How to Check Shocks and Struts in Your Car
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- Shocks. How to check shocks and struts in your car DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How tell if you need new shocks or struts in your car. DIY car inspection. Shocks and struts are important to the handling, stopping and overall performance of your car. Monroe Shocks and Struts asked me to share my tips just in case you’ve never inspected your suspension components before. Car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty Kilmer I replaced the struts on my 2007 camry with KYB complete struts front and back and everything is torque to spec. Also replace lower ball joints in front but I still hear a thumping noise in front and back when I go over bumps. What could it be?
Hey Scott,
I have a Mercedes c200 2012 model and I def know that my shock absorber need to be replaced .
However buddy , the issue is I am getting Monroe shocks, but they do not come with the electronic system that are originally installed in my car .
Can I still use them ?
Scotty Kilmer where can I buy complete shocks/strut assembly for my 2012 Hyundai sonata .
Couldn't find any "Common Sense" on Amazon...where can I buy this???
HELLO
I wish there was a Scotty Kilmer for everything
Yeah like where is the Scotty Kilmer channel for understanding women? That would be handy sometimes. :-)
There's is a scotty kilmer for everything . You just gotta find him .
@@kirkleadbetter1093 scotty IS the scotty for that.
@@kirkleadbetter1093 Corey Wayne
I recommend the KYB Excel G (formerly called the GR2). It provides a little bit more of a firmness upgrade over stock. They were made in Japan but are now assembled in the US.
Yes Scotty no longer recommends Monroe and instead KYB
This dude seems like a cool ass down to earth guy 😎
thats cause he is :D and takes time to answer questions
It amazes me that he puts this much time and effort into making these videos, and he's not even getting paid to do it! Just a cool guy who wants to share his knowledge. I mean, they're far more than just technical explanations, he actually goes out of his way to make each one a bit different and quirky; to make more of an entertaining and fun show. I love that. Props to you, Scotty.
VanguardDragon you so wrong! He's getting pay to put up videos!
VanguardDragon When someone says a company "asked them" to put up a video, that means they likely paid him somehow, but he seems genuine and nothing he says contradicts anything I know about cars and shocks, the only suspect thing is him claiming people have bought shocks that wear out in a week then he finds they're Chinese counterparts, if its bad in a week it was likely a defective shock, not because that's the norm with cheap shocks, I'm sure its happened to Monroe struts before as well, the question is are you willing to take the gamble to save money, not quite that if you buy Chinese struts you're going to be replacing them in a week like some people may interpret the message as.
VanguardDragon oh yeah, about a million subscribers, high views and ads rolling on his videos. Due to him not swearing and people viewing his old videos due to them still being relevant, he is probably making fat stacks from youtube alone. Thats not even factoring in the fact that he probably makes bank repairing vehicles
I work at a car parts warehouse. going off the boxes alone Monroe seems to care more about their product than KYB. And thank you Scott for your service and taking the time to make the videos.
" when I was young and dinosaurs roam the earth" I died laughing!
why? was that funny to you? are u that easily amused?
@@deeznu__tz yes. It was funny. Live a little, boy
im sorry but I prefer a colloquialism over a third graders sense of humor. figure that one out Jack! I know I haven't
@@Skyefuego also I'm a man. I'm 6'5" and 220lbs and 43yrs old. I wish I were still a boy but when I punch someone in the face they only say " ow man! "
@@deeznu__tz nice..
I just gotta say, You got to be the BEST presenter I have ever seen and heard in my ENTIRE life!!! Lol, THANK YOU for the help to elucidate this issue!!!
Just wanted to thank you youve been my best friend for over a yr now when it comes to fixing my car, major help
Well what a coincidence, I found out yesterday that my rear shock absorbers had gone and I had ordered Monroe Shocks, am glade Scotty Kilmer likes them.
Thank you for your videos.
This guys neighbors have to hate him, all screeching his tires and screaming about struts.
lol you had me at screaming about struts lol - reality is he doesn't know someone is filming.. he just screams about stuff and happens to be on camera.
mechanics have the most "friends" especially if you have access to a lift.
true that. we all need a mechanic, dentist and doctor. maybe a lawyer and accountant as well. then u are good to go.
lmfao
lol he is the man
Scotty your great. You've taught me so much about the basics of cars. I wish they taught this stuff in high school. That would be more useful that the trash they teach us now.
I got Monroe rv shocks for my full size van. Cost me about $400 to buy and install myself, but I'm glad I did. Thanks for the advice.
dude! your video was hella helpful! keep doing what your doing! ... i know i wasnt being lied to now... i love how you go into detail and give specific examples! your an angel! i wont put this off anymore.
Hey Scotty, thanks for the video!
I have a 63' Cadillac that bounces and pitches all over the place too. But no noise or loose steering. How would I know whether or not it's bad shocks or struts - or just the boat-like slushy ride of the old Land Yachts?
A problem you never have to worry about now wow how time changes
+ for the Monroe. Used them on my Ford fiesta, feeled a bit more hard then the original one, but they didnt give up for 80 000km city ride on bad roads conditions.
Thank you, i think my auto guy was trying to take me to proverbial cleaners, said struts and shocks on 09 Nissan Altima needed replacing bad and were leaking. After inspecting they are dry with what looks like old dry oil spilled on them and car brakes and handles fine. Great job on vid Scotty, Thank you! You saved me $700 dollars. 250 each strut!
Waited 6 days for this, and it was worth it. Now i'm happy wait another 6 days.
Your videos are so helpful! Every time I had a question about my car you're videos pop up and it makes it that much easy
The best.. I literally just solved my head ache of bouncing around the highway.
Rear shocks of my 2017 elantra is bouncing around like crazy whilst the front is just one bounce and then firm, that's how i was able to diagnose my issue. When I'm at high speed on smooth highway road i can't really feel the discomfort but when i get back to the city I'm getting battered and bruised with all the pot holes omg.. Philly Streets.
Thank You Skotty.
This guys my favorite!!! He’s hilarious and 99.9% of the time he’ll help you narrow down exactly what’s goin on!
Exactly what I'm looking! Thanks a ton Scotty for all the helpful vids!
Scotty! I would like you singing some classic rock stuff! Your voice is perfect for that, belive me!
Scotty Kilmer is the best online mechanic👍🏼
Much better than the Autozone video on the same subject: quick, concise and concrete.
I have a mate who had the most worn shocks I've ever seen. 90s Nissan Maxima, V6 FWD and the back just bounced all over the show. It was a fun ride though.
Someone would die after every bump
Peter Kapica Nah, it wasn't rough at all.
+nfsm654 thats what she said :D
Best mechanic ever. Knowledgeable with an awesome personally
I just fitted Monroe shocks to my VW CADDY MAXI 2014. Easy fit and fantastic result.
Scotty you are the man!!! I have a 08 G6 and I've been feeling vibration in the steering wheel. Also when I turn the wheel to the left it seems to go further than when i turn to the right. Also, strong winds make the car sway terribly. This vid cleared up what I thought the problem to be. I'm taking it to the shop and will let you know how it goes. BTW, I have 157k miles on her.
I rated this guy and he said everything every other video(3) i viewed said altogether amazing!!
"... especially when you're cornering... wooaaaahhh" LOL
I love you style,when ever I have a problem with my cars I go to you first. Thank you,Mary
Wish this guy was across the street from me. The knowledge is awesome.
Hi Scotty, thanks for the videos. Learned a lot from you. Would you mind checking out the coil spring buffers/stoppers? Do they have long term impact to shocks and springs? Here's an example - CMRS rubber stoppers for cars. Thank you as always.
KYB amazing struts
2005jgkay agree!
Jason K yup. Kyb GR2 (renamed Excel G). Nice firm ride.
I like how in every comment section of every video, there’s comments saying “his neighbors must hate him”, and then there’s and equal amount of “you’d be so lucky to be his neighbor”
When I was young, and just married at 19, we bought a old Rambler station wagon, it came with
no shocks at all, I guess just springs, I used to load up my wife's brother and sisters ( 8 ), all younger
then her, she was 17, and we would go for a ride in the station wagon , That was the most fun, basically
it rode like a Boat. We still laugh about it, almost 50 years down the road.
Charles
X Houstonian 35 years worth.
Used to watch you on TV, one of my favorite question and answer shows.
Seems like forever ago.
The car never got shocks...............
Thanks Mr.Kilmer. I always enjoy watching and learning from your videos/years of experience.
My question is - will worn out struts/shocks cause your vehicle to feel like its slightly jerking as well as hoping a little. My 350Z started doing this a week ago. Thanks - Matt S.
KYB cost a little more but they're better shocks than Monroe
Agreed, those Monroe blues are garbage...
Don't forget Billstein ...top of the line
I'd say Koni is top of the line, but okay.
Sflot there's no use fighting over what's "top of the line" everyone is always going to have different preferences, just like car brands, some people love American cars, some people hate them and think they're trash, some people love Japanese cars, some people think they're trash
Monre ones are more expensive than the KyB ones
had to buy a new strut for my yaris
monroe was 102$
kyb was 85 but i got them for 64 with a discount
Thanks Scoot for taking ur time and explaint it most people never do. It feels good when u replace something and u can tell why ur doing it.
1986 Ford Bronco. Just replaced the rear shocks by my self. :) Thanks for your videos.
A rear clunk can be caused by worn rear sway bar bushings.
P Schmied I see, no wonder I hear clunk above 80 mph in the rear of my Celica.
Hi Scott, thanks for the informative video, it was a great help.
I have a question. Over the period of time my car has started to vibrate a lot, you can actually feel it on the pedals as well as steering wheel at idling plus a rattling is felt when the front tyres go into a pothole or a bump even at very slow speeds. I have checked all 4 motor mounts but none of them is broken.
Does shock absorbers have anything to do with it?
And they arent leaking oil, but yeah they are almost 12 years old and kind of quite stiff.
Thanks,
Mehul
Always respect the man who loves his cars
I love when you demonstrate things on your Celica! I'm doing a lot of work on my 96 SX right now. Yours sure looks pretty!
Scotty you're a nut man, and I love it. I've learned so much from your videos and you do an amazing job making them fun and enjoyable to watch which I'm sure helps people who don't have that passion for automobiles. Myself, who is absolutely obsessed wi5h cars find your videos very helpful for people even with high mechanical knowledge. Keep up the fantastic videos you crazy son of a @$!#%
If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every Saturday morning at 10 AM CST on TH-cam. I answer your car questions LIVE there. Just check it out at th-cam.com/video/VognjkYaMjg/w-d-xo.html&feature=c4-overview . And remember, every TUESDAY I upload a new video on the scotty kilmer channel on TH-cam, th-cam.com/users/scottykilmer , so don’t miss them.
Hey Scotty! Should I buy a OEM crankshaft sensor or get a cheaper aftermarket one? Thank you kindly :)
i got monroe shocks and struts today. never changed my self before, going to attempt it today
Love your style, Scotty. Keep it up!
Feels like I'm riding on basket balls. A shit ton of rollover on the right side. However, driving something as out of control as my car is has no doubt made me a better driver, lol.
Only a better driver if you have a warrent
Haha 😂 this guy is hilarious and informative at the same time.
Great video Scotty! Thanks for sharing these helpful tips with us!
I'm definitely subscribing! This helped me a lot. You're awesome Scotty.
Gday scotty mate your are a LEGEND!
From australia
You should come check out queensland I got a spare car you can borrow
I'd love to , my old university chum Ken lives in Alice Springs, but it's a LONG way from Texas. But who knows?
Scotty all your videos are good. Do take the time to visit your friend in Australia. I was fortunate enough to be a guest in Australia 4 times, while in the United States Navy. It is the only Country in the Pacific Rim that genuinely loves Americans, and not just your tourist dollars. If you and your wife have ever enjoyed a glass of wine: I highly suggest taking a tour through the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. The finest wine in Australia is consumed in Australia. All the food in Australia is great. There are greatl car and motorcycle clubs all over Australia. Australia has the best of everything in the southern hemisphere. As I get older I find it's the things that I put off or did not do; that I regret. I could go on and on. Thank you for all the videos.
I am at 193,000 miles on my 2007 corolla, Original struts, and they still work fine.
My 2006 Corolla is at 177,000 and all is fine also : ) They're good cars!
ab30494 toyota's are well built cars. we had a prius with 300 000 miles and still on factory struts
World Mechanics I'm not a Prius fan, surprising that even the Prius with so much electronics, still just keeps on going.
ab30494 nah, they are long gone. You just don't notice it, like he said, McPherson suspension is very good in hiding messed up shock absorbers. But I am sure all those heart burn problems you are having or back issues will confirm that your shocks are shot. They generally go at around every 60k miles and if yo ignore them, you get physical issues like lower back pain, needing to take nexium for heart burn every couple of months. Just change them and you will see the difference instantly both in the ride and your health.
Y10Q My car has done almost as many miles as his, why does it corner so well if they are shot?
I put some Sensa-Tracs on a 2000 Astro, the difference is night and day. On the rough country roads I drive, they don't last all that long, but they have a lifetime warranty so that's not much of a problem. The Astro's subframe design really lets it rock the corners if you have shocks which aren't horribly miserable, as the stock shocks were.
This dude rocks. He's always on 10 cups of coffee by 8am.
Sorry. my name is REINA. and yes i am female that follows your videos thnks for helping so much .You are great..
Rei Aceves te amo
I'm Sorry too Reina
Sorry about that Reina
are you rod Stewart's brother?
Mr. Bwell, and Jonny Cashs first cuz. Lol.
Great. Easy to comprehend.
Loved this! So pumped up. Great editing and flow.
Your videos are great. Very informative, to the point, and I enjoy them. Continue the great work.
I bought those Chinese knock offs on Ebay for my 2003 BMW from Eurasia Auto Parts to save a few bucks... What a bad idea, they wore down within a year and half on Chi-raq streets. (Chicago)
Jeff J lol
I was on the fence about buying some from Ebay so I came to this video to see if anyone else had bought some from ebay as well, now I think ill do what scotty said and get some monroe instead, yeah they might not save me a few bucks like I would want but if they are reliable and wont have a rough ride then I'll pay the extra
Having a mechanic like you is like living a dream...🤣🤣,i wish you live here in jersey
Dude you are awesome. No other person explains it so well
Those Monroe shocks are also Chinese made
yeah but still good material. hes talking about chinese knockoffs, not just chinese
i cringe every time i hear "chinese" brought up with comments like that. any nationality can make "fakes" or "knock offs"
Chinese is not a race, it's a nationality. And to state that a product or products manufactured in a particular nation is generally bad is not racist.
I try too avoid certain products made in Canada and Mexico and I won't buy/use vehicle thermostats made in Israel due to bad experiences with them. And I sure in hell would not purchase any products made in Russia.
Yes, fake and poor quality goods can occur anywhere but some nations have a track record.
i disagree on china making "cheap garbage" you sound like your making your judgment from ebay.
Many OEM parts are made in China or Mexico as well.
Hey scotty my car makes a creaking noise when it goes up and down is it my shock absorbers or something
no, those are just midgets making love in the trunk of your car.
Little people, it's little people these days.
Very likely could be stabilizer links too
No.! I think it's a bad Batry terminal.
I just watched Scottys video from a few months ago and he said he doesn’t trust Monroe anymore 😂😂
Ughhhhh so what does he trust now? I mean I don’t blame him, companies overtime tend to get sloppy for cheaper components to manufacture.
Thanks for the upload Scotty God Bless
when you were young and the dinasours roam the earth :D hahaha
Monroe should pay you for this video
they did
u c all the links he added to the video? 10% from amazon from every purchase .. plus whatever they paid him from monroe... 1 million folloers has to be worth something
actually no they didn't pay scotty. he tells you what he thinks is best. automatically if he tells you monroe is a good strut bam he got paid to advertise it. no dippy do. he didnt get paid to do that all he did was share what the best struts are in his opinion. so until you know your facts why dont you stick to buying your chines garbage struts and keep changing them every 3 months k?
and additionally the way you make it sound scotty cant say ANY brand name or else hes advertising them. idk if you noticed but there isnt any special thanks at the end or sponcers (which they would want if they paid him) so learn facts its people like you that piss us off. and honestly i like Monroe myself they are a good strut. and who cares if he has a 10% discount from amazon if you had a brain you would know he is only trying to be nice and get you a deal
Love this guys enthusiasm. Great work!
Thanks for another great video Scotty!
1:18 LMAO
i need a new car... my entire car is worn out..
That's a little specific
Yeah as long as you take care of maintenance cars will last awhile. Toyota is very reliable though
even dead motors have potential lol u got this
The only things that kill cars are rust and bad wrecks.
Just replace it one part at a time ;)
This was awesome , he put me in a good mood , and I only came here to learn about shock absorbers
From what i learned, Scotty has been a mechanic for the last 47 years
Did he lost hearing?.... 😂😂
soctty i like when u show examples like "if ur car wobbles like this" pretty much examples what the car does.
Bad motor mounts
Monroe Sensa-Trac Struts , Thanks, Scotty!
That must have been the coolest presentation. Very informative and entertaining...
Awww poor chinese. Haha.
+VegaGT500 I've got Chinese shocks and they seem to be doing excellent since I put them on early this year. The saving is 1/10 of what you may pay for the name brand. I love them but please, be cautious whenever you buy cheap products made by anyone.
Yeah German OEM ones are probably worse, had issues with my car tonnes of times :D
Thank you for the part recommendation!
I too have experience, but not as much as this Guru, great laugh, great tips and great guy, keep it up Scotty.
Thanks my Brother.! You have taught me so much 🙏🏽 @ScottyKilmer
Someone must have told you, but you look kinda like Geddy Lee... And that combined with all the valuable information from your videos makes your channel great!
Rev up your engine man I could watch this channel for hours Great information Scotty!!!!
Scotty Great Advice, love your videos, keep them coming. Cheers
I just bought a 2015 Toyota Camry with 150K miles. I think it needs new struts. Thanks Scotty on how to check for the oil.
Love your videos! Please keep them coming!
I always like your videos Scotty.
Thanks Scotty learned something new
You're amazing! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips!!!
Bro.. I just found you. And I love you! I mean.. at first I was like "Settle down!" but by the end I was like "This guy is amazing! Keep up the great work!
Glad I found this. Great vid.
Thank you, Scotty.
Scotty. I love ur videos u always have the exact answer for my problems
love these lessons
This is a great video, sir.
Thank you Scotty!