Yes Kerbie, 'dawdling' is a word but regardless of how fast or slow you do the services & regardless of whether or not you manage to keep producing these videos, you will always be a legend & one of the best mechanic-fitters in South-East England. Please remember that at all times!
Love watching these videos, since I got my first car a Capri, we've been fixing our own cars and some other peoples since 1982 with spanners not tablets, we had no choice cos we had no money to pay a mechanic, we could do most things like change engines and gearboxes in the 80s and 90s but now you cant even see the engine for electronics and sensors.
An impact screw used to be an essential part of our toolbox but with impact drivers now the norm they’ve been forgotten about but they still have a place!
What do people ignore break fluid. Its hygroscopic and should be changed regularly. But then I suppose a lot of these cars are being run on a needs must budget.
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic It's not about when you do, but when a customer thinks you have and starts accusing you, it will happen at some point! It's for your own protection, as you can turn round and say "The seat was covered so that's not possible"
Someone already picked up on the seat cover and I agree that it's for your protection and I've been guilty of not putting one in myself especially when tired. It was interesting where you dump your oil as I too am mobile during day but also have full time night job as a truck tech at a dealer but am jacking that in after 25 years and going to poodle round in my van doing cars. I normally empty all my oil at work but obviously will have to look elsewhere now. Love your videos but sometimes you need to cheer up a bit 😂😂😂
@@davidbonnett5441 Thanks, something I’ll deffo be implementing in 2024 for sure, ask your work id you can continue to dump oil there if you’ve forma good relationship with them? And don’t worry mate it’s not all doom and gloom 😅 Just a culmination of a tough and busy year I think 👍
You do a proper honest job and that will take you along way mate so big up from Scotland mate. Get a.bit off help so you can relax and get more done! Even though it's hard to find a decent lad or girl who wants to work?
Like your weekly video. Glad I’m not the only one that hates French cars. choked when you said, Halfords fitted a bulb. Jammed a friends bulb in then told him to take car to a garage as there couldn’t do it.
You can unplug a coil you suspect to be misfiring while the engine is running and see if it makes a difference. Especially when the miss is consistent.
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic yeah fortunately the intake wasn’t blocking the suspected coil. And it has to be a consistent enough miss otherwise it’s pointless lol
i put eicher discs on my mk4 transit around 12 months ago,they are actually pretty good,i was expecting a bit of brake judder but nothing at all and van stops on a sixpence
You do an awesome job, I've been out in the freezing cold weather doing an exhaust Saturday in Ingoldmells on a qashqui cold but got it done customer very happy no more rattling
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic indeed we do. Have hyundai i30 tomorrow no start fast clicking on start checked battery bad they changed it thoughts? Gonna check fuses/relays maybe starter motor you know about them lol
I’d say bad earth mate, do your volt drop tests, maybe put jump pack positive to battery positive and then negative to chassis/gearbox/engine and see if it starts mate
The ford S max, the dangers of not doing diagnosing non-starting cars. Customer to blame have to pay for parts when a diagnosis by you could of saved them money!! must be frustrating when customers try to be mechanics and tell you they know what the issue is and ask you to replace the part!
Generally speaking I refuse to just fit parts but from time to time if I feel the customer has done their due diligence and what they are requesting is fair I will go ahead, turned out later on to be a bad earth as I said 👍
Oh lovely, doubt you have as much miserable weather out there, and yes I class a call out as diagnostic fee, if it’s a service or work we know needs doing then it’s just the price for that work and no call out fee is added 👍
The jacket although appearing dirty is just stained over years, it’s been washed numerous times, also you’d have done no such thing and you’d have paid handsomely
Nah, I would have billed you for the cost to clean the grease and oil you put on my seat and steering wheel, plus compensation for lost time. @@kerbsidemobilemechanic
You mean the imaginary grease and oil? I think you live in cuckoo land pal, whatever it is you are going through to make you so mad I hope gets better mate
Yes Kerbie, 'dawdling' is a word but regardless of how fast or slow you do the services & regardless of whether or not you manage to keep producing these videos, you will always be a legend & one of the best mechanic-fitters in South-East England. Please remember that at all times!
You’re the legend Tom 👍
Love watching these videos, since I got my first car a Capri, we've been fixing our own cars and some other peoples since 1982 with spanners not tablets, we had no choice cos we had no money to pay a mechanic, we could do most things like change engines and gearboxes in the 80s and 90s but now you cant even see the engine for electronics and sensors.
Yeah the differences in modern day engines/cars to ones of that era are so big it’s unreal
An impact screw used to be an essential part of our toolbox but with impact drivers now the norm they’ve been forgotten about but they still have a place!
Yeah I agree, would come in handy one day lol
I have two, one ancient and the other older.
Really enjoyed this video mate. I could watch mechanical stuff for hours
Thanks mate, really appreciate it 👍
What do people ignore break fluid. Its hygroscopic and should be changed regularly. But then I suppose a lot of these cars are being run on a needs must budget.
Often they just aren’t aware
Enjoy your Videos, wee tip, but maybe am fussy, seat covers needed to keep customers car seats clean 😊
Noted, luckily I’ve never stained a customers car seat but maybe I should prevent it in future 👍
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic It's not about when you do, but when a customer thinks you have and starts accusing you, it will happen at some point! It's for your own protection, as you can turn round and say "The seat was covered so that's not possible"
No I agree on that one mate 👍
Someone already picked up on the seat cover and I agree that it's for your protection and I've been guilty of not putting one in myself especially when tired. It was interesting where you dump your oil as I too am mobile during day but also have full time night job as a truck tech at a dealer but am jacking that in after 25 years and going to poodle round in my van doing cars. I normally empty all my oil at work but obviously will have to look elsewhere now. Love your videos but sometimes you need to cheer up a bit 😂😂😂
@@davidbonnett5441 Thanks, something I’ll deffo be implementing in 2024 for sure, ask your work id you can continue to dump oil there if you’ve forma good relationship with them? And don’t worry mate it’s not all doom and gloom 😅 Just a culmination of a tough and busy year I think 👍
Love various car fixes definitely something different which I like! As a mechanic myself I don’t like doing Same cars repeatedly lol!
Yeah when I was at VW it’s got so boring doing the same jobs on the same cars
You're a brilliant mechanic !!!
Thank you 👍
You do a proper honest job and that will take you along way mate so big up from Scotland mate. Get a.bit off help so you can relax and get more done! Even though it's hard to find a decent lad or girl who wants to work?
Nice one mate, yeah that’s the really difficult part, I have been looking
Like your weekly video. Glad I’m not the only one that hates French cars. choked when you said, Halfords fitted a bulb. Jammed a friends bulb in then told him to take car to a garage as there couldn’t do it.
Thank you 👍 Halfruads are the worst!
The most difficult jobs tend to be the so called "Easy/Quick" jobs😂😂
Always jinx myself “this won’t take long” 😂
Nice bit of jb weld on that backing plate. Jobs a gooden.
😂😂😂
Keep them coming just finished your upload really enjoyed it mate 👍
Thanks for watching yet again Matt 👍
Really like the videos mate. Cheers for the entertainment. Hopefully an easier week lays ahead. Look forward to the next one
Thanks mate, really appreciate it, but don’t think there’s such thing as an easier week in the car trade 😂😂
Micra- check obd for misfire counter. Induction heater is amazing on rusty hardware
Good shout, will check that out next time pal👍
Evening. Just found your channel last week. Great videos! 👍 Thanks.
Glad you’re enjoying the content mate👍
You can unplug a coil you suspect to be misfiring while the engine is running and see if it makes a difference. Especially when the miss is consistent.
Yeah I know lol but all coils aren’t always that accesible plus using a machine is more accurate 👍
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic yeah fortunately the intake wasn’t blocking the suspected coil. And it has to be a consistent enough miss otherwise it’s pointless lol
Exactly mate, don’t guess, test!
Awsome sir😊
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Great videos is Kerbside just you or a franchise and what area are you working
Just me at the moment mate and I’m based in high Wycombe
i put eicher discs on my mk4 transit around 12 months ago,they are actually pretty good,i was expecting a bit of brake judder but nothing at all and van stops on a sixpence
Honestly the cheaper brands do surprise me sometimes but as I have to warrant the parts and labour, I try to avoid where possible
You do an awesome job, I've been out in the freezing cold weather doing an exhaust Saturday in Ingoldmells on a qashqui cold but got it done customer very happy no more rattling
It’s only going to get colder mate 😂
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic tell me about it but we plod on and get customers cars fixed
Saving 1 car at a time mate 💪
@@kerbsidemobilemechanic indeed we do. Have hyundai i30 tomorrow no start fast clicking on start checked battery bad they changed it thoughts? Gonna check fuses/relays maybe starter motor you know about them lol
I’d say bad earth mate, do your volt drop tests, maybe put jump pack positive to battery positive and then negative to chassis/gearbox/engine and see if it starts mate
The ford S max, the dangers of not doing diagnosing non-starting cars. Customer to blame have to pay for parts when a diagnosis by you could of saved them money!! must be frustrating when customers try to be mechanics and tell you they know what the issue is and ask you to replace the part!
Generally speaking I refuse to just fit parts but from time to time if I feel the customer has done their due diligence and what they are requesting is fair I will go ahead, turned out later on to be a bad earth as I said 👍
you carnt beat working on your own motors
Recipe for disaster most of the time 😂
My college lecturer never worked on his own cars, he says it just easier to get someone else to do it as it their problem lol
We must have the same
College tutor, he said the same thing 😂
Great video again Kerbie, BTW what do you rate as best for brake discs - had a set fitted to a jeep 12 mths ago & have brake shudder again now😡
Thanks, I mostly use Pagid, never have issue tbh
Those rear pads were new 5 months ago ? I’ve had my bmw 5 years and only just about to change my rears wonder if disc is warped
That’s a possibility yeah, everything was moving nice and free, I’d said the next time brakes are done the discs will need doing anyway due to wear
great video ford transit are now shit everything rusts on them also all the modern cars are so bad to work on
what heat gun do you use
I think all cars are terrible to work on, except VW’s but I am biased 😅
I run my own workshop in Marbella Spain. Im thinking of offering a mobile service too.
Do you charge a call out fee?
Oh lovely, doubt you have as much miserable weather out there, and yes I class a call out as diagnostic fee, if it’s a service or work we know needs doing then it’s just the price for that work and no call out fee is added 👍
Hi buddy i am thinking to set up mobile mechanics service down to south west but how to get customer or use leads?
I think you need a few revenues of getting work in rather than rely on just one, google, Facebook and lead generator companies do work well 👍
Thanks for your help mate
Any lead company recommendations?
No worries
When I started out I used a company called “leads every day”
Just subscribed
Thank you 🤝
Eww transit 😅
Luckily this one played ball 😅
Please don't sit in the customers' cars with that filthy jacket on. I'd have been irate, kicked you off the property and not paid you a dime.
The jacket although appearing dirty is just stained over years, it’s been washed numerous times, also you’d have done no such thing and you’d have paid handsomely
Nah, I would have billed you for the cost to clean the grease and oil you put on my seat and steering wheel, plus compensation for lost time. @@kerbsidemobilemechanic
You mean the imaginary grease and oil? I think you live in cuckoo land pal, whatever it is you are going through to make you so mad I hope gets better mate
Cant take advice and need to learn things the hard way I see. You'll learn one day.@@kerbsidemobilemechanic
I take constructive criticism no bother, but angry Karens I can’t stand