If customer wants the DPF to barely need to regen, tell him an oil/air separator will save a lot of headaches. ProVent 200 or RCC351K or similar (with 1micron filter media). Once all the other drama is solved ofc.
Relatively new watcher, but an old gear head. Dude your videos are addictive. You pretty much have the conversation I have in my head as I work with your camera. High quality stuff, definitely a fan
As fighter jet mechanic, working all day on jets and coming home and watching you work doesn’t make sense but I watch every damn video! I also the radio station was playing some absolute tunes today!
Makes a hell of a lot of sense to me . I'm a qualified mechanical engineer in the UK and although my line is prototyping performance parts which entails removing parts , its great watching someone else doing the job so well and entertainingly . The AVE of the under bonnet world .
A great tool for removing or cutting insulation tape, of all sorts, is a seam unstitcher. As used in sewing, or by a seamstress. Swear by it, cuts the material, but does not damage the wiring!! Top tip !!
Started watching you a long time ago. It’s awesome to see anyone have fun at their job by being very good at it. Doesn’t seem like you’re at work and the knowledge you share is remarkable. If I could find a mechanic like you I’d never want to look for another. I’ve been working on cars for 40 yrs, unfortunately one of my toys bit me.
Hey Ray, Im not a mechanic, just a regular guy, but I have really enjoyed your videos and watching has made me a lot less afraid of looking under my bonnet and doing some basic maintenance. Great work keep em coming!
Hi Ray, i am from Downunder ( Australia ), i love watching your videos, i have watched 90% of the videos you have made, i wish we had a mechanic like you where i live, keep up the good work and the entertainment :-)
I never miss a video, it's like you take us on the journey with these repairs. Thanks for all the effort Ray. Jason from Wollongong (Just south of Sydney, Australia)
@ 23:00 The reason GM does not want you to solder those connections is because a soldering iron can actually transfer back voltage to the ECM and damage it. Technically this back voltage issue can be worked around by simply soldering with a mini-torch instead of a soldering iron, but that itself is a "bulky" task considering the space to work with. Much easier to just heat shrink it.
the reason you don't solder is that soldering makes the wire brittle and then it will break off. Nothing to do with back voltage which by the way there is none as the soldering iron is not connected to the heating element.
Hello from Rhode Island ,I am still working on forklifts for 42 year's also heavy equipment for 10 years. Like your videos well done keep up the good work.
I worked a long time ago as a mechanic with my father, always liked the profession, but life took me to other path. I really enjoy your videos and I kinda miss the old times...
Yes Ray we in Australia are still watching you but drinking beer with one hand and typing with the other to comment all the time is multi tasking and I am not into that LOL. Great job totally enjoyed it mate now on to part 2 of this Keep Safe Keep Strong Mate
Hello from Norway. I enjoy seeing your work. For approx 25 years I was doing the same. Although we almost never saw cars and trucks as clean as you work on. You see - I started working as GM tech 1982. We did american GM cars and trucks. For some time we did Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Alfa Romeo. In those days gasket industry hadn’t come as far as today. Every day we had to deal with oil leaks. Not to forget the Oldsmobile 5,7 L diesel engine. A huge piece of lousy engineering. And we had loads of them. The japanese cars of those days were even worse! Honestly I got sick and tired of dirty cars and trucks after 30 years in diffrent workshops. Spent about 10 years in Honda and Harley Davidson motorcycle shops until knees and back got too bad. Now am 64 - still do some light jobs on cars and motorcycles - just to kill time. Keep up the good work - but don’t forget to look at yourself. Bernt K
You asked in video where we’re from. Spokane Washington here. Retired corporate aircraft technician of 42 years. I can definitely state it’s a shame we don’t have you in the aircraft industry. Your troubleshooting techniques and attention to detail is what makes a good aircraft technician. Sure enjoy watching your videos. You are without a doubt one of the most professional technicians I’ve run across. Keep up the good work!
Hey man. Love your videos. Had to start doing self repair when i was 18 because couldn't afford taking it to the shop every time. Still plenty that i just can't do. Love seeing what you guys really have to do and how. It's very encouraging both for when i diy as well as when i should just bring it in. And your tool advice is awesome. By the way, if you're a praying person, please say a prayer for eleanor. That's my truck. In the shop with engine trouble abs my only vehicle. Right now borrowing car from my MIL. Cheers!
Ontario Canada. Keep doing what you are. I'm a former motorcycle mechanic and always took pics of every step on any repairs. There are so many dishonest mechanics out there... Video and pictures keeps us honest and restores confidence in our customers.
Hey Ray, I've been commenting on your videos from Down Under in Victoria Australia for some weeks/months now. I often talk about oils and lubricants because I previously ran a local oil distribution business. I'm mostly retired now but I still watch international oil prices and maintain my interest in things lubrication.
There’s an engineer called Callum Douglas, he’s a tribology specialist and is very much into aero piston engines, I got his book, secret horsepower race. Well worth a read.
Gday Cobba, it’s Rob here from Birregurra S/E Australia. Your grammar is excellent mate . As a novice I have a clear understanding of what you’re doing, thank you so much , thank your parents for a good education. Rob
I''ve been watching your vids and keep thinking "Reverse Click" probably because of the Reverse Flash. I also used to work in the oil industry, on actual oil rigs. and people wouldn't believe just how much inspection, testing, calibration, and preventative maintenance we do. We refer to one-time used parts as "Consumables". So I'm my own mechanic but it is always good to see how the pros do it. Love your vids.
I really love your show, you can do all aspects of the job, not just a few. 9:34 I know you have been told before but I think you may be the best, most knowledgeable mechanic I have seen in 70 years of dealing with shade tree mechs and dealer nitwits, and always seem to do above and beyond to do your best for the customer. I sure wish you were in Durham North Carolina. You would be a legend
Hey Ray, i was particularly interested in this vid as I work at a steering conversion business where we shift the steering from the left to the right on American pickups and muscle cars to suit the way we do things in Queensland Australia. We also service and repair these vehicles so it's always great to watch diagnosis on these rigs. There is very little training or information in this country about these vehicles, so am real glad I stumbled onto your channel in the last few weeks.
@@sc1338 the company I work for (i wont name as they are not licenced by any manufacturer) has converted about 3500 pickups. F150, 250, 350 and 450 trucks, Nissan titans, Toyota tundra, gmc 3500, Chevy denali, ram etc. Another company does ram only but their conversions are not as professional in my opinon and they have completed msny more i have heard 300 per month.
Puerto Rico in the house!! I’m in no way or shape knowledgeable of mechanics, but your videos soothe me!! Love your videos ! like it when you call ! Petahhr!!!!!
Rob. Morris I subbed about 4 wks ago . An older motor mechanic . Apprenticed 1968 , You sir are tops ,I never progressed to your level . Respect for your stand in May , I was Ford , they were OK down here , not seem to rip off much , other folks may disagree . Left Trade around 1980 .
You should learn how to re pin those wires for connectors. And pretty sure there a tool that removes the wires from connector with the pins in tact. That way you don’t have to cut and splice any wires
Try not to miss your videos, am a retired Train Guard / admin type but started with a worn out 1962 Morris Major, a big learning curve on how motors , gearboxes etc. Cheers from WATANOBBI NSW AUST.
21:19 My father was an engineer, he used to design and build prototype engines, mainly diesel and gas turbine. WhenI was alad, long ago, he improved the performance of his diesel car by drilling out the hole in the injectors from 9/1000 ths of an inch to 13/1000th of an inch, to do that he build a special jig . It was very impressive....
More normally portrayed as 0.009". It's confusing to me seeing it as a fraction 😂. Very small though... I imagine you could do it by hand as long as you could keep the drill bit from snapping off.
Davenport, Iowa originally grew up in Pasadena California, Manhattan Beach for 35 years and now residing near downtown Los Angeles. Another great video, Ray look forward to watching your work .. “ cheers”
Love the vids. I am surprised you did not (or did not show) checking the resistance on the NEW part Before installing it. You have lived a 'charmed-life' if you have never received a DOA out of the box "new" part. I would have been suspicious of the first delivery based on the open box and retape. Thanks for showing us in the "AvE way". ;)
Love your channel. NH here former Sarasota resident 25 years ago. My brother still lives there, and you usually drive by the entrance to his development while doing test drives on Wilkinson rd.
Love your thought process and any of the “(Un)Click, Gravity,……” usually anything that irritates people. If they don’t like it LEAVE!!🤣😂 Keep Up the Great Work!! “LIKE!!”
It is surprising the GM recommends a crimp type connector versus soldering. The connector is for 14 -16 gauge wire which is OK for the connector side but the truck wiring side is probably 22 gauge and I can see that being a high resistance fail after a while.
Soldering has been shown to create a brittle area with wires more likely to break at the edge of the solder joint. But it does have a better connection if it can be secured
G’day Ray watching you from Downunder in Oz a place called Gobbagombalin, I kid you not. Enjoy your episodes and never miss any. As an aside when something goes wrong or stuffs up we say “bugger”. 👍
I also use the phrase bugger when something goes wrong or something stacks up I use it and I’m half Irish so it spread around the world. Stay awesome and healthy mate.
Well I am from Scotland and have been a subscriber for about a year now Always good to watch and learn something new and different ways that other people do the job at hand
Hi Ray, enjoying your content from Warrington here in the UK. Worked on my own cars for years and appreciate your efforts with lighting, cameras and one handedness to produce it. Nice to see cars that are clean underneath as well and not covered in crud from being in the UK's awful weather and salt spread by the local councils. Keep up the excellent work.
Long time listener, first time caller. I'm not a mechanic, but a 4x4 enthusiast, so I do my fair share of repair. Love your channel Ray from all the way in tropical Cairns, Australia!!
Why replace the return fuel line? Wouldn't it be easier, and more cost effective, to just replace the copper washers for the banjo bolts? Also, I didn't see you torque the injector hold down. That's always a critical torque spec on every diesel engine I've worked on.
I'm from the Great State of Failure, erm, I mean Florida. Previous to finding your channel I would watch automotive repairs only when I needed some insight on how to repair my own 02 Honda cervix. YOUR channel on the other hand, I watch, with great entertainment, every day. Literally EVERY DAY. So, excellent job Ray!
Really enjoy your content and helpful diagnostics. You might want to look at getting a sewing seam ripper to remove the tape or other cable sheathing so you don't damage the wires just a thought keep up the good work.
"The attention expand of s fish" you said? I found that so funny. Thank you for putting together this videos on Diesel repairs. It is enjoyable to watch. You spontaneous comments are fun and entertaining and your instructional videos are excellent.
Hello, from Phoenix, Az, we enjoy watching, and learning, from your many videos. Keep up the good work!!! My wife is curious about the arrangements made with your boss, as she jokes about the value of a one armed mechanic, lol. You've inspired us to do mostly all of the repairs to our own vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. Super easy to work on, compared to some of the ones that show up at your shop. But, still a challange for us tyros. Thanks
I've got to say ray it's been really interesting watching your comments section grow exponentially over the last few months since I started watching you. I have to say that's the 1st time I've ever heard changing out the fuel lines whenever you do an injector. My work has sent me to school For almost all of the major companies and not a single one of them has ever stated that you should replace the fuel lines. Also the mass air flow sensor was interesting too because we only replaced them if they fail otherwise we spray them down with some break clean and put them back in, I don't know if that's the difference between maintaining a fleet and working on other people's cars or what. Was nice actually seeing you get to dive into a diesel That isn't your own.
I too I don't see the point of replacing the injector fuel return line. Iit operates at almost no pressure, demonstrated by the single spring-loaded hose clamp on the rubber fuel return line. Looks like a needless waste on an expensive part, and extra customer expense.
Loving the videos. I was swapping out a burnt out headlamp today and caught myself saying “replacement of illumination bubble is complete”. Then when I replaced the screw on dust cap (it’s a 2017 Kia Sportage), I said my “click” when it was tight. Shout out from KY, USA.
Hello Ray. You asked where we are from. Ontario Canada. Love watching and I am so envious when I watch you just unbolt stuff we have to beat on and work forever to remove because of the rust belt we call home. Lol keep up the good work and thanks for the channel.
Best part of this channel for sure, is almost therapeutic to see him hit bolts with a running start and not worry about being 100% perfectly angled on it cuz the head is rusting off
From New Zealand. Stumbled across this channel when looking for something else.. but this was informative and entertaining, so I subscribed. Slowly working through the old videos.
I work on my own cars but if Florida wasn't so far away i would bring it to you for repairs as there are still somethings i have never done yet and the way you fold the smaller wires back is the way i was taught to do it
Your electrical work including folding the stripped wire back is the exact same method I have used for many years. Been wrenching for over 55 years and like your style of repairs. I know that that intake runner must be full of soot also, but you can only go so far into these repairs without a full engine overhaul, and thats hard to sell for 1 cyl misssfire. My last service truck had the regen system, and would want to regen at all the wrong times (like in the middle of the Oakland Bay Bridge, or the Golden Gate Bridge), now I'm looking for a motorhome but it will NOT have anything like regen, Blue Def or any of the other crap they now put on diesel engines, problem is I live in California and may not be able to register anything that does'nt have the approved clean idle garbage. Great channel Ray, Thank You.
Hello from Ontario, Canada. Your videos are addictive and entertaining. I am amazed at how complex modern engines are, and how you seem to know your way around them all. So many cables; connectors; sensors, etc. etc. I used to do my own work on 1960’s vintage vehicles, but I don’t know where to start on my 2014. That’s why I depend on the experts like you.
I love my 7.3 more reliable, durable and easy to work on. Yes there's a coating of oil and gunk on everything after 350k miles and 20 years. That engine is so clean.
I have a brand new pickup, took it in for it's 2nd oil change, have 6 free oil changes at the dealer. Yesterday it was in the teens so warmed it up before leaving, went out noticed a puddle of oil, the left the old oil filter gasket in, half of it was visible. Had to take it to my normal oil change guy filter was so tight. Only have 6700 miles on it, in 30 years of driving that was a first.
Ray - why you not check the Fluke leads together first before doing a resistance check. They normally give a 0.2 Ohm reading when you do that. You may have been touching the probes together when you did that resistance check on the good coil. It showed 0.8 initially, then you went back to it - and it gave 0.2. You then went to the suspected bad coil and it gave 0.8. Co-incidence?
I've started watching your videos about 2 months ago, I have done minor repairs on my other vehicles, but now have a 2021 camaro and I don't want to touch anything on it myself mostly because I don't want to avoid any warranties, plus so may electronics in it. I do enjoy watching your videos they are very informative. I live in Canada near Niagara Falls.
Melbourne, Australia. We are ok. Just Covid lockdown stuff. It’s slowly easing. Best way to cut cloth tape is a “seam ripper” the ones use for sewing to cut the thread. Doesn’t damage looms. Nice work on the Tesa tape the fabric one is for interior. There is an external version which holds up better under bonnet etc.
Hi Ray Pete from Romford, Essex, east of London UK. watch your vids I like your attitude and comments I do like to hear people who are happy at work it is hard enough as it is, I worked for UPS over here in UK on linehaul and loved it thanks for keeping me amused as I am now retired. Pete.
House wiring uses solid wire because it is not subject to vibration. Automotive wiring is stranded to avoid metal fatigue as the wires ARE subject to vibration. When you solder stranded wire, a little bit of the solder wicks out past the connection and makes the wires "solid" and therefore brittle at either end of the connection. Also, if it's close to the engine, the heat cycling affects the eutectic properties of the soldered joint. Soldering is great for some things in automotive applications - like circuit boards where everything is reinforced usually in a metal housing and often with dollops of RTV used on the top side to keep larger electronic components from vibrating. Think of early Mopar Electronic Ignition modules or Ford Durasparks, from the early 1970s. They were all "potted" in liquid plastic to keep vibrations from breaking the solder joints on the circuit boards. I have taken them apart, replaced defective components, and then poured molten paraffin wax into the holes I had to gouge out of the potting compound. (GM's HEI from the early 1970s is another story, and it was clearly better than the Ford or Mopar modules and complicated wiring harnesses.) I'd prefer to use Marrettes as an emergency fix to soldering - but the Marrettes are a "limp home only" type of fix as they will corrode rather quickly. Yours is the only proper repair short of changing the entire engine harness. You can get away with the lighter on heat shrink tubing, but only for low voltage (12V) and low-impedance circuits as the carbon tracks from soot from the flame are slightly conductive; you would never get away with fire on the heat shrink in military or aerospace applications; it's best to make all your connections and shrink all your tubing in one shot with a proper heat gun. Try doing the lighter trick on something as simple as a lamp cord, and you might have enough soot tracks to give you a nice little zap. Do the lighter trick on an O2 sensor, and the carbon tracks on the O2 sensor's signal leads might ground it and cause an O2 sensor fault. My Credentials? Car Guy who studied Electrical Engineering in University and used to work for Litton Systems on massive marine diesel engines. You think the oil pressure sensor on a four-storey tall MAN diesel engine is different from a car? No, there's one for each main bearing, but it's an off-the-shelf Bosch automotive sensor; we looked up the number and it was off a Volkswagen Golf. Broken wire: always crimped. And you're doing the repair inside the crankcase of an idling diesel engine, avoiding the crankshaft counterbalances which are passing you as the engine idles at about 25RPM, hot oil spraying on you as you unthread the old sensor and thread in the new one. Then you crimp with $41 apiece Weidmuller connectors for each wire. The ship's equivalent to a CHECK ENGINE light is now off, the oil pressure sensor is working, and the ship can go back to China to fill up with more 53' containers of plastic spatulas to bring to your local Wal-Mart store. And from Ray, I have learned to never prefill the oil filter. Thank you, you speak wisdom, and you justified why it's a bad idea. I hope I have just explained why soldering an automotive wiring harness is a bad idea. GOOD crimp connectors, not a Scotchlok IDC (no one should use these ever), are what you need. You need to manually strip the wire and use the recommended crimping tool for the connector you are using. Heat shrink with a proper heat gun, but for low-voltage and low impedance stuff like fuel injectors or alternator or power to most parts of an automotive engine, the lighter trick probably won't cause an issue. Hopefully, this helps someone.
Ray, I worked for GMC for 3 years and I got a cylinder 1 misfire on a Duramax diesel. Replaced the FI and went to program the FI ID number into the ECM and discovered that the freaking ECM would not accept it! It was a defective ECM that just would not accept the FI number 1 ID! Crazy AF!
I must have missed the injector connector had to be replaced too. I got why the fuel return had to due to the seal. Another great education for me on diesels. My experience was limited to the old 5.7 Olds and the 6.2 GM. Ancient in diesel, I know.
I'm watching from Oz. Diesel engines are such fun we have three of them. One in an older Discovery td5 (five cylinder), one in a Subaru Outback (2 litre flat four diesel) and one in an Alpha Romeo Guiletta (2 litre diesel). The disco td5 is a great engine - plenty of torque and not particularly noisy. The Subaru diesel is great. Economical, quiet and works well with the CV transmission and the Alfa diesel is really great. Amazingly powerful for a diesel and works really well with the DSG auto box and extremely economical at 5.2 litres/100km (Sorry you will have to work that out). Cheers.
2004 LB7 here. Approaching 500,000 miles. The main issue with the first generation or LB7 engines was badly designed fuel injectors. Mine has had 3 or 4 sets installed since new. Another issue with the LB7 engine was that it is about a 10 hour job because of the two piece valve covers.
Hi Ray , I hail from Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia , same climate as Florida ......and right now , it's throwing rain down like there's no tomorrow lol , have a great day mate !
Hey mate, yes I'm a kiwi living in Australia so ticking both your boxes. I'm an old school mechanic still playing with carburettors but after watching you I'm now moving on to injected engines thanks to you eliminating the fear of the unknown. 👍
I has a friend who was doing the lean all the over the fender thing on a corvette, and his stool slipped. He then slide back in such a way as to lodge one of his testicles in gap back where the the fender, door, and window frame intersect. It worked out, he was a surfer/skater guy and already had a couple One Ball Jay t-shirts.
I've never replaced injector feed pipes and it's never been a problem. I do like to reem the bottom of the injector tube to facilitate the new copper washer to make sure it seals which brings me to my next point. I always change the bolt on the injector clamp. Certainly in VWs which have one clamp and one bolt per 2 injectors......the bolts are prone to snapping otherwise!
For cutting the friction tape a sharp knife or the little side cutters, that way you don't cut the wires or ones self. The dual wall heatshrink, that has the epoxy in the shrink so that it seals moisture /water out. Oh well not the good ones. 40 yrs ago I would use RTV under the single wall shrink. Never had a bad connection!
Enjoy your videos Ray. Keep them coming. I'm from Oklahoma here. Retired cross country driver, worked on my own truck most of the time. Keep up the good work.
Hey Ray, at 24:35 or so I belive that tape is called friction tape. It's used to protect electrical tape wrapped components from being chafed. Guy Franks
Hahaha! My stool slipped! I heard that and it sounded like the greatest double entendre. I know you have said some in other videos, but I'm not even sure that this one was intentional! But it's what I heard! Great job man, we like what you're doing!
Past 2 is Unlisted, but ready to watch. DPF REGEN! LOUD! th-cam.com/video/p9Hm9kihz_s/w-d-xo.html
If customer wants the DPF to barely need to regen, tell him an oil/air separator will save a lot of headaches. ProVent 200 or RCC351K or similar (with 1micron filter media).
Once all the other drama is solved ofc.
Will part 2 be the video for tomorrow though? I know you mark parts as unlisted, but then they show up the next day often case.
Remember to wear ears in loud environments.
So, tub-ing, or not tu-bing, that is the question?
Yo rainman rays what's ur shop and where's it located would love to bring my vehicle to u
Relatively new watcher, but an old gear head. Dude your videos are addictive. You pretty much have the conversation I have in my head as I work with your camera. High quality stuff, definitely a fan
You took the words right from my fingertips. 😄🖖
@@Kenjiro5775 Dee
My son calls him the car doctor 🤣
I own one of those tools hose disconnect and never knew what it was for until now! LOL
from Canada, British Columbia , just watching. ..... I didn't want to interrupt the show !!!!!
As fighter jet mechanic, working all day on jets and coming home and watching you work doesn’t make sense but I watch every damn video! I also the radio station was playing some absolute tunes today!
Makes a hell of a lot of sense to me . I'm a qualified mechanical engineer in the UK and although my line is prototyping performance parts which entails removing parts , its great watching someone else doing the job so well and entertainingly . The AVE of the under bonnet world .
A great tool for removing or cutting insulation tape, of all sorts, is a seam unstitcher. As used in sewing, or by a seamstress.
Swear by it, cuts the material, but does not damage the wiring!! Top tip !!
Started watching you a long time ago. It’s awesome to see anyone have fun at their job by being very good at it. Doesn’t seem like you’re at work and the knowledge you share is remarkable. If I could find a mechanic like you I’d never want to look for another. I’ve been working on cars for 40 yrs, unfortunately one of my toys bit me.
Couldn't agree more
hanover pa. 71 years old retired engine builder drag and dirt track racing. always like to watch good workmen ship. keep up the good work
Your shop never fails to deliver the early 2000s classic musics. :D
Eurodance🙃
Yah love the music he has in his videos it's brilliant
I am from NZ can confirm we are OK! Thanks for checking though!
Hey Ray, Im not a mechanic, just a regular guy, but I have really enjoyed your videos and watching has made me a lot less afraid of looking under my bonnet and doing some basic maintenance. Great work keep em coming!
MR. RAINMAN,
YOUR CASE STUDY IS MOST COMPLETE, ACCURATELY DONE ON THE TH-cam. MOST IMPRESSIVE AND TECHNICALLY WELL DONE. THANKS, A BILLION.
Hi Ray, i am from Downunder ( Australia ), i love watching your videos, i have watched 90% of the videos you have made, i wish we had a mechanic like you where i live, keep up the good work and the entertainment :-)
I am the mechanic like him where I live, I just don't work on other ppls cars anymore :P
same here
love the vids
(doo do doo do ) :-}
Morning Ray.... North Central Washington... Omak... I'm addicted... Been here for awhile... I love learning... Keep the vids coming.
I never miss a video, it's like you take us on the journey with these repairs. Thanks for all the effort Ray. Jason from Wollongong (Just south of Sydney, Australia)
Love that part of Australia. Great people.
Learn so much from this channel. Never rush an automotive job... floods your head and you can't think properly.
@ 23:00 The reason GM does not want you to solder those connections is because a soldering iron can actually transfer back voltage to the ECM and damage it. Technically this back voltage issue can be worked around by simply soldering with a mini-torch instead of a soldering iron, but that itself is a "bulky" task considering the space to work with. Much easier to just heat shrink it.
thanks for the reason why .even if you unhook battery and ground the iron?
I have a diy portable inverter I use for my soldering iron would that work?
the reason you don't solder is that soldering makes the wire brittle and then it will break off. Nothing to do with back voltage which by the way there is none as the soldering iron is not connected to the heating element.
State trooper from SC. Watch these every night before bed. Great videos.
Great work Ray, from Perth, Western Australia….downunder, but amazingly we still can stand upright without falling off the planet!
Ah you can't fool us. You don't really exist, we all know that. Even when I lived in Brisbane for 2 yrs I knew that...
@@markdoldon8852 we are on the flat part of earth that’s locked off from the rest of you…
I live 500 km north of the arctic circle, basically on top of the world in Norway. So we're probably the only ones that can stand upright.
You won't fall off as the earth is flat
@@nervousordo well, that’s a relief, after all these years of worry
Hello from Rhode Island ,I am still working on forklifts for 42 year's also heavy equipment for 10 years. Like your videos well done keep up the good work.
Watching from Denmark and a fellow mechanic. I love watching videos like these just kinda get a feel for how mechanics work around in different places
What do mechanics in Denmark do differently?
I worked a long time ago as a mechanic with my father, always liked the profession, but life took me to other path. I really enjoy your videos and I kinda miss the old times...
Yes Ray we in Australia are still watching you but drinking beer with one hand and typing with the other to comment all the time is multi tasking and I am not into that LOL. Great job totally enjoyed it mate now on to part 2 of this Keep Safe Keep Strong Mate
love ya videos Ray, all the best form Down Under
Good to hear you guys ain't under the weather :D
Yeah, we Aussies are still here Ray. I think a lot of us have been watching what's been happening the past 18 hours on the other side of the world.
Hello from Norway.
I enjoy seeing your work.
For approx 25 years I was doing the same.
Although we almost never saw cars and trucks as clean as you work on. You see - I started working as GM tech 1982. We did american GM cars and trucks. For some time we did Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Alfa Romeo.
In those days gasket industry hadn’t come as far as today. Every day we had to deal with oil leaks. Not to forget the Oldsmobile 5,7 L diesel engine. A huge piece of lousy engineering. And we had loads of them. The japanese cars of those days were even worse! Honestly I got sick and tired of dirty cars and trucks after 30 years in diffrent workshops. Spent about 10 years in Honda and Harley Davidson motorcycle shops until knees and back got too bad. Now am 64 - still do some light jobs on cars and motorcycles - just to kill time.
Keep up the good work - but don’t forget to look at yourself.
Bernt K
You asked in video where we’re from. Spokane Washington here. Retired corporate aircraft technician of 42 years. I can definitely state it’s a shame we don’t have you in the aircraft industry. Your troubleshooting techniques and attention to detail is what makes a good aircraft technician. Sure enjoy watching your videos. You are without a doubt one of the most professional technicians I’ve run across. Keep up the good work!
Hey man. Love your videos. Had to start doing self repair when i was 18 because couldn't afford taking it to the shop every time. Still plenty that i just can't do. Love seeing what you guys really have to do and how. It's very encouraging both for when i diy as well as when i should just bring it in. And your tool advice is awesome. By the way, if you're a praying person, please say a prayer for eleanor. That's my truck. In the shop with engine trouble abs my only vehicle. Right now borrowing car from my MIL. Cheers!
Ontario Canada.
Keep doing what you are.
I'm a former motorcycle mechanic and always took pics of every step on any repairs. There are so many dishonest mechanics out there...
Video and pictures keeps us honest and restores confidence in our customers.
Hey Ray, I've been commenting on your videos from Down Under in Victoria Australia for some weeks/months now. I often talk about oils and lubricants because I previously ran a local oil distribution business. I'm mostly retired now but I still watch international oil prices and maintain my interest in things lubrication.
There’s an engineer called Callum Douglas, he’s a tribology specialist and is very much into aero piston engines, I got his book, secret horsepower race. Well worth a read.
Gday Cobba, it’s Rob here from Birregurra S/E Australia. Your grammar is excellent mate . As a novice I have a clear understanding of what you’re doing, thank you so much , thank your parents for a good education. Rob
I''ve been watching your vids and keep thinking "Reverse Click" probably because of the Reverse Flash. I also used to work in the oil industry, on actual oil rigs. and people wouldn't believe just how much inspection, testing, calibration, and preventative maintenance we do. We refer to one-time used parts as "Consumables". So I'm my own mechanic but it is always good to see how the pros do it. Love your vids.
I really love your show, you can do all aspects of the job, not just a few. 9:34 I know you have been told before but I think you may be the best, most knowledgeable mechanic I have seen in 70 years of dealing with shade tree mechs and dealer nitwits, and always seem to do above and beyond to do your best for the customer. I sure wish you were in Durham North Carolina. You would be a legend
Hey Ray, i was particularly interested in this vid as I work at a steering conversion business where we shift the steering from the left to the right on American pickups and muscle cars to suit the way we do things in Queensland Australia. We also service and repair these vehicles so it's always great to watch diagnosis on these rigs. There is very little training or information in this country about these vehicles, so am real glad I stumbled onto your channel in the last few weeks.
I’m curious how many large pickups make it down there?
@@sc1338 the company I work for (i wont name as they are not licenced by any manufacturer) has converted about 3500 pickups. F150, 250, 350 and 450 trucks, Nissan titans, Toyota tundra, gmc 3500, Chevy denali, ram etc. Another company does ram only but their conversions are not as professional in my opinon and they have completed msny more i have heard 300 per month.
Do all cars have to right hand drive down there, or is it a preference of the customer? Here in the US they don't care.
@@wall7103 Australia is 99% r/h drive. Vehicles can be l/h druve and legal but its not the norm.
If anyone questions Ray’s handle on automotive mechanical knowledge, this video will change your mind. He’s a servant. I wish he was my mechanic.
Great video Ray.
I’ve never seen a diesel injector come out so easy in my life lol
Could be a commercial for duramax
They shouldn't.. LOL
It’s a D Max, they’re like that. The 6.7 fords come out easy too.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs ya injectors are easy! it's the glow plugs that get gummed up with carbon that like to break off!!
Use a seam ripper to aid in cutting the insulation on wires, I've found it's very handy and you won't have to worry about cut fingers if it slips 😬
Puerto Rico in the house!! I’m in no way or shape knowledgeable of mechanics, but your videos soothe me!! Love your videos ! like it when you call ! Petahhr!!!!!
Rob. Morris I subbed about 4 wks ago . An older motor mechanic . Apprenticed 1968 , You sir are tops ,I never progressed to your level . Respect for your stand in May , I was Ford , they were OK down here , not seem to rip off much , other folks may disagree . Left Trade around 1980 .
You should learn how to re pin those wires for connectors. And pretty sure there a tool that removes the wires from connector with the pins in tact. That way you don’t have to cut and splice any wires
It looked like the it was a molded connector. You can't re-pin those.
I thought of that myself but if the contacts were arced he would have to re pin the wires, almost the same amount of time.
He said that they were potentially burnt. The pins would've need to be replaced either way.
If GM provide the connectors, already pinned and wired , and shrink wrapped crimp connectors, they don’t want you to re-pin the new connector?
Shut up. I
Try not to miss your videos, am a retired Train Guard / admin type but started with a worn out 1962 Morris Major, a big learning curve on how motors , gearboxes etc. Cheers from WATANOBBI NSW AUST.
21:19 My father was an engineer, he used to design and build prototype engines, mainly diesel and gas turbine. WhenI was alad, long ago, he improved the performance of his diesel car by drilling out the hole in the injectors from 9/1000 ths of an inch to 13/1000th of an inch, to do that he build a special jig . It was very impressive....
More normally portrayed as 0.009". It's confusing to me seeing it as a fraction 😂. Very small though... I imagine you could do it by hand as long as you could keep the drill bit from snapping off.
yeah at work we use electrode to drill SUPER SMALL pinholes in bearings and channels for oil to enter/exit its awesome
@@vernzimm funny that if his dad was an engineer he would reference it as you did...hmmmm
Dude, I thought this was a song when I frist started reading it! I think you got somethin there =)
Davenport, Iowa originally grew up in Pasadena California, Manhattan Beach for 35 years and now residing near downtown Los Angeles. Another great video, Ray look forward to watching your work .. “ cheers”
Love the vids. I am surprised you did not (or did not show) checking the resistance on the NEW part Before installing it. You have lived a 'charmed-life' if you have never received a DOA out of the box "new" part. I would have been suspicious of the first delivery based on the open box and retape. Thanks for showing us in the "AvE way". ;)
Love your channel. NH here former Sarasota resident 25 years ago. My brother still lives there, and you usually drive by the entrance to his development while doing test drives on Wilkinson rd.
Love your thought process and any of the “(Un)Click, Gravity,……” usually anything that irritates people. If they don’t like it LEAVE!!🤣😂
Keep Up the Great Work!! “LIKE!!”
Good Show. Haven't done any car repair myself since 1988. Used to fix my Volvo 145 1973 for years
It is surprising the GM recommends a crimp type connector versus soldering. The connector is for 14 -16 gauge wire which is OK for the connector side but the truck wiring side is probably 22 gauge and I can see that being a high resistance fail after a while.
Soldering has been shown to create a brittle area with wires more likely to break at the edge of the solder joint. But it does have a better connection if it can be secured
@@charliemagoo7943 exactly!
I have always liked a back up for my back up, and then something to replace that also! It is served me well for over 75 years.
G’day Ray watching you from Downunder in Oz a place called Gobbagombalin, I kid you not. Enjoy your episodes and never miss any. As an aside when something goes wrong or stuffs up we say “bugger”. 👍
How very, very polite of you !
I also use the phrase bugger when something goes wrong or something stacks up I use it and I’m half Irish so it spread around the world. Stay awesome and healthy mate.
Bugger that!.
Bugger under the bonnet
I'm from Vic where the hell is Gobbagombalin I've never heard of it
Well I am from Scotland and have been a subscriber for about a year now Always good to watch and learn something new and different ways that other people do the job at hand
Hi Ray, enjoying your content from Warrington here in the UK. Worked on my own cars for years and appreciate your efforts with lighting, cameras and one handedness to produce it. Nice to see cars that are clean underneath as well and not covered in crud from being in the UK's awful weather and salt spread by the local councils. Keep up the excellent work.
Long time listener, first time caller. I'm not a mechanic, but a 4x4 enthusiast, so I do my fair share of repair. Love your channel Ray from all the way in tropical Cairns, Australia!!
16:30 atomized fuel causing an explosive environment or risk of a high pressure injection injury?
Both on a common rail diesel
The danger is fire. The spray will not cause an explosion in open air.
Yeah us from NZ dream of getting parts as quickly as you do!
Why replace the return fuel line? Wouldn't it be easier, and more cost effective, to just replace the copper washers for the banjo bolts? Also, I didn't see you torque the injector hold down. That's always a critical torque spec on every diesel engine I've worked on.
Same Bosch system on Cummins and they never replace the fuel lines.
Mate im sure he had a piss too but didn't video it
@@redzed40. He also said his stool slipped. The last time my stool slipped, i had to wash my butt and change my underwear :) :) :)
Return lines are on some makes it a one time use only
Are you sure you didn't hear the "click"?
I'm from the Great State of Failure, erm, I mean Florida. Previous to finding your channel I would watch automotive repairs only when I needed some insight on how to repair my own 02 Honda cervix. YOUR channel on the other hand, I watch, with great entertainment, every day. Literally EVERY DAY. So, excellent job Ray!
I'm watching you from Australia. Enjoy watching you work and your sense of humor.
Stitching Cutters work amazing for Cutting Tesa tape as well As Many other options of wire covering including loom @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Really enjoy your content and helpful diagnostics. You might want to look at getting a sewing seam ripper to remove the tape or other cable sheathing so you don't damage the wires just a thought keep up the good work.
"The attention expand of s fish" you said? I found that so funny. Thank you for putting together this videos on Diesel repairs. It is enjoyable to watch. You spontaneous comments are fun and entertaining and your instructional videos are excellent.
Hello, from Phoenix, Az, we enjoy watching, and learning, from your many videos. Keep up the good work!!! My wife is curious about the arrangements made with your boss, as she jokes about the value of a one armed mechanic, lol. You've inspired us to do mostly all of the repairs to our own vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. Super easy to work on, compared to some of the ones that show up at your shop. But, still a challange for us tyros. Thanks
@TheFutureIsImpenetrable i would question as to how much oil you are leaving in the pan....but hey if it works for ya.....
Speaking of Downunder I am from New Zealand 🇳🇿 your videos are always interesting to watch .....This is the way.
I've got to say ray it's been really interesting watching your comments section grow exponentially over the last few months since I started watching you. I have to say that's the 1st time I've ever heard changing out the fuel lines whenever you do an injector. My work has sent me to school For almost all of the major companies and not a single one of them has ever stated that you should replace the fuel lines. Also the mass air flow sensor was interesting too because we only replaced them if they fail otherwise we spray them down with some break clean and put them back in, I don't know if that's the difference between maintaining a fleet and working on other people's cars or what. Was nice actually seeing you get to dive into a diesel That isn't your own.
Same here about the fuel injector pipe! I’ve reused them and never had problems with them!
I too I don't see the point of replacing the injector fuel return line. Iit operates at almost no pressure, demonstrated by the single spring-loaded hose clamp on the rubber fuel return line. Looks like a needless waste on an expensive part, and extra customer expense.
Brisbane Australia. Enjoy every minute of your repairs. Excellent commentary and video work. Keep going.
Loving the videos. I was swapping out a burnt out headlamp today and caught myself saying “replacement of illumination bubble is complete”. Then when I replaced the screw on dust cap (it’s a 2017 Kia Sportage), I said my “click” when it was tight. Shout out from KY, USA.
Hello Ray. You asked where we are from. Ontario Canada. Love watching and I am so envious when I watch you just unbolt stuff we have to beat on and work forever to remove because of the rust belt we call home. Lol keep up the good work and thanks for the channel.
3 of us at least here from Ontario.....Hamilton for me
Best part of this channel for sure, is almost therapeutic to see him hit bolts with a running start and not worry about being 100% perfectly angled on it cuz the head is rusting off
Lakes Entrance in Victoria Australia. Very wet summer this year after two summers of drought and wild fires. Enjoy your videos and comments.
From New Zealand. Stumbled across this channel when looking for something else.. but this was informative and entertaining, so I subscribed. Slowly working through the old videos.
I work on my own cars but if Florida wasn't so far away i would bring it to you for repairs as there are still somethings i have never done yet and the way you fold the smaller wires back is the way i was taught to do it
I accidentally came across you channel about a 2 months ago. I’m hooked. I look forward to all your new videos. Totally addictive.
Aussie here.....👍all good down under...today 😁🙏 keep up the good work. I am a automotive workshop so find your vids informative and humorous.
All the aussies are still here Ray, we never left you and always click the like.
Your electrical work including folding the stripped wire back is the exact same method I have used for many years. Been wrenching for over 55 years and like your style of repairs. I know that that intake runner must be full of soot also, but you can only go so far into these repairs without a full engine overhaul, and thats hard to sell for 1 cyl misssfire. My last service truck had the regen system, and would want to regen at all the wrong times (like in the middle of the Oakland Bay Bridge, or the Golden Gate Bridge), now I'm looking for a motorhome but it will NOT have anything like regen, Blue Def or any of the other crap they now put on diesel engines, problem is I live in California and may not be able to register anything that does'nt have the approved clean idle garbage. Great channel Ray, Thank You.
Just a FYI from my past experiences in the Navy if you throw a non skid mat you stand on under the stool legs it tends to not slip
Hello from Ontario, Canada. Your videos are addictive and entertaining. I am amazed at how complex modern engines are, and how you seem to know your way around them all. So many cables; connectors; sensors, etc. etc. I used to do my own work on 1960’s vintage vehicles, but I don’t know where to start on my 2014. That’s why I depend on the experts like you.
Me too, northern Ontario.
I love my 7.3 more reliable, durable and easy to work on. Yes there's a coating of oil and gunk on everything after 350k miles and 20 years. That engine is so clean.
I have a brand new pickup, took it in for it's 2nd oil change, have 6 free oil changes at the dealer. Yesterday it was in the teens so warmed it up before leaving, went out noticed a puddle of oil, the left the old oil filter gasket in, half of it was visible. Had to take it to my normal oil change guy filter was so tight. Only have 6700 miles on it, in 30 years of driving that was a first.
Ray - why you not check the Fluke leads together first before doing a resistance check. They normally give a 0.2 Ohm reading when you do that. You may have been touching the probes together when you did that resistance check on the good coil. It showed 0.8 initially, then you went back to it - and it gave 0.2. You then went to the suspected bad coil and it gave 0.8. Co-incidence?
I'm not a mechanic, but watch and enjoy all your videos.
I've started watching your videos about 2 months ago, I have done minor repairs on my other vehicles, but now have a 2021 camaro and I don't want to touch anything on it myself mostly because I don't want to avoid any warranties, plus so may electronics in it. I do enjoy watching your videos they are very informative. I live in Canada near Niagara Falls.
Melbourne, Australia. We are ok. Just Covid lockdown stuff. It’s slowly easing.
Best way to cut cloth tape is a “seam ripper” the ones use for sewing to cut the thread. Doesn’t damage looms.
Nice work on the Tesa tape the fabric one is for interior. There is an external version which holds up better under bonnet etc.
Hi Ray Pete from Romford, Essex, east of London UK. watch your vids I like your attitude and comments I do like to hear people who are happy at work it is hard enough as it is, I worked for UPS over here in UK on linehaul and loved it thanks for keeping me amused as I am now retired. Pete.
House wiring uses solid wire because it is not subject to vibration. Automotive wiring is stranded to avoid metal fatigue as the wires ARE subject to vibration. When you solder stranded wire, a little bit of the solder wicks out past the connection and makes the wires "solid" and therefore brittle at either end of the connection. Also, if it's close to the engine, the heat cycling affects the eutectic properties of the soldered joint. Soldering is great for some things in automotive applications - like circuit boards where everything is reinforced usually in a metal housing and often with dollops of RTV used on the top side to keep larger electronic components from vibrating.
Think of early Mopar Electronic Ignition modules or Ford Durasparks, from the early 1970s. They were all "potted" in liquid plastic to keep vibrations from breaking the solder joints on the circuit boards. I have taken them apart, replaced defective components, and then poured molten paraffin wax into the holes I had to gouge out of the potting compound. (GM's HEI from the early 1970s is another story, and it was clearly better than the Ford or Mopar modules and complicated wiring harnesses.)
I'd prefer to use Marrettes as an emergency fix to soldering - but the Marrettes are a "limp home only" type of fix as they will corrode rather quickly. Yours is the only proper repair short of changing the entire engine harness.
You can get away with the lighter on heat shrink tubing, but only for low voltage (12V) and low-impedance circuits as the carbon tracks from soot from the flame are slightly conductive; you would never get away with fire on the heat shrink in military or aerospace applications; it's best to make all your connections and shrink all your tubing in one shot with a proper heat gun. Try doing the lighter trick on something as simple as a lamp cord, and you might have enough soot tracks to give you a nice little zap. Do the lighter trick on an O2 sensor, and the carbon tracks on the O2 sensor's signal leads might ground it and cause an O2 sensor fault.
My Credentials? Car Guy who studied Electrical Engineering in University and used to work for Litton Systems on massive marine diesel engines. You think the oil pressure sensor on a four-storey tall MAN diesel engine is different from a car? No, there's one for each main bearing, but it's an off-the-shelf Bosch automotive sensor; we looked up the number and it was off a Volkswagen Golf. Broken wire: always crimped. And you're doing the repair inside the crankcase of an idling diesel engine, avoiding the crankshaft counterbalances which are passing you as the engine idles at about 25RPM, hot oil spraying on you as you unthread the old sensor and thread in the new one. Then you crimp with $41 apiece Weidmuller connectors for each wire. The ship's equivalent to a CHECK ENGINE light is now off, the oil pressure sensor is working, and the ship can go back to China to fill up with more 53' containers of plastic spatulas to bring to your local Wal-Mart store.
And from Ray, I have learned to never prefill the oil filter. Thank you, you speak wisdom, and you justified why it's a bad idea.
I hope I have just explained why soldering an automotive wiring harness is a bad idea. GOOD crimp connectors, not a Scotchlok IDC (no one should use these ever), are what you need. You need to manually strip the wire and use the recommended crimping tool for the connector you are using. Heat shrink with a proper heat gun, but for low-voltage and low impedance stuff like fuel injectors or alternator or power to most parts of an automotive engine, the lighter trick probably won't cause an issue.
Hopefully, this helps someone.
G'Day Ray, Malcolm from South Australia. Old retired mechanic, love your videos!
Ray, I worked for GMC for 3 years and I got a cylinder 1 misfire on a Duramax diesel. Replaced the FI and went to program the FI ID number into the ECM and discovered that the freaking ECM would not accept it! It was a defective ECM that just would not accept the FI number 1 ID! Crazy AF!
I must have missed the injector connector had to be replaced too. I got why the fuel return had to due to the seal. Another great education for me on diesels. My experience was limited to the old 5.7 Olds and the 6.2 GM. Ancient in diesel, I know.
I am from Canada, but lived in Thailand for the last 17 years
I'm watching from Oz. Diesel engines are such fun we have three of them. One in an older Discovery td5 (five cylinder), one in a Subaru Outback (2 litre flat four diesel) and one in an Alpha Romeo Guiletta (2 litre diesel). The disco td5 is a great engine - plenty of torque and not particularly noisy. The Subaru diesel is great. Economical, quiet and works well with the CV transmission and the Alfa diesel is really great. Amazingly powerful for a diesel and works really well with the DSG auto box and extremely economical at 5.2 litres/100km (Sorry you will have to work that out). Cheers.
Cvt transmissions are the worst.
2004 LB7 here. Approaching 500,000 miles. The main issue with the first generation or LB7 engines was badly designed fuel injectors. Mine has had 3 or 4 sets installed since new. Another issue with the LB7 engine was that it is about a 10 hour job because of the two piece valve covers.
Hi Ray , I hail from Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia , same climate as Florida ......and right now , it's throwing rain down like there's no tomorrow lol , have a great day mate !
Hey mate, yes I'm a kiwi living in Australia so ticking both your boxes. I'm an old school mechanic still playing with carburettors but after watching you I'm now moving on to injected engines thanks to you eliminating the fear of the unknown. 👍
One thing I learned about working with auto electrical. Use quality connectors and spend some money on getting good quality crimp tools.
I has a friend who was doing the lean all the over the fender thing on a corvette, and his stool slipped. He then slide back in such a way as to lodge one of his testicles in gap back where the the fender, door, and window frame intersect. It worked out, he was a surfer/skater guy and already had a couple One Ball Jay t-shirts.
I've never replaced injector feed pipes and it's never been a problem. I do like to reem the bottom of the injector tube to facilitate the new copper washer to make sure it seals which brings me to my next point. I always change the bolt on the injector clamp. Certainly in VWs which have one clamp and one bolt per 2 injectors......the bolts are prone to snapping otherwise!
Don't all of your videos get struck cause you have that radio playing in the workshop. Thanks for sharing mate.
For cutting the friction tape a sharp knife or the little side cutters, that way you don't cut the wires or ones self.
The dual wall heatshrink, that has the epoxy in the shrink so that it seals moisture /water out. Oh well not the good ones. 40 yrs ago I would use RTV under the single wall shrink. Never had a bad connection!
Enjoy your videos Ray. Keep them coming. I'm from Oklahoma here. Retired cross country driver, worked on my own truck most of the time. Keep up the good work.
i broke a rib when performing that very maneuver , i just heard the very “burp” that proceeded the excruciating pain that day
Hey Ray, at 24:35 or so I belive that tape is called friction tape. It's used to protect electrical tape wrapped components from being chafed. Guy Franks
Your videos are addictive and educational - getting country and western. Thanks for the content.
Hahaha! My stool slipped! I heard that and it sounded like the greatest double entendre. I know you have said some in other videos, but I'm not even sure that this one was intentional! But it's what I heard! Great job man, we like what you're doing!