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    "Bring Your Own Bottle" Bulk Oil Purchase?

    Yeah I wasn't that clear: I bring my used oil to collection depot in a permanent bottle I keep. I just pour it out into their tank, take that bottle with me. I would think when people drop of used oil in oil bottles, those bottles are the least efficiently drained bottles on the planets. The...
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    "Bring Your Own Bottle" Bulk Oil Purchase?

    I am able to drop off the oil "empties" at the place I bring recycled oil (ditto for used oil filters). Still, I'd like to avoid contributing to the number of oil contam'd plastic bottles. It's now very common practice to use refillable water containers, grocery chains offer water dispensers...
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    "Bring Your Own Bottle" Bulk Oil Purchase?

    For a few years now I've been purchasing small quantities (8~10 liters) of bulk Toyota 0W20 from a local Toyota dealership, for DIY oil changes on my own (Toyota) vehicle and one other (non-Toyota) vehicle. I bring in a container (No-Spilll Gas Can), they take it off and fill. I'm both trying to...
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    How does this block heater work?

    Originally Posted by doitmyself NSCG stands for Novagard Silicone Compounds and Grease company. They are now known as Novagard Solutions. They manufacture at least 17 different silicone greases: https://www.novagard.com/versilube/product-list/ Many thanks for that, just what I needed!
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    How does this block heater work?

    Maybe even: Napa 7651346 SIL Glyde Silicone Lubricating Compound Tube, 8 oz. high film strength, stays put and water repellent Applications: brake pads, calipers, rubber boots, fan belts, v-belts, weather stripping, trunk seals and bumpers This is a Napa private branding of american grease...
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    How does this block heater work?

    I had the style of block heater described in this thread (non-immersed, heater element in a bore, adjacent to coolant passage) installed when we bought our 2010 Prius, in November 2010. It recently shorted out, and I removed it. There's supposedly a special thermal transfer grease applied to the...
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