In the early 70s, my father bought a 62 Ford Falcon wagon. The original wood-look detailing on the sides had faded badly, so my dad got some wood-look contact paper for lining kitchen shelves, and carefully applied that to the car. Over time, the passenger window started coming off the track, to the point where we finally just keep the interior panel off, so we could reach in and fix it. The car would whistle when getting gassed up. There must have been a pin-hole somewhere that air was pushing through as the tank filled. It whistled the same tune every time - the pitch changed as the tank filled! That car was a trooper!
10:39 If I ran into this hub situation at work, I would be working on that all day due to laughter. I would also save it as a decoration on my toolbox for a conversation piece 😂
Good knows ain't nobody gonna say "Yeah-I screwed up and ignored the high water signs and drove right into the water even though I saw it plain as day. I took it as a challenge for my Honda."
Sometimes I run over my oil change by 200-500 miles and I start sweating and worrying and there are people out there going 30k miles without an oil change is absolutely insane.
Then the customers act like they have no idea how that happened. Or the customer states. "You were the last one to service my vehicle", "Its going to cost how much?" "Whats taking so long I watched a RU-vid video. Its just a few bolts. Remove the old one and put the new one in", You charged me storage?", "If I buy the parts will you put them in?", "Why do I need to get a loaded spindle for my 2005 CRV? All I thought you said I needed was a front wheel bearing." Technician responds. "Sir, according to your service history we put new brakes on 2 years ago. But, the Inspection sticker belongs to another service center. So obviously we were not the last garage to service your vehicle. " "Sir, the parts cost x-amount. You have an hourly labor charge of 3 hours. It actually took 4 hours due to the rust and overall poor condition of the vehicle. I cut you a break on the labor and only billed for 3-hours. You have a $10.00 charge for various shop supplies. A storage fee for the 2 days we were waiting on parts and your vehicle was taking up valuable space occupying one of our lifts. You have your state sales tax. That's why the amount is what it is." Sir, youtube videos do show a lot of DIY videos. Like how to program a universal remote. Or how to start a vegetable garden. But when it comes to replacing major engine components. I'm not sure you would want to rely on a youtube video". "Sir, as I discussed with you prior to service. The reason we need to get a loaded spindle is because your old spindle is almost 20 years old and very rusty. The wheel bearing on the 2005 CRV is not a hub assembly. It's a press in wheel bearing. Remember I told you that your vehicles spindle is heavily rusted and corroded. It might not handle the extreme pressure of a bearing press. That's exactly what happened. It couldn't take the pressure while trying to insert the new wheel bearing and it cracked." The loaded spindle comes with a bearing already pressed into the assembly. Also, I highly recommend that since we have everything apart. We should replace the upper and lower ball joints and the tire rod. If you want to be smart and proactive. The other side should be replaced also. When one side goes bad the other side is not far behind. We also had to perform an alignment since we replaced the suspension components". " I apologize Sir. We don't install customer supplied parts. The reason is we can't guarantee or warranty any parts we don't sell. Also, if that component fails we take the heat from the customer because we installed a cheap generic part that failed. Then there is the possibility that the part is wrong. I can't tell you how many times we have had to inform the customer that the part they brought in won't work. Then we get accused of trying to swindle the customer. When you buy parts from your service center you are not just paying for the part and labor. You are buying a reliable warranty on those parts and labor. If I put brakes on 6 weeks ago and you come to me and tell me the brakes are making noise. I will fix the issue at no additional cost. If the brakes are squeaking because you put your Emergency brake on in -15 degree weather and it got frozen and locked up. That's a different story. Auto repair shops have gotten a little bit of a stigma over the years due to a few bad apples in this Industry. The vast majority of professional legitimate repair shops are honest and trustworthy. You just have to find one. Ask your friends and family where they take their vehicles for service. But you have to understand. This a hard labor intensive job. It is very expensive to run a repair shop with highly qualified technicians. They have automotive knowledge and experience. Our shop Technicians make $30/hour to start. If they work on your car for 2 hours that is $60.00 they have earned in wages. Then you have business expenses, shop supplies, over head, taxes ect. So when you get charged $125.00 an hour for labor think about how much money the shop is really making after every expense is considered.
So I just bought a 2010 Laramie 3500 for 17,000. drove from Daytona Beach to Naples 400 miles. the left front brake was seized, right tie rod was shot, pitman arm just about gone, not much heating or a/c, pulled left when driving (still does after fix), hard right when breaking, no windshield wipers, Bought it cuz cab was mint. Drove it back at night in the rain. That's the scariest thing I've ever done.
Same in Texas. But people will drive without an inspection/registration anyways. Depending on the vehicle, it's cheaper to chance it, and then pay the ticket if you get caught, than to do anything else
Britain has a system where all road motor vehicles have to pass an annual inspection. Brand new cars are exempt for the first three years. Your car can be seized by the police if you continue to drive it without the annual certificate.
I'll pass on another mandatory fee that I have to take off work to attend 🤷 I'd much rather responsibly maintain my car without the looming threat of someone taking it if I don't attend some yearly inconvenience
Most of this shit is caused by the Government's failure to properly maintain the roads. You can have a brand new car and within a year it'll need an alignment and new tires because of the roads.
My wipers do that on my 98 Civic they just turn off wherever they want when you turn them off. So you just have to watch them and make sure as soon as they hit the bottom of the windshield that's when you turn them off. I've been dealing with that for 5 years and it hasn't been a problem.
That's pretty funny. I actually like how they stay where they are if you turn off the car mid-swipe, but I've never heard of your situation lol. Had a 97, I still remember that wiper stalk.
Same on our old '97 Accord. The trick is to get them in to Mist mode first for a second, THEN shut them off. Of all the little weird things about that generation of Hondas, they were the most durable cars ever made otherwise.
@@katarh yes they are I can definitely say that because she has never broke down on me every time she blows the hose she gets home hot. And amazingly the head gasket is still good.
@3:22 That's not a fault, but the Audi and/or Volkswagen service mode: If you pull down the wiper lever immediately after turning off the ignition, the wipers go to this position. Then you can replace the wiper blades without damaging the bonnet. Have you ever tried to change them in regular position when the bonnet covers them (to reduce wind resistange)? Just read the manual, and you will learn, that they continue working regularly again once you turn ignition on (as we can see in the video)!
@@andreasb9724 meanwhile other automakers have found ways to get at least as good fuel economy with wipers that don't need a special procedure to replace
In Europe you have make an technical inspection every 2 years. If you dont, it's getting more expencive for every month it's overtime, if the Police see the Plaque at the license plate.
@@GReaper That's what they invented ANPR cameras for, at least in my part of the world where they know: "The only real laws are the ones you enforce=."
I’ve learned from RU-vid that Mustangs handle like ice cream on a plate, especially when leaving car meets; Jeeps are absolute garbage; drivers think engine oil lasts the life of a car; if something breaks, keep driving without fix until the car drives no more and you can repair anything that’s broken on your your precision built automobile with with and spray foam.
Had a filter from 98 installed in my car, when I bought it. That being said, the filter's been looking fine. Maybe the previous owners just vacuumed it.
LOL. Oil filters don't have to be changed every oil change. They can last two or three changes with a good engine and clean oil. Some vehicles (such as my own) actually give you fill capacities for oil changes with and without changing the filter. I believe it's at least good practice if nothing else to change it every oil change. That said, I've always changed the filter with the oil unless I was doing something that required changing the oil before the usual interval, such as dropping the pan to reseal it or some other work.
Part of me would want to tell someone asking if they should by something cheap that makes that much noise to go for it. (the red Ford) Usually as the decibels go up so does the price of repairs.
The weird thing is… I never changed the oil in my 1993 Toyota Starlet, I just topped it up every year. And when I traded it in 256,000 km later, it still ran like a beaut.
If it's a leaky car, the oil doesn't get enough time to sit in the sump and become sludge. Used to be the heuristic; if it's leaking, it's got fresh oil.
If the States had similar legislation like most of civilized countries ( having to take vehicle in for inspection every one or two years, depending on age ), you wont see this garbage very often…eh!
A lot of places do require it every year. People just go without doing it is all. Sometimes it's cheaper to just pay the ticket than it is to do the repairs.
3:49 I had two aircraft in a row that other mechanics had adjusted the wipers like on this car so that they were in the middle of the windshields (plural) when stowed. Not computerized thankfully, so just had to adjust them
I saw that broken spark plug... and first thing I said to myself.... "I bet that is a Champion" Champion plugs are pure garbage. I had one fall apart and the electrode fell into the cylinder and completely ruined the engine. I've never bought Champion plugs ever again. Absolute garbage plugs.
I have seen it on Fords also. One was an F350 with a stuck slip yoke on the front drive shaft. Let go while towing a camper through a real bad road construction bump.
4:40 I had huge cheapo chinese tires for an offroader (sue me, was on tight budget). The company that sold the tires and installed them on the rims had to put *half a kilo of lead* to balance one of them! It's been a decade but i think it was something like 550grams. The rest were easy, only 100-200 grams of weighs per wheel. Remember that when buying the cheapest stuff!
I use amsoil in my truck it’s supposed to be good for 25000 mile change intervals I still change it at 10k or when it starts to get dark usually between 7500 and 10k miles depending on where I’ve been driving.
I can almost bet that blown 4wd trans was from the idiot trying to go fast in 4L. Why are so many who dont know how to drive a 4wd vehicle buying them? At least read the owners manual before going into 4wd SMH
So if actually authorized (like I believe somebody who went 30,000+ without an oil change will authorize jack shit), what would be the proper measure to "uncake" the oil pan/rockers?