Pollen is troublesome for cars during spring maintenance

THEY WERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

WE WILL GO OUT TO JEFF HOGAN.

>> IF YOU COULD HEAR ANYTHING I

WAS SAYING YOU CAN SEE I'M

OUTSIDE AT A CAR AND HAVE CAR

CARE SPECIALIST.

HERE IS THE SERGEANT FOR MR.

TRANSMISSION.

IT IS SPRINGTIME AND NATIONAL

CAR CARE MONTH.

WE ARE GOING TO GET IN IT.

IT IS RAINING A LITTLE, SO

FLUIDS ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP

THE CAR TOPPED OFF.

>> FLUIDS ARE VERY SPECIALIZED.

YOU WANT TO GET THE KIND OF

FLUID YOUR CAR NEEDS AND YOU

HAVE RADIATOR FLUID, YOU HAVE

WASHER FLUID, YOU HAVE RAKED

FLUID AND ENGINE OIL AND

TRANSMISSION OIL.

ALL SPECIALIZED CANNOT BE

INTERMIXED.

IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO,

SEE YOUR CAR CARE PROFESSIONAL.

WE WILL HELP YOU OUT.

>> WHAT ABOUT FILTERS, ALL THIS

POLLEN IN THE AIR JUNKING UP MY

ENGINE?

>> THIS IS HORRIBLE.

IT CLOGS UP THE AIR FILTERS FOR

THE ENGINE.

IT IS UNDER THIS BOX OVER HERE.

THERE IS A CABINET DEALER

FILTER.

THEY DO NOT KNOW THEY HAVE ONE.

THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED

AND THEY ARE EASY TO TELL.

IF IT IS WHITE, IT LOOKS GOOD,

THAT IS A GOOD FILTER AND ONE

THAT LOOKS DISCOLORED NEEDS TO

BE CHANGED.

>> WHAT ABOUT BRAKES IN

GENERAL?

IS THIS A TIME OF YEAR WHEN

THEY NEED TO COME OFF?

I THINK BEFORE YOU ARE USING

YOUR CAR FOR SUMMER TRIPS AND

STUFF, YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR

BRAKES INSPECTED TO MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL ON

THERE AND THAT THEY ARE SAFE

AND THAT THEY WILL NOT BREAK

DOWN.

>> AND BRAKE FLUID, WE WANT TO

KEEP THAT GOING AS WELL.

TIRES ARE SO IMPORTANT.

COME ROUND HERE AND LET'S HAVE

A LOOK.

TURN THIS TIRE OUT SO YOU CAN

GIVE IT THE OLD ANY TEST.

>> THAT IS WHERE IF IT IS

TOUCHING LINCOLN'S AND THEN YOU

HAVE AN UPTREND AND IF IT IS

NOT TOUCHING THE TOP OF

LINCOLN'S HAD COME TO MEANS IT

IS LESS THAN 2/32 AND NEEDS TO

BE CHANGED AND IT IS A

DANGEROUS THING.

YOU JUST PLACE THE PENNY IN THE

GROUP AND YOU TAKE A LOOK.

YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE, JEFF, ON

YOUR TIRES.

>> KNEW THIS WOULD END UP

COSTING ME MONEY SOMEHOW.

THIS A LIVE DEMONSTRATION.

SO TIRES, TAKE CARE OF THEM.

WHAT ABOUT WIPERS?

ARE IMPORTANT ARE THEY?

>> WIPERS ARE REAL IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN AND IT IS

HARD TO TELL WHEN THEY ARE BAD.

ONCE A YEAR, FOR SURE, AND THEN

IF YOU NOTICE THAT THEY ARE

STARTING TO STREAK, GET THEM

CHANGED.

THEY ARE FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE.

MOST PLACES WILL PUT THEM ON

FOR FREE.

>> GET TO KEEP THE POLLEN AWAY,

WHICH I USE THE RING TO DO

THAT, WHICH IS A NICE TOUCH.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO WIPE OFF DRY

POLLEN BECAUSE YOU CAN SCRATCH

YOUR CAR.

>> POLLEN IS REALLY ACIDIC AND

WILL EVENS YOUR PAINT IF YOU DO

NOT WASH IT OFF WITH SOAP AND

WATER.

TO THE CARWASH OR THE DRIVEWAY

AND WASH THAT STUFF OFF AND PUT

A GOOD COAT OF WAX ON IT, WHICH

WILL PROTECT YOUR PAIN FROM

THOSE KIND OF CONTAMINANTS.

>> I HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES

I LET THE RAIN WASH OFF THE

POLLEN WE WILL CALL IT A DRAW.