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Mobil 1 M1-212a C&P

2016 sierra 2500hd 6.0L LY6 106k miles 5500 miles in service out/off: 6 quarts M1 EP HM 5w-30 with M1-212a in/on: 5 quarts Valvoline EP HM 5w-30 and 1 quart HPL EC30 with Carquest premium 84502 (pg...

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Reusing Filters

Any reason why you can't clean an old filter with diesel and reuse it?

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5.7 hemi oil discussion

Hi All, Recently I bought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee wk2 with 5.7 Hemi engine. The car has been imported from Canada and i have some questions what oil should i use. Since i live in Europe i mostly buy...

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Floor jack pinch weld adapters. Rubber? Metal? DIY?

2019 Cherokee Limited. Want to use my 3 ton floor jacks to lift at the pinch welds. They are beefy. The rubber pinch weld pads I use on other vehicles are too wide to fit on the pinch weld because of...

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Post your latest oil change

2003 Chevy Blazer Vavoline Max Life Syn-blend AC Delco oil filter

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saw horse choices

have been considering purchasing some new saw horses,at a reasonable price ,something that is sturdy and has rubber feet ,looked at some reviews on u-tube ,well mostly high buck items, i need some good...

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What to do with this backwire connection?

I had a different topic on my GFCI journey, but ended up ordering several of these GFCI receptacles. One of them has replaced an indoor GFCI receptacle used outdoors, but most will go indoors. However,...

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What are you listening to right now?

Anytime you are listening to music whether it be a song, instrumental or ballad and feel like posting it here, let us know what you are listening to. For example: Band - Song Let us not make this a...

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China to build 6-8 reactors a year

China has recently finalized their own domestic reactor design, the Hualong One, which is based heavily on the French (Areva) EPR units. This is a Generation III reactor and will likely be the dominant...

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UAE planning second nuclear plant

After the success of the Barakah plant, which houses 4x Korean APR-1400 reactors and now supplies 25% of the UAE's electricity, the UAE has announced that it is planning on building another plant and...

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Hybrid inverter cooling system - '13 Highlander

I'm likely going to need to troubleshoot the inverter cooling system on a '13 Hybrid. It's dripping at left front of vehicle, but with lower splash shield in place everything is a guess right now....

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What ever Happened to Mobil Super

Anyone know what chain stores carry Mobil Super Blends High Mileage in the 5qt? been seeing it here and there online but no stores seem to carry it anymore.

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New Model 3 Performance released

I am about to pull the trigger on the new Model 3 Performance.

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Servicing Drum Brakes

My Dusters brakes are getting a bit squealy which is no surprise as I've dunked it in a few rivers, puddles and muddy bogs now. I'm going to strip all the brakes down and give them a clean and lube...

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2024 Acura ZDX

AcuraNews.com : ZDX anticipated to receive an EPA range rating of 325 zero-emission miles1, in A-Spec single-motor configuration ZDX marks first Acura applications of cutting-edge new technologies...

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Would any porsche A40 cut it? high reving engine used on track days (2zz-ge)

hi guys, first of all ill introduce a bit myself. i've been reading here for a while now but never registered. this time i had to since i have a few questions i'd like to debate here hahah. the main...

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Early Oil Change on New VW EA888?

Our new Atlas currently has about 600 miles on the Factory Fill. Im planning on 5k OCI’s with VW/Audi dealer 508/509 0w20. I was thinking of doing the first one at 5K as well. Any benefit to doing an...

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We Bought a 2024 Odyssey

We picked up the wife's new 2024 Odyssey (Touring trim) on March 26, and just getting the chance to post up about it. We've really, actually needed a van for years, having a 3-yr-old, 2-yr-old, and...

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what is the usual cause of a dead power brick?

Anybody know/repair the wall wart type power supply/charger part that usually fails? My old LG wall wart power supply gave up the ghost while I was using the monitor it powers. Suddenly the monitor...

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Best oci 2020 impreza

Hi I was just wondering if changing the oil every 4-4.5k miles with the cheapest 0w20 (supertech) would prolonging the life of the engine more or would using something better like Pennzoil ultra...

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