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This filter came off my 2.2L Toyota Celica after 3600 miles and 6 months of use. I was using Napa synthetic 5w-30 oil, and decided to change it after replacing my valve cover gasket yesterday. This is one of the white painted Purolators with the newer louvered center tubes. Previously I thought...

When the Nextgen stuff first hit the store shelves I remember thinking no way would I put that in my engine. Especially since it was priced the same as the regular Valvoline. Obviously I know better now, and I've used lots of it when stores started putting it on the clearance table. Anyway I'm...

I was wondering what kind of fluid to use in the manual transmission on an 01 Saab 9-3. The manual says it's a "lifetime" fluid, but it's already got a lot of miles on it and needs a change. I'm reading that it's either Saab Synthetic Manual Transmission Fluid or MTF 0063. These fluids are...

This Quaker State filter was on my buddy's Dodge Ram for a year and a half. The engine burns so much oil it just gets a continuous oil change from topping it off, but I finally pulled the filter off after all this time. This one has a glued seam, and I didn't see any tears in the paper:

Here's an old microguard filter off a 2.4l Grand Am. The car wasn't exactly maintained (the filter was on there long enough that the can was getting rusty): The fiber end caps stayed intact, and there weren't any tears in the wavy media: Obviously I'm not saying anyone should treat their...

I used to think toughguards were decent, until I pulled this filter off a Toyota today: That rubber piece sticking out of the center tube is just barely attached, and easily could have ruined the engine if it broke loose. In its defense, the oil came out really dark and probably hasn't been...

The last time I went to a parts store I saw Pennzoil Ultra 0w-40 on the shelf. Looking on the bottle, it mentioned being used for Dodge SRT engines. I didn't see any European approvals like BMW LL-01 or VW 502 listed. How is this oil different from Mobil 1 or Castrol 0w-40?

I have a car with a cheap radiator fan that I need to remove. It looks like it's held in with serrated plastic pins that go through the radiator itself: Do I just cut these, or is there a trick to them? Prying them out doesn't seem to work.

I put some leftover Maxlife SM 20w-50 from a jug into an empty QSUD bottle and noticed it had a green-ish tint to it. Here's a picture with the camera flash on: Camera flash off: Is all Maxlife oil green? And is this tint from a dye or some kind of additive?

Here are two filters for many Asian cars. First is a Promotive: Next is a Napa Pro-Select To be honest, these look pretty good to me. I don't see much of a point in using anything more expensive...

So I'm trying to get an old Ford Contour (2.0 auto, over 100k miles) running again after sitting outside for a couple years. What kind of things can I expect to go wrong on a car like this once I start driving it around? I'm going to replace all the fluids beforehand, but I really want to know...

I cut open these two filters that I took off my friend's cars. The Fram is from a Mk4 VW Jetta with the 2.slow, and the Purolator is from an old Dodge Ram with a very neglected 3.9L. The ram had a water pump fail, and there was a little coolant mixing with the oil. In addition to that, the...

So I have an '89 Buick whose power steering system hasn't been touched in a very long time (still works fine though). I believe the manual specifies regular power steering fluid, but the fluid currently in the reservoir is red (probably ATF). Has anyone ever switched one out for the other, and...

So I have a stash of old AC PF47 oil filters. I think they're from around 1982. One of them was lying in the trunk of my mom's old Buick, so I thought I'd cut it open to see if it was intact, and if I could use the rest of these filters on her car. Here are some pics of one of the nice boxed...