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I bought a 2011 Ranger with the 4.0 brand new in April. Ford says the oil is good for at least 5k OR 6 months. I don't drive the truck much (only 1600 miles so far). It's crazy to change oil at less than 3k miles but I have to do so for 5 years to keep up the warranty. I am looking for a good...

My parents have a 2011 Impreza that is due its first oil change. The filter is a tiny little can tucked in between two exhaust pipes under the engine. Apparently the factory torqued this one to about a hundred foot pounds because so far I have had no luck getting it off with my hands, a large...

The heater blower in my 99 S10 has stopped working completely. I checked the fuses, both in the passenger compartment and under the hood, and they are fine. I took off part of the dash and disconnected the wiring harness from the switch that controls the blower to be sure the switch was okay...

I was going to add a half quart of oil to my truck today and picked up the partially full quart I had left in the bed for a few months. When I started to pour it in, the oil was apparently contaminated with water and looked like chocolate milk. I poured half a cup or less of this gunk into the...

A friend of mine had the alternator on her 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe go out last week. For some unknown reason she had the vehicle towed to the local Chevy dealership to have it fixed. She did however buy the part at Advance instead of using the GM part. She told me today they charged around $210...

I have a 1999 Chevy S10 that I basically drive in snow and to take out the trash or when I need to haul something. The truck only sees between 3000 and 4000 miles per year. Lately every time I fill the tank it will hesitate when I am taking off from the pumps and for a few hours afterward when I...

My S10 pickup has some really good tires on it now but one has developed a very slow leak in it. I would guess it leaks maybe 10-15 psi in two weeks. I don't drive the truck much and it's a pain to have to air up the tire every time. I have checked it for nails etc but can't find anything. Is...

I have a quick question for the OCI gurus here on BITOG: I have a 99 S10 truck with around 135,000 miles that used to be my daily driver. I inherited my wife's old car so now I only drive the truck to take the trash, haul some boards, or whatever. I put less than 3,500 miles on the truck each...

I am replacing the radiator on my 99 S10. I have a couple of gallons of blue Shellzone antifreeze I picked up at a yard sale several years ago. My question is if I use it to refill the new radiator and later need to top off is it okay to mix the Shellzone with regular old Supertech green...

I have a beater/daily driver Mitsubishi Galant I recently switched from Castrol GTX to Supertech dino. I used 10w30 in both brands and the same Purolator classic filter with both oils. After a thousand miles of driving with the Supertech I seem to be burning maybe half the oil I did with...

Just thought I would let you guys know my Wally World now has Rotella 15w40 in 2.5 gallon jugs for $25.xx. Looked like a good deal if you run that weight.

I was killing some time on the Sam's Club website and found a brand of 10w30 called "Certified" that they are selling for around $20 a case. Certified also makes a DexMerc for around the same price. After checking the MSDS I found both the oil and atf are made by Sepecialty Oil Company out of...

I have a 95 Mitsubishi Galant that's been a great daily driver but it has started burning through 1-2 quarts of oil every month. The car has 150k on the odometer and at this point I want to keep it running with as little expense as possible. I have been using Castrol GTX 10w30 at 4k OCIs for the...