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Originally Posted By: oilmutt Do not wast your time and money,buy it from the dealer for $17.00 like i did.This is to important of a tool to purchase off brands! I didn't know there was a factory Toyota tool - I'll look into getting that one!

So the 2 year/25k mile free service is over for my Camry, and I'll soon get to experience the wonderful Toyota canister oil filter during my next oil change! I need to get a special wrench cap to remove the outer housing of said canister. Anyone have recommendations on what brand to buy and/or...

I think the new Impala is nice, but for $35k I'd buy a Cadenza instead.

French parenting, according to the attached article, is simply better. No Freedom Fries until dinner, young 'un!

Originally Posted By: artificialist I helped my friend remember to tilt the oil jug sideways. I said "Do you remember the movie Beerfest? Do you remember the trick with the boot? Turn it sideways and it will not spill!" Beerfest rules!

Turning food into fuel for transportation is stupid. /thread

Originally Posted By: tenderloin In response to an email I sent yesterday.....FWIW Dear Sir Thank you for your Inquiry. In regards to your question, Our Pennzoil Ultra which is one of our advanced engine oil is still in production till date and we have no intention of discontinuing. You can...

Added that link to my favorites - I'll be wasting lots of time looking at this! Thanks for sharing.

Back to PP! I've had it in my Honda for about 500 miles now, and I'm liking the results so far. Keep in mind I'm a DIY noob and my anecdotal observations are just that, When I first filled the car with PP, starts sounded a little rattly (for lack of a better term,) but now they are much...

Originally Posted By: MikeySoft Originally Posted By: shell_user Yeah, kinda hard to beat $20.97 at the only wal mart near my work! If you want cheap synthetic oil, Walmart Super Tech is even cheaper. With the recent rollback prices at WM, the difference between QSUD and Pennzoil Platinum (which...

I went to my local Walmart today, no coupons either on the bottles or in the store. Oh well, bought a jug of QSUD to take advantage of the $20 rebate.

Thanks for the input, guys. I think I'm going to run this fill of PP/A02 for roughly 3,600 miles, which will have the odometer right at 60k. I'll follow it up with a 5k OCI of either PP or PU, and go 7.5k thereafter that with the QSUD and whatever full syn I can get a deal on. After I go...

A couple more questions for the BITOG gallery: Would I be better served using 5W30 rather than 5W20 for my next oil change? Summer days here often hit triple digits from June-September, and I'm curious if going to a thicker formulation would be beneficial. Also, after things clean up with the...

Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd Honda filters aren't low quality. They're low efficiency, and there's a very big difference there. Lower efficiency results in a higher capacity, which is why they recommend using them twice. And as the filter loads, efficiency will increase anyway. Would the...

How long does the rebate period last?

I recently did my first oil change on my 08 accord v6 @ 56.3k. The old dino oil was pretty black with a couple of viscous globs, so I'm going to run a few cycles of low mileage OCI's with PP and PU until things clean up. Which brings me to filters. My current oil is PP with a Honda A02 filter...

Originally Posted By: GC4lunch There is a separate forum for air filters, where Jim Allen holds forth with his (well-documented) theory that air filters are more important to oil cleanliness and wear than oil filters are, and that changing air filters too often is a contributor to dirty...

Originally Posted By: electrolover It depends if the o rings are in good shape and how cheap they are . When it comes to oil filters anything purolator or Bosch or wix/napa gold will serve you well. Regarding o-rings, I'm a noob, and I really have no way of knowing if they're in good shape or...

I looked inside the oil fill hole and it's clean as a whistle, so I'm assuming that the engine as a whole doesn't have a major sludge problem. I ordered a new PCV valve today, since recommended replacement is 60k and I'm nearly there. Would it be wise to change the O-rings with the PCV? I...

I still have the old filter in the garage, I haven't been to the recycler yet. What, in particular, should I be looking for, and what's the best tool to open it up? Also, would installing a new PCV valve help?