Recent content by TylerL

I believe it's somewhat common for those engines to drop valve seats especially if they are overheated. I've got my 97 escort's engine pretty hot a couple time and nothing bad happened.

Any brand of silver hi-temp paint would probably work just fine.

Ethanol belongs in my drinks, not my gas tank.

Nice! Enjoy working on your new ride.

I was gonna say solder it but then I saw the part about it not being metal. I'd say any two part chemical resistant epoxy would be the easiest solution.

It seems like it would be easier to locate a "newer" used compact spare from a totaled vehicle than trying to locate a new compact spare.

Mud, if you want you can safely running your directional tires in the wrong direction. According to bitog's resident tire engineer (Capriracer) the only downside is about a 10% decrease in wet traction. Tirerack test: Lap time with Eagle F1 GS-D3 Mounted correctly on a dry track: 29.387 seconds...

I think you have to pull an oil baffle also in order to see the rods.

Originally Posted By: JasonC My 2012 Mustang GT w/ MT82 has been flawless. I have almost 6k on it. The Internet seems to make issues seem more common than they actually are.

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete 5-door Yaris is available with a manual trans, but it's the SE model. You're right. I think it's just their website vehicle builder that's wrong.

That's lame that a manual Yaris is only available in a 3-door, oh well their loss. You could also check out a Scion xD, not sure if they're any good. If you check out the Kia Soul I'd check out the Kia Rio 5-door at the same time.

Originally Posted By: Char Baby TylerL, I see in the report that there was no make up oil and I may have missed it somewhere but, did you have to add any oil during this OCI? I don't think my dad added any oil. There was no oil showing on the dipstick when I pulled the sample. Burning a quart...

Honda has Type 2 Extreme Cold Weather coolant in quarts which I think is full strength. part number OL999-9020 I'm guessing only Alaskan and Canandian dealers carry it so you would have to order it.

I was going to suggest a base Mazdaspeed 3 but then I saw that good gas mileage is a requirement.

Originally Posted By: Donald Always get the TBN done! I really just wanted to see what the wear levels were. I have no intentions of running dino this long again.