You heard it correct folks. I get a comeback. A TOWED IN COMEBACK! The worst of all comebacks 😥. This is every mechanics nightmare. We always try to do our best but it is inevitable that you WILL get a comeback if you do this long enough. The good news is, it wasn’t totally my fault…kind of.
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Why didn't I cut the intake manifold to make it fit? Find out here: https://youtu.be/OZPF86khq2c
Here is the parts I used if you're in a pickle too. OEM is the way to go if you can get it but this one seemed to work in my situation. Obviously check to see if it fits your application.
Dorman 911-773 Vapor Canister Purge Valve : https://amzn.to/3AH5WW0
A bit of heat and squishy squishy strategically on that fitting would make it work but I suppose you don't want to take chances with the customers car.
Just plug in the Fuel Sync.
A lot smarter than other mechanics Brother! 🇺🇸🚙
Your the bestâ¤â¤â¤
yep defect manu doesnt go in far enough seen a lot of them
A rare win for Dorman! I haven’t had much luck with their parts. I’ve found that they often stock parts nobody else has, otherwise I wouldn’t use Dorman.
ive done a ton of these and confused why i never had the issue then i realized ive always used the dorman ones
Dorman is associated with AZ so I automatically dislike them. Kicker is, not the first time I've heard of their parts being proper when others weren't or as in a Honda part I think the dealer part was plastic and failed and you could get the Dorman part in metal and it heald up better. I think it was a Honda part, I'm old. LOL Great video Eric. Now I gotta go find out why you can't adjust the manifold.
Only if if one percent of mechanics wre as honest as u are this world would be a better place God Bless u for all ur great content ðŸ™ðŸ½ðŸ™ðŸ½ðŸ™ðŸ½ðŸ™ðŸ½
What if you ordered the echlin intake manifold. Would it even fit their own manifold? If it did fit would their manifold fit the engine or would there be more issues there.
Great !
Wonder if you could junk yard that part?
This is a potentially hazardous situation. What if this failed and the customer lost control of the vehicle? Some enterprising attorney might wish to make a federal case out of this.
I knew I knew I knew it! He’s only human.
Couldn't you have gone to Wilber's! Those companies you called would just "delete" your email!!
Zip tie on or bailing wire. Hillbilly fix, but oh well.
What were you expecting the eklund tech to say that would help fix your car?
If a tech claims they never had a comeback, then I wouldn't hire them.
you got that right NO one cares anymore! I have emailed a few places about BAD service IF they get back it is always we are sorry about your bad service OR something like that! NO THING gets done
You just answered a question for me. My car has a dual points distributor. I bought a set of Standard points for it. The sheet metal portion of the fixed points on the driver's side did not line up with the moving points (the passenger side was fine). The fold in the sheet metal was not in the correct place when compared with NOS points. I then purchased a set of Echlin points-same exact thing. I thought that, either they came from the same factory, or one was copying the other-now I know from your video-same factory.
South main auto if you have any problems with your car bring it to him he is the BEST mechanic I have ever seen he knows his stuff.
Aaagh I hear the neighbor with the lawn mower from hell….😂
Don’t feel bad Eric…..I thought I made a mistake yesterday, but I was wrong 😂
this is the first channel I've ever joined or subscribed to bc of Eric"s magnetic personality. he's really good and i wish his shop was in my area. he's a machine and what I've seen doesn't stop til the problem is repaired. restores faith to the sector.
Eric, Have you ever used WORLDPAC for parts?
This is why amazon is going to replace parts stored!
I am noticing that when I go to a parts store , they don't have anything anymore? Why is the parts store even there?
You're still the best…looking forward to the next vid!!
So did they just pack the wrong part in the box, or did they really engineer and manufacture something that didn't fit and the quality control is bad, or they just cross-list it for an application without validating it with a real car?
Brave man using a Dorman part, I would have gone with a used part.
Holy crap, Dorman saves the day. Surely the apocalypse is imminent…
With all the plastic we're seeing on cars these days, I wonder, are any of the more affordable additive manufacturing (3D printing) units able to produce a part that stands up to oil, gas, and years of hot/cold cycles? That might not be a solution in this case but I'm pretty sure I hold a state record for breaking brittle plastic parts.
What cheap plastic crap and it doesn't even fit
Like an Audi
Is this a junkyard item?
What is wrong with NAPA these days. Last year I bought NAPA top and bottom front suspension ball joints for my 1989 S10 Blazer 4 WD and neither part would fit. I ordered Delco Professional ball joints on Amazon and they both fitted perfectly.
lucky jucky eric o
Our WORLD needs more responsible people like you, Sir!
Good job, Good attitude.
Your a good man Eric-
harley has done this for years lol, they even mess up sometimes and put the wrong year and say itll be in stock in the past!