First Start Of The Abandoned Fastest SUV In The World & What I Found Inside The Engine! DIY FIX!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ค. 2021
- Rescuing an old Eclipse GSX!
• Fixing My 250K Mile Ec...
Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Head to keeps.com/legit for 50% off your first order of Keeps hair loss treatment!
Here's the first video - • I Bought The Fastest S...
Here's my new daily driver and a V12 engine update! • I Sold My Performance ...
In this video, we dive deep into the engine of the former fastest SUV in the world. What we find in this gigantic V8 engine is pretty great and I fix the SUV for just a couple dollars and in DIY fashion, enjoy!
If you need high-quality synthetic engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, filters, and more visit my Amsoil Website. Save 25% by signing up as one of my preferred customers! legitoil.myamsoil.com/
Amsoil Referral number.
5427904
This link will take you to my amazon garage where you can check out all the parts and tools I recommend! amzn.to/2k606u1
Subscribe here! bit.ly/2xT53bk Instagram @LegitStreetCars bit.ly/2GCFq3X LSC Facebook page / legitstreetcars
Injector tester tool - amzn.to/3vWv8UF
The jumper I used in the video - amzn.to/3aSWPoZ - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
What's kind of SUV do you drive?
keeps.com/legit for 50% off your first order of Keeps hair loss treatment!
Ford Escape
RR Classic
Have you seen this suv/wagon th-cam.com/video/7Wi9lMxK0_I/w-d-xo.html
I don't any more, but I had a 400 whp Trailblazer SS. It had a 4k stall converter, so I got horrible gas mileage, but it was a rocket of the lights. One night, some crew decided they needed it mare than I did. I say crew because there was no broken glass on the street an the Onstar module was thrown in a bush in front of my house.
2005 jeep grand cherokee limited with 5.7 hemi
The sleuthing diagnosis in this video is why your channel is #1 compared to all other TH-camrs that have Vlog channels that are disguised as automotive channels. Awesome content!
@@dingleberries360 what shortcut?
@@dingleberries360 must have just started watching the channel yesterday
?
I disagree somewhat on the sleuthing method and order of some steps , but he will eventually get there. Work on this exact kind of junk far too often. It'll run. I'm not going to finish watching tho. Good luck. Nice enough video for guys not used to this type of work. No ill will intended. L8R :-)
I love that your kids are helping you and you teach them
As a former mechanic and workshop owner I like how you diagnose faults!
Your meticulous inspections and testing eliminates potentially faulty components, narrowing the list of 'suspects' in your Jeep's mystery history!
By showing viewers how to eliminate potentially faulty or broken components, you help to dissuade them from simply replacing everything they think could be the cause of their problem!
Showing viewers how to economically clean their clogged and dirty fuel injectors is excellent, and imparts knowledge and confidence that will remain with them in the future!
Your adventures in automotive investigations are interesting, informative and entertaining, thank you for sharing!
What a great series so far. This is like a free class in automotive repair diagnostics. Thanks for the education and the entertainment.
Alex, your content has been so “legit” lately if I do say so myself. Much love my man.
Great channel.. it’s like watching a Samcrac that actually knows what he’s doing lol
@@pgr0104 One is from Florida and one is from Illinois. That's all I am gonna say.
WHAT am I missing ? were they not legit before
@@danielhoward8354 always some dummy leaving comments like this lol
It is just awesome how an old car can be so interesting. 30 min went like nothing.
Kevin's like "good for you dude, I'm the hell out of here." Lol
He's like ''....and you needed my help why?'' lol. Nice enough neighbor to help though so
He has the magic touch lol
Totally unimpressed 🤣
This is my favorite car series on TH-cam right now.
Love the 'written down list in my brain'. I do that all the time. Most of it gets erased randomly haha
"They tell me there are two signs of old age one of them as loss of memory and I don't remember the other one."
Same
I'm enjoying the direction you're taking your channel. Restoration on older cars is always a great learning experience for everyone. Yeah, city life is loud. You should just leave that in there, lol
Restoration/refurbishment is the greenest you can be.
24:10 love how you're so enthusiastic--"This might actually be running on 6 or 7 cylinders"
I like this channel - no shouting, no sleaze - just informative diagnosis, thank you.
The saddest thing about this vehicle, is that it only has 120k on the odometer and someone just abandoned it. They gave up because they didn't know how to fix it, or just got a different vehicle.
Yep, and I imagine there are loads of people out there like that. They don't wrench every day, to borrow a fellow YT catch phrase! 😊
@Yirlani Why say it like that? You must not drive a beater car that has over 300k miles on it lol. Why trade it when it still runs and there isn't any car payments!
For many people the cost of repair, rental car, towing, lost wages etc can be more than the cost of getting a newer car with a warranty on a payment for $200-300/month.
And obviously most people don't work on their own cars whether its due to lack of knowledge/tools/time/ space to do it etc
Not really, gotta remember not everyone is capable of fixing/has the money to spend. That just makes it better for *us* when we find vehicles like this.
I bought a Q45 a few years back for $400 W/ 160K miles from an auction.
It was donated to Kars for Kids, I was very skeptical when buying it but they said it ran and drove, all it needed was some decent TLC because it was neglected and abandoned just like this.
I had looked into the history and found out it was a 1 owner car for most of its life, then its final few years it went to someone else and literally sat for years. Not sure where the negligence started, I suspect with the second owner, (more on that later), but when I got it, the rotors were BADLY grooved, all 4 replaced, the car had wheel locks and I think they just gave up and never replaced the rotors because they didn't have the lock, needed 2 front calipers(they were stuck), a windshield (hail), small hail dings(easy fix), alternator (died on the highway, in the middle of downtown, uphill so I couldn't change lanes, at 5pm rush hour from the auctionhouse, very fun), AC recharge, power steering was clogged, tire balance, alignment, etc.
Literally just lack of maintience stuff that I fixed really fast.
Car shined up VERY easily and became a super reliable car.
The tires were basically brand new, dated back to right around before the car was sold.
I also looked back into the maint history and found out it was taken care of pretty decently by the original owner, which is why I think it was the second owner who neglected it, tons of service going up to when he sold it.
It happens though, as a commenter said, $200-$300/month is worth it to never have to maintain a car if you don't know anything about cars. More steals for us though.
Really nice to see someone actually trying to fix something without just replacing parts.... Keep it up buddy!
As a 5.9 ZJ owner, I can’t wait to see what you do to this.
It’s really nice to see one of you online TH-cam mechanics that advocate for the community to take the time to actually troubleshoot the issues your having with the vehicle instead of just Throwing parts at it Cause then when you do get it running you have no idea what fixed it!! It is the absolute WORST way to try and work thru an issue and fix the problem and not to mention that it could get extremely expensive, extremely quick!!
How would you like it if you took your car to the shop for repair and they just started changing everything in the ignition system and then tried starting It but still have The same issue so you change a bunch of the fuel system parts and try starting it with no luck and on and on. If it’s in the shop, then you just spent thousands on replacement parts that you quite possibly didn’t need at all and you can not return electrical or fuel related parts once installed.
Learn how to troubleshoot folks!! Your wallet is gonna thank you so much for doing so!!!!
Did you watch M539 Restorations?😂When that german accent?😂😂
Underrated channel! I love your M.O. of rewarding the car with parts as the diagnostics progress. I like how you are an actual technician and this is filmed as it figured out rather than a premeditated solution with a huge new parts/while we are in there, sponsored order. Great content Alex!
Such great, realistic content Alex.. really glad you're out here, I hope one day you can retire from the city and just make videos for us all to enjoy! Thanks again man
I love seeing actual diagnostics on TH-cam, also enjoy the technical stuff
Honeslty Alex, I've learned so much from your channel about vehicles, maintenance and repair. You were the reasons i bought my c55 and i love it. Your hard work, attention to detail and down to earth approach is refreshing. Easily one of the top channels on youtube.
Thanks! I appreciate you being part of the LSC fam since the beginning.
Can't believe how far the SUV performance has come these days. Love these old vehicle builds in between the more expensive ones.
Dude, that's some great progress on getting the Jeep running again. Love the process and the systematic approach too. Nice job.
Love these types of videos. Makes me remember when I used to wrench on cars. And you are so correct by not just throwing parts at it you diagnose and reward the car as you go through it. Keep the great content coming. Stay safe
Yeah...... he's taking over. Hooves. VGG. Very close but I'm liking this more and more every video.
Hoovies is literally a show for children
Think about Little Helper when she can actually reach the pedals - the Ultimate Petrolhead Girl :)
I love how you actually show your hands getting dirty going through every part of what your doing explaining in enough detail for someone not so familiar to even understand but not so much that it takes forever to get to the point. Glad I stumbled across these 2 videos, love the work and I will be waiting for that bell to show part 3!
Can’t wait to see this Jeep restored!
My Mom still has a 93 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the big recliner style velour chairs up front, and the 5.2 Liter. that thing is a beast/tank anytime it snows in Northern Maine but boy does it love to drink gas! 😂🤣
I really want to see this fastest suv being restored!!
would be nice to see it restored properly since parts for this are nothing compared to AMG
Definitely worth restoring
I'd like to see it restored too. Even though it's just a jeep grand cherokee. It's the 5.9 magnum that makes it bad ass. They didn't make a lot of them or make them for a lot of years. I just think it's the coolest jeep. Besides the track hawk but let's be real here. That is way way out of price range.
Alex got that Steph Curry drip with the starting fluid….FROM DEEEEP! 🤣
I feel like I just finished binge watching a show and caught up. Can’t wait for the next video, great job.
This is a REAL automotive channel. Real cars, real issues, real diagnosis. Thanks, Alex!
Your neighbors are probably saying yea we know all about noise living next to you. Lol
I have been biting my fingernails this entire time! For crying out loud, The love of Mary, and everything Holy, let's get the show on the road:) Thank you Alex. You are an avatar for every shade tree mechanic on the planet!
Blight is a plant disease. Avoid eating them.
@@jumpinjojo that’s what I get for speed posting. Edited
Following the progress of this vehicle,learning a lot , appreciating your knowledge and subscribing to learn more. The humor is always an added bonus. Thanks
Please keep the 5.9 long term, I've yet to see any big TH-camr with a 5.9 ZJ and would love to see the vehicle get some love and recognition from the car community it deserves. Very happy to see you brought it back to life.
I’m gonna send a marching band down your street. They’ll be there in 15-20 minutes. They’re 6 miles long, you’re gonna love it
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
OMG! 🤣😆🤣🤘
Lol if y'all wanna keep your hair I'd suggest you keep it in an old shoe box and please don't spend money on crap that doesn't work like that keeps stuff 😆 just saying. Please don't waste your money on stuff that doesn't work.
@@chivosadventures8171 we got mr. cant take a joke over here
What is wrong with this guy! I'm 31 years old and his Saturday videos remind me of my Saturday morning cartoons. Love em!
Stupid Comment.
@@djmech3871 Then stop posting...
I really liked that you took us along through the diagnostic process and shared your knowledge. Very much enjoy learning something as you entertain us. Keep this type of content coming please!
Alex, your vids are ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! You deserve all of the good fortune that has come to you. I'm so happy for you. Thanks for your efforts to make things better this last year +.
Here we perfect example of "internet experts." "Internet Mechanics" giving advice to Certified Automotive Technician.
I AM CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECH / INSPECTOR, USING A #194 BULB ,CHECK INJECTOR PULSE ..., NO PULSE ..BAD CRANK SENSOR
TH-cam certified master technician here checking in.
this here is the perfect comment.. dealerships love the automotive diagnostic parts cannon.. I fix my cars myself because mechanics all rip you off. then spends 2x the cost of repairs in unassociated replacement not parts that were completely functional in a method to save 200 bucks of Labor..
I cant help but be amused at the "certified automotive techs". Some years ago, a buddy of mine had a mid 90s Dakota 318 that wouldnt start. He had not 1 but 2 of those so called certified auto techs come by and look at it, one lived right across the street from him, both said they'd need to have it towed to their shops and hooked onto the computer. Then, my phone rings, I go over, try to crank it, of course it doesn't fire up, pulled the coil wire off the distributor, stuck a screwdriver in it, held the screwdriver close to an engine bolt, no spark. 15 minutes and a new coil later, he was running again. Sometimes you need those diagnostic computers, but unfortunately, techs seem to depend on them a little too much
Ase apparently doesn't teach you to crack the throttle and spray a bunch of starter fluid down below the butterflies.
Spraying it like you're trying to kill a spider that you are scared of isn't the way to do it.
“A fuel injector is a very basic thing”
Me who’s been having injector nightmares on my diesel car: *shudders*
Diesel injectors are a whole different animal
Yes. Diesel fuel is abrasive, so it will eventually wear out the injectors.
L
@@bongodave13
It is not, it's got more lubricity than gasoline.
Stupid comment. Diesel isn't abrasive. What an idiotic idea
9:39 what a relief to see someone hoovering the leaves
Great job Alex. You reminded me when I cleaned my car injectors beside the road once. All I used was a syringe and a carb cleaner. The injector fit inside the plunger side of syringe and the nozzle of the carb cleaner on the other side. With a connector to the battary, I would press the carb cleaner and frantically connect and disconnect the injector to cycle it. It worked just fine in the situation I was in. Great work on the channel BTW. Been here from the black C43. I can't wait to see it grow.
I love these kinds of videos and how you think things through, do some tests, and slowly and methodically figure out the problems and solutions.
I really like this series of an old car and reviving it
Bringing cars back from the dead is your specialty. Best automotive channel by far on TH-cam. You the man Alex!
I’ve said it before and I will say it again
When you hit ONE MILLION I will be proud!
Amazing work Alex
Keep the fix up running on the cheap! 👍🇨🇦
Have a good Legit Saturday folks😁👍👍
Your content makes me so happy. Having to wrench in the streets, cursing because I’d break a bolt. Ahhh memories. Love this type of content. I look forward to it every Saturday morning.
"We have a problem with noise round here" Alex switches on a vacuum cleaner and revs up V8s. Lol. Love it👍👍
I did mention replacing the fuel filter but that was for long term or maintenance not just to get it running, if you're going to give it a complete tune then replace the 12 buck fuel filter as like i said its OFTEN neglected, i put the 4 hole BOSCH injectors from EBAY in mine as the original ones were functioning but not at 100% spray
My wife's Durango would run terribly or not start when the voltage was low.
I learn more stuff about mechanics watching LSC than any other channel, thank you! 👍😎👌
Crazy. Good work Alex
Man, you have a variety of sponsors compared to other TH-camrs
Another great video Alex, I love how you kindly explained the difference between mechanics and parts changer in the beginning haha.
I really like how you get exited by just getting the engine running, super nice projects!!. Also including your kids in your hobby!!.
International Alex. Accents from around the world!
Last time I was this early I had to apologize to the wife!
Lol
Alex your channel is by far my fav car TH-cam channel! Keep up the excellent content!,
These are the kinds of videos I enjoy and appreciate. Can’t wait for the next one on how you’re going to clean the injectors
This video was totally legit.
Love this level of detail and diagnosis. Great video!
Awesome video,great content,the outtakes are an added bonus,love the little outtakes
Nice...Nice to see the work paying off... and I learned a few things. thanks !
I’m amazed at your knowledge of basics of engine mechanics. This is a really fun journey.
I love the smooth transition into the keeps ad. Good job dude.
I like your videos. You aren't cheesy or gimmicky. Great video. Makes me miss my old ZJ.
These last few keep videos have been some of your best mechanic content!
Love your videos Alex! Your methods and analysis are top notch. I know why you aren't a mechanic at the dealer..many of those dudes throw customers money at the problem in hit and trial diagnostics. Bravo!!!! And the fact that you have kept it classy (unlike some other TH-camrs).
Nothing but the best legit street calls you are awesome
As an old timer I'm going to give you some learned advice. You already know that Octane is the resistance to ignition. When you have ancient fuel the Octane is off the charts. It doesn't want to burn at all.
With that said, when you are blending the old fuel in the tank USE 87 OCTANE FUEL. It ignites much easier than 93 and is exactly what you want. Plus the usual additives. Couple few bottles of techron, Heet, and a half gallon of Mystery Oil. Will usually clean it out in a few hundred miles.
Another fascinating diagnostic adventure- love it !
Tip for next time: After getting the motor running and idling, hold the brake and shift into each gear without moving for about 5 second apiece. This will get fluid back into all the areas of the transmission and excersize all the valves before you start driving it.
Great to see one of these. This was my dream car when I was in high school. Love the first generation of the Grand Cherokee.
Fond memories of riding around in one of these V8 jeeps in my early 20's, I like the vehicle and still like it. I think it will be a good vehicle once you fix it up. Thumbs up on the video
I know you might want to move to a bigger shop and stablish a business but please don't stop making approachable vids like this. It's just so entertainment and gets me hooked!
Alex putting up the best content among the youtube automotive channels right now! Thanks from a fellow Chicagoan!
Pretty neat that you got it running! I will definitely be subscribing to see new episodes!
I Literally Cheered for you When, When the Jeep Started 🥳👍
Hey Alex. I love this content. You are amazing at explaining everything. It is fun to watch and extremely informative. I really like what you are doing with the channel.
Idk why but i cant wait for next video on this jeep. I've became extremely interested in this channel. Subscribed! 👍
Dude.. respect your perseverance to get things done. That car requires an epic amount of work. But if we have learnt anything from your AMG clips, you are definitely the man for the job.
Love this kind of content. Thanks bro!
I drive a 2017 BMW X5. This video was very exciting to watch, I felt like I was at my neighbors going through the ups and downs.
Really like your videos Alex so informative! Keep up the great work!
9:30 those old leaves were making my OCD tingle since the previous video... 😂 Thank you 🙏
You make all of your content enjoyable and educational, so it's all good.
Great work Alex! “Guess work” is not diagnosis and is very expensive. Often see that in impatient and unethical techs who didn’t learn to work the problems when they started. Thank you for demonstrating and explaining how it should be done :)!
That’s a master mechanic. Love the trouble shooting. There isn’t many like till you around. Great job getting that keep to crank.
Awesome video Alex, one of the best!
Love your personality and attitude about everything you on this channel.
Super stoked to see where this project goes. I remember these 5.9s back in the day. They were beasts. Especially the 2wd ones. I know there's some pretty slick engine build kits for them out there. Or atleast there used to be.
Persistence and passion usually rewards and individual. Great video.
I guess I'm an old guy. Distributors aren't intimidating to me at all, thats what I grew up with. All the electronics is what intimidates me. Can't wait for the next video
ALEX that was the smoothest ad transition in the history of the world
That transition into the advert was straight up smooth. So smooth I couldn't even skip it.... And I also need it lol
I'm sure Alex was flogging keeps a year ago and can't see it doing a whole lot