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It is another Saturday in CCOLN when we talk cars.

Your car, your truck, your van, whatever you're having problems with

and you wanna know before you bring it in for service, what could be ailing?

Well, this is your chance to call Nick Stoffel from Lloyd's Automotive in St. Paul.

Either call him or text him and ask him that very question.

Nick, good morning to you.

Good morning, Denny.

How are things with you, your family and all the good crew at Lloyd's?

Things are going well.

Like most of us, our kids are back at school.

They still have school-aged kids, I guess.

So we're adapting to our new routine, which is nice.

Because after those summer sports ended, things got a little out of control in my house.

So to get them back under some structure is a good thing.

Yeah, absolutely.

That is good.

I was looking at, I promised listeners that I would pick up on some of the texts we didn't

get to last week.

But if you have any kind of a car care question, and I always like to say call Nick or text

Nick here at CCO sooner rather than later because our time goes by so quickly, Nick will

take his leave about 7.45, make a way for Ted Ferrell's wine chat.

So any kind of, any kind, if you drive and you got problems there, let's hear

from you.

Easy as that.

6-5-1-4-6-1-9-2-2-6.

That's good for either a phone call or a text question for Nick.

6-5-1-4-6-1-9-2-2-6.

Nick, I'm looking at the forecaster, heard what Al just said, and we've got cool

temps now.

But looking ahead this coming week, we're going to be back in the 70s.

I'm talking not only maybe mid-70s, but maybe a couple of notches above that mid-70.

Here we go.

And some of the cars, well actually this one question kind of reflects from last week

when we had warmer temperatures.

This, let's just grab this first one here and we'll pick up on any new ones that

come in.

It doesn't say what year, what kind of a car it is, but it's a good question.

Their vehicle is not driven that much at all and they noticed that the AC is not

as strong as it used to be.

Tell me what could happen to a vehicle if it's rarely driven?

What can happen to the air conditioning system?

Well, just sitting really shouldn't affect air conditioning.

It is a sealed system.

The refrigerant is not consumable.

So by design, if it's static and stable, it'll be fine.

What's likely happened though is that there's a very small, we'll call it

a pinhole, that's allowed some of that refrigerant to leak out.

And over time, enough of it has dissipated that the ability to create that cold air

has kind of gone away.

So usually what we like to tell people, we never know how the weather's going

to be or how long the heat's going to hold out, like you mentioned, is they're

thinking, oh, it's September now, I don't need it until the summertime.

For the air conditioning portion, that's probably true.

But keep in mind that the defrost in the winter months also uses the air

conditioning or the compressor to dry the air to keep that windshield clear.

So it is something that's ran year round, depending on what you're using for

heating and cooling.

So what we'll say is a lot of times you recharge it now, add that dye to the

system, run it.

If you start to feel it kind of weakened up yet to this fall, let's get

another look at it because there'll be some dye in the location where the

leak has occurred, which will kind of help us decide what the plan of

action is to repair it.

Whether or not you repair it now, that's up to you obviously,

depending on cost and timing, but at least we know what it is because what

will happen is people will recharge it, they'll run all winter, come next

April, May, they turn the air conditioner on, it doesn't work again and then

they're like, well, you just fixed it while we recharged it, but we lost

all that refrigerant over the winter months and then now that dye has

washed away or dissipated, so now we have to start from scratch.

So if you're going to recharge it, make sure you use it, try to find

the leak before you put it away or don't notice it for the winter

months because the less you want to do, spend that money now and just

have to spend the money again in the spring just to figure out what's going

on.

Yeah, that makes sense.

When I saw that question, Nick, I was wondering if there are any seals that

could, you know, it was sitting so long that they could either dry up or

lose contact or, but there's no real seal issue, do you think, these days

and more modern cars or what?

No, you know, it's a, it's, it is tightly sealed, I guess, I wouldn't

say for lack of a better thought there, you know, it gets up to

high pressure, you know, there could be a couple hundred pounds of

pressure in that system when it's operating.

So there isn't like a typical O-Rain, I mean, there are O-Rains, but the way

it's designed, it's pretty tight, so, you know, nothing's going to dry up

and leak like a gasket might or like an oil leak or something we might see.

So with their conditioning system, it's pretty stout.

All right.

Thank you for that question, listener.

Again, 6-5-1-4-6-1-9-2-2-6.

Let's grab a phone call this morning.

Rodney is calling in from Kilkenny this morning.

Thanks for calling Rodney.

What is your question for Nick?

It's not really a question, but I was going to call last Saturday.

The last lady that called in, she was having a problem turning the key and

nothing was happening.

I had the same, I had the same problem with my 2008 Ford Escape and I had a

mechanic friend, he checked the starter and the battery and I don't know what

else, but he discovered by accident that if you push in on the key as

you're turning the key, it works every time.

So it's obviously a problem in the ignition switch.

He said just do it until it doesn't do it anymore and just get a different

ignition switch, but I've been doing that for like almost a year now and never

failed me.

How about that?

Thanks Rodney.

What do you think of that comment, Nick?

No, that's great.

You know, just keep in mind, like his friend said, keep doing until it

doesn't work and hopefully that's not on the wrong day.

So, you know, as things were, the ignition switch, the lock cylinders,

you know, becoming worn.

It's got a lot of years, a lot of cycles in it and as it's worn, you know,

things are starting to move around a little bit.

Obviously, we found a workaround in this situation, which is working.

It's been almost a year, but at some point that's not how it's designed.

At some point it might or will fail and then at that point it

probably won't start at all.

So now you're looking at a tow, depending on, you know, if it's a

dead of winter, you'll be sitting and waiting for a while.

So just, you know, as we have these workarounds, keep in mind,

it's great.

We extend some time, some life, but also keep in mind at some point

that may not work and then they'll be sitting and waiting.

I know you don't usually work on carburetors anymore.

I'm looking at a text that came in this morning, a 1985 Chev

454 with a carburetor.

They want to know, is E15 okay to use, would you think?

I would probably not, you know, back to gaskets and seals and such,

you know, I would probably try to use non-ethanol fuel altogether,

to be honest, just to play it safe.

You know, I don't know all the inner workings to be exact,

but I would only use what was available at that time

and it would have been the standard fuel.

So that's what I would probably stick with.

All right, I want to take a quick break here.

Let's invite our listeners to join in on the conversation.

If you have any kind of a car care question,

if you drive and there are problems or something you

always wanted to ask a mechanic, by all means,

call us or text us 651-461-9226.

And I can tell you that we dropped a couple of degrees

in the last hour.

It's now 45 with a few clouds.

There are a chance or two of some scattered showers

this afternoon.

Otherwise, we're going to get up to about 62 today.

Nice day tomorrow.

Sunny near 66 and we're going to be in the 70s,

as I said this coming week.

Right now, 45 on News Talk A3O WCCO.

And welcome back to CISO's Car Care Show.

We are here every Saturday.

Thanks to Nick Stalfel from Lloyd's Automotive

and St. Paul Nick.

Again, we always like to ask you for those folks

that maybe would like some help.

And I know you even take phone calls to help.

It's just awfully nice.

Do people do take you up on that from time to time?

They do.

We get phone calls.

We get some emails.

And it's part of what we do.

It's helping us learn more.

And honestly, we have some great listeners

that will drive pretty good distance to come see us,

which we also appreciate.

But keep in mind, there's a good shop or garage

in your neighborhood on the street corner

down the road from you that can do just as well as we do.

You just have to be able to open those lines of communication,

explain, talk, learn.

And I promise you, there's many places

that can fix your car.

We do appreciate it, but you don't necessarily

have to drive all across town just to see us.

Well, what is your location for those folks

that want to do that?

Well, those that want, they can always call.

Like you said, we'll always answer your questions.

You can reach us at 651-228-1316.

If you happen to be in St. Paul, we're

on the corner of Grand in Chatsworth, which is 982 Grand.

And then finally, you do check out our website, which

is LloydsAutomotive.net.

L-L-O-Y-D-S, yes, Lloyds Automotive.

We'll get to that info before Nick leaves us,

which is about 7.45 this morning.

Call or text your car care question at 651-461-9226.

Here is yet another text.

Nick, text there is a 2017 GMC Yukon Denali.

I've noticed, they said in the last month or two,

that at times the dash lights dim to almost nothing

and then gradually work their way back onto a bright again.

Any ideas what might be causing this

or what action I should take, they ask.

That's a tough one.

The basic response, unfortunately, is

to print out the volume diagram, the schematic,

get the voltmeter, start checking points of power

and ground, try to see if something's backfeeding.

It seems like if it's coming and going,

that there's, you know, unfortunately,

you bring it into any shop, they're

going to have to have it acting up at that time

in that moment.

And at that time, I believe we could trace that power,

lack of power source to the instrument panel

there in the cluster, figure out where that power is going

or why it's not getting there.

Something's backfeeding.

Something's internally shorting out.

And when it does that, it's misbehaving.

And this is the result of that.

So it'll take a little digging in,

but I'm sure with some patience, and like I said,

being able to duplicate the problem,

which is always the biggest thing,

people come in and say, sometimes my vehicle does this.

And sometimes we can find it when it's not doing it,

but almost always we can when it is.

So keep that in mind.

So, you know, if you bring the vehicle

and say, I noticed that this situation

with the dash lights always occurs

the first time in the morning,

or it occurs after I've been on a longer drive

or, you know, different situations or scenarios

that can be very helpful for us

to figure out what, why, and how.

Yeah, I would imagine those electrical problems

can be kind of, they need a lot of detective work,

don't they?

Some of them.

For sure, and patience.

You know, sometimes you can just, you know,

the guys will have three or four or five pages

laid out on their toolbox

and they got their pen markings everywhere

and trying to, you know,

and when we have a wiring problem, you know,

you just don't rip the car apart.

You kind of look at the easiest points

that start cutting the car off

as you work your way to the source of the problem.

And, you know, a little detective work,

like you said, goes a long ways.

Yeah.

Here's an interesting one.

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3 engine,

60,000 miles on it.

Texas says, I have a shake in the engine

and the dealership said,

I have to replace the magnets in the engine.

Have you ever heard of anything like this?

I'm referring to what magnets,

you know, some vehicles have variable valve control

where they use a magnet to energize that.

I guess I'd have to see if there's any fault data,

look at the live data, try to determine why,

I think maybe perfect example,

maybe miscommunication that they might be explaining something,

not in a manner where we understand it.

So I would probably have a couple of follow-up questions there

to get a better idea,

see if there's any fault information,

see what they did to come up with that,

make it a little easier to understand

to see why they're recommending that.

Yeah, interesting.

Another listener says this,

I have a 2004 ton of country

where I fill up the pump,

I can only run the pump as low that would go,

otherwise the auto shut off kicks off,

the gas kind of drops off, flow, I guess, flow.

I can fill it quicker with the five gallon can.

Any thoughts?

We've had variations of this question before, haven't we?

Absolutely, and it does happen

and it's extremely frustrating what it does.

So keep in mind what happens is

as we're adding fuel to the tank,

air needs to get out.

Well, that air contains fuel vapors

which we cannot admit into the atmosphere,

so we have to contain them.

So there's a canister and some venting tubing

and valves and solenoids that operate

to allow that just to happen.

So you add the fuel to the tank

as that displaces the space,

that air goes into the canister,

it contains the fuel vapors

and then the air will leak

or go out the back of the canister.

There's a couple solenoids in there,

vent solenoid that may not be operating in this situation.

So what's happening is as you're adding the fuel,

the air cannot get out.

The way our nozzles work at the gas pump

is they see that back pressure

and that's why they kick off.

That's how they're designed.

So as you add fuel,

it sees the back pressure kicks off and continues.

Well, when the system's working,

the air goes out the other way

so it can keep adding fuel

until the fuel fills up far enough and it kicks it off.

So take it in, explain that to the shop.

They've heard it or seen it 100 times, I promise you.

Little detective work on those vent solenoids.

Make sure there's tubes and lines

are free of any debris or cobwebs

to allow that air to make its way through

to keep from this happening.

All right, thank you for that,

Tex, there's another one, love the show,

thank you for that.

Texer has a 2019 Buick Enclave at a stop sign.

The car turned off by itself.

All of the lights and the dashboard went black.

I was able to start it again and it worked well.

This has happened twice, three months apart.

Your thoughts about that.

Back to those frustrating, intricate issues.

So we're gonna find that there's a poor connection,

context, something maybe with the wiring to the computer.

I promise you it's the most frustrating situation

that we see, maybe not every day,

but we've learned and adapted to try to duplicate.

We take mental notes, we have forums that we're members of

where we can kind of research similar type of situations,

the lead is down the path to try to do some testing,

but unfortunately, there's not gonna be an easy button

there, you need to get it in twice and three months.

That's not very often, it's four times a year

to try to find that I can need on the haystack.

However, if it starts to become a little more frequent

or it's concerning enough, do bring it in,

let them rent some scans, see if there's any

false information stored, let them look at some

of the forms and to make them out of the vehicle

to see if there's any other people

that have had similar problems, let's do a little digging

in and see if we have a path that can lead us

to finding the problem.

All right, bear with me, I'm looking at a text

that kind of runs through various lines here.

So we have to kind of put the pieces of the puzzle together.

There's the 2024 Honda Ridgeline.

Texture says I've had the auto headlight camera changed

out on warranty, yet it still doesn't work correctly,

even though the dealer says it's working fine.

My 2022 Chevy Blazer works great.

Is the technology different between the vehicle manufacturers?

Sometimes yes, sometimes they have a different path

that come to the same result, but also I'd say

over the course of time they all end up using

the same variations at some point in time.

So there's lots of ways that create those systems.

There's a photo sensor that's identifying the light,

obviously it's on the dash or behind the rear mirror.

But if maybe you're accustomed to the one vehicle

working in a certain situation or style

and the other one's just a little bit different,

it's not the worst idea, it's the one

that's still a concern to you.

Take it to another dealership and give them a shot

to explain what's going on.

Maybe you have a different result there,

but they're not gonna be identical.

Different makes and models operate slightly differently

and if you're accustomed to the one vehicle

then you drive the other, you might notice some changes.

Yeah, for sure.

Nick, hang on, we're gonna take a break,

have a look at that weather forecast

and have more show when we come back.

Keep in mind, Nick will be weathering

still just about 7.45.

So if you wanted to ask a question,

do it sooner rather than later.

Here at 6514619226, make it a phone call

or a text, whichever is easier.

Right now, here in the Twin Cities,

we have a 45 degrees cool morning.

We are heading for near 62.

We're gonna have a look at that forecast

so stay with us here.

Newstalk 830W CCO.

And again, so good Saturday morning

to you, welcome back to CCO's Car Care Show.

Denny Long here along with Nick Stoffel,

AESE certified technician,

runs a place called Lloyd's Automotive in St. Paul.

And Nick, as usual, we have some questions.

Let's see how many folks we can help out

before we run out of time.

By the way, if you wanna call in, great.

If you wanna text in, either way, 6514619226.

Textor says this, Nick, 2017 Ford F-150.

Recently, the transmission stopped wanting to downshift,

wondering if there's anything we could do

in terms of resetting the TCM or whatever that is

or is it safer just to bring to the shop?

Thanks very much.

You know, and then what I'd probably say,

bring it in just so they can look at any kind of data

that's stored before we try to reset it

because there might be some useful fault information

that we can compare if it occurs

or reoccurs after the fact.

So collect the data, document everything, reset it,

take it and drive it as you would.

If it's finding normal grade,

if you go short amount of time

and it starts happening again,

you can then collect a second set of data

to compare those data points

and figure out what's going on.

Okay, this is kind of a two-part question, Nick.

2023 Mitsubishi Mirage.

Textor says this car has a CVT transmission.

Is this the same as a standard automatic transmission

that has to have fluid change once in a while?

That's one question.

Final question, I've been told,

the text says that because this engine

is a three cylinder,

it'll have a slightly louder sound

when idling, is that true?

So a couple of questions.

So it does have fluid that requires maintenance.

You know, you look at the maintenance schedule,

you look at the interval there,

they'll tell you when that fluid should be changed out.

As far as the noise go,

I feel that manufacturer's done a pretty good job

of noise dampening under the hood.

That's when we open the hood,

we see a lot of plastic

and there's a lot oftentimes some foam

or insulation under that plastic

that kind of dampens the noise.

But all cars are a little bit different.

Some have a little more noise.

I don't think the fact that number of cylinders

is what's gonna make it in any louder.

They've done engineering to design to keep it balanced.

So that kind of helps with that.

One thing that we do from time to time,

people talk about a bit of a ticking noise

and a lot of times with newer vehicles,

we have a different type of fuel system,

which is direct injection.

So there's actually a little solar noise

on those injectors that are a little bit louder

than what we were accustomed to years ago.

But even in that point,

once again, there's a lot of plastic

and a lot of noise dampening there.

So you probably don't really notice it all that much.

Okay, I had a follow up there

and I completely forgot about it.

But anyway, here's another one, 2014 Nissan Altima.

They wanna brighten the headlights a bit.

Have you had much luck with

and do you recommend headlight cleaning kits

to brighten headlights of older vehicles?

Now we've talked about this

and you and your crews do that at Lloyd's.

We do.

The first disclaimer is care for what you see online.

People are using different home products,

not as they're intended use.

So I would stay away from that

because some of those products

can damage that plastic of the headlight

and then you can't come back from that

meaning you end up with new headlights,

which can be quite costly.

But we do use a procedure.

It's time consuming.

It takes maybe 45 minutes to an hour.

I believe 3M built the kit initially

and it's essentially we're taking

and that oxidation we're very carefully sanding it off.

It's very, very fine grit.

I think the final step is 3000 or 4000 grit disks

that we kinda go through and then we polish it.

So we start with the more aggressive,

I think which is actually still like 1500

and we kinda work our way up

to that high grit sandpaper, we'll call it.

And like I said, it takes 45 minutes.

There's a lot of water involved.

It can get kinda messy.

So if you're trying to do it yourself,

if you look online and you buy one of those kits,

make sure you're in a place where you can

contain or collect all that water.

But it does work.

Now keep in mind we put the polish over it,

which helps.

But you might say, boy, you guys did that

and the car was 15 years old, we'll say.

And then now here it's a handful of years

it's already going back to that.

Well, when they originally made them

the seal coat that they put on that plastic,

that hardened protector lasts a lot longer

than anything we can do it after we

kinda refurbished them.

So really, I guess the cars get a little bit older.

If we can get you three, four,

maybe five more years out of it,

that usually brings it to the end of the life

and it's sufficient.

So once again, be very careful what you see online.

Some of these do it yourself remedies.

I've seen where they create more problems

than they're worth, so be very, very careful.

What you see in a two minute video

isn't actually reality, because we've seen that too.

It only took them two minutes.

I know that's what editing does for you,

but just be very careful.

Look online, if you're gonna buy a product,

you're gonna need a new brakes with a reputable source.

Because these headlight assemblies, these capsules

can be at five, six, seven, eight hundred dollars

and you're trying to avoid that.

That's why you're trying to find another way

to clear it up.

Very expensive.

All right, here's another one, Nick, 2008 Honda CR-V.

I had new brakes put in, Texter says in 2023.

Was hearing noises and brought it in yesterday.

They said, I need new brakes.

There's a thin pad on one side.

On the other, it is metal on metal.

I drive the car every day.

I've only put about 12,000 miles on it

since they were replaced in 2023.

Why would they have worn down so quickly?

Which is kind of a hard question for you

because you haven't seen and haven't looked

at the whole thing, the whole picture.

No, no, but it's a fair question.

So the first thing is depending on what products they use,

if you call 10 different places for an estimate on brakes,

you're gonna get 10 different prices.

And we don't claim to be the least expensive either

because I think the products that we use,

we like to use the best quality that we can find,

especially with brakes, obviously we need to stop.

And we wanted to last a long time.

But the procedure is the other part of this too.

When you're not just slacking brakes in there,

you're removing the calipers, the pins, the slides,

we're cleaning, lubricating,

the hub surface where the rotor sits,

all that gets cleaned, lubricated where it's necessary.

And we found that when we do it that way,

we have fewer comebacks.

And the products last longer.

This situation, I'm not saying that none of that was done,

but I'm starting to wonder if the pad,

they mentioned one was metal and metal,

other one had some pad, so they're wearing unevenly.

That should be a red flag saying, well, why is that happening?

Maybe one of the calipers themselves

isn't applying and releasing equally,

which is allowing those brakes not to stay on necessarily,

but have just enough contact

where they're wearing when you're driving down the road.

That's my first or most likely scenario.

You wonder about brake hoses,

as you depress the brake fluid,

the hydraulic system, you're forceful enough

to get the fluid into the caliper

to allow the brakes to apply,

but when you take your foot off,

the fluid should come back out.

What if brake hoses collapse or somebody's compromised,

the fluid might be slow to leave that caliper, same scenario.

So it's dragging slightly, staying engaged,

just enough not to create a problem

where it's pulling, you're seeing smoke,

but just enough to wear those pads prematurely.

So I would say to this texture,

ask those questions, okay,

why did they wear out so quickly?

Is it the products that we're using?

Is there something more going on here?

Is there a caliper, a brake hose?

I think you'll find out one of those three scenarios

is likely the cause, not just that they wore out

because of the way you drive.

That's very doubtful, that's the situation.

All right, I have time maybe for one more.

It's an interesting one,

and we talk about vehicles for students

and children and grandchildren, et cetera.

This texture says what vehicle should a student

or first car buyer get and why?

That may be a tough one for you to answer,

but I mean, no brands or anything mentioned,

but what to look for maybe is the best question.

Well, one that sort of has a couple of bruises,

bumps and dents and stuff,

because young drivers tend to see nothing,

we don't think horrific, but when they're parking,

they might catch the corner of the garage

or parking in the parking spot and scrape up on something.

So don't spend too much money.

Now, we always want safety and reliability,

and that's true.

So look online, look for reliability,

look at that vintage vehicle.

You're looking at a particular make and model

of a certain window of time.

You can look online and find how reliable they are,

talk to your friends, your neighbors.

Somebody drives a similar vehicle, obviously,

but I would always caution that we always,

rightfully so worry about our children,

but spending more money

doesn't make them safer necessarily, I guess,

is the point.

You find a reliable vehicle

that every vehicle has airbags now

or has for quite a while,

and I would just caution if you see something

that if you're buying the vehicle,

if they have the records,

it was somebody's parent that had passed away

and it's been driven very little, great candidate,

it's a 15-year-old car, low miles,

great candidate for a young person to drive,

but you go look at a vehicle

that's priced fairly inexpensively

and they have no records, no history,

they don't want you to have it looked at,

I would probably shy away.

So I would say, price point

and make sure you have it teched up before you buy it.

And like we always say,

if you can take it to any of your,

one of your favorite shops

to have them do a once-over,

that's always say if the owner

will allow you to do that.

If he or she doesn't, there's a red flag.

Nick, we gotta go,

how about Lloyd's Automotive?

We need the help there.

Yes, sir, you can always reach a 651-228-1316.

If you're in St. Paul,

the corner of Grand and Chatsworth,

two blocks east of Lexington Parkway,

you can find all that information

and much more on our website,

which is LloydsAutomotive.net.

Thanks again, Nick, for all the help

and let's join forces next week.

You have the time, I hope.

We will make time, absolutely, thank you.

Thanks, Nick.

Nick Stoffel from Lloyd's Automotive.

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