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Unsure the cleaner I used but it was an oem, I worked in a Hyundai Subaru shop although I was Chrysler Jeep, we shared work when needed or when one side was overloaded. If I had to guess it was Subaru branded, I know Chrysler Jeep didn’t have it and I don’t think our Hyundai franchise did...

I used to do these services when I worked in a dealership. Never had a bad experience as a result except with my personal vehicle :(. You foam it up through the evaporator drain tube and let it turn to a liquid and drain back out. My issue was that I guess the foam reacted with my HVAC blend...

No clue if your battery material story is true or not, but never rely on information obtained from a salesman.

It’s a 10 speed I think it’s Honda made. They aren’t known to be problematic even in guys hopped up 2.0turbo accords. I think it’s more of a programming / software / logic issue but I still like to maintain my stuff well and was interested in the fluid condition and fluid level once I didn’t...

2023 Honda odyssey, 29,9xx miles Drained and filled 10 speed auto. Honda ATF 2.0. Fluid coming out wasn’t very dirty at all. With these dipstick-less trans, I’ve lately just carefully measured what I took out and replace it, but with Hondas transmission reputation and the fact that I’ve had a...

It could be a shift shaft o ring if you need to pop the linkage off in order to get enough “dangle” to the trans to get the oil pan out. It’s a stretch of a guess, but since you said it’s described as that, it’s a possibility. My first thought was oil pickup but you said no. Possibly oil...

I’ve always installed with sil-glyed or assembly lube to aid and reduce chance of damage. Also used the tip of a zip tie where the upper seal is initially going in to shield the new seal from the sharp edge of the block.

I’ve done a lot of jeep 4.0s and never installed them any way but flush / even. Never had a comeback in the 11 years I worked at the Jeep dealer.

I had tires mounted and balanced at Costco with no problem. I can typically arrange an appt when I drive by after work, 2pm, so they can usually be in and out in an hour. I do all my own maintenance, so having them do my rotate and balancing was a bit weird for me, but I wanted to maintain...

Join a Facebook group for the cx90. We did when we wanted one. We immediately didn’t want it once we saw it in person, but besides that point, I think they are having their fair share of issues no matter which powertrain.

I’ve typically run middle of the line all seasons. Yokohama or continentals. Not a fan of the cheapest tires, they’re usually noisy or have poor traction. But I get where you’re coming from, I’m pretty cheap but tires are something I spend a little on after having experienced so many different...

I think the last straw was a rotation appointment (all be it at mid day because I work a weird shift, so it was like 2:30 on a weekday) took them 2 plus hours and I had a horrible vibration. I called them and they said i must book another appointment online, that I get no priority over the next...

Do they make you prove receipts for rotation? I need to find a shop who doesn’t. I do all my own maintenance. I keep a log but there’s no receipt. I know Costco won’t accept that, but their wait times make the free rotate and balance a headache…so much so that even though I bought my Mazda...

So we all know minivans like to eat tires. My Sienna did it horribly. We have a new odyssey now and we have about 28k on it…it’s tires probably shouldn’t make it through next winter at this point (although wife works from home, Maryland is hit or miss with snow, and our county spans to...

I’ve repaired an ac hose, where it’s crimped to the metal line. It was with a professional kit, I think mighty? It didn’t last. I don’t think it was worth the trouble, replacing the line would’ve been just as easy (even if the repair had lasted). My friend who ran a shop swore by these repairs...

I hear this thought or theory a lot. I’ve never investigated its truth, I’ll check your article soon. But if an oe Bridgestone turanza is to last less than an aftermarket same exact Bridgestone turanza, wouldn’t that be shown in the treadwear rating? And if there was a rolling resistance...

Savings is not pulling the old weights off to throw away until the balancer tells you it’s out of balance. Most techs pull weights immediately as almost any wheel/tire is out of balance. If you didn’t pull them first, then you’re spinning it 3 times. If you pull the old weights first, you’ll...

I had the same tires. Perfect wear patterns, no alignment issues, rotated religiously every 5k miles. They got noisy around 5 or 6/32 as well. I didn’t like them enough to purchase the same tires again, noise at the end of their life wasn’t the only reason but it was part of it as I usually run...

$80 is less than we got for a regular spin balance when I was at a dealership and that was 12 years ago. When we road forced with the intention of matching the tires and moving them on rims, we made the customer aware that was above and beyond a regular spin balance. We typically got 2 hours of...

The wheel hoops or whatever you want to call them aren’t permanent. Push a pin and pull and they’re out. You can swap them for all sorts of jack pads and other attachments to lift pull cradle however you want.