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I searched this site and everywhere else all I could find were some scion frs/86/brz guys talking about this phenomenon I have experienced when using heavier weights but here goes with a bit of background… I’ve been driving smaller 4 cylinder cars since the 90’s and I have come to know what...

I have a relatively low mile Mazda2, I bought it with very low Miles when it was 6 months old (6K Miles). Currently has only 28K. Was driving it to a cabin in the sticks last weekend, so there were a lot of gear changes due to all the hills and twisty roads. I was having fun with it, but not in...

At the beginning of the year I tried some Mobil 1 Synthetic 0w30 Advanced Fuel Economy in my 2013 Mazda2, that had only 13000 miles on it at the time. After 2000 miles or so I checked the oil and I had to add some oil. Not a lot, maybe a quarter of a quart bottle. (I change oil and top up cars...

New timing belt water pump, tensioner and pulley bearing installed on an 06 Kia Spectra 2.0L. Went with Conti-Tech kit which uses GMB bearings. At first I set the tension too tight, started it up and it whined a bit, I ran it like this for only a couple of minutes. Was able to pop only the top...

So the car is a 2013 Mazda2, I bought it second hand with 9800kms on it. It was put on the road In April of 2014, So its barely 7 months old. Factory Fill was changed in July at 6800kms with 0w20 Full Synthetic at the dealer. Its now at 10500kms and I am going to be changing the oil soon and...

Hey guys, I am experiencing an odd noise from my 2001 Honda CRVs engine. it appears to be coming from the crankshaft pulley. The pulley also wobbles quite a bit, it is actually digging into the timing belt cover. But here is what is causing me to think it is a problem in the bottom end and not...