Forum: Technology
April 15th 16, 03:03 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,256
Oil change intervals?
It is one of those things that just never gets settled.
My owner's manual says 5000 miles for oil changes, less only if on the "severe duty" schedule (which is not how I drive it). So I pretty much...
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Forum: Technology
April 13th 16, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 530
What bluetooth OBD tester do you recommend
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:43:37 PM UTC-6, Harold R wrote:
> I want an Android or iOS OBD tester.
> Any recommendations?
> Car is 2002 OBD2
I have owned the BAFX Products 34t5 for a few weeks. ...
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Forum: Technology
March 28th 16, 06:57 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 590
Mobil 3309 transaxle fluid
True. I had significant advantages when I was doing my transmission service:
1) access to a lift;
2) oil catch pan on a rolling frame. The frame was tall enough and the catch pan long enough to...
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Forum: Technology
March 28th 16, 05:07 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 12
Views: 590
Mobil 3309 transaxle fluid
Absence of a transmission oil drain plug is seemingly fairly common.
My Ford 4R70W transmission didn't have a drain plug. Had to drain it by removing the transmission oil pan. Which was just as...
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Forum: Technology
March 22nd 16, 04:31 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,855
Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 8:41:35 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote:
> Except the big stores have been doing this for longer than walmart has
> been around. It's just more obvious now because the level of...
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Forum: Technology
March 21st 16, 09:33 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,855
Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam
Can't say I'm terribly surprised to read this about cheap tires sold at Wally World.
I had a similar feeling about Primewell, which apparently is a cheap Chinese brand made for Firestone shops. ...
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Forum: Technology
March 16th 16, 09:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 661
Tire feedback
I think with tires, you really do get what you pay for.
Nearly 6 years ago, I had a set of four Michelin Green X 225/60R16 tires installed on my car at Costco.
No, they weren't cheap. I think even...
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Forum: Technology
March 16th 16, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 636
Interchange
On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 4:34:09 PM UTC-6, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
> On 03/14/2016 11:29 AM, Cole Harren wrote:
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> > Is Mazda and mitsubishi interchangeable
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> Almost certainly not.
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>...
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Forum: Technology
March 11th 16, 09:47 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 6
Views: 390
How long do you run your Serpentine Belts
On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 1:16:01 PM UTC-7, >>>Ashton Crusher wrote:
> How long do you run your Serpentine Belts?
I don't even know!
I acquired the car at 58000 miles and have driven it to...
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Forum: Technology
March 7th 16, 10:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 239
Views: 12,793
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Forum: Technology
March 1st 16, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 388
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Forum: Technology
February 26th 16, 09:22 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 762
Tuneups
On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 7:04:10 PM UTC-7, >>>Ashton Crusher wrote:
> Yeah, my 92 explorer had some problem spark plugs and missed badly and
> the CEL never came on. Must be too old a...
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Forum: Technology
February 25th 16, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 762
Tuneups
I do not know under what conditions the CEL comes on; surely it varies by manufacturer to an extent.
Years ago some of the spark plug wires on my 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis had gone bad. This...
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Forum: Technology
February 25th 16, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 850
"Your car doesn't HAVE a pcv valve"
This topic got me interested, and I did some reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankcase_ventilation_system
Points of note:
So before the PCV was invented, internal combustion engines mostly...
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Forum: Technology
February 25th 16, 03:56 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 376
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Forum: Technology
February 19th 16, 05:19 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 341
Denmark slaps a 180 percent tax rate on cars.
So they make it incredibly, artificially expensive to own a car...so, naturally, people drive the most worn-out, oldest pieces of junk they can still technically get on the road.
What could possibly...
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Forum: Technology
February 16th 16, 03:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis shock replacement
Replaced the rear shocks over the weekend. It went smoothly, it just took forever because I only had room to turn the top bolts about 1/8 turn at a go.
Really wished I had one of those Snap-On...
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Forum: Technology
February 10th 16, 05:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,200
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Forum: Technology
February 9th 16, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis shock replacement
On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 10:08:20 AM UTC-7, Steve W. wrote:
> Considering that the OEM ones were closer to grade 2 they will be just
> fine.
Realistically I'm probably not going to do a...
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Forum: Technology
February 9th 16, 05:09 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,200
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Forum: Technology
February 9th 16, 04:37 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis shock replacement
On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 3:09:17 PM UTC-7, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
> Stainless if you ever plan on shock work again.
> Plain old mild steel other wise.
Maybe Grade 5 is "good enough"...
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Forum: Technology
February 8th 16, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis shock replacement
On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 11:57:17 PM UTC-7, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
> Jc Maxwell wrote:
> > I spent the majority of yesterday attempting to install new shocks. Hours and hours of
> > lift...
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Forum: Technology
February 8th 16, 06:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis shock replacement
I spent the majority of yesterday attempting to install new shocks. Hours and hours of lift time, for what should have been a 2 hour job, tops.
It took so long because I had to first figure out...
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Forum: Technology
February 5th 16, 04:50 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,754
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Forum: Technology
February 5th 16, 04:36 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,200
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