Customer States Hit A Massive Pothole

Customer states and mechanical problems in one digestible video for you to enjoy!
In todays episode we see the destruction of an oil pan after the customer ran over a brick, a couple of knocking engines and the loudest broken pulley I've ever heard. Enjoy!
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Video descriptions:
0:00 Intro
0:04 Super confusing issue, if the car was running I'd say a backfire but as it was off I have no clue
0:11 Smart of this guy to turn it off straight away and saving the engine
0:23 That’s why we perform thorough trade inspections.
0:34 May as well replace the blower motor while you're at it
0:48 We'll that's a first mini farm I've ever seen in the boot of someone's car
0:58 They really thought this was going to be a simple brake job when it should've been done years ago
1:14 2017 Chrysler Pacifica motor mount seemed to be MIA
1:30 I was thinking maybe sugar otherwise I have no idea what it could be
1:45 Time for a new lift
1:51 The amount of times I've seen these engines with rod knock recently, stay away
1:59 This Honda odysseys rear shocks failed at only 50,000 miles
2:06 Not a happy subframe, a common issue for some Nissans
2:09 Got to love GM's 2.4 chain guides
2:21 Unfortunately we don't know what the customer hit to cause this damage
2:28 They don't make them like they used to
2:46 Customer States "I've got no brakes". I think we all know it hasn't had brakes for quite a while
3:07 Service managers have to turn these types of cars away unless they want to do the work themselves
3:17 No idea how all of this water managed to get into the transmission
3:40 Do not buy an eco tec 2.4 I've seen so many of these engines in the shop
4:02 This was a inline 4 cylinder, should've gotten a v8 one
4:18 Well this is certainly the loudest bad pulley I've ever heard
4:28 Sometimes you need to send proof of things being wrong to convince the customers
4:36 Found where 4th gear went
4:46 Customer states, I didn't see the speed bump"
4:54 Well at least we know the diff is good
5:00 Super unlucky for this truck driver especially losing the air bag
5:13 At least there were no mice nesting on this one
5:25 I'm surprised the engine was still running
5:42 Wonder how long its actually been making noise for
5:51 The mechanic said somehow it missed all of the wiring so it definitely could've been a lot worse
Thanks to Blake for this clip check out their Instagram at @ / blakea_f
6:15 Going to need some extra parts to fix this alignment
6:24 This really needs to be off the road, hopefully the customer realized its dangerous to be driving around in and decided to sell it
6:46 I've never seen a wheel bearing so smooth before it just keeps rolling
7:08 Likely is just a pulley/bearing that needs to be replaced
7:25 Another terrible wheel bearing
7:43 A customer took this Rav 4 to a shop after this thumping noise however the mechanic couldn't find what was wrong
7:52 Outro
#customerstates #mechanicfail #mechanicproblems

[@keybokatze1927]

How did Honda figure out how to engineer a reliable engine in the 90s, but todays modern manufacturers can't build an engine that'll last over 5 years

[@rcsibiu]

Simple! It is called Programmed Obsolescence. If you make a car which will never get broken down you won't be able to make a profit out of that car. You sell it and that's it. But if your car has flaws and these flaws appear AFTER the warranty expires you are in luck, you will make a heap of money! Because the buyer will have to come to you and buy parts for his broken car because he needs a car. And when he is sick of his broken car he will need new car because new cars offer warranty. Basically you will make money non stop because those cars continue to break down

[@fracturedraptor7846]

It's called planned obsolescence. Things are engineered to fail, or made poorly so that happens, so you'll buy a new one or parts far sooner than you normally would.

[@childoftruth1738]

Progress

[@QuietMikeW]

Forced government compliance, removes freedom of engineering, which, as always magically, removes quality, reliability, and increases price

[@Gigaguenther]

Because the customer would then say "it makes this little power for this mpg? How come manufacturer x gives me twice that?"

[@flipper_the_rabbit]

"Sea foam. Spray foam its all the same." - Future owner of a brand new fuel system.

[@sinjull2256]

Last clip is just the heartbeat of the car because the driver is 1. using his phone while driving 2. Not even stopping at a stop sign 3. being driven in the US

[@calyodelphi124]

That moment at 2:42 sent my sides into orbit 🤣 Grounding out the spark plug to shut the generator off is such a simple, stupid way to do it LMFAO

[@polygon-viewer]

The spark plug ground tab was a common shutoff for older small engines. I've had a couple of mowers with that feature.

[@jacilynns6330]

Something so obvious and he searched for an hour? He should stop working on mechanical stuff.

[@Damoinion]

I had that on a couple of old outboard motors too.

[@Jeff-ss1fs]

So simple and effective.

[@AffordBindEquipment]

Every rototiller I have had stopped that way.

[@davidpeters9897]

My mini bike had a kill switch like that, about twice a week i would accidentally grab the spark plug and shock myself.

[@Torsee]

1:36 GRITS! All that’s missing is the butter! 😂

[@paullinkins8121]

That lawnmower shutoff is exactly the same type as the first lawnmower I had to use in the early 1970s at age 7. I used a screwdriver to press the lever onto the spark plug so I wouldn't get zapped.

[@SpaceTech54]

That's called a "Solid State" Engine Shut-off Switch....

[@michaelmaxim7207]

Memories.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

That lever is grounded, so you wouldn't ever get shocked. It's silly to need a tool to move it into place. Just don't touch the tip of the plug ;-)

[@Issac.ZF1]

3:50 honestly, I was never a fan of Ford's to begin with. But I DO NOT blame the manufacturer on this catastrophic malfunction of the engine. From the looks of heavy varnishing and sludge, this is 100% the owner's fault for not changing the oil frequently enough.

[@deadon4847]

Eco-tec 2.4 are GM.

[@chrisrmorriscm]

True , but his point is valid. The 2.4 isnt a bad engine. IF you do your basic services ​@@deadon4847

[@ColtonRMagby]

The guy in clip #1 has some kind of bad luck with great timing.

[@crlaw75]

The wheel at 6:50 sounds like "Wheel of Fortune".

[@Ghauster]

7:08 sounds like a classic alarm clock.

[@crlaw75]

Or the old style telephone when it rings.

[@redneckbryon]

3:43, the Eco-Tech is only as good as the owner, who maintains it. The same goes for just about everything.

[@them0leisback]

Yeah, look at the sludge build-up. Ofc it's unreliable if you denied the last 3 oil changes.

[@John_Ridley]

That's how engine shutoff was on small engines for decades. Has this guy never seen an engine more than 10 year old?

[@glennso47]

When I was a kid my parents had a lawnmower that had the engine shutoff like the ones on the small engines in this video.

[@Hawk7886]

Yeah it just grounds out the spark plug. Super simple and effective.

[@davidmccord8286]

I’m 40 this year and never heard of that, let alone seen one until now. It happens.

[@John_Ridley]

@@davidmccord8286 AFAIK that's how ALL small engines shut off, by shorting the ignition. It's just that these days it's an internal switch. I've seen several very old engines where that tab has broken off and they've just put a piece of wire under one of the head bolts that you can touch to the spark plug.

[@redjeeper943]

I am old enough to remember as a kid the old spark plug ground. When they would break you would switch to the trusty screwdriver to kill the engine.

[@SIERRA-dx9wm]

That’s two of us 👍

[@jaredkennedy6576]

And you always ALWAYS touch the screwdriver to the head, and lean it over to the plug. Going the other way makes you the shutdown switch

[@redjeeper943]

lol oh yeah made that mistake once and did it by accident a couple times.@@jaredkennedy6576

[@childoftruth1738]

Older is better when it comes to simplicity and reliability!

[@thehairygolfer]

Brake pedal goes to the floor. What floor?

[@steveb6371]

Somebody put brown sugar in the fuel tank.

[@henryturnerjr3857]

I like the shut-off tab for the generator. We used to just ground push mowers out with a screwdriver to shut them off or snatch the wire off the plug. ( not recommended if you're barefoot!)

[@johnmcafee6835]

It worked just as good as a 20 or 30 dollar switch that are on them not.

[@sometimesleela5947]

Had those on all the 80's tecumsehs as a backup in case the shutoff switch failed. They have a small, sharp tang to pierce the boot. And God help you if the boot was gone and your finger slipped while pressing it.

[@randallfabian6640]

Guy has no business working on it if he didn't know that. Sounds drunk.

[@trtj200]

Ladders in road always bad, saw a car totaled by extension ladder, luckily driver wasn''t hurt

[@jeffstorm]

The contents of the fuel tank is spray foam.... there's a lot of dumb people out there who think spray foam and duct tape is the answer for everything.

[@knurlgnar24]

Are you effing serious? A mechanic who doesn't recognize how engine kill switches worked for literally half a century? SMH

[@aurynaichi7030]

That ringing noise was someone trying to reach them about their extended warranty...

[@deandee8082]

the damage salting roads does is unreal.. why is it still legal?

[@RoyHess666]

5:01 the ladder came out of nowhere, I'm sitting very high off the ground, I can see for miles because I keep a safe distance and there it is: suddenly a ladder on the road and nowhere to go!

[@randycarter2001]

That wheel bearing could on "Wheel of Fortune" or is it misfortune?

[@user-pb7dm6wy2b]

Looks like some sort of food

[@mr_frible3061]

6:53 PLACE YER BETS! PLACE YER BETS!

[@TWTexasA1]

Most of these engine and parts failures aren’t from normal usage it’s from rodding the piss out that vehicle 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@beacjere284]

6:38 the frame is not rotted out. the frame is rot!!!!

[@robloxfan4271]

Here in the uk, that vehicle wouldn’t even be allowed on the road

[@DinDooIt]

@1:33 Sugar doesn't dissolve in gasoline.

[@NeSeeger]

4:40 "Bubba, it aint there"

[@Eric-gk2yw]

Watched 2 commercials just to get to this video. Had to watch another 1 minute in. JEEZ!!!

[@ianjeffery3762]

There's ya problem lady........

[@deanmeyer1815]

I sure hope the tech didn’t remove the dash just to get to the filter.😞

[@gwinbeer]

I checked the cabin air filter box part number (AA145531-1490) and verified with the back lamp - appears to be a Dodge Journey. Then I checked the filter replacement video and you access it in the glovebox area like the Toyotas. Conclusion: probably just joking around - likely have some other repair to do, like heater core

[@fixingitrightish]

Yeah there is no way they were that stupid ​@gwinbeer

[@TheSimba86]

last guy ran a stop sign LOL

[@stevebot]

Hard to fault that 2.4 ecotec when it was dirtier on the inside than the outside. Change and check oil regularly, then we can talk trash.

[@VayderTrynyty]

I'm part of the 3.5%!!!!!!!

[@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074]

Here in Ontario, a relative of mine had his suspension destroyed by a pothole. He went after the government for car repairs. They told him to eff off.

[@y2kxj]

3:58 you’d think over time engines would get better.. need to go back 20 years and look at what was done.. had a 99 Saturn go 490000k would have passed 500k if I didn’t get is a crash...

[@Jackthesmilingblack]

High ground clearance, sump shield.

[@jamesplotkin4674]

I know there was plenty of space, but NEVER rotate a wheel on the car by the spokes. One day, you'll lose a finger, or more as the caliper is usually very close fitting.

[@chrisstoltz1617]

But the water will wash all the grime off the gears, right? Right?

[@skivvywaver]

2:28 Young whippersnappers these days. This is pretty much how you shut off everything from rototillers to shredders and even lawnmowers. If you forgot it and tried to start the machine you could pull all day. We caught it after 1 or two pulls. Dam, forgot again. lol

[@RaggedyAtom]

It's sad to see that some types of engines these days are deliberately set up to fail in a short span of time, whether it being by error, or even taking any consideration on the quality of parts. They definitely don't make tough engines like they used to, especially the ignition timing and pulley parts.

[@speedandstyletony]

Cookie dough! That is the mystery substance. Pillsbury sugar cookie to be specific. I prefer the chocolate chip myself.

[@AffordBindEquipment]

I was thinking the same thing! Should have done a taste test to make sure.

[@YoUnOkNoWoK]

All that work for that little cabin air filter???

[@aderi31415]

No, it was a joke. They were probably replacing the heater core.

[@elvest9]

Thank you mrpeepeepoopoopants3 for your contribution.

[@boristhebarbarian]

the fact that he is number 3 suggests there are at least 2 more with that name....

[@elvest9]

@@boristhebarbarian it's a surprisingly popular name.

[@seannash4695]

Brakes take priority over any other part of the "WHEEE-hicle".

[@TH-bj1pb]

4:20 that is a Subaru 😎

[@nickTeeKaystrickland]

Spotted the EJ as well!

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

GM 2.4 chainguides you say... What about the chainguides on their 3 cylinder 1.0 Or their chainguides and chain tensioner on their 4 cylinder 1.6 diesel.

[@robin1987100]

0:35 yeah right.

[@edwardsp1916]

My thought too. Surely anyone with the ability to strip the interior would no how to change a cabin filter?

[@BigLisaFan]

Sent better vehicles to the scrap yard and replaced better bearings than those too. Don’t even want to mention brake components!

[@antibrevity]

2:28. Don't understand why "you've got to be kidding me". Killing the spark with a short was a common way to stop small engines for decades. It's simple, cheap, effective, and a marvelous solution to any engineer. People might have forgotten, but things were once built to be simple and affordable; it's how we built the largest middle class in the world.

[@AffordBindEquipment]

You mean I actually have to wind the rope around the pully to start it?!!

[@ford351w83]

Those 2.4 ecotec’s keep going out because the owners won’t keep oil in them or just don’t change the oil the car are cheap but the owners aer even cheaper

[@angelalane1307]

Corn meal? 😅

[@michellepowell1956]

mystery substance: Spray foam

[@DinDooIt]

Sugar.

[@richardwarfield7386]

More like 86,000 rpms

[@rogerwilcojr]

Water cooled gearbox.

[@84gssteve]

2:30.....yea, that's how it was done for a long time. Totally safe, unless your finger is somehow a better electrical conductor than metal.

[@ronaldoswald1942]

"Brake peddle goes to the floor", what floor?

[@ekummel]

@2:35 Dirt bikes, go carts, chain saws, lawn mowers, mopeds. All manner of gasoline engines were shut off like that...Let me guess...the OP is a millennial...

[@AdamantineAxe]

7:43 Rotating noise, faster than wheel RPM but tied to road speed not engine RPM, thumping but not grinding, RAV 4 - assume 4WD, Google pics - rear driveshaft has a rubber mounted center support bearing. Main Diagnostic path - Investigate rear driveshaft; possible stiff u-joint, out-of-balance/ damaged, old/weak/torn rubber in center support bearing.

[@mechanicalnightmare]

Ohh right interesting thanks for this! I thought it might be a really bad CV but it wasn't.

[@jamesclapp6940]

brown sugar!

[@robloxfan4271]

7:39 that tire is awful as well

[@kimoldham3328]

Def on the fuel

[@gregholmes3661]

Why does my 2.4 eco tech have 240,000 miles on it then

[@Ghauster]

You must keep up on maintenance and treat it right along with being very lucky. You won the eco tech lottery!

[@aspenplays8823]

How did that person grow mushrooms in the car I want to grow some

[@ChuZZZta]

3:45 yea yea sure worst engine ever, look at the state of this oil

[@elitedangerousfan4610]

6:00 or 6:03 that looks like a Ford ranger engine

[@InMoneroWeTrust]

We love this new long format Keep it up

[@rappers5719]

Can I ask, (I know these are extremes) Why do people let their car get this bad? Aren't the mechanics that good/trustworthy? No offence meant to the good guys.

[@screwthisin]

Some are just either lazy or don't have the finances for the real work that needs done. Like the person who states I just want my brake pads to be replaced, but the rotor is all messed up and when the mechanic says that the rotor needs replacing they say just the pads.

[@rappers5719]

@@screwthisin So they don' trust the mechanic? I understand you talking about the cost but driving a death trap!?

[@screwthisin]

@@rappers5719 I'm not saying that they don't trust mechanics. Some just can't be bothered.

[@dagamer667]

Because they can't afford to fix it or to replace it with another vehicle in a better shape.

[@rappers5719]

@@dagamer667 So a death trap is the answer?

[@rappers5719]

@1:44. Ear wax?

[@user-lh5jj2wl4r]

I think it is something in the fuel My guess

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

err um sugar in the gas tank probably brown

[@anthonyangotti3224]

When are people going to stop recording with the smallest portion of the video actually viewable and 90% of it blurry

[@killercow-ou7wi]

Typical Hyundai knocking right after an oil change is done

[@jacobearhart4170]

3:49 I'd say it's right there with Hyundai/ Kia 2.4 and 2.0 only thing is... Hyundai/ Kia at least cover their customers with at minimum 1 free engine with their 10 yr 100k miles warranty. GM just has a standard 5 yr 60k mile warranty... so essentially when you need an engine you're warranty is expired.

[@tonystark701]

Even public vehicles in 3rd world countries aren’t that filthy.

[@victorthecarguy3126]

Who wrote massive pothole? A pothole is the lack of mass.

[@macsloan58]

That sludge in the customer’s fuel tank was Joe Biden’s brain. All of it.

[@mikeb.3918]

7 HP Briggs and Stratton shutoff. LOL kids.

[@beacjere284]

7:41 um buddy. really buddy that tire IS TOAST!!!!!! its well past its wear lines!!!!!! REPLACE IT BEFORE YOU KILL SOMEONE!!!!!

[@jozefkamysz1083]

Today engeniers smoke good stuf i university that the rezulds .

[@graysonedwards8875]

That is not the WORLDS LARGEAST CRANE the largest just arrived in the NETHERLANDS , get it right fools

[@Ghauster]

???

[@AndresRodriguez-sm1fr]

New cars are not built well. That's why I like my old ones I have

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Sea foam is a joke.