when it comes to people -or- parts, real trust comes from how they behave/deliver under pressure, not how they look.**
So the first time I got to use a Tektronix (analog) scope, it was just different. And my mentors could see/measure anything they desired with the Tek. And I have never been disappointed by one.
Same thing for the Fluke multimeter. Once I get to the point where 2 different consumer-grade multimeters disagree with each other, then out comes the Fluke, reserved for just such occasions. Again, I've never been
disappointed by a Fluke.
In the land of high performance electronics, I am only as good as my test equipment. (!)
THANK YOU THANK YOU thank you thank you!A bidirectional scan tool that can perform the CKP relearn in addition to the CMPret would be a nice start, and also being able to do the ABS bleed underhood would be faster than finding the nearest gravel road I guess... ...my test equipment dreams are always bigger than my piggybank. :0)
Nobody ever tests their test equipment against some standard, to confirm that their test equipment is accurate and repeatable. Buying test equipment and torque wrenches from untrustworthy sources...cough Hazzard Faught...cough could be a false economy.
Purolator and Wix are companies within the Mann + Hummel corporate umbrella. The local NAPA has been running a sale on NAPA Gold filters this month, and it has been...difficult...to not go in and stock-up. Fortunately, I still have more older-stock NAPA-Wix filters than I need for awhile.Looks like I'm getting ready to Pledge Allegiance to a different brand of oil filter.
Champion Laboratories is another major manufacturer of filters, almost all of them custom-labeled for other "brands". They have at least three "lines", a bottom-feeder, a mid-grade, and a top-quality unit. The customer selects what they want to sell, and Champion Labs makes it for them. Note that Champion Labs is not the same company as Champion spark plugs.
I am likely to switch my fleet over to Baldwin filters when my supply of NAPA Gold/Wix runs out, but haven't bought any yet.