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My Silverado front left caliper caused me some problems on the way home today,locked almost completely up and required about me to drive very slow,with heavy throttle for about 5 miles. Rotor is toast,and pads got really burnt up. Everything got very hot,the wheel was scalding hot. So...

Just picked up a 2012 VW Jetta s 2.0 4 cyl, non turbo ,it's the base model, so I wanted to immediately change the oil, because the used car place I got it from, had a carquest red filter and unknown oil. So went to Advance Auto I got Liqui Moly 5w-40 (link below) and a Mann w719/30 filter...

Looking at 2013 jetta with the 2.0 four cylinder with a 5 speed manual trans. Car is in nice shape and drives nice,the engine power is ok,but does require downshifts on hills to keep speed. Other than that I like it,How reliable are these jettas with these motors? Anybody own one? This will be...

OCI 3276 Miles with federated synblend 10w-30,going to go 5k next time Was on 1984 Jeep Cherokee AMC 2.5 with weber 1 barrel carburetor Filter cost $1.97 + tax If anybody knows how to post pics without link please do Thanks

Was looking on the advance auto site for filters, it shows the Red carquest line,Blue carquest premium,Then a heavy duty with HD at the end of the part number,they are made Baldwin,mostly for diesel engines or hydraulic lines,but they have them in pretty much all part numbers for gas engines...

Last weekend took my truck and boat up to laurel bed lake in southwest va,there is a 2-3 Mile access road that is mainly loose gravel & dirt.Its steep at some points and drops off down into ditches and a fast flowing creek.Anyways the truck did fine,but the trailer was just sliding all over,the...

So I daily drive my 1984 Cherokee 4x4 with the 2.5 AMC i4,currently using 10w-30 federated syn blend and federated filter,this vehicle has a one barrel carb. Currently have 210,00 miles on it, jeep runs great no issues,Is this a good oil,does my jeep need something else,I was reading some...

So I have 2005 Chevy 1500 Regular Cab 2wd with the nv3500 5 speed trans,today launching my new 18” polar kraft for the first time,was a bad experience,had to slip the clutch the whole way out of the water,with a bit of tire spin, Rewarded by the nice smell of burnt clutch in the parking lot...

My local parts store federated,locally owned run by super nice people Anyways they have 5 quart jugs of 5w-30 syn for $19.99,anyone ever use federated oil? Who makes it? Currently Use Mobil in 4.3 Chevy just looking for something cheaper and I go there anyways to get the Hastings oil filters...

Just picked a purolator ring style air filter for my old Cherokee 2.5,how are these? I have always used Napa gold but they where out of stock,so I got the purolator,what do you think the interval is on one of these?

No more mobile super at Walmart? My local store has redone their whole oil section,no more Mobil super 5 quart or even Castrol gtx Dino 5 quarts! Seems they are pushing the new Mobil 1 annual $50 5 quart and the annual protection filter.Might start going to Home Depot for the formula shell now...

I have 2005 chevy 1500 with the 6 cylinder 4.3 Hae always used mobil 1 syn 5w-30 5 quart jug Questions Is the a good oil for this motor? On a cold start it is perfect,but about 3-4 mins running after it has a slight lifter tick,but once it fully warms up and the tick goes away,is this a oil...

Hello,just picked up a 1984 jeep/amc cherokee xj with 2.5 i-4 Runs great,195k on the clock First thing I did was change the oil,had a driveworks filter on it.Changed it out with a carquest red and 4 quarts of supertech 10w-30 dino,is this a good combo for 15f-30f temps? Is super tech 10w-30...

I have recently purchased 2016 crosstrek 5 speed with the 2.0,just dumped the factory fill at 3000 miles Put in Pennzoil platinum 0w-20 with a napa gold filter #7055,is this a good choice for this subaru engine or should I be using the oem stuff? Also want to know if I could the napa syn 0w-20...

Just wondering if anybody could shed some light on using the A/C and engine oil wear,Does running the air make the engine load more,does it cause higher oil temps and then causing oil to wear faster.So my question is do I need to change my oil interval sooner if I use my A/C often?

Hello new here,Do not know much about oil, So I have a 2005 chevy 1500 with the small 4.3 vortec,I got it at 76,000 miles 3 years ago,it has 132,000 now.I tow 95% of the time,a lot of highway miles and a lot of off-road slow miles I change the oil every 3000 with a car-quest blue and mobile 1...