Ikr, like literally, all you have to do is not BS people constantly, and you'll be busier than you can handle. I have worked alongside the slitheriest of snakes in the industry. It doesn't pay to be a ripoff artist.
Use a pan to catch the coolant, I fucked up, and did what you did yrs ago, a customer came out and saw her cat under the car lapping it up, just say, she lost her cat and was really pissed, oops on my part, you can literally be sued over someone having their cat or dog die over negligence, and 100% they will win. So, CATCH THE COOLANT
.................. I was at a mechanic"s shop & said his puppy was drinking coolant. He said it's fine because all companies changed their coolant formula & it will not harm pets.
My dad didn't want to take any vehicles to shop other than tires and alignment. Most mechanics where my dad took it to almost screwed up the vehicle. I was young at the time. I didn't understand why my dad never takes his cars to the shop until I work at the autoparts store during college going for a diesel mechanic AAS Degree.
"this is why you should do the easy stuff first" i literally have guys that always jump to the most, complex, expensive issues and im like "is the key turned on?" (i work with equipment/golf carts as part of my job as a department head) and the amount of times ive uttered "always start with the simple things" and still have guys that swear up and down its a blow head gasket, transmission issues etc just the worst possible potential diagnosis they latch onto and it usually is the simple things some people just will never get that.
I use distilled water, as it's usually between $1-$2. Distilled water is safe to use in your cooling system but I live in FL so don't have to worry about freezing in the engine. Good job though!
You should be catching the fluids leaking out as your working on vehicles man! It creates a HUGE health risk for cats and dogs. They will lick it cause its sweet. Its also bad for the environment & local water departments. Just invest in a cheap little drip pan bro
All modern coolants have a bitterant added. You're right, this used to be a problem, but modern antifreeze is extremely bitter and tastes terrible. No animal or person would drink it now. That said, it's still toxic and shouldn't be dumped on the ground.
I work in the chemical industry. Coolants are never sweet. We put bitrex in it, a few liters on 30000 liters make the coolant so bitter that u instantly will spit it out.
Dude is so knowledgeable. I love your videos. Your an Expert mechanic. I wish you were here in San Diego. I have a really good mechanic who works on all 4 of my cars but he's not mobile.
Being a old school man and Carburetors watching your videos and seeing what you do it would be amazing to teach this old fart the new stuff with the diagnostic side of everything you're a good person and man
Guy swore up and down lady needed a fuel pump. Started just fine but as soon as you gave it gas it would stumble and not rev up. Found it to be the MAF, man was the customer happy.
Guess who that client will call for the next and subsequent repairs? Guess who she will mention to her friends and family for their repairs? It has a knock on effect if you are looking to grow a business following.
Yeah I'm in Wisconsin and there's a lot of shops that don't test things and guess what the problem is. I got totally ripped around and stuck like 1,300 into my car in like 4 months only to find out 2 of the 6 cylinders are like half compression. The other shops had my car for months and couldn't fix it. It's rotten when you trust the wrong mechanic and they bleed you dry and leave you screwed.
Modern ford and Chevy v6 engines suck too lol. They all should have stuck with their older designs and made them more efficient. All of their V-8 engines do just fine.
customers like meeting mechanics that are genuine cool as dudes too. Im sure you know what i mean when you meet a guy where you can automatically tell they're just good people. Wouldnt let nobody touch my car unless i got that vibe from them.
Just a little FYI... just use water instead of coolant to check for leaks... Some cooling systems require permanent antifreeze and if you use anything other than that what's supposed to be in there it will cause the fluid to coagulate plug the whole cooling system up.,.but good job.
Brand new subscriber here really enjoyed this video I find you to be very informative and I also enjoyed other videos in the past but this is the one that made me want to subscribe to your Channel.
I absolutely hate internal water pumps. Daughter bought 2007 Saturn Sky and it developed a leak shortly after. I never worked on this style before and had to buy the special tool to change it. Was nervous the whole time, but it went smoothly.
@@hhjhj393 I like to keep a spare jug of used coolant around for this type of thing. If the issue ends up out of a customer budget and you live in a climate where freezing could be an issue you can be confident that your not causing any extra issues that can happen from using water and leaving it in the block until the customer decides they can afford the repair or get a different car.
For timing belts I like to get them OEM, aka from the manufacturer or dealer. Too important to risk otherwise. For Honda it's branded Honda, for Toyota they're made by Aisin. Serpentine belt brand doesn't really matter. Gates is good.
Yo I have no idea what you’re suggesting to look at when explaining. Maybe if you had a laser pointer so you can point with than I would understand. Just an idea
I had an guy who bought an new exuast header for $400 cause an shop told him that's what the quote on quote sound was and really it was the gasket ring between the manifold and tail pipe where the 3 bolts are triangled and was smashed lol what an joke these days these diagnostic guys it's like an hit or miss when you hire people these days
I shit you not man... i went to three mechanics and only ONE of them confirmed my diagnosis.. It doesnt happen often but heres the backstory for context why i said this, i used to work for a warehouse sorting packages during night time, when i clocked out i was feeling tired, so i drove home.. in the back of my mind i was feeling that my body wanted to clock out next so i got off the freeway and onto a back road or an empty road that isnt the freeway. Good thing i did because i passed out at the wheel doing about 25mph and i hit the curb and bent the axle. There was some damage and i knew it had to be fixed... but i didnt have the time or money back then to fix it. In total i spent about 2000 bucks... 1400 from the mecha in cali (if youre reading this, fuck you.) and 600 from the mechanic in texas (fuck you too) but the second mechanic i went to in texas confirmed that my axle needed to be replaced and after i told them the hell i went through, they were pissed at the mechanic i went to just prior to them. Im not trying to bash mechanics and give them all a bad rep but when you do this to customers who need hinest people they can trust to work on their cars, you need to know what youre looking for and where to look for it in order to solve the problem. My rant aside i wanna give you props and two big thunbs up for helping a customer whod been in my shoes. 👍👍
Where’s the crying? I seriously clicked on this video thinking someone was going to flip out.. I’m glad that I didn’t see that, but it is what persuaded me to click on this video.
Who cares especially enough to comment on someone’s video that isn’t even geographically connected to you. You’re the crappy neighbor, that no one wants to talk to.
Actually the cheapest coolant is water out of the hose. 😁🤔 Then once you find a leak drain it all out and put the correct coolant in it. Like you said you don't want to waste money on expensive coolant when you don't have to.
I'm not a mechanic or anything, but he did mention freezing temperatures, which I'm assuming if left could freeze, causing worse problems. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong .
Nope, that visual check was all that was needed to confirm the bad parts. No robots or camera/scope needed, just good attention and eyes. The best two tools in any good mechanics box. He could've went on to do a pressure test or smoke test to confirm further, however those tools aren't usually part of a mobile mechanics set. And if they are, expect to pay shop rate or higher for a shop level service performed roadside. Value for value.
@@MrXyzasdf he saw the leak by adding fluid. It leaked from the "all that" thermostat housing. Armchair mechanics shouldn't comment if they wont accept the reply...
@@cheyennelovering5453 But he wasn't confident enough to condemn that was the case until he pulled all apart all the other components to get a better look which he did eventually. Just suggesting a borescope camera would have saved him more time. Hey you're replying from an armchair too!😂
Internal water pumps can leak the VQ35DE has a internal water pump and it has 2 gaskets and between those 2 gaskets there is a hole so if the gasket closest to coolant starts to leak it will drain from the front side of the engine
therese a green gasket and a red gasket on the vq35de motors, the green one sits closer to the coolant and the red one sits closer to the oil. there are two rings because you dont want an internal leak, therefore theres a hole right above the ac compressor where the coolant will WEEP out and not cause internal damage. The guy in the video talks about a weep hole half of the video man.
The Wheep hole sits right underneath that housing housing it doesn’t drip onto the wheep hole that’s another hole your looking at you looking at the wrong hole
You shouldn't bag out the other mechanic. You were in two minds yourself you basically said it wasn't the water pump because it's got an internal water pump and how does that make a difference. And you rebooted yourself plenty. And don't take everything for your customer says as gospel. That mechanic could have said anything to her it's just double Dutch to her.
The 3.5 in my Taurus has a similarly stupid internal water pump design. Dumbest thing ever invented. There's a high chance of catastrophic engine damage being done before someone even realizes there's a problem because the weep holes are hidden in places that are hard as hell to see. And that's only if it fails in the "proper" way. It can just fail internally and dump coolant straight into the oil pan and you won't know anything about it until your bearings are roasted.
Second video of this channel and I've seen enough. Knowing it has a leak you decide to fill with coolant in lieu of water. Then you just let it flow out on to the ground in this person's drive way. No bucket. 🤦.
There's alot of honest money to be made in the automotive repair industry keep of the good work 👏
Ikr, like literally, all you have to do is not BS people constantly, and you'll be busier than you can handle. I have worked alongside the slitheriest of snakes in the industry. It doesn't pay to be a ripoff artist.
actually, no. there's a few scammers in my area and they are making A TON of money. there is so much money to be made if you scam people.
Yeah, it's still not easy work
good job helping customer, youll be very busy over the next 5 years, helping people who need some less exspensive repairs.
You the bomb bro much respect for the mechanic that doesn't take advantage of his customers
Use a pan to catch the coolant, I fucked up, and did what you did yrs ago, a customer came out and saw her cat under the car lapping it up, just say, she lost her cat and was really pissed, oops on my part, you can literally be sued over someone having their cat or dog die over negligence, and 100% they will win. So, CATCH THE COOLANT
jesus that sounds like good ol america right there
Hope you don’t work on cars anymore lol that was some lube tech negligence 😂
.................. I was at a mechanic"s shop & said his puppy was drinking coolant. He said it's fine because all companies changed their coolant formula & it will not harm pets.
@@D.Fie.I don’t then I would trust someone’s judgment that thinks it’s safe for a animal to drink coolant
Get food grade coolant :D
My dad didn't want to take any vehicles to shop other than tires and alignment. Most mechanics where my dad took it to almost screwed up the vehicle. I was young at the time. I didn't understand why my dad never takes his cars to the shop until I work at the autoparts store during college going for a diesel mechanic AAS Degree.
Keep going get that degree automotives is a great career and on top of that you can help you friends and family God bless you
Good deal thank for showing people that no all of us mobile mechanic are bad. Love the videos
Here's the deal..😅
DEAL 👍
Ramble on 😂
That’s what cops say. It’s almost to hard to keep watching he says it so much.
Hes just given out the deals
@@eric5250 mine is there we go when I finally get stuff to go my way
"this is why you should do the easy stuff first" i literally have guys that always jump to the most, complex, expensive issues and im like "is the key turned on?" (i work with equipment/golf carts as part of my job as a department head) and the amount of times ive uttered "always start with the simple things" and still have guys that swear up and down its a blow head gasket, transmission issues etc just the worst possible potential diagnosis they latch onto and it usually is the simple things some people just will never get that.
Same the way I troubleshoot a problem on a car. My late dad taught me that. He is car electrician.
@@angrymanny4810checklist seems best.
Great advice
Yeah I've had to learn that. You always start simple then work out.
It seems that way with a lot of scenarios. A small problem can make it look like there is a big problem.
I use distilled water, as it's usually between $1-$2. Distilled water is safe to use in your cooling system but I live in FL so don't have to worry about freezing in the engine. Good job though!
That's all well and good, but don't forget to mix the proper radio of coolant in it again once you're done with the repair
You still need antifreeze in the system. Water boils off at 212 degrees which is about where most modern vehicles run..it also prevents corrosion
@@COBRO98Temporarily use water, duh.... Just common sense.
Just like plumbing, leaks keep showing up. Hopefully that ends the issues. Antifreeze ain't cheap. Good diagnosis Matt.
Distilled water is no reason to use coolant when chasing a leak
Silicone my friend… you’ll never have a leaky hose again.
You should be catching the fluids leaking out as your working on vehicles man!
It creates a HUGE health risk for cats and dogs. They will lick it cause its sweet.
Its also bad for the environment & local water departments.
Just invest in a cheap little drip pan bro
All modern coolants have a bitterant added. You're right, this used to be a problem, but modern antifreeze is extremely bitter and tastes terrible. No animal or person would drink it now. That said, it's still toxic and shouldn't be dumped on the ground.
I work in the chemical industry. Coolants are never sweet. We put bitrex in it, a few liters on 30000 liters make the coolant so bitter that u instantly will spit it out.
Dude is so knowledgeable.
I love your videos.
Your an Expert mechanic.
I wish you were here in San Diego.
I have a really good mechanic who works on all 4 of my cars but he's not mobile.
Good job..u r a real honest worker bee!!
Being a old school man and Carburetors watching your videos and seeing what you do it would be amazing to teach this old fart the new stuff with the diagnostic side of everything you're a good person and man
Diagnosis is the most important step. And knowing is half the battle
this is the guy we should follow
Here’s the deal, get distilled water for a dollar or 2 a gallon to check for leaks bro 👊🏻👊🏻
He literally mentioned how the previous mechanic did that, only for it to freeze and cause problems.
@@RichardStrong86 you literally do it for 10 freaking minutes to find a leak man. This ain’t brain surgery 😂😂
Guy swore up and down lady needed a fuel pump. Started just fine but as soon as you gave it gas it would stumble and not rev up. Found it to be the MAF, man was the customer happy.
We need to get rid of all these scammers pretending to be auto technicians
Aspire to inspire. Hoping to be able to carry out mobile mechanic sooner or later mate. Your videos are awesome
Thanks for being an honest person, god will be good to you down the road!
Guess who that client will call for the next and subsequent repairs?
Guess who she will mention to her friends and family for their repairs?
It has a knock on effect if you are looking to grow a business following.
@@Saabjock exactly! Helping people and doing the right thing always makes me rich!
I'm sure Barney the Dinosaur will reward him with enough make-believing, too.
bob the builder?@@Saabjock
Yeah I'm in Wisconsin and there's a lot of shops that don't test things and guess what the problem is. I got totally ripped around and stuck like 1,300 into my car in like 4 months only to find out 2 of the 6 cylinders are like half compression. The other shops had my car for months and couldn't fix it. It's rotten when you trust the wrong mechanic and they bleed you dry and leave you screwed.
Nice to see you being honest
Come to canada
we need honest mechanics up here bad!
Why the fuck would anyone move to communist canada?
You are so smart I love the video👍👍👍👍
I wonder if Chrysler engineers have ever worked on engines in their lives.
Mopar mo'problems!
Modern ford and Chevy v6 engines suck too lol. They all should have stuck with their older designs and made them more efficient. All of their V-8 engines do just fine.
@@joshkrause2977 if you think the V6 engines suck, just wait till you hear about engines that say "eco"-something
I feel like when you're trying to point things out a cheap laser pointer would be super helpful.
As a Fellow Mechanic You Just Gained A subscriber💯💯
customers like meeting mechanics that are genuine cool as dudes too. Im sure you know what i mean when you meet a guy where you can automatically tell they're just good people. Wouldnt let nobody touch my car unless i got that vibe from them.
Just a little FYI... just use water instead of coolant to check for leaks... Some cooling systems require permanent antifreeze and if you use anything other than that what's supposed to be in there it will cause the fluid to coagulate plug the whole cooling system up.,.but good job.
needs to be distilled water if tap water in your place is bad. Otherwise it might cause mineral depoists.
Makes me like my Subaru even better, everything is super easy to get to, and no plastic attached directly to motor besides the intake
Brand new subscriber here really enjoyed this video I find you to be very informative and I also enjoyed other videos in the past but this is the one that made me want to subscribe to your Channel.
I absolutely hate internal water pumps. Daughter bought 2007 Saturn Sky and it developed a leak shortly after. I never worked on this style before and had to buy the special tool to change it. Was nervous the whole time, but it went smoothly.
So here’s the deal. I’m gonna dump coolant all over the driveway.
At least use a drain pan lol
Geez it's coolant not diesel
Exactly! Must be no environmental laws governing mobile mechanics.
@@buffystclair9042 it's no big deal. Stop being trained to get outraged about everything
Not a big deal lol.... That said, why not just use water for a test lol? Why waste coolant just for a test?
@@hhjhj393 I like to keep a spare jug of used coolant around for this type of thing. If the issue ends up out of a customer budget and you live in a climate where freezing could be an issue you can be confident that your not causing any extra issues that can happen from using water and leaving it in the block until the customer decides they can afford the repair or get a different car.
yep just let that coolant drain onto the customer's driveway.... cool
Yep. Big deal Karen.
Oh, stop it. It wasn’t even that much.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the video
Question?
Whats your go to belt brand as for timing belts and serpentine belts
For timing belts I like to get them OEM, aka from the manufacturer or dealer. Too important to risk otherwise. For Honda it's branded Honda, for Toyota they're made by Aisin. Serpentine belt brand doesn't really matter. Gates is good.
That 2.7 is already a ticking time bomb though . It may not be the water pump this time but that's inevitable. Need to get rid of that car.
That is the best diagnosis.
Still better than a pentastar V6……lol
Where did u go to school
New sub. Best of luck to your business and channel.
Great diagnosis
I had a failing water pump showing through a weep hole but I had no clue wtf that weep hole was so I tried plugging it with some rubber plug 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Did it stop the leak?
Yo I have no idea what you’re suggesting to look at when explaining. Maybe if you had a laser pointer so you can point with than I would understand. Just an idea
Damm what kinda "mechanics" you got in america
I wasnt able to catch the deal what was it again?
I had an guy who bought an new exuast header for $400 cause an shop told him that's what the quote on quote sound was and really it was the gasket ring between the manifold and tail pipe where the 3 bolts are triangled and was smashed lol what an joke these days these diagnostic guys it's like an hit or miss when you hire people these days
The guys that design these new cars need to start building them like they used to😊
Why $$
They will get right on that as soon as they accomplish their goal of destroying America to replace the working class with cheap labor.
I shit you not man... i went to three mechanics and only ONE of them confirmed my diagnosis..
It doesnt happen often but heres the backstory for context why i said this,
i used to work for a warehouse sorting packages during night time, when i clocked out i was feeling tired, so i drove home..
in the back of my mind i was feeling that my body wanted to clock out next so i got off the freeway and onto a back road or an empty road that isnt the freeway. Good thing i did because i passed out at the wheel doing about 25mph and i hit the curb and bent the axle.
There was some damage and i knew it had to be fixed... but i didnt have the time or money back then to fix it.
In total i spent about 2000 bucks... 1400 from the mecha in cali (if youre reading this, fuck you.)
and 600 from the mechanic in texas (fuck you too) but the second mechanic i went to in texas confirmed that my axle needed to be replaced and after i told them the hell i went through, they were pissed at the mechanic i went to just prior to them.
Im not trying to bash mechanics and give them all a bad rep but when you do this to customers who need hinest people they can trust to work on their cars, you need to know what youre looking for and where to look for it in order to solve the problem.
My rant aside i wanna give you props and two big thunbs up for helping a customer whod been in my shoes. 👍👍
Where’s the crying? I seriously clicked on this video thinking someone was going to flip out.. I’m glad that I didn’t see that, but it is what persuaded me to click on this video.
How much do you charge for diagnosis?
Make sure that coolant is cleaned up so an animal can't drink it.
The neighbor with the constantly barking dog... nobody within city limits should be allowed to have a dog that barks all day and all night.
Who cares especially enough to comment on someone’s video that isn’t even geographically connected to you. You’re the crappy neighbor, that no one wants to talk to.
Actually the cheapest coolant is water out of the hose. 😁🤔
Then once you find a leak drain it all out and put the correct coolant in it. Like you said you don't want to waste money on expensive coolant when you don't have to.
Nice work man
Here's the.
Deal, make sure you tell your customers about prolonging engine protection.
Good diagnosis! Rip the shite out of everything until you you see the cause.
a few skeptics 😂😂😂
Why is that antifreeze any less good than other anti freeze?
Heres the deal: It's a dodge 2.7 and will be in the junkyard within 2 years max.
And a stealership would be rebuilding the entire cooling system. To the tune of thousands of dollars.
Why not just use distilled water to find the leak?
I'm not a mechanic or anything, but he did mention freezing temperatures, which I'm assuming if left could freeze, causing worse problems. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong .
I don't envy you one bit here, the Chrysler 2.7 is such a can of worms. Water pumps, thermostat housings, head gaskets, sludge issues
How do we make guy viral, clips an videos are amazing
Ahhh the good ol 2.7l. Love em.
Sometimes a mirror is worth its weight in gold.
Would a borescope camera helped in this situation? Without having to remove all those components
Nope, that visual check was all that was needed to confirm the bad parts. No robots or camera/scope needed, just good attention and eyes. The best two tools in any good mechanics box. He could've went on to do a pressure test or smoke test to confirm further, however those tools aren't usually part of a mobile mechanics set. And if they are, expect to pay shop rate or higher for a shop level service performed roadside. Value for value.
@@cheyennelovering5453 I think having a borescope would have allowed him to see the leak with having to pull all that stuff apart first
@@MrXyzasdf he saw the leak by adding fluid. It leaked from the "all that" thermostat housing. Armchair mechanics shouldn't comment if they wont accept the reply...
@@cheyennelovering5453 But he wasn't confident enough to condemn that was the case until he pulled all apart all the other components to get a better look which he did eventually. Just suggesting a borescope camera would have saved him more time. Hey you're replying from an armchair too!😂
invest in a bore scope (real cheap these days) and a drain pan
Good job! Kraappy design
Buy yourself a Borescope, Endscope to view areas you cant see. I have a Wifi Depstech Endoscope with their App on my phone and tablet to view camera.
Internal water pumps can leak the VQ35DE has a internal water pump and it has 2 gaskets and between those 2 gaskets there is a hole so if the gasket closest to coolant starts to leak it will drain from the front side of the engine
It’s called a “weeping” hole
therese a green gasket and a red gasket on the vq35de motors, the green one sits closer to the coolant and the red one sits closer to the oil. there are two rings because you dont want an internal leak, therefore theres a hole right above the ac compressor where the coolant will WEEP out and not cause internal damage. The guy in the video talks about a weep hole half of the video man.
@@MrBabyandcousinbaby there is no “green” or “red” gasket the way u differentiate them is the thickenss
@@Ggg-ef6vb mine came with red and green get fucked bro
I can see its cold, but why not use water instead of coolant to check it with?
The Wheep hole sits right underneath that housing housing it doesn’t drip onto the wheep hole that’s another hole your looking at you looking at the wrong hole
Here’s the deal Parker is a g
dogs non stop barking god damn
That didn't look like coolant coming out lol
Why not use water to find leak?
Seems most mechanics are quick to disparage other mechanics
Why not just use distilled water for the diagnostic? It's even cheaper per gallon
If it's coming from a weep hole on the pump it will be going out very soon.. it might not be out yet but it's on its last leg
You shouldn't bag out the other mechanic. You were in two minds yourself you basically said it wasn't the water pump because it's got an internal water pump and how does that make a difference. And you rebooted yourself plenty. And don't take everything for your customer says as gospel. That mechanic could have said anything to her it's just double Dutch to her.
Use a drain pan...damn dude.
This kind of logic dictates you stop driving internal Combustion engines period. Stop regurgitating someone else's outrage
Not gunna spend $ on the right coolant... y spend any money... water does wonders
They are called 'Dodge' because you should "Dodge" this manufacturer and buy Japanese..
Cmon man. Your image seems “off”.
The 3.5 in my Taurus has a similarly stupid internal water pump design. Dumbest thing ever invented. There's a high chance of catastrophic engine damage being done before someone even realizes there's a problem because the weep holes are hidden in places that are hard as hell to see. And that's only if it fails in the "proper" way. It can just fail internally and dump coolant straight into the oil pan and you won't know anything about it until your bearings are roasted.
Just use distilled water cheaper then any coolant
Then why use coolant at all then.
Yep water pump in the timing chain they scammers everywhere
Next time before bad mouthing the other mechanic that came you might want to check the problem out first
If you are just testing why not use water?
Just use water then
Amazing video bro keep it going
I do handyman work and I see the same what it is they want that quick dollar and deposit and never come back
But what's the deal though?
Big Deal!
Buy a borescope.
The cheapest coolant is not pre mixed
heres the deal
Without watching fully i bet it needs an engine… glad i was wrong
You only pre-diagnosed a future problem for that car.
dude you know what yr doing ... i know plenty of mechanic back yard mechanics who own thei shop and went of of businesses cause they suck
Channel should be changed to “Here’s the deal”
Love this guy, please don’t take offense to the comment, maybe make it a catch fraise for a t shirt or something 🤔
Second video of this channel and I've seen enough. Knowing it has a leak you decide to fill with coolant in lieu of water. Then you just let it flow out on to the ground in this person's drive way. No bucket. 🤦.
I’m sure the homeowners were pissed that this guy just saved them a bunch of money and had to clean a little antifreeze off the driveway.
How come he only works for females?