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As a DIYer, I will use CG's Decon/Iron remover first all surfaces of my semi-dirty car (not really that bad), then wash with CG's Clean Slate to remove all wax/sealants, then clay bar with CG's clay block V2 and clay luber, then IPA wipedown (@12% concentration w/distilled water since my CC is...

So, recently purchased said grill at Lowes (used some sweet gift cards from work) and have now cooked with it two times (hamburgers/dogs). I'm learning a bunch with it and one thing I've discovered is that I don't think (and Pit Boss doesn't recommend) I will put heavy duty foil on the flame...

Goofy question: Why is that it only seems like headlights turn cloudy with oxidation but I have never seen taillights do this? Aren't both polycarbonate plastic lens?

I've had my eye on a nice jack system for a while now and came across the QuickJack system a year or so ago. I was impressed at the features and the value. This fall, Costco started having them in the store at a killer price of $999 and I had to jump on it! If you get one, download the latest...

Help! I built a new house and decided to install a ceiling mounted Unifi AP in the center of my one story house. I have TDS 100M fiber service that uses their version of the Actiontec T3200M wireless router. I have CAT5a runs to three TVs for their set-top boxes (direct connect to the T3200M)...

Ok, I've come across something I think is good but weird at the same time. I've had both PCV and Intake OCCs (Saikou Michi brand) installed for several years now on my SX and loved the way they work. I drain them (never anything on the Intake side, it is always been the PCV side that has fluid)...

So, my dad is 88 and living in an assisted living facility. We have struggled with basic AT&T cell phones for the last few years in that he is always "fat fingering" the volume control on the side and turning either/both the ringer volume down or the earpiece volume down by mistake to make the...

This week I sold my son's '07 S80 3.2L (inline 6) with 218K miles (for $2.7K private party sale). He is in the Navy now and has no need for a car for a while. This was our first family experience with a Volvo. Seemed to be well engineered but not perfect (no car is) and it lasted a good while...

I've put ~61K miles on my Turbo Kia using M1 0W-40 (Euro) oil with a ~4K OCI over ~5 years. I'm now switching to Castrol Edge 0W-40 (Euro) and was wondering how the engine will initially wear different due to any differences in chemistry/add packs/etc. Should I not "get into it" for a 1K miles...

FYI - Kia Optima Safety Recall (SC147) for the 2.0T and 2.4L (and others): Many of us are who are potentially affected are beginning to get the next round of letters from Kia and I must say I've been impressed! My first letter in the fall of last year moved the warranty from 10yr/100K miles...

Today at 41,235 miles I changed the oil/filter in which I had used M1 AFE 0W-30 oil and the Purolator PureONE PL14612 oil filter for 4,717 miles on my wife's '14 Nissan Rogue SL. Oil is dirty as expected and did not smell of oil. Did not use any oil (still a full sump). I took a sample to...

I've read some members not happy with the changes XOM made with the easy to get (Walmart 5qt jug for ~$25) 0W-40 Euro A3/B3 SN oil moving to the "FS" version. Besides the dropping of the BMW LL-01 rating, what specifically makes the "FS" oil better or worse than the previous brew?? Is the...

This is the wife's 2014 Nissan Rogue SL (AWD) with a 2.5L NA engine. I had been using Purolator PureOne filters and M1 0W-30 AFE oil. The OEM normal service OCI is 5K miles and I try to stay just under that. This is a DD for the wife (short-trips) and our main weekend driving car. I recently...

From a while back but this was my first Blackstone report for my son's 2007 Volvo S80 3.2L (NA) car. This is using the Castrol Edge (GC) 0W-40 oil. It takes 8.1 quarts in the sump and uses the MANN cartridge oil filter (kinda nice method). Normal OEM OCI schedule is 7.5K and I tend to do this at...

So I really wanted to get a really good look at what is happening in my engine and decided to get two reports done on my recent oil change. I have already done several reports with Blackstone and wanted to give Polaris (Amsoil lab) a chance, both with TBN reporting as well. My total cost to do...

So I purchased from AmazonPrime the FRAM Ultra XG9688 and XG6607 for two of my cars future OCI and noticed some bigger than expected differences between the construction of each of them. Biggest difference is that for the XG6607, the oil base plate holes are MUCH larger on than on the bigger...

This is for the model 26300-35504 (newest version) made for Hyundai/Kia by MANN+HUMMEL (Korea). This was with M1 0W-40 Euro oil (non-FS) for 3,864 miles as my daily driver in my '12 Kia Optima SX 2.0T. I took hot oil samples for both Blackstone and Oil Analyzers for a combined report. I used...

I finally got around to getting a "professional" DIY oil filter cutting tool and after some research, picked the JEGS 80532 (bought off Amazon). I've cut open my first filter with it (Kia OEM filter, MANN+Hummel made) and have been pretty impressed with it. The cutter wheel is not easily...

This filter was used on my wife's 2014 Rogue. I put 4,874 miles on it running M1 0W-30 oil and pulled it off on 11/25/16 (was installed 8/27/16, purchased new at Advanced Auto). I cut it open using tin-snips and then inspected it. From my eyes, it looks pretty good with NO tearing of the filter...

Just getting through my magazine backlog and found this interesting article: http://www.motortrend.com/news/oily-bits-learned-valvoline-sesquicentennial-technologue/ Comments on Frank Markus's comments?? I found the Valvoline information on GDI-optimized oil very interesting.