How To: Prep your car for a road trip

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  • @BigHeadClan
    @BigHeadClan 6 лет назад +358

    "If your car fails because your not checking your oil, well you suck." - God I love Cooley.

  • @DieselDan09
    @DieselDan09 6 лет назад +47

    Cooley u da man

  • @soiceyboy33
    @soiceyboy33 6 лет назад +107

    This is the longest video Cooley has posted since the demise of “CNET On Cars” 🙌🙌🙌🙌. Bring back On Cars!!!

  • @mrslcom
    @mrslcom 5 лет назад +41

    Also check coolant, brake fluid, power steering, and automatic transmission fluid levels, if applicable.
    Make sure all the dash warning lights are working.

  • @Kylehoulihan
    @Kylehoulihan 6 лет назад +23

    I drove my 96 rav4 with about 300k for about 5 years leaking a qt of oil every 100 miles or so from every seal you could think of, a split radiator that smokes like a bastard and 2 broken front wheel brings timing belt 7 years past due and I'm alive so everyone panicking about your car, you'll be fine. hooptie lyfe.

  • @rodneyartdesign
    @rodneyartdesign 6 лет назад +19

    "COOLEY IS MY CO-PILOT" I want that bumper sticker.

  • @youssefbenkraiem2685
    @youssefbenkraiem2685 6 лет назад +31

    cooley I would like to remind you that you're awsome

  • @TonicofSonic
    @TonicofSonic 3 года назад +16

    To me things like fluid leaks, brake calipers, wheel bearings, and catalytic converters are important things to be concerned about because these are the kind of things that will cause failures from long term use when maybe otherwise beginning to fail under normal circumstances.

  • @robertpetersson7182
    @robertpetersson7182 5 лет назад +236

    Dont forget about the blinker fluid

  • @ny3ali
    @ny3ali 6 лет назад +9

    I just love the way this guy explains everything.

  • @ChuukeseStink
    @ChuukeseStink 3 года назад +9

    You forgot about the car's cooling system! Important to check your coolant level and make sure there are no leaks! You don't want your car overheating on those long trips!

  • @vg4902
    @vg4902 6 лет назад +7

    Just give us Cooley On Cars! We all want him back with a full show.

  • @EmoSew1
    @EmoSew1 6 лет назад +7

    Cooley is the only man i can actually pay attention to when discussing car mechanics/tech. Now teach me how engines work! lol

  • @caterpillarman
    @caterpillarman 5 лет назад +3

    3:28 haha “in which case, you suck.” That’s awesome

  • @shahaan400
    @shahaan400 6 лет назад +40

    I would have voted for him in 2016.

  • @airhorn2111
    @airhorn2111 6 лет назад +5

    CNET ON CARS WITH BRIAN COOLEY. This is what we want!

  • @danielwalker2874
    @danielwalker2874 4 года назад +9

    Don’t forget to check your air filter. Real easy to clean and can improve your car’s performance.

  • @UnnecessaryComment.
    @UnnecessaryComment. 4 года назад

    Informative with personality! Love this

  • @Edwardmodos
    @Edwardmodos 6 лет назад +4

    Cooley's ingenious ploy to expense an oil change and tune-up. Brilliant!

  • @johnnyjones132
    @johnnyjones132 5 лет назад

    .Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @harveyyarbrough2830
    @harveyyarbrough2830 3 года назад

    Great advice. Keep the videos coming.

  • @Cougarsamurai
    @Cougarsamurai 6 лет назад +3

    I think they are listening to us. Cooley heaven!!!!

  • @craigmerkey8518
    @craigmerkey8518 6 лет назад +1

    great basics!

  • @johnw3379
    @johnw3379 5 лет назад +2

    I just found your channel and I really enjoy your videos and content!

  • @A.Musa76
    @A.Musa76 2 месяца назад +1

    If the brake squeal it does not always say it’s low. I had this issue after I replace it with new pads and rotors. Also check your pressure in the spare tire. It’s always good to have a portable air compressor and battery jump box.

  • @ganjoy007
    @ganjoy007 5 лет назад +10

    Just one more important thing: ensure you have a functioning car jack

  • @rickjames5998
    @rickjames5998 6 лет назад +10

    simple, just bring Brian Cooley with you.

  • @CA-ks3cw
    @CA-ks3cw 6 лет назад +1

    You’re the man Cooley

  • @roguedogx
    @roguedogx 6 лет назад +7

    my 96 acura didn't require any tools, but it did require your hand to be broken in 5 places in order to get the bulb out. it was fine on the air intake side, but on the battery side it was a huge pain.

  • @ellomirza
    @ellomirza 6 лет назад +1

    It may be nice and warm here in the yay area this time of year but freezing where you’re going. Use antifreeze windshield washer fluid because in slush is where you’ll need that stuff the most anyways.

  • @UnwiredRA
    @UnwiredRA 6 лет назад +3

    Nice vid. My battery retired on me on a roadtrip. No hard starting, it just died. Good thing I had a jumper cable.

  • @bonkeydollocks1879
    @bonkeydollocks1879 Год назад

    Great advice well presented

  • @Raichle9
    @Raichle9 6 месяцев назад

    This was excellent. Great reminders about essential car care. I’m subscribing now

  • @widowmaker777
    @widowmaker777 6 лет назад +37

    Only Cooley can tell me "you suck" and make me feel educated.

  • @chadj.w.anderson5473
    @chadj.w.anderson5473 2 года назад +1

    @5:25 this is a big problem on the roads these days - thank you for mentioning it! 🇺🇸

  • @adampilarski7083
    @adampilarski7083 2 года назад

    Thanks a lot!

  • @mikemolcule234
    @mikemolcule234 5 лет назад

    Another cool video from cooley

  • @john_gyver
    @john_gyver 6 лет назад

    Great video

  • @rottenapple8333
    @rottenapple8333 4 года назад

    👑 VIC, BEAST MODE‼️ 💪🏽😎🍻

  • @dangitbobby0001
    @dangitbobby0001 2 года назад

    I love those wheels 😍 my 06 mustang has wheels kinda like those

  • @robertknight4672
    @robertknight4672 Год назад

    On a lot of cars that have daytime running lights in a constantly lit dash, usually a green logo will light up on the dash when the headlights are on but I would still walk around the car and make sure.

  • @mattnbc00
    @mattnbc00 Год назад

    I have to say, the car you are demonstrating on, coincidentially, is one of the best for a long road trip. The Ford Crown Victoria or it's sibling the Mercury Grand Marquis. I drove a Crown Vic for the company I worked for, sometimes through multiple states and boy are they comfortable. Large, roomy, nice riding and couches for seats. Not like these narrow firm seats in every vehicle now where your butt hurts after 75 milies. Smooth band of V-8 power. Rear wheel drive. Large trunk. One of the best.

  • @CA-ks3cw
    @CA-ks3cw 5 лет назад +1

    Cooley is da man!

  • @robertknight4672
    @robertknight4672 Год назад

    Low gas prices are nice but as long as gas station is available fill up with that's good that's good enough for me. As far as the tires are concerned you could always pick up a tread depth gauge which is relatively inexpensive if you want Bridget's Pacific about how much tire tread you have.

  • @iAnormal13
    @iAnormal13 6 лет назад +1

    "Cooley is my co-pilot" lol nice one.

  • @NachoTV
    @NachoTV 6 лет назад +1

    this will be one of those million viewed videos

  • @dalekundtz760
    @dalekundtz760 2 года назад

    Do you have to worry about corrosion on side terminal batteries? Just wondering.

  • @AndrewBullard9170
    @AndrewBullard9170 6 лет назад +3

    Is that crown Vic yours Cooley?

  • @Bandito518
    @Bandito518 4 года назад +2

    Check your spare tire pressure too!

  • @hankgs
    @hankgs 4 года назад

    COOLANT FLUSH.

  • @bobbythespaceghost9934
    @bobbythespaceghost9934 2 года назад +1

    I'm about to embark on a 36 hour trip for the first time...possibly. This is some great information.

  • @syedreza8722
    @syedreza8722 6 лет назад +1

    Is that Cooley's garage with all those Ferraris?

  • @sting1111
    @sting1111 2 года назад +2

    Check air in spare tire. Rehearse a roadside tire change in the dark. Fluids, belts, hoses and charging system.

    • @dalewalker4614
      @dalewalker4614 2 года назад +2

      And take a flashlight with good batteries on your road trip as well. Changing tires by "feel" is no fun and can be downright dangerous. Never mind how I know.....

  • @4240cameron
    @4240cameron 6 лет назад +2

    I think it's hilarious how I'm about to take a road trip and my dad said I need to get a tune-up. And when you said tuneup the camera showed a clip of woman reading a 2010 Acura TSX owner manual which is the exact car I have.

    • @ryanalto519
      @ryanalto519 5 лет назад

      Cameron S holy shit I have a 2010 tsx with 83k taking a road trip to our new house

    • @reallifeengineer7214
      @reallifeengineer7214 Год назад

      Big brother is watching.
      1984

  • @martinpusar6765
    @martinpusar6765 2 года назад

    Was that a Yaesu?

  • @jasonharris765
    @jasonharris765 6 лет назад +6

    I'm still amazed no one uses the "wear bars" on tires to see if they need replacing. The government requires 6 to be installed so they are easy to find. Sucks companies have to spend money for that feature and no one uses them....

  • @atmartens
    @atmartens 6 лет назад +1

    "... in that case you suck." Best said haha

  • @pjwashington5818
    @pjwashington5818 6 лет назад +2

    Lol my brakes always squeal. There is a TSB on my car 😂😂

  • @brambakker1939
    @brambakker1939 5 лет назад

    im intrested in the car in the video what type of ford is it?????????

  • @ManuelPerez-tm3rv
    @ManuelPerez-tm3rv 2 года назад

    brake fluid?

  • @RobinsM
    @RobinsM 6 лет назад

    I wouldn't mind taking that F12 back there for a road trip.

  • @jaskanwarrandhawa6577
    @jaskanwarrandhawa6577 6 лет назад +7

    prep your car 2 weeks ahead of roadtrip

  • @CreachterZ
    @CreachterZ День назад

    Just go to a good oil change place and they’ll check all of your fluids and filters.

  • @drake4121
    @drake4121 2 года назад +1

    I have a 2010 G37 sedan with 142k miles. it has been very reliable for me. I would love to take it on a road trip but I don’t want to be stranded

    • @newbozz1
      @newbozz1 2 года назад

      I have a 2010 G37xs 200k miles wanna take it to PA but I’m scared

    • @drake4121
      @drake4121 2 года назад +1

      @@newbozz1 mines now at 151k miles with no problems. I definitely could’ve taken it across the country lol

  • @AbsolutAutobahn
    @AbsolutAutobahn 3 года назад

    gustavo fring?

  • @eekamini
    @eekamini 5 лет назад +2

    I love air coz it’s free. Not in the UK it isn’t.

  • @hellcat1988
    @hellcat1988 6 лет назад +1

    Wear indicators, or as some of us mechanics call them, tattletales.
    Those battery protector sprays are garbage. Not worth their overpriced dye. Get cheap clear spray paint, spray both the terminal and the connector very wet, put them together, then spray it heavy again. You'll get a weather and acid resistant connection that you can still jump other vehicles through (if you don't have dedicated jump points) and still remove when it's time to replace your battery.

  • @danjunamkim5566
    @danjunamkim5566 5 лет назад

    Cooley, you need a cool earring

  • @pindiwal4717
    @pindiwal4717 3 года назад

    Don't forget highway air of tires.

  • @quackcement
    @quackcement 2 года назад

    is cooley going on a road trip as an undercover cop?

  • @andrewpoderis8548
    @andrewpoderis8548 6 лет назад

    That's a bummer on a road trip loll

  • @matthewshaw8143
    @matthewshaw8143 3 года назад

    Why am I taking car maintenance advise from Gus Fring from Breaking Bad?

  • @PLATINUM2U
    @PLATINUM2U 6 лет назад +2

    My Altima has a little over 430k miles Any tips for me??

  • @foxhounduk2k8
    @foxhounduk2k8 6 лет назад +3

    COOLEY! WE LOVE YA MAN! U R THE BEST!
    BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA

    • @roadshowautos
      @roadshowautos  6 лет назад +2

      Cooley 2020?

    • @foxhounduk2k8
      @foxhounduk2k8 6 лет назад +1

      COOLEY 2020, 2024 AND IF THEY WOULD ALLOW IT...FOREVER..............!
      UNDER COOLEY EVERY AMERICAN WOULD RECEIVE A CAR!
      UNDER COOLEY EVERY CHILD WOULD BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOL HOW TO CHANGE AN OIL FILTER!

  • @brechanfraser5797
    @brechanfraser5797 3 года назад +1

    I'm late to the party, I have 2 things I wanted to mention since this video was made.
    1) Air for your tires isn't always free, fueling stations are often charging for the use of their air guns - anywhere from 75 cents to over a dollar (for about 5 minutes of air).
    2) My 2008 Chevy Impala LS has automatic headlights that do indeed light all the necessary lights - including headlights, and tail lights - I checked.

  • @frankysantos4793
    @frankysantos4793 6 лет назад +4

    Hey Cooley air is not free anymore

    • @eos3325
      @eos3325 6 лет назад

      franky santos. In California, air and water are free, by law.

    • @rishabhbaidya9494
      @rishabhbaidya9494 5 лет назад

      @@eos3325 You know what? California isn't the world.

  • @dominickmatta3536
    @dominickmatta3536 6 лет назад +3

    First

  • @CrazyCanadian5555
    @CrazyCanadian5555 6 лет назад +4

    Who's Grorge Washington.. Lol

  • @CBkid7
    @CBkid7 6 лет назад +1

    No all cars need some type of tools to remove light bulbs.

  • @OneDown5upp
    @OneDown5upp 3 года назад

    Tire Air is the only thing that your car gets for free? Lol I think not. 1.50 here unless you feel like driving 15 miles into town to a certain gas station that gives free air.

  • @D0ses
    @D0ses 4 года назад

    I thought it was a penny to check ur tires?

    • @christophersummers1939
      @christophersummers1939 3 года назад +1

      a quarter better represents 1/8", the all-weather minimum compared to the penny's 1/16", which represents only dry weather minimum and severely compromised braking

  • @robrogers2532
    @robrogers2532 3 года назад +1

    OIL is absolutely critical... WTF?

  • @archaz
    @archaz 6 лет назад +2

    Amazing that only tires and wiper fluid are the only categories that apply to electric cars. Life is simpler in my LEAF,

    • @KREYO_ZA
      @KREYO_ZA 5 лет назад +1

      archaz Range?

  • @dirkturrell6460
    @dirkturrell6460 5 лет назад

    Yea unless you have a ford lol. Then the brakes squeal even when the pads are new (poor calliper design)

  • @DirectX3
    @DirectX3 6 лет назад

    He left CNET which is good. CNET today is only bunch of BS only. Good luck!

  • @DickiMonster
    @DickiMonster 4 года назад

    Do all that if your car isn’t a volkswagen

  • @Andrew-zv4fm
    @Andrew-zv4fm 5 лет назад

    I don't think I have seen a perfect looking Crown Vic.

  • @Hintonbro.
    @Hintonbro. 6 лет назад

    Air is seldom free anymore Cooley!

  • @vishaldeshmukh8842
    @vishaldeshmukh8842 3 года назад

    Ultimately if you want to go on road a trip then first go and buy a new car...

  • @sherwinscott1713
    @sherwinscott1713 6 лет назад

    Lifehack you can get rid of battery corrosion with a can of coke

  • @djswansonapr
    @djswansonapr Год назад

    Hey lady I got news for you. If your ZIP Code doesn’t start with nine, you’re not in California. Duh.

  • @drawnhere
    @drawnhere 3 года назад

    Or, just rent a car?

  • @HassanRaza-hs9xj
    @HassanRaza-hs9xj Год назад

    Great, clueless checklist, he completely forgot the windshield washer fluid and wiper blades. Good luck if you get rain or bugs crossing the highway.

  • @MySparkle888
    @MySparkle888 6 лет назад +2

    Lol people who run out of oil suck.

  • @69putana
    @69putana 6 лет назад

    Air isn't free

  • @allenmadathil4513
    @allenmadathil4513 6 лет назад +1

    this camera is way too old lol

  • @uniqueProductionsSC
    @uniqueProductionsSC 6 лет назад

    I enjoy your channel, but I sincerely hope you know what kind of management and business practices Cars Dawydiak participates in and hope you aren’t involved legally.

  • @whiteandnerdytuba
    @whiteandnerdytuba 6 лет назад

    How has Cooley fallen so far. Used to be the main man who made amazing videos had his own long form show. Now he just makes a couple random useless videos with no point.