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I think about this from time to time, but just haven't thought about it while on these forums. I have been placing a small (1/2" round, 1/4" thick) neodymium magnet on the side of the oil filters on my vehicles to catch iron particles inside the filter, without affecting the bypass valve. The...

Reference the 2000 F250 in my signature: I am not having good luck right now. The knocking from the rear axle I have posted in a separate post has now been placed on the back burner. So, my engine has always made noise, I never paid much attention, figuring a high-mileage engine was entitled...

2000 F250 4x4. Sterling 10.5 rear axle. There is a knocking noise coming from the rear axle only when coasting with no load on the drive train, starting at about 35 mph down to about 5 mph. The knocking goes away when I manually lock the torque converter. It also goes away when I "feather" the...

Cub Cadet 2146 w/ Linamar 14hp single cylinder. Huge engine for just being a 14hp single, hopefully a sign of it's prolonged durability and longevity. Anyway, it is an OHV engine with mechanical flat tappets. Valve adjustment is made via set screw and jam nut on the rocker arm, and must be...

I have a 2000 F250 with V10 and 195k on the odometer. When I first bought it a year ago, I changed the oil using MC filter and MC 5W-20 oil. The noises and rattles at startup were unbearable, and just got worse as winter set in. When it came time to change the oil again, I installed a MC filter...