You mean something like a Dyna with a panel van body? I reckon these days they could rebadge a Jumper, considering the ProAce is a collab with Citroen.
Great video. I'm also a longtime ago mechanic and love the fly on the wall explanation of the work. My mate had a battered old Merc van he took in part ex. Had a ton of miles and he decided to run it till it died. 4 years and 100K miles later it was still going strong but the body finally gave up the ghost. Great vehicle. Looking forward to more videos 😍😍
Loved your story of your Mk5 Toyota 2WD Pick-Up. In my country of New Zealand 🇳🇿, there was crime ring 💍 😳 where 1990-2000 Toyota Hiace's stolen to order and sent up to Russia 🇷🇺 🙄 . I think it all got sorted 👌 in the end with a Russian & Asian nationals behind it all. Fast forward, there was just not enough reliable Toyota's ( Hino's ) for the right price. Love your video's, keep them all coming.❤
Brilliant man love watching and learning thank you very much ❤👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Forget the OM651 - Drop in an M156 ! and build the ultimate sleeper van ! 😈😈😈 EDIT: More sensible choice would be to drop in a late OM642 ! 😇😇😇 Great video and job - Very nice looking Sprinter van 👍
Al I stumbled across your channel a few months back. All your videos are a great watch, it’s a real escape for me watching a man who has a wonderful talent just getting on with fixing old cars and vans.
Love that wee tune! I'm going through a particularly hard time just now, but your vids just make it a bit easier to get through the day. Thanks man. TCB,Marty D 😃
Im a Sprinter Guy, I drive for a Living, and Im on Sprinter No4 now. Over 20 years. Anyways I wished you were in the Midlands because you would definitely be my "Go to Man!" I've met a few Clowns along the way who think they are Mechanics. You clearly know your way around a Sprinter / VW engine, I've watched your previous videos. I just wished you lived near me.Its very hard to find a mechanic that you can trust. Believe me, I trust you. Keep up the great work. 🙂
Cheers fella we do get wagons from all over the country. Just sent one back to Bedfordshire. One in at current from Brighton and dropped off today from Kent 👍
Hi Al. Al that video was bloody brilliant mate fair play to you 👏🏼. It was for those not in the trade informative, educational, and for me very entertaining. And I absolutely love the longer videos 👌. Just a thought though Al, wouldn't you be better off releasing your videos around 6 or 7pm? Reason I say that is because that's peek viewing time for blokes like me and I would of thought it would garner you a lot more views and subscriptions? Just a thought mate but you do what ever you find works best for you 😉 I absolutely can not wait for the next video to come out, I reckon this is now by far my most favourite channel on UA-cam. Cheers Al, until next time buddy!!! 👍🙂👍
@@6DDIESELSDorset Personally I don't care when you upload the vids , I am not sitting on the edge of the seat waiting for them coz I work shifts so I watch them the next day or when I've got time
Be great to see the Vito's! Swapped the dif on mine to a 36 : 11 ratio, to solve vibration. Still get some vibration at high speed, want to retrofit a doughnut to the prop, but need to buy one from a newer model and if it don't fit.....
I've owned a 651 for the last 8 years and It has never let me down and cost me next to nothing. I would be interested to hear why you think it is rubbish as I respect your opinions on most things. Keep up the good work.
To be honest most of it is that way they get driven these days , we have some one owner customers with over 350,000 and no problems . Sadly they don’t take a beating on quite like the older ones did and the emission clobber fitted doesn’t help either 👍
I'm far away from my 651 commercial twin turbo and for reasons my mechanic dismantled the engine, now I'm getting a replacement but the dealership asked me where the engine oil dipstick is located, can you reply by telling me the exact location. Pls
That's scary when the 651 locks up while driving without a warning. Luckily the automatic transmission went into neutral. This was couple years ago and had one spin the rod bearings which caused a rod knock and that was so loud.
Brilliant mechanic mate. Most just replace engines instead of repairing. A have sprinter 2014. But my leak off pipes are pressuring like the fuel return is blocked or somthing. Ever come across that problem before driving me nuts, going have to strip egr off just to have a look.
Strange it runs back to the lower rear of the high pressure pump possible it’s got squashed . You do get pressure there anyway as the fuel tank pump does push fuel at them, might be with fitting a new set of leak offs 👍
A fitted new injectors old leak offs broke and a fitted a intank pump as had a low fuel pressure issue. A think somone has had the egr off and possibly nipped the return putting it back to gether. Ats my guess.
I've been sent to your channel by a number of my subscribers saying that you're the man I needed to talk to about a suspected diesel hydro lock on my Sprinter. I notice you have a Vice Grip cap on so I know for sure I've Come to the right place. 😂 Could a guy hook his peepers on one of my videos and tell me if I could strip my engine without any experience of engine building and repair it then drive it another 600 miles every day for another year at least? I'm sure that'd be fine... Nope! Not gonna happen.. But we're going to try anyway.. 👍
Sorry to bother you mate would you happen to have the big end bearings and main bearings torque settings by any chance we seem to of misplaced our settings? 🤦♂️😂👍🙏🏼
Love your videos , I used to be a mechanic many moons ago , if you were to buy a sprinter nowadays , what in your opinion is the best one to buy ? Engine wise , and reliability , thanks
Question- does the OM651 Vito or Sprinter have an oil pressure warning message/ light etc? I get the impression it doesn’t! So I suppose you just keep driving until it seizes ! I am currently stripping an OM651 in a Vito which had a serious knocking noise, and going by the metallic debris in the sump has a failed big end bearing minimum…all due I assume to a failed oil pump!
I duly took my OM651 block and crank to D &R James, but not at all surprisingly they have condemned it as unrepairable! All due to lack of oil pressure on the front journals- totally knackered! Do you have a decent OM651 block and crank for sale or IF NOT are there any numbers/types I should be aware of before trawling the net? It’s a 2013 Vito with engine number 65194031948259. If you can help it’d be much appreciated!
Hi mate I’m rebuilding a sprinter engine atm 2010 I want to replace the oil pump too for piece of mind can you recommend a after market one there’s loads on eBay etc but want the better one please help?
My 2015 sprinter 313cdi is making a loud knocking sound and metal pieces found in oil. Engine had no power . Engine is a Euro 5c. I want to replace with a Euro 6. Is it possible to fit this engine? What is the best way of contacting you?
I have a 2012 Vito with similar engine/same I think it has a bent conrod from sucking up water is it possible to do like you have done on this engine and remove the conrod from underneath or is it a head off job If I can do it from underneath I can possibly do it with engine in van if not I think it’s going to be engine out job head off sump off what way would you recommend thanks
@@6DDIESELSDorset thanks saves me pissing around trying to do it in the van only to find I need to remove engine anyway really appreciate getting back to me so quick 👍
My man’s stuck a fai timing chain on a VXR Vectra 2.8 turbo and it’s clicking and he says fai are crap I should of got genuine Vauxhall which is ina … Mr 6D whotcha reckon to that ??
@@6DDIESELSDorset after doing a preventive complete timing replacement + oil pump, guides, pressure solenoid fix, and 6000km driven I saw metal particles in the oil filter, previously it never had anything in the filter. Mine only has 180k km. I am very disappointed, today I am checking the filter again. What could they have done wrong during the repairs? I read a comment on a rebuild video where a guy said the rebuilders are idiots for cranking the engine directly after rebuild, not 100% sure what they meant
This is the kind of man u need as a friend in a mad max armageddon type situation...
As i always said if only Toyota made a big van like the sprinter, they would be hughley popular
You mean something like a Dyna with a panel van body? I reckon these days they could rebadge a Jumper, considering the ProAce is a collab with Citroen.
Great video. I'm also a longtime ago mechanic and love the fly on the wall explanation of the work. My mate had a battered old Merc van he took in part ex. Had a ton of miles and he decided to run it till it died. 4 years and 100K miles later it was still going strong but the body finally gave up the ghost. Great vehicle. Looking forward to more videos 😍😍
Loved your story of your Mk5 Toyota 2WD Pick-Up.
In my country of New Zealand 🇳🇿, there was crime ring 💍 😳 where 1990-2000 Toyota Hiace's stolen to order and sent up to Russia 🇷🇺 🙄 .
I think it all got sorted 👌 in the end with a Russian & Asian nationals behind it all.
Fast forward, there was just not enough reliable Toyota's ( Hino's ) for the right price.
Love your video's, keep them all coming.❤
Have you read 📚 online Toyota has suspended Daihatsu operations due false declarations and consequently shares in Tokyo dropped 4 percent ( CNN ) 🤔
Brilliant man love watching and learning thank you very much ❤👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The inside of the engine tells it all 😮 rebuilt once before, warts and all, thanks Al, for taking the time to explain where the "Fibs" 😂 had told❤
Forget the OM651 - Drop in an M156 ! and build the ultimate sleeper van ! 😈😈😈
EDIT: More sensible choice would be to drop in a late OM642 ! 😇😇😇
Great video and job - Very nice looking Sprinter van 👍
Al I stumbled across your channel a few months back. All your videos are a great watch, it’s a real escape for me watching a man who has a wonderful talent just getting on with fixing old cars and vans.
Cheers fella 👍
Another great video. Not many of you guys left that can rebuild an engine. It’s a dying art 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Many Thanks Al , I really enjoy watching all you're missions and great successes, I know who to contact when I need a new van !!
Love that wee tune! I'm going through a particularly hard time just now, but your vids just make it a bit easier to get through the day. Thanks man. TCB,Marty D 😃
Morning buddy. Really enjoyed that 👍🏻
superb as usual.....but i keep whistling that bloody tune all the nexy day
Woow😏....so you fixt the engine 😮....
Thanks for a good video💪
Im a Sprinter Guy, I drive for a Living, and Im on Sprinter No4 now. Over 20 years. Anyways I wished you were in the Midlands because you would definitely be my "Go to Man!" I've met a few Clowns along the way who think they are Mechanics. You clearly know your way around a Sprinter / VW engine, I've watched your previous videos. I just wished you lived near me.Its very hard to find a mechanic that you can trust. Believe me, I trust you. Keep up the great work. 🙂
Cheers fella we do get wagons from all over the country. Just sent one back to Bedfordshire. One in at current from Brighton and dropped off today from Kent 👍
Extremely intelligent mechanical engineer. Love the videos.
Love the cap VGG.................Fantastic piece of work, well done
Another cracking video AL informative, amusing and no BS. I've always loved the sprinter by far the nicest van to drive.
Cracking vid 👌 look forward to driving the trade in home vid. Merc vans coming out your ears 😁
Used to live in handley and brought a hilux from the very garage about 25 years ago if not more happy times in the star and roebuck 😉
Wow! Wish I had the skills and passion to fix all those vans. Great video buddy! Really interesting.
Great video top work
Brilliant stuff as ever Al , defo gonna call you for my next van
Another ace video Al 👍 really do enjoy watching your vids 😁
Fantastic mate, what a talent your ability is excellent 👏
Hi Al. Al that video was bloody brilliant mate fair play to you 👏🏼. It was for those not in the trade informative, educational, and for me very entertaining. And I absolutely love the longer videos 👌. Just a thought though Al, wouldn't you be better off releasing your videos around 6 or 7pm? Reason I say that is because that's peek viewing time for blokes like me and I would of thought it would garner you a lot more views and subscriptions? Just a thought mate but you do what ever you find works best for you 😉
I absolutely can not wait for the next video to come out, I reckon this is now by far my most favourite channel on UA-cam. Cheers Al, until next time buddy!!! 👍🙂👍
Cheers fella and it doesn’t seem to make much difference, had a mare with it last night hence the 2am upload 👍
@@6DDIESELSDorset Personally I don't care when you upload the vids , I am not sitting on the edge of the seat waiting for them coz I work shifts so I watch them the next day or when I've got time
Great video and knowledge and detail
Be great to see the Vito's! Swapped the dif on mine to a 36 : 11 ratio, to solve vibration. Still get some vibration at high speed, want to retrofit a doughnut to the prop, but need to buy one from a newer model and if it don't fit.....
You are a clever bloke!
Brilliant stuff pal.
Brilliant video m8 keep them coming 😎🤟
I'm a subscriber to your channel and the videos are really enjoyable keep the vligs coming
Hello mate I like your videos . I have an lt46 pick up and would love more lt vids
Ya getting good at these vids now! Keep it up buddy, down your way next week so do the good weather dance lol
Looking forward to the Vito ones, having some of those problems with mine
I've owned a 651 for the last 8 years and It has never let me down and cost me next to nothing. I would be interested to hear why you think it is rubbish as I respect your opinions on most things.
Keep up the good work.
To be honest most of it is that way they get driven these days , we have some one owner customers with over 350,000 and no problems . Sadly they don’t take a beating on quite like the older ones did and the emission clobber fitted doesn’t help either 👍
I'm far away from my 651 commercial twin turbo and for reasons my mechanic dismantled the engine, now I'm getting a replacement but the dealership asked me where the engine oil dipstick is located, can you reply by telling me the exact location. Pls
Excellent.👍👍
That's scary when the 651 locks up while driving without a warning. Luckily the automatic transmission went into neutral.
This was couple years ago and had one spin the rod bearings which caused a rod knock and that was so loud.
Legend geezah
Excellent
Vice grip garage , advert nice touch.
Brilliant mechanic mate. Most just replace engines instead of repairing. A have sprinter 2014. But my leak off pipes are pressuring like the fuel return is blocked or somthing. Ever come across that problem before driving me nuts, going have to strip egr off just to have a look.
Strange it runs back to the lower rear of the high pressure pump possible it’s got squashed . You do get pressure there anyway as the fuel tank pump does push fuel at them, might be with fitting a new set of leak offs 👍
A fitted new injectors old leak offs broke and a fitted a intank pump as had a low fuel pressure issue. A think somone has had the egr off and possibly nipped the return putting it back to gether. Ats my guess.
Would love to see sprinter engine breather cleaning if you get the chance
I've been sent to your channel by a number of my subscribers saying that you're the man I needed to talk to about a suspected diesel hydro lock on my Sprinter.
I notice you have a Vice Grip cap on so I know for sure I've Come to the right place. 😂
Could a guy hook his peepers on one of my videos and tell me if I could strip my engine without any experience of engine building and repair it then drive it another 600 miles every day for another year at least?
I'm sure that'd be fine... Nope! Not gonna happen..
But we're going to try anyway.. 👍
Yea not a worry lol
They didn't call the Libia-Chad War "The Toyota War" for nothing.
Gud vid, I find myself humming that tune in my head? 😃
Unfortunate an OM606 didn't replace the OM651.
If you're old enough you may remember Top gear tried to kill a Toyota Hilux around 20 years ago.
Sorry to bother you mate would you happen to have the big end bearings and main bearings torque settings by any chance we seem to of misplaced our settings? 🤦♂️😂👍🙏🏼
Sorry fella I’m away for the weekend and I can’t remember them, I had a feeling in one big of this series I did read them out 👍
Hi al great video in the states what sprinter would be a good bet 👍
you appear to have cornered the market of sprinters with a luton and a tail lift
are you saying white van driver is a fibber... shock horror probe !!.. what next??
Looking for a sprinter van
How to take the front bumper off
Love your videos , I used to be a mechanic many moons ago , if you were to buy a sprinter nowadays , what in your opinion is the best one to buy ? Engine wise , and reliability , thanks
the aussys have a saying if you wanto go into the outback take a landrover if you want to come back as well take a land cruiser he he
Question- does the OM651 Vito or Sprinter have an oil pressure warning message/ light etc? I get the impression it doesn’t! So I suppose you just keep driving until it seizes !
I am currently stripping an OM651 in a Vito which had a serious knocking noise, and going by the metallic debris in the sump has a failed big end bearing minimum…all due I assume to a failed oil pump!
Yes grand idea that was !! And yep around the 120-40 mark normally 👍
I duly took my OM651 block and crank to D &R James, but not at all surprisingly they have condemned it as unrepairable! All due to lack of oil pressure on the front journals- totally knackered! Do you have a decent OM651 block and crank for sale or IF NOT are there any numbers/types I should be aware of before trawling the net? It’s a 2013 Vito with engine number 65194031948259. If you can help it’d be much appreciated!
Quick one, does the oil pump requiring timing up with putting the balance shaft on?
Nope 👍
Hi mate I’m rebuilding a sprinter engine atm 2010 I want to replace the oil pump too for piece of mind can you recommend a after market one there’s loads on eBay etc but want the better one please help?
I couldn’t find any type of up grade so just bought a new genuine one 👍
Hi mate. What is the difference between the om651 Sprinter engine and the w204 om651 engine and can you put a sprinter engine into a w204?
You’ll need to change a load of stuff from sump’s to turbos inlet manifold basically every thing but the block and head really
is this 651 motor the one that gm claim is merc in the PT and the LDV cub van cruiser???
Another great video, so glad to of stumbled across your channel. What is the music you use... ?
Just a royalty free tune 👍
@@6DDIESELSDorset Do you know the name of it please ?
My 2015 sprinter 313cdi is making a loud knocking sound and metal pieces found in oil. Engine had no power . Engine is a Euro 5c. I want to replace with a Euro 6. Is it possible to fit this engine? What is the best way of contacting you?
Enjoy your videos, I was wondering if the om651 is a bit rubbish what sprinter/LT engine in your opinion gives the least pain.
VGG fan I see.
603 for a sprinter or the 611 and lt wise it’s got to be the 2.8 tdi 👍
Been subscribed for a few weeks now great videos very informative.
I'm ex motor trade and you come across very genuine
Keep it up
Can you do a close up cinematic shot to appreciate all them stickers on the Vito when you fix it?
😂😂😂no they are awful 👍
What are your thoughts about the Toyota hiace with the 2.5 l diesel engine need to buy a reliable medium van !
Can’t beat a Toyota !!! Africa can’t be wrong 👍
Great videos i have an old LT35 2.4d MK1. Which i am restoring but struggling with hunting idle? If you have any advice?
The belt timing on the pump is out fella it’s a bit of an arse to get spot on 👍
Everything is an investment these days I deal in used not working honda outboards nothing about this year broken and used prices up up
I have a 2012 Vito with similar engine/same I think it has a bent conrod from sucking up water is it possible to do like you have done on this engine and remove the conrod from underneath or is it a head off job
If I can do it from underneath I can possibly do it with engine in van if not I think it’s going to be engine out job head off sump off what way would you recommend thanks
Its engine out and apart fella 👍
@@6DDIESELSDorset thanks saves me pissing around trying to do it in the van only to find I need to remove engine anyway really appreciate getting back to me so quick 👍
Did you get the Ford engine done brilliant video
That’s coming 👍
Hiya have you got any cars for sale that just needs some TLC, just to do up as a hobby.
Cheers
Whats involved in swapping an auto box to a manual in them sprinters? Can it be done.
Yes can’t see why not , parts and some coding I would think
My man’s stuck a fai timing chain on a VXR Vectra 2.8 turbo and it’s clicking and he says fai are crap I should of got genuine Vauxhall which is ina … Mr 6D whotcha reckon to that ??
I recon someone did t do t something right, FIA aren’t that bad
Would you advise that the copper injector seals on my Vito be changed for the thicker Nissan copper seals?
No fella they are that thickness for a reason , and if they aren’t leaking best left alone 👍
how long did it run for
Still going strong 💪
@@6DDIESELSDorset after doing a preventive complete timing replacement + oil pump, guides, pressure solenoid fix, and 6000km driven I saw metal particles in the oil filter, previously it never had anything in the filter. Mine only has 180k km. I am very disappointed, today I am checking the filter again. What could they have done wrong during the repairs? I read a comment on a rebuild video where a guy said the rebuilders are idiots for cranking the engine directly after rebuild, not 100% sure what they meant
Hi have you got any sprinters or crafter vans suitable for camper conversion please
Nothing at current 👍
The aussies have a saying if you want to go into the outback use a land rover if you want to come back use a land cruiserLMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ok thanks bet that wasn’t cheap 🤮😂👍
I'm 58 could I serv my apprenticeship in your garage for free or is it to late? Hehe
quality cap :)
I am facing the same problem please share your contact information 😊