About this episode

The episode discusses vehicle maintenance topics including fluid levels, oil change frequency, and troubleshooting airflow issues.

How to tell if your transmission is in trouble. Keeping your fluids full. What to do with wheel bearings. What could make a knocking noise? When to get an oil change for a vehicle that does not get driven much. How vehicle technician school is changing. Replacing a mass airflow sensor. How to safely clean a radiator. Ask our car care expert Nick Stoffel of Lloyds Automotive. Visit lloydsautomotive.net 651-228-1316.

People in this episode

Guest: Nick Stoffel

Topics covered

• fluid maintenance
• oil change frequency
• transmission issues
• vehicle technician school
• mass airflow sensor
• radiator cleaning

Keywords

• transmission trouble
• wheel bearings
• knocking noise
• oil change
• mass airflow sensor
• radiator cleaning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lloyds Automotive

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