Repair-It

At least on the Ram/Jeep 8 and 9 Speed ZF transmission it seems there are many 300k-500k examples of Maxlife users, so its at least good in those applications. Not sure on the Benz front. My suspicion is that clean/good universal oil is far better than used-up OEM stuff to a point, especially if at...

This may be a helpful reference: https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class-x253/826795-2017-glc300-transmission-oil-change.html These people seem unphased by the "recommended for 236.17" though I also don't think anyone realized the difference. The important point is, people are running these ...

NIce. I still have my HTPC built in 2009 running Win 7 that has all of my "backed up" Netflix DVD rips. That's the extent of my media collection. Well, I have MP3s somewhere but I don't play them on anything.

Claiming compliance is not the same as OE certified/approved. It is common for many fluids manufactures to "recommend" an application. That is what Valvoline is doing. I am not comfortable with that because inside of their own lists, individual OEMs don't even recommend the same fluid for ...

I can verify that the forced on mode works as before. With the switch in the off position, I will need to drive the car to confirm that it works as factory controlled. Mostly I'd like look at the intake air temps and observe that it stops going up at 113F or whatever the number is. I did that yeste...

The moral is, I don't want to be replacing this pump regularly. I did modify the relay for the pump to be always on but I figure I should get years of service out of it anyway. The original pump still worked and it's not fully conclusive how much better this one works. My test after seemed good at ...

PA one seems nice. Vehicle looks clean. Matching Michelins is certainly a good sign. One owner. I guess go for it? Offering under asking remotely is going to be a difficult operation though.

I would add tire rotation. Full rotation if the wheels and tires are the same size would be fronts cross to rear and the rears straight forward. Else, just swap right and left side assuming they aren't directional.

Two comments. 1) For the cam sensor and adjuster harnesses (8 total), there is a Mercedes P/N for one of them (so four) and the other will require the aftermarket (such as eBay). I can try to dig that all up to show you the options. But I did want to mention that if all you did this round is inspect...

Going to be due for an oil change soon. I will do Blackstone but I haven't decided if I am just going to run the MolyGen 5W-40 again or if I might make a bold move and switch to Motul 8100 5W-50 which seems to be formulated to meet Ford's spec for their GT and stuff like the Voodoo. Surprisingly the...