In this episode of Saturday Mechanic, Ben Wojdyla and Russell Ferguson head to a salvage yard to show you how to, and what kind of, parts are good to pull from a junkyard. Join us on the part two of our junkyard scavenger hunt. Who says you can’t work on your own car anymore? Follow Popular Mechanics associate auto editor Ben Wojdyla as he leads viewers, step by step, through repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting tips. Got car questions? Email Ben, and he may answer them on the show. Connect with Ben Wojdyla: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Youtube: www.youtube.com Email: pmwebmaster@hearst.com Connect To Popular Mechanics: www.facebook.com twitter.com Connect to Car and Driver: Subscribe! bit.ly Twitter: bit.ly Facebook: on.fb.me
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Any salvage yards in the Boston area that you know of?
That is way cheap!!!
A thumb down for the “great us flag” part.
that junk yard looks like kmart! Is it worth getting alternator or starter from junk yard?
Do all junkyards allow to walk around like that and pull the parts from cars?
Awe man, I remember going to the salvage yard, with my fiance, so much fun, pulling the parts you need, and getting them for cheap. We learned the hard-way to save though, because we had to pay $60, at the dealer, for one set of new tail light bulbs. We had some parts missing from the new used 94 Honda Accord we purchased, so when we finally went to the junkyard, we could have gotten a tail light bulb for just $10. We saved a lot of money getting the car back to its new condition.
Seeing this yard is like LKQ Auto salvage, Every week they get 70+ new cars and get rid of the cars that sit untouched, Its amazing, i picked up front windows for my car for $50 after tax vs goin and buying new witch would of cost me $169.99 + tax per window… Just remember you can never go there without to many tools! i fill my truck up with tools and the people who work there are so nice i ca walk in if i need more tools walk out and get them ad no 2nd charge!
That was a really nice junkyard. They had to go to a good one since they were filming it for a show.
why would you just kick that saturns door what if someone needed that door? jk lol i kick saturns too at my local pick & pull…:p
Bens kinda a depressing character
i wish some of the yards would sell the harder to find cars instead of crushing them, i offered to buy one, i straight up said i dont need no title and when i am done you will get it back…no dice really irritated me as my celica seems harder to find parts for then a fricken model A….
I wish we had salvage yards like that here.
This shit is all common sense come on car and driver!
why is part 1 blocked in Malaysia? I wanna watch it
Why on earth does she have to see ID to sell old car parts?
I would have ripped those SHO turbos immediately. The entire system, actually. That’d be great to have, methinks.
Thanks for the reply and interesting. Was that Honda CRX worth fixing that you guys were near at 6:58?
Being that we’re in the Detroit area, the big three are over-represented since all junkyards reflect local buying habits. Out in California you see lots of Japanese and German, much less domestic.
- Ben Wojdyla
One of the luxuries of living in Detroit. Pretty much all of our yards are like this. Parts Galore changed the game and they’re expanding because of it.
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Not true. Russ is the man.
- Ben Wojdyla
“Those rude inner city people”?
Dude, come on. I don’t carry tools all the time. If I’m just there poking around I’ll leave my bag in the truck. Let’s leave nasty stereotypes off this channel.
- Ben Wojdyla
You sure could, they’re a bit rare in the yards because turbos have normally been used in performance and high-end cars – stuff that doesn’t make it into junkyards in large numbers. Now that turbos are being put into everything you can expect that to change.
This yard has a heavy truck section and I was slobbering all over the Garrett turbos on the Detroit Diesel S60 engines. Sooo sweet. Without a project in mind though I’m not going to drop $150 for a shelf piece.
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Sadly, yes. I’d love to do just a show about junkyarding.
-Ben Wojdyla
Your best bet for those cars is to hunt online. They have got such a reputation and desire that they don’t end up in salvage yards very often any more. Some one buys them and just sits on them. Either for resale, builders or to part out.
The 6 had problems with the 2nd water pump coming apart. It was junk to start with, hence needing 2 water pumps. I am working on a sho v8 right now. they have problems with the valves and seats. there a junk engine also.
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