Expert lists five car mistakesfrom @gembaautomotive

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Five things I would never do to a car as a technician. I would never let the fuel light come on twice in a row. Your fuel pump sits way down in the tank, and the fuel's what keeps it cool. Won't it dry over and over, and you're buying a fuel pump that did not have to fail. Number two, I would never treat the parking brake as optional on a hill. On an automatic, the thing that's holding your car is a piece of metal about the size of my phone. I would never hose down a hot engine bay. Cold water on a hot exhaust manifold or hot alternator is how a clean looking truck turns into a tow. I would never top off a tank once the fuel pump clicks off. That extra squeeze goes in the charcoal canister meant for vapor and has a real part with a real price on it. I would never keep cranking a car that's already failed twice to start. I don't care if it's a four Runner or an f two fifty. You're pushing raw fuel into the catalytic converter, and that's one of the most expensive parts on the whole vehicle. Follow for more of these.