Sudden Gas Price Increase in Central Pa
Really Wierd, Overnight here in the Harrisburg area, virtually every station raised price of 87 octane to $3.55 EVERY station along 83 and surrounding areas exactly the same, a lot were as low as $3.23...
View ArticleWorking on a new dog
Working on wife to agree to a new dog. I am thinking an English Mastiff hoping while still a big dog there is less slobber than my Neopolitan Mastiff who is in dog heaven (sadly). Wife is thinking...
View ArticleOn the search for new tires for mercury grand marquis
Starting to become on the lookout for a new set of shoes for the ol' medicare sled. I put a new set of Arizonian silver edition III 225 60 16 tires on in 2019 when I bought the car. Overall, those have...
View ArticleOil for 73 Nova 350sbc est.3k mile a year
I have a 73 Nova with a crate 350 motor with about 8000 miles on it and it's driven maybe around 3000 miles a year. Has a roller cam but I have been using Valvoline VR1 Racing SAE 10W-30 Motor Oil due...
View ArticleBrake fluid overflow
After changing front pads and compressing the pistons a small amount of brake fluid overflowed and spilled out of the reservoir. Having changed the pads a couple of times (I change them often due to...
View Article2020 CX5 oil capacity discrepancy
Did my first oil change on my new to me 2020 Mazda CX5 Grand Touring. 2.5 non-turbo. Manual and websites say 4.8 qts. Why did it take 5.5 qts. to bring the oil to the full mark on the dipstick? I used...
View ArticleCurrent longest lasting wax?
Living in Central Florida the only synthetic wax I have found to last more than 4 months outside in the sun has been Finish Kare FK1000. Recently since we are not in the "hot" season the wax can push...
View ArticleNew PYB?
Since Pennzoil no longer makes a conventional oil anymore, and the closest thing is a blend, where did that leave PYB? Is it the "new" blend, or did they completely do away with it?
View ArticleFord invents another tailgate variation.
This is a variation on the split tailgate on the Ram trucks. I don't have a pro/con comment since my GMC has the fold down step thing other than I wonder what the weight rating of this tailgate is....
View ArticleRecommendations and experience sought- a whole house water filter.
I recently had a Navien NCB-250/150H combi boiler + continuous hot water system installed and the literature says that the hot water maker plate and frame style heat exchanger is susceptible to...
View ArticlePost your Gas Mileage : Calculated
'18 Hyundai Accent SE w/ 6 speed auto and Continental Pro Contact TX 185/65-15 @ 34 . Oil : P.P. 5w-20 w/ Fram Ultra XG9688 . : Calculated : 44.35 M.P.G.. Driving mix % : 65 Hwy. / 35 City . Overall...
View ArticleLatest Detailing Purchase
I'm not sure if this topic already exists but other BITOG forums have similar threads that have been going on for years. I'll start. 1. Pro Elite wheel brush 2. Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish
View ArticleHPL 5w-50 Hydrostatic Fluids
Thanks to Dave @ HPL, he formulated a 5w-50 Hydro Transmission fluid, for use with the Tuff Torq transmissions I initially pinged Dave about it an he said no problem, he got busy an since it was end of...
View ArticleCan I drive with no power steering fluid ?
A month ago I had to park my winter ride in the driveway and drive my summer vehicle because the winter ride started leaking power steering fluid . Since the P.S. resevoir is empty...... can I drive it...
View Article“Enhanced flooded battery” ???
I’m thinking it’s getting to be time to maybe start thinking about replacing the factory battery in my 2017 Nissan Titan. It’s still testing fine but since this vehicle is used exclusively for driving...
View ArticleBuying a 2011 Caddy DTS with 19k miles - bad idea?
See one for sale near me for $17k in NY. Thing looks like it is from the showroom. I need a new car and have owned Crown Vics and Lincoln Town Cars, and my heart is set on a V8 4 door, large sedan. I...
View ArticleSafe to use oil filter not listed yet by some manufacturers on '24 crv hybrid?
Ive used the mobil m110, fram xg7317 and amsoil ea15k13 on other Hondas, as they're all interchangeable(usually going with the cheapest) When looking up filters for the '24, only Fram lists any...
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Carpet & Rug Cleaner
This product removed oil stains three others couldn't with little effort. Essentially spray and let sit and blot. The other cleaners with scrubbing did nothing. Amazing product. Was under $5 on Amazon....
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0W8 and 0W12 API discussion
Not sure if this has been posted before, but just got a notice about it. People are still leary of using 0W20 so this may take some more convincing. QuickChat: Adoption of Ultra-Low 0W-8 and 0W-12 oils...
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Mazda OEM PE01-14-302B - Japan
New 2024 Mazda CX-5. 2400 miles. A little weirded out that the manual says 4.8 quarts with new filter and I put in a full 5 quarts and only half way up dip stick. Evidently, that’s normal. Still odd....
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