If the brake squeal it does not always say it’s low. I had this issue after I replace it with new pads and rotors. Also check your pressure in the spare tire. It’s always good to have a portable air compressor and battery jump box.
Also check coolant, brake fluid, power steering, and automatic transmission fluid levels, if applicable. Make sure all the dash warning lights are working.
To me things like fluid leaks, brake calipers, wheel bearings, and catalytic converters are important things to be concerned about because these are the kind of things that will cause failures from long term use when maybe otherwise beginning to fail under normal circumstances.
You forgot about the car's cooling system! Important to check your coolant level and make sure there are no leaks! You don't want your car overheating on those long trips!
I drove my 96 rav4 with about 300k for about 5 years leaking a qt of oil every 100 miles or so from every seal you could think of, a split radiator that smokes like a bastard and 2 broken front wheel brings timing belt 7 years past due and I'm alive so everyone panicking about your car, you'll be fine. hooptie lyfe.
my 96 acura didn't require any tools, but it did require your hand to be broken in 5 places in order to get the bulb out. it was fine on the air intake side, but on the battery side it was a huge pain.
I have to say, the car you are demonstrating on, coincidentially, is one of the best for a long road trip. The Ford Crown Victoria or it's sibling the Mercury Grand Marquis. I drove a Crown Vic for the company I worked for, sometimes through multiple states and boy are they comfortable. Large, roomy, nice riding and couches for seats. Not like these narrow firm seats in every vehicle now where your butt hurts after 75 milies. Smooth band of V-8 power. Rear wheel drive. Large trunk. One of the best.
It may be nice and warm here in the yay area this time of year but freezing where you’re going. Use antifreeze windshield washer fluid because in slush is where you’ll need that stuff the most anyways.
On a lot of cars that have daytime running lights in a constantly lit dash, usually a green logo will light up on the dash when the headlights are on but I would still walk around the car and make sure.
And take a flashlight with good batteries on your road trip as well. Changing tires by "feel" is no fun and can be downright dangerous. Never mind how I know.....
I think it's hilarious how I'm about to take a road trip and my dad said I need to get a tune-up. And when you said tuneup the camera showed a clip of woman reading a 2010 Acura TSX owner manual which is the exact car I have.
Low gas prices are nice but as long as gas station is available fill up with that's good that's good enough for me. As far as the tires are concerned you could always pick up a tread depth gauge which is relatively inexpensive if you want Bridget's Pacific about how much tire tread you have.
I'm still amazed no one uses the "wear bars" on tires to see if they need replacing. The government requires 6 to be installed so they are easy to find. Sucks companies have to spend money for that feature and no one uses them....
Wear indicators, or as some of us mechanics call them, tattletales. Those battery protector sprays are garbage. Not worth their overpriced dye. Get cheap clear spray paint, spray both the terminal and the connector very wet, put them together, then spray it heavy again. You'll get a weather and acid resistant connection that you can still jump other vehicles through (if you don't have dedicated jump points) and still remove when it's time to replace your battery.
I'm late to the party, I have 2 things I wanted to mention since this video was made. 1) Air for your tires isn't always free, fueling stations are often charging for the use of their air guns - anywhere from 75 cents to over a dollar (for about 5 minutes of air). 2) My 2008 Chevy Impala LS has automatic headlights that do indeed light all the necessary lights - including headlights, and tail lights - I checked.
COOLEY 2020, 2024 AND IF THEY WOULD ALLOW IT...FOREVER..............! UNDER COOLEY EVERY AMERICAN WOULD RECEIVE A CAR! UNDER COOLEY EVERY CHILD WOULD BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOL HOW TO CHANGE AN OIL FILTER!
Tire Air is the only thing that your car gets for free? Lol I think not. 1.50 here unless you feel like driving 15 miles into town to a certain gas station that gives free air.
a quarter better represents 1/8", the all-weather minimum compared to the penny's 1/16", which represents only dry weather minimum and severely compromised braking
I enjoy your channel, but I sincerely hope you know what kind of management and business practices Cars Dawydiak participates in and hope you aren’t involved legally.
How has Cooley fallen so far. Used to be the main man who made amazing videos had his own long form show. Now he just makes a couple random useless videos with no point.
