The Self Employed Spanner Monkey
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EGR VALVE COMPLETELY BLOCKED! - DAF LF PART #1
I had previously taken a quick look at an EGR fault at one of my customers and found that the EGR valve was completely blocked! We needed to remove the EGR valve and other components and get them all cleaned. In this first part I get very wet while removing the EGR!
#truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #selfemployed #business #repair #work #milwaukee #milwaukeetools #soaking #wet #fypage #fypyoutube
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MAN TRUCK HORSE BOX NONE STARTER
Переглядів 2,3 тис.2 години тому
Today I had a bit of different one, a horse box! Now I usually don't like working on horse box vehicles as accessibility is usually terrible, but this one wasn't so bad. The owner had broken down on the motorway when her vehicle lost all power and wouldn't start and she needed to be recovered back to her yard. #truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #selfemployed #business #repair #work #fypage #fypyou...
MAIN DEALERS HAVE CRAZY PARTS PRICES!
Переглядів 1,7 тис.7 годин тому
I'm sorry for having a bit of a moan but it really annoys me how crazy the parts prices are at the main dealers. These two EGR gaskets have a slightly different shape but are roughly the same size, so why is it that one costs only £21 while the other costs £93? I just don't understand. #truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #selfemployed #business #repair #work #fypage #fypyoutube
MY TYPICAL AFTERNOON IN THE OFFICE
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Here I share with you a typical afternoon full of paperwork! This is the bit that nobody ever really gets to see and it can become quite tedious. I'm not lover of computers at all! But, if it doesn't get done, I don't get paid! #truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #selfemployed #business #repair #work #fypage #fypyoutube #office #officework #paperwork #boring #bored
FIXING MY MATES CAR - Alfa Romeo Mito None Starter
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This morning I got a phone call from my friend saying his car wouldn't start. I asked him to try a few things but nothing was working! I got to him later in the afternoon once I had finished my other jobs and I thought I had diagnosed it as a faulty starter motor as when I gave it a tap it started clicking. I returned the next day with a new starter motor and got it fit but it turned out to be ...
I'VE STARTED SMOKING AGAIN!!
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I'm feeling a bit naughty as I've started smoking again! I haven't smoked in 6 years but I regressed when on holiday. Now they are tasting too good and I'm getting worried! #truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #business #selfemployed #repair #work #naughty #guilty #feeling #fypage #fypyoutube
A FEW CHEEKY TRAILER DEFECTS
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While doing a trailer safety inspection I found a few defects that needing sorting. We had an external light switch that was full of sludge, rear access steps bent and seized and two shock absorber bolts loose! Quite a lot to pick up on a trailer that's only one year old! #trucking #truckrepair #hgv #mechanic #business #selfemployed #automobile #fypage
YOUTUBE PARTNER AFTER JUST 1 MONTH
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I honestly can't believe that after just one month since I uploaded my first video I have been accepted as a UA-cam partner!! A massive thank you to everyone who has watched, subscribed, liked and commented. It helps out the UA-cam algorithm massively to get my videos out to more like minded people. I will be continuing to grow my channel and post more and more content so stay tuned for more!
BRAKES LOCKED ON AND OVERHEATING!!
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Well I was hoping for a bit of a lay in after the breakdown last night but it was not meant to be. I had to be up early again to attend a breakdown for some brakes which had locked, overheated and melted all the grease out of the hub! I managed to get him sorted so he could drive it back to his yard and await further repairs. #truck #trucking #hgv #mechanic #selfemployed #business #repair #work...
LATE NIGHT BREAKDOWN!
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LATE NIGHT BREAKDOWN!
TSESM EP#3
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TSESM EP#3
DAMAGED SOCKET GOT ME CONFUSED!
Переглядів 1,7 тис.21 день тому
DAMAGED SOCKET GOT ME CONFUSED!
FUEL PIPE REPLACED AT ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CUSTOMERS!
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FUEL PIPE REPLACED AT ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CUSTOMERS!
I'VE BEEN REPORTED!!! FUEL TANK FIASCO *UPDATE*
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I'VE BEEN REPORTED!!! FUEL TANK FIASCO *UPDATE*
ENGINE BREATHER LEAKING OIL! DAF XF MX-11 Crank Case Ventilation Filter Replaced.
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ENGINE BREATHER LEAKING OIL! DAF XF MX-11 Crank Case Ventilation Filter Replaced.
TODAY I VISITED A FARM!
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TODAY I VISITED A FARM!
ECU HIGH VOLTAGE ISSUE. HALDEX Diagnosed and Replaced
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ECU HIGH VOLTAGE ISSUE. HALDEX Diagnosed and Replaced
MYSTERIOUS OIL LEAK. DAF Truck Leaking Oil.
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MYSTERIOUS OIL LEAK. DAF Truck Leaking Oil.
FUEL TANK FIASCO PART #1
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FUEL TANK FIASCO PART #1
WIPERS NOT PARKING!!! Faulty Wiper Motor??
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WIPERS NOT PARKING!!! Faulty Wiper Motor??
TSESM PART #2
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TSESM PART #2
TRAILER AIR LEAK??? Dodgy HALDEX Valve Repair!
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TRAILER AIR LEAK??? Dodgy HALDEX Valve Repair!
BRAKES LEAKING??!! Milwaukee Battery Problems!
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BRAKES LEAKING??!! Milwaukee Battery Problems!
DAF Truck Wiring Problem. Diagnose and Repair.
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DAF Truck Wiring Problem. Diagnose and Repair.
Trailer HALDEX Modulator Valve ECU Replaced and Reprogrammed
Переглядів 452Місяць тому
Trailer HALDEX Modulator Valve ECU Replaced and Reprogrammed
BANGING NOISE??!! VERY LUCKY!!! Loose Wheel Nuts.
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BANGING NOISE??!! VERY LUCKY!!! Loose Wheel Nuts.
HGV TRUCK CAB TILT
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HGV TRUCK CAB TILT
TSESM PART #1
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TSESM PART #1

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @lordtobe2774
    @lordtobe2774 4 години тому

    Do you ever wish you'd picked a different job.... years of DIY car repairs on driveway I feel your pain...

  •  5 годин тому

    Result!!, so I hope you charged them call out fee and minimum of 1 hour on site

  • @kapiwie3015
    @kapiwie3015 6 годин тому

    Great vid - as a general rule from DAF when the egr is that blocked it’s clean the egr cooler, we are lucky enough that trucks on contracts only need them removed and the company sends a refurb clean one in so all old bolts are always snapped inside.

  • @johntalbot4001
    @johntalbot4001 7 годин тому

    Love your videos. You explain things very well. I have no mechanical knowledge but I still find your work fascinating. Thankyou for taking time and effort to upload .

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 7 годин тому

    on the XF you can replace the motor seperately which is a pain to change as it is under the dash ..The LF with the Renault cab is a complete linkage ,,the CF is 28 years working on them are bullet proof well after Euro2 i have not seen any changed ..the XF i have seen and done loads

  • @TheSimonn1
    @TheSimonn1 7 годин тому

    Long time since I've seen one off those grease guns 😮😅

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 9 годин тому

    Thats a new hub as well ...Heard a banging and suprisingly kept going ..Yes someone as you say either never torqued the wheel or it was not retorqued ..whos fault it is i don't know ,But if the wheel did come off ,i would say driver at fault as he never pulled over when he heard the bang,surely he should have felt something through the steering ..So multiple failings and at the end of the day driver to blame if it fell off ,Afterall he did his checks ? lol

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 8 годин тому

      Exactly mate, end of the day the buck stops with the driver. He felt and heard a banging while driving on the motorway and didn’t think to stop!

  • @steve-Eyre
    @steve-Eyre 10 годин тому

    Great POV video mate were all right there with ya just alot dryer 😂 looking forward to part 2.

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 10 годин тому

      It was a lot dryer in the part 2 video trust me 😂 it should be ready for Monday/Tuesday. I got that clutch fit today as well so that video should be ready for next week 👍

    • @steve-Eyre
      @steve-Eyre 10 годин тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey I'm looking forward to the clutch video buddy I've fitted many clutch's but never done one on a HGV so it'll be interesting to see the mechanical differences & engineering design 🤝

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 10 годин тому

      @@steve-Eyrethey aren’t fun when your doing it on your back without a lift or a pit! 😅

    • @steve-Eyre
      @steve-Eyre 9 годин тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey I know mate I'm 46 now my lift was a gift to me for all the years spent struggling on the floor 🤣

  • @dafman3370
    @dafman3370 15 годин тому

    That pipe you bent out the way at the back of the cooler that goes into the exhaust manifold blocks up aswel

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 9 годин тому

      That’s good to know! I did a training course at DAF about 6 years or so ago for the EGR recall and they never mentioned that… I’ll double check that on my return 👍

  • @Drone-Professional
    @Drone-Professional 16 годин тому

    How can people be so stupid 😂😂 better for you tho pal 👍

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 15 годин тому

      I’ve had a few of these kind of jobs before and I love it! I feel for the driver though 😂

    • @steve-Eyre
      @steve-Eyre 10 годин тому

      I got stopped by a traffic management flat bed driver the other week & he couldn't fold his tail lift away he never saw the lever to be fair he felt silly & the vehicle was new to him. but it was pitch black & early hrs of the morning bless him.

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 10 годин тому

      @@steve-Eyre easy done when you are not familiar with the vehicle or equipment

  • @SillySausage-mq3so
    @SillySausage-mq3so 19 годин тому

    Just make your own gaskets, much cheaper and even make them better.

  • @CainecoolcainecoolStinson
    @CainecoolcainecoolStinson День тому

    I have worked on a horse box once or twice but never on engine though. Always wondered if you could tilt the cab on them (i know it sounds daft)😂

  • @user-rq1cv2kp4g
    @user-rq1cv2kp4g День тому

    Nice vid sorry to Say be careful with the Nappa parts.....they are not good parts... Trouble will be on the way I promise you. Great vid though bud

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey День тому

      Yh I’ve learnt the hard way, in the end my supplier swapped for a different make 👍

    • @user-rq1cv2kp4g
      @user-rq1cv2kp4g День тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey Yes mate total shite. Had nothing but trouble with them to be honest. Makes us look like bad techs when we are not and nowt worse than doing twice

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 День тому

    I am on my 3rd MITO and the earths on any FIAT ALFA are well known for Earth cable issues and that includes all the vans I think there may be 3 earth straps and they all cause chaos

  • @Drone-Professional
    @Drone-Professional День тому

    Not a lot of fun doing horse box’s no space to do anything with them I don’t think anything was wrong with the battery’s it was the alternator what was the problem the batteries are expensive now man you could of save her money 😂😂

  •  День тому

    Ah yes the good old dobin chariot, most owners of such vehicles usually argue the cost of EVERYTHING to do with truck but will spend unlimited amounts on the 4 legged cargo

  • @Drone-Professional
    @Drone-Professional День тому

    I did that a long time ago it was fun why don’t you give it a try one day 😂😂

  • @andrewmayfield2313
    @andrewmayfield2313 День тому

    The green fire engines are known as green goddesses and the nineteen forties to sixties

  • @landroverlandyman
    @landroverlandyman День тому

    My god mate you and the struggler need a medal . They don’t make it easy for you lads .

  • @Mike-co1hy
    @Mike-co1hy День тому

    Hi Arran BUBBLESS2004 is right they are known as GREEN GODDES But they where built from 1953 to 56 for the army And used in later years 97 and 2002 firefighters strikes they were two wheel drive or four-wheel-drive depending on their use requirement. Regards, Flipper.

  • @BUBBLESS2004
    @BUBBLESS2004 День тому

    These are Green Goddesses... I think the are 1950..s civil defence vechicles, last time these were used in firemans strike in 2010 .. ish.. no odb2...🤣 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Goddess

  • @jetamotorsport8045
    @jetamotorsport8045 День тому

    Wouldn't fit nappa parts mate . quality is rubbish will have issues with in 3 months.

  • @steve-Eyre
    @steve-Eyre День тому

    Morning Arran. Your so close too 1k subs 👌 monatised soon Geez 💪👍🤝

  • @steve-Eyre
    @steve-Eyre 2 дні тому

    A wing & a prayer 😂

  • @IloveMK
    @IloveMK 2 дні тому

    Hey mate, have you tried putting the part numbers into Google? You may be surprised at the results.

  • @paulbragg7618
    @paulbragg7618 2 дні тому

    I always re-aneal metal gaskets, takes 1 minute

  • @miguelfernandez2325
    @miguelfernandez2325 2 дні тому

    LMAO. Seems that america and uk dealers are doing the same thing to their customers. I'm not surprised.

  • @johnp6636
    @johnp6636 2 дні тому

    Mitsubishi want £700 for a suction control valve on a Mitsubishi outlander yet you can get one from Milner 4x4 for £90 and turns up in a Mitsubishi box

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 2 дні тому

      That’s ridiculous!

    • @johnp6636
      @johnp6636 2 дні тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey I work for a Mitsubishi dealer and the parts prices for Mitsubishi have gone crazy 💰💰💰

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 2 дні тому

    I do love it when called a robbing bastard ,as if i get the money lol The best being when people phone up for free advice whilst insulting us .Our place does not have an issue giving free advice or even lending out special tools free of charge ,but only to civilised customers

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 2 дні тому

      It’s not the sales people or staff that work at the different main dealers, it’s the manufacturers themselves, in this case DAF that are robbing bastards. I have a really good relationship with the lads in the parts department there and even they know that the prices take the piss sometimes 😂

  • @norb0254
    @norb0254 2 дні тому

    You are not stuck with DAF for those parts .Those are parts for the cummins engine ,so anyone who uses that engine ie Iveco will have them

  • @markrhoden68
    @markrhoden68 2 дні тому

    Trade agreements with foreign countries have all changed so the price we might have paid a few years ago simply isn't there any longer. I believe something changed with regard our relationship with the EU a few years ago and that hasn't helped the common people

  • @steve-Eyre
    @steve-Eyre 2 дні тому

    Our Guess is as good as yours mate. It's like they throw a raffle book up in the air and see which number lands & then say that's what we'll charge 😂

  • @Ronick-Q-46
    @Ronick-Q-46 2 дні тому

    Packed it up nearly 60 years ago, never touched one scene, would probably be dead if I hadn't.

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 2 дні тому

      I’m going through a bit of a dip at the minute I’m not going to lie. I’ve got a 10k run in a few weeks so I’m not sure how that’s going to go 😂

    • @Ronick-Q-46
      @Ronick-Q-46 2 дні тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey Hopefully you can get back on track, no pun intended.😜

  • @jamesherrick4927
    @jamesherrick4927 2 дні тому

    That's the first part iv seen of DAF main stealers thats less than £1000 lol😂.

  • @brydenpoole6916
    @brydenpoole6916 2 дні тому

    There not called dealers there called stealers i bet there the most brought gaskets

  • @yasirmoses1065
    @yasirmoses1065 2 дні тому

    “proper robbing bastards “” lol

  • @Ronick-Q-46
    @Ronick-Q-46 2 дні тому

    Where are the Daf parts made, as we know nearly everything is made in China.

  • @gc19901
    @gc19901 2 дні тому

    egr blanks are way cheaper

  • @Drone-Professional
    @Drone-Professional 3 дні тому

    That’s a Disgrace bro how can they charge That much

  •  3 дні тому

    Aye baws to that, when I was an apprentice we always had gasket material in all our service vans, we got it from Klinger in Grangemouth, no danger our place would have spent that on run of mill gaskets, we would make them

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 3 дні тому

      I got trained to use gasket paper when I was doing my training but I’m not sure what it would be like with exhaust gases as these are for the EGR

    •  3 дні тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey aye the klinger stuff is exhausting gasket material, so it would do it no bother, on the other side of coin I’ve used filter boxes before for standard gaskets…… not that I’m rough or anything but when your arse is to the wall you need to be resourceful 😂

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 3 дні тому

      I’ve been there. Done a couple of cheeky bush fixes while I was in the army just using whatever we had to get us back.

    •  3 дні тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey shims made out of irn bru cans was one I done too😂😂, then got shouted at from gaffer for not taking shims with me 🙄

  • @Boothy06
    @Boothy06 3 дні тому

    Try James hart Chorley 4 ur daf parts I get them gaskets form them miles cheaper than daf

  • @Boothy06
    @Boothy06 3 дні тому

    Try James hart Chorley 4 ur daf parts I get them gaskets form them miles cheaper than daf

  • @marktucker208
    @marktucker208 3 дні тому

    Im guessing that the dealers add costs to parts that they know you HAVE to buy because they are in short supply and they can make a mint.

  • @gregshearer423
    @gregshearer423 3 дні тому

    We got sent a choice of calipers for an Isuzu pickup twin pit caliper pretty standard one was just over 100 pound the other was 700 pound thankfully it was the 100 pound one we needed 😂

  • @BenEyah
    @BenEyah 3 дні тому

    I’d have said a few quid difference but it’s like Ford, went to them for injector seals for the rocker cover and they said £50 plus vat each but seen on one of the pages someone said go to Citroen or Peugeot and they’re less than £8 each all in for exactly the same part just a different number from another dealer

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 3 дні тому

      It’s crazy what they get away with!

    • @BenEyah
      @BenEyah 2 дні тому

      @@TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey what I try do when faced with shitty pricing like that is find the dimensions and get one from something different but same dimensions. Although sometimes surprisingly the dealer has been cheaper like abs rings and hub seal, if I remember correctly they were £50 for the seal aftermarket and £30 each for the rings, tried Ford and it was like £76 for the seal and 2 rings although they made me laugh for u bolts for the rear springs, again £60 each and you need 4, tried a local place who said £50 for them so got them but went to pick them up from the parts place as they didn’t have them in and it was literally next door to Ford where we just were. If you come out the parts department door and look left, you can see the roof of FPS over the trees

  • @trevormansfield6495
    @trevormansfield6495 3 дні тому

    I work on cars and vans so I’m used to sky high parts prices , but those gaskets are a fucking joke………

  • @liamdubery5862
    @liamdubery5862 3 дні тому

    Get in Arran glad it's all going well mate the videos are great

    • @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey
      @TheSelfEmployedSpannerMonkey 3 дні тому

      Thanks Liam! You’re an absolute legend for joining as a member! Thanks buddy I really appreciate it ☺️

    • @liamdubery5862
      @liamdubery5862 3 дні тому

      No worrys pal good to see you doing well

  • @marktucker208
    @marktucker208 3 дні тому

    Always looks so terrifying

  • @darenliddle4411
    @darenliddle4411 3 дні тому

    so it wasnt the starter then

  • @smoggy883
    @smoggy883 3 дні тому

    Hi mate, don’t let the negativity get to you easier said than done I know, just keep doing what your doing because your doing great keep it up lad!! Great content!!