I Bought a Mechanically Totaled Porsche and Fixed it with a $200 Amazon Timing Kit 

I once bricked my company laptop using the free wifi in a dealership...!

Does Carly work on 1998 JDMs?

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@Samcrac doing gods work

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that's exactly the goal since its out of warranty..

It’s actually Sam’s fault he never asked to have the check engine diagnosed because he didn’t want to pay for it so that takes all Liability rt out of the dealers hands.. he’s actually stupid he should of had the work done they recommended and then when the car was still running like shit he could of not paid for the repairs as services were not rendered properly

@@cbruno12180 His channel is all about fixing cars, so I don't know why are you calling him stupid? Are you that STUPID?

⁠@@cbruno12180”takes all liability right out of dealers hands” then suggest he doesn’t pay for service because the problem wasn’t fixed… lol you don’t make no sense!

@@cbruno12180 your plan is good up until the part where Sam has to fight Porsche for his $7,000 of useless repairs back.With Porsche it could come to lawyers and then its another 5 or 10 grand more to fight Porsche.

Madd respect ✊ props this crap is hard in my garage with a two post lift lol

Once you get over the intimidation of it all and start doing it step by step, with a little patience you can do anything to a car (mostly lol)

Dude got skillz

I have watched videos of people doing complete engine swaps in their driveway lol

​@@87Lowbird Ahhh, patience, now that's a developed skill in itself🙄

Lol right I love cars but find these kinda video boring and slow other people I watch but this guy I watched the whole video. I wish I could fix cars like this dude but I could never.

True dat

Por-schE

They should be reported to the BBB.

@@brianatbtacprod1989 People with too much money should educate themselves before trusting a business or seller.

Actually they are probably very proud,

​@@brianatbtacprod1989- Why? The Better Business Bureau is not a governmental entity nor can tell/force a business to do squat.

My mother-in-law brought her Toyota to a local Toyota Dealership for an oil change in Dublin, Ohio. They felt that she needed a brake job. She drive 3,000 miles per year and they were hardly worn. But what they did not mention the massive radiator leak that she had, the entire top of the radiator was encrusted with the pink Toyota antifreeze, what idiots...

If you cant afford spark plug job why even bother you with timing job you wont afford neither

I dont think you even comprehend what was going on in the video​@@xiukn8

@@xiukn8 Thats not the point.... Are you stupid?

@@xiukn8what?? doing spark plugs on this car costs 80$ it you do it yourself.

​@nolanbeerollin1756 you gotta understand there's people who actually like it in the one that 💩 😆

as a career or for your own cars?

@@Terpenefiend my own cars for now. I have 3 for myself now. Might start a side gig once I get my car lift though.

@@kyle.smyle. where did you start? i want to learn more myself instead of relying on hourly rate mechanics to make my car whole.

@@Terpenefiend I just RU-vid things that need to be fixed with my cars. You will need to buy A LOT of tools if you're just starting. LegitStreetCars helped me to like cool cars and now I like fixing them too.

Why I drive a simple old car with a 4-cyl engine.

Did you miss the part when he had the MILF in the videos. Was f’ing cringe.

There's room for all kinds of fun. Just pick the ones you like.

The dde shade is real 😂

The only thing that he got was a lift, and we never see him use it.😂

I've stopped watching car youtubers except for Samcrac, Scotty K, and robot cantina.

It’s way easier if you take the whole front of the car. It’s a a little bit more work for a lot easier chain replacement.

@@killbot9482 i didn't have any room restrictions at all. So why take the front end of the car off again???

Well replacing intake filter requires removing front bumper, also Panamera has the most electronic systems within porsche family, and some porsche indie shop straight refuse to repair them. There is a reason why 4-door porsche depreciates so much, whereas some 911 appreciates post pendenmic as well. Got one as a winter beater, can't wait to sell it this week, and back to tracking my 991.2 in summer

They understand their mistake and put chains in the other side of the engine now. Between engine and gearbox. Luckily it is engine out job now.

@@Meeliskt77 I am hoping that they still keep a tensioner piston in the cover, though. You know, to keep it Teutonic.

Absolute chaddest.

He never asked the dealership to address the check engine light though, he just brought it in for the recall which they did fix. If he agreed to proceed with the work they quoted they know it wouldn't fix the car but he'd be liable for the work since he agreed to it, then they would quote the repair for the engine as something crazy high (he said 30 labor hrs workshop time for timing job in the video!!) and offer him a 'great trade in deal' towards one of their cars.

The real question is did he or is this whole vid bs

he didnt outsmart a dealership, they didnt want to do the work and gave him the GFY quote.

Well we are not Samcrac Sir :D

Just because he can, does not mean that others are ripping you off. Sometimes, shit is difficult and decent mechanics make shit look easy.

@@BeardMan01 the joke is, others couldn't do it, but he could in his pasture. Not that they're ripping anyone off, but that they were incapable altogether. In this case, the dealership didn't even properly diagnose the issue.

Just watch out for the paddies

It's not even that the dealership couldn't do it. They're out to make big profits wherever they can, and for dealership service departments that means upselling on repairs and maintenance that aren't needed while avoiding putting in time to fix actual problems. Everybody wants money for nothing.

Y ah same with my Camry. I found a transmission from a wrecking yard online and ended up spending like 1800 total including installation.

@@4touchdowns1game29 Wtf - are newer Toyotas not as reliable? I have a 2003 4runner and it's bulletproof.

@@jasras5003 oh shit I didn't read the original poster saying his car was only six years old. That sucks I wonder if it had a ctv. Toyota has had problems with those although their ectvs are amazing. My Camry trans went out at like 280000 miles which is already a crazy amount of miles.

@@4touchdowns1game29CVT

@@4touchdowns1game29Camrys are reliable, great car

If you boycott them you got to boycott them all. Dealerships are like politicians - all corrupt!

@@Nedreck11 Not all, just the one's in court.

​@@earnestbunbury2103order out of chaos, divide and conquer work because of your mindset. The true opponents are the uniparty ruling class that if we come together they will be defeated. Thats what they fear most.

@@Nedreck11def not all. I’ve been to a couple of excellent ones where they don’t try to up sell and even fixed something for free

Better than being deemed mentally fit to be president, yet not with it enough that you can defend yourself in court.​@@earnestbunbury2103

😂😂😂

Dealer quoted $8,423,49 is a scam! They wont suggest to even to fix the recall for free then dont even address the vibration is a scam for sure.

$300/h labor. lol, lmao

Man I’ve done that! Bought a 2016 chevy spark with 60k miles for $500. Straight to the dealer for a replacement CVT under extended warranty. Lol.

@@casehitcards6848 It's a "we don't want to deal with this high mileage POS" quote - common industry practice to get rid of unwanted customers.

Very well said and true!

Nobody in their right mind would drop $10k on a $5k car.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH How about if you bought a $20k car for $5k then put $10k into it?

That's what she said

Hope you are doing well!

Thanks 👍

It’s normal. If you don’t get a coupon or deal, oil changes for Porsches are a consistent $700-800. Plugs are 3 years or 30k miles. The best part, these prices are consistent whether it’s my 911 or my wife’s Macan. I skip the plugs, that’s a cash grab, but the oil changes are labor intensive and there’s little things they do that goes beyond just oil - like cleaning out water drain holes, etc.

Presumably Porsche also put in new coil packs at the same time?

@@markdauncey927 I would be highly surprised though might account for the ludicrous price..? Reading around though, this is just what Porsche charge for plugs. I would imagine coils on top of that would be at least $3000-$4000 more.

My mechanic wanted $200 to do my plugs, I was, nah.. I will do it myself. Simple job on my Turbo S Pano. My guy is a backyard Euro mechanic, you supply parts, he does all the labor. Legit guy. I have transitioned to Instagram mechanics… I did pay for the rotors and pads! $300. I supplied parts off internet. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Dealerships are NEVER afraid of greed. Greed is what they are about.

You haven’t said why it was only 10k (instead of 25 to 30k?)🤔

⁠@@philtucker1224 Likely because that’s what they’re going for at auction. That model year+mileage is around 13k-14k US at a dealership also, meaning that he lucked out on it being so well maintained, not that the price is anything special.

Yep!

We know Randy

They honestly don't look that hard to do on a RWD model like this one, but then again I DON'T NEED THEM so it doesn't matter 😂😂😂

Yup Randy

​@@SamcracI have always hated taking any of my cars to the dealership for ANY reason. I have been an ASE certified Level III mechanic for the last 23 years of my life and I can almost always figure things out for myself, but as far as a recall goes, I'd take it to them. I bought my BMW 135i and my water pump just failed, and I'm going to replace it on my own because I refuse to pay $5000 to have my electric coolant pump and thermostat replaced.

Might be one of the dumbest decisions I've seen on youtube. Granted, the kit from FCP is $1277 but when you're talking about a $20k+ car, cheaping out on critical engine components is silly.

@@EdwardM104 Would be surprised how many components are made in China.

The Chinese probably supply Porsche....lol

😂​@@imtheonevanhalen1557

Yeah because the original parts literally fell apart into the engine, Porsche was the ones who decided to cheap out on critical parts, making it out of inferior plastics

he removed the oil pan, probably checked it

It really is simple as long as you have the right tools guidance

until you get 4 fucking ads in there videos on top of more ads. Shill

When I saw the coils / engine bay I was like, wait what, they are right there on top of the engine.. I had an old minivan that was harder to replace than that...

With free install 😂

change the plugs at 300/hr. What is the cost of the plug? 13bucks??? >2000 quote. Who is doing the service the ghost of Ferry Porsche himself?

I could imagine my Dad. He'd say - does it come with a gold pen when you pick up the car?

My in-laws Camry was quoted $1k for plugs... there are 4 on the top of the engine at $25 a plug... like wtf?

How many owners have paid for the repairs, then had the engine go because they didn't fix the real problem. Or maybe the strategy is to get you to pay for the useless repairs, to make up for the labor cost on the recall repair they finally tell you about when you agree to the other stuff. It might have been interesting to see if other dealers missed the recall too.

No telling, other than a forensic accounting audit...

I’m positive that number will match their total customer number! 😂🤣😂🤣

@@earnestbunbury2103I’m sure the dealer is relieved by what you have said…

The dealer is Tampa Porsche, N Florida Ave, they should be ashamed of themselves!

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@@Samcrac Better question is, did your step mom get to see it? We all know she likes a big shaft.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Aftermarket is one thing and doesn't necessarily mean bad. Amazon timing kit with no brand... Yeah. That's a different story. I would never buy something like this. The chain will probably be quite weak, the guides... They may wear just that much faster or snap to pieces.

180k mile junkyard car whether it has a Porsche badge on it or not.

He's going to flip it. As long as it runs, that's all it needs to do. Every extra cent spent on better parts is one less cent worth of profit.

Glad you like them!

I would say get 2nd gen at minimum. These 1st gen’s are no good

@@AlexIsUber 1s gens offer more value for the money, I think you can find a fantastic deal on one atm and if you're mechanically inclined, there's few competitors for the money

No they’re trained. Trained to get as much money from you as possible. I used to deliver to these types of dealerships and you can overhear all kinds of overcharging being done in service. No integrity.

yeah, sad to cheap out with that. i wonder what the quality parts cost. Edit: Sam responded in another comment. He said, "So an OEM kit was around 4x more than the Amazon one. If this was a super special car or something rare I would've gone that route, but the purpose here was to see how much of a budget we could keep. So for everyone that is mad I used a cheap timing chain kit, let me know how many miles your cheap timing kit went before it gernaded? The guides are plastic on every kit. It really comes down to the longevity of the chain and tensioner..."

@@TurboCroissant I didn't see that but his comment makes sense.

He won't be fixing it again. The person he sells it to (for a massive profit partially thanks to the cheap parts) is the one that will need to fix it.

@@wingracer1614 haha if you follow this channel you'd realize he rarely sells them.

The "Corporate" couldn't care less. They want the dealer to be financially healthy.

If you go that route PCNA will respond with “all our dealerships are independently owned and operated.” They are telling you to go elsewhere. Porsche dealers legally collude to service new car buyers in specific areas (by where you live)but you can get any Porsche dealer to provide service to your vehicle or buy a used car.

That tech got done with that job as fast as he possibly could, then tried to sell some stuff real quick that may or may not have been necessary in an attempt to actually make some money. I promise you he lost his ass doing just a recall, because recalls and warranty work don’t pay worth a shit. It’s a lousy industry to work in and you gotta do what you gotta do to get paid.

And if people pay than it continues to provide the tech incentive.

The Tech did his Job.. Sam talked to the service advisor for a recall..so the tech did the recall per what the car came in for.. As a tech ur supposed to spot quick issues which tech did. The tech did not get paid for doing a check engine light diagnosis as Sam didn’t pay a diagnostic fee. He got paid for a recall

You can also use a breaker bar and tap the key,although don't would work doing on grass

Nice to have a manual so you could just put it in top gear

And a new water pump - that's a LOT of torque you're asking for!

That’s the trick to destroying a water pump..my guy that came with the crank tool is a life saver But then he just sat back and let Sam screw up timing 😂

Sam Losened the cam gear bolts then turned the camshafts.. Timing is indeed off😂

@@natesamuels5819 Yeah Sam did that, NOT the Porsche tech that did the recall.

Jack up car. Drive replacement car underneath. Hit merge button with BPD (bad part discard) toggle switch thrown. Job's mostly a good'un.

Interesting - I have a similar experience with my Mazda dealer: great service. I wonder if that’s just luck? I don’t have a lot of other recent dealership experience to be able to compare, but many of the comments I see aren’t very positive.

as the consumer, you have to ask questions and have an idea of what/why you are bringing the car in for. Our Mazda (and Subaru) dealer always want $60 ($30 for filter + $30 for labor) to replace the cabin air filter. They always show me an extremely dirty filter packed w/leaves from trees we don't have AND the cars are garage kept. It takes 5 minutes to replace the filter on each car pulling the glove box door out. Filters are $14 from other places. Being somewhat knowledgeable can save you money.

Same where I live, in Bradford, England. We have Britain's youngest population, with ⅓ of our population being under 25 years of age, and as you can imagine there are a lot of motor mechanics here. I didn't realise how much of a blessing that is until I had an engine malfunction in the other end of the country and the youngest mechanic we found was about 50

I got quoted 700$ once on my 2004 f150. I am guessing they are replacing coil packs etc..... Did it myself for 30$

Spark plug replacement with not free wallet cleanout.

They definitely tried to gouge him but a few things to keep in mind. 1. He did NOT pay them to diagnose ANYTHING. He took it in to have a recall done. All the stuff they recommended was just whatever bullshit they could come up with that it might possibly actually need considering it was running bad. No diagnosis was ever done on anything. 2. There are definitely cars I would charge 2400 to do a spark plug change. Not because it costs that much but because it's such a pain in the ass, I do not want to do it. Let them take it to some other sucker who kills himself over 100 bucks. If they are dumb enough to pay it, cool. Payday for me. No this is not one of those cars, this job is easy but I can see why it could be that high sometimes.

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