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I hooked up my NOCO Genius 10 to charge and maintain a battery and it ended up overcharging the battery and burning it out. I didn’t know if it was the NOCO 10 or a problem with my battery at first but I tried it on a mobility scooter 12 volt battery and it did the same thing. This is in...

I took my 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman S out for a spin yesterday and it ran fine. I drove it several hours making several stops and it started right up, no problem. I got home and parked it on the driveway outside and was planning and pulling into the garage later. It had been relatively warm (in...

Can I use Super Tech OE Teal Anti-Freeze to top off the expansion tank of an 08 Mini Cooper S? Or is it better to go with Zerex G48?

I bought a reconditioned battery for my 08 Mini Cooper S. The cars has been running and starting fine for the last 3 months but then was starting hard for the last week. Yesterday it was totally dead so I put it on the battery charger/maintainer (Noco Genius 10). It charged up fine within a few...

My 08 Mini Cooper Clubman S, I noticed the coolant expansion tank is empty. It has minimum and maximum lines but there is nothing in the tank. The car is low miles (34k). I noticed the other day after driving it for a short s distance on the highway that there was water under the driver’s side...

I recently bought a Vevor 6.5L oil extractor because I currently have some physical limitations to getting under my cars. I used it on 2 of my cars this week and I’m disappointed in the results. When I used it on my 08 Honda Element, I was only able to pull out just under 4 quarts. The manual...

For any owners out there of 2000 to 04 Subaru Legacy’s, where is the front jacking point located to raise the front of a 2003 Legacy wagon? Also, where is the best place to put jack stands for the raised front?

I just finished changing the oil in my 08 Honda Element. I went in from the top back of the engine to replace the oil filter. When I was finished and I pulled the cardboard out from under my car, there was a little rubber stopper on there. It is about 1 inch long and about 1 inch wide at the top...

I have an 03 Subaru Legacy wagon with very low miles (43k). My Dad bought it in 2010 with 10k miles on it. As far as I know it still has the original timing belt on it. The original owner may have changed it before he traded it in 2010 but as long as my Dad had it, it hasn’t been changed. I have...

I changed the oil in my 2008 Mini Cooper myself for the first time. It’s got the metal tipped dipstick. For anyone who knows Mini Coopers, how can read it with new clean oil? When the oil gets dark, it’s easy to read but with new clean oil, I just can’t see where the oil level is. The capacity...

My Dad has a 2008 Mini Cooper S since new. The original battery finally failed and couldn’t be jumped so he had AAA replace it with a new battery on the road. They replaced it with a lead acid battery. He took it in to the dealer for its annual oil change and they told him that it is the wrong...

The Subaru dealership near me is running a deal for a full synthetic oil change for $29.99. When I called to make an appointment for my low mileage (46k) 2003 Legacy, the advisor told me that because of its age, they would only recommend conventional oil because synthetic would cause the seals...

I have a low mileage 2003 Subaru Legacy wagon with 43k miles. It’s only ever had straight conventional Pennzoil or Synthetic Blend Pennzoil. Would it be a mistake or waste of money to switch it to full synthetic at this point? I would would stick with Pennzoil products but just change to...

My Dad has a 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman S that hasn’t been started in over 2 years. Is there anything we should do to it before we attempt to start it?

A few years ago Pennzoil had an oil analysis program where they sent you your needed quarts of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum oil for free for you to run in you vehicle and then send in a sample for oil analysis and then they sent you another shipment of free oil. So you got 2 oil changes of free oil...