EGR Carbon Build Up! (Walnut Blasting Cylinder Heads) Toyota Prius 1.8

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@RainmanRaysRepairs Ай бұрын

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@williamlewis7846 Ай бұрын

RAY!!! Europe Twirly!!!

@emmettturner9452 Ай бұрын

Please pin this. I had trouble finding it again!

@RainmanRaysRepairs Ай бұрын

@@emmettturner9452 pinned! And oops I thought I pinned it already

@user-sv8mq2eq3z Ай бұрын

He doesn’t know what he’s doing but he did sleep at a Holiday inn last njght

@rayfalcon777 Ай бұрын

Hey ray do you ever useberrymans b12 cleaner? it’s awesome on dissovlving build of all kinds

@e.sidneymaurer5015 Ай бұрын

Hi Ray, “clean as a whistle” comes from the age of steam rail engines. The train’s whistles were steam powered and essentially received a steam cleaning every time they were blown.

@clbcl5 Ай бұрын

The same as...The real McCoy...was an automatic oilier on steam trains invented by a slave.

@bobby9195 Ай бұрын

Wow, I always wondered where that saying came from. I'm 60 and never knew 😊 thank you for the little history lesson ❤

@grendel1960a Ай бұрын

just what I was going to say.

@johnt.848 Ай бұрын

A "whistle" is also a euphemism for a male organ, I know mine is always clean. 😂

@meganluke444 Ай бұрын

@@johnt.848 Hope you don't use steam to clean it!

@bus5530 Ай бұрын

One of the best sayings I’ve ever heard was “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room”. Always be learning. More hybrids Ray. It will be the norm.

@kirkboswell2575 Ай бұрын

🙂 Ray, when you said, "I do not know what I'm doing," I immediately said to myself, "That's like a highly skilled surgeon saying he doesn't know what he's doing while expertly setting a broken bone." You may not have done that particular job on that particular make, but you definitely have the skills required. 🙂

@DeeGee-mv6eq Ай бұрын

Exactly.

@April8989 Ай бұрын

When Ray was swirling that tube around it looked like he was doing laparoscopic surgery.

@donfayetteville3582 Ай бұрын

A safety hint Ray. No matter what your using as a medium-- always wear a mask. Cloth is OK for walnut blast but for those doing bead or sand blast a real respirator. You all are young but still don't breath in this stuff.

@forgetfulme1719 Ай бұрын

if he can breathe in Brake clean, he can handle walnuts.

@Racingnut24 Ай бұрын

@@forgetfulme1719 wouldn't surprise me if breathing in that stuff caused some of his lung issues he had

@MyNewUserName47 Ай бұрын

@@forgetfulme1719 ah, no. the walnut is a solid and there is some dust in it. that dust gets deep into your lungs and can get stuck and cause damage. also, if you read the can, it tells you to not breath in the brake clean.

@forgetfulme1719 Ай бұрын

@@Racingnut24 reckless Ray thinks he is invincible, many things he knows but not doing

@forgetfulme1719 Ай бұрын

@@Racingnut24 many things he knows but too lazy to follow

@dougrodriguez4977 24 күн бұрын

You are a well informed and well rounded individual, I like your approach to problem solving.

@williamjones4483 Ай бұрын

Watching you do this cleaning with ground up walnut shells jogged my memory of an incident involving using walnut shells for cleaning and the crash of a United States Army Chinook helicopter. This illustrates the use of extreme care in the use of this stuff. "On 11 September 1982 at an airshow in Mannheim, Germany, a U.S. Army Chinook (serial number 74-22292) carrying parachutists crashed, killing 46 people. The crash was later found to have been caused by an accumulation of ground walnut shell grit used for cleaning machinery, which blocked lubrication from reaching transmission bearings.The accident resulted in the eventual discontinuation of the use of walnut grit as a cleaning agent."

@forgetfulme1719 Ай бұрын

yep, use CO2

@michaelpressman7203 Ай бұрын

@@forgetfulme1719do you mean dry ice?

@forgetfulme1719 Ай бұрын

@@michaelpressman7203 yes, they use liquified Carbon dioxide, dry ice is solid form ?

@RCRadioShow Ай бұрын

@@forgetfulme1719 It is solid CO2 pellets propelled with air or nitrogen depending on the application.

@RCRadioShow Ай бұрын

@@forgetfulme1719 Yes, I think CO2 blasting would be much more suitable in that application. Looks like Ray was pretty careful to blow all the walnut husks out of the intake passages.

@marks_02 Ай бұрын

Toyota is the undisputed world leader in hybrid engines. They will delay the transition into any other technology as long as they can, however they can.

@dantesinfernopurgatory7826 Ай бұрын

Toyota is smart enough to not pull all their eggs in one basket (i.e. the one-sized-fits-all EV strategy doomed to fail).

@nissan300ztt Ай бұрын

But Toyota is also dumb enough they havent be able to fix the gage cluster on my buddies 2023 corolla over 5 times and still cant fix it. Been 3 months and they cant even find a replacement car

@mart43 Ай бұрын

@@nissan300zttThat is a dealership issue you are talking about. We are talking about the R&D side of Toyota.

@imrf Ай бұрын

@@mart43 The R&D side of Toyota is just as dumb as all the other manufactures. You're only fooling yourself if you think they aren't. How soon you all forgot about the floor mat issue they had and many others.

@The_DuMont_Network Ай бұрын

No matter how ill advised. Operating a hybrid vehicle is like trying to be half pregnant. You're fooling yourself. Go with a gasser or an EV, either way, you are back in Realityland.

@bryco32 Ай бұрын

When I started in the Machining field 30 years ago, one of the senior Machinists(William King RIP 🙏) used to work in the railroad repair industry as well as his Father doing Steam engine repair before him. He used to always use that phrase. When I questioned him about it, he stated his father used the term to make note of how clean the steam whistles were internally when they took them off for restoration. His Dad used to say he never had to clean or re machine any steam whistles internally. He only ever had to regrind or polish the outside because the inside was steam cleaned its entire life. Henc, the "clean as a whistle" ! This was a bit of knowledge he handed down, but man, he had an absolutely limitless amount of machining knowledge. Most of which I still use today. I miss picking his brain and think about him on the regular. Now I'm the old guy and I try my damndest to share knowledge I've learned, but I'll never be as versed as he was about machining and being a all around decent person.

@nymincho Ай бұрын

Love that walnut blasting machine.

@tterag Ай бұрын

Take the 5 minutes and remove the wipers and cowling. It opens the whole engine bay and makes life soooo much easier. Also, the EGR cooler is likely completely clogged making the valve replacement moot.

@tterag Ай бұрын

Ha! Just watched the Bonus Encore and see that indeed did happen later. ;)

@mickdee6590 20 күн бұрын

I was wondering why he didn't continue to the EGR cooler and beyond to accomplish said goal of clean EGR system.

@kennethmorgan2704 27 күн бұрын

Good Job! Real Mechanic!

@DenHvideHund Ай бұрын

tip for removing those walnut grains...since the area is pretty much sealed, you can flood them out, since they float :)

@russellmartin-uc3id 23 күн бұрын

I have been following you for several years; I really enjoy your content. I agree 💯 with you about the EV propaganda, it takes a tremendous amount of diesel just to haul the minerals to be prossessed into the batteries.

@dennislaur2515 Ай бұрын

I have had a couple of direct injection engines and having the walnut service is a must.

@robertsturtevant6185 28 күн бұрын

Younare one of the few……..most people with those types of engines(Hyundai/Kia) don’t think about it, and the dealers/manufacturers will not offer that info….. my brother learned the hard way, and is now driving a toyota……

@a1autorepair590 20 күн бұрын

I completely agree about the all electric cars

@not-a-raccoon Ай бұрын

Im a simple creature. I see a Rainman Ray video, i click the "Like" button.

@legionofanon Ай бұрын

I click the like button before watching

@minotaurbison Ай бұрын

Pretty sure you're a racoon despite you're username

@dcolb121 Ай бұрын

@@legionofanon Me some too. So I'm even simpler.

@squiggyg.8415 Ай бұрын

I make coffee then…

@deplorablelibertarian Ай бұрын

I search him out every day like south main…pine meadow guy is alright too; but ray is #1. Oh, watch wes work is good too.

@buckaroo1278 23 күн бұрын

out of confusion comes order !

@michaelchristiansen1497 Ай бұрын

Spot on with the EV rant.

@Salmomlox Ай бұрын

I'm glad Ray gets down to the granular level at his auto clinic. He is the mad scientist who teaches us all. Tips and Tricks included. Have an awesome day.

@Leonarco333 16 күн бұрын

Put a clear hose on that walnut blaster and you’ll be getting somewhere. That thing is awesome.

@RobertSmithandfam Ай бұрын

Ray...that is absolutely amazing. I have a turbo GDI engine (EcoBoost) that is notorious for carbon buildup. A local shop that I trust is quoting me something like 8 hours of labor for that same service. The engine is not suffering yet. I am considering this as a DIY project for down the road. The only issue I have is that with a transverse mounted V-6, the far 3 cylinders are most likely a pain to get to. Maybe removing the cowl would do it. So far, Ford has no answer other than induction service that they actually don't recommend for the EcoBoost. The reason is hydrocarbon-based induction services can cause the turbos to overheat and possibly lead to damage.

@richardlyons7582 Ай бұрын

Ray it's always good to know which button to press !!!!! 😉

@dongeiger4500 Ай бұрын

I agree with you 100% about the total EV plans. The infrastructure to generate the power required and the transmission capabilities are not there! And your comment about just relocating the pollution generators to another location is also 100% correct! Finely hearing some one else, especially with your ability to educate your listeners is fantastic, thank you. The American president and the Canadian prime minister are both deciples of the wef that has dictated to the people that by 2030 we will all be driving EV’S, It ain’t gunna happen with out a total rebuild of our electrical grid.

@user-he8cj6jr8x Ай бұрын

I WAS A BIT OF A SCEPTIC ON THE BLASTING,UNTIL I SAW THIS VIDIO (GOOD JOB I WILL OWN 1 TODAY)

@01lexe Ай бұрын

That was a good demonstration of walnut blasting cleaning. A very nice close up inside. I love it.

@garygross3590 Ай бұрын

Thank you for all the long hours of editing 🎉

@tankervargas6761 Ай бұрын

Is better to leave the adapter in the vacuum and put air blower in the hole and blow it much easier that way

@javerytol98 24 күн бұрын

Have you looked into C02 blasting. Uses crushed dry Ice instead of walnut. The dry ice evaporates quickly as C02 gas, so the only thing left behind is the loosened media you cleaned off.

@Apismeliffera 25 күн бұрын

I don't see a problem with the walnut blaster. Especially with how thoroughly Ray cleaned the intake when he finished.

@ericpozarycki6601 Ай бұрын

I was told EV's were magical and are going to save our future

@anyheck 23 күн бұрын

The PCV does leave a puddle in the intake on this gen Prius. Also the EGR cooler is likely the cause of "EGR FLOW BELOW THRESHOLD" and that needs replacement as well to make this repair effective. It could probably be blasted if the walnut is fine enough as it just gets packed 100% full of carbon. There's also a recalibration in the related TSB that supposedly reduces EGR clogging. I did mine recently and improved the mileage ~14% on average without any "Prius driving habits," so to speak.

@groovedodger Ай бұрын

Nuts.

@rickdonald3617 Ай бұрын

Deez nuts

@jabblade Ай бұрын

With those clips at 7 min 30. If you push them inwards first then push the tab down, they come out really easy. It's counter-intuitive but it works.

@johnmarino4085 Ай бұрын

Nicely done Ray!

@jeremyr6576 5 күн бұрын

It IS...... always the mass air flow sensor!!! I can't count how many times that has got me.

@toddk1479 Ай бұрын

YES!!!!! Been waiting for this type of video.

@tortugam1045 Ай бұрын

Terrific learning video. Thank you!

@RogerFleury-rh9wr Ай бұрын

97th! Good Thursday morning Ray and the new employees! Had my identity stolen and my computer was compromised. Had to have all the issues resolved before I could use it again. Roger in Pierre South Dakota. I’M BACK!

@AJwoodway Ай бұрын

Howdy Roger! Welcome back.

@peterbenson3776 Ай бұрын

Cool process

@randallhoover2410 Ай бұрын

Morning Ray! Hope you enjoy your day and don’t work too hard

@johnrodriguez473 Ай бұрын

The egr and the PVC are pretty much a normal changed part in the Prius. Its a simple egr, PVC and spark plug replacement since your in there. If you drag your feet it's a 1 hour job

@KAS_Motorsports Ай бұрын

Forgot that little plastic bracket business with its own bolt on the manifold side of the EGR tube. 😂

@user-lz7oe4ed2t Ай бұрын

Morning Ray, so glad you have the walnut cleaner, have been watching other shops on U-tube shows and always impressed by the results.

@nonyabiz2777 Ай бұрын

Most of us like to hear you geek out on stuff. I think most of us do it to but it’s hard to find like minded folks these days. Learning and pondering the wonders of life is enjoyable. Bravo sir.

@xdinked7502 Ай бұрын

I agree 100% on the EV discussion, Ive been saying they wont solve the pollution issues ever since the lawmakers or whatever you wish to call them decided we should go all EV. One of my concerns was how they would deal with the 'dead' batteries once swapped out for a good battery. It took them yrs n yrs to work out how to have safe and how to recycle regular AA etc batteries. And those batteries were simply going into landfill for decades. Ever since I saw a video of some guys making a hydrogen power motor bike last year I thought this was the best way forward to help reduce our carbon footprint etc

@johneisenhauer1663 Ай бұрын

another great tool for your shop ,excellent

@ryulee458 Ай бұрын

Good morning Ray 🌄 you certainly entertain my brother and educate great job bro 😎👍👍

@ronaldgarvie9661 Ай бұрын

The walnut blasting was great done a fine job Ray.

@larryl43 Ай бұрын

thank you

@zackjay71 6 күн бұрын

Hey Ray. Probably should have used vacuum on the #3 as you pulled out the rag. And not the blower. I feel that would push residual walnut past the rag. Take care!!! Oh and use your thumb to cover the hole on the vacuum will give it more suction

@bigdaddymak1439 Ай бұрын

FYI people the reason to use walnut shell blasting is if a few injest into the engine they just go through without damage. Now of course you dont want a bunch of them left over but a few doesn't hurt a thing. Awesome new tool for GDI engines. Have yourself a great day Mr Raymond!!

@gibsonj5035 Ай бұрын

I had never seen a walnut blasting. I've seen the results but never the actual procedure. I think it is very effective...Great video!

@bigdaddymak1439 Ай бұрын

Been around since the days of carbonators. I'm sure nobody every imagined they'd make a comeback 😂

@franklin3030 Ай бұрын

Put an Oil Catch Can from the PCV to the intake inline will prevent the oil from getting back into the intake.

@williamgroel2880 Ай бұрын

You are one heck of a mechanic 👍😎

@Always1fisherman Ай бұрын

Great video

@Ham68229 Ай бұрын

And this is why I enjoy watching your video's. always learning something new from you or getting a refresh reminder of something old. Walnut blasting isn't new but rarely done, at least in my area. Great video as always, cheers :)

@jthonn Ай бұрын

Nice work

@squiggyg.8415 Ай бұрын

I save time watching his videos. I watch him take things apart and then watch it in reverse, saves a ton of time.🎉

@peterbenson3776 Ай бұрын

Good video!

@N7492 Ай бұрын

Excellent synopsis of the problems with total EV usage by the 2030s! In a few minutes, you cover what others take an hour to explain.

@lloydanderson3271 Ай бұрын

Hey Ray. That new machine is fantastic! Nice work. Looks like a great job to do too 😊

@jjhead431 Ай бұрын

The Navy does this with turbine engines.

@stephenspankmonkey2594 Ай бұрын

Loved it when Pinkey (or was it Perky?) "forgot to connect the bracket for the dipstick tube"! Hilarious!

@cuzzndoug5896 21 күн бұрын

a quick mod suggestion, replace the end of R2'S probe with clear tube. that way you can see what your cleaning.

@tommarbach6483 19 күн бұрын

I don’t have any experience with Prius engines either but I would be thinking about the PCV valve with all that oil in the intake. If upon inspection of said PCV valve, I found a bunch of oil (like what was found in the intake) I would suggest adding a catch can system. Just a thought.

@kenklingenberg4680 Ай бұрын

That walnut blaster is really great. I remember seeing it on CSI NY where NYC Parks Dept used it to clean statues instead of sand blasting. It was really efficient in cleaning the intakes. Best of luck with your new favorite tool. And the ratchet is really a plus for those who work close quarters as well. My Best to You, Wife Unit and the rest of the clan too.

@ManicMechanic007 Ай бұрын

Impressive speed and quality. Very handy tool.

@cafoster10 Ай бұрын

Stra-TEEE-gery!!!!

@JohnBradley-ut2qi Ай бұрын

Amen for Snap-On tools. worked on cars since I was 16. Taught for 26 years and retired. Love my Snap-Ons.

@robertsilva5041 Ай бұрын

Fuel system cleaner. From beer and gas money aka BG 😂

@williamsquires3070 Ай бұрын

Or maybe BG products are made from real beer and gasoline. 🤔

@robertsilva5041 Ай бұрын

@@williamsquires3070 😂

@mnels53 Ай бұрын

Ray, you videos are so much better since you have your own shop!

@bobbg9041 Ай бұрын

With the nut buster you can clean off a rusty caliper slides, blast off rust before putting new rotors instead of the drill operated buffing pads that velcro on and always fall off. Yes its a very useful tool but don't blame me if the shop starts getting mice.

@Navajo-man Ай бұрын

Hi Ray wife unit and boys just finished video with Prius day later it was excellent and as always you all be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@phantomj79 Ай бұрын

Great video, what was the fluid in the intake at the beginning?

@jbird28584 Ай бұрын

@rainmanraysrepairs I and I'm sure many others would appreciate you doing a live with primary topic of conversation and your thoughts about how you do business compared to the rest of shops after all you've lived the life of a mechanic at dealership, retail store, and now as a owner yourself

@drewv1785 Ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us R2! I've never seen anyone actually do a walnut blasting procedure before. Can't wait to see you use it on a really crudded up GDI engine!

@williamsquires3070 Ай бұрын

Yeah, now I want to see Threepio. 🤣

@nobodyhome2318 Ай бұрын

She looking clean!

@fyfo1432 Ай бұрын

great idea never heard of this process i am 72 and still learning with you. I've done vehicle industrial ,mining , and millwright mechanic in my life and surprising still learning things watching you.

@DeeGee-mv6eq Ай бұрын

An hour rainman ray video again???? I have went to automotive repair heaven!

@Michael-yi4mc Ай бұрын

Most of it is like watching paint dry, but still entertaining.

@RainmanRaysRepairs Ай бұрын

Better than watching grass grow

@Michael-yi4mc Ай бұрын

@@RainmanRaysRepairs 👍My grass grows fast with four dogs natural fertilizer.

@DeeGee-mv6eq Ай бұрын

Watch where you step!

@jamessowards3822 Ай бұрын

Those walnuts shells did a really nice job.

@kevindowd31021 Ай бұрын

Mr Ray, Those "holes" between the intake runners are GNDN conduits!

@Dave.76 Ай бұрын

Just wow, talk about the right tool for the job. From such humble beginnings Ray did you ever think you would be walnut blasting an engine intake????? Another great video 👍👍👍

@cycleguy666 Ай бұрын

Steam train whistles are clean and germ free!! 😊

@user-ol5rj8qn9o Ай бұрын

We used walnut shells (called Carbo Blast) to clean gas turbine generators. We would fire the turbine at a low rpm then slowly dump a bag of blaster into the air intake. The shells would go through and if it was dark out the exhaust would rain sparks from the burning walnut bits. Rather cool.

@ahmadghosheh3104 Ай бұрын

I got to get one of them machines 😂. That is so cool

@davidrobertson606 Ай бұрын

Walnut blasting at one time was a method to clean gas turbine blades. It worked OK but it destroyed the non metal seals. There are chemicals that do a better job but are expensive. Walnuts will pit soft metal surface like aluminium (Gasket face). Be sure to make sure you do not inadvertantly spray the valve stem seals.

@daveblevins3322 Ай бұрын

We used walnut shells blasted into the engines of our jets in the USAF when they were on the test stands for maintenance. Excellent cleaning medium 👍

@patrickchavez3848 Ай бұрын

Woo Hoo. Ha ha e a great day Ray and wife unit and co-worker units and of course Luna unit!!

@GaleMorgan Ай бұрын

A train whistle is a clean clear sound with no overtones, ergo, clean as a whistle could mean pure, or unblemished. Most trains use two tones that are clear so you can hear from a greater distance.

@markanderson2904 6 күн бұрын

Train whistles do have overtones. Even a pipe organ pipe has overtones.

@ragnarironspear1791 Ай бұрын

Awesome a long vid 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

@cvdo85 Ай бұрын

Ray is really feeling good again

@billhennie Ай бұрын

Veddy Interesting!!! This operation should be veddy goot for Gasoline Direct Injection engines. I shall look for a mechanic with this Walnut Blaster.

@jackfarley4926 Ай бұрын

Ray just loves showing off his wobbly bits even when they aren’t needed LOL😂

@johnchambers12 Ай бұрын

It is good to see there are walnut blasting solutions for the DIY market , but the commenter is correct, the process can cause issues if not done with care. Your videos help instill that knowledge!

@1DarkStorm Ай бұрын

Welcoming back!

@TXCherokee Ай бұрын

Great job. Intake runner look like new

@jansvendsen3080 Ай бұрын

Ray, it's the price of Snap On tools that people have a problem with. Harbour Freight sells wrenches with 30° and 60° offsets, which looks like what you were using but I could be wrong. Their set is $70, which I'm sure is a ton cheaper than Snap On. I know there's a ton of quality differences between the 2 sets but Snap On prices are too high for alot of us. Just my two cents. Love your channel and watch your videos daily. Thanks!