Recent content by scotthershall

I use these on my Camry. One of the best parts is they're cheap! I bought a case of them from Toyotapartsdeal.com. Filters are $3.86 each (x10 for the case) and another $10 for shipping and tax. So about $5 each all said and done. They were shipped from some dealer in Georgia if memory serves...

I'm not sure what terrifies me more as a father of a 3 year old... this happening to me, or all these people that think it can't possibly happen to them. A few others hit on this point, but it's how our brains are wired. Here's the scenario where it can happen... You take Kid 1 to school...

I had a 2014 Crosstrek before my 2014 Camry. I bought the Crosstrek with about 40K-ish miles on it, and had it until about 85K. I found it sometimes used about a quart of oil over the 7500 mile interval... sometimes not. I found the engine "liked" Valvoline/Napa 0w-20 and hardly used a drop of...

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR Originally Posted By: scotthershall I wanted one too, but was turned off by the price. Agree with other posters, they were a better deal at $15. Eventually I'll try a top-side oil change on my Subaru since the filter is on top. If I still have to get on the ground...

So is the opinion here that idling an engine isn't as awful as many people say it is? There's a lot of "OMG, you're going to kill your engine by idling!!1!" out there. Maybe that's limited to idling your engine to warm it up in cold weather, where supposedly cold cylinder walls cause gasoline to...

My experience in DIY auto care (beyond simple oil changes anyway) got started with a quote from a VW dealer for rear pads! I noticed they were hanging up a bit and looked appeared to be getting thin. They wanted $400 just for the rear pads on my 2002 Jetta TDI, over $600 for pads and rotors. I...

That's a pain. I have a similar experience. Me and a knowledgeable friend (worked in a garage doing repair work for a while before college) did the front brakes on my wife's 2008 Escape. After visiting three stores in the middle of the job to location a weird size hex socket that most "socket...

Interesting topic… I think vehicle owners can be broken down into three general categories, and they all think differently about what kind of oil they use. The brand perception works differently, or doesn't matter, on folks depending where they fall. 1. Folks that don’t know much, or don’t...

I have the same engine in my mower. I run SuperTech (Walmart) 10W-30 full synthetic in mine. It's easy to get over yonder. In your case, I'd be inclined to agree with everyone else that 0W-40 would probably be fine. The manual from my snowblower (Snotek/Ariens) recommends 5w-30. My guess is it...

I wanted one too, but was turned off by the price. Agree with other posters, they were a better deal at $15. Eventually I'll try a top-side oil change on my Subaru since the filter is on top. If I still have to get on the ground, I may as well save the $30... Also, my wife is the same way...

I had a 2009 Prius from about 44K to 130K. It always had a noisy idle compared to other cars. Tried all different kinds of oil (0w-20, 5w-30, 10w-30) both synthetic and non (Valvoline white bottle, Pennzoil HM, Mobil 1, Napa Synth, Supertech at the end) and the noise never changed. I wasn't...

If they were fiddling with the turbo they could have gotten some oil into the air intake. It's then possible for that oil to get sucking into the engine... being a diesel it would have burned the oil just like it burns diesel fuel. Also, since it's diesel, there is no trottle plate to restrict...