Live from the Car Care Studios, it's the CNC Auto Show with your personal on-air and online automotive service advisors, Aaron Clements and John Ryan Mooney. So climb in, buckle up and enjoy the ride on the CNC Auto Show. We are back with you with the CNC Auto Show and I'm here to help share some information on ways to make your car safer, more dependable and to make it last longer for less money and less hassle. I'm also here to answer your automotive questions and to share some tips. And it's that time of year to start getting ready for a road trip. So we'll be sharing some tips on things that you should consider before going on a good long road trip. Plus I'm asking you to call in and let me know about your upcoming road trip.
And along with all of that, I'll share some car gifts for car lovers. And I would love for you to call in and join the show. Just dial 800-224-9090 or you can dial 706-863-5800.
And that's any Saturday morning between 805 and 10 Eastern time. And you can listen right here at this station. You can listen to us on iHeart. You can listen to us or watch us live on Facebook.
Send questions to Aaron at ccautoshow.com. So let's buckle up. I want to start by mentioning a thing that it would be a good idea to have done to your vehicle if you plan to impress the one that you love. And a great way to impress the one that you love is to have a good cold AC in hot weather, warm heater in the cool weather. And I promise that he or she will love you more if you're riding along in the heat and the AC is nice and cold. And this is the time of year that you really want to start getting your AC system in good shape.
Because if you're running the AC and it's low in refrigerant, it can cause some damage to the compressor itself. Okay. We're going to go over to the calls and I'm going to look up here and make sure.
And let me push that button again. We have Ron. Ron, welcome to the CNC auto show. And what can we help you with today? Well, Aaron, I was going to ask you about the restoration of a vehicle. First of all, I wanted to mention my plan road trip come April. I'm going to go up to Fort Legionnaire in Legionnaire, Pennsylvania. They've got George Washington's pistols that he carried during the Revolutionary War.
That was a gift from the Marquis of Lafayette. Then on the way up there, I'm going to stop in Hemingway, South Carolina to dine on some world famous Scott's barbecue. And then on my way back, I'm going to go there again.
And then I'm going to go to Murrell's Inlet just below there with the Brookgreen Gardens where Anna Hyatt Huntington's got her sculpture. And to segue into the gift, I'm appealing to all my friends and neighbors, gift cards for gas would be a great idea. Because when I go, it's probably going to be about $5 a gallon by then.
So, you know, any help along that avenue would be greatly appreciated. Ron, I have to tell you that I put, I filled up a gas can the other day. It was a $5 can, I mean, five gallon can, and it was 15 bucks. Unbelievable.
Oh yeah. Oh, it's going to be expensive cutting grass this year for sure. Aaron, you've been under more automobiles than possums and coons all put together. What, if you were going to restore a vehicle, say you woke up one day, you had this epiphany, I'm not going to pay these outrageous prices for new cars anymore. I'm going to take this quality vehicle and refurbish it, restore it, put maybe a new motor in it, new transmission, rear end, brakes, everything. What make and model would you choose for an automobile? Since you've seen the good ones and you've seen the bad ones, what model would be the best and for the car and the truck? Now, Ron, would you be talking about a vehicle that you would be driving every day that you want to get in good mechanical condition or a classic type car that you want to keep in a garage until the weekends come?
Every day driver. Okay. Now, would you be interested in a car or a truck?
Well, I kind of like one of each. I live out in a rural area, I need a truck. But when I do my trips and stuff, I like a car. Okay.
Well, I will mention to you that I've got an idea of a combination on there. And it's what we do here at the shop to serve two purposes. Is we have a Ford Explorer and we plan to replace it as soon as I can find one.
I got my good friend Philip Hawkins looking for one now. But at one time we used to have like a two-seater, or I guess it would be three-seater Ford F-150, and then we had two shuttle vans. And those shuttle vans were used to take customers different places. The truck was used to go get parts.
And so we had this great idea. And that was to, instead of having these three vehicles, just have two. And what they are is just a four-door, a smaller four-door truck. And we get the smaller ones so that customers don't have to step up a long distance to get inside the truck. And so that now those are little sport tracks. Now, you know, we have a lot of little sport tracks.
Now, you're not able to get the sport tracks anymore. So things like the Toyota Tacoma, the Nissan Frontier, they always make very nice four-door cars. Now, let's say you bought one and you say, I want to do whatever's needed. I would start with a really good inspection and go ahead and tell them that you want everything to do with the transmission inspected, anything to do with the engine inspected, the rear-end inspection.
And I'll give you an example. When I bought my last vehicle, it had around 100,000 miles. I changed every fluid on it. I changed the power steering fluid, transmission fluid, rear-end fluid, everything.
And then I looked at the condition of the fluid when it come out, except there was metal in there or anything or any reason to think something big is coming up. I don't think I would just automatically put an engine in unless it's needed. Now, if it did have like 160,000, 170,000 miles on a Ford, on a Frontier or something like that, I would look it over good, make sure the tune-up's been done.
All the regular maintenance, brakes are in good shape. But that's how I would go about it. I wouldn't necessarily just put an engine and transmission in it unless there was a reason to do that, because I see them go so many miles. Now, of course, airplanes, you have to. If you've got an airplane, a lot of times you have like 2,000 hours on it, you have to put another engine in it. But with a car, normally that's done as it's as it's needed. And it's not unheard of if you have to replace the engine to go ahead and do the transmission at the same time. And so I believe this is more.
Go ahead. Well, I was just going to say this is more of a, you know, just avoiding these ridiculously high cost of new vehicles today with all the, you know, electronic hardware they got in them now, the bells and the whistles, just something that's got a pair of breaks, you know, set of breaks of an engine and transmission and four tires and turn signals would be great, too. Yeah.
Well, Ron, you know that Ford Sport Track that I was telling you about that we have out there? Right. All right. It's we're replacing it only because of cosmetic reasons. It's not real bad, but you can just tell it's getting some age on it.
It's got three hundred and eighty four thousand miles on it. So, yes, I agree. So, Eric, I appreciate your information. You all have a great weekend and make her say. Oh, great call. Appreciate it very much.
You do the same. OK, here we go. We are we're going to need to pull over for just a few seconds here. And when we when we get back on the road, we'll be talking with James. We'll be talking with Jim and we'll be answering automotive questions, sharing tips on how to get your ready car ready for a road trip, sharing suggestions on a car gift. And I tell you what, we might even lay another tech tip quiz out.
We'll be right back after this. Let's head back down to the car care studio with Ervin Clements and John Ryan Mooney. The page to be prepared with Casio Ultimate featuring 33 percent more ceiling power than original Casio. Casio Ultimate can help you stop potential cooling system leaks.
Find Casio Ultimate at fine parts stores nationwide like O'Reilly Auto Parts. And remember, don't just seal it, case seal it. I am I am I am here to answer your automotive questions. I'm sharing tips on how to get your car ready for a road trip, sharing suggestions on car care gifts or just car gifts and asking you to call and tell me where you plan to have your road trip or where you plan to go on your next road trip.
The number 800-224-9090. You can also watch the show live on Facebook, listen on iHeart or ask your question at erin at ccautoshow.com. I was a little torn on this, whether it would be great to go ahead and give another tech tip quiz out, but I believe I will. And it's, if you know the answer, you want the beautiful answer, the well, a beautiful official tech tip quiz winner coffee mug.
Here it is. William was driving from Bakersfield, California to watch the Super Bowl. They were carrying lots of snacks. When they stopped for a nice picnic, they found that someone had opened their chips.
How could this happen? If you know the answer, give us a call and we will move right over to James. James, welcome to the CNC auto show.
And what can we help you with? Good morning, Aaron. Yes, sir.
The question I got, Aaron, I just want your opinion on it. Aftermarket or or wanted, you know, like car shields and things like that, is it worthwhile to get that? I do know the cost of repairing cars went up. Is it worthwhile to get one of those or you got a better suggestion?
Well, I can tell you that some I see some people come out okay with them. I see a huge number of people that have them the entire time that it's in effect and not use them or not use it for or not get very much out of it. I think the huge misconception of car warranties, which puts us in a little bit of a tricky situation, is that a lot of people get this and then it'll be either implied or assumed that anything that you're going to need for the next two or three years is going to be covered. You don't have to spend anything else on car repair.
Boom, you're in good shape. But what actually happens is they find out later that any of your maintenance items are not covered. Of course, you probably assume oil changes are not due. But when the transmission fluid is dirty, needs to be replaced, that's normally not covered. If a fan belt goes out or serpentine belt needs to be replaced, that would be considered a normal wear and tear item. That's not covered.
Brakes worn down. That's not covered. Also, some warranty companies do very well. You'll call and you'll say, hey, the air compressor is out, needs to be replaced, going to run X amount of dollars. Others you'll call them and they'll say, we'll only put on a remanufactured or a used compressor and we won't pay for refrigerant. We won't pay for this.
We won't pay for that. All the things that have to be done. So you end up still paying a fair amount of money. So I guess in short, what I'm saying is it depends on the warranty company that you get the warranty from. So do be very careful. Also, it depends on how your maintenance is.
Now I'm going to give you an example. I've over the years, every car that I bought, I've picked out cars that are not going to give a huge amount of problems. And every car that I've owned, I've put anywhere from 100 to 150, well, I would say 95% of them. I don't sell them until they got 150, 200,000 miles on them.
And I never have anything big come up. I just do my maintenance. So if I would have had a warranty on these cars that I have, I wouldn't have got anything for it because I would have had to pay for the maintenance myself anyway. So it depends on the car also. If you get in a car that's prone to have a lot of expensive stuff happen, then you may want to get a warranty. If you get in a car that's prone to has a very, very good maintenance history, then you probably wouldn't. So you want to sit down and do a lot of research on the car. What type vehicle do you have that you're considering putting it on?
Yeah, good cars. If you were to keep your just do like you probably already do keep your oil change real regular. When you keep your when it comes due for a winter rise, do that.
When it comes time for the transmission to be flushed, use that money to do all your normal maintenance services. And in my opinion, you'll probably come out ahead. I appreciate it. Oh, glad to. Oh, thank you. Hope you have a fantastic weekend. You too. Okay, the number to call is 706-863-5800. Or you can call 800-224-9090.
We do have a tech tip quiz laying out on the table. I'm gonna go ahead and read that question one more time. William was driving from Bakersfield, California to watch the Super Bowl. They were, he was taking his girlfriend actually. They were carrying a lot of snacks when they stopped for a nice picnic. They found that someone had opened their chips. How could this happen? They were in the car pretty much most of the time. They might have pulled over for a quick break.
But if you know the answer to this, give us call 800-224-9090. And when we return, when we pull back on the road, we'll be going to Jim. Jim's got a 2013 Silverado that we will be talking about. We'll be right back after this.
It's time for more Good Stuff with Aaron Clements and John Ryan Mooney. We are pulling back on the road as we speak. So give me a call.
800-224-9090. Love to answer your automotive questions. And I would love to hear details about where you plan to go for your next road trip. You can also watch us live on Facebook, listen on iHeart, or send your question to aaron at ccautoshow.com. Let's go over to Jim. Jim, welcome to the CNC Auto Show. And what can we help with? Hello, Jim. Hello. Yes, sir.
What can we help you with? I got a 2013 Z71, the rear differential. When you turn left, say for instance, I'm stopped and I'm fixing to turn left, but I'm going uphill on a grade. My rear end starts going pop, pop, pop, pop, as if it's in like four-wheel drive. And then yesterday I was on flat ground turning left and it started kind of acting as if when you're driving with an emergency brake on and making a little kind of a whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp, you know, as if the brakes are locked up or something.
Okay. And then it'd clear up, then it'd come back and it'd clear up. And then as I get faster speed, it cleared right up. And then, like I said, when I stop at a red light, it'd start again. But then all of a sudden it just cleared up and quit doing it all together. What's going on? Well, I got some pretty good news for you possibly. First, I want to ask you, have you had the rear end fluid changed, rear differential fluid and the transfer case fluid changed? I know, sir, I have not.
Okay. On that model, it's pretty important. There's some limited slip type stuff inside the rear end to where replacing the rear end fluid, you'll probably notice in the owner's manual that it recommends replacing a little bit more often than your, well, a lot more often than your average car. And also it uses a special fluid. It's more of a full synthetic fluid because these clutches inside there can actually grab. Because of course, as you turning, let's say you turn into the right, your two left side wheels are spinning faster than your right side wheels. So you have to have something to absorb that energy as you go around.
And of course, there's clutch packs in there to do that. And when the fluid goes bad, it can cause that sound. Same way with your transfer case up there. So I would recommend having the rear differential and the transfer case serviced. And while you're at it, now this is not causing that problem, but while you're at it, you may consider if the transmission fluid hadn't been replaced, go ahead and do that also. Yes, sir.
I've had a week's transmission, rebuilt my transmission about a year ago. Okay. Well, good. So you won't have to worry about the transmission fluid because it'll still be good, but I would go ahead and have the rear diff and the transfer case.
And again, and again, make sure that the proper fluid is used. And I think you're going to find it's either going to completely solve it or make it one heck of a lot better. All right. Well, I sure appreciate it. It's good to hear.
Oh, very happy to help. The transmission was kind of expensive to get rebuilt. Yeah. You weren't worried about something big, wasn't you? Yeah.
I was thinking I'm going to change the rear end. Yeah. No, I think you're going to find this going to solve or help one of the two. All right.
Well, I sure appreciate it. Hey, Jim, thank you very much. Number to call is 706-863-5800.
Or you can call 800-224-9090. I want to try to stay on track and mention some of the things that I recommend doing on vehicles. And one, if you want to impress the one that you love, don't forget about the vanity mirror. When she's sitting over there and you're going on a trip and you're riding along, you want it to where if she pulls that vanity mirror down, everything's going to be nice and clean. The mirror is going to look good, sitting good.
So if she pulls it down, it's all yucky looking. That'll kind of ruin the mood a little bit. Uh, so I told you about that one.
Now you owe me one. Okay. We will go over to let's go to is Kay. Welcome to the CNC auto show. Hey Aaron. Hello there.
What can we help you with? I have a 2007 Lexus ES350. When my mother bought it, she started putting, filling it up with regular cast. And it wasn't until about a year later that she saw on the door that it was supposed to have high cast.
And since she gave it to me, I've been using high cast, but, uh, uh, you know, it's like four 40, um, uh, gallon now. So I was wondering, she didn't really have any bad, um, uh, things happen when she did use the regular gas. Would you say it's okay to maybe switch back and forth or just put regular?
I would say that you could probably go to the medium grade and do okay. And the lower grade didn't harm anything. I mean, for that length of time, but what happens, a lot of people think that this different grade of, of fuel is cleaning the fuel system or doing this or doing that. That the octane level is purely the ability to increase the combustion pressure.
Uh, if you were to, let's say, Hey, this is the first time I've said this, but I think it sounds good. You know, those little, uh, those little things that you throw across the room, little bitty things that you make a pop, like gun powders in them. And they go pop when you ever took one between your fingers and you kind of squeeze it in until it pops because it don't hurt.
They're small. Well, the, the octane level is similar to that. The, uh, the, the octane of the fuel determines how tight you have to squeeze it before it actually goes pop. So in doing that, um, if you are with a newer engine and you're not driving it under heavier conditions, chances are, you might not even notice the difference. But the reason that some cars have higher octane fuel and some don't is they have a higher compression ratio. And there are times to where if you were to, uh, put low octane in there, instead of the, uh, combustion cycle waiting for the spark plug to ignite the fuel mixture, instead the pressure ignites it.
So, uh, in short, if you, uh, medium grade, I believe you'd be okay to drop down to that. Um, and from time to time, if you want to run lower octane in that particular car, I'm not saying this on all cars, there's some high performance cars that I wouldn't ever recommend dropping down any of them. Uh, but I think from time to time, you can mix it up a little bit and you'll be okay. And, um, and it has done no damage to it.
Uh, I'm going to add this little part, just so people know this part. What happens though, is the vehicle does not stay the same forever. Uh, in other words, you buy a new car and you might be absolutely fine, but then as you drive cars, they tend to build up, uh, carbon buildup on inside that combustion chamber. And when that happens, it gets a film on top of the piston, and that can increase the compression even more. So that's the reason some cars don't spark knock or don't, uh, cause any issues when they're new. But as you get more miles on them, they do, uh, is that carbon buildup. Now, one step further, I mentioned that a BG induction service helps tremendously with that, but, uh, it is, it gets a lot of that carbon off the top of the pistons. And it actually helps with fuel mileage. Uh, so, uh, that's not a bad thing. And you may consider having an induction service done, then going in and dropping down to the middle grade and from time to time, as low as lower grade on that car. And those are beautiful cars by the way.
I love those. Yeah. It's been a good car. Um, I, and I, you know, it's not like I'll go to the courthouse if I use the high octane, but, um, you know, I was just wondering since it didn't really have any effect, but when I hit the, uh, pedals of the metal, I really want it to surge. And, um, you're saying if I keep a high octane and maybe get the fuel induction, it would keep, it would give me a good surge. Yeah. In that car, it would.
Yes. That would make a difference in that vehicle induction service and going ahead and running a higher octane. Cause the last thing is that, um, when you don't hear the spark, not, but the computer does because there's a microphone on the engine. Uh, it'll like a microphone. Uh, so what it does is if it hears it, it lowers the time and a little bit that cuts your power a little bit.
So yeah, if you want the most power, uh, induction service and higher octane. Hey, I appreciate the call very much. Okay.
Whoa. We are ready to pull over to the side of the road for a very short period of time, but when we return, we'll be going over to Donna and Jeff. We'll be right back after these messages. I am back on the road.
You can give me a call 800-224-9090. Uh, you can ask the question. Uh, you can mention what road trip you have planned. Uh, you can, uh, also, uh, mention a gift idea or I'll be mentioning some gift ideas also. Uh, so that's all right here.
You can also, uh, listen on iHeart or you can also watch this on Facebook. Enough of that. Let's go over to some costs.
Cause that's what I enjoy doing a whole bunch. Uh, we'll go over to Donna. Donna, welcome to the CNC auto show. What can we help with?
Well, thank you. I've got two stuff. I have a question and I'd like to add a car question and I'd like to answer your quiz for today. I'm ready for both. I like that. I think that all sounds good. Which one would you like to do first Donna? The first, my car.
Yes. I bought a 2021 Subaru Forester. I have not gone out of town anywhere and I've got 15,000 miles on my car.
I took you to the shop and they said in order, I tell them there's something wrong with the chip. And they told me in order for them to figure it out, they'll have to drive it. I said, no, but you would put more miles on it. Cause I'm trying to figure out why my car is putting so many miles and I've gone out of Augusta for a whole almost 11 months. What is the car doing Donna? It's 15,000 miles. Cause at the first there was a clicking sound and they found out that they had to remove one of the screws when the new car came.
So they had to take off the headlight and take the screw that was out in the headlight. And I keep telling them, is it showing too many miles? I still have 15,000 miles on a car that I bought for 11 months when I haven't taken any road trip.
Okay. And you say they want to drive it to determine what's wrong with it? Yeah, to determine if it has miles. I said, no, driving it, you want to put more miles on it because there's no way because there's nothing they can do to figure out why it's putting on so many miles.
Okay. Now, just so I have it right now, is the car actually acting up in any way? No, no, but I said, cause I had a car for years and I've never had a car where I've been anywhere and it has 15,000 miles in a year. I don't do all of the driving around. Once, well, they told me what I did, I put it on the trip set and I'm starting to take diagrams.
I like pictures and write where I drive to find out what's going on. So they're telling you, you need to drive it more? Yeah. They don't have to drive it to see if it is doing miles. I said, but me bringing my car in there for you to drive it, if you drive it, it's going to, the miles is going to be rolling when you drive it.
Okay. Yeah. I, if you're not having any particular problem with the car, if it's not acting up, I believe I would just continue to keep your oil change, your normal service that way. Rotate the tires when it's needed because 15,000 miles, you should have been rotating the tires. They do the first 24,000 miles. So it goes to the dealer. Yeah. And just tell them to rotate the tires and they'll probably do that at no charge also.
And, um, and I don't think I'd worry about letting somebody else drive it. Why is that happening? Cause I've never seen that. And I mean, my sixties, I've had a lot of cars, but I've never seen that happen. Yeah. I was wondering if there's something wrong with the chip.
No, I don't think so. I believe I would just continue to, to, to drive the car and not worry about that. Just keep that oil change, keep tires rotated.
And if everything else is feeling okay, I'd keep going. Even if it's just one year it's a brand new car? Yes.
I don't see where you would need anything else. Yeah. Have you ever heard that before?
I don't think I have, but I couldn't picture carrying a car in and just having them drive it if everything seems to be doing okay. No. Well, what I did is I wrote, I wrote the manufacturer, I wrote Subaru to find out what's happening. Cause I said never happened before. So I'm waiting for a reply from them.
Yeah. Well, let me know what the reply is because it don't really sound like you've gotten any kind of issue and those are great cars. I mean, they, I always want one, but I told them I've been to your shop many times because they didn't believe me that you're just making so and so. And I went, I said, okay, guys stop one second. I did a video.
I did a 20 minute video and played it for them. Now one thing you could do if you want somebody to put a lot more miles on the car, I'd be glad to do that. I mean, if you wanted to bring it, thank you very much. Yeah.
It won't be a problem at all. I'll handle that for you. Yes. Okay. Then my question, my answers wouldn't be so funny.
You wouldn't be laughing. Uh, now do you, um, you mentioned you might have an answer to our tech tip quiz. Is that right? Yes. All right. You know, we need to put you on stage, right? Oh, go ahead. Okay.
Mason in there is the one that puts you on stage. So he did it the right way. Um, I'm gonna, I'm gonna read it. I think they bought that bag unopened. Oh, so the chips were already opened.
I'm going to read the question real quick. William was driving from Bakersfield, California to watch super bowl game. They were carrying lots of snacks. When they stopped for a nice picnic, they found that someone had opened their chips. How could this happen? And Donna, that was a good tribe, but the chips were not opened.
They were, they were sealed when they left, but that was a good try. Okay. Thanks.
I'm going to listen cause hope I want to find out what an answer is. Yeah. And also Donna, now, if you change your mind on me driving to Subaru for about six months, just say the word. Okay. All right.
Sounds good. Thank you, Donna. Cause I listen to you guys every week. Oh, we appreciate that very much. I love that.
Thank you. Yeah. Cause I have old cars, so, you know, I'm always listening to cars. Do you, do you guys read, um, read, read those car?
Like I've got a, we've got a 1997, um, Nissan extended cab that I need to read, read, get refurbished from my husband. Do you do that at your shop? Yes, we do. Yeah.
Cause I told him I needed to take it to someone who is experienced because when you try to use these liquor places, then you end up have problems. Well, we are glad to do it. Whenever you get ready, you say the word. All right. We'll do it. Thanks as always. Thank you. Bye bye.
Okay. The number to call is 7 0 6 6 6 3 5 800. We're going to move quickly and shoot right over to Jeff. Hey Jeff, welcome to the CNC auto show.
What can we help with? Hey, thanks for taking my call. I was watching your show last week and you were talking about the PB blaster and an engine that has been sitting for a while. And I wanted to tell you, that's exactly what I did.
I had a truck that I had been sitting for probably 35 years, 78 Silverado. And before I did anything, I took the plugs out and I soaked it with the PB blaster, soaked overnight. And I went back the next day, put the starter out of the crank supply, went back and forth two at a time, continued soaking it with PB blaster and got the engine to spin cause it was completely seized.
And it spun completely around a few times, then did it by hand a few times and did what Jim said last week. I spun the AC compressor, kind of free everything up, put the starter in, lift the plugs out, crank all the PB blaster out, put the plugs in, fire it right out. I want to tell you, you got to make sure you change your oil after you do that. Yes. Cause that PB blaster mixes well, does not mix well with the oil.
Yeah. Oh, that's a great tip, Jeff, and great reminder of changing oil. And you know, what's kind of strange.
I was just, during the breaks, Mason and I just sit there and talk a little bit. He's got a little dirt bike that he had. It's been sitting for a couple of years and he said he wants to get it going. And I told him to drain the tank before he does. I gave him a can of this barium and fuel cleaner to go in there.
And then I told him to pull the spark plug out and fill the cylinder with some PB blaster before he tries to crank it and move it over. So it's kind of strange that you called in about, uh, right after during that last break was when we were talking about that. That's great.
Yep. All right. Hey, I appreciate the call. Hey, take care, Eric. Great job. Thank you very much. Okay. Gas gauge on E we got to run. I'm Eric Clements, producer Mason Rogers. We'll be back next week with more to see.
