CAR NINJA! How to KILL your CAR.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

I have a 2011 Jag XJ which my 19 yr old drives to/from work. I was out of town a few months back and he called me and said "Dad, low coolant light came on and I pulled over immediately as you said." I told him have a friend come pick him up and I'll deal with it when I get back. A few days later I found it right where he left it at a local tire shop parking lot; I threw some coolant in there and started it up and drove it a mile back home. Found cracked plastic coolant pipe (no surprise after 12 years); but no sign of gasket failure. Taught that boy well...

[@bobcoats2708]

Good job kid.

[@donaldlee6760]

Nice job, one day when he's your age he will pass along your lessons to his own kids and the cycle will repeat (electric cars still have a radiator).

[@mr.carguy3161]

You taught him well. And he also LEARNED the lesson well! Good job for both of you! 👍👍

[@admranger]

This is clearly a fake post. A teenager that listens to their parents? Next you'll tell me that the earth isn't flat. 🤣

[@robertisaar]

Teenager, Jag XJ, stopping at the first sign of trouble. What an incredible combination.

[@yatesbowlingcenter]

That’s my red B7 that got the coolant flange replaced. Can’t speak highly enough of Jonny and German Motor Works. He took care of another B7 we had last year too. Satisfied customer for sure, your vehicle is in good hands with this team.

[@rwsavory]

Pretty car!

[@maxmiddleton7427]

B7 was the last good a4 IMO.

[@4drturbo85]

You like buying money pits

[@yatesbowlingcenter]

@@4drturbo85 Hows that? Aside from tires and oil changes, this car has cost me basically nothing to own for the last 3.5 years. Including purchase price, I'm less than $8k into it. My other B7 was bought with 63k miles and sold with over 150k miles 6 years later. It was quite reliable as well, never left us stranded. I'm not saying its the best car ever made, just take care of it. But its whatever, my guess is you've never owned one, but you'll probably tell me I should slug around town in a silver Accord or Camry.

[@bastogne315]

That thing is mint❤

[@BSGSV]

Driving far behind a newish porsche, I saw a gush of liquid flood out the bottom of the car. Then steam billow out. I accelerated alongside and flagged down the driver to stop. He was pissed at me for interrupting his phone call. I decided next time I'll just watch instead of getting involved.

[@KiraYamato209]

Expensive phone call 😂

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

Yep. Dude in a Porsche on a phone? Yeah, I’m sitting back and watching the show. 😂

[@Van-tastic]

If it’s a cayenne, macan, or panamera know that you’re dealing with someone who bought it just for the badge. If it’s a 911 cabriolet, they will love the attention but won’t understand what you’re talking about. Basically the only porsche driver you want to talk to is going to notice a coolant dump immediately lol… Also, mike you’re the same kinda Richard Cranium but with less money.😂

[@stevenshi980]

I used to have an Audi A6 with a coolant leak at 80,000km. It consumes almost one bottle of premix every three to four days, and I took it to the shop. The coolant was mixed with the engine oil, so the old drained engine oil was milky. The repair cost $8000 nzd but luckily I had a warranty. I got rid of the car after the repair since the warranty was expiring soon and I traded it for an ND Mazda MX5 Miata. Best decision ever.

[@reidster87]

I've often scoffed at Audi's service procedure of pulling the whole front clip off, but here I can see it makes a lot of sense for some maintenance and repair jobs. The timing service on that Q5 looks pretty much like a dream. My main concerns would still be dealing with a front clip that's been improperly assembled after somebody else's repair or collision damage, or fasteners/clips that become brittle with age

[@ArKritz84]

I'm thinking the same thing. As long as you go into the job with the expectation to pull the front clip first, it doesn't look terrible to work on.

[@DeloreanGuy2]

pulling the front bumper clip off really isn't that bad once you get into it. It does make working on everything else sooo much easier once it's off

[@philb707]

Yea I have a A4 wagon same gen as the Q5 took my front clip off to swap out the front grill, you could definitely lose track of the fasteners.

[@FALCORTON]

Its been a while since I've seen a Car Ninja video. The quality and pacing of these having grown exponentially, It feels like I'm watching a TV show on cable. Thanks for the hard work you all do putting these videos together for our entertainment.

[@Rome__king]

Buddy was driving this on hopes and dreams. Jonny wanted to pull the glock out for the spider too lol! great video as always brotha

[@paulcostello1807]

I once drove a long journey in an old vtec Honda at an average speed of 90 or 100 miles an hour and touched 130 at times for minutes. Upon reaching my destination the car popped coolant hoses at the traffic lights. After a few minutes I put in water and put things back together and hey presto the car ran fine for years after no head problems. MotherFn Honda unbeatable and this was a 150k miles car

[@houseofno]

Love the title Car Ninja. You just described the car maintenance mentality for nearly every motorist in America. Most of these people wouldn't even stop to refuel (or recharge) except under duress. "Maintenance? But it's a Toyota (or Honda)....." What's truly ridiculous is that people complain about how expensive new vehicles are, and they don't even care to do maintenance on the old ones to keep them running properly? What's the point of that? I love these comments from the "not worth fixing" crowd here. Not worth fixing. Seriously? Have you seen the prices on new cars lately (ADM stickers and all)? Not to mention the cost of interest over the six to seven year term of the loan, not to mention the cost of comprehensive collision insurance that the banks are going to insist you carry to cover the cost of that expensive new car? Yet it's not worth it to most motorists to do an oil change to keep that very expensive engine running? If keeping an old car running "isn't worth fixing" what's your alternative? Go find another car to destroy that may be in worse shape than yours?

[@PieterBreda]

My colleague discovered this without your advice. She totalled a Prius engine. She drove 20 minutes with a red check engine light.

[@johnmitchell2741]

back in the 90s when i repaired cars in my driveway I pulled the heads off a Pontiac Parisienne with 30k miles in mint cond because it had a water pump leak on i95 in Florida and the two elderly ladies driving it kept driving it at highway speeds till it seized. There were holes in 2 of the pistons. I had to put a junkyard engine in it. 😪

[@ScottJ175]

Audi things. You brought back memories of the 2002 A4 my wife drove from 2003-2012. I always dreaded reading "lock front carrier in service position" in the manual.

[@starkyslp16]

They always want to limp it home instead of just pulling over and paying for the tow. Now they get to pay with their engine. I've had 2 family memebers do the same thing (Audi and Mini)

[@bobcoats2708]

“It still drives!” Yeah, many people don’t get it.

[@jeririce4928]

clearly these people need toyotas

[@bobcoats2708]

@@jeririce4928 Maybe. But Toyotas don’t like being run dry and overheated til they seize either.

[@gazzafloss]

"And another one gone another one gone, another Audi bites the dust". Nice to see your "calming" ways Jonny, and maybe the Q5 owner has learnt a valuable lesson about engine temperature observance?

[@Jon_2218]

Car Ninja (Jonny) always honest authentic genuine analysis to each vehicle and their needs to repair. Thanx!

[@miceinoz1181]

I always consider other opportunities when doing the bigger jobs to save time and money further down the track. This is exactly why Jonny does this here. Despite the increased bill it saves his customers money and time later. Great idea.

[@-jimmyjames]

Good work man. I have been there done that. Last was a few mid 2000 audi S4 V8 timing chain jobs.

[@stevejones9788]

Some people have more money than sense 🤨

[@kristensorensen2219]

You are an amazing specialist!! That title says it all about how well owners care for their cars!! ❤

[@red95gts]

I bought a BMW X3 where the previous owner had done the same thing - ignored a leak and ran it until it stopped running. The M54 was leaking water into 5 of the 6 cylinders and after teardown, I found both the head and the block were warped.

[@TXCherokee]

Jonny. Now that I’m getting close to 70 I’m bruising easily each time I try working on my car. I understand your pain

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Pleased it's not only me that loses skin every time I venture into the engine bay.

[@philb707]

its the only way

[@johnpetersen8116]

Your shop is filled with such cool cars! Love the e61!

[@fredmahar5431]

Excellent video Jonny....keep up the great work....

[@tfoen7678]

Great video and information tutorial. How people who drive these beautiful machines wreak them by not doing simple checks and following the lights. It's just sad to see-and today's vehicles make it complicated for regular shops to work on them than going to the dealerships.

[@ralphb8602]

Regarding transmission fluid for bmw x1 f48 , when to change and what fluid do you recommend ? Dealership doesn’t want to change it…lifetime fluid you know 😅

[@WHTMAN-ei7ik]

Check FCP pretty sure that generation of X1 is based on the Mini platform and does not have the ZF transmission but the Aisin 8 speed. Check FCP/ECS they should have fluid change kits for the transmission which include the fluid and filter needed to do the service.

[@mikemata623]

If you plan on doing this yourself you will need a scan tool to monitor trans temp to do the final fill level.

[@djmech3871]

Do a transmission flush, I did it on my SQ5. Now the transmission shift so much smoother and ZF is happy.

[@keithhamilton3399]

I vote Jonny gets a pay raise!!!!

[@DSGMATT]

He owns the business - I’m sure he pays himself a decent bonus 😊

[@jp-nq5wd]

Yeah, I'd like to know the ballpark figure on the Q5 even though it looks like he won't be fixing it.

[@ozarkliving7263]

Every video I watch from Johnny, I’m thankful for my Toyotas and Lexus’. You’ve got to have a low IQ to buy German vehicles that you have to pay others to work on for you.

[@jacobdorph816]

3 pairs at 10:03? Looked like 4 pairs of socks to me.

[@TheUncleGoat]

🤣 "There is something orange on her ass" That's got me in stitches 🤣

[@113036stat]

Baum bushing tools are super sweet!!

[@gmlover82]

Enjoyed the video! Give us a follow up on the Q5. Curious what the customer will want to do.

[@theaustralianconundrum]

Hyundai CRDi 1.6 mated to 6 speed torque auto and in Australia now done 345,000KM's and inlet manifold nor valves ever needed cleaning (Hyundai use port squirt each cold start + DI after) = no carbon build up and our intercooler hose only gets the lightest misting of oil but we change new hose and clamps every few years anyway. Full service every 7,500KM's OEM full synthetic plus OEM filter or approx twice yearly. Same camchain, tensioner and guides showing absolutely minimal wear and no noise or rattle even on cold starts. AUDI? Well they = rubbish! Subscribed from Australia.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

Maintanence goes a long way, i had a 02 volvo with over 500k miles with original automatic transmission and engine. Ran perfect. Too bad rust got to it because it was basically a mitsu carisma with volvo inline 4 engine 😔

[@PSB-900]

It amazes me how people don't use common sense. This car isn't worth putting a used or rebuilt engine in it now. Idiot! Another great video Jonny!

[@xoxo2008oxox]

Johnny: Jumping spiders have amazing vision and won't bite you. Well, unless you try to.

[@rbiddy5893]

I'm surprised that it would be worth it to fix that Q5 with that mileage...clearly it wasn't once you saw the cylinder scoring but even if the head was good I can't imagine putting that kind of money into that Audi with that mileage. I remember my water pump failing on my old Golf many years ago and it over heated. I shut it down as soon as I saw and it was under warranty at the time and the dealership changed the water pump but it started burning oil which was super annoying. I just kept adding oil and drove it for years but the head gasket must have been warped too because eventually I got the milkshake...but it kept going for years like that. Had I known then what I know now, I would have demanded more from the dealership. Overheating can cause so many problems that you can't necessarily see right away

[@tonygiraldes7848]

Just the greatest as always 😊❤️

[@mbouffy]

The wife wanted a new car I bet.

[@lashlarue7924]

😱 Oh man! The end of this one was like a gut punch, I felt you take it apart, I felt all of that like I was there, and then the block was junk. Oh man 😱... Ninja, you are making it hard for me to sleep at night, this is the stuff of nightmares...

[@ep-ou7sc]

Im sure you already have one, but they make an awesome fancy tool for those coolant clamps

[@kerrylewis2581]

Mac tool trucks would make a fortune selling replacement backs for auto mechanics. I'm still sore after a few hours of contortion while working on my 09 Escape.

[@arnoldm889]

Chiropractors can help lol.

[@asimpleton2.0]

The most positive mechanic in this realm 🙌🔥🙌

[@GetToDaChopa]

being a mechanic is such hard work i dont know how you do this every single day

[@patstiff]

I am not a mechanic (obviously) and am wondering why those cylinders could not be bored and sleeved or whatever else is normally done in a lower end rebuild.

[@eppyz]

You probably could do this, but the cost to do it would be about the same as getting a complete rebuilt block anyway. I think that was what Jonny was thinking. Some of these VW/Audi Engines have a back order for several months as well. That is not a VW/Audi thing either. When our Hyundai engine needed replacement took 3 months to get an engine. Just supply chain issues are common place these days. Either way? Still would be cheaper to fix this Audi than buy a new one for sure.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

Because they're made into an AL block and have a crome surface finishing. There's no way to sleeve them as they aren't sleeved in the 1st place. And bore them and re-chrome them is probably, by the end of the job, more expensive than just replace the engine.

[@eppyz]

@@AlessandroGenTLe the block is cast iron not aluminum. This is a 2.0T no?

[@Itstime2029]

What is that black car ( white top) to your right of the orange Audi you’re working on?

[@stevelouie5928]

The newer bmw's always has the coolant meter in the middle. I always see it as cold or in the middle. Does it ever vary or will it be game over by the time you get that notification.

[@digiklemuzik544]

I remember back in the day (I’m old 😂), I was driving my wife’s BMW E36 325i and a Fiat Uno Turbo wanted a race. I had to thrash the BMW to beat the Fiat but just afterwards I noticed the temperature gauge creeping up and eventually the car overheated. I decided to baby the car back home. I had to fit a new water pump as the plastic impeller had become detached, I was lucky the car survived without any undue problems.

[@jimmcculloch3786]

Brilliant as ever, thank you :)

[@bmwbob51]

My wife kept driving her BMW Z3 when the expansion tank blew till the head gasket blew and warped the head and was blowing white smoke and stopped. I got an email from EPA stating the car was a polluter. $4500 later and new head later!

[@Vikturus22]

That’s very rare that the ea888 needs a headgasket. In regards to timing chains can’t you just use vcds to check timing chains? I do this in my mk6 gti

[@TheRiseofSuperman]

Thank you for this channel. I just purchased a Audi S5 and I would love to bring it to you to look it over and give me your feedback.

[@itsnotme07]

Expensive lesson for the customer! Great video for us though!!

[@guzzijack9714]

I haven't come across a reverse thread in a very long time. Are they still marked with notches along the flank or is there some other way to tell?

[@mikemata623]

Read the manual lol

[@Bizija123]

Not exactly a Hollywood ending, huh? Damn. I did a timing job on my '15 A5 with a 50 dollar chinese toolset. Worked perfectly. The job was very difficult though because I didn't feel like removing the entire front assembly and just dropped it a little for room.

[@arnoldm889]

Some brake clean would take care of that spider lol.

[@thechuckster40]

I have seen that flange made of aluminum so you don't have to worry about it anymore. No idea why they would make that out of plastic. Aftermarket company makes it I can't remember the name.

[@tonychambers6275]

I’d not mess with it new engine, you just know it’s coming back to bite you in the bum

[@donaldthomason4588]

I have a 2008 X5 E70 4.8l. I just rolled 100k. I thought about using Liqui Moly oil flush before my next oil change....your thoughts on doing this?

[@markae0]

I just watched VGG drive his wooden car (without coolant) to its death. It had a blown head gasket so was pumping out the coolant when engine was running. He could have stopped before the engine was toast, and had the car towed. Could have rebuilt the engine.

[@Dixlive]

Update video of the garage and staff Ninja is been a while

[@deniscudahy4549]

Still surprises me how many people still do not do basic checks on their cars weekly it would save them thousands in the long run 😂

[@markae0]

Great tear-down!

[@texan176]

Surprised the Q5 owner even authorized a head gasket after initial assessment. Once the warranty is out, they are worthless. They would never get their money back in a resale and would risk other very expensive repairs down the road. A new short block and labor to put everything back together economically totals it.

[@donferrie4070]

Can anyone tell me what the black car is in the backgroung at 5:44 ? Thank you

[@volks-jager]

seen this happen far too many times. people just ignore the red light or pegged temp gauge and drive until the car quits running. doing head gaskets on an engine like this that has been nuked is a fools errand. ive seen it so bad on a Subaru that the plastic timing covers and knock sensor melted. even if you do the HGs the engine wont last long. a low mileage used engine from salvage yard is probably the best option.

[@mathewfullerton8577]

Shows how much I enjoy the Ninja. Here I am watching the whole video even though the screen shot gives me all three steps I need to follow to kill my car! 😂

[@clonetrooper576]

People always just assume "oh its no big deal" but more people need to be taught that overheating means stop NOW not "in a couple miles my house is really close"

[@nutandboltguy3720]

What’s the NA Miata in for?

[@Jacob-sq6dx]

Car Ninja PLEASE fix that Audi and sell it or keep it, if the owner declines it! It’s a beautiful car!

[@peterarries7879]

Great content as always 👌 👏🏽

[@fitimio001]

What a transparent guy. True Ninja.

[@williamkelley7654]

STP oil filter says it all.

[@arnoldm889]

Its the 2.0t audi, really bad engine. Johnny loves them bc they pay his mortgage, shop, payroll, retirement etc.

[@MrJbipes]

3:10 Oh gawd, an STP oil filter to boot. Aren't they the worst?

[@mikemoxley9477]

Another GREAT video !!!

[@lieutenantdan8170]

Knew block was toast when i heard it drove overheating until it shut off

[@rickyslapstick]

Damn that sucks... engines on those Q5s are expensive

[@umbraelegios4130]

This will permanently kill an engine. * cough* ask me how I now *cough*

[@SpaceTech54]

And That folks is MAGIC - From the Man-of-Skill....

[@Tow_Guy_Tv]

#CarNinja 8:56 #MACTOOLS great video love the advice more people need to see this

[@areghakobyan3818]

The scratch wouldn't be visible by a borescope? You could avoid all the work.

[@talon262]

Jonny still had to pull the head for the head gasket (which he figured would be blown and it was) and to check if the head was warped, but, in that process, the fact he found that the cylinders got scored up made everything else moot. You don't half-ass major repairs like this, which is why I appreciate Jonny and Car Wizard; experience and proper tools can help you do some things easier or faster than book, but, in the end, the job needs to be done right.

[@dgschindele]

Sad for the customer and for the car. An expensive lesson.

[@88FCRX7]

Lol the spider. I was working on a 07 Wrangler and as I'm pulling the wheels off I saw a little yellow spider. I called my GM over since he knows random shit he's great at bar trivia and asked if he knew what it was. He had no clue so I looked it up on my phone it's a Yellow Orb Spider like the size of a dime. It's harmless but it's bite can cause anaphalactic shock.

[@fubartotale3389]

Since when is anaphylactic shock harmless?

[@88FCRX7]

@@fubartotale3389 because the spider itself is mostly harmless till you antagonize the shit out of it

[@nsbioy]

@@fubartotale3389 because some people are allergic to spider bites. Same as peanuts, an otherwise harmless spider bite can kill some people.

[@nv1493]

People love to rag on the German stuff, but maintenance is maintenance. If you don't do it or ignore what's going on, you're destined for failure.

[@wmg378]

i got lucky and the radiator on my e39 popped shortly before i pulled into a parking lot, looked down just in time to catch the temp gauge creeping past the halfway point

[@estevatopanchovillacruz9969]

what was that tool you used at 5:55?

[@ville85]

Remote coolant hose clamp pliers, very handy in many places. So basically hose clamp pliers which work via a flexible cable so you can unclamp the hardest to get to clamps.

[@NonameNoLastName-v4y]

I wanna know who drives a car with head gasket broken till the point that car stops. Or not changing oil for 15k

[@scottwagner8320]

Miata in the shop? Are you finally branching out to quality Japanese import repair? I hope?

[@miketeeveedub5779]

You play Russian Roulette with an overheating engine. This owner lost. All could've been prevented by pulling over and calling a taxi/tow truck. Lessoned learned with the final bill I hope.

[@Dignified-cx1uf]

Imagine breaking your own Audi 🤯

[@allanbrooks3060]

A master in action

[@alansmith4734]

0:07 Are you scrubbing the floor, or diverting a leak, or both? A Floor Squeegee will dry the floor afterwards! Safety Third!

[@talon262]

Looks like they were just scrubbing/degreasing the lift bays.

[@oveidasinclair982]

150,000 miles is pretty much end of life for an Audi

[@samuelrostas1239]

Does the customer pay 1500 or 2000 to be told he needs a new engine? Or half of the price 😊

[@philb707]

Probably half

[@JMgmkh]

Hard to believe a car can look so good inside and out and be such a mechanical POS.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

Customers like these are those that, later, badmouth car brands because of their own stupidity. They shouldn't be allowed to have a license in the 1st place!

[@neilrobertson6535]

I thought Audi would have a coolant low level warning light. If you ignore that and keep driving you are bound to learn the hard way.

[@philb707]

Oh an they did lol

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

Maybe you all can buy it from the customer for cheap, fix it up, and then sell it like the Wizard did when one of these was in his shop

[@neoanderson7]

The car is overheating and you stil attempt to drive it?!?! That's insane. The fact the user has an Audi on top of this... Some people have absolutely no concept of how vehicles work. To them it's just 2 pedals and a steering wheel.

[@robustrobot4077]

Ayoo the miata?

[@bdtaylor1979]

How many payments does he have to make for those socks? 😂

[@mikemata623]

It's MAC so it shouldn't be too bad lol

[@philb707]

All