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Reminds me of a friend of my mom. He had a Falabella pony (very rare, very small breed) and it was too small to safely carry in his horse trailer. So when he took it to horse shows he put it in the passenger seat of his Jaguar XJ.
@@AaronShenghao Tesla doesn't support the right to repair and rightfully so, as I can see why by this video. There would be bodies laying around everyday if Tesla allowed it.
I do all my own repairs, rebuilt my differential, rebuild motors, etc. I just cannot understand how someone could think hey - let's hook the coolant / airbox drain hose to the transmission vent / PCV inlet. How does that person open the hood on a car and actually think they understand it well enough to just hook random shit together, seriously wtf?!
The driveshaft through the fuel tank was one of the most bizarre mishaps we've seen in a while. And I feel like dish soap mixed with washer fluid is one of the most "reasonable" customer blunders we've seen.
Should have at least used laundry detergent or dishwasher soap as they're meant to reduce the potential for foaming... though I still wouldn't recommend either 🙃
@@Shibby7634 Technically any liquid soap will clean but it's the aftermath is where things get sticky. Glass cleaners are designed to not leave anything behind that won't evaporate. Laundry and dish detergents require rinsing.
@@Iconoclasher that's why I didn't recommend either 🙃 The lack of foaming would have prevented the decrease in pressure that brought them to the shop though.
@@peterf.229 It wouldn't have been the first time, either. Something similar, there's a Rescue 911 episode that showed a dramatic re-creation of when a Nurse was driving to a hospital, but crashed and got a Fence Post lodged in her throat through the windshield. She survived, but it could have easily been her death.
2:01 Obviously it's the guy's tomato soup warmer for dinner later on. Blue wire monitors the soup temperature, air intake vents tomato goodness into the cab.
Oh boy, if you think this channel is bad for that don't watch the "Idiots in cars" series on RU-vid. Every time I see one of those videos I wonder how I'm still alive after driving ~74miles 5 days a week.
All you "We share the road with these people" types probably all speed and break traffic laws whenever convenient to you as well. Often without thinking. Most drivers do. Tip: You're technically a danger to everyone around you with each violation.
Goats often are. With the obvious exception of the famous fainting goats, goats tend to be very laid back and often don't react to much unless they already know something is a threat. A friend of mine's parents ran a small goat farm and the very first time I ever met the goats they all just kinda stood around and stared at me.
Call me crazy but when I'm in a parts store I like to look for the fluid that corresponds with the task at hand. Brake fluid for a brake job, transmission fluid for a transmission job, power steering fluid for a power steering job. Its funny how they name the fluid after the component it works in. Its almost is if that's what they were thinking.
Your problem is that you don't have an enquiring mind, you just follow the well-trodden path. Think what a world of excitement would open up if you just tried randomly pouring all those different prettily-coloured fluids down the first orifice that comes to hand.....
My sixth car (purchased around 1968) was the first one that ran when I bought it. With access to an 18 inch by 72 inch engine lathe I even ground flywheels and pressure plates myself.
This channel really has helped boost my self confidence. Whenever I'm feeling down about myself, I just think of these repairs and all of a sudden I start to feel better.
I loved working at a power equipment store. My favorite was the person who changed the oil in their lawnmower. With olive oil. Smoked like a 2- stroke Lawnboy when it was running, but it smelled delicious.
I'm not a small engine mechanic but I've gotten a few free mowers from people and I've seen pretty scary stuff but I was able to fix them and use them and one of those free mowers I still use today that I got over 10 years ago and it had oil coming out of it everywhere and loose mounting bolts on the engine. I fixed all of those issues back when I got it and I haven't had a problem since Oh and the air filter was saturated with oil when I got it.
I use dish soap all the time. Maybe an ounce per refill. It cuts the oil that splashes up from the road and improves visibility greatly. Never had any trouble.
Do NOT use dish soap. It can promote rust in the body seams. I used to work for a company made the formula for proper screen fluid as formulating chemist. We added rust inhibitors to the solution to prevent this happening. You don't have to use the expensive manufacturers only stuff but always use a proper screen fluid.
@@court2379 it's better than the bottled RainX Bug & Tar washer fluid. It cleaned well, but it had a sediment that turned rock hard in the screen filter of the reservoir. Took me forever to get it all disassembled/cleaned/reassembled. I'll never use RainX again.
0:58 thats a plate amplifier. They are usually used on self powered subwoofers. I have a few lying around and some in use. They are great to have for projects. But you have to make sure they turn off if installed in a car. Thats when relays get useful.
I must admit, I've used more than one of those home powered subwoofers in a car. But I always ran them off of inverters tied to switched power, and never had an issue.
Cute idea for popping out a stuck coil boot. That's a take-off of an old machinists trick for getting a stuck dowel pin out of a blind hole. Drill a hole through the pin, then put oil into the hole. Use a drill blank or some pin that's a good slip fit to that.... when you tap the pin in the hole it pushes the dowel out hydraulically. 😊
@@logicthought24I've only just learned about people using bread, must be an American thing 😂 I've only ever heard of or used bearing grease or something similar for that purpose
@@FiftySixishTV american bread isn't far from those other stuffs, only that it has no nutrients included. XD you can't do that even with the worst german bread.
Thank you for this. I just started to work on my own truck, but take it to a shop that has tools and personnel to assist me after they put it on a lift. It's foolish for me to ignore my lack of experience. Your video more than affirms this. Many thanks
I can't say much about that, as a friend's car had a home subwoofer running off an inverter for many years, thanks to me. Sounded great, cost nothing, and the best part was you could just reach behind the driver's seat to adjust the level.
I've seen to many of these videos when my first thought is to wire in a light switch from a home improvement store to cut the circuit when the car is off.
@@mrgw98 The key switch _is_ the switch. Put a relay instead and switch the relay using the car lighter circuit or power antenna lead. "Real" amps for automobiles have such a relay built in.
the coil boot tip is especially helpful on ford 5.4l, especially in a van. The oil cap thing reminds me of a customer in a BMW z3. Had his oil changed, after this his car threw lean burn codes and ran horribly. As soon as i found out it came from an oil change place i checked the dipstick and oil cap. That crankcase is under intake vacuum, and if the oil cap is loose it pulls in un-metered air and it runs bad. I tightened the cap correctly and he tipped me 20$, learned something, and left happy.
It always amazes me, no matter how many times I watch this channel, just how many people *think* they know what they're doing when it comes to car repairs. If I don't know what something is or does, I refuse to touch it until my dad, who was a trained mechanic for his whole life before retiring, has had a look himself. The only repair I did myself was when my washer jets appeared to not be working and it turned out the piping had come away from the jets, which was a super easy fix, even for me. Any more than that, hell no.
As an British base mechanic you across the pond need to see some of the very very , very expensive diy attempts that go on , you’ve just gotta laugh (laff) . Have a nice day ya’all
I'm impressed that that oil cap didn't fall off, I'm also impressed the oil didn't yeet all over the inside of the engine bay, both happened to my parents once
I've seen the air trick with buckets. My fiance was struggling to get a box open, one of those where the lid covers 5/6 sides. I took it back from him, and blew into the Crack. Lid popped right off
Thank God for all those mechanics that have a job depending on the extraordinaire amount of clueless people that are allowed to purchase complex pieces of equipment AKA automobile/car/truck/etc great job just rolled it
2:04 I think that’s one of those scam electrolytic devices (or a home made version) that purports to increase fuel efficiency and boost performance by feeding oxygen into your engine. I think Mythbusters did a bit on one. This one looks particularly science-projecty 😂
I'm looking forward to the next time I have a stuck coil boot. Thinking outside the box can be difficult when issues arise. Just about everything else was repeats, but that made the video worth watching.
An old roommate of mine related the following story. My roommate's mom ran a commune back in the late sixties and among the strange inhabitants were several farm animals. A nanny goat was sick and needed to see the vet, so mom loaded her into the back seat and drove with the kids up front with her to the vet's office. On the way she needed gas. This was the days of full service at most stations so that's what she got. As the attendant pumped the gas, he kept sneaking peeks through the back window at the goat. Finally, just as they were about to leave, he blurted out "I'm sorry ma'am. But that is the UGLIEST dog I've ever seen!"
I have trouble understanding how some people own and drive cars when I see "repairs" and upgrades like the ones on Just Rolled In. Thanks again for the laughs.😂
My Honda Accord was laid up in the shop for almost two days this week for a new exhaust system and catalytic converter as my mechanic rounded up the needed replacement parts and the bill was quite big. However, I keep forgetting that people who attempt their own repairs in the videos usual in the end wind up with much bigger repair bills than I did after the pros properly repair the issues.
Exactly. If I can't find a video that shows me how to do it, or if I don't feel capable or happen to have all the tools/equipment, my mechanic gets it, and I tip well. My grandfather attempted to remove a stuck oil filter with a hammer and straight screwdriver...took off a piece of the block...$700 later, the oil change was complete😬
I once had a Ford V8 that had a broken motor mount. For a few days, i heard a thump every time I revved the engine. After two days, I lifted the hood and had my wife step on the gas. I jumped a foot in the air because I thought that the motor was about to fly out of the car. I only replaced one motor mount. (talk about cheap) Fixed it myself. I put some plywood under the oil pan and raised it with a jack, a few inches.
Good tip on the igntion coil boots. Another good tip for them while not always applicable but useful for when you dont have access to air; small long screw driver, preferably torx bit sized, and just go around the spark plug with it til its loose. Works every time when its able to be done.
0:18 that guy is so lucky. I work on those big truck drive shafts and that could be anywhere from a 1710-1810 series. Huge joints that take a thick 4 or 4.5 inch tube. They're massive and heavy, guy got lucky it didn't fly off and hit somewhere that really mattered.
That photo of the Rolls Royce reminds me of when I was a kid looking in the windows of Bill Harrah's garage downtown Reno, Nevada. The garage door started rolling up and soon, a Rolls Royce just like the one in the photo drove up and into the garage. We couldn't hear it even though we were standing a few feet away. Harrah at that time owned the largest collection of antique and exotic autos in the world. And my father would say "We should go up there to the museum some time", but in 7 years, we never did.
After watching this channel for a while the conclusion must be that the safest is to drive as fast as possible and spend the shortest amount of time on the road🙄
In the mid 60s chevy cars and all others were using mechanical throttle linkage which was fine but they had a problem with the motor mounts which would break pretty quick which would lock the throttle wide open. It didn't take long before a new design was made with a safety catch or you could buy a kit with a cable going to the upper control arm for extra safety. If you have seen these you know what I'm talking about.
Saw one go full Monty; it was spectacular. The transmission linkage is also jammed, the power brake booster vacuum line pulled out, power steering line kinked...basically complete loss of control. This particular car ended up atop a pile of dirt behind the gas station where I was working at the time. Fortunately no injuries or fire. Because--bonus failure--it could also rip a fuel line open.
@@mindpilot72 AHH you've experienced this before it was a pleasure to hear from another older mechanic that was sent flying because of the motor mounts failure. Wild ride my friend 🤣
@@michaelvarble4392 So lucky on that one! The gas station was having a couple of its tanks replaced, so there was a big hole and a pile of dirt. But for that, the car would have plowed right into the shop.
@@mindpilot72 it happened to me pulling into the shop I was young and I hit it kinda hard going in and it locked on me before I hit my toolbox I cut the key off and I was about a foot from hitting it. I'm glad you got out ok. It's a bad feeling brother
My son has a Ford Fiesta Ecoboost. He lives on a fairly tight budget, but he has one of the easiest cars in the world for DIY. I will have a good time showing him the basics. What I don't know already is easily found step by step here on RU-vid. It's a European Ford and they are quite good cars, especially how they drive and handle. There is an enormous selection of non-oem parts with unbeatable prices and fine quality for it.
As a retired industrial electrician, I can hardly wait to see the "light show" from "home" mechanics attempting troubleshooting on a +200 kWh battery pack. I hope they can afford "Arc-Flash" suits....that's a shit-ton of "available fault current" staring you in the face while you're poking and prodding with limited knowledge of the dangers.⚡💣🔥🥵
As the mechanic at my shop said when asked about random tools, "The more effed up tools a mechanic has, the better he is. Thinks of tricks to modify his tools so he can do the job quicker but just as good."
