Fixing A Cheap Ford Falcon From Facebook...
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Today I'm trying to fix a cheap Ford AU Series II Falcon I bought off of Facebook marketplace. It constantly stalls and misfires once warm. Can we fix it? Let's find out :) #ford #falcon #ugreen
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Damage and first look
1:48 Starting engine
2:13 Changing wiper blades and basic clean
3:00 Replacing brake light switch
3:25 Replacing melted light plug
4:40 Cleaning fogged over headlight lens
4:53 Repairing damaged spoiler and rusty boot
6:45 Replacing crank angle sensor
7:45 Replacing coil pack
8:38 Cleaning battery terminals
9:03 Cleaning throttle body and MAF sensor
9:50 Replacing fuel pump and filter
10:45 Cleaning ISC idle speed control valve
11:38 Examining the ECU (computer)
11:53 Cleaning spare ISC valve
12:16 Installing new ISC idle speed control valve
12:43 Cooling system clean and flush
16:24 Getting car professionally scanned P0340
16:55 Replacing camshaft position sensor
18:18 Cleaning the car interior
18:57 Outro
Music Used:
"Chill Wave"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Make sure to replace the spark plugs
What’s your daily driver (computer?)
Love it ❤
Now get a xb falcon. U no
We enjoy every video that you make, you're a Fun person
Never did I expect a electronic-fixing channel to go into cars, but it’s actually really good
it's an excellent content right ?
Ahem, dankpods?
@@UwUSanime Good point.
@@UwUSanime Garbage time*
@@UwUSanime Both are Aussies 😂
Gotta love that late 90s Ford ‘Edge’ styling.
Pls make videos on your volvo c70 and other classic cars you own. It would be so much fun to watch it in your style
Yeah "new edge design".
Too futuristic for its time but has come onto its own today.
@@dinkarfowkar999 I may have a 1988 Acquisition that could find it’s way on to the channel. It has 50ish bhp and drove 212 Miles home 😎
@@BudgetBuildsOfficial Sounds very fun. Love vids on shitboxes
It's nice that people are giving 90s/2000s cars the love that they deserve finally.
Yes for sure, if I was given the opportunity to fix and restore any car of my choice, it would've been my dads old 1997 Mitsubishi Super Lancer (model was sold only in my country and was based on the same platform as the Lancer Evo 3) that he sold back in 2015.
I grew up in that car and I would just love to have the car back and take it to school on the daily with a Spotify Car Thing installed and connected to the AUX and have it be my own little project to take to school and just keep stock.
my dad told me that he sold the car because the 4G92 engine it has was starting to die of age and a new motor would've cost him the same as the entire car, so he sold it for a used 2010 Lancer.
He isn't regretting selling the car but it hurts for him to see me so sad that I won't be able to drive the same car, according to a country document the car was taken off the road at the end of 2016 and was presumably crushed.
Times are changing, but I also love the current Lancer he has.
@@sgal5845 It's sad that some cars are just going away.
Yep those old Models are gonna be the cool kid car in a few a years time.
People these days are like BUY ELECTRIC.
No, if you really want to save the planet, buy older cars and keep them alive.
Finally? Lol
as a mechanic i can definitely say it was a good watch! well done on the fix.
This guy went from fixing old computers and laptops to a car, this guy is an absolute legend
Now , that’s what I call multitasking
must be the eucalyptus oil. it works on everything
can he fix a tank
Absolutely but i still like his video
KOMI SAN
It's a really easy fix. Just need some eucalyptus oil and methylated spirits
Now that you fix cars now. I expect you to start working on houses with Eucalyptus oil
@@RMPANDA964 That's how I fix the cracks in the concrete and drywall every time we have an earthquake.
And isopropyl alcohol
@@RMPANDA964 Next: Open Heart Surgery using nothing but eucalyptus oil and some iFixit tools
and arctic mx-4
6:24 Love the reach for a nonexistent stick shift lol
Saw that too. Habits die hard.
I regularly drive a standard as well and when I'm in our newer van my hand still goes for it on stops.
Unfortunately the only driving habit I carried over from my mom’s auto to my stick is trying to shift from reverse into drive/first before the car has come to a complete stop. Auto don’t mind, Stick don’t like.
@@simonro9168 it shouldn't be too much of a problem going into first without stopping since 1st gear typically has Synchromesh
Going into reverse without stopping though will make a loud clank.
@@tristan6509 Yes, I realized that recently, because I’ve never had problems shifting into first after reversing out of a driveway. Bad gearbox sounds™ occurred was when I was turning and tried to go into reverse while still rolling forward. I mixed it up in my original comment
Wow, that was a journey! I'd love to see more car stuff from you.
"If you enjoy some old, well-worn car shenanigans giving ridiculous amounts of trouble, please stay tuned!"
PLEASE do more car content. there is a HUGE overlap between IT nerds and car nerds!
BARRA forever!
It's not a barra
barra?? na mate, intech, way better
Intech*
Agreed! All I watch is computer stuff and car stuff, with the occasional random documentary style history stuff, and abandoned places. 😆
Not a barra come on man
Here in America they stopped making the Falcon in the 60’s, very cool to see what it would’ve been like if production never stopped here. Reminds me of the later model Ford Thunderbirds.
until 2016...
Should have put a Barra Turbo into a Mustang
Ford really dropped the ball on not bringing any of the more recent AU Falcons to the US and reviving the nameplate. Both the Monaro and the Commodore from Holden made it to the US as Pontiacs (before they shut down the brand).
To think we got the Taurus instead of the falcon. The Barra would have killed here.
@@Fhwgads11 American manufactures always talk big and do half-measures. They were chasing the big German sedans with silly front drive bubbles (barring the first gen SHO, but it's build quality outside of it's engine was trash). A FPV falcon of the 2007-2010 timeframe would have moved a ton on units here....sad when you think about it.
Thank goodness the eucalyptus oil came out in the end, I was worried after you used wheel cleaner on those wheels! Anyway, amazing video, it was really awesome the way you never gave up. I was cheering when you finally achieved victory. Also it was great to see your Dad's hands make a cameo. Super cool that you worked on this together, what a great dad!
In all the cars my parents bought when I was growing up, all had seatbelt height adjusters.
My man upgraded from fixing laptops to fixing cars
he's not your man
@@realcartoongirl I hate TH-cam comments
@@_CrescentMoon same
You mean throwing parts at a car with no diagnostic capabilities?
@@austinformedude correct
Please do more of these! Your commentary style carries over really well to cars and this format is such a nice alternative and break from the normal car videos I see, this was a great vid
I completely agree, its was insanely refreshing to see this kind of commentary which is very very common in retro tech/ troubleshooting videos be applied to cars.
Good stuff, these will easily hit 500,000km+ if looked after. My only suggestion is a bead of silicone around where the spoiler meets the boot lid, that crusty old rubber isn't gonna help much anymore for water ingress especially now you've got thick tape there
Yep, rust never sleeps.
Great to see a local Adelaide TH-camr, found you while looking up some Falcon videos as I just bought myself a BA. Saw this AU on Facebook as well but wasn’t interested with the rust on the boot, I’d reccomend just getting a new boot lid, should be cheap from the local U-Pull-It
They all tend to rust in that same spot
Not a car guy at all, but this was fun to watch!
Would definitely love more videos like this in the future
You’ve done well. The AU OHC isn’t as powerful or as reliable as the Barra, but it’s still a great motor and benefits from some 40 odd years of refinement. It’s actually an attractive car, it looks very nice in the white, and the interior is also pretty nice looking. I’ve just bought a BA ute as my new daily and even with a whopping 550k on the dial, it’s still a reliable car. One part I missed was the coolant you used, I can tell you from 30yrs experience in spare parts, and as a Ford enthusiast, correct coolant is absolutely critical. As you’re probably aware, they do have a bit of a problem blowing head gaskets and head corrosion, I would suggest using one of the cleaners but to follow the directions because you can cause gaskets to start leaking if it’s left in too long, and then after that, I’d put in some high quality coolant, like Nulon, and be sure to use the correct one specified, from memory it’s the green one. You probably also should do a brake system flush and replace with new fluids as it will break down over time, and again, replace with specified fluid (many people think that if the car recommends dot 3, using dot 4 is an upgrade and the new version of dot 3, however dot 4 causes rubbers to swell and leak if the car uses dot 3).
Oh and also, it’s a Falcon S. S Pac finished in the X series, EA onwards they were designated just Falcon S and typically came with colour coded trim and in the E series, a red stripe. The AU appears to have the alloy wheels from the SR, and colour coded grille. Tasty car, and great job reviving a cool car.
Isn't as reliable as the Barra my a$$, cabbies here had no issue putting a couple of million on the Intechs, yet to see that on a Barra (the dual OHC's usually get tired after a million)
@@Alabaster335 They’re a fine motor, but are more susceptible to blown head gaskets and warping heads then the Barra. Taxi drivers usually service their cars and look after them, where as general public often don’t use the correct coolants, or any coolant at all, and that soon leads to head corrosion and blown head gaskets. I have worked in spares for 30yrs, and in that time, I sold many VRS kits for the SOHC 3.9/4.0L Ford motor, many inlet gaskets for Barras, my Territory has had an inlet gasket replaced at 120k, but I’ve only sold 3 Barra head gaskets for race cars being rebuilt.
@@thesausage351 the barra is the only engine I've come across that requires zero service, true.
@@lobsterwhisperer7932 I work as a pilot vehicle for oversize loads, one guy I work with has a gas Barra that’s done over 1 million, his brother had a petrol one that did 1.3, I have a BA Tonner with 680k and a second BA Tonner with I think 260ish on it, and a Territory with similar km on it. I’ve replaced a water pump on the Territory and the previous owner did an inlet gasket. That’s it.
6:24 I see he almost tried grabbing the shift knob. Same thing happened to me when I got into an automatic car in a first time in forever 😂
I noticed this too lol
I see a celica in his garage, wonder if that's his daily
Well...I think a broken wire to a sensor and an opened up ECU counts towards a tech video :)
This really brought back memories. After I finished school in Germany I traveled Australia with 2 friends in 2007/08 and we bought a '94 Falcon station wagon for that purpose.
Wild times.
Absolutely gotta admire this dude's persistence with all of his projects!
Quick note: The camshaft position sensor is less about the number of camshafts and more for the fuel injection.
On more modern cars it also determines the spark time, although yours is waste spark and likely runs off the crank sensor.
So Psivewri has An Falcon and DankPods has An Car...
And Hugh Jeffereys has An Ford.
Can't wait to see them all get together for a nugget revival (With James!)
Yeah. Dank has the best shitbox out of the 3 tho. Nothing can match the excellence of Tony
This is awesome to see Nathan fix a car
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@@powerstrokehd1003 no
@@realcartoongirl first of all
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I LOVE your tenacity. The fact that you won't stop until you find the problem and the solution. Pretty dope work!
havent watched this guy in years, i used to buy and sell laptops for money and started loving skidhack cars mainly au falcons. moved on from the tech scene and was so suprised to see nathan fix up an au. truly amazing.
Great video! I enjoyed the fact that you used your skills with electronics and laptops in diagnosing and making repairs to the old AU Falcon. Well done!
Job well done! I like how you applied some of your methods for computer repair to the repairs you did here. I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I'd love to see content like this sprinkled in with the regular stuff, it was quite enjoyable to watch.
I really enjoyed this change of pace video!! Glad you got the car back in shape to drive safely and reliably!!
Stumbled upon this video. Great content! Thanks a lot. As a budding amateur mechanic (though not quite at this level of skill), it's a real inspiration to see you tackle this car's problems.
Nathan, I am sending you positive and appreciative love from America for this exciting new content. I like the way you transitioned to working on new types of items and hope you continue to update us on any of your automotive endeavors
This is absolutely the sort of car content I enjoy. Got to love saving cars that are a little crusty and on the way out.
Also, this introduced me to the channel, so now I have another tech youtuber to binge watch on a friday night lmao
Really great video, admire your perseverance! Was really hoping you'd get to the bottom of the issue and like you, as soon as I saw that camshaft sensor wire, I knew you'd cracked it. Great work!
Keep such videos coming. Loved it! I too like fixing & restoring old stuff (be it tech or cars) rather than buying new one. Gives immense satisfaction.
NOICE MATE!!! The Ford Falcon is probably one of the coolest cars by Ford, except for the Mustang
This is a new type of video, but it’s amazing and I’ve learned a lot! Please do more car videos like this!!
That was great. I've really got to admire your persistence and patience in fixing that beast! Well done.
Loved this video mate, great detail. I believe it's great doing different types of videos that aren't necessarily tech related, we follow you and watch your videos cause we love your production quality and delivery, this can carry over to so many different fields. I think as long as you're passionate about it, we will enjoy what you put out. Thanks for sharing.
It be awesome to see you restore this .
This video was absolutely entertaining and a blast to watch. I will definitely watch more if you make them even though it's a deviation from computers. Your editing style and presentation is top notch in anything you do so the sky is the limit when it comes to what you want to do with your content in my opinion. You'll still have viewers, regardless. 👍🏻
I've been watching your vidoes for years but I have never expected you to make a video like this. I loved every second of this video! You branching out to other content and making vidoes of your own liking and showing us that process was amazing! I especially loved the father and son moment in the video as well. Please, make more vidoes like these in the future! Of course, if your able to afford it. Thank you again for making such a fun and interesting video to watch! 💙
A difference in video genre from you was rather cool and interesting to watch you have a good way around cars and rather really impressed with your mechanic skills for a tech repair person like you. would love to see more videos like this!:)
That was awesome :) I absolutely love the Falcons, our family had a S3 wagon (still in the family at 700,000 kms) and my dad has a modified S2 ute. That cooling system was absolutely disgusting but sounded very pleasing to clean.
I just discovered your channel. I absolutely loved this video, I was secretly hoping the problem wasn't solved so you'd make another video on an AU falcon :)
excellent change of pace. I watch sleeper dude, vice grip garage, and a few others for this sort of thing but you killed it. can't wait to see the next budget automobile tune up video!
Please keep doing these!! Been watching you for years, and this was the best surprise ever!
We Need More Of This Kind Of Videos Keep Up The Work
Love the AU! Currently own a series 2 AU Falcon XR8 myself, it’s an awesome car. These things are generally pretty bulletproof too, so it sounds like this one had some poor maintenance over it’s life. Definitely worth fixing though. You can’t be a true Aussie until you’ve owned an AU Falcon.
Jack , l had an xe falcon gl , l' m
sorry l sold it , cos my brother
gave me an M B more trouble
than it was worth sadly😞
Loved this video, was super cool seeing this old au falcon getting some much needed love. Gotta love the old Intech, they really never die. With the new parts this car should run well for a long time!
This was brilliant! Very nice work, most car repair vids lack this level of cinematography so it was really cool to see. cheers
This man went from restoring my grandpa's Computer collection, to literally restoring a flippin ford.
Give this man respect gentlemen!
i have a mighty au falcon myself that had the same misfiring problem. the fix that worked for me was replacing the ignition leads and the spark plugs. they are such a wonderful car mechanically although they are quite ugly. definitely a good buy. you would also be better off replacing the bootlid with one that never had a rear spoiler as the rust is just going to come back soon. one issue with the series 2 au falcons is a lot of parts are different to the series 1 and series 3. little parts such as fuel filters are different. great video though and looking forward to a few more.
The series 2 and 3 are identical apart from the indicators, trim levels and oil pressure sensors.
@@HardlineHunter no they arent
It is absolute content gold for me to watch youtubers pick up AU's. Please keep it coming!
This was satifying to watch! I've been a viewer of your channel for a few years now and didn't expect this. Keep it up mate!
Love the car content!!!
Would love to see you continue working on this (or any vehicle for that matter), whether you decide to restore the engine and teach yourself more about working on them or even if it's just refreshing and detailing the car, you've done a good job mate!
Actually this was really neat. I like watching your videos in the background at work (can't afford to do many PC repairs, time or money-wise) and seeing a car one not only surprised me but was actually really really cool. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! I just got given a AU ute. Invaluable advice here.
did you fill the oil tank up with enough eucalyptus oil?
You gotta get the eucalyptus to methanol ratio juuust right lmao
love ur vids fan keep up the good work
Yup, I'm hooked. I generally don't like car repair videos, but your computer repair style commentary and editing carries over perfectly!
I actually appreciated this video as it applies the same logic we computers nerds are familiar to. Watching a car channel for the same thing can feel a bit off as they start throwing words without pointing things on camera.
Need to get RCR to do a review of this if he ever gets to Australia.
he's done a BA but yeah he's gotta try a true blue AU
Love how he tries to shift an automatic car 6:23
Thank you for the new content! I love car videos and watch them often. Really great for your first one! Keep them coming!!
Please keep these car videos consistent. They are a lot of fun and greatly presented by you!
we need more car content!
Better car than the VT. Every modern car has adjustable seat belt height, well at least every one I have been in.
@@holdenvtseries2274 Better engine, better build quality, it looked like crap but in all other aspects it was superior, more AU's on the road now than VT's
@@holdenvtseries2274 hardly ever see any VT's plenty of Aus.
@@holdenvtseries2274 Melbourne
@@holdenvtseries2274 Well, wherever I go I always see more AU's I work in Geelong and see way more AU's there too, VT is defs the prettier of the two but in terms of the 6's the intech is a far more refined and reliable unit, that's why the Taxi industry selected them.
I know a TAXI fleet owner from Sydney and he only once ordered a few commodores for trial and he told me never again as they they just didn't last as long.
I had to replace the altinator on my BA Falcon a few weeks ago. I did not want to remove the fans so I ended up buying a cheap 1/2' to 3/8' socket adaptor and welding it to a piece of 50mmx5mm think flatbar. Worked a treat!!!!
This was amazing
Being able to see you use eucalyptus oil to clean the car is what I never knew I needed
How much RAM does it have?
I wanna buy a cheap car now..... this looked fun to fix
I highly encourage it! As long as the engine or transmission isn't ruined, or the body isn't rusted away, go straight ahead! I will tell you though you will have some moments where you get angry as the problem isn't as easy as it seems like it was in this video, it took quite awhile in real time I'm sure for him to finally figure out why it would have that issue running after it warmed up, and you will have tricky situations like that if you do get into it especially since it is an old car and may have strange issues that aren't so straightforward. Very fun to fix up if you take the time and know what to look for.
Great to see some car content too, old cars and a horde of vintage computers are two of my main hobbies, so right up my alley!
Great troubleshooting! Most people would’ve given up and re listed the AU back on marketplace. Well done for persevering.
6:24 seems like someone's a little too used to manual cars lmao
This was an incredible video Nathan, I really liked seeing car content from you!
I hope the falcon treats you well.
I really liked this video, first time I see someone on a car actually care to properly clean the cooling system
My 07 Mercedes had the exact same issue. It ran rough when it warmed up and stalled at idle. Camshaft position sensor was broken apart completely. Got a new one installed and that solved all of my problems
I really enjoyed this video as well as all the others you make. I admit i was surprised that you made a car video but you kept it interesting all the way!
Thanks to YT popping this vid in my rec's today, I've since watched it twice, started searching Facebook Marketplace for a auto-transmission for under $4K AUD within a 100km drive of me, and started prepping a Marketplace ad for the manual-transmission X-Trail I inherited from my dad after he passed earlier this year.
I've often wondered what car videos would be like if they were done in Nathan Sivewright's style. I love this!
Never expected car content on this channel, but I'm all for it! I'd totally be down for more car content!
Please do more of these or whatever you end up doing, love you and the content you make and are just so entertaining and enthusiastic
Glad you did this video. I'm currently with my own. Problem car but it looks like a bunch of small issues coalescing into a large issue.
I absolutely enjoy this type of videos so keep doing them and maybe even consider doing them in parts there you can even make a more detailed video about stuff you fix. Great job.
Car guy here who came for the computer fixing content... couldn't be happier with the car content as well! Would love to see more like this, great job man!
The video we didn't know we needed. Loved it and time just flew!
Never been recommended your channel before but I loved this video. Definitely more car content please!
Amazing Video, love it. I mean, i love your tech videos, but you culd be a Car TH-camr. You did such a great Job of Fixing the Car and explaining what you did and why. Thanks.
Goodness the patience you have is phenomenal!!
I would’ve gave up at “The engine misfires”
Gotta love the lads at GG Ultra Tune, Ben is a good bloke and Matt is a complete legend always take my cars there if I need anything I can’t (or can’t be fucked) doing.
Awesome vid 😇 you seem to have figured out these cars in 20 minutes what took me a few years!
Just FYI - that cheap coolant will cause further rust if you wish to keep the car long term.
Coolant is a clever bit of chemistry and worth looking into if needed
Great video. Very watchable format and production. Nice one.
That was great troubleshooting. I really enjoyed you eliminating each possible cause causing the misfiring, I actually thought it was fuel related.
After you change and replace all of those parts, that car will run strong for a long time. Thanks for the very useful video 👍
That was very good troubleshooting and fixing - thanks for sharing!
This was a great and different video. I’m not a car but I understood all the steps that you explained. I enjoyed the video and hope you release more along this line.
Nice work - glad you found the problem in the end
Love to see it! You also seem very knowledgeable on cars too! Legend dad, that helps out