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    1999 Ford Escort 2365 miles on 12 oz. Auto RX

    Originally Posted By: Mach1Owner Why are you using a 10w-40 in an engine thats Ford says to use 5w-20 or 30 in? This is not my vehicle; someone else is making repairs under my direction and donations. They are not into cars and it is very hard for me to encourage them to make any sorts of...
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    1999 Ford Escort 2365 miles on 12 oz. Auto RX

    LC20 to clean and lubricate the water pump/cooling system.
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    1999 Ford Escort 2365 miles on 12 oz. Auto RX

    I do not have much experience with Auto-Rx, I am just trying to see if this Escort is worth the further investment of new tires or if it should be sold right away. This Escort is a 5speed Manual, and the fluid was recently changed to Castrol Dextron/Mercron ATF. I had reservations about using...
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    1999 Ford Escort 2365 miles on 12 oz. Auto RX

    This vehicle has previously seen a lot of Chevron Fuel,which is very prolific in LA,CA and recently tried to switch to Mobil/Shell but that is not entirely reflected in this oil analysis, air Filter, Spark Plug Wires, Distributor Coil & fuel Filter were changed 300 miles into this 2365 mi oil...
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    Manual Transmission Polaris Labs Test

    Jim Allen and Kuato, the shifting was as a bit notchy before changing the oil, it seems a bit better after adding the CRC GL-4, overall the gear shift is very loose with a lot of play, but it has been that way for a long, long time. Mostly the manual transmission seems to be shifting the same as...
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    Manual Transmission Polaris Labs Test

    Unfortunately Polaris labs PDF's will not let you extract a .jpg. Any thoughts, do you think this transmission might fail, there is a leak and it might have run too low on oil? Should I do the Analytical Ferrogram Polaris Suggests for $60.00? Vehicle 1977 Datsun 620 pickup 4 speed Manual...
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