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    Advice and question on possible non-oil change scam.

    I've been a member of this site since 2009 but haven't really had any questions to post, hoping the community can give me some advice on this situation. I have a one-year-old Ford, that was in for warranty work and I decided to have them do an oil change (12k miles). I got the vehicle back last...
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    Brake fluid effects on plastic, seeking advice

    I work for an injection molding company and one of our customers tests requires a small part to be submerged in DOT3 brake fluid for X amount of time, rinsed off, and then destructively tested. We have not changed out process or raw material. Our raw material has been tested multiple times in...
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    Alternative oil for Audi 5w40 Texas car.

    I guess I have to update my profile, I moved to Texas a few years ago when we had 39 days straight over 100° and ten days over 110°; coming from northern Illinois this always concerns me with the oil choices I have made in the past! Haha My car eats about 1/2 to 1 quart at about 3500 miles. It...
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    Alternative oil for Audi 5w40 Texas car.

    I'm out of warranty so I am going to start changing the oil in my 2012 Audi A6 3.0T. The factory book recommends "Synthetic 5W30 or 5W40 oil depending upon climate conditions". Since this is a Texas car, I would lean towards 5W40 but that is double the price of 5W30 or 10W40 which is on the...
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