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Dave's Auto Center

A family repair shop in Utah that diagnoses and rebuilds diesel and gas engines.

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Subscribers
1.59M
Views, all time
921M
Videos
1,114
Joined YouTube
2015

Figures from the channel's YouTube page, September 27, 2026.

About the Channel

Dave's Auto Center is a family-run repair and machine shop in Centerville, Utah, open since 1990. The channel follows owner Dave Bell and the shop's team as they diagnose failed engines, tear down diesel and gas motors, and rebuild them in the CNC machine shop, often on Cummins, Duramax, Power Stroke, and Sprinter vehicles. Short engine-build clips are the channel's biggest hits, and several have passed 10 million views.

"Since 1990, Dave's Auto Center has been family owned and operated, offering top-notch automotive repair and custom machining."

Made by
Dave Bell and team
Subscribers
1,590,000 (September 2026)
Total views
920,938,476 (September 2026)
Country
United States
Brand partnerships
Astrafide Media, Los Angeles

From the Channel

  • Dave Bell next to a black Chevrolet Camaro under the words "Challenge accepted"
    Every Shop FAILED to Fix This Camaro… Can We Do It?
  • Dave Bell beside a Ford Raptor engine hanging from a hoist, "Expensive mistake!"
    This PERFORMANCE Raptor Engine FAILED on the FIRST START!
  • Dave Bell holding a part next to a GM V8 engine, "A billion?"
    GM Lost a BILLION Dollars Because of THIS Engine!
  • Dave Bell with hand on forehead next to a Toyota engine, "Recall reason found"
    Toyota Replaced Thousands of These Engines
  • Dave Bell and Dave Kindig in the Kindig It Design showroom, "This place is insane!"
    DAVE KINDIG called me to BUILD a V12 LS - Kindig It Design SHOP TOUR!
  • Dave Bell in ear defenders beside a V12 engine on a test stand in the red shop
    Dave Kindig’s $80,000 V12 Wouldn’t Start. Here’s What Happened Next

Most Watched

Long-form videos, views as of September 27, 2026

  1. Every Shop FAILED to Fix This Camaro… Can We Do It?3.64M views · 2025
  2. This PERFORMANCE Raptor Engine FAILED on the FIRST START!2.49M views · 2026
  3. This Shop’s ONE Simple Mistake DESTROYED a Perfectly Good Engine!2.37M views · 2025
  4. Mercedes AMG Engine Nightmare: Incorrect Repair Causes Disaster2.3M views · 2024
  5. GM Lost a BILLION Dollars Because of THIS Engine!2.01M views · 2025
  6. His $40,000 Duramax Engine SEIZED After 6,000 Miles… Now They're Trying to SCAM Him!2M views · 2025
  7. You Won’t Believe What We Found! Inside the 900,000-Mile Engine2M views · 2025
  8. This 10¢ Part COST Him a $35,000 Engine!1.89M views · 2025

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