CAR NINJA! Porsche Macan GTS thermostat, the FASTER, EASIER way!

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  • Опубліковано 17 сер 2023
  • A 2017 Porsche Macan GTS with a faulty thermostat. The Porsche repair manual calls for the entire front clip to be removed to access the components for replacement.
    Jonny doesn't have time for that and leaves the front clip in place and completes the job faster and easier his way.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 202

  • @MichaelASmith49
    @MichaelASmith49 10 місяців тому +58

    We missed you, Jonny! Shop still looks immaculate!

  • @richieduck67
    @richieduck67 10 місяців тому +47

    Great to see you back Mr Ninja

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k 10 місяців тому +1

      He's a sir, or doctor even. Genius, nice guy too.

  • @starkyslp16
    @starkyslp16 10 місяців тому +48

    Great to hear the shop is busy to the point you're bringing in more employees! Says a lot about your expertise and service

    • @gbriank1
      @gbriank1 10 місяців тому +4

      I think Jon and Mason are gone. Leaving Jonny, Ben and the two new guys.

  • @cwheeler42
    @cwheeler42 10 місяців тому +5

    Jonny is a freakin' boss. Doing all that blind by feel up to his armpits in the front of the car. Glad to have you guys back!

  • @ryan_etzel
    @ryan_etzel 10 місяців тому +4

    6:14 "I'm about to drop it..... shit." -- Every shadetree mechanic, ever.

  • @jimamizzi1
    @jimamizzi1 10 місяців тому +3

    Good to see you washing your hands before getting in the car, I’ve seen so many that don’t

  • @kim007250
    @kim007250 10 місяців тому +3

    Wifey . I’m just going down to garage to change my Porsche thermostat see you in a couple of weeks.

  • @OB928
    @OB928 10 місяців тому +1

    Watching the knowledge in that brain at work is always impressive.

  • @agimkrasniqi2242
    @agimkrasniqi2242 10 місяців тому +1

    Good work Shqipe🫡

  • @AnontheGOAT
    @AnontheGOAT 10 місяців тому +2

    This makes the thermostat and water pump replacement job I just did on my W212 E63 look like child’s play by comparison. Holy smokes you have zero room in that engine bay!

  • @mikenormandy9250
    @mikenormandy9250 10 місяців тому +2

    Missed you Jonny!!! Glad you’re back and you were gone for a good reason!!

    • @terry-zi7eh
      @terry-zi7eh 10 місяців тому

      What was the reason, if you don’t mind my asking?

  • @richieduck67
    @richieduck67 10 місяців тому +5

    "Not fun but doable" welcome to working on cars

    • @ewengillies9826
      @ewengillies9826 10 місяців тому +2

      If that wasn't the case he would not be happy. Bushyboy Oz

  • @YeOldeGeezer
    @YeOldeGeezer 10 місяців тому +3

    Yay a new video in forever

  • @mnmn1665
    @mnmn1665 10 місяців тому +1

    Great to see you back. "You could do it at home" - Now that's funny. I certainly couldn't.
    Thanks. I wish you were local to me.

  • @dalejones3862
    @dalejones3862 10 місяців тому +1

    Missed you ninja

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary 10 місяців тому +2

    Oh just noticed that you closing in on the UA-cam silver play button

  • @tony66au
    @tony66au 10 місяців тому +9

    The Factory way and the Jonny way :-)
    Good tools make a big difference and quality tool makers that answer the needs of their clients are awesome, I have collected Mercedes and Volvo service tools over the years for 70's and 80's models and many of them are now long redundant compliments of newer tool designs, Nice to know its still occurring.

  • @petergondolier4088
    @petergondolier4088 10 місяців тому +1

    Hey Johnny. You can make your life a lot easier, buy yourself a roll of .060" lock wire, use it to secure anything, so if you drop it, you can easily get it back. The pulley you just removed, lock wire around it, secure the ends to a water pipe, rubber hose, etc., and never worry about dropping searching for anything again!

  • @walterbutscher8438
    @walterbutscher8438 10 місяців тому +1

    Welcome back Johnny

  • @uin45
    @uin45 10 місяців тому +1

    Missed you Mr ninja

  • @Private011
    @Private011 10 місяців тому +3

    Watching Jonny work is gracious.

  • @SomeJuanPlay
    @SomeJuanPlay 10 місяців тому +14

    Glad to see you back at it man and always cool to see a Porsche on the channel

  • @randyragon
    @randyragon 10 місяців тому +6

    One thing about working at home, you have things that just aren't at the shop. I have a couple of extra pool noodles just for working on cars that I don't care if grease gets on them, that I stuff down into tight areas below things I'm taking off that might break if they fall all the way down and hit the ground. Also helps to keep them from getting down to an area that they might get jammed in and take a lot of extra time to get back up and out.

  • @randyragon
    @randyragon 10 місяців тому +2

    Back! I was so worried there weren't going to be anymore after 2 months. Then just this morning my Subscription to the channel disappeared. I commented on Hoovie and Wizard's that you were gone, then did a search and the channel showed up there. Re-subcribed and on the same day a video came out, yeah!

  • @DeLaLosPedros
    @DeLaLosPedros 10 місяців тому +9

    That's always nice when ninja tips to save time on how to do repairs that saves time. Nice Job🔥👍

  • @duancoviero9759
    @duancoviero9759 10 місяців тому +1

    Definitely taking notes! 📝

  • @yodasbff3395
    @yodasbff3395 10 місяців тому +9

    Thanks for the video, it's always a pleasure to watch a talented technician. 👍

  • @E85_STI
    @E85_STI 10 місяців тому +1

    I like watching videos like this and reminds me of why I don’t really want to work on other peoples cars. There’s so much that has to be removed to get to one part and things can break like tabs or snapping a bolt. Shoot while you are filming a UA-cam video you should watch some to help you with the belt. I watch a lot of videos and it helps a lot.

  • @EuroAutoEnthusiast
    @EuroAutoEnthusiast 10 місяців тому +4

    3-pdl conversion is the way to go for the E46 M3 🤌🏽😮‍💨 So good to see you and the team are thriving 👊🏽💪🏽

  • @daryllloyd4144
    @daryllloyd4144 10 місяців тому +1

    Love the confident way he cleans up before starting it up, I wouldn't dare tempt the Motoring Gods that way...

  • @jeffmac3071
    @jeffmac3071 10 місяців тому +1

    This video will help you remember for the next time. Great to see you filming again.

  • @Tapir18
    @Tapir18 10 місяців тому +1

    Classic Porsche - let's do easy stuff complicated as hell.

  • @AKDevilman
    @AKDevilman Годину тому

    Dude would make a great F-15 crew chief...LOL I had MANY MANY a shift doing things like this on my aircraft....so now I know I can do the thermostat and water pump on my 2018 Macan GTS(same color too!)...lol

  • @mylest3436
    @mylest3436 10 місяців тому +3

    Finally! an update on this channel i love!

  • @dadman879
    @dadman879 10 місяців тому +1

    good to have you bach

  • @richardgreene3460
    @richardgreene3460 10 місяців тому +1

    New subsccriber, but knew about you for several years! I work on my 42 car collection, and I thought I was the only one who forgot how I did something to a car years ago! The only car I have close to a BMW is my 1999 Bentley Arnage with the BMW 740L engine! Much respect from NC!

  • @perryjwill
    @perryjwill 10 місяців тому +3

    So glad you are back! You have been missed!

  • @tomtheplummer7322
    @tomtheplummer7322 10 місяців тому +2

    Jonny never swears🤷‍♂️

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary 10 місяців тому +4

    Welcome back, very well done in being so good you needed to hire more people

  • @willemvandernest3249
    @willemvandernest3249 10 місяців тому

    Damn I do hope we don't have to wait another 90 days but we understand. Almost thought you gave up on us here. Anyway glad to see you're still around

  • @billystpaul8907
    @billystpaul8907 10 місяців тому +1

    Welcome back Johnny. Still making videos worth watching.

  • @johncoss5604
    @johncoss5604 10 місяців тому +45

    Great to see you again. You make auto repairs look easy.

    • @mattleckenby6460
      @mattleckenby6460 10 місяців тому

      He really does make it look easy, it’s anything but 🤷🏼‍♂️😃

    • @TheRedgtv2000
      @TheRedgtv2000 10 місяців тому +1

      I would’ve changed the water pump as well while you are in there!

  • @DrRick-dq4bb
    @DrRick-dq4bb 10 місяців тому +2

    Jonny. You could have been a surgeon.

  • @ahib5994
    @ahib5994 10 місяців тому +1

    Ninja do you think they made it so hard to replace so you don’t cheap out on the parts and to buy genuine parts! Sneaky Porsche.
    Happy to see you back my friend
    Respect from Greece

  • @markday5797
    @markday5797 10 місяців тому +1

    Good to see you back.

  • @RJon2006
    @RJon2006 10 місяців тому +1

    The right tools will make or break any mechanic or DIYer. Good info, Johnny! Keep up the good work! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @bigspam8909
    @bigspam8909 10 місяців тому +1

    Welcome back

  • @thhall459
    @thhall459 10 місяців тому +1

    I wish you would find the solution to the ubiquitous Honda S2000 off-idle stumble problem that literally no on on earth has a definitive solution for. I know you are not a Honda guy ... but I have thrown the challenge down for you! Thank you for your skill, professionalism, and your willingness to share it with the world.

  • @bearing_aficionado
    @bearing_aficionado 10 місяців тому +1

    About time you came back Ninja and crew!

  • @bigchevy87
    @bigchevy87 10 місяців тому +5

    Good to see you again Johnny, I'd like to see what happens to that engine 30 years from now, with all those plastic parts.

    • @The98deville
      @The98deville 10 місяців тому +1

      As long as it makes it thru the warranty that's all Porsche worries about which is sad considering the cost premium of their vehicles.

    • @bigchevy87
      @bigchevy87 10 місяців тому +2

      @@The98deville Porsche has a programme for classic car parts such as 911, 928 etc.... but I think the Macan will never be a classic, when its life is over, it will become a frying pan.

    • @bigmacdaddy1234
      @bigmacdaddy1234 10 місяців тому +1

      Why would you care about it in 30 years.

  • @thingserik7269
    @thingserik7269 10 місяців тому +2

    "Don't cheap out on the parts it's not worth the labor" Yep, put a "good" alternator in my 9-5 only to do the same job 1 year later with the "better"(Bosch). This involves 2 jacks, one for the body, one for the engine.

  • @rachelbrinkley3240
    @rachelbrinkley3240 10 місяців тому +1

    Engineers are the bane of mechanics and technicians whether it be for autos or industrial process plants

    • @tomtheplummer7322
      @tomtheplummer7322 10 місяців тому +1

      It’s so folks can’t do it themselves 😏😡

    • @frankchan5547
      @frankchan5547 10 місяців тому

      They design so maintenance after 3 to 5 years is ridiculous. 11 to 12 hours to change starter motor on Audi Q7!?

  • @garypoulton7311
    @garypoulton7311 10 місяців тому +1

    Jeepers creepers, I am SO glad I don't have a modern German car... Feel for you working on this junk all day long.

  • @matta1899
    @matta1899 10 місяців тому +1

    There is the right way and then the Ninja way....

  • @MikeB85
    @MikeB85 10 місяців тому +2

    Glad to see you back Johnny! :)

  • @IgorD33
    @IgorD33 10 місяців тому +2

    Another advantage of filming is that you can use it for training or to refresh your memory

  • @RandySmith-iz1ml
    @RandySmith-iz1ml 10 місяців тому +1

    Glad to have you back!

  • @thethomasj1795
    @thethomasj1795 10 місяців тому +1

    Great to see the Ninja back!

  • @JuanLopez-oz9kh
    @JuanLopez-oz9kh 10 місяців тому +1

    Welcome back!

  • @chrisfreemesser5707
    @chrisfreemesser5707 10 місяців тому +2

    Glad you're back Jonny...was wondering where you've been!

  • @zbreezy190
    @zbreezy190 10 місяців тому +1

    What a beast. Would love to have a garage like that someday

  • @michaelpickarts7683
    @michaelpickarts7683 2 місяці тому

    I still feel like
    "coolant pump" is a better description than
    "Water Pump"

  • @kenbagnall4861
    @kenbagnall4861 10 місяців тому +1

    The Car Ninja saying “stubby” reminds me of a mechanic friend who had a trainee back in the 80s. He was working on a car and the trainee, let’s call him Tyler, was ‘assisting’. The mechanic asked for a stubby Phillips, Tyler pretended to look for the screwdriver, he was taking too long a time. The mechanic was getting impatient and started shouting “pass the stubby Phillips! Have you found it, it was right there!!??” Tyler was getting upset that he couldn’t find it, and at being shouted at. The mechanic didn’t know that Tyler didn’t know what a stubby Phillips was, Tyler was too proud/scared to fess up. (Mechanics DID THINGS to trainees in the 1980s) The whole scene ended with Tyler screaming “WHO THE F**K IS STUBBY PHILLIPS, I HAVEN’T SEEN HIM, WHO IS HE, DOES HE WORK HERE?” 😮😂😢

  • @johnmackenzie693
    @johnmackenzie693 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice to see you back, I wondered where you had gone.

  • @mikemoxley9477
    @mikemoxley9477 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video

  • @GRfourfun
    @GRfourfun 10 місяців тому +1

    So good to see you back, coffee in hand, watching smiling! 👌🏻

  • @Sandkei
    @Sandkei 10 місяців тому +1

    Good to see you again 👍

  • @humpsuka
    @humpsuka 10 місяців тому +5

    Nice to see a shop owner actually work on cars. Some people just talk and talk, but never actually do any repairs or services on video.

  • @rjkulman8990
    @rjkulman8990 10 місяців тому

    "shortcuts' that work are so very satisfying, welcome back

  • @TheWaxer1
    @TheWaxer1 10 місяців тому

    Glad youre back , greetings from the netherlands👍👍

  • @zaineridling
    @zaineridling 10 місяців тому +8

    I have no idea how you don't open the hood, look at modern engines and just yell, "That's it, I quit!" 😅

  • @1wadesdad
    @1wadesdad 10 місяців тому +2

    Great job! Enjoyable video. I would have had to replace the water pump while I was in there, but I understand customers have their limitations when also paying for your expertise.

  • @axelrivera6020
    @axelrivera6020 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome as always

  • @scottwagner8320
    @scottwagner8320 10 місяців тому

    With every video, you remind me of why I can’t afford any German car, though I’ve dreamed of owning a Porsche sports car.

  • @scoobydoo885
    @scoobydoo885 10 місяців тому +1

    Glad your back!!

  • @fred420
    @fred420 10 місяців тому +1

    Missed you!!! Glad you're back!

  • @GregVT
    @GregVT 10 місяців тому +3

    Wow...and I thought the thermostat on my 550i was a pain! 😯

  • @carcissistmoto6616
    @carcissistmoto6616 10 місяців тому

    Love the videos!

  • @dascooter8287
    @dascooter8287 10 місяців тому +1

    Great stuff man. So glad you’re back. 🎉😁

  • @patwilkes4122
    @patwilkes4122 10 місяців тому

    Great to see you back . Look forward to further videos.

  • @willtacoma2ndgen661
    @willtacoma2ndgen661 10 місяців тому

    Welcome back. Good job 👏

  • @ArthurSperotto
    @ArthurSperotto 3 місяці тому

    THANK YOU for making this!!😊

  • @AnontheGOAT
    @AnontheGOAT 10 місяців тому +1

    That Macan GTS has a massive coolant expansion tank lmao.

  • @johndiaz7240
    @johndiaz7240 10 місяців тому

    Always good to see you working, you are the Car Ninja.

  • @peterarries7879
    @peterarries7879 10 місяців тому +5

    Welcome back, your content is very informative and i think it's safe to say your videos have been a big miss 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @scotten2112-yuh
    @scotten2112-yuh 10 місяців тому

    Nothing says "German engineering" like a failed t-stat in 6 years. Thanks for the video, Jonny!

  • @gflores7018
    @gflores7018 10 місяців тому

    Welcome back. I miss your videos
    Keep it coming

  • @eppyz
    @eppyz 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice to see another video, thought the Ninja went to rehab due to working on these cars!! haha. German cars are so fun to drive but such a PITA to work on. If the Germans could just make things easier to work on they would have the perfect cars. With everything going EV guess it won't matter down the road. Bummer.

  • @naplespan
    @naplespan 10 місяців тому +2

    Was that a little belt squeak towards the end?

  • @scottwagner8320
    @scottwagner8320 10 місяців тому +1

    “Something you can do at home.” Bwahaha! 😂😂😂

  • @alanprobsten2858
    @alanprobsten2858 10 місяців тому

    What a legend

  • @repairist
    @repairist 10 місяців тому

    Amazing 😮

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua 10 місяців тому +1

    Yep, standard thermostat removal tool.

  • @mbrunocondello
    @mbrunocondello 10 місяців тому +1

    So if you are replacing the belt you need to get to all that as well ? Wow

  • @AlanL007
    @AlanL007 10 місяців тому +1

    Enjoy your video, hopefully you are doing well.

  • @died4us590
    @died4us590 10 місяців тому +1

    Missed you, but i can see how you've been buisy, seems like the more emissions garbage covering the engine bay like octopus tentacles, hiding common failure parts that usually require maintenance, like the thermostat, belts, alternator, starter, and the many plastic components that become brittle and break due to the heat produced by the engine and exhaust, less people want to work on the stuff, which kinda gives a good shop like yours a llot more work. G-d bless y'all, looking forward to more video's.

  • @basharalnasser
    @basharalnasser 10 місяців тому +1

    I appreciate the idea of not cheaping out on parts, especially on a car like this. So I take it then that Zerex coolant is just as good as the OEM stuff or other German manufacturers like Liquimoly and the like?

  • @tylerniday8935
    @tylerniday8935 10 місяців тому +2

    Ben's lookin very 1986 lol

  • @leppie
    @leppie 10 місяців тому +2

    "How id I do that?", thats why they call it 3rd time lucky :D Not because of luck, but you learned.

  • @jordanimatedstreaming
    @jordanimatedstreaming 10 місяців тому +1

    you make it look easy