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I know, from my 2-stroke Vespa, that synthetic 2T oil is better than dino 2T for minimizing piston & exhaust system deposits. Question: Are synthetic auto oils similarly better than dino car oils for minimizing exhaust system/cat problems in a high-mile, oil-burning 2AZ-FE engine? I'm burning...

I think I’ve encountered the limits of wiper blade bargain-hunting. I used to fill out RockAuto orders/shipments with a few of their bargain close-outs on wiper blades, mostly Trico Teflons and Neoform blades, for each of my four vehicles. After experiencing my second recent mid-rainstorm...

I'm running a gallon of Valvoline Premium Blue Restore 10w-30 in my '02 Camry's 2AZ-FE engine (271K miles) to see whether it'll reduce the engine's oil consumption in the manner it claims to do (says it cleans the rings/lands--just what I think I need) for Cummins diesels. So far, I'm 1000 miles...

I have a half-dozen zerks on my pick-up truck that, given its low annual use, need a couple of squeezes of grease once a year, and another couple on my in-laws' riding mower that I use and maintain. Otherwise, my pistol-grip grease gun hangs on a nail in the garage, waiting for its brief annual...

I just spent a couple of hours driving to a half-dozen AutoZone stores around my town, and cleaning up on $2/qt synthetic oils (M-1, Castrol Edge, P-P, and MaxLife Full Syn) in various useful viscosities. The stash is still in the back seat of my car, uncounted, but I think I spent less than...