My Car Does Not Have Good Heat!

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In this video we address a customer complaint of "No Heat!?" There are lots of variables when addressing this complaint. Some of those variables include but are not limited to, is it full of coolant, does the thermostat work, is the heater core plugged, what is the ambient air temperature, does the customer "warm up" the vehicle, does the vehicle have front and rear heat, are the temp and mode doors working correctly and so on. I would like to hear your thoughts on this topic in the comment box. -Enjoy!
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@pop-popfpv237 6 лет назад

I'm an old motorhead and ex-mechanic. I am very cautious when it comes to warming up my car(s) in the dead of winter. Temps crashing below 32F around here isn't a frequent occurrence. But when it does, I always allow my vehicle to warm up for about 10 minutes. Not so much for the heat factor, but to allow engine oil and trans oil have time to reach operating temperatures.

@Garth2011 5 лет назад

With much hope, those in cold climate garage their vehicles keeping them a bit warmer than out in the elements.

@Bennysol 5 лет назад

Thank you. Anything below freezing and you should warm it up for just 3 minutes if nothing else. I'll let mine warm up until the rpm's stabilize down to the normal 600 it idles at. Then I take it easy on acceleration until engine temp gets to normal range.

@whydnot 8 месяцев назад

If you drive a modern vehicle using modern synthetic oil, at those temperatures, you aren’t really doing your engine any real favors by letting it warm up. Start up is what causes the wear and tear. Once there is oil pressure, you’re good. So let it run for about 1.5 seconds before you head out for the day.

@donniev8181 5 месяцев назад

People who live in southern states simply do not understand what the cold does to oil.

@mikeridgway4439 Месяц назад

It's important to make sure your oil gets to its normal operating temperature so you can burn off any condensation that is caused by the normal heating/cooling cycles that take place. If you can't do that during your normal commute time, then the engine should be warmed up first. And of course, the colder it is outside, the longer it will take to get your oil to operating temperature.

@recoilrob324 4 года назад

Remember to tell people to shut off the fresh air intake and go to the recirculate position. Trying to heat 0 degree air is a LOT harder than keeping what you heated within the cabin and keep reheating it.

@MickayG 8 месяцев назад

Yes... but in that kind of weather that would mean your windows will fog up ;) Even if you're running the AC.

@frugalprepper 6 лет назад

They warm up cars in Florida too, they just flip on the AC instead of the heat.

@lukecartwright1803 6 лет назад

FrugalPrepper this is true!

@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP 6 лет назад

Actually- on most "modern" automobile HVAC systems- when the HOT DEFROST is commanded, the AC compressor does kick on, to use the evaporator to dry the cabin air (your moist breath will freeze to the inside of windshield).

@jkbrown5496 6 лет назад

Same problem with people who kick on the fan full blast. You have to leave it on low till the heat exchanger cools down, then you get cold blast.

@d0cjkl 6 лет назад

Exactly right! Every time I've rented a car with remote start, I remembered to set the AC every night so it'd be ice cold when I got in it.

@HighestRank 5 лет назад

No such thing as a heater core in FL, nor any other mode than recirc.

@badwrench1618 6 лет назад

Eric, having lived in Michigan all my life and always within 1/8 mile of a state highway where you need to drive the speed limit, except on those days it is too icy, I firmly believe in warming up a vehicle in COLD winter weather. There is nothing worse than starting the 20 mile drive to work on the highway and having the windshield fog or ice up causing visibility problems. It is for the safety of myself as well as others on the road.

@georgeumberhind6813 6 лет назад

I am from Maine. Those folks that argue against warming their car have not been in negative number weather. I am sure that it is harder on your engine if your oil is not up to temperature before you load it.

@wallyg.2409 6 лет назад

Exactly, George. Oil is meant to flow through the engine. Not be shoved through. I've been warming my cars up since I was a teen, never damaged an engine yet.

@chiluco2000 6 лет назад

Cold oil definitely has an effect on the load of the engine. I recalled this video that shows it clearly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tYkg0oDUXs8.htmlm33s

@BeingInTheMessiah 6 лет назад

You may just not recognize how different your vehicle feels when it operates at an idle speed of 1400 rpm instead of 1000-800 rpm. For me personally, when it's zero out I let it idle for 2 minutes because that's about how long it takes for the idle to drop. By the time I go 500' down my street the coolant is usually between 85-100 degrees. about 7 minutes later when I'm on the 1 mile stretch of road my work is on the coolant is up to temp. Bear in mind the engine oil is by no means up to temp. As seen in the video, you can pretty much idle your vehicle all you want you're not going to get it to temp anyway, so personally I feel that a no warm up procedure is important for people like myself with short commutes because the oil doesn't get a good opportunity to crap all the contaminates it has been collecting. If you keep it bellow 2000 rpms you're going to do a lot less harm than the people I see mashing it all the time regardless of whether or not you get a head start heating the oil. Also your oil "flowing" into the engine is going to have a lot more to do with how clean it is which is kind of the whole premise of not idling, again for those of us with short commutes.

@KirkMcLoren 5 лет назад

Seriously, George, if you operate a vehicle in below zero weather and do not plug in a block heater when it is turned off you will double to triple wear rates. Also the computer runs it rich when cold. Heater is cheaper AND better.

@MacCready_ 5 лет назад

George I also live in Maine. I've never hurt an engine by not warming it up, even high mileage cars. I don't think it really matters much with modern engines and modern lubricants.

@aaronjacobson6957 4 года назад

Hello Mr. O. I just wanted to let you know that I have a great deal of respect for you. I watch allot of your videos and I must say I have learned quite a bit from you. I love your attitude that if your going to do something, do it right! You are probably one of the best mechanics I've ever seen. I'm an electrician so when I watched you diagnose a low compression cylinder with a scope, I was very impressed. Many mechanics are great with mechanical things but struggle with all things electrical in vehicles. I also appreciate your commitment to knowing that a component is bad with multiple test methods rather than just throwing parts at a problem. I've heard you say that other viewers have criticized you for the way you treat your wife. First, that's none of their business, but honestly I can tell you have nothing but respect for her. Clearly, you guys have a great relationship cuz she doesn't seem like the type of woman that would put up with anything she didn't want to. Anyway, don't know if you'll ever read this, just thought I'd throw my two cents in. Keep up the great work. Respectfully, Aaron Jacobson

@kristianhermann5971 6 лет назад

Use a block heater on a 2-3 hr timer. Faster warmup without wasting gas idling. That's the gig up here in Canada.

@flagmichael 5 лет назад

I'm amazed block heaters are not more mentioned in this comment section. I don't use one but I put an oil-filled space heater in the cabin at night and set it on low.

@kevincampbell8298 5 лет назад

For sure. If it was 2F here in Ontario I would pluged in!! On the -20 and lower temps it’s heater and timer at my house!

@killtyrant 5 лет назад

Had no idea this was a thing. Thanks for that tip.

@DurockmansFavToons 4 года назад

Big thing in Montana too. They work great.

@coldnorthAK 4 года назад

Definitely. If the temp gets to 20F or below, I plug in the block heater.

@dougtanner523 Год назад

It is great how the love and respect that Eric has for Mrs. O shines thru in their interactions at the shop. Mrs. O has the same feelings for Eric.

@jason-ge5nr 6 лет назад

The ol cardboard over the radiator. 'shut up and be thankful, you could be walkin'

@wyokaiju992 6 лет назад

This is common knowledge in ND and WY, but seems to not be in NY. The mind boggles.

@paulb5284 5 лет назад

I had lots of friends use cardboard over the radiator, heats like a charm!!

@netwonc 5 лет назад

Used the cardboard many times to enhance the heating system. Worked great in the 50''s.

@bobr.6312 5 лет назад

@@wyokaiju992 Yeah, NYers know it, this one might not...(the customer)...my Dad did it with a 51 Studebaker V8...worked great, he only drove 3 miles each way...with about a 3 or 4 minute warm up...The heater was actually under the front seat...'early version of heated seats' lol...I can see why he would not recommend it however. Love this series, just love it.

@Geordo1960 5 лет назад

I had the same thing happen as a college student on the way to class in Minnesota. Cold ride! I remember I had it fixed. Don’t remember what I had to give up in order to afford to replace that. I think I had to put some extra hours in at work to pay for it.

@3819144 2 года назад

I used to work on a Nissan Dealership in Canada, I have a complaint from the customer about some 4 cylinder model Altima not getting enough heat at idle speed. What I do and did work is using our Consult scanner tool and I rise the base idle up 50 to 100 rpm, this brings more circulation of the coolant and did give out more heat !.

@ykmalachi 6 лет назад

Pizza box radiator repair was our solution back when I lived in the UP of Michigan.

@junglejim13660 6 лет назад

We used to use cardboard over half the radiator to get decent heat for short runs around town.

@kellygiddens3356 6 лет назад

Yep here in Michigan Cardboard over the radiator in the winter works wonders.

@rwbishop 6 лет назад

I don't know if fact or not, but have heard some larger trucks have driver adjustable louvers to attenuate airflow through the radiator for cold weather operations.

@rickrogers2649 6 лет назад

Bingo! They are called shutterstats.

@workingshlub8861 6 лет назад

lol..i see that here in mass sometimes..always wondered what the deal was with that..makes sense.

@anthonythompson4110 5 лет назад

When you drive in your videos, the scenery in your town is so nice.

@doomprophet 6 лет назад

Make a south main auto hat in the same style of the Jeep hat. I would buy one!

@rustydawg20002000 5 лет назад

For a second there I got nervous because he was holding the meter in front of the camera and I couldn't see the road. Haha

@davidtyndall9604 3 года назад

Funny but I had the same feeling= panic...LOL

@narwhal9852 3 года назад

Lol 3 years ago

@patriotcanuck6485 3 года назад

Same 😱😂

@jerrodl 6 лет назад

A double tree AND a rosary?!? That thing is super-protected!

@dangates2266 6 лет назад

I was thinking that Haysus was keeping here warm so no heater required . . . .

@whocares.20 6 лет назад

As a person that worked on peoples cars, those were one of the hated things in cars, lol, I worked on dash boards for the most part, and the smell of those pine tree fresheners make me gag. Not to mention getting tangled up in some idle worship thing hanging, grrrrr !!! If only I was a cop, lol, I'd pull ya over for blind spots. Great to have things wobbling , waving back n forth, when you should be seeing things move on the road, like a bike, a person, they can be blocked by that silly crap hanging from your mirror.

@RagnarokCo 5 лет назад

@@whocares.20 You can't just remove it while you work? People should be able to hang what they want. I don't hang stuff in my car but we get pulled over for enough already...

@garybulwinkle82 5 лет назад

She's obviously a heavy drinker and needs the extra protection!!!

@alantorrance6153 5 лет назад

Protected by "idols"?

@welshpete12 4 года назад

It's so nice to see two people so much in love ! What he says is quite right . If safe to do so , where you live . Why not switch the car on say 15 or 20 minutes before leaving home in the morning ? An other point is warming your engine before running . Helps with engine wear so the engine gets full lubrication , so less engine wear .

@bill8by5 Год назад

I wonder........to look at their key fob - there just might be a "remote start" button - like mine.

@jonmatney9584 6 лет назад

Thanks for giving me something to watch I'm bored out of my mind. Would rather watch you than the super bowl.

@jonmatney9584 6 лет назад

Michael D probably New England. I don't really get into it though the standing for our nation thing has ruined it for me

@bryancomeaux4961 5 лет назад

grown men in pantys put a toilet bowl on their heads and run into each other over and over again. pay 1 million a minute to talk about sugar water god must be bored too.....

@daveblane6442 6 лет назад

Always thorough, even in the face of B.S, complaints.

@patrickmorrissey2271 6 лет назад

It's easy to tell people not to warm up your car when you live in an LA high rise... Thermostats, and temp sensors, have a "tolerance"... I would say you are WELL within the tolerance... If you threw a thermostat at it, it would probably behave exactly the same.... When I'm out at a remote site, my truck is the only source of heat I have... So yeah, -10??? I don't even shut it off.... God forbid it wouldn't start again. They'd find me frozen to death a week later.... Amazing how similar your area looks to north west Wisconsin.... the view, is like, the same.... Haha! Great video. I like that you mentioned the vehicle size. A Silverado standard cab, has roughly the same heating system as a Tahoe.... The inside area of those trucks is vastly different, however....

@ericchandler90 5 лет назад

I love having a v8 in the winter. My 5.3 Silverado has no issues getting warm quickly with remote start even at 0°F. Mind you it also automatically detects the cold and turns the defrost heat and heated seats on.

@Vikesh7896 5 лет назад

How many hours do u idle at a stretch?

@thomasjohnson4540 4 года назад

Been telling customers not to blast the heater till it warms up some for years. Glad to hear someone else say this. With a 5 min warm up time heater blasting from start and a 10 min drive to work my temp gauge basicly never moves. Same 5 min warm up with no heater running during warm up, I have good heat for the drive to work.

@kylegriffis7636 6 лет назад

Out here in Las Vegas we get the complaint of there A/C isn’t as cold as is should be. When it’s 120 Degrees outside. Go figure.

@1337penguinman 3 года назад

Same here in Cali.

@ZePanthersGang 3 года назад

Same here in Phoenix, Arizona 😂😂 I rock 2.5% tint just to combat the heat

@Mr572u 3 года назад

My 99 Silverado blows 40 when it’s 100 outside. The heater works even better than that.

@tanyaanderson7017 3 года назад

love the way MrsO looks at you . she loves you obviously

@allanmoulton3745 5 лет назад

Have you ever recommended plugging in the engine block heater, or ever discussed it? In my experience, that makes a considerable difference on cold days, if the vehicle is plugged in all night or on a timer to be warmed up a couple of hours prior to driving it.

@Lubbocksfinest 3 года назад

I do warm my car up too and it makes me feel much better knowing my most trusted RU-vid mechanic channel does too

@mph5896 6 лет назад

Had a crazy overheat issue on a 3.5L Intrepid years ago. Government agency sold it since they could not figure it out. When driving down the road (summer time) the car temp gauge would overheat. Turning the heat on high would cool the car down and you could drive with the heat on full blast with it 80+ out without overheating. Checked everything, even pulled the water pump to find it had been recently replaced. Pulled the heads and the problem was plastic shrapnel (from old water pump fins)plugging the holes passing coolant through the head gasket. Pulled it out and flushed the block and the car was good to go.

@Garth2011 5 лет назад

Another engineering flop. Those concerned about weight need to think harder about what some of those ideas can cost the owner in a short ownership period. That one is disgusting.

@YummyButters 6 лет назад

All mechanics should be this awsome

@1337penguinman 3 года назад

Mechanic here. I agree, I wish I was this awesome.

@jerrypeal653 6 лет назад

Had this happen and heater core plugged up flushed it out at the local car wash and it worked great . Mine was easy you could feel the heater hoses and tell no heat was getting through.

@mikewilson8594 4 года назад

Commenting as a State of Michigan and NIASE Master Mechanic for over 30 years, you did a fine diagnosis and repair procedure sir! I feel and empathize with your cold-weather related heater and mechanic troubles! I am subscribed to your channel, and will continue to watch your very professional videos!

@junglejim13660 6 лет назад

Great seeing Mrs O holding her own with Mr Hondew! Always enjoy your videos Eric!

@gabrielmendez1966 5 лет назад

Central Wisconsin here. Definitely warm my vehicle up about 5 to 10 mins before I head out for work which is 30 mins away from home. The old cardboard on the radiator trick definitely works when we're in the single digits... Love your Channel. Been a fan for a month now. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. As a Full Time Single Father. It has helped me out in many occasions. God Bless,Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You and Yours!

@risc19 6 лет назад

It would have been interesting to see what, if anything, came out that core.

@nickconrad94 5 лет назад

I read this as “my car does not have a good heart” and I was crazy excited. As always, great video!

@marianluc6235 6 лет назад

It's beautiful over there with the snow.i don't understand when some people are scared of snow is safer than hurricane. I can see you Eric are used on driving on snowe roads.

@SouthMainAuto 6 лет назад

Oh yeah , I drive on snow covered roads all the time

@rtel123 Год назад

We use the block heater to really speed up the engine warmup. Pennies of electricity instead of dollars of gas. But the best thing we do is put an electric space heater for cars in the cabin. Plug it in inside the house a little while before going out to the car. A great head start on heat. Also melts ice on the windows quickly.

@donerickson1954 6 лет назад

Back in Wisconsin we would place a sheet of cardboard in front of the radiator to block about half the airflow through it.

@JacobEcret 4 года назад

They have that as packages now, winter package or something

@raybin6873 3 года назад

Big rig semi-trucks do that with a tarp that can be adjusted...

@robinstewart6510 3 года назад

Got stuck in Moriarty NM (I-40) during a windy snowstorm (road closed by police). It was -13º and radiator nearly froze overnight (water pump grinding ice). On the road, engine refused to warm up. Wrapped the radiator with aluminum foil, leaving a small gap for some radiator cooling. Next few hours in warmth. Down the road in Texas (25º), removed the aluminum foil.

@wiley0714 5 лет назад

I've never seen a water and air flush nozzle like that. 100% bad ass! If that don't get the junk out Ain't Nothing Gonna..

@russdavis1960 6 лет назад

I wish I could hit the "like" button more than once. I started 40+ years ago working in a 'full service' gas station here in Michigan and worked in auto parts stores (privately owned) after that for 30+ years. EVERY year when this thing called "Winter" would arrive it was the same thing. "My car doesn't get warm" was the most common complaint heard. Couldn't hardly keep a large enough stock of 195° stats. And then came the interrogation of the customer about driving habits, warm up time etc. Just about every one of them didn't warm up their vehicle and did short trips. Sure, a few of them came in for a thermostat and it actually fixed the issue, but most of the time it was a simple matter of warming up the engine. The 'remote' start commentary was a hoot. I used to do the same thing when my kids were still living at home. Told them if they wanted to ride in a warm vehicle it needed to be started well before we left. Not much arguing when it came to that. Plus they thought it was 'cool' to start the car.

@michaelporter6795 5 лет назад

Good call. I was raised in Wisconsin and at zero or close we had to put cardboard in front of the radiator to get the car warm.

@fightnight47364 4 года назад

I start the engine , let the ECM feed the greedy little beast , wait til the idle drops , let the coolant temp reach to whatever's the thermostat stats are. Then drive off. All that takes about 8 minutes during which I have my morning BM . Love the channel👌

@jjackson4829 6 лет назад

New subscriber from the Midwest here...love your videos! Your attention to detail and quality workmanship are second to none, Eric. Avoca is lucky to have you and your shop!

@chrismckee5404 6 лет назад

We definitely warm up our vehicles here in Calgary Alberta! My dodge diesel takes about 25 miles of highway driving in the cold before there is enough heat for the tstat to open up. Mrs O is a lot of fun!

@patrickmorrissey2271 6 лет назад

I see block heater comments here.... I have a block heater on my truck. Let's clear up a few things.... #1. Block heaters are not necessarily "aftermarket crap". The one on my truck is a genuine GM item. You can order your new truck with it already on there. I know other makes offer the same. #2. A block heater will not warm it up to 180.... The truck will start right up, but the temp gauge needle will not have moved off the stop. The truck will not be blowing heat instantly. The engine feels slightly warm to the touch. Which is A LOT better than frozen solid... Thus, if you really had a thermostat problem, a block heater will not solve the issue. I do feel like my truck warms up MUCH faster, not having to rise so far in temperature... #3. You electric bill WILL rise, if you plug in the block heater every night. So, if your power comes from a power plant, you might not be hugging the polar bears hard enough..... #4. I would strongly suggest the Factory block heater part, partly because the cord is unpluggable from the unit. Which might not sound that important, but, keep this in mind. When you first get the block heater, you plug it in. The next morning, while you're still half asleep, and rushing in to work, you will forget to unplug it, and yank the cord, and possibly destroy it. Now it's a simple matter of ordering a new cord, and replacing it.... Which is not free, BUT, costs a lot less than a whole new block heater, plus installation.... So, don't do that kids. Pay attention. Remember to unplug it. After awhile (and a couple cords) you will remember. All in all, I am 100% thrilled with my block heater. It's fantastic. Tune in to the South Main Auto Channel next week, when Eric O will take us along as he fits a big piece of 2-inch owens corning foam in front of the radiator!!! Joking, joking.... Another time honored tradition up here in the frozen north. Block the radiator! I'm sure this sounds crazy to people in Hotlanta or SoCal, but, here in the north, you do whatever you gotta do, to stay warm....

@timothybarney7257 6 лет назад

The block heaters on our generators at work (in the coolant loop) maintain about 120-130 in the summer, and are lucky to keep the block at 70-80 in the winter time, but it's better than being at ambient by a long shot.

@patrickmorrissey2271 6 лет назад

Yeah, at work, our backup diesels have huge block heaters that actually pump the coolant, and those run around 150.... But those are huge, and are powered by 20 amps of AC.... No way that goes on your Yukon....

@snoopdogie187 6 лет назад

On my 96 subaru with factory block heater, no removable plug, but the engine is a lot happier starting. It warms up very quickly from a "heated" start then a cold start. Maybe 1/5 the time. Its not worth it though. Car runs fine on the coldest days, never struggles. It also has heated seats which you feel way before any regular heat.

@bg147 6 лет назад

I had one in my 1996 C1500 and had it on a light timer to fire up 3 hours before I left for work. An Iowa had it installed when he had the truck. It worked great and I think it did move the temp needle.

@dangates2266 6 лет назад

When I used to use the block heater, I would loop the extension chord over the driver-side mirror. You have to be really asleep to miss that, but still the driver of the other car in the driveway would sometimes miss it (SWMBO). The block heater in a car/truck typically raises the temp to "warm summer morning" temp, and that is whether it is on for 2 hours or all night. Mine were on timers for 2 hours prior to my normal leaving time. I don't use them now, modern fuel-injected cars tend to start whenever there is sufficient battery for spark, and 0WXX oil is pretty liquid when cold. I'd rather run it for 10 minutes and have some warmth in the defrost.Now, if someone could tell me how to get Chrysler to turn off the A/C at -40C when I want defrost, I'd be mighty grateful . . . .

@DrFarquad 5 лет назад

I always "warm" my car up even in summer. To me it's a peace at mind knowing everything is moving inside the engine before I put any load on it. A lot of people dont get it but hey, everybody does something different. Love the videos by the way.

@w.s.soapcompany94 2 года назад

Yup. Engineers call it four corner seizure. No matter when the engine was made or by whom, the top of the piston heats and expands first and faster then the bore. More RPM means more heat and more expansion. Idle is the gentle way to have those parts equalize. If pushed hard and cold the compression ring will leave four deep grooves evenly spaced around the bore, two on the way up and two on the way down.

@karlsarte4051 6 лет назад

I usually just put foamboard over the grill when it gets below freezing warms up the engine faster and keeps it reallly warm in the highway

@diydave643 5 лет назад

I love the "remote start..." "Hey, kid, go start the car." That oughta be worth something all by itself. Just a DIY'er here...really enjoy the videos.

@ericchandler90 5 лет назад

@jblyon2 4 года назад

I can't stand vehicles with electronic heated seat controls that won't turn them on with a remote start. That's half the point! Mine isn't electronic so as long as I leave the temp wheel on roasted nuts when I get out I'm good.

@todayintheshopbanksy5904 6 лет назад

Love the way Mrs O finds snow and throws it at you. How mean

@walterpchrysler9446 6 лет назад

When you live up North and the temperature is 15-20 below zero without windchill, your warming your car up.

@darkwingduck3320 3 года назад

Eric your a good guy it's very cool to see decent mechanic's doing decent thing's for their customers

@Shockedbywater 6 лет назад

The commonsense we need. 'I say if you don't warm your car up you're gonna drive in a cold car' . Seriously so much wasted debate and this is what it comes down to. Keep up the good fight Mr O.

@CharlieBrown_SD 3 года назад

Born and raised in Commiefornia, and as a kid, my dad taught me to work on cars, and one of the main things he taught was to "always warm your car up so your oil is guaranteed to lube all major parts before gunning her on the road".

@markamcampbell6340 6 лет назад

yuor a lucky man with a beautiful wife and nice kids. she is very patient.

@thromboid 2 года назад

So true about small engines taking time to get hot - when I first changed the coolant in my little Honda, it took nigh on an hour of idling before the radiator fan came on while bleeding the air out. Next time I'll rev it some!

@wyley87 6 лет назад

Probably already been mentioned but I use the Gates flush tool it's all metal. I had the otc one and it broke after two uses. Cheapest place I found to buy one was rock auto.

@bobbarron6969 2 года назад

Growing up in Minnesota, back in the day, it wasn't unusual to see pieces of cardboard stuck in front of radiators in an effort to get the engine temp up and gain more heat. When it was announced that warming the engine of your car was not recommended, folks in my part of the frozen north just laughed and ignored the advice.

@donalddummerjr6085 6 лет назад

I only work on GM vehicles where I work but a lot of GM vehicles have a recirculation button to maximize the temperature out of the heater. As for the coolant temp being a little low, it depends how far away temperature sensor is located from the thermostat. Some engines that is a normal reading with a good thermostat. Normally a P0128 code sets when the engine takes too long to warm up.

@Craneman4100w 6 лет назад

My work truck didn't seem to get warm enough. After checking the system out like you did, I changed the cabin air filter and POOF, problem solved. The increase in warm air volume was the answer. Nice and toasty.

@chadpugh1490 6 лет назад

First South Main Auto vid I saw was called something like 3.8 liter Water Pump Replacement "Extreme Flushing". That's the video that hooked me.

@opl500 6 лет назад

Not me man. I keep the heater fan off until I see the engine temp gauge come alive.

@georgescott1180 5 лет назад

Excellent idea. If vehicle does not have electric heated seats your best option for the customer is to add heated seats. You make money, customer is happy. Remind customer that short trips means he needs to save up money for the exhaust work he'll need in the near future when it rusts out because if never heated up enough to dry out.

@andrewvillanueva4222 6 лет назад

I warm up my vehicles several minutes before I start to drive. Never had a problem with that.

@johnmcdonough955 6 лет назад

"Everybody wave" - nubes all around the world thinking about waving as though (i) Mrs. O. was actually crossing the road when we are watching this video (ii) we are like friends with the O. family and (iii) she can see us, and appreciates the gesture!

@kenrocha9210 6 лет назад

People who live in warm climates will never understand what its like getting in a vehicle when its been sitting all night in 0 degree weather. Warming up is a must.

@paulmoir4452 6 лет назад

OTOH, warming a car by running it is not necessarily the best way to do it. It just happens to be convenient for the manufacturer's to use engine waste heat.

@Shockedbywater 6 лет назад

You gotta love sitting behind the wheel and all your back muscles tighten up from the cold. The steering wheel is frezzing along with the steering beinfg stiff due to the thick fluid till it warms. Everything abourt the car is slow, slugish and fighting the cold just like you are. Screw that, I have always warmed up my cars and never had any issues caused by it. Heck my work truck, a Ford Transit will ideal all day long if I am working outside just to keep the inside warm.

@rjw261984 6 лет назад

I live in Phoenix and i still warm my truck up. Gotta warm up those leather seats in the "winter" haha. This was prob the warmest winter that i remember, i dont think we hit lower than 32 here in the city.

@joelopez40oz23 6 лет назад

Ken Rocha Thank god for California

@workingshlub8861 6 лет назад

folks down south are spoiled.... winter destroys your vehicle in every way possible up here in northeast...10 maybye 15 years and its to the junkyard.

@albatross5466 2 года назад

I hope these 2 watch their own videos to see how fun they are to watch. Thanks for the info & entertainment.

@EddieTheGrouch 6 лет назад

Don't forget that if the customer is a woman you have to deduct 10-15°F from the cabin temperature readings. After applying the *Gender Specific Temperature Co-efficiency Ratio* you'll find that 67°F aint gonna cut it. *ducking

@ZanderKaneUK 6 лет назад

Wife says what are you laughing at, I say this comment, she Gibbs me across the back of the head! Still funny though :)

@xoxo2008oxox 6 лет назад

They have more surface area to lose heat from 😍

@adkancapadventures7738 6 лет назад

The GSTCR also inverts in the summer. The temp that's too cold for them in the winter becomes too warm for them in the summer.

@thetinpin 6 лет назад

Adkancap zz _"The temp that's too cold for them in the winter becomes too warm for them in the summer."_ I believe that's referred to as the irony curve.

@mexicanfederales1469 6 лет назад

Eddie the Grouch Im telling Hillary you said that. 🙄

@billgilbert2180 5 лет назад

We use winter fronts and warm up with auto start. Also block/oil/trans pan heaters are a must here in Alaska most also have battery blankets as well. So yeah when it’s below 20 plug in and warm up is a must!

@jdtractorman7445 6 лет назад

It is either I don't have good heat or my fuel mileage is crappy. People don't understand the engine coolant is the heat source, not a giant electric heating coil in the dash. Something else people don't understand is that fuel mileage suffers quite a bit when you get down into single digits or below zero temperatures. If that lady doesn't warm her car up and only has a short drive to work, then that could be the whole issue.

@davidhutchison3343 5 лет назад

jdtractor man British cars from the 50's had an electric coil heater. Instant heat, but it was an expensive optional extra. Then some bright spark realised that they had a engine that produced an excess of heat, and use that to heat the car. The downside was that you only got heat once the engine was warm.

@8avexp 4 года назад

My father had a 2 1/2-mile one-way commute to work. He drove his '53 Pontiac and after buying a new car for my mother, he never took the Pontiac out on the highway to boil off the contaminants. As a result, that engine became a sludge factory because it never really warmed up.

@stf2400 5 лет назад

Just make sure your coolant is full. Co-worker was complaining about no heat. Checked her coolant and was a gallon low. Filled it up and now she’s saying it almost gets too warm, lol. Can’t please some people, but honestly she is very happy with my fix. I’m not a mechanic, but little things like that should always be checked before hitting the panic button.

@joeg.2354 6 лет назад

My 2008 legacy had terrible heat and it was a very simple fix. yesterday i bought a 2018 legacy 3.6r and it has great heat. problem solved!

@snapproduct8705 6 лет назад

Joe G. Way to go...😀

@chiluco2000 6 лет назад

That's one way of fixing it

@ricebike 4 года назад

Upgrade to the 2020 model if s headlight blows out!

@citizengroovesboogienation2242 4 года назад

Up here in Quebec, back in the 70's & 80's we would run a 180 deg thermostat in summer and swap in a 190 deg thermostat for the winter months. Helped a lot to get some more heat inside the car.

@dateatorjr9671 6 лет назад

Now I know why the trees are dying on my property. Thanks Eric and Mrs O!

@nineballing1 5 лет назад

I love the fact that you take us along on your test drives with the camera pointing at the windshield. You live in a very lovely town, although, the 2 degree temps would keep me from moving there.

@Losopromo 5 лет назад

The fact u didn’t just ring her up for a new thermostat says a lot about ur business and what type of mechanic you are 👍🏽

@bluhammer06 3 года назад

Time and time again you show what a craftsman you are. Sadly I would bet a tiny fraction of people in any repair and maintenance business go the full distance to take care of a problem. You and the Mrs. crack me up!

@tc195912345 5 лет назад

Tomorrow on SMA heater Core replacement...….

@CCWSig 5 лет назад

When its below about 5 degrees f, and I crank the heat on full blower in my 2018 focus, I can watch the temp gauge nosedive till its blowing cold. Modern engines run so efficient they convert more power, and less heat. Nature of the beast.

@Bryan-Hensley 4 года назад

They aren't that efficient. They still waste more heat than they use. You engine is capable of heating a few houses at that temperature. You have a thermostat issue

@wysetech2000 6 лет назад

I pretty much use the same procedure as you and will usually tell you what's going on. If i idled my caravan all day it wouldn't warm up when it's real cold outside but i do let it warm up for 4 or 5 minutes when it's below zero outside. It would be nice to find a replacement thermostat that actually worked properly. I think Dorman must make most of them. Nobody can afford to use an engine heater in Ontario with our crazy electric rates.

@jackwood8307 5 лет назад

Lived in Alaska and up there they leave construction machinery running 24/7 during the winter, glad to be in the south these days!

@baxrok2. 6 лет назад

Well, yeah, it's a hot topic, heat in the winter that is! lol Thanks Dr. O!

@cratecruncher6687 4 года назад

Here in Texas we run the heater in August. When you get stuck in traffic and it's 107F, that extra radiator in the dash is the difference between driving home and calling the flatbed.

@timberlandmike5918 5 лет назад

I've only recently found your channel & got to say I'm really impressed, I'm enjoying binge watching liked & subscribed 👍

@larryehrlich57 Год назад

I lived in Nome Alaska for 10 years. Wintertime temperatures got down to as low as -40 degrees below zero. Who thinks that I didn't warm up my 4 wheel drive Jeep Cherokee.? FYI: I took a survival class from the local college with my girlfriend. The first night of the classroom lecture they had a fake fire alarm go off at -30°F outside. They yelled get out, get out, get out. I was the only person who grabbed a coat on the way out. I also grabbed my girlfriend's coat. When we slept in a snow cave it was -41°f. The temperature in our snow cave after 30 minutes was 30°f. We both slept well in our sleeping bags.

@scottpearsontoolsmore185 6 лет назад

Great video thanks brother. I have always warmed up my truck or anything I was working on. I have my remote start set for fifteen minutes. I have always done it even on the equipment I worked on. I don't care about the shouldn't do that. I think it's harder on the engine if you don't warm it up before you go with it. Just my thoughts take the time let it get some heat in the system before you take off. Keep up the great work see you in the next video. I'm in Ohio and it's been colder than normal here.

@Cragified 6 лет назад

Modern engines it is honestly just a preference thing. Idling will just take longer to warm up, which will take longer to get to closed loop for the O2 injectors but the amount of fuel use at idle even open loop rich is so tiny it's really nothing to worry about.

@scottpearsontoolsmore185 6 лет назад

I wish my truck would do what some diesels do. I have the 3.5 ecoboost. I know some of the diesel engines will adle up. I have had one that in the cold you start the engine and after a few minutes if would idle up. In the summer with the AC on it would do the same thing. I wish my truck had that feture.

@KnuckleHeadGarage27 6 лет назад

Scott Pearson TOOLS &MORE yes exactly exactly Finally someone actually sees that and does and agrees and take care of there vehicle doing that idc what people say or the internet says I always let my vehicles warm up before taking off or even other vehicles I have worked on same thing I mean I see so many that just crank it up and take off and it's just hard on a vehicle to me when I think about it transmission shifts hard because it's cold just a lot of things but I will always let my vehicle warm up

@davidhutchison3343 5 лет назад

I've never warmed up an engine, but I live in Australia. I just drive carefully for the first few minutes, until the engine has warmed up. A friend moved to Canada for a year, and ALWAYS warmed the engine in winter, and didn't start driving until the engine temp gauge showed some heat. The outside environment determines if you need to warm up your engine or not.

@tomoakhill8825 5 лет назад

I live in Michigan. A month before this our temperature at 7:00 a.m. was six degrees below zero! I turn on my car to warm up, immediately crank the heater to max, and RECIRCULATE ! Thus in minutes the air going through the interior heat-exchanger is NOT cold. In fact in just a few minutes the interior air is nearly the same as the coolant temperature. Positive feed back, making the engine warm up faster.

@pttanz 4 года назад

Lmao. “Killing a polar bear or something” I fell off my seat. Hahaha.

@ronmahoney175 4 года назад

I enjoy your videos and logical thinking! Sometimes we work on cars so much we miss what's right in front of us! Thank God we have the Internet to communicate to one another! Thank you for all you do!

@LaMaRaGe0622 6 лет назад

I always warm up my car. Ive had a lot of cars and I do the same with all them. I have a 2017 altima brand new out the dealer and I've always warmed it up. Especially when it's freezing outside I warm it up 5 to 10 mins so my daughter doesnt freeze or myself. In the summer time on the first start I warm it up just until the rpms start dropping. That's a good signal to start driving off. Every time I start to drive off I always start driving slowly until the temp gauge is at operating temperatures. I also have a 1992 honda accord with 280,000 miles and I do the same exact thing as my 2017 nissan Altima. I never had any problems with any of my cars.

@wetlettuce4768 6 лет назад

Same here if it's cold outside I will leave it running for 5-10 minutes it's always glorious when I get inside and it's like the tropics and all the windows have defrosted themself while my neighbours are outside scraping their windows like cavemen.. My current car is at 250k miles so I'm guessing all this "it's bad for your engine" is a load of bull.

@wildbill23c 6 лет назад

Pretty sure starting your car and taking off down the highway at 80mph in zero degree weather is probably not going to go well for the life of the drive train, not just the engine....but in today's world people don't keep their cars long enough to give a shit, they pass the problem off to someone else after their lease is up or when they get tired of driving the car a year later...or because their neighbor or friend got a new car so they gotta get a new car type mentality.

@coldnorthAK 4 года назад

My son told me he had no heat in his Grand Prix. I popped the hood felt the inlet and outlet hoses to the heater core and was thinking about a core flush. Then I looked down at the coolant reservoir. “Son, you need coolant in the engine to get heat out of the heater core.” Got to love those 3800’s.

@oldchevymax1751 6 лет назад

Here in New California, it was 75 Degrees F yesterday with a low of 45. Did I mention our cars don't rust.

@Pr0ph3cy-k5z 6 лет назад

OldChevy Max Rust is known to the state of California to cause birth defects and cancer. Rust is banned in California.

@sweetwilliam49 6 лет назад

OldChevy Max yeah, but you have Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters!

@oldchevymax1751 6 лет назад

Inland counties are trying to break away and form 51st state "New California" no rust and no libtards.

@Pr0ph3cy-k5z 6 лет назад

OldChevy Max lol good luck. Build it and they'll come. Evil lurks beneath the surface.

@watermanone7567 6 лет назад

No, they just burn from the fires.

@rinunculartoo3006 4 года назад

Older cars usually have thermostats stuck in open position, so they get driven around town all day but never get up to the Normal temp zone on the gauge. This seems to affect fuel economy too. I'm not a mechanic, but I usually put a different temp range thermostat in. One that opens at much higher temp. This makes car heat up quicker, but only if driven longer distance, Then heater is really good. Our Winters not as cold as yours but we still get really cold days in Winter. At least, what we would consider cold, anything below 0 degrees C. I reckon your customer not driving far enough to get engine hot enough to operate heater. So puting a different thermostat in would not make any difference. Even a dummy like me can work that one out. Glad you look after your customers Eric, we need more guys like you.

@SaintThaG 5 лет назад

“If you keep it Maxed out it won’t heat up” *318* hold my beer and prepare for Dubai in a single cab

@johnerway7255 5 лет назад

Eric, We left New York in 1998 and the video with all the snow, did not make me homesick for the white stuff. Plus my 2000 Ford Ranger XLT has no rust and that is what is good here, the heat can be a bit much in the summer. Lol, no rust is worth that!!!!! lol thanks for the memory trip, Great training video.

@spelunkerd 6 лет назад

That's a thoughtful method, to uncover constriction of heater core flow by turning the fan on high. Same for driving fast when its cold outside, to prove the thermostat will partially close when the freezing breeze sucks the heat away from the radiator. Both techniques are analogous to a voltage drop test in electronics -- boost flow and look for temp drops, ha ha.

@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP 6 лет назад

(how a MAF works)

@44R0Ndin 6 лет назад

That's actually how a hot-wire anemometer works, which I think is the core sensor inside a MAF. Without actually taking apart a MAF, but knowing that the goal is to get a reading of "mass per unit time" and knowing a good bit of physics and electronics, I can take a good guess at how a MAF works. The MAF sensor is actually a hot-wire anemometer with some signal conditioning electronics to produce a signal that's useful to the computer. The simplest way to do it would be analog electronics to produce a 5v referenced signal that gets sent to the computer, plus a "cleaning" mode that is triggered when power is applied (or maybe on command from the computer), and this cleaning mode heats up the hot-wire to almost-glowing temperatures in order to burn off contaminants. This cleaning mode is why you almost never see a dirty MAF anymore. The computer takes that 5v referenced signal and does a calculation that takes into account the size of the duct the MAF is in (constant), air temperature (IAT sensor), air pressure (MAP sensor), and air speed (MAF sensor). Equation should be pretty simple, IAT x MAP x MAF x a constant (programmed in to the computer) = grams per second atmospheric flow.

@MarkK01 6 лет назад

Great video again. Some people are just cheap and don't wanna waste gas. Well heat or gas, I am picking heat everyday. And I live in Canada where -20C to -35C is a norm.

@knurlgnar24 5 лет назад

Some thermostats (including oem) have an aggressive bypass to allow easier and more accurate regulation. Weld up the bypass hole and your warm-up and low temp performance improves dramatically. This might result in coolant temp cycling though so I just put up with the slower warm-up.

@cnettrouer Год назад

NE Indiana. I only warm up my vehicle at work when it’s below 32F. At home, I park in an insulated garage, so no need for a long warmup. I always wait long enough for oil pressure and to watch the garage door to close.

@V10PDTDI 6 лет назад

I would suggest to you’re customers that they should plug the block heater if it has one put it on a timer so it turns on 2 hours before she leaves for work it will help get the engine up to temperature faster I should know I’m from Canada and it’s cold we’re I’m from.

@mrjsv4935 6 лет назад

That's what I do too here in Finland. Have about 15 min drive to work and the car reaches full operating temperature in that time and has good heat pretty quickly when I use electrical engine block heater. Have also interior heater in the same system. My car (Kia Rio) is much smaller though than the car in the video. Once or twice a week I also drive longer distance to warm it up thorougly and maybe helping the battery keeping it's charge better as well.

@Darwinpasta 6 лет назад

Hell, get one of those Christmas tree light timers, plug the block heater into that.

@armyvet4081 6 лет назад

Where I came from , that is the first thing you do when yoiu buy a car, put in a block heater.I am from Wisconson.

@JeredtheShy 6 лет назад

They're at roughly the same latitude as we are here in Northern Ohio. As you see, it gets cold and snowy in winter, but never quite so cold and snowy as to make everybody bother with block heaters. I'm sure she doesn't have one in her truck.

@bobmoy3406 6 лет назад

www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-12-Volt-Cushion-Temperature-Controller/dp/B013XT2Z6Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1517756471&sr=8-5&keywords=car+12v+heater

@rodneyhammon1793 3 года назад

I think personally myself, due to the fact that it’s an older truck I would just change the thermostat too. Down the road, it could act Up and cause the customer to have the same problem again. And his trucks already there, you might as well put the thermostat in.... only my opinion that’s all..... otherwise, I always like watching your channel, I always learn something. You’re a smart cookie!🍪

@NobodyAskedForThis 6 лет назад

Hey, Eric, you know what? Even if warming up your car will destroy the engine, the body is going to rot out long before that happens. In NH it's usually pretty dam cold. Half the gas I burn is at idle. Haha

@bobjones3846 6 лет назад

Yep ! here in Minnesota it has ben real COLD TOO , lots of below temps I plug in and warm my truck up before going any where .

@workingshlub8861 6 лет назад

bought a used ram plow truck last year...it was fluid filmed since day one and looks like a 5 year old truck..not 18...stuff works good.

@cookie9589 6 лет назад

NothingSpecial I’m from southern NH. I can confirm if you don’t warm up your car you will literally freeze to death

@EngineeringGoneWrong 5 лет назад

@John John yes yes yes!! I use Krown (same idea) what a world of difference. Spring and summer just like you and my 05 silverado looks great still

@hamza78 5 лет назад

Eric you are spot on with your diagnosis, lived in northeast and down down south, couldn't agree anymore in your point on warming up your vehicle on cold start... 👍👌