A $20,000 Sprinter estimate, a used BMW V8 and a new truck's cam at Dave's Auto Center
The Centerville, Utah, family shop also sent an 8.9-liter Cummins into a full teardown, billed as only Part 1.
Dave's Auto CenterStory of Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
This Sprinter Came In With a Small Leak… And a $20,000 Estimate
Dave's Auto Center spent the week doing what the family-run Centerville shop does on camera: opening things up to see what is really wrong. Five videos went up, and nearly every one starts with a mystery.
The first was a Sprinter van that came in with what looked like a small leak and a quote, from somewhere else, of about $20,000. The description says that figure did not sound right to the shop, so the team slowed down and inspected everything before replacing anything. Given that the shop advertises its own crew of Sprinter mechanics, it is a fitting case to lead with, and it has passed 430,000 views.
Then came the heavy metal. Dave and JJ took apart an 8.9-liter Cummins that was shipped in for inspection and kept finding more trouble the deeper they went. It is labeled Part 1, so the rest of the story is still on the bench. Later in the week a BMW N62 V8, in for a rebuild, became a lesson on what to check before buying a used engine from a salvage yard. That one drew close to 200,000 views on its first day.
The newest upload, on why the shop is changing the cam in a brand-new 2026 truck, has picked up speed fastest of all in its first hours, and last week's Ford 6.7 Power Stroke boost-leak video is still busy too.
Overall the channel ran a little below its usual daily pace. Among car channels of similar size, Hoovies Garage and Clearview Driving are the ones running well above their norm, while several others, LegitStreetCars and BoostedBoiKyle among them, are quieter than usual.
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The videos drawing views on Dave's Auto Center right now
This Isn’t the Cummins Engine You’re Used To Seeing345,391 views · 2026-09-27
The Hidden Risk of Buying a Used Engine From a Salvage Yard219,223 views · 2026-09-30
Why We’re Upgrading the Cam in a Brand-New 2026 Truck126,551 views · 2026-10-01
10% off using code DAVE10 for every an engine purchase56,185 views · 2026-09-30
FORD 6.7 Power Stroke Boost Leak? Upgrade It Before It Splits796,740 views
- Channel
- Dave's Auto Center
- Subscribers
- 1,600,000
- Videos published this week
- 5
- Video published
- September 25, 2026
- Video views so far
- 431,043
- Views on its first day
- 249,637
The numbers
Here is how the shop's week looks in figures.
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Centerville, home of Dave's Auto Center, is in which US state?
The channel's about text gives the shop's address as Centerville, UT.
