Number One: Hoovie

Every mechanic needs a Hoovie to ensure financial success.

I love how much he reminds me of my brother. A calm & subtle persona yet confident in his craft. Godspeed brother.

You never are too old to learn something new. I've been a tech for almost 30 years and I still learn something from you. That tool you said you hit with a hammer to break loose a crank pulley is genius. Thank you for making all your videos.

We always hear of Junior Mint, but we rarely see him or hear directly from him. I say we need a JM interview!

Junior mint is lucky to have you as a mentor. 👍🏾👍🏾

Thank you for this great video, keep up the hard work, and I like the calm collected attitude, thank you for not screaming at us with loud horrible music.

The long ratcheting wrenches (made by “KABO” Mac, mountain, ICON), are AMAZING! One of my favorite purchases!

Car wizard..the mr Rogers of car repair😂😂 so calm ,likable and informative...great vid as usual

Those hose pliers also work really good on stubborn spark plug boots!

There's something therapeutic and calming about watching your videos

When you snap an exhaust header bolt you can either buy an angle drill or an engine hoist.

I appreciate that you always explain things to those of us who aren’t full time mechanics. I always learn something from just about every video. I appreciate you. -Stephen, Ohio 🇺🇸

Your helping massively with my apprentiship and I'm actually ahead of all the others. Keep up the amazing work 👏 👌

Having spent most of my career as a bus then dump truck/heavy equipment mechanic, I was lucky to never need an air hammer for ball joints or tie rod ends. There was always plenty of room to swing a decent sized hammer. I did use one for removing fan clutches though if the water pump was already bad. Just put the corner of a chisel bit on the big fan clutch nut at an angle while the belt is still in place and pull the trigger. It's SOOOO much easier than trying to keep those thin wrenches on the water pump pulley bolts.

Honestly never heard of about half of these tools. Especially love the hose puller! Thanks! Great job, as always!

Your sharing of this knowledge makes a difference! Thank you Car Wizard!

Thanks for the vid Wizard! You, Mrs. Wizard and your guys stay safe and get through this

These are of my favorite videos of yours. I worked in the same shop for 13 years and then moved to another state and another shop. At the new shop I learned so many new tricks and saw how important some tools where I had never considered.

Dremel is great - not great for drilling and most of the accessories are useless - but - but. - the cutting wheels are FANTASTIC . Got me out of many a nightmare .👍😎🇬🇧

Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Wizard, really enjoy your content. Stay safe.

Thank you, Mr. Wizard, for this good content during these not-so-good times.

Aside from the great tools, here's the single quality you are looking for in every mechanic ,honesty, thanks for your honesty.

I don’t know a whole lot about cars but I love watching the Car Wizard’s channel. I always learn something new and I really like how relaxed and chill he is. I also like how Mrs. Wizard asks the questions like a viewer would. All around great channel!

10mm socket. The end.

im a diy mechanic and even tho i wont use some, i still love seeing and learning about them. and i think i might have to get an air hammer because it has multiple uses. that clutch fan tool is awesome and the fact it works with the air hammer was great. keep up the videos!

Your videos score pretty high in all the indexes that matter to me: 1) You're a pleasant person. You don't come across as a know-it-all, just someone who has accumulated a lot of knowledge and is willing to share. 2) I suspect a lot of your advice to a lot of your viewers is already somewhat known to them, but they don't mind hearing it again because [see reason #1 above] plus they are curious about your take on topic. 3) You frequently bring a new possible solution to the table for people. edit: 4) High level production values. Good sound, clear images.

Thanks for sharing Wizard👍 Stay safe👨🏻‍🔧

Thank you and wife for uploads. This one I really enjoyed. You're keeping us going during these times.

I was glued to my seat to find out all the tools you use. Excellent audio! Sublime! The thing is that this is important also for home wrenchers. It is useful to know what tools are out there for certain jobs. We might be able to borrow or rent or even buy such tools when absolutely needed! I learned a lot. Thank you sir!

Thanks for the videos Wizard. Keeping me going through these tough times! Great content

That scan tool sounds awesome. I have an old MItsubishi Fuso as a personal work truck and nobody in my area knew how to work on them, so its nice to see that there is some support out there for them.

Such a great idea , I always wondered how garages don't struggle with the tightest bolts and impromptu repairs and removing things in a short time .

Love that Porsche wall art!

​​ If there was a reward for greatest KZfaq content creator, I’d vote for you in a heartbeat. My dad and I are always blown away by how amazing you are. ​

Really like your calm demeanor, nice to see someone in the Industry that isn't so jaded.

Thanks for the truck video, I found a low mileage 01 Silverado. I enjoy and learn from your content.

The dremel is very handy to have around! i've cut 4 or 5 bolts this week out of my random bolt bin to make them fit different things. saved me 3 trips to the store to buy shorter bolts. I also lightly ported and polished a throttle body with it. i'm pretty sure we have the same exact dremel too, mines the 4000. I wish i could afford a nice scan tool, i use dash command on my phone and its gotten the job done for what i've run into but i feel like eventually its not going to be enough.

Appreciate you doing videos during all this Wiz, it really helps your audience focus on something positive and learn along the way!

Please stay safe and sharing your knowledge and tips. Best to you and Mrs Wizard

I love my dremel 4000, from arts and crafts to cutting bolts off my old locks, it has been an amazing handy tool for sure. im still looking to buy the flexible head for it too

SUGGESTION : After the recent Camaro fire, could you do one about general shop/ personal SAFETY ROUTINES. Maybe a) what equipment must a shop have b) inspection regime c) fire drills d) what to do in an emergency e) what Personal Protection Equipment you use ( glove types; welding protection; steel-tipped boots; ear protection etc. ) f) what do you keep in your medical kit g) what medical training you have (if any) g) when do your fire extinguishers get recharged. Loving these videos. Help keeping me sane here in Prague, CZ. Stay safe !

his simplicity and all around chill are what make this channel work

I can't live without hoovie, Wizard!! Love what you guy's are doing!!

Appreciate the video. I've been looking for a more 'advanced' essential tools list. Most of them just cover the basic tools that most wrenchers already have in their garage. You also think a lot like me in that the tools I value the most aren't necessarily the ones that get the most use, but the ones that can get me through tough situations with ease. Nothing worse than having a small, menial part of the job turn into a 30 minute struggle.

I have a whole garage full of tools that belonged to my dad and I was going to just sell them but after seeing this now I know some of the tools might be worth keeping. Thanks Wizard!

Thank you Wizard, with most of us under quarantine and "tinkering/fiddling" around the house, good time inventory our toolbox/bags/bench and see what we need (your Amazone page), and stuff we do not - those $2 Harbor Freight wrenches (folded aluminum foil) I bought because I could find my (Craftsman) 1/4 or 1/2 - typically left the last place I used it.

You need a tool cabinet to hold everything so you can find it when needed. The proper tool saves you time and doesn't damage other parts. Thanks for a great video.

When you leave it for the next guy you'll be the next guy

I love those wrenchs I'm a BMW technician and use them for alignments every day

Thanks for helping me advance my mechanic knowledge

Hose removal pliers are absolutely amazing they work every time!

My first Drexel went through three steps of brushes in 22 years. I just replaced it with two. One corded and one battery powered with an extra battery. Most versatile tool for automotive work. Small enough to get into almost anywhere!

Thank you for the extra videos..for a lot of us special interest KZfaq or whatever is a great relief from the stress. No pressure. If you think you can make a video out of something then don't hesitate!😁🙂😂

Thank you sir for all you and your wife is doing to help us out in these trying times,,,, stay safe my friend....

Car Wizard! These videos are great! Keep'em coming!

If you want to get rid of air tools, you could maybe use an SDS drill in hammer only mode for the same purpose. Love your hints and tips.

I also own that scan tool love it. I will sometimes use it over the icid BMW scaner I actually have everyone of the tools you showed and I agree with you

The hose clamps you called, you can also use them on springs. Very useful. I'm a diesel mechanic and use them on them big air brake springs.

Great insightful video! Nothing better in the world than being a mechanic

It seems my picks are the most common tool I use on any repair...somehow it always finds it way to the repair.

GP sockets are great. Sizes that I feel are great are the 19.5mm (ford aluminum cap lugs), 21.5mm (toyota/nissan lugs), 22.5mm (dodge lugs). Great content

Torque wrench is a must for any shop

Tool #8 is awesome. The dealership left me a pair of these under the hood of my truck after they worked on it. I kept it and use them all the time. Thanks Ford!

The Furby is awesome. I work in the IT field, and we do something similar by hiding a waldo.jpg (image of Waldo from Where's Waldo) in various network devices for people to randomly find. Good stuff.

Very interesting. #11 should have been the magnetic small parts trays I saw on the tool box lid, really handy. Excellent video!

My favorite tool is the wizard mind! He got lots of smarts and experience to back it up!

I love the shirt!!! and channel!!!! Thanks for all your advice info you give in channel... Ive learned quite a few things from you and I wanna thank you.... Me being a novice mechanic it's definitely helpful!!

I have an Astro 4980 “Big Nasty” air hammer and there are just some jobs you cannot do without a good air hammer.

I'm not a mechanic, but I love my AirCat 1/2" impact. Seems to be built very well, and has the power of a Snap-On.

I really appreciate you’re option and values your thoughts. I’m buy every tool besides the air tools tomorrow morning

My Dad who was a mechanic always insisted that every vehicle have a crescent wrench, a 7/16, a 9/16 and a 1/2 inch combination wrench (box and Crows foot ends), a pair of slip joint pliers, a pair of side cutter pliers, a pair of needle nosed pliers, a pair of good quality slot and Phillips screwdrivers, a pair of jumper cables and a tow chain. Of course you also needed a jack, lug wrench and a four way wrench. Back in the 60's, 70's and into the 80's a good backyard mechanic could generally get a vehicle repaired so it could either make it to a shop, or back on its way. With the simple hand tools a trained could just about rebuild any vehicle. He also impressed on me to get the best quality tools I could afford. He had a set of SK wrench's and sockets that he got when he was in the Navy during WW II. Those wrench's did the job for him, my brother and myself for over 60 years until I lost them in a forced move.

I'd love to see a video dedicated to all the different ways you use your Dremel.

For me one of the ten would be definitely vise grip pliers. I can't count how many times these saved my ass working on cars...

Great video thanks as always for the thoughts and advice!!

This was very informative. It's nice to see the behind scenes and what the pros use.

Wizard, could you please do a video showing the hammer-wrench tool in use? I’ve never seen one of them before and I’m really intrigued. Tool #5, I think.

I really like these tool videos, I love that every tool has stories attached of the time they have saved you. I only really work on my own cars, and I probably spend far more on tools than makes sense. I try and buy the best quality that I can afford, it seems pointless buying poor quality tools. Increasingly I am finding that if I need a specific tool that I don’t have then can get it delivered within a day or two from Amazon. I have stopped buying parts from Amazon or eBay and prefer to support local parts stores, but I do use Amazon for tools. I bought an expensive scan tool a couple of years ago and it’s been a great investment, the price hurt at the time, but now I am so glad. Please keep making videos on tool advice and actual working on cars.. your videos are just the best.

Thank you I really find your tool tips informative

Excellent advice and tips, thank you!

I was really shocked when i noticed wizard had a tattoo

+1 to the ratcheting, Flex head ratchets. I bought some of the Mountain wrenches from your affiliate page and i hardly ever use my regular gear wrenches anymore. They just have so much more torque for breaking and can get in such weird spots.

Thank you Car Wizard. That was great advice.

Dearest Wizard you are the best. This video was profoundly informational.

Mr ms wizard thank you 🙏 for this video I’m so lucky to have of all those tools including toys or animal toys I have 2 of them In my tool truck I’m a mobile mechanic my step stone to a real shop , thank you for this videos they are really really helpful Now I don’t see any comercials on your video please make sure you get paid for it I know your chanel it’s going to hit the One million mark soon ! Take care mr ms wizard 🧙‍♂️ 🧙‍♂️

Good info! I have that right angle M12 drill along with a bunch of other M12 and M18 kit. A good multimeter is something that I’ve found to be indispensable. Thanks for the video!

Hey car wizard I like those long needle nose pliers that bow out. I like how you talked about using them on hoses. A lot of times I put electrical tape around them to prevent them from gouging the rubber hose. Thanks for all you do Happy Spring.

Thanks a lot for another great video, thanks to Mrs Wizard too.

Some real cool tools there that I never knew existed! Cheers Bro >.

I was waiting for you to get to the air cat LOL number two, my favorite tool. It's basically a mini pneumatic jackhammer!! Definitely a must-have in a professional auto shop. By the way Milwaukee was great back in the day before the conglomerate acquisition. However still good and a must have in my opinion

Thank You David.

Outstanding video. Always learn something from your info.

"Everyone has tools in their house". LOL, I know people that don't. They hire handymen to assemble their Ikea furniture

#6 has saved my life for about 8 years. I JUST broke my first one last week (Mountain brand). Get the monster brand 21/22 and 24/25. I didn't know i would need them as much as I use them.

I LOVEEEEE Tool videos! Thanks Wiz!

Thanks Wizard! I enjoy your videos!

Another suggestion that I wanted to mention is based off of one of my own personal experiences. Perhaps maybe you didn’t mention this tool but it’s something that’s saved me big time in recent history and I’m sure that you’ve been in this scenario as well at some point in your career as a mechanic. One day I was doing a brake job on my 2014 Honda CR-V, and the caliper slider pins were both rounded out and would not come apart and as such I could not complete the brake job on the car. I was able to get all the old parts out okay, but without those bolts coming apart I just could not reassemble the brakes on the car, period. This scenario happens over and over again whenever I go to do a brake job on a Honda. Idk what it is about these cars but these stupid caliper bolts always round out on me to where I can’t get them out. So after exhausting all my options, including trying to use a dremel to round out the bolts to where I could get a wrench and twist them out, I went out and bought a socket set called the Irwin socket grip tool set, and that thing gripped onto those bolts and I was able to twist them out of the caliper assembly and complete the brake job. Without that tool, I would’ve never been able to move forward, unless I bought new calipers, which was not in my budget at the time. I’m sure you probably have something like that at your shop, but that is definitely one tool I would never work on cars without having on hand.

Can you give us a link to that impact wrench tool you mentioned for the crank bolt?

Dude ! Where have you been all my life ??? I will definitely be ordering a bunch of stuff through you !!! Thank you so much man !

Love the Video! Very useful info, one thing to note with Fan Clutch tools, is that if you only need it once or twice with a car, most auto parts stores will rent you one