Customer States 'Need Oil Change But Engine Making Weird Noise' | Mechanical Nightmare 127

[@briancooper4959]

3:52 The problem with "temporary" is that it is a very vague concept with some people. If you're doing it just to get you home, that's one thing. But if you're doing it because you don't have the money to fix it, you're probably just going to make it more expensive in the end.

[@Daniel_Fcz.]

Few things last as long as a "it's just a temporary fix bro" kludge.

[@briancooper4959]

@@Daniel_Fcz. Actually, I know that well. I was working as a construction electrician many years ago. The contractor I was working for was doing some upgrading to the electrical system at a milk plant. There were a series of four 480v 100 amp feeds to refrigeration units on the roof. The exposed wiring ran fifteen feet up the wall, and through a chase in the roof. The supervisor in that area told me that he remembered when the wiring had been installed 'temporary' about eight years ago. It was a blatant - and serious - code violation, but the plant's in-house maintenance crew never corrected it. This, along with other issues, was added to the work that we were hired to do, and we made it right.

[@stephenmichael3211]

My main radiator hose was buldging and almost exploded. I don't have enough budget to repair it at the time so I rounded it with GI wire as tight as I can. 13 years later, the hose is still working and it stays strong. I never change it to this day lol The hose was installed for 11 years before it buldge and it last for another 13 years after I rounded it with wire. I think its going to last for another 10 years.

[@mikefoehr235]

Silver motor oil is mid grade. The gold stuff is the best

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

I'm guessing the brown stuff is probably no good then, huh?💩

[@GemmaLB]

You get that with BMWs, true story.

[@sometimesleela5947]

Great idea! Oil with powdered bearing material as an additive so it can deposit in hotspots and rebuild your bearings as you drive.

[@100GTAGUY]

Gotta run golden spectro premix, fresh oil change with every intake charge.

[@mikefoehr235]

@@GemmaLB not surprised

[@theglitch99]

It's a scary thought how many ppl have failing breaks and are probably not even aware until it's to late!! Uninsured motorists is a must!!

[@Thunderbyrd.]

Same people who never wash or clean their vehicles, they have black wheels full of brake dust and the interior is full of garbage.

[@GemmaLB]

That's got to be the worst case of "forbidden glitter" ever

[@sc3ku]

Recently drained the diff fluid on my newish 88 Camaro project, and it had this same “silver paint” fluid 😬

[@Tuhopolttaja]

That Audi 1.8t at 4:00 is having a very typical problem, that there is the thermostat housing and has a freeze plug attached to it. Doesn't take much to get it to leak, at the age those engines are getting, the plastic tends to degrade and requires replacement. It is strange however that it's leaking from that spot and not from the freeze plug...

[@ch0wned]

@@jimmyjames8164 Easy is a strong word.

[@iamarawn]

@1:09 that's just a total loss oiler. I use that to oil the chains on my bike. No problem there. Also, this keeps the underside from rusting.

[@dougfisher1813]

Mine leaks, but not nearly this bad. It's enough that my rear license plate and tailgate has a nice coat of oil and dirt.

[@aderi31415]

Also known as the self-lubricating chassis mod.

[@cowthedestroyer]

That poor first gen i would say someone with 0 experience tried to tap into the wiring harness and crossed some wires as the spedo on that year goes through the pcm. Either that or the caps in the pcm are failing

[@ch0wned]

If you fudge most of any of the wiring in a modern car you're probably going to leave an owie somewhere: blown diodes, over charged transistors, leaky capacitors. All kinds of weird rhythmic stuff or just wild spontaneous nonsense can happen.

[@cowthedestroyer]

@@ch0wned Actually what i think might be happening there is someone installed leds and without wiring in a resistor it can cause all sorts of weird stuff. I put an led in my rear brake lights to see if i would need to solder a resistor in and it did something very similar

[@constantlyvariable2616]

Liqui moly mos2 additive can turn engine oil gray-silvery, and it's actually not bad. However in this case i don't think it was that given that it was nice and chunky.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

It was like a metal flake dark silver, I've never seen an additive do that.

[@ericbeeman8717]

Sometimes shits just to expensive and a 50 cent coat hanger does wonders to get ya by thats for sure

[@ch0wned]

But for 5000 Miles?

[@ericbeeman8717]

@@ch0wned shit ya lol I've seen worse then some these in my town lol lmao hey poor people have poor ways but some that shit works believe it or not does help if it's done a bit better then half-assed

[@rogerwilcojr]

It's been almost 40 years since I changed a clutch disc, but I don't remember them being able to be installed backwards, as in they could be installed either way. I'd think they'd make it impossible to assemble if it mattered.

[@mattjohns3394]

I've changed 1 clutch, ever. I thought it was too unlikely that I would get it the right way round if there was a wrong way round.

[@De19thKingJulion]

The springs of the friction disc, in the disc hub, protrude backwards, to sit inside the pressure plate's ring. Flywheels are flatter now, for saving space; putting the protruding side of the disc at the front will bind on the flywheel hub. I've never worked on any clutch more than 25 years old at this point, so I don't match your particular experience or knowledge on older cars.

[@lotharrenz4621]

@@De19thKingJulion When I was younger, you could press the friction disc against the flywheel, for example, one way metal scrapes against metal, other side, it doesn't, and you feel the friction instead. also, there is usually one side marked with "Gearbox side" or somethign to that effect. it helps if someone knows what a clutch is and how it works, though.

[@mr__southern1492]

1:09 "Customer states small oil leak"

[@MatthewAud]

I noticed on your channel the most common deal are brakes. If the vehicle will start and run the brakes are the most important thing.

[@hunterprowsemrereviews9141]

People who don’t appreciate a vehicle, never had to care for and ride a horse everywhere they wanted to go, and it shows!

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

That silver oil remined me of the Arco graphite oil. Nasty stuff.

[@Inanabananana]

That silver oil is stunningly terrifying

[@amythistxue1]

it was hypnotic to watch

[@steverichter9825]

The second vid is funny because the car looks like it's possessed by satan. Though, I'm sure that the tech knows already that it's likely a ground issue in the steering column and/or specifically with the left signal circuit.

[@ricardovelazquez5715]

Cool vid. Nice to see how poorly these cars are being treated

[@dougfisher1813]

I've seen more than once, instrument clusters go wonky after meth heads install aftermarket stereos.

[@garymiller3264]

I thought the movie Idiocracy was supposed to be a comedy, turns out it was a documentary.

[@timkis64]

i see dodge is living up to their high standards of building the cheapest made junk they possibly can.some things never change.

[@ch0wned]

"Said customer is ME." :X

[@stevie-ray2020]

Don't you just love that 'glitter-lube'?

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

It's like, so beautiful or something!

[@100GTAGUY]

As long as it's not coming out of one of my trucks many oil housings yes it is a bit loveable to watch glittery lube. Lol

[@fabiotiburzi]

1:35 unicorn blood

[@fins8209]

The guy with the silver oil sounds like badger from breaking bad 😂

[@buckykattguitar]

That looks more like silver paint than it does oil

[@TheUltimateOneAndOnly]

2:00 its MOS2 Oil... Complete normal

[@PinkAgaricus]

1st one I wonder what caused that car to stop/stall in the middle of the road. I understand a stalled car, but if they were a tourist stopping in the middle of the highway/freeway I can't really forgive that because they're supposed to keep moving if the rest of the traffic is moving at 50-60 MPH (80.5-96.6 kmph [rounded up, too lazy to write out the rest of the numbers following the decimal point...if you're wanting me to be exact]). Please don't treat the highway/freeway like a regular road especially if it's an interstate (in the US). If you're on a street that's not a freeway or highway please stop on the side of the road if you want to do tourist things. The driver that caused the mechanic to slam on his brakes and break his car causing him to be his own customer, if it wasn't actually a stalled car (which by the way should actually be pushed to the shoulder instead of being left in situ), shouldn't be driving at all. It was interesting that that one was the actual mechanic becoming the customer for the "customer states". This shows that mechanics are people and we should know that instead of yelling at them thinking we know more than them when we don't know what kind of day they had before work or even before us (if we need work done).

[@agamingraptor4392]

The first video was me; a Mercedes turned from a side road into the main road, and when I honked, they panicked and braked. My suspension was already bad, but slamming on the brakes and bad roads did that

[@samspringer7726]

OMG!! Do you not have any form of annual inspection over there like we do in the UK?. Most of those vehicles would not be allowed on the road over here. Maybe a service occasionally might help too.

[@Julian-do7bv]

Depends on the state

[@dustinpeloquin5678]

we do in most states

[@aderi31415]

@@Julian-do7bv In some states, like Georgia, it varies by county. It's moderately terrifying to think about.

[@robertheinkel6225]

My push lawn mower never requires an oil change. The first time I did change it, it came out silver in color. Still not certain why.

[@alancrisp1582]

🤔Are little water 💦 mixing with the oil will do this......

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

It's a Camaro, the clutch is supposed to be backwards!🤯

[@M3PH11]

2:20 the owner of that civic could probably afford a better car if they treated them properly.

[@keithlibner9259]

At 0:20, is it time to find the missing Dodge ground?

[@jordydereus]

What kind of oil do you guys use in the usa? Quality looks very poor.

[@100GTAGUY]

Most oils these days are either full synthetic, blends, or some straight mineral oil. With a variety of additives and other chemical agents for various purposes. There's a bunch of grades and industry certifications for each kind which can drastically vary in both price and quality, which is up to the owner or mechanic to choose. Either way just about all of it is processed by a handful of the same companies and then sold and rebranded and or reformulated down the line.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

I use Mobil One synthetic oil. A lot of people with either nicer vehicles or people who keep their vehicles up also use a type of synthetic oil. Very busy business people or families with several children tend to go to the dealerships or oil change garages and those places usually use Valvoline, Pennzoil, Castrol , etc., and those places also have those brands in synthetic too.

[@JasonW.]

Send in the wildcats, that car is having a blowout

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

2:45 I once knew a girl that was just like that...

[@christopherkidwell9817]

At that point, with that much sludge? I would just tear the engine apart and clean every single component and inspect for damage. Because it HAS to have damage if it is that jacked up with sludge.

[@fixingitrightish]

The metallic oil always reminds me of anti-seize. Motors don't run well on anti-seize

[@GoldenGrenadier]

Million dollar question: will it seize though?

[@beauporter8440]

That is liquid moly. An additive. It looks like the customer put to much in and had no oil in it. ( The silver stuff)

[@AnnaClark-fw5br]

It appears to resemble silver paint rather than oil.

[@multiplerespawn]

@2:39 I should call her

[@kenlangan5081]

I want to paint my truck the color of that oil

[@jim1082]

The oil becomes silver when you add an additive called "restore"

[@ch0wned]

Or an additive called "motor."

[@wally7856]

@@ch0wned lol

[@jim1082]

@@ch0wned I actually used that "restore" additive on my 4-cylinder Toyota 4Runner because it had low compression, it actually restored the compression, but on my next oil change they oil looked exactly like that, because that's the color of the additive.

[@nickhenderson5313]

it takes skill to install a clutch backwards

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

00:19 Never heard of a Dodge Moment.

[@holmesd5003]

this hurt watching this so many stupid people out there..lol

[@LethalAtma]

stop joking about tires with no tread calling them slicks. some people actually believe they give better traction

[@mofman1]

The mechanic claiming they broke all that from slamming on their breaks in the first clip is clearly lying. What good would the breaks be if they broke the whole damn car every time you use them?

[@dxm6580]

Mechanic states.. Needs brake pads.150km on car??????. 90000km on car... 5th time for brake pads.... was "Done" at 90k.... next service.... need pads................did pads on a friends car... front and back.. next service neeeds front pads...after 70km..it late my edut if edit somthing

[@pirihern9329]

No bueno

[@alancrisp1582]

Yes good ?.

[@briancc2100]

People are stupid but mechanic shops are corrupt

[@mrt2734]

True, that's why you have to find a reputable trustworthy technician.

[@GrainGrown]

@@mrt2734 Even better, you learn to fix your own shit. I went from changing brake pads to rebuilding my automatic transmission during the years. Saved thousands of coins by now, but spent hundreds of hours too.

[@MrT-nh6di]

​@GrainGrown I agree 100%, I have learned a lot from men like the carnut youtube channel and Legit Street Cars.

[@OleJanssen]

1st

[@valiroime]

yay?

[@alancrisp1582]

Wow, and nothing intelligent to say or add to the conversation. !...

[@ronniewall492]

TO THOSE WHO MAKE FUN OF YOUR CUSTOMER. STOP YOURE IGNORANT

[@alancrisp1582]

🤔 What ever you say Karen. I can sense your entitlement from here!..

[@gregdolecki8530]

Do you have to accentuate every "A" and "E" when speaking? Can't you speak normally? Is "Eemediatley" even a word?