Overheating Chrysler 200 Leaves Me Walkin 🤬

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11 ай бұрын

In this video I bring you along as I have a look at a customers Chrysler 200 that has an issue over heating. It sure seemed to have the classic head gasket symptoms but we still had to prove it. Ends up the head gasket is nuked and the car also has another issue the customer neglected to tell us.... it quits at random times 😐. Yeah.... that would have been nice to know.
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@jmadams75 11 ай бұрын

The rare video of him not chasing broken wires.

@djmajiktuch82 11 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the “crustiest” too!

@jefferywarburton2116 11 ай бұрын

Could be exhausting.

@MrSpartanicus 11 ай бұрын

Previous video he chased nothing at all… sorry Eric, damn euro cars 😂😂😂

@AndyClements 11 ай бұрын

It's a Chrysler, there is one. Just not relevant to the immediate problem.

@thomasfx3190 11 ай бұрын

I know right?

@MarioCrayola71 11 ай бұрын

Any young man thinking of being a mechanic should watch your videos. You are an excellent teacher

@mutthead1444 11 ай бұрын

I did. Been watching from 2015 and have been wrenching since 2017.

@johnrice6793 11 ай бұрын

As a former middle school teacher - one who had previous experience with all things Kiekhaefer Mercury, Homelite outboards and chainsaws, on and on….. I do agree with MarioCrayola71 You outta think about some disinterested youth who’d benefit mightily…

@OceanofMaya 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a great teacher and I don't tire of the similar videos (like he's (Eric) often concerned about 'just another brake video'). I think they're incredibly helpful and each vehicle, for the lay-person, has little subtle tricks and differences that when he imparts that knowledge a true god-send in helping others.

@prussiaaero1802 11 ай бұрын

Or young lady. I worked with a single mum mechanic, she loved her job, she was amazing mechanic.

@andyinmichigan9058 11 ай бұрын

I've always thought a auto tech teacher should show the students at least 1 of these a week about different topics. good way to relax and learn!

@YaksAttack 11 ай бұрын

My dad's a Chrysler master tech, and hes made a lot of money doing heads and cams and oil coolers on these pentastars. Work for Chrysler and you won't ever be short of work! But hearing the stories day in and day out about working conditions at the dealerships made me choose to become an electrician as my career, and I drive a beat up chevy truck that i can fix myself in the driveway instead of something newer. Awesome video, Eric

@Troy_Built 11 ай бұрын

The way they designed that oil cooler is absurd. This past winter we had 4 different styles of replacement coolers on the shelf. Some prefer metal some prefer factory and some really don't care. One week in January we did four.

@Erated78 11 ай бұрын

@@Troy_Built I know the oil cooler issue is prevalent on the 3.5l but is it also an issue on the 3.6l?

@Troy_Built 11 ай бұрын

@@Erated78 I've never seen it happen on a 3.5. The 3.6 is the one we see by far the most.

@NoName-zn1sb 11 ай бұрын

he's made

@Erated78 11 ай бұрын

@@Troy_Built thanks Troy - from what I’ve researched, the 3.5 has an oil cooler where rad coolant runs through oil filter housing. This causes blockages and causes intermittent heat loss. An easy fix but a pain nonetheless lol

@calebhopkins23 11 ай бұрын

10:31 “16psi cap, (squeezes it) feels like 15.8 so that’s good” - Eric, gotta love moments like this

@imagseer 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, like Rainman Ray with his "eyechrometer" :-)

@larryberry2436 11 ай бұрын

I was working on a 4-Runner, similar symptoms. With a 5-gas analyzer, I showed the customer 1600 ppm HC at the radiator cap and only 50 ppm at the exhaust. He said that his neighbor said it was a water pump and that I Was just trying to rip him off with head gaskets. On my way home I saw the vehicle in the side of the road. Oh well…

@mixedboi 11 ай бұрын

So, did you rip him off at the end? 😅

@garyrobinson8991 11 ай бұрын

Karma

@CraigGrant-sh3in 11 ай бұрын

Did hos neighbor by him a new engine ?

@h2bsol648 11 ай бұрын

@CraigGrant-sh3in I bet his neighbor tried to swap the water pump and it still didn't fix the headgasket problem.

@dotar9586 11 ай бұрын

Car for sale. Very low exhaust emissions. Brand new water pump. Price firm. I know what I got. 😏

@milfordcivic6755 11 ай бұрын

It's got leather and heated seats so you can be comfortable while waiting for the tow truck.

@AndyMcBlane 11 ай бұрын

leather in cars is gross lol. too hot

@johnhpalmer6098 11 ай бұрын

@@AndyMcBlane I have leather seats in my car and unless the sun is shining in directly, they are not too bad, but can be a tad cold during the winter for a few minutes though. I like leather seats however.

@vaibhavnarang1717 11 ай бұрын

If the battery is dead u can't use heated seats😂. Gotta wait in cold.

@Garth2011 11 ай бұрын

Corinthian Leather

@xlandros 11 ай бұрын

My current Caravan is the first vehicle I’ve owned that has leather seats. Much prefer fabric…leather is hot in summer, cold in winter, takes forever for the heated seat to warm up. Leather reminds me of the vinyl seats in the 80’s.

@jftureson 11 ай бұрын

That lifter tick is insane. I would love the see the cam shaft R&R and lifter replacement. Or and engine R&R

@willfixthingsfordonuts 11 ай бұрын

I've never seen him do one, it's pretty easy, just time consuming. Lots of vids from other guys on YT, That's how I learned how to do it. That tick is an easy fix, unfortunately it will probably fixed by some hack or just resold as-is. Just going to get worse.

@SempreGumby 11 ай бұрын

Marvel Mystery Oil is my go to for sticky lifters. Does this one have hydraulic lifters?

@willgallatin2802 11 ай бұрын

@@SempreGumby DOHC engine, with VVT. Being a Pentastar, swap the lifters, and cams. Swap the VVT solenoids as they will go within another year.

@Glocktard 11 ай бұрын

I’d love to know the valve lash measurement!

@jamieharris74 11 ай бұрын

@@SempreGumby MMO isn’t going to fix a wiped cam lobe.

@victorpena9824 11 ай бұрын

Good One, Eric. As a 65 yo shade tree mechanic, watching your videos teaches me different nuances to fixing cars. Interesting that one should rev the engine to get the pressure up to sense combustion gases. (Scotty didn't mention this!) Good teamwork with your brother and Mrs. O having your back. 👍

@iggynub 11 ай бұрын

Kilmer? That man is useless and a fraud. Eric is the way.

@ihavethedocuments2580 9 ай бұрын

The second you can't squeeze the radiator hose when the engine is running and bubbles in the overflow is a dead give away.

@tiredagain6722 11 ай бұрын

If you go to Wilberts, take the radiator cap and see if they have a car that fits it!

@markvl11 6 күн бұрын

Jack up the radiator cap and drive a new car underneath it.........

@mikesmith-po8nd 11 ай бұрын

20:10 " I'm just going to wait and think about my life choices of being a mechanic ". Brother, I feel your pain.

@donaldleen933 8 ай бұрын

My sister in law bought a Chrysler 200 brand new and did not ask anyone about her choice. Would have told her not to buy any Chrysler product if she asked. Did not say anything negative to her about her purchase….. but she is learning the hard way with every repair bill !

@billylane6602 11 ай бұрын

One of the things that I love about your videos is that you dont throw the ASE certified mechanic stuff under everyone's throat. We all KNOW your a master mechanic and there's NOTHING you can't fix. Your like Andy Taylor the sheriff without a gun! I always love your videos and can't wait till the next one.

@rickdunn7585 4 ай бұрын

Your wrong he’s got a gun or many

@mattdavison-et4ku 2 ай бұрын

Eric is not ASE certified, as it doesn't matter. I've seen ASE techs who can't open a bag of Cheetos 😔

@abarguy 11 ай бұрын

Too bad the customer didn’t let you know about the stalling thing before you took it for a drive. You could have at least brought a jump box with.

@mongrel1799 11 ай бұрын

Thinking the exact same thing… it’s like going to the doctor and not telling them ALL the issues, and expecting them to give you the right diagnosis

@DirectCurrent4u 11 ай бұрын

Always carry a Jump Box when test driving a Junk Box!

@rssvss 11 ай бұрын

The problem is electronic, not the battery. I got a Pacifica, does the same thing. Something in the system just decides its nap time. Usually 25 minutes , fires right off. Gave up on fixing after looking at replacement of engine control computer. Now it is growing moss and housing squirrels. First and last Chrysler i ever bought. Thank the gods it was REAL cheap used.

@05milmachine90 11 ай бұрын

Customer doesn't have time to list all things wrong with a Chrysler 200. Lol.

@randy1ization 11 ай бұрын

getting info from the customer can be a double edged sword.. sometimes they minimize things, thinking they will get a lower repair bill for some reason..

@tihzho 11 ай бұрын

2:36 Sounds like a vintage news room full of teletype machines!

@Guysm1l3y 11 ай бұрын

"Click click click goes the Chrysler"

@mattbrown5511 11 ай бұрын

Cynical and realistic are brothers. Great diagnosis as always Eric. Be well.

@richard1835 10 ай бұрын

One of my customers asked me about getting the drivetrain warranty for $175.00 a month and I recommended against it. I told them to just keep the vehicle serviced properly and do not worry about a major component breakdown. You are right about them probably not fixing it. Thank you again for a great diagnostic video. Thumbs up

@wendwllhickey6426 20 күн бұрын

Might need a flush , when was last time it was flushed

@johnrice6793 11 ай бұрын

A friend of mine back from Vietnam told me while there the phrase was, “Cheer up, things could get worse.” “So we cheered up and sure enough, things got worse!”😵‍💫😎🤜🤛

@stevewesley8187 11 ай бұрын

I've said that oh so many times ..........

@Rgb414 11 ай бұрын

Eric, I am sure you know the rule of last touch, anything that breaks is the fault of the one who touched it last😂

@kenuber4014 11 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a song..."These boots are made for walking"!! Lol

@GunfighterWyo 11 ай бұрын

First time I have seen a car beat Mr. Eric. Great to see Mrs. O again. First time I have seen Mr. Eric towed.

@rickproulx6667 11 ай бұрын

Never a dull moment at SMA.

@edwardgriffin8092 11 ай бұрын

"16 psi cap, feels like 15.8 so that's good". It's handy having the right pressure testing tools at hand when you are doing this type of job. I love it when you do and say things like that Eric 🤣 You always put a smile on my face 😄

@bobhudson6659 11 ай бұрын

Yes. Was about to comment about the "handcrometer". Never heard of it before. Know of the "eyecrometer" instead of the micrometer, but handcrometer is next level. Retired mechanic/machinist in Land Down Under.

@billrimmer5596 11 ай бұрын

I have had a few head gasket issues that would not present driving around town. Give it back to customer and tell ‘em its ok. The freeway trip is the touchstone. Great info on the heater core involvement. Very fine educational video on difficult to detect head gasket.

@ulfg1409 11 ай бұрын

Picoscope with pressure pulse sensor or pressure trabnsducer in the cooling system (and any sync signal of the engine) would have been interesting. Not that it really matters which cylinder is leaking when an engine replacement is the solution, but being able to see one specific cylinder putting pressure in the cooling system really hammers the nail into the coffin.

@SouthMainAuto 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I've made a couple videos doing that in the past. It's always very great test

@aaronsmith5433 11 ай бұрын

"Better coffins always use screws, best use screws and glue, I routinely use screws and glue." My Cousin Vinny ( unused lines from Mona Lisa Vito's courtroom scene)

@randytravis3998 11 ай бұрын

sometimes you can pull the spark plugs when cold not HOT , you could rip the threads in the head if the engine is hot ,, pull plugs hope they were not just changed and the plug that is clean or cleaner then the rest could be your bad cyl ..

@vicferrarisgarage 11 ай бұрын

Thank God you saved me. I was wasting my time on whistling Diesel’s General lee video

@stevetheriault4164 11 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@groosbro1 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@mikemaccracken3112 11 ай бұрын

Four or five gas analyzers are great until the tech sticks the wand into the coolant😂. Thanks for the video Eric.

@DrLee65 11 ай бұрын

Eric O is the Man, this brother can "lay it down" when it comes to figuring things out, awesome job my brother 😎👍🏾

@jonfreeman4095 5 ай бұрын

Cap pressure feels like 15.8! I love it.

@Todd66 11 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen a flat bed like that. Freaking sweet. Mowers are mighty. I would make a rule to always have the jump box on highway burns. I feel like when I watch SMA, it’s like going to your fav class back in school. Always learn cool shit and almost always entertained ( not the break down part). Luv me sum SMA

@Sandbag1300 11 ай бұрын

At least the frame of the car looked solid. He has that going for him.

@garykyle13 11 ай бұрын

We have a 13 like that. The rear head cracked under warranty. The dealer told us then that the rear head cracking on the 200s was fairly common. Why who knows.

@KillerB1237 11 ай бұрын

"Think about my life choices of being a mechanic..." *stares off into the horizon* best part of the video 🤣

@porkchop4604 11 ай бұрын

Eric, your the best. Love your stories and when you question about being a mechanic. Great diag analysis. Learned a ton about head gasket leak effects on the system. Too funny about the buy here/pay here fix. They will probably dump in head gasket sealer to the cooling system and out she goes. Keep em coming. Always love when you mash it, especially up that hill past the cemetery, your waking every BODY up.

@jumpinjojo 11 ай бұрын

*You’re, not your.

@BrainHurricanes 11 ай бұрын

@@jumpinjojo Indeed, no hate porkchop. Your = something that belongs to you. You're = you are... the best.

@NoName-zn1sb 11 ай бұрын

you're the best

@randy1ization 11 ай бұрын

I think they may have already dumped sealer in it. the intermiitent circulation thru the heater core when u give it the beans may be a clue. I wonder if tightening down the head bolts a bit would stop the leak.

@PhillyDee215 11 ай бұрын

Great mechanic shops thrive from bad ones....🎯

@technolucas3720 11 ай бұрын

I feel your pain brother.....it does get old working on the junk sometimes...but it does pay your bills (maybe?)

@arthurrodesiler3109 6 ай бұрын

You should always carry a battery jumper when you test drive a car with problems. Especially when you have a iffy battery. I always have one in my vehicle just in case. Never know when a battery will die.

@jaxsonhugh9334 11 ай бұрын

Let’s see how many times you get that car back with a different owner every time 😂😂

@volvo09 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@chubbysumo2230 11 ай бұрын

one of the guys I work with has a promaster that did exactly what this card just did when you hit the pedal to the plastic. It most certainly has a blown head gasket, the computer is detecting that it is getting low compression on one of the cylinders when you go full throttle, and it is cutting the throttle to prevent any more damage. This condition doesn't appear when you aren't hammering on it, because it's not actually looking or able to compare statistical data that it knows to the actual data it's receiving. That comparison only occurs at Full Throttle, and with a head gasket leak the compression in one of those back three cylinders is much lower, thus resulting in under-performance of what is expected.

@new2000car 11 ай бұрын

So the computer chose to cut off the engine entirely? If so, the computer saved the engine from complete destruction.

@justsumguy2u 11 ай бұрын

It's always nice to know you can depend on your quality Chrysler product. The quality and engineering is overwhelming on this one

@goclunker 11 ай бұрын

While chryslers are… well… an car, 90% of them fail from zero maintenance. How you care for it is what youll have

@justsumguy2u 11 ай бұрын

@@goclunker That goes back to the old saying "any car will last as long as you take care of it", which is 100% wrong. Some cars have built-in faults that no amount of maintenance can overcome.

@johnhegarty1761 10 ай бұрын

The worst thing to ever happen to Chrysler? Lee Iacocca!

@justsumguy2u 10 ай бұрын

@@johnhegarty1761 No way. If it wasn't for Iacocca, Chrysler wouldn't be here today---he saved them from bankruptcy. First the K car and then the minivans turned Chrysler around

@brucehobbs1734 11 ай бұрын

Another Mrs O appearance with voice over!🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

@krama2940 11 ай бұрын

Awsome diag Eric o!! U should advise the customer that he should have his next car checked out by you before paying the scam dealers. Dealers like those make people life miserable.

@eddiekilby 11 ай бұрын

This reminds me of the head gasket job I did on my moms Cadillac northstar what a nightmare that was.

@rottmanthan 11 ай бұрын

i have a jeep sitting in my yard with the 3.8l, i havent seen any bubbles but there is always pressure in the cooling system, the thing can sit all winter and when you take the radiator cap off there will be some pressure in it. edit, just checked it and it was not under pressure this time.

@MikeBrown-ii3pt 11 ай бұрын

FIXED IT!!

@erikdeconinck 11 ай бұрын

Man I learn a ton watching your videos!

@craigjohnson3603 11 ай бұрын

Being a Chrysler product it's odd the trans hasn't fried along with the head gasket but that may happen with the next unfortunate owner😂 good video Eric.

@pilsplease7561 11 ай бұрын

the transmissions are stupid reliable, german built.

@greggc8088 11 ай бұрын

That block test is kind of like a flu test-If it's positive you have a problem but if it's negative you may still have a problem. Sucks on one bank, but airing up the cylinders and looking for bubbles/coolant level surge always tells the truth.

@Discretesignals 11 ай бұрын

I don't know, but ripping the intake to get to the rear bank isn't worth it if the customer has a car lot warranty.

@greggc8088 11 ай бұрын

@@Discretesignals Yeah, but the intake on that one covers the front bank and not the rear.

@frankish5314 11 ай бұрын

How do you do this?... One cylinder at time through the sparkplug hole? You can only do that when the valves are closed right?

@Discretesignals 11 ай бұрын

@@frankish5314 yes, one cylinder at a time with the piston at tdc. Seen another way by using a pressure transducer piped into an adapter that you can screw in place of a radiator cap. With a scope sync on one of the cylinders you can see which cylinder may be pumping gas into the cooling system via the waveform. Super Mario has a vid about it.

@frankish5314 11 ай бұрын

@@Discretesignals Good to know.. Thankyou.

@robertmaurer4229 5 ай бұрын

You are mot a master mechanic your a god technician!!!! and everybody knows it!!! you are the man to watch when it comes to fixing any vehicle!!! Period end of story do not pass go!!!! Lol

@bryanphipps9131 11 ай бұрын

Man that mower started right up. LOL

@cindyparrish5674 11 ай бұрын

I love it when customers dont tell u every thing. appreciate u on u tube !!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS

@paddle_shift 11 ай бұрын

I like your version of walking better than my version. You're just better all around.

@Hubjeep 11 ай бұрын

14:50 Black Ice air freshener! There is an inverse relationship between the number of air fresheners and vehicle maintenance! :D

@spencerjody8535 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos lady. Helping me through my ase’s

@farmermiyagi1338 11 ай бұрын

That's hilarious. This is almost the exact scenario I had with that Encore last week, except for the tow part. XD

@lucidbarrier 11 ай бұрын

I bought my Avalon from one of those "questionable" small dealerships about 2 years ago when getting used cars was kind of difficult. I looked it over but it was my first Toyota so I wasn't all that knowledgeable about what to look for. The fluids were clean, car needed an alignment and the oil light kind of flickered at stop lights. Car ran pretty smooth otherwise. I drove it home and immediately changed the oil, everything looked "too clean" to me for some reason. The oil came out completely black and sludgy, not like the pure gold on the dipstick. I also saw some metallic flakes in it. After long drives, the next time i started it, a large cloud of smoke would come out the tailpipe. Turns out, they dropped the oil pan, cleaned out the sludge with a scraper, changed the valve cover gaskets and changed the oil to sell it. I pulled the valve covers and they were full of hard black solid carbon that used to be sludge. It was everywhere, in the heads, on the cams, in the oil valleys and in the block. Some parts of the head hadn't seen fresh oil for thousands of miles and when I removed the intake, liquid oil poured out of it. A few months ago the death rattle started and I heard the rod knock. While I was waiting for this dude to show up to his "dealership" so I could get the plates, another guy who was also waiting told me the Jeep he bought accelerated by itself at random inconvenient times. This guy buys cars at auction out of town, polishes them up and sells them at a reasonable price but at a cost of your sanity. Beware of problem years, always check the year of your car for common problems because certain years will be prone to problems they fixed in later years.

@MikeBrown-ii3pt 11 ай бұрын

There are quite a few "fly by night" used car dealers in my area but, there is one that actually backs up what he sells. I once bought a Ford Bronco II there that kept spitting out the rear U-joint. After the 3rd time, the owner took it back and credited everything I'd paid towards an F-150 4×4. They then used it as a shop truck and had the same issue 2 more times. A few payments on the F-150 later, the Bronco II was back on the lot. It turned out that the rear yoke had a small crack right next to one of the bolt holes for the U-joint straps. The crack would open up under acceleration and allow the U-joint cap to "walk" slightly each time. They fixed it for me every time though and it took sending the driveshaft to a machine shop to be magna fluxed to actually find the problem. Other than that issue, it was a nice, clean little truck. A coworker of mine actually bought and drove it for several years with nothing more than regular maintenance. I never had any issues with the F-150 either so I was happy. Just thought I'd share this because, while there are definitely a lot of junk dealers out there, there are also a few good ones. I still buy vehicles from that dealer now.

@NBSV1 11 ай бұрын

That’s pretty common for small used car lots. Especially if there’s a body shop and,or mechanic shop attached to them. Even knowing what to look for it can be hard to really know the condition without taking stuff apart.

@goclunker 11 ай бұрын

Toyota appliance drivers maintain them exactly like mopar owners. Zero maintenance. Toyotas are more resilient to it than mopars. They fail eventually too.

@markmalikowski4971 11 ай бұрын

Love this video! Thanks for the explanation of the head gasket symptoms.

@davidfederico1552 11 ай бұрын

Great video love your absolute honesty. Well done Eric

@farmermiyagi1338 11 ай бұрын

I had a 2019 Encore in last week. I had to drive it 40 miles to get it to overheat. It passed a block test before the test drive, but definitely failed after. Luckily it did not overheat to the point of leaving me stranded.

@kennygee2715 11 ай бұрын

Do those have the little turbo engines that the block cracks? or is it just head gasket on those? You'd think after building ICE engines for over 100 years they wouldn't have head gasket issues anymore, at least not on a 2019 model.

@farmermiyagi1338 11 ай бұрын

@@kennygee2715 I leaned more toward a cracked head, since it took 40 miles of driving to get it to show up on a block test. A blown gasket would show up a lot sooner than that.

@dulaneyp 11 ай бұрын

I've always hated when they came in after multiple overheats. Was the head gasket the original problem, or did they warp the head by playing parts cannon?

@mercer982 11 ай бұрын

I would guess that most of the time when a car burns a gasket, it's in the hands of a human. Many people who drive a car on a daily basis, don't give two shits about any tempture gauges

@MattExzy 11 ай бұрын

@@mercer982 I have recurring nightmares about driving cars that overheat. I've always taken any car I've owned with a nudging gauge straight to a shop. It's a pathological fear. No blown gaskets, though.

@wyattgardner3552 11 ай бұрын

Early 3.6L pentastar are notorious for cracked heads. Some were replaced in warranty.

@colonelpanic7865 11 ай бұрын

Chrysler quality on display...

@terrykohlman7355 9 ай бұрын

Just recently discovered your KZfaq page and your video's are great and they make me laugh. Thanks and keep up the good work.

@fletch3576 11 ай бұрын

I'm amazed how many vehicles we've had towed in broken down non starters that miraculously get "fixed" on the back of the recovery truck 😂😅😅

@donaldisrael7147 11 ай бұрын

Classic fuel pump symptoms.

@brettperkins4643 11 ай бұрын

I had two Chryslers that did that an 08 and a 13 Town and Country, many thousands of dollars later,,,,,, we drive Toyotas now😅😊. TUNDRA TIME

@frankcrenshaw7343 11 ай бұрын

Happened to me

@thk7513 11 ай бұрын

It's like feeling real bad and going to the doctor and feeling better in the waiting room.

@charlesadams41 11 ай бұрын

@20:00..."cuz then we could crank it until it's dead...which we've already done." 😂😂😂

@jpack61108 11 ай бұрын

very useful video for the DIY guy..

@guymitchell3842 5 ай бұрын

Great find and explanation

@bearing_aficionado 11 ай бұрын

As the official bearing aficionado of this channel, we need more bearing videos!

@gormenfreeman499 11 ай бұрын

My McPherson strut mount bearings are making crunch and boing sounds.

@bearing_aficionado 11 ай бұрын

@@gormenfreeman499 ummm....ok

@KenShields 11 ай бұрын

When it started right up after it got towed I couldn't stop laughing.

@betomendez4304 11 ай бұрын

Hate it when that happens!!!

@DirectCurrent4u 11 ай бұрын

Great diagnosis and job well done!👍💯

@mightyclos1984 11 ай бұрын

I felt that “gonna wait and think about my life choices of being a mechanic” - Eric O 😂😂😂 as I’m also having a hard day fixing peoples junk

@mikepickett3277 11 ай бұрын

Another good video. Yes, there are a good few unscrupulous people in the motor trade. Good job there’s people like us about!!

@tentotwo8290 11 ай бұрын

Can you charge for the diagnosis? Great content, showing warts and all 👍 that’s why we love SMA

@2nickles647 11 ай бұрын

Nothing is free...his time is what you pay.

@luismarty1685 11 ай бұрын

Great video, Eric.

@darylmorgan9887 11 ай бұрын

Great video once again Eric O.

@SimplyOffRoad 11 ай бұрын

Another quick and dirty way to test for excessive pressure and possibly a week cap is connect your coolant pressure tester the vehicle and take it for a short drive.

@henrybucki7813 11 ай бұрын

you did a great job. ive gone thru the same thing .had a 88 jeep cherokee felt your pain be safe

@sargefreedom1578 11 ай бұрын

If the car can’t handle gettin’ on it, they shouldn’t put that feature on the throttle….excellent!! And 100% correct

@billdunlop8683 11 ай бұрын

I feel your pain Eric. I owned a 1984 Chrysler Laser Turbo back in the day and I lost track of how many times that pig overheated on the highway, I remember doing the same thing waiting for a tow truck, Sitting there thinking about the choices I've made and vowing never to buy another Chrysler product again. Here it is almost 40 years later and that's a choice I've never regretted after buying Toyota products.

@The_Redkween 11 ай бұрын

My best friend in High School, back in 1986, had that same car!

@billdunlop8683 11 ай бұрын

@@brianburns7211 Wow, you know my personal issues with that car ( brand new off the lot) Let me list them for you 1984 - Head gasket went twice ( towed twice), ECM stopped working ( replaced) , water pump seized up (towed and replaced) , passenger window power belt broke. 1985 - gas tank developed leak, replaced tank, Head gasket blown for 3rd time ( highway towed) , Alternator blew up on highway ( towed) ,1986 - Turbo blew on highway ( towed) right side CV joint failed ( replaced) , End cap blown off radiator ( towed) , Chrysler replaced radiator , new radiator lasted 7 minutes and end cap blew off again( towed back to shop) , 1987 - Driver window power belt broke ( replaced ) , Catalytic converter caught fire at a gas station ( thankfully it was raining) . Overheating issue warning from voice interface started, Thermostat changed , Radiator changed , core changed, heating issues continued , ECM changed again to rectify intermittent warnings, 1988- Engine finally failed at 107,000 Kilometers. 27K outside of warranty. Purchased a 1990 Toyota Tercel and drove it for 495,000 Kilometers and other than routine maintenance only had to replace gooseneck for gas tank, wonder why Scotty is right.

@goclunker 11 ай бұрын

That’s user error. You had it fail so many times and you didn’t do anything about it. Funny, my dodge grand caravan almost overheated once, because the fan relay was dead. Replaced the relay, never got close to overheating again. This is why you got a toyota, its more resilient to zero maintenance, but it will still come and get you. Infact I think a Toyota Appliance is the perfect vehicle for you. Remember, inanimate objects didn’t jump infront or behind you, YOU drove into them.

@billdunlop8683 11 ай бұрын

@@goclunker I wouldn't call spending thousands of dollars ( in the 80's) in repairs and " maintenance" doing nothing about it, However listening to the last mechanic I took this POS to when it finally died he said the 2.2 L Mitsubishi engines were prone to overheat due to insufficient coolant flow to the engine from undersized hosing and radiators, especially with the Turbos, It's good that you had a relay issue , Mine however still had upper and lower fan speeds operating until it died, One of the few parts that were actually still working on it, But I must say the tranny was solid.

@jameshedrick605 11 ай бұрын

I took auto mechanics my 11th and 12th grade year and i have still learned quite a bit from watching you and Ray. There a still something's that i don't feel comfortable doing but i can do most of the major repairs myself

@GetReal3327 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lesson of the day Eric O.

@postersm7141 11 ай бұрын

27:48 I totally take you at face value!! It’s crazy how the Internet needs so much coddling. From one mechanic to another, thank you for what you do!

@unfair_potato 11 ай бұрын

Great video. It's a gd shame that the customer has a car from a disreputable dealer. But I loved that you were doggedly determined, as usual to get that definitive cause, piece of mind for you and your customers.

@davidhoad3190 6 ай бұрын

'Life's savage' we all have them days Eric. And it's no point going away to evaluate your life choices because deep down, we love it. Great video again though.

@CrimeVid 11 ай бұрын

Not the worst popped gasket I’ve seen by a long way.

@niallcosgrove5596 11 ай бұрын

Great video. As a heavy diesel mechanic. We see this often. I always find putting a clear line depending where you can tap it into the system. Never lets me down. You can see the air very clear in the line e.g combustion gas or if the water pump is pumping.

@tyree9055 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Mrs. O for giving him all of the hard times for breaking that car, that I would've given him! 🤣👍 (All that matters is that it's running at the end of the day) 🥳🙃

@rotor676 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Love your content.

@griffin2820 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video, very informative.

@garysgarage3669 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I really could have used it about 2 months ago. The customer "my son" brought his Equinox to 2 different GM dealers. The first put in a thermostat, the second wrote an estimate for pretty much everything. Water pump, intake manifold, spark plugs, serpentine belt and head gaskets at $3,500. It was the head gasket. You're still the best on the World Wide Web!

@itneverwasme 11 ай бұрын

So I'll ask: When you know the customer is gonna get screwed on the purchase or repair by the Lemon Lot, do you inform them of what needs to be done correctly and what the other shop will do? I can see both sides of this answer being correct.

@FrenchSmitty 3 ай бұрын

As soon as you said water rushing though the heater core it reminded me of my 09 Buick Lacrosse with the 3800 and then you said typical GM issue 😂right on!

@kmath50 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad that my Mopar has the 3.3. It doesn't seem to have as many problems as the 3.6.

@terrybirch4324 11 ай бұрын

Nice video Eric. Though most of us watching are not mechanics, most have had a number of days like that.

@gerrymoeller 11 ай бұрын

Also if you want to confirm you didn't get antifreeze in your tester turning the fluid yellow, you can pump clean fresh air thru the fluid and it'll turn back blue again.

@djsiuk 11 ай бұрын

That was a pleasant change and great content.

@mariosaccoccio1688 11 ай бұрын

Old school diagnostic video, no chasing wiring, modules, TIPM, grounds, or driver circuit issues, just plain old toasted motor!

@rael5469 11 ай бұрын

14:05 As far as hearing the coolant rushing through.....I say, sloshing around. With my Chrysler 200 with the 3.6 the coolant clogged my heater core and after I let a dealer change the heater core and coolant THAT's when I started to hear the coolant sloshing around. I just figured they didn't bleed all the air out, which is typical of things these days.......they almost never do the job right. (Unlike Eric O.) So I'd be very curious about what the fix is for that sloshing sound. It ain't right.

@peterhodgkins6985 11 ай бұрын

It's a shame that the customer is gonna have to do battle with the used car lot. Write down that VIN - You'll be seeing that one again when they sell it to the next suckah! Excellent troubleshooting and clearly the right diagnosis.

@wildbill23c 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I wonder how many times they've re-sold that same car after it has the same issues LOL. Lots of car lots where I live are shady like this...oh that's gonna be expensive to fix, here we will just swap cars with you and get rid of this one that isn't working....wash, wax, put it back on the lot for the next person to get ripped off with. They don't fix anything, they just resell the vehicle, eventually it ends up in one of several pick a part yards, or auctioned off, or both LOL.

@richard1835 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely one of the best overheating diagnostic videos out here. A must save video. Thank you SMA

@airmailman1971 9 ай бұрын

What a great video for any type of car. In my life, I've seen some of those symptoms but didn't know how to read them. Thanks.

@Darjan_Spasojevic 11 ай бұрын

Ahh yes the Chrysler 200. Great driveway ornament!

@zacharydemchyk7651 11 ай бұрын

Ambitious. Doesn't even look that great...

@_zigzak 11 ай бұрын

@@zacharydemchyk7651 yea I wouldn’t even want that crap sitting in my driveway

@boomer9900 11 ай бұрын

I had a thermostat stick open on a 2.8L chevy V6 during my university days while driving from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY in January when it was 10 degrees outside. My girlfriend and I almost froze to death on the Thruway. We used a ton of gas too. At least it was just the thermostat, which I replaced in the same 10 degree weather because I did not have access to a garage. That 2.8L motor was pretty good, only needing a water pump and MAF while I owned it. Sold it at 125k and it was still working great. I wanted an F-150.

@volvo09 11 ай бұрын

I had the same thing.... Thermostat stuck open on a 16f day. Had to drive 2 hours to drop my girlfriend off at college and it was a frigid trip on the highway. It was a relief getting into traffic in town when heat came back. I was too young to think about putting cardboard over the radiator... But it was blocked anyways and impossible to get to.

@digitald5851 11 ай бұрын

My second car was a 1989 Beretta GT with the 2.8. I thought it was fast when I was 17😂