The Car Wizard's 4 Worst Mistakes Ever!

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[mattmayo]

“Drop it! That’s an order!”
Car wizard is a good man.

[fastsilverado]

Takes a real honest man to admit his mistakes.

[EdBolian]

Endless points for always taking ownership and making up for the mistakes. Great work David!

[thelefthandedshooter]

Admitting to mistakes then making them right is the signs of an honest mechanic. Caring more for your people than your pocket book is what makes a great mechanic.

[blueridgebikeman]

I had a garage once that screwed up and called me and owned up to their mistake. (It was not so involved as a ruined transmission, but it cost them money because it was a mostly labor repair). That was the only garage I ever used again, because they were so honest.

[digitalrailroader]

The Whole SLS fluid situation really is Mercedes fault because they used the same terminology for two very different and incompatible fluids in their service data.

[kenabi]

given david's transparency, even if i was in a position of someone in the shop screwing up one of my vehicles, i'd still be more than willing to return after. owning your mistakes in this business is well above the norm.

[MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Wizard: "I can buy an engine, I can't buy a person."
Ed: "Umm....Don't say "can't". I know a guy..."

(Cue VinWiki Music)

[earthwindflier]

David is PROOF that integrity still exists. Now if only he would franchise and give us some "mini wizards"

[WareWolf]

David (owner of Omega, aka: Car Wizard) is a stand-up guy. You can tell from his tone, in other videos, and how he is careful with his repairs. This video, and the stories told, show this in full view.
Is he the cheapest shop in Kansas? Nope.
Is he the most expensive? Nope.
Is he fair? ALWAYS.
Is being fair what has kept his customers coming back? ALWAYS.

Enjoy that 308 Car Wizard! I hope you decide to keep it and daily (or weekend) it for many years. Thanks for the great content, Ed B. and CarWizard.

[FragmentJack]

“In the last really crazy screw up — it was actually instigated by Tyler Hoover.” 🤣🤣

[jimtekkit]

As a tank engineer I find the story of dropping the Abrams engine to be very interesting. And scary. For many reasons, not only do those engine/trans units weigh 7.5 tons but also management and the safety team would have a field day if that happened in my workplace. You'd never hear the end of it.

[Cduerr]

The issue with that Subaru is actually pretty common. The 2 CVTs offered look similar and the fill plug for the newer trans is in the same spot as the old diff fill from the older CVT. Ive replaced 3 transmissions for this exact issue.

[allenlord]

In situations like the 1st example I couldn't get mad at shop. It was handled pure professional. Called customer first thing and was up front and honest, made everything good with him and didn't try hiding it and try to cover it up. Me personally I'd bring all of my rides there just being assured that they are good people and IF something happens they make it right to costumers.

[nunyabusiness]

In a world of "mechanics" who won't admit any mistakes as their own, this man right here is a breath of fresh air. Stand up guy!

[SeamHead]

This man is such a champion, just a hard working man. GIVE HIM YOUR LAMBO AND YOUR HOUSE

[hls_up]

I had to pause this after the first story BECAUSE back in the day, i'd say around 2002 or so, I had just begun to be a mechanic for a living. I did this same exact mistake on a Subaru Forester, except I realized my mistake before I even started the car. Came in for an oil change, I unknowingly at the time, mistook the drain plug for the front diff for the oil drain. Drained out the front diff, put the car down, went to put in 4.5 or so quarts of oil back in the car, overfilled it by a lot and quickly realized my fuckup.

[jeeper]

I was an electronics installer for Best Buy/Geek Squad for a few years. My location was pretty decent, a few minor damage claims here and there. Some of the things that happened at other stores or with previous installers at mine would blow your mind. Fires, doors bent backwards when backing out, holes drilled through roofs, manual trans cars taking off and crashing into houses because of improperly installed remote starts.

[Meekmillan]

This makes me feel so much better about my mistakes. Even if my mistakes are more like forgetting to tighten wheel lugs before lowering and driving away, or sheering a bolt because I got my left and right mixed up while on my back lol

[rhkiku]

As soon as you said Subaru fluid flush, I knew exactly what happened before you said it. The fill for the front diff looks exactly the same as the transmission, just that they're on opposite sides of the engine. For whatever reason, on my Crosstrek, the transmission fill is easier to access than the one for the differential. I remember seeing a video from Australia saying the fill for the front differential is on the driver's side. What some of the people failed to realize (not me of course) is that Australian cars are left hand drive. Let's just say, the comments on that video were interesting