Every two year and infrequent use oil change analysis
Quoting Indiana Jones: "It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage."
I hope to help infrequent/short trip vehicle owners users to save some money.
I've attached a Blackstone analysis of a 2 year/5000 mile oil change.
Oil type: Normal Mobil...
The primary purpose of the "catch can" is to prevent intake valve deposit buildup. This is most frequently a problem with direct injection (post intake valve) engines. The 4th & 5th generation 1GR-FE (and others) have a "sequential fuel injection system" that injects prior to the intake...
After replacing the cabin filter I also had this problem with a stuck glove box latch. I had to break the latch's plastic locking tab to get the glove box open. Good thing it wasn't metal!
The cause: I failed to notice the left hinge had unsnapped from the pivot pin...so the latch was...
