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We inherited a small lawnmower with the house we bought. It's a 21" self propelled walk behind Troy Bilt, not very old, maybe 5 years. I have changed the air filter, oil, and checked the plug. Was running well, but has been a bit sluggish lately, and even konked out a couple of times, but it...

The radiator on my 2006 Explorer has had a slow leak for about 6 years. Has been leaking a bit more lately at times, but still not too bad. I put a quart of antifreeze in every 2 weeks or so. Sometimes I see the leak on the ground, but mostly it evaporates, and there is no sign of it, but a low...

I know there are probably many threads on this, so don't flame me too bad. I have a Ford Explorer with 140K miles on it. Have been using regular synthetic oil since 33k when I got it, and never really considered high mileage oil. No leaks and everything seems good. Is switching to a high mileage...

My V6 4L SOHC Explorer has a tendency to dirty the oil fairly quickly. Not sure what the reason is but it's practically black at 5000 miles. Have had 3 Explorers and they were all the same way. Have several UOAs done in the past and the results were all good, and Blackstone complemented me on my...

The oil from our Explorer,'06 V-6 4.0L, always comes out a really dark brown, almost black, during OCs. The oil from our Colorado, '04 straight-5 3.5L, comes out a nice golden brown after 5k miles....it's practically still clear. What's up with that? Granted the Colorado is a 5 cyl, and uses 6...

I have an '06 4.0L V6 Ford Explorer XLS. Just turned 100k miles and have been running the spec'd. 5w-30. Would 10w-30 be a better fit now? Thanks. Ed.

My B&S engine manual specifies the 491055 replacement plug. The B&S site recommends the 491055S, but I can't seem to find anywhere what the difference is. What the heck does the "S" mean? Thanks.

I just changed the plugs on our '04 Chevy Colorado. The engine is a straight 5 cylinder w/coils on plugs. 3 of the plugs that I took out had plenty of motor oil on the threads (not the electrodes,) and 2 were dry. I've never seen this before and it definitely makes me wonder what's going on...

I have a '04 Chevy Colorado, 4x4, 3.5L, 5 cyl. base model. The owners manual says to use Dex III for the transmission, (or I'm assuming Dex VI, which is the synthetic.) I have some Amsoil Synthetic Universal ATF that I'd like to use. The Amsoil site states that it can be used to replace Dex...

Does anyone happen to know what size Magnefine filter I would need for the rubber cooler return hose on my '06 Explorer. 3/8" or 1/2"? I'm assuming that I need to know the I.D. of the hose. Eventually I will disconnect it, or cut it, and look, but I just thought I'd ask in the mean time. Is...

I'm looking for a good thread on flushing transmissions, particularly from the oil cooler return line. I know there are some, and I will look myself, but just thought I'd ask. Thanks.

I have an '06 Explorer XLS 4.0L and thinking about installing an external filter in the return line from the cooler to the transmission. I would appreciate any suggestions. A couple of people have suggested Magnefine.

I have a 2006 Ford Explorer w/a 5R55S transmission and I'm thinking about changing the fluid and filter. What is a good filter to buy? Thanks.

I am interested in purchasing some Amsoil transmission fluid, and was wondering if anyone on this site is selling it. Thanks.

I was wondering if it would be ok to drain my transmission and replace the fluid with a Synthetic. I know there will be a lot of atf left in the transmission, so will it be ok to mix the two? I'll be mixing Amsoil Synthetic with Mercon V. Thanks

I was told that there were synthetics in Mercon V. I was wondering if there were any in Mercon. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I know that Gortex allows air molecules to pass through it and stops water molecules and is therefore breathable and waterproof. Couldn't this be the case with K&N. Just because one can see through it when held up to a light doesn't nessarily mean much. Please direct me to data to show me where...

I just bought a 2006 Explorer xls with 32k miles on it. It has the usual 4.0L V-6 SOHC engine. I bought it from a Ford dealer so I'm assuming it came with the Ford recommended oil, 5-30 Motorcraft Syn. blend (I will ask them.) I have no idea who owned it before me although Car Fax claimed it was...

I have a stupid ?.....The Application Instructions say to change oil and filter and add one 12oz bottle......so in my Explorer, I'll have 5 qts. plus 12oz in the vehicle? I'm assuming this is correct. I was just concerned about overfilling. I'm not a mechanic so bear with me. Thanks!

I read the application instructions and they suggest, "repeating steps 1 thru 6" for vehicles over 100k miles. This would mean that each cleaning phase HAS to have it's own rinse phase, and the WHOLE process has to be done twice. Correct? My small mind asks...why one can't just run two cleaning...