An auto repair technician based out of Clinton, New York, has highlighted a basic maintenance protocol that may get overlooked. NextGen CarCare (@nextgencarcare) showed off a Toyota 4Runner that shows signs this rudimentary routine’s been neglected. And in a video on the topic, he tells car owners what to look out for to ensure these steps aren’t glossed over.
Toyota 4Runner: How Can I Tell They Skipped Maintenance?
“Twenty-nineteen Toyota 4Runner, and this is something that drives me crazy,” he says right as he cracks open the door to the vehicle. “One way to know it was maintained by a dealership … oil changes, for some reason, go to pop the hood."
Upon stating this, he unlatches the front hood of the vehicle via its corresponding lever beneath the steering wheel. “Hood doesn’t pop. I look at the door hinges; there’s no grease in the door hinges,” he says before shutting the door. That’s because he wants to give audiences a better look at what he’s talking about.
Following this, he moves backward to the rear driver-side door to highlight rust on the hinge. “They’re already rusty. How many oil changes has this had, you know? And none of that was ever kept. I go over to the hood; it doesn’t pop,” he says, making his way to the front of the vehicle.
