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Originally Posted By: SargeBB We have a 2003 Tundra 4WD purchased new. I could not get the front driveshaft zerks to take grease. The grease gun fitting diameter was just too large...so I ground it down to a smaller diameter. Doesn't look pretty, but it works! Also works better on the...

Talked to the mechanic and I'm having him use the latest Fel-Pro gaskets and replace the bolts and use the new torque sequence that GM has issued as part of the fix. Funny thing about the shop owner, he's a bit old school and questioned the prescence of anti-freeze in the oil because he didn't...

You're correct, I mistyped. I had the coolant system pressure tested today to verify the exact source and it was at the Lower Intake Manifold gasket as usual. Wife-to-be doesn't want to get rid of it until after the wedding so we're fixing it and I'm going to hit it with AutoRX after the fix to...

She has only needed to fill the coolant tank maybe twice a year. Fixing it seems pointless given the evidence that it's a design flaw and will most likely happen again.

On the plus side, the Castrol GTX looks like it is holding up well. Perhaps I should stick with instead of using M1 like I do with my Tundra. Probably moot now anyway. I talked to future-wife about it and she recalls having to top-off the antifreeze annually since she's had the car. So it...

First UOA for the future-wife's car since I took over maintenance. I found out that Blackstone Labs calls you when your UOA is bad . Engine: GM 3.5L V6 (Oldsmobile Alero) Miles on Engine: 81,825 Oil: Castrol GTX 5W-30 Miles on Oil: 4,649 Additional Info: Oil was changed immediately after a...

The piece of mind comes from using a quality synthetic, that has been shown on this forum to work well with this engine, and changing it at the manufacturers recommended interval, which is conservative for a synthetic oil.

Agreed, so previous to the UOA I spent an extra $28 on piece of mind. Now I can extend the OCI's to maximize the oil life. Also, I typically buy PureONE filters but my local Meijers recently switched to all-FRAM and so I ended up getting the M1 filter from a Pep Boys that I thought carried...

First UOA on my Tundra. It's had a steady diet of M1 since the beginning (I changed the OEM fill at about 2500 and then but M1 in at 5000). This UOA is from the summer months, 16 mile daily commute and a few 200-300 mile trips. Truck is not driven very hard. I'd been changing the oil at 5k per...