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    06 Jetta PD TDI cam replacement

    No questions really, just posting pics because I know you all love to look at this stuff as much as I do. Cam removal so far and assembly hopefully tomorrow. She was pretty torn up and should be good to go after the new cam is installed. It actually ran great and was driven home over 100 miles...
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    2,500 mile road trip, which oil and why? (Pictures)

    Heading to Florida to visit family. Planning to change the oil in my Elantra before heading out. Have these in my stash and debating on which one to use for the trip. The ones on the left are older obviously and I am trying to use up some of the stuff that has been on the shelf for a while...
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    Longevity of original coil springs?

    Looking for suggestions on re-using coil springs on a strut replacement on my 97 Buick Regal GS. Now don't get me wrong, I prefer to have new springs on the car for safety since they are obviously old. But I don't want to lose the ride characteristics of the car since new springs will be...
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    Looking at 2010 Elantra Blue, thoughts?

    Wondering if it is a good idea? Low miles, 5 speed, all maintenance records since new. 1 owner ,clean carfax, old lady driven. The car truly looks and drives like it is brand new off the showroom floor. Even comes with the window sticker and the dealer brochure for the car that year. I had a...
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    VW TDI issues

    So I have a 2014 Jetta TDI Sportwagen and a 2014 Beetle TDI. Bought both used early last year when VW was getting desperate after sales dropped with everything going on. Got decent deals on both of them including special financing on one of them, traded keys on the other and finally got rid of...
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    2014 TDI oil advice

    Bought two 2014 TDI cars, one came with a maintenance plan from the VW dealer. That is all fine and good, but it got serviced and got Kendall Euro 5w40, which from my research was an A3/B4 oil. This engine calls for 5W30 low saps oil that meets VW 507 specs. The oil they used meets VW 505 specs...
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    Low oil pressure 3800 with ACDelco PF52E

    Had something interesting happen recently. A while back I changed the oil in my LeSabre with the 3800. I put on an Ac Delco PF52E filter and filled it with G-oil 5w30. In the coming days I realized that the oil pressure wasn't quite as high as it usually is. The 3800 is famous for having high...
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    3800 L67 bearings question

    Just looking for some advice from anyone who has dealt with these engines before. I can't seem to get many of my questions answered clearly. I have the engine out of my husband's Regal GS s/c 3800 L67, 169k. We have had this car for a while and have put around 3k miles on it since we bought it...
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    Warranty useless? (long)

    Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice. Never had this type of a problem before and pretty much dumbfounded. Bought a brand new 2018 Ford Focus 1.0 automatic with the 6F15 auto tranny and 2 miles on the odometer. Car was fine for the first 14k or so. I was down in Atlanta Georgia...
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    Shift kit install 4T60E/4T65E

    So I had a really interesting day. Trying to install a shift kit on my newly acquired 1997 Bonneville. Well I thought I had a 4T65E as it seems to say everywhere. Got a shift kit for it, like I have installed in my other 2 GM cars of the same age range. Everything underneath seemed to look the...
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    2014 Jeep Cherokee airbag issues

    Trying to help my in-laws with their vehicle. Hope this is the right section for this post. Their 2014 Cherokee 2.4 put on the airbag light and is showing code U0170 lost communication with up front satellite sensor. Vehicle was purchased new, no accidents or anyone messing with wiring. Actually...
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    Toyota red in GM 3800?

    Any harm in using Toyota Red in a 3800? I don't imagine it is anywhere near as harsh as dexcool. Just wasn't sure how it would do with the cast iron engine since most Toyota stuff is aluminum. I'm thinking it would be fine since these vehicles aren't picky but figured I would ask. Anyone aware...
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    Electric car brake pad differences

    Just wondering if anyone knows the difference in regular and electric car brake pads on the same vehicle? I am looking for pads for my Focus and have come across pads for the Focus electric which are way cheaper. The pad fitment is the same because many pads cross over to both cars. Some are...
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    97.5 Regal GS climate control illumination

    Hope this is the right section to post this in, if not please move it. I have a 97.5 Regal GS with automatic climate control. The problem I am having isn't the typical problem these have. The display works fine and all functions work correctly. The problem I am having is that none of the buttons...
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    Blue smoke after idle

    Just to give a quick run down, 85 Buick Skylark FWD 2.5 TBI 95k original miles. It is giving a cloud of blue smoke after sitting at a red light for a while and then pulling away. Sometimes it doesn't at all but most of the time it does. Never smokes while going, not even at full throttle or...
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    Long term M1 0w40 use in VW ALH TDI?

    Just wondering what everyone thinks about long term use of M1 0w40 in an ALH TDI? The new SN version no longer carries a diesel rating on it. It still does list the VW 505.00 approval. I have seen UOAs on here showing it did well with this oil in my engine. Can it be safely run for the 10k...
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    Sick of the quality of new products

    Just coming here to vent a bit about some things, I am sure many of you have realized the same things. The quality of new products that you can buy has been going downhill for a long time but I hope we are close to the bottom because I am not sure how much worse they can get. Anything you buy...
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    Castrol Edge 5w40 with SPT Green?

    Got some Edge with SPT 5w40 for my VW on the BOGO sale at Advance and it is Green like Prestone? I know the GC 0w30 was Green for a while but I did not know that any of their other oils were Green at this point. It is SM rated if that makes any difference. Just wondering if any of the other...
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    Getting oil out of the exhaust?

    Kind of an odd question but I am sure someone has seen this somewhere before. I fixed up a VW TDI and took it for a spin. It had blown the turbo and I figured it did have some oil in the exhaust pipes. Did not realize it had THAT much oil in the exhaust, huge muffler. Now my subdivision has...
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    Rotella T5 for short run in ALH TDI?

    Just wanted to know if I am making a mistake here. I got a 99 Beetle TDI cheap because it blew the turbo and the condition of the motor was unknown at that point. Sat for two years before I got it. Put a turbo on it as well as did the timing belt and all components to go with it. After all of...
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