1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: You buy a car, it's gonna cost you something to 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: maintain it. The Car Doctor who can turn the world on. 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: Nurse Smile, who can take a nothing day and suddenly 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: make get off seemed worth while. It's you should know 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: each Benson every Welcome to the radio home of Ron 6 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: Andanian the Car Doctor, since this is where car owners 7 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: the world overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 8 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up 9 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: the phone and call in the garage to orders are open, 10 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: but I am here to take their calls. 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I don't know if 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: I want to start here or I want to start here. 32 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: I want to talk about P zero, real common fault 33 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: code I see a lot this time of year. P 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: zero is an O, B D two codes, So it 35 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: means that you're going to see it if your vehicle 36 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: is and newer at some point in its life, and 37 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: it is a fault with the engine determining that the 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: cooling system is not coming up to tempt the engine 39 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: is not coming up to temp fast enough. You know, 40 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: it is usually caused by a thermostat. It can be 41 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: a tempt sender, it can be connection. But you know, 42 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: on a scale of you know, out of ten cases, 43 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: probably seventy five of the time it is a bad 44 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: thermostat and the other two. The other two out of 45 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: that ten rather is is you know something a sender 46 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: or connection, something like that, and you know it's gonna happen. 47 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: I'm not here to talk about how to prevent it, 48 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: but I am here to talk to you about the 49 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: importance of it, because I don't think you're understanding its 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: value and its merit. Here's my here's my argument, here's 51 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: my conversation. Two thousand and eight. Ford Focus came into 52 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: the shop this week and she has had a P 53 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: zero one for the better part of two years, and 54 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: we see her occasionally. She's not a steady cut, but 55 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: it's a you know, it's a once every seven, eight months, 56 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: ten month thing. And the conversation keeps coming up. But 57 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: in her words, the car still runs wrong and I 58 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: have no other problems other than that the check engine 59 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: light is on. The issue is P zero says that 60 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: the vehicle is not warming up in the correct time. 61 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: Some car manufacturers may say it's six minutes, some may 62 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: say it's eight minutes, and so on, but it's just 63 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: for that vehicle, by its guidelines, it's not warming up 64 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: fast enough. It's not coming up the temperature quick enough, 65 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: and that's important. Like you. The car does its best 66 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: work when it's fully warmed up, wide awake, and ready 67 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: to go. If it's off by ten degrees. Imagine if 68 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: you were off by ten degrees, although if you're off 69 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: by ten degrees you'ld be dead. But if you were 70 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: off by three degrees, how cold or hot you'd be 71 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: in in in proportion? How well would you work so 72 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,839 Speaker 1: you could get by, but you're not at peak efficiency. 73 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: Same thing with a car. So if your car has 74 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: a P zero check engine light on and you're getting 75 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: this nagging, hey tempt fault code, don't ignore it because 76 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: you're doing some long term damage. Whether you're realize it 77 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: or not. Just because it runs well isn't a testament 78 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: to the minuteness of the problem. It's a testament to 79 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: the power of the computers that are controlling the cars today, 80 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: and that they can keep them running and put them 81 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: in bypass modes and and and still make them go 82 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: down the block and do what they have to do. 83 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: P zero can be set by a thermostat that opens 84 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: as much as eight degrees too early, six degrees too early. 85 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: It doesn't take a lot. And if it's a newer vehicle, 86 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: the newer it is the tighter the window of failure. 87 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: The damage you're gonna do from p zero poor fuel economy. 88 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: If the engine temperature is low or lower than spec, 89 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: the engine is going to run a slightly richer fuel 90 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: combination trying to make up for it. You got remember 91 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: the day as a carburetor, the engine would be on 92 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: choke when it was cooler cold. It's running rich. It's 93 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: running richer electronically because it's seeing a lower temp sensor. 94 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: It doesn't realize, although maybe on a newer vehicle you 95 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: may see some computer software that gets around it and says, hey, 96 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: the guy behind the wheel and up behind the wheel, 97 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: the person behind the wheel is ignoring this fault code. 98 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: So we'll run a we'll run a fixed pattern. But 99 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: even then in a fixed pattern, that vehicle isn't it 100 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: optimal performance, And it's definitely not gonna get optimal fuel economy. 101 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: If you're running a richer than normal mixture, what else 102 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: are you doing. You're damaging the oil, You're you're you're 103 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: thinning out the oil, You're fuel fouling or fuel washing 104 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: the oil. You're putting extra fuel through the motor. At 105 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: some point it's gonna cause the older breakdown sooner and 106 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: affect it's longevity. And then you know there's the wear 107 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: and tear on the oxygen sensors and the catalytic converters 108 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: and a bunch of other components that are gonna overwork 109 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: because you're always running a fixed rich condition. So that 110 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: P zero, like a lot of other codes that everybody says, well, 111 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: it just it runs, Okay, I'm gonna ignore it is 112 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: really doing some long term damage. It's almost like the 113 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: gas cap code. Right, everybody knows P zero fifty six. 114 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: What is that gas cap code? Every says, well, pizero 115 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: four fifty six. It's got a leak in the system. 116 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: First thing everybody does is crank on the gas cap. 117 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: I'll fix it. Every brother in law, uncle, father, and 118 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: every individual that thinks they know something about cars goes 119 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: out there, reaches the gas cap and then they take 120 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: it to the mechanic because the check engine line still 121 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: stays on and they don't understand why it still stays 122 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: on because it hasn't run its cycles and it hasn't 123 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: seen enough of a pass in order for it to 124 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: clear the light. And then when the mechanic goes to 125 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: check it, he doesn't find a problem with the gas 126 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: cap that was not tightened, and there's some diagnostics that 127 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: go into it to find out there's nothing wrong with 128 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: it at this moment because somebody was trying to help 129 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: them and they tightened the gas cap. Don't touch the 130 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: gas cap. The bottom line is zero. Yeah. The thermostatic 131 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: code we started off talking about here, and we'll call 132 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: it that because I think that's how most of you 133 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: relay to it. It's pretty darn important. Engine temperature is 134 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: pretty darn critical. So if you've got a one, don't 135 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: sit there and say, boy, I can't wait for June. 136 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: Then it won't really matter, because well it will. Long term, 137 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: it will. And remember this for every day that check 138 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: engine lights on, regardless of the fault code, you're allowing 139 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: the vehicle to run in some sort of less than 140 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: perfect software condition, the computers counteracting and controlling, and you're 141 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: running the risk of creating a second problem that may 142 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: or may not come to light until it's at a 143 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: critical moment because the check engine light is already on. Hello, 144 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: and welcome Ronan any in the car doctor here at zero. 145 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: I just want to touch on one other thing this 146 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: this this opening segment here and then we'll take your 147 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: phone calls after the pause. Is it me? Or has 148 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: America gone nuts in the way that they drive? Do 149 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: we do anything? I gotta have a little rant here. 150 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,119 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Two minutes, just just a d twenty seconds 151 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: and I can do this on her in twenty seconds. 152 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: I got hernt any seconds to break? Have you noticed 153 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: we're driving with liquid on the dashboard again? Three cases 154 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: of it this week. The fourth was this morning. I'm 155 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: pulling up next to somebody on the highway and they've 156 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: got an open plastic container. It looked like chicken soup 157 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: on the dashboard. Now I don't know what this is like, 158 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: but the only way I could explain it to you 159 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: in Layman's terms is here's what I want you to do, 160 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: all right. I want you to take a bowl of 161 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: chicken souper water, put it on your desktop or laptop computer, 162 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: then strap it to the roof of your car, and 163 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: drive down the road at sixty and hit a few bumps. 164 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: See what happens, all right, Because if you can win 165 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: that game, you better go to Vegas because you can 166 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: run the table. All right. You're driving a giant computer. 167 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: Keep liquids electric, Keep liquids, magnets, and anything else that 168 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: can damage an electronic device away from any place where 169 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: it could fall. Trust me, there's more like ronics behind 170 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: that dashboard. Then you can imagine people go, well, it's 171 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: just a dashboard, there's nothing. They're the engines up front 172 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: that no, no, you don't understand. Okay. So for that 173 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: person driving with the bullet chicken soup on the on 174 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: the dashboard I saw this morning, I passed you because 175 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: I was afraid to drive next to you, and I 176 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: hope you experienced the same bump I did. I just 177 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: hope your car survived it because I'm sure that chicken 178 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: soup when flying. No liquids on dashboards, folks, No liquids 179 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: and coffee cup holders. You know the dumbest things cars 180 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: engineers ever did was and I'll give you a perfect example. Everybody, 181 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: raise your hand. How many of you are driving a 182 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: Jeep Grand Cherokee. Okay, that coffee cup holder that's right 183 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: down there by the shifter. Do you know what's under 184 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: that coffee cup holder? The shift control module. You spill 185 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of that coffee with the sugar and 186 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: the milk down into that shifter and he gets onto 187 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: that module if the shift interlock device continues to work, 188 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: which will be a miracle onto itself. Hopefully it doesn't 189 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: work its way into the module, and now you need 190 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: a computer. There's probably thirty five to forty modules or 191 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: computers on the average car today, some of the midline, 192 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: highline vehicles, hundred and thirty. It's not impossible. Stop putting 193 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: liquids around the car. As far as I'm concerned, the 194 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: only way I'll put a liquid in a vehicle is 195 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 1: a water bottle with a cap on it, and when 196 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: I'm not drinking it, the caps screwed on. So the 197 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: dollars you say will be your own. You've been warned. 198 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: Eight five zero zero zero running any of the car 199 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: doctor coming back to open it up right after this? 200 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: Don't go away? Welcome back? Why don't the any of 201 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: the car doctor zo zero the car doctor seven number. 202 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: Let's get those garage doors open. Go talk to Greg 203 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: and South Dakota to fifty Greg. Welcome to the car Doctor, sir. 204 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: How can I help? Yeah, there's got a couple of 205 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: questions for you on I thought my two fifty back 206 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: in October, coming up on my first oil change here 207 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: wondering first what type of oil I should be looking 208 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: at running in the same I like in my diesels. 209 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: Uh in diesel vehicles, I still like my Shell Rattel 210 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: of fifteen forty. If that's a viscosity rating for that vehicle, 211 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: all right, UM, A lot of the diesel guys run 212 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: the Rotella. There's a lot of good things about it. 213 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: There's a lot of specific editors for diesel, and I'm 214 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: pretty certain that if it's not a fifteen forty rating, 215 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: there are other ratings of Rotella that you can find 216 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: by either looking at their website or getting out to 217 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: probably a Rillyoto parts and seeing what they have offering 218 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: online as well. But I like the Shell Rotella. I've 219 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: used it all the time. I like to do my 220 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: diesel oil changes five thousand mile intervals times. Some guys 221 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: will go a little longer. I look at the expense 222 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: of a diesel in terms of what it costs to 223 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: buy that truck, and I like taking a little bit 224 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: better care of that. If I treat cars with kid gloves, 225 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: I treat diesels with white gloves and just trying to 226 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: take better care of them. Gotcha, second question, I'm gonna 227 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: need to put a set of tires on it, probably 228 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: in the next couple of months. I know you really 229 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: recommend General. I'm just curious. I'm looking at the General 230 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: h t S sound rights right here? Something you are you? 231 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: Are you looking for a knobby tire, Greg, Are you 232 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: looking for more of a highway tire or something a 233 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: little a little quiet, more of a more of a 234 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: highway We do pull a travel trailer and a boat 235 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: at times. Intact, You've actually got a rather large trip 236 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: to Utah this summer, and I'm gonna be pulling the 237 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: travel trailers, so I want something that will so don't 238 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: handle that. Well. Yeah, I like the Generals for a 239 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: couple of reasons. Um Like, as you say, the General 240 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: tire HTS is a great tire. It's it's what I 241 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: consider their high way version versus the A t s. Uh. 242 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: You know, both good tires. It's just one's gonna be 243 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: a little quieter on the open road. It's gott a 244 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 1: it's got a closed outside lug um. It's got a 245 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: nice sight, which is the portion of the tire that 246 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: helps direct water away. It does that real well. Um. 247 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: You know, one of the things I like about General 248 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: and the problem with the tire business today is that 249 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: there are so many choices. I always this is, this 250 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: is probably my number one factor, especially in your case. 251 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna be traveling. You put those tires on in 252 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: South Dakota and you travel to wherever you're going, Colorado 253 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: or what have you. You're you're you're far from home. 254 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 1: General is a national brand. You're gonna find those tires 255 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: everywhere whereas you buy something specific. A lot of people 256 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: are turning now trying to save money, which I don't 257 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: understand for a lot of reasons. The Chinese tires, there's 258 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: no other way to say it, the the offshore cheaper 259 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: tires that when you have an issue where you're gonna 260 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: get a replacement because it seems to be specific to 261 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: your neck of the woods. All right, Um, are there 262 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: other tires to look at? Yeah, Cooper makes a good tire, 263 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: Firestone makes a good tire. But right now, probably the 264 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: number one seller I've got going on in the shop 265 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: is the HTS both in the truck and in the 266 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: car version, so or in the suv version. So um yeah, definitely, 267 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: you're you're you're on You're on the right, You're on 268 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: the right path. There. I'll say it like that. Okay, 269 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: last thing I got for you before we go on 270 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: this trip. I kind of want to have someone, you know, 271 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: take a look for everything and make sure we're maybe 272 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: preventing some problems before they might happen. So anything I 273 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: should be asking about in terms of things that mechanic 274 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: might want to look at before we go. Ever you ever, 275 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: ever ever a diesel? Greg, have you owned the diesel before? Okay? 276 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: So diesels are all about this. Diesels are all about 277 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: the oil change. They're all about fuel. All right. We 278 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: don't say gas with a diesel, we try not to. 279 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: But it's all about fuel and it's all about fuel filters. Okay, 280 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: so you know it's fuel system maintenance, fuel filter replacement, 281 00:14:56,120 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: oil filter, and oil oil change maintenance. Okay. If you're 282 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: gonna be towing, it's just like a gas engine. You 283 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: want to you know, when was the last time the 284 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: trans fluid was replaced? Axles front and rear? Okay? Break 285 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: fluid coolant is very critical on a diesel vehicle, On 286 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: a Ford in particular, they're gonna call for some very 287 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: specific coolant. Make sure whatever the manufacturer recommends, that's what 288 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: you put in there. Okay. How many miles how many 289 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: miles are on this Okay, you know it's seventy eight thousand, 290 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: it's seven years old now. It would probably be a 291 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: great time, especially if you're gonna be towing. I put 292 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: a thermostat in it. I do I do uper in 293 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: lower radiator hoses, I do a belt, I do at 294 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: tention or some you know, basic solid maintenance, because it's 295 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: gonna be absolutely no fun having any problems, you know, 296 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: with the trailer out on the road with the family. 297 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: So you know this is this is the moment, uh, 298 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, this is the moment you find out the 299 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: road is a very unforgiving place and you know you 300 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: wanna just have a have a nice, safe, smooth trip. 301 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: And I would tell you to do it, you know, 302 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: when you leave it on your trip and not okay, 303 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: So I would do it early April gives them, gives 304 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: the mechanic a chance to you know, absorb it for 305 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: a week, look it over. Maybe let him drive it 306 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: home one night. Okay, let him put in and we're gonna, 307 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, tell him we want some really good quality parts. Motorcraft. 308 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: Thermostat would be wonderful here, all right, Uh, it's a diesel. 309 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: I'm real fussy on my diesel on my forward trucks. Um, 310 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: and you know things like that, and then belts and hoses, 311 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: correct coolant and then drive it for a couple of 312 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: weeks and you know, no problems nothing. You know, new 313 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: doesn't mean good in my book. You know that. And 314 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: you know why? You know, I'm just being real sensitive 315 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: here because I can imagine this. You know, this F 316 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: two fifty out on the road tolling a travel trailer 317 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: behind it. I don't want to. I don't want to 318 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: be the guy that passes you on the interstate going. 319 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Oh is that Greg nuts? Uh? I should have told 320 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: him about this, Okay, So I want to make sure 321 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: you get there because it sounds like gonna be going 322 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: around Memorial Day weekend when it's warm out. So all right, brother, 323 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: but um, you know, do that and uh we'll go there. Naturally. 324 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,719 Speaker 1: You can get out online General Tire dot com and 325 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: see more. You can also get out and talk to 326 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 1: and look at O'Reilly otto dot com if you're looking 327 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: for parts, and if you've got any questions about shell Rotella, 328 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: you can call them or get out to get out 329 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: to penns Oil Synthetics dot com. I realize that's Penns Oil, 330 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: but I think Penn's Oil and Shell or sister companies 331 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: to one another. And you'll find a cross link at 332 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: their website for you know Shell, and you can look 333 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: at the Shell rotella there. As far as the oil itself, 334 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: all right, and keep in mind the oil filter, the 335 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: oil filter and the fuel filter are just as critical. 336 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: Here's a case where you have good old wits filters 337 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: and make sure you're draining the water out of the system, 338 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: out of the fuel system that your mechanic go through, 339 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: and you'll be just fine. Good luck to you, Greg, 340 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: have a good trip and us into the postcard wherever 341 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: you end up. I'll be looking forward to that. I'll 342 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: run on any of the card ocerate five five nine zero. 343 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: We're coming back right after this. Hey, welcome back running 344 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: into the card doctors. By the way, we're giving way 345 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: a twenty five dollar gift card um this hour next. 346 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: I'm not sure which it's up up to the judge, 347 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: Tom Ray, the man behind the telephone. So when you 348 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: call in, if you buttter up Tom, he'll uh, he'll 349 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: think about it. I guess we're giving away twenty five 350 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: dollar gift card for Orelly Auto parts, batteries breaks in 351 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: the Orelly O rewards program. Find out more at O'Reilly 352 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: otto dot com. Just how good of an order parts 353 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: store they really are? And Tony you had a question, 354 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. You know. I've been with you going on 355 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: two years now, be three in May. And I remember 356 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: the first time I started working with He was a 357 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: gentleman that called you from mom Virginia. His name was Ellis. 358 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: Haven't heard him in a while, And when is he okay? 359 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: Is he still with us? Ellis? Wasn't Elli? You're right? 360 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: Wasn't Ellis the the gentleman? He was partially blind. He 361 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: has and had all these cars in his backyard that 362 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: his wife didn't know about, right in the cornfield, right, 363 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: and he was driving around the cornfield. You know, I 364 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: haven't thought about Ellis in a while, So we should 365 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: let's put a call out. I wonder if Ellis, if 366 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: you are a app out to Ellis in Virginia. Yeah, 367 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: and we want an all points bulletin out to Ellison Virginia. 368 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: It was a Virginia or West Virginia. I think it 369 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: was Virginia. I think it was Virginia. Ellis, if you're 370 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: still listening, give us a call. We want to hear 371 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: from you. We want and how you're doing, and uh, 372 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, we want to know if the car collection 373 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: has grown. I remember he had like old Cadillacts and yeah, 374 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: I remember that. And I could just see him out 375 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: there and driving out there in the corn fields because 376 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: he said there wasn't much he could hit. At least 377 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: he could still at the drive his cars. You know, 378 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: I've forgotten about him. It's been a while. Has it 379 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: only been three years? Wow? I love you, Tony. Okay, baby, 380 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: let's let's go over and talk to Lee and banger 381 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Main two thousand Dodge Stratus. Lee, welcome to the car doctor. 382 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: How can I help my call? I have a two 383 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: thousand Dodge Stratus in a great little car, but as 384 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's an old car and um, I had 385 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: to replace quite a few parts. I was going to 386 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: give it to my grandson but got him another car. 387 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: UM I put some money in it, a good about 388 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: eight hundred. And the last guy that worked on it 389 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: mentioned that it had some rust underneath and he was 390 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: afraid to touch the brake lines. Uh, because the brake 391 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: lines themselves are rusting. Lee, Yeah, and so he was 392 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: afraid to touch it that it might be. So he 393 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: suggested to keep the car and just run it. But 394 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: where I put so many new parts in it? I mean, 395 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: the only thing with everything works upcept for the heater 396 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: comes on. But it's not very warm, and you know, 397 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: living here in May you need that. He sure, I 398 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: was wondering what let me Let me give you the 399 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: perspective this way. If I can get this right, I know, 400 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: I know what my mind wants to say. I'm trying 401 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: to think of how my mouth is gonna put it. Um, 402 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: after the house burns down, you don't wash the carpet, 403 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: all right, it's it's it's it's kind of over. So 404 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: regardless of how much money you've put in this car, 405 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: if the break, if the brake lines are rusted to 406 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: the point that the mechanic is concerned about their safety 407 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 1: and functionality, breaks are pretty important, all right, I don't 408 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: have to tell you. Um, you know, it's either it's 409 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: either invested in an anchor something you can eject from 410 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: the trunk. And you know, all kidding around the side, 411 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: it's it's a dangerous situation because when the line fails, 412 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: it's it can be over in the blink of an eye. 413 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: So you know, I think at this point it's you've 414 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: got to have a real evaluation done, you know, and 415 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: somebody's got to look at it and say, okay, uh, 416 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: you know you can't you can't drive it just because 417 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: you spent money on fixing it. All right, the bad 418 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: decision has already been made. Don't make another bad one, 419 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: all right. You know the bad decision was, let's put 420 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: eight dollars into the car that's eighteen years old. That 421 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: that you know, somebody didn't see or somebody didn't want 422 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: to mention the rusty brake lines. So you know that 423 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: to me, the onus falls on wherever that be that was, 424 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, And I don't want to get on a 425 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: soapbox league part of part of my mindset. Somebody brings 426 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: a car to the shop, they're counting on me to 427 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: do the right thing. All right. A rising tide lifts 428 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: all boats. And you know I I have told many 429 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: a person car is not worth fixing. And here's why, 430 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: and exactly for this scenario. All right, Monday, I've got 431 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: a grandmar Key coming in with rusted blown brake lines. 432 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: They've known about it for a year. They I just 433 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,880 Speaker 1: saw the car two weeks ago, did some service mentioned 434 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: it again? You know they're they're aware of it. It 435 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: finally happened. You know, I have clear conscience, but you know, 436 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: I'm glad it's coming in so I can fix it. 437 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: And it's gonna be a mess. It'll it'll take some doing. 438 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: But my point is, you know, if somebody doesn't make 439 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: you aware of it, then that's their obligation as a mechanic. 440 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: And that's where I think it. Let me ask you 441 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 1: a question. You said the last fellow to work on it. 442 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: Do you have one mechanic you use on a regular basis? 443 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: Or do you are? You are? You have a couple? 444 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: It's once busy, you know, I go to the other guy, right, Um, 445 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 1: how many doctors do you have? Okay? How come? Well? 446 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: I trust, I like I like her? Okay, how can 447 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: you have three? Two or three mechanics? Do you trust? 448 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: When the other guy can't fix it? I go to 449 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: the other guy if he has the time. Who do 450 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: you think? Who do you think is the better mechanic? Uh? Gee, 451 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,959 Speaker 1: I mean they're both pretty good. And I thought they 452 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: were pretty honest with me and and this could have 453 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 1: just been an honest mistake too. Maybe you know, maybe 454 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: it was a busy day in the shop and they 455 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: didn't you know, you didn't ask for it, they didn't, 456 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: they didn't do it. I think part of the responsibility 457 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: falls on both parties to an extent. Also, you know, 458 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,239 Speaker 1: I think the vehicle owner has to ask the mechanic, hey, 459 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: it's it's been a year, it's been two years, it's 460 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: been three years. You need to give the car a 461 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: stick out your tongue and say it needs to get 462 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: a checklist. That needs to be looked at. It needs 463 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: to be you know, I like to do a stick 464 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: out your tongue and say, oh, checklist once a year. 465 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: I don't care whether the car goes five miles or 466 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: fifty thousand miles. All right, it's it's it's an annual 467 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: physical in my mind, you know, and and and one 468 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: of those things on that physical is looking at you know, 469 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: rust and fuel line, brake line, chassis rust in general, 470 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: floor pan, things like that. And you know, one precaution 471 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: as a note to always remember before I let you 472 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: go when you're dealing with an older car, was its 473 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: old at once? Was it breaks tires? Basic stuff here 474 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: and there? You know, I have new tires like a 475 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: new battery. I was, like I said, I was going 476 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: to give it to my grandson for back and forth 477 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: to work, and so I kept it. I got it. 478 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: I have another car, but now I'm kind of stuck 479 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: with it. I mean, I thought about running it. But 480 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: like you said, it is scary, it's a time bye, 481 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's it's just it's just a problem 482 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: waiting to happen, and it's breaks. So maybe you pick 483 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: one of the two mechanics and say, okay, listen, you know, 484 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: can I leave this with you? Can you do it? 485 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: As you know, we call it a shop job, all right, 486 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: when when the shop is slow, and you know, if 487 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: if if if the shops labor rates a hundred dollars 488 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: an hour, and now we're gonna do it at seventy 489 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: five an hour, because that's a that's a by the 490 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: hour job. There's no you know, it's it's it's not 491 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: like you know, it's gonna take two hours. Rusted break 492 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: lines can be two days work, all right. And if 493 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: you use it as something for the shop to pick 494 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: at and do with their leisure, if they're not in 495 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: the Russian, they're willing to play the game. You know what, 496 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: you can save a few bucks. But now you know, 497 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: if you're gonna if you're gonna put what could be 498 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: seven eight nine hundred thousand dollars worth of break repair 499 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: into the car to sell it, you know, we'll start 500 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: doing the math. If they're on at eight hours eight 501 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: times one is a is eight hundred dollars. If they're 502 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: on at eight times seventy five, it's a little less. 503 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: If they're on a day and a half, all of 504 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's a thousand dollars in labor. But if 505 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: you're putting a thousand dollars or twelve fourteen hundred dollars, 506 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: whatever it is, you've got some material, break line, fluid, solvent, 507 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: et cetera. If you're gonna put that kind of time 508 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: and money in it, you got to keep the car. Yeah. 509 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: Where Whereas the other way to look at it is 510 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: you are up in Maine. You know it's it's another 511 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: another perspective to look at this from as your up 512 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: in Maine. People up there are used to it. There 513 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: might be a mechanic up They're going, Gee, I can 514 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: fix that doodt stratus. I can fix those rusty brake lines. 515 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: That'll just take me, you know, four saturdays at the 516 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: house with my wife yelling at me and my kids 517 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: playing with the dog outside the house and going come on, dad, 518 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: let's go. Um, you know, And sometimes that works the 519 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: best to sell the car. You know what, I've got 520 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: this two thousand stratus. I just put tires, brakes, fluids whatever, 521 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: da da da da da da, you know, and down 522 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: the road. So it's if you want to get out 523 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: of it, you don't put money. You don't put money 524 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: in the car to get out of it. You get 525 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: out of it the best you can. Like like real estate, 526 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 1: when you're dealing with cars, your first loss is your 527 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: best loss. So yeah, all right, but um do that. 528 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 1: And you know, think about the two mechanics, and I'm 529 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: just I'm a proposed with the heater that it blows heat, 530 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: but it's not hot hot is the check Is the 531 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 1: check engine light on? Okay? So here's the deal. If 532 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: the check engine light we're on, and provided somebody scans 533 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: this and they don't come back with a P zero 534 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: like I was talking about at the top of the hour, 535 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: with with with with what could be a thermostat issue, 536 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: a thermostatic and out holding temp. My guess would be 537 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 1: that the engine temper is normal because the thermostats functioning properly. 538 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: But if the air is cool or cooler than it's 539 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: supposed to be, either the blend or the positioning of 540 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: the temp control is inaccurate the blend door alright, or 541 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: and what's more likely, the heater core itself is coded 542 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: on the inside. There's a coating of calcium, and it's 543 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: it's it's it's restricted. A good old fashion heater core 544 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: backflush would probably help it. But then you have to 545 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: then you have to say to yourself where the contaminant 546 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: come from. It came from inside the engine block. So 547 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: maybe getting rid of this car, you're doing it at 548 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: the right moment because your head of spending more money 549 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: for it. All right, all right, you very welcomely, good 550 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: luck to you, and good luck with your decision about 551 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: which mechanic to pick. Eight five five zero zero. The 552 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: car doctor is coming back right after this. Hey, welcome back. 553 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: Aren't the end of the car doctor? Let's get over. Um, 554 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: I think we have a problem. Uh, the laws on 555 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: the phone, they want to talk to you. Is that 556 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: what it means? By officer Bob? What is it? What 557 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: is it? Now what did you guys though us. Well, 558 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: wait a minute, I've been I've been sitting behind the chair. 559 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: I haven't done anything. I haven't left This chair doesn't 560 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: go faster than seven miles an hour. Sure, trust me, um, 561 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: I'm the mechanic. I should know. I worked on it. 562 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: Officer Bob, Springfield, Illinois. How can I help you? Sir? 563 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car, doctor, Mr Nani, and it's pleasure 564 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:02,959 Speaker 1: to talk to you. What can I do for you? 565 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: Anything for the boys and girls in blue? You know that? Okay? Well, 566 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: I have a two thousand and six Ford Crown Victoria, 567 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: my son's polige car. He called me a while back, 568 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: told me that he was losing cooling, that it wasn't 569 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: going on the ground and there was steam on the engine. 570 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: When after he drove some we we uh figured out 571 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: that it was leaking in the manifold gasket and take 572 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: manifold gasket and googled it and found out that there's 573 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: been a lot of problems with those during that time frame. 574 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: I guess we pulled it off, we put on new gaskets, 575 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: put the put it back on, and when we pulled 576 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: it out that No, I'm not a mechanic. So if 577 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: I say, which am I call it or think of it? 578 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: I used to, I used to. I still see that. 579 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: I still did, just see the thing about Bob every 580 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: once in a while. So mu the cavity where the 581 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: intake manifold gasket fits, I mean there is probably about 582 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: an inch or two room bullet in there. You know, 583 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: we got that out of there, but when we put it, 584 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: when we put it back together, the front end of 585 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:19,479 Speaker 1: that intake manifold, Uh, there's there's a metal part and 586 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: the thermostatic goes into that. Yeah, right underneath that where 587 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: the where the service that would be, there was still 588 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: a small leak. So I went and got another. I 589 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: just went and got a new intake manifold, put that 590 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: on in and there's still a very small leak in 591 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: that spot where it would be, like right under the 592 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: right where the two halts would mate together. So is 593 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: the area that it mates against. Was that pitted and gouged? 594 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: Was that corroded at all? It didn't didn't appear to be. 595 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: But I mean that would be my geas there's something there. 596 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: So if if we're trying to combat at you know, 597 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: pimples on the surface of the ceiling area. You know 598 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: it's I've been down this road. Um. You know you 599 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: pull the intake off, You're not gonna pull the heads. 600 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: It gets to be too costly, all right. Um. First 601 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: of all, it would be nice if we if we 602 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: knew exactly where it was coming from, all right, so 603 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: we know where to focus our attention. If you if 604 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: you start this up and run it, do you do 605 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: you see steam? Do you see signs of cooling? Right 606 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: just in that one right below where them is down 607 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: that um, and you've got a right, you've got a 608 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: fresh You've got a fresh gas. No, I'm trying to 609 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: think there's gotta be a gasket there, right, Bob, Is 610 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: there a fresh gasket there there? When I bought the 611 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: new intake, there was a gasket incorporated. Right, it's right, 612 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: it's it's an impreg that's right. This is an impregnated 613 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: gasket into the bottom of the intake. Right. Yeah, Okay, 614 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, Bob hang Tony says. I gotta 615 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,959 Speaker 1: pull over and take a pause. Sit tight, let me go, 616 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: let me go and pay some bills here for a 617 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 1: couple of minutes, and then we'll be right back. I'm 618 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: on any of the car doctor. We're coming back right 619 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: after this night the mother ride down the window. Welcome 620 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 1: back to the car doctor. At zero. Let's get right 621 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: back to Bob in Springfield, Illinois. Bob, you're still there. 622 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: So this is you're talking about the portion of the intake. 623 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: There's um like four red or brown or um maroon 624 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: intake gaskets, and then that the ends are a blue 625 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: or green a different color gasket where the where the 626 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: end corners of the intake bolt down to the cylinder head. 627 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: You're talking it's leaking in the corners and the the 628 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,800 Speaker 1: the end of the head, the the area of the 629 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: head where it sits is clean. It's not. It's not cavitated, 630 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: it's not gouge. It's not it's not rough at all. 631 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: It didn't appear to be okay, um, but I know 632 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 1: it doesn't take much. Right stupid comment, your your hand 633 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: torking the manifold. Yeah, okay, so the only other thing 634 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: you can try, I mean, listen, it comes down to 635 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,439 Speaker 1: you know, either either this leak isn't where you think 636 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: it is. And that's why I was saying it. You know, 637 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,320 Speaker 1: I would think about maybe pressure, if you pressurize the 638 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: cooling system. Are you're finding this leak when the engine 639 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,759 Speaker 1: is warm if you've run it, or you pressurizing the 640 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: cooling system using a pressure tester. No, I'm not pressurizing that. 641 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: It's just I yeah, I'd love to see this with 642 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: a pressure tester, all right, just so that you know 643 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: you're not dealing with a hot engine and you can, uh, 644 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: you can kind of watch it and um, you know, 645 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: see where the leak is coming from and then make 646 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: a determination from there. And then at that point I 647 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 1: would think about if you have to pull it up again, 648 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,439 Speaker 1: put a little schmir of r TV on the head itself. 649 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, Bob, stick around. We're gonna be 650 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:17,600 Speaker 1: back to you after the news at the top of 651 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 1: the hour. Most of these affiliates I'm running any of 652 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,240 Speaker 1: the car doctor. The mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless.