The Foundational Building Blocks of an Automotive Technician is the Lube Tech

[ggg---]

great advice, im going on my 3rd year of being a technician and it can be frustrating at first when you arent allowed to do anything past an oil change or tire rotations, finally i am starting to do things like heavier suspension work, water pumps and other things that involve the engine bay, i have found that patience is key and that there is no short cut other than doing the simple things first in order to build your foundation for the bigger things

[coletonk]

im 19 years old working at a ford dealership i love it im in fords asset program and I love doing what I do Ive always loved taking things apart and learning how things work although burnout does happen but ive learned so much within a year. i was on the lube rack a year ago for a month and put in service under a mentor and now ive done a good amount of engine repairs working mostly on heavy line. tool discounts you get are awesome as well. asset is the best thing to do for new techs. very rewarding

[dtandfam]

Well put. The Automotive field continues to grow fast. New techs must learn to be sponges for information and hungry to work. The same can be said for those seasoned techs. They, too, must learn that being mentor is the key to mastering the trade!

[jamesfarmer]

It's crazy the views your getting on your video's most people if they took a year hiatus from uploading video on YouTube wouldn't get a fraction of the views your getting.You definitely have a talent at making information videos.I appreciate the time and work you put in to your video.

[KevinBigg]

Brother, get a job at Oriellys and do your own mobile mechanic work. Between facebook and store customers that need help youll be plenty busy as a mobile mechanic. Plus Oriellys has a decent benefits package, i make double minimum wage in my state as a night shift manager, and the more you know the better customer service you can provide, . Im so busy im really considering quitting my day job and just doing this full time. Ive been at it for about 6 months and paid off my nice truck and bought a ranger to make my service truck. Its a 95 ranger i got for $1500 but still lol, keeps the grease out of the nice truck. Just keep it professional.

[donmaster]

Being a heavy line mechanic is tough, heavy duty. I'm going through the stressful things along with it and possibly being let go because I'm not fast enough. It's a tough industry

[TroyCraft]

All of this is great advice. I’ll share what I told my own kids:

Start with the test light. Then the DMM. Then the scope. The goal is to do the diagnosis and then let someone else to the repair.

Lube tech is the path to head mechanic. There is nothing wrong with that. There is another path though, and it’s by looking at cars as computers (they are).

[RadDadBMX]

I vote mobile mechanic and just vlog every video.

[JayBird]

We're all rootin' for ya, brother.

[rickreed]

Awesome content brother. Alot of fellas appreciate your experience and knowledge 👌👌👌👌

[radman]

Best thing about these places is you get a free engine with the oil change when they fuck up

[soledadmonstabreh]

Justin have you thought about being a service advisor? Before I left the dealership to work on fleet vehicles, the service manager offered me to try being a service advisor. Maybe having all this knowledge of working on vehicles could be helpful when explaining to customers with little to no experience of their own cars.

[justinruhl]

The best training I ever had was through Audi. One thing about VW/Audi is everything must be torqued to spec. It's a breeze once you know how to use the VW/Audi service manual. I will say that if your first job is a "Lube Tech" for Audi, you'll learn quickly how to work on them.

[roscoe]

I always stand back and look at everything i did, put my hands on bolts I took of to make sure i didnt miss anything, i think its important to know what it feels like to know when a bolt is stretching to the point of it breaking so that way you catch it before it breaks but understand shit happens when you party naked

[mikekotarba]

Good advice justin thanks for sharing it

[pablomontoya]

Start streaming and make a pod cast bro. I watched your early videos as an apprentice and i believe you have so much knowledge to pass from all your life experience!

[RenegadesGarage]

Justin Dow.. It's true that most mechanics or technicians started out as a "lube tech". Then there is me, I started out as regular mechanic. I've built engines, transmissions and everything in between. Back when things would be rebuilt instead of being replaced. LOL. Now don't get me wrong I know how to do everything a lube tech has to do I'm just saying I didn't have to start out as one. Where I worked at us ASE Master Technicians did everything from diagnostic to heavy line to interior work. We did it all. We had PM guys that did the oil changes and tire work. When they got backed up we would help them out. For some reason I hated (still hate) doing oil changes. Of course as a motorcycle Technician I do it all to include oil changes and tire work.

[anthonygm]

I double-check my torque at work all the time, testing motors you never know whats gonna, weve had to adjust specs on my current project

[ddemier]

Do a mobile mechanic channel. That would be great content

[itstroydh]

As an Iowan born in Iowa City, I just wanted to say that I love the shirt! Go Hawks! Been subscribed for a while now, good luck with your future endeavors Justin!