How To Make Your VW Run FOREVER ~ 5 Easy Tips

[@HumbleMechanic]

If you are upset about this Beetle being treated so bad, don't worry. It went straight the the scrap yard after. The poor car.. This poor poor car

[@ianw5920]

This video made my day 😂😂

[@quantumsativa111]

I have an Interview in a couple of hours and watching this absolutely made my day!!! Thanks!

[@RW-zh7kl]

With that paint job, it needed to be put out of its misery.

[@ChrisdeHaan]

Love these 4-1 videos 😆🤣😂

[@trohskcin]

you forgot to mention people should have the air in the tires rotated and blinker fluid topped off

[@chrisfix]

Learned something new from this video. I just got a German car and there is oil all over the engine. I thought it was a bad gasket but I guess German cars all lubricate on the outside. Didn’t know that.

[@marsbanditnyc9043]

Woah it’s crazy seeing you here! It’s like seeing Tom Cruise at my local deli 😂😂

[@southernautodiy2643]

ay mah boi chrisfix is here man, show him how these videos are done!

[@dogchainsaw3923]

Rust protection bro

[@davidduma7615]

You have to use canned air from the Alps in the tires though.,

[@povlife7024]

it's called active rust protection 🤷

[@thatgirlliani]

"I think its just supposed to to that" is the most VW thing ever spoken.

[@HumbleMechanic]

HahH the best part, she fired these off on her own.

[@bubot17]

Exactly hahaha

[@DredDon]

Or...'they all do that.'

[@Fillup82]

This should be their slogan.

[@tdkyt46]

Don't forget "the car" tbh German car companies are really good at helping me understand what it is

[@EngineeringExplained]

I love the circle of victory!! Can't wait to customize my rides with this one easy trick.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Mechanics hate that one trick

[@ChrisMadson]

The crayon smell got me 😂😂😂 When I was a valet, EVERY Beetle smelled like crayons!!!

[@nahmean2462]

They really do lol

[@nlz242]

My in-laws have a 13 years old new beetle and the crayon smell is intense.

[@pucho28a]

The crayon smell is in most Mk4 that I've known my wife loves the smell when she rides with me on my Jetta

[@carolynekeeler]

CHARLES I WAS SO CONFUSED!!! LMaO 😂 also - best co-host ever!

[@HumbleMechanic]

Hahahha she nailed it

[@585Lowrider]

Man I forgot about April fools you had me at the oil dip stick then realized today is that day . Lol

[@pricey0986ify]

Same here, I just thought the madness had finally set in

[@EliteMotorWorksFL]

Circle of victory!! 😂 you have more experience then the entire VW dealership. This is pure Gold!

[@harrynazarian3184]

I usually run the engine with soap and water to get all the black goo out. Once it's clear, I button everything up and go about my day! Don't forget to refill your blinker fluid and check your exhaust bearings!!

[@xMrOzzy]

I forgot to check my exhaust bearing last month and it absolutely destroyed my windshield so I’m going to have to replace my tires ASAP.

[@harrynazarian3184]

@@xMrOzzy Oh damn man, sorry to hear that. May want to also check the dashboard washer fluid while you're replacing the tires.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@xMrOzzy that's because you didn't lubricate the trunk latch,I've seen it before. I think there's a thread on the forum.

[@saro92dme]

You almost forgot the piston return springs!! 🤷‍♂️

[@SWAGXICAN100]

😂

[@AlienFreak69]

QUICK TIP: I always lick the dipstick to make sure the oil is still sweet. Once it's sour, you know it's gone bad and needs to be changed.

[@ehyme56]

Whenever you buy a new car, you can lick the oil to convince the seller that you're certifiably insane, and will probably murder them.

[@InitialXG]

Man I feel bad for anyone watching this outside April 1st

[@michaelcrumlett187]

Charles, that was fun. Unfortunately, I think one or two of my mechanics watched that video and took it seriously.

[@fortimusprime]

lol here I was waiting for ACTUAL tips. Took me a while to find out it was an April Fools. 😂 But seriously, do you have a video about this?

[@chrisfix]

Your daughter was spot on!

[@n9wox]

Always be concerned when the car is older than the sales person.

[@mensa495]

They got us in the first half, not gonna lie

[@_IMNNO]

What just about to say that ngl.

[@astronautstangorobets1604]

For real once he said lube the engine top. I was like definitely a april fools vid

[@mensa495]

@@astronautstangorobets1604 same hahaha

[@kevinparr4823]

Great to see a professional machanic at work 👍 here in the UK these cars can get oil leaks ... Simple fix is to remove the oil drain plug 😀 in a few days the leaks disappear 🥳

[@michaelfreeman1964]

"It's supposed to do that." Who hasn't heard that line? It's like "the A/C just needs a charge."

[@kalvinle2201]

Boy oh boy, though this was a legit tips video until i saw the first tip then looked at the posted date! Got a good laughs. Thank you, Sir for such a hilarious videos!

[@JamesThorpe]

Charles, you were seriously channeling your inner Chris Fix AND Garage 54 there! :D

[@audikris]

Some seriously good tips here! Also love your little helper making an appearance! She clearly understands the value of steel traction bands and low PSI for extra grip.

[@stevenharpervw]

Brondo 🤣nice movie reference

[@Chris675R]

"Brawndo got what plants crave, it got electrolytes"

[@stevenharpervw]

@@Chris675R laughing my ass off at the reference 🤣👌😂

[@300DBenz]

Thank you for uploading this before I got started on a Tiguan water pump, I used ALL your tips and it turned out great! The customer really appreciated the new flowerpot!

[@cg8888]

Make sure to use thicker battery wood on a TDI as per the spec listed in the Bentley manual.

[@schmiddy106]

I did a stage II minwax on my battery wood, 1.8t neva lose

[@tomwolf7449]

Took it hook, line and sinker, till you watered the flowers. Thanks for the smiles and laughs and the joy of a child.

[@eppyz]

I think Charles sidekick in the video is adorable you guys make a good team 👍

[@Vaguh]

This one will go down in the record books as one of the best videos for proper VW maintenance!

[@Iceberg4k1]

2-300 years lol. I love my VWs. This is the best advice.

[@LtColVenom]

I'm so used to Charlies being spot on and super informative that it took me up to the "lubricate the exterior of the engine" to get the joke.

[@dridgesnapoleon]

As soon the video started I was like "almost perfect?" Then I was like shit it's april 1st time to have a good laugh

[@johnwithcats]

"de-electroned this connector" I'M DYING, that was just perfect

[@buttfudge4645]

I change my battery wood once a year to be safe 👍

[@Matt463634]

I recommend Schwartzwald premium pine.

[@Fahrenheitrkg]

Changing once a year is overkill. Don't follow the dealership maintenance schedule: they're just interested in selling you battery wood you don't really need.

[@hoost3056]

Is that the same as air cleaner cheese?

[@turdiousmcfurgeson1570]

I lost it at "The Circle of Victory!" LOL

[@tomhyland861]

The only thing a VW will keep running is your mechanic's 401k. Great Vid.

[@ravi270783]

you almost sounded like our great scotty Kilmer 😃

[@samwisegamgie8163]

She makes the best sales person ever. I will have to implement all her parts information in my next vw build lol. They sound legit to me.

[@MadMax-dm9pi]

I'm very thankful for those awesome tips i done all of them and my car will run forever

[@iankonstantino6648]

Tried some of these tips on my mom's car. She really doesn't like the victory circle on her windshield but she's glad I took care of the oil :)

[@samdefoe1043]

The circle of victory got me 😂😂

[@martenm1738]

Greatly spoken! This will keep my VW running forever, Thanks for the tips!

[@federicogiutta1611]

greetings from Costa Rica, from a 2003 Jetta owner. You rock man!!!

[@NickyyDubbs]

Today wasn’t the best day for me, and even thought its a little late I’m so glad I decided to watch this. You had me almost crying, it was so epic 🤣 So thank you for this, it made my day

[@jrkaz6070]

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLOTTING THIS!!!!! I'm so glad I tapped on this video to try to wake up to for.Its Friday and I was dreading going to work 2day,..now I am wide awake!!@Thanks Humble, HILARIOUS!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@JoediyLab]

So cute, Next generation VW technician in training. Thanks Charles. Made my day

[@theskateboardt619]

As soon as you broke the dipstick I knew it was a April fools joke great video man

[@SuperXygote]

lol, the crayon bit got me. Had a MK4 Jetta and always just thought the previous owners dropped crayons in the vents.

[@markplenty2631]

My VW Passat b7 has 205,000 miles and was looked after religiously, I serviced it every 10k every 10k, and it drives as well as it did on day 1!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I got a mk4 Jetta in 2001, and put an optima battery in it. Best investment ever. Everyone with the wiring issues in the battery area can blame the lead acid battery venting and corroding all the wiring and causing issues. I checked a few of the grounds under there recently and it looked like new when I pulled the nuts off ,so I just tightened em back down.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

3:50 My beater Nissan uses a rolled up shop towel crammed in the groove 😝

[@vwking06]

Vw smell good, is that for all models or just MK IV's?

[@takeomack2782]

OMG THIS WAS ONE OF YOUR BEST VIDEOS IN A WHILE! Love you buddy! I appreciate all of your videos!!!

[@HumbleMechanic]

Haha thank you!

[@mattvanourney128]

I loved the crayon air freshener. Good job Charles

[@ianrichani3747]

Finally!! A good maintenance video

[@michaelw6277]

I’ve had a GTI for over ten years now, that I bought new. I don’t understand all the hate, it’s been the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. Yeah it’s had a few problems, but the Camry I had spent more time in the shop. At over 140k miles I’m comfortable getting in it and driving it anywhere with no worries that it’ll leave me stranded.

[@HumbleMechanic]

I have 8 cars on the fleet now. Lol the Mazda is the one with the MIL

[@Mechadondada]

I’ve had two MK4 Jetta’s. A 2.0 and a 1.8T. Both manual. It’s been years since then and the turbo had mad problems, but I still miss it. Even the disgusting crayon stench. They were so much fun.

[@djcarlitosatl]

At 1st, I took this seriously, then it brought a smile, and by the time he watered the plant, I was lol!

[@Mikefngarage]

CHARLES this video RULES

[@xiLeMaNiK]

Most informative video ever! Really shows what a good maintenance plan does to preserving your car..... 😂

[@takeomack2782]

Took me until 1:40 to realize this video was a gag! Nice one Charles! 😂 BTW LOVED the W8 tear down video my brother!! ❤️

[@lexioncombine9403]

"Battery wood" BWAHAHA Living in Louisiana, this is a real thing.

[@pucho28a]

Charles you got me on this one, I was like... I can't believe what I was watching it was actually him doing all those terrible things to a Beetle then I realized it's April 1st LOL.

[@tylerkrug7719]

Break some of the funnel off and check it again,lol haha

[@noway234]

The way to keep your V.W running forever is to find a good mechanic and get your engine rebuilt every 10,000 miles.

[@ChickenC0re]

My Jetta lasted 30,000 miles before it needed engine removal. It just goes to show you the craftsmanship that goes into these things.

[@JoeyAndVehicles]

I was like WHAT IM I MISSING HERE, *checks date on phone*..

[@DerBlutsauger]

Most excellent, sir. Your technician is very savvy!

[@scottymsu6063]

This video is awesome! I learn how to maintain my VW better now.. Thanks

[@Hedgehodge-]

This is the perfect video for our future generation. This will be more help, to most of them, than anything else I've seen you or anyone online that's posted in the last 300 years. Vw smell good, I knew the 🖍️ smell meant it was working as intended lol.

[@tuckerlutz5289]

Lmfao i love that opening shot of you just smaking the secondary air pump with a hammer

[@iankleckner350]

Wow this video is GOLDEN, thank you so much for this. Your delivery was perfect :-)

[@michaelskinner896]

I gotta say that you had me at the intro, but watering the plant was the best part.

[@lucasbuhr1150]

Plot Twist: all tires are studded tires if you run them bald enough.

[@tre_2EC0]

Wasting Liquimoly, now that’s that’s dedication to the joke :)

[@wicked_vix1132]

Not just dedication but legendary.

[@Heyyo_Friday]

You'll notice he poured a very small amount

[@wicked_vix1132]

Needs more lubrications than that. Especially for the turbo.

[@chrisrhodes5464]

Always good to see mom's and dads spending time with there kids

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

Okay. I have a 2012 sixth-generation Golf. Right now, it runs fine. It has nearly 52,000 miles on it. I've had only two problems with it since I bought it new. The first one took seventeen tries to get fixed by the dealer - I'm not making that up! It was a constant stalling when the car was at a stop. The second problem was a broken latch on the hatch door. I got that fixed on one try. I have only three other issues, all of them cosmetic. The lip of my driver's seat has collapsed because of the foam inside falling apart. The right B-pillar trim is rippled, and so is the paint on my right rearview mirror cap. Otherwise, I'm good - no peeling soft-touch plastic like on my old Mark 4! I hope to get all of this fixed eventually, but I have to ride out the pandemic first. I wanted to get a new Mark 8 Golf in base form, but Volkswagen of America, in its infantine wisdom, has decided not to sell it here and just offer us only the more expensive GTI and R models. Even if I could get a base Mark 8 Golf, I know I can't get a car with an in-dash CD player anymore. (I have lots CDs, but no smartphone. I'm a flip-phone guy.) So, yeah, I sort of WOULD like to keep my Golf 6 forever, and I came here specifically to learn how to do that Next time, can you please post a video explaining how to make your VW run forever FOR REAL??? Please?

[@thematrix3431]

I bought a used VW in really great condition.. the only downside was that it didnt have any holes in the speed pipes and the lights on the dash stay off so I never know if they work or not. I thought the check engine lights and all that on VW dashes are usually on? Are my fuses just bad? I could have sworn those came from the factory like that? Maybe they started producing them hole-less and with lights off after the 2007 refresh? Minus those two things I'm happy with my purchase.

[@sparks6666]

Have an '03 Passat with 200k miles... Completed all of these fixes.

[@Peraccaflacka]

Wasn’t sold... til the sales person really strong armed me into it 😂 cheers dude🤙

[@richardrahadi]

My mate replaced his coolant with iced lemon and paracetamol mix, now his engine runs really cool

[@paulaus]

I actually just replaced the dipstick funnel on my MKV Non Turbo FSI and it seemed like the level was reading good when it shouldn't have! By the way on that engine you have to remove the intake to replace the dipstick funnel! It's okay though that gave me the opportunity to pour out 15 years of accumulated oil and carbon sludge.

[@g4holla]

I was already going pretty good, but when he busted out that hose I lost it.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alincatalin6087]

I thought : " wtf is he doing to that oil dipstick ? ", then I realised that you uploaded it on 1st 😂😂😂

[@travislee11]

Totally thought this was gonna be a Scotty Kilmer spoof at first when he kept mentioning how many years he’s been working on cars lol. Great video. Love it.

[@joshuam7552]

Hey Charles, can you put a link in the description for the OEM Battery Wood? Been looking for one everywhere!

[@acefighterpilot]

Most people don't know that Piech specifically designed the New Beetle's cabin to efficiently accommodate large quantities of car parts piled up.

[@D0zer122]

Really nice. They way some people 'maintain' their cars might make this real 😄

[@meganclosset8746]

Always learning something new! Today's video didn't disappoint. And kiddo's sales skills are on point!

[@jeriwollmann7366]

🤣🤣🤣🤣had a great laugh thanks Charlie. Happy April fools day

[@alessandropru]

Your salesman was perfect!😉

[@Human_Resource]

Happy April Fool day 😂 the circle of victory lol

[@xml2252]

Ahhh man the circle of victory got me bad. Almost shit in my pants hahaha awesome

[@floydblandston108]

Can I re-use the factory battery wood, or wood you recommend aftermarket?

[@maddogsuper9082]

I got a question . Are the steering knuckles the same on the convertible new beetle as the new beetles with a roof. Because I I took a knuckle off a convertible beetle. And mine has a roof. They both had the same engine 1.6sr.

[@kashifk8329]

Hello Humble mechanic I have a skoda octavia 1.9 tdi 2005 model car. The car brakes works well for the first 3 attempts then it becomes hard and once drive further you get back the brake for 3 attempts. Also the car does not go above 100 kmph I have changed the turbo charger core 6 months back. Please let me what I need to check to fix this issue. Thanks

[@bberg82]

What is the part number for the VW window sticks? Do they fit North American models?

[@RoguePlank]

I got a notepad and pen ready for this video...

[@TheMKB1978]

Thank you So much for these awesome tips ! Now I understand my VW problems ✌🏻🙄😂

[@alanhubbard1868]

How could anybody not like your video on the Voltswagen Beetle.

[@Masso1973]

I’m seriously impressed and worried about little smarty pants sales abilities. Dad hasn’t got a chance.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Nope. Haha no better sales person than a kiddo that wants something

[@gekicherbeeren]

What is the best wood to use for Battery Wood? I had a Cedar plank but it was overpowering my VW Smell Good.

[@brendonwilliams3859]

Thank you! Now my jetta runs great, and I've gotten lots of compliments on my victory circles!

[@MrSaxooBEATT]

Watching this on April 8th. I really thought I was going to learn a thing or two lol