Podcast Episodes

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 8, 2025 - The "What If?" Scenario - Hour 2 - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

This week on Ron Ananian The Car Doctor, Ron opens with a story about the “Price of Bagels” — and what a $126 breakfast says about the cost of living, value, and perspective. Then he takes calls from…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 8, 2025 - Hour 1 - Are You Asking Your Mechanic The Right Questions? - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

This week on Ron Ananian The Car Doctor, Ron opens with a real Tuesday-morning phone call: a Honda owner chasing the cheapest tie rod and wheel alignment in town after a “great cheap oil change” at t…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 1, 2025 - Hour 2 - Doing A Honda Oil Change The Wrong Way - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

Sunroof Drains, Honest Oil Changes & a Flash-Fixed Buick

Quick hits this week: why sunroof drains are “house gutters” for your car, the oil-change must-dos most shops skip (clean work, proper torque,…

Published on 1 month ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - November 1, 2025 - Hour 1 - Cheaper By The Dozen? Bagels & Oil Changes - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

The $49 Bagel Test — Why a Real Oil Change Costs What It Costs

Bagels don’t get price complaints—but oil changes do. Ron compares a $49 North Jersey bagel run to the true value of a proper oil change…

Published on 1 month ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 25, 2025 - Hour 2 - To Restore Or Not To Restore, That Is The Question? - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

🎃 Open: Halloween banter sets the mood before diving into calls.

🚙 ’99 Land Cruiser: Caller plans full restoration; Ron weighs the costs, effort, and emotional value vs. simply buying one already…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 25, 2025 - Hour 1 - The How & Why About Automotive Maintenance - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

🧠 Opening Thought: Most drivers undervalue maintenance because the car often feels the same afterward—until years later when reliability proves the payoff.

⛽ 100k vs. 200k (and 500k): Many cars c…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor -October 18, 2025 - Hour 2 - Sticky Steering, Cold Thermostats & “Intermittent” Compression - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

In this hour, Ron tackles real-world fixes: a 2017 Jeep Wrangler with sticky steering (steering shaft u-joints + PB Blaster), a P0128 thermostat rate-of-rise code and murky coolant, a 2012 Honda CR-V…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 18, 2025 - Hour 1 - GM Transmission Shudder, Toyota ECM Failures & the Truth About ‘Lifetime’ Fluid - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

This episode demystifies Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) and why they’re not recalls. Ron breaks down GM’s 23-NA-072 low-speed TCC shudder—what “ATF degradation” really means and why a full transm…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 11, 2025 - Hour 2 - Battery Drains, Gear-oil Myths & Two Diesels That Won’t Behave. - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

Ron walks a caller through the right way to measure parasitic draw (use a real meter with min/max and leave it connected), then tackles GL-4 vs GL-5 confusion on a ’99 Sentra—plus where to find stubb…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 11, 2025 - Hour 1 - Diagnosing Fuel Injector Faults - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

Code P0203, winter-readiness, and two electrical gremlins. Ron opens with a 2015 Jeep Wrangler 3.6L that set P0303 (misfire) and P0203 (injector circuit). He walks through smart diagnostics: verify i…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago