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Planning on tinting the windows on our new to us '09 Accord coupe. Thinking about going with 3M Crystailline in 40 percent. The crystalline film is supposed to block 60 percent of solar heat. The black leather interior gets pretty warm. Anyone have any experience with the Crystaline film? Is it...

So yesterday I attempted to clean and adjust the rear (drum) brakes on our '93 Civic. I did the right rear first and then when I was ready to do the left rear the drum would not come off. I tried tapping the drum with a hammer but it wouldn't move. If you're not familiar with Honda drum brakes...

I used the T6 for several years in my VTX1300 but did not use it at the last oil change due to the Rotella products no longer carrying the API S rating or the JASO MA rating. It's time to change the oil again and I'm thinking about trying the T5 15w-40 syn blend as I do see that a few folks here...

Seems like yesterday but it was actually 15 years ago that we replaced the HVAC system in our house. A few weeks ago we noticed that the unit seemed to be running longer than normal and then when 90* temps came along the unit couldn't maintain the 74* set point. Had a tech come out and we were...

The '93 Civic in my signature will roll over to 300,000 miles today. Owned it Sept '93, almost 25 years. Needless to say, we plan on keeping it. I had always been the 3 month / 3,000 mile oil change guy. A few years ago I did run Mobil Super High Mileage for 5,000 mile OCIs and that was hard to...

My sister-in-law just bought a 2004 Taurus with the 3 liter Duratec engine. The car did not come with any maintenance records. Working on doing what I can when I can to change fluids and such. The cooling system was a rusty mess. I replaced the coolant jug, thermostat and one small coolant hose...

What is the general consensus regarding using the newly formulated Rotalla T6 or the syn-blend T5 in gas engines? I have been running the T6 in my Yamaha F115 outboard and Sea Doo 4 Tec for the past 3 - 4 years but I am a little leery to use it now that it has been reformulated. Thanks.

What is the general consensus regarding using the newly formulated Rotalla T6 or the syn-blend T5 in gas engines? I have been running the T6 in my VTX 1330R for the past 20,000 or so miles but I am a little leery to use it now that it has been reformulated. Thanks.

I have been running Rotella T6 in my Honda VTX 1300 for the last 20,000 miles or so and the UOAs show that it shears to a low 30 weight during the 4,000 OCI. The wear numbers look great but I was just wondering if the syn blend T5 15w-40 or the Triple T 15w-40 might shear less. The bike does...

Once again, I apologize that this was not posted in the preferred format. I tried several times but just can not get it right..... Shell Rotella T6 5w-40 19 hours in use 210 hours on motor sample taken on 10-12-15 at oil change no oil added between changes aluminum 1 chromium 0 iron 4...

This was the second season using the Rotella T6 and when I changed the oil this time it came out like water, but the Sea Doo hard just been ridden hard and the oil was pretty hot. I tried several times to get this to post in the preferred format but I just can't seem to get it to work, sorry...

First season using the T6 5w-40 in my outboard and wanted to have a sample analyzed. Had been running Yamalube 10w-30. I got a lot of negative replies on a couple of boating forums when I first asked if anyone was using a HDEO in an outboard. Everyone said that I should use a FC-W rated oil...

I have been using the T6 in my motorcycle for several years and decided to send in a sample at the last oil change. It's an '07 with 44,000 miles on it. I ran the T6 for 4,070 miles with no oil added. Here are the results.... Aluminum 6 chromium 3 iron 15 copper 27 lead 0 tin 0 moly 67...

First let me apologize for my question as I am sure it has been beat to death in the past. I am new to outboard & Sea Doo maintenance as I only know about cars and motorcycles. So any way, here goes.... Is it OK to use a good quality HDEO such as Rotella T 15w-40 or even the T6 5w-40 in place...