The Nissan Altima is a type of car called a sedan, which is designed for comfort and efficiency. The 2019 version has a modern look and comes with features that make driving easier and more enjoyable.
Changing the transmission fluid is like changing the oil in your car, but for the transmission. It helps keep the transmission working properly and can prevent serious problems down the road.
Drain and fill is a way to change the transmission fluid by letting the old fluid out and putting new fluid in. It's a straightforward process, similar to how you would change your engine oil.
A maintenance interval is just a schedule for when you should do certain car maintenance tasks, like changing the oil or transmission fluid. It helps keep your car running well.
The Lincoln Town Car is a large, comfortable car often used for special occasions or as a taxi. It's known for being very spacious inside and providing a smooth ride.
Heater hoses are pipes that carry hot liquid from the engine to the part of the car that heats the inside. If they're hot, it means the heating system is working.
A flap in a car's heating system helps control whether you get warm or cool air. When you turn the temperature knob, it moves the flap to change the airflow.
OBD2 is a system in cars that helps check if everything is working correctly. It can show problems with the engine and other parts, making it easier for mechanics to fix issues.
The Kia Sportage is a small SUV that is known for looking nice and having lots of modern features. It's a good option for people who want a comfortable car that can hold a lot of stuff and is easy to drive around town.
Cross traffic alert is a system that warns you if cars are coming from the sides when you're trying to back out of a parking spot. It helps keep you safe by letting you know if it's clear to go.
A blind spot is a part of the road that you can't see when you're driving, usually because of the car's design. Some cars have systems that help you see if there's something in your blind spot before you change lanes.
The Nissan Serena is a big family car that has lots of room inside for people and their things. It's designed to be comfortable and safe for families, with features that make it easy to get in and out.
The blower motor is what pushes air into your car's cabin. If it's not working, you won't feel any air coming from the vents, which can make it hard to stay warm in winter or cool in summer.
A thermostat helps keep your car's engine at the right temperature. It opens and closes to allow coolant to flow, making sure the engine doesn't get too hot or too cold.
The Nissan Titan V8 is a big truck that has a strong engine, making it good for towing and carrying heavy loads. It's also comfortable for daily driving and has modern features inside.
A differential is a part in a car that helps the wheels turn at different speeds, especially when going around corners. This makes driving smoother and safer.
A maintenance schedule is a list of when to take care of your car, like changing the oil or checking the brakes. Following it helps keep your car running well.
The Honda CR-V is a type of car called an SUV, which is bigger than a regular car and has more space inside. It's known for being reliable and good on gas, which makes it a favorite for families and people who need extra room for their stuff.
A dash light is a warning light on your car's dashboard that tells you if something is wrong or if you need to do maintenance. For example, it might light up if you need an oil change or if there's a problem with the engine.
The Subaru Outback is a car that looks like a mix between a regular car and an SUV, and it's great for people who like to go on adventures. It has a special system that helps it drive well on different types of roads, which is why many people who enjoy outdoor activities choose it.
Wiper blades help keep your windshield clear by moving back and forth to wipe away rain and dirt. They need to be replaced regularly to ensure you can see clearly while driving, especially in bad weather.
The Toyota 4Runner is a tough SUV that can handle rough terrains. The 2021 version has a strong engine and plenty of room inside, which is great for trips or outdoor activities.
Heated seats are special seats in cars that can get warm to keep you comfortable. If you spill something on them, it can break the wiring inside and stop them from working.
The cabin filter keeps the air inside your car clean by trapping dust and pollen. If it's dirty, it can cause bad smells and reduce airflow in your car's heating and cooling system.
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Every Saturday we help keep it running for you if you have any issues with your
car, your truck, your van, and you need to bring it in for service, your favorite
shop or dealer, but you want to know what could be alien before you walk in that
door. You can give a next awful from Lloyd's Automotive ASC certified
technician there a call or a text this morning. As we do every week we appreciate
next help. I know Nick, good morning by the way, next awful. Good morning Danny. I
know our listeners do appreciate the help they get from you from Lloyd's
Automotive every week. We do to learn a lot every Saturday and I promised our
listeners who maybe we didn't get to answering some text questions from last
week and I grabbed those and we can get those underway. But if you do have any
question, any kind of a car care question, keep in mind we always like to
say let's hear from you sooner rather than later because our time goes by so
quickly Nick takes his leave about 745 making way for Ted Ferrell's wine chat. So
yeah, whatever your car care question, love to hear from you. It's either a text
or a phone call. One number will get you either 6514619226. Again from last
week, let's pick up on this Nick. It's a question about a backup camera on a
camera. It appears like a paint smear, mostly green and pink. Is that an
expensive repair and how would you go about doing that? I would suspect if
you're seeing something, maybe some sort of debris or contaminate get on that
lens, maybe take a little of the Windex and Array and locate that camera which
sometimes is not as easy to find as you would think but I find a little glass
lens there and try to clean that off and see that does the trick. If not, if
there's something wrong with the camera itself, quite honestly the only repair I've
seen is replacement of the camera. They're not horribly expensive, however,
gaining access to replace it might be a little time consuming. So first try
cleaning it, see if that gets it working properly again. If not, you have to go to
your shop or dealership and consult with them, get an idea on the cost of
replacement. Right. I'm looking at the text that came in this morning and we'll
pick up on some of the ones from last week. Here is a 2019 Nissan Altima with
47,000 miles on it at what mileage, like you and I were just talking about this,
what mileage should I start thinking about a transmission oil change? Thanks
very much. Let's talk about that. It seems to me what I've been reading, you
correct me. Are there a couple of different procedures with many vehicles as
far as changing the transmission fluid? The procedures have definitely evolved
with the technology and the transmission assembly and fitment. Most commonly now
or vast majority of the time it's a drain and fill, so it's not much different
than your oil change. It's a drain plug that you remove the fluid from. The
fill procedure is going to vary and be different based on the transmission
design. Look in your owner's manual, look online. There is a maintenance interval
for that also. It used to be, maybe it's 30,000, 50,000, they're all over the
board, so read up on that. If it's been many years, you've never done it, it's
probably a good idea to get the fresh fluid, get any debris out of there, but
it's changed. It used to pull a pan down, you'd replace the filter, reinstall the
pan and add the fluid and those days are behind us. There's not many
accessible filters in those transmissions and my honest opinion is the
drain and fill does a sufficient job. We change the fluid on these
vehicles at the maintenance interval and to be honest, it doesn't seem like we
do very many transmission repairs or replacements, so I would say follow that
maintenance interval and you should be good to go. I think I'm going to be
visiting Lloyd's one of these days from my car. I think it's due. Again, our
phone number is the same as the text number 6514619226. Here I think is a
good question from last week and I know you get it from time to time. We talk
about this on the show. This listener said, I've been a customer of Lloyd's
Automotive for 20 years. Wow. I'm now moving to Florida and I would be
interested in your opinion on how to pick a good mechanic. They would prefer
shops versus dealerships and they want to find one in Florida and they
want to make sure they pick the right choice. Whether you're getting
transferred and you're moving to a new city or maybe you just want to find a
new shop, how do you go about doing that? You know, you know, when you get there
you talk to your neighbors, your coworkers, your friends in the area. We
are a AAA facility like I mentioned here a few weeks back. We just reached our
25th year with that approval, so that's pretty pretty awesome to be honest, but
you can go on their website. You can find a AAA-approved facility in your new
neighborhood. You know, we're a Napa Auto Care Center. You know, Napa is very
prevalent in our community here and a lot of the shops do utilize that, that
associations. I would look on their website, you know, but it kind of goes
back to, you know, just when you get there and you make friends and you have
coworkers, see where they're going, you know. Another thing, ASC as you always
mentioned at the start of our show, Denny, we're a blue seal shop meaning all of our
technicians have a certain level of certifications, another good source. So,
you know, you can look online, use those sources, ASC, you know, Napa Auto Care,
AAA, and then ultimately really comes to referrals. You know, we get most of our
business from referrals because we try to do the right job the first time. Yeah,
absolutely. Talk to your neighbors, new neighbors may be, co-workers like you
suggested and yeah, because people need good repair shops and they're out there
like Lloyd's. Looking at another text came in this morning. And it frees. Okay,
this is a multi question here. 2001 Lincoln Town Card, 312,000 miles, well, barely
has any warm air coming through the defrost vents and floor. Texas says I've
changed the blower motor and resistor and both heater hoses are hot when the
engine. I'm not sure what that means here. Anyway, I guess they want to know as far
as the mixture with the antifreeze, that 50-50 with water? It is 50-50. A lot of
it's already premixed. You can get the little suction cup that you pull the
coolant into that and it does a measurement, which is what we use. I doubt it's a
coolant issue if you're not having heat. You know, the heater hoses are hot, so
it's hot, right? You know, that's not a temperature, but if it's really hot to the
touch, we know there's hot water getting in there, but it sounds like the fan is
blowing, but we're getting lukewarm air. I think more simple than one of those
blenders that we talk about from time to time. There's a flap in there that's
going to control the temperature of the heat. So as you turn the knob from hot to
cold from, you know, summer air conditioning to winter heat, which we're
into it now. There's a little door inside that's going to control that air flow
to allow for the hot air to work its way through. My suspicion is something with
that isn't working properly, whether it's that the flap itself, the motor that
controls it, or even the switch that tells it what to do. So I would, I'd
probably seek some advice there, especially as temperatures get colder.
You're going to want to have good heat in that vehicle. Okay. Let's grab a phone
call this morning. Nick Lee calling in from Zimmerman, Minnesota. Lee, good
morning. What is your question for Nick? Yes, Nick. This is going to be a weird
one for you. But I've got a 1998 Chevy Cavalier was my father in law's car.
He's come up here in the wintertime once in a while. But anyway, I've got
possession of the car now. And when it gets below freezing 32, 34 degrees, the
car will turn over, but won't start. Anytime it's warm, summertime starts
right up as nothing to do with gas. I do know it has something to do with the
ignition and the millivolts that go to the ECF. So why wouldn't it and it will
start as long as you leave the ignition on and let it sit for 20 minutes, the
car will start right up. So what's the deal? It's a great question. You know,
quite asked me, we just get the voltmeter out to 98. So it is OBD2. We
try to read some data. Something's, you know, the thermal curve, you know,
things get hotter, cold, they can flex and change. Obviously, when something's
getting cold and it's contracting, we're losing connection. Leaving it on is
allowing the current to flow through whatever it is to warm it up to get it
working again. You know, ignition module, you mentioned ECM. You know, it kind of
comes down to it's not starting. We got to figure out where we're losing power
and ground or power or ground, I should say. So there's a pinpoint there and it's
going to be a bit of a project, you know, talking about why your schematics
laid out on the table and, you know, and of course, after 20 minutes, it's going to
fire up. So you get a very short time and maybe take several different attempts
also. But at some point, we're losing power to something and that's the key.
You know, so we start very basic. Do we have injector pulse? Do we have spark? We
don't have one of them. It's not starting. And then we move back. Okay, so it's on
the fuel side, injector pulse. It is the fuel pump. It's the fuel pressure and then
we keep working our way backwards until we get to a part where we can get in that
wiring diagram and figure why it's cutting out. Same thing on the spark side.
The coil's firing. You know, we have a primary signal to the coils, the ignition
module, and you kind of work your way back through the wiring diagram to
figure out at what point are we losing that power and grounds? We're losing the
signal. And for whatever reason, it needs to cycle through and warm up after 20
minutes and it fires up. So there's something that's just not happy when
it's called. It's contracting. We're getting a poor contact connection. I
honestly wouldn't start throwing parts at it because what happens there is you
could create a secondary problem. Now you've solved the first problem and have a
second problem. So I would spend the time to figure out the root cause and then
move forward from there. No easy but on that one for sure.
All right. Nick, we need to take a quick break. Let's invite our listeners to join
in on the conversation. 6514619226. We'll be back with more here on Newstalk
830W, CCO. And a good Saturday morning to you. Welcome back to our Car Care Show.
We are here. Thanks to Nick Stalfel from Lloyd's Automotive answering those
questions every week for us here on CCO. I'm looking at the text from last week
and then I think we should be caught up, Nick, and we'll pick up on what's coming
in today. And this, I know there are variables here and things are more
expensive these days everywhere. My daughter, Texter, says, just bought a
brand new 2026 Kia Sportage, or as I used to say, Sportage. My husband
Googled oil change cost said it would cost 200 bucks. That seems high. Do you
know what it should cost to change the oil? Well, obviously over the years,
that thing, that price has really changed for a lot of reasons. But I don't
know. To me, 200 seems a little high. I would agree. I would say most
vast majority of the vehicles are not going to be that. An older vehicle,
semi-synthetic type oil, which is out there, a good quality filter,
depending on the quantity of oil, which is the biggest thing. This is your car
called four courts or eight courts. So I'm going to give you, on the low end, it's
$50 on some vehicles. $80 has probably come much more common. And some of those
higher capacities are probably a little over $100. Some of the higher end
vehicles, the filters cost more. You could be reaching, you know, some, you know,
up $125, $130. So there's unfortunately probably $100 range on most vehicles, to
be honest. But it really kind of comes down to what oil is for the vehicle, the
filter cost, and the quantity of oil. You know, some of these oils are, can be up
towards $10 a cart. You could have eight or nine courts of oil in there. It's
$80 or $90 right there. So it's a bit over the board. But once you kind of get
that established on your vehicle, it's probably going to stay the same
throughout the life within, within a few dollars.
Very good. Looking at it, Texnick. Good morning. It says 2011 Rx 350 Lexus. I
would like to add a retro kit that would give me cross traffic alert, pedestrian
alert front and rear blind spot where the cars are coming up on my backside. You
know such a unit retro and are there installers that do this?
No, we've had that question before. And I honestly think that they're so
intertwined with the vehicle, the wiring that are mounted in the bumper. And when
they're, the engineers that designed these four of these specific vehicles is
very finite. Like it's, the precision's going to be right on, you know, and to do
an add on is not going to give you the same results. So I, I don't know if it's
out there and I would definitely pause before I would look, you know, look at
something like that because you're not going to have the same, same capacity or
capabilities. Okay. Here's an interesting text that just came in. Can you
explain how the car fact system gets its data? I recently purchased a used car
was surprised at the amount of routine maintenance data the car fact system
had our repair shops required to submit the data on cars, the service or is
it voluntary? All these other questions are repair shops compensated for
providing the information are car owners given the option on whether or not
their cars data is submitted to car facts. It was valuable information. Maybe
you can pick up on one or two of those questions though about the car fact
system. It's a great question. I'm sensitive to people's information also.
So therefore we don't participate in that. And there are different organizations
where you can, I don't believe anybody's compensated for that to be honest. I
really don't know because I'm very sensitive to people's information, you
know, the way the world is. And I understand it's very helpful and useful
when you're going to buy a used vehicle that, you know, they have this car
fact with all this maintenance has been performed. But also people should have
records for their repairs on their vehicle too. So I see both sides of it.
I don't think necessarily a bad thing. It's just not something I'm willing to
participate in at this point because I just feel it's your information. It's
your history, your maintenance. It's yours to do as you please with. It's not
mine to go out and share with everyone. It's kind of your version of the
HIPAA. I guess so. HIPAA for the car. There you go. 6514619226. That's our
phone number. It's also our text number. Yeah, maybe you want to call and chat
with the neck. That'd be good or just send a text if you prefer. 6514619226.
Keep in mind, Nick will be with us till just about 745. So if you think of
something, give us a shout right away. 2016 Kia Serena won't shift into gear,
stays stuck in park. We used a small screwdriver to push down in the opening
next to the shift handle and that worked to get the car into drive. What causes
this to happen and what's the repair? Off the cuff, my first suspicion is
something with the brake switch is not telling the vehicle to release the
shifter. So by design, you can't just sink the shifter out of parking to a
gear because if you accidentally or somebody accidentally grabbed the
shift, the car would be rolling down the road. So you have to have a safety
point. Depressing the brake pedal tells the solenoid to release, therefore you
can shift it. So if that's not working, the other concern could be too because
I mentioned the brake pedal and that switch are the brake lights working.
So have somebody check on that. You know, had a second person go behind the
vehicle, obviously depressed the pedal, brake lights come on. Okay, you still
have that part of the switch operating, but the shift interlock is not. So
and if the brake lights are not working, well then you need to have that vehicle
toted somewhere because you don't want to be driving and have somebody run into
the back. Yeah, so it happens. It's not that uncommon. Probably not horribly
expensive. Likely the switch is located kind of down by where your feet are up
under the dashboard there, but I would have that looked at before you end up
with no brake lights and or struck we can't get it out of gear.
We have started to and naturally so getting questions about that. I don't
have heat on the passenger side. I don't have heat or it's just blow over the
is there a typical, what would you say is the most common problem when people come
into Lloyd's and say I don't get as much heat as I used to or whatever the question is.
So it's heat related. So my best advice to people is document exactly what's happening.
People come in and say I have no heat and then you say okay is it blowing air? Is it blowing
at all because really there's two different main air areas. Like it's not blowing any air at all
because you know through the fall we may not use the air conditioning or the heater and
something happens. You get in the morning like tomorrow morning which can be in the 20s and
you turn that heater on. It's not working. That's going to be a little cumbersome. The other thing
you can share on the blower side. So it's blowing or it's not blowing. Try the different settings.
You know low, medium, high. You might find that only works on high and not on the lower settings
and that can be something related to the resistor that controls the blower motor.
So that's kind of the blower side of things. If it's poor heat or poor heat on one side or the
other or it's poor heat where it takes a really long time to heat up or it's a poor heat situation
where it seems fine but once I hit the highway start going it seems a cool down. Those are all
scenarios that we see and any of that information you can share with the repair shop when you make
the appointment or drop the vehicle off while streamlining them figure out what's going on.
Because all the scenarios I just shared with you are different problems. It's a thermostat,
it's a blender, it's a water valve, it's the blower, it's the resistor. There's you know five, six,
eight components that could all have an effect on that heating system and it could take a little
time to figure that out. So write down exactly what isn't, isn't working, the scenario where that
happens and share that when you make that appointment because it'll be very helpful
and get to the bottom of that problem faster for you.
You're right Nick we've said it often the more information you can give to the shop
the better and the quicker they can get it done or at least do the detective work.
All right let's take a quick break for that forecast we'll be back with more.
Keep in mind that Nick will be taking his leave about 7.45 so call us or text us
with any kind of a car care question you may have this morning at 6.514619226.
Let's get the weather here. News Talk 830W CCO and welcome back to CCO's Car Care Show.
Thanks to Nick Stoffel, Lloyd Zahnemotive. We are here every Saturday in the right
after the 7 o'clock news break and Nick I wanted to ask you as usual for folks that need
the help from Lloyd's how do we find you guys? Yes sir and absolutely if you have a question
need some advice before you take in or make your appointment we will help you without a doubt so
you can reach us at 651-228-1316. If you're in St. Paul we're at 982 Grand Avenue the
corner of Grand and Chatsworth and if you need a little more information you can check out our
website which is Lloydsautomotive.net. Recommendation the thumbs up thumbs down texture has a 2019
Titan V8 they are recommending front and rear differential service transfer case service and
transmission fluid service mostly road miles on this you think it's necessary? I do think
following the maintenance schedule is necessary that being said it's a guideline you know depending
on your driving habits and conditions might be a little bit sooner a little bit later but the
nice thing about the maintenance interval it's always there if you follow it and do it you can
forget about it you know it's been done if you're going to try to change your adjust it to your
driving styles you got to remember to do it when outside of that schedule so it's probably just
the easiest to do that you know we always know to change oil and then we think oh differentials
don't have to do it yes you need to do it transmission yes you need to do that you know the
the coolant I mean all these fluids every fluid on the vehicle has a maintenance schedule that needs
to be followed sometimes like I said we might recommend doing it outside of that based on a
reason you know it might be a certain fluid that looks pretty used and abused and we're going to
recommend that a little bit ahead of the schedule to keep things working properly so if you have a
good working relationship with your shop they're making those recommendations it should be based
on some findings or something they can tell you or show you so I would I would maybe ask a follow-up
question with them but likely yes I would perform those services very good uh Texter has a 20 or
rather 2004 Honda CRV 140,000 miles on it two weeks ago they say I loaded a heavy piece of
furniture into it and upon starting the car a dash light quote maintenance required flashed a few
times now the dash light now flashes a few times every time I start the car what does this mean
it's nothing related to putting the furniture in there coincidental uh but you hit a certain
timeline a certain mileage and the vehicle identifies that and saying hey we're due for one
of those maintenance items so you can contact your your shop or your dealership get on their
schedule say got a maintenance light on you bring the vehicle in they can look to see if there's
any information within the vehicle itself they can look at the maintenance records if you've
taken it to that place for a while and they can also check the maintenance schedule and give you
recommendations based on what they what they've learned well we want this problem solved right
away it's a radio one yeah it's a 2022 Subaru Outback sometimes in both the navigation system
and the radio are on suddenly a noise a screech occurs and then the radio stops working what's
happening that the radio stops working and what can be done about it I want to be able to listen to
wcc when using my navigation system we do too absolutely and there is an app you can download
so you're not without you know so we can still you can still listen to us uh with radios you know
years and years ago Danny there used to be some backfeeding but that's in the rearview mirror
that's not something that can happen really anymore that being said typically the nav the radio that
whole unit is one unit the fact that something's screeching and cutting out makes me wonder is
the amplifier on that unit giving out you can definitely take it in if there's any separate
components that input to it we want to check those the antenna if an amplifier is external
any those things that are external we want to make sure that they're working properly
but ultimately you might find out that that unit itself is bad and it replaces a complete assembly
listener who wanted to know in your opinion on as far as wiper blades silicone versus
rubber do you have any thoughts on either um you know I suspect the silicone ones are a little more
expensive and they likely last a little bit longer but my biggest opinions you need to replace them
it's one of those things that people say oh no they're fine and then I said this in the past in
the show I always joke like well I'll give you the passenger side one for free but you have to pay
double for the driver's side when you come back so you put one on the right side and they can see
clearly out that side and then you realize how bad because you know it's one of those slow things
it's kind of like our eyes as we get older because you need cheaters right well uh wipers need to be
replaced and if you look at uh look it up online they're going to say it's annually you know depending
on your driving habits maybe it's every other year uh but they need to be replaced more often than we
do and as they do deteriorate they can start to wear into the glass a little bit which you cannot
undo that so if you get any kind of scratching or imperfections in that glass that's permanent so
I think a couple wiper blades to prevent that and number two keep you seeing well while you're driving
especially at night in the wet conditions is well worth the price see I have no idea what you're
talking about about eyes there's nothing like that but it's true uh you you said it exactly I've
done that very thing I thought well I don't need that and I did replace one blade one time and it
did make a difference but fortunately I didn't have to pay double for the other one all right here
is a uh a text there we do have time I purchased Texas as a 2021 forerunner and heated seats no
longer work who can I call to fix that you guys have worked on those we can and do uh the first
thing we're going to check is the fuse we're going to check the switch but ultimately what we've
learned is that something got spilled on the seat at some point in time gets into that little wiring
element in the base of the seat or the back of the seat it can often short out and make it not work
so be careful if you've heated seats not to have any liquids that are spilled and if they are spilled
wipe them up immediately you can replace the pads but people oftentimes that find it's quite expensive
you know taking this disassembliness seat to do that is maybe not often worth the cost of the of
that luxury so but it can be a switch it can be a fuse it doesn't have to be necessarily worst case
scenario so at least have it assessed figure out what's going on get a real price then you can
determine if that extra add-on is worth it to you all right I think yes so another one just came
me let's see my window texture says squishes when closing I use silicone on the frame it works for
a little while but it comes back what can I do I'm not sure how a window squishes what are they
saying you think I suspect there's some debris in the window channel yeah and then you lubricate it
so it softens it up and then it sounds good again you know maybe you got to clean that out you know
very carefully take a rag some Windex or some gentle detergent and try to get into that window
channel clean that out see what's in there maybe a little bit of compressed air I don't I don't want
to be going crazy and wild and force it a bunch of air or water somewhere because you don't want
to short something out that's in that door but there's some debris that's kind of made its way
in there I need to kind of find a way to clear it out you know we talked earlier about heat and
lack the lack of heat in the wintertime and I was thinking about because I was parked under a tree
and all these leaves had gathered in that little trough beneath the windshield wipers
should those be cleaned I'm thinking you know as we head into the heating season which we're at now
should that be cleaned of that I try to keep that clean myself but that's where the air comes in
right that is correct so at the base of your windshield and that as you call that trough
is it most often they are intake for your heating and cooling air conditioning and heater system
and that debris what's the cabin filter will catch if I make its way in but you know in these
months when it's wet you know that debris starts to break down and kind of get that musty smell so
if you have a musty smell likely it could be that that could be the source it could also restrict
air flow which can affect your heating especially in winter months so we don't want that stuff frozen
in place we don't want that stuff breaking down and decomposing so it's just a matter of cleaning
it out and when they replace your cabin filter if they mention there's a significant amount of debris
in there they're gonna have to clean that out also and to minimize that keep that area clean at the
base of the windshield sometimes you might have to open the hood and where the hood comes to the
vehicle there's another area there you'll see where stuff collects takes two seconds to just
take it out wipe it out and throw it away well you know what I do and I know I'm a little obsessive
compulsive every so often not you know maybe once a year twice a year I'll do that very thing and then
I will not only throw it out by hand but I will take a brush and vacuum with my shot pack because
some of that stuff gets in those screens right absolutely and that will affect the air flow and
you don't want that you know especially on those harsh cold winter days you need to have all that
air flow to give you good heat and I'm very serious about the decomposing and that musty smell
that's absolute one of the main causes of that it's easily prevented and you said open your
open your hood look there you see you know this time you see all those leaves take it out wipe it
out even take the shot back vacuum it up and it'll keep you and your car happy absolutely we'll be
happy if you come back again next week but in the meantime Nick how do we find loads on a motor
absolutely if you have a question as always don't hesitate to call you can reach us at 651
228 1316 if you need our help and you're in st paul we're 982 grand avenue two blocks east of
lecington parkway and finally please do check out our website which is Lloydsautomotive.net
see your guys on Tuesday nick and we'll talk next Saturday thank you Denny very good next awful from Lloyds
About this episode
Navigating car maintenance can be tricky, but this episode provides valuable insights on selecting a good mechanic, understanding the CARFAX system, and following a fluid maintenance schedule. Nick from Lloyd's Automotive answers listener questions about backup camera repairs, transmission fluid changes, and how to find a reliable shop when moving. He also discusses common issues like heating problems and the importance of regular maintenance to avoid costly repairs. The episode is packed with practical advice for keeping your vehicle in top shape.
Resolving backup camera issues. Changing transmission fluid. How to pick a good mechanic. Figuring out why a car will not start. How the CARFAX system gets their data. Repairing the gear shifter. Why heat may not be working in your vehicle. The importance of following the fluid maintenance schedule. Checking for audio and navigation problems. Rubber vs. silicone wiper blades. Why heated seats wont get warm. Ask our car care expert Nick Stoffel of Lloyds Automotive. Visit lloydsautomotive.net 651-228-1316.
