1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Ron Anian, it seems like spring here in the studios. 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Won't be thinking and talking about working on our cars. 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Even more so on get the windows open the studio, 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: the sunshine coming in from the west. It's really great day. 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: The car Doctor. My question is does the time of 6 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: chain is that known to break? No, the chains themselves 7 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: think of a bicycle chain In'sprockets Commune. It's it's pretty 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: much the same thing. On this particular engine, they're not 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: known to break. Welcome to the radio home of ron 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: and Anian, the Car Doctor, since this is where car 11 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: owners the world overturned to for their definitive opinion on 12 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: automotive repair. If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, 13 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: pick up the phone and call in the garage doors 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: are open, but I am here to take your calls 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: at eight five five six and now he running. Hey, welcome, 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: start your engines and if they can. If they can't, 17 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: then you want to definitely stick around this hour. It's 18 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: wanting any in the car Doctor here at the helm 19 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: at eight five five five zero nine zero zero, here 20 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: to take your calls and answer your questions. And as 21 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: we motor on down the road this hour, as we 22 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: get into our second hour of our weekend broadcast here 23 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: on on air and talk to you about your car 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: and it's problems. More information, obviously about this show is 25 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: at Car Doctor show dot com. Of course we're on 26 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: the air or on the web. Um, tune in I 27 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: Heart iTunes and you can podcast from there as well 28 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: as well as click subscribe, get download an MP three 29 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: player on your phone or device and click subscribe and 30 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: take us with you wherever you want to go, and 31 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: we'll keep getting delivered and it helps us. And we 32 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: appreciate the fact that so many of you are clicking subscribe. 33 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: And I just saw our podcast numbers again, you know, Tom, 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: the podcast numbers just keep going up. It's it's just 35 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: kind of amazing. Um, yes you are, Yeah, it's well, 36 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: you know, hey, it's a good show. It's got good information, 37 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: it's got a good host. And by the way, you 38 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: got two good sidekicks on the side of the glass. Well, 39 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what the the engineering guys are. I'm 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: just sitting here talking you guys. You guys push the buttons. 41 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: I'm still trying to figure out what all those red 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: dials mean. What if I do this, don't do that? Yeah, 43 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: don't do that. I learned that a long time because 44 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: you won't have a back wall in the studio kaboom. 45 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: So but um, anyway, I do want to do this 46 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: real quick. I we like to do a repair of 47 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: the week, and I not without making a whole bunch 48 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: of fluff about it because the phones are so busy 49 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: and backed up right now a zero, let me try 50 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: and sneak this one in. I want to talk a 51 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: little bit about fail safe. Not the movie from nine 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: sixty was it two or three with Henry Fonda about 53 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: nuclear disarmament, but fail safe in a car when apart fails, 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: will the car get you home? Because that's built into 55 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: a lot of vehicles. Well, I can tell you one 56 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: that it's not two thousand and eight four to explore 57 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: x LT. Oh they probably made what a gazillion of those, 58 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: you know, there's a few of these out there running around. 59 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: And this particular system is the four by four automatic, 60 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: four by four high and the four by four low buttons. 61 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: So if you've got an x l T Explore and 62 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: your four wheel drive system is that where you've got 63 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: the three buttons to the right side of the dash 64 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: under the radio. It says four by four auto, four 65 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: by four high, four by four low. Listen up. If 66 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: you've got a car with an A B S slide on, 67 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: listen up, because you're gonna you're gonna find out what 68 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: probably you want to know is to why you want 69 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: to maybe fix that. But then again you might find 70 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: out how lucky you really are. Two thousand and eight 71 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: Explorer came into the shop this week. That's actually it 72 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: was the week before. I've been busy and I finally 73 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: got around the diagnosing it. This week. I had some 74 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: time and it was setting a fault code for an 75 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: open left front wheel speed sensor circuit or actually I'm sorry, 76 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: no input, no input from the left front wheel speed sensor. 77 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: It was registering open. Now the the glue or the 78 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: snake in the grass here is the transmission was just 79 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: replaced a hundred and fifty eight miles ago. So you know, 80 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: as the attending physician, you're it's not supposed to, but 81 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: it does cloud your judgment. You're just trying to move 82 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: cautiously because the problem with the car was you'd started up, 83 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: you put it in drive, and as you tried to 84 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: roll down the road, it would bind up and start 85 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: to lock up against itself and just not move. It 86 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: was like a four wheel drive vehicle on dry pavement, 87 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: binding to the point that it would stop. And you're thinking, wow, 88 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: I guess they did something wrong at the trans shop, 89 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: like the trans doesn't feel right in this car, and 90 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: yet that's not the problem. Put the car up in 91 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: the air, scanner for code. So the input sensor fault 92 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: or the wheel speed sensor fault with the left front 93 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: and you know what, let's try a few things. Put 94 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,559 Speaker 1: it up in the air. I looked at the transfer case. 95 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: I've seen cases where in this particular system of the 96 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: transfer cases installed wrong. Maybe they've got to bracket on 97 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: the wrong side of something and it's not sitting exactly square. 98 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: That can create a similar condition. Fluid level was good. 99 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: It had fluid in the transfer case. I was thinking 100 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: that it had been out on a bench. Maybe the 101 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe the fluid ran out and nobody ever 102 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,239 Speaker 1: refilled it. Nope, that wasn't it. Everything transmission transfer case 103 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: wise was correct. I didn't see a problem. So I 104 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: went to the next step and after pulling codes, started 105 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: the car up, put it in gear, drove the car 106 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: at the line, and draw the car. Danny actually drove 107 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: the car at thirty miles on the left or tried 108 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: to bucking and jerking and shaking and you know, just convulsive. 109 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: It was like the car was trying to throw up 110 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: but it couldn't. All right, it twitched every which way. 111 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: The newest tool in the car, Doctor Arsenal of diagnostics 112 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: is from the folks that snap on. Snap On makes 113 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: a thermal imaging camera and it's kind of needed. Just 114 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: it's it's a point and click thing. Uh, you know, 115 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: took it out and I started to look at various 116 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: places on the vehicle for heat sources that were erratic. 117 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: Oh you know, I'm not trying to get overcomplicated, but 118 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: you're just looking for the obvious. You're looking for something 119 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 1: that's a skew. The right rear break was four hundred 120 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: and two degrees, the left rear break was two hundred 121 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: and sixty degrees. Both front brakes were seventy. Danny wasn't 122 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:50,119 Speaker 1: stepping on the brakes, but the the brakes were being 123 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: applied by the traction control command, which for the record, 124 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: we couldn't override and shut off. There's a button there 125 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: for traction control, couldn't turn it off. Now the left. 126 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: But now the left front speed sensor started to make 127 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,119 Speaker 1: more sense to me. I scalped the left front. There 128 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: was no signal out of the left front wheel bearing, 129 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 1: and I, you know, could it be. I just can't 130 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,239 Speaker 1: believe Ford would leave this big a hole in the logic. 131 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: And I'll explain this in a minute, that they would 132 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: allow a car to do this. Pulled the left front 133 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: wheel bearing out of the car. It it turned, but 134 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: it wasn't happy. It just grinding and clunking. Wasn't loose 135 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: on the car, but it just it sounded like it 136 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: had about four pounds of gravel in a two pound 137 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: sack when you're trying to turn it by hand on 138 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: the bench. Put a wheel bearing in the car. The 139 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: cars fixed, Every ladd in the dash went out, traction 140 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: control started working normally. The restraint control module, the airbag 141 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: module was affected by this. The restraint control module was 142 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: a problem. Everything came back to normal, and I thought 143 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: about the thermal imager picture and it made sense to me. 144 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: What are doing is since it didn't see a signal 145 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: out of the left front it thought the car was 146 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: in lock up on that wheel and it was trying 147 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: to correct it by applying the break to the right rear. 148 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: It was you know, stick and rudder like Uncle Steve 149 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: would talk about with the airplane. It was trying to 150 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: counteract and oversteer and trying to counteract wing on the 151 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: left side when you can't raise your flap correction. It 152 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: was trying to go into a correction. Here's the scary part, 153 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: all right, here's the part that really just made me 154 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: look at it and awe. What if you were on 155 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: your way to the hospital. This is the part I 156 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: don't get. What if you were on your way to 157 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: the hospital in this car and the A B S 158 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: centsor filled. What if your wife was having a baby 159 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: and you had to get into the hospital. You're an 160 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: emergency situation, and that that wheel speed sensor fails, you're stuck. 161 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: When I tell you this car stopped, this car stopped. 162 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: And you can make the argument, well, Ron, any car 163 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: can break down in any car can have a failure. 164 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: But that's not the point. I can't think of any 165 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: other car that if the A B S system fails, 166 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: the brakes don't work normally, and the vehicle doesn't drive normally. 167 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: You're just notified by a dash warning light that the 168 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: a B S or the traction control has a problem 169 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: and it won't work, but the car will still operate. 170 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: It will still get you where you want to go. 171 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 1: I found a bulletin after a little more research from 172 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: Ford that talks about on this particular series of vehicle 173 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 1: OH eight Ford Explorer x LT, if the tire diameter 174 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: is more than a quarter of an inch different from 175 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: tire to tire, tire wear one tire, new, one tire old. 176 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: Here's that age old question, right, four tires, two tires 177 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: or one tire. If it's more than a quarter of 178 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: an inch difference in circumference, you'll have this exact same problem, 179 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: binding and shaking vehicle may not move. You gotta think 180 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: somebody's somebody missed the point here. Somebody missed the point. 181 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: Somebody is, you know, thick headed, as my mother would say. 182 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: My mother never swears. So I just wanted to bring 183 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: it to light. That was one heck of a repair. 184 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: Made me feel good because I talking to Ford and 185 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: talking to a few other people, nobody had a clue 186 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: as to why that car was doing what it did. 187 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: But that car went into failsafe. That car's method of 188 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: fail safe was to do nothing all right, it impersonated Congress. 189 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: It sat there on its hands, and it didn't do 190 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: a darn thing. And I was stunned. Now, if you're 191 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: driving a car with an A B S slide on, 192 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: and you know who you are, and you're wondering, can 193 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: that ever stop the car? If you'd asked me this 194 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: question two weeks ago, I would say no. If you 195 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: ask me the question now, I'm gonna say I don't know, 196 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: because I don't know. I don't know what they're thinking. 197 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: And my point for all this we were talking about 198 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: this at the end of the last hour with regards 199 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: to the question from the listener about new cars and 200 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: where they're going with technology and start stop technology. This 201 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: is a fairly simple car. There's a two thousand eight. 202 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: This car is ten years old in technology, and look 203 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: at how it brought itself to a halt. For a 204 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: three part what's gonna happen on start stop technology cars? 205 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: What's gonna happen on newer cars that look what they do? 206 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: So just something to be aware of, something to think about. 207 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: Five zero nine zero zero sure shows a need for 208 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: a good mechanic. I'm running any of the car, doctor, 209 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: I'll be back right after this, Welcome back. When I'm 210 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: needing the card ocerated five five five six zero nine 211 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: nine zero zero. Now we're rolling. Let's get over and 212 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: talk to Mike cape May, New Jersey. Some questions about 213 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: a car purchase. Mike, Welcome to the car Doctor, Sir, 214 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: how can I help? How are you doing? Ro? I'm 215 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: good man? What's going on? Hey? Every year this show 216 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: gets more and more important, So I just wanted to 217 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: thank you guys for doing this. It's only been um 218 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: twenty six years now, so we're just kind of trying 219 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: to figure out how much longer. You know, it's like 220 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 1: starting to come together. Yeah, it's just we're just kind 221 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: of getting our act together. It's just broken. It's just broken, 222 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: and you know, you know, it's really scary. Mike as 223 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: an aside, it's it's not you know, when somebody says, 224 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: how long you've been on radio? Got twenty six years? 225 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: That doesn't sound like a long time. Does it sound 226 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: like a long time to me? Okay? But when somebody says, 227 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: you know you've been on the you you've been on 228 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 1: radio a quarter of a century. Now I feel old, 229 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: all right. It's that quarter of a century thing. That's 230 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: like wow. Uh, that's the part that gets me. And 231 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: I'm just grateful to be here and uh, you know, 232 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: I enjoy this action every week. No attention to that. Yeah, 233 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: So what can I do for you, sir? So? Um? 234 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: Way back in two thousand five, I guess when the 235 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: Dodge Magnum came out the station wagon thank you there, 236 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: I really wanted one, and I let my wife and 237 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: sister in law talk me out of it because they 238 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: said it looks like a curse. But now I'm six 239 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: years old and I'm gonna buy whatever I want. Had 240 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: a boy, Yes, sir along um, So, I want to 241 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: get your opinion on just the car overall, but specifically 242 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: the transmission and the five nine hemmy. Um, some of 243 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: these cars are starting to show up now on the 244 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: market with like seventy or even less. Um. Most of 245 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: them are well over a hundred. But the one time, 246 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 1: while if you see one that looks pretty good, one 247 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: owner low mileage, and I'm just cjorious about the transmission 248 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: and that hemmy, let's talk about it from a different tack. Okay, 249 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: because the answer for the transmission and the the engine 250 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: is really a simple one. How was it maintained, and 251 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: how is it used, if it's got maintenance records, if 252 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: it's been you know, if it's had its fluids and 253 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: filters and maintenance and carbon cleaning and all the other 254 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: things you do to an engine and a transmission, you know, combined, 255 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: they're okay, they hold up well, all right. The issue 256 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: with Chrysler as a rule is parts. It really is. 257 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: It's it's lack of parts. And there there's two things 258 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: Chrysler does very poorly in this mechanics opinion, all right. 259 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: The first is their scan tool is so frightfully expensive 260 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: that an independent repair shop has a hard time justifying 261 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: its existence in their bay. So subsequently, you the vehicle owner, 262 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: are either married to the dealer, which if that's where 263 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: you want to be, I get that, that's fine, or 264 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: or the other problem becomes that independent repair shop is 265 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: going to use the best aftermarket scan tool they can 266 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: find and have access to what they need to not 267 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: to be able to do everything. And that's okay too. 268 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: Everything has its limits. So and I just don't get it. 269 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: I don't understand any car company that, to tell you 270 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: the truth, they should give out the scan tools and 271 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: say here, everybody's got the same scan tool. Now let 272 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: the games begin. Let's let's let's let people get their 273 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: car service based on talent. You want to see dealerships 274 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: improve all of a sudden, they got independence breathing down 275 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: their shoulders. And I shouldn't really say that, but that's 276 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: the truth. You know, Let's level the playing field and 277 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: have free competition for all but once the car companies. 278 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: But they won't. They won't give that up. That's my rent. Now, 279 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: the reason, the reason why you don't want to buy 280 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: that car is parts, all right, And here's the biggest 281 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: problem that generation Dodge Chrysler Dodge, you know, the same thing. Uh, 282 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: We're we're starting to see them have issues with and 283 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: I won't say this on all of them, but that 284 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: body style, that class car, the Hemmys and so forth 285 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: are having issues communication faulds, A lot of you network 286 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: series communication fault codes. And I've seen that repair be 287 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: everything from a bad alternator which is available, to a 288 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: bad wiring harness which is not a available, And the 289 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: wiring harness is coming up to be a fault more 290 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: often than not. And and so now the issue becomes 291 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do? And I'm not saying you know, 292 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: and Mike, I've got no way to tell you whether 293 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: or not the one you're gonna buy is gonna have 294 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: the issue. Okay, I've talked, I've talked to guys and 295 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: the dealer and they tell me, Ron it's it's it's 296 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: three thousand dollars worth of hours to get the harness apart, 297 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: out on the bench and back in, and then you've 298 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: actually got to repair it because you've got to take 299 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: the entire car apart to get this harness out. So 300 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: you know that to me, and it's becoming it's becoming 301 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: a known problem, all right, that you know you'll have 302 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: this mysterious malady communication fault. They'll try every module in 303 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: the car, nothing fixes it. So that just sort of 304 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: makes me stand on my ear and go, Okay, that 305 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: car is out, So let me talk to you about 306 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: what you should buy. You're you're ready, What's what's my 307 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: budget around it? So? Yeah, Um, so we can't have 308 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: a midlife crisis and like go for like fifty g 309 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: s and just go by like an old school road 310 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: runner or something. We have a spit fire here as 311 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: well that I play with that you have a spit fire, 312 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: then you're you're used to wiring harness and electrical problems. 313 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: That's you know, for you, this for you, you know what, 314 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: maybe you are the dodge guy. Um, it's it's like 315 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: you're probably good at electrical at that point in the game. Um. 316 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: But the other side of that is all seriousness, in 317 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: all seriousness, all kidding around the side, Mike. It's a 318 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: great car if you can find a clean one, you know. 319 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: I guess the argument can be made that everything has 320 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: its issues, everything has its piccadillos. You know, be cautious. 321 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: Chrysler doesn't support parts going back very far. But that's 322 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: gonna be like a lot of these cars, you know, 323 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: take the fastest Corvette out of the factory, these seventy 324 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: thousand dollar Wonders. Twenty years from now, I don't know 325 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: who's gonna be driving because nobody's gonna have computer chips 326 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: to the wiring to repair them. So you look at 327 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: the Chryslers and you say the same thing. You know what, 328 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: take the shot for fifteen grand by it just by 329 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: something that's been maintained and something that's been taken care of, 330 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: and you should enjoy it because it's sixty Life gets 331 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: shorter every day. I know from personal experience, I appreciate 332 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: the call, sir, and thanks for the kind words. Hey, 333 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: coming up next, John Robinson from General Tire. Everything you 334 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 1: want to know about tires, stay tuned, rounding nating in 335 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. We're coming back right after this. Hey, 336 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: welcome back, cart Doctor, Nation Ronning and the Car Doctor here. 337 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: You know, we're we're talking tires all the time. Your 338 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: questions are so on target and on tack as far 339 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: as what you're looking for in a tire, and you've 340 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: got some very specific questions and you're looking for exact information. Well, 341 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: we've reached out to one of the leaders in the 342 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: tire industry, General Tire, and we're here today with John Robinson. 343 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: John is a communication specialist from General Tire, and we're 344 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: glad to have him aboard. He can answer all these 345 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: questions you've been asking us, and we've stockpiled some of 346 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: them and we've got a few of our own. So 347 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: we welcome into the garage today John Robinson, John, welcome aboard. Hey, 348 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. You know, one of the things 349 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: the listeners are always looking for is the summer only 350 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: and or the winter only tire. Is there such a 351 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: thing as summer specific or winter specific only tires. Absolutely uh. 352 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: Currently we have under the General Tire brand we have 353 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: an all season Ultra high performance tire, but we have 354 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: yet to introduce a summer only but stay tuned because 355 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: we will have something coming out in the not too 356 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: distant future that will fall exactly under that definition. And 357 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: then from a winter standpoint, we do have our Automatic 358 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: Arctic in the Arctic LT and such on the grabber 359 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: side four trucks, and they are absolutely designed only for 360 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: winter conditions. The compounds and the tread designs work specifically 361 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: fort and under degrees. The compounds change literally when the 362 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: temperatures cool off and such a such seasons as winter, 363 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: and then the tread compounds and the overall design of 364 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: the tire and the sighting are specifically designed to create 365 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 1: and provide performance on ice and snow, because, as we 366 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: all know, when you have tires that are not designed 367 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: for that type of weather and that type of driving conditions, 368 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: they don't always react the way that we expect them 369 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: to or the way that we're used to them reacting under, 370 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: whether it be dry conditions or just typical rain. So 371 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: the short answer to that question is, yes, there are 372 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: specific summer and winter tires, and it does make a difference. Now, however, 373 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: we we only recommend both of those tires if you're 374 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: living in regions of the country that required that, because 375 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to drive a winter tire that is 376 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: gonna be used in conditions that are fifty degree weather 377 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: on a regular basis because they will wear quickly and 378 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 1: they were not performed the way they're uh specifically designed 379 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: to same thing with summer tires. Summer tires are really 380 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 1: designed for dry conditions most of the time. They have 381 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: some sort of wet performance capabilities to them as well. 382 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: But like I said earlier, once the temperature changes and 383 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: then you get snow and ice on the ground, Uh, 384 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: that's a whole different ball game. John. If you're a 385 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: if you're a Toyota camera driver and or a Corvette driver, 386 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: probably the two extremes I could think of today. Uh, 387 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, are both of those drivers going to be 388 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: looking for a summer and or a winter tire? Do 389 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: they both at that category? Well, obviously the easiest part 390 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: of that answer is the Corvette more than likely you're 391 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: only going to drive that in ideal conditions where you 392 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: can really have fun with it, So a summer tire 393 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: for the Corvette is really going to be ideal. You 394 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: can also go the all season route as well. With 395 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: the camera, you can go depending on sizing, you can 396 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: go with a summer tire, but more than likely that's 397 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: your daily driver and you're gonna drive that under all 398 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: types of conditions. So if you have a summer tire 399 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: or decide you want a summer tire on the camera, 400 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: as long as you have an alternative if you're gonna 401 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: be driving in winter conditions. Uh. Some people, depending on 402 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: where they live, let's say up in the Northeast, are 403 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: out in the Western States Midwest where they get a 404 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: lot of snow, they will have a set of steel 405 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: wheels with snow tires where they'll let's say October November, 406 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: they'll go ahead and pop those on and they're good 407 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: to go. Uh. And then as things warm up in 408 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: the spring, they'll switch back over to their summer tires. 409 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: But usually I would say the best answer for on 410 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: a camera would be an all season tire, and then 411 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: the best tire for a Corvette would be your summer tire. 412 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: So so some car types work better with specific seasonal tires. 413 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: Summer tires winter tires, and that's that's one of the 414 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: decisions the consumer has to make when they're deciding what 415 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: tires to put on the vehicle. Absolutely, the consumer and 416 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,479 Speaker 1: the driver has to ask themselves, you know, how do 417 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: I drive? How do I want this car to react? 418 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: And what am I What type of performance am I 419 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: looking for this car to provide me? And um, you know, 420 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: every driver is different, and people buy cars for specific purposes, 421 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 1: and the tires can't be overlooked for that. And the 422 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: tires that come on the cars are designed to provide 423 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: a specific performance. So everything's got to match up for 424 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: everything to work out ideally for the consumer to get 425 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: exactly what they want out of it. So they've got 426 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: to be honest with themselves and then we usually have 427 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: a tire that's going to match that answer. So suffice 428 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: it to say, then, you know, other than just snow 429 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: and ice, is there a specific time of year for 430 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 1: winter tires? You know what I'm thinking about is there 431 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: are people out here that may live in a part 432 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: of the country where they don't get snow and ice, 433 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: but do they have a need for winter tires. Is 434 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: that something they still need to consider? Well, in those 435 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: areas where it's not as or they're not getting as 436 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 1: much snow and ice, the all season tire is going 437 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: to provide them the performance that they need on those 438 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: rare occasions where they get um those conditions. Now, if 439 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: you're in an area, let's say in New England, where 440 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: you've got several months worth of cold temperatures and snow 441 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: and ice actually on the ground, then that's where a 442 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: winter tire and snow tire is really going to make 443 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: the most sense. But usually it's that forty five forty 444 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: degree mark where the temperatures are consistently below that and 445 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: and there may not be any snow or ice on 446 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: the ground, but it's those temperatures that we're looking at 447 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: that is really the indicator for us to recommend the 448 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: winter tires. And that's that's where we're yeah, right, and 449 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: obviously at some point you're gonna have snow and ice 450 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: on the ground to coincide with that, but it's it's 451 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: those compounds. Let's say, if you have a summer tire 452 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,679 Speaker 1: in forty degree weather, that compound is really or that 453 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: tire is really going to harden up and it's not 454 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: going to allow the performance that it's designed for plus, 455 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: it's not going to allow the performance of the vehicle 456 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: that the driver is expecting. And that's why we're saying, 457 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: you know, you really want to consider the winter tire 458 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: if you're in those cold conditions, because it's gonna provide 459 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: that performance and it's going to adjust to those conditions 460 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: to give you the performance that you need and expect 461 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: because that that winter tire has has a specific rubber 462 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: compound for those cold temperatures. That that's that's really interesting 463 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: years ago because I know I've got some die hards 464 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: out there today that you know it's a ron I 465 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: don't need any of these winter summer tire things that 466 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: you know, they had studied snows and chains. Can a 467 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: good winter tire be as effected of the as as 468 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,959 Speaker 1: the old school studied snows and chains, which are probably 469 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: illegal in parts of the country today. I think under 470 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: certain conditions, you know, it's it's have we lost anything 471 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: or is the winter tire bringing that much and more 472 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: to the table? Right the well, you know, right with 473 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: the chains, you've got to look at the local laws 474 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: to figure out where you can and can't use them. 475 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 1: But you would be extremely surprised of the performance of 476 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: some of these winter tires, and some of our tires 477 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: are actually allowed to be studded, so you still have 478 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: the the holes where you can put the studs in 479 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 1: and you get the additional performance of that, particularly if 480 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: there's a lot of ice on the on the ground. 481 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 1: And again you've got to check the local laws for that. 482 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: But the performance of some of the winter tires that 483 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: are on the market are just absolutely amazing, and if 484 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: you've not been on them, you know they we demonstrate 485 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: these tires. We were just in Canada a couple of 486 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: weeks ago where we introduced a new Arctic twelve Ultimax 487 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: tire that will be ready for next winter season, and 488 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: we were driving those actually on a couple of different tracks. 489 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: One we used studded Arctic twelves on a rally car 490 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: to get around a course road course that had snow 491 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: and ice on it, and the grip was unbelievable, especially 492 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: with all that horse power. And then we did some 493 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: breaking exercises that were basically on an outdoor ice rink, 494 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: and you know, the grip levels are pretty impressive. And 495 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: then what we were demonstrating there was a stopping power, 496 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, because not only do you need to remember 497 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: that you want the acceleration and you want to be 498 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: able to move forward when you get on the gas 499 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: pedal when you're in winter conditions, but you also have 500 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: to be able to stop to stop. This as important 501 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: as go right, Absolutely, that's sometimes that's even more important. 502 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so no doubt about it. Well, listen, we're 503 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,239 Speaker 1: gonna come to that stop point for us, be going 504 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,640 Speaker 1: to stop in John, Unfortunately, we're just about out of time. 505 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: Is there a place the listeners can get more information? 506 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: There is a General Tire dot Com is our website. 507 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,360 Speaker 1: We have all kinds of information, all the tire information 508 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: there as well as social media. We're on Twitter, Facebook, 509 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: Instagram under General Tire and we'd love to have your 510 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: viewers and listeners to check us out there. We've provide 511 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: a lot of information about it, a lot of different 512 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: things product related, as well as a lot of sponsorship 513 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: activities that were heavily involved in. We appreciate that too, 514 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,120 Speaker 1: and we thank you for taking the time today. John, 515 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: great information, great stuff, John Robinson, Communication Specialist, General Tire. 516 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm Ron any in the Car Doctor. We are back 517 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: right after this. Welcome back the Car Doctor. Thanks again 518 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: to John Robinson and the folks over a general tire. 519 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: We appreciate them taking the time today. Let's get back 520 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: to the busy phones. Let's go to James and Sioux City, 521 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 1: Iowa for Saturn and some sort of oil lea. James, 522 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor, Sir, how can I help? 523 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for taking my call. I appreciate it. Welcome. I've 524 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: been teasing, uh this leak on the two thousand four 525 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: statur and I don't seem to be losing enough to 526 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: show in the dipstick. But I had called one of 527 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: the big box on the motor park store and looking 528 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: for some kind of attitude I could put to the 529 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: oil to maybe try and see the exact source, because 530 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: it's it scatters it under tiage, it seems like, and 531 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: always collects on the front motor mounts. Right, you're looking 532 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: on that. Yeah, you're looking for a fluorescent die, right, 533 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: you want to buy some fluorescent die added to the 534 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: crank case oil, and then you know you might have 535 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: to buy a spirit a pair of a pair of glasses, 536 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: and then you know the black light kit. But for 537 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: less than a hundred bucks, you can diagnose this yourself, 538 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: and um, you know that'll work. I mean O'Riley Oto 539 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: Parts has and I know for a fact I've seen 540 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: it on their website. You're looking for oil DIEU or 541 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: fluorescent die whichever way you want to look at it. Um, 542 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, and you just just just wash it down 543 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: the add to die and when you see the leak, 544 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: you can just kind of trace it backwards. Get out 545 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: to just go out to a Rileyoto dot com and 546 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, look for oil additive or oil die d 547 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: y E and you'll be good to go, you know, 548 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of place there's a lot of 549 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: places it could leak from, James. So rather than me 550 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: try to you know, see through the microphone. Um, if 551 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: we if we were in the shop having the having 552 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: that conversation at the counter, and I've seen you go 553 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: through this, that's exactly where I would send you. Let's 554 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: get some die in it and um, you know, let's 555 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: go through the process, all right, sir, Yeah, Yeah, that 556 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: would be great. Yeah. I checked a calf on the 557 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: oil culture. It's good. Pulled them to starter the oral sensing. 558 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: You know, I'm wondered it's ortal sensing you without taking 559 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: it out, So that would be great. I'll go with 560 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: the ads on the internet and get the parts on 561 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: order and go from there. And if you need any 562 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: more help, we're here for you. Thank you very much 563 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: and thanks for being a listening. You're very welcome, sir. 564 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: Let's go to Paul in Texas, two thousand Ford Ranger. Paul, 565 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: I guess this is a I guess this is a 566 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: Texas Ranger. But you know I was gonna say that. So, um, 567 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: I leve Texas. I love You've never heard that one before, right, So, 568 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: um I love Texas, I love rangers. Um uh. You 569 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: know a matter of fact, that's where the Monte Carlos 570 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: coming out of Texas. What part of Texas are you from? 571 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: In the north area? Now, where's that in relation to Houston? 572 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: It's about for alax away for him to the north. 573 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: You ever noticed that everything in Texas is four hours 574 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: away from everything else? You know, nothing in Texas is 575 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 1: close to anything the States. The place is so big, 576 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: and that foods taxing at the airport, right, yeah, it's 577 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: you know, they a lobby to take off at the airport. 578 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: It take them three hours to get to the runway 579 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: because the runways are so long. It's everything in Texas 580 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: is bigger. It really is the best state in the Union. 581 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: Sometimes I think, Um, but we love you guys. What 582 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: can I do for you today, sir? Well, I get 583 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: the two thousand forward ranger. Um. I got it off 584 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: a brother in law who decided to change his own 585 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: his back plugs. That didn't go too well, so I 586 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: put a new donk in it. And that was at 587 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: a two or a thousand. And then I was driving 588 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: down the road and parked and worked and back tried 589 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: to back it up and she wouldn't back up, so 590 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: messed with it, and then I can't hit the over 591 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: drive button, and she wanted to crawl back a little bit, 592 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: and I'm like, okay, I can push it and get 593 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: it going, but I wouldn't go forward with the over 594 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: drive button pressed in until I pressed it again, and 595 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: then I could get all three gears going forward and 596 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,719 Speaker 1: get up to sixty miles an hour. Click the over 597 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: drive and she just go forward as normal, but went 598 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: through the same teens packed again. Somebody says it's a 599 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: reverse um band or something on that thing. Could be 600 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: any dashboard warning lights on none none, Alright, So this 601 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: sounds like this sounds like purely a mechanical failure of sorts? 602 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: What color is the trans fluid? Uh? Well, when I 603 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: put the engine in thirty thou and Ago, I drained it, 604 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: cleaned it, and you put everything back in again, and 605 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: so it's it's it's a nice golden color, syrup color. 606 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: This is this is? This is a manual or automatic? 607 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: It's an auto. It's the four This should this should well, 608 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: this should be a pink color. What color transflor you 609 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: got in this car? M hm, the one that O'Riley 610 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: gave me specs on it. But I'll tell you what. 611 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: Don't don't go anywhere, Paul. Let me pull over and 612 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: let me let me go, let me follow the clock here, 613 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: Let me pull over and take this pause. When we 614 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: come back. We'll finish up with this on nine zero 615 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: zero running. Any of the car doctor coming right back? 616 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: Don't go away? Welcome back. Aren't any of the car doctor? 617 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: As we wind things down, this sour Paul from the 618 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: Great State of Texas. You're still there, sir. We're talking 619 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: with Paul two thousand four or Ford Ranger probably won't 620 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: go into reverse and it doesn't work and overdrive. That's 621 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: a correct statement, Paul. No, so you know. Here's here's 622 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: how I would approach this with no warning lights on 623 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: the dash. Naturally, I'm gonna do a code scan anyway, 624 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: just why not? All right, it doesn't hurt, and just 625 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: to verify there's nothing there. On the chance that there's 626 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: nothing there. Yes, I agree, this sounds like a mechanical failure. 627 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: Now this should have MRK five trans fluid in it. 628 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: I know of no automatic transmission fluid that's yellow or 629 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: gold that I would ever conceivably consider putting into a 630 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: Ford product. So I'm not sure if we've miscommunicated, or 631 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: if they've got the wrong fluid in that, or if 632 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: the fluid is just so dark, because it's actually something's 633 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: fair telling in the trans and it's this color the 634 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: fluid that that's just what you're seeing. So that being said, 635 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: the fluid color is a concern, but at this point 636 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: it's not going to really matter because if the fluid 637 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: is caused, if the fluid has changed color as a 638 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: result of the trans environment, the trans is coming apart anyway. 639 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: How many miles are on this trans um Yeah, I 640 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: think you probably need a transport is where this is going. 641 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,360 Speaker 1: But let me let me tell you my logic for 642 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: where for the direction I'm sending you. There's no fault codes, 643 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: so I don't I don't see how this can be 644 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: something electronic or electrical, all right, the fact that it 645 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 1: doesn't work and reverse or overdrive. But the first you know, first, second, 646 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: and third work tell me that it's not a filter. 647 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: It's not a pump issue. Could be a pressure issue, 648 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 1: but that doesn't matter. The trans has to come apart anyway. 649 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,879 Speaker 1: But you know, bottom line comes back to it's it's 650 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: not that the filter fell out or the filter cracked, 651 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: or you know, once in a while you'll get a 652 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: transit shifts funny or doesn't work on certain temperatures. You 653 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:07,320 Speaker 1: start thinking about filter failure or filter o ring failure, 654 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: things like that. I don't think that's what you've got. 655 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: I think you've got an internal transfult. So make sure 656 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 1: you've got the right trans fluid in there. All right, 657 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: it's not gonna matter at this point, but just verify 658 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: fluid and make sure we're on the same page there, 659 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: and then at that point the trains are gotta come 660 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: apart from an overhaul and you should be good to go. Hey, 661 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 1: another quick hour until the next time I'm runing any 662 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: in the car. Doctor, then mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless.