A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN 2019 (Tips) 

Quit while you’re young dude

bnctmac why

Because to actually make money, you have to have constant work. Very rarely you can get more than 50 plus and only work 40 hours. And as he was standing around doing nothing is about 70% of the time. Very hard to get 2 big tickets back to back.

@@Sc300autogm not that hard. I averaged 110+ flag hrs at toyota. Our shop was fairly busy most the time.

1. No overtime (that’s a big one) 2. No career advancement. 3. Sucks to do when you’re old. You don’t want to be looking for a new career after 40 so you might as well start a new, better paying career with growth opportunity while you can. 4. It’s a scummy business let’s all be honest. How many people have had a manager give them a peptalk about upselling shit customers don’t need. 5. Weekends 6. Buying tool (or is that a plus?)

s k facts

Nissan techs be changing out CVTs left and right.

There's always something to do in a shop..

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣for reals , I always see those shops full

s k junk cars with many problems

I wish you the best friend

Good luck I am a TTEN student and am learning to become a Toyota tech and am in my second year. So good luck to you

Grist for the mill...

Also, it would be great to have tools at hand for whatever you need instead of making multiple trips back and forth to the parts store.

I kinda miss the Acura dealership i worked at. So many BS recalls, still a lot of fun.

So funny huh?

i mean wasnt scion a branch from Toyota which then ended and the toyota 86 and Suburu BRZ kinda paired up? soooo no it wasnt a suburu engine? if its a FRS?

@@T12DELAY the 86/frs/brz are all the same cars with the same fa subaru engine

Blong Thao scion is Toyota

@@mitchellk1675 But it has a Subaru engine in it.

Thanks! Will do. Did however just leave Toyota (see latest video) 😅

Never got a break with the amount of cars coming in?

@@rot_v yea I did just got tired of the same shit at BMW. Wanted to get into a performance shop and eventually just panned out perfect when my boy opened his

@George L hell naww haha last time I was fired was at O'Reilly's in like 2010 haha l. Yove worked at BMW?

@George L it wasn't my last job you fool. I said that was the last time I was fired and it was for not showing up to a shift. I worked at Volkswagen before I got into bmw

@George L as a BMW guy I'm offended but I'll let you slide.

Oh, it's way more than electrical issues lmfao. It's all the bits BMW decides to make out of plastic that go bad, like the valve cover and plastic water pump for the air-to-water intercooler. Not to mention the fact that if it doesn't leak oil, it's not a BMW.

tyson505 Lol FACTS!!!

toyota isnt selling enough supras, it will probably not be a very common vehicle in the shop

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣you nailed man

If anyone buys them LOL

No problem. Will try n do an updated video soon!

Dope! Get it

I hear ya. Been there, done that for 25 yrs. Don`t miss it. Especially as the warranties get longer.

Nice that's goals for me

🙏🙏 will do

yanicca bright you wanna make babies ?

Lol definately has its ups and downs but I enjoy the dealership life

I like you man you get it keep hustling. You make as much as you want to in a sense. I understand favoritism and such but at the end of the day. If you work your ass off your going to make money. The people who say this career is dead are usually just old timers used to being fed gravy.

Totally Agree, if you know you got more fuel in the tank and nothings happening , time to bolt

I never stay my full shift, I’ll be at work 30-35 hours a week and still make my hours. Leaving an hour or two early is fine with the service manager so why would I care about OT. I was clocked 32 hours last week and flagged 62 hours, could care less for OT. Wish you were still at Toyota, fairly easy vehicles to work on and awesome vids.

Don Quixote like I said above if you read, you must be working for the wrong shop or dealership. The more people that leave the more work for me to bust out. Couldn’t be happier

@@bwahvtecfishtail what certs do I need in Florida

Thanks ! I never thought something I do everyday would be so interesting for others to watch lol

Thanks man and that's cool always have a backup plan. If you do go that route be sure to go to an affordable trade school.

@ lube techs at my shop do alot of R&R on anything connected to the serpentine belt system. Totally doable

Thanks!

Thanks I try to help

Sick. I like the newer LS but I like the body style of the 1st gens more

Apply to be an oil change guy, and move up from there.

Toyota technician is stress full. A lot of warranty and and comeback repairs from others technicians can’t diagnose. Warranty labor time gets cut every year or 2.

@@Lohmong209 I was just assuming compared to other dealer tech jobs I feel like Toyota would be easier.

yeah actually working for toyota is way more easy than working or VW, I was a certified VW tech and toyota is nothing compare with Vw.

I mean his literal first job was putting an engine that he had to drop out of an FR-S to do warranty work back into the car. I’d say that’s a pretty involved and hard job

How much u make at ford

@@drsauce2574 how much is ford paying?

Surprised how many people watched this video honestly. I miss the j02

😂😂😂 yes my hair was out of control back then

That's awesome I'd love to see a day in the life from a service advisor or parts department 😂😂

@@LetsDriftMedia parts is a shit hole where I work cuz we're super understaffed and we changed our DMS. Service can be a drama war field sometimes with customers complaining about dumb shit.

Yea I was now I'm at BMW. Still flatrate just different cars. How is Tesla compared to being a flat rate tech?

It's great working for TESLA, less dealership politics. There's still a lot of heavy line, like replacing drive units, battery packs, dashboards, and lots of electrical. But its great, also great benefits and you get to travel when they need assistance from other service centers.

Lol, i feel ya on that. Atm I'm working at a private ran shop. I do everything it feels like. oil changes, tires, alignments, only person that knows how to weld, i do tpms,i find the actual techs work, when they are busy i get a chance to do front end work, brake jobs, minor engine installs. (Alternators, ps pumps, etc) guaranteed 15 per hour, and i make 10% on the labor hours i knock out. It's not terribly bad but being a lube, general , align , install tech it gets old fast

Thanks man hope you dig the content!

DMV people lazy period.

Nice man

Duke Torres congrats dude I graduated TTEN last year! 👍

punkypoo69 dame here Homie 🙌🏼

Lmmmmaaoooo

scottys going honda now lol i want to see him rippin a type R

LMAO

Sucks lol

Reliable cars.

1337penguinman Yea that’s true. All I drive is Toyota and Honda’s. Still have to service them though

I work at a ford dealer and we are packed to the brim of cars. sometimes we have to park cars across the street due to no parking. Damn fords are made like ass

Reliable cars my guy unlike the other bullshits out there

more like an HR case

no hr at these places. Thank god.

Thanks yea I noticed I'm at BMW now

I actually just got my new uniform today! my BMW uniform lol I left toyota 2 months ago!

Lets Drift Media make a new video of this!

@@DanielGarcia-ym8oz will do except at BMW

Lmao

16+ years. Quit lying 😂😂

I'm a gse mechanic for the airport and the pay is good and it's the most fun job I've ever had fuck that dealership shit

Don Quixote what you gonna do when your car needs repairs?

Lol nice

Look into Mercedes Benz Drive Program, We have a 16 week program for Military. One of the kids in Our Shop was in the Marines , visit www.mbusatechs.com

for flat rate right? Just started working at the the dealer last week and my schedule is 47 hrs as a service tech when I move over to flat rate this might be the case.

ItsReallyJ Not sure if I am understanding correctly. You are an hourly lube tech and are there for 47 hours a week or you get 47 hours worth of work done? Also keep in mind it depends where you are and what city as well. Some places are busy but customers don’t buy anything and some are busy and customers do buy. It just really all depends.

@@dimmn82 I'm scheduled for 47 hours of work a week, so hourly. Im put under "Techniacian" because I'm in the toyota program for school but in basically a lube tech for rn. Flat rate I know it's gonna be tougher to make 40+ hours, but I was saying you meant starting out it would be hard to make 40+ for flat rate work?

ItsReallyJ Correct. Mainly because you’ll be lowest on the totem pole. But it also depends on the dealership. If yours hands out the work orders directly to a certain technician then it may be easier for you. At ours they are laid on top of the shop foreman’s tool box and we go get them ourselves. Meaning we take whatever is next. Always have to get the waiters out of the way first. You’ll be having to diagnose things unless that is being done by someone else. It’s just a whole different ballgame. Just remember this, them promoting you is saying they have faith in you that you can do it. So that means you really can do it. Believe in your self and your abilities. Everything will fall into place over time. My best advice from my personal mistakes is only have one truck account with debt on it at any given time. Having to pay multiple trucks each week really sucks.

Yea at BMW we have one guy who only does pdi s all day

Good shit man that's the goal!

You get paid by hour how that not consistent 🤷🏼‍♂️

@@esprockstsjh I was flat rate. Not hourly.

Thanks and it is a toyota dealer

Lol figured I could cut out some of the nonsense and cut to the point thanks for noticing

So being a tech is bad on your body?

@@yunga8305 depends how you do the work. Hit the gym and you'll be fine. If all you do is tech work and no exercise yeah you'll f shit up.

@@seren1ty755 this. Most techs don't exercise and go home and drink. Use your lift wisely and take care of you're body, it will last.

Ive always found theres always one guy like at 18.41

I have a little bit of knowledge. I just know how to work hard and fast. Alot of my skills have come from trial and error. Took alot of mistakes to get to where I am now and I still have a long ways to go!