While DIY car maintenance and repair is a lost art these days, some people still roll up their sleeves and wrench on their vehicles.
According to AAA, the average cost to own and operate a vehicle last year was $12,182. That’s up $1,454 from the year before. One way you can possibly lower costs is to work on your car independently rather than head to the mechanic.
You Don’t Have to Be a Natural to Get Started
Unless you grew up helping your dad maintain the family car in the garage or driveway, you might be all thumbs when working on vehicles. But that’s no reason to give up. It’s worth learning to work on your car. If all you learn to do is change the engine oil and filter, monitor fluid levels, and rotate tires, you’ll be ahead of most motorists on the DIY front.
Many mechanics charge well over $100 an hour. While there are maintenance and repair tasks best left to the professionals, many things can be tackled by DIYers.
YouTube Auto Mechanics Are a Godsend for DIYers
The good news is you don’t have to go to trade school to learn how to become an auto mechanic.
YouTube is a great resource if you’d like to learn how to work on your vehicle. You’ll get personal satisfaction maintaining and repairing your car, doing the work correctly, and saving money in the process.
Here are 14 auto mechanics to watch on YouTube if you want to work on your vehicle independently.
ChrisFix
ChrisFix is a popular YouTuber whose videos give step-by-step instructions for people — whether novices, experts, or anyone in between — who work on their cars. With 10.3 million subscribers, 392 videos, and more than 1.7 billion views, ChrisFix is worth checking out for resources on DIY car repair and maintenance.
Scotty Kilmer
Scotty Kilmer is another popular mechanic on YouTube. Kilmer, a mechanic for 56 years, aims to share his knowledge with viewers.
In addition to offering how-to videos for people who want to be more hands-on with car maintenance and repair, he reviews new and used cars, tools and equipment, and more. Kilmer has 6.34 million subscribers, 6,426 videos, and over 2.8 billion views.
EricTheCarGuy
EricTheCarGuy is another YouTube mechanic to check out. And with a library of 1,160+ videos on car repair and maintenance, you’ll find plenty of content for DIYers. He has 1.8 million subscribers and more than 385 million views.
Humble Mechanic
You can count on Humble Mechanic, who has almost 200 million views, over 900,000 subscribers, and 1,000 videos, for content on many areas of the car repair world. In addition to DIY videos, he discusses cars and vehicle parts. The channel is worth checking out.
1A Auto
1A Auto is a YouTube channel offering content on DIY car repair, diagnostic and troubleshooting, product reviews, and more. The channel has almost 1 billion views, nearly 2.5 million subscribers, and 9,700+ videos.
South Main Auto
South Main Auto is another YouTube channel to add to your list of DIY resources. Run by Eric O., the channel focuses on automotive repairs done in his very own three-bay shop. The channel has over 911,000 subscribers, 1,550 videos, and over 390 million views.
Vice Grip Garage
Vice Grip Garage offers videos on how-tos and more. You’ll also see content on muscle cars, trucks, classic cars, and other things. The channel has 2.03 million subscribers, 500 videos, and more than 630 million views.
ScannerDanner
ScannerDanner offers videos and online courses to help DIYers fix their vehicles independently. If you’re tired of handing your hard-earned money to mechanics, learn to do the job yourself. ScannerDanner has 899 videos, 429,000 subscribers, and almost 109 million views.
Car Wizard
By beholding, you’ll morph into a skilled DIYer. Car Wizard uses his special powers to diagnose and fix vehicles, review cars in his shop, and recommend vehicles worth buying. Car Wizard has 1.08 million subscribers, 821 videos, and almost 207 million views.
LegitStreetCars
LegitStreetCars is a YouTube channel run by Alex Palmeri. It’s the sort of channel to check out if you enjoy cool cars, vehicle adventures, and wrenching. The channel has 1.21 million subscribers, 450 videos, and almost 220 million reviews.
Rainman Ray’s Repairs
Rainman Ray’s Repairs shares content about diagnostics and repairs and is run by a careers automotive, and light and medium truck technician. Rainman Ray’s Repairs has 587,000 subscribers, 1,318 videos, and almost 340 million views.
The Car Care Nut
The Car Care Nut is a car repair channel you should follow if you like Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles. The channel has 1.2 million subscribers, 527 videos, and more than 177 million views.
Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics
Are you interested in troubleshooting and diagnostics? If so, check out Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics. It has 222,000 subscribers, 1,251 videos, and over 80.5 million views.
The Car Ninja
Do you like European cars? The Car Ninja is the channel for you. It has 105,000 subscribers, 97 videos, and more than 7.2 million views.
Check Out These Channels to Learn How to DIY
Check out these YouTube channels if you’d like to learn to work on your car. They’re incredibly useful resources for people who want to wrench on their vehicles.
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