1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Ron an Aian. They don't really reinvent new things with cars, 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: They just bring back the same thing in a different form. 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: Cis injection. The way we move the injector and the 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: lines around is very similar to coil on plug ignition. 5 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: With the The Car Doctor opens the hood. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: The battery looked like it had been through the war, 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: right Corona turn was at least a six year old battery. 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: It was, and of course the dome light was drawing 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: it down. You know what, it's a great story too, Tom, 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: because this time of year, we're getting ready for winter. 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: We're supposed to be get me. You know, it's cold 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: here in the Northea's gonna be warm this week, but 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, winter's coming, whether we want to or not. 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: Welcome to the radio home of ron Ananian, the Car Doctor. 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 2: Since nineteen ninety one, this is where car owners the 16 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: world overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. 17 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up 18 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: the phone and call in. 19 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: The garage doors are open, but I am here to 20 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: take your calls. At eight five five five six ninety 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: nine hundred and now pe running. Did you read the 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: News today, Honda is a big recall seven hundred and 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: twenty thousand vehicles in North America problems with the high 24 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: pressure fuel pump, leaking fires. Oops. You know, automobiles and 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: NASA have a lot of like anything that burns is 26 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: never a good thing, and you know, not to make 27 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: light of it, but it's just it's the truth, right. 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: We always worry about using fuel and creating incendiary issues. 29 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: And Honda now has saying they've told National highwa Traffic 30 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: Safety today that they're going to recall over seven und 31 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: twenty thousand vehicles North America faulty high pressure fuel pump. 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: And it's twenty three to twenty twenty three through twenty 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: twenty five Honda Accords, Civic CRV hybrids. They all have 34 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: a potential fire has it. Which is interesting in and 35 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: of itself because I go back a couple of months ago, 36 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: we were telling you the story about the twenty nineteen 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: Honda Accord that came into the shop where the we 38 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: diagnosed it and the fuel pump was same issue. It 39 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: fell into that recall span. So I think Honda's as 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: a rough guess here, I think there's about six or 41 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: seven years of Honda's they're falling into fuel pump issues 42 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: and fuel pump problems. So if you're driving a Honda, 43 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: you may want to check with your dealer and see 44 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: if you're in that recall. They're going to ask you 45 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: for your VIN, which is the seventeen digit number found 46 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: on the title or the registration or in the usually 47 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: the left front bottom corner of the windshield. And you 48 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: could also get out to National Highway Traffic Safety go 49 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: out to NITZA, NHTSA, NHTSA dot org and you can 50 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: type in your seventeen digit VIND there and see if 51 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: your vehicle falls into the recall too. Although I don't 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: know if that's that probably won't be current information for 53 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: another seventy two to seventy two hours to a week. 54 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: It sometimes takes a little while for it to filter down. 55 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, if you're driving a newer Honda, you may 56 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: want to double check. You may be under recall for 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: seven hundred and twenty thousand vehas. It's a lot of cars, 58 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: is going to be busy hoof, so just be safe, right, 59 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: we want everybody to be safe. Let's let's go to 60 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: the phones. Let's let's go talk to Larry and Pa again, 61 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: let's get away some t shirts this hour. Now again, 62 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: let me just set the stage here. I know we 63 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: have extra large. I know we have a couple of 64 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: double xes. I don't know how long they'll last. We 65 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: have large, we have extra large, We have a couple 66 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: of double x. I think we have a few mediums 67 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: and maybe one or two smalls. But I don't think 68 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: card Doctor fans are small, judging by the request we've 69 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: gotten in the past. So I see you guys snitching 70 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: those donuts. All right, let's go to the phones. Let's 71 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: go to Larry in Pennsylvania. Larry, how can I help you, sir? 72 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: On an Indian at your service? 73 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 3: Yes, I have a question. I've had too many sugar 74 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: routes throughout the years, right, And I took my twenty 75 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: twenty super Ue out back touring model in for regular 76 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: inspection and oil change, and they came back to me 77 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: with an estimate of over seventeen hundred dollars. Okay, and 78 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 3: I was quite use. They say I need a brake 79 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 3: system flush, a differential flush, subre engine maintenance, subre four 80 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 3: wheel alignment, and new tires. And I only have twenty 81 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: two thousand miles on the car. 82 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: Okay, simple stuff. Let's answer this simple stuff first, right, 83 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: twenty two thousand miles four year old vehicle break fluid, 84 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: by industry definition is now becoming in every two to 85 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: two three year fluid exchange flush. Whatever word you want 86 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: to use, just we've decided because of what things are 87 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: made in brake systems. You know, abs break components have 88 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: steel components in them. They rust. Break fluid will absorb moisture. 89 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: It will absorb. The magic number is, you know, two 90 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: to six percent of moisture per year displaces break fluid. 91 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: So a vehicle that's four years old can have you know, 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: a very low boiling point on the break fluid and 93 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: reduce break system effectiveness. So regardless of mileage, I'm going 94 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: to tell you, yes, doing a break fluid flush is 95 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: a great thing, all right. It's good maintenance, it's good safety, 96 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: and it will prevent more expensive problems and performance issues 97 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: with the breaks later on down the road. So that's 98 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: a no brainer. Differential fluids, the differentials on a lot 99 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: of the suber Breus, like a lot of cars today, 100 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: are small. There's typically less than are up to a 101 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: quart of gear oil in there. The rear takes a 102 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: seventy five ninety gear oil synthetic, very specific, and the 103 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: front takes a very specific type of gear oil as well. 104 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,559 Speaker 1: You know, Like I said, the rear diff is very 105 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: small in volume. The front diff is roughly double that size. 106 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: Twenty two thousand. I think that's a little early. You know, 107 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: I could see doing it at thirty. But how long 108 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: will it take you to get to thirty? Another two 109 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: years at the rate you're going. So I might do that. 110 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: I might do the two diffs. I will tell you this. 111 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: We just serviced an eighteen cross track at the shop 112 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: just this week, and it was the vehicle was going 113 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: back to college. The customer was moving. It was going 114 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: to be the last time we would see the vehicle. 115 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: His words to me were, hey, you know, do what 116 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: you gotta do. I don't want to have to move, 117 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: or I don't want to have to go back and 118 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: have them find the mechanic and so on and so 119 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: forth and that whole thing. You know. And I understand 120 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,119 Speaker 1: that we spent two grand. We spent twenty two hundred 121 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 1: dollars actually plus tax, between doing all the drive line fluids, 122 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: changing the oil, rotating tires, doing a fuel system cleaning 123 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: a trans fluid service. That vehicle had sixty eight thousand 124 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: miles on it and all the fluids were due. The 125 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: problem is that SUBERU, like your SUBERRW, like a lot 126 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: of subarus, is if you're following and maintaining by the 127 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: book and then a little bit beyond because of operating environment, 128 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: because operating environment is important too. It gets expensive, it 129 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: really does. But but I will say this, his rear 130 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: dift fluid that that twenty eighteen crosscheck with. Okay, it's 131 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: only got sixty eight thousand miles on it, That rear 132 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: differential fluid was smoked. I mean it was absolutely black 133 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: and you could feel that it had lost its vitality. So, 134 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, it was probably one of the better fluid 135 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: services we had done this week in terms of you know, 136 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: we were a little surprised at how beat up that 137 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: fluid was. You know, it had a you know, because 138 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: we're mechanics, listen, we're kind of curious. We're always feeling 139 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: the fluid as it comes out, and maybe that's not 140 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: a good measurement. I know a lot of people like 141 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: to go to laboratories these days and have all these 142 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: analysis done. But you know if they years of doing this, 143 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: you can feel worn out fluid. You know what it 144 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: feels like. So I would do break fluid. I would 145 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: do the two diffs. I don't know what they mean 146 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: by engine oil service or any. 147 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 3: Engine maintenance. 148 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: Git, yeah, what is that? 149 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 4: I have no idea. 150 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: I'm yeah, I would ask that question. You know, air 151 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: filter maybe cabin filter or is that a separate line 152 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: item on the estimate. 153 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 3: That's that's separate line. They did that with the oil change. 154 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, are they is this engine maintenance kit? Are 155 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: they putting some sort of chemical additive in there? And see, 156 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: that's that's where I would draw the line if you've 157 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: been doing your oil changes unless they're unless they're not 158 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: communicating to you that GeV, the oil is beat up 159 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: in murky Larry, so you need to put some sort 160 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: of a cleaning solution in there to help break things down. 161 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: Which I haven't heard you say some I'm assuming they 162 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: didn't say it. I think that's a bunch of I 163 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: think that's a bunch of fooey. I would go back 164 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: and question what the purpose of that is. And I'd 165 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: be willing to bet we're gonna we can we can 166 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: have a gentleman's bet here, sir, that they're probably going 167 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: to come back and give you a brand name of 168 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: some you know, service kit that they they seem to 169 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: like to sell this. It's like putting mustard on a 170 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: hot dog. They all seem to do it, whether it 171 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: needs it or not. It's just it's it's just too common. 172 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: So I would I would question that. What else was 173 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: on that list? 174 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 3: A poor will alignment? 175 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: Okay? And when was the last time the alignment was done? Never? 176 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 4: Never? 177 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: Okay? No, because right, well, well you know, don't judge 178 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,599 Speaker 1: it by mileage. There's another one. Don't judge it by mileage. 179 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: I can show your cars with five thousand miles they 180 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: go down the road a series of potholes and whack 181 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: something hard, you know, and you can't say, well, g ron, 182 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: I never hit a pothole, because we forget we're human. 183 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: Most likely, yeah, you know, most likely when you drove 184 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: into the dealership, they drove the car in over an 185 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: alignment rack. You know, that's that's the latest. Now a 186 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: lot of the dealers do it. I think it's a 187 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: great idea. I think it helps keep things square and 188 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: in line. But you know, they should be able to 189 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: show you a printout. They should be able to say, hey, Larry, 190 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: here's what the alignment looks like now, all right, And 191 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: if they can't show, if they can't show you that, 192 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: I'd ask him, then what makes you think it needs 193 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: an alignment? What triggered the fact that it needs an alignment? Tirewear? 194 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: Show me tirewear? And then does the car need tires? Well, 195 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: I will say this, suber Rus are very particular on 196 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: tire diameter. They're very specific, all right. And you don't 197 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: want to mix and match. You want four equal sized tires. 198 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: Suber Rus is a vehicle that's very critical, all right. 199 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: So you know, if we're going to do one, let's 200 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: do four. We're not playing the game of let's do 201 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: two and two? Yeah, always always best done in instead 202 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: of four. Now, is the front more worn than the 203 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: back because maybe it missed a rotation? Is the front 204 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: more worn because it's out of alignment? Is the front war. 205 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 3: Right? 206 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: So you know, if that's easy to figure out. Do 207 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: you know what the tread depth bar looks like across 208 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: the face of the tire. 209 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 3: They're saying four to thirty seconds. 210 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: All right, so the lowest all right? So okay, and 211 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: Is that four to thirty seconds total depth or is 212 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: that four to thirty seconds to the tread depth bar? 213 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 3: It says four to thirty seconds measure the lowest point. 214 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: Okay, if you want to have a you know, we 215 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: typically change tires into two to three thirty second range. 216 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: I also look at you know, is it a measurement 217 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: to the tread depth bar, which is that little rib 218 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: that comes across the face of the tire. Because as 219 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: far as I'm concerned, the depth of the tire below 220 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: the tread bar is useless. Once it gets to the treadbar, 221 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: the tire is worn out. So that's why I want 222 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: to know how are they measuring it. What you could 223 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: do is you got a penny in your pocket. Yeah, 224 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: take the penny. Take Lincoln's head, turn it upside down 225 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: so the head is pointed towards the tire, and put 226 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: it in the tread. If you can see the top 227 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: of Lincoln's head anywhere in that tread across the face, right, 228 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: you want to go the width of the tire and 229 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: the circumference of the tire. If you can see the 230 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: top of Lincoln's head, that tire needs to be replaced. 231 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: It's too worn. 232 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 5: Out. 233 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, sir, I just needed some. 234 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: No Listen, We're never afraid to spend money to maintain 235 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: a car. We just want to make sure that it's 236 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: worthwhile and it's done properly. So but I would I 237 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: would question them on the alignment. 238 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 3: I've never got hit with that before on any of 239 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 3: my super routes. 240 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: Right, so well, things changes, the car changes. As long 241 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: as you trust these guys, and it sounds like you 242 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: do because it sounds like that's where you're going. And 243 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 1: don't be afraid to ask them questions. Listen. I'm happy 244 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: to answer your questions, Larry, but never be afraid to 245 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 1: ask your mechanic a question not accusatory, just hey, I 246 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: don't understand that and see their reaction. You know, remember 247 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: auto repairs, the study and social events. I gotta run, babe, 248 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: I'm running late. Let us know what happens. If you 249 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: need more, you know where to find this. You're very welcome, sir, 250 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 1: you'd be well. I'm running any the car doctor. I'll 251 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: be back right after this. 252 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 4: For the best in car advice, give Ron a call 253 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 4: eight by five five six zero nine nine zero zero. 254 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 4: Now back to Ron. 255 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: Hey, this official email just then from research Kathy, I 256 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: counted the list wensday. Kathy's worried because she knows I'm 257 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: gonna give her a pile of things that do on 258 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: on Monday morning. So Kathy's the official keeper of the 259 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: T shirt sizes. She said, when I printed the list, 260 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: we had seven medium, thirty large, twenty eight extra large, 261 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: and two double X. And how can you tell a 262 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: man sized by his voice? And we have one small? 263 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, I just can't. It's whatever, it doesn't matter. 264 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: So but Kathy's on this. So according to there we have. 265 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: By the way, Kathy, I think I gave away two 266 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: mediums during the week. I'm sorry, I forgot to tell 267 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: you that's we have five mediums. But yeah, what the heck, 268 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: let's give away more T shirts this hour if we can. 269 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: Let's go talk to Let's go talk to Don and Connecticut. 270 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: We have him to Connecticut and see what's going on? 271 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 6: Don? 272 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 4: How are you? 273 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 3: Ron? 274 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 1: Good sir? What's going on? 275 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 4: What's going on? 276 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 7: Would you know of any company that deals in vintage 277 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 7: forward industrial engine parts? 278 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: Tell me more? What are we looking for? 279 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 7: What I'm we're looking for a coolant hose. It's the 280 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 7: bypass hose off a thirty year old Ford industrial engine. 281 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 7: It's a small four cylinder. It's in a whole house 282 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 7: generator that I have, and I've been able to find 283 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 7: the other coolant hoses, but this particular hose is just 284 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 7: nowhere to be found. I guess I've gone to a 285 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 7: car dealer and they've accessed their nationwide database and the 286 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 7: Ford part number is good. But there's none of them 287 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 7: in the United States, I understand. 288 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: So there's yeah, there's you can go to Ford. Is 289 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: it for? Is it Green Sales, Green Auto Sales? If 290 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: you go, if you go look, if you search the internet, 291 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: it's Ford has a there's a Green Ford Sales Obsolete 292 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: Parts or something like that in the Midwest, and that 293 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: they may if you have a part number, because obviously 294 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: looking it up by application the other thought I have. 295 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: Is it a very long hose? 296 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 7: No, it's I'm gonna guess it's about it's like a 297 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 7: a squashed eue shape. The vertical sides or maybe six 298 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 7: inches on one end and four inches on another, and 299 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 7: then the bottom of the U would be maybe twelve 300 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 7: fourteen to fifteen inches long. 301 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: Okay, So if you were let loose in your local 302 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: auto parts store, you know, like I've done this. We're 303 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: I'll go look at a gates selection, a gates assortment, 304 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: and I'll take one end of the hose and say 305 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: I need a shape like this. And I'll take the 306 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: other end of the hose and say I need a 307 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: shape like that. Can I take two hoses and put 308 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: them together with a. 309 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: Splice together with a spice? 310 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 7: Right? Right? 311 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 6: Yep? 312 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 7: I had thought of that. I had also gone to 313 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 7: a company that makes hydraulic hoses, right and they said 314 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 7: that I have hoses that can take obviously the pressure, 315 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 7: but they can also take the temperature, and depending upon 316 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 7: what temperature I would need, would sort of determine what 317 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 7: the flexibility of the hose would be to make a 318 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 7: couple ninety degree turns and stuff, so I could do that. 319 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 7: I was just hoping I could find one of these 320 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 7: keep it on hand for an emergency hose. If this 321 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 7: hose is currently on there, that should be fine. Where 322 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 7: to break? 323 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: You know. The other thing I would be concerned about 324 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: is because it's for an older piece, it's thirty years old. 325 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: How old is the hose you're going to get? Is 326 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: the hose you're going to get twenty years old, right, 327 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: you know, and it's ten years before you need it. 328 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: Now it's thirty years old. How reliable will it be? 329 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 3: Right? 330 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: Right? So that's an issue. Gates also makes they make 331 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: a heater hose. It's green. It's like a silicon based 332 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: outer shell hose. High heat applications, heat applications, and perhaps 333 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: some combination of that with some spice would help you 334 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 1: make a high heat application. And I would probably put 335 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: that on now and save the other one. Whatever's on 336 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: there now is you know, as the original. I would 337 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: save that as the standby, so to speak. 338 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 7: Yeah. I think I had called up Gates and asked 339 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 7: them if they could cross reference this forward part number, 340 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 7: and they said it's the way they would normally do it. 341 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 7: Is you're making model right, and I'm you know, not 342 00:17:58,800 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 7: having this part in the car. 343 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's and that's the challenge. That's why I say 344 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: putting the two halves together, you know, is probably the 345 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: best bet. So, yeah, that's how I would approach it. 346 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: Don I appreciate the calling the question. I hope you 347 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: wake out well and thus stay on the line, Tom, 348 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: I'll get your information for a T shirt. I'm running 349 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: end in the car. Doctor. We are cruising back right 350 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: after this. Don't go. Let you know, sometimes this is 351 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 1: the fastest two hours out of my week, because I 352 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: can't believe we're three quarters of the way through this 353 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: week's show. It just sort of rolls along like Holy smokes. 354 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: Running the Car Doctor here eighty five to five five 355 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: six zero nine nine zero zero, Facebook, YouTube, Social media, Instagram. 356 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: It's all there. 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Thank you, Thank you all time listeners. Thank you. Yeah. 367 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 4: I have about two thousand and nine Savvy Silroarado full 368 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 4: single kay fool and it has e eighty five that 369 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 4: swit's in the manuals. Just distigree of s on there. Okay, 370 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 4: and I use that, but I get a lot of 371 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 4: slack for my buddies. I said that I should use 372 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 4: he should I just use regular gas or tv US 373 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 4: an e eighty five because that's obviously what it was 374 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 4: feel for. 375 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 1: Well, it's it's rated to hint a couple of things here. 376 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: It's rated to handle e eighty five, all right. Not 377 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: every not every engine is capable of doing that. So 378 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: you have the flexibility, and your owner's manual in all 379 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: likelihood points this out. You have the flexibility of using 380 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: e eighty five or non e eighty five regular gasoline. Okay, 381 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: so you have that luxury where somebody that's not e 382 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: eighty five rated, they really shouldn't be running it because 383 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: the way the engine is set up from a software perspective, 384 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: all right, it just won't work. All right. So, yes, 385 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: you're fine running e eighty five. Now, two things, Just 386 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: because it's fifteen years old, high mileage cedric. 387 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 4: Yes, yes, a great running condition. 388 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 3: Yeah. 389 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: Well you know, are you using any kind of a 390 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 1: fuel system cleaner? 391 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 4: No, sir? 392 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: All right, So yeah, you know what because it's older, Uh, 393 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: it's older, and it seems like it's a little more 394 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: critical on e eighty five vehicles, but by all means 395 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: anything of this age, we should be using some sort 396 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: of a fuel system cleaner. Go out to Hotshotsecret dot 397 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: com and take a look at their gasoline extreme product. 398 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: I like that. We've been running that of late Okay 399 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: and that works really well. We've seen some very good 400 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: results with that or everybody else. And like I say, 401 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: fuel system cleaners are it's it's like a moving bullseye. 402 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: It's changing as the engineering changes. And right now I 403 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: think hot Shot Secret has the secret for luck and 404 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: for lack of a better way to park. 405 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,719 Speaker 4: I would definitely do that. 406 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: So that's number one. Number two. The next time it's 407 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: in for service, I want you to ask your mechanic 408 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: to bring up his scan tool and go look for 409 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: the data sensor that talks about alcohol content or fuel volatility. 410 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: There's a there's a there's there's a pit a parameter identification, 411 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: there's a there's a piece of data in that vehicle's 412 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: code that we'll say, hey, it's looking at. It measures 413 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: alcohol content of the gasoline and for example, you put 414 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: in e eighty five and if it doesn't register that, 415 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: it's showing true e eighty five maybe because we've seen 416 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: the sensors get skewed and it confuses the way the 417 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: vehicle runs. That could be a problem. It's one of 418 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: the advantages eighty five vehicles have over everything else that 419 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: they'll actually show us alcohol content and you know what 420 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: the what the fuel mixture is if lack of a 421 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: better way to put it. So those two things fuel 422 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: system cleanliness and you know, verifying that the pit matches 423 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: what we're putting in the tank. There are some tests 424 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: that we can do to see if we've got a 425 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: good ethanol separation and a good ratio of ethanol to 426 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: gasoline and so forth, but we don't need to go 427 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: there until we decide do we have an issue. But no, sir, 428 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,239 Speaker 1: you are you are rated for eighty five. Use it 429 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: all right, and you'll be just fun. 430 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 4: Thank you, and I will get the fuel. 431 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: Let's call that again hotshot secret dot com. Go look 432 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: at go look at gasoline extreme okay, all right, as 433 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: well as as well as anything, as well as anything else. 434 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 4: Very helpful. 435 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,239 Speaker 1: You're very welcome, sir, and stay on the line if 436 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: you like, because Tom will be glad to hook you 437 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: up and get you in Q four A T shirt. 438 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: Let's got on over to Brian in Philadelphia and see 439 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: what's going on here. Brian. Welcome back, sir. What's on 440 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: your mind today? 441 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 6: Thank you, Ron. I'm looking to pass my car on. 442 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 6: I have a relative who's kind of in a financial situation, 443 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 6: so I was looking for I used to have a 444 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 6: Nissan Ultimate. I had it twenty twelve, great car, but 445 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 6: it was total. It was total four years after I 446 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 6: got it. I got this current car, my Ford Fusion. Now, 447 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 6: this car I know previously has that CBT continuous variable transmission. 448 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 6: And I've heard from you and I've heard and read 449 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 6: about problems with the longevity and maintenance down the road 450 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 6: and repairs with that transmission. 451 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, so you know, CBTs when they first came out, 452 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: we saw a lot of failures. It was like the 453 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,719 Speaker 1: science project was let loose on the public, you know, 454 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: and we became the guinea pigs to see what it 455 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: work and how well it would work and what sort 456 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: of effect it would have on us. The current school 457 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: of thought is we are changing CVT fluid on a 458 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: more regular basis. We're finding much better positive results doing 459 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 1: cv Most CVT fluids in that fifty to sixty thousand 460 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: mile range, and a lot of this is based on 461 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 1: the fact that replacing the average CVT runs into the 462 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: four to six thousand dollars range versus that three to 463 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: four hundred dollars service ge Which would you rather do? 464 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 1: You know it's from. Yeah, it's kind of like a 465 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: no brainer. You know how many miles around your fusion? Brian? 466 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 6: My fusion I have is I think I have ninety 467 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 6: eight that's still running good, and I have another car 468 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 6: right now because my father can't drive for a few months. 469 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 6: I also have his twenty three Hundai a Ladder. So 470 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 6: I'm actually I'm rotating both of those cars, and I'm 471 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 6: going to pass on the Fusion to someone. I have 472 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 6: the you know, I still have the Lundi for a while, 473 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 6: and then my father is driving again, so I'll pass that. 474 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: Back to him, and then you'll go buy some. 475 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 6: You know, probably, I mean I'd like to. But have 476 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 6: you the fusion still running? 477 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: Well? Have you ever changed have you ever changed the 478 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: fluid on the CVT trends on the Fusion? 479 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 6: Well, you know, there's a fure. My fusion has the standard. Ok, 480 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 6: my Fusion, I don't think has the CVT. My previous 481 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 6: Nissan Ultimate. It was total with like sixty something thousand 482 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 6: gotcha I used to get I got service discounts with 483 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 6: a Nissan dealer. They checked at it sixty thousand miles 484 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 6: and they said, oh, it's still good. And I was like, 485 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 6: you know, I figured, you guys want to change it, 486 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 6: plus if you make it some money. And they're like, no, no, 487 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 6: we don't want to do it. So I said, let 488 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 6: me let me get it done. I said, I'll come 489 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 6: back next week and have you guys changed the fluid, 490 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 6: because you guys have been taking care of me, you know, 491 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 6: with discounts and all that. And it was total that 492 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 6: it was total two days later. 493 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: You know, the Nissan dealers unfairly took the heat for 494 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: that transmission and they got a little gun shy as 495 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: a result. And you'll understand why when I tell you, 496 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: because a lot of the Nissans had issues with radiators. 497 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: It was a manufacturing problem they had making the trans 498 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,919 Speaker 1: coolers and the radiator, so the trans cooler would go 499 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 1: bad and it would it would cross leak coolant and 500 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: CVT fluid ruin the trans So a lot of the 501 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: trans has failed prematurely as a result of that. Wearing down, 502 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: breaking down, and I think the dealers just it was like, 503 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and that that 504 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: sort of became the call. Well, Nissan stepped up their game. 505 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 1: They solved the radiator problem, and then it became more normal. 506 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: So now in this day and age, typical CVT fluid services, 507 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, every fifty to sixty. Remember twenty twelve was 508 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: a while ago since you and I started this conversation. 509 00:26:56,119 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: The industry has changed ten times, so it's it's a constant, 510 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 1: ongoing moving target. So hey, listen, that's a very nice 511 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: thing you're doing, Brian. Let me let me finish the 512 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: call here and just say it's a very nice thing 513 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: you're doing. You know, I would expect that if you 514 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: have come to know you over the years via the phone. 515 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: So stay on the line, Tom. I'll get your T 516 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: shirt out, sir, and I know that's what you're looking 517 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: for as well, and we're happy to give you one. 518 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: I'm proud to have you wear it. So stand by 519 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: and take good care and be safe. I'm running ady in. 520 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 5: The car right after this. Hey, welcome back. 521 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: Run an Indie in the car. Doctor here I said it. 522 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: I only said it once this summer. Welcome back, so 523 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: trying to get out of the habit A five five 524 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: five six zero nine nine zero zero the phone number, 525 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 1: and we're here to talk to you about your car 526 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: and it's a problem. Keep in mind the eight five 527 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: five five six zero nine nine zero zero phone number 528 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: is twenty four to seven. It doesn't have to be 529 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: just when this show is on the air, which is 530 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: Saturday's two to four pm East Coast time, you can 531 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: call in whether you hear it in your market or 532 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: not at those hours and be live on the area. 533 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 1: You can call the eight five five five six zero 534 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: nine nine zero zero phone number and you'll get a 535 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: recorded message and it's Tom's melodious voice, and you can 536 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: leave a message and we'll call you back and put 537 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: you in q fen Nex live broadcast. We're also doing 538 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 1: car Doctor Wednesdays. So if you're sending us, if you're 539 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: using the contact form you find at cardoctorshow dot com, 540 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: just contact us or I think forget how they word it, 541 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 1: but basically there's a contact forum up there that will 542 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: allow you to email me. Comes right to me and yeah, 543 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: you'll get a phone call from me Wednesday nights. If 544 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: we're recording and we're going to use your question there 545 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: on that Wednesday night, we'll get you in que and 546 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,959 Speaker 1: tape it for an upcoming future show. Speaking of you know, 547 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: contact us. Just to point out, we had a couple 548 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: of questions this weekend about batteries, and one of them 549 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: was about hybrid batteries and maintenance, and just a couple 550 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,959 Speaker 1: of battery questions in general. I should point out that 551 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: if you go out to auto batteries dot com, all right, 552 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: auto batteries dot Com, which is powered by Clarios, you 553 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: will find a contact form and you can you know, name, address, 554 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: et cetera, and ask that question there if I'm not around, 555 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: if I'm not available, and you can for a quick answer, 556 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: or you want a third opinion or a second opinion. However, 557 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: but you can go out to auto batteries dot com 558 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: and click on the contact us and they give you 559 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,239 Speaker 1: access to ask questions. Now, chances are if you've got 560 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: a battery question in this time of year, I think 561 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: everybody's thinking car batteries right as we're approaching winter, you will, 562 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: you know, you will find the answer to your question 563 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: on their website. All right, I should point that out. 564 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: They've got everything out there, how batteries work, battery technology, 565 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: choosing a battery, installing a battery, maintenance, testing, jump starting, 566 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: et cetera. Which is, you know, brings me to my 567 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: second point or third point, is that you know you're 568 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: stuck on the side of the road. Oh my gosh, 569 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: I gotta jump start the car. I've got the cables, 570 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: I've got the other car. I don't know how to 571 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: do it. If you go out to auto Batteries dot 572 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: Com and your cell phone works, just go out to 573 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: Auto Batteries and just jump onto the site and it 574 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: tells you right there jump starting and charging and explains 575 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: it and you can read how to do it, and 576 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, see the procedure and do it from there. 577 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: So you know, just just good solid information. But yeah, 578 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: if you've got a battery question, you know that's the 579 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: place to go. I want to tell you about this 580 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: this repair we had in the shop this week. We 581 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: had an O seven Honda Odyssey that came in check 582 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: engine light was on one hundred and seventy six thousand 583 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: mile vehicle. And yeah, it's fifteen, sixteen years old, it's 584 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: got some mileage on it, it's got some age, and 585 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: it popped the check engine light on. It had been 586 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: in about three weeks ago for an oil change. But hey, 587 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: check engine lights are like babies. They come when they want, 588 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: you know, anytime when you least expect it. That's when 589 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: the baby shows up, and so does the check engine light. 590 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: And you know, code scanned it and it had two 591 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: fault codes in it. One four A. It was a 592 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: primary transmission fault P zero seven hundred and the other 593 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: one was specific I believe it was a P zero 594 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: eight forty eight, which was specific to the third gear 595 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: switch circuit. It had a fall. The way Honda does 596 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: it in this generation, just to give you a different 597 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: perspective of it, is it will set a general trans 598 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: code and then a specific trans code. They want you 599 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: to fix the specific trans code first, in this case 600 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: the eight forty eight. And after some diagnosis and the 601 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: fact that the circuit was working absolutely perfect as intended, 602 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, we did a mister Spock. We gave it 603 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: our you know, we were in the eighty percent tile. 604 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: We gave it. Listen, we can put a trans switch 605 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: in it for a couple hundred bucks or whatever the 606 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: number was, or we can put a transmission in it 607 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: for six thousand, which do you want to do? You know, 608 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: of course we did the couple one hundred dollars version 609 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: and fixed the car, and that subsequently wiped out the 610 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 1: other transpault, the P zero seven hundred. So don't always 611 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: and you know you've got to read the logic, all right, 612 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: whenever you're doing this, you want to get down into 613 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: service information. Go through your old data, all right, go 614 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: through your service information, see what they have to say. 615 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: They'll have factory information for you. If you don't, you 616 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: want to get out to old out a DIY dot 617 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: com and get one, or if you're a shop you 618 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: know when I'm talking about all data dot com and 619 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: look at your information, they'll tell you, you know what 620 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: the logic or the sequential logic is of how that 621 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: all falls down and happens. So, in any event, the 622 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: odyssey was fixed the price of a switch, no transmission, 623 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: and it's out there rolling along. So just a complicated 624 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: repair that was actually fairly simple, and that happens a lot, 625 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: so keep it simple. So I'm running dy in the car, doctor, 626 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 1: I'll be back right after this. Don't go away. 627 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 3: I came the first resisting out the father and it's 628 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 3: in the fingus. 629 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: Way and boy, was that the quickest two hours of 630 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: your week. It's just like and the way we go. 631 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: I want to leave you with this thought. I want 632 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: to talk to you about confidence and how confidence plays 633 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: a part in order repair. And I think as a 634 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: mechanic and as a shop owner, you know, confidence, How 635 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: confident am I of the repair that I'm doing in 636 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: its outcome? And you know, how do I how do I, 637 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, breathe that confidence? How do I create that confidence? 638 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: And I think it's by It's it's procedural in my 639 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: mind that you know, I'm going to follow steps one 640 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: through ten. I'm not going to hopscotch and go two 641 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: four six eight. And it's sometimes it's the simple stuff. 642 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: We had a customer this week with a fifteen Infinity 643 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: Q car that had a dead battery and Bill brought 644 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: it in and uh, you know, the battery was just 645 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: about three years old. There was a ton of corrosion 646 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: on the positive terminal, and you know, it's not something 647 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: we see a lot of. We sort of see Bill, 648 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: he kind of hop scotches around, and you know, I 649 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: think he's finally getting it because I keep yelling at him, 650 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: like you got to give me the car on a 651 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: regular basis. It's just easier for me. It's easier to 652 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: maintain something if I see it on a regular basis. Right, 653 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: you don't have to, you know, jump through hoops to 654 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: figure out what it needs and what's been done and such. 655 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: And you know, I went through and battery failed to 656 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: load test, charged, it failed to load test. You know, 657 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: I have to put a battery in. It clean the 658 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 1: positive terminal, did all that, put it in, and then 659 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: you sit there and you say, well, how can I 660 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: be sure this isn't a draw? I mean, it's possible. 661 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: There's no rule that says it can't be a drain 662 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: or an electrical draw on it. So I did a 663 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: draw test, and it made me wonder how many people 664 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: actually do that? How many shops will do a drain 665 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: or an electrical draw test as a mandatory part of 666 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: battery replacement. And I'm not saying every time, you know, 667 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 1: there are going to be some batteries that you know, 668 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: you pull up on the battery and the battery has 669 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: got a standing voltage of nine point two volts, you know, 670 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: and you smack the case and it all of a 671 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: sudden jumps the twelve vaults and you go, yeah, that's 672 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: an internal short like that makes sense. But I think 673 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: because of the increased electronic complexity, because of the increased 674 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: costs in servicing cars, we have to be procedural. We 675 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: have to you know, follow the steps, and if we 676 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: don't follow the steps, we're setting ourselves up for failure, 677 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: which is another very important word in order to repair. 678 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: And it's kind of ugly. So in any event, I 679 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 1: did the draw test, the car passed with flying colors, 680 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: broke the bill, gave the car, the customer back, and 681 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, away we go till the next time. I'm 682 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: not an ade in the car. Doctor. Good mechanics aren't expensive, 683 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:18,800 Speaker 1: they're priceless. 684 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 7: See you