Say it louder for those in the back, THIS IS WHY RIGHT TO REPAIR MATTERS.

@jetflash89

2 жыл бұрын

YEAH! its not just about smartphones and farm equipment everyone. ITS ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO FIX WHATS YOURS!!!

@bradsheridan8658

2 жыл бұрын

You and Rich and the crew are doing Gods work.

@toddclancy5237

2 жыл бұрын

PREACH STEVON ( keep building cool shit )

@JoseGonzalez-wt1do

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, We need to fight for this!

@Carlos_Jzx

2 жыл бұрын

Tag Louis!🤣

People are here for you not Tesla! .. I remember I heard someone tell you that a while back, guess they were right! Lol.

@ChunkyMonkaayyy

2 жыл бұрын

and for the plastic nipples?

@WarpedPerception

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChunkyMonkaayyy lmao! Don't forget about the nipples... I mostly deal with pipe nipples unfortunately

@OLDJACKSACADEMY

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Rich keeping Elon honest.

@nathanrspain

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder who said that??

@davidc9710

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy. Not exactly sustainable.

The extent uncle Rich had to walk on eggshells and make it clear he’s not bashing tesla multiple times, speaks volumes on how reactive and emotional Tesla fans can be.

@kens32052

Жыл бұрын

They probably only own Apple products too.

@yourhandlehere1

Жыл бұрын

Not bashing them...just telling you how EVERYTHING about the car and owning one is really fucked up and how bad the dealers suck...but not bashing...not bashing.

@daixer3156

Жыл бұрын

Don't think it's the fans he worried bout! More like the defamation of battery juice 🔋

@anonymouslyominous33

6 ай бұрын

No , the dummy tax is for buying a Tesla, not for getting the wrong insurance

@ExbotHero

5 ай бұрын

He is probably dodging bullets from Tesla and/or Elon Musk too, right?!

If they gave credit for the good battery cells when you had to replace the battery pack, the cost would be much less. They expect to replace the entire battery and keep the original battery, which does have value. There should be credit for it.

@craftsmantrucker6867

Жыл бұрын

Lol! 😂 Tesla and other EV manufacturers will not do that. They're NOT gonna make profits (money! 🤑💰🏧💲💵💸🤑) out of it! That why they need to make the repairs for EV to be much more expensive than Gas vehicles! The climate change HOAX and the Paris Climate Accord is all about money! 🤣 It's all about ripping off the Sheeples who believes in Electric Vehicle safe for environment BS.

@lawrenceiverson1924

Жыл бұрын

Even if the whole battery is done , the lithium alone has a fair bit of value , no ???

@suniacougar1056

Жыл бұрын

Tesla did not damaged the battery pack.

@daixer3156

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Just like Autozone when you take off the item and get the core charge back

@MElixirDNB

Жыл бұрын

your phrasing is way too nice, they are stealing it from you since they dont give a core charge. This should be fought as a class action lawsuit

THIS is why Right to Repair is needed for consumers, REGARDLESS of industry. Fantastic video Rich.

@DigitalDissident

2 жыл бұрын

+1

@brunes007

2 жыл бұрын

I dont really understand what this video had to do with right to repair. Did Tesla try to take this video down? Was a cease and desist issued to this garage? All I see is the dealer wanted to charge a Sky high price to repair then it was done much cheaper at another shop... welcome to owning any car in the past 100 years... Right to repair would be applicable if Tesla was saying that what you see in this video is illegal under the DMCA or took them to court. Thats what John Deere is doing to farmers. Tesla never said that, at least I don't see it anywhere....?? What am I missing. Also fwiw I can see why this kind of repair could not be stood behind because it may work but you couldn't guarantee it due to how it works, it is very depebdant on the skillset of this garage.

@farrisnoor3268

2 жыл бұрын

@@brunes007 Tesla does not support independent shop, look back in the older videos

@hesamchobanlou4887

2 жыл бұрын

I think right to repair is great, but the reason Tesla might not want to allow uncertified individuals to repair vehicles is because it may create dangerous situations if components are installed incorrectly, creating fires etc... this would hurt Tesla's image and place people on harms way. Cell phone is fine when done by third party, but a vehicle is a different story.

@farrisnoor3268

2 жыл бұрын

@@hesamchobanlou4887 just sell the parts and be done with it, other companies are doing it. Tesla is just trying to control everything like apple

Rich Rebuilds has fought for our rights to fix our vehicles don't let that go unnoticed!!! Thank you Rich your hard work will be rewarded.

@WestCoastShredders

2 жыл бұрын

he needs to join Louis Rossmann in the fight. Idk how they dont know about eachother

@vadim7590

2 жыл бұрын

faught?

@YoureWokeYoureBroke

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle rich will be in history books as a pioneer of electric car repair

@tasalandscapewastemanageme3193

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder who will get all the credit for what he is. doing and get all the money for it

@markmckinley5989

2 жыл бұрын

always has the right to repair. just not corporate subsidies and open source IP to make it easier.

I've been fixing my own stuff all my life, 2 months ago my 65 inch curved Samsung TV kept shutting down after two minutes because of an overheating problem. Took the back off and saw the amount of dust in the back (I live in the med), cleaned everything including dismantling/cleaning/lubricating the cooling fan, job done only 1 hour. Happy wife happy life :-)

@charlesm7589

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes all you need to do is a little research and then take the plunge!

@daviddipasquale5479

Жыл бұрын

I have a TV repair shop, and I help my customers find the most lasting expedient way to solve the problem.

@ok.ok.5735

Жыл бұрын

Why fix your own stuff when to fix it I could have charged you 95% the cost of a brand new one? Right to repair is overrated when you know I’m your guy and it might be expensive really expensive but I’ve got your back. Unless you want a warranty on the work I do can’t help you there! 🤪

@huskywithcoffee1568

Жыл бұрын

Yep, so wasteful how much repairable stuff gets junked. Back in the late 2000s there was an issue with Samsung using cheap capacitors and the power boards dying. It was a $0.30 part on a $1k TV, and you could dismantle it and replace it yourself with just a basic bit of soldering knowledge. I saved two TVs from the junk bin fixing that for people.

@charlesm7589

Жыл бұрын

@@huskywithcoffee1568 And microwave oven junked because of a blown fuse.

You should put a $1 stainless steel clamp around the thin outer plastic that you threaded to accept the brass nipple to prevent it from ever splitting when the brass nipple heats up and expands. If possible, add a metal protector around that fitting to prevent future breakage from road debris.

@craignewman6709

8 ай бұрын

The brass is never going to get hot enough to expand enough to crack the plastic

@mikefighter

5 ай бұрын

I understand that but as 50 Cent stainless steel clap its Extra Protection

@mrwebber35

Ай бұрын

Tesla makes a battery and sells it for $16,000 then everything on the pack should be replaceable. Would you buy a regular engine with all the hose fittings part of the casting? Tesla engineers are either building to make repairs very expensive or building so write offs sell new cars. Either that or they are stupid. Do you think they are stupid? Main reason insurance companies write off vehicles as they are in agreement with manufacturers with some under the table deal. My new bought car had the appraiser write off a $14,000 car because of a little hail damage. Had to show them the value as they had it for $6000. The appraiser claimed she was new to the job and the replacing a guy on vacation. LOC We are nothing but pawns.

1:35 - I see that you, too, have learned that when your audience goes "OMG WHY ARE YOU MAKING THIS CONTENT WE DON'T LIKE IT", but your numbers show it gets 100x the views of the content they claim to like... that they are fibbing. Welcome to youtube! As house says, everybody lies. 2:02 that... looks like my last ebike. Amazing job as always.

@nexusyang4832

2 жыл бұрын

Yo!!!! It’s Right to repair in the comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

@davidelliott5843

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Tesla fan but I'm even more in favour of right to repair. The safety excuse does not wash. Gasoline is dangerous but that doesn't stop people working on fuel systems.

@2mitts

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to drop this video over on your page Louis, glad to see you're already here!

@pca1235

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Louis, thank God you got your business license renewed !!!

@SoulAssassino

2 жыл бұрын

Why did I have a feeling I'd find a comment from you here? Awesome, Go Louis, what you do, and how you do it is an inspiration to many of us.

Tesla are very similar to Apple on repairs, and that’s not a good thing.

@Green__one

2 жыл бұрын

Tesla has long been hailed as "The Apple of cars", unfortunately that's a bad thing in every way.

@updlate4756

2 жыл бұрын

And in going to China for their manufacturing. ;) Model Y available in Europe in September... made in China.

@actuallypaulstanley

2 жыл бұрын

Which is why we need Right to Repair

@vincentshelpfulhints4085

2 жыл бұрын

John Deer is the same.. Everyone one needs to fight for the Right to repair

@kylehagertybanana

2 жыл бұрын

just how tesla owners are the same as apple owners, defending their expensive shit

Very smart fix. I had the plastic return line on the fuel pump in my '01 SATURN crack and leaked a little bit so you could smell it. The repair shop said the pump was $385. I took it home, cut off the cracked tube and drilled it out and turned a brass tube that pressed right in there and the leak was fixed . Yankee ingenuity!!..........Cheers, Jim

Skip to 13:50 thru 20:00 for the repair. Before washing out debris, try vacuuming the newly threaded area first using a small nozzle on the vaccum.

@patty109109

9 ай бұрын

Yea waaaay too much filler in these vids

Cant believe how much this story sounds like Apple support stories.

@davidjacobs8558

2 жыл бұрын

evil corporations who think they are the savior of environment.

@papabeartx

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@richardmenz3257

2 жыл бұрын

$$$$ > $$$

@VicOrtiz78

2 жыл бұрын

Same demonic breed

@charleschenhua

2 жыл бұрын

iPhone is $1k, but this is $60k

The thing that bothers me the most about this situation is the carelessness to waste, oh yeah the battery problem is huge but replace this entire pack for a pipe nipple.

@towboatjeff

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda shows ya that Tesla isn't as environmentally friendly has they want you to think

@Silberschleier

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what they do with the battery. First Option: They reuse the battery modules, i.e. in powerwalls, other batteries, etc. In that case the customer shouldn't pay such a huge sum. Second Option: They trash it. This would mean they don't care about the environment at all.

@paperhouse6282

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silberschleier They don't throw away batteries, they recycle them. Batteries are valuable enough to throw away.

@ClearComplexity

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silberschleier I can almost guarantee they ship in packs like these to the battery service center, replace the nipple, then charge the next guy that has that problem 16 grand for that same battery pack.

@ClearComplexity

2 жыл бұрын

The customer here buys a new pack, Tesla almost certainly takes in the damaged pack, replaces the nipple at the battery service center in the factory, then resells it to the next person as a replacement.

You guys are doing a great service to our public. Thank you.

It is so important to have options like this that save time and money and allow for a local repair without a major expense. If I were Tesla company, I would send you guys an award, and integrate this repair into the Tesla system. Thanks Rich, thanks EV garage for existing and sharing your fixes!

Tesla needs to learn from this. A simple low impact incident should not write off the battery and cost the owner $16k. It generates bad press and since they don't advertise and rely on word of mouth, situations like this only break customer confidence.

@OutOfNameIdeas2

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact that one new battery is 6 years of driving around a v8 Vs a few months of v8 driving for replacing the broken part of the battery. Tesla is am environmental disaster right now.

@danburkland

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutOfNameIdeas2 6 years? Yea no…

@mateokovac2642

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutOfNameIdeas2 yet people aggressively mock gas cars for being so dirty. People are incredibly stupid nowadays.

@gregthesplintercell

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutOfNameIdeas2 You've posted this message a few times now.

@danepher

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutOfNameIdeas2 Electric Cars are not old enough the cheapen the process. Gas cars were perfected for more than 100 years, Batteries are only becoming cheaper now with advancements in manufacturing and technology. I'm not a tesla fanboy, but the car industry as a whole is an environmental disaster far greater than Tesla will ever be.

Poor guy needs a trip to Olive Garden. Rich don’t give him your breadstick though.

Nice fix. Personally I would use a pvc or poly nipple. On the odd chance this happened again I'd want the nipple to break before it could break the coolant unit. Lol my home water filter has a flush system nipple break and considered using a brass one then thought welk I'd rather replace the nipple than the unit

Great video ... as an alternative to the brass fitting, the MPT to MPT with the hex in the middle is available in a 30% GFN nylon 66 in the same configuration. Nylon 66 has excellent tensile strength as well as excellent flexural properties, with high heat resistance and thermal properties that would expand and contract at the same rate as the plastic it is threaded into which may be a nylon 66. Right To Repair!

@tomsusko1723

Жыл бұрын

Diameter and thread pitch??

Tesla is a great argument for Right to Repair legislation.

@MorrisDugan

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose I'll be going through one or two more used gasoline cars of my own before I can get an affordable (used) mainstream Japanese electric car. Well, I waited a long time before I got an (old) Miata.

@Texas240

2 жыл бұрын

@@MorrisDugan - I'm all for innovation and advancement. My problem is with Tesla being so anti consumer. Elon is a big part of that problem. Heck, he even sued the actual guys who founded Tesla and designed the first vehicle trying to legally block them from being able to say they founded Tesla. Once other automakers catch up, Tesla will have to have a culture change or they'll fall by the wayside as other companies begin delivering an electric vehicle and decent customer service with an already established service network.

@thewabisabicollective7170

2 жыл бұрын

@@Texas240 oh wow. That’s crazy. I didn’t know that.

@plmn93

2 жыл бұрын

@@Texas240 I agree. Their stupid pop-out door handles which are practically guaranteed to fail in cold climates are another example. Along with simply not even having Tesla service centers available to anybody outside of a major city. I really kind of like the Model Y but there is just no way I'd consider buying one right now because of how Tesla operates.

@xX_Gravity_Xx

2 жыл бұрын

@@Texas240 Other manufacturers are going to do the same thing. Do you really think any of these automakers care about the environment? They just want to keep the poor poorer and the rich richer. I'll be sticking with my ICE's for as long as I can.

The “see old pictures of your ex-girlfriend when your wife isn’t around” got me dying 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@njugunakirathe7990

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👌

@joshnabours9102

2 жыл бұрын

Its sad that there are people like that in real life.

@justaguyinagaragewithasign3244

2 жыл бұрын

my wife walked in at that point and was like wtf are you watching!😂😂😂

@StrokaReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@Czechbound

2 жыл бұрын

That was GOLD

Thanks, Rich Rebuilds. I came across this and will definitely bookmark the garage. I own a Tesla Model 3 2018 for 4 years now, love the car and want to keep it running as long as I possibly can. I agree with your position on Right to Repair. We pay for the car, we own the car, we can do whatever the hell we want with our property.

Right to repair is vital. This is a perfectly acceptable repair and what I would do. I do wonder, given the very low pressure in the system, if using FlexSeal tape would actually make a seal that would work. Just a thought, since a tape seal solution doesn't give any structure like using a brass nipple does. Excellent work guys!

@mpirron1

10 ай бұрын

Epoxy, polyurethane foam, carbon fiber, or perhaps plastic welding should work equally as well.

For a car that costs 5+ figures, they treat their customers very poorly. Also plastic fittings on a $16,000 battery!!! I am glad people are fighting for the right to repair computers, cars, tractors, for it all!

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't make sense to run metal connections... But the design could probably easily be changed to something that protects the plastic connections... Like add a metal shroud that sticks out from the battery pack that takes the impact of something hitting it.

@alexisrivera200xable

2 жыл бұрын

@@rkan2 This was done on the Model S years ago. Tesla retrofitted a lot of those with a titanium plate to cover the car's underside because they were getting debris damaging the packs and other critical components in a similar way. (My guess is that they did it because they were still needing to bolster their car's reliability reputation as an unknown upstart company in the car manufacturing industry.) They should have the model 3 underside covered as well even if its just a cheaper type of metal.

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexisrivera200xable I remember. The "plate" is just a couple inches wide titanium bar in front of the battery pack - it doesn't cover the whole underside - it is just designed to break apart stuff going under the battery pack.

@Cheepchipsable

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should look at a modern car. Plastic is used in many places. Radiators have pressed in plastic tanks, and they take about 15 PSI, intakes, petrol tanks engine sumps... Battery wasn't 16k, that included fitting. I know many people think labour should be free, but guess what - paying people for their work is a thing.

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cheepchipsable All Tesla batterypacks can be replaced in like 2 hours.. Tesla service center rates are like 180$/hour...

This is equivalent to telling someone they need an engine replacement from a cracked radiator port, what a joke. Also, kudos to EG, that repair looks more reliable than the original fitting.

@ZeldagigafanMatthew

2 жыл бұрын

Metal is a far better material than plastic. That brass fitting would be what... $5?

@YouNameItGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, look, your thermostat housing is cracked! Now we're going to have to swap out the engine and trans as it's all one part on the crate...

@DROGOC0P

2 жыл бұрын

@@YouNameItGaming Bro your radiator cap is broken and won't seal. That'll be 17 grand for a brand spanking new radiator and top of the line blinker fluid!

@altergreenhorn

2 жыл бұрын

Elon bought wrong company namely Tesla he should buy Edison it fits way more in that type of after sales service/attitude

@nathanwahl9224

2 жыл бұрын

I'd have put a small ring of JB Weld around where the nipple threads into the battery just to make sure it won't break there, obviously not very strong material. But I tend to overdo things like that. Wouldn't hurt anything.

I had a radiant heating system installed in my home the tech who installed the system used brass male pipe fittings screwed into plastic female fittings as you did , after a short time the brass fitting caused the plastic to split . Not sure if it was the expansion difference between the brass and plastic or over torquing the fitting. I think it would have been better for you to use threaded plastic pipe into the damaged fitting so you didn't have the same result as I did. BTW I in order to correct this had to go with female brass fitting and male plastic pipe fitting. Just a thought. otherwise great instructional videos .

thanks for this you are so funny .after seeing how easy it is to break the cooler line .I built and installed a bracket on my model 3 performance because I race it and I can see me having this problem

@daviddipasquale5479

Жыл бұрын

Again if I were the Tesla company, I would come up with some kind of protection for this weak area, or perhaps even a repair bulletin to prevent this.

@runejonassen3893

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddipasquale5479 Or just make the nipple replaceable. Perhaps some threads into the pipe and a threaded nipple. Yea that sounds easy enough. Mind boggling when you think of it that a repair this easy would cost you a whole battery.

@MrPzyt

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddipasquale5479 No. They do such things on purpose. They sell battery for $16000. Then refurbish and resell the one with broken niple. 32000 minus few hundred of refurbishment cost. Fix this? Why? It is perfect.

@andymcwilliams2141

Жыл бұрын

Now thats good planning

Sounds like there's aftermarket potential for stronger skid pans...

@magellanmax

2 жыл бұрын

I concur. I'm sure some company in China is already on the task....for dirt cheap to boot.

@DeathProductions200

2 жыл бұрын

Or tesla should just make the part more durable. The plastic seems to not handel a lot of potential road damage that seems pretty likely to happen

@PeterTPhan

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought. However, given how big an issue this seems to be 3rd parties shouldn't be required to improve such a catastrophic design flaw. 1. Tesla should make that nipple design better 2. Tesla should improve the belly pan

@D3nn1s

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterTPhan actually its better to have such a weak point in a system, so it doesnt damage the hose or even the battery itself. All it need is to be easily replacable. Why not do the same exact thing? Instead of molding it into the batter use a plastic thread and thread it on from the outside. 20 bucks to repair at most.

@PeterTPhan

2 жыл бұрын

@@D3nn1s it doesn't have to be stronger, just better. Replaceable nipple is all that's needed. Additionally, a truly protective belly plate would go a long way in keeping the components in that area intact. That flimsy plastic is terrible.

"I'd have to sell my racecar." "Now I get to keep my racecar." Dude, don't leave us hanging like that!

@DarrenWigfield

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously! What racecar???

@dorhocyn3

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@nazspeed1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please what is it!

@undertheinfluencegarage4361

2 жыл бұрын

Judging by his clothes and appearance I'd say he has a early to mid 90's camaro/mustang with some bolt-ons

@Fresh_Biscuits

2 жыл бұрын

@@undertheinfluencegarage4361 dont judge a car by its paint...er something....

What heroes! Goes to show how important independent mechanics are. Great work!

Yeah I don't know why Tesla doesn't think about it this way they could be making more money for people not even buying cars so they basically have like a chain of repair shops like Pep Boys or something like that where they can basically say hey you want to be a certified Tesla repair place then have your workers get trained and basically they have to pay Tesla to train their employees so that they can be certified. That way test was making money from another revenue stream without people buying the cars. It's kind of like paying for a royalty or a license. Then if there is any other new features that come out that they need to be retrained on then before the whole lot them repair more cars again they say hey your license doesn't cover this you need to retrain the employees and then it's another upcharge or something like that.

@troy3456789

Жыл бұрын

Elon Musk doesn't trust anyone to repair those cars. He's a narcissist too.

I'm no expert, but isn't it kind of a really bad design if a broken $2 plastic part results in a whole battery change costing $16k? Ridiculous!

@marknelson2073

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t tell from the video. Is the Tesla Nipple glued in place? I understand it’s likely a bespoke part you can’t otherwise buy, but making it permanently attached would be worse!

@DF-et4gs

2 жыл бұрын

@@marknelson2073 it looks to be molded plastic. Probably the end/side of the battery is a molded cap where things like this cooling tube attach.

@kalekainxx

2 жыл бұрын

American engineering.

@android04

2 жыл бұрын

@@marknelson2073 it's not glued in place. It can be unbolted and replaced if you take out the battery pack and open up the top of it to get access. Tesla Service Centers do not work on battery packs. It's quicker and easier for them to just replace the whole thing. Then the old pack would be sent to their factory to fix the broken plastic tube and used as a refurbished battery pack. Also, it's not easy to open the top of the pack because it's glued together with an adhesive to keep water out.

@groundhabit6408

2 жыл бұрын

@@kalekainxx you should see German engineering ... It's even worst

So basically it’s an iPhone with wheels and the “technicians” are Tesla’s geniuses 😂

@randomname4726

2 жыл бұрын

I really hate this "ipad/iPhone with wheels" crap people keep saying. It's a car with lots of electronics. Newsflash, all modern cars have heaps of electronics. Edit: I am stupid and somehow missed the obvious similarity between the corporate cultures and loyal fan bases of these two companies. iPad on wheels makes perfect sense now.

@Cheepchipsable

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomname4726 They are referring more to corporate culture rather than a direct analogy. This cars problem wasn't some complicate electronic problem, it was a busted pipe. $16k to replace an entire part that was easily fixed, and probably cost $10 to fix.

@randomname4726

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cheepchipsable Yep, turns out I wasn't using the old brain on that one. See my edit above.

@Josmersuero

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid comparison since apple is better to deal with.

@TheMysteryStriker

2 жыл бұрын

@@Josmersuero You apparently never had a problem with your iPhone and went to the “genius” bar

Nice fix! Thanks for showing this. I was wondering, it looks like that this nipple is screwed in place from te outside, looking at those 2 screws/bolts. I understand that it is way simpler to do it like this, but if the connection can't be safed in this way, will je be able to open the battery pack, so you can unbolt that nipple en fully replace it?

Okay, this just happened to my stepson. I own a machine shop, so this is such an easy repair. Thank you for the vid! Question - Whay kind of coolant needs to be used for replacement, and I assume that it is just filled in the little storage tank where the coolant pump is in the front?

I like the "let's save the planet" narrative and then we throw a car away for a piece of plastic

@ericl4160

2 жыл бұрын

I expect Tesla will earn from this and make improvements. The battery pack that was pulled would have been recycled for home batteries or materials for new EV batteries. Certainly not good, but not worthy of a ICE narrative.

@onelyone6976

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericl4160 it would have been partially recycled, and only if recycling is cheaper, if not, it would have gone straight to a landfill in sub-saharan africa

@darksideblues135

2 жыл бұрын

It’s all fake.

@ericl4160

2 жыл бұрын

@@onelyone6976 Next house, I intend to buy an old Tesla battery pack to build a home battery, lots of people do. Batteries materials can be recycled, not well, but better than some bad plastics already. Petroleum biproducts are more wasteful.

@ericl4160

2 жыл бұрын

@@darksideblues135 What's fake? The claim of "save the planet" or the ridiculous oil & gas hate of Tesla and EV manufacturers to save hold back the renewable wave that will crush them?

HOW IS IT ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE BATTERY JUST FOR A BROKEN PORT?

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't even call it replacement... They would "remanufacture" the battery pack. I'd call it straight up theft!!

@FelixLeForestier

2 жыл бұрын

That's the green spirit

@Tomoslb1

2 жыл бұрын

Climate change is a hoax.

@thehangman1091

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomoslb1 were loosing land to the ocean

@Blargmaster-pf4bf

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomoslb1 didn't ask.

I don’t what kind of cars you work on in your videos. You and your team are awesome, I would watch videos of you making your Tesla tinker toys. You are enjoyable to listen to, insanely knowledgeable and I always learn something from your videos even if that something is a lesson. Thank you for what you do.

Customer comes across as a great guy! I am glad you where able to help him! 🤝

As a Tesla fanboy, I can say this video is a true public service. Not to mention the repair to this man's car.

@daviddipasquale5479

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I think it's fantastic the Tesla is pushing the whole transportation market to all electrics. And very very important for right to repair, and upgrade bulletins for weak areas like this damaged nipple.

@daixer3156

Жыл бұрын

Say it louder for those a year after. Lmao

@zawarudo1041

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddipasquale5479 its not fantastic at all, these batteries not only have relatively short life span, they are extremely hard to replace and extremely hard to recycle. Not mentioning that Car producer having ability to remotely disable product YOU BOUGHT is cancer and is replicated across all types of business. So no, tesla is not doing fantastic job, it is actually doing harm, all these resources invested in battery car could be redirected to development of hydrgen powered cars or literally anything else that does not involve carrying battery half of weight of car

@daviddipasquale5479

Жыл бұрын

@@zawarudo1041 Batteries are constantly improving. And so is the recycling and reuse of battery materials. One point you do make I am equally concerned. Remote disabling capability. Rich Rebuilds points out this behavior when he was rebuilding salvaged Tesla's.

@johnarnold893

Жыл бұрын

@@zawarudo1041 Hydrogen is a myth. There are plenty of videos on the tube that debunk the viability of hydrogen. Mercedes has been working on hydrogen tech for 30 years and finally gave up because it's too expensive. Hydrogen will be a good fit for ships, trains and planes but not cars.

So if that cheesy front skid plate were replaced with an aluminum or steel plate, this fitting wouldn't get damaged...

@xXTECHxKNIGHTXx

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I agree, if that skid plate wasn't some papper thin plastic bull shit, that fitting would be just fine

@AndyFromm

2 жыл бұрын

@@xXTECHxKNIGHTXx exactly! I know what rich was getting at here with this video and I agree with him. Personally I think there's money out there for an aftermarket company to produce a skid plate that would actually protect stuff. I had an ice car that had an unprotected area, I made a shield.

@TremereTT

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndyFromm the plastic and the frugal use of metal in Teslas gives them more range...that is why German cars are allways a few hundred pound heavier than all other cars...it's all weight in screws instead of plasticsnapins , extra steel for good measure instead of just enough to do the job and extra sound damping that is only usefull on the autobahn when you drive at speeds that are impossible at most places.

@AndyFromm

2 жыл бұрын

@@TremereTT this could be replaced with a 50lb piece of steel plate and you would notice virtually zero performance change but a 5lb sheet of aluminum would protect those fittings from most road debris...

@bobbyhacker9173

2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. One of the first things I'd do with a new one would be to have a custom aluminum skid plate made

My buddy bought a Lexus at an auction. It has the self focusing headlights. One broke so the beam was pointed right into the oncoming traffics face. lol He inquired about repairing it at a garage. they wanted like 1400 bucks to replace the headlight citing it was cheaper to replace it because they are not really fixable. So he is mechanical and did it self but the replacement was part alone, the lamp house was 700 plus tax and shipping.

Right to repair anything you buy -- YES!!!!

@Buggabones

Жыл бұрын

I agree to a certain extent. Would you be okay with power companies letting you work on your own power lines? Doubt it. The risk of death is too high. Tesla would kill too many backyard mechanics and do it yourself dads imo.

@johne7345

Жыл бұрын

@@Buggabones For a repair such as the one shown? If I am in over my head on something, I seek professional help, but there are lots of repairs, including on old-fashioned tube-type radio equipment with capacitors charged to 15kV, that I have safely done myself.

@daixer3156

Жыл бұрын

@johne7345 Ahhh yes. The good ol' flex capacitor fix by the Doc.

@johne7345

Жыл бұрын

@@daixer3156 ... or the "Mr. Fusion" update. My elder son leads a fusion advance development engineering team and cringes when I mention the "Back to the Future" movies.

"Why do you want the battery?" "I don't. I just don't want Tesla to take the battery, send it off to the factory, fix it, and then resell it."

@red-baitingswine8816

2 жыл бұрын

. "Why do you want the battery?" . Me: "Why do y o u want it?"

@dallysinghson5569

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They want you to pay them 16grand, take your old battery, refurb and sell it to some other poor soul for 16grand? FML

@red-baitingswine8816

2 жыл бұрын

@@dallysinghson5569 I think Tesla just dropped the ball here. They could get good PR by just replacing the battery for a nominal fee, and taking back the used battery (I don't think they would put it into a new car).

@maYdaY1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@red-baitingswine8816 it came from a new car ... so why not ? There's barrely any use on the actual cells - just put those cells into a new housing . But yeah. High chances, that it will go back into the replacement program instead of a new car.

@miscbits6399

2 жыл бұрын

I don't. How much do you want to buy it off me for? Don't forget I can sell it for a good price on Ebay....

Love seeing Right to Repair cheerleading, people shouldn't need things like this explained to them.

@thezfunk

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, so much of the public don't understand things until it happens to them.

@theParticleGod

2 жыл бұрын

@@kidmosey no other car manufacturer is remotely as greedy as Tesla. They are absurdly unwilling to repair parts and insist on replacing entire subsystems rather than making them modular. BMW are probably the most similar, with a habit of combining parts that would never fail like cast alloy engine mounting brackets and thermostats or water pumps (or all three), but you can still replace most parts individually, and more importantly BMW will actually sell you parts to repair your car as well as workshop manuals. They will even sell you their diagnostic computers and access to their archives of firmware, it's not cheap but it's available. To make matters worse, if you buy a second hand Tesla, you have to buy all the performance upgrades again, and if you don't Tesla HQ will remove those features. The analog equivalent of a guy who follows you around and unbolts the turbocharger from your ICE engined car, takes it back to the dealership and insists you pay the retail price plus labor to have it reinstalled. Tesla go a step further and disable all forms of fast charging if you figure out a way to re-enable the features that have already been paid for on the car you supposedly own, effectively rendering it useless. Tesla's are nice cars, but Tesla Inc's unbridled greed would preclude me from ever considering one. For me driving a Tesla is like endorsing their ridiculousness, the best thing we can do for future generations (pun intended) of car owners is to support the companies who are most open to repair and modification and least prone to intruding in the car after you buy it, electronically or otherwise.

This repair is exactly what my local Toyota dealer would do. I had my 91 Toyota pickup stolen. The thief cut my ignition wires leading up to the key cylinder. Toyota didn't bother replacing the whole ignition harness. Nope. They just cut the rest of the ignition wires and crimp 1/4 terminals and shoved it back into the ignition plug. It worked but I could've done that too.

Great video, great repair, still i am puzzled how this connector of the cooling line could have been broken, if it is covered by the black underbody cover, which was put on, at the end of the repair?

The other crazy thing is, if they are keeping battery packs they replace to repair them, they should be offering remanned batteries at a fraction of the cost of brand new. It makes no sense if Tesla can charge $16,000 for a battery, but then keep one with low miles to repair it and use it somewhere anyways. Not unless they are passing those savings on to the customer.

@zackj997

2 жыл бұрын

If they replace your battery and you’re paying for it you should be able to keep the battery.

@stevegorkowski3246

2 жыл бұрын

I have taken cells out of the packs. The pack is disposable the way the cells are glued together. I could go into great detail about the pack but that is out of the scope of this video.

@802Garage

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevegorkowski3246 He even mentions they have replaced failed cells in a previous video though?

@stevegorkowski3246

2 жыл бұрын

@@802Garage I would guess you could change a cell but the way they glue them in it would be very hard. You would want to practice on a bad pack before you do it on the real pack. The pack has a section of cells that could be changed but that isn't cheap.When you get the cell out you need to connect the Aluminum fuse wire to the new Aluminum cell top. I use a pulse Tig welder. I would use some of the bad cells to practice on. The top of the cell has a pressure relief valve the pops up. I don't know if that breaks the fuse wire by design from that movement. The sad thing is they plan to pot the whole thing in one piece. This is just one issue I don't like. I am looking at other options other than Tesla but I will make a decision by 2025. Most of all I feel sorry about people that don't understand Tech and buy a Tesla and huge repair bills need to be paid. The consumer electronic industry has the same issues.

@802Garage

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevegorkowski3246 Sort of feels like early adopter issues that come with most technology.

If this is the future of cars I’m going to buy a bicycle.

@helojoeywala6622

2 жыл бұрын

how sick would an electric bicycle be, gets u to speed then u can keep momentum yourself.

@JohnS-il1dr

2 жыл бұрын

That's the goal of our government. They want us all out of our cars, yet they drive SUVs provided by taxpayers

@Chrisp707-

2 жыл бұрын

@@helojoeywala6622 well that is already a thing.

@Sandzsteedt

2 жыл бұрын

Bicycles are rapidly going to the same direction so don't bother

@SpoilerAlert__

2 жыл бұрын

It'll be the future of a bicycle

I got into an accident with my model Y. My tesla repair shop sent me an agreement saying that They don’t use aftermarket parts and if my insurance don’t cover genuine tesla part the I will be responsible for the additional cost, which could be anything and won’t know until they open the car up. What id your suggestion?

@brett19890

Жыл бұрын

Sell it.

Why this connection is not made with a threaded insert to begin with is B.S. - yet another fine example of an engineer not knowing what service people deal with on a daily basis. Great repair work and thinking outside the box!!

Louis Rossman agrees with this message

@JakeobE

2 жыл бұрын

and Clinton the cat.

@lkasfhgkasdodasfgn

2 жыл бұрын

Not to be too pedantic, but it is actually Rossmann

@RichRebuilds

2 жыл бұрын

imgur.com/5h42MPi

@findlvrg4276

2 жыл бұрын

@@RichRebuilds flex much?

@Azeazel.

2 жыл бұрын

@@RichRebuilds holy shit is this a crossover episode?

Bro you should take Louis to Olive Garden 🙌

@TremereTT

2 жыл бұрын

I hope Luis Rossmann promotes this video and gets an touch with Rich Rebuilds.

@RyNiuu

2 жыл бұрын

@@TremereTT lul, they are in contact for years.

@WestCoastShredders

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyNiuu they arent

@TremereTT

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyNiuu Great! Good to hear that. I like how they both are so emotional about the crazy ways of companies like Tesla and Apple.

@briansavage932

2 жыл бұрын

Rich and Louis should both take Elon to Olive Garden.

Hey Rich did you reserve the F-150 or Silverado EV's. Reason I ask is because the F-150 pro does not have an extended range. Would love to see you look into these trucks with your opinion.

When Saturn first came out they did the same thing. They told their customers that the warranty would be voided if you took your Saturn to any other repairer other than the Saturn dealer. They went so far as to not sell parts to anyone other than the Saturn dealers so you would be forced to go back to the dealer for any mechanical repairs or bodywork.

Also, people forget one thing - Right for REPAIR, Tesla would REPLACE 99.9% good thing with a new thing. We should be able to REPAIR if possible, instead of replacing stuff...

@norbibajgyik4460

2 жыл бұрын

You fix it and they take your supercharger. I hope one day someone sue tsla back to reality😡😡

@wilp5991

2 жыл бұрын

Tesla as a company consistently promote their cars as reducing ones carbon footprint and helping the environment this video shows why Telsa failed on their own mission statement.

@petermolnar8667

2 жыл бұрын

In theory, they do repair the battery afterwards, but it's transported a very long way, sending a small repair kit out would be a lot more efficient I think 🤔

@MariuszChr

2 жыл бұрын

@@petermolnar8667 but at the end you pay for two batteries! Madness! They could charge you an amount needed to cover transportation, new parts and labor. Close it at 500 - 1000 bucks instead of 16k.

@ali32bit42

2 жыл бұрын

we live in a disposeble society . perfectly good things are thrown away for no reason other then owning the new ones.

I hope for Tesla's sake that they don't try to cancel his warranty for this repair. This video will make awesome evidence in court if they choose to violate Magnussen & Moss.

@_PatrickO

2 жыл бұрын

They legally can't do anything here. The repair is valid. Even though it is a lease, the law protects him. They have to prove this repair was incorrect in court to have a leg to stand on, which isn't going to happen.

@mrdiamonde

2 жыл бұрын

He has been through the whole thing before. He won’t give the evidence they need to prove whose Tesla it was. No name, no vin number, no state they live in etc.

@Green__one

2 жыл бұрын

@@_PatrickO The law has never stopped Tesla in the past, I don't see them suddenly deciding to follow it now. And the guy already says he doesn't have 16k, I can guarantee you that Tesla's lawyers can make the court case a lot more expensive for him than that.

@_PatrickO

2 жыл бұрын

@@Green__one lol, if they pulled shit at the end of the lease, it would go to court and they lose. The law specifically protects 3rd party repairs from invalidating warranties. If they don't like the legal repair, they are free to replace the pack when the car is returned after the lease is up.

@Green__one

2 жыл бұрын

@@_PatrickO Tesla is quite happy to wait for you to sue them. How much are you going to spend on the lawsuit? because they'll make certain that it's more than the amount you'd have to pay otherwise. Tesla ROUTINELY ignores many laws. They don't care about the law, it's up to you to sue them, and good luck getting out of that more than it costs.

With that car, I'd be nervous about driving in the winter in upstate New York where I grew up. It's common there to have ice chunks fall out of wheel wells and litter the highway. When you hit those they sometimes fly up under the vehicle. I should think that, to prevent road debris like that from damaging those batteries they'd have a strong metal under cover as an option so that damage causing debris can be deflected.

SO I am looking for another trick they did, the 12V battery gave in after 2 years and tried with a 12 V same size NAPAbattery ut it didn't work you had to purchase a tesla battery from the states and ship it to my country to work only for another2 years what secret did they do and how can we bypass that?

"A lot of people say they miss I've used to do Tesla videos every week, day... I'm sure u miss your old girlfriend too, but she is gone now, you can look at old pictures of her when your wife is not around" - As someone who don't even own a car, also don't even think about owning one really ever, this is the reason I'm on channel. Hard core sarcasam and trolling, best of best.

@str8trkn

2 жыл бұрын

This is copyright 😆

@marquisethomas5611

2 жыл бұрын

Why not ?

@matejmatej3554

2 жыл бұрын

Od kod si ex Jugoslavija?

@davidelliott5843

2 жыл бұрын

It's only a copyright issue if it was Jeremy Clarkson's original.

@LjCaples

2 жыл бұрын

Won't own a car? Sounds like a sucky life to me.

Wow. This is absolutely crazy.. I literally apparently “hit something” and what I hit apparently went thru the tire wheel well tub and hit a coolant line. My car lost power and started flashing lights on my screen. I immediately pulled over and noticed a blue liquid pouring out the bottom out of the bottom of my car. I had no idea what it is. So I requested a tow truck. Tesla texted me and asked what happened. I explained what happened and they said, “Oh well the good news is, it’s only battery coolant and the Model 3 can drive short distances with little or no coolant. Just drive it home and schedule an appointment.” So I make an appointment and go to Tesla and the service techs were completely rude. I honestly do not believe I ran over anything. The coolant line busted right where the two white connections connected. So they voided my warranty and charged me $495 for a $8 piece and the rest LABOR!!! I ABSOLUTELY love my Tesla, but their service is CROOKED.. I honestly believe they know NOTHING about cars and they make up charges. I have friends who know people who used to work for Tesla and I heard that the service advisors are being told by their bosses they need to up charge. The whole process was a headache!!! I went to the Tesla repair center in Santa Ana. THEY SUCK!!!!!!

@Gvistic

2 жыл бұрын

That sucks, not trying to downgrade your situation but at least they didn't need to charge you for an entire batery pack replacement.

@jamalsowell3650

2 жыл бұрын

This is why they aren't even more expensive from the start. They know if it needs a lightbulb, they are going to charge hundreds. Service is a joke. Unless you're an old lady who drives to church and that's it, something will happen at some point, and they are going to try and charge the hell out of you when it needs even a minor repair.

@TheBandit7613

2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep my old trusty Jeep. Never breaks, never lets me down, climbs the biggest dune in Death Valley. What more do we need?

@chubbysumo2230

2 жыл бұрын

voided your warranty? not legal. Moss Magnuson warranty act says they cannot.

@dnegel9546

2 жыл бұрын

@@chubbysumo2230 at that point it's a process with legal fees. Have to ask if it's even worth it.

I'm needing to change cells and balance the battery in my '08 Toyota Prius. Do you have any videos on how to do that?

That would be a deal breaker for me if I wasn't allowed to repair my own vehicle. I would walk first before buying into something like that. Replacing whole assemblies rather than the individual part is becoming the norm with just about everything. I wanted to replace the A/C clutch on my vehicle. I found out that now they expect you to replace the whole A/C pump over a bad clutch. That's the difference between having a shop evacuating the system and recharging it or not! It's incredible that they expected him to shell out $16,000 to replace the battery over a simple plastic fitting.

If I was a tech for Tesla & my boss told me that instead of replacing the coolant nipple we have to replace the entire battery it feeds into, I think I might quit on the spot. That's insane

@shawnbrownfield9857

2 жыл бұрын

Or..and I'm just spit Ballin here....if your a tech for tesla and don't like fckin people over,just open up your own garage on the side...that way your still in the tesla loop and help others

@Temido2222

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnbrownfield9857 I'm sure your average technician has the capital to open a competing garage while being able to work part time for Tesla

@shawnbrownfield9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@Temido2222 I don't think the average tech would have the capitol to open a full garage,but just for arguments sake even if he did there's probably provisions in their employment at tesla of a non-compete or a NDA...if tesla is really gonna charge someone 16k for a broken nipple on a battery,do you really think there gonna let a competitor work for em part time?

@nicolasur2

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnbrownfield9857 True there's a NDA. To this day I've never touched a Tesla as a repair or side job even tho I can do it for cheap. Not worth the risk to lose my job.

@shawnbrownfield9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolasur2 I knew there had to be something,way to many teslas and nowhere near enough "garages " or "tesla cert techs"

Similar VW story, different ending: Someone reversed into our Golf, and a tab broke off the headlight. Since it was designed with repair in mind, I cut off the remaining bit, ordered a repair kit, and screwed it on (both genuine and aftermarket parts available). So I think Tesla should have a repair kit available, and make a weak point for the nipple to break at a place where it still has enough material to put the new fitting on. Plus the new nipple could also have a weak point, so that you can have it repaired as many times as necessary. :)

@caodesignworks2407

2 жыл бұрын

That entire nipple could just as easily be a piece that screws on from the outside. Two screws and a seal.

@oldschoolman1444

2 жыл бұрын

How about a plate that will actually provide protection to the fitting.

@markmckinley5989

2 жыл бұрын

It does seem that a design change is in order to make this damage serviceable without battery replacement.

@AdrianNelson1507

2 жыл бұрын

@@PRDMRE exactly that, 160 x $100 kits or one rich guy (insurance company) for $16k

@MelodyOo

2 жыл бұрын

AND PEOPLE STILL think Tesla is promoting Sustainability? it's Apple on wheels it's a smartphone on wheels. expect a fuckton of E-waste once the warranty runs out.. "Just buy a new one hehe :)" Tesla is a greenwash..

I actually watched that repair video a week ago. YAY for gearheads figuring thing out!

What coolant does it use and how do you fill and bleed?

Awesome to learn new ways to repair these types of things. My RS5 mmi Hard drive failed. no infotainment screen, no media connection. Just a black screen. Only option was a $5000 part from the dealer plus coding, or maybe I could find a used one. Then I looked over at my Q7 and thought.. hey what if i take the drive from that. copy the files to a $10 replacement drive, making sure they are compatible with the RS5 mmi. I ended up turning a $5000+ dealer trip into a 1 hour $10 repair. Works just like it did before.

@troy3456789

Жыл бұрын

It won't be long until a Linux guru figures out how to jailbreak them, and releases the program online, then a complete open source program for them.

I have a question. I have an astrovan and I was wondering if I can swap in a a working tesla long distance engine into it or even a smartforttwo engine and it have enough pull for my car.

Great fix! Seems like a design improvement to me.

Yeah it’s an entertaining channel that’s why we watch. Came for the tesla, stayed for rich.

@jonsmith1259

2 жыл бұрын

For me it is "Came for Rich, stayed for the zany content he posts!"

The magnuson moss warranty act in the US basically forbids Tesla from voiding his whole warranty for that repair. They could void the warranty on that part of the cooling system, but that's about it. They'd also need to prove it's justifiable.

@bunzeebear2973

2 жыл бұрын

Void the warranty on a part that will outlive the car? I do plumbing so yeah it will last THAT LONG.

@Nabeelco

2 жыл бұрын

@@bunzeebear2973 I mean, Tesla is probably going to be dicks about it and void the warranty of the whole battery pack if not the whole car, but they likely won't have a legal leg to stand on, which was my point.

Great video. Reminds me of a book by Dr. Deming I read recently since I am a Manufacturing Technologist. Unfortunately, TESLA is just like everyone else in that their systems are not truly set up for the end user so that the CEOs and/or investors continue to garner profits. I like the module story about the RS7. The module in my wife's Mazda Tribute took a dump. I got a new module online and Mazda in Fort Collins, CO coded it for us for the same cost as a diagnostic.

Never change Rich! Keep doing what you do! We love it!

It sounds like when you own a Tesla, Tesla actually owns you.

@dougwall675

2 жыл бұрын

Just like Russia! 🤣( family guy GPS refrence)

@joshhud

2 жыл бұрын

When you lease a Tesla, Tesla owns the car... Like when you lease any car

@Glaamdring

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah not to mention how charging dictates your lifestyle. People without garages, houses, people that live in apartments, in big cities without the ability to home charge can _pretend_ like it's "no big deal" and "not that big of an inconvenience" all they want, but the reality is their lifestyles are impacted in a pretty big way just to make sure their cars are charged and can take them where they need to go in the morning. Not to mention, charging stations completely dictate your route on long journeys/road trips. Want to take that obscure scenic route? Too bad, if there aren't charging stations en route. EVs may be the future but they're still a ways away from being every bit as practical and convenient as ICE vehicles.

@ali32bit42

2 жыл бұрын

this is such a turn off for me with modern cars. especially electric cars. thanks to all of their modern electric shit. they can manipulate you all they want to sqeeeze more money .

@ali32bit42

2 жыл бұрын

@@Glaamdring also EVs are completly impractical for cargo transportation. the batteires are too heavy to use in a semi truck . according to math by thunderfoot on YT . an electric semi would need a 15 tonn battery to carry 3 tons of cargo .

Imagine Toyota coming with a reasonably priced electric car and their level of service and durability

@1001Hobbies

2 жыл бұрын

Notice Toyota hardly has an electric vehicle program, especially compared to all the other manufacturers. An article just came out about that in the automotive news industry. There is a reason Toyota is operating this way. The rest of the automakers will find out why over the next 5 years. Mind you, I am not a fan of Toyota, yet I say this.

@kal5765

2 жыл бұрын

Toyota was one of the companies that has recantly been lobbying agast right to repair (along with almost every other car manufacturer). I was really disapointed becasue Toyota has always been my favorite.

@NFrmrsNFD

2 жыл бұрын

@@kal5765 that kinda sucks, but on the other hand I trust them more to not act like Tesla. They still find customer satisfaction and service important, Tesla is just a money grabber

@DpAmoK

2 жыл бұрын

@@NFrmrsNFD also, toyota used to invest in tesla. After a while, they removed their investments because they mostly do not agree with musks decisions. I would rather go for honda EV or any VW in few yeara

@Teeveepicksures

2 жыл бұрын

AFAIK Toyota and Honda are still investing in hydrogen cells versus electric for the time being. Let the EV wars settle down and rely on their ICE and hybrid models to keep the lights on.

Look into the right to repair on the Upcoming Aptera car. It sounds awesome. I understand there are QR codes on all the parts that give you that part number and repair instructions, they will send the parts to you directly or to your mechanic. Its a solar electric car. 0-60 in 3.5 and 1000 mile range . Its coming out this year.

What I wonder is how this will affect things when he goes to turn the car in after the lease is up? Since Tesla has a record of this being broken, will they see this repair and then charge him for a new battery when he returns the car?

Damn Rich. You made a big difference for this guy. Good for him, seems like a good dude. Well done Rich, well done.

Exactly why I sold my Tesla. It was eating parts and Tesla won’t sell them to you and they stopped answered the phone in their highland park service center. Total BS.

@helojoeywala6622

2 жыл бұрын

what was wrong with it?

@totalyep

2 жыл бұрын

Helo Joeywala when you need to drive your car somewhere and it’s broken, it’s a problem when the service center won’t answer the phone. I had the car in for warranty 22 times in the 4 years I owned it. It ate 12 v batteries every 10 months and only Tesla has them.

Hi Rich do you know how to bleed coolant system on 2020 model 3?

I spent decades as a commercial fisherman , learning to repair my boat---Hydraulic systems ; 12 V electrics; diesel engines and more. This is exactly the way I would've done it . Of course , I would have to know what that looked like inside , so as not to make an expensive error !!!! Woulda had to know you could do it like that . !!!

Seems like that coolant tube shouldn’t break so easily as it costs so much to replace. Design flaw.

@CardizoneSemblance

2 жыл бұрын

I actually fear if Tesla decides to sell in sub-saharan African countries. Our roads are pretty bad and I don't think these cars will survive here if these kind of things happen in the US.

@phyzikk

2 жыл бұрын

right lmfao tesla has 10 grey areas for every 1 good thing they do

@Cheepchipsable

2 жыл бұрын

Other cars do have similar problems, rocks putting holes on the sump etc. Some cars even have plastic sumps. I'm not sure running over a solid object on the road would count as "easily" broken. Sounds like bad luck mainly, plus he screwed up his insurance.

@johnmckay1423

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cheepchipsable I don't have a problem that it breaks easily - but then it should be a reasonable price to fix. You actually wouldn't want a really strong part there. Instead of a $5 part breaking, you could end up damaging the much more expensive part it connects to.

2 жыл бұрын

@@CardizoneSemblance Till Tesla will get there it'll go bust or rather "seriously resturcturalize".

I had a component on the front seat break. Tesla doesn't sell seat parts, they only sell complete seats. NZ$4,700+ sales tax! Luckily there's ebay, I fixed it for $50. We need Right to Repair and access to parts or we're self-driving into a horrible dystopia.

@AP-yt4oo

2 жыл бұрын

with the rebate and recent price drop more people would probably be looking into Teslas. kiwi here too. what are your thoughts on the car and would you recommend it to another all over again? cheers mate

@RaglansElectricBaboon

2 жыл бұрын

@@AP-yt4oo yes. Tesla are crooks but they are the least bad of the car manufacturers. For example unlike vw they have never deliberately cheated on emissions and therefore have never contributed to the early deaths of thousands. Their cars are absolutely fantastic. It's embarrassing how much I love my S100D. Go with least evil, go with Tesla :)

@AP-yt4oo

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaglansElectricBaboon cheers mate thanks for the quick reply. I live down south so winter hits hard how's that affected your car? currently drive a plug-in hybrid (Prius plug-in, real reliable go getter) but thinking of going full EV. hopefully we get more mechanics comfortable with servicing these cars, BEV or otherwise.

@RaglansElectricBaboon

2 жыл бұрын

@@AP-yt4oo just do it, it will work out perfectly. Norway's pretty cold and they seem to cope just fine. It's the best feeling to not buy petrol. No more sponsoring crooks that make the car industry look clean. Go for it.

@mjc0961

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaglansElectricBaboon Nah, Tesla just cheats on other metrics, like 0-60 time.

I have found solutions to repairs and have saved 1000's many times over in home and automotive issues. It's great to see people like this helping others out. Wow, what a simple solution to a simple problem. Thanks for sharing this.

Great video! I love that there are people out there thinking outside the box. We have become too much of a "throw-away" society. Curious why you couldn't have just used some epoxy to fix the crack on the plastic nipple?

Tesla definitely needs to wake up and see the need for thrid party repairs 🤦🏽‍♂️

@HemiLyfestyle

2 жыл бұрын

They dont wanna lose money, thats the true reason. Plus some people are really dumb when trying to work on cars. I heard tesla cars hold more power then a house

@wizcombo

2 жыл бұрын

They had the opportunity to be different but no they’re now in line with every other company

@inmotionsystems7205

2 жыл бұрын

they know, just don't want it to happen

@h60memo

2 жыл бұрын

@@HemiLyfestyle A tank full of gasoline holds a lot of potential energy also.

@Justin-is4jy

2 жыл бұрын

@@h60memo try putting a tesla out though after it catches on fire my bet is your hose won't stop it

"I'm not trying to bash Tesla" Why not? It sounds like they deserve some bashing here. This is insane.

@officialspock

2 жыл бұрын

Coz of the toxic fanboys lol

@kb24theMVP

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's aware of how childish Elon Musk is and how they could still slap him one way or another for bashing his company.

@paperhouse6282

2 жыл бұрын

@@kb24theMVP Because it's not only Tesla who is anti-right to repair. Ford, GM, Nissan, Toyota are also anti-right to repair, they even fund anti-right to repair campaigns and call those who repair their products rapists.

@kb24theMVP

2 жыл бұрын

@@paperhouse6282 at least with those other OEMs you mentioned, you can take your car to any other garage and get it fixed.

@StrokaReviews

2 жыл бұрын

legal problems

Do you get to keep the old battery when you get a new one?

Maybe an aftermarket, "Shield" for the area that was damaged?

Right to Repair should be within the Constitutional Rights.

@travisbickle4360

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like communism to me\s

@mbukukanyau

2 жыл бұрын

Constitution eh?

@kingmasterlord

2 жыл бұрын

it is. the Constitution enumerates a few rights and says that the rest are held by the people and the states.

@deman19901

2 жыл бұрын

Enough with the constitution BS. About as useless as Religion.

I've been driving my dad's 1997 Camry LE. This car is 3 years younger than me. And i love it. I'm an airplane mechanic now, and can work on this car with ease. My dad paid $18,000 for it. And gave it to me for $2000. Best $2000 i have ever spent. Been driving it for 7 years now. Runs like a clock to this day. No strong-arming from the manufacturer. (Some parts are a bit pricey but i know I'm paying for good build quality.) No extortional pricing. No discarding the whole for a bad part. EVERYTHING is relatively easy to do on this car. And, if Tesla represents the future of automobiles in this country, I will drive this untill I can't drive it anymore. Hopefully that won't be anytime soon.

It is like buy expensive 9100 MSR from Cisco and one of the SFP?GBIG dying and trying to buy after market cheaper ones that still work and do the job but they will come after you telling you that it voids the warranty you have with them, not cool.

wont making a aftermarket shield thats stronger help ? or a small bolt on shield over the tubes so even if there is a impact the tubes survive

I remember a model 3 with the same issue when I was working in the Service center in Cleveland. I told Peter the lead tech hey I can put a sleeve made of PVC with sealant the system does not hold pressure, I was told we dnt fix we replace it's a liability and Tesla its under the scope always.

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

(bullshit) Liability... biggest increaser of insurance premiums around...

I got a quote from Tesla the other day to fix clicking in my old model S’s rear axle, $6,000 out of warranty. I’m taking the car to EG in two days to get a second opinion. Thanks Rich, you’re doing Gods work. Edit: The rear axle costs $304 to fix, happens to cars w high torque all the time.

@TheGuruStud

2 жыл бұрын

But, but, I was told electric cars need almost no maintenance, are cheap to operate and outlast ICE? I have multiple 200k mi nissans where I have less than 6k into them. They run like new.

@rxscience9214

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGuruStud but if gas goes up by a quarter you’re stuck at home

old video, but what's your thoughts on metal skid plates to replace the plastic splash shields?

No Complaints and I own a M3. Back when the first Gen M3's came out there were a ton of videos/complaints pertaining to Squeaky upper control arms from a bad patch. My car started Squeaking at about 14k miles, after a couple videos and some Online photos I pulled the wheels off and removed a coiled clip (best explanation) from the top of the boot. There was a tiny fingernail sized blob of white Lithium Grease on each ball joint, way insufficient and the ball was starting to Rust. I had to use a socked to articulate the joint at first but it easily loosened up and then I did what I would do on any other vehicle. I greased the ball joint. No lithium just a good all around grease that I use on other ball joints. I also purchased a Needle style Grease extension, not to puncture the boot just to add more grease to the boot after it was folded back into position. Getting that clip back on was a bit of a pain especially with grease oozing out. That was 80k miles ago. There is Zero sign of any grease leaking from the boot but I do think its time to pull that spring out, stick a needle under the boot and add a shot of Grease. I have also replaced my own Wheel speed sensor (had come unsecured and contacted inside of tire and wore through the wire). Had to order it from Ebay but I still saved myself a 1 hour trip to a service center, an over night stay for the car (no loaner offered so I would have to arrange travel home and back) and about $250 on the repair. Which took 35 min, some of which was getting the tools out and the car jacked up and wheel off. I love Tesla but with a Mission to reduce Waste this kind of repair in this video is exactly what their mission is all about.

A clever repair! As a metal fabricator, I'd suggest taking a piece of 16 gauge steel (or stainless) and make a guard that goes behind the plastic belly pan. I'd bend it to a 45 degree angle and mount it in front of the hose/connectors and bolt it to the cross member. I could make some, if anyone is interested. I live in NJ, btw. The fact that Tesla doesn't do this from the factory, tells me they do not know cars, they only know Teslas.

@senordockman1138

2 жыл бұрын

If you make it, can Rich Rebuilds put it on?

@Tommy_Mac

2 жыл бұрын

@@senordockman1138 if I make it correctly...sure.

@Fifth313ment

Жыл бұрын

Won't this guy be liable when he returns the lease? Or will he just pray no one saw this video, lol

@cryptoslackerrob-464

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking something in line with also. Crazy nothing there to protect everything

@troy3456789

Жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I was thinking: repair it, then protect it.