Melted Wiring Harness (Electrical Repair) 2004 Ford Taurus 3.0 Part 2
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In 500 years, after the rest of the car has rotted away, reclaimed by the earth...that portion of wiring harness will endure. That's how I like to repair stuff, too!
That silver tape was worth more than the car
In 500 years it will probably have been melted down several times and will be a spacecraft!
Your customers are very fortunate to have you diagnosing and repairing their vehicles.
You seem to be truthful on what is wrong. Not in what makes you more money,
I was a power supply designer for 30 years. I have worked with a lot of technicians. You may find men that can troubleshoot like Ray, but none communicate like Ray.
This is the Ray I subscribed to when he had 70k subscribers. These are great videos
Absolutely!
Only Ray can make watching paint dry an interesting feat.
Ray got me watching painted grass dry today lol
Yes he is quite talented at it
I hope the owner sees/ appreciates how good of a job you did
Maybe not see it.
I'm in in awe with the fact that A) Ray takes on jobs like this, B) doesn't just parts cannon it, especially with adjacent related items that may or may not be contributing to the issue (ie, burned harness, lets replace the O2 sensor too!), and C) takes the time to film, light, narrate, and edit all this stuff for us to both be entertained and learn by. Thank you Ray, you're an unsung hero.
I hope that car gets all the TLC that it needs. Ray’s the man to do it.
Ray has a reputation to preserve.
It's pretty rough, and it's 20 years old at this point - while it needs a fair bit of work in various forms, it's one of those "is it worth the cost?" cases.
@@michelleshaw337 MOST seem to be normal maintenance items. Also, with the newish transmission, I would bet even a bit more money would do it. Or get a loan for a new car and play $400-$1000 a month in car payments for the new 5-6years.
@@philsonnenberg6092 Yes, most are "normal maintenance" items - it's not "beyond repair", it's more a matter of whether you're "throwing good money after bad" to keep this car running.
@@philsonnenberg6092Naturally spending money on a disposable car is way better. /s My car is most likely valued at 0 €, I did spend some money to buy it and there are no mechanical issues. The way I'm doing the math is that it's still way cheaper than leaping for a new Camry and I like the sound of the inline 5 engine.
No dealer's mechanic is going to solve that kind of problem. Well done.
Wish I could upvote this twice. It's a damn shame how many mechanics would fail to fix this car. Ray's a good one, though, not to be defeated by some melty wires.
You are officially a shorted wire whisperer. Excellent job.
First time I disagree I would have used a soldering gun soldered the wires then heat shrink I never use crimp connectors. 😮
@@jjeffrey6945 Soldering is better but if you look at all the plugs and terminals held by screws are all crimp like connections.
Don't hate on my Man because he tested the overload factor on his fluke ! ! A good mechanic will sacrifice his tools in the benefit of his/her customer. As an HVAC/R man I do it a lot !
agreed
and the main reason (s)he will do it is because they should always want to fix your issue the best way they can so they do not need to fix it again
Ray will definitely find the limits of a tool!🤣
Probably cheaper to buy new leads than heat shrinking the entire lead.
At my company we've tried all sorts of inexpensive leads in an effort to save money. The biggest issue we find is that the tips bend or break because they're cheap stamped steel.
The only times I've had to replace the leads on my Fluke were due to normal wear and tear on the insulation, not from the leads themselves failing. They still work fine, I just won't use them for mission-critical work.
As I technician myself, I can say that is probably the best wiring job I've ever seen done. Well done sir!
😂 what?
sometimes even "watching painted grass dry" can be very therapeutic. Thanks for the video Ray. Nice work
Like watching paint grow and grass dry
Woo Hoo getting a Ford back on the road is cause for celebration!!!
Also Ray is the only car whisperer to make watching "painted grass dry" interesting! Entertaining and educational. I love it..
Perfect timing.came up just as my wife went into surgery.good distraction from life.
Best wish's for the wife's recovery. 🙏🙏🙏being said for her speedy recovery..
From me, the same well-wished as wilcieno.
Well done, partner. Basically, you saved this vehicle from being crushed. Good job!
You my friend are an excellent teacher. Technique and reasoning all wrapped up in aluminized tape.
It's a lot more entertaining watching you do wiring than doing it myself 😂
Awesome tenacity tracking that problem. Not everyone would have found the problem.
The good thing about waiting for parts is that when you go to install them the motor is not blazing hot and burning off your skin when you're under there wrapping your arms around things.
Doing a fumbling job without taking his gloves off in frustration...
Ray is an automotive surgeon.
That Harbor Freight lead gave its life for this Taurus. Brave lead, indeed!!!! 🤣
Coming from an aviation background I have to say that's great troubleshooting and a stellar wire repair.
I use marine grade heat shrink crimp connectors. I've never seen solder connections on a wiring harness on a car. I worked at a place that made wiring harnesses for the Government. Areas that were subjected to vibration always had crimped connectors. Soldiered connections can break the wire when subjected to vibration. The drawings and instructions were very clear about the issue. We had to be certified before we could do the harnesses.
What you said !
@@timd1833 That was also a consideration for the type of connection.
if there were a flexible solder, that would make it acceptable in these kind of situations, maybe, but then it might creep, you'd still need a mechanical connection, perhaps a crimp connector over the insulation.
There are soldering techniques for high vibration, high amperage, applications on aircraft. But, crimp connectors are often used instead.
I always crimp, then place a little solder over it, (on some applications). When it’s a ring terminal etc. On the type of connections he did, use of quality heat shrink connections are best.
I, like most of the folks who watch your videos, wish I could bring my vehicle to you. What an amazing technician you are. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Ray you should become a teacher as you information delivery is clear and easy to follow. Great vid. 👍🏾👍🏾
Nicely diag and repair Ray, keep up the great work fella! Here in the UK you would seriously struggle to find a mechanic that would take that much effort to diagnose and fix that problem!
As always Ray, your persistence has paid off, good job sir.
Honestly ray you could be a teacher. You explain things so well
The one thing guaranteed is, that upstream O2 sensor will never go bad because it is way too easy to access. You're supposed to need four opposing elbows and a ratchet with six floppy joints to get to it
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The engineer who decided to run that wire harness in that tight gap needs to go to a 12-person overnight rave in a small coat closet.
Hi, Ray. It sure nice to see an honest mechanic for a change. I have been around a long time[80yrs] and have seen 1st hand some of the stuff that went on. At a major repair shop, I watched a mechanic take a screwdriver to rubber boot on a wheel cylinder just enough to drip fluid so it had to be replaced. I let it be known to the manager and that part of the fix was free.
Glad to see Ray uses his tape like he uses his brake clean! Great job!
Two tips for you when doing this kind of work.
1- When twisting the strands give a bit more twisting action as this will increase the strength of the crimp and lock it more securely.
and 2 - Stagger the crimp 90 degrees from each other - do not crimp all in a line. You're doing fine my friend, keep up the great work Sherlock Holms...
Ray is incredibly wise knowledgeable and a very good teacher
I am watching wire splicing and enjoying it. I have become my parents.
Only Ray would do this without charging an arm and a leg for all that labor on a dead horse. That guy should feel lucky.
Here It is! Pop-corn ready...let the video begin!!!
I'm amazed at how well Ray can work with gloves on. He can peel the backing off of tape with his gloves on. I could never do that.
Ray, we need to introduce you to a soldering iron, so much better than a crimp.
The amount of times i told myself dont forget to add the shrink tube first...ill always forget at least once on a good day lol
My electrical auto mechanic teacher used to tease us by saying if we are going to do a “smoke test “ of overheating the wires.
It is sometimes a valid technique in troubleshooting microcircuitry.
Letting the smoke out is a short step beyond pushing over-voltage and using either IR tech or a dampened fingertip to see where the heat is.
I greatly appreciate and admire your diagnostic and repair skills.
Don't let Ivan from pine Hollow Auto diagnostics see you using those butt connections, he hates those 😂
Hey, I’ve painted grass many times.
It’s how I keep it green in the summer here.😄
Yeah I dare say that you’ed be hard pressed to find a service manager that would allow a mechanic spend that much time on diagnosing a problem like that. Well done Ray you da man!
great two part series. Excellent how to step by step diagnosis and repair.
It is called "friction" tape!!!
We call it hockey tape up here in Canadia 😂
First I heard someone refer to friction tape, I ended up Googling for 5 minutes before I figured out what they were referring to!
My dad always had friction tape in his tool box
In the "60's" that is what we used for electric work
Hi Ray I was cringing when you when you were subjecting the Fluke to 20 plus amps in the first video!! My hobby is restoring old valve radios and would dearly love a Fluke multimeter but way beyond my price bracket. I have serviced my own cars since I was a teenager (53 years)! Complete engine rebuilds to welding new floors into my cars. Love watching your escapades even though our motors are much smaller here over the pond. However since we no longer have any major motor manufacturing any more we tend to be flooded with oriental imports. Keep up with the great videos
You know he's doing a good job when there's a shout of 'ANUTHA' as the centre spool of cloth insulating tape goes spinning across the workshop floor.
Nice to see tools and parts we have used. The silver tape looks like narrow DUCT tape - the stuff legal for ducts, not the cloth stuff. Basically aluminum foil with glue.
Ray the shop that put the transmission only fixed the transmission. You saved the customer. I do believe co2 wiring get melted from the exhaust manifold since older cars the clips for the wires are gone. Have a Great Day consider this a win
I hope the owner let's you do the other repairs to save the old time capsule.
Ray you promised us that you were going to do a completed walk around on this car to see what else is wrong with it. Can we have a part three please?
Sure thing, I’ll post it in the second channel!
@@RainmanRaysRepairs Awesome! Thank you!
still has the touch... Awesome video Ray
Ray, I might be able to save you some effort. I work in aerospace as a EE, I use M81824 series splices for things like that on the planes. The advantage is they are environmental splices, comes with the shrink, and is very similar to the solder sleeves you were showing. We use those too for shielded wire. You can get them at Mouser, Digi-Key, etc.
Hey Rainman Ray, I’m glad you got the parts necessary to fix this car. I was telling my wife about the detailed process of finding the problem with this car. You impress me with your thoroughness to find these electrical problems. Good work Mr Ray.
His thought process and process of elimination on these things is phenomenal. That sort of critical thinking can pass on to most any electrical/mechanical/refrigeration job You do, or any problem solving job you have. "Think like the machine"
Back in the middle 1960's I was on a electrical supply coarse and we were taught the wired fuses will take 100% load continuously. From memory at 100% overload, i.e in your case 30 amps, the fuse must blow with in 2 seconds. I know there tables somewhere listing the %age of overload of a fuse is carrying it must blow in. I liked the way you chose to use hard crimped connectors over the modern soldered ones. Also on that electrical course I was taught that properly crimped connectors are better than soldered ones.
It's like watching paint grow. You're welcome.
perfect diag and patience , couldnt say anything else,hope the fluke will keep working, owner of the car will be happy....
I have missed your videos. Heard you have been stupid sick. Glad you are back. Even Eric O at SMA wasn't peaking my interest as of late. Missed you Ray man....
Wow the algorithm is off. I've been back to normal for a few weeks now. And yea I was close to pneumonia, it sucked
Hi ray and wife unit and boys just finished watching part 2 excellent wiring repair and as always you all be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Excellent repairwork Ray!
Witnessing what the problem was (didn’t happen overnight) I’m concerned with the people redoing the transmission. Scary. Nice find and as usual great job Ray.
I was going to purchase a car in New York State have it shipped to you for a pre purchase inspection then shipped to me in California if all was well. Also have you do some additional service as well. I didn’t buy the car as it turns out. My point is after watching you take of this customer and the lengths you went through to solve this problem make me assured I made a good decision regarding your garage. You are truly a cut above most mechanics!
Loved watching you wire O2 plug harness. Thanks
That barely broken in 3.0L was probably on its way to the salvage yard. Nice save. Hope you get the bearing and brake job. Well done Sir!
A fine piece of machinery once again saved by mr ray!
I agree with not using the low temp solder connectors in a very hot place. Always use waterproof butt connectors if you have them, so i sent you some. Love your channel, have a nice day.
Having watched your "paint drying" repairs 😄 I was glad to see the success of the operation (I had no doubt). Also, thank you for the cameo of Lauren/WifeUnit, and you're right - she is beautiful (I hope that's okay to make that comment...she is). What a diag yesterday!! Another great video, Ray. Thanks!
Maybe your customer will have you repair the brakes & wheel bearing.
That's sweet ray glad you found the problem that stuff takes patience
Actually Ray, I LIKE a good wiring video. I can turn a wrench, but I like wiring. When you were working on your truck, that was the part I found most interesting.
I like that you staggered the splices, I do that myself. One thing I do different than you did, I prefer uninsulated splices. I find that I can make a stronger crimp with them. Of course I heat shrink over them, too. An added advantage is that the bundle is smaller when you're done.
Videos like this, are why I subscribed. Thank you.
Nice job finding the short circuit good morning Ray 🌄.
Awesome candid shot of your better half. Oh ya great job on the ford too.
Always enjoy watching your videos Ray,the wealth of automotive knowledge you are willing to share most impressive, where were you 50 years ago
Ray was learning to walk😂
There is no such thing as a boring video from the Rainman. Good stuff!
Hi ray glad for the new video. Brighten up my morning.
Repairing an automobile is always entertaining and knowledgeable. ......another great repair video....thanks Ray
That repair will stand the test of time Ray. Great job! Cheers.
Simple repairs such as todays class are what most people would do but it gives a confirmation from experience that what we think is a correct way of doing a repair is what we thunk. I would of written down the colors to match before cutting and photo them.
I don't want to know how many "mechanics" parts cannon a car with a lot of fault codes and never fix the basic problem of a corroded wire or a ripped hose which was the root cause of all the problems.
Especially when the issue is intermittent.
😂 I would have never thought of looking at that wire 😕 Ray you are the man 😅 wish you were closer to US
For high heat areas, pick up a roll of fiberglass tape. Lovely stuff.
Hey Ray, I really enjoy your diagnostic videos. I'm happy to see you were able to find and fix the problem for your customer. Cheers!
glad you could do the wiring i had every bit of faith in you and thank you again for the info in the video
If you had an 8 am to midnight stream, I would watch the whole thing and be excited the whole damn time. Hell, I would take off work to learn from you and help you where I could just to learn. You are not only an amazing mechanic, but also an amazing human.
Most excellent repair! Thanks for showing us how you did it! Always great to see Lauren in a video! 😁
I have the 2002 model of this car, wagon and all, 3.0 "U" engine. I recently had issues with the EGR system, and it has made the intake NASTY. So I performed an EGR bypass. Car's been running great since, and even seems to have slightly improved fuel economy! It's a nightmare to work on SOME of the stuff in this car, I have to take the intake off to replace spark plugs, luckily that doesn't need to be done all that often. I"ve been slowly bring this car into the modern age with a new Stereo, new LED lighting. Some interior audio overhauls, and other stuff. Mine has 130k miles on it and still runs like a scalded dog. I'm glad to see this video to get a look into what my future MAY hold.
Always nice to see Lauren.
Another one of those videos where they tell you to see the best part at the end
This was the correct way to repair this car. The aluminum tape is a little sketchy but other than that great job Ray!
I though you were going to soder the wires, great video love the detailed explanation.
Nicely done Ray!
I never thought a wire splice video could be so boring. Thanks for showing me something I didn't know Ray. 😊
Had a Windstar that was basically a van on a Taurus chassis. My wife hit high water in it and the next day the transmission went stupid. Run fine through the gears then downshift into 2 nd gear. Then staying in second gear for miles. I got to study the factory manual and figured it had to be electrical. Shure enough, it was the neutral switch. Bought over the counter at Ford, installed by myself in thirty minutes. Easy problem solved.
This video is an excellent reason why I enjoy watching your videos, your observations are noted audibly, yup explain your train of thought, and you explain how and why you do things a certain way. Thank you Ray.
As many have said, love the videos and detailed description. May I offer a point of info and suggestion. Those heat guns usually come with a semi-circle attachment that allow you to get all sides of the heat shrink so you don't have to move the wires around. Also, It did not appear to be so, but there is a double walled heat shrink that has an adhesive inside that melts to produce a moisture resistant seal. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Ray! What a job! What a man! What a time!
A couple of small hints. First, there are the original (sadly expensive) crimping tools that reflect the very original idea of crimping the connector area and ALSO the insulation area in one shot. The idea was that crimping also the insulation would produce a stronger joint and avoid sharp bends of the wire, as it is locked inside the insulation(s). Second, my opinion is that both kinds of insulation tape have rubber adhesive. It is only the “carrier”, either fabric in the old style, or PVC in the new one. The softening compound in PVC is what makes the rubber adhesive to become fluid and let the PVC tape unwrap. And “nasty”.
Cool - round 2. Great lunch time watch.