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I replaced the switch but the wipers are still stuck on

I understand why the dealer charged me $1000 for this service job!

Very interesting to watch ! Thank you

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At the 1:14 mark, do you have any suggestions to get the ball joint out? I have a pick up for and beating on it but no luck. I was going to try some penetrating spray.

Just changed passenger side lower control arm and my car steering is pulling to left. It was fine before changing the control arm

Speak a little bit slowlier 😅 thanks - good tips from you.

Well done ...it helps a lot 👏👏

Thank you! Simple and to the point. Never tried it before, took about 20 minutes to replace the turning signal, which I bought from BMW OEM for $55. The BMW dealership wanted $600

My oil filter housing completely gave out and dump almost all my oil, this caused a bunch of codes to pop up regarding intermittent signals, will this go away once I clean up and replace the housing or does this mean wires may have shorted out or failed due to the oil? and is that tin foil around the wires?

Note for anyone doing this themselves - a "universal ball joint separator"-sized pickle fork was too large to remove my 2013 Elantra ball joints. The smaller "tie rod end" pickle fork may have worked, but I ended up just using a 3/4" jaw-style ball joint separator instead. And that 130ft-lb-spec bolt on the hockey puck end of the control arm? Multiply it by 2 or 3 for what to really expect if the car was driven in snow or rain. Even after soaking both ends of that bolt in PB Blaster overnight, I BROKE a 1/2" ratchet with a 19mm socket on it before I jacked the car up to the moon to fit a giant 1080ft-lb rated HF corded 1/2" impact pointing straight up under the car to finally break that 19mm bolt free. And by all means, get yourself a ratcheting box end 19mm (and 17mm, and probably a 3/4" too) for this whole job if you value your time at all. I also highly recommend replacing he tie rods while you're replacing the control arm! The OEM inner tie rods have no flats and Hyundai used thread locker AND a barely visible/accessible snap ring to hold it in place. It's a heck of a lot easier to get to all that crap with the control arm already removed. In fact, I don't know how you'd do the job with the control arms still in place. I couldn't have anyway. Also know that a pipe-style inner tie rod tool does not work at all on the OEM inner rods (because there are no flats for it to grip) and the commonly used U-Bolt clamp tool for inner rods without flats didn't work for me either because it couldn't grip hard enough for the borderline-insane amount of force it required to break those loose. With the control arm out, you can turn the steering wheel all the way in the appropriate direction to access that snap ring and also make the inner rod cone accessible to a (big) pipe wrench. A big pipe wrench was only tool I found that could break the OEM inner rods loose, and there's no way you get a pipe wrench or anything like it on that inner rod cone with the lower control arm still in place. So do both the rods and the control arm at the same time or you'll end up doing the control arm again when you ruin the ball joint removing it to do the tie rods.

My car is leaking coolant from the oil cooler, I replaced the hose but it's still leaking. Is this common?

Is it any different on the 2021 G01 onwards?

Hey I need your help I’m having a problem getting the bolt out of mines it’s stuck and no one wants to help not even shops

Is it 106 inch pound or 206 inch pound to torque?

How long did that job take you in real time

The best video

Ufff excelente video gracias.

Thanks

I would of gone with aluminum instead of plastic

Thanks to this video…I need to replace part of my mirror! As the entire mirror housing is screwed together! I followed exactly what he did until I heard a snap!

Why does some switches say wiper washer turn signal

Great video thanks. What was the blue brush stuff you put on the gaskets?

This is the exact video I was looking for to replace my mirror cap, lower mirror housing, auxiliary indicator, and glass after someone sideswiped me. The only thing left to figure out myself was how to remove and replace the mirror mounted camera on my model. I can't imagine what BMW would charge for this, as they quoted me $160 just to pop the mirror glass into place (took me 10 seconds). Thank you for posting, sir!

if you’re gonna do this repair, for your sake replace the housing with an aluminum model. the reason these leak is because the plastic oil housing warps over time from repeated temperature cycles causing the o ring gaskets on the bottom to no longer be effective. dorman makes a good part for this and if you look around i believe you can find the aluminum housing being sold on it’s own without a cooler so that you can reuse your old one and save money

I really appreciate how much you explain in detail. I have watched quite a few of your videos, I am a 44yr long wrencher, and a big fan.

Super clear simple instructions. Ten minutes, sorted ✔️ Thanks guys!

How much is the part?

Helped me out ALOT, but now it smokes like hell, all white, will that go away or did i fuck something up??

Thanks man!

Very clear instructions! I was searching like crazy to find the wiper/ wash relay. I've got an issue where it wipes/ washes the rear window (Corolla E12 hatch), but not the front. So the fuse(s) should be okay, it left me with either a bad relay or a defective switch. I guess that's two for one 🙂. Thank you, saved me a lot of time in unnecessary diagnosis 🙏🏻

What would be the next step if the starter motor works? mine cranks but doesn't start

Excellent video. My turn signal was cracked from a rock. OEM part is $64 and dealer quoted 1.2 labor hours @ $240 total. Over $300 all in. Found OEM part at a discount and plan to knock it out in 20 minutes with the help of this video.

Thank you thank you . I have been looking for this exact demonstration and you literally saved us time and money . Appreciate you please keep uploading .

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Thanks a lot

It’s a huge advantage having a car lifter. For the home mechanic it ends up in back and knee pain. At my age I end up letting the shop do the job.

Have watched a few dyi videos for various things. This has to be one of… no thee best how-to videos I have seen. Step by step diagnostics/trouble shooting. In simple terms “dumbed” it down, so that in all actuality even an engineer could put a starter in a Suzuki sx4. Well done sir, well done. Cheers!

Awesome instructional video, top notch. I literally just watched your video, then immediately grabbed my plastic pry bar and T10, went outside to driveway and performed this repair under 10 minutes while fresh in my head, was very easy, thank you for the guidance.

THANK YOU! This saved me a large repair at a BMW dealer. Just note: that if you have blind-spot warning and a camera in the mirror, you must be VERY careful with the electrical connectors. The blind-spot warning light is just two very thin wires and a very hard-to-remove connector. In my case, I munged the connector a bit and that set off a blind-spot malfunction error in the car. Letting the car deep sleep overnight corrected that issue.

Best one I ever seen, but the ECU bracket removal part is missing, wondering how those white clips can be removed

Great video dawg

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thank you for the great video! I have the same vehicle except in a manual, the service manual says to remove the intake in order to remove the starter, kudos to you for showing that it doesnt need to be removed 🙂

Thanks!! Just replaced the turn signal and cracked bottom base using this video, done in no time!

Do u take the tie rod off to manipulate the wheel area better to get the ball joint lined up better?

Thanks!! Awesome job!

How much does a job like this cost?

Hi Cesar. Thank you for this. I have a Suzuki SX4. Sometimes, when I try to start it, I turn the key and nothing NOTHING happens. (Lights, radio, windows, horn, wipers, fan all work.) I also, put jumper cables on it, just in case. Maybe a slight 'click.' I turn the key back and forth. Nothing. Next day? Same thing. Next day, same thing. Then, I go and try to start it and first try it starts right up. This happened about a month and half ago and then again three days ago. Last night it rained hard and this morning when I went to start it? Bingo. Started right up. Any ideas? Six months ago a mechanic said there was a corroded wire that he replaced. I don't know which wire though. I don't remember when the starter and alternator were replaced, probably over one year ago. Thanks, G