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Scotty Kilmer Scotty I want to keep the maintenance up on my newer vehicle. Could you refer a mechanic or mechanics shoppe to use that will do GOOD honest work without the ???? marks to go along with their work in the Birmingham Alabama area! THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
I have a 08 c300 with a failing signal acquisition module the electrical problems are endless I took the carpeting off and there was about an inch of water and all that wires are corroded and there’s mold now how much do you think it would be to fix
Scotty, I have a 2002 Civic EX with automatic transmission. When I'm driving, I hear some kind of grinding noise in the engine bay or the front console at around 2800-3000 rpm. What could be the problem? Thanks for your videos.
I fix my cars since i was 14 years old, i don't trust mechanics bunch of scam artists. Im 53 and 2 back operations and i just put a hole front-end on my wife 2004 lancer plates shocks, links , and new belts and more. Drives new.
Heres a tip from a retired CDL driver . Dont follow Big Trucks to close . A recap is basicly steel covered in rubber . If at all possible avoid hitting or running over one . Ive seen them tear out radiators , oil pans and mufflers . Especially be watchfull at night when they are hard to see.
ohh i watched that ep of Mythbusters... i like my head between my shoulders, ty very much.. what always get me tho is that very time i'm on a highway i ALWAYS see a shredded tire from a semi on the side of the road or on the lane so why is it still allowed??
Yes. I got bargin brand 💲 Tires Plus tires in the 2000s. $80 for 4 tires install. ✅. They were so so. My 2002 Liberty SUV(owned 2013 to 2018) had 8 new Tires Plus tires. 8! 😯
Walmart tires are trash fyi. Thought I was saving cash but they wear faster or get damaged faster! Always go for premium. I usually grab Goodyear or Firestone, never had an issue.
Not all cheap tires are bad. I’ve had Travelstar on my Honda that have held up well the past 12 months. I’m not going to buy expensive tires only to have to get one replaced down the road from a nail
Thanks Scotty for the entertainment. I miss when my 3 boys were young and had old cars to work on. I did many repairs from brakes to timing belts and head gaskets. Many others too. Now I drive a fairly new car. I don't even do oil changes anymore.
Back in the 70s I had an old VW Bug that I ran with recap mud and snow tires during the winter for at least 5 years. They worked great. I remember buying them at Sears.
Completely agree with your advice concerning retreads. Many years ago, my friends and I took a trip to Florida and got stranded in Georgia on a Saturday because of those extremely unreliable retread tires. To top it off it was beating against the rear quarter panel as it was coming off and caused a lot of damage. What a nightmare 😵 Love your channel !!!
Had my car run out of gas, filled it up and it wouldn't start, added 2 additional gallons and it started back up. But while I was trying to get car started with the low gas my old stater probably got damaged because after trying to start the car the next day it was no crank no start just like when it ran out of fuel. Went to AutoZone and the starter tested ok, but it was not engaging when I put it back on the car, I thought the fuel system was done for sure, but luckily after tapping the starter I was able to get a crank, got a new stater and it started back up. Btw im a long time fan, I bought an 03 es300 because of your channel and it's the most reliable car I've owned even with the 185k miles. Your video on tapping the stater on the es 300 was super helpful I had no idea that was an option.
Many years ago, I had a Peugeot 504 sedan, and I bought a set of retreads from 4 Day Tire Store. They were advertised as high quality retreads that were better than some very cheap new tires. I drove the car with these tires for several years and when I sold the car, they were still in good shape. I've heard good and bad about retreads.
If you need tires, the General Altimax RT43 is an inexpensive tire but very highly rated by many consumer rating services. Recommended them to a friend for his Subaru Forester; that week at a local tire store, they were the same price as a similarly-sized Chinese tire. If your tires are worn, remember to slow down in the rain until they are replaced.
HEY BUDDY YES IT IS !!! RE- CAP, OR RETREAD TIRES ARE ILLEGAL ON ANY STEER ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, BUT ARE TOTALLY LEGAL ON , DRIVE AXLES AND ON TRAILERS HOPE THIS HELPS THANKYOU
Scotty, you said in many of your videos that highway miles are equivelant to 10% of city miles. I trust your judgement, but I'd like to know what you're basing this percentage on? Why is it not 50%? I'm asking because this should really skew the maintenance intervals. So, I'd really like to know. Much love. Scotty fans, please like my comment, so that Scotty sees it.
Mechanics (and people in general) pull the 10% number out of their butt, I’m sure there have been actual studies done though. However it is definitely significantly less, I’d say 10-25% wear compared to city driving. Reasons: 1. Better/consistent cooling of the engine, transmission, and every other moving part. 2. Engine and transmission are at a relatively steady state rather than going up and down in revs and shifting all the time. 3. The engine really doesn’t put out a lot of power just cruising, thus low stress on both the engine and transmission. 4. More miles per heat cycle. (A heat cycle is when the engine goes from ice cold to operating temperature back to ice cold, overtime that process weakens and fractures metal.) 5. Brakes get used less, thus less pad and rotor wear. 6. Less stopping and going means less stress on basically every mounting bolt and suspension piece on the car. 7. Wider and less frequent turns put less stress on all the steering components. There’s more reasons but those are the biggest ones that come to mind. A proof of concept is basically look up any very high mileage (500,000+ miles) car stories on RUclips or forums and they’ll all say how they drive for their job etc.
I think when he says that he’s mostly talking in terms of CRANKCASE OIL LONGEVITY, or maybe engine coolant life. In no rational way can you expect your 50,000 mile rated tires to give you a half a million “all highway” miles. Please don’t try it.
Good point on retreads Scotty. However, even on tractor steering tires, recaps were not used. At least when I was at Roadway (before old yellow) that is. It's also a question of math. You blow a passenger car tire, that's one in four vs tractor and trailer amounts. And professional drivers vs ?
Scotty. Love the channel. And a subscriber for over 2 yrs. love the great content. My 1st comment 2 but I have to say after watching all your knowledgeable videos. I spoke to a famous. Mrs toyoda today in my job field that I do. And must say thank you for the good history and facts of the toyoda toyota brand and how it all started to help revolutionize the world we are in now. Just had to share I found it funny out of all people and things it all came back to how I found the info from mr Scotty. Appreciate all you do bud. Keep revvving those enginesssssss my friend. 🔥🔥😊
I made recap tires for a few years back in the early 70's. I live about 25 miles south of Rochester and we sold a lot of recapped snow tires. You only lived about 60 miles from where I live and you are well aware of the Western NY winters! I wish you were still in Niagara Falls. I'd drive all the way there to have an honest mechanic..
Scotty Kilmer man I’m so ashamed to say i bought a Chrysler 200 2015 by mistake please help me. Car have hard time starting and it says multiple misfire idk what to do with that that junk please
Scotty i remember when i started driving in '66 i had a '63 Chevy Biscayne & only had a paper route...remember when paperboys actually walked their routes? Anyway i was only making about $60 a month & couldn't afford new tires for it. Had all 4 recapped & they were great for the first 200 miles, then one by one each tire became out of round...ha. Lesson learned.
When I was cheap I always went with used tires. Many on those old racks were trash but if you checked often enough you'd find some nice ones, dirt cheap.
Never use retreads for your tires! I had a friend who bought retreads, back in the '80s, and I was the one he called to find him and change his stripped or flat tires. Back in the late-1980s, I found a 15" wheel with a good tire on it on the side of the road and I took it to use as a spare since my 1974 Cadillac ambulance's tremendous weight chewed up tires fast (I bought this ambulance for an RV and it worked great hauling stuff when I removed the paramedic's chair). The next flat I got, I put this found wheel on and it worked fine, but only for a few days. While driving around, I heard a flapping sound. I pulled over and saw the tire's retread peeled away from the rest of the tire and wrapped itself around my rear axle. Never use retreads!
9 minutes! fastest I've been able to comment on a Scotty vid. We bought a 2012 Lexus RX350 with 108k miles. Hopefully, it'll last us 10+ years!!! Go Lexus, Toyota and Honda!
Scotty, thanks for the tip regarding using neutral instead of downshifting to stop in a manual car. Good point; brakes are cheaper than transmissions. Is the same true for motorcycles?
@@mikethelegend1101 Yes, that's the right way. Putting it in neutral means no engine braking, you will wear out your brakes earlier as well as not have any control if you need to accelerate. Been driving that way for years, haven't had to change brakes yet.
Good discussion guys. If done properly, engine braking can be better than dropping it into neutral. Some cars now a days are even automatically rev matching when downshifting too which helps reduce transmission wear. It helps ensure instant acceleration if necessary....and sounds much cooler lol
I was a cheapskate in the 70's and would buy used tires for my cheap used cars, but I don't think I ever bought a retread. I think the used tires were around 5 bucks. There were A LOT of good used tires mixed in with the garbage ones. Of course, all the old used tire racks have disappeared with the gas stations.
@@pay9011 Negative. PLENTY used tires around. EBAY is actually the best. I get 7-8/32 Michelin Pilot Sport 4s in 265-35-18 for my E46 M3 for $100 to $130 with free shipping. $20 to mount and spin balance. They are barely used. A new one is $250!!! My size is a little harder to find. But I just wait and search and buy when I see a deal. Every tire has been perfect. Always look for ones with free shipping.
@@pay9011 Yep. Enter your parameters in the normal Ebay search window. Look for: Free shipping and 7/32 or GREATER tread measurement. Buy tires five years old and younger. Google how to read the DOT code for week and year of manufacture. Typically most tires are between 1 and 2 years old. Stay away from 6/32 and less tires. They are not worth messing with. ..unless they are an unusually good deal. I got a matching set of 4 tires, Craigslist local pickup that were 6/32 that turned out great because of the super low price I paid. A 7-8/32 tire will look almost brand new and last a long time. The seller almost always shows the DOT code in a photo. Do NOT worry about a professional internal patch. They are GTG. I get my tire mounters to look at them before mounting. Never an issue. I have bought about 16 tires on Ebay (free shipping)and Craigslist (local pick up). All ultra high performance tires..Michelin Pilot Super Sport or Pilot Sport 4s
Story time. I used to serve debt collection notices for car loans; not a process server, but if you met me the actual process server or sheriffs deputy was showing up same time next week, ok? You wouldn’t BELIEVE (or maybe you would believe) how many of those I had for women living in apartment complexes that were “the projects” by any other name. ALWAYS for top tier luxury SUVs, Escalades and Lincoln Navigators and Lexuses (Lexii?) and so forth. That was EASILY half my business some months.
When we were kids in the 60's we bought recaps they cost $8.50 each that was all we could afford at the time they worked great I didn't even know they were available for cars anymore!
Indian Motorcycle: back in 1978, in Greeneville TN, I was in the old man's shop that had the Harley Davidson dealership in the 1940's & 1950's. The outside of the building looked like any old run down country store with plank siding. Walking into it was like you stepped back in time. He had glass display counter, parts shelves and a row of motorcycles. The oldest looking like bicycles with engines to bikes from the 50's. Where he use to work on bikes was meticously clean and well organized. What really blew me away was a 1953 Indian Chief, bright red and it looked like it had just rolled off the assembly line. It was 80 cubic inch sidevalve V-twin with hand shift. The story behind the red Chief was in 1953 a man from North Carolina brought it in to be serviced and never came back to get it. Don't know what happened to him but his Indian was still sitting there 25 years later shining like new money waiting on him. The old man that owned the shop died and a huge Harley Davidson dealership from South Carolina bought it and moved the building and everything in it. Now you can't even tell there was ever a building there. But I remember...
I’ve never had it happen RIGHT in front of me, but I have HEARD it happen from beside me. Those are 100PSI tires I think on the big boys so, yeah. It’s an impressive BANG when they experience “sudden catastrophic failure” 😂
The retread flung _just_ to the left of my car. LUCKY! Otherwise it was right eye-level. Yep I heard one pop too from a box truck but just on a local freeway, and this other b*tch who was driving her Cube like, well, a b*tch, thought it was her who made the pop and she swiftly pulled over LMAO!
Yeah I was wondering what the hell he was trying to say there, like downshifting and braking in a emergency situation? HELL NO, just push in the clutch immediately and brakes on.
There's a difference between retread and remolded tires. I would avoid retreads but I have been using remolded tires for over 15 years and have had zero issues with them. They are hard to find, though.
I had retreads and didn’t know it until the whole damn tread came off in a strip and hit the side of my car. It’s a good thing I had the window up. It broke the mirror and the trim off the car. Good news was the tire still held air I limped it to a service station to get s used tire so I could get home
Scotty I need your help I have a 2016 Kawasaki 2 cylinder engine someone put varsal in the gas tank now when you accelerate it makes a clicking noise engine idles fine
You saved my sanity and money Scotty. Watch all you videos. Witch lexus ES models are the best to buy out of the lines the 300 , 330 or the 350? Thank you
I think you’re right on the money about the Cadillac Escalade. It is definitely a money pit. Park it someplace downtown with the keys in it and window down if you have to , but get rid of the damn thing
I had an 2001 isuzu rodeo witch is pretty identical to the Honda Passport and it had the same problem I replaced the mass air flow sensor and made sure my trany fluid was good and it stop.
Couldn't see if someone else said this, but you have to prime the gas pump after running it out. Turn the key all the way forward WITHOUT cranking. You want do do this 5-10 times for a long wheel-base vehicle, it'll pump a quick shot in each time (you should hear your fuel pump buzz each time you do this) into the fuel line. After this, it should start - this, of course, is only if the pump isn't burned out like Scotty said!
@Mark Codiroli this is to prevent dry cranking for a long period of time so it starts immediately. Most regular folks don't think about the line being dry and crank for a few seconds each time and give up so they don't "break" their car. But still others will crank non stop and overheat their starter and/or fuel pump. Yes, these anecdotes are from experience.
@Mark Codiroli @Mark H. I do pretty good at some things. Back in 1994, when I was working at IBM, my 1985 V6 Blazer broke a crank shaft. I didn't have very much money for the $400 used engine. I'm pretty good at books and manuals, and back in 1994 - there was no Scotty on RUclips, nor any internet except American Online. LOL. I bought a repair manual (a book) , bought a new crank shaft, bought a racing cam for good measure. I did the entire job all by myself; took me a month working about 2 hours a day, put everything back together and it ran great. The racing cam made it run like a V8. No one believes me, since the only thing I had ever done up til then to car engine was change the oil. It is really hard to rebuild a transmission?
Hey, I have 2006 Hyundai hatchback back, drives good but when I'm coming out of park the steering is stiff , but for couple second it's good can you help?
Scotty!! I just bought a 1990 Toyota Corolla with exactly 88,004 true miles on it and I paid $800 for it. I need to know if this was a good buy or not? It has some surface rust on the wheel wells, but drives amazing. Is this car worth fixing up? I watch your videos everyday and I learned a lot from you.
Scotty, I have a 2002 Civic EX with automatic transmission. When I'm driving, I hear some kind of grinding noise in the engine bay or the front console at around 2800-3000 rpm. What could be the problem? Thanks for your videos.
The pieces of tires you see on the highways from the trucks are recapped tires not rethreaded. recapped tires have new treads bonded to the the original tire , rethreaded tires have new threads cut into the original tire. Neither of these tires are allowed to be used on the front of the truck " the steering tires" for safety reasons.
Note that truckers typically don't run retreads on the front axle for practical reasons. Lose a front tire tread - big problem. If you lose a tread on one of your duals it isn't nearly as big a deal. Losing any single tire on your car is a big deal.
Scotty, i have an 86 thunderbird 5.0. Nearly everytime i come to a stop, car stalls. Starts right up and runs fine, accelerates fine, but coming back to a stop the car will stall. Changed fuel filter, no change. Thanks.
A little factoid about the Merc F1 eng. Due to the ultra high rpms those engs ran at, the tolerances needed to be very tight and that's at operating temp. So essentially the eng was a seized slug at room temp. They had special equip that ran heated oil and coolant thru the nonrunning eng until it was able to be turned over. It was a great engineering excersize and a remarkable feat to build and run a 3L(the first ones may have 3.5L) eng that could turn around 24,000 rpms but was redlined to an allowable 18k by regulation. Hardly practical for running to the store for bread and milk. So they dumped them since they had no practical value for everyday use. The mftrs want to develop for consumer cars, simplify, reduce displacement and weight, yet more power, economy, reliability, and longentivity
For some specialized vehicles, like those used in mining, retreading is the only economically viable option. The new tires cost 10s of thousands of dollars each. Retreading cost 1000s of dollars. Those humongous vehicles move slowly in designated area, the danger of tread separation is a lesser concern, the wear and tear cost big money.
Scotty, I have a 2019 Mustang GT. When I put it in sport or track mode the transmission jerks really hard into gear. Is this normal for these aggressive modes? Really don't want to take it to the dealer, the car will probably return with something else wrong. Thanks
A 2000 Escalade is not very far off of a Chevy Tahoe maintenance wise of what you need to keep it on the road. You can convert to passive shocks/struts if those hadn't been replaced. Back then they were very similar little better seats optional hvac and radio etc standard on cadi vs chevy. The toys if you want to replace them will cost but actual needs the main problem is terrible mileage.
Scotty, thank you for all your fabulous information! I appreciate watching your videos and learning so much about the automotive business. Take care.... Lawrence
It's possible to get good quality retreads, you just have pay for them. The airlines have been using retread tires way before I was a glint in my fathers eye. Back in the late 70's early eighties the jets where throwing retreads, causing fuselage damage, damage to engines that where mounted on the tail. Imagine a wheel at 0 mph and the next moment 180 mph. The glueing process improved now these tires are being retreaded up to 7 times. Note that back in the day tire pressure was 180 psi. Today cold pressure is around 200 psi.
Retreading tires has got to stop. Pieces of them are all over the roads out west. One time I couldn't avoid a piece and it took out my steering rack. That was expensive. There's got to be a way they can be completely recycled and made into new tires, not just retreaded and hoping for the best. It's a serious road hazard.
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Scotty Kilmer Scotty I want to keep the maintenance up on my newer vehicle. Could you refer a mechanic or mechanics shoppe to use that will do GOOD honest work without the ???? marks to go along with their work in the Birmingham Alabama area! THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
I have a 08 c300 with a failing signal acquisition module the electrical problems are endless I took the carpeting off and there was about an inch of water and all that wires are corroded and there’s mold now how much do you think it would be to fix
And all of this because there was no weather strip on that sun roof and the car sat for a while getting rained on
@Scotty Kilmer, even commercial vehicles are not allowed to run re-tread tires on the steering axle, per the d.o.t.
Scotty, I have a 2002 Civic EX with automatic transmission. When I'm driving, I hear some kind of grinding noise in the engine bay or the front console at around 2800-3000 rpm. What could be the problem? Thanks for your videos.
I drive without tires to prevent this
I like your profile photo 😂
Soon you will be retired
The only way to go
I assume you also installed a screen door on your submarine to keep the fish out?
I drive without insurance
When Scotty says find a good mechanic like me like bruh I have a better chance of becoming the next ceo of Microsoft then finding a mechanic like you
Haha totally
Firestone!
Lmao!
MuscleCarLife are you good with Word?
I fix my cars since i was 14 years old, i don't trust mechanics bunch of scam artists. Im 53 and 2 back operations and i just put a hole front-end on my wife 2004 lancer plates shocks, links , and new belts and more. Drives new.
Heres a tip from a retired CDL driver .
Dont follow Big Trucks to close .
A recap is basicly steel covered in rubber .
If at all possible avoid hitting or running over one .
Ive seen them tear out radiators , oil pans and mufflers .
Especially be watchfull at night when they are hard to see.
Running over a good big gator back will wake you RIGHT up, for sure. If not bend your rim on a small car!!
@@brucemorris3830 I was going to mention they're called gators, but you beat me to it. I drove for JB Hunt back in the 1990's. Saw lots of them.
ROAD GATORS!
ohh i watched that ep of Mythbusters... i like my head between my shoulders, ty very much.. what always get me tho is that very time i'm on a highway i ALWAYS see a shredded tire from a semi on the side of the road or on the lane so why is it still allowed??
@@brucemorris3830 Gatorback® - a high performance line of Goodyear tires.
I watched the whole video muted, and I still could understand what Scotty was saying. Amazing! Must have been the hands.
Semiphore.. 😁👍
Idk. I'm trying it now . I think he just told me to go f myself , shoot dice , roll over, something, something, boogers or money
@@paninisinabox let me know how it went.
I swear Scotty mom was Italian! He speaks with his hands and arms!
He does his own translating for the hearing impaired!
Never buy cheap tires. I learned that the hard way
Me too
Yes. I got bargin brand 💲 Tires Plus tires in the 2000s. $80 for 4 tires install. ✅. They were so so. My 2002 Liberty SUV(owned 2013 to 2018) had 8 new Tires Plus tires. 8! 😯
Walmart tires are trash fyi. Thought I was saving cash but they wear faster or get damaged faster! Always go for premium. I usually grab Goodyear or Firestone, never had an issue.
Not all cheap tires are bad. I’ve had Travelstar on my Honda that have held up well the past 12 months. I’m not going to buy expensive tires only to have to get one replaced down the road from a nail
Yup! Don’t cheap out on the only 4 inches of your car that make contact with the road as you’re flying down it.
Scotty really tells the truth. It may be painful but it’s the truth. Bless you Scotty.
Thanks Scotty for the entertainment. I miss when my 3 boys were young and had old cars to work on. I did many repairs from brakes to timing belts and head gaskets. Many others too. Now I drive a fairly new car. I don't even do oil changes anymore.
Timothy I can’t even get to my oil drain plug without removing two parts, let alone the oil filter 😡
Back in the 70s I had an old VW Bug that I ran with recap mud and snow tires during the winter for at least 5 years. They worked great. I remember buying them at Sears.
Completely agree with your advice concerning retreads. Many years ago, my friends and I took a trip to Florida and got stranded in Georgia on a Saturday because of those extremely unreliable retread tires. To top it off it was beating against the rear quarter panel as it was coming off and caused a lot of damage. What a nightmare 😵
Love your channel !!!
Nothing like having a 20 pound strip of rubber tread flying at your windshield.
Or running over the stupid thing and trashing up your oil and transmission pan. 😠
Yup and dont drive over it because it will blow out your tires also
Or walking down the side of the road and have it come flying at your head. Real fun.
Even more fun on a motorcycle lol
Many bumpers dislodge because of those retreads
Scotty gets me with those headlines every time....
me too. but i am catching on slowly
he is till the man!
Cracking up at you bashing the 2000 Escalade after praising the 2000 Yukon...
FYI - A Tractor-Trailer can only have retreads on the drive and trailing tires - steering tires CANNOT be retreads.
I've driven big trucks since 1976, and have never used retreads, nor would I ever.
Had my car run out of gas, filled it up and it wouldn't start, added 2 additional gallons and it started back up. But while I was trying to get car started with the low gas my old stater probably got damaged because after trying to start the car the next day it was no crank no start just like when it ran out of fuel. Went to AutoZone and the starter tested ok, but it was not engaging when I put it back on the car, I thought the fuel system was done for sure, but luckily after tapping the starter I was able to get a crank, got a new stater and it started back up.
Btw im a long time fan, I bought an 03 es300 because of your channel and it's the most reliable car I've owned even with the 185k miles. Your video on tapping the stater on the es 300 was super helpful I had no idea that was an option.
Many years ago, I had a Peugeot 504 sedan, and I bought a set of retreads from 4 Day Tire Store. They were advertised as high quality retreads that were better than some very cheap new tires. I drove the car with these tires for several years and when I sold the car, they were still in good shape. I've heard good and bad about retreads.
What I love about Scotty is he is straightforward.lets you know if you should save your money, or if you’re screwed
Don’t screw around with tires or brakes.
Truckers call the long pieces of busted retreads, "gators." 😊
Yeah, I've always called them that, too.
asphalt alligator
The rest they call alligator lint.
Good answer on the fuel pump
I’m so glad I found your channel. I just sold my ‘04 Cadillac DeVille🎉 now to buy a Honda or Toyota on a teacher’s budget😅
You won't regret it 😅
If you need tires, the General Altimax RT43 is an inexpensive tire but very highly rated by many consumer rating services. Recommended them to a friend for his Subaru Forester; that week at a local tire store, they were the same price as a similarly-sized Chinese tire. If your tires are worn, remember to slow down in the rain until they are replaced.
I didn't even know recap tires were even still available for passenger cars. I used them 50 years ago, but I certainly wouldn't use them today.
I ran retread snowtires in Michigan back in the 1980's, they were cheap and worked great for the winter.
in some candian provinces, it is illegal to operate re-cap tires on steering axles.
It's illegal in the US also.
Otto Wallin
HEY BUDDY YES IT IS !!! RE- CAP, OR RETREAD TIRES ARE ILLEGAL ON ANY STEER ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, BUT ARE TOTALLY LEGAL ON , DRIVE AXLES AND ON TRAILERS HOPE THIS HELPS THANKYOU
@@NYHalfassprepper Nope!
@@anijp9275 they are also illegal on buses on any axle.
Worked for PA DOT. We called them Gator Backs. What a pain cleaning up the shoulder of interstates.
Scotty, you said in many of your videos that highway miles are equivelant to 10% of city miles. I trust your judgement, but I'd like to know what you're basing this percentage on? Why is it not 50%? I'm asking because this should really skew the maintenance intervals. So, I'd really like to know.
Much love.
Scotty fans, please like my comment, so that Scotty sees it.
I'd also like to know but I'm assuming it's because there's alot more stoping and going in city and he just uses 10% as rule of thumb
+1
Mechanics (and people in general) pull the 10% number out of their butt, I’m sure there have been actual studies done though. However it is definitely significantly less, I’d say 10-25% wear compared to city driving.
Reasons:
1. Better/consistent cooling of the engine, transmission, and every other moving part.
2. Engine and transmission are at a relatively steady state rather than going up and down in revs and shifting all the time.
3. The engine really doesn’t put out a lot of power just cruising, thus low stress on both the engine and transmission.
4. More miles per heat cycle. (A heat cycle is when the engine goes from ice cold to operating temperature back to ice cold, overtime that process weakens and fractures metal.)
5. Brakes get used less, thus less pad and rotor wear.
6. Less stopping and going means less stress on basically every mounting bolt and suspension piece on the car.
7. Wider and less frequent turns put less stress on all the steering components.
There’s more reasons but those are the biggest ones that come to mind. A proof of concept is basically look up any very high mileage (500,000+ miles) car stories on RUclips or forums and they’ll all say how they drive for their job etc.
@@johnmoore1495 You make a lot of sense man. Thanks a lot for your input.
I think when he says that he’s mostly talking in terms of CRANKCASE OIL LONGEVITY, or maybe engine coolant life. In no rational way can you expect your 50,000 mile rated tires to give you a half a million “all highway” miles. Please don’t try it.
Gosh I just found Scotty. Solved the vinegar smell in the AC. Now I can’t get enough. Thanks Scotty 🙏
What was ur issue? Yesterday car was fine, this morning turned on the a.c. and was hit with vinegar smell. It went away after about 5 minutes.
The NYC Dept of Sanitation uses retreads on their rear tires for their garbage trucks, but front tires can't be retreads for safety.
Also worked on a few cars here and there, Escalades are exactly as Scotty says.
Good point on retreads Scotty. However, even on tractor steering tires, recaps were not used. At least when I was at Roadway (before old yellow) that is.
It's also a question of math. You blow a passenger car tire, that's one in four vs tractor and trailer amounts. And professional drivers vs ?
Scotty. Love the channel. And a subscriber for over 2 yrs. love the great content. My 1st comment 2 but I have to say after watching all your knowledgeable videos. I spoke to a famous. Mrs toyoda today in my job field that I do. And must say thank you for the good history and facts of the toyoda toyota brand and how it all started to help revolutionize the world we are in now. Just had to share I found it funny out of all people and things it all came back to how I found the info from mr Scotty. Appreciate all you do bud. Keep revvving those enginesssssss my friend. 🔥🔥😊
Try to use cruise control, but coming up to a semi I always speed up a bit to make sure I'm not next to it for long- never know when a tire will pop
I think I am addicted to cruise control. I use it whenever I can. It lets me enjoy the ride that much more when I'm not fussing with the gas pedal.
I met someone whose car STOPPED suddenly on the highway. A piece of a semi's tire flew into her radiator .
I made recap tires for a few years back in the early 70's. I live about 25 miles south of Rochester and we sold a lot of recapped snow tires. You only lived about 60 miles from where I live and you are well aware of the Western NY winters! I wish you were still in Niagara Falls. I'd drive all the way there to have an honest mechanic..
Have a good day uncle Scotty
God bless you
thanks you too!
Scotty Kilmer man I’m so ashamed to say i bought a Chrysler 200 2015 by mistake please help me. Car have hard time starting and it says multiple misfire idk what to do with that that junk please
Scotty Kilmer btw i bought it dirt cheap from action with 41K and $4000 and it only needed a rear door
@@4bangervector763 i'm sure he would say get rid of that money pit
Scotty i remember when i started driving in '66 i had a '63 Chevy Biscayne & only had a paper route...remember when paperboys actually walked their routes? Anyway i was only making about $60 a month & couldn't afford new tires for it. Had all 4 recapped & they were great for the first 200 miles, then one by one each tire became out of round...ha. Lesson learned.
When I was cheap I always went with used tires. Many on those old racks were trash but if you checked often enough you'd find some nice ones, dirt cheap.
Never use retreads for your tires! I had a friend who bought retreads, back in the '80s, and I was the one he called to find him and change his stripped or flat tires. Back in the late-1980s, I found a 15" wheel with a good tire on it on the side of the road and I took it to use as a spare since my 1974 Cadillac ambulance's tremendous weight chewed up tires fast (I bought this ambulance for an RV and it worked great hauling stuff when I removed the paramedic's chair). The next flat I got, I put this found wheel on and it worked fine, but only for a few days. While driving around, I heard a flapping sound. I pulled over and saw the tire's retread peeled away from the rest of the tire and wrapped itself around my rear axle. Never use retreads!
9 minutes! fastest I've been able to comment on a Scotty vid. We bought a 2012 Lexus RX350 with 108k miles. Hopefully, it'll last us 10+ years!!! Go Lexus, Toyota and Honda!
When I was working as a mechanic in Florida we called those retreads in the road "Road Gators!"
Excellent video. Thanks taking the time to film and edit it and of course for positing it for our benefit. Keep up the good work! -Migs
Scotty, thanks for the tip regarding using neutral instead of downshifting to stop in a manual car. Good point; brakes are cheaper than transmissions. Is the same true for motorcycles?
I've never downshifted to slow down I always roll neutral to stop
I've been downshifting from 5th to 4th then to neutral when coming to a stop.
I just leave it in the same gear until the rpm drops to about 1k rpm then shift to neutral and stop. That way I still use engine braking
@@mikethelegend1101 Yes, that's the right way. Putting it in neutral means no engine braking, you will wear out your brakes earlier as well as not have any control if you need to accelerate. Been driving that way for years, haven't had to change brakes yet.
Good discussion guys. If done properly, engine braking can be better than dropping it into neutral. Some cars now a days are even automatically rev matching when downshifting too which helps reduce transmission wear. It helps ensure instant acceleration if necessary....and sounds much cooler lol
In the early 1970's I had a couple of retreads let loose on trips. I never bought retreads since then.
I was a cheapskate in the 70's and would buy used tires for my cheap used cars, but I don't think I ever bought a retread. I think the used tires were around 5 bucks. There were A LOT of good used tires mixed in with the garbage ones. Of course, all the old used tire racks have disappeared with the gas stations.
@@pay9011
Negative. PLENTY used tires around. EBAY is actually the best. I get 7-8/32 Michelin Pilot Sport 4s in 265-35-18 for my E46 M3 for $100 to $130 with free shipping. $20 to mount and spin balance.
They are barely used. A new one is $250!!!
My size is a little harder to find. But I just wait and search and buy when I see a deal. Every tire has been perfect.
Always look for ones with free shipping.
@@deplorabledave1048 I never thought about ebay for used tires. Interesting.
@@pay9011
Yep. Enter your parameters in the normal Ebay search window. Look for: Free shipping and 7/32 or GREATER tread measurement. Buy tires five years old and younger. Google how to read the DOT code for week and year of manufacture. Typically most tires are between 1 and 2 years old. Stay away from 6/32 and less tires. They are not worth messing with. ..unless they are an unusually good deal. I got a matching set of 4 tires, Craigslist local pickup that were 6/32 that turned out great because of the super low price I paid.
A 7-8/32 tire will look almost brand new and last a long time.
The seller almost always shows the DOT code in a photo.
Do NOT worry about a professional internal patch. They are GTG. I get my tire mounters to look at them before mounting. Never an issue. I have bought about 16 tires on Ebay (free shipping)and Craigslist (local pick up).
All ultra high performance tires..Michelin Pilot Super
Sport or Pilot Sport 4s
A woman with 7 kids & an Escalade is broke?
Who'd a thunk it!!!
Two kids and a Toyota would've fixed that situation.
Story time. I used to serve debt collection notices for car loans; not a process server, but if you met me the actual process server or sheriffs deputy was showing up same time next week, ok?
You wouldn’t BELIEVE (or maybe you would believe) how many of those I had for women living in apartment complexes that were “the projects” by any other name. ALWAYS for top tier luxury SUVs, Escalades and Lincoln Navigators and Lexuses (Lexii?) and so forth. That was EASILY half my business some months.
@pete w I was literally thinking the woman with 7 kids needs to and that phrase came in my head
@Floyd Waters Indeed
@pete w baby pump
to the mom with many kids, toyota minivan is the answer
A new husband is the answer.
@@aredesuyo that too sure lol
You'd think something would tell her that she can't afford 7 kids by herself.
Have a Great night Scotty!
thanks you too!
When we were kids in the 60's we bought recaps they cost $8.50 each that was all we could afford at the time they worked great I didn't even know they were available for cars anymore!
Retread tires work for the big guys because there is usually more than one wheel in each tire location.
retread on interstate = asphalt alligator, and that should explain it pretty well!
Scotty selflessly provides a global public service for all motorists. Thanks Scotty!
Indian Motorcycle: back in 1978, in Greeneville TN, I was in the old man's shop that had the Harley Davidson dealership in the 1940's & 1950's. The outside of the building looked like any old run down country store with plank siding. Walking into it was like you stepped back in time. He had glass display counter, parts shelves and a row of motorcycles. The oldest looking like bicycles with engines to bikes from the 50's. Where he use to work on bikes was meticously clean and well organized. What really blew me away was a 1953 Indian Chief, bright red and it looked like it had just rolled off the assembly line. It was 80 cubic inch sidevalve V-twin with hand shift.
The story behind the red Chief was in 1953 a man from North Carolina brought it in to be serviced and never came back to get it. Don't know what happened to him but his Indian was still sitting there 25 years later shining like new money waiting on him.
The old man that owned the shop died and a huge Harley Davidson dealership from South Carolina bought it and moved the building and everything in it.
Now you can't even tell there was ever a building there.
But I remember...
any eons ago I used retread tires . Scotty is right you are not as safe using them.
Once a retread snapped off of a 53' trailer in front of me on I-35 in Kansas and I do not know how it missed my car...
Blessings, count them.
I’ve never had it happen RIGHT in front of me, but I have HEARD it happen from beside me. Those are 100PSI tires I think on the big boys so, yeah. It’s an impressive BANG when they experience “sudden catastrophic failure” 😂
Yup. A van next to me on the freeway had a blowout. WHOOOOWEEE!! That was LOUD!! Like a CANON!! And my windows were up!!
The retread flung _just_ to the left of my car. LUCKY! Otherwise it was right eye-level.
Yep I heard one pop too from a box truck but just on a local freeway, and this other b*tch who was driving her Cube like, well, a b*tch, thought it was her who made the pop and she swiftly pulled over LMAO!
100% right on the retread tires. I had one fail on a hot day, bang bang bang from the back of the car as it fell apart. Luckily I had a good spare.
In an average car you won't improve the braking distance by downshifting. You are limited by tyre friction. Just let the ABS do it's job.
Yeah I was wondering what the hell he was trying to say there, like downshifting and braking in a emergency situation? HELL NO, just push in the clutch immediately and brakes on.
Scotty, I'd just like to comment that when I worked for Werner, the rule for retreads was they could only be used on the trailers, never the tractor.
There's a difference between retread and remolded tires. I would avoid retreads but I have been using remolded tires for over 15 years and have had zero issues with them. They are hard to find, though.
I had retreads and didn’t know it until the whole damn tread came off in a strip and hit the side of my car. It’s a good thing I had the window up. It broke the mirror and the trim off the car. Good news was the tire still held air I limped it to a service station to get s used tire so I could get home
Scotty I need your help I have a 2016 Kawasaki 2 cylinder engine someone put varsal in the gas tank now when you accelerate it makes a clicking noise engine idles fine
You saved my sanity and money Scotty. Watch all you videos. Witch lexus ES models are the best to buy out of the lines the 300 , 330 or the 350? Thank you
I think you’re right on the money about the Cadillac Escalade. It is definitely a money pit. Park it someplace downtown with the keys in it and window down if you have to , but get rid of the damn thing
I can't believe so many people need your advice. Are people that uninformed about cars . I need to start my own tube channel.
Even then trucks aren't allowed to use retreads on the front, have to be new.
I had an 2001 isuzu rodeo witch is pretty identical to the Honda Passport and it had the same problem I replaced the mass air flow sensor and made sure my trany fluid was good and it stop.
Couldn't see if someone else said this, but you have to prime the gas pump after running it out. Turn the key all the way forward WITHOUT cranking. You want do do this 5-10 times for a long wheel-base vehicle, it'll pump a quick shot in each time (you should hear your fuel pump buzz each time you do this) into the fuel line. After this, it should start - this, of course, is only if the pump isn't burned out like Scotty said!
@Mark Codiroli this is to prevent dry cranking for a long period of time so it starts immediately. Most regular folks don't think about the line being dry and crank for a few seconds each time and give up so they don't "break" their car. But still others will crank non stop and overheat their starter and/or fuel pump. Yes, these anecdotes are from experience.
Damn Scotty, you're on fire today. Fantastic answers
@Mark Codiroli @Mark H. I do pretty good at some things. Back in 1994, when I was working at IBM, my 1985 V6 Blazer broke a crank shaft. I didn't have very much money for the $400 used engine. I'm pretty good at books and manuals, and back in 1994 - there was no Scotty on RUclips, nor any internet except American Online. LOL. I bought a repair manual (a book) , bought a new crank shaft, bought a racing cam for good measure. I did the entire job all by myself; took me a month working about 2 hours a day, put everything back together and it ran great. The racing cam made it run like a V8. No one believes me, since the only thing I had ever done up til then to car engine was change the oil. It is really hard to rebuild a transmission?
I learned my lesson in the '60s. EVERY single retread I bought flew apart at highway speeds. After 3 ... never again. WAY too dangerous.
Giant paperweight...😄😄😄
Love it !!!
Hey,
I have 2006 Hyundai hatchback back, drives good but when I'm coming out of park the steering is stiff , but for couple second it's good can you help?
Scotty!! I just bought a 1990 Toyota Corolla with exactly 88,004 true miles on it and I paid $800 for it. I need to know if this was a good buy or not? It has some surface rust on the wheel wells, but drives amazing. Is this car worth fixing up? I watch your videos everyday and I learned a lot from you.
Scotty, I have a 2002 Civic EX with automatic transmission. When I'm driving, I hear some kind of grinding noise in the engine bay or the front console at around 2800-3000 rpm. What could be the problem? Thanks for your videos.
I remember when retreads were available & I see why they were eliminated.
The pieces of tires you see on the highways from the trucks are recapped tires not rethreaded. recapped tires have new treads bonded to the the original tire , rethreaded tires have new threads cut into the original tire. Neither of these tires are allowed to be used on the front of the truck " the steering tires" for safety reasons.
I used retreads on my 75 Dart back in the day they we’re okay
2000 Cadillac Escalade is pretty much the tahoe or yukon. So it's a pretty reliable truck
They only retread trailer tires where there is multiple tires on both sides of the axle too. The steer tires on a semi are never retread
From experience the re tread on big truck tires is one of the worst things you could ever use on your truck
One more reason to considered with retreaded tyres, truck use them in dual. One fail, the other helps to prevent an accident.
Note that truckers typically don't run retreads on the front axle for practical reasons. Lose a front tire tread - big problem. If you lose a tread on one of your duals it isn't nearly as big a deal. Losing any single tire on your car is a big deal.
Scotty, i have an 86 thunderbird 5.0. Nearly everytime i come to a stop, car stalls. Starts right up and runs fine, accelerates fine, but coming back to a stop the car will stall. Changed fuel filter, no change. Thanks.
A little factoid about the Merc F1 eng. Due to the ultra high rpms those engs ran at, the tolerances needed to be very tight and that's at operating temp. So essentially the eng was a seized slug at room temp. They had special equip that ran heated oil and coolant thru the nonrunning eng until it was able to be turned over. It was a great engineering excersize and a remarkable feat to build and run a 3L(the first ones may have 3.5L) eng that could turn around 24,000 rpms but was redlined to an allowable 18k by regulation. Hardly practical for running to the store for bread and milk. So they dumped them since they had no practical value for everyday use. The mftrs want to develop for consumer cars, simplify, reduce displacement and weight, yet more power, economy, reliability, and longentivity
For some specialized vehicles, like those used in mining, retreading is the only economically viable option. The new tires cost 10s of thousands of dollars each. Retreading cost 1000s of dollars. Those humongous vehicles move slowly in designated area, the danger of tread separation is a lesser concern, the wear and tear cost big money.
Hey Scott love what you doing tell it like is so we will not go out and buy money pits and thank you for keeping me informed.
Easy, just buy a TOYOTA! 😂
I wish someone would put classical music to Scotty’s hand gestures.
Scotty, you sure are a busy body.
Where do you find the time for all the videos? 🙁
They did a study and the treads you see on the road are 50% retreads and 50%virgin tires
Scotty, I have a 2019 Mustang GT. When I put it in sport or track mode the transmission jerks really hard into gear. Is this normal for these aggressive modes? Really don't want to take it to the dealer, the car will probably return with something else wrong. Thanks
Once you experience tire blow out on 18 wheeler,you would never want one on your car
A 2000 Escalade is not very far off of a Chevy Tahoe maintenance wise of what you need to keep it on the road. You can convert to passive shocks/struts if those hadn't been replaced. Back then they were very similar little better seats optional hvac and radio etc standard on cadi vs chevy. The toys if you want to replace them will cost but actual needs the main problem is terrible mileage.
Tried retreads. If they weren't flat in 3 days they fell apart in a few months.
As someone who bought his first manual car/learned how to drive one on it, the neutral braking advice was nice 👍
Thanks for the tips Scotty.
Scotty, thank you for all your fabulous information! I appreciate watching your videos and learning so much about the automotive business.
Take care....
Lawrence
It's possible to get good quality retreads, you just have pay for them. The airlines have been using retread tires way before I was a glint in my fathers eye. Back in the late 70's early eighties the jets where throwing retreads, causing fuselage damage, damage to engines that where mounted on the tail. Imagine a wheel at 0 mph and the next moment 180 mph. The glueing process improved now these tires are being retreaded up to 7 times. Note that back in the day tire pressure was 180 psi. Today cold pressure is around 200 psi.
Man, this man knows everything about cars.
“I’m a single mom of 7 with no money” Drives an Escalade. LOL
How else would you roll into Walmart to spend that ebt...
"Irony readout pegged at maximum, Captain!"
PerfectChaosdoesntEx roll into Walmart in her pjs to spend that welfare and baby bonus
I think she was looking for more help than advice. The single mom card.
I think I see a pattern emerging.
No one: hey Scotty, what’s a goo...
Scotty: Toyota celica
Why did "no one" say something?
Fleck yeah, and why are people still beating this dead meme. It time to mourn and move on
Retreading tires has got to stop. Pieces of them are all over the roads out west. One time I couldn't avoid a piece and it took out my steering rack. That was expensive. There's got to be a way they can be completely recycled and made into new tires, not just retreaded and hoping for the best. It's a serious road hazard.
very good information thank you Scotty .