The death of the auto enthusiast.
Ten years ago the Autos section at Yahoo was one of their top four subjects. Today autos doesn't even rank in the top 50 for most media conglomerates. Nobody cares. It's as if the entire field of...
View ArticleFinally time to retire
Just told the chief pilot I'm leaving. I've talked about this here before, but finally talked openly with the chief pilot today, and despite some rather heated arguments on other matters, he mentioned...
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Alaska Airlines AS1282 door blow out!
This is really not good news for MAX. 2 month old airplane. Luckily, no one was injured, and somehow, no one was seated in that row: Section of plane blows out mid-air, makes emergency landing at...
View ArticleHiring a kid for snow removal VS grown men
Local Facebook group advertised a gal wanting to do yard work for cash 2 years ago. Messaged her about picking up walnuts in my back yard, and she said she would be right over. I waited outside, a...
View ArticleWhat 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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Cheap Generator Deal
Saw this on slickdeals and figured it would be of interest Obviosly not Honda quality, but for $274... Restored A-iPower SUA2300i Ultra-Quiet 2300W Digital Inverter Generator with Mobility Kit (CARB...
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Total EV sales in USA in 2023
Here are the total number of EV sales in the USA in 2023 according to Cox Automotive. They are pure electric vehicles and don’t include hybrids or plug in hybrids. So far it meets the required growth...
View ArticleWhat are you watching in YouTube?
I’ve been watching some old NWA wrestling and some scrappers videos. Yeah, I’m a bit weird. This is classic
View ArticleFRAM FS3600 A02521 about 2338 miles with HPL EC30
This is part 2 of the filter inspection at the end of my oil service life at 4837.8 miles. Came out of my 100 mile daily driver, 2012 Toyota Yaris. Running Valvoline Full Synthetic High Mileage 5w-30...
View ArticleUniversal Coolants
Can universal coolants be added to Dexcool without changing the Dexcool's color?
View Article2021 CF MOTO CForce 600 recommendations - 1st ATV
Good morning all, been probably over a decade since posting, but still haven't lost the oil obsession over the years. Recently purchased a 2021 CF Moto cforce 600, about 39 hours and 240 miles. The...
View ArticleI need the best penetrating oil
.......but not Penetro. I need something for removing rusted automotive exhaust parts but i pretty much need it by tomorrow. Sick of these mail order companies and the closest "rep" to me for Penetro...
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2023 Grand Cherokee 4xe Summit
Dropped the SRT off at the dealership this afternoon. It goes in tomorrow for the headlight washer nozzle replacement, so I decided to drop it off early and was able to snag the owner's Grand Cherokee...
View ArticleCurious. Do you check water/electrolyte in "maintenance-free" wet...
Know the question is not relevant to those who prefer to view batteries as a time-based "consumable" and just change then periodically (like oil). But can't imagine any negatives to checking - once...
View ArticleSilicone vs. Nitrile ADBV
It seems some filter manufacturers add a silicone ADBV to an identical filter and charge much more and extend the mileage usage recommendation. Supertech's $3.38 10K filter appears to be identical to...
View Article0w-40 M1 FS Euro Synthetic a good choice for my 04 Forester XT with EJ257?
I use this oil in one of my ALH TDI(s) I get rebates and all of that each time I purchase so I stock up. Is this also a good/great choice for the 04 FXT that is Stage 2? RT6 is just too expensive off...
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Pennzoil Plat Euro 0w-40 / 10,000mi OCI / 19,851mi / 2017 VW Touareg 3.6 VR6
I'm new here posting but have been reading and learning from you all for nearly 20 years. I wanted to start sharing UOAs from my various vehicles over the past 10 years. Here is the first almost 10k...
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2003 Chevy Blazer Vavoline Max Life Syn-blend AC Delco oil filter
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Oil dipstick on my dirty engine Hemi charger after 500 miles of Valvoline...
So this car I got with a dropped valve seat. Ex cop car. Changed the heads and bad piston, wasn’t the cleanest, had some sludge and lots of deposits on the bad piston as well as the bottom of the...
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