"We have to get this thing running again so I can ignore it again for a year".

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

Someone else was driving it for that year 🍻

@smith6ar

Ай бұрын

Are you sure? My brother say it look like nobody touch it​@@WatchJRGo

@rickygars9256

29 күн бұрын

​​@@WatchJRGodoing turo without all the hassle 😂

that cleaning solution in the resonator box will make mis fire happens as it evaporates when standing and warm. thus having a bad o2 to chemical ratio.

As a Volt owner, I have been looking forward to this video for a while. Thanks John Ross!

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

Christmas came early 🎄

Thank you for showing me why I won’t buy a gen 2 good lord man this was wild!

I've had Prius3, Auris and Lexus ct200h. All 3 had similar mediocre accessability for the sparkplugs. So the Volt is not any different in that. But the great advantage: oldskool port injection. So the intake + valves stay CLEAN.

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

all 3 port-injected? sounds smart to me. Why do others insist on DI?

Rubber hose to put the spark plugs back in....

@taelorwatson9822

Ай бұрын

I have a Mazda 626 V6 and I did the front spark plugs. didn't know that trick so I paid someone like 10 bucks. felt dumb when I saw the rubber hose he used to take out the spark plugs

Have you seen old photos of LA smog in the 40's 50's & up till 1967 when CARB was created and in the 70's when the EPA started regulating? It was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

@wadetyler5056

Ай бұрын

Lived in Hawthorne in the early 70s, got used to vibrant green sunsets and hazy brown sunrises!

@Mvortec48

29 күн бұрын

Just look at the intro to the 1988 World Series: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqKJo7SxdtepqbQ.htmlsi=SJAeQ0mur0Xm2iHF The smog is super thick!

@ciello___8307

18 күн бұрын

Exactly. People can hare on California, but the people living there created the CARB rules because pollution was so bad

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

@@ciello___8307🐇or🤬?

@MrGamman3yt

12 күн бұрын

Did you know 90's ulev vehicles in CA actually clean the air?

The first step in any repair on a modern vehicle: Remove Engine😅

@WalkiTalki

Ай бұрын

I remember when Chiltons changed from Shop manuals to Repair manuals. Everything from headlights to oil changes started with puting the car in service mode. Which was just removing the entire front of the car. Step two was usually, remove the engine.

in terms of the spark plugs being down the coil tubes, I just use a piece of rubber hose, it gently squeezes onto the porcelain of the plug, and it works for both removal (after the socket has loosened them off) and putting them back in.

I'll bet it would cost a couple Gs to get that done at a dealership

@williamburkhead3107

Ай бұрын

I had it done a couple years ago on a 2016. I think it was $700 then or so in TX.

I find it amazing that they would have a di fuel system for a hybrid

@n9wox

Ай бұрын

Efficiency first.

@cameronbrown8126

Ай бұрын

I'm sure it had to do with exhaust pipe emissions more then reliability

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

dumb idea in my opinion. port warms up faster and stays cleaner. Plus the emissions are way cleaner in particulates.

I swear Chevy either hits or misses there’s no in between

@Bum_Hip

Ай бұрын

This is a good car. I had one for 95,000 miles with only one small warranty repair in the 3rd year of ownership. The thing is, plug in hybrids can not be ignored. They have to be driven, and more specifically, the ICE has to be exercised, similar to a generator. I made sure to drive it about 10 miles a week on just gas to warm it up and use the old fuel. RJ just kinda fumbled the maintenance thing I think. He’s super resourceful, so I’m sure it will be sorted out.

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

@@Bum_HipU got a bum hip too? Gonna get overhaul soon? Two friends got theirs.

@Bum_Hip

12 күн бұрын

@@jamesmedina2062 yup. Had mine replaced around New Years. I’ll never be 100% again, but the pain is gone. Was worth going g through the procedure for sure.

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

@@Bum_Hip Oh man I feel ya. Its really wild that I loved movement and enjoyed something akin to perpetual motion...never tiring. Good genes in my muscles but crap in my joints due to thyroid disease and environmental factors such as not hydrating, overdoing things, and having CT scans run in a 3rd world country's hospital. My friend said he was running. Not sure how that will go. There is no sensation of cushion I take it but at older age there is little articular cartilage cushion anyways??? I am glad your pain is lessened. We got to take what we can get right? I limit movement to swim and road biking. Cheers mate

Glad to see this car back on the channel. Not glad its having issues. I bought a volt because of you. Had it for a year without any issues at 98k miles. Hopefully this job isnt in my near future

400,000 subs are in sight. Like, share and subscribe, do what you want to do...

Painters tape on the windshield to mark where the Wipers were seated helps with installing it back on.

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

Usually there’s a mark in the glass 🍻

I really like the Chevy Volt, but a friend of mine had the contactor go bad on his 2017 Volt. The dealer ordered the part but it took three months for it to arrive. They didn't keep the battery charged while waiting for the part, and now it needs a new battery. It has been seven months, fortunately it is all covered under warranty. Good video 👍.

@zachlafond2652

Ай бұрын

Imagine the hit they took on that. Sure the warranty covered it, but someone had to pay for all of that.

Clean the EGR valve and cooler. You will run into issues with them sooner or later.

lol...that music is so awesome. I keep thinking I'm going to look up and see Schneider working on Ms. Romano's sink and getting sprayed with water.

There is a mode you can get in the steering wheel to kick the motor on, or open the hood while the car is on in battery mode and the engine will start.

Sir, I admire your patience. Back in the day we would have called the repair on this a "rad cap lift and replace". That's when you lift the radiator cap, and replace everything underneath it. Well done ~ Chuck

Favourite channel well edited well filmed great content

Another thought is to add a cleaning port to “DI “ engines on the intake after the sensors.

I always thought the Volt was a better car than the Prius, and it looks nicer (except the new one) The Hybrid brand new jeep sister rented while her low mileage 08 PT Cruiser mom left her was getting fixed from a minor rear ender was really nice. The jeep had 9 miles on it and the battery never got charged up because she drives 10 minutes to work. She finally hooked up the charger and it ran the battery dead in a day but it was leaving on the battery in the morning. It also would run the engine because it was programmed to run it if it didn't get warm enough to boil out the condensation from the engine. Actually kinda quick when the battery and engine was up snuff. Liked it but will never be able to to afford it. Hope all the work fixes it, watching now.

Nice work John.👍

I had two different plug in hybrids. Once a week I would drive to work on just the ICE to make sure it was getting up to temp, and burning old fuel, as I only needed to get gas about once a month. Can’t ignore simple maintenance like that one PHEV’s.

How you are blessed w/ parents who've taught you so much "patience".. How "YOU" are blessed , with so much patience. It's so very easy to see, that the designers at GM > do NOT want people to work on they're own vehicles

JR, you are truly incredible.

I was just thinking about this car, and wondering if you still had it!

My car is a pain to work on also. You have to take the engine apart just to change the waterpump. The thermostat housing is buried at the bottom of the engine. The alternator is also at the bottom. Plus, there are many more bad locations. My mechanic quit. He said he didn't want to work on it anymore.

@CheezeCracker

Ай бұрын

Volvo?

@trr5291

Ай бұрын

​@@CheezeCracker Dodge.

@trr5291

Ай бұрын

​​@@CheezeCracker It's a Dodge. It has 279,000 miles.

@CheezeCracker

Ай бұрын

@@trr5291 Who knew Volvo studied off of a piss poor example of Dodge engineering. No offense, just saying, since nothing was in a place you'd expect it to be when I helped on a Volvo/Land Rover LR2 project once.

@CheezeCracker

Ай бұрын

@@trr5291 To replace radiator, basically all of the front end was disassembled. Alternator was visible but buried and attached to a gear reduction drive assembly driven by a shaft and belt system. Throttle body 6 inches up from the bottom of the engine. Odd stuff

I've a 2017 Volt with 97000 miles and it just had its first CEL on my last 1000 mile trip. Dealership said the code related to the hi pressure fuel pump but the code was no longer active. The CEL extinguished after my 3rd fuel stop after the event. It's been fine ever since. Seeing your video makes me wonder if a should poke a scope down the intake and see what the ports look like. Thanks for that lol.

My gosh I love your videos but you nag a lot in this one keep up the great work I love watching them

JR, did you get the new garage doors installed on the house yet?

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

They’ll be here Tuesday 💯

@stickit2theman1

Ай бұрын

@@WatchJRGo very excited for that video can't wait 👀

I do not want a Volt….I like cars you can work on.

You can also put the spark plug at the end of a piece of tubing or hose to start them into the threads.

the squirrels are gonna be thrilled 🤣

Watch next time as Jr trades his Volt on a new Toyota Camery hybrid 😂

14:49 Most of that pile would have been put in the garbage. I had an Audi with the rear timing chain. Even though the engine came forward to remove it, I still had a mountain of other parts to remove to get it loose. If it didn't need it I threw it away. I swear they do that on purpose. Corporate finds the cheapest easiest maintenance items on a car and engineers ways to make them expensive.

I live in California never had a problem with emissions. We will see on the blown 2016 Camaro tho in September but it has a CARB number.the other vehicles are stock. And a bit of fuel hose helps to start the plug.

You can pop the hood with the car "running", and the engine will start. Also agree on the Volt being one of the best dailies available.

Best part of this video today was the music. FUNKEEEY!!!!

Did you have to replace the intake gasket?

Did you skip Engine Maintenance Mode too many times or could this happen regardless?

stick piece tape in socket to hoid the plug, then remove tape tp put socket back in holder.

We use to own a 2012 Volt, we bought from my stepson. It ran great and we took a lot of trips in it. But when things went bad they went really bad. We traded the car off.

You can hit the pedal in service-run to get some rpms up.

Hi JR! Do you have any spray on products that you can recommend for valve cleaning, before going walnut blasting? My Miata doesn't have the smoothest idle (especially evident when AC is kicking on/off) so i'd like to attack the valves first.

@bikeman1x11

Ай бұрын

lucas fuel system, rxp gas kicker and maxboost

@hojnikb

Ай бұрын

@@bikeman1x11 i should mention i have GDI

@bikeman1x11

Ай бұрын

@@hojnikb add a cleaner to tank every month or so or on long drives- i have gdi oon kias and no issues for 8 years on one and 10 years on other

Popping the plug into a piece of tubing works better than a magnet to start a plug. Pop it on and twist the tubing.

Question: Did the Volt revolt?

I’ve always started my plugs with a magnet. It just turned to a habit as a precaution despite having a spark plug socket.

Can you close off the EGR system?

Use a piece of vacuum hose to put on end of spark plug and lower in and screw in then pull the hose off and tighten

That engine must get incredibly heat soaked with those cats up front and air intake at the back. They should have rotated it 180 degrees and put the air intake at the front.

@jamesmedina2062

12 күн бұрын

cat only works some of the time and the shielding is likely there mainly to keep the cats hot because when they are cold they don't work but I agree it seems anachronistic to expel exhaust in front. Long term the air keeps the hot side of engine from cooking though.

Everyone suddenly forgot about this model

@Team_Finn

Ай бұрын

I wish they didn't

@n9wox

Ай бұрын

​@@Team_FinnDepends if you want to buy or sell.

So, walnuts vs BG...didn't you do a BG treatment for a DI car a while ago? I thought you had good luck with it? Is there a weekly/monthly additive to use for DI vehicles? None of mine are DI, but im sure they will be in the future.

@bikeman1x11

Ай бұрын

just add a fuel system cleaner once per month or on long drives- never needed valves cleaned on hyundai/kia gdi doing that- even after 5-10 years

A new little tree sent walnut aroma lol...

What is "get maintenanced" ?

JR you may want to check the EGR valve and clean it. A lot of the rough idle issues with these cars are EGR related. At 50k-ish miles though it would be surprising. My 2016 needed a new EGR valve at 100k but it runs like new now. 3 month wait to get it from GM though =(. Oh and hope you never need front struts. They don't exist.

Lucky you that the battery didn't bricked itself completely and still takes some charge after this whole time with low charge and no running

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

It never sits dead, and it was being daily driven by someone else for that year I didn’t drive it 🍻

Use a length of fuel hose to start the spark plugs

Eric sister's car. Gas additive and fresh gas

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

She bought a new Lexus 🍻

Good Morning John Russ

Harbor freight Quin has a full set of spark plug sockets and extension with magnets and extra deeps

@t20594

Ай бұрын

Also swivel extension sockets

Pop the hood engine will start, that’s how we ran emissions tests on them

I think we need a serious stereo install in the Volt. Or the truck

It has California emission standards; that explains why it won't work.

@kclefthanded427

Ай бұрын

Wish it stick to the other 49, at least they made more sense

@will2993

Ай бұрын

Depending on what state you live in, the california emissions give the car an extra 5 yeara/50k miles of warranty

Well I’m wondering why the change to 1970s sitcom music for the montages? Still one of my favorite channels though.

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

No matter what I pick people hate on it… I would only use rap and trap beats if I could

@hojnikb

Ай бұрын

@@WatchJRGo DO IT! F**** the haters :D

@WalkiTalki

Ай бұрын

@@WatchJRGo Excessively loud EDM. Jet engine volume.

@pops55650

Ай бұрын

You can never please everyone, so play what you like lol

Halfway through the video and I'm hoping it just wasn't a case of bad gas like the Equinox lol

There was a 2016 volt, it was only sold in carb states and was a gen2 volt

with di engines you have to run a fuel stem cleaner through every so oftem

Went from home garage to shop without any pause

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

The best part is they were shot a month apart because I was waiting on BG to do this... but I randomly wore the same shirt 👕

I'm surprised you didn't throw Randy (AAR) an offer for his Cadillac ELR.

I found this video very electrifying! 🤣

My brother has one of these and he has to replace the fuel injectors every few months because they keep going out.

My car is a 03 carrolla 3 O2 sensors.

I noticed the Taco Bell shirt they should have sponsored you!!!😅😅😅

I'd say this video is evidence that the Volt is not better designed than a Model 3 ;) Only "real" big issue with modern Teslas is that their supplier of suspension components (uniball joints mostly) uses grease that absorbs moisture. That will wear out the rear joints and the front lower control arms prematurely. Replace with good aftermarket and you are fine. But it generates revenue, I guess.

I have never seen these Gen 2 Volts in New Hampshire. I wonder why?

@boltyourselfin

Ай бұрын

JR is correct, they were all sold in California. And GM only made about 85k of the gen 2's total. I have a 2016 and it spent its whole life in Cali/Arizona

Walnuts for the win 😄

Yeah this os the only GM product i would own . But since they stopped making them oh well, i guess ill never by a gm product.

They make a 14mm spark plug socket.

the volt is not a plug in hybrid, it runs on electric first, then runs the engine, to generate electricity for the electric motor

If only there was a way to "catch" pcv vapors in some sort of "can", i feel as though moments like these would be unnecessary.......

The Walnut Blaster - have you thought of using CO2 ICE??

If you have to take the fender liner out to work on the car, it is NOT a real car!

intresting video... it is designed to force the engine to run every 6 weeks for about 10 minutes to burn fuel and exercise all the internals.... if it was abandoned for a year.... NO SHIT it sludged. my 2017s have 135k and 145k and have been flawless.... why re-use the old spark plugs?

Did I miss it... did he say how many miles it had?

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

54,000

Ooooooooooooooooooomg! This engine cover has a bolt securing it! That's the worst thing in all of humanity!! It's the end of the world as we know it!!

Worse than the R8? Worse than M6? I doubt it. 😅

i like the chevy sparks better.. :P

Love the Taco Bell shirt!!! Gotta rep your go to fave!

1:33…. That’s the fault of the owner not knowing how cars work…

I traded my 2017 Volt for a 2020 Corolla and never looked back.

John, you should try fsd version 12, it’s actually pretty good, and you can subscribe monthly to give it a try

bad gas? That would be my first thought since it was sitting for so long..

GM, needs a full time grease monkey. Hybrids are temp with double the issues. Teslas rock...change is a coming.

@5metoo

Ай бұрын

Change is definitely coming. The Camry is getting hybrid drivetrain standard.

I watched this video and fixed my volt with it already saved me $14000

It sounds like an old air conditioner with a twig stuck in it.

Kept saying the car was "perfect" but I can assure you anything with GM stamped on it is anything but.

What does he mean? Just got the car back? Where was the car who had the car?

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

A white Ford Focus driver 🤔

@scott01clay74

Ай бұрын

@@WatchJRGois the focus down again??

@matthewcooney7713

Ай бұрын

@@WatchJRGo thanks got it! Miss seeing the dog 🐶

So not talking shit… But why does it sound like shit, i mean a sewing machine… 😂