Rookie Mistakes Maintaining Your Car

[@FitmentIndustries]

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[@andoniades]

Not letting my high maintenance BMW go.

[@stuartstlouis8260]

Can’t add my car yet, it’s not good enough / done.

[@cyberzombie038]

Not having the right tools for a specific job and just winging it with the closest substitute.

[@prismatic9804]

Not getting UCAs to better my alignment on my new lift. Went through those brand new tires so fast 😔 Also, not installing my shock bushings in the correct order. Lmao

[@prismatic9804]

@@cyberzombie038 that's my lifestyle and so far so good. Haha😅

[@arablues4142]

I live my life a quarter-mile at a time.... because that's about the max distance before my Audi breaks down again

[@Supernaut710]

S4 😭😭😭😭😭

[@overlordfx1464]

@@Supernaut710 S4B5 :((((

[@markschoch9509]

Holy shit this made me laugh a lot. Then I realized it's at someone else's misery which makes me a terrible person.... but I do enjoy a good laugh.

[@nathanmonsta6923]

Change Audi to BMW

[@leevihaukijarvi267]

@@nathanmonsta6923 i have the same problem with an e34 bmw

[@Shazzkid]

U mean putting coolant in my oil won't keep my oil temps low??

[@callumb5184]

Bruh moment

[@samsunggalaxyS24-n5j]

boi

[@cozz124]

1000 iq

[@connorswanson6725]

My mistakes, oh boy (In no specific order) 1) bought a wrx 2) changed the wheels and accidentally drove on hand tightened lugs which shot off like a rocket as I was going 20mph down my street. 3) I had an eBay hub loosen up at a drift event, torque everything down properly gentlemen 4) plastidipped parts with zero prep work or cleaning before hand 5) thought 40k springs and shocks would be good for racing (more stiff= less body roll?) that sucked 6) thought I could vinyl wrap a car by myself and it would look perfect (overstretched everything and it was pretty bad) 7) bought a Miata and slapped on some hella stretched tires and went autocrossing (195 on a 9” rim, fitmint was still trash, got weird looks and tech thought I might debead) 8) didn’t realize you have to switch cam and crank gears on a JDM EJ205 motor to make it work with your USDM ECU (yeah it took me over a year to swap this motor) 9) 3k miles later blew the 02 wrx Subaru trans because I clutch dropped at like 5k rpms 10) dropped the oil drain bolt in my oil bucket pan thing which cloggged it and spilt hot oil all over my garage 11) I have defiantly open the rad cap while it was way too hot 12) did a track day on bald, 300 treadware all seasons at 40psi 13) took me 15 hours to 6 speed swap my miata and we finished late so I forgot to fully tighten a ppf bolt which dropped out and snapped as I was going 50mph, shot sparks everywhere lol I thought I ran over a chain 14) I had my starter go out on my only vehicle at the time and thought I could just clutch start it everywhere, got stuck multiple times. Learn from me, don’t make the stupid mistakes I do

[@branflakes1299]

I bought a 1988 Camaro IROC-Z that was carburetor swapped, had no ECU, No cats or mufflers, and had a little bit of rust forming. At 17 years old I thought I could fix it. Sold, my daily driver and drove that for three months. Worst memory was not having working windshield wipers and driving to school in the pouring rain. Wiping the windshield with an old rag as I drove down the street. Fun times.

[@ThePureElectricity]

I kinda did your 14 but got lucky so I only got stuck once

[@liveandletlive2894]

🤯

[@caffina5882]

I hand tighten my lugs...

[@liveandletlive2894]

@@caffina5882 me 2 lol never had an issue

[@bravo_10]

What you mean I gotta put on all the lugs, weight reduction bro

[@johnmay959]

The wild soda can appears

[@bravo_10]

john may *pokemon battle music initiates*

[@gsjourney3054]

Lows that shit would actually change the car tho rotational mass🤣

[@josesimonguballa6132]

I broke a stud. Two of em. I still rode on em. My friends stared at me for a good minute. Im still alive typing this down.

[@qualitycroissant8527]

Remove engine for weight reduction

[@jordanmbryan26]

dropping 10mms in my engine bay to never be seen again

[@HumblyDriven]

Lol happend to my homie the other day.

[@emanuelsauz12345]

😂 same here

[@emanuelsauz12345]

On my 370Z which can’t see shit

[@RitztheDJ]

I FUCKING DROPPED MY PHONE IN MY ENGINE BAY LAST WEEK

[@swizzy6010]

Big oof

[@artsohc]

Rookie mistakes maintaining your car: buying a car that has more maintenance needs than you are capable of paying for/performing yourself. Looking at you all you people that buy 10+ year old BMW M cars.

[@Latinblood59]

Lmfaao! Here I am with an 08 e92 335i and recently purchased 03 e39 540i

[@TheCoDRoyalty]

TRIGGERED! Having flashbacks of vanos and valve cover gasket work in my dim light garage

[@marcosarevalo5920]

I have 95 bmw 740i and i tune it my self everything from mapping to chip tuning and I also rebuild everything my self and she runs like beauty never gotten an engine light

[@TheNis240sx]

335i life haha

[@vegeta12379]

I feel personally attacked

[@jordanprice9285]

Rookie mistake number 1: *_Living somehwere that gets cold_*

[@FroztiProductions]

Living somewhere that gets cold and hot repeatedly. My main seals aren't even there anymore.

[@kaelanburke2097]

@U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement I mean a rwd car with dedicated snows outperforms an awd car with all seasons

[@apocalypse487]

@Garbage Trash except everything melts

[@pointblank6]

Get a rally car, problem solved.

[@christianscustoms6429]

@U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thats why you need 3+ cars haha. Daily, summer whip, and a project

[@blkSabbathSE3P]

My biggest rookie mistake? Buying a rotary as my first car.

[@z-trip5457]

Ouch, that must've sucked.

[@blkSabbathSE3P]

@@z-trip5457 nah man, I still have it lol. I actually just got it about a month ago. I'm still learning bits here and there, but I've always been in love with the FD RX-7, so getting an RX-8 was something I've been considering ever since I got my license.

[@maxf8099]

Lee Seiler why was it a mistake? Rx-8 is on my list for first cars (im 17), why shouldnt i buy it?

[@blkSabbathSE3P]

Basically, no car will be a mistake if you do your homework. I'll say that out front. If you know what you're going into, and you have a better understanding of what common problems with the car are, you'll be better set. Look on forums, try and find someone in your community who has one and just pick their brains about the car. I love my RX8, I dont drive it super hard and if I do it's only for a short time and on roads I know and am comfortable on. Below is some stuff I've found online and my own experience with the car. (04 RX8, JM1FE) Being a rotary engine, you'll come across a different maintenance schedule than most traditional piston motors. Plan on adding a bunch of oil, (I always carry a few extra quarts to top off) spending $20-$30 per spark plug every 15k miles, (and also paying attention that you are buying leading AND trailing plugs for each rotor, I just changed mine yesterday and the previous owner had 4 leading plugs in there). Another issue, at least for the series 1 (04-08) is the starter, it doesn't like to start hot. Another issue I just had (maybe related to the starter, or poor compression or a combo of both) was I was on the highway, waiting to pull across in the middle lane turn off. I decided to try and beat a tractor trailer, and being new to driving stick, I stalled it. No biggie, I've stalled before, I'll just wait for the next red light to stop traffic. Well my car wouldn't even crank. I would turn the key and the dash lights were so faint, the brake was sunk to the floor. I had no idea what happened. I got lucky and someone helped push it off the road, go pulled into a parking lot, and looked over the car. Didnt really see anything, so I decided to try starting it up after going inside the store and letting the car (and my head) cool down. After about 5 seconds of cranking it finally took and I was able to finish about my business, no issues at all. Back to the oil topic, premixing is a big thing people generally talk about. I don't, but that might be why I had that issue. I'm not sure, I've only had the car a month lol.

[@J-ose]

Yes I did this sold it a month later did enjoy my 87 FC while I had it

[@lonelydriver1421]

*Never* procrastinate on oil changes!

[@kylefeilmeier7261]

My customers do sometimes and bring high milage motor oil to me with 5k to 10k miles on it

[@tfleming3567]

Does it count if i just burn the oil out instead of draining,it? Lol silly vq oil is for the oil pan not the firing chamber

[@plague46]

I don't have to do oil changes, my E46 drinks it all up so I just have to refill it once a month or so, really handy!

[@bigplanner]

PLAGUE 😂 how convenient. My Audi had the same feature.

[@FBI-eo9yx]

@@kylefeilmeier7261 5k is when I usually do mine anything sooner is a waste of money

[@armikm9846]

Not putting the blinker fluid back after changing my headlights every 3k to 5k miles. Worst rookie mistake i ever made

[@armikm9846]

@Ninety5tag its fine dude i dont really care. Respect✊

[@pgboyinthehouse9041]

Forgetting to replace those piston return spings every 30k miles.

[@nicolapalmieri7344]

Don't forget to change the muffler bearing every 50k miles

[@KM-je6bf]

I've been neglecting my blinker fluid myself. Euro cars take weird fluid that you can't get at autozone. :(

[@saultorres7452]

@@KM-je6bf ya that oil u usually have to import from german companies. Since autozone only carries quality

[@jdob8086]

When you put oil in the engine and forget to put the oil drain plug in

[@yutosi2109]

I once almost frogot to install the oil filter before filling so i had to lift the car back up

[@FBI-eo9yx]

Fuck I did this like 2 days ago like a dumbass

[@thatcarguy2002]

“I was gonna get louder and then I remembered I don’t work for Doughnut Media” 😂😂😂

[@panvomacka9079]

I was thinking the same thing! This comment is very underrated

[@-HAKUMAI-]

a while back, me and my buddy tried to swap an alternator on his mk4 jetta. we were both around 15/16 years old and it was his first car, so needless to say we had pretty much never done anything mechanical on a vehicle before. we tried EVERYTHING to get the belt off of the alternator, we tried pulling the belt off with brute force, adding leverage, we even tried removing the tensioner but it wouldnt budge. took us about 3 hours before we looked it up and realized the tensioner is spring loaded... there was even a small tab on the tensioner where you use a wrench of some kind to pull it back so the belt can come off 😂 swapped out the alternator, put the belt back on and everything worked great. it was definitely a learning experience to say the least

[@spunsklob9559]

Yea i made a big mistake. Owning a car that just about no one has parts for.

[@DivoCapella]

Was it a 3000 gt?

[@spunsklob9559]

@@DivoCapella Nope its even older

[@aaronmanmohan8966]

Rookie Car Mistake: Not buying wheels, tyres and suspension from Fitment Inc

[@markschoch9509]

You suck up. I'm just pissed you beat me to it. Trying to put enough good karma in the air for the suspension giveaway. Now I'll have to resort to Gels and Dakota voodoo dolls or something.

[@ryanhodgkin7475]

@@markschoch9509 lmfao

[@FitmentIndustries]

I like the tactics boys it shows commitment 😂🙏🏼

[@tedgey4286]

You thought you could get away with that?!?!?

[@Shazzkid]

So u sayin that K&N air filter didn't add 50HP to maa riide??

[@kaelanburke2097]

Damb

[@A5h3n.]

Swear this is my friend and his 87 bmw xD

[@Regulators0001]

Babahahaha

[@jarredkowalski9625]

2 mistakes: 1. Buying a damn Chrysler Sebring 2. Not replacing my blinker fluid or muffler bearing

[@dillonwhite4444]

Blinker fluid is a joke right?

[@zepedaj88]

ALIGN YOUR CAR AFTER ANY SUSPENSION UPGRADE! unless you like buying new tires all the time

[@IGdabheadz]

My biggest rookie mistake was taking my out-of-warranty car to the dealership for maintenance

[@acidllamas6168]

Y

[@KM-je6bf]

@@acidllamas6168 they probably tried to hit him for every little repair they could.

[@TrinityCTStud]

Ouch!!!

[@wafi3187]

Monday: Drop a 8mm socket, never found Friday: found 8mm socket stuck in timing belt pulley Me: you were alive!!

[@senderbud31]

Idk what you did to god for him to do that to you but you better make amends my guy😂

[@Jonjims1532]

"valve cover adjustment" 😂😂😂

[@jdm603jake]

1:41

[@RonaldjamesF3]

I repeated it 3x in my best Alex voice

[@jacobfoster4909]

Lol I caught that.

[@twrcrew8852]

he meant valve shim adjustment. it's a real thing especially on older toyotas (2jz) and hondas.

[@scottbreeze49]

CEL is not just a condition, it's a lifestyle

[@intolerant_left]

How else would I know if the CEL bulb worked?

[@1ShyAzn]

Neeeeegaaaaaa , cel lifestyle

[@Fortheloveofjdm]

This little light of mine im gonna let it shine.

[@KM-je6bf]

Unless you're in NY, where Emperor Cuomo forbids any vehicle with a CEL from passing inspection or being registered

[@ernestogarcia1997]

When he said “I gotchuuu!!” After talking about skid plates I felt that in my heart bro 💯✊🏽 that’s why I recommend these people to everybody!

[@Jonjims1532]

My rookie mistake. Buying a damn WRX.

[@Ravenlion13]

This was me at first but i love mine now

[@Jonjims1532]

I'm on motor number 7. But im far from stock.

[@HumblyDriven]

Well, let me have it lol. That's one of the wars I want so bad other than an FD.

[@Jonjims1532]

@@HumblyDriven oh, I'm keeping it forever at this point. 😂

[@HumblyDriven]

@@Jonjims1532 I want an 06 or 07 hawkeye but they are hard to find. :( What are your thoughts on that?

[@TheMrbumpersticker]

Oh, my subies Engine keeps on vaping, I’m sure it’s supposed to do that.

[@Fortheloveofjdm]

For sure

[@wedontdrivestock223]

That’s normal

[@frontwheeldrip4253]

Rookie mistake: forgetting to save a stock rom ECU profile before trying to flash a new rom to the ECU after adjusting fuel trims. I bricked my ECU

[@petercraft1928]

while cleaning the engine bay up I disconnected the Hood latch wire to clean around it and forgot to reconnect it before i closed the hood...

[@Mikeyk07002]

-peels off tape from dashboard- yup CEL still there.

[@chmooth]

Huge shoutout to the editor of this particular video. Savings us all from the “R” rated poses and the first of the “two other things” 😳😳😳 Nice intro 👍🏾

[@starofscorpius4171]

I stuck a curve pipe, maf sensor and a filter as my "cold air intake" years ago. I successfully created the opposite since the filter ended up directly in line with the side of the engine and over a header. Pointless stuff is pointless.

[@EAADetailing]

Did my first oil change 10 years ago, had a buddy start the engine and oil shit everywhere. I thought something blew up, but no. Ya boi forgot to put on the new oil filter.

[@DivoCapella]

Wow wtf!

[@finesse1570]

Just recently I got some suspension and wheels from yall and installed them. Then the excitement got to me and I forgot to torque the lugs. I was driving with hand tightened lugs on my wheels…

[@Alexander-sr5fg]

My biggest rookie mistake has probably been buying wheels, not checking fitment, and then my calipers hit them.

[@leonardoreyes8517]

VW lights, "This little light of mine I'm going it let it shine, let it shine, oooooohhhhh let it shine. " Said with big deep man gospel voice. 🤣🤣🤣

[@yungbg7531]

Leonardo Reyes i have a 2012 gti thats never had a light on before am I special

[@leonardoreyes8517]

@@yungbg7531 I believe you maybe....

[@leonardoreyes8517]

@Sam Ouzounian I've got a 2013 that I picked up in January with 27k I just hit 60K and I've had a smog light bank 1 sensor 1 I just needed day off to change it.

[@olney28]

@@leonardoreyes8517 Barry White's voice

[@KM-je6bf]

@Sam Ouzounian Mk7 GTI needs some love to keep running properly but if you take care of it the car will definitely take care of you. Its a labor of love for me because I love that car almost as much as my own children 💘

[@russelljackson855]

Love your videos! At a young age, ehem. I may have neglected to install inner bearings on the 2 front brake rotors. Needless to say, all of the components needed to be replaced again. FYI, I brought it to a shop and paid them at that point.

[@Smoothey999]

Rookie mistakes: forgetting to change your muffler bearing every 45k miles

[@lukaslrg216]

Chop off the muffler problem solved

[@MrMcswiggens]

My biggest mistake was doing my first mod.. cause now I spend all my cash on mods hehe

[@damianhampton47]

You should do rookie mistakes when rallying

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

Wow, Imma trucker so I was getting my 45 minutes break. A subbie passed by with one hell of an exhaust note. Very deep, not overly loud and with that unequal length header sound to it. 10/10 it chopped!

[@mikesmachines8859]

Got a new battery, had terminals reversed from original. Fried an alternator an an 80' MGB. Fortunately that's all. had a new one in in no time.

[@lorandnagy6442]

Just rewatching some old vids, but quality tip before the outro. "Drop a wheel, look everything over, and take a pic for ig to make it look like you're doing a tonne of work when you're doing nothing". Preach

[@mylesswann530]

Trying to reverse and test drive on wheel chocks after the job was done.

[@aarongrisham5555]

Surprisingly the F56 Mini with the B48 engine is running like a beast and no problems after 6 years.

[@James-Gustafson]

Valve cover adjustment?

[@rogersshaw9879]

rookie mistake on my old 87 Porsche 944. Doing a tire rotation at home as we have a small lift and my friends that were over told me they’d finish it for me so I could go eat, figured oh that’s fine they’re smart they know what they’re doing. Turns out they only hand tightened all the lugs, no torque. Worst part was we went on a long cruise right after. Safe to say going 80mph on the highway with hand tightened wheels is not a fun experience. Thankfully had my spare tire kit in my car so as soon as I knew what was going on I pulled over and tightened all my wheels down before I could be home to re torque them down...always double check everyone people.

[@FlaviaPitariu]

My rookie mistake was to swap to LED headlight bulbs and then the lights were dim to no end. They looked pretty at least. Still have the picture of the non blinding high beam because reflectors and bad LED position

[@ArkDaShark1]

Rookie mistake not doing diff flush and transmission flush on my IS350 leading to having metal shavings in the rear diff and needing to replace the transmission solenoids, bought my second IS350 these 2 were the first things I did to it.

[@maxcees66]

Didnt use a timing gun and to thick oil after engine swap. Spun a bearing after 300 KM, on the 3e engine after a few weeks xD. Forgotten a suspention bold. Best way to learn is by failing

[@diydrivenGA]

My biggest- overtightening pcv valve....when the time came to replace I sheared it off and a piece fell into a baffled section....head to take apart the top of the car to get the valve cover off, then spent hours trying to macguyver a vacuum solution to get the small brass fitting out.....15 min job turned into a weekend of BS...oh and found out I can't trust my torque wrench at the bottom end (6lbs) sheared a valve cover bolt........good times....

[@CaptainRudy4021]

You forgot basic fluid changes like transmission, power steering, brake, and coolant. People think they're either too expensive and/or not needed so they don't do them.

[@kylefeilmeier7261]

My buddy: I've never seen brakes fail with black brake fluid so I don't care

[@CaptainRudy4021]

@@kylefeilmeier7261 it's not the color that necessarily matters. It's the amount of copper and/or water that's in the fluid.

[@jackcarruth9515]

I bought a banner, screwed up when peeling off the clear sheet because it’s too sticky :(

[@willk3807]

My most recent rookie mistake...i replaced the radiator in my e46. Thinking I knew what I was doing I didn't install the expansion tank properly. The belt cut into the tank and my rookie mistake cost me $80. Not a fun day :(

[@stevenhurley9540]

Rookie mistake I made was not torquing my caliper bolts down enough and almost lost my caliper a few days later. Luckily had my socket set on me to do roadside tighten

[@jext678]

Make a vidoe on good websites to buy a car from

[@geometryjosh21]

I'd like that

[@nicolapalmieri7344]

The best is Autotempest, because it searches on all the sites, autotrader, eBay, Craigslist, all of them

[@stevenfarmer1477]

What wheels are those to the left of your head? The grey ones next to the gold spoke wheel. Tia

[@viccort3198]

Didn't double check my torque spec on a cam gear and it slipped and bent a couple valves on my engine lol

[@boombampowbop8275]

How would you prep bags and coils for winter??

[@TheNis240sx]

Woo rookie mistake...owning a 335i and waiting in maintenance Haha. You got to be on it and it will be a beast

[@naive3744]

N54?

[@TheMiguel9255]

Any tips on checking where you might have an exhaust leak ? I gotta 02 Jetta that reeks of exhaust fumes inside the car

[@colecrosby8139]

Cover tips and see where it "leaks" out

[@RB-sb9nj]

Soooooo what are you selling ? I didn't quite understood. Something with windows and wraps ?

[@PanPeklo]

dont they just paint cars? 🤔

[@Vision.520]

He says it repeatedly! The three basics of all car modifications for a good start on a build. Intakes, headers and exhausts Or was it Bumpers, wings and stickers?

[@mightyeye4624]

Not addressing a maintenance issue because I’m going to swap/ mod/ / upgrade with aftermarket later. Later turns into stranded cause clutch.

[@badsportdriving5856]

Rookie mistake - not checking your oil between changes. Or even over/under filling. "ThAt'S gOoD eNoUgH"

[@TylerBrumbaugh]

Getting something done and working just fine, but keep tinkering with it to make it "better" and inevitably screwing something up.

[@herbienbrian2]

My e36 does not like synthetic oil at all. That shit gets thin immediately. I use Valvoline Conventional 10w-40 with Lucas high mileage engine oil additive. My Vanos is still alive.

[@mattevans1643]

That's because it's an old car. Old cars do not like synthetic oils, because they were built long before synthetics became a thing. They are made differently, and the years and years of wesr and tear has made them not being able to adjust to change.

[@ScutuRC]

Few other rookie mistakes that come to my mind are: - Top you gas tank while filing it up - Stop when the pump stops, - Changing oil too late or using the wrong oil type, - Not balancing/align yours wheels, - Ignoring the engine light on the dash, - Not owing an OBD scanner that can help you avoid huge mechanic bills for "replacing a fuse", - Getting the engine rpm to the red-line at all the time!

[@Ktrain0218]

Changed oil on my 93 Civic (3rd or 4th time changing it myself.) Engine died from oil starvation. 😣

[@Drifter3110]

Refilling windshield fluid..... When it finished raining and there where water starts and my windows were already dirty.

[@goobawhoba]

7:30 heyyy that's my Mustang 😋

[@Dcross6298]

replacing my output shaft seal on a camaro and letting the exhaust dangle for a couple days...Finally get the right seal and install everything smoothly to notice an exhaust rattle -.- Fixed it with some washers though

[@oh.Em1ly]

Alex: There’s no intro. Editor: Hold my beer.

[@hailster]

The biggest mistake I see people make is not changing fluids often enough, people tend to change the oil somewhat regularly but not changing the coolant can start to cause issues after a while. The biggest mistake I have made is ignoring brake noises on my last car, instead of doing a brake job right away I decided to wait a few weeks which caused my wheels to get a nice coating of metal which rusted and I was never able to get that off of the wheels. So now if I hear brake noises I check it out right away.

[@le.farquad608]

I still don’t know where a long thin bolt goes on my rsx, i was fixing a tonne of stuff on it, put everything back right except this on bolt. Pisses me off

[@KM-je6bf]

Blinker fluid drain plug. Youre welcome

[@le.farquad608]

@@KM-je6bf lol

[@onions5233]

How do you prep coilovers for different weather, pls explain

[@amariodom4858]

my rookie mistake was draining all my oil out then couldn’t get the oil filter off and i didn’t wanna reuse the filter so i had to push my brothers car into a parking lot then buy a oil filter remover tool

[@lalo8726]

amari odom me too luckily I can walk to autozone in 10 mins

[@chrism1151]

My first car mistake: Buying a VW and not doing bags and wheels first. Went fbo and got it tuned just for the trans to blow up. Pretty sure the car just wanted to kill itself for having monster truck fitment on the stock wheels for so long.

[@gerardrusin5899]

Buying a 1999 Camaro as a project car that barely ran as I’ve never worked on a car before in my life other than an oil change.

[@jdm603jake]

1:41 valve cover adjustment?

[@WorkableWax]

I chose a Japanese gm mix to start to learn how to work on vehicles. Big leap forward but man I've made some fun mistakes and learned alot.

[@ARCH79]

Rookie mistake: doing a valve adjustment on my e30 after semi paying attention to a video 2: trying to boost my e30 with 1k and 3 weeks before an event (car didnt make it amd now I cant diag the damn thing to start?

[@Augusttheknifeguy]

A good one. I was changing my break calipers, and turned the bolt for my caliper the wrong way with a breaker bar and stripped it completely. Worst part is it’s one of those gm flush mounted Allen bolts.

[@cameronortega4475]

I got an 04 civic I had a bad oil leak thought it was the rear main seal it wasn’t kept driving it now I have to get a new motor cuz if rod know

[@lichking3711]

Some of my rookie mistakes: Not changing drag plug gasket on audi - oil everywhere Not wearing a raincoat when removing VW filter housing - oil everywhere, had to trash my soaked tshirt Not double-checking wiring order on a distributor (had 8&5 swapped) snapping a shock on a lexus glove compartment (wouldn't go back on) Not holding the air ratchet tightly (almost broke my finger as it smacked against the A-arm) Signing up a customer for an oil change on a fully loaded day P.S: Do you really have to torque everything down to spec? I've been taught to go by the feel.

[@tobiasvolk366]

It depends where the bolt goes Normally if you tighten up a bolt it won't go anywhere But if a bolt goes into aluminum make sure tto torque it up to spec! (learned that the hard way by almost loosing my front lower control arm)

[@alexbright5873]

Um, as a vw owner, I’m guilty. Just got a new mk4 gti with some “work done” and little did I know it had 7 very catastrophic engine codes that it threw off😂

[@miniman9198]

Brown Sugar my TDI has no EGR so it has a nice light on the dash but I don't really care seeing as i made it turn on 😂

[@mickahfernandez4056]

Hey fitment guys, I recently attained a 1982 jaguar xj6, what suspension can I swap with it? Or what do I need to do to lower my car?

[@FitmentIndustries]

Good question! Shoot us an email at [e-mail] and we can help you possibly find a suspension kit for your car!

[@RtistiqSkubie]

Listening to Scotty Kilmer... even though I continue to watch his videos AFTER taking his faulty advice.

[@SonOvaSon]

If you don’t own a celica then you’re the antichrist

[@PLATESWEEPER]

Rev up ur ennngiiiines

[@klaus9939]

My auto tech teacher told us to never do what he says to do lol

[@RtistiqSkubie]

@@klaus9939 bruh... I wish I was a student in your class because following his advice royally fucked me.

[@jamespalmer7629]

you bought a Corolla?

[@523primo]

Unrelated question. My mechanic recently found a stamp on the motor to signify at least the top end has been worked on. What does that mean exactly valves and head gasket?

[@blackduncan9812]

Where is the so you want a mini cooper @fitmentindustry

[@blackduncan9812]

@Fitmentindustries keep liking my mini cooper comment but are you guys considering the mini cooper video like i really want to see it 😭🙏.

[@FitmentIndustries]

Stay tuned homie a magician never reveals his future videos 😅

[@blackduncan9812]

@@FitmentIndustries I will keep the faith 🙏(and continue to comment 😂)

[@KM-je6bf]

Its because no one wants a Mini Cooper

[@Sorrymarcel]

I bought my first car a 03 Nissan 350z manual. I’m ready to add some aftermarket wheels tires and suspension from fitment Industry. 😁

[@FitmentIndustries]

LETTSS GOOO! Shoot us an email sometime at [e-mail] whenever you are ready!

[@ramonanzures9780]

Ide say over filling on fluids is another people do when new

[@thefunbuns1]

My rear coilovers are impossibly tight on the adjustment collars what’s an easy way to loosen them up so i can adjust again

[@thelucas1146]

The intro is good, but it’s too dramatic

[@mattoneill9723]

Valve cover adjustment!?

[@gavindies7271]

"I'm looking at you Volkswagen owners." Me:*Looks at my Golf's CEL being bright af*.

[@rodneya6371]

My Jetta lived with that light on, thought it came standard

[@gavindies7271]

@@rodneya6371 It's just a map that's messing with how rich my afr is.

[@cotisado16]

Guys, what is the wheel on the left side of Alex? The dark gray?.. Thx guys

[@is300ev2]

AlexBrian16 the alkine JKY 348

[@Excision1434]

Intro feels like a linus tech tip, and this guy kinda looks like him too XD

[@dgrayson92027]

Not allowing enough time for a maintenance session, because you are going to have to go back to get more supplies. On a positive note the whole under body is happier because last weekend I got a bunch of new screws/fasteners that were missing from the underbelly pan. BTW having a good service manual for your car is worth it. You can find everything in one place, every torque spec, wiring diagram... and publishers like Chilton or Bentley have accompanying web sites with updates to the manuals.

[@devilzwanganmidnight5951]

OUU OUU PICK ME! Ahem...... Pouring the wrong oil in the engine.

[@is300ev2]

Not changing tire air from cold winter air to nice hot summer air

[@PLATESWEEPER]

See ur rookie mistake here is not filling them up with nitrous. It adds 50 horsepower easy bruh.

[@tobiasvolk366]

Just put some helium into your tyres for some real live gta cheat cars can fly action

[@Mattchstick1]

Drove around for a good week with the ECU light on thinking it was just because I fitted a cold air intake... turns out the jubilee clip had stripped and the filter had come off the throttle body 🙄🙄

[@TheCoDRoyalty]

I really need the name of that dark multispoke wheel on your right. I'm trying to send you guys my money!

[@blackrose6285]

TheCoDRoyalty insert *take my money meme* here

[@FitmentIndustries]

TSW TURBINA!

[@TheCoDRoyalty]

@@FitmentIndustries Litty. Thanks!