Recent content by Missouri Tim

Jaycee wrote: > I like the big casters on the front end of some new push mowers . . . Anybody use one of these? Yes, I'm on my second one. The current one is a Cub Cadet and I'm liking it pretty well. The Cub dealer had two mower types that were idenical save for color and engines: the Troy was...

Yeah, I'd give tightening the bolts a try before I took it to a mechanic for a lot of labor costs. Have a set of sockets? It's easy to check the valve cover bolts. Wipe everything off while your in there. The '89 Acclaim (2.5L) I had would leak around the valve cover from time to time and all...

My '99 Miata has about 94,000-miles on it. I've only had it for about a year and 14,000-miles, though. I'm using Mobile 1 10W30.

The big Dodge rolled over 150,000 this morning on the way to work. It's a 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 with the 5.9L V8. Had since it was new. It's had Penz. 10W30 in it until about 3000 miles ago wherein it was switched to Mobil 1 10W30. OCI of 5000 miles or quarterly whichever came first...

Well, high oil usage could be a variety of things, but I'd check some things before I gave up - someone has already suggested checking the PCV system. That's a good place to start. Another place to check would be the intake manifold or plenum gasket (depending on the engine.) A leak there could...

Gary, appreciate your comments and I'm sure that you're right when you say that thin oil is a bad thing in an AMC I6. No desputing that. But I was thinking about this over the weekend and had the following thoughts: When was the last time that AMC recommended a 20W50 for this engine? Oil has...

My wife's Cherokee has about 117,000 on it. I switched it from Penzoil 10W30 to Mobil 1 10W30 about 7,000 miles ago. No ill effects. No leaking, no new noises, etc. The pressure gauge still shows the same pressures as when it was new. Didn't notice a big difference in mileage, but it isn't the...

I don't know guys, my grandad always said to be careful not to over-fill: "maybe you can get away with that in the flats, but you'll only do it once in the high country." I'm still careful not to overfill 'em even though I'm living in the "flats" now. (This is the same grandad who thought...

Racer1 asked: tim, how do you determine if it is overfull or not? By looking at the stick - vehicle is standing on the garage floor (level) and cool. I was taught that as long as it's between the "fill" and "full" lines on the stick it's good. When it gets down to the fill line, add some. In...

'Splain this, though: my friend Tim works for the railroad and tells me those big two-stroke EMD diesels from GM never get an oil change. Says they hold almost 300 gallons and it stinks to high heaven. He would know, too. He dropped a timing gear into the sump and had to fish it out wearing a...

My Grandfather thought multi-vis oils were a gimmick. I specifically remember him using Penzoil 20W20 pretty much all the time. Lived in Colorado Springs. He may have run 30W during the summer. Laugh if you will but I still have his '72 Ford F250. The speedo stopped working some time ago but...

JGMazda wrote: "Krholm- Thanks. I'm using GC now. Seems to be doing well and my car (94' Miata) does not "Hot tick" with the lifters like it did on Mobil 1 10w-30. For some reason, Mobil was too "thin" for me. I did not get good oil pressure with it. It was alarming after coming off the highway...

So far no problems for me with three vehicles: 2001 Cherokee 4.0L I6 with 112,000 switched at about 108,000. 1999 Miata 1.8L I4 with 89,000 switched ~5,000 miles ago. 1998 RAM 2500 360 V8 with 148,000 switched about ~200 miles ago (the Miata is more fun to drive). All three are sporting Wix...

Thanks for the replies; interesting links and information. I've been running the premium (91) with the standard 50:1 oil mix without any troubles this Summer. Walt51's reply makes pretty good sense. I remember when unleaded came out and the reasons for it, and that everyone was unhappy that it...

I've been watching this thread with interest. How long after the switch do the leaks typically occur? The reason I ask is that I recently switched my wife's 2001 Jeep Cherokee from Pen 10W30 to M1 10W30 at 108,000 miles. We rolled over 111,000 over the weekend. We've owned it since new and it's...