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I need new tires for my Camry, and the car came with the Michelin Primacy MXM4's. They have lasted about 45,000 miles, have been pretty quiet, and have done well in all weather conditions here in Ohio. I had a car in the past with the original Continental Purecontacts, and I thought they were...

I need new brakes for both of our cars. Where we live with winter salt, the failure mode for brakes on our cars has always been the rotors rusting on the inside, and creeping onto the friction surface wearing grooves into the pads causing noise. My Camry is only 4 years old and this just...

Greetings everyone. We have a 2009 RAV4 with the 2.5 2ar-fe. It's been a great car with no major repairs in 156K miles. At about 120K, it was using about 1/2-3/4 a quart of oil during the 5000 OCI using 5W-20 conventional. In the last year or so, the consumption has increased substantially...

Hey guys. I have a Honda HRM215, I think with the GXV140 engine. It's over 20 years old, and I've had it for about 8. It always runs great and starts with 1 pull. Lately, it smokes a little on cold start, but if I have to shut it down, as it spools down it smokes bad. It smokes bad on hot starts...

I have a 1998 Trans Am that I bought about 5 years ago. The Bridgestone tires that are on it look perfect--the tread is nearly new and there are no cracks in the sidewalls, the tread blocks, or tread. The thing is, the date code indicates they were made in 2004, so they are now 10 years old. All...

I will be winterizing the 2005 25 hp Yamaha 4-stroke on our pontoon soon for winter storage, and the lake marina recommends the following: 1. Change oil 2. Change lower unit oil with new plug seals 3. Remove prop and re-grease splines 4. Grease moving parts/steering cables 5. Remove fuel line...

Sam's Club has a great deal on both of these with $80 instant savings that expires today. I need to get a new set of tires for the RAV4 size 225/65/17. The Comfortred's have an 80,000 mile warranty and are supposed to quiet and last a long time. Tests from Tire Rack and Consumer Reports say they...

I'm looking at both of these at our Sam's Club for my wife's RAV4. Both get good reviews on Tirerack and have long mileage guarantees. All said and done, the Michelins installed are about $35 more than the Goodyears and they are 90,000 mile tires versus 80,000 for the Assurances. So I'd like to...

We just recently bought a 1997 pontoon boat with a 2005 Yamaha 25 hp outboard on it. I am new to boats, so I have some questions. 1. Do I have to use specific Yamalube or equivalent marine engine oil, or will any motor oil do? It takes either 10W-30 or 10W-40. 2. Do I have to use marine...

My wife and I are looking for a pontoon boat to use on a small man-made lake. The lake has a horsepower limit if 25, so we've started to look for used boats in that range. I know a lot about cars, but very little about boats. What brands of motors are the best? Besides noise and smoke, are there...

So at 79K my maintenance minder indicated it is time for a transmission fluid change. I already had done 1X drain and fills at 23K and 54K, so I decided to just do a 1X now and another drain and fill at the next 2 oil changes rather than all in 1 day. When at the dealer buying fluid, I asked...

I have been running conventional only is this Accord since new, usually GTX or PYB with a change or two of VWB. I typically change the oil when the maintenance minder is at 10-15% which for me ranges 6000-6500 miles. I may have gone 7000 miles once or twice. When looking into the filler cap...

I may need a new Group 35 battery for the Accord, and am between the Duracell made by Deka (East Penn) for $84 at Sam's Club and the Autocraft Gold for $81 at AAP (with online code). Both are 3 year free replacement, but the Autocraft is prorated after that where the Duracell is not. Are...

I replaced the rear calipers on my 2007 Accord, and we bled the rears without too much air. The pedal feels fine when pumping it while the car is off. When I turn it on and drove it, the pedal is spongy and goes almost to the floor. We re-bled all 4 corners, and still no change---hard off and...

On my 07 Accord V6 I noticed some noise and excessive brake dust on the driver's rear wheel a few months ago. Upon inspection, I noticed the outboard pad was totally gone while the inboard pad was fine. The passenger side was fine. The pads were stuck in the bracket so I assumed it was just...

So as the title says, my belt was chirping on cold and/or wet start ups several months ago. I changed the serpentine belt even though the old one looked ok, and the noise stopped. It recently returned and got worse, lasting a while after start up. I assumed it was the idler or tensioner pulley...

Our RAV4 4WD is approaching 60K at which time I want to drain and fill 3-4 quarts of tranny fluid with Toyota WS, and also drain and fill the transfer case and differential. Both of those call for GL-5 80W-90, but I was looking for a good synthetic to extend the drain interval for about 100K...

I have an 2007 Accord coupe, and the hood is completely chipped up! Honda paint is apparently very soft. I was considering using one of these systems to touch up the paint, then have a clear bra installed. Any opinion on which of these 3 works best? http://www.langka.com/...

My Dad has a 2003 Pontiac Vibe AWD with the 4 speed AT. He has close to 70K miles and never changed the ATF. He started noticing it was shifting poorly and was not very responsive. He looked at the owner's manual and noticed it called for a change every 50K. So he went to a quick lube place for...

I am going to need a new air filter and cabin filter for this car soon. I would love to try the Amsoil Eaa filter, but it appears it is not made for 06-07 V6 Accords. Are there any other options out there? The factory one is a Filtech and it is probably the highest quality factory filter I have...