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  1. Gus_Mahn

    Rear brakes wear faster than front

    Has anybody noticed rear brakes wearing faster than front brakes on newer vehicles. It seems to be the case on both my ‘15 F150 and my wife’s ‘22 BMW X1. My brakes have been done more than once but her’s have never been done, and the rear dusts the wheels way more than the front. Pretty sure the...
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    Salt in Distilled water?

    I had a couple of gallon jugs of distilled water which froze and cracked in the garage. There's a clearly a white chalky line were water ran across my floor. Is this salt or is it possibly some efflorescence pulled out of the concrete by the water? Thinking I might be better off using rain water...
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    New limited slip how quick to change the lube?

    I'm adding a limited slip to the super 8.8 in my '15 F150. Seems like I've seen recommendations to swap out gear lube as quick as the first oil change on new limited slip/posi clutch style differentials. Any thoughts on how fast the first change should happen?
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    23 year old 2-stroke oil?

    So I found 4-5 new unopened qts of Chevron 2 stroke hidden on the back of a shelf at work. The bottles are marked 12/99 and have been stored inside a heated and air conditioned room. They're free if I want them. The oil looks uniform and is free from clumps. Any thoughts about using this oil in...
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    Mobil 1 LV HP ATF in a F150

    I have a '15 F150 with 2.7 and a 6r80 trans that has torque converter shudder. I got it to stop with Shudder Stop additive, but at 129,000 miles it needs a fluid change. I know that Mobil 1LV HP is the go to to stop shudder in GM 8 speed torque converters, and that there is overlap in...
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