I've had my PT Cruiser for 8 years and I've put over 120,000 miles on it so far. My odometer is just past 165,000. I do my own maintenance. The check engine light came on once for the catalytic converter. When I took it off, it was clogged up. I also put new oxygen sensors on as penetrative maintenance. You'll eventually have to do brakes, shocks, control arm bushings, etc. on any car. Here's a tip: the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual only goes up to 150,000 miles so what I did was made a continuation on Microsoft Excel. For example: the transmission fluid needs to be changed every 60,000 miles so I will need to do it again at 180,000 miles. The timing belt needs to be changed every 102,000 miles so I'll do it again at 204,000 miles (along with cam and crank seals as preventative maintenance) . The spark plugs have to be changed every 30,000 miles so I'll do them at 180,000 and so forth. I just made the spread sheet to make it easier to know what's due at a simple glance.
@@blurglide Those Pentastar engines have nothing on GM's 3.3 & 3.8 OHV engines. They were indestructible. And I'm not a GM fan by any stretch of the imagination.
Musta been flooring it. Family has had 4 of them (still have 2) our 01 lasted 288k miles before the Head Gasket blew and no other major issue. Just sold my 08 for a ford escape. My dad still has his 05 with 150k. Fair amount of issues. Cables and electrical. I still have my 03 with 63k original miles. Most original everything. Still strong. They last IF YOU MAINTAIN THEM properly and dont abuse them.
The 2.4L engine head gasket issue was a badly designed gasket. The new and improved gasket solved that problem. My 2.4L is 22 yrs old and has 205.000 miles with no major problems.
Scotty is more of hilarious actor than a car mechanic. Its is not scientific to sentence this car is the worst car ever made by xnxx, to avoid it at all costs.
I remember Scotty did a roast video an I commented saying I’d rather buy a McDonald’s cheese burger then his book an he blocked me for saying that haha
mike brink I always wondered about that one lol not only does he scam with his give always lol he probably scams the places that sends him tools he says he throws most of them away but really does he? If he does the person that dumpster dives in his trash can probably gots so much tools by now
mike brink only TH-cam channel that does give aways ive seen is legit Town And Country TV he use to hide a amazon gift card in his videos I got to redeem 2 that channel is legit an makes good videos
SK is a talented and old school mechanic, something I can relate to. He is a pedestrian mechanic who loves and appreciates Toyota because they really are just an amazing brand and is the standard he judges all other cars. I own a Sienna and a Porsche Cayenne, two diametrically different kinds of makes. The thrill of owning and driving a Porsche is only for those who are willing to educate themselves and keep up with the maintenance. This is my seventh Porsche and know what I'm getting into. I seriously appreciate your take of day to day issues we all deal with.
My in-laws had a 99 Dodge Stratus that needed a new engine at a hundred thousand miles. (ridiculous) The spirit of Scotty Kilmer compelled them to buy a Toyota Camry. Fourteen years later, it's as good (and boring) as the day they bought it.
Glad you made this video! I never watch Scotty since he attacked Chris Fix... But I’ve followed your channel and have been Sub’ed for a long time. I love PT Cruisers, my channel is largely about then because everyone in my family drives one. I even agree they don’t ride great, but honestly they are a comfy car and they handle awesomely! I end up doing a lot of maintenance to ours, but nothing major and we drive them hard, they hold up better then most cars we’ve owned in the past and are cheap for parts and simple enough to work on. I own 3 Mercedes as well so I feel I’m actually pretty unbiased, they aren’t the greatest car on earth but they are far from the worst!
Ooof, why so brutal, my boi🙂. Scotty fan here too, don't worry in my opinion he really is entertaining. For example I can't even understand some words of Ratchets and Wrenches, like he has a slang or something😂😂😂. I CAN watch a Scotty video mute and can still understand him. He is just oldscool and I just seem to be more into older style everything, even tho I'm 23!
Amen brother!!!! In my opinion it’s very entertaining to see them go back and forth. Kinda reminds me of the time when people got their panties in a wad when Scotty disagreed with ChrisFix. ChrisFix was a good sport about though.
@@offroader199900 Shit I agree to that, he took that click bait road for views meaning money, and I thought he said money's not a problem, but I guess it goes with his age and the improving technology, he's trying to be relevant, but these young guns chrisfix and RnW are gonna be the new sheriffs in town. (I don't know where to place EricTheCarGuy though)
Yeah he says he honest, but if he's so honest then when does he need to have silly clickbait. He'll be like, I just bought the new Toyota supra, when he just rented one.
The junkyard I frequent in my area has a lot of those Sebrings, Concordes, Intrepids and the like. Many of the interiors are still very nice in them too. Now I know why apparently ...
It's kind of sad. A neighbor had an intrepid he fixed up. The amount of care he gave that car along with the tasteful modifications made me think highly of the car. Now I know the engine is a ticking time bomb and I can't help but feel for the guy even though I haven't seen him in over ten years.
@BaTTle CAt I see on your channel you've got a lot of Astro/Safari vids listed. You must work on them a lot, huh? I'm on my second and third ones. Also, could you kindly tell me what junk yard you reference that has a lot of PT cruisers? The only junkyard within an hour of me only has 2 and half of them.
I loved my PT Cruiser. The only major issue I had was the transmission. The engine was extremely reliable. I wish the 2.4 was still produced today. Caveat I owned the mild turbo charged engine. It also had a tune.
The Cadillac Eldorado Northstar V8 and some BMW's 7 &5 series V8's of the mid 2000's onwards had water cooled alternators.So when the rubber seal inevatably started leaking it drenched the alternator and shorted out the whole electical system.Who would have thought mixing electricity and water is a bad idea.
I love Scotty and RnW channels, I learn from them both, Scotty is so entertaining and his info checks out so far, RnW is really detailed in explaining stuff, they're both great, I'd love to see a competition between RnW, Scotty and ChrisFix battling to fix a certain vehicle with the same tools YEAHH!!!
I agree 100%. Worst car I've EVER owned. Battery access is through the wheel well. Changing a head light bulb required dropping the front bumper. Awful awful car!!
I have rebuilt one and only one engine, the Chrysler 2.7 out of a 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible. It was just a fun project for me, it helped me learn about cars. I guess before I bought it I should have googled "worst engine ever made." I feel like everything is crammed together under the hood of the PT cruiser....and to a lesser extent with the Sebring.
NOT the worst engine ever made, just the worst Chrysler made in the past few decades. Every maker has their dogs, all uniquely craptastic. While not a design issue persay, GM switched over to new coolant and aweful sludge issue... Only they had also moved engine block casting to Mexico, the sludge was casting sand not removed from the blocks. Destroyed tens of thousands of engines with internal sand blasting... But they got away with it cause new coolant red dye mixed with old coolant green dye to make brown dye.
Love the PT cruisers retro styling, especially as a convertible. I would consider getting one as a fun weekend or travel car only. I would only get the non-turbo manual 5 speed. My father only drove plymouths except for a 1969 chevy Nova until and his last car a Olds Cutlass with one of GMs worst engines, the Quad4. When dad got the Nova he gave me the 1966 Plymouth Belvedere with the 273 V8 and 3 speed automatic. I then a Plymouth 1974 Duster(Ruster)and a 1979 Dodge Aspen both with 225 slant 6 and 3 speed automatics. Chrysler products were the best engines and transmissions until about 1980.
Chrysler is the worst Chrysler. I made that mistake once when I bought a 2000 Dodge Ram1500. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. You won't get me again Chrysler.
Awesome and informative video. That's true not all Chrysler vehicles are trash. PT Cruiset is not super reliable but not such a bad car. I seen some of them with up 500K (km). I like Scotty Kilmer content but you nailed it down at the begging. I like this type of content. Cheers!
Thumbs down for making fun of Scotty. There are a ton of dishonest car reviewers on YT talking up crappy cars that have terrible reliability. Scotty ain't one of them. Too many dishonest people giving praise to German cars.
hi RnW, observations of Scotty are correct for large number of samples ( for any model/make ) he comments, and for those specific sub system in those models, say Coolant adulteration of engine oils, sensor failures, injector failures, head lights whatever.
From a Mopar guy 1000%, DIY and hates car dealerships: Do not by any used Chrysler product that does not have the orange or purple coolant as specified (factory fill HOAT) in the owners manual, in its coolant bottle. When looking at these, dont even start the car, head straight for the coolant bottle. Low/black, clear (water), brown, yellow, green coolant in these vehicles are good indictors of lack of maintenance and the problems he described. For many, the factory fill coolant is not a cost effective option for constant top off of a leaking cooling system and is often done for many miles after the temp gauge first pegged high. This is the precursor to the problems described in this video. And yes, make your life easier and stay away from chrysler 2.7L v6 for the reasons mentioned. In addition, the 3.7 has upper valve train issues. The 4.7 excessive oil burn. Hemi engines valve seats for sure 2005 and some 2006. These engines dont like to be run hot, not even for a second -- run them even luke warm and the seats fall out. Other Hemi culprits are broken valve springs or lifter/camshaft or timing chain tensioners at various years and mileage thru 2012. Oh, shi* Chryslers have transmissions too?! ..... ANY Chrysler product, since the A604 from 1989, that has had it transmission fluid replaced or topped off with anything other than the type it came with, from the factory, even though now it may ride good, is already junk. End of story. If this describes your Chrysler and your trans doesnt shift smooth into drive or seems to thud/shudder when on/off gas at highway speed, take it to Chrysler dealer and pay $300 for pan drop and filter change (or DIY). If this doesnt fix, trans is on the way out! Rust belt: if you can see evidence of rust that has penetrated any body panel or underbody panel, on a Chrysler... walk away. Above all good? Now you can worry about all the other shi* that last guy didnt do. And this is why I like Mopars. These cars are all I can fix, because it's what i know, and what i have all the special tools and manuals for. It is the used car I am FORCED to continue to buy.
I also glad someone finally said it about Scotty!!!!!! Scotty is full of the best bad information in every video. As a professional in automotive, it is painful to watch one of his videos. Feeding the mass population with clickbait and not actually telling them anything useful. Thanks for the video, was a great start to the morning. Still learned more than I did in all of Scotty's videos. LOL
@@patrickyell309 YEA for sure Kia is great on quality and I think Toyota's are great no doubt but all car makers usually make too many different kinds and then there is that one that is shit. American made cars were twice as bad because they were changing up way too much with too many kinds but the American Pickup trucks on average are usually great because they stay with the same basic design for a long time .. . ,There was a Toyota model with the V6 that had poor crank case ventilation and it was making sludge city inside the engine ..I think if the owner was using AMSOIL ,it was not as bad but it was a terrible design ..
Scotty has the most click bait titles for his videos I've seen on any channel lol. And I don't find his instructional videos to be that good.. sorry Scotty
Since you said if we have a question within 36 hours of you posting, I want to know about an alarm that is intermittent and prevents startup. According to OBD Blue driver, there are no more significant codes. I have replaced the PCM, keys, fob, fuel filter, fuel pressure sensor, fuel pump, inertia switch, battery, battery terminals, fuel pump relay, and cleaned the grounding wire to battery and PCM. This us a 2006 Ford Escape. It started after I cleaned the grounding wire to battery, ran perfect for 3 days, now won't start. Love your videos. Going to spend time viewing all your videos again on multimeter use and how to check switches and sensors. But right now, kind of at a loss. Think its my alarm is intermittently tripping.
Or its a grounding issue. Cranks, does not start. When I turn the key to On Position all lights disappear except engine, oil, and battery. My ABS was draining my battery so I took the fuse off to prevent that and my ABS light stays on too for that reason. I re-ran the OBD scanner and it gives codes P0193 and P1000. But I already replaced the fuel pressure sensor. It says Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit High Bank.
Yep, Scotty's titles have no relation to his videos. He is mostly for entertainment value. My brother had an Intrepid and we had to scrap It. Don't recall why.
Oh well here in SA we had hips of PT cruisers on the road... They were unique looking and I guess ppl wanted something unique but today u hardly see one!
@BadDriversOfTennessee we bought one new gave to the kids at around 300g they put some really hard miles on it for a year or so before they killed it I'd say it was tougher than a 65 Dodge Dart
I've driven Chryslers for 30 years. My '03 PT Cruiser GT High Output with the 5-speed gave me 120K miles of smiles before I traded it. It was a good commuter. I concur that the 2.7 was a piece of crap. Which was unfortunate because I've owned three of the 3.5 engines and they all are above 200K miles..
Scotty Thumbnails and titles include: Certain manufacturer changes the game or dealerships are doing this and I am going to fight it, this is the only BMW I would buy, do this to keep your vehicle going, why I wouldn't buy a VW....
What boggles my mind is that Chrysler/Fiat/Puegeot built the PT Cruiser for so many years. It was supposed to be a limited run of retro style cars that kept the production lines occupied for over a decade. Even GM recognized after a few years that producing the Chevrolet HHR was a losing proposition and stopped before that rolling wreck could destroy the brand.
We bought one new, in 2001. It was stick, loaded with options. Kept it until 2005. We put 50k miles on it. Never a problem, always ran good, and was exactly what we expected.
Shots fired at Scotty!! I respect Scotty, but I unsubscribed for the same reason. He's too much. Less "back in my day" and more info please and thanks.
I un subscribed because his newer videos about a year ago, had nothing but clickbate in the title. Was getting annoyed at what it was titled .compared to what actually was being talked about
I watched Scotty for a long time. Some of his advice is good but I have a feeling he lives in the late 1990s. Some of the stuff he says has no bearing on modern cars. The thing that made me unsub was a rant he did about modern paint protection like ceramic coatings. He said that wax was just as good and cost less. Now, I am a Professional detailer. That stuff is the bread and butter of my industry. The way I see it is: If you have no idea what you are talking about, shut the heck up! I don't go around telling people how to fix their cars because I am not a mechanic, he should do the same with detailing ;)
I live in South Florida and I see PT Cruisers every day. These are old cars yet they are still running and loved. The VW Beetle is a royal POS but people love them because they are so easy to tinker on and they look good and are fun to drive. Dependability is rarely the reason someone loves a car and if you love a car it really doesn't matter what it takes to make it go.
It's 2020 and I've been driving a 2006 PT Cruiser for the past 2 years, and have put a lot of miles on it (bought it used with 114,000 miles). The fuel pump died a few days after I bought it, but it was easy to replace myself. Also replaced the battery about a year later-- and that's it! I've driven it on 2,000+ mile interstate trips with great reliability. If fact, I'd say that they did a lot of things right when they designed the PT Cruiser. I like it so much that, and this is the honest truth, my previous wonderful car, a 2000 Jaguar XK8 convertible, developed a rusty gas tank (due to a leak at the back window) and I had to park it for repairs; I bought the 2006 PT for $1,800 cash, and only bought it to drive while I waited to fix the Jaguar, and also because it was large enough in back (barely) to fit a replacement gas tank for the Jag. So I found and purchased a clean, used gas tank for the Jag... but I liked driving the PT so much, that over a year later, I'm still driving the Cruiser and the Jag is still sitting outside, dusty and dirty, and waiting for that replacement gas tank to be installed. Honestly, I don't know if I'll ever bother. Love my PT Cruiser, I think it's very comfortable to drive (I'm 5'11 so I'm a tall girl), it has plenty of leg room for my long legs (the only real shortcoming of my otherwise almost-perfect Miata years ago), and it has been extremely reliable! I've traveled in it, slept in it, and depended on it for long trips. It's been an excellent car! And everything still works; the only issue is that the lever that is for the turn signals/headlights has acted up on occasion and I'll need to replace it at some point in the near future. Even the electric sunroof has been leak-free and problem-free. Today the car has 140,000 miles and running fine.
Hi Rachel.Just saw your post.I hope you got the XK8 running by now.If I was closer to you,I would offer to buy it.But I'm on the other side of the world in Cape Town,South Africa.Those XK's are quite rare here and becoming ridiciously expensive for good ones.Own 1987 +'89 Daimler Double Six V12's,so I now all too well about the rust problems and general poor quality of Jaguars,despite their upmarket profie.But they do ride so nice and are so pretty and stylish.Just wish Chrysler had kept the production PT much closer to the '99 PT Pronto concept car.Now that was a gorgeous car,except for maybe the taillights.The PT's are very unpopular on the used market here because of a bad reliabilty reputation and people only seem to buy them because they go for so cheap.Unfortunately this country's roads are infested with slow and inconsiderately drivien Toyotas.I'm considering a PT convertible,since both my Chryslers('02 +'09 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8' s) hasn't given me much problems.I try to do all the maintenance myself and its good to hear of a lady who works on her cars herself.No reason why a woman can't fix a car.herself.On those rare occasions when I meet a lady,I allways get roped into fixing or servicing their cars as soon as they find out I know how to turn a spanner.Keep well.Ciao.
@@slainemcroth4052 thank you for the kind words. I learned to work on machines when I was young, I would watch my dad and my uncles repair things and they taught me how things work. Now I work as a biomedical technician repairing medical equipment, and I can repair almost anything unless it's too heavy for me to move! I I still have the XK8 and this year I've put several thousand dollars into it to get it drivable again. It still has a ways to go but I've decided to keep it and make it my hobby to get it back in good condition again. I haven't driven it regularly for many years and I've really grown to miss it.
I owned a 08 pt loser. Timing belt teeth whent out at 109,000 miles...it was a decent car...gas mileage was bad. I had to replace alot of things in it. The good thing is that u see alot of them at the junk yard, so u can get parts real cheap. I got an ac compressor for it at the junk yard, it worked well.
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tomas gaspar well, you should have taken care of it.... Maintaining a vehicle is key.
Every car is un reliable when you don’t do proper maintenance. The only difference is that some cars can allow some slack when it comes to the service maintenance and others don’t and that’s when things break and gets expensive
7s29 yup there’s also a lot of that with FCA more than with other companies even the new Honda’s now days haven’t been that reliable like in the past with air bag recalls and engines burning too much oil and ac problems but people still buy them bc they are reliable enough
As a new subscriber I must say I really enjoy your videos. I’m retired now and I like to try and keep up and some of the newer techniques. That being said there’s always an exception to the rule. I purchased my daughter a 2004 Dodge Stratus with a 2.7 L from a government auction. When I first did an oil change it was frightening as the oil was extraordinarily thick. I used a M0-090 factory filter and synthetic oil and did three consecutive oil changes at 500 miles each. After that the car never reached 3000 miles for oil change intervals. I was extremely vigilant. Then when the car reached close to 100,000 miles I started to notice coolant in the oil. I found there was a TSB that included a new style water pump, timing chain & gears on the camshaft, essentially everything involved under the timing case. I purchased that kit from Chrysler and replaced everything. With the time in case off I could see into the oil pan and the engine appeared sludge free! I have to say to this day the car is still running like a champ after my daughter owning it for 10 years, we sold the car. Since we are still close to the family who purchased it we know it’s still running like a champ. I purchased a car in 2006 with 26,000 miles on it for $5600. It was a great deal at a GSA auction. Up until the time I went to do the first oil change. I know if I didn’t take preemptive steps to head off the sludge issue and then noticing the coolant in an oil pan the engine would’ve certainly failed. We were lucky and our neighbors daughter to this day still drives the daylights out of it..
PT's are great cars, I have one with nearly 200K miles and never have done anything to it, other than routine. I got one because I am big, and my nephews football coach was 6'6" and he recommended them. He had two of them- one had 180K and one had 240K and he had great service out of both. But dont get a turbo one, they seem to have problems.
Probably rarely driven/ engine replacement (or swap) or a grandma drives one I would know, my grandma drives an '07 town and country and it's at 168k miles...
I have a 1996 4.0 Ford Aerostar. 160K. recently the motor is running rough. I was told one cylinder has 50 psi. the van is excellent in other ways, , all electrics work, good air conditioning, just had complete tune up, new front springs and shocks. I use this vehicle as a utility vehicle. is it worth repairing? replacing the motor? Thanks. Frank.
Not really my friend. Chrysler vehicles made until the mid 70's were reliable, durable and built well. It was after the mid 70's that their reliability sunk badly. Since the mid 70's, about 80percent of their cars were crap. The reliable 20% since the mid 70's were the FURY, GRAN FURY, VALIANT, SUNDANCE, VOYAGER, ACCLAIM AND BREEZE. THE RELIABLE DODGE CARS WERE: DART, MONACO, ROYAL MONACO, SHADOW, CARAVAN, SPIRIT AND STRATUS UNTIL 99. I can go on but yeah, the vast majority of Chrysler vehicles have been unreliable but not the most unreliable. That honour goes to the FIAT AND MOST BRITISH CARS SINCE THE LATE 60'S. MANY GERMAN CARS SINCE THE MID 90'S, REGARDLESS OF THE AUTOMAKER, HAVE WORSE RELIABILITY THAN CHRYSLER. EVEN NISSAN IS WORSE THAN CHRYSLER SINCE YHE EARLY 2000'S SINCE RENAULT TOOK IT OVER.
@@sensiblebabyandreality6804 , yeah, mid 70s. My Grandmother's 74 Valiant was basically a decent car, but Chrysler's abysmal quality control sunk it. First problem was when the power steering fluid leaked out due to a twisted Oring while she was driving on the expressway. Great! She's 70 years old and she's already calling for a tow truck for her nearly new Valiant. And the car knocked like crazy. Howcum? Because it somehow got out of the factory with an extra 10 degrees or so of ignition advance. Then there was the smell of gasoline around the car when it was parked. That was another Chrysler QC winner. Somehow the spring for the heat riser was installed backwards so it went to full carburetor heat when the engine was warmed up, which was reversed from normal full heat only on a cold engine. And that's not counting the less critical QC issues that car had. I just love all the comments from the know-it-alls who say Chrysler cars last as long as they are maintained. Sure, take the thing to Jiffy Lube and get all the factory screw-ups fixed.
Used to have a 1997 Dodge Neon (same chassis and power train as the Pt Cruiser), it was purchased new and after about 100000 miles I started having all kinds of issues with it. I decided to sell it and told myself that I would never buy a domestic vehicle ever again.
Yeah, don't get me wrong. I have alot of respect for that guy, But I unsubscribed a while ago. His thumbnails and clickbaity titles were so bad that they were just outright lies. Not to mention what R&W states in this video, he starts to repeat him self over and over again.
he was fighting with me once in the comments once and arguing like a bratty child so i been avoiding his channel for quite a long time now. Hes petty af 😹
They're not bad if you're not gonna get under the hood, but if you're a person who likes getting under the hood, this vehicle will piss you off to no end
my mother has one But me and my dad build a mechanic shop and body shop in her backyard , my dad been in the business longer than Scotty and I’ve been doing it all my life ( I’m 46) so we don’t count
While I've not had any experience with the 2.4L, I expect that it was derived from the older 2.5 and even older 2.2L--and those were notorious for head gasket failure--I have personally replaced head gaskets on those older engines repeatedly (3 times in 100k miles on one van with 2.5). I almost bought a 09 sebring last week, luckily I found and bought an 09 Kia instead
Great video! I enjoy both yours and the "OG"s videos. I have been an auto DIYer for over 45 years. But I would rather not. ;-) wish I had enough money to pay someone else that I trusted to work on my vehicles. Have to laugh at someone when they say they have owned something for a year with no problems. I feel that one should own something for a decade or two before making any claims about "reliability" saying that..I have to head out and replace the Y pipe on our 2004 honda Odyssey.... for the second time. I do wish I had known about SK before we bought our used Odyssey and the transmission failed before 100,000 miles. Now have over 120,000 miles on the rebuilt transmission. Should have sold the thing years ago.... But I want to get my money worth out of the transmission. ;-)
Agreed. Someone that's owned a car for a very short period of time, is hardly the person to ask about the reliability of said model. I have a 49 yr old Valiant, original engine, still drives beautifully. I have a 1988 Honda Legend, only recently the gearbox died, can hardly say its not reliable, because it is a great car. I also have a 1986 Mazda 323, still going. A 1986 Toyota Corona, you could pull that out of a swamp, and it'll still start, and run. The more modern stuff in my family, 2008 Mazda 3, still drives like new. 2007 Dodge Avenger SXT with the 2.4, very nice car. The most modern I have is a 2015 300 srt 392, I'll wait to pass judgement on that one. We also have 2020 MG3, so far so good, I'll wait a decade before critiquing that one. I do look after my cars, so that plays in they're reliable nature. If any inherent issues arise, I can give a fair assessment on their reliability.
Heating problems in the PT Cruiser that happen to be notorious are mainly due to the cheap quality of the coolant reservoir plastic tank because it becomes opaque in the course of time and the brown coolant leaves a mark on the reservoir giving the impression that the coolant is at an acceptable level whereas it may not be as such. Faithfully check your coolant level before a long trip and that mark deceives you that the level is OK. Hear the overheating chime on a busy freeway and it can take several minutes before you can stop at a safe spot. But the damage is done, a blown overhead gasket and / or a warped block that probably is uneconomical to repair. That is my experience but it was a pleasure to drive my PT Cruiser for several years until that happened.
Sir good day. Im asking about 2007 tahoe. 105C° ECT didnt high the fan only low even 30minutes running. But if i remove the connector of ECT sensor it work the high fan and also when i turn ON the AC. Help me if is normal or not?
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Can you do a video about a 1997 Ford Probe? Want to learn more about their engines and whatnot
I’m just gonna say these cats last for a life time for real you can beat most of them all day and they come back asking for more
Scotty Kilmer is a crazy old man. I never liked him or trusted his words.
Thanks to you, I bought a "E-Z Red MR38FL 3-8inch Drive Ext-Flex Head Ratchet" quite some time ago, and I screwed a LOT since then.
Bro was spitting facts about Scotty LOL
I spit my coffee out at the swinging arms.
Your right. Scotty would say take your pick with Chrysler, not hard to to find a bad one.
I've had my PT Cruiser for 8 years and I've put over 120,000 miles on it so far. My odometer is just past 165,000. I do my own maintenance. The check engine light came on once for the catalytic converter. When I took it off, it was clogged up. I also put new oxygen sensors on as penetrative maintenance. You'll eventually have to do brakes, shocks, control arm bushings, etc. on any car. Here's a tip: the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual only goes up to 150,000 miles so what I did was made a continuation on Microsoft Excel. For example: the transmission fluid needs to be changed every 60,000 miles so I will need to do it again at 180,000 miles. The timing belt needs to be changed every 102,000 miles so I'll do it again at 204,000 miles (along with cam and crank seals as preventative maintenance) . The spark plugs have to be changed every 30,000 miles so I'll do them at 180,000 and so forth. I just made the spread sheet to make it easier to know what's due at a simple glance.
"They are not the worst car Chrysler has ever made" - because they've made a lot of crappy cars
They're hard to rate when lack of quality is in everything they make.
Yeah, it would be a hard task.
Yes ....add neon too.
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So did GM...so what
Seems like listing the good Chrysler engines would be a shorter list than listing the bad ones.
The list of bad engines would be several pages long and the one for good engines would be a blank piece of paper.😂
@@hectorsantiago5350 The 3.8 and 3.6 liter V-6's are pretty good
@@blurglide Those Pentastar engines have nothing on GM's 3.3 & 3.8 OHV engines. They were indestructible. And I'm not a GM fan by any stretch of the imagination.
Jeep 4.0 inline 6 Is great!
@@MajorWeakness Yeah but that was an AMC design
Chrysler we need to get more reliable. I know lets partner with Fiat!!!????
Hahahaha!
LOL. Fix it again Tony
@rogue Yes the Fiat Strada Abarth was a fun car and even the Fiat Coupe 20v Turbos. I always recall old fiats having a lot of electrical gremlins.
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Chrysler's reliability has only improved since that merger so I think it was a smart move.
All Chrysler vehicles are the worst cars ever made.
My neighbor has 2 of these and both needed a head gasket before 100,000 miles.
I even tried to warn my childhood friend, short story he didnt listen and paid a lot for that lesson
Musta been flooring it. Family has had 4 of them (still have 2) our 01 lasted 288k miles before the Head Gasket blew and no other major issue. Just sold my 08 for a ford escape. My dad still has his 05 with 150k. Fair amount of issues. Cables and electrical. I still have my 03 with 63k original miles. Most original everything. Still strong.
They last IF YOU MAINTAIN THEM properly and dont abuse them.
Yeh, I know someone with a Mercedes with the same problem.
@@Venge991 Its not about abuse. They are generally shit cars
The 2.4L engine head gasket issue was a badly designed gasket. The new and improved gasket solved that problem. My 2.4L is 22 yrs old and has 205.000 miles with no major problems.
I just realized that you nailed Chrysler’s bad reputation down even more
I used to love watching Scotty. But you're absolutely right, it's basically the exact same things over and over again.
Same here. I'm still subscribed, but can't make myself watch them anymore.
Yes and his titles and thumbnails are click bait
Lol
Scotty is more of hilarious actor than a car mechanic.
Its is
not scientific
to sentence this car is the worst car ever made by xnxx, to avoid it at all costs.
I stopped watching too, for the most part.
I remember Scotty did a roast video an I commented saying I’d rather buy a McDonald’s cheese burger then his book an he blocked me for saying that haha
Funny about that. My personal scam Toyota comment to him got deleted too. Hmm...
I still tune in occasionally, he makes me feel sane.
mike brink I wonder if he ever gave away his TH-cam play button remember that video lol
mike brink I always wondered about that one lol not only does he scam with his give always lol he probably scams the places that sends him tools he says he throws most of them away but really does he? If he does the person that dumpster dives in his trash can probably gots so much tools by now
mike brink only TH-cam channel that does give aways ive seen is legit Town And Country TV he use to hide a amazon gift card in his videos I got to redeem 2 that channel is legit an makes good videos
"Bottom line buy only a Toyota" said Scotty
Works for me. I won’t drive anything but Toyota
Toyotas are reliable, but so is my refrigerator. They rust too. Scotty lives in Florida so rust is not an issue for him.
@@cameronearnshaw2259 ?
He lives in Texas and Rhode Island. Also, Florida has plenty of rust depending where you're parked
@@cameronearnshaw2259
Saying rust isn’t an issue in a high humidity climate is laughable 😂
SK is a talented and old school mechanic, something I can relate to.
He is a pedestrian mechanic who loves and appreciates Toyota because they really are just an amazing brand and is the standard he judges all other cars.
I own a Sienna and a Porsche Cayenne, two diametrically different kinds of makes. The thrill of owning and driving a Porsche is only for those who are willing to educate themselves and keep up with the maintenance. This is my seventh Porsche and know what I'm getting into.
I seriously appreciate your take of day to day issues we all deal with.
My in-laws had a 99 Dodge Stratus that needed a new engine at a hundred thousand miles. (ridiculous) The spirit of Scotty Kilmer compelled them to buy a Toyota Camry. Fourteen years later, it's as good (and boring) as the day they bought it.
My 2014 Tacoma engine went out at 70k so Toyotas aren't all that you just listen to what you want to hear ..
Glad you made this video! I never watch Scotty since he attacked Chris Fix... But I’ve followed your channel and have been Sub’ed for a long time. I love PT Cruisers, my channel is largely about then because everyone in my family drives one. I even agree they don’t ride great, but honestly they are a comfy car and they handle awesomely! I end up doing a lot of maintenance to ours, but nothing major and we drive them hard, they hold up better then most cars we’ve owned in the past and are cheap for parts and simple enough to work on. I own 3 Mercedes as well so I feel I’m actually pretty unbiased, they aren’t the greatest car on earth but they are far from the worst!
I am a Scotty Kilmer fan and I am a fan of yours.
If real men can’t handle razzing they need to let go of mommy’s apron strings.
Ooof, why so brutal, my boi🙂. Scotty fan here too, don't worry in my opinion he really is entertaining. For example I can't even understand some words of Ratchets and Wrenches, like he has a slang or something😂😂😂. I CAN watch a Scotty video mute and can still understand him. He is just oldscool and I just seem to be more into older style everything, even tho I'm 23!
Amen brother!!!! In my opinion it’s very entertaining to see them go back and forth. Kinda reminds me of the time when people got their panties in a wad when Scotty disagreed with ChrisFix. ChrisFix was a good sport about though.
scotty is all click bait
@@offroader199900 This channel is using Scotty as clickbait. Like boxing trash talk.
@@offroader199900 Shit I agree to that, he took that click bait road for views meaning money, and I thought he said money's not a problem, but I guess it goes with his age and the improving technology, he's trying to be relevant, but these young guns chrisfix and RnW are gonna be the new sheriffs in town. (I don't know where to place EricTheCarGuy though)
I've owned 2 PT's and never had any problems.
PT Cruiser
Aka Creepy Cruiser
Looks like Wagon for a
Pet Cemetery
🥵🥵🥵😂😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly! When I saw that design I was like, who the hell will buy those? Undertakers? ;)
Its a beautiful retro style. But its ridiculed by the cool kids driving Toyotas.
I use to watch all scotty videos. But now i hate all the clickbait titles and yes it just gets repetivite
Same
Agreed
Yeah he says he honest, but if he's so honest then when does he need to have silly clickbait. He'll be like, I just bought the new Toyota supra, when he just rented one.
@@Duraputer Good point 🤔
@@Duraputer He derided the Supra as a BMW and slated it then he said he bought one.! Now you're telling me he hired it and didn't buy it?
The junkyard I frequent in my area has a lot of those Sebrings, Concordes, Intrepids and the like. Many of the interiors are still very nice in them too.
Now I know why apparently ...
It's kind of sad. A neighbor had an intrepid he fixed up. The amount of care he gave that car along with the tasteful modifications made me think highly of the car. Now I know the engine is a ticking time bomb and I can't help but feel for the guy even though I haven't seen him in over ten years.
Interiors were trash too.
@BaTTle CAt I see on your channel you've got a lot of Astro/Safari vids listed. You must work on them a lot, huh? I'm on my second and third ones. Also, could you kindly tell me what junk yard you reference that has a lot of PT cruisers? The only junkyard within an hour of me only has 2 and half of them.
I loved my PT Cruiser. The only major issue I had was the transmission. The engine was extremely reliable. I wish the 2.4 was still produced today. Caveat I owned the mild turbo charged engine. It also had a tune.
That internal water pump is insane. That has to be the worst thing I have ever seen that has ever made production
The Cadillac Eldorado Northstar V8 and some BMW's 7 &5 series V8's of the mid 2000's onwards had water cooled alternators.So when the rubber seal inevatably started leaking it drenched the alternator and shorted out the whole electical system.Who would have thought mixing electricity and water is a bad idea.
I love both of the channels. 2 different personalities thou. Nothing wrong with that and no need to pick any side.
Exactly they both have great info!
I love Scotty and RnW channels, I learn from them both, Scotty is so entertaining and his info checks out so far, RnW is really detailed in explaining stuff, they're both great, I'd love to see a competition between RnW, Scotty and ChrisFix battling to fix a certain vehicle with the same tools YEAHH!!!
The PT Cruiser is classified as a truck in the US to boost the manufacturer's fuel economy numbers.
Nice to see you back in action👍👍
I agree 100%. Worst car I've EVER owned. Battery access is through the wheel well. Changing a head light bulb required dropping the front bumper. Awful awful car!!
I have rebuilt one and only one engine, the Chrysler 2.7 out of a 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible. It was just a fun project for me, it helped me learn about cars. I guess before I bought it I should have googled "worst engine ever made."
I feel like everything is crammed together under the hood of the PT cruiser....and to a lesser extent with the Sebring.
NOT the worst engine ever made, just the worst Chrysler made in the past few decades. Every maker has their dogs, all uniquely craptastic. While not a design issue persay, GM switched over to new coolant and aweful sludge issue... Only they had also moved engine block casting to Mexico, the sludge was casting sand not removed from the blocks. Destroyed tens of thousands of engines with internal sand blasting... But they got away with it cause new coolant red dye mixed with old coolant green dye to make brown dye.
Love the PT cruisers retro styling, especially as a convertible. I would consider getting one as a fun weekend or travel car only. I would only get the non-turbo manual 5 speed. My father only drove plymouths except for a 1969 chevy Nova until and his last car a Olds Cutlass with one of GMs worst engines, the Quad4. When dad got the Nova he gave me the 1966 Plymouth Belvedere with the 273 V8 and 3 speed automatic. I then a Plymouth 1974 Duster(Ruster)and a 1979 Dodge Aspen both with 225 slant 6 and 3 speed automatics. Chrysler products were the best engines and transmissions until about 1980.
Chrysler is the worst Chrysler. I made that mistake once when I bought a 2000 Dodge Ram1500. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. You won't get me again Chrysler.
Awesome and informative video. That's true not all Chrysler vehicles are trash. PT Cruiset is not super reliable but not such a bad car. I seen some of them with up 500K (km). I like Scotty Kilmer content but you nailed it down at the begging. I like this type of content. Cheers!
The PT Cruiser is the car that could've been. It wasn't bad, it just could've been better made. 🤤
That cousin Tony is a real slime ball.
No he’s a good guy. Always looking out for the customer
Thoooomp
He looks like a character from a show or movie but I can't put my finger on it.
Thumbs down for making fun of Scotty. There are a ton of dishonest car reviewers on YT talking up crappy cars that have terrible reliability. Scotty ain't one of them. Too many dishonest people giving praise to German cars.
Ahh I remember having a PT Cruiser....My transmission forgot how to go in reverse..
I just found PT's very difficult to work on. Scotty...too much clickbait. But at least he acknowledges it.
I like the Scotty impression 😂
hi RnW, observations of Scotty are correct for large number of samples ( for any model/make ) he comments, and for those specific sub system in those models, say Coolant adulteration of engine oils, sensor failures, injector failures, head lights whatever.
Keep going with letting us know which engine are interference and non- interference engines! Great video!
From a Mopar guy 1000%, DIY and hates car dealerships:
Do not by any used Chrysler product that does not have the orange or purple coolant as specified (factory fill HOAT) in the owners manual, in its coolant bottle. When looking at these, dont even start the car, head straight for the coolant bottle. Low/black, clear (water), brown, yellow, green coolant in these vehicles are good indictors of lack of maintenance and the problems he described. For many, the factory fill coolant is not a cost effective option for constant top off of a leaking cooling system and is often done for many miles after the temp gauge first pegged high. This is the precursor to the problems described in this video.
And yes, make your life easier and stay away from chrysler 2.7L v6 for the reasons mentioned. In addition, the 3.7 has upper valve train issues. The 4.7 excessive oil burn. Hemi engines valve seats for sure 2005 and some 2006. These engines dont like to be run hot, not even for a second -- run them even luke warm and the seats fall out. Other Hemi culprits are broken valve springs or lifter/camshaft or timing chain tensioners at various years and mileage thru 2012.
Oh, shi* Chryslers have transmissions too?! .....
ANY Chrysler product, since the A604 from 1989, that has had it transmission fluid replaced or topped off with anything other than the type it came with, from the factory, even though now it may ride good, is already junk. End of story. If this describes your Chrysler and your trans doesnt shift smooth into drive or seems to thud/shudder when on/off gas at highway speed, take it to Chrysler dealer and pay $300 for pan drop and filter change (or DIY). If this doesnt fix, trans is on the way out!
Rust belt: if you can see evidence of rust that has penetrated any body panel or underbody panel, on a Chrysler... walk away.
Above all good?
Now you can worry about all the other shi* that last guy didnt do.
And this is why I like Mopars. These cars are all I can fix, because it's what i know, and what i have all the special tools and manuals for.
It is the used car I am FORCED to continue to buy.
2.7 litre V6 were awful. Then ford decided to use a similar design for the last gen Taurus
GM High Feature V6 had oil sludge as well. And that’s why the timing chains fail.
@Randy Jackson I had issues with my 3.5 ecoboost on my 2013 SHO. Excellent car when running fine but ultimately poorly built/designed.
@Randy Jackson 2.7L Toyota engine has been used for a long time and is practically bullet proof.
I also glad someone finally said it about Scotty!!!!!! Scotty is full of the best bad information in every video. As a professional in automotive, it is painful to watch one of his videos. Feeding the mass population with clickbait and not actually telling them anything useful. Thanks for the video, was a great start to the morning. Still learned more than I did in all of Scotty's videos. LOL
Technically Scotty is right it's not a Toyota
It is not a 94 toyota celica.
Toyota had some bad models also
@@patrickyell309 YEA for sure Kia is great on quality and I think Toyota's are great no doubt but all car makers usually make too many different kinds and then there is that one that is shit. American made cars were twice as bad because they were changing up way too much with too many kinds but the American Pickup trucks on average are usually great because they stay with the same basic design for a long time .. . ,There was a Toyota model with the V6 that had poor crank case ventilation and it was making sludge city inside the engine ..I think if the owner was using AMSOIL ,it was not as bad but it was a terrible design ..
I got a 05 pt your not lying do have
electrical issues but still running great love it drive very smooth 😊
I have a 2007 PT Cruiser and it never had anything major wrong with it.
They go crazy in the comments section without being told to or even provoked.
Scotty has the most click bait titles for his videos I've seen on any channel lol. And I don't find his instructional videos to be that good.. sorry Scotty
he gives Crackhead vibes 😟😟😟
@@redriver15262 omg somebody actually said what I think! Thought it was just me.
I've never heard a real mechanic say anything good about him.
Scotty changed the game for clickbait titles.
Well i guess you have not guess it that he does it just for fun.
Since you said if we have a question within 36 hours of you posting, I want to know about an alarm that is intermittent and prevents startup. According to OBD Blue driver, there are no more significant codes. I have replaced the PCM, keys, fob, fuel filter, fuel pressure sensor, fuel pump, inertia switch, battery, battery terminals, fuel pump relay, and cleaned the grounding wire to battery and PCM. This us a 2006 Ford Escape. It started after I cleaned the grounding wire to battery, ran perfect for 3 days, now won't start. Love your videos. Going to spend time viewing all your videos again on multimeter use and how to check switches and sensors. But right now, kind of at a loss. Think its my alarm is intermittently tripping.
Or its a grounding issue. Cranks, does not start. When I turn the key to On Position all lights disappear except engine, oil, and battery. My ABS was draining my battery so I took the fuse off to prevent that and my ABS light stays on too for that reason. I re-ran the OBD scanner and it gives codes P0193 and P1000. But I already replaced the fuel pressure sensor. It says Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit High Bank.
Your Scotty Kilmer moment was awesome!
I work in an oil change shop, and PT Cruisers are my favorite because the oil filter is sideways and behind the oil pan. Very easy
I'll go crazy laughing in the comment section 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the Scotty impression.
Great video, as always. Glad you’re back!
Yep, Scotty's titles have no relation to his videos. He is mostly for entertainment value. My brother had an Intrepid and we had to scrap It. Don't recall why.
Oh well here in SA we had hips of PT cruisers on the road... They were unique looking and I guess ppl wanted something unique but today u hardly see one!
When this dude started waving his arms and mimicking Scotty's voice, I absolutely lost it, lmfaooo XD
Reliable used cars: NOT a Chrysler.
@BadDriversOfTennessee we bought one new gave to the kids at around 300g they put some really hard miles on it for a year or so before they killed it I'd say it was tougher than a 65 Dodge Dart
I've driven Chryslers for 30 years. My '03 PT Cruiser GT High Output with the 5-speed gave me 120K miles of smiles before I traded it. It was a good commuter. I concur that the 2.7 was a piece of crap. Which was unfortunate because I've owned three of the 3.5 engines and they all are above 200K miles..
Good old Scotty laughs all the way to the bank
Scotty Thumbnails and titles include:
Certain manufacturer changes the game or dealerships are doing this and I am going to fight it, this is the only BMW I would buy, do this to keep your vehicle going, why I wouldn't buy a VW....
Cars exist:
Scotty: IM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE
What boggles my mind is that Chrysler/Fiat/Puegeot built the PT Cruiser for so many years. It was supposed to be a limited run of retro style cars that kept the production lines occupied for over a decade. Even GM recognized after a few years that producing the Chevrolet HHR was a losing proposition and stopped before that rolling wreck could destroy the brand.
It was Daimler/Chrysler back then...
GM hired Bryan Nesbitt. Who was the designer of that he PT Cruiser
I'm giving it the thumbs up for the Will Robinson danger danger arms talking about Scotty I laughed good with that one
I like you, Scotty, Chris and others. Each of you give different takes and great help and advice in different areas.
Al Bundy's Dodge is the best Chrysler car ever made. He went over a million miles in that thing! 😅
But how many of those miles were by being pushed? lol
@@fredflintstone4715 It's like that old Rodney Dangerfield routine. "My car is so junky that I take my family out for a Sunday push."
So is Matt Farrah's Lexus
al bundy drove a 1970 dodge dart
Haha true
I had two, liked them both. One went to an accident, the other was the timing belt. Other than that, it was just the usual wear and tear repairs.
Your Scotty impersonation is funny. Now when he teases you back he'll just stand motionless and talk like a robot. lol
The Plymouth Valiant was the BEST car Chrysler ever made. Bullet proof six cylinder.
I had an 02 for about 5 years and went through 2 radiators and 3 rack & pinions
We bought one new, in 2001. It was stick, loaded with options. Kept it until 2005. We put 50k miles on it. Never a problem, always ran good, and was exactly what we expected.
The 2.4l Pt Cruiser is OK if you do the maintenance.
Did put your Avocado trees in the shot? Nice.
Shots fired at Scotty!!
I respect Scotty, but I unsubscribed for the same reason. He's too much.
Less "back in my day" and more info please and thanks.
I miss his laughs though..🥺
I un subscribed because his newer videos about a year ago, had nothing but clickbate in the title. Was getting annoyed at what it was titled .compared to what actually was being talked about
He ALWAYS has to say "Go see a professional mechanic like me" or 'I've been a mechanic for 52 years."
Just unsub too
I watched Scotty for a long time. Some of his advice is good but I have a feeling he lives in the late 1990s. Some of the stuff he says has no bearing on modern cars. The thing that made me unsub was a rant he did about modern paint protection like ceramic coatings. He said that wax was just as good and cost less. Now, I am a Professional detailer. That stuff is the bread and butter of my industry. The way I see it is: If you have no idea what you are talking about, shut the heck up! I don't go around telling people how to fix their cars because I am not a mechanic, he should do the same with detailing ;)
I live in South Florida and I see PT Cruisers every day. These are old cars yet they are still running and loved. The VW Beetle is a royal POS but people love them because they are so easy to tinker on and they look good and are fun to drive. Dependability is rarely the reason someone loves a car and if you love a car it really doesn't matter what it takes to make it go.
Loved your impression of kilmer, hilarious fan of scotty and you
It's 2020 and I've been driving a 2006 PT Cruiser for the past 2 years, and have put a lot of miles on it (bought it used with 114,000 miles). The fuel pump died a few days after I bought it, but it was easy to replace myself. Also replaced the battery about a year later-- and that's it! I've driven it on 2,000+ mile interstate trips with great reliability. If fact, I'd say that they did a lot of things right when they designed the PT Cruiser. I like it so much that, and this is the honest truth, my previous wonderful car, a 2000 Jaguar XK8 convertible, developed a rusty gas tank (due to a leak at the back window) and I had to park it for repairs; I bought the 2006 PT for $1,800 cash, and only bought it to drive while I waited to fix the Jaguar, and also because it was large enough in back (barely) to fit a replacement gas tank for the Jag.
So I found and purchased a clean, used gas tank for the Jag... but I liked driving the PT so much, that over a year later, I'm still driving the Cruiser and the Jag is still sitting outside, dusty and dirty, and waiting for that replacement gas tank to be installed. Honestly, I don't know if I'll ever bother. Love my PT Cruiser, I think it's very comfortable to drive (I'm 5'11 so I'm a tall girl), it has plenty of leg room for my long legs (the only real shortcoming of my otherwise almost-perfect Miata years ago), and it has been extremely reliable! I've traveled in it, slept in it, and depended on it for long trips. It's been an excellent car! And everything still works; the only issue is that the lever that is for the turn signals/headlights has acted up on occasion and I'll need to replace it at some point in the near future. Even the electric sunroof has been leak-free and problem-free. Today the car has 140,000 miles and running fine.
Hi Rachel.Just saw your post.I hope you got the XK8 running by now.If I was closer to you,I would offer to buy it.But I'm on the other side of the world in Cape Town,South Africa.Those XK's are quite rare here and becoming ridiciously expensive for good ones.Own 1987 +'89 Daimler Double Six V12's,so I now all too well about the rust problems and general poor quality of Jaguars,despite their upmarket profie.But they do ride so nice and are so pretty and stylish.Just wish Chrysler had kept the production PT much closer to the '99 PT Pronto concept car.Now that was a gorgeous car,except for maybe the taillights.The PT's are very unpopular on the used market here because of a bad reliabilty reputation and people only seem to buy them because they go for so cheap.Unfortunately this country's roads are infested with slow and inconsiderately drivien Toyotas.I'm considering a PT convertible,since both my Chryslers('02 +'09 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8' s) hasn't given me much problems.I try to do all the maintenance myself and its good to hear of a lady who works on her cars herself.No reason why a woman can't fix a car.herself.On those rare occasions when I meet a lady,I allways get roped into fixing or servicing their cars as soon as they find out I know how to turn a spanner.Keep well.Ciao.
@@slainemcroth4052 thank you for the kind words. I learned to work on machines when I was young, I would watch my dad and my uncles repair things and they taught me how things work. Now I work as a biomedical technician repairing medical equipment, and I can repair almost anything unless it's too heavy for me to move! I
I still have the XK8 and this year I've put several thousand dollars into it to get it drivable again. It still has a ways to go but I've decided to keep it and make it my hobby to get it back in good condition again. I haven't driven it regularly for many years and I've really grown to miss it.
I owned a 08 pt loser. Timing belt teeth whent out at 109,000 miles...it was a decent car...gas mileage was bad. I had to replace alot of things in it. The good thing is that u see alot of them at the junk yard, so u can get parts real cheap. I got an ac compressor for it at the junk yard, it worked well.
tomas gaspar well, you should have taken care of it.... Maintaining a vehicle is key.
@ Oh...have you seen his maintenance records?
jesusfreakstoner don’t need too. I told the internet he didn’t maintain it. SMH
Every car is un reliable when you don’t do proper maintenance. The only difference is that some cars can allow some slack when it comes to the service maintenance and others don’t and that’s when things break and gets expensive
Then there's inherent design flaws. No matter how much you maintain, they still break.
7s29 yup there’s also a lot of that with FCA more than with other companies even the new Honda’s now days haven’t been that reliable like in the past with air bag recalls and engines burning too much oil and ac problems but people still buy them bc they are reliable enough
PT cruiser is probably one of the worst cars ever made, but not the worst like bmw's
Do not buy a Chrysler PT Cruiser, ever. Just buy a Mazda CX-5, which is a lot more reliable.
As a new subscriber I must say I really enjoy your videos. I’m retired now and I like to try and keep up and some of the newer techniques.
That being said there’s always an exception to the rule. I purchased my daughter a 2004 Dodge Stratus with a 2.7 L from a government auction. When I first did an oil change it was frightening as the oil was extraordinarily thick. I used a M0-090 factory filter and synthetic oil and did three consecutive oil changes at 500 miles each. After that the car never reached 3000 miles for oil change intervals. I was extremely vigilant. Then when the car reached close to 100,000 miles I started to notice coolant in the oil.
I found there was a TSB that included a new style water pump, timing chain & gears on the camshaft, essentially everything involved under the timing case. I purchased that kit from Chrysler and replaced everything. With the time in case off I could see into the oil pan and the engine appeared sludge free! I have to say to this day the car is still running like a champ after my daughter owning it for 10 years, we sold the car. Since we are still close to the family who purchased it we know it’s still running like a champ.
I purchased a car in 2006 with 26,000 miles on it for $5600. It was a great deal at a GSA auction. Up until the time I went to do the first oil change. I know if I didn’t take preemptive steps to head off the sludge issue and then noticing the coolant in an oil pan the engine would’ve certainly failed. We were lucky and our neighbors daughter to this day still drives the daylights out of it..
PT's are great cars, I have one with nearly 200K miles and never have done anything to it, other than routine. I got one because I am big, and my nephews football coach was 6'6" and he recommended them. He had two of them- one had 180K and one had 240K and he had great service out of both. But dont get a turbo one, they seem to have problems.
Nice my 2001 PT has 275,000 miles on it, I just hate to fix the timing and water pump, that’s a 2 day job for me.
I had one as a rental once. I hated it. I needed another gear on the transmission. At 70mph it sounded like it was about to come apart.
The sheer number of these that are still on the road is a testament. They’re kind of like cockroaches.
Probably rarely driven/ engine replacement (or swap) or a grandma drives one
I would know, my grandma drives an '07 town and country and it's at 168k miles...
They also sold *millions of them..*
@@2K-Tan yeah and only a handful still barely function unfortunately
@@lunarpitch Very true sir.
Haha yes, I still see quite a few still cursing the roads with their ghastly presence!
I have a 1996 4.0 Ford Aerostar. 160K. recently the motor is running rough. I was told one cylinder has 50 psi. the van is excellent in other ways, , all electrics work, good air conditioning, just had complete tune up, new front springs and shocks. I use this vehicle as a utility vehicle. is it worth repairing? replacing the motor?
Thanks. Frank.
The worst car that Chrysler ever made is every car that ever left the factory
Not really my friend.
Chrysler vehicles made until the mid 70's were reliable, durable and built well. It was after the mid 70's that their reliability sunk badly.
Since the mid 70's, about 80percent of their cars were crap.
The reliable 20% since the mid 70's were the FURY, GRAN FURY, VALIANT, SUNDANCE, VOYAGER, ACCLAIM AND BREEZE.
THE RELIABLE DODGE CARS WERE: DART, MONACO, ROYAL MONACO, SHADOW, CARAVAN, SPIRIT AND STRATUS UNTIL 99.
I can go on but yeah, the vast majority of Chrysler vehicles have been unreliable but not the most unreliable. That honour goes to the FIAT AND MOST BRITISH CARS SINCE THE LATE 60'S. MANY GERMAN CARS SINCE THE MID 90'S, REGARDLESS OF THE AUTOMAKER, HAVE WORSE RELIABILITY THAN CHRYSLER. EVEN NISSAN IS WORSE THAN CHRYSLER SINCE YHE EARLY 2000'S SINCE RENAULT TOOK IT OVER.
@@sensiblebabyandreality6804 They had 50,000 Mile Power Train Warranties in the early 60s and maybe even before then..
@@VIDSTORAGE
They had 7/70 000 powertrain warranties starting in the late 80's to 94
my chrysler car with 2.4 is 22 yrs old 206,000 miles with no major problems. Great reliable car. Change ur oil lol.
@@sensiblebabyandreality6804 , yeah, mid 70s. My Grandmother's 74 Valiant was basically a decent car, but Chrysler's abysmal quality control sunk it. First problem was when the power steering fluid leaked out due to a twisted Oring while she was driving on the expressway. Great! She's 70 years old and she's already calling for a tow truck for her nearly new Valiant. And the car knocked like crazy. Howcum? Because it somehow got out of the factory with an extra 10 degrees or so of ignition advance. Then there was the smell of gasoline around the car when it was parked. That was another Chrysler QC winner. Somehow the spring for the heat riser was installed backwards so it went to full carburetor heat when the engine was warmed up, which was reversed from normal full heat only on a cold engine. And that's not counting the less critical QC issues that car had.
I just love all the comments from the know-it-alls who say Chrysler cars last as long as they are maintained. Sure, take the thing to Jiffy Lube and get all the factory screw-ups fixed.
Yo! Are you from Albuquerque NM by any chance? You've got that Brequeno accent that I miss hearing since moving to KS. Great channel, subbed.
Scotty "dissed" Chrisfix and Chris never replied
Doug replied tho
Scotty impression nailed, he was ok, until he became Scotty Click Bate.
Hilarious Scotty impression lol
Used to have a 1997 Dodge Neon (same chassis and power train as the Pt Cruiser), it was purchased new and after about 100000 miles I started having all kinds of issues with it. I decided to sell it and told myself that I would never buy a domestic vehicle ever again.
I keep commenting on Scotty that, his titles are click bait.
Yet you keep watching?
Yeah, don't get me wrong. I have alot of respect for that guy, But I unsubscribed a while ago. His thumbnails and clickbaity titles were so bad that they were just outright lies. Not to mention what R&W states in this video, he starts to repeat him self over and over again.
he was fighting with me once in the comments once and arguing like a bratty child so i been avoiding his channel for quite a long time now.
Hes petty af 😹
Yesssssssss! Another video love it my brother! Good to see you back!
Do not buy a Chrysler PT Cruiser, ever.
I call em PT Losers
They're not bad if you're not gonna get under the hood, but if you're a person who likes getting under the hood, this vehicle will piss you off to no end
Drove one for about 3 mins once. Interesting dash and console layout. Ran okay I guess.
Ugly, terrible ride, weird button placement.
my mother has one But me and my dad build a mechanic shop and body shop in her backyard , my dad been in the business longer than Scotty and I’ve been doing it all my life ( I’m 46) so we don’t count
Chrysler cars are crap and obviously Toyota are the best, end of the argument.
Ok Scotty
@Randy Jackson Yeah.
i am still driving on 05 avalon, it just works
Agree. Toyota makes the best vehicles. They just work and last way longer than any other brand.
Toyota and Lexus took 9 out of 10 Consumer Reports Top Ten most reliable cars since 2011. Hard to argue with that.
While I've not had any experience with the 2.4L, I expect that it was derived from the older 2.5 and even older 2.2L--and those were notorious for head gasket failure--I have personally replaced head gaskets on those older engines repeatedly (3 times in 100k miles on one van with 2.5).
I almost bought a 09 sebring last week, luckily I found and bought an 09 Kia instead
Amazing Scotty impression 💀💀💀
Man I'm happy this guy is making videos again
Great video! I enjoy both yours and the "OG"s videos. I have been an auto DIYer for over 45 years. But I would rather not. ;-) wish I had enough money to pay someone else that I trusted to work on my vehicles. Have to laugh at someone when they say they have owned something for a year with no problems. I feel that one should own something for a decade or two before making any claims about "reliability" saying that..I have to head out and replace the Y pipe on our 2004 honda Odyssey.... for the second time. I do wish I had known about SK before we bought our used Odyssey and the transmission failed before 100,000 miles. Now have over 120,000 miles on the rebuilt transmission. Should have sold the thing years ago.... But I want to get my money worth out of the transmission. ;-)
Agreed. Someone that's owned a car for a very short period of time, is hardly the person to ask about the reliability of said model.
I have a 49 yr old Valiant, original engine, still drives beautifully. I have a 1988 Honda Legend, only recently the gearbox died, can hardly say its not reliable, because it is a great car. I also have a 1986 Mazda 323, still going. A 1986 Toyota Corona, you could pull that out of a swamp, and it'll still start, and run. The more modern stuff in my family, 2008 Mazda 3, still drives like new. 2007 Dodge Avenger SXT with the 2.4, very nice car. The most modern I have is a 2015 300 srt 392, I'll wait to pass judgement on that one. We also have 2020 MG3, so far so good, I'll wait a decade before critiquing that one. I do look after my cars, so that plays in they're reliable nature. If any inherent issues arise, I can give a fair assessment on their reliability.
Heating problems in the PT Cruiser that happen to be notorious are mainly due to the cheap quality of the coolant reservoir plastic tank because it becomes opaque in the course of time and the brown coolant leaves a mark on the reservoir giving the impression that the coolant is at an acceptable level whereas it may not be as such. Faithfully check your coolant level before a long trip and that mark deceives you that the level is OK. Hear the overheating chime on a busy freeway and it can take several minutes before you can stop at a safe spot. But the damage is done, a blown overhead gasket and / or a warped block that probably is uneconomical to repair. That is my experience but it was a pleasure to drive my PT Cruiser for several years until that happened.
I bought a 2003 PT Cruiser....I still have the car with 165K miles.....extremely reliable
Sir good day. Im asking about 2007 tahoe. 105C° ECT didnt high the fan only low even 30minutes running. But if i remove the connector of ECT sensor it work the high fan and also when i turn ON the AC. Help me if is normal or not?
Men.. happy to see you again... as usual great info... ✌😎
I'm a S.K fan too .. he's funny like hell..