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Just bought a 2006 Taurus off of eBay and I go to pick it up on Saturday. It has the Vulcan 3.0L, AX4N transmission and 104k miles. Other than normal items (fluids, brakes, tires, etc., which the dealer claims to have already checked out) what other issues should I be looking for? I am not...

Anyone have any experience with the Lubrication Engineers EHP transmission fluid. I am considering it for my F-150 (Mercon V) and a '95 Mercury Sable AX4S tranny (Mercon). Any experiences with it? Opinions?

I just bought an older trailer a few weeks ago and got to thinking about the wheel bearings while I was pulling it this weekend. It is a small (8'x12') tandem axle steel trailer. The hubs have bearing buddies on them and the grease in there is purple in color. Anybody know what brand/type of...

2004 F-150 4.6L w/ 4R70 and 8.8" rear (currently 47,000 miles) Towing 800lb. trailer + 1000lb. load for about 200 miles round trip on the weekends. I have read that the weak point of this tranny is the OD band and that towing with OD on can cause problems with this. The question is if I am...

2004 F-150 4.6L 4x4 I was thinking about changing the transfer case fluid in my truck and was get conflicting information on what fluid should go in. The owners manual says to use Mercon so I was going to go ahead and use Mercon V. I got to looking around on the Motorcraft site and found where...

2004 Ford F-150 w/ 4.6L and 8.8" rear diff I was at the dealer today to buy some 75w-90 Motorcraft Synthetic Axle Lube as specified in my owners manual. The parts guy told me that all they have is 75w-140 synthetic and to just run that - he said that this is what Ford now specs for my diff in...

I am going to be replacing the timing belt on my Honda Civic 1.6L and am wondering if anyone has any experience with any or these brands of belts... -Gates -Dayco -Goodyear Any brands to stay away from...? How about the tensioner...or is it just better to go with OEM parts in this case? Any...

1997 Honda Civic del sol, 1.6L non-VTEC, 5-speed manual, 197,000 miles. The car has a cold-air intake and performance exhaust(no catalytic conv.) Just bought the car and it seems to run great.(I am very pleased with 38 mpg) Right now it has Chevron Supreme 5w-30 w/ a Wix filter. I am wondering...

I just get a great deal on a 97 Honda Del Sol (2 seater civic) and it has a cold air intake on it with a cotton gauze/oiled filter element. I have always been a fan of the simple paper element air filters due to: cost, ease of service, and good protection for the engine. So I have looked around...

Just wondering if anybody on here has any specifics on Torco's T4 motorcycle oil. Mainly what I want to know is what group the base oil is (II, III ??). Also any UOA's, VOA's, opinions, experiences with this oil, any information would be great. Thanks

New poster to this forum, but have been reading for awhile. Looks like a great wealth of knowledge! I was just wondering if anybody on here has any information on torco, maxima, or bel-ray motorcycle oils. Oil analysis (new and used), personal experience(good or bad), etc... My main question is...