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What's the black knob near the oil pan?
If your engine is the 2.7 litre, then that is the oil filter.
You can see this in this video detailing how to do an oil change on the 2.7 litre engine.
The oil filter may just need tightening a little,...
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can i use api CJ-4/SN in a gasoline car?
Your annual temperature range is -10C to 35C.
The oil viscosity of 15W-40 means that the oil is no thicker than straight SAE 15 oil at winter temperatures and no thinner than SAE 40 weight oil at 100C....
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Will penetrating fluid contaminate engine oil?
According to the MSDS (pdf), the main ingredient in this product is ethanol (ethyl alcohol). While no one wants ethanol in their motor oil, a small amount will quickly evaporate and should cause no ...
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Very little oil, engine starts and there’s ticking, topped up with oil but the car loses power still. Is it fixable?
I hate to say it, but when the oil is that low and it starts running bad, there's more than likely severe internal engine damage. Most likely you have done damage to the bearings, rings, and camshaft(...
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My 2017 Chevy Cruze is reading 76% oil life. Is this bad?
Your Chevy Cruze manual explains the oil life reading; see excerpt below. If it's 76%, that means that 76% of the oil's life is remaining and you have many miles to go before you need an oil change. ...
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Mustang 2015 v4
It gets pretty hot here in the USA too. The highest recorded temperature in Saudi Arabia was 52.0C in Jeddah. The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was here in the USA in Death Valley, ...
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05 Buick lacrosse
It's of little significance especially in the short-term. Besides, you diluted the SAE30 with the existing 5W30.
The difference is that SAE30 is "straight" weight oil. The 5W in 5W-30 ...
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Impact of synthetic oil on 1988 Mazda RX7 with 80k miles
For someone to state "don't use synthetic" leads me to believe they have an old school mentality. There is absolutely nothing wrong with synthetic oil (aside from the expense) and may ...
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Switching to heavier oil for hot weather
Generally, do not change the oil from what is recommended. The main thing this has to do with is the variable valve timing (VVT ... or whatever Ford calls it). If you go to a heavier oil, you will be ...
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Oil sump bolt: blue-loctite... too tight, even with leverage. What now?
The amount of heat you would probably need to apply, probably wouldn’t be a good idea applying to the sump. The oil will absorb the heat, which could quickly get to ignition temperatures.
I think I ...
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can i use api CJ-4/SN in a gasoline car?
API SN is the category for gasoline (petrol) engines. According to API website
SN is as follows:
For 2020 and older automotive engines
SM is as follows:
For 2010 and older automotive engines
SL is ...
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How to read if an oil satisifies the motor reqiurments and can it vary a bit?
According to what Honda wants, this oil is not what you should be using. A couple of things you didn't mention from the clip in your question are posted here:
On the right side, it shows the JASO T ...
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What effects would having no oil dipstick tube have?
Most vehicles have a PCV system that sucks a small amount of fresh metered air through the crank case to ventilate combustion gasses that have got past the piston rings. The fumes are then pulled ...
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Low Oil Pressure in Cub Cadet ZT1 42" with Kohler 7000
We had an extended discussion through chat and solved your problem. This is a summary of findings and solutions that may be useful to someone in the future.
Although the Kohler 7000 engine in your Cub ...
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I grabbed and used wrong oil on my 2014 Chevy Silverado
It shouldn't damage anything, however, you're going to want to get it changed as soon as possible. The reason for this being, it has the propensity to mess with the variable valve timing aspect of ...
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After oil change no oil in car but radiator overflow all oil
You would not be the first victim of an incompetent oil change shop.
Unfortunately, I fear your engine may be severely damaged due to driving, even a short distance, without oil in it.
Document ...
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99 Buick Century died while driving down highway. When stopped, smoke was coming from engine
The part you're describing as a black rubber hose sounds like a radiator hose. The white smoke would have been hot coolant. If the car quit due to losing coolant, more than likely the engine has ...
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Newer Chevy trucks vs 1990s V8 engine oil capacity difference
There are two main reasons for this. One being so vehicles can go longer between oil changes. Another being with different things within the engine being controlled by oil pressure, such as variable ...
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