Goss’ Garage
Pat Goss, MotorWeek's resident master technician, helps consumers understand car problems and how to speak the same language as their technician. As cars becoming increasingly complex, fewer repairs can be accomplished at home. Effective communication with a repair shop is vital to keeping consumer and operating costs under control. From rattles and squeaks to leaks and drips, Pat covers a myriad of issues designed to keep cars on the road and out of the repair shop.
Rust Buckets Episode 4038
And here’s something you might not be familiar with but it could be your car’s best friend. It is the wand to a power washer. Now, what are we dealing with here? Well, we are dealing with a way to help prevent damage to the car like this. This is rust. And of course you don’t want to see that on your car but everybody has the mistaken idea that coats of wax… Read More
Water Problems Episode 4037
We get lots of cars that come into the repair shops with water problems. Now they have water in some of the most unusual places that you’ve ever could imagine. But some of the more common ones, well that's headlights and tail lights. You see, what happens is that with modern lights made out of plastic, somebody will bump up against your car when you're… Read More
The More Things Change 40th Anniversary Special - Episode 4036
JOHN DAVIS: Pat, do you realize that in 40 years we’ve outgrown three Goss’ Garage sets, and that you’ve taped more than 1000 segments… that’s a lot of car care. PAT GOSS: It sure is, and to think that it almost didn’t happen. In the pilot show, Craig Singhaus was the mechanic and the segment was called “Motorshop.” Maybe if things turned out differently, I… Read More
Cabin Air Filters Episode 4035, Episode 4047
When it comes time to buy a car, there are a lot of things that most people don’t think about that they really should. And those are some of the things that are required to do, the normal repairs and maintenance on a car. You see, there’s all sorts of things that you have to do on a regular basis. And on some cars they are very easy and on some cars they are… Read More
Under Hood Cleaning Episode 4034, Episode 4046
One of the things that most drivers, they don’t pay attention to, is the cleanliness under the hoods of their cars. You know keeping a car clean all over makes it worth more money, but keeping it clean under the hood can actually make it last longer and it can make it run better. Now the reason for that is all the dirt and grease and everything, that builds… Read More
Tires and Jacks Episode 4033, Episode 4045
I get a lot of questions from people wanting to do their own tire rotation. Can they? Yes, certainly you can. But I think it’s a whole lot better to have a shop do it while it’s up in the air getting some other service performed. Getting an oil change? Lots of time they’ll throw in the tire rotation free of charge. But you really want to do it yourself?… Read More
What Oil Does Episode 4032, Episode 4044
We all know that one of the most important things that we can do to an engine to make it last a long time is to change the oil. But, how many people really understand what oil does in an engine? See, back in the day, engines were a lot less complicated than they are today. You look at a modern engine and oil has to do a lot of different things. Number 1, of… Read More
Driveway Drips Episode 4031, Episode 4043
If you drive a car long enough, sooner or later you’ll probably see spots on the pavement underneath the car when you park it. Well, that could mean a lot of different things, but how do you determine what’s going on? Well of course one of the things you can do is to see where the leak is coming from. You know, is it coming from the front? It could be from… Read More
Leaky Wheels Episode 4029, Episode 4042
This time let’s talk about something that we always see almost daily in the repair shops. And that is problems with the alloy wheels, but especially chrome plated alloy wheels. Over here, we have when we’re looking on the outside of it of course. And we can see where the chrome has peeled and is coming loose and in general, this is one ugly looking wheel.… Read More
Ratchet Straps Episode 4028, Episode 4041
Towing has become very popular over the years and no matter what it is that you tow, whether it is recreational equipment or vehicles as we see here or just plain boxes, you’re going to need a way to tie down the load. And that means you need to know something about straps. Now here we have a strap that’s specifically designed for a tow dolly. That’s where… Read More