Nothing worse than cleaning up someone’s mess. RUN!

@spectrexr1

4 ай бұрын

Exactly

@ShimaUta86

4 ай бұрын

@@spectrexr1we already know what Matt was thinking when he silently walked away at the end 😂

@spectrexr1

4 ай бұрын

@@ShimaUta86 😂 right

@Scummy_shovel

3 ай бұрын

Dude. I’m currently doing a motor rebuild on a husky 350 the guy “done himself”. I never seen anything like this. Every step is a nightmare.

@jazzsuis6066

3 ай бұрын

That's why I don't do side jobs anymore lmao

Sounds to me like his “brother’s friend “ is actually him. He knows too much about it. He might of tried to do it himself because he kept saying he watched videos on it. I may be wrong but sounds like he tried doing it and got in over his head.

@deathlabs348

4 ай бұрын

I completely agree just constantly defending the mechanic that fucked his shit up

@klwthe3rd

4 ай бұрын

No you make a good point. Unless he was standing over the dude the whole time watching. But your point is valid and could easy be true.

@Fred-xo3ku

4 ай бұрын

It's him. 😮

@choppaprod

3 ай бұрын

knew that as soon as he said he ain’t paid him anything

@bambam23406

3 ай бұрын

Soon as he mentioned the tools to hold the cams I was like sounds like he thought he could do it without locking them and realized he messed up

I think the dude was him 😂 he tore it apart

I REALLY want a part 2 for this one!

@666_Jesus_sucks

3 ай бұрын

He’s got several videos I want a part 2 for

Mannnn does anyone else feel that was the “mechanic” who worked on it😂

@eostrike

4 ай бұрын

Ha, I just commented too but I have the gut feeling that guy worked on his own car. He watched the videos, knew every single thing the ghost did. Something sounds fishy with the story.

@mplewis5388

4 ай бұрын

Yep lol

@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago

4 ай бұрын

It's always usually the case. Him or his cousin. 😂

@donrosscojoe5014

4 ай бұрын

He knew just enough about timing an engine to get himself into trouble

@numan9433

2 ай бұрын

Matt is definitely a good dude because i would have walked away from that job. Down side to being a mobile mechanic, people will call you for their mess ups

The damn battery is still hooked up...

I think he tried fixing it himself by watching KZread but failed miserably and said hes blaming it on someone else. Cuz he obviously knows exactly what he did to the car

@spencersmustache2844

4 ай бұрын

Exactly

Cleaning up someone else’s mess is one thing. Cleaning up someone else’s DISASTER is another.

I can't believe you do payment plans, bro. The way folks are today, you'll never get your money.

@ShimaUta86

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Times are tough nowadays.

@LEOhopeful

3 ай бұрын

Nah, he knows where they live. And these people can't fix their own cars, so he could easily incapacitate the car in 10 seconds. "make the payment and I'll reactivate your car." lol

@sunoclockoneday2576

3 ай бұрын

Mechanics lein if they don't pay

@squarebodyseth5986

3 ай бұрын

@@sunoclockoneday2576 Alot of times the threat of the lein is enough ;)

@des5748

2 ай бұрын

@@LEOhopeful You think this nice and kind dude is going and "incapacitating" peoples car

I need a new water pump... OK let me disassembled the engine lol

@spectrexr1

4 ай бұрын

😂

@williamsinger4124

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately on those engines it's an internal water pump that is driven by the timing chain so that's necessary. That's why it's such a costly job

@jonathonmcdavitt92

4 ай бұрын

​@@williamsinger4124probably why they don't make Pontiac no more

@williamsinger4124

4 ай бұрын

@@jonathonmcdavitt92 that's actually a Lincoln, with what appears to be the 3.7 liter V6 engine. At a quick glance the split grille does resemble a Pontiac

@jonathonmcdavitt92

4 ай бұрын

@@williamsinger4124 ahh OK thanks

Your such a honest guy I salute you

Dude started a timing chain/ waterpump job and didn't no what he was doing.😮

Man I wish you were in the GA area, true gentleman and super knowledgeable. Keep up the Lord's work sir your making him proud 💪🏻

I’m thinking he’s the dude… he got into it thinking he was going to be able to do it himself.

@Steve-ow9pt

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing...

There is nothing like having a skill technician. I feel like I’m back in tech school listening to you! Great video as always!

@joebaker7573

4 ай бұрын

Facts

@Fred-xo3ku

4 ай бұрын

Never learned how to (hands on)replace a timing chain in trade school. Just read chapter after chapter on engines. 😡

Heres the deal, matt, youre cool as hell. Wish i had someone like you in my area.

Damn your a great dude man be running through all your videos and cant stop the vidoes are great bro but you as a human gives me hope in humanity God bless you bro. Hope one day I could meet you one day would be cool !!! PS need tobhit your tattoo artist up to get me fixed up need a cover up done love the tats !!! Great video love the channel

Great attitude. And that's important when you have to deal with people that are in a bad situation

“Man I’ll have to write you a whole quote this is a big job , there’s so many variables” , “won’t be hard tho just gotta do this “

@Bowmannn

4 ай бұрын

@@AlexanderTowery congratulations

Where's all the bolts? I learned when I was a tech at 20yrs old, never pick up where someone left off. It will almost always bite you

Respect the commitment to fix this for the dude, he really got screwed there

That is a mess! Run! Lol.

Hey Matt! Ok so heres the deal, Ive been wanting to learn more about cars and watching your videos with real life situations and even hearing the way people explaining the issue to you is super helpful. Keep it up!!! Wish you were closer for your wisdom but I wish you the best!

Them fellas make a cute couple.

@sidewayzmike

7 күн бұрын

I was gonna comment something similar when they walked out the front door to greet Matt. 😂

Ya know... there are these things called "service manuals" that explain the procedures to do this stuff correctly. Why would someone dive into something like this without service information?

@COBRO98

3 ай бұрын

People do it every day, everything from brake jobs to timing chains.. I bet I've fixed a 1000 of these DIY botched jobs

They need to call the junkyard at this point . Smh

@fuckthisshit1367

4 ай бұрын

Nah it can be saved it’s just is it worth backtracking. It’s all about time and money at this point, the guy turned a straight forward job into a headache. It’s hard to say what he exactly did and standing behind your work with something like this is difficult.

@jcmaryland4312

2 ай бұрын

Or whole new motor, the car looked decent

Damn that suck for them old man but definitely run from this one.

Putting yourself out there to help people in this situation more often comes back to bite you. That’s a mess no one wants. If things go wrong they will definitely blame you for another person fault. THen you become the bad guy. This old guy keep saying everything is good. Valves and so forth that would really worry me because something seems wrong. RUN, RUN AWAY.

You’re such a good dude. Good luck with this one.

No thanks... bring it to a shop

@mazdaman7739

4 ай бұрын

Good luck finding a shop that would take on a job like that

These engines are easy to time I actually had this type of scenario where the customer towed their vehicle in from there parking lot because of another back yard mechanic was doing their timing chain replacement 😂 I had to fix his fk up and re time it thank god it worked out for me. We told them the risk of what could happen.

I dont mess with changing timing chains anymore unless the vehicle has less than 120,000 on the clock and the customer discontinued driving it as soon as the misfire, cam/crank, along with cam sensors bank 1/2 code was set. But most people have driven with the cam/crank codes on for so long by the time they call me because they start having severe drivability issues. They have already done mechanical damage to the engine and damaged or melted the inside of the catalytic converter. I have gotten to the point that I just quote for used engine install and a heavily discounted install of chains, guides, water pump, phasers, and vvt solenoids, etc. While the used engine is on its shipping pallet.

Key word in the conversation "crackhead " best of luck on this repair

The title to this video says it all! I mean the gentleman that you spoke too had enough sense to know that this "mechanic" wasn't doing something right so kudos to him for telling the dude to stop and get the hell away from his car. But soo many people that don't have alot of money let these scammers talk them into working on their vehicles just to have it get all messed up. This is the common theme in alot of Matt's videos. Buyer beware.

Did you give him an estimate? Most guys, including myself, would RUN and never get involved in a job like that.

Genesis with the mobile mechanic service 🔥🤜

if it was him and not ‘a friend’ then you gotta feel a little for him - we’ve all worked on cars and screwed up and got in over our heads at least once….but yer turning a water pump into taking the whole damn motor apart😂😂

'Timing is the one of the most important parts' on a vehicle! which makes my 'crankshaft position sensor' look more & more like my culprit

LOL I would quote them then don't guarantee anything if you try to fix and leave.

Once i see Work In Progress, i don't touch it. Because people mess up auto work all the time and call me to fix it! Nope, not gonna be able to do!

I have to fix techs muck ups alot in the body shop it is frustrating but it does make you a better tech in the end. I enjoy watching him fix what other companies mess up.

Did he move forward? If so we neeeedd a part 2! Or at least an update 🤞🏼.

what a flipping screw up the guy made man.. i just want to give a little tip. look into it with the boroscope. if you dont see any obvious valve damage, try and set up the timing correctly without removing the cams. once youve timed it put the spark plugs back in it and just bar the engine over by hand. usually you can feel compression just by turning the crank over by hand. if it has compression i'd put the covers back on and finish the job. im not trying to critique your work plan, im just trying to throw an idea out there to save you some hassle. Im looking forward to the part 2 of this video! i love the great work and heart that you have for costumers!

@robgonzalez6723

4 ай бұрын

Right on 👍🏽

I’m pretty sure the guy worked on it and got out of his head a lil 😭😂

On one hand, ur not wrong for trying to help. Second hand… I’d tell them to find a used running engine with good compression

Better make sure you have those new bolts if you do this 👀

@thenegotiator5193

4 ай бұрын

Good one😅

Rule #1 Never finish another person's work, You never know what was done.

Do not take the cams off. Get some cam clamps from ford with d locks. Take of the chains, get it as close to TDC as you can. Loosen one side of cam clamps at a time while hold the cam your loosening, and attempt to rotate the cam clockwise until the sprocket slot on the cam is pointing at the crank. Do the same with the second cam in the bank you’re working. Repeat with second bank then attempt to put it at tdc. If you can’t even get close to tdc then the last guy would have had to have taken the cams off and moved the crank then put the cams back on.

No, you don’t just pull the tensioners off, which will unloosen all tension. Remove the chains and reset everything.

How do payment plans work out? What if they bail, your screwed

@shredder_mang3211

4 ай бұрын

Could be through a third party creditor

@Chikanini

3 ай бұрын

@@shredder_mang3211 I'd hope for insurance to get paid

I always hated working on a piece of machinery after someone else screwed it up.

Thats a big job

1:40 you don't have to remove the cams or caps to get motor back in time. Take chain off. Roll crank about 90 degrees which will have all pistons down from tdc. Then you can move all 4 cams 360 degrees without valves hitting pistons

@erictech201

3 ай бұрын

That’s what I was saying 😂 I did a ton of these at a Toyota dealership as a Toyota tech!!! Doing tons of fords 😂 I bought me sets of timing chains tools for these fords that’s how many we got.

@eddiereichel9354

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I mean Ford or not I stand behind what I said for every manufacturer. Its kida basic 4 stroke 101. @@erictech201

@eddiereichel9354

3 ай бұрын

There is no way Im doing that job on payments. I mean honestly Id want every dollar up front before I touched it. @@erictech201

I would do the job, but i would quote high just incase you run in to issues. And you are right, those can be done in a day so the car owner should be alright. You need to inspect the valves to make sure they arent bent/broken.

@C0rvette454

4 ай бұрын

Only so much he can charge as a mobile

@AKChryslertech

4 ай бұрын

@C0rvette454 common misconception in all honesty. Just because we are mobile, doesnt mean we arent professionals. Yes there are some bad eggs in the bunch but most of us are ex shop mechanics that wanted a change. At least thats my story. Im not saying he should quote the moon, but quoting a couple hours over book is reasonable for having to clean up someone elses mess. Of course it is a quote not a bill so the final total will likely change. The thing about it is, if he quotes high and doesnt need the time, he can take it off the bill. But by qouting high, if he does use the time, it wont be a shock to the customer at the end. It will vary by loacation to. Where i am, im on the cheap end at 125 an hour. I know one of my competitors close to me charges 175 an hour.

@johnnyolson258

4 ай бұрын

​@@C0rvette454 I don't get that at all, I'd expect a mobile mechanic to be more expensive than a shop.

@jcmaryland4312

2 ай бұрын

​@@AKChryslertechI'm sure some probely are

Damnnnnn mechanic 101 (set timing)

I CANT WAIT FOR PART 2!! Lol

I’ve got an 09 mks it just needs some trans work but clean engine very clean I’m selling it for 2,000$

@klwthe3rd

4 ай бұрын

Nice one!

Ya this dude definitely did this ish himself bro you seen the way he grabbed everything off like bro he did all that himself facts

Definitely gotta CYA on that one. Who knows what they'll blame on you!? Guess the video would help a bit in court at least, but man that could turn into a nightmare.

Make him sign a waiver..

As the judge says “ no cheap comes out expensive in the long run”

Sounds like the old man did it

i really wish people would just bring their car to a shop with a warranty if anything goes wrong when it comes to things like timing chains and belts.

“Here’s the deal”

Lol imagine he did it. Jk always funny to think about the what ifs 😂

I used to save people,i have harderned up now, someone else can save them..been shit on too much .

I has a customer demand a discount because he already had it disassembled said it was already half done😂

Junk the Lincoln. Take that money and get his '67 / '68 C-10 up and running. He'll be happier for it...

I think you can set it without removing cams. Turning by hand slowly won't hurt the valves. At least that's what I'd do

How would a mechanic's lien work for a mobile mechanic? In a shop, you have the car hostage. For a mobile mechanic, a payment plan sounds likely to be a no-payment plan if the work is done first.

@COBRO98

3 ай бұрын

You have them sign a contract before you ever start touching their vehicle, if they don't pay in full you go to court and you will get the vehicle

I wonder if someone else really did this or did it become to challenging for the owner.

Yeah I wouldn't get involved in that.

My draw dropped!! Talking about a can of worms !! Why is my dude always 2nd or 3rd to call? Insane!

How fare do you travel keep up the amazing job u do

Take all the cam out pressure check all cylinders for leak

im sure that guy knows how to do it but he is just getting to old so props to matt bro

i dont think a borescope would show you slightly bent valves

What motor was that and the make just curiosity?

Bad situation you walked into for sure

The thing is if you move that chain those marks never line back up again, unless you start over

Guy talks like Boomhower

Kinda sounded like his brother started doing it cause he didn’t sound too pissed off

Ugh. What a mess. Atleast this guy knew a bit about what was wrong so he could tell the guys was fuckin idiot…

WOULD BE GREAT KNOWING THAT YOU FIXED IT AND HOW!!!! PLEASE EITHER UPLOAD THE ENTIRE VIDEO WITH A CUSTOMER OR LABEL THEM SO THAT WE CAN FIND THE VIDEO

What makes someone that has no idea what they are doing think that what they are doing will work?

RUN !

If you were in Australia doing what your doing calling yourself a mechanic with no credentials you would get sued so bad even do jail time for real

@mph5896

10 күн бұрын

I believe he is in Oklahoma. No mechanic license necessary, just a business license.

I would have just been honest said hey I tried to do this myself watching KZread videos and I got way over my head. Nothing wrong with admitting you messed up.

Not gonna lie i have never replaced those bolts and i have never had problems, even on my cars

Man it's awesome that you do payment plans to help people out but what do you do if they don't pay and has that happen yet ?

Was He sitting down for the Estimate?

No way I would ever go do work like this at people's houses. Been there done that. It is always some BS. They stay up your ass and want to be cheap and not pay. Its too much headache. I did this years and years ago and its just not worth it.

Nope 😂

yeah,we know who did it,,😂😂😂😂,

You there to make friends or to do a job matt the camshafts were not removed

🤯

Your around Tulsa?

It was definitely him who tore that all apart.. hes telling you theres no need for a borescope because the valves havent hit obviously he was the one turning the crank over🤦‍♂️

@mph5896

10 күн бұрын

I personally would not touch that job. Customer wants to dictate the job, find somebody else then.

Heres the deal count: 1 suprised he only said it once.

Hay I need some work done to my cars