CarClinic April 17 & 24 2018

Glenn from GT Auto Centre joins the show every week to help you sort out what is going on with your car!




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The notes.

Hello drive live team, My friend bought a second hand 2012 high-end Korean car, it passed RTA test. He was advised to get it re-inspected also by the agency for more piece of mind. No damage was found. Two weeks later, a crack in the radiator caused the fluid to leak and got the engine overheated beyond possible repair. Despite precaution, the car is non drivable now. The engine and cooling need to be replaced. My friend is frustrated that the crack was not detected in any inspection. Please advise.

Thanks

Hani

Q. you were talking about James’ paint colour do we need permission to change car paint colour?

Q. are there tell tale signs a car has been driven HARD that we can see from a walk around or walk under?

Gone through 3 wiper motors in 2 years bad luck or more going on?

Q. any idea why we don’t have hot weather tires here like winter tires in the US?

Q. my wife says the brakes on her car are too grabby, really, seem ok to me, what could be going on if the are too grabby and is there a fix?

Q.AC fan only works on one speed, replace or is there a fix?

April 17 podcast

Can we trust our workshop we all feel a little fear when we leave the car more seems to go wrong!

Q. do we get better petrol economy with a manual transmission?

Q. they guy at the oil change place tells me my oil is dirty any idea what he is talking about? Wants to do an engine flush

Q. My car is pulling to the right, alignment or what else could that be?

Q. also hearing a rattle when I hard turn right any ideas?

CarClinic March 20, 2018

Never a dull moment when you are talking about why your ride is making that awful noise or how much it is going to cost to get that car fixed.

Glenn from GT Auto Centre joins us every week to help you navigate the crazy world of cowboys and crooks in the car repair industry.

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Nice to see the questions/notes.

1. The battery indicator is coming on every other day for a few minutes, issues that this could be pointing at?
2. The old Merc seems to have had a rapid fuel consumption gain, over night any ideas what this might be about?
3. Any tell tale signs brakes are going?
4. Is it as easy to hotwire cars as we see in the movies?
5. How do I know it is water vapour and not oil I see coming out of my Prado’s exhaust in the morning?
6. Run flat tires any good?
7. Do you recommend a brand of oil?
8. AC goes on and off a lot, it is cold but I can hear the compressor kicking in and out, a lot, should I be worried?

CarClinic February 27, 2018

We drive cars and we don't seem to have a very good grasp on how to maintain and fix our vehicles.

So, every week Glenn @glennthatcarguy joins us in the studio to help you fix your car.

Who wouldn't trust those faces!

The notes.

I have an Audi a five cabriolet 2014 model. The fabric on the inside lining of the roof is dangling down and I am told that this is as a result of the heat. Is there any inexpensive repair besides replacing the whole fabric roof inside and outside? Thanks Ben

-at a red light my car seems to rev high then comes down and then revs past 2.5 on the tach, any idea what is going on?

-will tires that are not the correct size for the car give a false speed reading?

-is it advisable to have a cracked windscreen changed at the agency with the genuine part?

-my ac tech is telling me I have an issue with a compression hose does that sound correct and what are they talking about we have some issues communicating

-starter was replaced on my 2010 camry now it wont start! Urrrr, had it for only a day, maybe starter is sucking battery dry or?????

-have a nice old beauty of a cadillac and need a new power antenna are they easy to come by?

My truck is making a loud popping only in

drive like it's backfiring changed sparkplugs

wires rotorbug and distributor cap the check

engine light was on the parts guy said it

was the ecm pcm I changed it the popping

didn't stop and now the check engine light is

flashing

The podcast.

CarClinic December 5, 2017

Who doesn't have an issue with repairing their car?

We buy them and then we spend the rest of our day trying to keep our pride and joy running like a top.

Glenn Power joins us from GT Auto Centre to fix cars on the radio.

What we love about this show is we are always helping people!

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The Show Notes.

• When I go over 80 kmh and until 120kmh I get a wobble of the steering wheel any ideas?
• The car backfires when I turn it off any idea why.
• How often should headlights last on a car? I replace one or the other yearly.
• Saw more cars overheating today when is it safe to fill the rad with new water?
• What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger does one require less maintenance?
• What is the difference between torque and BHP
• Is there a different smell for a transmission and brakes burning or do they smell the same?
• I have a 2000 lincoln navigator, V8 5.4ltr suv. down shifted to drive but cannot shift back to park. so I cannot turn ignition off or back up any idea what is going on.

• My car has 70k miles on it and is an automatic trans. It has aftermarket underglow which includes a ton of aftermarket wiring underneath the car. A few months ago, I borrowed my car to a friend for a night out and they ran over a construction barrier and shattered a underglow bulb underneath the car. When this happened, obviously the underglow stopped working completely. But along with this my dash lights and brake lights stopped working. The running lights work on the back but not the break lights. The hazards and blinkers work also, but still no break lights. I'm just wondering what the problem could be?

CarClinic November 21, 2017 (Best UAE Podcast)

Where do you turn when you want some great advice on how to fix your car, to Nightline and Glenn Power for sure.

We fix cars on the radio.

Glenn spends his day at GT Auto Centre and once a week brings the garage to the studio.

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Here are the show notes.

My Mercedes C200 2014 started making V8 type growling noise every time i accelerate normally and a lot more if I really press on it.

Earlier this noise would only happen if I switched to sport mode and manual modes.

Now it seems the sound just keeps increasing over the pass few months.

Pls help

Also I feel that my Mercedes doesn’t really down shift as much as it should and hence when it’s on 6th gear in auto and I break and slow down then the engine makes that hauling noise typical when you are at low speed at high gear.

Please advise

Q.How often should the tire balance be checked

Q. Can an air suspension easily be converted to traditional?

Q. I am seeing 5w40 20w50 and other oils what do the 2 sets of numbers and letter mean?

Q. I drive a 2010 Ford Explorer with 90,000 Km on the clock. It runs great. However, when I changed the oil I found coolant in it--yet the coolant level is full.

What is going on?

Q. I accidentally poured some windshield-washer fluid into the radiator. My coolant mix is two-thirds water, so will the washer fluid hurt the radiator? Or should the radiator be drained and filled with new coolant?

CarClinic November 14, 2017

If fixing your car is maybe the most daunting task you can think of wrapping your mind around then this is the program you NEED to be listening to.

Glenn Power from GT Auto Centre in Dubai is in the studio and this man knows a thing or 2 about automotive repair.

And this week we have a special guest.

Fahed Shahed   The Mechanic Chip Tuning Instagram/facebook/google

05 mechanic

http://mechanic.ae/

So, we kicked off the show with a chat abut retuning the computer of your car and finished talking about a funny noise in the back of the car.

Not a dull moment on this show.

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The Notes.

A full engine remap alters the fuel, boost and torque characteristics of the engine. By controlling the fuel pressure, injected fuel quantity, maximum permissible visible smoke limit, boost pressure from the turbocharger and the torque characteristic.

 

The Mechanic offers a fully controllable change to the engine characteristics, whilst still operating with full engine feedback control and within all the preset engine sensor limits.

The method in which we perform the remap engine tuning upgrade will remain undetectable by the dealer from your standard diagnostic scan & service.

 

Of course if your dealer was to compare actual telemetry/settings then they could in theory detect a difference in the file.

 

Under normal scrutiny and down to the way we install/write/develop our files we go as far as possible to keep the remap invisible!

-I hear a rattle in the back of the car after about 40 minutes of driving and I cannot figure out where it is coming from, any idea if it is the tires, axel????

-How often do we need to change the spark plugs my garage does them every service

-Is there a car you see that tends to not come in for repairs just the regular service would love to know

-When I turn hard left the car screeches is that a belt or something I need to be more worried about

-Oil conditioning additives do we need that when we get an oil change?

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The CarClinic November 7, 2017

So, you own a car and you are feeling that you are being held hostage by the dealer or agency as we call them in the UAE.

Glenn is here to help you feel a little more at ease when it comes to your car repair issues.

Just a random image of 2 cars that don't need a lot of repairs this week and there is absolutely nothing about the Mustang on the show.

The Wrangler on the other hand is a piece of art that at 200,000KM does get a little TLC.

So, the show is simply about fixing your car and we had some great calls about A/C this week and manufacturers milage ratings.

Glenn is a mechanic and he calls it as it is.

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The Notes.

1. Can a battery be fine one day and dead the next
2. Squeaky fan belt is it on its way out
3. Thoughts on workshop service plans, good or a waste
4. Any idea about car storage for the summer
5. How long can i expect tires to last in the uae
6. Driving an Lancer, old and when I have the gas to the floor I am getting almost no rpm I was told it may be the catlytc what are they talking about

7. I recently had to have a valve job performed on my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo's 4L Inline 6 engine due to a sticky valve condition stemming from carbon deposits. After the valve job, my mechanic recommended use of premium fuel but the spec is lower do I trust the mechanic

8. My check engine light is on and the tester says that the MAP sensor needs replaced. What is that?

9. Cool article of red flags!

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-maintenance/car-repair-red-flags-older-vehicles/

10. Bring auto repair to schools!

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171106/new-club-brings-auto-repair-back-to-stevenson-high