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Have you ever run fluid with the 'extra' additives, like the rainX version? Do you run it out of fluid very often? I've heard of the pickup screen plugging up (on other vehicles) when using those additive products and also letting the fluid get down to where the pickup screen is exposed. The...

My wife had a 2009 CX9 for about 9 years. We bought it off a lease at around 26k miles and got rid of it with about 185K miles. Oil changes around 5k miles. Never changed the water pump or even the coolant. Brake fluid was original as well. I think I did a drain/fill of the transmission around...

Just to comment, it's not on a CX9, but my 2014 Explorer has the same size tires (255/50/20). I previously had Michelin Premier LTX tires on it. They lasted about 40k miles and were down to the wear bars. They were good tires except for the tread life. The OE tires were Hankook's and they were...

Not sure about the other section, but rears wearing before fronts is fairly common these days.

Well, glad I do my own oil changes. I couldn't stomach paying those prices for a relatively simple process. In this case, paying $40 for synthetic and getting the full inspection might be worth it, unless, like dunhillmc said, maybe you can bring your own synthetic oil and save about $15-$20.

I can't comment on the oil, but $40 adder for synthetic? Are you kidding? Synthetic costs $8 more per quart than conventional? I'm in the wrong business.

I've been using Griots Brilliant Finish Rinseless wash for about a year now. I know you stated waterless, but this is fairly close. My car is ceramic coated which is why I chose a rinseless wash without wax. In the winter time, I do something similar in hitting up the DIY car wash and spraying...

I have that link bookmarked and usually include it in these types of replies. We is ISO5011 testing for most of the tests at my company. I agree, depending on your application and location, K&N could be just fine. Only paved roads in developed cities for example. I bet most people wouldn't...

Slight rambling/rant ahead. Actually, thicker filter is not necessarily a bad thing. Deeper pleats = more surface area = lower face velocity = lower restriction. Also, more surface area = more capacity. I'd be curious to see performance test comparison. One issue with the K&N media is the low...

When you say 'turn on' are you pressing the Auto button? If so, I'd say it's odd that the A/C doesn't turn on. In all my vehicles with Auto climate control, the A/C is always on (or at least the A/C light is on) in Auto mode.

I've heard those shields help. They make it much more difficult to get the CAT out. I know Priuses (that's the plural for Prius, right?) are a big target because they have more of the precious metal. On my neighborhood app, I rarely see reports of SUV's being hit, when they would be the...

Interesting. What does the *1 say on the severe schedule?

Did you have issues with your original battery before adding the dashcams?

I'm not seeing any micro scratches in your picture, it just looks like dirty water spots. Get a picture of the sun or flash light reflection after you wash it. As for the clay bar, it will not remove micro scratches and it's actually not uncommon that clay barring actually induces marring (i.e...

Did you have to unplug any sensors? I'm thinking along the lines of low brake fluid level sensor. Speaking of, how is the brake fluid level?

Got any pictures? I agree with both of the above posts. PPF will provide quite a bit more protection, but costs more. Ceramic will add a tiny bit more protection, but costs less. For the ceramic, I know a lot of companies push the hardness of the coating, but I think the big benefit is that...

No it's not. While I don't live in tropical climate, heat and humidity is common during summer months. I've never had a chemical flush on any of my vehicles and they've all worked fine. It may improve it, but I've never noticed any obvious degradation in A/C performance (unless it completely...

Anytime you touch/move suspension/steering components, you should check the alignment. May not need one, but worth checking. Question: why are you replacing front sway bar? Do you already have an aftermarket rear? From my experience, most people go the rear sway bar only route to...

If it just started with the new tires, sounds like you didn't get a good balance on one or more of the wheels/tires. That shield should not have any impact on a shake/shimmy. It's fixed to (I think) the spindle.

I agree with checking wheel bearings first. My wife's 09 had 2x rear bearings replaced in the 185k miles she had it. Not sure if they were the same one, but I replaced one myself last spring. I knew what it was right away when driving it. When I jacked it up, I could spin the rear wheel and...