In this episode of Saturday Mechanic, Ben Wojdyla shows how to perform some basic maintenance on your vehicle. Find out how to do-it-yourself in this week’s episode of Saturday Mechanic. In this episode, Popular Mechanics’ Associate Auto Editor Ben Wojdyla: * Checks power steering, washer fluid, coolant, brake fluid, and engine oil * Checks and replaces air filter * Lubricates hood latch, hood, door, and trunk hinges * Checks tire pressure * Replaces windshield wipers Subscribe! bit.ly Connect with Ben Wojdyla: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Youtube: www.youtube.com Email: pmwebmaster@hearst.com Connect To Popular Mechanics: www.facebook.com twitter.com Connect to Car and Driver: Subscribe! bit.ly Twitter: bit.ly Facebook: on.fb.me Who says you can’t work on your own car anymore? Follow Popular Mechanics associate auto editor Ben Wojdyla as he leads viewers, step by step, through repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting tips. Got car questions? Email Ben, and he may answer them on the show.
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the pressure on the tires is the maximum pressure
Can I take my factory air filter clean it with water and use it again ???
How do i pump gas in my car? lol just joking! love the show!
I’m mad too, K&N filters can be cleaned with water and after they are clean they must be oiled! Then it’s like a brand new one …
Hey don’t go throwing out my K&N Air Filter on me!! You replaced it with a Fram Air Filter…now you really got me mad! lol
Great video man! I’m 16 and I’m getting a 5.0 Ford Mustang in about a month or two. This video will surely come in handy for a new driver like me. Thanks.
I have to drive about a mile to get to an air hose to fill my tires. Would the tires still be cold enough to accurately tell the psi?
A bit of finger grease does not constitute dirtying a filter. Air filters become dirty when dirt, road debris, plant matter, and all kinds of funk permeate the filter material itself as well as the pleats.
Also, we’re trying to make this series reflect what a person is actually going to do with their car. That means doing maintenance as the vehicle sits. Very few people will ever detail the underhood, so ours stays dirty too.
-Ben Wojdyla
Most owners will purchase tires equivalent to the original equipment. It is recommended to follow spec on the car, not on the tire.
- Ben Wojdyla
like i said it’s called a show car, in my case i’m building one out of a lemon for some experience. and a s600 isn’t a sports car so obviously no one asks to see the motor. and lastly, telling people not to buy $5 wiper blades is just some advice, good advice, but o well don’t take my help
just saying, who cares about the engine bay, my s600′s engine bay is all dust, i dont clean it because theres no need, no one has ever come to me asking me to look at the engine and its been 2 years of me owning it. and why wuld you care what other people do with their cars. You are an excellent example of an idiot.
they use my car to play music in the backyard, yes
When you do tire pressure you go by what is on the wall not the owners manual because the tires may be different from the original
compared to your pos ride, this car is a lamborghini.
The reservoir can be opened hot because it’s not under pressure. It’s the radiator cap that shouldn’t be opened hot.
lol, he made the new filter dirty and installed anyway,
seriously, should you clean the car first then do the presentation?
I bet you’re a hit at parties.
- Ben Wojdyla
Let’s say the car is 3,000 lbs and the weight distribution is 50/50 front to back and right to left (laughable for an Audi) so each wheel would see equal weight increase. This added force will act on the inside of each tire, roughly a torus, and with about 780-ish in^2 of surface area on a 16″ wheel. That comes out to under 1 PSI increase per tire loaded vs. unloaded.
I’ll admit I’ve never tried it. We’re moving to a new shop right now, but when I get the lift up I’ll try it.
-Ben Wojdyla
There’s an old saying in engineering: Test it like you use it. With that in mind you generally test with the car on the ground, however it shouldn’t make huge difference one way or the other. Consider the force you’re adding against the surface area of the inside of the tires.
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I feel ya, The interior and stereo in my A6 was amazing. the 2.8 is a solid motor.I miss it though. lol
Nothing major with the motor but things like seals, CA’s, lots of lil things, I actually had a 2.8 A6, motor was solid but the rest of the car fell apart. I loved and hated it.