Here's How a Real Mechanic Checks a Used Car Before Buying
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- Buying a used car and compression test. This Test Saved Me Thousands When Buying a Used Car (New Compression Test), DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. How to buy a used car. How to do a compression test on an engine. Engine compression test. How not to get scammed when buying a car. How to inspect a used car for purchase. How to check a used car for sale. What to look for when buying a car. Car advice. Car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 52 years.
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3. Common Sense
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3. Common Sense
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Hey Scotty what do you think about a 2013 Honda Accord Sport I saw it on Craigslist they said it is free.
i learned a technique to check for a bent valve with a piece of paper on the tail pipe. it rattles if theres a bent valve. is that accurate?
scotty lost his hair rip
Subbed your new channel when will you be doing some video scotty mate if it’s as good as this you’ll be winning lol👍🏻
thanks for the knowledge scotty
My dad watched you everyday. He used my TH-cam to like and share your videos all the time. He passed away Monday. Thank you for your videos and showing him things
Awwww, my condolences. This is my very first time watching this guy. He seems to be HIGHLY informative. I feel like I learned a WEALTH of information from this one video. Your dad must have been a wise individual.
I'm really sorry to hear... my biggest condolences to you.
I'm so sorry for your loss. :(
Very sorry for your loss. :(
very sorry for your loss ;( stay strong ❤️
You’re putting the power in the people’s hands. That’s priceless Scotty.
People Power!🤘😎
i wonder if he has to duck when he drives by the dealerships
Spreading the knowledge. I wish Scotty was my uncle
This guy is stupidly dangerous.
Dude even mechanics do not this
Im a mechanic of almost twenty years and info like this is priceless. Thank you.
Why do mechanics rip people off 🤣 JK
Yeah man Scotty is the best. Saved me a ton of dough. Nothing wrong with my engine at all. Reflashed ecu and ran for 125k with zero probs. Then I got top dollar selling it with A: Having all paperwork. B: Steam cleaning and degreasing the engine compartment. C: I took Scotty's advice!!! HAHAHAHAH😸
Money
@@rpm4679 which guy the mechanic that left a message up top Radu?
hahaha bro shouldn't you uh
know this stuff already
I'm an old Air Force maintainer with eight kids, so I'm always fixing my kids' cars and their friends' cars. I truly enjoy and revere you and your show for teaching me stuff that help keep a lot of cars on the road!
I've spent most of my 65 years in the car and motorcycle business, and love how you give everyman's explanation of auto repair, not to mention showing us old dogs useful applications of new technologies. Thanks for being such a great, fun resource.
I am a Red Seal automotive service technician since 2010. Scotty is legit and I can still learn from him. Thanks for the tips Scotty! I hope computer choose me to win one of those...
Dave SL Glad to know people like you are always learning about it just as we are along the way and I have hope that this kind of thing gets passed down after Scotty is gone
I'm a home grown mechanic for my 69' Chevelle (family owned and have driven since I was 18, now I'm 62) and 48 y/o Plymouth, learned alot from Scotty's videos for my modern cars. Listening to Scotty has helped keep my childhood 1965 lawnmower running as good as new. Yes, mowing yards for money when I was in first grade, I LOVE THAT MOWER! So thanks to Scotty, it seems that mower can't wait to mow my 3/4 of an acre.
I’m going to an aviation mechanical school, don’t want to mention any names but man you have shown me more than all of the teachers in that school combined. Thank you for the years of knowledge. I hope you receive all the gifts you deserve. 🙏
Uhhhh, that’s a disturbing thought.
Integrity, this man has integrity.
Also, I always believed he used Scott's brand mulch. This man knows quality.
I thought that this is a car
Lol
'Tegrity
I have Tegridy
As a girl who never had a car. Family grew up on buses. I appreciate you so much
🤔
How does a female not have a car in this day and age... Ever heard of having a boyfriend???
I'd love to see the face of a used car salesman when you whip out a meter and start running tests...would be priceless!!!
He would die lol
I've done it and they actually wont care, you being interested enough to test the car would make them happy that you're a potential customer.
Me 2 😲
I’ve been working in my own cars since a child, watching this guy for the last month I’ve learned and realized every little thing I did wrong or could of done differently. This man is a HUGE HELP!!!
they threw away the mold when they made Scotty i watch every day he is the BEST car dude on the net.
scotty, is a genius!! if I've lived closer, he'd be my mechanic no questions asked..
Great video man, I haven’t seen my dad for years so I didn’t have a father figure to teach me about stuff like cars and it’s just nice that’s there’s a channel like yours
I just found Scotty 😁 yesterday, and have been BINGE watching ever since!
Lol he awesome. A mechanic that transcends beyond the "mechanic youtube community" is pretty impressive. You know how much charisma/genius it takes to do that?
Lol
Scotty is probably one of the best mechanics out there, he makes a seemingly complicated task a very simple one!
I 💕Scotty's computer..his brain!!
Ty ..always wanted to be a mechanic since 11...worked with my Gramps..an ACE mechanic..no computers back then. All done with hearing, sight, feel and knowledge. Miss those days .hate computers with 4 wheels.🤬
This is one of Scotty's best videos. Simple tips to save time & money.
@@sicilyny5375My dad was like that back in the day. One time his Oldsmobile was running rough. He sent my brother to the garage to get his timing light, and by the time he came back my dad had already been turning the distributor and listening. And I'll be damned if he wasn't dead nuts on with the marks! He's rolling in his grave for sure at the technology in today's cars. Back in the Day an engine swap was white a morning or an afternoon? If that! Nowadays, it's a minimum of 12 hours just to R&R an engine.
When I retire from the Army, it will be in Houston. Thank you for all of your selfless service by providing all of this amazing information.
Scotty reminds me of my mentor that taught me how to become a real mechanic Fritz I will never forget you “logic and leverage”
I've tinkered around on cars forever. It's kind of a hobby for me and I know a fair amount about working on them. But I'm always learning new things here watching Scotty. Another great and informative video!
Same here I've learned through trial and error for many years and I learn a lot of useful stuff from Scotty I love it
As a retired Electronics Engineering Technician I truly appreciate your skill at demonstrating electronic tests that can easily check for faulty components with minimum effort! Way Cool Scotty!
Now that's useful stuff. I wonder how many so-called mechanics have no knowledge of this kind of information.
Me
I work in the IT field. If mechanics are about the same educated as computer technicians, then hardly any of them know this, cause there are a lot of dumb professionals.
Prescriptions are more profitable than the cure.
Xandine Fathom Trust me, I know. I’m a diabetic.
@Jim Kohler ...... yes.... painfully so...
Scotty's hands keep moving even when he's sleeping.
That’s the word on the street
Negative, Scotty doesn't sleep
LOL
He’s probably sleeping now 🤣😭
g baker and
Thank you Scotty for taking the time to help people with their car issues. Its not something you needed to start doing, but many including myself are very thankful you have.
I grew up with relatives that are mechanics and I still learn a ton from you Scotty. Love this channel.
I'm studying a bachelors in electrical engineering and its always so cool to see things that relate to my major! That graphical multi-meter is so cool. I didn't know they existed.
I just watched that one and had to rewind it as i was like," what the hell did he just call that thing?!". Lol. Love this guy!
I been watching scotty for a year now. I've never seen a comment where somebody has challenged what he has said. That says something about his knowledge
@Jim Kohler sure
This dude doesn't know everything and really, he's not always correct.
More people need to watch these. So many people have no idea to do the simplest thing. They'll look at an engine & know absolutely nothing & intimidated. Then end up getting scammed or ripped off.
Krazy 80 Baby
What would really show intelligence is to NOT buy something that you are intimidated by.
@@fastinradfordable People are intimidated by changing a tire. Or their own oil or air filter. But they still need a car. I was just saying if more people watched these videos. They'd be like hmmm. That's not hard to do.
This happened to my aunt, guy wouldnt let her drive the car and the engine was basically seized...she wouldnt listen to anyone
Krazy 80 Baby exactly 👍🏾
He tells a whole story with his hands.
Yeah he's gold👍👍
I always think he must have grown up around a LOT of Italians 👌🤲🖐️👉👈☝️🤌✌️
A person once said, "if you wanna be captivating, speak with your hands"
Good to know id still be able to watch these if I was deaf
I watch him on mute
Scotty Kilmer's Cars: Please sir, I have 240,000 miles on me. I was designed and built to only go 80,000 miles. Please let me die!
Scotty Kilmer: No.
@@muki_x - Not if it’s scottys
And Na nor Toyota’s they live for hundreds of thousands of miles
🤣😂😅
toyotas designed to go at least 200k
@@derrickmoon3296 400k
Scotty, I love watching and learning from your videos. I'm an old girl and I wish my Dad could have seen your videos, I know he would have enjoyed you. Dad was an old school mechanic who mostly worked on his own trucks and tractors.Please keep on keeping on. Also the updated version of your programs is great! Thank you!
I really don’t think shady mechanics like this guy.
Nope! Thats y ppl are better off watching scotty vids and doing repairs themselves lol
They don't even know about Scotty so F them!
You are rite sir....at this point its 315 of em...lol
Lol
Especially when you present ur knowledge to ur mechanic from scotty's education they look at you like ur talking from another planet either they really don't know or they are shock that I know n don't knw how to relate
I'm master electrician, but Scotty is training me to be a car mechanic😂
I dont trust anyone so i gotta do everything myself. God bless Scotty
I’m a master baiter and he’s helping me too!
I am a master fortnite gamer and hes helping me!!
“Knowledge is power”. Thank you for empowering us Scotty. God Bless you.
Sounds like Scotty went to the school of “work smarter not harder “.
TaosDad31
I think mike Rowe said work smarter and work harder
He was the teacher of work work smarter school.
This is one of the best car advice videos, learned something very efficient and new , thanks S.K.!
Love your videos. I've been working on cars for 50 years and still learn stuff as they change. Watching your videos give a lot of insight to easier ways to diagnose and repair issues.
I don’t learn one or two things Scotty from your videos, I learn tremendously, you make it look and sound so easy until you start doing it thanks sooooooooo much
I actually found somebody on TH-cam I have to listen at one time speed
Meanwhile he's 3X speed.
@Moto 90 bad life?
Lmao i never knew could do that 😆😆😆😆 I can't stop laughing. I'm cryin oh boy whew
My dude I hate when people speak slow af Hahahaha so I understand XD 😂
Scotty, you're my favorite online source for automotive knowledge. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you for the great videos and insight
You are the best mechanic I’ve ever seen! I love how knowledgeable and honest you are! I wish all mechanics were like you! Keep up the great work!
Scotty I think you're wonderful.
I love how Scotty shows the relatively time consuming tests in a fraction of the time using this multimeter. Great work !
I would love to win this meter. I do a lot of volunteering repairs and never in my life charged a dime!
Give him Scotty
Thank you for helping people that are in need. Blessings will come to you beyond scanner tools and the like. Keep on paying it forward like Scotty. Really appreciate all of you. Hope you win the oscilloscope too. :)
@Mai Mariarti
😂😂 Empathy doesn't work anyway !
Scotty I wish I had your knowledge!!My son thinks it funny when I’m watching your videos..I never miss a new video hope they continue👍
This man has a piece of my heart
I find that most good mechanics are a little “quirky.”
.....And Scotty you’re the best!
They get quirky from having to deal with a lot of shitty engineered vehicles.
Scotty literally act's like a car is just a playground, while I am scared to touch anything I don't have to when working on it.
☝️🏾☝️🏾☝️🏾☝️🏾 same here
Stick the Tonka trucks and Erector Sets, they're more your speed.
Better than "Googling" for hours trying to match symptoms. Awesome shortcuts, thanks Scotty.
Scotty you truly should be running a mechanic trade school. I mean honestly you explain everything soo thorough and understandable which is a major skill in and of itself.
He is. He’s making money from TH-cam and it’s worth it.
Scotty can reach more people through u tube ,than any trade school ever could
God bless scotty thanks for always being such a cool positive honest car mechanic and always posting funny clips lol.
Deductive reasoning at it’s finest - brilliant Scotty!
I really appreciate the usefulness of this video. I would love to see some graphs of cars with issues as a follow up. Thanks again for your time and expertise!
Great Scotty when U show the use of tools with a life time experience & the tricks of the Trade.
Relative Testing... never knew about it until now. Watching your videos, I learn something new everyday! Thanks Scotty!!
@scannerdanner @southmainauto and @pinehollowautodiagnostics have been doing it for years
@@bigdaddymak1439 nobody cares
@@Exploring_Nature but here you are commenting????
I feel like I learned a lot from this Scotty. I hope to become my own mechanic someday so I'll never get ripped off again. I didn't know you could tell a lot about a car just by an osc.!
This has got to be one of my favourite Scotty videos, incredibly helpful advice put in a very clear and easy to understand way. Thanks Scotty.
Scotty, please move to my neighborhood in Southampton NJ, gateway to the Pinelands and Used Car heaven! We need a great, honest, and reliable mechanic like youself.
I've never known of this method. I'm definitely going to be using this!
This is why I need a mechanic like you, Scotty, to check my cars out.
Thank goodness Scotty Kilmer's garage is an essential business. I don't think we could survive quarantine without his videos.
Still taking me to school after all these years, thank you sir.
Scotty , you give the old man advice that keeps my perspective well rounded. Thank you
Great mix of facts, useful info, and humor. Keep doing these and I'll keep watching.
I now time my outdoor exercise quarantine walks when I think you're going to release a new video! Thank you
I show your videos and I recommend your videos to my family and friends best honest mechanic I've ever seen in my 59 years
I am so happy I found your channel😭❤️
"Things used in this video" hah, "common sense"! We need more of that, thanks Scotty.
How to make a scotty Kilmer thumb nail: point at a car and write “don’t”
I've been working on my own cars for many years now, but always learn something new with Scotty. Always appreciate the videos!
Love the videos!. Watch them when I get home from work. Always learning from these
hello and thanks!
I've always had a drive to fix things myself. Thank you for your guidance! You're awesome.
My dad is like Scotty. Old mechanic loves Honda’s and despises Chrysler
Is chrysler neon okay?the first generation
@@amopastorcanadense no, how do people not know this....dodge is usually bad
I started with a 85 civic hatchback Si Moved to a 88 CRX Si Then a 93 Del Sol SI & today choice is..... Oh ya .... Still driving the 93 del sol 🤣
as usual you give sensible advice and since you have dealt with customers all your career you know how to leave the final say so in their command with them being a little more educated in the process. not only are you articulate and down to earth but you help people learn and these days the service you perform is priceless!
It's amazing to see some waveform plotting from such an inexpensive device, really.
This is great info, just when you think there's nothing more to learn, you discover something else!
Hey Scotty! Stay safe!!
thanks you too!
Sir Scott!
Your rich knowledge and down to earth attitude with a funny but clear way of explaining things is a beauty in world of TH-cam! Thank you and we wish you the best!
I had an old account I couldn't get back into so made another, but I've been following and a subscriber of the SK channel back when his channel first started, back when TH-cam didn't have commercials lol!!! Also been working on vehicles, mowers, (Engines) for years never went to school to be a mechanic, but when I work on my truck I tune into Scotty and work while the instructor continues my education! Even if he isn't talking about what I'm working on, lol just like the idea of working on a vehicle with Scotty! Thank you Scotty!!!
I wish you had been with our unit during the war l was in tank recovery, l was a Diamond T recovery wagon driver and worked also with a repair maintenance unit.
Scotty, you have saved me thousands of dollars since I found you. Thank you very much!
I've been following you for years. I only know how to repair certain things because of you! Thanks!
who else waited till the end to see Scotty ring the bell??? :'D
Lmao love it
wow that’s actually the most incredible thing ive seen yet
“Don’t buy the car.”
Shows a Benz.
If you can't afford a new BMW, you can't afford a used one
seems legit :)
TGOTR classic bmws live forever
Beamer
He has done a video on why not to buy used Mercedes..."electronics everywhere". Had a buddy at work that "liked" used Mercedes...he didn't get to DRIVE them much...but be kept buying them. 🤣
I learned how to swap out my suspension because of you Scotty. I love how much information you have obtained of your life
This man right here is a true LEGEND ☹️❤️
Scotty, I just found you a few months ago. I watch you everyday and have shared your channel with my family too. Best TH-cam channel ever!
Scotty love your channel. I tell everyone at the part store about you!
I bought my uncle's 2000 nissan frontier with a poor idle. I've never worked on vehicles before but I learned a lot from your videos so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Random misfire code and a knock sensor code. Checked the air intake and it had a vaccum leak at the bottom so I replaced it. Didnt fix the idle. But I remembered you saying chinese make shotty electronics! And there was a box in the truck, a chinese made MAF sensor - with the OEM MAF sensor inside! So I bought maf cleaner and swapped them out and it started idling like a dream!
Thanks Scotty, you rock!
Nice tip especially when we're trying to minimize human contact, even with our mechanic. Good post.
Scottie, Always love your vid's. I wish we had a Scottie around here. It seems like all the nearby mechanics are corporate shysters. You never know if they're telling you the truth or just trying to sell you something you don't need.
In my experience, when you deal with a private seller, they are VERY inconvenienced if you want to perform any kind of lengthy inspection or test.
Thats The norm everyone for everythg nowadays..
They are just looking for faults to set you up for a lowball offer and the sellers know that, would you want to talk to a time waster or tire kicker?.. I tell them to get lost after their first smile in order to save me my nerves and time....
This is why they have these stupid so called " no haggling prices" at the dealers.
@@ricardomierz8467 had a private seller looking at my car once like for like 20 minutes pointing out all the problems he said it's going to cost $1,000 to fix I said that's all I'm going to raise the car price by another thousand😂
@@joepierson3859 l had a browny guy come over with his wife, and when she seen my stance and attitude she didnt even get out of the car as she knew that her husband will be taken down at the knee's..
This guy started to show me obvious micro issues like some stone chips (3) on the hood to try to make him look smart and possibly get a 90% tire kicker discount, well my little minpin pug got tired of that and chased him off my property... By herself!
She is the best sales dog I have.
Ive dealt with many private sellers before. Lots of private sellers want to sell their car as high as dealer price. Now that is stupid. As a buyer, i get so mad and frustrated. These sellers are so ignorant.
If the car market value is $20k at the dealerships, u cant be asking for $18k-$19k as a private seller! Reasonable price to buy at dealer is $17k-$18k. I offer them between $16k-$17k and they said no. If they were to trade in the car, they will not get more than $14k! Id rather buy from dealer than private if the price are the same!
Scotty I've watched you for years and I've never really interacted much but I take every video and took it in. Especially because of Toyota. I have a 99 Camry v6 manual that I love and take care of and drive every day. Every thing I've learned from you I use everyday to my car. I thank you and just because I don't like every video doesn't mean I'm not liking or watching and interacting. I'll try to interact more you're great and you deserve more likes. Thank you Scotty
Great tests, especially when finding a right used car, and avoiding going into a money pit... Thank you.
My wife wants to hook it up to me to see if I'm still "working" properly!🤣
Davie, That's HILARIOUS!!!! 😂😂😂
Great vid. I’ve been around lots of car guys and never heard this.
This is the best mechanic advice channel, easy to understand and highly visual.
Scotty, that graphical meter would fit perfectly in my tool chest.
Thanks Scotty for all your great tips and recommendations. God bless you !
When you're shown an easier way to do something and yet you still don't understand. 🤣
Story of my life😂😂🤣