Not even that much. This could happen from driving through a puddle repeatedly with the fender liner removed. You don’t have to submerge the thing for the engine to suck it in
I think the customer was thinking he could get it free under warranty. Luckily for Dave, he is very detailed oriented. I'm in HVAC, though. I just love watching Dave.
Saw the quote in the background wall "If we can't guarantee it,We won't sell it" ,I wish every buisness owner thought this way , I am pretty sure that the world would be a much better place.Dave you jave earned my respect,Thank you for being the way you are.
That's what he SHOULD have done. Instead he removed them completely... still doesn't explain how debris got past the air filter. Unless of course he removed that too
I honestly dont get "all terrain" people. Most of them seem to intentionally drive in the most stupidest ways to get stuck, and more often than not seem to think the issue is improper gear when the fault is 100% on that component between the steering wheel and the driver seat. I had my pickup with stock size tires for 20 years and literally just changed for 1cm wider tires because they were cheaper than the stock size (and I drive in sandy-muddy terrains). Still, never needed anyone to pull me from anywhere, the only time I had issues, I just put two 80lbs sand sacks on the back of the bed and went on home.
Hopefully he’s not the type of guy that will give a review that’s not so kind because you didn’t warrantee the motor, knowing the issue was caused by him. I love your videos. I love your explanations you have a vast amount of knowledge. Thank you for sharing it with us.
@@MikeDCWeld That's the difference between just what went wrong, and why did it fail. As many other professionals the ones to keep and train ask why. It's what I jokingly say ya gotta be smarter than what you're playing with. It's not a joke really. I assume you are a welder. So you fix stuff all the time (big, and small). It's always been what, why, with the where and when thrown in as factor's. In almost every job I've had (I don't fit in with factory repetitive work). I grew up poor doing everything I could. Dad taught me don't tell someone that you can do something that you've never done even if you think you can. I didn't. Gave others opportunity to teach me many skills that applied to other things constantly. Still at 59 I learn things almost daily and hope I always will. Love the term "stay courious" (who, what, when, where, and how).
You're one of the most interesting people I seen in a long time. Your son has to proud to have you as dad. I wish I had people like you in my life growing up. Great videos
I used to run open intake filters and loud mufflers and everything. Now at 35 with a 2012 Highlander Limited V6 I’m hesitant to touch anything because of how well engineered it is. I found that most aftermarket intakes screw up MAF readings from sound vibrations and velocity. When you’re young you think all that junk is just extra stuff for no reason 😂
Same here, I don't use K&N air filter anymore. I used to because I thought they were better. Then my transmission started having problems shifting gears. I thought I was gonna end up replacing the transmission. All it was,was oil from the K&N filter getting sucked through and collecting on the MAF sensor. Evidently, some GM vehicles rely on a signal from the MAF sensor to shift. I replaced that K&N filter with a quality stock type. I'll never use one of them on a fuel injected vehicle again.
I helped a young guy down the street from me. He upgraded his headlights to HID. Mechanic who did it removed the fender liners and never put them back. He called me to ask if I could help change a fuel pump. His pump was fine, water had been sprayed into the electrical junction box blowing a bunch of fuses because they removed the fender liners and never put them back!
I cut out my fender liners on my slammed car years ago and full send it and no issues. Y’all just don’t know what you’re doing. Source: ASE Certified ; full time mechanic,
I love the slogan on the wall and it says a lot about how good you guys are at the shop👍 "If we can't guarantee it, we don't sell it" Words to live by😎👌
@@albinklein7680because it wasn't their fault the customer was a completely incompetent moron...you don't break something yourself and get a new one free. That's not how life works.😂😂😂
@@albinklein7680 the claim obviously has nothing to do with someone abusing their vehicle. If you drive your vehicle into a swamp, that's a reflection on you, not the parts.
They just don't make them like you anymore. Half these techs will just B.S you instead of being straight forward with you. LOVE THE VIDEOS DUDE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 👍
This is a great example of people not knowing some of the basics in preventative maintenance. Especially in vehicles that are driven in harsher elements. If you have a lawn mower and see the same issue with motors then dont just drive them until you see the “check engine” light comes on. “Its to late light” 😂 Thanks for the great expertise Dave and Team. Thats why you’re the best. 🤘😎🤘 😉🥹
Hello from Maine. Hey bro, I'm guessing we're about the same age, anyway, I really like your videos. I like how when you describe things, it's like I'm standing there next to you and we've been friends forever. Right on. Don't stop what you're doing, it's some of the best shorts on here.
Couldn’t put my finger on it but the way he talks to us is like walking into your good honest mechanic shop in town you wish you had. Definitely don’t have one in upstate sc for sure
@@houmongousdingoman guys like Dave and his shop is like finding a needle in a haystack!! One of the very few remaining mechanics who is being honest and true. I don’t know much about cars but I’d definitely trust this dude with his estimates. Don’t get me wrong I’d still get a few quotes if I hadn’t seen his vids lol.
I was ask to look at car for a lady who worked in the office. “Dies when driven in the rain.” It was her daughter’s car that a boyfriend put a cold air intake on (thin aluminum tube, running over a hot engine with the intent of delivering cold air). He had cut a hole through the inner fender and the cone filter just cleared the tire.
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 I drive a 2013 Toyota 86 and the factory air intake is a true air cold air intake with very little room for improvement. The airbox sits inside near the bumper away from the engine and a snorkel draws in fresh cool air from behind the top of the bumper which also protects it from debris and water. The grille and bumper design pushes air up into the snorkel.
@@RalfSRobotRalfI had a VW and the cabin intake was right next to the head and the exhaust, so when it was ridiculously cold in Canada (ie like half the year) the PCV would freeze solid, and the oil would come out past the head gasket and drip on the exhaust and then get whipped into the cabin
Dave, I don’t know where you are, but if I ever have another engine built, it will be from you. You are as straight as a lead pencil. And I would trust your shop completely. Thank you for your posts!
Reminds me of my old land rover disco2, someone moved the rear diff breather tube a couple inches, ended up in the stream of water spray off the chassis and was putting water in the diff, i figured it out when i saw milky diff fluid coming out when i changed the fluid, hes absolutely right about messing with stuff
That's because an idiot got a hold of it, if you move a diff breather it should be to run it as high as possible. I replaced the breathers on my mudding 4x4 with longer ones with marine one way valves on the end and ran them up inside the pillars to just under the roof line.
Someone did that to my car before I got it. Luckily, nothing happened, and it is still going 13 years later, I had to fix the plastic fender one day and I looked inside and go crap luckily I didn't drive through flooded water and heavy rain before I seen it, took one off another spare parts vehicle and installed it, air box was always clean inside. Worked it out to an accident before I got the vehicle and also thay had the high beam and low beam mixed up on the wiring but I figured that out in the first week, the person thought it was an issue, the speed and tachometer stopped every now and than, swapped that and never was an issue, new tyres and a clutch cable so all was a cheep fix and it still reliable, when you do it yourself you don't have issues.
What an awesome shop. It's not only Dave. Dave and his employees work very well together in diagnosing problems. If I lived within a decent range of his shop, that's where my cars would go. Unfortunately I'm in California.
I've come across several people who change their vehicle and almost always is costly...and not just the change. Had a guy have his truck lowered ....professionally. he brought it to me to find out why it had a slight vibration at highway speed. The people who lowered it said that it was normal....no vibration is normal...that's common sense. Took half a day to find where it was coming from . After some math and manufacturing of some custom parts , I had to realign his driveshaft with his Trans and the rear axle . Just the half degree change made a world of difference. Had to alter the trans mount to slightly fix the angle and finished the fix by altering the angle of the axle . Vibration gone... Changing geometry will always produce bad and often dangerous results....and it don't take much. I designed and developed a front end for a racing 4 wheeler atv for Honda that allowed them to change the caster and camber to find the best angles. They had a pro racer test it out for them.....sometimes engineering can't just figure out what works best.....sometimes it takes experimenting . What engineers thought was best because it's the typical angles , but for racing it can and likely will be different....but don't assume changes are going to work as advertised or as you want especially on a vehicle you drive on the road.
Love people that think us guys that build motors don’t pay attention to cause and effect? Wrong its everything! We never want to built a motor and ever see it back again ever ! it’s never cost effective to cut corners there are no shortcuts ever . Love your videos always refreshing and spot on educational. 👍
Right on man I love your comment. You have no idea how many people I've told they are crazy to run a K&N because they allow dust to enter the engine. K&N's are only good for race engines that get rebuilt every few races. Never on a daily driver.
Can't get dusted by a K&N if you take care of them like they describe. Supposed to wash and dry then spray with oil. Is a kit they sell to do so. If used in off road conditions should do this more often probably every time your finished having fun . Now using K&N oil filters is a whole different story.
@@waynes.2983i agree, k+n dont filter out small enough particles for a road car that goes on gravel roads, or working at a concrete manufacturing facility. My wifes car had one in it when we bought it, which i thought was a good thing, seeing as i had been using a k+n panel filter in my drift car for years. I was wrong, every 3 weeks it would throw an ecu fault code "mass airflow implausability" basically saying the air filter is blocked, id wash it and re oil as per the kits instructions, same thing again, switched to a $12 ryco oem style filter, while i had the intake apart i noticed how much dust had made it past the filter into the intake tubes intercooler and turbo 🤢 i cleaned it, intake manifold and all, put it back together with the oem filter and magically never had the fault code again (i did change the oem style filter every 5000km along with engine oil and filter though, not at 30,000 like manufacturer recommends) though i was cleaning and re oiling the k+n every 1100km 🤣
Like an engine I did for a young guy, small block Chevy he said it was using oil I pretty much knew what happened I asked him if he changed the valve covers he said yes; he put on a set of valve covers with no baffle does the PCV valve was sucking the oil out of the engine. At least the engine will well lubricated while it was breaking in.
I love the videos this fella does even though I'm certainly not a mechanic. I have a 2007 Ford Taurus that I bought when it was about 2 years old and had 30k miles on it. Im 47 years old so no wife to nag me about trading in on something newer and sexier. Or kids tearing it up. I also have an antique 1959 Karmann Ghia. With my job and credit I could to just about any car lot, and drive away with a brand new car, and people ask me all the time why I've kept the Taurus so long. The answer is simple at almost 350 k miles its still very reliable, it's not a car mechanics hate working on when it does need work which is rare. Personally I think it still looks very nice it has tinted windows and I get it detailed every time I get the oil changed which I do faithfully every 3k miles. Still has the original motor and transmission. I wish I lived close enough to Dave so he could work on it.
Had a cobalt that kept shucking the belt. It took two times of me replacing it to figure out that as a result of a missing fender liner, water would splash up onto the belt every time they went through a mud puddle. Also, replacing the belt on a 2.2 is definitely a 2 man job. You can do it solo, but have fun cause it's going to suck.
Those belts are not fun but I have put many on by myself to the point it takes me as long solo as with a helper it just takes the right tools, having slim fingers and a ratchet strap you don't mind misusing.
just gave me flashbacks of finding a hood mechanic video to make it easier 😂 shoved a rebar under the car propped on the tensioner and lowered the jack a few inches to release it
I read about a motorist who installed HID headlights. He found that the most convenient place to mount the electrically noisy high voltage parts was right beside the engine control unit. His headlight upgrade caused weird electrical problems on other parts of the car.
Unless he took the air filter completely out there is a big rubber gasket and pretty good clamping action around the edges when installed correctly. He really had to dunk that intake good !
I was thinking the same thing, why didn't the clogged filter just stop everything including air? I guess the wet-tearing theory makes more sense than mine, I was thinking he had no filter in there - you know, for "more power", grunt-grunt... 😋
One of the 1st things I've done with pickup trucks and or SUV's is look where the air intake leads to from filter box, of it leads into fender I swap out for a cold air intake, that way I know mud and water has to reach top of engine to even get close to intake, now mind you to everyone, a stock engine might not run the best without having a tune set for a more volumetric intake, so keep that in mind as well, adding a CAI to a stock engine can cause leaner and richer fuel trims without a tune, the computer in fuel injected vehicle's does compensate for it but it's not the greatest, to this day though I never understood why some trucks and SUV's have their intake inside fender??? Tires are always kicking up water and debris and that fine dust always finds it way into filter, hell I've seen leaves and grass half clogging up air filters before, like how the heck lol!!!
I hate dishonesty. I would be so great full To have an engine built by you and your team. Wishing you the best Holliday season ever. Thank you for all your hard work Bringing all of us these videos. ❤🎉😊
Not related, but many many years ago, I bought a 1982 Mercury Linx with a bad 1.6 litter engine! I found a a low mileage short block, and built it! Deleted all the emissions crap, used the factory steel exhaust header, put in 10:1 pistons, fairly large cam (cant remember the numbers), stronger valve springs, ported everything, and a top draft 2 barrel Webber carb! That with the factory 4spd manual, made that car very fast for the day! My buddy had a peanut engine in a 1971 Chevelle with a 4spd, and I embarrassed him! My biggest problem was traction to the front tires, and torque steer! That car was nuts, and looked less than average!
Years ago I in-framed a Detroit 60 series with a new crank and all. We advised the customer to replace the air filter box as there were cracks everywhere and we told the customer it would cause a failure if not replaced. They declined so we had no choice but to void any and all possible warranty. 2 weeks later after driving through New Mexico and Arizona the pistons, rings and liners were toasted and the oil was contaminated with sand.
I worked at a Ford dealership years back… a kid brought/ had towed back a v6 ranger with a non running engine. Was well within 3-36… motor wouldn’t turn he said it quit… I drained 3 gallons of water out of the oil pan, another quart or so outta the cylinders the water was almost drinkable… he wanted the factory to cover the repair and was really pissed when we didn’t. He had “ no idea “ where the water came from…. Some people just suck. Stay strong man.
@@keeblertime1486 Mechanics may be good at their jobs, does not mean they will be good at other peoples jobs. If that were true I could be an NFL quarterback.
Repairers have no clue how to manufacture. Ask them to describe the process of making an engine block. Ask them what the exact material the car's frame or hood is made out of. They won't know.
@@keeblertime1486 Designing engines (and machines in general) is hard lol. There’s always gonna be some things that are wrong or problems that arise in the lifecycle that can’t be predicted. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say*. Toyota avoids alot of them by using the same engine platform for a long time (the GR engine has been around since like 2003 for example)
I thought I was the only one in Utah that had a 3 year warranty. Good for you guys. Take it in with a smile and say let's see what happened. Not always their fault but sometimes it is. Hopefully they were cool about it.
I made my own air cleaner based on a aftermarket filter as a frame. Essentially fabricating a 2 stage lightly oiled foam filter over the top of it. Just like a dirtbike. works good, lasts long time.
Interesting content, thirty years ago you would be doing this clip in coveralls greasy and dirty hands. Nice to see an engine rebuild shop as clean as yours. I could never stress enough how important it was to have clean hands ands and test oiled f gets before building an engine. Nice work
Customer knew all about the air filter which is why he changed it to a brand new one before he brought it in. I'll bet you this guy is gonna cry like a little girl that it wasn't his fault.
@@youngstah619 Tacoma/frontier owners are a bunch of newbies.I will admit i am one of these people.To top it off i have both trucks lol.I only change my filter because the lube shop charges me to.
@@ScoobyDrewski Colder air for the engine, a large number of manufactures do this with their vehicles. If the cover isn't removed and the air filter is used correctly its not an issue.
When I went to Dunwoody Institute to train as an auto tech, there was an instructor who would say "They didnt put it there to piss you off. Its there for a reason." Any piece, part or clip I remove gets reinstalled.
If you take something out of your car it will cause you an engine that is a big AMEN !!!!!!!! I really learn from this guy I hope that Sir Dave continue to make this educational videos for vehicles, Thank you very much and God bless you always. 👍👍👍👍👍
Toyota tech here. That fender liner doesnt even cover that intake up. Still extremely exposed. I had several vehicles over the years with hydrolocking and debris because of this intake design 😢 if you have a taco 4runner or fj. Get a snorkel if your going off-road. Period. Dont risk your engine.
wow thanks i will definetly keep my trucks out of water.If i dont want to buy a snorkle what other options are there.I would imagine just covering up the fender vent wont be to good lol.Can the vent be rerouted...
Back in the late '90s, I worked as a Nissan Tech. A 240SX came in with a locked motor. The customers' warranty claim was declined, as they had removed the fender splash guard and installed a custom CAI. Of course, the engine ingested some water and got hydro-locked.
Too many people That by modifying their engine Makes it run better. Most often that is by putting in a K+N filter. Since the 90s I've been building air boxes For people That installed those K+N cone filters because they don't realize that thwy are Getting more air But they're only getting hot, dirty air Coming through their radiator, headlights, And from under the car Building an air box and choosing where you take your cool air from really makes a huge difference as you've shown in your video
Just remember folks, engineers dont take the time to design and put parts on vehicles for no reason. The bean counters most of the time wont allow it unless its a necessity.
If my great uncle was not such a mean, grumpy, cheap, unreasonable mechanic, i wouldve gone in automotive engineering or technician. He was impossible to work for. Need mechanics like this gentleman who seems he would, challenge, praise, explain, teach and lead by example young technicians. I happily absorb & understand his vernacuular.
That's why my intake is above the roof line on my off-road rig with a box that dumps the air down low and the engine draws from up high, almost like those ones you see in lmtvs for the military
I mean, this might have happened anyway if he was driving through mud ruts, but the owner certainly didn’t do the engine any favors. I removed the plastic under my engine bay (got roasted beyond repair). I would show concern if I didn’t have a big metal turbo shield under the engine. The plastic in that case was pretty useless. The cross member and turbo shield protect anything that could be at risk of road debris.
It's really not. Given all factory equipment, it's plenty fine and there's a lot of trucks especially that place the intake for the airbox there. Don't be stupid and take out your fender liners without checking stuff like this, is the story here. Not bad engineering.
2003, we built our ExpeditionVehicle on a 1996 Ford CF8000 commercial truck. Our intake is about eight feet (8'/2.4m) above pavement. . I think we are good...
Thank god you were able to use the Kardashian-coined fluffword of the century. To correct you, it "literally" is NOT the worst place. There are numerous others that could be worse. Yes, it's a bad design for anyone who is going to modify the vehicle and is unaware of the risks with the location of the air intake. For the majority of owners who will leave their trucks stock and just drive them as they came from the factory, the design & engineering are perfectly fine. You are "literally" desperate for approval from strangers, and it's sadly funny. Now go look up the literal definition of "literally."
What a really poor design. To have an entire system designed relying on a thin plastic fender liner that realistically could be destroyed by a simple rock flinging off a tire is beyond dumb.
Recently I took the inner fender liners out of my car so I could adjust the headlights. To Honda's credit, they used non-removable clips at the rear; I had to break them off to remove the liners completely so that I could drive it to a test site, but I had some spare clips, and you bet I put the liners back on when I was done. Not only the intake, but also a bunch of wiring and thinly painted bodywork under there.
Way back in 2016 working at GM, I had a kid bring in a late 90’s S10 Extreme with an oil eating problem. The kid bought the truck from a guy that bought a factory long block which game with a warranty. I forget what the cause was, but I put another long block in it, along with a few other things because he beat it. About a month or so goes by and truck is back with o2 and MAF codes, along with eating oil. Turns out the kid decided to take it down some muddy trails, sucking up mud in the intake box, and bottoming out, pinching the Y-pipe. I walked in the waiting room, kid with his mom, and gave them my findings along with photos. The mom looked at the kid, the kid only looked ahead. My customer service rep plainly told them “warranty denied”.
Great place for an intake, ever see the wheel wells in the winter in Alaska? Imagine dirt roads…. I’d say they set the consumer up there. As an off road user I’ve always been totally aware of where the air goes in. Differentials also create a suction with temperature changes and if the intake was like that I’d check there next. Mud should only be on your rig for the ride home you need to keep your tools clean and reliable.
Toyota seems like they are against all modifications which is funny because the modifications are what made them famous. All 4x4’s should be modified for safety and performance. The gimmicks they put on today are copies. I speak from experience I built a Toyota with all my 4Runner has and the built is better. People are getting scammed.
Had this when I worked for Ford. Was doing a warranty on a 6.0 powerstroke and Ford (initially) approved a longblock. We are 8 hours into this job and observed mud in the intake manifold. There was no mud in the air box or intercooler tube and if anything they were shockingly clean. After seeing it in the intake manifold, we then took a closer look in the intercooler and saw residual mud/dirt like in this clip. Game Over. We also saw "tool marks" on the clips and hardware holding everything together on the airbox and intercooler tubes. The guy actually took everything apart to try to remove any evidence. Unfortunately it didn't work. Ford then revoked the warranty claim. Ford said they would pay us 50 cents on the dollar for the labor we had already done for disassembly, but nothing else. We had to call the guy back and tell him that it would now be over $16,000 to replace his engine and Ford recorded it so there's no other dealership that he could try this with. Or, we can put it back together and push it outside. He chose to trade it towards a different truck, so then WE had to put in a Ford reman into this "uncle daddy" truck with all sorts of custom junk. Fun times
I recently got back into off road stuff. My original 4wd was a 73 Blazer and the air cleaner was really up high. Now I see many vehicles with snorkels for cleaner air but I really don't like the look. I have a 2003 4Runner now and was thinking of running an air intake routed into the interior somewhere like some Nascar guys used to do.
He knew what he did. Dove it through somewhere it shouldn't have been without a raised intake.
One winter 1 crack and your sucking in water. Crazy bad design
True story
Oh yes he did!
Not even that much. This could happen from driving through a puddle repeatedly with the fender liner removed. You don’t have to submerge the thing for the engine to suck it in
...& he is willing to gamble trust on hoping you miss his misuse of equipment and warranty it? Not the type of customer I would ever want.
He priced the snorkel kit and said nah I’m just gonna replace the engine !! 😂
Well said🤣🤣🤣🤣
Probably thought their Shop-Vac hose could hold up to the task😂
Should’ve just made his own
@@theswordofkings7549I did that on my honda. Worked pretty good tbh, only got water in when it was floating down the creek still running
...and for free to since they hoped that Dave who built it earlier would pay via warranty.That is shady as hell!
I think the customer was thinking he could get it free under warranty. Luckily for Dave, he is very detailed oriented. I'm in HVAC, though. I just love watching Dave.
nobody cares that you're in HVAC 😂
Detail oriented? That's like noticing fire caused burn damage.
Thank you for your service sir 🫡
@@fiction1105 everybody that has air conditioning all summer does😂
@@fiction1105nobody cares because you are an asshole!
Saw the quote in the background wall "If we can't guarantee it,We won't sell it" ,I wish every buisness owner thought this way , I am pretty sure that the world would be a much better place.Dave you jave earned my respect,Thank you for being the way you are.
Poor engine was sucking in mud/water/debris and whatever else was on the road. Did not deserve that. Thank you Dave.
Stupid engineering tbh
Yes! Engine lives Matter
Agree. Some people have no respect for their vehicles. Unreal.
@@jerryjeromehawkins1712well off-road junkie ppl😢
Why are you giving an object human feelings
Cutting the fender liners just to fit 33" tires. That's the Tacoma Life.
That's what he SHOULD have done. Instead he removed them completely... still doesn't explain how debris got past the air filter. Unless of course he removed that too
As long as you put it in 4x4 while looking for parking at a Costco location while yelling the horse power & looking at other ppl with a dumb look.
@@naturallyodd420yelling the horsepower of a Tacoma is sort of counterproductive
I honestly dont get "all terrain" people. Most of them seem to intentionally drive in the most stupidest ways to get stuck, and more often than not seem to think the issue is improper gear when the fault is 100% on that component between the steering wheel and the driver seat.
I had my pickup with stock size tires for 20 years and literally just changed for 1cm wider tires because they were cheaper than the stock size (and I drive in sandy-muddy terrains). Still, never needed anyone to pull me from anywhere, the only time I had issues, I just put two 80lbs sand sacks on the back of the bed and went on home.
That isn't a Tacoma
Dave is the epitome of an honest / super talented mechanic/ technician….. the world needs more people like him ….
Hopefully he’s not the type of guy that will give a review that’s not so kind because you didn’t warrantee the motor, knowing the issue was caused by him. I love your videos. I love your explanations you have a vast amount of knowledge. Thank you for sharing it with us.
"someone put it there for a reason". Learned that early in my thirty years of working on cars. Most the time proved right.
That's just common sense. Always roll my eyes, to say the least, when I see "trust me, am engineer" types. Yuck.
A follow-up point would be: "If you don't know and understand the reason it's there, don't mess with it."
@@MikeDCWeld That's the difference between just what went wrong, and why did it fail. As many other professionals the ones to keep and train ask why. It's what I jokingly say ya gotta be smarter than what you're playing with. It's not a joke really. I assume you are a welder. So you fix stuff all the time (big, and small). It's always been what, why, with the where and when thrown in as factor's. In almost every job I've had (I don't fit in with factory repetitive work). I grew up poor doing everything I could. Dad taught me don't tell someone that you can do something that you've never done even if you think you can. I didn't. Gave others opportunity to teach me many skills that applied to other things constantly. Still at 59 I learn things almost daily and hope I always will. Love the term "stay courious" (who, what, when, where, and how).
Not always. Case in point the smog systems of the 80s. Yeah someone put them there for a reason but...
Yes until you're working a Ford 😂😂
You're one of the most interesting people I seen in a long time. Your son has to proud to have you as dad. I wish I had people like you in my life growing up. Great videos
He probably doesn’t often drink beer but when he does, he likely prefers dos equis
@@macthemecyeah, if you want to stay sharp and learn, you don’t want to be drinking. But if you do, a couple Dos Equis ain’t too bad
Only those who had nobody understand what you see in this man. I see it too.
Foreals some of us would of taken the right path
@@jaycarl1562I see someone I could trust
I used to run open intake filters and loud mufflers and everything. Now at 35 with a 2012 Highlander Limited V6 I’m hesitant to touch anything because of how well engineered it is. I found that most aftermarket intakes screw up MAF readings from sound vibrations and velocity. When you’re young you think all that junk is just extra stuff for no reason 😂
Same…40 and I used to do it all. No factory is reliable
Boomers don't believe in sensors or technology.
Same here, I don't use K&N air filter anymore. I used to because I thought they were better. Then my transmission started having problems shifting gears. I thought I was gonna end up replacing the transmission. All it was,was oil from the K&N filter getting sucked through and collecting on the MAF sensor. Evidently, some GM vehicles rely on a signal from the MAF sensor to shift. I replaced that K&N filter with a quality stock type. I'll never use one of them on a fuel injected vehicle again.
Hola señor Dave nobody can fool you to what really happened to that engine you did a great forensics job 😊
I helped a young guy down the street from me. He upgraded his headlights to HID. Mechanic who did it removed the fender liners and never put them back. He called me to ask if I could help change a fuel pump. His pump was fine, water had been sprayed into the electrical junction box blowing a bunch of fuses because they removed the fender liners and never put them back!
I cut out my fender liners on my slammed car years ago and full send it and no issues. Y’all just don’t know what you’re doing. Source: ASE Certified ; full time mechanic,
@@DeepDetailz good for you man.
@@DeepDetailzok kid, time for bed
Would that truck happen to be an 07-13 GM??
@@DeepDetailzPls let us know where you work so we can use another garage.
I love the slogan on the wall and it says a lot about how good you guys are at the shop👍 "If we can't guarantee it, we don't sell it"
Words to live by😎👌
And why the guy featured in that video isn't getting a brand new engine for free?
@@albinklein7680because it wasn't their fault the customer was a completely incompetent moron...you don't break something yourself and get a new one free. That's not how life works.😂😂😂
@@joshuacasanova7051 then don't make such claims.
@@albinklein7680 the claim obviously has nothing to do with someone abusing their vehicle. If you drive your vehicle into a swamp, that's a reflection on you, not the parts.
@@albinklein7680their claim stands. You just can't discount idiots who destroy their own engines
They just don't make them like you anymore. Half these techs will just B.S you instead of being straight forward with you. LOVE THE VIDEOS DUDE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 👍
Yes and no they used to not put an intake in the fucking arch 😂
He's waaaay more than a tech he's engineer Machinist diagnostic electrician manufacturer and rebuilds better than factory
This is a great example of people not knowing some of the basics in preventative maintenance. Especially in vehicles that are driven in harsher elements. If you have a lawn mower and see the same issue with motors then dont just drive them until you see the “check engine” light comes on. “Its to late light” 😂 Thanks for the great expertise Dave and Team. Thats why you’re the best. 🤘😎🤘 😉🥹
Hello from Maine.
Hey bro, I'm guessing we're about the same age, anyway, I really like your videos. I like how when you describe things, it's like I'm standing there next to you and we've been friends forever. Right on. Don't stop what you're doing, it's some of the best shorts on here.
Couldn’t put my finger on it but the way he talks to us is like walking into your good honest mechanic shop in town you wish you had. Definitely don’t have one in upstate sc for sure
Awesome, thank you!
@@houmongousdingoman guys like Dave and his shop is like finding a needle in a haystack!! One of the very few remaining mechanics who is being honest and true. I don’t know much about cars but I’d definitely trust this dude with his estimates. Don’t get me wrong I’d still get a few quotes if I hadn’t seen his vids lol.
I agree sir! After seeing just one short and checking his channel, I just had to subscribe!
That's why I'm here, these are good videos
I was ask to look at car for a lady who worked in the office. “Dies when driven in the rain.”
It was her daughter’s car that a boyfriend put a cold air intake on (thin aluminum tube, running over a hot engine with the intent of delivering cold air). He had cut a hole through the inner fender and the cone filter just cleared the tire.
Ricer logic 👍
It’s like people don’t understand what “cold air” means. I have a “cold air intake” on my truck but it’s not a true cold air intake.
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 I drive a 2013 Toyota 86 and the factory air intake is a true air cold air intake with very little room for improvement. The airbox sits inside near the bumper away from the engine and a snorkel draws in fresh cool air from behind the top of the bumper which also protects it from debris and water. The grille and bumper design pushes air up into the snorkel.
One benefit. I bet his valves and pistons were squeaky clean XD
Cold air intakes don't have anything to do with air. They sound cool. 100% audio based modification.
Who installs the air intake in the fender well?? That is quite possibly the worst place it can go. 😂😂😆😆🤣
I had to scroll down way too far to see someone mention this. Seems like a silly spot for an intake
Go check you car I'll bet it's in your passenger wheel well 😂 they say don't drive through water deeper than 6 inches for a reason
@@jeremygallagher6711nope. My Camrys intake is hood height
Let's place the cabin air intake in the exhaust
@@RalfSRobotRalfI had a VW and the cabin intake was right next to the head and the exhaust, so when it was ridiculously cold in Canada (ie like half the year) the PCV would freeze solid, and the oil would come out past the head gasket and drip on the exhaust and then get whipped into the cabin
Ive never had much of a passion for cars but your videos always engage me with the level of detail, knowledge, and straight forward explanations
Dave, I don’t know where you are, but if I ever have another engine built, it will be from you.
You are as straight as a lead pencil. And I would trust your shop completely.
Thank you for your posts!
I think he's out of Utah
He is in Centerville Utah which is just north of Salt lake.
Reminds me of my old land rover disco2, someone moved the rear diff breather tube a couple inches, ended up in the stream of water spray off the chassis and was putting water in the diff, i figured it out when i saw milky diff fluid coming out when i changed the fluid, hes absolutely right about messing with stuff
That's because an idiot got a hold of it, if you move a diff breather it should be to run it as high as possible. I replaced the breathers on my mudding 4x4 with longer ones with marine one way valves on the end and ran them up inside the pillars to just under the roof line.
Now THAT'S great detective work!
As a Technician myself, I am constantly looking for the "why" component of the diagnosis and repair.. great job!
I like how you show people stuff. I'd come out of retirement to work part time with you. It's awesome to see a clean shop. Professional for sure.
Someone did that to my car before I got it. Luckily, nothing happened, and it is still going 13 years later, I had to fix the plastic fender one day and I looked inside and go crap luckily I didn't drive through flooded water and heavy rain before I seen it, took one off another spare parts vehicle and installed it, air box was always clean inside.
Worked it out to an accident before I got the vehicle and also thay had the high beam and low beam mixed up on the wiring but I figured that out in the first week, the person thought it was an issue, the speed and tachometer stopped every now and than, swapped that and never was an issue, new tyres and a clutch cable so all was a cheep fix and it still reliable, when you do it yourself you don't have issues.
Man they messed it up lol
What an awesome shop. It's not only Dave. Dave and his employees work very well together in diagnosing problems. If I lived within a decent range of his shop, that's where my cars would go. Unfortunately I'm in California.
I've come across several people who change their vehicle and almost always is costly...and not just the change.
Had a guy have his truck lowered ....professionally. he brought it to me to find out why it had a slight vibration at highway speed. The people who lowered it said that it was normal....no vibration is normal...that's common sense.
Took half a day to find where it was coming from . After some math and manufacturing of some custom parts , I had to realign his driveshaft with his Trans and the rear axle . Just the half degree change made a world of difference. Had to alter the trans mount to slightly fix the angle and finished the fix by altering the angle of the axle . Vibration gone...
Changing geometry will always produce bad and often dangerous results....and it don't take much.
I designed and developed a front end for a racing 4 wheeler atv for Honda that allowed them to change the caster and camber to find the best angles. They had a pro racer test it out for them.....sometimes engineering can't just figure out what works best.....sometimes it takes experimenting . What engineers thought was best because it's the typical angles , but for racing it can and likely will be different....but don't assume changes are going to work as advertised or as you want especially on a vehicle you drive on the road.
Love people that think us guys that build motors don’t pay attention to cause and effect? Wrong its everything! We never want to built a motor and ever see it back again ever ! it’s never cost effective to cut corners there are no shortcuts ever . Love your videos always refreshing and spot on educational. 👍
That inner fender is there for a reason! That's as bad as one getting dusted by a K&N air filter! Thanks!
Right on man I love your comment. You have no idea how many people I've told they are crazy to run a K&N because they allow dust to enter the engine.
K&N's are only good for race engines that get rebuilt every few races.
Never on a daily driver.
Can't get dusted by a K&N if you take care of them like they describe. Supposed to wash and dry then spray with oil. Is a kit they sell to do so. If used in off road conditions should do this more often probably every time your finished having fun . Now using K&N oil filters is a whole different story.
@@waynes.2983i agree, k+n dont filter out small enough particles for a road car that goes on gravel roads, or working at a concrete manufacturing facility. My wifes car had one in it when we bought it, which i thought was a good thing, seeing as i had been using a k+n panel filter in my drift car for years. I was wrong, every 3 weeks it would throw an ecu fault code "mass airflow implausability" basically saying the air filter is blocked, id wash it and re oil as per the kits instructions, same thing again, switched to a $12 ryco oem style filter, while i had the intake apart i noticed how much dust had made it past the filter into the intake tubes intercooler and turbo 🤢 i cleaned it, intake manifold and all, put it back together with the oem filter and magically never had the fault code again (i did change the oem style filter every 5000km along with engine oil and filter though, not at 30,000 like manufacturer recommends) though i was cleaning and re oiling the k+n every 1100km 🤣
Like an engine I did for a young guy, small block Chevy he said it was using oil I pretty much knew what happened I asked him if he changed the valve covers he said yes; he put on a set of valve covers with no baffle does the PCV valve was sucking the oil out of the engine. At least the engine will well lubricated while it was breaking in.
I love the videos this fella does even though I'm certainly not a mechanic. I have a 2007 Ford Taurus that I bought when it was about 2 years old and had 30k miles on it. Im 47 years old so no wife to nag me about trading in on something newer and sexier. Or kids tearing it up. I also have an antique 1959 Karmann Ghia. With my job and credit I could to just about any car lot, and drive away with a brand new car, and people ask me all the time why I've kept the Taurus so long. The answer is simple at almost 350 k miles its still very reliable, it's not a car mechanics hate working on when it does need work which is rare. Personally I think it still looks very nice it has tinted windows and I get it detailed every time I get the oil changed which I do faithfully every 3k miles. Still has the original motor and transmission. I wish I lived close enough to Dave so he could work on it.
Had a cobalt that kept shucking the belt. It took two times of me replacing it to figure out that as a result of a missing fender liner, water would splash up onto the belt every time they went through a mud puddle. Also, replacing the belt on a 2.2 is definitely a 2 man job. You can do it solo, but have fun cause it's going to suck.
I drove one that was missing the passenger side one for a month or two and luckily never had an issue. Got it replaced before anything bad happened!
Heh yeah i've helped with the belt on a saturn ion with the same engine. Dang that sucked
That motor had all the room in the world, except for where you needed it.
Those belts are not fun but I have put many on by myself to the point it takes me as long solo as with a helper it just takes the right tools, having slim fingers and a ratchet strap you don't mind misusing.
just gave me flashbacks of finding a hood mechanic video to make it easier 😂 shoved a rebar under the car propped on the tensioner and lowered the jack a few inches to release it
Mr dave I got so much respect for your work ethic brother......you are a perfectionist..... people like you are are ❤
I appreciate that
@@DavesAutoCenterCenterville your welcome sir 🙏
I wouldn't have ever thought twice about removing fender liners. Actually a good lesson to learn.
I read about a motorist who installed HID headlights. He found that the most convenient place to mount the electrically noisy high voltage parts was right beside the engine control unit. His headlight upgrade caused weird electrical problems on other parts of the car.
I really like the way you go about it and your explanations. You seem like a real decent bloke, proud but knowing we can all make mistakes.
Unless he took the air filter completely out there is a big rubber gasket and pretty good clamping action around the edges when installed correctly. He really had to dunk that intake good !
I assume that it stayed wet long enough to tear because that's a lot of mud to have sucked through it.
I was thinking the same thing, why didn't the clogged filter just stop everything including air?
I guess the wet-tearing theory makes more sense than mine, I was thinking he had no filter in there - you know, for "more power", grunt-grunt... 😋
You're right, engines don't like mud. I bet that phone call was nice. I'm sure he was 100% honest, upfront.
One of the 1st things I've done with pickup trucks and or SUV's is look where the air intake leads to from filter box, of it leads into fender I swap out for a cold air intake, that way I know mud and water has to reach top of engine to even get close to intake, now mind you to everyone, a stock engine might not run the best without having a tune set for a more volumetric intake, so keep that in mind as well, adding a CAI to a stock engine can cause leaner and richer fuel trims without a tune, the computer in fuel injected vehicle's does compensate for it but it's not the greatest, to this day though I never understood why some trucks and SUV's have their intake inside fender??? Tires are always kicking up water and debris and that fine dust always finds it way into filter, hell I've seen leaves and grass half clogging up air filters before, like how the heck lol!!!
I hate dishonesty.
I would be so great full
To have an engine built by you and your team. Wishing you the best Holliday season ever.
Thank you for all your hard work
Bringing all of us these videos.
❤🎉😊
3 years and your still willing to do warranty on an engine you guys stand by your work that is great
He was till he found the mud
I doubt he’s warrantying engine that sucked in mud!
Right? He was ready to swap it for the guy right up until he found all the mud. Super cool.
Not related, but many many years ago, I bought a 1982 Mercury Linx with a bad 1.6 litter engine! I found a a low mileage short block, and built it! Deleted all the emissions crap, used the factory steel exhaust header, put in 10:1 pistons, fairly large cam (cant remember the numbers), stronger valve springs, ported everything, and a top draft 2 barrel Webber carb! That with the factory 4spd manual, made that car very fast for the day! My buddy had a peanut engine in a 1971 Chevelle with a 4spd, and I embarrassed him! My biggest problem was traction to the front tires, and torque steer! That car was nuts, and looked less than average!
Good advice. Your videos are always helpfull
All ways is the mechanic fault…😊 good find
Lol it would be impossible to miss 😛
Always*
Some of the best content on youtube
Years ago I in-framed a Detroit 60 series with a new crank and all. We advised the customer to replace the air filter box as there were cracks everywhere and we told the customer it would cause a failure if not replaced. They declined so we had no choice but to void any and all possible warranty. 2 weeks later after driving through New Mexico and Arizona the pistons, rings and liners were toasted and the oil was contaminated with sand.
I worked at a Ford dealership years back… a kid brought/ had towed back a v6 ranger with a non running engine. Was well within 3-36… motor wouldn’t turn he said it quit… I drained 3 gallons of water out of the oil pan, another quart or so outta the cylinders the water was almost drinkable… he wanted the factory to cover the repair and was really pissed when we didn’t. He had “ no idea “ where the water came from…. Some people just suck. Stay strong man.
Awesome work Dave.
You ain't gettin nothin by ole Dave.He knows more than most engineers designing these engines.❤️💯
I wouldn’t go that far Repair and Engineering are different fields for a reason
@@RedHaloManiac95Mechanics/technicians repair what engineers screw up.
@@keeblertime1486 Mechanics may be good at their jobs, does not mean they will be good at other peoples jobs. If that were true I could be an NFL quarterback.
Repairers have no clue how to manufacture. Ask them to describe the process of making an engine block. Ask them what the exact material the car's frame or hood is made out of. They won't know.
@@keeblertime1486
Designing engines (and machines in general) is hard lol. There’s always gonna be some things that are wrong or problems that arise in the lifecycle that can’t be predicted. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say*.
Toyota avoids alot of them by using the same engine platform for a long time (the GR engine has been around since like 2003 for example)
Just a splash shield, is what I hear a lot. Yes, it's just important!
Common sense ain't so common anymore.
If it was common sense,everyone would have it. 😂
Ya like the moron who designed the intake.
It isn't 😮
I thought I was the only one in Utah that had a 3 year warranty. Good for you guys.
Take it in with a smile and say let's see what happened. Not always their fault but sometimes it is.
Hopefully they were cool about it.
Ok Dave, you are a handsome, funny UA-camr and obviously an expert on engines. But holy what? I think you mean the Italian pastry, cannoli. 😂
Ha ha, holy Camoly. Not sure where I got the word from❓❓. Thanks for watching.
You seem like the most thorough and honest mechanic I've seen on UA-cam
*seem*
@@user-uj3zk2cx8t proper definition and spelling of word
I made my own air cleaner based on a aftermarket filter as a frame.
Essentially fabricating a 2 stage lightly oiled foam filter over the top of it.
Just like a dirtbike.
works good, lasts long time.
“Somebody………Get the doctor!” That killed me 😂😂😂
Excellent investigation
This is why I put a snorkel on my Tacoma. Much safer point of intake!
Dapper Dave. His facial hair is always lined up. 👍🏾. He’s also an auto genius. Thanks for imparting knowledge to us.
He's right, I removed my well covers and had to clean my full intake. It won't cause trouble as long as I re-route the intake to a better location. 👍
Interesting content, thirty years ago you would be doing this clip in coveralls greasy and dirty hands. Nice to see an engine rebuild shop as clean as yours. I could never stress enough how important it was to have clean hands ands and test oiled f gets before building an engine. Nice work
It's got to be the 4.0. I always see this . These customers go off road too much and don't pay attention to th air filter
Customer knew all about the air filter which is why he changed it to a brand new one before he brought it in.
I'll bet you this guy is gonna cry like a little girl that it wasn't his fault.
Yes, I meant that they pay attention to it when it is too late. I rebuild these 1g engines a lot and always see these results
@@youngstah619 Tacoma/frontier owners are a bunch of newbies.I will admit i am one of these people.To top it off i have both trucks lol.I only change my filter because the lube shop charges me to.
Even with the cover on why is the air intake in the wheel well?
@@ScoobyDrewski Colder air for the engine, a large number of manufactures do this with their vehicles. If the cover isn't removed and the air filter is used correctly its not an issue.
Only been watching your shorts but subscribed from them and really enjoying your content 👍👍
Customer....Your best friend and Your worst enemy. ❤
When I went to Dunwoody Institute to train as an auto tech, there was an instructor who would say "They didnt put it there to piss you off. Its there for a reason."
Any piece, part or clip I remove gets reinstalled.
Very true. Clips, brackets, fasteners and panels prevent hoses or harnesses from rubbing through or help the A/C run more efficiently.
That type of logic would never fly in the body shop, rarely does a vehicle leave with everything it came in with.
If you take something out of your car it will cause you an engine that is a big AMEN !!!!!!!! I really learn from this guy I hope that Sir Dave continue to make this educational videos for vehicles, Thank you very much and God bless you always. 👍👍👍👍👍
Appreciate followers like you who choose to learn. Makes it very gratifying. Have an awesome day.
Great podcast Ty already😊 learned a couple a things
Thanks for listening
Yes sir you are 100% right you gotta be careful when you mess with an engine if you don’t know what you’re doing do not touch it
Toyota tech here. That fender liner doesnt even cover that intake up. Still extremely exposed. I had several vehicles over the years with hydrolocking and debris because of this intake design 😢 if you have a taco 4runner or fj. Get a snorkel if your going off-road. Period. Dont risk your engine.
wow thanks i will definetly keep my trucks out of water.If i dont want to buy a snorkle what other options are there.I would imagine just covering up the fender vent wont be to good lol.Can the vent be rerouted...
Any intake issues on the 14-21 tundras? Currently have a 21 tundra. Thanks
Back in the late '90s, I worked as a Nissan Tech. A 240SX came in with a locked motor. The customers' warranty claim was declined, as they had removed the fender splash guard and installed a custom CAI. Of course, the engine ingested some water and got hydro-locked.
Dave is the man. Hes not a douchy salesman. Hes a true mechanic
Too many people That by modifying their engine Makes it run better. Most often that is by putting in a K+N filter. Since the 90s I've been building air boxes For people That installed those K+N cone filters because they don't realize that thwy are Getting more air But they're only getting hot, dirty air Coming through their radiator, headlights, And from under the car
Building an air box and choosing where you take your cool air from really makes a huge difference as you've shown in your video
You better not warranty that! Hold them accountable!!!
Just remember folks, engineers dont take the time to design and put parts on vehicles for no reason. The bean counters most of the time wont allow it unless its a necessity.
Plastic engine covers would like to have a word…
@HoyaSaxaSD ok you got me there 💀
@@HoyaSaxaSD That reason is called the marketing department.
The plastic covers are there to scare non authorized mechanics from working on the car.
@@gweasbawl9611 lol.
Toyota engineers do a good job. If there is something they designed into the build on their trucks, it’s there for a reason.
If my great uncle was not such a mean, grumpy, cheap, unreasonable mechanic, i wouldve gone in automotive engineering or technician. He was impossible to work for. Need mechanics like this gentleman who seems he would, challenge, praise, explain, teach and lead by example young technicians.
I happily absorb & understand his vernacuular.
"we thought we were doing a warranty" ooof... That owners wallet just got lighter
I have seen that before same thing in other vehicles peeps need to know where the engine breaths to avoid that!
Customer loyalty! Like it so much he wanted another.
That's why my intake is above the roof line on my off-road rig with a box that dumps the air down low and the engine draws from up high, almost like those ones you see in lmtvs for the military
I mean, this might have happened anyway if he was driving through mud ruts, but the owner certainly didn’t do the engine any favors.
I removed the plastic under my engine bay (got roasted beyond repair). I would show concern if I didn’t have a big metal turbo shield under the engine. The plastic in that case was pretty useless. The cross member and turbo shield protect anything that could be at risk of road debris.
Let's not just ignore how stupid of design that is.
It's really not. Given all factory equipment, it's plenty fine and there's a lot of trucks especially that place the intake for the airbox there.
Don't be stupid and take out your fender liners without checking stuff like this, is the story here. Not bad engineering.
2003, we built our ExpeditionVehicle on a 1996 Ford CF8000 commercial truck.
Our intake is about eight feet (8'/2.4m) above pavement.
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I think we are good...
The fact that this gentleman needed a 1GR rebuilt is grounds enough to know he'd need another one.
That is literally the dumbest place to put the intake.
Thank god you were able to use the Kardashian-coined fluffword of the century.
To correct you, it "literally" is NOT the worst place. There are numerous others that could be worse. Yes, it's a bad design for anyone who is going to modify the vehicle and is unaware of the risks with the location of the air intake. For the majority of owners who will leave their trucks stock and just drive them as they came from the factory, the design & engineering are perfectly fine.
You are "literally" desperate for approval from strangers, and it's sadly funny.
Now go look up the literal definition of "literally."
Most cars have the intake in the fender. Which is why you need to reinstall your fender liners when you take them out.
Fucking armchair mechanics.
What a really poor design. To have an entire system designed relying on a thin plastic fender liner that realistically could be destroyed by a simple rock flinging off a tire is beyond dumb.
Good way to hydrolock a good 5.7, too.
Same exact story with the 4.7s on the older Tundras, too.
Love the videos. 🤙
I've been getting these shorts recced for a couple months now, and I think this is the first time I've ever seen him doing work on a Toyota.
Recently I took the inner fender liners out of my car so I could adjust the headlights. To Honda's credit, they used non-removable clips at the rear; I had to break them off to remove the liners completely so that I could drive it to a test site, but I had some spare clips, and you bet I put the liners back on when I was done. Not only the intake, but also a bunch of wiring and thinly painted bodywork under there.
Engine: "Since I got intro'd to the hard stuff. It ain't been easy gettin clean again. But, man those views were beautiful."
Way back in 2016 working at GM, I had a kid bring in a late 90’s S10 Extreme with an oil eating problem. The kid bought the truck from a guy that bought a factory long block which game with a warranty. I forget what the cause was, but I put another long block in it, along with a few other things because he beat it. About a month or so goes by and truck is back with o2 and MAF codes, along with eating oil. Turns out the kid decided to take it down some muddy trails, sucking up mud in the intake box, and bottoming out, pinching the Y-pipe. I walked in the waiting room, kid with his mom, and gave them my findings along with photos. The mom looked at the kid, the kid only looked ahead. My customer service rep plainly told them “warranty denied”.
Great place for an intake, ever see the wheel wells in the winter in Alaska?
Imagine dirt roads….
I’d say they set the consumer up there. As an off road user I’ve always been totally aware of where the air goes in.
Differentials also create a suction with temperature changes and if the intake was like that I’d check there next.
Mud should only be on your rig for the ride home you need to keep your tools clean and reliable.
Toyota seems like they are against all modifications which is funny because the modifications are what made them famous.
All 4x4’s should be modified for safety and performance.
The gimmicks they put on today are copies.
I speak from experience I built a Toyota with all my 4Runner has and the built is better. People are getting scammed.
Basically admitted his guilt by changing the filter just before bringing the truck in. Great job Dave! 🙌
Me drinking coffee and installing a k&n 😂
I have that same 4.0 on my FJ. I didn’t cut out the second intake filter and I just reshape the liners for thirty five tires
That spotless air filter was a hell of a clue 😂
Boys & Girls.always put it back the way you found it!!! Otherwise you’ll be paying racecar $ for something that isn’t the price of a racecar
Had this when I worked for Ford. Was doing a warranty on a 6.0 powerstroke and Ford (initially) approved a longblock. We are 8 hours into this job and observed mud in the intake manifold. There was no mud in the air box or intercooler tube and if anything they were shockingly clean. After seeing it in the intake manifold, we then took a closer look in the intercooler and saw residual mud/dirt like in this clip. Game Over. We also saw "tool marks" on the clips and hardware holding everything together on the airbox and intercooler tubes. The guy actually took everything apart to try to remove any evidence. Unfortunately it didn't work. Ford then revoked the warranty claim. Ford said they would pay us 50 cents on the dollar for the labor we had already done for disassembly, but nothing else. We had to call the guy back and tell him that it would now be over $16,000 to replace his engine and Ford recorded it so there's no other dealership that he could try this with. Or, we can put it back together and push it outside. He chose to trade it towards a different truck, so then WE had to put in a Ford reman into this "uncle daddy" truck with all sorts of custom junk. Fun times
I recently got back into off road stuff. My original 4wd was a 73 Blazer and the air cleaner was really up high. Now I see many vehicles with snorkels for cleaner air but I really don't like the look. I have a 2003 4Runner now and was thinking of running an air intake routed into the interior somewhere like some Nascar guys used to do.