Can ChatGPT Diagnose this Car? | Chevy Trax P0171, P1101, P0420

Let's see if an "intelligent" large language model can correctly diagnose a broken 2015 Chevy Trax with a 1.4L turbo.

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[ScoobyMaxC]

One day ChatGPT may be able to diagnose the issue, I doubt it will ever manage to do so with just the right amount of sarcasm though... I think you're safe for the moment Wes. Great video as always.

[davyarthurs]

ChatGPT aside, that oil leak was a great help in keeping those exhausts bolts from getting too rusty 😂

[joblessalex]

The fact that it did steer you in the right direction was pretty amazing. It's not wrong, it just wasn't exact. It also told you it wasn't going to be exact.

[Marri-Tech]

The thing to remember is chat gpt is a general chat program trained on general information online. You could train an ai on specific data sets that are updated to include bulitons recalls and previously recorded correct repairs. This would allow it to keep updated with new and old vehicles as well as learning as it goes what repairs were successful m

[_BAD_MERC_]

Been in the automotive business my whole life because I grew up with it. Every manufacturer can make garbage but more in the last 15 years. From the KIA/Hyundai 2.4 Theta, the Ford 6 liter and 6.7 (Edit 6.4) liter diesels, Gm 1.4, 3.6, 5.3 with DOD... It goes on and on and people will defend them with "well mine has 83K miles and it's been pretty reliable...". Every vehicle today should have NO trouble going 200K with scheduled maintenance. It's probably just an amazing coincidence that any engine with 'ECO' in the name is delicate garbage that will save you fuel expense in the beginning but screw you later when the Turbocharger(s) or head gasket(s) fail. And they will.

[TheJstewart]

Taking the longer view, the fact that every mechanic knows that those engines typically have the same problems seems like exactly the kind of knowledge base that an AI diagnostic system would be perfect for. Perhaps the issue is that the ones currently available haven't been trained that way (yet).

[FizzlNet]

To me the ChatGPT suggestions would have been super helpful! I know very little of engines, but I can follow instructions. Cross referencing the instructions and googling the found symptoms would have guided me on the right path.

[richard]

Anything that will help our diagnostic skills and give relief to the customer is a plus. Great video. Thumbs up

[cattlerepairmancattlerepai]

That was a very clever way of integrating ChatGPT and quickly showing its limitations in this application. The uprising of the machines is not yet around the corner!

[gmansecond]

You are a smart man, my friend. You are keeping up with technology superbly. Used to be my passion. Not so much any more.

[edchenal]

I enjoy your candor. Your no nonsense observations are refreshing.

[daviduglem]

Wes, I'm 72 years old and understand carburation and older American engines. I'm amazed at how much knowledge you have and your attitude.😮

[bmead]

Wes is genuinely a real world "MacGyver". Is there ANYTHING the guy can't fix? If so the list is very short :) Two thumbs way up high to Wes and guys like him!

[tombauer]

Wes, your opinion and summation of AI-ChatGPT is the most succinct I have seen or heard. I hope you make lots of money doing what you do so we can enjoy future commentary, no matter the subject. Your humor keeps getting better and better.

[charlesmcclintock]

It's good to see a mechanic. who is interested in other things other than twisting wrenches and you do a very good job of explaining what you're doing, how you doing it and reasons behind it. 5 stars

[sirtra]

First time watching your channel and i just gotta say.. love the way you presented this and you just got a new subscriber.

I know ppl say this all the time, usually i think a lot of them are fake but i'm not. And i don't normally do this, seriously.

My background is in IT but ive always had a fondness for working on cars in my teenage years and now in my midlife crisis it's something i'm getting back into.

It never really crossed my mind to use ChatGPT (and friends) for something like this but after seeing the responses i'm quite impressed. I've got an old car with a few issue like this that i've been slowly fixing up and yeah ive mostly just been leaning on forums and stuff but they are hit n miss, but so time consuming to trawl through.

The kicker though that earned the subscribe is that you seem to actually have a grounded view of what LLM's actually are and the pros/cons.. particularly that it's merely predictive and not factual, but as you've shown it can be useful to give suggestions or ideas that may actually lead someone with a little bit of knowledge to a solution... but you've still got to have some knowledge to be able to sort the fact from hallucinations in the responses etc.

Essentially what i'm saying is that you've earnt my respect as i probably know more about LLM than you, but you probably know more about cars than me.. but the fact you've given ChatGPT a fair shake and have decent understanding it is what did it.

Anyhoo, i've rambled enough.. i look fwd to binge watching some of your content over the coming days/weeks 😊

[TheBrokenLife]

My fear of AI isn't that the "artificial" is so good, it's that the "natural" is getting so bad.

[WatchWesWork]

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[SpaceCadetJesus]

Your analysis of ChatGPT type A.I. is spot ON. It simply takes pre-searched data and reforms it as more human dialogue. An internet search by a human could come up with the same data, but of course, not as quick.

[jdm]

Really liked your approach to both the AI angle of this video, and your general everyday work. Thanks and all the best.