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02-03-2006, 06:34 PM
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Ride: VP Executive
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 52
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Brands?
If/when you guys service your own car, what brand of parts do you use? The cheapest, the most expensive, or a brand name you trust?
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02-03-2006, 06:49 PM
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gone 4 a while
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Ride: Blown VT Calais 355 + AU XR6
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Hawkesbury, NSW
Posts: 1,461
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Trusted brand name 
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02-03-2006, 06:55 PM
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Ride: VX Executive
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Perth.
Posts: 35
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Always trusted brand name, they often arent all that expensive for some things, like oil, plugs, coolant etc and theyre better than crappy cheap stuff.
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02-03-2006, 07:10 PM
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Ride: VP Executive
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 52
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Let me be a bit more specific. If you were buying a new oil filter, what brand? What brand of oil? Brand of spark plugs? etc. All the same brand or all different brands.
For eg.
Spark Plugs: Bosch
Oil: Penrite
Oil Filter: Valvoline
Air Filter: Valvoline
etc
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02-03-2006, 07:55 PM
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The Kicking Horse
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Ride: VX Executive S2 + XF Panel Van Project
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Geelong, Vic
Posts: 2,533
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Plugs: NGK
Oil: Penrite, Gas 10 for mine, HPR 15 for the Corrolla
Filter: Ryco
Trans Oil + PS: Castrol
Coolant: Castrol the first time, now I'm using Repco brand.. Works fine..
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02-03-2006, 08:03 PM
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Ride: 355 VG :)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: berri, south australia
Posts: 3,265
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oil: currently penrite "sin"
oil filter: k&n
air filter: k&n
sparks: bosch iridium tips
trans: B&M synthetic
p/s: mobil atf 220
coolant: tectaloy
brake fluid: durastop dot 5
Last edited by Peanuts Inc.; 02-03-2006 at 10:20 PM.
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02-03-2006, 08:11 PM
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Ride: VK 5L Calais
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,987
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I am a bit like Shounak on this one.
Plugs: NGK
Motor oil: Penrite
Oil filter: Ryco
Air: Ryco
Tranny & PS: Castrol Dexron III
Brake fluid: Castrol dot 4
Wiper additive: Bars bugs or Bugoff
Coolant: Cheap KMart or Autobarn $4 premixed containers
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02-03-2006, 09:17 PM
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swim wit da fishes
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Ride: VR Executive V6 Auto
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 307
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my dad chucks these into our commo:
-NGK plus
-Penrite Oil
-Coolant - just anything he finds at the shops, he doesn't look for particular brands
-Dexron III for the trans, like zoist
-Castrol brake fluid (can't remember the specific name)
-Valvoline
-Oil filter unsure
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02-03-2006, 09:21 PM
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<---------Aint it true!
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Ride: 91' VN SS & 94' VR BT1
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 6,178
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I use:
Oil: Penrite HPR 15
Oil Filter: AC Delco
Leads: Top Gun
Plugs: NGK Irradium
Air Filter: K&N
Trans: Transmax Z
Trans Filter: AC Delco
Brake Fluid: Castrol
Fuel Filter: Ryco
Think thats it..........
AirStrike 
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03-03-2006, 01:15 AM
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 30
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Alpine!!!!!!
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03-03-2006, 01:27 AM
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Ride: VL
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SA, Mount Gambier
Posts: 1,144
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Autobarn specials lmao, what ever does the job
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03-03-2006, 10:17 AM
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Ride: VS Equipe series ll
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: South Brisbane
Posts: 2,788
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my preferences are:
oil: penrite 15w60
oil filter: pure one
spark: ngk
leads: msd
fuel filter: ryco
coolant: cant remeber,lol..but not a cheap and nasty pre-mix
and k&n pod which i wash out and re-oil
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03-03-2006, 03:04 PM
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Ride: 2003 BA XR6
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 467
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air filter - K&N Panel(reusable)
Oil - Currently gulf western(same as drag cars,lol, is good for non syn),soon to be fully syn penrite/mobil
fuel filter - holden
spark plugs - nippo denso(i no they r toyota but ive found they r the best out of trying bosch,gm,ngk,champion(yuk))
leads - top gun
oil filter - valvoline/cooper/ryco depending on availability
trans fluid - dexron 3
p/s - same as trans fluid
brake fluid - wouldnt have a clue
diff oil - fork lift grade 150 (very thick)
hey sircruisealotVS how are those msd leads goin cos im curios about them, and how much they cost?? u rekon they better then top gun ones? cos i think ill need new leads soon
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03-03-2006, 03:05 PM
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해커
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Ride: N/A
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,885
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Wow penrite seems to be the most used Motor oil out there :|
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03-03-2006, 03:44 PM
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Ride: VL
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SA, Mount Gambier
Posts: 1,144
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Juzza did u see the results Street Commodores publised about which brands have the best affects etc?
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