The show blends shop-talk and community updates, then pivots into practical A/C readiness advice for hot weather. The host explains why quick “performance tests” can miss issues, and lays out a five-part approach: evaluate the system with manifold gauges, verify pressures and cabin temps, check/replace the cabin filter, perform a leak test, and consider an evac/recharge schedule (often every ~24 months). He also shares CVT maintenance rants, fleet maintenance content updates, and reminders about parking-brake use.
Your vehicles air conditioning system isn't something you wait on...because the first hot day of the year is when everything shows up broken.
And by then? Everyone's in panic mode.
In todays episode , we open the door to Step One of proper A/C care- not guessing, not shortcuts, and definitely not the old "press the schrader valve and hope for the best" trick..
We're talking about doing it the right way.
Here's what we're covering:
1) A complete A/C system evaluation-what that actually means
2) Why manifold gauge testing matters (what it tells us)
3) The cabin air filter-the most overlooked restriction in the system
4) Proper leak testing (because venting refrigerant is NOT an option)
5) Why every system must be verified, documented, and labeled
This is how you separate a quick check...from a professional inspection that protects your system and your wallet.
Because here's the truth:
Just because your A?C worked last year...doesn't mean it's ready for this one.
Tomorrow:we get into the tips and tricks to make your A?C system last longer and perform better-don't miss it.
#CarAC #AutoRepair. #StayCool
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"...whether it's a 25 year old Jeep Wrangler getting a second chance at life for a Nissan Rogue getting its brakes back in order."
A Jeep Wrangler is a rugged SUV made for off-road driving. When someone says an older one is getting “a second chance,” it usually means it’s being fixed up so it runs well again.
The Jeep Wrangler is a long-running off-road SUV known for its removable doors and roof (on many models) and strong trail reputation. In a shop context, “a 25 year old Jeep Wrangler getting a second chance” usually means maintenance and repairs to bring an older vehicle back to reliable daily use.
"...whether it's a 25 year old Jeep Wrangler getting a second chance at life for a Nissan Rogue getting its brakes back in order."
The Nissan Rogue is a common family SUV. If it’s “getting its brakes back in order,” that means the shop is making sure the brakes work properly and safely.
The Nissan Rogue is a popular compact crossover SUV. Mentioning it “getting its brakes back in order” points to brake system service—like inspection, pad/rotor work, or hydraulic checks—so the vehicle can stop safely again.
"We're a mystery leak that's got everyone scratching their heads."
A “mystery leak” means your car is leaking something, but it’s not obvious where it’s coming from. A mechanic has to figure out what fluid it is and which part is causing the leak.
A “mystery leak” is a fluid leak with an unclear source, often requiring careful diagnosis to identify what system it’s coming from. Shops typically trace it by checking fluid types (oil, coolant, power steering, transmission fluid) and following where the wetness appears.
"The Car Connection isn't just about nuts, bolts, and diagnostics, it's about connection."
Diagnostics is how a mechanic figures out what’s causing a problem. Instead of guessing, they check and test until they find the real reason.
Diagnostics is the process of figuring out what’s wrong using inspection, test equipment, and sometimes scan tools. In an A/C or any system issue, good diagnostics prevents replacing parts at random and helps confirm the real root cause.
"...if you're just scooting through the drive through, make sure wipers are working and that they're not going to fly off, we have the daily weather in just a few moments..."
Wipers are the blades that wipe rain and dirt off your windshield. If they’re not working well, you can’t see as clearly when it rains.
Wipers are the windshield wiper blades and arms that clear rain, mist, and road grime. If they’re worn or not working correctly, visibility drops quickly in bad weather.
"...the steering wheel is on my side along with all the controls, and I get to pick the channel on the radio..."
The steering wheel is what you use to turn the car. If there are two people in the car, you have to agree who’s driving and using it.
The steering wheel is the primary control used to turn the car’s direction. In a two-person setup, it’s also a common point of coordination so each driver knows who has control.
"remember cars don't break when it's convenient, they break when it hurts, all right let's have our swiggy, I'm like overdue here"
This is a reliability principle: failures tend to occur when they’re most disruptive—often during peak demand or inconvenient timing. In the A/C context, that means problems show up during hot weather or when you need comfort the most.
"and let's thank Earl and Louise Grant at City Auto Sales and Leasing for bringing today's podcast to you and our morning swiggy selling low mileage top quality vehicles at fair prices"
City Auto Sales and Leasing is the company sponsoring this podcast segment. They’re a dealership, and they’re talking about how they sell cars.
City Auto Sales and Leasing is mentioned as the sponsor bringing the episode to listeners. For a car enthusiast audience, dealer sponsors can be relevant because they often focus on inspection and maintenance practices for used vehicles.
"So keep an eye for our car connection fleet maintenance schedule, it's actually a system and I'm going to tell you this right now, the system is the secret, I'm just saying so keep an eye on our website for that page"
A fleet maintenance schedule is a checklist of when vehicles should be serviced. It helps prevent problems by doing maintenance before things break—like keeping the A/C working well.
A fleet maintenance schedule is a planned calendar of service intervals for vehicles used in a business or fleet. The idea is to catch wear items early and keep cars reliable, which is especially important for systems like A/C that can degrade if neglected.
"if you have a Nissan that has a CVT continuous velocity transmission, they suck, okay"
A CVT is an automatic transmission that can smoothly change ratios instead of using fixed gears. The host is saying Nissan CVTs don’t like neglect and need the right fluid changes.
CVT stands for continuously variable transmission, which uses a belt-and-pulley (or chain-and-pulley) system to keep the engine in an efficient RPM range. The host argues that Nissan CVTs require strict maintenance, especially fluid changes, to avoid premature wear.
"you better be changing the transmission fluid on that with nothing but the Nissan transmission oil"
Transmission fluid is what keeps the transmission working smoothly. The host is saying you should change it on schedule—especially for a CVT.
Transmission fluid is the lubricant and hydraulic medium that keeps internal CVT components operating correctly. For CVTs, fluid condition strongly affects belt/chain wear and overall longevity, so the host emphasizes frequent service using the correct fluid.
"so how many transmission services should it have had to date, two and a half, there you go"
A transmission service is when you change the transmission fluid. For a CVT, it helps keep the transmission healthy.
A transmission service typically means draining and refilling the transmission fluid (and sometimes replacing a filter depending on the design). In CVTs, regular service helps maintain fluid properties that protect the belt/chain and internal components.
"because you can't get all the oil out, that's the thing, but if you put in the five quarts it calls for"
When you change transmission fluid, you usually can’t remove every last drop. The host is saying that’s why they want to do another fluid change later.
This explains why CVT fluid changes are often done in multiple steps: a drain-and-fill doesn’t remove all old fluid trapped in the system. The host’s plan is to run the car and then repeat the service to gradually replace more of the fluid.
"if you're looking at about 16 grand for a new CVT transmission"
A CVT transmission is the type of automatic transmission that doesn’t use fixed gears. The host is warning that replacing it can be very expensive.
A CVT transmission is the continuously variable transmission unit that uses a belt/chain and pulleys to provide smooth ratio changes. The host frames CVT transmission replacement as an expensive outcome if fluid service is neglected.
"I am an HVAC tech for automotive, not for the homestead, for automotive, that's heating, air conditioning and ventilation and this would be the time of year I would kind of begin to pucker and cringe..."
They’re talking about your car’s A/C, which is what keeps the inside cool. If it’s not working well before summer heat hits, you’ll feel it right away.
The episode is about a car’s HVAC system—specifically the air conditioning part—that cools the cabin. When A/C isn’t ready before hot weather, it can fail quickly once temperatures spike.
"so be careful if they offer you something... nobody stole it, your refrigerant, nobody borrowed a few ounces or half a pound, it's gone because it was able to escape the system..."
The speaker argues that refrigerant doesn’t “disappear” into someone’s brownies—it escapes the system. That implies low refrigerant typically points to a leak or another system issue that must be found and repaired.
"I want to hook up the, what they call the, what we call the manifold gauge set into your system, your AC system and yes, we can turn it on and it will run,"
It’s the set of gauges a technician hooks up to your A/C to check the pressure. The pressure tells them whether the refrigerant level and system operation are healthy.
A manifold gauge set is the tool HVAC techs use to measure refrigerant pressures on both the high and low sides of the A/C system. Those readings help diagnose whether the system is undercharged, overcharged, leaking, or has a component problem.
"that's where the inside refrigeration system sits, because that's all air conditioning is, it's a refrigerator system in your car,"
Your car’s A/C works similarly to a home refrigerator—it moves heat out of the cabin. If any part of that heat-moving process isn’t working right, the cabin won’t get cold.
Car A/C works like a refrigerator: it moves heat from inside the cabin to the outside using refrigerant and pressure changes. Understanding this helps explain why airflow, refrigerant charge, and component health all affect cooling.
"and then retest and I'll usually put a die pack in with the recharge so that that way if a leak does develop, I just need to use my black light and find you know where the green slime's coming out"
A die pack is a special leak-detection additive. If the A/C leaks again, the mechanic can shine a black light to see exactly where it’s coming from.
A die pack (often referring to UV dye) is added with the refrigerant so leaks can be found later. After running the A/C, a technician uses a black light to locate where the dye is escaping.
"and then retest and I'll usually put a die pack in with the recharge so that that way if a leak does develop, I just need to use my black light and find you know where the green slime's coming out"
A black light is a UV flashlight that makes the leak dye glow. It helps the mechanic find the exact spot where refrigerant is escaping.
A black light (UV light) is used to detect fluorescent leak dye in the A/C system. It helps pinpoint the leak location without guessing.
"we're gonna tap into the system and check your refrigerant pressures in the system, so we're doing a pressure check and at the same time looking around at all the components"
Refrigerant pressures are basically how “full” and how “healthy” the A/C system is. If the pressures don’t match what they should be, the A/C won’t cool properly.
Refrigerant pressures are the measurable pressures in the A/C circuit that correlate with system conditions like charge level and airflow. Comparing high and low side readings helps narrow down the cause of poor cooling.
"although one of my friends did send me a picture of a, it was a Ford Tempo, the dude installed a
window air conditioner in the driver's side passenger door,"
A Ford Tempo is an older Ford car. Here it’s just the example vehicle where someone tried to cool the cabin using a window A/C unit instead of the normal car A/C system.
The Ford Tempo is an older Ford sedan. In this story it’s used as an example of a very non-standard A/C setup—someone added a window air conditioner instead of using the car’s factory system.
"window air conditioner in the driver's side passenger door,
yeah so he must have put an AC DC transformer in the car to convert 12 volts to 110 to run it,"
A window air conditioner is a self-contained cooling unit meant for buildings or windows, not cars. When installed in a car door, it bypasses the vehicle’s normal refrigerant circuit and controls, so it’s more of a hack than a true A/C system repair.
"yeah so he must have put an AC DC transformer in the car to convert 12 volts to 110 to run it,
it was the most bizarro thing I ever saw,"
An AC/DC transformer (more accurately, an inverter/AC-DC power converter) changes electrical power so a device designed for household voltage can run from a car’s 12-volt system. In this case, it’s used to run a window A/C unit that expects 110V.
"I put max AC and we're gonna talk about how to use this system, we're gonna talk about
that tomorrow, so stand by I'm gonna walk you through how to use your vehicle's air conditioning"
“Max A/C” is the setting that tries to cool the cabin as hard as possible. It’s a good way to test the system because it puts the A/C into its strongest mode.
“Max A/C” typically engages the strongest cooling mode—often including recirculation and the most aggressive compressor/airflow settings. Using max A/C standardizes testing so temperature and pressure readings are comparable to expected performance.
"they eat up compressors like crazy they just don't hang in there fittings hoses connections condenser evaporator cores leak the list goes on"
The compressor is the part that pumps the A/C refrigerant through the system. If it fails, the A/C usually stops working or gets very weak.
The compressor is the A/C component that pressurizes refrigerant so it can circulate and cool. The speaker claims certain vehicles’ A/C components “eat up compressors,” meaning compressor failures are more common when systems are poorly built or maintained.
"they just don't hang in there fittings hoses connections condenser evaporator cores leak"
The A/C system has hoses and connection points that can wear out or crack. Even a small leak can slowly ruin cooling over time.
A/C “fittings, hoses, and connections” are common leak points because they see vibration, heat cycling, and pressure changes. Small leaks can gradually drain refrigerant, leading to weak cooling before a complete failure.
"fittings hoses connections condenser evaporator cores leak the list goes on and on and on so if you have a domestic car"
The condenser helps dump heat from the A/C system outside the car. If it leaks, the A/C can’t keep the refrigerant where it needs to be.
The condenser is the heat-exchanger in front of the radiator area that releases heat from the refrigerant to the outside air. If it develops leaks or gets damaged, the A/C can lose refrigerant and stop cooling.
"we capture that then we draw the system into a vacuum and as long as it holds the vacuum for about 20 30 minutes we know the system's tight"
A vacuum is used to pull out air and moisture from the A/C system. If the vacuum holds steady, it usually means there aren’t leaks letting air in.
Pulling the A/C system into a vacuum removes air and moisture, which can cause corrosion and poor cooling. The speaker uses vacuum hold time as a leak check: if it holds, the system is likely tight.
"[2813.9s] blower motor change the filter if your vehicle is equipped with one and buddy doesn't want to
[2821.5s] change it at the shop because some of them are a bit of a bear to get to it needs to come out
[2827.5s] and you'll see why and if you go in our youtube channel you'll see"
The blower motor is the fan that moves air inside the car. If it’s clogged or failing, you won’t get strong airflow from the vents.
The blower motor is the fan that pushes air through your car’s HVAC system to heat or cool the cabin. If it’s struggling or fails, airflow drops and the system can feel weak even if the A/C is working.
"i kind of want to save it from the from the salt it's it's worthy of saving it from the salt so let the other let the other vehicles get assaulted but they're protected by rust proofing"
Road salt helps with ice, but it can also make your car rust faster. That’s why people try to protect the car before the worst winter weather hits.
Road salt is used to melt ice, but it also increases corrosion by breaking down protective layers and promoting rust. That’s why winter timing matters for underbody protection and maintenance.
"we're going to be talking about emergency brakes again because that seems to be a pattern failure failing component"
When people say “emergency brakes,” they usually mean the parking brake. The point here is that it can fail if it’s not used and maintained.
“Emergency brakes” is commonly used to refer to the parking brake function. The speaker emphasizes it as a recurring failure point, suggesting that many vehicles have issues with the rear parking brake mechanism.
"we're going to videotape that this week probably thursday we're going to take it for a road test i'm going to be laying in the back we're going to record the sound for you"
A road test is a controlled drive to reproduce symptoms like noises, vibrations, or brake concerns under real driving conditions. It helps confirm whether the issue is present only while moving and under what conditions.
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Good morning folks, you're tuned in to Car Connection where the coffee strong, the stories
are real, the wrenches never stop turning.
I'm your host, Nile Montermouth Jenkins, coming to you from the Car Connection Workshop, where
the smell of fresh oil in a little elbow grease is all part of our balanced breakfast, and
around here we don't just talk cars, we live them, whether it's a 25 year old Jeep Wrangler
getting a second chance at life for a Nissan Rogue getting its brakes back in order.
We're a mystery leak that's got everyone scratching their heads.
This is where we roll up our sleeves and get it done, with a little wit, a little wisdom,
and a whole lot of fun.
The Car Connection isn't just about nuts, bolts, and diagnostics, it's about connection.
Connection to our vehicles, to the people who drive them, and to the community that keeps
Niagara rolling, because when you fix a car, you're not just turning a wrench, you're restoring
someone's confidence, freedom, and maybe, just maybe, even their sanity.
We're here Monday through Saturday, every single week, helping you keep your ride safe, reliable,
and ready for whatever road lies ahead.
So whether you're a weekend wrencher, a daily commuter, or someone who just wants to understand
what is that strange rattle, and what does it really mean?
So welcome aboard, stick around for Shop Talk Expert Advice, a few good laughs, and maybe
even a story or two.
That is correct.
I could have a flashback, an automotive flashback, at any given moment, and then I got to grab
it while it's there, otherwise I just poof.
You ever get that?
You go, oh yeah, I got to go get that, zoop, off you go, and then you get to the room and
you're going, okay, yeah, I came to get that, I'll come back later, yeah, that happened
to me just last week, got to my toolbox, and I did a 360, it didn't help, sometimes that
helps, try that.
But just stand on the spot and slowly rotate 360 degrees, and most of the time it comes
back to you.
Well, good morning, welcome to the motormouth morning drive where we do things exactly the
same, only different, if you're just scooting through the drive through, make sure wipers
are working and that they're not going to fly off, we have the daily weather in just
a few moments, lock down your order, but double check it, we are on hump day, people start
preparing mentally for the weekend, what is a weekend anyway, put that in an email, because
I really don't know, 32 years, I only get two weekends a year, yeah, that's usually around
mid September, but anything leading up to that, no, doesn't happen, so we're going to
have a swiggy together in about a minute and a half here, so hang in there, lock it down,
if you're joining us for the very first time, it is motormouth morning 8am drive, get that
out 10 times, with a mouth full of beverage, and we need a 16 pack Crayola crayons, those
are our favorite, and a leaf bag, got a new pack today, new pack of what we call car connection
laptops, is a flattened down leaf bag, so you can write on that, take some notes, but
however, if you can't take any notes because you don't have a side driver today, yeah,
you got, you know when the copilot gets in, you have to make sure you have that talk,
the chat, yeah, you know the one, the steering wheel is on my side along with all the controls,
and I get to pick the channel on the radio, maybe you get to on the way home, maybe you
can work something out, so you got to let them know, you know there's only one driver in the
car, I don't know about you but that is annoying, that's like a bad rash in a place that you
can't really talk about, yeah, but that talk has to happen, I only remember, here we go,
I only remember one time, one time I did that to somebody, I just like, I took it for way
too many miles, and then I just pulled off, and wasn't too far from town, and I just go,
get out of the driver's side, I go around to the passenger side and I go, okay, we're done,
what do you mean, yeah, this is where you get out, why, I said because you need to go get
your own car to drive because this ain't happening, this, you telling me how to drive and do this
and do that every 30 seconds, it's only a kilometer to town, you can get yourself a bus,
you're done here, and don't call me for a month, thank you, bye, the look on their face, I did go
back and get them, okay, just so you know, I know, I shouldn't have, but I did, but it was quiet in
the car, I gotta say, it was quiet, all right, this morning's, oh yeah, I was gonna say our home
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meet them there, all right, the morning weather forecast, here's what we got for Wednesday
and thank you to Niagara Block at 5000 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, the Greenville family,
that's Kathy, Dave and Dan, great to have an opportunity to have a tour and it was a great
tour, I enjoyed every minute of it, got to hang out with Dave and his brother Dan,
they're building a truck in one of the other shops, it's so cool, lots of stuff going on there,
they have every block known to mankind I think, yeah, so if you're making a building, creating
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just speak to Kathy Greenville, she has a list of referral contractors that can help you get that
project off the ground and get it completed, so here's what we got for today, so thank you
to Niagara Block for bringing us the morning weather, the daily weather actually, this is
going to happen all day today, we just had a huge thunderstorm rumble down the lake just moments ago,
so my little lake getting on the horn this morning because it sounded kind of like
there may not be any electricity, so I just kind of rode it out for a little bit, 56 degrees right
now and raining, yes, it's warm though, it was curb day today, to the cove, wind is making it feel
cooler about 52 degrees, thunderstorms from 6 a.m to 7 a.m, yes, with cloudy conditions expected at
9 a.m, today's temperature range 50 to 64, that's nice, nice, nice and feels like 47 to 57, so we
are climbing the thermometer and when we get to the 60 plus and we taper off, we will unleash the
30 day fuel savings tips challenge, the challenge, it's 30 days you do this, 30 days you do that
and the next 30 days you're smiling all day long and everybody's asking you why and you can say
oh I don't know, I'm just happy because you're going to be stuffing cash back into your bank
account, if you listen to me because I know it works because I've been doing it for a long time,
you don't have to be spending the amount of money you're spending on fuel,
if you just change some things, you know as my professor would say, motormouth, if you want to
change some things in your life, you've got to change some things in your life, whoa, super
heavy duty on that one, I think I'm gonna need extra espresso this morning, on the rain side of
things, not so happy, you know I walked across the backyard where our little oasis is and I'm
telling you, I thought I was in a peat bog, it is pretty moist out there, rain scheduled for today
is 1.05 inches in the last 24 hours, .1 of an inch, acceptable behavior and yesterday,
yesterday we tapped out at 67 degrees, how exciting is that, overnight lows are kind of staying
you know high 40s, low 50s, so that's not too shabby whatsoever if you know what I'm saying,
that's acceptable behavior here on the south shores of Lake Erie, how long would you
in your car last if you actually followed a proper maintenance plan, yeah for both of you,
well today I will be filming the car connection fleet maintenance schedule kit,
that'll be going over to our webmaster, yesterday was like the edit nationals, I wrapped up about
six o'clock last night, I did shorts, not like shorts you know like the garment shorts, I did
youtube shorts and got those loaded up and took care of all the videos for this week, heading
into next week and I'll tell you that takes time because you got to do a pinned comment and then
then you when you think you've got that all done then you know there's
you got to change titles on stuff because the algorithms are testing you in different markets,
it's crazy, I thought the automotive world was crazy, yeah this youtube thing it's crazy
but I like it because it gets us connected and this is the lane that I'm in now and have
been carving it out through radio for 31 years and now 40 plus years so now we have more ways
for you to watch, listen and engage and remember cars don't break when it's convenient,
they break when it hurts, all right let's have our swiggy, I'm like overdue here
and let's thank Earl and Louise Grant at City Auto Sales and Leasing for bringing today's podcast to
you and our morning swiggy selling low mileage top quality vehicles at fair prices, they don't sell
any junk, no skunks and mink coats, no lipstick on a pig, their greater Toronto area's premier
pre-owned auto store for over 25 years and I'll tell you what, Mama Louise will not let you
leave their building if you're going out the door car broke, she's going to have a little chitty chat
because they care about you, they really really do, they're not they're not going to sell you anything
that is somebody else's problems, Earl's a car guy and let me tell you if you have to drive two
days to get there to know you can buy with confidence and be treated with nothing less than honesty,
integrity, buying clean vehicles that look like new at fair prices, low mileage, would you have to
have another swiggy? Well let's do it on three two one, you ready? Three two one
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getting that over the shop, so today I'm shooting the video myself, don't tell Skippy on if you have
a Nissan that has a CVT continuous velocity transmission, they suck, okay, so I'm just telling
you that straight up, no sugar coating, they suck and you better be changing the transmission fluid
on that with nothing but the Nissan transmission oil, yeah it's expensive but that transmission
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clear from the engineers that design that CVT transmission in the Nissan, change the oil,
50,000k, not a penny less, so I'm doing that today and shooting that video myself
and then in the fall I'll dump the oil again and change it again, why, well it's at 120,
121,000k and it has not had a transmission service, so how many transmission services
should it have had to date, two and a half, there you go, so by the fall, time the fall comes
that new oil will have, because you can't get all the oil out, that's the thing,
but if you put in the five quarts it calls for and you run it for another 20,000 kilometers,
it's going to flush for you, a lot of that older oil out and then if you drop it one more time,
now you're in top drawer condition, now you're on track, so if you're looking at about 16 grand
for a new CVT transmission, how do you feel about that now for your morning coffee
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of a minivan? Yeah leave me a comment on that, shoot me an email, what do you think? Yeah it's
still open, the chapter is still open for that, we haven't come to a conclusion, so if you want to
be cool this summer, listen up, here it is, I am an HVAC tech for automotive, not for the homestead,
for automotive, that's heating, air conditioning and ventilation and this would be the time of
year I would kind of begin to pucker and cringe because as soon as the heat comes on for one day,
just one day, we had 80 degrees, my phone in the shop would go into Chernobyl meltdown
and what does that mean? Oh it's hot today, I turned on my air conditioning, it's not freaking
working, I got to work and I looked like I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and I'm not happy,
Jerry, that's what I would hear and that would be half a day, that would be like 12 31 o'clock,
I need to get the air conditioning fixed today because I'm not putting up with this tomorrow,
well that's not how it works, we might, you know if there's a gap in our schedule, we may be able
to squeeze you in with a shoehorn or a debit card, but you're not the only one who turned on the
switch and it's 81 degrees out suddenly and we're just kind of popped up from the the high 40s,
low 50s and the day we hit 81 and you lose it, so I'm here to help you for that and help your
service tech as well because we are not able to fix air conditioning overnight, it doesn't happen,
we're not allowed to top it off, all right so I'm going to cover that right now, here's the answer
on that one in accordance to the Kyoto Accord which is 80% of the exam to keep your air conditioning
license, we are not to top off any air conditioning, if the refrigerant is low your neighbor didn't
borrow it to make a cake, so be careful if they offer you something, hey I made you these nice
brownies, oh I'm I've just finished a 12-step program on dessert alert, yeah I can't have it,
thank you and move on, no nobody stole it, your refrigerant, nobody borrowed a few ounces or
half a pound, it's gone because it was able to escape the system, so here's here's how we're
going to go through this this morning, want to be cool, I'm going to give you five things,
what it is, where it is, how it works, how it breaks and how you can save yourself a ton
of stress and getting to work looking like your clothes were glued on with contact cement
and your hair looks like somebody else's that you don't like, okay, so I'm here to give you those
five things, if you can understand those five things, what it is, where it is, how it works,
how it breaks and how you could have avoided that hot steamy ride to work and you're uncomfortable
and not feeling good about your appearance by the time you get to work and that's not for the guys
because they really don't care, most of them do, the ones that do are just way too much to be around,
yeah, they don't talk about the stuff we want to talk about, yeah, they talk about, you know,
the new styles and the shoes and this and that and it's like, is that the time, shouldn't you be going?
This is grabbing another swinging, you don't mind, right? Okay, so number one,
number one and you might say, wow, it's a little early, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, we're getting there,
we had a day of 69 degrees Fahrenheit, that's what I call the shot over the bow, the warning shot
because we're going to have that day where it goes up to like 80, 81 and you're going to melt
so we're going to try and avoid that here today on motormouth's morning drive
so here we are, first and foremost, yes, we can evaluate your AC system right now,
yes I can, this I know, for certain, I want to hook up the, what they call the, what we call the
manifold gauge set into your system, your AC system and yes, we can turn it on and it will run,
I guarantee you that, it will run, how do I know this? Because I tried mine yesterday
and I knew that first anyway, anyhow and I put a thermometer in the, my meat
ometer into the dash, closest to the evaporator core, that's where the inside refrigeration
system sits, because that's all air conditioning is, it's a refrigerator system in your car,
I got, I had like 38, 38 degrees Fahrenheit and I did almost pee my pants, it was too cold in there,
you know what happens when all of a sudden you're warm and you get a cold, right?
Am I the only one? You got to go and it's now, so I took care of that business, came back,
reading the gauge set and the high low pressures are spot on, spot on, it doesn't need an evac
and recharge this year but the FJ does, so we'll talk about that in a minute, so we want to do a
complete air conditioning system evaluation, okay? That includes hooking up the gauges,
not just like these guys that do this, don't fall for this air conditioning performance test,
here's what a lot of guys are doing, they bring it in the shop, they can't be bothered hooking up
the gauge set because on some vehicles a little difficult, they take a screwdriver out of their
pocket protector and they undo either the low pressure side which is a blue button or the
high pressure side which is a red button that threads onto the valve where we put our gauges
and they do this, ready? They take the screwdriver, the cap is off
and they charge you $29.95, I kid you not, I got a car right here, it's in the shop, the 2008
rogue on the checklist from another shop said it needed air conditioning system repair,
that's the one that blew 38 degrees yesterday with the meatometer in the dash is the system tight
and right, you bet your bippy it is, there were penguins popping out of the dash and it was cold
enough to hang meat in there, exactly, so who tested that? Who? I don't know, it was hardly any
information on the work order because I have a copy but it said it needed air conditioning system
repair, I don't know, never walk another man's path so anyhow, well I'm gonna do an evac and
recharge on it anyway because I don't know, I have no idea when it was done last so you gotta start
somewhere to get your car connection fleet maintenance system rolling for you, so that's a good way
to start, let's evac it, evacuate all the refrigerant out of there and clean the system out and recharge
it and then retest and I'll usually put a die pack in with the recharge so that that way if a leak
does develop, I just need to use my black light and find you know where the green slime's coming
out, that would be leakage, so first and foremost we're not doing the yeah performance test, we're
hooking up a gauge set called AC manifold pressure gauge set, has a high pressure gauge and a low
pressure gauge, we're gonna tap into the system and check your refrigerant pressures in the system,
so we're doing a pressure check and at the same time looking around at all the components
and seeing if we can see any visible wear and tear items because there isn't just one item that
makes up your refrigerator in your house okay, in your car it's the same, you have a refrigerator
in your car that's what you have and all the components are pretty much the same
just that be a little tough putting your fridge into your car to replace your car's air conditioning
although one of my friends did send me a picture of a, it was a Ford Tempo, the dude installed a
window air conditioner in the driver's side passenger door,
yeah so he must have put an AC DC transformer in the car to convert 12 volts to 110 to run it,
it was the most bizarro thing I ever saw, I couldn't stop laughing, I thought wow that,
that took some effort, that's for sure, that took some effort, I give him a 9 out of 10 for
effort on that one, so we're gonna hook up the manifold pressure gauge set to verify low pressure,
high pressure refrigerant in your AC system and check that with the manufacturer specs but we
generally know if you're doing air conditioning where the low pressure, where the high pressure
should be if the system is completely tight and right and there's no refrigerant missing
in your neighbor borrowed a cup full, next so that's the big one right there okay that's the big one,
hooking up the gauge set, running the system, putting the thermometer in the dash, the metometer
closest to the evaporator core which is usually over where the glove box is, on some vehicles the
evaporator core may be in deeper and it may be in the center dash, so I will take two temperatures
on that, I'll take one over to the far right passenger side and one in the center and compare
the two and I put max AC and we're gonna talk about how to use this system, we're gonna talk about
that tomorrow, so stand by I'm gonna walk you through how to use your vehicle's air conditioning
system and teach you some tips and tricks you probably won't learn anywhere else okay it's my
forte, I enjoy vehicle air conditioning, I did air conditioning on Mac trucks, Peterbilts and
internationals, freight shakers, Ken K whoppers, all of them, all the highway trucks, I did the AC
when I was working in the trucking industry because I had my license for that and I enjoyed it,
the other guys in the shop they'd say motormouth you can have that, I hate doing that stuff,
so anyways next item number three so item one it's time for air conditioning system evaluation
item number two verifying system pressures low pressure high pressure and cabin temperature
number three cabin filter listen closely take index finger on right hand place in right ear
cabin air filter if your vehicle has one change it thank you number four leak test
so if the system is tight appears to be tight and right at the very least
if it hasn't been evac evacuated and recharged then I would make that recommendation to the client
at that time that that is a good thing to do to your vehicle's air conditioning if you don't
like to spend a ton of money on air conditioning then you need to maintain it it is not a forever
plan it's not and on domestic cars don't even go there I can't remember one domestic car that I
didn't get up to my ears and alligators on fixing the air conditioning you know I would have older
Toyotas like 1979 and they're still blowing penguins out the dash
here you go it's the quality of the products the domestics have always kept me in business
all summer long for air conditioning repairs forever and ever amen the foreign cars and even
the European cars their air conditioning systems are so superior I can't even begin to tell you
so on the domestics we got to work with the cheap cheesy nasty air conditioning junk
and that's what it is they eat up compressors like crazy they just don't hang in there fittings hoses
connections condenser evaporator cores leak the list goes on and on and on so if you have a domestic
car I'll pray I will pray for you yeah they're tougher but the general rule of thumb if you
want to keep yourself out of hot water no pun intended there slightly um evac and recharge
every 24 months gets all the debris out of the system the debris we get it out of there we bring
out the old refrigerant that's been heated and cooled and heated and cooled and heated and cooled
and we capture that then we draw the system into a vacuum and as long as it holds the vacuum
for about 20 30 minutes we know the system's tight so tight and right and what that means to me is
if it can hold the system in a in a vacuum for 20 30 minutes it's there's a solid chance there's no
leakers anywhere that's when I will recharge it I'll just double check for you that there isn't a leak
somewhere before I charge it because we are not as eight as HVAC tax AC tax we are not allowed to
send vehicles out leaking refrigerant but here's the other thing this was a question I brought to
the instructor at Fanshawe College I had to go up there and rewrite my certificate I said so riddle
me this teacher guy and he's already laughing I said um you know at the time my representative from
the factory of vehicles that I was working for we had brand new cars that the air conditioning system
wasn't working the refrigerant was gone so I said so what are we supposed to do then well he just
felt you know evacuate and charge it so where'd the refrigerant go well you know there's this
thing called normal leakage I go a bigger pardon aren't we working on the Kyoto Accord here which
is like 85 percent of the exam the rules and regulations of the spelling any kind of cfcs
chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere punch and holes in the ozone layer we have to know all that
while you know the vehicles haven't are not on the road they're in the stockyards waiting for
deliveries or shipments to local dealers for their inventory they can leak in the you know in Canada
especially in the freezing cold temperatures so we deem that normal leakage are you following me
yeah because I just looked down I just I had to laugh that's all I just said well normal leakage
okay we move on so it's okay that all these hundreds of thousands of vehicles sitting in
inventory stockyards from them from assembly line waiting to go to the car stores and be part of
their inventory those those are okay to have normal leakage there you go see what I'm saying
oh you can't bury that pollution here but if you take 25 and a half steps southwest of this
position you can dig a hole and put it there anyhow don't get me started on that that that
takes me days to get back to normal if possible so I will put a die pack in with that evac and
recharge as a maintenance so that way it saves you time and money for me paying me
to do something that is already being taken care of right I'm putting a die pack in so that
um everything is going to be just fine at the end of the day is that uh if the leak does happen
I've already got die into the system and all is well if you know what I'm saying so that that is
set up for you and then at the very end if the system is tight and right and we've got the
correct temperatures in the dash coming out pressures low pressure high pressure is good
that's when I can tag and bag it with my um ozone depleting substance number a license to do
refrigeration and we take it from there that's what we do so I hope that helps you here this morning
and that you get something from that if you ever have any questions I always put my email addresses
in the description boxes so take advantage of that opportunity and uh send me an email
dial at ccbusnet.com or motormouth.jankins at gmail.com so make it a wacky Wednesday
have an extra 30 seconds on your coffee break this afternoon drive safe keep it under 100 happy
healthy motoring and we'll see you in the next one tomorrow morning tomorrow morning at 8am
another motormouth morning drive thanks for stopping by peace patience kindness always
and we'll see you in the morning bye for now bye to product leaves nettles little seedlings
a hamster uh gerbil possibly you're missing a squirrel in your neighborhood he's in your
blower motor change the filter if your vehicle is equipped with one and buddy doesn't want to
change it at the shop because some of them are a bit of a bear to get to it needs to come out
and you'll see why and if you go in our youtube channel you'll see
examples of cabin air filters in fact the nissan rogue that's in the service bay right now
i pulled that filter out there was a half eaten chocolate something in there
yeah some kind of candy got in there and the wrapper but the filter was almost plugged solid
that's how you burn out your blower motor and on some vehicles changing that blower motor
you might as well stand on your head or take the body off the car because i think that goes
in first and then they build the car around it that's just my engineering idea so there's some
basics for you focus on the basics and all these things that i talk about are there for you where
you can watch on our youtube channel you can watch and see so come and see what you're missing
and learning the basic fundamentals fellas and ladies so that you know what's going on with
your car and you know what that's going to save you not hundreds of dollars thousands of dollars
in needless repairs i'm not kidding i've seen it for four plus decades i'm here to help you
and this is the lane i'm carving out and have been carving it out for over 40 years
those who do see the benefits those who don't see the benefits in your mind's eye won't do it
and those are the people i hope that we can make believers in taking care of that piece of equipment
you own called an automobile it is a piece of equipment and you don't need to be replacing them
forever you don't our oldest one in our fleet maintenance system is the 99 yeah that is the
oldest one i just had to think for a minute yeah that is the oldest one that gets used
all the time this is the first time i took it off the road for the winter i kind of want to save it
from the from the salt it's it's worthy of saving it from the salt so let the other let
the other vehicles get assaulted but they're protected by rust proofing that kills the acids
of the road salt so we're at that temperature right now right now is when you ought to be
getting your vehicle in and getting rust proofed but i would suggest to do this first
first think about the service tech first get any work that needs to be done on suspension
steering anything under body on your vehicle brakes emergency brakes we're going to be
talking about emergency brakes again because that seems to be a pattern failure failing
component and i have a van that's here that we have a noise in the back right rear and
we're going to videotape that this week probably thursday we're going to take it for a road test
i'm going to be laying in the back we're going to record the sound for you then we're going to
bring it into the shop back it in lift the back of it pull the wheel off and have a lucky see
what's going on i have an idea in my mind's eye what's going on but the owner is going to be here
as well while we do that so they're going to be able to see what i see when i see it and then
you're going to be able to watch that on video so we have a we have an epidemic in people not
understanding or not utilizing their parking brake because it needs to be used every day
in order to keep the brakes going properly on the rear of your automobile i don't care what
what it is what flavor car it is doesn't matter if it's got four wheel disc it has parking brake
system in the rear braking system and it all needs to work together in order to for the rear
brakes to work properly so i'm going to pull over and park and leave it there we'll see you tomorrow
morning at eight a.m for another edition of motor mouths morning drive and i hope you got a takeaway
from today because all that comes directly from my heart you don't need to be working as hard as
you're working to make car payments you just need to put in a little more action that's all put in
a little more action will net you money in your bank it will put money back in your bank so as we
get closer to 60 degrees and we we taper off and maintain that then we'll kick into high gear the
30 day fuel savings challenge because i don't know about you but fuels two dollars today in our
neighborhood two dollars a liter that's eight bucks a gallon yikes just waiting this isn't going to
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