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Did the timing belt/water pump job on my Golf. Last time was in 2014, yikes! The pump was leaking, but stopped, the car had sat a lot. But the belt had some cracking on the backside.

For me it was the cheapest 5w30 the farm supply store nearby had!

2000 Nissan Frontier with VG33E and 230,000kms Out: Unknown oil/Fram Tough Guard In: Castrol GTX 5w30/Valvoline VO-106 (still have 6 of these left from a bulk buy, they seem to work well enough). This truck has been sitting with only occasional starts since my brother purchased it in 2020 so it...

Since I have started using the Permatex ceramic extreme lube I have not had a sticking caliper slide again or pads stuck in the bracket. Ontario winters are very hard on brake parts.

2002 Xterra SE SC 307,503km Out: Valvoline 5w30 Synthetic and Partsource "Pro-Series" filter (I think they are rebadged tough guards) In: motomaster oeplus "Import Premium" (lol) 5W30 synthetic and motomaster mph7317 filter Just in time to put it away for the winter after offroading season.

This is only accurate if you change the transmission fluid on a 300k beater that has never had a service in it's life. I would argue that most people on this board change their ATF frequently, as do I, and have never had these problems. The automatic transmission in my 2002 Xterra shifts like...

This is very good advice. Transmissions have no way to "consume" oil like a motor would. So if it was losing fluid, you'd see it somewhere.

I'm not sure how changing the fluid early would ever cause problems... I've done a spill and fill on every 30-40k or so for many years on my automatic vehicles.

Since someone brought this back from the dead. I ended up finding the correct seal and replacing it myself after having a shop down the road recover the refrigerant. Pulled a vacuum on it for 1 hour, and charged it back up after replacing all the o-rings for good measure. The oil inside looked...

2004 Xterra SE/SC on recently "rebuilt" engine. First change after break in. Out: No idea, WIX 57356 In: Amsoil 5w30 and WIX 57356

The original gas strut (yes I say strut, it only ever had 1) on my 2004 golf still works to this day. I'm sure it'll fail anytime now that I've said this but it's nice to not have the prop rod in the way, but I'm also a fan of simplicity and not needing parts replaced. I miss the springs the...

I wish we could up here but the prices are just so crazy that it isn't worth it most of the time.

Realized that I missed this reply! Yes we have a static /27 block of IPs that we probably only use 10 of. The rest have literally never been used in years so they are as clean as can be. I have never had problems sending to G workspace or MS accounts. I deal with a lot of people using MS365 and...

As a Canadian I refuse to shop at Walmart. The stores here are often disgustingly dirty and the automotive section looks like it was just ransacked from black Friday. Canadian tire always has sales and perfectly neat shelves where you don't have to dig around.

Out of this entire thread this is what I want to know lol. Lunacy, lubrication, laser? :D The heck with Mazda. I loved the one my parents had in the early 90s (89 929 v6) but wouldn't buy one of their newer ones. At least you can still get some of their cars with a stickshift. There must be...

If you use the free version of google anything, they are constantly scanning and selling your metadata for advertising. Personally I refuse to use any service that does that so blatantly (facebook, etc). Just remember if the product is free, you are the product. Protonmail is great, lots of...

Stopped driving the Xterra that gets 15mpg and requires 91 octane and brought my Golf back into DD status. Realized it needs front struts and parking brake cables, so how much am I really saving? Definitely not ripping down the highway at 130km/h anymore either, and our summer off-roading trips...

2002 Xterra 285,000km 3.3L Supercharged Out: M1 5w30 and M1 Filter - No noticeable consumption on the dipstick in 7000km In: Shell Rotella Gas Truck and a fram XG7317 First time I noticed the RGT in stores near me so I decided to give it a try.

I had a 2002 Xterra that the cats disintegrated on, and caused massive oil consumption as it scored the cylinder walls. It would drink a quart every tank of gas. Near the end I just started adding oil when I heard the lifters clattering or saw the idiot light come on at idle. Actually I would...

2004 Honda Accord 2.4L Out: Whatever the quick lube place put in In: Quakers State 5w20 and an XG7317 filter This is my grandmother's car and it only has 70,000km on it. Likely going to swap out the transmission and coolant this week as well.