Mechanic Reacts to Barn Finds from Hell 

Sandro slowly taking over donut. Two years from now Sandro running donut : )

Bruh, whoever thought about closing the video with Sandro actually wrenching deserves a massive raise.

i love that they just let sandro swear and edit over it, rather than telling him not to swear at all. lets sandro be sandro and his personality really shines through

Sandro probably never expected as a SoCal Mechanic that he would have FANS all over the WORLD all because he’s just a genuine guy who knows his stuff. Love ya Sandro

The practical demo of checking out and prepping the Impulse was a surprise treat. A different format from the previous videos. Great to see Sandro in action, he's legit!

If Sandro doesn't die of hantavirus from eating rat poop, I'd love to see a full series of you two restoring that car.

Hey guys, great video! Microbiologist here with a suggestion: always wear an N95 or full respirator when cleaning mouse droppings. You can get some truly horrific diseases, including a hemorrhagic fever that can kill even healthy adults! Vacuuming their droppings can also potentially aerosolize viral particles so I would highly recommend doing it outdoors with good ventilation if you need to (with respirators on!).

Sandro is a breath of fresh air, authentic and unapologetically himself, what a dude 💪🏻

Love seeing the mechanics working on the cars. Half reacts, half working on a car is awesome. Give us more!

This video brought tears to my eyes!!! My first car in 1996 was a 1988 Isuzu Impulse and it was the greatest car I've ever owned!!! After I graduated, my Dad continued to drive it as his work car. The motor lasted for an insane amount of miles with only clutch and transmission work. I over filled it with oil, wrecked the front end trying to do a 360° on wet pavement, got an eluding police, and DUII charge in my Impulse. I have always said, "If I win the lottery, I'm buying a Impulse!!!". I would gladly fly or drive down on my own dime to be able to sit behind that seat again. The instrument cluster is like a jet fighter, and so much fun!!! And the crazy stuff we (I) would do(climb out of the driver's side window and through the sunroof), brings back good times!!! I felt like Marty McFly's white trash cousin!!! Please make this sad man-child's dream come true...I need to take it around a track once, something I was never able to do!!!

Bruh. The way Sandro talks while he's working on that car, explaining things and pointing things out. I could listen to him all day. Justin, that car was a nice find!

Sandro makes zero attempt to censor himself and I hope he never does. I don't care if it takes an additional two days to do the bleeping, this is the magical balanced blend of entertainment and education.

Sandro is a wonderful addition to Donut! It never ceases to amaze me how Donut continues to evolve with better and better content.

I will listen to Sandro and Angelina talk about literally anything

Sandro gives a lot of wisdom but watching the guy work while providing sage knowledge is something we need more of.

Honestly, I love that you found sandro, he's such a chill homie. He's like a core member of this channel for me now. Him and maranda are why I watch these. Both so down to earth

I love watching Sandro actually work on cars. We definitely need more of this!

Sandro may be the REALEST mechanic. Dude is great on camera and even better under the hood

I'm so in love with watching Sandro workin' in a shop. Dude, he the best!

Dude. I have a 97 cherokee that's been sitting in my driveway for about 5 years.. this video helped me so much. Thank you Sandro

Sandro, always great... He did mention something, I didn't really think about. Yes unhook everything from th motor to start it (pwr steer, ac, alternator, etc). You will get the maximum spin from the starter yielding the best results for the engine to start. Parasitic drain can keep an engine from starting. Great tip Sandro Donut!

This is the must in his element I've ever seen Sandro.

Sandro not only knows about hand crank starting engines that were obsolete before he was born, he prefers them over modern engines? I really like this guy.

This episode hits my heart as I just finished restoring a 350z that sat since 2016 outside. Definitely a labor of love.

20:31 Telling of leaks is massively important. I work on forklifts and boom lifts and knowing how to find leaks from hydraulic, brake, diesel, LPG becomes a skill. Sandro 100% knows wtf he talking about on this "leak history". I don't work on cars, but stain history in my experience is a very real thing I have to look at almost daily.

Sandro is just a walking positive vibe. Always smiling and every video he has everyone laughing. Really cool to see him getting to play in the shop and that Isuzu does look like a cool 90’s coupe.

My "barn find" was USED as a barn. It is a 2000 Impreza Outback Sport (the wagon version of a GC). The engine stopped running, so they parked it in a field and let the goats live in it. We bought it for 400, put about 1k in parts (had to replace the entire interior). Only thing I did to the engine was replace the coolant, oil, spark plugs and put a new coil pack on it. It is now my wife's daily driver.

Someone needs to make Sandro's shop, Miranda's Shop merch. This is a must have for the summer.

Man, I love Sandro. He’s the kind of guy that just slaps!

Just damn solid, Sandro is just killing it and see him in action was just legit. And of course we can't forget Justin, the guy has really grown and become one hell of a machine for Donut. And Jimmy coming in and tossing out facts about the GTR, what an amazing crew.

Bring Sandro on full time!! He has a very relatable mechanic style.

yo we need a series on y'all restoring the impulse. that'll be so nice when it's done

THIS is exactly the kind of stuff we love. The breakdowns are always great, but going out and getting an old car running is what it is about.

Didn’t realize that Justin’s a veteran until he started talking about ordnance. Thank you for your service Justin!

Sandro is the fkng B E S T

Mad props to Sandro. He's been a great addition to the Donut crew! Really love the videos with him and Angelina!

I love Sandro!! He's so effortlessly funny, relatable, and cool! Missed Angela for this one, but loved Sandro!

Car restoration is an actual art. You need patience in truckloads to bring a non runner back to life. The satisfaction is when you finally hear that motor turn over with a a smooth staccato and roar back to life. No words❤

When Sandro talks, it's from experience and he's got a lot of it.

I would love to see a restoration series with these two for this car! They have great chemistry on screen imo.

Sandro got a potty mouth, but in my experience potty mouths are some of the most honest folks. Love ya, Sandro!

Seeing Sandro working on the Isuza was such a nice treat. I would love to see Sandro make appearances on the Donut channel working with the crew.

Very cool to see Sandro actually turning some wrenches! Good chemistry between you two for sure.

Sandro is such a real one, him and Angelina are the best new Donut finds. Absolute treasures!

I think you guys finally nailed the channel's formula, this has been the best video so far even though the commentary was made on content that is not as flashy as crashes or poorly looked after cars. Great one ❤

Sandro is a cool guy who knows wtf he's talking about, which makes him even cooler

I owned an Impulse, '86 Turbo. Fell in love with that car. Pop up headlights, little spoiler, 5 spd, forward opening hood. It was so cool.

This episode was so chill to watch, please make a series with you two just chilling and working on a car without a time limit!

Okay now we wanna see the rest of the restore by these two! Honestly that car is too mint to be a barn find

More! A whole series with Sandro and Justin doing the restoration!!

please continue this restoration series, i would love a breakdown of this kinda stuff from Sandro.

Absolutely love the Donut crew. Sandro is by far one of my favorites. Love all of y'all keep up the good work kids y'all will go far.

7:36 THAT’S THE 70 SATELLITE THAT THEY MANAGED TO START AND DRIVE!!!!!!!!!! I actually watched that whole series, it was amazing how well that car ran, given the conditions it was found in.

I love Sandro! We need more stuff like this. Get him in the garage working on stuff more often 😎

Sandro is great with his down to earth analysis and attitude!

RMS getting an AllState sponsorship is pretty legit

Sandro, "Sir that's going to be 10Gs" 😂

Dope AF 😂😂I could watch you guys fixing up barn finds all day eassyyyy😂😂😂❤

I’m with the other folks. Watching Sandro with a wrench was great. Sweet Stang at the beginning. Respect for the love shown to the tractor. A classic piece of machinery is worthy of respect whether it be a classic muscle car, something from the ‘30’s or farm equipment.

It's pretty dope to see this channel start doing some real mechanic stuff. The videos on videos are aight but like, y'all know what we want! We want Sandro and Ms. A building and fixing cars!

perfect time to refresh youtube

It's awesome to watch Sandro work. The things he says seem so obvious as he's saying it, but you can tell these are things he's learned from experience and time working on cars. It's just so refreshing to watch someone who is good at what they do and explain it so simply.

I love watching real mechanic stuff. Everyone has great and hilarious comments when watching the videos.

Donut Media knows what it is doing. Sandro and Angelina, beyond commenting on videos about something are actually doing what they are best at, teaching automotive. Take this video as an example, they just showed you what you should do before you attempt to start a barn find and made it something fun. As an experienced technician, I can say I have learned some things watching these guys and gals that have made me better at what I do. They have my respect and I can see they know what they are talking about. New ways to educate the public on automotive technology that makes sense is worth backing.

Might be the best video so far, Sandro was made for this

Another video from one of my favourite accounts on RU-vid and Sandro is here 🎉

Absolutely one of the best episodes in the series so far! Very connectable. Very funny. You know Sandro has chemistry with the entire crew like that because he makes the crew behind the camera die out loud.

For some reason I wouldn't have thought Sandro would be that tall. But, that man is definitely the master of his art.

Very good on the accent recognition brutha. That puts you in the top 3% of all Americans everywhere. I'll put my money on Irish.

Sandro is the best. Always good for a chuckle or two with his perspective.

Should definitely make videos of the restoration process of Justin’s Isuzu. Love this channel and Sandro and all the guests are fun to watch

LOVED the ending with you guys showing what you were talking about in the video

Lmao all the *beep* *beep* when My boy Sandro speaks. My boy TOO REAL for RU-vid’s bs TOS 💪🏼 Don’t change bro. They caught lighting in the bottle when they got Sandro on here

Honestly more Sandro, he's the star of the show on this channel

I would love a series with the two of them working on the Isuzu. Can't wait to see where it goes!

This is a request for more Sandro doing what Sandro does. Thank you.

I want to see Sandro and Donut dump some love into Sandro's Honda!!!

I’ve just restored a 1983 John Deere 420 garden tractor for my friends aunt. She said some one worked on it few yrs ago and that P&K said they will no longer work on that model since they discontinued parts. Anyways after doing some research and finding out how much value they retained. Also the fact it’s serial #223522 first model was #222001 was the first in 83 284+ is 84. Anyways found out it was rewired in correctly & have assed. After that I determined the condenser was bad. Went ahead and replaced the points and condenser then after doing a by ear and eye timing adjustment I not only got it working but running well as it did in 2004 when it’s B48G was rebuilt by John Deere. Only 1240hrs when without rebuilding can last up to 3,000. Garage kept, always maintained. It needed to live.

We rebuilt an old family members 65 Mustang... an "original" radio that is actually modern, just looks original, was like $1k by itself.

My favorite stuff is when y'all are wrenching. Having Sandro help out is good fun!

Dope af watching Sandro work make it a series him fixing cars

Sandro is an absolutely perfect addition to Donut.

I have played with a few. First thing you want to do is with all your covers etc on you want to take compressed air and just blow things out. Wear a mask and a face shield as stuff WILL come back at you. This will get a majority of the stuff out without actually touching anything. This also includes any living things that may still have nest. Don't be surprised if you have a cluster of mice, snakes, insects etc come out of a bell housing etc. Second thing you should do is remove the valve cover(s) This lets you see the condition of the oil to know if you have a few inches of cake. If you have cake up top you probably have cake below and you need to manually get that cake pulled out of the engine so the pickup is actually able to pickup oil. This also lets you check to see if you have any broken rockers/bent pushrods/possibly broken valves/valve springs etc before the engine is turned over. Third thing is to remove all the spark plugs and drop a tablespoon of oil down into the cylinders. Check the condition of the plugs, wires, and so on. Lay down a piece of cardboard then drain the oil and install a new filter checking out the electrical, hoses, and so on on the underside. Shoot the underside with penetrating fluid at this point letting it drip on the cardboard. Go back up top and fill the thing with oil. I pour 1/2 quart over the (now clean) rockers then put the valve cover(s) on. I highly recommend removing the fuel lines looping the feed and return or if there is no return placing the fuel line in a bucket. This will keep as much junk out of the carb/regulatior/injectiors as possible. If you have a timing belt or chain with inspection port check the condition of the belt/chain and if possible tensioner(s) if really sketchy good idea to do this now so you dont risk hitting a valve with a interference engine. Next thing is to grab that big boy wrench and what you want to do here is just crank the pulley around 1/2" one way then 1/2" the other way to just free the rings up a bit. Go back and forth 2 or 3 times and then trying turning it over (often clockwise but check)1/4 turn. If it turns over easily with out any noises from rods, valves, timing items etc, you can then do a compression and leak down test as well as a coolant compression test. From here I just clean or rebuild the fuel system on anything with a ecm as most need the pump running and good fuel pressure to run. You dont need to go totally new hard lines and such but I do recommend a new filter, some new rubber, and at least blowing out the lines so you remove any "gel slugs" in those lines or layer of rust/sand sitting in the bottom of a tank. Ok now we get to the fun part with new fuel, fluids, new plugs, wires, and at this point we are ready to crank the engine over. By doing all the above you will know that your not running the engine dry, or will have a valve ready to hit a cylinder, or a broken timing belt/chain, or something else that can just destroy a engine within 2 minutes that otherwise would have potentially just needed some gaskets and fluids to run for several more worry free miles.

i love sandro, hes what makes these videos, and he knows all the random things that most people in that field would understand

Definitely more Sandro is needed

It's easy!!! Gas tank, fuel pump fuel lines brakes brake lines windshield carb rebuild plugs wires ball joints tie rods shocks struts ignition(most likely.) battery alternator starter oil change tranny flush diff service tires wheel alignment Seals DEEP CLEAN!

The 92 Civic being a barn find is crazy to me. I'm not old, lol.

As an owner of a 1999 Isuzu VehiCross, I highly approve of restoring this barn find. I would love to see a series of videos of them restoring it. Props to Sandro. If I got rat poop in my mouth, I would be retching uncontrollably.

We got used to funny and witty Sandro cause he usually react to weird situations, but it's FLAGRANT how knowledgable he is when you put him in his professional setting. Instantly catch the little noise, hints, and things you have to know about comes naturally. As a customer, seeing someone like this is gonna work on my stuff makes me instantly at ease

I love those Isuzus. Just look at those square grid wheels, it doesn't get moree eighties than that. You are one lucky bastard to have found one, I'm jealous

Mad4Motors RU-vid channel, the civic segment, unreal content

Love this channel so much. Great work Donut!

Seeing you all work on the car, and just doing your craft at the end was honestly magical. I know doing that stuff ain't gonna be cheap, so I am still happy to have seen it even once. Awesome job and find.

I love hearing Sandro talk about "her" :) He's got so much passion for his craft.

Bah, barn finds from hell?? $8k to make it move? Derek from VGG would need a leatherman and 2 days - and he'd drive it 1300 miles home.

When i clicked on the video to skip the Allstate sponsor i got an ad for Allstate ;-;

Those Isuzu wheels are cool.

About the civic, here in Ireland there was a time when Japanese hot hatches fell out of vogue, the EK4, EG6, EK9, EJ9, CA4A, CJ4A, AE101, AE111, Pulsar VZR. All these beautiful cars were neglected, ragged and ultimately scrapped. So few are left that they go for mental money so shells like that EG are sought after for conversions. Can't remember what my point was........gorgeous conversion.

Remember those "giving a car to a follower IF he can fix it" series? Do it, with Sandro, but only 60 minutes, that would be great 4 da bois

Sandro just showed us why he is the professional. Like damn dude has been around