The Check Engine Light. A short film...

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

Комментарии • 176

  • @JohnJ77777
    @JohnJ77777 15 дней назад +42

    Watch you'll still get yelled at for using too much paper towel

  • @Thehotdogman
    @Thehotdogman 15 дней назад +9

    This film is a masterpiece. The only line of dialog: Fuck. A powerful artistic choice which speaks volumes. Absolute volumes.

  • @garywhitelock4126
    @garywhitelock4126 15 дней назад +15

    The cinematography itself makes this a horror classic. Not to mention the sound design!

  • @jamesburchill7522
    @jamesburchill7522 15 дней назад +17

    Never thought about the paper towel trick with the bolt head. Learn something new every day.

    • @billschlafly4107
      @billschlafly4107 15 дней назад +1

      About 30 years ago My Gramps taught me to use a bit of plastic packaging. It works for interchangeable bitheads like screw tips too.

    • @MyBrothersKeeper101
      @MyBrothersKeeper101 15 дней назад +1

      @@jamesburchill7522 pop-up used to use a blade of grass

  • @DadRacer
    @DadRacer 15 дней назад +17

    I’m in making dinner purgatory and BitHead comes through!
    Edit: Dinner is done and it’s a masterpiece. The film, not the dinner. Definitely not the dinner.

  • @snethss
    @snethss 15 дней назад +15

    16min video but we know this was your entire free time for a day.

  • @TeaBeeAdventures
    @TeaBeeAdventures 15 дней назад +4

    Wow, Bithead making a short film with lots of different camera angles was very refreshing. Great job.

  • @Jliving8008
    @Jliving8008 15 дней назад +5

    Gotta love car projects. Laughed at the music to find the bolt.

  • @ADR014
    @ADR014 15 дней назад +6

    Best channel on RUclips by a country mile. Commenting for the algorithm. Been watching his game pick ups for a decade.
    This guy could simply sit on the hopper and grunt and make the video entertaining.

  • @TheGamerNerd025
    @TheGamerNerd025 15 дней назад +3

    We love short films by YESSE!!! A little refreshing change of pace!

  • @JoseTorres-xe2fb
    @JoseTorres-xe2fb 15 дней назад +3

    The Man, The Myth, The Legend! BitHead1000!

  • @creativecatproductions
    @creativecatproductions 15 дней назад +14

    Its Asmr, it’s a comedy, its s tragedy…..movie of the year

    • @BitHead1000
      @BitHead1000  15 дней назад +16

      Oh it’s a horror

    • @billschlafly4107
      @billschlafly4107 15 дней назад +4

      Blare Witch Project has nothing on this film.

    • @vacantseaofplanets
      @vacantseaofplanets 14 дней назад

      @@BitHead1000 it's like resident evil with all these fixed camera angles
      am I the only one who wasn't expecting it to work? I was waiting for you to show the light pop back on lol

  • @russelltouesnard7088
    @russelltouesnard7088 15 дней назад +11

    I sure hope your wife appreciates how awesome you are!! Not many real men left with your ability to build and fix things, we are a dying breed.

  • @fossil-bit8439
    @fossil-bit8439 15 дней назад +1

    Good luck Jesse! Haha! I felt every bit of this video as a former mechanic.

  • @MrEyeballkid72
    @MrEyeballkid72 15 дней назад +5

    Oh, this is cool!

  • @FenderLesPaul1989
    @FenderLesPaul1989 15 дней назад +6

    Absolute cinema.

  • @tatsumaru12345
    @tatsumaru12345 15 дней назад +7

    Thought I subscribed to the new BitHead69 channel.
    The 69 for the amount of Oscars this video is going to win. Or the amount of trouble codes that come up after changing 1 part...
    Always awesome work! Any updates on the 62' mercury?!

    • @thagerdorn2009
      @thagerdorn2009 15 дней назад +4

      Pretty sure he sold the Meteor and bought the mustang that's sitting in the street.

    • @zachary_attackery
      @zachary_attackery 15 дней назад +1

      how funny would it be if this was the video that exploded and sent him over 100k subs finally

  • @ShaneMcGrath.
    @ShaneMcGrath. 15 дней назад +4

    Ahh the old car repairs, Always a guarantee of some more beauty(scars) marks on the hands, I still have a slipped screwdriver scar from 25 years ago.

  • @johnpfusco
    @johnpfusco 15 дней назад +5

    Can we can this man to 100k already!

    • @billschlafly4107
      @billschlafly4107 15 дней назад +1

      Like comment and subscribe. Feed the algorithm!

  • @user-mi2mq6gh4z
    @user-mi2mq6gh4z 14 дней назад

    Awesome short film, with no shortage on angles, despite the horror of it all, a great daring flick.

  • @chrisr024
    @chrisr024 15 дней назад +5

    This is how i always fix my wife's check engine light . Best twenner i ever spent on amazon

  • @videogameobsession
    @videogameobsession 15 дней назад +4

    Those OBD2 readers are a game changer. My ex used to bring my car to a mechanic whenever the light came on. They'd usually tell us it was a sensor misfire, and that they reset it for us... for $120! Haha

  • @SaberToothGary
    @SaberToothGary 15 дней назад +1

    Bravo! Bravo! I'm standing and clapping... I was waiting for the fancy, "F I N", at the end. Bravo!

  • @stevekrasz1
    @stevekrasz1 15 дней назад +3

    Amazing man. I love your videos like this and I appreciate your content you give to us always.

  • @T2rx6
    @T2rx6 14 дней назад

    All these years fixing my car.. and it never occurred to me to put paper towel in to snug up a bolt for a weird angle... Thank you Bithead for this piece of knowledge.
    Also.. I know it's colder where you are than it is for me down in Delaware... so not only was this excessively time consuming on your day I'm sure.. but you're probably lucky to have feeling in your hands..

  • @bobbus_74
    @bobbus_74 15 дней назад +3

    So satisfying. Nice work Jessie.

  • @fossil-bit8439
    @fossil-bit8439 15 дней назад +1

    Best part about this whole video was the single word of dialogue being “F*ck” 😂

  • @oscardelmontay
    @oscardelmontay 8 дней назад

    Beautiful story with a happy ending 👏🏻

  • @MyBrothersKeeper101
    @MyBrothersKeeper101 15 дней назад +5

    Looks like the neighbors love Honda's! Maybe a red 9th gen Accord in the street and a 10th gen in the driveway...🇺🇸🤘🇯🇵

  • @cheoart6308
    @cheoart6308 15 дней назад +1

    I have always admired people who can work on cars, I usually open the bonnet / hood a single tear rolls down my cheek and I call I real man to fix it.

  • @iambryguy4
    @iambryguy4 15 дней назад +4

    Can't wait for the positive and upbeat comments about how great it is that he serviced his own vehicle....

  • @bembelknecht
    @bembelknecht 15 дней назад +7

    Let's face it: according to all available information this short beats the upcoming "Cpt America" already!

  • @sostrained
    @sostrained 15 дней назад +4

    Im in!

  • @b.o.4492
    @b.o.4492 15 дней назад +4

    Waiting for my kid to start his homework so I can help him… this video will pull me through…

  • @TheAlphaOmegaX3
    @TheAlphaOmegaX3 15 дней назад +7

    Almost all my vehicles I've own always have had the engine light on. If its running fine, we just keep driving them, lol. From what I understand, not every state allows that. I kept wondering if the engine light was still going to show at the end lol. The suspense!

    • @zachary_attackery
      @zachary_attackery 15 дней назад

      Yeah most check engine lights are related to some BS with emissions and not anything functional to the car so if you live somewhere where you don't have to get inspections, it's pointless

    • @BitHead1000
      @BitHead1000  15 дней назад +3

      We live in steaming pile of York so emissions inspections require no check engine lights

  • @OrthodoxReview
    @OrthodoxReview 15 дней назад +4

    Bithead is every man. We are Yessie.

  • @alanbauer9959
    @alanbauer9959 14 дней назад

    Up to 96K subscribers! May the car videos bring you even closer:) can't wait for you to get there sir. I've donated four packages and can't wait to send another:)

  • @hammaheadgaming
    @hammaheadgaming 15 дней назад +4

    Amazing

  • @Cybinized
    @Cybinized 15 дней назад +1

    Ah, what a nice change. No nose hair shots, no ugly coffee sipping face, no loud gulping of "piping hot" coffee, no asking me if I got something better to do. Just putting in work, I'm in!

  • @ptbronco03
    @ptbronco03 15 дней назад

    Great movie!

  • @Stonehead-
    @Stonehead- 14 дней назад

    Brilliant 👏

  • @RandomGamingDouchebag
    @RandomGamingDouchebag 15 дней назад

    Film of the decade just dropped

  • @franrock9268
    @franrock9268 15 дней назад +4

    Did you use music from the shining when did the in engine close up? Shit was hilarious

  • @zachary_attackery
    @zachary_attackery 15 дней назад +7

    The check engine light on my 2005 Scion has been on for 8 years because the downstream O2 sensor is bad and I've never changed the stupid thing and never will. It actually doesn't even come on in the winter, only when it's hot outside for some reason

    • @billschlafly4107
      @billschlafly4107 15 дней назад

      The problem with leaving a harmless fault alone is that you won't know when another "not so harmless" fault appears.

    • @zachary_attackery
      @zachary_attackery 15 дней назад

      @@billschlafly4107 the check engine light is pretty much exclusively for bullshit like emissions sensors, that's why people just leave them on and ignore them

  • @Deekaid
    @Deekaid 15 дней назад +6

    Nothing like smashing a knuckle on an engine when it’s 20 degrees outside.

  • @chriswilson9331
    @chriswilson9331 15 дней назад +1

    "The best film released since the Manchurian Candidate, it's that good!" -Stencel & Eggbert

  • @PunkNDisorderlyGamer
    @PunkNDisorderlyGamer 15 дней назад +5

    I got those codes they went away when I replaced a bad battery. There was water built up in the trunk of the car splashing on the battery in the trunk.

  • @Darkinfiniti
    @Darkinfiniti 15 дней назад +4

    The film would have been a masterpiece, but you forgot to add "La Fin" on a black back drop at the end.

  • @LukeDodge916
    @LukeDodge916 15 дней назад

    Thats excellent. Almost makes me want to work on the car myself. Almost...😅

  • @scramblesthedeathdealer
    @scramblesthedeathdealer 15 дней назад +4

    Just what I needed.
    My battery died again this morning. ☹️

  • @SuperSchott
    @SuperSchott 15 дней назад +3

    Time to buy the little lady her very own Maverick!

  • @mattbtv
    @mattbtv 15 дней назад

    I remember throwing a CEL due to a set of un-wrapped headers I was running. I was all set to go in for inspection, code cleared, and it popped on just before I get there. Did a few "spirited" figure 8s laps around the nearby bypass off and on-ramps, the car gods smiled down on me, and the code cleared again on it's own. Praise be.

  • @asrarfazli7768
    @asrarfazli7768 14 дней назад

    Man the similarities even you have the same Altima we rare have anyone to truly relate in this one it’s like 1 in 8 billion. Slim to none chance lol loved this short film great work! She will drive again without turn her engine lights on ool

  • @Imjussaiyanbro
    @Imjussaiyanbro 13 дней назад

    My god the relatability is off the charts, millions of us have done this

  • @mtshark7
    @mtshark7 15 дней назад

    Awesome job Jesse!😊

  • @MrEyeballkid72
    @MrEyeballkid72 15 дней назад +4

    It's a silent film, I get it. GoddAMN Genius.

  • @Gunbu
    @Gunbu 15 дней назад +5

    Is Bithead’s last name Scorsese, by chance? This was great.

  • @blake6615
    @blake6615 15 дней назад

    Nice work Jess!

  • @NJDrew
    @NJDrew 15 дней назад

    Best show on planet earth

  • @flutebasket4294
    @flutebasket4294 15 дней назад +3

    6:16 I don't even work on cars very often, but I still know well this nightmare feeling 😅

  • @andrewholt5659
    @andrewholt5659 13 дней назад

    Awesome man!

  • @nixpix44
    @nixpix44 15 дней назад +10

    I thought you were grabbing Mr smasho, to turn the check engine light off

  • @QCJSiteB
    @QCJSiteB 15 дней назад +3

    Wife: uuhhh UuuuuuUuuuuH Bae. BAE!. IM DRIVING THE MAVERICK TOMORROW.
    Jesse: ........😢

  • @dfuller81
    @dfuller81 14 дней назад

    Mrs. Bithead: “thank you for fixing the car, Bithead. I appreciate all you do for our family.”

  • @TheVideoGameVault
    @TheVideoGameVault 15 дней назад +8

    Clear codes first then pray they don't come back... then end up losing most of my 10mm sockets somehow

  • @asilver50
    @asilver50 15 дней назад

    Very little swearing and no dropped socket. I give this repair a 6/10.

  • @dillon156842
    @dillon156842 15 дней назад +3

    ive done plenty of those. just wait until the cvt transmission starts slippin

    • @BitHead1000
      @BitHead1000  15 дней назад +3

      Hey...cmon buddy. One day at a time

  • @crazyfrogextended
    @crazyfrogextended 13 дней назад

    yessie this short motion picture truly embodies the futility of man

  • @mastersofurmouth
    @mastersofurmouth 15 дней назад +2

    Editing like you're Spielberg again 😃

  • @jasonsteverson4609
    @jasonsteverson4609 15 дней назад +5

    Cannes Film Festival Submission

  • @AerithWildberger
    @AerithWildberger 15 дней назад +1

    Fin.
    Peak cinema. ❤

  • @phobos2k2
    @phobos2k2 13 дней назад

    This triumph of modern cinema brought me right back to changing the oil pressure sensor on my F150.

  • @dillzrocky2234
    @dillzrocky2234 15 дней назад +1

    Well done Yesse. The wife will never know 🫢

  • @NewbBeginnings
    @NewbBeginnings 11 дней назад

    I knew you were going to show a knuckle buster spot when the scary music came on lol! It was my first thought. The what the fuck would have been my first words too.

  • @aaronhenschel1885
    @aaronhenschel1885 15 дней назад +2

    Cool

  • @georged7627
    @georged7627 15 дней назад +1

    So the moral of the story when working on cars is to always have your fingers crossed 🤞🏾

  • @drinkingwithdinosaurs
    @drinkingwithdinosaurs 15 дней назад

    Long time fan of the show. Where do I find a PO Box to send a gift? Missed sending to holiday special. All the best.

  • @ImmortalThanos
    @ImmortalThanos 14 дней назад

    I just had to replace the intake manifold runner valve on my wife's car after her engine light popped on for the very first time. I feel your pain.

  • @deadbunnies
    @deadbunnies 15 дней назад +1

    Best options for fixing a check engine light. #1 - Cut a piece of black electrical tape and cover the light. #2 - If you really want to make it go away, just do what I did to my 01 Saturn SC2 and remove the light bulb.

  • @mezel29
    @mezel29 15 дней назад

    Kudos for not wearing gloves 😆 real hands doing real work 👍🏻

  • @joshkrull7943
    @joshkrull7943 15 дней назад

    For a hot second I was thinking, hey, nissans don't look too bad to work on. If I saw what I had to get at I'd just give up. But I also have resting tremors in my hands so.... Also tell me you didn't walk into that shop and say woops forgot my phone and turn right back around. no way I'd be leaving that out of sight long. 😂

  • @imperialtutor8687
    @imperialtutor8687 14 дней назад

    I love this movie. Anyone who has done any repairs on electronics or motors can relate to this. Why did they put the screw down there?? Anyway great SHOW as always .

  • @imnotgivingmy_name_toamach7491
    @imnotgivingmy_name_toamach7491 11 дней назад

    Dude, the cinematography, this should be submitted to Cannes

  • @V1C10US
    @V1C10US 15 дней назад

    DId you do anything about the Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve leaking oil into the air filter?

  • @JoNev1
    @JoNev1 15 дней назад +1

    Jesse, after all these years, I'm starting to wonder if the Japanese mechanics in Japan just remove the engine altogether to get to some of these parts out here, and then laugh their asses off at us ham fisted Americans trying to reach a sensor like that while leaving the engine in the bay! 🤣 Great job brother. 🔧💪👍💯😎 #Dedication

  • @Chris_Lastname
    @Chris_Lastname 15 дней назад

    Nicely done Jess.
    My piece of crap needs a new steering rack. Not looking forward to it

  • @SuperHighTechGamer
    @SuperHighTechGamer 10 дней назад +1

    Man, I hope that solved your problem. The cam and crank sensors always go bad on those 2.5's, trust me! I would of changed both just to be safe, but what a pain in the ass. Maybe change the PCV valve too just for grins.

  • @GASHPAN
    @GASHPAN 14 дней назад

    For the garden shot - how did you managed to put the camera down on the lawn and not in some dog sh*t…? Amazing!

  • @verygreedy100
    @verygreedy100 15 дней назад

    Every real man knows this annoyance....with 4 cars, I felt this.

  • @PSYK0MANT1S
    @PSYK0MANT1S 15 дней назад

    I had the same generation of car. 2005 Nissan Altima. That vehicle got me through some of the worst times of my life. Generally reliable until a sensor craps the bed. I have a great video of the day my transmission exploded after the City of Chicago towed me. It blew a hole through my transmission and differential casing. Gears all over the road. Good times.

  • @sween187
    @sween187 14 дней назад

    This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, shine shine shine....

  • @Dawless_1
    @Dawless_1 12 дней назад

    I like seeing the outside world. We always see the inside of the scream shed

  • @billschlafly4107
    @billschlafly4107 15 дней назад +2

    My life in a nutshell.

  • @randysmith7094
    @randysmith7094 14 дней назад

    I was almost positive the video would end on a 'service engine' light and possibly a screaming "FHUUUU..."

  • @dirtycommtroop
    @dirtycommtroop 14 дней назад

    Nothing like working in an engine bay with your bare ashy hands on a freezing windy day.

  • @rickjames9256
    @rickjames9256 15 дней назад +1

    Does that car have a CVT transmission? Not sure when Nissan started putting them in

  • @soundandvision77
    @soundandvision77 15 дней назад

    I couldn’t tell if your hands were shaking from the horror of the car or from the cold! Pretty sure both actually. I hope this movie doesn’t get a sequel…

  • @JoshuaJaeger
    @JoshuaJaeger 13 дней назад

    I'm just happy to be alive during the same time as bithead.

  • @namenameson9065
    @namenameson9065 15 дней назад

    That Japanese efficiency, they don't let an inch go to waste!

  • @Lando00100
    @Lando00100 15 дней назад

    Gotta give it the good old reach around.