I love donut n this channel for reactions to mechanical stuff , but what are u watching that this is ' the best channel ' that you've come across in years 😂
Fuck I'm not a car lover,I don't own a car, I don't have a drivers license, but all of their enthusiasm just gives me joy to watch (and learn, even though I'll probably never put it into practical use)
@@dariusbaja21 I mean, "best channel" or "best" anything is pretty subjective. What I meant was for my personal interests and in general things I enjoy watching, this channel has me hooked like no other that I've watched in recent years. There are a lot of very good channels I watch for very different content, not just car stuff, but for me after watching a couple of videos the hype just dies down very fast and I just stop watching that channel in general, but this one is different, at least for now, I've watched every video so far and have very much enjoyed them. We'll see if that stays true in the long run, but at least for now it seems so, for me at least. Sorry for the long monologue.
I used to manage a gas station and we had a VERY new tank driver deliver fuel to our store. He dumped 7000 gallons of diesel in one of my 12000 gallon gasoline tanks and DIDN'T TELL ANYONE. Within the first 6 hours we had over a dozen complaints. There ended up being nearly 60 people affected. The fuel company's insurance paid for all the repairs but it affected people's trust of my station for a months. Supposedly the driver said he "couldn't find" our diesel tanks to fill (either he parked on top of the cover and didn't want to move or did not look for it). For those who don't know, generally, the covers to the tanks are color coded. So he knew he was dumping in the wrong tank.
I noticed the audio mix is kind of a little all over the place in this episode. From mics being super quiet to being super loud and music volume overpowering the dialogue at times. Also the music changes and places when they come in and out are also kind of wonky. Just a few notes.
Yeah seriously, at times it’s like they have someone in a car blasting music with the windows rolled up right next to them. No reason to have music when we’re actively trying to hear what the mechanics are saying, not just watching visuals.
@@joemcgilton2091 coolant isn't going past the rings. Either a head gasket is blown, a head is cracked, a block is cracked, or the radiator is shot. And nobody filled the engine oil with coolant. Even my dead grandmother knows all this.
Had a battery go out at Christmas 70 miles from home, charged it enough to get to the parts store and changed it. Transmission stayed in "Limp" mode and wouldn't change gears. Going 35 mph at 4500 rpm on a four lane isn't fun. Had to clear codes to get it to change gears. I keep a code reader/eraser in the glove box now.
0:34 Fun fact: Not actually a dolphin sound! Flipper's iconic chirping is actually a pitched up Kookaburra laugh. Real dolphin sounds are... not too different, but not quite as sharp.
@@jk9554Trying to decide if I should tell you about the bald eagle first or the MGM lion. Don't worry--I'll spare you the knowledge of how they got the raptor sounds in _Jurassic Park_
@@GSBarlevThe lion was tortured and the Golden Eagle is actually a. Red Tailed Hawk isn't it because eagles rarely make noise and when they do it's more of a squawk or a beaking sound. I'll also add there's no such thing as Slow motion audio. Audio comes in sound waves and they cannot be slowed down so what people do is alter the original audio or substitute with something else. In older movies this was mostly record a scratch sound returning to original sound and now it's all substitute audio design. Most singers use extreme amounts of auto tune and studio editing because artists like a Miley Cyrus have the voice of a waffle house waitress. And pretty much every conceivable rhythm has been made so nearly all music is sampling older music, similarly to how birds pass songs through generation. Some of the most common sound effects in production are bell peppers, celery breaking, glass breaking ,explosions, gunshots, birds and ambiences, tomatoes bring eaten.
@@infernaldaedra I'm not sure what you're on about. Sound waves-like all waves-can absolutely be "slowed down." It's like stretching a slinkie-doubling the duration of an audio recording will double the wavelength / halve the frequency, though modern software can, of course, correct for that.
@@GSBarlev No it can't that's only changing the pitch as sound cannot be slower. Even the best software is just editing the original sound waves to play longer to match film which is not correct. It's all just approximate same thing as the eagle screech
she literally just says common sense shit doesn't actually go in details she is overrated imo Paul actually broke problems down in details unlike angelica "ThEiR nO oIl iN iT" when oil and water doesn't mix so the oil sits on top of the water
@@anthony25562 everyone has a different learning style. I'm sure there are students she has who get more out of her style than the ones who may have a different learning style
But they're out there, driving next to you. Sure some can be seen right away, jiggly wheels, smoke shooting out in every direction or sparks flying from the wheels. Others, you won't see until their jalopy has smashed into the line of cars you're in at the light turning the car behind you into an inappropriately bent taco, which is now under your car.
I love how it genuinely seems like paul is becoming comfortable on camera , like in the first one he was sorta just there saying a few things mostly just for his experience but now hes like leading it himself
The second week of owning a new diesel pickup, my wife filled it with gas. Luckily she realized what she did before starting it. There was a mechanics shop a few blocks away that she asked for help, because I was out of town working. They came over, pushed it by hand to their shop and got to work on it immediately. They dropped/drained the tank, flushed lines, and changed fuel filter. Then they only charged me $200, they really saved my butt.
@@zeusdarkgod7727 I do all my own work. But if I needed something done by a shop, I’d go back there for sure. I do always recommend them to anyone needing their vehicles worked on.
I get someone putting gas in diesel but how do you put diesel in gas? The pump is alot bigger than the fill hole! 200$ that's a fair and good shop. Keep them around!
yea, its not really mixed well, background music taking over, sound effects overlapping speech, and compressed(?) voices. think this needed more cooking time, cause this isnt up to real mechanic standard stuff standards
I keep wishing you could bring Angelina on full time but then I'd feel bad for all the students who'd miss out on here awesome teaching abilities at Riverside!
Love these segments! I was a Ford Service Advisor. A guy accidently put Def in his diesel fuel tank. It was a new truck, maybe 1 year, at the time. Biggest customer pay cash ticket I've ever had. IIRC, it was like $17,000! Ford sells a kit, with most of the needed parts, just for this happening. Luckily the guy realized it pretty quickly & didn't do any internal damage!
"Customer States" is how horror stories begin, but you have to admit when it's describing a sound the car's making, customer descriptions are surprisingly on point.
Went out for a road service when I first started working in heavy duty, and I had this issue. Driver was like "I think somethings wrong" and opens the door, and I was just like "I think you're right".
this should be a series, cause i love hearing about this stuff but sometimes there isn't an explanation for the ones less car savy to understand why it's funny or alarming, i love this.
At 8:51, you stated this was a commercial truck who's peddle was possessed, but I can tell you for certain, that is NOT a semi or commercial truck, and it is NOT an air brake system. If you rewatch the clip you reviewed there is a parking brake pedal, no semi or air brake system uses a peddle for its parking brake, we use air valves for parking brakes. YES, I am a 20-year veteran driver with vast experience in many different brand models and types of commercial trucks.
11:24 - I used to drive a '98 Ram and I had the opposite problem. I could start the truck and take the key out with absolutely no problem. I could turn it off without one too. I think it was stolen at some point before I got it.
Juat gonna see alot of videos or reverse engineer what could cause the issues. Most of the time it's something simple, I work on my own cars & bikes. Saves me money & I know it's done right. I do things by the book which would cost alot of money, done my own fork seals, bearings, wiring, oil changes, problem finding ect. It's like therapy for me, I have worked on other poeples cars / bikes but doesn't feel same. Not as satisfying, anyone can learn but you have to be willing to learn. Figuring out what's the issue is the hardest part. Taking things apart & buying new things is easy. Knowing smells, sounds, touch (vibrations ect), then your eyes for visual problems. A master will know exactly what's up just by a smell or point them in the right direction. Which does take alot of knowledge. There is simple smells like your clutch, breaks, fluid. It only looks easy when they point it out but took them years at least for me to figure out why those things were happening. Then people wonder why they're so expensive, it's just like a doctor... they'll give you Antibiotics to fight the infection. Ones that will kill the bad bacteria the fastest, might of only been a 10min appointment but you paid lets say 250. You pay for their knowledge, not the time spent. Just some people don't understand this. It's one of the reasons why I don't wanna be a mechanic as people always would fight me about the price so it's just a headache & they won't understand anyway. making sure your vehicles are serviced & replace the used parts when needed. Using the correct oil ect is how you keep your motor happy. Otherwise if you neglect it, it'll fall apart. I do all that myself as it's pretty simple, only things I wouldn't touch is the engine valve clearance ect. Rather pay the money and get it done right.
Angelina's teaching skills really show through all the videos lol . Dumbing down each process for most people to at least get a basic idea of how things work.. the kids at RCC must be so excited to go to class. I'm sure her courses have filled exponentially since this series. Good for her!
You know, it's funny. I'm not a big car person and I LOVE these videos. I guess just the facepalm of people who just keep driving their cars in conditions that even I would have known were a major problem...
Subaru FB engines are notorious for having engine oil leak out of the VVT solenoid and it will fill the engine harness up with oil, up to the main socket, and then get into the body harness down to the PCM.
11:42 when my daughter got her car, I told her she had to clear any accessories with me before she installed them in her car because of these type of issues.
I've seen someone put gas in a diesel transport mini bus for a manufacturing company. The most hilarious catastrophic failure (for me). All I could say was "it didn't feel like a hot dog in a hallway?"
Love that saying lol used it constantly when i worked on cars. My favorite was plugging tires that had a hole or screw or whatever right on the edge of tread and sidewall and you didn’t know if the plug would work until “well that felt like a hot dog down a hallway”
My Dad lives in NJ where you cant pump your own fuel. One day the attendant put a full tank of gas in his truck. Thankfully my Dad noticed the receipt was a way different price than he was expecting and sussed what happened right away and didnt start the truck up!
@@Berm_Blaster Presumably, routed the shop charges (assuming they didn't just dump and flush the tank right there in the gas station lot) to the gas station and refused to pay for the diesel. I remember having to listen to the rant from my father after my sister put the wrong fuel in my mother's 94 miata when she borrowed it. That thing did NOT like modern enthanol gas. It was fine with the E10, but the engine said no to the higher percentage stuff. Massive cuts to MPG and concerns about decay of seals/lines from the E10, the engine making upset noises with higher percentages.
The brake pedal does that @9:05 on my 2010 Chevy HHR, when you're driving in snow or slick wet road conditions, but only when trying to stop downhill, the brake pedal fights you.
Don’t undercoat your car each year. That’s not good advice. It’s either going to trap in moisture and cause more rust, or just be a nightmare to work on/maintain. You can use an undercarriage spray wax/dressing which is just a slightly different spray on wax that gives you a little extra protection. But like most spray on wax they don’t hold up well for more than a week or so. Anywhere with freezing temperatures get a car wash with undercarriage washing after every major snow event, and every time things get back above freezing again. The salt will react to moisture to cause more rust. When it’s really cold it’s fine as ice and snow will just come off and the air is really dry. When it’s warm there is no need for salt and things dry out on their own. It’s when stuff transitions back and forth is then key problem. Rust really needs iron/steel, air, and some amount of moisture. Salt, minerals, and acidic compounds from city smog and stuff are all accelerants that tend to allow deeper penetration and putting/damage of metal. Also if you live or drive within 5-10 miles of coastal waters you need to wash your car very often (especially when wet/humid out). The wind will continually deposit small a small coating of salt on everything and that combined with any moisture will lead to rust. Ocean salt spray don’t carry much more than a few miles (usually) however, so if your not within a short hop to the coast you don’t need to worry much.
Yo! We had a super similar issue to the one at 10:20. One of our oldest customers had a Ducati 999 with 90,000 miles (dude was awesome). He had lowsided around 10,000 miles on the left side of the bike, where the ECU and main wiring harness are. around 80,000 miles the bike started randomly shutting down on him. We noticed on a test ride that the exhaust was LEAKING GAS. Pulled off the air ducts and the injectors would just lock wide open randomly and spray fuel in like a fire hose. It turned out that all those years ago the crank position sensor wire got pinched and had been corroding for all those years. Normally that might show up as an ignition issue, because it is the crank sensor. The triple 9 was batch fire though, so, they use the CPS for fuel as well and don't have a cam position sensor (1/2 the fuel every time the crank goes around). Replaced the wires and connector with a plug from a scrap harness we had (2021 Diavel had the same plug coincidentally) and the dude was on the road again.
1:56 This is why in the UK all cars over 3 years old require a yearly MOT test, it stands for Ministry of Transport and is a yearly roadworthy test where literally everything as regards safety is checked right down to the seat belts, headlight alignment, etc. The stuff on US roads in states without a similar system scares me, there are tons of poorly maintained vehicles driving at 70+ mph on the highway that could fall apart with one small bump and even end up launching what could essentially be considered missiles in any direction at other cars…
This is becoming one of my favorite TH-cam channels. I was never taught much about vehicles, but watching these videos has helped my understanding so much.
Angelina is the cat's meow. It's awesome she's passing on what she knows, there's far too many 'techs' who just follow what the computer says and load up the parts cannon.
Great video but no good on the audio for background and sound effects it ruins most of the video trying to focus on what everyone is talking about …. 😢
Ok im in love with Angela. She's articulate with her words and she uses all her understanding of car witchcraft to make her assessment. If something stumps her, she pauses and thinks for a bit and comes up with the most logical and plausible assessment to what might have caused the issue. She's not recalling her previous work experiences and blurt out the fix she applied, but she's really trying to figure out what parts are supposed to do what, and what effects might that have been if that part was defective. She demonstrates that understanding very well, and I know I'm in good hands if Angela is working on my car.
Correct me if Im wrong, but arent diesel pump nozzles bugger than gasoline ones so you cant accidently fill a gas car with diesel like the last clip? If im right, that means the wife somehow fought and forced it into that filler neck, or she like... dribbled it in lol
Depends if it’s high flow or not. At least where I’m from they’re the same size, however the latch that holds it to the pump requires two hands to release and it’s covered in !!!DIESEL!!!! Signs.
I come here for this comment. I drive a diesel-fueled delivery truck for a living. In my state, every diesel nozzle I've seen has a larger diameter so it won't fit in a gasoline filler hole to make it impossible to make that mistake. Also, like the other replier, the handle is COVERED with green diesel markings making it difficult to not know you're grabbing the wrong juice.
@@red_bearded_brian In my country if diesel nozzle is also bigger/different, you can still push it into a gas system but you gotta use alot of force so you should notice it already if it doesnt fit lol.
For people who REALLY wanna know : the 4G steering column uses a belt between the assist motor and steering rack and the belt slips , that's why it makes that noise
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -Walt Disney "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon "Never memorize something that you can look up.” -Einstein *"We fart, so we don't shart."* -Angelina
The rave dash. I had a similar problem with Mt Hyundai Sonata. Driving home dash light started dancing around, Odometer and RPM gauges started swinging back and forth. If you turned off the car, everything was OK for about 8 to 10 miles and it started again. Took it to the dealer, (covered under warranty) they fixed the problem. I was told that the back passenger side radar sensor had gone bad and was confusing the computer. Those sensor are like the size of a nickel. No telling what would / will happen if the front one, about 4" x 6" goes bad.
Love this, can you please make a game show out of this sort of thing? I love trying to guess the issue, but a lot of channels don't explain, just assume that you can see the issue too. Thanks to Donut (and some other channels) I was recently able to get a great deal on a nice car and avoided some serious lemons.
As much as I love Nolan, we need Justin and Angelina together again! They have such great chemistry and last time they were together it was one of the funniest episodes! Also, let’s throw everyone into one video for the hell of it! Get everyone at the table ‘last supper’ style and let ‘em go nuts! Haha You gotta sit Sandro next to James because their yin/yang energy is always funny.
3:35 My 3.5 Ecoboost Taurus had the water pump catastrophically fail and dump all the coolant, along with a lot of metal, into the oil pan. It fucked every bearing in that motor, which aren't serviceable. To fix would require a new block. So we cleaned it up, put on a new timing chain and water pump, and it's been chugging along just fine for almost 80k miles now.
The truck one depending on how old the truck is mentioned in the video could be a spinning s,cam inside the brake drum lining. I have had a similar thing although it wasn't that aggressive. And it was a jumping/spinning s cam. They are what pushes the brake pads into the linings and cause of the s shape they sometimes let go so you get the s flattening out which in turn back pressures the pedal with air.. Maybe..
Angelina is my favourite of all the guest mechanics. Not only is she very knowledgeable, but because she's a teacher she's very good at explaining things in a simple and easy to understand way.
Day 2 of... Love the whole channel so far. I noticed one of your trucking video (Big Rig fails i believe) either got deleted or taken down on your channel. Can you guys bring that video back? Thank you.
12:17 Early 2000's Cadillac CTS or Chrysler 300(I forget which one)had problems with the Body Control Module going bad and it would not release the key from the ignition, so you would have to replace the Body Control Module....
I also blew a head gasket in my car by forgetting to put the cap back on the coolant tank... had to drive with that until it got warmer because my dad wanted to fix it himself
My son put diesel in our car when he was ten. I went inside the gas station to use the bathroom and told him to take care of filling the car up with gas. It ended up costing me a little over a $1000. As I was driving away, I could smell a sulfur smell and began asking him questions. I ended up having the car towed to our mechanic from the side of the road. I now have one more blackmail story for him if he ever pisses me off! 😁
@@Isperada I started filling my parents cars up with gas when I was 6. Just figured he couldn't screw that up. When I was a kid, we had regular, unleaded and diesel and I never put the wrong gas in.
@@ScottCooper136 fair enough, its just that I too had no clue what the different was for a long time. The only reason i didnt get diesel was because I picked the lowest number. I just figured diesel was fancy gass. 😅
5:46 This is a 1.4L “LUV” which has numerous common failure points. While it isn’t uncommon for the charge tubes to leak at the intercooler due to crappy OEM connections, it usually only results in the car throwing an underboost code and dropping power. Another possibility is the turbo oil feed line (which is run UNDERNEATH the turbo heat shield 🙄) has baked the oil inside and is now starving the turbo bearing. However, given that there also seems to be a lot of white smoke, it’s possible the turbo housing has cracked internally (not uncommon on the stock Garret turbos on the LUV, just not usually this bad) and the turbo is now burning coolant.
14:30 i have seen someone pit gas in a diesel, he blamed the station, but idk about that. It simply wouldn't run on the gas. He used starter fluid to drive to some helpful farmer's garage. It was cold and i was along the for the ride unfortunately. Didn't have the wait the whole time out though. Family came and grabbed some of us.
This reminds of the time I was filling up gas for my parents. Later that day the car just wouldnt start up and I thought I had filled it with diesel and I felt like crap. Later on it did turn out that someone had put bleach in her car.
I refuse to believe that the turbo just need the charge pipe reattached to fix that noise and smoke. That turbo sounded like it was gone and the bearing was roasted.
Angela and Nolan for the education. Sandro for the straight up unfiltered opinion.
Facts
AND education!
dafuq is Angela 😂
dude, sandro isn't in this video
@@stevetorster that’s why he commented about it
We need Sandro back for the boyz!!!
Had to go way to much down to find this comment. Sandro is the man!
FOR THE BOYYS!!!
Count Sandrocula, with those canines.
For boys!
@@brandon-kg2vdthere’s always gotta be that one guy, congrats… that’s you 😂
As long as Paul, Sandro and Angelina keep being on this channel, I'll keep watching. This is the best channel I've come across in literally years.
donut media group is perfect for car lovers forreal
Dude, totally agree. Those 3 are the best for these videos.
I love donut n this channel for reactions to mechanical stuff , but what are u watching that this is ' the best channel ' that you've come across in years 😂
Fuck I'm not a car lover,I don't own a car, I don't have a drivers license, but all of their enthusiasm just gives me joy to watch (and learn, even though I'll probably never put it into practical use)
@@dariusbaja21 I mean, "best channel" or "best" anything is pretty subjective. What I meant was for my personal interests and in general things I enjoy watching, this channel has me hooked like no other that I've watched in recent years. There are a lot of very good channels I watch for very different content, not just car stuff, but for me after watching a couple of videos the hype just dies down very fast and I just stop watching that channel in general, but this one is different, at least for now, I've watched every video so far and have very much enjoyed them. We'll see if that stays true in the long run, but at least for now it seems so, for me at least. Sorry for the long monologue.
“I went to a rave… and the rave came back with me” has to be the most amazing description of that issue 😂😅
I used to manage a gas station and we had a VERY new tank driver deliver fuel to our store. He dumped 7000 gallons of diesel in one of my 12000 gallon gasoline tanks and DIDN'T TELL ANYONE. Within the first 6 hours we had over a dozen complaints. There ended up being nearly 60 people affected. The fuel company's insurance paid for all the repairs but it affected people's trust of my station for a months.
Supposedly the driver said he "couldn't find" our diesel tanks to fill (either he parked on top of the cover and didn't want to move or did not look for it). For those who don't know, generally, the covers to the tanks are color coded. So he knew he was dumping in the wrong tank.
I noticed the audio mix is kind of a little all over the place in this episode. From mics being super quiet to being super loud and music volume overpowering the dialogue at times. Also the music changes and places when they come in and out are also kind of wonky. Just a few notes.
A lot of other comments backing you up on this one, although yours is a little bit more insightful/descriptive.
Damn I was thinking it was my tokes and going deaf
Yeah this audio is super distracting.
Seems like maybe they were giving a new editor a chance. They didn't do such a great job 😅
Yeah seriously, at times it’s like they have someone in a car blasting music with the windows rolled up right next to them. No reason to have music when we’re actively trying to hear what the mechanics are saying, not just watching visuals.
Glad you guys brought Paul back, he has awesome knowledge and a low key sense of humor. Him, Sandro and Angelina are perfect fits
He is not a smart mechanic.
Yup, he's a solid piece!
@@notfried2004 He got almost everything dead on by sound alone lol
@@joemcgilton2091 coolant isn't going past the rings. Either a head gasket is blown, a head is cracked, a block is cracked, or the radiator is shot. And nobody filled the engine oil with coolant. Even my dead grandmother knows all this.
@@notfried2004 how the fuck do you know that nobody filled the engine with coolant? You'd be surprised at how stupid some people are.
"When the battery gets low, it gets drunk and makes poor decisions" lol
Same.
Being an introvert with depression sure sucks, doesn't it?
Had a battery go out at Christmas 70 miles from home, charged it enough to get to the parts store and changed it. Transmission stayed in "Limp" mode and wouldn't change gears. Going 35 mph at 4500 rpm on a four lane isn't fun. Had to clear codes to get it to change gears. I keep a code reader/eraser in the glove box now.
@@Psythik So hard.
@@Psythik I feel called out with this comment.
and yes, it is about as fun as getting tetanus.
What's with the weird, and weirdly loud, music in the background?
0:34 Fun fact: Not actually a dolphin sound! Flipper's iconic chirping is actually a pitched up Kookaburra laugh. Real dolphin sounds are... not too different, but not quite as sharp.
My childhood was a lie...
@@jk9554Trying to decide if I should tell you about the bald eagle first or the MGM lion. Don't worry--I'll spare you the knowledge of how they got the raptor sounds in _Jurassic Park_
@@GSBarlevThe lion was tortured and the Golden Eagle is actually a. Red Tailed Hawk isn't it because eagles rarely make noise and when they do it's more of a squawk or a beaking sound.
I'll also add there's no such thing as Slow motion audio. Audio comes in sound waves and they cannot be slowed down so what people do is alter the original audio or substitute with something else. In older movies this was mostly record a scratch sound returning to original sound and now it's all substitute audio design.
Most singers use extreme amounts of auto tune and studio editing because artists like a Miley Cyrus have the voice of a waffle house waitress. And pretty much every conceivable rhythm has been made so nearly all music is sampling older music, similarly to how birds pass songs through generation.
Some of the most common sound effects in production are bell peppers, celery breaking, glass breaking ,explosions, gunshots, birds and ambiences, tomatoes bring eaten.
@@infernaldaedra I'm not sure what you're on about. Sound waves-like all waves-can absolutely be "slowed down." It's like stretching a slinkie-doubling the duration of an audio recording will double the wavelength / halve the frequency, though modern software can, of course, correct for that.
@@GSBarlev No it can't that's only changing the pitch as sound cannot be slower. Even the best software is just editing the original sound waves to play longer to match film which is not correct. It's all just approximate same thing as the eagle screech
I love Angelina, she breaks things down smoothly. On teacher mode 24/7
she literally just says common sense shit doesn't actually go in details she is overrated imo Paul actually broke problems down in details unlike angelica "ThEiR nO oIl iN iT" when oil and water doesn't mix so the oil sits on top of the water
@@anthony25562 everyone has a different learning style. I'm sure there are students she has who get more out of her style than the ones who may have a different learning style
She's freaking cute AF too.
@@noobslaybot2927
*SUSSY BAKA*
@@anthony25562 Funny how you think you know more than someone who work in the field everyday, just because you have a penis.
Some folks really shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a car... or a tool... or allowed to hold a tool..
Working through similar levels of "why would someone do this like this?!?" on my house makes me concur.
And some are just a tool😊
Or be allowed to operate a vehicle in the first place.
But they're out there, driving next to you. Sure some can be seen right away, jiggly wheels, smoke shooting out in every direction or sparks flying from the wheels. Others, you won't see until their jalopy has smashed into the line of cars you're in at the light turning the car behind you into an inappropriately bent taco, which is now under your car.
Some shouldn’t even look at a key if I’m gonna be honest
It’s fantastic to see Nolan back again, but my man Sandro needs a lifetime contract, just pay him in boost parts!
I like how Angelina actually takes time to explain everything so even a basic human with no car knowledge can understand as well.
well, she's a teacher after all
Facts 👌
I love how it genuinely seems like paul is becoming comfortable on camera , like in the first one he was sorta just there saying a few things mostly just for his experience but now hes like leading it himself
the music at 0:33 was extremely distracting. I thought an invisible popup ad started up.
Yes! Please listen Donut!
The same. I even refreshed the page thinking youtube fucked up and mixed two video audios together. Such a shitty editing idea
The second week of owning a new diesel pickup, my wife filled it with gas. Luckily she realized what she did before starting it. There was a mechanics shop a few blocks away that she asked for help, because I was out of town working. They came over, pushed it by hand to their shop and got to work on it immediately. They dropped/drained the tank, flushed lines, and changed fuel filter. Then they only charged me $200, they really saved my butt.
That's a lifelong mechanic shop in my eyes. 200 for a drain and flush + getting it there.
$200... I wonder if it is based on the beauty of your wife
@@zeusdarkgod7727 I do all my own work. But if I needed something done by a shop, I’d go back there for sure. I do always recommend them to anyone needing their vehicles worked on.
@@sonnyhe2002 I’m sure her being a pretty girl didn’t hurt the price any! 😂
I get someone putting gas in diesel but how do you put diesel in gas? The pump is alot bigger than the fill hole! 200$ that's a fair and good shop. Keep them around!
the background music is mixed super funky
not just background music its also all the audio overall. almost seems like someone accidentally layered other clips or something into the audio
@@Feelpowned81 I was actually searching if I had another tab accidently running
It is way too loud and disturbing in some parts of the video.
yea, its not really mixed well, background music taking over, sound effects overlapping speech, and compressed(?) voices. think this needed more cooking time, cause this isnt up to real mechanic standard stuff standards
Please Donut, we don't need the distracting, annoying music.
I keep wishing you could bring Angelina on full time but then I'd feel bad for all the students who'd miss out on here awesome teaching abilities at Riverside!
Love these segments! I was a Ford Service Advisor. A guy accidently put Def in his diesel fuel tank. It was a new truck, maybe 1 year, at the time. Biggest customer pay cash ticket I've ever had. IIRC, it was like $17,000! Ford sells a kit, with most of the needed parts, just for this happening. Luckily the guy realized it pretty quickly & didn't do any internal damage!
"Customer States" is how horror stories begin, but you have to admit when it's describing a sound the car's making, customer descriptions are surprisingly on point.
Mechanic: "Your vehicle is possessed by Satan? 🤔"
*sees the pedals*
Mechanic: "😳 can't argue with that"
Went out for a road service when I first started working in heavy duty, and I had this issue. Driver was like "I think somethings wrong" and opens the door, and I was just like "I think you're right".
"Did you call a catholic priest before coming here?"
Hey, we've all had a possessed car. I had a volvo that had a clock that only worked in reverse
He hit the brake, the brake hit back
If you listen, they said it was on a "semi truck." they use air, and in that case, that is the treadle valve has failed
- If the customer ignored this problem, what do you think would happen?
- (uncontrollable laughter)
this should be a series, cause i love hearing about this stuff but sometimes there isn't an explanation for the ones less car savy to understand why it's funny or alarming, i love this.
I'll love how childish everybody was about the farting sound coming out of big gas cap😂😂😂
A timeless and multicultural fact: Fart=Funny
To whomever decided to chose some of these background music, please never again. It is unfitting and quite distracting.
Agreeed
Also agreed. Total waste of time
ONG 😂
Yea....... I agree as well lol
Lmao I thought you were being whiny but that sh*t turible
I don't have any tattoos myself but Angelina having ones she can actually refer to when teaching people about cars is awesome
You guys should bring the mechanics, truckers and the donut gang together once a month for a "Share war stories" kind of podcast.
At 8:51, you stated this was a commercial truck who's peddle was possessed, but I can tell you for certain, that is NOT a semi or commercial truck, and it is NOT an air brake system. If you rewatch the clip you reviewed there is a parking brake pedal, no semi or air brake system uses a peddle for its parking brake, we use air valves for parking brakes. YES, I am a 20-year veteran driver with vast experience in many different brand models and types of commercial trucks.
11:24 - I used to drive a '98 Ram and I had the opposite problem. I could start the truck and take the key out with absolutely no problem. I could turn it off without one too. I think it was stolen at some point before I got it.
It's always amazing to me how a good mechanic can take, like, 5 seconds and hit on what the issue is. True experts in the field!
Except these mechanics are idiots.
Who knew using your eyes could be so helpful?
@chinchin3274 eyes? My guy, my friends uses all of his senses and always gets it right diagnosing a car.
Juat gonna see alot of videos or reverse engineer what could cause the issues. Most of the time it's something simple, I work on my own cars & bikes. Saves me money & I know it's done right. I do things by the book which would cost alot of money, done my own fork seals, bearings, wiring, oil changes, problem finding ect. It's like therapy for me, I have worked on other poeples cars / bikes but doesn't feel same. Not as satisfying, anyone can learn but you have to be willing to learn. Figuring out what's the issue is the hardest part. Taking things apart & buying new things is easy. Knowing smells, sounds, touch (vibrations ect), then your eyes for visual problems. A master will know exactly what's up just by a smell or point them in the right direction.
Which does take alot of knowledge. There is simple smells like your clutch, breaks, fluid. It only looks easy when they point it out but took them years at least for me to figure out why those things were happening. Then people wonder why they're so expensive, it's just like a doctor... they'll give you Antibiotics to fight the infection. Ones that will kill the bad bacteria the fastest, might of only been a 10min appointment but you paid lets say 250. You pay for their knowledge, not the time spent. Just some people don't understand this. It's one of the reasons why I don't wanna be a mechanic as people always would fight me about the price so it's just a headache & they won't understand anyway.
making sure your vehicles are serviced & replace the used parts when needed. Using the correct oil ect is how you keep your motor happy. Otherwise if you neglect it, it'll fall apart. I do all that myself as it's pretty simple, only things I wouldn't touch is the engine valve clearance ect. Rather pay the money and get it done right.
One of my favorite video series. So glad you guys are doing this and have found such great people to be a part of it.
What is with the weirdly mixed song playing in the background the entire time, it is so distracting
Angelina's teaching skills really show through all the videos lol . Dumbing down each process for most people to at least get a basic idea of how things work.. the kids at RCC must be so excited to go to class. I'm sure her courses have filled exponentially since this series. Good for her!
You know, it's funny. I'm not a big car person and I LOVE these videos. I guess just the facepalm of people who just keep driving their cars in conditions that even I would have known were a major problem...
Nolan’s back!! Miss ya buddy! Long time no see!
I love how these videos are both educational and entertaining. I’d love to see more customer states videos in the future!
0:46 background music is drowning their voices
Subaru FB engines are notorious for having engine oil leak out of the VVT solenoid and it will fill the engine harness up with oil, up to the main socket, and then get into the body harness down to the PCM.
11:42 when my daughter got her car, I told her she had to clear any accessories with me before she installed them in her car because of these type of issues.
I've seen someone put gas in a diesel transport mini bus for a manufacturing company. The most hilarious catastrophic failure (for me). All I could say was "it didn't feel like a hot dog in a hallway?"
Love that saying lol used it constantly when i worked on cars. My favorite was plugging tires that had a hole or screw or whatever right on the edge of tread and sidewall and you didn’t know if the plug would work until “well that felt like a hot dog down a hallway”
@@lunchonthehood5675 lol 😆
That background music is a bit too loud. Distracting.
My Dad lives in NJ where you cant pump your own fuel. One day the attendant put a full tank of gas in his truck. Thankfully my Dad noticed the receipt was a way different price than he was expecting and sussed what happened right away and didnt start the truck up!
So what happened after he noticed the receipt?
not being allowed to pump your own gas is one of the dumbest laws ever.
@@Berm_Blasterhe realized it was gas nor diesel or vice versa
@@Berm_Blaster Presumably, routed the shop charges (assuming they didn't just dump and flush the tank right there in the gas station lot) to the gas station and refused to pay for the diesel.
I remember having to listen to the rant from my father after my sister put the wrong fuel in my mother's 94 miata when she borrowed it. That thing did NOT like modern enthanol gas. It was fine with the E10, but the engine said no to the higher percentage stuff. Massive cuts to MPG and concerns about decay of seals/lines from the E10, the engine making upset noises with higher percentages.
The brake pedal does that @9:05 on my 2010 Chevy HHR, when you're driving in snow or slick wet road conditions, but only when trying to stop downhill, the brake pedal fights you.
Don’t undercoat your car each year. That’s not good advice. It’s either going to trap in moisture and cause more rust, or just be a nightmare to work on/maintain. You can use an undercarriage spray wax/dressing which is just a slightly different spray on wax that gives you a little extra protection. But like most spray on wax they don’t hold up well for more than a week or so.
Anywhere with freezing temperatures get a car wash with undercarriage washing after every major snow event, and every time things get back above freezing again. The salt will react to moisture to cause more rust. When it’s really cold it’s fine as ice and snow will just come off and the air is really dry. When it’s warm there is no need for salt and things dry out on their own. It’s when stuff transitions back and forth is then key problem.
Rust really needs iron/steel, air, and some amount of moisture. Salt, minerals, and acidic compounds from city smog and stuff are all accelerants that tend to allow deeper penetration and putting/damage of metal.
Also if you live or drive within 5-10 miles of coastal waters you need to wash your car very often (especially when wet/humid out). The wind will continually deposit small a small coating of salt on everything and that combined with any moisture will lead to rust. Ocean salt spray don’t carry much more than a few miles (usually) however, so if your not within a short hop to the coast you don’t need to worry much.
Where’s Sandro?
Facts
Gentle Vampires sleep during the day
Yo! We had a super similar issue to the one at 10:20. One of our oldest customers had a Ducati 999 with 90,000 miles (dude was awesome). He had lowsided around 10,000 miles on the left side of the bike, where the ECU and main wiring harness are. around 80,000 miles the bike started randomly shutting down on him. We noticed on a test ride that the exhaust was LEAKING GAS. Pulled off the air ducts and the injectors would just lock wide open randomly and spray fuel in like a fire hose.
It turned out that all those years ago the crank position sensor wire got pinched and had been corroding for all those years. Normally that might show up as an ignition issue, because it is the crank sensor. The triple 9 was batch fire though, so, they use the CPS for fuel as well and don't have a cam position sensor (1/2 the fuel every time the crank goes around). Replaced the wires and connector with a plug from a scrap harness we had (2021 Diavel had the same plug coincidentally) and the dude was on the road again.
Always hypes me up to see a new DONUT video drop, Keep up the great work boys!! Definitely one of the best car content creators on the platform!!!
1:56 This is why in the UK all cars over 3 years old require a yearly MOT test, it stands for Ministry of Transport and is a yearly roadworthy test where literally everything as regards safety is checked right down to the seat belts, headlight alignment, etc. The stuff on US roads in states without a similar system scares me, there are tons of poorly maintained vehicles driving at 70+ mph on the highway that could fall apart with one small bump and even end up launching what could essentially be considered missiles in any direction at other cars…
This is becoming one of my favorite TH-cam channels. I was never taught much about vehicles, but watching these videos has helped my understanding so much.
Angelina is the cat's meow. It's awesome she's passing on what she knows, there's far too many 'techs' who just follow what the computer says and load up the parts cannon.
Great video but no good on the audio for background and sound effects it ruins most of the video trying to focus on what everyone is talking about …. 😢
backround music was more in the fore front..
Audio in general was way off.
Angelina, Sandro, and Paul need their own show together. Their personalities play great off of each other.
Ok im in love with Angela. She's articulate with her words and she uses all her understanding of car witchcraft to make her assessment. If something stumps her, she pauses and thinks for a bit and comes up with the most logical and plausible assessment to what might have caused the issue. She's not recalling her previous work experiences and blurt out the fix she applied, but she's really trying to figure out what parts are supposed to do what, and what effects might that have been if that part was defective. She demonstrates that understanding very well, and I know I'm in good hands if Angela is working on my car.
plus she cute
music is distracting
Yeah super annoying. It's not quiet, it's just muffled
0:40 why is there music
Oh thank god you mentioned that I legit thought I was loosing my mind for a sec
0:40 guys wtf is with the music. It overpowers the speaker, completely unnecessary
Was thinking the same thing and then your comment was the first one lol.
12:20 now I finally know why the terrible Sebring company car I had to use wouldn’t release the key, even when it said it was in park! Thank you!
It could be the brake booster vacuum pump assuming your car has one driven by the overhead camshaft.
8:39 - Body language dictates Nolan has a thing for Angela. 100%
Who doesn't? Freakishly attractive AND hyper competent? Sign me up boss.
Correct me if Im wrong, but arent diesel pump nozzles bugger than gasoline ones so you cant accidently fill a gas car with diesel like the last clip? If im right, that means the wife somehow fought and forced it into that filler neck, or she like... dribbled it in lol
Depends if it’s high flow or not. At least where I’m from they’re the same size, however the latch that holds it to the pump requires two hands to release and it’s covered in !!!DIESEL!!!! Signs.
I come here for this comment. I drive a diesel-fueled delivery truck for a living. In my state, every diesel nozzle I've seen has a larger diameter so it won't fit in a gasoline filler hole to make it impossible to make that mistake. Also, like the other replier, the handle is COVERED with green diesel markings making it difficult to not know you're grabbing the wrong juice.
@@red_bearded_brian In my country if diesel nozzle is also bigger/different, you can still push it into a gas system but you gotta use alot of force so you should notice it already if it doesnt fit lol.
It's more of a convention than a standard, definitely plenty of ways for this to not save you.
For people who REALLY wanna know : the 4G steering column uses a belt between the assist motor and steering rack and the belt slips , that's why it makes that noise
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The rave dash. I had a similar problem with Mt Hyundai Sonata. Driving home dash light started dancing around, Odometer and RPM gauges started swinging back and forth. If you turned off the car, everything was OK for about 8 to 10 miles and it started again. Took it to the dealer, (covered under warranty) they fixed the problem. I was told that the back passenger side radar sensor had gone bad and was confusing the computer. Those sensor are like the size of a nickel. No telling what would / will happen if the front one, about 4" x 6" goes bad.
11:05 is best when both of them lean in the same direction as they laugh
0:34 Feedback: The background music is totally overwhelming what the commentators are saying, song is super distracting from this segment of the video
Wtf is with the music/noise in the background in every little segment. Most of it doesn’t match or is even needed.
Welcome to the new TH-cam.
It is something all us creators will probably have to do eventually unfortunately.
This is took from couple of videos
Those turbos go out so much on those ecotecs. I've done 5 of them
8:59
That’s the pedal metal drummers use
Yeh I guess the music is wrong 😂
Love this, can you please make a game show out of this sort of thing? I love trying to guess the issue, but a lot of channels don't explain, just assume that you can see the issue too. Thanks to Donut (and some other channels) I was recently able to get a great deal on a nice car and avoided some serious lemons.
As much as I love Nolan, we need Justin and Angelina together again! They have such great chemistry and last time they were together it was one of the funniest episodes!
Also, let’s throw everyone into one video for the hell of it! Get everyone at the table ‘last supper’ style and let ‘em go nuts! Haha You gotta sit Sandro next to James because their yin/yang energy is always funny.
3:35 My 3.5 Ecoboost Taurus had the water pump catastrophically fail and dump all the coolant, along with a lot of metal, into the oil pan. It fucked every bearing in that motor, which aren't serviceable. To fix would require a new block. So we cleaned it up, put on a new timing chain and water pump, and it's been chugging along just fine for almost 80k miles now.
As much as diesel in a gas vehicle is bad, running gas in a diesel vehicle is my personal nightmare fuel.
What happened to Sandro? Glad to see Nolan again!
He couldn't be there 'cause he was chillin' with the boyz.
Love this channel. Angelina is my favorite. She seems awesome to hang out with and talk about cars with
As a mechanic for nearly 20 years now I gotta say in the words of Van Halen “im hot for teacher” she knows her stuff and it’s badass
@9:00 My dog does the same thing when I tickle their belly.
The truck one depending on how old the truck is mentioned in the video could be a spinning s,cam inside the brake drum lining. I have had a similar thing although it wasn't that aggressive. And it was a jumping/spinning s cam.
They are what pushes the brake pads into the linings and cause of the s shape they sometimes let go so you get the s flattening out which in turn back pressures the pedal with air..
Maybe..
Angelina is my favourite of all the guest mechanics. Not only is she very knowledgeable, but because she's a teacher she's very good at explaining things in a simple and easy to understand way.
She's cute, too, huh?
@@nthgth 🤦♀
@@BlueMasteress2012 hahaha typical
Love these "customer states" type videos.
Day 2 of...
Love the whole channel so far. I noticed one of your trucking video (Big Rig fails i believe) either got deleted or taken down on your channel. Can you guys bring that video back? Thank you.
The spark timing on that animation has way to much advance, leading pretty much to the pre ignition even with the right fuel 🤣
12:17 Early 2000's Cadillac CTS or Chrysler 300(I forget which one)had problems with the Body Control Module going bad and it would not release the key from the ignition, so you would have to replace the Body Control Module....
"We fart so we don't shart" so poetic I want a tattoo of that😢.
2:44 immediately had me cackling with that accent
I want Angelina to be my teacher!!
She’s awesome. Great guests, Donut! Keep it up! 🙏🏽
Angelina is super smart (quick and knowledgeable); her students are lucky!
I could always tell when the van I drove for a couple years needed power steering fluid. It would start mooing when I turned the wheel
I also blew a head gasket in my car by forgetting to put the cap back on the coolant tank... had to drive with that until it got warmer because my dad wanted to fix it himself
The initial music is way too loud and distracting
Angelina rocks. It's nice to see females being actual mechanics. I enjoy th way Angelina explains things and shows her knowledge.
My son put diesel in our car when he was ten. I went inside the gas station to use the bathroom and told him to take care of filling the car up with gas. It ended up costing me a little over a $1000. As I was driving away, I could smell a sulfur smell and began asking him questions. I ended up having the car towed to our mechanic from the side of the road. I now have one more blackmail story for him if he ever pisses me off! 😁
why did you leave a 10 year old to fill your car? sorry but that sounds like asking for trouble. 😅
@@Isperada I started filling my parents cars up with gas when I was 6. Just figured he couldn't screw that up. When I was a kid, we had regular, unleaded and diesel and I never put the wrong gas in.
@@ScottCooper136 fair enough, its just that I too had no clue what the different was for a long time. The only reason i didnt get diesel was because I picked the lowest number. I just figured diesel was fancy gass. 😅
5:46 This is a 1.4L “LUV” which has numerous common failure points. While it isn’t uncommon for the charge tubes to leak at the intercooler due to crappy OEM connections, it usually only results in the car throwing an underboost code and dropping power.
Another possibility is the turbo oil feed line (which is run UNDERNEATH the turbo heat shield 🙄) has baked the oil inside and is now starving the turbo bearing.
However, given that there also seems to be a lot of white smoke, it’s possible the turbo housing has cracked internally (not uncommon on the stock Garret turbos on the LUV, just not usually this bad) and the turbo is now burning coolant.
14:30 i have seen someone pit gas in a diesel, he blamed the station, but idk about that. It simply wouldn't run on the gas. He used starter fluid to drive to some helpful farmer's garage. It was cold and i was along the for the ride unfortunately. Didn't have the wait the whole time out though. Family came and grabbed some of us.
Amazing right as i get on lunch 🔥
Same here 😂
good shit
I have wasted hours of my life watching "Customer States"
same with just rolled in
This reminds of the time I was filling up gas for my parents. Later that day the car just wouldnt start up and I thought I had filled it with diesel and I felt like crap. Later on it did turn out that someone had put bleach in her car.
I refuse to believe that the turbo just need the charge pipe reattached to fix that noise and smoke. That turbo sounded like it was gone and the bearing was roasted.
The "ILLUSION OF KNOWLEDGE" plays a big roll w/these segments!
Cut the music :S