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You guys just *have* to see this. He estimates 100,000 miles. The *crank* broke, and there's burned oil everywhere.

For many years, I've wanted an OBD2 scanner, to do things like ABS bleeding after brake fluid changes, and rear brake electronic parking release for pad changes. Since my CX-5 only has 10k on it, and there's a tricky manual way to release the EPB, that shouldn't yet be an issue. I change brake...

Five years ago, I bought a replacement smoke alarm to replace the one 14' in the air, at the top of my great room. Age and poor health, I still haven't got around to it... I *did* replace the easy to reach detectors at that time. (The oldest detector is not yet 10 years old.) I am about to give...

After 5 years in the deepest recesses of my 3-car garage, it's time to get the little fishing boat back on the water. Today's plan was to get a spare wheel/tire, check the lights, and run the engine for a bit. I lucked out with a great local tire shop, who had a take-off wheel. I did NOT luck...

"The Phillips Ultra Definition LED Light Bulbs are the best lightbulbs on the market, and it's not even close. High CRI, low blue spike, low flicker, exceptional dimming and a reasonable cost. These are the bulbs you should be using" I have an LED flashlight hobby, where CRI is very important...

This video by MrWhosTheBoss explains it at the end of the video. The gist: companies got your address somehow. They ship an item from Amazon, as a gift, to you. This allows them to review *any* item on Amazon, so they can give it a great review.

Level 1 Techs does a weekly 'news' show. This turned up today. The gist is that remote activation of mic and camera on smartphones is available right now (on YOUR phone, and all others...) I'm not big on conspiracy type stuff, but this is a bit alarming to me. I made sure to tell the TLA's...

I recently purchased an IR Thermal Camera. I wanted to share some images, and some thoughts about what's available, because there are almost zero reviews out there, and they all seem to gloss over something important. And I suppose-this being the internet- that I need to disclose that I have...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ8O2tJOGLE My take from this is that the OE pads are the best for street driving. I was also surprised at the corrosion resistance of OE pads. This agrees with my single sample experience with those 'break-in coated' pads from merry old England. I want pads...

https://www.caradvice.com.au/774881...en-tiguan-honda-cr-v-and-nissan-x-trail/ As a CX-5 owner, I'm pleased to hear it did so well, even though I'm not going to off-road it.

2016 Mazda CX-5. Short (6 mile) trips from last fall till last week. Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20, plus about 1 quart of Penn Plat High Mileage 5w-20. OLM said 20% life left.

Can anyone comment on the use of these two oils in a hydrostatic lawn tractor transmission? I'm trying to decide which one to buy...

We've been running LG G3's on US Cellular for a LONG time. Been wanting to upgrade, but couldn't sort out all the carriers. Saw reviews for the Pixel 3's, and then saw Google Fi prices were low (we don't do much data). A couple days ago, there was a one-day sale, and I got a Pixel 3 128 GB, and...

I -think- this UOA is of PP, but I had done a change with Mobil 1 0w-20 prior. I compared other UOA's, and PP looks closest. I also add Liqui Moly 2009, about an ounce, to the 4.5 quarts the my 2016 CX-5 takes, with a new filter. This vehicle suffers from infrequent short trips, and I try to...

My AWD auto history: 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse with a 'cold air intake', giant side-mount intercooler, a 2.5" turbo-back Buschur exhaust, and running 16.5 PSI of boost. It had an LSD rear diff. I don't know what the center diff was. 2000 Subaru Outback with 5-speed, and an LSD rear diff. It had a...

Well, OK, I won't be talking about cats... These are my experiences with CVTs over the last 20 years (snowmobiles) and 6 years for autos. CVT-slow? CVT's have one overriding characteristic. They (can) keep the engine at or near peak power while the vehicle accelerates. Those of you who have...