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What about HEET for water buildup in the winter?
rev up your engine lights!
Great video. I’ll definitely save it for future reference. I was just buying a new car, & the finance guy tried to sell me on an electronic gizmo to prevent rust. I assume this is a scam also?
Additives does work, there is no bad thing for spending money, just whether or not those additional benefit is what you really needs or cares.
“Finally”
Some batteries have a round date code sticker that shows the month and year of the battery. I always look for one or NO SALE!!!
I had one additive that worked. In October of '90, I bought a new 91 Ford Escort with the 1.9L four. It the first of those that were sort of a copy of the Mazda 323, and Ford built this one in Ohio. Rated at 88 hp I remember. At 8,000 miles, I changed the oil and put a quart of Slick 50 in it, and then immediately drove it the 30 or so minutes they recommended.
The engine had to be just barely broken in, which means you've just formed what will be permanent ring seals in the cylinders. That is the time to teflon treat the inside of the motor. Too soon, or after wear has occurred, and you've screwed up, and it's going to smoke like a Lionel locomotive.
It ran perfect before, as it was still new, but it got quieter, and felt like it maybe had more power, maybe. Quieter engine seems more powerful, so maybe that was it. And I mean dead quiet, standing right there you couldn't tell it was running. Put your hand on the hood, and you're still not sure. It could drive slowly down forest and park roads quieter than you can walk. I snuck up on a lot of wildlife in it.
I got 320,000 miles out of that car, and the motor was still perfect, the auto transmission was finally giving out. It didn't burn a drop of oil in the whole 10 years.
I've heard horror and rip-off stories, and I don't know what to say about that. The directions back then were clear about not doing it wrong. It was damned expensive, I want to say almost $50? In 1990. I'd say worth it.
Dealers and mechanics hate him
Is it ok to take off the bottom of the air filter housing to replace the light bulb? Cannot believe chevy makes you want to replace the grill to replace the bulb. If I knew this, I never would have bought the truck.
I know people who became teachers because they had such crappy teachers when they were young. Others became car mechanics for the same reason you stated, Scotty. What do you think it is about these fields (Or, just auto mechanics) that, as a business, seems to attract such seedy people?