Customer States Knocking Sound From The Engine... Thinks Oil Is Low | Mechanical Nightmare 120

Customer states and mechanical problems in one digestible video for you to enjoy!
In this episode we see a Tesla that hit a curb badly, a couple of terrible oil leaks and many more mechanical fails!
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Video descriptions:
0:00 Intro
0:04 The customer had spent $6k on this and did not care about the state of the frame condition
0:20 Customer states "I hit some road debris" 300 mile Subaru
0:50 Customer States "they can feel a shaking"
1:02 Terrible interior water leak from the rear wipers in this near new Chrysler
1:14 Customer States "started to make a clunk sound at low speeds"
1:23 Clutch pack definitely got way too hot
1:34 Most new cars have this loud ticking as direct injection and high pressure fuel pumps are just this loud
1:55 Customer had a bunch of soda in the car that exploded after freezing outside
2:02 Wasn't the best start to this customers service
2:12 Came in for worn brakes without mentioning anything about bad steering
2:15 Oil leak on this customers 2001 Astro turns out its the oil cooler which is a relatively easy fix thankfully
2:29 Kachow
2:39 I still don't get how people can drive around like this
2:49 Customer States "shaking at highway speeds"
2:53 Duct tape fixes everything
Thanks again to its.conyay for this clip check their tiktok here! www.tiktok.com/@its.conyay2?_...
2:58 Another customer who had receipts for oil changes from a different shop who may have not actually been doing them
3:06 Customer sent this in after changing their own starter turns out they ran the starter wires straight to the battery
3:41 Customer States "My engine is knocking pretty loud.. I think I'm just low on oil"
3:45 Customer States "there's a loud whining under my hood"
3:59 Outro
#customerstates #mechanicfail #mechanicproblems

[@TomRedlion]

@2:02 : Back in my mechanic days, I preferred to roll the driver's window as soon as I got the car inside the shop. Prevented a lot of keys locked inside the car events.

[@lotharrenz4621]

I even went and opened the drivers door a bit when reconnecting a battery, after witnessing the window going up as soon as the battery got reconnected. it never happened again, but y'know, what if next time the doors lock?

[@henlo1910]

Then the window doesn't roll back up and you get blamed for it? Big no no at the shop I worked at. Those modules can get expensive!

[@matthewarmstrong7069]

I've had a vehicle with an aftermarket alarm system that locked the car every time the door closed. I always leave the window open even with the key removed from the car. Another time there was one with a faulty door lock that pulled to pin down when you closed the door or wound down the window. It was bad enough that I got good at opening locked cars, it's probably better that I'm honest.

[@Heavymetalstonie420]

Well it's Texas what do you expect. I live here and find that the people ain't to bright here

[@tobiasmetzger4522]

@@Heavymetalstonie420 How ironic...

[@volks-jager]

any shop putting an engine in that is doing the customer a huge disservice. i would refuse that job. but im sure shady shops wouldnt even tell the customer the thing is that rotted and just take thier money.

[@allanbeck4634]

A sign every shop needs "If you won't t clean out your car before bringing it in for repairs, we won't work on it!"

[@nico-nl6cz]

I'm telling myself that this person is planning on fully restoring this vehicle before putting it on the road 😅 I'm sure I'm wrong though.

[@shanemitchell477]

Yes I agree, I would tell them. Sorry will not work on this. You're wasting your money.

[@christopherrogers303]

@Allan Beck instead of no shirt no shoes it's No clean, not worth it, no service lol

[@krisconkey8165]

My thoughts exactly

[@hybrid.roodragon1226]

they need to ban the filthy jerks from coming back in these health problem causing nightmares

[@lesevesel2898]

Aye.

[@NJPurling]

When you get a car that frikking filthy a rat would not enter it, does a shop have a right to refuse to work on it? Not unless the interior was jet-washed with Clorox. What is their HOME like if their car looks like a bunch of winos been crashing out in there?

[@johnjr757]

@@NJPurling Some are horrible. My father used to work for a phone company doing installs, running phone jacks, etc. One house he went to the owner actually took a snow shovel to shovel a path through the dog crap in the room where he wanted a new phone line ran. My father refused to go in, called his supervisor and his supervisor came out to see it and said no chance. They hooked up the line outside and handed the end to the owner through a window and told him to do it himself.

[@averagedev7768]

I deal with this by ordering a basic interior detail (where i live human labor is very cheap even tho its europe in question) in a detail shop down the street, then i charge the customer via the work the price of the detail. They usually accept it, and in the end everyone is happy. You also get a returning customer. The thing is for some reason after you clean the car once they really dont make it dirty again. This was confusing to me since i suspected them trashing the interior. I refuse to work on cars that are under 1500EUR in value, you know they are gonna be hard on money, and would make the communication hard.

[@jontorrie2212]

It's like going for a colonoscopy after taking a big dump.

[@tinknal6449]

If someone charged me for an oil change and didn't do it I would mount a camera under the car, catch them in the act, and put them out of business.

[@michaelallen3918]

Actually happened in a dealership in Brisbane (Australia). Customer watched the whole process that they claimed they had serviced the car. He produced video evidence to the contrary, all the dealership did was left the vehicle where it was for the duration and just replaced the service sticker on the window....caught them red handed, called them out and threatened to take the video evidence to the media.....Guess who got a new car so that he wouldn't spill the beans? Sometimes there is justice, expensive for the dealership when all they had to do was to do the job it was supposed to.

[@j_taylor]

I guess this customer didn't know the work wasn't being done. Do you mean you just install Hidden Camera on all your vehicles and review the tape after every service?

[@tinknal6449]

@@j_taylor No, I mean if I was this customer who got told by my new mechanic that my old shop never changed my oil I would mount a camera.

[@lotharrenz4621]

the first clip had me facepalm. a rubberband holding the rear axle in? are they even remotely serious? that truck must be all over the place! I'd have refused to replace the engine, too! I wonder what shady shop did it, anyway... for that money they could have bought an used truck in way better shape. also, the filthtraps? burn them with fire. the cars, too.

[@psycoape5753]

honestly Idk if you could but if I was Mechanic and someone's car was that dirty or that nasty I'd refuse to work on it until it was a health risk

[@stuartsandison4574]

And yet there is no customer that states engine is knocking and thinks the oil is low...

[@ColtonRMagby]

How people live with the stench of their trash in their car is beyond me.

[@procioneintubato]

Some people invite you in their house and you literally have to side step dirty clothes and other rubbish. Not even the basic decency of a quick clean up. Some people are just scruffy c*nts.

[@dagamer667]

Thing is, when the smell is constant, your brain will quickly adjust and tune it out. Here in California, a see A LOT more people now living in their vehicles than before the pandemic.

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@dagamer667 That makes it worse.

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Because people that don't care about their cars just don't bother and just use them as garbage cans as long as they have a regular-ish daily driver

[@floridaman5125]

Imagine their teeth!

[@mercedes-amgforlife3237]

I had one like that at the 59 second mark, and I wrote on the RO "Customer might want to wash vehicle before bringing in for service". It had mud in every crevice of that truck.

[@ourv9603]

Once upon a time a trucking co bought a brand new simi. They placed it into service and it gave them several years of good service. Finally, it clocked enough miles to require a rebuild. The co rolled it into their shop & an in frame overhaul was done. From the day that truck left the shop it ran hot. It was in & out of the shop numerous times but continued to run hot. Finally, at about 50,000miles the truck was in totaled bought by a mechanic who was given the trucks repair & service records. He bought it anyway. As he began to strip the engine to rebuild he opened up the engine oil cooler & inside found a red rag. He removed the rag, re assembled the engine, sold it for a nice profit & that engine returned to service for 700,000 trouble free miles. !

[@sicstar]

KACHOW! truly a man of culture :D

[@landongere7091]

It looks like some people just can't keep their cars clean and tidy, even if their life depended on it! Yuck 🤮 Subjecting one's tech staff to this stuff is nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment.

[@tinknal6449]

1:55. That's why we call it "pop" in the Midwest....

[@peternewman3487]

We used to have a problem with severe rust on cars in England but I’ve never seen such bad rust as what I’ve seen on USA cars.

[@5roundsrapid263]

It’s really only a problem in the Northeast and Great Lakes states. The Southeast and West Coast don’t have much snow, so no road salt.

[@mattheweburns]

I really don’t understand how people can sit in something so disgusting, much less drive it. I was always taught that a car is a sense of pride, treat it as another room of your home. I treat mine even better, vacuuming, and at least keeping trash in a bag. My partner is the cleanest person you’ve ever met, but his car is full of water bottles so full in fact, when you turn the heat on you hear popping and crunching, and I thought there was an issue… There definitely was an issue. He needs to keep his freaking car clean WTF.

[@RiverRatWA57]

I did Semi truck recoveries for the trucking company that I drove for, One truck had the inside of the cab power washed by the FreightShaker that I picked it up from as the previous driver had a herd of Yappy dogs in it that did their 'business' inside, needless to say that the interior arroma was very Lovely......... Another one had Twenty One gallons of recycled Arizona sweet tea saved in their bottles in various stages of Fermintation........needless to say that the company detailer Refused to touch the truck.........

[@sparrow6190]

wow the diet dr pepper and suzuki.... Not much of a loss tho, lmao

[@ty069]

That last one sounded like a Silent Hill radio 🤣

[@GeekBoyMN]

2:50 when your dynamic balancing system fails. I've worked in a few tire shops and have done a few thousand tires and found missing weights but never one just sliding around on a rim like that.

[@Busker_3000]

That dude say: "what the HIFL"? Got a TFS fan.

[@ffjsb]

4:05, I recently had that happen with snow on my Wrangler. We had near blizzard conditions and snow built up on the wheel on the inside. Felt like I had "death wobble" but not as bad. I was able to knock most of it off and that fixed it.

[@haroldwilkes598]

That's what potholes are for on Wisconsin. It's a "feature"

[@ComeonmenID10T]

i will never understand why some People spend money ( sometimes a lot ) on a Vehicle and then use it as trash can nor taking care of it

[@80PercentAshamedOfU]

@00:45 Pretty concerning that had a passenger been in that car they could’ve been killed.

[@ATruckCampbell]

What was that? Looked like a hook or something.

[@lesevesel2898]

2:10. The '07 TCH we have won't let us lock the door if the interior sensors detect a keyfob INSIDE the car. Thank you, Toyota. 2:48. I would refuse service on your car if your car's interior is a filthy landfill with cockroaches and mold. Damn...

[@MikeWrenches]

1:36 "OMG new lexus with zero miles is a mechanical nightmare because of this clicking valve" Do you not know what a purge solenoid is?

[@AuzzieBoi]

Yea I think it’s a pretty normal sound, my is250 makes a similar sound but not that bad with the hood down

[@ElbowDropper]

1:56 ain't no way. I would have brought out the shop vac and a black trash and told the customer to clean the car out before we even start working on it or they can go to another mechanic.

[@Wursthundgaming]

first clip is playing toxicity in the background, my rockband will soon perform it at school, lesgo

[@Mr.Takahash1]

Antonio said: "It looks good 👍"

[@Howardhandupme]

Crocs at work? Must want to lose toes.

[@ChopsDV8]

Starter wired wrong... Nice try though.

[@abpsd73]

Yup, probably put the battery lead on the wrong terminal of the solenoid.

[@vollkerball1]

N95 masks are going to be needed in a few of those

[@Ghauster]

P100 is a better choice. They will stop lead, mold and some radioactive nuclei daughters.

[@mikehunt908]

Whole body suits and B/A

[@dave161141]

Just send them off + add to blacklist. Problem solved.

[@kevinfrench1238]

Did that dude wire his starter directly to the battery. WTF!! Hopefully that was a joke

[@daveincv]

Why would you put a motor in a car that only worth salvage

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Maybe they just love that car. I would make them sign a notarized form listing the defects and confirming that I told them that the car was unsafe and should be rebuilt/replicated first, but they insisted that I put a new motor in it.

[@ConnorRB]

3:06 how do you even install a starter wrong like that. I installed a new starter myself in my 4cylinder 99 Camry and it was very straight forward.

[@roughroadrunner88]

1:57 must check blood sugar of owner as well

[@noburt9]

I don't know if you know this. But the smaller cog that is used the intro is actually a front chainring for a bicycle. Search up something like "sram 1x chainring" and you'll find very similar there.

[@thenthson]

I'd say it's a rear one from the number of teeth.

[@noburt9]

@@thenthson To me it looks more like a rear one due to the style it is mounted. Doesn't look like it could interface on any freehub body(what all the gears on the rear sit on). I'm a self taught bike mechanic, and also ride mountain and road bikes.

[@anthonygorham5299]

Bruh I hate purge solenoid ticking. I know what it is everytime I hear it. But everytime I fix a ticking related noise there’s the 1 millisecond of oh shit. Even tho sometimes it can take a minute to quiet down after cams rockers and lifers. Still…

[@epoc162]

I'm sorry but any shop that puts a new engine into a vehicle knowing full well that the body is that bad needs to be shut down because holy crap that's just bad...

[@RollingRoadEFI]

Oh be quiet.

[@donsurlylyte]

@@RollingRoadEFI he aint wrong

[@RollingRoadEFI]

@@donsurlylyte Yes he is. They informed the customer and the customer made the informed decision. It's none of their business, you do what the customer pays you to do, and THAT'S IT.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

What if he did tell them, and had then sign a work order stating that the vehicle should be scrapped, but the customer insisted on getting a new engine anyway? It is their money and their vehicle.

[@chucknoob7041]

@@RollingRoadEFI You’re wrong. The shop shouldn’t do the work on principle.

[@nigeldenning5810]

I know America is a third world country, but aren't there mandatory annual quality inspections on cars?

[@Julian-do7bv]

Depends on the state

[@jennypreston9755]

Omg, and that’s a Lexus. Used to be one of the quietest/ smoothest engines out there.

[@shanemitchell477]

HAHAHA Lexus are overengineered. Have you seen the variable piston rod one's? You've got to be kidding me!

[@jennypreston9755]

@@shanemitchell477 BMW/ VW/ Benz maybe. But have had them all and my v6 Lexus has been the most smoothest and dependable car ever. 268k on my 2012 RX.

[@shanemitchell477]

@@jennypreston9755 Oh look it's the same engine as our 2011 Rav 4 4wd V6, only costs more and has slower quarter mile times. Sorry I was thinking infiniti with the variable rods. Yes, overengineered. In 1969 302 chevy V8's in Z28's could do 8000 rpm factory, I don't see any engines doing that anymore. Don't forget about the 500cc, 2-stroke, non-turbo, non-forced induction motorcycles making 200hp. The world is getting worse not better.

[@jennypreston9755]

@@shanemitchell477 I’ve never owned a new car in 40 plus years. Currently bought a 3 year old fully loaded Lexus that had 18k miles on odo for less then the price of a base Camry I was looking at. Love Toyota but the new “cheap” models all under $30k feel like a trash can on plastics.

[@shanemitchell477]

@@jennypreston9755 I've never owned a new car in 52 years, nor do I plan to. My next car will either be a 1960's-1970's car, or a 2004-2005 dodge ram hemi with low miles. Either of those I can easily work on myself.

[@christopherkidwell9817]

You know some of these drivers should not be driving...

[@scottrich976]

First one is unfit for the road, just tell them its rotten.

[@kapatactical355]

Speed holes

[@alialwahaibi1234]

0:08 SOAD

[@ekummel]

@3:07 I guess the person never heard of a starter relay...or perhaps the starter relay failed activated?

[@reuelalleyne1660]

Na he just put the battery wire on the wrong side of the solenoid switch

[@bigfq]

Mud in the tires

[@poluticon]

Mud in the tires? Tell me something, how does mud get into the tire?

[@gargoyleb]

People see what they WANT to see. What's really there is of no interest.

[@jimamizzi1]

You can’t lock your car with a key fob inside, I’m guessing the door handle is the issue

[@NemoConsequentae]

That car begs to differ! (Or the fob is, but more likely the door.)

[@SilverMe2004]

lol Car like to lock with the key fob inside. cars with keyless entry should still unlock with the key fob close (AKA inside) . but most modem cars will beep at you if you leave the key in the ignition because they won't lock with the key in the ignition

[@jimamizzi1]

I’ve tried it on my 2015 fiesta, I left the fob in the car and used the spare to try and lock it..nope car wouldn’t have it..car just kept beep at me, correction didn’t use spare fob use button on door handle, would not lock

[@CrazyBear65]

The hell you can't.

[@jimamizzi1]

@@CrazyBear65 maybe some cars are different, my brother has a BMW M4 started car then went back inside the house put keys on the bench, left keys at home and drove of, no warning sounds nothing, stopped for fuel and that was the end of there trip

[@mikec81]

0:05 why are you putting an engine in that thing? seems shady

[@mechanic1773]

Like

[@5th_cube]

This is the 69th comment

[@XPFTP]

u really need to think about some of them clips u put in.. some are just a waste of time. a nose who cares. its a bearing big deal.

[@TreeE30VeRT]

not quite as good as @justrolledin but deff some good clips

[@mikeoxlong6122]

Can you refuse to work on a car thats a filthy health hazard as a mechanic?