Comments by "B" (@user-tb7rn1il3q) on "The Car Care Nut" channel.

  1. Cars today are actually made better.
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  2.  @finalboss7956  The size of a 1st Gen Tahoe.
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  3.  @ricardolopezdevictoria1109  except it’s not. Cars across all brands are built better than ever.
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  4.  @onemilkyway  They should always sell for MSRP. If they charge doc fees then they need to discount the car the same as the doc fee.
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  5. And a nice place for mice to home
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  6. The 4.0 in your 17 4R is one of the best V6s made.
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  7. I beat the 2.7 liter version of this engine in a 2010 HL. 15k oil changes, Extending WOT while towing, burning rubber, etc. for 150k miles with no oil consumption issues. I bet the driver of this car never pushed it and everything carboned up.
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  8. Taxi drivers and operators need a car that holds up to abuse.
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  9.  @worldlinerai  I doubt sedans survive. There is no business case for them. They are pretty much universally hated by the public. They are an anachronism from a bygone era.
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  10.  @lanesworld4000  I get 40 mpg in my RAV4 with this engine. It’s amazing. The engine has a lot of power and will spin all 4 tires.
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  11.  @grizzlygrizzle  Just change the oil yourself.
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  12. It’s not impressive at all for a Toyota product that is designed to last a million miles.
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  13. I’d use fuel stabilizer and if possible use ethanol free gas. I’d fill it to 1/2. I’d quickly fill it all the way upon return to service.
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  14. Vehicles from that era are deathtraps. I don’t think the doors had reinforcement in that era of Taco.
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  15.  @MJAdams-js7np  I’d wait for rain and do it on a very straight road.
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  16. Anything north of Northern Virginia is the rust belt.
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  17. The 4 turbo is better than the V6 in every way. The V6 has lousy low end torque. The 2.4t will blow it away in a passing maneuver. Maintenance is much easier on the 4.
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  18. Going from 13mpg to 18mph in a larger, heavier, and faster car is a huge improvement. The 5.7 V8 had many issues when it came out.
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  19.  @Triangle27.  No, it was because the V6 was underpowered at low revs and service was complicated. The real world gas mileage in bumper to bumper traffic is a lot better.
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  20. Toyota uses spin on filters on all their new TNGA engines. The older models about to be discontinued (NA V6s) use this old style filter.
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  21.  @doug5030 I seriously doubt your getting better mpg on the highway with the hybrid. At 75 mph the hybrid fuel economy is the same as a gasser. Most people drive a lot faster than that nowadays
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  22. EVs have coolant for the batteries and oil in the drive unit.
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  23. This is why you get a 4 cylinder in a transverse configuration. If you get a V6 trade it every 5 years.
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  24.  @Mach141  It will be a 3 cyl hybrid, unibody, and have 2256017 eco tires.
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  25.  @MrOnlinmrine The new engine is actually more reliable. There is no timing belt like the 4.7 V8. There is no head gasket leaks, air injection issues, or cam tower leaks like the 4.6 and 5.7 V8s. The air injection issues were solved in the later years. The most reliable Tundra engines are the 1GR and current twin turbo V6.
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  26. Why are you braking hard? If the light is yellow go through it. You are sitting up high, you can see traffic slowing way ahead of time.
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  27. It gets 50% better mpg. Greenhouse gas emissions are directly related to fuel consumption.
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  28.  @justhecuke  Everything else breaks later, but still before the engine. Alternators, mufflers, shocks used to go out every 50k miles. Now they last 300k miles.
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  29. I wish Toyota would just use 4 cylinders in all of their front drive vehicles. They are so much easier to work on.
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  30. The manual actually gives two intervals. Read it carefully. I doubt you did any damage. In fact I don’t like early first oil changes. The engine needs the gritty oil to break in.
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  31. The 4Runner is a lot better than the Sequoia.
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  32.  @michaelscottland4239  The problem is drivers keep getting worse. There is a very high chance one or both of your vehicles will get totaled in a crash long before they wear out with normal maintenance. Most Toyotas survive 10k mile synthetic oil changes just fine.
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  33.  @khakiswag  Actually Toyota has fewer problems now then they did 10 years ago.
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  34.  @blinkguy4ever I’ve been trying to tell people that. Turbos don’t fail very often if you keep the oil clean and don’t beat on the engine especially right before shut down.
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  35.  @rjnoj-xb5kq  The 5.7 has way more issues and is a fuel pig. If you like being broke the 5.7 is the way to go. Turbos don’t fail anymore. 200k mile plus Ecoboost F150s are very common with nothing more than oil changes. In addition the old truck is unsafe. It does poorly in front end collisions because of the short hood.
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  36. It doesn’t. It uses the same intervals as the other engines. He is recommending 3-4K out of an abundance of caution and to maximize the life of the engine under hard use.
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  37. Newer cars are actually more durable (mechanically and crashworthiness). The $7k may just be the tip of the iceberg with that old car. One accident and your money is gone and you will probably get seriously injured. The insurance company will send a check for $1500.
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  38. The last generation 2.5 didn’t have enough power in the mountains and wasn’t particularly good on gas. In addition the previous Gen RAV4 didn’t do great in crash tests. The 2019 plus is better in every way. It’s bigger, basically a shrunken Highlander, and is much stronger (better protection and handling). The 2019 plus has a spin on oil filter which is DIY friendly. The 2018 engine is also very complicated.
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  39. I bet the odometer is clocked.
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  40.  @Sunnysky321  The plugs don’t wear out. If you don’t get a check engine light for misfires leave them alone. The reason for changing them is emissions. Don’t leave them in for more than 8 years no matter what the miles since they can seize.
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  41. 500k miles.
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  42. I’m glad I bought the 19 RAV4. It’s been bulletproof, knock on wood. I now have almost 100k miles.
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  43.  @jamesmancuso3666 The torque converter should stay locked most of the time. This sounds like operator error. They should have manually selected 4th gear and not D.
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  44.  @Jay_Force_One  The fluid will outlast the transmission. Dirty fluid is the symptom of a failing transmission, not the cause. Most transmission failures are caused by defects and operator error. Changing the fluid is a waist of time and money. It’s sealed for a reason. I don’t know of anyone that has had a modern sealed transmission (CVTs excluded) fail even with towing, hundreds of thousands of miles, and non Toyotas.
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  45.  @Scott-pn3np  My base LE AWD will blow the Prime off the road in the twisties. The Prime is heavy.
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  46. The Sienna will easily outlast the Carnival.
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  47.  @condor5635  Absolutely no issues other than increased starter and battery life. The impact to mpg is virtually zero.
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  48. Yes. Domestic Full size Pickups and SUVs will be a dime a dozen. Many of their owners will go bankrupt. Toyota body on frame SUV and truck buyers tend to skew wealthier so they will probably be ok. Toyota sells a lot of fuel efficient cars and SUVs and has more access to semiconductors so they will probably gain a lot of market share.
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  49. German cars have good reliability for the first 75,000 miles. After that you are rolling the dice.
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  50. Do it every 5k.
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