I like that you road test the cars . Here in the area I live . They write up what you tell the service writer and they fix that pull it out of the bay and you pay and leave more than one time have I had to go back because it was doing the same thing I brought it on to be fixed . I have a hard time finding a shop that you can trust.
Love your work style Kenny and your videos. I like how you said you were road testing the vehicle somewhere in Mexico and a few minutes later you said it’s rare to see a snow plow truck in NC. Love it. Weather is nice right now I San Antonio Tx.
That’s 13300 miles. There must be a way to change the settings in the centre display to show in miles. On the Canadian cars there’d be km where the mi is.
yeah, we have miles on outside of speedometer and kilometers on inside its just printed on speedometer we had a guy at work who said we can't switch to kmh for road signs nobody would know how fast they were going I told him all speedometer have had both since way back in 1970s or so
Good morning brother Kenny. It sure is beautiful country where you were driving. I was at peace just riding along. I do agree with you that given the year and condition of the van as you described it, it is likely time to get rid of the van. Great job and great video. You're excused for the interruption with the sneeze.
@@renj6531 I own the Freestyle. It's the wagon to the Five Hundred and Montego. They renamed it / replaced it as Taurus X. The Winstar was renamed as / replaced as the Freestar. It was part of a marketing effort to make all their vehicles start with F.
Always a hard decision. But if you have had the vehicle for a while and it has been well maintained, sometimes putting a few thousand into it is better than putting the same amount into a used vehicle of unknown quality. Tough call.
@@iFixJunk mine too. I had to make a decision just today on an $800 radiator/ recovery tank for a 2010 Dodge Journey that I am probably going to gift to my daughter. I choose to spend $800 on a paid for vehicle vs accepting $300 from a junkyard. But that $1,100 swing would not get much on a different car. I hope I don’t regret the decision. But it is possible.
That part of NC used to get snow. I remember when I85 around Durham got 20" and shut it down for a while because there weren't enough snow plows around to clear it.
Receiving bad news and a technical recommendation, disposal and replacement is a technical recommendation too, from a trusted professional allows you to make decisions with confidence. I often have to deliver bad news for a living. Clients just want to be sure. I recommend and implement solutions too. That car in that condition could still be a good enough car for a while. Only slipping in first? Drive sedately and you won't notice. You'll save on gas if you putter around, 4.2 litres!. If it doesn't slip in the top gears then it's still good for road trips. The customer still has time to prepare for replacement. Giving that heads up is good service! No one likes grim surprises. (I can't imagine how it must feel to be a medical Dr delivering bad news)
It's likely a canadian vehicle because of the km/h outside. You're right about the odometer, majority of vehicles probably have the capability to switching the odometer unit of measurement.
K so it's in the CVT class, don't step on it hard or you blow the trans. Looks like Cdn vehicle but odo is set in miles on switch. Guess it's a US immigrant . Maybe been stuck in too many snow drifts in Cda. Hell on ATs, I know from experience.
Did you check the motor mounts? A bad mount can tug on the shift lever and result in your symptoms! My dad's Buick drove well as long as you did not accelerate or hit the passing gear. One motor mount later all fixed!
I tell people this after an initial inspection or a drive and they act like that isn't an option the majority of the time. They ask what to do and I make my best suggestion with no gaurentees. They say, "you're the mechanic, so I trust your opinion." Okay, then why didn't you listen when I said to sell it instead of the hail mary option? I had a problem like this with a Mazda mpv minivan and it was corroded connectors on the transmission signal receiver thinking the car was in neutral under hard acceleration. I was able to clean off the connectors and it hasn't had the problem again.
You know i find this odd coming in from work and watch your video on this . The samething happen to me today !! 2012 Dodge Journey with 267,000 miles on it with blown head gaskets, overheating, Transmission shifting hard, Slamming into gear !! Body in bad shape , I told customer that they need to replace this car the repair is way more than car is worth !!! They thanked me for being honest !!
So I had a 2005 Ford Freestyle which ran great. No leaks, engine good, transmission good. It had a flywheel that was missing teeth. My mechanic said that it was not worth fixing on my car due to the labor cost. He also said it won’t get better, may stay the same or get worse. His recommendation to me was drive it until you can’t. I did drive it a little longer got worse and traded it in and got another car. $200 trade in, had 238,000 miles on it.
What is the overall condition of everything else. THAT determines whether to fix or not. Rust is a killer. If the condition is overall good, then a couple thousand for a used trans installed might be the way to go.
Omg. I have same vehicle, identical problem , limping, fail to shift, poor acceleration. Turned out to be water accumuted at the connector on passenger side. In engine compartment. Mechanic told me trash it. Found resource on UA-cam. Wiped connector cleaned. Then i ziptide a aluminum lunch box on top of connector,so water no longer get into it. Been Working great forg 100,000 miles now. Hope this customer still have freestar to do fix i mentioned
Someone recently pointed out to me, "It's more affordable to pay for a repair, even if it exceeds the value of the car, than to take on a $700-$1000 monthly payment for a new car over the next five years-or pay for a used car at a ridiculous interest rate for the same duration." It made sense to me, and hopefully, it offers some perspective in today's world.
But a future money pit....there is usually a time to make the call. When you see one problem that would Total the car ..then see 3 or 4 more that will happen in the next year and it's time to move on. Had a car that needed an electric PS rack, but then once on the lift needed a rear subframe to keep safe, and needed rear brakes soon.....then add to the fact the transmission was getting temperamental...and engine sounds had changed.... It was just worn out...tired, time to move on. Sure if labor or your time is free it was fixable as it was mostly a good car...and parts are cheap from other cars getting parted out ...but realistically spend 3k+ on a car that worth 2.5k? Then possibly need an used engine and tranny swap in a year? Those are a pig and poke in themselves even if cheap. If a car will reasonably need 2-3 times it's value in the next two years to keep on the road, it's time to run.
Dude, some garage owners, if not most, drool over customers with old vehicles That’s what makes them rich$$$ They do their best to keep these type of customers whipping a dead horse, all the while, not considering at all, what they have committed their mechanics too, rusted, dirty, greasy, nasty debris falling in your face and into your coveralls, it’s brutal Those are the customers they like most $$$$(not $$$$ for the mechanic though who’s actually doing the dirty work)
Almost no one does it seems. Which sucks when buying a used car; then you get to play the: "Is it already dying and going to grenade if I change the trans fluid?" game.
That's what a junk yard is for! Pull a yard trans and slap it in. But mechanics won't do squat any more but charge $250 an hr to throw chinese junk parts bin at a car and refuse to use junk yard oem parts which would save a customer thousands.
If a vehicle is in great shape, sometimes it is worth it just because you know what you have. Otherwise, not worth fixing. It also depends on how much it costs to repair.
Love that scenery, beautiful fall colors. Looks like a nice place to live. Keep wrenching, tell Mrs.Wrench we’re praying 🙏🏾 for her recovery ❤️🩹
I like that you road test the cars . Here in the area I live . They write up what you tell the service writer and they fix that pull it out of the bay and you pay and leave more than one time have I had to go back because it was doing the same thing I brought it on to be fixed . I have a hard time finding a shop that you can trust.
Love your work style Kenny and your videos. I like how you said you were road testing the vehicle somewhere in Mexico and a few minutes later you said it’s rare to see a snow plow truck in NC. Love it. Weather is nice right now I San Antonio Tx.
Driving a Canadian car and a snow plow drives by 😂
I’m Canadian. We got 4” of snow last night. But our first snow (in northern BC where I live) was Oct 2.
@@rickschlosser6793 I just heard about snow flying up there. I’m near Vancouver so luckily it hasn’t hit us yet. (Even though I love the snow lol)
@@oxygen454 I’m in the process of lining up a two month rental in Mexico.
I am so sick of snow 6 months of the year…
The Canadian - ness of the car is powerful enough to deposit a snowplow in NC.
Are you snubbing canada ?
Snow plows are also great for moving dirt from a storm off the road.
That’s 13300 miles. There must be a way to change the settings in the centre display to show in miles. On the Canadian cars there’d be km where the mi is.
yeah, we have miles on outside of speedometer and kilometers on inside its just printed on speedometer we had a guy at work who said we can't switch to kmh for road signs nobody would know how fast they were going I told him all speedometer have had both since way back in 1970s or so
Good morning brother Kenny. It sure is beautiful country where you were driving. I was at peace just riding along. I do agree with you that given the year and condition of the van as you described it, it is likely time to get rid of the van. Great job and great video. You're excused for the interruption with the sneeze.
The Freestyle is a wagon. The minivan is the FreeSTAR.
(Way to go, FORD!)
the freestyle was that rounded one iirc. the winstar is the minivan and the flex was the boxy one
@@renj6531 I own the Freestyle. It's the wagon to the Five Hundred and Montego. They renamed it / replaced it as Taurus X.
The Winstar was renamed as / replaced as the Freestar.
It was part of a marketing effort to make all their vehicles start with F.
I've always thought these names were poorly thought out. And then there was the Taurus X🙄
@@csflmich2239 I think the Taurus x was all wheel drive model and then a renamed it to Ford 500
@renj6531 They all had the AWD option (Freestyle, Five Hundred, Montego); they kept it (and became the Taurus X, Taurus, Sable respectively).
Always a hard decision. But if you have had the vehicle for a while and it has been well maintained, sometimes putting a few thousand into it is better than putting the same amount into a used vehicle of unknown quality. Tough call.
Yep.
That's the story of my life.
@@iFixJunk mine too. I had to make a decision just today on an $800 radiator/ recovery tank for a 2010 Dodge Journey that I am probably going to gift to my daughter. I choose to spend $800 on a paid for vehicle vs accepting $300 from a junkyard. But that $1,100 swing would not get much on a different car. I hope I don’t regret the decision. But it is possible.
That part of NC used to get snow. I remember when I85 around Durham got 20" and shut it down for a while because there weren't enough snow plows around to clear it.
Receiving bad news and a technical recommendation, disposal and replacement is a technical recommendation too, from a trusted professional allows you to make decisions with confidence.
I often have to deliver bad news for a living. Clients just want to be sure. I recommend and implement solutions too.
That car in that condition could still be a good enough car for a while. Only slipping in first? Drive sedately and you won't notice. You'll save on gas if you putter around, 4.2 litres!. If it doesn't slip in the top gears then it's still good for road trips.
The customer still has time to prepare for replacement. Giving that heads up is good service!
No one likes grim surprises.
(I can't imagine how it must feel to be a medical Dr delivering bad news)
So true!🤔😳
The odometer shows "mi'" which I'm quite sure means miles. Further the speedometer has km/h on the outside and mph on the inside (in red).
It's likely a canadian vehicle because of the km/h outside.
You're right about the odometer, majority of vehicles probably have the capability to switching the odometer unit of measurement.
@RickTrajan Yeah. I have a 2006 Ford and I can change the units on the dash.
K so it's in the CVT class, don't step on it hard or you blow the trans. Looks like Cdn vehicle but odo is set in miles on switch. Guess it's a US immigrant . Maybe been stuck in too many snow drifts in Cda. Hell on ATs, I know from experience.
agree miles =mi and kilometers = km
Did you check the motor mounts? A bad mount can tug on the shift lever and result in your symptoms! My dad's Buick drove well as long as you did not accelerate or hit the passing gear. One motor mount later all fixed!
You don't understand. The fluid was stinky. They need a new car 😂
@@thatoneguy9437 It is interesting you use your nose only to diagnose what a car needs. Stinky fluid is a symptom not a death sentence in itself.
Thank you for sharing - that is something to keep in mind!
I tell people this after an initial inspection or a drive and they act like that isn't an option the majority of the time. They ask what to do and I make my best suggestion with no gaurentees. They say, "you're the mechanic, so I trust your opinion." Okay, then why didn't you listen when I said to sell it instead of the hail mary option?
I had a problem like this with a Mazda mpv minivan and it was corroded connectors on the transmission signal receiver thinking the car was in neutral under hard acceleration. I was able to clean off the connectors and it hasn't had the problem again.
Not to be that guy but it did say “mi” on the odometer. 😊
its interesting that alot of the leaves in north carolina have turned quicker than up here in maryland.
Good to see that "worm hole" to Mexico has been fixed!😅
Could that snowplow be in hurricane relief duty pushing sand instead of snow? Maybe headed back north after job is over?
I'm pretty sure the digital odometer can indicate either KM and MI. The odometer definitely shows MI.
You know i find this odd coming in from work and watch your video on this . The samething happen to me today !! 2012 Dodge Journey with 267,000 miles on it with blown head gaskets, overheating, Transmission shifting hard, Slamming into gear !! Body in bad shape , I told customer that they need to replace this car the repair is way more than car is worth !!! They thanked me for being honest !!
So I had a 2005 Ford Freestyle which ran great. No leaks, engine good, transmission good. It had a flywheel that was missing teeth. My mechanic said that it was not worth fixing on my car due to the labor cost. He also said it won’t get better, may stay the same or get worse. His recommendation to me was drive it until you can’t. I did drive it a little longer got worse and traded it in and got another car. $200 trade in, had 238,000 miles on it.
You need to send that vehicle home and maybe it will get lucky and come back as a Tesla love your videos and have a blessed day today 🙏
They have plows in Florida,they use them to clear storm debris!
Snow plow is headed to Canada….lol
Thanks Kenny
133K km isn't much. That's a shame. Nothing to lose..quart of Lucas.😊😊😊
The odometer has mi beside the numbers. May be miles instead of km. Still isn't so much for that engine I think.
@@williamwhite9767 you can switch back and forth on the digital.
People don't change the trans fluid but the oil regulator, trans fluid should be changed 40 ,000 miles but most never do .
Worth trying a drain and fill of the Transmission fluid and seeing what happens. Suck out old fluid through the dipstick.
What is the overall condition of everything else. THAT determines whether to fix or not. Rust is a killer. If the condition is overall good, then a couple thousand for a used trans installed might be the way to go.
Omg. I have same vehicle, identical problem , limping, fail to shift, poor acceleration. Turned out to be water accumuted at the connector on passenger side. In engine compartment. Mechanic told me trash it. Found resource on UA-cam. Wiped connector cleaned. Then i ziptide a aluminum lunch box on top of connector,so water no longer get into it. Been Working great forg 100,000 miles now. Hope this customer still have freestar to do fix i mentioned
The odometer says mi for miles. I suspect that engine if taken care of will last a lot longer.
Someone recently pointed out to me, "It's more affordable to pay for a repair, even if it exceeds the value of the car, than to take on a $700-$1000 monthly payment for a new car over the next five years-or pay for a used car at a ridiculous interest rate for the same duration." It made sense to me, and hopefully, it offers some perspective in today's world.
So true! Sometimes you pay more just for the doc fee nowadays at least here in New Jersey 🤔🤯
But a future money pit....there is usually a time to make the call.
When you see one problem that would Total the car ..then see 3 or 4 more that will happen in the next year and it's time to move on.
Had a car that needed an electric PS rack, but then once on the lift needed a rear subframe to keep safe, and needed rear brakes soon.....then add to the fact the transmission was getting temperamental...and engine sounds had changed....
It was just worn out...tired, time to move on.
Sure if labor or your time is free it was fixable as it was mostly a good car...and parts are cheap from other cars getting parted out ...but realistically spend 3k+ on a car that worth 2.5k? Then possibly need an used engine and tranny swap in a year? Those are a pig and poke in themselves even if cheap.
If a car will reasonably need 2-3 times it's value in the next two years to keep on the road, it's time to run.
It just depends on if the car is in really good shape or not. Like in this case, Kenny said it is rusting out pretty good.
The Freestyle has the CVT which is not a good transmission,at least $2,200.00 for the transmission used if any good
nowadays new cars cost more than my house so might be time to keep any vehicle forever.
does that have one of those CVT trans? if so tell them to haul it to the scrap yard and run.
That shuttering, is that not caused by a Torque converter issue?
My Subaru is getting a new engine tomorrow 😊
You are in a huge club. 😂
@@DocZoidberg549 🤣🤣🤣
drove those to 300,000 had several the trans has a filter seems blocked to me. filter kit 20.00 plus fluid worth it?
Thats a little snowplow. We call it a dust pan 😂
Dude, some garage owners, if not most, drool over customers with old vehicles
That’s what makes them rich$$$
They do their best to keep these type of customers whipping a dead horse, all the while, not considering at all, what they have committed their mechanics too, rusted, dirty, greasy, nasty debris falling in your face and into your coveralls, it’s brutal
Those are the customers they like most $$$$(not $$$$ for the mechanic though who’s actually doing the dirty work)
I can only guess the transmission was never or rarely serviced 🤦♂️
Almost no one does it seems. Which sucks when buying a used car; then you get to play the: "Is it already dying and going to grenade if I change the trans fluid?" game.
This is similar to the Ford 5r55 accumulator piston bore is worn resulting in low pressure
Why would you recommend a transmission without doing a fluid change first?
That's what a junk yard is for! Pull a yard trans and slap it in. But mechanics won't do squat any more but charge $250 an hr to throw chinese junk parts bin at a car and refuse to use junk yard oem parts which would save a customer thousands.
If a vehicle is in great shape, sometimes it is worth it just because you know what you have. Otherwise, not worth fixing. It also depends on how much it costs to repair.
I hope that plow truck isn't foreshadowing of things to come this winter. From North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico has suffered enough.
Time for DR. Shutter Fix 😂😂
change fluid for last chance and filter?? drive till stops...😊
This video brought to you by FORD.
coil packs?
i would throw a trans filter and oil at it on a hope that its just not getting enough oil pressure in trans letting them know the results are unknown
Hi. Where are you located in NC? I'm in Fayetteville. Maybe you can check out my vehicle I'm having some issues with it. 🤔
That's only ~83,000 miles.
What part of NC are you? I am also in NC
"O Canada" 🇨🇦
Sometimes the investment may be cheaper than another unknown used vehicle ?
Freestar
junked at 125,000 miles? not good, ford.....
It said 133000 mi
Meh it's a ford it's days were done the moment it came off the assembly line
Tell it's an older vehicle still has a transmission dipstick