1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Ron Anian was sixteen. I was a typical kid. I 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: just didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: And I saw one movie, American Graffiti. I'm not long, 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: and I thought that fifty five Chevy was the coolest 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: thing in the whole world. Hey, I gotta go get 6 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: one of those. I gotta make one of those, thank 7 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: God cars. Giving the Car Doctor, my question is would 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: I mess up anything if I pulled the nineteen radio 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: out of the dash and put an eighteen radio with CD. 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: I love this question. Can it be done? Yes? You know? 11 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: What's the cost? You know? Welcome to the radio home 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: of Ron and Anian, the Car Doctor, since this is 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: where car owners the world overturned to for their definitive 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: opinion on automotive repair. If you're a mechanics giving you 15 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: a busy signal, pick up the phone and call in 16 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: the garage. Orders are open, but I am here to 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: take your call at eight five five and now running. 18 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: I bet you're wondering how many cars can we fix 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: this out? Well, let's get the garage doors open and 20 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: find out. Let's go right over to Mike in Iowa. 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: Oh six Chevy Silverado and some questions about engine noise. Mike, 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor, sir Ronny, and at your service, 23 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: how can I help? Well? Thanks, Acially, it's Mike from Michigan. 24 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: But that's okay. Any any Michael do Mike, Uh, not 25 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: a bad mic out there. Um. Well, actually, like I said, 26 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: I bought this truck. UM, I've member for almost seven years. 27 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: I had with sixty four thousand miles. I noticed there 28 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: was a slight tap um when it was low idol, 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,639 Speaker 1: and it was told by a mechanic. I was referred 30 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: to as pistons slap. Right now, I've got a hundred 31 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: forty one miles at it, and I know it's each 32 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: time had a low idol, this is the tap is 33 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: getting louder, and I'm just wondering this be cause for concern. Well, yes, okay, 34 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: if the noise is getting louder, obviously it's it's it's 35 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: getting worse. Whatever it is. They did have some issues 36 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: with skirt clearance to the cylinders. Uh. You know in 37 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: the I've I've seen it, I've heard it, I've experienced it. Uh. 38 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: There's more than a few explanations out on YouTube, people 39 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: taking engines apart, showing you some some where factors. Um uh. 40 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: You know back in the day when there were more 41 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: of these, I used to see those all the time. 42 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: You know. The real question is does it does it 43 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: go away when it warms up or is it a 44 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: consistent noise? And if it turned out it needed an engine, 45 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: would you put an engine in it? Okay, give any 46 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: recommendations on remaining factoring engines? Well, there's a there's another conversation. 47 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: So you know, okay, let's look at it like this. Um, 48 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: what do you use a truck for. I use it 49 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: for just everyday driving. Okay, so it's your everyday vehicle. 50 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: Do you need a pickup truck? I really need a 51 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: pickup truck. But I'm sixty four. It's just tall. I 52 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: I love the convenience of the truck. I enjoy driving it. Yeah, 53 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: I'm a homeowner and I do some occasional hauling with it, 54 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: so it's very convenient. So if I told you, hey, 55 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: if we were standing at the counter and I said, hey, Mike, 56 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: we're gonna put an engine in the truck, and it's 57 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: going to be somewhere between four and six grand, is 58 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: that going to make you faint? That is going to 59 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: make me think? I mean this truck is in very 60 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: good shape. It is not a rust bucket. I had 61 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: rebuilt transmission put into it a year and a half ago, 62 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: and you know, I like to keep it for a 63 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: few more years. Right then. You know it's now it's 64 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: a question of where you're gonna get an engine from. 65 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: There's three ways to go about this. You're either going 66 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: to get an engine from General Motors, a dealership, good wrench, 67 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: you know, a GM reman as it were. And look 68 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: at current warranties whatever they ards. Somebody guests and say 69 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: it's probably three years, hundred thousand miles. I think that's 70 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 1: pretty much where the industry is. Uh, you know that's 71 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: number one. Number two Jasper is always on everybody's mind. 72 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: How good is a Jazzper engine? Um? I think Jasper 73 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: has come a long way in recent years and we've 74 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: had some good success with them, oh in the last 75 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: four or five years at the shop as far as 76 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: not engines, but differentials. We've done a lot of differential 77 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: and transmission work through Jasper and they seem to be 78 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: working okay. Um. One thing I will say about Jasper 79 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: is they're always trying and they're always working to make 80 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: themselves better, which is, you know, it's a lot to 81 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: be a national engine trans differential rebuilder. There's a lot 82 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: of factors that go into it that can that can 83 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: work against you. That's number one, Number two, and then 84 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: number three is is there a local machine shop? You 85 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: know though, you know, do we want to buy it 86 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: from Amazon? Do we want to buy it? You know, 87 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: from the local guy down on main Street? And you know, 88 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: if this conversation was twenty years ago, there'd be a 89 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: local machine shop on main Street in Michigan wherever you live, 90 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: and he'd be the guy to o to. The problem 91 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: is most of those guys are gone. Uh here in 92 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: North Jersey. There isn't an engine machine shop in North Jersey. 93 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: There isn't one in Bergen County. There isn't one, I think, Uh, 94 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: coming north, you'd have to go down probably an hour 95 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: an hour and fifteen minutes outside the circumference of the 96 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: shop to find an engine builder anymore. And the question 97 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: is if he's there today, will he be there in 98 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: two years if you have a problem, And what's his warranty? 99 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: So that's that's kind of your homework. What would I do? 100 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: Who's going to install it? A dealer tech or do 101 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: you have a garage, you know, an independent garage that 102 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: you go to, or are you gonna do it? Okay, 103 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: so ask him what he's the most comfortable with, all right. 104 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: And and obviously this is open heart surgery, so you 105 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,559 Speaker 1: know you want to make sure the mechanic you're dealing 106 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: with it. It's not somebody that you went to him 107 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: for one oil Chaine and now he's your you know, 108 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: he's your guy. It's hopefully you've got a relationship with him, 109 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: just like you'd the doctor working on you. Um. You know, 110 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: you don't want to wake up in the middle of 111 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: the operation, have somebody go oops. All right, because this 112 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: is this is a pretty big deal, all right. Um, 113 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: but I would have no problem putting an engine in 114 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: that truck. The one thing I would I would just 115 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: be sure of you've done a trans What does the 116 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: rest of the truck look like? What do the brake 117 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: lines look like? The brake lines on those tended to 118 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: rust out up through OH seven. I don't believe they 119 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: were coded. In oh eight. G M started to put 120 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: the coating on them, so the lines lasted longer. Have 121 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: you done brake lines yet? I bet you have? Yes, 122 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: The lines have been done. Um. Yes, so those were 123 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: replaced and and I've had lived to buy a mechanic before. 124 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: And he thought the truck was in very good shape. 125 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: I've had somebody we're done out. I've had the rocker 126 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: panels replaced, and there's some surface rust on it. Um. 127 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: You know, Like I said, O, where all the truck 128 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: is in, it's in very good shape. You know. I 129 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: can convince you to re put an engine in that 130 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: truck very easily. The homework assignment I would give you 131 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: is go price out a new vehicle and that'll scare that. 132 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: If that doesn't scare you in to put an engine, 133 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: and it may not, you know, but all of a sudden, 134 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, pickup trucks aren't thirty dollars anymore. Pickup trucks 135 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: are forty five, fifty sixty um. You know. And there's 136 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: something to be said about having older technology that's easier 137 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: to deal with because we're more familiar with it. We've 138 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: seen the the ins and the outs, you know, so 139 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: it it kind of does make sense. But by the 140 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: same token, how bad is the tap, how bad is 141 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: the noise? Is it something that's going to continue if 142 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: it starts to elevate and gets worse over the next 143 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: five thousand miles. Then you're just waiting for the failure. 144 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: Is it just is it just a general tap that 145 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: because it's got a hundred forty thousand on it. Uh, 146 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: it's just a little bit more than broken in Um, 147 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: you know, is it? Is it just going to be 148 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: a noise that you're gonna live with for the next 149 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: two or three years? And only your mechanic will tell 150 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: you that because and you because you guys know what 151 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: it sounded like two years ago versus today. So but 152 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: that's that's how I had approached it. I would have 153 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: a problem with a jazz ber. I wouldn't have a 154 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: problem with a GM reman. I would have a problem 155 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: with the local guy. Who's going to give me the 156 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: best service, who's gonna be there if and when I 157 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: have a problem, and who's gonna make it the easiest 158 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: to get the job done. Got all right, sir, Thanks 159 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: so much for me. I really appreciate. You're very welcome anytime, Mike, 160 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: whether you're from Iowa in Michigan, you can call any time. Pal, 161 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: You're very welcome. Take good care. Um. Yeah, and you know, 162 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, I think this is where 163 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: I should do this. I meant to do it last 164 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: week and I got I got sidetracked. So why would 165 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: I recommend putting an engine into a pickup truck but 166 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: not a battery into a prius? And I've gotten some 167 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: email over this, and I'll tell you what. Let me 168 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: pull over and take the pause. When I come back, 169 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: we'll finish it up. But why won't I put a 170 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: battery in a prius? I'll tell you that right when 171 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: a car doctor comes back. Don't go away eight five 172 00:08:55,080 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: five nine zero. We'll return right after this. Let's get 173 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: on over and talk to um. Oh I don't. Let's 174 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: go to Charles in Virginia. Charles running any in? The 175 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: car doctor here? How can I help? Hey? How's it 176 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: going good? Six ram um comins in it. I bought 177 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: it off he used car lot with a quarter tank 178 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: of fuel in it. I was driving home, thought okay, 179 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: well i'll fill it up, and within a few miles 180 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: of filling it up lost power. Um called the dealership 181 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: took it right back to them. They had it for months. 182 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: They said the cat was clogged on it, so they 183 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: put a new four inch exhaust on it. Cat muffled 184 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: all that. Um, I get it back from them with 185 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: a quarter tank and they're like, oh, it's running great. 186 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: So I take it for a test drive. I drive 187 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: it maybe twenty miles, and I take it back to them. 188 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: We signed a people were agreeing, Hey, it's all good 189 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: this and stuff. Um take it back and fill it 190 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: up and instantly lose power again and start smoking and dying, 191 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: and like it will shut off if you let your 192 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: foot off the pedal, but it gets aggressively worse. It's like, 193 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: as soon as you drive away, you're just losing power. 194 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: And then it starts smoking, and then it starts stalling. 195 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,599 Speaker 1: And that's that's about it. Did you go back to 196 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: them and and yet it back to them and they've 197 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: had it for three weeks now and there still don't 198 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: know like what to do with it. So you know, 199 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: it sounds like it's it sounds like it's drawing fuel 200 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: from an alternate source and you know, putting it through 201 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: the motor. I mean, have they, you know, have they 202 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: tried filling it up halfway to see if that makes 203 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: a difference. Yeah, it'll run, find it a quarter tank, 204 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: but at half it gets you can notice the difference 205 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: like it loses power, but at a pool tank, it 206 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: just it drives horribly, Okay, So you know, then they've 207 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: got to ask themselves what sort of a Michig controls 208 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: or if this was a gas car, let's let's let's 209 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: make this a gas engine, all right. If this was 210 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: a gas engine, I'd be thinking something along the lines 211 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: of I've got either an open vent or a purge 212 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: or a charcoal canister that's saturated and it's getting it's 213 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: getting overfueled, and it's pulling fuel in through the engine itself. 214 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: All right, So it's a diesel. So what diesel emission 215 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: controls does this particular rows six have that is going 216 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: to allow it to do that? If they isolate the 217 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: engine by itself and take off any auxiliary input controls. 218 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: As far as um, there's no EVAP on this. It's 219 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: a diesel, not to my knowledge, but there has to 220 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: be some sort of auxiliary fuel tank control because just 221 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: filling it up doesn't justify why it would start to 222 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: lose power and run run um uh run rich like that. 223 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: You know, the only the only other thing I can 224 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: think off the top of my head, And I know 225 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: this is gonna sound strange. I've fixed a few cars 226 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: in my lifetime where filling the tank stresses a wiring harness, 227 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: either it pushes up on it or pulls down on 228 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,599 Speaker 1: it and it creates a running condition. Luck find on 229 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: that one, right, Okay, But that's just you know, that's 230 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: just thinking outside the box, all right. So you know, 231 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: the question can't be, Hey, we didn't find any code, 232 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: there's nothing wrong with it, all right. The question has 233 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: gotta be if it doesn't do it, what's difference between 234 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: a quarter tank and a full tank? What's what's different 235 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: at half a tank? Right? Right? Uh? You know, do 236 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: we have something in the tank that somehow at a 237 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,599 Speaker 1: full tank is restricting the pickup tube allowing fuel to 238 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: be pulled? Um? The first time I wound and they 239 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: said they dropped the tank and there was a little 240 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: bit of like just to breathe, but they said they 241 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: have nothing to be you know, not expected for something 242 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: with a So but you get where I'm going, right, Charles. 243 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: You know it's it's because there's there's nothing on the 244 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: top of my head that I can think of. They've 245 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: got to do some they've got to do some sit 246 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: down and diagnosis. But they've got to be able to 247 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: take this apart and look at it one step at 248 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: the time. Is this is this a Dodge dealer or 249 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: an independent shop? Independent? Then you know, say, listen, guys, 250 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: either fix my truck or I want my money back. 251 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: I mean, it's as simple as that. They get They 252 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: were nice about it, and they gave me a loaner. 253 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: So I've been driving one of their cars so that months. 254 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, this is getting to be a long drawn 255 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: out process and I was just kind of looking for 256 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: another resolution. Yeah, I mean, there's no there's there's no 257 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: fault codes here at all. Nothing. So when this runs, 258 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: when this runs, rich okay you're or when this when 259 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: this does what it does you're telling me, it just 260 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: it just pours black smoke. Yeah, so at idle, it'll 261 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: it'll idle okay, Like it sounds fine at idle, but 262 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: when when you start getting into the pedal, I could 263 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: just started dumling black smoke up, not like rolling coal level, 264 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: but still like a moderate black smoke um at a 265 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: quarter tank. When it runs, fine, there it doesn't smoke 266 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: at all, Like you can get on it and it doesn't. 267 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: It doesn't black smoke at all. Let's let's you want 268 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: to see. You want to see how smart these guys are. 269 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: Ask them, say, listen, if this was a gas engine, 270 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: what do you think would be wrong with it? Do 271 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 1: you understand when I talk when I talk about purge 272 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: and vent valve on a gas engine? Charles, Yeah, yeah, 273 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: you know stuff from the tank right, it's it's it's 274 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: basically the idea on a on a on a gasoline engine. 275 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: You're going to control fumes coming out of the tank 276 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: so that they're recycled and burned through the engine. You 277 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: have to open up a vent. It's like pouring soda 278 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: out of the can. You you can't just have one 279 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: hole and expect it to come out easy. You have 280 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: to vent out the other side to allow equal pressure 281 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: to allow fluid to flow. Right, same thing. You gotta 282 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: vent in the back of the tank. You got a 283 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: canister that collects the fumes. You got a purge or 284 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: a front door that's gonna open up. So when you 285 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: want to air out the house, you open up the 286 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: back door. The fumes come through, or fresh air comes through. 287 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: Scavenges empties out the fumes in the house, or the 288 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: canister goes through the purge out into the engine. They 289 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: should understand that. If they understand that, then they've got 290 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: to understand. Okay, how does that apply to a diesel? 291 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: Where's the theory? Because just filling, just filling a can 292 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: with fuel won't won't create this problem unless it's changing 293 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: something else along the way, right, that makes sense? All right, 294 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: So let's see how smart they are. If they look 295 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: at you like a deer in the headlight and go 296 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: that doesn't make any sense, then they're idiots. Get your 297 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: money back. They're never gonna fix it, all right, all right, 298 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: you let me know what happens. I'm curious. We'll do. 299 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. You're very welcome, sir. Take good care. 300 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: Let's get over to Greg in Iowa seventeen Cherokee and 301 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: an intermittent service shifter Like Greg, you're out with the 302 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: car doctor, how can I help? Hey, ron I stalked 303 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: to you again. This has happened on my wife's car 304 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: every once in a while. Uh. It did it more 305 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: often in the dead of winter, where you get in 306 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: the car and it's cold, everybody's cold. You start the car, 307 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: you get the service shifter lights uh display in the 308 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: dashboard and all the shift indicator leads the light at 309 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: the same time, shut the engine off, restart the car, UH, 310 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: and everything is normal and the car drives. Just curious 311 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: if that is something that you run across in UH 312 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: your shop. UM, I haven't seen that particular fault. I've 313 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: run into the description of it. I've actually talked to 314 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: a few guys about it. And one of the things 315 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: that's coming to light is, UH, let me ask you 316 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: this question. Any issues with regard to UM trouble codes 317 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: in the vehicle? None? None. Lately, we had a SERVISTAD 318 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: issue that I had called you about and at that 319 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: time a firmware flash was done, but no other problems 320 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: at all. Okay, so they they they updated a firm 321 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: they updated the they did a flash to the engine controller. 322 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: As far as you know, as far as I know. Okay, 323 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: do this, get your hands on Chrysler bulletin. You've got 324 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: a pencil, Oh eight dish, oh fifty four eighteen. I 325 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: know what is revision A. There could be a revision 326 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: B by now heck, there could be a revision CE 327 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: brother all right. And what that talks about is they 328 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: talk about replacing the prindle bezel and the wiring harness 329 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: for communication fault codes, which is what this sounds like 330 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: it's doing all right? Now, I know that as I 331 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: know that as applicable to fifteen and sixteen Cherokees doesn't 332 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: mean that it doesn't apply to seventeens, doesn't mean but 333 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: it's it sounds like you've got a communication loss, and 334 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 1: I would think more along lines of wiring, harness and connectors. 335 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: The fact that it's temperature sensitive, right, that's what you said. 336 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: It seems to be. It hasn't acted up in a 337 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: couple of months. Okay, Um, it's it sounds like that's 338 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: more along the lines of connections. In context, if it 339 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: was all temperature across all lines didn't matter. Uh, you know, 340 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: with regard to physicality or temperature location, I think about 341 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: a software flesh, but I think you've got uh a 342 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: physical contact harness connection issue. Get your hands on that 343 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: bolt and read it. Take it to your mechanics. See 344 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: if that brought you in the right direction. If it doesn't, 345 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: call me back, we'll talk again. All right, kid up, 346 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: very good, Thank you, you're very welcome. I'm running any 347 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: of the car. Doctor. We are coming back right after this. 348 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: Don't go away. When you get keep Ron's number hand 349 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: eight five five five zero nine nine zero zero for 350 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: when you really need advice on your car. Here's rob 351 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: I should point out, and I apologize I did it again. 352 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: I was going to talk about the Prius battery question 353 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 1: that everybody keeps asking me, and I got sidetracked. Um. 354 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: The only thing I can say in myself, in my 355 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: own defense, is if we ever sit down and have 356 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: dinner together, you'll get the answers to more questions. You 357 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: get the answers to questions you haven't even asked yet, 358 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: because I'll take you all over the places we talk 359 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: about things in general about cars. Here's the deal. So 360 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: as we were talking to Mike from Michigan right about 361 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: his uh oh six Chevy Silverado about putting an engine 362 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: in it. So there's four to six grand. He already 363 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: did the trans He'll have ten grand in that truck, 364 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: all right, a Prius, it's three grand for the battery. 365 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: Oh maybe it's another couple hundred bucks to put it in. 366 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: Whatever it's. I think the numbers I was getting from 367 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: Toyota this week, we're three to installed. But there's still 368 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: an engine, there's still a transmission, there's still other things 369 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: to break. Understand Now I'm talking about from my part 370 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: of the country. From my perspective, I come from a 371 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: part of the country where if we tell somebody the 372 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: car needs four retires, four breaks, and you're gonna spend 373 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: two grands, they're probably not always, but they're probably going 374 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: to consider buying a new car because that's the thought process. 375 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: They just don't think long term. If you're gonna put 376 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: a battery in a Prius, yeah, okay, but you've got 377 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: to be prepared. You know, you're married, You've got to 378 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: be prepared to stay married. And if something else major 379 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: goes wrong, will you replace it? Because typically you're putting 380 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: batteries and Prius is at the at the one thirty 381 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: one forty one fifty mark. Now. My Toyota source also 382 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: told me this week that Toyota has extended the warranty 383 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: on their batteries, and I think the number was ten 384 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: or fifteen years a hundred and fifty thousand miles. I 385 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: think it was ten years, a hundred and fifty thousand miles. 386 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 1: So maybe you're not paying for the battery and your application. 387 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: In your case, all I'm saying is, before we just 388 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: put a battery in, think about the maintenance that's been done. 389 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: To the rest of the car. And as I said 390 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: to Tony when we talked about it, he said, you 391 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: know his cars go to fifty thre hundred thousand miles. Yeah, 392 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: but Tony does oil changes on a regular consistent basis. 393 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: How well are you doing your royal changes? Are you 394 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: having any oil consumption issues? And those are the things 395 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: that you know. It's it's it's like having to replace 396 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: almost having to replace another engine. So just just be aware, 397 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: just something to think about. Let's get on over to 398 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: Dan and Delaware eighteen f one fifty and some oil 399 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: consumption issues. Dan. Welcome to the car doctor, sir, How 400 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: can I help? I think it's great to talk to you, 401 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: and you guys do a great job with them informing 402 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: the public as to what they need to kind of 403 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: questions you need to be asking and so forth. Cool beans, 404 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, sir, Thank you. How can I help 405 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: back to this um this vehicle, it has the fine 406 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: point of Kyote engine in it. It has just under 407 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: ten thousand miles on it, and I have already put 408 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: three quarts of oil in this engine. I am have 409 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: a friend of mine who's also a mechanic, and he's 410 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: states that that's actually not uncommon for the new engines 411 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: to use oil. But I'm thinking it's a bit extravagant. 412 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: I called the dealership where I bought it. They're stating 413 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 1: that when I come in for my first oil change, 414 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: which will be in the next probably three or four months, 415 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: that they will do a oil consumption analysis and mark 416 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: the dipstick. I want your professional opinion on this, so 417 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: am it? You're you're telling me it's got ten thousand 418 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: miles on it and hasn't had an oil change yet. Um, 419 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: they did a negative the first oil change when I 420 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: first bottled it was like a demo had about five 421 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: thousand miles and they had changed at oil out. So 422 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: it was due for the second oil change that later 423 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: round state ten hunt. Okay, So I'm um, We're we're 424 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: doing oil changes right on the cutting edge. Okay. I'm 425 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: not a fan of, you know, dragging out long oil changes, 426 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: especially on this. This is a this is a turbo motor, 427 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: is it not? I don't believe it is this. This 428 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: is the five Leader. You said, this is the five Leader? Okay. Um. 429 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: There are some known issues with the F one fifties 430 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: is particular set up where they are consuming oil, and 431 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: that's why they're so quick to do the oil consumption test. 432 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 1: They're going to probably come back and tell you the 433 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: accepted rate of use. I've heard anywhere from a court 434 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: every thousand miles to a court every fift miles. I 435 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 1: just think it's crazy. I you know, I I don't 436 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: agree with that, but you know that's to me. To me, 437 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: that's excessive. Well, because the problem is, yeah, you can 438 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: put oil in it, but then what's going to happen 439 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: to the after engine controls? What's gonna happen to the 440 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: catalytic converter? When does that become coated? Because where does 441 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: that oil go when it burns? Right, it's going to 442 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: cope the catalytic converter. It's gonna dule things out, and 443 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: that's going to become an issue. And if I'm going 444 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: through oil at ten thousand miles, what's it going to 445 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: be at a hundred? Them? Right, that's right. So I 446 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: know there's a couple of bulletins on it. I know, 447 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: I know Ford's aware of it. Dan Uh, you know 448 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: it's not it's not um, it's not like this is 449 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: something new to them. I would get it in. Let 450 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: them do the oil chains. Let them do the oil analysis, 451 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: and I would start making some noise now because now 452 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: might be the time to uh, you know, now is 453 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: the time to do it while it's under warranty. Uh 454 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 1: you know, to me that successive. But they're probably going 455 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: to come back with proof and they're gonna tell you that, Yeah, 456 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: that's just normal for that vehicle. I disagree with it. 457 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: I disagree with it. So appreciate your alright, so good luck. Alrighty, 458 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: take good care. Let's get on over and talk to 459 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: Mark in Utah Liven Volkswagen. Some questions about a scan tool? Yeah, Mark, 460 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: how can I help, yeah China to see if there's 461 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: some type of affordable tool that I can get into 462 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: some of these submodules. We have a generic UH scanner, 463 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: but on the Volkswagen uh I I don't remember what 464 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: it costs. But my favorite Volkswagen tool, which is probably 465 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: pretty darn close to dealer level as close as you're 466 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: gonna get, and I know a lot of the dealers 467 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 1: use it, is something from a company called vague Com 468 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: v a g space com uh if I remember, right 469 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: four to six, which in scan tool language is and 470 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: a lot of money and it will get into every module. 471 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: It will let you do coding, it will let you 472 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: do programming. There is a complete library and Wikipedia page 473 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: of information. If you're gonna work on a Volkswagen, that's 474 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: the tool to have. Okay, all right, if you just 475 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: if you just Google search vague v A G vag 476 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: con Vatican, vag com, c O N or c O M. 477 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's been a while, but um, either one, 478 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: either one of one or the other will get you 479 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 1: to it. I mean you can go out. You know. Yeah, 480 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: there's there's stuff from Launch, there's stuff from snap bomb, 481 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: but it's it's not going to be that. It's not 482 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: going to give you the same capacity, and you're gonna 483 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: spend nearly as much. But it'll only do Volkswagen. But 484 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: it does Volkswagen, It does Volkswagen and Auty and it 485 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: does it very very well. All right. If if you 486 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: really want to get down into the nitty gritty, that's 487 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: the tool to have. Okay, all right, I have a 488 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: headline problem that's just kind of given its stumping me right, Well, 489 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: that'll do it for you. That'll that'll that'll take you 490 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: right to it. Plus their tech support has always been 491 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: very very good. Okay, all right, Well I will look 492 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: into that. Okay, you're very welcome, sir. Good luck to you. 493 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: Zero zero. The car doctor is coming back right after this. 494 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back on any of the car doctor. Let's get 495 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,959 Speaker 1: over to rain Whippany, New Jersey, seventeen bucks gade. Ray, 496 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: you're ound with the car doctor. What's going on? Good sir? Yeah? 497 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: I have a Cascada and I had an oil question 498 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: for you. Um last weekend I backed the car out 499 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: of the garage and it went from nine percent on 500 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: the computer down for one percent. I've got the car 501 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: up maybe forty and because of what's going on with 502 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: the virus, uh, I really don't have a chance to 503 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: get the car up to get to get to the 504 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: dealer for I get the oil changed. There's only maybe 505 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: about eight hundred miles on the oil, but it's one 506 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: year old. So I guess the question to you is, uh, 507 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: that I drive the car, how many miles are on it? Ray? 508 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: The car itself is only because there's only three years old. 509 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: Has it's a low mileage car? It's eight hundred miles 510 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,360 Speaker 1: and how many miles since the oil change was done? 511 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 1: It was exactly a year ago on three try. I'm 512 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: looking at the print that from the deal three eight 513 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:54,719 Speaker 1: four miles, so it went five short, short term, short term, 514 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: I don't see an issue. Just obviously make sure the 515 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: oil level is good. I don't see why it wouldn't be, 516 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: but I would just you know, tomorrow morning when you 517 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: get up, just pop the hood, check the oil level. 518 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: You won't even have to wipe the stick with a rag. 519 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: It'll just be wherever it is it's settled overnight, and 520 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: just make sure it's full. It's probably clean and looks good. 521 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: After that, you know, for the next whatever it is, 522 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: four to six weeks while we're still in the midst 523 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: of this, and then after that go get it changed. 524 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: You know. GMS oil Life Monitor, Like a lot of 525 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: the industry oil life monitors, after a year, they basically 526 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: cut the bottom out of how much time has left. 527 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 1: They all feel like a year is the limit. I disagree. 528 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: I think six months is the limit. But that's I'm 529 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: just a little crazy like that. Um, you know, but 530 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: I think I think you'll be fine short term. Okay, yeah, well, 531 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: thank you very much. I thought the same thing. By 532 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: you know, normally you get to the dealer and call 533 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: him up and get a time. But yeah, no, it's 534 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: it's for for where you're gonna go for the next 535 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: four to six weeks. It's going to be the supermarket 536 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: or maybe the road trip, which a road trip put 537 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: a couple of on that in a day. It probably 538 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 1: the best thing in the world for it warm it 539 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: up and um, you know, get the fluid circulating. So 540 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: good luck to you. Be well, let's get over to 541 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: John in Florida fourteen escape as has a stalling problem 542 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: and a transissue. John. Welcome to the car doctor, sir, 543 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: how can I help? Hi? Yes, um, and thanks for 544 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: taking my call. I we bought this escape about two 545 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: years ago and about eight nine months in uh last summer, 546 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: it started stalling. And the first time its stalled it 547 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: was when we came to a light and it just 548 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: died right there at the light. And then if if 549 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: we waited five minutes, it would start up again and 550 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: we got a light or a warning that said engine 551 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: fault service. Soon what popped up on the cluster and 552 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: then and then you would have the um engine oil light, 553 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: the battery light, and also the orange exclamation mark, which 554 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: is like the information I think for for Ford two 555 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: leaders to leader or one six big engine or a 556 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: little engine turbo. So did anybody go and scan it 557 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: for fault codes? Yeah, so that you know, we we 558 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: hit the warranty and we brought it to Ford dealership 559 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: and uh, they would scan it and they said that 560 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: that is not an actual engine light and not throwing 561 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: codes and uh, you know, so we we left it 562 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: with them and apparently they just drove it around for 563 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: a week to see if it would do it again. Uh, 564 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: and it didn't. Uh, so they said that there's nothing 565 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: they can do unless there's a code that that is drown. Um. 566 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: So we drove it around a little more. We even 567 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: drove it up to New York and back without issue. Um. 568 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: And then um, you know, when we got back, there 569 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: was a warning light saying that the were low coolant. 570 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: But then you check the reservoir because this one doesn't 571 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: have a radiator cap, you check the reservoir and the 572 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: reservoir was perpectly fine. Um. And then we didn't see 573 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: that code again or that warning again. But then it 574 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: started doing when we were driving the vehicle and uh, 575 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: you know, it would just stall as we're driving, you know, 576 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: we'd have to pull over weight five minutes and then 577 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: the same thing the warning, you know, engine faults and 578 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: then the same three lights come on, uh, and then 579 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, and then on the top of that, the 580 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: transmission was it shutters from like first to second and 581 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: then second to third. But that's something that's something new 582 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: that's developed right after after the stalling condition. Yeah, yeah, 583 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: that's right. And then does does the strolling condition exist? 584 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it more predominant after you fill up 585 00:31:55,080 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: with fuel? Really? There there hasn't been any I'm a 586 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: reason to it. I'll tell you what. Sit Sit tight 587 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: for a second, John, Let me pull over, take this poise. 588 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: We'll have three minutes when I come back. Let me 589 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: do this, and then we can do that. All right, Babe, 590 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,479 Speaker 1: don't go anywhere. I'm run nading the car doctor. We'll 591 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: finish up with John when the car doctor returns. Be 592 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: right back. John. You're still there and talking to you, John? Yeah, Okay, listen, babe, 593 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: I got three minutes, so let me talk you. Listen. 594 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: You got a pencil and paper, Okay, So you know, 595 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,000 Speaker 1: here's what I want. Here's what I want you to 596 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: think about. The fourteen escapes, and actually it was thirteen. 597 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,479 Speaker 1: Fourteens in early fifteens did have a problem with one 598 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: of the fuel pumps where they would create a stalling condition. 599 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: Just like you're describing, they weren't made correctly, so there 600 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: was there was a recall for some of them. Whether 601 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: that applies to yours, I don't know. You'd have to 602 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: go out to n h T s A, n h 603 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: T s A dot gov plugging your seventeen did you 604 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: it then and see if you have any open recalls 605 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: you may? All right, that being said, the fuel low 606 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: pressure sensor is common to fail on these cars. All right, Now, 607 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: what what Ford could do? You know, their their scan tool, 608 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: their IDs should have a flight recorder function where they 609 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: could put a flight recorder on it and take it 610 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: out for a road test and you know, if it's stalls, 611 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: capture the information and then come back to the dealership 612 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: and look at it. You know, it's sort of like 613 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: a video playback option for here's what happened, here's what 614 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: things look like, and it comes back. Um, if they 615 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 1: see something out of kilter, like the fuel low pressure sensor, 616 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: pit doesn't look right versus what it should actually be. Bingo, 617 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: All right, I'm thinking more in terms of fuel. You're 618 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: in Florida, it's probably hot, right, I mean, what's the 619 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: what's the temperature in Florida today? Right? It's it's it's 620 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: it's warm down there, all right, it's you know, it's 621 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: it's fifty degrees here in North Jersey. So I always 622 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: think about fuel when I'm dealing with Florida phone calls, 623 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: So you know, be aware of that. That's number one, 624 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: the recall or the recalls number one. The fuel low 625 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 1: pressure sensor is number two. They did also have some 626 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 1: issues with coolant bypass or the coolant auxiliary valve, creating 627 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: some stalling and some running hot issues. I don't necessarily 628 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,319 Speaker 1: think that's you, and it's gonna be a little bit 629 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 1: tougher to to to prove the transmission issue. I see 630 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: that as a completely separate factor. Here's the bottom line. 631 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: How many miles are on this car? About okay? Still 632 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: under warranty. Well, we have the motor trend extended warranty 633 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: right now. You know it's it's probably not going to 634 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 1: be something motor related, whereas it's going to be an 635 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: add on accessory the trans I'm hoping you have drive 636 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: train coverage because if the trans is truly a fault, 637 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: and you can take it back and let them drive it. 638 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: At least let them drive it and you can prove 639 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: it and say, hey, you know the trans has an issue. 640 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: Let's get that done. Go back to them this week, 641 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: get those things squared away. Let me know how you 642 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: make out. Called me back next week. I appreciate the call. Hey, 643 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: just a quick reminder. It's National Carcare Month here at 644 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 1: the beginning of April. Make sure your car is ready. 645 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,839 Speaker 1: Make sure the battery is good, belts hoses, and get 646 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 1: a bottle of a seal in the glove compartment until 647 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: the next time I'm on an ady in the car. Doctor, 648 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: good mechanics aren't expensive. Hit priceless. See you