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Actually the energy secretary said that's not true. Sometimes people with dementia have hallucinations and memories of things that didn't happen. But don't worry man we're just "a few days away" from ending the war, for the 39th time (and that's fact).

Maybe you could refrain from posting political garbage and lies in the gas prices thread...

I also found this.. API activated emergency provisional licensing because of base oil supply conditions meeting force majeure thresholds. I wonder what's being substituted for Group III base oils...

I think people who speed through neighborhoods suck. This gave me a good laugh. https://www.jalopnik.com/2188531/fresno-car-launching-speed-bumps-reaches-100-videos/

No. But it does sound like maybe something broke.

Definitely propagated by Big Bread. Them's some shady characters. That said, it's not quite been a full month since Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) sounded the horn which prompted the CNBC story which spun up the Jalopnik article. I thought I'd drive the point home by using something that is consuming your reserves of clean drinking water and raising your electricity bill, kind of like an unwanted house guest: AI. Now that y'all have invited Alexa into your homes, there's no getting rid of her, and she refuses to pay rent. But she'll tell you about the coming oil shortage. You heard it here first. I don't think we're out of the woods, yet... If you don't believe Alexa you can see the post from our resident Amsoil distributor who posted about Amsoil raising its prices recently.

Never heard of the stuff. Glad it made you feel better though. I wouldn't suggest drinking it.

Techron and other "PEA" fuel system cleaners are still useful. They take just about any kind of deposit and dissolve it using the PEA ingredient and then it all gets eliminated in combustion. This can be anything inside the tank, lines, or injectors themselves. You still want to maintain clean injectors and an optimal spray pattern, and direct injection systems need that too. Most good-quality fuel (doesn't have to be Top Tier), as long as you're using your vehicle regularly, should maintain a pretty clean fuel system by design. I don't think it hurts to dump a bottle of Techron or other PEA-based cleaner in every once in a while for a boost. Take note, these cleaners "maintain" clean, they don't undo any severe buildup. It's not a fix in a bottle. It's true, any "fuel system cleaner" you dump in your tank isn't going to be effective at cleaning deposits off of valves. Direct Injects, all of them, unless they are also combination Port Injection like in some Toyotas, will dirty the intake valves over time to some extent. Media-blasting the top end, i.e. "walnut shells" is for severe buildup. Direct Inject top ends can still be chemically flushed and don't require media blasting if the buildup isn't too bad. On a modern direct inject like the 2.7 I'd ask someone who truly knows what they're looking at between 30-50k. Does it need to be cleaned? It can't be just a bottle of cleaner, that won't do it. You'll need a top-end service if there's a lot of buildup. Modern direct injects don't build up like the early ones from 15-20 years ago, but is something to keep an eye on.

5.48 regular still here at Kroger. Stations here aren't getting the memo but the owners are probably tired of programming prices up/down with every headline and futures gyration. WTI Crude is over 80 again but seems mostly unfazed after the exchange of fire in the Middle East over the weekend and ceasefires falling apart. Enough already...

GM's are stainless and have a fairly robust powder coating, although, still not worth $850 in my opinion. They will hold up a lot better than their cheaper steel aftermarket counterparts. What I like about the GM step bars is dealers will often equip their dealer stock with them. Lots of margin. Which means a lot of people end up buying them because they're already on the truck, even if they don't like them. So it's pretty easy to find brand new takeoffs with hardware on Marketplace and Craigslist for about $250. That's what I did for my crew cab. I wanted ZR2 rock rails for the look, but with the ability to bolt up GM's assist step package. From GM it's about a $2500 accessory all in. The old folks in my life can't get in the truck without steps. I found the whole package on marketplace for $180.

I think GM even offers a remote start accessory kit after sale. Requires programming from the service dept, but you get factory remote fobs and everything. Bug the sales guy and see if he'll find a way to include one to seal the deal? Power seats... I have no experience here, but the OE seats will have airbags so I'd be less inclined to go monkeying with modifications or trying to swap in a power unit from a higher trim. I love standard cabs. I'd have a V8, manual 4x4 if they offered one. My crew cab is my Swiss Army Knife of vehicles...it does truck things, it's comfortable on long trips, it carries extra adults in comfort, and it has room for keeping cargo in the cab when it's just the two of us. Fullsize crews are the modern fullsize car or wagon of 40-50 years ago and IMO they offer more versatility than a fullsize SUV like a Tahoe or Burb because of the bed.

Seattle area. Hold that thought on falling gas prices. Things not looking good again.

$5.48 for regular here still. Kroger. Diesel $6.88

Talk about throwing people for a loop! The newer Jeep 4-cylinders (2018+, "Hurricane" engine) make people think they're hallucinating when checking the oil. A proper oil check, described in the owner's manual, is exactly 5 minutes after shutdown of a fully warm engine. Not before 5 minutes. Not when the engine is cold. You have to take a reading when the recirculation in the turbo and top engine has drained down, but not completely empty. When those engines are stone-cold, the dipstick reads almost 1.5 quarts overfull. When they're warm right after shutdown, the stick may read almost empty.. If you change the oil and dump out 5 quarts of dirty oil including changing the filter, and refill with 5 quarts, this really can mess with your head if you check the oil later on and don't know what you're looking at.

I'm stumped but it sounds like a brain teaser. I'm assuming you're already accounting for any oil saturated in filter media that gets tossed with the old filter, although that would be a fairly large filter to hang on to an entire quart.