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Hello All, I need to do a coolant flush on my 1995 GMC Sierra 1500 with 5.7L V8. This is the last year of the old school throttle body carbs. I haven't ever changed the coolant since I got it. I think it's always had green in it since I owned it, did these come with Dexcool from the factory...

Hello All, We are using 0-40 M1 Euro oil for some track cars we have (BMW E30, Early 80s Celica, Miata and Volvo). My concern is the oil is possibly too thin for really hot days and I'm worried about Shearing and overall Oil Pressure. The Moly/Zink PPM is 1000/1100. Should I add a quart of M1...

Hey Guys, My 1996 Geo Prizm is now burning 1 Quart of oil every 200 miles. It doesn't seem to smoke too bad, or drip too much, I don't know where the oil is going, but I drive 400 miles a week, so I use 2 quarts of oil per week just keeping that thing on the road. The car has always used some...

I have a 1996 Geo Prism with 203,000. It’s always ran good, but it does burn some oil, I usually burn 1 quart of oil per one thousand miles. I do 4,000 OCI’s with conventional 5-30 or 10-30. I decided to try my 4/5 year old G-Oil 5-30 Synthetic SM oil. The oil seemed to work OK in the first...

Hello Guys, I have a couple cars I plan to run open tracks with, what is a good high performance manual transmission fluid and rear end fluid I should run? 1985 Toyota Supra 1988 BMW 325 What about brake fluid? Thanks guys!

Hello All, I just bought a couple AC Delco 3614 equivalent oil filters. I am curious who makes these oil filters. The look very similar to my STP 3614 oil filters, so I am thinking they are rebadged Frams? Thanks!

Hello, My car battery is working fine, but should I change it just because it has aged past the manufacture battery life expectancy? I had heard that changing your battery before the end of it's manufacture life expectancy saves wear on the alternator. But I've also heard that Quaker State...

Hello, I have a car that has been sitting for 3 or 4 years with brand new Defy oil in it. We are moving, so I need to drive this car 20 miles to our new house. Should I change the oil before driving it to it's new sitting place? I changed the oil 3 or 4 years ago to drive it 45 miles and I...

Hello everyone, I don't have a picture of it, but the inside of my new STP oil filter has some rust on it. Should I use it? I rubbed some oil on it to keep it from rusting further. Thanks, Ben

Hello everyone, I want to run SL rated 30wt oil in my small engines to break them in, but I can't find this oil available at my local store. Does anyone still make this stuff? Thanks, Ben

Hello, After how many hours should I change the Mobil 1 High Milage SL oil in my riding lawnmower? I have a small Snapper mower with a 9.5hp Briggs. I mow about 7 hours a month. Thanks! Ben

Hello Everyone! Will Amsoil Dominator 10-30 Racing mix with Amsoil 5-30 Series 3000 Synthetic Oil (For Diesel Engines)? I have a case of the 5-30 Series 3000 Diesel oil, I've been using it in my racing go-kart. I've been wanting to richen up the add pack by mixing it 50-50 with Amsoil...

Hello Everyone, Would Red Line High Performance motor oil be considered a racing motor oil or a street motor oil? Thanks, Ben

Hello Everyone, I wanted to compare the Tech Sheets for a couple different oils (amsoil and valvoline racing) but I don't know what the tech sheets are actually called. Where can I find these reports? Thanks, Ben

Hello, my friend has a 1997 Jaguar XJ V6 Turbor or SuperCharged. What oil is approriate for this car? Thanks!!

I have some SJ and SL Castrol GTX 10-40 that I am looking to blend with 5-20 to use in my early 90's toyota car. I assume SJ/SL GTX is low sodium, so I am concerned about mixing it with new High Sodium GTX. What would be a good mixing oil for this older GTX oil? I am thinking a Warren Oil like...

Hello everyone, I have a couple cars that I only drive 1,000 miles a year. I do annual oil changes on these cars, but I feel like I am wasting oil by doing this, because I am only getting 1,000 miles out of the oil. Can I do a short 2,000 OCI on my main daily driver and reuse that oil in one...

Hey Guys, I am looking for an oil that uses a small orange quart cap. I use clear QS quarts to hold many fluids, and I use different colored caps to let me know what is in the bottle. I've not been able to find any orange capped oil anywhere. I thought Comp Break In Oil had an orange cap, but...

Hello All, I have 9 quarts of Castrol 10-40 SJ. I am thinking about blending it with some Shell 5-20 SN oil and using it in my 1992 Corolla. Is SJ oil ok to use in my car? SJ won't have all the sludge protectors of SL, SM or SN, correct? Thanks, Ben

Hey Everyone, Menards has Quaker State Oil Filters on sale for $2.00. Are these filters ok to use in a normal 10 year old car for 3,000-4,000 OCI? I just run conventional 5-30. Seems like a good deal.