Mechanic Catching a LAWSUIT!!! Sellout?? kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqJ2u62MaJvPhdo.html

@ZGDX_Smiling_

5 ай бұрын

*SAY WHAT NOW????*

@yesyes541

5 ай бұрын

Daves auto center on KZread knows everything about engines

@yesyes541

5 ай бұрын

Maybe Lifter and Cam

I thought for a moment when you had trouble pulling out the wedge you were going to get the rod only and the plastic bit would be stuck inside!

@MikeFatty

5 ай бұрын

i worked at a ford dealer and had that happen with the actual ford tool

@Bellboy40

5 ай бұрын

I had that same thought! Glad the whole tool came back out. As Ray would say "that would be bad". 😂

@robertbelk2390

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@hakrhakir2357

5 ай бұрын

My mind went there, I'm not gonna lie.

@MonkeyJedi99

5 ай бұрын

I too was worried about the lemon-flavored popsicle.

I was literally cringing when you were changing that sprocket out - worried you were going to lose that chain and have to take apart the whole front of the engine. But, smooth as always, you are, Ray! Turned it into an outright breeze!

@davidpayne2880

5 ай бұрын

Watching you work in such tight spaces I will stay with working on my old 1961 F100 where I can see what I am doing.

@MonkeyJedi99

5 ай бұрын

Set phasers to bad rebuild! Fire photon torpedoes!

@Barefootstallion

5 ай бұрын

Hahahahahaha! 😅

@dp2475

5 ай бұрын

It is like doing surgery.

Hey Ray Ray. Thanks for doing my trailer tires last month. I work at dorman and I was a quality engineer from 2016 until 2022. When I started the warranty Rate was over 50% and I got it down to less than 15% before I took a higher position in Dorman. They've really turned the focus more toward quality.

@bearing_aficionado

5 ай бұрын

I just bought and installed a Dorman coolant reservoir on my 2011 Ford F-150 with the 3.5 Ecoboost and so far that bottle is solid. It got awesome reviews from everyone who bought one and it saved me about $75 compared to the Motorcraft part. I also likes what Dorman did with the heater hose for my truck. Replacing the stupid plastic "Y" pipe with an aluminum pipe. Nice job!

@southernstreamer1092

5 ай бұрын

I worked for Advance Auto Parts and saw some amazing aftermarket fixes from Dorman. Like the rear main seal assembly for a 4.8, 5.3 or 6.0 Chevy. Dorman has the best OE fixes out of anybody at reasonable costs.

@alveus8205

5 ай бұрын

This just shows the good influence having the right people in a company can have. Well done sir.

@tomboone201

5 ай бұрын

Your 5.4 Chains & phasers still need attention.. bought em and ended up replacing with Ford OEM parts .. somethings just don't beat factory

@bearing_aficionado

5 ай бұрын

@@tomboone201 well yeah! Certain parts you just don't skimp on and always go OEM. Especially, the chains and phasers!

Got to love warranty work. Scimp on dimes to spend dollars.

@Barefootstallion

5 ай бұрын

Worry about the ants and let the elephants walk on them! 😕

@neonjoe6180

5 ай бұрын

Spend a dollar you save a dime😂😂😂😂

@imfloridano5448

5 ай бұрын

If you fart make sure its not a shart😂😂🤣 tomato, tamato, potato, patoto isn't it all the same 🤣😂

when i was growing up, mechanics were felons with tattoo's that were hella cool to me as a kid...a cigarette in one hand and a beer on the toolbox...times have changed lol.

Being an internet armchair mechanic there’s been a lot of brutal episodes/jobs that have spoiled my Zen lately!😂 Living precariously through your troubles and tribulations of these repairs is entertaining in its self, sometimes I’d give away my fortunes ( I have no fortune 😂) for a quick fix and a oil change but that ain’t real life. Ray don’t let the comment section get you down brother, you’ll go crazy over a minority of viewers that you ain’t going to please looking to point out something thing to complain about, when you open yourself/life out for public display there will be jerks yanking your chain. It’s disheartening to know that it’s getting under your skin, Ray..we all love you and your content. Don’t get involved in these internet flame wars, there’s no winners just opinions and like azzholes everybody’s got one. Watching you go through jobs with a joke and a smile and just persevere is remarkable ! 🙂 Most techs would just basket case these projects, but you’re honest and show the mistakes and learn from them. Yes sometimes I feel I’m watching rainman rays little garage of horrors, but that’s your charm, you never know what is coming in the door and it works and is part of my morning routine at work. Don’t change a thing, you just be you and just stop letting trolls in the comment section get you down!😎 Love and peace from the cold north!✌🏼

@terryh8421

5 ай бұрын

I agree with you, well said.

Per Ford manual : Cam Phaser bolt. Install new cam phaser bolt. Step 1. Torque to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft). Step 2.Tighten an additional 90 degrees

@thomasschleis2545

5 ай бұрын

Which is why Ray is a hack!!

@paulsi1234

4 ай бұрын

Haha, I’m sure you’ll find he did this off camera, the rattle gun thing was just to stir up comments.. I mean the way he said “came off this way, it’s going on this way” was obviously tongue in cheek 😂.

@thomasschleis2545

4 ай бұрын

The guy rarely torques anything, and has admitted it on several occassions..

You mentioned the weather up north. It's not TOO bad, really. I live in Calgary and it's supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow. But it's going to be -33C overnight with a -41C wind chill. For those keeping score, -40C equals -40F. It just means we have to wear socks with our flip-flops.

@DeepakKumar-lv4te

5 ай бұрын

I'm ex Calgary! Hope all was sorted after those floods?

Ya know-the granite guys are like awesome sound effects in a movie. They are also part of the work day for you, so they become part of the experience you are giving us. We are here for the ups and downs with you!

@MonkeyJedi99

5 ай бұрын

Them and the Tropicana train!

As soon as I heard them ask you to run the engine without the valve covers would have been the first red flag that, if I were in your shoes, I would have flatly turned down this job. I mean, I know it makes for great KZread content, but seriously, I don't know how you are handling the stress of being manipulated into doing maintenance operations that you are not comfortable with.

Ah warranty companies, such a P.I.T.A. to work with. You are good man Ray!

@peterperpetua2974

5 ай бұрын

I agree, last one I did I spent an hour on the phone getting my business registered with them. Who pay for that time? The they didn't pay me until the customer called them to complain.

@JohnS-il1dr

5 ай бұрын

The only warranty company i will consider is the actual manufacturer extended warranty, like Ford. No 3rd parties. You go through hoops and they almost never payout

I hated doing electronics warranty work. The pay was crap for all the effort. But there was part of me which just would not allow me to do a half- axxed minimal repair for warranty. I always looked for other potential problems- mostly bad solder joints (Just love that horrible lead free solder) and repaired them. I had close to zero call back rate (.01 %) and refused to compromise on my work standard and ethic, even if it cost more time and effort. At least I could go home feeling that my work was above standard quality for the industry.

I kept waiting for you to reattach the steering coupler, but you waited till almost everything was back in place. Would have been easier early on, but you got it. I really appreciate the calmness that you show, I know other mechanics that every other word out of their mouth starts with "F"! One I knew liked to punch things, didn't work out too well, as cars are steel and inanimate objects with no feelings, his fist found that out! Punching cars only hurts you!

Ray, you didn't look at the instructions that came with the new phaser. The bolt is a torque to yield. The new bolt has to be torqued to 30 lb-ft, then turned an additional 90 degrees. I have a new FoMoCo phaser with instructions in front of me. Confirmed the specs. BTW, I have actually done this job.

@kaleberwin48

2 ай бұрын

also im like 99% sure they are one time use bolts , and MUST be replaced if removed....... hopefully it holds up lol

90+% humidity is ordinary down yonder. The dew point got you.

It' was 12 below zero this morning. I'll be glad to trade you

Gives new meaning to the term, “sketchy repair”! Great job working through it Ray!

@davidcraven277

5 ай бұрын

In our shop we have changed a lot of gears this way its works quite well

@fluxfirax5.56

5 ай бұрын

​@davidcraven277 Wow, really? That's awesome! It definitely looks tedious. It's good to know there are people out there who can do it and do it well. Earn that cheddar from Ford!

Should be a new phaser bolt and torque to specs and crank it down another 45 degrees to stretch bolt...or torque to yield...Hope that vacuum tube did come out the back of engine bear to get back in.

Dorman even provided my intake manifold for my 2001 f150.

Legally speaking, the purpose of a warranty is to protect the company. Not the customer.

@stevewhite3424

5 ай бұрын

Warranties cost money. Car manufacturers have entire departments set aside to determine based upon the design of a car snd past failure history what the potential failures will be within the warranty period, estimate how much those will cost and they add that to the price of every car. Even the military pays for warranties. And it's usually a separate line item on the purchase contract.

great job! it is so crazy what the “warranty Co.” demand it is like they do not have any clue what they are doing, just make crazy demands! and see how many hoops you have to go through to satisfy these fools. it is nice it came out just fine. take care and be safe Ray.

Good to see humidity. It's currently 5 degrees in Denver. Keep up the good work Ray!!

What a PITA you gotta love how the engineers have sandwiched everything into such small places. Great job Ray.

@stevewhite3424

5 ай бұрын

Because a designer has required it. The very last thing, 99% of the buying public thinks of when buying a new vehicle is how easy it is to repair. They care about what it looks like. What do dads it has and what kind of mileage it gets 😊

@kellismith4329

5 ай бұрын

@@stevewhite3424 yep, touchscreens

40 minute video you say....no thanks.I need a 2 hour video 😊

Have a blessed week Ray and Family.

No need to cut the videos, I really enjoy the longer ones, like this one!

Ray, I really hope that was a new Cam bolt you are using. Because you cannot reuse them, they are torque to yield

Only one critique, Ray: The cam phaser bolt has a Ford Torque Spec. Anything that is not perfect with the installation will be blamed on you for not tightening that bolt to spec. Other than that, well done, Ray!! VERY well done! (Never forget: On a Ford, if it has threads, chances are there is a torque spec for that!!)

@dwaynes2376

5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more... Makes no since to go that far and not torque correctly. Let along using and IMPACT wrench?

@williampope3531

5 ай бұрын

That reason is because the design engineer wrote a torque specification for that particular fastener.@@polishhotdog933

Yes, every time I see a video and the time is 1h+ I say yes, full chill hour Ray doing his thing. I can't thank you anymore Ray, I've learned so much from you, and got the confidence to do my own diy stuff on my car.

@YordanyCastellanosRegueiro

5 ай бұрын

Hey fella, you are the one with the smoking diesel right.

@enriquejendrix5421

5 ай бұрын

@@YordanyCastellanosRegueiro yea I saw that too

@hakrhakir2357

5 ай бұрын

@@YordanyCastellanosRegueiro yeap

Them Fords be giving guys like Ray some good job security!

@stevedibiase728

20 күн бұрын

They all do but don't forget Ford has double the trucks on the road....

Hey Ray, another satisfying video to get this vehicle completed after all the hoops you had to go through. Cheers!

Just what I needed this cold rainy day. I can always count on Rays vids to keep me going.

I’m convinced that the world is starting to get better with people starting to pay attention to what is happening around them and how they can make the world better and how with the internet they are realizing that people are watching them

I really like the long full video and pls keep them coming

Excellent work Ray! A few episodes ago you mentioned your hourly rate. Your worth every penny!!

Man the weather is crazy down there too. Definitely a fun time for all

I DON'T CARE IF THE VIDOES ARE 2 OR 3 HOURS I LIKE THEM THAT WAY

Hello Ray, love your work. Have a great week.

Loving the long form vids Ray! I know you gotta bounce between the long and short forms to try to give all of us spoiled armchair mechanics the different content styles we like! Keep up the great work Ray, we are here for the long haul

Fantastic video Ray... That humidity os something out of this World!!

That phaser bolt is one time use. I’d be pretty nervous about that

I really like the longer videos when it's 0° outside for the high temperature .

Wow nice sounding Diesel runs smoothly

Woo Hoo Thankful for a Ray Repairs video on this beautiful cold sunday. Thank you Mr. Ray....😊

@patrickchavez3848

5 ай бұрын

Also I'm loving these long videos.😊

I’m new to your channel. I’ve absolutely loved watching you keep up the great content.

The word is expletive. As for the weather, we have the NWS putting out warnings for snow squalls. These are basically snow fall bursts with wind blowing it around. Visibility is dramatically reduced, just like in fog.

Ray watching your videos is almost like mechanics tutorial class keep up the honesty and quality

Glad to see some closure on this job. It was quite the mess from the install to dealing with the warranty.

I was feeling the stress replacing the phaser, great job staying calm

Good job Ray hopefully it was just a bad phaser and the guy gets many more year's of good service out of his truck. We will all look back and😊

Ray, the video length of your projects is fine. Great channel.

Yay, sunday treat!

The difference in the phaser is the old design vs new. They changed the thickness of the spring and added that stud to hold more tension on the spring. I know the wedge seems sketchy but we changed tons of 3V Mustang cams using those and never had one slip if wedged tightly like you did. The chain guides have a lip to them so it can only move so much. That said the only thing i saw was the phaser bolt install. It is a torque to yield and should be replaced anytime it is removed. It is 30 ft/lbs plus 90 degrees on the bolt. It is hollow to pass oil to the phaser. If over/under torqued they are known to collapse and back out. If this happens, it usually eats the cam and the phaser and sometimes the timing cover and valve cover. I also realize this is warranty work so they may have cheaped on that as well.

@GaryH-pw9cm

5 ай бұрын

Yes the torque is critical on that bolt. It is a special bolt. And should be replaced. I hope it does not fail.

that ford truck is still in great shape .

Another great video. Learn something new every time.

Oh the memories of warranty work, bad ones. At least the scrimping is confined to the replacing of items and not the labor. The labor hits were more than I could take. The manufacturers dictated how much they'd pay for a job, not how long it actually took or what's fair. Good to see your reassembly talents in action, as usual they are top notch. Thanks.

I don't mind these longer videos and look forward to the next one in this series.

Hello Mr Ray hope y'all had a great weekend

Nice work Ray !

These days I do more listening than watching on your channel. Since I can imagine what you are doing and only occasionally need to watch. I either use my ear beats to do my things and just listen to you talk or I play you on my TV and still mostly listen. You do a very good job at describing what you are doing, and thinking, etc. Plus, you are so versed in everything you do and give such great breakdowns on what you are doing and explaining the reasons why and how, that it's a learning experience with every post.

no fear no regret. be fearless and true! *been drinking* job bs.. but dude love it! stay you!

I like the longer videos. I have a monitor turned facing the kitchen where I can watch it while cleaning and making coffee in the morning. People that complain about them being too long don't seem to realize the video can be paused or fast forwarded.

Great job and great video. That interior looks prestine for a truck from 2005!

Kudos to you Sir. very professional, the way you work, and how you help your costumers is in another level. I live in mexico, i have an old sentra wagon, and have never found a reliable mechanic, they 'fix' something but break another...

Cant wait for the exact same problem coming back in a couple months

Great job Ray!!

Well done.

Here in East Central IA, we had a record 5 day snowfall total of 23.9".....your humidity is our snow. 😂

It's amazing how differently people's brains work. If I reassembled those engine parts the way you do, I would forget a few things. I guess no matter how you do it, the final recheck is an important step.

This is a #10 for novice mechanic. But you got it 👍. High tack spray would help . Stay warm. I see it's going to be chilly down there in FL.

Excellent as always.

And a good day to you too, Ray

Watching him put all these parts on everything's going around making it harder to get to the steering shaft . I'm from Michigan We don't care about the snow besides the winner we had sucked up here. The Grand Rapids area only got like 47 inches of snow. We normally get around 105 inches or more. I haven't watched this channel in a while apparently KZread unsubscribed me. I I always wonder why they do that kind of stuff.

Don`t you just love it when someone asks an expert and then tells them they are wrong ?

Awesome job Ray!

With the bad weather here in Michigan, we have more time to watch your videos. So win win.

Nice work as usual ray top man 👍❤️🔧🔧🔧

the cam phasers on the 5.4s were always loud and ticky like that, thats the way they were designed. one of the service bullitens from ford just told them to ad 5w-50 weight oil to quiet them down if anybody came in complaining about the ticking, the cam phasers adjust timing using oil pressure and using a heavier weight oil quieted them down.

Looks like a nightmare of a job 😮

The pin that you noticed was missing on the old one is the reason it rattles. The pin shears and causes the noise until oil pressure builds. Gotta love a Triton!

That wedge tool reminded me of this wooden tool I got for my Datsun 280Z. It was used to lock the chain in place so you could replace stock cam with a higher performance cam super easy...

“🎼we’re the rocker arm assembly.. and we dont like dirt”. It was a commercial lol

Yeah the snow we got was a little excessive, Wednesday we got 5 inches,Friday night we got 6, Saturday night we got another 5. But we are alive lol I never would have made it without my 4×4 Chevy. (Central Michigan area). Verry good video Ray 🤘🤘

Another job well done. A little bit of a suspense with the timing chain.

Ray I like the longer videos. Looking forward to the exhaust manifold change whenever it comes out. I'll have to do mine at some point but right now it's not making any noise but I can see a crack or two in the manifold. Changing the phasers by themselves is fairly painless. That is in relation to doing the entire timing set. The most aggravating thing for me was getting the power steering pump back into place and the valve cover on the passenger side on and off without having an a/c machine to evacuate the refrigerant. I like the 5.4 other than all the timing problems. decent power and all. I'm considering either putting a 4-BT Cummins in it or removing the current timing setup and doing what I saw a guy on here did a few years go and do a homebrew (insert some random supercar name I can't bother to remember here) valve actuation setup with off the shelf parts. Not decided yet but I may re-power with the Cummins and do the mods with the 5.4 out of the truck. Sadly it's stuff like the timing issues on the 5.4 and other similar things across all manufacturers that have given me a desire not to own anything much newer than I already have. Too many stupid decisions put into vehicles by stupid politicians and the even more dumbass EPA.

I hope you torqued the phaser correctly before the valve cover was replaced!

Welcoming back!

I learned my lesson about humidity when I lived south of Miami in Leisure City. NW Florida (where I now live) is more to my suiting.

Ray Im from Tennessee and we getting some snow. I don't mind the snow and ice. I just hate the cold. The high for Tuesday the 16th is 18 🥶🥶🥶. Love the videos keep them coming. Have a great day

Complementary atta boy there Ray....Awesome

Hi Ray and wife unit just finished watching videos with camshaft beautiful work I love video no matter how long it is and as always you and your families be safe plus Dave 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😊

8 degrees and windy here in ohio. I can hear the road salt chewing on the underside of my car.

I have to do some more maintenance on the BMW. These videos motivate me to get on it. @ timestamp 15:49 I'm guessing that the old Cam Phaser missing the pin is the source of your clicking (moving spring). I too have noticed Doorman's increase in quality. I don't seek them out, but they have definitely come up. When I have been forced to use them, they have come through lately.

We vacationed up to Sioux falls SD a few years ago, my wife from Brazil experienced her first ever snow. She said it was just like the stuff she saw on tv! She says it is so much better than the hurricanes you get in Florida!

@stevewhite3424

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully you reminded her that south dakota is right in Tornado Alley.

On some Dorman stuff, they are notorious for junk, but now they have come out with some high-quality metal replacement parts like those valve covers and the PentaStar oil cooler upgrade.

I can relate to the bit about Florida humidity, Ray... been there for conferences and training sessions where it was so humid you would get out of the shower, dry off, get dressed, and then feel like you needed to dry off again before you finished breakfast! OTOH, the Cuban food and coffee was great! Was anyone else yelling "steering shaft" at the screen, worried Ray was going to forget the reattach it? "I wuv the wobblies!"... should that go on some of the next batch of mugs and hats?

with that wedge instant thought "time to do some scetchy shit do da do da" lol well done ray

Keep making long videos it make time go by and maybe an Oscar is in play keep up the great content

I love the long video's 😊