Once I thought my muffler was bad, took it to a shop, they wanted to charge me $600, said my catalytic converter was bad. A friend of mine suggested I use the shop she uses, took my car in, the mechanic looked under the car, found I had a broken bolt connecting the muffler,fixed it in 5 minutes and did not charge me. Have used that shop since.
It’s so hard to find reliable people to do anything anymore. I had my regular mechanic tell me twice that work I had done by someone else was never really done. Made me sick.
@Matthew Caughey True. I have a small mechanic shop I goto. They give me a fair price, and I've never had an issue after the work. I recommend them to everyone. On the other hand, I went to Midas once and they told me I needed $1500 worth of work done when all I needed was spark plugs. I tell people to avoid them like the plague whenever mechanics are brought up. I doubt I'll ever goto a chain auto shop again.
I had once a shop try to sell me all new valves because of the engine belt snapping. Since it had an 3S-fe engine i KNEW it could not ever snap the valves. They allegedly tried measuring cyl pressures and they were all off. What was happening is that the put on the belt incorrectly. So i said i want the car back. And when the car was returned it was lacking any coolant. Even though they charged me for it.
I went to a doctor for a rash. And he said I needed a blood test and a ct chest scan. Didn't make any sense, so went on to search for a different doctor. But by then the rash just went away by itself. So it seems to happen in every field.
This has happened to my wife several times. I tell her not to have anything done until she talks to me first. I love it when I show up when some idiot tries to pull crap on her. Their story changes in an instant. We spread the word around quickly.
@EVS My wife was low key gonna go to a dealership for an oil change because of the usual free warranty (my mother had bad service from a Ford dealership, years prior). Never knew said dealership, and told her that I didn't care if I had to pay for it, we have a friend down the road that can take care of it. That was just after I had learned her new car went 14000 miles without a change.
@@tugboat6940 are you stupid??? If that were the case, any person who doesn't know anything about machinary is ignorant. You are the ignorant one dumbass
@@gutzo you’re ignorant for not knowing something you spend 10k 20k on lmfao. Y’all get “robbed” because of your lack of knowledge. Just go for what you need and say no to the extras?
This is exactly why I went into the auto repair business 20 years ago. I was actually a commercial parts sales manager. The local shops would buy parts from me for a little less than their customers could walk in and buy them for, mark them up between 50% to 75% tell them the parts came from the dealer, then charge crazy labor on top of it. I would get so many complaints coming from local customers that these shops would never fix their cars right it was horrible. I finally got fed up and started out on my own. I fight everyday to try to make sure people don't get ripped off in this area. Unfortunately I cant save them all, but even if I keep one person from getting taken advantage of I feel better.
mike caperson what’s your fucking problem? I didn’t say shit to you. Oh wait, is it because I have an “anime” pfp? And my opinion doesn’t matter? People like you are dicks. I just like the art and I watch yt videos and comment. there is always someone calling me out for my pfp.
Wojak Feels it would be small claims court for any amount under $10,000 and in small claims neither party is allowed to hire a lawyer, but yeah it’s crazy
@2020 Trump that's a lie. Any repair order is a legal document. Every part of it is sensitive. From date, time, mileage, even the way things are worded/written. Also, customers have the right to obtain old parts. Shops can be taken to court for that. And those are hard evidence
You've obviously never gone over 5 years of narcotics invoices, inventory counts and on the spot audit counts of random drugs before. Don't worry the state Pharmacy Board, Health Department and narcotics authority all do their own checks.
My fuse for my wipers blew due to the temperature dropping below the freezing point on the fluid, it only took about 3-4 time of me trying my wiper to work before it blew the fuse bc the reservoir was frozen.
Seeing's how looking at and testing the fuse would be the first place that I would go I would replace the fuse for nothing and advised the customer there could possibly be a short somewhere causing the fuse to blow.
@@bimmerdoc79 That is awesome brother.I am not a mechanic but I said in another comment that I thought a half hour labour plus parts was fair.You bettered that by far!I appreciate your quick response.You have a good day.
"My wipers don't work" "You need a new fuse, a complete engine overhaul, a new conservatory, double glazing, your gutters need cleaning and your drive needs tarmacked"
There are lots of honest dudes in prison. Some of them are murderers who killed con men or bullies. Honest integrity does exist in prisons...you simply have been educated to believe differently. Lots of violent men in prisons also. Some of them are honest men who defended a member of the public but took things a little too far. Or simply got into a fight. Non of these crimes involve disshonesty. A disshonest man is more likely to not get sent to prison, as they are able to turn the truth on their victims... I could go on...
Im sad to say that I have had to become MY OWN mechanic, accountant, mortgage broker, real estate agent, plumber, and electrician.... NOBODY will do the work right.... no matter how much I pay.. this is a reality in today's world
I was just saying this the other day! If you could investigate every person you outsource work to I would bet 95 out of 100 stick it to you in some way. I feel like I am the last honest person left. When I did computer repairs I never rounded up 15 minute jobs to an hour like others do. I have yet to see a mechanic that doesn't round up. Now you have these plumbers, electricians and HVAC guys who put you on the clock as soon as they get in their van. I would like to see a reporter follow some of them and see how often they stop off at the coffee shop first on your dime.
***** I Agree with you on this one. I think it's reasonable to charge maybe a $20-$25 flat consultation fee if a mechanic/technician/plumber/contractor has to come to your place in order to inspect the issue and provide an estimate. I have a friend that does mechanical/construction/handyman work, if he happens to over at my place and I ask him to check something out for me, he'll do it without asking for anything, that part of doing favors for friends, but I actually call him and ask him to come over and check something out for me, I'm going to at least offer him $10 for gas and for taking the time to come out, then leave it up to him whether he wants to actually take it. That hour or two he took to swing by is still time he could have used working on actual paying projects or actually take a break from working on projects. If I call someone for a consultation I ask what their consultation fee is, and if it's $25 or less I wouldn't mind paying it, that's a fair price to pay to someone that is knowledgable, skilled, licensed/certified, and running a professional business. I wish I could charge a $10 consultation fee during the tax season where I work, but the company wont allow it. We all get these bullshit clients that come in with documents for investments, retirement plans, itemized deductions, small businesses, rental properties, etc. that are considered "complex returns" we spend AT LEAST an hour doing the tax return only to have them say, "We'll let me think about whether I want to have you file my taxes yet." then they take all their document and leave. All of those clients that do that, they think we're fucking stupid, that we don't know what they're doing. We know exactly what they are doing, they're price shopping and/or checking our results against the results the have at home so they can file for free doing it themselves. If the company would charge just a $10 consulting fee, maybe even a $5 consulting fee, it would go a long way to stopping people from wasting our time trying to get something for nothing.
Chicago Instrumentals: It's all legal. It's all about making a sale. I know it should be but it doesn't work that way. I don't believe there's any law against it. If you sign a contract, which they don't usually have, it won't hold up in a court. That's why I always work on my own cars. I know a trustworthy Tech in my job, I deal with them everyday but most people wouldn't.
Why should the business owner lose his license because he hired a crooked service advisor? Yes, they get paid commission, but that’s totally crooked? Everyone should be given a second chance. If the business owner then continues the hiring of crooks then I agree with you.
Chicago Instrumentals See this is were a little knowledge help. Courts do not revoke Mechanics/Technician/Shops Licensee’s, The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) does. They investigate and have the authority to revoke and shut down Auto shops and strip here license.
I'd like to start my own, but i need to learn more about vehicles than what I currently do, I do however know enough about them to know when the mechanic is just a lying bullshitter thankfully. Not many decent mechanics left who know what they're doing. glad to hear of another that doesn't pull this crap.
Last week I took my truck to the reputable shop that I always go to to have a simple oil change. Being the good guys that they are they looked my engine over and found that my "radial spark stabilizers" had gone bad on both banks. On the invoice here it shows that they were $175.90 a piece plus labor . . . but hey if they said they gotta be replaced they gotta be replaced; apparently not doing so will cause the engine to go into "hyper knock mode". If this happens, well . . . I can't really explain it, they used a lot of technical terms (these guys really know their stuff), but its something bad that could ruin the engine. At least they didn't have to order them because they said they had a set on the shelf in back. Didn't take long at all for them to be installed and then I was on my way.
Lot's of great YT Mechanic channels that can help educate you on the repairs needed to your vehicle prior to going to the shop. Of course shows like these never show you the honest shops that do not rip people off...
They're rare. But they do exist. Have one at my hometown in the boonies. My family has gone to them for half a decade. I still go there, although I now go to school 50 miles away. They race their own project cars professionally on the weekends, so they know their stuff.
Eric, I feel you bro. But, more of the problem comes from incompetence, not scam. Like this case. They don't diagnose why the fuse blew. So it will blow again soon, making angry customers.
Yup. Shoulda taken those cars to Avoca and visited Eric O at SMA. There's not a more honest, ethical, competent mechanic in the country. I wish his shop was in Texas.
ebsen raptzski Check out South Main Auto Repair channel. He has his own shop and does work right the first time. He actually diagnose cars not just fix them, which is very important in this industry. My skills have gotten better by watching how he attack problems and figure them out.
Meh, if that's all your parts cost then it was about the cheapest repair they could do. I hate that they inflate parts costs but in the end, call it a $1 fuse only marked up by $3 while many parts can be marked up by over $100.
An even more wise person once told me "If you're good at something, never do it for free however always charge fair and do good work and you'll have their trust". I have had repeat customers for years because they trust I won't ever over charge for something as simple as a $1 part.
@@Zachattackisrad positive crankcase ventilation circulates back into the intake as well. It takes gas and exhaust that escapes by and circulates it back in the intake to burn it up. A lot of people will reroute this into an oil catch can to protect their intake and engine.
@@sellers8133 it's used to vent blow by or loss compression that passes by the rings and into the crankcase, it puts these gasses back to the intake or catch can like you said. If you have a stuck closed pcv valve or a blocked vent the pressure can blow seals out (usually rear and front main) or can end on catastrophy of the engine, every engine needs some sort of vent
I'm afraid this is common practice in this industry. I worked at a name brand place for about 4 months. the ripoffs that I saw there made me quit. I learned about mechanics so I could fix what was broken. not work on commission and replace parts that I can get away with selling to someone because they don't know better. now I just do it on the side for myself and family/friends. I have saved thousands of dollars in labor costs. you can learn a ton of information these days on you tube alone. Check out Scotty Kilmer, Chris Fix, and Eric the Auto Guy. they have lots of videos on how to do simple repairs, and even more complex stuff.
This, this so much! I've got some very limited knowledge, but I'm slowly learning. I can change the oil, replace a tire and the battery, but that's it. I'd really like to learn enough to build a car for competitions some day.
Michael H I've never had to replace a part that didn't need it. and I don't have anyone telling me I need crap I don't. last time I was at the dealer for some recall work, he tried to sell me a timing cover gasket replacement because trans fluid was leaking profusely. I said "really?" if my timing cover was leaking trans fluid I have a mich bigger problem. almost reported him to kia. and I still might..
It's not just a few bad apples, the auto repair industry is mostly populated with shady, dishonest, and UNprofessional people, it is one of the most dishonest industries in the business world. Trying to find a competent, honest, and reasonably priced mechanic is like finding a needle in the haystack. Not to mention that most of them are down right unfriendly to ANY person that does understand how cars work after all it makes them nervous that they might get caught ripping people off.
I agree. I went to school to be a mechanic (but decided that it wasn't a career for me), and we were NEVER taught to do this shit. I guess I'm lucky that I not only have the knowledge, but the tools to do most stuff myself.
abaddon5 yes breh, just be honest, go by book time/mfrg and don't upsell. Easy money to be made. I'm giving you new vision to make more money. In this industry key is to be HONEST.
That's it dezi king! I would love to have more things on my favorite older cars repaired IF I could trust the people working on it. But because of that mistrust I get ONLY the bare minimum to make it roadworthy!
Give me a break on the owner "Caring about his reputation". He does when the cameras are around, but only because it might slow the flow of clueless customers.
A lawyer knows exactly how far he can go before he goes to prison. I do not understand 1 thing and that is the following ..... it is not the most difficult study at the university and yet they have 1 of the highest salaries
Lawyers actually have a lot more accountability than mechanics, everything is recorded and discoverable to the judge and opposing council so there is not really a lot of room to screw over your client and if you do the consequences are disbarment plus a legal malpractice suit. That being said the whole legal system itself is designed by lawyers to be profitable to them so they don't really need to break any rules.
Lawyers dont do this as often. Lawyers are huge liars, obviously, but they tend to lie to the third party, not to the client. And as others had said, lawyers are very careful, partly because they could easily lose their license and therefore career.
@@MisterKewlz I worked 3 years as a paralegal for a civil plaintiff law firm and I cannot exaggerate enough how many rules I had had to brake. Starting from forging thousands of signatures (mostly for convenience) to pretending to be someone else on the phone, to outright giving false testimony as a supposed witness at trial. All in the interest of our clients, who were always very happy with the results. The truth didnt matter because the truth was only what we could prove or disprove it to be The thing is, everyone in the industry lies. An honest lawyers is a very shitty lawyer because he will be playing a game against cops/insurance adjusters/doctors/other lawyers who ALL will lie and therefore have a huge advantage. I dont think the legal system is designed with a purpose to profit lawyers, I think that (successful) lawyers simply had developed ways to break rules without getting caught
Hey Audra nice video! Sat next to you on a plane to Vegas Sema show about 10 yrs ago. Funny as soon as I heard your name I was like I KNOW HER Hope you’re well! Paul
@camaro rider It does depends on the owner. No two businesses are the same. I know HVAC technicians that make over $125,000 a year because the company doesn't want to ever lose them.
Customer: my wipers don’t work Mechanic: yeah looks like you blew a rod through the block so you’ll need a new engine but it’s not really worth that so you need a whole new car
@rocknroller1999 I wish it were still that simple but working on modern vehicles, say most made in the last 15 years, requires more than just a "basic" set of tools. Someone who can complete typical repairs these days needs at least several hundred dollars worth of tools, but in some cases may get lucky and just need a tool that a parts store loans to them, like a bearing puller, torque wrench, etc.
This is why I started doing my own repairs. Unfortunately there are some things you can't do at home but I just wish there were more honest people who didn't try to take your money. I haven't ever seen a female mechanic but I would go to that one if there was one in my area.
Yeh I hear those things go quick, I have a sedan so I just had all 4 of my door engines (all twin turbo V8s) replaced for new ones for about $500. Was a pretty good deal I must say...
John barfneck And it's not only happening in the car business, trust me. We had a small roof damage after a storm, nothing big but it needed a fast repair that I couldn't do myself. The insurance company covered it, all good there, and we asked a professional repair company to do the job. Low and behold, when the dude made the offer, he tried to charge us personally (from our own pocket, not from the insurance company) over €3000 - that's about $2700-$2800 if I'm correct - for stuff that wasn't even broken to start off with, and only for one side of the house. If we wanted to have the other side repaired as well, it would have been at least €6000, from our own pockets. On top of what he was going to charge the insurance company with (about €1000 for the original damage), of course. He mentioned leaks everywhere, ripped zinc everywhere, bad drain pipes, rotten wood,.... you name it. We declined his offer, and asked to only repair the stuff that was broken due to the storm and what the insurance was covering. Needless the say he never showed up again. When we got a second professional company for the repairs, I told them what the first guy had told us and how much money has was demanding. He looked at me as if I was some crazy alien or something. There was absolutely nothing wrong with all the extra things the first dude had mentioned. In fact, all those things had been just replaced months before we bought the house, as we found out that same day (found the paperwork with all the invoices).
+MrNotorius5500 $4 is actually the accurate average price for a single fuse. Some mechanics do not even charge labor to put those on as anyone could put those on themselves at home.
I've been in this position. Took my car in to have the tracking done to be told that they couldn't do the tracking as it needed new wishbones, at a cost of nearly £250. Well what they didn't know was, I personally, had replaced both those and the ball joints two months prior to them telling me this. I just laughed at them and told them that under no circumstance would they need replacing. Took my car to another garage to double check the wishbones (as it always puts doubt in your mind) and not a single fault was found with them. I logged a complaint with the first garage who gave me all the excuses under the sun but eventually caved, apologised, did my tracking for free and also threw in two brand new tyres for my inconvenience. Win win.
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Was it Kwik fit per chance?! Heard many horror stories about them and a few others besides. I hate doing my own wrenching these days as I'm getting fed up with skinned knuckles and backache but it's worth it as I don't trust any sodding mechanics in the entirety of Staffordshire! I'm sure they exist but I daren't chance it! Shouldn't be like that but sadly it is. Glad you called BS on the garage trying to rip you off though, I like a happy ending!
Umm what is tracking & why the hell did u let the first place touch your car after they initially tried to rip you off. At least u got free work after catching them in a lie (shrugs)
Hey Audra your an awesome honest mechanic like me and a lot of shops make us good mechanics look bad keep up the good work! 👍 I am 26+ experienced mechanic
Not everyone is able to work on their own car as easy as that but I have found great luck with a mobile/at home mechanics and my mechanic gives me his cost on parts For the once or twice a year I need some work done I'm not going to buy tools and start messing around with my engine and suspension etc but I do educate myself on what function different engine components serve and how many hours the job should take if something needs fixing , plus I live in a condo where I'd have to work late at night to avoid people Reporting that I'm working on my car to strata or worse strata guy happens to see me..if I had a garage and friends or family that know cars that would be different
Can anyone help me? I'm in my late teens, probably the only girl in my area who's interested in learning how to repair or reconstruct a car but doesn't even own one unless it's my parents. Other than the obvious of doing my homework, are there any types of shops - other options to learning mechanism/car repair hands on and with a mechanic teacher? Where do I look? I'm not looking for a job, just to learn.
Best you could do is walk in with overalls and a bandage on arm saying that you do your own stuff but seem to have hurt shoulder , then ask them to do the work , they would then think twice about ripping you off. Loads of scam mechanics in Uk 🇬🇧 so be advised
@@boobyhill6921 Well at least we know where YOU come from. Oh, and BTW, there'd be no US of Effing A without British folk landing on your shores. Of course, you'd be peed if you were First Nation and that happened, and you'd hate the 'Murricans, too. I'm surprised you even KNOW what the UK is - certainly you won't know WHERE it is , though.
everyone who knows nothing about cars gets ripped off.everyone who doesn't read and fully understand their owners manual and maintenance schedule gets ripped off.oblivious,lazy people get ripped off.it is sad and should be a crime with instant punishment,like a corrupt cop should be fired instantly and jailed ,a lying sack of shit politician should be jailed or banned from the country or hung for being a traitor.the punishment needs to start suiting the crime these cocksuckers commit.
It's the truth. Knowledge is power and when you look like a helpless dog you'll get treated like one. Unfortunately greed overcomes jobs wellness. Especially when they know they can get away with it. Only if people would read their manuals, try something new and work on something they spent a good amount of money to get
Is easy fix to say the least, though now that i think about it a lot of the fixes people usually get could be done themselves if the just had the knowledge and tools to do so.
DethroneKing MMA because $15 profit multiplied by just 10 is $150 bucks extra per ripoff you have three ripoffs per customer that’s $450 extra dollars per week.
My air filter for my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L is only 4.66 at Wal-Mart and the air filter for my 1987 Lincoln is 5.66 at Wal-Mart for the 302 V-8.
The one day I took my car in to get new tires put on my rims and they told me I needed new break pads... I had just changed the break pads myself the week before... Long story short I don’t trust Canadian tire 🤷🏼♂️
not really, you pay for their labor, equipment, knowledge and the piece. It easy to say it only cost 4$ to replace the part but if you don't know anything about it then you have to pay professionals to take care of it, welcome to the real world.
What's really funny is fuses don't "just blow" for no reason. This is a step up. Fyi. 10 years in this career, and I've watched alot of ppl put fuses in just because they blew and the vehicle comes right back with a blown fuse. Do some reach before you speak.
I'm a long time auto mechanic,I've worked for many shops as well as for myself. Most auto repair shops employ a service advisor or service manager,the owner doesn't care what really goes on as long as they are making lots of money and aren't getting sued.the service manager makes a salary or commission based on that money ,and by experience he is instructed to sale anything he can, and the service advisor is going to try to do what they call "step the customer" that is talk them into repairs that aren't really needed..they look for people who seem fearful of being without their car and seem to have more money than time...the thing is the mechanic is paid a much lower wage and is usually blamed for everything....don't just know your car know who is actually doing the work...as a young mechanic i remember being instructed to step aside and watched the service advisor and store director lie to a lady and scare her into a large unnecessary repair...of course i had to do the extra unnecessary work but walked out the next day
@@rynoX88 I wasn't even allowed to speak with the customer...that shows that a lot of people blame a mechanic when it's the service advisor that screws the customer, the mechanic diagnoses the problem and it's the service advisor that speaks to the customer...he then tells the mechanic what is going to be done...what do you do when he's convinced the customer to replace things that aren't needed...if you say excuse me ,but you don't need this or that the customer usually trusts the service managers word over yours because he looks so professional compared to this kid with grease on his hands...learn to fix it yourself or find a private mechanic you can trust...automotive repair chains have too many lazy people involved that don't work on cars they're salesmen
+121bham Not to mention that most of his videos are wholly unhelpful unless you have the specific car he happens to be working on, like his oil change video would be totally useless to someone trying to work on a Mercedes. Generic mechanic youtube videos are NOT a substitute for carefully detailed instructions that are easily found in owners forums or in a workshop manual.
+Fishfingers232 I mean it doesnt hurt to get knowledge on other cars and not just your own. The stuff you learn can be applied in general to almost any car in some form or another
as a mechanic myself it makes me angry that this happens all the time. I would never personally do it and alot of other mechanics that I know wouldn't do that either, but it shows how bad of a rep that we have
I find the same thing in my trade. All I want to do is “work an hour and get paid an hour” and THE amount of customers I have at the moment is way to many. But will not take anybody on as you cannot keep your level of services at the top without following them around all day. Great videos you doing this work might just make mechanical trades keep on there toes. 👍👍
My husband owns an auto shop. He's a master certified tech. Well known in our community for his integrity and honesty. We get people almost every day who have been ripped off by a previous auto shop. My husband constantly has to give them bad news about how work was not really performed on their vehicle. He will literally take a customer under a car, if necessary to show them and explain in detail. It's unfortunately a huge problem. Women do get screwed over more than men. Sad fact.
I've never seen a female mechanic look like her before ... Basically the only way to not get screwed by mechanics is being a mechanic or knowing one that you're not going to
First of all any good technician would have found ablown fuse and would have wanted to test the circuit to find out why it popped. Fuses don't usually just blow out.
Purposely blowing a fuse and reinstalling it will mislead a repair technician. When a fuse blows, there's usually a problem that causes the fuse to blow. They do not blow on their own. Rarely do they fail internally as in a broken connection inside the fuse which is a different kind of failure. An intermittent problem can cause a fuse to blow. Intermittent problems can be very difficult to find. The fuse to my tail lights (and dash lights) kept blowing every few days (brake & turn signals are on a different fused circuit). Eventually found an intermittent short inside the trailer wire connector on my van without a trailer connected. Replacing the fuse of course does not fix the root cause of the problem. Simply replacing a blown fuse will usually cause a repeat service call and a customer won't like that extra charge. In over 53 years of driving and doing most of my own maintenance on my own cars and working in electronics and electricity, I can't remember when a fuse failed on its own.
Circuits are normally fused for 2x the current load. That prevents nuisance fuse blows due to transients that will occur when you fuse too close to the normal current draw for that circuit. Fuses don't protect a component, they protect the wiring to avoid fires. Sure, check the current so that you might learn that the incorrect fuse was installed. That happens.
Marks Automotive in Mt Juliet is the best mechanic in Nashville. Its in Mt Juliet off Lebanon road. Talk to Mark Sr he's a little nicer than Mark Jr. He's very honest but the wait takes a while because there's so much business. He doesn't rip you off. Everytime I get a repair I'm amazed how cheap it is. Just got a new clutch installed for 700.
@@GuyFromTheSouth Took my wife's car to a local shop to get a replacement engine. Shop owner told me they would get on it Monday morning....they did.....5 weeks later. Well, it WAS a Monday morning... Not fussing though...came in $200 under estimate.
Once needed a minor headlight replacement for my BMW. Went to a local mechanic...he wanted $420 just to look at it before he could figure out what issue was. I bought the entire headlight piece on eBay for cheap and paid my friend $50 bucks to replace it. If u know somebody that is good with cars which I do... I would stay far away from mechanics PS: I live a block away from Audra’s shop great bear auto in video in Flushing. She’s very good!
Dealerships are the worst. I worked at one, and the service advisor was fired for not up-selling enough. One of the best things you can do is follow the manual that comes with your car for time change requirements. Learn basic things like checking your own oil, tire pressure and air filter.
As a person who despises rip-off mechanics and probably knows more about vehicles than half the licensed techs out there I am still going to point out that a blown fuse can very well be an indication of a wiring or more serious problem. If a healthy fuse blows it was for a reason and doing what it is intended to do. Protect from a short or overload. Just like if a breaker trips in your home it means something is wrong. That should have been addressed.
And the mechanics went after the wiring. Which is what most would do and is the correct thing to do! Only two ways to blow a fuse. Overload the circuit or do it on purpose! I don't believe "The customer blew it on purpose" is part of any standard troubleshooting flow chart. What would you do in all logic?
Replace the fuse, if it doesn't blow after testing the circuit thoroughly, advise customer to return if it does happen again, the tech needs to look for a short to ground, intermittent component failure etc..... Simple! Or wait wait...you could buy one of those ms300 thingy mabobs and it will tell you exactly whats wrong with your vehicle. People there is a reason honest repair shops spend lots and lots of money on diagnostic equipment to justify charging 90-100.00 dollars for their time. Find the right and honest repair shop by talking to friends, family, co-workers and you will find a needle in a hay stack. Word of mouth is the best advertisement and honest repair shops depend and stand by it....
When you get a used car, for some reason they all have blown fuses. I've only ever once had a car where I replaced a fuse and it kept blowing, turned out to be a short. But fuses endure constant movement and rattling, and they get old and corrode, with a fatigued conductor and surface corrosion causing high resistance a fuse can easily blow because the fuse went bad. Also home circuits aren't planned like car circuits. A home can trip a breaker because you used the 20 candelabra chandelier while using a shop vac. Or because you used the dishwasher and the garbage disposal at the same time. Anyone who wouldn't first replace the fuse and see what's going on isn't diagnosing the issue. If the first thing you do when you see a blown fuse is start tearing apart the wiring harness you're an idiot.
"A few bad apples?" It seems like every mechanic i bring my car to when my engine light is on does this to me, but I have an obd2, and they like to say shit like "well our obd2 is of better quality," or "you can go else where if you dont like it." One mechanic told me i couldnt leave till it was fixed, he was pissed when i called the cops and had my brother bring my obd2 to the shop. More like the bad apple have rotted the barrel and now there's only a few good apples left.
the last time i went to a shop for vehicle the guy tried to sell me that i needed new spark plugs and coil pack. i literally had just replaced them. they were shiny prestine and gapped correectly. That was the last day i ever went to a shop
Dude a PCV valve is installed by the exhaust header and puts some exhaust inside the combustion chamber. So its like a very very tiny turbo that makes 0 PSI
@@hondussy first thing.. it is absolutely nothing like a turbocharger at all, a turbo use spent exhaust gasses to rotate a turbine inside the compressor side to charge the air through the intercooler and into the engine hence the term forced induction. Secondly what I said was still correct.. the acronym stands for positive crankcase ventilation en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankcase_ventilation_system
@@hondussy I'm a mechanic and I dont even like cars that much, just a job really. But the pcv valve doesnt put spent exhaust gasses back into the combustion chamber it circulates oily fumes from the crankcase caused by blow by back to the intake to be reburned
@@hondussy No, not PCV. You're thinking of (or should be thinking of) the EGR valve. Exhaust gas recirculation. Also, PCV is not an acronym; it is an initialism.
This is why my family has done business with the same, trustworthy, and honorable mechanic since my grandparents in the 70's. Oh, I'm 19, third generation of my family using him for general repairs.
If I was the mechanic and found that it was just a fuse I'd probably replace it for free and charge no diagnostic. Or maybe just charge for the fuse but nothing more, that's ridiculous.
Best thing to do is get recommendations on mechanics and go to the same mechanic. And with everything they did to these cars anyone should be able to check by them selfs. It’s not rocket science like I’m brain dead af and can do all the work on my car
nathan amundson totally agree, and I’d avoid corporations as well try find a local guy with a smaller shop, do some research and build a trusting relationship with the right guy
Once I brought my TransAm to Firestone for a tune-up and asked them for the old spark plugs back. What they gave me was skinny Japanese plugs. Also brought a car to a gas station mechanic for a tune-up and he stated he adjusted the timing. I told him that the engine has a self adjusting timing. He didn't say anything. Yes, you have to know about your car before you get it repaired or checked. I usually do my own air filter change including the cabin filter and tell them not to touch them. Some dealers will up sell you for services you don't need.
After 25 years I am changing mechanic shops. The front desk people try to cover for incompetent mechanics. They lie to my face . . . I have reversed their diagnostics a couple times, resulting in 'no charge' on my bill . . . the last straw was a tune-up with incompetent spark plug installation. One time I redid a $400 labor charge, changing the part in 20 minutes. Recently, the car was bucking and misfiring after a routine spark plug swap . . . they failed twice to correct, blaming broken plastic parts . . . I asked, 'Did you remember to use di-electric grease at the coil boots? A look of realization hit the service manager's eyes and he ran back to the shop. I think he helped the inexperienced mechanic remove the coil boots, check for di-electric grease, apply, and reinstall . . . the car works fine now. But, that is much of the problem; there is a shortage of experienced/trained techs. With hourly rates doubling to over $100/hr, this is concerning.
@@soulonice99 I found the premium parts for $360. Shop couldn't find them. Probably 3 - 4 hours labor. So, $800. Shop quoted $1400! I'll buy the parts and have a shop do the work, no warranty . . . I could do the job myself but I don't like doing heavy trucks . . . safer on a professional lift.
Purposely blowing a fuse and reinstalling it will mislead a repair technician. When a fuse blows, there's usually a problem that causes the fuse to blow. They do not blow on their own. Rarely do they fail internally as in a broken connection inside the fuse which is a different kind of failure. An intermittent problem can cause a fuse to blow. Intermittent problems can be very difficult to find. The fuse to my tail lights (and dash lights) kept blowing every few days (brake & turn signals are on a different fused circuit). Eventually found an intermittent short in the trailer wire connector. Replacing the fuse of course does not fix the root cause of the problem. Simply replacing a blown fuse will usually cause a repeat service call and a customer won't like that extra charge. In over 53 years of driving and doing most of my own maintenance on my own cars and working in electronics and electricity, I can't remember when a fuse failed on its own.
@MaKoGaMeR 2017 No, this isn't a house circuit breaker. They don't get weak and just blow from age. They are a sacrificial piece of metal to save the wiring from melting down and taking the car with it in a ball of flame. Yea, they blow because of an overloaded circuit (a problem!). Corrosion can ruin them but that's a whole other topic and if one fuse is corroded you likely have a full fuse block of them. The guy you are replying to probably isn't condoning what the video shows, but a blown fuse usually carries a deeper seated issue, one that may not be apparent right away and may be intermittent, and that's what he's trying to convey. It's slightly underhanded as a "plant" problem because that's not a typical issue, although that rolling into my shop would have been putting a new fuse in and saying "hey, it's working now but the fuse was blown and it may blow again if there IS an issue we find at the moment".. They would have been better off just cutting a wire and having them try to find and fix that.
You bring up a great point. I've noticed there are book smart techs, street smart techs ANDDDDD.... there are both. So yes its very hard to find one that knows what they are doing or hope they are doing it correctly.
I worked for a SHOP OWNER who was both incompetent AND a crook... I've seen him scam people out of their vehicle by telling them it had transmission problems and it's not worth the cost to fix, then offer to buy the car at scrap prices, then turn right around and sell it to a buddy of his for a hefty profit. and his shop is in a poor ish community , the people he rips off are hard working low paid struggling single parent trying to make ends meat kind of people... and the way he does it is just despicable , he smiles and tells people what a deal he's giving them and he cares about his community and he sweet talks them and chats it up with them in the office while his guys are in the shop changing parts that don't need changed, putting used parts on customers cars but charging them for new, he burned up a lady's transmission on purpose once to try to buy the car from her but she ended up forking over the cash for a reman unit which he had to make up a lie and tell her that the transmission somehow burned up get TAC module but In reality it had already been taken out of her car and sold to another customer for double the price of a new one.....I could go on and on and on for a long while about the things I've seen that guy do... and the compulsive lies he tells... he tells everybody he has over 90 automotive related certifications...I don't think he has one... he tells everybody he studied in Germany and worked for Porsche for years... he tells people his shop is the number one rated shop in the state... it's not even in the top five for the street is on.... he steals from his customers... he rips off and steals from his employees.... the slimeyest slimeball scum of the earth ya ever did see....a sociopath to fullest, I honestly think he believes himself when he calls himself a genius, and that his shop is the best in the state, and blah blah blah..... in the few months I was there I can't tell ya vhow many starters were replaced because of a fuse, how many radiators were replaced instead of just a hose clamp, how many brake jobs that didn't need done, how many transmissions , how many timing belts, water pumps, you name it if he could sell the job he would.... if the customer came in complaining of seeing a tiny bit of coolant puddle in their driveway that customer unknowingly just walked into a water pump timing belt job, or a radiator, or both when the problem probably wasn't even coolant in the first place but condensation from the AC..... if anybody wants to know where this shop is I'll gladly tell you so you can take the long way around it.
@@TheCoatneyadkins Instead of only telling us on TH-cam (if we request it?!), why don't you advertise on billboards in this poor community you mention? Granted you don't do the same thing, but your silence allows it to continue. Also I can sort of see why he calls himself a genius, he is making a nice living ripping people off in an age where information is readily available online, not to mention the fact that his exploited employees don't open their mouths. My local tyre place quoted my sister £50 for a suspension clip and then three weeks later when she had the cash another employee quoted her £90 for the same clip. Needless to say they're no longer my local tyre place and a mechanic I currently trust quoted her £35. Pick up the phone and get quotes before you take your vehicle anywhere. Also get online and look up the cost of the parts and get a quote for fitting the part and another for supplying & fitting the part. In the UK we have countless part suppliers, I imagine you have thousands more in the US.
I'm a crtified master mechanic for 20 years. Oil dry wasn't used on the air filter to appear dirty... They just removed the air filter using dirty gloves, pretty standard. The PCV valve usually just needs to be cleaned after 20 years, never replaced. My main concern is if this woman is a certified mechanic then why did she tell the mechanic to remove the dirt from her air filter? (When she was on the phone) 7:53
Once I thought my muffler was bad, took it to a shop, they wanted to charge me $600, said my catalytic converter was bad.
A friend of mine suggested I use the shop she uses, took my car in, the mechanic looked under the car, found I had a broken bolt connecting the muffler,fixed it in 5 minutes and did not charge me. Have used that shop since.
It’s so hard to find reliable people to do anything anymore. I had my regular mechanic tell me twice that work I had done by someone else was never really done. Made me sick.
andrewps84 it’s is but just like the example she gave, just ask around the honest mechanics always get highly recommend by locals.
@Matthew Caughey True. I have a small mechanic shop I goto. They give me a fair price, and I've never had an issue after the work. I recommend them to everyone.
On the other hand, I went to Midas once and they told me I needed $1500 worth of work done when all I needed was spark plugs. I tell people to avoid them like the plague whenever mechanics are brought up. I doubt I'll ever goto a chain auto shop again.
I had once a shop try to sell me all new valves because of the engine belt snapping. Since it had an 3S-fe engine i KNEW it could not ever snap the valves. They allegedly tried measuring cyl pressures and they were all off.
What was happening is that the put on the belt incorrectly. So i said i want the car back.
And when the car was returned it was lacking any coolant. Even though they charged me for it.
I got told I needed a new turbo that cost well over 1000 and took it to another garage who told me I need a new PCV valve. Problem solved for 30.
Customer: Wipers don't work.
Mechanic: you need a new transmission.
Bro this had me dead!
I went to a doctor for a rash. And he said I needed a blood test and a ct chest scan. Didn't make any sense, so went on to search for a different doctor. But by then the rash just went away by itself. So it seems to happen in every field.
well actually in canada the transmision is the wiper motor
Flat tire? New doors!
Wiper transmission? It's an actual thing
The guy I use is honest.
Only charged me 300 for my new timing filter and fitted the water belt for free.
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whats a timing filter ?
@@manuelmarinez9858 It's similar to a cambelt gasket
Was the blinker fluid low?
This has happened to my wife several times. I tell her not to have anything done until she talks to me first. I love it when I show up when some idiot tries to pull crap on her. Their story changes in an instant. We spread the word around quickly.
My man
Good love that
Chad
Haha that's smart.
@EVS My wife was low key gonna go to a dealership for an oil change because of the usual free warranty (my mother had bad service from a Ford dealership, years prior). Never knew said dealership, and told her that I didn't care if I had to pay for it, we have a friend down the road that can take care of it. That was just after I had learned her new car went 14000 miles without a change.
Soooo the only way to avoid being screwed by a mechanic , is being a mechanic ?
Sadly is true I do all my maintainence on both my cars never had let anyone else touched them or worked on them
Or know a mechanic
@@OLDSOULCHALO Do you know how to rebuilt an engine or transmission?? Have you work on transfer case,?
This is why you have to take your car to the dealership not normal auto shop.
@@MarioSantana1335 Dealerships will screw you over even more than the autoshop lol, what the hell are you talking about
Crooked mechanics are scum of the earth, and give good ones a bad name.
What good ones? They don't make money unless they prey on ignorant people
@@tugboat6940 are you stupid??? If that were the case, any person who doesn't know anything about machinary is ignorant. You are the ignorant one dumbass
@@gutzo you’re ignorant for not knowing something you spend 10k 20k on lmfao. Y’all get “robbed” because of your lack of knowledge. Just go for what you need and say no to the extras?
Yep, both of the good ones are probably pretty pissed off.
They're all crooked and do shit wrong
The name “You auto know” is genius.
Girls auto know
@@austinha11 women auto know
you bought it
Read this as soon as they said it. It's so great
Catchy, definitely not genius!
This is exactly why I went into the auto repair business 20 years ago. I was actually a commercial parts sales manager. The local shops would buy parts from me for a little less than their customers could walk in and buy them for, mark them up between 50% to 75% tell them the parts came from the dealer, then charge crazy labor on top of it. I would get so many complaints coming from local customers that these shops would never fix their cars right it was horrible. I finally got fed up and started out on my own. I fight everyday to try to make sure people don't get ripped off in this area. Unfortunately I cant save them all, but even if I keep one person from getting taken advantage of I feel better.
That is the right way to go. That is also how I run my business. Greetings from Germany!
I honestly just charge for parts so if the need 30 dollar brakes I either just do it free or charge 30 on brake flush take 5-15 minutes no charge
Atleast he didnt suggest a blinker fliud flush..
Lol
So many people need that.
Im assamed to tell u....i fell for it a long time ago
@transporter255 it's a common scam technique by scammers
XD
Girl: well you auto-know ;)
Me: *dies*
Carnalito yep your pfp checks out with this comment
mike caperson what’s your fucking problem? I didn’t say shit to you.
Oh wait, is it because I have an “anime” pfp? And my opinion doesn’t matter? People like you are dicks. I just like the art and I watch yt videos and comment. there is always someone calling me out for my pfp.
Kuuna. Why do you let that stuff get to you? You'll be much better off if you don't, who cares what they have to say, why react that way?
@Edi2003 u got me fucked up
@@z104ful lmao all these butthurt feminists
They should do one where the actual mechanic lady tries to get her car fixed and then spits facts at them when they need crap replaced
Why weren't the cops brought in? Isn't it illegal when the shops lie about the work needed?
Nope.
It's certainly illegal to charge you for work they didnt do
The cops would say it’s a civil matter and you have to take them to court
Wojak Feels it would be small claims court for any amount under $10,000 and in small claims neither party is allowed to hire a lawyer, but yeah it’s crazy
@2020 Trump that's a lie. Any repair order is a legal document. Every part of it is sensitive. From date, time, mileage, even the way things are worded/written. Also, customers have the right to obtain old parts. Shops can be taken to court for that. And those are hard evidence
So when are you gonna do undercover lawyer or doctor or pharmacist??? Or let's get really wild and do undercover politician!
Undercover politician would get the person undercover killed
@@GuyFromTheSouth Beat me to it!
@@GuyFromTheSouth yup that's a death sentence
You've obviously never gone over 5 years of narcotics invoices, inventory counts and on the spot audit counts of random drugs before. Don't worry the state Pharmacy Board, Health Department and narcotics authority all do their own checks.
Yep, and undercover Royalty, maybe even at the Vatican.
They are handling this as a military operation
"For the drama, you know that's what they want". - Nicky
Their "first tactical briefing"
@@trininite i know right wth?
Where's ICE?
As an automotive technician of 25 years, I would wonder why the fuse was blown for the wipers.
My fuse for my wipers blew due to the temperature dropping below the freezing point on the fluid, it only took about 3-4 time of me trying my wiper to work before it blew the fuse bc the reservoir was frozen.
Honest question;what would you charge to find a blown wiper fuse and replace it. $85 seems extreme.
Seeing's how looking at and testing the fuse would be the first place that I would go I would replace the fuse for nothing and advised the customer there could possibly be a short somewhere causing the fuse to blow.
@@bimmerdoc79 That is awesome brother.I am not a mechanic but I said in another comment that I thought a half hour labour plus parts was fair.You bettered that by far!I appreciate your quick response.You have a good day.
Check out my other channel "Mad Junker"
"My wipers don't work"
"You need a new fuse, a complete engine overhaul, a new conservatory, double glazing, your gutters need cleaning and your drive needs tarmacked"
Jersey City? Might as well go to a prison and look for the honest guy.
I AGREE you 100%
Lmfao
There are lots of honest dudes in prison. Some of them are murderers who killed con men or bullies. Honest integrity does exist in prisons...you simply have been educated to believe differently.
Lots of violent men in prisons also. Some of them are honest men who defended a member of the public but took things a little too far. Or simply got into a fight. Non of these crimes involve disshonesty.
A disshonest man is more likely to not get sent to prison, as they are able to turn the truth on their victims...
I could go on...
Might as well go into a police station and look for the honest guy.
Might as well go in to TH-cam comments and look for an educated opinion
If this is the auto industry, imagine the healthcare industry !
in most countries healthcare isn't a business like the US
icutemall yep
Yeah, I just had surgery last week and they gave me someone else's femur!
$50 for a pair of gloves in the health industry. Everything is inflated because of greedy insurance companies.
turns out prescriptions are cheaper without insurance than with insurance..
Im sad to say that I have had to become MY OWN mechanic, accountant, mortgage broker, real estate agent, plumber, and electrician....
NOBODY will do the work right.... no matter how much I pay.. this is a reality in today's world
Agree
I was just saying this the other day! If you could investigate every person you outsource work to I would bet 95 out of 100 stick it to you in some way. I feel like I am the last honest person left. When I did computer repairs I never rounded up 15 minute jobs to an hour like others do. I have yet to see a mechanic that doesn't round up. Now you have these plumbers, electricians and HVAC guys who put you on the clock as soon as they get in their van. I would like to see a reporter follow some of them and see how often they stop off at the coffee shop first on your dime.
***** I Agree with you on this one. I think it's reasonable to charge maybe a $20-$25 flat consultation fee if a mechanic/technician/plumber/contractor has to come to your place in order to inspect the issue and provide an estimate. I have a friend that does mechanical/construction/handyman work, if he happens to over at my place and I ask him to check something out for me, he'll do it without asking for anything, that part of doing favors for friends, but I actually call him and ask him to come over and check something out for me, I'm going to at least offer him $10 for gas and for taking the time to come out, then leave it up to him whether he wants to actually take it. That hour or two he took to swing by is still time he could have used working on actual paying projects or actually take a break from working on projects. If I call someone for a consultation I ask what their consultation fee is, and if it's $25 or less I wouldn't mind paying it, that's a fair price to pay to someone that is knowledgable, skilled, licensed/certified, and running a professional business.
I wish I could charge a $10 consultation fee during the tax season where I work, but the company wont allow it. We all get these bullshit clients that come in with documents for investments, retirement plans, itemized deductions, small businesses, rental properties, etc. that are considered "complex returns" we spend AT LEAST an hour doing the tax return only to have them say, "We'll let me think about whether I want to have you file my taxes yet." then they take all their document and leave. All of those clients that do that, they think we're fucking stupid, that we don't know what they're doing. We know exactly what they are doing, they're price shopping and/or checking our results against the results the have at home so they can file for free doing it themselves. If the company would charge just a $10 consulting fee, maybe even a $5 consulting fee, it would go a long way to stopping people from wasting our time trying to get something for nothing.
you are right. its just hard to learn 80 different trades in your one life lol. but i will say i do enjoy being my own mechanic for the most part
Be happy you are your own mechanic.
The court should revoke their business licenses.
Chicago Instrumentals: It's all legal. It's all about making a sale. I know it should be but it doesn't work that way. I don't believe there's any law against it. If you sign a contract, which they don't usually have, it won't hold up in a court. That's why I always work on my own cars. I know a trustworthy Tech in my job, I deal with them everyday but most people wouldn't.
Why should the business owner lose his license because he hired a crooked service advisor? Yes, they get paid commission, but that’s totally crooked? Everyone should be given a second chance. If the business owner then continues the hiring of crooks then I agree with you.
Chicago Instrumentals
See this is were a little knowledge help.
Courts do not revoke Mechanics/Technician/Shops
Licensee’s,
The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) does.
They investigate and have the authority to revoke and shut down Auto shops and strip here license.
I agree with you 100% a lot of these scam artists d are nothing but con men down here in Lakeland, Florida posing as mechanic.☀tribe
@@user-ru1eq7tw4y I agree with you 100%. ☀tribe
85 dollars to change a ten cent fuse
Du
@Kevin spacey Then why didnt YOU replace it then? if it's so cheap?
Lol. Let me rotate the air in your tires!
"ten cent fuse" - are you living in 1985?
Troubleshooting fee.
My dad and i own a shop. We get alot of business because we dont do this
+Austin Hirsch mind i ask the town? you never know when i'd be passing through
Not only are you and your dad honest, but you are smart. You know how to build a loyal customer base. Honesty is the best policy.
Wish this was the top comment
We need one in Cali.
I'd like to start my own, but i need to learn more about vehicles than what I currently do, I do however know enough about them to know when the mechanic is just a lying bullshitter thankfully. Not many decent mechanics left who know what they're doing. glad to hear of another that doesn't pull this crap.
Is it bad if I paid to have my headlight fluid replaced?
Make sure you do ur blinker fluid also....
No acually you should have had your exhaust bearings replaced as well
Did they use halogen fluid or the regular stuff?
Last week I took my truck to the reputable shop that I always go to to have a simple oil change. Being the good guys that they are they looked my engine over and found that my "radial spark stabilizers" had gone bad on both banks. On the invoice here it shows that they were $175.90 a piece plus labor . . . but hey if they said they gotta be replaced they gotta be replaced; apparently not doing so will cause the engine to go into "hyper knock mode". If this happens, well . . . I can't really explain it, they used a lot of technical terms (these guys really know their stuff), but its something bad that could ruin the engine. At least they didn't have to order them because they said they had a set on the shelf in back. Didn't take long at all for them to be installed and then I was on my way.
ItalianStallion1415 Naw man better yet they used the premium gold synthetic HID fluid and charged me the halogen fluid price!
Lot's of great YT Mechanic channels that can help educate you on the repairs needed to your vehicle prior to going to the shop. Of course shows like these never show you the honest shops that do not rip people off...
because they do not exist
They're rare. But they do exist.
Have one at my hometown in the boonies. My family has gone to them for half a decade. I still go there, although I now go to school 50 miles away.
They race their own project cars professionally on the weekends, so they know their stuff.
Eric, I feel you bro. But, more of the problem comes from incompetence, not scam. Like this case. They don't diagnose why the fuse blew. So it will blow again soon, making angry customers.
Yup. Shoulda taken those cars to Avoca and visited Eric O at SMA. There's not a more honest, ethical, competent mechanic in the country. I wish his shop was in Texas.
ebsen raptzski Check out South Main Auto Repair channel. He has his own shop and does work right the first time. He actually diagnose cars not just fix them, which is very important in this industry. My skills have gotten better by watching how he attack problems and figure them out.
The real ripoff is charging $4 for a 5A fuse.
No. That's just another one
Meh, if that's all your parts cost then it was about the cheapest repair they could do. I hate that they inflate parts costs but in the end, call it a $1 fuse only marked up by $3 while many parts can be marked up by over $100.
They did say fuse kit the second time.
I would have done the repair for free if it was a fuse. I mean like for real.
$85.00 with labor. When I was a mechanic we wouldn't even charge if it was just a fuse.
My shop teacher once told me, it’s “$3 for the part but $100 for the know-how.”
Maybe that's why he/she is teaching.
Yeah your teacher is CROOKED 😬
Nah. The know how takes lots of time and training. Don't know why people seem to think they don't need to pay for labor. It's a business
An even more wise person once told me "If you're good at something, never do it for free however always charge fair and do good work and you'll have their trust". I have had repeat customers for years because they trust I won't ever over charge for something as simple as a $1 part.
@@Davelon420 👏👏👏👏
“We dropped it on the floor”
How disgusting. I hope all mechanics like these go out of business or just get fired.
The pcv valve is "positive crankcase ventilation" not "pollution circulation valve" lol he doesnt know what he is talking about
I think he got mixed up with the egr valve
The pcv valve also circulates unburned gas back to the intake manifold
@@noobiebassboosts4072 that is the egr valve. Egr circulates some exhaust gases back to the intake for the sake of emissions
@@Zachattackisrad positive crankcase ventilation circulates back into the intake as well. It takes gas and exhaust that escapes by and circulates it back in the intake to burn it up. A lot of people will reroute this into an oil catch can to protect their intake and engine.
@@sellers8133 it's used to vent blow by or loss compression that passes by the rings and into the crankcase, it puts these gasses back to the intake or catch can like you said. If you have a stuck closed pcv valve or a blocked vent the pressure can blow seals out (usually rear and front main) or can end on catastrophy of the engine, every engine needs some sort of vent
I'm afraid this is common practice in this industry. I worked at a name brand place for about 4 months. the ripoffs that I saw there made me quit. I learned about mechanics so I could fix what was broken. not work on commission and replace parts that I can get away with selling to someone because they don't know better. now I just do it on the side for myself and family/friends. I have saved thousands of dollars in labor costs. you can learn a ton of information these days on you tube alone. Check out Scotty Kilmer, Chris Fix, and Eric the Auto Guy. they have lots of videos on how to do simple repairs, and even more complex stuff.
This, this so much!
I've got some very limited knowledge, but I'm slowly learning. I can change the oil, replace a tire and the battery, but that's it. I'd really like to learn enough to build a car for competitions some day.
Also check out me.. Klowny1969 on youtube..i have tons of videos showing you how to work and check your car out..
Yup, learned it on you tube. Spent 400 bucks on a new alternator when it was a blown fuse. I see it all the time Mr. Lee. You're full of it.
Michael H I've never had to replace a part that didn't need it. and I don't have anyone telling me I need crap I don't. last time I was at the dealer for some recall work, he tried to sell me a timing cover gasket replacement because trans fluid was leaking profusely. I said "really?" if my timing cover was leaking trans fluid I have a mich bigger problem. almost reported him to kia. and I still might..
Mr. Lee lp
Just ask Scotty Kilmer the most honest mechanic I know!
Zack Kile only buy a 94 celica
Rev up your engine!
@@rashadwashington4121 or an old lexus
I’d fuck Scotty I hope he takes me down in his Celica
I would take my ride to Eric O in Avoca NY South main auto that man rules
This mechanic has guilty written all over his face
It's not just a few bad apples, the auto repair industry is mostly populated with shady, dishonest, and UNprofessional people, it is one of the most
dishonest industries in the business world.
Trying to find a competent, honest, and reasonably priced mechanic is like finding a needle in the haystack. Not to mention that most of them are down right unfriendly to ANY person that does understand how cars work after all it makes them nervous that they might get caught ripping people off.
One word, Family.
I agree. I went to school to be a mechanic (but decided that it wasn't a career for me), and we were NEVER taught to do this shit. I guess I'm lucky that I not only have the knowledge, but the tools to do most stuff myself.
abaddon5
yes breh, just be honest, go by book time/mfrg and don't upsell. Easy money to be made. I'm giving you new vision to make more money. In this industry key is to be HONEST.
That's it dezi king!
I would love to have more things on my favorite older cars repaired IF I could trust the people working on it. But because of that mistrust I get ONLY the bare minimum to make it roadworthy!
deziking
Well in an industry where customers expect a $20 oil change its hard to be honest and make a living unfortunately...
Give me a break on the owner "Caring about his reputation". He does when the cameras are around, but only because it might slow the flow of clueless customers.
Exactly the man who owns the business has no idea this stuff never happens
why dont they do lawyers this way...
lawyers would have them up for obtaining evidence under false pretense lol
A lawyer knows exactly how far he can go before he goes to prison. I do not understand 1 thing and that is the following ..... it is not the most difficult study at the university and yet they have 1 of the highest salaries
Lawyers actually have a lot more accountability than mechanics, everything is recorded and discoverable to the judge and opposing council so there is not really a lot of room to screw over your client and if you do the consequences are disbarment plus a legal malpractice suit. That being said the whole legal system itself is designed by lawyers to be profitable to them so they don't really need to break any rules.
Lawyers dont do this as often. Lawyers are huge liars, obviously, but they tend to lie to the third party, not to the client. And as others had said, lawyers are very careful, partly because they could easily lose their license and therefore career.
@@MisterKewlz I worked 3 years as a paralegal for a civil plaintiff law firm and I cannot exaggerate enough how many rules I had had to brake. Starting from forging thousands of signatures (mostly for convenience) to pretending to be someone else on the phone, to outright giving false testimony as a supposed witness at trial. All in the interest of our clients, who were always very happy with the results. The truth didnt matter because the truth was only what we could prove or disprove it to be
The thing is, everyone in the industry lies. An honest lawyers is a very shitty lawyer because he will be playing a game against cops/insurance adjusters/doctors/other lawyers who ALL will lie and therefore have a huge advantage.
I dont think the legal system is designed with a purpose to profit lawyers, I think that (successful) lawyers simply had developed ways to break rules without getting caught
Hey Audra nice video! Sat next to you on a plane to Vegas Sema show about 10 yrs ago. Funny as soon as I heard your name I was like I KNOW HER
Hope you’re well!
Paul
The mechanic lady has a mechanic face.
@@antneshea Nigga you weird. Go fuck a hole
and huge arm as well
Michael Morales right wtf lol dudes on TH-cam be weird
Michael Morales ever been to a masseuse? these females in cali got them bomb ass hands nigga. unless you’d prefer beating your meat yourself 🤔
I'd smash
I love how all these good mechanics claim it’s just a “small number of bad eggs” yet almost every garrage they visit tends to rip them off,
85 bucks for a blown fuse - sign me in! (as the "mechanic" of course)
That the normal way its go's that is the reason i'm verry conserned to go to the garage
You don't get paid for what you do, you get paid for what you know. th-cam.com/video/y-uK1c5Jyfs/w-d-xo.html
@camaro rider It does depends on the owner. No two businesses are the same. I know HVAC technicians that make over $125,000 a year because the company doesn't want to ever lose them.
Im sure the fuse was made of 24 carat gold. That shop values customers and quality!
They also get underpaid for some jobs. I'm sure it all balances out but you don't want that job, trust me.
Customer: my wipers don’t work
Mechanic: yeah looks like you blew a rod through the block so you’ll need a new engine but it’s not really worth that so you need a whole new car
"Any car that's not a Toyota is garbage" -Scotty Kilmer
Scotty is an idiot lol
Although Toyota's are the most reliable my nissan maxima 2007 has lasted me over ten years now with no problems best car I've ever bought
AMEN BROTHER lol
Honda is the best
Coltoncyoung is an idiot lol 😂😑
I am so happy i can fix small issues myself on my car.
rocknroller1999 and TH-cam
Me too
@rocknroller1999 I wish it were still that simple but working on modern vehicles, say most made in the last 15 years, requires more than just a "basic" set of tools. Someone who can complete typical repairs these days needs at least several hundred dollars worth of tools, but in some cases may get lucky and just need a tool that a parts store loans to them, like a bearing puller, torque wrench, etc.
At 4:53 when they point to the "Pcv valve" it's actually a spark plug!!
-> Average Joe, AKA "Gerry"; No it is NOT. you obviously do not know what a car engine spark plug looks like.
Erik Gustafsson thats a spark plug bruh. Lol
This is why I started doing my own repairs. Unfortunately there are some things you can't do at home but I just wish there were more honest people who didn't try to take your money. I haven't ever seen a female mechanic but I would go to that one if there was one in my area.
I would of only charged the women $3000 for 2 new door engines and a reverse mirror fluid top up
Breaking Toast You totally forgot to drain and replace the blinker fluid. That's another $50 + another $25 for the EPA surcharge.
Dude you totally forgot the muffler bearings.
You guys, y'all smartass fucking made my week for real
Yeh I hear those things go quick, I have a sedan so I just had all 4 of my door engines (all twin turbo V8s) replaced for new ones for about $500. Was a pretty good deal I must say...
would have*
A single minifuse costs 4 dollars? Well I guess maybe it does in New York.
***** Yep, that's about the correct price.
Kevin Churchill But you have to make sure that it's the same amount of resistance, right?
John barfneck And it's not only happening in the car business, trust me. We had a small roof damage after a storm, nothing big but it needed a fast repair that I couldn't do myself. The insurance company covered it, all good there, and we asked a professional repair company to do the job. Low and behold, when the dude made the offer, he tried to charge us personally (from our own pocket, not from the insurance company) over €3000 - that's about $2700-$2800 if I'm correct - for stuff that wasn't even broken to start off with, and only for one side of the house. If we wanted to have the other side repaired as well, it would have been at least €6000, from our own pockets. On top of what he was going to charge the insurance company with (about €1000 for the original damage), of course. He mentioned leaks everywhere, ripped zinc everywhere, bad drain pipes, rotten wood,.... you name it. We declined his offer, and asked to only repair the stuff that was broken due to the storm and what the insurance was covering. Needless the say he never showed up again. When we got a second professional company for the repairs, I told them what the first guy had told us and how much money has was demanding. He looked at me as if I was some crazy alien or something. There was absolutely nothing wrong with all the extra things the first dude had mentioned. In fact, all those things had been just replaced months before we bought the house, as we found out that same day (found the paperwork with all the invoices).
+MrNotorius5500 $4 is actually the accurate average price for a single fuse. Some mechanics do not even charge labor to put those on as anyone could put those on themselves at home.
i have spare fuses with my car and its 03
I've been in this position. Took my car in to have the tracking done to be told that they couldn't do the tracking as it needed new wishbones, at a cost of nearly £250. Well what they didn't know was, I personally, had replaced both those and the ball joints two months prior to them telling me this. I just laughed at them and told them that under no circumstance would they need replacing. Took my car to another garage to double check the wishbones (as it always puts doubt in your mind) and not a single fault was found with them. I logged a complaint with the first garage who gave me all the excuses under the sun but eventually caved, apologised, did my tracking for free and also threw in two brand new tyres for my inconvenience. Win win.
Was it Kwik fit per chance?! Heard many horror stories about them and a few others besides.
I hate doing my own wrenching these days as I'm getting fed up with skinned knuckles and backache but it's worth it as I don't trust any sodding mechanics in the entirety of Staffordshire!
I'm sure they exist but I daren't chance it! Shouldn't be like that but sadly it is.
Glad you called BS on the garage trying to rip you off though, I like a happy ending!
Good for you. I wish other people didn't get ripped off
What the hell is a wishbone? Another fancy brit word that nobody understands?
@@alienlatino2945 control arms I believe she's referring to
Umm what is tracking & why the hell did u let the first place touch your car after they initially tried to rip you off. At least u got free work after catching them in a lie (shrugs)
Hey Audra your an awesome honest mechanic like me and a lot of shops make us good mechanics look bad keep up the good work! 👍 I am 26+ experienced mechanic
Lol $85 for a fuse and $50 for a pcv? That's robbery
Joseph Bentley it's rape
$85 is very reasonable. your paying for diagnosis and labor...not just parts
That's Jersey City in General. Assholes everywhere. Same in Queens by CitiField.
yea the mechanics should be wearing masks.
+Steven Efe Yes, and a lot of shops have a 1/2 hour labor minimum fee.
why i prefer to just work on my own car
damn rights brother
yuuuuuup
Not everyone is able to work on their own car as easy as that but I have found great luck with a mobile/at home mechanics and my mechanic gives me his cost on parts
For the once or twice a year I need some work done I'm not going to buy tools and start messing around with my engine and suspension etc but I do educate myself on what function different engine components serve and how many hours the job should take if something needs fixing , plus I live in a condo where I'd have to work late at night to avoid people Reporting that I'm working on my car to strata or worse strata guy happens to see me..if I had a garage and friends or family that know cars that would be different
Completely agree.
Can anyone help me? I'm in my late teens, probably the only girl in my area who's interested in learning how to repair or reconstruct a car but doesn't even own one unless it's my parents. Other than the obvious of doing my homework, are there any types of shops - other options to learning mechanism/car repair hands on and with a mechanic teacher? Where do I look? I'm not looking for a job, just to learn.
7:32 Mickey too busy checking his Facebook, LOL
This is exactly why I work on my own cars. And if I need a special tool.........I'll buy it.
I don’t know how some mechanics sleep at night. This is sad.
happens errrryydayyy.
It helps a lot when you don't care
@Jules he said some of them, not all of them. you need to chill
On a mattress stuffed with cash
@Jules how much of a sad fuck are you
Your doctor rips you off worse than any of these repair shops
@TheRedstoneDiamond || TRD same as Scotland.
you still pay for your healthcare through taxes lol, it's around 10% of your income
Harvey Boxwell More like 30+%
“Free” healthcare. 10% of your income is free I guess.
@@edmlegend7224 anything is better than what the U.S. has.
Best you could do is walk in with overalls and a bandage on arm saying that you do your own stuff but seem to have hurt shoulder , then ask them to do the work , they would then think twice about ripping you off.
Loads of scam mechanics in Uk 🇬🇧 so be advised
Fuck UK, why do you losers always mention where you're from? No one gives a shit about UK.
I’m actually going to do this
Booby Hill ok booby hill
so angry and hostile...American?
@@boobyhill6921 Well at least we know where YOU come from. Oh, and BTW, there'd be no US of Effing A without British folk landing on your shores. Of course, you'd be peed if you were First Nation and that happened, and you'd hate the 'Murricans, too. I'm surprised you even KNOW what the UK is - certainly you won't know WHERE it is , though.
"How do you replace an air filter?"
ChirsFix: Makes 30 min video explaining.
Doesn't matter if you a dude or a chick everyone get ripped off and bottom line is if you own a car you should at least know how to change a fuse.
everyone who knows nothing about cars gets ripped off.everyone who doesn't read and fully understand their owners manual and maintenance schedule gets ripped off.oblivious,lazy people get ripped off.it is sad and should be a crime with instant punishment,like a corrupt cop should be fired instantly and jailed ,a lying sack of shit politician should be jailed or banned from the country or hung for being a traitor.the punishment needs to start suiting the crime these cocksuckers commit.
It's the truth. Knowledge is power and when you look like a helpless dog you'll get treated like one. Unfortunately greed overcomes jobs wellness. Especially when they know they can get away with it. Only if people would read their manuals, try something new and work on something they spent a good amount of money to get
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 i know nothing about cars and don't read the manuals but I know how to use a computer.
Change a fuse, change the battery, check fluid levels, read the owners manual for maintenance scheduling, keep your records.
"PCV is your pollution circulation valve"
Lmfao
Air filters are some of the easiest things to change in your car, DIY, they are like $20
10$ here just wondering why they would go thru all that effort and risk being caught for a what....10-15$ profit? lol
Is easy fix to say the least, though now that i think about it a lot of the fixes people usually get could be done themselves if the just had the knowledge and tools to do so.
DethroneKing MMA because $15 profit multiplied by just 10 is $150 bucks extra per ripoff you have three ripoffs per customer that’s $450 extra dollars per week.
My air filter for my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L is only 4.66 at Wal-Mart and the air filter for my 1987 Lincoln is 5.66 at Wal-Mart for the 302 V-8.
That's not the point here genius
The one day I took my car in to get new tires put on my rims and they told me I needed new break pads... I had just changed the break pads myself the week before... Long story short I don’t trust Canadian tire 🤷🏼♂️
I have seen this scam before Time and Time again and heard the same .
I feel sorry for people having to take their cars to these.rip off merchants.
both wiper repairs were ripoffs.. wat a shame.. smh...
slikdarelic
not really, you pay for their labor, equipment, knowledge and the piece. It easy to say it only cost 4$ to replace the part but if you don't know anything about it then you have to pay professionals to take care of it, welcome to the real world.
What's really funny is fuses don't "just blow" for no reason. This is a step up. Fyi. 10 years in this career, and I've watched alot of ppl put fuses in just because they blew and the vehicle comes right back with a blown fuse. Do some reach before you speak.
slikdarelic
Mathias Beaulieu-Duncan h
Imagine if a mechanic tried to fool Chrisfix...
Zaltic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Or maybe eric the car guy. Love to see an undercover etcg.
Or Scotty kilmer
@Zaltic I would pay big money to see what happens next.
I'm a long time auto mechanic,I've worked for many shops as well as for myself. Most auto repair shops employ a service advisor or service manager,the owner doesn't care what really goes on as long as they are making lots of money and aren't getting sued.the service manager makes a salary or commission based on that money ,and by experience he is instructed to sale anything he can, and the service advisor is going to try to do what they call "step the customer" that is talk them into repairs that aren't really needed..they look for people who seem fearful of being without their car and seem to have more money than time...the thing is the mechanic is paid a much lower wage and is usually blamed for everything....don't just know your car know who is actually doing the work...as a young mechanic i remember being instructed to step aside and watched the service advisor and store director lie to a lady and scare her into a large unnecessary repair...of course i had to do the extra unnecessary work but walked out the next day
If u walked out the next day, maybe should've shown her some love at the time of fixing. I got scamed few months back for 500$, im still upset.
@@rynoX88 educate yourself.
@@ohlookadragon yeah no shit
@@rynoX88 I wasn't even allowed to speak with the customer...that shows that a lot of people blame a mechanic when it's the service advisor that screws the customer, the mechanic diagnoses the problem and it's the service advisor that speaks to the customer...he then tells the mechanic what is going to be done...what do you do when he's convinced the customer to replace things that aren't needed...if you say excuse me ,but you don't need this or that the customer usually trusts the service managers word over yours because he looks so professional compared to this kid with grease on his hands...learn to fix it yourself or find a private mechanic you can trust...automotive repair chains have too many lazy people involved that don't work on cars they're salesmen
should have told the lady right away...and police too l guess.
"A few bad apples."
Funniest thing I've heard on TH-cam all year.
PCV valve.....Not Polution Circulation Valve
But
Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve
What a TOOL
Circulates the NOS emissions which is basically stopping pollution. Dumb guy but he was right in a way
vents the gases from the valve cover back into the intake manifold to reduce pollution from the vehicle
Population control valve
Man I need to fix my own car. Scotty Kilmer style.
Scottie is the best!
+121bham Not to mention that most of his videos are wholly unhelpful unless you have the specific car he happens to be working on, like his oil change video would be totally useless to someone trying to work on a Mercedes.
Generic mechanic youtube videos are NOT a substitute for carefully detailed instructions that are easily found in owners forums or in a workshop manual.
+Fishfingers232 I mean it doesnt hurt to get knowledge on other cars and not just your own. The stuff you learn can be applied in general to almost any car in some form or another
Haynes is HORRIBLE!! Always was! FSM! Older Mercedes are great!
"just buy a toyota"
as a mechanic myself it makes me angry that this happens all the time. I would never personally do it and alot of other mechanics that I know wouldn't do that either, but it shows how bad of a rep that we have
Sadly, a lot of them are crooks.
I find the same thing in my trade.
All I want to do is “work an hour and get paid an hour” and THE amount of customers I have at the moment is way to many. But will not take anybody on as you cannot keep your level of services at the top without following them around all day.
Great videos you doing this work might just make mechanical trades keep on there toes. 👍👍
My husband owns an auto shop. He's a master certified tech. Well known in our community for his integrity and honesty. We get people almost every day who have been ripped off by a previous auto shop. My husband constantly has to give them bad news about how work was not really performed on their vehicle. He will literally take a customer under a car, if necessary to show them and explain in detail. It's unfortunately a huge problem. Women do get screwed over more than men. Sad fact.
Gigi soglamorousipeeglitter where is your location ?
I've never seen a female mechanic look like her before ... Basically the only way to not get screwed by mechanics is being a mechanic or knowing one that you're not going to
This is the reason I am no longer a mechanic. If I am honest to customers they rip me off and don't appreciate me.
@@chrismontreuil2206 what r you then
I was a Jet Engine mechanic in the 80's and the best mechanic I ever worked with was a woman , which was unheard of at the time .
@@chrismontreuil2206 how are customers gonna rip you off??
First of all any good technician would have found ablown fuse and would have wanted to test the circuit to find out why it popped. Fuses don't usually just blow out.
yes, they do. sorry.
Yeah they can over time. If a brand new one pops then there's probably a problem. Don't talk about something you're ignorant of
Purposely blowing a fuse and reinstalling it will mislead a repair technician. When a fuse blows, there's usually a problem that causes the fuse to blow. They do not blow on their own. Rarely do they fail internally as in a broken connection inside the fuse which is a different kind of failure. An intermittent problem can cause a fuse to blow. Intermittent problems can be very difficult to find. The fuse to my tail lights (and dash lights) kept blowing every few days (brake & turn signals are on a different fused circuit). Eventually found an intermittent short inside the trailer wire connector on my van without a trailer connected. Replacing the fuse of course does not fix the root cause of the problem. Simply replacing a blown fuse will usually cause a repeat service call and a customer won't like that extra charge. In over 53 years of driving and doing most of my own maintenance on my own cars and working in electronics and electricity, I can't remember when a fuse failed on its own.
@@danburch9989 Tl;dr
Circuits are normally fused for 2x the current load. That prevents nuisance fuse blows due to transients that will occur when you fuse too close to the normal current draw for that circuit. Fuses don't protect a component, they protect the wiring to avoid fires. Sure, check the current so that you might learn that the incorrect fuse was installed. That happens.
Learn as much as possible on your own, finding a honest mechanic is like winning the lottery. Good luck 👍
I get my blinker fluids changed for free at every service. I guess I'm one of the lucky one's who found an honest mechanic. ❤
Come to middle Tennessee and sue all these shops for fraud. Garrets auto repair just had my truck for a year and did nothing but bill me
Yikes
Marks Automotive in Mt Juliet is the best mechanic in Nashville. Its in Mt Juliet off Lebanon road. Talk to Mark Sr he's a little nicer than Mark Jr. He's very honest but the wait takes a while because there's so much business. He doesn't rip you off. Everytime I get a repair I'm amazed how cheap it is. Just got a new clutch installed for 700.
@@GuyFromTheSouth Took my wife's car to a local shop to get a replacement engine. Shop owner told me they would get on it Monday morning....they did.....5 weeks later. Well, it WAS a Monday morning... Not fussing though...came in $200 under estimate.
@@jimmyraythomason1 yeah the honest guys usually have longer waits. 5 weeks is abit crazy tho.
holy shit......this was 6 years ago. I remember seeing this on tv downstairs with my parents watching it.
Great job on the undercover work, WOW that's awesome and thank you for your documentation.
Once needed a minor headlight replacement for my BMW. Went to a local mechanic...he wanted $420 just to look at it before he could figure out what issue was. I bought the entire headlight piece on eBay for cheap and paid my friend $50 bucks to replace it. If u know somebody that is good with cars which I do... I would stay far away from mechanics
PS: I live a block away from Audra’s shop great bear auto in video in Flushing. She’s very good!
Dealerships are the worst. I worked at one, and the service advisor was fired for not up-selling enough. One of the best things you can do is follow the manual that comes with your car for time change requirements. Learn basic things like checking your own oil, tire pressure and air filter.
As a person who despises rip-off mechanics and probably knows more about vehicles than half the licensed techs out there I am still going to point out that a blown fuse can very well be an indication of a wiring or more serious problem.
If a healthy fuse blows it was for a reason and doing what it is intended to do.
Protect from a short or overload.
Just like if a breaker trips in your home it means something is wrong.
That should have been addressed.
Kelly H in a diffrent video they blew the fuse on purpose to see what the mechanics would do.
And the mechanics went after the wiring. Which is what most would do and is the correct thing to do! Only two ways to blow a fuse. Overload the circuit or do it on purpose! I don't believe "The customer blew it on purpose" is part of any standard troubleshooting flow chart. What would you do in all logic?
Replace the fuse, if it doesn't blow after testing the circuit thoroughly, advise customer to return if it does happen again, the tech needs to look for a short to ground, intermittent component failure etc..... Simple! Or wait wait...you could buy one of those ms300 thingy mabobs and it will tell you exactly whats wrong with your vehicle. People there is a reason honest repair shops spend lots and lots of money on diagnostic equipment to justify charging 90-100.00 dollars for their time.
Find the right and honest repair shop by talking to friends, family, co-workers and you will find a needle in a hay stack. Word of mouth is the best advertisement and honest repair shops depend and stand by it....
not if you have a chevy.
When you get a used car, for some reason they all have blown fuses.
I've only ever once had a car where I replaced a fuse and it kept blowing, turned out to be a short.
But fuses endure constant movement and rattling, and they get old and corrode, with a fatigued conductor and surface corrosion causing high resistance a fuse can easily blow because the fuse went bad.
Also home circuits aren't planned like car circuits. A home can trip a breaker because you used the 20 candelabra chandelier while using a shop vac. Or because you used the dishwasher and the garbage disposal at the same time.
Anyone who wouldn't first replace the fuse and see what's going on isn't diagnosing the issue.
If the first thing you do when you see a blown fuse is start tearing apart the wiring harness you're an idiot.
"A few bad apples?" It seems like every mechanic i bring my car to when my engine light is on does this to me, but I have an obd2, and they like to say shit like "well our obd2 is of better quality," or "you can go else where if you dont like it." One mechanic told me i couldnt leave till it was fixed, he was pissed when i called the cops and had my brother bring my obd2 to the shop. More like the bad apple have rotted the barrel and now there's only a few good apples left.
the last time i went to a shop for vehicle the guy tried to sell me that i needed new spark plugs and coil pack. i literally had just replaced them. they were shiny prestine and gapped correectly. That was the last day i ever went to a shop
Pollution Circulation Valve?!
try Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, knob jockey
Dude a PCV valve is installed by the exhaust header and puts some exhaust inside the combustion chamber. So its like a very very tiny turbo that makes 0 PSI
@@hondussy first thing.. it is absolutely nothing like a turbocharger at all, a turbo use spent exhaust gasses to rotate a turbine inside the compressor side to charge the air through the intercooler and into the engine hence the term forced induction. Secondly what I said was still correct.. the acronym stands for positive crankcase ventilation en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankcase_ventilation_system
@@luketaylor3612 I know, I am a car guy myself but when I heard that it puts exhaust gases back into the engine I just thought of that
@@hondussy I'm a mechanic and I dont even like cars that much, just a job really. But the pcv valve doesnt put spent exhaust gasses back into the combustion chamber it circulates oily fumes from the crankcase caused by blow by back to the intake to be reburned
@@hondussy No, not PCV. You're thinking of (or should be thinking of) the EGR valve. Exhaust gas recirculation. Also, PCV is not an acronym; it is an initialism.
PCV stands for Pedestrian Circulation Valve
This is why my family has done business with the same, trustworthy, and honorable mechanic since my grandparents in the 70's. Oh, I'm 19, third generation of my family using him for general repairs.
If I was the mechanic and found that it was just a fuse I'd probably replace it for free and charge no diagnostic. Or maybe just charge for the fuse but nothing more, that's ridiculous.
No you wouldn’t because you’d be losing money, you can’t be successful doing work for free
J Bartels the truth is you can I mean you really can but you can’t make it a habit
Best thing to do is get recommendations on mechanics and go to the same mechanic. And with everything they did to these cars anyone should be able to check by them selfs. It’s not rocket science like I’m brain dead af and can do all the work on my car
nathan amundson yep same here just replaced the gearbox and fixed my steering shaft today it really isn’t
nathan amundson totally agree, and I’d avoid corporations as well try find a local guy with a smaller shop, do some research and build a trusting relationship with the right guy
4:56 Hearing him call a PCV valve a pollution circulation valve really pissed me off. Totally scamming
Yeah, when I heard that......I almost questioned my self.......Might as well been a PVC pipe....lolololol
Amazing , we called it a Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve .
Overpricing car repairs is the 100% reason why I have taught myself to work on my own car
This is exactly why I work on my own trucks . Hard to find honest mechanics
Pollution circulation valve is also wrong for pcv. Pcv is for Positive crankcase ventilation
Anthony Figueroa yupp
it vents gas built up in the crankcase from blowby...
Came here to see if anyone noticed this too.... What a jerk man.
The pcv valve is supposed too rattle 😒
"Pollution circulation valve".
Jesus tap-dancing Christ.
Positive crankshaft ventilation must be too hard to say 😂
@@Daltonckramer Crankcase* Ventilation. If your crankshaft is breathing we got problems.
@Mick Mastroianna Why do you have to say God's holy name in such a profane way like that? We will end up in hell for blaspheming His name like that.
@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 😂😂
Once I brought my TransAm to Firestone for a tune-up and asked them for the old spark plugs back. What they gave me was skinny Japanese plugs. Also brought a car to a gas station mechanic for a tune-up and he stated he adjusted the timing. I told him that the engine has a self adjusting timing. He didn't say anything. Yes, you have to know about your car before you get it repaired or checked. I usually do my own air filter change including the cabin filter and tell them not to touch them. Some dealers will up sell you for services you don't need.
these mechanics should be fired and disallowed to work as mechanics anymore, they should also receive jail time
No they shouldnt ger jail time omg wut do u do for work you bum welfare racist
@@tysonnugent9437 why he's racist?
Am really pissed after watching this video but mechanics why
Your a moron, work on your own shit!
I mean jail time because they tried to steal from you
Good job ladies👏👏👏👏
I learned how to fix all my own cars so my wife never has to deal with this garbage.
After 25 years I am changing mechanic shops. The front desk people try to cover for incompetent mechanics. They lie to my face . . . I have reversed their diagnostics a couple times, resulting in 'no charge' on my bill . . . the last straw was a tune-up with incompetent spark plug installation. One time I redid a $400 labor charge, changing the part in 20 minutes. Recently, the car was bucking and misfiring after a routine spark plug swap . . . they failed twice to correct, blaming broken plastic parts . . . I asked, 'Did you remember to use di-electric grease at the coil boots? A look of realization hit the service manager's eyes and he ran back to the shop. I think he helped the inexperienced mechanic remove the coil boots, check for di-electric grease, apply, and reinstall . . . the car works fine now. But, that is much of the problem; there is a shortage of experienced/trained techs. With hourly rates doubling to over $100/hr, this is concerning.
@@soulonice99 I found the premium parts for $360. Shop couldn't find them. Probably 3 - 4 hours labor. So, $800. Shop quoted $1400! I'll buy the parts and have a shop do the work, no warranty . . . I could do the job myself but I don't like doing heavy trucks . . . safer on a professional lift.
Purposely blowing a fuse and reinstalling it will mislead a repair technician. When a fuse blows, there's usually a problem that causes the fuse to blow. They do not blow on their own. Rarely do they fail internally as in a broken connection inside the fuse which is a different kind of failure. An intermittent problem can cause a fuse to blow. Intermittent problems can be very difficult to find. The fuse to my tail lights (and dash lights) kept blowing every few days (brake & turn signals are on a different fused circuit). Eventually found an intermittent short in the trailer wire connector. Replacing the fuse of course does not fix the root cause of the problem. Simply replacing a blown fuse will usually cause a repeat service call and a customer won't like that extra charge. In over 53 years of driving and doing most of my own maintenance on my own cars and working in electronics and electricity, I can't remember when a fuse failed on its own.
@MaKoGaMeR 2017 No, this isn't a house circuit breaker. They don't get weak and just blow from age. They are a sacrificial piece of metal to save the wiring from melting down and taking the car with it in a ball of flame. Yea, they blow because of an overloaded circuit (a problem!). Corrosion can ruin them but that's a whole other topic and if one fuse is corroded you likely have a full fuse block of them. The guy you are replying to probably isn't condoning what the video shows, but a blown fuse usually carries a deeper seated issue, one that may not be apparent right away and may be intermittent, and that's what he's trying to convey. It's slightly underhanded as a "plant" problem because that's not a typical issue, although that rolling into my shop would have been putting a new fuse in and saying "hey, it's working now but the fuse was blown and it may blow again if there IS an issue we find at the moment".. They would have been better off just cutting a wire and having them try to find and fix that.
@@Puckgrinder85 I agree on that point. Wipers aren't something that you want to be stuck somewhere without if the fuse does blow again.
Lol I know that guy wearing a maroon shirt. He use to work for pepboys by Newport mall jersey city.
@Enormous Dixahalv I don't think so she's not in the cocktail weenies.
i would say only 1/10 mechanics knows wtf they doing and of those guys only 1/2 are honest
+dank jr
Pretty darn close to the bulls eye!
You bring up a great point. I've noticed there are book smart techs, street smart techs ANDDDDD.... there are both. So yes its very hard to find one that knows what they are doing or hope they are doing it correctly.
I worked for a SHOP OWNER who was both incompetent AND a crook... I've seen him scam people out of their vehicle by telling them it had transmission problems and it's not worth the cost to fix, then offer to buy the car at scrap prices, then turn right around and sell it to a buddy of his for a hefty profit. and his shop is in a poor ish community , the people he rips off are hard working low paid struggling single parent trying to make ends meat kind of people... and the way he does it is just despicable , he smiles and tells people what a deal he's giving them and he cares about his community and he sweet talks them and chats it up with them in the office while his guys are in the shop changing parts that don't need changed, putting used parts on customers cars but charging them for new, he burned up a lady's transmission on purpose once to try to buy the car from her but she ended up forking over the cash for a reman unit which he had to make up a lie and tell her that the transmission somehow burned up get TAC module but In reality it had already been taken out of her car and sold to another customer for double the price of a new one.....I could go on and on and on for a long while about the things I've seen that guy do... and the compulsive lies he tells... he tells everybody he has over 90 automotive related certifications...I don't think he has one... he tells everybody he studied in Germany and worked for Porsche for years... he tells people his shop is the number one rated shop in the state... it's not even in the top five for the street is on.... he steals from his customers... he rips off and steals from his employees.... the slimeyest slimeball scum of the earth ya ever did see....a sociopath to fullest, I honestly think he believes himself when he calls himself a genius, and that his shop is the best in the state, and blah blah blah..... in the few months I was there I can't tell ya vhow many starters were replaced because of a fuse, how many radiators were replaced instead of just a hose clamp, how many brake jobs that didn't need done, how many transmissions , how many timing belts, water pumps, you name it if he could sell the job he would.... if the customer came in complaining of seeing a tiny bit of coolant puddle in their driveway that customer unknowingly just walked into a water pump timing belt job, or a radiator, or both when the problem probably wasn't even coolant in the first place but condensation from the AC..... if anybody wants to know where this shop is I'll gladly tell you so you can take the long way around it.
03041976001 He clearly said 5% are honest. 1 in 10 (10%) know what they are doing, and of that 10%, half (50%) are honest, or 5% of the whole.
@@TheCoatneyadkins Instead of only telling us on TH-cam (if we request it?!), why don't you advertise on billboards in this poor community you mention?
Granted you don't do the same thing, but your silence allows it to continue.
Also I can sort of see why he calls himself a genius, he is making a nice living ripping people off in an age where information is readily available online, not to mention the fact that his exploited employees don't open their mouths.
My local tyre place quoted my sister £50 for a suspension clip and then three weeks later when she had the cash another employee quoted her £90 for the same clip. Needless to say they're no longer my local tyre place and a mechanic I currently trust quoted her £35.
Pick up the phone and get quotes before you take your vehicle anywhere. Also get online and look up the cost of the parts and get a quote for fitting the part and another for supplying & fitting the part.
In the UK we have countless part suppliers, I imagine you have thousands more in the US.
I'm a crtified master mechanic for 20 years. Oil dry wasn't used on the air filter to appear dirty... They just removed the air filter using dirty gloves, pretty standard. The PCV valve usually just needs to be cleaned after 20 years, never replaced. My main concern is if this woman is a certified mechanic then why did she tell the mechanic to remove the dirt from her air filter? (When she was on the phone) 7:53
Great job! This needs more attention