Mechanic Reacts to Horrible DIY Car Hacks

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We asked real mechanics to break down some of the best and worst DIY car hacks we could find on the internet and let us know if they're legitimate hacks or totally wack.
Huge thanks to our experts, Sandro and Junior, for sharing their knowledge and expertise with us!
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  • @AmanPatel-ye6im
    @AmanPatel-ye6im Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is like a teacher who changes your grade from F to A+ if you give him a legitimate reason. already fan of him

  • @arthurtkachuk7902

    @arthurtkachuk7902

    Жыл бұрын

    .

  • @lostwizardcat9910

    @lostwizardcat9910

    Жыл бұрын

    exactly the last 3 they both kinda agreed despite giving it different ratings

  • @marksaunderson3042

    @marksaunderson3042

    Жыл бұрын

    Is Sandro the Hispanic(?) chap guy with the neck tattoos? If so, he has another fan here in the U.K. he knows his stuff, and is funny at the same time. Smart and funny. The best combination.

  • @lostwizardcat9910

    @lostwizardcat9910

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksaunderson3042 yup thats him

  • @boojersey13

    @boojersey13

    Жыл бұрын

    Can I ask why his shirt tag says Miranda and not Sandro? I spent like five minutes thinking y'all meant someone else bc his shirt said Miranda haha

  • @lumare
    @lumare Жыл бұрын

    Sandro's cheeky little "that's how you get gas from your neighbors" killed me :D love that guy

  • @bradleybatt1401

    @bradleybatt1401

    Жыл бұрын

    I too was amused lol

  • @lolmasterplays655

    @lolmasterplays655

    Жыл бұрын

    same, that joke made me lose it

  • @larsfinlay7325

    @larsfinlay7325

    Жыл бұрын

    no more gasoline mouth for this guy

  • @DJAizakku

    @DJAizakku

    Жыл бұрын

    You can definitely tell he's done it before. Lmao

  • @sawyerpillen2930

    @sawyerpillen2930

    Жыл бұрын

    8:00

  • @1959Edsel
    @1959Edsel Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is a man of many talents. He's a mechanic and a comedian, and judging from his canine teeth, a vampire.

  • @HYPERxSONICxFANx2012

    @HYPERxSONICxFANx2012

    10 ай бұрын

    ah. i see someone else noticed the fangs. i'm a little jealous of him. it's always been my dream to have fangs

  • @AnhDonoi

    @AnhDonoi

    10 ай бұрын

    With the rest of his teeth being that straight, I have to assume those are implants

  • @HYPERxSONICxFANx2012

    @HYPERxSONICxFANx2012

    10 ай бұрын

    @@AnhDonoi i want to get fangs done. not sure if i should get implants or veneers. i want 2 uppers and 2 lowers for now

  • @tikimillie

    @tikimillie

    10 ай бұрын

    I love when people have littol fangs

  • @tikimillie

    @tikimillie

    10 ай бұрын

    @@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012saaaaaame

  • @laurahelms7929
    @laurahelms79299 ай бұрын

    Sandro talking about ruining your pedicure while pulling an oil plug just shows that he's such an amazing mechanic that he is out here changing oil with his feet, incredible!

  • @A6Legit

    @A6Legit

    4 ай бұрын

    Not enough people caught that 😂

  • @swoosho3121
    @swoosho3121 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see Sandro being a regular now, he's such a funny guy with a good vibe

  • @justinowen2621

    @justinowen2621

    Жыл бұрын

    He should just join Donut. He fits in so well haha

  • @hitmanslayer3003

    @hitmanslayer3003

    Жыл бұрын

    He is really great and needs to be permanent.

  • @MyDogsRipit

    @MyDogsRipit

    Жыл бұрын

    Your a funny guy with a good vibe

  • @aphexGIBA

    @aphexGIBA

    Жыл бұрын

    His face when the vídeo appears 😂

  • @viceversa4620

    @viceversa4620

    Жыл бұрын

    Facts!

  • @AyasiTV
    @AyasiTV Жыл бұрын

    lmao when he said "and thats how you steal gas from your neighbour" i died the fact that the the more you know card popped up made it 100x better hahaha

  • @Hydrangea_Babe

    @Hydrangea_Babe

    Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is the maaaan! Whenever he's like "aah I mean, I've done this" *looks sheepish*

  • @Los3rGam3s

    @Los3rGam3s

    Жыл бұрын

    He says “I’ve done this” way too much 😂

  • @exoterric

    @exoterric

    Жыл бұрын

    Yuuuup, killed me too

  • @exoterric

    @exoterric

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Los3rGam3s dude he does! We need an end of season clip show of Sandro being the Man

  • @GoldenAura32

    @GoldenAura32

    Жыл бұрын

    I was eating, bad idea.

  • @wreilly09
    @wreilly09 Жыл бұрын

    With the tire regrooving, you can see that they filled the newish tire's tread with something and are simply scraping it out.

  • @LobbyDaLobster

    @LobbyDaLobster

    11 ай бұрын

    It's like nothing 5 minute crafts does is real!😜

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes, but you can do that with the tyre repair stuff and get extra height. But yes, not bald

  • @InsideOutAnus

    @InsideOutAnus

    9 ай бұрын

    @@LobbyDaLobster 5 minute crafts is hot garbage and straight up dangerous.

  • @neruneri

    @neruneri

    7 ай бұрын

    @@LobbyDaLobster yeah that's why I think it's a waste of time to feature them at all, since the logo alone is enough to dispel doubt on whether it's real or not

  • @edherdman9973

    @edherdman9973

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah, where he peels it away at 15:16 and there's a sharp corner on the right. Absolutely bogus. Five minute craps strikes again.

  • @t3tsuyaguy1
    @t3tsuyaguy110 ай бұрын

    I really like that you didn't just compile the stupidest things on the internet to flex on. The mixture of good ideas and bad ideas, the fact that some of the ideas are _almost_ good, all adds to your credibility and makes that the whole video more interesting.

  • @GerinHarada
    @GerinHarada Жыл бұрын

    I just love the humbleness in Sandro's eyes... Yet he is very cool. I just automatically feel compelled to respect every word this man says.

  • @mymomsbasement69

    @mymomsbasement69

    Жыл бұрын

    That's weird

  • @putnamehereholdmadoodle

    @putnamehereholdmadoodle

    Жыл бұрын

    Wich guy is he

  • @GerinHarada

    @GerinHarada

    Жыл бұрын

    @@putnamehereholdmadoodle The one in the thumbnail.. He is wearing a hat and is one of the mechanics.

  • @putnamehereholdmadoodle

    @putnamehereholdmadoodle

    Жыл бұрын

    @GerinHarada seems like there all really chilled out mechanics. This is a great channel. This is what youtube should be

  • @marcr1333

    @marcr1333

    Жыл бұрын

    He was scared of saying “then you do it”. Because he knows his dad would pull the belt out 😂 he knows, no talking back to parents 😂

  • @personwhohasayoutubechannel3
    @personwhohasayoutubechannel311 ай бұрын

    I love how everyone is talking about mechanic stuff and Sandro is still thinking about theft lmfao

  • @edherdman9973

    @edherdman9973

    6 ай бұрын

    And the Venturi effect!

  • @m4a1_delta66

    @m4a1_delta66

    4 ай бұрын

    @@edherdman9973”The More You Know 🌈 “😂

  • @jacobsmith1997
    @jacobsmith1997 Жыл бұрын

    For the oil one it would work great in desert places, I worked in a tire shop in phoenix and we had to do hot changes. One of the guys at the shop had a 3rd degree burn going from his hand all down his arm from doing them.

  • @onlineidssuck

    @onlineidssuck

    11 ай бұрын

    Okay this actually makes sense. I was like is dude really that afraid of dirty fingers working on that dusty ass car

  • @samsound8510

    @samsound8510

    10 ай бұрын

    It also may have been intended to prevent dropping the plug in the oil drain pan.

  • @thorodinson3597

    @thorodinson3597

    6 ай бұрын

    I know shops that won't let the mechanics, who started after 2012, touch/handle used oil without nitrite gloves. Insurance says it's been a proven cancer causing carcinogen since then, so it would open them up for future healthcare lawsuits.

  • @jasonpatterson8091
    @jasonpatterson8091 Жыл бұрын

    The head/door opener thing works because the amount and shape of water in your head is roughly the right amount to act as an amplifier for the radio signal from the key fob. You can do the exact same thing with a gallon jug of water (or watery solution like milk, washer fluid, detergent, etc). Your head is essentially acting as an antenna for the signal.

  • @Bremend

    @Bremend

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I was going to type

  • @rogerwilco2

    @rogerwilco2

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed. In my experience the forehead works best.

  • @redrob6026

    @redrob6026

    Жыл бұрын

    It's crazy how good it works, the only downside being brain damage.

  • @brinkipinki

    @brinkipinki

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@redrob6026 it doesnt give you brain damage lmao

  • @apolloandwarrior_3229

    @apolloandwarrior_3229

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@redrob6026 Bro if that gave you brain damage, you'd be a vegetable just from listening to the radio

  • @brockly6434
    @brockly6434 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is that cool af uncle you’re always happy to kick it with and he’s always got the best stories and advice. Just has that good vibe

  • @gunblazingmutant
    @gunblazingmutant5 ай бұрын

    I feel like people who do the wrench on wrench crime have never thought of getting a long hollow pole and sticking it over the wrench for leverage. It's a whole lot safer and you can get way more leverage because you can make the wrench essentially longer just by sliding it over the wrench. I've used this method quite a few times because I like to keep my fingers and finger nails and not get blood blisters for when the wrenches slip off each other.

  • @RJ23466
    @RJ23466 Жыл бұрын

    I think the reason for the zip tie on the cap for the oil pan was to help stop accidentally dropping it in the pan

  • @amandawhite1329

    @amandawhite1329

    11 ай бұрын

    I was coming to say this.

  • @sjurgabriel

    @sjurgabriel

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, if it wasn´t for the fact he is actually tightening the thing (turning clockwise).

  • @ExperiMentalDon

    @ExperiMentalDon

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@sjurgabrielI'm pretty sure the video just got flipped when he posted it.

  • @bigtundra5264

    @bigtundra5264

    8 ай бұрын

    the hack is good for hot oil, as it should be when doing a change.

  • @criticaltemperature3343

    @criticaltemperature3343

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@sjurgabrielI am here to say the same thing. Looks to me like it was being tightened.

  • @whostolemyoxyy
    @whostolemyoxyy Жыл бұрын

    The love for Sandro is wild. Dude is awesome.

  • @beeeennnnnnn
    @beeeennnnnnn Жыл бұрын

    making this channel was a great decision guys!

  • @exoterric

    @exoterric

    Жыл бұрын

    Aaaaaagreed

  • @spamuel98
    @spamuel98 Жыл бұрын

    13:00 Kyle Hill actually made a video on that specific topic; it actually works because the wavelength of the radio waves used in those keyfobs for your car are a similar ratio to the size of a human head, so providing a slight barrier that lines up with the wavelength amplifies the signal. Or something, it's been a while since I saw that one.

  • @subtext9881

    @subtext9881

    10 ай бұрын

    What you are observing is a true quantum effect. In short, the radiation emitted by the key causes the atoms in your brain (mostly the water) to oscillate. The net effect is range amplification. To describe this particular phenomenon it is useful to think of the matter in you head in terms of a waveform, not as as a particle. It works with a bottle or jug of water too.

  • @auxc.6805

    @auxc.6805

    9 ай бұрын

    You should not put this on your head unless you want to get cancer from it.

  • @BtheLee11
    @BtheLee11 Жыл бұрын

    sandro is easily one of my favorite people on this. He seems like a pretty chill dude

  • @saewoody6366
    @saewoody6366 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve used the double wrench, but never seen the triple! It’s like I always say: you can always get the job done with the right tool; but you can also always get the job done with enough of the wrong tools!

  • @harrisonbrand8985

    @harrisonbrand8985

    Жыл бұрын

    when i did some small landscaping/construction we’d always just use a metal pipe over the wrench for leverage, that way you don’t need to use a thick breaker bar in a tight space but you also don’t have to make a chain of tappet wrenches

  • @saewoody6366

    @saewoody6366

    Жыл бұрын

    @@harrisonbrand8985 I’ve done that one too. I even made a pipe that is partially flattened at one end so that the head of the wrench can fit into it.

  • @dougaltolan3017

    @dougaltolan3017

    Жыл бұрын

    Gotta use the right wrong tools though. In this case the wrong wrong tools will bend.

  • @emgriffiths1861

    @emgriffiths1861

    11 ай бұрын

    @@dougaltolan3017 The right ones are those with a warranty

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@emgriffiths1861borrowed*

  • @mattavenson7542
    @mattavenson7542 Жыл бұрын

    12:30 Reminds me of a funny time where a friend of mine wanted to use his remote start to warm his car up but he was too far away to get it to work. We both happened to be sousaphone players (Tuba that wraps around you), so he looked up at the bell on his, touched the fob to the brass and started his car from a literal football field away.

  • @infernaldaedra

    @infernaldaedra

    Жыл бұрын

    That's kinda awesome sending the fob signal through the tuba 😂

  • @AllStarrKo

    @AllStarrKo

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats so sick

  • @auxc.6805

    @auxc.6805

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah if you do that hack with your actual head your more likely to get cancer.

  • @bonkman6463

    @bonkman6463

    9 ай бұрын

    @@auxc.6805 pretty sure thats impossible

  • @St.Maliki

    @St.Maliki

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@auxc.6805 just as likely to get cancer from your cell phone...0% chance

  • @masxn3072
    @masxn3072 Жыл бұрын

    The one for the oil pan bolt, i feel like it kinda works to also make sure you don’t drop the bolt in the oil🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @ericswanigan4635

    @ericswanigan4635

    11 ай бұрын

    My thought exactly

  • @BoomarangComet

    @BoomarangComet

    10 ай бұрын

    If you do your own oil, then yeah maybe. If you are in the shop setting, then it's just a waste of literal time

  • @steeljawX
    @steeljawX9 ай бұрын

    Another option for the bucket separation trick is to use water. Water doesn't compress, but it'll also find it's way into places. If you can blow air down into a stuck bucket, you can blast water down into the same place. So if you don't have an air compressor at home or lying around, you can crimp the end of a hose or use a hose nozzle and spray it at the seam where the two buckets are stuck together and you'll end up blasting enough water in there that it'll fill up, you'll be blasting more water in than it'll be able to push out on top of an empty vessel, like a bucket, will float on water if it's not compromised. So the water will try to find the easiest way out, which is not where it's coming in; oh hey, while it can't compress, it can shove this bucket that's limiting its space out of the way and make it float. But my point is that using water from a hose is essentially the same thing for those who don't have an air compressor and it's doing it with a "thicker" fluid than air. The key is that more fluid is being shoved into the space between the buckets through the tiny gaps that are there with more pressure and speed than the fluid is able to initially flow out of the same space.

  • @boneless8473
    @boneless8473 Жыл бұрын

    The thing with the cat guard setup is that it doesnt have to make it impossible to get, it just has to make it less appealing than finding another car

  • @ledocteur7701

    @ledocteur7701

    Жыл бұрын

    you don't need to run faster than a tiger, you just need to run faster than whoever was with you.

  • @sabin97

    @sabin97

    Жыл бұрын

    i do that in competitive multiplayer games. i call it the porcupine strategy. make it so that targeting you is more work than targeting others for the same reward. nothing discourages people more than making things tedious.

  • @kyab2815

    @kyab2815

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with basically all locks. There is no lock you can't break or pick given the right tool and no one to report you within 20 minutes. It's just to make it more tedious than an unlocked or lesser lock or hopefully loud enough to break that someone will report it.

  • @zilesis1

    @zilesis1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kyab2815 considering all the videos on the Lockpicking Lawyer's channel i think most locks actually fail that mission pretty spectacularly

  • @kyab2815

    @kyab2815

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zilesis1 lock picking lawyer is a pro. Single pin picking isn't exactly a common skill especially at his level and that's one reason he usually specifies whether something is a low skill attack or not. There's a lot of things he can do because he has specially made tools but even then yeah a lot of locks sucks. They do often work to a degree though because often with home break ins it's not even the lock that's the failure point. They kick the door in or break a window not pick the lock because it's just easier for most people.

  • @grandmaster1004
    @grandmaster1004 Жыл бұрын

    I love Sandro, but it's great when there are more people reacting. Either way, these are quickly becoming my favorite vids on KZread!

  • @mitchellrenzdemontime1517

    @mitchellrenzdemontime1517

    Жыл бұрын

    Came to say this, where the Hispanic uncle and the sssniperwolf mechanic 😂

  • @mycosys

    @mycosys

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely missed Angelina, shes got a great vibe

  • @IstvanThree
    @IstvanThree10 ай бұрын

    I remember in my apprenticeship in metal works, the very first thing our instructor told us 16 year olds was: DO NOT PUT THE COMPRESSED AIR PISTOL IN SOMEONES BUTT! Horrible accidents happened! First lesson 😄

  • @derekeastman7771

    @derekeastman7771

    3 ай бұрын

    Why would you even put that idea out there in a room of 16 year olds….

  • @rodeorust
    @rodeorust9 ай бұрын

    "And that's how you steal gas from your neighbor!" - Sandro 😂

  • @bojow8102
    @bojow8102 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro has got to have a fan club at this point 😆 Please keep adding to this channel, love the content 👍👍

  • @SonnyChanhvongsak
    @SonnyChanhvongsak Жыл бұрын

    The joy on Sandro's face once he learned the bucket hack

  • @Pvkasz
    @Pvkasz5 ай бұрын

    13:30 I love how this is the third time I've heard Sandro reference Magneto in these channel. Ofc a mechanic's favorite superhero is the one with metal manipulation powers 😂😂😂

  • @mr.hanger
    @mr.hanger Жыл бұрын

    Just discovered this channel a couple days ago. I've got to admit, I'm HOOKED! Totally subbed. Been turning wrenches for nearly 30 years and have never seen another channel like this.

  • @b18crx4
    @b18crx4 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is all of us. Guy is just awesome lol. An episode of sketchy and alleged things he's done I guarantee would be incredible hahahaha

  • @x.Thao.x
    @x.Thao.x Жыл бұрын

    For the hack at 6:54 I can see how it would be useful on very hot oil. I've worked at a shop where there was a "Fastlane" option where the customer would drive the car in and sometimes even then just wait in the lobby while we service the car, so we would put it straight on the hoist and drain it so the oil would sometimes be very hot so in that case it could be useful.

  • @MrBirdnose

    @MrBirdnose

    10 ай бұрын

    I usually just use a socket extension on a socket, keeps my fingers out of the way.

  • @oldkingcrow777
    @oldkingcrow77711 ай бұрын

    3:21 classic father and i love 😂😂 "Cant separate a f*cking plastic bucket?.... no balls"

  • @barnucles
    @barnucles Жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy to finally see someone acknowledge the key fob on your head thing. I’ve been doing that for over 10 years and people always thought I was crazy.

  • @subzerobeatsscorpion

    @subzerobeatsscorpion

    Жыл бұрын

    I do it all the time with remote start when walking to my car so my ac has a little more time to cool here in the Texas heat

  • @jaimeromero7291

    @jaimeromero7291

    Жыл бұрын

    My wife thought I was crazy until she actually tried it. Now its second nature to her at times lmao

  • @ryanmalin

    @ryanmalin

    Жыл бұрын

    i put the fob on the bottom of my chin

  • @michaelmay5453

    @michaelmay5453

    Жыл бұрын

    If it's still too far away you can take off your shoes to properly ground yourself and if it still doesn't work just put one shoe on your head.

  • @dyent

    @dyent

    Жыл бұрын

    It was on Top Gear back in the day. Just imagine Clarkson doing it in a parking lot and going "ITS MAGIC"

  • @Dodi-jf2jj
    @Dodi-jf2jj Жыл бұрын

    8:02 Thanks Sandro I knew i could count on your Business Tips in a time like this!

  • @GingerPlease
    @GingerPlease Жыл бұрын

    Glad I just found this channel. What a fun and informative video! Love the mechanics here

  • @grayjc
    @grayjc Жыл бұрын

    At 7:52 the idea of the air hose nozzle and Black syphon hose is to create a vacuum from with air pressure. With the nozzle inserted into the hose at the opposing angle a vacuum will be created which will pull gas from the upper tank. The air hose should be turned off well before the gas enters the lower tank.

  • @Xphinity
    @Xphinity Жыл бұрын

    You guys should make an episode every once in a while where you collect some of these and test em!

  • @adamk8376

    @adamk8376

    Жыл бұрын

    They have done a few on the other channel

  • @mtsxnwo8748

    @mtsxnwo8748

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s a good idea

  • @mtsxnwo8748

    @mtsxnwo8748

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s a good idea

  • @Demo12345
    @Demo12345 Жыл бұрын

    At 9:48 where they show the guy using three wrenches, there's a safer method that's been around for a long time. Get a chunk of steel pipe that can fit over the head of the wrench and use that to extend the handle. It's often nicknamed a cheater pipe because you're getting more leverage and as-such you're able to get a LOT of torque that you wouldn't have otherwise. I also say this because you could see in the clip that the middle wrench was flexing and I would be afraid of it snapping.

  • @geofjones9

    @geofjones9

    Жыл бұрын

    The pipe over the wrench is known as a Polish torque wrench!

  • @SaintBuick

    @SaintBuick

    Жыл бұрын

    Depending on the size of wrench that could be a very large pipe.

  • @podstepmistrzem8200

    @podstepmistrzem8200

    Жыл бұрын

    They also make leverage bars for wrenches that are flat and have two big teeth on the end that hold the wrench in. I use one all the time to break tie rod nuts.

  • @BookGolem
    @BookGolem Жыл бұрын

    The first time I changed oil I dropped the drain plug in the in the bucket and had to fish it out. The zip tie might be handy for some one who can't keep a grip on it.

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    9 ай бұрын

    Have to remember there's a weight of oil trying to push it out

  • @arkinazimet4123
    @arkinazimet4123 Жыл бұрын

    13:40 key fob hack , i used to do it on my neck . when i was on 25th floor, to make sure i locked the car , and it never worked, but did all the time when touched on my neck ! i heard that the water content in your body !

  • @Cellomaster1234
    @Cellomaster1234 Жыл бұрын

    Last time I was this early Science Garage was still being made

  • @sloreo8278
    @sloreo8278 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro shouting out the venturi effect, like carburetors rely on. Dude knows his stuff!

  • @ryanhiggins3911
    @ryanhiggins3911 Жыл бұрын

    When Justin asked if someone would be strong enough to pull the rope and start the car just made me imagine him pulling on the rope and ripping the car in half. "And that's how you take gas from your neighbor" That killed me.

  • @simonmiller4306
    @simonmiller4306 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure the zip tie on the drain plug isn’t for keeping your hands clean. It’s for keeping the drain plug from falling into the oil catch pan if it slips out.

  • @munawerhayat-naqvi7409

    @munawerhayat-naqvi7409

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thought, kinda a good hack if you think about it.

  • @SuperRat420

    @SuperRat420

    Жыл бұрын

    @@munawerhayat-naqvi7409 weird, my hack is I just use my hands

  • @nolanbroderick1234

    @nolanbroderick1234

    Жыл бұрын

    Did oil changes 9hrs a day for seven months, i only see it being useful for when the plug is scorching hot, or for what Simon says

  • @Berm_Blaster

    @Berm_Blaster

    Жыл бұрын

    Was the drain plug in the clip reverse thread? He was turning it clockwise

  • @SuperRat420

    @SuperRat420

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nolanbroderick1234 you gonna zip tie every plug or stick a single brillo pad in the drain thing?

  • @filipstojanovski1675
    @filipstojanovski1675 Жыл бұрын

    The remote unlocking thing is true. Jeremy Clarkson did it way back when on TopGear and at first I didn't believe him and then I tried it on my own car from over 100 meters away in pitch black abandoned airstrip at a festival and then i saw the blinkers light up, they previously werent and i wasnt moving at all.

  • @Boyso5407

    @Boyso5407

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya I’ve don’t this so many times. If you forget to lock the car and you go inside the house just put the FOB to your chin and it gives you more distance.

  • @brandonberner5467

    @brandonberner5467

    Жыл бұрын

    When I first heard about it the reason given was the water/fluid in your chest cavity and skull act as a magnifier for the waves

  • @mrgurulittle7000

    @mrgurulittle7000

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep. It’s a Top Gear hack.

  • @takore2

    @takore2

    Жыл бұрын

    If I remember correctly it's the water in your head and you can get the same result putting the remote against a jug of water.

  • @TheSonicsean

    @TheSonicsean

    Жыл бұрын

    I do this every time I need to find my car.

  • @wormspeaker
    @wormspeaker Жыл бұрын

    The catalytic converter protection is probably way more effective than you would think. The average criminal isn't interested in doing things the hard way. If they look under there and see that, they're likely to get spooked and move on to the next vehicle. They aren't going to spend the time to try to figure out how to get it off. They're just going to go look for an easier mark. They also don't have a garage lift, they're getting under the car with a jack often in the dead of night. They don't have much room to work down there and especially if it's dark they can't see well enough to figure it out, so it may not be as easy to cut off as you'd think. That even assumes that they brought the right tool to do the job. Someone might still steal that guy's catalytic converter, but he'll be the last one on his block since the thieves will pick literally any other car first.

  • @TimeSplitter1701

    @TimeSplitter1701

    4 ай бұрын

    Yep, came looking for this comment before I said it myself. Most criminals will take the path of least resistance and go for the easy targets. Once they encounter resistance, they typically run off to the next victim.

  • @bulletkin5542
    @bulletkin5542Ай бұрын

    I was a radio operator when I was in the military. My understanding is that key fobs also use radio waves to send the signal to lock/unlock the doors. I can't think of any reason why holding a fob to your head magically makes it work better. My best guess would be something to do with helping direct the waves in a specific direction. That or making them bounce off of stuff (hilariously, you can bounce radio waves off a building to get in contact with someone).

  • @LordHonsou
    @LordHonsou Жыл бұрын

    "And thats how you siphon gas from your neighbor." -Sandro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @HepauDK
    @HepauDK Жыл бұрын

    My dad was a truck driver for most of his adult life (he hauled cargo across most of Europe). When I was a kid, I would go with him for a week every summer holiday. I remember one time we were at the company's garage, and someone was re-grooving a tire. That destinct smell of molten rubber is something I will never forget. I'm reminded about it whenever someone is doing a burn-out. :)

  • @FishingwithFro
    @FishingwithFro Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is awesome. Need to have him on more!

  • @danbuter
    @danbuter6 күн бұрын

    Any scrap dealer or junkyard who buys catalytic converters by themselves should get investigated and probably arrested.

  • @Stealth86651
    @Stealth86651 Жыл бұрын

    Keep bringing Sandro back, dude's really entertaining. I wouldn't mind seeing him mixed into other videos/content as well. Just seems to have a strong, nice personality for the camera.

  • @NaterAnderson
    @NaterAnderson Жыл бұрын

    That tire was 100% suspect. Pause it 15:23 and you can see the rubber peeling off of the original grooves lol

  • @beaverman285

    @beaverman285

    Жыл бұрын

    You can also see the small details that the tool would not have been able to make.

  • @Tetraden-a

    @Tetraden-a

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I was looking for that comment. ;-) /sign

  • @letsgobrandontrump2024
    @letsgobrandontrump2024 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is why I keep coming back

  • @flamewave000
    @flamewave000 Жыл бұрын

    10:40 We used to have a pipe in our home garage that was specifically for extra leverage on the wrecker bar, or the wrench (if it could fit). Here in the Great White North, every bolt has to be broken loose, unless it just rolled off the lot.

  • @michaelhawkins7835

    @michaelhawkins7835

    10 ай бұрын

    I remember times we used a 4ft breaker bar with a 6ft pipe over it and me standing on it bouncing to lossen a nut we heated up with a torch. Gotta love living in the rust belt working on old farm equipment.

  • @exoterric
    @exoterric Жыл бұрын

    Daaaaang my man broke out the Venturi effect. Knowledge is power and dude knows some things! Loving this channel. Thanks for working hard y'all.

  • @turdfurgusson6373
    @turdfurgusson6373 Жыл бұрын

    Been a mechanic for over 30 years. I have to say I love these videos and the techs/mechanics you get for your videos. Thumbs up

  • @Katanotkate
    @Katanotkate5 ай бұрын

    The reason why car keys get more magical distance when you press them against your head is because human body is a very water dense, so you create mini dielectric resonator in your head. Water reacts in special way when we pass electromagnetic waves that can be helpful to make your signal travel further. Its usually done with head because head has least obstructions while your body is much thicker and can be obstructed by other objects, but logic is same since you have water everywhere.

  • @mzdrea9468
    @mzdrea946810 ай бұрын

    I know nothing about cars, period. I have been binge watching these videos. These men are so happy and down earth that I can stop watching. I’m learning a few things too. 😂

  • @declanfinlay6582
    @declanfinlay6582 Жыл бұрын

    That key fob to your head thing is legit. It's because of the water content in your head, it helps to amplify the radio waves. Same trick works with a water bottle instead of your head too!

  • @bjornSE

    @bjornSE

    9 ай бұрын

    Water doesn't amplify radio signals it absorbs them! That's how your microwave heats your food. If water would amplify radio signals it would be energy from nothing and the oceans would be boiling. This "hack" is complete nonsense.

  • @squidikka
    @squidikka Жыл бұрын

    "You gonna fuck up your pedicure." Sandro a straight up G, lmao.

  • @jonlidell9465
    @jonlidell9465 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly I've done the comrpessed air hack and the leverage hack, though we used a pipe over the wrench for more leverage.

  • @KimboKG14
    @KimboKG1410 ай бұрын

    2:45 if you don't have compressed air, jam a long screw driver between the two buckets. once it has reached the bottom, it'll come loose.

  • @bassikproform2391
    @bassikproform2391 Жыл бұрын

    8:46 I think I could even look past the fact that Sandro is a real live vampire just because he probably turns any situation into a good time🤘🏼

  • @isitafox
    @isitafox Жыл бұрын

    Sandro is the boy, I bet he could tell some stories! 😂

  • @jo-vf8jx

    @jo-vf8jx

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes! Story time would be a great addition to this channel!

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary Жыл бұрын

    That “wrench on wrench crime” could kill you when one of those wrenches slips or breaks with all that torque on it.

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    9 ай бұрын

    Fixing vehicles is fraught with dangers sometimes. Still probably not the most dangerous job that day.

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr714210 ай бұрын

    For the last one, I never knew tires had wires in them, until the guy screwed up my tire realignment. Within two days, I had burned through the rubber on those tires, and when I went to check them, I got pricked by a piece of wire.

  • @ChannelPineappleSon
    @ChannelPineappleSon Жыл бұрын

    Lots of love for Sandro, but I genuinely love all of the mechanics from the series!

  • @gingrbred007
    @gingrbred007 Жыл бұрын

    the compressed air on the buckets trick also works for rubber handle bar grips! save yourself a ton of hassle

  • @winstongang2115
    @winstongang2115 Жыл бұрын

    I just found ur channel and am loving it. Thanks guys!

  • @glasshalfempty1984
    @glasshalfempty198411 ай бұрын

    8:20 guys that's not a siphon. That's a vacuum generator. When the compressed air blows through the very end of that hose it ends up pulling from the other end. That's actually creating a pump.

  • @ItsJustADick
    @ItsJustADick Жыл бұрын

    The three wrench thing is scary. I use a piece of pipe, usually a car jack handle 👍🏼

  • @jccharvet01

    @jccharvet01

    Жыл бұрын

    Same. Not sure why they didn’t mention that method. It’s tried and true.

  • @UncLester

    @UncLester

    Жыл бұрын

    Pipe works great. I have a random pipe in the trunk of my car just in case. I tried using the tools that come with a new car and honestly I couldn't apply enough force to break the lug nuts. I didn't really want to jump on it. I figured if I ever had a flat tire I wouldn't be able to take it off to put on a spare without the extra leverage. PSA: Check your spare tire pressure every once and a while. It won't do any good if it is flat.

  • @creedns

    @creedns

    Жыл бұрын

    That was a good inch and a half or 2" bolt head, not a lot of people have a chunk of 2" or more id pipe laying around lol

  • @MarylandFarmer.

    @MarylandFarmer.

    Жыл бұрын

    I put a 6 foot bar on a 1-1/2" wrench once and it still took two of us bouncing to break it loose but I'll only double up good quality wrenches. Cheapos WILL snap. Also if they start bending that much throw a coat or large cloth over them incase they fly. Better to be just bruised than blind.

  • @edwardtuck7606

    @edwardtuck7606

    Жыл бұрын

    Pipes don't fit big wrenches.. I have a 4 ft pipe that fits the end of my pipe wrench and up to like a 17mm wrench... I'm not trying to carry a 4 ft 3 inch pipe around with me too... it's to sloppy for the smaller tools and it's something I would next to never use.. I would have just put the wrench on the bolt and beat the wrench with a hammer or used heat.

  • @smackdaddy7
    @smackdaddy7 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro needs to be a part of every video

  • @jaakkopontinen
    @jaakkopontinen Жыл бұрын

    That ziptie on the oil drain plug: It's to make sure you don't drop the plug as it detaches as you're propably pushing on it to stop oil from pouring out before all the threads are cleared. I've dropped the plug a bunch of times. Can't imagine it being to just spare a few drops of oil on your hand.

  • @tristennichols1865

    @tristennichols1865

    Жыл бұрын

    Could also be good for an in and out oil change shop, give your hand a little distance from the oil while it's still hot.

  • @jaakkopontinen

    @jaakkopontinen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tristennichols1865 That does sound like a real thing as well!

  • @darrengray1849
    @darrengray184910 ай бұрын

    As a company driver, I pull down around $1,500 a week, running about 2,000 miles, get weekends, don’t have to worry about insurance, maintenance, permits, payments, or headaches. Spent 4 days with a seized hub in Mississippi earlier this year. Got breakdown pay for 4 days. Wasn’t what I would have made if I was running, but it definitely made sitting for 4 days a lot easier.

  • @jump312
    @jump3122 ай бұрын

    Yeah so hes 100% correct, the shape of your cranium allows the signal to bounce off the rear of your head and be sent out the front, allowing for extra radio waves pushed out... also, the remote, is higher.

  • @mopedman8220
    @mopedman8220 Жыл бұрын

    Same trick works for old stuck handlebar grips 02:53

  • @dhag72
    @dhag72 Жыл бұрын

    I always hit the link button when Sandro's there! Dude is awesome. Everyone needs a Sandro in their shop 😂

  • @shonuffisthemaster
    @shonuffisthemaster2 ай бұрын

    semi truck tire retreading is NOT cutting new treads into worn out tires, its either rolling a new layer of raw rubber on top of the worn out carcass after buffing it down and then molding / curing that into new tread on the carcass, or sometimes they have a strip of new tread that they glue onto the carcass. it is never cutting groves in a worn out tire. the main controversy with this is the tread sometimes will separate from the carcass if not done properly, and this is why its legal to run retreads on a steer axle. tire grooving is a thing, but its typically done (legitimately) to modify new tires for better flex offroad, and sometimes like in the case of monster trucks, before they started making lightweight tires for them, they would cut off all the tread on a new ag tire and then groove new tread into the carcass to save weight. the air bucket hack sometimes works, but a more reliable method is to put the short end of a flat bar in the gap between the two bucket rims and turn the whole bar, thus leveraging the buckets apart. for the wrench on wrench hack, i got tired of doing this so i bought a cheap set of deep impact sockets, cut a short section off the end, and welded them to long bars. now i have a set of extra long 6 point box end wrenches and a set of medium long sockets. btw, don't attempt this unless you have a good metal cutting bandsaw.

  • @Therealkrsone
    @Therealkrsone11 ай бұрын

    I believe everything Sandro says because he looks like a mechanic/technician, not even sure what a mechanic/technician is supposed looks like, but if you gave me a room full of people and Sandro was a one of them, I’d pick Sandro.

  • @sk8r500045
    @sk8r500045 Жыл бұрын

    Truly appreciate Jobes genuine knowledge and understanding of each video👌🏼 as a technician it's appreciated

  • @GrahamCrannell
    @GrahamCrannell Жыл бұрын

    12:33 - the "car-remote on your head" thing is 100% real. It works because your head is mostly made of water, and water can amplify the specific RF signals from key fobs. Here's a video from Kyle Hill kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKZ9yJKJcdXApZc.html It's super easy to test for yourself. Next time you park, walk away from your car and keep clicking the lock button until it stops responding; then put your key fob against your neck/head and try locking it again. Nine times out of ten, it'll work.

  • @clion520

    @clion520

    Жыл бұрын

    Also I think you can use some water bottles

  • @GrahamCrannell

    @GrahamCrannell

    Жыл бұрын

    @@clion520 - yep, that should work too 👍 the main operating principle is the water and its amplification properties

  • @Brodrich
    @Brodrich Жыл бұрын

    13:50 it is also worth remembering that before firestone started selling inflatable tires like we have today most if not all tires were solid rubber. I can't remember if they had proper tread on old tires like that or if they had not figured that out yet but this could have been a legitimate thing because the rubber was thicker and sat directly on the rim.

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    9 ай бұрын

    They've added extra rubber here. They had groves from what i remember but not the run out lanes. Solid rubber isn't unheard of, military use, some motor scooters and things. I say that but they might still have steel cable in them depending. Tank tracks have solid rubber to protect metaled roads. The inflatable tyre is an air suspension system more than anything, takes a lot of vibration out as well as being a bit like a spoked wheel. Relatively light too for efficiency compared to a pure steel and rubber wheel.

  • @alexbourg4165
    @alexbourg41659 ай бұрын

    Fun Fact: The car FOB hack uses your skeleton as an antenna to amplify the signal so it can travel farther in a process called bone conduction. Press the FOB up to your skull on other large bones for best results.

  • @MikeSmith-ch7jv
    @MikeSmith-ch7jv Жыл бұрын

    Being Generation X I have lived the birth of car security. 13 min into your video I have placed the car alarm fob to my chin to find my car from afar many times. This totally works! Sadly now I just check my phone to see where my car is. At least I can still use a paper map to find my way. great content fellas!

  • @phatwayne
    @phatwayne Жыл бұрын

    This is fast becoming my favourite Donut production :)

  • @bearrett50kal17
    @bearrett50kal17 Жыл бұрын

    I learned the key-fob-to-the-head trick when I worked at a used car dealership where half the fobs constantly had nearly dead batteries, made short work of finding where a car was parked without walking the entire lot to get in range.

  • @TheManLab7
    @TheManLab7 Жыл бұрын

    12:31 The reason why this works is your body acts like an antenna, so you can lock and unlock your car from a greater distance. When I get inside my house, I know my key hasn't got the range from me just holding it in my hand. So what I've always done is hold the key to my head, just to make sure it's locked.

  • @hackjobgarage9289
    @hackjobgarage9289 Жыл бұрын

    That guy using packing tape for a C.V. boot.... I love it! I have used a plastic sack and hose clamps before and it lasted surprisingly a long time! This was back when I was dirt poor!

  • @devonburkhalter9840
    @devonburkhalter9840 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro BLEW ME AWAY with the "Venturi Effect" knowledge. 😂

  • @thanehatcher2678

    @thanehatcher2678

    Жыл бұрын

    on god😂

  • @dave161141

    @dave161141

    Жыл бұрын

    ever seen a carburetor? basic school physics.

  • @DR-sv8ke

    @DR-sv8ke

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@dave161141 lol "you didn't know that, I knew that. I'm so smart".

  • @CRneu

    @CRneu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DR-sv8ke nah this is a reach. if you've ever worked on a carburetor you know what venturi is. It's pretty basic mechanic knowledge.

  • @DR-sv8ke

    @DR-sv8ke

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CRneu cool story, man.

  • @doctorwalex
    @doctorwalex Жыл бұрын

    Love this channel. Sandro and Angelina are well cool. In fact all the guest mechanics are cool.

  • @merlin_V2
    @merlin_V2 Жыл бұрын

    For roll starting a stickshift car you put it in 2ND GEAR. In the first gear the motor has a lot of counter tourqe. The higher the gear the easier it is to spin the motor using the tires.

  • @robertbogar1501

    @robertbogar1501

    4 ай бұрын

    yes, you'd have to use 3rd 4th even 5th, wheel was spinning pretty fast, clue

  • @nonamebrand1633
    @nonamebrand1633 Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate having Sandro on more often but Imma need Paul too. I love his friendly vibe

  • @salt-emoji
    @salt-emoji Жыл бұрын

    Love Sandro and junior, funny guys

  • @dan_kay
    @dan_kay5 ай бұрын

    European stick driver here: Push starting your car, put it in 2nd gear before you pop the clutch. In 1st gear, the car tends to jump and stall again.

  • @nemesiss2.013
    @nemesiss2.0135 ай бұрын

    "and that's how you take gas from your neighbor" got me good lmfao

  • @randysavelljr5324
    @randysavelljr5324 Жыл бұрын

    I'm back to the channel after a 4-5 month break...Sandro is such a great addition to the channel. Such a likeable and funny dude

  • @travisolander4749
    @travisolander4749 Жыл бұрын

    Sandro droppin knowledge bombs with fluid dynamics

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