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I believe Platinum came out in 2005, so seeing as how the label says "New!", it appears you have a quite a relic here. I think it's cool that you've having a VOI done on it and I look forward to seeing the results.

So are the ridges supposed to function like paddles, or are the ridges there to actually hold the snow in the tread and keep it packed? Or maybe they're supposed to keep the grooves clear and stop the snow from sticking? I'm a bit lost now as to what they're actually accomplishing.

Originally Posted by CapriRacer Originally Posted by Traction It's the snowball effect. Also take note, that usually a good highway tire will get better snow/ice traction than the knobbiest of AT tires. Maybe trying to claw through 2 feet of snow, a mud tire might work better, but that's about...

So you actually do want a snow tire to pack up with snow? Is this because the snow packed in the tire is supposed to grip the snow over the road? And then the deep tread depth and often times directional V patterns of snow tires I assume are more for slush and wet traction instead of deep snow...

Originally Posted by dogememe If I hadn't got a free set of Sumitomos I would have chosen Falken Wildpeak AT3s great price and nothing but good reviews. Fun fact, Sumitomo actually produces the Falken brand.

Originally Posted by CapriRacer Originally Posted by novadude Question for CapriRacer.... How much of tread design is "Engineering" vs "Marketing". Just knowing how stuff works in the manufacturing world, I'd imagine the marketing folks probably have a pretty strong hand in the tire appearance...

Originally Posted By: Schmoe Nice. Last week, those buttheads on ESPN2 didn't air the race AT ALL....I kept checking the channel...nothing...everything else worked. Then I read where Hamilton had to start 14th and worked his way to win....dang what a race that would have been to watch live. Hope...

Originally Posted By: Dallas69 I won't support Amazon. Why not?

Truthfully it’s not going to matter. The big draw to synthetic oils these days is how they allow for a lot more mileage between changes, like ten to twenty thousand miles. But conventionals will hold up absolutely fine just sitting for a year with a few miles on it. It’s not going to make a...

Just get standard copper plugs.

Originally Posted By: JAG Originally Posted By: cheesepuffs In the Honda, I’m not sure if the Pilot was affected by this but other J series Hondas certainly were - the variable cylinder management causes oil consumption and here’s why. When the second cylinder bank “shuts off”, those cylinders...

With age/mileage, bearings accumulate wear. Without disassembling the engine and measuring the bearing clearances, we cannot say how much wear your bearings have. But, at that car’s age, there’s bound to be some wear leading to somewhat larger bearing clearances, which leaves more room for a...

In the Honda, I’m not sure if the Pilot was affected by this but other J series Hondas certainly were - the variable cylinder management causes oil consumption and here’s why. When the second cylinder bank “shuts off”, those cylinders cool down. This makes the piston rings contract, causing...

Wow, I would have thought you just bought brand new headlights. That came out perfect!

I highly doubt you’re going to find that specific of a figure anywhere outside of a boardroom meeting.

Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe Originally Posted By: Dallas69 I don't think anyone can prove one way or the other if any certified oil is better or worse than another certified oil. Engines will last a long time with any name oil. It really boils down to choice. For 99% of the cars on the...

Originally Posted By: pbm MSS replaced the syn-blend 7500....I consider it Mobil's new 7500 mile oil. The Mobil hierarchy is Mobil dino - a 5K oil, Mobil SS- a 7.5K oil, Mobil1- a 10K oil, Mobil1 EP- a 15K oil, Mobil1 AP- a 20K mile oil. (IMO) PS: I don't consider MSS to be on par with...

Veering a bit off topic here but I see people keep mentioning high carbon rotors. I’m just wondering if given that so many pads today are ceramic (which use “adhesive” friction from what I understand, and are easier on rotors) are high carbon rotors even worth seeking out anymore?

In my opinion, Mobil operates like Tide where they just creates tons of products to try to maximize shelf space. Which is honestly a really good and effective plan, because I mean look at us, we’re here talking about it and many people probably stand there for ten seconds trying to decide which...

We also know that only certain sizes of metal particles can be found via UOA, so perhaps other oils are actually causes larger wear particles that are not being captured by the UOA. UOA is good if you’re looking for a specific problem, like very excessive ring or bearing wear, or if you want to...