Probably Phillips 76.... brand name over here We don’t brand bash over here but The Euro / Asia split is pretty clean. I haven’t owned anything Asian since 86, and the claims of reliability and such are funny , given that automakers share supply chain My neighbor who claims his Toy transmission was ...

viper69 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2018, 11:56


Where can I find this thread on Stage Zero. I searched the forum, found numerous posts w/those words in it, but not thread started by someone.

The best thread goes way back to 2009 - from Matt himself

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/stage-0.html

viper69 wrote: ↑21 Sep 2018, 15:30 ...What are good oil filters, and what makes a good one better than another (I know it cleans better hah). I mean the structure or features of the filter.

Mann,Knecht(Mahle),Delphi,Bosch,Hengst,Champion.

Age of the car is not important for me.As long as the car and it's engine are in excellent condition i always buy high quality oils and fluids for my cars.
If the engine is in bad condition...than i would use cheapest oil i could get.

You can get Mobil1 full synthetic at walmart for $4 a quart, so I really don't see the need to cheap out on oil. I buy Mann filters, but K&N also makes really good wrench-off oil filters, IMHO.

When changing to synthetic, I would keep a close look at the oil level. I'd check it no later than each week, even sooner at the beginning. My car drunk oil like crazy when I switched to synthetic, for the first 1-2 oil changes, then the level got stable back again

The connector pictured, the headlight wiper motor wiring, has 3 wires in the photo. Red, yellow, and black. Red is 31 supply, yellow is the power on from wiper relay, and blk is ground. The red will power it to park position if power is cut off on yellow. The protection PTC resistor is what does the...

Very typical of worn ignition parts. How old ( miles/time) are your Coil Spark plug wires Distributor cap Rotor Spark plugs ( Brandt new) Thanks for replying. I took it out for a drive and noticed the coughing is gone. I’ll need to drive it a few times to be sure. What’s a coil? As for the other pa...

Allegedly platinum is best and lasts longer. Copper plugs don't last as long, but are usually cheap and perform well. I'm running bosch platinums because they were what was available locally. They perform as expected, but wouldn't say they perform better. Will see how long they last. Champion, NGK, ...

Thanks for replying. I took it out for a drive and noticed the coughing is gone. I’ll need to drive it a few times to be sure. What’s a coil? As for the other parts I’m not sure. I’d have to check my records. Rotor... as in brake rotors? When should one replace wires and distributor cap? More impor...