Mechanic Reacts to German Engineering Fails
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- We asked real mechanics to break down some of the worst German Engineering fails we could find on the internet.
Huge thanks to our experts!
Steph -- / radical_steph
Sandro -- / mirandas_shop_
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I see Sandro, I click. Simple
Jerry's German impression is CRAZY
Exactly 😂
Facts
Easy peasy.
Yes
Bringing in an actual Audi tech is dope
First clip "Nah, that's some shit..." - Does it for a living, and knows how ass it can be (but probably happy to legitimately have double the billed hours of the ford shop down the block)
@@CyberGenesis1 Yepp ... nothing is mor profitable than being a german mechanic (or a mechanic in general working on german cars of course)
Damn right
Money money noney
@@CyberGenesis1then take your car down to the ford shop down the road and have your car worked on by people guessing😂
That failed burnout with the Mercedes amg was over here in Australia. Actually in my suburb lol. That car was only a few days old. Turns out he blew the entire gearbox to smithereens because he couldn’t figure how to turn off all the traction controls.
That sucks
Probably the traction control option is buried under 30 sub-menus in the infotainment screen
Hahah 😂
Very well deserved. So How on Earth someone can have money to buy an AMG but be so dumb to do that is beyond my comprenhension
@@JP-xd6fm he won it in a raffle 🤣
As someone who works at a German OEM in South Carolina, let me just say, even BUILDING these cars is a pain in the ass.
so... you can just say BMW.
Spartanburg! Haha
@@acarpenter1332 yep. I mean, it's not that hard to figure out. But they can be picky about what is shared in social media, and I didn't specify WHICH German OEM I worked at lol. Could the the vehicle manufacturer or one of the suppliers.
@@frtard I could.... But there's multiple German companies here that supply BMW too. Gotta be careful these days saying shit about your employer online.
I mean you should stop building cars using your ass. Hands would be much more comfortable imo
"It could be that girl in the back that planted a bomb in there."
Never change Sandro, never change.
Said the same thing.😂😂
she didn't even turn around when it exploded 🤯
@@steverayrapp" cool guys dont look at explosions"
Homeboy is the GOAT
yah that's not so much a German engineering fail, more of an Irish mechanic success
I’m a mechanic, my brother is an engineer, when he started working the first thing I told him was “don’t forget someone has to work on what you design”
As a mechanic. I've told engineers the same thing. "it's not my job, to make your job easier" was the exact reply i got.
@@salemcrippleIt’s true though, design engineers in that industry aren’t incentivized or even asked to make things repairable. It’s the opposite actually, vehicles are designed to be proprietary, for profit. In some other industries it’s different, so things are easily repairable. For example dirt bikes, or commercial cooking equipment… and many others.
So the real blame lies with the bean counters and corporate that decide to prioritize profit over ease of repair and consumers, and the politicians that allow them to do it, not the engineers.
This is why every engineer should have to work in a repair shop for a few years as part of their training.
@@mattmattmatt131313they do. Every engineer works on their own product during development. The problem is that engineers have to balance so so many other things that you don't care about. Size, cost, ease of assembly, manufacturability. The vast majority of time, if you just read the service manual, the engineers have documented exactly how to get access to such-n-such, and what tools you need. But mechanics think they know how to do the work, and often back themselves into a corner. For example, I had a mechanic tell me they had to lift an entire engine to access a broken belt tensioner bolt. If they had bothered to read the service manual, they would have known that all you have to do is remove one wheel and a fender cover, and there's an access hole.
IT"S NOT THE ENGINEERS!!! IT'S THE C SUITE!!!! ONe guy said his retired uncle said engineering at GM was a quagmire of politics and overbearing management who would over ride the engineers to save a penny. #RightToRepair wait till you find out how OEMs treat hospital equipment and warranty work.
I worked at a German car shop for a while. we used to say BMW stands for Been Made Wrong.
In germany we say "Bayrischer Mist Wagen" or "Bring Mich Werkstatt" (Bavarian Shit Car or Take me to the Workshop)
Audi and BMW got notorious for over-engineering so you simply cant repair yourself. Bring it to them so they can milk you for more cash.
BMW Break My Wallet
@@ricktrue8441 LMAO loser thinks he can buy a bmw for 10k and not worry about maintanance. last time I checked bmw are made for perfomance and people who buy them dont life with their parents 😂 😂
@@ricktrue8441 odly translatet from german into english " bring me workshop "
Big money wasted
Dude, a Scotty video in a Real Mechanic stuff video? This is like inception!
“bwuaaammm”
The moment I saw Scotty Kilmer my brain just instantly wanted to skip that part. He's not teaching anything in his videos he's just yelling and yapping shit and seemingly can't accept the fact that people have different preferences and opinions.
@@Iisakkiik Yeah, when I realized Scotty was more political than educational I also checked out.
My boss bought 2023 bmw transmission went at 13.000 then the decals fell off then the electric went fucked . Ggen he bought a tundra.....my best friend bought a Mercedes transmission skipped several gears and smoked at 30.000 and harness fried the totaled the car. .... meanwhile my " pos American truck" had 167.0000 and no issues
German engineering: I can't remember the exact model, but I'm like 65% sure it was a Volkswagen Toureg. Guy brings it in to the shop for a blown O2 sensor, and he just couldn't figure out a way to get to it. Looks up in the repair manual on how to change that sensor, and right there in the manual it said "step 1: remove engine."
Porsche Cayenne turbo.
🤣
My Audi S7 O2 sensor felt that way. Engine is symmetrical left and right, including the exhaust manifolds. One side took 15 minutes to change. Other side took 5 hours of pain. Sensors in the identical spots left and right, but on one side they moved the connector from on top of the engine to the back of it between the engine and firewall in a pit with 2" of clearance with no line of sight into and no way to reach into without dislocating your arm. That and you're supposed to slide the locking tab off the connector, then get leverage to depress the release on the connector in that area. Probably pretty easy if there wasn't a pesky firewall or engine in the way. They could have kept the connector in the same spot on top for both sensors, making them both 15 minute jobs...but no.
All Audi o2 sensors have been that way for 15 years and they are zip tied to the rear coolant pipe making them impossible to reach, impossible to cut the zip ties and impossible to get a socket on the sensor.
We used to cut the wires and have to make a tool to reach the sensor
I'm happy that fixing R1200GS is a bit easier than that
nice seeing a new face on the show, sandro's the favorite tho cant lie
Until you realize she paid by audi
money makes the world go around, nobody gonna fight you on that.@@gregorycarter2835
@@gregorycarter2835okay and?
@@gregorycarter2835oh no, anything but someone with a job!
Angelina is BAE tho
BMW inline 6 motors are pretty easy to work on. When they started turbocharging them with the N54 then it reached an entire new level
Mk4 VWs are difficult to put aftermarket radios in for three reasons.
1) the radio on/off is controlled by canbus so to install an aftermarket radio correctly, you need to buy a $100 or so canbus interface adapter.
2) if you're not installing an aftermarket radio correctly, there is no 12V switched power in there, you have to run a separate wire for switched power to turn the radio on and off.
3) there aren't really any nice dash kits since the mounting system they use is proprietary and very very low profile. The dash kits that work are just press fit into the hole since the car doesn't have any ISO DIN brackets and the standard aftermarket radio cages wont sit properly.
german car manufacturer not following german industrial norm😂
Fortunately, they correctly adopted the standard in later years. It was pretty straightforward in my 2013 beetle.
Sandro is so dang comfortable on the show now and I'm here for it
I’m glad I’m not the only whose noticed it the past few episodes you can tell he’s just relaxed
They should bring him on the main channel.
Maybe do a build-off series even, have the Donut guys go up against Sandro and his boys, starting with the same car and budget and build it to be able to do multiple things. For example, they could split the builds into 2 videos, a video taking them rockcrawling, a video mudding, a video doing laps, a video doing drifting and a video doing drag racing. and at the end whoever wins 3 of the 5 is the champion.
@@dyent"the boys" lol it's for them, ya know?
@@CDCI3 well, the boys *are* back in town.
@@dyent the boys deff needa do a build on the main
That Merc trying to do a burnout is from Australia. That dude won the car in a raffle and didnt know shit about it. Tried showing off at his mates wedding and blew up the car lol
Ha was that an LMCT or ECM "charity" ?
@@batchmotorsportLCMT . He also tried to claim insurance the night of the fire before the video went viral. Didn’t work.
Thats more than not knowing shit about it, thats not knowing shit about operating a vehicle.
Apparently he didn't even know the guys at the wedding. That's how I remember it
I thought Australians were born knowing how to do a burnout? Don't you do your first one shortly after having your first fackin' VB Longneck at like age 9? 😂
@ 8:00 The reason the engine covers aren't necessary is because of heat retention. In certain HOT states it's worse. Most wire assemblies won't be damaged from moisture considering they're under the hood which protects most damages as well as the fact that moisture cannot reach them. UNLESS you have a massive gap between the bumper and hood or an intake system like a Corvette which pulls air in through the bottom and diffuses it into the brake system as well as the intake system which is why most sports cars with these systems aren't driven proficiently in rainy weather conditions.
Push it again 😂😂😂 Sandro reminds me of my friend in high school he got us in so much trouble but I loved every single minute of hanging out with him 😢 I miss him to this day
The black Mercedes trying to burnout was Australia. It was SOME RANDOM guys wedding, he HAD traction control on, and had just WON the car worth an insane amount and killed it RIGHT THERE.
Hahahaha shieeet 😂😂😂😂
Wow what a tool! I feel like the universe dished out sublime justice in that moment!
noice
ok but why was it on fire. or it at least looked that way
@@owenhunt6796 Maybe it blew a trans cooler line or something, because God knows that trans was HOTT after that hahahaha.. It's probably just super hot coolant landing on the super hot exhaust, and burning instantly, causing a quick fire
Giving the young lady props for her first time on the channel. Solid addition. Definitely deserves to be in the rotation
LITERALLY COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER..
TOP COMMENT
@@dylanjamesryan9432GOBBLESS
The young lady was really bright and has a beautiful personality. However, my choice is still Angelina. I do hope she is kept in the loop though.
Fax!
Ya ok she suckssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
That burnout fail reminds me of a similar video with a C6 or C7 Corvette. This guy forgot to turn off traction control and is just burning his clutch, but due to the gearbox being a transaxle there is smoke coming from roughly the right spots. His buddy who is fiming notices that the wheels don't turn and starts yelling at him to stop, but due to the loud engine the driver doesn't understand him and just continues whilst smiling at the camera and doing a thumbs up. In the end there's a cut and their at a mechanic's shop, showing the clutch he just removed and how a new one looks
I’ve done a 7 series alpina engine, so a twin turbo v8 awd. Looked just like the one you showed. The book time was basically 40 hours. It did come apart nicely. Just complicated.
"Any time you push a button and smoke comes out-..."
Sandro- "push it again"!!
I wish I was one of his boys. I'd do anything to ride with that dude.🤘
Get some friends my guy
Get some gays my friends
im gay get me guys
@@Cydro12 what you talking about
@@albinqoqaj925he's gay get him guys
14:22 "built like tanks" WWII german panzer tanks suffered from over engineering as well. German tank operators had difficulty repairing them in the field and often times abandoned them.
yes
Panther: "Hanz the transmission!!!"
Sherman: "Just swap it out for another one"
@@abitofapickle6255 we first needz zo remove ze engine too remove ze tranzmizzion ja?
That was more propaganda than truth of allied forces
@@IcePhoenixOfTime there's some truth to them being overdeveloped, for sure. They were good tanks but certainly not without faults.
8:05 what scotty meant was like with old toyotas where the valve cover is metal and does not have a plastic shroud on in to hide say, the ignition coils. since there is nothing to trap heat parts run cooler. and when there is less change in temperatures around plastics, plastics crack less often.
As a german engineer I can confirm we always try to make it as hard as possible for the mechanics. Then we all have an evil laugh before working on adding more complexity.
Scotty Kilmer, Donut, and Sandro in one video? One hell of a Jimmy Timmy power hour.
Rev up your va jay jays
Fucking hate scotty
Scotty Kilmer is a hack. He couldn't even wipe Sandro's nuts.
I'm convinced that Scotty snorts a big fat line of coke before he turns on the cameras.
I fucking hate scotty kilmer.
Steph was actually pretty cool, gonna need her back
Love seeing the reaction to the n63 engine out of the car, I’ve spent many an hour working on that nightmare and the car attached to it. You get used to having chafed forearms
The fact that liquid fuel rocket engines can have less tubing and be easier to work on than these engines is insane.
Would be cool to hear some personal horror stories from the mechanics they've experienced. They all seem to be passionate and I'd like to hear more personal accounts sometimes than just their opinion/reaction to a video. The reactions are awesome, but I always like hearing personal accounts, they tend to have a lot more emotion than a video you scroll past in my experience.
Yeah that would be sick, anouther little show maybe even with little doodle art to help with the visuals
A cartoon series with them would be great
Sandro has an 8 series... Truly a man OF AUTOMOTIVE CULTURE.
Nah, it's the sign of a total Masochist or he got it cheap from a customer because it needed a cheap part that took a huge amount of labor to R&R...
I wonder which generation because it didn't look like he recognised the S63 at 1:50
depends what year though.
I bet E31 @@lemster101
If not e31 then it's a can. E31 840 is actually solid, but the 850 v12 is a lot touchier
Agreed. My very very rare 2000 Mercedes E320 WAGON, went to change the oil filter and the housing cracked. I would have had to replace the entire engine chain case cover. Of course they fixed the design for 2002 and up.
That’s what JB Weld is for.
On the twin turbo V12 mercedes i think they put the intercoolers in the fenders, so you need to take them off to do any maintenance on them (like a hose)
I'm a mechanic in Norway. German cars are the bane of my existence
Norwegian wood
Nah you are not a mechanic. The only right awnser is french cars. pure trash
I want to know, from Norway, how you feel about American auto engineers.
Fly Lexus! ✈️
@@tedley70 American is second to none
Sandro getting the answer right over the actual audi tech is why Sandro is the goat.
Sandro is a true tradesman, his knowledge is beyond textbook. You can tell he has a shit ton of hours working on cars. He also mentioned in a past vid that his dad was/is a mechanic. So you know his knowledge runs deep. Also, he gotta get it right because he's doin it for da bois.
see i also would of guessed something small and stupid. hes complaining about having to take the clutch pedal out to repair the clutch pedal. kinda stupid imo
that "audi tech" is probably just a secretary in the shop
I hate to be like that but I don't think she really a mechanic. Probably just a cute girl they got to read a script
@kevingeezy5176 istg people who think mechanics should get it right the first time 100 percent of the time make me hate people. If you've ever done actual work on a line of cars/trucks you'd know that's not possible. Especially not when you're given stupid questions like I took out the pedal what am I repairing.
2:20 - In a lot of modern German cars you have electronic safety features and sensors. For example, when another car appears in your dead angle, a small light will go off in your driver side mirror to alert you of this. Some manufacturers take it to the next level and let you activate a function that will not let you steer to that side when another car or an obstacle is detected. It will steer back the other way. If you are not used to that, it freaks you out when it happens. Since we cannot see what is happening left of the steering wheel or to the sensor, this could be just someone standing there. I think it does not activate while standing still or driving slowly, because it would be a problem when parking or maneuvering in cramped spaces. If it is an error, it probably is a broken sensor sending false activation signals. Could also be a fried electric motor control.
We used to live in Toronto where if you get into a bike lane by an inch you'll most likely get spit on. Not a great place to have the car steer for me. I worked with someone who had the 4 wheel steering Honda. She absolutely hated it. Overkill is Volvo's ground level ozone detector that turns the interior fans off. I wonder what that costs to fix.
Turbo cooler hoses and oil filter cooler on a w166 amg ml63 5.5v8twinturbo. That was fun, same when i did coolant hoses and valve cover gaskets on a z32 300zx.
The Audi explosion clip is from Albania and was for real a assassination attempt.
Has to be. There's nothing in a stock passenger cars engine that can explode that violently.
Yeah… cars don’t do that
I was thinking propane conversion that went wrong
Hhahahahahahahah I just commented that with the a video link from Top Channel
@@LittleNicky.My thoughts too. It is exactly where usually the carburetor is placed on that conversion (one of the few places there is space in the engine bay)
I love how quickly this channel turned into a Sandro fan club lmao
Yeah I love it...
At 13:00 did he say 'slave'...... yea he did 😅
The coolant isn’t “dripping”‘onto the wire harness. The issue is the 7-series uses an electronic thermostat so the ECU can regulate coolant temperature. The problem is the e-thermostat seals will fail and “wick” coolant inside the wire harness and take out the control modules.
I used to work as a mechanic in NJ 15-20 years ago. That time, I hated to work on VW and Audi. All plastic and fragile sensor covers, connectors, wiring harness etc. jam packed under the hood. It was almost guaranteed to break something else before you reach the part you wanna replace. Leaky head gaskets were icing on the cake. I wonder if its still the case.
Bmw engineers meetings always start off with "hey, I found out where we can put another coolant line thats not required, and where we can bolt more plastic parts onto metal at".
As someone with a German made car it took me 4 mechanics until I found the masochist who likes to work on them and knows them well
That's the most accurate thing. American mechanics simply seem to lack the experience. Somehow over here in Germany, they're happy with German cars and despise the couple American models they get.
I once had a Golf GTI in the 90th.
It was flipping fun.
It wanted to go somewhere as fast as HP allowed.
i have a 2009 Seat Leon 1p facelift, same underneath as a golf mk5 besides suspension tweaking. it has the typical 1.4tsi CAXC.
tbh i have not had major problems besides the A/C fan stopping with it(after 14 years). VW AG 1.4TSI engines are overall very reliable, it comes stock with 125hp but can be put under much more power(i have seen over 250hp) mine has a 150hp tune due to laws that if the engine is tuned to 20% or less it doesnt require a check from a government institute(RDW here in the Netherlands)
Clip 2, that's a bomb trying to kill him...
"why does this look like a crime scene?" I think someone knows some shit! 🤣🤣🤣
Probably... but.... I was working on a Chrysler once upon a time. 3.5 v6 I think.. 2004 Concorde.. The entire intake manifold (the molded plastic sort) popped about 6 inches from my face as I was leaned over trying to listen. It was sitting for quite some time. Had a few turn over - no starts prior, apparently something happened timing wise, and the gas didnt leave the valves from the prior start attempts, and it decided to blow.
That with Audi was car bomb happened in Albania they try to kill the driver
I had a Volvo V50 and the cabin air filter was behind the steering wheel 😳🤯. To simply swap your filter: 1) remove the steering wheel 2) remove all gauges 3) swap filter 😂
Should have bought a pre 98 🤣. Big mistake
I had a dodge ram and it broke
Nooooooo😂😂
That's easier than my 1991 BMW 5 Series. 1) Remove glovebox 2) remove a bunch of inner plastic panels 3) remove remove some HVAC vents 4) remove AC module 5) pull out air filter while contorting your body in the passenger footwell.
Based on my time working on a late 90s merc, the worst and most painful part has to be the plastic pieces. They snap easily when taking off, and the worst part is that it is often incredibly difficult to find a replacement piece for them too
meanwhile my old 2005 Citroen Berlingo popped out it's gearbox cables last summer. I simply leaned down into the engine bay, pushed them back in and went to nearest shop for replacements
Always love to see Sandro. This my first time seeing Steph. She a real one! Hope to see more of her in future.
The coolant is not just dripping on the harness. BMWs use an electrically controlled thermostat, which sometimes leaks internal allowing the coolant to enter the wire. The outside of the harness is water tight, but that doesn’t help when it comes from the inside of the connector. This happens with the oil pressure sensor too.
This is a very common issue on international dt466E the injection drive harness that goes through the valve cover does the exact same thing. We call it wicking. But it does that exactly it will push the oil all the way to the ecm and fry it.
I do hvac and I have seen that happen with just condensation alone.
Yeah, that radio issue, wiring the radio's "remote out" signal to the ignition circuit. That signal wire goes live when you turn on the radio, it's meant to control the on/off of an external component (typically an amp). So wiring that to the ignition just keeps the ignition on until you shut off the radio. Silly mistake.
I like how Porsche didn't saw it's way into this video. It didn't had headlights
00:50 - The reason the coolant follows up the wires is theough capillary action. The same process that plants use to draw water up the roots.
aka wicking
And solder
The weird part is that these cars usually use special wires to prevent that fluids creep up the wires.
Looks like somebody here cheaped out
I had the same happen to a Ford Fiesta where the BCM git fried because the wiper fluid went all the way from the pump into the BCM. So no its not Just a German Car/BMW Problem.
As a BMW Master Tech of over 17 years, it’s obvious who hasn’t worked on these shit-boxes.
0:21 it’s not abnormal to have a thermostat in that location. BMW has so many extra coolers and coolant hoses because they’re trying to get as much power in a confined space. I don’t know why she said it was abnormal to have a thermostat down there. The reason why the coolant wicks its way up the harness is due to a phenomenon called “capillary action”, something you should have learned in chemistry. When the pins of the thermostat are not water tight, the flow of electricity will actually wick that fluid back up the wires, back to the source- the DME. The same is true of oil circuits. This isn’t a BMW exclusive thing, but those N63 engines did have a recall or bulletin for that issue.
1:49 that’s the typical N63 twin turbo V8 that BMW has been using for almost 15 years now, with a few updates. They’re a nightmare of coolant hoses, wiring harnesses, vacuum lines, etc and nothing is easy to access. It’s a “hot” V8, meaning the exhaust and turbos are between the cylinder heads, and the intake is on the lower side of the heads, where the exhaust would typically go. These engines also use corrugated plastic pipes for the PCV system, which get fragile and brittle over time, with the motion of the engine, and the fact that they sit on top of the turbos. Also, the turbo coolant lines tend to leak because of the same reason. THIS is a better example of trapping heat than the BS Scotty Kilmer video, which made no sense at all.
2:27 that steering wheel thing is nothing normal or that can be blamed on the engineering. That’s definitely an issue with the car….NOT the steering angle sensor. All modern BMWs use electric steering, except maybe some M cars, for better feedback through hydraulic steering.
5:00 the switch could just be shorted out, but it is possible that it’s due to spilled fluids. EDC controls the suspension dynamics, not sport mode. But she’s probably right in the fact that the connection point is pinkish in color.
6:18 that’s an N54. It’s super easy to access all of the plugs and coils. I’d never let him touch my car, seeing him use a 4’ prybar. Take out 8x 8mm screws to remove the microfilter cowling, and you have easy access to all plugs and coils, and it takes 2 minutes. That engine cover doesn’t retain the heat. It helps protect that area from water, and has sound deadening underneath the cover because that engine utilizes direct injection, so the injectors are very noisy. The next iteration 335 has an N55 which actually would be a GREAT example of shitty design. It still has the air filter up top, but there’s a charge pipe that goes over cylinders 4-6, so you have to take off a bunch of stuff to access the back 3 cylinders, you can’t easily swap plugs and coils, and you can’t run it with the cover off.
If you want good examples of shitty BMW engineers:
I need a second person to help me open and close the hood on the i8. It’s lightweight, aluminum hood that can bend and distort very easily. It’s also $15k to replace. In order to replace the air flaps (another stupid BMW design that blocks airflow to the radiator to heat the engine up faster…but they fail all the time and cause check engine lights) I have to remove the hood before I can remove the bumper
On the i3, in order to replace a window regulator, you need to completely remove the door from the body, as the door brake check goes THROUGH the door panel, and there’s no way of removing it otherwise.
On the iX, BMW engineers decided to put the subwoofer in the rear of the car, under the back seat, but on the underside of the chassis. That means that if your subwoofer goes out, you have to remove the entire high voltage battery unit, just to replace a speaker.
We also have a TCB under the shark fin antenna, which has a battery you have to replace every few years- typically you have to replace one before it goes out of warranty. In order to replace it, you have to lower the headliner to access it. It pays 3 plus hours on some cars under warranty. That’s 5-6 hours when the customer has to pay for it.
Heck, even filling up the washer fluid can be an ordeal on some cars. On the iX, they don’t want the customer to open the hood, so the BMW emblem opens up to fill up the washer fluid…but you have no idea how much you need to add. On other cars, the little blue cap is recessed to the point that it won’t stay open. So you open the cap, lift your Gallon of washer fluid to pour it in, and the cap closes back down. You literally have to take the cap off by pressing a release/lock tab that you SHOULD only need to engage when resolving the cap…all just to put washer fluid in the car. That’s an absolutely blatant example of how the engineers never seem to touch the cars, or think about working on them.
I could go on and on and on about it. We have a saying in the BMW world:
“A BMW engineer would climb over a PILE of virgins, just to fuck a technician”
You just can’t come here with facts! It destroys the whole meaning with this video 😂
Couldn't fully rubberized sealed sleeving around the thermostat harness protect it from the failure at 0:21?
And here we See again that you should never trust a CZcams Video fully. Since Most arent really experts...
All "Donut" media vid like these are FULL of bs and nonsense. No need to write a book about it! 🤣
Yep any competent person with some tools and time can swap out plugs and coils from an N54 easily. Scotty is just sensationalist trash who probably drives a BMW himself.
The founder of Honda made Honda a trust that operates only if 4 levels of safisfaction are hit.
1. Consumer satisfaction
2. Repair worker satisfaction
3. Line satisfaction
4. Vendor satisfaction.
Those four things determine if the shareholders GET to KEEP their shares or else the company reverts back to full private with language in place that those things must be fixed before any C suite bonus, buyout, or any golden parachute for the holders.
Pretty smart imo. I think thats the sole reason Honda is as dominant and yet understandable as they are.
Sandro is always great to see in the videos
low key crushing on Steph now tho ❤🔥
Sandro is so sincere , and you can tell he’s a low key genius under the hood
He knew exactly what was going on with the car leaking water and the clutch. The only guest mechanic that has kept up with him is Ms. A
I wrenched for a German used car lot. I actually had a mental breakdown dealing with 2000s Audis.
Agreed. It is sad that Audi could once make my indestructible 1984 4000 Quattro and now only makes Techno-Garbage. As my 4000q has never had any major work to the engine, trans, etc. and had about *350k miles on it.
* The odometer was stuck at 225k when I bought it seventeen years ago...
Whats your opinion on the 1.8turbo? I always found that to be one of the easiest cars to work on ever, would never dare to touch the 2.8 or any of the s4 engines though, only pita I can think of with the 1.8 is electrical gremlins, especially regarding the trunks wiring harness getting pinched from repeated use of the trunk hatch and the fancy led for hazards and warnings fading away with heat(almost forgot the fact that the b6 doesnt have an oil pressure gauge in the cluster, just have to hope the red oil lamp of doom appears when its a problem.
That bullshit with the flooded computer happened to my dad's Audi too. The screen/radio etc in the front doesn't work anymore due to the water damage in the back.
I've had a few second generation Audi A8, great car the one I have now has 260,000 on it. It has some really funny water intrusion problems, if you don't keep the drains clear the water from the windshield backs up and shorts the transmission control unit located literally in the cowl drain area in a plastic box that says in German that "water intrusion is forbidden." The other thing is once that fills up it leaks into the HVAC system through where the blower motor is (also in the cowl drain area) once it fills up in the heater core it dumps the water through an overflow pipe into the driver and passenger side footwells, the reason that I know they knew about this issue and over engineered it is that it eventually makes it to drain holes that are drilled on the low spot under the driver and passenger seats and it comes out under the car. In Audi's defense the first guy that buys the car for $100,000 keeps it in a garage and won't learn about this "truth in engineering" i keep mine outside and have to spend about an hour twice a year clearing all the drains with compressed air. Luckily 100% of the frame and body of that model is aluminum so it doesn't rust from the water or anything like that.
Kilmer looked like one of those late night commercials, trying to sell you a water hose or something and the people are tripping and falling down!
Scotty is generally just an opinionated obnoxious dolt.
he is such a character. I don't listen to much of anything he says, but he is so entertaining and I'm glad he exists. ahaha
the way he was purposefully fumbling the screwdriver around the ignition coils
The fact that there are People out there taking Kilmer seriously is still mindboggling to me but pretty much any Mechanic
Pretty much any VW, economy car quality, luxury car complexity and prices. Man nailed it when he said "Luxury doesn't equal longevity!".
Uncle has a VW, was debating on spending $5-6k to replace timing chain, which is a known problem for that engine.
My e46 330ci ZHP ran nearly flawlessly for 185k miles. Outside of normal maintenance the only things i had to replace were a valve cover gasket and a DISA valve. I did have an e63 650i manual coupe that was a nightmare.
My 25 year old Porsches are some of the easiest cars to work on I've ever had. They've been great cars too.
I had an Audi S4 for awhile that was great to drive but cured me for ever wanting another Audi based on how often I had to work on it.
None of my german stuff has been nearly as difficult as my Z32 300zx was to do just about anything.
Steph's reactions are priceless
German engineering is basically “how can we ram as much as possible into a small space with the intent of making things better but it becomes so complicated nobody can fix it”
and they still have good cars.
@@Sdizzle7 They were great cars until they went to so much plastic under the hood. One 'simple' repair that would cost $1500 on a GM/Ford/Toyota would cost you $3800 on a 10 yr old audi. Lease one every 2-3 years. It's your best bet with German cars. Unless you have the money, then hell yes! Enjoy because they do drive wonderfully!
Can't argue, but before they started using so much plastic under the hood, they were very reliable. Back then if you had the money to afford an audi, you had the money to maintain one. Not anymore. The plastic wears out so much quicker and that same $1500 in a GM/Ford/Toyo will be $3550 in an Audi. This has actually been seeping in for years. Early 2000's Concorde had to remove a tire and splashguard to get to the battery. Late '90s Buick had to undo a motor mount and tilt the engine to replace the one serpentine belt! It's all about the sticker in the window now days. 70-% of people just look at that. MPG(weight)/HP/Price. They want you to believe you need 240 hp in a daily driver that weighs 3000 Pounds! Sry, ranting! lol.
It is the remnants of the Prussian military culture that dominated Germany for a very long time. It is very hierarchical, and it has a tendency to make the officer class forget about the existence of the enlisted. Basically, the engineers here have a job to do, and that is to make the vehicle work efficiently and reliably. However, "will it be convenient or even workable for the mechanic" does not even come into it - mechanics are not part of their class so their existence does not even fall within their perception.
Funnily enough, with NATO the actual German military moved past this boneheaded culture a long time ago. Sadly, its remnants are alive and well and still doing damage in a lot of civilian sectors in Germany (and the militaries of other nations who were modelled after the Prussian army, often with Prussian advisors, in the past).
@@LordKhuzdul thats not even true a little bit 🤣
Especially since manufacturers like BMW, Audi and Porsche are from the very south of Germany (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg), which have NOTHING to do with prussian culture.
"If it's not broken, it doesn't have enough features yet! "
~German Engineer
The quality went down when American philosophy entered. The numbers every quarter got more important than the longevity. Still better than American made cars, even when the asians beat them in durability these days. But as long as they are still looking this good I’m ok with some extra bucks spent for maintenance. And if you keep up with (preventive) maintenance the are very reliable (except one BMW i had, that was a lemon if I’ve ever seen one. I still suspect the first owner, a chief physician in a big hospital here around, drove it like he stole it in the one year he had it…)
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@@erebostd Please refrain from using common sense, science and statistics. The Americans truly dislike it! It a country that defends measuring things with their feet, while braging about NASA, even though Russia carried NASA for decades
You do know that is something all engineers say, right? So your point is that USA got no real or good engineers?
@@VikingRul3s lol you european cry babies are hilarious stay obsessed
I remember when I did state inspections for Audi I asked one of the guys next to me what he was doing just making conversation, he said a thermostat. He had the entire front of the car off and said he still had to pull the timing chain... can't remember what car it was but that still blows my mind and I work for BMW.
Once owned a 1990 VW Passat. Never again! That thing had so many electrical gremlins I had nightmares about wiring diagrams.
Older German cars are relatively easy to work on as it’s more about mechanical engineering and durability but anything that has a lot of computer controls become much harder to work on, especially diagnostics. But all those computers take up more room so there is less working room in which to even get in and actually service the item. Older German cars really had a philosophy of rebuild and servicing components vs just throwing it out and buying a new one. But they do drive like few other cars do
Exactly, as my 1984 Audi 4000q is the best car I have ever owned but I would never buy a newer Audi. Likewise the BMW 2002tii was a great car but modern BMW's suck to own...
I make small mistake hit a high curb and broke windshield wiper fluid reservoir in my Audi A4, to get to this u need
Take wheel off, take inside of wheel-well off. then u have access
Most older cars are like that. Not just euros
My 88 300TE is by far the easiest car I’ve ever worked on. Old German vs New is totally different ballgame
@@mateuszzimon8216 that is like 5 mins worth of work....
1:02 The “for some reason” is called capillary action.
You can demonstrate it by taking a strip of paper towel and partly immersing it in a glass of water. The water will wick up to higher than the water level.
Maybe, or thermostat housing (plastic) has a heating element in it (emissions and such). In case there is a leak there, it would send coolant (or steam) under relatively high pressure up the connector, wiring harness, that is sealed well enough to make it all the way up.
@@durbinmotorworks6253 ick, that sounds like a royal mess!
I’m currently building a control cabinet for a chemistry research project, and the reaction uses a really aggressive solvent (DMF) that attacks basically every plastic except HDPE, Teflon, Kapton, and PEEK - all the usual wire insulation materials are hopeless against it. So we decided that we will simply put the external wires in Teflon tubes, and then put the entire cabinet, and the tubes coming from it, under positive pressure with nitrogen, so that even if DMF leaks out, it can’t wick onto the wires due to the positive pressure. Precisely to avoid the kind of mess that appears to have happened in this vehicle!
@@tookitogo as impressive as your engineering solution is, you can buy teflon insulated wire.
@@adminadminson3147 I know that. But sometimes you can’t choose what type of wire a particular component is made with. Or the component has Teflon leads, but they’re too short and you have to splice them. (Sure there’s Teflon heat shrink, too. But it isn’t adhesive-lined, and regular adhesive-lined heatshrink isn’t chemically compatible.) Or you can’t get a particular Teflon-insulated multi-conductor cable by the foot, only by the reel in a size much larger than you need.
Protecting wiring inside conduit or pipes, both rigid or flexible, is commonly done in industrial environments. We are literally just doing that in miniature.
As a german i am so glad to drive ford.
I can even do repairs myself. All my friends driving BMW usually end up on a 2-7k invoice every 2-4 years as these over-engineered bricks break everywhere.
For example: My pressure hose from the power steering in my Ford Fiesta ST broke once. 4Hours and 300bucks + a youtube video and i got it fixed.
Friend had the same issue in his BMW. Tried doing it himself, gave up after one hour, brought it to BMW paying almost 2k lol.
German engineering isnt about power or progress anymore, its about making repairs as hard as possible for the customer, so he brings it to the manufracturer.
I don't know about German cars, but my 2004 Dodge Neon you have to take out the whole dash and components along with steering column to get to the heater core.
I was under the impression most cars' heater cores were "dash out" affairs
Scotty showing up here is like when I go to a friend's party and see a friend from a totally different social circle there.
I can't stand him. Nothing but misinformation. Spent a day in one of my automotive e classes going over all his misinformation. 2 hour class and according to the teacher we didn't cover all of it.
I'M SURPRISED SCOTTY WASN'T YELLING THE WHOLE TIME.
I SAID I'M SURPRISED HE WASN'T YELLING
Everyone’s crazy uncle who suffers from lead poisoning and is a functioning alcoholic.
As a german automotive engineer, we put drain plugs/valves in the rear quarter panel compartments, but people clog them with leaves and stuff, and the water gets in there because they don't clean the leaves and moss out in the trunk seal channel 🤷♂️
And if you want to go fast in a car with a big engine in a small bay, you need to get crazy with cooling.
It's a BMW after all, and in Germany, we love to drive 130mph+ for more than 20min without overheating.
This reminded me a time when valeting cars. So many of them had cloged drains in fuel filler area and this is something people see on regular basis.
Dude, that is not a good excuse
@gmarinelarena8675 it's not an excuse, it's the reason. As an engineer you have to keep the balance between manufacturing cost, specifications and usability.
But because car companies are businesses, run by business economists, cost is paramount, spec have to be met that it works excellent in a test and acceptable for five years, then it's out of leasing or warranty and the manufacturer does not care anymore. Usability has to be good in that period, but if it reaches the age that it's not returning to the dealers workshop, the OEM couldn't care less how crazy the package is.
If the OEM can save a penny during manufacturing and it costs you an arm fixing something after five years, he'll gladly accept it.
And the engine bays in Germany are not always that well filled, here, smaller engines are quite common and usually the engine that was in the original design.
But for the US engines need to be big, so the most ridiculous, barely fitting blocks are pressed in there, so engineers got to get creative.
@@Brazzelkanal this is an even worst excuse dude. I am also a design engineer and believe me I take into account all of my designs.
@gmarinelarena8675 Can you tell me which OEM gives you the freedom of optimising for maintenance and accessibility instead of cost effectiveness?
It is what it is, that's why I am happy not working for VW anymore.
I am now happy in a small company working closely with manufacturing and mechanics, way more fulfilling.
Owned a Z3 for a year. Throughout that year....
I learned manual. The clutch held up to the abuse.
But the coolant system didnt!! I replaced the circuit. The thermostat. The coolant pump. The cooling fan. The alternator. Finally another circuit to get it all working. Turned out meh alternator was blowing the fan circuit. Causing the cooling system to overwork. Thus blowing the coolant pump.
If you wanna learn cars. Buy a BMW. It can only get easier, less time consuming, and probably less expensive once you switch brands. Irony is i drive a tesla now as i build my C5 and diesel truck 😂
12:26 My brother bought a $200 beater and they had spliced the head unit into the headlight wiring so the radio would turn on or off with the head lights.
As a Skoda owner (vw group), I'm glad my car's platform isn't flawed enough to reach your studio :))
This video was basically a BMW show with a little VW and a touch of Mercedes
Skoda in general are stripped down versions of VW group cars, so you lose some of the technology, but in a good way.
As an example, my Skoda will do things like set the radio presets depending on which key fob starts it, but it doesn’t have the driver specific electric seat adjustment that an Audi level car would have. Same platform, same computer, but with a lot less wiring and electric motors that get real expensive to repair after 5 years or so of ownership.
@@King-Kazma Skoda don`t have anything with German`s ;) Yes it`s European but is from Czech Republic.
And another thing every new`ish car is mess because ot the PC and every "factory update" that have inside ;) The old cars don`t have 99% of problem new`ish have
@@iskrendinchev5882 How tf doesn't it have anything to do with germans if they're owned by the Volkswagen group for more than 20 years?
@@crybaby1363 probably someone in denial, but yeh really they are all pretty much built on one VW platform or another... and not necessarily a bad thing, for one the engines are far FAR FAR!! better in every way.
heck my mates TDI Octavia has the EXACT same engine as my golf. but going further back i think the version starting 2004 was built on the A5 platform (so same as golf,A3,leon ect ect)
@@iskrendinchev5882 Skoda are 98% German. Same chassis platform as Audi/VW/Seat. Same engines. Same electronics. Most parts have VW or Audi stampings. Only the outer sheet metal and upholstery fabric is Czech.
This makes it easier to source parts though as more or less the same engine may be in a dozen different models of car.
I think that German cars are just shy and hiding their sensitive parts
Yeah. They hid them in the middle of the engine
Their sensitivity possession
@@Jimmy_Jones😂😂😂😂
Tsundere cars
Owner of a 2004 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8T that had to have it's engine completely rebuilt. A friend helped me rebuild it, though I did about 98% of the assembly work myself, and it still doesn't run right due to the timing being slightly off. Great engine that'll make great power for it's size, but it was a PITA to work on.
the coolant dose not spray out of the thermostat and run up the wires magically. the fail is almost stranger than that. what happens is the coolant temp sensor fails internally due to a hole in the diaphragm of the sensor, the pressurized coolant wants to go somewhere and the only path is the wire coming from the sensor (due to the connector having seals between the plug and wire), it is pushed between the copper wiring and the rubber coating on the wire (acting like a tube). this is NOT a common issue but it dose happen.
Sandro. He has that face. That smile, that says "I know, I got away with it. And I know that you don't know what I actually got away with. And I know that you know that I know that I got away with it and you can't prove any of it!" xD
OMG im dyin. I thought I was the only one.
"like a crime scene" that call tho 😂
I swear that car is running LP gas and there was a leak. Iirc it's fairly common for some regions to convert it over.
Luvin the R8 on the bench there ;)
Home girl knows what she’s talking about with those engine covers. Especially with newer DI engines that have high pressure fuel systems clicking away those plastic covers are there for NVH purposes as much as cosmetic purposes and anything else.
My worst German car experience was my 2013 GTI. It had less than 30k miles on it and the DSG transmission failed. 6 months and about 3k miles later, the thermostat failed. Then the intake needed to be changed on a recall. And finally, I had a misfire due to carbon buildup on the valves with less than 45k on the odometer. I took it to VW because I didn’t have the time deal with it and they tell me I need to pay for diagnostics. I pay for it. They inform me that the use of non-OEM coil packs can be recognized by the onboard computer and that I need OEM coil packs to complete the diagnostic. I asked if they swapped plugs or coils to see if the misfire changes cylinders because they were all aftermarket coils and it was strange that the misfire was in one cylinder, if that was the case. They said no they didn’t attempt swapping the coils or plugs. I tell them I’m not buying new coils for a test and they just need to complete a valve cleaning service and charge me for that. The technician had the audacity to tell me that their scan tool could tell if the valves had carbon build-up…as if there was a sensor inside or around the combustion area. I asked for my car back, took it to a local Euro shop, they agreed 100 percent with my assessment and verified it by swapping the coils and plugs around. Cleaned the valves and the problem was solved. I sold that car and refuse to buy another VW/AUDI.
My 2010 GTI engine blew with 60.000 kilometers chain jumped
Still got it tho love the car
Sound like a local dealer problem rather than a car problem. It can happen with a Toyota.
@@nicksokolis6343i dont think youd have much of an issue with carbon build up in Toyotas because they use port and direct injection to clean the valves from carbon build up. At least not at 45k miles. My friend has an Audi and had to get his cars intake cleaned for this same problem.
Seems like VW customer service is horrible everywhere
"why can't I burnout with traction control on?"
I got the same problem with the steering everytime .its usually because of the steering control module
I own 2 BMWs.. a 2004 320i convertible and a 1985 325i Baur Convertible.
I changed the starter motor on thr 320i in December. I had to remove,: the cabin filters, the airbox and ducting, the throttle, the inlet manifold and vacuum pipes, the wiring loom. I eventually got to the starter which then needed me to make a custom tool so I could get a spline drive onto the bolts holding it in place.
BMWs are wonderful cars to drive, they are a pig to work on due to the vast amount of kit crammed into small engine bays.
I am SERIOUSLY thinking about going back to a Volvo 960 from the 1990s, the engine bay is so huge ypu can almost stand in it, it only uses 4 nut sizes in the whole car and in the UK, if its over 30 years old I dont pay road tax on it.... bliss!
Steph is so expressive. More please
We need her and Ms. A on the same episode too
kissing @@jlGenozzV
8:50 is a great example
Steph has to be the finest mechanic ive ever seen
I'm in love with her
Man, damn you all need fuckin glasses too. 🤮
I knew a mechanic that lost a finger trying to replace the factory stereo in a Mercedes-Benz when the spring-loaded retainer sprung back on his hand.
9:56 that was the e-diff fighting the PEBSAW throttle, and the computer won.
Sandro's assassination explanation hahah
It appeared to be one...
"Loud noise from engine" is also also highly regulated in Germany and will get you fined when the police show up and your car is to loud.
I came here to point that out too. Nothing to do with your preferences. It's the law of the land to keep the decibels LOW.🤫
@@sachadee.6104 its legal in most places to have a loud car.
@@tripplefives1402 the point is it is not legal in the eu the market these cars are designed for
so do M cars just get ticketed constantly?? they all have loud exhausts from the factory at least in the states
Then how do you explain all of those extremely loud Ferraris and Lambos in Germany?
Its like the Panemera with the stsrter inside of the transmission bell housing.
I own a 2002 Hyundai Elantra 5 speed. Paid cash for it as a second hand car. Had to replace the clutch master and slave cylinders, was pretty straightforward. Only trying to break the nuts loose without breaking the metal lines was my worry. Thankfully they broke loose after some trepidation on my part without breaking the metal lines.
It may be a Hyundai and not a Honda, Toyota or Mazda but for me it's been a good, reliable car that many things I as an amateur wrench puller can work on. Certainly larger life time services and repairs I had a good mechanic do for me. Yes, the costs added up, but its still cheaper than a new car autoloan.🤔
As the owner of a German car I can confirm that some of the repairs are a pain but maintenance is KEY.
I've owned two cars. a 2nd gen mazda 3, and a b8 audi s4. Replacing the all rotors and pads in my mazda took me about an hour. In my audi it takes about 2 hours. Replacing the valve cover gasket in my mazda, takes 40 minutes with watching a tutorial. A couple of bolts and youre done. In my Audi (granted it has 2 gaskets) takes nearly 3 hours. You have to remove the intake, remove a gas line, remove the coolant tank, plastic valve covers, and plastic crank case breather hoses that are designed to break when you remove them...But I still love my S4.
I currently own a gen 2 Mazda 3 and it’s so easy to replace thing
My 05 Mazda sp23 is easy to work on its still going daily driver for my wife over 300,000kms got her 2 new cars since then and she wont part with the Mazda and sold the new cars after about a year. My 80 series Landcruiser is easy to work on when the wife got me a new 4wd she said you have to sell the 80 series or the 2nd gen 4runner, I sold the 4runner and the new 4wd about 12months later. We still have a 1990 80 series Landcruiser and a 2005 Mazda sp23 some cars are just too good to get rid off.
Ive got a b8.5 S4 and so far most things I've had to do are fairly straight forward. But you are right, they usually take a bit of time hahaha.
ok yes but you are talking about a car that is a v6 supercharged and has dual everything. Even the b5 s4 was 2 of everything… it would take a little more time.
I also once had an Audi a4 B8 with the 2.0 l tfsi. and that is the engine that is always clogging up the pistons. In any case, Audi repaired this on the American models at their own expense. As a German, the German companies prefer to fuck me, but they simply claimed that 1-2 liters of oil per 1000 km is completely normal for a car from 2009. These pussers. I tell you German customers prefer to fuck German car companies.
VWs 50s to early 60s are pretty simple to work on. Actually my favorite. 912 Porsches too.
The VW 2.0L Turbo PVEZ is by far one of the most cramped and half assed put together VW ive ever owned. most of the adapters are cheap plastic and will break when you remove them if they are over 5 years old, the engine itself loves to knock every chance it gets, the doors are notorious for LOSING THE SCREW/BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DOOR LATCH IN PLACE KEEPING YOUR DOOR CLOSED... let that sink in, a single bolt holds the door latch in place... a single bolt that from factory lacks lock tight, A SINGLE BOLT THAT WILL REMOVE ITSELF JUST FROM THE VIBRATION OF THE SPEAKERS. the only reason people dont really know how bad beetles are is because of how uncommon they are here in the USA.