Auto Repair

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 49 years, shows how you can easily remove ugly stains from your car’s paint. A little elbow grease, a clay bar, and some spray is all you need.

If you don’t know HumbleMechanic, you should check out his channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/HumbleMechanic The reason I chose Charles, aka, HumbleMechanic for this video is because he’s been a dealership VW tech for years and is directly effected by the scandal. I can think of no one more qualified to ask these …

Scotty Kilmer, mecchanic for the last 49 years, shows how you can fix your car when it’s hesitating andd shuddering while you drive down the road. And he shows you how to do it when the check engine light isn’t even coming on.

Yep, I’m at it again. Yes, I had just recently gotten a 2002 RL. Video link here. Technically I didn’t actually own that car. It just passed through my shop as the owners changed. I explain that a little better in the video. That said, I got this car for …

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 49 years, shows how a 3 wheeled vehicle can be more fun to drive than anything you could imagine. It’s called the Campagna, and a group of French Canadians has let it all loose on thie design.

As you may or may not know, my GSR had a collision repair many years back. Since that time I’ve had to do several repairs that were a result of damage from the collision, or work that wasn’t done when it was repaired initially. I’m not saying all body shops …

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 49 years, shows how you can take care of your battery using a battery tender so that it lasts for many years. Check it out at http://izea.it/axhbsDS

In large part, this video is in response to this video where I put a new exhaust header on my 2001 GSR. There were some that made great points about why I didn’t see any significant performance gains, and others that tried to justify why it didn’t work out the …

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how you can use a borescope that ONLY costs 15 dollars to help you fix your car. I really couldn’t believe that something this cheap worked so well.

I think at some point we all may have had a bad experience at the repair shop. It seems that dealerships, or “stealerships” as they are sometimes called, generate the most complaints in this area. I recently sold a 2002 Acura RL to a good friend of mine. It had …