Fixing all the problems with Marty's New Car

Marty's Mira/Charade Daihatsu thing needs some mechanical attention before we can drive it properly so we're getting it fixed up ready for an absolutely epic road trip!
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[@mightycarmods]

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[@DawsonTyson]

If you guys have SeaFoam in Australia drop a full can in the oil and take her on a drive for 100k- 200k (60miles-120miles) then change the oil and filter again. It will get rid of that carbon cake.

[@episode9134]

Yeah that’s it what they said yeah seafoam that’s the one yeah that’s it. Do I get a free mcm sticker for that? 😆

[@DawsonTyson]

Look for SeaFoam Motor Treatment. Used in fuel to clean carbs/injectors, and in oil to remove sludge and carbon cake.

[@DawsonTyson]

@@episode9134 are you saying I should have asked for a sticker? Lol

[@bobbytodd8874]

Will you guys ever release that song beginning at 14:20?

[@STAG162]

"This motor's gonna blow up, but it's ok..." Marty, 2022. Quote of the year so far.

[@zyeborm]

story of my life.

[@TheBobinn]

Same quote I use for my C Vectra V6 turbo I got for 1500€ :D

[@darrylmac6150]

@@TheBobinn ohhh now they are cool

[@TheBobinn]

@@darrylmac6150 yeah aslong as it gets traction its fast as fu k

[@seljd]

also few minutes before that "you can't kill these engines"

[@anaveragejoe4869]

The car's still popular down here in Malaysia, where most Perodua Viva have been converted to the JDM Mira and still has huge aftermarket support for these engines, just in case for you know, modding needs and such

[@dashingdave2665]

I love Malaysia, it's the first place I travelled to from Australia & I keep going back

[@TheWingrider92]

yeah dude, you can still get the parts here still since its mostly locally made

[@JB-sv5pr]

@@dashingdave2665 that’s dope aloha to that

[@timmysmile]

yupe22222

[@aaronsharma]

My daily car is a viva

[@wanderinggentile]

MCM: "You can't kill these engines." HubNut: "Hold my tea."

[@JK061996]

We're talking about the guy that managed to find a lemon Camry, he's just cursed at this point

[@TheShinyShow]

@@JK061996 He just buys the worst example of any car he can find so it's not necessarily the cars fault.

[@MrManBuzz]

I didn't get the joke the first time, but he was actually poking fun at that scumbag breaker who sold him the duff Jimny engine.

[@iantownsend500]

Love hubnut channel as well

[@wanderinggentile]

@@iantownsend500 One of these days, he's going to find a car that isn't pre-broken and he won't know how to react. HubNut has purchased 27 cars in the last year on a budget of almost £1000. (Which is most of the appeal.)

[@jeffcondell]

Famous last words "You can't kill these engines", quickly followed by "It's cooked"😂

[@KenanTurkiye]

Well man once said the Titanic was indestructable.....so.....yeah.

[@chrizzly9222]

they are pretty tough though if you keep them oiled up. main issue on these engines are sticky piston rings if you wont change the oil often enough. other than that, you really have to try killing them.

[@iamezza]

They are quoting the dodgy wrecker that sold them a stuffed engine for the Jimny and told them to "just pour some oil down the valves" to fix it

[@sloppysamari]

I just received my copy of "The cars of mighty car mods, Ultimate edition " It is so cool and the signatures were an awesome touch. Will have it forever!

[@mightycarmods]

Awesome thanks for supporting the show!

[@geoffmoroney9283]

The alternator probably struggles charging the stereo, let alone keeping up with a 12v oven and fridge.

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

I saw a similar heating device on Steve Wallis' channel, it's by no means an oven more like it heats stuff up to an acceptable level to eat it and he left it in the boot of his car for hours just make sure it got hot enough. He also said he wouldn't trust it to cook anything from raw so all he put in it was ready-cooked chicken and and instant pasta packet meal to give it some sauce.

[@jim575757]

40amp Alternator i think. So much more than a cigarette lighter device (10amp) is not going to be happening for more than a minute of time :)

[@rullja]

Don't forget the mattress person...

[@remconieuw]

@@Jamal_Tyrone i've had a fridge in my L700, no problem at all, might be because it's a compressor fridge but it barely draws 5 Amps

[@jasontruter8470]

Blocked breather hose - that was my issue, took me a second gaskets to figure it out. If it keeps leaking make sure breather is clear both in the rocker cover/air box and the rubber tube.

[@clummp]

If you're still wondering, those wheels are Mazdaspeed MS-03, made by Rays & originally intended for the NA/NB mx5

[@aserta]

Oooh, that's why they were so familiar. I've never seen them painted white before, threw me off. They look pretty cool in polished form.

[@johnellis9147]

An American truck driver and I have used that stove for years. They are legendary. I have made home made lasagne in it.

[@RSProduxx]

great, thanks.. now I´m hungry :P

[@EllaMKer]

An Australian roadtrain driver and I’ve used one too, they’re awesome

[@DaRockCRX]

I think the coils in the airbox are genius! They always have issues with overheating but with this setup they always get fresh air for cooling.

[@aljowen]

Bringing new meaning to hot air intake :p

[@jonlejcar5306]

I don't like how I've been watching you hooligans for a decade. That was a fast ten years boys. Keep up the good work. Love when I see a new video pop up Where's the turbo Honda bike?

[@RSProduxx]

I feel you there... The past 10 years went flying ,,,

[@senpai5157]

Hey guys~ If you need parts, just search in Malaysia... We have all manners of parts for this car, both OEM as well as aftermarket as we do have a twin in the name of Perodua Viva... PS: if you change the rocker cover gasket, chances are you need to change the rocker cover as well, because it is made from plastic. There is a chance it will still leak after you'd change the gasket

[@douglasm3310]

They said in the episode they know they can order parts but couldn’t because of the deadline.

[@senpai5157]

@@douglasm3310 I did heard that they also mentioned that parts are hard to come by for this model... Maybe I was mistaken?

[@KuroRyuu86]

Only big problem is shipping to aust....in the pandemic. They won't get the part till next year xD

[@abhimaanmayadam5713]

@@kurtlamprecht93 didn't they get the disc breaks for the Mitsubishi track car from Malaysia?

[@douglasm3310]

@@senpai5157 they said parts were hard to come by in Australia it was a common car in many other regions.

[@SeanStDenis-ob1vh]

Seafoam!! In the oil, in the fuel, top engine spray. May need a few rounds. Actually it definitely will.

[@vincentlevesque30]

Thanks for all the work you put into these videos, it's awesome!

[@bradleyard4195]

"You can't kill these engines!" Five minutes later.... "This thing's friend... it ain't gonna survive..."

[@mitchellpatterson3323]

WOOOSH

[@MoparMan55]

Still waiting for the shirt quoting Moog's mom saying “I think the best thing you can do is get a dack dack and just send it”

[@WeldinMike27]

That would be great

[@mikecole6842]

Looking forward to this epic battle! Brings me back to the first mcm ever the red Daihatsu

[@Ettertube]

You guys should run Seafoam or something similar through the engine and then open it back up to see if cleans anything up

[@fitz3540]

Rislone is a good oil additive to clean out the guts

[@andrewl6751]

BG also makes a kit with a cleaner in it. Works wicked good

[@CosRacecar]

I always heard to put in a quart of atf, run it for a couple hours, then change the oil

[@apachelives]

@@CosRacecar running ATF for ~500km before an oil change used to silence sticky valves in my old Subaru (ticking when cold for the first few minutes) - noise would go away for 6+ months.

[@lordcaptain73]

@@CosRacecar it’s recommended for 150-450 Kim’s before dumping the oil. I use it on a friends car before I service it.

[@benheynen2705]

Had a Starlet that was sludged in a similar way to this one. One change of a synthetic oil cleaned it up totally. Be good to have another look after the trip or at the next change.

[@robywankenobi32]

In MCM's case, leaking rocker cover means broken PCV system, air is sucked from least resistance area closest to PCV rocker cover vacuum port, instead the system should promote diagonally intentionally furthest away through means of the fresh air inlet tube on the intake pipe, with leaks a large majority of the crankcase ventilation is bypassed, stagnate oil and blowby products that are not displaced in the Positive Displacement Ventilation System then get stuck. Literally any crankcase leak is a instant DO NOT START the motor situation until they are fixed and PCV system vacuum is checked, again to Marty's points the second there was a leak it should have been fixed, sludge is a result of this leak like many cars I have seen.

[@demolitionbmxd]

Hey lads, as an Aussie that's recently moved to the USA and bought a couple beater projects.. If you can get it back home in Aus, Seafoam additive. I've had two engines one a 7.3 with a stuck valve and blocked valley resulting in no oil coming up through the pushrods and another with an extremely gummed up valvetrain. Seafoamed the shit out of the oil with a bit of ATF as well, ran them, drained oil, new filter and another round of seafoam before another change and it solved all the issues. The stuff is top notch

[@p3th3t1c]

I actually own one of those 12v stoves for a good 15 years now. Works awesome! Long haul truck driver, so you grab a bunch of those cheep foil bread pans at the market, throw a can of stew, beans, chili, soup whatever in it and toss it in the oven when you know your gunna stop 30-40 mins down the road for the night and plug it in and go! Nice hot dinner while your sitting behind some shit warehouse in the ghetto!

[@mightycarmods]

That's amazing! can't wait to use ours

[@adamdevries3734]

I know a guy who drains the oil out, changes the filter. Then replaces the oil with transmission fluid. Not sure. If he drives it around or just runs the motor until it comes up to temp. But he swears that it will clean the internals and opens up oil passages etc. Worth a good episode with this little guy.

[@Mohlee_]

Thanks for watching and don't forget to hit the like button... I've got something for you, write number to claim

[@triplesixchannel9393]

boys, my suggestion is to try source out engine parts from Malaysia, either from after market brands or from PERODUA Malaysia. In Malaysia (my country) these are sold as Perodua Viva . Furthermore, these nuggets are still running strong in our car community due to its low cost of ownership, and there are just heaps of Perodua Viva or Daihatsu Mira Avy community in Facebook forums and what not. All the best, really looking forward to seeing one of our favorite nugget in overseas .

[@jefflim1425]

I had a similar hand me down Perodua Viva here in Malaysia, u might be able to get some part here same as you did for the epic Mira from kei of the city ! Mine is about 400,000km and the engine is going very strong, I love it very much even though the ride quality is non-existence, This is an epic car for mods and Malaysia has a huge modding scene for this ! Cheers

[@Mojojosie86]

Unscrew the licence plate and there's an access hole for changing the oil filter easily :)

[@Benderisgreatwoohoo]

Holy crap, got to see the vid before going to sleep! Cheers from the US!

[@CELproductions]

I'm sure someone has already mentioned UP! Comes from the previous model the Lupo The middle 2 letters with nothing extra- the design philosophy of the UP!

[@danielbouey8994]

You guys are awesome!!!!! I’m almost done with a 73 beetle build that I built a stock style boxer engine for and then built a turbo kit for it.

[@andersjjensen]

Petition to make Moog explain to Marty what he *really* meant by "a person shaped mattress"... It's time Marty loses his innocence...

[@mii747]

My thoughts exactly

[@AdmissionGaming]

Can you tell me what it means please maybe pm me if it's bad

[@ThereAreNoHandlesLeft]

It's Marty's bit. He knows.

[@phuzz00]

@@AdmissionGaming Moog's talking about a blow up sex doll.

[@AbelGerrebrands]

You guys are the reason I've sold/replaced all my (blue) Bosch and Makita tools. From now on it's Ryobi all the way.

[@alt7488]

makitia is ryobi's 'trade' brand .. in effect you just downgraded

[@lukaszlewicki5838]

Once you are done with Charade then pour ATF dex3 oil in the engine and keep changing oil filter every 100km. That will clean engine.

[@demonspawnedangel]

Heap a bit of Seafoam or similar in the engine oil to de grease and deep clean the engine crud and run it for a bit, then drop the oil pan, clean it out and change the oil again and follow it up with Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer.

[@michaelnewman5734]

Safe to say they're using nothing non-castrol.

[@commonsense7754]

Thought I saw the MCM Jimny on the highway north of Yass last week.... Was roadtripping 1400km in a day to collect rare E30 parts. Good times.

[@GeekSHO]

I'm stoked you guys are doing some subcompacts again, like the old days. I'll be buying my aunt's tiny mighty subcompact soon (Nissan Versa) and plan to give it a full MCM treatment.

[@Mirai1K]

I aint gonna lie. I just got a GR86 and i cannot wait for the day you guys mod it. Its all i want to do to my car and you guys have been a core part into me getting into cars. Thank you for the content you guys produce!

[@macattack123mattc3]

They have done a few things with the BRZ previously, but I don't think they have done anything with the new model with the larger engine. You could probably get some ideas there :). Congrats on the GR86 tho! And also, welcome to the car-munity.

[@DeejayManii]

almost breaks your heart when you see mistreated engines.

[@DashCamSerbia]

I have done only 5.500 km since the last oil change on my car, and I am already thinking about changing the oil again.

[@silencium12]

Love to see some nugget action. I think this is original MCM at its best and what a lot of us viewer like. Just one tip: If you are already there and have the valve cover open; remove/inspect/remount a couple of the cam caps one after the other. That gives you a much better insight about the actual condition of the engine instead of only judging by the sludge on top of everything :)

[@tacptaco1]

Don't give up on that engine. Don't know if Australia has it, but please use Marvel Mystery Oil as stated on the bottle; i.e., 20% of it's oil capacity mixed with it's necessary oil.

[@mx3fto]

Good to know the are mazdaspeed wheels. I said on the last video I had a feeling they were MS-03s. Extremely rare at 7j. Rare at 6.5j

[@PaddyBoy644]

I used to work for a company that requires random shaped silicon seals, we used to create plastic negatives moulds of the seals with a 5 axis machine (you could use a 3D printer these days) and place perspex over the top coat then both with mould release with one hole to insert the silicon mix and another hole to help bleed any air pockets out. Leave them to dry and you’ve got yourself a seal👍🏻

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

my thought would've been to use some of that rubber ribbon to make a gasket.

[@Albertius84]

Daihatsu Charade can fit Bolt-On-Turbo bro... I already fit it with my Normally Aspirated Perodua Viva (rebadge from Daihatsu Mira Avy/Charade 4 doors) Btw the rocker cover gasket for Daihatsu Mira/Charade were available in Malaysia, you mention the blank that usually have a sensor for Variable Valve Timing (VVT) on the left which connect to oil feed and the Ignition cam sensor on the back right.

[@MuckCanada]

Looking forward to M&M doing a engine rebuild, full tear down, balanced and blueprinted, cams if possible, port and polish, all the details and then dyno after:)

[@Me-bd4bh]

Yeah, its a mattress that inflates and looks like a person, you’re laying on a mirror.. in a Mira... 😂🤣😂 Awesome! Love the content, as always..

[@Madogen]

As it's been said before, one of the best parts of this channel is the relationship between Marty and Moog.

[@johngrubb1590]

The Daihatsu was called the Charade in the UK as well.👍

[@jamespalmer5358]

The reason you have extra holes in it is so they can mass produce them. The molds cost tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in some cases. Keeps the cost down in the end, so Moog is spot on.

[@zyeborm]

I think the point being made is that for $10 in parts you could have a more powerful and fuel efficient vehicle. Offering the two variants is just profit taking instead of just making the better product the baseline you can charge $3000 for the option.

[@TheRandomHero3]

MOOG out of no-where: "An inflatable mattress that looks like a person........." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 F*$%ING PRICELESS!!!!!

[@Sirmancelot91]

This would be an great oil / engine flush experiment, lets see how clean that stuff that engine can get.

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

In the Netherlands this is a Daihatsu Cuore. A Daihatsu Charade is a bigger car, bur still small. I once had a Daihatsu Charade GTti... A80 motor, 993 cc 3 cyl. Turbo nugget making about 110 kW, loved that little deathtrap

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍 I might have given the filthy cams a squirt with a cleaner to give the clean oil a head start.

[@zyeborm]

I was thinking the same. But I think they were worried that if they cleaned it they could break off chunks of crap that could then go on to block oil passages. I don't know if I'd have the will power to put that rocker cover back on over that tar though lol. It'd make me upset and angry every time I sat it in knowing it was there.

[@EmyrDerfel]

The day before a trip, if it worked before you opened it up, don't do anything you can't finish properly.

[@OdykKayne]

Paging Marty and Moog to the front desk please, Marty and Moog to the front desk - you uploaded the 12v socket mod video, but forgot to put the link to it in the top-right on this one! ;) About to go watch the Up/Mira Feature Film.....psyched!!! Have a great day gents! :D

[@sam-rs8wg]

Incredible, even when someone takes your rear axles you still manage to have 4 wheels on your incredible 4wd channel

[@RSProduxx]

well, cars run best on 4 wheels is what I heard... so basically they´re all 4 wheel drive :)

[@L4Y10W]

Give the parts department at CMI Toyota Adelaide a ring, Daniel there has sourced all of our daihatsu needs directly from Japan.

[@sheputthelimeinthecoconut629]

BG has a product that WILL fix the sludge. Not sure if you can get it in upside down land. I think it’s called BG dynamic

[@sheputthelimeinthecoconut629]

@@notsevenfeettall it isn’t cheap, that’s for sure. But $335 seems high.

[@demolitionbmxd]

@@notsevenfeettall the oil thing is a rip. You can buy a can of their engine cleaner called EPR for $17 and just use that. Talked about on bobtheoilguy forums a bit

[@timothyearp631]

I love that the two of you do a Charade of laying on a body because it is a Mira. I see what you did there

[@4bidn1]

"old thrashed cars and oil leaks go hand in hand" me looking at my thrashed CE coupe in the driveway and the oil puddle underneath it: yeah but like, at least I keep her topped up

[@mitchellcampleman8236]

My 04 Corolla had an even worse case of the black death. She still running like a champ. Its been 2 years. Oil change every 5000kms and drop the oil pan every oil change to clean the pickup

[@TheDramethis]

Love you guys. Thanks for the years of entertainment. Keep at it you old farts!

[@08benc]

I’ve been watching you guys since you were on your driveway and it’s awesome to see your love for cars and car modifications is still the same, your channel has done so well and you guys always stay true 👍🏼 forever a mighty car mods sub, stay well guys ✌🏼

[@aussieboganbloke2244]

Just got my "in the bin" and "jack up ya car" t shirts and a sighned copy of your book for xmas..very very good reading, absolutely love it and its published so bloody well, I need some chopped stickers for my fully crap commodore

[@mightycarmods]

That's rad. Thanks for letting us know!

[@aussieboganbloke2244]

@@mightycarmods been a fan for years,love the nuggety goodness over the years but by far my favorite is the march super turbo 👌👌

[@mightycarmods]

@@aussieboganbloke2244 thanks Aussie Bogan bloke 👌

[@aussieboganbloke2244]

@@mightycarmods one dayy my car will go psshh psshhh...one day,but,because of you guys,im currently in the works of throwing turbo at my pit bike,its a 140cc, Have you got a link handy for the turbo you used on the postie? , iv got everything else,i think lol

[@TheRacer1X]

often it is not the gasket that fails on these motors but the plastic air box / rocker cover warps, also running diesel oil in a dirty motor is a good way to clean them out as diesel oil has detergent additives in it

[@nukedathlonman]

If it runs... Try the BG 3 step engine flush... Oh, I have no idea if it's avalible in Aus. Sorry if it's not. Just seen it used on a few engines, and all of them to surprising results so far.

[@alt7488]

oil flush and new oil ... and change it at regular intervals

[@jackimo22]

Like with the mirage, I always thought the name charade was used because it’s a larger car inside than you’d think? Idk

[@jackimo22]

Maybe I’ve completely over thought this 😅

[@FULLTHROTTLEAUTO]

I would've loved to see what the Liqui Moly Engine Flush would have done for this engine.

[@redux1647]

nothing

[@HotForgeChaos]

Nothing at all I'd say, that carbon is so thick and caked on, I'd use the same money and buy 10 litres of diesel for it

[@FULLTHROTTLEAUTO]

@@HotForgeChaos I hear ya, but wouldn't hurt to test it and get it on video.

[@jonathanwright5550]

Never use engine flush. Just use diesel engine oil for a couple of services

[@afoolandhismoneychannel]

For the very few years that Diahatsu's were sold in North America, the smallest cars were always called Charade. I'd never heard of a Mira until I discovered MCM!

[@robmanueb.]

I'd be tempted to change the oil filter again after a couple of days driving.

[@lampertl]

...and everything connected to the oil filter

[@robmanueb.]

@@lampertl If the filter is full of metal bits

[@richieb7692]

If you're hanging it so quickly, So may as well flush the engine at the same time. Get rid of as much crap and gunge as possible

[@HotForgeChaos]

I went to my local Repco (in NZ) the other week to try find a replacement radiator for my NJ Pajero. They did not have a listing for it. There are plenty of Gen 2 Pajeros still kicking around, even in my neck of the isolated shithole woods. Did the jazz hands routine on the Trade Me and had one at my door in 2 days

[@taimaishu-nao1922]

Marty: “I used to own a silver L251 that Allen now owns.” Skid Factory fans: [Mind blown]

[@Lext87]

I had the L701 Daihatsu Cuore. With the EJDE engine. Stuck piston rings is pretty common on these engines. Had it on mine. Put another engine in it and that one had it too. Got rid of it when it used 1L oil on 50 km's.

[@DC73rr]

Lets see what happens if you were to perform an engine oil flush. Do a before and after episode.

[@craigmandall9420]

And test different methods for cleaning it like running diesel oil for a few thousand kms

[@ashleywright1991]

it would leak like a siv and loose most the little power it has

[@Dziugenonas]

@@ashleywright1991 Why would it lose power.

[@ashleywright1991]

@@Dziugenonas because all the carbon build up gets removed then it leaves everything with wear loose and baggy well knowen for it flush arnt the way to go on an old abuse tired motor

[@Dziugenonas]

@@ashleywright1991 I'm not sure that makes any sense to me. Unless you mean that the valve lash will somehow get thrown off? I don't see why that would happen.

[@andrewblack2940]

Wish I was healthy enough to work in my cars it helps watching old videos working in the subaru wagon, I purchased a outback never working on a subaru before.

[@willmcbeath1744]

Hey Marty and Moog!! Been trying to get a hold of you guys for a little while now, just had one question. Would you guys ever consider building a Kit car for the street and track like a SLC RCR or an Ultima GTR?? I think it would be great content and a huge learning experience for you guys and all the viewers, I understand it’s a massive build I just wanted to hear your opinion on it 💗

[@cjm5002]

Really liked a flashback of some of your older music from 4+ years ago. Good mix!

[@peopleshit5661]

Fill it oil flush and diesel run it round the block don't forget to put some oil down the valves 😅✌

[@Jeffball610]

I'd like to see someone try diesel oil in an engine like this. With that much burned oil buildup, I would think the higher detergent diesel oils would help. Or not.

[@wanderinggentile]

The Zinc content will ruin the catalyst.

[@Jeffball610]

@@wanderinggentile I started doing a bit of research to see the difference in them, and you are 100% correct. There is a TON of zinc in diesel oils. It might be good for a race car though ;-)

[@misturchips]

Time for an electric conversion!

[@RSProduxx]

I still don´t really get why VW cancelled the eUp!... They had a very very long order que.. But I guess they just don´t have the production capacity to meet the high demand at this point, if they´d base it on the MEB platform... In short: Oh yes, the Charade would be a fun e-conversion project :)

[@zogworth]

@@RSProduxx I don't think they cancelled it, they got way more orders than they had capacity for so had to stop taking new ones. I think they're replacing it with something like the ID1 soon.

[@SirRamone]

funny you mention oil , I recently brought a commodore that had zero love changed the oil and it just went back to black instantly , the car runs like crap and I DONT BLAME IT. My 30 year old Honda has had love its whole life and the 5 years Ive had it I change the oil frequently and it loves life!! 10 years older than the bombodore and 150,000 more kms on the clock and its a freak. frequent maintenance is a massive thing people over look.

[@HotForgeChaos]

That old silver Mira of Al's was a weapon. So much so that it kept eating gearboxes for lunch. 200hp to the wheels was just way too much for that little thing

[@sabrejetmo6299]

MCM, have you guys heard of the kerosene trick? It's where you put 75% kerosene and 25% engine oil. You idle the engine up to temp, give it a few revs to get the juices flowing, and drain it. It cleans out your engine really well. I do it to cars that have over 150k miles and it works like a charm.

[@michaelswanson7881]

Try doing a full SEAFOAM treatment on it, would be interesting to see if it works.

[@naesmai7166]

just a suggestion but you could run some berrymans engine cleaner or some seafoam through it and it might help clean some of the crud out of there.

[@MrBenglew]

May the car mods force be with you 😎😎😎

[@dawggonevidz9140]

Chuck a bottle of Liquimoly Engine Flush Plus in with the next oil change. It's like $20 at Supercheap. Then give us another look under the rocker cover the oil change after that. Might have even found a gasket by then 👍

[@1one3_Racing]

"For a hot meal on a long road trip" It has to be a long road trip! It takes about 4 hours to heat up a meat pie in those ovens! I used to have one in the truck and would throw a can of Man Size chunky soup in at about 6pm for a 9pm dinner

[@thiswhiteguy4303]

LMAO 3:42 Under Moog's breath, "this is shit". Too funny!

[@R2RO1]

You guys should try the BG dynamic treatment. I'd be curious to see if it cleans the muck in that engine🤔

[@Khaab00]

Think I saw WatchJRGo use it on a few of his cars. It turned out pretty well considering they looked about as bad as this one.

[@docink6175]

I've been using the road pro 12 volt automobile oven for several decades. It's amazing what all you can cook in it or just reheat

[@viktorvolkov49]

Honest-to-god. If this engine lasts long enough. Id do earlier oil changes on it to try and get as much shit out as it breaks up with that fresh oil. Someone may know better than me and it might not do anything, but it seems like it might be something that would work

[@boingkster]

Using a high detergency oil like a 15W-40 diesel oil (such as Gulf Western 'Top Dog') will help clean deposits, as will using a oil flush compound.

[@Xiph1980]

Celastic as a rocker cover sealant? No biggie. I drove my 2000 Hyundai accent several tens of thousands of kilometers with a crack in my rocker cover "fixed" by duct tape. Rince and clean the outside with brake cleaner, apply the duct tape, and replace every few months. Worked a treat! Also worked perfectly to seal up a hole left by a car antenna. Didn't even budge going through the car wash several times over several months. Some cars are worth caring for. Some cars are just objects to be used! Embrace it! 😂😁

[@typedrew]

BG engine flush kit. Make it happen.

[@jaleekburgos647]

Yep this, just watched WatchJRGO's video about this

[@MixMasterMark]

"There's no food, frangers or frogs." First time I've heard that word in about 20 years :D

[@peopleshit5661]

Another dig at Australia's most reviewed wreckers 🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonaldenhaley1]

WATCH OUT, sir... don't SLIP on that KNOT(MUHAHAHA)!

[@_autoverse]

One of my fave things about this video is just how much Marty loves Daihatsus.

[@RSProduxx]

They are fun little cars, I somehow get his enthusiasm

[@CountPantsulon]

Guys, I hope you're checking to make sure the charging system can handle a stove and a fridge.

[@zyeborm]

Those things can be surprisingly low load. Like I was expecting a thousand watts for a stove but FIL was getting one for his truck and it was in the hundred watts range if memory serves.The big thing is they are very slow to heat I think. Like put your pie in now and in an hour or two it'll be hot. Not 2 minutes in the microwave.

[@ferrumignis]

@@zyeborm 12A for the cooker, usually about 5A for the 12v fridges. However these cars only have a 60 A alternator so if you are driving at night, in the rain with blower on etc then there's not a lot of spare capacity.

[@zyeborm]

@@ferrumignis true. I was just saying I was still shocked at how low it was. I was expecting an extra zero.

[@jeffh6971]

To clean the engine out you could top up the oil minus one quart, and add a quart of diesel in the oil, idle it for 10 minutes, rev it a bit. Then drain, replace filter and refill with fresh oil. Used to do that on cars who's owners "forgot" to do an oil change a time or two in a roll.

[@SOGCGoldfish]

I've got to ask, is the new Mira or the Up! actually faster than one or both of your posties down the drag strip?

[@KuroRyuu86]

I think it was this car and the sale of the Copen was the final nail of Daihatsu in Australia. Some kei cars are throwaway cars in the Japan, if you remember how you found your lil Mira. This is also a throwaway car. Look that engine looks bad, but its still working (gotta love toyota). Use it till it dies. I wonder why you bought this one over the other charade before this, which were better. Good luck on the trip.

[@Bubba_built]

First

[@Gedden]

By seconds!

[@luisa.7021]

Actually second, they posted the one above you first

[@aaronlowe500]

you guys should try modifying a Mazda 3 mps. would be awesome to see what you would do to it

[@zogworth]

I actually want to buy one of those soon so MCM please do not do that thing.

[@aaronlowe500]

@@zogworth 🤣🤣