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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...

My daughter drives an older vehicle, which is "BITOG maintained" by me. It has zinc plated lugnuts with plastic lugnut covers (GM OEM). I cannot see any purpose for these plastic covers other than cosmetic, and on eBay and I'm sure other places, I can buy a bag of 20 for $13, cost of ~$0.65 per...

Attach two FilterMags and two Dimple Black Hole magnets. How can this not be an improvement?

Had to be installed either by a guerilla or a stealership flunkie with an air impact. I got on it with a cap type wrench and it laughed at me. Got my curiosity, so I slapped a torque wrench on it an it went "click" with 50 ft. lbs torque. This intimidated me, figured if I went much higher, I'm...

I have no spot in my brain for this. Could someone actually drive like this and NOT be aware something is amiss?

Unicorn of a used car. My daughter recently purchased a 2004 Buick Century with 15K miles on it, one owner. When we took it in for (State mandated) safety & emissions inspection, our (Indy neighborhood) mechanic whom we use regularly use put the vehicle on a lift and told us (he did not ask), he...

For my daughter's 03 Buick Lesabre; I purchased an all aluminum aftermarket radiator. (eBay) It comes with a hole for a low coolant level sensor; there is not such a sensor on her car nor is there wiring for such. All I really need is to plug the hole so the radiator is actually useable. As best...

19 hours ago https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/03/acdelco-facing-lawsuit-over-made-in-usa-claim-on-packaging/ What say you? I have purposely paid more for parts that claim to be "made in USA"

Per their website: https://www.boschautoparts.com/en/auto/brakes/esi6-brake-fluid Extended Service Interval (ESI): Lasts 100% longer than DOT 3, 50% longer than DOT 4, and 10% longer than DOT 5.1 I currently have this fluid installed in 3 vehicles but the oldest "in service" is only a little...

I'm NOT in Arizona; I'm in a suburb of St. Louis, MO; but it was a heat index of 102 yesterday. My garage is NOT air conditioned. I did a front pad slap; had less than 1/8" remaining on pads, I considered pad slap necessary for safe driving...then I got on my spreadsheet where I keep track of...

My daughter's car, 2004 Buick Lesabre 148K, runs like a top; I've changed serpentine belts numerous times, GM OEM #12569591, Goodyear Gatorback, Dayco, Bando, the old OEM belt back on....I have 5 belts, 4 of them less than 10K each. No matter which belt I use, it runs for awhile after being...

other than the color of the oil. (Assuming a normal, healthy engine). Here are pictures of 4 samples of oil....Sample 1 is Castrol Edge EP 5W30 with 2,128 miles on it, Sample 2 is Amsoil SS 5W30 with 37,774 miles on it (and I have UOA on it, still usable), Sample 3 is unknown Franken brew from...

Is this a record for BITOG?

Fedex box got here today. These will be under my hood shortly. The round lid goes on my bypass filter. I have a GM 3800 mounted tranversely, so the rear valve cover barely shows; this is the front. These pieces are polished and sealed aluminum, not chrome. Have I gone berserk? This is under my...

There was a doctor who bought a Harley Davidson and followed the owner's manual for maintenance; nevertheless, after riding for a few years, the bike just didn't sound or feel like it was "right," so the doctor took it to a mechanic for service. The mechanic took the bike for a spin and told the...

I just did UOA and got my report. I would post it, but BITOG doesn't accommodate posting pdf files, and I'm too lazy to manually enter all the data. Getting to the point, my particle count is 14/13/11 compared to my baseline sample of new oil having 17/16/13; so my oil is about 8 times as clean...