An EVAP Leak 2 Other Shops Couldn't Find
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video I have a look at a customers 2016 Chevy 1500 5.3 that has a customer complaint of an EVAP leak. All of us in the rust belt are pretty familiar with these rot box Chevy's and their EVAP leaks so I was pretty surprised when the customer told me he had it at two shops and they both told him there was NO LEAK! Needless to say I was disappointed after recording this one to find out Hellen Keller could have found this one.
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Sorry, but I have to start pinning this until I learn how to speak clearly again. I am not having a stroke nor do I have bell’s palsy, a brain tumor or MS. I do not have ALS or a migraine. Please stop calling my shop to notify me or Mrs.O that I can not speak clearly. I am very aware of my inability to "pronunciate" words like I use to and she is also aware of my slurred speech. We live together and work together and I even talk to her. I have an upper palate expander in my mouth. It interferes with my tongue. Shcrews up my shpeech . Thank you for your concerns.
-Eric O.
Ignore the ignorant idiots that criticize your speech. You are an extraordinary mechanic,husband ,and father. Continue to share your knowledge. I appreciate your efforts in helping us DIYERS.
wow that's quite a long list of possible diagnoses, thank goodness you have an effective remedy: tincture of time
thank you for amazing videos.. an You are an extraordinary mechanic,husband ,and father. from what we see in videos! keep it up! we are real supports
If it makes you feel any better, people are doing it because they like you and care about you. it's better than the other side where they just wait for you to drop dead on camera and then post stupid shit in our channel.
I had no trouble understanding you maybe the people complaining need a hearing test and possibly hearing aids
Eric: You may think these videos are boring because you've seen these repairs often. However, I absolutely love them because I learn something every time. Keep up the really terrific work for your customers and thanks for bringing us along.
Amen, McClain.
This is so true I always hesitate to make videos because I think its boring!
Eric, your speech gets better with every video. 🇨🇦
I think a lot of shops don't actually understand how the EVAP system works. Great video.
I'm always amazed at how quickly you find the issue. I'm also amazed at the amount of rust you have on your vehicles in the P.R.NY. I'm in the P.R. of MN and I don't think our cars and trucks are that bad. A 2016 is not long for this world.... :) You are a legend and I wish I lived closer to you so you could work on my rusty junk.
I remember Eric mentioned people lose their minds with even a bit of snow on the roads. So it's a choice between using straight salt vs. less rust. Can't have both.
Terrible! 2016 not long for this world! My 2005 Tahoe still going! Would hope a newer truck with all the computerized stuff would be able to last longer! ;-)
Find the "problem", not issue. Issues are magazines and newspapers, not problems
Too many years in the saddle to say I know everything, but enough time to say that not all shops are equal in their skill sets. Keep up the videos Eric, I still can learn. Stay frosty brother in the great PRNY.
I really appreciate your videos but I don't know how you find time to record and edit them so well. I just hope you continue to do it for a long long time. Thank you!!!
What can anyone say about “Perfection” Your just totally not only Amazing but truly very VERY good at being AMAZING! I put in one of my earlier comments that I would love too take a trip up to you’all’s part of the world. Maybe I can make it happen one of these days. Just too meet you in person and shake your hand would be an honor Sir.
Mr O is the problem solver ! 😊the best of the best !
When I see in the title that other shops can’t fix or find the issue you know SMA will be the last resort.
Need to have the speed reader male a mini-commercial for your channel lol
Soooooo glad I live in SC. Soooooooo glad! ❤😂😂😂
It’s crazy how NY cars rot out so much faster than ours in Ohio. Mine’s a 2007 and the underside is remarkably clean.
At least the customer was kind enough not to fill up the tank right before dropping it off.
Just had a evap fixed on my 14 encore and it’s on top of the tank, they had to remove the rear drive shaft and exhaust and tank to do it. 3 1/2 to 4 hour job and started home and it was making a new clicking sound and vibrating at 45 miles hr. Called them and took it back, somehow the bearing on the end of the shaft was broken, and the new part is over $800 I don’t feel like I should have to pay for a new part, they said they would install free. And it wasn’t broken before they worked on it.
SMA should change their name to……….Bring us what other shops can’t figure out…….😂😂😂😂😂😂
Those other guys mechanic like they drive. Driving in The left lane and not paying attention.
“She’s a 16 so she’s not long for the world”. One of the many reasons I moved from NY to Tennessee!! I sure don’t miss the old “Orange Loctite”!
Welcome to Tennessee, bro.
If you can film and diagnose this problem, and provide a commentary in under 10 minutes, you can't do much better than that. Perfect video.
The smoke machine probably took longer than that to fill the lines and fuel tank. He probably had to edit a bit of footage. But yes, it was a great diagnosis of the issue and thorough as always in his approach.
The smoke machine helped to make it happen. One person with the right tools who knows how to use them. Only one of three shops had that. South Main Auto FTW
As easily as you found that leak, it would seem like those other shops just didn't want to fool with the job.
Dropping the tank and dealing with rust/rot is a PIA job. But that is what a real mechanic does. Many just get lazy.
Plus- not only did they NOT find it- they said there WASN'T a leak. Seems to me the data proved that the leak was there- Eric just took the time to find it!
I'm sure they took the diagnosis fee without remorse though.
@@Channel-gz9hm and they should have refunded it if they can't identify the issue.
It’s quite concerning multiple shops could not find such a straight forward evap leak 😬
Probably could not afford the smoke machine. Or lied about having used it.
To be fair, the leak is on the top side of the tank, so the 'smoke' (actually oil vapor) dissipates and is harder to see if one is just looking underneath the vehicle. But any competent (emphasis on that word) mechanic should have found this, on that we can agree. The trouble is, in every arena of life these days, it is getting harder to find competent workers, for many different reasons that are too numerous to discuss here.
The other shops probably found it and said nope not interested in dropping the tank. Looks like a case of laziness.
Too many mechanics would not want to drop a fuel tank and know the issues with rust/rot they have. Just a case of laziness.
@@redmondjp
Well said.
Thank for your Comment.
RL
The mark of a good repair person is persistence. Many just get to a certain point , then quit or make up an excuse for not being able to find a problem. I like that Eric has surrounded himself with tools he's familiar and comfortable with regardless of their cost, from a simple auto lamp to a sophisticated OBD2 analyzer.
In my younger years I worked as an electronic repair tech. Another department had about 200 boards that needed repair that weren’t an easy fix. I got through 95% of them within a week just for gong it an actual effort.
No need to justify any of the videos you do, Eric! Sharing your process is where the magic is! Thanks very much
Say Eric, any reason your videos are set to private and only viewable through shorts? Love the vids!
99% of the time I just click "hide" on shorts without looking for who it's from or what it might be. Stupidest format ever.
He releases to the public the next morning. Idk why he is doing shorts but you're not missing out on anything except being early to the party
He said he was testing something a few days ago. My guess is he is trying to grow viewership with shorts. So many people scroll endlessly through shorts and don't browse the youtube so I think the hope is to get some of those people subscribing and watching full length videos. He's been making the full video public the following morning. I got the bell notifications on so I get notified on everything he posts.
Ah ok, thanks guys!
There's only one thing better than an appearance by the Avoca smoka, and that's a trip to Wilbert's...
Or in the wintertime, an appearance by Mrs. O is an acceptable substitute for the trip to Wilbert's.
2016 "and not long for this world"??
Can you even pay for one before the bottom rots out of it?
SMDH...
@@rickn8or I heard that too and thought, what?!
I have a 2004 Ford F150 with 264,000 km on the clock and still going strong.
Bart
Vancouver Island
Or now that we know Andy. A visit to Andy’s
We need an “Avoca Smoka” playlist ASAP.
Once again, you prove the difference between a diagnostician and a parts changer.....you UNDERSTAND the correlation between the various components and their interaction with each other. The knowledge is out there, but sadly most of the paycheck mechanics just go by the tests, and if the issue doesn't jump out at them, they pass it on out the shop. I spent a 40-year career in a field where troubleshooting was a vital part of our job, and trying to find someone with the SELF DRIVE to actually FIND the trouble was always a challenge! Good job, as usual!!
I wonder if any of the shops in the area watch your channel to see if they recognize any of their failures to learn how it's done?
the customer should visit each of these and tell them to watch Mr O so as to find out how to do your job.
No, I’m of the opinion that Eric deserves the revenue his shop gets as a result of so much incompetence 😜
@@MrHugawa I'm sure that would go over well. One thing you do as a shop owner is never bad mouth the other shops in your area. If they get word of you talking smack to their customers, it can really turn into a crap show.
Another victim of the rust belt
This is a typical example of a normal day at the shop Eric not every car problem is a Sherlock investigation and I personally like these ones as it helps so many people to tell their own mechanic what the problem is and how Eric O found it, diagnosed it and remedied it, great post Eric
Just another day at SMA, fixing the stuff nobody else can.
Being from the south, a 2016 vehicle being near the end of it’s life is completely mind boggling. I’m driving a 2000 Ranger with 270,000 miles on it.
Up here in rust country, that's a low mileage creampuff. Lol
I saw your pinned comment and would like you to know I am now an expert speech pathologist thanks to watching a few UA-cam videos. Let me know if you would like a free consultation via UA-cam comments. 😂
Your content speaks for itself. Absolutely top notch, entertaining and informative.
Don't worry about your speech - your fans certainly don't.
Kills me to hear things like “she’s a 2016 so she’s not long for this world “. I live in the deep south, that’s still a “new” truck down here. 😂
I was going to reply the same thing. A 7 year old truck they probably paid 35k is at end of life. Amazing and sad.
Down south is great for cars. You can find cars from the 1940s with solid frames. Floor pans seem to always rust tho.
Love your content Eric! Keep up the awesomeness good sir :)
As big as that leak was, doesn't this just boil down to the other shops just *not trying*?? Thanks as always, Eric!!
Have you ever been called to a dealership for help or had them bring you a vehicle to fix?? I'm sure pride would prevent it, but I was just curious. Nice pickup on the problem. I personally don't know much about cars/trucks or anything, but I enjoy trying to follow along. Thanks for sharing, Ron
Not just pride, liability. Eric O has a pretty big exposure and he has detailed all the insurances he needs to protect himself. Make that a factor of 4 or more and that is what a dealership is looking at...they
are also a more attractive target.
Notsaying a idividual tech, off the clock, would not be willing to reach out.
There have been cars come in from a dealership
Heck, one time I had my vehicle at a shop that does tires and alignments, and they called to say they couldn’t get rear caster adjusted, nor could they get camber adjustment. I drive over in a different vehicle, get underneath and tell the guy yeah, there’s no caster adjustment available, and they weren’t smart enough to work the camber bolts in the bushings to get them loose 🤦♂️
@@jwboilermaker had a cv problem on a car. Took it to a shop and they said they couldn’t find anything. Still up on the lift and I reach under and jiggle the cv. Guy was amazed. I swear some of those people in shops deserve to stay in prison 😂
@@TurdJesus Different profession, but... My home is at, say 8410 W Wilson. The cross streets are all numbered, so, I live just west of 84th Street. I contracted for a delivery of landscaping rock. Delivery time came & went. Got a phone call, "Where are you? My boss told me you're by 35th Street but I can't find you!"
Excellent job!! You are the evap master!! Thanks for posting we all here really appreciate it. (You sound great to all of us! No need to explain.)
Thank-you for showing us, yet again, that some people just don't bother to diagnose anything. Your customers are very fortunate to have you for their mechanic.
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly vehicles rust out up there. "its a 16 so its not long for the world" Wow! I live in the PRC (California) and my 03 Silverado has zero rust. 2016 seems like a new truck to me.
Your speech is fine, don't worry, just keep up the great content.
IF ONLY THERE WERE MORE HONEST PEOPLE LIKE YOU
THANKS 4 YOUR SHOW AND TELL..
"We've tried everybody and nobody can fix it..." It's a nice feeling when you are the guy to fix it.
So is the failure of the other shops to find that leak due to incompetence or laziness (or both)?
I think that when a technician takes an organized approach, such as Mr. O here, then they can avoid feeling like they are mired in guesswork. Which would definitely make me want to throw up my hands.
Mr. O is smart and very knowledgeable. Most importantly he knows to insist on an organized approach. My 2 cents.
But you can be sure they got paid for nothing.
@@mickblock Heck, even if a technician isn't anywhere as skillful as Eric O and didn't know how to or do any of the preliminary steps Eric used with the scanner, if their shop owns a smoke generator and they know how to connect it to a vehicle they should be able to find an issue like that.
technician is an overused word.
Had the palate expander in high school. Went through the same thing. You'll get used to it. Also crazy to think that a 2016 "isn't long for this world" when my 99 ram with 286k still is rust free in the PNW. I've been in plenty of salt too over the 23 years but they built and painted vehicles better back then.
I don't usually comment on videos but you are one of the best mechanics on UA-cam... 👍🏾
Yeah Eric is the real deal
For Sure ! Boils down to 3 things with Eric & some /few others ! Experience,Attitude & K.I.S.S. !!!!!
How can you miss a leak that big? Nice job Eric!
Lack of training or incompetence?
Steve Wonder works at 1st shop and Ray Charles works at number 2
Because the previous guy was a 'Ding dong!' 😆
The other shops don't know how to pronounce soapy wooder.
@@johnevans9751 🤣🤣
the ole hidden video link in a short trick again... I like it lol
really sneaky Dr O. not helping with our trust issues!
For the love god, will you knuckleheads quit bothering Eric! Stop calling for advice or to get your vehicle worked on from out of town or to tell him he has some condition. He has explained why his speech is altered. The man is running a business and does not have time for that crap!! We should count ourselves lucky that he makes time to do these videos. Just respect him and Mrs. O thank you rant over. 😁
Eric I'm not sure if it's just me, but the last 3 videos I only found them in shorts, and clicked on link in shorts to watch full video. Just letting you know. It could be just me 🤣
It always amazes me that other shops that claim they have diagnosed the problem, never seen to find the problem. Especially when you find the problem in the span of, just guessing, 30 minutes to an hour?!
Makes me have no confidence in shops that looked at it before.
@@erniejones5008 That's why I try to do as many repairs as I can by myself. I try to get my wife to understand that while I ignore her on days off doing repairs on our vehicles.
@@JB-tz9pi wish I could I don’t have the knowledge or tools. plus I am temporarily disabled. I can’t stand for very long without a lot of pain. Hopefully it’s temporary at least. Plus my hands cramp up I easily. I can do things like change. My battery and air filter and wiper blades may be a couple of small things but that’s about it. I have a 2012 Malibu that needs a new headlight but you have to takeoff the front bumper and it’s gonna cost around 125 bucks that I don’t have.
Nice Find Mr.O it is shocking that other qualified mechanics and shops with multiple personnel actually do not find the issue.
This sure does add to mistrust in the industry as a whole, and that is not good.
Experience goes a long way
Wow, great job not only diagnosing but explaining along the process. I took my vehicle to the dealership in a last -ditch effort for a diag. They apologized for not being able to help but (still charged me $131.00) but what they didn't know was the little bit they did tell me, I interpreted so evidently they need better people. I subscribed here long time ago & I never stop learning, thank you!
I've often wondered if the reason some shops "can't" find something is because they don't like to certain repairs for one reason or another.
Unlisted? It's like I've found a greasy Easter egg! So exciting!
Dammit Eric! Can't you make the repair more interesting?? Just kidding, that was interesting to me. Maybe next time you work on an EVAP system you could do a quick overview of the system and how everything is supposed to work. Vent valve, purge valve, how it ties in with the engine, when it vents, when it seals, etc. Maybe later, when your shpeech isn't schrewed up.
Finding a mechanic/technician that actually knows how to or is willing to do what’s right is damn near impossible. It’s all about cash flow- part sales and labor costs. ESPECIALLY AT ANY THIEVING DEALERSHIP!
It's okay Sylvester we know you're not a miracle worker you can do it do it just as good as anybody else can you're not Moses you just second in charge love you God bless
Your skill is your ability to troubleshoot. I've said that so many times here. That's why you deserve all the praise. Any monkey can turn a wrench. Only the best monkeys know exactly where to put the wrench!!! Excellent as always SMA
GM's must be the easiest evap systems to diag out there. Hard to believe the other shops couldn't figure this one out.
great stuff, as a Chevy owner with a large leak this will be valuable info to use, always like the evap vids, another last train to Avocaville fix, its amazing how lazy or incompetent other shops are, but they keep u busy, hope to see the fix
I guess nothing beats experience. They should learn to skip those other shops and just bring it to you in the first place. Good work as always.
Just did the fuel pump exercise this past summer on my 2014. Against all advice, I did the remove the bed option. I have the setup to remove the bed, but I can't raise the truck. Eric will have this done in less than two hours.
I'm a remove bed bolts on driver side, loosen the other side, and jack it up guy myself lol
i've learned more from you than probably any other person out there. anytime i have an issue I come search your page. Hell I had my tahoe in the shop for a fuel sender. Of course it was full of gas and I had no help to wrestle it down, so I bit the bullet. get it back, cel is on, never came on before. they said something else was wrong. i watched your video, hooked up my scan tool, figured out the issue, took it back and said hey, here's my scan tool, here's the issue, they had to install a new fuel pump. pretty sad when a paying customer has to do the trouble shooting for a supposed reputable shop!
My wife's car is a 2011 Escalade ESV and it had the same code and the same problem. I just fixed it about a month ago. I bought a Chinese knockoff Avoca Smoka and diagnosed it myself. First evap job I've ever had to do. Dropping and reinstalling that 31 gallon tank by myself wasn't fun! The evap monitor still hasn't run, and I still have the permanent code set. I've got an emissions test due, so hopefully it'll finally run soon!
You're doing right by putting the best light on it; People love you and are concerned. No more and no less. That's really not a bad place to be. I'm sure we're all glad the explanation is as simple as you say.
It's nice that people are concerned, but those that call and bother the shop are obviously not keeping up with Eric's videos. If they were following SMA they would know what the problem is since he has addressed it on several videos.
Your Knowledge, Skills, Computers and Tools place you in a Completely Unique Category which is, I will Find the Issue and will Please the Customer when I do. 👍🙏
I just dont understand why these people go to other shops first when SMA is the best in town .They fail-Eric succeds--PERIOD !!!
I live in Chicago and have a 2007 Mustang that I plan on driving for years to come. It kills me when you say a 2016 truck is just about done! What the hell do you guys in New York use to kill vehicles so fast!
Eric O is far more lucky than I am, I have never needed to pull a fuel tank that only had 4 gallons in it! I've only done 3, and they were all within 2 gallons of full when I started - one was literally towed away from the gas pump! 34 gallons in that '96 Sierra. Step 1, figure out how to get 200 lbs. of gas out of a tank without a working fuel pump.
If it weren’t for ALL the Other Shops that are still Scratching their Butts, you would be Missing Out on a Lot of their Bidnez.🤪 You Never Give Up but the Others do. 👎
I find it sad that a 2016 vehicle is considered "almost done" at 7 years of use. I grew up in NY and am aware of the fact that cars of the 50's era would rot out fenders and rocker panels by that point in life, but you would almost expect in 60+ years of engineering excellence they could be building stuff that lasted longer.
From what i notice is shops are just lazy. And don't wanna do the work to get to the problem unless it's easy. I had a 14 Ford Escape leaking what was described as golden fluid aka oil lol. As the dealership told him and they didn't know what it was 😂. Anyway long story short the vvt solenoid crapped the bed on the rear. So a quick replacement and he was bad in business. Can't believe that couldn't find the leak.
Before anything, check the gas cap. Been there two times. The first time the guy at the gas station didn't lock down the cap. Easy fix. Second time, the cap was faulty. Got a new one and the problem was eliminated. Another easy fix, for $45.
It makes me wonder if those systems are purposely made to fail fairly quickly to keep the automotive repair facilities in business. Same with power steering systems. We got hosed for $800 to change a power steering line. $300 for the part! Never again I tell you that.
Planned obsolence is a thing but emissions controls is not where they generally practice it because it would be a huge money loser for the manufacturer and annoy all the dealer techs who get paid a fraction of book rate to do warranty work. (Federal and California emissions component warranties). Its just designed to spec,then the components are shopped out to the lowest bidder. The failure mode Eric described is specific to probably less than 20% of the buying public (sadly including me) plus most of the failures likely fall outside of even California's emissions component warranty (this one would not by year, but likely does by miles) so it is a "safe" gamble for the manufacturers.
Eh, Seems like NY has one of the highest amount of rust problems around. That issue he found is rust related.
I _know_ the comments about your speech are coming from a place of concern for you. Your viewers are deeply invested in you. But it is odd how they do not think it through. 1) they must know that they do not watch every episode, so why don't they assume (correctly) that you have explained your speech somewhere else. 2) You have a _wife,_ an _employee,_ brothers, and customers, that show up in these video. Clearly they would take care of you, and get you the medical attention you need IF you needed it, thus your speech problem is already being attended to by a physician. 3) Jeeze Louise people THINK before calling SMA.
Still boggles my mind to hear you speaking about a seven year old vehicle and saying it doesn’t have much life left in it. You’re actually saying that some new vehicles will rust-out before it’s even paid off! Yikes!
Obviously, it has a leak when you check it with the smoke machine. I can’t believe they couldn’t find that leak. I had a problem with my 2008 Honda fit setting P0456. The code only set in the summer in the warm weather, and in the winter code never set. Never had a gas smell. The vent and the purge solenoid, and the gas cap are all good finally figured out it was the evap canister. The previous owner must’ve kept over, filling the tank and wrecked the Evap cannister. I replaced Evap cannister with a used one from the wreckers and it is OK now.
Been watching you over the years and I've learned much. I appreciate your choice to share your skills.
If the computer can't tell them what's wrong they can't fix it anymore. Not that Mr O is like that. I have learned and used some of his methods/troubleshooting not just on vehicles but tractors as well.👍
I cannot believe how quick the vehicles in the north rust out!.great video Eric. Great procedure on checking purge and vent solenoids too. Thank you !
Eric always been amazed with your common sense approach to diagnosing vehicles, and their problems, I try to tell my younger technicians to watch your videos, and to be more like you, which is the challenge of fixing the problem in the money will come later, it’s a very rare breed today, and I commend you for your dedication and pride, the one thing I still don’t understand in this industry for as long as I’ve been in it since 1977 is how do you justifiably reach a fair diagnostic and repair fee, since they’ve been ripped off by so many others, please keep up and work, my friend you’re a joy to watch
Thank you Eric your videos are always a pleasure to watch. I learn something new from you every video watched it's amazing and you are an amazing mechanic thanks again.
Great diag Mr. O. It's a shame other shops overlooked that "little" leak
They didn't want to deal with it, picking jobs they want to do it's happening all over this country 😒 🙄
@Dale Langila laziness is at a all time high. It's either that or not enough book time for them
@@charlesporch5516 At $130 an hour, you'd think they make great money regardless. Who knows.
How did all you people comment 8 plus hours ago the video is saying it only cane out 37 minutes ago
@@AntonioClaudioMichael he tucked the video link in his UA-cam shorts
So this truck was at two shops that could not find the leak. This is general diagnostic’s and Childs play for a tech with even minimal experience. So hmmmm
I wonder if your viewers actually listen to the words you speak. You clearly stated a while back that you were undergoing some dental work.
Have a great day !
Great videos Eric, I wish I had access to a mechanic that knows his chit as well as you do.
It’s snowing here in North Texas. Makes me want to work on my truck. With your video playing in the background. Great videos! Love watching you work and teach. Have a good day!!🎉
For months I have waited for the return of the Avoca Smoka! Now I can sleep peacefully for a while.
The other shops might have smoke machines, but I bet they don't have the soapy wooder. That right there is the ticket!
This is sadly a common problem that I've been hearing a lot .. most "light weight" shops (keeping it family friendly ) will pass along or play dumb when it comes to major jobs like this for all of the obvious reasons one shop even came right out and said to a friend we don't do that here when asked if they would preform the job...😬
Typical Chevy issue 7 year old truck with rust everywhere. I like the Square Body but these new trucks are really sad.
2016 pickup and almost rusted to death. Vehicles are horrible investments in the salt belt.
Eric, you make it look soooo easy! But, we knows it's NOT. Thanks for sharing how to locate that leak. Remember, fi you can do it, I can watch it. Thanks again guy. lol
Great job Eric. You can do it for sure, but I'm not so sure I can do it. You're advanced diagnostic equipment and knowledge to use it shows why it's increasing difficulty for us shade tree mechanics.
I've made my own smoke machine with limited success. My scanner is read only. And if I did know about software updates I couldn't do anything about it? It used to be the money light didn't intimidate me, but after losing a couple of battles like this it's putting fear of failure in my soul? So glad that I live in area that emissions testing is mandated!
Eric, you are pretty lucky to have a mass of subscribers that notice even the slightest change in behavior. I haven't watched you in a while and noticed .. and thought, I'll bet you have a billion comments asking if you're OKAY. :) Thx for posting your update. Keep fixing stuff and keep making videos. Great videos, Many thanks !!!
Quite possible other shops did not want to do the job as it’s difficult. I always was of the opinion that ‘work is work and it pays’ often as not it leads to repeat business.
love that Avoca ‘Smokah.
expensive bit of apparatus but a great tool.
Eric O. Pointing out the incompetence of other shops in the nicest way possible. 🙂 Seriously, though -- how did those other shops miss that leak?!
Impossible. The tank needs to come down and it’s close to empty? This goes against everything we know as car people. If the tank needs to come down, car law dictates it must be full.
Hey Eric, please just release the full length video at the same time as the short or give up on the shorts altogether….
Eric, you're spoiling us with so many videos lately.