A Day In The Life As A Toyota Technician in 2022 

The wrench knock killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I just started a couple months ago at a Toyota as an entry level tech and it’s the best job I’ve ever had, working in a dealer and the people u meet is amazing. I’ve always watched you ever since I wanted to become a tech and hopefully I can be up to your level one day. Keep it up bro

That shop is so big!! Also I love how you explain the things you’re doing and how we need to be thorough and that it’s not always going to be a gas cap

Love your videos Nick ! I work at Subaru as a Tech and watching a lot of your videos helped gain a lot of knowledge!

As I semi- retired mechanic I enjoyed your video, just came across it as I was looking at while mechanic are leaving the shops, I subscribed because I interested in what’s your next move. I would suggest mechanic as a side hustle, while you follow your passion and dreams as the next chapter in your life, you can always do mechanic work, heck it’s Covid proof, I suggest by cars yourself and flip them. Best of life ahead

Yo! Hope the new place lets you record content, pays better and makes you happy. Auto industry is definitely hurting with these crazy warranty times and lack of appreciation for techs. Nonetheless, tool boxes got wheels for a reason! Good luck brotha! Side note: that vacuum hose didn’t set a lean code because the leak was before the MAF sensor, so that air is actually being metered by the MAF. It would set the code if it was after the MAF though. 👍

This is the realest day-in-life I saw on the internet! Bravo to your channel!

I just wanna say this was definitely interesting to watch. I was considering working for a dealer before I got a job at Airpro diagnostics. Thank you for making this video though man, great content and great job explaining and what you did

First time here gotta say this video is awesome man! Thanks for giving us this small intro, goes a long ways. 👍

The resurface break tool is so cool. Thanks for the video!

I remember when I started working for KIA, I started when I was 17 and I am 22 now! I never really thought I was smart, but when I started working with cars I realised that I was better at putting two and two together than I thought, so I started working really hard and I have been at it for a few years now, I really enjoy the job, the pay is not the best, but I find it very fun and sometimes challenging (in a good way).

Left my tech job, I’ll tell you what I don’t miss is the bullshit recalls and the checking frames for perforation and spraying them.

11 years mechanic from Africa and I still hate how these foremen and managers rush us I love taking my time to do the job and be extra sure

Such a good video and explanation of everything, love it man

Left Toyota dealership in October. Went to work for the city as a mechanic. Best move I ever made. Every holiday off . Major holidays I get the day before plus that day paid. No more working through lunch and staying late to catch up on work.

I was just in the service center for the recall, nd here I thought Toyota removed and replaced the entire third brake light 🤣 ..awesome to see this vid !

Thanks brother nick for a day in a life as a toyota tech

You missed the part where you have to run time, print out a bunch of bullshit, document everything, do a ton of paperwork, and then write a dumb ass story for your warranty and recall work. Dealer warranty is seriously the worse.

I start school Aug 23, 2022 at my local Technical college. Love the vid.

And now do this 5/6 days a week for 40 or 50 years and you're all set..what fun !

When I worked at a Toyota dealership I always had to annotate the floor mats. That shit is just dangerous and seeing how other people are with their cars astonished me

Why am I just now finding your channel. Keep it up man I love the content

honest work! Need more like you!

Love this kinda video bro! More of this bro thank you

Smoke test on the evap leak is a savior

Stumbled across your channel here. I am a Toyota master tech, but am located in Canada. Been there about 8 years and prior to that had 10 years at Ford and a couple years at independent shops.

Just came acorss your videos. Waiting on my background check and everything to come back for toyota. Going from a quick lube shop to entry level tech at a toyota dealership. Your videos have been very insightful.

Yoo started watching your vids recently, its really cool seeing the techs perspective. I started doing Dispatch at my local Toyota. Gotta deal with the techs and advisors and best of all... the gravy haha.

Thanks for this video I’m currently in school studying Automative and I’m checking out Automative videos and you just got my follow💯👍🏾 keep up the good work love it I could learn a lot from you lol

Just bought a 2010 Sequoi hope you have some vids on them,or plan to show some of the repairs they need.Love the channel bro

It's cool that the group is pretty chill. We went to coffee to get away from the dicks, but ya go to chill. It's hard to find a chill shop.

Great video i like the layout first u explain symptoms then u show us fix

I’m leaving my auto tech career to go to college and get a physics degree. Being a tech for a decade completely and utterly killed my passion for cars, and I worked for Mercedes Benz and Ferrari. You’d think it would be great at the top…..you would think.

I bet people that dont know anything about this line of work and dont do this for a living are watching this and thinking "this stuff doesnt look that hard. Why did they need to go to school for it? Why all the training? Why does it take so long for my car to be finished if he works this quickly? Blah, blah, blah." From a tech, worst part of this job is people. I enjoy the job. I find it relaxing when left alone. Throw people and their feelings in the mix and it all turns to shit. Dont mind me, just a rant. Great video dude 👍

Hi Nick, i just love this whole thing you doing. I have loved it since childhood but circumstances made it difficult for me to pursue it. I really want to be one. I love this profession.

I just got hired as a lube tech at our Toyota dealership first day is in like 10 days and I’m pumped, I’m a Toyota guy but only work on 1st and 2nd gen 4Runner’s and pickups so its partially nerve racking jumping up to the newer years

I was a Harley-Davidson technician for four years and loved it! Got paid $10/hr but didn’t do it for the money….BUT…damn I could afford to buy even HarborFreight tools!

Great video! Makes me miss the shop life.

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. Yeah, I love being an amateur mechanic (frustrating tho it may often be), but I could never do it professionally. I hate unnecessary time pressure.

Thanks for doing another Toyota video

Digging these videos. Shows the problem and solution

I start at a Toyota dealership in 2 weeks, definitely exited

Great Video! I stayed the whole day!

That wrench tapping was perfect timing with that motor lol

thank you for making this video !

Hi I see all your videos love them !!! Great work.... With Few honest Mechanics Like you and CARE CARE NUT GUY us normal guys can diagnose our vehicle problems even before taking it to a mechanic... Thanks for all the Wisdom you share... I have a question sorry to put it in comments I don't know if it'll get to you.. I have lexus IS 350 AWD since winter started here in DUBAI I'm getting poorer gas mileage from 29.1 to 27 mostly highway driving 51miles to and back form work..

Just purchased a 2019 certified pre owned Tundra from a Toyota dealership in Lancaster, CA. Drove it back to AZ.

9:36 - I actually agree, that cover kit does look better. A quality change on a recall, whaddyaknow.

Love these vids

I think you made the right decision in switching over to trucking !

I loved when your friend blowed air and smiled

Just to be clear to everyone this is an example of what not to do with an evap leak code. I mean $140an hour for diag and we touch the gas cap before doing a leak test which may fix the issue if it isn't sealing correctly. Then visually inspect hoses and not even all of them rather than smoke test. Like yikes man lol

Yoooo. I just found your videos after the seeing the UTI upload. Crazy that you're in the High Desert!! I live there, and get my Tacoma's oil/filters from Valley High Toyota. Haha. Maybe I'll see you around somewhere up here one day. 🤟

Was waiting for another day in the life of!

New to your channel. I really love the video contents since it involves Toyota vehicles.

Good diagnostic on the defective bulb sir

Cool video bro. Oh the sweet dealer life. Quick question…I just did a 3” lift on my tundra stage 5 icon. Any problems that you know may arise from it. I wonder if I need to re-gear. My mpg dropped to like 10.5 and I can feel those heavy 35” tires during acceleration. I’m a dealer tech too but not Toyota.

Just started watching your videos............I used to live in Hesperia, I moved in 2019. I have a 2017 Tacoma and have been to the dealer in Victorville.

Hey man hope things go good for you. I worked for 13 years at a dealer and just got fed up with it for the same reasons you left. You get to that point where your at the top off on the shops pay scale and dealers don't want to pay. Also like you say dealers don't really offer benefits for your retirement.With a family you have to take all that Into account .

Yea this made me wanna push towards a auto tech

you got me with the engine knock hahaha

Ay yo this premier is dope

Those rotors are going to do the same thing in a little while. Once the metal has different hardnesses, machining them flat again isn't going to last long. Could have replaced them faster than cutting them and been done before lunch.

i make service appointments at toyota! 20ta02 and 21td03 on those recalls lol? enjoyed your video!!

I love this video!

Love your day in the life video s.. what do you use to run the evaporator test? TechStream? Can you do a video on that?

You know what they say about the alignment “set the toe and let it go”

Have you worked on the GT 86? Specifically regarding the clink noise when turning the wheel all the way left or right. Had my warrantied twice (left and right)

I'm at uni and work part time in a supermarket to fund my cars and life, but one of the van technicians is ex toyota, ex ford etc. and he said in the early 00s he left toyota because he got too bored as they were too reliable and all he was doing all day was doing oil changes and routine maintenance 😂 id imagine the story was quite different in ford....

Question for a Toyota Technician. Is it ok to add fuel additive like TECHRON in Toyota PRIUS?

Dude I love the wrench knocking 😹😹😹

Do you think the 2013 tundra and up are the best trucks. Or think there’s many issues like the cam tower leak and so fourth

Was there air conditioner at the toyota shop you worked at And do technicians wear their regular prescription glasses when theyre working. Or do they get work glasses and put in the corrected lenses

That warranty game on those lower control arms. Classic. Lol. Must of learned it from the OGs.

No joke thats the cleanest shop floor i have ever seen.

Similar days to yours especially with the Sienna low beam issue. Except with me, the customers usually forget to turn it to "Auto" or turn it on in general. At that point I laugh because I ask myself "do I charge? or not?" I still do because you're dammed if you do and dammed if you don't so just do it.

Hey Nick I'm taking a course on auto shop at my community College. I am a violin teacher for children. I just got covid-19 today, I got free classes so that's cool. I just wanted to learn not even go into the trade though. Thank you for all your advice on here. God bless you!

I have a problem with my 2012 lexus es350 high beam not working all parts are working fuses ok wiring on no power to high beam do you have any idea what is the issue.

What kind of pocket meter do you use and where did you get it and do you think it’s good for a Toyota 4runner

Awesome to see you at your job!! Quick question if you don’t mind.. 2017 Camry..2.5L.. when I fill up my fuel tank I can sometimes hear a sloshing of gas sound when I come to a stop. Like you can hear the fuel in the tank. Am I in danger of blowing up or is it a normal condition? Thank you for all you do!

Good luck at your new place man. I also recently got out of the dealership world. Best thing I could’ve done

Hey! How long have been a full service technician? I’m assuming with you performing mechanical work you’re flagging hours?

I love the thinkdiag code reader I bought for my 2012 Corolla s

love the job

excited!!

I recomend NiteEye fanless LED bulbs.

Man those racks jack up a lot. My bro just replaced his. At what mileage would you replace timing chain on tundra

Maybe you can help me with a situation thats been going on for a while on my 2018 Sport..... I've taken it to 2 lift shops and lastly to Toyota service and nobody can seem to find a legitimate answer for me. When applying the brake and turning either way once I get to full crank and let off the brake it makes a loud clunk. I only notice this when backing up hence why I said when I apply pressure on the brake. One shop said it was my spacers but I took them off and still did it. Another shop that specializes in lifts for Toyota's said my LCA's are bad so I took it to the dealer and they "supposedly" did a diagnostics and said my LCA's are fine and said I just needed some bolts tightened and some greasing done. After I picked up the truck which was today actually it still made the clunk. I have no idea what it could be. Some people have said its just the suspension making typical clunking and creak noises. 🤷‍♂️

Wow that camry fuel pump engineers actually helping mechanics for once

Really dope content my guy! Any chance you can incorporate what typical going rates or charges are for some of the jobs? Keep up the hustle!

it's like sound "rod knock" 😁

Awesome videos man. Subbed! I have a question. I own a 2015 tundra with 136,000 miles. My local dealer is saying I have a cam tower leak and a valve cover leak, then offered to buy my truck. They quoted me $5k to fix this supposed leak. Is this a common issue that you’ve seen?

Worked at dealership and private shop for years got into fleet at the county and never looked back more money and better benefits brought back memories watching this hahahah new sub here 🤙 aloha doing a 3.4 swap in my 92 runner any good sites for wiring diagrams?

Do you have experience with 5th gen toyota 4runner kdss lean when truck is lifted? How can it be fixed?

**HELP!!!** Can anyone help me out with some trouble codes I am having with a 2014 Toyota Camry SE 4 cylinder 2.5L engine. On one OBD2 scanner I got a P0456(Small evap leak) trouble code. I bought a new locking gas cap at Autozone and erased the trouble code. A week later, the check engine light came back on and I used a different OBD2 scanner to read the trouble codes. Now I have P0441(Incorrect purge flow) and a P0455(Large evap leak) trouble codes. Is it possible my car doesn't like after market locking gas caps? Should I install a genuine Toyota gas cap specified for this car? Might my canister purge valve be going bad? If anyone can lead me to pinpoint the problem I would greatly appreciate it.

Good video. What year of Tundra's have the bed light recall that fixes the leak? I have a 2015 so was curious if it's included.

I'm going to pursue diploma in automotive service technician & operations and watching this video making me more interested

I'm actually a toyota tech and sometimes it's boring as hell. One day I did 10 gas pump recalls on those corolla. Next week it was on the camry model. Then the highlander.... the worst was the tacoma and 4runner some are different but doing the same job over and over....

I like this dude👍

Good music in the background