Beating the Dealers INSANE $13,000 Repair Bill!

Rainman Ray's Repairs September 26, 2025
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Rainman Ray's Repairs

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Hi everyone! I'm glad you're here. I'm a career automotive and light & medium duty truck technician. I've been in the business for over 20 years. My goal here is to share with you repairs and diagnostics that I find interesting. Hopefully I can guide you through some steps or give insight if you're performing a similar repair, or just find this sort of thing interesting. I'm here to share with you what mechanic life sends my way on a daily basis. I've got good times bad times and a few laughs in the shop. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy! Never stop learning, every problem is an opportunity to learn the solution. And don't forget to Have a Great Day! I'll see you in the comments! Mailing Address: Not the Shop Address Rainman Rays Repairs 824 Manatee Ave West #481 Bradenton, Fl 34205 Email: RainmanRaysRepairs@ (the google mail address) .com You can also click the "ABOUT" Tab on desktop to view contact info for the email link Visit RainmanAuto.com for more!

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Today we are evaluating a couple of different cars for various concerns. The first car is a 2012 Toyota Camry SE (sport editon) This Camry features the (3.5 Litre 2GRFE v6 engine with 183,011 miles on the odometer) Customer concern is shaking vibration while accelerating with the vehicle in motion ( replace torque converter & transmission fluid) While evaluating this Camry we also found leaking (valve covers, leaking CV axels {"Replace CV Axels"} The second car we are evaluating a Ford Escape with a {1.5 Litre 4 cyl} Customer concern (another shop claims their AC machine can not charge the system) - evaluate situation and recharge with our AC machine Support the Channel with a Like & Comment and/or Subscribe for more! Become a Channel Member here on YouTube or visit Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RainmanRaysRepairs to donate and support the channel! Visit our Second Channel on YouTube, RainmanRay Off Duty https://www.youtube.com/c/RainmanRayOutoftheShop Check out Rainman Ray’s Repairs and Ray's Auto Clinic Merch HERE: https://www.Rainmanauto.com Take a look at my Affiliated Brands and Product Recommendations below: Interested in Banks Power Performance Products? Visit Banks Power HERE! ***** https://www.bankspower.com/RAY ********** Take care of your car or truck with premium synthetic Amsoil Engine Oil and fluids! Do you perform your own maintenance? Get premium synthetic Amsoil products HERE! ************************* https://www.amsoil.com/?zo=30606222 ************************** When it comes to Synthetics, Amsoil is the best in the business! Amsoil backs up their claim with numerous performance testing methods and results can be found at https://www.amsoil.com/?zo=30606222 Visit www.RainmanRaysRepairs.com To have your vehicle serviced at Ray's Auto Clinic in Bradenton Florida where we proudly use Amsoil premium synthetics and other top tier automotive products! Tool Picks Found on Amazon: Astro Tools 9532 Tungsten Carbide Gasket Scraper https://amzn.to/4j8pjwb Mountain 5-Piece Metric Double Box Universal Spline Reversible Ratcheting Wrench Set; 8 mm - 18mm, 90 Tooth Design, Long, Flexible, Reversible; MTNRM6 https://amzn.to/3OJTRp2 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Also, I personally use or have used the products featured in my links and only recommended them if I feel they are of good quality. #mechanic #repair #autorepair #restoration #wifeunit #brakecleanmafia ABOUT the CHANNEL This channel is about general automotive repair and maintenance . We cover a large variety of automotive services and repairs in a privately owned independent automotive repair shop, Ray's Auto Clinic, located in Bradenton Fl. Check out our other channel here: RainmanRay Off Duty https://www.youtube.com/c/RainmanRayOutoftheShop Don’t forget to subscribe and share!

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