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Someone created a youtube comparing M1 0W-20 AFE and Kirkland same weight. Used M1 for first 150,000 miles at 10K intervals in his Toyota, then decided to do some comparisons, sending samples in for analysis. While this is one car and one owners use, I find it illuminating.

Trying to find a Luber-Finer filter for the Maverick. Three M/C filters that I would replace: Fl910S, FL820S, and FL400S. The Luber_Finer catalog shows a filter for each, but the FL910S cross, PH2835, indicates it has 3/4"X16 threads. Same as the cross for FL400S, L/F PH400. Also some Fram...

Been a (long) while since I've done this sort of thing, 15 years ago maybe. Used product called (I think) hylomar??? to produce leak free fittings. What would be suggested here, RTV only, RTV one side of gasket, gasket only?????

Off the coast of Japan, all crew lost. Is this the most problem-ridden bird in the military (or the world, for that matter) and if so when will they give up on it?

The title is somewhat misleading,; my 3rd oil change will be due in a few months. Car: Ford 2.5L hybrid, 6K miles. The manual requirement is 0W-20 with no printed exceptions. Since I live on the edge of the desert, a real cold start in the winter might be at 40° F so I'm not worried about the...

Better think again! Top producing US automaker, by a fairly large margin. https://fordauthority.com/2023/04/ford-ends-2022-as-top-producing-automaker-for-fifth-year/

Not trying to sell it here....there are several national/regional (soCal) sales outlets such as BAt and others, looking for advice on best way to sell it. Its a relatively rare car with 6-speed, mostly original, never raced, crashed, or otherwise abused. https://brzoapp.com/bmw-e39-540i/

https://www.motortrend.com/features/truth-about-electric-cars-ad-why-you-are-being-lied-to/ Says EVs are greener than ICE autos no matter what metric you use. 1. EVs produce less emissions including battery production over time, somewhat less than 2 years. 2. Even if the grid were to be...

Thought this was a good one, anyone got some?

I've been getting a post from Bob's regarding the most popular topics of the previous day for some time. I find it interesting, as there are many posts of interest that I wouldn't otherwise find. Suddenly it stopped coming. I don't see anything indicating the reason, I assume it was coded...

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Dental practice, signed up a long contract for service that sounded great. Our computer system didn't like it, and neither did we after a month or so. I want to prorate the time we had it before a cancel notice, they say they are going to keep charging us a couple $1000s a year for the remaining...

This is from Vox: "Across the channel, France broke more than 100 all-time heat records across the country in the past week. But just as energy demand is spiking with people desperate to cool off, the high temperatures have forced France to cut down its nuclear power output since the rivers used...

eBay new plastic headlights. I'm not expecting much, but compared to the old ones (1996 Dodge Ram), well.... These headlights are from China, appear to not have any coating. Is 3M the best thing, or clear coat or???

Not sure how to word this question, but here goes: is there any reason that a single-grade oil can't be as high in various standards as all the usual suspects of x-Wx varieties? I have never had to start my car at a lower temp than say 45-50°F. So I'm thinking a straight grade 30 winter (such as...

I drive 35 miles ea way on the 15 in SoCal, where typical speeds (non-rush hour) run 80-85 for the left two lanes. My 2016 Kia is happy doing that, and I have been in the habit of coasting down the long stretches, in neutral, of 4-5% grades many of which are over a mile. The speed will top out...

Car has been slightly lurching? probably too strong a word, wife took to dealer, they want $750. Anyone with experience, seems a bit high??? Says something about the electronic control, possibly trying to snow her. Would this be something that would leave her stranded? Allso some sort of...

When a filter specs at say, 95% at 30 microns, how many passes does that refer to? Surely not just one, otherwise in a couple minutes the oil would be sparkling clean. Since 30 microns is close to bearing clearances, at least when new, can some of those 30 get stuck in the babbit? Or is that...

I've been running around trying to find the best deal on a 0-40 Euro oil, and it dawned on me how much time I am wasting. I drive my car around 12K miles annually. So...29 mpg, avg. gas price now $4.50 (CA) but it may go down in the future so for this purpose I will go with $4.25/gal. That adds...

Article from Afton https://www.aftonchemical.com/Generic/Low-HTHS-Oils