Ford Taurus - No A/C
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2016
- Come along with Eric O. at the SMA shop and see what in the thunder is wrong with this Ford Taurus that came in with a complaint of "no A/C." It doesn't take long to find the problem with the A/C compressor clutch and get it fixed.
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I love it when Mrs O messes with the man. 🤣
27:37 the star of the show Ms. O is the coolest
The old videos are just as good as the new ones! I wish I had a local mechanic like you!
Never repair ac comp clutch juice not worth squeez new comp and be done with it.
You are so fortunate to such a good office manager to keep you straight! It’s nice to listen to the banter between you two.
Your knowledge is undeniable but what keeps me watching your channel is the way you interact with the viewers and you're actually quite entertaining
Is all of Doorman junk parts?
Watched this one just to see Mrs. O.😁 Awwww what a good looking puppy!🥰🥰
You are a master of all those tricky ways to release connectors. I usually figure them out just after I break them. "Oh, that's how that worked... and doesn't anymore."
I know that these are older videos yet to watch you and Mrs. O you two love each other so much and she is SMART! Enjoy the content!
Great mechanical/electrical diagnostics and repairs, great video/audio recording work, incredible patience and hilarious, innuendo humor.....with an adorable, supportive, extremely helpful wife. You seem to have no fear of pushing ahead into tight areas, high voltages, explosive fluids, and frustrating, impossible problems.......inspiring. Not just a stellar mechanic/electrician and teacher, but a natural entertainer and video producer. There is only one ERIC O, all others are just wannabe’s. Long Live SMA! Dr. K.
He's the only mechanic I know who doesn't have the pay now or pay later philosophy. Definitely a rare breed. Nice to know that mechanics like him still exist. Nice repair!
I just love how you and your wife give each other so much crap. Sign of a really secure relationship :)
I just did one of these today, Eric. I know it's been seven years ago for this video but this '04 Taurus was mint. The clutch on the compressor blew up and threw a code 1633. And of course lost the idle control. I ended up renewing the whole system. Works great! Huge fan of yours, Eric. You do really good , honest work.
Compressor oil? Mrs. O is hilarious shaking her head and mouthing no to upgrading more tools. Lol. Another fantastic video Mr. O.
Since the quarantine started, I've been up to my mother-lovin' hoo-ha in SMA vids.
Love it when mrs O gives you stick. Should have her back these days 2021
Seems to me automotive engineers think mechanics have hands the size of a three-year-old with the strength of a 500 lb silverback.
hoppes9 that can't be correct because your implying that engineers actually "think"
did you notice the little dings on the radiator fins. besides I;ve invested in wobble sockets. theyd work great with that one bolt on the ac compressor. remember gotta put that ac compressor back with that bolt in it loose or wont be able to put that bolt bck into it. Hey its a ford.... you know the acronym for ford? Matco makes some good sockets. Craftsman makes a good 10mm or a 16mm 18mm.
canuckguy worried I respectfully disagree. The issue is that when engineers are taught in college they deal with a lot of abstract math. They then design stuff that works good on paper because the math all works out. Of course, just because theoretically it will work doesn't mean it's practical or makes sense from a service perspective.
dont forget elbows that bend backwards
Borkzilla - and don’t forget, “...and the finesse of a heart surgeon”!
I dunno why I love watching these videos so much.. But you're one of the best mechanics I've seen. Thanks for uploading. Subscriber for life
I learned a lot of you, but sometimes I watch even though I have no problems, it's just so entertaining!
"Let's torque this to factory spec" -- BRRRT , BRRRT, BRRRT! :)
That made me laugh too.
gau 8 avenger on the a10 warthog. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRrt
@@pieterpretorius1014 🤣
The all new Astro Pneumatic torque wrench 😛
Great to see that your not over charing the people. Truly a truthful repair shop. Keep up th great work. Nice to see Mrs.O in the shop.
Thank you for showing the fumbling, at the start of the video. Some days I have trouble making a cup of coffee. Spill the sugar, drop the cup, too much water, etc. Good to see others struggling. Love your videos.
I wish I lived in NY because I would take my car to your shop just so I could watch the repair on UA-cam later on.
I couldn't live up there. I'd go broke just having him do all my repairs for the videos!
dondale68 i live 30 min away from him
Great idea, i had the same idea too !! lol !!
Ditto✌🤗
I would take my car because the shop does really quality work, doesn’t pad prices, looks after long term customers, often not even charging anything for small fixit jobs under a half hour. When as a customer you get treated like that you they become lifelong customers... plus mrs O is very personable... it’s just plain old good service from booking ur car into the shop until you pick it up!
I provide this guy with the finest of tools and he still manages to break them. What an animal.
SATAMAN Schmidt When your one of the best of the best Mechanics- it comes with the Territory.
Its better he uses and breaks them so you both know if the tools are Life Time Quality or junk. Craftsman is Warrantied for life but breaks when you really need it the most.
Not even the finest tools last for ever
Want to come my way I can't get a good tool guy to save my life
@@chevyengine307 ...NOTHING is "forever"- not in THIS world-!!
The banter between you and Mrs. O is funny as always and the bonus of seeing a beautiful puppy husky is awesome! Love your content, Eric!!
even when you have a hard job ahead of you you still keep a cool demeanor about you. you have motivated me to do so much stuff around my house that needed to be done but just because of my lazy streak I haven't gotten around to doing of them.
I watch you and my wife is happy because she knows that some much needed to do things are about to get done. as I've said in previous comments, great videos and also good for kids to see how someone that works hard has something to show for it. in your case, a beautiful wife and daughter, not to mention your own shop!
I like it when Mrs. O comes out to show Eric how to do things.
PS: Eric: Raven gloves. Check them out.
When things get rough in shop...RELEASE THE HOUNDS! Huskys will always make you smile.
I love it man. It doesn't matter how many new tools you get, never get rid of the old ones.
29:49 best part. Mrs O. trolling
we need a "there's your problem lady" sma t-shirts, that a maybe a brake cleaner one
Thanks for hanging out with us mrs O.
All your questions help me practice my with my patients .
Love this video. The most interactions with Mrs. O in all the videos. She not only questions your choice of tools but askes why you still have the old one. And she`s beautiful.
Nobody throws out tools. Just get another tool box. Words to live by.
He who has the most tools wins...👍✊
@@jayusher576 I knew an older man who used to say the man who dies with the most toys wins. He died with 2 different properties with thousands of different tools and over 30 vehicles and machines. All useable and valuable stuff. His dickhead kids thought it was all junk and hired a cleaning crew that junked it all in roll-off boxes to sell the property.
@@Bennysol Well the kids got what they deserved. They tossed a several hundred thousand. Any old vehicle that runs and is in decent shape is worth $10k. I have been to auctions where a collection like Eric's goes piecemeal for $50k to $100k. Some of the old junk goes quite high. Look at the thousands of "restoration" videos. Look at Abom79; he restores vices! Cruddy, rusty, old vices.
Have loads of old tools that should have been binned years ago but just can't bring myself to part with them
have the "retired"tools in the corner of the shop in their own triple bay
Always good to see you saving the customer $$ by taking the cheapest not always easiest option.
Had to pull it one way or another so may as well fix what is there.
cool. Mrs O. helping Mr o
@@SouthMainAuto new compressor was prob not a ton more after labor etc.
@@JamesValentineBaja1000 exactly
@@fluoridaman2332 I don't (rarely) even give a customer the option of doing Clutch alone. Either you can't buy a clutch Assy by itself, it's not serviceable, of the compressor is just bad if shape as the clutch...
Man I love this guy, his knowledge, and communication are incredible.
This was the the video that made me aware of your channel Eric. I've been hooked ever since. Thanks to this video that you made, I decided to make this repair on my ol' 02 Taurus. I ended up replacing the compressor, dryer etc. It was successful thanks to you...keep up the good work.
ms. O should get a clothing contract for appearing on the video. great interaction.
Find yourself someone that looks at you the way Mrs. O looks at Eric.❤❤
My thoughts EXACTLY!
happy 4th,to an honest, hard working man. best wishes Eric O!!!
I knew Irv Fisher and his sons who started Astro Pneumatic in the late 70’s! Very small operation. They had three air tools and nothing else! An air ratchet, a 3/8 and a 1/2 inch impact gun! Good people who grew the business quickly. Sold good imported stuff at a good price!
"...a cup of tea this morning..." ?To quote a famous mechanic: "well there's your problem lady". Bring on the coffee!! Great videos. Nothing better than learning and smiling all at the same time.
Esta muy Bueno el video tutorial!!! se aprende mucho exelente.
Watching you change this and another vid with an alternator makes me happy my explorer has them right up top.
Granted I have zero equipment to drain and recharge the ac if I have to change the compressor but it’s nice knowing it’s at
The top
We may have different approaches, Eric but we share the same determination. I've taken this thing out from the bottom. Whenever I see a car with this set up, that's what I've done. I love HVAC. Always wanted to know about A/C. After 30 years now, I understand it. It's fun.
Top notch vid Eric . Cheers
Love it when Mrs. O helps out. She seems to be bugging you but I know she's helping you lol.
I never woulda thought such a thing would be so lovely. Puppy, wifey, jokes and tools, that's quality of life and gittin' 'er done right there.
Great show I always learn new things,and you are very entertaining.
Happy motoring
Michael
I just subscribed when you said "who gets rid of tools get another box" best fucking logic for tool guys.
"i gotta do it or people will go crazy" lol
whats the spec?
Oh man, this is already bringing back memories. The motor looks like the OHV 3 Liter, which I guess was the same one used for the flex fuel motor... I thought it was different.
Replaced the Compressor, orifice tube and drier on that one. Cleaned it out and filled er up. She worked great for about a week and a half, and then stopped engaging properly until it too siezed up. Then the motor went shortly after. It got scrapped before I re-did the service again.
My wife is happy with her Elantra though. No problems with her, and she has been very reliable.
Good job sir. Always enjoy when mrs o comes out and visits too.
Good thing Mrs. O came to help you! 😂
Great fix, good to see Mrs. O. in the video.
Eric O always impresses me !!,...a VERY large majority of mechanics would have replaced the whole compressor instead of fixing the intial problem & in the process, saving the customer quite a bit of money. Bravo SMA !
This is why you're so busy in that shop, you save the customer money when you can. Well done as usual.
"Who gets rid of tools?"
"One that runs out of room."
"Well, you just buy another toolbox."
the clutch on my 2001 Focus seized up years ago.....I ran a shorter belt and bypassed the compressor....
I appreciate the content you share, thank you. When you said you don't get rid of tools, I feel the same way. In 1971 I got my driver's license and bought a 1962 Belair wagon for 200 dollars. My dad gave me a 10-dollar 3/8 drive socket set which I still have today. I was changing a short block a couple years later and drove the rachet handle into a pipe to have more leverage. I later could not get the pipe off and cut the pipe shorter later on. The rachet still works and none of the sockets have broken. I don't think things are made today like they were back them. I never get rid of tools, but I have lent them out and never got them back.
Thanks for the help!! You gave me my AC back! Thanks Eric and Vanessa O!
"Get rid of tools!
Who gets rid of tools?
Just get another tool box!"
I'm going to remember that one!
Maaaan I wish I stumbled across this video BEFORE I accidentally disconnected the A/C line next to my face and under the car. That damn thing sounded like a shotgun going off, scared the ever-lovin-bajeebus outta me. Thought I blew half my face off, upon inspection I saw that my "blood" was bright green and made my mouth sting...
I had something remotely similar to that happened to me. My paper shredder sensor was acting up so I got some canned air I wasn't thinking and I'm trying to blow the dirt out of the paper shredder. This paper shredder had a drawer. The canned air I didn't look at the label. Paper shredders have electric motors that spark. When the bucket under the shredder got full of the canned air, the precise mixture of the gas and the ambient air in the room. A properly timed spark from the motor caused a minor explosion in blew the drawer across room! I was thoroughly impressed by that!
Morse Code Reviews lol hell yeh been there done that, I’ve been working on cars for over 10 years and one day I just had a brain fart and forgot to suck down the ac system and I leaned my face right over a line and popped it off and Freon went all over my face and eyes and mouth, O man did it suck lol
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer So I wasn't the only one did that. LOL
no need to worry about that now. do later when u get skin cancer on your face.
@@adamjones2025 damn sooky
Enjoyed the video. I've learned over the years if I go through all that trouble to take the compressor off a Taurus or a sable for a clutch.....
I'm replacing the entire assembly.
Three years ago, my 1998 Frontier (250K miles, factory AC compressor, Arizona desert) started disengaging intermittently. I had a home-engineered dash light to indicate when the AC compressor was getting voltage, so knew compressor was getting power but not engaging. I used three 5mm bolts to extract the drive plate, cleaned up the drive plate a little, and removed the thinner of the two shims to decrease the air gap. Not only did I not have to remove the compressor, I didn't even need to remove the AC belt to do this. And the AC has worked great ever since.
you had me second-guessing myself for a Split Second... when I pull out an old compressor that has a bad clutch, I just replaced the entire assembly..... I never did like the idea of removing a part as old as that and putting it back in... I'm always so worried about... "What if it fails a few months later?" .... then I have to charge the customer all that labor again..... being a shop owner like yourself, this is something that argue with in my head on a daily basis.... being economical while simultaneously giving the customer a long-lasting product
mrs O: maybe we can trade these tools in.
you: sure when you trade some of those shoes in the closet in.
suddenly silence.
Two things about this stand out for me. First, you did right by the customer by NOT replacing an expensive compressor (which I know lots of people here in NJ would've done) and 2 I loved seeing the pup. She's gorgeous and at that point all I wanted to do was play with the dog. Nice vid again. Great job.
Great video Eric. Fun to watch. Did my first ever clutch kit a month or two ago on my Mazda. Wasn't a bad job and at $75, the price was right. Thanks!
I bought a whole box of brake cleaner today, finally got it at a good price in Australia. REPCO, which is now owned by GPC (NAPA) had it for A$2.50 a can which is unheard of, it's usually some crazy price ~A$7-10 each. I left the store 5mins before closing and then felt bad I didn't buy 2 boxes. Too late. :-)
Oh man, buyers remorse! Always buy more than you think you will need when it comes to brake clean!
+South Main Auto Repair I got a case of the good stuff (chlorinated) on Amazon when I did my timing belt on my Subaru...i feel bad for those in California!
he who has the most tools is not the biggest tool himself. Thats my quote for the day...use it if you want. lol Happy pre 4th of July
Lol
Most garages would just swap out the compressor at the customers expense. Great to see you doing what is actually best for the customer 👍
Mrs. O and her radiant smile is always a nice relief from your mug ha ha. You two seem to work together marvelously. Keep up the good work.
a simple dot with a marker before you take the field coil off for the connector would save you some time so you don't have to spend time figuring it out.
Over a 46-year period of twisting wrenches, I replaced my share of A/C clutches. It might be good to know why they do this. If you have power going to the clutch and it does not have the strength to kick in, but will stay engaged once you "help" it with a tap on the face of the clutch, the problem is this:
The 12V power going into the clutch windings is looking for ground to complete the circuit, and the windings are very long and they are insulated. There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of feet of thin wire wrapped in an insulated circle and when the 12V power reaches ground and completes the circuit, it causes a magnetic field inside the windings that has a measurable strength and force. The field is stronger the longer the windings are, and the field is weaker the shorter the windings are, if you compare the two with the same gauge of wire. It takes more magnetic field strength to cause the metal clutch face to overcome the air gap and spring tension than it does to keep the clutch engaged.
Over the years, due to heat expansion and the elements and contraction of the wires when they cool down, there is many times when a spot in the windings will cut loose from its insulation and actually make contact with ground somewhere in the middle of the coil. When that happens, the circuit is completed with a lot shorter expanse of coil windings, and since there is a magnetic field still set up even with the shorter windings, it may not be strong enough to pull the clutch face into the pulley, but it will have enough magnetic field to keep the face engaged once you "help" it by tapping the front of the clutch. In the process of replacing the windings, since the pulley and clutch face have to come off anyway, a new kit will usually include the pulley and bearing and a new clutch face that bolts to the front compressor shaft. It is a given that in the aftermarket there will usually be enough wear and tear and rust on those pieces that it is best to replace them when doing the windings. Interesting point: if you are a dealer mechanic working on a newer car that is under warranty, and the windings are bad, most warranty repairs will only cover the defective part, and not the normal wear-and-tear items, so a factory warranty repair on a newer vehicle would usually just include the windings and not the clutch face, pulley, or bearing.
Thanks Eric, lots of great things going on, if you can do it, maybe we can!!!! If you try, then you learn, those that try will learn. Thanks Guy. Great to see Mrs. O, looking over your work. lol
Looks like an engineering marvel. As we always said in the shop it may have looked good on paper but definitely was good real time !
30:46 -- LOL The look on Mrs. O's face.
31:47 -- LOL
I had one of these Tauruses ... the AC in that was a freezer. My feet and hands would go numb the air was so cold.
No doubt. I put a new compressor, dryer, and orifice tube in my 2004 and the wife complains that it's like an icebox. No struggle staying ice cold in 100 degree weather.
Glad to see you figured out that the coil plug was not facing the right way before you pressed it on. I did that once work at a place in AZ that only did Auto A/C work.
Very honest mechanic. Other mechanics would charge customers for a new compressor. Great video.
Thanks for sharing
Must have been cold in the shop that day
best part starts at 27:38 :)
farm.central. ohio 27:38 what happened then? I’m still looking
How wonderful you are to work w beautiful wife. Thank you so much, first time seen air con compressor removed from top of car engine, very patient man. I usually accessed from underneath, don't want to injure fins on radiator.😊😊😊😊
This channel is fantastic. As a broke college student who just recently started working on my beater 96 tbird, the information on this channel is so valuable to me. Keep it up Eric, if I lived in NY I would work in this shop for free just to learn from ya.
Not as good an offer as it sounds. Often having someone come in to "help" costs more than it's worth.
Apprentices take some time before they pay there way.
my wife tells me the same thing when updating my tools 😂😂😂
"Who gets rid of tools?" Amen, preaching to the converted.
Yes get another tool box , then when runout of room for tool box's. Get a bigger shop
Nice work.
Usually if you can, to use the minimum spec on an air conditioning clutch because as it wears that clearance will get larger and go out of spec.
There aren't enough honest guys out there like you.
Thanks.
A man after my own heart... don’t ever get rid of tools!!!
One screw, I'll be darned.'- made me laugh, kind of.
No one gets rid of tools.
It was a good fixed,you have many propery tools but you only used the simple tools,that was amazing. The video was litle frozen in after 25 minutes,but it wasn't a problem. Thanks for sharing it.
Mr O. In defense of the parts changers, I believe there is a TSB for this year for the front compressor seal. Had one that I had to remove compressor and clutch plate to see it leaking with dye in the system. You are a great tech, and I learn a lot from you. Right on!
"cooties " haven't heard that since 5th grade, a long long time ago !
"What do you mean in need an oxygen sensor? I brought my car in for AC work"
You guys that live in the dry climates have no idea how lucky you are. Eric an I live in the rust belt and the above question from a customer is what really does happen. How many times have we removed an O2 sensor only to have it fail after touching it.
How was it BTW Eric? I didn't watch the whole video.
Well you are 100% some times we have those casualties however this time I dodged the bullet. It is about 50/50 though!
at least you own your mistakes, in the UK, my dad had a head gasket done, put back together at a garage etc, massive misfire, compression test, dead on 2 of 6 cylinders, head off again, 2 valves snapped off heads. garage said oh they must have just fell off for no reason, we arnt paying for it....should have sued the scumbags. we all know why they fell off
@@SouthMainAuto was
CORROSIVE SALT KILLS CARS BACK EAST...I live in CA (unfortunately left AZ from illnesses, losing my career) RUST AND CORROSION HAS CAUSED MANY COMPONENTS ON VEHICLES TO F A I L....MANY LOW MILE CARS AND PARTS ARE FOUND IN THE EAST...NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO HARVEST AND BRING WEST...
Who sells tools ? I love it !!! My wife once asked me "when will you have everything Snap On makes "? !! Never !! They keep making must have tools !
The fuse panel was driving me nuts as it kept falling, I kept asking you to please tie it back but apparently you didn't hear me. You finally tied it back, and I enjoyed the rest of the video. Good job as usual.
Questioning your use of Feeler Gauges, suggesting to get rid of tools- good thing she's pretty.
@Haz Cat I know, it's either 4 inches long, or 24 inches long..
Mrs O IS JUST LIKE MY WIFE . WHY WHY WHY WHY Do you need new tools. Women they just don't get it Take care Eric Darren UK
I would say she gets it. She knows if she didn't complain and keep Eric in check they would have triple the monthly tool bill.
Most women only understand manicure, pedicure, and the yoga class. All things that cost you money, Tools make you money.
Just ask, Why do women "Need" so many different pairs of shoes or purses?
Then just wait for the light bulb to light.
sounds like all of us justifying too our wives! But we all day the same thing, 'no more room, I'll have to get another toolbox!'
justification that's in the very very small print of the marriage licence next to the bit that says Your wife has to agree before you spend any money on anything the wife might not like ...So that's just about everything them lol Darren UK
I've almost learned enough in the past two months to open up my own shop ! lol Keepum commin Eric ..
"Stop when you hear the crunching".... LOL... such pearls of wisdom!