€400 Skoda Fabia Project - How to Flip a Car - Full Process Start to Finish Restoration Detailing

[@ejoautovideos]

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[@kachlykcz]

Good job! Here in the Czech republic, cars like this are very common and they are often still in good condition, which is cool with age around 20 years. I like your work, greetings from Czechia :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! My mother is actually from former Czechoslovakia, whenever I visit I'm always very interested in seeing all the Skodas, especially the older ones! 👍

[@hellion9547]

They are very common in Sweden too. :-) Great, reliable, cheap cars. I'm driving a 2006 Fabia with the 1.2 HTP engine and it has not failed the MOT once in its lifetime.

[@vavra222]

@@hellion9547 Though reliable and cheap, these cars have a certain reputation here in Czechia... Not sure how many ppl do, but me and my friends call the car a "phobia". Mostly because they are driven by old, retired people who seem to be scared to death by anything over 50kph, or bad drivers in general - as many first time drivers pick this car because of its qualities (price+reliability). You would think its just a stereotype, but try going anywhere in a smaller city at around 8-11am, when most older people do their shopping. But seriously, i dont really hate, im glad that a czech car is serving "common" czech people, and more.

[@vavra222]

@@ejoautovideos Nice video, one thing i noticed is the brand of engine oil you used - i use that one exclusively for my 270k+km mk4 golf. Every decent car mechanic recommended to use this brand for older, high-mileage engines. The only difference is that i use 10w40, because it helps a fair bit with oil consumption.

[@hellion9547]

@@vavra222 That?'s mostly the situation here as well, althouth The later generations of the Fabia has appealed to younger people to. But yeah, MK1 Fabia has The reputation of old people car here. 😄 But never The less, it was a sale success and it along with The octavia really made people think differently about Skoda.

[@Eero_V]

One big issue with VAG cars of this era is the insanely thick stonechip on the sills, it hides the rust really well. When you notice rust bubbling through it, there is usually nothing left behind the layer of stone chip...

[@jiikoo2000]

Those first generation Fabias were too well made for a car of that size, so they are still going strong. That Fabia was one lucky Fabia as it was fixed and detailed so well. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Chlietuva]

Nice! Great to see also the calculations for the time spent. Not many youtubers flipping cars consider that one. 😀

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks! Yes, I think thats the most important aspect. 👍

[@skodakatie7341]

I really like this generation of Fabia, I had one myself, the colour was black magic metallic, great video, I really enjoyed watching it 😊.

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, great cars indeed. They feel very robust considering their low weight and small format. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. 👍😊

[@leventelenoir]

I have got a Felicia and I love it, but has some minor issues in the engine, and needs some detailing of course. It was good to watch this vid, so thanks for sharing. By the way it is crazy to think about this model as an old car, these were brand new when I started elementary school.

[@ejoautovideos]

Right!? I'm feeling really old when I reflect on the fact that 20 year old cars infact is 20 years old, I still consider them to be modern-ish. 😂

[@OkanBozkurt]

The new owner would be happy that bought the car from yourself. I enjoyed the video, great storytelling, good effort, greetings from Turkey.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! I very much like your country, I've been there many times. 👍🇹🇷

[@matthewshambler2644]

Great work and a cool idea for a video.. enjoyed it! Just a tip, a quick spray of satin black paint on steel wheels makes the hubcaps look way better;-)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you Sir! 🙏

[@grechyk]

The rust on front fenders is common problem for Skoda Fabia/Seat Ibiza. That's because dust and mud gets behind plastic arch wheel cover and stuck on the bottom of the inside part of the fender. So if you manage to clean it before it begin to rust, you can save your car (not this sample)

[@Leonvolt28]

Lol, I got exactly this issue on my mk4 VW Golf. There was a ton of dirt when we opened it. The rust wasn't as bad as the car in the video. And we greased it up to prevent it from rusting any further

[@SultansShenanigans]

What an amazing content i am a new subscriber🤩 i just bought a fabia mk1 1.9TDI 101 hp. One month ago and i am so pleased with this car 😂 amazing engine, 5.0L /100 km consumption😳 Very reliable… it costs me here in bulgaria 60 euro to fill up the whole tank (40L) and that gets me around 800 kms 😮

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much Sir, I really appreciate that! 👍😊

[@964tractorboy]

What a great project. I would imagine the new owner was delighted and the car sold itself. I'd love to see more like this. Maybe more upmarket as you mentioned.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Yes, the interest was crazy. 👍

[@bluej511]

Nice to see you work on a more recent VW lol. Great work man, I've worked on some rusty, carboned up cars so I know how awful it can be to work on em.

[@rotecrl9719]

I have this as "Combi" / wagon with the 75hp 3cylinder Diesel. Wonderfully cheap to run and quick enough to overtake on rural twisty roads. The only huge downside is the deep resonance at about 1200-1600 rpm under high load. Makes me upshift in situations where it would otherwise not be necessary. Rust can be an issue, mine had to be treated at the forward lateral sidebeams and the wheel arch is showing signs of its age. But the car has 220k km on it and the engine should be good for 300k+. It has to be said that it mostly sees longer rides so wear and tear is less than in city use with frequent cold starts.

[@ejoautovideos]

That is really cool! I had no idea it also came with a 3-pot diesel.

[@Harryd06]

its great to see old cars get the restoration they deserve - great video and work man!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! :)

[@VNAV_PTH]

Look for older native Gotland cars, which has never been driven on the mainland. Usually called "Gotlandsbil" in ads. Gotland stopped using road salt in the mid 80's so they are usually rust free with only mechanical issues. More satisfying to work with and who knows maybe you want to keep one for yourself too 🙂

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, same with cars from far north. 👍

[@VNAV_PTH]

With Norrbotten cars you still can’t know for sure. E4 all the way to the finnish border is infected, and 97 between Boden and Luleå and E10 all the way up to Kiruna too. And during the period with black ice many commuter roads and what not are unfortunately treated with road salt. It really depends up there. I suspect it would be easier to find a true Gotlandsbil than a Norrbottensbil that has not seen road salt in some way or form, especially since salt is mixed with sand in Norbotten which is not the case in Gotland. Salt in the form of Calcium Chloride is also used for treating gravel roads in Norbotten during the summer while not in Gotland since they treat the graven roads with Dustex, which does not contain salt.

[@marqcco9701]

Greetings from Poland, we loves this cars too.

[@ejoautovideos]

Greetings from Sweden, thank you for commenting. I wish you a good day! 👍😊

[@TogetherFaster]

Very good explained and very good video! Thanks a lot for sharing your good work! I'm very pleased to see more of this content! Best regards from Germany, Freiburg

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. 👍😊

[@asmrchef]

Had the same car for few years, the carbon build in throttle body and around is standard, need to be cleaned every oil change. This generation of fabia is solid car, would recommend like firs car or workhorse.

[@arthurlekov2947]

When I travel through Sweden with my beautiful 2007 Volvo V70 2.5t I will wash it with the Pureest detailing products. Amazing products.

[@babyg6934]

Grym video som vanligt. Tycker formatet att flippa bilar är riktigt bra! Lite meck, lite detail, lite siffror - kanon! 🤩

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! Vad kul, för jag gillade också att göra detta 😁👍

[@StefanTallenBjork]

Grym video som vanligt, och resultatet var riktigt slående! Förundras alltid hur folk kan skita ner sina säten så otroligt :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket! 😊

[@kevinhernborg102]

Nämen!! Hittade nyligen din kanal. Kul att se någon jobba på samma bil som man själv har. Ska bli spännande att följa din resa 😁

[@ejoautovideos]

Vad kul! Tack så mycket för att du tittar förbi och kommenterar! 😊😊

[@robertagnarp7502]

Jag hade en fabia exakt denna modell fast 1.0 mpi classic men den hade samma problem hade man ju kunnat fixa den och sälja den dyrare! köpte den för 15k men efter 2 år sålde för 4k men man lär sig! underbar första bil allafall med många minnen med :)

[@MrSkoda105s]

And don’t forget you saved this car!

[@ruimvp]

Good profit as long you do not had/have costs with the place and new tools.

[@sniglom]

Trevlig video som alltid. Påminner om gamla garagejobb jag själv gjort. Väldigt behagligt tempo och lagom volym på musiken. Det märks på kvaliten att du gjort många videor nu.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så oerhört mycket, vad glad jag blir! 😊

[@octanography5685]

Yes please, more videos of flipping cars.

[@ejoautovideos]

👍👍

[@MCiech89]

Oh, I had P0106 problem in my Polo 1.4 16v BBZ. So i cleaned up map sensor and everything is fine :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! 👍

[@adamkenton2585]

Love this type of videos, hope there will be more

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Sure will! 😊👍

[@Bull1the1Great]

Damn, really impressed. So much mechanical knowledge. That was so much work to be done ...

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much, it really means a lot to me! 🙏

[@masihpemuladiduniadetailin7905]

agree, it could be sell at higher price. but, considering the profit you make vs the money you spent ( include the car) it's really good. anyway, great job sir :)

[@alexandra7347]

Så jäkla duktig! Helt imponerand över hur kunnig du är.

[@demazejr]

Another good job done, I would buy this car from you because I saw what you did, the car looks safe to ride

[@chrise723]

Jeg er vild med dine videoer! Great work!

[@sibinspasojevic3102]

Great work, video, channel and workshop. The Fabia is a very durable, well built car and is good for flipping😃. Skoda's in general are good cars, if you have the chance to do an Octavia mk1 don't miss on it. Subscribed and looking forward to othet videos

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much for the subscription! Glad to hear you liked the video. Take care 😊👍

[@razvanyke]

Good job, for saving this gorgeous car ❤

[@Christophergriffiths1972]

Great job👌 nice little motor.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@stefanheintz3180]

Tack för en mkt bra video! Skön start på lördagen!

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack själv! Kul att du tyckte om den! 👍

[@mikael950]

Riktigt bra jobbat, blev ju en väldig skillnad 👍 Saknar micran 😉

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! Nästa video blir på Micran 👍

[@GoliathAngelus]

Solid cars with not too many problems, I know,,i have two of them

[@yannikair]

I love your videos. Great job and keep movin' on 🚀👍🏻🥳👏

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! 😁😁

[@retrobrunk6710]

Im Impressed you can flip cars in sweden with car info existing. It's almost impossible since everyone "knows" what you paid so the car can't be worth more than what you paid for it because clearly if you bought it for cheap you did nothing to it to "increase" the value. Story of my life everytime trying to flip something

[@paulinaseger7068]

Sjukt duktig! Bra genomgång av allt du gör 😃

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack!

[@billakosl.a3227]

Very nice job and solved problems

[@latviabalkanumuzika1514]

Little bit to scratch off that rust and than put some rust converter + some primer, can't be soo expensive. Otherwise if there is rust it's stupid to wax car but not threatening the rust

[@olof2497]

Kan du inte göra typ en favorit produkt video där du pratar om den bästa fälgrengörningen, snow foam, polish etc etc? Kanske till och med plocka ihop en färdigt kitt på autodude. Typ ejo:s bästa. Jag hade köpt den direkt. Tack för bra videor!!

[@ejoautovideos]

Tja! Har nyligen skapat en ny kanal där jag bara kommer lägga upp videos på svenska. In och subba där om du inte har gjort det, för den typen av videos kommer dyka upp där ;)

[@olof2497]

@@ejoautovideos kanon! Vad heter den?

[@hugoscars3143]

Riktigt snyggt jobbat som vanligt

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar Hugo!

[@Madnesswillensure]

Hi! Make the error codes searchable in the description. Id use this as a guide for sure. Greetings from Norway. Also car model and engine model would be nice.

[@nicholasroberts6954]

My 20 year old Fabia 100hp 16v saloon still going strong at 72,000 miles. Its gone through two sets of ARB bushes, 1 new ARB, 1 replacement Windscreen and a substantial body work repair on the boot and nearside rear wing (Oak tree branch fell on it !), 2 sets of Continental tyres, one set of cam belts and a water pump, the usually problems with sooty EGR valve and a gearbox rebuild (Input shaft seal leakage). And tne cabin headlining has failed in the hotter UK summers (Climate change) and the temperature flap motor for diversion of cabin air ,(Located deeip in the dashboard) has failed leading to an electrical short which rapidly drains the battery when the car is not being used (Too expensive to repair, so remedied by pulling fuse 12). And, like most other UK Fabia imports it developed slight rain water leaks at the door windows, evidenced by slightly damp carpets. The leaks were fixed by the dealer using the prescribed kit. No visible rust (my previous VW Golf MK1 developed rust at 16 years old) despite the car being kept, un-garaged, outside in a residents car park when not in use. The annual UK goverment vehicle test (MOT) this year identified that it needs a new windscreen (Again ! Minor damage from debris on a motorway). The annual service revealed it needs new front suspension bushes (I thought Skoda had re-designed those voided bushes to eliminate the failure ?) and rear suspension bushes and stops (Poor condition of UK roads now and road humps. I'm wondering whether polypropylene bushes, like Powerflex UK produce might be a good long-term answer), a new temperature sensor on the radiator (Common fault - leak), a possible oil leak on the engine sump gasket and the windscreen wipers need attention (Wiper blade arms have rotated on drive spindles). Otherwise still going well. Because of the high compression ratio 10.3 to 1, I've always run it on high octane fuel. It will run on 95 octane but the engine sounds like a bucket of bolts. Running it on Optimax fuel (Shell's 98 octane predecessor to V-power ) in combination with short commuting journeys produced a lot of soot in the EGR and engine misfires and juddering. Swapping to V-power (99 Octane) and slightly longer motorway runs fixed that issue. On average it achieves 40 miles per gallon.Although V-power cost 10 to 12 pence more a litre than 95 octane, it doesn't break-the-bank as my annual mileage is low I am amazed the changes that have ocurred with regard to the engine oil used. Originally the main dealer used castrol GTX 20w- 40, and later an independent garage I used for a short period used VW's own Quantum brand of 10w-40 and now back with the original main dealer, they are are filling with 0w-30 ! I'm told by the dealer mechanics the 0w-30 is recommended. I Presume this has something to do with the progression of VW oil standards from 500.00/502.00 (Per my cars handbook) to 504.00 ? Anyway. I was slightly dubious that such a low viscosity oil would be suitable for such an old car given "Warm" UK winter temperatures, so I have asked Skoda for an official response. I noticed that Castrol Magnatec 5w-40 was used in the oil change for this refurbishment. So in all my Fabia still going strong and the only thing preventing its future use is the prospect of the emission requirements for petrol cars operating in the London ULEZ being raised in sometime in tne near future from Euro IV to Euro VI🎉

[@MrJumper68]

I think you changede the o2 sensorers. I had often just giving Them a good clean

[@mystisith3984]

People saving cars that still can be driven for a few more years are doing more for the environment than new big EVs, all things considered. Also a lot of people need cheap rides (less than 2000€) in this depression economy. For people who know how to fix cars honestly, there's money to be made & win win deals to be had.

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes👍

[@HypnotizinDetailz]

Excellent job my Friend! 🤩🤜🏻💥🤛🏻😉

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much bro! 😁🙏

[@stefanberglund4618]

Too bad you seem to be stuck with Pureest. They have some good products, but the ceramic shampoo is a joke, as you noticed... 😅 One spray of Gyeon wet coat gives many times better behaviour than this shampoo. Good content, and well done with the car! Will do the same now on my neighbours BMW 320 with a lot of DTCs.

[@kaiserkarl2]

Snyggt jobbat, som vanligt! tror för övrigt att så välskrivna Blocket-annonser är sällsynta idag. Inga särskrivningar, inga stavfel. Då blir man nog en smula gråtmild som härdad Blocketsurfare...:)

[@ejoautovideos]

Tusen tack! Hehe ja en välskriven annons är en raritet. 😂

[@kaiserkarl2]

@@ejoautovideosTack själv! Det tror jag!

[@1.9tdilove71]

Really nice work my friend. 👍 I would like to see mk1 1.9 tdi diesel Octavia on a channel as I also have 2007 skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi diesel. Regards from India.

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! 👍 Thank you for commenting 😊

[@broderperdurabo]

Köpte en Skoda Fabia 1,4 Mpi årsmodell 2002, med fungerande AC för 12.000:- Yttre drivknutar var kass (nya kostade runt 700:- med frakt).

[@benjaminlindberg1215]

King

[@rpmautostudio]

Bra jobbat , keep going .

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you very much 😊👍

[@tvchannel0000]

If you are cleaning the throttle, you must set the fault values in the diagnostics..

[@Kai77884]

Hello a great video perfect job 👍👍👍 greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋 Kai 🙏🛠🔊

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! Best wishes /EJO 😊👍

[@oaklindphoto]

Snyggt jobbat som vanligt 👌

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket!

[@makkanjaog6985]

Great resto! Whats your dayjob? You seem very comfortable working with cars.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! I work as a production manager/plant manager at a food production plant/factory. However I've worked on cars my entire adult life and have official training as a mechanic and also I'm a mechanical engineer, just finished my degree at Uppsala University. 👍

[@bertrandducouedic8621]

Very good job

[@benjaminlindberg1215]

Well done

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 🙏

[@dennismolina2339]

More flips!

[@chrise202]

Amazing work btw !! :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much! 😁

[@hansjorgkarcher9504]

Nice work. The car deserved it

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Yes indeed. 👍😊

[@NomHeads]

Love watching old shit boxes being saved and cared for 😌

[@ejoautovideos]

Right?? Me too! 👍

[@joaocastro2177]

Fantástico , muito bom 👏👏👍

[@konig7411]

That was a nice one :) :D

[@poppesgarage]

Bra jobbat! 👍🙂

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! 😊

[@Google_Is_Evil]

You probably would have gotten away with cleaning the MAP sensor, throttle body and EGR piping. Replacing the O2 sensor and MAP sensor wasn't needed until proven they are broken. The "implausible" code means that the measurements don't match up which can easily be explained by the EGR being clogged and the dirt on the MAP sensor.

[@ovesundberg224]

Grym video som vanligt från dig 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Uppskattar't, tack! 😁

[@marioilic3891]

Grym video!

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar!

[@vicke1112]

Snyggt jobbat! Har du länk till pureest refill? Hittar inte det någon stans

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! Tror inte de har släppt den än, detta var en prototyp. Den borde lanseras snart 👍

[@floydkarlsson2125]

Hej som vanligt en super video hade bäst kör lugnt 😀👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack Floyd, ha det bäst du med! 😊

[@danharandi2681]

Vill se video på micran

[@ejoautovideos]

Blir nästa, den kommer bli riktigt smarrig!

[@markuspoulsen5371]

Just a simple question? Why use the ceramic Shampoo if you wanted to polish the car, your just taking away the hydrofobic layer afterwards.

[@ejoautovideos]

Because I decided afterwards to polish the hood and roof. And when I polished I used a 3in1 compound with protection in it. 👍

[@andersnielsen6044]

As a dane that hourly would mean I would go broke. :D

[@ejoautovideos]

😝

[@andersnielsen6044]

@@ejoautovideos Hehe, I love your videos. I have flipped cars since the mid 90's.. ;)

[@StopTeoriomSpiskowym]

1.4 16V like to blocked crank case ventilation. your have broken engine mount engine is not horizontal

[@Piter_Play]

mmm Skoda Fabia

[@steifan]

Lambdasensorn fick du till OK pris ändå, jämfört med att köpa hos Mekonomen osv 😁

[@ejoautovideos]

Absolut 👍 mekonomens priser är ju ett skämt! 😂

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Do you have to pay tax on the profit? Do you sell as a business or private seller?

[@AndreasLarsson95]

4k för en bil som kan bli en bra daily driver :) hoppas du får den såld med vinst.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack! Kika i slutet av videon där jag säljer den och går igenom vilken vinst det blev osv. Hela processen i en video start till slut. 😉

[@robh5555]

Bra video! En fråga! Är det här på Ekerö? :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar, nej Uppsala 👍

[@chrise202]

mmm Ridex replacement parts :D

[@nisios]

So you detail the engine bay before fixing the car? What's the logic behind that?

[@ejoautovideos]

So that it's much nicer to work on and you can get any lingering water off as you go.

[@smileyleaves3066]

Whats EGR sensor for?

[@mazi16v]

1.4 16v drinks more oil that fuel :)

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂

[@Dobrovinskiy]

nice

[@bmwchannel2149]

Kan du köra alla märken med din scanner?

[@ejoautovideos]

Ja, i stort sett 👍

[@bmwchannel2149]

@@ejoautovideos skulle uppskatta om du kunde länka vad de är för någon😁

[@thomasfalcon6350]

You probably make more with KZbin than flipping such cars lol, but good job regardless.

[@ejoautovideos]

Hehe I wish! 😝

[@weavingshroud]

wouldn't you polishing have removed the ceramic soap effects?

[@ejoautovideos]

It was a last minute decision, also I used a 3in1 polish that has paint protection in it. 👍

[@weavingshroud]

@@ejoautovideos oh I see. So a one step. Which polish was it? 3D one?

[@ejoautovideos]

@@weavingshroud menzernas 3in1. Amazing product! 👍

[@weavingshroud]

@@ejoautovideos I'll try that out, been looking for some one step

[@idonotknowwhyyoutubeletsyo5893]

Ohh nooo the 1.4 petrol engine xd

[@AndreasLarsson95]

Hemska navkapslar.. har alltid slängt dom som suttit på en bil jag köpt.

[@ovesundberg224]

Ruggigt hemska plåtfälgar under som säkerligen gått med kapslar på hela sitt liv 😅 pest eller kolera vill jag påstå

[@ejoautovideos]

Hehe, ja håller nog med. Men min uppfattning är att de flest icke bilintresserade anser att navkapslar är snyggare än plåtisar. Har till och med ofta hört folk som misstar kapslar för fälgar! 😝

[@Szarko32c]

Rust should be a turn off. Another is - nobody in Sweden would want a Skoda if everyone drives a Tesla.

[@morti124]

Hej, undrar om du har kvar din Honda cbr? Jag vill gärna höra ljudet på dämparen, jag har skaffat mig en exakt samma hoj fast med orginal avgassystem och vill byta till en sån som du har på därför ville jag höra innan jag byter ut, tack på förhand.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tjena det finns ett ljudklipp på min instagram-kanal. Låg kvalité på ljudfilen dock, men jag kan säga att det låter riktigt nice i verkligenheten 👍

[@morti124]

@@ejoautovideos tack jag kollade det var riktigt nice, är det helsystem eller slipon?

[@ejoautovideos]

@@morti124 det är endast slipon 👍

[@morti124]

Tack

[@dennisburgesson3233]

i like this kind of restoring shitbox content

[@MrPuggen]

Nice. Skitkul att se. Blev ju ändå hyfsad vinst ändå. Ok, tidskrävande men inspirerande helt klart 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Tack så mycket Eric! 😊

[@GoliathAngelus]

I see not too many km on it