Shadetree kinda wanna be mech!!) the boots closed. I figured it would take a little driving to...

In a previous post I mentioned the area I lived in (lower Dutchess Cty, NY) was ripe for charging infrastructure but overall rather lacking. I questioned barriers to entry or ROI simply not high enough for businesses to invest. I believe that was two days ago. On the news of all places, this...

I've been running into issues with Yahoo as my default search engine. I can't stand it. I have gone to settings and deleted it as an option but soon thereafter it reappears and becomes the default without any input from me. How can I remove Yahoo permanently? I am running Norton anti and think...

Vehicle is 2017 Outback 3.6 I've owned since new. 160K miles on the clock. Post FF she has had about 16 Fram Ultra XG9688 filters and Mobil 1 5-30 (with IIRC 2 Pennz Plt 5-30 runs). OCI is 7500 -10k. Until the HPL run I've never had one of these filters show anything but excellent visual...

Posting up another nothing to see here run on my son's 12 RAV4 2.5. 6500 Mile OCI with Pennz Plat 5-30. The CH9972 has been visually aces of a filter in this vehicle. This is IIRC my 5th OCI on this vehicle.

For 8 years that I can remember I've used Fram Ultra in my 15 F150 5.0 Lariat and subsequently 17 Outback with H6 engine for 7-10k runs on each vehicle. I cut my filters after an oil change and have had excellent results so stayed with the Ultra's. The recent flux of QC issues with Ultra's has...

Vehicle is 17 Subaru Outback 3.6. Next OCI is 154k. I'm planning on draining a quart and replacing it with 1 quart of HPL cleaner for 1k run before the OCI is due. The filter used is my usual; Fram Ultra. I'll cut it and post up images. I also plan on sending what I believe will be UOA #6 on...

I purchased a Fram Ultra air filter for the 3.6 Outback and unlike me; I forgot just how long I left in in there. I checked it at my recent oil change and it was time! Fram says good for 40k. This one went 52k. Luckily my environment isn't as harsh as some of the other members here. Figured...

Vehicle in question is 2012 RAV4 2.5 auto trans with 74k. It was a gift from my aunt to my son and well taken care of. Last fall I dropped pan and replaced filter and used a MightyVac for 3 pump/dump cycles which gets 3.8qts of the 8ish capacity. I moved from the IIRC ATF4 that comes with it to...

Soon enough I'll be changing plugs & belt on the 15 F150 5.0. Plugs are already determined; MC OEM for these is a no-brainer -- to me anyway. Where I'm sketchy on is what belt to use. Net has nay's about Gates and MC for that matter. I wish the Gatorback was still in production. Used those many...

I had to do rear brakes on the 17 Subaru today. It had only been 27k since I did them using Power Stop pads and new rotors. I was surprised for sure. I'm in a pretty hilly area and normally get 38-40k per change since new. New went 46 IIRC. My driving is pretty consistent so that is ruled out...

I rarely do a double run on a filter but curiosity got the best of me. Two 7500 mile runs and 8 months on this. My first experience with pleats starting to wave. Not sure WTH these 2 apparent lumps of ??? are. It’s not any carbon or grit. Thoughts? No sediment or anything else in the can or...

CH9972 with this Toyota 2.5 has been everything it should be for 5k run. No surprises, and pretty stout endcaps. It's also a pretty easy run.

I'm at about 130k on the Ol'Gal. Time for struts on all 4 corners. The consensus on Sub forums seems to be Bilstein B4 or B6 for a much stiffer ride. Also a lot of KYB recommendations. Both are quality to me as I've used them many times in the past with a preference for Bilstein. This is my DD...

I used my friend's lift to drain/fill front and rear differentials on 17 Outback 3.6. FF was drained on both front and rear at 25k and filled with Amsoil 75/90. This drain/fill was at 127k and Valvoline synthetic 75/90 went in. Rear fluid looked almost new and was sooo simple to do with a lift...

I posted about using a friends lift to do a trans service on the 6R80 trans and diff and while doing tire rotation saw I was due for brakes. I complained about RockAuto $86 shipping for MotorCraft pads and rotors all sides. My F150 is only at 65k and it's not a truck it is a family uber with...

Vehicle is a 15 F150 that resides in "upstate" NY and used for a good amount of winter travel in VT & NH mountain regions. I had it on a lift for a trans service and rust is ok but certainly present in 8th year of life. Truck has been a gem so far and used as a family travel vehicle. It's...

I only have about 65k on my F150 5.0 with 6R80 transmission. Creampuff for sure. I travel a lot with my 3 kids for sports and fun. Christmas is about food with gifts like new iphones and an emphasis on travel. Travel they will have memories forever while an object not so much. I took the old gal...