@@jst_TV lincoln and Olds tought europeans how to build proper cars, it's not real a american car person's problem the us took the easy way out and jumped into china's pocket in all areas of qualify production. FACTS!
as a former service advisor from high end car dealerships, too many keyboard auto tech warriors think it's that easy. Those are the Auto Zone parking lot mechanic hacks.
You should see the crowd who "My buddy does it cheaper" then why are you coming me to you dumb sod? You don't have a "buddy" you just want to see if you lowball me. I had this happen in when I did Indie IT all the time. I can imagine it happens in the auto repair business too.
“just replace the one valve” is the same type of customer who comes in with bald tires w/ wire sticking out, and an engine knocking like an impatient pizza deliverer, who says “just rotate and oil change i know what i need!”
These people making comments about just replacing one valve must have never worked on a car before. Why would you waste the money and tear down for one valve 😂. Plus I love how wizard goes out of his way to save his customers money
What a lot of people don't realize is a lot of subsystems in a car are outsourced. Bosch does a lot of fuel system parts (ie fuel pumps) for a lot of different manufacturers. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that a OE Bosch fuel pump for a Ferrari cross-referenced to a OE Bosch fuel pump for a Kia.
Hello from France , Car Wizard ! You can t guess how much I enjoy your MidWest style to present to us on such a regular basis so many cars fron dull ones to the most exotic ! Working myself on my Jag S type 4.2 , Cad brougham 92 , BMW 328 and citroen SM , I learn a lot through your vids and your knowledge is stunning ! Would love to buy again a car in America and cone to see you at Omega to see you and shake your hands ... and perhaps have a look on my new car ! I ' m pretty sure I ' ll be your first french customer ! Keep on the good work , Wizard !
Wizard is spot on. I've had 2 Audi's., 2014 Q5 and a 2016 A6. The Q5 is gone now and it had big oil consumption issues . The A6 had it's engine replaced due to 3!!! cracked valves on the 3.0 supercharged motor under warranty. These are very sensitive cars and will not own another. Wizard you're a legend, thank you for the amazing content, "haters gonna hate!"
You would think that VW, as the 2nd largest, auto manufacturer in the world, have worked out the bugs and engineering problems with their cars unless it was intentional as built-in obsolescence. In short, I'll probably never buy an Audi or a BMW.
@@EncrypticMethods I still own the A6, it has actually been reliable outside that warranty work. It's got a great ride, very luxurious and I like the tech and different drive settings. It has 60k miles. The Q5 I really enjoyed, great build quality, good towing, a bit small for a family. Just unacceptable to be burning 2 qt in an oil change internal at 50k miles on the odometer. It was unfortunately written off in an accident at 65k miles with lots of life left if the oil consumption issues were addressed (10k) If they were both without issues, I would choose the Q5.
I love your "STFU" retorts from the arm chair mechanics. I've owned at least a dozen Audi's over the past 20 years. I work on them. You either need to have expendable cash on hand, or you better be willing to DIY. Their like a high maintenance girlfriend or wife. Fun to drive, expensive to own!
@@heiner71 Unfortunately I had to as they gave me sponsorship cars...and I've tested countless Audis (in direct comparisons to others) over very many years. Haha, are you trying to suggest that Audis are NOT horrible-to-drive understeering barges with no feel, nightmare ergonomics, either horrible or uninspiring engines, etc. etc. etc?
@@pistonburner6448 I have an A6 for 13 years and did not have any significant issues. I am also not a race car driver though. My car is handling well enough to crawl around in California.
Imagine being the company who sold companies like Ferrari (or their fuel pump supplier) rubber that disintegrates. Way to go, guys, excellent stuff you're selling! Just astounding considering the level of our understanding of materials and tech that such a thing could still happen in the 90's.
It happens even more today. It's called cost cutting. The newer the car, the more substandard materials are used. They will do whatever it takes to turn a profit.
@@garyleibitzke4166 Ethanol shouldn't be used in a car made prior to 2002, end of story. I am lucky in that, in my part of the USA, non-Ethanol fuel is readily available.
Ferrari sold distributer rebuild kits with fibre washers that were to thick causing the points to jam a few years back. Great fun when working on a 365 2+2 with its v12 2 distributors with 2 sets of points in each one.
You don’t have to explain yourself to anyone Wizard. You gave more respect to that customer than anyone else around her. My S6 scares me every time I take it for service. Let alone for any repairs !!! Well Done.
Hi Wizard, Just had a similar experience with the pump in my Aprilia motorcycle. The fuel pump failed and I had BMW X3 spare that looked exactly the same. I did have to change the two prong electric connector as one was wider but it has worked perfect for over a year now. Great channel.
Wish there was a mechanic anywhere near me with the integrity and fund of knowledge that Wizard displays at all times. Hoovie could not be Hoovie without Wizard.
What’s with all the hate being thrown towards Camaros and the LS lately? I think Wizard has run across a lot of jerks with Camaros. Don’t hate on the LS just because of idiots in the comment section. It’s not a Ferrari, but is still a great platform. Appreciate the videos Wizard, you’re the man.
I had three audis in my shop within the lapse of a year or two with the same engine (there are not many luxury cars in my area, yet it happened) and all of them had lubrication problems, causing vvt timing errors and low oil pressure light. They are expensive to repair
Dont listen to viewers that dont know what they are talking about, dont even mention their ignorent comments. I think 99,9 % of the viewers loves your videos.
The beautiful 550 is my fav and that was a beautiful example of one. To hell with anyone who trashes you block them so they will go away. Take care and God bless.
The two main things I've learned about from The wizard are that if you can't afford a new European car you can't afford a used one. And the second thing is that the car wizard chose the right vehicles to work on. Ones that are complicated and expensive to repair. That's how you make a living
I have to laugh at the idiots who say you are ripping the customer off over the Q5. They need to get a grip and listen. You were very transparent with the customer. I love how defensive people are over German cars being the best and they also need a reality check. They're crap, certainly not like German cars pre-90s. The new ones are garbage. Great video as always Wizard
Man, car Wizard is letting the audience get to him. I’m not aware of the Audi situation but the Wizard is definitely a snob and a mechanic, like any mechanic he’s going to win in those situations. Still no need to be a car snob. Whaa, whaa, whaa hose clamps and that’s not a corvette whaa whaa whaa. Snob, probably charged for a Ferrari fuel pump. Does your Mustang sound like that….NOPE!
I read an article many years ago where it was explained how you could save money when buying spare parts, if you used an identical part from a cheaper car. Also a neighbour of mine bought a top of the range Mercedes, which was 11 years old. He took great delight in showing me all of the features it had. Yes it was a lovely looking car. Less than 2 years later he sold it, probably realizing how much it cost to run and put things right.
That was why I used to only buy Australian made cars. Ford and Holden parts are mostly cheap and many are easy to replace yourself. I could service my BA Falcon for under AU$70 including a high efficiency Ryco (better than the Motorcraft unit) and half decent Castrol oil. Using full synthetic Castrol or Penrite and the same filter would still be under AU$100. I have a 3.5 V6 Kia Sorento now which costs me about AU$60 to service, and that includes using a genuine Kia oil filter - cheaper than even the Ryco equivalent and only more expensive than the cheapest nastiest filters you can get. It's also actually cheaper to get the Kia branded oil filter over the Hyundai one, even in the same parts department (the parts and servicing department at my local Kia dealer covers both) it's half the cost getting the Kia part.
You look too honest and friendly to take advantage of anyone, the shop I go to is as honest as you. I'm lucky to have them doing work on my car and I'm sure that your customers feel the same way
I used to have a mechanic who was across from me who was extremely honest and with some things it seemed as though I was taking advantage of him (he changed a knock sensor on my Subaru's EJ20 for the price of the sensor). Even after I moved from that house I would always contact him first for any work I couldn't do myself, which had been the case with a couple of issues on an old Falcon ute I had (I couldn't find where the fuel filter was located - knew it was on the LH side under the ute but couldn't find where), that Subaru Liberty (Legacy for everywhere else apart from Australia) and the BA Falcon ute I had until about six months ago which I drove across Australia in. He also had the nicest Rover SD1 Group A touring car I've ever seen in the corner of his workshop.
I was picking a friend up from Manchester airport after an away match. She had been to watch the match. We bumped into Beckham in the lift. Afterwards we followed him out right behind him. He was in one of these! The exact same colour. I was behind him for a bit in my Mondeo ST lol.
I think in a 100 years the Camaro RS would still be "cool". Not on the same level as the 550 obviously, but there are different "buy in" points at work here.
Gosh I absolutely love the 550. I want one so bad. I knew they were so under appreciated but sadly not any more and now the prices are going way up on these beauties. It’s the perfect looking car.
One time I had the heater core squirt hot antifreeze on my door. Did realize it for a minute then it got that as hell. And when I went to take my shoe off because was so hot burning my foot then I had a knot on my shoe and couldn't get it off. Eventually when I got my shoe off the top of my foot was a blistered up. This video and wizard talking about the leak reminded me of that horrible day😊
The fact that there are people that think, because they worked on a 1984 John Deere 111 garden tractor, they know better than you Wizard is amazing. The fact they would call in to question your honestly and motives is down right enraging. I bet they drink Bud Light
Wizard mate funk (I try not to swear) the sad acts who question what you do , if they question you like that go watch someone else. I enjoy your content and believe what you say and believe your a honest man. Keep up the good work and look forward to watching more posts. 👍
It can't be easy with so many smart alecs expressing their ignorant opinions on everything you're trying to do, Wizard. I can't even begin to imagine what it means when they accuse you (effectively) of stealing from the customer - for that's the logical implication of their comments. I may not be able to distinguish between a tyre and a battery, but even I could tell, when you first described the problem with the Audi, that it might have to be scrapped. So how anyone could suggest you were taking advantage of the customer is beyond me. Keep doing what you're doing, Dave. I still don't know much about cars, and am puzzled by how anyone could know so much about so many different ones, to the extent of tearing them down and rebuilding them so professionally, which is why I've become addicted (almost literally) to the show.
I had to stop this video at 3:00. I've been working on VW Audi solely for the last 30 years. Bennett Motor Works of Cape Cod. You are correct that the 2.0 from 09-14ish is garbage. However, I have never seen this engine fail with halve a valve missing. Ever. They always failed due to timing chain tensioner issues, upper timing guide rail issues, oil consumption issues and ultimately catastrophic failure due to one of these issues. Something else happened to cause the valve to break. If I recall, one of the videos showed half the valve missing yet all of the pistons look fantastic. I haven't seen a burnt valve on any vw or audi since the 90's. Not saying it cant happen, its just rare. Also, the plastic intake manifold looks normal. As you know, the carbon buildup happens on the aluminum side. Something odd happened to this engine. None of this makes sence. To me anyway. The Q-5 platform is solid and reliable apart from that engine. The 3.2 is far better engine, mine has 304k on the odometer. Sort out the engine and you have a nice car good for 300k miles. Cheers my fellow gearhead, love your content.
Glad someone else described german car maintenance costs in the same manner that I do. A lot of german car drivers in my area just don't get it, and want to blame someone for their unrealistic expectations. I got tired of dealing with the human aspect of these cars, and tend not to work on these cars very often as a result. The used BMW owners were the worst.....and they park/act like entitled jerks. If you can't park courteously....then don't park here at all.
I love my VW Group cars. I've had dozens, still have a couple, but they trade on what their build quality was in the 80's and early 90's, You're completely right in what you're saying saying about once they hit 100k, they'll always need something doing. I practice bangernomics though, so I don't mind a few little niggles as long as it still goes forward.
only thing vw done correctly was tdi engines and rust proofing on b5 passats, they are just bad. handles like a ship and is a fwd and interior dissintergrates every day. first and last vw i will own. they put the engine in the correct orientation but put a fwd transaxle.
I have a 2010 Jetta 2.5 with only 151k miles and it’s been a great car. Vaccum pump and intermittent starting issue is all but interested in what you think will need replaced soon? Did accessory belts and alternator already.
I love Audis, my current one, 07 A4 2.0 w/ stage one tune, all stock besides that. Bought it at 60k miles, currently have 220k miles. It's never put me on the side of the road. I've replaced components according to wear life and currently getting the turbo rebuilt, not because it was failing, just because I want to. I've had a good experience with mine but I do all the work and make sure everything is replaced at the proper intervals and it has been very reliable for me.
@@Scotty2hotteee it just increases the boost from 12 psig to 18 psig and changes the injectors timings to allow more fuel to accommodate the greater boost pressure. It's about 60hp increase from my butt Dyno. Been running it since I bought it more than 160k miles ago.
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. Sharp looking, Ferrari. Also, a former Audi owner and had better luck with a 96 A6 2.8 10 years 350k) than an 07 Camry (5 years 200k)
Never really had an interest in Ferrari's - I thought they were all serious amounts of money - A 550 is not only gorgeous, it's actually affordable -- This is the ferrari I would love to own one day, even if all I do is rev it up and listen to that V12
13:50 "Daytona" seats. You will find the similar ribbed pattern in the 288GTO which was standard, and last but not least, the origin of the seats found in the 365 GTB/4 Daytona, the lineage carried over into the 550 and 575 Ferraris.
I've owned four German cars, three within the last twenty years in S/E Asia - a 1976 M/B 250D [255,000 miles], a 1983 M/B 190E [203, 000 miles] and a 1986 BMW 325E [165,000 miles]. None of these already outdated vehicles ever failed me, driving on some of the worst roads in tropical extremes. Of course, that's only my luck I suppose, but it still impresses me. [the '64 Beetle did over 300,000 miles!]
That's were having access to the "forgot the name" master interchange catalog works. Alot of junkyards have them. It used be a book. Cd's for computers used to be around $350. And it is a multi disc set.
I love the way you pull up all the opinionated, expert, armchair, wankers. I've followed you and Mrs Wizard since the beginning. The majority support you and appreciate your efforts, don't let the armchair wankers get you down.
I had an E430 which was very reliable and got pretty good mileage for a V8. Never had any issues with it, except the window regulators needed to be replaced once.
0:33 I can tell it's an Audi solely by the fact that the entire front fascia is off. Speaking of Kia and Ferrari, both manufacturers were also the first ones to implement Android Auto and Carplay in 2014 into their cars.
The money I paid for Wizard to just say a car is a piece of $hit on RU-vid. I will absolutely love to hear him call that Audi "a piece of $hit". "But I am going to do something about it."
Tips for any Audi with the 2.0T requiring engine repair. Just take the engine out. the a4/5/q5 can be put in service mode in about 15 minutes and the engine can slide forward and up very easily once everything is disconnected. Trans and downpipe stay in the car. There is really no need to remove the condenser, radiator, etc. The whole core support slides forward all as one unit, just enough to remove engine. Also aluminum trans bolts need to be replaced (about $50 at the dealer). While it's out replace the rear main, pistons and rings with updated design as well as cam chain and tensioner. Check the balance shaft oil screens and remove them if they are still intact. Yes it runs fine without them, they are actually the root cause of shaft failure. When they break they get sucked into the balance shaft assembly and cause it to seize. If the screens are broken or sucked through replace the shafts. If you don't do it all at once, you WILL be pulling it again. And again. And again.
Of the "modern? Ferrari models, I count "modern" as Testarossa and newer, the 550, 575, and 599 all just look "right" in my eyes. Works of art. Are they reliable daily drivers? Well, not like a Toyota or Lexus, but compared to what came before, yes. They're great.
Audi's are not "forever cars." The best use case is honestly lease, not finance. Trade it out for a new one every lease and never worry about the headaches just over the horizon.
I struggle to work on my lawn mower much less an actual car. I can't fathom dealing with what looks like hundreds of parts needing to be taken off. I'd struggle to remember where all of that needs to be go back.
It surprises me how some parts/components from Kia and Hyundai are pretty well built. I mean I’ve had 2 Sorento V6’s with zero issues. All got over 120K miles. Now I’m on my Hyundai Sonata 2.0T. Runs very well. No issues so far. 2017 model. My sorentos were a early 2011 model and a late 2012 top of the line SX AWD
I have an early Sorento with the 3.5 V6 and only major issue it's had was the most common one - the harmonic balancer bolt broke. A bolt which you can only get in genuine Hyundai/Kia part form. Only other issue is a slight power steering leak somewhere that I've been trying to trace for six months, although with where I'm living now, I'm also betting a new clutch will be on the cards at some stage.
Im probably going to get beat up for this but, sorry Mrs Wizard that pony isn't prancing, its rearing up..What is the liter displacement on that beautiful sounding V12..Ive read they are reliable, would you agree with this? And, be nice to American V8's they have their own unique sound. Years of building aircraft fuel pumps I have never seen degradation like what you described. Why do automakers insist on using cheap components, they are all guilty of it. Thank you for a great video, which is typical for you.
As an Army Bratt and a soldier who was stationed in Germany, a dude named Mr. Werner explained to me that Germans trade their vehicles in at 3yrs or as the warranty expires. He said the reason the engines and transmissions from the European vehicles fail in the US is due to the low speed limits. In Germany on certain Autobahns WOT (wide open throttle) cleans the heads and cylinders from carbon and it tempers the engine for better durability. You have to run thos engines sumtymes are at high rpm in a lower gear which also breaks the transmissions in properly. My 2021 Ram 1500 5.7 hemi was kept at a gud rpm heading New Mexico on I 10 which has a high speed limit which is gud for part of the 5000mile break in. I know its 500miles, I'm using the method taught to me by Mr. Gordon the mechanic who built performance and standard engine's. He noticed the rings, cylinder honing and head bolts torque of abused, pampered, properly broken in. Change your oil at 5k miles and use a very gud synthetic.
I have a 2018 Audi Q5 and it has been the most reliable car that I have ever had. I'm at 99k miles and have never had any service done other than the recommended Audi service and one issue with the fuel door actuator. In fact, I've never replaced the brakes either, which has been incredibly surprising to me (they're still at 6 mm). I keep hearing that German cars are unreliable but I have had the opposite experience.
