Recent content by SteveG

How many miles are on your Equinox? Where do you live; what state? I run high-viscosity (thick), Dexos-rated, Quaker State FS 5W-30 (11.6 cSt @ 100 deg C) , most of the time here in Alaska. My Nox has almost 165K miles on her. I occasionally run Castrol 0W-40 A3/B4 oil in here as well. It's...

Ugh. That underscores the need to change that fluid more often. I'm thinking changing it every 50 to 75K miles with AutoTrak II is the right thing to do. Same goes with transmission and diff fluids. These are not lifetime fluids. Where possible, use the fully synthetic fluid options and...

164,750 miles of mostly Alaskan roads and weather! It's a 2013 AWD LS Nox with the oil-burning pig of an L4 engine (bad rings) Over the years, I've replaced the following major assemblies: Cat Converter (both of them) A front wheel bearing Timing chain, guides, and tensioner A single spark...

Same Issue w/ 2013, 4-Cyl Model... Have the same issue when my transmission shifts into overdrive. I don't believe it's the engine, but is likely the transmission. It's possibly the torque converter not locking up. My issue started at about 95K miles... way out of warranty. :(

Let YouTube be your friend: https://youtu.be/zts76Gqp0WY Good luck.