How do you get good at wrenching cars?
>>28776514Like with anything in life. Practice.
>>28776517how? I don't want to use my car and screw something then not be able to get to work, etc.
>>28776525Have you tried not being a little bitch?
Buy a shit scooter (or motorcycle if affordable) and practice. You'll soon realize that everything is exactly the same except for crankshaft ball/plain bearings
>>28776525Buy a second dogshit ancient car with many parts, find its service manual, and use Youtube.Or spend a bunch of money on like a community college program or smth.
>>28776514what do you mean by 'get good'? I think there's different kinds of "good at wrenching". If you're talking about a professional mechanic, they are "good mechanics" when they are good diagnosticians. When there is a problem they can find out the specific cause very quickly. A bad diagnostician is a bad mechanic and they will just start replacing parts randomly until the issue is solved, wasting time and money.I think a good home mechanic is someone that has the confidence to do necessary maintenance and minor repairs themselves. This also means you need a good sized toolbox. Confidence just comes with experience.
>>28776514start by watching a shitload of car restoration/rescue videos. some good channels:m539 restorationslegit street carswatch wes workthen buy a shitbox to practice with. also the tools for it.if/when you manage to do actually fix it, sell it and repeatyou'll know you're good at it when you can consistently make a profit from your labors (which mainly boils down to being good at diagnosing shit, instead of using the parts cannon)
>>28776514You will never be good at wrenching at cars unless you dedicate 40 years of your life clocking in to work on cars. I feel like a retard half the time I'm working on something that wasn't a mass produced goycage from the last 30 years and have to ask the master tech about something. Anyways you should get good at wrenching on YOUR car so that you know your way around probably one of the most expensive things in your name.
>>28776514>buy >20 year old piece of shit>don't pay more than $3k>spend countless hours hunting down problems and fixing them>cope by telling yourself you're not a sucker with an unrepairable nu car and a car payment>get sick of dealing with the repairs as they become more numbered, more expensive, and more labor intensive and sell it>return to step one At least I'm not a nowrench faggot
>>28776514Step 1: buy a carStep 2: buy a wrenchStep 3: take apart car with wrenchStep 4: put car back together with wrench If you do that, you'll get good, trust me
>>28776525If you screw something up just take it to a shop.
>>28776514I read the owner's manuals that came with the car, look up the factory service manual for my car online and download it, look up people talking about things connected with the issues online, look up videos of people doing the jobs online.That's how I started doing all the work and later modifications on my cars (even just the 'bare minimums' like doing your own oil and filter changes can save you much; and you can also guarantee you are using good product).
>>28776525Start with the basic bitch regular maintenance like oil changes, tire rotations, filter replacements, battery swaps, serpentine belt replacement, etc. Watch a lot of YouTube videos of guys doing it on your specific car, you'll notice a lot of similar design across makes and especially models. Think about how parts work together and use that knowledge to diagnose problems before you break down: is your car refusing to start because of the battery, starter motor, or alternator? If it dies while driving it was the alt, if it clicks once when you turn the key it's the starter, otherwise it's probably the battery; is your engine running loud/rough because of old spark plugs, leaking turbo, bent cooling fan, or bad motor mounts? All those things make different sounds and feels, learn them. An OBD2 runs like $60 and can tell you a lot.Really, just get a good set of tools and start every repair with the mindset that if some community college grease monkey can do it from practice, you can do it by watching YouTube videos.
>>28776525have you ever heard the saying. “you can just do things.” you’d be surprised at what youre capable of simply doingin your case here’s what i would do > (year-make-model-trim) needs [repair]> google or youtube “how to [repair] (year-make-model-trim)”> read the forums or watch a couple YT videosonce you know what you gotta do make a plan > acquire the new parts, fluids, and specialty tools you might need > lay everything out in an organized manner > pick a low risk day where you don’t need to go anywhere. likely friday night or saturday> follow the steps from your forum/YT to make the repair> as you take parts off, label or organize them in a way you’ll easily remember> button it back upthere are some repairs that are simply not worth DIYing. for someone that’s lower skill, i would recommend doing simple repairs, like oil changes, filter changes, pad and rotor changes, etc. before going into anything crazy
>>28776525>Its another "I'll quit before I even tried" faggot wrenchletteThe whole point of wrenching IS TO fuck up, then guess what? You will learn not to fuck up (as bad). Did you instantly know how to ride a bike the first time? Or did you fall ten times before getting the hang of it?
>>28776532I did this and it's working pretty good so far.A lost easier to build confidence on a cheap bike than your daily.
>>28776514jewtube, jewgle, forums, and the factory service manual. the availability of the last one significantly affects my car purchasing decisions together with the ease of getting spare parts
>>28776525>wrenching on your dailyBro you're not gonna make it. That shit is only tolerable for high-schoolers that don't have a life and still think they're gonna be the next Aryton Senna with their '03 Civic with a wing and the power steering deleted. Get a second car you beat on without worry, like an old GMT900 or Civirolla and throw a turbo in it.
Use the good book brother
>>28776514Study electronics and computers.
>>28776514literally everything is on youtube now
you get good by buying or receiving a non running car.
>>28776514this might be kind of advanced for a beginner but unironically some form of mental or spiritual training. to be truly good at wrenching you need to know how to be present with the work, not get overwhelmed, know yourself and your limits, learn from your mistakes (there will be plenty), and pay attention to critical details. shit mechanics are the ones that just want to get your shit out the door and find the quickest and dirtiest way to make the customer stop bitching so they can get to the next job. your advantage as a diy mechanic is that you have time to do things the right way for the most part, as long as you have the tools. try to get immersed whenever you tackle a new job and learn as much as you can about it before starting. also a little bit of knowledge about basic metallurgy and electronics goes a long way. good luck, anon.
>>28776514Own a farm. You can get real good at fixing equipment and vehicles...
>>28776553i'm this
>>28776514By wrenching on cars.
>>28776514fuck things up enough times to have a comprehensive list of things you did that you know damn well are bad ideas and shan't be doing again. when that list is long enough you will be reasonably good at wrenching.
I did all the preventative maintenance when something was broken I fixed it. I basically learn when something needs to be fixed
I'm so fucking cursed I couldn't wrench if I wanted to. I think I broke the connector of the brake light that fucker DID NOT want to go in what the fuck. On youtube it snapped in right easy what the hell is wrong with me
>>28777786well you just learned the lesson, connectors are absolute shitshow and you need to have patience
>>28778008I broke a bit of the plastic housing thank God the terminals are ok and the brake lights are working. I broke a ton of clips on the inside of the trunk holding up the felt, they are fucking SHIT. Honda Civic. The fucking youtube videos make it look piss easy man. The most I'm capable of are oil and tire change. I tried to change my CV axle and I snapped the bolt off the I forget what it's called now. I swear I was going counter clockwise sometimes I think about it. Fuck man I love cars and I'd love to wrench I'm just way too clumsy to actually do it
>>28776514lear by reading and watching videos, then practice. Start with simple repairs and maintenance, like rotating tires, replacing a flat, and changing engine oil and filter. Or just take a wheel off and look at the suspension and brake components. See how they're put together. Actually look around and under your car and see how things fit together. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO TORQUE SPECS. Threaded fasteners do not need to be tightened by mountain gorillas.
>>28778025>I broke a ton of clips on the inside of the trunk holding up the feltOh no not the plastic parts they sell at AutoZone for $5 for a bag of 20 and installing them is as simple as snapping them into place!
>>28776529NoHow do I do that?
>>28776547>m539 restorationsUsed to be good now its just filler with part swaping. Ones of best videos was him trying to make that old old e21 run
>>28776514If you weren't already pulling your toys apart and putting them back together as a toddler you're ngmi
>>28776514>How do you get good at wrenching cars?You ask on the right board.>>>/diy/
>>28778555he's still extremely goodyour problem is you're watching later videos in a series, after he's already sorted the car mechanically, and he's moved on to full-on restoration/glow up/moddingjust watch the first few episodes in each series eg right now, im very eager to watch him sort out the bentley and his rumored new daily
>>28778154Yeah I don't really care I'm complaining they are pieces of shit.
>>28778574I seen them all. I followed him from fist viedoes when he mostly worked on 850i. Dude literally running out of content. Who the fuck care about bently or maserati
>>28776514Buy a car. Fix it up.
>>28778592i dowell, the rati not so much, admittedly, but that was mostly because it was a shit car. if it was the correct version of it, i'd have been more into it.and im definitely very into the bentley thing, as well as his recent foray into mercs, hope there's more of that.and i'd love to see him take on a porsche too, maybe a 996 where he does the ims bearing fixi'd even like him to try out some 'murican cars, if he can get his hands on any
