It's back!!! The CAR WIZARD can't rid of this car! Prepping a car for storage & 69 Fleetwood update
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2020
- The CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ just can't get rid of this car! Hear the latest update on the Millenia saga. Learn how to prepare a car for short term and long term storage. Also see a quick update on the '69 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.
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Wizard looks like hes a drummer from a 90's band
He was the drummer for Nada Surf. He had a falling out over lyrics and joined the military. He's now planning a world tour with his family band, The Pistons featuring the Wizard. They're a great cover band.
He's the lost member of ZZ Top!
Metallica
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He looks like a car wizard!
Thats a cool gameboy shirt
I worked at a garage where a customer refused to pick his car up but was happy to pay storage on it. Became more profitable in the end to keep the car in storage XD
I'll give you a couple hundred, but I'll tell you right now, I aint got the money.
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no one rides 4 free
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An dry gas tank over a long period invites rust. Fill a the fuel tank half full, add Stabil, top up tank and run motor for a few minutes so the Stabil is in the entire fuel system.
Good advice!
Great advice if the car actually starts.
Use ethanol free high test as well
@@frankvanalthuis1867 yea that ethanol has lots more water in it. i also put dessicant bags. I take off the gas cap and pop a couple in and no they don't fall into the gas tank. The unleaded fuel trap door keeps that from happening.
the majority of cars built in the last 20 years have plastic gas tanks, only metal that can rust is some parts of the pump/sender within the tank if you're evap system is not sealed or water in the gas when you get it.. really old gas can gum up and corrode which might be more of a threat if the tank is't completely sealed
It's highly possible, the car loves the warmth of the Wizard garage!
It's cold there
Like Christine, who kept coming back...
This is the same car my grandma used to have from 2002 until 2010. I would gladly take it!
Don't forget the washer fluid. After a year or so, all the alcohol will have evaporated and the plastic tank might crack if there is a frost. Better drain that as well.
Or pump it until all the fluid is gone.
I love old mechanical diesel, it can sit a year and fires up like it was just turned down. Toyota Land Cruiser 12-ht
I still hate them. Old mechanical gasoline engines beat diesels all day every day.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge post less, you have no idea what you're talking about
I have the same 'Cruiser, a 1986 HJ61 with the 12HT and 5 speed box. 810,000kms with all original engine parts, only a new water pump at about 380k and I rebuild the injectors every 250k to keep the power and economy from suffering (only costs 30 bucks in parts per injector). Turbo is getting tired and will need replacing soon (hairline cracks in the hot side and just starting to weep some oil) but it starts every time you turn the key. May get the injector pump checked over when I do the turbo simply due to age and kms but no sign of it suffering any issues yet. @Glam Stachee Sorry, but over here in Aus, a good diesel beats a petrol powered unit any day for torque, reliability and economy when 4WDing and towing.
I'm counting on my old Turbo Diesel to fire right up.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge Just change half tank old gasoline and you're good to go.
How many people remember driving vehicles with bias ply tires that would thump until "warmed up"?
Part of the not so good old days.
Paintnamer I actually had this on a set of fairly modern Pirelli P4s in extreme cold the tires would harden up and for a half mile or so you’d get a little thumping. They were amazing tires though.
Mrs. Wizard asks the pointed questions. This is a great formula. Love your work.
the millenia was my dream car....especially the 2000 millenium edition
I have one with 46k original miles. Everything works😊
@@nonameisthename138 I'm jealous! Lol thumbs down for you!🤣🤣
@@jaydubb2092
Lol 🤣🤣🤣 bro its been a great car too. I've had it since it was a year old. Still got the new car smell on the suede seats. That's still hard to believe 😯
The Millenia is a beautiful car
Wish people didn’t treat them like garbage, they were way ahead of their time
I’ve got the Eunos supercharged version, smoothest, quietest car I’ve ever driven
Wizard should sell the car to Hoovie!!
Mazda has a lot of beautiful and innovative cars.
My favorite is the Japan-only Eunos Cosmo JC, i believe it was the first car to come with a touchscreen and GPS, and the only 3-rotor Mazda ever produced for a road car.
Didn’t these have motorized climate control vents that could be set to oscillate?
@@David.. lol i have one of these and the climate control button went out. So annoying!
@@David.. that was the 626
LOVING Mrs. Wizard on the videos!!! Hope she stays on them for good!!!! On the Caddy: dude, that 472 engine is a monster, high h.p. and torque, SMOOTH running, only downside is bad city mpg's! Had my share of them back in the day, my favorite big-block!!!!!
She has since retired from her job and now works at The Wizard now full time. They talked about it in a recent video.
#1 rule when selling cars. Never sell to a friend or a relative.
I sold my Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2006 to a friend with no problem. It was a good car, but I just didn't like it at all.
I sold a Plymouth Duster to a friend... he wrecked it before it had a chance to break.
#1 rule when selling cars, don't be a douche like the Wizard. He pawned his headache off on his daughter's friend and now it appears he charges her to fix it because it sat. Not saying it is his fault, but he needs to be better - he knows better.
Obviously he has tons of room there, the best move for him would have been to part it out then sell it for scrap - how long would it take to get his $800 bucks out of the car?
@@dorfus71 your comment makes zero sense
I sold my 03 wrx to a coworker, it a motor refresh and new clutch and everything. Then 4 months later, it starts having a terrible misfire. I helped him put a new injector in and still nothing. He then took it to a shop and it had ZERO compression in that cylinder...
I actually am one of few people in the nation who specializes in Mazda Millennias. The reason I specialize in them is due to the S version. It has 2.3L v6 supercharged Miller Cycle engine which most mechanics don't work on. Yours seems to be the regular 2.5L v6. The local Mazda dealer actually calls me for advice when they encounter a S model. These Millennias are amazing cars. A bread of their own. Designed to be a luxury car by frugal Japanese. You could tell they cared about this car when they built them.
I'm very much the same in that I specialize in the 929. I did own a millenia S at one point as well, loved that car. I see them in the junkyards often even to this day with low miles, it's heartbreaking.
"He just didn't have the money" I'm sure that guy did have the money, he just didn't want to spend it.
If you watched the other video, it's most likely that he didn't have the money. The way Car Wizard told it, I think it's very likely the owner was a drug addict.
In the comments on the other video, either he or a friend tried to badmouth Wizard. He sounded like a druggie - for sure.
@@jackedrussell That was my thought too, def a meth head with that scheming.
Another tip if your going to let a car sit put dryer sheets in it, mice don’t like the smell of them.
You seem like such a nice guy to help people out. Hope the car gives someone some good use.
I really believe everyone needs a Car Wizard in their life.
Moth balls or something to repel mice and rats. Also, to prevent rust, I go to the self serve carwash set it to liquid wax, and spray the undercarriage, fender wells and brakes, even under the hood except the air intake. maybe fogging oil for long storage.
I have a 1990 Volvo 240 that I've rescued from my dad's garage after sitting for 20 years. As you mentioned, the tires, fuel system and tires were definitely shot. New tank, both pumps, fuel filter, one section of fuel line, a replacement #251 (last 3 digits) Bosch K-Jetronic ecu and it fired right up on the first turn of the key as if it were on the road yesterday!
I love that Fleetwood! Thanks for the storage tips.
While in my early twenties, I bought 2000 Millenia with the 2.3 Miller Cycle in it, over an A4. It was the biggest money pit of my life. Ignition coil after ignition coil, the Mazda dealership couldn't even figure out what was wrong with it. It inspired me to go to mechanic school. When this car runs, it runs like a dream. When it sits intermittently, it sits like a nightmare.
The 2.3 miller cycle engine was bad,mine its 2.5 and it has 20 years and keeps running like new,if you take care of the cars it will last
The little boy in me says that the Mazda Millennia just sees an overall good guy in the Wizard & like a good lost pet, it simply wants to hang out with cool company.
Oh yeah I can totally understand the porshe 928 thing... It seems like those always just sit in people's garages until recently especially.
You're a good man Car Wizard
Anyone else notice the Corrado in the background?
Hopefully we’ll get a video sometime If it’s theirs.
Oh baby I Love corrados especially the older ones
Yes a black one.
The best thing is to drive cars each week, don’t let them sit, either finish fixing them or get rid of them.
You forgot brakes dude. Discs can rot. My car was sat for 4 months and the caliper started sticking. Granted the calipers are old anyway but a new seal kit fixed it. Rubbers can harden or perish. Brakes like to be moved frequently
Yeah I've found the handbrake tends to seize if it's left any length of time so best to leave it in park (or in gear) and don't bother with the h/b - unless it's on a steep incline of course.
colinpolock 81 also after hard braking, parking and setting the e brake on the hot rotors can fuck up your brakes
Hi from the UK wizard I used to run my own "shop" as you call it in the UK. I really like your videos you are really trying to do a great job and are honest and realistic about the work you undertake. I used to say these type of cars were on elastic, they would leave the w/shop and somehow despite your best efforts they would appear back on the ramp in the next few days. keep up the good work do not lose your methodical and honest way of resolving issues.
Wizard your channel is great. In fact, it's the best!
You are a good man Wizard. Trying to help out someone.
Good job on keeping the original high compression 472 ! Can't wait to see the finish product...
I wound up owning a '79 Buick Park Avenue that belonged to my great-uncle who left it to my dad upon his death. My dad kept it for a few years, driving it occasionally, but never really doing anything other than keeping it running. He called me one day (back in 2006) and asked me if I wanted Uncle Harry's old car... I told him "Why not?", and I ended up with 27 year old car with 27,900 original miles on it... pale blue with a darker blue vinyl top with the GM "rally" wheels on it! When I got to my dad's house and saw the car, my first impulse was to turn around and leave! The car had never been garaged, and my dad kept it under the extended roof on his workshop, completely open on three sides. The car had surface rust all down the drivers' side, and there was no telling the last time it had even been washed! I asked my dad if he was sure it was safe to drive the 60 miles back to my house, and he told me that he wouldn't be afraid to drive it across the country! Let me tell you: my dad was a lot braver than I was! It started up and ran well enough, and the headlights worked, but the ride was pretty bad and it pulled to one side quite a bit (which mostly turned out to be a very low front tire!) I stopped at the first gas station on the way home and put about half a tank of gas in it, and aired up all the tires... that helped a lot! After that, I kept the car for another 7 years, flushing and changing the oil (I wound up pulling the oil pan... it was full of sludge!), replacing the belts and all hoses, changing the transmission fluid (it had the Buick 5.7 and TH-400 trans), flushing the cooling system, rebuilding the carburetor, replacing the intake and valve cover gaskets, compounding and waxing the paint, replacing the headliner, and cleaning the interior (it had the velour interior... reminded you of a brothel!) It had a set of Dunlop whitewall tires on it that looked like brand new... after one of them exploded just as I was turning into my driveway (scared me to death!), I found out that the tires were 11 years old! New tires, new shocks, new brakes... My dad passed away in 2009, and I wound up selling the car soon after that... too many memories!
Hey wizard ive seen a few of your videos, but after seeing the patience you had with this car owner who didnt want to pay up. I subscribed. Stay cool man.
Good to know about the fuel. I have a Mx5 sitting for the past year, so time to add fuel and start it.
I'm glad that you went back with the original motor in the Caddy.
thanks Wizard! was wondering about parking my car for about 6 months or so, good to know info
Congrats on 200K subs Wizard!
I read this in Car and Driver, some 30 years ago. I paraphrase...
Editor David E. Davis, Jr was on holiday with his wife. A staffer, the original road warrior, Andre Idzikowski, was taking care of their dogs. He was feeding them one day when he heard angry sounds in the garage.
He grabs one of DED's shotguns and heads to the garage, only to find two pissed off raccoons... trust me, you don't want to cross a pissed off raccoon. Let alone 2! So Andre did the right thing for his own safety and blasted said critters.
The next part is what sucks... sad for the raccoons, yes, but... they were inside a then nearly new Ferrari 328 GTS. The roof was off, but the windows were up. Apparently, they climbed the hood and up the windscreen they went... falling into the car. Once inside, they laid waste to the interior. Seats, dash, door cards, WIRING... the final repair was about $23k... in 1989 money. Ouch.
lessons learned...
Hi, thanks love the Caddy story, more when you can please. Watching in England U.K.
Good on you for taking care of their issue. Looking forward to seeing the Fleetwood on the road, and maybe at Cars and Coffee? :)
Thanks for the video Wizard!
Un saludo :D
That’s a beautiful Millenia
Thanks for the quality content.
Thank you, wizard
Great video Wizard! Thanks for the update. We didn’t get those Mazdas in the UK, I did have a 6 and I loved it
Love the look of a freshly machined set of heads
Porsche 928: Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection systems is finicky and often needs service/rebuilding/tuning again. Same one in the old W126 and coupe 560 engines etc. from the end of the 80s.
Wizard rubbing his hands like birdman
I've always thoroughly always liked them
Very good points. Thanks for the video.
Randy from Auto Auction Rebuilds might want it he went crazy over one in a copart walk around 💯
August Bike Bandit Turner haha I saw that! The one at copart was soooo clean! And I also love these millenias too
I'm glad you did these two videos about the mazda... that's nuts...!
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Hoovies not dumb? My world is shattered!
Worse nightmare of a car, for me, was a 2004 Suzuki Forenza. This car had a hard life before I got it; light front end crash that ruined the headlight assemblies, totaled out the car and gave it a red title. After that it sat for 2 years before being bought at auction by a local small dealership. Bought it knowing the water pump had gone bad (come to find out, the radiator had broken internally from the accident and had sent plastic pieces around inside the engine). Put a water pump and timing chain on it, and drove it hard for 6 months. I'm talking 1000 mile round trips, super bad back roads, daily commutes in terrible traffic, it really did fine until the new water pump seized while I was passing someone and destroyed the camshaft gears with the sudden stop from 5000 rpm. I miss that car honestly
"What's wrong with this car?"... It wants you! I want's to be owned by Wizzard. It's unhappy anywhere else!
give it to me....I live in Maine so the chances you seeing it again will be very very slim......and i need a car
Tenfold13 I wanna see it go to someone in the comments. Actually the only reason I replied was to boost this comment through RUclips’s comment algorithm.
@@lilman227 He doesn't own the car anymore, so I doubt that's happening.
Thanks for that wizard. I can't drive as often as I would like due to poor health and my friends said my lovely saab 93 1999 would suffer because I will park for 3/4 even 5 weeks but that seems safe now. :)
Wizard excellent good information thank. You
amazing video. love to see more of these
sounds like an ep music from UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
I think it was music from "Halloween"
Love the shirt Wizard!
Nice looking VW Corrado in the background!!
i have two set of wheels on my car which storage 6months a year, i learned hard way when first set of new tires went bad from sitting.
you are getting way more comfortable in front of the camera. great video.
That caddy is gonna be cool to cruise around in for carshow season
I once got a 92 Lincoln Continental that sat at a transmission shop I knew and did business with. The guy had the transmission rebuilt but then did not pay and just disappeared. It sat for almost a year and needed lots of repairs and a big tuneup. But it served me well for years after that.
It really is a shame about that Millennia. I worked for a Mazda dealer in the early 00's and am very familiar with those cars and their history. I owned a 98 and even once wrecked a company owned one by crashing it into a tree (which I walked away from). A good and unique car in that segment from a company known for its engineering. You probably already know this, but that car was supposed to launch Mazda's own luxury brand to compete with Lexus and Acura which never happened and was built in a dedicated assembly plant in Hiroshima.
Ooh a Corrado VR6 in the background!!
Probably in to fix a broken sunroof
@@dougiethomson233 Best fix is to fit the glass sunroof from a B4 Passat. Direct fit.
g60, its 4-bolt
@@ashleyphelan3837 Huh... I thought the Speedlines were 92+.
@@JB-mk4ry look around 12:00, its 4 bolt, 4x100. the vr6 cars were 5x100.
Got an 05 neon that got mice damage and I'm far too busy to fix it to sell it. Maybe some day I'll make a video on it
This guy is the Bob Ross of car repairs... lol 🤣
I feel lucky then. My mechanic stored a minivan for me for three years with a full tank( + 3 bottles of HEET) and connected battery. When it was time to get her back out I had him replace all tires because beyond flat spots it was an outdoor storage and a paint buff. I put some octane booster in the tank and shook with a rollback ride home. Once she got home I boosted the battery and she roared to life. Two weeks later the battery died.Lol
I restored an old Alfa Romeo that had been sitting for years, rats had made a nest on the engine, one in the plenum chamber and one on top of the heater core, what a smell and mess.
Hey , wear a wizard hat man !!
see - I'm not the only one !!! hah !
Do it... doooo iiiitttttttt......!!
Be good to see that BIG CADDI out ruling the roadways again!!!
Dryer sheets are a good way to keep mice out of a stored car. Put some in the trunk, glovebox, under the hood and under the seats.
an old pal of mine had a car like that one time, left the key in it hoping someone would steal it. ---No luck
Putting a used Mazda disty in there was a wise choice. I had a 93 Ford Probe with the 2.5l Mazda v6 that suffers from the same ignitor issue. I put an autozone unit in there, died 3 months later. I replaced it 3 more times over the next year with the lifetime warranty. Then they refused to replace anymore. I ended up bypassing the internal ignitor to an HEI module I mounted outside the disty. No more issues after that.
Wizard it sure would be nice to have you and your shop in my town. good video.
My worst car nightmare was when I had a 1994 Chevy Caprice Classic w/ the 4.3 V8. Only had it for a month. It was idling rough and stalled when at stoplights if I didn't keep it above 800rpm. Finally brought it in for an inspection on the lift, and it turned out it was completely rusted out on the frame, totally shot. Someone tried to patch part of the frame, but the metal they used was literally like scrap metal, and the welding was shoddy at best. The engine leaked so much oil, I was easily putting in 1-2 quarts a week. The mechanics said it was probably the leaking oil that kept the transmission from ceasing up from rust, lol. I was so naive about cars back then. I just wanted it because it was so cool, my first "boat". It was beautiful up top, not a scratch or dent anywhere on it. Interior was in good shape, and after a through cleaning, it was immaculate. It only had like 90k miles. But underneath, it was basically junk. The frame was shot, the back floor was less than 1/8 thick due to rust, and the engine and transmission were on their last legs. I was told just the parts (basically a new frame, rebuilt engine & transmission, and all rust repair) alone to get it in basic running condition would be $3k, not including labor. The seller assured me there were no rust issues, and it ran fine. I don't think it was her fault, she was a single middle-aged mom, who probably didn't know anything about cars. The reason she was selling it was because her daughter wanted a smaller, easier to drive car for school. It had passed inspection before I bought it, but the shop said whoever inspected it must've "had their blinders on" when looking it over. I was screwed. I instantly regretted trading my perfectly good '98 Corolla for it. But it was a learning experience none-the-less. I've learned so much about cars since then, and have vowed to be much more careful and critical of what I'm buying/trading.
LOL
Can't wait for your Caddy to be up and running...It should be a Cool Riding Car..!!
Nice advice on long term storage.
Had the k-jetronic on a couple old Audi's and VW. Cept for some O-rings, was stone reliable.
Speaking of which, was that a black VW Corrado sitting by the Caddy?
The Millenia 2.5 its the best car i ever have its a good car if you take care of him,we have two 99 and 2000 and till today both are running like a champ🙏
This is older information. If a mid 80’s Ford stops idling, you have to clean the IAC (idle valve that bypasses the throttle butterfly). Some of them have an anti-crud coating that “cannot be cleaned”. Just separate the electronics and use carburetor cleaner anyway. Yes, that will remove the coating but it did not work anyway. Chryslers seem to never need cleaning. They crud up too but they can adapt farther from factory settings so you don’t notice it....until it sits at the airport for three weeks and the battery goes dead. It is now back to factory settings and, having adapted farther than a Ford is capable of, now it won’t even start so it can’t learn. You have to clean or replace the IAC.
Thanks YOSHI for your modular concept. Before you know it if your dome light goes out you will have to buy a new car !
I lived out in the country for years. Mice getting into my vehicles was a huge problem. Originally I used moth balls but that was smelly. I use fabric softener sheets now. Smells way better and no mice yet
Once a month or 2 or 3, you can drive it one foot forward or back so it sits on a different section of tires. The gas tank has less condensation if it is full. I like the Startron from the Walmart boat section in the fuel, and run the engine enough so it is in the carb or fuel injectors. Moth balls will keep mice away. My one motorcycle has a storage area under the passenger seat and a mouse added bedding there- I added pieces of foam insulation to fill up this space. See the Project Farm RUclips videos for maintenance tips.
Please tell us about the black vw corrado in the background !
I was wondering. What is that? A VW Corrado. Thanks man.
got a series 1 RX8 sitting for 5 years outside. wish me luck for this summer - gonna start taking it apart
Wow, The Wizard has a crystal ball and made a video really relevant with to the Covid-19 pandemic.
i put stabilizer in if i anticipate 3-4 months sitting and run it enough to circulate through whole system, they sit dry they'll collect moisture and rust. If it looks like years, 1/4 can of wd40 down the intake and block off, drain all coolant, put 1/4 - 1/2 gallon of straight coolant into block, insect and rodent poison in trunk, foam all holes and grommets, wet all unpainted metal with bar oil, gear oil, spray lithium or similar. If the fuel lines are newer and look like they'll survive long term storage, i fill them with kerosene or light oil.
The coolant thing is important, full coolant will conduct between dissimilar metals and get worse as galvanic reaction continues, draining breaks that conductance. iron blocks will condense moisture however, enough to crack or pop freeze plugs, pop the plugs and it's a rusty mess inside, that's why the antifreeze that just sits in the bottom of the block.
I was just thinking about this Mazda the other day. Winter beater special.
So Wise , Thank You ,
Four years ago I've bought an Alfa 166 V6 that has been sitting for more than ten years. All four tyres flat, handbrake all the way up, battery connected and completely dead. Surprisingly enough with some fresh petrol and battery it has decided to start once more and roll on the trailer. But returning that car back on road was not that simple. New belts, engine flush and than some new oil, all four brakes together with parking brake cables and hoses. Fuel pump needed to be replaced as well and many more things to do. It took almost four months to get it street legal again (smoke test and MOT) but since then it drives flawlessly .
Those big Cad heads are the best flowing factory heads ever made by an American car company. I read this in a Hot Rod magazine years ago, when they had a big test for a head flow article.
Let me know when you finally finish up my white Cadillac and I'll come by and pick it up ... Thanks again !!
The ignition coil insulation can crack over time and leak causing a spark to track to the module inside to get zapped ,usually happens on startup ,replace coil and module .
I had the Eunos 800 version of this and it was the best car I ever had. Owned it for 10 years and cost me no more the NZ$3000.00 in total in that time to keep on the road. Started to develop a major oil leak at 280,000 km/s, so had to be sold, but did 200,000 k's in it and I was sad to see it go.
Startron is a fantastic fuel stabilizer. Have fuel last years in standby generators with it.
Ah damn I always wondered what the drummer from Pearl Jam was up to! Sweet auto shop bro!