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My shifter button is like pressed in and won't release but I can pull the button back out but it's loose. And my key won't turn to off position since it started doing It. Any ideas
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair5 сағат бұрын
@@Meoffjackk01 Common issue with these cars. Can’t come to me at the moment but it’s something to do with the park release with the shifter and that button also, might have a spring in there. Mine had the same issue.
@Meoffjackk01Сағат бұрын
I figured it out after I replaced the plug in it still did it. I looked and the metal piece is bent so it's grabbing on that plastic piece and not letting it come up. I can manually pull it up but it's hard and the key comes out. What is the metal piece called with the plastic piece in it? @@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair
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@JaysonHayes-on6bh7 күн бұрын
Good job!
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair7 күн бұрын
@@JaysonHayes-on6bh thank you
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@ajmoon489117 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Just got a 2000 el dorado and the hvac is barely blowing out air in my front vents but my back vents are working wonderfully!! Thinking I need to check this now
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair17 күн бұрын
Let me know how this goes! If not I have a video or two on replacing the blend door actuators, there’s two, usually on the passenger side one behind the glove box and one below it accessible from below
@ajmoon489117 күн бұрын
@@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair hey! Do not YM hvac class today I tested my A/c system and it was fine but you were right! My line snapped in two and also the bigger hose connected to the T fitting was so deteriorated. Replaced all of that and worked wonderfully! So thank you! I found out where to look bc of your video
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair17 күн бұрын
@@ajmoon4891 awesome! Glad to know it fixed your issue!
@elijahwilkinson3184Ай бұрын
I got the exact same truck. So either your complete ass at driving. Or got shit tires. Air the tires down some. Smack it in four low and go.
@mitsuturboАй бұрын
I've personally witnessed this. Customer mixed green ethylene glycol with dexkill. GM recommended "replace long block, pump, radiator, heater core and all coolant hoses" Customer left their S15 blazer at the shop and said just keep it.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
Lol that’s wild…good deal for someone who can fix it
@TasmonkiАй бұрын
Use arp headstuds to avoid your motor blowing
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
Even better Northstar Performance, better than ARP
@CastBlastCampАй бұрын
2010 chevy impala, driver side vents not blowing cold like the passenger side until its circulated thru for a few mins. Replaced driver side actuator hoping to fix the issue. Still having the same issue. Any ideas? Any help is most appreciated!
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
2 styles of engine coolant temperature gauges. Digital, Analog(mostly on Eldorados, Sevilles and Deville Concours). It might be normal for the temperature gauge to fluctuate over half way slightly especially in hot temperatures. What you can do is find out what the actual temperature is with a scan tool of yours doesn’t display in numerical form. I prefer to not see my temp over 228, up to 225 is “normal” but the cooler, the better. Make sure you’re running an OEM thermostat. Make sure the purge line isn’t clogged. Before everything else make sure the coolant is at the proper level, if you have vanishing coolant, make sure if it’s physically leaking on the ground, you repair that first, also think about “why” that failed(failed water pump?) if at idle you rev your engine and the coolant temperature gets hotter rather than cooler you might have a flow issue. Use a block tester/combustion leak test kit to see if your head bolts have failed. Yes head bolts, these engines don’t normally have bad “head gaskets” if your car runs fine but still have orange dexcool coolant. Especially if it’s original, drain it. Remove your thermostat, run straight distilled water + a coolant system flush as directed to flush the coolant system, drain afterwards. I’d refill with clean water again and run again and drain again, then add universal coolant of your choice commonly referred to as “green” coolant or “yellow”. The dexcool is what causes issues because it corrodes between aluminum and iron the worst. If you see white clouds from your exhaust, you’re in for an engine rebuild or swap.
@user-xw8pb4bl9lАй бұрын
Сгущенка 😂 ролик затянулся 😂
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
У моей компании есть четыре одинаковых вилочных погрузчика, только у одного остался оригинальный двигатель. Остальные трое находятся на третьем или четвертом двигателе соответственно. Всего одиннадцать грузовиков, и все они были заброшены, пока меня не наняли. 😂 P.S. Google translate, I only know like three words in Russian, hopefully this translates correctly
@Payday-oh6iqАй бұрын
That looks like caramel🫠🤣😂
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
It was pretty gross
@Payday-oh6iqАй бұрын
😂
@Payday-oh6iqАй бұрын
Keep up the good work!
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
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@scooterp70092 ай бұрын
Huh? What happened?
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepairАй бұрын
Tried getting away reusing my caliper bracket after brake job, only for it to seize on me anyways
@MorbidMansion2 ай бұрын
Im thinking of doing this to my ‘99, it only has 30k miles on it but I don’t want it to end up as a trash car. Was it that bad of a job to do? I’ve only done engine work on large diesels never on a gas motor, and never drilled and tapped head bolts. As of now the car runs fine, with the A/C on it never seems to go above 203 degrees, but with it off at idle it will run up to 222, Im assuming thats normal since the fans don’t kick in until then. Nice to see another one of these surviving out there, hopefully I can join the bulletproof northstar group some day.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
Although I went to school for auto repair this was technically my biggest solo job, just watching KZread videos. I’ve already driven my car 13,000mi since this repair and no issues. It’s really not bad, lot of info online to consult to. I was surprised because everybody hyped this up as a horrible job and it’s really not
@MorbidMansion2 ай бұрын
@@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair I’ll have to look into it, Im assuming you dropped the subframe out instead of trying to lift the engine out? If thats the case I would need to find someone with access to a lift. I would like this engine to survive for decades from now since I dont plan on getting rid of this car anytime soon. Eventually all of these non studded northstars will end up in a garbage pile and there will only be the studded handful left making them rare. The car drives great, sounds great, and so far has treated me well so down the line I’d be willing to put the time and money into it to make it last a lifetime, the way it should have been in 1993.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
@@MorbidMansion I pulled my engine out of the top, easier. The spare engine I dropped the subframe at my tech school shop, might have a hard time if the subframe bolts snap in the body. Not bad to do it from the top
@terryalbeno73052 ай бұрын
This is one way of doing it.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
lol
@marlonayala83762 ай бұрын
Does this work with the 05?
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
Very similar process, and the kit can be found from the company Northstar Performance out of Canada.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
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@ThatBeardedGuy692 ай бұрын
Its this hard to replace by yourself? At home.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
Not too bad, best to have an impact for those bolts, battery or electric, by hand tool method will work too. Might be a challenge lining up the bolt holes on the new ones, but it’s possible to do, a jack, hammer and pry bars and screw drivers make it better
@user-xk4vt9ye8j2 ай бұрын
Designed to leak oil and blow head gaskets. That engine did more to destroy Caddy than anything else.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
Good intentions but the engineers must’ve been drunk not to realize the coolant would’ve caused corrosion with the steel bolts and aluminum, and a half case? Stupid design I’ll agree. Although these are very easy to work on.
@Aaron.Crow5122 ай бұрын
Does it make a metallic grinding noise
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
No noise
@Aaron.Crow5122 ай бұрын
How to really know if the manifold failed? Is it visual cues? Because I have a '97 LeSabre with about 55k miles and I just want to be on guard to mitigate any potential catastrophic damage
@gilbertrobinson78712 ай бұрын
why do yall always skip the parts we need to see?
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
Hard to hold the camera/phone while doing the work, next time I’ll be wearing a GoPro or have someone filming
@ViceroyRoyale2 ай бұрын
i have a 99 deville, those are front engine braces. they would suck as torque mounts because it's a latitudally mounted engine.
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
That’s what they’re technically called, torque strut mounts.
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I have other videos relating to 1997-1999 Cadillac Devilles and 1996-2001 Cadillac Eldorados and other vehicles alike with the 4.6 Northstar
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
This car belonged to my friend Sean, who passed away in a vehicle accident in his C class. His S class was previously in a minor accident, and I’m in charge of restoring it for his family.
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@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
It’s indeed a 1967, I’m not very familiar with classic cars although I can tell you what I see but the years aren’t always right, I checked this guys plate to see what year it was 😂 the “1969” you see is another video of mine which is a recommendation to watch after this short.
@av8rshane4912 ай бұрын
Beat me to it!
@joesphmoger36832 ай бұрын
1967 Camaro
@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_3 ай бұрын
He caused it 😂
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair2 ай бұрын
I was the only certified mechanic in my store and they also refused to promote me 🤣
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@scottkane7173 ай бұрын
Much worse than I thought it would be considering my old silverados were gone when I checked lmao
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair3 ай бұрын
lol I got a video on here from an 04 Silverado I worked on it was just as bad too
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair3 ай бұрын
Part 2 of the 2004 GMC Sierra with the fuel leak
@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair3 ай бұрын
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My shifter button is like pressed in and won't release but I can pull the button back out but it's loose. And my key won't turn to off position since it started doing It. Any ideas
@@Meoffjackk01 Common issue with these cars. Can’t come to me at the moment but it’s something to do with the park release with the shifter and that button also, might have a spring in there. Mine had the same issue.
I figured it out after I replaced the plug in it still did it. I looked and the metal piece is bent so it's grabbing on that plastic piece and not letting it come up. I can manually pull it up but it's hard and the key comes out. What is the metal piece called with the plastic piece in it? @@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair
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Good job!
@@JaysonHayes-on6bh thank you
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Thank you!! Just got a 2000 el dorado and the hvac is barely blowing out air in my front vents but my back vents are working wonderfully!! Thinking I need to check this now
Let me know how this goes! If not I have a video or two on replacing the blend door actuators, there’s two, usually on the passenger side one behind the glove box and one below it accessible from below
@@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair hey! Do not YM hvac class today I tested my A/c system and it was fine but you were right! My line snapped in two and also the bigger hose connected to the T fitting was so deteriorated. Replaced all of that and worked wonderfully! So thank you! I found out where to look bc of your video
@@ajmoon4891 awesome! Glad to know it fixed your issue!
I got the exact same truck. So either your complete ass at driving. Or got shit tires. Air the tires down some. Smack it in four low and go.
I've personally witnessed this. Customer mixed green ethylene glycol with dexkill. GM recommended "replace long block, pump, radiator, heater core and all coolant hoses" Customer left their S15 blazer at the shop and said just keep it.
Lol that’s wild…good deal for someone who can fix it
Use arp headstuds to avoid your motor blowing
Even better Northstar Performance, better than ARP
2010 chevy impala, driver side vents not blowing cold like the passenger side until its circulated thru for a few mins. Replaced driver side actuator hoping to fix the issue. Still having the same issue. Any ideas? Any help is most appreciated!
2 styles of engine coolant temperature gauges. Digital, Analog(mostly on Eldorados, Sevilles and Deville Concours). It might be normal for the temperature gauge to fluctuate over half way slightly especially in hot temperatures. What you can do is find out what the actual temperature is with a scan tool of yours doesn’t display in numerical form. I prefer to not see my temp over 228, up to 225 is “normal” but the cooler, the better. Make sure you’re running an OEM thermostat. Make sure the purge line isn’t clogged. Before everything else make sure the coolant is at the proper level, if you have vanishing coolant, make sure if it’s physically leaking on the ground, you repair that first, also think about “why” that failed(failed water pump?) if at idle you rev your engine and the coolant temperature gets hotter rather than cooler you might have a flow issue. Use a block tester/combustion leak test kit to see if your head bolts have failed. Yes head bolts, these engines don’t normally have bad “head gaskets” if your car runs fine but still have orange dexcool coolant. Especially if it’s original, drain it. Remove your thermostat, run straight distilled water + a coolant system flush as directed to flush the coolant system, drain afterwards. I’d refill with clean water again and run again and drain again, then add universal coolant of your choice commonly referred to as “green” coolant or “yellow”. The dexcool is what causes issues because it corrodes between aluminum and iron the worst. If you see white clouds from your exhaust, you’re in for an engine rebuild or swap.
Сгущенка 😂 ролик затянулся 😂
У моей компании есть четыре одинаковых вилочных погрузчика, только у одного остался оригинальный двигатель. Остальные трое находятся на третьем или четвертом двигателе соответственно. Всего одиннадцать грузовиков, и все они были заброшены, пока меня не наняли. 😂 P.S. Google translate, I only know like three words in Russian, hopefully this translates correctly
That looks like caramel🫠🤣😂
It was pretty gross
😂
Keep up the good work!
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@@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair im subbed so ill definitely check em out!!
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Huh? What happened?
Tried getting away reusing my caliper bracket after brake job, only for it to seize on me anyways
Im thinking of doing this to my ‘99, it only has 30k miles on it but I don’t want it to end up as a trash car. Was it that bad of a job to do? I’ve only done engine work on large diesels never on a gas motor, and never drilled and tapped head bolts. As of now the car runs fine, with the A/C on it never seems to go above 203 degrees, but with it off at idle it will run up to 222, Im assuming thats normal since the fans don’t kick in until then. Nice to see another one of these surviving out there, hopefully I can join the bulletproof northstar group some day.
Although I went to school for auto repair this was technically my biggest solo job, just watching KZread videos. I’ve already driven my car 13,000mi since this repair and no issues. It’s really not bad, lot of info online to consult to. I was surprised because everybody hyped this up as a horrible job and it’s really not
@@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair I’ll have to look into it, Im assuming you dropped the subframe out instead of trying to lift the engine out? If thats the case I would need to find someone with access to a lift. I would like this engine to survive for decades from now since I dont plan on getting rid of this car anytime soon. Eventually all of these non studded northstars will end up in a garbage pile and there will only be the studded handful left making them rare. The car drives great, sounds great, and so far has treated me well so down the line I’d be willing to put the time and money into it to make it last a lifetime, the way it should have been in 1993.
@@MorbidMansion I pulled my engine out of the top, easier. The spare engine I dropped the subframe at my tech school shop, might have a hard time if the subframe bolts snap in the body. Not bad to do it from the top
This is one way of doing it.
lol
Does this work with the 05?
Very similar process, and the kit can be found from the company Northstar Performance out of Canada.
Make sure to subscribe to keep updated with my latest uploads!
Its this hard to replace by yourself? At home.
Not too bad, best to have an impact for those bolts, battery or electric, by hand tool method will work too. Might be a challenge lining up the bolt holes on the new ones, but it’s possible to do, a jack, hammer and pry bars and screw drivers make it better
Designed to leak oil and blow head gaskets. That engine did more to destroy Caddy than anything else.
Good intentions but the engineers must’ve been drunk not to realize the coolant would’ve caused corrosion with the steel bolts and aluminum, and a half case? Stupid design I’ll agree. Although these are very easy to work on.
Does it make a metallic grinding noise
No noise
How to really know if the manifold failed? Is it visual cues? Because I have a '97 LeSabre with about 55k miles and I just want to be on guard to mitigate any potential catastrophic damage
why do yall always skip the parts we need to see?
Hard to hold the camera/phone while doing the work, next time I’ll be wearing a GoPro or have someone filming
i have a 99 deville, those are front engine braces. they would suck as torque mounts because it's a latitudally mounted engine.
That’s what they’re technically called, torque strut mounts.
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Consider subscribing if you’re into videos like this or car related videos.
If you’re into car content, please consider supporting the channel by subscribing and you’ll be notified of my next upload
Subscribe! Help support my channel and check out my other videos!
Subscribe for more car content and if you happen to have a 4.6 Northstar see my other videos
Consider subscribing to support my channels growth and to see more car videos!
Please do consider subscribing for more car videos!
I have other videos relating to 1997-1999 Cadillac Devilles and 1996-2001 Cadillac Eldorados and other vehicles alike with the 4.6 Northstar
This car belonged to my friend Sean, who passed away in a vehicle accident in his C class. His S class was previously in a minor accident, and I’m in charge of restoring it for his family.
Consider subscribing today!
If you happen to be a General Motors vehicle owner with a 4.6L Northstar engine, I have other videos covering different issues.
It’s indeed a 1967, I’m not very familiar with classic cars although I can tell you what I see but the years aren’t always right, I checked this guys plate to see what year it was 😂 the “1969” you see is another video of mine which is a recommendation to watch after this short.
Beat me to it!
1967 Camaro
He caused it 😂
I was the only certified mechanic in my store and they also refused to promote me 🤣
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Much worse than I thought it would be considering my old silverados were gone when I checked lmao
lol I got a video on here from an 04 Silverado I worked on it was just as bad too
Part 2 of the 2004 GMC Sierra with the fuel leak
Check out the part 2 of seeing where the leak came from!
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Who's caddy is this ones.
My brothers !