Foreign Weapons and Obscure Builds V3
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I was killing Margaronas after work at the Mexican restaurant a few times a week bc of shoulder pain for awhile there. They work real good for that. Kept waking up bc of it for months so I definitely understand. Sorry to hear this.
It happens. I'll be fine. I'll drink my way through it. Drunk Karl is funner anyway.
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Kermit has 12900 miles on it and I just changed the oil at 12500. These cars are notorious for having a BBQ tick, it sounds like an ignitor for a gas grill. Usually starts after the first oil change. Mine has had it, it's random but I've heard it when coming through the base gate and it echos off the guard shack. Nobody seems to know exactly what engine components make the noise. Injectors/valvetrain would be my inclination but a lot of people are pointing to the timing chain tensioners.
People have been saying that whatever is in Ceratec is in the original oil but I dunno if I believe that or not.
The bottle says 300ml will treat 5 quarts and my car takes 10 quarts so I guess I should use 2 bottles. But I read where someone said he only uses 1 bottle so that's what I did. I didn't hear the tick last night when I backed in the garage so we will see if it definitely got rid of it. Also I'm not sure if he uses it at every oil change...the bottle says it works for up to 30K miles...which could be true if it truly has a molecular bond to the metal so it doesn't come out when the oil is drained.
I read a few interesting positive reviews on Amazon where I bought this stuff, that with the Mustang forum convinced me to at least try it. So far so good but like I say it's only been 1 test drive but I could definitely tell a difference.
I'm gonna take the car back out in a bit for some small grocery shopping, I'm gonna see if my wife can tell a difference. I'm thinking she will.
I could start a thread but I never get email alerts. Maybe @Joseph can check into that? I check this thread daily so I won't miss anything here but if there's a reply in a slooow moving thread I'll never see it.
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I don't "think" it's too late. I do remember my dad using something similar in the 80s in a Volvo, he drove over a curb by accident and the drain plug came out of the car on the way home. He noticed the car smoking and pulled over. We put a new plug and filled it back up with oil and it never gave any problems. You would think the motor would lock up. I just remembered that stuff was called Slick 50. I'm thinking Ceratec works the same way and the technology has HAD to improved by now.
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If you have a 2 cylinder engine, absolutely!
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I've been told by a friend it helps your inhibitions behind the dumpster
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They CAN be mutually exclusive and in most cases probably are but there are too many variables to make this a blanket statement. Diesel tuners are a glaring example of more power and better mpg.
Or a KK mod could move/copy posts to a new thread. That was their purpose.
And, no, I'm not volunteering.
Or, you could just have @FatAlbert cerokote the inside of your engine.
You fuckhats and your semantics obviously knew I wasn't talking about diesel engines or jet planes or motorcycles, but now I see that I have to be extremely specific
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Doesn't apply to gas engines either.
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For those that care, the car definitely drives smoother and has a smoother throttle response than before. Oddly the shifting has smoothed out also, meaning the gears are not as notchy as before. 6 speed manual, so that's a little odd. I'm assuming that has something to do with the engine revving up and down smoother.
Also like I said, the exhaust tone has smoothed out and is quieter now. I've got an X-pipe on it and now it sounds like stock exhaust :facepalm:
Also like I said, the exhaust tone has smoothed out and is quieter now. I've got an X-pipe on it and now it sounds like stock exhaust :facepalm:
Time for a Corsa Extreme