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So I've had Wagner Thermoquiets on for a year and a half and 8k and for a while they have been squeaking under light braking. Noise is coming from the front disc brakes on a 2003 Sable. Nothing happens with heavier braking. Where should I start my investigation?

Mobil "guarantee" their M1 filter for 15000 miles when used with fully synthetic oil. If I do 5k a year, do you see any issue leaving the filter on for 3 years?

Over on the Mercedes forums there are some folks either working for Mercedes or with really good connections. They said that M1 0w40 was found by Mercedes to start showing it needed to be changes at the 13000 mile mark. This is of course a generalization but I presume it must be a conservative...

I've been increasing the car work that I do myself but with my trusted mechanic charging $15 - $25 for an oil change, it just didn't seem worth the trouble to DIY that in terms of getting under the car, clean up and disposal. However, he seems to have gotten busy and unresponsive and I wasn't...

So I have a bit of a quandary here that only happens to BITOG types who try to over optimize everything. On my 2003 Sable my rear tires are at 4/32 but the right rear inner measurement at the lowest point is 2/32. The front tires are at 7/32. The tires I want next are Potenza Serenity Plus...

While I'm in the habit of checking over almost everything on my cars myself, I let the experts guide me on tires. So the Mercedes dealer reported in March that the tires could blow any minute. Not seeing it ourselves, my wife went to Discount Tire and asked them. They reported right rear at...

I've just finished doing a lot of tire research. It looks like I'm going with Bridgestone RE970AS for the Merc and Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus for the Merc. But while looking, I paid special attention to treadwear warranties as I was not happy with tread life of the tires I was replacing...

Given that CA has low sulphur fuel, could the Euro cars in CA follow European OCIs instead of US ones? Interestingly, UK service intervals for MB after 2007 are 15500 miles or one year whichever comes sooner. Whereas US is 10000 miles or one year whichever comes sooner.

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20130329-audi-a3-back-to-the-future

Current fill is M1 0w40 with Mann filter. Oil choice between M1 0w40 and PU 5w40 (labelled SM but very new so could be SN?). Filter choice between Mann and M1.

Some Magnatec grades are full syn. What is the difference between them and Edge?

Any thoughts on which lab provides the best analysis of used transmission oils?

Wikipedia entry on motor oil says that 228.1 is 15k km, 228.3 is 30k km, 228.5 is 45k km and that the 229.x designation follows a similar rule.

All things being equal except oil, which engine will reach operating temperature faster, the one with 20 weight oil or the one with 40 weight oil? And why?

I'm looking for advice on what to look at next in terms of maintenance. Over the last year or two, I have restored the power and fuel economy of my 2003 Sable Duratec that had a few years of exclusive short trips and non top tier fuel. Although oil was changed regularly, and through the fill...

http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2011/06/direct-injection-fouls-some-early-adopters.html http://www.motor.com/article.asp?article_ID=1317

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/18/travel/crying-boy-assault/index.html?c=homepage-t&page=0

2003 Sable Duratec Coming up to 5k miles / 11 months on QSUD 5w30 and Bosch Premium. Everything is running great. I had been intending to do yearly oci's but the oil is nowhere near being black and it's seen 70% highway trips of an hour at a time. The dipstick is showing perhaps half a quart...

Date code Sep 12 Says on the back that its designed for Ferrari & Maserati. I guess I'm going to have to get one of those now ......