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I was hoping to get some opinions here .... Looking at buying a 2006 Accord 2.4L, automatic, w/ 84K from the original owner. She has maintained the car pretty well, backed up her claims with receipts. Looking through them, I see the timing chain was replaced @ 52,000 miles! She told me the CEL...

Okay guys, we are considering the purchase of a 2010 Liberty. Any thoughts or experiences out there? It would be my wife's car, and would replace a 2002 Liberty that we bought new. It has been a good vehicle. Of course this model is a redesigned model -- and I'd appreciate any first hand...

We are thinking of replacing my wife's 02 Jeep Liberty, and she has her eye on the 2010 Ford Escape. We'd probably get the AWD 6-cylinder model. Any owners out there care to give me some input?

How are these cars holding up in the long run? A friend of mine asked me about them ... he's about to buy a 2011 Sonata V6. He also drive 800-1000 miles a week in his job, so this baby will see some miles piled on quickly. How are they holding out? Problem areas? I seem to recall some years...

I need some thoughts on Dexcool from you guys with more experience in it & its problems than I have. Here's the situation - I've just acquired a very low mileage 1999 Pontiac Trans Am with the LS1 all aluminum 350ci engine. This car has spent its entire life mostly sitting in a collection of...

I need some insight from the Subaru guru's out there - I am aware of the TSB issued in 2007 - TSB# 02-97-05 - which discusses oil starvation caused by a small screen that becomes clogged in the turbo oil supply line. It seems this TSB covers the 2.5L Turbo cars - but does not mention the...

I'd like some personal experiences with Auto-RX and pretty good oil leaks. I don't need to be sold on ARX - have used it for 3 or so years on various cars - but all for cleaning purposes. As a matter of fact, I just ordered another 3 bottles today! I have a friend with a 99 Honda Accord 2.3L...

A good friend of mine is looking at a used 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.0L Turbo w/ 118K miles. Physical appearance of the car is immaculate, both inside & out. If the odometer said 50,000 miles, one would not question the mileage - it's that clean. Are these dependable cars? Turbochargers, in...

Hopefully some of the Toyota guys out there can answer my question - on the 2.4L 4-cylinder used in the 2009 Camry (possibly other years, not sure) Do these engines use timing belts or timing chains? If a belt, does anyone know the recommended change interval? Also, any comments on that...

I need some opinions from folks that are more familiar with GM products & their woes than I am. I am trying to help a friend avoid the well known intake gasket problems on her car, but I might be too late anyway -Her 2000 Impala has 88K miles, and looking inside the radiator a few days ago, It...

I'm getting ready to service our 02 Jeep Liberty's automatic trans for the 2nd time in its life. First was at 30K, and I used ATF +4 because I had read that Chrysler's were very picky about the proper trans fluid. This go around, now close to 60K, I'd like to move to Amsoil ATF - and was...

I'm trying to advise a friend with a 2000 Saab 9.3 with the 2.0L turbo engine -- it appears the car could have blown a head gasket. I have no experience with these cars - does anybody out there know if these engines are prone to head gasket issues? Internet research has turned up that this...

Well, here's my final oil analysis post for this 2004 Accord with the 2.4L 4 cylinder. This is the 7th analysis we've performed - most, if not all have been posted here over the past 4 years, so the car has a solid record. Those of you who follow this UOA forum will remember that this car...

Frist. let me say that I hate Volkswagens. That out of the way, I agreed to change the oil in a friend's 07 Rabbit with a 5 cyl. engine. I know the car takes a filter cartridge, and I see where it goes .... but how the heck do you get at the cartridge? There's a small spin off cap on the bottom...

I am in the process of purchasing a 97 Corolla with the 1.6L engine & manual trans for my son to drive while away in College. The car is high mileage - 160K - but has been taken care of. Over the summer I plan to go through the car completely, w/ tune up, all lubricants changed, and probably the...

I've posted UOA's on this car several times, as frequent visitors to this forum might recall. This car belongs to a buddy of mine who is in sales, and travels about 1,000 miles/week. He will retire the car late this year with approx 200K on it. So far, it's been an amazing automobile. Here are...

Here's what I thought to be an odd incident, and wanted to see if anyone out there has any experience with Wynn's chemicals. A buddy of mine has a 2004 Accord 4 cylinder w/ 157K on it. Recently the check engine light came on. I read the code for him - it was the P0420 code - catalytic converter...

I'd appreciate some opinions here. Friends car, 06 Passat 2.0 Turbo w/45,500 miles. The guy is in sales, driving 800-1,000 miles per week. Oil was Amsoil AFL Eruo Formula 5w40, in for 10,950 miles. Filter was VW cartridge. 1qt of makeup oil was added during the run. Blackstone just retruned...

Here is an interesting analysis for you Honda fans out there. The car belongs to my neighbor, and I have maintained it from time to time. This is the highest mileage Honda that I've had experience with, so I was curious what the wear numbers would look like. Here goes: Blackstone did the...

A friend of mine is considering buying a 2000 Toyota Camry LE w/ the 3.0 V6 engine. The car was a one owner trade in, and gives outward appearances of being taken care of. I cautioned him that this vintage of engines is sludge prone - hence this oil analysis. A couple of assumptions on my part...