Comments by "crazypj" (@1crazypj) on "The Car Care Nut" channel.

  1. I could teach you how everything works, how to measure everything to very high tolerance (+/-0.0002") and put it back together but it will take around a year 5¬6 hrs a day (I know I can because I did for 12 years) It's actually a very simple engine, Yamaha and Toyota have had a very long standing relationship where Yamaha design cylinder heads for Toyota (and various other manufacturers)
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  2. I've been using 5w/30 full synthetic in my B2300 since 6,000 miles (yes, I know it's a Ford Ranger and hasn't been made since 2012). I also did first oil change at 3,000 as I just didn't like the idea of a new vehicle waiting until 6,000 miles for it's first oil change. (being a motorcycle mechanic I was used to 1980's, 500 mile first oil change and every 1,500 after that) It's now got over 110,000 miles, doesn't smoke or burn any oil although I will need to replace the rear main seal sometime as there is a very slight weep, but, it hasn't gotten any worse the last 3 years. As for EV's, there was a rather interesting study done in Britain on EV pollution, mainly due to the extra weight from battery packs causing tyres to wear and produce various nasty substances in the sub 2 micron range (way more dangerous than the PSP 10 from diesels) Sub 2 micron can get into the water supply and into pretty much everything which will cause health issues long term for kids born the last several years. As far as I could tell, it's an issue for all tyres since they started putting silicates and different chemicals into the blends to get better wear and grip characteristics. I probably need to re-read the article!
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  3.  @piggy310  You didn't watch the video before posting this for LAURA-ANN CHARLOT did you. It's very clearly stated multiple times, 'IT WAS BURNING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 150 MILES'
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  4.  @pbear216  Nope, they only MAZDA part is the transmission and that has had shift issues since new. I believe the 4 valve head is a Yamaha design
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  5.  @afisemenaborevlaka48  No, most people are too lazy to learn
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  6. Are you going to replace valve guide seals and check for valve guide wear? What were compression and leak-down numbers? Is it a 'plated' bore or conventional cast iron liner? Can you measure bore wear? (not just show the cross hatch is worn away as it is only a few ten-thousandths of an inch deep if done properly) I think you are under a misconception about low tension rings, the pistons need to be designed for them and not just have narrower groves. (probably why the factory fix was new pistons and rings)
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  7. Bypass valve often opens at high rpm and also when engine is cold and oil is thick so unfiltered oil always goes through engine at some time. I don't like plastic filter housings for the simple reason of heat transfer. An aluminium housing will transfer some heat from oil to atmosphere 'better' than a plastic one
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  8. Some trivia you may be interested in? Suzuki were the first manufacturer to use oil squirter jets on a production engine to cool underside of pistons in 1984 GSX-R750
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  9. I'm a motorcycle mechanic and low tension rings have been around since the 1980's. If you want to know if your burning oil, just go out at night and have someone drive up behind you with low beam on, (engine has to be fully warmed up or all you can see will be condensation) at a stop, light blue smoke is visible even with catalytic converters The problem isn't oil jets and low tension rings but people wanting low maintenance and dealerships relying on a captive market. (one thing that has ALWAYS pissed me off is being overcharged for 'shop supplies') If I'm paying $35.00 or more I want the 'leftovers', not have workshop use a tiny bit of whatever and over charge next person for what I just paid for) Selling the same can of aerosol or whatever multiple times is just dishonest The other things are dealer 'up-selling and 'flat rate'. I ran motorcycle workshops for years, we made a profit without a bunch of 'hidden costs' and pissed off customers. I have always found 'flat rate' to be a bad thing as corners get cut to make more money and mistakes get made Any product used by a manufacturer, should be available for general sale Toyota and Yamaha have a very long partnership, it's almost always Dealer/shop General Manager who refuses to sell products (same business model as Apple - you HAVE to come to us, except that was challenged and changed in 2012) Workshops I ran paid technicians a fair rate to do the job right, salespeople went through handbooks to explain to customers about servicing. Out of unknown thousands, only two people ever asked 'do I need to know this shit?' It was so unusual I remember it well. Even today, people are still carrying out 1920's~30's 'warm up and gentle driving' plus a load of other fallacies that haven't applied for more than 50 years. You don't have to 'drive it like you stole it' but a lot of things still being done cause more harm than good (excessive idling with AC on will overload various parts - eventually) It's no wonder vast majority of customers refer to 'stealerships' Oh, Magnusson Moss act still applies to auto's even though dealers hate it
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