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I've been running the Edge Bio-Synthetic in the three vehicles in my household (2002 Ford 3.8 w/ 140k, 2015 FCA 5.7 w/ 30k, 2000 Mitsubishi 3.5 w/ 310k) for a bit over an interval each. All three have exhibited no increase in oil consumption (none of them had any leaks before and have not begun...

Originally Posted By: kschachn I do drink ethanol on occasion, thank you. And we have to prove this to you why, when all the manufacturers state that nothing produced before 2001 (unless it is a flex-fuel) should use E15, and most specifically deny any warranty coverage for those vehicles that...

Originally Posted By: kschachn Bunk? Haha, explain to me how the rise in food corn prices isn't a result of crop displacement to the non-food kind you mention. Both compete for the same, limited farm land. Other commodities besides corn have also risen in price due to displacement. According...

Originally Posted By: kschachn It does, on a gram-per-mile basis? Do you have any links to studies that show it? How about total emissions that include the production, storage and transport of the ethanol, including disposal of the by-products? Why do we need oxygenates in gasoline at all? Oh...

Originally Posted By: Clevy Wildly engine specific. This right here. As an example, Chrysler's 4.7V8 was available for some time in 2 "flavors" at the same time - a standard and a high output version. Same engine overall, but the HO version had a slightly tighter compression ratio (different...

I think some of you guys have been drinking ethanol.. If you can prove E15 did *any* damage to a car made in the 90's or later, I'll eat the car.

Quote: What damage can be expected from gasohol in cars made before 2000? E10 has been a normal and expected fuel at any and all ordinary gas stations in America since at least 1988 and therefore 100% of domestic market automobiles have been manufactured with that in mind. They would not sell...

Originally Posted By: badtlc I agree. Human health is overrated. Right, because one study from Stanford indicates that one aspect of ethanol combustion (CO2 emissions) is less favorable than gasoline, completely ignoring every other aspect of production and combustion. Another source of...

To update this thread, I ended up replacing both catalytic converters and upon removing the old ones, they were entirely empty! Based on the ownership history of this vehicle I doubt the previous owners punched them deliberately for "POWARRRR!!!" , but rather I believe they were probably...

I burn E85 in my not-factory-"flex" vehicle whenever possible. Have done so with every vehicle I've owned since E85 became available; modifying as needed to provide adequate fuel flow. Have fun hatin', haters. B)

Originally Posted By: Vikas So did you end up doing anything after fixing the problem i.e. any treatment such as water or seafoam or injection cleaner? I ended up having to remove the intake manifold for another problem (EGR plugged, the EGR tube is bored out of the gigantic aluminum casting...

I wasn't able to get any photos to actually show anything of worth... the camera kept focusing on the exterior of the plug hole instead of through it But, the vehicle seems to be running very well and the spark plugs in the befouled cylinders look "dusty tan" as they should.. so yay!

Originally Posted By: NHGUY Alcohol strips the cylinder walls of lubrication. Citation needed. Originally Posted By: 440Magnum E85 being gummint subsidized The subsidy ended over a year ago. It is not subsidized in the present time. Unless you count the petroleum component of it, which...

Have you checked out www.car-part.com ? There are numerous units on there for $25, may even be one in your town so no shipping. I'd just put an aftermarket deck from www.crutchfield.com in, they come with the dash kit and wire harness automatically when you buy from Crutchfield, and a $100ish...

The front (nonfunctional) plug is pretty easy to pull, so for my own curiosity I'll be having a look into it at a few steps along the way - I'll see how hard it is to take clear photos through the plug hole. (The only camera I have is my phone... not sure how well it'll do) Hopefully the parts...

It's waste spark (3.2L "sho" motor) - the two failing cylinders/plugs are on coil #3 and I've narrowed the ignition failure down to the DIS module or the crankshaft position sensor. I have 3 used DIS modules coming in the mail and 1 new CPS in the mail, have already given the coil pack a...

I just acquired a 20 year old Taurus with a V6 and 186k miles on it.. very inexpensive "a to b" car. 2 of the spark plugs haven't been firing for who-knows-how-long, so four of the pistons look (reasonably) clean when I take out the spark plug and two are just crusty and gross. I don't know what...

So - What do we think is the ideal lubricant for these differentials then, to provide gradual but effective lock-up? Dino oil with a dash of Mopar FM? Thicker or thinner oil? Some specific commercial lubricant?

To start with my own experience, I picked up a 2002 WJ with Quadra-Drive earlier this year, ~112k miles and didn't seem to have been abused or ever used off-highway. I didn't choose to operate it in rough terrain (and there isn't really any snow around Phoenix) until after my first fluid...

Like the subject says, let's talk about Varilock differentials as equipped in Jeep WJ's: First axles: Is pump behavior, friction material, etc supposed to be the same for both D30 (front) and D44A (rear) devices? [/*] And viscisity: How does viscosity affect behavior? Will a thicker oil...