Mechanic Reacts to "Customer States" Nightmares 2

[@armadillerff]

You can tell Joe and Angelina are teachers; they have such a clear way of explaining things. Paul and Sandro are your mechanic buddies that will come over and help you rebuild your engine in your driveway. I’d listen to a car based podcast with the four of them. They could be the new “Car Talk.”

[@peeeeeeet]

Paul and Sandro are definitely the bois

[@fantomz125c]

Another way you can tell they're are teachers. They can't do so they teach! I say that cause Joe claimed that they're is no solder on factory harnesses. He's obviously never worked on a Chrysler product

[@kingnull2697]

@@fantomz125c General statements are general & holy crap do you even notice these videos are edited? Also, imagine getting caught by the dude himself predicting your response. Ouch.

[@Marinedinoman]

Call it engine noises

[@edherdman9973]

I liked Paul's explanation of the rear wiper one, though.

[@Sabotageking]

I like Joe! Bring him back!!! some people say his humor is dull, but I think it contrast the humor in the show very well. Seems like a very intelligent guy. Plus he had me dying when he said “you think my mom is a terrible person” would love to see him back on.

[@jonmayer]

I very much liked Joe too. Variety is the spice of life and he's fully seasoned.

[@pat__4]

I love this channel

[@SuperBlazingRed]

Agree, Joe was great!

[@whytalkwhenyoucanyel]

Joe seems very intelligent. I like his presentation of his knowledge! Please have him back but as always more Sandro!!

[@theglitch99]

Seems like a straight up dude

[@chiquilio]

Really glad you brought a wiring guy, so many mechanics don't have that insight

[@VauxhallViva1975]

Yeah, as a wiring guy myself, I have seen some HORROR jobs. Amazing that the car had not gone on fire. Blobs of solder are NOT indicative of a good connection....

[@gregbell9839]

That was one of the things I actually liked about training as a Chrysler tech. It doesn't matter what the class is about, the Chrysler Academy doesn't let you start until you've gone over some of the basics of the electrical systems. Hell, they don't even let you do anything else until you've passed the basic electrical course. Everyone at the dealerships I worked at hated spark chasing. But I've always loved it.

[@strongocho]

@@VauxhallViva1975 Are you also against soldering in automotive stuff? I have always soldered any wiring I do in any application that would allow it and never heard of anyone being against it until this video. What is the reasoning behind choosing a crimp connector or whatever over soldering? I actually just went over the entirety of the wiring in a rebuilt motorcycle I bought because the person who originally put it together used 100 of those twist on connectors on everything.

[@VauxhallViva1975]

@@strongocho 5:09 - Soldered connections - DONE CORRECTLY - are no problem, but as he points out, if done INCORRECTLY, you can have massive "I-squared-R" heating in the joint, certainly enough to make the connection fail at best, and at worst - set fire to your car. He is spot-on with his evaluation in so far as owner mods. But done CORRECTLY, with plenty of heat so the solder flows correctly and the joint is GOOD, then there is no problem with soldered connections. The main issue, is that people often don't KNOW how to do a good solder connection in the backyard. ;-) I used to have a home-made soldering iron just for automotive work. It was built out of a diesel glow-plug, a push-button, and a horn relay. Roughly 350W of heat at the press of a button. That worked BEAUTIFULLY for vehicle wiring work, as you could get heaps of heat into the join quickly, and the solder would flow all over it like water. 😛

[@SableDrakon]

@@strongocho Another big reason to avoid soldering is that it's introducing stiffness to the wiring you're installing, which can break those joints over time. So unless you've taken the time to learn how NASA does their splices and solder joints, just don't.

[@wraithcadmus]

Joe & James is giving me real "Teacher and Class Clown sparring" vibes and I'm here for it.

[@filip000]

This is so accurate 😂😂😂

[@ashenmoonclash]

That wiring flex was pretty gold. If you can name a car by the connector on the headlight is hilarious😅

[@hdddgg]

Agreed

[@Three60Mafia]

which car did he say it was? MX150?

[@davidvaughn7778]

The connector is an MX150. I've yet to see a MX150 by any manufacturer.

[@nascardrawings7700]

I can name pretty much any light bulb on a car just from looking at it. Being able to name an electrical connector is pretty incredible.

[@TheFarmboys]

Joe's a treat - bring him back! Paul is also wonderful

[@Max._Power]

3:49 the mythical blinker fluid on its way to the headlight, this mechanic really found it.

[@gmctech]

The soldering comment IS SPOT ON! Rally teams have experimented with soldering and determined they were inferior connections mainly due to the rigidity it creates in the harness thus causing fractures in the non soldered wires adjacent to the solder joint.

[@TheBsniz]

Yea, I read long ago in my early days of car tinkering not to solder while doing door speakers. I've always assumed that was the law but recently people have been arguing with me about it.

[@sIDsleeper]

Yeah, the reason car manufacturers don't use soldering in their harnesses, is the lack of flexibility, which which crimped and tensioned conections offer, which leads to breaks in a vibration rich environment. Even the PCBs use welded connectors in most modules.

[@heavyd2062]

Solder joints ARE done by the factory on ALL vehicles and solder wire repairs are the ONLY ones that do not fail when done properly. Seriously, but connectors cause even more rigid joints where the repair is done those fail all the time, much more often than solder joints. I say this as a mechanic with a few decades of real world experience, not as a teacher who has no idea what the F they are talking about.

[@heavyd2062]

Welded connectors ARE SOLDER.@@sIDsleeper

[@neruneri]

@@heavyd2062 The teacher you're talking shit about didn't even say never to do it. What he actually said was that you should avoid it unless you have to do it, and by then immediately bringing up DIY guys screwing up solder joints, it is clear that he's not talking to you. The people he's talking to and about this advice are explicitly the people who *CAN'T* do it properly.

[@blisterroseblood2109]

Joe is such a good mechanic because he fixes his own car everyday🤣🤣🤣

[@Rsty_raptor]

That hurts. 😂

[@noohairdontcare]

The best mechanics drive the roughest cars cause they’re cheap and they know they’ll never be stranded.

[@heavyd2062]

And he still doesn't know crap, obviously.

[@JaxMerrick]

I mean, it's how I became a decent mechanic. (2012 Ford F150).

[@wiigamer024]

The comments from any of the vids on this channel are always so wholesome! Joe’s absolutely a keeper, keep him in the mix with Paul, Sandro and Angelina!

[@artlyss]

Joe is definitely a keeper. And it's always good to see Paul!

[@p-funk5562]

holy crap the guy asking james if he hated the police had me dying

[@callmepleatherface7535]

Same, had me rolling. The look in James eyes as he knows he can't answer honestly lol.

[@Bingiisyaboi29]

Why does he hate cops? (Just curious)

[@squidikka]

@@Bingiisyaboi29 It's politically correct to do so, until you need them that is.

[@ojb48o]

​@@Bingiisyaboi29These guys like fast cars...

[@theglitch99]

He is a California leftist Democrat, believes cars are what effects the weather!

[@DavieDrum98]

Y'all, I like Joe. He's a calm and an intelligent person. Bring him back more :) #joedonut

[@nelsonbrodhead4976]

Joenut??

[@randahlgehrke6513]

Ford master technician here, great video 👍 that wheel bearing of fortune noise is the 4 wheel drive actuator that engages splines on the cv axle to spline on the wheel hub. They are held in by spring pressure to engage 4x4 and released when vacuum is applied, leaks in the vacuum system cause them to stay partially applied in 2 wheel drive until the splines are destroyed and that terrible noise occurs.

[@hochhaul]

I knew right away that was the death rattle of an IWE.

[@aaronjeroski3489]

I have heard that sound so many times at my shop that I have lost count.

[@rekleif]

He is so right about the solder thing, anything with this much vibration will break solder over time. That's why good mechanics never use solder in a car..........

[@markman278]

Oh wait, was the liquid coming out of the headlight the blinker fluid?

[@AsmodeusMictian]

Yep, I think it just needed to be changed.

[@PeanOutside]

Over filled blinker reservoir leaked into headlight. See it all the time

[@MCCMCKnyte]

No, it was the headlight fluid. And, it needed to be changed. You could tell by how clear it was. All the electrolytes were used up.

[@Saftkeur]

@@MCCMCKnyte Exactly, everyone knows blinker fluid needs to be yellow/amber. Some of these comments are definitely from people who didn't pass their drivers' test...

[@cartoonkeeper]

I really hope all of you are joking please tell me you guys are joking

[@0MW2FY8]

Joe and Sandro should both break down something together as new video idea lmao

[@PRyMEvilProductions]

That would be epic

[@whytalkwhenyoucanyel]

Best comment in the section.

[@jshumphress13]

Like them all. Other than the weird towing guy with the chops, they’re all entertaining. I’m ok if I never see chops guy again.

[@0MW2FY8]

@@jshumphress13 chops looks like the type of guy chris Hanson would catch with a pizza

[@TheDiamondWolf1000]

@@jshumphress13apparently that dude is just an actor because the real repo guy wants to stay anonymous I guess. It was mentioned in the description of the video he’s in

[@mattordiway1955]

Probably my favorite duo so far. Love these two guys! Sandro is the GOAT but these two have very complimentary personalities.

[@Rsty_raptor]

Sandro is cool as hell. 😎

[@saltdaemon4453]

Pretty good... I got one for you, customer purchased a new 18' ski boat, came back to complain about a lack of performance. When we made it out to the boat ramp they were launching the boat... He stopped got out and disconnected the trailer from his truck(not the boat from the trailer). I was amazed as he pulled the boat around to the fuel dock with the trailer still strapped on underneath the boat.

[@ejchaves75]

Both of these mechanics are awesome. Great spread of knowledge and humor between the four mechanics in these vids.

[@nightrunnerxm393]

I like Joe. He's a dry wit, and snappy, too. His delivery of "the technical term for that is 'broken,'" just killed me.

[@Fisheee123]

13:12 it's amazing how many people think that the spare tire on the back is just a decorative thing on a car. 💀💀

[@BlackAlbinoDragon90]

Well, Clarkson in Grand Tour had Mitsuoka, which had two spare wheel covers on the front, and the opposite happened, they were empty.

[@FiercePanda74]

I really hope that's not true.

[@shiftyvr4143]

What’s worse is that a service advisor let that go into the shop 💀

[@GoobiesFunZone]

Most new cars don’t come with a spare anymore. because of this most ppl don’t they don’t have a spare until they get a flat an go to get the spare

[@Razmoudah]

Sadly, I've seen ones that were just decorative. Even sadder, I've met people who trusted it was a real tire and it wasn't when they needed it as well as the opposite.

[@Elden_Lean]

i like Joe. he fits in well with the Donut guys.

[@brixson7641]

He a professor in my school and he teaches really well and calm to easy to help everyone he can

[@enriquecortez1963]

I’m sure he’s a great instructor and awesome mechanic but his humor is dry and doesn’t fit the channel well. He would probably get along better with Scottie kilmer

[@BK-zy6lw]

​@@enriquecortez1963agreed, plus he is a Ford lover

[@Turnabout]

@@enriquecortez1963 Sometimes, comedy is about contrast. I thought Joe was pretty good, I hope to see him on here again.

[@EV21]

⁠yea. Great addition

[@ryumewukowu]

more of this please! people love showing this stuff but they never explain how it probably happened for those of us who are lacking the knowledge! very insightful!

[@StoneCanyonCreatives]

I could tell instantly that Joe was a teacher by the jokes he was saying. Please have him back!

[@beardsntools]

as long as they keep that annoying chick away. Yeah have that guy instead

[@rodolfoptx]

Dana Carvey is a great actor, so much range! 😂

[@Confucius_Says...]

😂😂😂 So, I was not the only one who thought that the guy strongly resembled Dana Carvey...

[@dukecitymusicfestenthusias3523]

Hahah shwing!

[@ShoeF1end]

I was like is this pistachio 😂

[@Rsty_raptor]

#illtakeit 🤷‍♂️😂

[@rodolfoptx]

@@Rsty_raptor, glad to see you here! I hope you get to do more of these, very entertaining and enlightening. By the way, I'm curious about your recommendation against soldering wires in a car. What do you find the best way to reconnect severed cables?

[@leftyo9589]

the exhaust pro did a better job than some exhaust shops!

[@Chuassy]

Joe is on fire. The split muffler is without a doubt from engine backfire. It takes a explosive amount of pressure to do that and a clog is just going to dull the engine’s ability to create large pressure

[@cawsticky1322]

Guy is right about solder joints, I was diagnosing a Kawasaki starter button, I traced the 'broken' wire to a factory solder joint buried in the loom that had failed. I also know a professor who says never to wrap wires together when soldering them, put them side by side as wrapping them first will cause mechanical failure of the joint.

[@johndavidgriggs]

I have been building cars my entire life and Joe is the most accurate mechanic you guys have had on the show thus far

[@boscojones4789]

Little known fact: all of the CRVs with the "missing" spare tire have a card table that comes out of the back. The mechanic in the clip lifts it up briefly. Check it out!

[@navtektv]

5:33 cue a montage of Jobey soldering literally every wire splice he ever spliced on Money Pit and High/Lo.

[@buttsexandbananapeels]

Right?! I respectfully disagree with never soldering anything. Thy don’t come that way from the factory because it’s all pinned connectors. If I can’t de-pin a connector and run new wiring to what I need, I test everything with the audio wire nuts to make sure everything is wired up right, then I solder and shrink everything. Building a harness is different that doing custom wiring or repairing it.

[@volundrfrey896]

@@buttsexandbananapeels Yeah the reason they're not soldered from factory is because it's cheaper not to; the harnesses are built outside of the car so they don't need it. But technically there are plenty of solder in a car though. Just not in the harness.

[@dreigin420]

usually in car OEM harness its possible to finds CRIMPS for connecting witch is a very easy, sturdy method which basically cold welds the wires and there is quite a few reasons all of at least decent Autosport electricians will always crimp wires instead of soldering@@buttsexandbananapeels

[@noodlelynoodle.]

@@volundrfrey896 a big part of it is solder is way more likely to crack overtime from the vibrations and heat cycling in a car than the way it's typically done

[@buttsexandbananapeels]

@@noodlelynoodle. that’s why you should use marine grade shrink over any soldered joint. It has glue inside. I also shrink another tube over both shrink-wrapped joints (power and ground) to further secure it. It’s time consuming, but so are most things when you do them correctly.

[@TheDiamondWolf1000]

Aside from the main donut channel of course, this is by far my favorite type of car content to watch!! Nowadays we all love to read comments and see what other peoples opinions and reactions are so this is just that but with a more genuine face to face environment and I love it. The donut crew do so well riffing with their guests various personalities to where these videos are not only hilarious and entertaining but informative and really interesting, keep pumping these videos out!!! 🔥

[@jameznm]

I've not seen Joe before he seems nice, a clear thinker and a professional.

[@Creamypie626]

As someone who works on a wiring harness factory I can guarantee, every single wire on a harness is a full length wire. If we need to have several wires spliced together for a harness design we would either resistance went it (for ground wires) on a Daihatsu harness or splice the wire together and put a metal clip on it before covering everything with epoxy and tape. Of course all of this is done mechanically using a machine specifically designed for the task. For lower voltage lines where multiple wires on low voltage lines, we use something we call a JC connector which is essentially a connector cap with pins inside it that bridges specific wires. Installation of this JC connectors are done during circuit testing to make sure that only the right wires are bridge. Different JC connectors have different pin patterns and in case the wrong JC connector was used, the circuit checker system would detect this the moment the pins inside the JC connector and the wire terminal inside the harness connector met and would trigger a short circuit warning. This would then cause the entire harness to be rejected and send back to QC for inspection.

[@worgan744]

Loving the content and the older guy. He's funny

[@MsNoPixel]

YESSSS 👏🏻 “customer states” tickets are my favorite!! So glad y’all chose to do another video full of them!

[@TherapyGel]

Joe is a great additon, definitely bring him back again!

[@sharklos]

The Comment Section Warning killed me 😂

[@DollasignM]

Im the “exhaust pro” 7:49 The original poster was actually supposed to be the pro🙄 I took it there to get welded up but they wanted double all the other shops and insisted on replacing everything including the mufflers and chrome tips with their own stuff, which I assumed would’ve been cheap autozone cherry bombs in place of the flowmaster outlaws. Their persistence was sketchy so I was never a customer 🚮 Sounds great, I’m posting a vid shortly

[@PrydeWater901]

Nice to see Donut actively recruiting personalities again.

[@dhag72]

they always state at the end of the videos on this channel that if youre a master mechanic in the area, to go to the website to apply to be in these videos. so its always been a thing, though theres always fan favs like Sandro, Angelina, Paul, etc. That "November" sketchbag is full of shit though and half his responses are just dead wrong lol

[@Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing]

​@@dhag72"November" said on Instagram he never was a tow truck driver. He said he scammed them for 13.6k usd

[@creature_73l32]

Love the new guy with the glasses! Hilarious and smart.

[@superkornfreak1]

Joe is a wonderful addition. Can't wait to see more

[@rwdplz1]

5:10 Automotive wire harness design engineer here: There are reasons we don't solder most connections (some are soldered from the factory), but to make a long explanation short, they're mostly related to cost, and the quality of modern crimping machines and crimp dies. When I work on my own car, I don't have a $10,000 crimping die for each terminal, and a $250,000 crimper at home, I solder and heat shrink everything. I also use a $300 soldering iron. A lot of people are just REALLY bad at soldering.

[@tonytalkstoomuch]

Joe provides the diy hacks as well as the proper solution. That's what I'm here for. Bring Joe Back!

[@facundonacusse6655]

Joe was great , definitely one of my favorites. maybe because reminds me a lot of my former auto tech teacher . great at explaining and funny ass hell , love that sense of humor

[@edd0125]

Every time we get someone from Riverside City College, they're so knowledgeable i want to take classes just to listen to them talk shop.

[@christophercarr1594]

Shout out to Dana Carvey for learning to be a mechanic just to act in this video

[@philosoraptor777]

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

[@steveseverson1692]

Excelllllet comment hahahahah

[@philosoraptor777]

@@steveseverson1692 I doubt your qualifications to judge. Please provide your metrics.

[@AkSamurai69]

The custom security system with the blinker reminds me of when I put switches to my coils in my car. Switches under the dash, and a switch to the battery. Race car stuff, not uncommon. I loved challenging my friends to figure out how to start my car. But before the switches were installed I had to disconnect the coil packs and battery under the hood. I left the keys in the ignition all the time. I figured if anyone could start it, they needed the car more than me.

[@riviell]

I had a car where if the antifreeze was low, the emergency lock system for the seatbelts would activate. The systems were not related in any way. But when my seatbelt would lock up, I knew to fill up the coolant reservoir.

[@BradGryphonn]

9:55 I have to agree that the muffler exploded. Many moons ago, a boss of mine was showing off as we were driving down a mountain range in his F350 truck. He was doing the 'switch it off pump a gutful of fuel and switch her back on again' trick. That muffler looks very similar to the F350 after a particularly extended fuel pumping...

[@MrPhil1969]

100 % we did the same exact thing and got the same exact results. I imagine these guys think that it's the catalytic converter coming apart because the catalytic converter probably came apart from the explosions.

[@dale116dot7]

I had something like that happened with a software error. It decided to stop firing sparks for three or four seconds. When the sparks came back, it decided to deliver four seconds worth of sparks to ‘catch up’, but without regard to actual engine location. The resulting explosion was in a busy downtown full of high rise buildings. People were running for cover.

[@mycosys]

Blocking the exhaust is one of the ways they stop diesels - the exhaust doesnt banana. Definitely went boom

[@Atlas.Brooklyn]

Bring Joe back for more. He fits.

[@VgsRemit]

Two words... Customer, stated.

[@radtag7495]

Just rolled in has awesome customer states clips

[@unwavering_sightseer7818]

I recently read my report from the mechanic when having my car serviced. I had a moment to think of the meme. “Customer states he smelt burnt oil near the left passenger side.”😅

[@clarealbarado1018]

Gotta have Joe back again. He's the best.

[@jakevalli6348]

Joes one of the first people I’ve heard say avoid soldering wiring, finally! Replace or repair it properly!

[@goodnessgracious8819]

There's been a handful of times that I've had to repair the harness on my Camry and 4 of them were repins not to mention the installation of an aftermarket stereo with soldered joints and the Evap Purge solenoid harness but each have solid joints that aren't cold with Flux used to clean all metal before flowing any solder. Everything functions as intended and I have no fault codes or intermittent sound quality issues.

[@BeeWhistler]

Yeah, I’ve come close to that “hiding in plain sight” stuff. A lot goes right past me on the first few viewings so I’ve learned to wait out most problems a bit to save on wear and tear to my ego and give myself time to riddle it out first. Recent example: my car, a 2022 Hyundai Tucson, not restarting automatically when I take my foot off the gas. Bear in mind that my last car was a 2009 Camry so I’m getting used to a lot of new toys even in my base model car (anything fancier than a base model and I’d be a lost cause). I managed to find the button I had accidentally hit so I was spared that embarrassment. I did, however, need help setting the remote to two click unlock… apparently the settings screen I needed arbitrarily opens behind the steering wheel, not on that big fancy screen in the middle of the car. And I was focused on the main screen, so… yeah. They were very polite about it when I asked at a maintenance appointment, credit to them for that, lol. I also had a couple of appliances shut off and was gonna call an electrician in the morning but fortunately, given four hours for brain reset, I went out and flipped the circuit back on. But that’s not a car thing of course. See, some of us aren’t stupid… our brains just like to take the scenic route.

[@Sniperboy5551]

That sounds like copium, brother. We can’t all be Mensa members 😂

[@EmilySmirleGURPS]

We had to ask the occasional goofy question. The mechanics take it a lot more gracefully when you're like “i think I'm doing something wrong here, because...” and it really helps if you showed you tried to find it in the manual before calling them. I mean, obviously you failed, but at least you tried 😂

[@xxtravdamanxx]

MEH.... YOU SOUND SPECIAL ED AND GHEYLORDISH!!!!!

[@Gold63Beast]

No lie, that exhaust video is impressive. Hands down, we have all thought of it. Getting all the angles and clamps to make a whole exhaust.

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Joe is an awesome addition to the group

[@andrewlane4766]

Should you bring Joe back? Heck yes! Variety is great and Joe really brings something new to the channel. Paul is always great - I'm always pleased to see him back. Then you have Sandro and Angelina who are legends in their own workshops. We lucked out getting to hear from any of them - having all four is dynamite! Thanks !

[@ChickenJoe24]

These don't get old. I literally watched every video. Keep em coming! #Donut and crew FTW

[@rotorhead5000]

I like Joe, also, the wheel bearing of fortune I can tell you from experience was a failure of the cv shaft disconnect collar actuator. Ford in 07 (if memory serves?) Went to that from the conventional center axle disconnect to a system that used an external spline on the hub assembly, a similar spline on the face of the cv joint, and a vacuum and spring actuated collar that locks the two. If there's a vacuum failure, it fails in the locked position, but if the spring fails, it leaves the collar partially engaged, making that clicking noise. The abs tone ring on these are actually internal to the bearing, so odds are against it ever making a noise you would hear.

[@dwaynne_way]

I'm from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in the UK and I love watching your videos, such great content.

[@barefootalien]

Joe knows his shit! He seems like the go-to diagnostics guy of his shop for sure.

[@Al-jb4ju]

i like how he said not to solder wires and offered no better way to connect them.

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

Joe and Paul look like the disappointed fathers of the internet. Those burns and humor that only getting to a certain age can deliver

[@outlawgamingrp]

The muffler was definitely a backfire.. My GTO may or may not have experienced the same thing

[@joaofcascao]

Damn bro, it’s Joe’s first video and my man’s already being roasted for liking ford 😂

[@EthanHyland]

What's funny is that my family has two Ford Explorers, a 1996 and a 2018. I felt personally attacked. 😂

[@elysiumfalls4]

Man Joe and Paul are such intelligent mechanics.

[@JayJaxRHS13]

Here to say Joe you are 1000% right. Don't saulder your cars! Crimp connections work just fine, are way faster, and make a better connection! Wiring in cars have such tiny wires sauldering jobs usually result in burnt wires and failed connections.

[@extract_a_mundo3732]

For your viewers you guys get that dont have much experience, you are doing the world a huge favor. Keep it up 🍩

[@Daaphee]

The spare tire one made me think about the time my mom was pannicking over the phone because the windows would not go back up. Brought the car to me and 3 seconds later the problem was fixed 😂 She locked them, probably by clicking to lock button by mistake 😂 She was not feeling so bright hahaha

[@superkevyn8]

Joe cracks me up! Good to see Paul back too!

[@popperyan9897]

Never thought someone would actually replace their headlight fluid, lol

[@Kevwa51]

I’m glad an expert finally let the masses know to not solder anything on a car ever. Crimps are above and beyond better when done properly. That’s how everything is installed or repaired in the world of Motorsport and that is the ultimate test of reliability.

[@cliffp73]

Hey Joe what’s the best connector? I don’t like soldering, some of the old audio shops required us to solder. Prefer not too.

[@Eguzky]

3:47 Hey look! Headlight fluid! 😁

[@brixson7641]

Tbh someone probably pranked him and said take off the bulb out the “fluid” and it’s good to go

[@justayoutuber1906]

Joe is good! Have him on more!!

[@virus640]

5:20 Joe is right. Crimping is the correct way to do a repair. Also, always use the correct crimp, and heat shrink.

[@Rudy97]

Those cheap crimp connectors everyone uses are trash, almost impossible to get them to where the wire won't pull out with a slight tug. Proper solder connection with heatshrink (the one with glue) is a superior way to reliably connect wires together.

[@dreigin420]

proper crimp with proper tools and a good heatshrink is even more superior :)@@Rudy97

[@Nandrith]

The problem with soldering is that solder is very brittle. With all the vibration going on in a car it's possible that the solder will break and lead to a bad connection. Cheap connectors are often trash for using in cars, I agree on that. Good crimp connectors are very resilient, especially if you use the ones that both shrink AND create some "glue" when heated.

[@heavyd2062]

@@Nandrith First off, that's WRONG. Crimp connectors are fine for radio installs, maybe some light low current connections that are used, but anything with Data or high current should ALWAYS be soldered. I say this as someone who installs accessories onto cars almost daily. Remote starts are ALWAYS a solder connection. Crimp caps and T-taps go right into the trash. With Data, you need a solid connection and the only way to get a zero resistance connection is to solder it.

[@Gogoseit]

3:49 NOO YOU ARE LETTING OUT THE BLINKER FLUID!!!

[@user-sx1fg7lc3c]

This channel Doesn't miss. Love all the guests.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Joe's awesome, you should have him on more

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

We have "customer stated" in IT... "client reports".

[@theglitch99]

I like the auto teacher! Great attitude!

[@DreamKeeper.]

I just went through electrical training as part of my automotive technology course and they told me to always solder unless the entire wire is easily accessible and I can remove the terminals

[@seivernoname-tz9uh]

Paul sounds like J.K. Simmons and I love it

[@knifethrower9733]

I've never ever had any issues with soldiered wires but I probably haven't worked on quite as many cars as old Boy 😅

[@stephenoliveau]

I clean, flux, solder, clean again, dielectric, and heat shrink... never had an issue.

[@CRneu]

@@stephenoliveau this is so much more work than crimping a few connections and using connectors. The bonus part of crimping/connectors is you can undo them easily, they aren't a permanent install. Solder also gets brittle with age while connectors hold up much better with time/vibration.

[@stephenoliveau]

@CRneu I've done both, I prefer the results with a splice and solder. If you're doing it right... you don't need to undo/redo your connection. You summed up my feelings on crimps by calling them not permanent. I only use them as a temporary measure anymore.

[@Rudy97]

Yep, crimps are more prone to failure, proper solder joints are more reliable. Just remember to use leaded solder, the lead free stuff is the one that cracks.

[@_Zer0Gr4vity_]

Joe was great, really liked his back and forth with James. Also I died at the spare tire video.

[@Unlaced_kickz]

That’s why I don’t solder , I just twist together and use electrical tape .. 😂😂😂

[@opiumisaiah]

never fails

[@rjgaynor8]

Please use butte connectors. Please. But I actually agree with him. Butte connectors are fine. It they aren’t run a new wire. Soldering if not done in a controlled environment can degrade the wire sheathing.

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

Bro, don't be an amateur. Wire nuts for the win! LOL

[@enemyspotted2467]

@@MichaelDavis-cy4ok I can neither confirm nor deny if my radiator fan is spliced in with wire nuts

[@jackmorrison5875]

@@MichaelDavis-cy4ok man of culture I see haha

[@savagegaming2258]

I worked in 2 seperate semi trailer manufacturing plants and we did alot of solderong mainly because alot of our wiring was very custom making it extremely expensive to design and manufacture specific harnesses. I at least always made certain that my soldered joints were not in an area where the wire would be required to flex and were always sealed as best as possible. I also made sure the tensile strength of the joint would be similar to the actual wire. If you have to solder on your vehicle, use those guidelines. Dont put a solder joint in a area where the wire is required to flex and make sure it is sealed as best as possible. Also dont solder if you dont know how

[@MementoVita]

You can always tell how much these two know much respect to them🤝

[@kingnull2697]

Bring Joe back, his "old-school" dry humor & attitude are great

[@joshbasarab6869]

Absolutely agree do not solder inline wiring, it just becomes brittle and ready to break again. Always splice.

[@Rudy97]

Always use leaded solder, it will not crack. Cover with proper heat shrink. Much more reliable connection. Crimps are for those who can't solder or who can't be bothered to make a better connection.

[@Sebastian001]

I love Joe, he’s got a cool vibe

[@jesmcdevlin3116]

The one at 8:50 Wonder if it was a manual, I actually know of some people back in the 70s-90s who would rent things like U-hauls and they'd cut the ignition going down hill to engine break the truck. Not a huge issue normally. Not good for vehicles not made for it like a rig, but its a thing. Buuuut they'd also hold down the gas peddle on the older carbureted trucks, and it'd fill the muffler with fuel fumes. Flip the spark back on and BOOM! You have a much less quiet rented truck with a very similar looking muffler. Tended to split the weld or unfold the seam.

[@mikejones420]

Finally, I get another mechanic that shares my opinion on soldering wires in a car, I have never soldered wires together ever in my 20 plus years as a mechanic, and have never had that joint fail, or even corrode. People argue with me about the joint pulling apart, but guess what? when you have the right length of wire joined with the right twist, and joined with heat shrink, then the car isn't going to pull the wire apart either.

[@itsKochon]

I wanna hear more about the never solder wiring in a car argument!!! It offended me on a deep personal level so I need to hear why

[@mycosys]

it cracks. Real f*ing pain. Even our university engineering dept racing team cars were all crimp. AFAIK the only solder work we added was my throughole PCB work

[@stephenoliveau]

@@mycosys I don't use crimps because they corrode... done properly, a splice with solder *fix* will last the lifetime of the car. Now if I was building a short term use vehicle from scratch... I'd probably use crimps too, it's so much faster.

[@mycosys]

LOL @@stephenoliveau - good for you kid. Engineering Technicians and College Mechanics teachers are idiots who dont know what theyre talking about. The whole industry is doing it wrong.

[@wiggenvan]

They're right about it cracking (even "done right", it will crack eventually). The problem is too that the solder will actually run down the wire as well, extending the area where the wire will become brittle. Crimps with proper heat shrinking is the proper way to do it. If you were really concerned about corrosion I imagine you could stuff some dielectric grease in there, but heatshrink should be enough 99% of the time.

[@FntX-Video]

@@wiggenvan *water tight heat shrink, please ;) Somewhere in the lifetime of a car there will be moisture. Better be safe than sorry.

[@thehobo00]

Joe is awesome! Definitely bring him back!

[@AxisofImpulse]

We definitely use our rear wipers up here in Michigan. The salt and dirt on a winter road makes for one gross window.

[@G37xMaN]

He must have not thought about people that have to deal with salt.

[@brandon-kg2vd]

Joe is probably the smartest guy you guys have brought in so far!

[@julietbihary9811]

Exhaust system was set up perfectly, now weld it all up

[@DollasignM]

Yep. Thats my car, the person who made the video was supposed to be the “exhaust pro”