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I put a paper underneath the car as I thought it might be leaking. This is the result after 2 days. Is this oil? Should I be concerned with this leak? (doesn't look significant does it?) What is even more weird is that if I park it outside (where the driveway is at a slight incline), it...

I have half jug left of conventional 5W30 after I sold my car. I have a 2015 Kia Forte that uses 5W20 and I've been using synthethic in it a few years after I bought it new. This car has 70km (~45kmiles). Could I use a quarter from the 5W30 jug for the next 2 oil changes together with my 5W20...

Is this reply regarding my usage of https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10450309&pt=10802&jsn=1 ? Or was it a reply to the poster above regarding sil-glyde?

Thank you all. Because it said "ceramic", I started to second doubt myself, even though it says silicone lube.

I have done my front pads. I lubed my sliding pins using the following from RockAuto: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10450309&pt=10802&jsn=1 Did I use the correct thing? Videos on youtube generally used 3M Silicone, but that is very expensive in Canada. Is the Silicone Ceramic lube...

Well, I'm glad I only torqued those to 80, and only 8 over the specs, and not 100+ lol

I have a Kia Forte 2015, that bolt required a 17mm socket. My wheels require 21mm socket, altough on my honda civic the wheels were only 19mm. But yes, they are quite big bolts. My concern wasn't that it would come off, since I over-tightened it, my concern was that I could've damaged the...

I have torqued my Caliper assembly bolts (not the bolts that hold the slide pins) to 80 lb-ft torque when the range is 57.9-72.3. For some stupid reason 80 lb-ft stuck in my head after watching a youtube video to change my front pads. Is about 8 lb-ft over the maximum too much? (80lb-ft vs the...

My understand was that the oil pressure warning light were useless. If that thing comes on, that is way to late and there is almost no oil lubricating the engine. I could be wrong or old information... Regarding the foaming inside the engine, my understanding was that the foam prevents proper...

Hi guys. I have some questions after I have changed my oil. Car has 50k kms, 1.8L MPI engine DOHC 16V The manual says it takes 4 litres, but after putting in 3.78 litres (4 * 946ml) and checking the level, it shows half way on the dipstick, even after letting the car run for 1 minute. Should I...

Originally Posted by alarmguy It doesn't matter what oil you use, synthetic or conventional, your engine will wear the same. No, you will not develop leaks by switching to synthetic. Forget the synthetic oil filter if your not going to change it at the same time as your engine oil, which is...

So guys, looking at time and low kms driven a year (5000), would a synthetic last more and be in better condition with time vs a conventional? It seems all articles and people are saying that while synthetics have some positive additives and do last more in terms of mileage (up to double?), time...

Car is civic 2007, 1.8L After promos and rebates, price for synthetic and regular is almost the same (within 5$). But I only drive the car 5k-10k at most in a year. And it is my understanding that synthetics (unfortunately) needs to be changed as often as conventional if going by time alone...

What are your opinions of switching to synthetic oil from conventional after 12 years but only 100k kms. My understanding is that switching to synthetic on high mileage cars will lead to leaks. But not sure what's defined as high mileage and how this relates to how old the actual car is. Would...