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Aisin Honda water pump any good?

Yesterday I R&R'ed the Aisin Water Pump on our 2006 Acura TSX, mighty K24, 221K This is the 2nd time I replaced the pump; the previous one lasted 77K and perhaps 8 years. Weird. Was starting to...

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Valvecover pics: Toyota 1NZFE 295,000 miles.

I absolutely love these engines. We've owned a few. Cheapest SOPUS or Chev Supreme @ 5k intervals. I imagine it was pretty clean until it started burning oil at 230k. All original except for a starter...

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Model Y #1 selling car in the world for 2023

From Haggerty: For the first time in history the most popular new car across the planet is electric. Tesla sold more than 1.2 million Model Ys in 2023 to put it ahead of Toyota’s RAV4 which had sales...

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How many 2014-2017 SS sedan owners on here?

I have a 2015 Chevrolet SS sedan and was wondering how many others have the same car? Love mine with 3K and curious about how others felt.

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The Flair 58

Wife got it for me for Christmas and I’m just getting around to posting. Man. I’m enjoying this thing! It is simple, elegant, and is capable of producing espresso that equals, in quality, that of...

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Looking to convert rear drum brakes to disc brakes on ‘98 Chev K1500 Silverado

As title stated. Is there a kit or parts list to convert drum to disc? Front already are disc. I want rear disc also.

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Chest vs. Upright freezer - which to choose?

After decades of experience with chest freezers, I'm thinking of upgrading to an upright. One of the main benefits of a chest is the lower energy costs as well as purchase cost. I just hate having to...

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0W-40 Dexos?

Folks- Mom’s new 2024 Camaro with the 6.2 calls for Mobil 1 0W-40 that is Dexos licensed. In my research, I have found Mobil 1 0W-40 Supercar to carry that Dexos approval. It is a bit spendy. How would...

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Lubegard complete cvt fluid

Looking to perform a cvt fluid drain and trans cooler filter change, vehicle is a 16’ Rogue S Fwd. calls for NS-3 fluid the lubegard complete cvt covers the NS-3 spec any reason not to use this product?

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Amsoil signature in my european engine

Hi, i have used amsoil signature 5w30 in my 2010 mk8 1.4 ivtec civic for the last 3 oil changes . I now realise that maybe i should have used the european Amsoil..Amsoil signature appears to have an...

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YouTube Influencer crashes GA aircraft, questions on a lot of things

So, in a few videos I've watched recently, there is a question of recorded flight hours. How are flight hours kept in a log and does it get reviewed by any authority?

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Bosch $2 filter from rockauto cut open

I got 2 of the "defective" bosch filters from rockauto, and this is the first one i used. It was in service for 3500 miles with qsfs 10w30. No metal as far as I can tell, and no oil starvation noises....

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Thread for photos that 100% do not violate any Terms Of Service, not...

Let's make this a RANDOM thread, but one that does NOT violate Terms Of Service. Political stuff does. Let us NOT include that! Let's see if we can, in earnest, have a random photo thread. BOB IS THE...

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Kirkland 5W30 for 2012 Honda Fit with 175k miles

I don’t drive my cars much anymore with working from home and parts of the year we’re busy with work even on weekend. But I notice that I enjoy driving this vehicle even more now and given it a little...

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EV Bus Disaster In North Carolina

Ashville, North Carolina spent millions on 5 EV busses. The program has been a complete financial disaster. It makes you wonder when people are going to wise up, and stop jumping the gun on these...

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Small Plane Crash on Take Off - Student Pilot

I know nothing about flying, at the same time flying has been an unrealized passion of mine my whole life. At my age it will stay "unrealized" but it still will always interest me. The closest thing I...

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Congratulations to Porsche and Penske

First overall win 2 decades. Nasr Delivers Momentous Rolex 24 Victory for Penske, Porsche | IMSA www.imsa.com

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When Wendy’s and Aldi have a sale!

I understand urge to save money, but really? I am just joking, bcs. everyone is OK.

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Chevrolet rant

My 2020 Chevy Silverado RST developed a transmission shudder last week. I called the dealership and they asked how many miles I had on the truck. Told them 52k. Oh, you needed to do a 45k transmission...

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