**Transmission Issues: A Costly Problem to Avoid**

When it comes to driving a car, most people take for granted the smooth operation of their vehicle's transmission system. However, this complex system can be prone to breakdowns, and when it does, repair costs can be astronomical. It's not uncommon for transmissions to fail around 150,000 miles, which is often attributed to wear and tear over time. While it may seem like a good idea to keep pushing through and try to avoid repairs, it's often better to address any issues early on to prevent more costly problems down the road.

If you're experiencing transmission issues, there are several possible causes. One of the most common culprits is the transmission range sensor. When this part wears out or becomes faulty, it can cause the transmission to malfunction and refuse to engage in park mode. In some cases, simply loosening the bolts that hold the sensor in place and adjusting its position can resolve the problem. However, if the issue persists, it may be necessary to replace the entire range sensor. Thankfully, this is not usually a major repair job, and many transmission range sensors can be replaced with relatively minor modifications.

**Rust Repair: A Job for the Discerning Mechanic**

For those who have been affected by rust issues on their vehicle, repairing the damage can be a daunting task. The problem, as illustrated in one owner's experience with a 2012 Explorer, is that the rust can spread quickly and deeply, requiring significant repairs to get the vehicle back in good condition. In some cases, the damage may have progressed to the point where cutting off the rotten parts and replacing them with new metal is the only viable option.

However, not everyone wants or needs to go this far. For those who are looking for a more affordable solution, using a wire brush on a drill can help remove any remaining rust and restore the vehicle's original appearance. Fiberglassing the repaired area from the inside out can also provide a suitable alternative to full-on replacement work. While these methods won't guarantee long-term results, they can certainly extend the life of the vehicle for several years.

**Lifter Ticking Noise: A Mazda Problem?**

For those who own a Mazda vehicle with a four-cylinder engine, a ticking noise coming from under the hood may be a familiar problem. In many cases, this issue is caused by worn-out hydraulic lifters, which can be replaced with relatively minor repairs. However, for some owners of older models, the noise may persist even after replacing all of the lifters.

In these instances, it's worth noting that Mazda vehicles have historically been more prone to lifter ticking noises due to their smaller and weaker lifters. While newer models seem to be less affected by this issue, many owners of older cars have reported similar problems over the years. Ultimately, whether or not to spend a significant amount of money rebuilding the engine is up to individual decision. If the vehicle runs smoothly and without trouble codes, it may be best to live with the ticking noise.

**A Word of Caution**

For those who are considering addressing transmission issues, rust repairs, or lifter ticking noises on their vehicle, it's essential to exercise caution and seek professional advice when necessary. While these problems can often be resolved with minor modifications or repairs, they can also require significant investment and expertise. By being aware of the potential costs and complexities involved, owners can make informed decisions about how best to address these issues and extend the life of their vehicle.

Whether you're dealing with a transmission problem, rust issue, or lifter ticking noise, it's essential to stay vigilant and proactive in addressing any concerns that arise. By taking a cautious and informed approach, you can help prevent costly repairs down the road and keep your vehicle running smoothly for years to come.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrev up your engines all right electric motorcycle world watch out honda's getting involved they announced they're gonna make four electric motorcycles in the next few years they're starting out with smaller ones remember how honda started out with small ones in the united states little 125 cc's and stuff and look what they ended up building so ah they're starting to get involved in the electric motorcycle wars now if you remember honda recently promised that by 2040 the whole company'd be 100 electric they wouldn't make gas powered vehicles now that's like 19 years down the line who knows what's gonna happen between now and then they're working on electric motorcycles now and like i say they're using their brains they're not a stupid company they're not starting out with giant monstrosities that can go super fast but of course the superfast motorcycle has no range on the highway i've driven some that they claimed in the city at 140 mile range to stop and go and regenerate but on the highway going 75 miles an hour some of these things could only run for like 35 40 minutes and they ran out of electricity they're starting with the small ones which makes the most sense just like they started with motorcycles they started small and built up to big ones and much to their credit huns is a very smart company plan on making ones that all have universal swappable batteries so instead of having to wait you could have extra batteries and then you could put another battery in or there'd be stations where you could just swap the battery off that makes the most sense you're gonna sit there for five hours waiting for it to recharge no if they have universal batteries you can just swap them out that really makes the most sense for electric vehicles honda's getting into the fray for electric motorcycles so if anybody does it right i'd certainly think honda would do it now i really can't believe this one but it's true benelli which is an italian company is launching a new electric motor scooter called the dong i'm not making this up the dong of course with the name the dong you can imagine where it's made china of course because benally is now owned by gili that gigantic chinese corporation obviously they're using the name benelli it's got a famous name to sell these electric scooters but to call them dong i mean maybe they'll change their minds after americans see it and start laughing their heads off maybe they'll change it to willy people lost their minds now these little things can go 36 miles they're electric so they don't have all that much range it's an inner city type thing so you can ride your dong around the inner city i can't resist it i can't resist using 60 volts you know the higher the voltage the more power you're going to get out of them so it's not like it's 12 volt it's 60 it's got reasonable amount of voltage behind it now the dong's top speed is only 28 miles an hour so you're not going that fast on one of these dogs and one of the reasons they go that slow is because at that speed you don't need a special motorcycle license in europe a lot of things are made just to fit in for certain laws that's why they go a certain speed or have a certain amount of power like in europe if you have motorcycles over 600 cc i guess they tax the heck out of them so they got a lot of 600 cc motorcycles that can go really fast and that's why they built them that way and the dong isn't particularly cheap it's 2500 dollars so they want a twenty five hundred dollar dong i think some people would buy it just to be right around the thing that says dog i'm riding my dog kyle two four four five says it's a honda jazz a girl's car i know the jazz is very reliable but i don't know about a car which is targeted for women no hate but you know i'm a dude things are targeted for all kinds of things okay take uh a mazda miata a lot of people say oh that's a girly car you know a little bitty convertible looks like a baby buggy type thing but it depends on what you're doing with it you could put a supercharger on a miata make it a very fast little car there's all kinds of things you could do that take the basic honda jazz a transportation device and you know they're making it little and cute for women and stuff and that's what they want but you get what you see it's a honda it's well designed the engine and transmission are excellent what it looks like on the outside that's in the eye of the beholder you know take like the kia soul okay i think it's one of the ugliest cars ever made some people love the styling of the thing back in the day a lot of people love volvos because they look like boxes there's some people swedes included they like boxy looking things right so they think that's good looking and they like it now the old volvos the boxing ones anyways were very reliable but yeah they were boxy looking and it's for the jazz itself hey it's whatever you want to make it into you know if you don't like the style get something else me if i wanted a dependable little car like that i would have no qualms about buying a honda jazz they're well made you know they're a smaller car but hey i can't say they're made for women they're obviously targeting women but they're targeting anybody that wants a smaller car like that for transporting stuff around it's going to be dependable so you know it all depends what you want you know i mean if you want to really look much go get a gto or a dodge hellcat or something matthew says hello scotty did i make the right decision for our first family vehicle recently i purchased a 2009 chevrolet suburban 1500 4x4 automatic transmission 5.3 liter engine with 147 000 miles i paid twelve thousand five hundred it's clean has a little rust on the back gonna get it fixed is it a good deal granted back in 2009 they're somewhat better made than they were today if it would have been a 99 or 2000 2001 it would be tons better made than today 2009 you're getting kind of to the point where yeah they're starting to get not as well built as they used to be of course you paid way too much 147 000 miles for a 13 year old suburban got all that mileage on it that's too much money but that's the price of things today now only time's going to tell if you got a good deal because with those things generally at that kind of mileage the transmission's going to go out or the rear end you want to pray they don't baby it don't drive like a maniac and it is 4x4 so if your transmission does go out the price of repairing that four by four whoo and here's some advice let's say you don't need four-wheel drive don't put it in four-wheel drive if you don't have to because it's only gonna wear out faster and then you're gonna have a big rat's nest so if you don't have to use it don't use it just use the regular rear wheel drive on it and you'd be a lot better off than you would trying to push keep your fingers crossed i wouldn't about that vehicle but you have and you're stuck with it take care of it baby it and especially baby the transmission don't use the four wheel drive system unless you absolutely have to because when that stuff does break it costs a fortune to repair and that's kind of the mileage around 150 000 that's often when the transmissions go out on those things hopefully maybe the previous owner had the transmission rebuilt you might try to ask look into it see if they had the transmission rebuilt and then it might last quite some time josh 35 says how can i fix my gear shift lever i got a 96 toyota t100 with an automatic transmission and my column shifter sometimes i put it in park then it won't start and i have to kind of wiggle it around and it starts it's annoying what can i do all right well pray it's not the gear shift assembly itself the park neutral shifter because that cost a fortune but here's what it normally is there's a part called the transmission range sensor when you put that up and down it goes down the cable to the transmission and on the transmission is a transmission range sensor those can wear so that when you put it in park the sensor isn't clicked in the park sometimes they need a new cable or sometimes they're just worn and need replacing but in quite a few of them you can slot where the bolts hold them in and make them a little slotty loosen the bolts then you can adjust a little so that if it doesn't go into park right so it starts you turn it one way or the other and then if that closes the switch so you can get power that you're in park to go through to the starter and start the car that can fix the problem more often on toyota transmission range sensor they're not the actual shift assembly itself it's not as bad as you might think it could be number 23 says i got a rush this year on my o7 explorer on max floor i noticed the right rear door panel above the tire this rust flaking off should i knock it off and paint it touch it up let it dry and then spray it with clear coat rust proofer and he's got a picture and in the picture right above the tire you can see it's actually rotted through right around the fender flare all right that's typical for forbes you got a serious problem there in terms of rust if you want it to look good it's rusted the whole way through in parts you basically would have to cut off that whole section weld in new metal paint it with primer and then paint it with paint and then seal it with clear coat a gigantic job to do correctly it's a 14-yard explorer i don't know how far you want to go look around the rest of vehicles probably find it starting to rust all the other ones too in which case it would be foolhardy to spend all that kind of money now if you don't care not being perfect and it lasts a while cut out the really rotten parts get a wire brush on a drill make it shiny metal again and then fiberglass it from the inside backwards and then sand it down then use a little bondo and paint it's not going to last forever because it'll keep rotting in other parts but you can do a decent thing that might last a few years that way to fix it right you got to cut all the old rotten rust off weld in new metal it's a real job to do right zoom zoom says i got a 2012 mazda 3 with a ticking noise at the risk of asking too many questions i want to know is this normal for my engine here's video and i can hear the engine ticking yeah it's lift or tip mazda's notorious for that they have somewhat cheaper hydraulic lifters in them and over the ages the mazda engine have had lots of lifter ticking problems and in order to fix them so you got a four cylinder engine okay four valves per cylinder right 16 of these lifters you have to replace them all to make sure the noise would not come back with that mods on an old car it's really not worth doing as long as it runs okay you don't get any trouble codes i would personally live with it i wouldn't go any further that mazda's eyes were a little bit weak with lifter ticker noise now i don't hear it on the later model ones since they've been dealing with toyota they seem to be building better engines but through history mazda says they age often have lifter ticking noises because they got rather small lifters they're kind of tiny and they do have a tendency of wearing out making noise but like i say some of them they go years that way as long as it runs what the heck you want to spend a ton of money rebuilding that thing it's really not worth it if it runs okay so if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that bell you\n"