Lifetime Fluids: The biggest Cost-Shifting Trick in Automotive History
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Term
lifetime fluids
Lifetime fluids are special car fluids that companies say you never have to change. But some people think it's a good idea to change them anyway to keep your car running well.
Part
oxygen sensor
An oxygen sensor checks how much oxygen is in the exhaust from the engine. This helps the car run better and produce fewer emissions.
Term
parts cannon
'Parts cannon' is a way of saying that someone is just guessing which parts to replace on a car instead of figuring out the real problem. It's like throwing parts at the car to see what works.
Car
Porsche Cayman
The Porsche Cayman is a sporty car that is designed to be fun to drive and looks really cool. It's known for being very good at turning and going fast, which makes it popular with people who love cars. Think of it as a fancy car that you might dream of driving on a sunny day.
Term
synthetic oils
Synthetic oils are specially made oils that help keep your engine running smoothly. They are better than regular oils because they can handle heat and pressure better.
Term
lifetime warranty
A lifetime warranty means that if something breaks, the company will fix or replace it for free as long as you own it. But be sure to check the details, as the rules can be different for each product.
Term
full synthetic oil
Full synthetic oil is a type of motor oil made completely from synthetic materials, which helps your engine run better and last longer. It's usually more expensive but can be worth it for the extra protection it offers.
Term
motor oil changes
Motor oil changes are when you take out the old oil from your car's engine and put in new oil. This is important to keep the engine running smoothly and to prevent damage.
Term
fluid sensitive
Some cars need special fluids to work properly. If you use the wrong one, it can cause problems with how the car drives.
Car
Nissan Rogue
The Nissan Rogue is a small SUV that is good for families and everyday driving. The 2008 version is one of the first models made.
Term
CVT transmission
A CVT is a special kind of automatic transmission that helps the car use fuel more efficiently. It can change gears smoothly without the usual 'shifting' feeling of regular automatic transmissions.
Term
transmission oil
Transmission oil is like the oil that keeps your car's gears working smoothly. Just like you change the oil in your engine, you need to change the oil in the transmission to keep it running well.
Term
transmission service
Transmission service means taking care of the part of the car that helps it change gears. This includes changing the fluid and checking for any problems to keep the car running smoothly.
Term
automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is a system in a car that changes gears by itself, so you don't have to do it manually. This makes driving easier, especially in stop-and-go traffic.
Term
thermal breakdown
Thermal breakdown is when oil gets too hot and stops working well. This can happen to any type of oil, even the special ones that are supposed to be better.
Company
Mobil 1
Mobil 1 is a popular brand of synthetic oil that many people use for their cars. It's known for helping engines run better and last longer.
Term
conventional oil
Conventional oil is the regular oil that comes from the ground and is used in many cars. It's cheaper than synthetic oil but doesn't protect the engine as well in tough conditions.
Term
Model A
The Model A is a famous old car made by Ford a long time ago. It was popular because it was cheap and reliable, but you could only get it in black for a while.
Car
Toyota FJ Cruiser
The Toyota FJ Cruiser is a tough SUV that looks a bit like older Toyota models. It's great for off-roading and is loved by people who like to explore outdoors.
Term
internal wear and tear
Internal wear and tear is the damage that happens inside a car's parts as they work. This can be caused by heat and dirt, and it can make things break down faster.
Term
transmission failures
Transmission failures happen when the part that helps your car change gears stops working. This can be due to age or not taking care of it properly, and it can be very expensive to fix.
Term
vehicle maintenance
Vehicle maintenance is the regular care you give to your car to keep it running well. This includes things like changing the oil and checking the brakes.
Term
dealer checklist
A dealer checklist is a list of things that car dealerships check when you bring your car in for service. It helps make sure everything is working properly.
Term
inspections
Inspections are checks done on your car to make sure everything is working well and safely. Sometimes these are required by law or suggested to keep your car in good shape.
Term
SOS
SOS is a test where a small amount of your car's oil is sent to experts who check it for tiny bits of metal and other problems. This helps you know if your engine is healthy or if there are issues to fix.
Concept
fleet maintenance
Fleet maintenance is taking care of a company's vehicles to keep them running well. This includes checking them regularly and fixing any problems before they get worse.
Term
engine rebuild
An engine rebuild is when a mechanic takes apart an engine to fix it and make it work like new again. This can help the engine last longer and run better.
Term
in-frame rebuild
An in-frame rebuild means fixing the engine while it's still in the car. It involves taking apart parts of the engine to replace worn-out pieces without taking the whole engine out.
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What are we talking about this morning in just a couple of minutes?
Lifetime fluids.
I have presented that to you before but not in great depth.
So today we're going to talk about it in a little more in depth and kind of break it out.
It's one of the biggest cost-shifting tricks in automotive history.
I'll tell you that.
I'm going to share you a piece of information that was given to me many years ago in our own
automotive shop on the Hamilton Mountain and it almost made my head ratchet 360 degrees.
And I said, did I just hear what I think I heard you say?
Yeah, it's the facts.
And I go, oh wow.
I said, nobody has ever shared that with me.
But I said, I had that belief already for many years.
So we're going to be talking about that this morning.
I'm going to break that out for you and hopefully give you a little more information about what
many of you have been sucked into.
And I mean that lovingly, sucked in.
Because I like to talk about the noise and the signal all the time.
What does that mean?
The noise are those talking heads.
They just keep saying the same old word salad garbage talk until you believe it.
That's what they do.
You know, if you want to call that mind sucking, yeah, it is.
And unfortunately for them, I was born to be a mechanic and I tear everything down in my head
all the time.
And when I hear the noise, I just start laughing.
I go, I can't believe people would fall for this.
But it happens.
It happens.
They just keep saying it until you believe it.
And then when you believe it, you fall into their trick and then it costs you the consumer
money.
So you have in this day and age, you've got to be a prosumer, not a consumer.
Yeah, you've got to find the signal among the noise.
And what is the signal?
That is the truth, digging, doing your own research.
And that's how I find out things all the time.
And I go, yeah, that's what I thought.
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And that's what I look for in the automotive world for decades, over four decades for me.
Is the noise is incredible these days when it comes to an automobile because that's one
of the areas where they get you.
They are always putting the gotchas out there, not the gotchies, the gotchas.
Although I have a friend who calls them gotchas and I just go, you shouldn't,
you shouldn't say that.
Yeah, it's gotchies.
But the gotchas, that's how they get you.
So that's what we're talking about this morning.
Lifetime fluids, the biggest cost shifting trick in the automotive history.
So we're going to expand on that this morning.
And hopefully by the end of the program, you will have been enlightened to the world of motor
mouth because I've seen this since 1992.
Just to say, I remember that conversation standing in my service bay with a representative
and we were talking motor oil.
And they wanted me to switch over from the brands that I had normally carried for many,
many, many, many, many years that I'd come to known and appreciate and count on.
And that conversation came up about synthetic oils.
So I'm going to share that with you in just a few moments.
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Sit down and get your questions answered
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Stop listening to the white noise.
Start listening for the signal folks.
Watch what happens.
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The white noise, keep digging till you get to the signal.
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Exactly.
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As my professor would always say,
how do you cross a minefield, motor mouth?
And I go carefully, slowly, no.
No.
You listen to the person that's standing on the other side
that's already crossed it.
Oh, that's a great idea.
Yeah, why didn't I think of that?
So that's what I'm saying.
If somebody is giving you any kind of advice whatsoever
and they're not, your feet aren't standing where they are.
Or actually, it's more like this.
If they're not where you want to be,
you shouldn't be talking to them about anything like that.
Anything.
That's right.
Because here's what happens in the automotive world
that I've seen for many, many, many years.
Neighbor says, oh, your service lights on.
Yeah, yeah, it's been on for a couple of days.
Well, you know, it's probably, you know,
I had that too a couple of weeks ago, you know,
and I changed my oxygen sensor myself.
Oh, really?
How'd that work out for you?
And then they walk away because it didn't.
It didn't work out.
That's just it.
So then you go and get an oxygen sensor.
You change that out yourself and buddy comes over
and he's got his little cutesy, wootsy little code reader
and he goes in there and he dumps the fault codes
and tomorrow morning, when you drive to work,
the light is back on.
So then you go back over there and he texts it again.
And, you know, now he's confused and he says, well,
well, that should have fixed it.
Well, it didn't.
I just spent 200 bucks and it didn't fix it.
Well, don't listen to me.
I don't know anything.
Do you know how many times I've heard that conversation?
I can't even begin to tell you.
The vehicle ends up at my shop and they go,
well, you know, what have you done so far?
That's the first thing I say.
What have you done so far to fix this thing?
How many shots from the parts cannon have we taken at this car?
Well, you know, my neighbor said and I go, okay,
so what did he tell you to change fuel cap or oxygen sensor?
And they usually look at me and go, how do you know that?
And I go, well, if I had a nickel for every fuel cap
and oxygen sensor sold that didn't fix anything,
I'd be living in the Cayman Island somewhere
drinking little fruit drinks with the little umbrella
twinkling my toes in the fresh sea water,
calling my friends and saying, hey, what are you doing?
Working.
What are you doing, motor mouth?
Watching ice melt.
Click.
That's about it.
That's where I'd be.
Anyhow, don't get caught in that trap.
Get the answers from those who have the fruit on the tree
and that's purpose of our website, purpose of our YouTube channel.
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What it is, where it is, how it works, how it breaks,
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Let's jump into the morning topic.
Let's uncover the truth about synthetic oils.
Lifetime fluids.
This is a word that the talking heads have created
and they use it a lot, especially in the automotive repair and service industry.
Maintenance-free.
Lifetime fluids.
Lifetime warranty.
Yeah, those are my top three favorites.
And lifetime warranty.
When you hear that, here's what it really means.
This is all you have to remember.
I don't care whether it's a watching machine or whatever it is.
Lifetime warranty is only the time,
the time or the mileage when it comes to a vehicle.
Whatever comes first.
If you hit the date or the mileage, your warranty's over.
That's it.
So if it happens in a year, so you buy a new vehicle
and your lifetime warranty is 360,
three years or 60,000 kilometers
and you burrow into 60,000 kilometers in one year
and I met a couple of people where that's happened
and they've been on leases.
It's just crazy.
We talked about that.
If you missed that program, you got to go back in our library.
We'll be moving into season two in just a few days actually, over 100.
Yeah, we'll hit 100 next week.
100 podcasts are in our iHeart radio platform.
So you can go back in there where I talk about leases versus buying.
You got to unbury that and you got to listen to that one
because you can get upside down sideways so quickly in a lease
because you didn't read it.
You didn't understand it, but you signed it and you said,
I can make that payment.
You went out the door and then you found out everything else afterwards,
which makes you upside down in a lease.
But we're not going on that tangent today.
But we it's very similar is when the talking heads say lifetime,
lifetime warranty.
So remember this, with regards to an automobile, it's time or mileage.
Whichever one you hit first, you become the loser.
There's no warranty left.
Or we can't say loser anymore.
Unwinners.
Unwinners, yeah.
Okay, so just remember that.
That's a tidbit right there.
Lifetime.
You hear lifetime, there is a there is a division there somewhere.
Between time, what is the actual time?
Three years.
So three years, your warranty is over.
That's not lifetime.
When you hear the words lifetime, what comes into your head?
Most people, oh, I don't need to be worried about that.
That's not a concern.
That's why I'm going to buy it.
It's not a concern for me.
It has lifetime.
Okay, take a deep breath, run like the wind.
Well, I'm about ready to burst your bubble on this one.
So standing in the shop on the Hamilton Mountain, 1992.
And I got my parts wrapped with me from the one of the local parts stores where I buy my
bulk motor oil through.
And I have my favorites that I have used for many, many years, not only for myself,
but my customers as well, my clients.
And so he brings a factory rep from another top name brand motor oil company.
And you know, the guy, the chap was a nice fella.
And you know, we enjoyed a nice hot cup of coffee that day.
And we got talking about the different motor oils out there and it came to my question came to,
you know, this synthetic thing is really expensive for clients.
I said, I don't, I don't want to carry bulk synthetic.
I said, that's, uh, it's not necessary or is it?
That's what I said to him or is it?
What are the feature benefits that my clients or myself would get from full synthetic oil?
And he looked at me right in the eyeballs and he said this,
well, the average driver will never experience all the feature benefits of synthetic oils.
Yep.
And I could hear this click, click, click, click, click.
That's my neck adjustment required.
And I said, did I just hear you say what I think you said?
He goes, yeah, there's no, there's no possible way that the average driver can get all the
feature benefits out of a full synthetic oil.
Semi synthetic.
Yes.
Full synthetic.
No.
Now, if I told you the name brand of the company, you would know it.
Absolutely, you would know it for sure.
And so I'm going to put a little bug in your ear.
If you want to do some further research, because I always, I'm not the talking head.
I'll tell you that.
I will always give it to you straight up from my experience
that I've had in four, almost four and a half decades
in dealing with people who will give you the truth all the time, all the time, not some time,
all the time.
So here's the thing.
Is synthetic oils is what sold the lifetime, the maintenance free package deal, but it's not true.
There's an excellent YouTube channel that I've subscribed to for many years, the motor oil geek.
And his name is Lake.
His father is the NASCAR driver for many years, Lake Speed.
And the motor oil geek, Lake himself, Jr. has a laboratory and they test oils there.
And I'll tell you what, you need to go and fact check me on the synthetics
and on all the motor oils.
And then you'll find out they're not maintenance free and you should not extend
your motor oil changes, not extend.
And the reason being is this, since the one of the feature benefits of synthetic oils
and you'll ask me, well, what do you use?
I use top notch conventional oils period and everything power steering transmission.
I use what the factory calls for on transmissions because a lot of vehicles now are fluid sensitive.
That means you've got to put the fluid in that the factory is calling for and especially
with transmissions and drive lines, especially we're seeing more and more different types
of fluids coming up and that has to be used.
As a matter of fact, I'll use the one vehicle that we have in the fleet here.
Now the recent addition over the summer.
And thank you to Sandra for that, for donating that vehicle to us.
And we brought it back to life.
We rescued it 2008 Nissan Rogue.
And so when I took it in for safety check to my friend Dennis and Phil,
that I have CarTech in automotive in Fort Erie in my hometown here where we live,
play and record and fix things.
I had him cornered and I said, can I ask you some questions about this Rogue?
And he goes, yeah, first thing that he said, take care of the transmission.
I go, yeah, that CVT, yeah, the constant velocity transmission does not have a good
track record whatsoever.
It just doesn't.
It does not have a very good track record.
And I knew that.
But he said, you got to change the transmission oil now.
He says, you're good with that stuff.
I said, well, that's one of the things that I wanted to ask you about is what is the actual
interval?
Do you know?
And he goes, I don't know.
But he says, we've got a Rogue out here a lot newer than yours and it needs a transmission.
It's done.
And the lady is not happy.
I go, I guess not because that's expensive.
He goes, yeah, they're trying to figure out how they're going to do this.
So he said, don't be pulling a trailer with it.
Don't be abusing it.
And he says, and I know that's not you.
He says, that thing will probably outlive us all.
But make sure you're changing that transmission oil and get the oil right from the factory.
You're going to need the factory oil.
So I went and did some research and yeah, it should be changed every 30,000 miles.
So call it 50k.
Yeah, just round it off at 50k.
Well, it has officially 119,000 kilometers on it.
And there's no record of transmission service ever being done.
So that's behind how many, how many?
Two and a half.
So it's getting a transmission service.
I will order up that fluid from Nissan because it's as Dennis said,
not only goes that's fluid specific, don't put anything else in there.
I said, thank you for telling me that.
I'll research it and find out what's got what's going on with that.
So these are the things you need to know.
Synthetic, why am I talking about automatic transmissions?
Because that's huge money, folks, huge money.
When the transmission goes down because they told you,
well, it's got synthetic transmission oil in there.
You don't need to change it.
It's maintenance free.
That is a load of crap.
I just read an article.
Family doesn't know what they're going to do.
150,000 kilometers and the transmission's done.
The automatic transmission's done.
They don't have the money to fix it, replace it.
What do you do?
What do you do at that point?
Now you're stuck.
You are really stuck.
If that's your only automobile, you are in a tight corner.
That is for sure.
Because some of these transmissions go $16,000.
How about that one on your breakfast plate?
How does that cup of coffee go down?
Not very good.
So no, transmissions are not maintenance free.
I want everyone to understand that.
Not.
That's the talking heads.
That's the white noise.
That's why we've just shot the video on our fleet service schedule.
We call it the car connection maintenance schedule,
which is what I developed being a fleet maintenance tech for many years.
So if you can't afford another vehicle,
the one you're sitting is the one that has to last.
That's why we put together the car connection maintenance schedule kit for you.
And we've broken it down into a video which will,
it's loaded and scheduled for Friday the 27th of this month.
So that will be up and ready for you to watch.
I break down and show you the exact maintenance schedule
fleets use to get 300,000, 400,000 and 600,000 plus miles out of their vehicles.
That's what I was working on for many years, fleet vehicles.
And the last thing I wanted to do was miss something in inspecting that vehicle.
And it goes back to the fleet manager and somebody checks the vehicle over.
And that's what they do.
Check, they check it over in reference to the service order that they got along with it
to make sure we didn't miss anything.
So I created a list and from that list, I finessed the list and turned it into a maintenance schedule
that anyone, any age, whether you know, don't know the difference between a center cap and a disc
or a wheel and a steering wheel.
It will teach you how to take care of your automobile because they are not maintenance free.
And I don't care what fluids in there.
It will break down.
Why? Thermal breakdown.
That's the big ticket.
Right there.
Thermal breakdown happens to all synthetic oil.
Sorry to break your bubble this morning.
All you mobile one guys out there, it still breaks down.
I don't care what make of oil it is.
Go watch the motor oil geek.
On YouTube.
He has a lab.
He breaks it down.
He'll show you.
He's got a lot of videos that show you the truth about synthetic, semi-synthetics and conventional oil.
If you're doing your oil changes and your maintenance on time, you don't even need to run synthetic oil.
That's why I don't run it.
I don't pay the premium.
There are cases now where I can't get conventional oils that's synthetic.
So they got us kind of trapped.
Well, you know, it's kind of like when they made the Model A.
You can have any color Model A vehicle you want as long as it's black.
That's where we're at on some things.
You cannot, we cannot get a semi-synthetic or conventional oil.
It's full synthetic.
But that doesn't mean you're off the hook for maintenance.
That's what I'm trying to say this morning.
That's the white noise.
That's the talking heads.
They got you sucked in.
So now you got a family that has a transmission blown out at 150K.
Yeah, my 07FJ is going to reach 400,000 kilometers this summer.
You see what I'm saying?
How does that happen?
Was it by luck?
I don't think so.
You know what luck means?
Laboring under correct knowledge.
That's what it means.
Laboring under correct knowledge.
This is the biggest cost-shifting trick that I've ever seen in automotive history.
In all my years of being involved in automotive, it started when I was 13 years old,
changing an engine with my pops in a freezing cold barn out in Bimbrook.
Yeah, Bimbrook's almost a city now.
Holy smokes.
So we're expanding that out this morning.
And with a little bit more of a deeper rant.
But it's an educational piece this morning.
Who benefits from lifetime fluids?
The talking heads.
That's who benefits.
Because the belief is that because you're running synthetic oils in their machines,
that maintenance isn't required or maintenance can be extended.
That's where they got you.
Just like this family losing a transmission at $150k.
Now they're into some really big money.
Because they probably bought into it, doesn't need to be serviced
because it's maintenance free because it has synthetic oil.
It still thermally breaks down.
It still carries dirt and particles and carbons.
All the things that cause internal wear and tear on anything that that fluid is in
that gets hot and is working.
I hope I can bring that home this morning for you.
Because that's the talking heads.
They don't tell you that part.
Why?
Why don't they tell you that?
Because they don't want you keeping your cars long term.
They want you out of it in maximum five years.
Because they have a buyer for it.
And there's a great market for pre-owned automobiles.
Especially right now in the economy we're in.
They want you out of it.
New vehicles aren't moving.
Used are moving.
Pre-owned are moving.
And there is a shortage.
And they need to make money.
Everybody needs to make a buck, right?
Well, if you're not following the signal and you're following the noise,
you get sucked into their abyss.
So that's what I'm trying to tell you.
I hope you're getting that.
So would you like to be in that position where you need a transmission?
Well, it's only going to be about 16 grand.
What?
We can't afford that.
That's the first thing I hear.
We don't have the money for that.
How are we going to do this?
That's the only car we have.
Now you're stuck.
Transmission failures at 150k.
That's ridiculous.
Real world fluid changes, change intervals.
That's where they also got you.
The talking heads got you convinced that you can extend all those services.
Why?
Why are they telling you that?
Well, I'm going to bust it right here.
It's because they don't want you to fix it.
They want you to get rid of it.
So many of the conversations are, well, you know, Mrs. Smith,
you know, you're almost at 60,000k.
You really should be considering getting out of that old one and getting into a new one.
That's the conversation the talking heads have.
Well, you know, it's really, you really got some high mileage on there.
You're almost at 60,000k.
Yeah, we should probably start talking about, you know,
moving you out of that old car and getting you into a newer one.
We have some great deals on some new ones.
And, you know, and I respect that to a certain degree,
you know, as one of my business mentors would say,
profitability, motor mouth, there's nothing wrong with it if it's come by through honesty and integrity.
Profitability is not a dirty word.
But I've seen these games going on for decades and people getting sucked in.
And when I read that article about that family,
trying to figure out how they're going to put a transmission in their vehicle,
they don't have the finances because, you know, the world is hurting right now.
The economy is hurting.
There's lots of negativity going on around us.
And it's also in the automotive field.
So the bottom line is, because I could go on for quite some time,
is do not fall into a false sense of security because you have synthetic fluids in your automobile.
That is a lie from the pit of hell and it smells like smoke.
That will get you in a corner.
At some point, those components that are protected by the so-called superhero full
synthetic oils is going to break down the component that's protecting.
And now it's your dime.
It's your dime.
And it's extended service thing.
That is such a load of crap.
Don't fall into that.
And that's the whole purpose behind putting a video together to show you how you can track
your vehicle maintenance on your own so simplistic that, you know what,
you can get outside of that trap and save thousands of dollars on needless repairs and servicing.
You know, yesterday I talked about the dealer checklist, you know, when you got to go in for
one of those inspections.
And I think my neighbor across the street just about gave himself a ruptured vein in his neck
when he said, I am not paying $800, $900 for somebody to check my glove box led to see if it works.
Well, he didn't say glove box led.
He said some other things.
He goes to check this, check that, check this, check that.
They're not doing anything.
They're just looking at it and you're paying for it.
What you need is a tech that actually gets into the meat and potatoes and checks your car over
for you and tells you what's going on, really going on.
So he went out and he bought some equipment.
He's in his 70s.
Went out and bought some equipment so he could do his own old change in his driveway on his fancy
summer car.
And he said, I'm not falling into that.
He just goes, I'm done with that.
Finished with it.
I got my free oil changes and now it's going to cost me $800, $900.
No, I'm not doing it.
So I share that with you to say, you know what, that's when he woke up.
He finally woke up and he realized what was going on.
I said, well, now you know.
Now you know what's really going on out there.
So synthetic oils, they thermally break down.
Synthetic oils don't extend any services whatsoever.
The feature benefit of synthetic oils.
Are you ready for it?
This is the feature benefit.
They dissipate heat a little better than conventional oils.
That's all, but they thermally break down.
They carry metal particles with the filters don't take out.
It's still in the oil and it's proven.
Metal, metal particles are in the oil and you can do what we call an SOS.
That's where we take a sample, just like a P sample.
We take a sample of your oil, we send it out to the metallurgists and they check it and
they tell us the percentage of copper, bronze,
babbit and any other metals, trace minerals in that oil.
We did that when I worked at Peterbilt and Mack Trucks of Canada.
We sent out samples.
So why?
I'm going to tell you why.
It all has to do with fleet maintenance.
Fleet maintenance wants to know what is the true condition of that engine from the inside?
Are we going to need to do a rebuild soon before later?
Because later means the engine blows up and now you have nothing to work with and it's super
duper expensive, but if we can monitor the amount of metals in the oil and keep an eye
on that through SOS testing, then we know when we need to do a tear down and do what we call
an in-frame rebuild.
That's where we pull the engine down, we pull the pistons, the piston sleeves out, the cylinders,
all the bearings and we do a complete engine rebuild with just the engine sits in the frame
while we rebuild it.
That's called an in-frame.
So the fleet companies want the oil sent out on a regular basis for an SOS test to tell us
in the report all the trace minerals that are in that oil.
Metals and everything gives us a whole printout.
So when we see an increase in the metal particles, we know the engine's wearing badly.
So we can catch it and do an in-frame and put that engine back to zero miles so the fleet
company can keep putting mileage on that truck and that's how they make money.
Keep the vehicles running.
Do the service before the light comes on, not waiting for a noise or rattle or something's
falling off or there's some banging going on, they stay ahead of the curve and it saves them
money and there's no reason why you can't do the same thing.
So again, synthetic oils, the only thing they're really good for is they dissipate
heat away from the components they're protecting a little better than conventional oil.
But if you're on track with your oil and fluid services like I am and everything I drive,
I'm not just a talking head.
You could check me anytime you want.
I do what I say and I say what I do.
That's it.
It's not do as I say, not as I do.
I walk the walk and I talk the talk, period.
Why?
I don't want to buy vehicles all the time.
I don't want to be replacing them all the time.
I don't want to be doing major component replacements all the time when I know that you don't have to.
You do not have to.
Follow a maintenance plan, stay on it, don't extend your services and guess what?
You'll beat the talking heads at their own game.
Because he who plays best knows the rules.
That's right.
You win.
You get to win.
So I'm in your corner.
Anytime you have a question, you can connect with me.
Nile at ccbusnet.com.
There is an email form on our website at carconnectionbusinessnetwork.com as well.
Those emails come directly to me.
So for my eyes only, you can also go to Stevensvilleontheweb.ca.
Click on the businesses tab.
You'll find our car connection profile page.
You can email me through there as well if you want.
So it's Nile at ccbusnet.com.
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So till tomorrow, keep it under 100.
Be careful out there, okay, please.
I don't want any of you getting injured.
Watch out for that black ice.
Slow down on the corners in the overpass and tomorrow we'll be talking about hand-me-down cars
and why they last longer in families.
Absolutely.
That can be a great way to help a son or a daughter or somebody out in your family by moving your vehicle
and giving it to someone else.
We're going to break that down tomorrow morning.
So happy, healthy motoring.
Keep it under 100.
Put that coffee on.
Peace, patience, kindness always.
And we'll see you at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning for another MotorMouth Morning Drive.
Bye for now.
About this episode
Dive into the controversial topic of lifetime fluids in automotive maintenance, as Nile Motormouth Jenkins reveals how this concept may be one of the biggest cost-shifting tricks in the industry. Drawing from over four decades of experience, Nile shares insights on the misconceptions surrounding synthetic oils and the importance of being a 'prosumer'—someone who actively researches and understands automotive care. With a blend of humor and expertise, this episode aims to enlighten listeners about the truths behind automotive maintenance and the marketing tactics that can lead consumers astray.
Original notes
Motormouth breaks down the biggest cost - shifting trick in automotive history: "lifetime fluids." From synthetic transmission to differential and coolant marketing myths, we expose the white noise that tells drivers their vehicles are maintenance - free-until they fail.
If you can't afford another vehicle and this one has to last, listen up. We tie this into the Car Connection fleet maintenance schedule and explain why proactive fluid service is the difference between 300,000km and 600,000km ownership.
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