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  1. carl2591

    Techron concentrate, better MPG illusion or running lean causing better MPG?

    In my gas cars,, 2005 elantra, 2010 sonata I would run one bottle of tectron in 1/4 tank gas and drove like I stole it.. hard acceleration, higher RPMs etc till I got to like 1/12 of a tank left. light was on.. then I would fill up and put bottle in that tank. did see and could feel some more...
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    If T6 5W-40 when specified is out of stock, what options are there?

    The manufacturer can not deny warranty for using the wrong "brand" oil unless they provide it to you for free.. a good oil that meet the guidelines will work..
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    What constitutes a used up bypass oil filter

    would this feeling or measuring for hot oil method work on the FS-2500 bypass filters are well??.. "they" recommend the filter element be replaced every 10K miles but I have gone longer not knowing if that is good or bad.. the elements are like 30 bucks so going longer is better for me.. :)
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    Idling A Turbo Engine Before Shutdown

    When i am towing with my 2003 7.3L turbo diesel and know there is a rest stop coming up I will get out of the throttle and at the exit lane, or earlier is no traffic behind, put in neutral and let it coast into the rest area. The allow the engine to cool a bit while moving when forces the hot...
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    Archoil products

    great thread.. I have been seeing the Archoil product being touted by Bill Hewitt at powerstrokehelp.com site.. he mentions and shows both oil and fuel additive as being a great help for diesel engines especially the 6.0L ford engines that develop issues with oil and the injectors. I know of a...
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    2012 Ford F550 / Bad Report / 15w40 Mag1 Fleet

    if you have a caterpillar dealer around you, some of them have onsite labs for oil analysis. in my area of Raleigh,NC Gregory Poole is a large Cat dealer with a big repair facility.. They sell a UOA kit for $13.00 and being local i can drop off samples and get results in 24 hrs via email...
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    Headlight Polish/Cleaner

    the stuff you can buy at amazon WipeNew Headlight restore kit is actually a very good product. I used rubbing compound and the white side of the little pad they provide on the lens first. and you can get some 3000 grit to help. There is enough product to do 4 sets of headlights if you have...
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    JD plus 50 10w-30 07 powerstroke

    this is the ole "you can lead a horse to water" syndrome.. I remember a thing consumers report did some years ago with NYC taxi's to determine is one brand oil was better than another.. they changed the oil every 3k miles and on some did 6K miles. The cars were new when the test started and they...
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    Sludge under oil cap (picture). How bad is it?

    RUN and don't look back.. that is the worst i have EVER seen. Pile of dog $hit and not far from [censored] all over who ever buys that junker.
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