How To: Prep your car for a road trip
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Are you planning on taking a road trip? Brian Cooley is here to prep you before taking that journey.
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"If your car fails because your not checking your oil, well you suck." - God I love Cooley.
I LOLed. haha
I agree laughed so much
😂that was hilarious
This is the longest video Cooley has posted since the demise of “CNET On Cars” 🙌🙌🙌🙌. Bring back On Cars!!!
Also check coolant, brake fluid, power steering, and automatic transmission fluid levels, if applicable.
Make sure all the dash warning lights are working.
Cooley u da man
"COOLEY IS MY CO-PILOT" I want that bumper sticker.
3:28 haha “in which case, you suck.” That’s awesome
I drove my 96 rav4 with about 300k for about 5 years leaking a qt of oil every 100 miles or so from every seal you could think of, a split radiator that smokes like a bastard and 2 broken front wheel brings timing belt 7 years past due and I'm alive so everyone panicking about your car, you'll be fine. hooptie lyfe.
😂😂😂
Well, you have a Toyota. That helps.
Just give us Cooley On Cars! We all want him back with a full show.
I just love the way this guy explains everything.
Cooley is the only man i can actually pay attention to when discussing car mechanics/tech. Now teach me how engines work! lol
To me things like fluid leaks, brake calipers, wheel bearings, and catalytic converters are important things to be concerned about because these are the kind of things that will cause failures from long term use when maybe otherwise beginning to fail under normal circumstances.
You forgot about the car's cooling system! Important to check your coolant level and make sure there are no leaks! You don't want your car overheating on those long trips!
Dont forget about the blinker fluid
There is nothing like a blinker fluid lol
@@asemotajosephine3790 na man, blinker fluid is the MOST important thing to check before a road trip.
Lol
Check!
I always make sure to bring along my left handed spanner and long weight too.
CNET ON CARS WITH BRIAN COOLEY. This is what we want!
cooley I would like to remind you that you're awsome
Only Cooley can tell me "you suck" and make me feel educated.
Cooley's ingenious ploy to expense an oil change and tune-up. Brilliant!
If the brake squeal it does not always say it’s low. I had this issue after I replace it with new pads and rotors. Also check your pressure in the spare tire. It’s always good to have a portable air compressor and battery jump box.
I think they are listening to us. Cooley heaven!!!!
Don’t forget to check your air filter. Real easy to clean and can improve your car’s performance.
Just one more important thing: ensure you have a functioning car jack
And "Air in the Spare!"
I just found your channel and I really enjoy your videos and content!
Great advice. Keep the videos coming.
I would have voted for him in 2016.
What
Informative with personality! Love this
simple, just bring Brian Cooley with you.
great basics!
.Great video, thanks for sharing.
Nice vid. My battery retired on me on a roadtrip. No hard starting, it just died. Good thing I had a jumper cable.
It may be nice and warm here in the yay area this time of year but freezing where you’re going. Use antifreeze windshield washer fluid because in slush is where you’ll need that stuff the most anyways.
@5:25 this is a big problem on the roads these days - thank you for mentioning it! 🇺🇸
Great advice well presented
my 96 acura didn't require any tools, but it did require your hand to be broken in 5 places in order to get the bulb out. it was fine on the air intake side, but on the battery side it was a huge pain.
Ain't that the truth!
Another cool video from cooley
This was excellent. Great reminders about essential car care. I’m subscribing now
You’re the man Cooley
Great video
Thanks a lot!
I have to say, the car you are demonstrating on, coincidentially, is one of the best for a long road trip. The Ford Crown Victoria or it's sibling the Mercury Grand Marquis. I drove a Crown Vic for the company I worked for, sometimes through multiple states and boy are they comfortable. Large, roomy, nice riding and couches for seats. Not like these narrow firm seats in every vehicle now where your butt hurts after 75 milies. Smooth band of V-8 power. Rear wheel drive. Large trunk. One of the best.
👑 VIC, BEAST MODE‼️ 💪🏽😎🍻
I love those wheels 😍 my 06 mustang has wheels kinda like those
On a lot of cars that have daytime running lights in a constantly lit dash, usually a green logo will light up on the dash when the headlights are on but I would still walk around the car and make sure.
"Cooley is my co-pilot" lol nice one.
this will be one of those million viewed videos
Check your spare tire pressure too!
Cooley is da man!
Yep!
"... in that case you suck." Best said haha
Low gas prices are nice but as long as gas station is available fill up with that's good that's good enough for me. As far as the tires are concerned you could always pick up a tread depth gauge which is relatively inexpensive if you want Bridget's Pacific about how much tire tread you have.
Check air in spare tire. Rehearse a roadside tire change in the dark. Fluids, belts, hoses and charging system.
And take a flashlight with good batteries on your road trip as well. Changing tires by "feel" is no fun and can be downright dangerous. Never mind how I know.....
COOLANT FLUSH.
Do you have to worry about corrosion on side terminal batteries? Just wondering.
I think it's hilarious how I'm about to take a road trip and my dad said I need to get a tune-up. And when you said tuneup the camera showed a clip of woman reading a 2010 Acura TSX owner manual which is the exact car I have.
Cameron S holy shit I have a 2010 tsx with 83k taking a road trip to our new house
Big brother is watching.
1984
I'm about to embark on a 36 hour trip for the first time...possibly. This is some great information.
How did it go? I’m going 24 in about 20 days
Well?
@@liliansanchez7991 That was the longest trip ever for me@!!!!
Is that crown Vic yours Cooley?
I'm still amazed no one uses the "wear bars" on tires to see if they need replacing. The government requires 6 to be installed so they are easy to find. Sucks companies have to spend money for that feature and no one uses them....
Jason Harris I do
So do I ;)
My name is no one, and I use them too.
prep your car 2 weeks ahead of roadtrip
so if anyone you do goes wrong
Is that Cooley's garage with all those Ferraris?
Lol my brakes always squeal. There is a TSB on my car 😂😂
Was that a Yaesu?
brake fluid?
Just go to a good oil change place and they’ll check all of your fluids and filters.
I wouldn't mind taking that F12 back there for a road trip.
I love air coz it’s free. Not in the UK it isn’t.
That's a bummer on a road trip loll
Wear indicators, or as some of us mechanics call them, tattletales.
Those battery protector sprays are garbage. Not worth their overpriced dye. Get cheap clear spray paint, spray both the terminal and the connector very wet, put them together, then spray it heavy again. You'll get a weather and acid resistant connection that you can still jump other vehicles through (if you don't have dedicated jump points) and still remove when it's time to replace your battery.
im intrested in the car in the video what type of ford is it?????????
2004 crown victoria
gustavo fring?
Cooley, you need a cool earring
Why am I taking car maintenance advise from Gus Fring from Breaking Bad?
Don't forget highway air of tires.
I have a 2010 G37 sedan with 142k miles. it has been very reliable for me. I would love to take it on a road trip but I don’t want to be stranded
I have a 2010 G37xs 200k miles wanna take it to PA but I’m scared
@@newbozz1 mines now at 151k miles with no problems. I definitely could’ve taken it across the country lol
I'm late to the party, I have 2 things I wanted to mention since this video was made.
1) Air for your tires isn't always free, fueling stations are often charging for the use of their air guns - anywhere from 75 cents to over a dollar (for about 5 minutes of air).
2) My 2008 Chevy Impala LS has automatic headlights that do indeed light all the necessary lights - including headlights, and tail lights - I checked.
Hey Cooley air is not free anymore
franky santos. In California, air and water are free, by law.
@@eos3325 You know what? California isn't the world.
is cooley going on a road trip as an undercover cop?
COOLEY! WE LOVE YA MAN! U R THE BEST!
BE PRESIDENT OF THE USA
Cooley 2020?
COOLEY 2020, 2024 AND IF THEY WOULD ALLOW IT...FOREVER..............!
UNDER COOLEY EVERY AMERICAN WOULD RECEIVE A CAR!
UNDER COOLEY EVERY CHILD WOULD BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOL HOW TO CHANGE AN OIL FILTER!
First
My Altima has a little over 430k miles Any tips for me??
Play the lottery.
No all cars need some type of tools to remove light bulbs.
Who's Grorge Washington.. Lol
Tire Air is the only thing that your car gets for free? Lol I think not. 1.50 here unless you feel like driving 15 miles into town to a certain gas station that gives free air.
Amazing that only tires and wiper fluid are the only categories that apply to electric cars. Life is simpler in my LEAF,
archaz Range?
I thought it was a penny to check ur tires?
a quarter better represents 1/8", the all-weather minimum compared to the penny's 1/16", which represents only dry weather minimum and severely compromised braking
OIL is absolutely critical... WTF?
Yea unless you have a ford lol. Then the brakes squeal even when the pads are new (poor calliper design)
Dirk Turrell mine dont
He left CNET which is good. CNET today is only bunch of BS only. Good luck!
Do all that if your car isn’t a volkswagen
Air is seldom free anymore Cooley!
I don't think I have seen a perfect looking Crown Vic.
Ultimately if you want to go on road a trip then first go and buy a new car...
Lifehack you can get rid of battery corrosion with a can of coke
Or, just rent a car?
Air isn't free
Great, clueless checklist, he completely forgot the windshield washer fluid and wiper blades. Good luck if you get rain or bugs crossing the highway.
Hey lady I got news for you. If your ZIP Code doesn’t start with nine, you’re not in California. Duh.
this camera is way too old lol
Lol people who run out of oil suck.
I enjoy your channel, but I sincerely hope you know what kind of management and business practices Cars Dawydiak participates in and hope you aren’t involved legally.
How has Cooley fallen so far. Used to be the main man who made amazing videos had his own long form show. Now he just makes a couple random useless videos with no point.