CAR NINJA! Porsche Macan GTS thermostat, the FASTER, EASIER way!

A 2017 Porsche Macan GTS with a faulty thermostat. The Porsche repair manual calls for the entire front clip to be removed to access the components for replacement.
Jonny doesn't have time for that and leaves the front clip in place and completes the job faster and easier his way.
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[@MichaelASmith49]

We missed you, Jonny! Shop still looks immaculate!

[@richieduck67]

Great to see you back Mr Ninja

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

He's a sir, or doctor even. Genius, nice guy too.

[@starkyslp16]

Great to hear the shop is busy to the point you're bringing in more employees! Says a lot about your expertise and service

[@gbriank1]

I think Jon and Mason are gone. Leaving Jonny, Ben and the two new guys.

[@ryan_etzel]

6:14 "I'm about to drop it..... shit." -- Every shadetree mechanic, ever.

[@jimamizzi1]

Good to see you washing your hands before getting in the car, I’ve seen so many that don’t

[@mikenormandy9250]

Missed you Jonny!!! Glad you’re back and you were gone for a good reason!!

[@terry-zi7eh]

What was the reason, if you don’t mind my asking?

[@OB928]

Watching the knowledge in that brain at work is always impressive.

[@cwheeler42]

Jonny is a freakin' boss. Doing all that blind by feel up to his armpits in the front of the car. Glad to have you guys back!

[@mnmn1665]

Great to see you back. "You could do it at home" - Now that's funny. I certainly couldn't. Thanks. I wish you were local to me.

[@kim007250]

Wifey . I’m just going down to garage to change my Porsche thermostat see you in a couple of weeks.

[@AnontheGOAT]

This makes the thermostat and water pump replacement job I just did on my W212 E63 look like child’s play by comparison. Holy smokes you have zero room in that engine bay!

[@richieduck67]

"Not fun but doable" welcome to working on cars

[@ewengillies9826]

If that wasn't the case he would not be happy. Bushyboy Oz

[@rjkulman8990]

"shortcuts' that work are so very satisfying, welcome back

[@johncoss5604]

Great to see you again. You make auto repairs look easy.

[@mattleckenby6460]

He really does make it look easy, it’s anything but 🤷🏼‍♂️😃

[@TheRedgtv2000]

I would’ve changed the water pump as well while you are in there!

[@richardgreene3460]

New subsccriber, but knew about you for several years! I work on my 42 car collection, and I thought I was the only one who forgot how I did something to a car years ago! The only car I have close to a BMW is my 1999 Bentley Arnage with the BMW 740L engine! Much respect from NC!

[@dalejones3862]

Missed you ninja

[@uin45]

Missed you Mr ninja

[@walterbutscher8438]

Welcome back Johnny

[@petergondolier4088]

Hey Johnny. You can make your life a lot easier, buy yourself a roll of .060" lock wire, use it to secure anything, so if you drop it, you can easily get it back. The pulley you just removed, lock wire around it, secure the ends to a water pipe, rubber hose, etc., and never worry about dropping searching for anything again!

[@bigchevy87]

Good to see you again Johnny, I'd like to see what happens to that engine 30 years from now, with all those plastic parts.

[@The98deville]

As long as it makes it thru the warranty that's all Porsche worries about which is sad considering the cost premium of their vehicles.

[@bigchevy87]

@@The98deville Porsche has a programme for classic car parts such as 911, 928 etc.... but I think the Macan will never be a classic, when its life is over, it will become a frying pan.

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

Why would you care about it in 30 years.

[@QALibrary]

Oh just noticed that you closing in on the KZbin silver play button

[@randyragon]

One thing about working at home, you have things that just aren't at the shop. I have a couple of extra pool noodles just for working on cars that I don't care if grease gets on them, that I stuff down into tight areas below things I'm taking off that might break if they fall all the way down and hit the ground. Also helps to keep them from getting down to an area that they might get jammed in and take a lot of extra time to get back up and out.

[@DrRick-dq4bb]

Jonny. You could have been a surgeon.

[@tony66au]

The Factory way and the Jonny way :-) Good tools make a big difference and quality tool makers that answer the needs of their clients are awesome, I have collected Mercedes and Volvo service tools over the years for 70's and 80's models and many of them are now long redundant compliments of newer tool designs, Nice to know its still occurring.

[@E85_STI]

I like watching videos like this and reminds me of why I don’t really want to work on other peoples cars. There’s so much that has to be removed to get to one part and things can break like tabs or snapping a bolt. Shoot while you are filming a KZbin video you should watch some to help you with the belt. I watch a lot of videos and it helps a lot.

[@randyragon]

Back! I was so worried there weren't going to be anymore after 2 months. Then just this morning my Subscription to the channel disappeared. I commented on Hoovie and Wizard's that you were gone, then did a search and the channel showed up there. Re-subcribed and on the same day a video came out, yeah!

[@Private011]

Watching Jonny work is gracious.

[@willemvandernest3249]

Damn I do hope we don't have to wait another 90 days but we understand. Almost thought you gave up on us here. Anyway glad to see you're still around

[@duancoviero9759]

Definitely taking notes! 📝

[@matta1899]

There is the right way and then the Ninja way....

[@Tapir18]

Classic Porsche - let's do easy stuff complicated as hell.

[@ahib5994]

Ninja do you think they made it so hard to replace so you don’t cheap out on the parts and to buy genuine parts! Sneaky Porsche. Happy to see you back my friend Respect from Greece

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Jonny never swears🤷‍♂️

[@YeOldeGeezer]

Yay a new video in forever

[@rachelbrinkley3240]

Engineers are the bane of mechanics and technicians whether it be for autos or industrial process plants

[@tomtheplummer7322]

It’s so folks can’t do it themselves 😏😡

[@frankchan5547]

They design so maintenance after 3 to 5 years is ridiculous. 11 to 12 hours to change starter motor on Audi Q7!?

[@jeffmac3071]

This video will help you remember for the next time. Great to see you filming again.

[@SomeJuanPlay]

Glad to see you back at it man and always cool to see a Porsche on the channel

[@EuroAutoEnthusiast]

3-pdl conversion is the way to go for the E46 M3 🤌🏽😮‍💨 So good to see you and the team are thriving 👊🏽💪🏽

[@DeLaLosPedros]

That's always nice when ninja tips to save time on how to do repairs that saves time. Nice Job🔥👍

[@RJon2006]

The right tools will make or break any mechanic or DIYer. Good info, Johnny! Keep up the good work! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@perryjwill]

So glad you are back! You have been missed!

[@markday5797]

Good to see you back.

[@mylest3436]

Finally! an update on this channel i love!

[@daryllloyd4144]

Love the confident way he cleans up before starting it up, I wouldn't dare tempt the Motoring Gods that way...

[@thhall459]

I wish you would find the solution to the ubiquitous Honda S2000 off-idle stumble problem that literally no on on earth has a definitive solution for. I know you are not a Honda guy ... but I have thrown the challenge down for you! Thank you for your skill, professionalism, and your willingness to share it with the world.

[@bearing_aficionado]

About time you came back Ninja and crew!

[@yodasbff3395]

Thanks for the video, it's always a pleasure to watch a talented technician. 👍

[@QALibrary]

Welcome back, very well done in being so good you needed to hire more people

[@scottwagner8320]

“Something you can do at home.” Bwahaha! 😂😂😂

[@humpsuka]

Nice to see a shop owner actually work on cars. Some people just talk and talk, but never actually do any repairs or services on video.

[@dadman879]

good to have you bach

[@billystpaul8907]

Welcome back Johnny. Still making videos worth watching.

[@thingserik7269]

"Don't cheap out on the parts it's not worth the labor" Yep, put a "good" alternator in my 9-5 only to do the same job 1 year later with the "better"(Bosch). This involves 2 jacks, one for the body, one for the engine.

[@RandySmith-iz1ml]

Glad to have you back!

[@TheWaxer1]

Glad youre back , greetings from the netherlands👍👍

[@IgorD33]

Another advantage of filming is that you can use it for training or to refresh your memory

[@garypoulton7311]

Jeepers creepers, I am SO glad I don't have a modern German car... Feel for you working on this junk all day long.

[@gflores7018]

Welcome back. I miss your videos Keep it coming

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

Welcome back!

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Glad you're back Jonny...was wondering where you've been!

[@ArthurSperotto]

THANK YOU for making this!!😊

[@zbreezy190]

What a beast. Would love to have a garage like that someday

[@MikeB85]

Glad to see you back Johnny! :)

[@thethomasj1795]

Great to see the Ninja back!

[@GRfourfun]

So good to see you back, coffee in hand, watching smiling! 👌🏻

[@eppyz]

Nice to see another video, thought the Ninja went to rehab due to working on these cars!! haha. German cars are so fun to drive but such a PITA to work on. If the Germans could just make things easier to work on they would have the perfect cars. With everything going EV guess it won't matter down the road. Bummer.

[@kenbagnall4861]

The Car Ninja saying “stubby” reminds me of a mechanic friend who had a trainee back in the 80s. He was working on a car and the trainee, let’s call him Tyler, was ‘assisting’. The mechanic asked for a stubby Phillips, Tyler pretended to look for the screwdriver, he was taking too long a time. The mechanic was getting impatient and started shouting “pass the stubby Phillips! Have you found it, it was right there!!??” Tyler was getting upset that he couldn’t find it, and at being shouted at. The mechanic didn’t know that Tyler didn’t know what a stubby Phillips was, Tyler was too proud/scared to fess up. (Mechanics DID THINGS to trainees in the 1980s) The whole scene ended with Tyler screaming “WHO THE F**K IS STUBBY PHILLIPS, I HAVEN’T SEEN HIM, WHO IS HE, DOES HE WORK HERE?” 😮😂😢

[@johnmackenzie693]

Nice to see you back, I wondered where you had gone.

[@agimkrasniqi2242]

Good work Shqipe🫡

[@bigspam8909]

Welcome back

[@michaelpickarts7683]

I still feel like "coolant pump" is a better description than "Water Pump"

[@1wadesdad]

Great job! Enjoyable video. I would have had to replace the water pump while I was in there, but I understand customers have their limitations when also paying for your expertise.

[@AnontheGOAT]

That Macan GTS has a massive coolant expansion tank lmao.

[@scotttendering6637]

Nothing says "German engineering" like a failed t-stat in 6 years. Thanks for the video, Jonny!

[@GregVT]

Wow...and I thought the thermostat on my 550i was a pain! 😯

[@peterarries7879]

Welcome back, your content is very informative and i think it's safe to say your videos have been a big miss 👏🏽👏🏽

[@Sandkei]

Good to see you again 👍

[@mikemoxley9477]

Great video

[@tylerniday8935]

Ben's lookin very 1986 lol

[@fred420]

Missed you!!! Glad you're back!

[@zaineridling]

I have no idea how you don't open the hood, look at modern engines and just yell, "That's it, I quit!" 😅

[@naplespan]

Was that a little belt squeak towards the end?

[@LilYeshua]

Yep, standard thermostat removal tool.

[@willtacoma2ndgen661]

Welcome back. Good job 👏

[@scottwagner8320]

With every video, you remind me of why I can’t afford any German car, though I’ve dreamed of owning a Porsche sports car.

[@scoobydoo885]

Glad your back!!

[@axelrivera6020]

Awesome as always

[@joel9873]

Did mine 2 years ago and it was a pain, but better than paying the dealer $2,300. I just got doing the louver motor last month.

[@philb707]

$2300 is absolute madness

[@scotttendering6637]

@@philb707 So is losing a t-stat in a 6 year old car.

[@patwilkes4122]

Great to see you back . Look forward to further videos.

[@dascooter8287]

Great stuff man. So glad you’re back. 🎉😁

[@carcissistmoto6616]

Love the videos!

[@AlanL007]

Enjoy your video, hopefully you are doing well.

[@johndiaz7240]

Always good to see you working, you are the Car Ninja.

[@purehardstyles]

“I just need to remember how in the hell did I do this” 😂😂😂

[@alanprobsten2858]

What a legend

[@mule666]

I love my e39

[@died4us590]

Missed you, but i can see how you've been buisy, seems like the more emissions garbage covering the engine bay like octopus tentacles, hiding common failure parts that usually require maintenance, like the thermostat, belts, alternator, starter, and the many plastic components that become brittle and break due to the heat produced by the engine and exhaust, less people want to work on the stuff, which kinda gives a good shop like yours a llot more work. G-d bless y'all, looking forward to more video's.

[@KrisMichaud-ov5wl]

4:04 zen time

[@leppie]

"How id I do that?", thats why they call it 3rd time lucky :D Not because of luck, but you learned.

[@repairist]

Amazing 😮