2 Things That Damage Your Car This Fall Season and How To Fix Them!
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- A Professional Car Mechanic shares 2 things that damage your car particularly in the fall season and how in less than 10 minutes and $10 fix them and not have to worry!
In this video I'll share with you the no.1 cause of flood damaged cars that I see through my career as a professional car mechanic currently working at a Toyota Dealership.
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The fall season can be a beautiful visual season in the year. Or it could mean lots of raking and fall clean up if you have many trees and you do your own lawn work. However leaves actually cause so much damage to cars that most people under estimate.
Not the obvious cosmetic damages from tree sap and collected leaves on car paint. But blocking the sun roof drain and the indirect route to clogging your HVAC drain.
I have repaired countless flooded cars at work and an overwhelming majority are either caused by a blocked sun roof drain or a blocked HVAC drain caused by debris from leaves. Please perform these very simple clean ups routinely to avoid any issues down the road especially if you park your car outside during the fall season.
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Why does sunroof drains need service?
5:28 Sunroof drain cleaning
10:56 Cowl Cleaning What, Why and How? - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
This is the most underrated car advice I have EVER heard. Thanks care care nut!
I've never liked glass on top of a vehicle. Just something extra that can break and cause problems.
"It's the little things that make the big difference." This is a valuable gem brother. So true not only for car owners, but also in business and family relationships.
Great Advice, THANKS !
Use a shop vac and suck them out is a good way
Good video! The secret to getting many years of service from your car is to realize that the definition of "maintenance" is to understand that it means preventing problems from occurring not waiting until something breaks and then replacing it!
My brother used to work at a sawmill, he ended up pulling the dash on his F150 because the vents were packed with sawdust and I mean packed. The truck did have a nice pine smell to it.
Who knew a top notch educator/ mechanic could get so simple and inform me of a important non technical problem that I had no idea of , after researching info constantly on my Lexus . Yes , the day before freezing I went out ( in a drizzle) opened the sunroof and of course found some small leaves in the channel . No idea! Happily I poured water down both front drains and saw it running out the bottom . Thanks so much . Same for under the hood , which I vacuumed. I try to cover with the outdoor vehicle from the leaves but still didn’t realize your surprising info . Guess my $$$ costly weather tech custom cover is worth it after all . Which I’ll never be too lazy again to use . Very generous of you , these videos
I had a used Toyota van with a sunroof that flooded. It had an air deflector, I thought the problem was water leaking between the metal holding up the air deflector and the rubber gasket, but I now understand (thanks to this video!) that the drains were plugged! I removed the air deflector, and caulked the sunroof. I removed all the seats, the carpet, threw out the padding under the carpet, bought new padding (which wasn't as good as the OEM padding), ran a carpet cleaner on the carpet, and reassembled. It was a pain, but the car is still running 10 or 15 years later!
Fantastic video AMD. Never seen someone care so much about getting their knowledge out to the people. Thinking maybe a future video could be a tutorial of changing the cabin filter on various models.......so we don't mess up and dump debris into our blower motor
Stopped the video. Ran to the garage. Vacuumed all the leaves out of my cowls. Very satisfying. Thankyou.
Thank you for ALL your videos! You mentioned “cleaning “ the engine. Could you do a video on how to correctly, without damage, clean/wash the Toyota engines?
Another very helpful video! I love how you’re always trying to save your customers money by giving them the best advice you have.
6:00 in I like how he used the reflection on the paint while filming.
Me too
didn't know they had rear drains too! When I sold used cars I used to love when customers would ask me "does the moonroof leak?" The precious look on their face when I said "yes, they all leak" followed by "they are designed to leak"
Yep, it happend to me 30 years back with a Ford. Starting the cars ventilator after some sever rain showers was like turning a washing machine on and water came thru the vent box under the dashboard into my car. Both drain pipes running to the wheels where blocked by leafs. The dealership did blow these drains open with compressed air, and the car was peeing over the shop floor for ten minutes. Learned a expensiv lesson that day! Thanks for the video.
Hi, another benefit on removing the leaves is that they tend to migrate right behind the quarter panel moisture and metal don’t mix.
I'm glad you made this video.Lots of people just don't think. Well done. Cheers from Australia.
Usually it’s road dirt that clogs A/C drains… but in my day there were no cabin filters. Don’t forget to remove wet leaves sitting on your paint. Acids will leave marks in your paint
Yes!!! Good call on leaves on paint!! 👍
@@riceburner4747 Thank you
My girlfriend is very lazy. Every fall she gets covered in leaves for a month or more.
I tried removing the leaves with a leaf blower, but it blew debris inside her shirt and made her squint fiercely.
But the shop vac method is great. And the bonus is that ever since I started vacuuming her she smells a whole lot better.
Scotty says "a stitch in time saves nine".
Thanks for sharing! When I go to the car wash I use their vacuum on my Camry to get the leaves out before I go through the car wash. Because trying to vacuum wet leaves is harder! My niece has a 2013 Kia Sportage with sunroof and I may tell her about clean out the drains on her Kia!
I’m so grateful for another one of your videos, AMD. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Do a video on this but for panoramic sunroofs. Since my Camry has one a video on how to keep the pano roof working for a long time without issues would be really useful. I don’t want to spend a penny fixing it if it breaks so I want to meticulously maintain it as much as possible
Thanks for another useful tips. I make sure I clean the cowl area everytime I wash my car, in my case every weekend. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
Great info, something I've never thought about especially the leaves in the cowl
AMD...Glad I watched it. Learned some more good tips, especially the cowl part and how stuff could end up on top of the cabin filter. Thanks for sharing. Keep sharing these informative videos and Keep up the Fire!
Take care and Stay Safe.
JT
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Dr. AMD is the Professor of Toyota!
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@@user-wq5ws1qs7xFor the record - Scotty is the best teacher of 94 Celica and his wife's Lexus. It starts right up, runs like a top, shifts like a dream and stops on a dime. The miles just stay the same somehow 😂.
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Thanks for the great Tips! I know many cars who have had those drains get clogged and flooded, so knowing where and how to clean them just saved me that very problem. Especially since this is my first vehicle with a sunroof.
I'm a car care nut or so I thought..nobody ever mentioned this stuff before or I've missed it all these years. I'm running to my cars now!!
Ahmed. You are amazing. You gave us very simple but important maintenance tips. I do keep the leaves off the cowl. But I never realized the reasons (beyond aesthetics) why it should be done. But will no longer use my hands to get the leaves out. Its a good job for my shop vac. Thanks again my friend.
This video offers a ton of priceless information. Thank you Car Care Nut... 👍
Love this video. I am all about preventative maintenance. My vehicle is new and always in the garage, but I am still going to check my sun roof.
Great advice. This is something that is never discussed but is a real potential problem. Keep the well informed videos coming! Your channel continues to amaze
AMD thanks so much for these tips. By the way I had no clue as to cleaning the sunroof. I have cleaned off many customers' cars by picking all of the leaves off by hand and have never thought about causing problems down the road. However, where I live its not just leaves that are a problem but Pine needles. They get stuck in all the small holes and its impossible and not really cost effective to get all of them out, but I know they have less of a chance of making it to the A/C box.
The is the first time I've seen two(2) of the best, most practical preventative maintenance actions and how these issues can be prevented. Thanks~!
Thank you! Very timely. I needed this tutorial.
The sunroof was a problem for many years with my old Jeep Liberty. The drains were exactly the same as you said. The front right one was the most trouble. I had to have the drain hose replaced once. The cause was there was a walnut tree near my driveway. Once the tree had to be removed the problem stopped. Of course now my Tacoma does not have a hole in the roof.
I just bought a 1999 Toyota Camry. Just noticed a damp spot on my headliner. I will be doing this soon!
Great video and great advise AMD. Preventive maintenance is gold.
Years Ago When I Worked As A Tech For Volkswagen And Audi I Used A Modified Clutch Cable To Clear The Blockage. I Did Lots of Sunroof Work Back Then.
13:32 Then maybe periodically take out the cabin air filter , vacuum off any gunk and also in the area where it goes / fan area . To use a small flashlight to see any debris . And even South Main Auto Repair , You Tube ? Used one of the special mirrors to see around the area . And of course , periodically to blow away any leaves with air around the engine compartment and on top of the car . There are so many specific detailing air blowers to use .
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us!
ANOTHER TOTALLY AWESOME video from AMD! Most other car care type TH-camrs are "pretenders" and you are the "REAL DEAL"... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EXCELLENT VIDS.!!! I wish Scotty Kilmer would ask you for video content mentoring, and also learn from your ACTUALLY HELPFUL video titles! I think that you and Chris Fix might be brothers (as far as video quality is concerned)! :-) I had a 97 camry years ago that was plagued with the sunroof drain issue and also eventually developed the AC drain issue (moldy smell). The service dept. I used NEVER told me the 2 were related and ONLY after cleaning the drains numerous times AND AC once, did they ask me if I was parking under trees (with little leaves & buds, etc). Then, they told me to use compressed air (I did not)! To bad TH-cam didn't even exist then. Oh well! Your the best & thanks again! One quick unrelated question, do you know if the 2008 2GR FE engine in an Avalon is Direct injection engine or not? Again, thanks!!!
Hi! The engine in your avalon is not direct injected it’s port injection only
Great info!
Thank you for the video! I do this annually (cowl when needed) simple maintenance adds life and miles!
One of my problems was pine needles. I had both pines removed after a storm and I'm so glad I did. My filters were clogged and the cowl and behind the door hinges was full of needles.
Excellent work. I appreciate your wonderful videos. And this is one reason I never buy cars with sunroofs. As a mechanic for 33 years I hate sunroofs
I never like having a moonroof on my car. Hence why I stay away from cars with moonroof. It's just another added maintenance. If poorly maintenance, it can lead to malfunction, and now you have to deal with using the manual override tool, which is just a hassle. I park my cars outside, so I just cover it up with a car cover every time I park.
Thank you for the great maintenance tips... take care...
Awesome tutorial and advice as always AMD.. you’re the man sir… thanks for your service and what you do for us…👍👍👍
I just intuitively picked out the leaves without crushing them, usually waiting for the wife to show up! Glad I watched this to realize there were tiny drains everywhere that could clog up and total the entire car! Many Thanks!
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Great advice, very valuable information. Thank you very much! 👍🏻
He is SO Right. Always learning things from this channel. One of the BEST on TH-cam/
Really informative video. Thank you AMD!
Thank you. I know a lot about cars and never knew this.
Excellent video on an important topic. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks!! We have a huge maple tree that drops leaves everywhere in the fall so I will check/clean/vacuum our vehicles. I have a Traeger smoker that needs vacuuming so have a small wet vac in the garage.
Excellent info! Thanks again AMD!
Thank you again for these great tips. Very helpful.
Thanks Ahmed
Thank you I learned something new again today.
I use a blow gun and lightly apply air pressure to blow out the drains, I usually charge my customers $10 to clean the drains.
Awesome video as always! Great job!
Love it! Gonna check and clean my RAV4 tomorrow!
Thanks AMD, very helpful 🤓
Adding this to my pre-purchase inspection list.
Thank you for info!
Thanks again. Great tips!
Just catching up thanks for the great advice, seems like a good time for a short one on rust proofing tips!!!! 🙂 👍🏻👍🏻
Great advice
Another great video, thank you!
Excellent video! Thank you.
Thank you, you are the best! Thank you for sharing what you see in your every day life working on cars!
I'm glad I saw this. I had no idea.
THAT IS what’s making the blower motor noise! Thank you soooo much! God Bless!
really useful advice - thanks
excellent advised
Another excellent video!
Truly you are a great gift for us. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience to bring some simple common sense maintenance to our attention God bless you.
Great vid thanks dude
Great video!
This is such an eye opener and I appreciate knowing about it. It makes me wonder though why I never had problems with water or leaves collecting on the cowl or sunroof in my old Subarus or Saabs. I noticed immediately when I got the Toyota there are constantly thick collections of dirt and leaves in the cowl (especially on the sides where water is supposed to drain) and around the trunk. To me it seems like a design flaw. I wonder if Saabs and Subarus are sealed better? Anyway thanks for warning us and teaching us how (and why) to take care of it.
Dude, you're awesome!!! Thanks
Thanks for your advice.
This is a great video and information. Although I have a Honda Accord, this is very helpful for me.
Such great advice!!
My Toyota Highlander 2013 has a totally different and weird drain system. Water built up wet the carpet. As you told me earlier , I had to open an electric box by the left side near the emergency brake. Drain pipes were not clogged but the area where drain pipes end was clogged ( thanks to boroscopes camera). I had to insert my hand inside of that space to clean the debris and whatnot but still it was not fully opened. Finally i poured drain cleaner liquid ( drano brand) and wait for 15 minutes. It helped a lot. And now it drains absolutely perfect.
Was it a black rubber grommet drain hole that was clogged?
@@joelopez40oz23 no actually the area where front drain pipes end was blocked.
Hi! Some models including your highlander has that "funnel" design where it can get clogged too. those you'll easily see them with the water test. you'll run the water and nothing will come out.
@@TheCarCareNutMine is a 2010 highlander and the water test is good..on both sides at the pinch weld, but still it’s pooling water around the grommet under the passenger side front seat. I dont know what to do!
@@TheCarCareNut 2010 Highlander with the funnel design drain pan. I've got it apart and cleaned but can't help but think there's a way to modify the drain pan to allow water to drain faster. Any ideas? I'd rather not do the hose bypass out the floor. Great videos. Thanks to you I did the spark plugs and water pump!
thanks good info
Thank you Sir for the info and tips.
Thanks for the video and excellent information... I will remember this as my car is parked under a tree.. and I use a brush to clean it under the bonnet and trunk area with a brush.. ..
With love from India
Love this channel learn something new with every video thanks Amd….
I realize these are older videos but I have recently acquired an 09 RX 350 and I plan on making it last me at least 5 or more years so I am so happy to find professional mechanic knowledge on maintenance and prevention for us real world DIYers ... Great tips and I will use your links so you get some benefit as well. Be Blessed.
Thank you so so much for these tips. Why? Because I have just discovered why I hear funny noise when I activate my AC blower. Weither is lenient today I got to do that cleaning and quite my AC blower. Gracias muchas Senior 🏋️♂️💪🏋️♂️💪😎❤️
Chicago neighbor here, AMD, I had some water staining on my headliner last winter because the drain holes in the sunroof were clogged by ice, and then the snow came, melted, and had no where to go. I ended up opening the sunroof and pulling out the block of ice blocking the drain.
Thank you for explaining that.
I actually did not wanted a sun roof on purpose because of water issues.
thanks for your helpful video. I always removed leaves from the front of the hood and now I know why and can vacuum it out regularly. I am also parking farther away from the pine tree which is shedding the tiny needles, which can get into the air intake. This will make a big difference for my 2020 Prius Prime XLE!
I've seen so many cars and trucks with this problem. You clean out the mess, water flows through to the ground.
On a horizontal fitted cabin air filter I always cut a cereal box and slide the boxboard under the filter before I remove it just to catch any possible debris from falling down into the fan. Thank goodness I do that as once there was a mouse nest on the cabin air filter that would have fallen into the fan motor.
Great video! Thank u so much
Thank you so much for the advices about the leafs cologging the Cowls. I'm an avid follower of your chanal. I own two Toyota cars both of them are 2019 models (Camry is mine and RAV4 is my wife's). I follow your recommendations on how to maintain Toyota cars. It's very good and useful ones. I appreciate the time you give to make life as good as you always say. thank you very much.
I never knew the damage potential
Thanks !