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Last winter I purchased a new 2022 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE motorcycle. It reminded me of the 70's Honda CL Scrambler's that I grew up with so I bought one. I really like the style and it's road manners. It's now time for it's first 600 mile oil change. The Triumph Owners Manual recommends for...

Today I performed my 6k mile or 12 month (which ever comes first) scheduled maintenance on my 2020 Subaru Forester. Owners Manual specified changing cabin filter which I did. Didn't look bad at all, but changed any way since I have 2 on hand. Waste of money to change so early on......

I recently changed my engine oil after 2,375 miles and 13 months since the last OCI. Thank you covid-19...... for ruining my 2020 riding season. Also at the time I changed my primary oil and transmission fluid both with Spectro products. This 103 twin cam is a wonderful motor so far! No...

I've noticed on other Tacoma forums members are requesting private party values of their Tacoma's. For grins and giggles I sometimes go to KBB or NADA for private sales values in my zip code area. Both reference sites I mentioned also provide for comparison same year and model Tacoma's that are...

Let me start by saying I'm not complaining Castrol products are in my engine. I took my 2020 Subaru Forester to the dealership for it's first six month/6000 mi oil & filter change/tire rotation/inspection and noticed on my receipt they used 5 qt. of Castrol 0W-20 for the oil change @ $4.22 a...

Original owner of a 2012 Tacoma 2.7L 4x4 5-speed MT SR5 with 98,350 mi. on the clock. I do 95% of all my maintenance and have been thinking about original front brake replacement. Current pads are between 3-4 mm (.118 - .157). Owner's manual said change @ .039 (1 mm). I read somewhere best to...

Yesterday my Toyota 24F 582 CCA battery went dead on my 2012 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2.7L MT. I jumped it and it barely rolled over but started and I let it run about 10 minutes. After 24hrs I went back out to see if vehicle would start. Nope, dead. Removed the old battery and cleaned up all the...

I'm original owner of a 2012 Tacoma SR5 2.7L 4x4 5-speed MT with 98,000 miles. First week of April I bought a new auto which I primary drive now. The Tacoma mainly sits idly in driveway and is mainly been driven on weekends for short trips. During those short trips I've been noticing the...

My new to me 2020 Subaru Forester is just a few miles shy of Subaru's 1,000 mile break in period (basically no fast stop/starts, stay under 4000 rpm, etc). I plan on changing the oil next weekend myself with a little over 1150/1200 miles on the new engine. Is this a little premature sending an...

For the last 10yrs I've owned a Toro self propelled mower that I could never warm up to, plus it cost some coin over the years with it's drive system that was sub-standard IMHO. So today I switched gears and purchased an old fashion push mower, Troy Bilt TB160 with a Honda 160cc engine. My lawn...

Looking at pulling the trigger tomorrow on a new 2020 Subaru Forester Base model. Was thinking the Crosstek Premium at first, but I believe I'd be better off with the 2.5 liter engine over the 2.0 instead. And the fuel economy for both models is advertised as 26/33 mpg. I'm not giving up a lot...

Last time I changed my 2012 Toyota Tacoma's cabin filter it was a Toyota OEM from a discount dealer @ $26 (dealer charges $35). I believe DENSO makes these OEM for Toyota. I found on Rockauto DENSO OE for for my Tacoma @ $4.19ea. I'll compare this to my OEM and see if it's the same filter...

The high silicon average I concluded was contributed to me not having air cleaner lid securely attached. I added a new air filter at 90,000 miles but didn't notice the lid wasn't fully secured until I did my 95,000 mile service. Didn't think anything of it until UOA. My bust... Very pleased with...

Received an OA from Blacktstone Labs for my 2012 2.7L 4 cylinder 2TR-FE Toyota Tacoma 4X4 with 95,661 miles, 5,941 miles OCI. Everything looked great except a high Silicon average? Blackstone said in comments possible silicon leaked from a recent repair, or possibly dirt making it's way past air...

This weekend I'll be doing a complete brake fluid flush on my 2012 Toyota Tacoma with 93,000 miles. I've already purchased a Motive Products bleeder tool and catch bottles. My owners manual says (along with cap on brake fluid reservoir) to only use DOT 3 fluid. My question is: Is there a...

Pretty boring report as I thought it would be. 2012 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L 4 cyl 4x4 SR5 with 90,000 miles. Mobil 1 0W-20 Extended Performance.

I'm really over thinking this but here goes. I bought new Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires for my Toyota Tacoma 4X4 5 months ago or 5,000 miles. Today after work I stopped in tire dealer for the Lifetime Rotate Balance Valve Stems Alignment Check etc etc etc. All I wanted was to rotate and...

My first UOA for this bike: 2016 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited FLHTK. I'm the second owner. Purchased May 2018 from original owner with 1024 miles on odometer. My first two oil changes I used Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W-50 fully synthetic. Decided I was going to go Spectro Golden 20W-50 semi synthetic...

I bought new in July 2018 an Ariens 24" Compact Model 920027 223CC Two Stage Snowblower. It came with a Service Manual, but no Engine Manual. I downloaded the Engine Manual since I was interested in oil change intervals. Engine Manual stated if run UNDER 40hrs per year to change oil within 1...

Arrived home from work Monday evening and noticed a shiny rock in rear wheel (I thought) once bike was in garage. Tried to flick it out with a key, no dice. Grabbed a pair of needle nose pliers and pulled it out then loud hissing sound. Yep, a nail. Wonderful since bike (2016 Harley Davidson...