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  1. Gman87t

    Is German Castrol really going the way of the dinosaur?

    ^^ That's exactly what I was doing with the "Autozone Rewards" program. Also the first store that I had cleared out got some more in marked M07234. -Gman87t
  2. Gman87t

    Valve shim removal question

    I've got some valve tick, and need to check and adjust the valve clearances on my Supra and my '95 Corolla (4AFE). Are there any special methods or easy tricks for removing the shims without the special Toyota tools referenced in the TSRM? A search didn't reveal any good info on this. -Gman87t
  3. Gman87t

    Is German Castrol really going the way of the dinosaur?

    The codes on the bottom of the newest bottles I bought are M07179xxx. If I remember correctly the codes on the ones at the second store were M07228xxx. That would put them in July 07. Below are pictures of an 07 bottle I bought. Also one of the Autozone guys said they sell very little of...
  4. Gman87t

    Is German Castrol really going the way of the dinosaur?

    As the title says, is Autozone really dropping GC? After reading some posts here that said it was going away, I decided to check my local Autozone stores. The first one I went to had 7 bottles on the shelf. 6 of them were M03 and M04 date codes and one was M06. I took all these up to the...
  5. Gman87t

    Removing the jiggle valve from the thermostat?

    I read in a recent post that some people are removing the jiggle valve from their thermostats and possibly drilling the hole a little bigger. The reason given was to help keep air out of the cooling system. Can some one explain how this helps and what the jiggle valve's original purpose is?