This is Exactly Why No One Trusts Automotive Mechanics!

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Жыл бұрын

In this video we explore a botched exhaust manifold job on a 2016 Ford F-150 that just gets worse and worse the more we look at it.
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@steveturner3999 Жыл бұрын

You’re not nitpicking Brian. It’s called doing things right and taking pride in your work. Glad you’re teaching your son these values as well as the repair knowledge.

@rf159a Жыл бұрын

I agree 1000%

@nickl3872 Жыл бұрын

Cant hire anyone who has price these days. Most new tech are losers

@GKnee72 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Steve Turner pride in your work!

@thehemiolds455 Жыл бұрын

Yesir, that is what you call guaranteeing your work,and embracing your name. My type of shop that i would spend my hard work money well spend.👍😎😎😎😎

@gormenfreeman499 Жыл бұрын

The right thing to do would be call up the customer and tell them they have buy a new turbo as the fastener broke and blame Ford’s design.

@jeanluc71 Жыл бұрын

I personally performed this job on my own vehicle for this specific reason. I took my time, dedicating four days to the task, meticulously thread chasing and torquing all bolts and studs to the required specifications. If only Brian, who takes immense pride in his work and treats customers' vehicles with utmost care, were closer to my location in NC. I would have gladly paid for his expertise instead of doing it myself. Brian's attention to even the smallest details sets him apart. He treats customers' vehicles as if they were his own, leaving no room for mistakes.

@jasonvergara7705 Жыл бұрын

I think that’s part of the issue you appreciate Brian and his expertise because you know him and his reputation. A lot of these guys who are unknown underbid their work to customers and out of panic and frustration rush the job so that they don’t lose their butts on the labor charge. It’s not an excuse for bad work but considering how much volume a lot of shops receive and how cheap and unappreciative a lot of customers are I can see how it happens. I have my own private shop and see this stuff all the time from larger high volume shops all of the time.

@Joe_Brown99 Жыл бұрын

@@xXFirstHandGamerMatt This job is labor intensive

@michaeldunagan8268 Жыл бұрын

@@xXFirstHandGamerMatt And many of us are not "auto mechanics". It might take me four weeks to frame a house where a Carpenter may be able to frame it in four days.

@jeanluc71 Жыл бұрын

@@xXFirstHandGamerMatt I work a full time job 10 hours a day. 2-3 hours each day was truck work

@edwardmyers1746 Жыл бұрын

Hope the job went well for ya!

@berisvensun5989 10 ай бұрын

As a prior aircraft mechanic, I was always taught that if you're missing the "small things", what else are you missing? You're not nitpicking...it shows a lack of attention to detail and a lot of complacency. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips, much appreciated.

@Galfrid Жыл бұрын

Exactly the reason why I started working on my own cars eons ago. Deep respect for dedicated mechanics like you. Button 'er up good and take pride in your work! Cheers!

@BrianSmith-lo3mj Жыл бұрын

Same here! That's exactly what I was going to say.

@brutalbasspro Жыл бұрын

I started working on my car because I didn’t have money to pay a shop labor of $100/hr or more. Now I do it because I don’t trust most mechanics, I do have a couple buddies I will get to do stuff I can’t now though. Transmission stuff is pretty much where I draw the line beyond clutch and flywheel stuff.

@joez.2794 9 ай бұрын

When I was young man modding Mustangs, me and my friends wouldn't dream of paying of a mechanic to do something like this (even if we did have the money :-)). Where's the fun/pride/respect in that? When someone had a particularly big job going on, we all pitched in whatever we had - time, garage, tools, knowledge, even money. And speaking of knowledge, the internet was already an invaluable resource even tho you couldn't watch a YT video because it didn't exist yet! What is these "professional" mechanic's excuse?

@JohnDoesGarage Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I've seen crap work like that far too often during my over forty year career as a mechanic and that makes all of us look bad. It happens often enough that I can see why people don't trust mechanics in general. I've worked alone in my shop for many years and my customers know how meticulous I am which keeps them coming back. You are obviously the same way, which is refreshing to know I'm not alone. You do great work and I love your videos. Thank you for all the great information.

@A_Stereotypical_Heretic Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why people do this. I mean I'm not a mechanic, I'm a contractor, but I've done enough mechanic work on my work trucks to know that it's so much more satisfying when parts and everything goes back together looking like it rolled out of the factory. I don't think I could sleep at night knowing my work looked like this...

@GKnee72 Жыл бұрын

I've had the good fortune of gaining knowledge from a couple of really good meticulous mechanics in 30 years of tinkering.. I've seen a lot of what not to do mechanics as well.. but I've never seen the I don't care one that's hazardous to our health!

@operationoverloard Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on doing a job properly. And I also don't understand why people don't give a damn how well they do something, as long as they get it done. I guess that explains the mentality of Dale Earnhardt fans; not caring how he won the race....just that he won the race. This was more important to them. I had this ingrained in me from my perfectionist father: which is: "Do the job properly, the best you can or don't do it at all." There's no excuse for errors like this. God is watching and He knows who is doing what.

@terryharvey8627 Жыл бұрын

You too, huh? I have worked alone for the last 20 years for that very reason. It's called quality controll.

@TheRebuilt1 Жыл бұрын

@@terryharvey8627 speak on it. Especially now there are some young kids who want to get into the industry but is really hard to find people that want to real foundational knowledge vs how to get hours and. jobs.

@lenstar01 Жыл бұрын

Hands down some of the most informative and no BS maintenance videos on KZfaq. Keep up the great work Brian. Greetings from DownUnder.

@oneeyedlama 7 ай бұрын

Why can't all Mechanics be like FTM; honest, thorough, no cutting corners, performs the quality of work as if its his own vehicle. FTM you are a good man and excellent mechanic ! Keep up the great videos !

@morganswant9578 Жыл бұрын

Stuff like this is the exact reason I do almost everything on my vehicles. Thanks for the videos! I love watching your stuff. You’re not nitpicking at all. I’ve found that when you get on a piece of equipment and notice seemingly small things like caps which aren’t fastened and coolant out of acceptable range it’s a sign that other things are being missed as well. I sure hope the shop made it right for this guy.

@larrywigmore1243 Жыл бұрын

It's not nitpicking it's doing your job right and giving the customer what he pays for. Kudos for you doing your job right and taking pride in it

@TheRealSlowhand Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is an example why I do whatever I can at home... I've not seen a hack job like this one in a long time... I wish you would call out these shops to warn people, but understand the possible liability by doing it... You are right about it these places give you all a bad reputation...

@MrGamerholic Жыл бұрын

It is not libel or slander if it is true

@TheRealSlowhand Жыл бұрын

@@MrGamerholic Does it matter when you are slapped with a civil suit and have to pay to prove you're telling the truth... Either pay an attorney, or take time off yourself to appear in court... You lose one way or another... For what to say "see I was right..."

@MrGamerholic Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealSlowhand which is why you would file a counter suit for attorney fees and time wasted

@TheRealSlowhand Жыл бұрын

@@MrGamerholic So lets go down that path... You go to court and win the civil case... It isn't just that simple but lets assume you take a day off to go to court to clear yourself from false allegations and win... How much did you lose in work for this... Then you turn around and file a counter suit assuming you can because some states don't allow you to do that... But lets say you can... Filing isn't free, process serving isn't free... Now more lost income on top of business because you have court... So lets say you win a judgement and they refuse to pay you... Now what you have to spend even more money and lost work to get your judgement... All of this because you outed a competitors crappy work... At the end of the day if you still think it's worth it then you haven't owned your own business...

@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 Жыл бұрын

This is more common than you think.

@lcar9871 Жыл бұрын

It's one of the reasons I like to do my own work. Now that I'm retired, I do almost 100% of it. Back when I was working, if I was in over my head time-wise, I would give the job to a local shop where I've done business for years. Even then I might still find things, like screws not replaced, a bolt broken, covers not replaced properly. And, the industry is set up to perpetuate this! Nobody allowed in the shop area "for insurance reasons," so there''s no way to check the work. You are expected to pay for the job, sight unseen, and then drive away. This is unheard of in other trades. Imagine having a plumber install a new sink, but you don't get to see it until after you've paid AND the plumber has driven away??? No?, Well that''s how the auto repair business operates, and unscrupulous mechanics. like the clown that worked on this truck, take full advantage of it! Here''s another thing. When you're buying a vehicle, whether new or used, ask them to put it on a lift. They're going to balk, come up with excuses, we can't do that, nobody has ever asked that before, etc. I just tell them, Hey, you're selling six-sided vehicles and I need to see side number six before I buy. I don't bust their chops - asking for this on every vehicle is unreasonable. But if everything else I can see on sides 1 through 5 looks good, and I am serious about it, if they won't show me side #6, I walk

@seananderson127 10 ай бұрын

I would just buy a beater while my truck was down. Every time I let someone touch my trucks or cars I'm made out to be the fool.

@mikeries8549 10 ай бұрын

@seananderson127 and they simply assume you can put your daily driver in line with 7 others and wait two to six weeks for them to call with the damages. I'm canceling an appointment today because in 2 weeks I can either fix it or totally destroy it.

@joez.2794 9 ай бұрын

All very good points. Right now, my early DI engine probably needs the intake valves walnut blasted. I'd love to just pay somebody, and it'd be trivial to let me see the all-important before/after while the intake manifold is off, but unless I actually take it to @FordTechMakuloco or a handful of others, that just 'aint gonna happen. So, I'll probably end up doing it myself, buying $$ tools I'll only use once (still worth it to me if I can loan them out or use them just once more), but at least I'll know it's done right.

@alrino9820 Жыл бұрын

I understand that mechanics are under great pressure to get jobs in and out as quickly as possible. Time is money. It takes time to do the job right, and sometimes you're hard press to take that time. One of the many one liners my mentor shared with me 30 years ago is the fact that if you ever feel you don't have time to do the repair right, why would you feel that you have time to do it twice? That one (as well as many others) has stuck with me throughout my entire career. Brian. You are the man buddy!

@volvo09 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that customer got screwed... That shop has no business working on vehicles.

@ValentinArzola Жыл бұрын

Wow! That must be absolutely infuriating for that customer. I'd be suing that shop.

@gmans7859 Жыл бұрын

Everybody 'SUE' happy. Get the all the moneys back so you can start again somewhere that does proper work.

@JA-fn7le Жыл бұрын

@@gmans7859 This case JUSTIFIES litigation!

@michaeljames8408 Жыл бұрын

That'a What Small Claims Courts are For... You dont hire a $10,000 Dollar Lawyer for a $700 Dollar Part,,, Lol...

@urmaindawg Жыл бұрын

@@gmans7859 I don’t think that POS shop would just easily write over a check for their $3,000 in damages

@letsgoshooting3578 Жыл бұрын

If you think mechanics rip people off, wait until you talk to a lawyer.

@JustaGuy-dg3nn 8 ай бұрын

I just wanted to say thank you for all of your videos. I'm a single parent and own 4 expeditions of varying years but all with the 5.4l engine. 2 of them now have well over 300,000 miles and still running like new. Your tips and tricks have helped me repair and maintain these vehicles saving me thousands in repair bills and/or new truck payments full coverage insurance etc. Simply put your videos have literally improved our quality of life. If you're reading this and own a Ford stick with this man's videos and always use motorcraft parts!

@MariaRivera-xc3hu 3 ай бұрын

It's so nice to see some mechanics are honest and professional and take pride in their work.

@peterjohnston1224 Жыл бұрын

Your output is at an AME level. In fact, you exceed many of the cleanliness practices common in the aviation industry. I suspect that's why you have customers driving in from Texas! Thanks for this video - I'd love to know how it all turns out for the customer. I'd welcome a follow-up some time down the road.

@jibrilthegreat35 Жыл бұрын

Im a diesel mechanic, with 20 years experience working in the heavy equipment industry. I run into this kind of issue all the time, people take no pride in their work anymore. Sad but true.

@scottbrewer7526 Жыл бұрын

This video is exactly why I brought you my truck all the way from Washington for the timing and exhaust manifold job.

@seino003 Жыл бұрын

I'll tell you one thing, you weren't nit-picking. You have pride in your work unlike other people in this world. That's why you have the following you have and the reputation you have. Don't ever stop nit-picking, these vehicles require that kind of attention to detail I feel; they get more complex and complex and I've always appreciated your ability to navigate us common-folk through the issues these modern-day vehicles can have.

@davidgilpin5200 Жыл бұрын

Brian at FordTechMakuloco, David at CarWizard, EricO at SMA, Scott at Vehcor, and Ray at RainmanRay all seem to strive to do what's best for the customer while running a good business and creating great content. It's got to be a constant balancing act. And each of these guys have posted videos showing having to deal with and correct other shop's stupidity - or crookedness. Hat's off to these fine content creators who help educate (and entertain) us regularly. "There's your dinner!"

@onenikkione Жыл бұрын

Agree and would add The Car Care Nut is good for those with Toyota.

@davidgilpin5200 Жыл бұрын

@@onenikkione Oh that was a total oversight on my part. Ahmet at The Car Care Nut is fantastic! SO customer focused, striving to to "the right thing" - even if that means giving "tough love" and informing the customer their vehicle is too far gone to repair.

@lvsqcsl Жыл бұрын

Also, Ivan at Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics.

@davidgilpin5200 Жыл бұрын

@@lvsqcsl Doh! You caught another one I missed. 100% correct! The brilliant Russian diagnostican. More superb content. We are so lucky to be entertained by all these mechanics!

@KingRatt Жыл бұрын

@@bartfox9187 😂

@cojamo83 Жыл бұрын

I would really like to see a video of you fixing all this! This is for sure my favorite KZfaq channel!

@Davido50 Жыл бұрын

Excellent honest techs should be celebrated! I would be tipping this guy left & right for his EXCELLENT service! My Ford trucks are all super solid. All we buy! I do great basic maintenance..always. Never know maybe in future i will need call Brian. Thankyou sir for what ya do! 💯 -MI

@brandonkrause4333 Жыл бұрын

if i find one thing on my veickle like anything about any of this, thats why im thankfull for FTM to show me every step to do every step myself, correctle, and for reasons! this guys is awesome!

@alwayslearningthankyou2708 Жыл бұрын

Love your attention to detail and professionalism.

@adotintheshark4848 Жыл бұрын

He does repairs the way they should be done, the way anyone who calls themselves a mechanic, should.

@huntingspud3086 Жыл бұрын

It's a real shame that there aren't more ethical mechanics out there like you Brian. I hope this customer gets a fair settlement from the previous shop's "work".

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

same as with every other profession: 80% retrads that don't care and have no pride in their work and aten't going to improve their skills in their lifetime and around twenty that do and are way less retraded... 😽

@Vile-Flesh Жыл бұрын

The experienced and thorough mechanics are driven out and replaced with younger idiots who know nothing about diagnosing and repairing vehicles and have no care about resolving customer concerns and have no respect for the customers' property. It's all about generating more repair orders and getting them closed even if the vehicle comes right back on the flatbed missing a wheel or needing an engine. I see this over and over and over and I flat out refuse to work on any repair order that is a result of express scum destroying something on a customer's vehicle.

@triathleteover5030 Жыл бұрын

Your absolutely right Brian. Very hard to find a trusted and expert mechanic nowadays.

@klwthe3rd Жыл бұрын

In my opinion you are the best Ford/Mercury/Lincoln mechanic in the country. Your OCD for quality and factory procedures is what customers WANT and DESIRE in a repair. I've watched tons of your videos and you always do a great job. Sadly, so many mechanics just don't care and just want money. I would be scared to take my vehicle to anyone that doesn't have a proven track record.

@blainemcdonald6972 11 ай бұрын

In my province shop rates are $ 170 per hr, we expect trained techs to work on vehicles not grease moneys

@347mav3 Жыл бұрын

I used to work beside that guy at the dealership. He made 70 grand a year and the management loved him.

@richardpetker4337 Жыл бұрын

Should have made over 100 grand.!

@Troy_Built Жыл бұрын

He always got the jobs out quick when they needed him to.

@jondiaz3475 Жыл бұрын

Were you guys at Fox Valley?

@hdrider2071 Жыл бұрын

Hey man i needed the money and you can't see it from my house !

@Texasknowhow Жыл бұрын

I’m also somewhat OCD and stopped trusting mechanics at shops and dealers probably 25 years ago. I was getting sick to my stomach watching this Brian. Terrible is all I can say. This mechanic/shop needs to be exposed and folks need to be warned to stay away!!!

@lynskyrd 10 ай бұрын

THIS is why I do my own work. Takes me longer and sometimes I have to 'get educated' ala- KZfaq University; but I KNOW I got it or WILL get it right.. even when I gotta go back and redo something. I'm so thankful for channels like this. Good luck everybody and Brian, thanks again for making this vid and all your vids.

@jeremydoblinger3609 10 ай бұрын

I look forward to see what Brians son can do to keep his dad's shop and quailty work going into the future..you guys are great..

@joeybobbie1 6 ай бұрын

I’m sure he will be just like his Dad. He’s Teaching him Right to have Pride in your Work, and do the Job right the First Time.

@nbrowser Жыл бұрын

Ah a bit of hometown pride here...BD DIesel's head offices and main plant is literally 15 minutes away from where I'm sitting right now here in Abbotsford BC Canada. That said this install leaves a lot to be desired! And BD does make some really nice stuff and it's nice that it's a Canadian company, a lil bit of north of the border goodness.

@chrisstromberg6527 Жыл бұрын

There are so many popular mechanic you-tubers out there, posting videos of their subpar repairs and sloppiness ! Your attention to detail and the pride you show in your work is second to none!

@27dmarshall Жыл бұрын

So thankful I have the knowledge & ability to do my own work. Brian, you're a great mechanic! Really enjoy watching your channel.

@deviouslaw Жыл бұрын

Wonder how many other people's vehicles have been butchered by this shop. Yikes!

@FlyMIfYouGotM Жыл бұрын

Given the level of incompetence or outright fraud demonstrated on this job, most likely every vehicle they ever touched!

@jerryfrederick6610 Жыл бұрын

How long before the fire started? How long drawing in dirty air through the missing sensor port before engine or turbo failure? Per usual Brian FANTASTIC video! I loved how you stressed the word "EVER" while looking over at your son. Great mechanic, great dad.

@jamesmccorkle8448 Жыл бұрын

It is refreshing to see this video. I have had my own horror story, but involves many mechanics making erroneous diagnostic and repairs over 10 years. I finally found a competent mechanic who listened and fixed the problem. 2003 f150 vacuum loss issue.

@rickrosado4575 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a genuine mechanic that takes pride in your craft and for passing it on. It's mechanics like you that can help ppl and not just screw them over. never say your nitpicking when your as good as you are... It's a great feeling when one has a good mechanic and can be on the road and trust the ride they have, especially when the person that works on it did a great job and didn't screw them over in one way or another we have children and other loved ones that we take wherever they need to go and it's a shame that we have crappy mechanics doing crappy work apologies i had better words for those mechanics lol

@jmcnoneofyourbusiness3553 Жыл бұрын

This guy knows his stuff that's for sure. Great job doing what you're doing here. Especially with these new vehicles today you have to be careful on who you deal with for repairs. You're the "Old School" type that's taught the right way on repairs and you care on what you do which says a lot here. Keep up the good work here and great videos too.

@chillywilly9573 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your helpful videos! I went to the Ford dealer for a misfire on a 2001 f150 5.4l and they said they changed all the spark plugs. Well I changed the plugs about a year before but said ok . Long story short every time it rained I would get a misfire on the number 4 cylinder so I pulled the coil pack and found that they broke that plug off and used epoxy and glued the plug and coil pack boot in the hole. The reason I know they broke it off is that the broken plug was a motorcraft and the rest of the plugs were autolite. The dealership went bankrupt because of dealings like this with multiple lawsuits in court.

@ShamileII Жыл бұрын

Great video! It's nice to see someone take pride in their work and take care of the details. I always enjoy your videos and they have been very helpful for my F250 4X4. Thanks as always.

@Gskuhn1958 Жыл бұрын

And this is why I do all my own work even though I am not a mechanic per se. But like you I am OCD about doing it right the first time. My trust in mechanics was over at ten years of age. Bicycle mechanic was supposed to do the 30 day break-in tune up. Got my bike back and the gooseneck was loose in the stem. Almost got clobbered by a lady backing out of her drive when I tried to swerve only to have the bars turn and the bike continue on straight ahead. Thought my dad was gonna kill the shop owner. That started my shade tree wrench wrestling.

@stillnessbetween5103 3 ай бұрын

I worked as a mechanic in a local bicycle shop and the owner was adamant that every repair was to be road tested! It made us very aware that if you messed up the repair, you were going to be eating pavement.

@wyattoneable Жыл бұрын

Great examples of why I do my own work (as much as possible). Thanks!

@buddylee6996 Жыл бұрын

Oh man that is a botched job. By the looks of it, If they do that poorly on something like this, I'd definitely wouldn't have them change my oil. Who knows if they would even put in the right weight oil or enough oil. Great video Brian, I admire your attention to detail and doing things right the first time.

@davidcarder6364 Жыл бұрын

I hear that,I took my 03 camry to midas for an oil change and the dumbass "tech" broke my upper radiator hose support off while trying to take the oil filter off.760$ to replace.the moron owner admitted it and tried to blame it on the age of the car( nothing was wrong when I brought it in) this happened in Visalia CA.Don't go there.

@glorgau Жыл бұрын

Botched? Sheer negligence. I'd pursue legal action given this documentation.

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

@@glorgau that's why they have to have shop insurance. usually taking it up the chain(Midas, TBC, etc.) on their corporate Twatter™ account helps way faster. 😏

@carsonwashburn1 Жыл бұрын

This video could not have come at a better time. I literally just ordered that BD Diesel kit yesterday and plan to do the job myself. I hope I can do a much better job than that previous mechanic did as you showed. Thanks for the great videos!

@Powerstroke98 Жыл бұрын

Also, thanks to BD Diesel for the quality products they build and sell from their location here in Canada. I've been to their location many times in the past, mainly to use their 'dyno machine to check rear wheel horsepower', as well as their expertise, where they will give expert advice on specific issues on repairs one is doing! A great bunch of experts at BD Diesel, from the parts department on up to where they do the repairs, as well as where they actually build these parts we need for our trucks!

@MikeyMack303 Жыл бұрын

Good for you and your OCD. It shows why you are a GREAT technician! Like you said, it just gets worse and worse as you go along! I can't believe someone would do such a bad job like that and give it back to a customer!

@skiphill9 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me why I do all my auto maintenance myself!

@rickwiggins283 Жыл бұрын

Great video. There is no 'nitpicking' here. This a complete butcher job.

@buddytaylor6983 Жыл бұрын

That’s not nitpicking Brien. Your being a good honest tech that cares and has compassion for what you do. Wish there were more folks like you.

@FirstSuiGeneris Жыл бұрын

I came across your channel, and became a new sub, after watching your vlog. The honest view! You’re right my jaw dropped and even got a little pissed with shotty work!

@ryantaube6546 Жыл бұрын

Such a smart man. You do amazing work. Good job 👍

@ronlind1757 Жыл бұрын

What an absolute shame. Even harder now to undo the botched up mess from the first shop. I can't even imagine the total expense getting this all straightened out. Good luck to the customer getting even any restitution back from the first shop. Thanks for sharing, Brian....

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

don't know how it works in the US in that case but here, in France, my insurer pays to have the job done after everything has been documented and then they haggle with the shop insurance company 'til both are satisfied with the outcome. i don't pay a single euro and get a fixed car way sooner. 🙄

@dmitripogosian5084 8 ай бұрын

@@kittytrail I am not exactly sure what insurance covers maintenance ? Or do you have an insurance against shoddy work ??

@kittytrail 8 ай бұрын

@@dmitripogosian5084 kinda, it depends on what kind of coverage you've paid for but if your car is not repaired/modified as it should be by a professionnel, they'll have the job redone somewhere else then get the cost paid back by the first shop insurer as a shop has to be insured to be able to do business here. if you have the minimum legal level of insurance for a road worthy vehicles it's your problem though and you'll have to go to court suing the shop and/or its insurance company if the shop is insolvent. hope this clarifies it. 😉

@dmitripogosian5084 8 ай бұрын

@@kittytrail Interesting, I never heard about that kind of insurance in Canada (actually our system is rather province dependent, so that's a caveat) Even comprehensive insurance means that you are covered for road accidents, and maybe if a tree fell on you, but not if your motor needs to be repaired. Shop insurances that's their business, but if you deal with maintenance I do not believe that my insurance can be involved. I need to check British Columbia, their car insurance is run by government, and there are no options, everybody is covered the same way.

@kittytrail 8 ай бұрын

@@dmitripogosian5084 it's not about maintenance, it's about malpractice: a shop does shoddy work on your car, it has a professionnal insurance, your insurer has your car towed, damages are checked by an independent expert whose work is legally admissible and then pays the repairs, you get your car back running fine and they settle every thing with the shop insurance so you don't have to deal with them. a neighbour even had his car insurance cover for a botched wrap job last year. 😉 edit: sorry, it is also about maintenance if a shop does the work as they will settle everything with the shop insurance but not if you do it yourself. a good example is if a shop doing tyres rotation overtorques (over 400Nm instead of 90Nm discovered when trying to remove a wheel after a flat in my case, which can lead to failure and a crash) your bolts or lugnuts they'll step in and work on your behalf before the other party insurer has paid.

@michaelmaher8153 Жыл бұрын

Great video and thanks for sharing your professional expertise and work ethic . This is exactly why many of us DIYERS will attempt to repair our own vehicles. So many customers cannot afford $ to be ripped off.

@chrismayer8337 Жыл бұрын

I am exactly 9 minutes and 38 seconds into this video.I have been doing this for over 35 years 310s and t. You are definitely not nitpicking. When you are done a job it should always look like you were never there, every bracket ,bolt ,clip etc. has a purpose. I have seen so many vehicles come in with hoses rubbing where they shouldn’t and rupturing, or wires chafing etc, all because some backyard guy thought he was an engineer and omitted something that he thought didn’t matter because he was too lazy to put it back. I can’t wait to see what happens when we look underneath when you raise the lift lol. You are definitely my go to for 3v and eco boost. You have saved me so much time and aggravation so many times. Keep up the great work and I thank you .Stay safe and take care

@michaelsherrow3195 Жыл бұрын

This is why I drove 6 hours to your shop to have work done on my 2014 F150…TRUST that it would be done correctly. I’ll be a repeat customer without question.

@stevehood79 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

@podnucmo5 Жыл бұрын

Solid work. Excellent demonstration for those of us not as educated as yourself. THANK YOU!

@steverogers2551 Жыл бұрын

Times are changing Brian Isn’t like when I turned a wrench at the dealer. Took pride in my work because I did not want to get back flagged for the work I did. Need more like you and I’m glad your teaching him the right way.

@FoxFaderWorld Жыл бұрын

This same crap was going on 50 years ago. My uncle ran a Great Bear in NYC. He and my dad complained about other folks work back then, too.

@jstample 10 ай бұрын

I think it comes down to 2 things: a lack of integrity and carelessness. I can’t knowingly send a car out the door with a problem I created or didn’t fix properly when I’m being paid to fix a problem. I want to return a safe car that’s running properly to the customer. I try my best to leave no trace and put all the push pins and fasteners back where they are supposed to be. Carelessness is a trap anyone can fall into here and there and accidents happen but if that’s your regular M.O. then you’re in the wrong industry.

@emii4233 Жыл бұрын

Perfect example of "I've got a buddy who can do it cheaper"

@HYDESCRAZY Жыл бұрын

We could only be blessed to have you as our mechanic.. you r the man

@Roaming_Wolf Жыл бұрын

You ARE NOT nitpicking. People pay PROFESSIONALS to be professionals and NOT miss things like this and take reassembly shortcuts. They pay what is asked of them to GET GOOD SERVICE. What frosts my cherries is paying good money to get shortcuts and inattention to detail. I would not be pleased to find these issues and I WOULD find them. You did everything right! You are trustworthy.

@djangodave3953 Жыл бұрын

Omg I have seen a high school auto class do better work . Keep up the great work

@stevenbernier4206 Жыл бұрын

Not nitpicking, do the job right or don't do it. After watching "just rolled in" for a year or so nothing like this surprises me anymore. They are amongst us.....

@CodyTres7 Жыл бұрын

Awesome channel man! Such a great great source of info for me and all Ford owners.

@trafficsignalman Жыл бұрын

Brian, not nitpicking if you know what you are talking about. You take pride in the product, and an OCD technician is what you want. Good to see you passing along the professionalism to your son. Thank you for the post. You illustrated perfectly why I do 90% of my own maintenance.

@raykasza6855 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It's! amazing what shops out there are willing to try and get away with. Their business license should be pulled until they make this right with the customer.

@Wishes890 Жыл бұрын

Where is the proof it was another shop? Probably a buddy on a weekend over several bottles of beer. Happens more than you'd think.

@Wishes890 Жыл бұрын

@@andyjames1494 Well, 44 yrs in the auto repair industry. I'm not a licensed mechanic, did installer work, advisor, then service manager, and I could write a book on all the BS people try to pull to get something for nothing, or, throw blame on others, especially at dealerships.

@davidstjames_ Жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative! I don't think he's nitpicking either, it's hard to find great technicians like this man these days, he's just pointing out things that should have been fixed or attended to without a second thought. What I appreciate most from these videos is that they are always reminding me of what a genius I am for not owning any Fords, they really are garbage. The engineering and poor designs makes me sick!

@troyharris2976 Жыл бұрын

You are a badass mechanic..I don't trust anybody else out there if I get an issue with a Ford. Your videos are clear, concise, professional and reliable. Keep up the great work man..thank you

@johnmorell2663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this video. I do most of my work on my own vehicles because a lot of shops don't pay attention to details and put things back on correctly. When I find I'm over my head in experience on certain things, I find a mechanic shop that's been in business for 30 plus years. Great work, Brian & Son

@birrextio6544 Жыл бұрын

17:20 got me to remember an old friend (RIP) who burned his arm on something while he was working on his car. The arm got a big red mark but after some time he saw the text FoMoCo mirrored on the burning mark.

@dennissalisbury496 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation on why a vehicle needs to be inspected by an unbiased professional who is familiar with the vehicle to determine any discrepancies with previous repairs. This vehicle has zeroed out in value because the cost of repairing it will exceed its market value, known as mark to market in financial theory.

@AquaticLogic Жыл бұрын

Awesome work as always! I wanna know if your customer had an recourse with the botched job shop? Did they get money back??

@blaziken38 Жыл бұрын

man love watching vids like this. pleanty of good info to learn from.

@ToddOutdoor Жыл бұрын

This is why I do my work myself. Aging and becoming disabled is hindering my ability anymore and I have the 5.4 with an exhaust leak now. Sure wish you were close I Appreciate your knowledge and you are definitely not nit picking. You give your costumers what they pay for. 👍

@brianfalls5038 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully the customer has a good attorney so he can slap a lawsuit on that shop

@richard1835 Жыл бұрын

You would think Ford would get that right but obviously all these issues with these Modern vehicles is not only relagated to Ford only but other vehicle manufacturers as well. Thank you for a great video and something for me to be aware of. You are benefitting a lot of Ford owners with your videos.

@markaltieri9066 9 ай бұрын

Great video first time viewer . I do a lot of side work on cars to help people out struggling to repair their car . I’m not a professional mechanic like you but I only stick to things I have knowledge of and 100 percent confidence it will be done right . I also ocd , torque everything factory specs , refuse to put on cheap parts and also only complete repairs to factory specs. Even as a non professional mechanic it is disgusting seeing these cars come in being repaired by dealerships and others claiming to be professionals. I know repairs are not cheap but to do such poor repairs and take advantage of customers is awful . Great job thank you for being one of the honest ones

@joser2011a Жыл бұрын

I’m a DYI guy and would not do so a crappie job like they did.

@richardtidd2738 Жыл бұрын

Wow that is some bad work. The broken stud LH rear says it all. That shop needs to refund a lot of money to that unfortunate customer. Excellent video Brian , thank you for your honesty and integrity.

@BSTRONG-bx1vn Жыл бұрын

You are an amazing honest person, just wish you lived in my state.

@thebaldmechanichardatheari1124 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a hack job. No pride in your work. Good video.

@Vertigoneardeath Жыл бұрын

I live in Austin, Texas. There are very few mechanics I trust. I do most repair on my vehicles. If I need advice, I'll come to this feed and get advice. I fully understand that mechanics have to eat and pay bills just like the rest of us. But there are many out there that should not be in the field of auto repair. I feel they should be either in prison or cleaning public bathrooms. I want to thank you for your videos. It weeds out the filth and shows us decent Americans how to fix our vehicles.

@kittytrail Жыл бұрын

please, not cleaning public bathrooms if they keep the same work ethic there... 💩

@blainemcdonald6972 11 ай бұрын

Lax state laws and even poorer training do to not apprenticeship training program. Your state is the only one in the USA that doesn’t have a WCB PROGRAM for injured workers.

@fakebrake 8 ай бұрын

Brother thanks to you my 09 f150 5.4 is still running like a top. Full synthetic and regular 5000 mile oil changes. I bought it with 100, 000 miles. also brake flush, cooling system maintenance, etc. just maintenance seems to be the key with the dreaded 3 valve.

@carlosbedoyaortiz5792 4 ай бұрын

Shiiit I just found out I’ve never subscribed to your channel. But you are part of the reason I consider KZfaq my number one learning source. You definitely tell it like it is. Keep making great content. I’m going to subscribe now 😂

@chuckgladfelter Жыл бұрын

8:00 not only unmetered but unfiltered. Dangit, people need to double check their work.

@prestonmiller6528 Жыл бұрын

It’s not unmetered. It’s just that the intake temperature was not accurately placed because it wasn’t installed. There is not a metering device in the fresh air intake portion of the engine. The intake temperature sensor is not a metering device.

@bearing_aficionado Жыл бұрын

Man that truck is beautiful! Love that color!

@michaeltabors2193 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video bud!!! Thanks

@traylorkarttech4432 5 ай бұрын

I just bought a set of those manifolds. Will be installing in a couple weeks.

@ozzstars_cars Жыл бұрын

Oil leaks are so annoying, especially if caused by a hack.

@timlyons5191 Жыл бұрын

I just did both manifolds on one and you have to follow the ford wsm there are so many parts that are called out to be discarded and the torque process is very important and I used oe parts I worked in service at local Ford dealerships for 28 years good video great info one thing you cannot teach is pride in workmanship

@wellnessotr 6 ай бұрын

It’s why I’m in auto tech school. I got ripped off 2 times, and nope! I’m now a DIY er. Thanks for your video. Found you from Uncle Tony’s Garage.

@rf159a Жыл бұрын

Brian, if the customer sues the other shop will you be able to help him and show the problems with the install?

@bradhelfrich6602 Жыл бұрын

The customer should have you tear it all back down, start from scratch (taking pictures) and build it back to factory specifications, deliver a copy of the bill to the hack shop that did these repairs. If they don't pay it. Litigation time. Brian I subscribed to your channel because of how clean and precise your work is! Thank you for all you do for the trade.

@mickburns5546 Жыл бұрын

Looks like EVERY time I let someone touch my vehicle. Sad to say that on the rare occasion my vehicle goes to a shop, I spend the next day fixing it. Only a few things that I’m not set up to do myself but why does this happen so often? Great video 😊

@user-uv8rx6tl3t 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your informative video.

@jkepps Жыл бұрын

Friggin unbelievable! I hope the shop is shamed and does right by this customer. I wish we knew which shop did this nightmare work so we can avoid them like the plague!