I replaced my Struts on my Honda Pilot after it was making a clanking noise when going over bumps. It fixed the problem and I soon realized how bad the struts needed to be replaced becuase of the difference it made. Also good to mention that the car needed an alignment after replacing them.
I have a Honda Pilot myself , started to feel the road more and feel bumps more if that makes sense, I searched bad strut symptoms and your comment was the first one I read , it’s a sign haha thanks
I figured I had bad struts because when I get on rough road my steering wheel moves all over the place. I have watched at least 10 videos and you were the only person to mention the erratic steering behavior. Thanks!!!
Awesome video. I started watching you when I was working on my first car and you were the only one with good videos on 2000 vw Passat repairs. Good to see you’re still having fun with it.
The only guy on TH-cam to mention the symptom I am experiencing!!!! Wheel shaking left to right when going over bumps! Done all 3 shocks got 1 left haha
I need new struts in my car. This fit my car perfectly. I can’t even go over the smallest bumps without my car bouncing like crazy. Driving on the highway when it’s windy is scary. My car feels like it’s wobbling.
Looking good brotha. Struts and shocks are one of the easiest for the lay man to understand because many people have driven a bicycle. Applying the concept of a mtn bike shock to the car's shock/strut is identical. How to identify a failing vehicle strut: 1 - the oil is coming from the strut 2 - oil around the shaft That's about it. If no oil is leaking but there's a knocking over bumps and uneven cornering, the upper strut mount needs to be replaced but not immediately necessary. Generally a worn strut and/or strut mount won't throw off the alignment too much and rotating the wheels every 5k (oil change) would be good. This doesn't apply to the other 10% of vehicles out there.
Also, check to make sure that your upper and lower control arms are intact on the front and the back. As, they can be completely detrimental to the control of your vehicle. Mine, I didn’t know were rusted in spots, and when I changed out my air shocks for my Land Rover… When the shocks went back up, it broke the one in half and if it wasn’t for the shock, essentially holding that assembly together… The wheel could’ve essentially been free to go left or right by itself and could’ve taken my vehicle out of control and wrecked it. So be on the lookout for those on your vehicle when you change out your shocks, just to make sure. Especially if it’s early 2000’s to maybe 2010… and especially if you live by the ocean or in an area where you get a bunch of snow and they salt the roads. Which can less than the life of any metal part on your vehicle.
I just replaced my two rear shocks, it’s been a while, I was shocked at how expensive they’ve become. It’s been 30 years since I bought a pair, they really have gotten expensive.
They're not expensive if it's a basic vehicle, around $60-75 a corner online for basic kyb (even cheaper with spring sales/rebates). Cheap Chinese sensen are like $120 for four. That's pretty cheap for such a vital component that makes a huge difference in making an older car feel newish.
I came for the information about how to test the struts, but I will keep coming back to learn proper etiquette on how to be a president. Today's lesson on how to properly greet a lady was very informative. I was wondering where you learn to do that? ;=)
My car had worn bearing on the upper strut mounts Ford was famous for that problem. It would be a good time to replace those when you are replacing the struts.
Like the video. What about when in a full lock position with the sterling wheel to either the left or right. It would show mostly, right? As they'd be at different heights?
My truck started doing that this week. I bought it a couple months ago and it was riding stiff and rough. Now its bouncy like a lowrider. Should a i fix the strut and shocks or just shocks?
Trump 2020. United We Stand with biden we fall. The whole pussy grabbing thing is all talk he has never actually done that. Biden on the other hand definitely has touched children inappropriately on camera as well as sniffed their hair and whispered in their ear totally inappropriate
I am experiencing all the symptoms too on top of going through second pair of tires in less than a year. Mechanics say I went over a hole and lost the alignment, the car has 60k miles and it never happened for the first 50k miles of driving. But the mechanics claim suspension is all good and new because it’s not visibly damaged. I really doubt that anyone actually does the drive test to make sure they just look at it and say it’s fine, unless some mechanics do?
Thank you so much for this video. Every time I went over a bump or pothole the steering wheel did exactly what you said it would. That helped me diagnose my problem after already changing droplinks and bushes on my anti roll bar. Would you recommend changing just the shock absorbers? Or do the whole suspension with the springs too?
Hector Hernandez Late answer, but usually clanking sounds are from sway bar links, or the bushings on the sway bar. Changed my links yesterday and it is much better now
I didn’t even begin watching this video yet and this man said “hello mam” and I almost died😂. Idk man maybe you should be comedian rather than a car mechanic
google these... Bluedriver (NO recurring fees) or Thinkcar (recurring fees). I have the bluedriver and it totally saved my rear today. I am 1K miles from home and all of a sudden a bunch of errors were thrown. This caused my VSC light to go on AND cruise to totally STOP working (important to have cruise when traveling 1K miles back home). Bluecar allowed me to scan and find out all issues AND reset ALL codes so my cruise worked again. It probably saved me $500. - 1K in the last 12 hours in potential tows and BS proposed shop fixes... FOR REAL.
It is also not necessarily see a leak in the shocks. For me every time I decided to change them and when I inspect them I see that they became very loose. Very small force were enough to compress them. That means also that the car is carried by the struts and engine mounts only... You can imagine how the dampening and vibration be in this case. So my advice to myself is to change them regularly regardless of their conditions. Say 60-70 km are fair enough for them.
I also notice poor traction as a result. When I make a turn in bad weather such as snow it is easy for it to cause the vehicle to drift. This is because of the excessive body roll and poor weight distribution. Also I am sure that a lot of us notice in traffic how the back end of a vehicle sags when it first starts off from a stop. This is a sign of the shocks wearing out.
Let’s not forget the shocks or if you got struts are actually holding the car up. Good sign if ones bad the car won’t sit straight it will lean to the bad side that’s broken
Your next Presidential training should show how to send $1.5 billion dollars in unmarked bills to our enemy without congressional or the owners (Americans) approval. Keep to mechanics specialty.
I'd like to donate 1.5 million dollars US to your campaign. I really like your ol' twiddle move. That really gets em. P.S. In return for my donation I'd really like to be Secretary or the Treasury. Thanks for the vid, Pres!
I took my car to firestone last week because everything I would go 70mphs or above on the highway my steering wheel would shake. They said this was due to the struts being bad... is this true or did I get scam??
Q bien maestro,a casi describido lo q hace mi carro,aunq baya a baja velocidad como 40 o 50 millas por ora, se siente q bailotea ligeramente cuando agarra un peqeño bache,yo crei q era toda la suspensión por q el mecanico no le encuntra nada..no cabe duda alguna q tengo q reemplazar los strut shocks.gracias por la explicación 🙌👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you for the information . IT tells me why my car is acting like im running on nylon tires I almost crashed going over a grade on the bridge so it thank you PS that's your funny guy president and that movie you just made that's funny haha
Don’t get political bro. I like your channel and your the excellent tips, tricks, and knowledge, but you don’t need to get into the pro/anti Trump arena. I’m sum a lot of other people watch channels like yours to get away from the political circus. Thanks for all your help.
I mean.... disassociate who X president is and the same general point stands: poking fun at behavior that is suddenly acceptable. It only becomes about Him if we allow it to.
Do a quick inspection of the springs making sure they're not cracked, then lift the boot on the shaft of the strut to see if they're dry. If all checks out positive--no need to replace. They're not a maintenance item. More a suspension part as to what type of road you drive on for the life of the vehicle. Hope that helps
I have a 2012 ford focus with front struts and sway bar links that are 1.5 years old and i just put in new lower control arms...I thought the new control arms would fix my slight vibration and inside tread cupping, but it has not..Then I have noticed that I here clunking which i think is from the strut mount. i do remember hitting a bad pot hole months ago and wondering if that destroyed the bearing..However, after jacking the car up and pulling on the wheel and forcing it up with a pry bar under the tire, everything seems tight and I can not reproduce the clunk. Only here it when hitting holes in the road. Any advice? Hate to do all the work to take the strut out and still not be able to tell if its bad.
@Anthony Roic I just learned that I over filled the oil in my car by half a gallon. Is there a chance that the excess oil can spill out of the oil dipstick, into the engine? I think I may need another oil dipstick.
@Anthony Roic Dude I could talk all day about how to maintain cars. Not that I know everything, but it would help to DIY the car if I ever have to, like the rack and pinion. Came close until I got to the two C clamped 19 bolts, on a 97 camry.
@behexen250 this one is a 2001 Toyota camry. I have never seen oil spill near the dipstick before. Maybe there is a lesser amount of oil to put in the 2001 than the 1997. It was smoking a bit under the hood. The oil spilt from somewhere and must have hit the manifold. There was some more on the engine strut and on the engine near the oil filter. Like a mild spill.
Hey, I watched the video and none of the symptoms I see in my car which has over 100K miles on it. There is a thumping noise coming from the back(right rear) on my car when I go over an uneven surfaces. 1) Please tell me if bad or failing shock can make a thumping noise? 2) Can "center nut" that keeps upper shock mount to the shock stem, become loose and make thumping noise? 3) The noise is most likely coming from other components(sway bar links, bushings)? Which of the 3 do you think is more likely the issue? Thanks!
@@lancepage8768 No, it is kind of a dull thump. I looked at the sway bar bushings and these look good, so are the sway bar links. Just wanted to know if a shock can make a thumping noise?
@@Charkatak I have the same common issue too after not doing anything to it cause few mechanics couldn’t find the noise where it’s coming from and tells me the shock n strut “looks” good but doesn’t actually take it apart which that’s the only way you can tell, but trust it’s annoying and terrifying to hear that thumping noise from the right rear side. But I’ve had it, told myself to just replace the whole thing. Lol so I’m getting my shock/top bracket mount replace on Monday and hoping that’s will fix it.
Did you know that the equations that describes motion and forces of the damper and spring are the same for an electrical capacitor and inductor. In fact early analog computers were used to simulation these mechanical devices since the equations are the same..
On my 2008 Altima, I did all the test but all of them checks out. But when I’m driving on the freeway and there’s an uneven road, it rocks like a boat side to side. So I completely removed the spring and tested the strut and yep, busted shocks! The monroe struts for some reason was busted on the top 2” of the struts and works fine further down. Probably the reason why the tests I did passed.
When I press down on my front end I get no bounce, I can’t even push it down,when I try to lift the car at the fender wells I can’t get it to budge either, yet when I hit a little dip in the road it the front rocks up and down like shocks were rubber bands
RnW 2020
I second that!
I can hear them all unsubscribing now poor babies
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I replaced my Struts on my Honda Pilot after it was making a clanking noise when going over bumps. It fixed the problem and I soon realized how bad the struts needed to be replaced becuase of the difference it made. Also good to mention that the car needed an alignment after replacing them.
This is starting to happen to my car
I have a Honda Pilot myself , started to feel the road more and feel bumps more if that makes sense, I searched bad strut symptoms and your comment was the first one I read , it’s a sign haha thanks
Did one side of your car feel loose?
Did your Honda Pilot’s suspension make what sounded like a single loud metal “ping!” sound? I’m not sure what happened as the car drives fine.
Can you practice helping to find your kids cocain in the white house?
I figured I had bad struts because when I get on rough road my steering wheel moves all over the place. I have watched at least 10 videos and you were the only person to mention the erratic steering behavior. Thanks!!!
Same. Solid advice!
Awesome video. I started watching you when I was working on my first car and you were the only one with good videos on 2000 vw Passat repairs. Good to see you’re still having fun with it.
The only guy on TH-cam to mention the symptom I am experiencing!!!! Wheel shaking left to right when going over bumps! Done all 3 shocks got 1 left haha
My wheel is shaking as well
@BigGirl DaQueen you're legs will be shaking if I have anything to do with it da queen ;) hahaha
How do you keep such a straight face all the time hahahahaha
STFU just get the information from video. Otherwise if you could make like this one, you can go ahead.
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You do a very good job at explaining exactly what your doing, very helpful and appreciated
I need new struts in my car. This fit my car perfectly. I can’t even go over the smallest bumps without my car bouncing like crazy. Driving on the highway when it’s windy is scary. My car feels like it’s wobbling.
Same, car drives like a boat right now.
@@michaelmiguelicutti2829 Glad your first name is not Bob, Spongebob XD
Looking good brotha. Struts and shocks are one of the easiest for the lay man to understand because many people have driven a bicycle. Applying the concept of a mtn bike shock to the car's shock/strut is identical. How to identify a failing vehicle strut:
1 - the oil is coming from the strut
2 - oil around the shaft
That's about it.
If no oil is leaking but there's a knocking over bumps and uneven cornering, the upper strut mount needs to be replaced but not immediately necessary. Generally a worn strut and/or strut mount won't throw off the alignment too much and rotating the wheels every 5k (oil change) would be good. This doesn't apply to the other 10% of vehicles out there.
This guy needs to be the president that disclaimer was fire 😭
Should partner up with Scotty Kilmer and do a cameo in one's video. You guys are awesome and funny!
You know something RnW you would make a great president.
Also, check to make sure that your upper and lower control arms are intact on the front and the back. As, they can be completely detrimental to the control of your vehicle. Mine, I didn’t know were rusted in spots, and when I changed out my air shocks for my Land Rover… When the shocks went back up, it broke the one in half and if it wasn’t for the shock, essentially holding that assembly together… The wheel could’ve essentially been free to go left or right by itself and could’ve taken my vehicle out of control and wrecked it.
So be on the lookout for those on your vehicle when you change out your shocks, just to make sure. Especially if it’s early 2000’s to maybe 2010… and especially if you live by the ocean or in an area where you get a bunch of snow and they salt the roads. Which can less than the life of any metal part on your vehicle.
Just subscribed to this guy hilarious beginning
I just replaced my two rear shocks, it’s been a while, I was shocked at how expensive they’ve become. It’s been 30 years since I bought a pair, they really have gotten expensive.
Inflation will do that. Also stagnating wages.
They're not expensive if it's a basic vehicle, around $60-75 a corner online for basic kyb (even cheaper with spring sales/rebates). Cheap Chinese sensen are like $120 for four. That's pretty cheap for such a vital component that makes a huge difference in making an older car feel newish.
You were shocked at how expensive shocks were to replace since 30 years ago when you originally upgraded your 4x4 with new shocks? That's shocking.
Lexus dealership asked for $2500 for rear shocks only.
@@soniasias6226 Dealerships and big chain shops are complete thief’s when it comes to repair.
I fix cars because of videos like yours, they are excellent videos.
I forgot, thank you for the video. They are always informative and fun to watch. Semper Fi, USMC.
I came for the information about how to test the struts, but I will keep coming back to learn proper etiquette on how to be a president. Today's lesson on how to properly greet a lady was very informative. I was wondering where you learn to do that? ;=)
Thank you! Keep your day job, mr. President!
My car had worn bearing on the upper strut mounts Ford was famous for that problem. It would be a good time to replace those when you are replacing the struts.
Great overview and summary of possible issues. It definitely helped me to diagnose my worn out strut issue
I was dying at 0:49 Seconds! Perfect!
Why because you have a vagina like oz ! Cope some more libtards
BRO! love your content! Thanks so much! I can't afford to hire a mechanic to fix my beaters so I have to HAHA
Thanks for the great real-life demo. Down-to-earth approach! Clear and concise.
Best explanation ever..
"RESPECT"!
Like the video.
What about when in a full lock position with the sterling wheel to either the left or right. It would show mostly, right? As they'd be at different heights?
If you’re bouncing down the road on tiny bumps like you’re in a lowrider on hydraulics yeah you need new ones
My truck started doing that this week. I bought it a couple months ago and it was riding stiff and rough. Now its bouncy like a lowrider. Should a i fix the strut and shocks or just shocks?
I could listen to you say assembelly all day,so smooth 😂great videos 💪👌👌
Lmfao!! I didnt expect that greeting
That's how trump greets the ladies 😂
Trump 2020. United We Stand with biden we fall. The whole pussy grabbing thing is all talk he has never actually done that. Biden on the other hand definitely has touched children inappropriately on camera as well as sniffed their hair and whispered in their ear totally inappropriate
Hello, ma'am!!!! OMG That was awesome!!! Can't wait to see next weeks lesson!!! LOL
Probably be a good idea to have your alignment checked after replacing front suspension components. Especially if you didn't go OE.
I am experiencing all the symptoms too on top of going through second pair of tires in less than a year. Mechanics say I went over a hole and lost the alignment, the car has 60k miles and it never happened for the first 50k miles of driving. But the mechanics claim suspension is all good and new because it’s not visibly damaged. I really doubt that anyone actually does the drive test to make sure they just look at it and say it’s fine, unless some mechanics do?
The perfect instructor, the perfect hair. Thanks rr we need your vidz
If you suspect the strut/shock is bad, once it's off the car, its condition is more obvious when compressing by hand and releasing.
Thank you so much for this video. Every time I went over a bump or pothole the steering wheel did exactly what you said it would. That helped me diagnose my problem after already changing droplinks and bushes on my anti roll bar.
Would you recommend changing just the shock absorbers? Or do the whole suspension with the springs too?
Thank you so much. Very helpful information to decipher a diagnostic issue my mechanics were facing.
This was EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you
The explanation is very thorough! Thanks!
0:45 is why WnR is the best automotive TH-cam channel lol
What if I hit a bump and there is a clanking sound come from the front. Is that bad struts? Not my sway bar links. Changed those already.
It very well could be.
Are your ball joints good?
@@deasttn no. That's probably what it is then
Hector Hernandez Late answer, but usually clanking sounds are from sway bar links, or the bushings on the sway bar. Changed my links yesterday and it is much better now
Love your commentary, lol, and the instructional video!
I didn’t even begin watching this video yet and this man said “hello mam” and I almost died😂. Idk man maybe you should be comedian rather than a car mechanic
Very Nice Explanation RnW.
Very good basic info. Thanks
You make some excellent training videos. Can you recommend a scan tool for the serious engine performance DIY'er?
google these... Bluedriver (NO recurring fees) or Thinkcar (recurring fees). I have the bluedriver and it totally saved my rear today. I am 1K miles from home and all of a sudden a bunch of errors were thrown. This caused my VSC light to go on AND cruise to totally STOP working (important to have cruise when traveling 1K miles back home). Bluecar allowed me to scan and find out all issues AND reset ALL codes so my cruise worked again. It probably saved me $500. - 1K in the last 12 hours in potential tows and BS proposed shop fixes... FOR REAL.
I have the Bluedriver and it's great. Easy to use.
It is also not necessarily see a leak in the shocks. For me every time I decided to change them and when I inspect them I see that they became very loose. Very small force were enough to compress them. That means also that the car is carried by the struts and engine mounts only... You can imagine how the dampening and vibration be in this case.
So my advice to myself is to change them regularly regardless of their conditions. Say 60-70 km are fair enough for them.
I also notice poor traction as a result. When I make a turn in bad weather such as snow it is easy for it to cause the vehicle to drift. This is because of the excessive body roll and poor weight distribution. Also I am sure that a lot of us notice in traffic how the back end of a vehicle sags when it first starts off from a stop. This is a sign of the shocks wearing out.
YOU MADE ME LAUGH AND EARNED A SUBSCRIBER!
Let’s not forget the shocks or if you got struts are actually holding the car up. Good sign if ones bad the car won’t sit straight it will lean to the bad side that’s broken
Great videos man but apparently been too long in CA
Very good explanation. No bluff of trying to prove other people wrong.
Good explanation, thanks
Your next Presidential training should show how to send $1.5 billion dollars in unmarked bills to our enemy without congressional or the owners (Americans) approval. Keep to mechanics specialty.
Also make 36 of your enemies disappear to be found later murdered
Why? Biden spent 10x that to a useless country that just puts us that much closer to war with a country that is ACTUALLY a threat. 🤦♂️
I'd like to donate 1.5 million dollars US to your campaign. I really like your ol' twiddle move. That really gets em. P.S. In return for my donation I'd really like to be Secretary or the Treasury. Thanks for the vid, Pres!
I took my car to firestone last week because everything I would go 70mphs or above on the highway my steering wheel would shake. They said this was due to the struts being bad... is this true or did I get scam??
What about excessive Vibration and trembling when hitting the brake
Q bien maestro,a casi describido lo q hace mi carro,aunq baya a baja velocidad como 40 o 50 millas por ora, se siente q bailotea ligeramente cuando agarra un peqeño bache,yo crei q era toda la suspensión por q el mecanico no le encuntra nada..no cabe duda alguna q tengo q reemplazar los strut shocks.gracias por la explicación 🙌👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
ROCK AUTO!!!!!! Great prices!!!!! Probably made in CHEENA tho!!!!!!
Fricken hilarious man that sums it up love your vids thanks
Thanks I learned something new today!
Oh, you rock, man! That was so clean and simple.
Lmfao dude im over here trynna learn about shocks and you hit me with the 🇺🇸 joke 🤣 great laugh
Thank you for the information . IT tells me why my car is acting like im running on nylon tires I almost crashed going over a grade on the bridge so it thank you PS that's your funny guy president and that movie you just made that's funny haha
Thank a lot! All the best!
Don’t get political bro. I like your channel and your the excellent tips, tricks, and knowledge, but you don’t need to get into the pro/anti Trump arena. I’m sum a lot of other people watch channels like yours to get away from the political circus. Thanks for all your help.
He misses the Obama years. Labor was cheaper and plentiful.
I mean.... disassociate who X president is and the same general point stands: poking fun at behavior that is suddenly acceptable. It only becomes about Him if we allow it to.
Mark Espinoza agreed especially when he’s misinformed by CNN
It his channel he can do whatever he likes
Mark - I agree. I watch repair videos to get a break from all the politics, not to get more of them.
very very helpful, thank you so much
Good job
Is there a way to inspect them while you installed? What about a constant clunking noise as you drive and hit bumps?
That could be sway bar links or bad shocks.
Best to have it checked out by a mechanic you trust.
HEY RATCHET IS THE GABRIEL ULTRA A VERY GOOD SHOCKS FOR THE CAR.
After replacing the two front struts on my car, I've noticed that it has become quite bouncy. What might be causing this issue?
what about prices and what to look out for when buying aftermarket
I have watched you a bunch are you a mini Cooper fan or not? Mechanic
Great video sir.
Do you recommend replacing struts as a maintenance item, or just when they are "bad"? At what mileage would you recommend replacing them?
Do a quick inspection of the springs making sure they're not cracked, then lift the boot on the shaft of the strut to see if they're dry. If all checks out positive--no need to replace. They're not a maintenance item. More a suspension part as to what type of road you drive on for the life of the vehicle. Hope that helps
Dear god man! 0:50, I’m dying over here!! That was so perfect!
0:55 You are being formally charged with murder...cuz I'm ded, man LOL
Thumbs up for the gentlemen's greeting to the ladies 🤣
I have a 2012 ford focus with front struts and sway bar links that are 1.5 years old and i just put in new lower control arms...I thought the new control arms would fix my slight vibration and inside tread cupping, but it has not..Then I have noticed that I here clunking which i think is from the strut mount. i do remember hitting a bad pot hole months ago and wondering if that destroyed the bearing..However, after jacking the car up and pulling on the wheel and forcing it up with a pry bar under the tire, everything seems tight and I can not reproduce the clunk. Only here it when hitting holes in the road. Any advice? Hate to do all the work to take the strut out and still not be able to tell if its bad.
Good Struts are just as important as fluid changes
Nice job guy 👍😃
Lol!!!!!! That was funny as heck man . Yea you got the skills for president 😂😂
Love the humor!
How often should struts and shocks be replaced?
I love your videos and your bill Clinton impression!! Trump 2020
Now I know what kind of people vote for Trump
aboelsof alabed - enough to win 2016 it appears. If I wanted political garbage I’d watch CNN. I liked this Channel otherwise.
aboelsof alabed People who aren’t left of Lenin, that’s who.
Close but no cigar.
Dave Logic Oh far from it. No libtard here. All of the Norse countries have gone left, and it’s infuriating.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Mines doing a really loud squeaking noise when I go over a bump
I find it funny how he tries to explain the parts and the vehicle without having it sound like his mind is in the gutter.
@Anthony Roic I just learned that I over filled the oil in my car by half a gallon. Is there a chance that the excess oil can spill out of the oil dipstick, into the engine? I think I may need another oil dipstick.
@Anthony Roic Dude I could talk all day about how to maintain cars. Not that I know everything, but it would help to DIY the car if I ever have to, like the rack and pinion. Came close until I got to the two C clamped 19 bolts, on a 97 camry.
@Anthony Roic yeah, I would drain the oil. Not sure if oil dipsticks could fail overtime, since I have never had to replace one before.
@behexen250 this one is a 2001 Toyota camry. I have never seen oil spill near the dipstick before. Maybe there is a lesser amount of oil to put in the 2001 than the 1997. It was smoking a bit under the hood. The oil spilt from somewhere and must have hit the manifold. There was some more on the engine strut and on the engine near the oil filter. Like a mild spill.
Hi there! Need help here. My Nissan bottoms out when I hit a bump... not sure if I need new shocks or coils. What do you think is the problem? Thanks.
haha i love your presidential jab lol, also you are very informative in your description of diagnosis, thank you for the laugh and information
Hey, I watched the video and none of the symptoms I see in my car which has over 100K miles on it. There is a thumping noise coming from the back(right rear) on my car when I go over an uneven surfaces. 1) Please tell me if bad or failing shock can make a thumping noise? 2) Can "center nut" that keeps upper shock mount to the shock stem, become loose and make thumping noise? 3) The noise is most likely coming from other components(sway bar links, bushings)? Which of the 3 do you think is more likely the issue? Thanks!
The noise you are talking about? Is it like a rattling noise when going over bumps. Most likely sway bar links.
@@lancepage8768 No, it is kind of a dull thump. I looked at the sway bar bushings and these look good, so are the sway bar links. Just wanted to know if a shock can make a thumping noise?
What was it if you’ve resolved the issue??
@@sergiomunoz928 I have not done anything yet and just drive like that. I suspect it is the rear shock
@@Charkatak I have the same common issue too after not doing anything to it cause few mechanics couldn’t find the noise where it’s coming from and tells me the shock n strut “looks” good but doesn’t actually take it apart which that’s the only way you can tell, but trust it’s annoying and terrifying to hear that thumping noise from the right rear side. But I’ve had it, told myself to just replace the whole thing. Lol so I’m getting my shock/top bracket mount replace on Monday and hoping that’s will fix it.
That’s pic of the Cadillac makes me laugh so hard that’s the neighborhood I grew up in the guy crashed on Labrea
I'm so late yet SOOOOOOOOO glad I saw this😆😆😆💯❤👑💪🏿.
#ugotmyvote👍🏿😂
Can they cause the axle to pop out of the trans axle? Mines doesn’t break but slips out
Hello Ma’am, may I check your oil?
Did you know that the equations that describes motion and forces of the damper and spring are the same for an electrical capacitor and inductor. In fact early analog computers were used to simulation these mechanical devices since the equations are the same..
On my 2008 Altima, I did all the test but all of them checks out. But when I’m driving on the freeway and there’s an uneven road, it rocks like a boat side to side. So I completely removed the spring and tested the strut and yep, busted shocks!
The monroe struts for some reason was busted on the top 2” of the struts and works fine further down. Probably the reason why the tests I did passed.
I put 50# on side I thought was bad if the handling changed it was bad
Now it's off to shop
What car is that? Obviously is a Pontiac but shorter than the Vibe model. Did they have an Aveo Pontiac version?
Hello...I had leaking in my front shock and i replace them...Some people said that is normal a little leak oil....
When I press down on my front end I get no bounce, I can’t even push it down,when I try to lift the car at the fender wells I can’t get it to budge either, yet when I hit a little dip in the road it the front rocks up and down like shocks were rubber bands