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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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i'd suggest fabricating a lil umbrella/cover for your filter... water gets in there while the car is parked and can fill up your intake pretty fast if you dont have a cover for the top of your filter.. I think the hydrolocking prob most s2k guys experience is not from driving through puddles, but just the rain goin in the intake when it is parked.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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Mobil 1 is usually cheap at walmart.. Under 20 bux for a 5 quart jug
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by darkfx,Dec 6 2005, 08:47 PM
Mobil 1 is usually cheap at walmart.. Under 20 bux for a 5 quart jug
Boycott WAL-MART!!!!
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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I though I read somewhere it is best to use regular oil for the beginning of the engines life or some-odd miles? Then change to synthetic? Anyone know what I'm talking about or am I just dreaming things?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 24s2k7,Dec 8 2005, 01:31 PM
I though I read somewhere it is best to use regular oil for the beginning of the engines life or some-odd miles? Then change to synthetic? Anyone know what I'm talking about or am I just dreaming things?
The engine comes from the factory with additives in the oil to help with proper engine break-in. This is why it is bad to change oil too soon.

Also, most folks seem to agree that switching to synthetic too early in a car's life is bad because synthetic is slicker than conventional oil and therefore can interfere with proper break-in as well.

There's a lot of heresay and debate with this topic however.

Craig
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zdave87,Dec 6 2005, 09:14 PM
Boycott WAL-MART!!!!
Why boycott Walmart?








Fact about Walmart: They sell more diamonds than anybody else in the world.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hygiene boy,Dec 8 2005, 10:21 PM
Fact about Walmart: They sell more diamonds than anybody else in the world.
yeah too bad they were all sold in the grilling isle under the name "match light"

LOL, I could see bying diamonds from there if I could not afford Service Merchandise

Volume does not mean quality

Disclaimer: this is not intended to insult any diamond brokers for WalMart
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