The Monday Morning Mechanic shows how to keep your car's battery and cables clean of corrosion so you can make sure you're never stranded because of a dead battery! Included in this video is how to make your own, cheap battery terminal cleaner with some household items.
Waiting until a timing belt breaks can mean the difference between a few hundred dollars to replace the belt, and a few thousand to repair your engine. David Rogers, the Monday Morning Mechanic, shows what can happen when you don't replace your timing belt, and shows you how you can save yourself some money by performing other maintenance at the same time!
The Monday Morning Mechanic shows off a new service from MotorVac for DIESEL vehicles that can improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and clean out 90-95% of the carbon deposits that are in your engine robbing you of performance!
David Rogers, the Monday Morning Mechanic, shows what transmission fluid SHOULD look like, what it SHOULDN'T look like, and what role the fluid plays inside of the transmission using a cutaway example.
The Monday Morning Mechanic shows why a clean fuel injection system can save you a ton of money on fuel costs. He also lights his hand on fire a couple of times.
The Monday Morning Mechanic shows what can happen when you rock a car back and forth to free your stuck car: broken engine mounts, stripped wiring, and even transmission problems. Luckily, there's still plenty that you can do before you have to call AAA or a tow truck, and the Monday Morning Mechanic shows you how to free your trapped vehicle without damaging it.
The Monday Morning Mechanic shows how hitting a pothole or curb can lead to broken shocks and struts and misaligned wheels. These can lead to decreased fuel efficiency, tires that wear much faster than normal, and wasted money. Your best bet is to bring your vehicle into a trusted ASE-Certified repair shop and have your alignment checked along with your shocks & struts!
The Monday Morning Mechanic, David Rogers, shows some inexpensive ways to maintain your manual transmission's clutch. This includes changing the fluid, and small changes to driving habits...easy ways to save a lot of money!
The Monday Morning Mechanic explains why skipping maintenance for your car will never save you money in the long run. Small problems quickly turn huge, expensive ones...for example, saving money by not replacing brake pads can mean replacing pads AND rotors down the road.
Here's a few more reasons why you can't save money by skipping maintenance on your vehicle!
When you're buying a used car, it's a good idea to ALWAYS bring it in to an ASE-Certified technician. Before you do that, though, there's some things you can do to rule out many cars right away, and the Monday Morning Mechanic shows you what they are in this segment!
David Rogers explains why it's a good idea to change your coolant much more frequently than the 100K miles that many owner's manuals recommend these days.
David Rogers, the Monday Morning Mechanic, shows what "saving money" by skipping out on maintenance for your car can do...including destroyed water pumps, corroding metal, and thousands of dollars in repairs. You can save thousands upon thousands of dollars by keeping your car around for an extra ten years, but only if you keep up on preventative maintenance like changing your coolant!
Whether it's hot outside or you just need to de-fog your windows, you need your air conditioner to work all year round! David Rogers, the Monday Morning Mechanic, shows how technicians can use an ultraviolet dye to trace leaks in your A/C system that can lead to broken components and big repair bills.
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