[OIL and FILTERS]

There is all this talk about fram being junk. I was just wondering WHY they are junk?

[A couple exhaust questions]

BTW: I got mine for 20 bucks down at the local auto parts store. Those two are going for 40 plus 15 bucks shipping.

[A couple exhaust questions]

I have the first one (the "turbo") on my loyal. Didn't really see any power increase. Nice sound though.

[clutched fan on EA82]

I took the clutch fan off of mine (still have the electric fan). The only issue is that it runs a little hot when idling in the dead of summer with the a/c on. Never overheats though.

[How hot should an alternator get?]

never mind...should drink my coffee before posting

[Ea-82 idling SLOW]

Anyone??

[Ea-82 idling SLOW]

So my 92 Loyale with a EA-82 tbi is idling really slow. It hovers right around 400rpm. The thing is it only does this when warm and when in gear (3 sp auto). I noticed a couple of days ago, the voltage meter acting crazy. Shooting up to 17 amps, then down to 8 or so. Could the drop in idle be due to a shot voltage regulator? I was planning on dropping in a new alternator this weekend and was wondering if I should do anything else while I had the car torn apart.

[Oil viscosity]

I think they only sell 5W-40 to all of you that live in really cold climates. I have never seen it here in pa.

[Oil viscosity]

I was wondering what viscosity oil are you guys running in your subes?

[O2 sensor removal]

It wouldn't be such a problem if the hole in the heat shield was a little bigger.

[O2 sensor removal]

How much did it cost? Maybe I'll stop in there today.

[O2 sensor removal]

I'm a little embarrassed to post this, but I can't seem to figure out how to get the old O2 sensor out so I can change it. The car is a 92 Loyale with a N/A EA82 and three speed auto. The problem is the heat shield for the cat is blocking the base of the sensor. You know, the area with the bolt like pattern. Short of cutting the heat shield off (the mounting bolts have long since rusted into the cover itself) does anyone have any ideas? I would really like to keep the heat shield because the passenger side cv joint is right above it.