Basic lube tech tools must have
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2024
- These are the basic but forgotten tools anyone trying to get into the mechanics or lube tech world
Filter pliers amzn.to/2SRGjgr
Filter sockets amzn.to/37PIx4o
Ingersoll Rand 1/2 impact gun amzn.to/37QVBX5
Hammers amzn.to/2SQbp8m
Screw driver set amzn.to/2HL4hnr
Flip socket set amzn.to/2PiZvBP
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I used to work at a exotic car repair shop and remember a Aston Martin engine came in a crate with nails instead of screws and no one had a Carpenter hammer to open it up. Boss went to buy a crowbar to keep it in the shop.
Lmao
If your just starting out go to work for a couples days and train with other techs then make a list of what you need then go buy it
Yeah about sure let me get about 5k of tools really quick lol
@@luisvilla799 yeah about sure you totally have to buy 5k worth of tools
@@guacamoleweiner69 he was being sarcastic
Yeah just for a couple of days help all the other techs in the shop where you can and see whose tools you like the best, and see what they constantly use everyday.
I really enjoy this video for all the information, being a driveway diy guy I had no idea how helpful these tools would be. Especially the Hammers
Never use a claw hammer on a vehicle...use a ball peen and be professional!
The people at my shop told me to stay off the tool truck lol. They don't mind me borrowing tools because I came in for a porter position and they needed me as a lube tech instead.
Lol I walked into my first shop without an impact a half complete set of metric sockets and a broken ratchet. Then proceeded to forget oil caps and double gasket shit. Long story short in about 6 months went from that guy the guy who is always loaning tools to other gs techs and correcting their mistakes. Shit is gonna happen and you have to learn from it and keep a good attitude. Guess I got lucky the shop I was at was willing to work with me.
Wow I was a lube tech for a while and watched this as I'm about to start a new lube tech job but the reminder about needing torx screw drivers for those undercarriages is a real life saver and for those who don't know don't over look that because you will have every other tool for the job but be stopped by not having them.
I just applied and I might get the job I did not know a lot especially with the under carriage 😅😅 Dane jiffy lube doesn't tell you everything
I just stumbled across channel a lot of good information thank you for keeping it real. Most people today don’t understand you need to have a basic set of tools
Something that I always see missing is a set of panel clip pliers on every one of these line tech tooling videos. Those are definitely a must have. Might just have to pick up that screw driver set to.
Great video, I learned this stuff from my pops. He's a master mechanic. And the small shop I worked at taught the same great values and knowledge you shared.
this is a perfect list of tools to start off with! Even very useful for apprentices
the honest truth is this video! Well done!Common Sense is a must! Over the last 10 years at my job I’ve seen so many people come and go they screw up and want to borrow tools more then once I tell them if you need it more then once you need to buy it some of them are smart and some never fix their issues out the door they go!
Nice video I’m a wanna be mechanic on my own vehicle s10 and blazer . Balling on a budget with tools very helpful video
man, i have grown so much watching this video. im a general service technician and i have grown so beyond this video.
Thank you for this video looking to become a lube tech so this was helpful!!
That harbor freight light is amazing!
I bought that half inch IR 231C for 65$ (only impact wrench) in 2022.
It delivers 400-500 ft lbs of nut busting torque and it suits me well
I just bought the new snap on flank drive extra socket set and anyone just starting out should buy this set because it has the extractor built in to the socket and lube techs will have rounded drain plugs I've been in this for 30 years and have probably 400 dollars in different turbo socket sets now I don't need them
the husky 1/2 impacts are actually pretty good to start off with
Easily one of the best advice videos I’ve watched. Thanks.
Useful video. Thanks for posting. 🤙
Also a clip removal tool for Nissan. Good video
Matco has a filter plier that has a wide range even fits a good amount of diesel filters for around 50 dollars
Even better, you can go to Advance and get two claws for $20 each and you're set
Beeee utifull nicely executed presentation !!
I agree with everything you've said but the oil filter wrench I disagree with everyone should have one but don't be dependent on them work on your grip and do all filters by hand doesn't matter how strong or weak the person is every filter can be removed and replaced by hand and I've seen way too many people over dependent on the filter wrenches and damage the filters or housing or just be a sitting duck when the tool walks off on it's own plus it helps build strength which makes the rest of the tasks much easier
I have a golden rule as being a mechanic or those getting into the trade.. When starting off alot of people wont have everything they need so therefore you tend to barrow tools which YES it does get very highly annoying when you loan your tools out & when you need your tool you can't use it due to another person using it.. That is highly annoying so my rule to everyone one is if you barrow the tool 3 times its time to buy it for your self. Tools can get very expensive! You DON'T have to get name brand tools to start off with, get tools to perform the job then later on.. Upgrade your tools.. Yes some name brand tools such as sockets & wratchets are worth it.. You do get what you paid for however 6 years into the trade as a mechanic i have the complete set of matco impact sockets 1/2, 3/8, 1/4 deep/shallow metric & sae/standard sockets however i as well have the exact same socket set in chrome sockets but there craftsman chrome sockets & they are perfect for me. Yeah id love to upgrade my chrome sockets but i use my tools for there soul purpose & do not misuse my sockets for what there intended for!! If you misuse your tools they will fail you. As for being a mechanic.. I am truly proud & love my job. Its an expensive trade/job but is rewarding in its own way.
Wish people would use this rule...
Yes I agree it is the nature of the trade!!! I myself am a ironworker. Love to see new apprentices come out to the job site with there new little scabers And shiny crescent wrench , and say can I barrow your striker No!!! I say tool up bitch i don’t lone my tools!!! The next day guess what they have one , maybe two or three.
Yep harbor freight is my best friend
Must have for tires… 19-22. Even the half sizes will be needed.
Also have a socket rail one that the socket just slides on and off not the crome one that the socket snaps on to it saves time
So one thing maybe i missed it but digital air chuck first thing I bought of the tool truck as a gs lol
When I started at my current shop/dealer on the lube racks they said tools would be provided. They weren’t. After a few weeks I gave up and brought my own tools. whatever tools I had to borrow at least 3 times I would go buy myself. Then when new kids came in management has been spoon feeding them with tools smh
Im working at dodge, any tips to help with the reverse lug nuts?
This video was very helpful I work in a body and auto shop that has contracts for commercial fleets..I guess I got lucky I have a mentor who lets me use his tools since mine were dirt amateur and incomplete..I’m talking thin wall sockets a cheap knock off amazon impact wrench , two wrenches and a ratchet husky set for carpentry..I had my own but they were embarrassing..the rules are true always ask and return to where you got the borrowed tool and yes if you use more than a couple times ask if they’d like to sell you the tool OR what deals they know about where you can get one..my shop doesn’t mind so much everyone is well organized and waist deep in tools except me..I’ve been working for a month and just now was told which tools I should buy - wrenches ratchets impacts (I prefer air like the guy said , just simply more power off the rip & good 6point sockets and yes stay away from the 12points!! Harbor Freight is your friend not the tool truck when you start out that will be foreign land ..but this video was very helpful especially the Toyota filters cuz I literally borrowed one today when I had to show and prove. Anyone who thinks this guy was mean or too stern you might wanna rethink what your getting into this was straight to the point just like being a mechanic will be. PS I went to school for automotive systems tech but nothing will prepare for you for the real deal and you won’t truly learn until you get dirty so forreal take these tips into consideration
Thanks bud
This guy seems awfully unpleasant to work for/with.
aggressive af
Yea very common
It's still good information. We aren't beauty queens lol
Wow bunch o softies on here eh? You don't even know the guy and you're already bitchin about him.
I think ur soft u need some harsh talking sometimes it helps just started at pep boys and all he said is real
Nice 👍 little video.
I only use vise grip on oil change
Just grab the 301 piece set from harbor freight and a couple of oil filter wrenches. That will get you started. Add to it as you can.
I will graduste diesel school
Soon, i will need a cart and im thinking about the 5 drawe US general but i have about 372 sokets and im affraid they wont fit, and dont want to buy a bigger box till i find a shop i will stay for a few years
Trusty cook hammers are the manufactures for some of the snap on hammers.
I like a magnet and non magnetic pick up tool that saves me more than I like to admit
Nobody ever says to get a fender cover it pays to protect the paint I even use a 5 dollar moving blanket to put over the front grill fender covers are 10 dollars each at harbor frieght so less than 30 dollars you can cover both sides and the front of a car it pays off because a customer will notice a scratch
Would you suggest the U.S General 5 drawer mechanic set? Gives some drawers to store stuff in?
@@runsgarage6813 thats unrelated to his question
yes boss get some harbor freight stuff. i just got a cheap harbor freight set 105 piece set and i started at dobbs tire and auto in missouri a few weeks ago
Sorry there was another comment there about never needing filter pliers that I was commenting to they must have deleted it. But yes I would suggest that
Toyota filter socket link?
Guy is dropping knowledge and people want to talk about his tone/delivery... Everything he said is 100% true, I've seen people walk in the door without so much as a pen to fill out repair orders with, let alone any tools. Or the guys that have Mac tool chests with master sets of pliers and tap and thread kits and all kinds of big money tools that are brand new (and slowly become covered in dust) because they are not needed for lube jobs really... Yet they are asking to borrow my 21.5/22.5 flip socket for swollen lugnuts... So your $10k in debt to tool trucks and have all these high end tools, but you can't/didn't buy a $10 socket that you WILL use almost daily!? (My shop sees a ton of swollen chrome capped lugs.)
You don't need a whole lot of tools starting out, but prioritize your tool purchases. Get the essentials first, THEN get the tools that will make things quicker/easier/etc. If you feel it is a job you want to stick with, once you have the essentials, start getting the tools for higher up positions. That way when you do get tapped to move up, your not scrambling trying to get everything all at once. Plus when they start giving you some brake work, tpms sensors, light gravy jobs to see if your ready, your manager and other techs WILL take notice that your banging out work with YOUR tools and not with borrowed/their tools. It shows that you came to work, not to just post tool and box pics on instagram and flex like your a mechanic online lol.
A complete set of filter wrenches (there are soooo many now!), torque sticks should be considered a shop tool and be supplied. Never liked the pliers, prefer a strap wrench if I don’t have the right cup set.
Oh gods we used a husky air wrench at Pick n Pull. Thing busted in like a week. Then we "upgraded" to a craftsman battery powered wrench....
I don't know if it's different in America than here in Ireland but as a day 1 apprentice mechanic, we have nothing. My fellow mechanics are actually surprised that I have the majority of necessary tools going into my second year. But good advice, it always feels wrong asking to borrow things.
Why wouldn't you have a thirty dollar multimeter and a full socket set range from 1/4 to 3/8? And a 1/2 breaker bar and lug nuts for your car and your mom's car. I mean, if you use electricity in life you need a multimeter. And even if you have a bicycle and no car you need a socket set, and Allen set. And combination wrenches.
I feel like a socket set is about as reasonable to own as shoes. Although maybe it's good you try theirs and see what you like before you buy.
But even if you found out as a mechanic, you still need sockets and multimeter and Allen keys.
You spending all the money on beer or what?
@sasquatchrosefarts9131 "why wouldn't you", are you joking? Again, that must be an amercian thing to have those things lying around. Also I'm talking about day 1 apprentice, just out of school, I didn't have money until I started working, now 1 and half years in, I have all the tools I need day to day. So calm it and gain some perspective, not all countries have a "fix it yourself" attitude for cars, that was always very much an American thing to do, so people don't have multimeters and sockets laying around, and even if they were, they wouldn't be mine to take, they would be my dads, so why would I take them?
By any chance do you have a list of all the tools written down?
I’d recommend getting a filter strap instead of the grips. They crush the filter
But most of the time there isn’t enough room to fit a big strap style in the filter spot. 9/10 I use the grip style
@@Biggchad ideally you would want both plus cupps + sockets for cartridges
I’d recommend getting one of the universals that you can use with a ratchet.
Unless you are working on really old stuff or big trucks SAE isn’t really needed. I wouldn’t waste money on SAE until you have a good metric set. I would also recommend a filter claw socket over filter pliers so you can get into tight spaces.
Hahahahahaha..you don't recognize this man's accent? You're saying trucks in USA don't use sae? 😂😂😂😂
Aviation maintenance is where it’s at. Forget all the metric tool bullshit
A normal Ball pene hammer and a yellow handle harbor freight 5 lb sledge will do anything you need done.
totally agree to many people have started where i work missing half that.
I’ve had them start with out a air gauge to check tires
smh when he said first thing i saw is get on a tool truck and buy it all horrible advice what a clown
What socket tray is that?
Westling, looks like the capri impact socket master set. I have a couple, I prefer the VIM socket magnets though
You make good points, but you're too stern when giving advice to new techs. This can makes the viewer or someone that wants to be a tech watching you very uncomfortable.
Right 😂 finna scare us teenagers out here ...
😱 ah did some one get sensitive! Get there feelings hurt 😢 please do not try to be a ironworker we will run 🏃 you in the ground!!!
He's helping those panty wetters, I'm grateful this guy is speaking like how he is, it's the truth
Sounds like being a mechanic is a crap job.
sounds like he'd knock us out and bury us in a ditch if we forgot to bring a wrench
Approximately how much $ is this total
Including the tool cart and basic power tools, a beginning lube technician will spend $1,000 if they go with value priced, low end / Harbor Freight / US General cart / Bauer power tools / Pittsburg brand hand tools, or $10,000+ if they go high end Milwaukee Tools / SnapOn / Mac brands. Thats for the tools needed by a lube technician, not a full automotive mechanic. This for a job that typically pays $12/hour - $15/hour, about what they could make flipping burgers, and less then what a waitress makes after tips at a sit-down restaurant.
By the time a full fledged automotive mechanic is completely outfitted with quality, name brand tools, its not unusual for them to have $50,000 invested in tools.
What’s a real shame is that’s a years salary for a automotive mechanic at most dealerships in the USA. Your typical mechanic at a automobile dealership in then USA makes $25/hour, or $50,000/year. A little less in some areas, a little more in others.
That’s just one more reason why good automotive mechanics are becoming more difficult to find. The industry is in trouble in my opinion. The juice is no longer worth the squeeze as they say.
Automobile dealers will say there is a shortage of automotive mechanics. Thats completely false in my opinion. The truth is many competent, quality mechanics leave the automotive industry for better jobs.
Many good automotive mechanics go to other fields such as industrial mechanics. As a group, industrial mechanics are treated better, valued by their employer, respected by the other employees, and have a better benefits package. Other fields that can pay better then automotive dealership mechanics include A&P (airplane mechanics) and agricultural. Also, becoming a traveling mechanic for service providers that focus on planned maintenance shutdown contracts or disaster recovery can be lucrative.
If you were making $25/hour and offered a job at $35/hour, what would you do? That’s $20,000 more per year. Over a 40 year career thats $800,000 more pay.
So no, there is not a shortage of mechanics, there is a issue of automobile dealerships not providing mechanics, as a group, fair compensation for the benefit they provide, causing some to many of the best automotive mechanics to leave the industry.
No, I’m not a lube tec, I consult for industrial and utility clients. Because of my work, I engage with industrial mechanics, electricians, technicians, and engineers often.
Well said Doug. The auto repair industry as a whole is broken right now. This video doesn’t even get into specialty tools and other brand specific needs. Dealerships either provide these or the techs only need to buy them for one brand of car. Independent shops don’t typically have these and every different line of cars requires their own, not to mention scan tools and software updates.
I can understand not having the tools to do the job but you don’t have to get top of the line stuff to do the job with. I disagree about the air impact gun I removed lug nuts just fine with my husky air impact especially if you buy the 800 ft lbs one no problems what so ever it worked great for years, I might of had one maybe two times it didn’t work but that was because the Lugnuts were super tight. Of course I upgraded to a milwauckie electric impact and it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg for being on a budget super portable too And you don’t have to drag a air hose around with you. You can get the tools that you need to do the job at Harbor freight every single one. And they will last you.
I wouldn’t get everything at harbor freight, also use Amazon, a lot of the harbor freight pliers are just not good. Almost anything Pittsburgh at Harbor Freight you should steer clear from.
@@williamsanders468 well I have their sockets and they are great the pliers yeah they can be kinda iffy but most everyrhing I have works great. I do use Amazon fir the Bigger things and specialty items so.
My husky rips off anything. 100 bucks cant go wrong.
1:03 the correct way to explain it would be to use 12 point sockets with 12 point bolt heads only, 6 point sockets with 6 point bolt heads ONLY. If all you have are 6 point sockets what are you going to do when you have a 12 point bolt??? All tools have their own designated uses. Just like a pozidrive Phillips is used for security or tamperproof applications, if you use a regular Ole Phillips it will strip out the head. Just because something fits doesn't mean it's right. The pozidrive bit puts more torque on the screw so when the uneducated try to tamper with it using the wrong tool it's strips it out and you end up taking it to a professional or keep struggling. Torx bits are not to be used for Allen heads and vice versa.
Nice instructional/rant lol
Your not going to have every tool you need but must have what you do need lol...
The rest can all be done with vise grips and hammers
I think in general an employer has to provide all tools needed to get the job done. A bakery don 't ask you to bring your own trays or ovens or no pilot brings his own plane. How about buying your own bus to be a coach bus driver? You spend money for the job what you actually want to make and when you get dismissed you sit on expensive not longer needed tools. Employees bring their manpower and will to work, that should be enough to bring to a job. But it's just my opinion.
Ya sadly that’s not the case in automotive. They expect you provide all your own tools even if they barely paying above minimum wage which that’s usually what they pay. I’ve been working in a tire shop for few months now and already spent $600 on tools sadly
@@tylerhill6706 on what lol?
What's gs?
General service tech
when i first started i didnt have anything, my bud was a service advisor, seperated a store gun and a store rollcart. the manager set me up with a flip 19/21 socket, 2 years later and i have about 6000$ worth of tools. you gotta start somewhere
i just started out with no tools and bought some sockets and stuff. its all okay if the shop you work for tells you its alright. i told the shop i didnt have any tools and they said i could borrow some for awhile
Everyones biggest complaint is how much they spend on tools when in reality no one is forcing them to buy new fancy tools, yeah they may get the job done better but at what cost
Convenience and Time?
@@mattcee7113 that time saved wont be worth the money spent unless you spend the next 50 years doing it
@@Usef320 If it saves you from having to pull the engine out or something else stupid like that...worth it. Next job.
@@scarling9367 Im talking more about the brand of tools, not the tools themselves. Most shit you can get at harbor freight these days comes with a lifetime warranty and are durable enough to use for work
Dad's ball peen hammer is fine if it's 32oz. But make sure its a good one. Can't go wrong with a Eastwing, under $40. No Harbor Freight green head 5 pack. I've seen the heads fly off in the shop more than a couple occasions. Dont spend $140 on 1 snapper hammer. Ridiculous!
That front exhaust IR impact is a heavy POS. They blow brake dust off the wheels into your face and are weak and heavy compared to even a harbor freight earthquake impact ffs. Recommend something other than that, it's not a good choice.
The pay better be incredible if I’m providing all this
You can make six figures if you work hard enough
15 an hour
@@tumortelevision1414 I just got started at 18 with no experience .-. if you ask for 14 an hour on the app you're gonna get 14 an hour, and if they tell you you're gonna be paid 12 an hour and stay that's on you.
just spend hundreds of dollars on tools for a job you dont know how to do yet? your literally saying to buy actual snap on tools for beginners who are applying for the first time. horrible advice.
yeah most people will let you borrow/ use theirs there. when you become for advanced and are there for awhile then you should get your own. He was a lil aggressive when saying you need your own shit to walk in because most are pretty lenient. i understand if he had his own shop/ small business though
To be fair, snap on has a lifetime guarantee, so they are worth the investment long term.
@@jacquelinelundell1090 never seen anyone get hired without having at least a basic set of tools.
i agree try too chill out when giving advice
Why chill out! He is making a great point , tool up Bitch!!! I teach apprentices. They tell me, I can’t afford good tools ⚒️ Well you know what You can’t afford Not to have good tools ⚒️!!!! Thanks 🙏 great video
@@doalex2085 You certainly can get by on cheap tools. Sockets, wrenches, and an impact are where you need the money sunk. After that you can cheap out and build up as needed.
If you are smart you won't ever even see the inside of a tool truck especially not when your general service period just go to harbor freight and buy two of them if you don't want to go craftsman
As someone who's got no idea of cars, not even how to change a tire, would they let me in as an apprentice if I bring all of these tools?
If you find the right shop and don't expect good pay. Also don't lie on the interview and say you can do things you can't. Its easier to train someone who's honest and willing to learn, rather than hire someone who lied and fire them a week later.
Honestly, I like hiring guys right off the street if they have some common sense. You'll have better luck if you start out in something like a tire and light mechanic shop vs going straight to a diagnostic and heavy line place. Pay usually isn't as good but you'll learn a lot.
Got it. Don't borrow
You don't even have wrenches....
Ya those should be a given when starting a job with a basic tool set
I never used wrenches as a gs
get you an impact and a box you will actually be able to work on vehicles get you a decent set of wrenches harbor freight is youre friend you don’t need them tool trucks fr
Pretty bad as a shop owner/tech telling the DO’s and DON’Ts but yet @7:00 says get yourself a 10oz but realizes it’s a 40oz hammer but that should be clear if you’re a tech, that’s embarrassing; even Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder can tell you by feel nevermind looking at it 😂 🤣 🤣
those pop clips are so annoying on the undercarriage’s
Air tools are dead bro😂
I never use the air gun I always use my 1/2 Milwaukee fuel I actually recommend a good electric impact over a air
Wheres the link for common sense? Looking for a buddy.
Just kidding by the way 😂
Damm I feel sad kinda now🥲
Lol why?
1st off lube tech doesn't do inspections...
where i work we do inspections. we are called general service techs, we do tires, oil changes, lights and batteries. we dont do state inspections but we just check suspension, exhaust, fluids, belts and batteries. stuff like that and we recommend whatever is wrong with the car to get fixed.
@@Aidan7427 Yep. When I take my vehicles in for tires to Walmart, they get be me a paper with all the stuff they checked. Pretty neat.
Yes they do lol
Yes that is a big part of there job.
Lol yes they do bro , thats what they do while the tech does the oil
Hmmm, alternate title: Tools you need if everyone at your shop is an asshole. I went into my career with nothing and learned from the people around me what I need to get the job done. Just build your tools over time, that way your not forking out all your money on them tool truck tools that cost an arm and a leg. Harbor freight’s your best bet when starting.
Why u keep whining about lending out tools ? Carry on about what we need without all the extra crying 🙄
Damn well here I go thinking they provide tools😆🤦♂️
Wrd me to lmao had to drop a nickel at harbor freight now this dude making me not want to go to work to save face on cheap tools lmao
@@nyloudmouth 🤣🤣..ish is serious lol. Imagine having to pay thousands of dollars for schooling then you still have to buy your own tools🤦♂️
Jiffy Lube and places like that usually have shop tools. I started in one and I HATED using shop tools. You can never find what you need because 10 guys all using the same set of tools and all with different ideas on how to organize them. Got to the point I just started bringing my portable box from home and using my own tools to save time hunting for stuff.
@@1337penguinman jiffy lube is a joke that is we’re I started as well.
You just told people to spend over 1,000 dollars at least to to do a job with absolute shit pay
Jiffy lube provides all these tools w/the shitty pay 😂 I’m having a blast 💪😎🔧
Gotta start somewhere in this field if you wanna succeed.
Lube tech = crap job, go back to college study hard and get a decent career.
I make 25 an hour thou and I’m learning to work on trucks which is gonna give me a boost when I buy my own hauler
Everyone starts out as lube tech dumbass. Then they make their way up to brakes, and tune up work, then more advanced shit. Dumbass. Fuck college, I don’t need college to make good money.
I started a lube tech job recently.The initial training was only 12 an hour for couple of months then I went to 20 an hour after training.