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I have to replace the fuel pump on an '80s Town Car w/ 302 V8. Present fuel pump lasted less than 15,000 miles (Airtex, made in Mexico I think). Any experience with the Bosch fuel pumps made in Czech Republic? There is one available for my application, but no hardware is included (although the...

I have to replace a leaking master cylinder on an '89 Lincoln Town Car. The options I have available are all the new Chinese master cylinders -- Raybestos, Centric, Cardone Select. It appears that there are no new Bendix branded master cylinders anymore, but the last of those I bought were made...

Any experience with these for BMW, specifically E90? Or better to pay extra for the OE BMW? I've used the Ate Original (Germany) and Brembo (Italy) rotors in the past with good success on other BMWs. The ATE Coated are made in China, at least the part numbers for my car, which likely explains...

Recent oil change on 2009 328i. Code: Oil Amsoil Euro 0w40 EFO Miles in Use 7,408 Miles on Engine 82,380 Date 8/13/17 Iron 12 Chromium 1 Lead 1 Copper 15 Aluminum 4 Silicon...

We have an 08 Escape V6 that is due for front brake pads (and rotors too, most likely). Two types of Motorcraft pads are showing as fitting: BR-1047-B (Ford Retail Spec) and BRF-1047-A. I'm asking here because I don't have a lot of experience with Ford parts, but I know a lot of folks here do...

Here is the recent UOA for an '05 Cobalt with 290,500 miles. Oil used was Pennzoil HM 5W30, and top off oil (1 qt) was Pennzoil 5W30. Pennzoil has been used for the past few changes. The sodium level caught my eye as being high, but it is possible that some Valvoline was used to top it off at...

Here's another UOA for PU Euro 5W40. We drained this a little earlier than usual. About 2 months ago, the electric water pump failed while driving, and I wanted to see if any coolant was mixing with the oil. Blackstone noted no problems, although they did note the viscosity was low. Code...

I've got an '89 Lincoln Town Car and want to change the ATF fluid and filter soon. It has the Ford AOD transmission. I was going to use either Motorcraft Mercon V or Valvoline Maxlife, but I found some discussion at a different forum that stated Mercon V fluids were not good for the clutches...

Just an FYI - I ordered a set of Bendix CT3 brake pads for my Toyota Tundra. Received them today and they were manufactured in China. I will use them, as I have heard too many glowing reviews for them. But I just wanted to let everyone know, as country of origin for products is an important...

Anyone know of any good deals on the AC Delco oil? Only place that I've seen it is O'Reilly's for $5.99 per quart. Seems like a good Moly/Boron add pack and low volatility. Thoughts? AC Delco 5W-30 PQIA Results

This is a sample of the factory filled mtf-lt-3 in my 2009 328i. There are not many samples of this stuff out there, so I thought it would be good to post. Aluminum 26 Chromium 0 Iron 57 Copper 33 Lead 1 Tin 0 Moly 1 Nickel 1 Manganese 232 Silver 0 Titanium 0 Potassium 4 Boron 3 Silicon 18...

Here's one more Mobil 1 0W-40 UOA for the pile. Previous fill was with unknown bulk oil from the dealer the car was purchased, so I think there are some traces of that oil in the M1 that was sampled. Universal average of 7,800 miles shown in on right. OIL Mobil 1 0W-40 SM MILES IN USE 6813...