Miatas are getting old they are gonna have problems and people dont think that before they buy them then.. shocker!! Miata breaks somehow and then they trash it. Haha i have mine and i put so much money into it because thats the responsibilities of having a fun project car you want to keep
I respect Zach so much for holding back the infernal rage when something like that happens and still managing to handle it with a cool head and just educate. My favorite Donut host!!
took me ELEVEN HOURS to change a failed turbo on my BMW 120d the other day fucking engineers made it impossible to take it out from the top, you gotta undo half the exhaust and take it out the bottom oh and the turbo flange it doesnt even use studs, it's BOLTS on the manifold and Vband to the exhaust but hey, I made it
Also helps the watchers not feel so bad when they fuck shit up. Years back I tried to do my brakes on a car that had the calipers that have spinning pistons, couldn't figure out how to push them in and ended up shooting them out the caliper and having to tow car to mechanic with parts in the seat. These sorts of fails are going to happen to everyone eventually.
Exactly. I love seeing the down moments. Building cars is not always ups, its mostly downs until the last moment. Money pit and HiLow series showing real stuff
I actually work at an Autozone and the pain of telling people we have to order parts from the vendor that they need ASAP is almost just as painful as the customer needing the part when it breaks 😂
I was a huge fan of science garage and this brings some of that alongside real world work.This has been so helpful at work just getting me in the diag mindset
Me replacing springs, which caused a CV joint to pop out, which was shoddily fixed by some mobile mechanic, that then required competent mechanic to replace the whole drive shaft and install the remaining springs. So $600 later (not including cost of springs) had a lowered car.
@@Jarrahvrx oof. That's unlucky, never had a CV joint pop out doing shocks/springs. I usually make it easy for myself as well by replacing the whole strut assembly, I build a new one out of all new parts off the car and just switch em out
It's all fun and games being the "mechanic friend" until your friend calls you and says he's broken 5 plugs in his 3v Triton. Also cleaning your driveway, take brake clean, spray and wipe with a rag, then take floor dry, put it over the stain and step on it, then with the heel of your foot, twist it (imagine doing the stanky leg but with the back of your foot) The floor dry breaks up and acts like an abrasive dust. Did this for years at the dealership I worked in. My floor was always clean. Like this so he can see!
As an automotive machinist I love it when people diy spark plugs on there Tritons, keeps me well fed. If you are super competent and have a way to clamp the head in place, lisle makes a super nice insert kit. I definitely recommend using tap magic oil as the tap can chip if you're not careful. I would never recommend trying to do it with the head on the engine..
@@timfenton6956 Tricks for success are 1, get the engine scorching hot and 2, use a 3/8th impact gun to remove the plugs starting with the rear plugs first. Use the updated design for the replacements and make sure you apply a good amount of high temp antiseize to them. I think you can buy a solid cam gear to get rid of phaser issues forever.
i love this! been a mechanic for 15 years - and this perfectly exemplifies how it goes! some things are 100% worth tackling yourself with a repair kit and some hard work....others are just not gonna work. rebuilding a steering rack...basically never ends up well. im an expert level mechanic and i would still today advise against trying to reseal a steering rack. Advice for all yall out there with a leak - buy a new rack. Zach was totally correct (as usual) that it just isnt worth not replacing. if it costs 200$ to repair your 4000$ car consider it a win!
@@joshuaprobably852 a new axle at the parts store is usually cheap and has a warranty. Definitely a swap out item. If oem is affordable id recommend that, even reman ones.
@@fullthrottlewrx I gotta ask though, even though the boots usually cost about 5 to 10 bucks a piece. I havent rebooted a CV, but I cant imagine it would cost more to reboot it. Than to drop over $100 dollars on a new one, especially of the axle is in good shape. Maybe I'm wrong, lol, idk
@@manicmotox4214 na you're not wrong, but from my experience I usually recommend just getting a new one. It's a relatively cheap part as far as car repair goes and you get a warranty with the newie. Just my opinion
Dude, Money Pit has been me in both my younger (and my currently not-so-younger years)when it came to servicing my car. Now that my daughter has her '12 Mazda 5, I've been showing her when to 'Hi-Fix' and when to 'Lo-Fix'. Right now, she's about to learn how to clean a throttle body and a mass air flow sensor, so THAT should be fun.
Couple tips here, lube the new seals so they don't wear and chafe while they're being installed. Everything is drowning in it's own oil while it's in service, so a little during install will help immensely. Also, NEVER ever, ever pull your tie rods by rotating them apart. The inners have a seal as well, and then you have to reset your tie rods when you re-install. Pull the ball joint out of the knuckle and leave the entire thing as a single piece. Easier to remove, easier to re-install, and then you don't spin the inner tie rod into oblivion to re-install to the outter, which I promise that excessive rotation on that dry seal is what gave up once you hit pavement again. Sorry to say, but you set yourself up for failure on this one.
@alaneklund dong let it get to you it’s very simple and straight forward. One step at a time one seal at a time. My guess is he got a seal mixed up or forgot one.
this is honestly my favourite series on donut ❤️ I love how Zach doesn't always choose the best product, or he tries to do it the cheapest way and how he explains what he's doing and working on as he's working.
8 hours to swap a CV axle? I've never done one, but i feel like they're way quicker than that... either that or i need to quit launching my GTI so often 😅
“Is it worth it, so you want to get into cars”. I FELT THAT! Literally sitting here eating lunch with cut up and grease stained hands from replacing the trans in my truck yesterday lol
I felt that too because I made a career fixing cars and had me thinking if it worth it. Well it’s too late to go back now because I spent too much time, money, and energy into this.
Could've been worse. Having to wait 5 days only to find out the goof ball at the counter ordered the wrong part and you gotta wait 5 more days. Happens often in my field of work.
And the thrill of remembering how it all goes! I have about 40 pictures of the disassembly of my 70s Weber carb. That tiny device has 80(!!!!) pieces in it.
I don’t see why he started a rebuild without new seals in the first place. At shops you don’t pick up a wrench until parts are there. If you wanna get risqué then start while the part is on its way but he didn’t even have a part ordered.
Take it back off and inspect it. Everything else is just speculation. My guess: you heard the noise the pump was giving the belt so there was some resistance on the pump gear then it blew and leaked. The lines to the rack were installed correctly or that would've thrown your steering wheel as soon as you turned the car on. There was power steering initially but not for long before the seals blew. probably while the pressure was building. There likely was a problem with the return. Pressure built and then when it wasn't returning it backfed through the system to the pump and the pump struggled (which you fought against) untill the pressured chambers blew the seals. i would be checking my return line for blocks from the rack back to the pump. or would be re checking the pinion assembly to make sure it was directing the fluid correctly. Good luck!!
Something obviously caused a leak in the first place which very good much could have been resistance in the return line. Most of the time the symptoms are only a symptom of the problem not a direct pinpoint to the problem.
@@leightonlawrence8832 How do you explain the straining noise at the pump, then? A seal that busted under normal pressure wouldn't cause that. Cars are complicated, this is a far cry from overthinking it. Just basic diagnostics.
@@geometerfpv2804 a steering pump will make noise if a seal is leaking at the pressure ports which sucks in air, emulsifying the power steering fluid. The noise is from inadequate lubrication and the noise resonates through air bubbles in the system that should not be there. I’ve literally never seen a car with a clogged steering line, worked in auto repair my entire life.
when putting the shaft in you have to use insulation tape on the teeth on it so it doesn't tear or cut the seals rookie move this guy did the brown grease is not enough, it needs the tape on the teeth so it doesnt tear or cut the seals LOL i have done 100's that way, and use trans fluid to assemble the seals and lube everything up is key
That was quite the backyard engineering video lmao When you install industrial seals you need to make sure that the seal cant catch onto any sharp edges while installing or that it doesnt twist. Lubing helps most of the time if the seal allowes it. Any damage on any seals can diminish their lifetime by a great factor, sometimes even leading to imediate failure after installing. Due to the large loss of oil im guessing some seals didn't hold up to the pressure. This makes sense because it only broke when the wheels contacted the ground. In that state the pressure needed to move the piston was higher because of higher resistance. This is why you could move it while the whole assembly was in the air. Not a car guy, just a mechanical engineer whos working in the industrial hydraulics field.
Funny! I'm a forklift mechanic and i completely understood what you said. We sometimes re-seal hydraulic cylinders and that was one of the lessons i learned. I ripped the seals on the splines and as a result, i had to remove the cylinder and start over. My boss wasn't to happy but her rather spend money on seals than for me to ruin the shaft and deal with that.
As a MechE student who is also a car enthusiast my first thoughts were "the seals were not pre-lubricated therefore installation can cause microfissures or otherwise thag will cause failure" my next thought was "these seals and O-rings are not going to be able to handle the pressures that are called upon if one snaps upon installation, yes proper installation is important but for seals more often than not just getting them on and getting them down to size should be enough" In short it just seems like a shitty rebuild kit
I felt that when I called around for my boost solenoid a couple months ago, only the dealer had it, about $100 more before taxes than anywhere else. But I couldn't wait cus it was Sunday and I had to work Monday.
Zach, thank you for suffering through this and posting it. Showing the realistic ups and downs of DIY projects instead of it always working out every time is super valuable for us all to remember, as we've all been in a situation like this when shit hits the fan. Looking forward to going through the rest of this series!
When swapping those seals on the valve body, you have to wait overnight for the seals to shrink back down before you assemble. I learned this the hard way.
I work on caterpillars and rebuild cylinders and valves with Teflon seals all the time. When they stretch i hit them with a heat gun and they shrink tight
@@stefenmorant4778 With seals, heat = flexibility and elasticity, cold = brittle. See also: challenger disaster. Or try playing with rubber bands left in the freezer. Hair dryer is the way to go.
This hit home for me. I felt everything you did. Fully rebuilt 1990 miata motor with 30k miles, adjusted valves and replaced lifters and still causing problems. However your videos motivate me to continue working on her!! So despite the tough situations were all put into, watching someone else progress makes me love the car scene that much more. Keep it up Zach!
There was only one teflon seal, the rest should have had some hydraulic oil rubbed on before it was put back together. You never want to use anything else since that would contaminate the fluid. Might also have helped to not use an impact wrench to remove parts.
Finally watched this video... I felt this. In my memories on FB, about 11 years ago, I was 4 weeks in on a 5 or 6 week long long-tube header install on my DOHC Mustang which everyone told me was nearly impossible without dropping the subframe or pulling the engine. Finally I dropped the subframe and did it in about a day. Sometimes taking the easy way out is the only way.
@@VncentValntine I mean why not DIY for budget reasons? If your confident you can do the job then why not? If it's already broken what's the worst you can do?
sketchy_marcus Depends the car and how you drive. I’ve never bought a new part for my 98 cherokee i just go to junk yards or buy steel and fabricate stuff and learned. I had the tools because of my dad and from family passing and decided to just figure it out and have some fun.
This video was just as important as all the others because it accurately portrays what the average car guy will go through every so often when attempting deceivingly simple DIY. I appreciate ya'll keeping it 100%.
@yoshua4 I can guess the sway bar link was the hardest one, right? Still haven't got my drivers side replaced, have an entire shock sitting in the garage until i decide to drill through the bolt..
From a person that is eager to learn, I want to see a Part 2! "Where did we go wrong?" Take it all apart - but do it bolt by bolt, analyse did this have anything to do with the (wrong) outcome. You could do so much to help people USE their head, instead of just follow someone else(Again you guys) blindly down the rabit hole.
@@ethakis Yeah it ranges from just draining the fluid and cutting the belt, to looping the lines and deleting all the other stuff, to pulling the rack and doing the "miata mod" which is so named because its fairly popular amongst miata track cars, you can modify the rack to be easier to use without powering steering, and pack it with grease.
@@radudragan89 It was leaking fluid on his driveway man. I have a major leak, think its from the front, ?timing belt assembly maybe?, over 1quart of synthetic oil every 200 miles, but there is no standing oil when i turn it off, so no leaks in the driveway. \o/
@@travisyelland42 before he switched the seals it was leaking standing, after his attempt to fix it it´s leaking under pressure, which could mean he installed the seals the wrong way around or not on the correct or correctly at the right places.
@15:27 Really sums up the DIY auto experience haha! Most YT videos are curated & edited to make every job look smooth, but I appreciate the honesty here. Even if you don’t learn anything, just picking up to keep going is a great takeaway. I’ve rebuilt a couple Honda racks. It’s not fun the first time, mine sprayed fluid out the bottom too. Never figured it out, I just machined it to be manual.
What is more annoying is when your friends say "oh thats not done yet".. like yeah bro this isnt a tune up, im welding in new floor pans. Why dont you go try changing your oil and see how that goes lol.
Here we go. As soon as he broke the first one, I told my gf 'that's why we always lube up first.' Like that guy's comment because even if that wasn't the reason for the break, it definitely contributed.
That what scares me when i work on stuff i never have worked on with my car. Like sure i work on customers cars with no problem, but are usually 200,000kms less then my car. So when i learn to do something new, its usually off my car and not a customers car
This!!!! Is what scares me too. I'm going to buy a used reliable car as a daily. Will do all the maintenance myself. But anything major, I'm not sure I have the skill and tools to tackle
I recently was removing my old manifold converter to put headers on but the flanges to connect to my aftermarket cat back was a 2 flange and not a 3 flange so i had to drive for 2 days with open headers that were also leaking cause the exhaust to the engine block bolt snapped. what was suppose to be a 480 part and bolt on ended up being an 800$ purchase.
Nobody said tuning/modding/fixing cars was gonna be all that easy but it's mistakes like these that you learn from and move forward to continue furthering your knowledge and skill on not just your own vehicle but other vehicles. I love that you're doing this series because for a lot of my friends including myself are on a budget and you focus on the realistic version of broke tuners😂
Ah, the classic DIY value calculation: (cost of having someone else do it) - (cost of parts) - (value of your time) + (personal satisfaction/money saved on therapy or meds) - (potential frustration/money spent on therapy or meds). If result is positive, go for it. If negative, pay someone else to do it. Thanks for being our guinea pig, and helping us fill in the variables of the equation.
I used that calculation on a friends “Hey you work on cars... could you fix ______ on my explorer?” The results were deeply in the negative so he’s taking it to a shop 😂
At 1st i didnt like him because they kept scripting him like james but he has found his niche now james will always be my fav but nolan and zach are awesome too
In the dark corner of the night, a set of glowing eyes can be seen staring at the busted Miata. This project car had messed it's powersteering, perfect prey for the creature... out of the darkness, it calls out, "Hey guys, ChrisFix here."
EVERYTHING I’ve learned about rebuilding automatic transmissions has told me that YOU NEVER INSTALL ANY RUBBER OR TEFLON SEALS DRY. Always thoroughly lube them with the proper fluid
Yup. My mechanic is also my friend and whenever I visit him he gives me tips about things he is doing at the moment and that is on of the tip he gave me.
@@1guitarfreak4 surface cleaner on pressure washer, hovers an inch off the ground and spins around firing the highpressure jets right at the concrete, use that and just keep pouring things on it till it comes off, dawn soap, gasoline, acetone, some hardware stores sell "driveway stain remover" 25$ for a bottle though idk whats in it.. probably never come perfect especially if its concrete but can get it good enough and then paint it
ReZolute try using Red Hot degreaser. Used to work at a detail shop and that would cut through anything greasy/oily. I’d say spray some red hot on it wait a little while and then power wash.
"Hey guys, Chris Fix here, and today we are going to fix my friend's miata power steering, so, first of all, we're going to put our protection glasses on...beautiful"
I'm so happy to see a video where everything goes wrong, and they published it. Well done. Thank you for the raw truth that happens with car ownership.
Good concept there with heating up the seal. When I was a welder I'd work with machinists in my shop frequently to heat something up before pressing it on. However we would also put the other part in the freezer to help shrink it slightly. After you press them together and allow them to return to room temperature, you could chuck the piece up in the lathe and you're back in business.
I have a friend that went to school for automotive and decided he wanted to completely rebuild his Honda (cleanest well kept good running Stock Honda). I tell him if he fucks with it he’s going to ruin it, just fix it when it needs fixed. Nope goes and rebuilds the motor and trans and everything. I understand wanted to take it apart and replace seals and worn parts, see how everything works well he went all the way. After finishing it ran one single day, it’s been sitting in his driveway ever since..
I'm a Hydraulic troop on KC135's. Whenever we install new seals, we soak them in fluid or use petrol based grease to lube em to keep from pinching. Especially on the landing gear or fuel components. Pinching seals on the flightline can hold up a jet/job for hours if they're not on hand. Smh I felt that pain. Lol
This is my favorite car repair video I've ever watched! It's refreshing to see someone finally post about the real possibility and the real headache of repairs gone wrong.
Every time it's "should've taken it to a garage, they would have the exact right tool for this and would've done it a hundred times" or "well did the person on TH-cam show this going wrong?" Some good bonding though lol
Been there .... I had far too many moments I asked myself, why do I want to do this by myself. Then I too often see the result of the so-called pro and swear I will do it next time. What I learned over time: - there’s a difference between know-how and skills - don’t rush or get stressed
My biggest thing keeping me fixing my own cars... Last week, i noticed a leak in my transmission right around the CV axle. Since i had replaced that axle about a week before, the thought that i busted the seal seemed the most plausible. Since that's deeper into the powertrain than I've ever attempted before, i decided to call a shop about it. They quoted me $12 for the part, and $230 for the install. I said "i think i'll do it myself" and found a good article online about changing an axle seal. Seal has since been replaced and transmission flushed with a total cost of roughly $40 (including buying a tool to pull the old seal out), and everything looks fine now.
Almost every job done by a garage I end up redoing myself. I only trust a few mechanics and even then it's only for MOTs, tyres, wheel alignment and balancing. Maybe for smaller jobs I can't be bothered to do myself. The worst is when you buy a car from a garage, and they "MOT" the car for you. And just skim over all the dodgy parts.
So true brother. Working on a car when you're stressed is the worst idea. You end up breaking what you came in trying to fix. When you get frustrated just walk away. I learned that the hard way. Both time and money wise😔
I own a bmw too, and I had a steering rack problem, fix that and then I got a oil leak problem right soon after. And when he said I’m gonna fix the steering rack and not replace it, I immediately knew shit was gonna go wrong😂
My experience with my 95 Accord was not a great departure from this. I, too, have gained intimate knowledge of the guts of a power steering rack; and I, too, have bought both a rebuild kit and a new rack. I feel your pain, Zack. If you find it therapeutic, you're welcome to come help me install the new rack on my 03 Jetta. The appreciation shown this video is well-earned. Keep up the great work.
Man, if that helps you, that was one of the best episodes! I love the honesty of it. It's so frustrating watching all thats shows were everithyng goes perfectly and unrealisticly well. That's how working with cars is, and that's how you should show it. Love that episode! continue with that show the way it is, it's perfect.
Im an aircraft mechanic and end up rebuilding things like this a lot. This guy is right about prelubricating, and make sure to either us the proper O ring lube, or short of that clean fluid of the type its going to live in. The way you installed the rings may have something to do with it as well. The have oring picks to help install the packings, you also want to make sure the packing isn't twisted. The accopmplish this take a right angle pick, careful not to tear the packing, and scoop the packing from behind. then run the pick around the packing a couple times. itll untwist it if it is.
@@Sticky_sock I see so many orings twisted in struts (especially Cessnas), shimmy dampers, and brake caliper pucks. We use DC4 or Does Corning Molykote 33. And just a film, not enough to froth.
I can say this. In all the time I have working on cars. I have always tried the cheapest thing first. Because if it works you save a bunch of money. And if it dont well then you have to spend the money. But sometimes paying out the first time is worth it. It all comes down to what's broken. And how patient you are.
RoqueM64 What do they carry in the store? I honestly don’t have a clue. I’ve got three VAG cars (one of the biggest car companies in the world) ‘16 GTI, ‘11 Q7 and ‘92 968. Never have I ever gotten a hard part (defined as something other than spark plugs or wipers) at AutoZone.
Money pit is my shit I love watching how he shows you how to work on cars personally I would of just bought the new part fuk the stress bro hang in there I’ll be waiting next week for the next video much luv fam thanks
Before watching this video I was pissed because of my DIY tint installation went horribly wrong and I lost a good amount of money... After watching this video I somehow feel better..
"So what do you think? Is it worth it? Do you want to get into cars?" I said yes with guilt because I know the pain through my 3 cars back to back from last year. Bought a project, motor was trashed from headgaskets. Drove my Taurus, blew head gaskets. Dropped 3k on an 06 Trailblazer, checked the oil weekly, still ran dry and blew the motor. Now Im back in my 1989 Toyota Tercel driving 2 hours for work every day and waiting on a 5 speed trans, caps and rotors, needs alignment, needs a new carb, has exhaust leaks, and motor needs very minor TLC. Im 20 y/o and this channel is saving my life by teaching me ways to fix shit to save money and keep a car running to get to work so I can pay rent and afford food. Just descibed all of 2020 and parts of 2021 for me besides a ton of other non-car shit. Thank you Zach and everyone else at donut working hard for people like me and car enthusiasts alike.
I only discovered donut recently, but Zach is already my favourite host. Never gets whiny even when shit really goes wrong. Never sonething else at fault, he just cant solve the problem, Yet.
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Zach Jobe putting out Claire Saffitz energy in this one and I like it.
Hell yeah, add me to the BA/Donut dual appreciation club
The most ambitious crossover in history
@@ilikecerealz1 lol Zach tries to fix Claire's M&M recipe while Claire tries to faithfully recreate his Miata from scratch.
Ermahgerd! He is the Claire Saffitz of cars! 100pts to Griffindor!
donut / BA fan club time
He protecc, he attacc, but most important, he breaks the steering racc
@Federal Bureau of Investigation BIG oof
Then he eat some tic tacc
that was a bit offensive but a lot of fun😂
Legendary comment
haha steering rack go brrr
the tone he used when he said, "is this worth it? you wanna get into cars?" i felt that.
Yeah that pure defeat.
For fuckin real though. I've been that low before. And not the good kind.
me trying to figure out why my car wont start (battery, starter, starter relay, fuses and alternator are good//new)
Daniel Adams check the fuel filter
Hit way too close to home
This is the realest episode of this show. I love how they include the "bad" side of having a project car. Seldom is anything perfect.
Miatas are getting old they are gonna have problems and people dont think that before they buy them then.. shocker!! Miata breaks somehow and then they trash it. Haha i have mine and i put so much money into it because thats the responsibilities of having a fun project car you want to keep
@@sanriokuromi yeah, same with my Jeep TJ. Love it too much to let it go, but I'm afraid it will cost me a fortune to get all the work done
@@garrettwight1027 where are is continuos?
Did he fix it ? What was the root case of leaking again?
I respect Zach so much for holding back the infernal rage when something like that happens and still managing to handle it with a cool head and just educate. My favorite Donut host!!
You're probably right. But neither of us has seen the outtakes! ;-)
That's basic shit, you're obviously a shit worker with shit ethic and know shittier people
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Hes getting paid for it and the show banks all of tht lol
It helps that he's not wasting his hard earned money and even the time he's wasting, he's being paid for it.
Zach:
*Wastes 5 days on repair*
Everyone:
Ya. I felt that.
The n52 engine is a bitch for valve cover seals. It started to burn oil on the start up....i wanted to cry
took me ELEVEN HOURS to change a failed turbo on my BMW 120d the other day
fucking engineers made it impossible to take it out from the top, you gotta undo half the exhaust and take it out the bottom
oh and the turbo flange it doesnt even use studs, it's BOLTS on the manifold and Vband to the exhaust
but hey, I made it
I have to save for my parts and if a piece is broken by me it's over for 2 weeks or until I have enough for the part.
@@Ingris1441 and shitty injectors and turbos lmao
@@chastblind7606 fr
Honestly seeing mistakes is probably the best part about this series so far. Mistakes are important to keep learning.
It's also nice to see it because all the videos where everything go right all the time create fake expectations for people when they go to do stuff
Success is the measure of how well you move from failure to failure, isnt it?
Also helps the watchers not feel so bad when they fuck shit up. Years back I tried to do my brakes on a car that had the calipers that have spinning pistons, couldn't figure out how to push them in and ended up shooting them out the caliper and having to tow car to mechanic with parts in the seat. These sorts of fails are going to happen to everyone eventually.
Exactly. I love seeing the down moments. Building cars is not always ups, its mostly downs until the last moment. Money pit and HiLow series showing real stuff
finally a moneypit where the install goes just like my installs. “20 mins or 14 hours”
😂😂😂
Or like my latest project, a turbo swap leading to finding out my head is cracked to high heaven 😂😂. A $300 job quickly turns into a $1200 job
Yes ! So true!!
So right, dang.. if I need to buy special tools to do the job, and a shop who does this type of work all day everyday is around.. yup.. I'm done..
This show feels like this to me as well.
I actually work at an Autozone and the pain of telling people we have to order parts from the vendor that they need ASAP is almost just as painful as the customer needing the part when it breaks 😂
The ol vdp only speech
i used to work at az and even though i dont anymore im so glad they got rid of that "yes we got it" bs
No it isn't
Money Pit has quickly become one of my favorite series on here.
Same here. I prefer shows like this one, and Roadkill Garage. Shows like this one make me not so mad when something goes wrong when turning wrenches.
HAAAAAAARD AGREE
I was a huge fan of science garage and this brings some of that alongside real world work.This has been so helpful at work just getting me in the diag mindset
makes me want to get a miata before they end up becoming expensive
Same!
This makes me feel like I’m not the only one who stands in my driveway shaking my head after a “repair” I’ve done.
oh we've all done that lol
Me replacing springs, which caused a CV joint to pop out, which was shoddily fixed by some mobile mechanic, that then required competent mechanic to replace the whole drive shaft and install the remaining springs. So $600 later (not including cost of springs) had a lowered car.
@Engine Bae: PERFECT name!
@@Jarrahvrx oof. That's unlucky, never had a CV joint pop out doing shocks/springs. I usually make it easy for myself as well by replacing the whole strut assembly, I build a new one out of all new parts off the car and just switch em out
FACTS
It's all fun and games being the "mechanic friend" until your friend calls you and says he's broken 5 plugs in his 3v Triton.
Also cleaning your driveway, take brake clean, spray and wipe with a rag, then take floor dry, put it over the stain and step on it, then with the heel of your foot, twist it (imagine doing the stanky leg but with the back of your foot)
The floor dry breaks up and acts like an abrasive dust.
Did this for years at the dealership I worked in. My floor was always clean.
Like this so he can see!
I have a 5.4 3v broke all my spark plugs and my phasers are out
The stanky leg 💀💀
5.4 3v plugs are gravy
As an automotive machinist I love it when people diy spark plugs on there Tritons, keeps me well fed. If you are super competent and have a way to clamp the head in place, lisle makes a super nice insert kit. I definitely recommend using tap magic oil as the tap can chip if you're not careful. I would never recommend trying to do it with the head on the engine..
@@timfenton6956 Tricks for success are 1, get the engine scorching hot and 2, use a 3/8th impact gun to remove the plugs starting with the rear plugs first. Use the updated design for the replacements and make sure you apply a good amount of high temp antiseize to them. I think you can buy a solid cam gear to get rid of phaser issues forever.
i love this! been a mechanic for 15 years - and this perfectly exemplifies how it goes! some things are 100% worth tackling yourself with a repair kit and some hard work....others are just not gonna work. rebuilding a steering rack...basically never ends up well. im an expert level mechanic and i would still today advise against trying to reseal a steering rack. Advice for all yall out there with a leak - buy a new rack. Zach was totally correct (as usual) that it just isnt worth not replacing. if it costs 200$ to repair your 4000$ car consider it a win!
would you say the same about cv axles?
@@joshuaprobably852 a new axle at the parts store is usually cheap and has a warranty. Definitely a swap out item. If oem is affordable id recommend that, even reman ones.
@@fullthrottlewrx I gotta ask though, even though the boots usually cost about 5 to 10 bucks a piece. I havent rebooted a CV, but I cant imagine it would cost more to reboot it. Than to drop over $100 dollars on a new one, especially of the axle is in good shape. Maybe I'm wrong, lol, idk
@@manicmotox4214 na you're not wrong, but from my experience I usually recommend just getting a new one. It's a relatively cheap part as far as car repair goes and you get a warranty with the newie. Just my opinion
@@joshuaprobably852 ya I work at advance and got mine with a warranty on it for my 09 impreza it wasnt more than 90 at base price per side
My man, you should've used the flex seal liquid because
THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE!!
Hell yes it is!
@Federal Bureau of Investigation Free original content for the next week for our dear Zac here 😂😂
@Federal Bureau of Investigation Are you Real FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation I read the FBI have a TH-cam account with only 21 subs to make it look fake
@Federal Bureau of Investigation really
I seriously wait for this every week like an actual TV show. Currently my favorite series on the channel!!
For sure!!
Same!
Same here
I agree, 100% i also loved highcar-low car
Same.
New show: Hi-Fix/Lo-Fix.
Id watch it!!
@@Mr-Blitz me too!
its actually a good idea jajaja
Me too
Dude, Money Pit has been me in both my younger (and my currently not-so-younger years)when it came to servicing my car. Now that my daughter has her '12 Mazda 5, I've been showing her when to 'Hi-Fix' and when to 'Lo-Fix'. Right now, she's about to learn how to clean a throttle body and a mass air flow sensor, so THAT should be fun.
Couple tips here, lube the new seals so they don't wear and chafe while they're being installed. Everything is drowning in it's own oil while it's in service, so a little during install will help immensely. Also, NEVER ever, ever pull your tie rods by rotating them apart. The inners have a seal as well, and then you have to reset your tie rods when you re-install. Pull the ball joint out of the knuckle and leave the entire thing as a single piece. Easier to remove, easier to re-install, and then you don't spin the inner tie rod into oblivion to re-install to the outter, which I promise that excessive rotation on that dry seal is what gave up once you hit pavement again. Sorry to say, but you set yourself up for failure on this one.
Hey man, if you’re not making mistakes, you’re not learning! This is all part of the fun in terms of what we do
Ali Damn! That actually made me giggle like a school girl lmao
@@Ali-co5mj this is fucking hilarious LMAO how did you even do that
Ali Was it an Automatic or a manual?
lots of learning took place that day haha
@@Ali-co5mj then thats how you fixed it and thats how its going to work
I can’t be the only person smashing through these comments trying to find somebody who actually knows how to work on power steering
I mean I rebuilt mine in 2 hours without issues.
I'm looking too lol. When my leaked I just replaced it way faster and no hassle
@@Lukaslevanen1435 mines leaking and this video has thoroughly terrified me
you just buy a kit of seals, and you inspect the chromed bar, if it has rust or the surface is gone, get 0.1mm of it
@alaneklund dong let it get to you it’s very simple and straight forward. One step at a time one seal at a time. My guess is he got a seal mixed up or forgot one.
this is honestly my favourite series on donut ❤️
I love how Zach doesn't always choose the best product, or he tries to do it the cheapest way and how he explains what he's doing and working on as he's working.
totally agreed, Zach is awesome, he explains stuff quite well and just a pleasure to watch.
That is exactly how it goes sometimes. 8 hours for cv axles to break em a week later. This show just got 10x better because of this video. Thankyou
8 hours to swap a CV axle? I've never done one, but i feel like they're way quicker than that...
either that or i need to quit launching my GTI so often 😅
I’m glad that this is a real project. Not like the other channels where everything magically works.
Why don't you shut up or I'll smack ya. Hawkamania is running wild brother
Like those cooking shows where they throw everything they did away and pull a duplicate out of the oven
@@justinmiller4062 stop doing crack.
Exactly! Let's replace the seals today (secretly installs reman unit) Great, zero issues!
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“Is it worth it, so you want to get into cars”. I FELT THAT!
Literally sitting here eating lunch with cut up and grease stained hands from replacing the trans in my truck yesterday lol
Get some Fast Orange, ya heathen!
Dawn dish detergent helps get all that grease out
I felt that too because I made a career fixing cars and had me thinking if it worth it. Well it’s too late to go back now because I spent too much time, money, and energy into this.
you ain't a man untill you've had atf in your hair
@@XxMusclecarsxX ATF? You aint a man until you get gear oil in hair from your MANual gearbox.
That "5 days later" hurts in my soul. There's no worse feeling than having to wait on parts for your car when its already taken apart.
There is a worse feeling. When it’s your daily
Could've been worse. Having to wait 5 days only to find out the goof ball at the counter ordered the wrong part and you gotta wait 5 more days. Happens often in my field of work.
And the thrill of remembering how it all goes! I have about 40 pictures of the disassembly of my 70s Weber carb. That tiny device has 80(!!!!) pieces in it.
I don’t see why he started a rebuild without new seals in the first place. At shops you don’t pick up a wrench until parts are there. If you wanna get risqué then start while the part is on its way but he didn’t even have a part ordered.
@@leightonlawrence8832 He had the parts already and had to order a new kit because he tore the one seal
Take it back off and inspect it. Everything else is just speculation. My guess: you heard the noise the pump was giving the belt so there was some resistance on the pump gear then it blew and leaked. The lines to the rack were installed correctly or that would've thrown your steering wheel as soon as you turned the car on. There was power steering initially but not for long before the seals blew. probably while the pressure was building. There likely was a problem with the return. Pressure built and then when it wasn't returning it backfed through the system to the pump and the pump struggled (which you fought against) untill the pressured chambers blew the seals. i would be checking my return line for blocks from the rack back to the pump. or would be re checking the pinion assembly to make sure it was directing the fluid correctly. Good luck!!
My mind was just blown.
Dude he’s trying to fix a leak why the hell would there suddenly be a block in the steering lines? You’re thinking way too hard about this
Something obviously caused a leak in the first place which very good much could have been resistance in the return line. Most of the time the symptoms are only a symptom of the problem not a direct pinpoint to the problem.
@@leightonlawrence8832 How do you explain the straining noise at the pump, then? A seal that busted under normal pressure wouldn't cause that. Cars are complicated, this is a far cry from overthinking it. Just basic diagnostics.
@@geometerfpv2804 a steering pump will make noise if a seal is leaking at the pressure ports which sucks in air, emulsifying the power steering fluid. The noise is from inadequate lubrication and the noise resonates through air bubbles in the system that should not be there. I’ve literally never seen a car with a clogged steering line, worked in auto repair my entire life.
The next sound to come out of that garage was "Hey guys! Chrisfix here!"
Today I'll be showing you how to super clean your driveway.
@@Djamestm hahahahaha
That would be an epic collaboration
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Watch them fly ChrisFix out in the next episode to do a video on fixing power steering systems
when putting the shaft in you have to use insulation tape on the teeth on it so it doesn't tear or cut the seals
rookie move this guy did
the brown grease is not enough, it needs the tape on the teeth so it doesnt tear or cut the seals LOL
i have done 100's that way, and use trans fluid to assemble the seals and lube everything up is key
It pains me that comments with captions from the video get more likes and are on the surface, rather than explanations like these.
yah ws thinking the same trans fluid and those teeth. will deff look into some of this assembly tape
Yeah, I was wondering why he didn’t lube the seals instead of using that janky hose clamp thing. Lubrication is key.
Hi mate! How do you get the tape out once the shaft is in? thanks.
@@saveendrakariyawasam9937
I assume run enough to be able to pull the tape back through.
15:30 “you want to get into cars?” i felt that DEEP
Me too bud. Shit was too factual
Unfortunately i got no choice, going to college for it 😂
@@88ights Same 😂 going to do 2 years of automotive.
Ya like jazz?
Can we get a professional autopsy on the rack? I'm very curious about what you did wrong.
Missed bellow seals
@slapzNsmackz how would a bellow seal cause all of the fluid to leak?
That was quite the backyard engineering video lmao
When you install industrial seals you need to make sure that the seal cant catch onto any sharp edges while installing or that it doesnt twist. Lubing helps most of the time if the seal allowes it. Any damage on any seals can diminish their lifetime by a great factor, sometimes even leading to imediate failure after installing.
Due to the large loss of oil im guessing some seals didn't hold up to the pressure. This makes sense because it only broke when the wheels contacted the ground. In that state the pressure needed to move the piston was higher because of higher resistance. This is why you could move it while the whole assembly was in the air.
Not a car guy, just a mechanical engineer whos working in the industrial hydraulics field.
Funny! I'm a forklift mechanic and i completely understood what you said. We sometimes re-seal hydraulic cylinders and that was one of the lessons i learned. I ripped the seals on the splines and as a result, i had to remove the cylinder and start over. My boss wasn't to happy but her rather spend money on seals than for me to ruin the shaft and deal with that.
Physics
@@edgarrivas5791 low key explanation my guy!
As a MechE student who is also a car enthusiast my first thoughts were "the seals were not pre-lubricated therefore installation can cause microfissures or otherwise thag will cause failure" my next thought was "these seals and O-rings are not going to be able to handle the pressures that are called upon if one snaps upon installation, yes proper installation is important but for seals more often than not just getting them on and getting them down to size should be enough"
In short it just seems like a shitty rebuild kit
Well makes sense
"Yeah, well that's just like, your pinion man"
Long live the Dude!
Massively underrated comment!
I hate how hard i laughed at this
St Nick for the win!
Best comment
5:55 I can see the pain in Zach’s eyes..
We all felt that when he said “None of our stores have it”
*Cries in Miata noises*
proud 69 likes
Cries in pop up headlights
I felt that when I called around for my boost solenoid a couple months ago, only the dealer had it, about $100 more before taxes than anywhere else. But I couldn't wait cus it was Sunday and I had to work Monday.
Zach, thank you for suffering through this and posting it. Showing the realistic ups and downs of DIY projects instead of it always working out every time is super valuable for us all to remember, as we've all been in a situation like this when shit hits the fan. Looking forward to going through the rest of this series!
yup, we’ll said my friend !
“Next episode on Money pit we fit a racing steering rack on the mita”
Poncho Coches putting 3 steering racks at different price points
“Mita”
You mean ‘Miata’?
Zach is definitely the best addition since Nolan. He definitely bring moh powaa to the channel
moh powaa babeh
Zach and Nolan are cool. James though... I wish he was put on the other side of the camera.
@@iamarawn I like James a lot, he is enthusiastic af and brings such good vibes, and I appreciate that
@@iamarawn Wish he left and not Bart.
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 Love James. James is the dude that loosens up everyone else. Super enthusiastic and room brightening
When swapping those seals on the valve body, you have to wait overnight for the seals to shrink back down before you assemble. I learned this the hard way.
@donutmedia
No you really don’t. Did mine in a few hours without issue. Did not even put them in the freezer.
I work on caterpillars and rebuild cylinders and valves with Teflon seals all the time. When they stretch i hit them with a heat gun and they shrink tight
BigBubbaGump Shrimp Heat = Big. Cold = Small.
@@stefenmorant4778 With seals, heat = flexibility and elasticity, cold = brittle. See also: challenger disaster. Or try playing with rubber bands left in the freezer.
Hair dryer is the way to go.
This hit home for me. I felt everything you did. Fully rebuilt 1990 miata motor with 30k miles, adjusted valves and replaced lifters and still causing problems. However your videos motivate me to continue working on her!! So despite the tough situations were all put into, watching someone else progress makes me love the car scene that much more. Keep it up Zach!
If he installed the seals dry I would assume that the initial friction on the seals ripped em right out of place or tore them
My understanding on teflon seals is that they have to be installed dry. Additionally, I did see him use some kind of lube on other parts
There was only one teflon seal, the rest should have had some hydraulic oil rubbed on before it was put back together. You never want to use anything else since that would contaminate the fluid.
Might also have helped to not use an impact wrench to remove parts.
From my experience of rebuilding hydraulic cylinders for farm equipment even with Teflon seals I use oil or grease remove friction when reinstalled
That could be true but I don’t think he did. You could see the Quaker state right on his desk.
Also he was using metal tools to remove seals, could have scratched the surface causing a rip or leak. I really have no idea if that happens though.
"Is this worth it? Want to get into cars?" I'm dying, so true. I apologize for laughing at you. Been there once or twice myself.
all been there...
Many more times than twice I’m sad to say
Been there 3 times back to back
I remember my first car strugglea
That shit hurt and made me have flashbacks
Finally watched this video...
I felt this. In my memories on FB, about 11 years ago, I was 4 weeks in on a 5 or 6 week long long-tube header install on my DOHC Mustang which everyone told me was nearly impossible without dropping the subframe or pulling the engine. Finally I dropped the subframe and did it in about a day.
Sometimes taking the easy way out is the only way.
I think DIY-ing is always worth a shot , especially when you can just get a new part if you mess something up
Yeah, but ONLY if it's because you're wanting to learn, never DIY for budget reasons.
@@VncentValntine I mean why not DIY for budget reasons? If your confident you can do the job then why not? If it's already broken what's the worst you can do?
sketchy_marcus Depends the car and how you drive. I’ve never bought a new part for my 98 cherokee i just go to junk yards or buy steel and fabricate stuff and learned. I had the tools because of my dad and from family passing and decided to just figure it out and have some fun.
You can always afford to do it right the second time.
@@VncentValntine zip tie?
This has been the best series since high-lo, just the adventure of going through a project car without spending the money is amazing.
Looks like the seals on the ends of the rack were put in backwards, this would allow fluid to bypass and fill up the dust boots.
@donutmedia
@donutmedia
@donutmedia
100% what happened. And the biggest problem he had with the O-ring it looked like he was putting it on dry. Slather that bastard up.
@donutmedia
100%
This video was just as important as all the others because it accurately portrays what the average car guy will go through every so often when attempting deceivingly simple DIY. I appreciate ya'll keeping it 100%.
Wy don’t you guys make a bumper 2 bumper episode on your personal projects ?
Probably cause they’re all incomplete.
They made a b2b a while ago on their hi and low 350z's from (hi-low)
Their personal projects will never be complete
@@joshquarter3097 I mean that 24h lemon miata basicly partly belonged to one of the donut members.
15:25 - 15:35 every person who works on their car when something goes wrong knows this feeling 😄 feel for u buddy
@yoshua4 I can guess the sway bar link was the hardest one, right? Still haven't got my drivers side replaced, have an entire shock sitting in the garage until i decide to drill through the bolt..
“I didn’t have to do this, but I had the new part”. Story of my life. My new favorite youtuber
Preach brother.
Zach is great
From a person that is eager to learn, I want to see a Part 2! "Where did we go wrong?"
Take it all apart - but do it bolt by bolt, analyse did this have anything to do with the (wrong) outcome.
You could do so much to help people USE their head, instead of just follow someone else(Again you guys) blindly down the rabit hole.
That’s a really cool idea, it would be nice if like one person on the crew could disassemble it and have that discussion on camera.
I can't even figure out what he even ended up doing. The next episode doesn't really tell us how he fixed it or whatever.
@@ethakis He deleted the power steering.
@@roich11 that’s a thing you can just do?
@@ethakis Yeah it ranges from just draining the fluid and cutting the belt, to looping the lines and deleting all the other stuff, to pulling the rack and doing the "miata mod" which is so named because its fairly popular amongst miata track cars, you can modify the rack to be easier to use without powering steering, and pack it with grease.
"This was not worth it, at all." Then guess what homie, you DID learn something.
If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it.
@@radudragan89 It was leaking fluid on his driveway man. I have a major leak, think its from the front, ?timing belt assembly maybe?, over 1quart of synthetic oil every 200 miles, but there is no standing oil when i turn it off, so no leaks in the driveway. \o/
Surms41 maybe it’s burning the oil
@@Surms41 u gotta think why is it leaking when its running n everything is pressurized n not leaking when off n there is no pressure??
@@travisyelland42 before he switched the seals it was leaking standing, after his attempt to fix it it´s leaking under pressure, which could mean he installed the seals the wrong way around or not on the correct or correctly at the right places.
@15:27 Really sums up the DIY auto experience haha! Most YT videos are curated & edited to make every job look smooth, but I appreciate the honesty here. Even if you don’t learn anything, just picking up to keep going is a great takeaway.
I’ve rebuilt a couple Honda racks. It’s not fun the first time, mine sprayed fluid out the bottom too. Never figured it out, I just machined it to be manual.
What is more annoying is when your friends say "oh thats not done yet".. like yeah bro this isnt a tune up, im welding in new floor pans. Why dont you go try changing your oil and see how that goes lol.
It bothers me that you're installing those o-rings dry.
That's a no-go man.. always install with the fluid it's gonna touch.
Wamp wamp wamp.
That's it right there. This makes perfect sense, now that I see it in writing. Thanks!
Glad I wasn’t the only one cringing when he slid it on dry lol
Here we go. As soon as he broke the first one, I told my gf 'that's why we always lube up first.'
Like that guy's comment because even if that wasn't the reason for the break, it definitely contributed.
+1 rep
This comment should be pinned.
So glad you posted this video to catalog the journey, the emotions, and the harsh reality of a lot of DIY.
Its even worse when you're working on your daily that you need to drive to work on monday
That what scares me when i work on stuff i never have worked on with my car. Like sure i work on customers cars with no problem, but are usually 200,000kms less then my car. So when i learn to do something new, its usually off my car and not a customers car
This!!!! Is what scares me too. I'm going to buy a used reliable car as a daily. Will do all the maintenance myself. But anything major, I'm not sure I have the skill and tools to tackle
Yup, this is why my major repairs mostly go un done unless it breaks😂😂
I recently was removing my old manifold converter to put headers on but the flanges to connect to my aftermarket cat back was a 2 flange and not a 3 flange so i had to drive for 2 days with open headers that were also leaking cause the exhaust to the engine block bolt snapped. what was suppose to be a 480 part and bolt on ended up being an 800$ purchase.
Facts!
Alternative title: Zach Jobe has a mental breakdown over miata power steering
15:30 this radiated "helping dad fix something but having to stand by watching while he cusses at the problem until he manages to fix it" energy
Just like my brother.
You ask to help and his aura just gets more agressive
@@cocobeanz19 sounds about right
@@cocobeanz19 Please stop bringing back these memories
You can hear him outside getting more pissed as tools hit the floor and you start getting scared.
Nobody said tuning/modding/fixing cars was gonna be all that easy but it's mistakes like these that you learn from and move forward to continue furthering your knowledge and skill on not just your own vehicle but other vehicles. I love that you're doing this series because for a lot of my friends including myself are on a budget and you focus on the realistic version of broke tuners😂
Ah, the classic DIY value calculation: (cost of having someone else do it) - (cost of parts) - (value of your time) + (personal satisfaction/money saved on therapy or meds) - (potential frustration/money spent on therapy or meds). If result is positive, go for it. If negative, pay someone else to do it.
Thanks for being our guinea pig, and helping us fill in the variables of the equation.
I used that calculation on a friends “Hey you work on cars... could you fix ______ on my explorer?” The results were deeply in the negative so he’s taking it to a shop 😂
Finally, math I understand!
Who you're gonna call
Chrisfix
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m so dead right now lmaoooooo
that would be an awesome colab
😂😂 righttt
Upvote to make this happen. Please. This would be so cool.
"Hey, Guys. ChrisFix here. Today I will show you how (almost) anyone can reseal their power steering rack with only these common hand tools."
Zach is my favorite person on donut tbh he is the most relatable
At 1st i didnt like him because they kept scripting him like james but he has found his niche now james will always be my fav but nolan and zach are awesome too
bart?
I love your honesty by showing us the humiliation you never invited. Well, making mistakes is another form of learning.
Next sound that's going to come out of the garage is "Hey guys ChrisFix here"
In the dark corner of the night, a set of glowing eyes can be seen staring at the busted Miata. This project car had messed it's powersteering, perfect prey for the creature... out of the darkness, it calls out, "Hey guys, ChrisFix here."
Omg they gotta do that
Greetings viewers, ETCG...
He's ginna fix it with soapy wooder
Rev up your engines
EVERYTHING I’ve learned about rebuilding automatic transmissions has told me that YOU NEVER INSTALL ANY RUBBER OR TEFLON SEALS DRY. Always thoroughly lube them with the proper fluid
Except you do have to install certain PTFE seals dry, or they won’t seal.
Yup. My mechanic is also my friend and whenever I visit him he gives me tips about things he is doing at the moment and that is on of the tip he gave me.
@@aygwm yeah but most of the time dry seals come in their own tiny packet. 😅
Next episode - "How to clean stains out of your driveway" 😂😂 Would honestly be helpful for a lot of us lol
For real lol I’ve got a nice huge transmission fluid stain on mine
Power washer
@@SquirtlePWN I've tried that without success
@@1guitarfreak4 surface cleaner on pressure washer, hovers an inch off the ground and spins around firing the highpressure jets right at the concrete, use that and just keep pouring things on it till it comes off, dawn soap, gasoline, acetone, some hardware stores sell "driveway stain remover" 25$ for a bottle though idk whats in it.. probably never come perfect especially if its concrete but can get it good enough and then paint it
ReZolute try using Red Hot degreaser. Used to work at a detail shop and that would cut through anything greasy/oily. I’d say spray some red hot on it wait a little while and then power wash.
I deleted my power steering and the extra feedback from the road is so amazing haha completely changed the feel of the car in the best way!
"Hey guys, Chris Fix here, and today we are going to fix my friend's miata power steering, so, first of all, we're going to put our protection glasses on...beautiful"
Let's make this a real thing
That would be awesome
😂😂
He’d have to fly across the country, but it’d be a neat colab
So out with the old and in with the new!!!
I'm so happy to see a video where everything goes wrong, and they published it. Well done. Thank you for the raw truth that happens with car ownership.
I gotta say, whoever your editor is, they're doing an AMAZING friggin job on these graphics and the 3D models B2B uses, wow
Good concept there with heating up the seal. When I was a welder I'd work with machinists in my shop frequently to heat something up before pressing it on. However we would also put the other part in the freezer to help shrink it slightly. After you press them together and allow them to return to room temperature, you could chuck the piece up in the lathe and you're back in business.
"These are the breaks, kids. These are the breaks."
My doofy ass: "I thought this was the power steering?"
Same
🤣
Lmao xD
#MeToo! ROFL!
"brakes"*
Hey. did you connect the low pressure line to the high pressure line and viceversa? could be it.
Lesson of the day: if it ain't broke, don't break it. 👍
most underrated comment
I have a friend that went to school for automotive and decided he wanted to completely rebuild his Honda (cleanest well kept good running Stock Honda). I tell him if he fucks with it he’s going to ruin it, just fix it when it needs fixed. Nope goes and rebuilds the motor and trans and everything. I understand wanted to take it apart and replace seals and worn parts, see how everything works well he went all the way. After finishing it ran one single day, it’s been sitting in his driveway ever since..
Unless you are Chris fix
But we still do it:))
Yep! Did that yesterday, added a lil freon and now the valve leaks...great
that's reminds me "hi-low"
James - "That's why you just talk about cars, not touch them"
8:48 I used to fix helicopters, and we always replaced seals and O-rings whenever we fixed something. I know how this feels. 🤣
If the helo ain't leaking you should be worried lmao. I remember flight crew telling me that on an osprey ride in Afghanistan
@Isaac Gomez Jr Dude, I was like the dedicates fuel cell guy. FML, that shit was awful in Iraq. 🤣
@@CakeLorde Amen to that.
Drips of hydraulic fluid off the actuators let's you know the system is full.
I'm a Hydraulic troop on KC135's. Whenever we install new seals, we soak them in fluid or use petrol based grease to lube em to keep from pinching. Especially on the landing gear or fuel components. Pinching seals on the flightline can hold up a jet/job for hours if they're not on hand. Smh I felt that pain. Lol
did a rebuilt two times, went fine. I think u got the wrong sealings on both sides so oil pumped up ur dustcaps like a sextoy xD
Or it was one side and the dust boot equalization tube caused both to blow up
This is my favorite car repair video I've ever watched! It's refreshing to see someone finally post about the real possibility and the real headache of repairs gone wrong.
The way this is shot and who Zac is makes this video so damn entertaining. Thanks boys we appreciate y’all
This episode encompasses EVERY time I've worked with my dad on a car, and why I dread doing it anymore.
Every time it's "should've taken it to a garage, they would have the exact right tool for this and would've done it a hundred times" or "well did the person on TH-cam show this going wrong?" Some good bonding though lol
Been there .... I had far too many moments I asked myself, why do I want to do this by myself. Then I too often see the result of the so-called pro and swear I will do it next time. What I learned over time:
- there’s a difference between know-how and skills
- don’t rush or get stressed
My biggest thing keeping me fixing my own cars...
Last week, i noticed a leak in my transmission right around the CV axle. Since i had replaced that axle about a week before, the thought that i busted the seal seemed the most plausible. Since that's deeper into the powertrain than I've ever attempted before, i decided to call a shop about it. They quoted me $12 for the part, and $230 for the install. I said "i think i'll do it myself" and found a good article online about changing an axle seal. Seal has since been replaced and transmission flushed with a total cost of roughly $40 (including buying a tool to pull the old seal out), and everything looks fine now.
Almost every job done by a garage I end up redoing myself. I only trust a few mechanics and even then it's only for MOTs, tyres, wheel alignment and balancing. Maybe for smaller jobs I can't be bothered to do myself. The worst is when you buy a car from a garage, and they "MOT" the car for you. And just skim over all the dodgy parts.
So true brother. Working on a car when you're stressed is the worst idea. You end up breaking what you came in trying to fix. When you get frustrated just walk away. I learned that the hard way. Both time and money wise😔
*After installing the repaired part.
"What if we started it and it leaked somewhere else?"
Owns a bmw. That's all I know.
As a Subaru owner I know the pain. If it was any worse the wheels would start leaking oil. Every fixed leak = two more leaks. Fml.
Owned both in the past, it's a part of my life now
@@FurryKeidran98 that leak only hid the other two leaks
Go back and create that first leak, problem solved
I own a bmw too, and I had a steering rack problem, fix that and then I got a oil leak problem right soon after. And when he said I’m gonna fix the steering rack and not replace it, I immediately knew shit was gonna go wrong😂
😂😭and the day it doesn’t leak and u fix it all your heart melts
My experience with my 95 Accord was not a great departure from this. I, too, have gained intimate knowledge of the guts of a power steering rack; and I, too, have bought both a rebuild kit and a new rack.
I feel your pain, Zack. If you find it therapeutic, you're welcome to come help me install the new rack on my 03 Jetta.
The appreciation shown this video is well-earned. Keep up the great work.
As I say if it's still leaking oil it's still got oil 😂
This is been the rule for Aston Martins for years lol
when it stops leaking, that's when you have a real problem
Man, if that helps you, that was one of the best episodes! I love the honesty of it. It's so frustrating watching all thats shows were everithyng goes perfectly and unrealisticly well. That's how working with cars is, and that's how you should show it. Love that episode! continue with that show the way it is, it's perfect.
Oooooo the Turbo Kit install will be so legendary
J B I think he’s really not looking forward to it, so I’m guessing like 15
We know how that went on hi-low
Shit since everyone throwing in guesses.. 25
He shouldn't turbo it. Just keep it naturally aspirated. Miata isn't about power.
@@toddjudd8657 Life is about more power, one of the things the MX5 dramatically lacks is power so a spooly boy on there would never go a miss.
This was the realest video on working on a car I have ever seen.
favorite series by far. it got my brother into miatas and wanting to learn cars more. Thank you Zach
PRE LUBRICATE O-RINGS
Im an aircraft mechanic and end up rebuilding things like this a lot. This guy is right about prelubricating, and make sure to either us the proper O ring lube, or short of that clean fluid of the type its going to live in. The way you installed the rings may have something to do with it as well. The have oring picks to help install the packings, you also want to make sure the packing isn't twisted. The accopmplish this take a right angle pick, careful not to tear the packing, and scoop the packing from behind. then run the pick around the packing a couple times. itll untwist it if it is.
Never installed an o ring that didnt specify for lubrication with its designated fluid. I was wondering why he didn't 😅
Yeah. That's just a general life rule. Shoving things in your o-ring without proper weinerschleiden isn't going to result in a good time.
I've never once NOT lubricated any seal. Even rub Vaseline on my door seals every once in awhile lol dry seals = tears
@@Sticky_sock I see so many orings twisted in struts (especially Cessnas), shimmy dampers, and brake caliper pucks. We use DC4 or Does Corning Molykote 33. And just a film, not enough to froth.
Gotta lube those seals, broham. Raw dogging your power steering is a powerful way to steer yourself into disappointment.
I can say this. In all the time I have working on cars. I have always tried the cheapest thing first. Because if it works you save a bunch of money. And if it dont well then you have to spend the money. But sometimes paying out the first time is worth it. It all comes down to what's broken. And how patient you are.
I've heard Autozone say, "It'll be here Tuesday." too many times...
RoqueM64 What do they carry in the store? I honestly don’t have a clue. I’ve got three VAG cars (one of the biggest car companies in the world) ‘16 GTI, ‘11 Q7 and ‘92 968. Never have I ever gotten a hard part (defined as something other than spark plugs or wipers) at AutoZone.
You've probably been calling on weekends. Special deliveries on weekends don't ship out til Monday.
This place is a... geographical oddity! Tuesday from everywhere!
Only fix things on Tuesdays and your problems are solved
@@darthsnarf "it'll be here next tuesday"
Money pit is my shit I love watching how he shows you how to work on cars personally I would of just bought the new part fuk the stress bro hang in there I’ll be waiting next week for the next video much luv fam thanks
Before watching this video I was pissed because of my DIY tint installation went horribly wrong and I lost a good amount of money... After watching this video I somehow feel better..
Dude I tried to tint my fiestas headlights with a hair dryer, big mistake. Lol.
Been there
ried and failed horribly at tinting my car years back
Tint is one of those experience required type jobs.
Mlc
"So what do you think? Is it worth it? Do you want to get into cars?" I said yes with guilt because I know the pain through my 3 cars back to back from last year. Bought a project, motor was trashed from headgaskets. Drove my Taurus, blew head gaskets. Dropped 3k on an 06 Trailblazer, checked the oil weekly, still ran dry and blew the motor. Now Im back in my 1989 Toyota Tercel driving 2 hours for work every day and waiting on a 5 speed trans, caps and rotors, needs alignment, needs a new carb, has exhaust leaks, and motor needs very minor TLC. Im 20 y/o and this channel is saving my life by teaching me ways to fix shit to save money and keep a car running to get to work so I can pay rent and afford food. Just descibed all of 2020 and parts of 2021 for me besides a ton of other non-car shit. Thank you Zach and everyone else at donut working hard for people like me and car enthusiasts alike.
I cant wait for the DIY driveway cleanup episode ... what could possibly go wrong ... cue the excavator !
Just watching zach looking like his kid just pissed in the middle of a supermarket or something
XD XD XD
Never found something so relatable... literally just had these issues with my 93 Miata.
I only discovered donut recently, but Zach is already my favourite host. Never gets whiny even when shit really goes wrong. Never sonething else at fault, he just cant solve the problem, Yet.
Favorite series hands down. Makes me feel better about my DIY’s going haywire
Add in a bolt snapping because I live in the rust belt, and you have my exact experience.
Right? Imagine doing work under the car and not using a blowtorch/hammer/breakerbar even once
Yesss
@@malikrobinson6495 live in VT, can confirm rust eventually devours all
@@63ch31 me cause i live in cali, but i have had to use oil penetrating fluid to get stubborn bolts out
From Scotland... feeling that!
10:11 as my dad would say 17 years ago
OHHHHH NAH
nice
B R U H
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This is what working on cars is really like. Thank you for this video