Mechanic and host of @TheQuestionableGarage Jared Pink joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning car repair and maintenance questions. How do you know if you’re buying a ‘lemon’ car? What happens if you put diesel instead of gas in your car? What are some tools that every mechanic should own? Answers to these questions and many more await on Mechanic Support.
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00:00 – Mechanic Support
00:10 – Survive the dealership, it’s worth it
01:01 – When life gives you lemons…
02:02 – A Chevy will out-last an apocalypse
02:35 – EV? Just turn it off and on again…
03:22 – The ‘check wallet’ light
03:52 – Premium gas?! In this economy?!
04:52 – The Good Mechanic Manifestation
05:40 – How to get a car lasting longer than your next relationship
07:02 – Pumped in diesel instead of gas? Watch this
07:48 – A car’s colonic
08:30 – A necessary pit stop
09:17 – Reliably unreliable or unreliably high-tech?
10:22 – What’s more powerful than NOS? 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚.
11:46 – Fluent in ‘clink-clank-clonk’
12:46 – Low tire pressure? Tread lightly…
14:15 – A car’s post-mortem
16:40 – Project car math = “almost done” + 1 more part
17:46 – A mechanic’s tool set
18:53 – First in my bloodline to watch the coolant run empty—AMA
19:38 – Performing an oil change POV
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@HNRichard
October 6, 2026 at 6:27 pm
Dang, seeing Jared on a WIRED video was definitely not on my 2026 Bingo list!
@krasnyy_sharf
October 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm
If only all mechanics are this friendly and patient 😭🙏
He’s a blessing in the sea of hyper-masc “ask a question and you’ve offended 3 of their generations” mechanics out there
@weaslemin7728
October 6, 2026 at 7:40 pm
Its hard to be patient in customer service industries. Especially when the average customer has no idea how the product works
@James_Schuyler_Broncs
October 6, 2026 at 6:32 pm
7:40 i’m surprised he didn’t point out. The fact that diesel pumps have a wider nozzle than regular gas and it won’t even fit in your gas hole. (Huh huh huh gas hole) So it’s very difficult to physically pump diesel gas in a regular gasoline vehicle.
@tyf.4399
October 6, 2026 at 8:24 pm
You’d be shocked to learn how stupid some people are lol.
Just because it doesn’t fit won’t mean they won’t just hold it….
@Ullus
October 6, 2026 at 6:37 pm
With modern direct-inject diesel engines it shouldn’t be such a catastrophic mistake to fill in gasoline: because fuel is injected just at the point, when combustion is desired, it should not matter that much that gasoline ignites much easier than diesel. To be honest I’ve got no practical experience in the matter, but in theory it should not matter with a direct inject engine (in this case its probably even worse the other way round: because diesel has a higher viscosity and direct inject valves are extremely narrow the diesel might clog a gasoline injector…)
@louisvl10
October 6, 2026 at 6:48 pm
bmw dealership: oh, the 10 dollar electric motor for the electronic steering wheel position adjustment is seized? that’ll be a 4K job parts + labor to replace the whole steering rack 🌈
@louisvl10
October 6, 2026 at 6:49 pm
and when still in the warranty period they do indeed replace the whole steering rack when this happens. then they wonder why chinese brands are cheaper omg.
@tbone9903
October 6, 2026 at 6:49 pm
on reliability of new vs old cars, i think we perfected reliability in the mid 2000’s. lately, i’m seeing a lot of failed headgaskets across different makes and models. the smaller engines are made of thinner castings and they are not as robust. car manufacturers are pressured by the EPA to get lower emissions. that has become their new focus instead of reliability.
@ouroboros6788
October 6, 2026 at 6:50 pm
One of the best things I’ve ever bought was an air compressor that plugs into a cigarette lighter and reads tire pressure. I think it was like $40. When the tire pressure light comes on, I just bust it out and top up all my tires and I’m ready to go
@Skyeatsmike
October 6, 2026 at 6:57 pm
Most of these are terrible questions
@CrystalElement83
October 6, 2026 at 6:58 pm
Hello fyi the production team has the perceived explanation of the engine condition mated with the incorrect engine sound.
@Project_Delusions
October 6, 2026 at 7:03 pm
I’m here to support one of my favorite people
@zanyeclipse
October 6, 2026 at 7:03 pm
putting dirt on mid 2000s Mercedes name! thats okay, makes parts cheaper for my 08 c300. thankfully just after the balance shaft issue. they earned their reputation. get yourself a good one and keep it maintained, and it will keep a smile on your face.
@gostovahs8121
October 6, 2026 at 7:05 pm
I drove a diesel in highschool (isuzu I-mark), i remember once filling it up and thinking ‘hmm, i do like the smell of gasoline… WAIT A MINUTE’ luckily me catching that saved my car, got it towed to the mechanics who chuckled at me and noted it was very good i didn’t try to start it
@varmint243davev7
October 6, 2026 at 7:13 pm
His information was better than I expected.
@oxxnarrdflame8865
October 6, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Simple, if the car is other than a Toyota or Honda it is a Lemon.
@FacelessFather
October 6, 2026 at 7:23 pm
listening to the long list of fluid changes makes me glad i bought an EV. no transmission, no engine, breaks last for EVER cause you rarely use them, tires last 60k+ miles, handles better, is safer, and catches fire less than gas cars.
I’ll never go back to an ICE vehicle.
@zipzopbeesopdro
October 6, 2026 at 7:32 pm
This is the most wholesome comment section on YouTube I Swear
@AutoAli
October 6, 2026 at 7:50 pm
Amazingly skilled mechanic for all your informational needs. I’m here for it.
@NeoP2
October 6, 2026 at 7:57 pm
20:53 “Lots and lots of experience” Yet the guy doesn’t even anticipate that the oil, under pressure, will shoot out farther than his funnel 😊
@Reality22026
October 6, 2026 at 8:06 pm
In Germany, we answer that with three letters: **TÜV!**
@allmytoonsareblue
October 6, 2026 at 8:06 pm
As someone who sells trans transmission parts, please change your transmission fluid every 60k miles! those valve body filters fill up quick, especially on silverados. And if you change it and it seemed clogged, change the torque converter bc its probably shaving metal!!!!
@mattfanslow
October 6, 2026 at 8:23 pm
it’s already shuddering by then. I mean, come on, TCC lockup in 2nd?
@tyf.4399
October 6, 2026 at 8:21 pm
Yellow wrench can mean a lot of different things lol. On some newer Fords, that’s a transmission fault, for example, not an oil change lol.
@largesquids
October 6, 2026 at 8:34 pm
12:04 this is so funny to me. One time a customer drove into the service drive and I just happened to be there when my advisor was checking it in. He said “Yeah i think my exhaust fell off.” Car sounded quiet at first. I asked him to rev it a bit and heard an intake leak. Popped the hood and the airbox was not secured. Fixed it immediately and he was pretty shocked 😂
@BenanaWaffles
October 6, 2026 at 8:58 pm
This guy is great.
@blahsomethingclever
October 6, 2026 at 9:16 pm
You’re my ex. Lemon every time (Chevy Malibu, Oldsmobile van, auction ford). Kept me busy fixing them which was what she wanted, I think.
@scottsharpe3526
October 6, 2026 at 9:17 pm
This guy is an idiot