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For what it's worth, most of the shavings will accumulate very early on and then you'll get barely any over the life of the vehicle unless something is going very wrong. I think it's a good idea to do these early changes though, since it lets you have a clean magnet going forward.

I can see both schools of thought. On one hand, oil is actually just better than it used to be, full stop. 25 years ago, synthetics weren't really the standard yet. On the other hand, GDI turbo motors are still hard on oil (fuel and carbon dilution). So it really depends on your usage. 10k is...

Realistically the only way to know for sure what oil is in your engine is to put it in there yourself. Many dealers just have drums of the semi synthetic and are gonna put it in regardless of what you ask for. Is it scummy? Yup. But how would you know?

The motorcraft synthetic blend is actually pretty good. If youre doing 5k changes its perfectly adequate

Yeah, the trackers are usually fairly obvious if you look up under there. Most times its plugged in behind the obd port or the oem port is tucked up above a fake pass through one.

It's funny you say that, since grille shutters actually are basically radiator armor in the modern era. After 5 years, my Mustang's condenser was nearly pristine despite driving some of the most rock infested highways in the US on a regular basis. On the highway where you're most likely to get...

I think the one you have is better because it matches the grille texture precisely, and it's right next to it. Wouldn't be a terrible idea to try the gloss one though if you don't mind spending the extra money

Which one is that? I ended up with a taconets one

Did some desert adventure

I agree, you really need at least 100 miles to get an accurate MPG average out of the computer. Otherwise certain things will absolutely tank the average rather quickly. I also believe the MPG will be different during break in, but I can't be absolutely sure of that.

I'm interested in one

Got them installed. Initial impressions are positive. Install is very straightforward, I reused the OEM clips (they're harder to snap in though because of the increased thickness of the pieces they are clamping). From looking at it, I'm not sure the tape is entirely necessary unless you want it...

Tremors have always been low production so their rarity isn't too surprising. If I had to guess for a potential reason, Ford got smart and started making most Lariats hybrid AWD, which is the most desirable powertrain combo right now.

The only annoying thing about doing this is that the TCU not communicating will set a code. It isn't one that turns on the check engine light, but it can be seen with more advanced scanners. Doesn't really matter in practice, but certainly bothers my OCD, lol. Went through this same game on the...

I love cool colors but I hate standing out, so I let other people buy them lol

Foam is probably from the factory when it came off the pallet if I had to guess. I'd assume its safe to remove, but I probably wouldn't bother until I had to use it. The Tremor is supposed to come with a full size spare, yes. It's not full in width mind you, but diameter should be equivalent to...

Its 3m double sided tape. If I remember correctly from looking at it, its only taped to the wheel liner which should still be able to be removed even if the piece is stuck to it.

I can see it withstanding mild abuse

With the "waiting around" thing, I was talking about the adjustment modifier, not the knock response itself. As someone else said, it takes a few tanks to get a "pure" 91 tank and therefore the highest modifier value. Knock octane modifier is basically a learned value so the ECU knows about...

I get what you're saying. I drove a dumb car with manual transmission and zero help for years. I prefer doing most of the driving myself, but some of the assists are nice like the blind spot monitoring and the cross traffic alert in parking lots. Just little unobtrusive helping hands in case...