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Have just had a 10,000 lb 2 post lift installed, the manual calls for Dexron III Atf. Would there be any benefit to use synthetic ATF such as Amsoil in this application? Area lift is located is currently unheated with temps down to 0*F though I will be running a salamander to warm things up a...

I was wondering what the best fluid was for my 84 dodge ram pickup w/ I-6 & A-833 transmission. It now has amsoil series 2000 75w-90 gearlube in it. It shifts allright going up and from OD down to 3d but is hard to get from 3d-2d without making a noise. Would the ATF or MTF be a better fluid...

I was looking at getting a motive power brake bleeder & wondered how people that had them like them. What are the good & bad points, are they hard to get a good seal on the MC? Model I am looking at is the professional deluxe since it has all the different adapters for present & future vehicles...

I have already made up my mind to switch to synthetic compressor lube instead of the petroleum that it came with. All the manual states is to change out the breakin oil at 50 hrs or 30 days whichever comes first. Since I will not have over a couple of hours running time by 30 days, would it hurt...

Just recieved my new compressor today. Manual calls for Mobile Rarus 427 which is a iso 100 petroleum oil. After 50 hrs it says to change breakin oil. I would like to change to the PCK synthetic as I want this to last. Amsoil says 1A on copper corrosion test Mobile says 1B, what is the...

A friend of ours has a 95 dodge shadow 3.0L V-6 FWD automatic with 100,000 mi which has been losing transmission fluid & reverse doesnt engage for at least 1 second then feels like a neutral drop. Forward gears engage normally. Had minor seeping around the output of the transmission but stayed...

I just completed the 2d clean cycle of 1452 mi on castrol 5w-30 gtx, planned to go around 1600 but had to replace a blown brakeline so while I had it up on the ramps did the oil change. Oil didn't have the thick sludgy look of the 1st rinse nor were the particles found in the bottom of the drain...

Just drained the oil from the first rinse about a week ago. Ran castrol 5w-30 GTX clean 1520 mi, & castrol 5w-30 GTX 1900 mi on the rinse. Got flat, black hard deposits about 1/3 the size of a pencil eraser in the bottom of the drain pan which I had cleaned just prior to draining the oil. Also...

I am about 250 mi into the cleaning phase of arx on my 86 Honda nighthawk cb700sc with 32000 mi. I bought it new and have ran synthetic blends until the last 3 yrs when I started running amsoil. Oil changes have been 3k or less since new. So far the bike seems a bit stronger than I remember One...

I would like to get a filter cutter & see that summit racing has 2 different models, the summit model for 39.95 & the tavia for 70.00. I did a search but didn't find anything on the summit model. Has anyone here used the summit cutter, if so is it worth the money or am I better off getting the...

I still have a case of the AMF oil that I bought before the new oil came out. Would the new oil make enough of a difference to get a case of that & use the older formulation in the lawnmowers or are they about the same? I read the white paper comparing the new oil to others but have not see...

What is the longest someone has done a piston soak with LC? We just got a 93 Corolla from my inlaws which needs some tlc judging from the buildup on the oil fill cap. I poured some LC down each cyl & let it sit for 5 days. Then got the excess out with a vacuum pump & bumped it over with the...

What are the benefits of the new formula over the old? Would it deliver better mileage over the life of the OCI due to it being slightly thinner? I am getting to the end of my old formula 0w-30 and am wondering whether to get the new formula 0w-30 or try the series 3000 5w-30. Looking for the...

Does the varnish that LC removes degrade the oil to the point that it should be changed out early or is it no problem? I pulled the valve cover on my engine this summer, no sludge just varnish. LC was then added at 3oz/qt which really did a good job of removing the varnish. It also made the oil...

Having just replaced all the lines for the back brakes on the 95 metro made me curious, how long do people get out of their brake lines before they need replacing? Ones I had were so corroded that to slightly bend them broke them in 2 pieces. Pieces that went to the rubber hose weren't as rusty...

How much difference would using LC/FP along with Amsoil TSO 0W-30 in vehicles over just using the oil alone? Vehicles I have are a 95 Geo Metro 1.3L w/100,000 mi and 93 Toyota Corolla 1.8 w/ 165,000 mi. The geo ran dino for 40,000 mi then castrol syntec till 75,000 then Amsoil TSO till present...

I installed ngk iridium plugs about 1700 mi ago replacing bosch platinums. idle & performance seem to be improved but mileage is down slightly. Car calls for .035 gap, I installed the iridium plugs at the .042 factory gap since they don't recommend gapping them. Would resetting the ecu help with...

I have been using Bosch regular platinum plugs and am wondering how they compare to NGK iridiums. Specifically, does one outlast the other by a large margin & give superior performance & fuel economy? Vehicles I work on are 95 geo metro, 96 Jeep grand cherokee, 93 toyota corolla, 95 dodge neon...

I was wondering if amsoil atf can be used in a jeep PS without problems. The owners manual states that "no atf should be used". Is there an actual reason for this or is it another example of "only genuine harley davidson oil can be used in your new harley"? Thanks, Steve

I will be replacing the sdf-10 on my wifes 93 Corolla 1.8 & the sdf-57 on my geo 1.3 with sdf-15's. Both cars are running amsoil s2000 0w-30. How much additional oil will this add to the system? Does anyone have the flow rate/ contaminate holding capacity numbers on these filters? Reasons for...