Common Tune Up Mistakes!
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Does your car or truck need a tune up? Do people even do tune ups anymore? Sure we do, though, they may look different depending on the age of your car or truck! In this video, Len shows you common mistakes that could be made when tuning up your car or truck, which typically involves spark plugs, ignition coils, and sometimes spark plug wires! Watch this for a bunch of tips that will save you from some costly and time consuming mistakes!
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Back in the day we had three tools! Crescent wrench, screwdriver and a hammer! My Dad’s ‘66 Galaxy 500 , 390 was victimized by my older brother pretty much every weekend! This taught me to be smart, save up for a proper tool set ! Then get a car to repair and drive! Old Dad left me that 66 , I drove it until 1990.
How many red bulls did Len have before filming this? That bro has wings!
The fact that this man casually started a fire to prove a point has my utmost respect. Good content too!
It's amazing how few people no longer know most of this stuff.
Yeah I've been doing this since I was a little kid with my dad, he use to have my brother and I help him do tune ups, brakes, bleeding brakes, changing tires, u-joints, oil changes, my dad was a great mechanic and he even showed us how to gap point back in the day. He always told us people aren't going to be babysitting us or holding our hands once we grew up and I'm so grateful we learned how to do these things properly. This guy is really good and I love his lessons and I've seen people make all these mistakes😂
Not really. I think more people know this stuff now with the internet than before.
A good drinking game is to watch this video and take a shot every time he says spark plug.
Magnetic 🧲 Spark plug socket works best
@corey Babcock sometimes the rubber will come out
When I replace spark plug cables I do one at a time so I never have a problem.
Gto distributor cap no ignition coils like in modern cars. Actually you using the hammer on the coils are my preferred method 😎
As always a well done and informative vid 👍🏽 I use the old school fuel hose on spark plug to start them in cylinder head to avoid cross-threading.
+cardo Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
I'ma bet that GTO has the coil inside the distributor, using breaker points as well. 100% mechanical.
When you said about the grease 20:07 "It's not going to conduct the electricity that's coming from the wire". you technically said a correct thing, but the same is true for the silicone which is di-electric, which means it also doesn't conduct electricity. a lot of regular lithium grease is used in electrical connections to prevent corrosion. Di-electric grease isn't supposed to conduct, that would be bad as it would allow spark leakage around the boot to the block. the Di-Electric grease (not just silicone) helps with sealing any air gaps with an insulator and any potential boot cracks with the same insulator as well as helping lubricate to prevent sticking.
Dielectric grease is an insulator. Manufacturers state you shouldn't apply grease of any type to spark plug boots.
You have issues!!! I love it!!! I’m subscribing right NOW!!! Btw. You need your own show!!
+Edward Sferrazza Thanks for the feedback!
So you tried everything I told you Not to do and...Well yeah Len. That's why we're watching 😬🤣🤙
The introduction to this video was great !! 🤣👌🏼
1A auto be delivery my quality parts in 2 days!. Great people with even better videos!
LMFAO! Lenny is the best!
Great video informative and entertaining 😁
These are very good over looked diagnosis as well 👍
I was crying when the air tool was used to remove the spark plug. Funny. 🤣
An everyday Italian tuneup is the best.
Let us see inside this truck, l loved this car strong comfortable
Please send pictures of this truck inside and out
This channel is fun again lol
That was the best intro I have ever seen XD LMAO
Gotta love that cold air intake on the truck with the upside down lid
Hot Wheels sitting right on a switch, safety hazard? Lol funny vids guys
GTO one coil for all eight sparky-plugs. Things sure were simpler back in the day, I’m doing an 06 4.0 timing chain replacement pull the motor five chains ,cassettes ,guides tensioners
at 7:28 mixing up 2 spark plug wires, the engine will run real bad and worse under load, it is not a small issue!
+Mmpi For All Thanks for the feedback!
I bought a corvette cheap because of someone's mistake on that
The GTO has different ignition coil. Question... When replacing my spark plugs using a spark plug socket, I had difficulty getting the socket off the plug after installing the new plugs. How can I keep from having this problem. Thanks Len. How do you change the rear bank of plugs on a 2000 Chevy Venture? Was told you have to tilt the engine?
Very educational for someone who knows nothing ! Now can you show us how to bench test a knock sensor for Volvo same as a Toyota ? I have already learned , and it would be nice to have a oscilloscope?
Nice video 😮😮😅😊😊😊
Just so everyone knows when working on a 88-98 chevy pickup your firing order is stamped into the intake on a 350 it is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 cylinder numbers are driver side 1-3-5-7 passenger side 2-4-6-8
+Stephen Stinnett Thanks for the feedback!
24:07 I'm a little concerned I've been conditioned to expect a mute Aussie to throw eggs at the end of all that.
Wrong: at 4:00 the ignition rotor does not 'contact' the electrodes to each spark plug; as it rotates by it flashes- over the narrow gap. The only actual contact inside is the center contact from the ignition coil. Dude!
+Mmpi For All Thanks for the tip! We'll pass this info along to our production team.
This should be required viewing for all high school kids
So, what is the proper method to gap platinum and uridium plugs?
Fuel filter too if it has one.It is cheaper to replace than replace an expensive fuel pump.A badly plugged fuel filter is the cause of fuel pump failures 99.9% of the time.NGK says not to use anti seize on their plugs and has a TSB on this including mentioned on their website.AC Delco made by NGK and Denso also say no anti seize too.They have an anti corrosion coating on them from the factory.Anti seize causes grounding problems including adding extra friction when torqueing them down over torqueing them breaking them off.Use the OEM plugs it calls for only.Have seen misfires due to the wrong brand spark plugs installed,see this with the gimicky Bosch and E3 spark plugs.
Ah yes the old air cleaner lid upside down trick sucking in hot air from the radiator...
Can you guys do more videos on a 2009 ford crown Vic p71
+Kelvin Craig We're always cycling through common cars. We'll add this repair to our list! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
How about a video about the different ways things are done these days. I had a trans fluid change done at the dealership a few weeks ago. So when I got it back. It was clear they never put a wrench on the drain bolt or the fill bolt. I was sure I got ripped off. So I checked u-tube to see why these bolts had not been removed. Boy, glad I looked. If I had called and complicated I would have been the fool. I found out they don't do it that way. I did see they removed two holes. And that is how they change trans fluid. We're ripped off so often these days we need to be educated.
I own a 2012 sonata 2.4l. I bought it used and was told the plugs that go with it come pre gapped, but can I still at least check the gap with a better/different gapping tool? Also was told not to use anti seize on the threads, and they have crush washers and don’t need to be torqued to spec, just one and 1/4 turn. Does that sound right to you?
I can only speak for NGK plugs. It doesn't hurt to check the gap. Even though they are supposed to be pre-gapped, some are not, for ?? reason. The threads on NGK plugs already have a coating of anti-seize from the factory. I usually use a torque wrench after I tighten by "feel", and I'm usually pretty close. It's important to not overtighten plugs in modern engines with aluminum blocks, since the threads are much easier to strip out and crossthread. If you usually use a torque wrench, by all means continue to do so. The torque spec usually is a range (e.g. 22-28 ft lbs) and using a setting between the two values has served me well. And watch where you buy your plugs. Counterfeit Ford, Denso, NGK, and other brands of spark plugs ( and other parts like coil packs, oil and air filters, water pumps, brake pads, etc..) have infiltrated the online marketplace for auto parts. There are a few dozen vids here on YT that delve into this topic, and the problems these knock-offs create are becoming more common and is only going to get worse, going by the shift to online commerce.
Buy a torque wrench and a gapping tool from your auto parts store. They sell em for a reason...
I broke my step brothers starter on his 93 Chevy 4.3 because I got some of the wires wrong and it has the simplest fire order of 165432 I was replacing the destribitor cap and rotor
Other guy take serious from 1a part too and u sound like comedy mechanic😂
The cream GTO has points ignition
2 other common tune-up mistakes. Not cleaning the throttle body and not cleaning the MAF sensor (if equipped). Cleaning these 2 components when doing a tune-up will help keep your car running tip top. Not cleaning them will almost certainly lead to issues with them eventually. A can of BG44k in the fuel tank is also a good idea.
+Catfish Billy Thanks for the feedback!
Hey guys, do you happen to remember which microphone you use?
I hate going behind previous techs and fixing what they messed up when they did the last tune-up🙄I have to bc being the current tech on the car u don't want the customer to think that u left components out of place🤦♂️
When we wonder why we even did this in the first place 🤣🤣
I used to use my cordless impact to remove plugs until the porcelain shattered on a ford 3.5
Nothing wrong w/using anti-sieze if you're careful not to get it on the electrode of the plug and hand tighten with a swivel head t-bar w/ as you mentioned a proper spark plug socket. You're welcome. That'll be $3 for the knowledge I just dropped on you.
Got brand new battery and car still won't start what's up
Obviously points ignition for the Pontiac
This guy has to be related to Scotty Kilmer lol
Lol I don't even own a car with a distributor anymore
Why not replace one wire at a time
As long as is not the exhaust manifold the hammer probably works.
Can you sell me that OBS Chevy please thanks
Just because the parts are new doesn't mean it gunna work
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Brake a spark plug? Just use some super glue to fix it! Brake a plug wire, get the duct tape out!! Works great every time!!
He is not serious folks ... He is joking 😅 ,...
Why are you encouraging people to "smash" their computers?
I don’t even think he knew what he was looking at on that gto lol
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