CAR NINJA! Porsche Macan GTS thermostat, the FASTER, EASIER way!

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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
  • A 2017 Porsche Macan GTS with a faulty thermostat. The Porsche repair manual calls for the entire front clip to be removed to access the components for replacement.
    Jonny doesn't have time for that and leaves the front clip in place and completes the job faster and easier his way.
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Komentáře • 204

  • @MichaelASmith49
    @MichaelASmith49 Před rokem +58

    We missed you, Jonny! Shop still looks immaculate!

  • @richieduck67
    @richieduck67 Před rokem +47

    Great to see you back Mr Ninja

    • @user-sf7kl9uh7k
      @user-sf7kl9uh7k Před rokem +1

      He's a sir, or doctor even. Genius, nice guy too.

  • @starkyslp16
    @starkyslp16 Před rokem +48

    Great to hear the shop is busy to the point you're bringing in more employees! Says a lot about your expertise and service

    • @gbriank1
      @gbriank1 Před rokem +4

      I think Jon and Mason are gone. Leaving Jonny, Ben and the two new guys.

  • @johncoss5604
    @johncoss5604 Před rokem +45

    Great to see you again. You make auto repairs look easy.

    • @mattleckenby6460
      @mattleckenby6460 Před rokem

      He really does make it look easy, it’s anything but 🤷🏼‍♂️😃

    • @TheRedgtv2000
      @TheRedgtv2000 Před rokem +1

      I would’ve changed the water pump as well while you are in there!

  • @cwheeler42
    @cwheeler42 Před rokem +5

    Jonny is a freakin' boss. Doing all that blind by feel up to his armpits in the front of the car. Glad to have you guys back!

  • @mnmn1665
    @mnmn1665 Před rokem +2

    Great to see you back. "You could do it at home" - Now that's funny. I certainly couldn't.
    Thanks. I wish you were local to me.

  • @jimamizzi1
    @jimamizzi1 Před rokem +3

    Good to see you washing your hands before getting in the car, I’ve seen so many that don’t

  • @mikenormandy9250
    @mikenormandy9250 Před rokem +2

    Missed you Jonny!!! Glad you’re back and you were gone for a good reason!!

    • @terry-zi7eh
      @terry-zi7eh Před rokem

      What was the reason, if you don’t mind my asking?

  • @OB928
    @OB928 Před rokem +1

    Watching the knowledge in that brain at work is always impressive.

  • @AnontheGOAT
    @AnontheGOAT Před rokem +2

    This makes the thermostat and water pump replacement job I just did on my W212 E63 look like child’s play by comparison. Holy smokes you have zero room in that engine bay!

  • @tony66au
    @tony66au Před rokem +8

    The Factory way and the Jonny way :-)
    Good tools make a big difference and quality tool makers that answer the needs of their clients are awesome, I have collected Mercedes and Volvo service tools over the years for 70's and 80's models and many of them are now long redundant compliments of newer tool designs, Nice to know its still occurring.

  • @Private011
    @Private011 Před rokem +3

    Watching Jonny work is gracious.

  • @DeLaLosPedros
    @DeLaLosPedros Před rokem +8

    That's always nice when ninja tips to save time on how to do repairs that saves time. Nice Job🔥👍

  • @richardgreene3460
    @richardgreene3460 Před rokem +1

    New subsccriber, but knew about you for several years! I work on my 42 car collection, and I thought I was the only one who forgot how I did something to a car years ago! The only car I have close to a BMW is my 1999 Bentley Arnage with the BMW 740L engine! Much respect from NC!

  • @yodasbff3395
    @yodasbff3395 Před rokem +9

    Thanks for the video, it's always a pleasure to watch a talented technician. 👍

  • @SomeJuanPlay
    @SomeJuanPlay Před rokem +13

    Glad to see you back at it man and always cool to see a Porsche on the channel

  • @E85_STI
    @E85_STI Před 11 měsíci +1

    I like watching videos like this and reminds me of why I don’t really want to work on other peoples cars. There’s so much that has to be removed to get to one part and things can break like tabs or snapping a bolt. Shoot while you are filming a CZcams video you should watch some to help you with the belt. I watch a lot of videos and it helps a lot.

  • @jeffmac3071
    @jeffmac3071 Před rokem +1

    This video will help you remember for the next time. Great to see you filming again.

  • @YeOldeGeezer
    @YeOldeGeezer Před rokem +3

    Yay a new video in forever

  • @randyragon
    @randyragon Před rokem +6

    One thing about working at home, you have things that just aren't at the shop. I have a couple of extra pool noodles just for working on cars that I don't care if grease gets on them, that I stuff down into tight areas below things I'm taking off that might break if they fall all the way down and hit the ground. Also helps to keep them from getting down to an area that they might get jammed in and take a lot of extra time to get back up and out.

  • @RJon2006
    @RJon2006 Před rokem +1

    The right tools will make or break any mechanic or DIYer. Good info, Johnny! Keep up the good work! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @mylest3436
    @mylest3436 Před rokem +3

    Finally! an update on this channel i love!

  • @bigchevy87
    @bigchevy87 Před rokem +5

    Good to see you again Johnny, I'd like to see what happens to that engine 30 years from now, with all those plastic parts.

    • @The98deville
      @The98deville Před rokem +1

      As long as it makes it thru the warranty that's all Porsche worries about which is sad considering the cost premium of their vehicles.

    • @bigchevy87
      @bigchevy87 Před rokem +2

      @@The98deville Porsche has a programme for classic car parts such as 911, 928 etc.... but I think the Macan will never be a classic, when its life is over, it will become a frying pan.

    • @bigmacdaddy1234
      @bigmacdaddy1234 Před rokem +1

      Why would you care about it in 30 years.

  • @duancoviero9759
    @duancoviero9759 Před rokem +1

    Definitely taking notes! 📝

  • @markday5797
    @markday5797 Před rokem +1

    Good to see you back.

  • @humpsuka
    @humpsuka Před rokem +5

    Nice to see a shop owner actually work on cars. Some people just talk and talk, but never actually do any repairs or services on video.

  • @richieduck67
    @richieduck67 Před rokem +5

    "Not fun but doable" welcome to working on cars

    • @ewengillies9826
      @ewengillies9826 Před rokem +2

      If that wasn't the case he would not be happy. Bushyboy Oz

  • @ryan_etzel
    @ryan_etzel Před rokem +4

    6:14 "I'm about to drop it..... shit." -- Every shadetree mechanic, ever.

  • @EuroAutoEnthusiast
    @EuroAutoEnthusiast Před rokem +4

    3-pdl conversion is the way to go for the E46 M3 🤌🏽😮‍💨 So good to see you and the team are thriving 👊🏽💪🏽

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary Před rokem +4

    Welcome back, very well done in being so good you needed to hire more people

  • @kim007250
    @kim007250 Před rokem +3

    Wifey . I’m just going down to garage to change my Porsche thermostat see you in a couple of weeks.

  • @daryllloyd4144
    @daryllloyd4144 Před rokem +1

    Love the confident way he cleans up before starting it up, I wouldn't dare tempt the Motoring Gods that way...

  • @randyragon
    @randyragon Před rokem +2

    Back! I was so worried there weren't going to be anymore after 2 months. Then just this morning my Subscription to the channel disappeared. I commented on Hoovie and Wizard's that you were gone, then did a search and the channel showed up there. Re-subcribed and on the same day a video came out, yeah!

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary Před rokem +2

    Oh just noticed that you closing in on the CZcams silver play button

  • @RandySmith-iz1ml
    @RandySmith-iz1ml Před rokem +1

    Glad to have you back!

  • @perryjwill
    @perryjwill Před rokem +3

    So glad you are back! You have been missed!

  • @MikeB85
    @MikeB85 Před rokem +2

    Glad to see you back Johnny! :)

  • @thhall459
    @thhall459 Před rokem +1

    I wish you would find the solution to the ubiquitous Honda S2000 off-idle stumble problem that literally no on on earth has a definitive solution for. I know you are not a Honda guy ... but I have thrown the challenge down for you! Thank you for your skill, professionalism, and your willingness to share it with the world.

  • @agimkrasniqi2242
    @agimkrasniqi2242 Před rokem +1

    Good work Shqipe🫡

  • @bearing_aficionado
    @bearing_aficionado Před rokem +1

    About time you came back Ninja and crew!

  • @mikemoxley9477
    @mikemoxley9477 Před rokem +1

    Great video

  • @rachelbrinkley3240
    @rachelbrinkley3240 Před rokem +1

    Engineers are the bane of mechanics and technicians whether it be for autos or industrial process plants

    • @tomtheplummer7322
      @tomtheplummer7322 Před rokem +1

      It’s so folks can’t do it themselves 😏😡

    • @frankchan5547
      @frankchan5547 Před rokem

      They design so maintenance after 3 to 5 years is ridiculous. 11 to 12 hours to change starter motor on Audi Q7!?

  • @GRfourfun
    @GRfourfun Před rokem +1

    So good to see you back, coffee in hand, watching smiling! 👌🏻

  • @1wadesdad
    @1wadesdad Před rokem +2

    Great job! Enjoyable video. I would have had to replace the water pump while I was in there, but I understand customers have their limitations when also paying for your expertise.

  • @dalejones3862
    @dalejones3862 Před rokem +1

    Missed you ninja

  • @walterbutscher8438
    @walterbutscher8438 Před rokem +1

    Welcome back Johnny

  • @thethomasj1795
    @thethomasj1795 Před rokem +1

    Great to see the Ninja back!

  • @uin45
    @uin45 Před rokem +1

    Missed you Mr ninja

  • @billystpaul8907
    @billystpaul8907 Před rokem +1

    Welcome back Johnny. Still making videos worth watching.

  • @petergondolier4088
    @petergondolier4088 Před rokem +1

    Hey Johnny. You can make your life a lot easier, buy yourself a roll of .060" lock wire, use it to secure anything, so if you drop it, you can easily get it back. The pulley you just removed, lock wire around it, secure the ends to a water pipe, rubber hose, etc., and never worry about dropping searching for anything again!

  • @AKDevilman
    @AKDevilman Před měsícem

    Dude would make a great F-15 crew chief...LOL I had MANY MANY a shift doing things like this on my aircraft....so now I know I can do the thermostat and water pump on my 2018 Macan GTS(same color too!)...lol

  • @zbreezy190
    @zbreezy190 Před rokem +1

    What a beast. Would love to have a garage like that someday

  • @bigspam8909
    @bigspam8909 Před rokem +1

    Welcome back

  • @Sandkei
    @Sandkei Před rokem +1

    Good to see you again 👍

  • @willemvandernest3249
    @willemvandernest3249 Před rokem

    Damn I do hope we don't have to wait another 90 days but we understand. Almost thought you gave up on us here. Anyway glad to see you're still around

  • @ahib5994
    @ahib5994 Před rokem +1

    Ninja do you think they made it so hard to replace so you don’t cheap out on the parts and to buy genuine parts! Sneaky Porsche.
    Happy to see you back my friend
    Respect from Greece

  • @johnmackenzie693
    @johnmackenzie693 Před rokem +1

    Nice to see you back, I wondered where you had gone.

  • @chrisfreemesser5707
    @chrisfreemesser5707 Před rokem +2

    Glad you're back Jonny...was wondering where you've been!

  • @TheWaxer1
    @TheWaxer1 Před rokem

    Glad youre back , greetings from the netherlands👍👍

  • @scoobydoo885
    @scoobydoo885 Před rokem +1

    Glad your back!!

  • @rjkulman8990
    @rjkulman8990 Před rokem

    "shortcuts' that work are so very satisfying, welcome back

  • @matta1899
    @matta1899 Před rokem +1

    There is the right way and then the Ninja way....

  • @dadman879
    @dadman879 Před rokem +1

    good to have you bach

  • @fred420
    @fred420 Před rokem +1

    Missed you!!! Glad you're back!

  • @DrRick-dq4bb
    @DrRick-dq4bb Před rokem +2

    Jonny. You could have been a surgeon.

  • @IgorD33
    @IgorD33 Před rokem +2

    Another advantage of filming is that you can use it for training or to refresh your memory

  • @JuanLopez-oz9kh
    @JuanLopez-oz9kh Před rokem +1

    Welcome back!

  • @tomtheplummer7322
    @tomtheplummer7322 Před rokem +2

    Jonny never swears🤷‍♂️

  • @ArthurSperotto
    @ArthurSperotto Před 5 měsíci

    THANK YOU for making this!!😊

  • @Tapir18
    @Tapir18 Před rokem +1

    Classic Porsche - let's do easy stuff complicated as hell.

  • @willtacoma2ndgen661
    @willtacoma2ndgen661 Před rokem

    Welcome back. Good job 👏

  • @dascooter8287
    @dascooter8287 Před rokem +1

    Great stuff man. So glad you’re back. 🎉😁

  • @loosemoose29
    @loosemoose29 Před 4 měsíci

    Watched this video maybe 50 times. Can confirm that I was able to do this job in my parking spot at home. Took me about 7 days due to lack of tools. I would recommend getting the Porsche O-Ring Lube because the silicone did not work for me and the o-ring lube just popped right in. Thank you!

  • @johndiaz7240
    @johndiaz7240 Před rokem

    Always good to see you working, you are the Car Ninja.

  • @zaineridling
    @zaineridling Před rokem +8

    I have no idea how you don't open the hood, look at modern engines and just yell, "That's it, I quit!" 😅

  • @garypoulton7311
    @garypoulton7311 Před rokem +1

    Jeepers creepers, I am SO glad I don't have a modern German car... Feel for you working on this junk all day long.

  • @eppyz
    @eppyz Před rokem +1

    Nice to see another video, thought the Ninja went to rehab due to working on these cars!! haha. German cars are so fun to drive but such a PITA to work on. If the Germans could just make things easier to work on they would have the perfect cars. With everything going EV guess it won't matter down the road. Bummer.

  • @axelrivera6020
    @axelrivera6020 Před rokem +1

    Awesome as always

  • @peterarries7879
    @peterarries7879 Před rokem +5

    Welcome back, your content is very informative and i think it's safe to say your videos have been a big miss 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @alanprobsten2858
    @alanprobsten2858 Před rokem

    What a legend

  • @thingserik7269
    @thingserik7269 Před rokem +2

    "Don't cheap out on the parts it's not worth the labor" Yep, put a "good" alternator in my 9-5 only to do the same job 1 year later with the "better"(Bosch). This involves 2 jacks, one for the body, one for the engine.

  • @mule666
    @mule666 Před rokem +1

    I love my e39

  • @GregVT
    @GregVT Před rokem +3

    Wow...and I thought the thermostat on my 550i was a pain! 😯

  • @scottwagner8320
    @scottwagner8320 Před rokem

    With every video, you remind me of why I can’t afford any German car, though I’ve dreamed of owning a Porsche sports car.

  • @terrylessmann2274
    @terrylessmann2274 Před rokem +3

    The patience of Job. If I was doing that job, 10 min in I'd have the swear jar full.

  • @LilYeshua
    @LilYeshua Před rokem +1

    Yep, standard thermostat removal tool.

  • @basharalnasser
    @basharalnasser Před rokem +1

    I appreciate the idea of not cheaping out on parts, especially on a car like this. So I take it then that Zerex coolant is just as good as the OEM stuff or other German manufacturers like Liquimoly and the like?

  • @died4us590
    @died4us590 Před rokem +1

    Missed you, but i can see how you've been buisy, seems like the more emissions garbage covering the engine bay like octopus tentacles, hiding common failure parts that usually require maintenance, like the thermostat, belts, alternator, starter, and the many plastic components that become brittle and break due to the heat produced by the engine and exhaust, less people want to work on the stuff, which kinda gives a good shop like yours a llot more work. G-d bless y'all, looking forward to more video's.

  • @gflores7018
    @gflores7018 Před rokem

    Welcome back. I miss your videos
    Keep it coming

  • @AlanL007
    @AlanL007 Před rokem +1

    Enjoy your video, hopefully you are doing well.

  • @scottwagner8320
    @scottwagner8320 Před rokem +1

    “Something you can do at home.” Bwahaha! 😂😂😂

  • @joel9873
    @joel9873 Před rokem +2

    Did mine 2 years ago and it was a pain, but better than paying the dealer $2,300. I just got doing the louver motor last month.

    • @philb707
      @philb707 Před rokem +1

      $2300 is absolute madness

    • @scotten2112-yuh
      @scotten2112-yuh Před rokem +1

      @@philb707 So is losing a t-stat in a 6 year old car.

  • @scotten2112-yuh
    @scotten2112-yuh Před rokem

    Nothing says "German engineering" like a failed t-stat in 6 years. Thanks for the video, Jonny!

  • @michaelpickarts7683
    @michaelpickarts7683 Před 4 měsíci

    I still feel like
    "coolant pump" is a better description than
    "Water Pump"

  • @patwilkes4122
    @patwilkes4122 Před rokem

    Great to see you back . Look forward to further videos.

  • @naplespan
    @naplespan Před rokem +2

    Was that a little belt squeak towards the end?

  • @carcissistmoto6616
    @carcissistmoto6616 Před rokem

    Love the videos!

  • @kenbagnall4861
    @kenbagnall4861 Před rokem +1

    The Car Ninja saying “stubby” reminds me of a mechanic friend who had a trainee back in the 80s. He was working on a car and the trainee, let’s call him Tyler, was ‘assisting’. The mechanic asked for a stubby Phillips, Tyler pretended to look for the screwdriver, he was taking too long a time. The mechanic was getting impatient and started shouting “pass the stubby Phillips! Have you found it, it was right there!!??” Tyler was getting upset that he couldn’t find it, and at being shouted at. The mechanic didn’t know that Tyler didn’t know what a stubby Phillips was, Tyler was too proud/scared to fess up. (Mechanics DID THINGS to trainees in the 1980s) The whole scene ended with Tyler screaming “WHO THE F**K IS STUBBY PHILLIPS, I HAVEN’T SEEN HIM, WHO IS HE, DOES HE WORK HERE?” 😮😂😢

  • @repairist
    @repairist Před rokem

    Amazing 😮

  • @AnontheGOAT
    @AnontheGOAT Před rokem +1

    That Macan GTS has a massive coolant expansion tank lmao.