Recent content by K9Leader

This is a nice 1994 Mark VIII, Garnet Red Glaze (dark red) exterior, Ebony (black) interior; 119K miles. All the standard features plus traction assist, power moonroof, auto dimming mirrors, JBL audio, chrome wheels, aftermarket JVC 12 disc CD changer with extra magazine. This car has been in...

Over the past few months, my Mark ('94, 105K miles) has started emitting multiple squealing noises from the pulleys/bearings run by the serpentine belt. The racket is pretty shrill at first, but subsides quite a bit after the car has been driven for 15 - 20 minutes and everything is hot...

The Mark VIII has not been out of the garage for over a month -- cold and snow and ice and sand and salt made it impractical and unthinkable to take it out. So I have been exclusively in the Outback, which really does handle the winter stuff with ease. I was also remiss in that I hadn't even...

Now that my 1994 Mark VIII is in semi-retirement, I am wondering about altering my oil-change policy. I had gone for years back and forth between do-it-myself or have it done by someone else. I know the downsides of oil-change places, but I only use ones where I know (or get to know) the...