Alright guys, so today we're gonna talk about something that can turn into a real nightmare real quick – hooking up your car battery backwards. The thing is, a lot of people don't realize just how much damage this can do until it's too late. In this post, I'm gonna show you exactly what happens...

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Alright guys, today I'm gonna show you one tool that every single mechanic needs in their toolbox. We're talking about a battery terminal cleaner, and the thing is, once you start using one of these, you're gonna be like an addict – you gotta have it. I ain't even playing, this thing becomes a...

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Alright guys, so if you were in Las Vegas back in February 2023, you probably remember this mess—massive gas lines stretching down the street, people piling up at the pumps like crazy. The thing is, we had a legitimate fuel crisis on our hands due to a pipeline break in California that basically...

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Alright guys, so I had a guest come in with a pretty frustrating problem – their electronic emergency brake would not release. And I mean it was completely stuck, wouldn't budge at all. You're not going to believe what we found when we dug into this thing. What looked like a routine electronic...

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Hey, Flat Rate Mechanic here again, and I've got a good one for you today. So you've got your battery light on, you're thinking "great, my alternator's dead," right? You go ahead and replace it, maybe even throw a new battery in there for good measure. But then the light comes back on. What the...

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Alright guys, so this morning we had a little fun in the shop. I walked around with my camera and asked every single person one simple question: what's the most reliable car ever built? The answers? Well, let me just say Toyota better be paying these guys because it was basically unanimous. We're...

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Alright guys, so you're dealing with a P0008 code on your Chevy Traverse. I know it can be pretty daunting when that check engine light comes on, but we're gonna break this whole thing down for you. This code's pointing to a timing issue on bank one, and the thing is, this can actually turn into a...

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Alright guys, so I've been hearing about this old mechanic's trick for years, and today we're finally gonna put it to the test. The idea is pretty simple – wrap some wire around any metal tool, zap it with a battery, and boom, you've got yourself a magnetic tool. Sounds almost too easy, right?...

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Alright guys, so we've got a Honda Civic here and I wanted to test out something that's been on my mind. You know how on the older cars with a manual handbrake, you can just yank it up and the rear wheels lock up? Well, these newer Civics have electronic emergency brakes instead of the traditional...

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Alright guys, so I'm back with another quick tip for you. In my last video, I showed you how to magnetize a tool using a battery, and man, did that blow up! A bunch of you were saying I was faking it because one side of the tool was magnetic and the other side wasn't. So today, we're gonna put that...

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