This guy is a genius, my kid and I successfully rebuilt an entire 4.0 SOHC motor having no previous experience by just watching his vid in pause and play mode.
That's absolutely amazing. You wouldn't believe all the things that I've learned just by getting on here. If I didn't learn it from my grandfather I watched it on here. I'm a man of many talents now and versatile as it gets. Keep learning and growing together I wouldn't be half the man I am today had my grandparents not done the same with me as a young man. God bless and prayers from Small Town WV, USA, Earth 🌎
I respect your humble approach and the extra mile to find the source of the newly found issue and the clear justification you provide the customer. No wonder guys are shipping trucks across the country to your shop. From Canada, I just check every Ford issue I have here first. Most times, the symptoms, tools, parts list and fix are listed here. Huge Thank you for all of this incredible content.
Ive been watching this guy for a minute, and I must say he knows his stuff with these fords. He is a good narrator and has great content! Hey man keep up the good work!
My worst fears are someone working on a car that I own and hacking the job. Your videos help so much in getting the job done right. I always do my own work so I know the repair is good and will last. As I am getting older it's so hard to find good mechanics to help do the work with me or find a shop that you can trust or wants to do the work in the first place. Thanks for sharing your know-how with us. You made my life a lot easier many times.
Great video. The problem for the customer though is we have no idea who actually is a professional and knows what they are doing and who doesn't. As evidenced by watching you and other diagnostic guys on YT, a lot of these vehicles are coming from dealerships who you would think could fix these things and they don't. That is the frustrating part for customers. We usually spend all kinds of unnecessary money because someone doesn't know how to fix the vehicle correctly.
You're absolutely correct, that's what makes this industry so hard. The customer walks through that door with distrust. All I can do is show them what I see is wrong and be honest when I don't know. What I find is the dealerships hire whoever they can. That leads to lots of new guys or lube techs being out on the line with no experience or concerns. I personally work on vehicles like this. Customers need and want answers.
@@bavmotorcustoms6563 I think that the distrust comes from experiencing a shop that ends up shot gunning a bunch of parts at their vehicles and it doesn't fix anything. They get told that their vehicle needed that anyway which in a lot of cases is not true. The other problem I see is that a lot of times it takes a lot of time to diagnose some of these electrical or drivability problems and the shop or dealer are just not giving the tech the time they need to diagnose it or that the customer doesn't want to pay for extended diagnosis time because they don't understand what it takes sometimes to figure out the problem. So many people think that you can just hook up a scanner and it's going to tell you what the problem is. They don't understand that it only can point you in a direction to start the diagnosis and that some codes are only a result of some other system on the vehicle that is not working correctly.
I love watching your videos, you are great explaing your procedures and actually showing the different programs and tests. Thanks for the great content and please keep them coming!
Thanks for your honesty! We are in a time where not only are the new vehicles almost impossible for a DIYer to diagnose we fall victim to the parts changer technicians! Much appreciated!
I hate to go behind other mechanics that have caused more issues than it originally had. Good eye!!! I ask the owners if they have the old parts first thing and if they do I like to put them back before I troubleshoot. It almost makes you second guess yourself! Thanks!!!
Great video Brian. Although you're well aware, it's worth noting that when replacing these injectors, it's a good idea to confirm there aren't any o-rings stuck up in the rail itself that may have come off the old injectors. I replaced some on a 4.6, and although all the old injectors still had their top o-ring in tact, there was magically an "extra" one stuck in the rail, maybe from the time before? Who knows. Now I always look though. Quick glance with a mirror, since there's only so much you can lift that rail to peek under it. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
You can pull the fuse on fuel pump and ceank engine over for a bit. . This takes care of high pressure and helps minimize the amount of fuel spilled onto engine. Yet, I didnt know the color bands could make such a problem. Thanks for vids. The patience needed to mechanic without filming, is often more than i have available.
Nice piece of detective work and knowing the proper tests to perform. Amazing engine operation turnaround for a very distraught patient. Hard to knock a professional for a successful outcome.
I wasn't aware of the color band on the injectors.I always wondered why they had different colors. Learn something new everyday. Thank you for your knowledge of engine systems
Nice catch! My first 3v timing job on my 06 explorer I put the one cam in 180 degrees wrong because I lined both sides up with L arrow on the sprocket, didn’t know there was an R because I thought the L was just a arrow not letter lmao.. nothing was hurt luckily
Hello Brian, I had a friend back in the Intel 486 - Pentium days who managed a computer store tell me that you just could not teach people troubleshooting. They either had the ability or they didn't. I've always been very good at it but with the newer cars / trucks like you work on I'd probably be in a bit of trouble. My wife and I will both be 74 this year and have driven pretty low mileage low problem vehicles for years and I'm sorry to say that I've gotten behind the times. My two current cars are a 2015 Mustang GT with about 9,000 miles and a 2018 Focus ST with 11,000 on it and they both thank God run great. Love your videos Brian! George
First triton 2 valve I ever built I accidentally instaled two passenger side cams in the engine and then wondered why it wouldn't start. Luckily I swapped the cam and she fired right up no problem
another episode of automotive university excellence, thanks for sharing your experience with us, storing this stuff in our heads prepares us for the automotive problems we are going to face.
What a great video. I've had three mechanics not be able to figure anything out. We've changed everything including injectors, black on a '04. The ring is supposed to be orange according to ford and top aftermarket brands. So the injectors were wrong and we could never get the rough idle and the noises out of it. Changed throttle body air flow sensor. You name it throttle position sensor still the same result. I'm changing my injectors following this video and I bet I get it.
Injectors are not something to use off-brand junk. Never understood folks buying cheap fuel injectors. Some parts you can…not fuel injectors. Glad you found the fix. Good work as always!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just wanted to thank you for spending the time making these videos, been watching you for awhile and have picked up many helpful tips. God Bless you and keep them coming 🙏
Great video Brian. Never know what you are going to get when other hands on parts cannon trigger. The pink injectors were for an 07 08 expedition. You know this, but not everyone else might....the injector flow test is only available on vehicles with fuel rail pressure sensors, like F150, but not Expeditions. I have done this test with an analog fuel pressure Guage and an injector pulse box recording pressure drop after pulsing for a preset time.
@@dunbarautomotive The fuel delivery system is different. F150 uses a fuel rail pressure sensor with variable speed fuel pump with driver module that likes to split open and fail. The expedition doesn't have a fuel rail pressure sensor and uses a fixed speed pump.
i was thinking a clogged fuel rail on one side , nice catch on the pink bands , never would of looked for that, im just a weekend warrior mechanic on my own stuff . the computer program you use is really interesting . great vid , you really know the 3v fords
Very awesome find, love seeing live data and doing function tests to narrow down issues. I work slow to not doubt my work, but even new OEM parts can be doubted now. Thank you for the video
I thought I screwed up the timing job on the bosses 3.6 in his caddy last week after doing the chains. It was idling a bit rough, but nothing too bad considering it was figuring things out with the new chains. I hopped in and gave it a little snort once it warmed up. Immediately it began to shake like crazy, I thought it was going to fall off the hoist. Shut it off, scratched my head a bit wondering what I did wrong, then noticed I forgot to tighten the intake hose, it sucked it off the air filter housing so it was pulling air after the MAF. What a relief!
Great job Brian you got to be a teacher at the university but they don’t gonna pay you what you earning and this job you have all the skills to be a teacher keep up all these great videos I am a 65 old man and I still learning a lot from you
I like your channel, Was wondering if you have or can possibly do an explanation of camshaft sensor (PO345/PO349) for a 2013 F150 Ecoboost...there are NO videos on how to resolve this...🤔
Great video,the way you explained the issue and tests was perfect.The issue of color codes on injectors make perfect sense,with the use of a scanner any good pro should make the correct DIAGNOSIS.I never deal with v8s but if i do ,you can bet I'll remember your lesson for looking at color when someone says they put {NEW} from the wrecker fuel injectors in ,and now they have issues ,haha good lesson ,thanks
I’ve been learning a lot from you lately, thank you! Do you think the misfiring on that bank is what ultimately destroyed the catalytic converter on the driver side? I’ve read that unburned fuel will destroy the cat and set off a flashing MIL so you don’t keep driving. Thanks again, you’re awesome.
Great Video Brian! Yes those color rings should always match! Gotta love them Multiple Problem Vehicles (MPV's)! I ran into a similar situation with wrong injectors when a Honda Accord came in with 2 cylinders misfiring shortly after coming out of a body shop back in the early 1990s. Checked spark plugs and spark was confirmed good. I then did a compression test that confirmed engine was still ok as all cylinders were close to specs. I ordered 2 from the Honda dealership and upon receiving them I notice the new injectors had a different color ring than the old ones did! Knowing that color corelates to the specific flow of an injector I called the dealer and they said what they sent was the proper flow rating and that I shouldn't worry about the color ring. After installing the 2 new Injectors the vehicle didn't idle smooth and idle now would hunt when cold! After going through everything else I could think of, I decided to order 2 more injectors from that same dealer but to my surprise these were yet another color and the dealer said they are all the same flow! Now yet again the idle was worse then before! Needless to say after all that wasted time I called back the dealer and told them to send me 4 more injectors and to quote "MAKE SURE THEY ALL HAD THE SAME COLOR RING" and I would send the others back to them! And that fixed the vehicle! Just a series of issues creating new problems that compounds the initial problem does challenge our diagnostic strategies. And from that day on I have always made sure that injector color rings all match and always recommend replacing it a complete matched set if flow rates can't be confirmed by onboard testing options. MPVs (Multiple Problem Vehicles) can be more challenging from time to time!
I mistimed my mom's Taurus by following the manual. Fixed it right by following UA-cam. :P Problem was the way Ford marked the chain and the way they described it was different from what I pictured in my head. I thought they had a single mark for each shaft, but they had a double mark for the crank. This put me 1 tooth off. I figured out the issue by pausing a video and counting links. Ford says 35 between, I would call it 35.5 links between.
You're a frickin stud Brian...this is the pragmatic absolute common sense approach that MANY techs miss somehow and begin firing the ole parts cannon. Much respect from this shade tree mechanic 3rd class
I have this same truck. Had misfire and timing issues. So I had a shop do timing job and locked out cam phasers to delete the variable timing. After tuning it runs amazing!!!
Man I wish you lived near me, I just had a Ford technician replace everything on the front end. Didn’t even make it 10k and have to do phasers again. I’m having them locked out this time. I feel I could have bought another truck with all the money I’ve put into this thing. I like all the diagnostic work you do rather then just throwing parts at it. Great work
You really know your mechanic stuff. Really love watching your videos. Too bad I'm not in your area for vehicle repairs, I'm in Texas. Thanks for the great videos!
Definitely a good demonstration of having the right tools to diagnose a vehicle is important and you'll spend a ton of money just hitting it with your purse. Instead of just putting pride to the side and seeing a professional to get the proper fix
If you're doing it yourself, you could use the build date the VIN and the calibration code to order the right parts. Then it wouldn't melt the Cat convertor. "There's your big savings" You could also consider the cause of the original concern not even being injectors. Not a good part to throw in willy nilly. Your video sure helps people understand why that is. Nice presentation.
Always amazes me how an injector o ring can roll off the injector and stay in the rail lol, awesome job on the cool diagnosis sharing. What tool was that for the injector flow, thats a nice option to have.
Brian, you are absolutely the best! Not only have I learned a lot about my Ford vehicles but your attention to the details, the quality of your work is inspiring! Thanks
Great diagnosis Brian! I am waiting just waiting for somebody to bring you a Ford Ranger with the Perkins diesle in it to work on! Such a cool Ranger back then. Gutless, but really cool and the fuel milage they got was incredible for the year models:P
This should be required viewing by customers that don't want to pay diagnostic charges. The ones that say "don't ya just plug in a machine that tells you what's wrong with it"?
Brian you are the man. I’d love for you to be the mechanic when I eventually have to do a timing job on my 2006 5.4 3v that currently has 270,000 miles, all original.
3 years ago I did the timing on my truck replaced all the chains and sprockets started up ran great for a few minutes and then it started back. Firing and missinghad 4 bad spark plugs.
I have a question about a 2007 Focus. There’s a code P2004. There are no leaks in the intake manifold. All the vacuum actuators seem to be in good shape. There is the odd thing that the MAP sensor reads 29 inches of Hg when the engine isn’t running. I put a vacuum on the MAP sensor with a hand held device to see what would happen. The more vacuum I pulled manually, the more the sensor showed the vacuum dropping. It shows 9 inches Hg even when the vacuum gauge says 17 Hg. Both the new and the old sensors do the same thing. Any ideas?
Wow... nice video. Most technician would of thrown a cat on it and ship it. But being the great technicians we are we have to find the killer. What killed the cat. Job well done
Love your channel and your years of experience with added common sense !!!! Here’s a good example of stupidity once had a person drill a hole in the bottom of my F150 gas tank to steal fuel , I’m assuming the didn’t us a old time hand crank drill wouldn’t it have been something if while they ran the battery drill the fuel ignited burned there dumb butts up along with my truck simultaneously?? Now that would’ve been something
Hi. I just did a timing job on a same truck i also replaced lifters. I put everything back together and now truck stall only when it reach normal temperature.. and I was wondering what could I done wrong? Thanks
I bought a 2006 F-150 two weeks ago with an engine thicking... THEN I began to watch your videos !!! so I realised I should have watch your videos first.... since then, I've prob watched +40 of your videos to know what could be the problem. I was told its just a craked manifold but I'm pretty sure it not (or not the only) problem... my conclusion, if you buy a F-150, you better be ready to learn mechanic !! I've learned some mecanics on 90's sidekick (on suzuki forum) swaping engine and about everything on it... but here its another level.... Thicking goes loader when accelerating and more quiet on removing my feet from the gas pedal... and when uphil I've got no power... and it die two times when on stop... I'm becoming one of your students... I already made a list of all possible problems... If I keep the truck (I will probably do it), I'll learn about every thing about it... your videos are for sure going to be my main source of informations.... so thanks for all those amazing videos, greatly useful....
I truly believe that those motors get such a bad wrap because of incorrect parts being used. It is so important to use Vin specific parts on those tritan motors.
Hi men I hope you can help me with my explorer 2003 4.0L I try everything but still with the same problem with ruff idle problems rpm gou down and up and I replacement everything like intake throttle body,TPS and I check the wiring everything looks fine but the ruff idle still there and I no have code wath can be or cause that problem hope you can help me with your good advice God bless and have a great day or night
This video perfectly demonstrates how a GREAT tech also has to be a great detective.
Well done, as usual!
Thanks! Would love to see a Forscan tutorial.
Brian, once again you've demonstrated how experience and the right tools can get a tough job resolved. Well done!
This guy is a genius, my kid and I successfully rebuilt an entire 4.0 SOHC motor having no previous experience by just watching his vid in pause and play mode.
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That's absolutely amazing. You wouldn't believe all the things that I've learned just by getting on here.
If I didn't learn it from my grandfather I watched it on here.
I'm a man of many talents now and versatile as it gets.
Keep learning and growing together I wouldn't be half the man I am today had my grandparents not done the same with me as a young man.
God bless and prayers from
Small Town WV, USA, Earth 🌎
I respect your humble approach and the extra mile to find the source of the newly found issue and the clear justification you provide the customer. No wonder guys are shipping trucks across the country to your shop. From Canada, I just check every Ford issue I have here first. Most times, the symptoms, tools, parts list and fix are listed here. Huge Thank you for all of this incredible content.
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Ive been watching this guy for a minute, and I must say he knows his stuff with these fords. He is a good narrator and has great content! Hey man keep up the good work!
My worst fears are someone working on a car that I own and hacking the job. Your videos help so much in getting the job done right. I always do my own work so I know the repair is good and will last. As I am getting older it's so hard to find good mechanics to help do the work with me or find a shop that you can trust or wants to do the work in the first place. Thanks for sharing your know-how with us. You made my life a lot easier many times.
I would call you a ford master but no you went the extra mile and dissected every possible outcome and came out on top. You sir are a Ford Genius
Yes he certainly is a Genius!
This was better than any TV show. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Great video. The problem for the customer though is we have no idea who actually is a professional and knows what they are doing and who doesn't. As evidenced by watching you and other diagnostic guys on YT, a lot of these vehicles are coming from dealerships who you would think could fix these things and they don't. That is the frustrating part for customers. We usually spend all kinds of unnecessary money because someone doesn't know how to fix the vehicle correctly.
You're absolutely correct, that's what makes this industry so hard. The customer walks through that door with distrust. All I can do is show them what I see is wrong and be honest when I don't know.
What I find is the dealerships hire whoever they can. That leads to lots of new guys or lube techs being out on the line with no experience or concerns.
I personally work on vehicles like this. Customers need and want answers.
@@bavmotorcustoms6563 I think that the distrust comes from experiencing a shop that ends up shot gunning a bunch of parts at their vehicles and it doesn't fix anything. They get told that their vehicle needed that anyway which in a lot of cases is not true. The other problem I see is that a lot of times it takes a lot of time to diagnose some of these electrical or drivability problems and the shop or dealer are just not giving the tech the time they need to diagnose it or that the customer doesn't want to pay for extended diagnosis time because they don't understand what it takes sometimes to figure out the problem. So many people think that you can just hook up a scanner and it's going to tell you what the problem is. They don't understand that it only can point you in a direction to start the diagnosis and that some codes are only a result of some other system on the vehicle that is not working correctly.
Once you found the loose plugs , you knew WHO had their hands on it . Anything goes . ALL downhill from there . Great diagnosis and lesson .
Thanks for this video. I'm a mechanic too and I learned something here. You explain things well 👍
Trouble shooters are extremely hard to find! I like watching you!
You sharing your experience is a major component of why I watch your video's. Thanks so much!
I love watching your videos, you are great explaing your procedures and actually showing the different programs and tests. Thanks for the great content and please keep them coming!
Thanks for your honesty! We are in a time where not only are the new vehicles almost impossible for a DIYer to diagnose we fall victim to the parts changer technicians!
Much appreciated!
I hate to go behind other mechanics that have caused more issues than it originally had. Good eye!!! I ask the owners if they have the old parts first thing and if they do I like to put them back before I troubleshoot. It almost makes you second guess yourself! Thanks!!!
Great video Brian. Although you're well aware, it's worth noting that when replacing these injectors, it's a good idea to confirm there aren't any o-rings stuck up in the rail itself that may have come off the old injectors. I replaced some on a 4.6, and although all the old injectors still had their top o-ring in tact, there was magically an "extra" one stuck in the rail, maybe from the time before? Who knows. Now I always look though. Quick glance with a mirror, since there's only so much you can lift that rail to peek under it. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
@@ialmanza4 I understand what you're saying, but it became within the scope of the video as soon as he took the injectors off the rail.
Great catch Brian! That scan tool is a lifesaver. Those cats aren't cheap either.
And you have to purchase licenses from Ford to use that tool as well .
Thanks F-:Loco, You know, Ive been watching you for the last 7 years, and your shurely know your stuff.
I appreciate what you do for US. GBU!!!
Wow, just really, truly enjoy watching your shows, and listening to how you explain this stuff, so clearly, and easily understandable
The way you walk us through the problems is gr8 .. I have learned a lot . Thx. You have the gift of teaching...thx again.
thank you for going to such great lengths to help where other garage don't or can't .
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you're customers are lucky to have you repairing their vehicles Brian, another masterful job!
You can pull the fuse on fuel pump and ceank engine over for a bit. . This takes care of high pressure and helps minimize the amount of fuel spilled onto engine.
Yet, I didnt know the color bands could make such a problem.
Thanks for vids. The patience needed to mechanic without filming, is often more than i have available.
I love watching a true tech troubleshooter. Great job explaining also. Thanks Brian
Exactly!!! Too many just fire the parts cannon at it and change stuff that may or may not be needed.
It's not a problem making a mistake it's how you stick it out and resolve the issues. Niece work!
Nice piece of detective work and knowing the proper tests to perform. Amazing engine operation turnaround for a very distraught patient. Hard to knock a professional for a successful outcome.
I wasn't aware of the color band on the injectors.I always wondered why they had different colors. Learn something new everyday. Thank you for your knowledge of engine systems
Nice catch! My first 3v timing job on my 06 explorer I put the one cam in 180 degrees wrong because I lined both sides up with L arrow on the sprocket, didn’t know there was an R because I thought the L was just a arrow not letter lmao.. nothing was hurt luckily
I did my 2006 thanks to you. Mellings 340 pump.
Hello Brian, I had a friend back in the Intel 486 - Pentium days who managed a computer store tell me that you just could not teach people troubleshooting. They either had the ability or they didn't.
I've always been very good at it but with the newer cars / trucks like you work on I'd probably be in a bit of trouble. My wife and I will both be 74 this year and have driven pretty low mileage low problem vehicles for years and I'm sorry to say that I've gotten behind the times. My two current cars are a 2015 Mustang GT with about 9,000 miles and a 2018 Focus ST with 11,000 on it and they both thank God run great.
Love your videos Brian!
George
First triton 2 valve I ever built I accidentally instaled two passenger side cams in the engine and then wondered why it wouldn't start. Luckily I swapped the cam and she fired right up no problem
another episode of automotive university excellence, thanks for sharing your experience with us, storing this stuff in our heads prepares us for the automotive problems we are going to face.
What can I say when you catch all the little ones, It all comes out big ones for you Way to go You
the man, I like it when someone can be trusted!!
I own a 05 ford expedition 5.4 it has a little shake when at a stop but runs good when on the road. I done the misfire procedure.
What a great video. I've had three mechanics not be able to figure anything out. We've changed everything including injectors, black on a '04. The ring is supposed to be orange according to ford and top aftermarket brands. So the injectors were wrong and we could never get the rough idle and the noises out of it. Changed throttle body air flow sensor. You name it throttle position sensor still the same result. I'm changing my injectors following this video and I bet I get it.
Injectors are not something to use off-brand junk. Never understood folks buying cheap fuel injectors. Some parts you can…not fuel injectors. Glad you found the fix. Good work as always!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Love the content, keep up the honest, quality work. Always lookin forward to the next concern.
Just wanted to thank you for spending the time making these videos, been watching you for awhile and have picked up many helpful tips. God Bless you and keep them coming 🙏
Great video Brian. Never know what you are going to get when other hands on parts cannon trigger. The pink injectors were for an 07 08 expedition. You know this, but not everyone else might....the injector flow test is only available on vehicles with fuel rail pressure sensors, like F150, but not Expeditions. I have done this test with an analog fuel pressure Guage and an injector pulse box recording pressure drop after pulsing for a preset time.
Never would have figured that a 5.4 3v expedition would have a different injector than a f150.
@@dunbarautomotive The fuel delivery system is different. F150 uses a fuel rail pressure sensor with variable speed fuel pump with driver module that likes to split open and fail. The expedition doesn't have a fuel rail pressure sensor and uses a fixed speed pump.
@@D2O2 Thank you for taking the time to explain that.
I just learned something. 😀
i was thinking a clogged fuel rail on one side , nice catch on the pink bands , never would of looked for that, im just a weekend warrior mechanic on my own stuff . the computer program you use is really interesting . great vid , you really know the 3v fords
Another happy customer. Sadly you had correct somebody else’s mistake and it took a week.
Very awesome find, love seeing live data and doing function tests to narrow down issues. I work slow to not doubt my work, but even new OEM parts can be doubted now. Thank you for the video
Intelligence, perseverance, experience,and detective work wins every time. Very well done Brian.
These videos you make and the knowledge you share is invaluable man and I for one appreciate it. Thank you
I thought I screwed up the timing job on the bosses 3.6 in his caddy last week after doing the chains. It was idling a bit rough, but nothing too bad considering it was figuring things out with the new chains. I hopped in and gave it a little snort once it warmed up. Immediately it began to shake like crazy, I thought it was going to fall off the hoist. Shut it off, scratched my head a bit wondering what I did wrong, then noticed I forgot to tighten the intake hose, it sucked it off the air filter housing so it was pulling air after the MAF. What a relief!
Great job Brian you got to be a teacher at the university but they don’t gonna pay you what you earning and this job you have all the skills to be a teacher keep up all these great videos I am a 65 old man and I still learning a lot from you
I like your channel, Was wondering if you have or can possibly do an explanation of camshaft sensor (PO345/PO349) for a 2013 F150 Ecoboost...there are NO videos on how to resolve this...🤔
As retired Ford Instructor in Denver and mechanic from Wichita, I enjoy watching someone that's got it.😃
Them small details really go a long way. Thanks for the video.
That idle sounded like the intro for Van Halen's - Hot For Teacher
lol!
Great video,the way you explained the issue and tests was perfect.The issue of color codes on injectors make perfect sense,with the use of a scanner any good pro should make the correct DIAGNOSIS.I never deal with v8s but if i do ,you can bet I'll remember your lesson for looking at color when someone says they put {NEW} from the wrecker fuel injectors in ,and now they have issues ,haha good lesson ,thanks
I’ve been learning a lot from you lately, thank you! Do you think the misfiring on that bank is what ultimately destroyed the catalytic converter on the driver side? I’ve read that unburned fuel will destroy the cat and set off a flashing MIL so you don’t keep driving. Thanks again, you’re awesome.
I've have learned so much from each and everyone of your videos.....this was an exceptionally good one 👍 ty
Great Video Brian! Yes those color rings should always match! Gotta love them Multiple Problem Vehicles (MPV's)!
I ran into a similar situation with wrong injectors when a Honda Accord came in with 2 cylinders misfiring shortly after coming out of a body shop back in the early 1990s. Checked spark plugs and spark was confirmed good. I then did a compression test that confirmed engine was still ok as all cylinders were close to specs. I ordered 2 from the Honda dealership and upon receiving them I notice the new injectors had a different color ring than the old ones did! Knowing that color corelates to the specific flow of an injector I called the dealer and they said what they sent was the proper flow rating and that I shouldn't worry about the color ring. After installing the 2 new Injectors the vehicle didn't idle smooth and idle now would hunt when cold! After going through everything else I could think of, I decided to order 2 more injectors from that same dealer but to my surprise these were yet another color and the dealer said they are all the same flow! Now yet again the idle was worse then before! Needless to say after all that wasted time I called back the dealer and told them to send me 4 more injectors and to quote "MAKE SURE THEY ALL HAD THE SAME COLOR RING" and I would send the others back to them! And that fixed the vehicle! Just a series of issues creating new problems that compounds the initial problem does challenge our diagnostic strategies. And from that day on I have always made sure that injector color rings all match and always recommend replacing it a complete matched set if flow rates can't be confirmed by onboard testing options. MPVs (Multiple Problem Vehicles) can be more challenging from time to time!
I mistimed my mom's Taurus by following the manual. Fixed it right by following UA-cam. :P
Problem was the way Ford marked the chain and the way they described it was different from what I pictured in my head. I thought they had a single mark for each shaft, but they had a double mark for the crank. This put me 1 tooth off. I figured out the issue by pausing a video and counting links. Ford says 35 between, I would call it 35.5 links between.
That sounds like a frustrating diag. Nice catch. I'm pretty sure I'd have missed that, I won't now. Thank you.
Having a real top notch automotive technician is so important.
You're a frickin stud Brian...this is the pragmatic absolute common sense approach that MANY techs miss somehow and begin firing the ole parts cannon. Much respect from this shade tree mechanic 3rd class
wish i had a guy like you in my neighborhood... i'd never ask you "how much?", i'd just hand you the keys. love you bro
Wow, congrats on getting 10k views in 5 hours. Your videos help me a lot, thank you and keep going.👍
I have this same truck. Had misfire and timing issues. So I had a shop do timing job and locked out cam phasers to delete the variable timing. After tuning it runs amazing!!!
Man I wish you lived near me, I just had a Ford technician replace everything on the front end. Didn’t even make it 10k and have to do phasers again. I’m having them locked out this time. I feel I could have bought another truck with all the money I’ve put into this thing. I like all the diagnostic work you do rather then just throwing parts at it. Great work
Nice little forensic find my friend
You really know your mechanic stuff. Really love watching your videos. Too bad I'm not in your area for vehicle repairs, I'm in Texas. Thanks for the great videos!
It be nice to have a mechanic with your abilities would be a great help for everyone that are looking for someone they can trust
Definitely a good demonstration of having the right tools to diagnose a vehicle is important and you'll spend a ton of money just hitting it with your purse. Instead of just putting pride to the side and seeing a professional to get the proper fix
My 04 F150 had an 06 Expedition 5.4 swapped in and the injectors with it. Will be swapping out for the correct ones. Thanks for taking the time!
If you're doing it yourself, you could use the build date the VIN and the calibration code to order the right parts.
Then it wouldn't melt the Cat convertor.
"There's your big savings"
You could also consider the cause of the original concern not even being injectors.
Not a good part to throw in willy nilly.
Your video sure helps people understand why that is.
Nice presentation.
Your the BEST ford engineer I've ever known. Keep up the awesome work!
Learn something new everyday, Thanks for the video!
Always amazes me how an injector o ring can roll off the injector and stay in the rail lol, awesome job on the cool diagnosis sharing. What tool was that for the injector flow, thats a nice option to have.
Excellent diag Brian thanks for sharing!
Brian, you are absolutely the best!
Not only have I learned a lot about my Ford vehicles but your attention to the details, the quality of your work is inspiring!
Thanks
Master Ford Tech! Nice job !!! Knowledge is Power !!
You the man,I'm learning every time I watch your videos
Great diagnosis. I enjoyed the whole ride and learned something new today.
Nice. Experience and proper scan tools help but knowledge is key.
Great troubleshooting skills! 👏💯 Those scanner diagnostic tests are really helpful
Great diagnosis Brian! I am waiting just waiting for somebody to bring you a Ford Ranger with the Perkins diesle in it to work on! Such a cool Ranger back then. Gutless, but really cool and the fuel milage they got was incredible for the year models:P
This should be required viewing by customers that don't want to pay diagnostic charges. The ones that say "don't ya just plug in a machine that tells you what's wrong with it"?
Nice work! I knew you didn’t mis time that engine!
I've done too many by now it's like clockwork to me.
I just wast to say thank you for what you do. I learned so much from you . So thank you.
Brian you are the man. I’d love for you to be the mechanic when I eventually have to do a timing job on my 2006 5.4 3v that currently has 270,000 miles, all original.
3 years ago I did the timing on my truck replaced all the chains and sprockets started up ran great for a few minutes and then it started back. Firing and missinghad 4 bad spark plugs.
Timing jobs are so critical with a ton of parts that have to work in unison. I have no worries about your work as it is the best in this field.
Love your videos as a DIY mechanic. Factory parts are key. Cost more but always get what you pay for in the end! Keep it up!
I have a question about a 2007 Focus. There’s a code P2004. There are no leaks in the intake manifold. All the vacuum actuators seem to be in good shape. There is the odd thing that the MAP sensor reads 29 inches of Hg when the engine isn’t running. I put a vacuum on the MAP sensor with a hand held device to see
what would happen. The more vacuum I pulled manually, the more the sensor showed the vacuum dropping. It shows 9 inches Hg even when the vacuum gauge says 17 Hg.
Both the new and the old sensors do the same thing.
Any ideas?
Hey Brian, I’m late but I never want to miss any of your videos .peace n love bro💪🏿
I have a 2v 5.4L 1999 Triton engine timing chain replacement coming up soon. This info is great to know in advance.
Wow... nice video. Most technician would of thrown a cat on it and ship it. But being the great technicians we are we have to find the killer. What killed the cat. Job well done
Love your channel and your years of experience with added common sense !!!! Here’s a good example of stupidity once had a person drill a hole in the bottom of my F150 gas tank to steal fuel , I’m assuming the didn’t us a old time hand crank drill wouldn’t it have been something if while they ran the battery drill the fuel ignited burned there dumb butts up along with my truck simultaneously?? Now that would’ve been something
Hi. I just did a timing job on a same truck i also replaced lifters. I put everything back together and now truck stall only when it reach normal temperature.. and I was wondering what could I done wrong? Thanks
I bought a 2006 F-150 two weeks ago with an engine thicking... THEN I began to watch your videos !!! so I realised I should have watch your videos first.... since then, I've prob watched +40 of your videos to know what could be the problem. I was told its just a craked manifold but I'm pretty sure it not (or not the only) problem... my conclusion, if you buy a F-150, you better be ready to learn mechanic !! I've learned some mecanics on 90's sidekick (on suzuki forum) swaping engine and about everything on it... but here its another level....
Thicking goes loader when accelerating and more quiet on removing my feet from the gas pedal... and when uphil I've got no power... and it die two times when on stop... I'm becoming one of your students... I already made a list of all possible problems... If I keep the truck (I will probably do it), I'll learn about every thing about it... your videos are for sure going to be my main source of informations.... so thanks for all those amazing videos, greatly useful....
I never knew about the color banding. That's great.
I truly believe that those motors get such a bad wrap because of incorrect parts being used. It is so important to use Vin specific parts on those tritan motors.
Hi men I hope you can help me with my explorer 2003 4.0L I try everything but still with the same problem with ruff idle problems rpm gou down and up and I replacement everything like intake throttle body,TPS and I check the wiring everything looks fine but the ruff idle still there and I no have code wath can be or cause that problem hope you can help me with your good advice God bless and have a great day or night
Thanks!
Good job. Yes to the professionals.