How Much $$$ Can I Make as a Volvo Mechanic For a Day?
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This is a compilation of all the mistakes I've made in the shop for the last 15 years in condensed in to one day.
The "shock" as well as the "I injured myself".. yep.. check and check. :)
The only thing missing is the instance of taking every safety precaution but still managing to get brake clean in your eyes.
Unfortunately I've made more. Fortunately no one was filming me.
aaaaaaaand thats why they dont let people walk around workshops lol Coz Apprenticeships are messy and sometimes you have to pound in the learning lol
I dont claim to know what im doing (trust me im a dumbass) but ever since i could walk i would help my dad (who happened to used to work at a Chrysler dealer) ive been working on cars my whole life. Im 16 now still have alot to learn but i love working on my own car. And after seeing what some back yard mechanics have done to cars i can say im better than the average self proclaimed "mechanic"😂 the intro is my daily routine 😂😂😂
This all seems totally fine
If you guys get paid for speed Tyler might be making more than you Freddie :P
😂😂 imaginé him making lunch 😂😂😂😂
Hoovie youre better at buying cars than repairing them >>> ha ha
22 and hour. my Jaguar dealer charges $250 an hour.......... but of course Im not in the usa. thank you ..
that Turbo brick was very successfully raced by Peter Brock in Australia > thank you
Hoovie: "Im gonna quit youtube and start mechanicing"
Wizard: *No dont do that*
its not that bad if you love cars and have a passion youll never work a day in your life
wheezard
That stuff happens to lots of people. Almost all begginers
@@mattw7557 or your passion is lost
Wizard might hold the record for fastest response to a statement when he said that
David's a real sweetheart to you Tyler, I can tell how good of a friendship you have.
We could all benefit from a pal like David.
"this car is so simple that I could probably..." Famous last words hoovie. Famous last words.
Daniel Paul as a mechanic I’ve said this before....and boy....was i wrong time after time
that's what I said last week as I was fixing my car. Two days to replace the oil pan gasket, crank position sensor O-Ring, upper and lower engine mounts, and a serpentine belt and I still gotta do a heater control valve and cv axle.
Oh yea NEVER say "oh that looks easy" next thing you know theres a bolt down the intake or a stud snapped off and ;$^#;'browbdodod happening
Why is your a profile pic a penny?
and Hoovie immediately forgot the first rule of working on your car... disconnect the battery.
Hoovie: "mechanicing is fun, Wizard!"
Wizard: "it *can* be!"
Yup.
I'm quitting TH-cam. Wizard: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Wise words 🙈
2 hours later, I give up on mechanicing that's why I have a Wizard
10/10 can't agree more
Oh it can be. Or you can end up under a car in an unheated garage in December, beating on a starter with a sledgehammer trying to bust it free because it rust welded itself to the starter mount. Even if you love cars... that is a nightmare.
Tyler the only man who doesn’t change his clothes to work on a car 😂. Next week Tyler does the gardening in a tuxedo.
Not the only one. The wizard got married in his shop clothes
Well, if you are rich you can do that and not even care.
I'd watch a video like that.
T-shirt and jeans. All the money he spends on car repairs he has $15 dollar Lee’s and a Wal Mart Tee.
This was an EPIC episode!!! Really entertaining. Thank you Hoovie.
7:20 - I'd love to see Hoovie drop the transmission pan on an American car. Next on the Wizard's channel - "Hire this Mechanic, NOT THAT Mechanic!"
Wow I just did this a couple of weeks ago, left a couple of bolts "in" to let it drain, the entire pan fell off and ATF went EVERYWHERE.
@@charles5448 funny i just did my th400 and thank god someone put a pan with a drain plug on it previously!
"Hoovie Does Some Mechanicing" should be an annual event.
Hoovie once I injured myself
"I've Mended Something!" Jermery Clarkson
Jermery? Off your meds again?
After fixing a 944 tailight 🤣
"I'm gonna start fixing many things..."
I love The Wizards soft sense of humor. He’s great. Love him.
Let’s all take a moment of silence for Hoovie’s efforts at the cost of his clothes, some bruises, and a baptism by holy engine oil. 🙏
Ahhh he hath been christened by the holy oil
Lol and blessed by the Volvo gods :)
I like how he says they're ruined. People use washing machines to get the oil out. And they have separate clothes they wear to work on cars.
Praise gawd
Don't feel bad, Tyler. I've been a automotive tech for over 25 years, I have my ASE master auto certification, and every single thing that happened to you has happened to me several times. Getting fluid dumped on you, bolts breaking, ect, it's all a part of being a tech
That was the slowest reaction time to a sparking wrench I’ve ever seen
he wouldn't make a good fighter lol
Probably looking at the camera not the wrench.
The hood opens over 90°. Open the clips on the hood hinges. It gives you more room to work on it.
Really? That's cool. I know Mercedes has something like that, never had enough Volvos to notice.
No way! Would this work on my 940 too?
Yes, this works on 900 and 700 series Volvo's.
240 are the same iirc, best cars to wrench on yourself. volvo made it super easy to wrench on your own cars.
thanks volvo!
jon I owe you big time, ive been doing heater hoses, and distributor cap etc my 940, this tip was very helpful!!
Rule of thumb: when working on or around alternators or generators ALWAYS disconnect the battery.
Weeeezerd why is it sparking me!?
No need for that if you are just taking of the belt. Your tools don't need to go near the wires.
Tyler: *Becomes his own mechanic*
Wizard: *Goes bankrupt shuts the doors in 0.002 seconds*
Hoovies replaces all his cars with old volvo's and invest in a few grand worth of tools.
New Channel Idea: Tyler Hoover Comedy Mechanic. I about pissed myself when you dropped the ratchet in the oil!
Josh Schwartz Same LMFAO
And when he forgot to disconnect the battery when moving the alternator and nearly welded a wrench to it lol
Yep! Best bit for me. Hehehe
He needs to buy more Volvo's and wrench
When the bottom came out of the syringe..lol
this was waaay too much fun 😂 more of these videos Hoovie, this is GOLD
Blows up Porsche, fixes Porsche for months, wraps it in the coolest color.... Time to sell it!
Classic Hoovie move.
Atleast you got the Ferrari with a terrible paintjob and seats from a old bus, which is prone to set on fire at any moment.
Hey man, I kinda like those seats though
Cars that work are boring :D
@@spectra_3005 if the interior was all black, then they would kinda be dope, but rn they look terrible
@@masaforce work in progress I guess
Kinda hoping to buy the 355 off him next year when he gets bored tbh
You got to start somewhere. I was exactly where you were when I was 16 and starting out. Lol loved the sparks coming out from under the hood
I was laughing my head off when that part feel in the oil and splashed onto Hoovie cause I'v had that happen to me once but it was way funnier when Hoovie did it. LOL!!!!
Everyone has done it at least once. Usually it's a single bolt though. PITA to find it
@@matthewcomfort5894 yeah, that's my usual trick. I have to say, hoovie made it look a lot more difficulty than it actually is for some of that work.
I've been a "Volvo mechanic" for twenty years and my similar 764t is pretty easy (read: some jobs, not so much..) to work on. Most of my other folks have had some fun ones and the s80 sob story aside (won't work on them.. read: one Volvo not to buy... 1999-2004ish depending who you talk to..) and a few 960 b6304s with porous blocks, they are fun to work on and being a true turbobricker I can say I like my old "cheap" stuff.
you should build that up. you actually did a decent job for being a "nonmechanic". don't talk yourself down.
I only wish I had facilities like yours!! keep em coming!!
I like the part with "Angry R2-D2." 😀
I absolutely love that Volvo. The classic look, ease of repair, the stick shift, everything is perfect with it.
Oh man, such a great pairing. Perfect.
Mechanic work though sometimes hard and frustrating is also rewarding when the jobs done and you have a happy customer with their car returned and back on the road.
Hoovie probably paid for the air conditioner charger. “I need a new alignment machine. When is Hoovie coming back with another car for me to repair?”
LoL
That should be easy since he overcharges him. When you replace belts you don't add up the time for each individual belt. You charge the time for the rearward most belt only since you have to remove and install the other belts anyway.
The "car wizard" Is ripping him off.
@@schmooza6812 you gotta be a complete moron to believe that, those are per belt prices, not for a complete set.
We've never seen the prices Hoovie pays and they purposefully say peices for a normal mechanic and brand new oem parts.
I can guarantee you he pays nothing close to what he's being quoted in the videos.
Love it, been working on my 740 for years on my channel! Now starting on a 240!
Best episode I've seen in awhile. Got a few good laughs watching this one. Thanks Hoovie
Love the 760 Turbo! My mom bought a brand new ‘88 760 Turbo Sedan 4-speed manual w/overdrive when I was 10 years old. This was the car that I learned how to drive when I was 15. So many great memories. Thanks Hoovie!!!
first lesson disconnect battery first lol
Nah, first lesson is to put on work clothes like a boiler suit.
Actually...the first step is to wear PPE(Personal Protective Equipment) such as eye protection and gloves or any equipment to protect the body parts you want uninjured/protected.
@@hb5914 gloves r for babies first of all an safety is only 4th or 5 down on my list so bug off lol
@@Crazy_Borg na just a t shirt an jeans screw all the rest of the crap lol
@@hotboiorlando Holy jeans at that!
Those older Volvo’s are really nice to work on when I was in school I got the privilege of working on a buddy’s 240 and was alway surprised how nicely laid out everything was
The wizard trying to teach Hoovie how to mechanic is like trying to teach a kid how to tie a shoe lace
The volvo is the perfect car for Hoovies to learn to wrench on
This is the first time I’ve ever seen the mechanic meme in real life- you know the one?
Shop hour is $99
If you stay and watch $110
If you stay and help $199
😂😂😂
Well said Chloe 😂😂
My mechanics have the one hanging on the wall "Welcome to the garage of broken knuckles and broken dreams".
@Chloe Hennessey don't forget the $499.99 surcharge if you "fixed" it first....
I cant believe you got a volvo 740 my dad had a 1988 gray manual turbo sedan and I absolutely loved it you should totally get the stock wheels
its a 760
Yet Tyler said at the start it’s a 960 hahaha
@@eriksimca9409 same fucking car
I've recently drove a 2009 V50 T5 from a family friend, and a headbulb went out. He told me you had to remove the whole headlight to replace it.
The assembly actually had one pin/bar holding it in position, so only by popping the hood and taking that out you could perform whichever task you needed regarding headlights. Simple as that.
last time i was this early Doug demuro only owned one t shirt
I was early once....
Once....
I was there. 3000 years ago...
And he was doing quirks and features of his Pull-Up diapers.
Last time I was this early I was the only one with a Doug Demuro signed picture.
Update: I guess I’m the only one who bought a Doug Demuro signed picture.
Awesome to see you doing some down n dirty work Hoovie! Nice job!
*Buys so many cars all the time that he thinks he bought a 960*
Thats the volvo i have but now and then i forget and have to look again to make sure. Only had it like 3 months.
It's a 740 in disguise.
@@whitepeoplergullible9241 ye i dont get it, didnt the 760 only come with the crappy 6 cylinder engine
I know I love my volvo 960
No, iirc it was introduced with the PRV6 (same engine in delorean). B230ft, the engine in the video, was available to 7 and maybe 2 series Volvo's. It's the trim, non-painted parts and dashboard layout that make it distinguishable as a 740.
960 had a 6 cylinder too and the same aluminum hood or bonnet as 760 body.
@hooviesgarage here's a quick tip for getting oil out of your clothes.
Use 1/2 the amount of detergent you'd normally use, and add 4-5 drops of Dawn liquid dish soap. Your clothes will come out like new again. Dawn can also be used for spot treatment and food stains. 👍
I have never laughed so hard at work then I just did in the first 18 seconds of this video. It was like watching Jerry Lewis. Awesome lol
Nah! This was much funnier than Jerry!
@@sunbeam8866 it was pretty good lol
The best thing with a volvo redblock engine is that changing the timing belt is not very important, it's non interference so when it brakes you just put it back again. mark the timings when you get it and then you never have to worry about it :D
Volvo dealer : welcome to the team
Car falls from the lift
Volvo dealer : we love your videos but you’re Fired . Great channel by the way 😆 😂
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Brilliant Brilliant I say . You have found something that you can do that loses you more money then buying cars , trying to fix them !!!!!
It's nice that the Wizard is letting you do some wrenching in his garage with his tools. Knowing how to do some of this stuff is worthwhile knowing how if you are going to drive these older cars. I learned this when I had a 1982 300 SD MB turbo Diesel. I don't have the car anymore, it was in rough shape when I bought it and I had a part of the frame break and it was not reparable. I really liked the car and I am looking for another!
The more wrenching you do, the easier it becomes. Don't be discouraged 😃
He bought the right car to learn on
I want to see him change the oil and filter on the Volvo
Easily my favorite video so far. A solid, trustworthy independent mechanic is GOLD!! Worst "I can do that" job was replacing the water pump in my 2000 era Dodge Ram pickup.. I'm at the point now where I want to do things, but also understand the time value of money. So picking and choosing my battles, but also realizing where "I really don't want to do that.. it's worth paying for". :)
"Looks so simple"
VACUUM LINES LOOK LIKE SNAKES HIBERNATING
The B230F isn't that bad. You should see the vacuum lines on a B230K or B230E
Look at the vaccum lines under the hood of a mid 80s honda! You'll beg for the Volvo back.
Some engines in late 240's and the 740 came with a complicated vacuum operated carburator, should have seen those ones
@@tollevkvendbo I have one, a 1988 740 with the B230K. Swapped out the original Pierburg carb (with all those color coded vacuum lines) for a Weber carb with manual choke. No more running problems ever since :)
@@tl1024 Oh lord the carbureted honads had nearly 100 vaccum lines going every which way and if someone's been in there and replaced the numbered hoses with regular hoses it's an ultra fun time trying to diagnose and repairing stuff.
I've got a 1990 n/a automatic 240 DL and up until late this past August, it sat in our garage for 20 years. A new fuel tank, both fuel pumps, fuel and oil filters, oil change, belts, starter, ECU and brake fluid, and alternator and that ole brick is back strong as ever!
Very clean for an Ohio car, extremely little body rust but the bulk of the bad rust is on the suspension. It's ok for now but I will be redoing the suspension soon.
Ya know I love volvos so I automatically watch this, but this was also really funny. Thanks man, needed something like this today
Been there, done that...front struts/rear shocks/replacement (salvage) head on the B230FT/water pump/belts/probably a few others...all about 10 years ago now. Turned a '90 745T with a bad head ($600) for about $200 and sold it for $1400...225K miles or so. 740/760 with the 'ol B23/B230F is amazingly great to work on, just takes a bit of practice. When you're done, don't forget to replace that turbo inlet hose from the airbox...the duct tape is leaking and costing you valuable boost. 😉
This was a fantastic video and I’d love to see more like this
Oil change and brake fluid flush next
They do sell "full strut assemblies." They are called quick struts and they come with the the springs and everything installed. Easier to swap out that way, but cost more and the quality may not be as good. But wrenching is hard. My biggest issue is rusted and stuck bolts. You had it easy with the Wizard's lift. Try wrenching with just a floor jack and jack stands! Great video, though. Looking forward to the turbo brick being fully sorted!
I always say, anybody can do basic maintenance on a car. I was wrong, you sir, cannot. Best regards. Thanks for the laughs
El Pepito I’ve tried to do it as well. I’m equally as useless, maybe more than hoovie. Since I work at a dealership in sales, I’d rather (much rather) just pay the professionals in the shop.
los pepitos
30 years Auto and truck mechanic . Had to watch this . Trying to beat book time all day makes wrenching a tough job . But I knew Hoovie would make it funny .
Nice! It's like my garage but without the swearing
Proud of you to put yourself in a mechanics shoes, it’s hard work and takes talent. Much respect!
02:55 Sparks fly when you're having fun.
Or when you dont disconnect the battery.
Also tip Hoovie, For older cars with fuel injection, always turn key and let fuel pump pump up, then start, it saves alot of issues that could happen
i feel the same way. i love cars i daily stick even. but i dont work on them. im just not a handy person.. and im okay with that and have accepted it.
I get that one but when I see this or for example Jeremy Clarkson I feel like they aren't even trying seriously.. The belt job went ok though..
You’re not alone, Hoovie. I do most basic maintenance on my motorcycle, but not my car. I just don’t enjoy wrenching that much, plus I don’t usually have the time and tools needed.
Thats one of the easiest cars to work on of all, its a great tractor to learn on.
Tyler, people love your content because you're down-to-earth and real. Definitely no muffin topping going on here!
Watching Tyler mechanic is like watching Stooges! hahaha!
Actually, good job!
Fun video, your lucky Wizard is a good friend. You two have good channels
This channel should be called “Whoopsies Garage”
Remember on a Volvo 2.3 the accessory bracket is mounted to the engine bracket on rubber isolators that probably need changed. It will affect your belt alignment if they are dry and shrunk up.
6:01 me after I managed to change the air filter by myself :D
I'm gonna show this video to my dad to prove that I'm not the most inept guy to ever turn a wrench. lol
IMPORTANT: You MUST pry the water pump upwards and at the same time tighten the bolts. It has to seal in two angles. The gasket to the block and the rubber seal against the head. Yep, in Gothenburg we are sometimes idiots.
More wrenching on Hoovie's channel than the Wrench Every Day channel.
Ouf
Well done, outside of my son the only other person who has driven my Vette is Mark the Mechanic at Titus-Will in Olympia. I make the hour ride each way so that he can handle the valuable work that I need. My trust in him is noteworthy. And Hoovie/Wizard have only made that need clearer.....well done
Loved the Austin powers reference lmao “honestly it’s not mine!”
Haven't even watched the video yet but am in love with the Volvo brick.
you need to be a 'service adviser' and upsell everything like nitrogen in tires.
Nitrogen is actually better than oxygen, but not worth the cost.
@@scabootie especially when air is 80% nitrogen and what do you do when a tire gets low.
I see the bottom brace I installed. The AC was leaking from the front of the compressor, slow leak. I replaced the struts in 2015, took me 2 hours start to finish
Looks like you need a pair of safety squints 😁
This is why you make a list of all the things you need to do to a car, go through and examine each thing on the car, and then decide what needs to be done first. The water pump should have gone first so that the reinstall of the belts covered the install if the new belts.
One of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a while 😂
So Accurate!
I love cars, but I have no patience for the mechanic work.
Changing wheels, taking out my dash to install a radio, taking out door panels to change speakers... I like to do things, I love trying, even if I fail... but yea, it's not my thing.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!! Do more work on Volvo’s 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️ this was a great video and Volvo’s are Awesome! 🇸🇪
If it took Chris fix a year to learn how to driftvrace Hoovie can learn to do repairs on that volvo in 12 months.
I love how the wizard just laughs at him sometimes. Really genuine!
My only recommendation is wear gloves, all the oils and chemicals from cars are super bad for you and your skin! That and get some hoovie's garage branded coveralls!
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Honestly Tyler, that was the best one so far. I do basic mechanics on my car. But the big stuff I leave to someone else now, getting too old for it! Well done for having a go. If you do not cut yourself, once when working on a motor, you have not done it right!
8:11 I KNEW he would go there xD brilliant!
yeah me too!
You are never to old to learn something new
I was waiting for when somebody discovered all the belts had to come off again!
I'm pretty sure the wizard knew, but I'd have been pretty ticked if he opened his yap and spoiled the fun. A wise master knows that a pupil sometimes only learns the hard way.
Plus, it's content gold.
@@ironymatt Absolutely the Wizard knew. At 4:09 he tells Hoovie "But there's a flip side ...you'll see".
Lmao! This reminds me so much of an old boss that I had... his favorite saying (when something went wrong)was: "Hire a dumbass... they're fun to watch!" Seriously, I get a huge kick out of seeing Hoovie mess up, and hearing the Wizard laugh...
Nice Show. Hello from Switzerland.
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Look at the stops on the hood hinges. Flip them up and the hood opens straight up. When you close the hood, it automatically resets the stops.
11:25 Hoovie loves his car so much he's humping it
This was a reallly really good review it was refreshing to watch you work on this car and the hijinks that ensued
Hoovie: “I am gonna quit youtube and start mechanicing”
Wizard: “Nah, dont do that”
Lmao
I see it has a lower chassis brace - helps reduce body flex. Might want to check the bushings for the control arm stay rod, they tend to crack and deteriorate with age and allow the control arms to move enough to usually cause vibration typically when braking.You might even want to upgrade to the later " jumbo brakes " with the thicker and larger front rotors along with the callipers. Still think you should invest in a set of IPD sway bars but regardless, have fun with it.
The Beard of Knowledge... 😂
Hoovie, everyone that has ever worked on their own car has said the same thing. But once you get all back together and it runs, sooooo worth it
WARNING!! Wizard being that close to Hoovie will be hazardous to your health
💯% of the time.
Whatever you do (seeing the sparks in the beginning of the video), disconnect the battery cable shoe in order to avoid ECU etc damages.