Why Not to Buy a Diesel Engine Car
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2019
- Why Not to Buy a Diesel Car. Diesel engine explained and why not to buy a car that has one in it. Diesel vs gasoline, car review with Scotty Kilmer. How diesels engines work, pros and cons of having one in your car or truck. There are benefits to having a diesel engine, but also a lot of downsides. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 51 years.
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I’m from Houston how can I find you for work on my vehicle
Scotty Kilmer I just inherited a 1991 Nissan D21 hardbody and I want to lower it. How do I do it without messing the suspension up?
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Never owned a diesel, but I had no idea microbes, fungi, etcetera can grow in a diesel fuel tank! Excellent, informative vid as always!
Scotty Kilmer Scotty what tow truck do you recommend me buying. What are the best ones that won’t break down all the time and that will last me a long time.
This is to all the people in the uk that buy diesels, attempt to get 63+ mpg on their 7 mile run everyday in the city
"Just like us, they can excrete WASTE"
*proceeds to show a Fiat*
This man is crazy! I love it!
Person 1: "What are doing in the washroom?"
Person 2: *farting noises* "I'm taking a Chrysler!"
I liked "septic tank" better 0:52
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@@asdfghjqwertyu1858 You win.
Good catch lol
"Private septic tank"
*shows Washington DC*
Very accurate
Drain the Swamp! MAGA 2020
@@TonyMaine915 Except, kiddo, 90% of swamp would be drained if you put every politician and lobbyist with R in prison for life, followed by DINOs. There, 90% done.
Perfect!
Tony if the White House is a swamp, trump is the nastiest, dumbest, and meanest creature in it
@@Ryan-mg7pd more than macain or Chany or even Bush?
the first thing thats going to wear out on scottys car is the hood hinge
Lol nuh uh, there is a hood prop!🤣
it's rusted into the open position
@@wagil90 ok you got me!
Or his elbow joints..
Ha ha ha
I would love to walk into an Auto Zone and see Scotty! 😂😂😂
You won't miss him ...he's the guy waving his arms around like a TaiChi instructor. ^^
buying cheap STP oil filters for 5 dollars a piece!
I would die lol
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Zac F He would be flailing his arms around knocking things over making a lot of noise 😆
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I've owned diesel cars and trucks for over the past 20 years. Never any issues and always been more reliable than any gasoline engine.
True, I'm even still on my first fuel filter with 170K km's, got one laying around for 2 years should put it in lol.
Ive owned my 1.9d van for 5yrs now, its 20yrs old now, ive bough a new starter motor, battery, alternator, glow plugs, fuel tube leak fixed, rear drums worked on a few times, anyway yes I still am fond of diesels.
It really depends on the circumstances if that horror scenario happens. If it's used regularly, it won't happen. It does happen when they sit around most of the time, water that seperates from the diesel helps the growth of that crap and if there is lots of air in the tank. So having a diesel sit around for months with very little diesel in it can cause it. If you drive around and it's filled up every once in a while, there won't be a problem. Most people who buy cars with a diesel engine are driving a lot anyway. Great fuel economy, higher efficiency, torque, modern ones won't produce more dirt than gasoline cars. Diesels have a bad rep in the US.
I wouldn't suggest a diesel engine for just go shopping 3 miles cause the exhaust system needs fumes of higher temperature to clean it up. Longer drive to work not constantly in the city? Having a trailer to pull? Great choice.
true
More reliable? In what way exactly?
How in the hell can he do this every day? A good, relevant (stuff we need to know...) video every day; amazing! The BEST of the best!
john see I think he has a editor. Still amazing tho
Scotty is a very smart and truly honest mechanic.
Editors or not, his videos are the best info vids on the net.
Always good advice in and interesting way to get answers and learn.
I know one thing;; Scotty does a great job Educating the motorists...He's a Good Man in my book !!! Thanks Scotty Kilmer !!!
Amazing bless his heart
john see is he the Cliff Claven of cars? Lol. Don’t know if that’s good or bad.
Ive litterally never heard about slime in the tank of a passenger car, but i do get 45 MPG, and thats why i drive a diesel.
Toyota Prius = 60 mpg
1990s Mercedes diesel = 70 mpg
But... Sloooow asf
Toyota Prius is much more environment friendly than any diesel vehicle
@no candy Thanks for the information (from Google).. put try doing an emission test of your car after using it for 5 years then you will understand why diesel is a dirtier fuel than gasoline..I believe tests and results rather than some stupid theoretical knowledge..VW spoke the exact words and now it has the worst emissions diesel scandal in the history of automobile.. don't teach me how your stupid diesel vehicles are much more environment friendly than Petrol..I agree they are economical but not environment friendly..it was just used as a tactic by European automobiles to promote their diesel Vehicles as environment friendly..but believe me they are not..I agree with you on the production emissions..but there is a saying.. you might die but a Toyota engine won't
What model on the Mercedes ???
Karthik Burli silly introduce biodiesel and that battery in that Tesla is a natural disaster for the environment 🤓
If you park your car for like five years maybe.Other than extreme cold weather nothing beats the torque of a diesel engine.
3:05 A rat walks in the background
Where's Scotty's cat???
If there is a lot of algae in the fuel of any diesel the algae can damage the fuel pump.I worked at a trucking company that had a 2,000 gallon fuel tank. No one monitored the tank for algae growth,the algae took over. If I remember correctly three trucks had to have their fuel pumps replaced.
Crud, bacteria, algae and water? Wow, that's crazy to have in a car
Wow!! sounds like a heart attack for the trucks
@intempify Of course the truck engines have filters.
@intempify Sure Almost the same as a car but the truck filters are about quart size,they normally have a glass or clear plastic dome with the paper filter inside,so you can see the condition of the filter . You might be better served to ask a mechanic.I agree with what Scotty says but I disagree when he says the cool environment in the tank promotes the growth. From my experience the growth occurs during periods of high temps,the end of summer being the worst.I'm glad that Scotty has delved into a mysterious and opinionated topic. Wish I could be of more help.
@@jeffhallel8211 had that experience in Hawaii.
"Slime in the ice machine!", Marvin Zindler (August 10, 1921-July 29, 2007) Marvin was on Eyewitness News Channel 13 Houston, Texas for 34 years 1973-2007.
Cat needed at 3:04.. Mouse scurrying by on windowsill ledge over Scotty's left shoulder..
PeanutButterMan good eye
Lol
So much for Scott's electronic mouse repeller.
Bristol England: High Scotty; you are so eccentric, practical and intelligent that it makes me wonder why you do not become a UK citizen. I have been driving a Ford Focus Diesel Turbo 1800cc made in 2004, which I bought 7 years ago for $1,000. I have owned a lot of vehicles (from racing Lotus Elans to Ford Transit, One and a Half ton trucks) this one leaves many of them standing. Totally reliable, parts get replaced by normal wear, it has never let me down; fast, good on performance, economical, easy to fix a Ford Classic. The longest vehicle I have ever owned by a country mile!
I remember when the Low Sulfer came in ,,, some of the older trucks started to have big problems ... one Cat engine had the top of a piston come off and it really ruined my day ... it was years later that mechanics were catching on to the tricks to keep them running right ... when the additives started to come out that really worked such as the product you held up things got so much better ...
I'm happy with my diesel car..strong, robust, no engine complications and i have much more money in my pocket with comfortable reliable car.
Although I don’t like the video title, Scotty offered some great information! A better title IMO would be “Preventative measures you need to know when buying/owning a diesel vehicle”.
Thanks Scotty. Got some for my old 12V Cummins to keep her happy.
And just like us, they excrete waste ( shows a Fiat ) 🤣
ahhahaaha Fart It Again Tony!
@@fidelcatsro6948 That's what Fiat stands for.
I have honestly never heard this before in my life. Fascinating.
Well known.
Damn Scotty I never knew that much about a diesel slime problem😬
neither did i, i contemplated on buying a diesel vehicle and using bio diesel in it. wonder how this problem may apply to bio diesel fuel. still not sure whether i should go for a gasoline car or diesel car
Haven’t had any slime build up on my truck and it’s got 360k miles 🤔
Scotty rarely disappoints
@@noobinator9854 Not a huge deal. I use biobor and diesel kleen every now and again.
@@dachunka my friends 83 f250 with the mechanical non turbo 7.3 idi international is all original an it has 1,754,400 miles an counting as it's his daily driver.
Hey scotty, just wanted to say thanks. I've been watching a lot of your videos while searching for another truck after my ranger started having issues. I fixed it up best I could and sold it. I've been shopping around a lot, being patient and careful. Staying away from used car lots and talking down new truck prices. I managed to get a dealer to price me a 2019 frontier for 500 dollars UNDER msrp out the door. But, I kept my money close and finally found a 2004 2wd manual frontier v6 with only 117K miles for a good price. cherry red and not a spec of rust. I'm gonna drive it forever. Thanks for your advice, it saved me a ton.
nice!
Thank you for this video. I own 2 diesels and never heard about this problem. In my country there are a lot of so called experts that recommend diesel engines and no one talks about this problem.
I'm a Diesel mechanic. If you can't get a pre-2007 Diesel engine, don't buy a Diesel if you don't absolutely need the towing power. They cost soooo much more to maintain.
Moishe Platinumberg I’m an unplanned diesel mechanic. 2005 “bulletproofed” Ford 6.0. $5,000+ in 6 months ownership. Can confirm that age doesn’t matter.
@@TheGuardian_TM well now anything pre 2007 is getting pretty old...and you did buy a Ford...those things are money pits and im a Ford guy
@@TheGuardian_TM 5Gs to make sure it doesn't brake is a good bit upfront especially on a lawn ornament. Jokes aside age does matter especially when talking about design changes over a vehicles history. There are always best years to buy. I'm a Cummins guy, if it had to be a Powerstroke it'd be a 7.3. Now if i could go back in time, i'd buy a second generation Cummins 12v with an NV5600.
@stickloaf Yep, I got it for a steal, only need it to occasionally pull a travel trailer, and was ready to put $ into it over time rather than pay $20,000+ for a LBZ Chevy or $50,000+ for a new truck. Was still crossing my fingers though.
@@TheGuardian_TM Screw the new trucks. All worthless and overpriced, might as well buy a VW diesel they're just as complex.
Diesel engines last 3 times longer than gas engines that is if you know how to take care of it and follow maintenance schedules. If you don't know anything about diesel engines don't buy one.
Yes only at conventional non turbo diesel, tdi commonrail life shorter than injection gasolinee
@@jericlamb2676 d4d ony toyota name for crdi. Diesel engine modern not last 3 times as gasoline engine. Mostly gas engine last longer due to less stress
@@jericlamb2676 the fuel pumps need to compress to 1600 bar makes fuel system fail prematurely
@@trianggaindralukmana2184 600,000km on our tdis and no turbo issues, change oil regularly and turbos last a really long time
@@trianggaindralukmana2184
PSA HDI 2.0 110 HP
mine is 16 years old and counting forward, it works better than new.
No smoke and makes less noise than most others, gasoline included.
A friend of mine has already dumped four gasoline cars.
A good maintenance and setup is key, besides of careful driving avoiding mechanics stroke and excess heat.
Scotty i just want to say i love your videos for what i learn from them and the fact that they always uplift my spirits thank you scotty
I gotta chuckle. That 4K camera you use really accentuates the super fine detail of all that junk in the garage and all that hazardous waste sitting outside. (from a former pro recycler and fan) -best, -hg
3:04 random mouse/rat running in the back
Diesel cars= nearly double the MPG, no tune ups, 1/7th the toxic emissions of gasoline, built to last 3-4 times longer than gasoline engines, and a power band FAR more inline with driver's demand. Total cost of ownership greatly reduced compared to gasoline cars due to significant fuel savings(largest cost in any ICE vehicle) and superior value retention.
@Peder Hansen not so, emissions in a desiel may be higher in statistics because recently the EPA bit soot classified as a pollutant. Soot is not toxic. Many studies prove a small desiel produces about 15% of the toxins per mile as compared to gasoline ⛽
@No. 6 really, do you change the spark plugs in "today's desiels"? Do you demand power from your car in an inversion slope? Do you not know has to read EPA mpg ratings?
OMG I didn't know this. Another life-saving tip from Scotty the Kilmer! Awesome dude
Scotty has a passion. Car advice, entertainment and comedy all in one. LOL ! Thank you Scotty Kilmer
You are so right. As a diesel mechanic I’ve had to deal with it. You’d be amazed how that stuff grows in their🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐
Their what? Oh wait you mean "in there".
Most passenger cars in Europe are Diesel and they don't have problems with algae in the fuel tank clogging up anything.
Detergents are added to diesel over here, and even more are added to premium diesel, so that might account for why it seems to be less of a problem in Europe.
@@AndrewSowerby that explains it then.
Video was published just 3-4 hours ago and it has 100 000 views already? Bravo Scotty! You deserve it
Got a small tractor, I have been wondering about this. No one seems to know anything about this around here.
Thanks Scotty. 🚜
sometimes i put in a bit of gasoline in the diesel to perk it up, especially if the diesel fuel is old and stagnated
I just bought a tdi guess what
I got it for 10 grand with 20k miles on it
On top of a thanks to diesel emissions recall a 124k mile warranty virtually anything with check engine is covered.
too bad its surrounded by a vw.
bnighter too bad you know nothing about VW. They aren’t the biggest manufacturer for no reason
dayuuum.. sounds like a deal.
@Ben W Have had my TDI for a few years now, got it for 12k right after the scandal popped. No problems so far.
I had a vw before you were woke.
"If you have a cheaper diesel"
Shows the Volkswagen Badge
Golden
@@burninggas7715 cummins make the best diesels and have sold more diesels than VW, besides, Cummins is on the verge of buying Volkswagen diesel plants over in Europe. Toyota make robust diesels, that's why you find millions as taxis over in Europe. VW sell a lot but who's to say that the quality is great, mercedes has been building diesels for years, the 300D built like tanks
Cummins isn’t going to buy, because strategy to keep vw in German ownership Porsche owns majority share in vw
In 1988 I bought a 1955 city bus from a guy in the Seattle area. He couldn't get it to start. It had a big inline Detroit 6-cylinder, which had two cartridge fuel filters. I opened them up, and lo and behold, they were coated with dark green algae slime! After cleaning that off, the engine ran fine, and I drove it 1,000 miles home, stopping midway to clean the filters again. I then had a shop clean out the tank. I wish I'd had some of that diesel fuel cleaner back then. It cost over $200 to have the tank cleaned!
Thanks for the Video..... No Diesel in my future, but I'm going to pass this tip on to a buddy of mine.
Amsoil makes the best version of"power service"version of diesel treatment additive Scotty.
Scotty, do a video on DPF systems. Cheers.
Here in the U.K. bacterial issues with diesel vehicles are very rare, it is not unknown in diesel boats though. With our fuel prices over 42% of new cars cars were diesels, this has dropped to about 36% recently due to legislation attacking them. In my limited experience the most unreliable parts of modern diesel cars are EGR systems, CATs and DMFs. Turbo diesel cars are not short of power relative to petrol cars of similar displacement but usually great cruisers.
One of your most informative videos!
I've been driving a diesel car for 3 years now. It's very reliable and efficient. Very economical as well.
Scotty,
The same microbial growth happens in jet aircraft fuel tanks. The microbes eat the fuel, and actually produce water as a waste product. Jet fuel is commonly treated with an antimicrobial product like Prist.
This was actually really interesting, i never knew this.
That was very educational Scotty, thank you!
Won’t say “ First bc it’s no tru but I’ve been watching your channel for so long and yet he’s still didn’t change for the fam or money # so much respect
Diesel 101, extremely valuable information
thanks again Scotty
Love your RUclips videos really in joying it hello from Australia keep up the good work
Amazing video Scotty! Super instructive!
My Chevy Cruze Diesel got 50 mpg on my New York - Miami drive. Straight down had to fill up the 14? Gallon tank just once. Plus there are no complicated evap systems or ignition systems.
I used to drive from Connecticut to Toronto at 75mph got about 50 60mpg I only had to fill it up once in buffalo ny it was an amazing car
IT was a 85 jetta my friend was amazed how good it drove
I get 50mpg in traffic and 70mpg + in my '93 Austin maestro 2lt td 8v
Lead bits dry fuel additive and Miller's sport diesel additive job done
Hey Scotty,
I would love to hear your thoughts on this one. Hyundai has a brand new engine family coming out named Smartstream that includes the world's first continuously variable valve duration technology.
Great video I didn't know that about diesel fuel. That's interesting I'm going to share this with my friends.
Thanks Scotty...your videos have saved us thousands of dollars through the years....
I live in CO and we have no humidity here. I have never heard of this happening here.we also have tons of diesel cars and trucks in CO so the fuel is generally fresh.
As somebody living in East Texas, I envy you. The humidity here is terribly rancid and the summer is actually dangerous.
Never knew this was a problem with diesels. Thanks for the PSA. Good to know for my TDI.
It wasn't until they changed the diesel fuel
Diesel cars need annual fuel filter changes in the fall. You should regularly use Power Service grey summer and White winter 3.2 oz per gallon in Northern climates You will never have a problem. I own 2 VW TDIs 8 yrs and 9yrs old and drove diesel trucks for 30 years it’s just different maintenance. Any truck driver knows you swap fuel filters like doing oil chsnges. The slime being talked about never happens. Maybe if you bought crappy waterlaced fuel and parked your rig for a year with it in there. Just because its online don't akways believe it. PS. scotty makes money from cluck referrals so grain of salt always.
ilparazo2525 Older fords used to come with a water strainer/separator near the fuel filter.
Thanks for releasing a more detailed Diesel video :)
Great advice thanks 🙏🏼
Now the damn new diesels need that "Blue Def fluid" .......... the FEDs just can't leave anything be.
We need to get rid of the EPA!
Glad I have my 7.3
Because air pollution causes the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, and a large chunk of that is from motor vehicle pollution, especially the type of small particulates that come from diesel and GDI engines. Years from now, we'll look back and wonder how it's possible we just pumped all that pollution out into the air we breathe.
@@dansanger5340 Yea. And pool drowning cause premature death too. Avoidable. But does it still happen? Lol
@@dansanger5340 cars aren't the biggest pollution sources, not even close
People want turnkey solutions. Funny how regular maintenance/inspections are too much, but people are supposed to plan their lives around charging stations for EVs.
No one fuels their EV at public charging stations unless they are on a road trip. Less than 5% of drivers would need to charge away from home with the ranges modern EVs have. Your comment is oil industry propaganda
And fire fighters & road repair crews (both paid by government tax collectors robbing working folks of their money) are now supposed to plan for lithium fires on streets/highways. I can't wait for the coal-powered pickups with lithium batteries to start setting farms/ranches/parks on fire.
Remember Richard Hammond's Rimac crash? One punctured lithium cell causes a cascade effect that has to be re-suppressed every few hours for a week or more until all the lithium batteries are burned out, and all the extremely toxic byproducts are released into the air/ground.
The other problem with [non-hybrid] nuclear/coal-powred electric vehicles is that the electric grid simply is not capable of charging enough of them to replace more than about 10% of gasoline/diesel vehicles. Increasing US electrical grid capacity to handle 25% electric replacement of gasoline/diesel vehicles nationwide would require $10TRILLION per year over the next 10 years in grid overhaul, as well as construction of [on average] at least 1 new coal fired power plant per state, or 1 modern nuclear power plant per 5 states.
Electric cars are cute toys for people with money, and they *could* be feasible sometime in the future. But as it stands now, the power production & storage tech simply lacks the reliability/safety/longevity to make replacement of even half of the gasoline/diesel vehicles in the US possible.
Side note: Let's also not forget the ridiculous cost of repairs to electric vehicles, and the fact that in order to keep them on the market they all are heavily subsidized by government using money taken from people who can't use them &/or can't afford them.
@@harbingertheheretic3541 Yeah yeah we get it you didn't pass basic economics class and don't understand why big government man is taking away your cash. Fire fighter & road repair have to be prepared for lithium fires anyways. Want to know why? Because regardless of cars on the road using lithium batteries (which they don't actually, but that doesn't fit your narrative) they have to be prepared to handle trucks that transport batteries in the first place.
The grid only costs 10 trillion dollars to upgrade because it's been neglected leading up to this. If you don't change the oil in your car, fixing your car's transmission and engine will cost more than the oil you were supposed to be replacing in the first place. America has neglected its infrastructure, and because of that, it's extremely costly to have to completely redo a system that was supposed to be upgraded slowly in the first place.
Electric cars are already feasible, and have been for a long time before companies such as Tesla. The majority of people just don't understand that having a 240v outlet in their house is far more useful than a 120v outlet.
It doesn't cost a lot to repair electric vehicles, if you passed high school electrics class. Are you the type of person that says it costs $5000 to repair a Prius battery when it really costs $1000 and 3-4 hours of your time? Come on man.
Any cost the people pay to have electric and hybrid vehicles on the road is made up by that fact that people won't get sick as much due to reduced air pollution. Breathe in trucks rolling coal every day and you'll pay far more in medical bills due to illness in the long term than you would paying to repair that truck. Just because you're too short sighted to understand this doesn't mean it isn't real.
@sploofmonkey The batteries in current EV's are made from toxic materials that requires tons of energy to manufacture,use,and dispose. Until better battery makers that don't heavy metals come here,EV's are not going to be common place. I have a friend in Europe that works with the car industry and said that most people in Europe don't drive that far. So the short range in European cars would be a problem here. Batteries don't like the heat so they degrade in extreme tempratures and the fact that every time you charge the battery degrades even more.
@sploofmonkey For WAY less money we could have seriously improved air quality and reduced emissions: Instead of subsidizing EVs we could have subsidized NG conversions on existing cars. And, if we just mandated a new NG pump at every gas station, no infrastructure issues. Done.
Lol im subscribed to well over 100 people but discovering scottys channel made me turn my notifications back on
Thanks for info
I have isuzu panther and toyota fortuner with 200K & 100K kilometer still going fine.
Correct. 🇵🇭
I am using rancid unused cooking oil or even used cooking oil, filtered in my tank. Around 75-25 ratio. My mechanic cleans my diesel tank once in 6 to 9 month's. I am learning so with the right tools, I will do it myself soon.
You can blend used motor oil or trans fluid as well, as long as it it isnt an scr engine.
@@tompaul2591 I beg your pardon Tom but what is an SCR engine? Thank you.
@@joeysarmiento1925 common rail diesel
@@joeyg4484 thank you 🇵🇭🆗👍
Good info, thank you
Very intelligent points discussed.
Must be this rubbish the Americans call diesel. Here in Europe, I don't think I've ever heard of slime build up in diesels. Half of all Internal combustion cars here are diesel and I've never heard of slime in the fuel.
The American diesel is like truck diesel over here. Car diesel is nearly as refined as petrol
Diesel in European passenger vehicles is soon to be a thing of the past due to environmental regulations
@@groberts1780 it's only large amounts of particulates in cities are the problem. Long distance motorway driving a diesel is perfect.
@@dahorn100011 Ah yes, but I would prefer to be able to drive my car in the city without regulators telling me that I cannot , or that I must do so only on certain days of the week. To each his own, I suppose.
Scotty I use vegetable oil do I have to worry about it
Yep A-gang on on navy ship understand that. Every day in port they circulate the DFM (diesel fuel marine) through filters to remove the bacterial contaminants. Works real good as long as you don't turn the wrong valve and pump fuel over the side and the starboard side deck.
My 81 Benz 300SD had contaminated fuel when I got it about 10 years ago. Found 4 bottles of Bio -Kleen for $5 each at WalMart on clearance sale. Could tell it was all dead when it quit gunking up the little plastic pre-filter. Still have 3 bottles left. Good tip for anyone running an oil burner.
"they excrete waste...." Cue pic of FIAT 500. Hahahahahaha
I had an early 80s ISUZU PUP 4cyl diesel, got nearly 50mpg in that truck. Also bought a new 2003 F250 6.0 diesel, biggest POS I ever bought. Never again.
Those Isuzu's can run forever.
6.0s are garbage.
Isuzus are so good, got a rodeo 97 diesel manual spacecab
wyld powerstroke07 don’t they have to be bulletproofed then they’re good?
Right down to the science thanks again Scotty...👍
When I was in the US Coast Guard I worked on boats with diesel engines. About once a year the fuel tanks were examined and occasionally we found algae growing in the tanks.
Hey Scotty! the more you hype Autozone, and bash O'reillys, the more O'reillys ad's I see at the start of your vid's. Hit them harder, they like it..lol.
The Autozone near me is full of don’t know don’t care. I called and asked for a lower control arm bushing, drove 30 minutes and they only had a ball joint. I OReilly’s actually try lol
@@Brian-iz9sh yeah, my O Reilly's tries a lot harder than AutoZone although they sell basically the same parts.
My O'Reilly's is so much better!
I live near a Pep Boys. 💩
Yes Scotty, but when the Apocalypse arrives, I can run my diesel car on just about anything ;)
Good show learned something new.
Had a friend who's dad worked for Murphy Oil/ Marathon back in the late 60's and I had a VW that liked to vapor lock, he went and got a quart of diesel and put it in my gasoline fueled bug and problem solved. The real issue was the sheet metal on that VW air cooled engine was all jacked up or missing, sucking hot air where it shouldn't have and overheated things, especially that fuel pump. I learned all this a few years down the road,
"If its not a 94' Celica, DONT BUY IT"
-Scotty boy
Never knew bacteria could grow in a car's tank! Can it grow in diesel storage tanks also? What bacteria is it?
aliens, of course :-)
Scotty, I drive a GMC with a Duramax. 445 000 kms Runs great. Low maintenance. Needs a filter change more often than a gasser. Needs fuel additive. (winter only for me) Goes twice as far as a gasser between oil changes. Never needs spark plugs, coils, wires.... Never had injector or glow plug issues. Yes, GM can build a GOOD truck.
I operated a road diesel tractor for years. Always had clogged filters. I used Power Service a bunch. But I had to have both 250 gal fuel tanks removed from tractor to clean and purge slug. As I remember, that job cost me $1200.
My Diesel Jaguar, the Only diesel all wheel drive car sold in the USA, 47 MPG runs cool, torque galore. Love it and will not listen to guys like this.
I just relised i got the two things scotty hates the most. I got a 1.3 liter Fiat 500 diesel.......
Scotty...Had a 2010 Honda Accord 2.2 diesel from new & never had a problem & only used it at the weekend... Never had a problem here in the UK... Sold it a couple of months ago for a CRV diesel for towing as the Accord was so reliable but wanted something a bit heavier for by bigger caravan... Pulls like a train
Scotty leared me sumtin..
Thank, Bro !
00:54 - Scotty talks about the waste in a septic tank, shows Congress. LOL
LOL ...the picture, when you mentioned septic tank.
Witheredgoogie 😂
I have 2002 volvo s60 whit 500k km on the clock, its 2.5D Diesel and it has not have any problems i have driven it for 6 years, it still runs great !
Next video: why not to buy a gasoline car
Video after that: Why not to buy a car at all
*unless it's a 94 celica*
Jamshaid Tariq; next episode- why not to buy an electric car
No gas, no diesel, no electric? What’s left? Bicycles, horses, walking? ;)
Let me know when your gas Toyota hits 978,000 miles like one of my Duramax diesels Scotty ;)
Good job maintaining a money pit
My vw polo 1.2 liter tdi has 418.000 km's on the odo meter that's 260.000 miles. It dosn't consume 1 liter (0.946 qt)of oil on 10.000 km's (6.214miles). Drive it warm slowly, change the oil prematuraly evry 8-10.000 miles. Evry filter afcorse on time what is so cheap and easy to do. And the diesel won't fail you and easaly make a 1.000.000 miles. What scotty is saying about the algy and stuff. Yeah that's treu. Over time there will build up some gunk in the tank and injectors. But they have a solution for that. Namely liqui moly diesel purge 2525. That stuff kills and eats bactereria and algy. It will keep youre injectors clean. Speacialy high pressure injectors are sensitive. But if you clean them on time, youse good quality diesel like we have in the netherlands. You will be just fine.
What makes you think it's a money pit...? With 978,000 miles you don't think its been a solid truck..? Lol.
I run a diesel car in the UK. I will often use high grade fuel or a fuel cleaner and don’t let the tank get below a quarter full. Runs perfectly fine. Get 60-70 miles per UK gallon (50 to 60 miles per US gallon) regularly.
Thanks Scotty
Is it the same for vegetable oil?
I have XJ Jeep turbo diesel and it work great on 100% vegetable oil.
Is it because Toyota Celicas dont run on Diesel???
Most likely
Hey Scotty I just found ur RUclips channel & I'm very impressed with ur honesty 2 part question what's the best new car & used car to buy these days
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Love your show but I do have a 1981 Mercedes 240d the D is for diesel. This is a tank of a car and it is fun to drive since it has a 4 speed manual transmission. I keep up with regular maintenance.