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.
Dum-Dum DIY Jobs Episode 3822
Now I know none of you would do these things but we see some pretty crazy stuff coming into the repair shops. One of the more typical ones is where the exhaust system has a leak and the driver goes out and buys duck tape or some other type of tape and wraps it around the leaking part and expects it to stop the leak. Well it may momentarily, but remember exhaust… Read More
Replace your Rockers Episode 3814, Episode 3839, Episode 3931
Although vehicle manufacturers have made huge improvements in preventing body rust on vehicles, we still have some out there that are like this. And that is rust. What causes rust is where dirt and moisture combine inside or between two pieces of metal, dirt holds the moisture, it eats itself from the inside out. Now in this case you may have to replace this due… Read More
Batter Up Batteries Episode 3813
Few things on modern cars are as important as its battery and that’s because everything works with electricity on todays cars. That means we have to have a really clean battery all the time. All this grease and dirt and everything laying on top of it. We clean it away using some type of grease cutting detergent and clear water to rinse it. But the really important… Read More
Give me a Brake Episode 3811, Episode 3828
Brakes. Oh so important but they seem so simple. But there’s so much to know about them. Number one, they wear. And that means you need to check them periodically. And if there’s ever a change in the way the brakes feel, or that they make noise or anything like that you get them checked immediately. Here’s and example of when you don’t do that. Everything is… Read More
Winter Tires Episode 3810, Episode 3827
If you live in an area where you get any amount of snow whatsoever, there is the eternal question: Do I need winter tires? And to shed some light on it, we have our tire expert, Matt Edmonds. Matt, welcome back to Goss’ garage. Matt Edmonds: Pleasure to be here, Pat. Pat: Alright, we have some examples of tires here. Give us a primer. Matt: Well we’ve got the… Read More
Follow Your Nose Episode 3809, Episode 3826
Ah there’s nothing like that new car smell. But in many cases that new car smell gives way to some rather pungent odors. Not the least of which is the one which smells like dirty sweat socks. Well that could indicate that you have a leaky sunroof if your car has one. So you want to start out by looking at the drains in the sunroof. No, they’re not waterproof. So… Read More
COPs and Pulleys Episode 3808, Episode 3821
Times change, cars change, parts that go in them change. And, we have with us today our parts guru, Tom Taylor. Tom, welcome back to Goss’ Garage. Tom Taylor: Thanks for having me back, Pat. Pat: You know, I can remember back in the day, like that old Falcon sitting behind us, where all cars, had sparkplug wires. Tom: Right, you’d have one ignition coil that would… Read More
Rear-View Cameras Episode 3807, Episode 3820
New cars have an amazing array of high tech features. But what if your car doesn’t have exactly what you want? Well you might be able to find it in the aftermarket. One of those things of course is that new cars come with back up cameras. We have Mark Miller from Westminster Speed and Sound to give us some pointers. Mark, welcome to Goss’ Garage. Mark Miller:… Read More
Connectivity Services Episode 3806, Episode 3819
You’ve probably heard a lot about connected cars. Now many new cars can communicate over phone networks providing extra safety and convenience for their drivers. Including, alerting first-responders after a crash. Now these subscription communication services have different names, often specific to the individual car brand. But, what if you car doesn’t have such a… Read More
Rust is Not Your Friend Episode 3805
All cars have and enemy. And that enemy is rust. Yes I know a lot of cars are made of aluminum and plastics and various things like that but they still have steel parts. Now a lot of cars use steel lines or steel tubing for brakes and fuel lines and steering and so on. If those lines aren’t coated, they rust. We see a lot of vehicles with bad brake lines for… Read More