1 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Welcome back, Ron and Andy and the car doctor here live. 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: Let's get over and talk about well, actually, you know 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 2: what before let me stay on sync here before I 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: have a misfire, Let's talk about brakes. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: Because we were supposed to do that before we took the. 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 2: Pause and in our conversation this hour about costs to 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: repair brake systems. Well, ge Wiz, breaks are pretty easy 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: to fix, right, I mean, what could go wrong there? 9 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: And it breaks haven't really changed a whole lot in 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: the last fifty years. And well so you're led to 11 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: believe with the addition of ABS anti lock brake systems, 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 2: with the addition of traction control, with the addition of 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: some of the stability systems for suspension, the cost to 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: repair brake systems has gone up anywhere from thirty to 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: seventy percent, depending upon the vehicle. Things such as having 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: to scan the system for codes when you're done with 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: the repair, Things such as having to deal with how 18 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: we ABS works or functions as part of the actual 19 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: brake system overhaul all have to be addressed. Problems with 20 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 2: using poor quality brake pads, affecting ABS operation and ABS 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: response time or traction control, and how it actually makes 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: and works. 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: The car operate all have to be addressed. 24 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: So when you look at a brake job and you say, well, gee, 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: why is one place so much more expensive than the other. 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: Maybe it's the cost of the equipment that they're using 27 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: to either machine rotors or machine drums, or it's the 28 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: cost of the scan tools that they're going in with 29 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 2: to look at ABS system to actually maybe when they're 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: bleeding the brakes turn on the ABS control module, or 31 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: maybe they're having to go in and deal with the 32 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: traction control issue that's brake related. 33 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: So everything is tied. 34 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: Back to the computer, as you can imagine, and whenever 35 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: that computer gets involved, that's the word scan tool gets involved, 36 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: and it raises the cost of whatever it is you're working. 37 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: Let's get back to the phones. Let's go over and 38 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: talk to Ron Key, West Florida. Yes, Ron, how can 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: I help you? 40 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 3: Yes, I have an eighty two Love truck diesel. It's 41 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 3: a four by four. Okay, now, the engine the dash 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 3: light for the oil came on and I checked the 43 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: dipstick and it was dry, so I added more oil 44 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 3: and then the oil light still kept coming on. So 45 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 3: I got to a mechanic and he got it up 46 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 3: on the list. He got a flashlight and he looked 47 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: under there, and he had done work on previous vehicles, 48 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 3: and he stated to me that the engine, I mean, 49 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 3: the cylinder rings had given out, okay, and what was 50 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 3: happening was the pistons were pushing the oil up and 51 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 3: out and it wasn't going back down I guess gravity 52 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: as they should, and you know, back down to the 53 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 3: oil pan and it continually pumps it. 54 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: Okay, So it's got blow by pass the rings. Uh huh, okay, 55 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 2: your question to me. 56 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: And so you know, I know it's so old, and 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: it's an a zuzu too. It was manufacturing your pants, right, And. 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: It's very very limited production on that vehicle, tell, and. 59 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 3: It would just be cost prohibitive to go ahead and 60 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: have something done to it, right, correct, I mean I 61 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: figured that, you know the thing about it. He came 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: to that diagnosis so quick, but you know, he talked 63 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: to somebody else. And in Florida, it's it's a se 64 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 3: autose service of excellence. It has to pass test to 65 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 3: have your own shop here in Florida. 66 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: Right, which is something that's just great there in Michigan. 67 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: Michigan's like that too. You have to be licensed to 68 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: be a mechanicals right now. 69 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 3: I heard that test as a bear. Oh yeah, but 70 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: it's good to protect the people too. But you know, 71 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: I mean he came to that diagnosis so quickly, and 72 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: you know, and then I went along with what he said, 73 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 3: and so, you know, I just figured, well, I'll just 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: ditch it. 75 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: Let me, let me offer this to you. 76 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 3: Ron. 77 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: Put your mind at ease a little bit here. Hang 78 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: on a second. You're saying that it's going through all correct. 79 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I'll see, but. 80 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: It's not losing oil. You don't see external leaks. 81 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: See when he had it up under the lift, when 82 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: he had it on the lift and he had it 83 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: up and then you know, he had it oil before 84 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: and then he started it up and it was idling, 85 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 3: and then to test it, you see, and then he 86 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 3: had his flashlight and I was up under there too, 87 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: and he got on my back about insurance and all 88 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 3: this stuff, and I just want to see and I 89 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 3: couldn't see anywhere that it was more into the top 90 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 3: section around the I guess around the uh the cylinder head. 91 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, but let me ask you this run was it 92 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 2: do you see oil externally? 93 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: Also? Is it leaking oil? 94 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 3: It just pumps it out from the engine top part 95 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: on the side, I guess, And I thought there might 96 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 3: be a loose fitting or a holes or anything that 97 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 3: I would be getting it. 98 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 2: Is it pumping it out between the head gasket from 99 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,239 Speaker 2: the head gasket? So yeah, okay, it Actually it actually 100 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: suffered an external head gasket failure, which was common, and 101 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: the engine would have to actually come apart in order 102 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: to repair it. And then at that point, like you said, 103 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: you've got to consider cost to repair. You've got to 104 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 2: consider the age of the vehicle. It's an Asuzu diesel, 105 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 2: a little bit of an oldie. It's really tear down. 106 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: To inspect is required to make an accurate diagnosis. But 107 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: if you're looking for an inexpensive repair, I can tell 108 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: you're right off the bat that's not it. So it's 109 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: probably best to move on to another vehicle. Hey, it 110 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: must be time for the carcare corner. Let's see what's 111 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 2: going on. Let's get over there, evaluate, then repair. 112 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: What does that mean? 113 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: Well, and this is something that's not done a lot, 114 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: but you do have the option if you're faced with 115 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: a large repair bill. Let's say the transmissions being replaced 116 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 2: on the car, and it's twenty five hundred dollars round numbers. 117 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: The car has one hundred and twenty thousand miles on it. 118 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: You're gonna put a twenty five hundred dollars transmission in it. 119 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: And you want the mechanic to fire up his crystal 120 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 2: ball and say, hey, what else is going to break 121 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: on this car? So the mechanic says, well, gee, I 122 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: can't really do that because nobody can see into the future. 123 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 2: And while he's right, he's really not giving you all 124 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: the information that you need. You can go through and 125 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: do an evaluation system by system, component by component, looking 126 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: with your eyes, looking with a scan tool, looking with 127 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: some other diagnostic equipment to allow the mechanic to really 128 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: give you, Ay, hey, how's the heart rate, how's the 129 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: blood pressure? How are the internal organs? And come back 130 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: to you and say, gee, everything looks good. This has 131 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: a little bit of where we've reviewed your customer history. 132 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 2: We see that we haven't done breaks on this car 133 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 2: in three years. We should do a break examination and 134 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 2: that type of crystal ball so it can be done. Look, 135 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: the bottom line is you can evaluate before a major repair. 136 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 2: You need to look forward and try and predict here's 137 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 2: what we think the car might need. And then you 138 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: need to look back and say, here's what the car 139 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: had And by looking at what the cars had done, 140 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 2: you'll know what the car is missing, and then you 141 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: could decide before you do the repair, here's where you 142 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: might end up in terms of cost factor spread out 143 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: over the next year or so. 144 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: This has been the carcare Corner with me, Ron and 145 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: Any and the Car Doctor. 146 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: Welcome back, ronin Any in the Car Doctor Live talking 147 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: about the cost of repair. Well, why is it so 148 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 2: gosh darn't expensive to fix that car? Another area under 149 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: discussion that we should really review is tires. Tires mounting 150 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 2: and balancing and setting tire pressure and something that seems 151 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 2: simple enough and was up until a few years ago, 152 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: until tire pressure monitoring systems came into existence. Do you 153 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: realize that your car, your newer vehicle probably has a 154 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 2: TPMs or tire pressure monitoring system on it. And if 155 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: that little light on the dashboard that looks like an 156 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: under inflat tire, it's a little yellow icon usually comes 157 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 2: on that means the system is low on tire pressure 158 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: and or could have a bad tire pressure sensor. In 159 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: a wheel, so it needs to be diagnosed. But to 160 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: diagnose it the repair shop. On top of that almighty 161 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: scan tool that it needs and some service information on 162 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: how the vehicle in the system needs to be reset 163 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 2: and serviced. They also need a TPMs or tire pressure 164 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 2: monitoring tool. Average cost or about seven hundred dollars. So 165 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: we just took something as simple as putting air in 166 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 2: a tire, and we added a seven hundred dollars cost 167 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: factor to the shop's existence. And that scan tool having 168 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: to be updated on a regular basis that's easily another 169 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty to two hundred a year. Means 170 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 2: that it's getting expensive to fix cars, even the simple 171 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: things such as just put air in my tires. Someday 172 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: put air in my tires is going to be put 173 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: air in my tire. Scan it for codes, check the TPMs, 174 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: is the sensor inspected. Everything have to be relearned. We 175 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: have to identify. Do we have to program? I just 176 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: want to get out the door. Can you put air 177 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 2: in my tires? I'm waiting for the. 178 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: Horse to come back. 179 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 2: I want to see them come up with a tire 180 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 2: pressure monitor system for a horse shoe. Let's see what 181 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: that does. Let's get back to the phones. Let's go 182 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 2: over and talk to Vicky Oakland, Mississippi. VICKI ronin Ani 183 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 2: and the car doctor. How can I help you? 184 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 4: Hey, I drive a little seventy three Sonoma pickup, ninety 185 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 4: three Sonoma pickup, okay, and I go with the tailgate 186 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 4: down to get better gas knowledge. Well, my friend told 187 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 4: me that this is not true. He brought me an 188 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 4: article from the General Motors Place quoting to the Progressive Warmer. Hey, 189 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 4: it doesn't make any different. 190 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 2: You know. I've seen those articles because I have to 191 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 2: tell you I'm guilty of that too. I drive a 192 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: little ninety seven Ford Ranger during the week. That's the 193 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 2: shop truck, and you know, but I have to tell 194 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: you that. You know, I see my gas mileage and 195 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,359 Speaker 2: I try to drive consistent. I see my fuel economy 196 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: go up by about a mile and a half per year. 197 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 2: Allen with the tailgate down, right, I've seen the article. 198 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 2: I've seen the argument. I also saw the itazon. I'm 199 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 2: trying to think of the name of the TV show MythBusters. 200 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: I think I saw it on there one week where 201 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: they were talking about how it has no bearing on 202 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: the actual fuel economy of the vehicle. And I'm going 203 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 2: to come back and I'm going to say, you know, 204 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: an engineer may tell me that's the way it works, 205 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 2: but I'm going to tell you, in the real world, 206 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 2: here's what I found. So you know, the question for you, 207 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 2: Vicky is do you see your fuel economy going up 208 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: when you do it? 209 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 4: Well, I really can't see a whole lot. But you 210 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 4: know I don't drive a whole lot either, Right, I'd 211 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 4: go like fourteen miles a day back and forth to work, 212 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 4: and I get good gas knowledge, but I don't really know. 213 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 4: But I was just trying to get better, right. 214 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 2: You know, it probably won't have enough of a bearing 215 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: for you that it matters. And you know, I'm not 216 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: going to say, no, the article is untrue. 217 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm just going to. 218 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 2: Say that for me, it worked the other way around, 219 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 2: where I actually did get better fuel economy. Maybe it's 220 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 2: vehicle specific, you know, Listen, with the price of gas 221 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: keeps climbing up, I think we're all going to try 222 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 2: to do anything we can in order to get better 223 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 2: fuel economy, regardless what's the gas prices down there in Oakland, Mississippi. 224 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 4: Now, well, right now, the cheapest station is two eighty three. 225 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: Wow. 226 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're just as bad as it is up here 227 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 2: in the Northeast. We're seeing I purchased fuel last night. 228 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 2: It was two seventy nine a gallon for regular, and 229 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 2: we're seeing in New York City average fuel prices around 230 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 2: three point thirty a gallon. So it's it's just amazing 231 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 2: how the price of gas is just climbed so fast. 232 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 2: And it's not even Memorial Day yet. 233 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 4: I know it. But people are not cutting back on 234 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 4: their driving. No I have, but most people don't. 235 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 2: Well, and there's other issues at stake here and not 236 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 2: to be discussed here, but just say, it's just sure 237 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 2: like the price of gas went up through the roof 238 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: a hole faster, a whole lot faster than I thought 239 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: it was going to in terms of with regards to 240 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: the amount of gasoline that's out there supply and demand. 241 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 2: We'll see, we'll see where the summer driving season takes us. 242 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 2: I'm running any in the car doctor. We'll be back 243 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 2: in a bit just to finish up our conversation of 244 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: costs to repair and squeeze in some more calls before 245 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 2: the top of the hour. Don't go away, Welcome back 246 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 2: ron an any in the car doctor. So I hope 247 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 2: this hour and we've only really touched on it briefly, 248 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 2: I was able to enlighten you and maybe help alter 249 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 2: your way of thinking in terms of that dollar number 250 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: that's appears on the sign of the pair shop where 251 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 2: you go. That that hundred dollars an hour clearly isn't 252 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 2: going into the pocket of the repair shop. It's going 253 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: to offset the cost of tools. That's going to offset 254 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: the cost of equipment. And we didn't even really touch 255 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: on the subject of training and overhead and employees and 256 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: everybody getting paid, and all the insurances and taxes, and 257 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 2: it really goes in large part today to help offset 258 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,599 Speaker 2: the cost of equipment, software, and information. 259 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: And that's really why that number is what it is. 260 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: So you can almost maybe the best way to look 261 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 2: at it, or one of the ways to look at 262 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: it as a suggestion is if the repair shop is 263 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 2: charging a fair amount one hundred, one hundred and ten 264 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: dollars an hour, and by fair I mean you know, 265 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 2: higher than the rest, maybe that's the shop to go to, 266 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 2: because look around. Are they well equipped, are they clean? 267 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: Are they organized? Is it someplace you know you're going 268 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 2: to feel comfortable leaving the car. All that comes at 269 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: a price today, because it's not cheap to repair cars 270 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 2: and it's not cheap to run a repair shop. Let's 271 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 2: get back to the phones. Let's go over and talk 272 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 2: to Tony Stanley Virginia O for Mercury our key, Yes, Tony, welcome. 273 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 5: Oh how are you doing? 274 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: Good sir? 275 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 5: How are you okay? Fine? Hope for a Mercury Marquee. 276 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 5: When you start the engine up in the morning, bearing 277 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 5: seemed like they're knocking. All the lifters are rattling. And 278 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 5: then if you run it warm, she's quiet. You shut 279 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 5: it down for half an hour, it'll do it again. 280 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 5: I took it over to the dealer. Well it's not 281 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 5: a dealer, but it's a Ford shop and all they 282 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 5: do is change oil and oil filter. And it's doing 283 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 5: it again. Okay. 284 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 2: Well the question there becomes, you know, and you're hearing, 285 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 2: you're hearing lifter tap, Tony lifter or. 286 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 5: Tap, And I think I can hear some bearing wrap 287 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 5: in it. 288 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: But I'm not sure about how many miles on the car. 289 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 5: Twenty thousand, not a whole lot. But I got her 290 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 5: in sixteen thousand and it was doing it we changed 291 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 5: the oil at a local shop here and it's still 292 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 5: doing it this time. I went to the Ford dealer, 293 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 5: but not the Mercury dealer. 294 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: Right well, I don't think it's gonna matter. 295 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 2: It's it's a Ford dealer, it's a Mercury, it's a 296 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: Ford engine. I'm sure they're equipped and able to work 297 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: on it. You know, first thing I would look at 298 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 2: as I wouldn't be opposed to putting an oil pressure 299 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 2: gauge on that engine, starting it up cold and seeing 300 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 2: if oil pressure meets spec. If it does, then we've 301 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: got to have the conversation about if it's lifter noise, 302 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: do we have a lifter that's sticky. If it's bearing noise, 303 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: then you've got an engine with an internal problem. If 304 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: it's lifter noise, an oil pressure meets spec. Ask the 305 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 2: repair shop the next one that does the oil change 306 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: about putting in a pint of Automatic transmission fluid dex 307 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 2: Ron three the ex ro O N would be fine. 308 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 2: What that will do is that will help scrub up 309 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 2: the dirty lifter if the lifter is a problem. It's 310 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 2: a similar formula to using Marvel mystery oil, which has 311 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 2: been around for about eighty five years and that may 312 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 2: end up freeing up the lifter. If that doesn't work, 313 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 2: give me a call back and we'll have deeper conversation. 314 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: Hey, till the next time we get together. 315 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: I'm r on an eighty in the car doctor, reminding you, 316 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: if the mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. 317 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: See you.