Recent content by 7eregrine

Oh, god, let's not turn this into the "Oil Change" thread... :D

And that dude apparently recommends 3,000 mile oil changes...lost my respect there...

The older CX5's do leave the USB port in the console hot all the time. Even so, it would take weeks for that thing to drain a good battery.

I thought so! Was surprised they weren't.

I'm not that invested and perfectly willing to believe what they're saying. I can understand a company not wanting to pay for certification. And it's not like BP is some tiny little gas company. At the end of the day, there are no BPs around me. 🤷

https://www.bp.com/en_us/united-states/home/products-and-services/fuels.html From the FAQ on that page: Does bp's gasoline meet TOP TIER™ detergent gasoline standards? All grades of bp and Amoco gasoline with Invigorate® exceed...

FTR BP Invigorate exceeds TT specs supposedly. I absolutely only use TT fuel, but BP and Aamco are both safe, too. They just don't pay to get certified.

I stopped changing my own oil because it's more convenient to have my Indy do it. I drive somewhere. I wait an hour. I work while I wait. Done. Instead of buying parts, crawling around on the cement, dealing with hot oil , and hope you don't spill any on the driveway!!! ... and then my...

My 330 hp supercharged, turbo charged engine does not suffer oil dilution to any noticeable degree.

You simply won't convince me I am hurting my engine by doing 7500 or even 10K oil changes per manufacturer. I don't believe any of the BS conspiracy theory that car companies don't care what happens to your car after the warranty. That they don't care if cars don't last these days. They learned...

Anybody who claims 3,000 mil oil changes immediately loses me. That was a recommendation...in 1940. Surely something has changed since then... My supercharged and turbo charged Volvo got oil changes every 10K miles. Currently at 80K and purrs like a kitten. I'll be happy to do a lab in 20K...

Gotta be the second set. Right OP?

Thats INSANE Leeharvey. Wow. Me. Definitely me. No way these should have lasted this long. Also me. I will say, as some know I, am an acquaintance of a Service Director at Mazda, He told me at my 30K service to have them "lube the slides". I didn't know what that meant, but I had it done...

Anybody beat that for the ORIGINAL brakes? Had rotors and pads replaced today for the first time. Just under 82k miles. 4mm in front, 2mm in the rear. Weren't making noise or anything. Pretty happy. (Damn..just detailed her too and that rim looks like hell ... Guess I didn't get them well...