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My apologies if this was already posted. Can delete if it was. https://amp.freep.com/amp/1671198001 This is a Godzilla huge article detailing just how great the scope of this issue is, that Ford knew from before the first car rolled out, and how both Ford and the NHTSA plan to continue to do...

Came time to change my CCV. Because it was plugged. Because I was careless and forgot to do it sooner. Anyway...... This is the oil catch system that is built into the valve cover of my Cummins 6.7 diesel engine. Why does it have one? Older diesel engines simply have a pipe that blows out...

2007.5 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 6.7 V8 I did two close UOAs to investigate the potassium situation. Turns out it is a result of crankcase vent filter failure. Oil has been getting into the charge air system which leaches potassium from the intercooler. Coolant passed an exhaust test and...

Half the price and half the additives? Or did they target this for use in both regular and emissions marine engines? Catalysts are in no danger at all from this oil. Looks OK, I guess. Decent Calcium, little moly, little Magnesium.

Friend of mine has a Jag F-TYPE with the blower 5.0. I was kind of dumbfounded when I flicked through the owners manual to find 0W20 as the only recommended oil.....at all. Went online to Jaguar's customer center and pulled up the rec there......0W20. Now, he beats the ever loving daylights...

Friend of mine wanted to know if his truck had a cabin filter. Answer was yes.

This one might need twice a year service. Incredibly loaded. 2010 PT Cruiser. Purolator out and a new Purolator in. No tears, no wavy media.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_Atlantic_C-124_disappearance I was doing some reading on MH370 when I came across a mention of this story as related material. It's very shocking and sad that these folks managed to survive an onboard fire, ditching, and even had the good Fortune of being...

I've had good luck over the years with Schumann and Melling. Loving the billet Sharktooth pumps. What's your choice for pump on a wet sump high performance engine?

Firstly, I don't have a "problem" I am trying to solve, per-se. ATF+4 (spec) seems to be working fine for my Rams. It is however not a secret that pumps tend not to have spectacularly long lives driving the steering systems on these trucks. Not like they blow up in 10 k miles, but do get weak in...

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/09/toy...sports-car-after-more-than-20-years.html I'm hesitant to actually call it ugly. Toyota really just needs to move on from this type of styling. Not a fan of this "straight from Japanese Anime" styling. MKIV was such a handsome car. This is kind of a letdown.

12 quart case of Pennzoil 25w-50 Racing Oil, Microfiber Towels, and Kind Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Gluten-Free Granola Bars? I didn't realize this was a thing.

This engine has been flushed twice for 6 hours with citric acid, and continues to do this. This is for the crowd that think a rusty engine can just be treated by flushing with a garden hose and pretending the problem goes away. This particular engine feeds the coolant filter from the block...

This is the factory installed filter that came with the car. Sediment and scarring due to being cut open with a wheel. Wasn't looking for anything but filter design info since this was an engine on break-in anyway. The usual Purflux zig-zag design, with a dome end bypass protected by a screen...

For the parts that are well known troublemakers. My submission: Heater hose connections from the GMT800 SUV's by GM with rear heat and AC. Need to make 3 coolant connections in one spot? Use plastic, of course. Also make sure that one of the two connectors is a different color, and bafflingly...

I'm about to do the oil change on my Maserati, and this is the filter used for it. It costs almost $100, so I'm very curious to know just what the heck this thing is. Also would like to know if I can find some reasonable alternatives for the post-warranty period. Right now, I'll stick with their...

No, I am not literally advocating an infringement of Free Speech. It's the very basis of our society. I simply feel like certain opinions need to come with a fee or a toll, based on frequency and pointlessness. My specific grind? Pressure to get married and have children. OK, I get it. People...

MODS AND ADMINS: I am aware that this is the subject of a previously locked thread. I am only posting this because pretty much everyone in that thread was taken in by this story, and there is a crowdfunding campaign to help this "poor veteran". Opinions are opinions. Perspectives are...

This is from my Can Am Outlander 800 HO EFI ATV. The PO did a lot of good stuff to this machine to make it super tough, super reliable, and super fast. This wasn't one of the parts I appreciate. As you can see, the inside of the intake elbow is basically as dirty as the outside. Before the...

This filter was installed on a particularly nasty engine. Even after doing a strong citric acid flush twice, this engine persisted in dropping heavy material into the coolant. Only thing I could figure is that this engine must have enough "dead spots" in the coolant jackets that water flow...