{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"This Is America's Favorite Car Talk Show - Live Callers Getting Their Cars Fixed","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/this-is-america-s-favorite-car-talk-show-live-callers-getting-their-cars-fixed","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/underthehoodshow/2284.mp3?dest-id=709129","description":"The best call-in car talk show in America! Under The Hood. We take your live calls and get you answers to all your car repair problems fast. Give us a call today. Here are today's callers. 1. 18 Silverado disable the AFM or not. 2.004 Mercury air bag suspension conversion 3. 96 Ranger Using CRC cleaner and when 4. 00 Ford F350 with a 7.3 and manual trans 5. 13 Suburban won't go into gear. Transmission pressure issue 6. 15 Jeep Brake control module replacement."},"annotations":[{"id":485826,"startTime":108.74,"endTime":125.2,"type":"car","title":"2018 Silverado","url":"/cars/chevrolet/silverado","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Angela_Ruch_Homestead_2019.jpg","quote":"I've got a 2018 Silverado.\nI'm curious about something.\nI've been reading on the internet about the AFM delete","canonicalId":"car:chevrolet:silverado","priority":0.85,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Chevrolet Silverado is a full-size pickup, and the 2018 model is known for using an engine system called AFM (Active Fuel Management) on certain V8 configurations. AFM can switch the engine between fewer cylinders and all cylinders, which is why owners often ask about AFM-related wear and whether disabling it helps.","simplifiedExplanation":"This is a Chevrolet Silverado pickup from 2018. Some versions use a system that can shut down part of the engine to save fuel, and that’s why people talk about AFM and possible engine wear.","imageAttribution":"Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0","imageLicense":"CC BY 2.0","imageSourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angela_Ruch_Homestead_2019.jpg","sourceStartTime":108.74,"sourceEndTime":125.2}},{"id":485827,"startTime":111.6,"endTime":119.5,"type":"term","title":"AFM delete","url":"/glossary/afm-delete","quote":"I've been reading on the internet about the AFM delete\ndevices that you put in your OBD port that keeps it in eight\ncylinder mode all the time.","canonicalId":"term:afm-delete","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.92,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An AFM delete is an aftermarket modification (often via an OBD-port device or tuning) that disables Active Fuel Management. 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