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@Potoum Жыл бұрын

"Who put febreeze in the air? Who's trying to kill me." I'm dying over here 🤣

@gusser2121 Жыл бұрын

With that mini Cooper's starting voice, you're going to have to have a smoke after every start up...

@trevormoses5061 Жыл бұрын

😂

@Sieg670 Жыл бұрын

That Mini was hilarious. I believe that audio translates to "Well, well. How cute." The "well, well" can be translated to a number of things.

@2fathomsdeeper Жыл бұрын

Like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" converted from English to Japanese and back to English becomes "Snow Snow and the Seven Perverts."

@billsmith7254 Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean about smells. My wife was doing child minding a while back. A mother came to pick up her kid. The perfume/deodorant she was wearing, was so strong I had to walk out the house to the back yard. The only way to get rid of the smell, was to spray the house with fly spray.

@lizzard8785 Жыл бұрын

14:18 "I want to get out of this car now....." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't blame you Ray, I would've high tailed it too. lol

@jesserobertson8397 Жыл бұрын

ara ara~

@winksthebiker5193 Жыл бұрын

"I can breath brake clean, gasoline and cyanide but give me air freshener and I die" Me too Ray, me too.

@craiglyles4755 Жыл бұрын

In 2008 I worked at a dealership on the dark side of town and every damn car rolled in with a stack of those nasty black ice death trees. Kept some thick ziplock bags on the service drive cause step 1 was remove black ice and put in baggie to keep migraines at bay…then it just smelled like weed.

@Katyas-Korner Жыл бұрын

With all the chemicals I have been around in my life I detest any extra scent.

@John-ih2bx Жыл бұрын

@@Katyas-Korner I agree completely. As a child I was forced to be in a car (in VA, in July/August, in the 60s, w/o air conditioning) with my mother and two sisters, that had gone to Garfinkle's and Woodward and Lothrop, and sprayed multiple perfumes/colognes onto themselves. Horrific. Give me the smell of petroleum distillate and I am happy ... and the smell of gunpowder. ... range time.

@pitchforkpeasant6219 Жыл бұрын

@@John-ih2bx black powder smells better than smokeless 😁. Especially when ignited with flint

@johnathanedwards9054 Жыл бұрын

The anime voice is saying " my my, look at how Handsome you are." in a seductive way

@zandermcnabb7779 Жыл бұрын

that "anime voice box" is known as a JDM talk Box, and the words you heard are "Ara ara", and yes, your right, its more of an "adult scene" style saying, and your right to not like it haha! love the content, you teach so much to even a young guy like me! (fyi, you should enable the "join" feature of youtube and give us a way to support you and your content even more!)

@jonathanbrooker6823 Жыл бұрын

I've never understood why people add those things into their cars. What is the purpose

@zandermcnabb7779 Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanbrooker6823 well it's usually the people who are addicted/really love anime (known as a weeb) that they love it so much that everything they have has to be anime related, it's like hoarding but on such a level that is beyond repair, probably (and most cases) is because they've been rejected by a girl/guy and can't seem to find love, so they find pleasure in 2D drawings

@ryanpham3308 Жыл бұрын

As an otaku myself, I don't condone this.

@NunamedDragon Жыл бұрын

I like the greetings you get on the domestic Japanese cars on startup, but the ara ara is just too cringe even for me.

@tails300 Жыл бұрын

But why put a JDM talk box in a non JDM car? 🤷🏽‍♂️

@ThatOneCastleGuy Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, a weebmobile. Wasn’t expecting that startup noise then I noticed the floor mats😅

@Stevo_1998 Жыл бұрын

I noticed the Hatsune Miku sticker next to the driver's window, and from that point on it just went downhill: The floor mats, the danglies on the rear-view, the 'Ara ara' startup noise, the (hard to see) waifu stickers on the back window and the rear quarter-glass...

@RsFastLane11 Жыл бұрын

I'm boutta weeb out my mini tbh

@iviaverick52 Жыл бұрын

and of course it's a minicooper.

@darksuns7384 Жыл бұрын

No wonder it has trans fluid in the coolant, the car wanted to commit sudoku with an owner like that.

@Eeveethegamer26 Жыл бұрын

@@darksuns7384 wow a suicide joke😒

@jazeenharal6013 Жыл бұрын

13:14 ah, a man of culture I see. (Floor mats lol)

@tiredoldmechanic1791 Жыл бұрын

When I worked at a Ford dealer back in 1979, a customer bought a new van. He took it home on a Friday and brought it back in on Monday because the transmission was shifting oddly. Found the strawberry milkshake in both the transmission and radiator because the heat exchanger in the radiator had failed. The Ford rep had us install an aftermarket transmission cooler, block of the one in the radiator, flush both the cooling system and the transmission and refill. The transmission still shifted oddly so the Ford rep had us rebuild it. It still shifted oddly so the Ford rep wanted to replace it with a factory rebuilt. The service manager had the buyer call Ford and tell them that he bought a new van and wanted a new transmission, radiator and all of the hoses replaced or he wanted his money back.

@WhatWillYouFind Жыл бұрын

Some states have "lemon laws" on the books, that would be a prime case of when it really makes sense. The dealership shouldn't be on the hook for the manufacturer sending them a faulty unit and the customer should be made right at the manufacturers expense. No one is really at fault, these machines are extremely complicated and even with robots the end products aren't always perfect. Virtually ALL cars have had a recall or a manufacturer recommended service request due to customer feedback.

@Fcknlala Жыл бұрын

There is so much fuckery that goes on with numbers in a dealers shop trust me the dealer doesn’t pay shit lol

@krhoft Жыл бұрын

A case where the Ford Service Manager was right! The dealer can do only what the rep will cover under warranty. The buyer will end up hating the vehicle and the dealer blaming them for giving him the shaft, when in reality it was the Ford rep who was responsible for cutting corners in that case. It was a brand new vehicle, the buyer deserved a new radiator, system flush, and test drive. A new C-6 automatic if needed. I worked for GM same time frame. Depending upon regional GM reps, they were same, better, or worse than what you described. It really boils down to the person you are dealing with.

@michaelbolton2741 11 ай бұрын

@@Fcknlala I've worked in automotive manufacturing. Someone is **ALWAYS** at fault, be it the designer, machinist, assembler, or quality-control person. Far too often junk is sent out the door because someone wouldn't see past the end of of his/her nose.

@macbitz Жыл бұрын

Ray's description of that Japanese start-up sound. I haven't laughed so much in ages! 😂

@AxlesGarage Жыл бұрын

They sell a kit, plate slides in between engine and tranny and you use a old 3 bolt starter. I’ve used before works great. I even have a video on it.

@timewa851 Жыл бұрын

that sounds PERFECT for this ole' Turd.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Great way to salvage a good engine. Thanks 4 tip.

@didja3403 Жыл бұрын

They Sale a Kit For a 3 Bolt Starter ? This is A Mini Cooper With no Starter Problems!

@bigtruck57h25 Жыл бұрын

Good Gawd a twofer. Two junks for the price of one. Some days you're the windshield some days you're the bug... Unfortunately for these owners today they're the bug ☹️. Everyone don't forget to remember to have a great day! Greetings from Lake City 🇺🇸🌴😎

@549BR Жыл бұрын

What's the last thing the bug sees when it hits the windshield? His bum as his head goes through it.

@timewa851 Жыл бұрын

'End of summer, need it for ten more months' GARBAGE. Call the scrapyard !! We got two.

@graken22 Жыл бұрын

I had the same problem on a 4.3 GM in a forklift. The outer bolt broke and drill out attempts failed, so we pulled motor and sent to a machine shop. They cut off the outer ear of motor and welded on a new one. I installed the motor and a new starter and cables. Started it up and it was like new! Sometimes it is in who you know...🙂

@bryonforeman195 Жыл бұрын

Another reason why I like this channel. Ray is a tech that can actually "trouble shoot." I have learned so much watching his videos, great work.

@Klumpozyte Жыл бұрын

The floor mats already were a sign but the "Ara Ara" made my day. Weebmobile :D Edit to explain: "Ara Ara, o kawaii koto!" basicly translates to "Oh my, how cute!" and is a trope phrase used in anime by (dominant) older sister/women type characters towards (usually younger) males in a suggestive manner.

@LinaScott Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the translation ... 😁

@baoboumusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I came looking for this :D

@Echristoffe Жыл бұрын

Indeed but those are just a fantasy thing. Never saw that in Japan (I mean the real one, not the virtual anime one)

@Cheepchipsable Жыл бұрын

LOL, knew is was something cute, like"My cutie", or "Hey, hey cutie" I knew a guy with a DB9 and the James Bond theme play when started.

@andreklein7906 Жыл бұрын

Weebmobile, lol.

@randalbloomquist7812 Жыл бұрын

On the old 350ci. The starter mounting holes on the cast iron block are counter bored approximately 1/2" deep before reaching threads. The starter mounting bolts are special and have a knurled area with a slightly larger diameter than the bolt just after the threads. When starter is mounted the knurled area of the bolt fits up in the counterbore to center the bolt and keep the starter positioned correctly. The proper bolts must be used and correctly torqued or the starter will move causing the starter drive to bind with the ring gear. This causes the cracking of engine block in the counter bored area. The starter will not stay in the correct position to operate after this happens.

@hiscifi2986 Жыл бұрын

When Ray said the engine block was cracked, I thought that could be where the radiator water had gone. However, those were the wrong starter mounting bolts, they would never work with all those spacers.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Exlaxxly what occured here . Bosco fix Doomed the block

@erik_dk842 Жыл бұрын

Isn't there a starter available with different mounting holes?

@avidac-refrigeration249 Жыл бұрын

Looks like it's time to break out the JB Weld on that block...

@fuzzy1dk Жыл бұрын

@@avidac-refrigeration249 if it is scrap anyway, just get out the MIG and a grinder

@porkchop4604 Жыл бұрын

That suburban needs to be a weekend mechanic special. Need to go to a pick a part and get the correct bolts. Also coolant loss and rust could probably be overcome to keep that old girl running. That 350 is pretty tough engine to keep going. There are lots of folks that really can't afford new or decent used cars but need to carry on with some kind of transportation

@GDaddyTx Жыл бұрын

This was a rough one, two destroyed vehicles, at least the coop seemed to get excited about it. 😂😂😂

@NemoConsequentae Жыл бұрын

That start-up, _"WHEEEEEE!!!"_

@robertv4442 Жыл бұрын

I like that you are adding the findings documentation to your video. Maybe include the text in an overlay to avoid trying to read blurry out of focus text that is moving around. Keep up the good work!

@armandhammer9617 Жыл бұрын

I made the mistake of selling my 97 GMC 1500 pu. It had 350k miles on it and still runs great.

@uncleb5973 Жыл бұрын

61 old retired jet mechanic here, I wake up in the morning excited about your next video now the wife's hooked. Just bought a 2000 7.3 here in lake county florida and wish you could work on it. Much love and respect to your family from mine.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Drag it over to ol Ray with list it needs for another qtr million happy miles. Then just drive knowing all's well since it was fixed by him.

@DIYguy2 Жыл бұрын

That start up sound of the mini coop, just wow.

@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Жыл бұрын

I also have the anime start up in my 2022 k5 but mines is not provocative lmao 😂 🤣

@Laborchet Жыл бұрын

@@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 yeah I can’t speak or understand Japanese but goddamn if that didn’t sound like they’re asking me to whip something out and push it into something then idk what it is… Also, what is this “anime sound” is it like a little speaker box that just plays that chime every time? I’ve seen those little led animal faces that people keep as companion, is it like that?

@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Жыл бұрын

@@Laborchet it's a programmable small speaker box that plugs into USB and plays the audio file when the car is started. It can say whatever you want but I like that stuff so it greets me in japanese.

@Laborchet Жыл бұрын

@@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 what’s the name of the box?

@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Жыл бұрын

@@Laborchet the nonprogramable anime ones are called melody boxes but you can make your own (which I did) easy for like 15$. There is a tutorial on KZfaq and everything is buyable on amazon.

@robertwaldrop4457 Жыл бұрын

Another important thing is if you have a wedding band or ring on your should take them off. That way in case you forget to take the negative post off first. So if you take the positive off first and the winter taking it off with lodges onto a ground it can burn your finger up bad or you can destroy your ring. Always remember take the rings and necklaces off whenever you're working on any vehicle

@Smakheed Жыл бұрын

Hey Ray, the Mini diag was spot on (though the rad will be fine with a flush but you should replace the water pump), common fault on the Cooper, and it's all because of a $0.50 O-ring seal, I've done the full repair 4 times now and it's a £2600 ( in real money) repair, only thing to note is that the "Turbo" is actually a Supercharger and the "sqidgy" hose was a boost line and is one of the few that won't need replacing. As you noted in the vid, when the engine is off it will push all the milkshake back to the yard (trans) which is why it is still able to select gears

@SJCKazoom Жыл бұрын

You know the shop is lit when i can recognize the song!!! Thank you for your videos, always super awesome and helpful to see your videos.

@stephenellis6651 Жыл бұрын

Had a pretty rough day but as always your videos have made me smile as your attitude and energy are contagious. Thanks for doing what you do.

@wonniewarrior Жыл бұрын

I have a 2002 Ford BA Falcon. In 2016 - I got the dreaded strawberry milkshake in the coolant reservoir. The transmission cooler was built into the radiator - which commonly breaks about 170,000 - 180,000 marks. Mines broke at 177,000 km. My workmate noticed the problem as we were checking the coolant level before the delivery trip on the 35c day and she told me what had happened. It was 35c day and I completed the delivery scheduled for the day of about 350 km total. Drove it home and left it there until it was booked in 2 days later at local Ford. They installed a aftermarket trans cooler and flushed the transmission 3 times for me which was black. I had bought the car with hours banked at work - so the Boss bought it for me out of my banked hours - and in return I used the wagon for deliveries until he could get a 2nd delivery van online. So he paid for the repairs - which totaled $420 about. $300 for the cooler and the rest for the trans flushing and servicing. And guess what - that is now 6 years and 100,000 km ago and it still going strong. I trust my local Ford - and he said I was one of the rare ones that spotted it early and got it dealt with - thanks to my Workmate who was a former truck driver.

@mylairhasnoip Жыл бұрын

My 06 BF wagon did the same and cooked the trans at 80k :/

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

$2000US repair these days

@mylairhasnoip Жыл бұрын

@@peted5217 mine cost me au$2k back in 08 for a second hand trans

@factsoverfeelings21 Жыл бұрын

This man is one of the most honest mechanics I’ve ever seen. Where’s your own shop.

@DeadEyeDave Жыл бұрын

Not everyone wants or has the ability to be a business owner. Doing the work is far different than managing the business.

@erickwalter2828 Жыл бұрын

Working in the shop and owning a shop are two very different things. If he's happy where he's at he doesn't need to do anything more.

@factsoverfeelings21 Жыл бұрын

Holy shhhh, you both are extremely sensitive or some shhhh. But It was a fk’n question of curiosity and a compliment to him.

@dixiemay1996 Жыл бұрын

@@factsoverfeelings21 You'll have that here...

@erickwalter2828 Жыл бұрын

@@factsoverfeelings21 All I did was answer your question, the hell did I do to warrant such a reply?

@sailortrash55 Жыл бұрын

14:27 man its always the minicooper people

@markjovanovic9110 Жыл бұрын

This was a fine example for why we need basic auto shop classes taught in High school so none of this abuse would happen. Then again repair shops need your $$. Great video 🤟🤙

@AndreasMadsen Жыл бұрын

I really hope that mini is going to opt for a fix! I'd love to watch thst job done. Not sure why but it seems super satisfying to me.

@Skylancer727 Жыл бұрын

Though there's a chance they might just go back to the mini dealer.

@david.bowerman Жыл бұрын

The Mini has a WaifuPrison or something similar installed. That is great.

@GamerLoggos Жыл бұрын

Wow... I have never heard of them till now and looked it up. Thats a bit... obsessive.

@ronniemaeker9102 Жыл бұрын

I had a 1982 Silverado with a 6.2 diesel that the starter mount flange broke off the block... Started one morning...removed the engine...took it to a weld shop...that afternoon got the engine back...repair still warm... Drove the pickup just under 400k miles with that engine... Removed the diesel and sold it to a wrecker service who put it in a one ton wrecker... Bought a 1978 Suburban with the two package (454 engine, heavy duty TH400 transmission, and 12 bolt differential... Swapped the Suburban stuff over to the SWB 1982 and that was my kid's got to school rig for two years... Little SWB ran pretty good with the big block...

@erichagler7842 Жыл бұрын

tech tip of the day .... i have in the past used dish soap (very small amount ) to aid in the cleaning of the cooling system .... you will have to repeat this several times to remove oil from system and then clean water to remove soap ... i know you cant do this in your shop but it can help out some one out there and not spend a whole lot of cash on this type of repair

@TheCramik Жыл бұрын

I'll be honest I don't care if it even started up, with those bone-dry fluids, rust, and a coolant tank that looks like it's never been opened it's already junk in my mind

@waynesitarz424 Жыл бұрын

Was he running straight water for coolant? Rusteeeeee!

@mikea9014 Жыл бұрын

JB weld on the bolt

@therealcarbine15 Жыл бұрын

That's bars radiator stop solid pucks that stains like that. Must have a hole in the radiator hes trying to plug.

@spaceflight1019 Жыл бұрын

Did I miss where he checked the oil level?

@johncunningham4820 Жыл бұрын

@@mikea9014 . No . Weld Weld on the Bolt hole and re-tapping . " Glue " won't cut it .

@nottelling4828 Жыл бұрын

13:08 My wife bought a 2014 Mini Cooper SS (used with just under 100k miles on it). Once that thing hit 100k, stuff started falling apart. Fun car to drive around in, but a very short life span. Perfect example of one of Scotty's "endless money pit" cars. I also had the same problem at 14:34 The hood release is on the side of the hood rather than in the center.

@craiglyles4755 Жыл бұрын

BMW - Big Money Wasted

@Mini-Driver Жыл бұрын

I have 4, first Generation Mini Cooper S models. ( 2 convertibles/2 hardtops, 3 of the 4 are 6 speed sticks ) I won't get one newer than 2006 , or another automatic.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Euro cars is kinda like having a big swimming pool.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

@@Mini-Driver should be plenty for sale in various states of needed repairs

@cigarsgunsandgasoline8032 Жыл бұрын

@@craiglyles4755 Bring My Wallet!!!

@chuckjones9159 Жыл бұрын

I had a 72 Camaro that had starter problems due to the same reason. The block had been chipped at an angle where the outside starter bolt goes. Ended up costing me 350 dollars but the mechanic did an excellent job at improvising to save me from having to buy a new block.On a side note I once blew up a 350 because the shop had forgotten to hook up the vacuum modulator hose and since I was young I decided just to make it change gears by applying more fuel. Shattered the crank, broke the cam into 3 pieces and put lifters into the oil pan.

@TrondBrgeKrokli Жыл бұрын

No worries, Ray. I think you did your best with what you were given on this day. Not an easy thing to only be able to tell the owner of each car that their car needs more repair than they were expecting to pay for. Anyway, I was slightly worried for you, I felt a bit tense myself when seeing what you found to be the issues with these cars. I need to cool down and get my pulse back down to a relaxing state. Hope you get to have the rest of the day feel more normal than this. Have a great day yourself, and thank you for sharing your ups and downs with us, your audience. See you soon again here on KZfaq.

@beardyeighty Жыл бұрын

So I have officially been ruined by Ray. I took my truck in yesterday to have the tires rotated and balanced and I kept thinking "I wonder if the tech is going to actually do what is needed or if he's going to half-ass it and I'm going to have to go back several times to different shops". Oh well. I used to be a tech, too, so I get @nal about stuff, myself. You do great work, Ray. Not only the actual mechanicing but your videos are great, too.

@wateraries23 Жыл бұрын

I think the same thing when I get repairs on my truck.

@mrmustangman Жыл бұрын

i dont trust any of them and cringe every time i need someone else to work on my mustang besides me.!!!!!!!!

@Fanta.... Жыл бұрын

@Mark 'Chalky' Smith I wish there was a way to identify rays out there. Would make everyone's lives a heck of a lot easier with someone honest working on their car

@beardyeighty Жыл бұрын

@@mrmustangman same. If I can do it myself I will.

@MikeyDee25 Жыл бұрын

I watch the worker/s as the work is being done on my vehicle. I ask a lot of questions too. If I see something I disagree with I speak up! 😐

@111sconeful Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm allergic to those air fresheners messes with my sense of smell and taste. And not to mention the killer migraine. I have to slip seat with drivers at my company til I get my assigned truck I toss those things out the window.

@legionofanon Жыл бұрын

Only air freshners I can handle are citrius scented ones, and it has to be an aersol can. All others are flowers on a pile of.. Well you get it, keep tossing them out

@muddeprived Жыл бұрын

Littering

@legionofanon Жыл бұрын

@@muddeprived is there a complete thought there?

@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын

@@muddeprived I think it was not meant to be taken literally.

@johnme7049 Жыл бұрын

@111sconeful My wife gets ill from stuff like that. She can't breath around perfumes. It's like an asthma attack. But everybody is different. I had a friend who would literally PASS OUT if someone wearing strong perfume walked close to him. It IS a recognized syndrome called MCS, or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Among the population, 12.8% report medically diagnosed MCS and 25.9% report chemical sensitivity. DO NOT let them tell you it is all in your head.

@BigTunaCrypto Жыл бұрын

"that wasn't even bolted on on the other side..." lol!!

@VikingArelius Жыл бұрын

When your car goes "Ara Ara~" you know you're in for a treat~

@danjordan1979 Жыл бұрын

I'm constantly amazed by the care, attention, and knowledge you have. And also how honest you are! No salesman, just a lover of all things mechanical. Perfect!

@dennisduran8500 Жыл бұрын

Do you think he's going to be dishonest while filming himself?

@thomas7770 Жыл бұрын

Is anyone attending the Rainman Ray livestream tonight? I heard it’s good on Wednesday nights.

@danjordan1979 Жыл бұрын

@@dennisduran8500 to be fair, a lot of people wouldn't even know he'd made an error.

@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын

Ray is very flexible and knows a lot about many makes and models. He's honest to admit that he sometimes must go to the 'net for info. He does not refuse many jobs except in the cases of real junk that repairs would double the car's worth and then it's still junk except for the repairs. I've only been watching for a year, but it's been a year of excellent videos. Thanks, Ray!

@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын

@@thomas7770 If I can find it.....

@onryboy2264 Жыл бұрын

The suburban damage to the block was from a backyard hack with a hammer and a screwdriver and the person claiming to be a mechanic. The Mini Cooper's damage was the result of if it makes a noise turn the boom, boom music up louder. 🤣🤣🤣

@John-ih2bx Жыл бұрын

Educational, professional, and amusing. Great narration from Ray.

@dangoodwin5954 Жыл бұрын

"Japanime" lol epic. I don't know much of anything about anime but if you coined that phrase on the fly .... you're a true mechanic lol.

@YaksAttack Жыл бұрын

With a body and frame like that, this suburban would command a few thousand dollars up here in the rust belt. You figure for a few more thousand you could probably fix it up and get another 100-200k miles out of it.

@Mr_Meowingtons Жыл бұрын

I live near Buffalo NY I put an engine in that in a sec..

@anonymuswere Жыл бұрын

he's right. most of us up here in the rust belt would just drop a new engine in it. there's already been gobs dropped into that Burb in modernizing alone.

@cherriberri8373 Жыл бұрын

I wish more southerners would send their "junk" cars north tbh. That thing looks better than any car I've personally owned, and honestly not much worse than the best car I've ever driven. An engine would be a perfectly fine price to pay for that, if I lived down there id slap an engine in for about a thousand and sell it for a couple and make a thousand in profit lol.

@kenanderson9331 Жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Meowingtons Probably remove it from a suburban with a rusted through frame!

@HammysHangout Жыл бұрын

I am in Tampa, FL would would give a couple Thousand for it, not ready to go to the Junk Yard... LS Swap bound !

@puremayhemFTW Жыл бұрын

I had the same exact thing come in to my shop. At first we pulled the engine and sent it out to have the block welded up professionally. And rethreaded. Put it all back together. Lasted two weeks and guy was back with the same issue. We ended up putting a motor in it. The problem was the starter was tweaking sideways because of the damaged block

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Who ate all the labor/parts on that debacle ?

@puremayhemFTW Жыл бұрын

@@peted5217 the customer. We told him up front that it was not a guarantee fix. He opted to put an engine in after we tried sue to used car sale prices being so high cuz of the chip shortage. Also he was 68 years old and said no way he wanted a car payment.

@peted5217 Жыл бұрын

Well , your shop did the right thing giving cust what he asked for then

@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын

Well, you tried!

@wesgregg6451 Жыл бұрын

@@puremayhemFTW Mom is in her 80s, so she didn't want a car payment, either. So she borrowed money from an acquaintance and put every cent she had with it, in order to buy a low-mileage used car. Lived rough for two years; like... the warmest room in my house in Winter is 44F, because I'm poor enough that I'm just trying to keep the coldest area that has water lines from dropping below 33F - and I thought her house felt colder than mine... sat in the dark in the evening instead of turning on a light... ate once a day, sometimes less... Basically the kind of life you live because the alternative is to check out early so you just learn to endure - but hate knowing that your Mom lives like that, too. But she did manage to pay off the person she borrowed the money from. Yay. But not really. Because the car she bought... Was a Ford Focus :rolleyes: . So, of course, it's currently sitting at a Ford dealership, waiting on a transmission control module. Along with tens of thousands of other Ford Focus cars, I guess - because they told her it would be "months, minimum, maybe more than a year" before it was her turn to get one. F*king Ford. If given a choice between walking and buying a Ford, stick to walking - because, either way, you'll end up walking anyway. . . .

@bryanpeters5577 Жыл бұрын

I love your mini cooper videos! The first video was a cool look at the starting system

@danielolson437 Жыл бұрын

"I'm terrible at my job" the occasional quips of self deprecation are the priceless. ALSO... Your voice is great for this stuff. It reminds me a little of Josh on "Game It Out".

@GTCGreg Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt Eric O at SMA could have repaired the Suburban WITHOUT replacing the entire engine.

@oldbiker9739 Жыл бұрын

love those old 88 to 98 OBS trucks ,I still have my 91 GMC short box with the 350 CID 275 k on it . like a rock !

@85jmccoy Жыл бұрын

Better keep it,people are asking big money for them now.I daw a 91 short bed single cab 4x4 for sale 15000 on the window

@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om 17 сағат бұрын

Great trucks when you take care of them.

@garymcphee8284 Жыл бұрын

Some Ford Falcons in Oz have the trans cooler connected to the side of the radiator and there have been many instances of coolant ending up in the trans. We call it a milkshake here and it is expensive to repair. The easy way to avoid it is as I have done put a isolated trans cooler in front of the radiator. Best money I ever spent.

@madman671000 Жыл бұрын

Ray is a prominent supporter of recycling, he feeds the local junkyard at least weekly.

@cliffcollins4124 Жыл бұрын

Have to agree with you, I would love to be the recipient of some of the stuff he tosses

@briantonkin7737 Жыл бұрын

He makes up for it with excessive use of brake cleaner

@mattt446 Жыл бұрын

Rainman I just wanna give you a shout out now I love your content you are awesome man. I learn so much just by watching your videos I am a DIY Guy when it comes to repairing my car I wish I was half the mechanic you are you make things look easy. Keep up the awesome work.

@jusimplicit Жыл бұрын

@15:00 Ray lookin' like a high schooler hunting for that g spot for the first time 🤣

@scottcampbell4678 Жыл бұрын

Two fails on the same video. That is a record for you. I am impressed that you were completely honest with the customers. That is a sign of a great mechanic.

@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын

Ray is always truthful. Heck, he may have been a Boy Scout in his youth.

@Degenerecy Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on air fresheners. Same here, especially with perfumes. Too much and I can't stand it but the real stuff that kills your nose. Perfectly okay with, maybe that's the trick, the chemicals kill your nose so it doesn't hurt as much.

@NemoConsequentae Жыл бұрын

For those people you smell before they enter the room... "Nice perfume. Must you bathe in it?"

@kevinalexander8564 Жыл бұрын

"this has been repaired to death." LMAO!!! Love it.

@justinlaaksonen6972 Жыл бұрын

The starter can break/ crack the block from a large backfire (crossed plug wires or bad distributor cap). Their is a “steel” nose starter that has 3 bolt holes (fits most blocks, saw the 3rd hole on your block), just install using the two good bolt locations. It’s not 100% correct but will get things working again. I’ve saved a few hot rod/ old blocks this way. Correct bolts are also required as they have a “shoulder” on the shank to keep stater from shifting under torque. Great videos, your a through tech!

@smarternu Жыл бұрын

Dang I would love to put a used engine in that 4x4 burban.

@roaddog7542 Жыл бұрын

Radiators with internal transmission coolers are a disaster waiting to happen. Had the same thing happen on a 05' CTS.

@1337penguinman Жыл бұрын

And I've actually seen the opposite. Guy brought me a Ford V10 that another shop had condemned as a head gasket. Turns out it was just the oil cooler.

@ericacherney3132 Жыл бұрын

It's more than likely the opposite... northstars are the disasters waiting to happen ;)

@ionracer24 Жыл бұрын

me too but with a srx

@Stammon Жыл бұрын

Almost every car with an automatic transmission, since what? 1938? has a trans cooler in the radiator. I'd say all, but you never know. Maybe VW had an automatic with an air cooler. But the intercoolers work well, I've never had one go bad. That mini just needs a new radiator, and wash all the hoses with Dawn and it will be fine. You might have to pull the trans and wash out the torque converters, but I would just try several flushes and hope for the best. Water in the trans will destroy the clutches, so get that milk shake out asap.

@wesleyhurd3574 Жыл бұрын

This car didn't have a transmission cooler in the radiator though. It has a heat exchanger block that runs coolant through one circuit and transmission fluid through the other circuit. The block is mounted next to the firewall on the Cooper.

@ronrice2249 Жыл бұрын

This is the second time I've watched your video and I really like how you diagnose problems and troubleshoot them. I saw on another video that Minis are cars to avoid. Now I see why. Great video. Thanks.

@stevenwilliams4018 Жыл бұрын

You know the owner went and got some JB Weld. Last ditch effort 😂

@sferg9582 Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on the air freshener stink!!! I can NOT walk into a Hallmark store or any place that has a lot of candles or scented stuff as it gives me a headache.... even the detergent aisle in the grocery store is a problem.

@timh36 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I have the same problem with strong scents, I've resorted to buying scent free soap, detergent, deodorant. 🙄

@SilvaDreams Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have the same issue, very sensitive to a lot of smells like that.. Worst part is I work at a gas station so some people walk in and I get bombed out by the shear amount of perfume or cologne they wear and it makes my eyes water and I start sneezing. I have to bite my tongue on asking them if they bathed in the shit... Worst I ever had was some prostitute who used the bathroom and she used to so much perfume she gassed out me and a delivery driver out.. While still in the bathroom.. Had to keep the doors open for hours afterwards and clean the whole bathroom scrubbing the floors multiple times with near boiling water...... It still lingered for days after.

@RexenPrime Жыл бұрын

That gmc would be good to fix up in the north considering its lack of rust

@posterboyrob Жыл бұрын

I love your simple common sense diagnosis on nearly all of your customers vehicles.

@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP Жыл бұрын

(MY DIY) Drill brush broken mount area, acetone rinse. JB Weld (regular) pushed into broken threaded mount, duct tape over it to hold cream. Wait +24 hrs to cure. Drill & tap new mounting hole. New bolts, starter. Thoroughly flush & refill cooling system.

@iFixJunk Жыл бұрын

My thoughts EXACTLY. Of course, a repair shop can't really do this. But it's worth a try in your backyard.

@DrFod Жыл бұрын

That mini should be torched just for the anime floormats.

@cormacjason5311 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Ray , from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@paulh6096 Жыл бұрын

That coolant on the mini. Ouch. Ray was riding dirty driving that for a couple reasons 😂

@buckfiden9106 Жыл бұрын

That milkshake brings the truck to the yard.

@MarkiusFox Жыл бұрын

The floor mats in the Mini are..."neat".

@j0ltc0lajunki3 Жыл бұрын

The fact that it ARA ARA's on start up. I could help but laugh.

@djaydeved Жыл бұрын

yep owner is clearly a heckin weeb possibly in the terrible way or in the more normal way i am inclined to believe the latter on that one though

@desertrainfrog1691 Жыл бұрын

@@djaydeved There's no normal way to be a weeb, weeb is already sort of the extreme.

@TrondBrgeKrokli Жыл бұрын

Also: interesting to see how much nicer that battery is than the state of the important parts. That starter sounded like some kind of plaything more than a car part.

@cadewynnttv1627 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha the car "speaking anime" is saying "ara ara o kawaii koto" which could be loosely translated in "oh dear, how cute" in a condescending type way - although you've got the spoken tone right. I can't imagine putting that in my car but I especially can't imagine not turning it off before sending it to the mechanic!

@jburdman7 Жыл бұрын

As far as the Cooper. There's fixing it right, and there's what I call "last chance garage" work. For that car I'd change the trans cooler. Flush the radiator. Remove pressure spring from the radiator cap. Refill the trans. And the next time it stopped running for blowing a hose, price the hose. Or if the trans fails- then it's finished. Just take the gamble. It should last long enough to shop for a replacement. Customer should avoid driving bridges or anywhere you can't pull over, and just know it's a time bomb. Yes I do live in Appalachia, thank you very much ;-)

@JP-Fusion1781 Жыл бұрын

I would have thrown a starter in. Would work. It's the dry coolant and rust is a disturbing. Way more underlying issues that are going to be costly. Great video's as allways

@GARDENER42 Жыл бұрын

I'm with Ray on those "air freshener" things - yecch.

@reaperslayer7954 Жыл бұрын

My mom tried to put one in my car and hide it I found it threw it away

@MrDesi6540 Жыл бұрын

The shop our garage used. If the customer needed carb work, we would routinely sent It out to getty's carburetors. I personally would pick carbs at the U pick you pull. As long they have visually gas stains or smell of gas, the gaskets. Floats and needles are a carb rebuild replacement. On to the starter, this was done by the homeowners friend. It was buggered from the start. Send it to have starter mount to be machine repaired. I would have put the starter on the passengers floor, had it towed to a machinist, and had mounting hole, repaired, while tyranny was still in the ride. Easier, and labor effective.

@FordBossMe Жыл бұрын

I had the opposite effect today the warranty company aftermarket warranty company mind you came through on a 2017 Ford Escape with a 2.0 L EcoBoost shockingly the aftermarket warranty company said go ahead and put a new transmission in it go ahead and put a new power transfer unit in it and go ahead and reseal the oil pan and replace the rear main seal as well as replace the purge valve... thank you for your excellent write-up and helping the inspector everything is approved Like what the heck just happened bro I feel shocked I thought they were definitely going to Total this vehicle out Great video by the way kept me company on the way home from work

@aaronfrey8912 Жыл бұрын

“I want to get out of this car now!” Best reaction ever.

@georgewelker853 Жыл бұрын

So basically it’s going to need a new engine, a new cooling system, and a new starter, if it’s staying in the professional shop setting it’s massively mechanically totaled! It’s definitely not going to be a good decision to fix this on the clock, but it appears to be a great car to flip if you can get it up north once it’s fixed properly

@corvettebob96 Жыл бұрын

I agree. It looks to be in better shape than most of the rust buckets I see here in Michigan.

@kenanderson9331 Жыл бұрын

Like an old frontier rifle, it needs a whole new cock, lock stock and barrel

@thewausaudude Жыл бұрын

That’s usually how it goes. We send engines and drivetrains south from cars that were either totaled or rusted away, and the cars needing that stuff also come up here.

@fuzzjunky Жыл бұрын

yeh as said previously someone with some engineering nouse and a welder will fix that block. fill and tap

@spaceflight1019 Жыл бұрын

It won't get fixed before it's sold at auction.

@MoxxyEvo Жыл бұрын

Omg I lost it when the mini cooper said "Ara-Ara..." lmfao

@GhostOfTheWatcher Жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, the car just said, "oh my oh my, you cute thing", in response to you turning it on... make of it what you will 🤣🤣

@254BBQKITCHEN Жыл бұрын

Found your channel the other day Ray. I binged watched almost all your videos. It took me 2 seconds to sub to your channel. Maybe you could consider to go live and do a repair . Can't wait to see more from you.

@themeez1000 Жыл бұрын

I've never heard a vehicle make that noise in my 13 years as a mechanic

@tomcrotty1498 Жыл бұрын

Don’t know if there’s enough room to maneuver the starter but if you took the original bolt and measured it to length and cut the head off next cut new threads on the cut end, install and weld the bolt in position creating a viable stud where a nut and lock washer can be used. Can only happen if you have the clearance to install the starter onto the new stud configuration. If it works get a new starter and your off.

@thetravi1348 Жыл бұрын

My Vic made it to well over 1/4 million miles. Still running strong. Who would believe Vics are becoming rare?

@donwyoming1936 Жыл бұрын

Just weld a new starter on there. Shoot, just weld the old one on there. Back on the farm, I'd just use bailing wire on that front mounting hole. EZ PZ. Fill the radiator with water and she's good to go.

@patricknesbitt4003 Жыл бұрын

Be kind of tough with an iron block and aluminum drive housing on the starter.

@SharonD369 Жыл бұрын

Finding a good mechanic these days isn’t easy, finding a real good honest mechanic is even harder. Good show sir and keep up the brilliant work you do 👌👌👌

@friendsofhugo Жыл бұрын

I had same problem with "monkey poop" in my coolant. Head gasket and three mechanics later, my son figured out the real problem - oil cooler needed replacement. And the. The cleaning, flushing and hose replacement began.

@patrickfarris549 Жыл бұрын

I got hired on as a ground service equipment mechanic at my local airport and had this same exact problem on a GMC P3500 diesel box truck. Apparently the guy I replaced did a starter job and over torqued one of the 2 starter bolts and snapped it inside the block. It temporarily fixed the issue but the misalignment started created more problems down the road. I had to extract the bolt, pull the trans, replace the beat to hell flex plate and starter all on my back on the airport ramp in 100 degree weather. I fixed it but man did that job suck ass!!

@steveschaff8848 Жыл бұрын

Lots of folks up north would love that suburban... Just for the full rust free bones.I thankfully no longer live in the rust belt. Great videos as always Ray

@Ktmzqw Жыл бұрын

yeah, that thing is still worth something. a diy'er can use lots of bits of it.

@HoLeeFuk317 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Damn southerners throwing out all the good ones!

@normangiven6436 Жыл бұрын

up north that frame is worth something. rust free and old tech. sell on bring a trailer!

@craiglyles4755 Жыл бұрын

Might be worth a whole $300 in scrap metal woo hoo! This shop gets the oldest clapped out hoopties of any quick lube place.

@seanb2273 Жыл бұрын

What is the ratio of diagnoses to repair you do on vehicles? I imagine there can be some price shock and re thinking about repairs.

@williameldridge9382 Жыл бұрын

There often is, but ya know what the sad part is? If they just paid to do the actual maintenance items at the proper mileages they wouldn't run into situations like this very often. They would be rare.

@82_KID Жыл бұрын

4:26 Great minds think alike, Ray!

@synthis9295 Жыл бұрын

the fact that is says something along the lines of "my my how cute" when you start the car 😆 it makes me laugh

@derekhobbs1102 Жыл бұрын

Many Australian early 2000's Fords had their transmissions damaged due to integrated trans cooler/radiator failing.

@marclytle644 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2000 mustang with a integrated trans cooler/ radiator. I am confused as to why they thought that was a good thing.

@donstarr391 Жыл бұрын

@@marclytle644 They've been doing it for a quite a while. I had '66, '67, and '70 Mustangs with the trans cooler integrated into the radiator.

@aussiebloke609 Жыл бұрын

Lots of early '70s Aussie Fords and Holdens had the trans cooler in the radiator lower tank. Don't remember them having any particular issues, though - but what with penny-pinching accountants running the show these days, can't say I'm surprised.

@derekhobbs1102 Жыл бұрын

Older copper radiator vs modern alloy and plastic rubbish.

@Subcanis Жыл бұрын

Early 2nd gen Nissan Frontier/Xterras also. SMOD (strawberry milkshake of death).