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I have been dumb enough (and naive enough), I guess, intending to draw small samples of brake/power steering fluid basically just to look at it, but I've walked into a local Walgreens at the prescription drop-off and politely asked if they would sell me syringes (without the needles of course)...

I love them. NEVER had anything that should go down not go down. They just simply work. Every time. Only drawback is they're somewhat NOISY, like an airplane toilet, but they function. There used to be a plumbing supply store in town about 30 miles from us, that had one hooked up and in working...

I got this from Trav; I don't remember how long ago, but Speed bleeders are the bomb. I use a Motive power bleeder, Bosch Esi6 brake fluid, and stainless speed bleeders. (They will NEVER rust or seize). I've done this enough times to realize I need to replace the soft washer in the Motive...

I always take a HIGH POWERED (2000+ Lumens) flashlight to go look at a car; and a 4" mirror on a telescopic handle. Another thing that will unmistakably find body work is a paint mil gauge. A good shop can match/blend color and do clear coat, but no one will ever match the OEM paint thickness.

I do not eat any type of food that has ingredients listed on the label that it takes a Chemistry major to pronounce/decipher. I buy hot dogs, chicken breasts, bratwurst, beef, etc., from a local butcher shop that grinds/makes everything inhouse and can tell you what's in it. Their hot dogs have...

^^^^Absolutely. Why know when you can guess? Speculation abounds on this board and every other site I participate in. Regarding your situation, you haven't told us if the engine(s) are GDI or turbo'd, which would shorten the useful life expectancy of the oil, nevertheless, a couple of UOA will...

I LOVE my Motive pressure bleeder. I've used it enough to realize that I need to replace the rubber washer that seals to the MC every time I use it. As a precaution to leakage, I also put a large drain pan under the car and MC, just in case. The Motive bleeder together with speed bleeders, my...

This may be one of the most HONEST statements I've read on BITOG. 15 years ago, I would send my wife to the local dealer for oil changes & maintenance, on a car new enough it was under warranty. Time & time & time again, she would come home with a 5-6 page color printout of $700-$1K worth of...

I have seen a meme (I don't remember where) of a full platoon of marines in full Kevlar and combat gear armed to the teeth, and the caption stated, "We can fix stupid, but it's gonna hurt." Some people need to be hurt.

I haven't really lost my love of wrenching, so to speak, but as I've gotten older, I've slowed down. For example, what I used to do on a weekend I will now take 2-3-4 weekends to do and simply drive another car. I agree wholeheartedly that the best mechanic to work on MY vehicles is me. No one...

I'm an Amsoil fanboy. Solely on Trav's advice (and not to me personally), a few months ago in my daughter's car (2004 Buick Century, Unicorn with 56K on the clock), I switched from 5W30 to 0W40, and I have the first UOA with the 0W40. Nothing phenomenal, but LESS iron and wear metals than 5W30...

Yes, you are correct, and so am I. You're not going to smell stainless, rust oxidizing, or any smells coming from machining, welding, or blast furnace gases coming from an automobile exhaust, even a mosquito fogger or a bad head gasket.

I work in the welding industry and I have been next to blast furnaces and steel being smelted and poured. Metal doesn't "burn," it melts. Steel doesn't have a smell; but plenty of gases do, and some of them will kill you. In a blast furnace, some hydro cyanide (HCN) and cyanogen gas (CN2) can...

I would suspect the vacuum has been broken. I have a Stanley thermos (made in Nashville TN if I recollect). I've been using it daily since 1994? It keeps my coffee drinkably hot from 5am until noonish every day. I think I paid about $20 for it (before my kids were born). I do not know what year...

I'm sorry for your sake this happened; but "sorry" doesn't fix anything. I have used Helicoils before to repair threads on cylinder heads and they worked just fine. The mere existence of this thread reminds me that I'm NOT too OCD to do my own oil changes and use an inch-pound torque wrench to...

I just spent about $3K having GM OEM wheels rechromed by Calchrome wheels. I have tires mounted and I'm ready to put them on...BUT, is there anything I can apply to the BACK SIDE of the wheels to make brake dust, road debris easier to remove (from a new surface)? I've already waxed the front...

And people wonder why on BITOG they're called Stealerships?? This place is even telling you the (incidental) cost of the part. I understand your mother is not going to do the work, but, my two cents worth is she needs to seek out a couple more qualified estimates either from other dealers or...

Absolutely ANYTHING is "normal" at the USPS. Slow deliveries, no deliveries, lost items, blah, blah, blah. If you don't like, don't do business with them. Why do you think that UPS, Fedex, DHL exist? A few years ago, at my local post office, I was ORDERED to leave upon threat of police. I was...

I don't live too far away from there. My wife's Maid of Honor when we got married lived on Midland Ave. in Maryland Heights MO. They bought an old run down farm house there in 1985 for $60K and rehabbed & expanded it. There is a 7-11 store just down the block and a Quick-Trip just around the...

This fellow does sound like he knows his stuff, but I agree he seems irritating to listen to, maybe way over the top too excited. As far as early oil changes (PLURAL) on a new vehicle, I'm in his camp and so are many others, such as Jim Fitch/CEO of Noria Corp., who has actually written and had...