Craziest Day at the Shop and Ending Up at the Track

Just another day here at Concept3 where you never know what might come by the shop.

[@mstang06ramos26]

No way I was laughing hard at the end 😂😂 we need a update on what happened to him

[@JoeB24-7]

Same. Need to know what happened and is it going back to Concept 3.

[@cd9225]

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[@frankskinner5548]

For real the ending was the best!

[@fazejab5887]

😂😊0

[@joenuno2324]

The “KOBE” part 😂………man that dude was happy you took care of him. Most shops won’t do that kinda stuff 🤌🏾

[@PontiacSpazz]

Ppl don’t like money now a days and don’t know what customer service is that’s y I don’t shop with certain ppl

[@EBkChapo-yo1xy]

A regular shit shop will take a week to do that job here in Chicago 😂 literally.....

[@christinesalazar7663]

This comment is for their editor: great job with the subtitles and the meme references you are able to put in! Like that shit is hard asf! You are making this video so much more enjoyable for a wider audience thank you❤️👏🏽👏🏽

[@DIARRHEA-PANIC]

They are Ai subtitles, if you notice almost everything in the subtitles is incorrect. Good luck my friend you're gonna need it.

[@BuddyYT_]

Have you ever tried to make subtitles manually? Lol you should try it​@@DIARRHEA-PANIC

[@davidgilbert1835]

The more and more I watch this channel the more I love it!! The quacks get me every time and I cuss a lot as well!! The things you see coming from other shops is just unreal!

[@StanleyKubick1]

rubber chicken squeeks

[@West91pt]

I swear that you guys are the only automotive channel that i follow, you guys are amazing in your simplicity in making content, you're just genuine and that's what i love the most. It makes me want to drop everything here and move there!

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

Wow, thank you!

[@West91pt]

@@ConceptIIIPerformance You’re welcome, and keep it up!

[@Stephen_Ellis]

Sorry I swear a ton. Thanks to the Marines I don't have a fucking filter half the time...

[@josemolina3858]

Lmao

[@Athens_Prime]

same they fucked my vocabulary up

[@Stephen_Ellis]

@@Athens_Prime I swear and don't even know I'm swearing half the time.

[@THEblkMaN69IN]

Ooof

[@LeoV-37]

That's a beautiful BRZ.

[@giantpandagraphics9568]

F*cking love will. Such a great person!! He has helped me get my daily get back on the road ASAP.

[@hydroboost1020]

The opening captures a moment every car guy either has ir will experience absolutely perfectly. Where every person in the vicinity of the open hood is running the same 3 thoughts thoughts though their heads 1. How could this have happened 2. What could be damaged and how badly 3. Is this fixable? How much work is this going to be. Its a horrible feeling.

[@Starkiller5121]

Just don't break the lip on the way out. ...*Smack* That comedic timing was impeccable.😂😂

[@benjaminaguirre5755]

Internal radiator failure when coolant and atf mixes. Very popular on early 2000's nissan/ infiniti It'll need a Trans, radiator, complete cooling system flush, thermostats, etc. Not fun

[@joshb8209]

Normal on a w212 Mercedes lol.

[@chrisboling3487]

for a cheap degreaser, 4 parts water to 1 part dawn after the simple green treatment you were doing, dawn is a emulsifier so it bonds to both the oil and water to help flush oil out of tight spots. i hope this helps

[@kevincharles1983]

First time watching..When someone thanks you like that it's worth more then any dollar amount..subscribed

[@AgabeGames]

There is something so great about watching people who are great at their job - this just seems like an awesome place to work

[@__KNOX__]

For real to have a customer so appreciative is priceless

[@its.me_angie]

“Dreams don’t come true without good people”. Mr Ellis with the wisdom.

[@dakotataylor7909]

Can't believe this is the first time you guys have ran into this. Super common on quite a few cars, neons, cobalts, Cadillacs and a few others I've seen it on, anything with those end tank coolers built into radiators. Fun and stinky stuff !

[@kippadrake845]

Man I can't wait for the update. Will, you're a goood man. Lots of love from Aus

[@midnight_yota]

Been following for a while on Tik Tok but I think this is my new favorite KZbin car channel. Y'all seem like such good people

[@feliciano9166]

“E85 cold start 🤷🏻‍♂️ “….i felt that lol

[@JustsomebodyWatchingurvids]

I like how these guys work. They pow-wow and brainstorm together to get the job done. Looks like a fun place to work.

[@Dracale]

I work for a parts house and we were getting bad radiators that fit GM vehicles. You were lucky, the one instance we had was the antifreeze pumped into the transmission and destroyed the transmission. Cool channel, just found you guys. Best of luck in everything.

[@androbot6807]

You can see his heart break every time he finds something new, but he for sure enjoys his job

[@sypratePrivate]

I'm not huge into cars but I love this channel. Yall work hard as hell but keep it lighthearted in the shop and its awesome to see.

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

Appreciate that

[@usdmsilvia]

Not only have I seen this, I had to diagnose it for a friend. It happened maybe 7 yrs ago in a ek civic. Car ran fine but once thermostat opened the trans would slip. Checked the trans dip stick and seen strawberry quick. Told him the rad had an internal break on the trans cooler side and needed to be replaced and trans flushed with new fluid added. Luckily it never had issues with cooling.

[@shane3350]

I've seen this once or twice at the shop I used to work at. Chrysler has a similar problem with the oil cooler on the v6 models. It sits in the valley under the I take manifold and is often misdiagnosed as a headgasket.

[@JDMjunkyard]

the pathfinders/xterras had the same issue with the integrated radiator/trans cooler. also those megan race ramps are the best! especially for getting slammed cars on a lift

[@Rikadyn]

Yea it's pretty common on Nissan automatics with the integrated cooler.

[@lordgilby]

I had the radiator blow up like that in my Tundra. Big old strawberry milkshake. They flushed my transmission and coolant system multiple times. The engine works fine but the transmission shifts hard. My radiator was factory Toyota.

[@harveyh8297]

I want y’all to know I spent 34 years knowing NOTHING about cars except changing tires and air filters. Recently got my dream car (‘05 Honda Element. Don’t ask lol) and decided to use the opportunity to learn my own car maintenance. There’s some stuff I won’t do, but channels like yours give me amazing info. How to associate a sound with a problem. How you diagnose an issue based on a vague customer statement. Where to source quality parts, how to know if your mechanic is fair and honest. You’ve given me the confidence to wrench on things I wouldn’t have touched a few years ago, and it’s saved me over $1000 in labor so far and my E is doing great! Time for a valve adjustment on the V-tech though, and I’m not brave enough to open the block yet so I’m taking it to a local element expert here in the PNW. Your team is amazing!

[@vcmdpropulsion126]

i seen it quite a few times. mostly on the older 90s chevy blazers, the cooler inside breaks and the psi of the cooling lines is higher then the psi of the radiator . so its always getting trans fluid.

[@JohnCasper-n8h]

Menudo,Alcazeltser and Nesquick... dad essentials

[@Juanwickszn]

These videos are amazing, so much for being there without being there. Mr. Ellis is something else LOL!!!!!

[@IllestISF]

This just happened to an acura TL type s i was working on. Trans cooler blew internally mixing coolant and trans fluid surprisingly engine oil was clean. 15 gallons of trans fluid later trans fluid is clean but the coolant still shows gunked oil, regardless of the hours spent flushing it. New Thermostat Hoses Radiator and full send.

[@danny_playswithcars]

This was a thing on some of the M112/M113 (and honestly, a lot more engines) Mercedes cars back in the day, pointedly the ones that were sporting a Valeo-brand radiator with the integrated auto trans cooler. Exactly as was quickly called out here, the internal seals fail and you have oils going where oils shouldn't, low-viscosity fluids going where low-viscosity fluids shouldn't, or both if you're very unlucky. Best case scenario, new radiator/cooler unit needed. Worst case, transmission also needed.

[@zen_autoworx7237]

trans cooler is internal to the radiator, it happened all the time with the vq40 xterras and frontiers, damaged the trans due to intermix

[@upbypnw]

Currently dealing with this exact issue on my Xterra.

[@PhilJue]

Man we had to do that that to a mini cooper at the track. Even my wife helped out

[@shilohxd4152]

This is my dream...come to a shop work on cars all day then afterwards just chill to music, clean up my shop, then rinse and repeat.

[@ToppsGarage]

thats what we australians call a "milkshake" very common in our ford falcons

[@BoostJunkieBrian]

Y'all are fkn great especially the customer complaints videos...make me laugh every time... lmao 🤣😂... keep it up 🤣

[@legionnair23]

In commercial transport we clean coolant systems all the time just remove the thermostat and put fresh water and powder dishwasher detergent. Run it up to temp then repeat flushes with clean water until clean. Works great

[@VeilingDarkness]

I'm not even interested in cars that much but you guys are too funny , this will be the only auto I watch

[@ThatManitobaGuy]

I've seen the interal radiator trans cooler fail before. Strawberry milkshakes the trans and cooling system. Need to disconnect all the coolant lines, Dawn the block and heater core. Replace the radiator, replace the transmission.

[@kev.c.j.]

A few dishwasher tablets crushed up and run through the system will breakdown the trans fluid. You'll have to do it several times til it runs clear. Had to do the same on my VW caddy van after oil cooler failed and filled the coolant with engine oil.

[@Zhorteye]

This whole episode just had the "Wheres the...Gabagoo" meme running in my head.

[@stephaniepaez76]

love these rare long video from you guys

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

More to come!

[@jitsplayer83]

Yeah we need that update at the end! But great work on getting back on the track

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

Video going up soon

[@leotrevino5410]

Had the same car come in with the same issue. Transmission cooler that is inside the rad broke, and it makes a badass milkshake 👍

[@markiusgalfordii9248]

I have seen it before. It happened to me in one of my old trucks. It had A. Transmission cooler inside the radiator for the truck. At show some point the transmission cooler leaked into the radiator fluid. I did not know until my truck stayed overheating. It took me quite a few hours to find where it leaked from.

[@endurone209]

Good ol Milkshake of death. Radiator/Trans cooler internal failure of the weld, leeks trans fluid into Radiator coolant. Had this happen on my 05 Nismo Frontier a few years ago.

[@JDL_MobileRepair]

You can tell just by the way he doesnt leave fingerprints on the paint and door pillars he cares about the customer cars.

[@davidsimpson3361]

Liquid cascade dish detergent works great to get oil out of cooling system, or fleetgaurd makes a product called restore that is specifically for that.

[@Jvsmoothlikegravy]

We had this happen at the dealership I work at, trans fluid swelled all the coolant hoses, had to pull the motor and replace all the hoses and flushed the motor with simple green and a water hose until it was clean

[@sagittariussage43]

Brooo ain't no waaaay. That's tragic to see 😭. I miss buttonwillow, I use to race my 240z and my dad's g35 around there quiet some time ago before I moved out east. Please let the next video be an update on the poor gt86 🙏

[@jwalterus]

On equipment we use cascade dishwasher detergent powder to flush cooling systems

[@joelrosario4272]

I guess the trans fluid identifies as coolant now

[@fastinradfordable]

You mean the lgbt fluid

[@yanglue611]

"Something been pissing." Me: "Yeah, pissing you off of how shit still stands."

[@KureijiYaroBuilds]

I was hoping to hear Will when he went to scare him was that "Bad news.... Your new transmission is broken, then be like good news. It was a joke" But this is awesome lmfao

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

we were going to do that but that man has been through hell and back for that kind of scare lol

[@KureijiYaroBuilds]

@@ConceptIIIPerformance Amen to that brother hahaha

[@zacharysmith5494]

Awwww you got your cherry popped. I've seen that time and time again with all sorts of makes and models. I call it the strawberry milkshake.

[@wkjeeping9053]

I have seen that. Diesel cleans oil pretty good. Simple green very concentrated works too

[@Richard-n2w1g]

Some cars come with a transmission cooler built into the side caps of the radiator. And if that transmission cooler fails internally, you then end up with the strawberry milkshake you see here

[@boydwoodgyer2139]

Hey ya Team . I’ve only just started seeing your videos but it looks like you guys get some real “ GEMS “ rolling into your workshop . Keep up the good content . Cheers 🍻 , Woody NZ 🇳🇿 .

[@ConceptIIIPerformance]

Thanks so much!!

[@darranlynas]

Inside the rad the two can mix if the tank cracks inside. Transmission cooler lines connect to the radiator. Unless you add a separate cooler for the transmission

[@fastinradfordable]

Any serious car owner should bypass the trans heat exchanger in the radiator. And run an external cooler. The last thing an engine needs going up a mountain is a bunch of heat from the transmission visa versa

[@amandathompson5600]

Got to love the forbidden strawberry milk shake

[@youngboyjohnny8940]

Love when he goes “wtf”😂🔥

[@civick20a293]

I had two Ford Excursions do this.. Remember drain the torque converter to. I had Coolant in there, too

[@cwdl2004]

Wow... thats crazy. U guys are good for catchin this stuff.

[@rubenbarrientos5800]

I have seen it, there is a recall on the Xterra that Nissan have sent out to the dealership,replace the radiator because the lines of the transmission connect to the radiator and if the radiator goes bad then you will have to replace the radiator and the transmission too. That happened to my uncles Xterra, I told him to replace the radiator but his mechanic said everything looks good the radiator is fine five years later bam there it goes the internals of the radiator goes bad then the water and transmission fluid starts to mixing in and you can’t dive it again

[@Windrazor8403]

Lol I love watching y'all's vids on what people do to there cars y'all make my day

[@lexuslife]

Had one do that to me on a nissan frontier. Had to flush the motor cooling system and replace the radiator. We also had to flush the transmission

[@sindafyd717]

Actually it’s pretty common on VQ and on frontiers and pathfinders.

[@EmpTy-kf2rq]

It happens - it’s called the “pink milkshake of death”. Fix: bypass the transmission/radiator heat exchanger and install an external transmission cooler.

[@DJLilDC]

I have seen radiators internally blow apart. Im a fleet manager for over 3000 vehicles. Just had 1 about 3 months ago. Coolant mixed in trans and trans in coolant. Required new trans and radiator . 11k for a new trans wasnt happy

[@Chipthecurb]

These guys look fun to work with

[@corporaljohnson8318]

When you love what you do and are great at it!

[@ducaduke]

Ive been searching for another good YT channel for a while now. Thank god I found yours love your style keep em coming !!! Subbed!

[@motoroadrunner9589]

We had this happen to our 350k+ mile 94 suburban and we thought the radiator leaked internaly somehow since the trans cooler is inside the radiator which is stupid alone. Good luck cleaning all the trans fluid out lol you'd have to flush the lines and engine a bunch of times to get it out. Even then good luck 😢

[@Stepqen]

Man it took will 2 hours to fix a transmission. It's taking a garage to repair some stuff on my car 3 WEEKS. Will can I fly you out to England to repair my car for me!

[@ghostcarscenekorea3969]

Lol my jeep Cherokee had this issues. New into cars. It overheated I checked the radiator cap and it was just like this. Thought it was head gasket. Sold to a buddy he found the same exact issues as this. Trans line busted in the radiator

[@chrisrupp13]

In the Xterra forums we call this Strawberry Milkshake. Early 2nd gen Xterras had a problem where the seal between the Radiator and Trans Cooler would blow out and coolant would get into the trans. BAD BAD news.

[@Guttylol]

the nissan 5-10 S. mod.... the frontier and pathfinder do it too.

[@thejamaicansenpai1698]

That's all love right there.

[@TLGEyes]

i was an infiniti tech for 5 years, only seen this happen once. threw me in a loop for a little bit

[@AngelGutierrez-wr6dj]

Had this on my 2003 ford f250 , dawn dish soap works fine just dilute a bit

[@Sentient6ix]

I miss my BRZ. It burned to the ground in may from a freak electrical fire

[@jimmymuniz8623]

That’s one clogged up radiator! Just when you think you’ve seen it all…😳

[@Cole_HD_Mechanic]

Use dishwasher soap like cascade . We use it to flush diesel cooling systems when oil cooler let’s go into the coolant. It’s right from Detroit manufacture

[@raymak6129]

that pink milkshake , engineering design courtesy for countries that freeze , they warm up the trans fast but fail when they mix

[@dragonslayer1082]

Honda ridgeline does that a lot call it strawberry milkshake of death where internally the trans cooler lines mix w coolant i just run the water hose like you did from fire wall inlet and goes thru motor and lines

[@MasterBasser]

this shop seems fun to work in hahaha

[@10thArchon]

I got a feeling of nostalgia watching this I wonder why?

[@keithsmith7503]

Interesting you’ve never seen this on a vehicle before and more specifically another Nissan… Good ole SMOD on the Nissan rad. Pathfinders and xterras are known to have this problem. Rad bypass and inline trans cooler fixes it. There’s a thin strip of metal that seperates the coolant from the trans. As the rad heats and cools the strip expands and shrinks eventually tearing itself and causing the mixture. Rad replacement and fluid flushed would’ve fixed the problem. No point in messing with the broken radiator

[@NeighborsAteMyZombies]

That shits such a pain in the ass too. My 04 grand cherokee did this maybe 3(?) years ago and I still get little clumps of strawberry milkshake when I flush the system 😂😂 gunked up the water pump too. You had the right idea sticking the hose into the block but I can almost promise that didn't get it all out the coolant passages 😅

[@stylerrickert5977]

This was a common issue with Nissan with the Nissan pathfinders 06 and up the transfered and coolant was separated by a rubber wall and that wall would break and also get into the transmission

[@jockmchaggis6797]

Best way I've found for flushing oil out of a cooling system is crushing up some dishwasher tablets into the coolant and running it up to temp, drain then flush with water

[@bigsimer4183]

I seen this on a 2022 jeep recently at the shop pretty much replaced everything and did about 6 flushes wasn't a cheap job for the customer

[@havocbeatz8211]

I have actually seen this before. and it was also on a Hyundai. the trans cooler line blew inside the radiator. customer drove it long enough that the coolant was all milkshake. but surprisingly the trans was fine, none went back into the trans

[@ConQueror04]

tiktok brought me here love this channel the vics vapo rub killed me

[@514aam]

When going racing I always separate both systems, trans fluid going to an independent cooler, and well, plastic radiators are a no no.

[@jakeclauson9863]

Trans cooler built into the radiator? Iv seen those type of radiators fail internally and mix coolant and trans fluid

[@highpol1ce]

"It's in!" Me sitting here: "FUCK OFF! THAT'S SOME GOD DAMN BULLSHIT 🤬" Also, after my clutch install on my si, the last thing to put on was the battery terminal connector and it broke on me as well. That's funny. Although the actual connector broke. Not just the nut/bolt. Lol

[@newtypeJP]

the part where my guy is like what the f is up with these vq's had me dead. literally every vq owner thinking that at one point

[@professorex9356]

I think these g37s and g35s are sold to carmax with known issues. Carmax just want's to unload the bad inventory. Had a customer buy a g37 from carmax and within a month the water pump was dumping coolant everywhere. Needed a new water pump, gallery gasket upgrade, and we did a full timing service.