Potholes are holes in the road that can happen when the weather changes. Hitting a pothole can hurt your car's tires and other parts, making it important to avoid them when driving.
The battery is what helps start the car and powers things like the lights when the car is off. Sometimes, batteries can stop working even if they are not very old.
The alternator is a part of the car that helps keep the battery charged while the engine is on. If it doesn't work, the battery can die even if it's new.
An EV, or electric vehicle, runs on electricity instead of gas. It uses batteries to power an electric motor, which helps it move without producing exhaust fumes.
A hybrid vehicle uses both a gas engine and an electric motor. This helps it save fuel and produce fewer emissions than regular cars that only use gas.
Hybrid batteries are the batteries found in hybrid cars that help store energy from both the gas engine and the electric motor. They help the car run more efficiently by using less fuel.
Suspension is the system in a car that helps it ride smoothly over bumps and keeps the tires in contact with the road. It makes driving more comfortable and helps with handling.
Cooling systems help keep a car's engine from getting too hot. They use a liquid called coolant to absorb heat and keep everything running at the right temperature.
Electric cars run on electricity instead of gasoline. They use batteries to power an electric motor, which makes them cleaner for the environment and often cheaper to maintain.
Electronic ignition is a system that helps start the engine by using electronics instead of mechanical parts. It makes starting the car easier and helps it run more efficiently.
Tire compound is the mix of materials that make up a tire. As tires age, the materials can become hard and cracked, which can make them unsafe to drive on, even if they look fine.
Tread depth is how deep the grooves in a tire are. Deeper grooves help tires grip the road better, especially when it's wet. If the grooves are too shallow, the tires might not work well.
The date code tells you when a tire was made. It shows the week and year, so you can know how old the tire is. This is important because older tires might not be safe to use anymore.
OEM parts are the same parts that were used when the car was first built. They come from the car's manufacturer and are usually considered to be of high quality.
Cabin filters help keep the air inside your car clean by filtering out dust and pollen. They are important for your comfort, especially if you have allergies.
The oil change interval is how often you should replace the oil in your car's engine. It's important to do this to keep the engine running smoothly and to prevent damage.
Sludge is a gooey buildup that can form in your car's engine if the oil isn't changed regularly. It can block oil from flowing properly, which can harm the engine.
The camshaft is a part of the engine that helps control when the valves open and close. It needs to be well-lubricated to work properly and avoid damage.
A turbo is a part of some engines that helps make them more powerful by forcing extra air into the engine. It needs good oil flow to keep it running well.
Lighter weight oils are oils that are thinner and flow more easily. They can help your engine run better, but they might not be as strong under heavy use.
Oil maintenance is about taking care of the oil in your car's engine. If you don't change it regularly, it can get dirty and thick, which can hurt your engine.
Transmission fluid helps keep the car's transmission running smoothly. If it looks dirty or discolored, it might need to be changed to keep the car working well.
A flat spot on a tire happens when the tire sits in one position for too long, making it uneven. This can cause a bumping sound when you drive, which means you should have the tires checked.
Brake rotors are metal discs that help your car stop when you press the brake pedal. It's important to keep them clean and warm for better stopping power.
Tires are the round rubber parts of your car that touch the road. It's important to keep them in good shape for safe driving.
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And on this Valentine's Day time once again to give you the opportunity to ask
an auto mechanic your question whatever that may be maybe you're having
problems with your car your truck your van and you need to bring it in for
service but you want to know kind of ahead of the game what could be wrong
with it what you could be facing well this is your chance to do that very
thing to get next awful ASC certified technician at Lloyd's Automotive a chance
to to kind of analyze that vehicle of yours over the radio you can call it in
your question or you can text it in maybe there's a question you've always
wanted to ask a mechanic we'll do that too 6514619226 is will get you either a
phone call or a text to next awful Nick good morning to you happy Valentine's
Day to you and your bride thank you and good morning to you also as you know we
have our anniversary which was the 12th we stuck down to T West for a long
weekend and I know the weather there is nice and warm but I'll take this this is
this is a good break from winter absolutely key wet and I haven't been
there that's what you recommended I have a friend of mine who has a place in
Florida who goes down there all the time but kind of a neat place yeah we've
really enjoyed ourselves you know there's the popular hot spots but we we've
kind of got off the beaten path we took a little bit of a boat ride went onto
some sandbars yesterday and kind of really relaxed and probably got a little
too much sun but I'll survive it's great we're having a great time well
that's good happy anniversary to all right Nick we'll put you to work here
we've got textures are calling in already just reminded to our listeners we
always like to say pose your question earlier rather sooner rather than later
because our time goes by so quickly Nick will take his leave about 745 so as I
said it goes by so quickly so don't wait love to hear from you either by phone
or by text again 6514619226 the other day with all this melting going on I
literally ran into a couple of potholes and I know every season at this time of
year or the spring we talk about that but outside of tire damage and I want
you to address that too if you would please what else can happen if we hit
the wrong pothole what can happen to our vehicles well you keep in mind too
when with all the melting and refreezing that's all that water gets into the
pavement it freezes expands cracks and starts that process of creating that
pothole also remember when you're driving on the road and you see a puddle
you don't know how deep that is so try to avoid those obviously don't go in
oncoming traffic but try to slow down maneuver around to avoid those because
you mentioned tires it can cause a blowout it can crack the wheel or bend
the wheel which is costly or even worse some of the steering suspension
components from that huge jarring action can become damaged or out of alignment
which is making that much more work for you have you seen that a lot in your
career the damage from potholes I imagine you have well we joke about
pothole season which we all kind of under our you know it's more
fresher than anything you know we want to sit busy won't have good business but
we don't want to have people have damage that can be avoided kind of you know so
if you once again if you're driving along don't you know if you know the
certain stretch of the road that's common to handle spot holes slow down pay
attention try to avoid them the best you can save yourself hundreds if not
thousands of dollars in damages so it's well worth the to take a moment and
try to avoid that well like you said a minute ago you've been looking at a
puddle you never know how deep that thing is so try to avoid it without you
know running into another car so again call us text us with any kind of a car
car question here's one that came in via text today happy Valentine's Day thank
you the two-year-old battery on my 2019 Nissan Altima abruptly died yesterday
triple a came out said it was a defective battery there was no prior
warnings of a pending failure are there any other causes for this such as an
alternative problem should the car be taken in for a mechanical check well I
think it's fair to say you know it's good to ask questions you know why did it
just fail it's only two years old there are its defective parts is different you
know that can happen but I do think it's fair to say I would probably have an
electrical systems test done check the charging system including the alternator
check for any kind of drain from the system when the car is off when you shut
your vehicle off after a few minutes when all the internals electronic shut
down there should be very minimal drain on that battery if it is excessive you
slowly deplete that battery obviously when you get start the vehicle the
alternator charges it but the battery is not designed to be completely or not
completely but drawn down that far and recharge that cycling can cause a problem
so I think it's fair to say would probably you know if you don't not
notice anything else have something to do a draw test make sure there's not
something going on that you're not aware of all right very good here's a
question we get especially over the last couple years as manufacturers go from
gas to hybrid to electric listen I want to know electric vehicles does
Lloyd's automotive work on them we do you know the full EV vehicles is quite
similar to a hybrid vehicle a lot of electronics and the pumps and the motors
are similar we haven't had to replace one of those we've replaced the hybrid
batteries but we haven't done a full EV battery yet you know they're still too
new I imagine when they get into that 10 15 year age range we might start seeing
some of that but yeah there's still suspension there's still brakes there's
still stirring there's still cooling systems there's a lot of a lot of similar
systems a lot of sensors so we do serve with some but you know for the most part
they're not super common and there's just you know not that much out there for
us to have to see too many yet yeah we talk about you and your technicians one
I want to ask you about you yourself being the boss have to go through a
testing every so often and over the years suddenly there's a lot of electric
cars or hybrid cars is that I assume that's all addressed in these tests as
well right they have the testing have evolved with cars you know going from
carburetors to fuel injection electronic ignition hybrids EV so as as
technology changes in the vehicles the testing and the training that we take
involves with that so we do our best to keep keep up on what's out there what's
coming along and as you know as they come into the doors when we fix them
that's what we learned the most and the best but you know it's out there and we
do we kind of keep on top of it now you are being as I said the boss do you still
kind of keep up on everything I mean you still make it a point to keep your
your level of master technician up there I'm actually I think I'm due and my
good friend sorry is on me but it's not just on me about taking the test and
like oh yeah if you don't know me very well I don't want to sit stationary very
long so put me in the room and taking a test for a few hours is about the worst
thing in the world for me but I I should do it lead by example and I'm sure I
still got it right you know it's I need to take every five years and undo so I
should hopefully have it forgotten more than I've learned that was my next
question is how often so every five years or so all right if you have any
kind of a car care question would love to hear from you at 6 5 1 4 6 1 9 2 2 6
next awful from Lloyd's automotive answering again those those very
questions here's one interesting question about tires doesn't say it just
says it's a 10 year old SUV and it's got the original tires and basically the
question is can they they seem fine but some some tires that are the 10 years
old with 20 let's see 27,000 miles on the vehicle can they still be bad I
guess is the question yeah we always assume that tires are good into the
wear out in most cases that's true because we drive enough miles to wear
those tires out in the time frame the situation which there are some cars
out there they're not driven much got more years and miles we inspect the
tires you notice that tire compound starts to dry out of structures and
cracking in there and the crackings deep enough to create a failure so if we see
anything like that we're gonna say hey based on the age of the tires there is
tread but there's some what we call dry rotting and the cracking in the tire we
want to replace those before we have a failure and you end up with a flat tire
it's kind of like running shoes or tennis shoes right even those things over
the years get almost brittle don't they yeah you know the compound in only 27,000
miles in 10 years but it's still out in the heat if it gets out into the snow in
the salt you know they're still those those things out there causing not
it's not just the wear but the breakdown of the component from the product
can a mechanic you know obviously we've talked about tread depth but in can
your technicians look at a tire and even though the tread might be fine can
you see these other defects oh absolutely you know anytime we service a
vehicle we check steering suspension tires or one of the things that we look
at and they do check the tread depth which is like this is the obvious answer
but they do say you know this this tire is discolored or they'll say there's
some cracking in there and there's a date code when that tire was
manufactured it'll be a the week in the year and then the last two years it was
made so you'll know it's the 40th week of 2012 or whatever it is okay and you can
determine okay this tires is 10 years old what are the other three like you
know maybe they didn't replace that one replaced the other two and so you do a
little a little assessing a quick visual inspection and you know give people
advice you know they might not be aware of it share with them what you see and
they can make the best decision all right Nick hang on we'll take a quick
break invite our listeners again to join in we were getting more text messages
any kind of a car care question if you want to phone it in a chat with Nick
great otherwise if you want to send a text that's good to six five one four
six one nine two two six on Valentine's Day from Newsdog 830 this is WCCO good
Saturday morning to you welcome back to CCO's car care show Danny along here
along with ASC certified technician from Lloyd's automotive Nick Stoffel
answering any kind of a car care question that may be on your mind today
call it in text it in six five one four six one nine two two six let's see is
there is a good question morning Danny and Nick is there a big difference
between OEM parts and non OEM parts what do you recommend that tell our
listeners what those what's that mean OEM the original equipment manufacturer
and keep in mind the car makers assembled vehicles they don't really make any
of the parts they have other vendors that they source those components and parts
from a lot of those vendors also make parts for the aftermarket so depending
on the component the system the vehicle sometimes that we definitely want to use
the original equipment that being said there are a lot of examples where the
aftermarket is as good if not better that we see a high fail point or even
price point you know if you're looking for a certain maintenance item me or
whether it's you know I don't want to go down the whole list of spark plugs or
brakes or a water pump we do the research we've learned over the years
what companies and manufacturers are confident in we price them we price the
original equipment and try to take the best value for our customers all right
listen I want to know is there a time frame when to change a cabin filter
actually it's two part question and he or she wants to know can they also be
vacuumed there's a maintenance schedule we will inspect them when we do
service if they're easily accessible sometimes they are easy sometimes a
little more involved when removing them and in you know vacuum or shaking them
out it gets a lot of the loose stuff but I do believe that the stuff that gets
caught up in the the pleading material it's kind of like your furnace filter at
home you're not gonna shake it out of vacuuming out you know when they're
dirty they're kind of used up you know I'm sure you'll get a lot of the stuff
out but you're not going to get all of it so I would say it's probably most
likely the best plan is just to replace it you know it's every year every two
years depending on where you drive how you drive you know you're on a dirt road
or a lot of cottonwood trees in your neighborhood there's a lot of different
different scenarios that will affect the length and the routine of helping you
replace it you know we talked Nick you and I about the quality of differences
in in oil filters and we've had questions before you know it doesn't
make a difference are there differences and to get you know what you pay for we
always say yes there's definitely quality differences what about cabin filters
there's so many on the market I've used both I've used what quote OEM and
aftermarket what about cabin filters it's similar with most parts if there's a
there's a need someone's gonna make an alternative and I would say usually with
like that with the cabin filters it's a lot about fitment a lot of times in
aftermarket or you know they try to find two or three make them into one part
number so it mostly fits you know it's maybe not quite the right size yeah so
I would say you know those situations we always try to put back the way it was
designed you know so we get the appropriate number the appropriate part
it's an oil filter same thing you know that the quality might be a dollar or
two more for the better filter but your engine greatly appreciates it
appreciates that along with the quality oil you don't want you know this it's
funny how we get kind of hung up on trying to you know pricing out an oil
change trying to save value and money is expensive people need to value their
their money but your engine deserves to have good quality oil and a good quality
filter help that thing running and maintain as long as you can keep it on
the road speaking of oil there's a text that came in a couple minutes ago about
oil that the manufacturer says and again is marketing you know you don't have to
change for 10 or 20,000 miles on some of these makers texture says on some of
these oils doesn't mention a manufacturer but you've seen them comment
about the 10,000 and the 20,000 mark you know I do believe I'm not a chemist I do
believe that they've proven that the oil can do what it needs to for that length
of time but I always wonder about the the dirt the carbon the things that create
sludge because to be honest some of the biggest things that we see now or
mechanical repairs related to oil oil related issues camshafts sludging up you
know turbos have you know that with the lighter weight oils the sports that the
oil into flows were very small and that starts to get gummed up oils not flowing
where it should or how it should and create more more problems so I don't
want to you know say it's not true that that oil might not last that long but I
but I will say what is true is you know we stand behind the 5,000 mile interval
and the vehicles that maybe tended not be maintained like they should they go
those longer oil change intervals whether it's intentional or unintentional over
the years we've seen where that damage can become very costly so I think a
it's an extra oil change a year if you see what how many miles you drive you know
maybe fifty something five hundred dollars that saves you a several
thousand dollar repair it's well worth it so absolutely like my two cents I
think I've asked you this a long time ago but you you have changed in your
illustrious career oil on cars and trucks for many many times what's the worst
you've seen what's what's the longest interval you've seen somebody change or
actually not change well it's happened more than it should be unfortunately but
I think the first time was probably maybe 15 years ago some folks had a vehicle
that they bought that they'd never changed oil and there goes about 26 27
thousand miles when the engine failed and obviously that's not oh it's under
warranty it's not a warranty situation which was another complicated
conversation maintaining the vehicle is required to keep that warranty intact
so unfortunately he thought that she didn't she thought that he did and no
one did and it went you know two and a half years and then it just stopped and
you know at that time it was you know that the first time I think we had a
job at eight you know eight several thousand many thousands of dollars seven
eight thousand dollars and we were all like afraid to call but yeah it's you
know it's so silly that we just you know how we we got a busy lives which we
all do we're all running circles but you know take take a minute maintain your
vehicle to keep you and your busy life on the road what is that if there's any
oil left what does it look like after all this time if we'll see we'll see it
come out and it's almost like the sludge I mean that like you you know you see
commercials and stuff we take the drain plug out and it just like kind of like
really bad thick milkshake almost fine you know and then there's a scary part
is how do you combat that you know we you know I'm not a big proponent of like
putting some chemicals to clean it because you're gonna loosen up a lot of
stuff and plug up more things so we just try to what do you do usually tell
me we're gonna use a high quality synthetic oil we're gonna have you come
back every thousand miles to the next first evil time you know maybe we're
gonna change it you know four or five six times over the next several months and
just try to slowly clean it out and you know if it made it that far obviously the
end of its life is probably shortened to some extent but if we can get that thing
back on the road for a couple more years I think it's a victory yeah it is it is
the best in the long haul the cheapest maintenance you can do on Nick hang on
we're gonna take a quick break here have a look at that forecast they're warm
forecast we have a holiday coming up on Monday if you have any kind of a car
care question now is your chance keeping mind Nick takes his leave in about 15
minutes so don't wait love to hear from you six five one four six one nine two
two six any kind of a car care question for Nick at Lloyd's at news talk 830
this is WCCO good morning welcome back to our car care show Danny all here
along with the ASC certified technician Nick Stoffel from Lloyd's on the motor
Nick I forgot to ask you for those that need the help from Lloyd's how do we
find you guys always if you do have a question need some advice before you
take it into your shop or dealer you can call us will help six five one two two
eight one three one six and if you're in St. Paul ever and this warm weekend or
next week we're at 982 Grand Avenue stop and say hi if any more information you
can check our website which is Lloyd's automotive net very good we'll get you
that info before Nick takes his leave here in a matter of eight or ten minutes
or so let's grab a phone call this morning Tim calling in from Andover I
believe this morning Tim thanks for waiting what is your question for Nick
question is about a used car and I don't have any maintenance on it but
transmission fluid can you tell by looking at it if there's a need to change
it yeah if it's discolored you're gonna know that it's it's due one thing I
would tell some and I use vehicle you just bought with no maintenance histories
have a good once over on it you know maybe figure what mileage the vehicles
that go to that interval at the mileage schedule and have all those things
checked inspected maybe some of the bigger items they don't have the spark
plugs these fluids that you're referring to just get a get a visual
inspection you know and kind of give yourself a good starting point so
therefore you can continue or start maintaining the vehicle if the
transmission fluid has become quite discolored or has a smell to it like a
burnt smell to it I'd probably recommend servicing that you know depending on the
type of vehicle most commonly now is what we see is a drain infill system that
used to be like we talked in the past used to have flushes and even some cases
there were some transmissions can remove the pan replace the filter a lot of
that's changed so the most common service is a drain infill that we see
these days but if it needs more attention there might be some other
options all right here's some looking at a text Nick from a listener who said
Ken tires thump while in motion if they have a flat spot after sitting for a
while haven't thought about that in years is that still happen now as much as
it used to I think that the tires are better than they used to be but yeah
sometimes you get a flat spot or if somebody skidded or slid off the road
you can get a little flat spot there so if you're having that thumping type
sensation have somebody look at that that's a warning telling you something's
not right and then they can look at the tires determine if it's something that
maybe they can rotate or do something we balance them to try to help with combat
that make sure you don't have anything more serious going on that could leave
you stranded somewhere here's one that's a good question it's the one we get from
time to time if you are an older person textor says how often to change oil
somebody who doesn't drive many miles at all I think that's a good question but
still the change even if it's not driven at all needs to happen doesn't it yeah
the heated and cooling the moisture is going to get into the oil it'll
absorb into the oil which can make some other eight you know sludging type
problems I think the vehicle should be looked at twice a year spring and fall
let's make sure that there's no issues coming out of the winter months going
through these potholes make sure everything's tight and clean and you know
properly working inspect the oil make your recommendation you know the
baseline of the miles driven the condition of the oil same thing in the
fall before we drive into those winter months want to make sure we have good
tires and brakes and all those things again so I think a vehicle need to be
looked at twice a year depending on the condition of oil I would say at least
once a year that too might be twice a year as a as a standard process and
procedure like we've always said you guys have always said the cars are meant
to be driven if they sit what else can happen I was thinking about a home
improvement show we did many years ago with an appliance repair guy and we got
a call in excuse me from a senior couple who said we use a hard dishwasher
maybe once a year well what happened was in that case is all this a lot of the
seals everything dried up yeah I think they can be similar with the vehicle you
know like you said they're meant to be driven and we don't want you know it's a
nice weekend this is a good weekend to go out and take the long way somewhere I
know a lot of folks live in it in their community or close to work close to
school the grocery store everything they need really close knit for them so they
don't need a lot of a lot of driving but the car still needs enough driving to
get it fully warmed up you know get it on the highway exercise those brakes let
that exhaust burn all that condensation all that moisture out you know when you
see a car freshly started you'll see how there's a big steam cloud come out the
tailpipe and after once it's fully warmed up that's gone that's because all
that moisture is burnt off so we want to try to do that to keep that exhaust from
rusting away you know and same with the brakes when you get on the highway and
heat those up keep those brake rotors good and clean same for the tires so you
know it's not that you need to you know on the bad weather day put yourself in
the in harm's way but a nice day if you need to take some you know I always say
I always say take the long way to the store you know go that I'll go out of
your way just a little bit to give the car a chance to to warm up and kind of
stretch out a little bit yeah looking at a text here I guess we have time I just
bought new tires texture says checked at four places and they were evenly split
about doing a tire alignment what are your thoughts texture wants to know you
know it's good maintenance we will recommend for replacing tires and they
are worn abnormally we want to get a figure out why because the last thing
you want to do is install brand new tires and had them come prematurely worn so
let's figure out what component or something maybe just needs adjustment so
it's not necessarily worst-case scenario but you don't when tires are gotten so
costly you don't want to waste your money to have something prematurely wear
out and still have to perform whatever alignment repair that was needed so if
the tires look like they're worn fine that they haven't worn abnormally and
they got a good life all of them it maybe it's not necessary but you know the more
questions are had I can't be hitting any large potholes right any situations where
you know you had a pause right well those situations are make us think maybe
we should measure the alignment specifications see what see what they're
at to maybe make those adjustments so it's not a have to do a thing but it's
pretty cheap insurance to protect your investment in new set of tires once in a
while as you know Nick we talk about changing wiper blades but a listener
wants to know how personally how often do you change your wiper blades I think
you probably have access maybe more than we do but how yeah how often do you
change on your personal vehicle or any of you it's it's about once a year and
it's funny like if your wipers are a couple years old I always joke with
people will replace the passenger side one for free and you have to double for
the driver's side one when you come back because you don't it's one of those
that slowly deteriorates you don't realize it you know at nighttime as we
get older if it's raining or snowing and that you know having a clear windshield
is priceless you know you can't to spend those extra few dollars to get a set of
wiper blades every year maybe every it really depends on your driving you know
I'm around everywhere all the time now but mine were starting to streak and I
said you know what I should follow my own advice I got a pair of wiper blades and
I was like geez I should have done this sooner now I and we talked about this is
that again do you get what you pay for because I've put on a different wiper
blade some of them are pretty expensive they are and the options that the
parts of the aisle is like you know a dozen different versions and options and
you have to be very careful because another reason I don't know why but
every manufacturer within a manufacturer is different clip or a different way to
attach them so you'd be very careful make sure you get the correct one and I
don't know how many wiper we probably have 30 probably 30 different wiper blades
at this time okay it seems so silly because there's only what six links you
when I started there was two wiper blades I think it was a 14 and 16 inch
wiper blade and they fit everything well now you know they're as long as 28
inches and short as 12 inches and everything in every different attachment
in between so I'd like to say we want to use the ones that have the exact fit
meaning there's not a big clunky piece of an additional piece of plastic that
adapted to make it work I like to try to get the ones that were designed for that
wiper arm and for that vehicle so it's a good easy attachment secured
attachment therefore you know you can have confidence that they're gonna work
yeah absolutely finally I think we have one time for one more text in storing a
car should you use stable tell us what that is and should you use it it's a
pretty long story in the vehicle I use it up up north on our little writing a
lot more in our ATVs and stuff you know it's just a little it kind of keeps the
fuel from breaking down once again it's probably accounts I can describe it
better to us but it does work it keeps the gas thing from becoming tarnished
it's not a forever thing but you know I'll put a little bit in the fuel the
last time they ride him in the fall night before when it comes springtime it
definitely makes it a lot easier to start them up so I thank you for storing
the vehicle for an excessive period of time it doesn't hurt you know I'll keep
that fuel working right keeps it from being kind of like shellac or something
I think something like that anyway Nick we're just about out of time and let's
tell our listeners if they need some help from Lloyd's how do we find what
how do we connect with you guys absolutely you can always call us 651 228
1316 and as always if you're in St. Paul where they're Monday to Friday 7 to 6
stop and say hi we're in the corner of Grand and Chatsworth which is 982 grand
if you're looking for more information
oh I think we just I think we just lost Nick well in the meantime coming up at
in just a minute or two Ted Ferrell's wine chat and then in the 8 o'clock hour
Julie Weisenhorn will be with us Julie of course from the U of M and we're
gonna be talking lawns and gardens and a smart garden show so stay with us
Newstalk 830 this is WCCO
About this episode
Valentine's Day brings a lively discussion about car care, with ASC certified technician Nick Stoffel answering listener questions. Topics include the dangers of potholes and their potential damage to vehicles, the importance of battery health, and the differences between OEM and aftermarket parts. Nick shares insights on electric vehicles and the evolving training for mechanics. The episode emphasizes proactive vehicle maintenance and the need for inspections, especially for older tires and batteries, ensuring listeners are well-informed about their car care needs.
Sure, this might be a false spring with these warm temperatures but there is always room to keep up on your vehicle! This morning Nick Stoffel with Lloyd’s Automotive discusses how to best avoid those tricky potholes (and puddles) also troubleshooting an alternator problem, even batteries! Then we dive into more listener questions regarding filters, sludge, checking for proper fluid functions and more! If you do have a car care question you can visit Nick and his team at Lloyds -visit lloydsautomotive.net or give them a call 651-228-1316.
