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Leaking from the scroll plunger area or the main shaft seal? or both? There isn't a Ford TSB about this is there bdcardinal?

I just wanted to chime in on this. My Dad's 2005 Ford Five Hundred probably has the exact same compressor, and sure enough it is leaking at the shaft seal. Thing only has 72k miles on it and it is very well maintained too. Instead of replacing with a new compressor at around 1250 USD, My father...

It's a good idea to get terminators (little metal caps that screw onto any open outputs) on a splitter... Just call your cable company office and ask for them for free.

Originally Posted By: crw I wouldn't use one if it were free. Same here. I joined the "FRAM Failure Club" years ago when I used their OCOD for the first time on my VW Golf. Before than I had been using Purolator, and sometimes Mahle when the price was right, one time I couldn't find my part...

There are several posters in this thread that are actually encouraging people to go AGAINST the recommendations of the manufacturer when it comes to their under warranty vehicle. Don't listen to them. They are just people posting their OPINION on the internet, when it comes to crunch time and...

Originally Posted By: MCompact [ I've dodged a couple of bullets so far; I replaced the plugs on my wife's X3 at 113k miles and 60k on my MS3 with no complications in either case. M: Did you use anti-seize on them?

But in any case if you buy a traditional basic copper plug you can at maximum expect only about 30k miles on them, this is normal wear and totally reasonable, not that I am a fan of Champion plugs but that mileage is what you should expect. Personally I would go with something like the Bosch...

Originally Posted By: Boomer Not only did they do the work under warranty, they also replaced the radiator that was damaged when the mechanic's wrench slipeed and hit my cooling fins and tubes. Wow they were so kind to fix their own screw up at no cost to you, how wonderful.

One of my BIGGEST grips with bicycle riders are the ones that "think" they are "pros" (have the fancy skins on ect) but they INSIST on riding down the road in pairs side by side taking up the ENTIRE lane of the road! Like they are riding in the TdF. Blocking the ability of motorists to get past...

Originally Posted By: MrCritical Does it mean that both batteries are made to the same quality specs just because Johnson Controls makes them both? I don't know the answer, just asking. The reason I ask is that someone on here who worked for a wheel bearing company had once said that the...

Originally Posted By: mgm13 Why would you want to do all the work to do this every 25,000 miles? Millions of us run Irridium plugs which do cost more but have proven time and again that they are capable of good performance for 100,000 miles. I personaly am not interested in changing plugs or...

Originally Posted By: sciphi Had that happen before. The car was driving fine, shut it off to run into the supermarket, then the battery was dead when I tried to start it. It was also a 10 year old battery. Jumping did nothing. Ran to Wal-Mart, grabbed whatever Group 78 they had on the shelf...

One word of caution...DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE CLAMPS TO THE POSTS WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY. If when tightening you use too much force it is possible to distort the seal around the posts and they will leak. This my guess is especially a problem when you let the counter monkey at the chain...

Yep. As long as the oil carries the current API certification, and has basic documentation like MSDS available you should be just fine, the best price after all those are met is all that matters. Of course there are a few cars that need extra certifications but not all that many even today...

Don't just "listen" to something someone says, even if it comes from Ford customer service. Whatever is in writing at the time in the owners manual is what Ford will go on with regards to any warranty claim regarding their engine. If you insist on using an oil that does not meet Ford's...