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Just going over my company books and in just the last 4 months I have seen a 14% increase in operating costs across the board. Next month all Florida companies take another huge hit because voters decided to increase min wage by $1.30 per hr to $10.00. Every 12 mos per State law it will increase...

Hello, I own a towing company and always run cheap filters. Fram jobbers and OCs are my fav for 3 decades now. I scored 250 Fram PH10890 filters from Lowe's online when they mis-priced them at $3.98 instead of $22-23 each. That's a better price than from my distributor. I run them on Ford PSD...

I promised last year to run several different oil brands, viscosities and dino vs full vs blend. I got super busy w the crazy year. I did follow through but neglected to post. So here it is!!! Same truck used with same drivers assigned from my fleet. Oil filter was Fram orange can PH10890...

https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and-transmission-fluid/engine-oil/bn/4294761445 **Not Ford PSD 6.7 approved I wish I had something I could run this in but my fleet is too new. Thought his might be helpful for many!!!!

Here in Southernish Florida diesel and gas are equal in most areas with diesel being a few cents less than gas in others. Took this today at a Texaco. First time I’ve seen diesel and gas the same or less in a long time. I’ll take it!!! Murphy’s oils is even less $1.99 for diesel and gas and...

Anyone think we can get to 100k OCI for new cars? Even medium duty trucks from Ford have 150k OCIs for the 10 speed transmission. (No combustion of course in a tranny). The trend has been longer OCIs. Mobil 1 AP...ect. Wonder if the technology is there for a “filled for life” just top off your...

Online and at stores all Max Life STPs are on close out for $4.00. Was told by my local Autozone manager they are discontinuing the Max Life line. Not sure if this is fact or fiction but they have gone from I think retail of $16.99 to a flat $4.00. He wasn’t sure if they were replacing the...

Regulars probably know I own a towing company and a full service repair facility. Had a young man come in with his father with a new-to-him Chevy 2500 with a Duramax—need brakes all the way around. Suggested an oil and fuel filter change bc the OLM was indicating due and since they bought it...

Noticed Shell has a full Syn 15w40 and 0w40 added to their T6 offerings. Prior to this the T6 was 5w40. Not sure I see a reason for 15w40 full syn when there was already a 5w40 full syn

A few years ago I was in Toledo, Spain for business. I'm staying at a small pension and the proprietor suggested eating at a little restaurant a couple of blocks away. The bartender suggested to me the "special" which in his thick accent was "Zshe Bullz Balls". I'm starved so said sounds great...

walmart.com 5w40 Mag1 Full Syn diesel oil / Ford F1 approved / 3 gallons, $25.99 total / free shipping if you order $50 or more. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mag-1-MG07543P-5W40-Full-Synthetic-Diesel-Oil-44-Pack-Of-3/47656105

Just finalized a PO for (5) new medium duty Fords w the 7.3. (2) F600s rollbacks w Jerrdan Beds (3)F550s w Jerrdan self loader wheel lifts. Excited for delivery. Currently my entire wrecker fleet is 6.8 V10s. Mostly 550s and have (4) 650s. All w/ 6 speed autos. Looking forward to seeing how...

So many to choose from....off the bat I am going w a liquid cooled alternator. Thanks Cadillac.

Here's a topic that will get some people riled up. When purchasing 2 tires...or running a mismatched set...the new or best tires tires should always be mounted on the rear wheels. Doesn't matter if the vehicle is fwd, rwd or AWD. This is the safest and only proper way to mount the tires. We sell...

Thought I'd share a story from today....... Uh oh. Many of you may know I own a full service repair shop and towing company. We made an uh oh today. Lady brings in a very high mileage 2004 Honda Accord for an oil change. On the car is taped a for sale sign for $2500 cash. One of my oil change...

Almost 25 years owning a full service high volume repair shop and towing company has taught me without fail when a "mechanic" has a fancy HUGE tool box stuffed with exspensive tools he's paying weekly or monthly for he probably truly su*ks as a mechanic. It's the case every time. Every decent...

Hello. If anyone reads my posts you may have noticed I own shop and wrecker company. We tow a lot of cars. A lot. Every month around 50 cars become mine from tresspass towing and owners not picking them up. Some are super nice and almost new. Some total junk. The good cars get fixed and sent...

Is there a point where fitting to smaller and smaller microns has no benefit for engine longevity? Is there any data on this??

I have never seen this filter discussed here. I did a search and came up empty. This was the filter I ran on my fleet of Cummins 6.7 when I still had diesels in the fleet. It's full flow and a beast of a filter. Very resonably priced.

I see many posts talking about high mileage cars and then see the mileage quoted is in the low 100k range. I personally don't consider thst high mileage per today's technology and engine reliability. When I was a kid if you got 100k miles the car was about done. Today to me thst seems like just...