I have a 2011 Jag XJ which my 19 yr old drives to/from work. I was out of town a few months back and he called me and said "Dad, low coolant light came on and I pulled over immediately as you said." I told him have a friend come pick him up and I'll deal with it when I get back. A few days later I found it right where he left it at a local tire shop parking lot; I threw some coolant in there and started it up and drove it a mile back home. Found cracked plastic coolant pipe (no surprise after 12 years); but no sign of gasket failure. Taught that boy well...

That’s my red B7 that got the coolant flange replaced. Can’t speak highly enough of Jonny and German Motor Works. He took care of another B7 we had last year too. Satisfied customer for sure, your vehicle is in good hands with this team.

Driving far behind a newish porsche, I saw a gush of liquid flood out the bottom of the car. Then steam billow out. I accelerated alongside and flagged down the driver to stop. He was pissed at me for interrupting his phone call. I decided next time I'll just watch instead of getting involved.

I used to have an Audi A6 with a coolant leak at 80,000km. It consumes almost one bottle of premix every three to four days, and I took it to the shop. The coolant was mixed with the engine oil, so the old drained engine oil was milky. The repair cost $8000 nzd but luckily I had a warranty. I got rid of the car after the repair since the warranty was expiring soon and I traded it for an ND Mazda MX5 Miata. Best decision ever.

My colleague discovered this without your advice. She totalled a Prius engine. She drove 20 minutes with a red check engine light.

Some people have more money than sense 🤨

I've often scoffed at Audi's service procedure of pulling the whole front clip off, but here I can see it makes a lot of sense for some maintenance and repair jobs. The timing service on that Q5 looks pretty much like a dream. My main concerns would still be dealing with a front clip that's been improperly assembled after somebody else's repair or collision damage, or fasteners/clips that become brittle with age

Love the title Car Ninja. You just described the car maintenance mentality for nearly every motorist in America. Most of these people wouldn't even stop to refuel (or recharge) except under duress. "Maintenance? But it's a Toyota (or Honda)....." What's truly ridiculous is that people complain about how expensive new vehicles are, and they don't even care to do maintenance on the old ones to keep them running properly? What's the point of that? I love these comments from the "not worth fixing" crowd here. Not worth fixing. Seriously? Have you seen the prices on new cars lately (ADM stickers and all)? Not to mention the cost of interest over the six to seven year term of the loan, not to mention the cost of comprehensive collision insurance that the banks are going to insist you carry to cover the cost of that expensive new car? Yet it's not worth it to most motorists to do an oil change to keep that very expensive engine running? If keeping an old car running "isn't worth fixing" what's your alternative? Go find another car to destroy that may be in worse shape than yours?

Buddy was driving this on hopes and dreams. Jonny wanted to pull the glock out for the spider too lol! great video as always brotha

Its been a while since I've seen a Car Ninja video. The quality and pacing of these having grown exponentially, It feels like I'm watching a TV show on cable. Thanks for the hard work you all do putting these videos together for our entertainment.

They always want to limp it home instead of just pulling over and paying for the tow. Now they get to pay with their engine. I've had 2 family memebers do the same thing (Audi and Mini)

I bought a BMW X3 where the previous owner had done the same thing - ignored a leak and ran it until it stopped running. The M54 was leaking water into 5 of the 6 cylinders and after teardown, I found both the head and the block were warped.

Pleased it's not only me that loses skin every time I venture into the engine bay.

The wife wanted a new car I bet.

I vote Jonny gets a pay raise!!!!

Audi things. You brought back memories of the 2002 A4 my wife drove from 2003-2012. I always dreaded reading "lock front carrier in service position" in the manual.

I once drove a long journey in an old vtec Honda at an average speed of 90 or 100 miles an hour and touched 130 at times for minutes. Upon reaching my destination the car popped coolant hoses at the traffic lights. After a few minutes I put in water and put things back together and hey presto the car ran fine for years after no head problems. MotherFn Honda unbeatable and this was a 150k miles car

You are an amazing specialist!! That title says it all about how well owners care for their cars!! ❤

Jonny. Now that I’m getting close to 70 I’m bruising easily each time I try working on my car. I understand your pain

🤣 "There is something orange on her ass" That's got me in stitches 🤣

I always consider other opportunities when doing the bigger jobs to save time and money further down the track. This is exactly why Jonny does this here. Despite the increased bill it saves his customers money and time later. Great idea.

Car Ninja (Jonny) always honest authentic genuine analysis to each vehicle and their needs to repair. Thanx!

Johnny: Jumping spiders have amazing vision and won't bite you. Well, unless you try to.

Good work man. I have been there done that. Last was a few mid 2000 audi S4 V8 timing chain jobs.

Just the greatest as always 😊❤️

Your shop is filled with such cool cars! Love the e61!

Excellent video Jonny....keep up the great work....

back in the 90s when i repaired cars in my driveway I pulled the heads off a Pontiac Parisienne with 30k miles in mint cond because it had a water pump leak on i95 in Florida and the two elderly ladies driving it kept driving it at highway speeds till it seized. There were holes in 2 of the pistons. I had to put a junkyard engine in it. 😪

"And another one gone another one gone, another Audi bites the dust". Nice to see your "calming" ways Jonny, and maybe the Q5 owner has learnt a valuable lesson about engine temperature observance?

Great video and information tutorial. How people who drive these beautiful machines wreak them by not doing simple checks and following the lights. It's just sad to see-and today's vehicles make it complicated for regular shops to work on them than going to the dealerships.

People love to rag on the German stuff, but maintenance is maintenance. If you don't do it or ignore what's going on, you're destined for failure.

Brilliant as ever, thank you :)

Great tear-down!

Great content as always 👌 👏🏽

Baum bushing tools are super sweet!!

Hyundai CRDi 1.6 mated to 6 speed torque auto and in Australia now done 345,000KM's and inlet manifold nor valves ever needed cleaning (Hyundai use port squirt each cold start + DI after) = no carbon build up and our intercooler hose only gets the lightest misting of oil but we change new hose and clamps every few years anyway. Full service every 7,500KM's OEM full synthetic plus OEM filter or approx twice yearly. Same camchain, tensioner and guides showing absolutely minimal wear and no noise or rattle even on cold starts. AUDI? Well they = rubbish! Subscribed from Australia.

being a mechanic is such hard work i dont know how you do this every single day

Another GREAT video !!!

I just watched VGG drive his wooden car (without coolant) to its death. It had a blown head gasket so was pumping out the coolant when engine was running. He could have stopped before the engine was toast, and had the car towed. Could have rebuilt the engine.

It amazes me how people don't use common sense. This car isn't worth putting a used or rebuilt engine in it now. Idiot! Another great video Jonny!

My wife kept driving her BMW Z3 when the expansion tank blew till the head gasket blew and warped the head and was blowing white smoke and stopped. I got an email from EPA stating the car was a polluter. $4500 later and new head later!

😱 Oh man! The end of this one was like a gut punch, I felt you take it apart, I felt all of that like I was there, and then the block was junk. Oh man 😱... Ninja, you are making it hard for me to sleep at night, this is the stuff of nightmares...

Not exactly a Hollywood ending, huh? Damn. I did a timing job on my '15 A5 with a 50 dollar chinese toolset. Worked perfectly. The job was very difficult though because I didn't feel like removing the entire front assembly and just dropped it a little for room.

The most positive mechanic in this realm 🙌🔥🙌

Still surprises me how many people still do not do basic checks on their cars weekly it would save them thousands in the long run 😂

Enjoyed the video! Give us a follow up on the Q5. Curious what the customer will want to do.

People always just assume "oh its no big deal" but more people need to be taught that overheating means stop NOW not "in a couple miles my house is really close"

Im sure you already have one, but they make an awesome fancy tool for those coolant clamps

Expensive lesson for the customer! Great video for us though!!

Sad for the customer and for the car. An expensive lesson.

I remember back in the day (I’m old 😂), I was driving my wife’s BMW E36 325i and a Fiat Uno Turbo wanted a race. I had to thrash the BMW to beat the Fiat but just afterwards I noticed the temperature gauge creeping up and eventually the car overheated. I decided to baby the car back home. I had to fit a new water pump as the plastic impeller had become detached, I was lucky the car survived without any undue problems.

I'm surprised that it would be worth it to fix that Q5 with that mileage...clearly it wasn't once you saw the cylinder scoring but even if the head was good I can't imagine putting that kind of money into that Audi with that mileage. I remember my water pump failing on my old Golf many years ago and it over heated. I shut it down as soon as I saw and it was under warranty at the time and the dealership changed the water pump but it started burning oil which was super annoying. I just kept adding oil and drove it for years but the head gasket must have been warped too because eventually I got the milkshake...but it kept going for years like that. Had I known then what I know now, I would have demanded more from the dealership. Overheating can cause so many problems that you can't necessarily see right away

I’d not mess with it new engine, you just know it’s coming back to bite you in the bum

Thank you for this channel. I just purchased a Audi S5 and I would love to bring it to you to look it over and give me your feedback.

And That folks is MAGIC - From the Man-of-Skill....

Some brake clean would take care of that spider lol.

STP oil filter says it all.

Mac tool trucks would make a fortune selling replacement backs for auto mechanics. I'm still sore after a few hours of contortion while working on my 09 Escape.

seen this happen far too many times. people just ignore the red light or pegged temp gauge and drive until the car quits running. doing head gaskets on an engine like this that has been nuked is a fools errand. ive seen it so bad on a Subaru that the plastic timing covers and knock sensor melted. even if you do the HGs the engine wont last long. a low mileage used engine from salvage yard is probably the best option.

What a transparent guy. True Ninja.

A master in action

The newer bmw's always has the coolant meter in the middle. I always see it as cold or in the middle. Does it ever vary or will it be game over by the time you get that notification.

Surprised the Q5 owner even authorized a head gasket after initial assessment. Once the warranty is out, they are worthless. They would never get their money back in a resale and would risk other very expensive repairs down the road. A new short block and labor to put everything back together economically totals it.

#CarNinja 8:56 #MACTOOLS great video love the advice more people need to see this

Car Ninja PLEASE fix that Audi and sell it or keep it, if the owner declines it! It’s a beautiful car!

Bravo Shqipe🇦🇱

Update video of the garage and staff Ninja is been a while

This will permanently kill an engine. * cough* ask me how I now *cough*

I have seen that flange made of aluminum so you don't have to worry about it anymore. No idea why they would make that out of plastic. Aftermarket company makes it I can't remember the name.

Love it

That’s very rare that the ea888 needs a headgasket. In regards to timing chains can’t you just use vcds to check timing chains? I do this in my mk6 gti

I have a 2008 X5 E70 4.8l. I just rolled 100k. I thought about using Liqui Moly oil flush before my next oil change....your thoughts on doing this?

Imagine breaking your own Audi 🤯

Shows how much I enjoy the Ninja. Here I am watching the whole video even though the screen shot gives me all three steps I need to follow to kill my car! 😂

Damn that sucks... engines on those Q5s are expensive

What is that black car ( white top) to your right of the orange Audi you’re working on?

Knew block was toast when i heard it drove overheating until it shut off

Regarding transmission fluid for bmw x1 f48 , when to change and what fluid do you recommend ? Dealership doesn’t want to change it…lifetime fluid you know 😅

MAC...mechanic Crack! 🤣

Go Jonny, Go!!

I haven't come across a reverse thread in a very long time. Are they still marked with notches along the flank or is there some other way to tell?

150,000 miles is pretty much end of life for an Audi

What’s the NA Miata in for?

Carnaaaaage!

tnx for he video

Every video I watch from Johnny, I’m thankful for my Toyotas and Lexus’. You’ve got to have a low IQ to buy German vehicles that you have to pay others to work on for you.

3:10 Oh gawd, an STP oil filter to boot. Aren't they the worst?

i got lucky and the radiator on my e39 popped shortly before i pulled into a parking lot, looked down just in time to catch the temp gauge creeping past the halfway point

How did you detect the exhaust fumes in the coolant reservoir, without running the engine?

Never overheat a car with an aluminum block engine, bad things will happen.

You play Russian Roulette with an overheating engine. This owner lost. All could've been prevented by pulling over and calling a taxi/tow truck. Lessoned learned with the final bill I hope.

what was that tool you used at 5:55?

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Lol the spider. I was working on a 07 Wrangler and as I'm pulling the wheels off I saw a little yellow spider. I called my GM over since he knows random shit he's great at bar trivia and asked if he knew what it was. He had no clue so I looked it up on my phone it's a Yellow Orb Spider like the size of a dime. It's harmless but it's bite can cause anaphalactic shock.

Can anyone tell me what the black car is in the backgroung at 5:44 ? Thank you

I am not a mechanic (obviously) and am wondering why those cylinders could not be bored and sleeved or whatever else is normally done in a lower end rebuild.

The station just shows how Audi and Bmw cars are money pits. I will stick to my early 2000s Hondas that hold up well and dont have stupid failures.

Ayoo the miata?

3 pairs at 10:03? Looked like 4 pairs of socks to me.

The scratch wouldn't be visible by a borescope? You could avoid all the work.