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So.. Curious if anyone watches any of these and if you have any favorites.. I pop in and watch a handful of them here and there.. One of my favorites is South Main Auto.. A very good, thorough guy. He did a 5 freaking part series on investigating a P0017 on a Chevy Colorado that was.. Really cool. You watch that one and wonder about the guy paying the bill for that repair. His Air Conditioning videos are some that really interest me.
You just wonder about some of these guys.. If they have that much time to do these videos.. But.. That's the one channel that I tend to try to watch every time he uploads a video.. You just wonder where he finds all these weird problems. I'll be watching a video thinking "well, this is gonna be boring.." and it turns into some wild electrical gremlin.. His shop being up north with salted roads probably leads to many of those.
Others that I watch relating to auto repair.. Are just random channels that I find interesting.. I watched several on Seafoaming engines and half of them seem like they were being paid.. Watched a couple on the "Restore" product to restore compression and everyone seems to say it's not snake oil (which I still don't buy).. There's a guy that does Diesel engines.. Watched a couple from a shop that specializes in British cars and those vids were rather old, I believe.
He annoys me to no end..... I don't need the "used car salesman volume/voice" blaring at me.
I don't have any people who are favorites (I don't even have a google account), but generally my favorite videos are ones where people just Do and don't yack. Maybe a little explanation here or there, but generally actions speak for themselves. I have to say that normally, if I'm watching a youtube video, it's with the volume off.
So.. Curious if anyone watches any of these and if you have any favorites.. I pop in and watch a handful of them here and there.. One of my favorites is South Main Auto.. A very good, thorough guy. He did a 5 freaking part series on investigating a P0017 on a Chevy Colorado that was.. Really cool. You watch that one and wonder about the guy paying the bill for that repair. His Air Conditioning videos are some that really interest me.
You just wonder about some of these guys.. If they have that much time to do these videos.. But.. That's the one channel that I tend to try to watch every time he uploads a video.. You just wonder where he finds all these weird problems. I'll be watching a video thinking "well, this is gonna be boring.." and it turns into some wild electrical gremlin.. His shop being up north with salted roads probably leads to many of those.
Others that I watch relating to auto repair.. Are just random channels that I find interesting.. I watched several on Seafoaming engines and half of them seem like they were being paid.. Watched a couple on the "Restore" product to restore compression and everyone seems to say it's not snake oil (which I still don't buy).. There's a guy that does Diesel engines.. Watched a couple from a shop that specializes in British cars and those vids were rather old, I believe.
I watch "Eric the Car Guy" a lot. Not necessarily for his actual tech content, but more for entertainment as he's building a Fairmont that interests me.
As with anything on youtube. Some guys really know their stuff, and other guys have no clue.
Youtube is very handy to see how something is done before you get into it yourself.
I have probably watched a few over the years by the guys you have mentioned here but I have also seen some real hacks doing more damage than good.
Last week my rear differential was leaking which turned out to be a few pin hole leaks in the cover. I watched a few videos to see if it was something I could fix and sure enough it was easy.
Youtube is a good resource but be sure to watch more than one "how to" in case the supposed expert is actually a Bozo.
Youtube is very handy to see how something is done before you get into it yourself.
I have probably watched a few over the years by the guys you have mentioned here but I have also seen some real hacks doing more damage than good.
Last week my rear differential was leaking which turned out to be a few pin hole leaks in the cover. I watched a few videos to see if it was something I could fix and sure enough it was easy.
Youtube is a good resource but be sure to watch more than one "how to" in case the supposed expert is actually a Bozo.
Oh, I'm not watching them to learn how to fix something normally.. More to observe the diagnostic steps that people do and their mindset for reaching the conclusions that they do.
I watched one last night from South Main Auto about a Dodge Neon that was in a no-crank/no-start situation.. Tracked it back to where there were 2 5 volt references coming into the ECU and one of them was dead. Tracking back through the schematics, there was a splice.. Verified that everything upstream of the splice was working.. At that point.. *I* would have jumpered the thing and been done with it.
He took the time to go slicing into wiring harnesses and find the actual break in the wire. i found that interesting, but something of a waste of time on a car with 200k miles that had obvious front end damage in the past, which led to the problem.
Another one I watched was a stuck open EGR valve which was actually a problem that i've seen in the past where a piece of carbon jammed itself in the valve, holding it open.
Youtube is very handy to see how something is done before you get into it yourself.
I have probably watched a few over the years by the guys you have mentioned here but I have also seen some real hacks doing more damage than good.
Last week my rear differential was leaking which turned out to be a few pin hole leaks in the cover. I watched a few videos to see if it was something I could fix and sure enough it was easy.
Youtube is a good resource but be sure to watch more than one "how to" in case the supposed expert is actually a Bozo.
That's what I do to decide if I want to tangle with a DIY job or take it to my mechanic.
I also watch more than one. Sometimes one guy will know a trick that another doesn't.
And sometimes a job requires some goofy tool I don't have.
Youtube is a great resource,
I couldn't afford to own my volvo if I had to take it to a mechanic. That goes back to my first volvo 740, even more so today with a V70 AWD. Volvo forums are a great source of info but seeing it done visually completes the picture. I've easily spent $2K on tools though.
We just bought a house with a garage, I finally get to set everything (tools) up on the wall.
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