I was a mechanic for many years until My career ended due to life-altering issues. I just wanted to let you know, that your videos bring me joy and comfort! Thank you!!

First step: Remove fuel pump fuse, crank starter for a few seconds to remove fuel and pressure from fuel line in order to release the grips on the line. Second step, have engine engineers put in jail for stupidity for putting the sensor in a position that required the removal of 1/3rd of the engine to access sensor.

@deltasteve1

Жыл бұрын

After putting the engineer in jail, give the manager and accountant a bonus for the 3 cents per unit cost savings by making the engineer put the sensor in the worst location possible.

@edwardcarberry1095

Жыл бұрын

I call that Stupid buy design as it was designed by Stupids!

@aipo86t

Жыл бұрын

I have a friend that is an engineer, It is not the engineers so much as the accountants and marketing.

@Bryan-Hensley

Жыл бұрын

It's easy to get to in my Chevy van

@Bryan-Hensley

Жыл бұрын

If they are still using the popit type fuel injection, turning the engine over with the fuse out won't release the pressure.. they'll still be around 50 psi or so.

Ray, you made my life very easy with this video. Had a 5.3l Chevrolet Savanna come into the shop, probably the only one in Europe. We had already replaced the transfer case and did the TSB fill procedure. Then I noticed the oil pressure gauge doing the same as in this video. Fortunately I was able to pull the rear engine cover inside the car to get at the sensor since US car parts in Europe are scarce (took six months to get the transfer case from the US). We made a special socket and got the sensor swapped out without any issues. Pressure gauge now reads as it should. Thank you for this video as it made it a very easy job seeing where it is and what’s needed.

I did it with a deep well socket, 3 in long extension, universal joint, and ratchet. All half inch drive. A 6-in extension is too long but a 3 in extension and universal is just right. The ratchet handle will swing over top of everything but the ratchet will still fit under the bump out of the firewall. The only thing I removed other than the sending unit is the plastic cover on top of the engine. Fuel rails stayed in place.

I didn’t realize you had so many critics of your work. Anyone can armchair mechanic. I appreciate you Ray!!! Keep up the great videos

@BigLisaFan

Жыл бұрын

In battle, it is always easier to lead troops from the rear than from the front.

@billtmarchi4320

Жыл бұрын

At least those armchair guys have an opinion or a view. What's next, spelling and punctuation complaints?

@buttfingerblaster

Жыл бұрын

@@billtmarchi4320 I did hear Ray say “their” when he should’ve said “there” at one point

@jezeski2011

Жыл бұрын

@@buttfingerblaster LOL

Couple years back when I was in my teens, my dad replaced the sending unit on a Tahoe but told the customer to order OEM parts and they bought the cheapest one off ebay and insisted on it being installed, needless to say they eventually listened when the issue came back and he told them this would happen lol it was not even two months and it broke again, put a OEM part and it's still working now

Good day to you Ray from all your friends in the UK! 😊🇬🇧

You pulled that manifold in 15 minutes. When I did my knock sensors almost 10 years ago on my 02 silverado... that took me hours!

Just letting you know I enjoyed the video Ray. I do hope that if the hurricane arrives that first and foremost no one was injured, and secondly that property damage was minimal. I grew up in the tropics of Australia and went through more than a few cyclones. I understand what you guys go through in hurricane season. Stay safe!

Busted a gut when he was showing off his wobbly and dropped it. Always here for a laugh thanks ray!!

I am only a few minutes in, and I have got to say that the Suburban you are working on appears to be exceptionally well cared for. The 1999-2007 full size GM chassis trucks are really hard to beat. BEST of luck and safety to you and your family with the possible approaching storms.

@bbustin1747

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed , I have a 02 Tahoe. With 275k miles since new. I have put some money into it. Like a head gasket, replaced exhaust valves while there. It didn’t have the defective castech heads that GM encountered in these years. Thankfully… rebuilt trans with corvette servos…And normal wear and tear parts etc etc Since then i can’t break this truck. Just do faithful maintenance.

@chronovore7234

Жыл бұрын

They are tanks! About 7 years ago I was hit by a drunk driver who was in an early 2000 suburban. She went the two traffic lights and the traffic control box before slamming into my rear fender. Needless to say everything bent to will of the suburban and it didn’t have a scratch on it other than a small dent in its chrome bumper. My Nissan Sentra on the other hand did not fair too well.

@bbustin1747

Жыл бұрын

@@chronovore7234 I had a Nissan Xterra rear end me and totaled their SUV I suffered a dented tailgate repair and bumper replacement. I even tried to move away from the collision in the lane next to me anticipating his collision. He still found me. 😂 anti lock brakes I guess locked anyway in the rain.

@Marineio

Жыл бұрын

I need to ask (hopefully Ray see's this), is this the same truck you did the knock sensors on?

@elithepitbulldog2209

Жыл бұрын

@@Marineio yes, he said that at the beginning of the video

I don't know why, but the 8mm wibbly-wobbly "fling to freedom" made me smile. Thanks!

@MichaelJordan-jv6ic

Жыл бұрын

Wow! You're STILL spamming this guy! WTF! Get a life, dude!

Removed that with the intake on, with a wrench, in my vett... Dropped the old sensor, still stuck back there somewhere... Stay safe!!!!

@lesstygar88

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I dropped my screwsdriver trying to get my distributor cap off ... That area seems to be a black hole.

Chevrolet has the worst presser sending units ever. Had to do the one in my wife's 2010 Impala this spring. 10 minute job. I would be heading north west..this could get ugly. You get to my age and just waking up makes it a good day.

You know Ray, for a guy on his first day on the job, you have the makings of a great mechanic. Keep up the great work

@jezeski2011

Жыл бұрын

LOL

@chriskline3763

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's a scam message.

Ray the thing that I like about you is your awesome sense of humor. Also your are one of the most meticulous mechanics. This makes you very enjoyable to watch. ❤🔥

"Supposed to be a hurricane coming" says Ray as he ceaselessly continues to film for us

@bradhaines3142

Жыл бұрын

just another rainy day

@scottwheeler2494

Жыл бұрын

Until the water starts coming into your house. Two inches is all it takes to have a totaled house. You have to gut it then. Worse is two feet - cause you watch all your stuff float off and it leaves two inches of mud in its place. Been there done that.

@michaelpressman7203

Жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to run around saying the sky is falling the sky is falling the sky is falling but he just manned up and kept on going have a great day

@bradhaines3142

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelpressman7203 nah most people who grew up in florida arent worried about them. general rule of thumb is be worried about a cat 3, get the hell out of the way for a cat 4 or 5. 1 and 2 are just a rainy day. trees down in Florida mean nothing because roots only to down like 3 or 4 feet even if the tree is 100 feet tall the water table just isnt that far down

@vincentgotter4669

Жыл бұрын

What a pro! !

The servos in early 2000's Chevys are known to go bad. My 05 Silverado had bad servos. Nice thing is that there are cheap after market servos available that are really easy to replace without having to replace the whole cluster. Changing mine start to finish took about an hour. Side note: I do have a great picture of a police car in front of me and a red light in front of him with my speedometer pegged. Even though we were stopped, the pegged speedometer in the photo made it look like me and the cop blew the light doing 120mph.

@farmermiyagi1338

Жыл бұрын

Stepper motors.

Fel-pro really are the best gaskets. I had a tour of their factory many years ago. Those folks care about quality!

I have had a replacement sender for my 02 for several years. It has a fluttery reading at idle but reads fine under power. A common problem. Looking at this vid ... and procrastination has served me well on this one... what a pita for something so simple.

Back in the 70’s and probably later, GM used to mount the oil sending switch on the front of the engine. It was literally a 2 minute job to replace it.

I read through some of these comments and I ask myself how many of these guys who KNOW that they can do this in ten minutes without removing all the crap in the way are Professional Mechanics / technicians? Ray is a consummate professional who worked for GM dealerships he knows what needs to be done and how. I am a professional engineer with a master's degree and an associates degree in two engineering disciplines. I constantly have to teach the younger guys that cutting corners and doing things haphazardly may get them out of the door quicker but the job will come back with other issues alongside the original problem. If you are not a pro in the automotive field then you do you and let Ray do Ray, he knows what he is doing his troubleshooting skills are top drawer his overall understanding of the problem allows him to flex his skills accordingly. If you are going to comment then that's good for feedback but being a negative know it all does absolutely nothing for anyone apart from your own ego! If your ego needs stroking go look in a mirror and whisper self platitudes to yourself it will make you feel so much better and your ego will stroked and you can walk around with your head held high telling yourself you know more than a seasoned professional in his chosen field.

Great video Ray. Hope you and your family stay safe with the hurricane coming. Be safe.

Seeing those towels in the intakes brought back a situation I saw in my youth. A friend had a 58 Chevy with a 348, it broke the distributor drive and when he pulled the intake so he could get the broken piece out he stfeed shop rags like that. To make it short he was in the drives seat and wanted the radio on and turned the key to far. A week later with new head gaskets and distributor on it lived again.

When troubled by wind... Head down, arse up and think good thoughts. Take care.

I liked how you popped the hood and started class. Had me feeling like a student. Your personality seems well suited for teaching. 🍻🖖

@mred8002

Жыл бұрын

He does. I was an instructor in college, and had to painfully acquire the teaching methods and skills that seem so natural for him.

“The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup.” That was so 80’s Mr. Ray. That was when Folgers used to sell coffee bricks (coffee bags with all the atmosphere sucked out for guaranteed freshness). Those were the days!!!! Oh btw; thanks for the throwback Sir.

Just did my knock sensors in my 02 silvarodo seen you also did the rtv around the boots like the service bulletin called for back in the day...2nd round did it myself since it wasn't done right the first repair although they did last almost 10 yrs without the rtv. Anyways keep up the great content and you helped me get motivated to do more repairs myself

We can learn alot, just by watching you, thank you Ray.

After you do a few of those senders with the intake on and get the hand motions down they're really not that bad. Stubby ratchet and wobble extension. Just removing the fuel lines makes it much easier too.

@krazykyle393

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve never removed the intake

@JeffArtz

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I've done 2 or 2 without removing the intake.

@JeffArtz

Жыл бұрын

** 2 or 3 ...

Had the same issue on a 2003 Trailblazer, but the oil pressure issue was the little stepper motors on the dash. Replaced that and everything was good. Stay safe in the hurricane. Great video as always.

@ElJefeTony

Жыл бұрын

Had an 04 Yukon XL, half the stepper motors went out. Speedometer would still go up when slowing down until it pegged out. Replaced all and everything was good. It is a common problem in those model years. So much so that GM warranties them up to 70K miles if I remember right.

I had a 2003 avalanche same issue and my friend a mechanic replaced it within 15 min. Like you, he knew where it was and tools to remove. Just realized you Ray, love taking things apart. Lol, and awesome at it! Great video as well. I too am impacted with theses hurricanes. Stay safe and to all us Floridians. Have a great day!

The oil pressure gauge on my 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L with 200k+ miles has been pegged above 80 psi for, I don't know, probably 6 or 7 years now. It has no relationship to the actual oil pressure, fortunately, but also no relationship to the sending unit--just a stepper motor issue. It also never throws any codes.

Just wanted to put a comment here. I did one of these sensors on my 05 suburban and I did it without removing the upper intake. It took like 15 minutes and the job was done. I understand why mechanics in shops would do this, because the book more than likely says to remove intake, but with the right socket and extensions it can be done. I am simply sharing my own experience, no hate towards Rainman.

I’m so glad I have bolts on my fuel lines. The way this one is set up looks like a nightmare!

I had to replace the sending unit on my 05 Sierra a while back and managed to do it with just the over off. Mind you it was a total pain and I planned to do it before driving so no heat to deal with.

I love the whole knock sensor job, with the RTV Dam TSB... lol what a fix. Been there done that 10yrs ago.. bought all new connectors and oem sensors and the metal gaskets. Packed full of mud under there... and really fun when they break off and you have to pull the lifter galley cover and use extractors to fight that...

Hope yall stay safe with these storms coming yalls way Ray!

That mini pry bar appears to be invaluable

Just seen the weather forecast. I wish all the best for Ray, his colleagues and families for the upcoming nightmare. Stay safe everyone

Proper way to diagnose if your oil pressure sending unit is bad is to check the grille for a Chevy or GMC badge. If it has one and the gauge is at 80, it's the sending unit.

@John-pk6ep

Жыл бұрын

Both dash and sending unit are common on this truck to go bad 😂

Morning Ray, thanks for the video! They are my favorite companion to my morning coffee 🫡

I had that same symptom on my 83 mustang years ago. Turns out that the oil pressure sending unit got sheared off from a frayed serpentine belt. New belt and sensor, back to normal.

You can do it with a regular socket, the issue is the socket walls are too thick to fit around the sender without contacting the engine therefore it will not fit. Taking the appropriate size socket and grind the walls thinner about 1 inch up the socket it will work fine and will save you money on buying a special socket

I wish you and your family the best during this hurricane. Stay safe and protect your family as I know you will. P.S. GREAT video!

you really had me falling of my seat with laughing when the socket came off , but you sorted it all again well done and thanks for the video

@michaelpressman7203

Жыл бұрын

I put an alternator in my car last week and I dropped my 12 mm socket hunted for it with a flashlight and a magnet could not find it drove the car was running great but and two days later I said I got to find that socket I opened the hood look down and there it was sitting at the bottom of the engine cover that protective thing under my motor that does I don't know what and hey I must live right cuz I got my socket back and I hate breaking up sets have a good day

@TrueCanad1an

Жыл бұрын

I heard it hit the floor. I was like YESSSSSSS

@katherinenelson6144

Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for… socket gravity. lol

Working in the equipment service industry, one of the first things suggested was to remove the watch and ring. I saw someone burn their watch band off when they reached behind an alternator, not a pleasant outcome. Great content, like the commentary.😎👍

@kenore4003

Жыл бұрын

Met a fellow who should have known better but managed to get between a ni-cad battery on a helicopter with his wrist watch. No pretty and the watch wasn't working too well either.

I installed a new sensor when I changed out my Knox sensors. It blew out on the highway two weeks later. Literally the oil was blowing out the top where the connector was and lost all the oil. Had it towed in and changed it. A week later it stopped working. Those two were from Oriely’s. Bought one from Auto Zone. No more problems since. That happened last year. A similar situation happen with my jeep Wrangler. Bought two from Oriely’s and went out right a way back to back. Bought a new one from AZ. Still working three years later.

Wonder why GM decided a special socket was needed?

These cars you work on drive my OCD crazy. They all have a ton of leaves stuck below the windshield, wipers and along the fenders. It's fall here in Virginia and I'm constantly de-leading all my cars.

You don’t know how happy I am seeing you struggle with that fuel tool … I thought it was just me !!

@vincentgotter4669

Жыл бұрын

I guess I'm here to watch Ray struggle. His resilience to adversity makes his videos worth the watch. You know I love you Ray, keep up the good work.

@brianargo4595

Жыл бұрын

Helps to release as much line pressure as possible. They clip on, but are held on firmly by the pressure behind them. That's why they use them for fuel lines, the more pressure they are under, the more secure they are.

Ray, I hope you and your family/friends are safe and didn't suffer too much damage. I am in the Tampa area, and as your neighbor, I wish you the best!

17:02 Howdy, 1 1/16 in my world is a 5/8 course thread nut. all the mini worlds that live around us closer than you think ty, les

Thanks for fixing my dad's truck. He really appreciates your attention to detail.

good luck with Ian, I left Fla. at the end of 2004 after the 4 hit Seminole Co.

i got that problem too. i got special socket too. I'm climbing on top of engine with wooden board disconnect wire git er out be done everyone has there own way that's fine.

Ray.. in regards to your coffee comment. Years back a friend of mine told me this quote because I drive a diesel.. "Who needs coffee when you got torque?"

All chevys gmcs have faulty wiring to the oil pressure gage, my Tahoe registered zero, went to replace sending unit and moved wire to it ! Surprise gage works!!

Ray your last vid you said that diagnostic tool you use was 3000 bucks i nearly fell over and had a wee dram of scotch whisky to get over it lol

I have some locking extensions from hobo feright. I don't use them daily but after a year I have had no issues with them.

Stay safe this week Ray. We’re shuttered up and hunkering down in Cape Coral. Should be fun.

Always Rainman Ray's Repairs Water and Coffee each morning. Thank you. Damn Knox sensors and Oil Pressure sensor! This home Mechanic has tackled this one. What I found is the three failed somewhat together because when it gets hot, coolant sprayed all over the back of the engine from those damn plastic (not so) quick disconnects for the heater hoses to the firewall for the heater core. About the same mileage as this Suburban.

I replaced the oil pump on my ’05 Silverado. 250K miles. It was clattering at idle and less than 20PSI when running. New oil pump came with 2 springs, regular and high performance. I put the high-performance spring in, had 100PSI+ oil pressure. Bad ideal, blew apart the oil pressure sender. Yea I got to do the oil pump twice with right spring and replace oil pressure sender. Was able to replace the sender w/o taking off the intake. Had the right socket, but man it was a lot of contorting, almost worth it.

If you know the hurricane is coming.....bring the chickens into the house. I'm sure you must have a back porch or a room you can put tarps down with bedding and set cages on it with the chickens in the cages. Fresh water/food for them. They are worth a little mess.

Always enjoy your videos. Stay safe over on the Westside. I'm over on the Eastside below Daytona. Going to be a bit windy soon.

@elijahevo6859

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he's in a shop in Sarosota like half an hour north of me, crazy, stay safe ray

Throwing parts as a diagnostic method can work well under the right circumstances. Depends on many factors.

My wife was coming back from New Orleans to Arkansas when she got to Jackson MS the oil sending unit cracked evacuating the oil. She check the oil and refilled but too late. She trashed an overhead cam bearing. I drove to Jackson and put the car on a dolly returning it to my Mazda dealer. They installed a new head $5100 then found a knocking crank bearing. I bought a a 10,000 mile pullout engine and installed. All over a plastic cracked oil sending unit.

Way back in the dim dawn of time, I had a customer with a 65 Ford with a 289. His oil pressure relief valve stuck closed. You could rev the engine up and watch the oil filter bulge outward. I was surprised that it didn't blow up the filter or gasket.

Considering the age of the vehicle, I would have done the same as Ray and pulled the intake and check connectors and wiring also. I have been bitten several times on older vehicles where the wiring or connectors have became brittle and had issues. Great job Ray!

@blackopsrocks

8 ай бұрын

Same, my plow trucks come to mind, thats a handful of 6.0 gassers with a variety of electrical issues I need to be very careful about when making repairs.

@camobrien8368

7 ай бұрын

I checked all of mine broke the brittle casing and old tape off and re wrapped most of the wires going to the engine

I'm going have to try that light blinking trick..... Maybe just go for the house main breaker!

All I wanted was for you to reach up & grab the ever loving leaf!!!

Great job Ray! Hope you escape damage from the Hurricane. Fiona did huge damage on the east coast of Canada.

Hey Ray be safe when the storm comes though thanks for the great videos!

Time for some 8mm wobbly bits then the socket goes flying. Bro I about lost it. Had me laughing so hard. 🤣

How on earth do you remember. Where everything goes on assembly. Totally amazing ..

@tonyfischer5214

4 ай бұрын

Not as difficult as you would think. Most everything will lay back in plqce where it goes and electrical connections will only plug into it's mating connector.

You had me laughing so hard when you said, "Sorry I hit you with my tube." I was thinking don't let your wife hear you say that. LoL

my 2003 bonneville SSEi 3800 supercharged was doing the same thing. it was a sending unit

Batten down the hatches Rain Man! Ian is heading your way. Stay safe!

Could you have used the scan tool to see the measured oil pressure from the sensor to see if the gauge was reading what it was being told?

Great video as always Ray!! Fingers crossed you don't get too much from the storm; current models have it mostly hugging the west coast heading up to the panhandle, but having lived in Houston a long time I've seen how those things can change direction and get stronger. One of the reasons I'm fine with living up north even if the salt makes fixing cars more of a hassle.

@michaelpressman7203

Жыл бұрын

Ray lives right and does right the force is strong within young Ray Walker it shall protect him have a good day

I've removed those senders with a standard 1 1/16 before, but you have to be VERY careful and have a perfect straight shot. (Too cheap to buy the socket since I don't do it for a living).

OK most of the time the channel is great. This one doesn't need to pull the intake to deal with the oil pressure sending unit.

Love your videos, I find them entertaining and educational. Your a good narrator. Keep them coming.

I have to put in knock sensors and oil pressure sensor. Haven't done it yet looked intimidating but now not so much. Ty

Good morning Ray, thanks for the video. It went smooth as butter. I'll be busy getting ready for the hurricane 🌀 today. I don't have a generator so if the power goes out it will be bad 😞. Stay safe and have a good day 🇺🇸💪💯

@RainmanRaysRepairs

Жыл бұрын

Make ice and bottle some extra water 💧

@RainmanRaysRepairs

Жыл бұрын

We stash ice bags in the fridge and load the freezer with it to hold the cold 🥶

@michaelpressman7203

Жыл бұрын

I myself Wired my house for generator so I can plug it in the side of the house and back feed into the service main disconnect thing if you do that disconnect your breaker box on your meter if you don't backfeed the power lines and electrocute the workers have a great day

@108gk

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelpressman7203 I have a suicide cable to connect my generator. Procedure is the same as you said. Shut off the main breaker, plug in both ends of the cable, start the generator. My setup has a breaker in the box just for the generator and the generator has it's own breaker. Double protection. Disclaimer: Don't do this. CYA and all of that stuff.

Predicting an upheaval within your life and career within the next month and that I will still be watching your work.

Thank you for the showing to pull through intake. That was fast.....😊

Hope all is well Ray I'm in the UK very rough looking storm watching the news about sunny florida work must be cancelled for a while surely all the best Ray from us here

Love how Rays says "Then I lost 1/2 an hour" when I am thinking I would have lost the entire morning.

That Burb looks really tidy, glad the owner seems to be keeping it well maintained.

That's convenient. I own an older 5.3, and I replaced the oil sending unit last year. I never got to remove the intake, so your video helps, especially the way you identify parts as you go in. It sounds like later models are harder to reach. Along the way, I found the sending unit is a simple resistor, so you can mimic it with a simple resistor led to ground. In the dealers manual they tell you what the gauge should read with, for example, a 100 ohm resistor fed to ground.

As I recall on the older Chevy's those oil sensors were right on the side of the block easily accessible good job engineers! We are getting ready for the caine too prayers for all!

Hope you and yours weather the storm alright. I went through a couple when I lived in southeast Texas. They suck.

@peted5217

Жыл бұрын

Actually, these Storms Blow.....

School got cansled so I get to watch more Rainman rays repairs

Stay safe. Prayers for everyone.

Great job, great explanation. Please stay safe through the hurricane!!!!

The flashlight with subscribe button and off set playing now I remember why I keep watching you🤣🤣🤣👍

Finally some oem parts. Many aftermarket parts suck.

I call REEEE on the internet connection to your flashlight. The flashlight dimming up and down and flashing is just to remind you that Halloween 🎃 is coming up soon. Spooky 👻 flashlight!

All your videos are great and entertaining I was looking for the knock sensor video you did not put it in the description