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How To Buy a Good AND Cheap Used Car
In this video We walk through 6 Essential Things you want to do when you're looking for a used car that is cheap AND will last. Josh explains how an old Nissan Sentra was a better choice for his friend then a Toyota or a Honda!
Make sure to watch all the way through and save yourself from buying a lemon!
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 Tip 1
02:42 Tip 2
05:00 Tip 3
07:03 Tip 4
08:21 Tip 5
08:47 Tip 6
10:10 Bonus
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I Got this Dead Car Running After Years In Storage!
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Given the task to revive an old Mercedes (1982 Mercedes-Benz 380SL - R107), Josh, not as familiar with the European variety of motorcar, enlists the help Jonas, a Certified German mechanic, and sees if his own budget methods translate to the old world. Fuel System Cleaner used in video: amzn.to/3UMr8Uz Budget Mechanic T-shirt: amzn.to/3V8AHis If you enjoyed this video please subscribe, it helps...
Common Battery Change MISTAKES!
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Don't commit these common blunders when replacing your car or truck battery. From simple misdiagnosis to incorrect terminal connections, learn how to avoid these pitfalls and ensure a smooth battery replacement every time. Whether you're a seasoned DIY enthusiast or a novice car owner, our videos at Budget Mechanic offer valuable insights to help you maintain your vehicle safely and efficiently...
You’ll RUIN your new (used) car by ignoring THIS!
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In this video we cover the 5 most important areas to address when you purchase a used car. Hint... don't trust the records! T-shirt: amzn.to/3V8AHis A little time and a few materials up front can potentially save you thousands of dollars down the road so join us and learn how to keep your new used car in tip top shape! Also, if you watch till the end, there's a bonus used car buying tip that yo...
Cheap Vs. Expensive Vs. Ethanol Free Fuel Gas Compare and why Octane Isn't What You Think!
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In this video we address the most common questions people have about gasoline and what the best option is for your car. Buy a shirt and support the channel! amzn.to/3vyIVWG We cover what "octane" actually means and why it's not what you think. Why cheap gas might be a better option than you think and we discuss the claims and misnomers surrounding ethanol in gasoline! Buckle up and put that cas...
Bleed Your Brakes Solo and Fast! Mushy Car Brakes Fix
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Bleed Your Brakes Solo and Fast! Mushy Car Brakes Fix
Test and Fix Bad Oxygen Sensor W/ Cheap OBD2 Scan Tool!
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Test and Fix Bad Oxygen Sensor W/ Cheap OBD2 Scan Tool!
Mechanic Reaction to Car Fixes in Movies!! #littlemisssunshine #hiddenfigures #iceroad
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Mechanic Reaction to Car Fixes in Movies!! #littlemisssunshine #hiddenfigures #iceroad
No Start Sounds Explained and How To Fix!
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No Start Sounds Explained and How To Fix!
Transmission Flush Vs. Fluid Change and Service
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Transmission Flush Vs. Fluid Change and Service
Common Car Questions Answered! Bluetooth Code Readers, Starter Problems, Oil Filters and more!
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Common Car Questions Answered! Bluetooth Code Readers, Starter Problems, Oil Filters and more!
Change Transmission Fluid and Filter In Any Car! -Transmission service
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Change Transmission Fluid and Filter In Any Car! -Transmission service
When to Change Transmission Fluid In Any Car! -Transmission service
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When to Change Transmission Fluid In Any Car! -Transmission service
DON'T Make These Common Oil Change Mistakes With Your Car!!
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DON'T Make These Common Oil Change Mistakes With Your Car!!
Don't Get Ripped Off! Fix Your DVD Screen for Cheap -Minivan Truck
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Don't Get Ripped Off! Fix Your DVD Screen for Cheap -Minivan Truck
Your Car Won't Start? Crank But No Start? Diagnose And Fix Your Car Now!
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Your Car Won't Start? Crank But No Start? Diagnose And Fix Your Car Now!
Don't Replace Your Brake Rotors Before Watching This! #Resurface
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Don't Replace Your Brake Rotors Before Watching This! #Resurface
Ask me your car questions! 100K Subscribers! Thank you!
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Ask me your car questions! 100K Subscribers! Thank you!
Why Your Car Won't Go When You Step On The Gas Pedal
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Why Your Car Won't Go When You Step On The Gas Pedal
Brake Pedal Sinking? How To Diagnose And Fix It. Master Brake Cylinder
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Brake Pedal Sinking? How To Diagnose And Fix It. Master Brake Cylinder
How to Replace Your A/C Cabin Filter - Smelly or Weak Air
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How to Replace Your A/C Cabin Filter - Smelly or Weak Air
Compress Brake Caliper Pistons - No Clamps or Special Tools Required! Screwdriver Method
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Compress Brake Caliper Pistons - No Clamps or Special Tools Required! Screwdriver Method
The Best Brake Pads For Your Car or Truck! Ceramic - Semi-Metallic - Organic Explained
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The Best Brake Pads For Your Car or Truck! Ceramic - Semi-Metallic - Organic Explained
Remove Stuck Brake Rotors AND Brake Drums every time! Loosen Rusted Corroded Brakes
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Remove Stuck Brake Rotors AND Brake Drums every time! Loosen Rusted Corroded Brakes
Boiling Bubbling Sound In Car From Coolant Reservoir or Engine Overheating - How To Diagnose and FIX
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Boiling Bubbling Sound In Car From Coolant Reservoir or Engine Overheating - How To Diagnose and FIX
Replace Bad Sway Bar Link Even When Stuck - FiLoose Clunking Noise
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Replace Bad Sway Bar Link Even When Stuck - FiLoose Clunking Noise
NOISY ENGINE & How To Diagnose - Knocking squealing Whining Pinging Rattling Hissing Groan
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NOISY ENGINE & How To Diagnose - Knocking squealing Whining Pinging Rattling Hissing Groan
FREE FIX! - How To Check Transmission Fluid With No Dipstick
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FREE FIX! - How To Check Transmission Fluid With No Dipstick
Battery Dying - Low Voltage Issue FIXED - Battery Terminal Cleaning New Alternator New Battery
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Battery Dying - Low Voltage Issue FIXED - Battery Terminal Cleaning New Alternator New Battery
EASY FIX: Clunk Noise Under Car When Reversing Or Braking - Creak Bang after Alignment
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EASY FIX: Clunk Noise Under Car When Reversing Or Braking - Creak Bang after Alignment

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @chrisandchenoa
    @chrisandchenoa 5 годин тому

    I had this happen to me… turns out it was a metal water bottle underneath my seat 💀

  • @user-ij3rj3ru4g
    @user-ij3rj3ru4g 5 годин тому

    Inner tyrod can move in and oit a bit, its not suppose to move left and right

  • @jerrycampbell8914
    @jerrycampbell8914 6 годин тому

    Stop acting like you know shit about shit you clearly don't know anything. All vehicles are not equipped with radiator caps and the only way to fill you fluid is through that very plastic bottle. At least do 2 minutes of research before being a UA-cam mechanic

  • @AyRCee
    @AyRCee 6 годин тому

    Russian car debunker a little extra oil is not going to do shit. You can fill it to the crank and won't do anything. But just because you can doesn't mean you should.

  • @carmelom269
    @carmelom269 7 годин тому

    You say "a lot of auto parts stores resurface rotors" I am 60 yrs old and I have never visited an auto parts store that offers rotor resurfacing. Only know this to be a service offered by dealer service departments. What national franchise autocrats retailers can you name that offers rotor resurfacing service?

    • @BudgetMechanicHawaii
      @BudgetMechanicHawaii 6 годин тому

      In my town O’reillys and car quest both offer this service.

    • @carmelom269
      @carmelom269 5 годин тому

      @@BudgetMechanicHawaii I’m on the Central-West coast of New Jersey and there are zero O’Reilys in the entire state. 😂 But, thanks for the retailer name drop. Good Video Post. 👍 Respect ✊🏾

  • @Mark33090
    @Mark33090 8 годин тому

    Big red wires eh? Not one red, one black?? lol

  • @mrsmith5114
    @mrsmith5114 8 годин тому

    Should brake fluid be coming out of the brake line if you are not pressing the pedal? I am replacing a wheel cylinder, removed the brake line, but I get a never ending stream of brake fluid coming out of the brake line that is disconnected from the wheel cylinder. Bit confused on that, thought you needed to keep pressing on the brakes for that to happen.

  • @samanderson7073
    @samanderson7073 8 годин тому

    Had a tire iron fall onto a battery one time while I was driving, it melted through the terminal and welded the bolt to the tire iron

  • @ReyLeonPictures
    @ReyLeonPictures 9 годин тому

    Amps kill.. not voltage

  • @boxlabs
    @boxlabs 9 годин тому

    martin riggs disagrees

  • @Andersljungberg
    @Andersljungberg 11 годин тому

    higher compression can, however, reduce consumption a little. A Mazda should be able to do that because a Mazda can apparently have really high compression Even though it says you can have 91 octane for it. But there are tests that actually show that a Mazda can provide better torque with higher octane. You may have heard of sky X

  • @Andersljungberg
    @Andersljungberg 11 годин тому

    NOTE: petrol companies can spend more money on cleaning chemicals and perhaps other chemicals in products that are called premium. This is perhaps why it can be sparse between sandwiches that offer top tier petrol according to what is said. TOP TIER However, is nothing to do with octane but more to do with cleaning the engine, among other things to prevent carbon formation on valves. and According to AAA, cars that tank with top tier gasoline on average have significantly less carbon and Coatings on e.g. the valves

  • @Andersljungberg
    @Andersljungberg 11 годин тому

    However, there are cars that can be perceived as more lively with higher octane than what is stated in the owner's manual. Maybe especially if you raise the octane with ethanol

  • @itachi6352
    @itachi6352 12 годин тому

    I need help guys, honda civic 2008 140hp 1.8L. Cleaned tb, reset tps, relearn done, pcv maf and egr cleaned and functioning. Same problem when comming to a stop. Sometimes it stalls sometimes rpm drops to 300-400 then come back to 700. It most def stalls if i drive in 4th gear and above while 4000rpm+ and put it to neutral, coast for 2 sec rpm drop very fast and engine dies ...at 60mph. While driving at 3000 steady rpm, its very jerky forth and back violently. Also have very rough idle, like the car is choking either on gas or lpg.. heeeelp

  • @EJ3.16
    @EJ3.16 13 годин тому

    👍🏻👍🏻excellent thank you

  • @rr4298
    @rr4298 15 годин тому

    WD40 - don’t use up your 5 squirts on a washer nozzle

  • @user-ok2vl1yo5s
    @user-ok2vl1yo5s 16 годин тому

    Both ac and dc current will kill a person... the diference is the ohms law equation, your body is a load cell to you reach 36 volts dc, then ypur body becomes a direct ground and current will travel threw your body to complete the circuit

  • @michaelbond4609
    @michaelbond4609 16 годин тому

    Great trobleshooting with real world sounds😊

  • @davidaaaa4611
    @davidaaaa4611 18 годин тому

    Good video. I sure agree. Thanks for the video.

  • @SuperSnoopxxx
    @SuperSnoopxxx 18 годин тому

    WRONG !!! If you try it AT home your dead 100% The danger does not come from the electrical voltage (volt) but from the intensity (amps)... up to 50Volt in fact not too dangerous but it takes just 30mA and you are dead

  • @BnisonkiHiikhanii-vi4pk
    @BnisonkiHiikhanii-vi4pk 22 години тому

    No light, no sound what wrong with my car when I turn my key

  • @duhwolf6413
    @duhwolf6413 22 години тому

    Guess he never ignited the gasses. That shit with go off with a spark like that.

  • @arcamaxjoe8240
    @arcamaxjoe8240 День тому

    Very good video with real life sounds for each possible symptom.

  • @SectorRedcape
    @SectorRedcape День тому

    How do the brake pads get glazed?? Driver error

  • @waybach
    @waybach День тому

    I’m getting more of a springy popping noise when going up and down my driveway, usually going at an angle it’ll make the loud singular popping spring noise. Scared the crap outta my wife who was in the passenger seat.. any advice/suggestions would be most appreciated! (I do have coilovers installed but didn’t start making this noise until recent)

  • @michaelmann835
    @michaelmann835 День тому

    Its a common misconception that volts kill you… no… its the amps… think of electricity like a river. Volts are how wide the river is, amps are how fast its moving. So if you got a 60 foot wide river but it moves at 30 feet per minute. You are probably safe! But if you got a 30 foot wide river that moves at 60 feet per minute, that can be a bit dangerous. Now imagine a river that is 10 feet wide and travels 90 feet per minute… now imagine a 60 foot river that travels 3,000 feet a minute, thats industrial on the smallest scale 😂

  • @brandonharvey7939
    @brandonharvey7939 День тому

    The electricity coming out of your ignition coils is not something you want to mess with but generally its the acid innside a 12v battery that you ahould be concerned with

  • @nothanks87435
    @nothanks87435 День тому

    Lead vapor

  • @josephthecreator
    @josephthecreator День тому

    Great informative video. Thanks Josh!

  • @3006mv
    @3006mv День тому

    It's the amps that kill you

  • @thewhizbang
    @thewhizbang День тому

    Your amazing!!! Thank you! 🙏 This was soo helpful

  • @TheKnudar
    @TheKnudar День тому

    This was incredible helpful. And did work as described. I had a bigger jack so I was using three points. Thank you!😊🥳

  • @CanuckQuest
    @CanuckQuest День тому

    So when I test, the usual pump sound does not occur, instead a clicking sound. WHat does that mean? Pump as well?

  • @CanuckQuest
    @CanuckQuest День тому

    Phenomenal job explaining very clearly. Thank you,

  • @donm1547
    @donm1547 День тому

    Try that same touch-test with sweaty hands, youll regret it. Happened to me with one hell of a JOLT. Bad advice, it only takes a few milliamps to kill.

  • @elvisamario160
    @elvisamario160 День тому

    Hmmmm.....still not gonna do it😅

  • @manfredgarthoff1409
    @manfredgarthoff1409 День тому

    Hello, at first thank you for this video. But i have a question because i am a little bit confused. i looked for this fluid fill level chart. I have dodge caliber 2008. Like you told i understand the min and max level depending of the temperature. But this millimeters are for a special after market dipstick. how do you know that the millimeters of the dipstick for the motor oil are corresponding with this chart? Because is depends of the length of the dipstick . Thank you very much.

  • @messi_mix1539
    @messi_mix1539 День тому

    be careful, your hair seems fine the way it is...

  • @Adamtoocool25
    @Adamtoocool25 День тому

    He didn’t say don’t try at home so here goes nothin😭😭😭

  • @DJJ81
    @DJJ81 День тому

    I know everyone has diff taste thoughts on this, but just my anecdotal experiences working in big dealers and small dealers as a tech, more often than not you drive it in, do the trans service, and have to push it out.

  • @BlisterBang
    @BlisterBang День тому

    By far and away the best rotor removal video. Excellent video!

  • @peterv3122
    @peterv3122 День тому

    Yes you can overfill the engine to an extent m.ua-cam.com/video/VaTbfvzNbxQ/v-deo.html&pp=ygUWR2FyYWdlIDU0IHRvbyBtdWNoIG9pbA%3D%3D

  • @christopherdaniels8291
    @christopherdaniels8291 День тому

    Appreciate the video man 🫡

  • @user-ti6gr4ou1s
    @user-ti6gr4ou1s День тому

    Learned this when I was 11 and I knew how to change batteries at that age. People should at least learn these basic things.

  • @stevefmelb
    @stevefmelb День тому

    To tighten the oil filter, I always have a piece of sandpaper in my hand to give a good grip on the filter. Usually works to undo as well

  • @AnonymAnonym-fv3uc
    @AnonymAnonym-fv3uc День тому

    It's all fun until the battery starts expanding and boiling

  • @marcdanielmanalili336
    @marcdanielmanalili336 День тому

    Bro just gave every arsonist an idea

  • @_Damian_.
    @_Damian_. День тому

    And I'm still not gonna touch it.😂

  • @jyotiranjanmishra9992
    @jyotiranjanmishra9992 День тому

    You are a nice teacher

  • @dougbarnett715
    @dougbarnett715 День тому

    Now someone is going to touch both sides of the battery with cuts on their hands and die. And saliva on your fingers for a second isn't going to be enough to change the resistance of your skin. But if you are working all day, sweating through your skin and you lean on it. That can kill you as well due to the electrolytes in your sweat penetrating your skin. No, in a normal situation, it won't electrocute you. But given the right circumstances it still can.