How To Get The Right Information To Fix Your Car.

[HDsharp]

@Scotty, i have a 1998 nissan primera auto se (U.K model), do they cover/offer information on my car on their site??? .

[scottykilmer]

@HDsharp It's a US based web site, does not include any vehicles not sold in the US. Scotty

[HDsharp]

@scottykilmer

Damn, i would have paid the fee for sure to access information on me car. keep up the good work, you make very informative vids.

[Matthew55904]

useful if it was FREE

[scottykilmer]

Ah, another cheapster in the wood pile. It costs MONEY to fix cars, if you do it yourself, you save a lot. But, if you don't have the right information, odds are you'll never fix it. 29 bucks for such info is a deal. Scotty Kilmer

[Matthew55904]

how do i know which problem with my A/C do i have the shop added freon worked once never again someone else i know says its the compressor the shop says there is no leaks so how do i know if it is the compressor, the evap rad or the computer?

[scottykilmer]

You need to understand a LOT about AC systems to trouble shoot them. You hook up gauges, watch the pressures and analyze the system . You can hot wire the compressor and see if it blows cold, and if so, it's an electrical problem. If it still doesn't blow cold and has refrigerant in it, odds are the compressor is bad (though it can have other problems--such as an internal restriction, as I said, you need to know a lot about AC to work on them correctly.) Scotty Kilmer

[rtelmo01]

The sitte is great and the price isn't bad...but they don't have information about Alfa Romeo's...Are they so unpopular in the US??

[scottykilmer]

They stopped selling Alfas in the States YEARS ago, they were so unpopular and breakdownable. I have one customer left with one, and it sits rotting in her driveway covered in Bird Shit. Need I say more. scotty

[rtelmo01]

I need to agree with you in witch my Alfa is also giving me problems since i bout it...but i wouldn't sell it for nothing...I mean, off course it costs a lot of money to maintain but it's all about how Alfas makes Us(drivers) feel...all about the passion all soul that they have, and only the those that have owned and Alfa know what i'm talking about :D

By the way, do you know what model it is that your customer has??...and leaving an Alfa rotting in the streat is a Hell of a Sin! :S

[scottykilmer]

Oh, it's not rotting in the street, it's rotting at the end of her driveway under trees. I don't even remember what model it is, I just remember it's red. And I must admit at one time I was as nutty as you, I used to have a Norton Commando motorcycle.But I sold it to a guy in El Dorado California (I'm not making that up.)Scotty

[sofujun]

Scotty ur the best please do a video on spark plugs!!!

[scottykilmer]

I'll get around to it, that's a good idea. Scotty

[daverocker1]

Never though I would say this but Scotty............You are a sell out.

[scottykilmer]

A "sell out", I find that amusing. People want to save money fixing their cars. All Data spends millions a year accessing car repair information, and you can access this information for less than twenty five bucks. Information that's updated every week, so if a new problem in your car is discovered, they put in the TSB section on their site. So it's much better than a book manual, because once they're printed, that's it. I give free info myself, but I don't have millions overhead like they do.

[rax2099]

thanks for the info but is there a site like this but free?

[Max9507]

You can find just about any info you need on the net but you have to hunt for it, your local public library has auto repair manuals and and even Autozone's website is pretty good.

[scottykilmer]

You can get bits and pieces of info by searching the net, but nothing so inclusive. When you consider what auto repairs cost (hundreds to thousands of dollars) and the often high level of dishonesty in the car repair business, All Data is one heck of a deal for 25 bucks. An oil change even at a discount joint costs more than that these days. Scotty Kilmer

[Max9507]

Good point Scotty. It's a dam shame about the high level of dishonesty out there. Thanks for posting your helpful videos.