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  1. Jimmy_Russells

    Just reserved a Rivian R2

    No idea if I'm going to go through with it, but it looks pretty sweet. Could replace either of our vehicles, really, but we have two years to figure it out. https://rivian.com/r2 The R3 looks like a great product too.
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    Factory oil filter production in Asia

    Video from South Korea, seems to be quality product and good quality video.
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    Total Score

    Local distributor was clearing the SN/GF-5 version of this stuff for $5 a litre, which up here in Canuckistan, is cheap. Bought a case which will cover the next three oil changes in the wife's Subaru (y). I feel like a true BITOGer now with a small stash.
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    Motul LL-01FE oils

    I noticed the data sheet on these two oils are identical, aside from a tiny difference in KV40 which could easily be a typo. Are they really bottling the same oil in two different bottles? The first oil doesn't say LL-01FE on the data sheet, but it does on the bottle. It has a couple other...
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    Gout

    Holy smokes this is painful!! I've been getting it on and off for about ten years. It would come for like a day or two and then go away. Maybe six months ago it started to get more frequent (every 10-14 days) and more painful (like the weight of a sheet in bed is agony lol). So I went to the...
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    What's the difference between car and heavy truck gear oils?

    Between "car" based gear oils like Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Platinum, and "truck" based gear oils like Delvac 1 and Spirax? Is it simply marketing and approvals? They all seem to be GL5. My brain wants to think the truck based ones are for slower speeds and heavier loads and may not do as well at...
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    Time based interval on spark plugs

    So, Audi has a time interval on spark plugs, in addition to mileage. This is taken from the recommended service schedule: I know everyone is going to say they're just trying to get more money out of people, which may or may not be true. But I am wondering if there is any actual reason for...
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    Commercial vs Consumer Grade GL-5 gear oils

    Interested to know if there are any real world performance differences between something like Mobil 1 75w90 or Delvac 75w90... Or Pennzoil vs Shell Spirax, for example. It seems one difference is most of the consumer market stuff contains LS additives, whereas the commercial stuff doesn't...
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    FULL oil filters?

    I just stumbled across this filter (FULL 2-OSB007) at the local WorldPac distributor - Application is my wife's 2022 Forester. Would you choose this or Napa Gold? I like the fact this one has a P style gasket... OCI is 6k. This is $6 vs $15 for the Napa, although that doesn't really matter, but...
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    You want to know why everything is so expensive?

    Because people/companies that drive trucks for a living are forced to pay prices like this to keep the vehicles on the road. I bought these parts from Cummins today for a customer's fuel pump we are overhauling. This is a small spring, and an aluminum plug for a pump housing similar to a frost...
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    So you thought the 440k mile Subaru was impressive?

    2009 Civic, original engine and trans. (Not my vehicle)
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    2004 Mazda 3 - 305k miles, 10k OCIs with nothing but Mobil 1 5w20

    Another testament to 20 grades, and 10k OCIs doing just fine...
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    Canadian Tire tire warranty (Question for Canadians)

    So I found a great deal on some Blizzak WS90’s and ordered a set. Website price of $200 each, I paid 182, plus $128 back in CT money + 4% more back for using CT Mastercard… So that was sweet. Has anyone bought their premium warranty? The guy was very clear to point out that because these are...
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    Hyundai/Kia recall over 1/4 million vehicles for fire risk... Again

    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/280000-hyundai-kia-vehicles-are-recalled-fears-catching-fire-parked-rcna44409
  15. Jimmy_Russells

    Alright, which one of you is this

    Only a BITOGer would be this pedantic :ROFLMAO:
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    The best smelling detailing product in the world

    The washer fluid fart thread made me think of this, lol. This stuff is AMAZING. Bubble gum. I just want to huff it.
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    Fireworks mishap

    This video is unreal lol
  18. Jimmy_Russells

    Replaced my garage lights

    Garage has two pairs of T8 tube lights, house is 14 years old and I’ve never changed them. One finally burned out. Grabbed some LED replacements, bypassed the ballasts and wired them in. MUCH better 👍 Before on the left, LEDs on the right
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    Another potential Subaru filter with the higher bypass pressure?

    I noticed recently on RockAuto they have a new Hengst H345W for Subarus. I cannot find the bypass pressure spec anywhere but when you check other applications that use the same filter of another brand (like a PH7317) Hengst shows a different number for those applications. Additionally the only...
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