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    Why oil burner only smoke on initial acceleration?

    I was following an older oil burning Mitsubishi Montero in traffic through town, and I am curious if anyone can explain why it would only send "puffs" of blue smoke on initial acceleration after a period of no throttle? If the person was cruising or let off the gas for a brief stop and then...
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    2015 Avalon low speed creaking

    Our 2015 Avalon is making a creaking sound from the front of the vehicle when going over smoother bumps or undulations below about 25mph or when going slowly over speed bumps. It can also be heard when turning the steering wheel while stopped. The car drives fine otherwise. I noticed a similar...
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    For those without Automatic Climate Control, when do you turn on the heat?

    During the winter months, unless I need to quickly throw some heat/air at the windshield, I have always waited until the engine temp gauge is reading a normal operating temperature, or close to it, before turning on the heat in the cabin. My thinking has been that it allows the engine and oil to...
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    LSD acts like open diff?

    '03 Tundra w/about 108k miles. When backing slowly up my packed gravel driveway the other day wheelspin resulted in only one hole being dug. Was told when I bought it last year the diff was an LSD and it does have LSD sticker on it. Is it expected to start slipping with age, or should I try a...
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    Noco Genius - Bad Battery?

    Hi all, My Noco Genius1 keeps indicating a bad battery on my 03 Tundra. I have loaded tested it with a 100amp load tester and it tests fine. I have been driving it and it starts right up everytime and doesn't seem to be turning over any slower than usual. Gauges all seem normal as well. Does...
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    P0420 and Cold Weather

    About 4 years ago, as the cold weather really set in up here in CT my 07 accord threw an P0420 code. I had was not due for my emissions test for another year and noticed no symptoms, so I let it ride. When the weather warmed up, the light turned itself off. The next year at around the same...
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    M1 Euro Car Formula in Snow Blower?

    Pretty sure I know the answer to this one already, but since I know nothing about Euro oil standards, I figured I would ask anyways. I purchased an opened case of M1 0w40 ESP at a swap meet a while back to run in the Vette (Bottles were sealed). Took a closer look when I got home and one quart...
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    Blue/Black Smoke and Popping @ High RPM

    '07 Accord 4cyl w/5mt now has about 175k miles on it. When revving upwards of 5800rpm for more than a brief moment, I begin to hear what sounds like popping in the exhaust, like a carbureted engine would when downshifted, and can see blue/black smoke in the rear view mirror. If I rev quickly to...
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    Spark Plugs Binding on Removal

    I am attempting to do a spark plug change on a new to me 2003 Tundra with the 4.7l V8. I was told it has the original copper plugs in it and it now has a little over 100k miles on it. It still runs well but I would like to change the plugs as preventative maintenance. Upon attempting to remove...
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    Leaf blower bogging

    Hi all, I was out doing some yard work over the weekend and about an 90 minutes and 1 1/2 tanks of fuel into my leaf blowing the engine started to slowly lose power and not want to take any fuel without bogging down until about 10 minutes later it wouldn't run anymore. Upon trying to restart I...
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    2011 Honda Pilot Very Low Oil

    Somewhat out of the blue, my sister called and asked if I would show her how to change the oil on her "new to her" car. Car is a 2011 Honda Pilot with about 90k miles on it. She said the check engine light had come on a little over a week ago and hadn't turned off on its own, and that her OLM...
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    Ran out of 50:1 fuel mix

    I was working on my spring cleanup the other day with my handheld 2 stroke Husqvarna leaf blower and ran out of fuel, only to find that I did not have the extra bottle of 50:1 oil mix in the garage I thought I did. With rain soon to come and no time to run to the hardware store, I mixed about a...
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    LT Oil Temps

    I have a Cub XT series riding mower with the Kohler 22hp V-Twin engine. Decided to pull out the mower to pull my gravel drag, as the winter has been pretty tough on our driveway. After working for about 45 minutes or so, I decided to use my IR temp gun to take a temp at the oil filter. Oil temp...
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    Stuck Thermostat?

    Hi All, My '07 Accord 4cyl threw a p0128 code last week indicating "Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature." I hooked up my scan gauge and and on a 20f day, with about a 2 minute idle before leaving the house, the coolant temp was up to about 175f within about 5 minutes or...
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    Cold Engine RPM vs Load

    Hi All, I recently moved to an area where I have about 1/4 mile drive from my house to the "Main" road, which is about a 7* grade with a speed limit of 50mph, however most traffic averages closer to 60mph. Pulling out going down the hill is no problem, but when I have to turn and head up hill...
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    '15 Avalon 0w20/5w30 mix and OCI

    Hi All, We recently acquired a new (used) Toyota Avalon. The car has about 92k miles on it now (about 4k miles since purchased) and it is showing a maintenance required soon msg on the dash. FWIW, this is primarily my Wife's car, and sees a lot of around town driving (about 80%) with a 45...
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    Oil for '84 Caddy w/HT-4100

    I recently inherited an '84 Cadillac Biarritz convertible and was wondering what oil you would recommend for the HT-4100 engine, which I am told has "flat tappet" lifters and requires an oil with a decent dose of zddp. I was told that the car was run on 10w-30 conventional with an STP zddp...
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    New Kohler 7000 Series 1st OC

    Hi Guys, Recently acquired a new rider with a 22hp Kohler 7000 series motor. Will be doing the 1st OC soon @ about 5hrs, but might be 7 depending on how much time I have before the next mow. Manual says to use 10w30 and recommends conventional for the first 50hrs to seat the rings, so I was...
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