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    LiquiMoly Tappet Stop Noise

    I know most people here, including me, is against additives, but my car makes an annoying tappet noise every time I do a cold start. The noise usually last less than a minute but it's enough to annoy me. These old Zetec engines always had noisy lifters, but even so I would like to make my engine...
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    Viscosity of Castrol Magnatec 5W30

    I am currently using VML 5W30 syn blend on my Zetec engine but I am thinking to try a 5W30 on a thicker side of the 30 weight, and as the Magnatec A5 5W30 is almost the same price of the VML here now, I think I will give it a try, as the Magnatec 5W30 here in Brazil is full synthetic and was the...
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    Thinking of buying an old diesel Benz

    I am going to Canada soon to stay 6 months and as I always wanted to have a W123 or W124 diesel MB, I think that would be the right time and opportunity to buy one. The thing is, I know a lot of people buy these old diesel Benz and VWs just to try to run on vegetable oil and sometimes or most...
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    Cleansing additives on VML and Durablend.

    I've been using Valvoline DuraBlend for the last 2 or 3 OCIs on my old Zetec engine but I switched to MaxLife synblend on the last OCI because it was cheaper than DuraBlend so I decided to give it a try. Anybody knows which one of them have more cleansing additives? Thanks
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    Fram G3802 Fuel Filter cut open

    This filter was on my 98 Ford Escort since 2009, and the car stayed parked almost abandoned at the garage for all this time as I wasn't living here for the most part of this period, with all fluids, including gas, on it. I know it's not the way to store a car for a long time and I regret this...
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    Fram and Wix Air Filters

    I bought a pair of air filters a few months ago for my old 98 Ford Escort and I picked a Fram and a Wix to compare. The Fram is made by Sogefi Group in Brazil and the Wix is made in Argentina by Affinia. Wix is a quite young brand here and is kinda difficult to find them, but Fram is almost...
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    Total SynFE 75W90 in a Ford iB5 Manual Trans

    I have a 98 Ford Escort with an iB5 trans and after all those years I've decided to do a trans oil change. The problem is that I drained the old oil before I had a new one to save time as there is a Ford dealership close to my house and I assumed it would be easy to just buy the trans fluid...
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