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Speaker 1: who's online. One, who's online one? It's from Thanks for

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Speaker 1: taking my call. I'm really desperate. I'm sorry to hear

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Speaker 1: you're having so many problems wrong. What what what can

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Speaker 1: looking for help is to you know, how could the

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Speaker 1: coming up next, super Chips want on how to modify

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Speaker 1: chips in flesh and Jim, welcome to the Car Doctor, sir. Hey,

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Speaker 1: thank you very much for having me. Car companies are

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Speaker 1: think we care to a wide variety of customers. We

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00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,199
Speaker 1: we cater to the enthusiast, the guy that likes to

431
00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,800
Speaker 1: go out to the track, and quite frankly, he may

432
00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,199
Speaker 1: be using our product to get his race vehicle to

433
00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,480
Speaker 1: the track, not necessarily compete. So UM, one of the

434
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,320
Speaker 1: biggest things that we see from our product registration data

435
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,520
Speaker 1: that is that people gravitate towards a tuner or a

436
00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,520
Speaker 1: chip for increased fuel economy. UM. There's a lot of

437
00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,800
Speaker 1: people that do recreational towing as well, whether they have

438
00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:38,240
Speaker 1: a tobal boat and r V camper um shift points

439
00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,720
Speaker 1: is huge, particularly with gas customers when they're pulling hills.

440
00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,760
Speaker 1: We're here based in Ogden, Utah, so as you drive

441
00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,320
Speaker 1: through the mountains, you may see the RPMs up at

442
00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,040
Speaker 1: four or five thousand. Eliminating down shifting is a huge benefit,

443
00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,920
Speaker 1: uh that a chip or a programmer can provide you.

444
00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,760
Speaker 1: And then really just power and performance from zero to

445
00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,640
Speaker 1: wide open throatle A lot of people think power off

446
00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,720
Speaker 1: the line is where you really see the benefit, but

447
00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,400
Speaker 1: in reality, it's when you're going from third to fourth gear,

448
00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,000
Speaker 1: or when you're coming and on off the expressway. UM,

449
00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,199
Speaker 1: getting up to speed, not feeling like you're a hazard

450
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,720
Speaker 1: when you're at load. UM, those are the benefits that

451
00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,639
Speaker 1: we think that really catered to the people that have

452
00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,760
Speaker 1: fun on the weekends with their vehicle, but also driving

453
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,080
Speaker 1: Monday through Friday during the week. For those of you

454
00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,879
Speaker 1: just tuning in, we're talking to Jim again here on

455
00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,840
Speaker 1: the Car Doctor, vice president of marketing for power Tech. Jim, so,

456
00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,720
Speaker 1: do you think the minivan user is going to see

457
00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,720
Speaker 1: as much of as an advantage as as the corvette owner.

458
00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,680
Speaker 1: You know, chip flash add on performance seems to be

459
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,159
Speaker 1: becoming an extension of the manufacturers and it's becoming a

460
00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,880
Speaker 1: logical path for growth. What are your thoughts? Sure, I mean,

461
00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,199
Speaker 1: I think we're always looking to target, you know, the

462
00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,560
Speaker 1: other car in the driveway. So you know, when you

463
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:49,199
Speaker 1: think Corvette, you think of performance speed, the guy that

464
00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,320
Speaker 1: may you know, frequent a speech shop or go into

465
00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,679
Speaker 1: an O'Reilly's and by by parts, whereas the minivan is

466
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:59,120
Speaker 1: more for functional transportation. But the way technology is going

467
00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:00,679
Speaker 1: now and some of the things that we can include

468
00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,600
Speaker 1: in our products, it's things like a maintenance manager or

469
00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,399
Speaker 1: reading and clearing that code. What does that check engine

470
00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,040
Speaker 1: light mean to me? And that's where we can add

471
00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,119
Speaker 1: value I think to the minivan customer or to the

472
00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,720
Speaker 1: other car quote unquote or truck in the driveway. UM

473
00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,520
Speaker 1: additional features the ability that can control and you know,

474
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,199
Speaker 1: lay out some style on a graph, whether it's on

475
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,800
Speaker 1: an incapped monitor or exporting it to a CSV file

476
00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,480
Speaker 1: even to to really see where you may be experiencing

477
00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:32,200
Speaker 1: a flaw in your vehicle throughout the RPM van. So UM,

478
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,680
Speaker 1: we think that you know, manufacturers will continue to offer

479
00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:37,560
Speaker 1: more things that you'll be able to view on the

480
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,320
Speaker 1: dash and on our goal as a company UM is

481
00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,040
Speaker 1: to really define performance for the customers. Sometimes that means

482
00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,880
Speaker 1: more horsepower, sometimes it means more visibility into what's going

483
00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,280
Speaker 1: on in real time, because for sure, somebody using their

484
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,240
Speaker 1: pickup truck of off roading in Arizona, Nevada is going

485
00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,440
Speaker 1: to want different things in the person using it as

486
00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,199
Speaker 1: a grocery getter in downtown New York City, and and

487
00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,479
Speaker 1: that that's probably a real world scenario though it is

488
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,560
Speaker 1: absolutely And the other thing that a lot of people

489
00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:10,160
Speaker 1: maybe don't take into consideration as their altitude and their terrain. UM.

490
00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,520
Speaker 1: We have a corporate office in Sanford, Florida as well,

491
00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,840
Speaker 1: so we have the opportunity between our employees here and

492
00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,919
Speaker 1: customers throughout the country to do elevation testing and to

493
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,680
Speaker 1: make sure that when we provide quote unquote a can

494
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,399
Speaker 1: tune in our devices, that it actually is a custom

495
00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,359
Speaker 1: tune UM. It's built for the intent and purpose of

496
00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:31,280
Speaker 1: performance economy towing, and it's been tested at those various

497
00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,720
Speaker 1: attitudes and terrain levels to make sure that that equate

498
00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,920
Speaker 1: and also more importantly safe for the customer. Here's the

499
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,440
Speaker 1: question everybody asks me, and I've I sort of don't

500
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,080
Speaker 1: have this answer. I'm hoping you do. Does chip or

501
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:49,640
Speaker 1: or or a flash improvement affect warranty coverage and emissions inspections. Sure,

502
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,159
Speaker 1: that's a great question and we get it every day.

503
00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,680
Speaker 1: So there's there's two answers to that question. The first

504
00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,879
Speaker 1: one is the Magnus and Boss Warranty Act, which states

505
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,280
Speaker 1: that a a dealer or a manufacturer, they cannot void

506
00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,840
Speaker 1: your warranty based on the visual presence of an aftermarket part.

507
00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:11,199
Speaker 1: Now that has changed, UM as far as how the

508
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,879
Speaker 1: consumer has experienced that kind of feedback from the dealer,

509
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,639
Speaker 1: Particularly the past couple of years, we've been told that

510
00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,000
Speaker 1: some people are actually being asked to sign paperwork at

511
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,600
Speaker 1: the time of their purchase indicating that they will not

512
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:27,440
Speaker 1: add any of those umtons are features to the vehicle. Yeah,

513
00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,560
Speaker 1: and sometimes it's in the fine print and they don't

514
00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,800
Speaker 1: realize it until afterwards. UM. But we always suggest people

515
00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,200
Speaker 1: UH to realize is that a the Magnus and Moss

516
00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:39,120
Speaker 1: Walk Warranty Act is intact and it is a legitimate

517
00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,880
Speaker 1: federal law. UM. And then we also let people know

518
00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,000
Speaker 1: that all of our products UM have gone through the

519
00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,520
Speaker 1: emissions testing phase, both internally here and with the Air

520
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:54,080
Speaker 1: Resources Board. In California, so we have fifty state legal products.

521
00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,760
Speaker 1: Are products come with executive order numbers as well as

522
00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,520
Speaker 1: a decal that they can furnish at the time of

523
00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,359
Speaker 1: a small check at their admission station. So we also

524
00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,760
Speaker 1: include UM a two year power train warranty on our products,

525
00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:10,040
Speaker 1: which is industry exclusive. So we really try to UM

526
00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,119
Speaker 1: validate our claims not only by you know, providing the

527
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,360
Speaker 1: dino charts and all the features, but letting people know

528
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,160
Speaker 1: that this product is backed by not just a thirty

529
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,280
Speaker 1: day warranty, but a two year power train warranty. UH.

530
00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,080
Speaker 1: That gives them the assurance to say, hey, if you

531
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,320
Speaker 1: bring your vehicle in and for whatever reason, this this

532
00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,639
Speaker 1: programmer or this tuner has caused an issue or enhanced

533
00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,560
Speaker 1: the current flaw, and we'll back that. And since we

534
00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,520
Speaker 1: implemented that, we've had two instances UM in the past

535
00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,000
Speaker 1: five years. So and that's that's you know what is

536
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,800
Speaker 1: that that's less than one on betting, oh far less.

537
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,080
Speaker 1: So UM, I mean it's our intent. You know, when

538
00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:49,040
Speaker 1: we reverse engineer and design tunes and implement them into

539
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,640
Speaker 1: a device, our guys certainly know you know that there's

540
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,359
Speaker 1: there's a safe power and then there's a power that

541
00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,120
Speaker 1: you probably don't want to package and and make available

542
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,919
Speaker 1: to the general public. And so we're we're confident that

543
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 1: the various power levels that we make available, they're they're reliable,

544
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,000
Speaker 1: they're safe, and they're also meaningful in the form of

545
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:11,080
Speaker 1: added power and fuel account. So, you know, speaking specifically, Jim,

546
00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,359
Speaker 1: as we kind of wind it down for different levels

547
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,760
Speaker 1: or packages, what's involved in a typical installation, can you

548
00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:22,040
Speaker 1: describe it quickly? Sure? So we we call we call

549
00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,680
Speaker 1: it white glove technology. You're not popping the hood, UM,

550
00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:29,440
Speaker 1: You're you're plugging in and communicating via the vehicle's diagnostic port,

551
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,359
Speaker 1: the O B D two port right underneath the dash.

552
00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,280
Speaker 1: Typically that location varies depending on the vehicle, but it

553
00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,199
Speaker 1: is underneath the steering wheel. UM. When you plug in,

554
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,280
Speaker 1: you will power up based on the ignition system, you

555
00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,400
Speaker 1: will be cycled through some different key cycles. The unit

556
00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,640
Speaker 1: will prompt you to turn the ignition on and off.

557
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,080
Speaker 1: And what we're doing is we're communicating with the vehicle

558
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,919
Speaker 1: and we're rewriting. We're flashing the e c M, so

559
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,520
Speaker 1: we're giving it a new identity based on the features

560
00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,640
Speaker 1: and input that you've given the device. So you tell

561
00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,280
Speaker 1: us if you're running ninety three octane, you tell if

562
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,159
Speaker 1: you want a mileage tune, if you want a performance

563
00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,480
Speaker 1: tune or a towing tune, and then um, really it's

564
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,879
Speaker 1: almost like installing a new version of Windows or software

565
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,720
Speaker 1: on your computer. You're giving it a new identity and

566
00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,920
Speaker 1: it's going to operate at a higher level for you

567
00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,320
Speaker 1: based on you know, where you're driving and what you're doing. Now,

568
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,000
Speaker 1: I'm sure if there's an issue you I'm sure super

569
00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,440
Speaker 1: Chips has tech support and you know, they have customer

570
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,439
Speaker 1: service and so forth for something like this, we do.

571
00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,919
Speaker 1: We actually we have two locations, Ogden in Utah and

572
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,560
Speaker 1: then Sanford, Florida, so we actually have from eight am

573
00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,240
Speaker 1: East Coast time to eight p m East Coast time.

574
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,440
Speaker 1: We've got technicians on hand and these guys are certified. Uh,

575
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,600
Speaker 1: they've their hands on with the product and uh, you know,

576
00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,720
Speaker 1: they're always happy to help customers. Sometimes when you're programming

577
00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,440
Speaker 1: a vehicle for the first time, there's some very normal

578
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,760
Speaker 1: hesitation and questions that come up, and those guys are

579
00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,760
Speaker 1: great at answering those addressing those questions. Crazy great stuff, Jim,

580
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,000
Speaker 1: great stuff. I think you guys have really risen to

581
00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: the challenge and you're doing an exceptional job. And I

582
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,560
Speaker 1: want to thank you for being with us today. Is

583
00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,760
Speaker 1: there a place the listeners can go for more information?

584
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,520
Speaker 1: Is our website? There's got to be right. Absolutely. You

585
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,600
Speaker 1: can visit super chips dot com. So that's www dot

586
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,920
Speaker 1: super chips dot com. That's our website. Has all our

587
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,479
Speaker 1: contact information and a host of information about our products

588
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:18,959
Speaker 1: as well, and if they have any questions they can

589
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,760
Speaker 1: get an answered there. I'm sure there's an eight hundred

590
00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,120
Speaker 1: number via that website as well. Just give us a

591
00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:24,600
Speaker 1: eight hundred number if you would. Jim, do you have it?

592
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:31,080
Speaker 1: You bet to seven two four seven, right, perfect, Jim.

593
00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 1: I appreciate your time today. You have a good rest

594
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 1: of the afternoon. I appreciate the opportunity. Thank you. You're

595
00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,280
Speaker 1: very welcome. I'm runing any in the Car Doctor and

596
00:29:37,320 --> 00:30:03,920
Speaker 1: we are back right after this D D D Hey, hey, hey,

597
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,040
Speaker 1: welcome back. Aren't any of the Car Doctor keeping mind

598
00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,120
Speaker 1: listeners this hour? I think it's this hour. I'll have

599
00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,720
Speaker 1: to do it this hour. One of our upcoming calls,

600
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,200
Speaker 1: we're gonna be giving away a wiks diecast cards there. Um,

601
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,400
Speaker 1: it's their thirty nine Ford diecast scale model. You know,

602
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,720
Speaker 1: for seventy five years, Works has protecting has been protecting

603
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,440
Speaker 1: all of the engines that America drives with their various

604
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,360
Speaker 1: line of filters, oil filters among them, and that helps

605
00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,960
Speaker 1: celebrate that they've created this thirty nine Ford coup hot

606
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,640
Speaker 1: rod and um, it's a real nice piece. We've got

607
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,880
Speaker 1: pictures of it up on our Facebook page and we're

608
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,880
Speaker 1: gonna give it out somewhere in the last part of

609
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,320
Speaker 1: this uh last part of this particular hour. Let's get

610
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,160
Speaker 1: over to the phones. Let's go talk to John Biloxi,

611
00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,760
Speaker 1: Mississippi Chevy Cavalier, and some questions. John, Welcome to the

612
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,160
Speaker 1: car doctor, sir, how can I help? I'm going from

613
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,560
Speaker 1: a forehead light system to a two head lights system, okay,

614
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:54,040
Speaker 1: and the I got the low beam bulbs in the

615
00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,720
Speaker 1: new in the new housing, but they don't lock down.

616
00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,920
Speaker 1: They will fit into the housing, but they can't lock

617
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,560
Speaker 1: down because of the way they're designed there too small. Okay.

618
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,680
Speaker 1: What I want to do is go to a junkyard

619
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,680
Speaker 1: and cut the connectors out of a two headlights system

620
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,520
Speaker 1: and sawder and cut cut my forehead light connectors off

621
00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,960
Speaker 1: and sided the two headlight connectors on there and so

622
00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,520
Speaker 1: that the bulb will sit tightly in the housing. Well

623
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,240
Speaker 1: wait a minute, you're gonna you're gonna still have high

624
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:27,800
Speaker 1: beam low beam, right, John, Well, I'll have I'll have

625
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:29,800
Speaker 1: low beam in the housing. And what I was gonna

626
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,120
Speaker 1: do is get some get some more housing and cut

627
00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,760
Speaker 1: them up and stick them down in that intake below

628
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,880
Speaker 1: the bumper for my high beams. And then how how

629
00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:43,640
Speaker 1: are you going to aim them? That's a good question.

630
00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:45,560
Speaker 1: So why don't we? So why do we? Why don't

631
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:46,920
Speaker 1: we do this? It sounds like you want to go

632
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,160
Speaker 1: from a foeheadlam system to a two headlam system to

633
00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 1: modify it. Right, Well, I had to because of accident damage.

634
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,560
Speaker 1: So then why don't you just go just just make

635
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,720
Speaker 1: this easy? There are I don't know the part number

636
00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,360
Speaker 1: at the top of my head, but there are vehicles

637
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,360
Speaker 1: out there that do utilize a low beam high beam

638
00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:07,760
Speaker 1: headlamp that will be similar in the connector that you've got,

639
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,720
Speaker 1: and you can just install that bulb in the housing,

640
00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,600
Speaker 1: and if you have to modify the housing at that point,

641
00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:15,520
Speaker 1: then modify that that way. At least when you go

642
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,800
Speaker 1: through the pain, you've got the high beam and low beam,

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Speaker 1: and then you can also purchase from the local older

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Speaker 1: parts store. Go to an Orailly you've got an o

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Speaker 1: Rallyota Parts around you and asked them, ask them to

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Speaker 1: look through the catalog, tell them what you want to do,

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Speaker 1: and they'll have a connector that you can purchase that

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00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,840
Speaker 1: will plug into that bulb. And now you've just got

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Speaker 1: to transfer you've got you're gonna have. You're gonna have

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Speaker 1: four wires on each side, too low beam, too high beam,

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Speaker 1: Just condense them down. If I remember right, it's a

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Speaker 1: light green that's gonna be the high beam and the

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00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,680
Speaker 1: tan is going to be the low beam. Just combine

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00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 1: those into each side as part of that connector and

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Speaker 1: away you go. This way, you don't have it sounds

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Speaker 1: like you looked like a cyclops, John, and I don't

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Speaker 1: think you want that. So if you want to modify

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Speaker 1: this and uh do it simp well, I would get

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Speaker 1: over to an o'riiley Oto Parts and make the changes there.

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Speaker 1: All right, buddy. If you have any other questions, and

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00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,480
Speaker 1: by the way, you can find out more at um

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Speaker 1: you can get out to O'Reilly oto Parts look them

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Speaker 1: up online at O'Reilly oto dot com and look up

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Speaker 1: more information there. But doing it hands on in the

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Speaker 1: store is the best way to go zero zero Martini

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Speaker 1: and the Car Doctor back right after this. Hey, welcome back.

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Speaker 1: We'ren't in any of the Car Doctor. We're running out

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Speaker 1: of time. Let's finish this hour. Mike and Portland, Maine,

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Speaker 1: two thousand six, RAF four. Mike, what can I do

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Speaker 1: for you real quick? You may have heard about the

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Speaker 1: t s B with the raft fours and the Toyota

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Speaker 1: engine with excessive oil consumption. Friend of line has this problem.

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Speaker 1: They need to replace all four pistons, but Toyota doesn't

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Speaker 1: have enough parts to do that. She's burned through all

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Speaker 1: the oil. But I'm wondering if that's enough because her

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00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,239
Speaker 1: oxen sense now gone, there's no smoke coming out the

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Speaker 1: cars and it's affecting the cat. Shouldn't really everything be

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Speaker 1: replaced from the fuel line back in order to keep

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Speaker 1: everything running? Great question, Mike, I'll tell you what in

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Speaker 1: this mechanic's opinion. Yeah, you're absolutely right. You know, Toyota's

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Speaker 1: got a problem. A lot of these manufacturers have a

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Speaker 1: problem right now, and there's not a lot of talk

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Speaker 1: about If there's not a lot of conversation going around

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Speaker 1: the industry. But the fact is many manufacturers, Toyota among them,

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00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,840
Speaker 1: in my opinion, and from what I'm seeing the proofs

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Speaker 1: in the pudding, they've extended the oil drain interval too far.

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Speaker 1: They've taken it out to the point where now a

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00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:46,279
Speaker 1: lot of these two thousand three up Toyota's, like the Honda's, uh,

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Speaker 1: like some of the Nissans, they're having oil consumption issues.

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Speaker 1: Subaru comes to mind of late out Evolkswagen was in

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00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,400
Speaker 1: the news for this particular problem where they've extended the

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Speaker 1: oil drain interval out so far that they've got varnish

693
00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,319
Speaker 1: issues on the oil oil ring, the oil control ring.

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Speaker 1: When these cars get into the seventy eight thousand mile

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Speaker 1: marks sometimes a little higher, and they're starting to consume oil.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes it's happening sooner than the eighties. Sometimes it's happening

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Speaker 1: a little bit later. The problem is, uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: Toyota's fixed in their cases. It's they want you to

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00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,799
Speaker 1: take the engine apart and put rings in it. Don't

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Speaker 1: touch the cylinder walls. There's conversation about if the cross

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00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:22,759
Speaker 1: hatches still there, Hey, leave it alone. It's working um

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Speaker 1: to me, It's kind of like letting a twelve year

703
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,480
Speaker 1: old rebuild your engine and it doesn't matter. If you

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Speaker 1: follow all the necessary procedures, it works and it gets

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Speaker 1: you out the door. So yeah, there's an issue. And

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00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,719
Speaker 1: then the latter part of that is you're right. It

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Speaker 1: is damaging oxygen centers, air fuel ratio sensors, catalytic converters.

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Speaker 1: The reason we don't see cars burning oil going down

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Speaker 1: the road anymore is because catalytic converters swallow all that smoke. Hey, Mike,

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Speaker 1: you know what, you're my last call this hour, Stay tuned,

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Speaker 1: stay on the line fast. Harry is gonna get your information.

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00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:55,360
Speaker 1: We're gonna send that thirty nine Ford Model eighteen scale

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Speaker 1: car your way, courtesy the nice folks at Witch Filters

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Speaker 1: in their seventy fifth anniversary. Maybe the head, Maybe that

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Speaker 1: will help ease your pain. I'm not an ani in

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Speaker 1: the car doctor, reminding everybody mechanics aren't expensive, They're priceless.

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Speaker 1: Sea