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What's so special about gear oil that it's 70 bucks a gallon?

What's so special about GL4 manual transmission gear oil that it's 70 bucks a gallon? https://www.redlineoil.com/product...

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braam456987

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1990 Ford Taurus SHO TIMING BELT WALKING OFF TOP

1990 taurus sho timing belt walked off the top pulley (but only half way) s licing through the timing belt covers. Not...

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neilwin

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Driverless cars - they're real and they're spectacular!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/driverless-van-spotted-va-man-dressed-seat-article-1.3394403

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dsi100

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Mazda to release World's first compression ignition gasoline engine by 2019.

www.motortrend.com and various other automotive online news. I just saw something about it on noon day TV news too.

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dhiaduit

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87 buick park avenue threw the serpentine belt.

Neighbor lady wants me to help. Her dads 1987 buick park avenue malfunctioned and she limped it back to her driveway. I...

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Logic for or against the tire-rotation pattern X > H > X > H

What do you think about the 4-tire rotation pattern below? X > H > X > H year 1 X > H > X > H year 2 etsetera Basic ass...

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rmblayrrroy

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GM radio swap

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What is white stainless steel?

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NONONOmisc07

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2nd copy of car keys and fob?

How many of you carry a 2nd copy of your car keys and fob, when you're in town? When you go out of town? Before I had a...

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NONONOmisc07

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diesel is a dead duck in Europe

News also broke today that the EU Industry Commissioner, Elzbieta Bienkowsk a, dropped a bomb on VW today, ordering the...

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pedro1492

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What is the realistic accuracy & precision of typical consumer MPG calculations (tripmeter miles/pump gallons)

What is a realistic accuracy & precision of typical MPG measurements when measured by the consumer using the typical met...

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rogermadd

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Junk/salvage question

The used car dealer tells me that the 4 junk/salvage notes in the car's records are because it went through an insuranc...

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michaeldwilson2

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Do the Toyota Camry headlight polishers actually work well?

Overall, do those yellowed polycarbonate headlight deoxidizing chemicals or 1600-grit polishing solutions actually work...

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How to remove CD's from broken auto CD changer?

I've convened this multi-disciplinary forum, becuase this is a multi-faceted problem. How to remove CD's from broken au...

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NONONOmisc07

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heater inspection

I'm only acquainted with car inspection in Pa.and Md. but on TV I saw a woman who bougght a used car, found out that th...

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