In this video I have a look at a customers Rav4 with a complaint that it stalls at the stop signs. Before we dive in let's use a few clues we get on a short test drive to see if it cures her problem.
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Come on. Kitty Come on wi tight. come on. hurry up you seeing it? You going in? Come on.
get in there. Jeez, we got to look at this. Toyota We only got this few minutes here, but apparently this thing does not like to stay running by that. I mean it stalls.
Whoa. Sound like the timeing change jumped through the cover. Apparently it stalls it. stop signs and there is no engine light on.
Let me see if the engine light works. It does Maintenance required. Lights on and mileage 184 700. Uh, I'm going to jump into just some generic data like I say we're just going to start looking at this here here today.
I've got to go to a dental appointment here in about 20 minutes, but figure we might be able to learn a little something. seems like it Idol's fine and stuff, but evidently you got to two foot this thing All right. One code found. oops Drive Cycle's done.
so nobody's been doing the code clearing business. Let's see what code is in it. Maybe a pending code or an old history code or something here. Uh, let's see current code P 14 Cam shaft timing over Advanced or system performance bank one.
Okay, well that's something. Oh, brake pedal goes about to the floor. just roll ahead here a little bit. Well, let's take it for a little rip there.
I'm going to scan it, look at some data while I take it for Drive see if we learn anything. Um, way. that timing change rattling that didn't sound too healthy did it? Oh, hopefully you guys could hear that. I'm just going to roll up to the stop site here and didn't stall the very first one I pulled up to.
yeah, you see that. that's it. She does. Stall boy.
it sounds like that Ty of Chain's going to puke. We better go back to the shop. This stin thing could be just out of oil. I See the oil sticker up there says it's do at 176 we got 184 on it Timing codes plus the like I say when I first started this thing it sounded terrible I'm going to two foot it here.
at the stop sign, we got an oil light flicking on it. it thing's still at 1,000 RPMs and it's flicking the oil light on I Think sounds like a freaking diesel truck here. Let's just pull in here before it blows up. Yeah, just stalled again.
All right. I'll get her inside. Yeah, this is going to be as simple as an oil change. actually.
let me just start that again. just head in gear. step right. W It's a mouse.
Scared me. Better get that little bastard before you. Oh shoot, just close the hood now. I got to pop the and get him I Want in my shot.
Scared there little sucker. Missed him. Come here. Oh, get out of there.
Okay, he's going to go live in the car. We're going to park this one outside here pretty quick. Couldn't get a hold of Little Bastard will bite you. that's a field mouse.
Just rip my glove. got me all. He comes back out. We're going to get them all right.
Let's see. see what the survey says here. Add a little bit of moisture on it and no oil on the stick. Okay, step one: always put oil in your car, especially if it sounds like a diesel. I Grab just two quarts. so of the zero 20, we'll start with that cuz we're not even on the stick. Yeah I don't like it when the cars Coman if I got mice in them and the mice get in my shot Luna keeps them pretty cleaned up till the cat does. We haven't had a mouse problem in here a lot of years, but every once in a while she'll get one.
Usually on the parking lot though, coming out of people's cars, but you got to be careful to you grab by the tail. usually okay, but you grab Bo they bite. that hurts. so that's two quarts.
We only need one more to make it full. Heay. All right. Court number three.
See if that put us in the safety zone? Yes sir. So we're almost at the dot now, so that's good. Close enough. Good enough for the girls we run with.
Damn! Mouse we're going for a r. Let's go see if this fixes the problem. Oh, that sounds a little better. Must be it doesn't like running on one Court Hey, the oil light's not coming on.
Hey look at that. it didn't install. Go to the next stop sign here. You have to deal with the seat belt dingerz it's going around the block cuz look at that.
it didn't install again. Miracle miracle. But at least we know what the problem is. Now one more stalling.
All right folks, that's it. Pretty easy one. like I say I'll call Ladi see what they want to do if they just want to take it like it is or actually do an oil change on it. It's got 176 and some change written on this up here.
so full synthetic. They probably put 5,000 Mi on the sticker. so that means it was done at 171 and we're High 184. So we'll say 185.
So what's that? It's 14,000 mil on an oil change and um, assuming it's you know hasn't been done in between. That's a lot of miles. Um, chances are it hasn't, you know and it's just out of oil. three quarts we put in it think probably holds you know 4 and A2 or something without looking.
So driving around with a qu and a half oil sounds like a diesel truck and cam timing codes you know. Most obvious thing do is check your oil, check your oil lady and uh, that'll cause them to stall. Whether it's stalling because of fuel cutout. I Don't know or you know cam timing, it's not really worth looking into as to the actual reason, but the reason is it's low on oil, so check your oil folks.
Let this be a reminder to you and what you're thinking about there. I Think about going in that comment section leaving a comment. The Question: the insty the Facebook forgot to give you the signs. Just remember viewers, if I can do it, you can do it.
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I enjoyed your "assisted" entry technique with the cat!
Good thing that was a Toyota or she would have been walking for a few years.
My summer car has me programmed to check the oil every time I stop for gas. The "Perks" of owning something that is known to burn it.
Mouse- Not a sponsor.
We’ve seen the girl Eric runs with 🙂
Oil? Grease? Don't they put that in at the factory?
This car's going to be back in February with ' customer states, when turning wipers on, fuses blow' or, 'squeaking noise from wiper motor' . Ha Ha Ha Flipping mice!
Don't all modern vehicles have forever oil that never required changing, lmfoa! Did the rad overflow have any fluid in it?
Who the heck needs oil for the engine in their car? I think the mouse was sipping the oil at his leisure.
Luna had him right where she wanted him until YOU interrupted the hunt Dr. O!
Stupid free loading mouse should have been checking the oil! 🐀
The clue to the owner's habits is the mouse. The owner probably has a name for it. Mr. mouse is a friend. 😀
cat…
Yep they run a lot better with oil in them!
Every Garage should have the best tool in the shop to remove a mouse, Its called a CAT.
You sure did jump back when you saw Mickey Mouse, of course I would have done the same.
That's actually a good thing that it turned off at stops, Toyota programmed it to do that to save the engine.
This is my old lady all over. She wouldn’t even think about servicing if it was left to her. As long as it's running and she can drive it, then it must be OK.
Just as well I take all the responsibility and service them myself.
That cat needs to earn it's keep. 😅
the stalling was the mouse under the hood restricting fuel flow
Boot's the cat up the arse, chasing Mice In car, Standard SMA kinda day 😂
Considering the purchase price of a car and the cost of repairs, it amazes me how people can ignore vehicle maintenance.
Needs STP (Stay Together Please).
OK, mouse traps and oil, , , , , Got It!
All it needs is a filter and you have an oil change.
I watched this while eating breakfast and went to work and had a ram pick up, compliant was oil pressure was low. It was 10k since last oil change, no oil on the dipstick, and had an oil leak that was leaving puddles on the floor, no mention of that, lol.
I can't believe that you don't do some basic servicing on this car, I wonder what the air filter looks like. You could do a lot in 15min and a hundred bucks. It's the professional thing to do….?
I've seen literally dozens of early 2000 model Rav4s come in the shop destroyed because of that, they had oil consumption problems and recalls because of it, but truthfully the dipstick is there for a reason.
Luna knew mouse was under the hood as she was under the car when Eric O came out of the garage 😂😂
Weird for a Toyota to use oil. I own a 1999 Corolla and have no issues with oil. My brother is a car mechanic just like you and he always says to me: you only need to open the hood when you are bored…. 😁
question,if a man drives a vehicle called a rav4 shouldn't he also wear panty hose?
Oil…go figure…Why did you not check the oil inthe first place? DVD:)
Luna taking her sweet time 😂 typical cat
This is why you DON'T own a vehicle if you cant maintain it properly, and checking the oil should be a requirement in getting your license. And this is why you don't go over 3k miles between oil changes. Always done mine every 3k, owned and sold over 200 cars and I've never had an engine failure. It costs me less than 40$ to do my own oil changes every 3k. I'll continue to do that until i die. The whole 5k to 7500 to 10k oil changes are horseshit. Ive been doing this 15 years, working on cars that is. I've been driving for 18 years.
Hope your dental appointment went well!
Some of those Toyotas had oil burning issues. Perhaps that contributed.
…What about the Mouse…??
oil is so over rated
How about oil psi?
The cat was trying to do its job before you put in
Bet that damaged the motor.
Was wondering why it did not go up in the air for a EYE test for leaks , the customer doesn’t check oil would not notice oil leaks either .
…and that's how the: "Engine Oil Dilution" code was born
The little mouse needs a home for the winter 🐀🐀
I think the mouse should be checking the oil. Heck it's living there for free.
So many people think that the oil pressure light means oil level. This is why manufacturers are fitting level sensors. I've met people who've owned their car for 2 or more years, and have no idea how to open the hood.
Who else didn’t see anything in the video and was just intensely staring at where the mouse darted 😂😂😂
SMA is the best – love this channel!
Trying to give a cat an order is useless. The most you can do is suggest… with your foot. 😂
Knew a guy once that bragged about only ever changing the oil filter in his brand new Plymouth 318ci Fury. Felt sorry for the next owner. After 5-6 years, and what musta been a half inch of sludge, it probably required a couple quarts less to do an oil change.
I had one of those come in 2 days ago. At least she was aware enough to say I think it's out of oil. Two quarts barely got it on the stick. I just charged her for 3 three quarts and showed her how to check it and let her put the 3rd one in.
Women don't care about their cars unless they make noise or stop running. It's just that simple.
So what happened to the unauthorized passenger ?
You need a bigger, meaner… cat.
“What do you mean I need an oil change? You just filled it up”
Whether you like them or not or think they are practical for your use, this is what is going to have a large percentage of the population buy EV’s as their prices keep coming down. To many (most?) people, a car is just for getting from A-to-B and as long as it has Bluetooth to play their music they do not want to have to think about: oil changes, transmission/gas filter servicing, timing belts/chains, coolant, and everything else ICE vehicles require.
Now, just need to sit back and see if my prediction of how lazy people are is accurate or not. 🙂
You just ruined that engines desire to be featured on "I do cars" teardown
OK, if your camshaft light comes on, maybe check the oil. My Chevy gave me a check engine oil level message on the DIC one time. No Lie! I was in line a Wendy's one night, engine idling just fine, and the DIC displayed Check Engine Oil Level. After I got my Dave's Double w/ 1/2 Lb of British Beef, I got out and checked it. Lo and behold it was way down on the stick. That little GEN V 4.3 LV3 ECO T engine had been a teal trooper since new. Nary a lick of trouble. It only had 30 some thou on it and I never race it, so I wondered if the AFM was causing oil consumption. OR maybe the 5w-30? It had never gotten low afore and has never since. (pushing 65K now) Well, at least I couldn't hear the camshaft rattling. All is well in Whoville. ben/ michigan
Oil is important had a car in the shop and it had oil sticker from jiffy lube checked oil it was over full by 8qts customer compliant not running good!! always check your oil!!!!
And where might I find this magic fluid you call oil? 😮
Now Jethro Tull one Brown Mouse Song your going to play it cause it's great!
Before my daughter was able to drive alone I made her use the jack from the car and change the tire using the doughnut spare. She was not happy but she did it. I would say less than a year later she was out with friends in their car and got a flat. She called to tell me that she was the only one that knew what to do. Now at thirty five she does all kinds of stuff for herself.
I would like to see inside the engine, I'm a fan of carnage.
does it have any oil in it lol
Whats the engine code for mouse under the hood? 🤣
I have been a mechanic for 40 years. I never never Test drive Any vehicle without checking the fluids first. I Do Not care if they just drove the car to the shop and parked it outside. First Rule open the hood and che k fluids. No Test drive of vehicles if they complain about Steering or Brakes until a SAFETY check in preformed.
Can damage anyone or wreck anything if you Did not touch it because it had zero oil or a dangerous issue.
The beginning of video, Luna was posted up under the Toyota. She didn’t finish walking in because she wanted to wait for the mouse.
That would hurt some cam bearings.. Gee.
Now we know how to convert a diesel to a gas engine.
I had a diesel navara come in complaint of not as powerful as normal ,turned out 50k kms of no oil change had turned oil into moly grease we had to pull the sump to change it as it didn't want to come out the drain hole 😮
That mouse turns the blower fan! Dont kick him out or the car will be back with no air blowing out the ducts!😂
If she used Amsoil she could have went 25,000 miles on a oil change! 😂
And these type people, that cant check oil or oil change, are driving amongst us!
Ha Ha! I had my dodge dart stalling also. Never thought to check oil. You are right, low oil was the cause. Thank you.
People are unbelievable. Cars need oil!!!
Strong independent types
SMAs version of “Wild Kingdom” surprised he didn’t send Josh (Jim) in for the kill.
PS you did see where Luna was coming from.
she's lucky you caught that, wasn't far from a just rolled in video.
You need a clone of Wes's dog Max to deal with them meeses😂
Oil? Lubrication?
What's that?
Oil is oil and its there forever..
😅
i was wondering how you were gonna get that mouse .. half expected to see the shop vac … that sucks! … I have never found throwing a cat at a mouse or throwing a mouse at a cat to be all that useful …
I am surprised that the engine didn't blow up in a 2010 model Toyota Hilux which ran the 4 litre 1GR-FE V6 engine because the volunteer organisation who owned it didn't get it serviced for 22,000 kilometres (14,000 miles).
Well,I was driving it with about 1 litre (1 quart)of oil in the engine so we put 5 litres (about 5 quarts of oil) in the engine to bring it up to the full mark !
Cavitation!!!!
Well there's your problem lady, 🙄😜
My mechanic friend Tim won’t touch a truck or car until he checks the oil. He told me you would not believe how badly people treat their engines. He got burned by one customer and swore never again.
The mouse… we have cats, JoJo and Smartypants. We don’t have any mice issues. 😁 Thanks for a great video!!
As wrench turning Jinks the cat would say "I hate those oil drinking mieeces to pieces!"
Good thing you have a Cat Mr O!🤤
makes a person wonder what the threshold for an oil light is
I like your oil dispenser
can't believe they never checked the oil and never put any in lol
You are correct. I check mine twice a month
Most women drivers I have known just gas & go w/o considering anything else. Relying on the computer to tell them of anything else needed. SMH
Hopefully you will charge an hour labor just to add oil. The owner needs to learn a lesson from this. $100.00 + to add oil should teach a lesson.
This lady (if over the age of 22) needs her license revoked. Without a doubt a hazard, or soon to become a needless hazard on the road. If under 22, whoever pretended to raise her, needs to not raise any kids. This is basic common sense. Oil needs to be checked weekly or before a drive if it sits.