The Enthusiast Mechanic
Hello everyone welcome to the channel I'm glad you're here with me! My name is Mike, I work as a mechanic and I love cars and anything automotive related. I have 15 years of experience on cars and light & medium duty trucks. I have experience in many different varying engine types from gasoline to diesel. I've worked for dealerships and independent shops I can share the knowledge that I've learned here on this channel. This channel is here to show you my everyday work adventures and show you what I do as mechanic. I try to show you how I do repairs and diagnostics on common things that I see on the daily here at the shop. I try to give you a general idea of repairs and diagnostics to help you out with similar repairs that you might be doing yourself. If your here just to watch because you like this kind of stuff that's ok too, hopefully you can find my videos entertaining. All that said thanks for stopping by I hope you enjoy the channel and I hope you have a great day!
QUICK TIP: WHY I KEEP OLD PINS/OLD CONNECTORS! THEY ARE WORTH GOLD WHEN YOU NEED THEM!
ANOTHER SHOP MISDIAGNOSED THIS A BAD COILS BUT THE CAR IS STILL HAVING ISSUES AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT
HOW TO REPLACE A OUTER TIE ROD END
ВЛАДЕЛЕЦ НЕ ХОТЕЛ ЭТОГО, ПОЭТОМУ Я ПОСТАВИЛ НА ЭТОТ СЧЕТ!
SHOP TALK: OVERUSE OF PLASTICS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS JUST INSANE AT THIS POINT!
SHOP TALK: HOW INEXPERIENCED MECHANICS CAN EASILY OVERLOOK A PROBLEM & COST YOU THOUSANDS!
HOW TO RE-THREAD AND FIX YOUR ALUMINUM OIL PAN IF THE DRAIN PLUG IS STRIPPED OUT
QUICK TIP: GM VALVE COVER INTEGRAL PCV SYSTEM AIR LEAK THAT CAUSES A SYSTEM LEAN ISSUE
SHOP TALK: 2 SHOPS LOAD UP THE PARTS CANNON & FAIL AT FIXING THIS CAR!
CUSTOMER STATES: OIL PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR! REPLACING A VALVE COVER GASKET ON A NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L
QUICK TIP: IF YOUR HONDA DOESN'T START THIS IS THE MOST COMMON FAILURE ON CARS EQUIPPED WITH KEYS!
SHOP TALK: I WAS SOLD COUNTERFEIT PARTS AT A RETAIL AUTO PARTS STORE!
CUSTOMER STATES: THERE'S A FRONT DIFFERENTIAL? HOW TO REPLACE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ON A SUBARU
КОГДА КЛИЕНТЫ ПЫТАЮТСЯ СДЕЛАТЬ СВОИ ПРОБЛЕМЫ МОИМИ И ПЫТАЮТСЯ ОБМАНУТЬ МЕНЯ, ДУМАЯ, ЧТО Я ПОПАДУС...
РАЗГОВОР В МАГАЗИНЕ: ЧТО СКАЗАЛ ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР FORD О НЕХВАТЕ МЕХАНИКОВ И ЗАДЕРЖКАХ РЕМОНТА...
CUSTOMER STATES: QUIET WHEN I PARKED IT AND TODAY IT'S LOUD! REPLACING A TOYOTA CATALYTIC CONVERTER
SHOP TALK: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDEPENDENT & DEALERSHIP MECHANICS!
КЛИЕНТ жалуется, что в машине пахнет топливом! КАК ЗАМЕНИТЬ ТОПЛИВНЫЙ НАСОС НА HONDA ODYSSEY
QUICK TIP: FORD'S 6R80 TRANSMISSIONS MOST COMMON ISSUE THE ELECTRICAL LEAD FRAME FAILURE!
SHOP TALK: CUSTOMER LIES TO ME & RUSHES ME ON A JOB & THEN EXPECTS ME TO JUST GIVE THEM THE CAR!
CUSTOMER STATES I HAVE NO HEAT! HOW TO REPLACE A BLOWER MOTOR ON A FORD E- SERIES VAN
SHOP TALK: WHY DO PEOPLE EXPECT A MECHANIC TO WORK FOR FREE WHEN IT COMES TO DIAGNOSIS?
CUSTOMER STATES: I NEED TO SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION. HOW TO SERVICE A FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION
SHOP TALK: TWO SHOPS COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THIS CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND JUST THREW PARTS AT IT
CUSTOMER STATES LETS PREVENT A FUTURE PROBLEM! HOW TO REPLACE AN ENGINE OIL PAN ON A NISSAN ALTIMA.
SHOP TALK: THE “CAFE STANDARD” IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS ON WHY MODERN CARS ARE UNRELIABLE JUNK!
CUSTOMER STATES: AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING & HORN DOSENT WORK! REPLACING A HONDA PILOT CLOCK SPRING
SHOP TALK: THE BIGGEST AUTO SCAM IN RECENT TIMES “CASH FOR CLUNKERS” DESTROYED AUTOMOTIVE FOREVER!
CUSTOMER STATES: I NEED A 100K MAINTENANCE! HOW TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS ON A TOYOTA RAV 4 2.5L ENGINE
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR SUBARU!.....SUBARU LOSES TIMING GEAR ALMOST DESTROYS ENGINE