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If your looking for unsolicited, opinionated recommendations, I say forget the Pirellis and buy Continental Pure Contacts. Ive been married to an Italian for over 30 years and I can tell you from personal experience that they are ALL talk, NO substance. I dont want a Fiat. Porsches are better...

I just did a first OC on a friends 2016 Civic 2L with 6400 miles. The old oil had grit in it. It looked like sand. I didnt feel it or have it analyzed, I just know it didnt look like oil that Ive changed on multiple dozens of cars in my 35 years of changing oil for myself, family and friends. A...

Napa Gold with every oil change, Why risk flushing clean oil through a dirty filter? I just changed my friends 2016 Civic synthetic oil after 6400 miles with a Honda filter and when I poured the old oil into a container through a paper auto paint filter I found grit and a few metal shavings. The...

75w-90 I used Lucas brand, but any name brand is all you need. I bet the Toyota lube lasted over 60K without any problems. Ive been told that Toyota uses Mobil syn fluids but who knows since 4Runners are assembled in Japan.

I'd LOVE to have a neighbor with such a shop. I'd be over there all the time asking for help on my repairs and learning how to fix stuff

I changed my differentials at 90K, the fluid still looked brand new. Ill never change them again. I'd just change the transfer case and trans fluid. I'd worry more about changing brake fluid and antifreeze than axle gear fluids

Run Pennzoil for 1000 mi then O&F change

Look at Continental Extreme Contact. Ive owned Michelin and the tread does last forever, but wet pavement driving was subpar and the sidewalls began to crack after 5 years. I wouldnt buy Michelins again. Continental make A LOT of OEM tires that really arent that great, but I and my mechanic are...