Recent content by Thisguy65

Sorry guys that ti send you to some ad page, I wasn't aware of it until ya'll mention it.

I work for CAT, as Hydraulic system engineer that prototyping hydraulic systems. Ive seen my share of supplier parts defective, sag, not clean as they should, etc. It was the fact they wouldn't warranty it because they knew I did autocross. The Truecontact have $70 rebate which brings the...

Back when I autocross I used Falken and Pirelli. Had side wall blow out with only 85 miles on it, no autocross. Pirelli wouldn't do anything about it. After that I would never own another Pirelli tired. A lot of the searching I've done, I see you, yrwei52, always comment about the aitmax...

Looking for recommendation for my wife's CX-5.She has Nitto N4125TQ now an they have lasted almost 75k. I'm looking at the ones below. The Truecontact, I'm curious if a new model is replacing it or they are removing it from their product line. Continental Truecontact...

She knows better. Even more so after I rebuilt the top end of your Scion. What a POS that car was. She got complacesent and since taking the new job and driving more she knows it's suppose to be change. Wife does tell me we need Laundry Detergent and I pick it up when I'm out. I do know how...

Correct, free oil changes. However they do use Castorl. I'll end up doing it my self today, local Walmart has Castorl Edge that I'll use. Have bulk of Mazda Oil filters on hand. Went to drain it and go get oil (we have 3 cars) only to find Advance/Auto didn't have 0W-20 that I was looking...

Just called Advance near work 2 towns over from my home and they have Pennzoil Platinum and Castorl Edge

Where did you get that information? On BITOG "The Magnatec brand was first launched in 1996 as.... Castrol GTX Magnatec. This was in the UK, from where it spread globally. A few years later the "GTX" element was dropped and it became Castrol Magnatec. The US are currently at the beginning of...

Yes I'm aware, I use to work for Honda as a Mechanic. After 4 years of that life, I got out. Been doing work on the side. This isn't her first car and not her last. After my wifes fiasco with her Scion TC (06, that year model loved to pull the head bolt threads out of the blocks like the...

Sam, car has already been broken in. It's 14' model with 45k on the clock. It's way past 10k at 14k miles on the current oil. It's not so much the fact of her going over more so than her lack of caring about her car. If you car about it, you take care of it. She knows better than do it.

If there is the start of sludge or anything of the short clean oil will loose it up and the additive I would use breaks it down further. These engines have tight tolerances and oil passages are really small. Think of it as preventive maintenance in a sense. The used oil will go in drum for...

She is suppose to tell me when it needs it, ike she has in the past. I keep up with the other cars in our fleet. She just goes by the dealership. My shop is not at my house so I'll spend the morning changing the oil out at the shop, drive home, pick up the other car and go do that one to. I...

But somehow it's my fault.... oil level never change but I bought a oil lab kit to send to Black Stone. Really curious to see what they say. Going to change the oil today and later next week have the dealership do it.

Oh he's gone. Unless salesman take 4 days off in a row..LOL

Go drive and this weekend wash your car and let the rotors dry on their own. Come back in 24 hours and it will be the same.