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    Manual Transmission Fill Bolt

    Im changing mt mtf for the first time on my accord, i have three bolts infront of me, i am sure of the drain bolt but the other two im not sure which one is the fill bolt. Heres a pic, is it the one on the left or right?
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    help with a stuck oil filter

    note: ive already posted this thread in the oil filters but im not sure where to post it. and i really need help. ive been at my oil filter for 2 hours now, i cant take it off! ive tried sandpaper, to grip. heating it up with a blow drier putting screw driver through to turn but they all...
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    Stuck oil filter

    @(*$&)($*&@)(@#*$&@(#$( I am going crazy!!!!!! ive been at my oil filter for 2 hours now, i cant take it off! ive tried sandpaper, to grip. heating it up with a blow drier putting screw driver through to turn but they all failed badly, and there is ripped skin the size of a nickel on the palm...
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    BELTS BELTS BELTS!!!!

    I have a 97' plymouth voyager 3.0l, and my a/c belt snapped. well i bought a replacement belt. and well... I cant get it on! it goes around the drive, a/c and idler pullies, and i cant find out how to move the idler pully to get the belt on, can someone help me... while im at it... the car...
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    How to replace spark plug wires on mini-van engine!!!!!!!!!!!

    like the topic title says, how do i replace the 3 spark plug that are on the back of the engine? the 3 in front are easy EDIT SPARK PLUGS.... not wires
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    Help I cant do it...

    When driving at around 2000rpm, my exhaust vibrates and it drives me NUTS! so i went under the car yesturday and i saw wat was happening, there is a piece of metal, welded from the muffler to my exhaust (support?) and the welding on the exaust is gone, hence it vibrates. I put a clamp over it...
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    when to replace mtf

    how do i know its time to change my mtf?
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    Can someone explain these simple abreviations...

    Wat does GF-x mean? i know higher is better, but like i buy oil, on the back it says gf-1,2,3 one says gf-4 and wats SL and SJ ... etc... can someone clear this up for me?
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    LOOK @ the roads i drive in....

    http://www.montrealracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193074 check that pot hole out.... quite scarey
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    What to choose...

    Well ive got a plymouth voyager 1997 (3.0 l) with 115000 km (about 71000miles). i do 5000km oci (3000miles) dino oil (5w30) the van uses about 1-2 quart in 5000 km and the engine whines, its just how the car sounds, alot of that gen caravans and voyagers sound the same. is 5w30 a good choice...
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    BUZZ!!!!!

    there is a buzzing noise when i am at about 2000 rpm when the engine has heated up. i have narrowed the noise to the cat.converter heat shield. so i go under my car and checked, the upper heat shield on the cat is rusted and has about 4 holes, i called up for the price of the heat shield and...
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    THE CHIME IS DRIVING ME NUTS

    On my moms voyageur 3.0l, ex: the gas tank has gas, when ever i slow down for a stop sign/take a turn the gas light comes on and it chimes (sound). it is driving me nuts. its been doing it for about 2 years and now i have had enough lol. i've tried closing the gas cap until it clicks, ive...
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    RIP : Ac Delco Jack

    I HAD a acdelco 2 ton jack a few hours ago lol... i was changing a flat tire my dad got on his car when i asked him to pull the handbrake/chock the back wheel, we were talking and we forgot, im raising the car up and the car started to creepforward, then the jack was on 2 wheels and the car...
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    Buzzing Noise!

    When the car is at about 2000rpm the exhaust(passenger side) buzzes, it gets annoying when i downshift. any one know wat i can do?
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    ADBV

    How can u tell apart a silicone and a nitrile adbv apart when u cut open a filter? another question. when a adbv hardens, does it ever un-harden?
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    MOTOMASTER FORMULA 1

    How is this oil it says exceeds gf1,2,3 while other oils go to gf 4
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    Do I Need A NEW RAD CAP?

    OK heres the deal, My mom's plymouth vogageur 3.0L was slightly over heating, so just 45 min ago, i flushed her rad fluid and topped up and burped... It doesnt over heat as much but it is above the normal that is used to be. (the needle) I drove the car last week and when i get out, i would...
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    CANADIAN TIRE

    I was talking to my friend who works at canadian tires's parts counter, and we were talking about oils, and i dont know how it started but he thought the difference between a xw30 and a xw40 oil is that the 30 Boils at 300 degress adn the 40 at 40 degrees, then he thought that 0w30 is too thin...
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    My First Dissection

    I cut open my first used filter, Fram Extra Guard.
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    I was thinking....

    Since most of us are anal-retentive car enthusiasts, someone might be able to clear this up. OK think of this: your changing the oil, replace oil filter WITHOUT PRE-FILLING. and you add in new oil then close the filler cap. the question, is there unwanted extra air in the engine, (ie: oil pump...
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