Was my Repo'd BMW Supercar Sabotaged to make it Impossible to Repair?

OR use Discount Code: samcrac

Today we dive deeper into the cheap auction BMW i8 to see if we can solve its overheating issues, or if we just lost a ton of $ buying an unknown at the auction.

[zombieslayer]

For the second video. I’m a bmw master tech 15 years. I’m going to try again. The hard lines you looked at. Following the outline of the battery pack and near the right rear of the vehicle. The mounting tab on the line cracks at the weld it leaks from there. There is a mounting bracket that need to be removed along with almost all the under body panels and a structural mount. It’s a very very tiny crack but you will see it. It only leaks when it get hots so a cold vehicle pressure test won’t show. And if you do a hot vehicle pressure test you don’t see it cause the pressure goes down any way since the vehicle is cooling down. My dealer actually put a motor in a i8 for the exact same reason.

[natesimmons]

I like that guy! He's just a genuinely nice guy and staying late shows he cares and wants to help grow his business!!!

[Chuyboy]

I’ve seen some movies start like that but they end very differently.

[canehdiansteve]

This man really used Corey Chase as a segway into an AD. Legend.

[icondonnied]

I used to run a factory that made radiators with plastic tanks for one of the Big 3 in the Midwest. We supplied 1 million radiators to our customer without a defect over about 7 years. We tested to 30PSI using air. Looking at that little segment of the radiator leaking, it looks like the tank wasn't crimped onto the core very well. I'd be curious if they forgot the rubber gasket that goes between the tank and core, or if it was twisted when installed. Since you are getting a new radiator, I'd be curious to see what the core looks like under the tank. We used to have alot of issues with the flux used to solder the aluminum cores to the end plates, getting into the seal channel, causing leaks. Just bend the tabs back with a screwdriver/pair of pliers/prybar until you can take the tank loose. You might have found a factory defect.

[terra]

Use a Thermal Camera to See where the hot coolant goes and if the Radiator work. Good luck!

[charlie]

It’s a bad sign when dude asks if that’s that car and points and start to laugh

[brandon]

That was the single best sponsor transition I've ever seen LMAO

[MegaWard]

I'm actually one of the techs that worked on the car. Replaced the oil filter housing, mechanical water pump, and one of the turbo aux coolant pumps. I tried bleeding this car for 3 days. That car needs an engine, the water pump and oil filter housing I took off were melted. The engine sounded fine so we tried to save it, there is a blockage in the engine itself somewhere and probably other places. I have nightmares of this car to this day. Eventually you will get oil pressure faults in the DME

[chasmcl]

When Cory Chase was on my wife walked in, i did an emergency shut down old habits.

[I.M.A.Panther]

Cory Chase ??!!!! Your stepmom 😂🌲👍
That’s hysterical.

[roba]

"If something blew up, something is wrong ."
Truer words have never been spoken, my friend.
And, what an amazing guy! Stays late and does homework to help find the problem.
Steven should be cloned and every shop in North America should get a copy of him.

[SuperSchott]

You need to get with Tyler Hoovers BMW specialist, Johnny the Car Ninja.

[arborinfelix]

The repairman's laugh as soon as he saw the car can be translated as: "Man, you got F***ed really bad".

[HeavyTanker-vxoq]

What if the radiator was clogged? That's a high possibility.

[poledancerz]

Holy shit he actually got Cory Chase to cameo in this - that was absolutely gold!

[larrykay]

The person who used to own this car watched this video and said, “getting warmer Sam”.

[suzukialto]

I was sure your 'stepmom' was gonna say: "please help me stepson, my hand is stuck on the door handle"... (wink wink)

[UnWrecked]

bonus points for the step mom. she's in my browser history

[babooseven]

Dude came out laughing that you bought that BMW lol!