He shouldn't have asked her if he could say something at the end. Should've just let her rule.😂

Defendant looks like he's straight outta the Jeffersons with that suit.

If "putting your foot foot in your mouth" was a person, it would be the defendant 🤣🤣

Defendent walked in and I thought we took a time loop to 1976 😅

As soon as she went to recess she went to check on that bs the defendant was spittin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

i know a guy just like this , he tells everybody he is a master mechanic and he is just a backyard mechanic . he once did 2 years in jail for painting a motor and changing a few hoses and claiming it was a new motor and charged the guy 3 grand . the guy pursued him for 4 years until he finally got the law to convict him of fraud .

I love when Jugde Milan takes a recess! I know she’s about to get to the bottom of some sh**! 😂

😂🤣 not that man talking and owing more money, plaintiff didn’t even point that out himself. 😭

The laughter at the outcome 🤣👍

I understand what he’s saying, the original diagnostic didn’t give a reading saying the engine was bad prior to him putting the engine in.

2:10 Misfires don't mean that the engine is shot, he's been talking for just a few seconds and I'm already having doubts about this guy. Edited to add:😂 I love how it ended, even tho it might not have needed the engine replacement.

Cars are way too complicated today with all the computer crap, imo. Years ago it was so much easier to repair and maintain a car yourself.

Wow really shot himself in the foot at the end smh.. tryin to make a point and still wouldn’t have mattered lol

Defendant's face when JM asked him if he was sure about what he said and he answered "Yes.". 🤣😂😂😂 Then, proceeds to make it worst.

I just loved the end of the case when the defendant pointed out the plaintiff was owed more lol

Even I know that misfires do not mean the engine is dead. It can simply mean a tune up is due or injector clogged..etc. This guy that calls himself a master mechanic seems to be shade-tree to me. lol

Defendant sounded dumb the whole time. Take his way into paying more money.

I don’t think the plaintiff needed the engine in the first place.

The defendant came to court looking like he work at a funeral home

The Plantiff s vest is 2 years younger than him 🙄🤭

Defendant isn’t much of a mechanic. When replacing an fuel injected computerized motor you always get the computer out of the car the motor is coming out of.

That defendant really didnt know when to bite his tongue

The computer must be programmed any time a computer is changed it must be programmed.

Miss fire dont mean engine bad it means either coils wires bad timing belt gears.

If the engine is missing then it needs more than a computer diagnostic test to determine if the engine has a mechanical failure or it's something electrical. There is something wrong with this case. Either something is being left out or the mechanic jumped to a conclusion about the engine that was wrong. I've been a professional mechanic for 36 years and I have seen some pretty awful and wrong diagnosis over the years.

The plaintiff's explanation of the old engines diagnostic reading went straight over the judges head. When she has her mind set on an something most times she doesn't get a full understanding 🙄

He looks more like a Funeral director

The original diagnostic said his engine wasn’t firing on three cylinders. Doesn’t that mean he needs new spark plugs? I think this guy should get all the money back from the mechanic.

The defendant claimed cylinders were misfiring therefore the plaintiff needed a new engine. FALSE! An engine can misfire for MANY reasons, defendant tried to slide one over on plaintiff and got in over his head. Ahahah justice served!

Thank you for reminding the judge of all of those charges that she completely forgot about dude!!!

I had 5 misfires and knew my engine wasn't shot. Needed 5 new coils and it fixed it right up. This guys no mechanic.

Had a similar problem, did a tune up replaced spark plugs and stuff still the same thing, took it a ‘big’ mechanics shop paid 150 bucks and they told me the engine was shot and had to pay 2500 to replace it… I felt that was not the case so I took it to another small mechanic , he did some diagnostics and told me I had to replace the computer instead of the engine, I bought a used computer from eBay programmed to my vin gave it to him and he replaced it.. after that never had no misfires…..total I spent less than 500 and 150 was for that “big” mechanics shop….always get a second opinion

3 misfires could be spark plugs or coil packs usually.

This dude is a backyard mechanic ... I learned that a misfire usually means a tune•up (change plugs > cap > wires) in a vehicle while pumping gas at my uncle's gas station (1983)

Is it just me or is the plaintiff and defendant dressed like they're getting ready to go to prom

Yes. He misdiagnosed the meaning of the codes. But why doesn’t the judge understand this?

All dude needed was some spark plugs 😂

This is why you take your vehicle to reliable companies

All of the sensors on a car (including those in the engine) communicate with the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) through CAN bus. Unless the replacement engine was a Ford engine that used the exact same CAN message IDs for its sensors, it is NOT gonna "talk" to the PCM in his car. ANY worthy mechanic KNOWS this! His point (after the verdict) that the "money he spent on tows" [and diagnostics] is not only moot - the guy has a right to find out what's wrong with the car after it was supposedly fixed - it's also incorrect; the total judgment only went up by $377.80 accounting for all that - a far cry from the $940 additional dollars (beyond the $500 mechanic's concession) it would of cost him to buy a new PCM.

I can't stop laughing, the defendant should have just shut up at the end, but he is dodgy as hell, because if your car is 'misfiring' it just needs a tune up of the spark plugs or distributor, certainly not a whole new engine, which he would probably just put in the next car that is misfiring...

Why does she cut people off and make a decision without letting him finish?? 😕

Powertrain Control Module. Not short for ‘computer’ 😂

😆 The Master got schooled.

When you have to do major work on anything always get a second opinion.

The defendant reminds me of the Jefferson’s.

The plaintiff needed new spark plugs and wires. $179.99 + tax. The defendant took him for a Ride. 🚗

I wouldn’t want that guy fixing my car

I knew something was off when he said the car needed a new engine due to misfires…

LOL The defendant’s face is hilarious at the end.

As a mechanic this guy is terrible. It’s misfiring so needs a new engine…. What?!?!

judge was on the right track . if a new motor is not compatible with the existing on board computer then its not gonna work and its a common problem and some mechanics will not install new motors for that reason so this mechanic was lying .

Both of their outfits (plaintiff’s and defendant’s) look like they’ve been sitting at the back of their closest. And now the opportunity came to wear them!

You plugged in diagnostics and got 3 misfires and it means your engine is shot? Seriously? I'm not a "master mechanic", and I know that could be so many different things

Judge needs to have an understanding of cars like she says she understands contractor work. This guy scammed his customer into buying a new engine and tried to get him to keep coming back paying more. There is a reason people search a lifetime for a trusted mechanic..

The defendant should have just sat there and ate his food. 😂

Oh he saw him coming! Misfires mean a new engine??? Wooooowww....

I knew,by how arrogantly the defendant walked in (and with no paperwork) he was either gonna win really big or lose very badly.

If the computer is shot, shouldn't it be the first thing to replace? With a new one, it might have showed the proper codes?

A mis-fire does not equal a new engine. Few different reason can cause a mis-fire. Change spark plugs would have been where I started….but what do I know? Besides doing a few rebuilds on my own vehicles

This defendant is just guessing as he goes along. He knows so little and it’s obvious.

how can he sit there n say a misfire means an engine is shot 🤦🏻‍♀️ mechanics r the biggest crooks next to dentist's

Why didn’t he just leave the vest unbuttoned? 😂😂😂

Wait, it was showing a misfire code and he just automatically jumps to "you need a new engine"? There are plenty of things to check before riping the engine out.

This was so good.

All I can do is 😂🤣😂🤣 Defendant: May I say something else? Judge Milian: Yes you may. Oh my gosh-Thank you for reminding me of that! 🤣😂

That's how someone puts their foot in their mouth 😂💯

Misfires on multiple cylinders =blown engine. Wait what??? THIS is why my wife doesn't authorize repairs without talking to me 🤦‍♂️

When it comes to business, don't do any favors. If thing go bad, your client will not acknowledge the favor and you will only regret it.

LOLLL OMG EVERYONE I know that owns a Ford has SO many nightmares! I worked for the company years ago, they do NOT build their cars to last past the first month you own it!

LMAO 🤣😂 The defendant should have kept his mouth shut

Buddy should have kept his mouth shut at the end! 😂 Like good for him for being honest, but it screwed him in the long run

People just don't know when to stop talking. He kept talking and JMM kept adding up the money that the defendant owed the plaintive. Then the defendant called the plaintive a punk. . WOW what a sore loser .

i get the meinike part, they read the diagnostic from the defendants shop & the codes didn't relate to needing a new engine the code thing is a common way for some to make $3000 and then they can get the part "at a good price "

I love it when people don't know how to use a microphone. It's not an ice cream cone!

Just cause an engine misfires dose not mean you need a new engine just means one or more of the cylinders is not contributing to making power just gotta find the problem and fix it. Usually a bad spark plug bad coil or wires or a bad injector not firing or the timing could be off.

LMAO at the ending 🤣 💀 😂 😭

Funniest ending 🤣

The computer was probably the only issue to begin with. A misfire can be caused by a bad computer. Dude is a crook.

You gotta know when to "shut up" and take your loss. The defendant's argument at the end did not add up because the reason the plaintiff had to take the vehicle to different shops was due to his incompetence. 🤦‍♀

Defendant should hv kept his mouth shut while the judge was ruling 😂😂

I had an engine replaced and dozens of parts failed afterward, it's a risk.

I am SCREAMINGGGGGGG LMFAOOOO 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

Misfires on three cylinders is not a blown engine

👏 that's how you dress for court ( both )

Some of the litigants (like this defendant) don't know when to shut up.

Majority of the time you have to reset the computer. Sometimes you have replace it. The dude was a fraud

Why wouldn't a new engine work with the same computer?!?!? If they are mechanically the same.... unless he replaced it with something else.

Lol didn't go as well as the Defendant thought... Lol 😂

Misfires do NOT mean your engine is shot.... usually something as simple as spark plugs or coils.

LOL Defendant DOES look like George Jefferson

Dealers gonna take everybody's money....most people won't be able to afford a car, new or used.

Bet the Defendant learns to keep his mouth 👄 shut😂😂😂. “Can I say sumthn, can I say sumthn” I just know his witness/partner was sitting there giving him the NO BOY SHUT UP EYES😭

It is beyond annoying that this judge constantly interrupts and cuts people off, I've seen her time and time again ask somebody a question and when they go to answer she'll just cut them off mid-sentence, just like she did with the defendant, he politely asked if he could say something, she agreed to let him speak and instead of letting him finish his thought and complete his sentence she rudely and sarcastically Cuts him off, I'm not speaking to whether or not he was right in this case but let the man finish the sentence, it's ridiculous!!!

He should have just used the Ford as a trade-in and got something else , installing a new engine on a car most times simply requires way too much drama, especially Ford's they're trash 😕💯

The defendant shot him self in the foot lol

Please, never take your car to that mechanic!! He has no idea what he’s talking about.

These new cars, you can only take to the dealer because everything has computer in them. No more shade tree machanics.

With today's cars, every car is different and the Vehicle Identification Number ( VIN) is the most important number. It tells you everything about the car. The mechanic knew what was up.

Misfires do not indicate the engine is shot.

misfiring engine and the engine is broken ?!?!?!?! NO WAY ! LMAO