Hello everyone I am eager to join the Car Talk community even though I’m new to it. I like learning about automotive maintenance, solving typical auto issues, and figuring out doable solutions to keep a car in good working order.Which car maintenance habit or suggestion has helped you avoid signific…

Welcome to the community! Our best habits are preventative maintenance and regular inspections by a mechanic or at least checking oil levels, watching for leaks, and being aware when something doesn’t feel or sound right. We do 5k oil change intervals or at least once/yr at a shop we’ve used since…

And always remember the most neglected and ignored parts of the car: Those black round things filled with air at each corner - your tires! Monthly or half monthly pressure checks will ensure your tires are inflated to vehicle manufacturer specifications. Every 1-2 months, check the tire tread dep…

Keep up with general maintenance like oil changes and transmission changes. Just those 2 get you more than halfway there. Tires and tire pressure are also extremely important. Checking Hoses. What I’ve also found is if you have a sound or feel that wasn’t there a week ago - check it out even if the…

Welcome to Car Talk… Maintenance, maintenance, and proper maintenance… Also don’t neglect your CEL (or repairs), just because it may come on for a bad gas cap or something minimal, doesn’t mean something else won’t pop up and you only have 1 CEL to warn you (depending), so things can snowball out …

Check tire pressures and fluids on the weekends, maybe twice a month Stock up on engine oil, coolant and wipers. Keep them in your garage. Buy oil and wipers on sale at Costco . . . they also have among the lowest prices on 12v batteries and do NOT ask questions if you need to replace it under th…

[image] miller34: I like learning about automotive maintenance, solving typical auto issues You have been given a lot of great advice and it should help you see many trouble free miles… However, it you do need to ask for advice or assistance, Please help the members to help you… Include the…

Welcome, if you plan on working on your vehicle, anytime you jack up your vehicle make sure to use jack stands and chock your wheels. read your owner’s manual to see correct jacking points. it will also tell you what maintenance should be done at a particular mileage. your manual will tell you the c…

[image] miller34: Which car maintenance habit or suggestion has helped you avoid significant repairs or save the most money? Washing wet salt off of the under side immediately after use, even in the dead of winter. Dry salt can wait a little longer as long as the the car’s temperature doesn’…

[image] TheWonderful90s: 5W20 causes about 30% more engine wear than 5W30 or 10W30. Figure out what works best for you. The fuel economy gain is very little. Please ignore this, no basis for it. Use exactly the oil recommended by the manufacturer.

Me thinks that most everything The Wonderful 90’s posts should be ignored.

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TheWonderful90s June 1, 2026, 6:36pm 12

You can take it up with the creator of the video. I responded to this on a new discussion so this discussion won’t be turned in to another endless oil discussion and argument.

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