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My issue was like many here. My 2000 LC was not recognizing the dash CDL activation switch position. My center diff lock was not engaging and the diff lock light on the dash would not illuminate. I was able to identify a clicking of the relay behind the passenger dash when I cycled the CDL...

I think it had more to do with "lease" rather than "rich guy." Years ago, a BMW factory guy told me the reason they started including oil changes in the purchase price was they were CPO'ing all these off-lease cars and the engines were blowing up. They did some research and discovered that it...

At many dealerships, the employee changing your oil is not a mechanic. It's a "lube tech" which is dealership speak for cheapest labor they could find. They often hire a kid for min wage who runs around doing oil changes on whatever came into the dealer that day. It's unlikely he's even seen the...

Toyota's 230mph Land Cruiser: the full story

For those with the roller top drawer, when the top is rolled out, does that leave the contents in the drawer exposed? I want it to be as difficult as can be for someone to get into those drawers that shouldn't be gaining access. Is there a compromise of security if you have a roller top?

Excellent. Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try it.

I've not tried a needle valve on a Zerk. Does it seal sufficiently to pump enough grease under pressure to squeeze out the old dirt and grease from the 4 ends of the spiders? I had to push a decent amount of grease at pressure to get the old grease to exit. Thanks.

I could not approach the Zerk from directly underneath with the Zerk on the spider facing directly down. The Zerk is most visible in that position but you can't get the nozzle on it. The bend in the spider in that position does not allow access to the Zerk. I had to approach the rear front from...

As part of the baseline on my new-to-me 2014 LC, I did the 4 spiders and 2 driveshafts this weekend. After reading all the posts about needing special fittings (needle and right angle) I decided to start with my Lincoln grease gun w standard straight Zerk nozzle and see how far I could get with...

Toyota makes a product that is a 2 part treatment to clean the evaporator. But, guess what, it doesn't work on our 200 series. It's intended to be spayed up the drain tube which is normally right below the evaporator. On the 200 series, there is no drain tube. There is a plastic piece that has a...

Look, you don't get it. You're abrasive. My point was that if I use anything other than Mobil 1 Euro in my wife's Merc, I am using something outside what the manufacturer recommends because their recommendation is so narrow. It's up to me now to determine if the other brand is what the...

If you read my post, you would see I said the Mercedes manual "only recommends" Mobil 1. I didn't say "only requires." They have a reason for recommending the European car formula for likely the same reason Mobil makes a European car formula. What I stated was correct. It is the only oil...

2 of them. 1950 Cesna 195 1940 Piper J3

I'm only including mine...not anything I jointly owned with the wifey. Past: 1970 BMW 2002 1980 BMW 320i 1970 BMW 2800cs 1982 BMW 528 1986 Suzuki Samaria 1986 VW Jetta GLI 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo 1970 Ford F100 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS 1995 BMW M3 1994 Toyota LC 80 series 1966 Jaguar XKE 1999...

I had mine out a few weeks ago. Those plastic pieces do require a little force to get them off. The rear most ones come apart from the bottom first as the two halves have a tongue and groove that connect them by hooking the rear half from above the front half. So, don't try to pull straight off...