Comments by "Tardeli costantini" (@tardeliesmagic) on "FordTechMakuloco" channel.

  1. When i worked for garages in the UK in my time (Past 20 yrs) i've never seen mechanics use distilled water,it was always tap water from a watering car....a dirty watering can PLUS it was never really an accurate coolant mix.That shows why you should do jobs on your car yourself.
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  2. Reason why i do my own work on my car is many places incl here in the UK they just drag the work on to get as much out from the customer.I know i work in the car trade for many years so learned a few stuff and i'm in a different job now so i can call up a mate for a job i can't do or not got the right tools for the job.
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  3. All the top end oil i think should be used in high end cars.Normal vehicles incl work trucks are just fine with normal full syn.Just change the oil well before the manufacturers recommendation with a decent filter.I use Magnatec as i do little mileage and town use 3k pa and it runs sweet as nut plus goes quick for a 1.3L.All this 10.000 miles oil change is too much when we live in this day and age of traffic jams,sitting idling etc.
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  4. From the UK here,so many go by those dash service monitor! Also many think going up to 10,000/12,000m a year is the norm....because that's what car programs/magazines & book value guide price say, ie Car that's driven 12,000m a year.Servicing at 10k/12k is the MIN service requirement for the vehicle.Some garages also use cheap oil filters & mediocre oil or even cheap oil to save money.
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  5. This is a tip we in the trade over here in the UK say,i avoid vehicles 2yrs old,i go for 3yrs! In 2008 i got a 2002 Yaris,1999 was the year they first came out....so avoided 3 yrs. Many vehicles are stock piled.
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