Collector car insurance is a specialized type of coverage for vehicles that are owned for hobby use rather than daily commuting. It often uses agreed value or stated value approaches and may include coverage tailored to limited mileage and storage conditions.
Replica OEM wheels are replacement wheels made to look like the original factory wheels. They can be a cheaper way to get the stock look, but you still want to make sure they fit your car correctly.
“car dash part” is mentioned as a sponsor offering “over 200 million used parts ready to ship.” This points to an online used-parts marketplace where you can source components for repairs or restorations.
0W-20 is the type of engine oil thickness. The “0W” part means it’s easier to start when it’s cold, and the “20” part means how it behaves once the engine is warmed up. Using the right oil grade helps the engine stay properly lubricated.
They’re talking about a 2019 Toyota Tacoma. You’re hearing a ticking noise and wondering if you should add something to the oil. The host explains whether additives are necessary for this truck and what the noise might mean.
An oil additive is something you pour into your engine oil to try to improve how the oil works. Some additives are meant to reduce wear or help with things like noise. But if your engine is already doing well and you’re changing oil on time, the host says it usually isn’t needed.
The caller describes a “little ticking” noise and asks whether it can be quieted with oil additives. Ticking can come from several sources (for example, valve train noise, lifter behavior, or other mechanical clearances), and oil additives generally can’t fix internal mechanical wear. The host’s response focuses more on whether additives are needed than on diagnosing the noise directly.
Oil system failures are when the engine’s lubrication system doesn’t work correctly, which can lead to poor protection for the engine. The host says Toyota/Tacoma engines usually don’t have these kinds of problems. That’s why they recommend normal oil changes instead of extra additives.
The Justice Brothers heavy-duty vehicle product is referenced as an example of an oil additive. The host describes it as having ingredients meant to replace “missing lubricants” that were previously added to oils. This is essentially a marketing/ingredient claim about additive chemistry and lubrication performance.
A “lifter tick” is a light tapping/ticking noise from inside the engine. It often happens when the oil isn’t staying clean or the engine parts aren’t getting proper lubrication.
Hydraulic lifters are parts that help keep the engine’s valves adjusted automatically using oil. If the oil is dirty or the lifters get gummed up, they can start making a ticking noise.
Hotshot Secret is a brand of engine additives you pour in to help clean or condition parts. Here, they’re talking about using it to reduce a ticking noise that might be caused by oil buildup.
The hosts mention that an additive is “made for” helping condition seals, implying it can reduce seal hardening and help prevent leaks. This is typically marketed as improving oil seal flexibility and reducing seepage, though results vary by vehicle and condition.
Oil changes matter because dirty oil can let gunk build up inside the engine. Changing oil regularly helps keep moving parts lubricated and can prevent noises caused by buildup.
Fuel injectors can make a loud clicking/tapping sound on newer cars. The key point is not to assume every tick is engine damage—some injector sounds are normal.
A V6 is an engine with six cylinders. It’s shaped differently than a 4-cylinder engine, so it can sound different—like what they’re noticing with the truck’s motor.
They’re basically saying: try a treatment during an oil change to see if the engine gets quieter. If the noise is caused by something like dirty oil or lubrication issues, it might improve—but if it doesn’t, you’ll want to look deeper.
Hot Shots Secret is a brand of engine treatment you add to your vehicle. They’re suggesting it as a try-and-see option during an oil change to help quiet down a noisy-sounding engine.
A Mazda CX-30 is a small SUV/crossover. Some cars can automatically lock the doors when you close them and walk away, and this caller says that feature doesn’t work reliably on their 2024 model.
The infotainment center is the screen in the car where you change settings and control things like locks and other convenience features. If the auto-lock feature is controlled there, the setting (or the software) can matter.
Automatic door locks are the feature that locks your doors by itself when you close the door and walk away. If it sometimes fails, it could be something about how the car detects your key or how the system is set up.
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intermittent issue vs no trouble codes
Sometimes a problem happens only sometimes, so the car doesn’t record an error code when the dealer checks it. That can make it seem like everything is fine even though you’re still noticing the issue at home.
If the dealer checks the car and you still aren’t convinced the problem is fixed, it’s reasonable to go back and ask them to keep trying. Some issues need more than one attempt to track down.
Some car problems only happen occasionally. If the shop can’t make it happen while the car is there, they can’t tell what’s causing it. That’s why it can feel like the dealership “can’t find anything,” even though you’re seeing it at home.
Some cars automatically lock the doors after you close them or after you walk away. If it doesn’t do it every time, something like a sensor or the key/remote signal may be acting up.
When shops “plug a car into the computer,” they’re using a diagnostic scan tool to read stored trouble codes and live data from the vehicle’s onboard systems. If the fault doesn’t occur during the visit, the car may not record a code, making diagnosis much harder.
A key fob is the wireless “key” you carry. The car reads its signal, and when it senses the fob nearby it can unlock the doors, and when it senses the fob is gone it can lock them.
Sometimes keyless entry doesn’t work because the wireless signal gets messed up by other electronics or interference. If the problem can’t be repeated on demand, it’s difficult for a shop to prove what’s wrong.
FCC is a government rule for wireless devices. It basically means the fob has to play by the interference rules, and it also has to keep working even if other electronics are causing radio noise.
Scanner data is information pulled from the car’s onboard computers using a diagnostic tool. In keyless/proximity issues, technicians may watch for communication dropouts or related fault codes while the vehicle is locking/unlocking.
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factory system not working (warranty vs diagnosis)
If the car is still under warranty and the problem is with a factory system, the dealer usually has to involve the manufacturer. If the issue is intermittent and can’t be reproduced, it may take logs or repeated visits to get it approved for repair.
A “buyback” (often called a vehicle repurchase) is when the manufacturer or dealer takes the car back and refunds the customer due to an unresolved defect. The hosts describe it as an extreme end of the resolution process when repeated repair attempts fail.
The transmission is what helps send power from the engine to the wheels. If it’s acting up and the fix doesn’t stick after repeated attempts, the customer may end up with a buyback or other resolution.
A tire pressure monitor tells you when one or more tires aren’t properly inflated. They’re saying the example wasn’t something as straightforward as that—it was a smaller system issue.
A credit is basically a discount or allowance the dealer gives you to help cover costs. In the story, it was offered to make things right when the problem couldn’t be resolved the usual way.
A Dodge Ram is a pickup truck made for work and towing, and it’s also used for regular driving. The podcast mentions a 2012 model because people shopping at auctions want to know what problems to look for and whether it’s a good buy.
The VIN is like the car’s fingerprint. It can tell you exactly which version of the car you’re looking at, including the engine and transmission, even if the listing doesn’t say.
VIN decoders are websites that take a car’s VIN number and tell you what that vehicle is. You can use it to figure out things like the engine type, even if you don’t know the owner.
“Hemi” is a nickname for a type of V8 engine design. The hosts are using it to guess whether the truck has a V8 and to set expectations for how it should sound and run.
Before you buy, start the engine and listen carefully—especially when it first turns on. Weird rattles or tapping can be a warning sign that something inside the engine may be worn.
The camshaft controls when the engine’s valves open and close. If the engine makes loud top-end noises, it could mean the camshaft (or something tied to it) is worn or damaged.
Mileage tells you how much a vehicle has been driven. The hosts are saying 51,000 miles is relatively low, so if it’s making bad noises, that’s more suspicious than if it had very high mileage.
An estate sale is basically selling someone’s stuff when they’re no longer able to keep it. With a truck, it can sometimes mean the previous owner took good care of it, but you should still check it and confirm maintenance before buying.
A fleet truck is used by a business (like delivery or service work) and tends to rack up miles quickly with more standardized maintenance. Fleet vehicles can be fine, but they’re more likely to have been driven hard or have less personal care than a privately owned truck.
“Low miles” means the truck hasn’t been driven much. That sounds good, but it doesn’t automatically mean the truck is problem-free—maintenance matters just as much.
“Cam problems” means something is wrong with the engine’s camshaft, which helps control when the engine’s valves open and close. If the cam or related parts fail, the engine can run poorly or even stop working, so it’s a big thing to check before buying.
Hearing a truck start up before buying is a practical diagnostic step because it can reveal issues like hard starts, misfires, or abnormal noises. The speaker connects this to past experiences with “cam problems,” implying that a quick start test can catch serious red flags.
A dipstick is used to check the transmission fluid level and sometimes its condition. The speaker is emphasizing that you should verify the level and look for signs of trouble (like unusual color or odor).
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low-mileage search online
Searching online for a specific truck with a stated mileage is a way to validate pricing and identify similar listings. It can also help you compare options, but you still need to inspect the specific vehicle in person because mileage alone doesn’t confirm condition.
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Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan is a Canadian province known for cold winters, which can affect vehicle wear (especially rust and battery/starting behavior). Location matters when evaluating used trucks because climate and road salt can change the risk profile.
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Color ID
“Color ID” is a code that tells you the exact paint color a car left the factory with. It helps you confirm you’re looking at the right color, especially on a used car. That can matter when you’re checking repairs or ordering matching touch-up paint.
They’re saying double-check the distance units on the car. Some cars show mileage in kilometers (km) instead of miles (mi). If you mix them up, you might think the car has more or less wear than it really does.
“Dry startup” means the car starts a little rough or noisy when it hasn’t been driven for a while. That can be because fluids haven’t circulated and pressures haven’t built up yet. If the noise keeps going after the engine warms up, that’s a warning sign.
“Super Duty” is Ford’s heavy-duty truck line. A “2020 Super Duty” means a 2020 model year of that truck. The caller is talking about a diesel problem and how it relates to the fuel system.
Diesel engines work differently than gas engines. Instead of spark plugs, they use high compression to ignite the fuel. Because of that, problems often show up in the fuel system and can affect how the engine starts and runs.
A lubricity product is an additive you mix with diesel to help it “lubricate” the fuel system. Diesel components rely on that lubrication to reduce wear. If someone thinks the fuel is too “dry” or not slippery enough, they may try a lubricity additive.
On a diesel, the injector pump is like the fuel “pressure maker.” It pushes fuel to the injectors so the engine can burn it. If the fuel isn’t slippery enough, the pump can wear out faster.
Fuel injectors are the parts that deliver fuel to the engine. If something goes wrong in the fuel system, the injectors can get damaged too, and that’s why the repair bill can get very expensive.
Sometimes one fuel part fails and then causes problems for other parts. Debris can travel through the fuel system and damage more components than you’d expect, which is why costs can snowball.
The high-pressure fuel pump is what forces fuel through the system at the right pressure. If it breaks, it can send debris downstream, which can then ruin other fuel parts like injectors.
Fuel additives are aftermarket products added to the fuel tank to clean deposits, reduce buildup, and sometimes improve combustion. In this segment, the host frames the additive as a preventive investment compared with the cost of fuel-system repairs.
These are replacement wheels made by a company other than the carmaker, but they’re designed to look like the original wheels. The benefit is that they may fit your car without extra adapters or special parts.
TPMS sensors are the little parts that keep track of your tire pressure. If you change wheels, you want to make sure the sensors still fit and keep sending accurate pressure readings.
Road Ready Wheels sells replacement wheels for cars. They carry different types of wheels (like aluminum and steel) and help you pick the correct ones for your vehicle using an online tool.
If your wheels leak air, your tires slowly lose pressure. That can make the car handle worse and can even be unsafe, so it’s a good idea to get it checked.
Aluminum alloy wheels are made from aluminum mixed with other metals. They usually look nicer and don’t rust as easily as steel wheels, but they can cost more.
Steel wheels are typically heavier but often cheaper and very durable for everyday use. They can be a practical choice if you’re replacing a damaged or rusty wheel, especially for drivers who prioritize cost and toughness over weight.
An “OEM looking” wheel is an aftermarket wheel that tries to match the factory look. It’s meant to keep your car looking stock, but usually costs less.
A vehicle selection tool helps match wheels to your specific car by using fitment information like bolt pattern, offset, and tire clearance. This reduces the risk of buying wheels that don’t fit correctly or require extra modifications.
“Value coverage” generally refers to how an insurer pays out based on the agreed or stated value of the vehicle, rather than only the lowest market value at the time of a claim. For collectors and classics, this can matter because replacement costs and market values can be unpredictable.
Berkeley One Classics is an insurance company. They offer coverage for many kinds of vehicles and are pitching “value coverage” so you feel confident about how your vehicle is protected.
Recycled parts are used parts taken from cars that are no longer on the road. They can be cheaper and are often better for the environment than buying brand-new parts.
“Motor medics” is the show’s name for the help/support part of the program. They give a phone number so you can reach them.
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collector car coverage
Collector car coverage means special help for classic cars—either insurance or information that fits how enthusiasts actually use and protect them. Regular car insurance usually isn’t built for the way classics are valued and driven.
If a car hits something like a deer, it can cause hidden damage even if the car still drives. Getting it inspected soon helps prevent bigger problems later.
Spotting fluid on the road is a key diagnostic clue because different fluids point to different systems (coolant, oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, etc.). The host is suggesting checking the scene for leaks to understand whether the vehicle had a mechanical failure or just visible damage.
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CSI in my head
They mean they mentally “investigate” what caused the damage. Instead of assuming, they look for clues like where the car stopped, what broke, and what marks are left on the road.
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deer hits
When a car hits a deer, it can look like the damage is just one part (like a headlight). But the impact can still cause other problems that aren’t obvious at first glance.
If the brakes grab too hard, the wheels can stop turning and the car slides. That sliding can leave long skid marks and can help explain what happened even if nothing was visibly hit.
Flat spots are when a tire gets damaged from sliding instead of rolling. It can leave noticeable marks and can help you understand how the car was moving when something happened.
Key fobs run on a small battery. If it’s getting weak, your remote might work sometimes but not others, or you may have to get very close to the car for it to respond.
If water gets inside a tail light, it can mess up the electrical connections. That can make other things in the car stop working or start acting weird, even if they’re not directly part of the tail light.
A sensor is a device that tells the car something’s happening. If it’s triggered by a wiring or water problem, the car may react by turning off or restarting other systems.
Sometimes an electrical problem isn’t constant—it comes and goes. When that happens, the car’s computers can get confused and shut down several features at once, then bring them back later.
A harness is basically the car’s wiring bundle that connects sensors and lights to the rest of the car. If that wiring gets damaged or corroded, the car may think something is wrong and keep turning features on and off.
When you replace certain sensors or electronics, the car sometimes needs a software update so it “learns” the new part. Without that step, the car can keep throwing the same errors.
Some tail lights have sensors built into them. If water gets inside and damages that built-in sensor, you may need to replace the tail light assembly (or fix the sealing) rather than just the wiring.
Radar sensors can be built into the rear lights to help the truck “see” what’s around it. If you replace the tail light, the truck may need to be told that the new sensor module is installed.
A “Ford Tech” is a technician trained and equipped to use Ford’s tools. If the tail light needs special software updates, that kind of tech is often required.
A blind spot detector helps you avoid changing lanes into another car you can’t see. It uses sensors and will light up or warn you if it thinks something is wrong or if it can’t read the sensors correctly.
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Welcome to the Under the Hood Show. We are glad to have you with us. Russ Evans is here to answer your automotive questions.
Thanks for joining us under the hood.
Shannon Nordstrom is here to do the same.
Welcome, Woody. Thanks for tuning in so we can help you tune up.
I'm Chris Carter here to answer your calls at 866-594-4150. Got some calls coming in from all over. Should we get right to them?
Of course we should.
I knew you were going to say, I mean, I would have been surprised if you would have said no, not Dave.
No, let's make them hear us talk for 20 minutes before we go to the calls.
Not Dave for sure, but I'm going to do it. Let's go talk to Dave in Maine. Dave, you're on the Under the Hood Show. What can we do for you?
I got a 2019 Tacoma and my question is, so the truck runs a 20-weight oil, 0W20.
And I'm just wondering if I should put an oil additive into that.
It seems like I hear you guys talk a lot about adding something to that 20-weight oil.
And I'm just wondering, the motor sounds a little louder than I would think you'd hear. It's that little ticking, you know?
So I just didn't know if it's worth putting some oil additive in to add something to that 20-weight oil.
The Tacomas and the Toyotas have been pretty good oil system-wise. We don't see very many oil system failures with those vehicles at all,
and therefore they're typically fine with just regular oil changes.
Now, I mean, regular ones, not like 6,000 to 8,000 miles or whenever that thing's coming on the dash.
You need to be a little sooner than that, but they usually hold up pretty good.
If this was a different manufactured engine from somebody else that was known for oil system issues,
I'd say yes, an oil additive would be a good choice. The Justice Brothers heavy-duty vehicle,
something that has something to take the place of the missing lubricants that were added to oils in the past.
But with this vehicle, they're pretty good oil system-wise.
If something goes bad inside, it's usually a failure of a part that's not caused by oil damage just because of its quality of manufacture.
What about the noise? Will it quiet it down?
Maybe. I don't know what the noise is. If it's what it's caused by, I should say.
Can you give us a little more on what that noise might be just to kind of tease us?
Where it's coming from?
Well, it's just a little tick-tick-tick. I think and I heard another Toyota same vintage that sounded the same.
If it's coming from the lifters on the upper end of the engine, then a product like Hotshot Secret,
lifter tick-fix could fix that, well, that's a mouthful, lifter tick-fix could fix.
If it would fix, it could fix wood or whatever.
It could be a little bit of just build-up in there.
I don't know if you've owned it since new or not, but sometimes people go really long on oil changes and they can build up stuff.
And that's what it's made for, to help condition seals.
Is there any risk of doing, if he does do something?
It's not going to hurt it by putting anything in.
No.
And you're aware of the difference between like a high-pressure injector noise versus a tick.
I mean, sometimes people will get that confused.
Just making sure. For some people, they just haven't heard that.
The newer high-pressure fuel injectors, they make enough noise that you sometimes go,
it turns your head sometimes.
Especially if you leave the engine cover off.
Oh boy, that got loud.
The Pontiac, remember that?
He thought some was broken.
Yeah, this is covered.
What is your oil change routine?
It's every 3,000.
I mean, the trucks only got 65,000 on it.
I just bought it a couple of years ago and it only had 62 on it at that point, so I haven't had it that long.
And which motor is it?
Is it the 4-cylinder?
No, the V6, I guess.
Okay.
Well, like Russ said, you can sure give it a try on one of your oil changes and see if it quiets down.
The Hot Shots Secret product would be a good one to choose.
And just see if it changes.
And you say you've heard other ones kind of the same.
It goes away pretty darn quick.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, the truck sounded like it.
It was a Tacoma.
I think it's the same vintage and it just sounded, the motor sounded the same.
So, you know, I was driving a Chevy for years before that.
The motors sound different, so it's just it's new to me.
Toyota's new to me, so that's all.
You're most likely just fine.
But there's nothing hurt by trying that to see if it quiets up.
In case there is a little bit of just it sounds like you got a great routine.
You're doing things well above most.
Yeah.
It shouldn't be dirty in there, but you could try it.
But it might just be the way that is set up in there, too.
Dave, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
866-594-4150.
Let's talk to Craig.
You're on the end of the Hood Show.
Craig, what can we do for you?
I have a 2024 mod that's all getting recorded.
The CX-30 with only about 15,000 miles on it.
It's got automatic door locks where you set it in the menu system of the infotainment center.
And you close the door and walk away and it locks the doors automatically.
However, that only works about 85% to 90% of the time.
And that's actually increased.
It was about 70% of the time.
I did not buy the car from the local Billion dealership or Mazda dealership in town.
I bought it out of town and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with their diagnosis.
You know, they hook it up to the computer and say, yeah, we're not getting any codes and then they call it good.
No, it should not.
Because a dealer, whatever town they're in, wherever they are, they work at the pleasure of the manufacturer in a sense.
Who's just one.
There's only one.
And so if there was a problem like that, it would sniff itself out with reviews and people having problems.
And, you know, we've got a good dealer network in our town.
And so it's just important that you follow up on it to make sure if you don't feel like you're getting resolution.
But I think you got to give them a chance to get some resolution on there because it is.
Can you explain the problem one more time just quickly?
I just want to hear it through one more time if there's any odd circumstances or anything about it.
Yeah, and so it's had this issue since it was new.
I've had it into the dealership a number of times.
And it's got a setting where you just close the door and it automatically locks it after a few seconds.
You walk away and it locks the door.
You get to keep up far enough and it locks the door.
It only does it about 85 to 90% of the time.
And I say only because it just gets under my skin, you see.
Oh, those are the 10% of the time you probably got the expensive jewels in the back seat.
Correct.
And so I have to walk back and lock it.
And it's just one of those things that they haven't been able to figure out exactly.
They've had it kept it for several days once.
Otherwise, they just plug it into the computer, don't get a code and send me home again.
Which really...
They can't get a code.
Russ, explain what's going on here.
So this is the biggest problem that all mechanics everywhere in the whole world face.
When a car comes in, there's a symptom described by the owner of the vehicle or the driver of it.
But it can't be duplicated in the shop.
They do not see it occurring.
So if they don't see it occurring and the system of the car thinks that it's operating normally,
it can't be found.
It's impossible to find it.
And what is happening is you have a system that is looking for a signal from any and all key fobs that are attached to that vehicle,
leaving the area.
So if you've got two of them with you, they need to go at the same time.
If you've got one, it needs to go and it needs to get far enough away.
And once it breaks the connection, at that very precise moment is when it will lock the doors.
If it sees any kind of glitch or any other interference at the time, it won't work.
And this has been a problem with a number of cars.
GM had it with the Corvette and Camaros and different things with proximity remotes.
They call them key fobs.
That's why, you know, with the key fob in your pocket, you can go up and push the button on the door and it unlocks.
If you read any electronic device on the back of it, it'll have a little FCC.
It'll say FCC and it says, this device must not interfere with any other electronic device and must accept all interference from other devices.
What that means is they don't have to fix it.
If it's interference from something else and there's nothing wrong, they may not be able to do anything.
Well, they can't do anything unless they see either a code or they have a history of this with enough cars that they've been able to repair.
Or they see it doing it on yours so they can actually, every time it does it, every single time they walk away, oh, it's not working.
Let's check it out.
Let's look at the scanner data while they're walking away.
I didn't see us lose contact.
What's going on here?
So they can do that, but until they can duplicate it, they've got a problem.
Now, with all that said, if you've got a car under warranty and a factory system is not working, they've got two choices.
So the dealership has nothing to do with this.
It's going to be on the manufacturer.
So the dealership, let's say you've come into me at the dealership five times.
I'm like, I can't fix this.
What do we do?
We elevate this to an engineering call to Mazda and they say, oh, huh, that's crazy.
Have you done all these things?
Yes, we've done it all.
All right, we're going to have to send an engineer out.
The guy comes in like a traveling salesman.
They look at the car.
They say we can't fix it.
If they say they can't fix it, they either have to compensate you in a way for not having that feature because it's under warranty or they have to fix it.
There's got to be a resolution one way or the other.
And I've seen it happen from on the extreme ends.
They buy a car back because they can't.
Oh, yeah, that's one where we've tried to fix this issue with the transmission six times and happens very seldom, but it does happen.
So we'll buy it back.
Very rare.
It's something small, but I have seen working at a Ford dealership years ago where a system would not work on the car.
And it was something minor like that where it wasn't big like a tire pressure monitor.
And they said, well, okay, we're going to give you a credit for this to fix it because you've been a loyal customer and you bought the car new from us.
When they're not purchased, they're new.
They really get out in the woods, but they will look.
I mean, they'll do everything they can, but the dealership, it's not on them.
If they plug a scanner in and it says that thing is clear, it's right up the line to the bigger.
I will say if you had bought 20 cars from them in the last five years and they knew you're really, really well at the dealership, they might try a little bit harder just because there's a salesman pushing them saying, hey, but they're still fighting the same battle.
It's just, you know what I mean?
Those cars that don't have anything wrong with them when they actually come in that we can see, those drive me nuts.
Craig, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
Sorry, we couldn't be more definitive there.
I'll tell you what you can do though.
You can go into the menu, turn off that feature and then convince yourself that it's by choice and you didn't like that feature anyways.
And that's why you turned it off.
I love that feature on my pickup.
I just love it.
I have it, but I always hit the lock button too.
I'm just like, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
I always try to see how far I can get away from the car before it takes off, shut the door and run away.
In my parking lot, I kind of know about where I can be and hold fast today.
866-594-4150.
That's the number to reach us here at the end of the hood show.
Let's talk to Mark here on the end of the hood show.
Mark, what can we do for you?
So I got an auction coming up and there's a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup.
And I'm just wondering if there's anything I need to look for or anything notable in engines or transmissions that I should stay away from.
And the thing is, I can't get hold of them to find out what engine's in it, so I don't even know what engine's in it.
Is there a VIN number post?
First of all, before it, don't call a radio show and tell everybody that there's a 2012 Ram pickup at an auction,
because now everyone's going to go look, you just bid yourself right out of this thing.
Is there a VIN number posted?
There is not.
Does it say Hemi on the side?
On the fender?
Does it, you know, that or does it have a license?
If it has a license plate on it, then you can, there's VIN decoders online that will, you put the license plate in the state and it'll just give you the VIN.
It doesn't tell you who owns it, but it'll give you a VIN with an engine size.
Is it a 1500 truck or a 2500 truck? What is it?
Okay, so it could have a couple different options there.
If it's not, you know, if it's just a 12, more than likely it's got a 5-7 in it, Hemi.
Unless it was like a Rebel or something like that, those newer one, and they'd be newer in that typically, but those trucks, some of those had V6.
Yeah, did they do that in 12?
No, I think that was 16 that they first came out.
I remember when they started that.
I know they don't have the E-assist yet.
That wasn't until a little bit later with the hybrid assist.
We got a 12 up there for an engine right now, and an 11, so more than likely this is going to be a V8.
Yeah, a Hemi.
You, I don't know, I can't tell you the last time I saw a 6 cylinder in one of those.
If it is a Hemi, I guess the biggest thing that, for me, you better hear it run.
Have it start up, you know, and if you could be the first one there to start it, it would be great just to see what the start up noises sound like and make sure it doesn't have,
if you hear top end noise like lifters and that sort of thing, it's a possibility, strong possibility that it could have a lifter or a cam issue.
If it rattles pretty good when it starts.
It only has 51,000 miles on it.
That's a good mileage indication.
That's for low mileage.
Is it a fleet truck or is it more of a person mover, a person's personal truck?
Yeah, it's a personal truck.
I'm going to just read between the lines if this is part of like an estate sale or something like that, you know, not being a fleet truck.
I've been around a little bit and as you say, what color is it?
If it's not white, I was going to just keep going with it, but that is more than likely somebody's baby.
And it was probably really, really, really well cared for for a 12 without low miles.
And going to assume that was a person that was a little bit older that probably just really was careful with their stuff.
It's probably a truck that's going to be really nice.
And you just want to, you do want to hear it start up yet though, because we've seen really nice trucks with cam problems.
Maybe that's why it's got low miles.
It blew up in the parking lot.
Probably not.
But I mean, those are always oddball situations you're looking out for.
But again, we're doing, we got two here now and two more coming.
It's worth putting an engine in it.
If that body looks that good, get to get it for the right price.
Is the truck is, you know, transmission fluid 12.
Does that have a dipstick in it?
Should.
Should transmission dipstick look at the color of it, make sure it's not stinky.
If it's not, it's probably fine.
My guess is that's probably a really nice truck.
And you have indicated to a bunch of people, if you know what area you're from, that are going to now search the internet for a truck with 51,000 miles.
I'm not interested at all, except now I want to see if I can find this truck online.
He's in Saskatchewan, Canada, right?
Is that what it says up there?
Yep.
Exactly.
How'd you guys know?
Color ID.
Yeah, that's great.
So you better check, make sure it's kilometers and not miles.
Right.
Yeah.
Yep.
But starting it up here in it.
Well, that's going to be your quick indication.
If it's quiet on startup, I mean, you might get, if it's been sitting and you're the first one there, it could have a little bit of dry startup that might give it a little, a quick little bit.
But if it's carrying on with some noise as it runs and it doesn't quickly go away, I'm a little nervous.
Mark, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
Let us know if you get it.
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Bob, what can we do for you?
Hey, guys.
Having a great day here.
Say you got a 2020 super duty, got a couple of questions.
First of all, diesel, the injector motor or the injector pumps have been reading some stuff.
My brother had issues with his about the dryness and the loose using a lubricity product, an
additional lubricity product to protect the pumps.
Do you guys recommend something or my, you know, auto line as far as that being an issue
with injector pumps at all or do it on every vehicle that has a diesel engine in it.
I don't care what it is.
You can put the hotshot secret, EDT, everyday diesel treat in there.
You've got to keep that pump lubricated to the injectors.
Every tank.
Every tank.
No matter what, it's super important.
You've got to keep that thing lubricated.
The fuel is just not the quality that it was in the past.
And I say quality.
It doesn't have that.
It doesn't contain the additives.
Of course, the quality is the same pretty much of the basic fuel, but the additives is different.
They've taken sulfur out.
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So you're, of course they, they called what hotshot secret HSS, yeah, everyday diesel
treat.
You know, they claim that the trucks now are built better.
The pumps and stuff are built better.
Well, of course they have to be because they've built the way they used to before 07.
When that changed, they would just all burn up.
All the pumps would go out, all the injectors would go out.
So yeah, they make them a little better, but not that much better.
They're not, they don't last forever.
I see injectors out.
I see pumps out.
I see so many issues.
When you look at what the cost is in the problems that can create if that, if that pump goes
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It starts taking out other pumps.
So that investment in the, in the fuel additive is your relative that advises you just go
ahead and when you guys sit down at the next holiday, tell them, thank you.
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That's crazy.
We didn't have hoodies back then.
Here's what's crazy.
Here's the crazy part about that.
That's not that long ago.
That's the 70.
That's not long.
We're going out to clean up ditches tonight as part of our Earth Day efforts.
All the employees that can help.
And I had to call my wife because I forgot my hoodie this morning because it's going to be kind of cool
tonight, I think.
Because I said, bring my hoodie.
There you go.
We're going to bring out that hoodie.
But I'm bringing it.
I told her to grab one of the originals because I don't know what kind of mess I'm going to get.
So you're going to destroy a classic?
Why don't you get the new one?
I got one classic because it's pretty destroyed already.
And so I'm going to bring that out.
Does it say I'm a hoodie on the back?
It does.
That's old then.
Yeah, the elastics were out in the sleeves.
There's bleach splattered on it in a couple places.
You handle organic material too?
We do not take dead animals.
That was my question.
There's a large one right by the bridge.
Oh, you should have seen the car that hit it.
Did you work on it?
No, I just was coming to work a couple days ago and I saw deer and car within about 30 feet of
each other.
So it just blasted it, pulled over and stopped.
And it wasn't.
I thought it was drivable.
It looked like a headlight.
Maybe there wasn't any fluid on the ground.
So maybe you'll see if there was fluid on the ground tonight.
Well, we'll have a close look at it.
Those deer hits, when people hit them, it sometimes makes me funny doing this CSI in my head as I drive
by and out.
Why is that car stopped when it hit the deer and it just broke a headlight?
Or other things like on our road coming in, there are one set of duly black marks that are about
80 feet long on one side of the road, but not on both.
And there's no vehicle there and there was nothing hit.
What just all of a sudden causes a back?
Was it a trailer and maybe one set of wheels locked up on one side for that period?
They drug it and then it was fine.
They definitely have some flat spots.
You just see weird marks on the road.
You should go along on the ditch cleaning and have your own CSI about why is this in the ditch here?
Where's the other shoe?
Why?
I know they were getting frisky, but no.
How are they walking without this prosthetic leg?
How many shooters of Lord Calvert can be thrown out by the same bridge?
Didn't you find a number of years ago?
Didn't you find a car part from our business with a tag on it?
Yeah, the guy had rolled out of the back.
It was a rim.
It rolled out of the back guy's pickup and he never found it.
He came and bought another one.
We got a hold of him.
We called him.
Had fun with it, but it was...
Yeah, the things you find are crazy.
Okay, I'm totally out and this should be for the after show,
but didn't you find like a prosthetic leg or something one year?
There was a prosthetic.
I can't remember what it was.
Yeah, like an arm or a leg or something in the ditch.
Okay, now I'm done.
Yeah, there's just crazy things.
And so get involved in a ditch cleanup and you'll be...
I hate this arm out the window.
I had my arm.
Don't keep your arm out the window.
That's how you lost it in the first place.
I hope Bob's other question was good enough to wait through all this.
You know what, if he's like, never mind.
I was just going to ask you about batteries in my key fob.
Bob, do you have another question about your truck?
I'm laughing at your dialogue.
It's free advice, but there is a cost.
UV, blue UV vodka was the hit last year.
Shooters of those were in one area.
Somebody's got a problem.
They were all in the same area of the ditch,
like a daily shot or something.
I don't know.
Had to throw it out before his wife.
Yeah, no, that's right.
I mean, it was bad enough that he littered.
Must be local, man.
Yeah, we could trace it, but we did chose not to.
Yeah, quick question again.
I'm following up, I called a couple of months ago about
rear tail light full of water and the side sensor came on,
which of course caused the whole interior.
The windows didn't work, the radio, the climate control,
everything went off and then it come on again, then it go off again.
And it ended up being the harness actually that goes from the
the back tail light where you plug it in to the sensor inside.
So I got a new sensor, got a new harness,
put everything together, had to have it reprogrammed.
And by God, I thought I had worked for a thousand miles
and all starts happening again.
And I'm just wondering the tail light itself,
apparently there's a sensor built right in the tail light
that the module inside the tail light reads.
Is that how I get it?
Again, on this 2020 Super Duty and most of these forwards.
There is, my neighbor just had to buy a tail light.
He had a board on the trailer break the tail light and he's like,
ah, I can't be maybe a couple hundred bucks.
It was 700 bucks for that tail light assembly
because the sensors within the tail light.
And it happens so often that picking up a used one
is still pretty expensive if you got to ship it,
unless you can walk in and get it on the counter,
then you could save a couple hundred bucks.
But you know, if they look good,
there's nothing that wears in them.
So if it looks good, it's still worth some good money.
Yeah, and if you look at your tail light on your phone,
it has the little like the wireless signal or radar signal on it.
That means it's got the radar sensors in the tail.
It's got to be programmed.
You got to program a tail light.
Wow.
Yeah, that's weird.
And that's it.
And we reprogrammed everything.
It actually had to have Ford Tech come out and reprogram it
with the new module and the new harness.
And if I got everything worked right,
took it out on a trip,
thousand miles into the trip,
all of a sudden, boom, she starts doing the same thing again.
Blind spot detector comes on and then the,
you know, the tire pressure sensor monitor
lights flashing, the radio button's working.
Was it raining?
It doesn't work on the...
Had it been raining?
It didn't rain at all.
I sealed up the tail light, actually,
but still going around it because it was full of water.
Before, and that's what caused all of this and the harness in it.
Oh, you haven't replaced it.
It actually corroded to where the wires.
I've replaced everything but the tail light.
No, no, you got, if you had water in it,
yeah, if you had water and a tail light,
you're going to need to replace that tail light.
That actual tail light.
Yep, you're going to have to replace that
if you had water in there,
because that'll cause that issue.
And then make sure you use some dielectric grease
in the connector when you put it back together.
I've got CRC dielectric grease all over the shop.
And anytime we've got something like that,
yeah, because it's grease, water disperses,
oil disperses water.
So it goes in the plug.
Russ, is there any chance if that was yours
before you spent big money on a tail light that you...
Try to dry it out again?
You would somehow try to dry it out
or bring it inside and take it apart?
Yeah, you know, I might take it out of the truck
and on a nice sunny day when it's like 90 out,
lay it their face up so the sun is beaten right down into it
and heating it up, that's about the equivalent
of putting it in an oven at 120 degrees.
You know, because it's going to get like sun going in.
Or if you put it, you know, set it on somewhere in a car
where the sun's directly on it with your windows up
where it's nice and hot in there,
is where it's not going to melt it,
but still get good and hot and try to get the moisture out of it.
You could try because it's a lot of miles, 700 bucks.
Bob, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
Haven't it fixed?
I bet it's more of a problem now that he had it
fixed for a minute and then it.
Yeah, and you know, there's a chance that there was
a little weird resistance in the circuit
and the programming got messed up and he could try it again,
but I would definitely try to dry that tail light intensely
versus, you know, what he probably did already.
Just another level of just trying.
No hurt.
Take it into the bathroom where there's one of them
really loud hair dryers.
They don't just know.
Jen, you fluck there and just hold it for hours.
Oh, you mean like in the restaurant?
Yeah.
I've used ours to dry some parts.
Yeah, something like that.
I know you got to think outside the box on this one.
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Let's talk to Don.
You're on the end of the hood show.
Don, what can we do for you?
Well, a few years ago, like seven,
I had the bright idea of putting a Roush supercharger
on a F-155 liter and it's worked marvelously.
I have about 62,000 on it, but now it's way too loud.
And the little butterfly valve in there doesn't hold shut.
I'm wondering what you guys would recommend
as far as maybe putting on two more mufflers
or resonators or something like that.
It's too loud.
You're too old, they say.
Usually the hearing goes so it gets quieter as you get older.
When I called, Roush said,
we've never had that request before.
Yeah, they say, can you make this quieter?
Said no one who ever put on a supercharger.
Is the supercharger noisy or is the exhaust noisy?
The exhaust.
Yeah, you could put more mufflers on it.
You got to be careful with what you do though,
because if you get too much on there
and you start getting back pressure,
the back pressure is going to make you have to change your tuning.
So if you put them on and you notice there's a,
you know, a great decrease in power,
you might need to retune it a little bit.
But there are, there's muffler systems out there
that you can put on that decrease noise
without adding a ton of back pressure.
They just absorb it through the sides.
Like, you know, glass pack mufflers absorb the sound
as it resonates through it,
but it's still, you can see through the center of it.
If you get a turn muffler where it goes in and makes turns,
every time it makes a turn, it makes it quieter.
So that creates some back pressure as it's going through,
but they've got different.
I remember my wife and I fixed up a repairable O1 Yukon Tahoe,
and it had aftermarket muffler.
It sounded so cool when you started it up.
It was like a good old V8 sound.
But boy, it didn't take me long rumbling down
the interstate with a car seat in the back
and the kids to realize that I'm too old for this.
Let's go find a factory exhaust and put back on it.
I got a great story about that vehicle now
that I think about it for off the air.
You guys would love it.
Does that help you out there, Don?
It does.
Ross did say that the computer will tune itself somewhat.
And would you think that that would probably be correct?
Well, yeah, but if you go,
if you go messing with an intake system
or an exhaust system on a vehicle,
sometimes that's too much for the fuel trim to overcome.
Yeah. Don, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
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Let's go to Nebraska and talk to William.
You're on the end of the hood show, William.
What can we do for you?
Okay, I've got a 2012 Fiat Sorento,
and I keep blowing a 10 amp fuse on a Mazda 2 circuit
that's right underneath the dashed and interior.
And I've disconnected the heat or the sheet heater wire.
I disconnected the parking assist wire and it's still,
and sometimes I can drive for two or three days.
And next time I can go 100 feet and it blows a fuse.
Where do you think I should be looking for this?
I've been under the seat,
but I can't find anything that looks like a bare wire.
The first step is to get a power distribution diagram.
You might be able to find one on the internet if you look hard enough.
We find them on our repair systems that we pay $100
and hundreds of dollars a month for, and this is why,
and it will start from the battery to where it has to go
to get to that fuse, and then it branches off,
and it will show you exactly what circuits are powered by that fuse.
And sometimes we're surprised and think,
well, why does that power it?
Because it goes through, let's say, another fuse
and then power something else.
So you think that's the fuse that's going to blow,
but maybe somebody's changed it to a bigger one,
or the fuse is just stronger than it should be,
and it's blowing that main fuse that's going to your seat
or whatever you think it might be.
Then once you isolate it,
if we isolate it, let's say one goes to the radio backup,
one goes to the dome lights, one goes to the seat,
or whatever it is parking.
We need to check each one of those circuits.
We physically inspect it.
First, I go to the component it feeds,
because that's the easiest.
If it's a seat, let's unplug it.
Does it still blow?
Yes, okay.
Parking assist, let's unplug it.
Still blow?
Yeah.
Dome lights, we unplug it.
Oh, it's not blowing a fuse.
I've driven it a month, no fuse blowing.
Now we're going to go to each light socket
and look and see if there's a short in the socket.
That's the most common area to go bad,
because it's the part that moves.
It's the end user point.
If you don't see anything there,
then you've got to really start digging.
Pull carpet back, pull panels off,
and see if you've got a wire where it's chafed.
And that's the hard part,
but we always start with the distribution diagram
to find out what is fed by that system.
Usually those diagrams are pretty good.
Sometimes they're a little off.
I used one on Monday this week
that I had to very thoroughly go through every circuit
trying to find out why I had no power
at a transmission control module.
Vehicle wouldn't start.
And I finally traced it back and said,
I don't have it here, but I have it here.
It's got to be in between.
I opened up the wiring, looked in that area,
and that's where I found my issue.
But I never would have found that without a diagram
to give me an idea of what was going on.
Russ, I didn't catch what circuit he said it was.
What did you say, William?
I said a mod circuit.
I'm not sure.
What circuit did you say it's labeled as?
Mod row two is a 10 amp fuse.
Yeah, and see, there could be...
There's several...
There's dozens of modules in that car.
So it depends on which module it is.
Now, if you read the power distribution diagram,
it'll say circuit 14 mod two is this module.
Circuit eight mod two is a different module.
They're just abbreviating because they're format.
And with just a 10 amp fuse,
it's more than likely not something like heated seats
because those have got a much higher ampere, John.
It could be the module for the heated seats,
but not the actual power.
Like with an air conditioner,
you've got a blower fuse that might be 40 amp or 30 amp,
and you've got the module fuse for it, which is 10.
More research required for sure.
Is there a way to get a diagram to pay?
You can't walk into your shop and go,
hey, I'll give you 10 bucks if you show me the diagram.
You come in and give me 10 bucks.
I'll print it off for you.
Yeah, okay.
The one page of power distribution.
Yeah, you bet.
I mean, I'm paying like $6.90 a month for that subscription
with my invoicing right now.
It's like, if I can make 10 bucks,
I mean, I'll sit there all day long.
If I could print 10 of those out an hour.
William, I'll do it for 15.
And then I'll just give...
I'm making five bucks at this thing.
Shannon, that's how it works.
You can just show up in the afternoon and be the printer.
Yeah.
Just for all to know, we don't want to be in this business.
No, but I've had people where...
I mean, it depends if it's...
If I got to print out like five or six pages
because it's like this whole circuit,
it's like you're going to be 20, 30 bucks, whatever.
But where can you get that?
I would gladly pay that for some...
If somebody could have given me the diagram
for my furnace when it went out three years ago,
I would have paid them 50 bucks for it
because I can get it because it's only available to dealers.
William, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck. 866-594-4150.
Brian and Oregon, you're up next on the end of the Hood Show.
Brian, what can we do for you?
Hey guys, great show.
Useful information entertainment and no drama.
I'm a podcast listener, so I never miss a show.
Here's my story.
My adult son and I,
he wants to recreate his grandpa's,
my dad's 1970 F-100 pickup,
but he wants a modern version.
It's got to have the big six with the four-speed granny first gear,
two-wheel drive, just fine.
It had the smooth 16-inch steelys with the dog-nish hubcaps,
eight-foot bed, bent seat.
He's done a lot of research.
He wants to recreate it with the latest F-250.
He thinks even 350, that was able to take,
bolt in that engine transmission in big towing capacity,
hopefully 8,000-10,000 range.
The engine could be the later one with fuel injection.
Then we'll figure out whether we want to have a double cab
or get the full eight-foot bed.
So the question for you guys is where do we look for such a thing
or would we not find such a truck?
He thinks the latest is in the 95-96 era.
Well, here's where you start.
You've got the vision of what you want.
So you write that down either in your head or on paper,
so you know what you're looking for.
And then you get on YouTube to see what other people have done
similar to give you inspiration into what you might be doing.
You look up OBS Ford trucks.
If you're a Chevy guy, you look up OBS Chevy trucks.
And you look at Resto mods.
You look at six-cylinder powered trucks.
You'll find things like that, like people with the 306 in the Ford.
You'd be looking at OBS with the 300 modified people
that have been putting fuel injection on them, things like that.
I do that all the time when I'm thinking about what usually happens
is I have a vision of what I want to do with a project.
And I look up a dozen, maybe a hundred different ones
over a month's period of things other people have done.
And then I come up with something different based on inspiration.
I'm like, oh, you know what, I could do this.
And then it comes out differently when I do it.
So it's unique on my own.
But I got the ideas or even know that the ability to do.
Oh, I didn't know you could do that.
I was looking.
I was telling these guys there's an interior I'd like to put in a car.
And I didn't even know you could do it was totally off the table
until I saw that somebody else had done it.
And then I said someday I'm going to do this and I'm do it my way.
Because it's cheaper and different and I have different access to things.
So I knew it was available because I looked at other people's inspiration.
When I built a barn, I didn't know how I was going to do it.
I was looking at a Home Depot kit, but then I looked on the internet
and saw other people doing different things.
And I said, okay.
And then I just got a hammer and nails and screws and started putting it together.
And it came out my way.
But I wouldn't have done it unless I would have looked at other people's things
to see that they could.
So I bet you'll find, especially him,
I mean, he's got this vision of what he knows it'll look like.
He's going to find something.
Starting with an F-100 and wanting to do a six cylinder,
that and then your towing capacity you mentioned, those things don't line up.
No, but the 300 was a pretty towing monster.
Especially with like a 410 in the rear end and a four speed granny gear.
That's going to be, did they make that till 95?
The 300 or 94 or something like that?
Fuel injected.
That body style.
Yeah, 96.
Because once they got out of that body style, that was done.
But 100, 4.9 liter.
Yeah.
And if the truck, if you got a, let's say you got a one ton four door truck
or an extended cab truck that was a four wheel drive or a two wheel drive,
and you put that engine in it.
So you got a heavy chassis, that engine's in it with a 410 rear
and that granny gear transmission.
I bet that tow capacity is probably up around 10.
You'd have to look and see what originally they were, but they're, they're going to be.
But he was saying F100.
That's why I was like.
Right.
But you'd get, you could still make it a 100 even though the body's different.
You know, you put the different badge on it.
But in another thing, we were at, I was at SEMA and there was a guy there from Wyoming
and he was taking the very rare 60s Ford crew cabs and reskinning them onto a raptor chassis.
And then all modern interior, that beautiful truck.
But I mean, we're talking stuff.
He was selling for $250, $300 dollars.
I love it when they do that.
Yeah.
There's some crazy stuff you see people doing.
And it budget is an issue and the ability of your own is the other issue,
which can counteract the budget.
For sure.
Brian, hold on a second.
We, we don't have much time left, but we got to guess the color of.
Of grandpa's truck, right?
Yeah, I think we do.
I'm going red.
I'm going to go right out of the gate, red.
I think grandpa's truck was white.
It was Ford green, that old green on the trucks that they had.
And that's, oh, that's Doug's guess too, is green.
Sorry, you got to pick something else.
Doug, you, he said it first.
Actually, you might have typed it first.
Brian, what color was the truck?
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
It was that beautiful four screen with a white cab.
There you go.
Okay.
A white top on it.
Mm hmm.
Yeah.
Oh, I can picture that.
Good, good looking truck.
That's a fun project that doesn't even have to come to fruition to be valuable.
Well, and the problem is, is that he may have waited too long because that era of trucks,
they're just taken off like crazy.
And, you know, yeah, it's surprising me.
The 80s trucks, you know, they went up and now even trucks like my body style is like,
what?
Because they were worthless like seven, eight years ago and now they're the kids,
the high school kids that can finally afford to get these and fix them up.
You're driving grandpa's truck now.
You're grandpa.
I am grandpa.
I got a grandson that's 18 years old.
All right.
Let's go into the after show and let's go right away to
Dale in Pennsylvania.
Dale, you're on the end of the hood show.
What can we do for you?
I have a 2016 Kia Sedona minivan and I had a question about the headlights that's in it.
Because when I'm driving at it like at nighttime, there's like a shadow,
like it's projecting out and I don't really care for that.
Because like when you're going up and down the hills in western Pennsylvania, it's kind of
bothersome.
To ghost.
The headlights on this vehicle, does it have the, I don't know, I'll say round headlights,
but does it have the projector beam headlights where you got just a little small,
like a two inch completely circular round headlight on each side of that one?
Is that the style it has in this one?
Yes, it does.
Okay.
Those are projector beams they call it and they cut off the top half of the bulb
and they make it completely flat so you can get a brighter low beam that covers a wider area.
But if they're adjusted properly and these might just be out of adjustment,
they'll work well.
The other problem they have is that inside the reflector inside the projector will rust
and break off and cause the beam to be really wonky.
So you might need a new headlight.
The first step is to have them adjusted and see what they look like.
And they might not even have to adjust and they may put it up against the wall,
like 20 feet out and say, yeah, you've got a broken headlight.
One needs to be replaced and then we can adjust them.
But there is a, there is a dot on that headlight that is for adjustment,
a little tab that sticks out and what you do is you park your vehicle about 30 feet away from
a wall, you measure from the ground up to the height of that dot and then you go to the wall
and put a piece of tape at that height and then you just turn the little screw on the back of
the headlight until the headlight, the beam comes in contact with that.
That gives you a perfectly level light and then if it's not right at that point,
you need another light, a whole assembly.
And I've seen that on the KIAs.
I've seen a lot of other cars too, but the KIAs for sure, they will rust off,
they will fall off and then the beam will be weird.
They are the greatest headlights when they work, projector style.
But, you know, they can fade out.
Now we've got these, this new, I call them cube LEDs, which all the cars,
everything's going to this because they're super cheap to mass produce and they're super bright.
You got them in your car, Chris, you got them in your truck channel, little square cubes.
If you look at an Acura, they got like eight of them on each side.
It's really weird, but they've got amazing lights.
But those projector beams, that was the slice bread for many years.
I think you'd be fine if it, you know, you're going to either find out one,
the headlight is just worn out inside and then once you take it off, it'll even rattle
or two, they're just out of adjustment.
Okay, all right.
I will try that and try to see if I can get them adjusted.
There you go.
Thanks very much for the call.
Can you put in LEDs in the projector beams?
Yeah, you can put any bulb pretty much in a projector beam to get a better bulb out
or better brightness because the light is already DOT approved with the cutoff,
which you can't do is put those stupid LEDs and things in factory
bulbs, incandescent style housings because those are the ones that blind people going on the road,
which, you know, they're illegal in all 50 states and occasionally they'll pull people over for it,
but not near enough.
I run into the same people every day when it's dark and I can't stand it
because they've got these bright lights on.
So you're no narc, you're no narc, you won't call.
I won't call.
I mean, they wouldn't do anything if I did.
So I just give it up.
I think he's a narc.
I think they don't want me to turn my bright lights on because then they'd probably crash
right into me.
They wouldn't be able to see.
So I'm like, well.
Dale, thanks very much for the call.
Good luck.
Let's talk to Dave.
You're on the end of the hood show.
Dave, what can we do for you?
I have a 2004 Dodge diesel with the 5.9.
I had it overhauled and then about, I'd say,
1,800 miles into the break-in period it started overheating.
And what I had to do was leave off the throttle in fourth year to go under 2,000 RPM,
then it would start cooling back down.
Any time it went over 2,000 RPM in fourth year, it would start to overheat.
Come to a stop sign, it would take eight seconds to cool down.
Put a new thermostat in, kept doing it.
Put that control module in on the left side of the fuse box because I'm on the Internet
said it could be that.
That didn't change it.
Put a 180 thermostat in, and it seemed to work for about 300 or 400 miles,
then it started doing it all over again.
Have you put a radiator in it yet?
Well, no.
We should have had a radiator cleaned and checked when we had the motor out.
But with the radiator, if it was a radiator being plugged,
would it cool down that fast when you come to a stop sign?
Oh yeah, because going down the road, engines under more load generates more heat,
which means you have to have a bigger heat exchanger.
You need to dissipate more heat.
You can't, it'll dissipate at level five.
It's dissipating heat all day long, but at level 10, nope, can't do it.
So typically going on the highway, if it gets warmer, but then you slow down and it drops,
that's usually the radiator.
Now you want to make sure that it's very clean between the radiator and the AC condenser.
Why they wanted to put a module in is because you've got that fan off to the side where the AC,
oh yeah, it's got the side AC condenser, answer my own question.
Well, no, not on the diesel, that one's in the front.
But the electric fan on that needs that module to run.
So it's got the fan behind the, it's got a mechanical fan as well.
But you, you want to make sure the fans are working properly.
Yep, you want to make sure that that fan is working properly,
that you hear it run, you can turn it on with the scanner, control to 100% and it just roars.
But also you want to check that radiator, make sure there's no dirt between the radiator and
the condenser, it's completely clean.
But that radiator, you can flush it out, but it's not going to do any good if it's already
got some corrosion build up in the fins that you can't remove from it.
So it's very possible it's a radiator and the way we do that is we take our temperature probe,
our laser probe and check the in and the out on the radiator,
and make sure we've got at least a 50 degree drop between in and out with a fan on high.
When you use the laser heat gun, do you, you just want to use it?
Oh, I do all the time.
I go pew, pew.
Yeah, yeah, I go pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew,
look, 98, that's a, no, I've never done that, but now I'll probably be stuck in my head and
I'll be like, pew, pew.
And the guy should be like, Russ is going crazy, he's making, he's finally losing it.
Nerf shooting noises.
Dave, thanks very much for the call, good luck.
All right, we have a call from, we had a call, Joel from Georgia was on hold, had to go,
but he posted on the chat, has a 23 ridge line, 22,000 miles, three years old,
last oil change three months ago, only 200 miles on the oil change is a big trip coming up.
Should he change the oil now or after?
He thinks it'll be about 3000 miles.
It's been three months.
Nah, he should be fine.
Okay.
If he's got a good oil filter on there, he should be just fine.
Oil filters are typically good for about six months.
He also says brake fluid change before or after.
Take off and go.
Yeah, I think he'll be fine.
And then now if he told me, well, the truck's been, you know, mostly parked,
I've only driven it like once a week for a mile for the last two years,
because it was just, I was in service or something, but I'd be like, yeah,
change that because the filter is going to be the problem with the car.
Three months ago, this is a vehicle in normal active use, jump in and go.
All right, there you go.
Joel, thanks for chatting with us.
Also, he says you guys are amazing at explaining complicated concepts
for listeners at any level.
Well, I was just going to throw in on the brake fluid thing,
because I do believe that brake fluid is a necessary item to manage and maintain,
but it's over prescribed in many places on changing it.
Okay.
You can test it.
Oh, for sure.
Test strips.
You can do a PH test strip.
There's different things they can look for.
So make sure that's part of that discussion.
All right, there we go.
Anything else?
No.
I think we're done.
I think that's it for the end of the hood show.
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Yep.
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The hosts tackle a mix of practical repair questions and truck-buying advice, from whether oil additives can quiet a ticking Tacoma to diagnosing intermittent auto-lock failures on a Mazda CX-30. They also dig into diesel fuel lubricity additives, a water-damaged Ford Super Duty tail light and module issue, and what to watch for at an auction on a 2012 Ram. Later, they help a caller plan a modernized vintage Ford truck build and discuss exhaust noise, wiring diagrams, and troubleshooting blown fuses.
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