On the old 350ci. The starter mounting holes on the cast iron block are counter bored approximately 1/2" deep before reaching threads. The starter mounting bolts are special and have a knurled area with a slightly larger diameter than the bolt just after the threads. When starter is mounted the knurled area of the bolt fits up in the counterbore to center the bolt and keep the starter positioned correctly. The proper bolts must be used and correctly torqued or the starter will move causing the starter drive to bind with the ring gear. This causes the cracking of engine block in the counter bored area. The starter will not stay in the correct position to operate after this happens.
When Ray said the engine block was cracked, I thought that could be where the radiator water had gone. However, those were the wrong starter mounting bolts, they would never work with all those spacers.
61 old retired jet mechanic here, I wake up in the morning excited about your next video now the wife's hooked. Just bought a 2000 7.3 here in lake county florida and wish you could work on it. Much love and respect to your family from mine.
Good Gawd a twofer. Two junks for the price of one. Some days you're the windshield some days you're the bug... Unfortunately for these owners today they're the bug ☹️. Everyone don't forget to remember to have a great day! Greetings from Lake City 🇺🇸🌴😎
I had the opposite effect today the warranty company aftermarket warranty company mind you came through on a 2017 Ford Escape with a 2.0 L EcoBoost shockingly the aftermarket warranty company said go ahead and put a new transmission in it go ahead and put a new power transfer unit in it and go ahead and reseal the oil pan and replace the rear main seal as well as replace the purge valve... thank you for your excellent write-up and helping the inspector everything is approved Like what the heck just happened bro I feel shocked I thought they were definitely going to Total this vehicle out Great video by the way kept me company on the way home from work
When I worked at a Ford dealer back in 1979, a customer bought a new van. He took it home on a Friday and brought it back in on Monday because the transmission was shifting oddly. Found the strawberry milkshake in both the transmission and radiator because the heat exchanger in the radiator had failed. The Ford rep had us install an aftermarket transmission cooler, block of the one in the radiator, flush both the cooling system and the transmission and refill. The transmission still shifted oddly so the Ford rep had us rebuild it. It still shifted oddly so the Ford rep wanted to replace it with a factory rebuilt. The service manager had the buyer call Ford and tell them that he bought a new van and wanted a new transmission, radiator and all of the hoses replaced or he wanted his money back.
Some states have "lemon laws" on the books, that would be a prime case of when it really makes sense. The dealership shouldn't be on the hook for the manufacturer sending them a faulty unit and the customer should be made right at the manufacturers expense. No one is really at fault, these machines are extremely complicated and even with robots the end products aren't always perfect. Virtually ALL cars have had a recall or a manufacturer recommended service request due to customer feedback.
A case where the Ford Service Manager was right! The dealer can do only what the rep will cover under warranty. The buyer will end up hating the vehicle and the dealer blaming them for giving him the shaft, when in reality it was the Ford rep who was responsible for cutting corners in that case. It was a brand new vehicle, the buyer deserved a new radiator, system flush, and test drive. A new C-6 automatic if needed. I worked for GM same time frame. Depending upon regional GM reps, they were same, better, or worse than what you described. It really boils down to the person you are dealing with.
@@Fcknlala I've worked in automotive manufacturing. Someone is **ALWAYS** at fault, be it the designer, machinist, assembler, or quality-control person. Far too often junk is sent out the door because someone wouldn't see past the end of of his/her nose.
Hey Ray, the Mini diag was spot on (though the rad will be fine with a flush but you should replace the water pump), common fault on the Cooper, and it's all because of a $0.50 O-ring seal, I've done the full repair 4 times now and it's a £2600 ( in real money) repair, only thing to note is that the "Turbo" is actually a Supercharger and the "sqidgy" hose was a boost line and is one of the few that won't need replacing. As you noted in the vid, when the engine is off it will push all the milkshake back to the yard (trans) which is why it is still able to select gears
I had the same problem on a 4.3 GM in a forklift. The outer bolt broke and drill out attempts failed, so we pulled motor and sent to a machine shop. They cut off the outer ear of motor and welded on a new one. I installed the motor and a new starter and cables. Started it up and it was like new! Sometimes it is in who you know...🙂
@@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 yeah I can’t speak or understand Japanese but goddamn if that didn’t sound like they’re asking me to whip something out and push it into something then idk what it is… Also, what is this “anime sound” is it like a little speaker box that just plays that chime every time? I’ve seen those little led animal faces that people keep as companion, is it like that?
@@Laborchet it's a programmable small speaker box that plugs into USB and plays the audio file when the car is started. It can say whatever you want but I like that stuff so it greets me in japanese.
@@Laborchet the nonprogramable anime ones are called melody boxes but you can make your own (which I did) easy for like 15$. There is a tutorial on TH-cam and everything is buyable on amazon.
I know what you mean about smells. My wife was doing child minding a while back. A mother came to pick up her kid. The perfume/deodorant she was wearing, was so strong I had to walk out the house to the back yard. The only way to get rid of the smell, was to spray the house with fly spray.
Another important thing is if you have a wedding band or ring on your should take them off. That way in case you forget to take the negative post off first. So if you take the positive off first and the winter taking it off with lodges onto a ground it can burn your finger up bad or you can destroy your ring. Always remember take the rings and necklaces off whenever you're working on any vehicle
I like that you are adding the findings documentation to your video. Maybe include the text in an overlay to avoid trying to read blurry out of focus text that is moving around. Keep up the good work!
that "anime voice box" is known as a JDM talk Box, and the words you heard are "Ara ara", and yes, your right, its more of an "adult scene" style saying, and your right to not like it haha! love the content, you teach so much to even a young guy like me! (fyi, you should enable the "join" feature of youtube and give us a way to support you and your content even more!)
@@jonathanbrooker6823 well it's usually the people who are addicted/really love anime (known as a weeb) that they love it so much that everything they have has to be anime related, it's like hoarding but on such a level that is beyond repair, probably (and most cases) is because they've been rejected by a girl/guy and can't seem to find love, so they find pleasure in 2D drawings
13:08 My wife bought a 2014 Mini Cooper SS (used with just under 100k miles on it). Once that thing hit 100k, stuff started falling apart. Fun car to drive around in, but a very short life span. Perfect example of one of Scotty's "endless money pit" cars. I also had the same problem at 14:34 The hood release is on the side of the hood rather than in the center.
I have 4, first Generation Mini Cooper S models. ( 2 convertibles/2 hardtops, 3 of the 4 are 6 speed sticks ) I won't get one newer than 2006 , or another automatic.
tech tip of the day .... i have in the past used dish soap (very small amount ) to aid in the cleaning of the cooling system .... you will have to repeat this several times to remove oil from system and then clean water to remove soap ... i know you cant do this in your shop but it can help out some one out there and not spend a whole lot of cash on this type of repair
The floor mats already were a sign but the "Ara Ara" made my day. Weebmobile :D Edit to explain: "Ara Ara, o kawaii koto!" basicly translates to "Oh my, how cute!" and is a trope phrase used in anime by (dominant) older sister/women type characters towards (usually younger) males in a suggestive manner.
That suburban needs to be a weekend mechanic special. Need to go to a pick a part and get the correct bolts. Also coolant loss and rust could probably be overcome to keep that old girl running. That 350 is pretty tough engine to keep going. There are lots of folks that really can't afford new or decent used cars but need to carry on with some kind of transportation
I'm constantly amazed by the care, attention, and knowledge you have. And also how honest you are! No salesman, just a lover of all things mechanical. Perfect!
Ray is very flexible and knows a lot about many makes and models. He's honest to admit that he sometimes must go to the 'net for info. He does not refuse many jobs except in the cases of real junk that repairs would double the car's worth and then it's still junk except for the repairs. I've only been watching for a year, but it's been a year of excellent videos. Thanks, Ray!
No worries, Ray. I think you did your best with what you were given on this day. Not an easy thing to only be able to tell the owner of each car that their car needs more repair than they were expecting to pay for. Anyway, I was slightly worried for you, I felt a bit tense myself when seeing what you found to be the issues with these cars. I need to cool down and get my pulse back down to a relaxing state. Hope you get to have the rest of the day feel more normal than this. Have a great day yourself, and thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us, your audience. See you soon again here on TH-cam.
I had a 72 Camaro that had starter problems due to the same reason. The block had been chipped at an angle where the outside starter bolt goes. Ended up costing me 350 dollars but the mechanic did an excellent job at improvising to save me from having to buy a new block.On a side note I once blew up a 350 because the shop had forgotten to hook up the vacuum modulator hose and since I was young I decided just to make it change gears by applying more fuel. Shattered the crank, broke the cam into 3 pieces and put lifters into the oil pan.
Thank you! I'm allergic to those air fresheners messes with my sense of smell and taste. And not to mention the killer migraine. I have to slip seat with drivers at my company til I get my assigned truck I toss those things out the window.
Only air freshners I can handle are citrius scented ones, and it has to be an aersol can. All others are flowers on a pile of.. Well you get it, keep tossing them out
@111sconeful My wife gets ill from stuff like that. She can't breath around perfumes. It's like an asthma attack. But everybody is different. I had a friend who would literally PASS OUT if someone wearing strong perfume walked close to him. It IS a recognized syndrome called MCS, or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Among the population, 12.8% report medically diagnosed MCS and 25.9% report chemical sensitivity. DO NOT let them tell you it is all in your head.
The starter can break/ crack the block from a large backfire (crossed plug wires or bad distributor cap). Their is a “steel” nose starter that has 3 bolt holes (fits most blocks, saw the 3rd hole on your block), just install using the two good bolt locations. It’s not 100% correct but will get things working again. I’ve saved a few hot rod/ old blocks this way. Correct bolts are also required as they have a “shoulder” on the shank to keep stater from shifting under torque. Great videos, your a through tech!
In 2008 I worked at a dealership on the dark side of town and every damn car rolled in with a stack of those nasty black ice death trees. Kept some thick ziplock bags on the service drive cause step 1 was remove black ice and put in baggie to keep migraines at bay…then it just smelled like weed.
@@Katyas-Korner I agree completely. As a child I was forced to be in a car (in VA, in July/August, in the 60s, w/o air conditioning) with my mother and two sisters, that had gone to Garfinkle's and Woodward and Lothrop, and sprayed multiple perfumes/colognes onto themselves. Horrific. Give me the smell of petroleum distillate and I am happy ... and the smell of gunpowder. ... range time.
This was a fine example for why we need basic auto shop classes taught in High school so none of this abuse would happen. Then again repair shops need your $$. Great video 🤟🤙
I had the same exact thing come in to my shop. At first we pulled the engine and sent it out to have the block welded up professionally. And rethreaded. Put it all back together. Lasted two weeks and guy was back with the same issue. We ended up putting a motor in it. The problem was the starter was tweaking sideways because of the damaged block
@@peted5217 the customer. We told him up front that it was not a guarantee fix. He opted to put an engine in after we tried sue to used car sale prices being so high cuz of the chip shortage. Also he was 68 years old and said no way he wanted a car payment.
@@puremayhemFTW Mom is in her 80s, so she didn't want a car payment, either. So she borrowed money from an acquaintance and put every cent she had with it, in order to buy a low-mileage used car. Lived rough for two years; like... the warmest room in my house in Winter is 44F, because I'm poor enough that I'm just trying to keep the coldest area that has water lines from dropping below 33F - and I thought her house felt colder than mine... sat in the dark in the evening instead of turning on a light... ate once a day, sometimes less... Basically the kind of life you live because the alternative is to check out early so you just learn to endure - but hate knowing that your Mom lives like that, too. But she did manage to pay off the person she borrowed the money from. Yay. But not really. Because the car she bought... Was a Ford Focus :rolleyes: . So, of course, it's currently sitting at a Ford dealership, waiting on a transmission control module. Along with tens of thousands of other Ford Focus cars, I guess - because they told her it would be "months, minimum, maybe more than a year" before it was her turn to get one. F*king Ford. If given a choice between walking and buying a Ford, stick to walking - because, either way, you'll end up walking anyway. . . .
Some Ford Falcons in Oz have the trans cooler connected to the side of the radiator and there have been many instances of coolant ending up in the trans. We call it a milkshake here and it is expensive to repair. The easy way to avoid it is as I have done put a isolated trans cooler in front of the radiator. Best money I ever spent.
I'm with you on air fresheners. Same here, especially with perfumes. Too much and I can't stand it but the real stuff that kills your nose. Perfectly okay with, maybe that's the trick, the chemicals kill your nose so it doesn't hurt as much.
Good advice about the battery cables. Here's another great idea. Take your wedding ring off while you work, especially working around electricity or with power tools. Gold is the best electrical conductor there is and if you ground your ring with the wrench on the POS+ terminal it'll heat that ring to about 350° in two seconds.
I have a 2002 Ford BA Falcon. In 2016 - I got the dreaded strawberry milkshake in the coolant reservoir. The transmission cooler was built into the radiator - which commonly breaks about 170,000 - 180,000 marks. Mines broke at 177,000 km. My workmate noticed the problem as we were checking the coolant level before the delivery trip on the 35c day and she told me what had happened. It was 35c day and I completed the delivery scheduled for the day of about 350 km total. Drove it home and left it there until it was booked in 2 days later at local Ford. They installed a aftermarket trans cooler and flushed the transmission 3 times for me which was black. I had bought the car with hours banked at work - so the Boss bought it for me out of my banked hours - and in return I used the wagon for deliveries until he could get a 2nd delivery van online. So he paid for the repairs - which totaled $420 about. $300 for the cooler and the rest for the trans flushing and servicing. And guess what - that is now 6 years and 100,000 km ago and it still going strong. I trust my local Ford - and he said I was one of the rare ones that spotted it early and got it dealt with - thanks to my Workmate who was a former truck driver.
Don’t know if there’s enough room to maneuver the starter but if you took the original bolt and measured it to length and cut the head off next cut new threads on the cut end, install and weld the bolt in position creating a viable stud where a nut and lock washer can be used. Can only happen if you have the clearance to install the starter onto the new stud configuration. If it works get a new starter and your off.
I'll be honest I don't care if it even started up, with those bone-dry fluids, rust, and a coolant tank that looks like it's never been opened it's already junk in my mind
I'm with you on the air freshener stink!!! I can NOT walk into a Hallmark store or any place that has a lot of candles or scented stuff as it gives me a headache.... even the detergent aisle in the grocery store is a problem.
Yeah I have the same issue, very sensitive to a lot of smells like that.. Worst part is I work at a gas station so some people walk in and I get bombed out by the shear amount of perfume or cologne they wear and it makes my eyes water and I start sneezing. I have to bite my tongue on asking them if they bathed in the shit... Worst I ever had was some prostitute who used the bathroom and she used to so much perfume she gassed out me and a delivery driver out.. While still in the bathroom.. Had to keep the doors open for hours afterwards and clean the whole bathroom scrubbing the floors multiple times with near boiling water...... It still lingered for days after.
So I have officially been ruined by Ray. I took my truck in yesterday to have the tires rotated and balanced and I kept thinking "I wonder if the tech is going to actually do what is needed or if he's going to half-ass it and I'm going to have to go back several times to different shops". Oh well. I used to be a tech, too, so I get @nal about stuff, myself. You do great work, Ray. Not only the actual mechanicing but your videos are great, too.
@Mark 'Chalky' Smith I wish there was a way to identify rays out there. Would make everyone's lives a heck of a lot easier with someone honest working on their car
I had a 1982 Silverado with a 6.2 diesel that the starter mount flange broke off the block... Started one morning...removed the engine...took it to a weld shop...that afternoon got the engine back...repair still warm... Drove the pickup just under 400k miles with that engine... Removed the diesel and sold it to a wrecker service who put it in a one ton wrecker... Bought a 1978 Suburban with the two package (454 engine, heavy duty TH400 transmission, and 12 bolt differential... Swapped the Suburban stuff over to the SWB 1982 and that was my kid's got to school rig for two years... Little SWB ran pretty good with the big block...
"I'm terrible at my job" the occasional quips of self deprecation are the priceless. ALSO... Your voice is great for this stuff. It reminds me a little of Josh on "Game It Out".
Rainman I just wanna give you a shout out now I love your content you are awesome man. I learn so much just by watching your videos I am a DIY Guy when it comes to repairing my car I wish I was half the mechanic you are you make things look easy. Keep up the awesome work.
(MY DIY) Drill brush broken mount area, acetone rinse. JB Weld (regular) pushed into broken threaded mount, duct tape over it to hold cream. Wait +24 hrs to cure. Drill & tap new mounting hole. New bolts, starter. Thoroughly flush & refill cooling system.
With a body and frame like that, this suburban would command a few thousand dollars up here in the rust belt. You figure for a few more thousand you could probably fix it up and get another 100-200k miles out of it.
he's right. most of us up here in the rust belt would just drop a new engine in it. there's already been gobs dropped into that Burb in modernizing alone.
I wish more southerners would send their "junk" cars north tbh. That thing looks better than any car I've personally owned, and honestly not much worse than the best car I've ever driven. An engine would be a perfectly fine price to pay for that, if I lived down there id slap an engine in for about a thousand and sell it for a couple and make a thousand in profit lol.
I would have thrown a starter in. Would work. It's the dry coolant and rust is a disturbing. Way more underlying issues that are going to be costly. Great video's as allways
This is the second time I've watched your video and I really like how you diagnose problems and troubleshoot them. I saw on another video that Minis are cars to avoid. Now I see why. Great video. Thanks.
Two fails on the same video. That is a record for you. I am impressed that you were completely honest with the customers. That is a sign of a great mechanic.
Hey Ray. There is suppose to be a bracket on the rear of the starter that connects to the engine block I believe the GM number was 3965589 starter brace for a 350 up to 1991 but I don't know what the post 91 was. I also can't remember if it came from the factory with it after 91 or if you had to get it as a performance part. Either way it stabilizes the starter in the bore. It was an important performance part for the 350 if you were running higher compression as it could crack out the mounting bolts otherwise during cranking. Finding and adding the right brace might stabilize the starter for the owner to get some more life out of it.
Almost every car with an automatic transmission, since what? 1938? has a trans cooler in the radiator. I'd say all, but you never know. Maybe VW had an automatic with an air cooler. But the intercoolers work well, I've never had one go bad. That mini just needs a new radiator, and wash all the hoses with Dawn and it will be fine. You might have to pull the trans and wash out the torque converters, but I would just try several flushes and hope for the best. Water in the trans will destroy the clutches, so get that milk shake out asap.
This car didn't have a transmission cooler in the radiator though. It has a heat exchanger block that runs coolant through one circuit and transmission fluid through the other circuit. The block is mounted next to the firewall on the Cooper.
The shop our garage used. If the customer needed carb work, we would routinely sent It out to getty's carburetors. I personally would pick carbs at the U pick you pull. As long they have visually gas stains or smell of gas, the gaskets. Floats and needles are a carb rebuild replacement. On to the starter, this was done by the homeowners friend. It was buggered from the start. Send it to have starter mount to be machine repaired. I would have put the starter on the passengers floor, had it towed to a machinist, and had mounting hole, repaired, while tyranny was still in the ride. Easier, and labor effective.
That mini engine is the joint project between BMW and Peugeot, they are a proper pain in the arse! The whine is the water pump which is a spring loaded wheel that pushes against the back of the crank pulley. The auto trans versions are quite rare over here but that engine is common in the Mini and Peugeot 207 GTi, I’m sick of changing timing chains and oxygen sensors on these, almost every one that gets presented for MOT fails the emissions test.
So basically it’s going to need a new engine, a new cooling system, and a new starter, if it’s staying in the professional shop setting it’s massively mechanically totaled! It’s definitely not going to be a good decision to fix this on the clock, but it appears to be a great car to flip if you can get it up north once it’s fixed properly
That’s usually how it goes. We send engines and drivetrains south from cars that were either totaled or rusted away, and the cars needing that stuff also come up here.
As far as the Cooper. There's fixing it right, and there's what I call "last chance garage" work. For that car I'd change the trans cooler. Flush the radiator. Remove pressure spring from the radiator cap. Refill the trans. And the next time it stopped running for blowing a hose, price the hose. Or if the trans fails- then it's finished. Just take the gamble. It should last long enough to shop for a replacement. Customer should avoid driving bridges or anywhere you can't pull over, and just know it's a time bomb. Yes I do live in Appalachia, thank you very much ;-)
Just weld a new starter on there. Shoot, just weld the old one on there. Back on the farm, I'd just use bailing wire on that front mounting hole. EZ PZ. Fill the radiator with water and she's good to go.
That starter noise brought me back to when i was like 9 years old and hearing my Grandfathers truck do that in a parking lot, instead of hitting the starter with a hammer, he just booted the side of the truck, and it started
There often is, but ya know what the sad part is? If they just paid to do the actual maintenance items at the proper mileages they wouldn't run into situations like this very often. They would be rare.
Ive been watching u 4 a long while, u r a damn good diagnosis on mechanical and electrical poo. But it was so obvious u should add some h20 prior to the diagnos. FYI keep it up , u fine.
Also: interesting to see how much nicer that battery is than the state of the important parts. That starter sounded like some kind of plaything more than a car part.
I got hired on as a ground service equipment mechanic at my local airport and had this same exact problem on a GMC P3500 diesel box truck. Apparently the guy I replaced did a starter job and over torqued one of the 2 starter bolts and snapped it inside the block. It temporarily fixed the issue but the misalignment started created more problems down the road. I had to extract the bolt, pull the trans, replace the beat to hell flex plate and starter all on my back on the airport ramp in 100 degree weather. I fixed it but man did that job suck ass!!
I had a '71 Vauxhall Victor FD 3300 wagon. Yeah, did the same. I could wind it over by hand, and it would generally light up. Same with a Mark IV Fort Cortina Ghia. Nasty British cars. Should have kept them - they are worth heaps now. Woe is me.
Lots of folks up north would love that suburban... Just for the full rust free bones.I thankfully no longer live in the rust belt. Great videos as always Ray
Another super video. With new car sales being in the toilet, they have to rely on the service end to pump out as many dollars as they can. In addition, many shops are taking advantage of inflation and are price gouging. It's scary to bring a car for any service work at all for fear of them padding repair costs. If you want a second opinion there is an additional diagnostic fee that is rightfully charged, but never the less, you spend additional money. I wish I could find a knowledgable tech/mechanic like you. I'm certain you realized early on, being honest keeps you busy, makes money, and allows you to sleep better at night.
Depending on the rest of the vehicle, I would have put a 350 out of the junk yard put of it. Would have about the same chances as the current engine of working for any length of time
I once replaced a starter motor on a 1972 Maverick, with just the tools and skills of a second-generation shade-tree mechanic. I also replaced the voltage regulator. Those bolts took a lot of WD-40 to get loose.
Finding a good mechanic these days isn’t easy, finding a real good honest mechanic is even harder. Good show sir and keep up the brilliant work you do 👌👌👌
@@capnskiddies Grew up in the bible belt... Hated lavender and every woman in the world seemed to bath in some crappy lavender perfume for church. Hated going there in the first place but they just made it pure pain till I got a bit older and refused to go.
Love the mini poopers! BMW answered the question nobody was asking.... How 'bout we cram all of our worst engineering into a front drive car and slap a crap ton of Union Jacks all over them!!
Here in Orstraya we have a liquid specifically made to remove oil from the cooling system. Normally due to engine oil coolers failing (they are water cooled normally). Last one I did was what you guys call an Equinox with the 2.2 diesel engine. Once a new cooler was fitted, flushed this cleaner through the cooling system twice. Seemed to do a pretty good job. Car has run faultlessly since. Will work just as well with trans fluid once a new cooler fitted. Surely you have this type of stuff in the states too? BlueDevil or Prestone? If the trans is not screwed, this could be a cheaper yet effective otion.
Ray loves doing things the long way and leaving nothing up to chance, it's what makes him such an honest mechanic. With all that Oil in the Rubber hoses, the insides are gonna be Pretty Eaten up, and I assume he would be Very Uncomfortable leaving all that damage in place.
@@datdabdoe1417 We had same problem. Mechanic replaced all the hoses. But eventually some o-rings failed (for sure those of the thermostat and coolant tank cover). We eventually replaced waterpump but that and o-rings looked fine.
Found your channel the other day Ray. I binged watched almost all your videos. It took me 2 seconds to sub to your channel. Maybe you could consider to go live and do a repair . Can't wait to see more from you.
I had same problem with "monkey poop" in my coolant. Head gasket and three mechanics later, my son figured out the real problem - oil cooler needed replacement. And the. The cleaning, flushing and hose replacement began.
With that mini Cooper's starting voice, you're going to have to have a smoke after every start up...
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4:26 Great minds think alike, Ray!
On the old 350ci. The starter mounting holes on the cast iron block are counter bored approximately 1/2" deep before reaching threads. The starter mounting bolts are special and have a knurled area with a slightly larger diameter than the bolt just after the threads. When starter is mounted the knurled area of the bolt fits up in the counterbore to center the bolt and keep the starter positioned correctly. The proper bolts must be used and correctly torqued or the starter will move causing the starter drive to bind with the ring gear. This causes the cracking of engine block in the counter bored area. The starter will not stay in the correct position to operate after this happens.
When Ray said the engine block was cracked, I thought that could be where the radiator water had gone. However, those were the wrong starter mounting bolts, they would never work with all those spacers.
Exlaxxly what occured here .
Bosco fix Doomed the block
Isn't there a starter available with different mounting holes?
Looks like it's time to break out the JB Weld on that block...
@@avidac-refrigeration249 if it is scrap anyway, just get out the MIG and a grinder
61 old retired jet mechanic here, I wake up in the morning excited about your next video now the wife's hooked. Just bought a 2000 7.3 here in lake county florida and wish you could work on it. Much love and respect to your family from mine.
Drag it over to ol Ray with list it needs for another qtr million happy miles. Then just drive knowing all's well since it was fixed by him.
Good Gawd a twofer. Two junks for the price of one. Some days you're the windshield some days you're the bug... Unfortunately for these owners today they're the bug ☹️. Everyone don't forget to remember to have a great day! Greetings from Lake City 🇺🇸🌴😎
What's the last thing the bug sees when it hits the windshield? His bum as his head goes through it.
'End of summer, need it for ten more months' GARBAGE. Call the scrapyard !! We got two.
You know the shop is lit when i can recognize the song!!! Thank you for your videos, always super awesome and helpful to see your videos.
"Who put febreeze in the air? Who's trying to kill me." I'm dying over here 🤣
That Mini was hilarious. I believe that audio translates to "Well, well. How cute."
The "well, well" can be translated to a number of things.
Like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" converted from English to Japanese and back to English becomes "Snow Snow and the Seven Perverts."
They sell a kit, plate slides in between engine and tranny and you use a old 3 bolt starter. I’ve used before works great. I even have a video on it.
that sounds PERFECT for this ole' Turd.
Great way to salvage a good engine. Thanks 4 tip.
They Sale a Kit For a 3 Bolt Starter ? This is A Mini Cooper With no Starter Problems!
I had the opposite effect today the warranty company aftermarket warranty company mind you came through on a 2017 Ford Escape with a 2.0 L EcoBoost shockingly the aftermarket warranty company said go ahead and put a new transmission in it
go ahead and put a new power transfer unit in it and go ahead and reseal the oil pan and replace the rear main seal as well as replace the purge valve... thank you for your excellent write-up and helping the inspector everything is approved
Like what the heck just happened bro I feel shocked I thought they were definitely going to Total this vehicle out
Great video by the way kept me company on the way home from work
When I worked at a Ford dealer back in 1979, a customer bought a new van. He took it home on a Friday and brought it back in on Monday because the transmission was shifting oddly. Found the strawberry milkshake in both the transmission and radiator because the heat exchanger in the radiator had failed. The Ford rep had us install an aftermarket transmission cooler, block of the one in the radiator, flush both the cooling system and the transmission and refill. The transmission still shifted oddly so the Ford rep had us rebuild it. It still shifted oddly so the Ford rep wanted to replace it with a factory rebuilt. The service manager had the buyer call Ford and tell them that he bought a new van and wanted a new transmission, radiator and all of the hoses replaced or he wanted his money back.
Some states have "lemon laws" on the books, that would be a prime case of when it really makes sense. The dealership shouldn't be on the hook for the manufacturer sending them a faulty unit and the customer should be made right at the manufacturers expense. No one is really at fault, these machines are extremely complicated and even with robots the end products aren't always perfect. Virtually ALL cars have had a recall or a manufacturer recommended service request due to customer feedback.
There is so much fuckery that goes on with numbers in a dealers shop trust me the dealer doesn’t pay shit lol
A case where the Ford Service Manager was right! The dealer can do only what the rep will cover under warranty. The buyer will end up hating the vehicle and the dealer blaming them for giving him the shaft, when in reality it was the Ford rep who was responsible for cutting corners in that case. It was a brand new vehicle, the buyer deserved a new radiator, system flush, and test drive. A new C-6 automatic if needed. I worked for GM same time frame. Depending upon regional GM reps, they were same, better, or worse than what you described. It really boils down to the person you are dealing with.
@@Fcknlala I've worked in automotive manufacturing. Someone is **ALWAYS** at fault, be it the designer, machinist, assembler, or quality-control person. Far too often junk is sent out the door because someone wouldn't see past the end of of his/her nose.
Hey Ray, the Mini diag was spot on (though the rad will be fine with a flush but you should replace the water pump), common fault on the Cooper, and it's all because of a $0.50 O-ring seal, I've done the full repair 4 times now and it's a £2600 ( in real money) repair, only thing to note is that the "Turbo" is actually a Supercharger and the "sqidgy" hose was a boost line and is one of the few that won't need replacing. As you noted in the vid, when the engine is off it will push all the milkshake back to the yard (trans) which is why it is still able to select gears
Another reason why I like this channel. Ray is a tech that can actually "trouble shoot." I have learned so much watching his videos, great work.
This man is one of the most honest mechanics I’ve ever seen. Where’s your own shop.
Not everyone wants or has the ability to be a business owner. Doing the work is far different than managing the business.
Working in the shop and owning a shop are two very different things. If he's happy where he's at he doesn't need to do anything more.
Holy shhhh, you both are extremely sensitive or some shhhh. But It was a fk’n question of curiosity and a compliment to him.
@@factsoverfeelings21 You'll have that here...
@@factsoverfeelings21 All I did was answer your question, the hell did I do to warrant such a reply?
I had the same problem on a 4.3 GM in a forklift. The outer bolt broke and drill out attempts failed, so we pulled motor and sent to a machine shop. They cut off the outer ear of motor and welded on a new one. I installed the motor and a new starter and cables. Started it up and it was like new! Sometimes it is in who you know...🙂
That start up sound of the mini coop, just wow.
I also have the anime start up in my 2022 k5 but mines is not provocative lmao 😂 🤣
@@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 yeah I can’t speak or understand Japanese but goddamn if that didn’t sound like they’re asking me to whip something out and push it into something then idk what it is…
Also, what is this “anime sound” is it like a little speaker box that just plays that chime every time? I’ve seen those little led animal faces that people keep as companion, is it like that?
@@Laborchet it's a programmable small speaker box that plugs into USB and plays the audio file when the car is started. It can say whatever you want but I like that stuff so it greets me in japanese.
@@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 what’s the name of the box?
@@Laborchet the nonprogramable anime ones are called melody boxes but you can make your own (which I did) easy for like 15$. There is a tutorial on TH-cam and everything is buyable on amazon.
I know what you mean about smells. My wife was doing child minding a while back. A mother came to pick up her kid. The perfume/deodorant she was wearing, was so strong I had to walk out the house to the back yard. The only way to get rid of the smell, was to spray the house with fly spray.
14:27 man its always the minicooper people
I made the mistake of selling my 97 GMC 1500 pu. It had 350k miles on it and still runs great.
12:14 shoutout miku sticker!
Love miku
Another important thing is if you have a wedding band or ring on your should take them off. That way in case you forget to take the negative post off first. So if you take the positive off first and the winter taking it off with lodges onto a ground it can burn your finger up bad or you can destroy your ring. Always remember take the rings and necklaces off whenever you're working on any vehicle
I like that you are adding the findings documentation to your video. Maybe include the text in an overlay to avoid trying to read blurry out of focus text that is moving around. Keep up the good work!
14:18 "I want to get out of this car now....." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't blame you Ray, I would've high tailed it too. lol
ara ara~
that "anime voice box" is known as a JDM talk Box, and the words you heard are "Ara ara", and yes, your right, its more of an "adult scene" style saying, and your right to not like it haha! love the content, you teach so much to even a young guy like me! (fyi, you should enable the "join" feature of youtube and give us a way to support you and your content even more!)
I've never understood why people add those things into their cars. What is the purpose
@@jonathanbrooker6823 well it's usually the people who are addicted/really love anime (known as a weeb) that they love it so much that everything they have has to be anime related, it's like hoarding but on such a level that is beyond repair, probably (and most cases) is because they've been rejected by a girl/guy and can't seem to find love, so they find pleasure in 2D drawings
As an otaku myself, I don't condone this.
I like the greetings you get on the domestic Japanese cars on startup, but the ara ara is just too cringe even for me.
But why put a JDM talk box in a non JDM car? 🤷🏽♂️
13:08
My wife bought a 2014 Mini Cooper SS (used with just under 100k miles on it). Once that thing hit 100k, stuff started falling apart. Fun car to drive around in, but a very short life span. Perfect example of one of Scotty's "endless money pit" cars.
I also had the same problem at 14:34
The hood release is on the side of the hood rather than in the center.
BMW - Big Money Wasted
I have 4, first Generation Mini Cooper S models. ( 2 convertibles/2 hardtops, 3 of the 4 are 6 speed sticks ) I won't get one newer than 2006 , or another automatic.
Euro cars is kinda like having a big swimming pool.
@@Mini-Driver should be plenty for sale in various states of needed repairs
@@craiglyles4755 Bring My Wallet!!!
tech tip of the day .... i have in the past used dish soap (very small amount ) to aid in the cleaning of the cooling system .... you will have to repeat this several times to remove oil from system and then clean water to remove soap ... i know you cant do this in your shop but it can help out some one out there and not spend a whole lot of cash on this type of repair
The floor mats already were a sign but the "Ara Ara" made my day. Weebmobile :D
Edit to explain: "Ara Ara, o kawaii koto!" basicly translates to "Oh my, how cute!" and is a trope phrase used in anime by (dominant) older sister/women type characters towards (usually younger) males in a suggestive manner.
Thank you for the translation ... 😁
Thanks, I came looking for this :D
Indeed but those are just a fantasy thing.
Never saw that in Japan (I mean the real one, not the virtual anime one)
LOL, knew is was something cute, like"My cutie", or "Hey, hey cutie"
I knew a guy with a DB9 and the James Bond theme play when started.
Weebmobile, lol.
That suburban needs to be a weekend mechanic special. Need to go to a pick a part and get the correct bolts. Also coolant loss and rust could probably be overcome to keep that old girl running. That 350 is pretty tough engine to keep going. There are lots of folks that really can't afford new or decent used cars but need to carry on with some kind of transportation
I'm constantly amazed by the care, attention, and knowledge you have. And also how honest you are! No salesman, just a lover of all things mechanical. Perfect!
Do you think he's going to be dishonest while filming himself?
Is anyone attending the Rainman Ray livestream tonight? I heard it’s good on Wednesday nights.
@@dennisduran8500 to be fair, a lot of people wouldn't even know he'd made an error.
Ray is very flexible and knows a lot about many makes and models. He's honest to admit that he sometimes must go to the 'net for info. He does not refuse many jobs except in the cases of real junk that repairs would double the car's worth and then it's still junk except for the repairs. I've only been watching for a year, but it's been a year of excellent videos. Thanks, Ray!
@@thomas7770 If I can find it.....
No worries, Ray. I think you did your best with what you were given on this day. Not an easy thing to only be able to tell the owner of each car that their car needs more repair than they were expecting to pay for. Anyway, I was slightly worried for you, I felt a bit tense myself when seeing what you found to be the issues with these cars. I need to cool down and get my pulse back down to a relaxing state. Hope you get to have the rest of the day feel more normal than this. Have a great day yourself, and thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us, your audience. See you soon again here on TH-cam.
This was a rough one, two destroyed vehicles, at least the coop seemed to get excited about it. 😂😂😂
That start-up, _"WHEEEEEE!!!"_
I had a 72 Camaro that had starter problems due to the same reason. The block had been chipped at an angle where the outside starter bolt goes. Ended up costing me 350 dollars but the mechanic did an excellent job at improvising to save me from having to buy a new block.On a side note I once blew up a 350 because the shop had forgotten to hook up the vacuum modulator hose and since I was young I decided just to make it change gears by applying more fuel. Shattered the crank, broke the cam into 3 pieces and put lifters into the oil pan.
Thank you! I'm allergic to those air fresheners messes with my sense of smell and taste. And not to mention the killer migraine. I have to slip seat with drivers at my company til I get my assigned truck I toss those things out the window.
Only air freshners I can handle are citrius scented ones, and it has to be an aersol can. All others are flowers on a pile of.. Well you get it, keep tossing them out
Littering
@@muddeprived is there a complete thought there?
@@muddeprived I think it was not meant to be taken literally.
@111sconeful My wife gets ill from stuff like that. She can't breath around perfumes. It's like an asthma attack. But everybody is different. I had a friend who would literally PASS OUT if someone wearing strong perfume walked close to him. It IS a recognized syndrome called MCS, or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Among the population, 12.8% report medically diagnosed MCS and 25.9% report chemical sensitivity. DO NOT let them tell you it is all in your head.
The starter can break/ crack the block from a large backfire (crossed plug wires or bad distributor cap). Their is a “steel” nose starter that has 3 bolt holes (fits most blocks, saw the 3rd hole on your block), just install using the two good bolt locations. It’s not 100% correct but will get things working again. I’ve saved a few hot rod/ old blocks this way. Correct bolts are also required as they have a “shoulder” on the shank to keep stater from shifting under torque.
Great videos, your a through tech!
"I can breath brake clean, gasoline and cyanide but give me air freshener and I die"
Me too Ray, me too.
In 2008 I worked at a dealership on the dark side of town and every damn car rolled in with a stack of those nasty black ice death trees. Kept some thick ziplock bags on the service drive cause step 1 was remove black ice and put in baggie to keep migraines at bay…then it just smelled like weed.
With all the chemicals I have been around in my life I detest any extra scent.
@@Katyas-Korner I agree completely. As a child I was forced to be in a car (in VA, in July/August, in the 60s, w/o air conditioning) with my mother and two sisters, that had gone to Garfinkle's and Woodward and Lothrop, and sprayed multiple perfumes/colognes onto themselves. Horrific. Give me the smell of petroleum distillate and I am happy ... and the smell of gunpowder. ... range time.
@@John-ih2bx black powder smells better than smokeless 😁. Especially when ignited with flint
This was a fine example for why we need basic auto shop classes taught in High school so none of this abuse would happen. Then again repair shops need your $$. Great video 🤟🤙
Had a pretty rough day but as always your videos have made me smile as your attitude and energy are contagious. Thanks for doing what you do.
Educational, professional, and amusing. Great narration from Ray.
I had the same exact thing come in to my shop. At first we pulled the engine and sent it out to have the block welded up professionally. And rethreaded. Put it all back together. Lasted two weeks and guy was back with the same issue. We ended up putting a motor in it. The problem was the starter was tweaking sideways because of the damaged block
Wow. Who ate all the labor/parts on that debacle ?
@@peted5217 the customer. We told him up front that it was not a guarantee fix. He opted to put an engine in after we tried sue to used car sale prices being so high cuz of the chip shortage. Also he was 68 years old and said no way he wanted a car payment.
Well , your shop did the right thing giving cust what he asked for then
Well, you tried!
@@puremayhemFTW Mom is in her 80s, so she didn't want a car payment, either. So she borrowed money from an acquaintance and put every cent she had with it, in order to buy a low-mileage used car. Lived rough for two years; like... the warmest room in my house in Winter is 44F, because I'm poor enough that I'm just trying to keep the coldest area that has water lines from dropping below 33F - and I thought her house felt colder than mine... sat in the dark in the evening instead of turning on a light... ate once a day, sometimes less... Basically the kind of life you live because the alternative is to check out early so you just learn to endure - but hate knowing that your Mom lives like that, too.
But she did manage to pay off the person she borrowed the money from. Yay. But not really. Because the car she bought...
Was a Ford Focus :rolleyes: . So, of course, it's currently sitting at a Ford dealership, waiting on a transmission control module. Along with tens of thousands of other Ford Focus cars, I guess - because they told her it would be "months, minimum, maybe more than a year" before it was her turn to get one. F*king Ford. If given a choice between walking and buying a Ford, stick to walking - because, either way, you'll end up walking anyway. . . .
Some Ford Falcons in Oz have the trans cooler connected to the side of the radiator and there have been many instances of coolant ending up in the trans. We call it a milkshake here and it is expensive to repair. The easy way to avoid it is as I have done put a isolated trans cooler in front of the radiator. Best money I ever spent.
I'm with you on air fresheners. Same here, especially with perfumes. Too much and I can't stand it but the real stuff that kills your nose. Perfectly okay with, maybe that's the trick, the chemicals kill your nose so it doesn't hurt as much.
For those people you smell before they enter the room... "Nice perfume. Must you bathe in it?"
Good advice about the battery cables. Here's another great idea. Take your wedding ring off while you work, especially working around electricity or with power tools. Gold is the best electrical conductor there is and if you ground your ring with the wrench on the POS+ terminal it'll heat that ring to about 350° in two seconds.
I have a 2002 Ford BA Falcon. In 2016 - I got the dreaded strawberry milkshake in the coolant reservoir.
The transmission cooler was built into the radiator - which commonly breaks about 170,000 - 180,000 marks. Mines broke at 177,000 km.
My workmate noticed the problem as we were checking the coolant level before the delivery trip on the 35c day and she told me what had happened. It was 35c day and I completed the delivery scheduled for the day of about 350 km total. Drove it home and left it there until it was booked in 2 days later at local Ford. They installed a aftermarket trans cooler and flushed the transmission 3 times for me which was black.
I had bought the car with hours banked at work - so the Boss bought it for me out of my banked hours - and in return I used the wagon for deliveries until he could get a 2nd delivery van online. So he paid for the repairs - which totaled $420 about. $300 for the cooler and the rest for the trans flushing and servicing.
And guess what - that is now 6 years and 100,000 km ago and it still going strong.
I trust my local Ford - and he said I was one of the rare ones that spotted it early and got it dealt with - thanks to my Workmate who was a former truck driver.
My 06 BF wagon did the same and cooked the trans at 80k :/
$2000US repair these days
@@peted5217 mine cost me au$2k back in 08 for a second hand trans
Don’t know if there’s enough room to maneuver the starter but if you took the original bolt and measured it to length and cut the head off next cut new threads on the cut end, install and weld the bolt in position creating a viable stud where a nut and lock washer can be used. Can only happen if you have the clearance to install the starter onto the new stud configuration. If it works get a new starter and your off.
I'll be honest I don't care if it even started up, with those bone-dry fluids, rust, and a coolant tank that looks like it's never been opened it's already junk in my mind
Was he running straight water for coolant? Rusteeeeee!
JB weld on the bolt
That's bars radiator stop solid pucks that stains like that. Must have a hole in the radiator hes trying to plug.
Did I miss where he checked the oil level?
@@mikea9014 . No . Weld Weld on the Bolt hole and re-tapping . " Glue " won't cut it .
I'm with you on the air freshener stink!!! I can NOT walk into a Hallmark store or any place that has a lot of candles or scented stuff as it gives me a headache.... even the detergent aisle in the grocery store is a problem.
Unfortunately I have the same problem with strong scents, I've resorted to buying scent free soap, detergent, deodorant. 🙄
Yeah I have the same issue, very sensitive to a lot of smells like that.. Worst part is I work at a gas station so some people walk in and I get bombed out by the shear amount of perfume or cologne they wear and it makes my eyes water and I start sneezing.
I have to bite my tongue on asking them if they bathed in the shit... Worst I ever had was some prostitute who used the bathroom and she used to so much perfume she gassed out me and a delivery driver out.. While still in the bathroom.. Had to keep the doors open for hours afterwards and clean the whole bathroom scrubbing the floors multiple times with near boiling water...... It still lingered for days after.
So I have officially been ruined by Ray. I took my truck in yesterday to have the tires rotated and balanced and I kept thinking "I wonder if the tech is going to actually do what is needed or if he's going to half-ass it and I'm going to have to go back several times to different shops". Oh well. I used to be a tech, too, so I get @nal about stuff, myself. You do great work, Ray. Not only the actual mechanicing but your videos are great, too.
I think the same thing when I get repairs on my truck.
i dont trust any of them and cringe every time i need someone else to work on my mustang besides me.!!!!!!!!
@Mark 'Chalky' Smith I wish there was a way to identify rays out there. Would make everyone's lives a heck of a lot easier with someone honest working on their car
@@MrMustangMan same. If I can do it myself I will.
I watch the worker/s as the work is being done on my vehicle. I ask a lot of questions too. If I see something I disagree with I speak up! 😐
I had a 1982 Silverado with a 6.2 diesel that the starter mount flange broke off the block...
Started one morning...removed the engine...took it to a weld shop...that afternoon got the engine back...repair still warm...
Drove the pickup just under 400k miles with that engine...
Removed the diesel and sold it to a wrecker service who put it in a one ton wrecker...
Bought a 1978 Suburban with the two package (454 engine, heavy duty TH400 transmission, and 12 bolt differential...
Swapped the Suburban stuff over to the SWB 1982 and that was my kid's got to school rig for two years...
Little SWB ran pretty good with the big block...
I really hope that mini is going to opt for a fix! I'd love to watch thst job done. Not sure why but it seems super satisfying to me.
Though there's a chance they might just go back to the mini dealer.
"I'm terrible at my job"
the occasional quips of self deprecation are the priceless.
ALSO... Your voice is great for this stuff. It reminds me a little of Josh on "Game It Out".
Rainman I just wanna give you a shout out now I love your content you are awesome man. I learn so much just by watching your videos I am a DIY Guy when it comes to repairing my car I wish I was half the mechanic you are you make things look easy. Keep up the awesome work.
Ray's description of that Japanese start-up sound. I haven't laughed so much in ages! 😂
13:14 ah, a man of culture I see. (Floor mats lol)
(MY DIY)
Drill brush broken mount area, acetone rinse.
JB Weld (regular) pushed into broken threaded mount, duct tape
over it to hold cream. Wait +24 hrs to cure.
Drill & tap new mounting hole.
New bolts, starter.
Thoroughly flush & refill cooling system.
My thoughts EXACTLY.
Of course, a repair shop can't really do this.
But it's worth a try in your backyard.
With a body and frame like that, this suburban would command a few thousand dollars up here in the rust belt. You figure for a few more thousand you could probably fix it up and get another 100-200k miles out of it.
I live near Buffalo NY I put an engine in that in a sec..
he's right. most of us up here in the rust belt would just drop a new engine in it. there's already been gobs dropped into that Burb in modernizing alone.
I wish more southerners would send their "junk" cars north tbh. That thing looks better than any car I've personally owned, and honestly not much worse than the best car I've ever driven. An engine would be a perfectly fine price to pay for that, if I lived down there id slap an engine in for about a thousand and sell it for a couple and make a thousand in profit lol.
@@Mr_Meowingtons Probably remove it from a suburban with a rusted through frame!
I am in Tampa, FL would would give a couple Thousand for it, not ready to go to the Junk Yard... LS Swap bound !
Hatsune Miku Sticker on the mini cooper, Nice
I would have thrown a starter in. Would work. It's the dry coolant and rust is a disturbing. Way more underlying issues that are going to be costly. Great video's as allways
This is the second time I've watched your video and I really like how you diagnose problems and troubleshoot them. I saw on another video that Minis are cars to avoid. Now I see why. Great video. Thanks.
Ray is a prominent supporter of recycling, he feeds the local junkyard at least weekly.
Have to agree with you, I would love to be the recipient of some of the stuff he tosses
He makes up for it with excessive use of brake cleaner
Two fails on the same video. That is a record for you. I am impressed that you were completely honest with the customers. That is a sign of a great mechanic.
Ray is always truthful. Heck, he may have been a Boy Scout in his youth.
love those old 88 to 98 OBS trucks ,I still have my 91 GMC short box with the 350 CID 275 k on it . like a rock !
Better keep it,people are asking big money for them now.I daw a 91 short bed single cab 4x4 for sale 15000 on the window
Hey Ray. There is suppose to be a bracket on the rear of the starter that connects to the engine block I believe the GM number was 3965589 starter brace for a 350 up to 1991 but I don't know what the post 91 was. I also can't remember if it came from the factory with it after 91 or if you had to get it as a performance part. Either way it stabilizes the starter in the bore. It was an important performance part for the 350 if you were running higher compression as it could crack out the mounting bolts otherwise during cranking.
Finding and adding the right brace might stabilize the starter for the owner to get some more life out of it.
I have no doubt Eric O at SMA could have repaired the Suburban WITHOUT replacing the entire engine.
I love your mini cooper videos! The first video was a cool look at the starting system
Radiators with internal transmission coolers are a disaster waiting to happen. Had the same thing happen on a 05' CTS.
And I've actually seen the opposite. Guy brought me a Ford V10 that another shop had condemned as a head gasket. Turns out it was just the oil cooler.
It's more than likely the opposite... northstars are the disasters waiting to happen ;)
me too but with a srx
Almost every car with an automatic transmission, since what? 1938? has a trans cooler in the radiator. I'd say all, but you never know. Maybe VW had an automatic with an air cooler. But the intercoolers work well, I've never had one go bad. That mini just needs a new radiator, and wash all the hoses with Dawn and it will be fine. You might have to pull the trans and wash out the torque converters, but I would just try several flushes and hope for the best. Water in the trans will destroy the clutches, so get that milk shake out asap.
This car didn't have a transmission cooler in the radiator though. It has a heat exchanger block that runs coolant through one circuit and transmission fluid through the other circuit. The block is mounted next to the firewall on the Cooper.
thankyou Ray,,have a great day,see you in the next one,,✌👌
The Mini has a WaifuPrison or something similar installed. That is great.
Wow... I have never heard of them till now and looked it up. Thats a bit... obsessive.
The shop our garage used. If the customer needed carb work, we would routinely sent It out to getty's carburetors. I personally would pick carbs at the U pick you pull. As long they have visually gas stains or smell of gas, the gaskets. Floats and needles are a carb rebuild replacement. On to the starter, this was done by the homeowners friend. It was buggered from the start. Send it to have starter mount to be machine repaired. I would have put the starter on the passengers floor, had it towed to a machinist, and had mounting hole, repaired, while tyranny was still in the ride. Easier, and labor effective.
That gmc would be good to fix up in the north considering its lack of rust
That mini engine is the joint project between BMW and Peugeot, they are a proper pain in the arse!
The whine is the water pump which is a spring loaded wheel that pushes against the back of the crank pulley.
The auto trans versions are quite rare over here but that engine is common in the Mini and Peugeot 207 GTi, I’m sick of changing timing chains and oxygen sensors on these, almost every one that gets presented for MOT fails the emissions test.
Love your videos Ray , from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
When your car goes "Ara Ara~" you know you're in for a treat~
So basically it’s going to need a new engine, a new cooling system, and a new starter, if it’s staying in the professional shop setting it’s massively mechanically totaled! It’s definitely not going to be a good decision to fix this on the clock, but it appears to be a great car to flip if you can get it up north once it’s fixed properly
I agree. It looks to be in better shape than most of the rust buckets I see here in Michigan.
Like an old frontier rifle, it needs a whole new cock, lock stock and barrel
That’s usually how it goes. We send engines and drivetrains south from cars that were either totaled or rusted away, and the cars needing that stuff also come up here.
yeh as said previously someone with some engineering nouse and a welder will fix that block. fill and tap
It won't get fixed before it's sold at auction.
As far as the Cooper. There's fixing it right, and there's what I call "last chance garage" work. For that car I'd change the trans cooler. Flush the radiator. Remove pressure spring from the radiator cap. Refill the trans. And the next time it stopped running for blowing a hose, price the hose. Or if the trans fails- then it's finished. Just take the gamble. It should last long enough to shop for a replacement. Customer should avoid driving bridges or anywhere you can't pull over, and just know it's a time bomb.
Yes I do live in Appalachia, thank you very much ;-)
Just weld a new starter on there. Shoot, just weld the old one on there. Back on the farm, I'd just use bailing wire on that front mounting hole. EZ PZ. Fill the radiator with water and she's good to go.
Be kind of tough with an iron block and aluminum drive housing on the starter.
That starter noise brought me back to when i was like 9 years old and hearing my Grandfathers truck do that in a parking lot, instead of hitting the starter with a hammer, he just booted the side of the truck, and it started
What is the ratio of diagnoses to repair you do on vehicles? I imagine there can be some price shock and re thinking about repairs.
There often is, but ya know what the sad part is? If they just paid to do the actual maintenance items at the proper mileages they wouldn't run into situations like this very often. They would be rare.
Ive been watching u 4 a long while, u r a damn good diagnosis on mechanical and electrical poo. But it was so obvious u should add some h20 prior to the diagnos. FYI keep it up , u fine.
Dang I would love to put a used engine in that 4x4 burban.
btw the Mini is saying " My, my arent you a cute one..." when you started it.
Also: interesting to see how much nicer that battery is than the state of the important parts. That starter sounded like some kind of plaything more than a car part.
I got hired on as a ground service equipment mechanic at my local airport and had this same exact problem on a GMC P3500 diesel box truck. Apparently the guy I replaced did a starter job and over torqued one of the 2 starter bolts and snapped it inside the block. It temporarily fixed the issue but the misalignment started created more problems down the road. I had to extract the bolt, pull the trans, replace the beat to hell flex plate and starter all on my back on the airport ramp in 100 degree weather.
I fixed it but man did that job suck ass!!
The floor mats in the Mini are..."neat".
The fact that it ARA ARA's on start up. I could help but laugh.
yep
owner is clearly a heckin weeb
possibly in the terrible way or in the more normal way
i am inclined to believe the latter on that one though
@@djaydeved There's no normal way to be a weeb, weeb is already sort of the extreme.
I had a '71 Vauxhall Victor FD 3300 wagon.
Yeah, did the same.
I could wind it over by hand, and it would generally light up.
Same with a Mark IV Fort Cortina Ghia.
Nasty British cars.
Should have kept them - they are worth heaps now.
Woe is me.
Lots of folks up north would love that suburban... Just for the full rust free bones.I thankfully no longer live in the rust belt. Great videos as always Ray
yeah, that thing is still worth something. a diy'er can use lots of bits of it.
Absolutely. Damn southerners throwing out all the good ones!
up north that frame is worth something. rust free and old tech. sell on bring a trailer!
Might be worth a whole $300 in scrap metal woo hoo! This shop gets the oldest clapped out hoopties of any quick lube place.
Another super video. With new car sales being in the toilet, they have to rely on the service end to pump out as many dollars as they can. In addition, many shops are taking advantage of inflation and are price gouging. It's scary to bring a car for any service work at all for fear of them padding repair costs. If you want a second opinion there is an additional diagnostic fee that is rightfully charged, but never the less, you spend additional money. I wish I could find a knowledgable tech/mechanic like you. I'm certain you realized early on, being honest keeps you busy, makes money, and allows you to sleep better at night.
Depending on the rest of the vehicle, I would have put a 350 out of the junk yard put of it. Would have about the same chances as the current engine of working for any length of time
I once replaced a starter motor on a 1972 Maverick, with just the tools and skills of a second-generation shade-tree mechanic. I also replaced the voltage regulator. Those bolts took a lot of WD-40 to get loose.
Took a lot of WD-40 because WD-40 sucks at penetrating rust.
I'm with Ray on those "air freshener" things - yecch.
My mom tried to put one in my car and hide it I found it threw it away
I love your simple common sense diagnosis on nearly all of your customers vehicles.
Finding a good mechanic these days isn’t easy, finding a real good honest mechanic is even harder. Good show sir and keep up the brilliant work you do 👌👌👌
I like the detailed report of what's wrong with the Mini. Usually all you get is what's broken and cost to repair.
I get the air freshener thing 100%.
Anything with lavender and I'm choking
@@capnskiddies Grew up in the bible belt... Hated lavender and every woman in the world seemed to bath in some crappy lavender perfume for church. Hated going there in the first place but they just made it pure pain till I got a bit older and refused to go.
That milkshake brings the truck to the yard.
Love the mini poopers!
BMW answered the question nobody was asking....
How 'bout we cram all of our worst engineering into a front drive car and slap a crap ton of Union Jacks all over them!!
John Cooper is still having Nitemares over his creations evolution.
If new Minis were engineered properly then they might actually haven been worth their overinflated price tag. We can't have that! 😁
And somehow command one of the highest resale values of all vehicles in the used car market.
Ouch, that hurts! I love my Minis. I have 4, first Generation S models (2 convertibles/2 hardtops). I do my maintenance, and enjoy working on them.
Now, now, how dare you moan about britains finest , more than likely built on a friday.
I had a similar starter issue on a 6.2 diesel, rather than trash it, I used J.B. weld on it, and is been running for 3 years.
Here in Orstraya we have a liquid specifically made to remove oil from the cooling system. Normally due to engine oil coolers failing (they are water cooled normally). Last one I did was what you guys call an Equinox with the 2.2 diesel engine. Once a new cooler was fitted, flushed this cleaner through the cooling system twice. Seemed to do a pretty good job. Car has run faultlessly since. Will work just as well with trans fluid once a new cooler fitted. Surely you have this type of stuff in the states too? BlueDevil or Prestone? If the trans is not screwed, this could be a cheaper yet effective otion.
Send Ray a sample of that stuff so it's not a secret anymore.
Yep it's available at any parts store. Good for those unfortunate times when your coolant has oil in it
What about the damage to the insides of the hoses from oil exposure?
Ray loves doing things the long way and leaving nothing up to chance, it's what makes him such an honest mechanic. With all that Oil in the Rubber hoses, the insides are gonna be Pretty Eaten up, and I assume he would be Very Uncomfortable leaving all that damage in place.
@@datdabdoe1417 We had same problem. Mechanic replaced all the hoses. But eventually some o-rings failed (for sure those of the thermostat and coolant tank cover). We eventually replaced waterpump but that and o-rings looked fine.
As a person living in the rust belt, it has lived a longer motor life than most GMs. Could use a motor if available? Or good recycling!
Found your channel the other day Ray. I binged watched almost all your videos. It took me 2 seconds to sub to your channel. Maybe you could consider to go live and do a repair . Can't wait to see more from you.
I had same problem with "monkey poop" in my coolant. Head gasket and three mechanics later, my son figured out the real problem - oil cooler needed replacement. And the. The cleaning, flushing and hose replacement began.