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I've had the Primacy MXM4 on my Accord for about 5 years now. They wore evenly, were quiet, seemed to have good traction... Overall I was happy with them. It is time to replace and I am seeing that the Primacy MXM4 is about $50 per tire more expensive than the new Pilot Sport AS3+. Does...

Hi, I've have seen many comments here recommending x number of miles or a year for oil changes. I have a 2013 accord with the 2.4l and the oil life monitor would have me go to about 11k miles to get to 15% life remaining. I'm comfortable from a miles perspective, but it takes me about 16 months...

Hi, I recently picked up a Samsung smart TV and thought I would check here before wasting more time trying to figure one issue out. We want to stream recent episodes of current season shows. For example, we on our computer we can go to www.nbc.com and watch last week's episode of Parenthood...

Hello, The rear springs in the 330xi are broken (apparently a common issue). In looking around I found that aftermarket springs all lower the ride height of the car, but are significantly cheaper than OEM. I don't have any strong desire to drop the car but if it saves me a few bucks I am fine...

We bought a used 2008 Saab 9-3 2.0 about a year and a half ago. When we bought the car it pulled to the left pretty strong, but only at speeds over 65 or 70. To notice any pull under that speed you really have to be looking for it. I had the alignment done (twice) and the print out said all was...

I have a BMW 330 with 130k on the clock. Over the past few months there have been a handful of times when it blew a sizable cloud of smoke out the back when I starting up, sometimes running rough for a few seconds. For reference this cloud it maybe three times the size of the car. It has been...

I can't find anything definitive on this. My 2002 BMW 330xi has 120k miles and the trans and diff fluid have never been changed. We all know BMW calls this lifetime fluid and we all also know they only say that so they can artificially lower the cost of the maintenance schedule on their cars...

Hi - My battery has a nice golf ball sized packing of that flaky white corrosion on the positive terminal. I know this is probably pretty common but I have never had it on this car in the 8+ years I've owned it (last battery change was about 2.5 years ago). Does anybody know the mechanics of...

I have been exchanging my ATF from the OEM Mercon V fluid to the Mobil 1 ATF. Now that I am pretty far along in that process I am noticing that the effort to turn the wheel has increased. The pump doesn't make any straining or whining noise now or before. What does increased effort required to...

2000 Saturn SL 1.9 SOHC with about 102k on the odometer. It has been a great workhorse and routinely gets 38-40mpg. In about 3.5k miles it consumed 1.25 quarts of oil out of its 4 quart sump. This was on 5w-30 Motorcraft. If it was my car I would have checked and added before then, but, oh...

Here is one on a Saturn SL 1.9L engine with automatic transmission. This engine was ARX'd last summer. Engine has 97k miles on it. Car is driven gingerly for the most part with a 50mph country road commute of ~20 miles one way. This oil was Pennzoil 5w30 driven over the winter. Gas mileage...

Will installing colder than stock plugs on a stock engine cause any damage or negative effects? I have some plugs for my 3.0 Ford Ranger laying around but they are a 12 heat range instead of the stock specified 32 - I think they are one or two ranges colder.

I have a coolant leak in my '98 Ford Ranger 3.0 MT. I couldn't find it so I brought it to the shop... they are now dropping the transmission in hopes of finding it. The mechanic said it could be something as simple as a freeze plug once he gets in there? Anyways, now that I have the tranmission...

If I were to do the turkey baster method to exchange some of my P/S system's old Motorcraft Mercon V fluid with some new Mobil 1 ATF would that create an unrecommended mix? Would the two fluids clash or am I alright mixing them up like this?

Hi, For a vehicle which sees a commute of about 3 miles one way to work and consequently gets its oil changed every 3k miles which do you think is better... MotorCraft Syn blend - or Pennzoil dino? I had been using Pennzoil since it had the price advantage but with the recent Wally World price...

What do you guys know about those magnetic oil pan heaters? Good idea? Bad idea? Places like JC Whitney sell them. I have a short 3 mile commute and was considering one as a way to warm the oil before driving rather than have it freezing from start to finish on my commute. My concerns are...

So, I've been reading here in preparation for a coolant change on my truck and have concluded that this is more complicated than the oil. Here is the story, and my questions: 1 - The '98 Ranger calls for Dex-Cool in the manual and the most recent Ford table allows for a change to G-05 on '99...

Here is one on a Saturn SL 1.9L engine with automatic transmission. Engine has 89.5k miles on it. Car is driven gingerly for the most part with a 50mph country road commute of ~20 miles one way. This oil was from Jiffy Lube - Pennzoil 10w30. Gas mileage hovers around 37mpg. Air filter is a K&N...

On my manual trans Ford Ranger the factory lists Mercon as the trans fluid. I have some Mercon V that I was thinking of using to change out the fluid. Seems like Mercon V would be a higher grade fluid but is it as good or better for the life of my transmission? What would you think is the...

This is my first UOA (now that I have a driveway again I can change my own oil again). Things to know: 84k on truck 10w-30 Pennzoil dino from Jiffy Lube ~2,960 miles on this OCI - almost 6 months old My commute is 3 short miles. I have a K&N but silicon seemed ok, I think? I'm kinda...