"Hey bro, I snapped an intake bolt off into my head, you mind drilling it out and tapping a new one in? Thx bro it means alot" Said no brother ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love this slowly but surely, methodical pace of work. The timing of the video also reflects it. It's relaxing AND educative. Thanks for keeping it up after so many years.
I’ve always worked on my own cars as a DIYer. Being a California boy, the rust and corrosion you and Eric O. encounter just blows me away. I enjoyed watching you plow through the Element’s fluid changes, and rust abatement.
Some home lifts are not that expensive. If you plan to work on your own car frequently and throughout your life, they're not a bad purchase: MaxJax, Quick Lift, or a low rise scissor lift.
@@TheAlignmentGuy_TM I have a set of quick lifts. They are way better then jack and jack stands. I just don’t have the space for a four post. I can make due just fine I’m just envious or jealous of Eric and all his tools.
The blower motor in my Silverado was making a weird sound, ordered one from rockauto. Pulled the old one, found an acorn in it. New one was bad so I took out the acorn and reinstalled
I love my Tan 05 Element. It has about 200k miles. I have the head off and have one bad exhaust valve due to never having been adjusted. I ordered one new valve and want to resurface the seat. Do you know the valve seat angle? You probably think I’m nuts not doing a complete valve job, but the other cylinders had good compression and no leak down. Just trying to keep it running.
In my experience if the valves are adjusted incorrectly you can burn up a valve. Not adjusting them they sometimes get noisy, but don't burn up. It's valves that are adjusted too tight that cause them to burn up. We have a saying, "it's better to hear them than smell them". You don't need to do anything to the seat. Just lap in the new valve before you install it. ruclips.net/video/qEe8C5u1LWg/видео.html
The whole underneath of my Silverado looks like that bumper. Lots of grinding, rust treatment, paint, and then cosmoline. Not rusting anymore now. And some welding. Actually lots of welding. Sigh.
Eric is the brother every family wants to have. I like having same model cars within family that makes the repairs and maintenance easier especially when they share common parts. We have three Camry.
Really? LoL we have 3 corollas, a 2001, a 2003 and a 2016, a 93 gmc truck suburban, 2000 Tahoe z71 (obs 5.7) 2000 Silverado half ton (nbs) 2003 GMC Sierra 2500hd vortec, 2005 Lexus, 2002 Honda Civic 2 door
We have 98 I4, 99 v6 and 2010 I4 Camry. The 99 V6 was given to us at its 19th year. I can swap some parts among the 98 and 99 Camry and I can shuffle batteries among all three of them. 2010 Camry is for long distance travel and the 98 is for local due to its age. The Japan made 99 v6 drives really well with few problems.
I got my dad 92 accord. I'm in the middle of doing a bunch of work to it (including the timing belt with the help of a 10+ yo ETCG video). My dad asked "why are you putting so much work into the car?" Me: "So I don't have to hear from you for MANY miles" HAHA
Lucky man. I remember being in love with those accords when I was a kid. Years later, I'm still in love with them. I actually still see them on the road today. I can't believe I'm the same age as them lol.
Very impressed how you managed to remove the rusted nuts off the rear bumper. I have a 90 Civic I recently changed out the rear bumper that sad to see rusts away like that Element one. Watched this video as am looking to buy an Element in the future.
Ur a cool brother/dad! My family would never do anything like that for me. 😉 Glad ur puttn the cat guard on too! I'm sorry ur other was stolen on urs. I installed a miller plate on my '19 prius in my driveway. I'm older than u, but definitely worth it!😁 U & SW Eric are my idols. I liked/subscibed.
Might've been a good idea to use some anti-rust spray on the 'new' bumper, to make sure that one doesn't rot out as fast as the other one. Other than that I really enjoyed this one! Keep it going.
Eric, I have no idea why other service technicians always do a half baked job? I really appreciate your Honesty and integrity! Great Video. Your Brother should be extremely proud of you! I decided to service my own cars!
Not just hondas, any cheap car step 1 when you get it is to undo all the mistakes people have made over the years. I got a Toyota Celica and the mirror wouldn't adjust correctly, turned out they just put a new mirror over the cracked one with black RTV and it stuck out too far for the mirror housing. Cabin air filter? Doesn't even have one. just put the plastic holder back in there Air filter? just cut up a bigger one that doesn't fit and jam it in there! Hose clamps? Why not use bread ties instead?
Next time check to make sure it was mounted properly. The side braces are teardrop shaped. If you don't put them on correctly, you will have a strange wind noise. That actually happened to my Element. Once I turned the brace around, no more noise.
@@ericthecarguy The mysterious noise did have an upside...the seller knocked $500 off the asking price. And thanks for the excellent videos. I am learning tons about my Element!
It's entirely possible that the roof rack is causing turbulence over the top of the car, which in turn acts ... kinda (if you squint) like a sail (edit: to clarify, not the wind, rather, the addition of the roof racks) . So if you get side winds, you'll get squirrelly control. Just speculation.
it seems like a lot of RUclips mechanics i watch don't mind Hondas, which makes me feel better for owning a few. not that much better though, because I'm just now learning how to do good maintenance myself. So far eric, eric O from SMA, and david from car wizard all seem to not mind especially manual Hondas. I wouldn't mind snagging one of these elements for its last leg in life.
LOL! "...to make sure I don't have to hear from my brother any time soon" - that sounded a bit like "That dude should just stay the heck outta my life!" - but of course it remains unclear whether it was actually meant that way ;-)
I just bought a 2005 Honda Element and I’ve been binge watching your whole Element playlist. Thank you so much for filming all this, editing it and sharing your knowledge!
I wish we had these in England. I would probably drive one of these if I lived in the states. Very versatile and well designed vehicle. Honda had a knack for it back then.
18:25 - 18:50 As a technician with Valvoline’s Canadian counterpart (Great Canadian Oil Change), I find this hilariously ironic. As a rookie car guy? Mad props on the vigilance of doing the work anyway... and, in equal measure, my sympathies for the unneeded work. Always sucks finding that out. 😅
on the steel plugs in aluminum, I hold hand tension with breaker bar, then smack just below my hand with dead blow hammer, the shock force knocks them loose easily. it doesn't hurt to give the plugs/bolts a few wraps with ball peen first(careful to not peen the tooling hole smaller size). this alone saves huge headaches on breaking, stripping or puling threads. ** this comment is about steel drain and fill plugs in aluminum differential housing and manual transmissions. NOT spark plugs **
Thank you. I'll be giving that a try. One of the previous owners of my Civic used Autolites (I believe they're steel or some sort of metal that typically doesn't do well with aluminum) and it's in there pretty good. It squeaks like mad. I've been using fuel additives too, im case it's just carbon but I will be giving this a try.
@@The513Warning the comment was about the steel drain and fill plugs in aluminum differential housing and manual transmissions, which have gear oil behind them keeping the threads lubricated. they're generally just stuck on the flat metal sealing gasket. this was NOT meant for spark plugs, they need a whole different approach depending on the head, spark plug type, thread depth and diameter and how much carbon buildup there is. there's a ton of different techniques depending on engine and spark-plugs.
Great video I drive a 2003 crv k20 engine .I had a power steering leak and it was the steel pipe in between the rubber pipes its a pig to get at you have to remove the hydraulic res, it had rotted out on the steel(pin hole). Part only £35 in UK from Honda it might be the pipe. Carry on the great work🤘😎
Yes. If I have 'bloopers' I put them at the end of the video like a post credit scene. Yes, my hand is fine now. Huge blister though. Thanks for your concern.
@@ericthecarguy aaaaahh sensei noticed me x3 x3 lol but I do because header burns are THE WORST BURNS I did the same on a 04 grand prix on accident the car did run a bit but that was enough. My wrist like tapped the header flange just tapped it, instant blister.
I second that, my 03 honda crv seems to soak up significantly more wind on the highway with the roof rack in place. Add a basket like I did and its very noticeable over 50.
Eric, amazingly thorough, as always, right down to the correct fluids and all the part numbers. There is no substitute for all your years of experience and hard-won hands-on knowledge. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. This channel is a joy to watch.
Eric: If I am gonna have to fix everybody's cars, you'll gonna drive the same thing so I don't have to think about it too much.
What a blessing to have eric as a brother.
"greetings brother, Eric the Car Guy here"
"Hey bro, I snapped an intake bolt off into my head, you mind drilling it out and tapping a new one in? Thx bro it means alot"
Said no brother ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love all your video.
From Montréal 👍
I love this slowly but surely, methodical pace of work. The timing of the video also reflects it. It's relaxing AND educative. Thanks for keeping it up after so many years.
Watching Eric work on cars is always relaxing, his demeanor and attitude is great.
“Hey look I’m a catalytic converter theif” 😂😂😂
I’ve always worked on my own cars as a DIYer. Being a California boy, the rust and corrosion you and Eric O. encounter just blows me away. I enjoyed watching you plow through the Element’s fluid changes, and rust abatement.
I really like videos like this, bringing an old vehicle up to speed and making it good again is always great
Makes me feel all good inside and it's not even my car.
"I didn't like you anyway, light" had me rolling
Love the videos like this
Its why I subscribed 10 years ago.
I have the same green Element as Eric. That’s how I found him a decade ago too.
Same here.
I know I’ve said this a million times in the comments but damn I wish I had a lift. Clutches would be such less of a pain.
Some home lifts are not that expensive. If you plan to work on your own car frequently and throughout your life, they're not a bad purchase: MaxJax, Quick Lift, or a low rise scissor lift.
@@TheAlignmentGuy_TM I have a set of quick lifts. They are way better then jack and jack stands. I just don’t have the space for a four post. I can make due just fine I’m just envious or jealous of Eric and all his tools.
wOww respekt fur effurt still my laD;)
The blower motor in my Silverado was making a weird sound, ordered one from rockauto. Pulled the old one, found an acorn in it. New one was bad so I took out the acorn and reinstalled
I think your the moat humblest machanic on the whole inter net and I think you for your hard work!
When watching ETCG video's i am in my element.
When I moved from Ohio to S. California, I almost cried once I got in the junk yard to get some undercarriage parts for my old car.
I love my Tan 05 Element. It has about 200k miles. I have the head off and have one bad exhaust valve due to never having been adjusted. I ordered one new valve and want to resurface the seat. Do you know the valve seat angle? You probably think I’m nuts not doing a complete valve job, but the other cylinders had good compression and no leak down. Just trying to keep it running.
In my experience if the valves are adjusted incorrectly you can burn up a valve. Not adjusting them they sometimes get noisy, but don't burn up. It's valves that are adjusted too tight that cause them to burn up. We have a saying, "it's better to hear them than smell them". You don't need to do anything to the seat. Just lap in the new valve before you install it. ruclips.net/video/qEe8C5u1LWg/видео.html
you dont want your element to be rusty ...
Moar Element/CRV content please! Thank you Eric!!!
The whole underneath of my Silverado looks like that bumper. Lots of grinding, rust treatment, paint, and then cosmoline. Not rusting anymore now. And some welding. Actually lots of welding. Sigh.
Happy to see more Element videos, as an Element owner (love them) this helps me out for those in home repairs.
Eric is the brother every family wants to have.
I like having same model cars within family that makes the repairs and maintenance easier especially when they share common parts. We have three Camry.
Gary, that made me think of Southwest Airlines only flying the B737. Their mechanics only need to learn one aircraft. Best wishes.
1 4x4 f150, 1 4x2 f150, both years 2013, a 2015 F250 , 2008 dodge charger, 4x4 Toyota 4 runner, and 2 Harleys
Really? LoL we have 3 corollas, a 2001, a 2003 and a 2016, a 93 gmc truck suburban, 2000 Tahoe z71 (obs 5.7) 2000 Silverado half ton (nbs) 2003 GMC Sierra 2500hd vortec, 2005 Lexus, 2002 Honda Civic 2 door
We have 98 I4, 99 v6 and 2010 I4 Camry. The 99 V6 was given to us at its 19th year. I can swap some parts among the 98 and 99 Camry and I can shuffle batteries among all three of them. 2010 Camry is for long distance travel and the 98 is for local due to its age. The Japan made 99 v6 drives really well with few problems.
Just wanna say I wish I watched you Honda suspension videos before I did the shocks on my Holden Rodeo.
Double wishbones, man.
It would be awesome to have a brother or friend like you Eric. I can do some stuff but you go higher than my limits
Don't forget to pay him for his job. I HATE peoples who called me only when they looking for some free repairs. No more free repairs.
Beer
I got my dad 92 accord. I'm in the middle of doing a bunch of work to it (including the timing belt with the help of a 10+ yo ETCG video). My dad asked "why are you putting so much work into the car?" Me: "So I don't have to hear from you for MANY miles" HAHA
Lucky man. I remember being in love with those accords when I was a kid. Years later, I'm still in love with them. I actually still see them on the road today. I can't believe I'm the same age as them lol.
Every time I am underneath mine, I use Fluid Film on exposed frame parts and areas that can collect Ohio salt.
Very impressed how you managed to remove the rusted nuts off the rear bumper. I have a 90 Civic I recently changed out the rear bumper that sad to see rusts away like that Element one. Watched this video as am looking to buy an Element in the future.
What's in the spray can he's cleaning with? (I'm still in the middle of the video, but don't want to forget to ask if it doesn't come up. )
I thought I was seeing triple for a minute there
Ur a cool brother/dad! My family would never do anything like that for me. 😉 Glad ur puttn the cat guard on too! I'm sorry ur other was stolen on urs. I installed a miller plate on my '19 prius in my driveway. I'm older than u, but definitely worth it!😁 U & SW Eric are my idols. I liked/subscibed.
Thank you!
Might've been a good idea to use some anti-rust spray on the 'new' bumper, to make sure that one doesn't rot out as fast as the other one. Other than that I really enjoyed this one! Keep it going.
Mightve also been a good idea to do the cabin filter before he got all dirty..........also woulda found the receipt.
I love these sort of videos. Working on new shiny cars is lame, only rusty old heaps.
Eric you are master👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Finding that receipt in the glove box was kind of a kick in the gut but like you said you basically have peace of mind now on all the fluids.
They say it was synchromesh fluid... riight. Didn't smell like it!
What a receipt says was done to get payment does not ensure what was actually done nor that it was competently done.
Eric, I have no idea why other service technicians always do a half baked job? I really appreciate your Honesty and integrity! Great Video. Your Brother should be extremely proud of you! I decided to service my own cars!
I have found that the timing chain should be changed around 180k. I have done several of these and have compared chain lengths (old vs new)
The clear shots good editing and to the point execution, it's another great video.
Hope you didn't burn yourself badly on that exhaust!
whoever works on this car after you will love you so much.
Great video for sure. Those hot things get me too. I always say "hot potato, hot potato" when they do, and that would be pretty often.
I live in Arizona. What is rust?
I love the outtakes. Makes me feel a little less stupid for putting my hand on something I should already know is freaking hot. 😂😂😂
Something about this video says "He's hitting his stride again" to me. Well done.
Careful, them flame tubes get hot real quick like! I've done that too many times.
Happy Easter to all.
Eric, you are legend. Been watching for years, thanks for the content.
"Hey look I'm a catalytic converter theif" hahaha
I clicked so fast 😂 love elements
Thank you! I'm kinda fond of them myself.
I know right,i love elements and CRVs also
I’m in this club too!
@@ericthecarguy You have 3, get 2 more, and call it Leeloo. :))
@@aserta Thats what I named mine! Orange 05 Element ;-)
Looks like the gearwrench sockets did pretty well on then half gone nuts @EricTheCarGuy
Defenitly interested in what your going to do to your brother's element bro @EricTheCarGuy
I’m amazed at the success rate you have with rusted fasters. I couldn’t believe it when the nuts came off the rear bumper.
I see you subscribe to the "Can't be tight if it's a liquid!" method of bolt removal
Not just hondas, any cheap car step 1 when you get it is to undo all the mistakes people have made over the years. I got a Toyota Celica and the mirror wouldn't adjust correctly, turned out they just put a new mirror over the cracked one with black RTV and it stuck out too far for the mirror housing.
Cabin air filter? Doesn't even have one. just put the plastic holder back in there
Air filter? just cut up a bigger one that doesn't fit and jam it in there!
Hose clamps? Why not use bread ties instead?
Yeah m8 by 1.25 not very easy to find @EricTheCarGuy
Excellent video Eric. Must say was a little concerned with you flailing the oxy torch about your knees / upper legs 😲
Me, too 🤯🤯🤯!!!!!
The roof rack on my Element was causing an odd wind noise. Got rid of it. Quiet again.
Next time check to make sure it was mounted properly. The side braces are teardrop shaped. If you don't put them on correctly, you will have a strange wind noise. That actually happened to my Element. Once I turned the brace around, no more noise.
@@ericthecarguy The mysterious noise did have an upside...the seller knocked $500 off the asking price. And thanks for the excellent videos. I am learning tons about my Element!
It's entirely possible that the roof rack is causing turbulence over the top of the car, which in turn acts ... kinda (if you squint) like a sail (edit: to clarify, not the wind, rather, the addition of the roof racks) . So if you get side winds, you'll get squirrelly control. Just speculation.
I did notice that my fuel economy dropped about 2mpg after installing an OE Honda rack on my 97 Odyssey
What’s the red can you’re spraying fluid on the parts? Your videos are definitely binge worthy.
31:07, I've had that happen to me before. Probably best to change them anyways if high mileage.
it seems like a lot of RUclips mechanics i watch don't mind Hondas, which makes me feel better for owning a few. not that much better though, because I'm just now learning how to do good maintenance myself. So far eric, eric O from SMA, and david from car wizard all seem to not mind especially manual Hondas. I wouldn't mind snagging one of these elements for its last leg in life.
What a blessing to have Eric as a teacher!
My 97 civic hx I used valvoline 5/20 full syn. 549k never touched it.
LOL! "...to make sure I don't have to hear from my brother any time soon" - that sounded a bit like "That dude should just stay the heck outta my life!" - but of course it remains unclear whether it was actually meant that way ;-)
Comebacks are a PITA for me. I never have time for them. Better to do what I can to make sure it doesn't come back. Thanks for the comment.
I just bought a 2005 Honda Element and I’ve been binge watching your whole Element playlist. Thank you so much for filming all this, editing it and sharing your knowledge!
Nice coolant hand pump @EricTheCarGuy
Oh sweet more elements Awesomeness 👌 @EricTheCarGuy
New exhaust system is Super Nice @EricTheCarGuy
I wish we had these in England. I would probably drive one of these if I lived in the states. Very versatile and well designed vehicle. Honda had a knack for it back then.
Car cost: 500 $
Parts_&_Labour: 6000 $ 🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣👍
Anyone else wan to see Eric the car guy vs Eric South Main auto. engine teardown and reinstall etc
O2 sensor: me at screen “push Eric push, there ya go” lol
Awesome victory against those fasteners, Eric! 👌🏻🔥
I love my Element, and have used eric's videos for reference in the past.
Good job.
You can use the old catalytic converter for bait to see if you can catch the guy who stole the other one :-). Might need to build a big rat trap.
do you have a link to that metal turkey baster or syringe or whatever that is? ty
you are the man! Invaluable for any element owners out there. Thanks for this!!
SMA laughs 😂 jk, boatload of rust but he definitely sees his share
Pocket screwdriver, a mechanics best friend, and it doesn’t need to be a snap on.
You just taught me a new way on removing one of the oil filters
25:16 and my thought was, " oh you found Jeremy's Lancia from the Botswana special..."
I love the Element content Eric. I am fixing up my beater 03' and this info helps out a lot.
Quick recommendation Eric, get a ceramic coating for your plastic trim it does wonders restoring the colors
Try heat gun too. Heat it a bit test
Your videos are amazing!!!
Thank you!
18:25 - 18:50
As a technician with Valvoline’s Canadian counterpart (Great Canadian Oil Change), I find this hilariously ironic.
As a rookie car guy? Mad props on the vigilance of doing the work anyway... and, in equal measure, my sympathies for the unneeded work. Always sucks finding that out. 😅
sheesh all my brother has ever done is give me a headache, not all heroes wear capes eric
Holy crap whoever serviced this car is a total Honda noob. They must not watch ETCG much LOL.
Cheap and nasty fluid changes
owner's choice
@@Avrelivs_Gold it is but it's cheap and nasty taking short cuts on somthig that could save ur life
Man, I really want one of those Honda Elements. 🤔
Please tell me more about your red pressurized cleaner canister.
I love these elements cause all the room they have especially rear seating area.
Do you have a video on that red cleaning container? What is that thing?
Honda coolant looks exactly like washer fluid. Facepalm.
I don't recommend drinking either one.
on the steel plugs in aluminum, I hold hand tension with breaker bar, then smack just below my hand with dead blow hammer, the shock force knocks them loose easily.
it doesn't hurt to give the plugs/bolts a few wraps with ball peen first(careful to not peen the tooling hole smaller size). this alone saves huge headaches on breaking, stripping or puling threads.
** this comment is about steel drain and fill plugs in aluminum differential housing and manual transmissions. NOT spark plugs **
Thank you. I'll be giving that a try. One of the previous owners of my Civic used Autolites (I believe they're steel or some sort of metal that typically doesn't do well with aluminum) and it's in there pretty good. It squeaks like mad. I've been using fuel additives too, im case it's just carbon but I will be giving this a try.
@@The513Warning the comment was about the steel drain and fill plugs in aluminum differential housing and manual transmissions, which have gear oil behind them keeping the threads lubricated. they're generally just stuck on the flat metal sealing gasket.
this was NOT meant for spark plugs, they need a whole different approach depending on the head, spark plug type, thread depth and diameter and how much carbon buildup there is. there's a ton of different techniques depending on engine and spark-plugs.
Great video I drive a 2003 crv k20 engine .I had a power steering leak and it was the steel pipe in between the rubber pipes its a pig to get at you have to remove the hydraulic res, it had rotted out on the steel(pin hole). Part only £35 in UK from Honda it might be the pipe. Carry on the great work🤘😎
I want to take my accord to Eric and have him rebuild it after watching this.
Did we just get a blooper reel at the end of this video??????????? I LOVE IT but real talk....is your hand ok Eric?
Yes. If I have 'bloopers' I put them at the end of the video like a post credit scene. Yes, my hand is fine now. Huge blister though. Thanks for your concern.
@@ericthecarguy aaaaahh sensei noticed me x3 x3 lol but I do because header burns are THE WORST BURNS I did the same on a 04 grand prix on accident the car did run a bit but that was enough. My wrist like tapped the header flange just tapped it, instant blister.
"Converter Thief" lmfao.. good1
Hi Eric , looking for flange nuts for the bumper . I found some from the ones that hold on bicycle wheels ,& metric sizes .
I second that, my 03 honda crv seems to soak up significantly more wind on the highway with the roof rack in place. Add a basket like I did and its very noticeable over 50.
Eric, amazingly thorough, as always, right down to the correct fluids and all the part numbers. There is no substitute for all your years of experience and hard-won hands-on knowledge. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. This channel is a joy to watch.
hondas and rust are like etcg1 and digital cake
Woo that was hot i bet Eric but look at it this way your brother will be very happy with his new ride nice work my friend ...take care stay safe.
Thanks for sharing Eric, really enjoy these videos👍
Stay Safe👍
Nicely paced video. Great job!