This vehicle may have been here before. I don't know how a private citizen would have this as their daily driver. The PA/sirenb horn wouldn't be behind the engine on the firewall on a municipal unit. It would be out on a push bumper or behind the grille.
The pd have their own fleet techs. I worked for the motor pool in the nypd for like 10 years. That cruiser is more than likely some private law enforcement vehicle.
@@dannyr3346 depends on city and department, I am betting. Smaller cities, towns, do not have their own techs. So you never know. I have lived in US and Canada, seen both. Even here in Alberta RCMP use local shops for oil and general maintenance unless they are in major cities.
@@dannyr3346 wouldn't make sense for smaller detachments/forces do have their own fleet maintenance, as they do not have a large enough fleet to make it worth hiring a full time tech. The RCMP detachment near me has a grand total of 3-4 vehicle, they have an SUV, one marked cruiser, at least one unmarked cruise, and I think they have an older cruiser they use as a spare. Other detachments are so spread out that having a central repair depot would also not be cost effective. I have no doubt large city police forces would do all their own maintenance as they would have a large enough fleet to keep one or more techs busy.
Ray spent the morning during the test drive going door to door collecting late payments from deadbeat customers.😮😮😮 The squad car helped him to collect all of the slow pays so that Lauren can finish the end of month reports.😊😊😊 Another great video as always Ray!
Put new battery on wife’s car this am. Dropped 10 mil socket somewhere on subframe. Had her brake bounce the car and socket fell out and rolled towards a storm drain. Made diving stop. Howdy from exciting Texas yall!
in many aspects this is just a generic fluid change but one very important thing to note, any fleet contract of this magnitude would be a sweetheart of a deal to land and an golden opportunity to expand. In return, the customer gets a fully documented service and a real time overall visual / physical safety inspection and guaranteed top performance/ emergence requirement of their vehicle, I say this in respect to..., the "CYA" criteria on their end that comes with the job, their liability insurance, internal fleet assets integrity and appraised /depreciative values. From a customers point of view, it don't get any more professional than that. It's a win/win for everyone. Ray we watched you, crawl, then walk...now it's time to fly! Let's get this party started!!!
@@turboturtle9083 I'm implying versatility not inclusivity... even if I were all contracts are contractual with clauses. Baskets of eggs cliche's only apply to niche markets. The number 1 rule of any successful business is to be positive and open to opportunity. Rule number 2 of any business is to recognize and seize upon a good opportunity if it presents itself. Rule number 3 is to capitalize on all good opportunities in order to stay successful. Being stagnant, complacent or afraid to venture beyond comfort zones is the sole reason why big box stores win and mom an pop shops fail. Look at the history of TH-camr Garrett Mitchell/aka Cleetus McFarland, the guy started out broke with a video installing turbo whistles in a muffler, now he owns several businesses and he's a successful millionaire.. he owns race cars, burnout cars, a race track with a venue, helicopters, planes, a registered runway, jet boats, race boats, employs 30 to 40 people, sells custom car parts, merchandising and much more behind the scenes just to name a few of his many successes. I see Ray having the same opportunities....
@turboturtle9083 I'm implying versatility not inclusivity... even if I were all contracts are contractual with clauses. Baskets of eggs cliche's only apply to niche markets. The number 1 rule of any successful business is to be positive and open to opportunity. Rule number 2 of any business is to recognize and seize upon a good opportunity if it presents itself. Rule number 3 is to capitalize on all good opportunities in order to stay successful. Being stagnant, complacent or afraid to venture beyond comfort zones is the sole reason why big box stores win and mom an pop shops fail. Look at the history of TH-camr Garrett Mitchell/aka Cleetus McFarland, the guy started out broke with a video installing turbo whistles in a muffler, now he owns several businesses and he's a successful millionaire.. he owns race cars, burnout cars, a race track with a venue, helicopters, planes, a registered runway, jet boats, race boats, employs 30 to 40 people, sells custom car parts, merchandising and much more behind the scenes just to name a few of his many successes. I see Ray having the same opportunities....
Play the pipe , pipe up the crew. A tea kettle has a pipe (whistle) to let you know the water is hot, ergo “piping hot” . Wonderful video, always lots to learn from your work!
Just letting you know, ‘coz you likely won’t see my post. The first print source is from the 14th century, in the Canterbury Tales. That’s before steam engines (17th century) and the first whistling tea kettle (early 1900s). So, the only steam it was originally talking about was the steam in the hot items cooking making noise as it was released. The sound was being compared to the noise made by hand held musical reed pipes (not hot).
Exceptional agility under that hood sir! It’s like watching an orchestra conductor moving along at incredible speed till the mission is done. Old Huey pilots appreciate great mechanics Ray and you are one of them.
My brother and son are both Ford master techs. They agree, to service the PTU. It is so close to the exhaust that the heat cooks the fluid, especially on cop cars that sit and idle a lot. I know this because I listen to them talk about it for an hour or two. LOL Listening to them talk is as enjoyable as watching your videos.
This could be an opportunity to get ALL of their fleet vehicles! Do a great job on this one like you always do. Go to their fleet manager with a proposal (discounted labor rate, quick turn around time, suggested maintenance schedule based on how they use the vehicles)
There's a garage in my village that services the village police cars and the surrounding town ambulance. My sister took her cars there because it was close to her house. She passed away and I got her car. Shortly after it needed an inspection soI took it there. The owner calls me and says it needs front brakes. I didn't have the money and asked if they still had pad left. They are legal as long as there is pad. He said yes but I had better change them within the next few weeks. Over a month later I bought pads and rotors. Imagine my surprise when I pulled the pool ld pads and saw that they weren't even half worn out. I had the new parts and changed them so I knew where they were at condition/mileage wise. My thought is, how much is this place ripping off the village and ambulance service. Years ago we had a recall on my wife's car. When she took it to the dealerships told them to inspect it also. They called her and said the rear brakes were shot. They gave her an outrageous price and she said she knew I usually spent about $30 to buy the parts. She asked if they still pasted inspection and he claimed he asked the mechanic and again, you better get them done in a couple of weeks. A few months later I bought new pads and removed the half worn out pads. Another garage I mostly used for inspections and tires had a mechanic that fked me over on brakes. I went to get my car inspected. The mechanic said the brakes were bad which I knew they were real close. I was too busy to do them myself so I had Them do pads and rotors. I noticed the brakes were making noise and thought I was just because they were new. Two weeks later I looked at them and it was the old pads and rotors. I changed them and then took the pads to the garage and told the owner who I knew for a long time to stick them in his azz. He tried saying it must have been bad pads bla bla bla. You could tell the metal backing had been living life here in the rust belt but he claimed they were new but a bad run. It seems they are all criminals
@@CraigGrant-sh3in I hate so many shops are owned by big corporations and just try to get you for every dollar they can, that is why I quit Pep Boys when they fired all old managers that ran the big 10 tire shops for years after they found out they wouldn't rip off customers, the last time I got tires there and it will be the last time after dealing with Big 10 for life and the Pep Boys for another five years after they bought them, till they fired the good guys running them, anyway while I was getting tires they came up with a whole list of things my truck needed all of a sudden for a high dollar prices including a cabin air filter for 200.00, my 2005 Dodge/Cummins doesn't have a cabin filter but they were going to replace anyway
That's a fake cop car. There is no "fleet" backing that up. Nobody does that poor of a job installing police equipment such as the siren sitting on top of the engine bay.
Ray, from the bottom of my heart I want you to know the people of this earth are thankful for you. Please continue to inspire, recycle, and entertain because the world needs that right now more than ever before. I know it sounds crazy, a mechanic with a camera, but it is what it is.
If I didn’t feel like doing it myself, you’re one of the very few people I would let change my transmission fluid. And as I don’t always agree with everything you do, (yes I’m old and stuck in my ways), I do like how you do that. And AC work, and brakes as well.😁
Hey Ray remember when pouring oil out of gallon turn around so there’s no Glug Glug Glug high end on top and it will pour like butter! Have an awesome weekend
Love your videos. The safety steps and protective steps (e.g. rags in openings etc) are valuable lessons for any vehicle owner. This is from an old bloke living in Beerwah Queensland, Australia. Keep up the good work. Terry.
What I liked was he removed the entire AL/Plastic seal on the oil container... sooooo many people do not do that and wonder why they have engine problems down the road due to FOD from that seal.
Ray with regards to the strategy detecting Misfires, you are correct for the majority of vehicles but some vehilces like Chrysler have the ECM monitor the secondary current ramps from the coil (after the spark plug fires) and if it doesn't look right it detects "Insufficient ionization" which alerts the Chrysler dealer technicians that the Misfire is electrical in nature and not mechanical such as a valve not sealing, broken valve spring etc. A mechanical fault. Just thought I'd let you know. (My dad was a Chrysler tech for a number of years before he passed away, and a mechanic overall for 50 years). Cheers.
My boss had bought three of these types of cars that were used for our security detail and they ran terrible. And me being his top guy I chose the best one. But was terrible interior. But the whole engine and everything was the best running thing. Wish ray could have worked on all of them.
Years ago when I was buying and selling used police vehicles, instrument gauges showed mileage and hours, which is more important than mileage. Figured at 30 miles per hour engine run time.
I could a sworn I was watching a rerun but this is another one lol. Odd place to mount the siren on the firewall? With the lubricant's rays installing this vehicle's gonna live a long life.
Your one hour timing is perfect for my one hour treadmill walk! Education + Exercise. Great experience looking over your shoulder. If I was 50 years younger I could be an auto mechanic/artist instead of a musician/artist. What you do is a work of art!
The phrase Piping Hot has been used since the late medieval period (1300-1500 A.D.) to describe the steam from a tea kettle. English poet Geoffrey Chaucer first used the phrase in The Miller's Tale in 1387 to describe fresh waffles: “He sente hir pyment meeth and spiced ale / And wafres pipyng hoot out of the glede” Some other theories about the origin of the phrase include: The sound of old pipe organs in large churches Bagpipe music at ceremonial feasts in Scotland Food being piped aboard ships Scorching hot water on the stove
Ray you'll be proud of me brother! I used the BG pxt2 transmission service machine for the first time today! What a difference it makes man, little to know mess at all and super simple. Im sold on the bg stuff now. I used it twice today and used the bg brake fluid exchange machine after my cheapo brake pressure bleeder exploded on me.
RAY! I used the BG transmission cleaner on my 2006 BMW 525i when I did the Transmission service last November and it did a fantastic job. There was NO varnish stains in the mechanisms and casing at all. The fluid was insane dirty. With 190K miles on the transmission, I put the conditioner in with the new Pentosin ATF 6 and it shifts like new, man. That's no, "Snake Oil" brother. It REALLY works.
After the care and consideration you have given this car and the resulting awesome video, I can't help but imagine you will get more business from this Police force. You are so committed to your work and don't cut corners. I sincerely hope the Chief views this video and contracts you for fleet service.
As an officer and having drove plenty of these explorers, they are notorious for transmission shutters. There is a part in the torque converter that breaks causing it to shutter. I have a video of mine doing it pretty badly.
You may need to save time by not filming some activity that you see as mundane on occasion, but we the viewers appreciate whatever content you choose to deliver. It's never a waste of time on our side of the tube Ray!
I remember the days when you didn't have air or electric wrenches to work on cars. You had to do it all by turning wrenches 😅 PS: but when you opened the hood you could actually see an engine not plastic
Hiya - sorry to correct you, but you likely wouldn’t see my post. The term originally had nothing to do with steam engines (first ones in use during the 1600s), and not even whistling tea kettles (first made in the early 1900s). The first use in print of the term was in The Canterbury Tales, published in the 14th century. It isn’t comparing the sound from the cooking items to other steam-powered noises at all. It’s comparing the sound to hand-held musical pipes - just because they also make noise as air passes through them.
The phrase "piping hot" is an idiom that means very hot, and originated in Middle English in the 14th century. The phrase compares the sound of sizzling food cooking in a frying pan to the sound of musical pipes. The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer first used the phrase in The Miller's Tale in 1390 to describe waffles as "piping hot"
The interesting part for me was that the phrase predates both steam engines (1600s) and whistling tea kettles (early 1900s). It’s only comparing the sounds, not the mechanism.
Ptu is called the torque on demand system, basically, it gives you torque / 4wd as and when the vehicle decides it's required through all the traction management systems
Had to continually adjust my brain every time Ray mentioned 'banging the Tahoe!' Down here in the land of Oz, the 'banging' of inanimate objects is not something that is talked about in public, belongs to more fetish related communities! 😂😂😂 Gotta love the way the meaning of verbs differs from country to country..... take care all!
It means that here too. It does also mean to hit something. It's a double entendre. Ray makes them from time to time. Go back, listen to it again at the 31:00 mark. He said the service manager was choking back laughter when he'd said "I've never banged a tahoe in my life." tahoe ta hoe tall hoe (In some southern regional dialects people say "tall" but it sounds like "ta", that's where the "tahoe" = "tall hoe" part of the joke comes from.) Add those two things together. "I've never banged a Tahoe in my life" is both a clean statement and a dirty joke. A double entendre. (Late reply due to me going back and watching some vids I'd missed in the past. Sorry.)
Ray, I believe that is a 3.6 liter and not a 3.5 liter. The police interceptors were a 3.6 and the regular Explorers were a 3.5. At least that is how they are in my neck of the woods. Another great video! Keep it up!
I had a 2014 Explorer ex-Police, I got it with about 125,000 miles on it, and it had 9,270 engine hours, and 5,295 idle hours. So ya, they have alot of time on them.
I thought most police departments had their own garages where they performed fleet service and where they get their municipality’s graphics. Thought it was a big reason departments usually only have a couple different models they operate.
Here in the UK we call 'worm gear clamps' jubilee clips...! No idea why... So, in the interests of research, I discovered... "The Jubilee® worm drive hose clip was invented in April 1921 and patented by Commander Lumley Robinson, the founder of L Robinson and Company." Now we know!
I think you proved, once again, how significant fluids are in the performance of a vehicle. Really many of them are DIY type of maintenance that can give your vehicles a lot of extra life and trouble free performance. I'm still a bit intimidated by the brake bleed, so I don't do those.
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Isnt this the 2nd or 3rd police car Ray has done, that shows you how fair he is and the trust they have in him. Good job Ray. 😊😊😊😊😊
This vehicle may have been here before. I don't know how a private citizen would have this as their daily driver. The PA/sirenb horn wouldn't be behind the engine on the firewall on a municipal unit. It would be out on a push bumper or behind the grille.
My thoughts too!
If the Police trust you over dealers ( no pun intended), you know you are doing something right!
The pd have their own fleet techs. I worked for the motor pool in the nypd for like 10 years. That cruiser is more than likely some private law enforcement vehicle.
@@dannyr3346 depends on city and department, I am betting. Smaller cities, towns, do not have their own techs. So you never know. I have lived in US and Canada, seen both. Even here in Alberta RCMP use local shops for oil and general maintenance unless they are in major cities.
@@dannyr3346 wouldn't make sense for smaller detachments/forces do have their own fleet maintenance, as they do not have a large enough fleet to make it worth hiring a full time tech. The RCMP detachment near me has a grand total of 3-4 vehicle, they have an SUV, one marked cruiser, at least one unmarked cruise, and I think they have an older cruiser they use as a spare. Other detachments are so spread out that having a central repair depot would also not be cost effective. I have no doubt large city police forces would do all their own maintenance as they would have a large enough fleet to keep one or more techs busy.
Ray spent the morning during the test drive going door to door collecting late payments from deadbeat customers.😮😮😮
The squad car helped him to collect all of the slow pays so that Lauren can finish the end of month reports.😊😊😊
Another great video as always Ray!
Lol
Ray test driving that interceptor. You know he wanted to light someone up.😂
i think he said that the first interceptor he test drove lol
Check with Jeremy Dewitte and see how impersonating a police officer worked out for him. 🙃
@@DogAteMyPopcorn heh, my dads a police officer man, its a misdemeanor
@@Evan-df5mofelony in Florida
He had his fun but he stayed within the verbal instructions by the officer.
This is why its so hard to do it yourself. You need so many tools 🔧
Put new battery on wife’s car this am.
Dropped 10 mil socket somewhere on subframe.
Had her brake bounce the car and socket fell out and rolled towards a storm drain.
Made diving stop.
Howdy from exciting Texas yall!
Say hi to Greg Abbott from me in Az...😊
@@DonaldWells-wk8dc
Will do.
He will be there in 28 campaigning for the White House.
@@sheepdog3828
I need that.
Living the dream 😅
@@Kykid78Native Texan, lifetime resident - 7 decades. LAST guy I'd vote for any public office is Hot Wheels.
Amazing I saw everyone doing the speed limit in your test drives this video
I'm addicted to learning all the intricacies of different mechanical issues that Ray breaks down. Im not even a mechanic.
Hi Ray I like your good work, This is your caribbean friend I being washing one year GOD bless you.
You banged one little Tahoe, and will now be known Ray The Tahoe Banger for the rest of you life.
Dave obviously has a clear conscious and nerves of steel.
or has gone deaf :)
in many aspects this is just a generic fluid change but one very important thing to note, any fleet contract of this magnitude would be a sweetheart of a deal to land and an golden opportunity to expand.
In return, the customer gets a fully documented service and a real time overall visual / physical safety inspection and guaranteed top performance/ emergence requirement of their vehicle, I say this in respect to..., the "CYA" criteria on their end that comes with the job, their liability insurance, internal fleet assets integrity and appraised /depreciative values. From a customers point of view, it don't get any more professional than that. It's a win/win for everyone.
Ray we watched you, crawl, then walk...now it's time to fly!
Let's get this party started!!!
Big contracts are great till they don't pay ,for what ever reason. Then your sunk. Rule of business, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
@@turboturtle9083 I'm implying versatility not inclusivity... even if I were all contracts are contractual with clauses.
Baskets of eggs cliche's only apply to niche markets. The number 1 rule of any successful business is to be positive and open to opportunity.
Rule number 2 of any business is to recognize and seize upon a good opportunity if it presents itself.
Rule number 3 is to capitalize on all good opportunities in order to stay successful.
Being stagnant, complacent or afraid to venture beyond comfort zones is the sole reason why big box stores win and mom an pop shops fail.
Look at the history of TH-camr Garrett Mitchell/aka Cleetus McFarland, the guy started out broke with a video installing turbo whistles in a muffler, now he owns several businesses and he's a successful millionaire..
he owns race cars, burnout cars, a race track with a venue, helicopters, planes, a registered runway, jet boats, race boats, employs 30 to 40 people, sells custom car parts, merchandising and much more behind the scenes just to name a few of his many successes.
I see Ray having the same opportunities....
@turboturtle9083 I'm implying versatility not inclusivity... even if I were all contracts are contractual with clauses.
Baskets of eggs cliche's only apply to niche markets. The number 1 rule of any successful business is to be positive and open to opportunity.
Rule number 2 of any business is to recognize and seize upon a good opportunity if it presents itself.
Rule number 3 is to capitalize on all good opportunities in order to stay successful.
Being stagnant, complacent or afraid to venture beyond comfort zones is the sole reason why big box stores win and mom an pop shops fail.
Look at the history of TH-camr Garrett Mitchell/aka Cleetus McFarland, the guy started out broke with a video installing turbo whistles in a muffler, now he owns several businesses and he's a successful millionaire..
he owns race cars, burnout cars, a race track with a venue, helicopters, planes, a registered runway, jet boats, race boats, employs 30 to 40 people, sells custom car parts, merchandising and much more behind the scenes just to name a few of his many successes.
I see Ray having the same opportunities....
Dave reminds me of the engineer in Galaxy Quest. Totally unflappable.
Play the pipe , pipe up the crew. A tea kettle has a pipe (whistle) to let you know the water is hot, ergo “piping hot” . Wonderful video, always lots to learn from your work!
Just letting you know, ‘coz you likely won’t see my post.
The first print source is from the 14th century, in the Canterbury Tales. That’s before steam engines (17th century) and the first whistling tea kettle (early 1900s). So, the only steam it was originally talking about was the steam in the hot items cooking making noise as it was released. The sound was being compared to the noise made by hand held musical reed pipes (not hot).
New Spark plugs, oil change, and New Air Filter makes the car run almost like new.
Exceptional agility under that hood sir! It’s like watching an orchestra conductor moving along at incredible speed till the mission is done. Old Huey pilots appreciate great mechanics Ray and you are one of them.
Well worth taking your car to ray. So good at taking care of your car 🚗. We'll done ray 😊
One thing to love about the interceptors are their column mounted shifters!
My brother and son are both Ford master techs. They agree, to service the PTU. It is so close to the exhaust that the heat cooks the fluid, especially on cop cars that sit and idle a lot. I know this because I listen to them talk about it for an hour or two. LOL Listening to them talk is as enjoyable as watching your videos.
Always fun to work on police vehicles and watch the folks on the road around you (no light, horn or sirens). 😁
This could be an opportunity to get ALL of their fleet vehicles!
Do a great job on this one like you always do.
Go to their fleet manager with a proposal (discounted labor rate, quick turn around time, suggested maintenance schedule based on how they use the vehicles)
There's a garage in my village that services the village police cars and the surrounding town ambulance. My sister took her cars there because it was close to her house. She passed away and I got her car. Shortly after it needed an inspection soI took it there. The owner calls me and says it needs front brakes. I didn't have the money and asked if they still had pad left. They are legal as long as there is pad. He said yes but I had better change them within the next few weeks. Over a month later I bought pads and rotors. Imagine my surprise when I pulled the pool ld pads and saw that they weren't even half worn out. I had the new parts and changed them so I knew where they were at condition/mileage wise. My thought is, how much is this place ripping off the village and ambulance service. Years ago we had a recall on my wife's car. When she took it to the dealerships told them to inspect it also. They called her and said the rear brakes were shot. They gave her an outrageous price and she said she knew I usually spent about $30 to buy the parts. She asked if they still pasted inspection and he claimed he asked the mechanic and again, you better get them done in a couple of weeks. A few months later I bought new pads and removed the half worn out pads. Another garage I mostly used for inspections and tires had a mechanic that fked me over on brakes. I went to get my car inspected. The mechanic said the brakes were bad which I knew they were real close. I was too busy to do them myself so I had Them do pads and rotors. I noticed the brakes were making noise and thought I was just because they were new. Two weeks later I looked at them and it was the old pads and rotors. I changed them and then took the pads to the garage and told the owner who I knew for a long time to stick them in his azz. He tried saying it must have been bad pads bla bla bla. You could tell the metal backing had been living life here in the rust belt but he claimed they were new but a bad run. It seems they are all criminals
@@CraigGrant-sh3in I hate so many shops are owned by big corporations and just try to get you for every dollar they can, that is why I quit Pep Boys when they fired all old managers that ran the big 10 tire shops for years after they found out they wouldn't rip off customers, the last time I got tires there and it will be the last time after dealing with Big 10 for life and the Pep Boys for another five years after they bought them, till they fired the good guys running them, anyway while I was getting tires they came up with a whole list of things my truck needed all of a sudden for a high dollar prices including a cabin air filter for 200.00, my 2005 Dodge/Cummins doesn't have a cabin filter but they were going to replace anyway
@@CraigGrant-sh3inand this is the reason I do as much of my own maintenance as I can
That's a fake cop car. There is no "fleet" backing that up. Nobody does that poor of a job installing police equipment such as the siren sitting on top of the engine bay.
@@mph5896 I would like to think that but today, you never know.
Every shop needs a Dave.
Never too long a video with Rain man Ray!!!! 😁👍
Ray, from the bottom of my heart I want you to know the people of this earth are thankful for you.
Please continue to inspire, recycle, and entertain because the world needs that right now more than ever before.
I know it sounds crazy, a mechanic with a camera, but it is what it is.
Happy Tuesday!
Always nice to see you.
Happy Tuesday to you too and remember to have yourself a great day.
Howdy maim.
And to you and Ray...,have a slice of a great day
To you as Well! :)
These are great units… I was assigned a 2019 with the ecoboost…too fast for a detective so now it’s a impala with a rod knock
An hour is never too long…. Sometimes I need to come back and see the rest. Excellent video! Stay safe all….
Toughest 81,000 miles ever on that motor! Plus of course the 5000 hours of idling!
That's a lot of chasing the bad guys around
If I didn’t feel like doing it myself, you’re one of the very few people I would let change my transmission fluid. And as I don’t always agree with everything you do, (yes I’m old and stuck in my ways), I do like how you do that. And AC work, and brakes as well.😁
For someone like me who isn't a mechanic, it's nice to hear all the explanations of the processes that you complete! Thank you
A suggestion for worm clamps: I find a 5/16" nut driver works well. I noticed you use a slot screwdriver most of the time.
You know what works really well for handling hot things? A shop towel 😂. But you do you….you’re way better at this than I ever was. 👍
Revved up like a deuce 😎 Before the Internet, I was singing, completely different lyrics
you know, the runner in the night
Probably blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche?
Hey Ray remember when pouring oil out of gallon turn around so there’s no Glug Glug Glug high end on top and it will pour like butter! Have an awesome weekend
Love your videos. The safety steps and protective steps (e.g. rags in openings etc) are valuable lessons for any vehicle owner. This is from an old bloke living in Beerwah Queensland, Australia. Keep up the good work. Terry.
Ray rolling into the throttle over the bridge then pulling back a little to tuck behind the Ford, absolute heart attack by the Ford driver!
Wonder how man people saw Ray behind them in that car and went "oh shit".
What I liked was he removed the entire AL/Plastic seal on the oil container... sooooo many people do not do that and wonder why they have engine problems down the road due to FOD from that seal.
OMG you used a socket on a clamp! Every time you say fluid exchange I think of Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man!
Ray with regards to the strategy detecting Misfires, you are correct for the majority of vehicles but some vehilces like Chrysler have the ECM monitor the secondary current ramps from the coil (after the spark plug fires) and if it doesn't look right it detects "Insufficient ionization" which alerts the Chrysler dealer technicians that the Misfire is electrical in nature and not mechanical such as a valve not sealing, broken valve spring etc. A mechanical fault. Just thought I'd let you know. (My dad was a Chrysler tech for a number of years before he passed away, and a mechanic overall for 50 years). Cheers.
My boss had bought three of these types of cars that were used for our security detail and they ran terrible. And me being his top guy I chose the best one. But was terrible interior. But the whole engine and everything was the best running thing.
Wish ray could have worked on all of them.
This could be an opportunity to get ALL of their fleet vehicles! great job taking care , ford usally wear out faster than any other.
I have to admit, that is a very clean undercarriage. No oil leaks.
Years ago when I was buying and selling used police vehicles, instrument gauges showed mileage and hours, which is more important than mileage. Figured at 30 miles per hour engine run time.
I could a sworn I was watching a rerun but this is another one lol. Odd place to mount the siren on the firewall? With the lubricant's rays installing this vehicle's gonna live a long life.
Lol the "banging my Tahoe" story again. Never gets old
never banged a tahoe..What about a corner ho, Ray??? :)
It's good to have a daily dose of RayRainman 😊😊😊
The future so bright I gotta wear shades Ray. 😎
RAY you're such a better man than me. I would sooo be flying around with all the lights and sirens on!😁😁😁
I look forward to your daily videos and I always learn something , so thanks. Like the longer format as well :)
Your one hour timing is perfect for my one hour treadmill walk! Education + Exercise. Great experience looking over your shoulder. If I was 50 years younger I could be an auto mechanic/artist instead of a musician/artist. What you do is a work of art!
The phrase Piping Hot has been used since the late medieval period (1300-1500 A.D.) to describe the steam from a tea kettle. English poet Geoffrey Chaucer first used the phrase in The Miller's Tale in 1387 to describe fresh waffles:
“He sente hir pyment meeth and spiced ale / And wafres pipyng hoot out of the glede”
Some other theories about the origin of the phrase include:
The sound of old pipe organs in large churches
Bagpipe music at ceremonial feasts in Scotland
Food being piped aboard ships
Scorching hot water on the stove
Middle English cool. I was a fan of the Canterbury tales back in college.
A kettle yes, a tea kettle no !
Ray you'll be proud of me brother! I used the BG pxt2 transmission service machine for the first time today! What a difference it makes man, little to know mess at all and super simple. Im sold on the bg stuff now. I used it twice today and used the bg brake fluid exchange machine after my cheapo brake pressure bleeder exploded on me.
I got 144,000 miles on my 2014 Explorers 52:44 original spark plugs. Changed them when I put a water pump in it
Oh lord, Ray says his eyes are getting close to 40! Damn I’m old!
Thanks for keeping the video under an hour.
Very enjoyable watching this video, Ray! You were providing service and protection to those who serve and protect! Noice!
Wow - riding in the FRONT of a cruiser! That's a rarity. :D
RAY! I used the BG transmission cleaner on my 2006 BMW 525i when I did the Transmission service last November and it did a fantastic job. There was NO varnish stains in the mechanisms and casing at all. The fluid was insane dirty. With 190K miles on the transmission, I put the conditioner in with the new Pentosin ATF 6 and it shifts like new, man. That's no, "Snake Oil" brother. It REALLY works.
Lol Dave , super chill ,unflappable
I dont mind long videos as self-enthusiest mechanic i learn more from longer videos
Nice to see you wife unit. I came to say Ray is getting better at editing! The music worked!
Always A great way to wake up, a Ray vid.
sign of a good day
After the care and consideration you have given this car and the resulting awesome video, I can't help but imagine you will get more business from this Police force. You are so committed to your work and don't cut corners. I sincerely hope the Chief views this video and contracts you for fleet service.
You just want to show off that fancy clamp tool.
Now we all want one!
As an officer and having drove plenty of these explorers, they are notorious for transmission shutters. There is a part in the torque converter that breaks causing it to shutter. I have a video of mine doing it pretty badly.
My old Lincoln did that too. The standard fix was a transmission fluid change with a quart of Lube Guard. Worked for mine.
You may need to save time by not filming some activity that you see as mundane on occasion, but we the viewers appreciate whatever content you choose to deliver. It's never a waste of time on our side of the tube Ray!
He is not filming. There is no film involved. He is using an electronic camera recording on memory media. Thus he is not filming.
He's filming. Kthxbai
Love the way that Explorer chimes like my 2014 Ford Transit Custom.
I'm moving down to Florida in a couple weeks so I need the business address. Ray is a great tech I trust his abilities 👍👍👍
Piping Hot came out of the 14th century and derived from the old use of the word "pipe" meaning to play a pipe.
Whoo-hooo! Got a Doo-D-Doo out of you at 0:49! LOL Made me happy. Have a blessed day! 😁👍 (BONUS at 5:14 too 😂 I'm easily amused...)
Yess! The return of the Doodlee-Doos ... at least temporarily. Yep, I am easily amused as well, LOL.🤣
Berryman B-12 You really need to give this a try, it's awesome and will remove carbon big time !
Thank you for fixing our property.
That trans got one hell of a Cocktail.
I'd not thought much about how the ECU picked up Misfires, but would have guessed it used the knock sensor.
That cruiser will probably give you a speeding ticket the next time you pass it on the freeway!
Ray ...giving it the beans after its service.
I have to say when I was young we gaged plugs with match book paper.
Ray running code 3 during the test drive checking for misfires 🚔🚨
Dave’s nerves are intact and not frayed. No empty brake clean cans tossed.
I could watch these videos all day..
Never banged a Tahoe....
But a Buick Riviera Boat tail is another matter completely.
I remember the days when you didn't have air or electric wrenches to work on cars. You had to do it all by turning wrenches 😅
PS: but when you opened the hood you could actually see an engine not plastic
So was the “blinded by the light” and manfred Mann or a Bruce Springsteen reference.
Yes I’m that old.
I think the term piping hot comes from the old steam engine days. Steam locomotives, steam ships and even steam powered cars.
Hiya - sorry to correct you, but you likely wouldn’t see my post. The term originally had nothing to do with steam engines (first ones in use during the 1600s), and not even whistling tea kettles (first made in the early 1900s). The first use in print of the term was in The Canterbury Tales, published in the 14th century. It isn’t comparing the sound from the cooking items to other steam-powered noises at all. It’s comparing the sound to hand-held musical pipes - just because they also make noise as air passes through them.
The phrase "piping hot" is an idiom that means very hot, and originated in Middle English in the 14th century. The phrase compares the sound of sizzling food cooking in a frying pan to the sound of musical pipes. The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer first used the phrase in The Miller's Tale in 1390 to describe waffles as "piping hot"
Genius
The interesting part for me was that the phrase predates both steam engines (1600s) and whistling tea kettles (early 1900s). It’s only comparing the sounds, not the mechanism.
Ptu is called the torque on demand system, basically, it gives you torque / 4wd as and when the vehicle decides it's required through all the traction management systems
Would have liked to see how bad the PTU oil was. Also your overfill and quick insert the drain plug.
The Thin Blue Line Baby! Salute!
Had to continually adjust my brain every time Ray mentioned 'banging the Tahoe!' Down here in the land of Oz, the 'banging' of inanimate objects is not something that is talked about in public, belongs to more fetish related communities! 😂😂😂 Gotta love the way the meaning of verbs differs from country to country..... take care all!
It means that here too. It does also mean to hit something. It's a double entendre. Ray makes them from time to time. Go back, listen to it again at the 31:00 mark. He said the service manager was choking back laughter when he'd said "I've never banged a tahoe in my life."
tahoe
ta hoe
tall hoe
(In some southern regional dialects people say "tall" but it sounds like "ta", that's where the "tahoe" = "tall hoe" part of the joke comes from.)
Add those two things together.
"I've never banged a Tahoe in my life" is both a clean statement and a dirty joke. A double entendre.
(Late reply due to me going back and watching some vids I'd missed in the past. Sorry.)
Dave got a bit of that Florida Man in him. Didn't even flinch.
Ray, I believe that is a 3.6 liter and not a 3.5 liter. The police interceptors were a 3.6 and the regular Explorers were a 3.5. At least that is how they are in my neck of the woods. Another great video! Keep it up!
3.6 is GM or Chrysler. Ford has never made a 3.6. The 3.7 is the one you're thinking of
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You are right. I knew the police interceptor was slightly bigger than the stock Explorer engine
I had a 2014 Explorer ex-Police, I got it with about 125,000 miles on it, and it had 9,270 engine hours, and 5,295 idle hours. So ya, they have alot of time on them.
BG solvant made my car run again after disaster with stuck valves.. going to use that now on regulary manner
Really enjoy watching the fluid changes Ray! Thank you.
I thought most police departments had their own garages where they performed fleet service and where they get their municipality’s graphics. Thought it was a big reason departments usually only have a couple different models they operate.
Thanks Ray for working on Fords too! It looked well made to me.
Here in the UK we call 'worm gear clamps' jubilee clips...! No idea why... So, in the interests of research, I discovered... "The Jubilee® worm drive hose clip was invented in April 1921 and patented by Commander Lumley Robinson, the founder of L Robinson and Company." Now we know!
Thanks for the info!
I think you proved, once again, how significant fluids are in the performance of a vehicle. Really many of them are DIY type of maintenance that can give your vehicles a lot of extra life and trouble free performance. I'm still a bit intimidated by the brake bleed, so I don't do those.
Thought for sure I was gonna get my 80's music and DeLorean shot, damnit
When back out of the shop you have "BLASTED" the Siren😁😅