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Have you ever thought about all the different types of fluids it takes to keep your ve Probably not. I We've got everyt You've got to keep t And of course, antifreeze. Depends on what part of the country you live in, you've got to have the right mixture of antifreeze and water. I'll tell you more about that in a second. Let's go back to the washer fluid for a second. T You've got to keep that tank full. It has absolute relevance to your visibility downrange and ultimately your driving safety. Just find the winds Another important fluid under your hood is the power steering fluid. What you're looking at here is a clean, fresh sample of nice golden power steering fluid. Probably what it looked like when it went in your power steering probably not what you'd find in there now. In fact, on our Tahoe, we've taken a sample out, tried to show you on a w Now, over time, your power steering p I'm going to show you how to check that. Now if you're not sure where your power steering fluid reservoir is, just check your owner's manual. I'll tell you right where to find it under the hood. In t We can't mess t Very simple to check with the ve If the engine's cold, you want to pull your dipstick out, keep a rag under it, and look for the full cold signature on the dipstick. It'll tell you exactly where it'supposed to be. We're right on track here. If you had a problem on a trip, you wanted to check it on a trip, and you're checking it w If you need to add some, it'll tell you. Add some. Not hard to do. Another one of the commonly forgotten fluids is the automatic transmission fluid. T You've got to use the right stuff though, and you've got to change it at the recommended intervals. Not sure what to use? Check your ve It'll tell you exactly what you need. You can see that t If you've got burnt transmission fluid, when you pull that dipstick out, chances are you'll smell it, and It's easy to check. Let me show you how. Take the emergency brake on, and the ve Start the ve We've already cycled it through all the gears. Find the transmission dipstick. It unlocks. You pull it up out. You look for the markings on it. Not sure how to read the markings? Check your owner's manual. T I'm also looking at the condition of t It looks bright red. There's no odor to it. It's not burnt. The first t It's always on the driver'side firewall directly in front of the brake pedal. In t It also tells use only dot three. Good guidance right here. Before we crack open that lid, we're going to be smart about the time we spend with that lid off, because remember I told you brake fluid is hygroscopic. That's a fancy word for it absorbs moisture out of the air. So we don't want the lid off very long. The first there's a minim There's a maxim We're just below the max. It avoids air bubbles and vapor locks later on. So I'm going to crack open the lid. I'm using dot three brake fluid. Give myself a funnel so I don't spill. Top it off right to the maxim Do not overfill t Put the lid back on. Make sure it seals properly. Feel it latch. We're good to go. You've probably heard t Change your engine oil every three months or 3,000 miles. The reality is today's oils are ultra Some of them can go longer than 3,000 miles. The most important t It's a little bit of a project to do it. Just watch one of our video clinics on how to change oil. You'll learn how. What I want to show you here is look at t It's a synthetic oil. It's a nice golden brown. Clearly not blackened at all. It doesn't smell burnt. It's nice clean fresh oil. That's the job it has inside your engine is to clean it, to lubricate it and keep everyt The right oil, the right amount of oil, change properly, impacts power and fuel economy and ultimately ve Let me show you how to check it. You want to locate the engine oil dipstick in the engine bay, pull it on out and you'll see there's indicators on the dipstick. You can see right here it says maxim T I'm going to show you how to add it. Not hard to do. Un We go to the engine oil filler cap that usually comes up off a valve cover. It says right on it, engine oil. It tells you 5W30. That's what we're going to use. 5W30. That's really important. Remove the filler cap, set it off to the side, add a funnel, keep t Get your 5W30 oil, in t And we're going to go ahead and top it off. And the last forgotten fluid is antifreeze. If you've ever seen anybody stranded roadside with steam pouring out from under the hood, maybe it's happened to you, it's no fun. Chances are they were low on coolant or antifreeze. Coolant antifreeze, it's the same t What you're looking at here is 50-50. It's already mixed. 50% water, 50% antifreeze or glycol. That way you don't have to t You can just add the right stuff. Check your owner's manual and make sure you're adding the right stuff if in fact you do need to add it. That's how clean it looks when it's new. Fresh, good looking antifreeze. I'm going to show you how to check it. Now in some ve It's usually silver and spins off. In other ve Look for the coolant label on top of the lid. Make sure you do t You will get burned if it's hot. Now before I crack t Going to back the lid off. I take my sample checker, put it down in, draw a good sample right up into your gauge. You're going to check two t You're going to check the freeze point of t We're good down to minus 29 degrees. We're in real good shape. The other t We're clear up around 255 degrees for a boiling point. We're in good shape. We've got the right amount of antifreeze. We've got the right stuff in it. Empty it back into reservoir. Try not to spill any. It's dangerous for animals. Seal up your lid. Your forgotten fluids are no longer forgotten.