Jeep Renegade: A/C Lines - Suction & Discharge

[@justinhayward5027]

Hey man use a 7 or 8 mil socket press it over the inside of the clips. It depresses the clip and pull on the flare and it comes right out. I work on these piles every day at the Chrysler dealer

[@SouthMainAuto]

Boom! That's the ticket right there my guy!

[@waltermckinnis2297]

I was thinking a piece of brake line or similar item🙂

[@CubasAutomotive]

Great advice! Thank you!

[@zeke112964]

I was just about to write the same thing!!!

[@SouthMainAuto]

@@CubasAutomotive Such a simple thing right!? Oh hey, BTW, I worked on a '88 S-10 2.8 today and I thought of you haha. Made a video on it too. It was a "Southern" truck.... about 18 years ago lol

[@mattbots1]

"Yeah...we're going to need to downgrade that pressurized A/C line that experiences massive temperature swings to the cheapest, most brittle plastic we can source." -FCA (Now Stellantis) Bean Counters.

[@WreckDiver99]

Or studio...how studio can get their mits on things that have ZERO to do with appearance...drives me freaking bat-sh!t crazy.

[@samg5543]

We're worried more than ever about refrigerant getting into the atmosphere, so now we make high pressure lines out of plastic. OK, got it...

[@gplusgplus2286]

Well said.

[@JosephArata]

Automotive HVAC has become a money making racket in the last 10 years. Manufacturers make them able to work just past warranty, then they leak, so you have to get a full AC system rebuild done.

[@five0pd310]

It's all perspective now, anyway. Truth means nothing. Actions mean nothing. All that matters is talk and feelings. It's disgusting.

[@almarkowbender]

@@five0pd310 It's about money

[@teapurveyor]

Well “Jeep” does anyway.

[@scott8076]

Yes, the redeeming part of said jeep video is your amazing skills of NOT breaking all them fasteners and them BABY BACK RIBS were a plus. Good day

[@Single70s]

You are a man after my own heart. An honest auto repair guy AND some one that smokes meats and stuff. Awesome.

[@t5ruxlee210]

"South Main Ribs, When Only The Very Best Is Good Enough".

[@miketeeveedub5779]

How to fix the A/C on a Jeep Renegade: 1. Lift car and remove wheel to access inner-fender access door to provide access to plastic A/C lines. 2. Set car on fire FIXED!

[@markkrispin6944]

How to fix the A/C on a Jeep Renegade? Drive it off a cliff!

[@markkrispin6944]

Don't forget to bring out the marsh mellows

[@thefordmaniac]

Ez enough ry1234 is flammable

[@61rampy65]

Why bother even setting up the lift?

[@markkrispin6944]

@@61rampy65 lol. Right, huh?

[@toshayonguard4253]

This is why I tell all my Customers if you want a New Car or Truck or SUV. Lease it so you don’t have to bare the expenses of repairing this Garbage. When My Wife and I Retire we are buying Restored 66 Mustang for my Wife and a 1970 Chevelle for my self. No more Garbage in this Household. We will hold onto the Two 2010 and 2015 Toyota 4Runners we have for trip’s and winter time Driving. Thank God For Fluid Film keeping these Toyota’s Rust Free and the Reliability out of these Baby’s is Amazing. And the ease of Repairing…..Need I say More. 🤟🏻🤟🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@aspleyautomotive7352]

For your diag videos , taught me a lot even after 23 years. Next time I'm in the states I'll bring beers. Thanks Eric and Mrs O

[@watershed44]

@South Main Auto Repair LLC *Watching you work on this "pile" but still doing it professionally and taking care to not damage the body as you repair it shows how much respect the truly GOOD car mechanics deserve*. Great to see there are still honorable people out there in business!* Thanks.

[@markkrispin6944]

Mrs. O is such a team player. Always there to help out Mr. O in the shop. Great job Mrs. O!

[@AMStationEngineer]

My family co-owned an AMC dealership, with another family, from the Nash days, until the first Fuego arrived on the K.A.T. car carrier, at which time we exercised the buyout clause added during the "What'sa Matador" days. We became a Jeep dealership in 1964 after acquiring a local franchise from the family of a recently deceased owner - for the estimated value of the parts stock, and new vehicle inventory, plus a minimal fee for the business itself. Kaiser-Jeep really took pride in their 'toughness engineered into the design itself'. We sold the heck out of Jeepster Commandos, and things only got better after the AMC acquisition around 1969/1970. The good reputation earned early-on by the first two iterations of the Jeep Corporation, remained stable after Iacocca's purchase, the Daimler-Benz acquisition, and even on-through to the days of the 2008/2009 "Recessionpalooza". The 'Whitehouse-encouraged' buyout by Fiat/Sellantis, has obliterated a once stellar reputation. I sincerely hope that the next corporate owner at least trys to "right this behemoth of a wrong". Come to think of it, IMHO, with the exception of Toyota, every manufacturer of non-military 4WD vehicles produces crap, or just plain stinks!

[@spelunkerd]

Makes me happy to be driving cars with more than two decades under the belt.

[@503challenger]

my 97 accord and 2005 base model tundra work truck will be staying a while. geeez

[@markcaldwell1245]

And here I thought the aluminum lines were crap I did not even know they made them in plastic. Great job thanks for the video.

[@CaptainNero]

Man.. I can watch SMA videos all day everyday. Thank you mr. O , for the hours and hours and hours of entertainment.

[@drewv1785]

Yes! SMA channel gets 5out of 5 "E"s Eric, Excellence, Educational, Entertainment, and sometimes Emotionally involving!

[@turner0224]

Been there done that, got mesmerized after watching a few….then went into full binge mode, took me a little while there’s over a 1000 but well worth it ha ha ha

[@NOELTM]

Allen Millyard has Tracy making cupcakes. Eric has Mrs O doing the foodie break, and this time it's ribs. Food being the perfect accompaniment to any Auto repair video!

[@guzziwheeler]

Genau! "Ohne Mampf kein Kampf" This is German and can roughly translated with "No food, no fight".

[@LeewardStudios]

The phone rang and I was expecting a do-de-do-de-do. That is just a crazy price for Freon. Once again I will keep my older cars running as long as possible.

[@barry009]

Now I know why it costs so much for any A/C work- 2/3s of the job is taking the car apart and then putting it back together! Great video.

[@sdm7067]

God bless you for working on this garbage without swearing like a sailor......keep up the good work!

[@etyrnal]

i absolutely LOVE that the garage basically has a full kitchen

[@jimb2473]

That was a really crazy job. I’m also surprised no one has commented on the sound of that engine. Sounds like a broken lawnmower crunching on gravel

[@Hawk1966]

I thought it sounded like a badly maintained chainsaw.

[@Ram14250]

Pure Junk! Not even worth it! Walmart oil all the way is all this thing deserves. Even Walmart Supertech is too good! Hold the loud pedal down and watch her blow! Neutral Drop Time!!!

[@CubasAutomotive]

That's a typical sound for GDI engines. I guess for those of us who deal with these aren't surprised by that diesel like sound. Any GDI will sound like that. "Clickity Clack." I agree, it's a harsh sound though.

[@knighthawk86855]

Hahahaha yep.

[@carlaskins3586]

Yeah I thought there was sometging wrong with my 2021 sorento when I test drove it. I tested 4 of them before buying and they all had that clicked clack at low rpms.

[@leosthrivwithautism]

I had a friend that said "The renegade is the best Jeep ever made (He was the owner of it)". I had no idea he was a comedian. Best Joke I ever heard. 😂

[@leosthrivwithautism]

@Marty's 4x4 I've heard that (can't confirm for sure though) that the renegades aren't even built here in the US. I've heard those Jeeps are built in Italy. If it is true I guess you can classify it as a true European car. Even though the Brand is American.

[@martinsmartinsautobodyandr6740]

I use an 8 mm socket and nut driver to push on the clip . That squeezes the clip easier than using pliers. It’s awesome as long as you can access it. FYI for you

[@bearnay7348]

Oh my hell I’m glad you’re the mechanic and not me. More power to you buddy

[@metalslingr]

“In New York, even the plastic gets rusty.” 😂

[@Talon6551]

First, I can’t believe you don’t have sponsors knocking down your door, and yes, it would be awesome to see pit barrel sponsor your channel. Now the comment: having binge watched your channel for the past couple of days, I get a good chuckle from your closing line “And remember folks, if I can do it, you can do it.” There is no way I could do it! But admire your skill and professionalism.

[@dmdltz843]

My friend, I am no mechanic but I do most of my own work and I can honestly say that this job looks like a freaking nightmare!!!! Lol you're the right one for this job cause Holy crap! I would have nothing to do with that Fiat 500😄 you're doing an excellent job getting through it but good lord that's just crazy.

[@arthouston7361]

When I was still a master tech in the 1990's, I worked next to a guy who used to say that "J-e-e-p is just J-u-n-k misspelled." I could not agree more. I used to call the old Ducellier ignition the "decelerating" ignition, lol.

[@wompinoag]

This makes me love my 18 year old Honda, that still blows cold, even more.

[@scrappy7571]

Mine is "only" 15 yrs, and ac never been touched other than cabin filters replaced.

[@notajp]

Yeah, people bitch about Chrysler products, but the air in our 06 T&C still works great. Never had to do anything to it….

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

Unfortunately my 2015 Honda FIT AC needs a new return hose to the compressor. Only 48000 miles.

[@Bizkit-ey8tw]

I have an 03 Honda Pilot with 315,000 miles on it. Air conditioning still blows cold as ice.

[@fredtflail]

Mine quit working at 19 years😂

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

Plastic lines. Very young car. Two years ago I resurrected my '94 Grand Am after sitting for 9 years. Thought the AC wouldn't work after all that time. Hell it got so cold you could hang meat in that car. Great video.

[@3069mark]

Great job, Eric. I just can't believe how the automotive engineers have made such a mess of modern vehicles and turned a rather simple job into a nightmare where you have to tear half the vehicle apart to fix something. It makes me glad that I still drive the 1993 GMC truck that I bought new in 1993. I had to have the A/C repaired in it two years ago and they had to upgrade the system to R134 because in 1993 they used the R12. So it cost me a bit ($869) but it was worth it to me so that I didn't have to buy a new truck.

[@dontblameme6328]

The engineers have design and cost requirements imposed on them by government regulations and product cost managers. They have the impossible task of finding a "solution" that satisfies all. Most of them would never design things like this if they were given only functional requirements.

[@OOZ662]

It reminds me of replacing the ever-dying cooling fan "relay" in my '99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Either remove the entire grille, front bumper cover and all lights along with it _or_ take a Dremel to the plastic under the passenger headlight. Whoever did it last time (as I replaced a non-OEM relay) took the whole front of the car off. I did not. This most recent time I had my mechanic do it since I wasn't sure it was the problem and I bet they appreciated that hole...as will I in a year or two when it needs another.

[@CadgerChristmasLightShow]

Less than a thousand to upgrade to r134 is a hell of a deal

[@lawrencepevitts2434]

I've got many scars from the zip ties. You're amazing!! A master mechanic & a pit master.

[@k.medeiros1983]

I worked on mainly Bmw and Vw for my automotive career, and even though they were unnecessarily complicated, the fit and finish and build quality was top notch . They had different fasteners for every application, the threads would never stick passed the nut they would always be perfectly flush this would prevent rust and the bolt would always come out even in Rhode Island winters However over the years I noticed things like that slipping. Even they would cut cost and use more standard length bolts . Unfortunately durability and fixability have long gone away

[@billmalec]

Have a 2006 Jetta TDI. Still on the original A/C, brakes, and alternator that I see repaired here on other so called reliable vehicles all the time. You got yer Hondoos, yer Teeotas, yer CHevies, yer Datsuns uh I mean Nissans... They complain about Euro cars but their problem with them is they forget how to work on them because they rarely see them in the shop so it's always a 'struggle remembering or knowing what to do''... It's easy to work on stuff you work on every day, because... Oh yeah ... They break. Just now replaced the original starter on my 2000 Ford Excursion 7.3 too after 'only' 290,000 miles. Brakes and alternator about every 100,000 miles. Still on the original A/C also...

[@JenniferF2882]

I had a 2001.5 Passat GLS. Wrecked 9-10-2015 :( my silver bullet (sometimes it was fast as one, sometimes I'd threaten it to get one 😂)

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

One of the things I have been impressed the most about my BMW is the quality of the fasteners. Having them coats (galvanized or maybe aluminum/zinc) makes an unbelievable difference. The thing I hate the most is the rear window regulators. What garbage. The plastic clips that attach to the glass constantly break where the cables attach. I've just given up and don't even use the rear windows anymore.

[@Fattony6666]

BMW are the champions of cheap plastics in the engine bay.

[@Fattony6666]

@@billmalec never "upgrade" to a new, made in Mexico with Chinese plastic Jetta.

[@mentalmodeled]

Watching you go after the plastic fasteners, I'm always waiting to hear..."That was already broke...." LOL! Binging, only a year left to go to be current. I have been around garages and mechanics for at least 45 years. You, Sir., IMO, are incredible.

[@hickorystx]

Very well done! Patience of a saint too. Not something I would attempt. All the loose parts finding their way back to original location is always a challenge. Nicely filmed and narrated. Always enjoy watching and learning! Glad you enjoyed the ribs and some mighty fine cooking by Mrs. O. Thanks again for teaching us and filling us in on some service tips too!! Stay healthy!!!

[@markmosher1856]

When Eric whipped out that spray bottle to season his ribs, I was almost surprised that it wasn't Brake Kleen! Great video once again! You have completely discouraged me from ever considering one of these junks as a personal vehicle.

[@garymeredith2441]

When when you and mrs. O say it's a Jeep thing , just remember what Jeep stands for ( just empty every pocket ) that's what Jeep stands for . Well Eric at least working on this Renegade is not as hard as changing the radiator on my 1999 Grand Cherokee . That company who you bought the ribs from they should see how you made them and then they'll sponsor you . Those were the yummiest looking ribs I've ever seen , there Eric and you did a great job you and Mrs O cooking those things those look delicious .

[@dieselfixr]

This is probably the most entertaining SMA video of this year. Plastic AC line what!. I knew Fiat was bad but damn

[@itaintrocketscience]

Seeing a car torn apart to this level is really stressful for me... I can't imagine how you mechanics remember where all that crap goes. Even more impressive is that you do this on 1000 different cars too!

[@stevemorris270]

I agree. It seems that if you specialize on one brand, or even one nationality (e.g. german, japanese, etc) it would be much easier, amazing that Eric is so versatile. How long does it take to develop the experience to know how to disassemble so many different things on so many different cars?

[@stevenrice47]

I have a theory that Eric and other car KZbinrs first started filming to remember where stuff goes & to CYA.

[@stevenrice47]

@@stevemorris270 Non-mechanic thinks working on a car is like baking a cake with a specific recipe. Where the recipe must be followed or the cake turns out flat and yucky. It's not. It's like bbq'n. There is a method, not a recipe. That's why Eric jokes about the steps. There really isn't 'steps' but a 'method' to working on cars. The method is how you go about the job. What things you take off, what things you leave alone, how you organize parts & bolts, what tools you use, how you research, etc. Every mechanic have their own method. Once you develop a method the job becomes straight forward.

[@uenragedbro]

It's easy if you keep everything with the thing it goes to... and nobody touches it or looks at it or thinks about it too hard. Dfwms, don't fuck with my shit

[@FishFind3000]

Fun fact they don’t remember where it all goes. That’s why you have misaligned stuff and missing fasteners always.

[@pickles5150]

I use the dried up Sharpie trick at 3:24 Cut the top of an old Sharpie marker off and push it over the retainers and they squeeze out as easy as ever. I use the barrel of a Bic pen for smaller ones.

[@jamienoel]

I have 129,000 miles on my 2017 Renegade and do a 90 mile 6 day a week rural route (in Appalachia) with aggressive stop and go action and the most trouble I've had is with parts failing related to the route, like ball joints, stabilizer links and it's still going strong. Oh and the passenger side motor mount.

[@jamienoel]

@South Main Auto Repair LLC I'll admit I am a little concerned about those nylon lines since it's the same year as that one. My extended warranty runs out at 130,000 miles, which will come along pretty fast, so maybe I should look around where that one was leaking to make sure nothing nothing is showing. I was thinking about trading it in on for all wheel drive KIA. (I really need AWD) Not sure if that would be a move in the right direction or not.

[@jamienoel]

@pînned by South Main Auto Repair I'm a little smarter than that.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Ughhh ... These scams are getting old

[@cycleguy666]

Wow.......I was an auto tech for about 40 years..(Retired a few years ago from North Jersey) ....I never would have ever thought I would see plastic AC lines!! It's no wonder they leak. Scary engineering!! And at such low mileage....... I am guessing that Fiat has one crap fest of a warranty. Shame.....Jeeps use to be pretty durable!! Love your videos.....keep up the good work........ and your right..... Mrs O is surely a great cook. Your not so bad yourself on the smoker!! That's my thing...bbq and grilling!! Cheers Y'all.... Rick

[@DIYDaveOK]

And I thought the plastic retainers holding in the wheel well liner in my daughter's Corolla were a pain. Wow. Thanks as always, Eric!

[@petero2693]

Oreillys sells new clips lifetime warranty.. I bought a lot.. corollas just break... oreillys are great sturdy reused a few times..

[@mxpants4884]

Is that the one that you have to do something like push the middle IN with a pick first?

[@1607rosie]

I snuck and got a rib while you were messing with the snorkel. Your right they are good!

[@scottmarshall6766]

You gotta be the the only shop in the state that adds polyloom for finish and sweats the 5th bolt (OEM no less) on a plastic fantastic. Well done!

[@richardploeser4267]

This is a lesson in "Buy Cheap" fix often and expensively!

[@donv6039]

Son of a mother. That was almost like a trip to Wilberts Pull a Part, just right there in the shop! Might have been easier for all involved if “Hey lady, just move to Maine!” 🥶

[@christopherhylton8462]

Just loved the sarcasm in Mrs. O's laugh when you said, "... it's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand". I am with her, there are some things life better left misunderstood.

[@dangleebols]

A little tip, to removed those Green plastic push clips, depending on the size get a 7 to 10 mm multipoint socket and push it on to them, it will push in the edges and pop the clip back through the hole ;-)

[@brucemoe9180]

Disgusting how many parts are made of cheap plastic (achy, breaky parts) highlight of the video was the smoking of the ribs (and basting)… another delicious video!!! Good job!!

[@NiobeBaptist]

I've seen Mrs. O do the "And remember, if I can do it, you can do it!" I think it is about time for Trinity to show us what's what in auto repair (Well, if she takes an interest in it, anyway.) Kind of like the old game show "Are you smarter than a fifth grader" but more like "Are you as good a mechanic as my daughter."

[@Bellboy40]

I saw Mrs O making a video one time and at the end she said "And remember, if I can do it, you can surely do it". I thought that was a neat tag line. She did a good job on her video.

[@derekbridges1126]

Eric, your wonderful assistant Mrs O reminds me of my wife who provided me with assistance on many home mechanic repairs, great video by the way. All the best from UK.

[@johnwayne007]

Couldn't agree more.... Genuine Junk.. I was dumb and purchased a brand new 2018 Trailhawk. I had it for a whole 3 months before the rear end went out. They could not fix 100% and told me I had to live with the noise. Well, I didn't live with it, I traded the same day! Traded for Honda, and that was another story (1.5 turbo oil dilution🤬🤬). Let's just say I am for sure not a FCA fan and don't plan on spending my money with them anytime soon!! 🤣

[@annieleeb5590]

Love your play by play commentary, I either learn something or share your sentiments, like jeep is junk...😋

[@jonvan2206]

Who cares about the cars, those ribs looked fantastic!

[@CJ-Foygelo]

Sprayed with his special apple flavored brake cleaner.

[@randybeard6040]

You, Ray and Scotty, that is a Bunch of Knowledge to Consume, Hopefully we will be Pro's in a Few Decades....

[@rwinstanley8668]

Without a doubt, by the time I got all that “stuff” out of the way, I’d be standing in front of the car, hands on hips, thinking, what did I take all that stuff for again?

[@ppopovich2847]

People love to bash the quality of the Renegade, but I havent experienced it at all. My 2017 2wd Sport w/1.4t motor & 6spd has 98K miles & runs just as good as new. In 5+ years of very, very enthusiastic driving, mine has been a gem. Still cruisin on the original clutch. Have only done stabilizer links, spark plugs & a brake job to date. Oh, I did also recharge the AC system w/no issues. Vehicle has ample room, handles like a hot hatch, and scoots faster than most SUVs in its class. Plus, I average 28 mpg mixed on 89 octane fuel and I scored it brand new for $8000 off MSRP with rebates & incentives. Couldn't be happier. This vehicle has been just as reliable as my '02 IS300 so far. Regarding the plastic clips breaking, who cares? I always buy new clips when I pull panels cuz I usually end up breaking half of them regardless of the make of vehicle.

[@nigelunsworth5512]

Hi Eric, been subscribed for a long time and I very much enjoy your content. I have never before commented on any of your tales of the workshop, but I feel I must comment on this one you see I am a Jeep master tech here in southern England (uk). I wholeheartedly agree with you, most of my work is on Renegades,compass, Wrangler and Cherokee and they are all at the same low level of various grades of plastic. The grand Cherokee is slightly better😒 Everyday is a challenge the struggle is real, we also have Alfa Romeos to contend with🤬 luckily I am busy all day long with Jeeps! On the interior trim and body training course the lecturer told us that we would break trim and clips and to basically order new ones and move on!! Anyway Keep up the good work all the best to you and your family Nigel (lifelong mechanic) Ps more jeep/chrysler vids please

[@lloydprunier4415]

Glad I got out of the auto repair business back in the sixties. I still repair all of my own stuff and worked in industrial equipment repair for the last 14 years of my employed life. Have to give you max credit for being able to do that stuff everyday knowing it's all made out of cheap plastic and I wish they had all the metric stuff shoved somewhere else!

[@richardcook9738]

Beautiful! But next time you have a job like that, I'll do the mechanicals (you do the A/C discharge and recharge). But in payment you make the ribs and we can eat them up. The ribs look absolutely delicious! You are one talented guy Mr. O. Or maybe on an other front reformatting a hard drive in the back 40.

[@rickbrodston1800]

Interesting tinker toy AC job. As a building AC guy im quite impressed by your variety of knowledge on cars.. true journeyman of your trade.God bless.

[@DaCoder]

Man i was not expecting the AC lines on modern vehicles to be so complex. On my Honda it's almost a straight shot for both lines. And plastic no less.

[@paulgallagher3122]

That’s an enormous amount of work. Obviously replacing with plastic makes as much sense as installing it to begin with! But the difficult you do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer. I guess “ Fix It Again Tony “ is in full play. For a car that’s going to last 5 years. Maybe.

[@hahaha12345678993]

Eric please tell your customers to watch your videos, like this lady just needs to see this video and offload the car the first chance she gets

[@bertgrau3934]

The problem with getting rid of that PIECE, she may get something worst and cost more too. As long as she knows the problems, she may want to keep what she knows rather than take a chance on something else. Example, I had a 1977 GMC Astro, a tractor ( semi) was running good and dependable, I traded it for a 2008 Kenworth (new) I had problems from the day I drove it off the lot and it got worse from there. I wound up selling it back to the dealer. Unfortunately I sold my GMC to a private party. So I bought a 2005 international 9400 I and had very good luck with it. I'm retired now so I don't much concern myself with big trucks anymore

[@relentless6156]

You are SO right about how cheap Daimler/Chrysler/Fiat cars are, I'm retired from the Machining Plant in Toledo, Ohio, (Torque Converters & Steering Columns) I always took flak about owning GM cars & trucks instead of buying our products but I knew how crappy our cars were lol, I worked on my Coworkers cars all the time after work, a lot of frustration and bad words was seen and heard BUT the work paid just as well as my daily job (JobSetter Dept 45) "keep rockin On SMA!" 😎👍🏾

[@99andrianmonk]

Another great video. And, agree with you wholeheartedly about the quality of Jeep products. It's not what it use to be. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@Eastahtata]

The Grand Cherokees seem to do well. Especially with the 3.6 and the ZF 8 Speed

[@mikeam3871]

Jeep’s were always an adventure to own and work on. I had a 64 wagoneer that was an amalgamation of every automaker’s parts. Back in those days you better find a good parts guy at your local auto supply store and keep him on your Christmas list. I made a lot of junkyard trips to a Jeep graveyard owned by a guy who had a mental inventory and price list of everything in the yard.

[@tomoakhill8825]

At 32:05 Eric O mentions "zip-ties flush-cuts". Every hardware store has these pliers. The grip the end, you squeeze, it pulls the zip-tie tight, and then it cuts the end flush, so it is not scratchy. I learned about these from Richard at the ProjectBinky channel as he zip-tied the entire automobile harness he built from scratch.

[@warrenfromga9945]

And that right there is why I was never a professional auto mech. I think engineers hold each other's beer to see who can make it the most difficult for a mech to repair a car. NOT designed with maintenance in mind!

[@scrappy7571]

All vehicles are designed for fast easy assembly on the line, NOT for us smucks to fix them.

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

talking about plastic, GM using plastic everywhere on the cooling system really made my day. Had to replace the Tee for the dual climate system in mine, but low and behold, the plastic elbow on the hose coming from the front heater core started crumbling apart on my 03 5.3 GMC Envoy. Had to compromise and use JB Weld for plastic and glop it all around the fitting. Also, when I was changing the water pump, the plastic inlet on the radiator was also starting to crumble. wtf GM.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

Plastic in the cooling system is idiotic. Plastic get brittle with heat cycles. Constantly going from ambient temperature to 220 F is tough on it. My BMW and Nissan both have had plastic cooling system fitting failures. Manufacturing cost is much less which is why they are used.

[@Mr2004MCSS]

It's pretty sad that the AC only lasted five years before needing major repair. My fiancé's 2017 F150 had to have a new compressor installed last year because the clutch exploded coming back from a vacation trip. Only 32,000 miles on the truck and of course not under warranty. We tried getting Ford to goodwill the repair but no luck. We also had to take it to the dealer because not one independent shop we called was equipped to handle the 1234yf refrigerant and we called at least five of them.

[@louissparks2496]

I have 2002 F150 and the AC has never needed any maintenance.

[@Mr2004MCSS]

@@louissparks2496 She had a 2003 Ford F350 that she bought new and sold in 2017 after buying the F150 and that truck never needed any AC work either. I guess the new ones are just not as reliable in certain aspects.

[@davidbaldwin2729]

Eric, those Ribs looked amazing, I just requested a pit barrel smoker for my birthday so now you really deserve a sponsorship !

[@Troy_Built]

Imagine having to refinance your 27K mile Jeep just to get the AC working. That R1234YF was $630 here last week for a 10# jug. At least the new systems don't take much of it. This is the first time I've ever seen plastic AC lines. Also the first time to see an AC quick disconnect.

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Smoking (again, not the devil's lettuce) is an addictive hobby. I started smoking with a cheapo square Walmart charcoal grill and we've graduated to a full blown barrel smoker. My specialty is definitely pork shoulder but I make some good ribs of the back and spare varieties. I've only made two briskets because I don't have the patience for them. One of the local apple orchards used to sell apple wood chunks so I'd stock up every fall so I was ready come spring and summer.

[@charleshenshaw9099]

New car prices are at a all time high, yet there manufactured at a all time low. You shouldn't have to disassemble half of the car to fix the AC.

[@starvingartist6754]

My son got one of these things a 2019, I wish I had been there when he got it so I could have talked him out of it but TOO LATE, now I gotta learn how to work on it , so please post everything you fix on these little jeeps, I'm gonna need it !

[@MagicalAscension]

Wow, this is *really making me appreciate my 25 year old Chevy truck. I could replace all the AC lines in 20 minutes, it's all right there.

[@dchawk81]

Yeah same with my '86 Ford. Pop the hood and you're staring at everything.

[@htimmermans1938]

Really great videos, thank you! The AC lines on my 2003 Corolla are still stock...without any leaks!

[@BigDog50001]

Looks like that Jeep got lots of European upgrades: ✔️ Torx fasteners, ✔️ cheap plastic parts everywhere, ✔️ overengineered, ✔️ complicated repair/removal procedures.....

[@davestewart9146]

The wonderful world of throwaway plastic cars, I appreciate the video Eric 👍😁

[@muchristian]

Trail rated! Buddy called me who was broken down in one. Everything I was touching seemed to break. Wanna help a guy but feel like just trying is making it worse.

[@marcdrouillard4055]

Ribs in a barrel!! Great idea for cooking them!! That technique is also used for cooking other things like chicken and is part of a franchised chain out of Kuai that my sister has created.

[@aku2dimensional]

When I looked at one of these Fiat Renegades the thing that stood out the most was that it was a poor excuse of a Kia Soul carbon copy. The Soul is one of the best wagon/hatchback in terms of utility and value, the FCA really put a lot of effort into creating a few models like the Renegade that mimic the Soul's attributes although they are in extremely bad taste. For a similar price you can get the Soul that will last a bit longer and have more vehicle options, and go just about the same distance as any Jeep Renegade with proper tires.

[@Starchface]

Fiat and Chrysler. They deserve each other. You're not going to beat that combo, no sir.

[@febbral]

Eric, I can`t believe the manufacturer created such a nightmare to repair the AC system, that is one car or SUV to avoid.

[@michaelskinner896]

It is a Jeep after-all, haha.

[@scrappy7571]

It's every modern vehicle, they all suck to work on.

[@manpig1991]

Another classic episode of SMA keep up the great work Eric!!!

[@2packs4sure]

800 trillion dollars worth of money up in smoke over the years with all the refrigerant changes and EPA laws and they are allowed to build a system like that that's just gonna fail in a couple years and release all the refrigerant into the atmosphere. Meanwhile my 2002 F250 power stroke with 270000 miles has all the original refrigerant in it and still kicks butt here in Houston...

[@waynecasper5346]

Eric don’t you ever get tired of working on junk. You never seem to lose it. Just cool 😎 all the time. People that owns that junk should be there to see what has to be done to fix that then they’ll know why you have to charge them big $$$$$

[@pontiakgaSport]

“Give it 10-15 seconds to do nothing.” Haha yes, my thoughts every time I use penetrating oil.

[@glennclark762]

I think Mr Eric should give us a lesson smoking. Not something we do a lot of here in the Uk but with a quick video lesson, happy to give it a go.

[@hobbesip1]

Video synopsis: The O.'s smoke some beautiful ribs, causing a nationwide 14% jump in meat sales over the following week. Also, Eric replaces a crappy AC part in a single-use plastic molded Jeep.

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

Plus, invaluable child-raising advice

[@icantsaywhat]

I’m glad to see Jeep is sticking with their business model. Junk Everywhere Especially Plastic

[@chiefgeek2020]

I wish all mechanics replaced fasteners when they break em, can't tell you how many times I have had warranty work done at the dealer and noticed missing fasteners when I got the vehicle back.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I had a brand new 1988 Ford aerostar. It was a really nice van especially on vacation with the kids. While it was still under warranty the front power window motor crapped out. No big deal I know Ford doesn't make those motors pretty sure they're already made in Mexico back then. So I take it to the dealer and they put a new motor in the door which is fine. And I look at the door and the door trim panel at the bottom, is sticking out about an inch and a quarter with a huge gap. I'm like oh hell no. So I went in and talked to the service guy on the drive and he gave me a Mumble and I said let me speak to your boss so I'll come the assistant service manager. And he tells me that's just the way it is and you're going to have to live with it. When he buys me a car to drive he can tell me what I'm going to live with. I was up in his face before he knew what the hell was going on. And I basically told him what I said above. Maybe a little more colorfully. Definitely loudly. About then the service manager who I haven't know at the time came out and he said Mr Rodrigues is there a problem? I showed them the door and I told him this stupid SOB says I have to live with bad workmanship and it's just the way it is. The service manager looks at his assistant and tells him to go to the parts department get the retaining clips to fix the door and to do it himself. He looks at me and says Mr Rodrigues would you like to come in and sit down for a cup of coffee while he's doing that. I said sure. So the assistant manager is out in the sun loosening that panel and replacing all the clips and putting it back on himself which is got him pretty pissed. Especially since he had a nice pressed white shirt on and tie. That was kind of a fun day dealing with that turkey! You work on my vehicle you better damn well put it back the way it was.

[@watershed44]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Thing is that it was the service manager that likely told the assistant what to say in cases like this, and it probably worked on 90% of the customers they used it on....You should have been busting the nuts of the SM.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@watershed44 the service manager and I had gone through a process together when I got this van. I had had an earlier 87 model. The 87 model year had a problem with head bolts. The head bolts were bought from Taiwan and they sent bolts that were the wrong tensile strength. It was a major scandal in the Auto industry and outsourcing of parts at the time. I don't know if you're familiar with the federal lemon law new vehicles but it's basically you take a vehicle in three times for the same problem if they don't fix it they have to replace your vehicle. Well I gave them more than ample time I took it in 10 times. I gave it to them another four times. And they gave me the van that had the problem with the window motor as the consequence under lemon law. So I had a pretty good understanding with the manager. I had two problems with the new van one was that motor. The other was the rear heater core. The hose clamps weren't tight enough and so they started leaking. I took it up to the dealer. And the mechanic came out and said there is no leak you must not know what the hell antifreeze looks like. Rest assured I know what preston looks like. The mechanic and I were having a discussion outside the manager's office. And he came out and asked me what the problem was. So I told him that his mechanic thinks I don't know what prestone looks like and my van has a heater core leak in the rear heater core. The service manager kind of rubbed his head like oh God not again. You see my first fan because of the soft metal of the head bolts, was burning antifreeze. They replace the bolts but didn't true the heads. If head bolts aren't torque down equally all the way around the head warps. So when they put the new bolts down the leak got worse. That is why they replaced my van. So obviously I was very familiar with Preston since I was putting it in my car for the past 7 months! He told mechanic to take the cover back off and to test my engine hot cold whatever and find the damn leak because if Mr Rodrigues said his van is leaking, it is leaking. Well the mechanic came out about 20 minutes later and said he found the leak and he apologized to me. So I figured not the 30 minutes so I have the covers back on and I can go home. The service manager came out and he asked me to come to his office. So I went in his office and he said we've had a bit of a problem. The mechanic scuffed your trim panel while he was working on your van. If you want I can order a new trim panel and I'll call you when it gets here or we can have a repair company come out and just fix it. He'll do it today and that'll be the end of it. I said let me see the damage. I walked out with the service manager in the mechanic was standing there and you could tell he was a little worried. I looked at the panel it wasn't really bad at all it was just a scuff. I looked at the mechanic I looked at the service manager and said go ahead and have that company come out and fix it and we'll call it a day. You could see a load was off that mechanic shoulders and the service manager to a degree. The company came out and I went and talked to the guy to ask him how he did it cuz I'm a curious person and he said I could watch if I wanted to and I said sure it's all watched him you know basically put some adhesive on it and iron it out with a piece of plastic or something in between the iron and the panel to restore the finish. He even had stuff that match the interior color of the van. So no one ever knew that was a problem. I was fine with it, I just wanted the damn leak gone. I had been a customer at that dealership for about 15 years or so and you get a feel for people. And the service manager was on the up and up. If I'd have thought he was running me around I would have definitely been in his face too. Matter of fact he drove my original van for week and reported to Ford motor company that the lake was indeed there and it was indeed worse. He had actually had to add coolant to the tank in order for the system not to get low. That's one ford surrendered and gave me a new van. I had him over a barrel because I had gone well beyond the three attempts to repair. I didn't even need to get an attorney involved.

[@watershed44]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Ford's are generally crap anymore, maybe good until the 1970s.

[@The_Redkween]

I believe in the flush-cuts as well! Where I work I look out for the other mechanics. Wish they did the same for me.

[@jakeofalltrades298]

I'm surprised so many people dislike the little Renegade. We have owned a 2015 Trailhawk since 2017 and it has been a great vehicle. It currently has 105k on the clock with nothing but oil changes, brakes, and tires. It'll pull a 2,000lb utility trailer without issue and regularly returns 29-30mpg. We like it so much I am currently rebuilding a second one I picked up from a salvage auction.

[@ouch1011]

You’re lucky. 99% of them are complete junk.

[@cliffordkiehl3959]

I have had 3 Chrysler cars, a van, a Sebring, and Wrangler. The van and the Sebring both had major mechanical issues at about 70,000 miles. I now own my second Toyota Highlander, traded in the first one at 177,000 miles with no issues. My other car is a Honda S 2000 with 70,000 miles as no issues. I said good by to Chrysler.

[@michaelgarnett1196]

20 minutes in to the video I forgot what the jeep was in for

[@davidshellhaas1730]

Great video Eric. appreciate watching you being gentle with cheap junk. Thanks

[@CubasAutomotive]

20k miles and needs AC line repair!! That's absolutely sad. If it were my Jeep... I'd be fuming! Not covered under warranty either? I wish consumers would put companies like this out of biz. Stop buying overpriced junk. Yikes. Those clips. I guess you've been seeing a lot of these to know how fragile they are?

[@teamgreen02]

Total garbage and they are selling as many as they can possibly make right now.

[@dchawk81]

They extend credit to folks who are hard up for it. That's why they keep selling. And people think the Jeep badges indicate quality.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Ughhh... I work on to many of these Fiats.... I almost want to refuse working on them. Way worse than VW plastic.

[@CubasAutomotive]

@@dchawk81 hahaha... when has Jeep ever stood for quality? 🤣😂 I hear ya though

[@CubasAutomotive]

@@SouthMainAuto I never thought I'd hear WORSE than German fishbowls. Some of those BMWs are obnoxious, however the bumpers and panels can be stout. I just hate the multiple layers to access whatever needs fixing. Plastic on the engines is a whole other story..... you breathe or look at them the wrong way & they snap or shatter into pieces. PS those ribs looked amazing. The true Avoca Smoka exists! I'll have to plan a mobile diag trip next time something is smoking. Lol 😅

[@Paul1958R]

Eric, Those ribs looked great! Now THAT is an Avoca smoka!!! Great video and repair - thank you! Paul (in MA)