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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Manual?
Yes, my automatic came with a manual.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Them's the rules, so I gotta do it. But I am confused over it - I just weighed a can of 5-30 weight, and a can of 10-30 weight, and they weighed the same. What's up with that?
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Manual is the guy working next Juan on the assembly line.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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He must have stowed-away in my HHR to escape the factory.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Ah now I feel like a dirt bag for responding I never thought changing oil was complicated enough to get its own thread let alone several lol
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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choosing is just a process of oil-limination.....just saying
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jgooden93
Ah now I feel like a dirt bag for responding I never thought changing oil was complicated enough to get its own thread let alone several lol
For some it is, it appears. It ranks right up there with those that pump up their tires to 45 psi as it's stamped there right on the sidewall - not realizing that is the maximum, not the recommended pressure. The more air, the more the car will weigh - 32 lbs X 4 = 128 lbs. 45 X 4 = 180 lbs. That's like 52 lbs extra weight. Yeah we win some, and we lose some.

So, time to go pump up my tires with 78% nitrogen - will make the car lighter and thusly handle much better.

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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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Wait, you're supposed to put air in the tires?! Why didn't you tell me before, whopper. I'm gonna go with 45 psi between all 4. It'll really cut down on my unsprung weight.
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 01:56 AM
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Ahhh so you didn't read your manual! Lol
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Manual dontwork here anymore.
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