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The way they always do, raise taxes on something. It's going to be more of a hit to the garages that perform this.

Anything can be beat fraudulently as is the sale of stolen inspection stickers in this state, but for the most part a good portion of cars get looked at. No system is %100

Yeah, not meaning to get off topic, but state inspection is, IMO, a good idea. Lots of folks are glad they don't need to, but it'd be no picnic if the guy next to you on the highway suddenly had his ball joints let loose or the guy behind you suddenly lost his brakes. Not a good idea going years...

Good question. Here in Pa we have an annual state inspection for vehicles. I'm betting they get replaced when they're down to the state wear limit, 2/32.

It's pretty much the norm from dealers. Reasonable? I don't think most dealers quote reasonable prices unless there's some kind of coupon. Dealer does warrant the pads for life though usually.

I had an "opportunity" to drive through water up to my headlights twice in one day. Had to, had some terrific flooding a few years back after a day of 4 inches of rain and every way home was flooded. Didn't check the rear fluid until some years later (like last year). Luckily there was no...

Yep, same experience here, won't buy anything with those two letters on it.

...and what kind of oil filter was used? I've had a few bad filters from the start (not Mazda) that caused all kind of knock noises due to who knows what, possibly bad internal element. Anyway, it's a cheap start.

Do you notice it change when you rev the engine? Does it do it when cold, change when hot? I know you're thinking probably a bearing, but noises travel through an engine. Really hard to tell without using a stethoscope to try to pinpoint the origin. Bad serpentine belts have been known to...

I'm assuming you're talking about that knocking noise, which could be anything, also assuming you think it never did that before?

What's the mileage on the vehicle? What kind of oil are you using?

I've gone 40k miles on these filters, mainly because I've forgotten to change them. But if you look at the hardware after the filter you'll see that it stays very clean. The OEM filter is one of the best you can get for these vehicles. If you're in doubt about it, hold it up to the sun, if you...

I usually go through the comments section before I see the video. Tells all.

From a repair garage perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclNWQPR4bA

Sounds like the impact gun was set too high. Happened to me a few years ago with my mini van. Got it back from the shop and a lug nut fell off with the stud in it. I always check the torque when I get it back from the shop. More often than not they're where I like them, around 85, but every once...

Lol, I share the sentiment. I'd really push for that master tech to do the work

Are running proper cold tire inflation pressures?

Yep, in my experience that "multi-point inspection" is usually a lot of nonsense, even some CPO vehicles don't get good enough scrutiny.

Just picked up a set of these. Mavis Tire priced matched BJs who had them on sale. Got them mounted, balanced, new stems for under $600. Very pleased with them. https://www.goodyear.com/en_US/tires/edge-touring-as/24788.html

I'd go a little heavier on the AWG https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/ground-straps https://www.onallcylinders.com/2019/07/24/how-to-diagnose-electrical-ground-issues/