Chevrolet Impala LT: Auction Car Special

in this video I have a look at a 2011 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5 that was dropped off from my used car guy. After having some trans work done at a local shop the car had a few issues. I give it a quick check over to see what in the heck is going on. -Enjoy!
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[@Bruel111]

You sir, are one hell of a teacher. Drawing the circuit out on the board for Marie, demonstrating, and explaining it - even if it seemed silly was brilliant. Exposure to the field, with your personable willingness to teach has left enough of an impression on her that she wishes to follow your steps, and for that you should be commended. A true gentleman and scholar - and mentor.

[@spaceinvadertoo]

Amen.

[@guytremblay1647]

thats how teahcing mechanic is supposed to be . If a teacher cannot explain all the steps on how things work and why they started to work again afterward he is not a real professional mechanic but only only one with fair mechanic skills and thats it . Thats how you produce good mechanic professional its by theaching them to unsderstand how things work on a car and why it works this way

[@guytremblay1647]

In my mechanical course when i was a kid in the 70's my theacher thought us how a Ignition Coil worked and not only at the inlet and outlet but also inside the coil itself and the principle that caused it to go in at at 12 volt and come out in between 30 and 70 milli-joules and afterward making the entire class create each our own version of an iginition coil .these guys were master of mechanics

[@paulkirkland1535]

My thoughts exactly. He certainly knows his stuff. A great teacher for Miss Marie. Eric please however encourage her to get into hybrids and all electric vehicles. This IS the future I mean let's face it gas and diesel are becoming more and more antiquated as time and technology increases in vehicles. In the city of Toronto, there are some transit buses that are fully electric. I rode one recently and was impressed with the performance of the instantaneous torque output of the electric motors. Have a gr8 day Eric and Marie.

[@ionracer24]

Pretty sure she already knew how it worked...lol

[@518ADK]

Fixing others mistakes, teaching thousands of us plus everyone in you’re shop, keeping us entertained and never losing you’re cool. Best teacher I’ve ever had 👌

[@bigchevy350boy]

He truly does a great job teaching.

[@paulcochran1721]

"I am not a teacher" says the best teacher on YT....

[@benjaminlagace7266]

Humility at its best

[@boboften9952]

Best Track And Tracer Of Vehicle Problems . Ever .

[@jennifurzoe1302]

Those who can't do, teach.

[@paulcochran1721]

@@jennifurzoe1302 I'd say Eric is an exception to that ! Best of both !

[@jennifurzoe1302]

@@paulcochran1721 true that,was just adding a touch of sarcasm.

[@sabergermd]

"I'm not a teacher. I don't know how to explain this stuff." Well then, you've done a good job of fooling me for the last three years! Great video, a 3fer.

[@matthewcalifana488]

I,m not a doctor but am too old to do surgury on myself / Just duct tape & crazy glue .

[@jameswalker629]

You are better than the Journeyman Tech who trained me back in the 70s

[@BudgetGuitars]

"Not a teacher" yet teaches thousands with every video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@John_Ridley]

I wish every young person could have a teacher like this. Both technically and in how to be an honest and genuinely nice person.

[@G31mR]

Not only does Eric have all the necessary tools, HE KNOWS HOW AND WHEN TO USE THEM! ....an unbeatable combination.

[@j.o.a.t9718]

Good to see the young lady taking an interest the automotive field. You're an excellent teacher. You're teaching all of us and we thank you.

[@crisprtalk6963]

Nice to see a mechanic on You Tube that ACTUALLY WORKS!!

[@shaneanderson1036]

fantastic video . i’m 57 years old not a mechanic but i am into repairing cars . i learned a lot and thankyou . young maree has a very good mentor !

[@briantii]

Best line ever: "What's better than loctite? - CROSS THREADED!!!" I'll be using that one for sure! Great video!

[@PnwOnTour]

New garbage pail kid, Cross thread Jed, sitting in a pile of stripped nuts 🥜 and bolts 🔩

[@FABAutomotiveDetailing]

briantii I was told a “stripped bolt is a tight bolt once” ! 😂

[@DylanPlaysMC1]

what’s better than loctite or a cross threaded bolt? northeast loctite

[@danr1920]

Minnesota loctite is salt which forms rust. Never coming off.

[@staind288]

@@danr1920 ohios loctite works the same way lol

[@steveharrison9726]

Absolutely stunned that Marie is so into cars, and her understanding at such a young age is amazing. You GO GIRL!!!

[@tedmattingly7564]

That young lady is going to put lots of men to shame with her diagnostic skills. Eric, you're teaching her a very valuable skill and giving her an excellent head start before tech school. Any shop owner would be happy to have her. Great job

[@bobspurloc]

this dude is making a killing off u, u being the only mechanic that properly diagnoses and doesn't throw parts at a problem which would cost the dude crazy $$$$

[@LostMountainRestoration]

When a master is teaching, one must learn to listen. She's lucky to have you, Eric.

[@guitarstitch]

She's got a lot of potential if she will just pause a moment to listen to the words of wisdom. I've learned tons watching these videos that I have applied to other fields. I have the luxury of pause and rewind.

[@4WDIESEL1]

less talk and more listening. as an apprentice it's not good to talk over your teacher.

[@parteibonza]

That ones mouth keeps on yappin and do no listenin'

[@CurtisG-oq5wu]

@@parteibonza If her mouth is open, she can more easily insert her foot.

[@CurtisG-oq5wu]

@@parteibonza When her mouth is open, she can more easily insert her foot.

[@billchmelik5697]

Hey Marie! I was a field engineer for years, retired and now I pull wrenches for fun...fixing stuff is very satisfying. Many props to you and best of luck!

[@tdhtdh5173]

Working on auction cars will definitely keep your skills sharp. I've seen things wrong i never thought possible

[@scottfirman]

I know a guy that would try and pay others to tamper with the odometer. Yup, he got busted. I knew he was crooked when he stole two vintage snowmobiles out of someone's back yard, then bragged to me about it. 10 years later, he got busted tampering with odometers and fudging with warning lights on cars he bought at auction then tried to sell.

[@thescottyfraizerofficial]

Geez....... that's about as crooked as it gets.

[@Sagittarius-88]

I work as mechanic at an auction lot. We have a saying in the shop "these cars are here for a reason". In reality, it's not a bad gig. Assess and repair as necessary, and get em through the lanes. Definitely see some odd problems, but once the gavel falls, those cars go away forever. Corporate mandates we don't service what we sell. People really need to do their homework before they purchase a vehicle from an auction. More often than not, a "good deal", isn't..

[@2491kridge]

Tdh Tdh it really does blow my mind, we have a few dealers in the area who bring us their auction cars and man you really do see some weird shit, I mean even on new cars you’ll get a 2019 accord with 15k on it and the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree and all sorts of problems, like what the hell was the story with some of these cars before they ended up at auction

[@pakcheesy2]

So happy to see Marie taking after you - I would be honored to have my car repaired by SMA!

[@SlipFitGarage]

"We found the source of the gross leak". Yep, it was Josh in the other service bay. Lolol

[@RealCadde]

That's why Eric couldn't smell it. The leak wasn't there, it was over by Josh's backend.

[@thomasfletcher760]

@canuckguy worried 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ( and I read it in my Scottish voice ! )

[@vernonrice3539]

Sound like josh blew out his o'ring

[@binagarten4667]

I think your end punch line should be "if I cant do it no one can!", but your too modest for that. You are a very humble mechanic. I like the way you actually care about a persons, budget, and and remedial work like spraying and using Fluid Film on areas where mechanics in England would spray salt water so the part would fail and they would get another job. Great job, I bought a whole load of Astro tools and thier bite damaged fastener removal has saved me. They are not stupidity price like some tools. You get some amazing tools in the U.S and also unlike the UK branchs of Ingersoll Rand, Snap On, Mac they dont say it is doen to the discretion of the man in the tool van! I got a cart load of Snap on, MAC that will cost me £85 just for them to look at the tool! Then they stipulate moving parts are not covered, so any gears, in tools, ratchets are not covered by the warranty or if you beat them up as I have seen you remove bleed nipples with the snap on bits!

[@atticstattic]

_South Main Auto: The Next Generation_

[@HonkeTonk]

Eric is great! Even as a certified master technician I come here for random tips and tricks. A+ Channel for sure

[@markfiorella7447]

fantastic that you are sharing and teaching the young girl into becoming a great mechanic

[@poppyseedinmyhead]

I'm just a spectator and don't know your complete situation but a degree in business or editing sounds more helpful to you guys than another mechanic. Pretty sure you got the wrench turning part down! Good luck either way

[@emcque]

Marie is going to make a great diagnostician. She's learned from the best. Best of luck to her!

[@G31mR]

AND.....there will always be 'someone' she can call when she's stuck.

[@pilotsimms535]

Marie is already way ahead of lots of people !!!! Good questions and she seems to get the idea of what's going on !!

[@m1greg125]

Loved the white board lesson on what turns the money light on. HaHaHa Marie is lucky to be learning from a master.

[@rj.parker]

But she is going to tell everyone about the little guy with a meter inside the ecu

[@plumbum48]

Keep up the good work with Marie, the world needs trained and ethical mechanics like you

[@brianburns7211]

You seem to be back in the groove now, Eric. Tell Marie congratulations on school. Having SMA on her resumé will alone will guarantee employment just about anywhere.

[@brucepeebles2084]

I have been working with electronics over 40 years and have respect for your electronics troubleshooting skills. Here is a tip... When using Caig products such as Deoxit D5, LEAVE THE STUFF ON THE CONTACTS!! The stuff must remain on the metal surfaces to keep working. The "D5" means it only has 5% of the magic ingredient so it is not expected to work immedeatly. After treatment, I often REplug the connector several times to help the Deoxit to work into the metal surfaces. It is interesting to note that the military MANDATES that Caig products be on EVERY contact (planes, ships...etc) because it prevents contact problems nearly forever.

[@leonardodavinci303]

Great lesson in voltage drop testing. Worth the whole video!!

[@Eastahtata]

I was satisfied that Marie got the "crossthread is best loctite" instantly 😄

[@shawnberg5691]

Nothing like a cup of coffee and a new SMA video to start my day off right. Time to learn...

[@fsfs555]

Marie totally called the stuck plunger on the purge solenoid. I guessed that was what it was when there was an evap vacuum leak with no circuit fault (indicating either broken hose or plunger likely stuck open) but she's way beyond where I was at her age. She'll do great, especially with Mr. O giving her some tips and tricks along the way.

[@ricanderson5717]

I'm grateful for young folks becoming wrench turners. Best wishes Marie! Loved the video, lots of details on what and why!

[@BOFH402]

I have thought seriously about taking a road trip to see my favorite online mechanics, but then I realize they have more important things to do then mess with some internet geek. Thanks for the videos!

[@stephenpeterson7479]

Eric, you do a fine job teaching electrical circuits. You remind me of a GM instructor who had the same style of drawing out circuits including the "little guy" living in the ECM. He was an electronics engineer and helped design & write the Cadillac Electronic Service Manual.

[@jeffclark5024]

Once got a Silverado from a body shop. No crank no comm with anything... later found out when lifting it up I saw the faint words that had been cleaned off the window “lightning strike”. After replacing EVERY module in the truck and a few other parts it ran like a champ. 👍

[@nrich5127]

Marie is smart as a whip and will be successful in any endeavor she tries.

[@RealCadde]

As long as she doesn't get ahead of her wheels and jump to conclusions. Or for that matter, sounds like a smartypants, because that's a surefire way to not getting to learn something. She's good though.

[@AlanGCarvajal]

@@RealCadde She'll learn from her mistakes. I think we've all been there at some point. Once you make enough wrong assumptions and mistakes, you learn to be a little more humble, or at least to doubt yourself.

[@jocool562]

@@AlanGCarvajal but no customer is going to want to be that mistake.

[@bornbehindbars2010]

jocool562 gonna have to make that right to the customer that’s all I’ve had my fair share of issues with mechanics messing up my vehicle but I judge them on how they treat me when I come back and say listen you didn’t fix it not that they didn’t get it the first time this is because I do a lot of my own work and know that mistakes happen

[@tracycolorado]

@@RealCadde , smartypants because of Eric's egging on . when you first met Marie she was as quiet as a Church mouse . Now Eric has created a monster

[@richboro1]

I've been turning wrenches for 50 years. Factory trained Jaguar and Chrysler tech at two different dealers and have been running my own Import repair center for the last 40+ years and I attend multiple training seminars annually. I still manage to learn new things watching your videos along with a laugh. Many thanks keep up the good work and hopefully someday we will meet.

[@jaywalkersunite]

A reach down AND a reach under at the SAME TIME? Stand clear, people.

[@TheArcV]

Panama!

[@Patrick94GSR]

we runnin' a little bit hot tonight

[@brianreinhardt4050]

And THAT is the reason the tranny fluid was on the floor...

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Ahh, fantastic tune! You guys are gonna keep me up till 2am boozin' and listening to VH. 🤘😁

[@Multifuel]

(Zooms in) *ENHANCE--ENHANCE* Cracks me up 60% of the time..... every time.

[@Roger21989]

Great instruction, understood every bit. Good luck in school Marie!

[@chewykarma]

A fast and easy way to test those ground connections is with a Power Probe. Touch the ground to be tested with the Power Probe tip, and then push the probe button that applies VOLTAGE, creating a dead short-to-ground. The circuit breaker in the PP will pop to indicate a dead short in 0.3 sec.

[@tdhodroid]

Not related to this video, but when you premiered the Astro Subaru ball joint puller, I bought one. I did lower control arms in my Subaru last weekend and that bit of kit SAVED MY BUTT!! Thanks you!

[@southjerseysound7340]

I've been impressed with Astro tools. They're a great balance between cost and quality with great customer service to boot.

[@LouGrieco]

Absolutely the best mechanic in NY. He explains and shows the proper way to repair Eric is not a parts caravan repair man that is so common here in Rochester Go Eric!!

[@bigblue2216]

About GM... " There's a lot of things great Marie... It bought me a house and a business and put my kids through college" And it made me laugh out loud ! :)

[@zennor_man]

Me also...great line..

[@RealCadde]

"General Malfunctions"

[@philllsxga.7737]

They made some great vehicles, but after the 3800 they also made junkers... KZbin stock bottom end record. KZbin k.p. mustang. KZbin LS fest. KZbin LS powered Lamborghini. KZbin fastest stock bottom end LS. KZbin LS powered airplane. KZbin why the LS is so good. KZbin 400,000 mile LS powered Cadillac.. KZbin stock 200,000 mile 4.8 LS mustang.. KZbin sloppy mechanic.. GM'S drive train's are the number one swapped drive train of all time for a reason...

[@chrisjohnson4666]

GM today isnt GM of yesterday today in the crap department its a race between GM and Chrysler Fiat... Both suffer from significant QC problems and use of some questionable quality parts...

[@philllsxga.7737]

@@chrisjohnson4666 exactly!!! GM has been building vehicle's like Ford and Chrysler to be competitive. Sad!! KZbin CAR WIZARD best engine ever.. sad...

[@yhird]

You are an exceptionally gifted instructor. I have repaired so many items on my cars because I was inspired by your channel to try. Thank you. Great video!

[@nvsa4999]

Eric O. I like your honesty

[@wickerman9569]

You do good honest work. That’s hard to find now days. I’ve used a lot of your videos to keep my truck going. Like remove broken exhaust manifold bolts. Worked like a charm. Thank you 🙏

[@fredstroh4308]

If Marie absorbs half of what you teach she will be an awesome automobile technician. Merry Christmas to you Eric, Mrs.O, Marie, the family and last but not least Josh. Thank you for your knowledge.

[@mikemorrell7921]

Mr O. Adding a star washer on grounds can help dig in and make a good low resistance contact between body and eyelet.

[@wwdiesel]

Great video! I am an old mechanic but seem to learn some new little trick everytime I watch one of your great videos. Only problem is, I keep ording all these tools I see you using that I did not currently have. $$$$$ Amazon and eBay loves you. Keep'em coming...

[@chucklenhardt7902]

What you said!..... ah heck that's what 401ks are for lol. I tried to retire but after so long doing this stuff it becomes a drug I find myself looking for the next challenge.... These cars are getting ridiculous nothing like when I started out back in the 80s so one can evolve with it or bail!!! When I see Eric with another specialty tool I cuss under my breath while placing the order 😆😅😂🤣

[@duanebuck193]

It was the teachers like you that always stuck in my mind for the little snippets and facts they taught - even 40+ years later I can still remember some of them. You under estimate the impact that you're making on Marie - I hope that she can continue to share the teachings that you have shown and given her with the next generation much as you have with her. A little bit of humor and light can make learning much, much easier for everyone - huge kudos to you, Eric!

[@randycarpenter2914]

Thanks for taking time to explain how and why it does not work. I am glad to see you teach her before she is off to school. School will give you basic knowledge, but hands on is the best teacher. Sometimes something will do something that it shouldn't be able to do, yet it is for what ever reason. Hands on is where you learn that. I worked in maintenance for years and saw things that you just can't figure out the how. I would fix the problem but, It always bothered me not knowing the how or why of a problem. Thank you Eric.

[@codydakota95]

I liked the way you explained the lack of circuit code, that made a lot of sense. You said you weren’t a good teacher, but I just learned something new.

[@raymondreiff8170]

This is one of the best examples of a voltage drop test ever, Because I have seen way too many techs get stuck with a problem like that. It's when the parts changers go crazy 🤡

[@badgerpa9]

Have fun in school Marie but not to much fun. You are a very smart mechanic already, best of luck and make old Eric proud of his underling.

[@nyralotep]

You're a better teacher than some of the instructors in my mechanic's course.

[@rexanderson5458]

In auto-mechanics at Tech School, we read the book for 3 hrs., then had 1 hr. shop, then lunch, then 1 hr. shop, then we went home. They kept the floor clean and NEVER used the Sun Machine! It was the big one that rolled out on a track to a car. It was for show only! There were 4 instructors. One had WAY TOO MUCH military training. He was nothing but paperwork.

[@deanallred5798]

You a good instructor, because of you and Ray, (combined) my youngest has decided to become a mechanic. He's been in Tech school for several months now, and every know and then he either Quotes you, or Ray when At school. He also has found a knack, of diagnosing electrical problems, and when the teacher asked where he learned that, he just States SMA. and goes on about doing what YOU have taught. and is very methodical about it. Please keep up the posting. Thanks a bunch.

[@ripley69]

These are such fun. I enjoy the hell out of your diagnostic videos. Flawless logic. You're one impressive dude...

[@marty0715yt]

Marie has "the knack" She gets excited to know the answer!!! This is something that can't be taught. Enthusiasm for the love of the job!!!! Great work there Mr. O!! Another newbie off to school with burnin desire!!

[@Dave52732]

I surprised myself that I came up with the conclusion about the evaporator solenoid before the definitive answer was proposed. This was a really good teaching session today Eric. I would not have picked up on the poor ground under load after the trouble light indicated ground. I will file that one away to test under a real load...

[@gregorythomas333]

My mom has a 2002 Impala...her security kept acting up so she took it in to the dealer...they said it was the ignition switch and it would cost over $800 to fix it. She brought it home and called me...I checked it out & confirmed the diagnosis...but told her to wait a few days so I could check some things. I looked around on eBay and found a replacement switch for under 35 bucks (not the cheapest but well made)...put it in myself...she made me dinner...YAY! Thanks to you I got fed an awesome meal! :)

[@robertdavis6708]

Thanks to Miss Marie......we got this Chevy fixed successfully. Eric O., take a seat in the back of the class ! lol. Much luck to M. Marie's future in automotive repairs. I think she will do fine !

[@carldymond110]

I have been working as a mechanic for 40 years. But every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new! Keep up the great work. It is great to see Marie out in the shop learning from some one with great knowlege.

[@ryantaube6546]

One of the best mechanic s I v seen !!!!!! You could charge so much more .....

[@stealthg35infiniti94]

Eric, very good in explaining voltage drop in a comprised ground...Tip after cleaning with Deoxit, exercise the connection 5 times,then perform a final Deoxit flush to remove any contanimmemts. Finish the job by putting a pea size drop of dielectric grease into the connector before snapping it shut. It will seal the pins from any moisture from touching them again. This makes those pins "Crusty Proof ".

[@paulbateman7]

Go get 'em, Marie! Love to see a young lady that's interested in the Mechanical trades!

[@stanwlodarczyk]

Ah, not poison, it was guns n roses, beging of civil war song. But you are one hell of a tech guy!!! ROCK ON!!!!!

[@KY.0009]

Such an insane amount of info in this video. I've been meaning to make a bunch of homemade test lights for a while, but this confirms that I really need to get working on it.

[@johnbee7729]

This is great having Marie in the 'classroom' video. Those that complain about Marie have definitely forgot what it is like to be a young one trying to learn.

[@gregorygallo5854]

Eric is a teacher, despite his denials.

[@vernonrice3539]

Mr.E u are very good with finding the electrical problems in vehicles. Now a day's almost every car or truck has an electrical problem or recall issue. Nice job sir!!!

[@t5ruxlee210]

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

[@williamsquires3070]

Or watching other people exercise bad judgement... on KZbin! And that, folks, is a lot easier lesson to learn. And less painful, too! 😂

[@tonyfremont]

Experience: What you get when you were expecting something else.

[@kevinmiller4486]

Exactly.

[@forthrightnight]

Miss Marie is a great addition to the channel. I may have mentioned this in the past. Several times. Have fun at school Marie!! You will kill it!!

[@rydplrs71]

“What we have here is a failure to communicate” I thought that was Guns N’ Roses not poison. I couldn’t help it, your always correcting my car knowledge.

[@jasonkobs9288]

Correct, it's Guns N' Roses (beginning of Civil War - Use Your Illusion II)

[@kevinwillis8356]

It is originally from the classic movie "Cool Hand Luke".

[@tyree9055]

@@kevinwillis8356 Yep, but I can't think of any Poison songs that use that line from Cool Hand Luke. Tell GnR to get their act together and start communicating again! ✌😉

[@johngreene6783]

It was GNR.

[@MDAdams72668]

Marie has the correct type of mind to do diagnostics She is constantly trying to guess the possibilities and remember what she saw last time and when confused isn't afraid to ask I have a feeling she will be great

[@OlofTheBald]

"What is that bolt made out of, PlAsTiC?!" I legitimately laughed out loud. Love this channel.

[@f.k.burnham8491]

Sadly, I have seen a plastic bolt replaced with a metal one. A DIY stereo "repairer". Replacing the bolt with the proper one allowed the circuit to complete and made me $$$. It was a tough one to find the short on too.

[@OlofTheBald]

@@f.k.burnham8491 I believe it for sure. The way Eric says things appeals to me in a way that I can't really describe.

[@rnrudynh1427]

Stack some star washers under it and pray

[@nurseratchet2634]

Good luck in automotive school, Marie. You’ve got spunk, girl! You’ll do great! 😊

[@mikechimko8564]

Nice bit of teaching Eric. Marie is lucky to be mentored by someone who has a good handle on electron wrangling. Keep up the good work.

[@hondalude89]

Commenting on an old video, but damn! You sure just dumbed down some electric stuff that I was having problems with electrical!!! Made it crystal clear and understandable. Thank you Eric!

[@kd5ydu]

Love this video, Dr. O. Definitely keep these "long play" type videos coming - they're the reason I subbed nearly a year ago. If you're worried about time spent to edit these longer ones, I do digital video editing on the side and would love to help!

[@DIYDaveOK]

Eric, believe me, you are a *natural* teacher. Don't let anyone - not even yourself - tell you differently.

[@seeya205]

I can't believe Marie still doubts the master!

[@TheSirGoreaxe]

She was right though. It's always best to keep your instructors learning along with you. That is the best learning environment. While a new canister vent valve is still in order at least they learned the real reason why it was bad.

[@andrewshanewarkentin]

Excite Bike 64. Dude. So many memories came flooding back in my mind. Thank you for that Eric. Good times as a kid.

[@Highstranger951]

Didn’t look like that trans case has been out of the car for a rebuild...

[@wyattoneable]

I like auction cars on your channel. They always provide a bundle of issues and give you a chance to teach.

[@thomasdemarco617]

best video ever, for students to see voltage drops and application of ohms law Thanks

[@glenblair4103]

Definitely proud of her for wanting to further her automotive knowledge...an you, are an excellent mentor having the patience to show her how to test, find, and correct whatever the problems...also, explaining the wheres, whys, and what causes circuits and components to do the frustrating things they do...some, (actually a lot), can stem from something as simple as a bad ground, rubbed wire, bad or broken connector or plug...I learned to check the little, stupid things first...

[@yammietomogrady1322]

Informative as always... Good luck to Ms. Marie on her studies.

[@bubbabubba2013]

Technical school is the way to go. She can always switch over to Hvac, Electrician etc. Your the best teacher she'll ever have, and she seems determined to follow in your foot steps. Great job, DAD.

[@waltp3373]

When I have questionable grounds, I install a star washer. I digs into the bolt and the terminal and always makes a good ground.

[@josdiepenbeek469]

Yes, temporarily. Such a washer traps more dirt and moisture. That means: more rust.

[@rexanderson5458]

What about spraying electrical cleaner on the washer and let it clean the area?

[@raymondreiff8170]

@@josdiepenbeek469 Yes Jos you read my mind 🤓 And when I see them I clean everything up and throw the rusty star washer away, Then after that depending on if it's a wet location I Ether paint over it or use something like a rust preventer spray for electrical connections.

[@gary00832]

I found Eric on sma when I was having issue with my 2006 f150 4.6l and he taught me alot, like having a scan tool!! All scan tools aren't equal!

[@jerrymoore7669]

He said, "look in the American side of my tool box."

[@rj.parker]

No harbor freight tools there

[@tyree9055]

As opposed to the metric side... Darned foreigners and their oblong measurement systems! 👏🤣

[@randybeard6040]

My 2004 Chevy LS Impala that I bought new with the 3.8 engine-one of the best cars that i have ever owned--great gas mileage and rode pretty good, simple to change out parts...

[@travisarnold8872]

Not a teacher? Your pretty damn good to me.

[@MannyFontes1968]

Ms. Marie is going to be the teacher's pet when she goes to auto school because of all the things that you are teaching her. She's going to have a good head start in mechanical theory with all of your great knowledge that you are bestowing to her. 👍😊

[@FourSeasonsNorth4x4]

Another awesome video!! ....like anyone doubted that..I am so impressed that you have taken this bright young lady under your wing and have been teaching her all those things she should be looking for before she gets to tech class. I truly hope she knows how lucky she is to have you as a mentor/teacher. I would have given anything to have had someone like you when I first started out.👍👍 If she holds onto the principles you teach her, she will undoubtedly go very far. I hope you Keep doin what you are doing because you have helped so many of us and our appreciation I can safely say is immeasurable. Thank you X the resistance in an open circuit (infinity)😉😁 ...even your humour is catching. 😉🙂☺️ 👍👌 Blessings to you and your family and the South Main Auto family at this special time of year. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good call Eric on substituting the 1000 ohm's checking the system pigtails are keep I would replace the pigtail good call on the wheel bearing