Today’s the day you hit 400K subscribers. Congratulations Ray. That’s quite the milestone.

7:03 When you said it is a 2005 Mini Cooper, my first thought was: "So it is mechanically totaled then." 🤣

15-30 minute videos are great for morning coffee time before I go to the shop. 30-60 minute videos are great for sitting on the couch when I get home and having a cup of coffee before bed.

40 minutes, one hour or 26:31 doesn't matter. I learn a lot from your videos and love the common sense and sense of humour. Don't wear yourself out worrying about how long the video is. We love them all!

This man can do more with 1 hand while filming and commentary, than I can after hours of forum surfing, reading Clymers and going through my limited toolbox.. both real and mental.

Folks no matter how good of a technician you think you are, you will always learn something from Ray. Great learning class and narration. You even get gravity and diddly-dos thrown in. Have a great day Ray.

Ray will probably reach 400K subscribers this week. Way to go Ray Ray!

Rainman Ray and The Car Wizard are the only two mechanics I'll watch on KZfaq.

Just goes to show every man has his limitations and is smart enough to realize it. I don't blame Ray for sending this thing to the dealer especially if there is possible liability involved in unchartered territory.

That 3.84V is likely a bias voltage that the PCM uses to monitor the circuit and is part of the transistor driver circuit. Seeing it on all of the other working injectors means confirms it's most likely normal. Seeing that 3.84V on the ground wire verified your wiring integrity to/from the PCM without having to do the extra test with the light bulb you did. You have to be careful on a diagnosis like this. Your diagnosis could be very well be correct but there could be another reason for the miss (base engine, i.e. low compression, valve issue, etc.) and the computer is seeing the miss and purposely shutting off the injector to save the catalytic converter. This is a common strategy and has duped many a technician into incorrectly diagnosing a bad PCM. I would clear the codes and restart the engine with the noid light plugged in and see if it flashes for a short period before shutting off. I would also have verified that the new injector wasn't open circuit. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's good.

I got hooked on photogray's/transitions 20 years ago. Never looked back.

The satellite noises actually made me smile, It couldn’t help myself. Enjoy your videos, always informative.

So close to 400K subscribers! 👍 Seriously Ray, don't kill yourself trying to put out an hour long video every day. Not every diag/repair takes a long time and I'm sure I'm not the only one happy with whatever you choose to post!

I have one of these things (05 Cooper 5MT with 92k on it, bought with 83k) and have basically had every system apart at one point. Engine and trans out, dash out for an Evap core, window regulators, removed the seats for a thorough detail, reupholstered the headliner, rebuilt the trans in my garage, replaced the radio with a junkyard unit, built HVAC controls from 2 broken ones, etc. It is one of the most baffling little cars to work on. These were the most expensive cars in their class when new, yet the build quality and materials, engineering, etc. was nowhere near a similar Japanese car of the era. The plastics are so brittle, creaky and cheap that they almost make GM plastics of the 90's look like quality by comparison...almost. The outright mistakes and blunders made by the Rover/BMW/Chrysler/Getrag engineers are as numerous as they are tragic for the owners. It is as if it was a first attempt at building a car by a new firm rather than one designed by companies with a long history that should really know better. I love mine because of the driving dynamics, but would advise anyone else not to own one. As bad as a VW can be, these are far worse as any job you need to do requires significant disassembly and pricey parts (any engine accessory is a rad support out job). I bought it out of hubris since I was bored with my Japanese cars and felt I could fix anything. I thought I could make it reliable... I was wrong. I am just lucky that I don't need to use it as a daily as my much higher mileage Toyota (133k) and Nissan (426k) can fulfill those roles far better. Now where'd I put that engine hoist? The drivetrain, suspension and steering have to come out again so I can fix a failing transmission bearing. Again.

Had a 2001 Buick century drove it for 17 years, didn't realize the head gasket was leaking because of the funky orange coolant. Barely made it back to house.Sold it for $200 junk to salvage yard!

You look like the kolark Kent of automobile Soper hero of the automobile world fixing all car's and trucks all in single turning of the golden reaches. He is a great automobile hero in leaps and bond's.

Best crank pully puller EVER! Old age.

Mini is BMW’s strange cousin. Love that analogy.

Great video! All the people I know who purchased Minis brand new sold them within five years. Heartbreak cars.

Hmmm . . . all short vids on a channel? Nah . . . all long vids on a channel? Nah . . . Myself, I like a variety; some days I don't have time for a longer video, but want my dose of watching car repair. Love this channel, Ray!

Driving to get to a place just around the corner, instead of just walking there, is the most American thing ever.

I like that because it's a British-built car, you were 'poppening ze bonnet'.... It's all in the detail, Ray!

I wanted to thank you for not having wall to wall ads and sponsored stuff! As a result you're wonderfully entertaining!

this content is the reason why KZfaq is the only social media I still use. KZfaq still has decent content even amongst some of the crap. I never have nor will I ever have cable TV or dish or any of that stuff. If I am going to sit down and watch something, I want to be learning something from it. I will not dull my mind on scripted television and reality shows. Thank you ray for sharing your knowledge

I have followed Ray since roughly 70 K and it has been fun to see the growth. Ray works as diligent with providing us with high quality content as he does at the job. I think many are unaware of how much time and effort that's involved in making a video, and still we always get one every day. I've subscribed from the beginning and press like on every video, even uninteresting ones, to support Ray's channel. I wish that everyone would do that, it's an easy way to show appreciation for his work. Congratulations on the upcoming 400 K Ray!

I prefer the short videos. Love the diagnostic ones.

I've seen some prior comment about Ray's running commentary. I have found that as I am trying to diagnose a system, especially when I am flying blind with no prior experience or proper documentation. By talking to myself out loud, I find it easier to keep my thoughts straight. Also keeps annoying people distractions at bay. "Don't bother him, he's crazy, he talks to himself all the time!". I find Ray's commentary refreshing and instructive. And usually amusing.

I watch these for fun.....I think his electrical work is very instructive....

The likely reason you are seeing voltage on the 'ground' side of the fuel injector connector is because that is not ground at all. What it is would be the connection to a transistor that pulls the negative side the fuel injector solenoid to ground when the ECU commands it on. The transistor gate drive circuit in the ECU is likely failed. (I repair ECUs as a side gig)

Once you use transition lenses you’ll never go back to a standard lens. I love mine! The glasses look good on you, Ray.

glasses look good. I had transitions when I wore glasses then mad doctors shot "LASERS" into my eyes and I see 20/20 now.

Did I hear you say "pop the bonnet"? All of Australia is cheering. 👏

i used to work on these mini's a fair bit in my last garage. They do like to go through their timing chains a lot. Also saw their head gaskets as optional too.

As a mini owner (and lover of them before I owned one） i just wanted to say that I'm happy you didn’t talk smack about the mini, I love mine and so happy to finally own one, also I love your content 🤘

man that mini was running like hell, engine was shaking OVERLY hard

Really liked Chikunman response to johnaclark1 comment. Good to have a master mechanic reading the commentary.

Two for one in this video, good diagnosis Ray. Down side is you didn't get to repair either one!

As a European, the first thing that gets me is that the car is literally across the road. And you DRIVE to it. Normal to you. Completely bonkers to us. GREAT diagnostic work, as always.

Transitions are great if out in the sun long periods. They suck when walking from a dark building to a bright outside back and forth quickly, but those occasions are rare.

Hi Ray. I am a veteran Audi sales representative. Many years with Lexus and Toyota also. Really enjoy your video's. Great respect for what my technicians do everyday to keep our clients vehicles safe and reliable. Best regards.

Ray, no need to apologize for a shorter than normal video. 30-40 minutes for me is ideal and this one is 26 minutes, not that short.

Dude, your diagnostic skills are nothing less than hard-core. The shop you work at is extremely lucky to have you working there.

Loved the tracing, Did that for the Navy in '86 and it brings it all back! GMM

I know a guy that has two of them. Drives one till it breaks and then drives the other one. He always has one to fix to take up his day.

If the vehicle was misfiring for another reason, typically the DME will deactivate fuel injection on the affected cylinder to protect the catalytic converter from raw fuel. All you have to do is clear the code and see if fuel injection signal comes back

All videos are worth watching 👀 👌. Keep on showing all types of repairs, thank you for this channel 😀 😊

The glasses help to see clearly now

I just watched your Escape video with the tire sensors and your 200k challenge. I look down and see you're about to hit 400k! Only 7 months later! Congrats love your videos

Nice job..RAY. Great video in diagnosing The BMW dealer's issue even when they changed everything and charged a ton of money already.

Ray, love the spectacles! I've had transitions lenses forever, and once you have them you will never want to go back. Plus they look good on you.

Every electrical diagnosis/repair video is like watching one of the many dedicated electricians or engineers or HVAC guys who are damn near the top of their craft. And then I remember this is just your average Florida citizen who plays with broken cars for a living. Truly great stuff.

Finally I get to see the face behind The Voice. Glasses look good. You very fortunate your employer lets you video tape your repairs. In a way it's kind of good it shows how honest people are

Excellent diagnostic Ray oce again. You proved faulty circuit to failure point quickly and efficiently!

The video has only been up for 2 hours and you already have over 3k likes. Not bad. I really enjoy your content. Thank you so much

Do not apologize for short videos. It's good that you are showing your audience the analog way of proving a circuit path is good, and how to test for load capability. Too often today, with the complex design of a vehicle, many folks rely only on the scanner, and if the scanner does not point them to the issue, many techs/mechanics give up. (at least, in my location, northern Missouri, they do.) I still think it would be a good idea for someone graduating from school for employment in your field, to be assigned as an apprentice to someone such as yourself with many years of experience. That way, the individual is trained correctly in all aspects of troubleshooting a complex motor vehicle, both digital and analog. Keep the videos coming please, I look forward to them daily.

Some jobs are short, some jobs are longer. No problem with video length that fit the job. Nice diag.

The reason you're seeing a voltage on the ground side of the injector connector, is that it will have a pull-up or be floating, unless the injector is being activated. So the voltage you're seeing is from the pull-up of the driver circuit.

Hiya Young Ray, some years ago I had a Honda Legend (Accura in the states perhaps ?) 3.2 V6 flying machine but that also had its crank pully come apart.. I could not get one locally so resorted to epoxy bonding glue , replaced the outer pulley back in place, and as access was limited, made a long extended tapping sized drill to drill inbetween the V`s of the pulley, from above the engine front/ radiator, made a long extended tap, tapped the hole, screwed in a grub screw to below the bottom of the pulley V`s, drove that for many miles until it got sold.. Not an Ideal repair but cost me nothing as i had everything used in its repair..BUT thanks for the video yet again.. Ian - UK.

With glasses, you look sophisticated, yet approachable.

Short or long these vids of your's are equally highly informative & entertaining. Kudo's.

For a bit of fun, I would have linked cylinder 2 injector driver to number 4 injector and see if number 4 fires up. It would load up number 2 driver in the ECU a bit but injector timing wouldn’t be a problem.

Actually while short that was a very good video. Personally I enjoy learning anything and this taught me something I did not know.

Our '90 Century crankshaft pulley did that, but came completely off as my wife was coming home. I'd never even heard of one failing before that happened.

this guy give me a great vibe, video pace maches perfectly with my adhd

The glasses look great! Its whats under them that scares the hell out of me!😬Lol. Just kidding. Good Morning Ray!

I've liked all the videos, regardless of length. Actually the short interlude ones have been cool. Like showing us that near pristine truck and others. It's Rainman Ray's reality show. One day is not the same as the next. I like the suspenseful music you added with showing brake clean cans. You be you, Ray! Suspense, Drama, insightful, informative, thorough, interesting, and Real are the words that come to mind. There are others but no one like, you. That's why I subscribed. Here's one for you: I believe the first car I worked on in my dad's shop was a Saab 96 2 stroke. He worked on the foreign jobs. How about he had a Saab sonnet I drooled over. That was a interesting car. OK. Waiting for another interesting show. See you tomorrow am.

Lets congratulate Ray for 'Opening ze Bonnet' of the miniature Cooper 😉

My auto mechanic-ing-for-a-living days ended in 1980 when I left the USAF (AFSC 47252 - General Purpose Vehicle Mechanic). Long before there were ECM's and such. Our electronic components in the engine compartment were limited to voltage regulators and electronic ignitions for the most part. Thank you for a most excellent diagnostic tutorial for us old timers!! Well done!!!

Congrats on a good diag and apparently another milestone 400K! Reee! Have a great evening producing your next video on your way to 500!! 👍

The ECU will disable the injector to avoid damaging the Catalytic Converter(s) after a few misfires. That's probably why the injector wasn't pulsed. It could be the ECU/DME, sure but I'd say rather unlikely.

Had a '04 Mini Cooper. Super fun car to drive. Had to fix a few things, not much room to work under the hood!

🇬🇧 I have a 2011 Jaguar, built in the UK. Bonnet release is on the wrong (left) side. OBD is on the driver's (right) side. I think they've given up with making sense!

5:36 We call that "Armstrong Steering". Windows down is "Manual Air Conditioning" 5:53 Too much money? It's a $65 pulley and MAYBE 1.5hrs shop labor. I'm not a rich man (I'd be doing it myself so shop cost is $0)... but really? They going to call a tow truck company for $200 instead of the $150 repair? To use a term the Brits used elsewhere below "That's bonkers". 21:15 Can't say that anymore. Now you'll "have some experience with".

The circuit has about 3 volts on it probably so the computer can detect whether the line to the injector has shorted or not. A 10k or 100k ohm resistor from the line to a positive voltage to pull the line up when the MOSFET is not active allows the computer to test for a few short conditions. It can test if the line is shorted to ground, test if the line is shorted to battery positive and test if the MOSFET is actually pulling the line to ground to fire the injector like it is supposed to, which in that case it is not. Also, if the line were left floating when the MOSFET was off then it might be subject to interference that could kill the MOSFET...

Great video. Love the vocal authoriteh. You're very good with your left hand- you'd do very well driving on the correct side of the road in UK. LH is for shifting. Thoroughly enjoy your sense of humour- you're like a mechanical AvE. No power steering, no alternator, no water pump- geez the car's British!

Nice Diag video. Anyone can change parts (me) but not everyone can get to the root of the issue (not me) Sometimes that $100 diagnosis fee is cheaper than the parts cannon.

The misfire with low fuel level is one of BMW's pointless codes. It literally doesn't mean anything is and pretty misleading. I looked at a BMW E92 325i Convertible (UK) with the same code, misfire on Cyl2, turned out to be significant scoring on the cylinder bore. Replace engine....

I suppose you could have swapped the injectors with another cylinder to see if the misfire transfers. It would eliminate the posissibility of a faulty injector if the misfire also changed with the injector.

The Mini Cooper, England's response to the VW Bug 🪲🐛 🤣

I was under the assumption that the dme was disabling the #4 injector BECAUSE of the misfire and something else was causing it, but it probably was a good idea to hand it off to the guys at bmw/mini, less risk involved for you. Good video!

When the ECU detects a severe misfire, it disables the cylinder to save the catalytic converter. This would stop the injector firing. Chances are the ECU is fine.

the hood release is in the "driver side" it's an English car, not european.. they drive on the wrong side of the road :D

No matter how good you are, some group of engineers and marketing hacks can defeat you by moving the goalposts. Only the best know when a manufacturer has put something beyond your resources. This is why so many vehicles are on my no-go list.

Thank you Raymond for wishing me a great day. Put a smile on my face and. Hope you as well has a great day

Is it possible the ECM disabled that injector based upon a previous fault? Eric O at South Main Auto has shown on Dodges that is a common issue.

Out of interest have you considered looking for a set of glasses with a camera built in? not sure if any have a decent resolution but it would save you holding a camera while working and give a 'what I see' type of view

The Camry! The old faithful parking lot ornament. I wonder if new critters have found their way in.

3 vehicles in one video! That's a new record!

hi Ray, just a vote from those of us why don't insist on multi-hour epics. 30mins is perfectly ok for me, or even 5mins if it gets a point across.

Everything I've heard or seen about the Mini boils down to this initially they are good cars until the miles start to and up then things start to get expensive real fast.

As a tech that hates condemning modules due to how many senior techs i have seen replace them unnecessarily, and even cause damage to new modules because they did not properly test inputs before installation, you really did an excellent job getting straight to the point with how you know its the module. I know they aren’t built like they used to be (leaving out the Kelsey Hayes ABS module) but it still makes me second guess myself every time the thought first comes through my head, “this needs a pcm”.

The biggest issue is you make it look to easy and with one hand.. 😏 Love your work.. 👏

Those steering wheel covers are an epidemic. Does every person who has one bring it to your shop? You're 2 for 3 today.

Eventual Mini-Cooper failure rate: 100%.

Have a friend who's a certified Mini tech. Years ago they had a customer bring his recently purchased 2007 Cooper S back because it was "too fast" for him. Turns out the ECU was not modulating the turbo boost at all. They calculated it was probably putting out about 325 HP. They never could find a cure so it went back to the factory (after every service tech took a ride in it) and the customer got a new one.

I have noticed that every one in the mechanical business always says we are going to do something "REAL QUICK " but it still takes the same amount of time even if you did the same thing at normal speed lol

Like the way you diagnose problems.

Hi been watching your channel it is nice to see a mechanic that cares about his job I have a good day

1MILL ON THE WAY. CONGRATS.

Very nice diag. Sometimes it is what it is. You went as far as you can and at least you were able to find what it is not. That is just as important. Have a nice day.