The Worst Mistakes I've Made Fixing Cars
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- Car repair mistakes. The worst mistakes I've made fixing cars, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. My biggest car repair fails as a mechanic compilation. Learn from my mistakes and avoid making them yourself while working on cars. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty Kilmer hopefully one day I'll meet you you have help me alot
Scotty were/how would you find a good mechanic to check out a car for you or fix you car, how would you know he's a good mechanic?
It takes a good person to admit their mistakes. It takes a brave one to do it knowing it will get hundreds of thousands of views!
Hi, Scotty, that meant...don't buy a Porsche or any European cars at all. People need to buy cars and trucks that are the most people drive or buy the cars and trucks that are most sold.
Hello Scotty kilmer .. we Arabic always watching your videos on your UA-cam channel, but please put the translation "cc" arabic language on your videos, that's from your settings channel , please let us transfer "cc" arabic language , thank you scotty
When you drop the 10mm in the engine bay
And you don't hear it hit the floor
When you drop it and there's no sound at all is even worse.
I swear certain engines have a bottomless pit
kierin burbank 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, geez man. I’ve lost too much in there
Tony done that with a torx socket in the engine bay of a 90s Cadillac deville. Never did find it. And believe me, I tried!
May I add when you drop a 10mm in the engine bay with the damn engine open! Be it the intake and or valve cover.
Who else is on a Scott kilmer binge?
Yup
Same here. This guy is great!
I hung up my tools a few years ago because I got sick of stupid customers but I do enjoy watching Scottys videos.
Oh yes
Me me me
My biggest mistake so far was about 15 years ago when I opened a fuel line under my car to change the fuel filter. It was a hot summers day and I forgot to open the petrol cap to release the pressure...the petrol sprayed into my eyes and burned like hell for a couple of hours. I certainly won't make that mistake again! :)) Thanks for your informative and fun videos Scotty! All the best! Ken :-)
Also happened to me x)
30+ year old ATF in my eye...
after ophthalmologist scraped rust from my eye, i have safety glasses in every tool bag, shelf, drawer and use them
Ouch.
@@101Volts i am glad it was not brake fluid
Know a story of a guy who went to install a new clutch and somehow managed to reinstall the old clutch he had just taken out. Found out after everything was back together.
lmao
How is that even possible? You can clearly see a difference even tho they are the same clutch 😂
I did a bonehead move while fixing my car in the Air Force. At most military bases they have a mechanic garage where you could go in and rent a bay for five bucks or so. Changing out the oil while the car was up on the lift a guy came over we started talking so without thinking I took the oil drain catch pan and then droppef the lift.
So we kept talking, I open up the quart of oil and started pouring it in. That's when I heard the unmistakable sound of liquid hitting the garage floor. An entire quart to be exact.
I forgot to put the screw back into the oil pan. 😁
Boy was I embarrassed.
I think I've done something like that once....wasn't the clutch, it was something else...can't remember what though. Probably oil filter, distributor cap, or spark plugs or something, hahah!
*face palms self*
@@rxonmymind8362 That's actually pretty common.
A person who has made no mistakes has done nothing.
He made the mistake of wasting his life
A person who has made no mistakes has done nothing wrong.
There's nothing wrong with making mistakes as long as the mistake is rectified.
Even in 50 years???!!!???
Unless ofcourse your me...done it all with zero mistakes
My dear dad taught me what the definition of smart is: A lifetime of mistakes married to a good memory.
Great video, Scotty.
Do you start the day shouting or build up to it?
TheDruidKing
Yes: I wonder about that too !
Sure ; Scott’s a madman, - but I love madmen....meaning he knows his sh*t really really well and that’s why millions follow the guy .
Bravo Scott !
@@jnstonbely5215 Madmen usually do well in business.
My Name is Gladiator
Yup Glad, ..especially in Real Estate, no ?
🇺🇸
TheDruidKing lmao!!
Do you start the day being a buzz kill or build it up
"Work by yourself" shows a pic of sad Keanu, Scotty u a Savage! I love it 🤣🤣🤣
Can't get Experience without gambling and taking chances
thats where you let others make mistakes and learn off of their wasted money
Damn right.
Gambling right now on a 1500 dollar chevy
well experience comes from bad judgement they say. . . .
only one way to get practice, doing it.
Always a good sign when we can admit our mistakes.
Yep sure did.
WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?!
I think he is losing his hearing.. and can't hear himself YELL
Because he's Scotty haha
WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?!
The biggest mistake I ever made was fixing cars for 35 years. 😜
Rich T biggest mistake was taking 35 years to figure that out 😐
No, your biggest mistake was not starting a UA-cam channel. ;-)
I once put the wrong brake fluid in an Audi I had. It caused the breaks to slowly lock up as I drove it. I had to pay a mechanic to clean it out and put the correct fluid in it. It wasn’t cheap.
So in your case it really was break fluid. Most retards can't tell the difference between "break" and "brake".
why didn't you flush it out yourself?
@@speedfreak8200 , Maybe He Doesn't Know How
You spelled the word "brakes" wrong. I know, because I use to be a mechanic for over 25 years, and that was the only word I could spell correctly.
I lost it with the banana'd car😂
LOL'd pretty hard too XD
PNWGaming lol me to😂😂
huh Same xDDDDF
OMG I thought I was the only one who laughed wen he said car can go bananas lol
Congratulations on 1 Million Subs Scotty.
That's Awesome.
Steve in Scotland.
It's because of the CAT cameo's---one @ 1:00 and another @ 4:30 ( maybe more ). Funny how he said he found tools he's bought, but never used them---I have a whole garage of unused tools !! :(
Gotta disagree with ya on the battery. I worked at a battery plant for a while. We would run Wal-Mart batteries, Interstate batteries and oem. Often times the only thing that changed was the casing or stickers..... Of course gel, lithium or optima batteries are much better. But dont think brand name or apperence has any value.
The way I hear it is most batteries are made by Interstate. But they are made to spec for the different retailers they supply. So there still is a difference.
I have a basement full of tools I only used once or twice - But in just about every case, it was cheaper and better for me to buy the tool and do-it-myself than to pay someone to make the repair.
Yea I have plaid thousands of dollars to do that on just one item.
as soon as you sell one of those tools you will need it . That's how it works. ha!
Paul Smallriver - It's even worse than that. As soon as I need one of those tools, I can't find it and I end up buying another! For example, I have 4 cement floats around here, including one really good one. But darned if I know where they are.
My dad saves money both fixing it by doing it himself and not buying tools. One time he welded up his own tool to remove a sensor on his truck that needed a special tool
I have a couple floats somewhere and need to find one. argh! I finally organized my tools but keep finding more I forgot about. Just organized my socket set and put all the extra sockets I bought into the metal recycling.
My biggest mistake: Forgetting to mark the gear and rack alignment of a rack and pinion steering during disassembly. Put everything back on OK but the steering wheel was on a 20degree angle when everything was reassembled.
D'oh!
Dragon Skunk do you know how to fix that?
I bought a Ranger and the previous owner put a new rack and pinion on and the steering wheel ended up being a little crooked. Would an alignment shop be able to fix it up?
Yeah! Just when you think you are done take it all apart again and move the gear one notch. Or cut off the steering wheel key and also move it one gear notch will work in a pinch if the steering wheel has the same amount of teeth as the pinion that is.
You need to a wheel alignment of the front wheels in this case. So yeah.
MCFriedChicken1 if it's really off then no. If it's only a little then it will work
Me and a buddy had just put a brand new motor in a car,we basically built it from the ground up,he had gotten new heads,most heads in the back and front (the sides) have little oil plugs,these particular heads were not fitted with the little plugs from the factory,we primed the engine and started it up , everything going great, all of the sudden i look down and there is a huuuuge puddle of oil on the floor, ha ha ha ,it was his moms garage so she was pissed,once we cleaned it i had to get under and reach all the way up by the firewall and put these little plugs by feel,the clearance was tiny, just enough to bend my fingers and for a allen wrench to fit and tighten them.
Another time we were putting headers on this car and it was being a major pain in the ass, nothing was lining up and was extremely frustrating till we realized you have to loosen everything (H pipe on back and then tighten everything gradually, once we did that it went on like a charm,one time i was replacing a power steering hose on a forklift (i know this is about cars but they are similar, in a way) where the hose disconnected was in a super hard place to deal with,after a couple of hours of frustration i realized all i had to do was move the steering wheel a bit and the cylinder the hose was attached to moved right in front of me to a very accessible place, ha ha ha, all these things are little lessons,we are always learning.
good quality battery
*shows duralast by autozone*
Talks about poor quality battery, shows 250 dollar optima battery.
Just get an Interstate battery
That's the part I don't understand
I noticed that too...he must be giving us a hint that it's not the greatest at all.
giving a hint that the optima is no good.
The best mistake you will ever make is the one that cost you money because you will definitely not make that mistake again
And, following your logic, the more money it costs you, the better the mistake.
but i have two kids. i didnt learn the first time
Yes sir!
bodgit and leggit garage I've been trying to read your comment... but I can't hear myself read!
the words of everyone in the middle of their 5th marriage
Cmon Scotty that’s all?! We want more dirt! There’s gotta be some after 50 YEARS
Exactly my thoughts. Everyone messes up big time now and then. I mean his Porsche intake job was a success! I thought it would have still leaked, or leaked worse after 8 hours! Rolled a gasket or nicked it going back on!
Yep, I think Scotty skipped over a couple of really big mistakes. The kind that make it feel like the temperature in the garage just went through the roof. My biggest involves replacing the timing chain tensioner on my Cobalt, a part with easy external access, then not realizing that the chain had slipped at the crank gear. You can guess the rest :)
Yeah he showed not too bad mistakes actually... Max.. it was off that much so it bent valves..? oy
Max the first big mistake was buying a General Criminals car. The rest is anticipated.
great video Scotty, thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Thanks for all the information Scotty mad respect
Are those really the biggest mistakes you made fixing cars? Or are those the ones you aren’t too embarrassed to put on UA-cam? I’m not a pro but I’ve made way bigger mistakes than that. Keep up the great videos.
1M Subscribers! Congrats, Scotty. Well deserved.
thanks for the support👍
My biggest car mistake is almost too embarrassing to think about.
It was about 20 years ago, my first 'project car'. I had rebuilt engines before, with my brother, but this was the first time doing it myself. I bought all my own tools and everything needed to do a complete rebuild on an old 5L V8. I think I spent about $1500 on parts alone. Anyway, I took my time and got everything done without any real issues. With everything back together I tentatively hit the ignition and the thing roared to life immediately - so quickly it actually frightened me. It was a bit loud and idling a bit fast, but I expected it to take a few seconds for oil to get to the top end. Adjusting the idle on the new carb slowed things down but the noise wasn't really diminishing - that 'metal on metal' grinding noise that sends a shiver down any mechanic's spine. I stopped the motor after a few seconds and looked over everything I could see, trying to think of what 'simple' thing I must be missing to cause the noise. After a few hours with no luck, I called my brother to come over and he quickly identified the noise as being internal and stopped the motor immediately. His first question - "You did use a torque wrench on the mains, right?". "Yeah, of course. I bought a brand new one just for the job!" Showing him the new tool he then asked where I was getting the torque information from, so I showed him the workshop manual I had used. He saw the problem immediately: One was in ft-lbs, the other NM. I had over-tightened every bolt on the motor, crushing the bearings in the process. I was so disheartened I gave up on the car and gave it to him.
Needless to say: I've been very careful with both my workshop manuals, and my tools ever since.
My biggest mistake was my first wife
Yeah I did the same. Hoping wife 2.0 is going to work out better :)
MGTOW
Right!!!!
Same here
Rev up your ex wives!!
Marriage is the mistake thinking women aren't self absorbed. Better to date and not have to pay lawyers and distributions to your ex.
had a buddy when he first became a mechanic at the dealer *forget to replace oil after draining.* Needless to say he was paying off an engine out of his paychecks for a few months 😲
Jonny DIY Yikes i almost did that a couple times lol
I'm afraid of doing that. It's terrifying
Yup. A friend of mine drained the oil from a standby genset, got called away, and never did come back to add fresh oil. The owner came home and started it up. Brand new generator. Toast.
I was at an oil change place and decided to sit down on the curb outside the store. I've never done that before. So as I'm sitting there they drive my car up to me and I can see very well the oil coming out of the bottom as they accelerate.
They guy come out and I point out to him the "trail" of oil leading to my car. His eyes got wide and reversed right back to the bay!😨
Luckily no damage. But if I had been sitting inside the waiting area then received my car and drove off......
I once forgot to put the drain plug back in & dumped about a gallon of new oil on my driveway
Scotty, you are so right, love your channel and you always make great points. and great advice. We all learn from our mistakes but it is allot better now with guys like you on the Internet that share there knowledge.
Really like your shows - grew up seeing garages that look like yours! Thanks for what you do! Very cool
Wow!! I wish there were more mechanics like you. I have a 1994 suburban that I am still driving and enjoying. You've given me a whole new outlook on cars.
Great videos Scotty! The biggest mistake I ever made, was not doing scheduled maintenance. Putting it off is the biggest mistake!
Ya, im over 150,000miles on my ATF and filter change.
magicrobharv as the old commercial said “Pay me now or pay me later!”
Congrats on your 1 million subscribers
Love your honesty Scotty. Not many left like you.
Great advice! Thanks!
I worked at AutoZone for years.
You would not believe how many battery returns we had from people who had just barely bought their battery and they were pretty negative when they came in.
therealnightwriter THAT was a VERY well thought out comment. I have to give you props on that ,that was most excellent.
Well played, sir.
Not as bad as having a guy comming back and screaming at you "You sold me the wrong batteries for my truck" despite thetre being 4 differnet types all different dimensions... Was happy to not see that tempermental fucker again...
I work at AZ now and I believe you on that one 100 percent
Autozone sells garbage. Duralast parts Dontlast. 22 year tech....I know what I am talking about. I would not even buy oil from Autozone since could mess that up as well. If I broke down in an Autozone parking lot, I would WALK to a competitor for the part. I can not name one instance where I put in an Autozone part that lasted beyond a year.
Next video What I wish I knew 50 years ago when I started to work on cars.
good idea, thanks!
Scotty Kilmer No problem.
Love this channel, so good.
great advice for all trades, thank you Scotty.
Congratulation!!! on your 1 million subscribers.
CONGRATULATIONS ON 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS SCOTTY!! 🎉
Thank you again .great advice
It's awesome to see a mechanic who can not ONLY admit to himself that he is human and has messed up, but also tell thousands of random strangers he has.
Thank you for the info as well!
The worst mistake by far (in my life) I've ever made was after rebuilding the carb on my wife's 377 Safari, I put it back on thinking I removed the paper shop towel out of the intake to of course prevent any dirt or grim from getting in the engine. It started on the first pull but didn't sound right, like gasping for air. Then it stopped suddenly, it felt like something was obstructing free movement. I reefed on the pull cord and it started again and revved freely. I then noticed all these black, sooty fluffs of "what the hell is that!" coming from the exhaust all over the driveway. I quickly figured out the very paper towel (that may have separated) put in there to prevent anything from getting inside was inhaled by the engine.
I still want to bang my head against the wall, while praying no permanent damage has occurred. I'll find out next winter.
flyrock45 😂😂
Scotty, your Hilljack mechanic advise is priceless!
Your channel is good in an addictive manner. Seems like I got to keep watching and learning . Thank you.
Wtf, these are his "biggest mistakes"? I was expecting something like "connected the wires wrong, blown up $2500 worth of electronics, oopsiieee...." He must be a good mechanic
That's what I thought. I don't think Scotty is game to admit to those mistakes which would up damaging engines and costing $$$ to fix. He must have made a few.
yea, none of those things were actually mistakes, they were just things he wished he did better
Been watching u gor many years now. Thanks for the videos
+WHO_TEE_WHO For**
Congrats on 1,000,000 subs! Learned so much from your vids
This was a great video Scotty... 🤗
Hey Scotty, years ago I watched you till now I have watched you. You inspired me and I opened my own diy garage. I work on European vehicles only... Yes laugh but I love that challenges! Anyways, how you prevent those 1time customers from going after you.. I’m an honest mechanic that only fixes what is needed I don’t over charge. I do take pictures of my before and after work. But currently I have this customer that want full money back case they claim nothing has been done... How do we protect ourselves from customers like that... thanks Scotty!
Wow Scotty u really did clean up your garage
I love your videos. Thanks for doing this. I have one exception to the "cheap" battery thought... A mechanic friend told me this years ago... If you have an Interstate Battery store and warehouse in your area (not a dealer... actually owned by Interstate), they sell blems and re-manufactured batteries usually at a price 50-75% lower than the comparable new battery on the shelf. They don't display or advertise them. You have to ask for them. I've bought at least 20 of these over the past 35 years between cars, boats, lawn mowers, etc. I've only had one fail and they gave me a loaner while mine was repaired. I don't work for nor do I receive any royalties from Interstate Battery whatsoever... I just wanted to share what I think is a really good tip for saving money and still getting a really good battery.
A wise man learns from his mistakes... an educated man learns from others. Thanks for the videos.
biggest mistake people make: dropping the 10 mm into the engine bay
Bob the Hat King or lose it all together
Ikr
Yeah, you gotta be able to find it to be able to drop it
So true.
"or lose it all together" not hard to do even in a toolbox. They used to make toolboxes that were easy to organize stuff in but now you've got to pay big bucks for something like that.
Classic. The only two times I ever took my Porsches to an independent mechanic, they fucked up royally both times. I had no choice though - I was out of town. So yeah, independent general mechanic guys working on Porsches - NO, PLEASE, NO!
Thank you Scotty for the good advice.
You have the greatest video. Love your honesty.
congratulations for 1 million subscribers!
Scotty,can you do a video on a job you did that really stumped and baffled you the most but eventually sorted it out and what was wrong with it the first place.Thanks from the UK
That’s a good idea.
Yes. I agree.
No, he was never baffled
My car runs smooth until I reach 65mph, but vibrates through the steering wheel at 65-75mph, then is smooth again going 80mph. For the longest time that vibration range was 59-75mph...my mechanic hasn't figured out the problem
+mrbill6666 First, never go to that mechanic again. Second, that's simply your tires/wheels out of balance. Go get your tires balanced and thank me later (I would say the exact same speeds happened on my old Mercedes, but that's just coincidence). Also fun side note, if you go up to around 90-95 mph you'll probably get that same vibration again but much stronger, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you like living on the edge.
Love your channel... And your.. Passion toward cars
Scotty, a mechanic like you is worth his weight in gold. Love your videos :)
When you press in a Hub and forget to put the dust shield on first !
D’oh!
omg funny u should say that... it's happened to me i had to cut a piece of the shield off to slip it over the hub lol
I dropped a flashlight
in the engine bay and it got stuck in the radiator fan, after 3-4 years when I changed the alternator I managed to take it from there 🤣🤣🤣
I had a double flared. Wrench stuck between my ranger radiator dropped it after finishing a a4ld trans swap. One day went to change my oil during my lunch break.
Found it lunged between the radiator and the sub framing.
Also found a free tool on the oposite side of the radiator support lol look like it had been there for 3 years.
Goid advise spoken by a real mechanic. Thanks Scotty for the sheer amount of wisdom that takes some of us decades to learn from trial and error. If you are young or even 43 like me and work on your own car then this is priceless. And for those of you who clicked the thumbs down icon, what kind of dummy are you to dislike free knowledge from someone who has been there and done that. Really?
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love your videos! Invaluable info for LYFT/UBER drivers
Congrats on a million views! I remember when you had only 200k subs
Biggest mistake I've made was the day i decided to play 'Johnny mechanic' and change the clutch and pressure plate on an old 80's model stick shift truck I had back in the early 90's. After several hours of fighting to pull the drive shaft and drop the bell housing, I finally got everything reassembled. That took a couple more hours and some skinned knuckles. I'm alone and working in my driveway. Started the truck, stepped on the clutch pedal to test it, the pedal went all the way to the floorboard with zero resistance!! I had put the pressure plate in BACKWARDS! I went batshit crazy. 🤣 check out the 1st minute of this clip, ua-cam.com/video/dA0QhgmuvrcT/v-deo.htmlha That's pretty much what I looked like that day. 🤣 I thought the neighbors were going to call 911. So I walked away from it for about an hour to calm down, then I had to do it all over again. It was my only ride so I had no choice. I feel my pressure rising while writing this from just the memory of that day. Nowadays, i don't even change my own oil even though i know how. The moral is, if you don't know what you're doing, save yourself ( and your knuckles) the headache and hire a pro like Scotty! Trust me. 😁😁
or just...carefully read the good book before hand and keep it close to see that things are going togather correctly. the moral of your story is never develop new skills?...thats not a good story man. "the pro's" want the GDP of nigeria to do anything. and over charge for parts by up to 800% plumbers and carpenters cut corners that would keep you up at night if only you knew. Noones going to care about your stuff as much as you will by far. Most of your "pro's" will just sleep walk through a job and do only as much as it takes to collect your money. My advice...do as much as you can by yourself learn with friends or family if you can. we have the youtubes these days which is a wonderful instructional tool.
Good reply '79, cutting corners and padding the time seems to be the norm.
Awesome you finished the job. But we all make painful mistakes. We can't let it break us. It must make us stronger.
The WALL just got 10 feet TALLER
Thanks, Scotty! You the man!
Scotty, you’re simply one of the best!
Rev up your engines!!
I ride a bicycle
Prius owners: “I can’t”
E chord F Chord G F back to the E Chord arib ariba andale andale REV UP YAR ENGINES
How can you dislike any of Scotty’s videos?!
chris wright there are some very lost souls out there
I can understand it, he's shouting most of the time. I've got used to it but it still pretty disturbing...
I think he's nearly deaf.
c4h#### that's his charm!
Dude your content is so entertaining! Keep up the good work
Thanks Scotty ! LOVE YOU
4:30 That cat on the top of the porsche
Damn, I would run that cat off it was my car, just wait and see what the convertible top looks like after some claw action
Best battery in the world is an Interstate car battery. I stocked them when I had my garage and the always lasted the longest
“I didn’t think that was possible.” Best LOL moment!
Awesome knowledge to know about spark plugs. Thank you.
nice. v6 engines are pain to work. need to remove them. the audi 2.7 twinturbos are the worse to work
RBG depends on the v6
audi = german
Especially FWD V6 were the rear bank is usually overshadowed by the firewall.
The biggest mistake is to not get a Toyota.
Unless it's the prius.
Raw Techonology Ur opinion. Wouldn't be caught dead owning a Toyota.
@@Davido50 why tho?
David Klimmek You are a great example of “some people never learn.”
get a Dodge Aries. It's a gas saver, cause it will be parked at the garage most of your life.
I'm with you on the propane torches for seriously stuck bolts.
A few years ago I was removing the flex plate from a Chevy 350 and kept breaking sockets on the bolts.
Lo and behold, those things were installed with red loctite from the factory. Red loctite only breaks down with heat.
So here's what I did, after starting to round off the heads from using sockets and breaking them.
Propane torch to each bolt head for about 2 minutes.
Smack each bolt head with a heavy hammer.
Use a "bolt out" socket over the worn bolt heads, and they came right out!
It's all about knowing when to use that blue tipped wrench! 🔥
the knowledge and the edits in these videos are so good
Torquing to the correct lb·ft when it's actually supposed to be lb·in...
And snapped the plastic bolt head clean off, not even the thread itself is left.
Parts guy first return: theses aren’t known for being defective, your sure you didn’t over tighten them?
Me: nope followed the manufacturer recommended torque
Parts guy second return: another bad one!? Maybe we need to alert the manufacturer about a bad run of parts...
Me: I want a different brand, I need to have this finished tonight so I can go to work tomorrow
Parts guy third return: seriously?
Me: 65 lb-in not lb-ft 🤦♂️
Most patient parts guy on the planet.
Turn till it cracks then back off a little
hcuda s Sure that wasnt me you were dealing with? Ive done that for a few people. Also had a guy bring in a wheel stud that snapped for a trailer and no markings. That sucked..Took 20 min, but found that the bolt that would work was for a 95 camaro.
hcuda s horrible parts guy if he handed you brand new parts for free. Hopefully you paid for your mistakes and made it right with the company...
Love the channel! and first comment cool!
4:44 - 4:57 That sounded like a play-by-play from John Madden. Scotty cracks me up.
Great video!
My biggest mistake was when I cheaped out on Piston Return Springs for my high performance engine. I bought these new springs and they were not high enough compression. First time I started the engine my pistons didn't return properly and I bent all my valves!!!!
Brett DiMichele Studios If you say so Chris...
Steve B Heeeeeeeeeeeey Guuuuuuuuyz!
Brett DiMichele Studios I know which video you watched to come up with this BS
It's not BS... I saw it on the internet!!!
Brett DiMichele Studios Case in point
#Easy choices live a hard life, hard choices live a easy life!!###😀😀
Mad Motor Repair what does that even means
Love your vids Scotty.
Congratulations on 1 million Scotty!
I made the mistake of not trying to fix the car myself
haha
Not every mechanic can be perfect...
Josh Bacon lol no mechanic is perfect. If you are you probably have other issues
Josh Bacon Just be perfect when you fixing my car when I pay you.
Weezy Wednesday If you still learning and making mistakes don't touch my car. Until you're seasoned then I can touch it. I would never want anybody to learn from my car when I pay my hard earned money.
Vinni Davinci right on .
Vinni Davinci That’s the thing though, a good tech will learn on every car they work on, even if they’ve done the job before. My mentor when I worked for Audi had been a tech for 32 years. When I asked him how long it had taken him to get as good at working on cars as he was he said “32 years”
The good part about going to a good shop is that if anything gets messed up they will fix the mistake and take care of you.
And besides. How do you expect people to learn, if you won’t let them?
This channel is pure gold
Now this is a great video 👍👍👍
Hey Scotty!! 😃
hello!
I would hate to see someone that's hard of hearing say..."can ya'scream louder Scotty??".HAHA!!.
My biggest,stupid and very embarrassing mistake (actually two mistakes at same time),was using one way ratcheting wrench while I was trying to remove serpentine belt tensioner on my Toyota Corolla 2006.
There is probably less than 3/4 inch of space between tensioner bolt and frame of the car.
It took only a few strokes with wrench before I relized that I was stuck.I just couldn't go back because it was one way ratcheting wrench.From panic attack and temporally complete lack of common sense,I tried to use force,so I damage threads of my reliable Corolla that I love with my whole heart and obsessively take care of.
Thank god I found the video of the guy (Thank you Simply Seth ,thank you very much),who clearly explained that you have to remove engine mount and lift engine to be able to remove that long bolt.It took me no more than 20 minutes to do that.I was able to rethread and clean threads.
I was even able to torque bolt with a torque wrench,afterwards. (Specified torque : 51 ft-lbf or 69N-m)
I just hope that somebody else attempting to do same job,reads this and finds helpful.
thanks for sharing.