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My manufacturer recommends checking oil when the engine is full hot, but has rested for 15 minutes. Same with the trans fluid levels after a full hot run at highway speeds for at least 20 miles then rested for 15 minutes. It will vary by manufacturer. Luckily mine isn't a model that requires...

Sometimes they have bucket sales too. Buy the bucket @ full price. But anything you can fit in it to overflowing can be at least 20% off. 👍

Yup, scrap it for pennies on the pound. Selling your problems on e-bay is precisely why I personally never, ever even look sideways at e-bay.

I find the string trimmer line trick and a very low air pressure blast to work stubborn lines free. Best preventative measure I found though? Just wash the car. No sun roof seals completely. The overspray of a good wash and rinse tends to keep them clear here where pollen is usually the...

Any belt touched by any dressing compound is immediately junk, as others said. I just wash mine down to remove road grit periodically. If super noisy, yep; brake clean works a treat. If after two back to back brake clean shots do not work? Replace belt after heavy cleaning or brake cleaning the...

Walk around the rig when it's full hot and key off. A leaking spider/poppet injector will make it reek of fuel just minutes after shutdown. Also as other keen minds noted, suspect a clogged inline filter. And/or check fuel pressure at key-on, engine off... and how fast (If you have a pressure...

I had an older Vortec 4.6L Blazer 4WD I'd swap the inline filter on every 2 years. My current '03 SS Silverado has one too that's swapped on same schedule. First clue it is clogged up? Hesitation when lightly tipping into the throttle above 45mph when you have full TCC lockup. Or it hesitates...

Had a friend with a Focus 2.2L that made the same noise. It had a slow coolant leak that bled the surge tank dry, overheated the engine into reduced power mode but drove on to get the two blocks home. Coolant is also a lubricant for the pump impeller... it ate itself up. Flushing the rusty mud...

Buy a GMT-800 GM truck and don't worry about a thing outside of regular maintenence. Squirt grease where needed. Plug in a new battery as needed. Drop and fill engine and transmission as needed. Fill it with quality fuel. Zero worries. ;>

Just did a pre-emptive battery replacement myself. Using a conditioner- charger, got 5 years out of it. Then mum one day leaves driver's door and trunk open. It killed the battery. I charged it back up, but it was sluggish on start and started showing a lower than normal charge state after...

I remember changing oil with my pop when I was much younger. We had a rusty but functional metal spout we'd use to pierce 1qt Quaker state cardboard containers with metal ends. Like big frozen oj containers. We've come a long way since. I just serviced the Impala with a Walmart purchased 12qt...

From a quick but likely erroneous internet search: "The two smaller circles within the larger circle form the letter “T”. This represents “Toyota”, along with “trust” between the brand and the driver. The larger circle completes the look and symbolizes technological innovation and...

Not bloody likely. But she has the painted claws of a honey badger ripping down through our front grilles now. 😏

Guilty. Get a look at the Youtube channel, "South Main Auto". The fellow that owns it is Eric O. - he works and lives in the north eastern rust belt. Typically a car is done at the end of it's 8th season of salt coated roads. I just watched him fail a car for repair and inspection after putting...

I find that installing one of these cuts down on the mice problems under the hood:

Iv'e seen this happen in those reflector housings too. The thin layer of sputtered aluminum starts to peel and fall like ceiling paint in a New York Brownstone. When it falls like a flap and covers over the bulb - that's when the fun begins.

Ditch and replace. Any tire shop with a conscience will *not* plug/or mushroom patch a leak that close to the sidewall. Generally if a puncture is in the groove or closer to the sidewall on any outside tread block; it's irreparable. Can you do it in the driveway with a gluey-rope plug? Sure. Be...

I would wager that there would be more issues with fueling and lubrication. I have a neighbor that says he's got his Prius pretty much set up from infotainment screen buttons to behave more like a PEV. He's got stage 1 charging (Fancy adapter plug to car, standard 120V wall plug on the other) so...

I think the redesigned Buick emblem is rather hideous. Not that the old one was anything to love either, but this is just a poke in the eye, IMO.

Skid marks... From all the squirrels that go under. :P