Well done! Just one gripe: Just because you have software that lets you add music, doesn't mean you have to add music! It's very annoying when you're talking, and the level is too high. Your content is great -- you can just talk and show things. Music is fine for mechanical montages.

To be honest best car channel I've ever subscribed to. I think what makes carpassion channel so great is the attention to detail also the way Greg works just appeals to the common back yard mechanic making it look so easy and encouraging pretty much anyone with a wrench to pull their car apart. Thank you so much Greg

@Dirkmez

Жыл бұрын

Would be better if he didn't have the lo-fi looping every 5 seconds.

These are the best edited and most engaging car videos on KZread, I'm always blown away by how much I learn. I'm honestly amazed it's only at 71k subs, this is top-tier content up there with ChrisFix. Keep up the good work!

Greg. When you go to install the retainer put a sheet of plastic wrap between the tool and retainer. That will keep the keepers from flopping about when you compress the spring.

@xxmishooxx

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking either that or a dollar coin

FINALLY A NEW VIDEO Thanks dude. You've singlehandedly taught me more about car anatomy than other channels. You're more in depth than ChrisFix and you showcase what actually matters. Good work dude. You also help with diagnosing problems and you make us understand WHY certain types of maintenance or mods are necessary. Meaning: you teach us the theory, not just the practice. #1 car channel on KZread. Thanks again dude.

Yeah boi! been waiting for this!

So glad I found this video. I'm doing this on my '91 Mercury Capri which has a head almost identical to yours. I did not know about the straw trick over the valve stem, good tip!

A trick I learned in tech school. Use some trans gel to stick to the end of your flat-blade screwdriver and then stick your keeper onto the trans gel which is on the tip of your screwdriver. Also put a little bit of trans gel onto the tip of your valve stem. Now your keepers wont fly anywhere! Helped me a lot honestly. Just don't go crazy with the trans gel and it should be fine. I didn't use that type of valve compressor though, mine was more of a "vice grip" style. Should work either way, just don't let up ;) Have fun out there!

Huge shoutout to the car passion channel. Just finished the valve seals on my Evo IX. Intimidating job to say the least but “if car passion can do it, you can do it” drove me to take the plunge. Used the Euroexport tool, TOOK MY TIME and everything went well. Thank you!!!

@TheCarPassionChannel

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏 Excellent to hear

love everything you do you are helping me and my little miata everyday until for who knows how long. also I really love the work and unique website you have :D

Great effort Greg. with the vids, its entertaining and informative. I dont even own a miata, but i honestly enjoy the truthful, honest and effective way to do some work at home. i have a 323 mazda, but do some work on it myself, but timing is always a bit of a scary subject for me. i am sure i can use your methods to employ on my cars. love the humor in the vids. keep up the great work

awesome video. im thinking of replacing my hydraulic lifters on my 1.6 and this kind of gives me the confidence to do the job. unrelated to valve stem seals i know, but still. awesome that you recommend GQMs vids as well. his ITB build is sick!

great video , proper details and nice to see someone explain how to use a tool rather than assume everyone knows how to use them, like a lot of you tube videos do :)

"Sometimes they take 20 seconds, sometimes they take two hours" >6 days later

@wagusk

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe i can do that. Replacing the seal in 6 days without losing single keeper,

@thebridge5483

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@colourlesssky2754

4 жыл бұрын

When ever that's happens I search the scrap yards

@chenlee3240

3 жыл бұрын

Why do they think we want to hear them talk? There are no good instructional videos on youtube.

@Panchdara

3 жыл бұрын

Just place a piece of duct tape(sticky side up) over the he collets and press down. Bak2back tape non sticky side both sides.

Very helpful video, thank you! I'm sympathetic to your plight of lost small parts. I probably have half a pound of washers, clips, nuts, etc. that have just vanished somewhere after I've dropped them.

Nice demonstration. I'm doing this on a toyota camry v6. I took one head off 2 years ago to do some valve work. I always keep some spare keepers for this very reason. It's hard enough to find a nut or bolt let alone a valve keeper. Nice video. Love the music.

Love all this you are in my top 3 YT content creators

NOWAY, I'm literally just about to do this in my own car. Perfect timing

@kevcat8655

3 жыл бұрын

Excuse the pun

Seeing this was a relief... you had me worried, Greg. If this happens again, you should totally do an update video. It would be easy to do and still get views!

@justin54511

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Pangburn follow him on snapchat he posts updates all the time

@VuBeClan

6 жыл бұрын

what is his snap?

Hey Greg thanks for doing this for us... My 1.6 has 300k miles and this is due soon so we appreciate it!

You just saved me from doing a HG job. Everyone was so sure it was the HG, but then I listened to the symtoms you were having and it's the same issue I was having. I knew it wasn't the HG. I owned a 95 Miata for 6 years. I miss that thing sometimes. Either way great video, can't wait to do my seals on my Eclipse GST.

Great video. Just did my valve stem seals. Beavis Motorsports had a great tip on using a piece of packing tape to guide the keepers. A+ racing has a great tutorial on the timing belt.

BEST presentation of ANY KZread 'auto channel'! Can't say enough good stuff, so won't even try. :^)

Finally a video that shows this process on a dohc head with tappets instead of finger lifters. Thanks for the video!

20 minutes of CAR PASSION CHANNEL. This just made my MONTH. >_>

Always watch the ads to support!!

It’s almost midnight, I’m tired and I’m not planning on replacing my valve stem seals anytime soon.. but hey, let’s watch this video anyway! #notificationsquad

Don't feel too bad Greg. I think anyone who has done this job themselves has had this happen at least once, me included. What I always appreciate watching your channel, your perseverance through the struggles. It seems like you and I have the same kind of luck, no luck...

@awesomecooly123

Жыл бұрын

I did this job and I lost the very last 2 keepers :/ 15/16 is still passing right

Wow! You're an excellent E-Teacher/Educator. I'm subscribed now, thank you so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Excellent trick with the rope! I've been fortunate to have access to a compressor, or I'm having to remove the cylinder head for other reasons. A suggestion, if it can be of some use for anyone. When installing the keepers for the vale stem, take a small flat-head screwdriver (a pocket screwdriver) to which you'll apply a small amount of red grease on the tip. Also, apply a small amount of red grease to the inside and outside of one keeper. Then, take the keeper and smear is on the tip of the screwdriver with it hanging on using the grease. Make sure to face the open end of the keeper away from the screwdriver. Afterwards, press down on the valve spring and place the keeper along the stem. Next, slowly release the pressure being applied the valve spring, the keeper will begin to pinch into place allowing the opportunity to lift the screwdriver up and out. It takes a like practice. Cheers!

nice video bro ,you got a natural talent for this your passion recommande you for this kind of job!

Great video man. I love your informative and thorough presentation. I will be passing on doing this project on our son's college wheels - (my wife's former daily) a 2008 Toyota Highlander that makes white/blue smoke at startup a couple times a week. I've been thinking valve stem seals for some time. But now I realize that it's too big a job to do this for 24 valves, 12 of which are jammed up against the fire wall.

I’m working on a Contour 2.0l. I found that a 17 mm socket worked perfect for removal and install of the valve seals, the redesign was just a little smaller than factory so it worked out perfect

Dude best guy to explain everything

keep 'em coming dude!!

I don't have a miata anymore and I still watch these videos

@jesmixful

6 жыл бұрын

I have Audi A4 and i still watch these videos :D

Hi Greg. Nice video bro. I've done this twice. Once on my 97 Mazda Astina 1.8(lantis, protege, 323f) and once on my 07 Toyota tazz 130 2e. I must admit doing it on the mazda without the right tools is much harder than it is on the Toyota...bcoz of the strength of the springs the mazda valve springs are much harder to compress. I compressed the Toyota springs with my fingers but was very soar after that. I managed to cut a 17/19mm Spark plug socket on the side open and used a extension to compress the springs and it worked great. Gents...one "Very Important" thing I want to mention is: When attempting this, make 100% sure that you clean the bottom around the valve stem because what I found was broken pieces of the older valve stem seals still stuck like a O ring around at the bottom. It can sometimes be difficult to see them. So please make sure before installing new seals to prevent more oil leaks and doing it all over again....All the Best. Thanks Gents

Damn I thought you disappear forever Greg glad to see you posting a video missed you man

The stuck seal removal method here with the socket is a gem. The precise size is critical. I found a 6 sided impact one was perfect

Dude! Thanks so much for this guide. Your information is the best! You rock!!

Need to do this myself. Your video came at the right moment!

"No the autozone spring compressor will not work. Those are meant for big block Ford's and not our small little engines." I have a vehicle with a big Ford V8 and yet still found your video very relevant, engaging, informative and very well put together. You sir have got a new viewer 👌

So excited. Wish there was a vid at least once a week

Another great video by Craig Petersburg!

@colormesarge

3 жыл бұрын

Have You Heard It's a video by Craig Petersburg Sung in the tune of St Petersburg from the Disney movie Anastasia

Greg is one of the funnest KZreadrs to watch🤘

Your whole channel and work is so good you need a production crew, hey if i was Netflix I'd be making a deal! No mazda sponsorship yet?

Wow Super nice work, Congrats 🎉

Incredibly helpful video - thanks man 👍 👍

Hey greg, didn't see it mentioned, but the factory springs have to go back in the way they came out. In other words, the springs have a 'top' and bottom'. You can see it in the FSM that the coils per inch differ on the top and bottom.

The Rope method! Man, your are genius! Ton of thanks!

Just to throw two cents worth in; if you lay your keepers curve side down, take a reel small blade screw driver and get just a tad of new grease on the flat side of the blade, you can touch the keeper on the back, it will stick to the screw driver; then with the spring compressed, just set the keeper into place on the valve stem and draw the screw driver out wiping the keeper off onto the valve stem. The grease will hold it in place, place them both and release the compressor. There are of course many methods that work, this is just one that has worked well for me for many years. Nice vid by the way, you took the time, and was all about the job. Thanks!

This is extremely helpful information.

Thanks for all you do!

Awesome job greg

Exellent job, I have watched many re valve stem seals replacement including air compressor used in the piston cylinder with the threaded hose attached to spark plug threads. Yours is well arranged. Can you describe the Wet/Dry process for testing cylinder compression and how exactly what your looking for in that testing process?

High quality vid, thanks man!

super helpful video, you're awesome, very much appreciated this

Oh mein...just because you were so honest about messing up with the keepers is why you're getting my subscription

2015 Buick Lacrosse V6 100,000 miles. Symptom oil fouled spark plugs causing misfire. Dealer wanted to replace bank one cylinder head stating it had porous casting. If it was porous it would have failed the first 3,000 miles. . googled oil consumption and found common problem with valve stem seals . Thanks for the tips

I used the Lisle tool that you hit with a hammer on my BP. Worked like a charm. Too bad I put supertech seals in.

Wish I would have known about the rope trick before dropping a valve to the bottom of my cylinder because the piston was at BDC instead of TDC... 2 hours, a screwdriver, magnet, and coat hanger later, it was back in place and a valuable lesson had been learned. PS- this was on a 12 valve Cummins, not a VVT. But that still might have been a handy trick.

@TheCarPassionChannel

6 жыл бұрын

jeffsqartan Wait.... You successfully got the valve back through the guide???? IMPRESSIVE

@j3ffsqrtan

6 жыл бұрын

@TheCarPassionChanel It was either that or spend another $355 on the modified head gasket I have to use lol Thanks! Desperation will get you to do some crazy things. Basically, I bent the coat hanger to get it to hook onto the valve keeper groove, lifted the valve into the bottom of the guide, then rotated the piston up to the valve to keep pressure on it and push it up to where I could grab it from the top. The hardest part was getting the valve centered on the hole. The pistons in my Cummins have a deep dish that's offset from the center of the piston. But yeah. Good times lol.

Nice video, I've heard of putting grease around the outer portion of the keepers as an adhesive on assembly.

Finnaly Back

New to this channel, and I'm now sub'd. Great detail in what you're doing and giving some hacks (nylon rope) to make the job right and easier. I didn't see or if you filmed from the very beginning, but I'm thinking you started this job with the #1 piston at TDC, is that correct? You have encouraged me to looking for a non-running Miata and challenging myself to get it going correctly, with an engine rebuild. Thank you for your time and knowledge with this motor.

I dont have a miata but a 07 and 15 mazda3 and would love to change seals on the 07. Great video

I am having to do this right now, unfortunately to my 2001 Miata. One of my lifters has failed (going to replace them all of course). But also need to replace my valve stem seals and I really didn't want to pull my head. Thanks to this video I won't have too, just need to get my hands on that tool.

oh god, beutiful video! I was looking for good instructions to do the job on my Peugeot and this is awesome! Contrags for filming it, it's really hard! One more sub. See you soon! hahahaha

Going to have to do this tomorrow. Super nervous wish me luck Greg!

Yes!! Been waiting so long

When you were cranking the engine by hand after reinstallation, were you setting the timing? I’m going to be tackling this soon on a 2000 toyota corolla dohc so any info on what was happening there is greatly appreciated. Ty for the video ✌🏼

I am not fond of the amount of ads in this video but I think this video has illustrated the amount of work AND guess work ahead of me. My vehicle is a volvo 1997 960 and I believe it may have this issue. I have alot of work ahead for this vehicle. Wish me luck...😅

Heads up to anyone looking to do this job now (after the 5 years) STRONGLY recommend you save yourself the headache and buy the Flyin miata valve compressor tool instead of the one he used in the video, no keepers catapulting into oblivion, no modifications to the tool and generally way way easier to use. Other than the tool the video is still super super helpful and makes the job easier.

Great explanation, thank you

love your vids man

Happy to see this 👍

Thank god he's back.

I felt your anxiety about the keeper flying away on you. My first car (in 1987) was a 1983 Mazda 626 with a simple 2.0 i4. The original owners treated it like garbage. The valve adjusters - manually adjustable - were noisy AF. One ambitious morning, I pulled the valve cover off to investigate. I found the lash adjusters were faceted from possibly never having been adjusted in their 80K miles. So, I decided to pull each adjuster out, so that I could reshape the tips to being convex again. This required removing a lock nut to pull both parts off each rocker arm. Well, this was my first time pulling the valve cover off anything, and I wasn't paying attention to those sneaky oil return funnels in the head... and at one point I mistakenly dropped one of the nuts. I nearly had a heart attack at the ripe old age of 21. I hoped and prayed, and upon closer inspection, I found the nut perilously sitting in the oil return port near the top of the opening. I lucked out that the nut had landed north-south! If it had landed east-west it would have slid to the bottom of the engine. That oil return port was very narrow in depth, so the length of the nut got stuck there. 90° to the right or left and it would have been gone. I still thank my lucky stars on that one. Lesson learned - COVER YOUR OPEN PORTS FOLKS.

You are the best! So when my new supertech valve stem seals fail i will fix them asap!!!!!!

Nice video. I'm going to have to keep searching for something closer to my SD22 though. Maybe I should just get a Miata?

WHHHAAAA! I really don't want to do this but i have to. Thanks for the tutorial man👍

Gave a thumbs up before even watching this video.

Hell yeah! TJ GOING DOWN

The keepers flying or falling into the engine and never to be found again. Very relatable!! When i lost mine I'd nearly cried. Me thinking. I hope they still sell them or I'm screwed!LOL.

What a great video, just built my Audi s3 motor and its smoking badly, i recon its faulty exhaust valve stem seals. Plugs arent fouling up so i will check which seals are giving me trouble. Thanks for the inspiration.

good stuff dude. i LOVE THE MX 5

Only 310 likes?!! COME ON PEOPLE! Spread the support! Such an underrated channel by far. I feel that I don't even need to mention this :Þ

Great vids love them all. I will be doing this job soon. Just a question with the rope. Did you just rotate the cam in reverse to drop the piston and remove the rope or did you just yank out the rope?

Hello from New Zealand...thank you for your videos I need to do Valve Seals on 626 FS 2 LITRE, is it worth taking head off in order to replace a head gasket as a preventative measure for later on?

@sikais66

3 жыл бұрын

Hello from Latvia! You should replace the head gasket if it is old, great chance to do that job aswell.

Do you have a link to where you bought your valve spring compressor from? Looking for something just like this rather then buying a full bench one

Nice work

Great vidro. Do you know any channel doing valve guide seal replacements on a 2.2 eco tech GM, saturn, etc. Thanks

it sounds soo freaking good :D

I'm about to install a new head gasket, I'm assuming the valve seal job is easier to do with the head removed? Maybe don't need that special tool to compress the valve spring?

Hi Greg going to do the stem seals on my mk1 mx5 turbo 1.6 but I cannot get the 2 front camshaft caps off. What's the best way to remove?

Good job, even when i can, i wached your videos, so i have a megasquirt 2 and i am from Brasil. Take Care see you o the next vídeo.

Excellent tutorial video Greg! One suggestion tho - the constant repeated music loop makes it a little difficult to watch for 20 mins

@12:51, put some moly grease or vaseline on the retainer and place the keepers outboard of the stem so when you get the retainer pressed under the stem grooves, you just need to slide the locks into the groove. let it up and wipe off the vaseline. It wont hurt the oil. Ive seen people use a piece of pipe and a hammer to just strike the retainer and the locks just pop out.

12:54 Get a tube, or a straw, or a length of fish-tank clear tube so you can see, and hold it in place. If you have that length of tube, you could even cut it at an angle. I like this compression tool. I saw a guy use some zip ties on this. I used zip ties once, actually hose clamps, to compress a rear shock on the A-Arm for a replacement on my Z once.

would it help to put a socket (magnetized) as you install those keepers? Don't know - just thinking of ideas

I magnetized my screwdriver before putting in the keepers. Seems to help.