Originally Posted by
twanger
Phil , in the interest of this site & its members , if a question is as broad as "oil" , the inquiry should be preceded by doing a search --- that's one reason the option is there so as to use info already here .
But again, I am one who is not happy with the forum's search function. I find it more productive to use google and search THIS forum with GOOGLE.
It takes some experience to know what terms to use. Like if I want to find the thread about the fact our amplifier is really a four channel amp, I google: "Chrysler Crossfire amplifier is four channels"
Google gives me:
My FIRST response from Google gives me what I want.
If I put that in our search, I don't even get the thread I am looking for - which I KNOW is here, I get:
This is why I don't get upset at people for not searching - if they use OUR search, they may never find what they are looking for.
And if we just tell people to "search first", we come across as asses.
That is why I tell people to search, but to USE GOOGLE and to put in "Chrysler Crossfire" as your first two terms, then add terms to specify what you are looking for.