Learn How To Fix Your Own Car

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 44 years, shows you how you can learn to fix your own car. Simply go to the Scottykilmer Channel On Youtube, and search for your problem in the search engine there. Then watch scotty's video that pops up to learn how to fix it.

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[9829544]

hey scotty, just wanted to know if u could help me with my mazda. i got a 2004 mazda 6 with a v6 engine and its been having alot of problems lately, its got a misfire on cylinder 6 (but when i drive it shakes when im in gear 4,5, and 6 but when i down shift it runs smooth), and its says system idle lean. could you please help me out scotty. please and thank you :)

[scottykilmer]

@9829544 often a weak fuel injector on number six, or a bad coil on plug assembly there. Check those first.

[9829544]

@scottykilmer thank you, but are they other ways to tell if you need a new coil or fuel injector other then using the probe? because my coils and injectors are pretty hard to get to, its under the intake manifold. another friend of mine suggested that it could be the oxygen sensor but im not to sure what to change because theres so much options. do u know if he might be right? and have u ever fixed a mazda 6 with a misfire before?

[scottykilmer]

@9829544 that's life of working on cars, all those things and more can cause misfires. You need to test with probes OR have a dealer level scan tool to analyze the coils and injectors. I use a dealer level scan tool myself, but that costs many thousands.

[LowNineZ]

great videos man. I have a 1971 buick lesabre with a 350 4bbl motor. My car was running fine until I changed the spark plugs. I used the correct gap and all the wires are in the correct firing order. Now when I drive the car it sputters at take off and misses when it runs. Sometimes it backfires under the hood. The car only has 64.000 miles and I don't think it's anything major. Can you tell me what could be causing this car to run so poorly when it ran fine before the spark plug change ?

[scottykilmer]

@LowNineZ replace the spark plug wires now, just taking em on and off on that old thing to change the plugs often shorts em out inside. Then Pray you didn't mess up anything else doing that work, like knock off wires or vacuum hoses.

[scottykilmer]

@iworkforbudlight hey I've only just begun. Scotty

[scottykilmer]

@Jorge228272 58 years young.

[elchicoboy]

@9829544 It can be as simple as a bad spark plug or it could be bad as a faulty injector or the computer malfunctioning. I had an '08 mazda 3 and had a misfire on piston 4. I noticed when I was in a red light and the car was obviously idling, it started to literally shake and the check engine light started to go on and off. I go to the dealer, they ran a scan and they said that in my case, it was because i left the gas cap a bit opened and it wont make enough pressure.

[9829544]

@scottykilmer well i guess i'll start with the spark plugs and coils, if not i'll move on to the next thing. thanks scotty. btw have you ever needed to work on the notorious mazda misfire? haha

[scottykilmer]

@toughtoo an oxygen acetylene torch would.

[toughtoo]

I was wondering if a torch would get hot enought to remove a crankshaft sprocket stud. I have order two different stud extractor tools and neither will fit, the housing on the tool is to big to fit the stud.