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I have a stock of transmission and power steering fluid for an older vehicle. Everything works well but I'm worried about seal leaks. Is there a recommended additive focused on that aspect of high mileage?

Yeah thanks there are lots of PPI companies, hadn't seen that one. The vehicle I'm interested in has always been serviced on time and the CPO checks are comprehensive. Almost anything wrong will be covered by warranty. So I am more interested in cosmetic condition, any smells and how it drives.

I have an interest in a CPO vehicle that is in Orlando FL. I need to get eyes and nose on it to be sure that it's in the condition that I think it is. And a short test drive would be helpful. Please PM me if you're interested.

No need to wonder. The Air Force has confirmed the first known sighting was in 2019.

Yes it depends on the condition the vehicle came in and what the CPO requirement from the manufacturer is. But it will be disclosed as part of the purchase process. You can often find it as part of the listing on the dealer website. In my case it was 4 new tires (from the manufacturer approved...

Yes. I was offered $2000 reduction to drop the CPO warranty even though the work to make it CPO had been done.

At least it's less dangerous than being a WMD expert.

Yes, it seems most of the difference is 39 years.

I believe the 3.5 and 2.7 ecoboosts have reverse flow cooling. Fordtechmakuloco talks about it a bit in this video:

Here's a better example of where the marketing claim becomes very misleading: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=820028&jsn=1188 They include Wix's generic marketing statement: "Laboratory Test Performance per ISO 454812: dirt-holding capacity of 18 grams and 99% efficient at 23...

OP, thanks for this work but I have one suggestion that is important for accuracy here. It is important to understand that filter manufacturer's only claim that their filter is xx% efficient at yy microns for certain filters in that family, not all filters in that family. As you've seen with...

"Helps Protect Against Piston Damage" 🙃

From what I can figure out, the product for sale in the US used to be made in Switzerland but is now made in the US.

Currently finishing up pre ground Peet's French Roast. I normally buy whole bean medium or medium dark roast, but I was out of coffee and this was on sale at Costco. After a few bitter and burnt tasting pour overs, I changed my technique to get the water through the grounds as quickly as...

I have the OXO burr grinder which grounds the ground container through the power plug. The static is considerably reduced after a little bit of sitting after grinding. Was doing aeropress for a while but recently moved to pour over and am now using coffee scales to measure grounds and water as...

The Haynes manual for 1989 to 1995 Fiesta's says the Ford spec fluid ESD-M97B-49-A is lifetime. See below. The 2 to 3 year change interval was for coolants of a different specification. Since then, ESD-M97B-49-A was superseded by WSS-M97B44-D. WSS-M97B44-D is Ford Orange in the US. In Europe...

The thing about oxidative thickening is that it goes from worsening to very bad quite quickly. Don't know if HPL follows a similar pattern. But after seeing this chart, as unscientific as it would seem, I tried to gauge any thickening during dipstick checks just in case I had gone too long...

Yes. And generally speaking, the OE plug is best. Compare aftermarket options to that and verify the gap from the owner's manual. Sometimes the information about what the factory gap is that is provided with the spark plug is incorrect, even for the OE product where that same spark plug can...

Yes its fine BUT the first time you do this, just verify that 4.8 quarts actually is not above the top of the dipstick. Then you're ok to add the remaining 0.2 quarts.

In that case, you should tell him to use M1 AFE. He will be happy you chose the oil he recommends and it sounds like his happiness is important. I just hope for your sake he doesn't ask you what oil filter you want to use.