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First oil change on 2022 Subaru Legacy with the 2.5L FB25D engine. OC mandated at 6mo / 6000mi by warranty, so here we are. Factory fill oil ("holy moly"), Subaru blue can (FRAM?) filter. Analysis by ALS (NAPA kit). | Date | 9/24/2022 | |-----------------------|------------------:| | Miles on...

From the group that found it: Quote: The vulnerability affects IE6 through IE11, but the attack is targeting IE9 through IE11. This zero-day bypasses both ASLR and DEP. Microsoft has assigned CVE-2014-1776 to the vulnerability and released security advisory to track this issue. Threat actors...

Ford Triton/Modular engine air filter: ranch duty shootout Hello BITOG! This site has been a great resource to me, and so I feel the time has come for me to repay the community by contributing to the corpus of useful and free information available on the site. Hopefully it will in some way make...

This is a K&N HP series (white can + nut), made in USA by Champion. It was in service on a 1999 Corolla for about 9 months. Unsure of mileage, but I'll put it somewhere around 4000 mi. Like other Champ filters, the base plate is quite heavy (I had to use a screwdriver to pry it out once the can...

L14477 Purolator Classic from 2864mi / 7mo on a 2002 Prizm (1.8L 1ZZ-FE). Lots of short trips in the oil burner. One wavy pleat, next to where the filter paper seam is clamped. This is common and not just a Purolator thing. Rest of the pleats look perfect. No tears or weirdness. Nitrile...

THE PREMISE The car: 2002 Chevrolet Prizm (1.8L 1ZZ-FE) @ 165,864mi. 4qt oil sump, dipstick range is 3 (low) - 4 (high). Usage: About 6000mi/year. Car sits unused in an underground garage during the week. Weekends are mostly short trips on local roads ( The setup: Like many 8th gen Corollas...

Quote: Mahony was walking down a hill on Chesapeake Drive, on her way to a school bus stop to pick up a neighbor’s child, when she was killed. Investigators say a man parked his car, but left it in neutral. It rolled down the hill, apparently picking ups peed as it went. With no engine, the...

Reuters article Quote: Fiat will acquire the 41.46 percent stake in Chrysler from a retiree healthcare trust affiliated with the United Auto Workers union, which will receive $3.65 billion in cash for its stake. Additionally, once the deal closes, Chrysler has committed to giving the trust an...

I'm curious where folks stand on which maintenance items to do by miles, and which by time. I've gone from driving 24,000 miles a year to about 6-7000, so suddenly I've had to start considering these things. Car's long out of warranty so of course I could make up my own intervals. From the 2002...

Code: Date: 2013-08-15 Oil Brand/Type: Ace Hardware Oil Viscosity: 10W-30 API Service: SN Lab: WearCheck USA Silicon: 5.7 Potassium: 0.0 Water (%): Boron: 250 Barium: 0.0...

I'd love to hear some opinions from the oil-heads here... this is the setup: Dad's ride: '99 Corolla, ~100K mi. 1000mi/month usage: 800hwy, 200 local. Burns oil, ~1qt/1000mi Unknown state under valve cover Father is original owner, fairly regular about OC (I get on his case if it goes too...

Hi BITOG, so glad to be here after lurking for months, and finally have a question to ask: The car: 2002 Chevy Prizm (aka Corolla), I'm the 2nd owner, bought at 90k miles about 2.5 years ago. I've run it up to 150,000, almost all highway. Unsure of previous maintenance. I've been running 5-7000...