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Anyone happen to know this? PP doesn't use a foil seal on their 5 quart bottles, every time I take the cap off these it comes off without breaking the collar seal thing, it's not as effective an anti-tamper measure as I thought, which is really stupid. I'm starting to get paranoid I'm...

Title may be a bit extreme, but I was pondering this while changing the oil the other day, had just driven it on the highway for 20 minutes so everything was cooking, while I was waiting for the oil to finish draining I can smell the scent of hot used oil and I began to wonder if the VOCs from...

Can someone with knowledge on fluid dynamics educate me on this? Let's say the size of the mouth on an oil pickup was reduced by about 50% due to an obstruction, the oil pump's rotation is usually linked to the rotation of the crankshaft, with one revolution of the oil pump's internals, how does...

In a bit of a predicament, would appreciate anyone's experience with this issue. The Y pipe on a 2008 G35x has rotted to the point where it needs to be replaced. My problem is with two exhaust studs pressed into a cat flange (there are two cats), there are supposed to be nuts on the Y pipe...

Often the internet is full of people saying things along the lines of: 1. Is it true most wear occurs during start up? 2. How much oil is left on parts after the car is shut off for X hours? 3. Drive gentle after the car is started. After the car is started, assuming wear does occur from...

I'm looking for something to act as a heat shield for when I use the torch around sensitive stuff like sensors, plastic or hoses. Every once in a while I'll find a video where someone is using a heat shield material but I never find out or remember what it is. Requirements: * Must be rigid...

A lot of touch-up paint suppliers sell touch-up paint in spray cans that are urethane base (not enamel or lacquer). How does urethane base cure? Does it catalyze like 2k clearcoats? I'm mainly looking to be able to remove the touch-up if I don't like the look of it or apply it incorrectly. What...

I need to replace a high pressure power steering line. I'm pretty sure it's going to be straight forward and easy, I've done harder things than this before but is there any potential problems I should watch for to make the job easier from anyone's past experience? The book says to drain the PS...

The other day I was driving on the highway and during a lane change I looked over my shoulder and apparently didn't see something I hit. It was not a car or an animal, the sound was so bad I thought I ran over a bike or hit a stove laying in the middle of the highway. Couldn't see anything in...

Man these results are concerning me. I didn't see anything in the oil drain pan to indicate increased wear. Cut the filter open, didn't see anything either. What should I be looking for? Don't even know where to start. Could it possibly be left over aluminum from the machining process? I also...

Does anyone work at a dealership or know whether this stuff is fine? I think I have an issue with my dashboard (the LCD is distorted, looks like the liquid may be leaking?). I plan on bringing it into a dealership since it's still under warranty, but last time I went in for the airbag recall...

I've replaced front calipers on multiple cars and my experience on all of them is that it tends to leave the brakes feeling "soft". Here's what I'm usually working with: 1. All calipers were replaced on Honda vehicles. 2. Cars were mine and meticulously maintained with regular brake fluid...

If anyone joined the class action lawsuit, I received my check in the mail today. For the hundreds I spent at Harbor Freight I got a decent chunk of change. Expect your check soon if you're part of the class.

I was cleaning the engine bay on my car today and shot around a few places with the hose. Last time I did this was I very careful, I only shot places where there are no electronics or even plugged holes like dipsticks or oil caps. I take no chances with water forcing its way past seals. Today I...

I have to remove some calipers off of a car soon. I obviously don't want brake fluid leaking out over a period of days. The only idea I could come up with is to get a set of bolts and nuts along with washers and use the bolts and nuts like the banjo bolt and copper washers would, except the nut...

Now that the temperatures are getting hot and the salt is off the roads, time to fix rust. These steel wheels that came with the car I bought are in rough shape so I painted them. I did this on another car and it still looks exactly like the day I did it, very durable. Not even a single chip...

This was for the first oil change on a used car I bought. I wonder why the aluminum stood out. The engine only had 21533 miles on it and when I did the oil change I thought I saw a few pieces of shiny metal in the oil, no shimmering oil, just a few specks. Based on the CarFax it looks like this...

Does anyone have experience with tape pinstripe removal? I did it once before on an older car and I was able to easily remove all of the pinstripe with no trouble. I bought a car recently and noticed the pinstripe is deteriorating on the driver side toward the rear of the car. It has cracks...

The car I bought came with dealer applied door and wheel well edge guards (as well as ugly pinstripes, those are going to go soon). I was not charged for them (it was a used car that came with them). This is the first time I've bought a car that came with these. These are made of black...

Has anyone changed the CVT fluid on a Honda Civic (particularly in the ninth generation 2012-2015)? The process for checking the fluid level seems more "involved" than other automatics because they stopped putting dipsticks on them. They also stopped printing service manuals. So that means to...