"Wipers no wiping" - Hektor the Explorer

It's refreshing to see a tech read a wiring diagram and doing excellent troubleshooting. Nice work man.

I keep telling you homie .open your own shop I know it’s no easy but you are a great mechanic. Make that money for you self 👍🏻

I like how you format your videos and how professional you are. Keep up the great work inspiring aspiring new techs.

gotta love those slow days, gotta make a dime into a dollar

The Firestone where my folks live in a small town in Texas is open 7 days a week and busy as hell. They have great service, techs and the service writers really good with little pressure. They get so busy the service writers in their white shirts are busting tires to keep up. My elderly parents are treated really well.

Your scan and wiring skills are above and beyond my friend I've been a tech since 1985 and I always learn. Never know it all and you skills along with your teaching skills are great I'm glad I found your channel keep up the great videos

That guy dancing in the beginning shows the our shop is a good work environment, happy mechanics equals happy customers! More Day In The Life videos please HomieHektor.

I worked for Firestone. I worked my ass off everyday. Then out of nowhere, they DM and GM said that the techs were going to be paid hourly instead of flag. They told me that they did a 6 month evaluation of my work record. They straight up said I was only worth $9.75 an hour. I was making $24 flag rate. Sooooo. After that, I took my tool boxes home and only had tools to do oil changes. Of course the managers were pissed that i a ASE certified mechanic only did oil changes. I told them I'm only going to do oil changes since I'm only getting paid $9.75 an hour. A month later I was hired at Puente Hills Dodge.

The struggle is real Homie, you know how it is 👊🏼

Youre really good at diagnostics bro i like how you go through all steps ur a good teacher for sure

The park switch lets the computer know when the motor is positioned at its rest position. Since the wipers might be midway through a wipe when it is commanded to change speeds faster or slower, the only way it can know the wiper blades position is if the switch sends a computer to the BCM saying "hey i'm at rest". The wiper motor isn't a servo, if it was a servo then it wouldn't matter! Without the park switch the wipers can't work. You can check the park switch by manually moving the wipers by hand from rest and seeing if the data changes from park to unparked.

I remember working at a Firestone years ago as a B tech (among many other shops). 12 bucks an hour on flat rate with schooling under my belt plus experience of course. Needless to say I left the field and never looked back.

You deserve to be at a better place than a firestone franchise. You do excellent work

Awesome video hektor!! Great use of the scope. But your right some days are just super slow and some days so busy you can't even look at the time.

I own my tire shop , not big but been open 15 years I would never work at places like that tho . The boss have there favorites . But great video !

Im a auto painter who worked for herbs, service king, caliber ect.. its normal for shops to be slow during the holiday season

Also we all love your videos man keep em coming homie

Keep up the grate work Good tech are hard to find now and days

Hector I read that managers steal commission from mechanics if a brake job calls for an hour they'll give you .8 or .9 and it will add up for them over time all for that bonuses and spiffs I read Firestone managers do it a lot, you are a great technician God bless

The spark plug edit was super satisfying.

Not every FS tech would know chasing via wiring diagram or even willing to go that far on a diag coz once u started ain’t gonna be 1.5hrs not to mention boss might not buy at the end. Very nice shop hope u guys gonna get the business return soon during this difficult times. 💪🏻💪🏻

Real world shit, I can dig it. I must be crazy, or lucky I'm not sure....I love my job so much, I spend my weekend spare time watching videos of car repairs and other ppl working on cars to pass the time until Monday when I Get to go to work and have fun myself.

Hey Homie, what's up? I think people will stop spending on things they need and start spending on things for Christmas. Hang in there it all comes full circle... Later!

@22:57 Make them describe the noise! LOL I have worked decades a a marine diesel tech- about twenty years ago a guy running a fairly new Sea Ray 44 footer with some Cats said "The engine was making a sound like two skeletons screwing on a tin roof" :)

I work for Firestone for 19 years the shit you put up whit ,i glad i got out wen i had the chance, ben working for cox a company that care about there employees 43 turning wrench now

Fixed right priced right right on time . Now it’s time for the Bridgestone chant !!!

Firestone screwed us over during the tire recall, we had to change a buttload of tires and we went broke during the whole thing! They don’t pay their technicians enough. Firestone can suck it!

So glad I got out of automotive and into heavy equipment. Much better pay, less stress, and all the overtime I want.

Love diag on a slow day, nice vlog

you missed front wipers high just so you know

Identifix says 1.4. 1.4 for a day, you are rocking it in that promaster

just got moved 2 flat at firestone...thanx 4 the vids..ur building much newer...our boxes by the doors sux...well see how it goes...

That spark plug time lapse was satisfying. Sounded like the kit kat commercial. Subscribed!

The struggle is real only if you let it be a struggle. You feel me

Yes hector good video man I’m watching you from the Uk 🇬🇧

And yes advises everywhere you go I like that they never describe the noise and they're all terrible

These videos are dope keep it up brotha good shit

awesome video, good to see a mechanic that really understands cars and that can troubleshoot

Hey Hektor. Just thought I would give some insight on the Tacoma. I've seen someone forget to put in LSD additive in the rear diff and cause a similar noise when turning. Not sure if that one had an LSD, but just thought I would let you know for future reference. By the way, just found your channel and its pretty sweet dude! keep it up!

I would have at least gave that wiper motor a wack to see if anything happened before the diag.

Yea those days suck homie but hang in there

A just got offer a job at Firestone as a lube tech $12 an hour. My end goal is to become a Bmw tech. But can change my mind on how Firestone treatment. How is the pay raise at Firestone? I’m getting my ASE certification.

Firestone Complete Auto Care isn’t an automobile repair shop, it’s an automotive repair recommendation sales office.

Our Firestone is so busy that we work six days a week so much work to throw up its crazy

Good shit keep grindin

used a drill for spark plugs lol?

That’s why I am not a flat rate fanatic. I have come a cross as team flat rate and it’s more a bonus thing with an hourly salary then team Bonus with a faster performance

Good video playa! I can relate..U got one more subscriber..

Worked at firestone for years. Thank god I got out of there. Management just care about tire sales above anything else. Gives every thing out for free and gets mad if you tell them to pay you for their free shit.

Electrical is what separates the men from the boys.

Haha yep that's your baby now😅 Great diag !

Dont ya know, front shop expects us to do sound dios on everything..cst hears noise, well then lets write up a ticket and dont ask anymore questions

I hate those slow days, when nothing is going on I usually ask to go home early.

Where that’s safe lift homie .

just subscribed,right here's the difference between a real mechanic and a parts changer.

Is that in California? NorCal or Socal? I used to work for BFS. (Bridgestone Firestone) Tires Plus. I was a lead tech for 10 years made max pay at $24 an hr and asking for vacation time/pto was like pulling teeth. Look for a job in the material handling industry (forklifts) you'll make $30 upwards and the work is similar if not easier. Trust me on this one. Don't waste your youth at Firestone. Lol

Wow. Not even a year old and things are breaking... dodge quality for ya

Great Vid-!- I deal with the same shyt day after day.... From Midas Nj

Also, some cool editing on the spark plug replacement segment

Wiper switch noise😁 woop woop! Woop woop! 😂😂😂

I know you did this video four years ago. About Tacoma noise on turning and you mansion previously other tech did service. If he did differential service I assuming when he changed differential gear oil, if that truck is limited slip and tech didn’t add limited slip additive that’s what happened. It makes some kind of weird noise on left or right turns.

Just subbed. Good stuff bro. Like seeing younger techs using the scope. Keep it up bro.

Every service writer problem not enough info. The ones at the dealer I work are the same way.

I would have gone to the dealer if it’s a new truck, never Firestone!

There's more than one way to skin a cat. ...I hit subscribe after you said that. ..that's what I say all the time lol

Props bro nice to see young techs doin good work

Did you get paid for the ram pro master diagnostic?

I got a buddy works at ntb as a tech lol the shop is so slow some days I’ll get off work or stop by on my off days and chill with them mechanics for a few hours because nothing is coming in lol 😂😂💀

Manager: 17:45 I need too call the fucking Fleet. Homie Hektor: Ok 2 tires and a wiper motor! This is all too familiar LMAO!

H.H. agree about the service writers not getting the correct info across to the techs. sometimes I want to talk to the tech that will be working on my car.

He really did his research usually just check the fuses then the wires leading into the motor but 9 times out of 10 the motor died easy 5 minute diag and if the boxes are not labeled 2 mins on Google helps that

You like those in the ground lifts?? I thought they were all outdated and replaced

Slow day that nothing the one I work at the smallest Firestone out of the 2200 stores some sundays you just sit there all day lucky to get one car we got a 4 bay shop one master tech

I took my car to firestone that had a flat tire. Got a call within 20 min of dropping it off saying that the vehicle could not be worked on due to wheel locks and they told me to take it to the dealer. I ended up sending an image of the lug nuts to discount tire and borrowed that socket from them and then TOOK that socket to firestone. Turns out the firestone techs did not have that size socket and were too lazy to find one. Smhhhhh

Damn a wiper motor went bad on 2019? That sucks

Eso es todo compa saludos de morelos mexico

Tool box tour?

I hate Firestone. They reccomend there lifetime alignment then every time you bring it back when it gets out of wack is sloppy work. I've checked it and the rear strut bolts were completely loose not even finger tight... management didn't give a shit about my problem

Firestone is only good for tires and oil changes. Sometimes good at front-end alignments, depending on the Tech doing the alignment. Would not trust them for other repairs. Been doing business with them for over 10 years.

i would have ordered on amazon.

Is warranty different in the US because in the UK if a car was a 2019 it would go straight to dealer as it would have warranty. Would never go to a chain workshop

Why u work at firestone? Ive never heard good things from that company

More coming customers if the Firestone STOP'S reaping people off

Firestone in Utah all went out of business.

How do you go about getting your training?

You forgot to check "front wipers high" at 11:11. Put the phone down son and get to work... if you wanna continue to show people your work i would suggest filming hands free.

Hard to make money like this. For sure.

Have u ever noticed when you relearn the TPMS through the menu you used. The turn signals will turn on to indicate which TPMS sensor to relearn?

They took er jerbs!

Lmao you’re funny my g! 🔥😂👌

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How much do you make on a good day and a bad day?

Kinda surprised he didn't bother to even hit the valve stem with some water just to see

I don't say pet peeve,i just say it grinds my fukin gears haha

Techs on a ladder fixing air lines!!??? I think HR needs to see this 👍 let your manager know hes fired please.

Been there Hector. Get a buddy and open up your own shop. You can do this. Also cussing is a negative. But that's your business.

I a tech guy aswell I work at 1 of these auto centre in Uk 🇬🇧 u need to open ur own shop

show us where y’all keep all the tires ? always wondered how it looked

Interesting videos my friend, you have a new subscriber.