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- 7 Hidden Features Car Companies Don't Want You to Know About, DIY and car review Scotty Kilmer. New car features you didn't know about. Things you didn't know about your car. New car stuff that no one knows. Things only a mechanic knows about cars. Hidden car features explained. How your car works. Interesting car features worth knowing. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 56 years.
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Hey Scotty, I'm not a fan of the electric parking brake either but on the new Toyotas you can hold down the electric parking brake button for 3 or 4 seconds and it automatically retracts it and you can do the brakes.
I'm not into all those new fancy features. I got an old suv. I'm into bass shaking car audio from 18" subwoofers 🔊💺😊
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I've got a Mitsubishi L200 double cab, 1999. 100,000 miles. Changed 2 clutches, 1 thermostat 4 sets of tyres. Lots of oil changes. Runs like new. Thousands of them here in Cyprus. Like your show.
Scotty failed to mention something useful about the startup process. When the car is first started and the check engine and all the other lights flash on, you can use this to verify that all these warning lights do, in fact, work. One VERY USEFUL tip as a car buyer is that if someone fiddled with the check engine light to mask an engine problem, you will notice it fails to light up when the car is started.
I have a love/hate relationship with the radar cruise control in my Tundra (2019 TRD Sport). I love how it paces a car in front of you when it gradually slows, but if a slower car pulls in front of you (even if you have plenty of time to change lanes to go around) sometimes it will practically stomp on the brakes before you have a chance to change lanes causing you to miss your chance if other cars are coming in the adjacent lane. Also, if you do end up changing lanes and there is no car ahead in the other lane, the truck will floor the throttle to get back up to speed instead of a steady increase. I typically keep the distance set at the full three bars, two bars in very light traffic. (No, I don't use cruise in heavy traffic, only on freeways/highways in light traffic)
Good video except for the Nissan comments towards the end. Personally I've had a Nissan prior to my truck and my wife has a 2009 Nissan rogue. It's 15 years old and the only work I've done on it was replace a battery, change brake pads, and a thermostat. Which admittedly was in a horrible place. But I feel like for 15 years that ain't bad. I feel like it's more about how you take care of the car. Any vehicle will be junk if u drive it hard and don't maintain it.
How many miles on your 09 rogue? I'm coming up on 138K and worried its might go out on me. No major problems, just alot of in town driving.
He's said in other videos the rear wheel drive Nissans are pretty good. Especially Nissan Frontiers.
FWD CVT transmission Nissans are known to have some problems and known to be not as reliable as other vehicles.
It all depends on specific vehicles. He always goes off the overall of brands/models that he has dealt with. They can be made in various locations, or have had changes made depending on when they were produced. In the end, it's always up in the air if you end up with a vehicle that has a lot of problems, or one that is solid. If you watch Scotty at all.... he basically dislikes all companies now, if the vehicle is new.
I will never own another Nissan ever especially ones with I think the bag transmission which comes in rogues my wife had one and the transmission over heated with normal driving and went into limp mode and she almost got killed on the interstate cause the rogue would not accelerate.
You have experience with one Nissan, Scotty many. Just sayin
Got a Tacoma TRD Pro in Oct. Didn't want to take a chance on first year new model 24. Love my TRD PRO. Thanks Scotty!!
Disconnect the battery or fuse relay to shut off the electric parking break may also work, but I like a simple manual brake...
The electronics in my truck are an am/fm radio and cigarette lighter.
Neither has ever failed and somehow gets done what needs gettin done
without radars and computers. 🤠
Turning off traction control in a Tacoma also turns on the electronic limited-slip differential. It's not a real mechanical LSD, it just uses the rear wheel speed sensors to sense when a tire is slipping and brakes that tire so that more torque goes to the other rear tire.
BMW uses this system now too.
@@kingshabazz1310 It's pretty clever. The Crawl Control system in the TRD off-road models is the same thing. It's just brake control software.
@@jmpattillo Crawl control is a joke though, very clunky in its operation, you will be much smoother using your own right foot to crawl it. And they decided not to install hill descent control because of the crawl control. I've never used the E-LSD on my Taco because I have a TRD off road so have a real locker, if it's rough enough to want a LSD then its rough enough to be in 4Low anyway.
@@mrvwbug4423 it’s apparently a lot smoother in the 2024
I have the same generation Tacoma and actually if you press it once it turns the traction control off but leaves the electronic stability control on. If you hold it for three seconds it turns both off. You have to be stationary and hold it for three seconds though.
you really don't want to turn stability control off on the Taco unless you want to do donuts. Tacos will swap ends very quickly on ice if you're not super careful.
@@mrvwbug4423 I do it on purpose. Driving on the edge makes me feel alive
@@JoePez I can think of much better vehicles than a late model Tacoma for that haha
@@mrvwbug4423 Hey man, I’m working with what I got. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
@@JoePez ohhhhhh.....so you're the _____
I bought a 2017 tacoma trd off road. The fanciest vehicle I've ever owned, sure it has more technology then I'm used to. But it's still something I like because I can still be in control of it and how I drive.
Huh🤔, at the end of the video you said not to get a newer Mitsubishi . But last year you did a review on a new Mitsubishi Outlander and really liked it! Which one is it?
He didn’t really like it . He said it was good for what it was if you didn’t have 10-15 grand more fore a Toyota with possible dealership markup . Plus the dude had like a 10 year warranty & got it cheap which Scotty also stated was part of it along with it being made in Japan 🇯🇵 & think of all the problems it could’ve had in over a year since Scotty first made that video to now ? Probably numerous because the video was at the end of 2022 & we’re in the beginning of 2024
I hate all this electronic crap. Just more junk to break and cost a fortune to repair. Basic cruise control is about the only extra I want. I"m 70 and remember when thing were simplier. Guess I'll be buying older cars that I can actually work on myself.
Great work Scotty. There is another interesting feature of the automatic trans. If you are in a lower gear and want to go to high gear all at once (like from 2nd to 6th) you simply push the shift lever forward and hold until it shifts directly to 6th.
The manual transmission is the best traction control tool. Along with the best fuel economy.
That hasn't been the case for 20 years. You'll never do better than a modern TCS system and auto has beaten manual for fuel economy since 6 speed autos became commonplace. 8+ speed autos and CVTs are even better still for fuel economy. If you're talking 20 year old TCS systems or no TCS and old 3 and 4 speed autos sure. The only case for manual on a modern vehicles is personal preference.
100% 302 ! You pick the gear you want , and maybe stay in when off roading !
@@mrvwbug4423idk if this entirely true sometimes with more gears you're pushing harder on the gas and force a high downshift in city but will do great on long trips . While manual you're able to make shift points low due to higher torque than the auto version .also sits on neutral during stops while autos still revving on first gear . It all depends but generally manuals uses neutral most of the time in the city .
True but that's all going away because the younger generations are too butt hurt that they can't drive them and too stupid to learn.
Traction Control software assumes you are usually on pavement or maybe hard dirt, and the wheels are slipping from hydroplaning, or ice or sand/mud. It reduces engine power, applies the ABS selectively to slow the wheels for a few seconds until you "get past" the hazard and on to good pavement again. This is totally counter-productive to getting out of a rut or deep snow, so turning TCS off, and better yet, any mud/snow mode on, will greatly assist in navigating tricky off-road situations.
Love you videos and I hate to say you were wrong but when you pushed the lane departure button and the symbol is visible it’s on it’s just telling you it doesn’t work below a certain speed. If the symbol isn’t there it’s not on
Did your son get a letter from Toyota about a possible fuel pump issue? I have a 21 Tacoma with 57 thousand miles haven’t noticed anything.
Thanks Scotty
Give that dash a little wipe clean there Scotty.....
As a technician with 20yrs experience, first thing I'm doing to a vehicle with an electronic parking brake is figure out a way to install a switch to manually override that system....I'll be damned to not being able to do my own brakes
Just disconnect it at the caliper or disconnect the battery before doing a brake job
@@billsanter But you have to reset the position of it (on some cars anyhow).
I'm with you on that. Technology can be pretty sweet until it gets in the way.
for the record you dont NEED the scan tool for the break job... it just makes it FAR easier and faster...and a lot of cheaper scan tools can do it.
You have to hold the traction control button for a few seconds to actually turn it all the way off
Wait really?
It said off on the dashboard 😂!
@@DlutheranI know, right?
It is still not 100% off. I have a 21 Tacoma it is so annoying.
Why you would ever turn it off on a Tacoma is beyond me. If you're stuck in a 2WD Taco you made poor life choices. If you're in a SR5 4x4, you have a few tools with the TCS to help you get unstuck (E-LSD does a fairly good job of torque vectoring on the SR5s). The TRD Off road and Pro have a proper locker and a whole plethora of TCS modes that are designed to work in 4Low and are legitimately good at keeping you from getting stuck, crawl control is a joke though. TCS on the rear also switches off when the locker is engaged. You have to go out of your way to get a TRD Off road or pro Taco stuck.
My adaptive cruze control on my 2021 f150 will change speed to limit posted and car lengths till truck brakes or speeds up and i can let steering wheel in curves and it will take it on its own for the most part or hoghway after you ride the lane line or long or X amounts of time's it will ding and make you grab wheel and maintain control for about 2 seconds then it can take over again and honestly very very accurate on all topics above
Scotty, regarding the Electronic Parking Brake - For the DIY home mechanic doing the brake job, why can't you simply disconnect the Battery to avoid the issue?
I can put my Mazda CX-5 in Parking Brake maintenance mode in less than a minute,no scan tool required easy peasy!
The manufacturer could actually make this easy to do without special equipment. They don't because they want you to spend more money paying THEM to do it! Same goes for OBD codes. Why should anyone need a special computer to read the codes? They could just make them display on the on board computer and it wouldn't cost them a penny! Same thing though...they want you to pay for something you could easily do yourself.
@@jasonhaynes2952 Fords you don't need anything. On the trucks you push the gas pedal to the floor and push the emergency brake button on and hold them, turn the truck on off in 5 seconds and it goes into maintenance mode. do the normal brake job do the same thing but this time pull the emergency brake button and it take it out. 30 seconds max.
Thanks for your videos I'm not a mechanic I don't do work on my own vehicle I wish I did never learned but love your videos so informative terrible that we do not have a right to repair like we used to have that is bogus
Electronic parking brake can be put into safe mode by the consumer. Press the foot brake while pulling up on the parking brake switch. To disable safe mode, keep your foot on the brake and push down on the parking brake switch. You will hear a chime when it disables or enables.
Hey Scotty, my 2021 Toyota Camry XSE Hybrid doesn't require you to push the lever forward. All I have to do is turn on my automatic high bean button. My 2019 Avalon XLE, you had to push the lever forward to get the automatic high beams to work.
It's the same on the Tacoma, that switch is to enable/disable automatic high beam when you put the lights into high beam. The Tacoma's auto high beam is flaky on 4 lane highways, so I find I usually only use the auto high beam on 2 lane roads.
The auto dimming uses the forward-looking camera to detect oncoming traffic. An attentive driver is much better than the auto-dim system; you can see the oncoming headlight beam on roadside trees, powerlines, or structures; and dim. My TRD OR has that system and by the time it reacts on a hilly or curved backroad, I've already given the oncoming driver a dose of high beams; or you drive 500 yards behind someone with your high beam headlights in their mirrors.
Thanks for saying that.
I have auto high beams on my 2021 Ford Ranger. I never use them. On an undulating road, oncoming car lights can go below a hump in the road, then my brights come on right into the windshield of the oncoming car. Several people got really pissed at me the first time I drove at night on a dark country road.
Yep.
You have the lane departure alert backwards. Without the light on no alerts, with the light on it does alert if you cross the line. The warning is to tell you that it isn’t going to work below that speed, similar to how the adaptive cruise control stops at 25/27 mph on some models of Toyotas.
Love your vids Scotty ! Can you do a vid about F150, BMS system and how to safely unplug it as I don't like it and I hear this will disable the auto shut off and start cycle when at a traffic light ?
Scotty, thanks for the great videos!
What will help as I drive my 2018 Honda Fit?
We appreciate all your useful information about all vehicles.
I did a brake for the rear and didn’t need a scan tool I just turned it off No problem
Exactly
Less than 6,000 miles, and the interior is as dirty as a Diggler film.
It's his son's Tacoma
That means it’s being used for its intended purpose, instead of being driven to an office every day and the grocery store once a week… Trucks wouldn’t be so expensive nowadays if the only people that bought them were people that ACTUALLY use them.
@@dy1angi11ey6 facts. A Tacoma that actually gets used, not one that is just some grocery getter that never gets used for what it’s intended for
Is it your truck? Why do you care??
If y'all's truck doesn't have some mud down the side and in the cab ya aren't using your truck as a truck. Truck is a tool for getting things done not impressing the neighbors.
The auto high beams turn off just after they blind you.
I remember being stuck behind a big BMW 7 (rear wheel drive obviously) stuck for 10 minutes on 3" of snow on ice on a long incline, and traffic building up behind us - I got out, went up to him and politely advised the old dude to try to find his Traction button and switch it off - he looked at me as if I was mad, he switched it off, then looked stunned as he easily and slowly drove off.
Scotty the outlet in the bed of the truck only works in Park or neutral. Not very good idea if you cannot use it while driving to keep refrigerators running or other power hungry items. They should have added a 12v plug along with it. My 22 Tacoma plug really is useless. And if used for power tools check your manual and for sure your tools for power draw!
What I'd like to know is how a vehicle with only 5k miles on it could get so filthy inside.
@@Etron49 So the fact that it's a truck prevents one from wiping the dust off and protecting the interior? It's their vehicle, they can obviously do as they please. I personally take better of my vehicles, even the truck.
Yes, I agree. I was thinking the same thing.
agree 5700 miles owner can't use a micro fiber cloth on it?
Someone that uses his truck for truck things, like off roading and actual work, not driving to the grocery store and bringing the kids to school.
@Delorean_Guy I used mine for actual man things it had 120k miles was less dirty. Man things are maintaining remodeling my 8 rentals and 20 flip homes. My truck is loaded all the time. Again wiping with a cloth after 5000 miles. Not that hard
I just recently bought a 2010 tacoma and was curious about some of these buttons. Thanks again Scotty
2018 tacoma here. I use the ECT for towing my cargo trailer. World of difference.
Holding the cruise button down for a couple seconds activates non-radar cruise control.
Why you would do that is beyond me though? I've had my 2019 Tacoma for almost 5 years and have never used the non-adaptive cruise. The only time the adaptive has ever acted up is when the radar unit gets covered in ice or the windshield gets so dirty that the camera can't see, I can count the number of times that has happened on one hand in 5 years, living in Colorado so plenty of snow, and a quick clean of the windshield or radar unit fixed it right up.
@@mrvwbug4423 i have a 2022 Tacoma I drive for work. I like it and really like the cruise control, but I have 1 major issue. If you're behind someone on the highway and they get over to turn, sometimes it thinks I'm still behind them and starts to panic brake. They're all the way over in the turn lane though. Very annoying and dangerous when someone is behind you.
I have a 22 Taco also . I hate the dumb speed control . It breaks when people are turning ahead of you and makes passing in some conditions on the interstate impossible . I never use it ! @@joeg5414
simply press down on the gas pedal . . .
I bought a 2016 Ford F-150 in 2016. Haven't had any major problems with it except brakes and rotors. And always tires losing air. Have to put air back in then every couple of weeks. I don't drive it a whole lot. It sets a lot. Just aggravating I have to put air in every couple of weeks. What would suggest to stop this from happening. I've put sensors in three of the tires already. There 75 a pop. Plus 20 dollars to have the tires broke down every time
I drive lots of narrow, slow and windy mountain roads with ample pot holes and icy spots and departing the lane regularly just happens. In my case not being able to turn the lane departure warning off would become real obnoxious.
If you want to destroy all your cordless chargers go ahead and use that rear 120v modified sine wave receptacle. You still need to buy a full sine wave invertor. 400W is about $500. If all you want is something useful for 2-3 normal power drills the Tacoma receptacle will work. Will even make a microwave work but it will buzz.
6:23 Now this is how you integrate a screen. Im loving it.
Auto-highbeam is pretty old tech. I had it on my 85 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with the Autronic Eye (created in 1952 by Caddy). Very analog tech compared to today's sensors it uses.
The button to the left of the auto high beam switch is an octopus launcher, my truck has the same thing.
Mine does too but unfortunately doesn't work and I have been waiting several years to get it fixed. Apparently octopi are on extreme back order. It's very unfortunate as there have been a few tailgaters that really deserve an octopus to the windshield!
Mine shoots jellyfish
Scotty if you push and hold the traction control button for 5 or 6 seconds it does something different
Does it self destruct?
TELL US ? WHY CLIFF HANGER US?
The lane departure warning is actually inverse in operation from how you described it, If the indicator is on, the feature is on.
Saying its unavailable below 32 mph just means that it won't warn you of lane departure below that speed even though the feature is enabled.
Same with the cruise control, you actually have to drive your truck, under 32mph
I like mechanial hand break too. I dont like parking foot break.
Same here. Makes it easier to swing that tail around in the winter.
@@Goibniu001
Or on rainy days
Bought a 24 Corolla. So many things to figure out how they work. Owners manual is 260 pages and that doesn't include the infotainment book which is separate.
Gotta love Scotty. Always on the edge of being sued, shut down or dying. Don’t die on us Scotty!!
You dont always need expensive equipment to do rear brakes that have an electronic handbrake. On VAG cars you can remove the motors and wind back manually
How about the countdown on starters . The need to be replaced after so many starts along with two sensors. Whether the starter is bad or not.
When you start the car and all the lights come on, that's not really because it's doing system checks. It could do system checks just as well without any lights coming on. The reason all the lights come on is so that you can visually verify that the lights themselves work. Otherwise, you could be overheating and not realize it because the high temp light is out (or oil pressure, etc.).
Toyota's safety suite has been the easiest to integrate with as a driver IMO. It "feels" the most natural out of all brands I have tested.
I have a 2010 Tundra with the 5.7 flex fuel engine which I plan to keep till I'm dead, because the new Tundra has a twin-turbo V6, and the Ford EcoBoost twin-turbo only lasts about 100,000 miles when used for a lot of towing, I doubt Toyota has solved that problem, the extra heat from the turbos running all the time when towing will take its toll on the engine...no pun intended. Time will tell, but I'm not going to be the test dummy.
Scotty, you’re wrong about the Kane departure assist. When it is on it gives you the warning saying that the Kane departure assist is unavailable at the lower speeds because it works at higher speeds. The green light means it’s on.
You don't need a scan tool to do the brakes on a vehicle with electronic e-brakes. You can just disconnect the battery or disconnect the wires connected to the calipers.
Yes but certain ones won’t release them regardless. My brother had the high-end Mercedes SUV model, and tried all that, but couldn’t get em’ to release. He had to look it up online & talk to the dealer about to get them to open up from the Infotainment screen menu…
My 63 Caddy convertible had cruise control and the auto high beam/low beam feature. There are no new ideas...
Yep. 55 caddy, auto magic eye, a big blue anodized chrome teardrop shaped light sensor on the dash, AND dual zone AC!
Took me a week with a magnifying glass to read the small-font handbook with very tiny icons (coves all 7 models so some do not apply) - just to forget the 20 dash lights may switch from green to yellow or red and what they mean - or lane control does not work under 35mph, and cruise works over 25mph etc (probably got them wrong lol) - handy for split second decisions lol
Scottie stop bagging on Mitsubishi. Ive had an outlander sport for quite awhile almost 100k miles AWD the thing is reliable , parts are affordable and it off roads pretty good.... plus i used to work on these car 15 20 years ago all& all in the car market i think their pretty good... i mean their not Toyota but they don't cost as much ether
That dash has an insane number of buttons. Lots of fun things to break down the road.
You not showing everything the traction control you need to push and old to disable the advance traction. The cruise control there is two type the radar and normal cruise control. You also didn't show the wireless charger
Your the best Scotty. thank you for all you do. You have the best information i truly appreciate all your effort . Thank you so much.
I want one of these trucks so bad. What's your opinion on this powertrain with high mileage? 120-140k?
The 2GR is literally the most reliable engine Toyota makes. I hear very little about the transmission or diffs, which means they likely aren't failing very often.
Shutting of lane departure control “Unavailable at high speeds” ? Having this “whistle & bell” is questionable from the get go. What “study” determined that forcing you to remain in any lane could be a problem. What happens when the vehicle in front of you impacts a vehicle that enters the lane in front of them? Will you be able to respond quickly enough to steer and brake to avoid?
Scotty you're a national treasure!, The traction control on my F-150 is completely worthless and at sometimes it could be dangerous because it doesn't allow you to control your vehicle the way you want to. 4:14
Information very necessary for people who rarely change cars to new ones. My almost 80-year-old father didn't know how to get out of deep snow with his new RAV4 😂
Thank you for explaining when and why to remove traction control. I've had to tell so many people who were stuck in snow, and did not have a clue about this Scotty.
If you got a 2WD truck that stuck, you made some really bad choices haha. 2WD pickup trucks are literally the worst vehicles on the road in the snow.
Scotty I just am blown away with how knowledgable you are about all cars !!! I am a women who had an X-husband who owns his own shop ( still does ) and also had a boyfriend for 10 years that built drag bikes and trucks and I always sat and watched them all the time and I actually learned ALOT about cars ....older ones , not the newest cars. When I walk in anywhere to ask anything , they can't screw me , once I open my mouth , they know I am knowledgable about cars ......if I go to the same place , they run when they see me coming 😂 Can't get over on this girl !!!!! I watch you all the time , I have gotten a few great tips from you !!! I own a 16 year old Toyota Scion XD with only 77,000 miles on it , still looks brand new !!! Runs like a top !!! Thanks for all your advice , it sure comes in handy for me as a women !!!😊
All these gadgits and tech are things I am going to need repaired at some point and the more there is the more chance there will be some failure and that means= $$$$$$$$ Great ideas that we will be paying for at some point in ownership.
Thank you, after getting my Rav4, I been having to guess at some of the buttons and just left them alone.
Two things about newer vehicles that frustrate me. 1. Why do engineers put components they know are going to fail behind 10 parts we have to remove before we can access them? And 2. All these nanny gadgets they bill as safety features but, actually they just make drivers less aware of their surroundings/traffic.
Our '62 Coupe de Ville had auto-dimming headlights via a photocell pod on the dash. Sensitivity was adjusted by a knob on the rear of the pod. To my recollection, my folks tried to find the sweet spot between blinding people and driving in the dark. Ultimately unsuccessful in finding this balance, they wound up just turning the system off and using the dimmer button on the floor.
That's not the same as auto high beam
@@hondafan20111 yes it is, guidematic was the first iteration of it. guidematic just happened to be an unreliable POS that would fail and leave you stuck in high beam permanently. I had a 70s Caddy with this system, and Twilight Sentinel was the other part that was normal automatic headlights.
Thanks for posting all those tools, Scotty!
Love Scotty's knowledge, first "honest" mechanic.
How about buying a second-hand heater assembly from some? car, running 12 volts, you can use as a heater at home, in a small space when your heat is off?
How are you going to heat the coolant? How would that be better than just getting a 12 volt space heater?
@@mrvwbug4423 ok, maybe off the shelf available space heater, I'll take a look. Just suggesting a cheap (hopefully) answer to power outage of the 120 volt home power, and running on a 12 volt DC battery or power station.
@@mrvwbug4423 They sell electric heat pumps to heat the coolant and pump it through the system prior to starting your vehicle to warm it up. they're not terribly expensive, sell em at tractor supply stores
Great tip. I’ll be keeping my 2016 🇺🇸😎
My lane assist is the only one that has a switch toggle to permanently toggle it off and on. I good thing as I found out - that you basically keep it off for winter (lane markings are gone or incorrect), and spring (pot-hole dodging is needed often).
Promise you the jerky lane departure “assist” is absolutely horrible and almost caused me a few accidents when traveling through highway construction zones. The fact that it’s not optional at higher speeds is stupid.
I can’t stand the dynamic cruise control on my 23 Tundra. It hunts gears while following traffic. I can literally feel my transmission longevity shrinking.
I hate the lane departure because I need to drive around the potholes.
Sometimes you can put tape or cardboard over the camera. 😊
@waltersobchak1719 👍Another reason to keep my 2000 Sienna. It doesn’t have lane departure.
@@chris76-01 👍Scotty convinced me to keep my old Toyota. It is very basic in design.
Genuinely curious because I've only had/been in vehicles with a mechanical parking/e-brake...but in emergency scenarios, can you still use the e-brake like you would the brakes, even if just long enough to get ya home? More than once that's been a necessity, and has helped prevent a couple would-be bad accidents over the years
4:13 thanks for the advice Scotty 💯👍🏻
good luck with the lawsuit, brother. I know you can get through this!
You need to tell your grandson to clean the inside of that truck!
If you have to declare bankruptcy you can always live in subsidized housing. Hard to work on cars there though. Keep us posted
I just like the satisfaction of pulling a handbrake.
Yeh great for u turns😅
@@Nozinbonsai 👍
Not correct on the e parking brakes My F150 has a pretty simple procedure to put the brakes into service mode and it doesn't require a scanner. I can't remember what it is but there is a ton of You tube tutorials
Curious to know if that 120 V AC is a true sign wave or modified.
I love my 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE
My 2018 Toyota Corolla has auto headlights. It doesn't have a button on the dash, but auto on the left stalk so you can turn it off/on. This is part of the safety sense suite. Also, a button for traction control
That's not the same as auto high beams
Not a fan of the adaptive cruise control, increases chances of being rear ended so turned it off on the first day
What model expensive scan tool does Scotty use?
Can’t tell you how many people get stuck pulling into driveways and parking lots in the snow that the plow pushed while clearing the road. 1st off going to the snow bank at a crawl speed is not going to get you thru it. And the people in the cars wonder why they are stuck but then they’ll sit there REVING the engine yet don’t realise THE WHEELS ARE NOT spinning! Yea the motors reving so sounds like it should be doing something but it’s not.
Or they’re on a hill and get stuck midway and they’ll floor the gas thinking the tires will grip and they’ll sit there for 10-20 mins in one spot or the front of the cars going right to left in the same spot and won’t get up the hill cuz the wheels are not moving continuously
And when the wheels do it’s only for a quick couple seconds at a time..
That’s cuz the traction control is ON!
If you want to get out turn it OFF then your wheels will spin full power constantly
But also keep in mind
A light acceleration from a stop will move you better and grip better so feather the gas pedal and you’ll get up the hill.
If possible get some speed before the hill and don’t floor it 😊
Thanks for the info all these electronics are to make it harder to fix it yourself so you have to take it back to them just a rip off 😮
I like Scotty’s hard work😊
I have a beat up 360,000 miles honda accord 2002. I found out that it doesn't have catalytic converter (straight piped to the muffler)
Will it pass inspection if I live in a place where there is no emission testing?
Yes
It depends. If there's an actual inspection that will be a hard no, checking for the presence of a cat is always part of those inspections. If you live in an area that does no inspection and no emissions testing, you'll be able to skate by. I would say replace the cat, but with 360k, definitely not worth it, my assumption is the original cat was probably stolen.