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So I've read several times here that Calcium can in essence inhibit Zddp in an engine oil from really working properly, effectively making the oil behave like an oil that had less Zddp than it actually has. I just randomly the other day stumbled upon a Uoa of an oil that i've used in the past...

I've only seen this kind of greenish hue in Group 1 oils i've used, and not even as strong as this. This brand is owned by the SCT group, who also own Mannol , Fanfaro etc which are fairly popular low cost oil brands in Europe.

Found while browsing the Kraut oil geek forum aka oil-club.de Opel Zafira 1.9 Diesel, Remapped , last oil change on December 4th 2019! Apparently OP plans to go even longer, 40 or 50k kms next , 24 or 30k miles. Original thread ...

I may live under a rock but what is this new Green BMW coolant? specifically LC-18 I read on the datasheet of one brand that it is a MoSi-Oat, ) Molybdate , Silicate, OAT?, and that it is 2-Eha free. My aunt has a 2020 X1 and it needs a top up but the dealer prices are ridiculous so trying to...

Last month i ordered some Koni Sport a.k.a Koni Yellow front struts for my 75 Capri to replace the tired 25 year old Monroes it had at the front ( it's had Konis at the rear for almost 30 years now ). They're the adjustable compress to adjust type, but no matter how i try, one of them is always...

Just in time for my birthday tomorrow i just got an email saying i passed my final exam to be come a certified Car AC system technician, here in Spain you have to be a certified technician to legally be allowed to work on Car AC systems, you can't even buy refrigerant if you're not a certified...

x1 208L of Classic 7 10W-40 x1 208L of Classic 9 C2-C3 5W-30 x1 208L of Quartz INEO C3 5W-40 I suspect the 10W-40 will be the one that gets used up the most, still a very popular viscosity here in Spain.

Looking at a SDS for a coolant i saw recently on sale at a local store, i see it says it contains Phosphoric Acid? Does that mean Phosphates?

Found this on Amazon, absolutely no API or ACEA specs, and quite well priced!!

Customer just dropped off this 87 930 Turbo for a detail and paint correction, what's funny is when he called me to make an appointment he just said it was a Porsche, did not expect this.

Just bought a set of 185/70/13 Pirelli Cinturato CN36s for my 75 Ford Capri, it had these exact tyres on it when it was new, they look awesome and i can't wait for them to arrive, outrageously expensive ( 800$ US ) but totally worth it.

Saw this on Reddit : " Customer commute is less then 1 km. Never drives anywhere. Large V8 needs time to heat up. Water builds up in the oil, as the engine never gets to operating temperature. They actually had enough water in the oil a few years ago, that the oil pan froze, and stopped...

This Russian guy from Murmansk, in Russia, did an experiment with Liqui Moly SAE 50 oil in winter, in Russia!

Scrolling through Facebook i came across this video from Colombia i think, where they do an oil change on this Mazda 6, check out the decal in the engine bay.

I am replacing the front wheel bearings on my '88 Ford Escort, it uses tapered roller bearings, now i've always thought tapered bearings should basically only ever be tightened until snug. But my Haynes manual says 150-174 lb/ft torque for the axle nuts, is this not a little crazy for tapered...

Over on the other side of the pond, we don't have Mobil 1 15W-50, however i would be able to get Mobil 1 15W-50 Racing 4T motorcycle oil for a reasonable price, there's a small parts store in my town that is closing and all the motor oils are 50% off or more, so i could get it for relatively...

Last year the throttle cable snapped on my 1988 Ford Escort XR3i, i was about 12 miles from home and i managed to use a zip tie to "jam" the throttle at around 3000rpm, varying speed exclusively by downshifting or upshifting, i made it home!

Despite the fact that hundreds if ot thousands of people on this forum have used HDEOs in their gas engines, one recurring argument i see on many threads is that apparently HDEOs, even if they are dual rated, don't like high RPMs and can foam at high RPMs... is there any truth to that?

Last night driving back home from work all of the sudden it started pouring, i mean pouring rain, i could not see 10 feet in front, i had to stop for a while until the rain calmed down, the road was flooded in several places so deep i could actually feel the car splutter when i drove through...