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.
Winter Tires
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
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
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
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
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
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
Old and Worn Out Tires
Tires are one of the most important safety aspects of any car and to give us some pointers we have our tire expert, Matt Edmonds. Matt, welcome back to Goss’s Garage. Matt Edmonds: Pleasure to be here, Pat. Pat Goss: Alright now, I gotta tell you something. I got a deal on this tire. I went on the internet and bought that brand new sucker for 25 bucks. Matt… Read More
Jeep Bushings
As cars have evolved so have the parts that we use to repair them. And we have our parts guru Mr. Tom Taylor to give us some pointers about suspension parts. Tom, welcome back to Goss’ Garage. Tom Taylor: Thanks Pat. It’s great to be here. PAT GOSS: Alright, we’ve got a bunch of suspension parts. What are we seeing from your perspective? Tom Taylor: Newer cars… Read More
You Don’t Know Jack
If you’re into do it yourself there’s some things that you should have in your garage. Number one is a first aid kit. Number two is a fire extinguisher. These are mandatory. Now other things that you need to be aware of. There are hidden dangers in all sorts of places in a garage. Number one, air hoses. They deteriorate with age. And depending on the pressure in… Read More
Know your Cool
Every year when the weather turns warm, my shops are inundated with air conditioning problems, and many of those problems are solved by do it yourselfers. So if you’re a do it yourselfer the very first you need to know is what type of refrigerant your car has. Now years ago it was a standard r12, well that was phased out in the 90s for r134a and now if you look… Read More