1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Ron and Anian. Sometimes I think that we are on 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: a little space mission of our own. We're driving around 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: on our own little spaceships and the technology that's there. 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: And then I see the way some people driving, I 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: gotta think they're from another world. But not with just 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: fifteen when I got my first car for nineteen dollars 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: from an old fruit job, already nine heavy with a 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: heavy duty clut. It wasn't very pretty, but it didn't 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: cost money two old tons of chrome and steal. A 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: man's best friend is his automobile. The car Doctor. If 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: you have any questions about what to put in, call 12 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: me five or nine nine zero and we can talk 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: about what you should be putting in your car. And 14 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: um I'll write a prescription just for you on what 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: your diet should be. Welcome to the radio home of 16 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: Ron and Anian, the Car Doctor, since this is where 17 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: car owners the world overturned to for their definitive opinion 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: on automotive repair. If you're a mechanic, is giving you 19 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: a busy signal, Pick up the phone and call in 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: the garage doors are open, but I am here to 21 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: take your call at eight five five five six and 22 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: now he running. Hey, come on in so down Running 23 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: a Car Doctor. Phone numbers eight five five zero nine 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: nine zero zero. Radio radio show website as Car Doctor 25 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: Show dot com, links for podcasts, tune in my Heart, 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: iTunes dot com, and so forth, and we're here for 27 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: you because that's what this radio show is all about. 28 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: I am Ron Andinny and the Car Doctor and have 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: been these past twenty five plus years. I think about 30 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: building a mechanic. Can you build a mechanic the way 31 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: you build a car? And it's the thought that goes 32 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: through my mind all the time because I keep thinking 33 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: about who's going to fix the cars of tomorrow, never 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: mind the technology, just who's going to physically and mentally 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: be up to the challenge. And I think that's part 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: of what we do. I received, well, i'll tell you 37 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: what I received that. I received more than a few emails, 38 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: but I received one this morning that just about brought 39 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: me to tears about a young man who who sent 40 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: me a note on Facebook about how he used to 41 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: listen to the radio show with his grandfather. And I 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: don't know, maybe I'm old and I've just been on 43 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: the air too long, but he talked about how I've 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: been on that I am on my sixth decade on 45 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: the planet. Right, yes, you are right, big man, And um, 46 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: I haven't told tom this story. I know I told 47 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: Tony when I picked him up from the train. But 48 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: the young man was telling me the story about how 49 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: his he used to listen to the radio show with 50 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: his grandfather. Uh when when I was on another incarnation 51 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: and he said, he has now grown up and listening 52 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: to me, he decided he became a mechanic. He's become 53 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: a technician and he's working down around the Jersey Shore area. 54 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: And I started thinking about building technicians and you know 55 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: the influence and uh, you know, you don't realize the 56 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: influence you have on other people. And I guess the 57 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: fact that you can steer one or two along the 58 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: way and maybe that's a good thing, and it is 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: a good thing, But can you build the technician? And 60 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: that's what kind of got me thinking. I thought about 61 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: this week, did I do my job to build my 62 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: technician into a better technician? Did I take care of 63 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: Daniel Son? And I think I did. We had a 64 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: ninety eight jeep wrangler for leader needed an exhaust manifold. 65 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: The exhaust manifold crack like they all do down around 66 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: the base. And Danny hadn't done that job yet, at 67 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: least he hadn't done it for me professionally in the shop. 68 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: Maybe I don't think he's done it at home because 69 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: when I asked him, he says, no, he hasn't done 70 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: that one yet. And I said, you know what, go ahead, 71 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: take it apart. I watched him. He took it apart. 72 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: I did. I went about my day and I did 73 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: the things that I was doing in my bay and 74 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: out front, and you know, he took it apart, and 75 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: I watched him and he, you know, he he he 76 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: did it the way I do it. He took all 77 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: the parts, he stacked it up on the bench from 78 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: left to right. What are you doing? Well, this is 79 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: how you do it. Yeah, I said, why do you 80 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: do it that way? He says, Well, you do it, 81 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: he says, but I understand why you do it, you see. 82 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: And that's that's when I knew I was onto something 83 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: that when they say, I understand why you do it, 84 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: And that's key. The reason I do it is because 85 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: if I assemble things from left or right, when I 86 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: go to put it back together, I go right to 87 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: left and I can't I can't miss anything. It's not 88 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: a jumbled pile on the floor. I think this one 89 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: goes here, and I think that one goes there. Uh, 90 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, so until I do the job a couple 91 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: of times. That's that's always been my methodology. And then 92 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: when he went to put the manifold back on the 93 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: new manifold, the new exhaust manifold with the original intake manifold, 94 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: he had a problem. He got the manifold on, he 95 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: got the two manifolds on, and he started the top 96 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: bolts and there's two rows of bolts high and low, 97 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: and the high bolts of reason to get to you 98 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: just lean over the fender, and you know it's it's 99 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: it's easy. The bottom bolts you have to kind of, 100 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, finnagle through the alleged wheel well openings on 101 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: the side, and it's very, very difficult. And he's using 102 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: a three eighths long extension with and he's using to 103 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: three eighths extensions stacked on top of each other, which 104 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: I don't like doing. Yes, it gives you extension, but 105 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: it also it wobbles it. It's not rigid. And I 106 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: explained to him, why, you know, one extension you want 107 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: an extension. You've got an extension in the box. It's 108 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: twenty four inches long. Use it, and always use a 109 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: locking extension in a case like this. This way the 110 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: socket doesn't fall off the end. Get in the habit 111 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: of being prepared for when that socket falls off. Will 112 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: it fall off into a bad place? In this case 113 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: it wouldn't. But learn the habit, and this way you 114 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: can't go wrong down the road. And I said to myself, Yeah, 115 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: I'm building a better technician. And we had problems. He 116 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: had problems getting the bolt and the bolt wasn't long enough. 117 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: And he says to me, the bolt is not long enough. 118 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: I don't understand. And I'm looking at it, and two 119 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: things were going on. One the bolt was recessed. The 120 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: snap on socket was too deep. It was a regular 121 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: shallow socket, but it had just too much area for 122 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: the bolt to sink into. And it's sunk in enough 123 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: that the thread wouldn't catch going into the hall. So 124 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: I had to elevate the bolt out of the socket, 125 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: but keep it in the socket. So I went in 126 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: the back room. I got a small nut to use 127 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: as a space or put that in the socket. Put 128 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: a little dumb dumb on top of that, then put 129 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: the bolt on and that made it stick out just 130 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 1: enough that it just started to catch the threads. But 131 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: it still wasn't right. Danny said, I still can't get 132 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: it to line up. So I took another look and 133 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: I saw what had happened. He had misaligned the exhaust manifold, 134 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: so it wasn't actually sitting flush. It was sitting at 135 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: a little bit of an angle. I'm sorry. The the 136 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: intike manifold was sitting in a little bit of an angle, 137 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: and it was just enough that it would hold the 138 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: bolt away from fully going in. So I took the 139 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: manifold off. I showed him. I said, you know, this 140 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: has to be lined up here, and this has to 141 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: be lined up there. It's a sight thing. I said, 142 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: don't assume just because it's in place. It's in place. Look, 143 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: And I only have to tell Dan once. Daniel Son 144 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: learns by by by listening and looking. And I only 145 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: had to tell him once and he got it. And 146 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: it's a field thing. And the kid has a good 147 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: sense of feel, he has a good sense of touch. 148 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: He's I always said, he's an NFL quarterback. He's just 149 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: he's just coming along all right, and if the giants 150 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: don't play good tomorrow may send him their way too. 151 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens. So that was for you, Tony, 152 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: and he got the job done. He understood everything we did. 153 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: I also made him switch and use a quarter inch 154 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: extension instead of the three eights to get the bolt started, 155 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: because I explained, when you're in a tight hole, using 156 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: a smaller extension and a socket of a quarter inch 157 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: nature instead of three aids gives you more wiggle and 158 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: swivel to move things around. And he looked at me afterwards, 159 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: and we were talking and he said, how did you 160 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: learn all that trial and error? Baby? You know, it 161 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: was just it's just to me, it's forty three years 162 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: and you just you just kind of know. But I 163 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: don't have forty three years left. And uh, I wonder, 164 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: you know, how much can I instill in these kids? 165 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: And I say it like that because it's important because 166 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: they're the ones they're gonna have to feel their way, 167 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: no pun intended. Sense of feel is very important when 168 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: it comes to repairing cars. My friend chucked the body man. 169 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: We were talking and I asked him, and don't laugh 170 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: at me, but I asked him the other day, I said, 171 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: do you think you could teach me to paint the car? 172 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: Because I've never painted a car. I think that would 173 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: be really cool to say I painted this. And he said, 174 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: you have the ability to paint. He says, I've watched 175 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: it because he has. I have done some painting here 176 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: and there. I haven't painted a whole car. I've painted 177 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: sections and stuff. And he said, he said, I would 178 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: have to teach you touch. He said, touches something that 179 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: you're either born with or you have to be taught. 180 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: If you can be told, he says, you could be 181 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: taught touch and sense of feel. He goes, you have 182 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: it because you're a mechanic with your hands, he said, 183 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: But the biggest problem with body shops today is people 184 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: don't have that sense of touch. They don't have that 185 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: sense of feel, and they don't have the ability to 186 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: take things apart in their head and put it back 187 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: together with out looking at it on a computer now. 188 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: And I think it's a problem that we're getting so 189 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: far away from the basics that it's going to affect 190 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: how cars get fixed. So I guess what I'm really 191 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: trying to say to you is, if you're in the 192 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: position in this industry because I know I've got you know, 193 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: I know I've got my brother professionals out there listening 194 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: to this show. Let's elevate it up. Let's let's teach 195 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: the kids touch, Let's teach the kids feel, Let's teach 196 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: the kids visual. Let's teach the kids how to look 197 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: at fixing the car before they actually fixed the car. 198 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: Let's stop teaching them about rebuilding carburetors, starters, and alternators, 199 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: because that does them absolutely no good unless you know, 200 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: we go back in time about forty or fifty years. 201 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: That just doesn't make any sense to me. So, you know, 202 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: there's a lot of conversation out there where they say, 203 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: take a kid to a car show. I think my 204 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: thought process is, let's teach a mechanic how to touch, see, feel, 205 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: and here much more important when it comes to fixing 206 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: the car. Eight five zero nine zero zero running any 207 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: in the car doctor. We are coming back right after this. 208 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: Don't go away, welcome back. We're on any of the 209 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: car doctorate your service at zero nine nine zero zero. 210 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,479 Speaker 1: Let's get on over and talk to Isaac and Wisconsin 211 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: oh six Honda Accord with a noise on start up. 212 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: Isaac Welcome to the Car Doctor. Sir, How can I 213 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: help Isaac? Isaac? Where did Isaac go like this? We're 214 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: quiet in Wisconsin. He's up on the screen. Well, you 215 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: know what, Let's go do a email before we open 216 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: up the phone. Should we take the phone call? And 217 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: they're telling me no, Well, I'm gonna keep talking because 218 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: I've learned a long time ago that sound on radio 219 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: is very important. On the chance that they fixed this, 220 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: let me get this email in that I've been trying 221 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: to do for the past half hour. Uh. This one 222 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: comes to us from Lynwood. Ron. You recommended Ford Explorers 223 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: over others on your show and comment on Ford sharing 224 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: tech problems with guys like you. I bought one and 225 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: the wrench light has come on four times to throttle bodies, 226 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: abs problems, and now all terrain malfunction. There's a brand 227 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: new car I've been saving for all my life. Maybe 228 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: with your cozy ties, excuse me, with Ford, you can 229 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: help me. Go to car complaints dot com and read 230 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 1: the horror stories. Thank you. This comes to us from Linwood. 231 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure where he is from. Um Ginelyn, what 232 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you? I really don't have cozy ties. 233 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: With Ford. When I say Ford shares tech problems with 234 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: guys like me, they share it with a lot of 235 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: guys like me, and they also share information with me 236 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: as far as scan tool. But we have to pay 237 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: for the tools, so it's not like I'm It's not 238 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: like I'm sleeping with these guys. Um. Bottom line, what 239 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: I would what I would question is why you've had 240 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: the same problem four times? And I would tell you 241 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: that cars are only as good as the mechanics working 242 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: on them. And while you can tell me your particular 243 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: Explorer's got some nightmarish issues, I work on more than 244 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: a fair share of late model Explorers and Avid had 245 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: anything like this. So I would ask you two. I 246 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: would recommend to you that if you're having repetitive problems 247 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: in the same area and you don't tell me what 248 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: you're this car is, But if you're having repetitive problems 249 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: in the same area, then I would tell you to 250 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: go ahead and tell the Ford dealer that you want 251 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: to talk to the factory rep or the service rep 252 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: for your area and say, hey, listen, I've got the 253 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: same problem four times. You know why is that? And 254 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do for me? And UM, believe me. 255 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: As much as you think it's a big deal because 256 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: you've been saving for the car of your life, they 257 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: don't really care. They sold to the car. I mean 258 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: being honest, all right, So stay in calm and focused. 259 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: We'll get the problem resolved a lot easier than Uh. 260 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: It sounds like you're getting angry in this emale and 261 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: I don't think that's gonna get you anywhere, brother, So 262 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: just be aware that there are there is recourse. UM. 263 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of who's working on it and 264 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: how hard do they want to get to the bottom 265 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: of the problem. Isaac Wisconsin, I want to get to 266 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: the bottom of your problem. Welcome to the car doctor, sir. 267 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: What's going on you there? Yeah? I'm here this time? Okay, cool? 268 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: What do you got? Just recently picked up a two 269 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: thousand six d accord umno or six thousand miles plus 270 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: on it? And what's that just broken in? Yeah? Exactly 271 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: exactly four cylinder or six four um pick it from 272 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: a family member. In terms of maintenance wise, that's done 273 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: a good job with the maintenance records, um. And when 274 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,359 Speaker 1: I started it up, I noticed there's a real hesitance 275 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: kind of beginning knock right when you started up, it 276 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: sounds like, you know, one or two cylinders kind of 277 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: goes bang bang, and then for good smooth idol everything 278 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: like that. And I know when I looked at services history, um, 279 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: it's due for your spark plugs, which I'll do that, 280 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 1: And then it said something about doing a valve adjustment, 281 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: which I understand, and I was curious if that could 282 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: be the reason why there's that really hesitant kind of 283 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: first kind of rough cold start, or if that's something 284 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: that you know might want to be digging deeper on. 285 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: It might give greater concern than that. I think you're 286 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: gonna dig deeper. Listen, You've got to do your due 287 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: diligence and maintenance first. If it's due for plugs, do 288 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: the plugs. If it's if it's due for a valve adjustment, 289 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: do the valve adjustment. Valve. You know, unless the valve 290 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: adjustment is severe and you're telling me you've got this 291 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: tapping or knocking or noise all the time, A valve 292 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: adjustment isn't gonna make such a big difference from the 293 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: crank cold to when it warms up. Yeah, it's gonna 294 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna change a little bit, but it's not gonna 295 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: be drastic. So the easiest way is, you know, you 296 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: can't diagnose against Warran parts, So do your maintenance and 297 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: do your adjustments first. When when the problem is still 298 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: there and you've got to start thinking about which direction 299 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna go, I would start to lean towards and 300 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: think about problems with the timing chain and the valve 301 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: time and control. They do have issues with that engine. 302 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: They do have issues with the tension or and the adjuster. Uh. 303 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: Any check engine light on yet? No? No, no check 304 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: engine lights, no lights or anything like. And I don't 305 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: even know because we I just got it about a 306 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: week ago. Um, And I don't know how long it's 307 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: been going on because I think, you know, individual I 308 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: purchased it front I could have been doing this for 309 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: a while and he just didn't notice it. Um. And 310 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: my wife was actually driving it and she hadn't noticed it. 311 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: I had noticed, and I asked, did you hear that? 312 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: And she said no, and then she kind of listened 313 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: for it, and then she said, oh, yeah, I guess 314 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: I noticed that now. So right, the that particular engine 315 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: oh six oh seven oh eight, very common. It'll eventually 316 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: if if it's timing chain related will probably set up 317 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: P zero three forty one, and if you do some digging, 318 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: you might find that the timing chain has either stretched 319 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: or eventually, if it continues to do it on a 320 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: regular basis, it will have jumped the tooth. And I'm 321 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: not saying this is your problem, but you know, if 322 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: we're talking about common startup knock nor wives, you know, 323 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: on a four cylinder Honda, this is a pretty normal 324 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: conversation that happens on a regular basis. There there is 325 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: a valve timing control solenoid that sticks out the front 326 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: of the cylinder head. It's held in by one ten 327 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: millimeter head bolt. Um, it's pretty simple to replace. I've 328 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: seen issues where that solenoid gets clogged. Uh. There's a 329 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: very fine mess screen on it where it gets restrictions 330 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: in and it does some funky things. Uh. The also 331 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: also to know that, in all likelihood that that solenoid 332 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: will be a slightly different design than the one that 333 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: you get. Uh. And every time I see something like this, 334 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: you know, when the part comes out looking like this 335 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: and it goes in looking like that. Ah ha, Um, 336 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: there's a problem. You know, if if the manufacturer changed 337 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: the way it looks, then I've got to think there's 338 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: a reason. And it actually makes sense because I knew 339 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: it in a timing chain. And then I even noticed today, 340 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, he started up, I kind of get that noise, 341 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: and then I didn't notice before, but then today we 342 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: put it in drive and I kind a sort of 343 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: a rattle for about the three second period of stuff. 344 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: That sounds like slipping your timing timing about timing chain. 345 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: But again, I was thinking about to change and have 346 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: a whole lot of issues. But that makes a lot 347 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: of sense if you're telling me that was a common 348 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: on the change. Do the change? Do stretch on those, 349 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, the other the other issues that the later 350 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: four cylinders had. And it seemed like once they fixed 351 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: the timing chain problems. You know, it's funny, right, the 352 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: things that dog car companies. So they fixed the timing 353 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: chain problems, oh, eight o nine, and then they got 354 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: into the tens and the elevens at where they have 355 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: issues with the low tension oil rings and oil consumption 356 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 1: and spark plug fouling, and you know, uh, it's just 357 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: it's just it just cracks me up. And it seems 358 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: like a lot of the solutions point out towards making 359 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: sure you're doing oil changes on a regular basis. That's why, 360 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: you know. And problems like this with to stretch a 361 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: timing chain and a hundred thousand miles, to me, is bizarre. 362 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: I don't understand why it happened other than you know, 363 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: I question the longer oil change interval, and there is 364 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: the longer oil change interval. They've got everybody drinking the 365 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: cool aid to believe. Is that the cause of the problem. Um, 366 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's a good question, but I would I 367 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: would think in those terms, I would at least have 368 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: somebody scan it for codes to see if there's a 369 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 1: pending one. Maybe it hasn't turned the light on yet, 370 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: but maybe it's about to. Good luck, Isaac, keep me posted. 371 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: I'm on anating in the Car Doctor. We're coming back 372 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: right after this. Welcome back in the car doctor. Eight 373 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: five five five zero nine nine zero zero. Let me 374 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: say that again, five zero zero. That's the car doctor 375 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: seven number. Give us a call. We'll solve your problem. 376 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: Have been for the past twenty five plus years here 377 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: on radio, and I'll put my forty three years of 378 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: repairing cars to your benefit to help you better understand 379 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: it and get more out of your ride. That's what 380 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: this radio show is all about. Real quick, A couple 381 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: of comments, and I want to do in a couple 382 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: of emails. I want to clear out the pile if 383 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: I can. Uber. We posed it up on Facebook this week. 384 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: Did anybody see it? Did anybody go up to the 385 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: Facebook page that um uber is in Pittsburgh. So you're 386 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: sitting on the front porch of your house, and I 387 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: have this firsthand experience from the little Listeninian who's in 388 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh right now, and she says, it's the weirdest thing. 389 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: Here comes this car and there's nobody in it except 390 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: for somebody in the back seat, and it kind of 391 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: glides by the house with all these things on the roof. 392 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: She says, it looks like something out of the movies. 393 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: And um, it's Uber. So they are doing uber in Pittsburgh. 394 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,479 Speaker 1: How well will it work and how safe do we 395 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: feel in it? I don't know. UM it does make 396 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: me a little nervous that I've got to depend on 397 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: a robot and you know, all that technology, and I 398 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: don't know that I'm really I don't know that I'm 399 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: really ready for it. I don't know that all of 400 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: us are ready for it, you know. I think I 401 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: think uber self driving cars has its place. I think 402 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: for someone that doesn't drive or can't drive, and you know, 403 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: needs to get out. I think it's a great idea 404 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: as long as it works, as long as the technology 405 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: is there. But um, it's got to be a weird thing. 406 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: And she assures me it surely is that. To sit 407 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: there and watch this go by, really, she says, it 408 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: just kind of makes your head turned dead. I just 409 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: can't get over it. Anyway. This comes to us from 410 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 1: Mike ron Mott. Run Yeah, Ron, My wife has a 411 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: Infinity q X fifty six with seventy one miles on 412 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: at the Carsman service regularly and she's the original owner. 413 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: The check engine light came out about two weeks ago. 414 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: The light went off after a few days. The car 415 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance and she 416 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: was told there was a recall out to replace the 417 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 1: timing chain. She wasn't told, nor did she ask what 418 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: was wrong with the chain. Check engine light came on 419 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: again a day after the oil change. Just had the 420 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 1: code read and it's a P zero four. Could a 421 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: faulty timing change dalent damage the catalytic converter or result 422 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: in a four twenty. Thanks Mike, um it shouldn't, Mike, 423 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: I see no reason why there's no connection there. The 424 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: timing chain issues were that they would stretch. It's funny. 425 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: This is just like the previous caller with the Honda's 426 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: where Honda's having their issues with timing chains as well, 427 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,719 Speaker 1: in that the chains on the infinities and also their 428 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: their Nissan counterparts are having problems with stretch and making noise, 429 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: and the tensioners are becoming problems, especially with the guides 430 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: and all. So now where I think the dealer made 431 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: the mistake here is and this is just me. This 432 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: is my way of doing it. A car comes in 433 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: for service major something like that, I'm gonna scan it 434 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: for codes. I like scanning codes. I like being able 435 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: to sit there and know what's in the car before 436 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 1: I take the engine apart, especially if I'm gonna disconnect 437 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: the battery, and they would have had to in order 438 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 1: to do the timing chain. So I think if more 439 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: repair shops, hey we're gonna disconnect the battery. Let's scan 440 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: it and see. And you know this is this is 441 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: cover your butt time. Okay, because here's the example where 442 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna put this car together. Now it turns on 443 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: a check engine light with a catalytic converter code. You 444 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 1: the consumer think, hey, what they do to my car, 445 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: But in fact, the problem was there prior. It just 446 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: had a secondary issue. Listen, years ago, you took your 447 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: car in for an oil change. You had the oil changed. 448 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: Two days later, the brake light bulb burned out on 449 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: the left side. You were smart enough and you were 450 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: able to understand that there's no connection between doing an 451 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: oil change and a brake light bulb burning out. You 452 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: got that. That was technology that just about everybody with 453 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: common sense, which we seem to have more of years ago, 454 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: could deal with. Now you take your car into the 455 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: dealership and it has a recall done, a timing chain, UH, 456 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: cylinder head gaskets, air conditioning overhaul, whatever the recall was. 457 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: Now the check engine light comes on. In good conscience, 458 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: since you don't understand the car to begin with. At 459 00:22:55,880 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: this level, you now attribute everything to the last thing done. 460 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: I still remember a few people coming in saying, well, 461 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: you just changed the oil. Did you do something to 462 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: the brake light bulb? I still remember that from twenty 463 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: five years ago. All right, I think most of those 464 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: people grew up in there now in Washington. But you know, 465 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: that just goes to show you the common sense pattern. 466 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: So no, a P zero or four twenty camp be 467 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: caused by a chain. But I would strongly recommend that 468 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: you start as a consumer requesting, hey, before you take 469 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: the car apart, can you scan it for codes? Don't 470 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: you want to know what's in their history? Was it? 471 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: Maybe there's a charge for it, Maybe it's a half hour, 472 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: maybe it's fifty dollars. Think of it as going to 473 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: a doctor and they're gonna do your heart rate and 474 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: blood pressure before they put you under the knife. They 475 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 1: always want to know your your vital signs and statistics 476 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: before they do anything to you. It gives them information. 477 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: Same thing with the car, different model. So no, Mike, 478 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: it's not it's you need cats, which on infinity wouldn't 479 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: be unusual either. So although that's very low mileage, and 480 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 1: I should point out I would tell them to check 481 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: software updates and for extended warranty because something about that 482 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: strikes a bell like there are those are common faults 483 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: as well, so you may be covered under that and 484 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: now let's go back and get that recall done. Who 485 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: knows what the carl come out with the next time. Uh, 486 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: let's go and talk to John Stanford, Connecticut or for 487 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,959 Speaker 1: Buick Regal. John. Welcome to the car doctor, sir. How 488 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: can I help? Yeah, we'll have a two thousand four 489 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: Buick Regal which we just bought from a private seller. 490 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: And he warned us, while not warned, but told us 491 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 1: about the remote button in the glove box and the 492 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: the trunk the trunk remote button. Now, the problem is 493 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: that it if I if I plug it in at 494 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: the trunk, it just comes open by itself as you're 495 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: driving along. And uh, it's worn out the pistons you 496 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: know that hold up the trunk lid because of that, 497 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 1: the bouncing up and down and them not knowing it, 498 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:02,959 Speaker 1: uh until later on, and I'll replace the pistons, uh arms. 499 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: But the thing is that I can't suck it in 500 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: because of that. Would you have any idea? Well, so 501 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: you're you're saying there's you're saying there's a remote button 502 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 1: in the trunk, which there is. I mean, I remember 503 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: that was an option, and you're saying that glove box right, Well, 504 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: it's it's in the glove box, and there's one in 505 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: the trunk or the one for the glove box, just 506 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: the one. The button is in the glove box. But 507 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: the thing is the plug. Uh, that the connector that 508 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: operates it. I have to leave it unplugged because it'll 509 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 1: just unlock itself and you're driving along and uh, that's 510 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: the problem. I mean, I've I've gone in the house 511 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: and and and not what what when I tried to 512 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: get it to work okay properly, And I'd go in 513 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 1: the house and I'd come out later on, maybe in 514 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: the evening, and just go to the trunk and tug 515 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: on it, and it'll it's it's unlocked. It's open. It's 516 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: not raised, but it's open. And uh, I don't know 517 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: if there are short shortage problem. Well, nothing, nothing, I'm 518 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: familiar with. Nothing I've seen on a great basis. But 519 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: my first question would be before we make this too 520 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: complicated and we start talking about are there any body codes? 521 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: And you know, I would be is there any codes? 522 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: And the body computer is there? You know? If I 523 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: push on the button, UM, I would be willing to 524 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: bet that in software there's going to be an activation pit, 525 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: meaning that I could watch on a scan tool to 526 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: see if this computer sees me push on the button. 527 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: Why can't I just have a bad button? Why can't 528 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: the button be self activating? Why can't the button have 529 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: the flour I mean, just keep it simple? Um, yeah, 530 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: because you know I'm I'm in the car right now. 531 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: And if I were to to hook up the connector 532 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: and has come and sit, you know, sit back in 533 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: the car without food, opening the glove box and fooling 534 00:26:56,560 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: with the button. Uh, maybe I'd go like a half 535 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: a block and then get out and check it. And 536 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: the trunk's open, so so so, Mike, My question is again, 537 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: if if the if the switch itself is failing, or 538 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: if the switch itself is cycling by itself, then why 539 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: can't why can't we just have a bad switch? And 540 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 1: I'm not saying to change it, but listen. The way 541 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: I would approach this, John is I would sit down 542 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: and look at a wiring diagram and see how the 543 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: circuit works. And once I understand how the circuit works, 544 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, let's take it. Let's take it in the 545 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: other direction. How come how come unplugging the switch prevents 546 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: the trunk from opening? Either either either either plugging in 547 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: the switch is connecting the circuit allowing whatever is at 548 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 1: fault to energize the release, or the switch itself is 549 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: an intermittent at fault and it's energizing the release. But 550 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, just because we disconnect, that doesn't you know, okay, 551 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 1: let's not let's ignore that it um yeah, right, you know, 552 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: so I would. I would say, you know, what we've got, 553 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: we needed wiring diagram. We need to sit down and 554 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: look at it and figure out, Okay, how's this thing 555 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 1: getting power and where's it going? Without even looking at 556 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: a diagram. Off the top of my head, I've got 557 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: to believe that that switch is activating information to the BCM, 558 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: and the BCM the body computer is actually controlling that 559 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: release in the trunk. It's not a direct it's not 560 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: a direct line, especially in a two thousand four. So 561 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: that's that's how I would approach it. All right, then, 562 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: So you know, like I said, they had told us 563 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: about it before we got it, but that wasn't a 564 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: pre wreck. That's why you know, buying the car itself, 565 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: because it's a nice car and it's nice running, and 566 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: that's the only thing that real problem that I've come 567 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: up with and I was just looking for us. Yeah, no, 568 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,479 Speaker 1: I would tell you, And then I would also tell 569 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, how much is a switch? You know, if 570 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: a switch is twenty bucks, it is the cheapest diagnosis 571 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: you'll ever though, But I would still want to look, 572 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm I'm I'm pretty hand and I 573 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: can probably do it myself. It looks like a whole 574 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: bunch of h taking out here, but I could probably 575 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: do it myself. If that's the case, and it was 576 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: that cheap, I just go ahead and and buy one 577 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: and throw it in and and uh and see if 578 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: it works. And if it does, well, okay, if it doesn't, 579 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: then you know, I just got a new switch for 580 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: a long term. But so checking the wiring diagram would 581 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: be the better things, yes, and and that's and that's 582 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: probably where I would finish the conversation with you. I 583 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: would still want to look at a wiring diagram to say, okay, 584 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: how does this work? And what is it that I 585 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: needed to do? And then at that point, um, you know, listen, 586 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: prove it to yourself, look at a wiring diagram. If 587 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: looking at a wiring diagram tells you that unplugging the 588 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: switch is gonna make the trunk stop working, and plugging 589 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: it back then we'll activate the circuit. Then at least, 590 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: you know, we've kind of got a focal point to 591 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: pay attention to. Okay, all right, sir, good, okay, But 592 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: listening to you for a long time, over the years, 593 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: over this way, but just the first time with the 594 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: different cars I've had, the first time I got a 595 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: chance to call you. So it's a great show. It's 596 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: it's in and out, but I get a good signal here. 597 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, So appreciate you, appreciate your advice. I appreciate 598 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: you being there, John, and thank you very much, and 599 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: you take good care. 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You're on the lay broadcast 610 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: for a podcast or whatever you call eight five zero 611 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: nine zero Saturdays between two and four pm Eastern time. 612 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: We'll put you up live in the queue and we 613 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:16,719 Speaker 1: can talk about the problem here on radio. Let's get 614 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: over and talk to speaking talking to people on radio. 615 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: Let's go and talk to Tim from Michigan. Oh h 616 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: Chevy Silverado. Tim. Welcome to the car doctor, sir. How 617 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: can I help? Thank you? Fan? Thank you? What's going on? 618 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: Why am only two thousand eight Silverado five three? How 619 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: about it used a couple of years back just to 620 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: explain shape and all that, and baby, and I'm baby 621 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: just as well. I'm a big maintenance street toossle. I've 622 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: got church general oil changes. I'm my old school guy 623 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: kind of thinking about going back and doing my own. 624 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: I got a little bit tied up with the drive 625 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: through all the changes that I'm not real happy anyway. 626 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: My question, my question is the last time I got 627 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: an oil change you with a good dealer. I wanted 628 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: a rotation and all that, and they put dexels in 629 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: this truck and uh, I don't know. In the morning. 630 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: Now I have a little chick. It goes away when 631 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: the truck warms up, and um, I guess you know. 632 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: So the first time I pulled the stick for about 633 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: a thousand miles on the soil changing, I'm about half 634 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: a court low. I've never seen that in that's truck. 635 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: So my question would be what viscosity. I would think 636 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: more along in terms of viscosity, tim what what what 637 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: was in it then versus what they're doing now Dexos Dexos, 638 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: the Dexos formulated oil is backwards compatible. I've I've never 639 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: seen a bulletin that commented about detrimental damage or issues, 640 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: and Dexos has always been rated backwards. A matter of fact, 641 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: that's all you can get down at the g M 642 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: store now is Dexos. To my knowledge, you can't get 643 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: the older stuff. So I would think more in terms 644 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: of what viscosity and what brand of oil did they 645 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: put in it? Versus what was in it? And just 646 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 1: because it's a dealer, and I'm not saying this dealer 647 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: is good or bad, but I question everything. You know, 648 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean they put a Delco filter on it 649 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: or a good filter, and doesn't mean they put good 650 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: oil in it. They just put something dexos rated. Uh, 651 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: you know it's it's I don't want to write it 652 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: off as a coincidence, you know, I want to kind 653 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: of think along the lines if there's a cause and effect. 654 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: If they can show me that the truck calls for 655 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: five twenty and they put five twenty in it, calls 656 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: are synthetic and they put synthetic dexos in it, I'm 657 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: okay with all that. As long as it meets as 658 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: long as it meets manufacturer respects, as long as it 659 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: meets manufacturer respects, and it's got a good oil filter 660 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 1: with a good drain back valve in it, then I'm 661 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: gonna say that it's normal the age of the beast, 662 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: and you know it is what it is, so that 663 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 1: that that would be the first place I would start. Now, 664 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: I go ahead, you go. How do you feel about 665 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I have changed my own oil in ten years? Uh, 666 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 1: I'm going back to that. How do you feel about 667 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: the time of mild oil and you see on the 668 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: store shelves. Now I'm not a fan of you know, 669 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: it's funny. It's a second question I had this hour 670 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: about high mileage oil. I think if you're doing regular 671 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: oil changes. Uh. You know, I think the high mileage oil, 672 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: I think if it was more necessary, it would have 673 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: taken off. Do I think it's a bad thing. No, 674 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 1: if you want to spend the extra money and do it, 675 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna hurt you. But I don't 676 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: want to put my faith in it either. You know, 677 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: I'd have to see more about it. I'm like you. 678 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: I'm an old school guy, all right. I think I 679 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,400 Speaker 1: think that oil is the cheapest thing you can put 680 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 1: in a car and regular maintenance, and I think I 681 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: think that's one of the reasons why some cars go 682 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 1: to the distance and others don't. I know there's somebody 683 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: out there that's gonna write me an email it says, hey, 684 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: I've got three hunder thousand miles on my car and 685 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: I've done four oil changes. Great, you're the You're the exception. 686 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: You know. Let's let's let's talk about from a real 687 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: world perspective, because one of the things that people don't 688 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: really stop to think about is the value of an 689 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 1: oil change is not in just doing the change. It's 690 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,280 Speaker 1: also in the maintenance that people see under the hood. 691 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: And you know, the catch it for it becomes a problem. 692 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 1: Resolution that occurs because somebody's got their eyes open. So 693 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 1: but anyway, you go ahead, Tim and do what you 694 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: have to do and enjoy driving your truck. And thanks 695 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: for being part of the Car Doctor. I'm run an Indian. 696 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: We'll be back right after this. Hey, hey, hey, welcome back. 697 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: We're on Eating the Car Doctor boy a quick two 698 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,919 Speaker 1: hours today. It just sort of flew by and took 699 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: off all on its own. Especially at last break. We 700 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: looked at each other and said, where did that go? 701 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: But we dealt with that too. Listen, I think the 702 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 1: bottom line that comes out of today's show is looking 703 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: back at the calls. Maybe we're gonna do this every week. 704 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 1: Look at the age of the vehicles, look at all 705 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: the complaints and concerns this week over oil, engine noises, 706 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:45,399 Speaker 1: timing chain problems, valve timing control problems. It still makes 707 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: the case that oil changes are the most important thing 708 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,280 Speaker 1: you can do to the car on a regular basis. 709 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 1: So don't play what the manufacturers telling you. They're trying 710 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 1: to sell you another car in four or five years 711 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: until the next time. I'm run anadiing the Car Doctor, 712 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: and I'm reminding each and every one of you. Good 713 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. Sea