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When I was a teenager, my Dad had a 1975 LTD Country Squire. Could fit 5 families inside of it and another family on the roof. My father was obsessive about recording his gas mileage and I used to help him do the math at each fill-up (it was before the days of calculators on our cellphones and...

Originally Posted by HangFire This is the 3rd claim that I've heard that NAPA Ultra Premium is really X/Y/Z. Different one every time. NAPA ultra premium ARE Raybestos AT. Exact same rotor in different packaging.Poster is correct.

Originally Posted by d00df00d To be honest, I'm not all that sanguine about their advice, either. They recommended 75W-90 for the E36 M3's differential for a long time. The OE fluid was classed as a 75W-90 before the gear oil viscosity grading system was updated in 2003; after that, it would...

Originally Posted by bdcardinal Originally Posted by milwaukee No brainer Ford 3v 5.4. Simply the stupidest design in the history of engines As much as I love Ford, this by far. Nothing worse that spark plugs that come out in pieces! Or blow themselves out the top of the hood!

Originally Posted by The Critic Originally Posted by d00df00d Originally Posted by 1JZ_E46 Email Redline and they will help you out. Those guys are really knowledgeable with BMW engines, gearboxes, and differentials. They sponsor many BMW race cars. Hey, that's not a bad idea.... They will...

Originally Posted by slacktide_bitog Rock Auto is usually a good deal even after the shipping and Canadian taxes and customs. Several Canadians on here use Rock Auto That's very true. I don't know how Rock Auto does it, but thier shipping costs to Canada are better than amazon.com and the...

Originally Posted by double vanos This is a good question. I have the same maintenance item coming up shortly on my F150 and would to use a fel-pro gasket instead of the RTV the factory used. As noted RTV is messy and one could goof it up. Another disturbing aspect is that only certain RTVs...

Follow the IOLM, use any oil that meets the ford spec in your owner's manual. I have a 100,000 mile 2011 F150 with Pennzoil conventional oil and changes by the IOLM (which tells me to change it roughly every 10K miles). Pennzoil conventional meets the Ford spec in my owner's manual. Engine has...

Good review here: https://youtu.be/DvX4PXeC9Z8 Note the sticker in the engine bay warning not to use starting fluid!! 34 MPG in their test loop. Diesel was a $500 option - not like the F150 or Ram diesel, which are ridiculously priced upgrades!

I spent 2 years at the University of Sydney. Every year, there was a time of year when we had a brief infestation of (apparently very toxic) "Redback" spiders, that hid under toilet seats in the public restrooms. The University would post signs warning to lift the seat and inspect the toilet...

Originally Posted by bmod305 Thru high school and college I worked at a Chev-Olds dealership. We sold and serviced 100's of 4.3, 5.7, and 6.2 GM diesels. I was the injection pump R&R tech during summers. We ran straight 30W in summer and 10W-30 in the winter. I would run rotella conv 10W-30 year...

Originally Posted by tcp71 It's condensation (water) in the fluid that turns it white. Unless you are bringing the fluid up to a temperature that boils off the water on a regular basis, it creates the white (emulsified?) oil. While it's common to have white-ish oil in the front differential, it...

Originally Posted by Whimsey The picture shows what factory fill Mercon LV looks like at 12,000 miles. This is a 150,000 mile ATF according to Ford . Whimsey Mercon LV, even when almost new, turns dark very quickly. This has nothing to do with debris load or oxidation. Ford advises that it is...

BMW, Mercedes and VW cars using copper crush washers specify 25 Nm, or 18 ft lbs. You can probably use this number and ensure no stripping and no dripping.

Originally Posted By: mightymousetech Originally Posted By: Wolf359 Originally Posted By: mightymousetech You drive a BMW and think $115/year on oil changes is too much? Maybe you should trade it in for a Corolla? It is if you can get it done cheaper. Mine is about 8.5 quarts on an E-350...

Originally Posted By: Carmudgeon Where and how a company chooses to distribute its products is up to them. Some choose the "free for all" blanket the market strategy, but that usually results in the company being less able to exercise control over how its products are represented, sold and...

Originally Posted By: danez_yoda Take a look at that radiator hose leaking. 65 miles my foot. I don't see a leak. I see seepage of coolant typical of even an unused car, given materials of the day. And, the literature says the coolant was changed regularly, as part of the fluid exchanges...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Probably another E39 M5. One of the best BMWs ever, IMHO. As near to German perfection in Autobahn cruisers as you can get, Especially with a 6-speed. Good choice! Have you seen this old BMW commercial, with an E39 M5 at Bonneville: https://youtu.be/4XcLzUbPlA8

My daily driver is a manual transmission twin turbo 335i. But, my mid-life crisis car is a Ford Fiesta ST. One third the price, three times the toss-ability and thirty three times as much fun to drive. When I was 19, I bought a bare bones 1980 Ford Fiesta. A poor man's Rabbit of the day. A blast...

Originally Posted By: zvm77us Originally Posted By: MrHorspwer Screw Rock Auto. Amazon is cheaper and actually takes care of their customers when the warehouse screws up. Do you purchase your items on amazon after you used rockauto's vast catalog to find the correct items? If so ...