ASE means absolutely nothing these days! Have had lots of diags and quotes from ASE certified shops, either overpriced or didn't find the issue and had no idea what they were doing
@@Guy1138 Ya that's probably what happened they're actually hot air intakes the stock picks it up from low down and outside of the car these don't work MCM did a experiment on that topic it was interesting to watch.
It really is, I’ve gotten blessed, my work has two maintenance men to keep up the boarding facilities. And amazingly one has his ASE, and thankfully he will work on my car and fix it when needed.
@@feeneysmechanical6215 🤣😂 im a youtube mechanic myself, no LD, just a novice. Bet you know way more than I do lol I use to have a jeep, thats experience itself since it means " *J* ust *E* mpty *E* very *P* ocket"
I can say as a mechanic that a lot of shop owners do not want techs to take the time to diagnose anymore. They want to fire a parts cannon at it and charge the customer for it.
Yep, throw parts and at least what the book calls for, for each part changed.. I am supposed to be buying one of these speed 3's, a 2009 with a bunch of extras including all original parts too! Brand new tires and very clean too for $4600!! Though i would LOVE to get a turbo'ed AWD speed 6!!!
I'm a Transportation Technology Teacher in Brampton Ontario. I added this video to my on-line assignments as an extra attachment and titled it "This is how its done". Excellent video. Thank you!!!
Exactly! I know of so many non-certified mechanics who can run circles around 'ASE" Certified ones. Really curious what goes into the whole ASE Cert thing.
I do car repairs, air conditioning, electrical work, tile work, plumbing, etc. Stuff I would never imagined I would do. I got tired of people doing half ass jobs.
Unfortunately there's a huge lack of skill and knowledge in the repair field. "techs" are used to plugging in a computer and getting a code that identified a broken part, but when they get a code that identifies a symptom - they don't know where to go. When fuel trim codes show it its soooo common for people to just toss parts at it... plugs, coils, fuel pump, fuel filter, injectors, and then you get frustrated and go elsewhere and maybe they just throw more parts at it... It takes real diagnosis and looking at the data stream to see what's truly going wrong. Something that isn't really as common as it should be.
Yep, I started doing my own work. At least what I can with the tools available. I am sure I have saved hundreds in labor cost already. I have a family friend who said a shop quoted her at $680 for spark plugs and coil-packs. Half of that cost is labor.
@se fi me too! I don't however have anyone to help me out - so I am searching the web - and that is how I found the yt channel of this guy here - CarWizard - he seems to be a trustworthy mechanic though... sadly - I have much more than 8 hours to drive to him
word of mouth, but not from tech illiterate parents or in-laws or that tryhard cousins with riced out honda. The way to find good shops is from actual proper car people, the sorts who like you actually work on their cars too from time to time.
From Australia. I've just done the rounds to get my abs light problem fixed and finally found a mechanic who knew what he was doing. He was honest with me , like you, and he has now gained another customer and I guess that's why his workshop is overrun with other cars to be fixed. I was so pleased it was like finding $100 bill !
It's an industry wide problem. I work in it too and it's a constant battle. No wonder nobody wants to become a mechanic anymore. I get paid well but its difficult work and your body gets beaten up over the years.
@@danr8194 , the industry wide problem started when someone who knew nothing about fixing cars came up with the idea of telling mechanics how long it should take to fix one. Auto mechanics is NOT production work.
This is why I don't understand why the shops legally have to charge $100+ in my area. The mechanics don't actually see any of that money, I really don't get the economics of modern automotive shops but I do have dealerships asking me to come work for them in my spare time...lol
@@spike_spencer 100/h is dirt cheap, if you dont understand why try opening a business and see how much property taxes, comercial utility rates and insurances are
@Clarence W Red Seal Heavy Heavy Duty too bud. I know the struggle. I work mostly on J1939 and deal mostly on electrical side. Took years of self learning and abuse at a dealership to get to where I am now.
Had my Camaro in for some exhaust work and the shop called. Told me I needed a new radiator too. $600 quote. I declined, brought it home and put my pressure tester on it. Little heater hose was leaking and spraying on the rad. Cost me $2.00 for the hose. Been good for two years now. We need a wizard here!
You guys are like the sweetest most understanding "auto" Couple ive ever watched .I truly enjoy your honest , no nonsense, non sensationalist , no screaming , calm and informative way you present your shows . It makes it easy for me and enjoyable to watch . Thanks so much .
"This is a drivers car." Points at passenger seat... Seriously though, people coming from that far away means you've built yourself a very good reputation. Hats off to you, Wizard! One question: do you not have a four post or similar lift? I find them to be practical also. And I feel the pain when you talk about getting enough time to spend on diagnosis.
That happens when you try grabbing fast something from inside and you put your knee on the seat. I daily drive my Mazdaspeed 6, original motor at 130k miles and I have the same problem. The problem is, the idiot driving her did that two times and it didn't went well with the seat...oh wait, I'm driving her...😏
Good Job The whole time I saw the “cold air intake” I was thinking MAF was the issue. Most of the time the oil covered air filter contaminates the heated wire of the mass air meter.
Switch to a dry filter, unplug battery, let power drain, retrain the maf sensor. Can't tell you how many people come to me and saying 'it said it wouldn't cause this'. Sure it won't if you know what your doing, and even then you still have small chance of a problem.
Exactly! Between that and overly "dry" lifetime performance filters allow fine dirt to contaminate the MAF sensor also. They just are not worth their "gains" in my opinion!
I live out in denver too and we got emissions. If the owner has an emission test coming up, he has no choice but to get the CEL taken care of lol!! But yea props for him to get it knocked out regardless!
I suggest all of you take your car to him i try to be as throughout as i can be because yall are right its not easy to find a quality friendly mechanic anymore. Im not as good as the wizard but i aspire to be.
I was always highly regarded by every shop I worked in, I never bothered with ASE certifications. It means nothing. Manufacturer specific training is much more valuable. I think Ford spent $10,000 on me for training. It was well worth it.
@@lymphy12 Some shops will require ASE or at least some form of schooling. Not necessarily a bad practice but if they take a piece of paper over experience I wouldn't want to work for them anyway. My personal opinion is that you should start off at a dealership changing oil. In your spare time try to help the main techs however you can (even if it's taking out the garbage, they're too good to do so much as deal with their own trash). Show some initiative and make sure your manager/supervisor knows you intend to stick with the company and wish to begin training to become a "B tech." You'll get stuck doing warranty, recall, and other BS work that the other techs don't want to do because it's a lot of work vs. what you get paid for. As you progress the dealership will send you off to training on their own dollar so you're getting training plus experience while making money rather than racking up student loan debt. If things work out you will go on to become a Senior Master Tech and you can either stick with that or go out on your own and start your own shop. At any rate, if you leave the dealership you already have experience and at least some degree of training all while not racking up $60k in debt to go to somewhere like UTI which really isn't all it's hyped up to be and not as highly respected in the industry as their ads would have you believe.
That’s why I never went for ASE certification. Back in the 70s and 80s, I met many mechanics who had a patch but didn’t know what they were doing. Reputation is what matters. Good job 👍!
I just took my Passat TDI to the dealer with a TPMS, ABS and airbag warning lights. I was quoted $3200 parts and labor to replace the ABS module. I declined and drove to O'Rielly's and had them pull the codes. $25 for a wheel speed sensor and an hour of my time and the car is fixed!
@@Christopher-mi6qe Not sure, I've experienced poor service from established independent mechanics and dealers. Like many others when mechanics I trust retired, started to work on my vehicles.
I have a scangauge in each of my cars. It can not only pull and reset codes, but it can also display 4 of many readings such as air/fuel, voltage, air intake temperature, and coolant temperature.
@@geraldtone5914 3 weeks! Bought it from a friend who is a broker. He got for me at auction. He drove it for almost a month and over 1k miles. Warning lights came 1 week after I owned it. So far I'm extremely happy with how it runs and drives. I average between 32 and 40 mpg on the Interstate.
Car Wizard, I love your videos and the work you do. It seems that so many shops have the “turn and burn” method. Getting cars in and out as quickly as possible, regardless of the outcome, is plaguing many shops. Happy to see that you and your crew are honest and fair to customers. Another great reason to support small businesses and shops!
Wise wizard ! As an old retired mechanic you gave a great explanation of how you repaired that carand some of us do care about our work practices .keep it up mate, cheers from Rick in Australia
As someone whose had some experience with this, I suspected either the MAF or O2 sensor. Specially after seeing the cold air intake. I'm a little suspicious of the owner putting on some DIY aftermarket parts, like an aftermarket catback exhaust, but returning it back to stock after realizing the CEL wouldn't go away. Also replacing the rear O2 sensor with a new one but opted for a cheap non brand one. All in all good job finding and fixing the problem really enjoyed the video.
As a computer tech, I often see computers brought to me that other techs couldn't fix. Every time, the solution is simple. These are GeekSquad and other 'authorized' techs, even mom and pop shops, where the customer takes the computer to multiple shops and no one can fix it. So, they ship their computer across the country to me in desperation, and it turns out to ALWAYS be something incredibly simple, like this: ua-cam.com/video/BD6RX2OsGrA/v-deo.html
I had an Integra that would not start when it was humid out. Of course it took a while to even discover that it was the humidity. It would crank but not fire. Come to find the ecm had a bad solder joint or component. If it was humid out the ecm would not command the fuel pump on. Take the ecm cover off and hit the bare circuit board with a hair dryer for 10 seconds and you would hear the fuel pump relay click and the car would start. That's the weirdest issue I've had.
Bought a 2002 S40 Volvo dirt cheap when i was a student cause i needed to move and i had the hope of fixing it a bit before class started next month, suposedly had a burnt ECU, i was planning to st up a speeduino in case i could not fix it, it was just a loose pin
17:30 Also check the Maf Voltage against oem g/s air flow. Additionally check the sensor's IAT and voltage. This will not only tell you if the sensor is working, but may ellude to the PCM using a correction or corrected value in the real value's place.
As a Mazdaspeed 6 owner I really appreciate this video. The Mazdaspeed platform doesnt get much attention nowadays. Lots of people believe the engines in Mazdaspeeds arent good because they tend to break after 100K miles. but most people dont understand how to properly maintain them. Its a generally well known issue that the timing chain assembly on these engines tends to fail at 100K+ miles, the timing chain will overstretch and the the tensioner wont be able to reach the chain, and thus the timing will fail and the engine will break. Its a bad and often overlooked fault that must be addressed on every Mazdaspeed engine before its too late. This is why we see so many of these engines fail. Id recommend to anyone that own a Mazdaspeed 3 or 6 that they have their Timing system replaced no matter what every 100k miles. It is a hefty job. much like replacing a headgasket on a boxer engine, but I promise you if you if you address the timing system in these engines and give it the occasional carbon clean. you will have a strong and very happy engine for a long time. I love my Mazdaspeed 6, they make great power stock with a sturdy transmission and AWD which makes them rip off the line. And with continuing performance mods from companies like Corksport and COBB coming out these cars can be made into beasts. I love seeing the growing support for this more and more rare gem of a car. I can only hope that it continues to grow and that maybe I helped someones interest grow in the Mazdaspeed line with this comment.
the Mazda 6 MPS\Mazdaspeed 6 is a bit like older Alfa Romeo's. it's nothing wrong with the engines and it can run for insane numbers as long as you never drag out or skip oil change, change filters every time and keeps the filters clean (change em once a year) and for gods sake, check that there is coolant on the reservoir and don't just top it with tap-water... so as long as you treat em like that and not like the old 323's with the B5 or B6 engine they (their reliability is not the norm) the engine should never be a problem, what kills em in the end is rust and specially when they drive where they salt the roads so there is what should take your time or\and money. my first car was an 83' Alfa Romeo GTV with the old 2.5 V6 that not even Callaway managed to break and it had over 450k km, had been used as a long distance commuter for 18 years when i bought it and old owner had never done anything to the engine else from changing the oil "twice a year, needed or not" and "a run in the washer every second week, no matter if looked clean or not". now i have a Mazda 3 MPS as a second car, same engine as the 6MPS\\Mazdaspeed 6 just without the 4wd and kept the same policy on oil with that one too. change oil no later than each 15k km and filter with it every time and beginning to think of changing the timing chain now, not because it needs it but as a "better safe than sorry" as it now have reached 560000km (347k miles).
I owned 3 alfa 156s, then moved on to the mazda speed 6 or MPS as its known here in N Ireland. Absolutely loved them, however I knew nothing about these problems until a piston went through the sump in the first car, then the turbo and transmission blew in the second car. It put me off them for a while but I just can't forget how good they were when everything worked 😂. Love the look of the car too, its aged really well, a clean one still turns heads, I would love to shoe horn a Nissan GTR engine into one, how good of a sleeper would that be? 😁
I had 3 different visits/techs at a Ford dealership in Exton, PA tell me they couldn't diagnose a misfire issue on my old Fiesta ST. It was a coil that was failing only under boost, and I had to figure it out. Finding quality mechanics is rare. Keep raising the standard!!
My guess: they're "certified" to read a list of diagnostic codes on a screen, and if the replacement part for the code doesn't fix the car they give up. And then many shops will install generic parts and charge the customer OEM prices, especially on out of warranty vehicles. When the part then fails after a short period, they put another generic part in, and keep charging the customer as there's no warranty on replacement parts...
Using identafix to narrow down everything to get a starting point for a diagnostic is the reason I really like using it. As long as you don't use it as parts cannon aiming software and actually take the time to read through the common fixes, what other techs did to diagnose it, the factory service manuals, and take the few minutes it takes to come up with a plan on how you are going to diagnose the problem, you have a pretty decent chance at figuring out what the problem is.
Geez I wish I had cars that were that easy to fix at my shop 🤣 MAFs and o2 sensors are usually so easy to diagnose. I have no idea how even a shop with basic training couldn’t figure that out.
I went the cheap route on a set of fuel injectors for my personal vehicle, a 2000 4x4 Chevy Blazer. Found a set of spider fuel injectors for $180 and I brought them replaced that part a second time because the first one failed. Then I got the AC Delco original part for $300 and my problems stopped! I learned to not skimp on parts, just like the wizard said and he's right! Buy the OEM part if you can so you don't have headaches.
I really like the way you inspect and present the cars....from the exterior, under-car inspection and interiors. You are good at telling the story about the car and it's problems. The camera likes you Wizard.
Great diagnosis, i've owned one of these since 2012 and have done everything myself, watched the whole video everything you said was on the money with this car. it has its nuances but its a good car. there are only a hand full of aftermarket companies that can even tune this car properly if that tells you anything.
Wizard said, "I've seen brand new parts fail." So Have I. One day I did a major tune-up on my 1970 Datsun 240-Z including dual carbs re-build, and it ran like crap. I couldn't figure it out......until.....one night I pulled to the curb and lifted the hood. THERE WAS A FIREWORKS SHOW UNDER THE HOOD! The 'brand new' plug wires were bad - some had over 17,000 ohms resistance! ... and they were firing to the nearest ground - not to the plug!
Man I used to own one of these. Randomly quit running the morning after an ice storm so I got rid of it, it needed more work than that as well. It was such a fun car, love seeing them on the road, rare sleeper!
@@kylemiller5178 I agree on much better than a WRX. I owned a Speed6 for 10 years. Sold it because it needed more money put into it. After putting a ton into it already. Bought a WRX as a replacement. Definitely not as fun as the Speed6 was. But still a fun car.
The Mazda6 speed was good because it was more fluffy then the protege speed but the protege speed (first Mazda speed product) had a lot of kick and was super reliable I’ve driven every Mazda speed product from 2000-2011 I was a Mechanic for Mazda at that time the best part of the M6speed was the awd but if you get snow in the wintertime you definitely need winter tires or your not going anywhere fast
There are many good mechanics in the world, but it only takes one bad one to ruin reputations. Kudos and thank you to the good guys out there! Unsung heroes that keep the world moving, honestly
Being from the salty region of Canada, seeing one of these with no rust on the body is baffling to me... all 3 that I owned barely had any trunk or rear arches left haha
@@CRAPO2011 Only sold as the 5 door hatch, or the estate version here. They're on the 3rd Gen now. Only figures I can find say 700k sales in Europe, so it's never been a popular model.
@@moschops2002 AHHHH being USA our most popular model was the 4 door sedan interesting that we got more bodystyles than you as its usually the opposite. our 2nd gen "6" grew, Japan/europe got a sportier more 1st gen sized redesign. 3rd gen is the same globally im pretty sure
That reminds me of the 2006 Mini Cooper S I recommended my boss at the time to purchase. Bought it from a customer of ours and we started fixing all the small stuff, started adding performance parts to it, reduction pulleys, massive intercooler, bigger injectors, Borla exhaust, custom header, etc. after a while the factory pre-cat O2 sensor failed. Replaced it with a Bosch one, no biggie. No check engine for 3 different test drives. Boss leaves for a week and comes back, check engine light is back on, pre-cat O2 is throwing a code again. We figured we got a bad Bosch sensor and did a warranty on it, got the new one, replaced it, drove it on 5 test drives this time, no code. Boss drives it 2 hours back home. Calls us and tells us the check engine light came on again. Turns out Mini prefers Denso and if you know BMW or German cars in general you'd immediately think Bosch was factory but nope. It's a rebranded Denso. Removed the Bosch and installed the much more expensive Denso one and it never threw a check engine for the O2 ever again. While this isn't a story of cheaping out, our parts catalogs showed Bosch and Denso as the proper OE replacements, we just assumed Bosch would be better because it's notoriously what German/Euro cars typically use from the factory. After doing some research we discovered it was a massively common problem and even IdentiFix didn't mention it. THAT is the kind of knowledge that comes with experience and not the kind of knowledge you get from studying and completing a test that already tells you what you know and the reason it confuses the book worms is because it doesn't make absolute sense. ASE while it gives people peace of mind, the terminology is very loose. I see shops with ASE Master Tech signs and rarely do they have an ASE MT on duty and a lot of times they're even just the service writer. It doesn't mean your car is in the hands of an ASE MT.
I remember those ASE Master jokers, always had to fix their "come backs" at the dealer. Glad I got out. Yes, the dealer/shop had others fix the "ASE Masters" come-backs. Dig that!
I was thinking the same thing. That’s what I do with my cars. It works for me though. Plus, I replace parts that will probably fail down the road anyways.
Sometimes it's cheaper to just throw parts at it and hope that one of them fixes the problem instead of letting a mechanic spend who knows how many hours diagnosing it, assuming they actually do diagnostics instead of drinking coffee for who knows how long, and then end up paying ridiculous amounts of money for labour only.
Thank you for this post. I have a friend with a 2003 Toyota Camry in Roswell, GA whose CEL is on because of a bad oxygen sensor. That oxygen sensor was replaced back in January '23. My bet is that the shop used a cheap one because less than a year after she had it replaced it crapped out on her again. I need to find a decent shop near her to get it fixed properly this time or I'm driving her car to you in Kansas. Love your channel!!!
@@tony45682 That's exactly where it all starts going wrong. The Wizard can only be in one place at a time, so he can't guarantee the quality when he's 𝑛𝑜𝑡 there. Someone cuts a corner; he's not there to see it; unhappy customer; reputation starts to suffer. He's built his reputation on the integrity of his work; he can't guarantee that integrity if he's not there. I would stick with one shop/location.😁
Wonderful video! I agree on the sensors! However, I was burned by a counterfeit item on eBay when I bought what I thought was a brand new, OEM part that was less than half price. I forgot to apply the rule, "If it looks too good to be true......" I bought it, installed it and actually created a bigger problem. I re-installed the old OEM part (Honda VTEC/VVT solenoid) and all was good again. It hadn't gone bad yet, but I like to replace parts when they are new the end of life. I've been wrenching on all of my vehicles for over 50 years and I'm still learning. You are wise, Wizard!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying what has needed to be said for decades. I have had, and I am still having this issue. If I lived closer to the car Wizard my car would be there. We need to create a car Wizard network!!!
I'm a plumber by trade. I remember being interviewed by a service plumbing company. His first question regarding my ability was "Are you a parts changer or a technician?" Fortunately the diagnostic process is what keeps me interested in plumbing.
I think he was dead on. At the very least the MAF was off. Maybe he could have looked at the ground side but the symptoms suggested otherwise. The rear o2 might have been an over kill but that's like $80 plus labor that was probably going to be less than doubled checking then diagnosing of the sensor was bad. Keep in mind the customer is from Denver. It's get it right as an only answer
Sometime the mechanics have no choice in parts selection = The service managers buy the cheapest parts with the highest mark-up and the mechanics are forced to use them. Some parts will say Mazda, Ford etc on the box and are crap parts also. Need good mechanics that can tell the difference. Usually crap parts throw tons of codes, signal noise etc.
@@jonmccormick8683 Companies big and small reboxing cheap Chinese parts and selling them under their own name is a big problem nowadays. Finding quality parts has become a lottery, where brand name and even price has no bearing on what you're getting anymore.
It's closer to 7 hrs, and that's if you're going 70. You can easily go faster than that and average closer to 75+ mph. The flight from Wichita to Denver is a little over an hour, and costs a bit over $50. Point taken though! I guess if you want it done correctly, you have to take it to The Wizard. The specs on that car tell me that it must be worth it. That would be a GREAT daily.
I had this exact same issue a few years ago on my lexus 300 es. I replaced all 3 oxygen sensors, CEL was still on. I happened to be talking with an engineer at work and he suggested looking at the fuel trim number, just like you pointed out-- said his camry of the same generation had a bad MAF, and replacing it solved the issue. I hooked up the scanner, and sure enough, just needed to replaces the MAF sensor.
I learned way back in 1994 in my early 20s that the ASE certification didn't mean anything. Guys at dealerships walked around like they were Gods with that patch on. You didn't dare question them because they knew all. Younger techs just looked up to them like they could do no wrong. I watched them throw parts at cars and trucks all day long. I however studied every shop manual I could get my hands on and learned everything I could. It wasn't long before I knew more than the ASE certified self professed gurus and I even went into business for myself and made a great living but I realized by 1998 that being a mechanic was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I relocated from south MS to central FL and worked at a couple of dealers and a mom and pop shop here and there but the dealers didn't give a crap if the car was fixed or not. Just upsell some unneeded maintenance crap and the mom and pops were all about the cheapest part being marked up and get them in and out fast. One of the shops I worked at the owner would go for a ride in the car and bring it to you tell you what he thought was wrong with it and tell you what you were going to do to fix it. I would look the engine over back probe sensors (this shop had no diagnostic equipment)and say no this is what is wrong with the car and this is what I am gonna do to fix it. This guy had rigged a lot of stuff on cars. Returns on repairs were awful. He let me start repairing stuff the right way after he realized I knew what I was doing. I remember a Volvo coming in the shop that had a very high idle. The owner brought it in because it ran rough at low speed and used to stumble and die when coming to a stop. Well the owner of the shop had taken out the check engine light adjusted the throttle body that was adjusted at the factory basically don't touch and then drilled 2 little holes in the butterfly so it could idle. Why??? All because the EGR Valve was plugged up with carbon and couldn't close. I stayed there about 8 months. In that time I think I repaired every rigged up job he ever did or instructed anyone to do and trust me I could write a book on all the crap I have seen over the years. I got paid well but by 2000 I was done and I left. I have had a varied life as far as jobs since then. Anything from sales, Operations Manager, Electronic Tech, Offshore and now work as a system operator at a power company. I am back in MS and still do mechanic work on the side when I feel like it. I work on everything Cars, Trucks, Boats, ATVs, and Motorcycles. I repair stuff all the time that the so called ASE Gods have tried to repair. I am in disbelief of people that take their vehicles to a dealership or shop for minor issues and get taken for $1000's and just keep having to go back for the same thing over and over again and they believe the crap and lies they get dished out to them. My favorite quote " Can you believe I had another bad computer??? " Uh no I don't believe that. JEEEZUM !!! I couldn't sleep at night had I ripped off people like that. Sorry this kind of turned into a rant but long story short there are very few people who know how to diagnose anything anymore and anybody can buy a patch LOL!!!
@@zen-Tii i came to leave the same comment. When i start reading a comment, scroll down to continue and see it goes on forever with zero paragraphs, i quit reading and move on.
Oh oh, the grammar police are on it! Don't worry, I read it all and thought it was interesting. There's plenty of gobby 'experts' out there that just talk the talk and bullshit and rip people off.
@@georgegently3026 Thank you Sir! Like it matters to the grammar police ,but I was sitting in airport, on a 3 hour layover and typed all that from my phone at 2:00AM in the morning. As I swiped away on my trusty Galaxy S20 with my readers on it never occurred to me that trolls would be so troubled to make a comment on said post. I am so very sorry that their comprehension level is jammed due to the lack there of for me to use paragraphs on a 2 inch text box. Next time I shall whip out my laptop for you badgeless cry babies and hopefully the world shall be a better place. In other words I don't care.
I’ve owned a Mazda 3 MPS (America calls it the Mazdaspeed 3) and as soon as you mentioned the symptoms I knew the O2 sensor would have been part of the problem. I had the same issue in mine. Very common issue with them.
It has a chronic timing chain issue (same in the Mazdaspeed 3). :( But this version of the engine is more stout than the later version in the Focus ST with the integrated exhaust manifold that is prone to the cylinder head cracking.
@@useless3596 Mine made it to 140k miles without a single repair so far ... last trip was a 1000-mile trip to Croatia non-stop while doing 140-160 constantly.
@@adam145 heeey welcome to croatia...my mazda 6 from croatia does monthly tours over europe...currently on 200k miles and not a single repair...(radiator is leaking a bit at the drain bolt) 2.0 petrol...mazda petrol engines are strong engines
The Mazda6 of that time period was a great car. I had the standard 2.3 Liter motor non-turbocharged with the standard 5 speed manual transmission. Absolutely loved that car and gave me years of trouble free service. Got pretty decent highway mileage too! My only complaints were the turning radius of the front wheels was too wide and the front headlights sucked. Other than those issues it was a great car.
08:07 That is the PTO and it's leaking. Pretty common on these. The engine mounts are weak on these cars, and hard acceleration damages the sealant on that PTO. New higher grade poly mounts take care of the issue. Rear diff mounts are also a weak point. Also this car has 6 shocks in total underneath.
ASE doesn't seem to care about maintaining the quality of their image, judging by the number of underqualified mechanics and outright scam shops that proudly bear their certification. If people were using my name to defraud other people throughout the country, I would think I'd be just a little bit concerned about that. Apparently ASE thinks differently.
@@ZoraPMC I thought the exact same thing till I started taking certification exams for stuff about my computer programming job. I realize that it's all basically a scam, the tests don't prove anything. IMO a good quality elf paced educational course is worth way more than a certification from my experience.
Wish I had a wizard here in Tasmania Australia. I have a 04 Navara witha zd30 engine. Check engine light is intermittent with a code of 47. This is crankshaft position sensor. Had replaced and now fix. No one has found a cause and I have even fitted a tuned ecu and got a 31 code. This is causing a lot of issues here. Love your work wizard.
Richard Evans that's what shade tree mechanics do , then there's idiots who think they know that can't make it run right then bring in a can of worms for the true mechanics to fix ................
Thank you for taking the time. Most places are get the car in and try to solve it as quick as you can. Quick fixing is not the answer. This leads to pressure on the techs (not good for mental health) which leads to poor quality fixes and COMEBACKS. Love your shop and attitude. Thanks for being you
ASE means absolutely nothing these days! Have had lots of diags and quotes from ASE certified shops, either overpriced or didn't find the issue and had no idea what they were doing
Still having a shop try to quote me shocks when it doesn’t need shocks
The aftermarket intake may be the issue, those oil coated filters can ruin the MAF sensors
@@Guy1138 Ya that's probably what happened they're actually hot air intakes the stock picks it up from low down and outside of the car these don't work MCM did a experiment on that topic it was interesting to watch.
@@Guy1138 thats why Scotty Kilmer hates them, too.
I like them for sound only.
Finding an honest mechanic is literally like hitting the lotto
Literally one in a million at this point.
You need a guy. Not a shop. Everybody needs a guy.
@@BoiHeMad this is the reason I became one. I fix the problem or I wont charge.
It really is, I’ve gotten blessed, my work has two maintenance men to keep up the boarding facilities. And amazingly one has his ASE, and thankfully he will work on my car and fix it when needed.
Hey another of this fad of young people misusing literally.
As a fellow auto techs with some learning disabilities. I really appreciate the slow explanation of your fix
I have a learning disability. UA-cam has helped me ten fold
@@feeneysmechanical6215 I am very stupid and UA-cam has helped me tremendously
@@2potatos you're not stupid. Your just in congress
@@feeneysmechanical6215 🤣😂 im a youtube mechanic myself, no LD, just a novice. Bet you know way more than I do lol I use to have a jeep, thats experience itself since it means " *J* ust *E* mpty *E* very *P* ocket"
All of us technicians have learning disabilities.
Having people from other states coming to your shop show's how good of work you do.
I would drive all the way to Kansas for a chance to get my car worked on by the car wizard
As a Coloradan, I kinda want to do the same thing. Lol
There's also South Main Auto channel, and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics both in New York state, and Pennsylvania state, besides Omega Auto Clinic
@@youngb1ood Agreed, I have all of them subscribed to their UA-cam channel.
@@md2k8 I shipped my car over to this guy from Scotland,he fixed it and sent me it back within a week, great guy.and a good Patrick thistle supporter.
I can say as a mechanic that a lot of shop owners do not want techs to take the time to diagnose anymore. They want to fire a parts cannon at it and charge the customer for it.
I see, flat rate.
Yep, throw parts and at least what the book calls for, for each part changed..
I am supposed to be buying one of these speed 3's, a 2009 with a bunch of extras including all original parts too!
Brand new tires and very clean too for $4600!! Though i would LOVE to get a turbo'ed AWD speed 6!!!
I work in government its very tempting because it's out of your hands it waiting on parts hopefully for a couple weeks
I'm a Transportation Technology Teacher in Brampton Ontario. I added this video to my on-line assignments as an extra attachment and titled it "This is how its done". Excellent video. Thank you!!!
I'm from Scarborough Ontario
Creative "Tech Guy" 😅
Not gonna make a bad Brampton driver joke🤣
Brampton? Sorry to hear that.
905 love
Listening to him explain cars and fixes and helping customers makes you feel like you're talking to dad you've needed.
Damn dude.. the feels
Lol
This hit me kinda hard haha
Seriously, he makes me feel like I'm listening to my old man who's gone now. Funny how a car mechanics tech vid can do so much for the soul 👍💯😎
Ase means able to start engine. I have known old school mechanics that were not as certified that could work rings around these new mechanices
hahahahaha
Good one!
Also means Ask Somebody Else.
@@duhboi6516 🤣🤣
Exactly! I know of so many non-certified mechanics who can run circles around 'ASE" Certified ones. Really curious what goes into the whole ASE Cert thing.
I passed the ASE exams after 6 months in tech school, having never worked on anything except my own cars. ASE is like a high school diploma now.
I took a legit practice test online for the fun of it and passed with only the knowledge I was taught from high school and personal experience
@@strictlyauto1164 sorry, but you're wrong.
And how many did you pass?
@@benztech2262 all 4 that I took. Brakes, S&S, Electrical, and HVAC.
I learned how to repair my vehicles because I got tired of bringing my cars back to have the repairs repaired.
So true
Same
Facts. Saves a ton of money too.
I dont trust any mechanics especially leaving my car and not being there to watch them
Same here and if I can't fix it myself, only two other mechanics whom I trust, are allowed to touch my car 🤷♂️
I do car repairs, air conditioning, electrical work, tile work, plumbing, etc. Stuff I would never imagined I would do. I got tired of people doing half ass jobs.
I just replaced the front brake pads on my car - cost me $60.00 for the pads and about 2 hours of work.
Yep I'm just like you. I learned how to do all kinds of stuff because I got frustrated with half assed jobs and full repair bill.
Yup, I'm in the UK and the lack of care and attention from literally every tradesperson is horrendous
This is so true mate. It is so hard to find good workers nowadays.
Same.
I've been ripped off by so many mechanics I decided to do the repairs myself, it doesn't surprise me to hear that this is a wide spread issue.
Unfortunately there's a huge lack of skill and knowledge in the repair field. "techs" are used to plugging in a computer and getting a code that identified a broken part, but when they get a code that identifies a symptom - they don't know where to go. When fuel trim codes show it its soooo common for people to just toss parts at it... plugs, coils, fuel pump, fuel filter, injectors, and then you get frustrated and go elsewhere and maybe they just throw more parts at it... It takes real diagnosis and looking at the data stream to see what's truly going wrong. Something that isn't really as common as it should be.
Yep, I started doing my own work. At least what I can with the tools available. I am sure I have saved hundreds in labor cost already. I have a family friend who said a shop quoted her at $680 for spark plugs and coil-packs. Half of that cost is labor.
@se fi me too! I don't however have anyone to help me out - so I am searching the web - and that is how I found the yt channel of this guy here - CarWizard - he seems to be a trustworthy mechanic though... sadly - I have much more than 8 hours to drive to him
Join the club.
word of mouth, but not from tech illiterate parents or in-laws or that tryhard cousins with riced out honda.
The way to find good shops is from actual proper car people, the sorts who like you actually work on their cars too from time to time.
From Australia. I've just done the rounds to get my abs light problem fixed and finally found a mechanic who knew what he was doing. He was honest with me , like you, and he has now gained another customer and I guess that's why his workshop is overrun with other cars to be fixed. I was so pleased it was like finding $100 bill !
ASE Certification doesn’t mean crap if the mechanics are being pushed for “quantity work” and not “quality work.” Big difference.
It's an industry wide problem. I work in it too and it's a constant battle. No wonder nobody wants to become a mechanic anymore. I get paid well but its difficult work and your body gets beaten up over the years.
@@danr8194 , the industry wide problem started when someone who knew nothing about fixing cars came up with the idea of telling mechanics how long it should take to fix one. Auto mechanics is NOT production work.
This is why I don't understand why the shops legally have to charge $100+ in my area. The mechanics don't actually see any of that money, I really don't get the economics of modern automotive shops but I do have dealerships asking me to come work for them in my spare time...lol
@@spike_spencer 100/h is dirt cheap, if you dont understand why try opening a business and see how much property taxes, comercial utility rates and insurances are
@Clarence W Red Seal Heavy Heavy Duty too bud. I know the struggle. I work mostly on J1939 and deal mostly on electrical side. Took years of self learning and abuse at a dealership to get to where I am now.
Had my Camaro in for some exhaust work and the shop called. Told me I needed a new radiator too. $600 quote. I declined, brought it home and put my pressure tester on it. Little heater hose was leaking and spraying on the rad. Cost me $2.00 for the hose. Been good for two years now. We need a wizard here!
Sounds to me like A.J. Green is a 'wizard'...
@@earnestbunbury2103 Nowhere near a wizard. But I can see water squirting out of a hose. I guess vision isn't a requirement for ASE certification.
Car Wizard is so smart he can't comprehend the stupidity of other mechanics.
Car weezard is awesome 🔥
He hasn't realized yet you can't fix stupid.
And this is a perfect example of why I no longer considered myself a mechanic. I am now a t.v. repair man that gets dirty.
I cringe when I hear "weezard"
Amazing!
You guys are like the sweetest most understanding
"auto" Couple ive ever watched .I truly enjoy your honest , no nonsense, non sensationalist , no screaming , calm and informative way you present your shows . It makes it easy for me and enjoyable to watch . Thanks so much .
"This is a drivers car." Points at passenger seat...
Seriously though, people coming from that far away means you've built yourself a very good reputation.
Hats off to you, Wizard!
One question: do you not have a four post or similar lift? I find them to be practical also.
And I feel the pain when you talk about getting enough time to spend on diagnosis.
That happens when you try grabbing fast something from inside and you put your knee on the seat. I daily drive my Mazdaspeed 6, original motor at 130k miles and I have the same problem. The problem is, the idiot driving her did that two times and it didn't went well with the seat...oh wait, I'm driving her...😏
Good help is becoming harder and harder to find
With physicans and engineers is the same - the good one are hard to find.
Now days it's easy to find help, the hard is to find a simple car without much electronics
Work ethic is dead and buried. No pride is workmanship anymore.
ANY help is hard to find anymore! People are getting paid for incompetence and lack of effort, so long as business owners make their money.
@@davidjacobs8558 yes and mechanically means physics, chemistry, and mathematics all together which is very rare thing in all centuries
Good Job
The whole time I saw the “cold air intake” I was thinking MAF was the issue. Most of the time the oil covered air filter contaminates the heated wire of the mass air meter.
Yup exactly what I was thinking. My E36 killed a MAF a week after I installed a CAI.
Switch to a dry filter, unplug battery, let power drain, retrain the maf sensor. Can't tell you how many people come to me and saying 'it said it wouldn't cause this'. Sure it won't if you know what your doing, and even then you still have small chance of a problem.
“High performance” air filters on anything other than a track car == STOOPID. I was once dumb. Now I just use good OEM or Wix air filters.
Yep. That intake was the cause of all this owners problems.
Exactly! Between that and overly "dry" lifetime performance filters allow fine dirt to contaminate the MAF sensor also. They just are not worth their "gains" in my opinion!
In most instances it is your experience, your intelligence, and your passion for making things right, that’s what makes you better than most shops.
Video idea for you: Parts to always buy OEM/higher end brand names vs. parts where it's OK to buy generics.
For anything electronic it's pretty much 100% OEM. Few exceptions. Other stuff and we can talk....
@@kevin9c1 makes sense. 9c1 as in police package caprice?
@@neilquinn Yup.
@@kevin9c1 - So your telling me electronic parts like maf sensors from cheap company’s are just as good as oem? Im really interested .
Bushings, tie rods, sway bar links, control arms you can go cheap.
You are a genuine honest mechanic, thank you for showing the simple things we can do to avoid car headaches
As a tech myself I mess with multiple car makes, our shop has Identifix and it's is a great tool
Take care of yourself, Car Wizard.....
The world needs good men like you who are really good at what they do.....
Bless you, brother.
You got to give credit to the car owner that wasn't willing to give up.
I live out in denver too and we got emissions. If the owner has an emission test coming up, he has no choice but to get the CEL taken care of lol!! But yea props for him to get it knocked out regardless!
04 g35 and ill keep putting money into because of the body. Fucking head gasket thoo..
I wouldn’t either with a speed6 those cars are unicorns and it’s sad they don’t still make them
@@rambosaurusrex449 .? Yes
He is so thorough with everything I wish he was my mechanic
Me to.
I swear, if I ever have a problem like that, where neither I, nor a couple of mechanics can sort it out, I'm making the two hour drive north to Omega.
I suggest all of you take your car to him i try to be as throughout as i can be because yall are right its not easy to find a quality friendly mechanic anymore. Im not as good as the wizard but i aspire to be.
Im from Europe, so I’m out of luck here lol
@@xCokeMaanx I'm the same all we get is Leon diagnostic Dan he's very good to .
The Car Wizard needs to open up a chain of shops and train all of his mechanics personally.
you cant train people to care
@@honchoryanc actually you can, it's called nursing school
@@honchoryanc Yes you can. And even if you couldn't, you can make sure that you only keep the ones who do.
@@murmovies depends on your definition of "care"
train all of his "wizards"
"Can you have a look at my car and tell me what's wrong with it?"
Car Wizard: "Let me tell you a story.."
I was always highly regarded by every shop I worked in, I never bothered with ASE certifications. It means nothing. Manufacturer specific training is much more valuable. I think Ford spent $10,000 on me for training. It was well worth it.
How did you get a job in a shop w/o ASE? I want to be a car wizard too.
@@lymphy12 it’s not required by the industry.
@@F6HemiCharger So intern at the shop for some hands on experience and skip the school?
@@lymphy12 I never said to skip any school.
@@lymphy12 Some shops will require ASE or at least some form of schooling. Not necessarily a bad practice but if they take a piece of paper over experience I wouldn't want to work for them anyway. My personal opinion is that you should start off at a dealership changing oil. In your spare time try to help the main techs however you can (even if it's taking out the garbage, they're too good to do so much as deal with their own trash). Show some initiative and make sure your manager/supervisor knows you intend to stick with the company and wish to begin training to become a "B tech." You'll get stuck doing warranty, recall, and other BS work that the other techs don't want to do because it's a lot of work vs. what you get paid for. As you progress the dealership will send you off to training on their own dollar so you're getting training plus experience while making money rather than racking up student loan debt. If things work out you will go on to become a Senior Master Tech and you can either stick with that or go out on your own and start your own shop. At any rate, if you leave the dealership you already have experience and at least some degree of training all while not racking up $60k in debt to go to somewhere like UTI which really isn't all it's hyped up to be and not as highly respected in the industry as their ads would have you believe.
That’s why I never went for ASE certification. Back in the 70s and 80s, I met many mechanics who had a patch but didn’t know what they were doing. Reputation is what matters. Good job 👍!
Thats kind of cutting off your nose to spite your face
So others shortcomings kept you from taking care of yourself? You might have helped an ASE Cert. mean more back then if you had gotten it.
I just took my Passat TDI to the dealer with a TPMS, ABS and airbag warning lights. I was quoted $3200 parts and labor to replace the ABS module. I declined and drove to O'Rielly's and had them pull the codes. $25 for a wheel speed sensor and an hour of my time and the car is fixed!
How long have you had the tdi and how has it been reliability wise?
I was looking into buying one.
The worst mechanics are at dealers.
@@Christopher-mi6qe Not sure, I've experienced poor service from established independent mechanics and dealers. Like many others when mechanics I trust retired, started to work on my vehicles.
I have a scangauge in each of my cars. It can not only pull and reset codes, but it can also display 4 of many readings such as air/fuel, voltage, air intake temperature, and coolant temperature.
@@geraldtone5914 3 weeks! Bought it from a friend who is a broker. He got for me at auction. He drove it for almost a month and over 1k miles. Warning lights came 1 week after I owned it.
So far I'm extremely happy with how it runs and drives. I average between 32 and 40 mpg on the Interstate.
I really liked the way you went about troubleshooting this car, I wish that more mechanics were as ethical as you.
Car Wizard, I love your videos and the work you do. It seems that so many shops have the “turn and burn” method. Getting cars in and out as quickly as possible, regardless of the outcome, is plaguing many shops.
Happy to see that you and your crew are honest and fair to customers. Another great reason to support small businesses and shops!
Wise wizard ! As an old retired mechanic you gave a great explanation of how you repaired that carand some of us do care about our work practices .keep it up mate, cheers from Rick in Australia
As someone whose had some experience with this, I suspected either the MAF or O2 sensor. Specially after seeing the cold air intake. I'm a little suspicious of the owner putting on some DIY aftermarket parts, like an aftermarket catback exhaust, but returning it back to stock after realizing the CEL wouldn't go away. Also replacing the rear O2 sensor with a new one but opted for a cheap non brand one. All in all good job finding and fixing the problem really enjoyed the video.
That’s why he’s the car Wizard ,he actually cares about the customer and his reputation , great video thank you Mr and Mrs Wizard
I love my Mazdaspeed6 - had it since new and still dig driving it!
As a computer tech, I often see computers brought to me that other techs couldn't fix. Every time, the solution is simple. These are GeekSquad and other 'authorized' techs, even mom and pop shops, where the customer takes the computer to multiple shops and no one can fix it. So, they ship their computer across the country to me in desperation, and it turns out to ALWAYS be something incredibly simple, like this: ua-cam.com/video/BD6RX2OsGrA/v-deo.html
I had an Integra that would not start when it was humid out. Of course it took a while to even discover that it was the humidity. It would crank but not fire. Come to find the ecm had a bad solder joint or component. If it was humid out the ecm would not command the fuel pump on. Take the ecm cover off and hit the bare circuit board with a hair dryer for 10 seconds and you would hear the fuel pump relay click and the car would start. That's the weirdest issue I've had.
Bought a 2002 S40 Volvo dirt cheap when i was a student cause i needed to move and i had the hope of fixing it a bit before class started next month, suposedly had a burnt ECU, i was planning to st up a speeduino in case i could not fix it, it was just a loose pin
Have you seen Roy's Food Repair clip? 🤣
Wow, marketing at it's finest. But I am not even mad! :)
I would not have guessed reset switch at first, lol.
17:30 Also check the Maf Voltage against oem g/s air flow. Additionally check the sensor's IAT and voltage. This will not only tell you if the sensor is working, but may ellude to the PCM using a correction or corrected value in the real value's place.
The problem I’ve noticed with a lot of master techs with age they tend to develop more tunnel vision
As a Mazdaspeed 6 owner I really appreciate this video. The Mazdaspeed platform doesnt get much attention nowadays. Lots of people believe the engines in Mazdaspeeds arent good because they tend to break after 100K miles. but most people dont understand how to properly maintain them. Its a generally well known issue that the timing chain assembly on these engines tends to fail at 100K+ miles, the timing chain will overstretch and the the tensioner wont be able to reach the chain, and thus the timing will fail and the engine will break. Its a bad and often overlooked fault that must be addressed on every Mazdaspeed engine before its too late. This is why we see so many of these engines fail. Id recommend to anyone that own a Mazdaspeed 3 or 6 that they have their Timing system replaced no matter what every 100k miles. It is a hefty job. much like replacing a headgasket on a boxer engine, but I promise you if you if you address the timing system in these engines and give it the occasional carbon clean. you will have a strong and very happy engine for a long time. I love my Mazdaspeed 6, they make great power stock with a sturdy transmission and AWD which makes them rip off the line. And with continuing performance mods from companies like Corksport and COBB coming out these cars can be made into beasts. I love seeing the growing support for this more and more rare gem of a car. I can only hope that it continues to grow and that maybe I helped someones interest grow in the Mazdaspeed line with this comment.
the Mazda 6 MPS\Mazdaspeed 6 is a bit like older Alfa Romeo's.
it's nothing wrong with the engines and it can run for insane numbers as long as you never drag out or skip oil change, change filters every time and keeps the filters clean (change em once a year) and for gods sake, check that there is coolant on the reservoir and don't just top it with tap-water...
so as long as you treat em like that and not like the old 323's with the B5 or B6 engine they (their reliability is not the norm) the engine should never be a problem, what kills em in the end is rust and specially when they drive where they salt the roads so there is what should take your time or\and money.
my first car was an 83' Alfa Romeo GTV with the old 2.5 V6 that not even Callaway managed to break and it had over 450k km, had been used as a long distance commuter for 18 years when i bought it and old owner had never done anything to the engine else from changing the oil "twice a year, needed or not" and "a run in the washer every second week, no matter if looked clean or not".
now i have a Mazda 3 MPS as a second car, same engine as the 6MPS\\Mazdaspeed 6 just without the 4wd and kept the same policy on oil with that one too. change oil no later than each 15k km and filter with it every time and beginning to think of changing the timing chain now, not because it needs it but as a "better safe than sorry" as it now have reached 560000km (347k miles).
I owned 3 alfa 156s, then moved on to the mazda speed 6 or MPS as its known here in N Ireland. Absolutely loved them, however I knew nothing about these problems until a piston went through the sump in the first car, then the turbo and transmission blew in the second car. It put me off them for a while but I just can't forget how good they were when everything worked 😂. Love the look of the car too, its aged really well, a clean one still turns heads, I would love to shoe horn a Nissan GTR engine into one, how good of a sleeper would that be? 😁
For a 15 year old car it looked pretty good underneath and well cared for. Fantastic :-)
I had 3 different visits/techs at a Ford dealership in Exton, PA tell me they couldn't diagnose a misfire issue on my old Fiesta ST. It was a coil that was failing only under boost, and I had to figure it out.
Finding quality mechanics is rare. Keep raising the standard!!
Wizard just showed the world how to research and narrow down a fault, how amazing for him to share to the world.
These MS6s are seriously sweet cars. I tried to buy one new, they were hard to find and dealers gouging like crazy.
Really? They were blowing them out here in Maryland in 2006
You may want to seek out a Focus ST or an Ecoboost Mustang. Same bottom end in the engine.
@@Kevin93tilAn Ecoboost mustang isn't too bad with a tune and a few add-ons.
Literally impossible to find now in good condition. I got a speed 3 & it’s literally made me happier as a person overall
My guess: they're "certified" to read a list of diagnostic codes on a screen, and if the replacement part for the code doesn't fix the car they give up.
And then many shops will install generic parts and charge the customer OEM prices, especially on out of warranty vehicles. When the part then fails after a short period, they put another generic part in, and keep charging the customer as there's no warranty on replacement parts...
Using identafix to narrow down everything to get a starting point for a diagnostic is the reason I really like using it. As long as you don't use it as parts cannon aiming software and actually take the time to read through the common fixes, what other techs did to diagnose it, the factory service manuals, and take the few minutes it takes to come up with a plan on how you are going to diagnose the problem, you have a pretty decent chance at figuring out what the problem is.
VERY informative, Wizard! Great vid!
Mazdas are underrated cars.
My 2010 Mazda 6 has 310K and runs beautiful!
Thanks Wizard and Mrs., another teaching moment.
Geez I wish I had cars that were that easy to fix at my shop 🤣 MAFs and o2 sensors are usually so easy to diagnose. I have no idea how even a shop with basic training couldn’t figure that out.
I went the cheap route on a set of fuel injectors for my personal vehicle, a 2000 4x4 Chevy Blazer. Found a set of spider fuel injectors for $180 and I brought them replaced that part a second time because the first one failed. Then I got the AC Delco original part for $300 and my problems stopped! I learned to not skimp on parts, just like the wizard said and he's right! Buy the OEM part if you can so you don't have headaches.
I’m a technician here at Mazda in the uk, it’s amazing to see that car age so well
I have to ask this? I remember hearing that these cars have fuel pumps that aren't that strong? Can you corrabulate that?
@@rturner4205 These cars rust so easily.
I agree my 6MPS was corroded as hell!
I really like the way you inspect and present the cars....from the exterior, under-car inspection and interiors. You are good at telling the story about the car and it's problems. The camera likes you Wizard.
Great diagnosis, i've owned one of these since 2012 and have done everything myself, watched the whole video everything you said was on the money with this car. it has its nuances but its a good car. there are only a hand full of aftermarket companies that can even tune this car properly if that tells you anything.
Wizard said, "I've seen brand new parts fail." So Have I. One day I did a major tune-up on my 1970 Datsun 240-Z including dual carbs re-build, and it ran like crap. I couldn't figure it out......until.....one night I pulled to the curb and lifted the hood. THERE WAS A FIREWORKS SHOW UNDER THE HOOD! The 'brand new' plug wires were bad - some had over 17,000 ohms resistance! ... and they were firing to the nearest ground - not to the plug!
Man I used to own one of these. Randomly quit running the morning after an ice storm so I got rid of it, it needed more work than that as well. It was such a fun car, love seeing them on the road, rare sleeper!
absolutely! Much better than a WRX in my opinion and much less common! But then again this is coming from an RX8 owner lmao
@@kylemiller5178 I agree on much better than a WRX. I owned a Speed6 for 10 years. Sold it because it needed more money put into it. After putting a ton into it already. Bought a WRX as a replacement. Definitely not as fun as the Speed6 was. But still a fun car.
@@mustang3.0 The WRX is more reliable than the Mazdaspeed 6. The WRX STI is even more reliable than that.
MS6 is an insane sedan. All the rowdy of my MS3, but with AWD!
It was a supersleeper.
The Mazda6 speed was good because it was more fluffy then the protege speed but the protege speed (first Mazda speed product) had a lot of kick and was super reliable I’ve driven every Mazda speed product from 2000-2011 I was a Mechanic for Mazda at that time the best part of the M6speed was the awd but if you get snow in the wintertime you definitely need winter tires or your not going anywhere fast
Car Wizard is like the Louis Rossman of the auto world.
Not exactly, Car Wizard does not smother any part of the car he is going to work on, in flux ;)
@@JohnDoe-bd5sz DARN LOL
@@JohnDoe-bd5sz lol
I was convinced the issue with this car was PPB_G3H 🤔
@@everyhandletaken Or PP3V42 that raskal :)
@@JohnDoe-bd5sz hahaha 👌🏻
There are many good mechanics in the world, but it only takes one bad one to ruin reputations. Kudos and thank you to the good guys out there! Unsung heroes that keep the world moving, honestly
As always, you’ve once again proven what an exceptional mechanic you are! I love watching your channel!!
I always feel like a kid that got in trouble when wizard scolds
My first grade teacher was like that
Being from the salty region of Canada, seeing one of these with no rust on the body is baffling to me... all 3 that I owned barely had any trunk or rear arches left haha
Mazda was bad a rust proofing in these years, these 1st gen "6" are not bsd looking cars , not many left at this point
I have a 1st Gen in the UK, and it's the same here. Not many left.
@@moschops2002 Did they sell many 5 door hatchback 6 models in the UK? It was briefly sold here usa and i havent seen one since like 2009
@@CRAPO2011 Only sold as the 5 door hatch, or the estate version here. They're on the 3rd Gen now. Only figures I can find say 700k sales in Europe, so it's never been a popular model.
@@moschops2002 AHHHH being USA our most popular model was the 4 door sedan interesting that we got more bodystyles than you as its usually the opposite. our 2nd gen "6" grew, Japan/europe got a sportier more 1st gen sized redesign. 3rd gen is the same globally im pretty sure
That reminds me of the 2006 Mini Cooper S I recommended my boss at the time to purchase. Bought it from a customer of ours and we started fixing all the small stuff, started adding performance parts to it, reduction pulleys, massive intercooler, bigger injectors, Borla exhaust, custom header, etc. after a while the factory pre-cat O2 sensor failed. Replaced it with a Bosch one, no biggie. No check engine for 3 different test drives. Boss leaves for a week and comes back, check engine light is back on, pre-cat O2 is throwing a code again. We figured we got a bad Bosch sensor and did a warranty on it, got the new one, replaced it, drove it on 5 test drives this time, no code. Boss drives it 2 hours back home. Calls us and tells us the check engine light came on again.
Turns out Mini prefers Denso and if you know BMW or German cars in general you'd immediately think Bosch was factory but nope. It's a rebranded Denso. Removed the Bosch and installed the much more expensive Denso one and it never threw a check engine for the O2 ever again. While this isn't a story of cheaping out, our parts catalogs showed Bosch and Denso as the proper OE replacements, we just assumed Bosch would be better because it's notoriously what German/Euro cars typically use from the factory. After doing some research we discovered it was a massively common problem and even IdentiFix didn't mention it. THAT is the kind of knowledge that comes with experience and not the kind of knowledge you get from studying and completing a test that already tells you what you know and the reason it confuses the book worms is because it doesn't make absolute sense. ASE while it gives people peace of mind, the terminology is very loose. I see shops with ASE Master Tech signs and rarely do they have an ASE MT on duty and a lot of times they're even just the service writer. It doesn't mean your car is in the hands of an ASE MT.
I remember those ASE Master jokers, always had to fix their "come backs" at the dealer. Glad I got out. Yes, the dealer/shop had others fix the "ASE Masters" come-backs. Dig that!
What a great car! Love the Speed6, wish they would make them again
You can get the 3 in AWD and turbo but its all auto now.
@@Tool0GT92 unfortunately you can’t really even compare the mazdaspeed/mps cars to get the Mazda 3 Turbo
@@Tool0GT92 That new 3 is not meant to be anything like a speed, by what Mazda said. It's just an economy car.
3 Turbo is a good car. Yeah sure its now a slushmatic but hey they atleast made one. Can still use the shifter to shift gears sequentially lol.
@@aaryeshg.6526 it’s a good car but it’s not sporty or fast in any sense of the word.
And that's why good mechanics don't just give it their best guess, they actually diagnose before putting parts on.
What Humble Mechanic calls "firing the parts cannon at it".
I was thinking the same thing. That’s what I do with my cars. It works for me though. Plus, I replace parts that will probably fail down the road anyways.
Sometimes it's cheaper to just throw parts at it and hope that one of them fixes the problem instead of letting a mechanic spend who knows how many hours diagnosing it, assuming they actually do diagnostics instead of drinking coffee for who knows how long, and then end up paying ridiculous amounts of money for labour only.
Thank you for this post. I have a friend with a 2003 Toyota Camry in Roswell, GA whose CEL is on because of a bad oxygen sensor. That oxygen sensor was replaced back in January '23. My bet is that the shop used a cheap one because less than a year after she had it replaced it crapped out on her again. I need to find a decent shop near her to get it fixed properly this time or I'm driving her car to you in Kansas. Love your channel!!!
Wow. We got Mrs. Wizard first off in a video! This is serious!
facts 🐝
Yeah, I thought that worked well as an intro.
You're the South Main Auto of the mid west.
I watch Eric O also!!!
@@pizzamon795 Dr. Eric O,is good at what he does too, that's why I support his UA-cam channel.
@@pizzamon795 ERic reminds me of AVE
@@niyablake A super duper tame less Canadian/Real Canadian AVE
I was thinking that also!
Being a Utah native, I pondered driving the 15 hours just to MEET the Car Wizard.
Donate your time to doing good in the community instead
with the virus going on, I said leave people alone.
@@theone6805 give us a break; intellectually endowed people do not suffer from coronaphobia.
I drove 2500 miles from Nevada to hire Eric O of South Main Auto for a job.
I'm about to bring a bag of money and toe my car there !
I started working on my own stuff because of this.
Moral of the story:
When performance is in doubt,
Never cheap out!
moral* :)
@ *Julian Bryant*
Fixed! 👍🏻
Coming soon to a city near you: "Wizard's Certified Auto Repair".
WCAR
@@myMotoring “WCAR” 😂😂😂
Wizard should expand and open another shops! Keep training mechanics and bring that great customer service to the masses!
@@tony45682 That's exactly where it all starts going wrong. The Wizard can only be in one place at a time, so he can't guarantee the quality when he's 𝑛𝑜𝑡 there. Someone cuts a corner; he's not there to see it; unhappy customer; reputation starts to suffer.
He's built his reputation on the integrity of his work; he can't guarantee that integrity if he's not there. I would stick with one shop/location.😁
Will the wizard clone himself at those locations? 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
I swear I was paying attention, but I realize I spent the entirety of this video sneaking glimpses of that 66 chevelle in the background.
Wonderful video! I agree on the sensors! However, I was burned by a counterfeit item on eBay when I bought what I thought was a brand new, OEM part that was less than half price. I forgot to apply the rule, "If it looks too good to be true......" I bought it, installed it and actually created a bigger problem. I re-installed the old OEM part (Honda VTEC/VVT solenoid) and all was good again. It hadn't gone bad yet, but I like to replace parts when they are new the end of life. I've been wrenching on all of my vehicles for over 50 years and I'm still learning.
You are wise, Wizard!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying what has needed to be said for decades.
I have had, and I am still having this issue.
If I lived closer to the car Wizard my car would be there.
We need to create a car Wizard network!!!
Throwing parts at a car vs. actual logical, diag. Well-done, sir.
I'm a plumber by trade. I remember being interviewed by a service plumbing company. His first question regarding my ability was "Are you a parts changer or a technician?" Fortunately the diagnostic process is what keeps me interested in plumbing.
I think he was dead on. At the very least the MAF was off.
Maybe he could have looked at the ground side but the symptoms suggested otherwise.
The rear o2 might have been an over kill but that's like $80 plus labor that was probably going to be less than doubled checking then diagnosing of the sensor was bad.
Keep in mind the customer is from Denver. It's get it right as an only answer
David
@@chrisowens7873 w
Car Wizard needs to open a vocational training school or online auto mechanic training course. He has the perfect temperament to be a teacher.
Fantastic video. I know nothing about cars, but this showed me the importance of quality "basics" eg sensors, oils, spark plugs etc.
God Bless the Car Wizard Long Live the King !!!
its absurd that this customer dropped 4 figures into his MS6 for an engine swap and the garage that did it used "China Best" parts.
Sometime the mechanics have no choice in parts selection = The service managers buy the cheapest parts with the highest mark-up and the mechanics are forced to use them.
Some parts will say Mazda, Ford etc on the box and are crap parts also. Need good mechanics that can tell the difference. Usually crap parts throw tons of codes, signal noise etc.
This is why I go to my dealership, yeah service is more expensive but it is OEM and if they probably have less of an incentive to just rush you out
@@TheNacropolice They tell you its always oem anyway.... lol
Profit margin
@@jonmccormick8683 Companies big and small reboxing cheap Chinese parts and selling them under their own name is a big problem nowadays. Finding quality parts has become a lottery, where brand name and even price has no bearing on what you're getting anymore.
32 hours of driving for a MAF and rear O2 sensor. That's one frustrated customer but glad it worked out.
How many of us armchair mechanics knew that’s what it was 20 minutes ago?
maybe they flew back from kansas to denver. weezard didnt say
@@startingtech3900 same point. 16 hours plus 2 cabs, 4 hours in airports in a pandemic and what 2 hours in a plane for a MAF and rear O2
@@myz06rocks ah true my guy, all of that still cost less than what those other 3 techs charged him for diag fees and a new engine etc
It's closer to 7 hrs, and that's if you're going 70. You can easily go faster than that and average closer to 75+ mph. The flight from Wichita to Denver is a little over an hour, and costs a bit over $50. Point taken though! I guess if you want it done correctly, you have to take it to The Wizard. The specs on that car tell me that it must be worth it. That would be a GREAT daily.
I had this exact same issue a few years ago on my lexus 300 es. I replaced all 3 oxygen sensors, CEL was still on. I happened to be talking with an engineer at work and he suggested looking at the fuel trim number, just like you pointed out-- said his camry of the same generation had a bad MAF, and replacing it solved the issue. I hooked up the scanner, and sure enough, just needed to replaces the MAF sensor.
I really like the look of the Mazdaspeed 6 which is called the Mazda 6 MPS in the UK
Good car, the 6. I had one and it was excellent. I only sold it because I found one of the few older Camrys in the UK in mint condition.
@@laurieharper1526 the Camry's are really nice cars. Very rare here in the UK. Good that you found a nice one. What year is it
I think the engine is in the ford mustang 2.3 too
@@Daemonarch2k6 it is pretty far evolved from the original form.
I learned way back in 1994 in my early 20s that the ASE certification didn't mean anything. Guys at dealerships walked around like they were Gods with that patch on. You didn't dare question them because they knew all. Younger techs just looked up to them like they could do no wrong. I watched them throw parts at cars and trucks all day long. I however studied every shop manual I could get my hands on and learned everything I could. It wasn't long before I knew more than the ASE certified self professed gurus and I even went into business for myself and made a great living but I realized by 1998 that being a mechanic was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I relocated from south MS to central FL and worked at a couple of dealers and a mom and pop shop here and there but the dealers didn't give a crap if the car was fixed or not. Just upsell some unneeded maintenance crap and the mom and pops were all about the cheapest part being marked up and get them in and out fast. One of the shops I worked at the owner would go for a ride in the car and bring it to you tell you what he thought was wrong with it and tell you what you were going to do to fix it. I would look the engine over back probe sensors (this shop had no diagnostic equipment)and say no this is what is wrong with the car and this is what I am gonna do to fix it. This guy had rigged a lot of stuff on cars. Returns on repairs were awful. He let me start repairing stuff the right way after he realized I knew what I was doing. I remember a Volvo coming in the shop that had a very high idle. The owner brought it in because it ran rough at low speed and used to stumble and die when coming to a stop. Well the owner of the shop had taken out the check engine light adjusted the throttle body that was adjusted at the factory basically don't touch and then drilled 2 little holes in the butterfly so it could idle. Why??? All because the EGR Valve was plugged up with carbon and couldn't close. I stayed there about 8 months. In that time I think I repaired every rigged up job he ever did or instructed anyone to do and trust me I could write a book on all the crap I have seen over the years. I got paid well but by 2000 I was done and I left. I have had a varied life as far as jobs since then. Anything from sales, Operations Manager, Electronic Tech, Offshore and now work as a system operator at a power company. I am back in MS and still do mechanic work on the side when I feel like it. I work on everything Cars, Trucks, Boats, ATVs, and Motorcycles. I repair stuff all the time that the so called ASE Gods have tried to repair. I am in disbelief of people that take their vehicles to a dealership or shop for minor issues and get taken for $1000's and just keep having to go back for the same thing over and over again and they believe the crap and lies they get dished out to them. My favorite quote " Can you believe I had another bad computer??? " Uh no I don't believe that. JEEEZUM !!! I couldn't sleep at night had I ripped off people like that. Sorry this kind of turned into a rant but long story short there are very few people who know how to diagnose anything anymore and anybody can buy a patch LOL!!!
Paragraphs are your friend.
Don’t be a parts changer ! It’s shameful! And people should expose shop that pull this type of scam!
@@zen-Tii i came to leave the same comment. When i start reading a comment, scroll down to continue and see it goes on forever with zero paragraphs, i quit reading and move on.
Oh oh, the grammar police are on it! Don't worry, I read it all and thought it was interesting. There's plenty of gobby 'experts' out there that just talk the talk and bullshit and rip people off.
@@georgegently3026 Thank you Sir!
Like it matters to the grammar police ,but I was sitting in airport, on a 3 hour layover and typed all that from my phone at 2:00AM in the morning.
As I swiped away on my trusty Galaxy S20 with my readers on it never occurred to me that trolls would be so troubled to make a comment on said post. I am so very sorry that their comprehension level is jammed due to the lack there of for me to use paragraphs on a 2 inch text box.
Next time I shall whip out my laptop for you badgeless cry babies and hopefully the world shall be a better place.
In other words I don't care.
I love it when the Wizard slaps our hands..
“B A D M O V E.”
and then rubs our nose in it.
I’ve owned a Mazda 3 MPS (America calls it the Mazdaspeed 3) and as soon as you mentioned the symptoms I knew the O2 sensor would have been part of the problem. I had the same issue in mine. Very common issue with them.
That's astounding... Wasn't even a difficult diagnosis. Wow! Nice work, Wizard. Just embarrassing other shops couldn't figure that out.
I can’t believe this car is 15 years old. I remember test driving the speed6 at a ZOOM ZOOM Live event time attack.
This was back when Mazda was trying to compete with the Mitsubishi’s, Honda’s, Toyota’s etc etc in the tuning days, I miss those days
This is one of the best “Japanese” cars I see visiting your garage, I love this size & 4 cylinder engine with boost! It’s excellent reliable car 😃👍
The engine went ka-put around 100,000 miles 😂
It has a chronic timing chain issue (same in the Mazdaspeed 3). :( But this version of the engine is more stout than the later version in the Focus ST with the integrated exhaust manifold that is prone to the cylinder head cracking.
@@useless3596 Yes, this Mazda 6 has very bad reputation in Bulgaria as well. Cheaply made.
@@useless3596
Mine made it to 140k miles without a single repair so far ... last trip was a 1000-mile trip to Croatia non-stop while doing 140-160 constantly.
@@adam145 heeey welcome to croatia...my mazda 6 from croatia does monthly tours over europe...currently on 200k miles and not a single repair...(radiator is leaking a bit at the drain bolt)
2.0 petrol...mazda petrol engines are strong engines
The Mazda6 of that time period was a great car. I had the standard 2.3 Liter motor non-turbocharged with the standard 5 speed manual transmission. Absolutely loved that car and gave me years of trouble free service. Got pretty decent highway mileage too! My only complaints were the turning radius of the front wheels was too wide and the front headlights sucked. Other than those issues it was a great car.
exact same model was my first car. great car!
08:07 That is the PTO and it's leaking. Pretty common on these. The engine mounts are weak on these cars, and hard acceleration damages the sealant on that PTO. New higher grade poly mounts take care of the issue. Rear diff mounts are also a weak point. Also this car has 6 shocks in total underneath.
ASE doesn't seem to care about maintaining the quality of their image, judging by the number of underqualified mechanics and outright scam shops that proudly bear their certification. If people were using my name to defraud other people throughout the country, I would think I'd be just a little bit concerned about that. Apparently ASE thinks differently.
It's just a way for them to skim money selling certificates and badges
ASE's customers are the people that pay them to take the tests. Everyone else is irrelevant.
And here I was thinking about studying up just so I can work on my own car.
@@ZoraPMC I thought the exact same thing till I started taking certification exams for stuff about my computer programming job. I realize that it's all basically a scam, the tests don't prove anything. IMO a good quality elf paced educational course is worth way more than a certification from my experience.
Maybe there is room in the marketplace for a new certification company
ASE, the "R" is silent.
?
@@BoltsNBalls Add the R after the A.
Take your thumbs up. Probably laughed at this harder than I should.
Wish I had a wizard here in Tasmania Australia. I have a 04 Navara witha zd30 engine. Check engine light is intermittent with a code of 47. This is crankshaft position sensor. Had replaced and now fix. No one has found a cause and I have even fitted a tuned ecu and got a 31 code. This is causing a lot of issues here. Love your work wizard.
When I look at Mrs Wizard I think Car Wizard has more expertise beyond automobiles.
Bob Smithereens no way. She’s hot.
@@totalyep if you like pudgy
Jesus, can we lay off the wife. This is a car video, not a Sports Illustrated photo shoot, ya misogynistic fools.
@Bob Smithereens true!
Terry Orcutt she is a great add to the videos. She is smart, and a teacher which is cool.
"They couldn't fix a simple check engine light, so he drove it here and I just took the bulb out, don't tell him"
😂👌
Richard Evans that's what shade tree mechanics do , then there's idiots who think they know that can't make it run right then bring in a can of worms for the true mechanics to fix ................
Some jack ass actually sold me a ms6 with the check engine light Uninstalled
Just take a #80 bit and drill into the check engine light so it breaks.
Boom
No more check engine light.
@@dillonh321 yep shade tree mechanics !!!! There's a reason why the check engine light is on !!!!!!!!!!
7:10 and their is Tyler's reserved repair side of the garage!
@@RD-km4yi You're one of those guys...
@@rockandroll3216 One of those who can still form correct sentences?
@@leonkernan its a UA-cam comment not English class.
@@rockandroll3216 An intelligent person?
@@tim3172 nah a Karen on UA-cam, looks like you apply as well.
Thank you for taking the time. Most places are get the car in and try to solve it as quick as you can. Quick fixing is not the answer. This leads to pressure on the techs (not good for mental health) which leads to poor quality fixes and COMEBACKS. Love your shop and attitude. Thanks for being you