Take Your Time, Do it Right

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I’ve spent a lot of my time recently fixing issues that previous mechanics have caused. Having been a flat rate mechanic, I understand the need to get things done quickly, but not at the expense of the final product.
This video might be a little rant, but I hope it inspires you to take the time you need to fix things right the first time.
What things have you had to fix that someone else screwed up?
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@youbannedmealready5825 2 года назад

I absolutely hate when people do this but he’s damn good. If you’re wanting restoration advice or a venue he’s the man to see. He has all the right equipment and an eye for attention to detail. In house CO2 blasting, in house powder coating, in house paint booth, and a quality zinc coater for the hardware. I bet Tommy could have the engine and trans dropped in an hour and the whole thing ice blasted in a day. Eric, I’ve watched you for 12 years now. What a journey it’s been for us all. Best of luck with the ITR.

@youbannedmealready5825 2 года назад

What?!?! Somehow I missed typing Tommyfyeah’s channel name. Idiot 🤦🏻‍♂️

@Patrick94GSR 2 года назад

Doing it right is exactly why I've done everything myself on all my cars for the past 20+ years. And it's also why every job takes me FOREVER to do, although jackstands and crawling around on the floor is part of it. I'm sure my jobs would be a lot faster on a lift. But seriously everything that should take 3-4 hours will literally take me all day long or even an entire weekend. It's also why I would probably never make it as an actual mechanic in a shop environment - taking too much time and working too slow to be profitable.

@josieh3766 2 года назад

So much this. Taking your time makes car DIY a fun pastime. Adding stress from a shop (doing it as a career) makes it a whole different ballgame! I also think doing it at home (and with home style tools) makes us work a bit harder, but also take time to make doing the job next time that much easier (ie- replacing rusty bolts instead of re-using, using lots of anti-seize on stubborn ones where you can, taking photos as you go for future reference, and my favorite - taking time to inspect other systems while your working to know when other services may be needed. Way too hard to do for every car when your paycheck depends on it.

@Allthetacosaremine 2 года назад

I work in a shop it is so much easier and faster with the equipment in a shop. There is a lot that you pick up about cars in the shop environment that doesn't click at home too. I work on my own car and truck at home with no lift as well. Good tools and the right tool for the job goes a long way. Hand tools are way slower then power tool. Also in most shops i have been in or around like the one I work in a torque wrench is used on lug nuts nothing else. Measuring for run out on rotors to at least reduce pulsing in the brake pedal (brakes don't warp) turning them down to compensate for runout is even better. Everything impact tight oil jugs should be blue with red funnel.... sometimes the funnel is red ish jugs bottom is jet black maybe you will get the right oil. The automotive repair industry is a joke along with most techs that have no idea really what the are doing. I have not noticed any techs where I work actually align anything. Card board and bumping tires to green and hope it drives strait I sometimes get a thing or 2 adjusted before I get yelled at for taking to long. I work on my own cars because there is no other way. When your control arm or strut is replaced bolts are tightened in the air not under load even when it should be. Its always it will be fine. Sorry for all of you who cannot work on your own car for what ever reason. I have seen cars started with no oil in them and drove. Because the tech couldn't be bothered to take the time to check. I get my jobs done right in a reasonable period of time. It is possible just can't be lazy and have to stay busy. I do not have any cars come back unless I ask them to... usually tpms cause 10 minutes till close is not the time to play which of the 4 half working tpms tools will relearn the car.

@youbannedmealready5825 2 года назад

I was just writing Tommyfyeah would be a great place to knock it all out to a high level. He’s even familiar with them now.

@youbannedmealready5825 2 года назад

I was just writing how Tommyfyeah’s shop would be a great place to achieve that desired result. He’s even familiar with the platform now.

@paulsmith9341 2 года назад

I'm dreading the complete front end bushing replacement on my 06 Jeep Liberty. I'm 66 and not as spry as I used to be. I got good news though. Yesterday my 33 yo grandson offered to help! Plus it's a way to the parts store if something isn't right. I've collected all the parts including new ball joints and tire rod ends, some tool upgrades and a new can of PB. Blaster.

@hughjorgan413 2 года назад

As an ex-airforce technician, I am used to doing everything properly, torquing, anti seize, checking and double checking. As an ex-airforce now turned, auto mechanic...I stunk in a flat rate environment. I chose to go into teaching auto mechanics at the high school level. My students aren't the fastest at doing jobs but they do things right. Lots of time for them to learn shortcuts later.

@internallyinteral 2 года назад

At least then if they do end up doing shortcuts they'll see what risks come with the shortcuts

@Ken-wu6hr 2 года назад

Been there do that

@AcuraAddicted 2 года назад

I hate the rush. Most of the time this means maintenance and/or repairs are not done properly. I do my best to take my time doing something. I want to do it right.

@joeolejar 2 года назад

After encountering a screaching squeal, I was told by a Ford dealership that my Focus needed a new manual transmission. I didn't have the funds to pay the $3,000 they wanted for the repair. I dollied it home some 200 miles. After it sat for a few months, I checked the fluids. Almost no coolant. Long story short, the coolant leaked from the water pump. As I could replace it myself, I did so. Started it up to burp the system, and lo and behold, the squeal was gone. That was about 75k miles ago. Some crack diagnosis by a dealership.

@realjohnnewburg 2 года назад

Excellent advice. For example, I take my time changing the oil. I take about an hour or more, rather than rushing it, so I make sure everything is properly done, so I won't destroy an engine. I double check torque specs to make sure something is tight like it should.

@herrbrahms Месяц назад

Another benefit of that approach is that more used oil drips out the longer you wait for it.

@waynegambrell7095 2 года назад

I agree completely with you. If you don't have time to do it right the first time then you as heck don't have time to do it over.

@Viperman200221 2 года назад

That is the main reason that I don't work in a shop. Shops have books that tell you how long it should take for a repair. If you take longer it is your butt on the line! I have seen other mechanics cut corners to abide by the time book and I have had to fix it the right way later.

@peter-dt6rh 2 года назад

Frame encapsulator paint looks good🖌️ working towards a piece of mind on your vehicles Is great 😊

@jonhagan7378 2 года назад

An excellent boss always told me, "If its worth doing, its worth doing right." This is something I say to myself all the time and I believe it applies to many areas of work, repair, life, etc.

@machintelligence 2 года назад

The converse is also true. If it isn't worth doing, nobody cares if it is done right or not. Example: when raking leaves, it doesn't matter if you get every last leaf. More will fall or blow in anyway.

@double5bbq 2 года назад

Agreed. I am an aircraft mechanic by trade and a car diy mech on weekends. Same thing applies, though. Whether it is a pilot trusting his plane is safe for flight or my wife and kids getting into a car that I have repaired, it is always important to have the understanding that I have done my best work for their safety. I have found myself fixing someone else’s sloppy work more times than I care to think of. Taking pride in your work is less prevalent theses days. Thanks for the video.

@dennisnguyen555 2 года назад

I agree 100%. As a mentor in an aftermarket shop, I always try to adhere the saying haste makes waste with apprentices. Quality comes first, speed comes after and not the other way around. But may I add, often times the circumstances and shop surrounding force a quality tech to be the ladder.

@Rgb414 2 года назад

Happy belated birthday,. As a shop teacher told me long ago "Always think of the next guy, because the next guy could be you"

@pirihern9329 2 года назад

Finally got all the tools I need for just about all the maintenance and repairs I'll encounter now that im retired. Except for sn affordable bidirectional scan tool. Because of sll your videos I've saved mucho denero , time, and frustration. Much paz y salud

@philjerome9795 2 года назад

I just installed the rebuilt heads on a 2007 Pilot. I'm of the same mind set, take the extra time to do it right. I still have a lot of work to do before its running, and cleaning all of the grime from a valve cover gasket leak and wire wheeling rust bolts has taken quite a while, but in the end, it will make for a nice reassembly.

@nopenottalib4366 2 года назад

The quick and dirty fact is this: no matter what field of work you go into, there's always going to be two kinds of workers: Group A) Don't care how it gets done, it just needs to get done so I can move on to something else. B) It DOES matter how it gets done, I need to do this thinking about the "next guy / gal", so I'm going to do it right to the best of my ability. You'll find this across every type of job or profession: electrical work, networking, automotive repair, telecom, computer repair, landscaping, carpentry, masonry, etc. It sucks, but that's just how it is.

@michaelblacktree 2 года назад

Yep, and Group A outnumbers Group B by about 10 to 1.

@RaysLaughsAndLyrics 2 года назад

Well said.

@MM_in_Havasu 2 года назад

Hit the nail on the head.

@12namleht 2 года назад

Absolutely....I work in Accounting for a major company no less...and yet it is everywhere... people that just throw numbers together....and let someone else worry about it balancing...much less being correct...

@MrClarkisgod 2 года назад

100% this. I started out in the US Marines as a 4th echelon mechanic (we rebuilt engines and transmissions for military vehicles) and were anal retentive and extremely precise in every thing we did. Compare that with the line mechanics who were "work fast, get it done" type who cut corners everywhere. The whole blame game was neverending. Their guys said you don't know what you are doing and our guys said it fails because you mistreat it constantly and nothing would ever last because you run it all too hard. They revved up engines from a cold start to charge the batteries but never let it idle long enough to come up to operating temperature. It was a 903 cubic inch Cummins turbo diesel engine. And they bitched at us that they were blowing motors twice a year. It was a nightmare and learning experience on both ends.

@BedjamRivera 2 года назад

I 100% agree with that statement because there are so many times that I get a job that someone else has already done and they didn't do it right and there are pieces missing or broken or just jerry-rigged together and it's so frustrating to have to fix someone else's mistake

@HouseCallAutoRepair 2 года назад

When work becomes WORK. The long road is sometimes the smoothest road.

@AcuraLvR82 2 года назад

1992 Acura Integra. Cut up radiator fan wiring harness because the dude didnt know the fan switch is located on thermostat. Same car, when I pulled the cylinder head the cooling jackets on the motor were 100% crammed full of stopleak not allowing any water circulation whatsoever.

@VW7472 2 года назад

Right there with you. I am fixing lots of in dash stuff on a VW Cabrio that was overlooked and broken by whatever shop did the heater core for the previous owner (They filled us in on what work was done). If you have the air box open to change the heater core, then fix the blend door foam don’t just clean it off and leave the holes and when you put it back together thus nullifying the heater core you just replaced. Then if the immobilizer does not work check your coactions and ground wires don’t just tell the customer they need an immobilizer delete and then also throw out the immobilizer module thus causing the ecu to not be read able or fobs an keys not programable. Like you say Eric be through and make it right you gain a return customer and/or not piss off a DIYer like me who finds all the crap you didn’t fix right or do. Sorry I do feel much better now after the rant. LOL 👊👊👊👊👊

@10lauset 2 года назад

Cheers

@98erics 2 года назад

If it's worth doing it's worth doing right.

@joeagrusa7970 2 года назад

Agreed, Do It Right, Make It Right in any trade. MH coined the latter.

@samcripes3046 2 года назад

Take your time, do it right the first time. Look out for the next person who has to work on in next including your self has I've always seen it.

@tree_carcass_mangler 2 года назад

Nothing much to say except I completely agree...chocolate on chocolate is best. Oh and do it right the first time.

@meengreen52 2 года назад

I did a transmission swap on my 99 ram 1500. First ever transmission swap ever. Transmission cost me $100 Well i did research, flushed out the lines, new trans cooler. Did that in 2018. Here we are 4 years later, ovet 50k miles on that transmission. Zero issues.

@ONeal397 2 года назад

I'm learning how to do a radiator on a bus right now and I put the mounting brackets on backwards

@ETCG1 2 года назад

I wager you won't do it that way next time. Experience teaches us all, especially in the repair industry. Thanks for sharing that.

@williamparker2922 2 года назад

Ahhh, yeah, I get it. I don't wrench on cars so much these days, but I do wrench on boats... And some of the stuff I see, is just mind boggling. Considering some boats go hundreds if not thousands of miles off shore and if something really bad happens it's not like you can just pull off to the side of the road...help could be possibly hours or days away.

@Mechanickirk 2 года назад

I've been swinging a wrench professionally for 30 years. I've never taken a flat rate job and never will. I get paid hourly and therefore I can do it right and even recommend additional repairs to help a customer out and not ever be behind the eightball.

@TekJones83AJ 2 года назад

Happy B-Lated Birthday!!! You are correct about doing it right first time definitely :)

@ETCG1 2 года назад

Thank you!

@-rudy- 2 года назад

The most recent sloppy work I had to deal with was during a cylinder head replacement. It went well, but when removing the lower timing cover, it was only held on with one bolt, and was not properly positioned. Needless to say, the crank pulley wore through the plastic. Ordered a new one from Honda. The worst came when reassembling--whoever replaced the timing belt before over-torqued the timing tensioner bolt, nearly stripped it out, and it gave out at about 15 ft/lb. Had to buy a Time-Sert and drill it with the tap handle by hand. Dealing with that wasted about a week of my time, and the Time-Sert wasn't cheap.

@wdhewson 2 года назад

I think about half of techs actually hate cars, and this attitude is reflected in their work.

@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair 2 года назад

My birthday was Dec 1st thank you Eric. Big 23 now

@KS-xf2jf 2 года назад

Thank you for all of your advice Eric. I'm honest to god practicing what you preach and learning the perils of flat rate, as you warned of. Tbh, i took your advice of learning to fire your difficult customers. Aka- telling them to F*** Off, and never comeback.. Nicely.

@robotteck 2 года назад

Highlander 10min o2 sensor showed up with broker off sensor, stripped hex, connector ripped from harness, removed y pipe to find 3 broken studs, so add 3 bolt extractions. O2 harness changed color 3 times. This took one day to complete.

@nestorroman2694 2 года назад

Man I wish you posted this yesterday. I did just that. Rushed through a valve cover job for a buddy on a 3.3 Toyota. He came to pick it up had it running thought is was good, all the oil was running on my driveway. Man was I embarrassed.

@The_Impulse 2 года назад

Fixing other people’s mistakes is why I won’t work on cars anymore unless I own them and I can justify spending that much time fixing it for myself. Even tho I am still a mechanic the equipment I service is only worked on by me or a shop I trust that handles the jobs I am not tooled for.

@Karreth 2 года назад

I think it's a good sign if my mechanic complains about screw-ups other people have made before them. Expect for inspections and regular service, I usually pay for time spent rather than a flat rate, and complaining shows that they care both about the time spent and about it being done right.

@TheRealMrCods 2 года назад

2:50 Johnny the Car Ninja has entered the chat 🤣

@TheMcooper17 2 года назад

i do take my time with the jobs i tackle

@miguelamigo6030 2 года назад

You right

@k9under 2 года назад

That funny i just took out a cluster to do some work on. put everything back together and look at floor and there were the cluster hold down screw.

@dmaxdiesel4x4 2 года назад

My biggest pet peeve is missing fastners! Or wrong fastners is even worse!

@maungsacca 2 года назад

Yes for DIY mechanic. The time taken reduces as i get experience. The first time is always stressful. My rule of thumb is it takes 3 times before you start to pick up speed. Quick and dirty fixes are really sad. I bought a 1978 toyota corolla cheap from a yard. Car was good. 6 months later the head gasket went. Took it to a mechanic and he showed me the guys who sold it to me had shaved down the head. Another time i was in a friends workshop and a volvo that had just been bought privately was overheating. Turned out the seller had put a bolt into block an inlet hose going inside to the internal heater so no one would notice it was leaking. These sorts of bad will repairs to rip off a buyer are the worst.

@damnoldguy 2 года назад

Happy Birthday! That cake looked awesome.

@jeurisvinas5409 2 года назад

Thanks eric We appreciate everyhing you do! :)

@nathanm5352 2 года назад

Great video! It's a honda pilot not odyssey like you mentioned in the beginning.

@jb_bmwrepairlyfe4704 2 года назад

Nobody’s perfect by all means but some people just dgaf! It’s all about flagging the most hours for most people and drag their ass when getting diagnosis! You know who you are! In the long run… it’s not worth it just take your time and do it right or it’s gonna bite you hard!

@supersabrosinho 2 года назад

Yesterday I found a bolt I lost 4yrs ago during an engine rebuild. I looked high and low for that cursed thing for weeks! It showed up all of a sudden on my drive way, as if it didn't get leaf blown, snow plowed, wind swept, for 16 season changes!!

@halethomas-hilburn6550 2 года назад

And you knew the second you found it exactly what it was and where it came from…

@herrbrahms Месяц назад

Like a garden gnome that finally returned home.

@Oblithian 2 года назад

It's not on my birthday but I will enjoy this digital confection. Thank you Eric's wife!

@09BertoSS 2 года назад

Thank you, I try to tell the people I work this but they don’t seem to understand 4:36

@MegaHomieJ 2 года назад

I'm not a professional I just work on my personal vehicles bc no one is going treat your stuff better than yourself. This is a big one when lending out tools btw, I just don't lend them out anymore. I am currently doing a k swap into my 97 civic hatchback and I am going through the trouble of completely replacing everything. I'm doing suspension, bushings, steering rack, wheel bearings, timing chain, oil pump, valve lashes, I even just finished up building my own mil spec engine wire harness with bulk connectors and raychem loom and all that fancy expensive stuff that probably is not necessary. It is a lot of work and a lot of research and I honestly would not trust anyone other than myself. I am using 4 different Honda manuals and wiring diagrams and making sure I get this right bc it is a lot of parts and a long checklist. Another note, my brother was building a 90s VW Jetta vr6 turbo and paid someone to do a head gasket, replace the oil, and make sure the car was running correctly before going to the track bc he didn't want to do it himself. We picked up the car drove it around the block and spun a bearing, the guy forgot to poor oil into the engine after he did all the work. We scraped the block, had to do the work again and missed track day

@ETCG1 2 года назад

That was a very sad read.

@February54 2 года назад

Yup, hate this so much. Its usually the quick lube places like Firestone or Midas that take stuff apart and puts 90% back while doing it wrong in the first place. I work on German cars mainly and they require rtv sealant on certain parts. One time I had to fix a 2003 Passat V6 that firestone "fixed" before. They used make-a-gasket instead or rtv on the valve cover gasket and that stuff sticks to metal like you wouldn't believe! AND the access to clean it out was terrible! AND that stuff ONLY comes off with gasoline or brake cleaner if you soak it enough.

@lewydmusic 2 года назад

I've always prided myself as the tech who cares, man, I feel your hurt. "Best" rig I saw was a guy who would align cars 1. Never in the rear 2. Never tighten jam nuts. To save time.

@ghostwrench2292 2 года назад

There was a car in my shop a few years ago that another shop had cut the bell housing to access the torque converter screws instead of removing the front exhaust manifold (which meant dropping the subframe). That was probably most hack thing I’ve ever seen.

@mathieubeland9532 2 года назад

I feel like the pride of doing good work is fading in many fields. I see botched jobs from 'pro' shops too often for my liking. I love doing clean professional work and i hate fixing somebody elses mess. I always try to think about the next guy who'll work on it (hopefully me) Its hard to change our bad rep when so many hack mechanics are around.

@waynewhisnand6157 2 года назад

I couldn't count on both hands the number of times I've found things done to cars, houses, and other things where it would have been easier, cheaper, and faster to do it right, but yet...there I stood scratching my head and wondering what they were thinking.

@mlieser1230 2 года назад

In todays world everything must be done "right now". People seem to always be in a hurry. It puts a lot of pressure on techs. I prefer to do things the right way. Sometimes you have to jerry rig something. When I do I try my best to make sure the repair will last and be as safe as possible. I always start bolts by hand before applying the impact tool. I torque my lug nuts with a torque wrench. I prefill my oil filters and lube the seal with clean oil.

@alejandrodelacruz9419 2 года назад

Thank you for share the b-day cake

@710pappy 2 года назад

The biggest problem tends to come after warranty is out and it’s on a second or third owner they seem to go “cheap” with shops and undoubtedly under trained techs 🤨

@1BarryMoore 2 года назад

What you are saying is the primary reason that I my trying to be a DYI guy (A want to be DYI Guy). My nice cars have gotten ruined by those guys .

@haydnjenkins7607 2 года назад

I used to fit Agricultural tyres and I was fast, good at my job, I had 10 rears to fit at a farm that a day's work I did it in half a day, got back sat down for coffee and snap, manager walked in and said there's a call out get on it right now, at which point I walked out the door, Prima Donna maybe, but after doing a full day's work in half a day I deserved a lunch break, I would have happily done the job after I had my lunch, but efficiency only got me taken for granted.

@evanepp 2 года назад

Happy Birthday, Eric!

@TheRichardF10 2 года назад

I have waited years for an ETCG1 episode to fall on my birthday. Thank you Eric.

@RaysLaughsAndLyrics 2 года назад

Well congrats.. and Happy Birthday Richard.. long life and good health to You and Yours.

@TheRichardF10 2 года назад

@@RaysLaughsAndLyrics Much appreciated.

@pirihern9329 2 года назад

Feliz cumpleano

@MrRedtaco11 2 года назад

I couldn’t imagine the amount of reworks that you had to do because other people were just lazy. I started working on my own cars, just doing regular maintenance about 10 years ago. I still take it slow, do it right, ask for help when I need it. I’m no ways a Professional. I was asked long ago how come I didn’t get into mechanics. For me, mechanics for me is a hobby, if I were to make a career it no longer becomes fun. Having to see other workings of previous owners I already deal with when I buy a used car from them. I could never imagine the things that mechanics have seen. I try to make my car as easy as possible for my mechanic to work on. Always made sure my car was clean, easy access to things in the trunk like the spare tire. Time is money for a mechanic. But there a lot of people who don’t care and don’t think about a lot of those little things because someone else is just doing it.

@johndoe2022 2 года назад

OMG before you explained about your birthday cake (happy birthday man ) I was thinking to myself "wow thats the first time his digital cake looks so yummi" LOL greetings to your wife for that! And happy birthday again :*

@riceburner4747 2 года назад

I do most of my work myself. DONT have torches or special tools for certain jobs, but I ALWAYS make sure I lube/antiseize/WHATEVER that makes MY work/my mechanics job easier next time living in rust belt. HEY ERIC, saw an old video w/o beard. Has anyone told u u look like George Clooney???🙌😂🤣😁 REALLY!!

@AntonioClaudioMichael 2 года назад

Worst thing that has happened to me as a mechanic is a mechanic blaming me for a vehicle coming back because he didn't want the boss to know it was him that screwed up the Car @ETCG1

@ranger178 2 года назад

i have had a lot of problems with repair shops trying to rip me off and screwing things up over the years i had an oil pan bolt stripped it looked all chewed up like somebody used pliers to take it off . i had shops just replace things without asking like saying my car needed brakes for inspection . seems like every flat tire nowadays is a drama i worked construction so a nail or screw in tire was pretty regular so you would just plug it now omg the tire has to be patched.

@thejavelin7832 2 года назад

Must be kismet that I'm seeing this video today. Have a Chevy G series van in the shop that another of our techs worked on. Got into a rush and pinched the trans dipstick under the filter, and had to pull the pan back off to rectify. Drives it, and it only has second and third gears. Had a code for 2-3 solenoid circuit. I get it, because I'm the drivability guy, and I find there is no continuity through that solenoid. Drop the pan and find that the 2-3 solenoid was unplugged. So, during one of the times the pan was removed by the other tech, the rear of the pan grabbed the connector lock and pulled it off. Plugged it back in, checked the resistance and commanded the solenoid on with the scanner - all's well. Now, the above isn't what frustrated me; what was frustrating was finding that the passenger side exhaust collector nuts were cross threaded (common on LS engines, when putting the exhaust back together) which meant I had to grab the torch to heat the manifold shoulders in order to remove them without snapping them off. Did that, then noticed the o-ring that seals the dipstick tube halves together is falling out, because the other tech monkeyed with it in an attempt to free that dipstick, and tore the o-ring. Guess who had to fix that.... Meanwhile I, the flat rate tech, has work back piling on me.

@ETCG1 2 года назад

I feel your pain. Long story short, a fellow tech accidentally blew up a customers engine at the dealership where I used to work. I ended up getting fired for it, but not in the way you might think. www.ericthecarguy.com/about/ I don't miss working at the dealer at all. Keep up the good fight. There aren't many of you around it seems.

@Avrelivs_Gold 2 года назад

There's a reason it happens. And there's a reason this Pilot isn't worth much. When I had my first car, I screwed up lots of stuff because I panicked and didn't know much about car repairs. And I'm an engineer. Now imagine what some student or a housewife can do... Even new cars get abused.

@cerose0 2 года назад

Happy Birthday!

@syd_luna 2 года назад

Happy belated birthday, Eric! That cake looks delicious! As a tech in a completely different industry, I totally agree. Doing service calls from customers where they call you, because the previous guy didn't do his job correctly, and now we go in and fix their mistakes. Mistakes that were even careless and downright ignorant to begin with, and I would have to go in and fix that mistake. In the end, the customer will be relieved, and that you hope that the customer doesn't call you again, because you know you've done a good job. The only difference, is that we don't do it at a flat rate, but I've worked on installations where they were heavily underquoted, which might be the same I guess...? Anyway, great video as always. Looking forward to more videos on that Element! Take care!

@Andrew-ps9kq 2 года назад

Rant away Eric we got you. 🤜

@guylelanglois6642 2 года назад

The funniest thing I saw as a boat mechanic for years was the customer actually installed the prop nut on nylon end first. I was pretty impressed that he managed. Then I found out he was a air traffic controller. That really scared me lol

@ruinunes8251 2 года назад

If he is good with air traffic control as he is with nuts, god helps all...

@ryan-uz1rw 2 года назад

Happy birthday!

@MarcCote6 2 года назад

00:40 Odyssey? Isn't that the Pilot?

@JeffWinter1 2 года назад

A buddy of mine always says, "I'm Lazy I Like To Do It Right The First Time!"😅👍

@VCBird6 2 года назад

Slow is smooth Smooth is fast

@lewydmusic 2 года назад

I've been watching you now for what... Almost 10 years Eric? And I must say, I am a full time tech, I've worked for so many people as a tech and I've always stood by what you're saying.... Take your time, do it right. No matter how much anyone is watching you, goading you, anything. You know what takes longest? Doing it twice! Thank you for all the excellent content over the years Eric.

@ghostwrench2292 2 года назад

Those same assholes who are watching you, breathing down your neck and goading you are first one who will jump your shit if you mess up! May as well let them be irritated with you and do the job right.

@raymar6760 2 года назад

Happy belated!

@mr59301 2 года назад

"Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see of the serenity at the center of it all." - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig

@Frost_Tiger 2 года назад

I'm not a tech but I understand what you mean completely hate going over people's screw ups 😤😒 guy that my brother bought his jeep for had too much it works fine but its broke or about to break because it was put in right the brake line was the main culprit when he bought it and now I HATE! doing brake lines

@Joe_Dirt82 2 года назад

My birthday was Saturday. Damn I'm getting old. I'm rebuilding my truck. I was actually able to buy up all my parts first before tearin into it. Keep getting called back to work so really cuts into my time. Speaking of people not doin it right... Someone cut the remote start outta my truck n when they spliced the wire back together, with a 3 inch piece that wasn't needed, they didn't crimp it. Also had an 87 Chevy that they ripped out the 350tbi n dropped in a 305 carbed n cut a lot of the plugs off. Was aggrevating rebuilding that truck.

@alanbradford3130 2 года назад

I LOVE working on my cars....but "that guy" used to be (and sometimes still is) ME. As a do it yourself "mechanic", I have done things wrong MANY times....that is until You Tube. Now, I can watch an experienced mechanic do it right the first time. Problem is, sometimes its difficult to do it right the first time. As a result, I have done things 2 and 3 times before I have gotten it right. Despite having worked on my own cars for over 45 years, I still find myself inexperienced. Recently, I fixed some body damage (from a deer) on the front end of my Honda, and did it over 3 times! I still don't like how it turned out...but I did learn to be dissatisfied with my own shoddy work.

@bradforrest6624 2 года назад

Any job big or small is worth doing right or not at all. I have delt with stripped threads and people have tried to cover it, duct tape holding evaporate lines together crappie wire connections on a aftermarket remote start that caused a battery drain problem and the place that installed it wouldn’t do anything about it

@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair 2 года назад

I worked at a well known lube shop specifically known for destroying engines. Because it was an easy job, I regret working there, seen others mess stuff up and I was the guy fixing others screw ups

@jeankgabriel 2 года назад

Happy belated birthday

@ETCG1 2 года назад

Thank you!

@wilbert-oppegard 2 года назад

deal with this on a daily man for sure, i feel like everyone around me puts maybe half the heart or effort in doing a good job

@fardali6654 2 года назад

Happy (belated) Birthday

@ETCG1 2 года назад

Thank you!

@JohnnyTalia 2 года назад

I probably have the opposite problem. I spend to much time and still never get it the way I want. It comes from having OCD - if something's properly fastened and torqued, but it's crooked (even something nobody will ever see, like an exhaust clamp) I can't let that pass. If the oil requirement printed on the oil cap is upside down, I have to make it right side up. I could never work flat rate, I'd be in the red every single day.

@baileyhatfield4273 2 года назад

A lot of dealerships don't seem to care or it seems as if they would rather have the 2 3 time comeback than have it done right but 15 minutes more time. Confusing.

@jasonelizanigel9381 2 года назад

Hey Eric great video as always. I totally agree with you on this. You can be efficient while taking your time as well. I think as technicians, we all get caught up with the idea that the quicker a vehicle comes in the quicker it should be on its way out. Taking your time to diagnose, repair and verify that repair is confirmed is impertinent to being a top notch technician.

@ETCG1 2 года назад

So true. Thanks for the comment.

@MrTonyPiscatelle 2 года назад

I would tend to believe a lot of things will change in the dealership environment. Its changing everywhere else ,employees walking off the job due to pay, benefits and other job related things. The American workforce is showing the greedy business owners they don't need their controlled jobs any longer. And I for one am glad to see it finally come around. So when it does come around maybe technicians will have the time and be encouraged/rewarded for doing a good job etc.

@NTromb 2 года назад

I feel your pain I paid good money to have a motor swap done on my Yukon I got a new motor put into it. I turn around and get it back in the engine code comes on so I mentioned it to the guy and he’s like if it comes back on let me know oh Mike OK and at that point in time I was like look man this isn’t cool. So I turn around pull the intake manifold cover off and sure enough the knock sensors aren’t even plugged in so I find finally where the knocks sensor harness is laying over on the passenger side of the LS engine I plug it in then I’m just putting everything back up and I noticed that the power steering pump is missing a bolt… I mentioned it to him and he just says sorry you best believe that I’m watching this with a very very keen eye making sure nothing else shit so bad and really I should just take it back to him and have him go over it. But I don’t want to because he works out of the back of a body shop my perfectly clean Yukon went in there and it came out covered I body work dust

@jacobsacks6444 2 года назад

One problem is young guys that cant afford college go into a shop start at the bottom and anyone around thats supposed to train is burned out

@jdhern9078 2 года назад

Good video

@MrJaron93 2 года назад

I work in field service on fork lifts. I see shotty repairs on lifts almost daily because we are at customer locations with them breathing down our neck to get equipment running so production isn't held up. I find that guys new to field service are the worst offenders because they haven't had that pressure on them in the past. Once you are able to shove the comments from customers off and focus on getting repairs done right, things go smoother

@baileyhatfield4273 2 года назад

My problem is just dumb small talk. Or when you fix one of the 3 problems (ALL EASY) but in the same area, all quick ish fixes, and they're just staying there, will it be done, oh hows this and that whats wrong here ect. Like, go get a snack, go do errands, come back and get your shit. I agree the pressure especially on important equiptment is high and it doesnt help to have people who cant fix it telling you what you should do.

@justinl9677 2 года назад

Throughout the year I regularly service/repair the vehicles of just over 100 customers. 70-75% of the work i do on my newest customers is fixing bad repairs done by other shops or "mechanics". It on average takes 4 trips to me before we get all the bad repairs located and taken care of. Because most of my customers are the elderly, this really pisses me off. Most of them are on a tightly fixed income and can't afford to take their cars in on the regular. When they finally can afford to get their car fixed, they get fleeced. If you take care of your customer, they will take care of you by sending business your way...lots of it.

@michaelmiller4716 2 года назад

Working at a Nissan Dealership on 1986-88 Stanza Wagon transmissions r/i for clutch replacement, I was chastised by one of the technicians for reinstalling ALL of the transmission mounting bolts. He said, "Why are you wasting your time putting all the bolts back in, this ain't no restoration shop, it's a dealership!" So if seven bolts are removed, only four have to be reinstalled cause it ain't no restoration shop. Maybe we could get by with three bolts strategically placed, of course. Geez!

@SmittySmithsonite 2 года назад

Oh the list is endless today! Stripped and/or rounded off oil drain plugs, stripped / rounded lug nuts and studs (and overtorqued to the NINES!), butchered or missing plastic fasteners, busted plastic parts, gallons of stop leak in the radiator, brake jobs with NO lube, and the list goes on!!

@ETCG1 2 года назад

And on, and on, and on.....

@SmittySmithsonite 2 года назад

@@ETCG1 Indeed!

@baileyhatfield4273 2 года назад

My headlights on my car were some cheapo chinease replacement with like, interior lights for the low and high beams... i got some (probably still cheap chinease) aftermarket headlights with actual bulbs to replace it. bumper should be eh 1 2 bolts each side a nut each side and 5 6 plastic clips (plus the lower splash sheild deal, if it wasnt tore off). Needless to say i found out my bumper is being held on with 4 plastic clips.