I just had a DOD lifter failure on a '07 Tahoe, while taking it apart i discovered the front 6 bolts on the VLOM were literally finger tight, and the rest probably werent much tighter. Due to time, cost, and an eminent DOD delete in the future, I elected to just snug them back down with the existing gasket. My thoughts were if the perimiter gasket was compressed, the seals at the solenoids would also be compressed, so installing a new, uncompressed perimeter gasket could cause the inner seals to leak worse. I got it all back together with new head gasket, bolts, and DOD lifters on just one bank 😅, all good for the time being and no more leaks at the VLOM, oddly enough the oil pressure almost doubled at idle and im not sure why, unless the VLOM was leaking pretty bad internally
For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that there is something better than brake clean. My entire world view was crumbling. Then there was the brake clean theme song. My faith is restored.
Ray. Your mic is chirping. By they way , I'm a 71 year out man and do all my own repairs. You have helped me do much in doing things the right way. I'm an old school guy. I can fix older stuff but this new stuff stinks. Thank you so much for the schooling buddy. Keep up the great content.
My rule of thumb is if you gotta change 1 gasket its best to just change them all to prevent other failures, the new one might be slightly higher due to not being crushed n worn causing the inside to not fully seat which will causes leaks then you'd have to do it all over again but I understand at the same time hopefully its a happy seal all the way around
If the outside part of the gasket is crushed and no longer sealing, what makes you think the interior area of the gasket is good to go? Going forward, it is putting a lot more time and pressure on the interior area of the gasket and probably won't last as long as the exterior will. Now was the time to do it right and replace it all, without the double labor to go back and change out what you didn't want to change for what ever reason.
I have found vacuuming the debris out in the valley works better than blowing debis uncontrolably all over the place. I had a mini shop vac that worked great.
Like wasting an entire can of brake clean when half of the amount would get the job done spraying with air is more entertaining. But why not vacuum then use the air for the stubborn remnants? Why spread all that crap throughout the engine compartment?
It really seems the outrageous pricing on new cars is a stealth windfall for many mechanic shops. A lot of people are choosing to spend to keep their current vehicles alive than pay tens of thousands to get a new one (that spies on them so the car maker can sell their driving information to insurance companies).
Yup! i totally agree with ya. The moment Ray said he will not use the entire gasket this was my thought too. However, i admire Ray's knowledge and skill. (UK).
T=F×R.....torque equals force times radius!! (Radius being the distance from the fastener center to the end of the wrench handle! E.g. 100lbs of force applied to a 2ft wrench would yield 200 ft lbs of torque!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
black electrical tape without anything else will keep a cut sealed and keep grease and dirt out of it, and generally it feels more natural to work with your fingers with just tape.
VC gaskets are new and not compressed like the old leaky ones. The internal part of the gasket is not replaced and is compressed so will it leak? Does the new perimeter gasket thickness prevent the old gasket bits from sealing?
What a HACK! Jeez I wonder why the gasket was so loose? Maybe because it’s NOT THE CORRECT ONE! It’s the one made for hacks that don’t do the job correctly by taking it apart and changing the entire gasket assembly!
Heya 👋 Ray, totally enjoy your videos and the vernacular you use in describing certain things is very entertaining. There is only one word that can describe you and that is G.E.N.I.U.S!! Watching here from Australia, keep sharing the great work and stay well my friend.
I was a bit disappointed in the short cut and not replacing the full gasket. I would not do that in or out of the shop I work in. But that's just personal preference. Hopefully it doesn't go south due to it.
Lose VLOM bolts also cause the sudden loss of oil pressure some 5.3's encounter. You'll usually find more than half of them barely hand tight. I drill the heads and lock wire them.
Ahhh the smell of brake clean in the morning, now for some 4 non blondes. Thanks for the video Ray, you stay safe out there. Im going to fall behind on some videos for the next week, vacay time, will catch up once I get back.......
Watching you working on this Newer Vehicle, I think back to my 74 Olds Cutlass Supreme with the Rocket 350 Engine that would Run like a Scalded Dog. Easy to Work on without all the Garbage above Engine to Remove. This car if Alive Now, adding Bluetooth would put these Newer Cars to Shame and I got 20 mpg on HWY with a Smooth Ride. I think Modern Engineering needs to take a Step Backwards to an Era when Mechanic Work was much more Simple...
The 350, such a great engine. I was not impressed by wife’s 5.3 in her Yukon XL, no power, leaked from several areas at 100k, and started eating oil at 40k. No thanks.
Too familiar, got a '02 Toyota Celica GT V VTi 4 cylinder ,water pump replace took me 4 hours total.1.5 to remove ,2.5 to install new pump. Pump off "Jungle ", was $27. Could not figure out tensioner, so got some slack with crowbar! Had to remove alternator,water pump VERY tight against (left) frame,no room for "fancy" tools,3/8 air drive...too big!! Hand wrenches,freaking 1/4 turns on those 10mm bolts. However reinstall belt i had to figure out,there a 19mm or 3/4in "release " on the tensioner arm itself, lifesaver!!
Dont forget about that UV dye I sent you. It can help pinpoint leaks without just pulling everything apart. Didnt need it for this one cause it was obvious, but try it sometime. It works pretty fast
Always enjoy watching Rainman Ray wrenching on all these cars. But what I do miss 5he most is the empty brake parts cleaner can being ejected around the shop. So I was thinking that Ray could design a self loading can sprayer with self ejection to launch empty cans out the shop door into the parking area, or design a 1 quart can to last longer. He could call it RainRays Brake Parts Cleaner.
While I understand the reasoning to save labor to just replace the perimeter gasket...logically, doesn't it stand to reason that if the perimeter gasket has aged to the point that it's compressed and leaking and needs to be replaced, that the vlam gasket sections are also aged and compressed and if not leaking yet, will be soon? It just seems like you're really not saving on labor in the long term if you will probably have to be pulling the whole intake off again in 6 months or a year to replace the vlam gaskets... I feel like this is a case of "penny wise, pound foolish"
Great video , I don’t have one of these engines ,but if I did, I would really have,appreciated this. Your channel is great for us unprofessional mechanics
I've been told and actually seen that if you remove the 8 cylinder 4 cylinder assembly and cap off all of those holes that leak virtually disappears it seems that this leak only happens on the motors with the 4 8 solenoid pack in the Valley Pan another Chevy mistake I wish they could figure out that you can't take a mechanical piece and turn on an electronic and make it work properly
one of, if not, the biggest issue with this engine is the DoD system. fortunately there are aftermarket DoD delete kits that are not too terribly expensive. since most of the labor to get in there is already done - why not go the full Monty.
Having lost an engine at 150K I looked into it. It requires pulling the heads and replacing the lifters and camshaft. Because the engine is sideways it needs to be dropped with the subframe so I would think most of the labor is not done.
Ray clearly understands the issues with the DOD systems as he's repaired many of them.But it's the customer's choice.Because simply having the intake off is not enough to do a full delete, especially on the transverse mounted V-8.
Because this engine has seen full synthetic oil at the correct intervall all it's life and probably won't have issues with sticking solenoids or wear in the dod system for a while.
Just watching this Video and having my morning coffee. Good one. Thanks. Those screws that moved do they have a rubber washers attached to them. If so maybe that is why they slipped over a little. ???
I like the instant RTV precision applicator! It's so annoying when you otherwise have to abandon perfectly good stuff in tubes which harden and block at the top.
I see the last video's injury repair (the electrical tape) was still in place in this one. Or maybe it was a "clean" one. lol You seem to make even the slightly difficult repair jobs look easier, because you just charge forward on it. That's the right mental state on it. Thanks for another great video. 😊
You were working that strange silver tool like Jules was with his on his flying saucer in the movie Jules. It is a family friendly movie found on Amazon. I bought it for my wife. It is very good movie.
@24:25... I cut both ends of those connector tabs so they can't break off later and fall in. Also, I just drop the gasket on the engine, then set the plate on top. No need for RTV.
My father and i did work on alot of Vehicles. ie dodge darts , 2 with the slant 6 225., nove, cutlass supreme and more. None with all that added on steff, fuel in jectures and what not. Only hose, short of vacumn hoses was the PCV hose. These thingbare to over engeneers with all those bells and whistles.
I love all the guys who think you can just pop off the.Rear cylinder head and pop out the old cam.On this transverse v eight packed into a thimble in the front of that malibu.
I'm glad to hear you pronounce voila /vwäˈlä/ correctly. Most folks pronounce it like wallah these days. They either can't or are too lazy to put the v sound at the beginning.
So the customer already committed to the labor to replace that gasket why not add the 30 mins to replace the WHOLE gasket I’m not a fan of that snipping the gasket to save on labor.
Curious on your ratchet where your lever is for tighten and undo, on my ratchets your tighten is my undo. cant fathom that it would be video thing like wheels always look like they are going backwards. Australia.
I'm curious why you couldn't lay the gasket on the valley first then place the cover on it and avoid the use of RTV? It looked pretty rigid and plenty of bolt holes to locate it as well as the groove.
mjam leaking oil stem seals. hardend rubber, carbonated chunks in engine or just wear. Need new seals. Or head removal or with air in cilinder to prop up the valves and take of the cams and replace them in engine. Big job both way around but ut might save the cat and posible bearing failure due to low oil.
Torque things down. It seems to me that I'd seen something somewhere that said that the only time that torque is correct is when the engine is new. Otherwise, torquing isn't effective at all. I'm not saying I believe it, but perhaps you could elaborate further on that if you would.
All the tech today reminds me of when I saw my parents have cars from the 80's. Everything switching to fuel injection electronic shift trans all the new tech everything had problems. I feel like we are in some kind of transition again and I don't trust any of the turbo start stop cylinder deactivate. just want Naturally aspirated reg trans. Why is it so hard to get something reliable now. Thanks for the videos. Great channel.
Because EPA and other fuel economy standards are set to where you have to have a computer governing everything. Governments have been trying since the 70s to "soft ban" cars by setting standards that can't be met, but engineers have stayed ahead of them by making everything progressively more tightly computer-controlled.
It's almost like GM realized that they had a dependable, solid engine with the 5.3L and thought, "we can't have that, how can we make these die?"...Thus, AFM was born.
I just had a DOD lifter failure on a '07 Tahoe, while taking it apart i discovered the front 6 bolts on the VLOM were literally finger tight, and the rest probably werent much tighter. Due to time, cost, and an eminent DOD delete in the future, I elected to just snug them back down with the existing gasket. My thoughts were if the perimiter gasket was compressed, the seals at the solenoids would also be compressed, so installing a new, uncompressed perimeter gasket could cause the inner seals to leak worse.
I got it all back together with new head gasket, bolts, and DOD lifters on just one bank 😅, all good for the time being and no more leaks at the VLOM, oddly enough the oil pressure almost doubled at idle and im not sure why, unless the VLOM was leaking pretty bad internally
For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that there is something better than brake clean. My entire world view was crumbling. Then there was the brake clean theme song. My faith is restored.
Ray. Your mic is chirping. By they way , I'm a 71 year out man and do all my own repairs. You have helped me do much in doing things the right way. I'm an old school guy. I can fix older stuff but this new stuff stinks. Thank you so much for the schooling buddy. Keep up the great content.
I don’t think it’s Ray’s mic making that noise, it sounds more like a fan in the background.
Noise cancellation is turned on.
My rule of thumb is if you gotta change 1 gasket its best to just change them all to prevent other failures, the new one might be slightly higher due to not being crushed n worn causing the inside to not fully seat which will causes leaks then you'd have to do it all over again but I understand at the same time hopefully its a happy seal all the way around
Break Clean is the Franks Red Hot of the Automotive world.
I thought it was the Kikkoman’s Less Sodium Soy Sauce of the Automotive world. Maybe that’s only true if used on a Toyota ! 😂🤣
If the outside part of the gasket is crushed and no longer sealing, what makes you think the interior area of the gasket is good to go? Going forward, it is putting a lot more time and pressure on the interior area of the gasket and probably won't last as long as the exterior will. Now was the time to do it right and replace it all, without the double labor to go back and change out what you didn't want to change for what ever reason.
I have found vacuuming the debris out in the valley works better than blowing debis uncontrolably all over the place. I had a mini shop vac that worked great.
Suck then blow
Me Agrees...
I am 'of the same opinion'.
Doesn’t have the “content” value that randomly blowing crap everywhere does.😂
Like wasting an entire can of brake clean when half of the amount would get the job done spraying with air is more entertaining. But why not vacuum then use the air for the stubborn remnants? Why spread all that crap throughout the engine compartment?
If this was my car, i would have wanted you to change all the seals in that it couldn't have cost that much more cause you had it a part already
It really seems the outrageous pricing on new cars is a stealth windfall for many mechanic shops.
A lot of people are choosing to spend to keep their current vehicles alive than pay tens of thousands to get a new one (that spies on them so the car maker can sell their driving information to insurance companies).
It seems the new thicker perimeter gasket would prevent the inner gaskets from revealing as well as they were causing engine failure
Yup! i totally agree with ya. The moment Ray said he will not use the entire gasket this was my thought too. However, i admire Ray's knowledge and skill. (UK).
Since you cannot get a torque wrench on that corner bolt, I think the proper torque in that situation is half a grunt and one groan.
T=F×R.....torque equals force times radius!! (Radius being the distance from the fastener center to the end of the wrench handle! E.g. 100lbs of force applied to a 2ft wrench would yield 200 ft lbs of torque!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@@billyounger9713 Thank you for sharing that information, but Cheers was from Boston. Used to watch it each week.
If you can't get a torque wrench on a bolt, I believe the proper torque is 1/2 a turn before it breaks.
@@GregorydavidMck Unless it breaks, how would you know where the half turn before the breaking point is?
@@Doodler-JLif it hasn't broken, then it possible it's a half a turn from breaking
Nice to see you are not the only one who uses "tech bandaids"! AKA electrical tape.
aka man-daids
@@TheWibbo that and super glue for the deeper cuts ...
black electrical tape without anything else will keep a cut sealed and keep grease and dirt out of it, and generally it feels more natural to work with your fingers with just tape.
I think electrical tape is sterile. I used to tape my finger injuries all the time. The adhesive stops the bleeding and it never got infected.
VC gaskets are new and not compressed like the old leaky ones. The internal part of the gasket is not replaced and is compressed so will it leak? Does the new perimeter gasket thickness prevent the old gasket bits from sealing?
What a HACK! Jeez I wonder why the gasket was so loose? Maybe because it’s NOT THE CORRECT ONE! It’s the one made for hacks that don’t do the job correctly by taking it apart and changing the entire gasket assembly!
Heya 👋 Ray, totally enjoy your videos and the vernacular you use in describing certain things is very entertaining. There is only one word that can describe you and that is G.E.N.I.U.S!! Watching here from Australia, keep sharing the great work and stay well my friend.
I was a bit disappointed in the short cut and not replacing the full gasket. I would not do that in or out of the shop I work in. But that's just personal preference. Hopefully it doesn't go south due to it.
He always says that he loves his job so much, that he does it twice.
He does live up to that.😂
At the cost of the customer.
Could make cardboard gaskets from cereal boxes😊
Lose VLOM bolts also cause the sudden loss of oil pressure some 5.3's encounter. You'll usually find more than half of them barely hand tight. I drill the heads and lock wire them.
Ahhh the smell of brake clean in the morning, now for some 4 non blondes. Thanks for the video Ray, you stay safe out there. Im going to fall behind on some videos for the next week, vacay time, will catch up once I get back.......
Watching you working on this Newer Vehicle, I think back to my 74 Olds Cutlass Supreme with the Rocket 350 Engine that would Run like a Scalded Dog. Easy to Work on without all the Garbage above Engine to Remove. This car if Alive Now, adding Bluetooth would put these Newer Cars to Shame and I got 20 mpg on HWY with a Smooth Ride. I think Modern Engineering needs to take a Step Backwards to an Era when Mechanic Work was much more Simple...
Thank the epa that car couldn't pass their standards unfortunately
The 350, such a great engine. I was not impressed by wife’s 5.3 in her Yukon XL, no power, leaked from several areas at 100k, and started eating oil at 40k. No thanks.
Good Morning Ray, have a Blessed Day!
Keep being a good person. 😊
Too familiar, got a '02 Toyota Celica GT V VTi 4 cylinder ,water pump replace took me 4 hours total.1.5 to remove ,2.5 to install new pump. Pump off "Jungle ", was $27. Could not figure out tensioner, so got some slack with crowbar! Had to remove alternator,water pump VERY tight against (left) frame,no room for "fancy" tools,3/8 air drive...too big!! Hand wrenches,freaking 1/4 turns on those 10mm bolts. However reinstall belt i had to figure out,there a 19mm or 3/4in "release " on the tensioner arm itself, lifesaver!!
Wasn't the Celica GT just the 1zz?
Rainman Rays success on display yet again. Those about watch salute you!😎😎😎😎😎
Dont forget about that UV dye I sent you. It can help pinpoint leaks without just pulling everything apart. Didnt need it for this one cause it was obvious, but try it sometime. It works pretty fast
The famous can throw
Always enjoy watching Rainman Ray wrenching on all these cars.
But what I do miss 5he most is the empty brake parts cleaner can being ejected around the shop.
So I was thinking that Ray could design a self loading can sprayer with self ejection to launch empty cans out the shop door into the parking area, or design a 1 quart can to last longer. He could call it RainRays Brake Parts Cleaner.
Ray's videos are a part of my daily televison enjoyment ! I learn something and get the yayas to work on my cars too ..a win win !
I rarely catch these this early! Got coffee! Now for some Rainman’s Repairs!
It’s going to be a very good day!
It all depends on what the weather is doing....
While I understand the reasoning to save labor to just replace the perimeter gasket...logically, doesn't it stand to reason that if the perimeter gasket has aged to the point that it's compressed and leaking and needs to be replaced, that the vlam gasket sections are also aged and compressed and if not leaking yet, will be soon? It just seems like you're really not saving on labor in the long term if you will probably have to be pulling the whole intake off again in 6 months or a year to replace the vlam gaskets... I feel like this is a case of "penny wise, pound foolish"
I love Brake Clean in the morning.
In what way?
@@steveg8337 The smell,the hissing sound and Rainman Ray results 😎😎😎😎
@@Dilberts_Dogbert Then it runs out and he tosses the now empty can. 🤪
So glad you are back and posting, I look forward to your daily posts, thank you Ray for your dedication!
Ray you made quick work of that repair and the Amsoil cleaner is amazing stuff if you let it sit a bit longer it removed carbon great .
Great video , I don’t have one of these engines ,but if I did, I would really have,appreciated this.
Your channel is great for us unprofessional mechanics
Great camera angles Ray, thanks for the video!
I've been told and actually seen that if you remove the 8 cylinder 4 cylinder assembly and cap off all of those holes that leak virtually disappears it seems that this leak only happens on the motors with the 4 8 solenoid pack in the Valley Pan another Chevy mistake I wish they could figure out that you can't take a mechanical piece and turn on an electronic and make it work properly
Nicely done Ray !
Good morning Ray
Breakfast with Ray in Monte Carlo !
RAM 1500 on the next lift over if I'm not mistaken can you make a video on that repair :)
Welcome back Mr.Monte.
one of, if not, the biggest issue with this engine is the DoD system. fortunately there are aftermarket DoD delete kits that are not too terribly expensive. since most of the labor to get in there is already done - why not go the full Monty.
Having lost an engine at 150K I looked into it. It requires pulling the heads and replacing the lifters and camshaft. Because the engine is sideways it needs to be dropped with the subframe so I would think most of the labor is not done.
Ray clearly understands the issues with the DOD systems as he's repaired many of them.But it's the customer's choice.Because simply having the intake off is not enough to do a full delete, especially on the transverse mounted V-8.
@@stevewhite3424 oh yea, i understand this. still, go big or go home.
@@desotosky1372 indeed, the engine goes dis-ah-way and not datta-way.
Because this engine has seen full synthetic oil at the correct intervall all it's life and probably won't have issues with sticking solenoids or wear in the dod system for a while.
Just watching this Video and having my morning coffee. Good one. Thanks. Those screws that moved do they have a rubber washers attached to them. If so maybe that is why they slipped over a little. ???
Why not vacuum away the crud? Or compressed air backed up with the vacuum?
I like the instant RTV precision applicator! It's so annoying when you otherwise have to abandon perfectly good stuff in tubes which harden and block at the top.
I see the last video's injury repair (the electrical tape) was still in place in this one. Or maybe it was a "clean" one. lol You seem to make even the slightly difficult repair jobs look easier, because you just charge forward on it. That's the right mental state on it. Thanks for another great video. 😊
Ray you are such a good mechanic. Like watching your videos. Thanks 😀
I had my LS1 gaskets all replaced top to bottom. Oil pan takes a long time. Now it should last another 20 years 😅
You were working that strange silver tool like Jules was with his on his flying saucer in the movie Jules. It is a family friendly movie found on Amazon. I bought it for my wife. It is very good movie.
I'm really enjoying your channel. It's interesting and fun!
Nice one Ray!
Another great video Ray Man
Ray nice video ,this 5.3 8 to 4 cut off system if the owner keeps the car will end up doing the delete Have a Great day Ray nice brake klean drop
Yeah...Might throw some Banks suff on it instead?
@24:25... I cut both ends of those connector tabs so they can't break off later and fall in. Also, I just drop the gasket on the engine, then set the plate on top. No need for RTV.
Good Day Ray and hi to Dave and new guy
Finally, a real video
Good job Ray 👍
My father and i did work on alot of Vehicles. ie dodge darts , 2 with the slant 6 225., nove, cutlass supreme and more. None with all that added on steff, fuel in jectures and what not. Only hose, short of vacumn hoses was the PCV hose. These thingbare to over engeneers with all those bells and whistles.
I love all the guys who think you can just pop off the.Rear cylinder head and pop out the old cam.On this transverse v eight packed into a thimble in the front of that malibu.
awesome vid as always big hi to the shop crew and all the units
They are torqued in two passes to prevent cracking of plastic like parts
Love your taste in music, Ray.
You made that look easy ray😊
Those are Dave's grandparents pliers. High tech back in 1950.
Mourning Ray. Monte Carlo must have missed you.
it says 'See u in 2 weeks'
Love the homage to Eric O!!!!
I think the owner should have done the entire gasket, or do the delete kit
Ray might I suggest Blue Loc-Tite on reassembly of manifolds bolts.
It is 6:30 and what do I find? Time for coffee. Morning Ray and wife unit.
No coffee or M.W.U.A. at 6:30.
Great video Ray. I miss the old opener though, with the "1.21 gigawatts" time machine car in it...
I may be wrong, but I think he rotates the opening around as I have seen the Delorean from time to time in the opening.
@@johnhpalmer6098
Yes he does. I've just always loved the ones that has it in them..
I miss the ringtone of the phone at the previous shop Ray worked at.
Looking forward to the Jag video.
Absolutely love your videos keep up the good work and she is a dripper
Just a question it was hard getting the intake back on how do you know the gasket on it is alright
Could you spray your fancy carbon dissolving product into a cylinder that has stuck rings to unsticky them?
I'm glad to hear you pronounce voila /vwäˈlä/ correctly. Most folks pronounce it like wallah these days. They either can't or are too lazy to put the v sound at the beginning.
Put a delete kit on it!
Nice job Ray!
thank you
Did we tighten the gear clamp on the throttle body intake hose? I only ask because we did not see you do it in the video.
BJ
The engineers obviously screwed up by giving you just enough room to remove the intake cover without removing the alternator.
I'll have to try a can of that spray and see if it gets the fat off the old bbq ,cheers m8 from Australia..
Ray for the win in the intake
Plug the ports with pieces of seat foam - much better seal than paper towel.
It's a good day when Ray uses brake clean. 😂
So the customer already committed to the labor to replace that gasket why not add the 30 mins to replace the WHOLE gasket I’m not a fan of that snipping the gasket to save on labor.
Good time to delete that cylinder deactivation crap to prevent engine failure later.
Wow 30 seconds and after i hit send i got a notification for the video lol
Electrical tape, Band-Aids for the win
Looks nice, but we like the test drive also so feel the car >)
Hi ray ! Does the extension on the torque wrench change the torque value ?
Nope.
Curious on your ratchet where your lever is for tighten and undo, on my ratchets your tighten is my undo. cant fathom that it would be video thing like wheels always look like they are going backwards. Australia.
Tech/Hospo bandaids... electrical tape for the win!
I'm curious why you couldn't lay the gasket on the valley first then place the cover on it and avoid the use of RTV? It looked pretty rigid and plenty of bolt holes to locate it as well as the groove.
mjam leaking oil stem seals. hardend rubber, carbonated chunks in engine or just wear. Need new seals. Or head removal or with air in cilinder to prop up the valves and take of the cams and replace them in engine. Big job both way around but ut might save the cat and posible bearing failure due to low oil.
Torque things down. It seems to me that I'd seen something somewhere that said that the only time that torque is correct is when the engine is new. Otherwise, torquing isn't effective at all. I'm not saying I believe it, but perhaps you could elaborate further on that if you would.
Looks to me it was the oil preasure switch making the mess.
😮 is that a torque wrench 😅
Yup common problem
All the tech today reminds me of when I saw my parents have cars from the 80's. Everything switching to fuel injection electronic shift trans all the new tech everything had problems. I feel like we are in some kind of transition again and I don't trust any of the turbo start stop cylinder deactivate. just want Naturally aspirated reg trans. Why is it so hard to get something reliable now. Thanks for the videos. Great channel.
Because EPA and other fuel economy standards are set to where you have to have a computer governing everything. Governments have been trying since the 70s to "soft ban" cars by setting standards that can't be met, but engineers have stayed ahead of them by making everything progressively more tightly computer-controlled.
thx Ray
It's almost like GM realized that they had a dependable, solid engine with the 5.3L and thought, "we can't have that, how can we make these die?"...Thus, AFM was born.
And that’s why people, have left all domestic brands at this point, lord knows I did.
Tightening those bolts was scary