Doing This Will Make Your Power Windows Last Forever

How to Make Your Power Windows Last Forever
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[@scottykilmer]

Happy Father’s Day everyone! Thanks for watching! Like and Subscribe for More Vids Daily ► kzbin.info/door/uxpxCCevIlF-k-K5YU8XPA

[@67Jazzmaster]

Thank you and to you as well, sir!

[@MemphisMojo15s]

Scotty, where are you at wearing a coat? I thought you were in TN and I was hoping to meet you!

[@Mike583]

Happy Father's Day to you, too!

[@Mike583]

Make them last forever? Forever is a verrryyyyy long time!😂

[@jwildonger2158]

Scotty could you do a video of how to replace a vehicles door molding when you have a leak please

[@bj666rn]

Scotty be like "I might be going to jail soon, here's why" and the video will be about how to clean your air intake

[@Christy.1]

Yep lol.

[@rogercushman2903]

At the beginning he says "Make it last forever" then at the end "It will last a really long time". Kinda like saying "It has a lifetime warranty and a three day guarantee". :P

[@soapsmellsgood2888]

@@rogercushman2903 forever is always an exaggeration

[@rogercushman2903]

@@soapsmellsgood2888 If the divorce rate is anything to go by you're right.

[@edwarddiaz8136]

Oh if you didnt know... MAF sensor(which scotty advertised) is Now Illegal to sell in California... Due to causing cancer, although every chemical that is for cars causes cancer. Edit.. MAF Sensor Cleaner is Now illegal to sell on autozone and Oreiley

[@kentyler966]

I do like the short, sweet and to the point quickies. Do more similar to this one.

[@DoubleoP]

That's what she said.

[@fistofram5526]

He has a ton of shorts lol

[@ChaiMaskaPav]

She loves to give quickies 😭

[@Bonski11]

Silicon or spit?..😂

[@c1985paul]

You do it

[@tomster7574]

I’ve been doing this since the first time you showed me this. It worked perfect. I had a car where the window wouldn’t go up properly. I thought I needed a new motor. All the people who witnessed it all told me I need a new motor. I had the car for five years before I saw you do this. And now my window works perfectly. Same old motor

[@sweetbeep]

Wait so the window wouldn't go up and you just used someone and then it went up?

[@tomster7574]

@@sweetbeep huh?

[@sweetbeep]

@@tomster7574 oops. I meant "silicone" and not "someone".

[@tomster7574]

@@sweetbeep yes. It cleaned the dirt out of the way. Was just dirty.

[@sweetbeep]

@@tomster7574 ok !

[@radsdad1]

Silicone is great for making everything go up.

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

LOL

[@juliusminklei7846]

NOT ON A SCOTTY VID 😭

[@sinnerangel5559]

🤣

[@sonysony18]

But does it make it last a really long time? ;)

[@JJC991]

Gigitty.

[@markmybirds3695]

My 18-yr-old power window was starting to fail. Luckily, I had just seen your video the day before. Instead of tearing the door apart, I slammed the door twice and added some silicone. At first I thought I had broken it because it started squealing like a stuck pig! But after about 10 trips up and down, it worked and sounded just like new. Thank you!!

[@atticstattic]

I clean the dirt out of the crevices first - then silicone....

[@DetailingTurzovka]

Jup, before you lubricate something like that always clean it 1st. Not a good idea to have a window sliding in dirt and silicone...

[@salvadorcastaneda3750]

Question, what brand do you think is better? Also how do you clean it? Having some issues with my rear windows please help

[@anthonyfletcher8053]

@@salvadorcastaneda3750 I don’t think brand matters all that much. Any brand spray is better than no spray. You can clean it with a folded up rag, kind of like when you make a pointy thing from TP when you’re trying to clean your nose 😂 and slide it up and down in there. Or use something that fits in the gap easily like a screwdriver, fold towel over tip and clean that way.

[@67Jazzmaster]

Great advice! Also, for those that live up north, never try to force you windows down during winter months while they are frozen shut with ice. Defrost them first.

[@jarrettwoodward2585]

As an electro mechanical engineer I cant confirm this is a good idea. The theory is ( and from my testing ) that when you apply grease to anything it attracts dust dirt grime to stick. Eventually causing more wear over time then leaving it dry. Rant over

[@darlescharwin5307]

This man out here keeping all those old workhorses running. Great advice as always

[@matthewmeaux3450]

Never spray silicone onto any painted surface, put a spray straw to keep it off the paint

[@bryanmurillo6557]

why

[@matthewmeaux3450]

@@bryanmurillo6557 , because silicone is extremely durable and hard to take off a painted surface.

[@bryanmurillo6557]

@@matthewmeaux3450 soooo water resistant?

[@matthewmeaux3450]

@@bryanmurillo6557 , amongst other things

[@pandorawalker3251]

@@matthewmeaux3450 really makes ypu look at women that prefer silicone based makeup a hella lot more differently like their full coverage foundation(which is the skin tone all over matching skin tone base make-up usually that is rather opaque. This matters why?? Just how easily are they really able to get washed off their face daily!!😬😱😱🤢😁🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@metalman-ox5eb]

I swear Scotty breaks something on my car then makes a video on how to fix it! Right on time with this tip.

[@protocol199]

Since I found this channel i cant do without watching at least 3 vids daily

[@Meekerextreme]

LOL

[@bhushanbungshy1632]

Wicked!

[@cherylcampbell7495]

Happy Father’s Day Scotty🙏💕

[@mgjohn8534]

Well beam me up. Just seen this Scotty. Good advice. Fitted a new Driver's Door Window Regulator to my MG6 this week. I did precisely that to the side runner channels. First I cleaned them of all the filth and road crud which builds up in those channels which does grip the Glass more firmly. Thus stressing the poor Motor and the lifting mechanism components. Also whilst doing the job, I completely removed the Window Glass. The amount of filth accumulated on the glass UNSEEN below the lower window frame was epic. Now, my window glass runs smooth as silk silently up and down. Deep Joy and now operates like a new and not a ten year old car.

[@anthonyhuffman6732]

I hope you’re doing good Scotty, please keep spreading your knowledge! I want to know everything you do! You gave me an entirely different outlook on cars so powerful it made me do a career change we love you!

[@stevencole7331]

Mine will probably last the life of my car and truck . The secret . Manually roll up and down windows

[@da324]

The handle will break.

[@stevencole7331]

@@da324 17 years and counting . Rolls up like the day I bought them and these were base models .

[@Christy.1]

I bought a '94 Dakota. Manual windows, stupid little clip broke in it. Couldn't for the life of me find the name of the part to buy it, much less find anything like it. Finally my shop rigged it up some how so I could roll it down past 2 inches without losing it in the door. Manual is definitely better in that sense, but not 100% fail proof :)

[@mroctober3583]

Amish Paradise

[@svvdm]

the silicone will make it easier to roll

[@tblbaby]

Bravo! I need to do this. My windows are catching and going funky. Happy Father's Day Scotty.

[@joeyates1428]

I finally did the silicone spray on my 2010 F-150, works great. Should have done it sooner.

[@johnb911]

Thank you for your videos. I work on my own cars and don’t trust mechanics. And it’s nice to have friendly, honest ol Scotty to help me understand things

[@sinnerangel5559]

Bless you Scotty and Happy Father’s Day to you and everyone 👍🏼

[@devinmccloud]

Grease the rails in the door where the runners go up and down. 2002 original window regular went from going up halfway up to fully functional like new.

[@snowgo5922]

And guess what?!!! I saw your prior video about the same thing a long time ago and thank goodness you made a short video of it again because I forgot what solvent you used. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!!!!

[@paulstecker5693]

😃😀⭐🙏 hi Scotty I'll say I've been doing that with a silicone spray like you said and my driver's window has never work so good but I put the straw in the nozzle and it don't get all over the place nothing bad what ice what I'm telling you I did it on all my window tracks and they work right now take care my friend and God bless and good luck to you out there

[@tonyi7809]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Helps us save so much money in the long run!

[@caddothegreat]

My problem with electric windows has been the lousy switch contacts ! I don't recall having a motor failure. Maybe I am overdue. Still good advice from Scotty.

[@Brafie37]

This worked great for me! Helped my passenger side window.

[@DJMIGHTYZION]

Done this last time scotty made the same video works a treat 👍

[@conrad13579]

Hi Scotty! This is exactly what I have been doing.. and if i dont have silicone spray i apply silicone oil..👍👍👍

[@FabricatorFactory]

Stops doors from freezing shut too. Happy father's day Good job.

[@karlk9316]

Along with spraying silicone on the tracks, you could clean the tracking edges of the windows and spray those edges as well.

[@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281]

As an auto glass technician , I've been doing this for years ! 😁

[@Clintscollectiblez]

Saving cars one video at a time, the legend of Scotty

[@leechburglights]

I started doing this with my 2020 4Runner and 2011 F150. They are going to last forever :)

[@JonathanGarcia-cy7hd]

If you do it with the door open, you won’t have to clean your overspray as much.

[@foxtrotflies]

I’m getting a 2007 Tacoma from my dad and he never took care of it, gonna start watching Scotty religiously to bring it back to life. Like the transmission fluid has been changed once and it has over 380,000 miles on it, I haven’t seen him do an oil change since 2012, and he thinks his stock brake pads are still fine

[@fjp3305]

Scotty is always giving good advices

[@robbydiesel9345]

While your doing that might as well protect the weather stripping too

[@xorphana]

What about the rubber seals that run horizontal along bottom of window? My car is 11 years old and all four windows, the seals appear to have dry rot and no longer seal anything. More like sags than seals. If it's something simple enough I can replace on my own, I'm all for it. Just unsure if it requires disassembly of the door or some complex procedure. It's a 2010 Corolla, if it makes much difference. Hasn't been run hard, but years of sitting in hot, direct sun took its toll on those parts.

[@cheapers1952]

I've been adding silicone to the windows since the 1970s you're right it works perfectly just don't make a mess

[@DreDredel3]

Wow that was so useful! So glad Scotty gives back to the community with these excellent videos.

[@robertalvarado884]

Happy Fathers Good Old Scotty Kilmer love your videos

[@MsGechi77]

Thank you!

[@kellyc8786]

Hi Scotty-- I recently found your channel and I can't get over how much I enjoy watching and learning from you-- I own at 1999 4runner (4x2) with 185,000 miles!! Pretty good eh? I had been considering a newer model, or possibly different SUV- but after watching you- I realized what I already knew (I love my 99 4runner!) My car and I are in CA so we haven't had to deal with rust or inclement conditions. So here's my question (to anyone who'd like to weigh-in)-- the SUV's A/C has not worked for 5 years. For a while I just lived with it, but I don't know if I can do another summer without it! Would or DOES Toyota repair A/C on older model cars? Is it even worth doing? THANK YOU again for being so fun to watch and SO informative.

[@johnbee1574]

Brilliant Iv had 2 motors bind up and brake this would have saves them

[@static_Tricolor_camry]

This is the video I've been looking for short and simple. My Front passenger window rolls down and up slow, I know the window motor is good it just needs some silicone spray inside the weather strips to fix that issue.

[@jimaslan4837]

Happy Father's Day Scotty and to everyone else TOO!!!!!!

[@gilbertbrewer269]

That little straw with WD40 helps too

[@itayby]

Good advice could have saved me my left read window motor 🥲

[@debbiatkinson3537]

Thank you. Happy Father's Day!

[@treeistclimberhealer8279]

My Man....you are my favorite car guy 👦...always good advise

[@sharonflowershondagirl8187]

I did this and YES IT WORKED!!! Needed it BADLY!

[@DrinkMoxiee]

It works better and lasts longer if you clean the crevices before apply the silicone spray

[@victormanuel562]

Gracias por el consejo ..lo probaré para ver cómo resulta..!! Saludos desde Chile..!!.

[@danielventura8073]

I keep forgetting to do the silicone trick. This weekend for sure!

[@damrhy]

Just did this a couple weeks ago. Nice tip.

[@zachsprinkle9139]

Great tip....my power windows always break. Im buying silicone right now.

[@majorpayne4098]

Brilliant. Happy Fathers Day Scotty!

[@pattiherrington8838]

I am a huge fan! Love your tips!

[@MrJeepinZeke]

The spray works well but it tends to leave in a hurry. Getting a tube of just silicone and applying it with a tongue depressor or similar will work as well or better and stick around for longer.

[@next0845]

0:07 Lovely hand action 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jandestiny626]

MIND BLOWN!!!!!!!!!!

[@eponymous7910]

Don't use this on vw/audis with the felt window lining! How do I know...

[@encryptedaqua]

The fact that Scotty also owns a Toyota Matrix makes my life 300x better

[@paulroberts3331]

I saw on one of your earlier videos the Screaming Eagle patch on a motorcycle. I was in the 82nd Airborne from 1970 to 1972 active jump status.....AATW and then some...

[@reviewstestdrives779]

You can apply the same spray to your sunroof rails as well pretty much identical process as this

[@guysview]

Did anyone besides me notice Scotty's shoes. DANG ! ! ! ! STYLIN ! ! ! 8-)

[@costcocombopizza8229]

Only if I knew this sooner then I would have not needed to put new motors on that old Grand Am.

[@dianehaskins8640]

My car wound up with a power window problem supposedly caused by a remote start (which was not in the car when I bought it used).. I was told by Subaru needs a wiring harness ($1500). Another shop already changed the switch which didn't help because it WASN'T the SWITCH. Sold the car, considering used corolla hatch or impreza hatch. Want the toyota buy the Subaru is larger...

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Yep that’s what I did few times. :) I still have original power windows since it was new.

[@CRaDOS]

Cars with frameless windows: I’m about to end this videos life

[@jondoe2099]

Thank you Scotty!

[@s550andrew]

Thank you for being such an amazing car influencer

[@joshsiddoway1223]

ive been driving for a long while. ive had some old cars. ive never once had any issue with power windows.

[@keisreeman]

This man is gold.

[@hombreleon]

Before you do this to your windows don’t forget to “REV UP YOUR ENGINES!”

[@mrmrsplinkegaming2426]

What would you rather buy for dependability and adding like bolt on to race around some. 2005 Infiniti g35 or a 1998 lexus gs 300 with the 3.0 2jzgt motor in it?

[@zelashizzz1278]

Had a 2013 focus 2 door, both window motors died after the 1st year. My 1989 honda accord 4 door still has all 4 power windows that work great. Just dont make em like they used to I guess.

[@solarfall2728]

Its a different design. Your Honda has actual window motors. Your Focus uses programmable actuators. They're not as durable (at least the ones Ford uses).

[@zelashizzz1278]

@@solarfall2728 ah, did not know that. TIL! lol Just speaks to the disposable nature of cars these days that they make them unreliable. Then again, I guess people wouldn't be buying them as often if they never broke. All about the money.

[@richiegrey5377]

Father’s Day …… lubrication right😉😉😉😉😉😱😱😱😱😱🇺🇸🗽😳😳😳😳😎😎😎😎😎🗽🗽🗽🗽😱🗽🗽🗽🗽

[@MrJusone]

I like the 60 sec clips they are the golden

[@danielbarker5097]

Happy father day Scotty!

[@jorgefajardo2213]

And if they start running slow open the motors and clean the carbon build up and some fine sandpaper and fbey co.e back as new

[@davidsonnow]

This works for about a month on my Corolla before it starts binding again. E for effort Scotty

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

Hi Scotty, maybe you or someone reading can answer this. I used the bike lube you recommended in my car door locks, which were becoming jammed up (a 2000 Toyota Camry). The lube helped but after a few weeks they were jamming again, making it hard to turn the key/enter/remove it. I sprayed more of the bike lube and now the driver's door key hole is jammed to where I can almost never unlock the car with it and have to unlock it from the passenger side, which itself is a little jammed up. I can lock it from the driver's door but that jams and takes a few tries sometimes as well. How can I fix this? I live in Los Angeles if the dry and hot climate makes any difference.

[@tonybrook7768]

More top motoring tips from Scotty. Trouble is, because so many people follow him, there'll be no silicone spray to be had anywhere for the next two months 🤭

[@keithwatson8228]

1: that spray silicon comes with a straw for accurate application. 2: I have a 95 chevy. I never done that, and my Windows work great.

[@leephoenix4041]

FYI. IF you have tint don’t operate your windows for a day after application or else it will cause the tint to delaminate from the window.

[@g5alive795]

Hey Scotty, I've heard of silicone implants for, you know. Never heard of them for windows. 🔺️🎠🔻 Happy Fathers Day 2 U Scotty.

[@PiniiXever]

Glad youre innovating. Hope you do excellent

[@dogbarbill]

This is what I need to do with mine. Binding up is horrible when it's hot weather.

[@davidkastin4240]

Another great tip from Scotty 👍

[@thehomegarden7606]

For crying out loud Scotty is Father’s Day go enjoy yourself we appreciate the effort but you need to take some time off call your children if they don’t call you!!!!

[@pab702]

It works better if you clean out the tracks with a brush first

[@terrysadlier8456]

My name is Terry Sadlier and I approve this message.

[@frankjohnson5936]

You do a great job an service Scotty thx

[@andythompson7725]

Any good advice for power door locks?

[@medaviate]

Thank you, Scottie 🙏😊

[@JP-cw5mc]

Is it best to use the silicone before or after you clean your windows

[@mohankharel1358]

mustered oil can help? what cilicon is tha?

[@trentallman984]

I replaced a motor and a regulator and all I needed was the silicon spray probably.

[@Partnerthedog]

My 2016 has crank windows not electric. Yet its got heated side mirrors that adjust with a button, ive owned an 80s gmc with electric windows. And my 16' doesn't even have them. Ford e350 superduty I even got the 6r140 transmission thsts worth like 8000$ or More ny itself.