Auto Repair

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how you can fix the trouble code P0455 when the evap system has a large leak. It’s not always a bad gas cap as many have found out.

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how you can put a rear view mirror back up camera system on your car. And the whole kit costs less than 20 dollars on amazon. Yes, I’m not making this up, and it actually works quite well.

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how you can use a thermal imaging gun to quickly see electrical shorts so you can fix them.They even make thermal cameras to use on your I phones and android devices that don’t cost all that much.

Plans are meant to be changed. What started out as a simple build on my 1979 Ford Fairmont, has turned into something much more. With the engine making so much power, 575hp @5500, it was time to take another look at the car as a whole. After talking with Jack …

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 4 years, explains why mechanics tend to swear a lot when fixing cars. The reasons are both simple AND complex.

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how to fix a broken car the won’t communicate with a scan tool so you can’t get any information on the problem. Sometimes it’s as easy as just disconnecting parts to find the problem.

Last week I posted this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtWCy0ixzUE There was an overwhelming positive response to that video. In fact, I’ve never seen an ETCG1 video climb in views and comments like this one did. I have the fans of ETCG to thank for that. As I say in the video, I’m …

I’ve posted a few sponsored videos on my EricTheCarGuy channel lately that have received a lot of negative comments. I think the problem has 2 parts. One part misunderstanding, and one part hater duchebaggery. I’m going to work on the misunderstanding part. Not much I can do about the duchebaggery. …

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how to fix a trunk that keeps falling down when you try to open it. It’s a simple fix that anyone can do.

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 48 years, shows how you can remain comfortable while fixing your car. You don’t need to get dirty and hot and hurt your bac working on your car if you do 3 simple things.