Now I admit this is way off subject but still fits the bill in the "anything with in reason" area.

As mentioned I am the son of a battling farmer who got me into servicing my own car many moons ago. Ive just dropped the oil and changed the filter in my wife's front wheel drive. (Old oil goes to recycling depot of course) and I decided to share an idea with the forum. One of the most frequent and expensive problems with all front wheel drives is the rubber boots and the CV joints they protect. When the rubber boots perish they leak out all the grease around the CV joint and with a few hundred km one has to replace the CV joint and the rubber boot. Can cost anywhere from $400 to $800, each wheel, at your garage.

A litre of Sorboline costs about $4 at Coles. Every time you service your car or preferably every month or so, rub Sorboline into the rubber boots. I've been doing this for years in all the family cars (usually around 4) and haven't had a problem.

Happy motoring!
Dave

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