Save The Cat! Weld On A Flange

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In this video I help a customer out by replacing the rotted-out exhaust flanges on her 2015 Honda CRV. Convertors in NY are really expensive because we are forced by the government to purchase C.A.R.B. certified convertors regardless of the emission package the car came equipped with from the factory or we can face a fine of $25,000. (no joke look it up)
At any rate this is an easy fix and will last her a long time.
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@billsmith2212 Месяц назад

AFTER saving the customer money with a great repair , the Snap On guy EMPTIED Eric's wallet ! 😂

@nonyabiz2777 Месяц назад

Perfect observation!!😂. Nice.

@davebigdog Месяц назад

At $100 a week for life from his paycheck

@threeputtpar6927 Месяц назад

Paycheck collection truck!

@johnthompson941 Месяц назад

Or why Josh is working so hard in the other bay, $200 month for the younger guy just getting started.

@jos6415 Месяц назад

I know you run an honest full service shop but I feel like your trouble shooting skills are waisted on exhaust work. Then again I also feel like your trouble shooting skills are waisted on cars. As a Saturday night mechanic I’ve made that repair with split flanges ... no welding and those hold on for a few years.

@NickMango Месяц назад

That snapon truck is the real money light.

@jamescaron6465 Месяц назад

They all are!!!

@digi3218 Месяц назад

They owe Eric money now for advertising 😊

@calvinculpalt Месяц назад

I actually am a certified welder Eric, and your welds look really good actually. Haters gonna hate.

@carlbrooks68 Месяц назад

It is refreshing to see a Repair and a good skillset, Great work and the welds Look Great. Torch skills look great also. Keep up the good work.

@chrisperks1112 Месяц назад

I was thinking the same especially for welding on rusty old exhaust pipe lol

@steveb6103 Месяц назад

Retired welder here. And have said the same a number of times.

@Tablesaw818 Месяц назад

75 year certified welder here and I concur with your statement

@toddcathyfranklin4189 Месяц назад

Now that is a professional backyard fix welds look good I use to teach welding

@paulsabourn5580 Месяц назад

You may not be a “certified” welder but you’re a magician with that torch!

@cesardavrieux3767 Месяц назад

¡Un escultor de la antorcha"...!!! (y certificado) 😄

@markh.6687 Месяц назад

You'll never see Eric O's welding on "Just Rolled In".

@douglash3129 Месяц назад

First of all this is why you are so busy, You take care of the people in your community you just save this customer a boat load of money and did a very nice repair! Second another shop would have empty their bank account! Nice job Eric!

@SpencyP92 Месяц назад

I watch this channel just as much for the wholesome relationship between eric and mrs. O as i do the mechancial aspect of it

@greg.goergens6315 Месяц назад

To me it's way more gratifying to repair rather than replace! Great job! Thanks for taking us along again!

@kpdvw Месяц назад

Real Technicians/Mechanics "Repair";..... snot nosed newbies/dealers "replace".....!

@MikeF421 Месяц назад

@@kpdvwunless the labor/parts to repair is more than it is to replace.

@RS-qp4bp Месяц назад

You get a thumbs up because the lovely Mrs O. made a special appearance. You saved the owner of the vehicle about a $1,000.00

@alwhitesell4023 Месяц назад

The effort you do to save your customers some dollars is amazing They're just are not mechanics like that out there anymore. Most shops would have just cut the converter off sold a new converter a new pipe send them down the road with a $1,500 bill.

@PuchMaxi Месяц назад

Thanks Mrs. O for keeping Eric alive, he would keel over within a few days!

@steubens7 Месяц назад

the backlit slit going away with the weld is a neat shot

@Pointlesschan Месяц назад

I thought so too

@DDD-us6uu Месяц назад

That was pretty cool.

@Slicerwizard Месяц назад

Reminded me of the recent eclipse. Awesome show.

@bmichael103 Месяц назад

I was wondering if anyone else noticed that....I was watching in awe, as I'm no welder, I just enjoy the show.

@freetolook3727 Месяц назад

"You don't need to be a welder if you have a grinder." You don't need to be a carpenter if you install molding! 😂😂

@repete2362 Месяц назад

yes i was always suspect of ground off welds . real welders were proud of their beads

@leftyo9589 Месяц назад

"a grinder, and paint, make me the welder i aint!"

@TheBry_Guy Месяц назад

And in my young restaurant working days, the night manager used to say "A good Mopper, needn't be a good sweeper!" lol.

@robertdavis6708 Месяц назад

" Heart attack in a Sack". Truer words have never been spoken.

@georgeabrams729 Месяц назад

I couldn't understand why you were spending so much time with aligning the new flange to the old since both sides were going to be replaced. Then I realized you were doing it to keep the factory position so if the pipe in front of the Cat was changed it would still fit without modifying it. Smart!

@REDBIRD-95 Месяц назад

Eric, you and Ray are a rare breed indeed, always trying to help the customer save some of their hard earned money and doing things RIGHT. In a world full of greed, it just goes to show you that there are still some people who actually care. Have a great weekend my friend👍

@kendiggy Месяц назад

Always a good day when you get to see Eric O pull out the cutting torch!

@nonyabiz2777 Месяц назад

Yes sir and the fact he has no hair on his arms is a clue he uses it a lot.

@MikeF421 Месяц назад

Yep Eric and Vic are the bestest of friends

@myronsherman8571 Месяц назад

The man with many talents! Not certified, my eye! Awesome job brother 😊

@guyray1504 25 дней назад

He was doing it with his eyes closed. 😅

@MannyFontes1968 Месяц назад

You get two thumbs up, one for the video and one for Mrs. O for being one in a million, an awesome wife, mother, and shop manager...👍👍

@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233 Месяц назад

Luna needs her own channel

@nonyabiz2777 Месяц назад

I hung iron for 10 years and believe me I have seen some pretty bad welders. You are better than some certified welders I have seen. Anyone that is in an occupation that requires welding can definitely validate my claims. Nice work sir bravo.

@rjb6327 Месяц назад

Always nice to see Mrs O. Nice to watch somebody, that knows what they're doing. Good work, Eric

@robiecarmichael9958 Месяц назад

Great repair, and as always looking out for the customer and saving the customer money on parts. Love to see you and Ms. O. I can appreciate the statement I can’t live without that woman! My wife and I, will celebrate 51 years this July, 6TH. Nothing better than a good woman by your side. Keep the videos coming

@jatco84 Месяц назад

Nice job there Eric ..and a bonus for the customer in saving her some serious coin.. Kudos.

@lvsqcsl Месяц назад

As a welding inspector at the plant I work at, I can say with certainty that if you submitted a welding coupon to me I would have no issues with it. Let's face it Eric, you have stated you have no training in car repair either but that doesn't seem to affect your ability to satisfy a customer. As far as facing a fine for not replacing a catalytic convertor with a C.A.R.B (the fine folks at the California Air Resources Board) certified unit, I know you would never do that at all. I know your letters on your New York State Inspection sign is the right color as well. Just think of the satisfaction you have for your contributions to the greater good. GREAT VIDEO!

@michaelvee7972 5 дней назад

Mr. O Love watching you and have nothing but respect. I'm an automotive technician myself. It worries me to see you working with you wedding ring on! Every automotive instructor and trainer I've ever had say leave it at home! I'm sure you are aware, I'm just concerned for your finger. Thank you for creating such informational and entertaining content.

@finwolf3375 Месяц назад

great job on that fix. plus, you keep all the car show judges happy. A man of many talents. 😂

@smokinwithskruggs Месяц назад

Never understood why Honda can make the pipe last so long but not the flanges. Nice repair sir!

@MrPoppyDuck Месяц назад

Nice job!! And that ladies and gents is the difference betweeen a real mechanic and a parts changer. This guy saved the customer some serious cash.

@runswithdogs6892 Месяц назад

An artist with the gas axe. Another pro repair.

@wammyz Месяц назад

Your welding is 1000 times better than what I've seen on "Just Rolled In". You have nothing to worry about.

@PeterTrimboli Месяц назад

What kind of compliment is that lol a monkey with a harbor freight mig flux core welder on the wrong heat and feed settings without prepping the surface could probably do a 5 times better weld than most of those lol

@wammyz Месяц назад

@@PeterTrimboli take it how you want, I just want Eric to know he's git nothing to apologize for. To hell with comment trolls, why buy into the negativity?

@michaelguglielmo2749 Месяц назад

There’s nothing better than a cup of coffee in the morning with a dash of the comment generator ! Nice salvage repair job. 👍

@mcfuggin Месяц назад

i wish more shops would do this, excellent way of saving money and keeping the OEM cat, not aftermarket junk

@markh.6687 Месяц назад

All right! We got welding, we got Mrs. O., AND we got a saved cat! Had a shop tell me years ago I needed a new cat because they wouldn't weld in a short pieced of pipe where the pipe rusted off the cat. I declined, went elsewhere, and got the patch job done.

@aldonco Месяц назад

Eric, I envy your torch skills. You saved that customer a lot of money.

@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC Месяц назад

A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't. 😅 Good job Mr E

@Troy_Built Месяц назад

It's nice to know a shop that will weld on flanges or splice in a piece. A couple of weeks ago I sent a friend to another shop because I knew he would fix instead of replace her exhaust. A new muffler and converter flange welded on and no need to replace the entire system.

@N-wordScissorhands Месяц назад

One of my old welding teachers did the old no-look plug weld to show me how easy it was 😂 of course it’s easy when you have 25 years experience lol “peeky boo” lol I never get tired of this channel.

@cooki3cutt3r13 Месяц назад

.... Any SMA video with weld in the title is an instant watch. awesome content good sir.

@stu8575 Месяц назад

NASCAR approved and "Girls I run with" approved both. Now that is Top Notch stuff right there! 👍 I found that "Doing the best we can" was always my motto at work, and served me well for the most part. Great job saving the customer some money!

@SouthMainAuto Месяц назад

I just fake it till I make it

@johnmaranuk1842 Месяц назад

@SouthMainAuto You do awesome work! Always doing what's best for customer. So many shops could care less and charge astronomical fees for bs. You do amazing job to keep customer on road. Cheers from Pennsylvania

@leonidas953 Месяц назад

Let’s face it all us mechanics are not all certified but we are all certifiable! 😂

@richcrum7683 Месяц назад

We had fire, fluid film and a love scene! What more could you asked for… oh and the car was fixed 😂😂😂

@davidkasperek3907 Месяц назад

“The Last Action Hero” 😉

@VegasEdo Месяц назад

That guy over on the left wall is just as surprised as us viewers at your unparalleled welding capabilities!

@exacto4 Месяц назад

for a NON welder Eric, you do a mighty fine job.

@CycleGeezer-cq9lm Месяц назад

Ha! If you saw my "gorilla" welding you would go get your certs. Ugly is not the word for my welding.....but it is not gonna fall apart! Bless you for being a good guy and helping when you can. Your little city should be proud to have you. They are lucky to have a true craftsman who believes in doing good work and taking care of the customer when possible. Keep on keeping on!!

@chrisforker7487 Месяц назад

Sadly, your “the best we can do”, is waaay better than 90% of other mechanics absolute best day!

@alskjflaksjdflakjdf Месяц назад

It must be surreal to watch your car being worked on on Eric's channel, and hear him talking about how it's going to look at the car show. :) Great video, thanks for posting!

@michaelmerta8956 22 дня назад

Great job savings on the catalytic converter, she's going to be happy 😊.

@maddydog Месяц назад

Eric holds the torch like a fine artist holds a paint brush, masterfully

@kmcca08 Месяц назад

I like your “money light “ shop sign 😂😂

@chrisclark6044 Месяц назад

Dunno if Sir will see this comment but regardless. Thank you for all the lessons taught Sir. I appreciate you.

@donpampel3332 Месяц назад

Old Vic has been taking the show on the last few videos. He's an exhaust machine

@jerrys2346 Месяц назад

I always like the comment about using the sawzall to make the cut and then immediately pulling up the torch.

@izzydizzy1115 Месяц назад

Once again, Nice Work! Not too many mechanics would do this repair. Most just want to throw new parts at it. Old School Rules!

@wk7060 Месяц назад

You just saved that customer alot of money!

@mrcogginsgarage7062 Месяц назад

Eric best thing about your welding skills is that you are prepared to use them to save your customers money nice job my friend well done Hope you got some lunch.

@user-hg1qe2uz3w Месяц назад

Great job Eric. Saved that customer some money!

@KendrasEdge757 Месяц назад

As a retired nuclear weld inspector, I’ve got to say that your welds, look TREMENDOUSLY better than A LOT of welds I’ve inspected from actual certified nuclear welders. Phenomenal job Eric and good for you and your customer that you protected him from the car show judges. He shouldn’t lose any points for your exhaust work on that Honda! Mrs. O did a great job as well!! God bless~

@lvsqcsl Месяц назад

Mud dobbers could have done a better job than some of the coupons submitted to me.

@KendrasEdge757 Месяц назад

@@lvsqcsl haha yeah I know what you mean. A lot of the times I’d go out to inspect the job and I’d be wondering how they passed the qual test to even get hired.

@kevinm5177 Месяц назад

Thanks! Some day I’ll drive thru town and beep so I can be “that guy”!

@SouthMainAuto Месяц назад

😂👌🏼

@robpeters5204 Месяц назад

You are always doing a great job Eric! Couldn’t ask for a better automotive channel. Being humble certainly issues hard thing to do but you are a real class act. Keep up the great work!

@Mac4Willy Месяц назад

A man who takes pride and time to do a job right and help out his customers to save a few bucks. Well done sir. In a time where i think everyone is struggling a little with money, you come thru. Thank you for another great video.

@cm-hw5ww Месяц назад

Oh!!! Catalytic converter!!! I thought something was wrong with Luna! 😁

@imheck Месяц назад

It was cool seeing the light disappear when you welded on the inside rim of the exhaust!

@gwbuilder5779 Месяц назад

As a guy who's been called certifiable a few times myself, I approve of this message.👌 Nicely done! Definitely no points lost on this flange job.🤙

@DerekSteinhaeusser Месяц назад

Thank you for staying true to yourself, your craft and your customers. I wish there were more mechanical wizards like you. Cheers from B.C. Canada

@maintenanceman1015 Месяц назад

Really like the your car show remarks and the uncircumcised welding going on.

@duanedelestienne2997 Месяц назад

I have to admit that I have a big smile on my face when the torch comes out, so many memories and the fine tuning with the torch makes me envious.

@fungalspore Месяц назад

great mechanic....been watching for seven years now

@robertsmith2956 Месяц назад

I never knew my dad was a welder till I was going through his things and found his certification card.

@Apodalont Месяц назад

I bet your welds look better than some "certified" welders. Always nice to see the lovely Mrs. O. Another great video Eric.

@robertoruiz7069 Месяц назад

Hi ERIC ,that was an excellent repair.Both good for your customer for the shop{easy and clean} and good for the environment.Your MIG skills are good,I've welded for 30 years and can say mig is the easiest,since it does overhead like that pipe easy.But the fact that you did the inside after your tack in place ,was how it should be done.The job was done correctly,i approve,haha Your customer no doubt was very grateful.thanks

@SouthMainAuto Месяц назад

Thanks 👍

@johnpereira822 Месяц назад

From one uncertified welder to another you sir made that look effortless another outstanding job Mr.O

@SouthMainAuto Месяц назад

Glad you liked it

@irish223 Месяц назад

As always, a fix that keeps the customer with grocery money and the problem eliminated. Enjoy your channel, don’t always comment, but always watch. I like Western NY it is beautiful but almost impossible to earn a living. I am glad you practice your trade, hopefully, at a profit.

@dajoway Месяц назад

Very great job ! You saved your customer a lot of money ! Thanks Eric for your experience! Handyman Dave!

@sspnugen Месяц назад

Your exhaust repair videos are the best

@ronwatson4902 Месяц назад

Eric and Vic are a great team! Thanks yall!

@Sojourning_ Месяц назад

superior workmanship. good job

@timg8138 Месяц назад

We have a Nissan NV work van at the shop that had the cat outlet flange break off. The cost for a new converter was ridiculous, so I took the truck home and welded the flange back in. That was 3 years ago and still going strong. I wish more shops looked out for the customer more.

@jeromestrong5614 Месяц назад

We have the same certifications in welding. Rock on Mr. O.

@MC-de6tf Месяц назад

I have the same welding certification and that has not hindered me from fixing or welding whatever I have to. Looks to me like you are doing good work and saving people some money at the same time and that is a good thing. Peace.

@janetcoursey6756 Месяц назад

Another great job! Always having your customers back!

@JT-dx1qk Месяц назад

Stop dogging your welding abilities , you're all good. As a retired Asian car tech I can say you are one of a very few people I would fully trust to fix my car