A cracking Mokka belt brings The Car Edition back under the bonnet
The week's most-watched new upload finds wear at 33,000 miles and puts the choice of engine oil under scrutiny.
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.
Do YOU know what is the correct oil for this engine?🤔💭#mechanic #fyp #carrepair #wetbelt #vauxhall
The Car Edition Ltd's mechanic lifts the cover on a green Vauxhall Mokka and finds a timing belt already cracking. The mileage makes the moment: just 33,000. Before the replacement goes in, he stresses how quickly the wrong oil can degrade a belt designed to run in it.
The short repair demonstration follows the job through draining the oil, checking the oil pickup for debris, locking the engine timing and fitting the replacement. It became the most watched of seven new uploads, reaching roughly 182,000 views. In the comments, viewers debate the engineering rationale for wet belts, question the trade-off between friction and durability, and discuss oil specifications. It's familiar territory for a channel whose most-watched regular video follows a destroyed Ford Ranger engine and a wet-belt failure.
Elsewhere in the workshop week, a Porsche 911 came in for a water pump, fluid testing got its own clip, and another upload asked about the future of DPF testing. The newer Mazda clip, titled "What would you do in this situation? 🫣👀 #mechanic #fyp #carrepair #fail #mazda", is currently collecting views fastest, with the Mokka repair next.
Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is running below the channel's usual level. Even so, its library added about 1.4 million views over the week, a substantial total among nearby motoring channels. Porsche from Samuel had a particularly busy week; realfixesrealfast's repair archive was quieter. For The Car Edition Ltd, the most revealing detail remains that small belt beneath the Mokka's cover: a routine service item with visible wear worth showing.
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What viewers say
I hate wet belts with a passion 💀
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Perfect as always! 🤗
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- Channel
- The Car Edition Ltd
- Subscribers
- 233,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,361,384
- Videos published this week
- 7
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 182,481
- Views on its first day
- 102,993
The numbers
Here is how The Car Edition Ltd's workshop week added up.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which Vauxhall model receives a new wet timing belt in the week's most-watched upload?
The mechanic introduces the car as a 1.2-litre Vauxhall Mokka.

