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  1. dnewton3

    Counterfeit Parts More Prevalent Than You May Think

    What? Chinese companies are illegally copying other products and selling them as legit? Shocking ... :rolleyes: This is why I've decided a few years ago to buy only at local, large outlets (AAP, Napa, AZ, ORs) because if I get a bad part, I walk back with my receipt and get my money back...
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    Where is the best place to list and/or get a boat value for a private owner sale?

    It's difficult to know how you define "best place"; you don't really define what that means to you. I'll say that I've had great results using FBM; but I'm good at weeding out stupid people/comments and also I do a good job of describing my sale items and posting good pics. FBM is the modern...
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    ENGINEER EXPLAINS HOW OFTEN TO CHANGE OIL & FILTER // UPDATED CRITERIA-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS!

    YT vids are for the uninformed. BITOGer's should already know ... there's no YT video that can do a job as well as a series of UOAs when it comes to determining your OCI.
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    Vehicles with optional engines that use a different viscosity

    There are assumptions going on here and I don't know if they are accurate or just guesses .... The "larger" engine could be of a larger bore; that would make for a larger piston. But it's a false assumption to believe that the piston causes more "load". It could be that the piston is of a...
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    What is your current favorite oil filter to use?

    I've had to delete several posts due to going off topic. Please stick to the topic and leave the personal attacks out, or the thread gets locked.
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    Fram Oil Filter Anatomy & Testing Videos

    Old news. Way old ... Been posted here many times before.
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    What’s your favorite weed and grass killer spray concentrate?

    On topic ... Anything with glyphosate in it; mixed to the proper ratio of about 5% for application. Off topic ... You'd be happy too if you could eat/digest anything without gut distress, sleep when you felt like it, and had no general cares. It's all fun and games until someone comes to...
  8. dnewton3

    17 Civic 1.5T, 89K mi; PP 5W20, 7.8k mi

    Any time you can average less than 2ppm of Fe per 1k miles, and the other wear metals are in the low single digits, it's doing well. The contamination is acceptable on all your UOAs as well. Nothing but a good running engine there.
  9. dnewton3

    Ford 3.5L / 3.7L water pump failures?

    I find that very hard to believe; skipping three teeth because the pump shaft is that much "tilted". If the shaft of the water pump can "tilt" so much as to put so much slack in that the chain that the hydraulic tensioner can't accommodate the problem, then that would indicate a severe and...
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    The Reality of Academia

    There is an excellent YT channel by a guy called "Pete Judo". I highly recommend this channel if you want to understand the problems in science/research/academia. He does a great job of exposing the fraud in academia. He doesn't do the research, but he reports on others efforts in a very...
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    Hot Shots Secret Gasoline Extreme

    Fuel efficiency is VERY hard to accurately measure in the field with regard to input changes; it's much more easily studied in the lab where the variables are tightly controlled. I doubt anyone can truly prove any substantial increase in a few runs to/from somewhere. The point of the PEA is...
  12. dnewton3

    Favorite ATV brand?

    Honda and Suzuki.
  13. dnewton3

    Diff oil to quiet diff whining

    If you have rebuilt a diff 7 times (SEVEN !) and not got rid of the concern, then there is one of two things wrong: - the gearset is not machined properly; you need to get a different set - the housing diff has not been machined properly; get rid of that axle and get a different one No lube is...
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    Tesla Cybertruck Hit With Stop-Sale Because of Unintended Acceleratiom Report

    Note ... The inappropriate content has been removed. Let's keep it polite and not taunt others.
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    What is the single best vehicle to buy if you're a tightwad?

    A used Grand Marquis from your old neighbor lady down the street.
  16. dnewton3

    Going Conventional... am I nuts...?

    You're not nuts for considering conventional oils. You are, however, nuts for starting a conversation on BITOG without any bounds. Choosing a lube is not just a one-size-fits-all topic; it's part of an overall maintenance plan. You should consider many things in the application: - planned OCI...
  17. dnewton3

    Laser Removal of Carbon build up

    The laser cleaning is only applicable when the engine is disassembled ... Not really useful for the average Joe.
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    OJ Simpson Dead at 76

    I've had to delete many posts for various violations. We're done here.
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    OCI and oil selection 2024 Ford Transit

    The 3.5L n/a motor is from the Cyclone engine series; these are very robust engines. Because this is a longitudinal mount motor, it doesn't even have the infamous internal water pump issue; this makes it very reliable. These engines wear very well; typically great UOA results. And they run...
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