All of this tech being added to vehicles makes me laugh. As has already been stated, none of it works properly or regularly and it adds cost and even more istances of 'Sorry the part is on back order, it will be six months'.
I drove my XJ to work today and all I could think was, damn I love...
It IS CLEARLY signed at Canyonlands and even in Arches for Tower Arch trail (I was just there). This isn't some speed trap to 'get you". It is on the websites where you get your backcountry passes, it's on the park websites, and it is signed at the trail heads. If you drive by the sign and don't...
Me too. I was taught if the teeth for the starter are on the converter, then it is a flex plate, if the are not, it is a flywheel. Although a pedantic internet expert would disagree, that is how I have always known them.
It depends. I don't usually put much trust in the 'Interweb Experts' out there. If it is someone I am familiar with and they have a track record of well thought out ideas, I may consider their advance.
As far as your specific example of the 5w30, I switched the minute the free oil changes were...