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HI, was just wondering if I could get some feedback here... Got a Craftsman 8hp Tecumseh thrower, just changed the head gasket & dumped the dirty oil. Did a quick search & saw that there are some "specific" oils for throwers, made by Toro for example. My question is, are they just a gimmic &...

Hey Guys, I'm in Canada & not able to go to the USA as I usually bought my oil filters from there. I have a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, 156K km's & having been using Purolator filters with no issue. As Amazon is sorta the only place to get'em, Canadian Tire has both Mobil 1 (which I've used as well...

Couldn't find any topics regarding Total Quartz. I've got a Subaru XV with the 2.0L & the recommendation is 10K Km's oci's. I'm already using M1, it's fine I guess, just wondering about Total. I found the spec sheets for both oils, I'm guessing the important specs are: Total M1 Viscosity @ 100ºC...

I need to do an oil change on my car & it does burn oil sometimes (especially at weird times). A friend I have that is car knowledgeable says to use thicker oil & I do put 10w30 in the summer. But, being on the cheap with the price of oil through the roof these days, I only have 3 bottles of...

I have a snowblower that is so old, it was made by Noma. We found it set out for garbage & when we got it, the auger belt was broken. I called the local small engine parts shop & when I asked for the belt, the guy said I had to bring in the old one & they'd measure it up because they don't have...

Hey guys, I have an 8hp/25 blower that I haven't used for 2 years (didn't really snow last year so didn't use it) & was fixing the carb because it would bog down while throwing snow. Anyway, point it, hasn't been used in close to 2 years. So, now that snow is near & I have time, I decided to see...

Hey guys, I've a POS Probe, with a Mazda KL V6 engine, 10:1 compression. I've always had a problem with it burning oil, but after 1500km's. I just changed my oil about 3 weeks ago & I've been doing mostly city driving. My oil level keeps dropping. Do you guys think I should add some 10w30 to my...

I just bought a new Craftsman mower with a 173cc Kohler engine on it with 7ft.lbs tq. I was going to use it today to cut the back, but then wondered if I'd do any damage to the engine, since it'll be a dry start. So, is there anything I can do to lube the piston wall so I don't score it? I have...

Hey guys, I have the above snowblower that we found as someone was throwing out, and have had some problems with it. I've had it for 3 years now and originally, the only thing wrong was the belt for the auger was broken. Other than that, it was ok. Last year the shear pin broke which is normal...

Hey, we've got this 4hp B&S mower that we found and the oil looks watery and is black. I've changed the oil 3 times and it goes black right away like a diesel, yet, it runs like a champ. I'm using straight 30 oil in it. I asked a couple of guys at work and they said put thicker oil in it, but...

I just changed my oil and put this in. Last time I did this, about 2 weeks in, I started my car and it was screaming. I thought there was a problem with the engine, got it decarboned, and drained it out. This time, my mech was saying that 0w30 is too thin and I would get valve train noise? The...

As the title states, I'm finally on my final stage of using ARx. My question is, the instructions I was sent said to go like 3000 miles (5K Km's), but I checked the site and it says 2000 miles (3200 Km's). Which is correct? I did stages 1 & 2 for 3000 Km's. Near the end of each stage, I was...

I called Noco Lubricants today, the only people I know of that carry it for me to buy in the Toronto area, and seems the price has gone up to $5/L! Last year in April, I bought 12x1L's for $48 w/tax. Now, it's $60 before tax! Does anyone know where to get it, aside from Noco? Thanks

My dad found the above mower and got it to start on 1 pull and amazingly, it ran well. Though, there seems to be some kind of throttle problem. First, he noticed that it sucked gas like crazy. Then I changed the spark plug and air filter. I then drained the oil, or so I thought (it was oil that...

I have Auto Rx and finally am driving my car where I can do it, 72Km round trip to work & back. I have to do my emissions this year though I am currently about 100 over on NO. So, if I ran Arx and didn't complete the 3 steps, would it affect my CO, HC & NO?

I have a high compression 2.5L V6 Mazda engine and I've noticed that once my oil hits over 3000Km's of use, it starts to burn and/or disappear. I don't believe I have a leak, well not one that requires I add 100-300 ml's of oil per week anyway. Currently I'm using Valvoline Synthetic, 5w30. It...

Well, my parents have a 99 Altima (2.4L 4spd atx) and recently I've noticed the mileage go down hill. Last year, I drove down to Florida, going 120Km/hr and got like 175Km's per 15L's using Chevron, 155 on Sunoco. Also, the oil that was in the engine was Esso XD-3 with a Napa silver line filter...

I bought a case of this stuff (5w30) while in the usa last year and so far, I don't like what I see. I put it in a 99' Altima and from what I'm noticing, I'm not getting good mileage and am wondering if it's due to the engine oil. Last year, drove down to Florida with a friend in the Altima...

Hey, I've got a Probe with a 2.5L V6 engine. I put in Esso XD-3 about 1000Km's ago and last week as I was going to fill up my car, when it started I got a HUGE noise coming from the engine. My mech. believes that it's carbon knock (something that was a problem with these engines). I was looking...

I sorta notice that there's 2 types of Supertech's on the market and I hear that these are the best filter's for the money? I'll be going Buffalo in December and would like to stock up. I can't search Wal-mart's site for this info. Can you guys verify this? Thanks