8:39 my friend Helen from church used to say that to me all the time…she died at 95 about 4 years ago, and I’ll never forget her, haha. Seriously tho, thanks for posting these, these are great videos for young men who may want to get into this line of work. I’d bring my mom’s Buick LaCrosse with the 3800 3.8L V6 to you, but not my Mini. My Mini is a headache I’d only leave to the dealer.
I work at a Valvoline and prefer working in the pit. Because Valvoline is a big corporation with all that safety, we're required to wear glasses, long oil gloves, and a freaking bp65 bump cap with Hannibal Lecter-style face guard. I'm pretty good at it, I know many tricks to prevent oil splashing on me. Also those grates that cover the pit are interesting. Here, we just have a net.
Wow. That sounds like it would get hot. This is what I have: I provide Kevlar and nitrile gloves, bump hats and safety glasses. It’s up to them the use them. It’s encouraged for sure.
The nets serve no purpose whatsoever. May as well not have them. Sliding grates protect you , your customers and be able to do away with that "safety" get up they make you use that impedes your work more than it helps (I've done the math). Besides the vision impairment and not being able to get a good "feel" the gear does a good job of muffling your voice, not being able to manipulate your hands when changing plug gaskets (the Nissan crush gaskets too buddy! Just use a hacksaw between the base and the threads to cut the old one instead of trying to pull it off whole (try that with gauntlet gloves lol) and keeping you warm in the summer like Scott mentioned
Hello. I agree this summer has been hard. Labor constraints and the intense heat has made it a long summer. I like the pit more than upper bay. I like the solitude and since of accomplishment. Thanks for watching and the comments. This week’s episode will show some major upgrades on the RX7… carbon fiber air box, KoyoRad, Odyssey lithium ion battery and dual oil coolers! Filming as it comes together today.
Changing oil all day sucks after about a month. There are many aspects of the business that keep it interesting even after you master every position. It is a stepping stone for most lube techs before they start their apprenticeship. If you're changing oil for more than a year then, with few exceptions, you own the place or are on parole
Well, I've done this for a long time. I know you are a good guy to work for, I can just tell lol I love my job mostly to mentor kids from tech school and being there for my neighbors. That said, if I may have my moment after 20 plus years of fillin tires and slingin air filters... Starting with the oil showers, if not just for effects c'mon man duck and roll dude! You have rollers on the pan just put a little handle on the drain pan (we have a hose that drains into the waste tank which are also our "catwalk"),. ASESS where the plug and filter are then predict the trajectory of the oil. I tell my techs until they recognize the car from underneath (they all do) they are to do this every time. Drop the plug, duck, pull and pop up the other side. The filter luber contraption? You sound like my more ambitious employees who come in and think they can do it better. BTW, These are my techs who run if, not own, garages now that I see at their kids birthdays and take the jobs that are too big for me. A good idea is one that improves the process and does not take away from it. Yes it saves a few seconds but it takes away the opportunity for the lower bayman to see the gasket is on the filter visually inspecting for debris while putting a very thin film of oil around the gasket to ensure it is not loose or deformed. Too much oil can (prob wont) cause a leak and collect dust. The process is already efficient so there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Instead of the upper bayman clowning he can be pulling the "persuader" gently with linear force while you hold the socket straight and lightly tap the oil filter housing. If it breaks I'm sure you have a couple of those in stock so since it was somewhere else you saved the customer a lot of time for $50 and you're a hero. Not a chargeable service? You choose not to charge. There is no reason why you couldn't imo. Again, you saved them time and effort while earning a new customer plus the $20 to "button it up" so she can be on her way. Only exception are the expensive ones that take too much time to totally take off then if something happens (no good deed goes unpunished) my prints are not on it haha! I know for a fact that particular shield can be purchased separately fyi. Get a bunch of different fasteners for those (with the u clips) and some self drillers sell for $5 a piece and do it right. The catch you made looks exactly like the one service champ has been selling for decades only it's size and design has been specifically engineered for that purpose. Good tip is to put a couple rags around the frame rail on those Hondas, no need to rinse and no inclined driveways with oil spots. For giving me the pleasure of the one thing I can be conceited about I'll leave a link to my secret weapon for those pesky Toyota (especially the smaller ones mounted sideways with no room to fit the cup with the teeth) cartridges. Plus no more cracked ribs on the bigger ones. The one you have will be your spare, thank me later. www.walmart.com/ip/Private-Brand-Tools-Pty-PBT71117-Heavy-Duty-Oil-Filter-Tool/539606409?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101039994&adid=22222222227539606409_101039994_150538360507_18796278414&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=652665132414&wl4=pla-1999222234495&wl5=9021556&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=288437451&wl11=online&wl12=539606409_101039994&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdpXkuPkp5cuvqiF8AqI89HrcN9jchVQga6HAt-7giyGa6xTOUjma5QaAib1EALw_wcB
Unless your driving off road I see no reason for skid/splash plates, just a dern nusiense! Took mine off and chucked it, makes the oil change easier + it´s not in the way when checking for any leaks.
I respect your opinion. Yes, you're probably better than me like my pit guy probably stays cleaner than me. It doesn't bother me. I like the filter pad idea. How do you dispose of them. Thanks.
Hates the pit height, hates letting his employees go on vacation, hates toyota/lexus, hates helping fixing other peoples mistakes, hates contractors, hates retread tires, hates buying the whole section, hates new glasses and being old, hates redneck and jacked up trucks, 9:27 hates his life and im pretty sure hes got something against 14mm wrenches..
Don't talk about stuff you don't know about dude. Of course being 6'2" in a 6' room is going to be uncomfortable. My employees go on vacation all the time. No employee works more than 40 hours a week unless they ask for overtime. I ILKE my employees and the pit guy has been with me for 22 years. He must LIKE it too. Most my employees have been with me for 15 plus years except for the new employees as we expand. The shop has grown 40% (pre Covid number comparison) this year. Some also have a habit of not showing up to for no good reason too. That's just what happens in this industry sometimes. It's just something you work with. Yes, it's frustrating having other places do bad work. (Not that we are perfect for sure). But you have to explain to the customer what the issue is and to be fair we offer them the opportunity to go back where the service was done improperly. It saves the customer money, but I lose the service. You see, in Texas, if a shop does a service improperly and you take the car to another shop first to have it fixed and take the bill to the original shop, they can deny paying it. You must first give the original shop an opportunity to fix the problem. Most customers do not know this law. Most shops just take the money, but we believe in (and LIKE) dealing fairly with customers. Retread tires are dangerous and should not be legal in my opinion. How many strips of retread have you seen on our highways? Dealerships forcing you to buy the whole section when only one part is needed is ripping customers off. I LIKE fighting for my customers. I bet you would appreciate someone advocating spending $50 on the actual broken part and not needlessly $350 on extra unnecessary attached parts. I don't know anyone who likes their eyesight getting poorer with age. What a stupid comment. Yep, jacked up trucks are not my thing. I'll own that. They're stupid. Make your truck slower, stop further, handle worse, impractical to get in and out of and don't mention make the bed (kind of the whole purpose of a truck) useless. "Hey, help me move this couch. We just have to pick it up over our heads to load it up". Toyota/Lexus have a design flaw in the oil filter cartridge. They're plastic, frail, get more brittle over time and break often. Toyota/Lexus have recognized this and are changing the design. I LIKE replacing the with metal aftermarket one to help the customer. Signed, Elon Musk.
Hello. Thanks for watching. But, yes, pretty much the lower bay person is to drain the oil and replace filters when needed. It’s a dirty job, but kind of satisfying.
@@DominiAeternum pit guys are a special breed. They usually like to solitude. Plus, one can’t get so dirty and then shift to a position that drives customer’s cars. Then there is the fact that my pit guy is 300+ and does not fit into smaller cars.
@@scottsgaragehtx439 I wouldn't mind working or even owning 1 of these places. But I wonder how long their future is with EV's coming full speed by 2030. Until 2040, 2045 maybe? The car counts will be so low you guys won't be able to keep the low prices anymore
Cool. When I hire I look for someone who values the costumers properly. You gotta think that a car is usually the second largest asset next to a house a person owns. The safety checks after completion of the oil change are critical. There are two reasons why someone skips the safety checks. Arrogance, "oh, I don't need to do safety checks. I know I didn't mess anything...". And, laziness, "I just want to go back to scrolling on my phone". If someone is either of those, this is not the job for them. Good luck my friend. I personally like working the lower bay. It give a chance to work with my hands and a sense of "completion". Even though I gripe about it sometimes. lol.
Valvoline sucks. This will be the 5th time they have attempted to be successful in the QL business. Without all the cash from Ashland they wouldn't exist. Thank God for big oil and their infinite resources
@@mrmarcink1300 it's getting harder for startups due real estate prices and financing rates. But I have seen some Valvoline stickers on cars in the last six months. I just hope we are converting them to our shop.
I'm not sure. Maybe that's a good idea for me to try. Like, pick a day and film oil a couple oil changes with instructions from underneath to setting the maintenance light. ?
Honestly i work at an oil change place, its actually kind of fun, i wish i could record while working but i talk to customers and work upstairs, downstairs is so much more easier, you dont gotta talk at all other than call outs
