See how a car repair works before you pick up a wrench
Find mechanics and DIY channels that walk through repairs, maintenance and diagnosis.
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Scotty Kilmer
Scotty Kilmer is a YouTube channel by a longtime mechanic who answers car questions and shares repair advice.
Why it is here: Repair talk from a working mechanic, for car owners with common questions.
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South Main Auto LLC
South Main Auto is a YouTube channel run by Eric O., who runs a three-bay repair shop in upstate New York, with repair videos.
Why it is here: Repair videos from a small-town shop owner, useful for DIY car owners.
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EricTheCarGuy
EricTheCarGuy is a YouTube channel about fixing, building and driving cars, aimed at teaching and saving people time and money.
Why it is here: Practical repair and build videos with an educational focus for the home mechanic.
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1A Auto
1A Auto is an online parts retailer's YouTube channel, with how-to videos on car repair.
Why it is here: Step-by-step repair videos for DIY owners who need to replace a part themselves.
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Vice Grip Garage
Vice Grip Garage is a YouTube channel about getting classic cars, motorcycles and tractors found in barns and garages to run and drive again.
Why it is here: Revival projects shown start to finish, a good watch for anyone curious about old vehicles and repair.
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Auto Repair Guys
Auto Repair Guys is a YouTube channel that posts repair videos, aiming to help people fix their own cars and save money.
Why it is here: Frequent repair videos for people learning to fix their own cars.
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Jamie's Garage
Jamie's Garage is a YouTube channel by Jamie, a Florida auto shop owner, with repair videos.
Why it is here: Repair videos from a working shop owner who explains the jobs he does.
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Car Wizard
Car Wizard is a YouTube channel where a mechanic fixes and reviews cars at his shop, Omega Auto Clinic.
Why it is here: Watch a working mechanic diagnose and repair real cars, with honest opinions on them.
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Jim's Automotive Machine Shop, Inc.
Jim's Automotive Machine Shop is a YouTube channel from an engine machine shop, with entertaining and educational content on engine work.
Why it is here: Engine machining and rebuild videos, going deeper than typical repair channels.
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Rainman Ray's Repairs
Rainman Ray's Repairs is a YouTube channel by a career automotive and light and medium duty truck technician.
Why it is here: Repair videos from a working technician, including truck work.
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Humble Mechanic
Humble Mechanic is a YouTube channel by Charles, a certified Volkswagen technician, helping owners keep their VW and Audi cars on the road.
Why it is here: Repair help for VW and Audi owners from a technician who works on them.
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O'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts' YouTube channel, a library of how-to and informational videos for people repairing and maintaining their own vehicles.
Why it is here: Step-by-step maintenance and repair videos for do-it-yourself owners.
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autodoc.co.uk
AUTODOC's YouTube channel offers online workshop videos on DIY car repair and replacing consumables.
Why it is here: Tutorials on replacing common parts for owners who want to do the job themselves.
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ScannerDanner
ScannerDanner is a YouTube channel by a former technical college instructor in engine performance diagnostics, teaching how to diagnose cars with scan tools and scopes.
Why it is here: Diagnostic teaching from a former instructor, for people who want to understand why a car misbehaves.
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Deutsche Auto Parts
Deutsche Auto Parts is a YouTube channel from a seller of imported European parts, repair parts and performance parts for VW and Audi vehicles.
Why it is here: Parts and repair videos for owners of VW and Audi cars.
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WeberAuto
WeberAuto is the YouTube channel of Weber State University's Davis Campus in Utah, created to help train new automotive technicians.
Why it is here: Training videos from a university automotive program, good for learning fundamentals.
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Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics
Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics is a YouTube channel from a shop in State College, PA, applying the scientific method to automotive diagnostics.
Why it is here: Diagnostic walkthroughs that show how a technician reasons through a fault.
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Puddin's Fab Shop
Puddin's Fab Shop is a YouTube channel with junkyard digs, rescues, will-it-run videos and more.
Why it is here: Fun salvage-and-revive projects for people who like old vehicles and fixing them.
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Mortske Repair
Mortske Repair is a YouTube channel about mechanical repairs, from Model T Fords to semi tractors.
Why it is here: Wide-ranging repair videos covering old and large vehicles.
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Jimthecarguy
Jimthecarguy is a YouTube channel by a shop owner explaining how to diagnose and repair today's complicated cars.
Why it is here: Diagnostic and repair explanations from a longtime shop owner.
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Haynes Manuals
Haynes Manuals' YouTube channel, with DIY help for people working on cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles, from a repair manual publisher.
Why it is here: Repair guidance from a repair manual publisher, aimed at home mechanics of all levels.
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Schrodingers Box
Schrodingers Box is a YouTube channel on advanced DIY auto repair and diagnostics.
Why it is here: Detailed diagnostics for home mechanics ready to go beyond basic repairs.
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Fix It Angel
Fix It Angel is a YouTube channel showing first-person-view DIY instructions for replacing car parts.
Why it is here: First-person visuals that make part replacement easier to follow.
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