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I put a paper underneath the car as I thought it might be leaking. This is the result after 2 days. Is this oil? Should I be concerned with this leak? (doesn't look significant does it?) What is even more weird is that if I park it outside (where the driveway is at a slight incline), it...

I have half jug left of conventional 5W30 after I sold my car. I have a 2015 Kia Forte that uses 5W20 and I've been using synthethic in it a few years after I bought it new. This car has 70km (~45kmiles). Could I use a quarter from the 5W30 jug for the next 2 oil changes together with my 5W20...

I have done my front pads. I lubed my sliding pins using the following from RockAuto: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10450309&pt=10802&jsn=1 Did I use the correct thing? Videos on youtube generally used 3M Silicone, but that is very expensive in Canada. Is the Silicone Ceramic lube...

I have torqued my Caliper assembly bolts (not the bolts that hold the slide pins) to 80 lb-ft torque when the range is 57.9-72.3. For some stupid reason 80 lb-ft stuck in my head after watching a youtube video to change my front pads. Is about 8 lb-ft over the maximum too much? (80lb-ft vs the...

Hi guys. I have some questions after I have changed my oil. Car has 50k kms, 1.8L MPI engine DOHC 16V The manual says it takes 4 litres, but after putting in 3.78 litres (4 * 946ml) and checking the level, it shows half way on the dipstick, even after letting the car run for 1 minute. Should I...

What are your opinions of switching to synthetic oil from conventional after 12 years but only 100k kms. My understanding is that switching to synthetic on high mileage cars will lead to leaks. But not sure what's defined as high mileage and how this relates to how old the actual car is. Would...