My first big DIY project was a timing belt on a 90 Acura Legend. I had one 100+ piece tool set from the local parts store that used for oil changes and brake work. I also had Haynes repair book for a reference. I had been given a price of $350 plus parts by friend of mine but he was working on a big project and really didn’t have time or space for my car. So I gave myself a $350 budget for tools, parts and transportation being I had no working car. It took three day ( few hours a day after work) and cost well under budget. I replaced water pump, timing belt, pulley/tensioner, is timing cover gasket, all drive belts ( 3 if I remember correctly), thermostat and coolant of course. Everything went good car ran great afterwards. I was so excited I drove straight to my friends shop to show him I did it myself And he said “ I guess you don’t need me to work on your car anymore because if you can successfully do I timing belt you should be able to handle almost anything else the car may need in it life time”. That one experience changed my life and I’m now an ASE Certified technician soon to be master technician. So timing belts have a sentimental place in my heart. Thank for the vids Eric the car guy

@pancakeman3626

3 жыл бұрын

Man....that is a GREAT story

@kas0016

3 жыл бұрын

After doing a 5.4 3v plugs 3 times with none broken and new timing set. I might as well be one. It definitely boosted my wrenching confidence tenfold

@christopherelrod8788

3 жыл бұрын

I feel that lol. I pulled my motor (thought it was knock turned out to be the crank pulley keyway widened somehow) did it with a 50 dollar Walmart socket set and a engine crane I borrowed from my uncle that taught me that you don't need 15 million tools to do involved jobs. Just a good imagination on how to use what you got. I have the least amount of tools at work and I am just as ready to tackle something if not a little more lol. Only using 3 drawers of my roll cart

@tap6354

3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Elrod being able to do it is one thing, but being able to do it properly and efficiently is another. It can be done though, I only buy tools so that it makes it easier and faster.

@hidros1461

3 жыл бұрын

Eric the car guy? Wrong channel bud.

The great thing about my memory going bad is that I can rewatch vids like this and its all new to me!!

@donniev8181

3 ай бұрын

I just found his channel, so I have 8 years' worth of videos to binge watch.

Now on Craigslist: Honda Odyssey, brand new head gasket, runs great!

@carlcampbell6827

4 жыл бұрын

This Honda does not run so we are talking major discount or junked for parts

@John_Ridley

3 жыл бұрын

Hah I was actually thinking "I know people who would just run it like that, or at most pull the wire off that injector and drive it."

Whenever I do a timing belt, I mark the old belt and the gears relative to each other. (2 or 3 marks unevenly spaced so the marking pattern for each gear is uniquely spaced) Then I transfer the marks from the old belt to the new belt. Then put it all back together. Unless the old belt wasn't on correctly, it's virtually impossible to reassemble it incorrectly this way.

Dude, that pico test is pretty cool. Never seen that demonstrated before. Thanks!

@chasedyer9819

3 жыл бұрын

Wow my Subaru instructors watch each others videos 😂

A wiser man than I, a long time ago, warned me against fixing someone else's fix. Even if you fix the immediate problem you "own" everything that goes wrong with it from then on. My experience has shown this to be true. Loose screws and bolts are a very worrisome sign of bad, bad, bad karma. Be careful.

@oby-1607

6 жыл бұрын

No bad karma. Just a dumbass worked on it before you.

@comancheclub3449

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yea, i can hear the customer now "The, insert completely unrelated problem, worked fine before you worked on our car, so what are you going to do about?"

@2averagenoobs108

5 жыл бұрын

Most shops have a waiver

@KY.0009

4 жыл бұрын

Eric O. could probably get at least 10,000 subscribers to testify as character witnesses...I know I would

@allanszast7579

4 жыл бұрын

Known as a since you customer as in sin e you fixed my brakes, the transmission died

I've changed a timing belt twice from two different vehicles. This here is the reason I like to check at least three times before cranking the engine. If I'm even a little bit frustrated after the belt change, I take a break, usually around an hour. Just to calm my nerves and that way hopefully make no mistakes. And you know its going to be a good day, when just a few hours after waking up you see that SMA Repair has uploaded a video.

@bobl78

6 жыл бұрын

rule no 1: after timing adjustment, turn over the engine by hand a few times.. this is usually included in adjusting timing belt tension... I doubt you can bend valves by hand... if it turns over easily without noise or resistance, insert plugs and fire up... should not have a problem like this

@bobl78

6 жыл бұрын

and als a DIY, double double tripple tripple check your timing

@Stenkish

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, so true. Double/triple checking everything is a good habit in every repair/build job. Couple of times have found a few not so critical bolts loose on the second checking.

@scottfirman

6 жыл бұрын

Stenkish I always,always turn the engine over by hand slowly,checking the marks,making sure everything it aligned properly. Any binding means STOP! Someone lined that up wrong and bent a valve. Had they turned that engine over by hand only,and slowly, they would have noticed it right away. It is always nerve wracking. My first timing job, they didn't stamp the timing mark on the timing gear so there was no way to properly time something like that. It is always bad news when you have to call the owner and tell them about the big boo boo .

@dylankinch2735

6 жыл бұрын

Also he should have made marks with a paint marker before tearing it apart so he would have know what marks to use for sure. It looks like he skipped that step on the crank pulley which turned out to be a huge mistake. He will learn from this one i guarantee that. Poor guy i feel bad for him.

I’m a DIY guy? Changed transmissions. Head gaskets. Brakes. Roters. Spark plugs and a lot more stuff and saved a so much money. Just listen and do it right. Literally following instructions.

Harry said, “A man got to know his limitations.”

@paulmohney5715

3 жыл бұрын

argue for your limitations and they are yours

If you don't do Mrs. O's timing belt soon, you'll be going through this again.

@sendit1158

3 жыл бұрын

Its been 3 yrs has he done Mrs Os belt yet? Lol

@timgraham7851

3 жыл бұрын

@@sendit1158 Good question...

@colchronic

3 жыл бұрын

Nahhh

@timgraham7851

3 жыл бұрын

@@sendit1158 She has a new van now. Easier than changing the belt. 😄

Interference engines are money especially when shady mechanic mess them up I love them

That scope is pretty nifty. A lot of math involved there. Being able to measure the compression of one cylinder then using it to calculate the compression on all the rest is something I never thought would be made a thing. I know it can't be totally accurate but it's probably pretty close. I was a big math geek in high school and I like seeing math put to work in real-world applications.

Ouch I can feel the valves bending

Hey if he junks the car can I have the air intake for my dryer?

@throttlebottle5906

6 жыл бұрын

that silver multi-layer flex foil pipe is against most dryer venting/fire codes ;)

@markanderson4794

6 жыл бұрын

very funny

@guy5322

6 жыл бұрын

throttle bottle yes it is, that junk isn’t even good enough to use on a dryer.

@Doom2pro

5 жыл бұрын

That is the problem, they used an air outtake for an air intake.

@andrewjarvis5814

5 жыл бұрын

Doom2pro they need the cold air intake, 10 horsepower and some compression back xD

I love Eric’s one liners. They always make me chuckle. “Oh boy...”

Being a professional shadetree mechanic I remember doing one of these on a friend of my sons. He says yeah dads done a bunch of these. I said “ive never done one of these”. But I did the job and it turned out great.

Eric O. , if I owned a Hondoo you would be the one to work on it. Even if it meant trailering 675 miles to your shop. A very thorough explanation today. Sorry for the customer that made the fatal mistake. I could see how he missed the timing mark .

@satamanschmidt3428

6 жыл бұрын

The reason I'm so down on the guy has nothing to do with the timing mark. Shit happens. What about missing hoses and loose bolts - like maybe head bolts. A mistake is a mistake. Crappy workmanship is different from a mistake.

Now his screw-up is memorialized on youtube forever!!! Good side is there's a distinct possibility this video saved others.

I messed up my first timing belt job (lined everything up correctly, but left the tensioner bolts loose). Thankfully I caught it in time and was able to save it. You live and you learn. This customer should be proud that he at least tried to do something that would intimidate many seasoned DIY guys.

you know man as much as you may not want to admit it, you are getting better and better at explainin' things. ;-)

After you said you were getting vibes - I could see what you were thinking written all over your face haha 👍

Great vid! Loving the fact that you're sharing the pico files with us. Always love seeing that stuff. Thanks a bunch Eric, it's appreciated.

Great explanation. Keep the Picoscope videos coming. they are very helpful and informative.

I’m a DIY’er and I can say that after some very expensive mistakes I have learned that it’s critical to read they all procedures at least four times before I even start

The reason i always verify timing after a job with plugs out of the engine, so your not fighting compression and can feel if your valves are doing the knoughty. Also, appears the dude didnt didnt do his research. If your unsure, ask for help or do your research.

@HobbyOrganist

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't even tighten the bolts up on anything LOL!

This is exactly why I have a deep appreciation for push rods

It was a pleasure meeting you. You and Keith are both honest outstanding guys

I remember on my 95 accord with 236000 miles at the time the cam was kind of falling apart and a sorted head was $190 but you needed gaskets and this guy who sold a ton of cleaned up heads on ebay offered to sell me a used cam and lifters for $40 shipped. Well, I did the oil pump which I will never do again and the timing belt and the cam. But the heads are line bored so you have to put his rockers on your rocker assembly and it's all under tension so you have to hold it all together while you do this. So, having never done any of this after asking 19000 questions, it took me a few weeks. And then I adjusted the valves which I had done before luckily (and strangely is kind of fun on an old accord, thanks Eric the car guy). And you know I didn't want to start the thing after all that. But it started right up and almost 100K later it's almost ready for another timing belt. I felt like I won something LOL.

Keep the great videos coming you definitely have a talent with people and explaining things. You are probably one of the best KZreadrs out there

Maybe they were on to something? Maybe they were on something.

Eric, I really appreciate the way you explained the work you were doing to test the problems on this engine. Some of the technology is simply mind blowing - yet it works.

I can hold a fart at higher pressures that cylinder 5...

@bobbyfisk5873

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! 1.92 psi

@loktom4068

4 жыл бұрын

It got to be that red hot chilli bean dinner you had earlier.

Very cool. Takes less time than a traditional compression test. The loose bolts sure are disconcerting.

Great video thanks brother. I like the way you break it down for us. Keep up the great work see you in the next video

Coming from scanner dinner channel watching, your videos are valuable because you are using thought processes along the way that are In between the diy guy and danner, which is more real world and more believable because you don’t edit out to make you look better. That makes your channel so valuable to us. I thank you on behalf of us all : professionals and non!

I got an old ford 800 tractor with a blown head gasket. dragging butt on fixing it. this video just saved me a ton of problems. thank you.

Good to know. Triangle to triangle. Don't recall other videos mentioning that detail. Thanks so much for that info. Will keep it locked up in my noodle which is great as long as I can remember where I put the key to unlock it. Thanks Eric feel better👍

I spent 20 years at Honda and saw the same timing mark error going down the assembly line.

@genericusername1365

5 жыл бұрын

greg warner.....What, really? Would they catch the error before it was too late?

i would pay double the price if this shop was close to me..ive seen alot of shops but theres not any with mechanics as honest as this guy and he always does the best he can on ever car he works on....man wish you was close to me lol..like the sip tie noone would have taken the time to do that thumbs up to this guy

Wow that compression test is really cool. Pretty simple yet genius idea.

Great video! Really like the clear, full screen shots of the Pico data.

Love the JB weld behind the cam pulley, must have been a great shop that rebuilt those heads.

@graymodeler

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Dillingham I saw that too. Was it sealer or JB. I would question head bolt torque next.

@throttlebottle5906

6 жыл бұрын

I'd guess "grey " silicone for the OD of seals

@7sins979

6 жыл бұрын

those are just backing plates for the timing gear. the bigger questing is how did they get broken? either way that van is a hot mess.

I will never not thumbs up your videos Sir. The amount ive learned from you would make every technician proud of me. In turn makes me proud to of learned from you. Thank you for your videos Sir!

Eric; The screen-in-screen shots of the scope are terrific. Everything is much clearer and it makes it easier to follow your narration. Well done!

The power of the Pico is particularly potent and precise. Props to your patient perusing the problem there partner!

I had initially misread the description as "Some times you get the beer and sometimes the beer gets you." Which on a DIY head gasket job surprisingly still works as a saying.

Thank you for making videos. Discovered your channel recently have been hooked since. You're the man

Thank you for taking the time to show the help section of the Pico scope

Love your work Eric, can’t believe the rusty stuff you see over there.

Ya know -- they make books that cost like twenny bucks that you can get at the auto parts stores. Guy name "Haynes" writes 'em. They tell you all about timing marks & stuff. Whenever I start to work on a vehicle like with technical stuff like those fancy "Timing Marks" -- well I always get me a Haynes manual. Cheap insurance, I say.

@opl500

6 жыл бұрын

Mitchel, Alldata, etc also sell DIY subscriptions for just the car you own.

@localcrew

6 жыл бұрын

I shall investigate these fresh new sources of auto information. God bless the internet.

@yehaww1

5 жыл бұрын

One thing I've learned is that you never ever ever ever use a Haynes or Chilton manual. The information in those books are incorrect. Only use a factory Honda OEM shop manual. I did a timing belt job using the Haynes book and the timing they suggested was totally wrong. Had I put the timing belt in and set the timing the way the Haynes book told me I would have toasted the valves when I cranked it over.

@parteibonza

5 жыл бұрын

@Steve Christianson is RIGHT. I've poured over Chiltons and Haynes manuals before...and come away more confused than ever about timing/cam issues. That's why I've never torn into an engine. I've taken apart everything else successfully except engine and transmission.

@raymondwagoner4896

5 жыл бұрын

Chilton was the best, but have bought haynes..lol

Besides hearing that obvious dead cylinder, that Pico has an amazing feature! I've never seen that feature on anyone else's channel, including ScannerDanner.... That's awesome! Thanks for showing that! Very soon, I'll have my own Pico... trying to save up enough

I pulled a motor for a guy so he could get overhauled. Installed it, no start. Timing belt off, got running & then found variable cam wasn't installed correctly. Runs great. Great videos.

At least the baked potato air intake is good for 5HP. The more I see the Pico capabilities, the more I think I need to sneak one into my toolbox. Excellent video yet again Eric!

@tomh6779

6 жыл бұрын

Emil Gawaziuk oh cmon that dryer vent is good for at least 10 hp. If he buys one of them vortex spacers it’s good for another 5 horse.

@evil1656

6 жыл бұрын

tom h Ha!

Love the way that compression tester works!

One important fact in life is if you don't know how to do it say you don't know how to do it and find out the right way before you screw something up or hire somebody that actually does know how to do it you know like Eric great video guy

Your sympathy to the guy's frustration is admirable. It's tough news to break to a person that's likely put way too many hours in a project. Hopefully the bolts were loose because the owner saw that there was an issue starting it and was trying to figure it out and finally gave up and slapped what he had a apart back together to get it to you. I've done this on my first Subaru (1998 EJ25 DOHC)... luckily it was just a few teeth off and didn't interfere.

Awesome compression test. Those PIco's are impressive.

@jbdragon3295

5 жыл бұрын

Never seen that done or knew it existed. That has to be pretty handy.

Every video you put out reinforces what we all already know.. You sir...Are the F'ing man.. The people of Avoca are lucky to have you

Ouch!! Really interesting diagnostic test using the PICO to find the bad cylinder. Current draw on the starter. Wow. You are very creative! I am super glad a good shade tree mechanic, AND a Chilton's manual instructed me in the fine art of using the correct timing marks on my 1974 Vega 35 years ago. That motor went to crap, of course, but it wasn't due to valve timing! 🤣

Hey Eric, I got my Astro light a couple days ago. It works great! I’m glad they decided to put a better hook on it. I hope you are feeling better.

I almost always do my own work. Everytime I have gone to a mechanic, I pay a lot of money and get poor results. I am not saying all mechanics are dishonest, but I would rather do the work myself.

@adotintheshark4848

3 жыл бұрын

The good ones are worth every penny. The trick is finding one.

@tyree9055

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen two dealerships make major reinstallation mistakes (failure to reconnect an oil pump and failure to reconnect the exhaust downpipe to turbocharger) in 30 years. I've also seen tire shops: - overtighten lug nuts (some even claim they have a minimum lb./ft. of 85 even though the manufacturer lists it as 66) - cross thread lug nuts I'd rather work on my car myself. I might make a mistake, but I learn from them and I don't make such novice mistakes as failing to reconnect parts. 🙄 My advice: If you have to go into any shop for service (or recalls, which is what the turbo to downpipe connection failure was), then take pictures of your car, engine bay, and undercarriage both before and afterwards for evidence in case they monkey stuff up... ☝😉

@EndlessDelusion

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody will ever take as much care with your machine as you will. To you it's your world, to them it's a work ticket.

Like many people today the owner probably watched a couple KZread head gasket videos and thought that made him a master tech.

@robbyjones7631

5 жыл бұрын

Nutz4Gunz45 If you don't have the right tools and know EVERYTHING there's to know to do the job correctly, DON'T do it! Even tightening the head bolts incorrectly will cause a leak. Then the head comes off again. If you drove it enough to warp the heads, then it costs 3 times as much!

@howtowithelizabeth7513

5 жыл бұрын

Should of watched them for a few days to fully study how to do it properly

@user-mp9xu9of8k

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly if you're going to be serious about it, get a cheap beater to learn on, get your main vehicle serviced unless you're confident..

@rickyharris9897

5 жыл бұрын

At least go to the junkyard and experiment on those cars before touching the one you drive

@loktom4068

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickyharris9897 Afterwards you are not going to do it again.

Another great video, I'm learning new things with each video. Thanks!

Another great video nice job! You are a video editing expert with these window in window displays. Nice work

I heard the cranking sound in the beginning and I realized that this is an expensive mistake made.

@HobbyOrganist

3 жыл бұрын

Prolly sounded a LOT worse when the owner cranked it over trying to start it up for 20-30 minutes giving it plenty of gas pedal action wondering why it wouldnt start, by the time the garage got the car the valves were pretty much pre-broken in to the piston tops- literally LOL!

Classic 'basket case'... in my experience these always end up as perpetual nightmares; there is absolutely no telling what was/wasn't done. Even recall my old c. 60's 'auto shop' instructor [1] waving his finger while saying never get involved. Personally when presented with these, I graciously thank the owner/operator for thinking of me and diplomatically let them know such 'jobs' just aren't viable candidates for my services. [1] Don Kyle; Uni High, Los Angeles, CA. Extremely nice & knowledgeable guy, fantastic educator!

Dang, that's why I started with a manual in hand. Thank you for the video

eric thanks for being a great mechanic they are hard to find

Love the content being a mechanic myself love watching not doing once in awhile

Order a box of compression & ship it 👍

@opl500

6 жыл бұрын

But make sure you use the good air, or god knows what might happen

@runwillrobinson

6 жыл бұрын

Use nitrogen during break-in.

@OGZeroLyfe

6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Dorman is the only manufacturer of boxed compression so there is a 95% chance it won't work.

@tam1381

6 жыл бұрын

Wait Eric has that rusty air,will that still work ?

@sp1nrx

6 жыл бұрын

...but starting with 95% blowby they'd cancel out and you'd be fine....

That's an awesome tool. Me, being a shade-tree mechanic, would have to take the heads off to check it.

Sure hope there's a part 2, another great show.....

All this mess just to have the transmission blow up in 20k

@chrisj197438

5 жыл бұрын

Tony Chariton Yeah boy keep drinking that Honda kool-aid!!!

@TheSamplebridge

4 жыл бұрын

Meh. If you get the new ones or put a jet kit on itll be fine

@XenomorphLV426

4 жыл бұрын

Junk Honda trans

This job is where being one of the good guys sucks! Your gut says kick it down the line yet your heart wants to help because you feel for them...........For me jobs like this depend on the customer,if they are good folks struggling I'll do what I can.But otherwise I'll send it.

@TonyRule

5 жыл бұрын

I used to be this way too but I've recently been cured of this terrible affliction by someone who just wouldn't take good advice. Now I operate a principle of simply uttering "That's a damn shame" when people inform me of their problems with which I could assist and I'm sure they'll actually learn nothing from it.

@xephael3485

5 жыл бұрын

Send it where? 😀

@jc-xo8yd

4 жыл бұрын

@@TonyRule thats just bc noone trusts mechanics. everyone has been robbed by a mechanic before

Nice explanation, made sense to me and I don't have a scope to diagnose with, but understood what you were saying and you were explaining it.

ERIC, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU ROCK BRO! THANKS FOR SHARING!

when you try to save money and end up spending more than you saved 🙄

We fix our mistakes for free. Fixing your mistakes is gonna cost ya.

IMO probably the best proesssional auto mechanic show on You Tube along with FordTechmakULoco and EricTheCarGuy.

Morning Eric. Just in time for my cup o joe and now some sma. Today's gonna be a good day

Like Mike, I'm learning my new (lower, two channel) PICO so this video was helpful. Sucks for the owner but he should be comfortable now that it's in good hands.

Wow! Ive actually been there not that long ago but i got extremely lucky! It was a Non Interference engine. I got the camshaft mark off. Never understood why they put 2 marks. Ah well. Now I know. It was a 1995 Geo 3cylinder engine i was working on. Next I will be doing the clutch.

Great video! That was a super cool demo of the picodiagnostic compression test!

The last time I had a DIY head gasket was a Honda civic. They ran the Cam bearing bolts in with oil in the holes. Cracked every boss on the head. Really saved a lot of money.

“A Man’s got to know his limitations” Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

Love those DIY jobs!

Great information!!! Every video is a learning experience.

I love that rechargable shop light so much I had to go buy one. So much better than my old one. 😁

Think a professional mechanic is expensive? Wait till you hire an amateur do it.

@russellennis7428

5 жыл бұрын

What do mean that's an easy head gasket

@williamguy1932

5 жыл бұрын

That’s like health care. If you think health care is expensive, just wait until it is free!

@motorbreath7174

4 жыл бұрын

Correction..." Wait 'till you try a cheap one ! "

@May16Joe

4 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Hazell Canadian healthcare is the best

@geraldheckathorn7371

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander Hazell I wish someone would tell the idiots here who want “free” healthcare

if all the bolt were loose. the head bolts might be too

@alantorrance6153

5 жыл бұрын

I thought that also. Noticed compression on two of the cylinders (as well as the failed one at 1.7psi) were down) - one at 190psi and the other at 187psi. Maybe the cylinder head gasket for those cylinders was leaking -- or maybe it was just the valves. Did they attempt to grind the valves?

@wrenchposting9097

4 жыл бұрын

@@alantorrance6153 187 vs 197 PSI is in no way a difference significant enough on a relative compression test to warrant even a second glance.

@HappyHarryHardon

3 жыл бұрын

@@wrenchposting9097 An engine builder agrees with you.

Just came across your channel few days ago, great videos even though I dint know what you are talking about some of the time.

Good video

Do I see a dryer duct for the air intake ?

@SouthMainAuto

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes you do....

@jumpinjojo

5 жыл бұрын

Second Creek Workshop Maytag Racing Team

@LODOG419

5 жыл бұрын

Adds 45 horsepower!

@daveogarf

5 жыл бұрын

@Vladimir Putin - Did he have Ivan at Pine Hollow work on it first?

@HoppysBronco

5 жыл бұрын

Powered by home depot motor sports

Hey, the 3/8" Astro "little guy" is back! I missed that tool, it is awesome!

14:00 i did a head on a hyundai accent, installed the belt and "tested" it. it ran for 10 seconds, just long enough to throw out the woodruff key and bend all the valves. i had to drive 300 miles to another state to get a decent cylinder head. now i put the pulley on EVERY time!

Fancy putting 2 marks on that sprocket thats just stupid design.

@TheZXKUQYB

5 жыл бұрын

Should have had a skull, happy fish, Anime girl, silverfish, leatherbelt and throttle body symbol to make it fun (with no supplemental information) - Happy fun time sprockets.

@HighestRank

5 жыл бұрын

Emoji 🎎all 🎌 the universes🏮

@lindsaypowers4375

5 жыл бұрын

This is a classic reason of do not put it back together until you are sure. I just did the head gasket on a 99 Ford Escort or Mercury Tracer same car and it has a DOT and it has a pointer you always look for the pointer unless otherwise specified. Of course just does require reading. Bad design I think not bad do it yourself mechanic I think so

@600lwp

4 жыл бұрын

If you think 2 marks is crazy look at a 2.0 Tracker, the cam gears are the same turn one side out its the intake gear flip it over its the exhaust cam gear the chain is marked and you have to count links from mark on gear to the indecator

@goldpipe2003

4 жыл бұрын

Umm even honda rolls the engine over 3 times after timing belt service. Even the best mechanics got to where they are at because of stupid mistakes. Be it theres or someone elses. Dont hate!

Gotta be _really_ careful with the valve timing, especially on interference engines. If it were me doing it, I'd figure out some way of locking the crank and camshafts in place so they can't rotate before removing the timing belt/chain, or add my own marks with some paint or a centerpunch, just to make sure. Barring over the engine by hand before trying to start it is a good idea, I'll have to remember that. :-) Any recommendations on what mileage you should change an Ecotec's timing chain at? Mine's got about 150k, and I plan on pulling the powertrain out soon to replace the clutch, thinking about replacing the timing chain and maybe the water pump while they're easy to get to.

@Folsomdsf2

5 жыл бұрын

Funny enough you say you'd find a way to lock it out. People do that with rods all the time, I've seen a dude do it with a stick.

Hello 1st I would like to say thanks for the informative video on the Head Gasket Video. I managed to acquire a Dodge Caravan Sport 1999 from a inlaw. The van was loosing coolant at times, but needing a vehicle we paid no mind to it, we would just add water to the radiator when it got hot. We used the van couple mo with some driving of 100miles a week 1 trip back and forth. When it got hot we added water on the side of teh road, we were in rough times financially as well. So taking in to a mech was not a option. One day the van got hot we rode it hot till it turned off at a light we had no choice we was on a freeway noone to call and had to get home wife pregnant. It died on us and it cranked again but soon turned off about 1/4 away from home. A mechanic saw us and went to check if we needed help which we did. He checked and said radiator cap is not even hot and that it has a smell to it. He said the water pump must not be working. He towed us home and towed the van to his place to get fixed. He came back and said water pump was busted and that it seems we rode on it like that for some time cause the fins or propeller was grinded down missing. He said looks like the head gasket is blown because water shot out the radiator cap when he tried to crank it. Now we were stuck with no van, I went ahead and said hmmm maybe I can fix it. Mind you van has not cranked since that day it shut off on us. Well I removed the heads 1st time doing it mind you. I have the gaskets off and heads off was a pain in the rear. Now I have everything in my cart to buy and get shipped to me that is needed to repair this. I got 2 new heads since I have no way to take my current ones to a machine shop no car mind you. Then I see some videos stating that I need to check if the engine had compression to see if its even worth repairing the gaskets. Well its to late to test that cause I have no heads on the van atm. From my story so far what is the odds of my van working with the new heads and gaskets,since I never got to check my engine. The engine is cast iron block. I also notice I did not have a thermostats to even begin with I can't find it at all. Please help me out thanks.

@ricebike

4 жыл бұрын

if you live close to his shop, i guess he can help you... "• 3.0L SOHC 12 Valve Engine Non-Interference • 3.0L DOHC Interference • 3.0L SOHC 24 Valve Engine Interference • 3.2L Interference 3.3L Interference • 3.5L Interference 3.8L Interference"

Good diag. Dr. O. Very informative explanation.

Great work as usual, sucks for the owner but KZread and other recordings give some a false sense of security when It comes to automotive repair. This can happen to a professional but highly unlikely as mechanical TDC alignment and verification is key for anyone that does this for a living. A man(or woman) has to know their limitations.

@Slicerwizard

6 жыл бұрын

What? You sayin' I can't replace my AC compressor after watching a three minute Scotty Kilmer vijayo??

@satamanschmidt3428

6 жыл бұрын

Well spoken Clint.