For 70's Ford pickups you can go through many starters at those 2 places until you get a working one. It's the customers job to do the quality check nowadays.
@@JoeMama-st1rosame for most new parts purchased that are just the wrong part from the store (happens all the time, check to see if it matches up before even walking out that door) or a non working part from the start. Still got my 98 prelude OEM starter and it’s still doing great but ran into this issue 2 times in a row on a f150. (My fault for not testing). I’m about to shoot a hole thru my engine block but live and yah learn and have fun doing it especially if it’s your hobby. Had fun for a while but it’s time for some boost and I know it will let go but it will just force me to build it back even stronger.
This is why I laugh when people try to get me to price match Amazon Parts when I have genuine OEM stuff listed on ebay. You go right ahead and buy that cheap part that won't work.
Wow, you're a really nice guy. This dude is wasting your time and money with these cheap starters. If I were him, I would feel bad at some point and spring for a quality part, as to not waste your time anymore. I'm surprised you feel bad for him at all, it's his doing that's causing this.
When I was a mobile mechanic. I tell ya, I didn't care if I had to come back again. If they are nice, friendly and honest. The customer isn't wasting your time as a mobile mechanic. The customer is just trying to afford what he can because who's to know he's on a fixed income. I made a lot of great customers by just word of mouth and seniors I definitely went out of my way. Most people don't visit their parents at home and just leave them there. I would always go out of my way to help customers like him.
@JacobWinkle He just may be on a fixed income, then again, maybe not and is just being cheap at the mechanics expense. We all have children, bills and gas certainly isn't free. Don't think I'm a jerk because I do a lot for people completely free. But, at a certain point, we got to have a conversation about the quality of part he's buying because you can't run a business or keep up with schedules like this. Then again, I am 46 and a little tired of people at this point. I used to have it in me.
@@adrienroy9310 I feel you. If it doesn't work, I would have a schedule but I'm not going to reschedule my appointments already. A lot of my schedules, I learned to schedule them out to almost make a circle back home. Works really well and also saves me in gas doing it that way.
On my 1990 Volvo 240 I started with Bosch rebuilt units. Both were bad. Tried an aftermarket brand new. After a few starts it stopped working. A second new aftermarket and finally one that worked. None was cheap.
This is why I’ve resorted to buying Al my electriconic and motor powered parts local only because of this very reason . Having to wait for Amazon to receive the defective and then send another is a total waste of time .
Buying car parts from Amazon is like gambling, especially with electronic parts. Ordered a Lisle hub removal tool last week from Amazon. First one was missing parts, returned it, ordered another one and that one was used and missing parts.😐
Never had any trouble purchasing off eBay. Those local parts store over price they stuff an sell you the same quality as eBay or Amazon. Regardless if you can go back an change it out right there or not. What these parts store are charging is for the convenience since they know you rushing to get back on the road so you would not to pay more money vs waiting a week for parts or returns. That's why it's always a good to have a second beater car to use just in case this happens.
There was no need to check for locked motor when customer said he drove it to parts store and back home. Secondly I use to do the same shit your doing by getting everyone’s cars fixed whether it be a jeep in the woods or a car in a parking lot of a store. You’re an amazing person Parker. Always in good spirits even when shit goes south. You don’t make excuses and you learn from your mistakes. Your humility is something I wish everyone had. Love the channel and one last thing. Don’t ever let customer supply parts. Buy once cry once. Always make sure it’s a quality part. Mainly electronic parts. Hope you get to 100k subscribers very soon!
Lesson learned from buying the cheapest available starter. After going through a couple of rebuilds from a big chain parts store, I resolved to only buy rebuilds from NAPA. They need to be tested after being rebuilt.
Agreed. But his generation can’t help but be cheap, they went through hard times and it’s ingrained in their psyche even when it costs them more in the long run.
The low priced starter is not the cheap starter. Labor, time wasted costs $. The tow bill when the inexpensive starter fails to work costs $. When the inexpensive starter is out of warranty, and you have to buy another, that costs $. I do my best to buy mid grade or higher parts.
This simple thing has caused so many people I know so many problems. My mom especially. People don't understand that if you cheap out usually you will have to TEAR DOWN what you did originally and completely start over. By cheaping out unintelligently you will end up creating far more work, far more work....
I have met mechanics that would not even touch my car unless the part is from a brand they know of to ensure quality. Didn’t matter if I got it. Just make sure it’s a trust worthy brand. Do your re-search.
I’m a mobile mechanic as well. As part of diagnosing a no crank, no start I will almost always check to see if the motor is locked up. First, I pull the dipstick to see what the oil can tell me. I look for metal flakes or shimmer that are telltale signs of engine issues. Next, I’ll go under the car to turn it over like you did. I’ve only dealt with one locked up engine, but I’m glad I checked before proceeding.
The most common reason these new starters dont work is cause the magnets around the stator shatter and jam up the insides. Could be bad assembly, cheap brittle magnets, the starter being dropped in transit, or a combination of the three. Amazon starters for small engines is like a 50-50 shot now a days.
I would think any money saved by ordering junk would be eaten by labor charges. Even if you finally get one that works out of the box i would not trust it 2 weeks from now .
We used to rebuild starters. New brushes, new bendix, or new solenoid and that was usually enough to keep it going for a few more years. I needed new brushes a few years ago and the person at Autozone didn't have a clue what I was talking about. Fortunately, I had my original starter which I'd replaced a few years earlier with a used one. The brushes were barely better, but they worked and got me through the winter. I ordered new ones from eBay or Amazon and rebuilt the starter the following spring. It was working fine 3 years later when I junked the vehicle.
As someone that used to be a manager at an AutoZone, 80% of the people that work there barely know face value stuff. If you know what you yourself are talking about and can order it, Autozone or Advance Auto Parts has good prices. If you need info/advice, oreillys is where to go. Sad to see so many people not know what their job needs you to know, and not care to learn as they go either. And none of the parts stores pay enough to keep people that know the inns and outs.
Back in the day I was getting lots of starters and alternators that were defective. Used ones I pulled off junk cars and trucks were more reliable. I just started repairing them myself. Being I was running a fleet it worked out. But when you are doing it for a customer, they want to see shiney stuff no matter how poorly done with substandard parts
Parts suck these days. Test starter motors before installing and especially alternators, even if it’s a new one you just got at the parts store. I’ll have them test it right there.
You’re a good dude. Don’t let all of the success that’s coming your way change that. Please keep making this excellent content. Looking forward to the next part of this project. Wish you were in my neck of the woods!
He's running a business. This isn't a charity venture. I love his good nature too but there comes a time when people like this old man ABUSE his kindness. That is what the old man is doing - abusing him. He needs to pony up the money for a starter locally. Time is money.
Once you do that a couple times, you start to alway test stuff before install.. especially Amazon stuff they be cleaning bad parts n selling them hoping not to get a return
I ordered a TYC starter off Amazon. Arrived loose in the box, plastic connector broken off. I ordered a different brand (Pure Energy) which had good ratings and it has worked flawlessly. Amazon rejected my first review, claiming my review was focused on the lack of any protective packaging. I think the Amazon screener thought that meant I was criticizing Amazon’s packing. Not Amazon’s fault TYC let it flop around in their own box.
I've personally have great results with Amazon starters. I installed 3 different ones in my personal vehicles and been working for years. Maybe 5+ years now
Watching this video made me so mad. I love that Matthew loves to help customers but this is getting out of control. Enough is enough with saving money. At this point, i would have told that old man that either i go to the autoparts store and buy a new starter with my professional discount or you pay me for my labor only and i'm outta here. This customer is nothing but headaches and Matthew is just enabling his bad/cheap behavior. I own my own business and NOT all customers are good fits. This guy is a nightmare.
Yeah that was my thought. When he heard the click from the new starter after turning the key I would call the customer out and say it’s installed I did what you asked now pay me. No warranty on customer supplied parts. Mathew is wasting time, fuel, and reputation.
@@MiguelDiaz-zk8dkAgreed. It's not the Old man's time that he's wasting. It's easy for him to run upstairs and reorder starters all day long from the comfort of his apartment. He needs to be considerate of Matthew's time and pay him accordingly if he's going to keep doing this crap.
It’s connection from the starter ground on these VWs a lot act up. Regardless . Bad starters are terrible. Love your videos. Keep up the great work… 👏 💯. I do the same all day everyday and it’s stressful for sure lol😅
This is one of the many reasons we have a 3rd at home. Our 1999 Lexus with 300k miles has some in handy quite a few times over the past yrs. Drive it once a week to burn some gas and move the fluids.
At this point pay the price for one locally. Even if the Amazon one works today it may not work next week. It sucks you need to come back a third time.
Had this happen a few times with usually from advanced auto. Always get one from a local store so u can take it back fast and easy. It’s worth the extra money. And always have them test it when u buy it or test it urself before installing. This happens way to often with many aftermarket parts
Can you do a video showcasing your daily tools, or the most important ones? And what tools you recommend to take on long road trips? Thanks, I just subbed today
Always check your local area. I'm fortunate enough to have a guy in town who will tear them down, rebuild & do a function confirmation test, most of the time 1/2-2/3 the price of a new one unless you bring him weird stuff & he's fast enough that you often just wait 30 min to an hour if he's not too busy or within the next day if he is.
ive had issues with cheap parts from rockauto, luckily local parts store had what i needed. Even local parts stores ive had quality issues with to where i couldn’t install the part. Recently i was replacing my lower control arm on 14 impala, it wasn’t cut correctly so i had to put it all back together, drive down there get my money back since that was the last one then go to advance auto parts and it fit perfect. Ive had multiple issues with oreilys so im never going back unless its for a socket or something simple since its right down the road from my house.
Agree, years ago I bought a transmission mount from O'Reilly's. A year later the rubber separated. OEM mount lasted 15 years. I only get brake pads and light bulbs from those places. Anything electrical, expensive or time consuming to replace I get at NAPA or the junkyard.
I stopped buying aftermarket parts years ago. I've gotten burnt too many times to mess with non-OEM parts. Sure, they cost more up front but save you money in the long run.
I would have disassembled both starters on the spot within 15 minutes both of em side by side opened up and no doubt whatsoever I would have been able to make one working starter.. installed it...get paid...wash my hands of this penny pincher... guess that's the difference between a few years of experience and 4 decades with master technician certification experience 🤔... you will eventually make the transition from parts changer to mechanic... keep up the great work...
As a technician with 50 years of experience, I tell people do not ever come at me with Chinese oxygen sensors for your vehicle. I will NOT put them in.
Don;t feel to bad. I have a small motocycle/atv repair bussiness I run from my own property and I rebiult a WR450F recently put it together got it running and ran good etc. He took it to get dyno tuned and it started devoloping a rattle... SO I got it again tore it down and found out that a Dowel Pin fell out of the Case Half as I was assembling the bike and it worked it's way through the Counter Balncer gears and that was the sound. ANYWAYS it's fixed now costed me a lot out of my own pocket.
ALWAYS SUSPECT A NEW PART IS BAD. New doesnt mean good anymore. I deal with bad new parts daily. Also your power probe should be able to crank that starter without popping the circuit breaker. Your power probe is going bad or you have a shitty connection on the jumper cables. ALSO that cheapo ground switch thingy the customer installed on his battery, most likely beause the car has a battery draw, that thing can cause this problem aswell. test without that installed.
Some of the comments on here tell you exactly what's wrong with society. Wow. Matthew, you're awesome. Lessons learned the hard way stick with you sometimes. It's all good.
If you’re going to be cheap id buy a used part at a scrapyard. Atleast you know they’ve been tested and it is oem quality. If i were you i would buy my own parts for customers, i can imagine having to deal with people buying the wrong or low-quality parts is both exhausting and wasteful of your time.
I've bought alternators and starters oem and can't count how many times they were bad they don't make them like they use too thank God I work on my own vehicles , But God bless bro 🙏🏽 🙌🏽 great job bro
The starter went bad in my 1990 Volvo 240. Two rebuilt units from Bosch were bad. The first new aftermarket one broke the casing. The second new one actually worked. What a total nightmare. After the second new one the ignition switch went bad. Converted that to a start button. New battery cables and a new alternator lead and everything finally worked.
I always test the starter outside the car..make sure the battery is good and try 24 volts..does starter always come defectived they r not brand new they r rebuild auto zone..auto advance..napa it may be more expensive but the chances r good...if u want a new starter u has to go to the dealer...but before anything i check the engine first before buying any parts to make sure the engine is not gone and take it from there..
Yeah, lesson learned: test every part, especially these days, extra especially if it admits it's from China, and super-especially if the customer bought it.
If that’s a 1.9 brm, cam shafts are a weak point, mine were replaced before I got it, bottom end is solid. I’ve had to replace the turbo actuator (you need to grind down a 10mm socket in “length with a swivel on an 1/8 inch ratchet or get a swivel 10mm) replaced the transmission. Lot of torque bolts that are one time use. someone changed it from a dual mass flywheel to a single mass, have you ever seen that? And finally if you want to see how cool the brm platform is check out darkside developments, or dirt lifestyle. Respect for not being a dick as well
When my original starter when on the Fritz. I thought my battery was going because I would jump start it and it would crank and start. Turns out it was the contacts in the starter. Got new contacts and put them in the solenoid and fixed the problem.
I hate doing work for cheap people like this 😂 usually you end up getting screwed up with labor time but sometimes you gotta charge more for reasons like this and I wouldn’t warranty work with aftermarket parts
Had a similar instance with my mom's ASTRO Van. Bought a new starter and installed it, and it just clicked. I took it off and bench tested it, it tested fine. I took it to AutoZone to have it tested, it tested fine. Then after all this, I checked to see if the engine was seized. And it sure the hell was! 🤨 She had to get a rebuilt engine. It cost her $2600 and the shop took over 2 months to complete the engine install. I should also mention that this was in the early 2000's, probably 01 or 02.
I go through this all the time. I went through 3 power steering pumps before i got a good one. and for those who say spend more well for a 1953 Chev 4x4 there is only used and reman
I fitted a $55 AUD Chinese made starter motor into my 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 powered Holden Commodore 5 years ago & it's still going good. I did replace the solenoid last year for $75 AUD because the cable terminal came loose on the solenoid & galled up to copper threads a bit meaning that.I couldn't really tighten it. I bought all of the parts off eBay locally in Australia !
I never replace starters , i just refurbish them, and its super simple , just change the brushes , check the solenoid and you are good to go for another few years... I worked on my citroen xsara 1.9d 1999 , man those old european diesels were something special. I changed brushes and the soleniod because it was faulty and the first time i turned it on it almost sounded like a japanese car turning on. The total cost of repair was 10euro for brushes and 30 euro for new solenoid. The car is still going 3 years later on same brushes...
Exactly... that's the difference between a part's changer and a mechanic...I left a comment before I read this...I would have opened both of them up and made one working starter with the two of them on the spot in 15 minutes...he needs more experience and he will learn.
1 always bang on the starter with a hammer while someone cranks it over & B unless U work with new factory parts always bench check it especially if U R doing road service. Anyhow like I said if U can bang on any motor that appears to be inop.,,, Like window motors just bang on the door panel with your palm or on the bottom of a fuel tank if U think a fuel pump is failing,,,. I this case smack the starter with hammer. Trust this from a 40+ year Tune Up Mechanic.
2:38 A/C compressor clutch shouldn't be turning with the crank pulley with the engine off. I noticed that when you turned the crank by hand, the A/C compressor clutch was turning also. That's a no go on any car. A/C compressor should not engage until a few seconds after the engine is running. Nobody else notice that? Unless that's not the A/C compressor to the right of the crank pulley?
Parts manufacturers are really dropping the ball theae days, and not just related to vehicles. I keep telling everyone, its like NO ONE knows how to do anything these days in any industry...
As a master mechanic for over 40 years, you test every starter no matter where it comes from
How do you test starters? Never had to replace one yet, and a neighbor asked me to help him replace his because he sees me working on my cars a lot.
As a backyard mechanic for over 40months I agree.
We test every starter don’t matter where it comes from before installing .
Parts nowadays a junk.
I actually got an original AC delicate starter for my boss's truck and it was over $400. I put it in it, did not work.
You said amazon starter, enough said! Lol
Seriously the customer might as well get one from O’Reilly or Auto Zone at this point. Time is money!
For 70's Ford pickups you can go through many starters at those 2 places until you get a working one. It's the customers job to do the quality check nowadays.
No.. That's just more junk. He should get one for WorldPac, IMC or the dealer.
Every time I go see autozone I leave with poop falling out my hole
@@JoeMama-st1rosame for most new parts purchased that are just the wrong part from the store (happens all the time, check to see if it matches up before even walking out that door) or a non working part from the start. Still got my 98 prelude OEM starter and it’s still doing great but ran into this issue 2 times in a row on a f150. (My fault for not testing). I’m about to shoot a hole thru my engine block but live and yah learn and have fun doing it especially if it’s your hobby. Had fun for a while but it’s time for some boost and I know it will let go but it will just force me to build it back even stronger.
They seem to sell only rebuilds with a high failure rate.
This is why I laugh when people try to get me to price match Amazon Parts when I have genuine OEM stuff listed on ebay. You go right ahead and buy that cheap part that won't work.
I ALWAYS buy OEM genuine parts on Ebay with their original box. You're the kinda of seller i love.
If you have OEM parts I would never have the balls to price match Chinese Amazon parts. Doesn't surprise me though 😂
OEM Gang 🤘
Agreed. I've had to learn the hard way that a lot of the time, OEM parts are the better way to go. Saving a buck isn't always worth it.
I did that with some Toyota vvt solenoids on Amazon cause I didn’t want to pay the oem price . 6months later the codes popped right back up 😂😂🗑️🗑️
Need a shirt saying “heres the deal guys…” 😂
🤑🤣🤣
Make all the clips of him saying that😂😂😂
For reeaal tho lmfao 😂😆
You’re an awesome dude Matt. Wish more people were like you.
Here’s the deal guys rock auto is about as cheap as you can get and still work
If you think Amazon starters are bad... Just look at the fuse kits. Sometimes the 2A modules actually burn at 15A
Wow, you're a really nice guy. This dude is wasting your time and money with these cheap starters. If I were him, I would feel bad at some point and spring for a quality part, as to not waste your time anymore. I'm surprised you feel bad for him at all, it's his doing that's causing this.
Wow its truly bad to gwt paid twice
When I was a mobile mechanic. I tell ya, I didn't care if I had to come back again. If they are nice, friendly and honest. The customer isn't wasting your time as a mobile mechanic. The customer is just trying to afford what he can because who's to know he's on a fixed income. I made a lot of great customers by just word of mouth and seniors I definitely went out of my way. Most people don't visit their parents at home and just leave them there. I would always go out of my way to help customers like him.
@JacobWinkle He just may be on a fixed income, then again, maybe not and is just being cheap at the mechanics expense. We all have children, bills and gas certainly isn't free. Don't think I'm a jerk because I do a lot for people completely free. But, at a certain point, we got to have a conversation about the quality of part he's buying because you can't run a business or keep up with schedules like this. Then again, I am 46 and a little tired of people at this point. I used to have it in me.
@@adrienroy9310 I feel you. If it doesn't work, I would have a schedule but I'm not going to reschedule my appointments already. A lot of my schedules, I learned to schedule them out to almost make a circle back home. Works really well and also saves me in gas doing it that way.
On my 1990 Volvo 240 I started with Bosch rebuilt units. Both were bad. Tried an aftermarket brand new. After a few starts it stopped working. A second new aftermarket and finally one that worked. None was cheap.
I can tell you’re a solid dude. Thanks for what you do
At this point, you should tell him to just get the starter locally.
Gaurentee, the next one from amazon will be bad again. Your wasting your time...
Agreed.
And it’ll be warranty so if it’s bad he can just go and get it that day
This is why I’ve resorted to buying Al my electriconic and motor powered parts local only because of this very reason . Having to wait for Amazon to receive the defective and then send another is a total waste of time .
Buying car parts from Amazon is like gambling, especially with electronic parts.
Ordered a Lisle hub removal tool last week from Amazon. First one was missing parts, returned it, ordered another one and that one was used and missing parts.😐
Never had any trouble purchasing off eBay. Those local parts store over price they stuff an sell you the same quality as eBay or Amazon. Regardless if you can go back an change it out right there or not. What these parts store are charging is for the convenience since they know you rushing to get back on the road so you would not to pay more money vs waiting a week for parts or returns. That's why it's always a good to have a second beater car to use just in case this happens.
There was no need to check for locked motor when customer said he drove it to parts store and back home. Secondly I use to do the same shit your doing by getting everyone’s cars fixed whether it be a jeep in the woods or a car in a parking lot of a store. You’re an amazing person Parker. Always in good spirits even when shit goes south. You don’t make excuses and you learn from your mistakes. Your humility is something I wish everyone had. Love the channel and one last thing. Don’t ever let customer supply parts. Buy once cry once. Always make sure it’s a quality part. Mainly electronic parts. Hope you get to 100k subscribers very soon!
Definitely I second that he should be a airplane mechanic and really get paid and the pride he takes says it all
Simply put guys. If it’s an important part of your car…… brakes, battery, starter, fuel pump buy quality.
Lesson learned from buying the cheapest available starter. After going through a couple of rebuilds from a big chain parts store, I resolved to only buy rebuilds from NAPA. They need to be tested after being rebuilt.
You need to charge for that exercise.
The cheap scape always pays twice as much. Buy quality. Buy once cry once!
Agreed. But his generation can’t help but be cheap, they went through hard times and it’s ingrained in their psyche even when it costs them more in the long run.
@@LifeCycle1978”Went through hard times”, he doesn’t look that old to me…
The low priced starter is not the cheap starter. Labor, time wasted costs $. The tow bill when the inexpensive starter fails to work costs $. When the inexpensive starter is out of warranty, and you have to buy another, that costs $. I do my best to buy mid grade or higher parts.
This simple thing has caused so many people I know so many problems.
My mom especially. People don't understand that if you cheap out usually you will have to TEAR DOWN what you did originally and completely start over.
By cheaping out unintelligently you will end up creating far more work, far more work....
What starters are quality made nowadays? Autozone, oreillys it's all low to mid and the dealers want like 1k for one
Well, your mother and father raised you right? You're a very polite considerate and kind of on the awesome side good for you, man. God bless you
Hopefully you made him pay for the labor.
That dude is really cheap, he still has a VGA monitor lolol. I really hope he paid you for coming out there/the labor.
I have met mechanics that would not even touch my car unless the part is from a brand they know of to ensure quality. Didn’t matter if I got it. Just make sure it’s a trust worthy brand. Do your re-search.
And there are tons of knockoffs in very close to original packaging especially on Amazon too.
I’m a mobile mechanic as well. As part of diagnosing a no crank, no start I will almost always check to see if the motor is locked up. First, I pull the dipstick to see what the oil can tell me. I look for metal flakes or shimmer that are telltale signs of engine issues. Next, I’ll go under the car to turn it over like you did. I’ve only dealt with one locked up engine, but I’m glad I checked before proceeding.
I been burned by chinese starters too, i rather buy a used oem off of ebay.
Absolutely I had same problem with alternators only buy used ones now never have problems
Thank you for helping this guy. Some women are like a shiny new starter. Lol funny
The most common reason these new starters dont work is cause the magnets around the stator shatter and jam up the insides. Could be bad assembly, cheap brittle magnets, the starter being dropped in transit, or a combination of the three. Amazon starters for small engines is like a 50-50 shot now a days.
Old people can most certainly have compounded grief, so little things like this bring on a storm.
I would think any money saved by ordering junk would be eaten by labor charges. Even if you finally get one that works out of the box i would not trust it 2 weeks from now .
We used to rebuild starters. New brushes, new bendix, or new solenoid and that was usually enough to keep it going for a few more years. I needed new brushes a few years ago and the person at Autozone didn't have a clue what I was talking about. Fortunately, I had my original starter which I'd replaced a few years earlier with a used one. The brushes were barely better, but they worked and got me through the winter. I ordered new ones from eBay or Amazon and rebuilt the starter the following spring. It was working fine 3 years later when I junked the vehicle.
As someone that used to be a manager at an AutoZone, 80% of the people that work there barely know face value stuff. If you know what you yourself are talking about and can order it, Autozone or Advance Auto Parts has good prices. If you need info/advice, oreillys is where to go. Sad to see so many people not know what their job needs you to know, and not care to learn as they go either. And none of the parts stores pay enough to keep people that know the inns and outs.
Back in the day I was getting lots of starters and alternators that were defective. Used ones I pulled off junk cars and trucks were more reliable. I just started repairing them myself. Being I was running a fleet it worked out. But when you are doing it for a customer, they want to see shiney stuff no matter how poorly done with substandard parts
Luckily we've found a local starter/alternator specialist, decades of experience can't be compared to cheap reman
Any electrical parts you're better off getting out of the yard. Otherwise I get from Napa whatever is the best they have.
Parts suck these days. Test starter motors before installing and especially alternators, even if it’s a new one you just got at the parts store. I’ll have them test it right there.
“Poor man pays twice” iv always lived by that saying.
Hopefully you are charging for each trip out there
Which would be more than getting the starter local
You’re a good dude. Don’t let all of the success that’s coming your way change that. Please keep making this excellent content. Looking forward to the next part of this project. Wish you were in my neck of the woods!
He's running a business. This isn't a charity venture. I love his good nature too but there comes a time when people like this old man ABUSE his kindness. That is what the old man is doing - abusing him. He needs to pony up the money for a starter locally. Time is money.
Just buy the parts yourself, they can return the part they have.
Exactly, but old guy won't pay for an oem part.
Once you do that a couple times, you start to alway test stuff before install.. especially Amazon stuff they be cleaning bad parts n selling them hoping not to get a return
I have had that hapen at the auto shops. People return parts after installing poorly, or just clean and return the trashed piece they replaced.
I ordered a TYC starter off Amazon. Arrived loose in the box, plastic connector broken off. I ordered a different brand (Pure Energy) which had good ratings and it has worked flawlessly. Amazon rejected my first review, claiming my review was focused on the lack of any protective packaging. I think the Amazon screener thought that meant I was criticizing Amazon’s packing. Not Amazon’s fault TYC let it flop around in their own box.
I've personally have great results with Amazon starters. I installed 3 different ones in my personal vehicles and been working for years. Maybe 5+ years now
Same..
Watching this video made me so mad. I love that Matthew loves to help customers but this is getting out of control. Enough is enough with saving money. At this point, i would have told that old man that either i go to the autoparts store and buy a new starter with my professional discount or you pay me for my labor only and i'm outta here. This customer is nothing but headaches and Matthew is just enabling his bad/cheap behavior. I own my own business and NOT all customers are good fits. This guy is a nightmare.
Yeah that was my thought. When he heard the click from the new starter after turning the key I would call the customer out and say it’s installed I did what you asked now pay me. No warranty on customer supplied parts. Mathew is wasting time, fuel, and reputation.
@@MiguelDiaz-zk8dkAgreed. It's not the Old man's time that he's wasting. It's easy for him to run upstairs and reorder starters all day long from the comfort of his apartment. He needs to be considerate of Matthew's time and pay him accordingly if he's going to keep doing this crap.
It’s connection from the starter ground on these VWs a lot act up. Regardless . Bad starters are terrible. Love your videos. Keep up the great work… 👏 💯. I do the same all day everyday and it’s stressful for sure lol😅
the money hes saving on buying on amazon is coming out of your time and energy...i hope you're charging for each hour.
God bless you Matt, we need more mechanics like you.
Matthew you’re such a good person man. Fucking love your content! 🤜🏻
A pleasure to watch.
Junkyard starter is like $30 most with a guarantee of some kind.
Always been sketched out when people recommend buying car parts on Amazon 😂😂😂
This is one of the many reasons we have a 3rd at home. Our 1999 Lexus with 300k miles has some in handy quite a few times over the past yrs. Drive it once a week to burn some gas and move the fluids.
At this point pay the price for one locally. Even if the Amazon one works today it may not work next week.
It sucks you need to come back a third time.
Had this happen a few times with usually from advanced auto. Always get one from a local store so u can take it back fast and easy. It’s worth the extra money. And always have them test it when u buy it or test it urself before installing. This happens way to often with many aftermarket parts
Can you do a video showcasing your daily tools, or the most important ones? And what tools you recommend to take on long road trips? Thanks, I just subbed today
The problem is the more expensive stuff is crap now too. You can no longer say "you get what you pay for".
Always check your local area. I'm fortunate enough to have a guy in town who will tear them down, rebuild & do a function confirmation test, most of the time 1/2-2/3 the price of a new one unless you bring him weird stuff & he's fast enough that you often just wait 30 min to an hour if he's not too busy or within the next day if he is.
I take mine to a local shop that rebuilds starters and alternators. No issues.
Sell the customer parts, always. Even if your so nice just make them after the first wrong part
ive had issues with cheap parts from rockauto, luckily local parts store had what i needed. Even local parts stores ive had quality issues with to where i couldn’t install the part. Recently i was replacing my lower control arm on 14 impala, it wasn’t cut correctly so i had to put it all back together, drive down there get my money back since that was the last one then go to advance auto parts and it fit perfect. Ive had multiple issues with oreilys so im never going back unless its for a socket or something simple since its right down the road from my house.
Agree, years ago I bought a transmission mount from O'Reilly's. A year later the rubber separated. OEM mount lasted 15 years. I only get brake pads and light bulbs from those places. Anything electrical, expensive or time consuming to replace I get at NAPA or the junkyard.
I stopped buying aftermarket parts years ago. I've gotten burnt too many times to mess with non-OEM parts. Sure, they cost more up front but save you money in the long run.
I would have disassembled both starters on the spot within 15 minutes both of em side by side opened up and no doubt whatsoever I would have been able to make one working starter.. installed it...get paid...wash my hands of this penny pincher... guess that's the difference between a few years of experience and 4 decades with master technician certification experience 🤔... you will eventually make the transition from parts changer to mechanic... keep up the great work...
As a technician with 50 years of experience, I tell people do not ever come at me with Chinese oxygen sensors for your vehicle. I will NOT put them in.
Sometimes new stands for Never Ever Worked
Don;t feel to bad. I have a small motocycle/atv repair bussiness I run from my own property and I rebiult a WR450F recently put it together got it running and ran good etc. He took it to get dyno tuned and it started devoloping a rattle... SO I got it again tore it down and found out that a Dowel Pin fell out of the Case Half as I was assembling the bike and it worked it's way through the Counter Balncer gears and that was the sound. ANYWAYS it's fixed now costed me a lot out of my own pocket.
The fact that junk starter got shipped out is beyond me.
ALWAYS SUSPECT A NEW PART IS BAD. New doesnt mean good anymore. I deal with bad new parts daily. Also your power probe should be able to crank that starter without popping the circuit breaker. Your power probe is going bad or you have a shitty connection on the jumper cables. ALSO that cheapo ground switch thingy the customer installed on his battery, most likely beause the car has a battery draw, that thing can cause this problem aswell. test without that installed.
Lol even auto parts starters
....happened to me. Id test any starter before install 😂
Some of the comments on here tell you exactly what's wrong with society. Wow. Matthew, you're awesome. Lessons learned the hard way stick with you sometimes. It's all good.
"Just because it's new, doesn't mean it's good. -Eric O (SMA)
If you’re going to be cheap id buy a used part at a scrapyard. Atleast you know they’ve been tested and it is oem quality.
If i were you i would buy my own parts for customers, i can imagine having to deal with people buying the wrong or low-quality parts is both exhausting and wasteful of your time.
I've bought alternators and starters oem and can't count how many times they were bad they don't make them like they use too thank God I work on my own vehicles , But God bless bro 🙏🏽 🙌🏽 great job bro
Heck yea! We need longer videos man!
The starter went bad in my 1990 Volvo 240. Two rebuilt units from Bosch were bad. The first new aftermarket one broke the casing. The second new one actually worked. What a total nightmare. After the second new one the ignition switch went bad. Converted that to a start button. New battery cables and a new alternator lead and everything finally worked.
Always buy new not remanufactured. But a good brand also. Same company can be a big difference between New and remanufactured
Personally I have bought alot of cheap parts on Amazon never had a problem, and if I do I get the money back easy
I always test the starter outside the car..make sure the battery is good and try 24 volts..does starter always come defectived they r not brand new they r rebuild auto zone..auto advance..napa it may be more expensive but the chances r good...if u want a new starter u has to go to the dealer...but before anything i check the engine first before buying any parts to make sure the engine is not gone and take it from there..
I try to get name brand with a really good warranty. None of that no name stuff.
Yeah, lesson learned: test every part, especially these days, extra especially if it admits it's from China, and super-especially if the customer bought it.
You have a lot of patience, good attitude
If that’s a 1.9 brm, cam shafts are a weak point, mine were replaced before I got it, bottom end is solid. I’ve had to replace the turbo actuator (you need to grind down a 10mm socket in “length with a swivel on an 1/8 inch ratchet or get a swivel 10mm) replaced the transmission. Lot of torque bolts that are one time use. someone changed it from a dual mass flywheel to a single mass, have you ever seen that? And finally if you want to see how cool the brm platform is check out darkside developments, or dirt lifestyle. Respect for not being a dick as well
When my original starter when on the Fritz. I thought my battery was going because I would jump start it and it would crank and start. Turns out it was the contacts in the starter. Got new contacts and put them in the solenoid and fixed the problem.
ALWAYS bench test ANY starter before installing
(but you already knew that)
I know from experience that the terminal he has on his battery will cause issues with power drawl he needs to fix that immediately
You're a good dude brother much respect
Your naughty cuss words have totally done a 179°…my sons and I thank you! 😊
That’s why I work on my own ish
I hate doing work for cheap people like this 😂 usually you end up getting screwed up with labor time but sometimes you gotta charge more for reasons like this and I wouldn’t warranty work with aftermarket parts
Everyone should take a shot every time he says ‘here’s the deal’ lol
Had a similar instance with my mom's ASTRO Van. Bought a new starter and installed it, and it just clicked. I took it off and bench tested it, it tested fine. I took it to AutoZone to have it tested, it tested fine. Then after all this, I checked to see if the engine was seized. And it sure the hell was! 🤨
She had to get a rebuilt engine. It cost her $2600 and the shop took over 2 months to complete the engine install. I should also mention that this was in the early 2000's, probably 01 or 02.
I go through this all the time. I went through 3 power steering pumps before i got a good one. and for those who say spend more well for a 1953 Chev 4x4 there is only used and reman
Helping the people not everyone can afford super expensive fix’s
Yep definitely sounds cheap, just buy an O'Reilly pay and you'll never go wrong😅
One thing to check would be pulling the intercooler pipes down Cjaa TDI’s are known for water pooling.
I fitted a $55 AUD Chinese made starter motor into my 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 powered Holden Commodore 5 years ago & it's still going good.
I did replace the solenoid last year for $75 AUD because the cable terminal came loose on the solenoid & galled up to copper threads a bit meaning that.I couldn't really tighten it.
I bought all of the parts off eBay locally in Australia !
eBay parts seem to work fine, It’s Amazon that gets all the junk parts
Did you check to see if the starter motor brushes were covered from the factory, or missing a brush? Or simply not attached?
I never replace starters , i just refurbish them, and its super simple , just change the brushes , check the solenoid and you are good to go for another few years... I worked on my citroen xsara 1.9d 1999 , man those old european diesels were something special. I changed brushes and the soleniod because it was faulty and the first time i turned it on it almost sounded like a japanese car turning on. The total cost of repair was 10euro for brushes and 30 euro for new solenoid. The car is still going 3 years later on same brushes...
Exactly... that's the difference between a part's changer and a mechanic...I left a comment before I read this...I would have opened both of them up and made one working starter with the two of them on the spot in 15 minutes...he needs more experience and he will learn.
1 always bang on the starter with a hammer while someone cranks it over & B unless U work with new factory parts always bench check it especially if U R doing road service.
Anyhow like I said if U can bang on any motor that appears to be inop.,,, Like window motors just bang on the door panel with your palm or on the bottom of a fuel tank if U think a fuel pump is failing,,,. I this case smack the starter with hammer. Trust this from a 40+ year Tune Up Mechanic.
2:38 A/C compressor clutch shouldn't be turning with the crank pulley with the engine off. I noticed that when you turned the crank by hand, the A/C compressor clutch was turning also. That's a no go on any car. A/C compressor should not engage until a few seconds after the engine is running. Nobody else notice that? Unless that's not the A/C compressor to the right of the crank pulley?
I always just take them apart because the brushes are just installed half hazardly.
Parts manufacturers are really dropping the ball theae days, and not just related to vehicles.
I keep telling everyone, its like NO ONE knows how to do anything these days in any industry...
I hate it when people watch me work. Too much pressure to perform
I do starters often. You should have had it tested properly. The guy should be happy it's not the ring gear
Had a cambelt brake on start up before that would give the customer the same symptom
Kind of like the neighbor coming out and seeing what’s up. Noticed you a young guy working hard
Keep this vids up man lmao
Advance sells Bosch remans for 02Q and dsg slightly under 200. Amazon. ...depend on brand though