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Our new Atlas currently has about 600 miles on the Factory Fill. Im planning on 5k OCI’s with VW/Audi dealer 508/509 0w20. I was thinking of doing the first one at 5K as well. Any benefit to doing an early dump at 1500-2k and then again at 5k, and continuing on 5K after that? What do most of...

My wife has wanted a third row for a while. Our 2016 Tucson 1.6T had a major engine repair at 103k despite 3k OCIs. It was at 140K and the DCT was starting to chatter in 2nd and 4th and it liked about a qt every 1500 miles. It was time to trade it off. We test drove some vehicles and decided...

I’m considering buying a friends Model 3. It is a 1 owner 2018 white on White Mid with 33k miles. Garage kept and meticulously cared for. It does have full self driving as well as 4 new tires with 500 miles on them. He has a Cybertruck on the way and mentioned selling it for a nice deal instead...

My new Camry 2.5L specs 0w16. I plan to change oil at 5k miles and then take advantage of the Toyota included TGMO service at 10k and 20k miles. After I’m not sure if I’ll stick with TGMO or use another OTC 0w16 assuming I can find it on shelves at the local Walmart. What say you experts?

This last week we decided to “pull the trigger” on a new car. With our Tucson in the shop getting the head rebuilt we decided to add another vehicle. We shopped new Civic, Accord, and Camry. Initially we were shopping lightly used, but the price difference between new and used was virtually...

Our 1.6T Tucson has 104k on it. Driving down the highway tonight going up a grade it rattled and then went full misfire. Pulled over and pulled the coil harnesses off and put them back on one at a time while engine was idling (poorly) #3 had no change. Walked to harbor freight and grabbed some...

Wife and I are looking at adding a second SUV and are considering a 2 or 3 year old 20-40k mile X3 30i or a GLC300 4Matic. I’ve driven several GLC300s as loaners while getting a sprinter serviced and I like them. I also like the X3 as well. Anyone here have any experience with a 2018+ X3?

I purchased a clean 83k mile Nissan NV 1500 for my HVAC business today. It has the VQ40 V6 Anyone here own one of these and have any suggestions as far as problems to lookout for/service tips? It’s been fleet maintained and runs/drives excellent. I plan to service the differential...

I need some help on deciding on an HRV or and ERV for my new home built in Zone 4 North central Kentucky. I’m a weatherization contractor by trade and I’ve air sealed every single step of the way through my complete build. I however have limited knowledge on HRV/ERVs as I rarely ever find an...

I have laid 2000SF of Red Oak Character grade flooring and I want to just poly it after it’s sanded, but I don’t want the Amber color of a traditional polyurethane. Any recommendations on a good quality durable, clear non-ambering water based poly? I have found the following; 1. Old Masters...

Hey all, My wife and I just built a new home on 3/4 Acre of land that’s basically all flat except slight grade away from the foundation. previous home was on less than 1/4 of an Acre so I pushed mowed it with an AWD Husqvarna self propelled mower with a 6.5hp Briggs on it. Im looking at...

I’ve been building my own home the last several months. One of the things I actually enjoy the most is insulation and air sealing. I own a Minneapolis blower door setup and plan to get this 2568SF custom home to blow a 1ACH50. Ive attached pictures on how i decided to insulate my above garage...

So I’m building a new home in northern Kentucky, right across the river from a historic Indiana river town. I’m in the process of taking bids for plumbing. Any plumbers here that can chime in on the rates I should be expecting? Most are quoting the job as a “per hole” (there are 19) price and I...

Thoughts on Kumho Road Venture AT51 truck tires? They are on sale for $124 each right now. Thinking about tossing my 40% tread wrangler SRAs as they are garbage in the wet. Kumho - Wal-Mart

I contacted Valvoline to inquire about the HTHS of their VME formula 5w30 a couple days ago. The ME formula has and HTHS of 3.0cp for anyone who is curious as I was VME 5w30; KV100 - 9.8 KV40 - 55 VI - 165 HTHS - 3.0cp I have a ton of this from AZ clearance sales. Their VAS 5w30 has and...

We had our Tucson Ceramic Coated by a Detailer. It looks fantastic. Detailer said he would use P&S bead maker as a topper or I can use my usual FK425 Detailer. What do you guys prefer as a spray topper for a ceramic coated car? Or is this a waste of time and a bad idea? Car was Coated with...

My 08' Silverado Z71 currently has Goodyear wrangler SRAs with about 40% tread. They are horrible even under light acceleration in the wet. I'm thinking of replacing them early. Looking at a couple Continental tires and possibly Cooper discoverer SRX. What are your guys experience with the...

Sent off a sample to Blackstone on Vanilla M1 5w30 SN+ Looks good. I did notice the viscosity is lower than Mobil states on their PDS. I was surprised to see the viscosity @100c was 10.37cst rather than 11.0 5w30 version looks different than a previously posted 5w20 version here on BITOG...

Originally I ordered some PP Euro 0w40 SN+ from Walmart.com When I went to pick it up it was the old SN formula so I didn't accept it. Lines were long at normal checkouts so I bailed on Wally World. Grabbed some lunch and read some BITOG. Ended up down a rabbit hole of M1 an Edge threads as...

Changing the DCT fluid in the next week on our newly purchased Hyundai Tucson. Should I used the Hyundai DCT Fluid? It seems the only other fluid that could possibly be used is Redline 70w DCT fluid.