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I had my Gen II 2005 in for the steering recall today. All they did was change the bolt. But my steering now seems very slightly off. The car...
To conclude, some good news. I finally had the chance to take the car out for a 50 mile drive yesterday, half of which was highways. By my math,...
Thanks Patrick. I think you're right about the ground level making 90% of the difference. The mechanic's shop was level or near-level, but the...
Thanks again guys. But now there's a mystery afoot. I just got back from the mechanic, with the intention of asking him to drain off the excess...
On re-check, after the car has sat for around 1.5 hours, the level is in fact exactly 1/4" over the top dot. I can't quite understand how this...
I checked it after driving the 1 mile home, and it's around 1/8" over the top dot. Son of a ;$-+@. However I didn't wait 10-15 minutes after...
Done. Mechanic drained the 10w30 and replaced it with around 3.8 Quarts of the synthetic Mobil1 5w30. No charge. Call me crazy, but the car...
The car had been filled primarily with 5w30 conventional oil; vv1770 is Valvoline conventional 5w30. I just bought 4 quarts of Mobil1 synthetic...
I am bringing the car in to the mechanic this morning to have him put in the proper oil at the proper level. Taking a look at the car's service...
Pardon my ignorance - what is the throttle body? Is it something I can easily visually examine to see if everything is ok?
Oh boy. I'm not really set up to drain it myself. So should I not drive the car AT ALL until it's drained? I can bring it back to the mechanic...
Uh oh. I just checked the oil level, and stone cold (12+ hours parked), the level was exactly 1/2" over the top dimple. What should I do?
I've now driven around 100 miles since the oil change, and I'm definitely getting lower MPGs (44ish) than I used to in these conditions (usually...
Hi uart, I estimate I'll drive around 10-11k miles a year. Mostly local and short. But with some longer trips in there (1-3 hours), and rarer...
Some answers: evidently my mechanic put in 10w30 conventional, a brand called Warren. And would swap it out for 0w20 synthetic for free, if I...
Thanks again John and 2k1. Not to get too complicated - but what is the UPSIDE of switching to synthetic 0w20? There may be a slight risk as 2k1...
Thanks John and John. That was my understanding was as well: 10w30 = 5w30 except at low temperatures. And in LA it rarely gets below 40-50 degrees...
My car has 64k miles on it. 2k1 your answer is a little confusing - so, is it ok to leave it in for this cycle, or should I have them switch? I...
Hi all, I just had my oil changed for my 2005 Gen II. The mechanic told me he put in 10w30; I didn't know to instruct him otherwise. The manual...
My temp gauge has indeed returned to normal. Thanks everyone.
