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Hi Coud you makea Video aboutFuses and the fuse box, I bought Audi A3 Cab 2011 I'm the 6th owner and all my problems with AC, regulators and the roof who wasn't working was bcz of 40% on my fuses was missing/removed Everything works now but want to know more Thanks
Hey scotty GREAT videos, I want to purchase a used bmw & I've tooken in consideration from your videos that they're endless money pits but I've become too attracted to them & just want to get it out of my system. Was focused on a more older model moderns are have too much tec wanted to consult an honest professional so i ask what's the best make/model, manual or standard ect. Thanks scotty!
Scotty my 2001, crv with automatic tranny but everytime it goes in to 2nd gear feels like theirs no pressure goes fine the rest of gears, I check the tranny fluid and it's good n clean. As my help?
I'm betting that your right about the English Scotty,it will be quite interesting to see just how it turns out for them in 2035.(I will be extremely old at that time though)
My son once worked at a wrecking yard, running a car crusher mounted on a semi-trailer. He said he got a thrill crushing old, rusted luxury cars. He called the machine a "Cadillac Converter."
Some engines need to have the oil warmed up really well after an oil change to get the most accurate dipstick reading. Cold oil is thicker and doesn't flow down from the heads well. You can wait all night and it will still show too low in the morning. Hot, thin oil immediately flows down and gives you a higher reading. I found this out when I cold-started my LS1 and ran it for 10 seconds. Oil level was only halfway up the "safe" mark overnight. Shutting it off hot after a commute gave me a level right on top of the "safe" mark. The 5.7 Hemi does this, too.
@@AmandaHugenkiss2915 lol..right..got my 2000 buick regal on 2011 with 30k..now i got 64k it was kept up when i bought..and still kept up..my next car will be a newer buick..when this thing goes..lol..hopfely not anytime soon
My owners manual says to bring the engine to normal operating temperature and then to let it sit for 15 minutes before checking the oil so all the oil can drain back down into the oil pan. It does not, however, say to check the oil first thing in the morning with the engine cold.
Noone has time to get the engine at operating temperature and then wait 15 mins to check their oil. Checking while cold first thing in the morning is a totally fine way of doing it. The difference in level is minor and only matters at the extremes of oil levels
Scotty, love your channel. My way of checking valve seals is to accelerate to a high rpm then let off the gas for a second then punching it while watching for a puff of smoke when I do. The giant vacuum created will suck oil through bad valve seals if they are bad. Good ones will not puff smoke.
Scotty you will love this. A woman came into an AutoZone here in the Detroit area driving a Suburban. The Suburban was less than 2 years old. She stated that she had no oil in her engine, the vehicle did not come in with any clatter in it whatsoever. She proceeded to buy a 5-quart jug of oil and put the entire 5 quarts into the engine. Now, everyone in the store knows why she has severe oil leaks. Sulphur was almost completely eliminated gas Lane back about the Year 2004. Because sulfur is a lubricating agent in the gas line it caused a lot of fuel gauge sending unit, especially if General Motors products, to fail. A failing catalytic converter will cause a sulfur smell. And almost all the early catalytic converters, one of their biggest parts of the exhaust was sulfur dioxide. Remember acid rain?
My last two vehicles said to check engine oil when warm, and if you don't you'll get a false reading. I was always used to checking it in the morning while it sat overnight.
I've never known when to check my oil. Hot or cold? I'm 55. My dad has always said to let it set all night and check it cold, before you start it. But others have told me to check it hot. Some say let it set 30 minutes after driving. Some have told me it is fine to check as soon as you turn it off, when hot. When I was young, the gas station attendant would check our oil when it was hot, as he gased our car and did the windshield. The manual for my Toyota van says check the oil when it is hot. I truly have never figured out which way is correct! Lol.
@@shadowwolf7622 The theory behind checking it when hot is you are getting a reading of actual available oil in the sump after the engine has been completly lubricated as opposed to oil level cold when engine has dripped all the upper areas back into the sump over night, the level will then drop after startup as oil is then circulating around the engine. So cold level will be higher reading than when checked hot for the exact same amount of oil added to the engine. Or opposite if you check it hot it will read more when checked with cold engine. Doesn't matter really for under 4 liter engine capacity but becomes more of an issue for larger diesels 15 liter etc.
I bought a 2016 Chevy Malibu.. it has the 2.5 engine. I’ve driven it four almost 4 years it has over 100,000 on it. Not one problem at all , just change oil,transmission and tires.
Its really not about being a communist country its about the technology and the ability to set up the infrastructure to accommodate these vehicles China have us beat on that
Ur damn right Mr.kilmer, I'm from u.k. I hate the idea of electric cars, full stop. There's NO way I'm gonna swap my old auto astra and 92 celica, for electric .
You don't have to worry... The technology is way too expensive for mass production because it's more or less flawed. That is, how we currently store energy in the battery (which are expensive to make anyway). Unless we discover a new, cheap way to store electricity EVs will remain toys for the rich.
I liked the last part of the video. I didn't know you were up on all the latest around the world. That's good to know about you. Cars and world events. Great combination.
In Britain, we are being encouraged by Government to buy electric cars, while most of our public electricity is being generated from burning millions of tons of wood chips which have been trucked half way across North America and then shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain. Just how 'green' is that? Britain traditionally preferred gasoline engines, unlike Diesel engines which were more popular in Europe. Then our Government decided Diesel engines were better, with lower CO2 emission figures, so everyone moved to diesel cars, better fuel mileage, long engine life etc. Now suddenly Diesel engines are demonised by our Government, which has 'suddenly discovered' that diesels emit minute particles, so the bottom has dropped out of the diesel car market. It is the mother of all WTF moments for car buyers. Thanks for all your very wise advice, please keep it coming.
Scotty, love your videos! You're a big help keeping my '06 Ram running flawlessly day in and day out. Usually search your videos first for troubleshooting repairs. Keep up the great work!
Scotty, please understand that not all UK residents are English. The guy Mel Gibson was portraying in the Bravehrart caption was William Wallace, a brave Scottish outlaw who fought and repelled English armies who tried to control his country. Ireland and Wales have a proud history of fighting against English oppression, most notably Irish Republicans who have continued to resist the English imperialists for centuries.🏴🇮🇪🏴
I love your very human comment of " if I'm still alive in 15 years " not you exact words but definitely your thoughts ! I say or think the same thing very often in regard to future timing and events ! Live long and prosper !
Slightly over is ok. Even my owner's manual says the oil may be slightly over especially after an oil change. But yes, check when the engine is cold and on a flat surface. Good vid Scotty (as usual)
Don't forget the 3rd thing that SHOULD smell like sulfur: Hypoid Gear Oil. (I know it's not used much by most people, if at all, in a lot of cars, but there ARE some that use it.) I just thought I'd throw in the detail about "sulfur-smelling oil", because some of "The Younger Generation", may not be aware of the older "Hypoid Gear Oil", which is, [or at least used to], SUPPOSED to smell like sulfur. Keep up the great videos! (P.S.: You'd mentioned a [probably Bluetooth-linked] OBD2/OBDII (?) scan tool that was very inexpensive & worked using an "app" on a "Smartphone" to read the codes, & it worked very well, but I can't find that particular video for the link or name of the specific plug-in unit, & I'd really like to get one that "speaks English", or at least has a "Dictionary" to tell me what the codes MEAN, & that I can AFFORD. Do you happen to have the reference for that plug-in device, or the video's title, so I could look it up again?) Thanks in advance, and have a nice summer!
2nd car I ever personally owned was a 1998 Buick Regal. Got it when I was 19 from a police auction for $700 dollars. Only one speaker worked though so a spent $100 getting new ones put in. Had to use a bunch of elbow grease taking off the random stickers on the rear glass(rear windshield?) and all the low-quality tint that was already peeling. Another $100 getting new brake pads 2 years later, then 2 MORE years later.. BAM! Blown Head Gasket. Time to get a new car. Sold the regal for $500 to a junk yard. They even came to get it from my house. Not a bad take I suppose.
We have no problems with the electrical grid here in the UK. when we don’t have enough electricity, we just buy it from France, they deliver really quickly as well.
Scotty, I’ve got a 2016 Honda CR-V awd. My wife and son say they smell manure near the front of the car using the air conditioner on a hot day. The Honda machanics can’t smell it. But there are surrounded by cattle farms which is stronger. The car has had this smell since new and now has 100,000. I can’t smell anything because I work at a waste water plant. I should note that my wife has a super sensitive sense of smell.
first of all that is the way your meant to check it and second you still need to whip it down and re-dip it. over time while your driving the oil will expand and move and you will find it will say its fuller then what it is. even if its been sitting for hours, that is why it is recommended to whip it down and dip it again.
There is a reason everybody recommends wiping the dipstick. Many times it will give different (true) reading after wiping. "Too easy" a.k.a being too lazy is what destroys cars.
A small oil leak is the best thing for your car, it forces you to constantly check it and gradually put new oil in it. Mine has leaked around the oil cooler gasket for over 2 years and I put I new quart of synthetic oil in every 10 days
If your car sits a few weeks during hot summer the gas fumes will be produced and not burned and gas will get into your oil !!!! I had a car that sat for 2 months waiting for a major repair, when I got it fixed I checked oil level and it was full of gas mixed with oil !!!!
just to put it out there. another good way to check the oil level. is to check the opposite end of the dip stick. when pulling it to check the level of the oil. when cold or after driving when car is parked (engine is cooled to where oil sets). just my two cents.
Warm the engine and turn off for a few minutes then check on level ground....that way you know when driving around at operating temp you are always at full mark.......cold morning checks are not recommended as most of yhe oil in the Head, oil pipe feeders and alike, including some filters will drain back into the Sump giving a wrong reading.
I had a 1993 Buick Regal, it was actually one of the best cars I have ever owned. Never had a major mechanical problem with it. I don't like newer GM cars, they're BEYOND UNRELIABLE sadly enough. But back in the late 80's to the late 90's, GM cars, especially with the 3800 or 3.8 series 2's were bulletproof besides some fairly weak transmissions in the LeSabres/Bonnevilles. My Regal ran for 178k miles before I sold it to my best friend. Its still driving now. Original transmission and engine. Those older Buick's could truly be compared to the Toyota's and Honda's of their day. Now, I have a 2008 Lexus ES350. It is the only car in today's market that really compared to how comfortable and most of all, how RELIABLE my Regal was. I was tempted to buy a LaCrosse or Lucerne, but after some research, I decided to throw in the old towel on Buick. It's sad to see the direction GM has gone in terms of reliability and dependability.
You're the man "tech" Scotty...fun delivery/pics to gain relevant info on specific topics of interest...Wish I'd have found your blog years ago but never too late! Just love the direct answers & alternatives to issues and, wish you the best nearing a prosperous life toward retirement...and, cudos to the offers/services to GI's et al... across the border!!!
Hey Scotty, I really enjoy your videos. I learn a lot from your extensive knowledge and experiences. I recently went in for my usual full synthetic oil with factory filter change. However, it was then discovered that my Acura 1.7EL (second top model Honda Civic sedan with the Si engine) was low on oil, near the half way mark on the dip stick. There are no oil leaks. I assume it is because I rev up my engine once in a while and the Honda VTEC engine is burning up the oil. Alternatively, the last quick oil change shop I went to didn't fill it up properly. Firstly, does this harm my engine on slighlty low oil? Secondly, I extend my oil changed slightly to approximately 5,000 miles. Is this a good idea? Thanks,
About the sulfur smell, there is another possible cause. If your fuel mixture is too rich, like on a high performance car, and you drive it hard, you will get that smell.
You should check your oil while the engine is at operating temperature and shut down for about 2 minutes. Modern car´s without a dipstick do it the same way.
I live at high altitude and it used to be common for cars to give off a sulfur smell due to the incorrect fuel/air mixture. Not really a thing with modern computer controlled fuel injection systems.
Holla scotty I'm having breaks lights problems No break light but 3rd light works... I checked the fuse and replace the brake light switch new light bulb and light bulb connector too
funny you say that, people usually check it after turning the engine off, they wait a minute or 2 and then check it. specially after an oil change. when you check it first thing in the morning, it is always over the full mark because of all the oil still at the top of the engine that has not had time to drip down
Currently there's not much problems. However, should the idiots leeching of our tax dollars decide to put immense load on it, the electrical grid will be full of problems unless they upgrade it ahead of their plans.
Clicked on this expecting what you would say and was right. I overfilled my Porsche once. Might could have left it but used a long piece of plastic tubing and a syringe to pull out enough to get it spot on.
A bad Mass Airflow sensor can do the same thing as the P.C.M. will switch to K.A.M. (Keep Alive Memory) codes that wind up dumping gas down the intake when it's in 'limp home mode' to get it back to ones residence, or at least get it off the interstate. The excess Hydro-Carbons will result in the same rotten egg smell.
97-04 buick regals actually a decent car, sure its kind of a grandpa car but they do drive nice I own a 2002 paid 1300 for it used needed cheap transportation wanted a used toyota but couldn't find a decent one in that price range so far been a great car actually gets decent gas milage for being a v6 and I just do regular maintenance gms 3800 v6 is a pretty decent engine
On My Granada is the “restore” for 6 cylinders and it runs great! I check my oil and coolant on the Granada before I go anywhere. Yet the original engine has over 500,000 miles on her.. I was hoping a used engine be good.... A 3.8-liter v6, or a 302-v8... What are common issues to look out for? Would silicone valve cover gaskets control leaking issues? What are good used engines fetching for these days? What paperwork forms to show the engine is not a lemon? I’m in Texas, and like to find engine shops that can drop-n-swap?
Negative ghost rider. You will overfill the engine that way because oil is still in the engine not in the pan. Most manufacturers recommend waiting 10 minutes after shut down. I'd rather see a car a quart low than a quart high. High oil hits the crank making it foam, what is foam? Air in the oil, now the pump is picking up oil with the air bubbles and feeding it through all the bearings. They don't like that for long. A quart low realistically as long as you're not redlining the engine you're still not going to suck the pan empty before the oil get back to it.
electric cars in the UK, you cant charge them at home (takes 4 days) and there are virtually no charge points, and not many of them actually work, we like the freedom of gas, like the USA,
Check when the engine is COLD? The Toyota owners manual for my Camry says to check when the engine is warm but to let the engine oil drain for about 5 minutes before checking. I'm surprised to see Scotty kilmer say that you should check the engine oil when it's cold when Toyota is saying otherwise in their owners manual.
I drive my car mostly in the town and, when I take it on a trip, when I floor it the first few minutes I get that sulfur smell. After a while, when it it cleaned from the catalytic converters it goes away. Sometimes all you need is a good "Italian tuneup" :D
I was told that on old engines, you should get the engine up to running temperature, turn it off and 10 min later check the oil level. Is this correct?
