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Hello everyone. My work car will be due for new tires soon. Its a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox LS with AWD. Current tires are the OEM Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus in 225/65R17 102H. I have gone through two winters (live and work in ND) with these tires and can say without a doubt, this is the worst...

I traditionally have backed up my data to an external drive. I do this maybe once a year as the data doesn't change that often.I recently started to do a backup to my external HD and started to get all sorts of errors from the drive. Think it's on it's way out (its a good 10 years old so that...

I'm running Windows 7 on my desktop PC. I know at sometime I'm going to have to make the switch to 10 due to Microsoft not releasing security updates for 7 starting next year. I really don't want to do this last minute and I also don't want to do full on conversion. I also don't feel it's...

I recently received an email confirmation for my car insurance auto payment for my 2014 GMC Sierra. I purchased this vehicle new in October 2013 and have always had it insured through the same company. My monthly rate has been the same for a few years now ($114/month full coverage). It was a...

I was looking at the specs on the XG10575 on Fram's website: http://www.fram.com/parts-search/XG10575/ I noticed the bypass valve setting pressure lists 16-28. I could have sworn that this filter had a 9-15 PSI setting the last time I looked. I have ran this filter before on my Sierra but not...

I've owned my Sierra for over 5 years and 145,000 miles. I do most my own maintenance and feel I'm pretty in tune with the truck. Lately I've noticed an abnormal noise coming from the engine bay. I'm not sure if it's due to cold weather or just happen to begin when cold weather started. I took...

This filter came off my 2014 GMC Sierra 5.3 with the 6L80 transmission. Filter was in service for 129,540 miles (2,780 hours). Was replaced with an ACDelco 24236933 which appears to crossover to the GM 24236517 number that is molded on the original filter. Overall the filter looked good. I was...

Vehicle: 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Engine: 5.3L V8 Ecotec3 (L83) OCI mileage: 7,246 miles OCI hours: 150 hours OCI length: 2 months OLM: 5% Oil: Mobil 1 5W-30 (8 quarts) Oil Filter: Mobil 1 M1-212A (on 2nd OCI) Make up oil: none Driving conditions: 85/15 (Highway/City) My thoughts: 2nd run but...

Motor: 2018 Yamaha F90XB Outboard OCI: 10 hours OCI length: 1 month Oil: Yamalube 10W-30 Oil Filter: Yamaha 5GH-13440-70 Make up oil: none This is my first outboard UOA on my first 4 stroke outboard. After completing the initial 10 hour break in I changed the oil but left the filter. The manual...

Just did my first oil change on my 2018 Yamaha F90XB. This is also my first 4-stroke outboard. The manual says it takes 3.17 US quarts without filter change and 3.38 US quarts with filter change. After draining (and playing with trim to make sure everything was out). I put approximately 3.17...

Saw this while looking for some specs on Mobil's website: https://mobiloil.com/en/motor-oils/mobil-1/mobil-1-extended-performance-high-mileage

This is my first time running (and cutting open) a Mobil 1 M212-A oil filter. It was on my Sierra for 7 months and (2) OCI's totaling 14,237 miles (7,317 miles and 6,920 miles). I have been using Fram's Ultra XG10575 for awhile now but they were sold out at Walmart so I decided to try this Mobil...

Vehicle: 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Engine: 5.3L V8 Ecotec3 (L83) OCI mileage: 7,418 miles (153 hours) OCI length: 3.5 months OLM: 2% Oil: Mobil 1 AFE 0W-30 (8 quarts) Oil Filter: Fram Ultra XG10575 Make up oil: none Driving conditions: 85/15 (Highway/City) My thoughts: 2nd run with 0W-30 but...

First off I'm not an IT professional and don't handle those duties for the company I work for. I do however enjoy learning more about IT security. I work for a small business and sometimes need to work from home/out of town. We use the Windows remote desktop feature to login into our local...

Vehicle: 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Engine: 5.3L V8 Ecotec3 (L83) - 8 quart capacity OCI mileage: 7,304 miles (145 hours) OCI length: 3 months OLM: 4% Oil: Mobil 1 AFE 0W-30 (6 quarts) and M1 AFE 0W-20 (2 quarts) Oil Filter: Fram Ultra XG10575 Make up oil: none Driving conditions: 85/15...

I was curious about a pour point on a Mobil oil. I searched "0W-20" on their MSDS catalog: http://www.msds.exxonmobil.com/IntApps/psims/psims.aspx A name caught my eye I have never seen before "MOBIL 1 ANNUAL PROTECTION 0W-20". Since I can't link to the MSDS I copied the top of the first page...

The other day I engaged 4HI just to make sure everything was good to go since winter is on it's way. I don't use it much during the summer. I heard a noise that I haven't noticed before. The noise was only audible when I accelerated. Let off the pedal and I couldn't hear it. Give it some gas and...

Vehicle: 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Engine: 5.3L V8 Ecotec3 (L83) OCI mileage: 7,286 miles (151 hours) OCI length: 3 months OLM: 4% Oil: Mobil 1 AFE 0W-20 (8 quarts) Oil Filter: Fram Ultra XG10575 Make up oil: none Driving conditions: 85/15 (Highway/City) My thoughts: Lowest iron PPM I have seen...

Link to PDS: http://www.amsoil.com/lit/databulletins/g3430.pdf

Vehicle: 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 Engine: 5.3L V8 Ecotec3 (L83) OCI mileage: 7,219 miles (158 hours) OCI length: About 3 months OLM: 5% Oil: Mobil 1 AFE 0W-20 (8 quarts) Oil Filter: Fram Ultra XG10575 Make up oil: none Driving conditions: 80/20 (Highway/City) with some occasional light...