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@goriverman
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty Kilmer your right about the gloves Scotty. Saved my hands. Being a mechanic is tough on your body. I have hearing loss too. I retired now and I mostly work on small stuff now. Bikes and lawn equipment. A lot easier I just love fixing something that broken.
@pcmacp719c1
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Scotty, I was just wondering. What if you bought a used German car, like a Mercedes or Audi as a fun, mess-around car? You have the know-how and resources to keep it running, and you could make awesome KZitem videos about repairing it; I know I would watch them. Besides, you are 3/4's German. ;-)
@tardeliesmagic
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty,one more thing,only speak to a mechanic when he/she asks you a question otherwise you'll piss them off and put them off.....i've been in the car trade for 20 yrs not as a mechanic/technician and that's a top tip incl don't p*ss them off and treat them well and they'll treat you well.
@cameronlovesevolve
5 жыл бұрын
My mechanic moved to our town in the late 80's and became friends with my parents and their friends. Talk about rather add people seeing imperfections in everything! Hahaha. I'm 28 years old now and I've spent hundreds of hours of my life around the shop either with my parents and their cars or my own pieces of crap. We have been through it all lol. From the first time I got to solo drive a car around the yard at like 7 or 8 .. To driving my parents car into the ocean at 17 (long story) .. To the time I accidentally bought a rusted out chrysler intrepid that almost fell through the lift at 25 lol. And so much more. The shop is a great place to be, even if it's gonna cost you a billion dollars. But you'll learn something that's for sure.
@genericname2288
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty, question- I had a 2006 Toyota Sienna limited that I loved but some girl T-boned us and totaled it with all of us in it. now I'm looking for a replacement and found a 2010 Toyota Sienna limited but it is All Wheel Drive - would you recommend all wheel drive? I live in Fort Worth Texas so I don't really need it - does all wheel drive cause more problems?
@ootmaster1
5 жыл бұрын
You missed "All your family asks you to fix all their crap"
@gregrowe1168
5 жыл бұрын
And you never have time to fix or work on your own cars because you're always working on somebody else's car.
@Secretarian
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, fix their stuff including buying the parts and free labor!
@j0lel666
5 жыл бұрын
My mum said if i go to car mechanic school i would have to fix her cars but still have to decide between electrician, plumber or car mechanic couple months untill we have to decide where we want to go and i live in finland so studying free. If i go to electrician i do college and trade school at the same time you in america might not know about this but it is very handy or then plumber and dont continue to any school after finishing plumber school and if i go to car mechanic school after that i will become mech eng or car inspector or all of them cuz you have to either have 1 year of working as a car mechanic to become inspector and then you can only do those inspections that are every year (yearly inspection) and to inspect all cars and inspect tuning and stuff need to do all those inspection tests and do them every 3 years and have to have some sort of engineering papers either from mech school or car eng and inspectors still earn fking 3k just couple hundreds more than normal car mechanic b it that will change soon cuz the big companies dont have many new inspectors so they have to pay more to get people interested again to become inspector and will make own business anyway so own inspection centre would be kkool like one that is in the same building with gas station like almost every inspection centre here
@j0lel666
5 жыл бұрын
And when 18 we HAVE to go to the army and might as well take full benefit from it and get myself all licenses to driving every car and truck in army and get to drive old sisus ahh cant wait those cold starts on -30C and going sideways cuz they teach :D
@j0lel666
5 жыл бұрын
But being inspector fking sucks here if your inspection centre doesnt ban enough cars that centre will get banned and its bs like many inspectors have said they had to ban the car from even little mistake when they usually just say to fix it now they ban it so their centre doesnt get banned
@MrJoeyBoombotz
5 жыл бұрын
I am 65 years old. You are the most practical, informative, entertaining genius I have ever seen. God bless you sir. I have been able to start and end every day for the last year or so with a smile. You have no idea what that means to me. It is resourceful, resilient, intelligent people like you that serve so many that has always made America great. There is something magical about people that REALLY fix things and serve their fellow man. After 40 years in the medical profession I can tell that your grandfather was absolutely right about doctors, in general.
@samekid273
5 жыл бұрын
*nice old man
@djmcwill1010
5 жыл бұрын
Wow. That’s like the nicest comment on the whole dang Internet.
@fidelcatsro6948
5 жыл бұрын
youre same age as uncle Scotty
@r0ckymountainhi
5 жыл бұрын
Well said. My sentiments exactly!
@androidbox980
5 жыл бұрын
best comment ever wow
@JAG312
5 жыл бұрын
#6: Your neighbor comes over on a Friday night, "I'm going on a road trip this Monday. Can you rebuild my engine and transmission for me this weekend?"
@mattbartolovich8228
2 жыл бұрын
Really?!
@markgigiel2722
5 жыл бұрын
Rev up your glucosamine and chondroitin. I'm actually ordering some, because that was a truly unbiased review.
@luhertell
5 жыл бұрын
How'd it go?
@robertocommander2153
5 жыл бұрын
Didn’t he say it took him 20 years to get rid of it
@JarmalK
5 жыл бұрын
How'd It go?
@facepalmdaily4404
5 жыл бұрын
The stuff works on humans and pets. My black lab had bad hip problems as she got old. She could barely stand up when we started her on glucosamine. After about a week she was back to being as active as she was when she was a pup. Talked to my doc about it and he said it works just as well on people. It totally cleared up some mild arthritis I have in my right hand. Of course, you have to keep taking it. Stop and the problems will come back..... and it's expensive. So that's something to consider.
@stephenmcfarland3078
4 жыл бұрын
And dont.forget the pic of snoop doggs meds he thrown in there righy after
@y2kxj
5 жыл бұрын
I love my job as a mechanic, it's 4000 feet underground. No general public, no warranty, no estimates. Just fix it..
@The68lespaul
5 жыл бұрын
you must have some kind of clearance for a special kind of job, that doesn't sound like an everyday job anyone or any mechcanic can walk in off the street an get, is it ?
@NidalRashid
5 жыл бұрын
You work in a mining operation? Australia?
@TheInfiniteNine
5 жыл бұрын
You must be an alien spaceship mechanic working at area 51.
@iangraham5320
4 жыл бұрын
That sounds so much better than dealing with the public
@joeandgod1
5 жыл бұрын
As an auto electrical mechanic, customers don't understand that the diagnosis is the hardest part.
@SweetyR1
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, pretty common to hear "why it costs so much when you didn't even fix it".
@binzsta86
5 жыл бұрын
@@SweetyR1 Yeah, why?
@5jjt
4 жыл бұрын
Ha, all you do is plug in a scan tool and the computer tells you!
@octaviocortes6205
4 жыл бұрын
Justin I wish lol sometimes it is as simple as that and other times you’ve really got to dive into the modules to find the source problem.
@nimwayxi175
4 жыл бұрын
Diagnosis is more than plugging in the scan tool, you still have to investigate the issue if you really want to do a good job.
@KobyMathews
5 жыл бұрын
Now I get why Scotty talks so loud
@catalystv7520
5 жыл бұрын
Koby Mathews cause he’s huffing all the time?! 🤔😂
@Chu3505
4 жыл бұрын
Ha,ha..because now he half deaf in his old age by being a professional mechanic for 50 years.
@danielimbriaco3917
4 жыл бұрын
He’s not a mechanic and he is delusional
@tylerlacasse5756
4 жыл бұрын
@@danielimbriaco3917 lmao hes actually a great mechanic
@danielimbriaco3917
4 жыл бұрын
@@tylerlacasse5756 he is the best backyard mechanic guy hates are car one minute and the says he loves it he is so stupid with the stuff he says
@VoloKinProject
5 жыл бұрын
I've tried working as a mechanic for 1 day - they made me change the shoes on rusty drum brakes of a 30 year old Lada. I eventually did after 3 hours of hammering, a gallon of WD40, sweating and cursing so I quietly went back in the office and never pushed the mechanics downstairs ever again.
@guillaumegaudin694
5 жыл бұрын
rusted and seized drum brakes are the worst !!!!
@troyperez5361
5 жыл бұрын
sometines i like to mechanic my own project car but i dont want ro fix other peoples car so wont do it for a living ill stay to be sales person haha
@vegancyclist8853
5 жыл бұрын
on a Lada you're supposed to cut the drum off with a zip cut.
@chada75
5 жыл бұрын
Blow torch makes every rusty part come off quicker.
@markgigiel2722
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, just don't overheat the bearings and stay away from hoses and such. I have used electronics freeze spray on one part while heating the other. It works.
@Ddcfus4gs
5 жыл бұрын
Getting to that hidden bolt you cant see, that only has 1/2" clearence, and you can only crank it 1/4" at a time... oh ya.... its also always 2" long... 😩
@Rikorage
5 жыл бұрын
@Danny M bruh, that doesn't work if you need torque higher than a ratchet can handle, and spacing that small would not be benefitted from a ratchet. I've seen and attempted it on my own car, it is not fun at all.
@bobunderwater5320
5 жыл бұрын
Super fine thread and loose so ratchet won't work 😬
@guillaumegaudin694
5 жыл бұрын
1/4 turn at a time ? you're in luck !!! it's often even less than that, like 30° at a time !
@Ddcfus4gs
5 жыл бұрын
Guillaume Gaudin Lol your right! Its usually just enough of a turn, that you cant put the wrench back on to turn it more lol
@brettymike
5 жыл бұрын
@Danny M Very often impossible to use those ratcheting wrenches.
@jerseyneil1
5 жыл бұрын
I'm also a perfectionist. Thus, I try to do as much work on my cars myself. Over the years, I find there are too many people that do shoddy work and then demand top dollar for their work. I took my wife's Mitsubishi Outlander to the dealership because the front wheel bearings went bad. The dealership refused to tell me if it was covered by warranty. They wanted $200 to diagnose the problem and told me then they will decide if it was covered or not. I ended up walking out of there and doing the work myself.
@jeremyaustin398
5 жыл бұрын
Good on you, l have had many times when I was quoted a price that was ridiculous of 10 times the amount I paid for to do myself. Once I was quoted $100 for a hose the part store gave me because it wasn't a foot long and it was sold for less than a dollar a foot.
@mikecastellon3022
5 жыл бұрын
You bought a Mitsubishi?
@jeremyaustin398
5 жыл бұрын
@@mikecastellon3022 1983 Chevy Celebrity there was absolutely nothing special about it.
@jeremyaustin398
5 жыл бұрын
@Dave Hanson no it wasn't worth the gas money to go down and tell them that they were crazy.
@andersonjames3748
4 жыл бұрын
Good for you am 100% diy would love to know how to remove a engine someday
@TheCrystalGlow
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly! An organized mess is much easier to work with than constantly putting stuff away and taking it out
@danseb43
5 жыл бұрын
I like how you left your one blue glove on the entire time lol
@dwaynemadsen964
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty paying tribute to Michael Jackson?
@Bl00dwerK
5 жыл бұрын
He's probably so used to wearing them he didn't even notice.
@danseb43
5 жыл бұрын
@Danny M hes such a good mechanic that hes only used that one pair.
@squidinkRC
5 жыл бұрын
Danny M I think his wife got him the first box, I’m not sure if your playing dumb
@raylocke282
5 жыл бұрын
Craphole tunnel syndrome is the worst.
@blazetownsend8785
5 жыл бұрын
Everything here is absolutely true.
@chaseman94
5 жыл бұрын
Even the Glucosamine condroitn for carpal tunnel?
@blazetownsend8785
5 жыл бұрын
@@WinterInTheForest Worth a try, if it doesn't help in a month, stop. It's likely not going to help if no improvement is seen by then, and you'd be wasting your money.
@scottykilmer
5 жыл бұрын
@@chaseman94 yes, buy the bottle I show in the video that's why I showed it, it's the one I use. I didn't link to it but it's on Amazon, you have to get the one with MSM in it as well, it takes a few weeks to kick in but it works great
@CTmoog
5 жыл бұрын
I have that too! I will give it try.
@chaseman94
5 жыл бұрын
@@scottykilmer Thank you I'll order some now
@TheGregWallace
5 жыл бұрын
Plus if someone broke into your garage to steal something they would just get scared and just leave......LOL!
@irongut42
5 жыл бұрын
I love this guy an expert in his field and he is charismatic as hell
@nightfury6836
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty!! A cluttered garage is a sign of genius. ;-)
@thehotwheelshunter
5 жыл бұрын
You forgot the worst thing about being a mechanic all your friends and family call you up constantly or bring their vehicles to you constantly for you to work on or tell them what's wrong like owning a truck every time somebody needs to move something they tend to call you for help
@prancstaman
5 жыл бұрын
And they expect you to do it right there and right then too, LOL.
@jeffkahle2960
5 жыл бұрын
I tell my friends I charge by the hour 105 they don't bug me anymore!!!
@ianmcteer7711
5 жыл бұрын
An old friend of mine is a now retired mechanic. He worked on small cars up to large trucks eventually becoming a supervisor and getting off the tools in his late 50’s. He told me the absolute worst thing about being a mechanic for him was having to work under cars that had just come in off the street in wet weather - especially in the wintertime when the salty mess would drip down onto his face and down his neck. I could empathize with all mechanics having to deal with that, too.
@dobbie606
5 жыл бұрын
and then continue to trickle down into yer armpit...
@waynes.2983
5 жыл бұрын
My mechanic buddy says "if you fix it once you marry it". He says people blame him for everything that goes wrong with the car from that point on.
@RatBastard77
5 жыл бұрын
That's a good one, hahaha.
@davecrupel2817
5 жыл бұрын
Thats why i dont fix peoples' anything.
@darkpassenger7064
5 жыл бұрын
It's sad but true. Replace that burnt out headlight and the brakes start grinding a month later, yep that your fault. Ever since you fixed my car..........
@mickdavis2385
5 жыл бұрын
Same with PC repair
@Taushathetech
5 жыл бұрын
The one downside for me being a mechanic is that it has made me lose the ability to care. I have lost compassion for people because of the lies I get told on a daily basis. For example people try to constantly rush me because of poor planning on their part. I like to help people, but everyone sings the same tune so I stop caring.
@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR
5 жыл бұрын
I had a shop in Glendale California for ten years, I have over 25 years of automotive behind me. Before the bad check writing laws I had a collection of over $10,000 of bad checks from $20 to a few hundred dollars. I put them in a picture frame in my front office so everyone could see them, with a sign above them: "10,000 reasons why I dont accept checks". When someone would start arguing with me as to why I dont take checks, I'd point to the sign, and the usually read it, and walk away. Sometimes they'd come back with cash. It's not an easy business, but if you love working on cars it beats making hot dogs. We all have to earn a living. Working on cars can be rewarding. You may never get rich, but you may never get rich working on computers, and you might hate working on computers. What ever you do, be the best at what you do, and you will do well. Be the go to person, in whatever you do. Take a psychology class, read books, also take a buisness class, or read books, the more you learn, the more you will find the less you know. Stop complaining, and go do it better. Have an awesome day!
@MrTilbin
5 жыл бұрын
That's what drove me out of the business too. Very thankless work. Of course, I started doing what many gear heads dream of with building fast cars, where attention to detail was key, and very few customers really needed the car back in a hurry. Then I got into everyday repair with customers pacing the waiting room, never making appointments, and always fighting about why it was so expensice for how fast it was done or why it took so long. I could only get burned by oil so many times from customers that had a running engine for 20 or 30 minutes only to want a 10 minute oil change.
@binzsta86
5 жыл бұрын
@@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR Do you take EBT?
@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR
5 жыл бұрын
@@binzsta86 What is EBT?
@binzsta86
5 жыл бұрын
@@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR food stamp
@albert3732
5 жыл бұрын
Respect to all the mechanics out there ❤️
@undergrxxnd5997
5 жыл бұрын
❤
@adrianr5901
5 жыл бұрын
Albert all honest ones
@yusufcagowayne1990
5 жыл бұрын
The honest ones
@facepalmdaily4404
5 жыл бұрын
Except for the scammers.
@dualwielders1221
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@JJ-vt3cq
5 жыл бұрын
My biggest problem as a mechanic is the customers who have there cars towed in because they won't start. You fix non starting issue then a day later there complaining you broke there car when it's not an area you even had to be at when you did repairs the day before. Customers like that gear a special rate on the next visit I charge them the max amount time and parts wise. I basically don't ever want them in my shop ever again when they act that way.
@NidalRashid
5 жыл бұрын
Irony is you prove them right. They accuse you of ripping them off and then you rip them for real because of it and they tell other people who may come into your shop suspicious that you are ripping them off. Sounds like a vicious cycle.
@MrTilbin
5 жыл бұрын
Did you test drive cars after the no start repair or look for issues before you start? I had at least one case where I did a repair on a no start but didn't notice or thought it was preexisitng damage and the shop lost who knows how customers for it, AND had to eat the cost of the repair. Needless to say, the service writers from then on did a walk around the car with the customers noting every scratch and dent and interior stain that the customer would sign, and the techs had to sign off an inspection sheet pre and post work for anything obvious under the car or inside the engine bay, with another walk around after work was complete. While this sounds tedious, many techs wound up making extra money pointing out things on the check list the service writer would then sell to the customer. A win for everyone.
@electronicsNmore
5 жыл бұрын
My right hand gets Carpal Tunnel also, but only if I do excessive "strong" work or hold my hand in a certain position too long. I hate the numbness/tingling. Had it starting in my late teens. Great video!
@matthewd.1474
5 жыл бұрын
I worked as a tech on the shop floor for over 11 years, all the really good guys where nuts or weird or both!... although I’m still in a trade industry now and I’m fricking weird and eccentric too, some say that’s what makes a really good tradesmen..... love your channel Scotty!
@frankworld13
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you Scotty upto date tools makes your life easier . stupid customers make your life miserable. spending hours fixing my own car makes me appreciate the work mechanics do.
@PhilJonesIII
5 жыл бұрын
Those early Haynes manuals weren't so hot. To change a clutch: 1) Remove engine and gearbox 2) Place both on a workbench That's a day's work and a hernia right there.
@DrumToTheBassWoop
5 жыл бұрын
Philip Jones Top tip, if Haynes says it’s an Hours job, always X by 20. For accurate timescale.
@ChunkyChipz
5 жыл бұрын
If you want to be a mechanic expect: Shitty customers Shitty pay Chemicals causes cancer Back pain Injuries Tools you can never afford but you need it for one job.
@leoderosia9279
5 жыл бұрын
We feel the same way about some mechanics haha
@TraumaER
5 жыл бұрын
chunky soup never understood why mechanics are not making mad money. Where the hell is my $500+ going to when I get basic stuff done like oil changes and transmission flushes?
@ThunderRoadDreams
5 жыл бұрын
TraumaER the ceo of the company your taking it to , that’s why better to take to independent like scotty
@firstlast5630
5 жыл бұрын
@@ThunderRoadDreams So much ignorance. How much profit do you think a company makes off 1 hour of labor at about 115 an hour lmao? Let me give you a hint, it's in the single digits.
@firstlast5630
5 жыл бұрын
@@billybob042665 Again you're just showing you've never been a business owner in any sense so let me break down just some of the expenses of operation an automotive business because you clearly have no idea. 1) Building fees - Rent, Electric, Water 2) Shop equipment - lifts, OEM tools, alignment equipment, etc... 3) Maintaining shop equipment and paying for repairs when they break 4) TAXES - This is the biggest one, it's about 40 % federal which doesn't even include state, local and payroll taxes which the employer also has to pay 5) Shuttle cars 6) Advertising 7) Salary for non mechanics - Managers, Officer worker, parts, etc... 8) Loaded salary for mechanics - (Including all the benefits it's usually around an extra 10-15 dollars an hour on top of their salary, this goes for all other non mechanic salaries also) 9) Benefits for mechanics (every dealership I know offers benefits including paid vacation, health insurance, etc...) These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head... again I'm telling you a shop is making single digit numbers off each hour booked if you don't believe me I don't care. I operated my own shop, as a single employee my rate was 85/hr and I took home about 40 of that my overhead was 45 and that was just for me no other employees..... You have no idea what you're talking about.
@deidreperryman172
5 жыл бұрын
Insane analysis of being a mechanic. Love it. Never really thought just how hard being a mechanic is much less being an excellent one. Thanks for sharing. Take care and God bless.
@boratsmagadijev940
5 жыл бұрын
1. Dirty hands 2. Cold garage during winter
@TwentyOneThirty
5 жыл бұрын
borat smagadijev yup. The permanently black pedicures is another one
@chada75
5 жыл бұрын
Working outside in the Cold at 7 a.m.
@TwentyOneThirty
5 жыл бұрын
Birdup4life customer telling you “I already paid for the part. Why are you charging me to put it on!?” True story.
@chada75
5 жыл бұрын
@@TwentyOneThirty Been there too.
@mysterious144
5 жыл бұрын
Dirk McDonaldson wow! Really? Omg.
@av8tor261
5 жыл бұрын
Dealing with owners who are self proclaimed experts. Getting paid....I love the guy who brings the car in knowing it is going to cost money and when you fix it and pre-pay for his parts, he wants to pay you next week. I'm not a bank,,,,,Next week never comes. Another pain is customer supplied parts. Especially if they are no good. You always get blamed so I stopped.
@ateam6486
5 жыл бұрын
customer supplied parts always make me shiver. one guy with a jaguar needed a new power steering pump and the correct one cost 400 dollars just for the pump. he shows up with his part he got cheap. and then I take off their old part and discover the correct pump must have a extra hole for the power steering pressure sensor that his cheap pump does not have. and I had to stop changing motors. people get the cheapest junk they can find on ebay only to discover the used motor they bought is no good, after you put it in and then they do not want to pay you for putting it in and taking it back out. I know a guy in town at his shop, he did this 5 times on a S-10 4 cyl truck until they bring in a good motor. there is no way I am going to lose out on making money working on other cars or put on peoples used or wrong parts that don't work, and many ebay parts are must alter to make fit. having to drill holes and such and changing wires to make it hook up.
@felixf4378
5 жыл бұрын
Well some repair shops love to screw their customers on parts. I took my gf's kia to a brake shop to get new brake pads installed and the guy told me the cheapest brake pads they had were $90 dollars and he told me those were the lowest quality they had. If I wanted really high quality ones I would need to pay $120 (just on the parts). I needed to get front and back done so it would cost me $240 just on pads. The oem pads are like $60 and $70 get you high quality after market pads on Amazon. There's no reason to charge your customer and extra $50 and not even let them know what kind of pads you are talking about when you say "high quality."
@e493af
5 жыл бұрын
I had a customer back in the 70’s that had a Datsun F-10. It needed a new clutch and he left it in the morning and I called him at lunch time to pick the car up. He said that there was no way that I could have changed the clutch, the last time he was charged 8 hrs labour. I said it was done and it will cost him 2 hrs but he could pay 8 if he wanted to. I think that he was being gouged by another shop and we kept him as a customer.
@angli232
5 жыл бұрын
Sometime you don't pick the profession,the profession chose you, I knew a lot of odd mechanics who just plain stupid, but there is something absolutely genius about you and your work!
@Canada4Israel
5 жыл бұрын
God bless you Scotty. You are a blessing and your honest straight forward input is much appreciated.
@needtoknow204
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, God bless and have a merry Christmas too all!
@matteogsys
5 жыл бұрын
I just wanted the second this comments theme Scotty your good human being God bless you and thank you for making these videos your customers are lucky people it's the good people in this world that make it worth living.
@WelcomeToTheMadness
5 жыл бұрын
Rev up your....you working on the Alternator broke the AC.
@heczrivz2390
5 жыл бұрын
Welcome To The Madness 20 years later their AC breaks last person to work on it was “Them” they must off done something 🤦♂️...
@moldoveanu8
5 жыл бұрын
Jesus, thanks for pointing out how shitty Nissan is. I have a Murano new from 2007... Garbage car. Broke at 15000 miles then one or two more times after. Transfer case issues. They did offer 10 year drive train warranty after the last time it was broken. But it's 2018 now so I'm driving on eggshells. Will most likely break down again even if babied and taken care of. Btw Toyota did weird stuff with their quality of parts as well, and now you have to take out the whole engine to change just one little thing on their tacoma/tundra trucks which is ridic. (Heard it from Scotty). I guess the saving grace of the auto industry kinda stands on Tesla's shoulders now, but they are also far from perfect. Tesla quality is fine now but wasn't always so. And the catch is they don't allow any DIY work on Tesla cars, so there are no new parts you can buy, have to find used parts.
@jbdragon3295
5 жыл бұрын
Yuryi Tkachenko I think the point was, you work on one thing, and get blamed for whatever that is not related in any way. You do a brake job and then the customer complains you did something and now the horn no longer works. Whatever!!!
@Richard-gr7op
5 жыл бұрын
Very accurate. As other have stated, and it's every industry I've seen/worked in/heard about - the PUBLIC! Goodness gracious the people who can't/won't understand how labor intensive things can be let alone some of the prices of the parts, but it is what it is. I remember years ago from a mechanic saying something to the effect: Would you rather pay $2000 in labor for an engine rebuild and $0 in parts or vice versa. Public perception of what things should be seems to have very little relevance to how it actually is. Good video Scotty Cheers
@butchcassidy5398
5 жыл бұрын
1. people suck. 2. pay sucks no matter what. 3. Injuries are inevitable no matter how safe you are. 4. price for tools a year equals debt you never recoup. 5. ppe should be strictly required, even changing oil, using any chemicals, is dangerous whether you think it is or not. Save your health! 6. did I say the job sucks?
@tr4nsg0th1ca
5 жыл бұрын
One thing he forgot to mention is shady practices by shop owners. I got screwed over working for some guy who had me on a 1099 tax form and used any excuse he could think of to deduct from my wages... plus, he pocketed a little extra cash from not having to pay taxes on me, or provide insurance and workers comp. Anyone out there that's thinking of becoming a mechanic: if your potential employer brings up anything involving a 1099, walk away. It ain't worth the trouble.
@chrisrobbins9058
5 жыл бұрын
I know one!!! Everyone else’s car is fixed but your own 😂🤣🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@eriv4735
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve never had that problem 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@Daniel-z2j2v
5 жыл бұрын
Remember when mechanics knew what was wrong just by listening to it. Now they can’t fix anything unless the computer tells them what’s wrong and step by step.
@rtfm13
5 жыл бұрын
Still have to do that. We do both now.
@WelcomeToTheMadness
5 жыл бұрын
Rev up your....the dealerships and their remove everything to prevent you from coming back makes everyone skeptical about the local guys repair charges.
@RiggyRonnie
5 жыл бұрын
Hello again.
@WelcomeToTheMadness
5 жыл бұрын
WikiTool hey, how’s your evening going?
@bradbyers2764
5 жыл бұрын
Thats the truth.... Had a shop till I blew out both shoulders. But gaining trust w your customers is the uphill battle every mechanic faces even if u never meet the customer....
@billstmaxx
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining the garge "organization" But what about all the oil jugs and pails leaking into the ground outside?
@larrysettle5620
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty, I was a heavy equipment mechanic for thirty years rebuilding engines and transmissions, I have had three shoulder surgeries, two corupl tunnel surgeries, and two back surgeries, and terrible hand pain. You are so lucky you don't have hand problems.
@pferdundhundj7989
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Scotty! My Dad was a Mechanic for 75 yrs when he passed away. He would never let me help or teach me how to fix my own. When he passed I was ruined for shops but the only one left to fix my ever rotating stock of $900 cars, was my Brother but he’s too busy. So I took to fixing my own, finally! Me and my son changed a starter, ignitions coils, etc. I have bought many tools since. An OBDII tester was tops for my needs. A que my Dad put to my ex boyfriend, who was a Master Technician. What is the difference between a Technician and a Mechanic? A Technician=replacement artist while a Mechanic fixes things. Yeah? My ex started learning how to fix things like alternators. Thanks for the great videos. I am learning alot!!!
@nitin1620
5 жыл бұрын
Every time I receive the Scotty Kilmer notification I end up clicking it and watching it till end. Any one agree with me?
@progressoful
5 жыл бұрын
and you probably are cheap as hell as everyone other Indian :), damn you fella's are cheap...
@hanskinslo326
5 жыл бұрын
@@progressoful - The entire country of India is cheap, not because they want to be, but because they have little choice.
@maumuse2211
5 жыл бұрын
Not only a great mechanic alos a great Advisor. A Wise man indeed.... not to mention hmstright forward with us and educates us with what he knows and that is why we listen to you Scotty.
@niospartan
5 жыл бұрын
I started watching your videos to fix my Honda Civic about 4-5 years ago. I'm currently a budding lube/line tech for Toyota of 3 years with one year at Dodge. Your videos helped me learn a lot and helped me find something I was good at and enjoyed doing.
@HipsterBot2000
5 жыл бұрын
4:49 "That part doesn't match up, its got more gap to one side"... *shows gaped teeth* Lol i was brushing my teeth and i laughed.
@TheEgg185
5 жыл бұрын
The worst part is never getting to go home. The place I work requires me to live there permanently for 32 years until I retire.
@jbone84
4 жыл бұрын
If you live there it's your home.
@Ladco77
5 жыл бұрын
The challenge of a perfectionist: don't let "perfect" get in the way of "good enough."
@charlieennes
5 жыл бұрын
Dear, Scotty. First let me say thank you for putting out videos that answer questions for us regular folks. I have a problem! I'm guessing I'm not alone! I have a 2013 Ford F-150 Lariat 3.5 Ecoboost 4x4 (not sure if the trim and engine matters in this situation.) It does some weird things! Sometimes the speedometer goes away (restart fixes). Sometimes there is serious slip leaving the line, (again, engine restart often fixes). Sometimes it won't shift out of first until near redline, (running it up there and letting it shift usually fixes everything). Sometimes it will not downshift (like when the speedometer goes away, when this happens, it will not go into manual mode either). The newest car I've ever owned before this was a 2006 Toyota Tacoma (shift your own gears, roll your own windows, lock your own doors, no cruise control). This is the first vehicle I've owned with amenities and first automatic transmission! I have never owned anything that works most of the time! Mechanical things work or they don't work! Dealer is no help! I had to walk them through how to update Microsoft sync because I had a problem with it and called Microsoft and asked them what to do. If I haven't lost your interest completely, please help!
@philliplyle3781
5 жыл бұрын
"HER NOSE IS A LITTLE CROOKED"
@wikimon
4 жыл бұрын
elbows too pointy
@A.R.77
5 жыл бұрын
Whenever I'm in a bad mood, about a minute or two of Scotty makes it all better. Thanks for all the work you put into this Scotty!
@jgrab1
5 жыл бұрын
"I have to admit, I'm half deaf from all the noise of fixing cars..." Ah, that explains a lot.
@videomaniac108
5 жыл бұрын
I was a self-taught mechanic as a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s. I would check out the car books and manuals from the public library, or buy the ones that weren't in the library, study them and then sneak into the auto junkyards, being careful to not be spotted by the junkyard dogs, and take parts off cars and bring them home to study them with my books as reference. Later, when I had part-time jobs I would go to Sears every payday and splurge on a new Craftsman tool, until I had a good enough toolset that I could begin doing work on my neighbor's cars. This was before the age of emission controls where cars were much simpler to work on and wiring diagrams were easier to read. Starting in the early 70s, the electrical systems and pollution control equipment got so complicated that I had to invest in more expensive specialty equipment and diagnostic procedures got more complex. Just getting to the parts that need to be worked on became a near Herculean task sometimes, with the proliferation of belts, hoses and wires. It was a lot of fun though and I did learn a lot of interesting stuff about cars and motorcycles.
@Wolfflow500
5 жыл бұрын
That MSM supplement you showed actually worked. Thank you Scotty!
@Kohnojake01
5 жыл бұрын
When your friends constatly ask you to fix their cars for free/cheap on your freetime..
@ELCLAVE300
5 жыл бұрын
That's so true
@ronbridges678
5 жыл бұрын
When it comes to working on cars I make it quite clear that I have no friends!!!
@agorrie
5 жыл бұрын
"A lot of good mechanics are rather odd people, like me" - Scotty Kilmer
@wilshirestrasse2220
5 жыл бұрын
BIggest problem I experienced as a service writer was customer stupidity and dishonesty. In the former case, many customers couldn't fathom that they (not you) own every rusted bolt and worn out part on their car. I explained that that was the priviledge of ownership. In the latter case, lots of customers would lie that a power window worked when the car was brought in, or the A/C was perfect; everything fell apart - including the radio - (naturally) after you did a $19.99 oil change. I trusted my mechanics - they were guys who wanted to stay employed and for the most part, did good work. It was the customer (and going to Small Claims Court) that drove me out of the industry. Great video Scotty.
@kenkido685
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty. Your not odd! Your genuine! I am learning so much. Just pour out all that precious knowledge and we will continue to gather it up. So grateful you filled this KZitem niche.
@WolfmanZX
5 жыл бұрын
"i fix my mistakes but you bury yours" OOOOOOOH shots fired dispatch, i repeat, shots fired.
@Yuaaaur
5 жыл бұрын
You work as a Auto mechanic and you go home to work on your car and you slowely watch as you loose interest in cars
@evolutionglitch4739
4 жыл бұрын
Sad but true. I used to love cars and love working on cars. After a few years wrenching at a dealership, I see cool cars and think 'meh, not worth the hassle'. Is car depression a thing? 😂
@pushrod49
5 жыл бұрын
This occurred to me yesterday and just thought I'd throw it out for all us old timers who lived and drove in the late 60s muscle car's. Most people claimed that the muscle car's were only good in a straight line....that they didn't corner well, rada, rada, rada. But, they also had those great handling BIAS PLY tires....not radials. I'm betting that most all of these old muscle car's ability to corner would be greatly improved with just radial tires. Thanks for letting me get this out.
@ZZstaff
5 жыл бұрын
MaxSpeed, I had the same problem with people not wanting to pay me for repairing their computer or complaining about the cost of a custom computer build I did for them. They have NO clue how much education and experience I have and the money I had to dump into education, among other things. -- Scotty, I used to be a mechanic early in my life and I got a good education. One of the things I learned was, when applicable, to keep my fingers and thumb open if a wrench or other tool had a chance to slip, my hand would hit whatever instead of ripping the skin off of fingers or knuckles. Lots of things to learn as a mechanic.
@MrTPoops
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Scotty ❤
@mr.motormaster9881
5 жыл бұрын
REV UP your propane and propane accessories 🍖🍴🍺
@davidblackwell6914
5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather got me into mechanic work before he passed this year as I'm embarking on my own career into working on cars I fully understand what you mean by perfectionist Mr Kilmer.
@wickedishiccy7621
5 жыл бұрын
Slowly working on my trade. But i never ever ever, and i do mean ever, feel like working on my own car after working on cars all day long
@dancs5414
5 жыл бұрын
General under appreciation and lack of understanding of their own car. It's always the mechanics fault for not performing miracles.
@lilgazebo7952
5 жыл бұрын
Probably people who ask to change blinker fluid
@grassroot011
5 жыл бұрын
What they can't change their own? What's happened to people nowadays?
@cpthuggyface2011
5 жыл бұрын
@@grassroot011 Nah it's probably because it's sealed and can only be done by the dealer. *CoughBMW*
@raphaelfrancis4509
5 жыл бұрын
Rev up your perfectionism!!!
@brentsummers7377
5 жыл бұрын
Finding an honest and extremely good mechanic like Scotty is hard when you move to a new city. If you work for a large company in the new city try asking the other workers who they recommend. I did this a few years ago & found an excellent guy like Scotty by asking for suggestions on the company internal email forum thing.
@fahad1992fah
5 жыл бұрын
scotty is an underrated mechanic, i wish i could work under his supervision for a while he is a great reference and teacher, all Love scotty from overseas
@michelreineking8284
5 жыл бұрын
As an engine specialist i definitely feel the perfectionist point. And my girlfriend gets pretty sick of it lol
@mboz1080
5 жыл бұрын
Scotty, very very true on all aspects. You forgot to mention that it may cost you a few relationships. Thus your sanity. After 20 years I cracked at the corpo level. Now I can even look at my own car without ptsd setting in. That being said, keep up the good work. 👍
@sfdanceron1
5 жыл бұрын
In terms of the electrical systems, computers, etc. of the cars, these days I think mechanics should split off into one of two directions: either concentrate on the mechanical side of the car, or the electrical. I recently had an electrical issue and it's there where you separate the men from the boys. They clearly need techs who only specialize in the electrical system.
@soldtobediers
5 жыл бұрын
Dad was an auto mechanic all his life. Called his customers ''Fender Lizards'' because they would be right in the way each time he would have to get to another tool. 1st time i'd really noticed that Dad had a sense of revengful humor, was at 5 years old. When a highly un-mechanical friend arrived at our home for an oil change. Wanting to save all the labor cost he could... he asked Dad what can I do? Dad handed him a wrench to remove the drain plug & guided him by voice where to loosen the plug. Of course i was @ ground level peeking under the car as the friend began removing the drain plug; when suddenly, he received a gush of hot motor oil in the face. The man started cussing up a storm as he was trying to clammer out from under the car. Looking at my Dad's reaction; i could see him smiling a whisper knowing all about the results of what had just happened before hand. 112018
@Newbport849
5 жыл бұрын
Cool story
@Lurod_
5 жыл бұрын
@@Newbport849 😂
@MrAngusyoungistheman
5 жыл бұрын
Sold to be Diers Yeah, hot motor oil dumping in someone’s face is hilarious. Especially the part where they go blind and have massive chemical burns that can last a lifetime. Hopefully he swallowed some to destroy his body internally as well. Sounds like your dad is a pretty sinister person.
@fila1445
5 жыл бұрын
Number 6. Working on german cars...
@jamesborek8125
5 жыл бұрын
Sigh.. triple squares
@glitchinthematrix555
5 жыл бұрын
I like working on German cars. Makes me feel like an elite of the industry. If you can do German you can do anythingz
@retiredamericanpatriot5571
5 жыл бұрын
I have an entire room in my house thats mine....you have to walk around piles and move things, but I know where ALMOST everything is. It drives my wife crazy.
@MP-oh9lt
5 жыл бұрын
5:14-5:45 is a good advice that aplies to most things in life, not just cars. Thanks Scotty.
@shinigami117s8
5 жыл бұрын
A messy toolbox is a good mechanic. Clean ones, noobs
@juamart448
5 жыл бұрын
Then I'm the bestest ever.
@jbdragon3295
5 жыл бұрын
I wash that was true!! When organized, you save time being able to find things quickly. It doesn’t take much effort to put it back where it needs to be to find it quickly once again. It doesn’t need to be clean, but at least organized. Where I work these days in a food factory as maintenance manager. Everything has to be neat and clean and things inventoried. As we have 3rd party audits which require that. The paperwork work alone is a big waste of my time that could be better spent working on all the many jobs I have to do. I have no choice!!!
@xdygmnyrdf
5 жыл бұрын
If youre randomly throwing tools everywhere and then spend half a day searching for them, it doesnt make you a good mechanic.
@jared7897
5 жыл бұрын
Messy doesn't necessarily mean good. Our general services guys can't even grasp the basics of organization. They send everyone into a frenzy looking for tires, parts etc because they put things in random order and irrelevant places. It shouldn't take me a half hour to find tires, I should be done by then. Having things right there at the moment you need them is crucial to getting things done in a timely manner. Plus, I don't want to be worried that I misplaced an expensive tool which the job i'm working on is going to have to pay for rather than have that money going into my savings.
@tedhalko4266
5 жыл бұрын
@@thatflymechanic I just got a craftsman one at ACE hardware I love all the storage and organization
@theredneckretaliators
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve got an 87 bronco with a built 302 and a 73 Ford F-250 with a 400 big block. You won’t ever see me driving anything after 1994
@davecrupel2817
5 жыл бұрын
Collect all the parts you can *while* you can.
@andyburk4825
5 жыл бұрын
Wish I could find similar at decent price - craigslist prices are crazy high
@auburn13356
5 жыл бұрын
It is called an "ORGANIZED" mess in the garage. That's how I am with things as well for more than 45 years (catching up to you, Scotty). Oh, by the way, I am a hoarder, too. (no matter how strongly I deny it, all family members tell me I am. So... I am.) and to be a perfectionist, I think we, by default, are OCD and that also, no matter how strongly we deny it, everyone else will tell you that you are... so I am... LOVE YOUR SHOW and keep it going as long as you can. (from Seattle, WA)
@jclar3565
5 жыл бұрын
This is cool that these greater wider level discussions are happening. What KZitem should be all about
@jeffsama7601
5 жыл бұрын
I wish all mechanics were honest like scotty kilmer
@pablor3138
2 жыл бұрын
I want to learn just to fix my cars, im tired of getting ripped off or receiving crappy fixes.
@Mossy500A
5 жыл бұрын
The tip on gloves cannot be stressed enough. Black nitrile gloves are one of the things I keep with me at all times.
@Herbertti3
2 жыл бұрын
I could be a mechanic since I fixed my own cars for 15 years but the thought of dealing with customers is just too much. I wouldn't want to be one telling your head gasket is gone.
@johnnyhawkins43
5 жыл бұрын
I worked dealing with the public most of my working life and I came up with a saying that once I let it out on here I'm sure I'll hear it again and somebody else will take credit for it! Anyway here it is/when you work with the public you will basically meet two kinds of people,the ones you can't beat,and the ones you'd like too!!!!!!!
@joracer1
5 жыл бұрын
1, People not paying 2, busted and cut hands 3, the expense of new tools 4, people wanting $1000 of work for $200..... 5, knees bending wrong way, other aches and pains....
@colemanadamson5943
5 жыл бұрын
Obvious, so it seems, Scotty hasn't worked on customers cars for a long time.
@RealKaukus
5 жыл бұрын
What many people wont Unserstand..to be a professional mechanic ( not these "fluid'n brake change" shop mechanics) you have to gather sooooo much wisdom,information,profession and knowledge.. it's incredible.. People won't understand how deep analysis and stuff can go.. 4/5 of our work isnt fixing anymore. At least 80% of these 4/5 is analysing and gathering information to solve electric and mechanic problems, the rest is writing and doing documentation. It's not 1990 anymore.. hell.. even cars back 2005 were easy to dix, compared to models after 2013
@geebs76
5 жыл бұрын
I was a mechanic in the 70's in Boston and the worst thing was working under cars packed with ice and road salt and sand. It would drip on you and run down your back and you'd have a head full of sand. It was water torture. All. Winter. Long.
@Butzy621
4 жыл бұрын
If you work in the north, there is always the car that comes in with ice and snow packed in the wheel wells that starts melting as soon as it enters the shop. When it drips onto the lift and splashes you in the face multiple times, you get insanely irritated.
@bigjim8088
5 жыл бұрын
One thing I tend to hate more than any is getting a customer car that has already had a few attempts from different people to fix. Broken bolts is a big one with an easy out already broke into it but you learn how to fix that after a couple. When you get one that had different attempts you shouldn't trust it being right start from scratch.
@edjackson4389
5 жыл бұрын
I own a body shop. Can never do it fast enough to satisfy anyone, but I stand behind my work so they keep coming back. The paint work can be very frustrating and time consuming. My dad was a mechanic so he pushed me towards collision repair. Been doing it or 30 long years
@brittanybradley3300
2 жыл бұрын
I want to thank you for all of your videos. I'm going for my A5 right now but already doing repairs, I get alot of diverse reactions from the public, the men scrutinize my work I guess bc im female, the women love it, some men too but I've definitely been belittled. You are a great teacher I've taken your advice on a few of my repairs already.
@WCGwkf
5 жыл бұрын
Best part about being a machinist is you never deal with the public.
@Wajjajagg
5 жыл бұрын
One thing that sucked for me fursure was not havin a good habbit of wearing gloves i'd always smash my fingers & cut them up pretty bad 😂
@s.j.5850
4 жыл бұрын
How right you are Scotty about being a perfectionist! We tend to analyze everything because we have to when working on cars. That critical analysis does come in handy though - very few things get past us!!!
@brian1157
5 жыл бұрын
I love you Scotty, but would it kill you to organize your garage? For real man....
@jasminegraef40
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Been looking for this video from you.Thank you, I knew you’d have a good one on this topic. Believe it or not Ive learned more from this video than most others you’ve released. Seeing as I’m the type of person who learns best starting with what NOT to do. Life saver you are Darlin 😘
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