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If it has no damage that is a pretty good price. (Or it would be around here anyway)

I like to see highway mileage, easier on the car. The Vibe is mostly Corolla underneath, should be quite solid running gear. If you dig the car I'd say go for it. I didn't look up blue book on it but I'll assume you have. Good question on the coolant, Toyota has their own proprietary P-OAT...

White Stripes - Elephant

Chevrolet = Cheap heap enjoys visiting repairman over little engine trouble. Subaru = Still usable but all rusty underneath. Pinto = Perfect incendiary, neatly toasts occupants. Plymouth = Please let your mother outta under the hood. Honda = Hold on, not done accelerating. Toyota = The one...

Not a Buell owner, but still saddened to see it.

I wouldn't overdo it, the VQ may be the most bulletproof engine being built. I am closing in on 200k on mine ('96 Maxima) running 5-6k OCI's on Mobil 1. Have seen more than a few 350k Maximas. Run a good synthetic that you can get at a good price and change it every 4-6k and I'd imagine you'll...

Not a lot of miles on it yet, but I thought y'all may be interested to see the sparkplug that blew all the way out once and part way a second time. It has the same exact markings as the others, so it either slipped past QC, or collapsed while running, or who knows??? I put it next to one of the...

I just replaced the Valvo dino in my SV650 with Rotella synthetic and it shifts a bit more smoothly. We'll see how it holds up long term but I am loving it so far.

Amelie! Fantastic movie!

1994 Celica GT, 146K 4.5 qts. Supertech 10w-30 dino, 12oz Auto-RX Purolator classic filter 2003 Suzuki SV650, 8.5K 2.9 qts. Rotella T 5w-40 synthetic Suzuki OEM filter

Personal fave, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGkhhm4vXw

100 miles on it after dumping the arx in. The arx looked very dark and opaque to me but it didn't color the oil that I could tell. The dipstick is showing a smidge overfull now but it's running fine with no unusual noise or anything. (I'm doing science and I'm still alive)

I have already run a bottle of Techron through it. Good advice though. It ran better afterwards, but I also changed out the completely plugged PCV valve at the same time, which may have been part of it as well.

Thanks for the tips, I'll wait on Seafoam in the cylinders until I am done with my clean and rinse. I got the arx today, now I just need an excuse to go somewhere.

Originally Posted By: ArrestMeRedZ Well, you do know that 72% of all statistics are made up on the spot. I don't know that to be true. I do know that 4 out of 3 people have trouble with fractions.

The compression is normal for an engine of this age I am reading. I was shining a flashlight down into #2 while the plug was out and the piston was covered in thick black carbon. Maybe I'll trickle some water in at idle or try the seafoam through the vacuum port one of these afternoons. I...

Well, new plugs and wires are on. The old plugs for 1,3,and 4 looked like well worn originals, the 2 plug (the one that blew out once and popped the wire off with blow-by again) was a different range entirely, the center electrode and insulator was recessed a lot farther and it had a huge gap...

So, I still don't have the Auto-RX, it should be here in the next day or two. Two weeks ago my wife was driving the car and the number 2 sparkplug popped out, I figured someone had pulled it and not tightened it back in properly. I put it back in and all seemed fine, this weekend I put about 600...

Originally Posted By: ZZman What will you use to verify results? Visual? Compression? Feel? Fuel economy? Oil usage? I am hoping to get good compression readings, I always track mileage with every tank, and I will be measuring oil consumption. If the oil turns black or slimy, or smells like...

Originally Posted By: Rick20 --- just look at the poor orginal poster regarding his recent purchase of a 1994 Celica. --- I didn't feel abused by you in that thread c3po, I have been following your comments for a while ,and I know you have a burr under your saddle. I think I have a sense of...