By Humble Mechanic
Car blog for fixing VWs and life as a mechanic
Getting rid of a car is not easy. Selling a car, scrapping a car, donating a car, giving it away are all tough. Last week I donated my 2005 VW Passat to Second Chances Garage. They do amazing work top...
Today I will be taking your car related questions. The topics we cover are, car repair, DIYs on cars, Volkswagen, mechanic’s tools, and anything car related. To ask a car question for a show like this, email me Charles(at)Humblemechanic(DOT)com. Be sure to put...
I am joined by Mark from CRP Automotive, and we talk engine coolant and antifreeze. What is the proper coolant, how to mix coolant, and what happens when you use the wrong coolant. Since this video was out, VW has...
Today you are joining me in the 2015 Tiguan for a short term review. There is a lot I like about the Tiguan. There is also a lot I want to like about the Tiguan, but just can’t seem to....
Today we go back July 2015 and talk about the state of the shop at the time. This is back when I was full time at the dealer, most likely as the shop Forman. On the state of the shop...
Okay Okay it’s been 700 years since an audio podcast. For that, I am sorry. Hopefully you have been following along on Youtube and other social media sites. There has been a lot going on around Humble Mechanic HQ. We...
As so many fo you have noticed, I had to take a break from the audio show. Today we talk about some of the reasons why. But the rad part is, the podcast is BACK! Now I wasn’t just slacking...
I have been a Volkswagen master tech for several years now. Reaching that level of certification was a goal of mine from the start of my career. I was extremely excited when I achieved that goal, but today it is...
Today we are going in depth on the warranty extension for common rail high pressure fuel pumps HPFP. This is a new extension that will cover certain Volkswagen TDI engines including: 2009-2012 Volkswagen Golf 2009-2012 Volkswagen Jetta 2009-2012 Volkswagen Jetta...
Ford and Volkswagen announced a partnership at the 2019 NAIAS in Detroit. Volkswagen and Ford will be teaming up with a global partnership to build medium duty trucks, and commercial vans. What does this really mean for us in the...
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we are talking “State Of The Shop”. This is the show that we chat about the overall happenings at my VW dealer. This will be the 5th “TSOTS” episode. I really dig doing these videos. It...
If you are thinking of becoming a mechanic, or thinking of becoming an engineer, this video will be no help at all. Today Engineering Explained asks Humble Mechanic engineering questions, and I ask Jason mechanic questions. This video basically comes...
Vehicle security and hacking is a very real thing. The ability to hack into a car and cause disruption is much bigger of an issue than I ever gave credit to. Hackers can access a vehicle and cause more than...
REAL mechanics don’t wear gloves? Call me a fake auto mechanic. I think mechanics should consider wearing gloves for a number of reasons. Not just to keep their hands clean. Mechanics can deal with some nasty chemicals. Also people are...
Today’s podcast comes from a question on a Facebook live show I did about 2 weeks ago. Ronnie asked if people were jealous of my success. Well my initial response was no, but it kind of morphed into a 20...
Today we are talking about technicians getting stuck in a career rut. Maybe you are sick of turning wrenches, maybe your boss is a jerk, maybe you’re tired of doing all the dang paperwork… Well this show may help. I...
Hey everybody. Today I want to do something a bit different on the show. But oddly, the same thing I do all the time. That is talk about the state of the shop I work in. Today we talk about...
Today we are talking about the right way to borrow tools. As a professional mechanic, I have loaned out tools for many many years. Most of the time this is not a big deal. In fact it’s great to be...
When it comes to safety, vehicles have so much more to them than just airbags. The technology and engineering that goes into designing every component of a vehicle is crazy. Then when we look at things like radio buttons behaving...
It comes a time in every techs career that they get stuck. Stuck with where they are at. It doesn’t help that most companies don’t have an upward path for technicians. So today we are talking about how and why...
Everyone has a car question from time to time, and I am hear to help. There are not many places you can go where a master certified technician will answer you questions 100% honestly. On these automotive question shows, we...
What the future of auto mechanics will look like is an interesting topic for me. I started in the industry just before all the “driver assist” systems came into play. While there was not a ton of things changing, everything...
When you are getting a car repair, there are tons of decisions to make. Who do I take the car to? How much will it cost? Will the rip me off? Will they do it right? And probably about 100...
Everyone has a car question from time to time, and I am hear to help. On these automotive question shows, we cover a range of topics from tools to tires, and check engine lights to car wax. Listed below are...
Hi my name is Charles, and I am a professional mechanic. Having said that, I probably don’t really look all that professional. Does the way I look even matter? Today we are going to talk about being a professional vs...
How Auto Mechanics Remember How To Put Cars Back Together? One of the key skills for any mechanic is being organized. Now I will admit, there are times I am not the most organized of mechanics. But when it comes...
Today we are talking about DSG, or Direct Shift Gearbox transmissions. This show initially came on the heals of a video I did with, Jason from Engineering Explained. I wanted to use that opportunity to answer your questions before his video...
This should be a fun episode especially if you have been around a while. Today we are looking back at 2014, and looking ahead to 2015. The super fun part about that is, we already know what will happen. HAHA...
This is the very first podcast where I answered you automotive question. I posted a call out on Facebook to see what questions you guys had. While the first video was a bonkers 44 minutes, it became a mainstay of...
