**Replacing Temperature Sensors: A Cost-Effective Solution**

When it comes to replacing temperature sensors, many mechanics will suggest replacing the entire fuse box, which can be a costly and unnecessary repair. However, with a little bit of knowledge and elbow grease, you can replace just the faulty sensor and avoid breaking the bank.

The first step is to identify the problem. In this case, the fans aren't working properly, indicating that one or more of the temperature sensors are malfunctioning. To diagnose the issue, you'll need to inspect the fuses for the fan system. Take out the fuse and examine the wires that feed it. You may find that the wires have become corroded or damaged, which can cause the sensor to fail.

To fix the problem, simply cut the wires loose from the faulty sensor and re-wire them to connect to a new part of the wire. Then, install an inline fuse in the new location and splice the wires together to complete the repair. Make sure to solder the connections securely and add heat shrink wrap to prevent corrosion.

This solution is not only cost-effective but also saves you from replacing the entire fuse box. Many mechanics may try to sell you on the idea that the entire fuse panel needs to be replaced, but with a little bit of DIY expertise, you can bypass the problem parts and get your car running again.

**Tackling a Stuck Emissions System**

In another scenario, Matthew encountered a Jeep Saturn with a seven-speed manual transmission engine that was failing emissions tests. Despite performing regular tune-ups, oil changes, filter replacements, spark plug changes, and even replacing the air filter, the car still wasn't passing the emissions test.

To diagnose the issue, Matthew took his car to a professional mechanic who suggested using a pressurized fuel injection cleaning system to clean out the injectors and valves. This process involves running a specialized cleaning solution through the fuel system to remove any debris or gunk that may have built up over time.

By having the fuel system cleaned professionally, Matthew was able to improve the car's performance and increase its chances of passing the emissions test. The cleaning process also helped to prevent further damage to the catalytic converter, which is a common culprit in stuck emissions systems.

**The Importance of Maintaining Your Workspace**

In the world of automotive repair, it's easy to get distracted or forgetful when working on cars. Tools and equipment can easily go missing, leading to frustration and wasted time.

To avoid this problem, many mechanics use a few simple strategies to stay organized. One approach is to take photos of your workspace before starting work on a car, which can help you remember where everything goes. This can be especially helpful when working on complex systems or with sensitive equipment.

Another strategy is to use specialized tool kits that come in modular designs, making it easy to identify and organize individual tools. These kits often include pegs or clips that keep the tools organized and secure, ensuring that they won't get misplaced during the repair process.

By staying organized and using a few simple strategies, you can avoid losing your tools and reduce stress when working on cars. Remember to always have a backup plan in place for where your tools are likely to go, and don't be afraid to take photos of your workspace as you work on each car.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrev up your engines something you might not have thought of you're thinking of buying a tesla where do you find out the cost of insuring these cars yeah it's bad enough that they cost so much money and it takes so long to recharge but where do you see what the insurance premiums are take a model s it can easily be over 4 100 a year insurance you own that thing for 10 years there's another 41 grand you peed out the toilet for insurance for the thing realize the insurance companies wanted the car stolen they got to pay for it and it cost a lot of money number two they're getting erect they have to pay for repairs the repairs take so long and cost so much if they got to rent a car for you they might have to rent a car for you for two or three months or more so you're going to pay more of your premiums you think it's bad enough that things cost so much hey over four grand a year in car insurance insurance is based on what it costs to fix them what it cost to replace them and i'm sure with some of them starting on fire any electric car that's going to raise the rates rarely does a regular car start on fire right well the electric cars have a lot more problem look at the gm they're bolts those piles of junk i'm sure the premiums on those will be sky high if you want fire insurance for them and a lot of people don't think about this cost but that is a giant cost for these things this is magic oh here's how it goes it's cheaper no it isn't you add all these costs together they're extravagantly expensive cars to buy and drive around it and on a negative side if you don't listen to old scott and you buy one and then you're not happy they have insanely low resale value i had a neighbor in houston bought tesla model x originally was 120 something grand he paid 45 for it and it only had 15 000 miles on it they have no resale there so if you decide oh i didn't like it you'll be screwed to the wall on the money you'll lose selling the stupid thing realize that just electric cars generally they did a study in california found out over 20 of the people said they will never buy an electric car and they're planning on getting rid of theirs and that's in california where they have more charging stations but of course in california the insurance rates are higher too that was probably part of the deal i got by the insurance rates are ridiculous for these things think about everything when you buy a car not just the original cost or what it cost to fill it up when insurance is that high you can walk on that as far as i'm concerned you know that's over 10 times what i pay a year for my car insurance 10. second chance says got an 89 f-150 at hard start when it's hot it starts flying cold but when it's hot it starts real hard it did overheat it and we changed the intake the first thing is you got to see has the engine been damaged it's an 89 might have started to blow the head gasket and when it's hot it's going to be expanded it's going to leak more do my video how to tell if your head gasket's blown scotty watch that if it's blown you're going to fix the engine now if not start good cold but not hot you could easily have some type of leak in the fuel system the fuel pressure regulators often go bad on those and what happens is when an engine is cold it needs extra gas so if it leaks a little start better but when engine's hot and you try to start it and the fuel pressure regulator is leaking floods the engine out makes it hard to start here's one thing you can check yourself to diagnose it quickly when it doesn't start crank your crank and crank it when you finally get it started look at the exhaust and if it's black it means it's flooded out now if it's totally clear and it's not smoking black that means it's not getting any fuel and in that case you gotta check the cold start system could be injectors are dirty make sure it doesn't have a vacuum leak that's sucking too much air so it doesn't mix with enough fuel to actually start up but start like i say see if that gets cold if it isn't see if it's flooded not enough it's flooding out very common problems those are leaking fuel pressure regulator and as old as it could be any of the injectors are leaking if it is hard to start and it then smokes black next time it's hard to start don't start a crank it and then take out the spark plugs and if you see that one or two spark plugs are wet and the others are dry those spark plugs the injectors are bad and those two will need replacing it's another easy way to check it wellness says got no one ford mustang with multiple codes it's got p1401 p1518 po340 p1285 what do i need to do do my video first fixing a car with multiple trouble code scotty what you want to do is first get a scan tool erase all the coats then stack it up and drive it as soon as that check engine light comes on turn it off then check the coats pray you only have one or maybe two coats all those coats together you got one two three four one code can trip a bunch of other codes the other codes may not be the problem could easily be the first code that pops up so you get that first code and then try to fix that first because that may be going it all the way down the line you can't analyze four things at the same time there's too many possible interpretations of it start with the one by erasing them all driving and the first code that pops up that's what i do when i work on multiple codes and a lot of times you find out oh gee look the number one fuel injector is bad first says that's bad so i replace that and then it runs fine and none of the other codes so start that fix the first code that comes out and pray it doesn't end up all of them pop at once because if they do then it's just you know a wild mad scramble of you look at the one that seems to be the most important code the one that would make it run the worst easiest and fix that first because once you get a bunch of coats it gets to be a rat's nest chance says i have a radiator problem with my chevy spark 2010. the radiator cuts and doesn't come off when it gets hot i replace the temperature sensors a mechanic says he has to replace the whole fuse box i know he wants to make a buck can you help me yeah he probably is telling you the truth that the problem is in the fuse box because those have crappy fuse boxes they're notorious for shorting out you don't necessarily have to replace the whole fuse box your fans aren't working right right so what i do is you go to the fuses for the fans take the fuse back up look inside those wires that feed those fuses for the fan system cut them cut them loose then re-wire them by splicing into the new part of a wire that's clean put an inline fuse and then splice that to the other end of the wire on the other side of where the fuse was you don't have to replace the entire fuse box because one system isn't working i've done that so many times you see one system broken great you cut those wires and put a stand-alone in-line fuse there solder the wires together to where the old ones were where you cut them and have that heat shrink wrap first before you solder them together put the wrap on the wire then twist them and solder them then you can put the heat wrap slide it over heat it up with a hair dryer or anything and then it shrinks and it won't corrode anymore you don't necessarily have to throw the baby away with the bath water the entire fuse panel that cost a fortune you can bypass the problem parts jp says i got a seven jeep satellaster fuse it's manual transmission but it fails emissions i've done the tune-ups filter oil filter spark plugs cap rotor change the air filter but it's still far from passing emissions what can i do yeah i'm sitting for years generally the fuel injection system the fuel system is going to be all messed up so the first thing i'd do if i were you would be i would pay a professional mechanic like me to put his pressurized fuel injection cleaning system on the car and clean it that way it'll run through the injectors 100 percent cleaner to help clean the valves clean the catalytic converter then drive it for a few days and see what happens now just because it's sad all that time it could easily with all that crud have ruined the catalytic converter you might need a new catalytic converter but you clean it have it pressure clean that's going to give you the best chance of passing the gum up sitting years everything in a fuel system gets gummed up and running cleaner by a pro is going to help a lot of that out you said you changed the fuel filter so you know but i mean the whole system's gunked up inside have it cleaned professionally first and pray that fixes matthew said when working on a car do you ever leave a tool or something somewhere where it's not supposed to be like in a toolbox well everybody is every once a while now my grandfather did more in his older age he was still a mechanic when he was in his 80s so of course he would sometimes leave things and here's one of the oddest things on earth he left a wrench in this guy's car on the distributor it was a v8 engine in the back sitting on top of it and years later it came back i was worried it was still there and it stayed in place and it didn't fall off it kind of amazed me i mean everybody's going to forget stuff over time that's one of the reason the really obsessive compulsive mechanics they'll do like instead of having my background here all organized they have their walls with tools set up on pegs and now the picture of the tool growing on the peg so when they see the picture no tool on it and up i forgot to put it back and then they find a tool and they put it back in the same place so they know there's a good organization or if you have those nice tool kits where they come in rungs and they snap in each piece you snap them there with modern cars sometimes they'll drive you nuts working on them and you're pulling your hair out and then you leave something somewhere so it's a good idea of some backup plan for where tools go it really is a good are you still going to lose some here or there that's just the way that it goes but if you have backup plans what was where you know a good idea is just get your phone and when you're working on a car take a picture every once in a while the tools and where they are and then you get an idea well did i put all those tools back and you see the tools you usually say oh look that one's still sitting on the engine you go get it cameras come in real handy and everybody's got them in their phones if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that bell foreign\n"