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I put new Pirelli Scorpion Verde A/S Plus tires on my '13 VW Touareg with stock wheels and size 265/50R19. I've been to Discount Tire 4 times to get it to balance, each visit wasted an hour. I get vibrations from the seat and steering wheel at 60+mph. I've done the TSB for how to mount the...

Intro: I bought a used 2004 Audi Allroad with the 2.7 twin turbo engine in January for a decent price of $3500. The body and interior were in immaculate condition and was owned by a Canadian snow bird who would drive down to Phoenix during the winter months. The car would sag every night (hence...

Back in February I did a bunch of catch-up maintenance on my Uncle's 2005 Toyota Tacoma with the 4.0V6 engine in it. He has only replaced oil+filter and the cabin filter on the truck. Here's what the original copper plugs look like; original gap is 0.043in. I know they are original because of...

I'm posting for my uncle who has an 06 Tacoma TRD Off road that he bought new. He's decided to keep the car even longer since it's been treating him well and asked me to change all the fluids. The car has 216k miles and has only had oil changed and the cabin filter after the fan failed. I...

I have a 2002 VW Golf TDI manual with ~230k miles on it right now. I drive 100 miles a day on the highway with cruise set a 70, and do roughly 25k-30k miles a year. I use M1 TDT 5w40 and change it every 10k miles. Can I safely extend the OCI to 20k so that way it falls on major service? It burns...

According to the Toyota oil chart, the 2003 Toyota Sequoia I have can run 5w20 (original spec 5w30). Normally, I run M1 5w30 and change every year or 7.5k. This vehicle is only used for long trips (>100mi) or towing the 3500lb boat 20 miles on flat terrain about 5 times a year. The vehicle has...

Hi guys, I love this forum and have been addicted to reading all the posts. After last week's oil change on my aunt's Honda Pilot, my other aunt wants me to change her Honda Accord's oil. 1. What kind of vehicle you have 1998 Honda Accord V6, 4sp Auto, with ~150k miles 2. What your owner's...

Hi guys, I have a family member who has a 2007 Honda Pilot w/ the VCM who asked me to change the oil. The car has about 120K and is driven mostly on the highway at 50mph+. She commutes about 50 miles a day. I would say that most of the time, she uses cruise control which is good but I heard...

I have a 2003 Toyota Sequoia with 120k miles; the diff fluid was replaced at 50k miles by Carmax. The manual calls for 75w-140 @3.9qt and I tow a 4000lb boat weather permitting. Are there any differences in gear oil brands? Which gear oil should I choose? Temps in Phoenix are as low 40F and as...

Just did a valve clearance inspection on a 2003 Toyota Sequoia with the 4.7L V8 (2UZ-FE) with 120k miles. The car was bought used with 30k miles dealer serviced in 2007 and switched over to synthetic 5w30, usually Castrol FST. The maintenance book calls for valve clearance inspection every 60k...