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That’s just an assumption. I see many different types of customers with many different vehicles not everyone who drives a Mercedes is rich.

It seems like there’s a lot of cheaply made parts going around these days.

Possibly Chinese

Good to hear you have a good unit there!

You're right, they probably just replace the motor!

You got that right!

I’ve seen a lot of bad design like this lately.

@@TheEnthusiastMechanic Very sad state of engineering and design. It seems to be getting worse.

I agree, I’ve never had a problem with any of those engines

@@pepeshopping I can accurately say limp was activated because it had a computer set default on there that I picked up with my scanner, which is indicative of limp mode. No, I wasn’t gonna try to take the car up to maximum miles per hour without steering unfortunately, that’s not how I do things

@@adalbertobarrera4130 to answer your questions if you have the AFM/DFM lifters yes it can still possibly fail. There have been many documented cases where people have the disabler and they still have a failure. As far as what you should do about it or with it, I can’t really answer that question everybody has different things going on. I cannot tell you to disable the system, although that would be a good thing for the engine to completely remove that junk from it. That’s something you’re gonna have to think about it and see what works for you as far as your finances and lifestyle.

Yeah I mean if getting rid of all that junk can save my engine in the near future I would consider doing it. Just depends how much it would cost to do the job. Like I said right now it runs great with no issues. I do my oil changes every 5k. Thanks again

Just change your often. I have a 2016 Yukon Denali with 180,000 miles with no problem. Yours (and my) Yukon have a L86. The L87 is the one that this video is about. The oil pumps and oiling systems are diffeent between the L86 and L87. Don't let videos like this scare you in thinking you have a problem. This investigation has nothing to do with AFM/DFM. The L87s are experiencing rod failures at the crank. There have been 39 complaints out of 870,000.

@@donp.8172 that is super pricey, but sunroof always cost quite a bit more than regular glass

@@falcorthewonderdog2758 😂😂😂😂… of course what do I know about these? I only have two service them and replace them. I guess I’m not qualified to talk about them because I’m only a mechanic. It’s not like it’s a part of my job or anything right?😂

No. Most people don't understand the relationship between manufacturers and their dealers. They hate each other. The dealerships and techs make good money doing warranty repairs and recalls, and the manufacturer looses their shirts paying the dealers to do all this work. They may not act like it, but the last thing the manufacturer wants you to do is take your car to the dealer. Only 2 things can happen. If its a warranty job, they loose money. If its a customer pay job, the sale is between the customer and the dealer. They may sell some parts on customer pay jobs, but not always. Once the warranty is up, the dealer can buy parts from places like NAPA or Auto Zone.

@@052RC then this enforcement to sell cars through dealership need to stop. Unless there will be more problems with direct sales.

I agree with you with most of what you said, but there are a few things that I don’t. Sometimes you can’t just copy the old data from one part and rewrite it to the other. Sometimes you do have to initialize it completely separately. I’ve ran into this a few times. It’s not always a copy paste type of scenario. As far as it being easy to keep up-to-date with technology on modern cars, I can see that if you work in a dealership on only one particular brand, it may be easy because the dealership will provide you all of the software and hardware that you need for all these electronic systems. As far as working in an independent repair shop, it’s hard to keep up with software and scanners. You can’t just buy an expensive scanner every couple months because a car requires it. Aftermarket shops don’t really spend money on something they’re gonna use once they’ll just refer that out to a dealership so we have to justify using that item more than one time or a few times to make our money back on it in order to be able to invest into it at least that’s how I do things around here.

For the past few years, I have seen a lot of people holding onto their older vehicles and dumping a lot of money into them to make them like brand new for that very same reason if you have something older that’s dependable and you’re not sick and tired of driving it I always tell people if it’s worth it and cheaper invest in fixing or rebuilding that vehicle and then you’ll have a solid vehicle on the road.

Similar thing is starting to happen in automotive. I know the electronics business is even more complicated, especially when they don’t wanna share any information cause they never want you to crack it open or repair anything inside of the console

With cars, its not as bad as you think. They can't stop you from working on your car. If you mess something up it probably won't be covered under warranty, but you can work on it. Also, all the information needed to work on a vehicle has to be available to the aftermarket. If you go to your local Ford dealer and buy the workshop manual and book of wiring diagrams for your F150, you have what I have. The real problem is the aftermarket techs are not keeping up with the new systems. Its not that they're being denied access to anything. They just don't know how to work on new cars. Right now, its really bad because there's been so much change in recent years. Eventually, the aftermarket should catch up. Until that happens, if you're working as an auto tech, its in your best interest to work for a dealership. I see all these younger techs waste a fortune at trade schools like UTI, and when they get out, they're barely qualified to be lube techs. When you work for a dealer, they pay you to go to factory training. Every expense is paid. You get paid your hourly rate while you sit in class. The sad part is, the average person has no idea they can get all this. If you get an entry level, hourly rate job at a dealer changing oil and cleaning up, all you have to do is show them you're a good employee and have potential. You'll first get setup with internet classes for the brand you work on. Get those classes done in a timely manner, and you'll get sent to factory training.

Get it right! The lights did not fail. It was the module bringing the CAN network down! Bad design due to cost savings, but very different issue.

@@pepeshopping I would say water intrusion into the tail light assembly constitutes a failure which allows water to get into places that it shouldn't. So the lights did fail to cause at a minimum corrosion damage and at worst damage to modules such as the side obstacle radar. So what I said is right. ua-cam.com/video/MUkFsuilVD0/v-deo.html

@@052RC That's a big negative. When you have to code modules parts so that other devices can communicate to it for proper operation, it limits ones ability to do work on said vehicle. While The Enthusiast Mechanic was able to code all the necessary modules to get that steering rack to work, there are other systems that are dealer only for coding. The Enthusiast Mechanic eluded to this along with another very good UA-cam mechanic, Ivan of Pine Hollow Diagnostics. There were some jobs that he flat out said it's a dealer only job. So it's not about independent/non dealer techs not keeping up. Also, service manuals are getting harder to come by. I can't get any service manuals for my 2019 Toyota C-HR. I have to pay into a subscription service to gain access to them. You no longer have the option to buy the service manuals in hard copy or on CD. Even when you have a service manual on CD, that doesn't guarantee anything. I have two BMW motorcycles: a 2016 C650 Sport and a 2022 S1000RR. I was able to buy the service manual for the C650 from my dealer but couldn't for the S1000RR. At the time I bought the RR, BMW just changed their policy for selling service manuals....to not sell them to the general public any more. I managed to buy a used one from someone that the activation code still allowed another installation. Well, I thought I was set until BMW also shut down the update servers where the software for these service manuals would pull down updates to the technical literature. Tesla for the longest time withheld service manuals until Massachusetts passed a law requiring them to make the information available. But that still didn't get you all of the way. Parts are another issue and Tesla the last time I checked won't sell you all the parts available to the dealer. Back to the electronics, I'm still fortunate that the vehicles I own can still be worked on with the scan tools I have. For my vehicles I use a Thinktool Pros running Launch software and for my BMW motorcycles, I'm using a GS911. It's only a matter of time before more manufacturers make it harder to work on electrical components due to them being locked via encryption.

@@sovereignmountain3727 I’m glad my video could help you out

You are a lucky one.

That’s crazy at my shop that’s about 6-7 hundred with parts

It’s crazy how a complicated transmission can cost as much as a steering gear

I think one of those trucks needs a transmission

They’ve had problems with transfer cases and rear ends on those