Comments by "JackTannehillPromoter" (@njsongwriter) on "The Car Care Nut" channel.

  1. This one has a two year warranty and three years of updates.
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  2.  @FrancePhil44  Make sure you save the receipts for proof and keep a record of all service done.
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  3. Why do you have so many broken ones? Has someone been over-torquing them?
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  4. While I found this all quite interesting, Project Farm would have tested multiple brands in bother good and bad batteries and compared them. I wonder if this really cheap one is any good... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DYE581Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=toolsw07-20&linkId=db80601d165ebd1ebbc6766f9a45244c&language=en_US
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  5. Sounds like that could be more than you need.
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  6. If so many with ADHD
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  7. Not worth it to me. But I'm not interested in all the bells and whistles especially when you need to replace the vehicle in the future you have to buy all those bells and whistles over again. For me transportation is getting from A to B in some degree of comfort such as heat and AC. I'm not ready to downgrade to an Amish buggy.
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  8. If you look in your owner's manual it tells you what the specs are for the recommended oil. The owner's manual says nothing about switching to a different oil after a certain number of miles. Personally, I think the sale of high mileage oil is mostly a gimmick to charge you more. As long as your engine isn't leaking or burning oil then you don't need high mileage oil. That's my opinion. I've had numerous vehicles during my life and had well over 100,000 miles on them, over 200,000 on some and I never used high mileage oil. I'm 75 and have changed my own oil since I was 18.
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  9. It's still overkill.
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  10. As I said in your previous video, we have Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires on our 2009 RAV4. Personally, I find them to be quite quiet & not at all noisy but maybe that's because I'm driving a RAV4 instead if a Lexus. 🤔😄
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  11. I think it's fine. It was tested on the Project Farm channel.
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  12. Yeah, and you can buy the OEM brand online for just over $30 each. Denso part number 550-0103.
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  13. I hope I never need to know this... 😉🤔
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  14. I think you're talking about the drainbolt on the oil filter cap. Sometimes you try to remove it and the whole oil filter housing cap comes off instead of just the drainbolt. The reason that happens is because torque specs aren't followed when installing the parts. Oil filter housing cap = 18 ft.lbs. Drainbolt on the oil filter housing cap = 9 ft.lbs.
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  15. I would change it at 5k as well. You could probably get away with 8k if you rarely do city driving or extended idling & never do short trips where the engine hardly warms up.
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  16. The station we go to has dedicated pumps for the ethanol-free premium that eliminates that problem.
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  17. See his other video about counterfeit Toyota parts. It shows how to tell a real Toyota filter from a counterfeit.
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  18. If you drive all highway miles and very infrequent short trips, you might get away with that...
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  19.  @afcgeo882  You are correct. However, using non-ethanol does increase mpg. That's been proven. In order to increase mpg the fuel has to be better for the engine or it wouldn't burn more efficiently. Likely, you won't save money cause the fuel cost is so much more than the money saved by the higher mpg. However, saving money alone IS NOT the reason for switching to non-ethanol fuel. To some of us the benefits go beyond saving money. Eating organic food doesn't save us money but we feel better and for that reason alone it's worth paying more. That principle can be applied to your car care routine as well. This attitude might make us real Car Care Nuts.
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  20. You don't want to overfill the transmission. Follow the process for checking the actual transmission fluid level. Don't assume it needs fluid.)
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  21.  @mbell4436  I agree with you. However, if I was purchasing a used car I would pay more for one that had service records for 5k oil changes. How do I know the driving conditions that the previous owner subjected the vehicle to? I get been changing our oil and filter every 5k but starting with my most recent oil change from here out I'm changing the oil at 5k and the filter at 10k but I'm using a premium filter that's rated for 20k. This will make my winter time oil change less complicated while doing it outside in my driveway in freezing temperatures. (I'm in my mid 70s.)
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  22. It's too bad that we have to inspect everything when we get our car back from the dealer.
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  23. He didn't say that. He just said to be careful to do it correctly and that if you don't want to drain the filter then you don't need to. In that case there is no reason to change the o-ring that's under the drainbolt.
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  24. Thank you Armondo... AMD... Is there a block drain on a 2AR-FE in a 2009 RAV4? Is there a bleeder screw on same engine? Also there's a Y fitting where the upper radiator hose connects to the thermostat and I understand these can crack and leak after time. Has that problem been resolved...? Thanks AMD, for providing the best channel on You Tube for Toyota related services.
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  25. They are good filters but if you're changing your oil AND filter every 5K then you don't need anything better than OEM as long as it's not a counterfeit.
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  26. Oh please... I think you know the answer to that.
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  27. So I hope you gave them hell.
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  28. Fram has three or four different filters. That all aren't junk.
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  29.  @TheCarCareNut  Denso TPMS Sensors are direct plug-and-play with no programming or cloning needed - they're built to the specified vehicle right out of the box. With Denso, installation is a snap - the TPMS Sensor relearns just like an OE part, restoring the vehicle to its original condition. Direct monitoring with real time pressure signal transmission.
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  30. So you say there are two options from the dealer for front brake pads. My dealer gave me the following part number, 04465-42200. The person at the parts counter said that was the only part number and retail was $101. So is this the premium pad price and then they will give me the ones with the "AZ" in the part number instead? It would help to have both part numbers... Could you oblige please? It's for a 2009 RAV4 FWD 2.5 liter without the 3rd row seat, made in Japan.
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  31.  @TheCarCareNut  List price on these is close to half the price at $55.00. Thanks.
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  32. I would still get the better ones. They are discounted at one Toyota dealer's websites for only $66.80 plus shipping. Either that or I'd get Akebono ASP1210 from RockAuto.com for $53.79 + shipping. Rumor has it that they make a lot of the OEM pads so it's possible these could be the equivalent of the Toyota premium pads.
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  33.  @patrickzambori473  I thought he said that this was not a GDI engine.
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  34. As he said, it's overkill. It won't hurt anything but for moral use it's overkill.
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  35. If your oil is low, add oil up to the full mark. If it's always empty when you check it, you're not checking it often enough.
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  36. Personally I think every 5K is best unless you drive at least 90% highway miles and don't do anything else that would classify your driving as severe use like towing a trailer. Then you might be okay with every 8k or 10k.
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  37.  @robertomulero514  Are you saying removing the o-ring on the oil filter cap assembly is a pain? You don't even need tools to remove the o-ring https://youtu.be/3R1KMN1ys3A except you do need a good oil filter cap wrench. I recommend the Motivx MX2320 unless you have the 1.8 liter engine which would take the Motivx MX2321.
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  38. The only thing I know is that normal ATF operating temperature for our 2009 RAV4 is 158⁰ to 176⁰F. Ours runs hot during the summer even after installing an aftermarket cooler. (181⁰ to 196⁰). For that reason, I usually do one or two ATF drain and re-fills near the end of the summer.
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  39. Depends on the type of driving such as city vs highway miles etc. 300,000 miles or more. Maybe even double that...
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  40. I have a feeling it's going to be the nicest one million mile Lexus ever.
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  41. That's true.
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  42.  @BrockOBauma  There's nothing wrong with SuperTech full synthetic.
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  43.  @papadean.  I use only ethanol-free gasoline in our 2009 RAV4.
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  44.  @geod3589  Maybe so but their Ultra synthetic filter is one of the best.
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  45. Full synthetic and the brand makes little difference especially when changing it every 5,000 miles. I use SuperTech full synthetic. I've seen oil testing videos that show it to be comparable to Mobil1.
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  46.  @TheCarCareNut  Why not 0W-30? It's the higher number that applies to engine operating temperature. The lower number would affect oil flow rate during cold starts.
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  47. There is nothing dishonest in this presentation. AMD is simply giving us his honest opinion based on his years as a certified Toyota technician. He even mentions that regardless of what oil analysis says he shows us from the results of his teardown of the engine why the engine failed. It's like a chemist who claims that a molecule of synthetic ascorbic acid is identical to natural vitamin C but it isn't... Why because taking high dosages of synthetic vitamin C will cause a copper deficiency in the body but taking high doses of natural vitamin C doesn't because natural vitamin C is attached to trace amounts of copper. Evidently there is a reason why 5000 mile oil changes would result in longer engine life. That is only logical. Why the reason isn't evident in oil analysis remains unanswered but you can be sure that there is a reason because AMD said so and he's an honest mechanic. That's good enough for me. Now, the owner of the Camry in the video likely never had an oil analysis done. If he did the problem may have showed up. Assuming that it would causes me to think that there was something about his driving situation that may have been the cause. Something that was reducing the ability of his oil to properly lubricate his engine. What that could have been, I have no idea. Was there something that would have caused his driving to be rated as severe use? Extended city driving, extended idling, cold starts, short trips, towing a trailer, ? ? ?
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  48. Your the main person I watch when it comes to an automotive channel. Thanks for your videos. I particularly enjoyed the one about counterfeit Toyota parts and often refer others to it. I've tried making a couple videos but at 74 I'm not much of a multi-tasker. I think that's what you need to be if you're trying to be on both sides of the camera. I haven't owned but two Toyotas in my life. The first one was a Camry Alltrac and that was so long ago that I don't remember what year model it was (maybe 1988). I can't say that I loved the car. It had electrical problems. Now we have a 2009 RAV4 Base model. I put running boards on it and I'm upgrading to 18 inch alloy wheels that came off a 2013 Scion. It only has 58,750 miles on it & will probably last me the rest of my life. I recently replaced the front brake pads with Akebonos. And of course I do my own oil changes and filter changes and ATF drain &fills. Nevada_Smith @ live dot com. One of my videos... https://youtu.be/Kv7iWkKIDVk
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  49.  @stephendibari5010  "...into my retirement and beyond...?" Sorry but you can't take it with you when you die. lol
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  50.  @papadean.  Yes, but an oil analysis will likely indicate that the oil is still good at 10,000 miles with modern oils and with many if not most drivers and vehicles. AMD's point is that regardless of the analysis it isn't as good as it would be with a reduced oil change interval of 5,000 miles. If you change it every 10,000 miles will it still be in good operating condition at 300,000 miles? Maybe, or maybe not like the example in this video, but if you change the oil every 5,000 miles the chances of it (your engine) still being in great shape at 300,000 miles is much much greater. That's what this is all about. It's a small price to pay. Oil is cheap compared to engines. So by doing an additional 15 oil changes you are much more likely to avoid the cost of an engine rebuild at 150,000 miles. Is it worth it? Is it worth it to you? You do the math. It may depend on whether or not you do your own oil changes and on how long you even plan on keeping the vehicle.
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