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    RIP Sergio Marchionne

    Sergio Marchionne, hailed for Chrysler and Fiat turnarounds, dead at 66 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/sergio-marchionne-fiat-chrysler-has-died-1.4760654 --------------------------- Thumb typed on my iPad
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    VWB, PYB, and QSGB each unique claim to fame?

    I learn by lurking on this addictive forum that any of these conventional oils (and others) are all good, do all their job well, and will work well on any well maintained engine, but I was wondering: what is each distinction? For instance I believe PYB is known for its cleaning properties (?)...
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    Need help discovering the bold patterns of rims

    Hi I have a 2003 CRV EX. I have extra summer tires and I am trying to purchase used rims for them. It needs 5 bolts rims with a pattern of 114.3. An individual have 4 rims to sell but does not know the bolt patterns, nor on which car they were on previously. The only thing we have are the...
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    Little experiment. Cold weather

    Hi We all saw the videos on the Internet comparing the "cold flow" properties of various brand and types of oil. For fun, and for my kids education, I decided to compare the following: M1 5w20 Castrol edge 5w30 Quaker Stake advanced durability (Dino, the only one) 5w20 PP 5w30 PP 5w20 M1 5w30...
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    After brake job: Wheel turning well, but not freely

    hi I had to change both rear disks and pads on a 2007 odyssey. I lubed everything well. I took the van for a very short drive, but when I came back and jacked up the car, I noticed that a wheel was turning but not totally freely. What I mean is that the wheel turn but stops quickly if no...
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    Just realized QS Defy has no certifications?

    So I just poured 3.5 litres of QS Defy into my wife's 1990 Miata, with 190k miles I just realize looking at the bottles that it has no logos of the starburst nor the SAE or anything like that. In all my cars' manuals,l they say to only use oils that have these certifications..... Questions: is...
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    How oil in pan gets warmed up in frigid temp?

    Hi all So I have been asked this by my kid. It has been -20c to -35c here. I have seen Dino oil turn to gelly at those temp. So when it happens and the engine block is more that a few inches from the bottom of the pan, itself just a few inches from the road and snow, how can it get warmn? I...
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