I Fixed my $2000 Kia Forte for FREE Thanks to YOUR COMMENTS!! 

Stuff like this will make more $$ any day than the European luxury cars...they are money pits.

Welcome back to auto auction refills 🤣🤣🤣

You need to install a shop exhaust fan or open the doors prior to working on the cars. You are constantly breathing in exhaust fumes little by little which can build up over the years. You always wait until you start feeling light headed before opening the door which is bad for you. We want you around for a long time, so take better care of yourself. 👍

We have a Kia Soul Exclaim purchased brand new back in 2014. This came with a full sunroof, folding mirrors, heated steering wheel, power drivers seat, tilt and extension steering wheel, GPS and a fantastic HD stereo/satellite radio, etc.. Just a really nice small vehicle that is an all around great car. It now has well over 100K miles on it and has been 100% reliable with only one problem. The cancel button on the cruise control stopped working at around 30K miles. We took it to the Kia dealership that we purchased it from and it was covered by the warranty. It gets 27-28 mpg in the city regularly and on a long trips the average is 38-39 mpg. We took a trip to Texas a few years ago and we got 41+ mpg!! So many people say that Kia's are junk, and yes with the earlier models (90's and early 2000's) I would agree that they were less then perfect. But we have owned several since the late 1990's and have really enjoyed them. Someone will buy that little car and love it guaranteed!! Thanks for the videos you do Randy. I really enjoy them.

Sep 1 2024. I own a 2015 Kia Forte LX 1.8 with 450,000. Still runs exceptionally great! I´ve been Blessed!

Put a foul plug extension on the o2 sensor and it will trick the computer. The plug is the same thing you can use if you have value stem problems to keep the spark plug from oil fouling

easy to clean the catylitac converter. you socket with 5galon bucket full of desil over night then the next day you wash it from the in side with dish washing sope and let dry for one day it will comeback to the new condition 90%

One of the reasons I love this channel is your honesty how many youtubers would say about the money they made and lost Randy santa and Mike your all stars i know MWM wasn't in the video but I could never leave him out thank you for another great video

Randy, if you’re going to be a regular dealer, fix the cat and the O2 sensor don’t do the stereo typical defeat the emissions controls to save a buck. The reason somebody got rid of the car is the labor and the cat would be running about $2200- $2400. Some people don’t have that kind of money upfront when I was a service advisor at an independent shop we told people they needed catalytic converter’s and they decided to take the car without fixing the cat and trade the car in because they could afford car payments, but not the catalytic converter pretty common issue. Again fix the car right don’t Mickey Mouse it that’s what gives dealers and technicians bad names.

Seeing you in the garage with a running car drives me crazy without door up

Randy I'm an British subscriber to your channel and watch every video but what I did notice that in your garage you have a English flag which is nice to see so thanks for that and keep the videos coming thanks from the United Kingdom ❤

I honestly find videos on cars like these that you get super cheap just as interesting as euro cars

I am glad it was fixed so easy. If this was a KIA for the Korean market, there would be a button in the car to retract those mirrors while driving. That feature is for use on tight streets where you might whack the mirrors off if they were extended

Keep doing the great work, this world needs more of it.

Wow that's awesome Randy congratulations on fixing the Kia

Congrats Randy, finally a good deal !!

Great deal on a really nice little car. congratulations!

Your welcome Randy. I got you brother. There isn't many of us "fixing"people left.

Only minor vindication because I was right ;) glad you fixed the car!

All right santas in da house… my granny loves u santa ❤

Hell yea I have a 19 Kia Forte I’ve gotten 48 miles to the gallon driving it from West Virginia to Alabama I love the car

Great Video Randy. The clogged CAT repair was a surprise. I know you aren't going to keep it, but make a good profit on it instead. There's nothing wrong in making some money to live on.

It’s just Awesome how we All Come Together to Help Each Other. Thanks

i loved it !!!!!! shes a keeper it will be a good car for u Randy to go to copart and back to home

With only half the converter it will get better mileage once the O2 sensor is replaced it will get 40+ mpg

Geez Louise Randy! You got the deal of the year for sure! I'd be super hard pressed to find a car with a clean title, cold AC, built within the last 10 years, running & driving, AND 30-40 MPG for only 2 grand! Goes to show that screaming deals like this do exist. You just gotta give the cars at these auctions a chance to change your mind!

Wow, what a blessing! Keep the car!

Good Video Randy Always A Good & Entertaining Video With Santa Michael Can't Wait To See The Next Project For The Channel

In your previous video, you mentioned the nails-on-a-chalkboard sound. I almost did that in high school with Solomon's encouragement. He said that if he ever had a son, he would name him Neo after Keanu Reeves ' character in The Matrix.

Good to see Michael he is looking better 🙂👍🙏

Keep up the great work. Nice job on getting it fix up and probably sold too. Cool.

These are the best videos when u can work and solved the problems

Great job guys ,hope you can find more like that.😊

Kia has uped their Game the last few years. My 16 Soul now has 195k and only did 1 coil spark plugs couple shocks.

Aftermarket Cats would be $400. This car is a total win. Do change the oil. The 2.0 and 2.4 engines must have the maintenance done on time if not early. No one rebuilds them when they fail because of how bad things go when they fail. The 1.6 turbo is the best engine they build and has the most power. Kia and Hyundai are the most under rated cars right now for the money

Present a problem on RU-vid and the repair knowledge will follow. I'm glad I don't have to decide which vehicle to keep because my yard would be full of them just like yours would be. Thank you both for another wonderful video.

Randy , fantastic that the car is fixed, you will save so much money keeping the kia , just on fuel. I think you beat up 4 pot 2 litre cars too much, they can be great great cars, if you live in UK having a V8 or V12 that s your daily driver means you earn a lot as fuel prices are so high....

Hey Randy! Happy Cinco de Mayo!! 🌮🎉👍 IT'S TACO TIME!!!! 😃 Also, if you use Blue Devil Engine And Fuel System treatment it'll keep the Catalytic Converter from clogging again.

WIN! But you shouldn't sell it for anything less than $6,000. Still fair. Good job.

my parents have 2 kia cadenzas and they love them, is was their top of the line model

Hello Randy and Mike aka Santa's Workshop. Good luck on finding out if the comments from others are what is wrong with the Kia Forte.

Where I lived there was emissions tests, so no way could I empty out the cat. But MagnaFlow makes a universal for under $100. So when the exhaust place wanted a grand to replace mine, I had the universal put on in its place for under $200.

Welcome back that's what we need to see on this channel 👍👀❤️

great little car hang on to it for a while DO NOT SELL FOR FOUR grand .

Lol When you said we're going to see what we get it up to I blurted out 88mph 🤣

Randy thanks for throwing away so much cash for us to watch your channel your the best.

Awesome work boys we all need a win every now and then 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Keep it and enjoy it

Great video and exactly what I like to see.

@Autoauctionrebuilds In the past I had 3 of my 4 o2 sensors that were bad. I grabbed a small container and filled it up with some Chevron fuel system cleaner with Techron and put 3 of the o2 sensors tip in the fuel system cleaner over night. I let them dry out the next morning and knocked all of the carbon deposits loose and reinstalled them and cleared my codes. I owned the car for nearly another 2yrs and the codes stayed clear the entire time. It was a very cheap way to address an o2 sensor issue. The car was a 99 Infiniti I30 with 200k+ miles on it.

I've been waiting for this video, since the first video dropped 😂👍🏾

You had to love the trademark leather jacket and the plaid shirts that Randy wears, wouldn’t know who he was if he dressed any other way.

To check your C converter. , just put a vacuum gauge on it.

That sounds good Randy you get a good job

Keep up w/the great work Rudolph,You were like a kid in a candy store!2k just turned into 7k!🙏👍

Hey Randy, maybe you can do a video on seeing what Carmax would offer you for it? Even if you don’t sell it to them, would be curious to know what they would offer. Either way it was a score!👍🏻😀

It pays to be right sometimes 😂😂😂. Love your videos man keep up the great work Randy.

Try a gallon of lacquer thinner in the gas tank it works good I've done it many of times with great sucess

I figured as much. Ive heard that sound a few times with cars with clogged cats. Though most repairs Ive seen for that is to just hack off the bad cat and straight pipe the gap lol.

Randy .....good save! I had a cat go out on my hyundia too and found some cat cleaner that cleaned it out ! And that was 5 years ago in my xg350 still runs like anew car!!!

Given the low miles, the bigger question is why the cat failed. Is it an oil burner that is flowing a lot of oil through the exhaust? Did it run excessively rich at one point? Did it have a misfire that went unrepaired and shot unburnt fuel through it? They usually don't just go bad by themselves. In fact, I have a 428k mile Nissan that still has it's original cat and exhaust on it.

Randy I suggested the Cat and the Pcv Valve. The PCV will cause the CAT TO PLUG UP! GET THE $15 VALVE!

Awesome job Randy.

I was always told to never use cruise control in the rain as it can cause you to crash if you hit puddles as the car could lose traction and cause you to veer off the road. Great car

What a great family car,good mpg,with nice stuff and another one thing is cheap !! I would rock all day with this nice sedan Kia.

11:52 Imagine the engine pushing exhaust through the catalytic converter with all that back pressure. I took mine off. Much more power acceleration.

I would recommend "Liquimoly Catalytic Converter cleaner" for the Kia Forte. It works like magic. I used one recently on my 2013 C300 4matic Sports m276 engine. Try it

its great that you listen to your comments! i like how the auto auction refill thing is just a running joke now

I loved my 2015 kia forte lx with a passion best car I've ever had 206k was nothing for mine

Wow Plugged Cat Another Money Maker For Ya Randy

Amazing it was something simple all along

Finally a win Randy. Great

I guessed catalytic converter just by the noise! I once owned an 03 Chevy Impala that had that happen.. Got to where I couldn't go over 50 mph, pedal to the metal. Same squealing noise when accelerating. The cat was replaced with a straight pipe and it ran like new.. No more noise. Ended up with a blown head gasket shortly after and can't help but think it was caused partially by the massive pressure buildup in the exhaust.

WOW it actually sounds pretty damn good I was surprised that burble at the end sounds like modded exhaust 🤣🤣 13:25

I see you’ve still got the Harley on hand. I thought you were selling that. The Kia is a nice car. Very nicely equipped. I can see why you have people lining up to buy it!

Well you fixed it you got a dang good deal

I call it a win and Randy keep it that’s your daily driver.

So glad I was rite. So were many others. Great video man and good deal on the car.

Awesome find Randy! keep up the good work!

Lol I was just listening now watching all I heard was Santa talking about a blockage and stick it in the hole then Randy saying ow 😅

Good to have good friends like Santa he's awesome to

hey randy glad it worked out !!!! I knew it !!!!! i was hoping that you were going to try to clean the cat by dumping thinner in it to see if that would work .

absolute steal for 2 grand, i'm jealous

Change fluids engine oil important please and fix check engine light, let's rock and roll on it🎉😂

That’s great Randy! More profit too put forward more cars! She’s a good little car! I would give you 6k maybe 7! Like the Kia I’d drive it.

YAY! Love it! I love that dwe! Keep up the 🔥 videos!!!!

Not the biggest fan of KIA but for some odd reason I really like this car. 🤔

not worth to sell it if it was so cheap, will last for a loong time and you are going to enjoy it, we had a 2012 kia forte 1.6 and it was just great

Good video bud keep up the good work

Well the good thing is you own it for so little that you could drive it for 6 months to a year and still sell it for 6500$ and be up these things in pa where I live Go for 5k with 200k or a R title all day long 🎉 and yours is clean title and clean inside and out

Sounds like what you want doesn't match what you need which is Profits!

Randy, good job bro. I love the content.

Thanks for letting us know your income that’s a lot of money oh my goodness I lowkey want to start my channel and try to entertain people as well while making money doing so

Thanks for the video, Randy.

From South Africa venting through the exhaust manifold gasket

Randy, you should keep this for a few years. This will get you back and forth to Terre Haute as long as you don't have to haul anything for EL CHEAPO! Drive it for a few years and you'll still be able to get your money back.

Man i like your channel very much !!

lol did you say Refills instead of Rebuilds at the beginning? sure sounded like it lol anyways loved the video and awesome job on the little kia

Heated steering wheel?? I'm sold!!

I ordered some Vessi shoes because you recommended them, (and because I got caught in a rainstorm and had to walk through ankle deep water to load groceries in my car). I'd drive that car in half a minute. If I could get the money, I'd make you an offer on it. It would make a nice daily driver because my current daily is a lifted 2015 Jeep Wrangler. The gas savings alone would be worth it.