Does anyone watch the vides, he has repair videos and all, but I love watching the ETCG1 discussions he has on YouTube, I've learned so very much about how our cars are made and maintained from a technitions point of view...

 

The more you learn, the more you know.

 

yeah like to watch his video. I learned how to do timing belt, valve adjustment, lower ball joint, and axle replacement from him.

 

Yup.

Also I watch ChrisFix and Scotty Kilmer (he's crazy but in a funny/awesome way) as well.

 

Yes, I just find Eric more knowable and better with our Honda/Acura products... Also, Scotty does some "Backyard Mechanic" things sometimes...

 

thanks for the tip. I'll check him out since we have 2 Hondas in the house

 

+1 for Eric. Does it a way us backyardigans can do it too. And he doesn't usually care for torque Nazi's.


I find myself always skipping to about the 10 sec mark on all of Scotty Kilmers videos to skip his intro and clicking out before he does his exit skit.

 

Eric is very calm, descriptive, and very explanatory... He worked for Acura for 15 years (about 1993 to 2008), he now has his own YouTube shop with many projects... As for Hondas, he has an Element, two different Odysseys, (he did the tranny on one), two Acura Vigors... He always works on Civics... One guy who had a Civic had his engine stall because he needed a brake job, see Interrogate Client or something like that... And my favorite, he talks about some of his old mistakes, these are ETCG1 topics... I don't really work on vehicles anymore myself, I just like learning from his experiences... ETCG1 is a talking topic channel with him...

 

, I like Scotty's video's as well.

Didn't know about Eric


In general, I'm really grateful for the helpful and useful video's people put up on YouTube for fixing things. Many have helped me out immensely, the best was replacing the door handle microswitch in brother's 996 which lowers the window (frameless) before opening the door.

 

+1 i love ETCG videos. He's very knowledgeable

 

Yes. Watched him for over 2 years. Great vids and very informative.

 

New series with engine swap for a TL!

Part 1

 

can't wait for part deux

 

 

 

Haven't yet watched ETCG, but did check out ChrisFix, and will be referring to his how to refinish steel rims vid for the MDX Ridgeline steelies.

Awesome to see TL engine swap vids.

 

I only watched the 1st and 2nd video of the TL engine swap. I feel his pain (ex master ASE certified technician) when he ran into a few issues. Wheel locks, being the biggest one for me as well.. You'd be surprised how much time is wasted trying to find the wheel lock key or trying to remove the locks without a key. Luckily, I've invested in a wheel lock key remover set.

A few key things which I wanted to address. These are things that can come back to haunt him on that job. The lower ball joints should be replaced. Once you use an air hammer on them, it's almost guaranteed that they will fail pretty shortly there after. Considering this vehicle most likely has over 100K, I would have done it regardless.

2nd thing is, in the 2nd video (or 1st), you can see a large crack in the passenger side engine mount. Once the top is cracked, the mount is toast. That would be the best time to inspect them carefully, and replace them as needed.

3rd thing would have been the most obvious. Replace the clutch and flywheel while the swap was being done.

4th being the most important one. I would have inspected the "replacement" engine. I would have also done a new timing belt and water pump replacement, while it's out. Doing a full 105K service with valve adjustment and plugs would have been a great move. You're always at risk when you purchase a used, junk yard unit. There's no telling if the mileage they claim is correct. There's no way of knowing if it will run right. Honestly, I would have kindly rejected to do this job. It seems a lot to risk.

 

^ , at the very least couldn't he have spent $3 for can of engine degreaser and power washed the replacement motor?

 

Gus, all good points and all but at the end of the day, he's at the mercy of the customer and how much he's willing to pay. I'm all for doing things right too but when it's on my own car. If it's someone else's and they're paying, I'm not going to go above and beyond unless they're paying me to do so.

 

 

Main reason I posted these vids, is for a reference for anyone wanting to work on their TL engine. Good to know where things are.

 

 

great video

 

I just watch DDE on YouTube so I can feel poor.

 

Since this is an older thread with less videos lately we simply added the latest vid to the Car Talk Video thread. Feel free to continue the convo there...

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-tal...thread-391438/