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I have a year old GMC 2500HD AT4 and I'm thinking about doing my own oil change on it as I've done with my prior vehicles. However, I went to grab the oil and the reality just hit about the size of a 2.5 gallon jug of oil. I'll already be on a step ladder to get to the oil filler at the back of...

I bought a like new Toro Super Recycler SR4 90381 off of craigslist. He bought it online and only used once or twice. He did not attach the bolts to secure the handle to the mower, so it was awkward to use and he gave up. Oil was very low in the machine. It did not reach the dipstick, but when...

I'm having some recent issues with my three year old Craftsman line trimmer. It is a 32 cc two-cycle model. Last week, while trimming it would pick up RPM and sound like it was free-wheeling a bit. Yesterday, it ran rough, had trouble getting up to speed and would stop suddenly when shut off. It...

The time has come to change the oil in my MazdaSpeed 6. I bought two jugs of Mobil 1 0W-30 AFE to get the $10 rebate. The car takes six quarts or so. I was thinking about grabbing a Mobil 1 oil change special from AutoZone with some 0W-40 European Formula for my car and a couple of quarts of...

I just got my report from Blackstone for our CX-9. The manual calls for 7,500 mile intervals and since the vehicle is still under warranty, I am going to stick with that interval. I used Mobil 1 0W-20, not the 5W-20 that the report indicates. I also used a Mobil 1 filter. I also did add 3 oz of...

Here is my report from back in February. I drive about 5 miles per day, so the oil doesn't really get warm. I do try to take it on longer trips or have the wife take it to work at least once per week. I try to change it at six months, but I got lazy and actually went seven months and about 2,900...

In a discussion of oil filter styles for the MazdaSpeed6, some people are switching from the cartridge style to a spin on style. I stated how I liked the cartridge style and didn't see any reason to switch. This was a response that made me a bit curious: the major problem they have of hour...

I've just taken possession of a company car for my wife's employer. It has been transferred here for an employee that will rotated in for three months. It was due for an oil change, so I took it to a Kwik Kar place. As the vehicle was getting the oil changed, one of the employees asked what...

Here is the report from our six month old CX-9. The oil is the dealer installed Kendall GT1 5W-20. They offered a free first oil change, so I took advantage of it when I had it in there for warranty work. At least they used an OEM filter. The car gets about 50 miles a day of highway with some...

My MazdaSpeed 6 is a direct injection motor. As seen by the numerous UOA's on this engine (Speed6, Speed3, CX-7), the oil seems to thin out by quite a bit during even a 3,000-4,000 mile interval. Here is my last UOA. As you can see, there was only a trace amount of fuel detected in the two...

I took advantage of O'Rielly's Free After Rebate deal a few months back on Quaker State Q Advanced. This is my second oil change on this motor (car bought used) and I'm trying to nail down an OCI. The car was driven a good mix of highway and city. Highway runs usually were in the 3,000 rpm...

I thought I'd get around to uploading the report from my Speed 6. I bought the car used with 10,000 miles on it and recently changed the oil, transmission, transfer case and rear diff fluids. I sent the oil off for analysis to see how the dealer fill held up after 3,000 miles. I put about 2,100...

I plan on changing out the fluids in my recently purchased MazdaSpeed 6. I am going to use Red Line MT-90 in the transmission. For the rest of the driveline, I'm not so sure. The manual calls for 80W-90 GL-5 for the transfer case and rear differential. Is there a major difference between the...

In another car forum, someone asked about fuel injector cleaners. This is one response: if you want a simple, effective, CHEAP injector cleaner, use dextron 3 tranny fluid. yes the same #@$%! you put in your tranny can be pourded in your gas tank, and clean you injectors... use about 1 capful...

The change oil soon light finally came on in the Envoy after 11,000 miles. I've previously run a 10,000 mile interval with Mobil 1 and LC and had a good report from Blackstone. I forgot how evil that filter is. It is mounted above the front sway bar and there is no place for leverage. Add in...

I received the oil analysis from Blackstone on our Envoy. I was going to use the OLM, but after 10,000 miles, I got a little nervous and changed the oil. The light came on about 600 miles later or so. This was my first analysis on this engine. 2004 GMC Envoy 4.2 L I6 21,489 miles on engine...

The wife's Envoy is a leased vehicle and according to the manual, I only need to change the oil when the OLM light turns on or after one year. Well, after 10 months and 10,000 miles the light still had not turned on. Since we will be driving to Houston in a few days (1,600 miles) while towing a...

I accidentally added 3 oz of LC into my gas tank instead of the 3 oz of FP I usually use. I haven't noticed too much difference to be honest. My mileage seems to be the same. I can't see it being a problem, but I just wanted to make sure.

In the Grand Prix forum I frequent, I found this post about running without an air filter: I don't like the elevated silicone numbers from my K&N filter. I can't imagine just running without one. Anyone want to line up to buy one of these cars?

My 98 Grand Prix GT is hitting 98,000 miles and I think it’s time to move on. I bought it used in October 2000 and am frankly kinda tired of it. It runs well, is fair on fuel (20 mpg), but it’s a bit slow turning only 15.25 in the quarter-mile. Here’s the problem. I really don’t know what...