That lady was super chill. She understood that something was wrong but kept her wits about her and parked the car quickly till she called Matthew. Those Buicks are NOT known for headgaskets so i wasn't surprised when it came back negative. I can't wait to see the followup video on her car.
@irishjoe91955 ай бұрын
Should I ask Matt today?
@42TY.Gaming5 ай бұрын
"garbage dayyyy"@@irishjoe9195
@emmettturner94525 ай бұрын
Yeah, it’s the 3400 that’s known for that, not the 3800.
@larryharry72212 ай бұрын
Lower intake gaskets
@George-dy3ptАй бұрын
@@emmettturner9452that a 3800
@SuperCubbyboy5 ай бұрын
“I wouldn’t even call them safe” 🤣🤣
@mailmanjoe5 ай бұрын
That had me too. 😂
@asaprulers2265 ай бұрын
Atleast she knows some stuff about cars, seems like a nice girl
@jonh901271Ай бұрын
Right! Half the battle is being curious enough to ask questions and learn.
@MyRealDelusion5 ай бұрын
She was smart to find somewhere to pull over immediately. Great video.
@daydaybuckz5 ай бұрын
“I wouldn’t call them safe”🤣🤣🤣 dude that took me out! Great video
@D_M1215 ай бұрын
found your videos last night. You are a good honest dude. The world needs more people like you.
@madride8585855 ай бұрын
Matt is the man. Best mobile mechanic in the country.
@Chrissy2125 ай бұрын
Make sure her cooling fans are operational change the thermostat and make sure there's no trapped air bubbles in the system
@Chrissy2125 ай бұрын
The 3.8 are very reliable transmissions are good even if head gasket is blown it's worth fixing in these head gaskets are rarer in these for going
@dylanjk5946Ай бұрын
parts are cheap and so are used engines id just swap before i messed with headgaskets on a v6
@jonathanfreedom1st2 сағат бұрын
Those have that famous plastic coolant elbow leak...and the Dorman metal replacement. I havent owned 1 since 2003 and it was a 1988 Oldsmobile eighty eight. Had a 3800. The original fuel injected 3.8 L non turbo naturally aspirated.
@aaronrennaker18555 ай бұрын
Please keep up the good work on the videos. They are not only entertaining but also informative. Im building a mobile mechanic buisness myself and I love your content.
@brittanylee45912 ай бұрын
Gosh i wish we had mobile mechanics in my area! I will say my mechanic has been good to me! Just got a tune up after intermittent flashing engine light, cylinder 1 misfire. Car seems to be running much better! But i noticed when i start it it has a chemical smell, no overheating, no visible leaks. My Dad said it is common smell on some cars at start. I will keep an eye on it though
@clintonm1868Күн бұрын
that poor 3.8 series 3. i have a 2004 series 2 3.8. that thing is still going strong. just had to replace a radiator on mine due to over heating in the summer sitting in traffic, the dex coolant clogged up the radiator super super bad. swapped out the dex cool to conventional green coolant. shes running nice and cool now.
@donrosscojoe50145 ай бұрын
Those 3.8 Buick engines have a very unique and unmistakable smell in the cooling system when they blow a head gasket, smells like a burnt turd. I could pop that cap, take one sniff and tell you if the thing was cooked or not
@putoputo62615 ай бұрын
How the hell do people know how burn turd smell unless the was in the military and the shit duty like some of us did you wouldn’t know karen
@larryharry72212 ай бұрын
Lower coolant elbow
@GBKICKS15 ай бұрын
I think there’s a crack in the radiator she said ??? lol she found the issue
@jonathanfreedom1st2 сағат бұрын
It's a GM 3800 notoriously Toyota style reliability. But when she said she put K seal in it my Jaw dropped. Ugggg. Nooooo. Fix the source of the issue and flush that entire system immediately. Any sealants block up engine passages and cylinder head coolant ports. That can haunt the engine forever...
@Jumpoff134 ай бұрын
She’s so chill and cute af.. ❤️
@williamclaflin78635 ай бұрын
Looks like a 3800 best gm engine
@cactuscreekoutfitters2 ай бұрын
She fine in a certain type of way
@RussellBooth19775 ай бұрын
My dad was caught town with his 3.8 litre Buick L36 powered Holden VX Commodore when the radiator basically dropped its guts about a decade ago & since we live about 11 kilometres (a bit over 6 miles) out of town he was forced to drive it to one of the least desirable mechanics over here in Australia - Steve. He's a Parker whose workshop is now closed so now he's a mobile mechanic,him or his son sheared of the 6 millimetre screws which held the radiator fan onto the radiator & on a brand new radiator. That's probably why his workshop is closed now,his son took to one of the sway bar Link rods with a hammer & snapped it because it was kind of spot welded onto the Link rod ball joint. They didn't do a pink slip for my car for an annual registration inspection in 2013 so I took it somewhere else !
@fightdhr88662 ай бұрын
Years ago Pontiac feiero slam hot then drop back to normal.Went to doing a head gasket and had a broke head bolt Some how..Replaced gasket and new bolts and sent it on down road.. ❤
@michaelpollitt310 күн бұрын
Yeah them grey Nikes are pretty sick! I know another bad ass that has the same.
@samloudermilk13812 ай бұрын
The radiator, those plastic elbows and lower intake gaskets are weak points on these 3.8 engines. They make problem solver intake gaskets with aluminum plate with rubber around the intake ports and they also make replacement aluminum elbows that dont crack as easy. The 3800 series 2 is a great engine, my wife ran them as a rural mail carrier for 7 years and in that time we've owned 5 buick lesabre's with the 3.8 and only 1 ever ran hot enough to damage the head gasket. GM used the 3800 in many differnt vehicles and platforms over the years. I dont know why they quit making it.
@Wal-xq8bc2 ай бұрын
I believe these engines are based on the Australian made Holden commodores. Which stop manufacturing few years ago. Due to incompetence of how gm ran Holden and dwindling market share. And also fuel prices. No wanted 6 cyclinder engine as a family car.
@steverandolph35595 ай бұрын
Old school trick is the rev the cold engine while squeezing the upper radiator hose. Normally it will pressurize and get tight.
@timroberts22615 ай бұрын
Love the videos bro but here’s the deal we need more part 2 s 😂
@qrsimon7 сағат бұрын
We do
@jamesgetz89455 ай бұрын
I'd like to be able to work and do stuff like this helping people out. Thanks for doing your job, I hope that the people you help understand nothing is free. In the past some people didn't want to pay a dime
@DylanDubs-xe3ejАй бұрын
Lower intake manifold gaskets and radiator and water pump 98% chance they bad lol. And oil pan gaskets and all engine mounts lol and the oil cooler can develope blockages and leak internal and external. Oil cooler hoses occasionally form large sediment blockages and stop flow.
@docducttape92705 ай бұрын
Looks like shes about to pull a kick door. 😂
@ianconley66733 ай бұрын
I dont make much money....body covered in tats 😂
@richardnieft1629Ай бұрын
Never add that crap to coolant remind your customers to not add that stuff will cost them in the future and at times a head ache for mechanics
@CrazyCat2292 ай бұрын
I had a customer one time, the lady I worked with put the wrong oil filter on the customer's car. We called the lady and said don't drive the car we are sending a tow truck and the customer instead of pulling over literally romped on the engine while I was on the phone with her pretty sure it shot the filter off. I was like welp I guess that's one way to get a free engine. My point is good on her for pulling over when she saw the light. Btw the car that was blown up had 280k miles on it.
@pingpong96565 ай бұрын
That is one scary test - if it turns YELLOW, you're going to have a very bad DAY
@51-FS5 ай бұрын
Still cheaper then a test with 2 lines....
@orinmangar2333Ай бұрын
Matthew, also check the fans to make sure they come on, and are not intermittent.
@fjb6665 ай бұрын
Get a cheap IR thermometer, can check temp of hoses or rad and see if ect is off or by checking different sections of coolant you can tell if a thermostat is stuck closed or if there is a blockage in radiator or if wp is crapped out
@LakelandOutdoors5 ай бұрын
Longer videos please Matt 🙏🙏🙏
@johnpope4464Ай бұрын
Good old presser tester would be helpful
@binkywarren2128 күн бұрын
Well the car next to her had a busted out window so yeah, probably not the safest place to park 😂
@1958Studebaker5 ай бұрын
Just replaced the elbows on my brother's 3800.
@mfm64 ай бұрын
I have the same car, same engine. So easy to work on.
@RimjobHimself5 ай бұрын
You need to stop stopping your videos in the middle of explaining what was wrong. We need closure whenever we watch these videos. So make sure to explain exactly what was wrong and then say something like so thats all folks, before ending the video.
@almarkowbender4 ай бұрын
Make your own videos then
@_doomzday5 ай бұрын
The 3800 series 3 rarely ever has a head gasket failure. It’s the first and second series that had that problem
@jessewynne8193Ай бұрын
Why is she using KSEAL if she didn’t have a blown head!? And if you have a blown head fix it! It takes about 3-8 hours.
@ptaszek1983Ай бұрын
You are awesome
@user-rr7je8iw3b5 ай бұрын
Did you perform a pressure test on the coolant system? The lady described coolant leakege under vehicle.
@user-jw5yj6tj8s5 ай бұрын
On a 6.0 powerstroke all you have to do is crack the reservoir cap and keep going on a blown gasket 😂
@asalvano5 ай бұрын
Please post longer complete video's!
@marrayricks57104 ай бұрын
Got a 2015 ford taurus get a warning light that says low engine oil pressure after an oil change plus the actuators are going out or is out can you help
@JahJah0215 ай бұрын
Can anyone Post The Link to that coolant/heard gasket check tool???
@user-uc5by4dc1f2 ай бұрын
A lot people woulda just drove it another 50 miles lol
@cornerstation86572 күн бұрын
Will you help me out I need a good mechanic to work on 01 gmc yukon xl , I have bad lifters. Help please
@mrdodgetunedup2 ай бұрын
You should really do a leak down test. Sometimes a head gasket can blow between two cylinders and not a water jacket
@limited50scla2 ай бұрын
Hopefully the water pump took a crap
@willwork2fish2613 ай бұрын
I felt like the car was getting drug tested 😂
@schemeteam29542 ай бұрын
U putting an astronaut? Wait until u find out that space aint even what they say it is. And earth ain't a ball, it is snd it isn't. The earth is a flat realm but the there is a field of magnetism that makes all the luminaries revolve around the earth.
@WrenchS132 ай бұрын
Flat Earther troll alert!!!!
@Up2_nogood5 ай бұрын
That thumbnail had me thinkin you were working for the itty bitty cutie committee. Lookin good for 3 ft 5. 😂
@JamesAnderson-fw5ew4 ай бұрын
That k seal was a bad idea 😂
@kikicoot2 ай бұрын
Nice k24 swap bro, shit is mint.
@JamesAnderson-fw5ew2 ай бұрын
@@kikicoot thanks man, I appreciate it. Im abt to turbo it with really cheap ebay parts and it should make like 400 wheel. What do you drive?
@kikicoot2 ай бұрын
@@JamesAnderson-fw5ew Thats whats up, that thing is going to fly lol! I got a mostly stock 8th gen. Good ol k20z3. They're great motors, just have to rev them high all the time and the rev hang is bad too. Gotta get a flashpro soon lol. It had over 200k so far and still seems brand new. When it finally does decide to crap out on me I'm gonna do the k24/k20 swap.
@JamesAnderson-fw5ew2 ай бұрын
@@kikicoot thats awesome! Ive always wanted an fa5 but they are so hard to find in good condition and the prices have gone up. I would recommend you supercharge it. It costs a pretty penny but Ive heard they drive amazing.
@ConejoMalo2474 ай бұрын
MATHEW YOUR NOT TRIPPING I SWEAR THATS THE GIRL WITH THE LEXUS AND THE WARRANTY O RING !?
@patrickferguson27204 ай бұрын
Where can i get that tester? I know you said Tik Tok but what’s it called?
@cincyjohn692 ай бұрын
The problem is it’s a buick
@chuyrodriguez83884 ай бұрын
Hey bro I have a leak I think from oil pan I put stop leak in it it only drops one drop every 2 hours do u even consider that a leak do I really need to get it fixed?
@Dennis-gy7xr5 ай бұрын
It’s rare for a 3800 to have a blown head gasket
@emmettturner94525 ай бұрын
Yep. Pretty sure whoever said that was confusing it for the 3400.
@Shade_915 ай бұрын
thats a cool use for a little fermenting air lock
@indianmarshmello.5 ай бұрын
I'm a rotary guy, and but I'm no mechanic I just kinda do stuff and I'm learning a lot, anyways, would that device you use to check for headgasket leak be effective for testing for inner coolant seal leak? I guess I could maybe just do a compression test but I would like to have that type of tool in the arsenal.
@kelpking44845 ай бұрын
"I'm a rotary guy" what does that mean
@indianmarshmello.5 ай бұрын
@@kelpking4484 I drive rotary, I like rotary, I do rotary stuff. well, learning and doing my own things, figuring stuff out.
@FRJ19823 ай бұрын
Is there a follow up video to this?
@professionalamateurs455 ай бұрын
Lowkey looks like Shawn o malley
@lukevandermark715 ай бұрын
DUKEEEEE BOOOOTTEEE!
@dillonweaver23072 ай бұрын
Where are you located?
@randyscrafts8575Ай бұрын
I don't understand why these strong independent women need a man's help. Is the nightmare of feminism and metoo over?
@user-jw5yj6tj8s5 ай бұрын
So here’s the deal 😂
@RubinsRacing3505 ай бұрын
No your good your good, but heres the deal, your not realy good right now😂
@tedhicks54315 ай бұрын
Hey what do you think bout these kia motors that are being replaced under warranty?
@jasonleatherwood21725 ай бұрын
If its a oil burner out of warranty dont buy it luckily my sisters had extreme oil consumption 1 quart at every gas fill up got warrantied at 69000 miles she bought it new so had 100k warranty
@jasonleatherwood21725 ай бұрын
But if she bought it used would have had 60k mile warranty and cost about 8000$ to fix it
@tedhicks54315 ай бұрын
@@jasonleatherwood2172 did they replace mtr
@richsweeney11155 ай бұрын
Junkkkkk
@tedhicks54315 ай бұрын
@@richsweeney1115 reason I ask know a man hot after one that has engine replaced
@tanner8825 ай бұрын
Earth is Flat 🫓
@thealliedspy41705 ай бұрын
yeah
@PakDesiinUsa2 ай бұрын
Are you in maryland?
@akuma-tactics15 ай бұрын
Bumble out the air ?
@Thunderchunkyy_5 ай бұрын
Who does your tattoos in tulsa?
@kmacdagreat22Ай бұрын
Do you be in vegas
@dilonfleckenator90052 ай бұрын
I need help withy car if your around lmk
@josephfuller62292 ай бұрын
I personally use the thermostats that lock in the open position when they fail
@michaelhuckabay7395 ай бұрын
3.5 3.8 3.9 engines suck known head gasket blowers
@JohnSmith-vc5jr27 күн бұрын
Nope. 3.8 one of the best engines ever built. First year's of dexcool coolant reacted with gaskets. If they weren't replaced or coolant changed there were some problems. Just look up gm 3.8's. Or just look up grand nationals and learn how great these motors were. Unless you're talking about other car manufacturers 3.8's. Because ford and I think Chrysler also made 3.8l v6's
@MiguelTinoco75 ай бұрын
First one
@keemoify5 ай бұрын
Wow thats great, to what adress do you want the diploma sent?
@M.TTT.5 ай бұрын
@@keemoify
@jcismysavior91265 ай бұрын
Nice diagnosis
@jay_bro81132 ай бұрын
You need to endnvideos better
@danielcamarena63113 ай бұрын
Im hooked on your shorts and videos bro i been watching tĥem for the last couple hours im not a mechanic but i find them very interesting 🤔