1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Ron Anian, I was thinking this week about some of 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: the differences in order to repair and how it varies 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: by region across the country. It's all bound by one 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: common thing, and that's technology, the car Doctor. The problem 5 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: is what's under the hood now. It's so radically different. 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: The technology is just light years apart. Every year it 7 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: seems to multiply itself out what you're working on. It's 8 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: not your father's oldmobile. Not to sound clichet, welcome to 9 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: the radio home of Ron Andanian, the Car Doctor, since 10 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: this is where car owners the world overturned to for 11 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics giving 12 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: you a busy signal, pick up the phone and call in. 13 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: The garage door are open, but I am here to 14 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: take your calls at eight five five five six, and 15 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: now he running. Hey, come on, INSI down run an 16 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: any of the car doctor. Pull up a chair. Let's 17 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: talk about your car and anything else that you want 18 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: to talk about regarding automobiles. 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And if you need me during the week 49 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: Ron at Car Doctor Show dot com, you send me 50 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: an email. I've been known to respond to emails all 51 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: hours of the day and night. I don't sleep a 52 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: lot these days. I'm always up working strange hours and 53 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: you might be surprised at three o'clock in the morning 54 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: what comes across your desk And I sit there and 55 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: I say, well, did you try this or did you 56 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: try that? Because just like fixing cars, that's what it's 57 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: all about. I guess fixing cars has always been a 58 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: curiosity for me, and it's something that has not diminished 59 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: over time, and it's something that I look at and 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: I guess as I'm getting older now, I look back 61 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: at the technology that was there once and where it 62 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: is now, and I'm just staggered by it. And some 63 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: of the repairs leave me scratching my head saying is 64 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: it really like this? Are we really going to have 65 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: this issue in terms of there's just doesn't seem to 66 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: be a lot of common sense. It was a while ago, 67 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: but a Lexus r X three came into the shop 68 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: at our Automotive this week and it really wasn't here 69 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: for the problem we found, but what it turned into 70 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: became a little bit interesting. Came in for an oil 71 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: change in the checklist or our seasonal checklist. I guess 72 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: we're world famous for at this point because of our 73 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: our overseas internet connection, and it was, you know, checklist, 74 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: what does it need in terms of fluids, filters, tires. 75 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: People are getting ready for spring and summer driving season 76 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: here in the continental US as I guess it's around 77 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: the world, and you know, tell me what's wrong with 78 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: my car? It had no brake lights, absolutely none. And 79 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: the funny part is that the vehicle owner, who is 80 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: a pretty you know in tune awake, Uh you know, 81 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: I would I would trust who he's gonna vote for 82 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: for president type of guy. You know, he just sort 83 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: of knows what's going on. I wasn't even aware of it. 84 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: The car had absolutely no brake lights. Now what's really 85 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: interesting is that Lexus Toyota, a lot of cars of 86 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: this genre and and going forward, true to this day, 87 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: have a warning system. If you have no exterior lights, 88 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: it flashes a warning on the dashboard and it wasn't on. 89 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: So I went through the base X. I went through 90 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: the obvious stuff and looked at the fuse and you know, 91 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: pulled out a bulb and looked at a bulb. Could 92 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: he have burnt out all three bulbs and knob? Alright, 93 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: So then let's start. Let's start pulling power and seeing 94 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: where are we missing it? Lo and behold the brake 95 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: light switch was good. I tested it yellow with light 96 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: green and traced it all the way back and went 97 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: looking for something cold, a lamp failure sensor. Pay attention 98 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: because if you own one of these cars, you're gonna 99 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: want to know where this where this is on this 100 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: particular ear alexis and I understand it's there on Toyota's 101 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: as well. It's tucked in the left rear corner of 102 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: the vehicle, just above the gas door, on the inside 103 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: of the inner fender well, which means you have to 104 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: take the interior apart to get to it. It's kind 105 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: of tough taking a part of a sixteen year old interior, 106 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: all plastics settled in its ways, the clips don't respond 107 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: the plastic has absolutely no flexibility left to it at all, 108 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: and you're trying not to break anything because if you 109 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: break something, well, how you're gonna get parts from an 110 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: interior for a sixteen year old car? Sure enough, took 111 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: it apart, got it the interior panels out, and found 112 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: this sensor. For lack of a better way to put it, 113 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: my cell phone is bigger, all right, and that's no lie. 114 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: I've got an LG four and you know it's a 115 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: pretty big phone. But my cell phone is bigger than 116 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: this than this module in terms of overall diameter, and 117 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: it's amazing that. Yeah, I diagnosed that it was bad. 118 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: Anybody want to guess how much this little I should 119 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: make that you know I should make, and that they 120 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: could look it up on the internet. I was gonna say, 121 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: I can make that a Facebook question, give away a 122 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: T shirt. But four dred and fifty four dollars for 123 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: a module half the size of your of your of 124 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: your cell phone. That and you can't have break lights 125 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: without it. Now, a couple of places I was doing 126 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: some reading online and some even in the database that 127 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: I subscribed to that they're telling me how they bypass 128 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: the censor and they modify the harness. The reason I 129 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: didn't opt for that, The reason I don't like that is, 130 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: Heaven forbid the car gets in an accident. Will you 131 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: modified it off a factory? Did the break lights really work? 132 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: It puts a shadow of doubt in the in the 133 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: insurance liability factor comes over to our side, and naturally 134 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna be the criminals were the last ones that 135 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: touched it, so and now we don't want to do that. 136 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Started looking on eBay. The customers able to find one 137 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: at four and censer for just under ninety bucks. So 138 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: I say that to you if you happen to need one, 139 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: or you you think you've got an older car where 140 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: the electronics are a little bit crazy, and had a 141 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: line and I talked to how can we discussed the conversation. 142 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: I said, you know, it's a used part. I can't 143 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: really tell you that it's you know able, I'm able 144 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: to guarantee it. I can put it in for you, 145 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: charge you to put the interior back together, et cetera, 146 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: and you know, drive and see what happens. And we 147 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: agreed that seemed to make the most sense because they 148 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: spend what amounts to almost five on a piece for 149 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: a car that goes five miles a day. Didn't really 150 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: make any kind of rational conversation in my head. Bottom line, 151 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: you look at technology today and what it costs, and 152 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: I guess, really that's what auto repair is all about. 153 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: What does it cost? What will it cost? And it's 154 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: getting tougher to justify the expensive repair, but it's also 155 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: getting tougher to justify the expensive replacement. I want to 156 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: talk a little bit later on this hour. I've I've 157 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: pulled out some wanted dealerships in terms of cars they're selling. 158 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: It's so hard to find a five thousand dollar car 159 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: for that first time driver that's just beginning, and it 160 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be mechanically perfect or body perfect, but 161 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: mechanically sound. What do you put your kids in? And 162 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that a little bit later on this hour. 163 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: His how found out you can find some electronic bargains 164 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 1: on eBay. He ended up picking one that had a 165 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: thirty day return policy, so the part itself has warranty 166 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: and if he needs another one, he can get another 167 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: one and it won't be a major hassle for him 168 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: to do it. So just another way to look at 169 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: it that not all repairs condemn you to the block 170 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: that you have to go out and spend big dollars 171 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: on parts. But just be mindful that as the electronics 172 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: grow and the technology grows, so will the repair bills 173 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: of the existing car, as well as the repair bills 174 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: on the newer car yet to be purchased. It's not 175 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: that buying a new car means you don't spend any money. 176 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: You just don't spend any money on repairs, and you 177 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: don't spend any money on repairs for the first three 178 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: to four years. Hello and welcome. Run on any of 179 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: the car Doctor here eight five zero zero zero, here 180 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: to take your calls and answer your questions. We've got 181 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: a full bank of phones. I can look at them now. 182 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: You can try and get in eight five zero zero zero. 183 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm running any the car Doctor. We'll return right after this. 184 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: She's real. Find my phone, she's real, find my phone, 185 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: my phone. Hey, welcome back the car Doctor five zero 186 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: zero the car Doctor seven number. Give us a call. 187 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you and answer your car question for you. Um, 188 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: just real quick before we go over to the phones. 189 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: I mean to talk about this on the air of 190 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: the past couple of weeks We've just been busy and 191 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: I want to get it out there. Today we talk 192 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: about technology. Oh, how technical is a car? It's an engine, 193 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: it's gas, it's oil, it's fires it it's not a 194 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: big deal. Denz issued a press release recently. Denso invests 195 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: in semiconductor laser technology startup trilumin a south Field, Michigan. 196 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: Densil International has invested in Triluminal corporate innovative semi laser 197 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: conductor technology company that focuses on providing light sources for 198 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: interior illumination products. Denson was looking to speed up the 199 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: adoption of drive and driver monitoring technologies and advanced driver 200 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: assistance systems, which are key technologies using autonomous that self 201 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: driving vehicles. The strategic investment enables Trilumined the game broader 202 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: access to the automotive market. You want to know where 203 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: this industry is going. I bet you there's maybe eight 204 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: years left before self driving cars are widespread, and it's 205 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: gonna be you drive yourself to work, You sit in 206 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: traffic every day? What are you crazy? I bet you 207 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: it's I bet you it's gonna happen really fast. We're 208 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: we're seeing star Trek occur so I just want to 209 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: point that out that you look at it and you're 210 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: gonna blink and you're gonna go wow. I mean, think 211 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: about it. Semiconductors, laser technology. We're talking about a car, 212 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: not the starship Enterprise. We're talking about something that rides 213 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: on the ground, not flies in the air. Lasers and semiconductors. 214 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: So they're already in use, but now they're gonna be 215 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: in use at a higher level doing something different. I 216 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: just I wanted to bring that out. I thought that 217 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: was interesting. Let's get over the phone. Sal the Bronx 218 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: New York Explorer. My mom's from the Bronx South Riverside. 219 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: I think she was on Riverside drive way back when. So, yeah, 220 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm on the east side. So I'm on the east side. Run. 221 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: How are you good, sir? How can I help you? Well, 222 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: I have a fort Explorer, which I left my friend 223 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: who started for me every other day or so, right, 224 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: So I just returned from South America and when I 225 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: got there, the battery was dead. They didn't start it 226 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: for me, as I said to them. You know, so 227 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: now it's been like the almost six months without this 228 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: truck being started. So I'd like to know what should 229 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: I take and starting this sto well, and what kind 230 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: of environment was it stored in? Celle it's outdoors. Um, 231 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: you know I have an outdoor parking lot. What kind 232 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: of shape is the battery? In? The battery is shot? 233 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: I got a new battery, I just thought the other day. Okay, 234 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: so yeah. And the reason I say that is because 235 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: even if you and for everyone else's benefit, even if 236 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: even if the battery was able to be charged, if 237 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: the battery was marginal, my concern is that the battery 238 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: is marginally You're gonna start this truck up after a 239 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: five month hibernation and that alternator is going to be 240 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 1: screaming trying to bring it up the level. So no 241 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: need to put an unnecessary load on anything. You're better 242 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: off either replacing it or as you know, as you did, 243 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: or if it's if it's dead, if it can be charged, 244 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: charging the battery. So that's one, uh number one. I 245 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: would find the fuel pump and ursus switch, which, if 246 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: memory serves me correct, is in the right kick panel 247 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: up front or it's in the back on the I'm 248 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: gonna say right side. I think it's on the right 249 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: side and the rear on that explorer the driver's side. Um, 250 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: it might be there too, Okay, it's it's one of 251 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: it's if it's if it's in the rear, I take 252 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: that back. If it's in the rear, it's probably left side. 253 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: If it's in the front, it's the right front corner, 254 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: all right, And it will be in the owner's manual 255 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: exact location for a nine. But the fuel pump and 256 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: ursus switch is the device that if you're in a 257 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: parking lot or I'm sorry, if you're in an accident, 258 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the parking lot comment in a minute. 259 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: If you're in an accident and the vehicle is hit, 260 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: it will it's it sets a as it says in 261 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: inertia switch. It reacts to the motion of being hit. 262 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: It will turn the fuel pump off. It breaks the contact. 263 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: It's a breakaway and in the back of the right 264 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: and it will it will stop the fuel pump from running, 265 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: so that in the event of an accident, it doesn't 266 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: a broken fuel line, it doesn't spew fuel all over 267 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: the place. But in your case, if you find that, 268 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: give it a tap with a screwdriver handle. Not much, 269 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: just a little, okay, And it doesn't have to be 270 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: a big a medium size straight plate screw driver or 271 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: something like that. Just give it a tap. You'll hear 272 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: and that's the ball inside setting and you'll see the 273 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: little white button up top rise up. That means that 274 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: it's disabled, all right. And what that means is you 275 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: can now crank the engine over without its starting. It 276 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: won't have any fuel pressure, all right. What I'd like 277 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: to see you do. Do you have a gauge for 278 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: oil pressure or a light for oil pressure? Believe it's 279 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: a light, okay, I'd like to see you crank it 280 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: until the light goes out, all right, and you know, 281 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: easiest thing is turned the key on, don't prank it. 282 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: The oil lights should come on just so that you 283 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: realize it's working all right, and then crank it until 284 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: the light goes out. It will build up oil pressure 285 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: or at the very least twelve fifteen seconds something of 286 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: that order, all right, when you when you left, and 287 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: then reset the switch and start it and you'll be 288 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: fine when you left, where was the oil change on this? 289 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: Had it just been done or is it do? Or? Um? 290 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: It's like it was like in between maybe like right, 291 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: should I should I take the spot plug down? And 292 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: pours something into the homes. And I think it's a 293 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: lot of effort for not I don't think it's that critical. 294 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: It's only five months. I don't think we need to 295 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: get that nuts. Um, you don't think anything will happen 296 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: with the rings inside. If it's happened, it's already happened, 297 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: all right. The fact that they haven't moved, the fact 298 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: that the rocker arms haven't moved, the load on the 299 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: valve springs hasn't changed in five months. You know, if 300 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: the damage has occurred, it's already occurred. And that's one 301 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: of the reasons why I want you to spin it 302 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 1: around before we put the load of compression on it, 303 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, something firing and the and the load of 304 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: of of power on it and and so forth. Let's 305 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: let's wake up the oil a little bit and see 306 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: what that does for you. So alright, kiddo, all right, 307 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Um, Any you could send me 308 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: one of your T shirts? Why would I do that? Sal, 309 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm a nice guy, and you're from 310 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: and you're from the Bronx. You know what, Sal, The 311 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: Bronx is coming in loud and clear today. Let's send 312 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: sell a T shirt. My mom will be all excited. Um, 313 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: maybe maybe I'll get my mom to deliver it. She's 314 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: ninety two years young, and uh, I'm not supposed to 315 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: say that on radio. Uh, you know she'll she'll come 316 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: deliver it. You'll have to take her on a tour 317 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: of the of the h of the of the old neighborhood, 318 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: so she'd appreciate it. Sal, stay on the line fast, Harry. 319 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: You'll get your name and address. We'll get that run 320 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: on any of the car doctor T shirt out there 321 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: to you. I'm in a good mood today. It's it's 322 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: it's a nice spring day, uh here in car doctor land. 323 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: So um, let's do that. Sal. Good luck, Ti, and 324 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: uh thanks for being a loyal listener. S zero nine 325 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: nine zero zero. Hey. Coming up next a conversation about 326 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: push button technology. Is there a push button car in 327 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: your future? Probably? What do you need to know? Stay tuned, 328 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: I'm mom naming in the car doctor. Hey, welcome back 329 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: his card. Doctor. I went to a class this week 330 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: to king about push button car technology. You know the 331 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: smart cars, smart keys, smart buttons. You the cars that 332 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: you walk up to with the fob in your hand 333 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: and there's no key. Really there's a there's an emergency 334 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: key maybe, but there's there's no key. Otherwise, where you 335 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: would normally open the car door with it would just 336 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: be hit the button, get in the car and started 337 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: by pushing a button. This is presenting, uh, a slew 338 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: of issues in many ways. UM, that's really an interesting 339 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: conversation when you stop to handle it and look at it. 340 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: And on one side, people love it, it's great technology. 341 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: On the other it's just gonna continue to grow. Got 342 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: an article in front of me, UM from our listener 343 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: around in Chicago. We have one listener in Chicago. Now 344 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: I'm only kidding I say it like, but I always 345 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: think of Anthony as our Chicago listener, Anthony Emilio. He's 346 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: a retired Chicago police officer and he's actually got half 347 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: the department listening to us. Now, he says on podcast, UM, 348 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: and you know it's it's it's interesting. Uh. The article 349 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: starts this was a local UH column out there, UM 350 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: that they have written in their paper. Hey, my wife 351 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: bought a new car with keyless start after using it. 352 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: Neither of us can figure out why automakers wanted to 353 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 1: push this. You must still have the fob with you, 354 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: and the fob is bigger, and this more of a 355 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 1: nuisance to carry than a cake. All it appears to 356 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: do is replace putting the key in and turning it 357 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: with a push button. Not exactly a prodigious, prodigious saving 358 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:41,959 Speaker 1: of personal energy. We don't get it. This is from 359 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: a gentleman in park Ridge, Illinois. The answer was the 360 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: metal key may soon join the hand crank as a 361 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: method of starting the engine. This is why I was 362 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: talking about this. Digital key fobs are not only more secure. 363 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: You can't open the door with a code hanger. There 364 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: is virtually no risk of an ignition switch. Failing Ford 365 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: has eliminated keys on all but the transit fans. GM 366 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: is moving in the same direction, starting in Vulbo begins 367 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: eliminating the key fob altogether. The Swedish car maker plans 368 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: to replace it with a smartphone app. Yeah, I can 369 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: see this working. Of course, there's a growing concern that 370 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: these systems may get hacked. We shall see. And I 371 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: think the author here, Bob Webrow the motor Mouth is 372 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: is spot on. I think he's I think he's correct 373 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: because I can't see in the Volvo situation. Okay, a 374 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: young person. You know, this is the logic here. A 375 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: young person is app is very likely to use their 376 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: their phone app to start the car. I mean, you know, 377 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: let's facically the kids adapted technology better than you know, 378 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: middle middle aged and the older folks. But you know, 379 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: is somebody like my mother in law, who had a 380 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: Volvo up til two years ago, She's gonna use a 381 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: phone app. She's gonna look at that and say that's 382 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,959 Speaker 1: a pain in the neck, Say it's something else. But uh, 383 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: his family radio. Um, I can't see people starting the 384 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: car are with that. So that's on one side of 385 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: the coin. The other is there was a recent article 386 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: that was titled the hidden potentially dangers of keyless car ignitions, 387 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: and it talks about the problem. Uh. It's specifically about 388 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: a Florida mama and the infant son nearly died because 389 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: when the mom came home, she forgot to turn the 390 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: car off. She was on the phone, she was distracted, 391 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: whatever the case was. She came home, went in the house, 392 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: took the son. The car was so quiet, which is 393 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: the other problem. The cars are so quiet today that 394 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: she went into the house. The car was parked under 395 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: the house. You know, it's a two story where the 396 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: bedrooms are above the garage, and closed the garage door, 397 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: and five hours later she noticed that she had been downstairs, 398 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: so she went upstairs. She noticed that the room smelled 399 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: funny and her son was acting out of sorts, and 400 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: it turns out he had carbon monoxide poisoning. She forgot 401 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: to turn the car off. Mom's bad. I get that, 402 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: all right, that's not the point. But on one hand, 403 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: we've got conversation that we're going to continue to use 404 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: keyless fobs. On the other, we're talking about the dangers 405 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: of it and the technology we're advancing before we are 406 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: able to deal with it. How do we get on 407 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: this track? I went to class this week and once 408 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: again the good folks at by Wise Auto Parts here 409 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: in New Jersey put on a heck of a seminar 410 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: and we were talking about push button and keyless car 411 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: ignitions and how it starts. So the conversation in the class. 412 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: Luise was teaching class this week and he started the 413 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: conversation with in the old days, you would walk up 414 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: to a car that had a key ignition and it 415 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 1: wouldn't start you turn the key, and it had no 416 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: dashlights and no sound, nothing, What happened? What do you test? 417 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: And everybody raised their hand and said, okay, bad y, 418 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: and and and ignition switch, not ignition switch, battery and 419 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: starter and cables and terminals and things like that. Great, 420 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:14,719 Speaker 1: we get it. The keyless car with no ignition switch 421 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:19,360 Speaker 1: comes up, does the same thing, nothing happens, doesn't light up. 422 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: How do you diagnose that? How do you work on 423 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: that car? And we kind of looked at ourselves and 424 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: we started thinking about it. One fell in the back 425 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: of the room said, well, I'd start with the battery 426 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 1: and maybe, I mean, that's a possibility, but it's it's 427 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: not likely very often. So getting past the battery, where 428 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 1: do you go? Is it a starter? How would you know? 429 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: Why would it be a starter? There's no power on 430 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: the dash, there's no lights, there's no you know, you 431 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: can't even get to the point of turning on lights 432 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: to the stage where you would go to cranking and 433 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: just goes clicker, no sound, but the lights work. And 434 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: it went around the room and everybody was making some 435 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: ideas and some suggestions, and one fellow said, hey, I 436 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: plug in a scan tool, which actually is the right 437 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: answer to a degree plug a scan tool in and 438 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: talk to the vehicle computer. The problem is if you 439 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: can't turn on the ignition switch. If you can't, if 440 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: the pushing the button doesn't turn anything on, there's nothing 441 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: awake in the car that allows you the scan tool 442 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: to read the modules aren't awake. The average keyless ignition 443 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: car has four modules involved in waking the car up 444 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: and sending, sending and receiving proper signal to identify is 445 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: it really you? Is it the right key? Is the 446 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: car capable of starting? And then engine controllers and trans 447 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: controllers get involved, and other things go on and occur 448 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: in order to make that vehicle run. So where do 449 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: you go? The answer is you're going to in many 450 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: cases start to look at the ignition button itself. The 451 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: ignition button is gonna have to come out of the dashboard, 452 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: which on some cars not a big deal. On other 453 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: cars if the car is gonna have to come apart. 454 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: So it really makes the case have we thought the 455 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: way out clearly for keyless car ignitions? Are we doing 456 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: the right thing? I saw an article two weeks ago. 457 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: It was a conversation about the value of technology and 458 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: the value of newer cars, and in the end, the 459 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: author closed it out by saying, what technology today is 460 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: going to do is make cars built before that much 461 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: more valuable. Why they chose that timeline, I don't know, 462 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: but it was cars built before are gonna become that 463 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: much more valuable because there's less electronics on them. And 464 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 1: perhaps that's the reason. Although I can make the argument 465 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: for cars is as new as and older is still 466 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 1: a good you know, twenty years ago, it's still a 467 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: pretty good, safe generation of automobile to consider and look at. 468 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: So where are we going? You've got to wonder and 469 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: you've got to be aware because the automobile is gonna 470 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: look so different in five years. If companies like then 471 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: so that I talked about prior, are investing in semi 472 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: laser or semiconductors and laser technology, what's the car of 473 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: the future gonna look like? And remember, don't say, well, 474 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: you're just gonna continue to drive an older car, because 475 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: I've had this conversation with many of you over the years, 476 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: and technically all they have to do is turn off 477 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: the parts supply. No more parts, no more car. The 478 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: masses are all driving newer cars with push button technology 479 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: that if you forget to shut it off, it'll it 480 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: might give you some carbon monoxide poisoning or kill you 481 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: Heaven forbid. So just be aware of technology and be 482 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: aware of where it's going, and don't rush out to 483 00:27:54,800 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: buy it immediately. 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Well, 501 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 1: we have Lance bopol Uh, And he says, Ron, what's 502 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: your opinion concerning the wisdom of trading in your car 503 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: around a hundred thousand miles before it needs the midlife maintenance, which, 504 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: in the case of a Honda, cost around and then 505 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: keeping the car until repairs exceed the monthly payments of 506 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: a new car. Does he happen to say what year 507 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: the Honda is that he wants to trade in. He doesn't, 508 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: but he says the car now has virtually no value, 509 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: or traded in while it still has considerable value. He 510 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: wants to know what your opinion on doing either or 511 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: I think it depends on how fast it gets to 512 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: a hundred thousand miles. I think that's part of the equation. 513 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: If and I've seen this, we just had a twenty 514 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: We just had a thirteen four to escape in the 515 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: shop that was what three years old, just about two 516 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: and a half three years old. It's got a hundred 517 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: three thousand miles on it. Yeah, well, you know, yeah, 518 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: and you know it's it's so at what point now 519 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: all they've done to the car is breaks and tires, 520 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: a little bit of a little bit of suspension works 521 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: and oil changes, things like that. But they haven't put 522 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: a lot of money in the car, and you have 523 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: to believe that. Now, a hundred thousand miles is half life. 524 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: I call it the half life of the car. It's 525 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: it's most cars today, I'll go two hundred thousand miles. 526 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: So at that point, does it pay for him to 527 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: put or drive it to the two hundred thousand mile mark? 528 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: Even in a case like that, even though it's worth something, 529 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: I guess you have to crunch the numbers because and 530 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: it's a numbers thing from the perspective of what are 531 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: you gonna go buy If you're gonna go from Afford 532 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: Escape two Afford Festiva, for conversation's sake, something really tiny 533 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: and small. You know it's you're trading down in size. 534 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: You know you have to come pair. This apples to apples. 535 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: That's the only way this conversation works in my mind. 536 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 1: If you're gonna go purchase another Escape, if a new 537 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: Escape is thirty thousand, that with a hundred thousand miles 538 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: on it is worth ten grand, You're still gonna have 539 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: to lay out twenty thousand dollars to buy that car. 540 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: So twenty thousand, two thousand, A little bit of maintenance 541 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: two thousand. You know it's a and lands. I can't 542 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: give you permission just to go out to buy a 543 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: car if that's what we're looking for. I'm not quite 544 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: I'm not quite sure what the answer for you is. 545 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: But in my mind I always look at it as 546 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: it's too easy to get out of a car. I 547 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: think a car is normal regular maintenance. If the idea 548 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: is to drive the car three years, regardless of mileage, 549 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: lease it. If it's the drive it's all a hundred 550 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: thousand miles and it's five years old, that's still a 551 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: lot of money you're paying every five years. And I 552 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: don't think repairs are gonna total what that car is 553 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: gonna cost you in terms of upkeep and and proper care. 554 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: You know. The other thing that's it's really funny too, 555 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: and it's tied into the conversation I want to have 556 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll do it this seremony, will do it 557 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 1: next hour is everybody says, well, I'm gonna get rid 558 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: of the car. It has no value. But yet we 559 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: get phone calls in the shop all the time for 560 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: people that are looking for cars for their their their 561 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: their teenage son or daughter with five thousand miles is 562 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: the budget and and Tom, how do they? Yeah? Well, 563 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: like like with me. I mean, my daughter got her 564 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: driver's license, she's a senior in college. I gave her 565 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: my old Escape, which had a hundred and eighties six 566 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: thousand miles on It's still a viable vehicle for her purposes. 567 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: Works like a tramp. And if you had to go 568 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,719 Speaker 1: out and buy a car, for it to be at 569 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: least ten grands and be at least ten grand. So 570 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: I just bought myself a car because I put a 571 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: lot of miles on it every year. And I guess 572 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: I guess I'll close it by saying I don't fall 573 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: into the trap of the market telling me what a 574 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: car is worth. I look at my pocketbook and say 575 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: can I afford it? And even though you can sit 576 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: there and say, hey, Ron, you can fix your car, 577 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: you know what, I still have to buy parts and 578 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: it's still my time, of which I have none. As 579 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: you can imagine, I have a very busy life. So um, 580 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: I think it's a matter of dollars and cents. And 581 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: I think what you've got to do in your case 582 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: is I think you've got to add them up, add 583 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: up those nickels, and don't look at the value of 584 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: the car, but look at what it's gonna cost you 585 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: out of pocket to keep buying a new car every 586 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: couple of years. Zero zero zero. Keep those cards and 587 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: letters coming, as they say. Folks like our Facebook page. 588 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: Ask a question, you may win a Car doctr t shirt. 589 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: Just like that. We'll be back right after this. Don't 590 00:33:33,840 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: go away. Car Doctor here, welcome back another hour of 591 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: outer repair. Just um like this gon zero Let me 592 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: do a couple of things here. Zero nine nine zero 593 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: zero is the Car Doctor seven number. Just keep in 594 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,919 Speaker 1: mind if you're looking for me during the week, link 595 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: call eight by five zero nine zero zero, leave a 596 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: message and fast, Harry, we'll call you back in the line. 597 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: You up, You'll get you in Q and we can 598 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: talk about your car problem here and um, you know 599 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 1: you can help solve it for you because that's what 600 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: this radio show has done and we'll continue to do. 601 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,320 Speaker 1: Car Doctors Show dot com is the website, Tune in 602 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: my Heart, iTunes all places where you can find podcasts 603 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: of this radio show. And like I've always said, if 604 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,440 Speaker 1: you need me during the week ron a Car Doctor Show, 605 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: let me just answer one more Get in here a 606 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: quick piece of email. This is from Travis Area co 607 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: two oh seven Ron. I've got a two thousand eight 608 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,240 Speaker 1: Honda fit. After replacing coils and plugs, I'm getting misfires 609 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: on cylinders to three and four. What could be the problem? Well, Travis, um, listen, 610 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: I'm hoping a you've gone back and looked at the 611 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: work that you did. If the problem wasn't there prior, 612 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: then it wasn't. It's it's related to something you did. 613 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: Do you have the right plugs? Do you have good 614 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: quality ignition coils? Did you put dielectric reef between the 615 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: coil boot and the spark plug itself? I mean, there's 616 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 1: a lot of things that this could be. But before 617 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: you go on a tear and start looking at, you know, 618 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: the hard stuff, so to speak, quote unquote, let's look 619 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: at the simple stuff. Let's go back over what you 620 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: did and is that an issue. Is it possible that 621 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: you took out all the coils at once and now 622 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: have mixed up the connectors leading up to the coils. 623 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: And by the way, just as long as we're talking 624 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,399 Speaker 1: about this, and you know you're changing the plugs, I'm 625 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 1: hoping you're using a set of dense O t t 626 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: S because of all that they do in terms of 627 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,439 Speaker 1: performance and uh you know, helping the vehicle run better 628 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 1: and just a great spark plug. I'm hoping to put 629 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: dense O t t S in there, and you can 630 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: see more information at dense O t t dot com. 631 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,359 Speaker 1: But let's go back over the basics and figure out 632 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 1: why this is misfiring. That's where I would go. Hey, 633 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,240 Speaker 1: running inning of the car doctor, reminding you the mechanics 634 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: aren't expensive, they're priceless. See U