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    Cooper AT tires from Walmart

    My son got them for just under $600 (for all 4 tires). Black Friday sale (for his silverado). Looks good! They are replacing non LT wildpeaks that are 5 years old.
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    Matrix rear struts replaced

    06 Toyota matrix, 205k miles on vehicle, unknown miles on the rear struts Out: KYB In: duralast complete struts from Autozone The fronts were replaced a couple of months ago w Mando complete struts. Decided to do the rears since I had some time today and the rears were tired. The duralast were...
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    Replaced spark plugs

    04 Chevy Avalanche 50k miles on the old plugs Out: NGK tr5GP In: NGK tr5IX (on sale $5ea) The old plugs came off no problem. Installed new plugs without any anti seize. Truck ran normal before and after new plugs. Will run these for 50k miles
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    Replaced front brakes rotors

    06 Toyota matrix, went with the powerstop evolution kit, coated rotors Old rotor New rotor Old and new pad difference
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    2 year filter replaced

    04 Avalanche, past 2 years included multiple roads trips coast to coast, some off road including in desert environments (dusty). Vacuumed and rinsed out the air box and Replaced w new fram filter from Walmart
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    Drum brakes replaced

    2006 Toyota matrix 191k miles, unknown miles on rear shoes, it was a little noisy so decided to go ahead and replace them to include the rusty drums, the old shoes did not look too worn, replaced w Bosch, manually adjusted them, hit the brakes in reverse a couple of times, took for a test drive...
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    New coopers

    Buddy’s Tahoe needed new tires, old ones were stock GY fortitude (265 65 18), he got same size Cooper Evolution ht2 from Walmart for $155 ea plus mount/balance. Old GY New Coopers
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    Replaced Avalanche alternator

    04 with 186k miles, the old alternator would intermittently stop charging so I decided to replace it. I don’t think it’s the original alternator. Went with a reman from autozone $180 less $27 core including a lifetime warranty. They also had a new alternator for $240 but the reman had the same...
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    Power steering replaced

    My Avalanche was always louder than I wanted when it came to the power steering, chalked it up as normal, well it seemed to get louder so I crawled under and sure enough the bottom side was wet w power steering fluid. Didn’t have time to wait for the replacement pump from online order so I just...
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    Under valve cover pics

    Family friend’s 2006 Toyota Matrix, 171k miles, says he usually takes it in for the $30 oil change specials at 5-6k miles since he bought it new. The windshield sticker says Penz conventional oil so I assume he gets conventional oil changes. Not bad for the mileage. It’s the original valve cover...
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    Rear brake job 04 Avalanche

    For about the past day or two while driving I been hearing a whistling sound that would disappear when hitting the brakes and it just got louder. Got up early this morning and checked to find the rear pads /rotors were toast. Didn’t have time to order replacements online as I needed to use my...
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    Should I replace this tire?

    Just got back from off-roading and fishing in the eastern sierras w some friends. Had a great time. Buddy popped a tire (Falken wild peak) going down a trail w sharp rocks and other hazards. My truck was fine but when I got home (driving for 6 hours) I notice this little tear in my side wall...
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    Replaced copper spark plugs

    03 Pontiac vibe 181k miles Out: copper NGK BKR5E-11, 26k miles In: copper AC Delco 41-629 The car was running fine, decided to replace them as they are coppers, looks like they could’ve gone longer, gap still in spec. I did use a tiny bit of anti seize on the new plug threads as I have a tube...
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    Filter after 26k miles

    I bought a new ac delco AF for my daily beater as it was on sale. The old filter went 26k miles including driving up and down the state of CA, west coast to east coast, up and down New England, and back to CA. I pulled the old STP red out and it wasn’t bad, probably could have gone another 15k...
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    New belts, tensioners, and pulley

    04 Avalanche 163k miles, decided to replace them as I do not know how old the previous parts were. The old acc belt was a Continental, the serp belt was a Dayco therefore they were not original. Tensioners also don’t look original. I replaced them w new Gates. Install went well except the serp...
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    Denso oil filter

    Got it from RA $4, going to use it on my 04 avalanche next oil change, looks good, non e-core, made in China
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    AC Delco e-core cut

    Off my 03 Pontiac vibe, 6900 miles on the filter, ST 10w30 syn oil was used.
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    Got new tires

    My kid’s 03 Camry had a tire w a nail in it, I decided to replace all four tires. The old tires were Lexani and they were due. I went to American tire depot as they had buy 3 get one free. I decided on the Yokohama avid touring but the sales guy offered me the kumho solus as it had 75k mile...
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    Tire date code?

    Can someone determine the build date of this tire? I purchased them new in 2019. Thanks
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    Replaced rear drums / shoes

    03 Pontiac vibe 179k miles on the car, rear brakes have been squealing for the last 20k miles so I decided to replace them. I did drums / shoes before on other vehicles so these took me only 2 hours. Replacing pads are so much easier. Anyway, no more squealing. Before: After:
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