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    How bad is this? Frame Rust

    Was working on replacing the Cats, on a new to me used truck and saw this.... sad part was it was all painted and looked nice underneath when i bought it...i had it krowned and all the paint came off, and i'm assuming whatever they had covering this whole came off too. How much do you think a...
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    dipstick or manual for oil quantity?

    this may be a stupid question but....manual calls for 7 quarts of oil in engine. When I put 7 quarts in, dipstick reads over full. what do we go by, dipstick or manual? 2007 f150 5.4
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    2013 Ford Edge - over heat question

    so on thursday i was driving home from work and my over heat alert came on in the dash. I pulled over and had the car towed to ford. has 8k miles on it. Right before it happened I noticed the AC turned warm on me, wasn't blowing cold air anymore. Ford took a look, saw that the over heat tripped...
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    dumb question

    My manual for my 2013 edge 3.5 says 6 quarts. I put 5 quarts in and checked the dipstick(multiple times) and it seems to read over full, but new oil is hard for me to see. Do I just put the 6 quarts in like the book says? I'm going for yes, but thought i'd ask.
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    filter from my 2013 ford edge 3.5

    Morning, Doing my first oil change, what filter should I put on her? I bought a MC, could some one confirm the number I should use? Also, the MC looks small, does size matter(ha ha)? Do bigger filters do better? Thanks, Zeus
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    2013 edge 3.5 V6

    Anyone have one? Thoughts on oil? Should I leave original oil in and change when monitor says life is low? or drive a little and put fresh oil in ASAP? I pick the car up wednesday the 2/19, so I don't have it in position yet. Thanks,
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    under carriage different type of question

    so my 98 f150 is pretty rusty under neath.... is there anything i can do to prevent it from getting worse? is it to late for under carriage spray? do i have to do anything special to it before i apply?
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    2013 Honda Pilot Oil Recommendation

    So the book say 5w20 what oils do you guys recommend? only reason i'm asking, is the 2009 honda pilot thread that was started. I don't fully understand what happened...but saw some people saying oil type may help prevent this. i was told (for what its worth) that the car came with 5w20 semi...
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    Interior question

    So I remember way back people said stay away from armor all. We bought a new 2013 pilot touring and I want to buy some cleaning and protection items. What do you guys recommend for the dash and what about the leather seats? I'm not sure about the quality of the leather. Thanks
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    antifreeze tester kits

    how accurate are the test kits from walmart? its a little baster type thing with 4 or 5 floating balls in it. i had all but 1 ball floating....was just curious if these are at all accurate.
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    power steering fluid change

    1998 XLT 4.6L v8 the manual says to use mecron atf fluid. i have mecron V atf fluid. I've read on some forums that it is ok to use Mecron V atf instead of just mecron. Is that accurate? thanks, Z
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    2005 1/2 jetta tdi

    I have owned my tdi since new, got it with 7 miles on it. Its the first of the new body style. During warranty period I took it to the stealership, after I took it to the local VW specializing shop for maintainence. I've decided I'd like to change my own oil but have no idea where to start...
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    S&B CAI question

    so i went back 14 pages and have not seen anything on these. and I apparently don't know how to use the search feature because nothing came up. Anyway: I have an S&B 75-2514-4 CAI on my 1998 ford f150 4.6l I've been reading a lot of negatives on K&N. can the same be said about these? I had...
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    Oil request - 1998 F150 4.6L

    So, i've read A LOT of posts here and boy is it over load on information. I was hoping you guys can request oil for me to include weights and brands. Part is my confusion or uncertainty is that my truck is basically used for hunting and hauling (on occasion). So it is not used much. i probably...
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