And reminding men that they have to get it in the hole.

Thats the joy of Eric O, he is an entertainer. I would watch 100 brake jobs, not because I need to watch them. Its for the entertainment factor.

Actually, talking your way (thinking out aloud) through a job is good for the audience, it enhances the *learning experience*. You also see the logical thought processes at work. As a former mechanic and technical college teacher, I do that all the time, even now after being retired for some 20 years. Old habits die hard. Eric O should be in education preparing the next generation of mechanics, he'd be a natural. From what I see here, and have seen in the past, teachers like him sorely needed.

He is a born teacher! I thoroughly enjoy his videos! Thank you for the knowledge and entertainment.

JERRY THE JERK

Too bad there isn't some form of consumer protection for stuff like that, that also wouldn't end up with unnecessary litigation for honest shops like SMA. There is no way the customer should be on the hook for that entire $300 bill from the other shop. The parts they didn't need and part of the wasted labor costs of them not doing a damned thing. A simple diagnostic charge and them admitting they don't know wtf was wrong would've been fair at least. It is exactly why I started fixing my own car again. I have an intense fear of taking my car to dishonest shops. I've contemplated many times to make a 1000+ mile drive to SMA to get the valves adjusted, CVT starter clutch replaced, and a few others things if I can find the time and save up the money for the trip plus the his invoice when he is done with what needs to be done. The Honda service writer telling me my car has things it doesn't when I was getting quotes for some things made me certain my car will never go there; and now I have to find another somewhere that can do the takata air bag recall; because again, that shop is not touching my car. I may just get rid of it one day and get me an old classic anyway. More room in them to work in them, simpler, less things to go wrong in general, and they look and sound better. Personal opinion ofc. Just going from 40-50 mpg to 9-12 will be a big hit :p

+1

I am an independent mobile mechanic and I watch all of his videos to learn/refresh my knowledge. I also try to absorb his calm demeanor.

@@kuromurasakizero9515 I got a misfire diagnosis from an independent specialist shop - my town's version of SMA - and they documented the hell out of it, including closeup photos of oil-fouled spark plugs and a printout of the "piston rings" service bulletin from Hondoo with every symptom checked off & initialled by their Eric O. Took it to the Hondoo dealer and showed them my pictures & printouts; they said there would be a $95 diagnosis fee. I said I already have a diagnosis, so I won't be paying for another one. Inexplicably, they accepted that answer and took it back, confirmed the diagnosis and scheduled the repair, $0.

There are outstandingly bad shops, big expensive bad shops and then shops like South Main Auto Repair that are miles above all others! Real Story - Our 2000 Saturn L300 blew a serpentine belt. Had it towed in after I tried to change the belt myself (minus 15 degrees in Wisconsin) learning it is impossible without taking off a motor mount. Large multi-location shop told me the water pump, harmonic balancer and wires/sensors needed to be replaced from damage from belt breaking. We also had an evap problem that haunted us for years. Yes, fix it I said. It only cost $1,400!!! Two months later driving on the highway around a bend, the belt let go again! Took it back to the same shop, $700 later I picked up the vehicle and half way home the Check Engine Light went ON. I immediately opened the hood (and my eyes) and looked around. What do I find... an extra harmonic balancer pulley was sitting on the steering rack balancing inches from the 3rd serpentine belt! I went back to the shop asked for a manager to come outside, I shined a very bright flashlight down inside at the extra part and asked, "What do you see?"... one word answer "Yupp". I demanded they refund the 2nd serpentine belt break fee seeing how their ineptness caused the belt to break! Nope, can't do that. I said fix the Engine Light for it wasn't there before. I picked up the car and weeks later I noticed an oil leak under the engine. I looked underneath and someone had grinded lines into the oil pan from wheel to wheel... so I know this wasn't a bottom scrap from the road etc... That was the last time I used any shop! Since then, I replaced oil, spark plugs, wheel hubs, sub frame, brakes n rotors, e-brake, valve cover/intake gaskets and that just the Saturn. I also repair my 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 with 5.9 engine (radiator, crank position sensor, brakes/rotor/hubs, oil pump etc...) Honesty goes a long way with me. What Eric does on this channel is great! Filming while getting dirty is not easy. If every shop required video proof of diagnostics... no bad eggs would be employed. Eric not only isolates the problem(s), but he literally verifies every failure with multiple tests! Bravo! It is so much easier to be honest and do a good job than it is to be an rss! I have a dilemma today. We bought a new 2020 Yaris hatchback. A new car every 20 years isn't bad. We are facing our first scheduled maintenance for what is supposed to be 2 years worth of free service. I read the fine print and it doesn't include fluids or parts. This is not what the Toyota salesman said when I asked, "We pay nothing to have our oil changed". Answer, "Not for 2 years". So Eric if you read this dribble and managed to get this far... should I do my own maintenance on our new Yaris or fall into the same service trap with our new car? The Yaris looks to be very maintenance friendly. Unlike the Dodge Ram or Saturn.

*napper

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Peter Allen - Or “If you can’t do, I can do it”.

Reminds me of astrals auto saying. He says some shit like "if i cant do it no one else can"

Eric is the man!!

"If I can do it, there's somebody else who can't!"

Thank Common Core!

Jeff -- my 55 plus years with vehicles --tells me he will sell it in the next 3 months. That is my track record, whether machining parts for someone or diagnosing things as Eric does.

If you are willing to shop around, there are some that can do both ‘Merican AND metric all in one!! All you have to do is flip it over. 😜

It's a shame that Crescent wrenches are made in China now

Don't forget to buy a right handed crescent wrench!

I attended automotive shop class in the mid-60's and would receive C- on the tool test. That crescent wrench was called an open-end adjustable. Ha ha ha Really enjoy this. You know this is Vanessa's garage.

@mister kluge Obviously you have more hope than the history of Americia warrants!

that's the hardest part!

Life Lesson: If you think a good mechanic is expensive you should try a bad one sometime.

@@misterhat5823 absolutely it might cost you more to get someone good to do it but the reason is because they spend 4 hours 10 hours diagnosing it checking wire by wire connection by connection Data by data sheet by sheet and eventually fix it as the "cheaper" shop wouldn't

m ph what if there aren't any? I literally have to do things myself because all mechanics here are scammers. The only problems I take them to is with anything that requires a hoist, as I'd prefer safety over anything.

@@Ownage4lif31 Are they scammers because you feel they are charging to much or because they are unable to repair/diagnose a problem properly and may be incompetent? I have done all my own work for 20+ years. I Could not afford to pay for repairs in the beginning, hence do it myself. Now I kind of enjoy doing my own repairs.Labor is VERY expensive today. A lot of the cost comes from taxes. If you have a $1000 repair bill, I would bet to say $400 of that goes to the government in the form of taxes.

@@TStheDeplorable Now that's funny!

He mentioned his rates in an older video. I don’t know if it’s because he’s in a rural area but they sounded really cheap to me! I can’t remember exactly, but I think it was around $80/h.

@@lyellgalbraith2895 I've been to SMA twice, shop rate 80+tax. A true bargain.

Hell if I could do it I'd ship my 85 Chevy C30 up north from NC for him to get running.

@@lyellgalbraith2895 that's dirt cheap

Up to 18 now

Good call!!!!

45 people now.. All the " butt-hurt mechanics and techs and shop managers that like the " Parts cannon " approach.. Haha! . Losers !!!

All 49 of their employees have chimed in now. Must be a Les Schwab or Oil Stop...

Or Chris Fix

I fixed my brake issue that way too! I had a stuck caliper pin and it was causing this high pitched screaming noise...(well that noise was my wife yelling the brakes were making a noise) but following Dr. O patented brake method fixed it right up!

After I had a dealership replace my rear brake pads and rotors under warranty I took it apart to make sure it was done right, Eric O style

I always say, If you don't bleed your not a mechanic!

WHEN I slip, I bleed.

My theory is if you ain't bleeding when wrenching then you either did something wrong or weren't working hard enough. Either way you get back at it until you spill some blood cells.

You've Got To Get Your Timing Right , And Do It At The Correct Time Of The Month . NO SLIP NO BLEED IN THE MENS CYCLE .

I always bleed without knives or slipping

poor fella LOL

The first cut is the deepest. - Cat Stevens but like the Sheryl Crow version She'll carelessly cut you and laugh while your bleeding. - Billy Joel You better cut cut cut that cut that collar Got got got got gotta ride it - Cherry Pickin by Kate Nash Look, I'm in the cut, the boy in the cut - Drake

It was the first try with the T20

T20S

Just like Lego Batman

Eric should make a rap music video in his shop... complete with dancing wife and pet tricks bringing the metric crescent wrench. SMA, SMA... You gotta make hay when its... SMA... Only Jerks fix what ain't broken... SMA... Diagnotics, Shamtotics, SMA, SMA... Professor O is in the House... SMA, SMA...

90's 90's 90's suck humidity

If we can fix it..........

Only $119.95 from your friendly neighborhood Snap-Off man!

@@DaddyBeanDaddyBean Got a great deal from the snap-off man, a metric crescent wrench for 100 bucks

@@JP-uu2rw The big 100mm one? Excellent!

@@DaddyBeanDaddyBean 25.4 mm to 1 inch.

I’d really like a stainless steel magnet, as I work on boats now. I need the whole set, plastic, stainless, bronze, and zinc magnets. They have that at Harbor Freight?

And sometimes it's the dealer doing the parts cannon deal.

maxbored - I recall he had a video on one of those.

Nissan used similar screws to attach the ignition switch to the steering column on my 240Z. I installed a cutting blade in my Dremel and cut a slot in the screw shafts. The screws could then be removed with a flat-blade screwdriver.

That's what she said.

till they dropped a valve seat and cost u 6 grand

Early 2000's fords would be easier

@@AnonYmous-qg4ph But why would anyone steal a Ford???

my 94 Dakota shares a very similar design to this just slightly more dated , and yeah only took the thieves about 2 minutes when they stole it back in 2017. If you own one of these trucks .... a killswitch or a steering wheel bar lock is your best friend.

@@phoenixbranwen766 steering wheel bar lock, that takes another 15 seconds to defeat ;) when they were more popular and steering wheels plain round, people wold just bolt cutter the wheel itself..

bullet proof

@@kennethbode2017 But how do you get them to stop drinking so much gas?

Twitter is the official channel of Donald. And a lot of social media is like what Ben Kenobi stated about Mos Eiseley.

@@ehsnils I disagree, it is more liberals spreading false info and then patting each other on the back.

@@GCarruthers Twitter is not good for your soul. Garbage in, garbage out.

@@ChuckWood

I agree, It's full of keyboard warriors and people who should get out more. Social media can be a great thing but not for platforms such as Twatter.

I like to use mercury switches as well.

make it look like Soyuz!

Just for fun, I like to run power wires in green sometimes...

How do you know until it's too late?

@@danr1920 Word of mouth mostly.

Don't tell my brother that...i'm using his car to learn lol

The one I have is a "Japanese Fits-All" wrench. 😁

@@patrickwatters7555 LOL. I like that one.

Grab a bucket of steam while your at it.

@@TStheDeplorable We do have Freedom Unit wrenches as well. There'd be mild mumbling if we didn't.

Probably snap on. 12 payments of 49.95

You are so right.

He already gets too many calls. Rapture would be better. "You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too Mercury's and Subaru's And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars"

He would have to modify it to "KZfaq, KZfaq, Don't call me anytime"

I love it every time he says that!!!!!!

Nuts and bolts. Screws and screw holes. Insert tab A into slot B. It was all invented by awesome horny engineers. Oh, and don't forget to lube.

At least double, sometimes triple!

@@brockwagner939 - Beat me to it. 👍

Only if you have a dirty mind. And I do, so.... :)