GOOD QUALITY PARTS GONE BAD! | SAVING MY CUSTOMER 12 HOURS WORTH OF LABOUR | Life of Mobile Mechanic
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Finally starting to see some sun.
Today’s job we have a 2012 Toyota Auris in for a Valvematic replacement. Customer states that the vehicle struggles to accelerate, and even worse when going up hill. Now, to replace Toyota’s Valvematic on their 1.8 and 1.6 Petrol engine, the valvetrain needs to be removed. We found a way to save my customer some £££ so stick around to find out.
The next job is probably the most annoying but unavoidable to everyone in the trade. Any other mechs noticing this declined of parts quality, or is it just me being unlucky af?
Finally, a meant to be ‘the usual’ Camblet replacement on a VW Gold 2.0TDI / 1.6 TDI however, in this day I struggled for whatever reason. Watch the video and find out!
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TIP- for stuck rocker gasket - as you prize the cover ,shock it with a small hammer lightly tapping the cover.
Will keep this in mind!
Works every time the slight shock breaks the bond
It's the same for all of us mechanics no matter how much you checked the timing marks tensioner ect that first start always makes your butt pucker
Very expensive repair for us otherwise 😂. Have to check it at least 8x to make sure that metallic contact ain’t there 😂
I still feel sick every time I do a belt or chain before I start it. No matter how many times I’ve done them or checked still feel physically sick😂
Sweaty palms hahaha!
Lucas is just a name now. Chinese made yet again. Worked in the aftermarket for 20 years and parts quality got so bad.
Grande Puntos of the same vintage have the same alternator issue. Rain water directed through the scuttle panel falls straight onto the alternator instead of being routed to the ground. Excellent design 👍🏼
That’s interesting that! So it really may be the reason why then!
They did the same many years ago with the Fiat Ducato camper vans, the scuttle would drain directly over the gearbox breather. Another fantastic design :o)
@@ggj666 That's for when your gearbox oil needs topping up with more lubricant ;-)
@@themarvelousvlogOld lady neighbour had her BMW serviced every year. I just removed years of moss and crap from the scuttle panel.
Dealers are often useless. Didn’t even check and advise.
Saving you and the customer "time" but most importantly Money....goood work
Thank you!
Keep up the good job. I am from across the pond now but we share the same motherland. Just found your channel.and been watching as much as I can. I recently started working on my cars. It gives me a lot of satisfaction and savings. MABUHAY!
Love you guys, John Trying not to throw up was hilarious. 😂
It must’ve been musty as f 😂😂😂
Great start to the week watching you guys doing such great work for your customers. Learning so much!
Thank you! More coming this week
Just found your videos a week or so ago, they are so informative and so funny, I'm binge watching, John is a scream, he doesn't have to speak, just his eyes and facial expressions say it all.. well done lads.
Put a vise grips on that pin, hook a slide hammer onto the vise grips. Bang bing bosh.
"Never pry on the mating surface"...continues to pry on the mating surface 😭😅👍... I always take oil cap off and pull there and tap with a rubber mallet to break the seal and work it loose but we are all different and I'm no full time mechanic by trade only work on projects at the weekend. All the best
Best to fit OEM parts when it comes to big jobs like this at least u don’t have to come back n so it free
Great videos as always lads , keep the spirit going ❤
I am swaying to that now to be honest… even service parts…
Here and excited again ready to watch !!!
Thank you!!!
@@themarvelousvlog warrenty work is a pain . Do you ever have success claiming fitting time back ?
@daihatsudave6332 always mate but annoying how you have to pay for the replacement part before you can claim. It will be refunded to you later + the labour 🙄
@@themarvelousvlog iv been lucky . Only a smart 42 alternator . My van starter and a citreon luk clutch kit warenty jobs . Great video . Good details for mechanics and owners . Carry on the good work
@daihatsudave6332 thank you mate 🫡
Another fabby job. You guys are great at what you do. very entertaining.
just yesterday I saw another mobile mechanic TH-camr (also in SE England), I think it was Kerbside Mobile Mechanic - complaining about a defective parts (at least one was from Lucas) and having to go back and do warranty repairs
I’m in a group chat with other mechanic/mobile mechanic lads and we’ve all noticed that with Lucas/LUK/Dayco and many others that their quality is on a downhill… a shame really…
@@themarvelousvlogif the big names are suffering from quality issues it's bad news, what cambelt kits do you recommend, used to always be gates but heard a few issues them cheaping out on bearings in the kit, do you have experience of INA belts kits? Schaeffler group brand
When I started in the motor trade 'Lucas' was a household name and a go-to replacement for all the car electrical work. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case as it's a 'made in China' issue.. That aside, it looks like on the Panda there is a rain drainage issue that's causing the problem.. Dear me, you'd have thought they would be getting these basic designs flaws sorted by now.
Young man. Avoid back issues and jack the car up. About the pin. Put a cloth under it.
ive been having problems myself with lucas alternators,mines a diesel van so has the brake vac pump on the back which kept leaking,finally found a genuine ford one and its been fine,lucas isnt the same as it use to be
Totally agree mate. I feel like I’m gunna give some other brand a chance. WAI and RTX is a definite no no no and it seems like Lucas is going up that list too
Kerbside had same issue - Lucas alternator probably from euros failed straight away. Maybe both unlucky or a common theme? Who knows!
Good work chaps - that valvetronic/servotronic gizmo shortcut was great! Can’t believe job time is 12 hours head off etc - shocking! Well done for the short cut though!
Tell me about it! After-market is on a downhill from the looks of it.
There’s another TH-camr who’s done it, some Raul guy I believe
Love the content mate (Top Shelf), watching from the USA, and Just bought the TopScan OBD2 Scanner Bluetooth you mentioned in one ur videos!
I Fitted an Elstock alternator from GSF a couple of years ago and have had no problems with it. Otherwise I normally go for Bosch.
Elstock and Lucas comes from the same factory, as far as I’ve been told anyway…
Bosch/Delphi/AE is definitely a go to for me at the moment… I’m even considering Starline 😂😂😂
@@themarvelousvlog there’s also a guy on the North Circular near Hanger Lane who rebuilds alternators and starters, Google Sahib’s Auto Electric if you’re interested
Getting the engine warm before removing the valve cover would've been a good idea?
Hey bro you need to look after your health first . Be careful with your back. I had a mechanic friend who did this kind of work and had to retire early due to back pain. Ended up on benefits.
I love your honesty and the way you work, but unfortunately I live in the Manchester/ Bolton area it’s a bit too far to call you out, keep up the great work
Once we go on tour, we will let people know!
let me know when you're in newcastle, i need timing belt done ;)@@themarvelousvlog
Wait till you you try NAPA Alternators, on the 4th one on my passat in 3 months...
I recently had to buy a part from Honda just for the gaskets inside the part because Honda won’t sell the gasket’s alone. $338 US dollars. Apparently aftermarket gaskets suck and won’t work for very long. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
12-15 hours for that valvematic 🤣 yeah I'm sure toyota will charge that and then do it in 2 hours. It's such a common failure on the 1.8 and people tend to supply their own when they want a replacement and they've bought a used one on ebay for £200 and you know it's going to fail immediately.
It’s weird how that’s a ‘15hr’ job. Looks fairly straightforward 😅
They bought a genuine Toyota part from an eBay seller for £800. I rang the same company to ask if they had a gasket they said no. I also asked how much it cost for a new valvematic and they said £200 + VAT 💀
Good job lad’s💪💪💪
Thank you! Another one coming!
Even Japanese vets going out wrong I have owed a few cars of different makes but the most reliable of the all was the car my father bought new in 1975 a Wartburg with 1 litre two stroke engine he gave it to me when is eyesight started to fall I owed I for a few years in took it to 120.000 miles in that time it only needs tyres and brakes and one dynamo it was still running on the same set of points the price of fuel was going up like to day the car was not very economical especially with having to put two stroke oil in the tank with the petrol but I wish I had the car now it was very smooth and lots of room it had the biggest boot I have had on a car 😊
You should try and find someone local who refurbish alternators i had mine go last year and was so cheap compared to replacing it even with money back for the old one plus they had in done in less than a few hours might be worth looking into
You know what, I will keep this in mind. Likely that it will be more reliable too as not produced in numbers. Thank you!
Lucas alternators are absolute garbage mate, bottom of the barrel quality. Brilliant work as always lads 🙌🙌
They WERE brilliant… I’m not entirely sure what’s going on here 😅
Thank you!
Best to use bosch
Lived in China 12 years. Chinese family. Anything built in China is suspect, sorry to say.
I strip down these Toyota 1/2zr valvematics occasionally in the factory, watching you try to get the valvecover off was funny I always forget a bolt even after doing 20-30 of them 😂
It’s the dowel at the front that god so seized. Annoying af 😂
@@themarvelousvlog yeah there 2 locationig dowels on them, both aluminium obviously so I can see why they'd get seized 😂
Re lucas, alot of their parts now made in China along with Valeo. Also seen the quality go down
Valeo quality dropped?
Il be honest with you my friend I've been doing this for over 20 years now since I left school and I love your videos . I watch them daily but a thing that keeps recurring in your videos is the faulty and unreliable parts . I had the same issue at the start whilst using euro car parts . When it comes to it and you get sick of doing warranty jobs youl understand and wish you used a more premium brand . I know the customer can ask you to fit parts from there but just don't warranty your labour when fitting them . There are certain things that are OK from there but only knowledge and knowing which things over time can save you allot of time and headache 😊 keep up the good work hope this helps u in some way
Thank you mate. Really do appreciate your support!
I am actually starting to sway away from ECP and just start using Genuine parts whenever possible. Just annoying that you find some parts to have already been used, or quality is just bad. Annoying really /:
@themarvelousvlog just explain to the customer that you dont warranty the cheap parts from euro car parts due to the amount of failing parts in the past and don't warranty your labour you fit on customers parts unless genuine . People think that you are trying to upsell them sometimes but as you and i both know it doesnt matter if the part is 200 pound or 2000 pound we make the same money on both . Im just in proscess of a full service on a little ford fiesta nice little start to today .
Im learning heaps here...New parts failing ..Where is the world heading?
When i was at VW we had "a lot" of those 2.0 TDI come in with blown engines, cuz of the belt .. so please dont follow the manufactures, get em changed earlier we had a few which barely had 100k km (iirc) and it was blown
They’re usually Round 20k miles off including oil interval; they over estimate it. I feel like their tests are for ‘best case scenario’
@@themarvelousvlog how do you guys change the timing belt? Do you loosen the camshaft and fuel pump wheels or just fit new belt with no top roller on without loosening the gears?
@martinkurwa1989 I loosen the gears up. Easier to put the belt in that way. Just gotta make sure that both are locked though
@@themarvelousvlog I have done three belts now and manage to get the belts on without loosening the gears. Is it worth changing the studs as well?
@martinkurwa1989 how did you manage to do that? It’s always a struggle putting the belts in!
If the kit comes with the stud, replace the stud; if no then don’t worry. I also find that those studs like to break when torquing them in. Something weird like 20nm + 180 degree.. (I can’t remember) 😂
10:29 Good timing as he was bent over the front of the car 😂😂😂😂
It’s a no no for me 😂
@@themarvelousvlog PMSL 😂😂😂
In Ireland would trade old in Toyota but pass car some else they not want quarantine warranty's old car the trouble bother hassle come back
Of late, many people are reporting that Lucas parts are utter 5h1t.
Toyota time for valvematic control is about 1hr, not sure where autodata gets 15 from? Instructions show pretty much what you did, but turn engine over until cams are in a certain position and you can get the pin out with a magnet
It was showing timing chain off, head off and all sorts. I’m not sure to be honest…
@@themarvelousvlog neither.. a pretty common fault on those zr engines , the new part is modified so probably won't fail again
Nice work lads.
That diagnostic tool doesn’t come cheap £7.5k ?
You guys are a howl. Nice work.
Mechanics gone rouge 😂
Prince of darkness. Lucus
Well, never using them again 😂
Hey Marv bro hope you are good, I'm still looking for some help with the 1936 Model T in Dublin 😂🤣👍
Blimey! One day hahaha!
Why do some mechanics say it's important to use the right antifreeze to me they all do the same thing and a nothing thing is I have a 2014 elite insignia 2.0 CDTI my car has drank 5L off antifreeze over the winter why is that
Same here getting shafted by after market shite it's only going to get worse too😂
It’s a lose lose situation with the trade at the moment. Pay after-market get loads of warranty work; pay expensive with dealership parts, lose work as no one would wanna pay expensive parts.
I don’t know how to go from here 😂
@themarvelousvlog we need a different trade hahaha tescos
@@kellytaylor3134 agree mate 😂
That time saver - bet some garages do it that way but charge the 12 hours labour.
I hope not!
Try to avoid Lukas alternator mate, wasting your precious time! Jon unveil his hidden talent...I remember the NBA superstar Dennis Rodman, when I saw Jon 😀..
Everyone says that. He does look like him too 😂
enjoyed esp. alternator water shower. don't accept lower back pain. each morning 10mins exercise. eg on your back. towel under lumbar, cycling motion x 50. strenghten muscles supporting spine. swimming or yoga. after 10 days phaps come back and tell me it worked :-)
Like your videos pls advice me I have Audi A4 b8 petrol cold start misfire I have changed spark plugs
And coils whats wrong works fine only morning cold misfire
Enjoyed that
Alright mate, what diagnostic scanner do you use and much does it cost? I've just bought a foxwell NT809BT and I don't think it's as good as yours for checking history of the cars issues or individual components like all the sensors etc to see if they're operating fine, or it does do it but I just don't know how to use it yet! Lol. Do you know of my scanner and is it any good? I want it for my new business buying and selling cars. Cheers
Mine is the MS919 which is pretty comprehensive as it does pretty much everything. Note to say that there is no such thing as a perfect scanner!
12 hours 😂😂😂The book time for these is about 1.8 hours, i have done about 6 of them. You have to put the camshaft in a certain position the pin comes out😂😂😂
Sorry I was wrong it's not 1.8 hours but 0.8 hours warranty time 😂
Oofff I don’t deny it 😂. Just ridiculous how workshop data is showing 12-15 💀
but what has broken on the shcitroen this week?? no video updates on it.
Nothing just yet but I will be changing the turbo next week ish 😂
@@themarvelousvlog Get an Iveco 3.5t. The old ones from a decade+ ago used to go on the bodywork but good drivetrain, albeit a bit 'rough n ready' to drive. The newer ones over the last 5 years or so are much improved and I was surprised how decent it was when I drove one for a couple of weeks. Finding one that isn't ratty cosmetically will be a challenge but if you do, they are strong mechanically. Just put a tank of premium diesel through it every 3 or 4 fills to keep the injectors, EGR and DPF clean.. Forget the Sprinters, they seem to have gone to sh it over the past 5 years or so and throw up the same sort of bills as the Fiat- family - they are only selling because of their old reputation but owners are quickly wising up.
Where are u boys based
I have problem with a car, with the car not moving at all on reverse gear. Checked the transmission, dirty and a lot of metal contaminants. Replaced ATF fluid, filter and everything. Still the car doesn’t move in reverse with no fault codes. I’m assuming it needs a transmission replacement ? Any advice ??
sounds like the teeth on the reverse gear are gone
@@simonbaker3085 so we replace the whole transmission ?
Replace or get it refurbished for sure. What car is it?
@@themarvelousvlog Toyota Corolla 2009
@@kuengyal23 will need to be diagnosed does properly as it could be also be the actuator
13:30 what does a pirate say?
Do you operate outside of London as well? Ie.Essex
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Sounds like the exhaust is hanging off ?
For which job?
Lucas name was bought years ago your actually getting cheap Chinese crap with a sticker on it ,shiny silver looking aluminium big giveaway ,just like you've fitted 😂..had my own business repairing and reconditioning alt and starters that crap killed the trade .buyer beware
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£800 pounds what a con
Even worse he got scammed by the seller 😭
@@themarvelousvlog You are very honest and a breath of Fresh Air so many con artists in the motor industry makes a change to see two honest mobile mechanics, well done to you .
Yeah euro 👎
Tbf it’s all motor factors. I feel like just going all genuine
Who’s watching in 2027?
cowboy
why you say that i haven’t seen them cow boy anything ?
Everyone’s a cowboy but I wonder what made you say that 🤔
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