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  • @Potoum
    @Potoum Před rokem +18

    "Who put febreeze in the air? Who's trying to kill me." I'm dying over here 🤣

  • @gusser2121
    @gusser2121 Před rokem +47

    With that mini Cooper's starting voice, you're going to have to have a smoke after every start up...

  • @Sieg670
    @Sieg670 Před rokem +6

    That Mini was hilarious. I believe that audio translates to "Well, well. How cute."
    The "well, well" can be translated to a number of things.

    • @2fathomsdeeper
      @2fathomsdeeper Před rokem

      Like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" converted from English to Japanese and back to English becomes "Snow Snow and the Seven Perverts."

  • @johnathanedwards9054
    @johnathanedwards9054 Před rokem +3

    The anime voice is saying " my my, look at how Handsome you are." in a seductive way

  • @ThatOneCastleGuy
    @ThatOneCastleGuy Před rokem +365

    Ah yes, a weebmobile. Wasn’t expecting that startup noise then I noticed the floor mats😅

    • @Stevo_1998
      @Stevo_1998 Před rokem +48

      I noticed the Hatsune Miku sticker next to the driver's window, and from that point on it just went downhill:
      The floor mats, the danglies on the rear-view, the 'Ara ara' startup noise, the (hard to see) waifu stickers on the back window and the rear quarter-glass...

    • @RsFastLane11
      @RsFastLane11 Před rokem +11

      I'm boutta weeb out my mini tbh

    • @iviaverick52
      @iviaverick52 Před rokem +9

      and of course it's a minicooper.

    • @darksuns7384
      @darksuns7384 Před rokem +40

      No wonder it has trans fluid in the coolant, the car wanted to commit sudoku with an owner like that.

    • @Eeveethegamer26
      @Eeveethegamer26 Před rokem +3

      @@darksuns7384 wow a suicide joke😒

  • @winksthebiker5193
    @winksthebiker5193 Před rokem +193

    "I can breath brake clean, gasoline and cyanide but give me air freshener and I die"
    Me too Ray, me too.

    • @craiglyles4755
      @craiglyles4755 Před rokem +9

      In 2008 I worked at a dealership on the dark side of town and every damn car rolled in with a stack of those nasty black ice death trees. Kept some thick ziplock bags on the service drive cause step 1 was remove black ice and put in baggie to keep migraines at bay…then it just smelled like weed.

    • @Katyas-Korner
      @Katyas-Korner Před rokem +3

      With all the chemicals I have been around in my life I detest any extra scent.

    • @John-ih2bx
      @John-ih2bx Před rokem +2

      @@Katyas-Korner I agree completely. As a child I was forced to be in a car (in VA, in July/August, in the 60s, w/o air conditioning) with my mother and two sisters, that had gone to Garfinkle's and Woodward and Lothrop, and sprayed multiple perfumes/colognes onto themselves. Horrific. Give me the smell of petroleum distillate and I am happy ... and the smell of gunpowder. ... range time.

    • @pitchforkpeasant6219
      @pitchforkpeasant6219 Před rokem +1

      @@John-ih2bx black powder smells better than smokeless 😁. Especially when ignited with flint

  • @VikingArelius
    @VikingArelius Před rokem

    When your car goes "Ara Ara~" you know you're in for a treat~

  • @DIYguy2
    @DIYguy2 Před rokem +72

    That start up sound of the mini coop, just wow.

    • @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653
      @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Před rokem +9

      I also have the anime start up in my 2022 k5 but mines is not provocative lmao 😂 🤣

    • @Laborchet
      @Laborchet Před rokem +4

      @@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 yeah I can’t speak or understand Japanese but goddamn if that didn’t sound like they’re asking me to whip something out and push it into something then idk what it is…
      Also, what is this “anime sound” is it like a little speaker box that just plays that chime every time? I’ve seen those little led animal faces that people keep as companion, is it like that?

    • @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653
      @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Před rokem +5

      @@Laborchet it's a programmable small speaker box that plugs into USB and plays the audio file when the car is started. It can say whatever you want but I like that stuff so it greets me in japanese.

    • @Laborchet
      @Laborchet Před rokem +2

      @@flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 what’s the name of the box?

    • @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653
      @flim_flam_shrim_shram6653 Před rokem +2

      @@Laborchet the nonprogramable anime ones are called melody boxes but you can make your own (which I did) easy for like 15$. There is a tutorial on CZcams and everything is buyable on amazon.

  • @Klumpozyte
    @Klumpozyte Před rokem +196

    The floor mats already were a sign but the "Ara Ara" made my day. Weebmobile :D
    Edit to explain: "Ara Ara, o kawaii koto!" basicly translates to "Oh my, how cute!" and is a trope phrase used in anime by (dominant) older sister/women type characters towards (usually younger) males in a suggestive manner.

    • @LinaScott
      @LinaScott Před rokem +16

      Thank you for the translation ... 😁

    • @baoboumusic
      @baoboumusic Před rokem +17

      Thanks, I came looking for this :D

    • @Echristoffe
      @Echristoffe Před rokem +8

      Indeed but those are just a fantasy thing.
      Never saw that in Japan (I mean the real one, not the virtual anime one)

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Před rokem +11

      LOL, knew is was something cute, like"My cutie", or "Hey, hey cutie"
      I knew a guy with a DB9 and the James Bond theme play when started.

    • @andreklein7906
      @andreklein7906 Před rokem +5

      Weebmobile, lol.

  • @lizzard8785
    @lizzard8785 Před rokem +10

    14:18 "I want to get out of this car now....." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't blame you Ray, I would've high tailed it too. lol

  • @tiredoldmechanic1791
    @tiredoldmechanic1791 Před rokem +92

    When I worked at a Ford dealer back in 1979, a customer bought a new van. He took it home on a Friday and brought it back in on Monday because the transmission was shifting oddly. Found the strawberry milkshake in both the transmission and radiator because the heat exchanger in the radiator had failed. The Ford rep had us install an aftermarket transmission cooler, block of the one in the radiator, flush both the cooling system and the transmission and refill. The transmission still shifted oddly so the Ford rep had us rebuild it. It still shifted oddly so the Ford rep wanted to replace it with a factory rebuilt. The service manager had the buyer call Ford and tell them that he bought a new van and wanted a new transmission, radiator and all of the hoses replaced or he wanted his money back.

    • @WhatWillYouFind
      @WhatWillYouFind Před rokem +19

      Some states have "lemon laws" on the books, that would be a prime case of when it really makes sense. The dealership shouldn't be on the hook for the manufacturer sending them a faulty unit and the customer should be made right at the manufacturers expense. No one is really at fault, these machines are extremely complicated and even with robots the end products aren't always perfect. Virtually ALL cars have had a recall or a manufacturer recommended service request due to customer feedback.

    • @Fcknlala
      @Fcknlala Před rokem +10

      There is so much fuckery that goes on with numbers in a dealers shop trust me the dealer doesn’t pay shit lol

    • @krhoft
      @krhoft Před rokem +6

      A case where the Ford Service Manager was right! The dealer can do only what the rep will cover under warranty. The buyer will end up hating the vehicle and the dealer blaming them for giving him the shaft, when in reality it was the Ford rep who was responsible for cutting corners in that case. It was a brand new vehicle, the buyer deserved a new radiator, system flush, and test drive. A new C-6 automatic if needed. I worked for GM same time frame. Depending upon regional GM reps, they were same, better, or worse than what you described. It really boils down to the person you are dealing with.

    • @michaelbolton2741
      @michaelbolton2741 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Fcknlala I've worked in automotive manufacturing. Someone is **ALWAYS** at fault, be it the designer, machinist, assembler, or quality-control person. Far too often junk is sent out the door because someone wouldn't see past the end of of his/her nose.

  • @sailortrash55
    @sailortrash55 Před rokem +1

    14:27 man its always the minicooper people

  • @TheCramik
    @TheCramik Před rokem +388

    I'll be honest I don't care if it even started up, with those bone-dry fluids, rust, and a coolant tank that looks like it's never been opened it's already junk in my mind

    • @waynesitarz424
      @waynesitarz424 Před rokem +32

      Was he running straight water for coolant? Rusteeeeee!

    • @mikea9014
      @mikea9014 Před rokem +15

      JB weld on the bolt

    • @therealcarbine15
      @therealcarbine15 Před rokem +11

      That's bars radiator stop solid pucks that stains like that. Must have a hole in the radiator hes trying to plug.

    • @spaceflight1019
      @spaceflight1019 Před rokem +8

      Did I miss where he checked the oil level?

    • @johncunningham4820
      @johncunningham4820 Před rokem +8

      @@mikea9014 . No . Weld Weld on the Bolt hole and re-tapping . " Glue " won't cut it .

  • @factsoverfeelings21
    @factsoverfeelings21 Před rokem +306

    This man is one of the most honest mechanics I’ve ever seen. Where’s your own shop.

    • @DeadEyeDave
      @DeadEyeDave Před rokem +43

      Not everyone wants or has the ability to be a business owner. Doing the work is far different than managing the business.

    • @erickwalter2828
      @erickwalter2828 Před rokem +21

      Working in the shop and owning a shop are two very different things. If he's happy where he's at he doesn't need to do anything more.

    • @factsoverfeelings21
      @factsoverfeelings21 Před rokem +11

      Holy shhhh, you both are extremely sensitive or some shhhh. But It was a fk’n question of curiosity and a compliment to him.

    • @dixiemay1996
      @dixiemay1996 Před rokem +2

      @@factsoverfeelings21 You'll have that here...

    • @erickwalter2828
      @erickwalter2828 Před rokem +17

      @@factsoverfeelings21 All I did was answer your question, the hell did I do to warrant such a reply?

  • @kevinalexander8564
    @kevinalexander8564 Před rokem

    "this has been repaired to death." LMAO!!! Love it.

  • @SJCKazoom
    @SJCKazoom Před rokem

    You know the shop is lit when i can recognize the song!!! Thank you for your videos, always super awesome and helpful to see your videos.

  • @macbitz
    @macbitz Před rokem +5

    Ray's description of that Japanese start-up sound. I haven't laughed so much in ages! 😂

  • @zandermcnabb7779
    @zandermcnabb7779 Před rokem +35

    that "anime voice box" is known as a JDM talk Box, and the words you heard are "Ara ara", and yes, your right, its more of an "adult scene" style saying, and your right to not like it haha! love the content, you teach so much to even a young guy like me! (fyi, you should enable the "join" feature of youtube and give us a way to support you and your content even more!)

    • @jonathanbrooker6823
      @jonathanbrooker6823 Před rokem

      I've never understood why people add those things into their cars. What is the purpose

    • @zandermcnabb7779
      @zandermcnabb7779 Před rokem +5

      @@jonathanbrooker6823 well it's usually the people who are addicted/really love anime (known as a weeb) that they love it so much that everything they have has to be anime related, it's like hoarding but on such a level that is beyond repair, probably (and most cases) is because they've been rejected by a girl/guy and can't seem to find love, so they find pleasure in 2D drawings

    • @ryanpham3308
      @ryanpham3308 Před rokem +2

      As an otaku myself, I don't condone this.

    • @NunamedDragon
      @NunamedDragon Před rokem +5

      I like the greetings you get on the domestic Japanese cars on startup, but the ara ara is just too cringe even for me.

    • @tails300
      @tails300 Před rokem

      But why put a JDM talk box in a non JDM car? 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @buckfiden9106
    @buckfiden9106 Před rokem

    That milkshake brings the truck to the yard.

  • @billsmith7254
    @billsmith7254 Před rokem +7

    I know what you mean about smells. My wife was doing child minding a while back. A mother came to pick up her kid. The perfume/deodorant she was wearing, was so strong I had to walk out the house to the back yard. The only way to get rid of the smell, was to spray the house with fly spray.

  • @GDaddyTx
    @GDaddyTx Před rokem +45

    This was a rough one, two destroyed vehicles, at least the coop seemed to get excited about it. 😂😂😂

  • @AxlesGarage
    @AxlesGarage Před rokem +33

    They sell a kit, plate slides in between engine and tranny and you use a old 3 bolt starter. I’ve used before works great. I even have a video on it.

    • @timewa851
      @timewa851 Před rokem

      that sounds PERFECT for this ole' Turd.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +1

      Great way to salvage a good engine. Thanks 4 tip.

    • @didja3403
      @didja3403 Před rokem

      They Sale a Kit For a 3 Bolt Starter ? This is A Mini Cooper With no Starter Problems!

  • @MoxxyEvo
    @MoxxyEvo Před rokem

    Omg I lost it when the mini cooper said "Ara-Ara..." lmfao

  • @BigTunaCrypto
    @BigTunaCrypto Před rokem +1

    "that wasn't even bolted on on the other side..." lol!!

  • @jazeenharal6013
    @jazeenharal6013 Před rokem +5

    13:14 ah, a man of culture I see. (Floor mats lol)

  • @beardyeighty
    @beardyeighty Před rokem +339

    So I have officially been ruined by Ray. I took my truck in yesterday to have the tires rotated and balanced and I kept thinking "I wonder if the tech is going to actually do what is needed or if he's going to half-ass it and I'm going to have to go back several times to different shops". Oh well. I used to be a tech, too, so I get @nal about stuff, myself. You do great work, Ray. Not only the actual mechanicing but your videos are great, too.

    • @jamesmccord3294
      @jamesmccord3294 Před rokem +36

      I just wish there were more Ray's in the automotive sphere

    • @wateraries23
      @wateraries23 Před rokem +13

      I think the same thing when I get repairs on my truck.

    • @mrmustangman
      @mrmustangman Před rokem +14

      i dont trust any of them and cringe every time i need someone else to work on my mustang besides me.!!!!!!!!

    • @Fanta....
      @Fanta.... Před rokem +17

      @@jamesmccord3294 I wish there was a way to identify rays out there. Would make everyone's lives a heck of a lot easier with someone honest working on their car

    • @beardyeighty
      @beardyeighty Před rokem +8

      @@mrmustangman same. If I can do it myself I will.

  • @uncleb5973
    @uncleb5973 Před rokem +2

    61 old retired jet mechanic here, I wake up in the morning excited about your next video now the wife's hooked. Just bought a 2000 7.3 here in lake county florida and wish you could work on it. Much love and respect to your family from mine.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem

      Drag it over to ol Ray with list it needs for another qtr million happy miles. Then just drive knowing all's well since it was fixed by him.

  • @madman671000
    @madman671000 Před rokem +80

    Ray is a prominent supporter of recycling, he feeds the local junkyard at least weekly.

    • @cliffcollins4124
      @cliffcollins4124 Před rokem +4

      Have to agree with you, I would love to be the recipient of some of the stuff he tosses

    • @briantonkin7737
      @briantonkin7737 Před rokem

      He makes up for it with excessive use of brake cleaner

  • @DrFod
    @DrFod Před rokem +6

    That mini should be torched just for the anime floormats.

  • @danielolson437
    @danielolson437 Před rokem

    "I'm terrible at my job"
    the occasional quips of self deprecation are the priceless.
    ALSO... Your voice is great for this stuff. It reminds me a little of Josh on "Game It Out".

  • @stevenwilliams4018
    @stevenwilliams4018 Před rokem +1

    You know the owner went and got some JB Weld. Last ditch effort 😂

  • @wonniewarrior
    @wonniewarrior Před rokem +8

    I have a 2002 Ford BA Falcon. In 2016 - I got the dreaded strawberry milkshake in the coolant reservoir.
    The transmission cooler was built into the radiator - which commonly breaks about 170,000 - 180,000 marks. Mines broke at 177,000 km.
    My workmate noticed the problem as we were checking the coolant level before the delivery trip on the 35c day and she told me what had happened. It was 35c day and I completed the delivery scheduled for the day of about 350 km total. Drove it home and left it there until it was booked in 2 days later at local Ford. They installed a aftermarket trans cooler and flushed the transmission 3 times for me which was black.
    I had bought the car with hours banked at work - so the Boss bought it for me out of my banked hours - and in return I used the wagon for deliveries until he could get a 2nd delivery van online. So he paid for the repairs - which totaled $420 about. $300 for the cooler and the rest for the trans flushing and servicing.
    And guess what - that is now 6 years and 100,000 km ago and it still going strong.
    I trust my local Ford - and he said I was one of the rare ones that spotted it early and got it dealt with - thanks to my Workmate who was a former truck driver.

    • @mylairhasnoip
      @mylairhasnoip Před rokem

      My 06 BF wagon did the same and cooked the trans at 80k :/

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem

      $2000US repair these days

    • @mylairhasnoip
      @mylairhasnoip Před rokem

      @@peted5217 mine cost me au$2k back in 08 for a second hand trans

  • @bigtruck57h25
    @bigtruck57h25 Před rokem +45

    Good Gawd a twofer. Two junks for the price of one. Some days you're the windshield some days you're the bug... Unfortunately for these owners today they're the bug ☹️. Everyone don't forget to remember to have a great day! Greetings from Lake City 🇺🇸🌴😎

    • @549BR
      @549BR Před rokem

      What's the last thing the bug sees when it hits the windshield? His bum as his head goes through it.

    • @timewa851
      @timewa851 Před rokem

      'End of summer, need it for ten more months' GARBAGE. Call the scrapyard !! We got two.

  • @Lugia21
    @Lugia21 Před rokem +2

    14:22
    It says "あら あら, お可愛いこと" which can be translated into "oh my, oh my, how cute" (not the most accurate but that's the closest it comes to) usually said by someone like a motherly or older woman type but also said by high class women as well.

  • @robertwaldrop4457
    @robertwaldrop4457 Před rokem +3

    Another important thing is if you have a wedding band or ring on your should take them off. That way in case you forget to take the negative post off first. So if you take the positive off first and the winter taking it off with lodges onto a ground it can burn your finger up bad or you can destroy your ring. Always remember take the rings and necklaces off whenever you're working on any vehicle

  • @randalbloomquist7812
    @randalbloomquist7812 Před rokem +199

    On the old 350ci. The starter mounting holes on the cast iron block are counter bored approximately 1/2" deep before reaching threads. The starter mounting bolts are special and have a knurled area with a slightly larger diameter than the bolt just after the threads. When starter is mounted the knurled area of the bolt fits up in the counterbore to center the bolt and keep the starter positioned correctly. The proper bolts must be used and correctly torqued or the starter will move causing the starter drive to bind with the ring gear. This causes the cracking of engine block in the counter bored area. The starter will not stay in the correct position to operate after this happens.

    • @hiscifi2986
      @hiscifi2986 Před rokem +11

      When Ray said the engine block was cracked, I thought that could be where the radiator water had gone. However, those were the wrong starter mounting bolts, they would never work with all those spacers.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +13

      Exlaxxly what occured here .
      Bosco fix Doomed the block

    • @erik_dk842
      @erik_dk842 Před rokem +1

      Isn't there a starter available with different mounting holes?

    • @avidac-refrigeration249
      @avidac-refrigeration249 Před rokem +27

      Looks like it's time to break out the JB Weld on that block...

    • @fuzzy1dk
      @fuzzy1dk Před rokem +34

      @@avidac-refrigeration249 if it is scrap anyway, just get out the MIG and a grinder

  • @david.bowerman
    @david.bowerman Před rokem +11

    The Mini has a WaifuPrison or something similar installed. That is great.

    • @GamerLoggos
      @GamerLoggos Před rokem +2

      Wow... I have never heard of them till now and looked it up. Thats a bit... obsessive.

  • @jusimplicit
    @jusimplicit Před rokem

    @15:00 Ray lookin' like a high schooler hunting for that g spot for the first time 🤣

  • @GTCGreg
    @GTCGreg Před rokem +8

    I have no doubt Eric O at SMA could have repaired the Suburban WITHOUT replacing the entire engine.

  • @armandhammer9617
    @armandhammer9617 Před rokem +8

    I made the mistake of selling my 97 GMC 1500 pu. It had 350k miles on it and still runs great.

  • @onryboy2264
    @onryboy2264 Před rokem +3

    The suburban damage to the block was from a backyard hack with a hammer and a screwdriver and the person claiming to be a mechanic.
    The Mini Cooper's damage was the result of if it makes a noise turn the boom, boom music up louder. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ilikeartica
    @ilikeartica Před rokem

    i love that the mini had that startup sound

  • @graken22
    @graken22 Před rokem +5

    I had the same problem on a 4.3 GM in a forklift. The outer bolt broke and drill out attempts failed, so we pulled motor and sent to a machine shop. They cut off the outer ear of motor and welded on a new one. I installed the motor and a new starter and cables. Started it up and it was like new! Sometimes it is in who you know...🙂

  • @porkchop4604
    @porkchop4604 Před rokem +5

    That suburban needs to be a weekend mechanic special. Need to go to a pick a part and get the correct bolts. Also coolant loss and rust could probably be overcome to keep that old girl running. That 350 is pretty tough engine to keep going. There are lots of folks that really can't afford new or decent used cars but need to carry on with some kind of transportation

  • @Smakheed
    @Smakheed Před rokem +3

    Hey Ray, the Mini diag was spot on (though the rad will be fine with a flush but you should replace the water pump), common fault on the Cooper, and it's all because of a $0.50 O-ring seal, I've done the full repair 4 times now and it's a £2600 ( in real money) repair, only thing to note is that the "Turbo" is actually a Supercharger and the "sqidgy" hose was a boost line and is one of the few that won't need replacing. As you noted in the vid, when the engine is off it will push all the milkshake back to the yard (trans) which is why it is still able to select gears

  • @markjovanovic9110
    @markjovanovic9110 Před rokem +2

    This was a fine example for why we need basic auto shop classes taught in High school so none of this abuse would happen. Then again repair shops need your $$. Great video 🤟🤙

  • @82_KID
    @82_KID Před rokem

    4:26 Great minds think alike, Ray!

  • @YaksAttack
    @YaksAttack Před rokem +40

    With a body and frame like that, this suburban would command a few thousand dollars up here in the rust belt. You figure for a few more thousand you could probably fix it up and get another 100-200k miles out of it.

    • @Mr_Meowingtons
      @Mr_Meowingtons Před rokem +4

      I live near Buffalo NY I put an engine in that in a sec..

    • @anonymuswere
      @anonymuswere Před rokem +5

      he's right. most of us up here in the rust belt would just drop a new engine in it. there's already been gobs dropped into that Burb in modernizing alone.

    • @cherriberri8373
      @cherriberri8373 Před rokem +3

      I wish more southerners would send their "junk" cars north tbh. That thing looks better than any car I've personally owned, and honestly not much worse than the best car I've ever driven. An engine would be a perfectly fine price to pay for that, if I lived down there id slap an engine in for about a thousand and sell it for a couple and make a thousand in profit lol.

    • @kenanderson9331
      @kenanderson9331 Před rokem +1

      @@Mr_Meowingtons Probably remove it from a suburban with a rusted through frame!

    • @HammysHangout
      @HammysHangout Před rokem

      I am in Tampa, FL would would give a couple Thousand for it, not ready to go to the Junk Yard... LS Swap bound !

  • @smarternu
    @smarternu Před rokem +23

    Dang I would love to put a used engine in that 4x4 burban.

  • @John-ih2bx
    @John-ih2bx Před rokem +1

    Educational, professional, and amusing. Great narration from Ray.

  • @MidnightsFear
    @MidnightsFear Před rokem

    Oh no the forbidden milkshake on the Mini...

  • @bryonforeman195
    @bryonforeman195 Před rokem +47

    Another reason why I like this channel. Ray is a tech that can actually "trouble shoot." I have learned so much watching his videos, great work.

  • @MarkiusFox
    @MarkiusFox Před rokem +18

    The floor mats in the Mini are..."neat".

    • @j0ltc0lajunki3
      @j0ltc0lajunki3 Před rokem +7

      The fact that it ARA ARA's on start up. I could help but laugh.

    • @djaydeved
      @djaydeved Před rokem +1

      yep
      owner is clearly a heckin weeb
      possibly in the terrible way or in the more normal way
      i am inclined to believe the latter on that one though

    • @desertrainfrog1691
      @desertrainfrog1691 Před rokem +1

      @@djaydeved There's no normal way to be a weeb, weeb is already sort of the extreme.

  • @MarzNet256
    @MarzNet256 Před rokem

    That sexy chime is gonna be the perfect background music for when they see the bill.

  • @chuckjones9159
    @chuckjones9159 Před rokem

    I had a 72 Camaro that had starter problems due to the same reason. The block had been chipped at an angle where the outside starter bolt goes. Ended up costing me 350 dollars but the mechanic did an excellent job at improvising to save me from having to buy a new block.On a side note I once blew up a 350 because the shop had forgotten to hook up the vacuum modulator hose and since I was young I decided just to make it change gears by applying more fuel. Shattered the crank, broke the cam into 3 pieces and put lifters into the oil pan.

  • @nottelling4828
    @nottelling4828 Před rokem +95

    13:08
    My wife bought a 2014 Mini Cooper SS (used with just under 100k miles on it). Once that thing hit 100k, stuff started falling apart. Fun car to drive around in, but a very short life span. Perfect example of one of Scotty's "endless money pit" cars.
    I also had the same problem at 14:34
    The hood release is on the side of the hood rather than in the center.

    • @craiglyles4755
      @craiglyles4755 Před rokem +27

      BMW - Big Money Wasted

    • @Mini-Driver
      @Mini-Driver Před rokem +3

      I have 4, first Generation Mini Cooper S models. ( 2 convertibles/2 hardtops, 3 of the 4 are 6 speed sticks ) I won't get one newer than 2006 , or another automatic.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +8

      Euro cars is kinda like having a big swimming pool.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +4

      @@Mini-Driver should be plenty for sale in various states of needed repairs

    • @cigarsgunsandgasoline8032
      @cigarsgunsandgasoline8032 Před rokem +10

      @@craiglyles4755 Bring My Wallet!!!

  • @aaronfrey8912
    @aaronfrey8912 Před rokem +3

    “I want to get out of this car now!” Best reaction ever.

  • @dangoodwin5954
    @dangoodwin5954 Před rokem

    "Japanime" lol epic. I don't know much of anything about anime but if you coined that phrase on the fly .... you're a true mechanic lol.

  • @ronniemaeker9102
    @ronniemaeker9102 Před rokem

    I had a 1982 Silverado with a 6.2 diesel that the starter mount flange broke off the block...
    Started one morning...removed the engine...took it to a weld shop...that afternoon got the engine back...repair still warm...
    Drove the pickup just under 400k miles with that engine...
    Removed the diesel and sold it to a wrecker service who put it in a one ton wrecker...
    Bought a 1978 Suburban with the two package (454 engine, heavy duty TH400 transmission, and 12 bolt differential...
    Swapped the Suburban stuff over to the SWB 1982 and that was my kid's got to school rig for two years...
    Little SWB ran pretty good with the big block...

  • @danjordan1979
    @danjordan1979 Před rokem +63

    I'm constantly amazed by the care, attention, and knowledge you have. And also how honest you are! No salesman, just a lover of all things mechanical. Perfect!

    • @dennisduran8500
      @dennisduran8500 Před rokem +2

      Do you think he's going to be dishonest while filming himself?

    • @thomas7770
      @thomas7770 Před rokem +1

      Is anyone attending the Rainman Ray livestream tonight? I heard it’s good on Wednesday nights.

    • @danjordan1979
      @danjordan1979 Před rokem +1

      @@dennisduran8500 to be fair, a lot of people wouldn't even know he'd made an error.

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Před rokem +1

      Ray is very flexible and knows a lot about many makes and models. He's honest to admit that he sometimes must go to the 'net for info. He does not refuse many jobs except in the cases of real junk that repairs would double the car's worth and then it's still junk except for the repairs. I've only been watching for a year, but it's been a year of excellent videos. Thanks, Ray!

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Před rokem +1

      @@thomas7770 If I can find it.....

  • @themeez1000
    @themeez1000 Před rokem +4

    I've never heard a vehicle make that noise in my 13 years as a mechanic

  • @jamielopez3127
    @jamielopez3127 Před rokem

    My milkshake brings all the boys to My Hood and they're like I will fix you good 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @patrickchavez3848
    @patrickchavez3848 Před rokem

    Ohhh no the forbidden milkshake!!!!

  • @AndreasMadsen
    @AndreasMadsen Před rokem +11

    I really hope that mini is going to opt for a fix! I'd love to watch thst job done. Not sure why but it seems super satisfying to me.

    • @Skylancer727
      @Skylancer727 Před rokem +1

      Though there's a chance they might just go back to the mini dealer.

  • @scottcampbell4678
    @scottcampbell4678 Před rokem +3

    Two fails on the same video. That is a record for you. I am impressed that you were completely honest with the customers. That is a sign of a great mechanic.

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Před rokem

      Ray is always truthful. Heck, he may have been a Boy Scout in his youth.

  • @garymcphee8284
    @garymcphee8284 Před rokem

    Some Ford Falcons in Oz have the trans cooler connected to the side of the radiator and there have been many instances of coolant ending up in the trans. We call it a milkshake here and it is expensive to repair. The easy way to avoid it is as I have done put a isolated trans cooler in front of the radiator. Best money I ever spent.

  • @synthis9295
    @synthis9295 Před rokem

    the fact that is says something along the lines of "my my how cute" when you start the car 😆 it makes me laugh

  • @robertv4442
    @robertv4442 Před rokem +7

    I like that you are adding the findings documentation to your video. Maybe include the text in an overlay to avoid trying to read blurry out of focus text that is moving around. Keep up the good work!

  • @cormacjason5311
    @cormacjason5311 Před rokem +5

    Love your videos Ray , from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @jjaagg5050
    @jjaagg5050 Před rokem

    Win some, lose some. You're a good guy!

  • @sammorgan2390
    @sammorgan2390 Před rokem +1

    So sad. Hate to see old cars die

  • @Degenerecy
    @Degenerecy Před rokem +9

    I'm with you on air fresheners. Same here, especially with perfumes. Too much and I can't stand it but the real stuff that kills your nose. Perfectly okay with, maybe that's the trick, the chemicals kill your nose so it doesn't hurt as much.

    • @NemoConsequentae
      @NemoConsequentae Před rokem

      For those people you smell before they enter the room... "Nice perfume. Must you bathe in it?"

  • @111sconeful
    @111sconeful Před rokem +51

    Thank you! I'm allergic to those air fresheners messes with my sense of smell and taste. And not to mention the killer migraine. I have to slip seat with drivers at my company til I get my assigned truck I toss those things out the window.

    • @legionofanon
      @legionofanon Před rokem +4

      Only air freshners I can handle are citrius scented ones, and it has to be an aersol can. All others are flowers on a pile of.. Well you get it, keep tossing them out

    • @muddeprived
      @muddeprived Před rokem +5

      Littering

    • @legionofanon
      @legionofanon Před rokem +3

      @@muddeprived is there a complete thought there?

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Před rokem +1

      @@muddeprived I think it was not meant to be taken literally.

    • @johnme7049
      @johnme7049 Před rokem +1

      @111sconeful My wife gets ill from stuff like that. She can't breath around perfumes. It's like an asthma attack. But everybody is different. I had a friend who would literally PASS OUT if someone wearing strong perfume walked close to him. It IS a recognized syndrome called MCS, or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Among the population, 12.8% report medically diagnosed MCS and 25.9% report chemical sensitivity. DO NOT let them tell you it is all in your head.

  • @kevman5
    @kevman5 Před rokem

    I was DYING at the mini starting with the anime stuff.

  • @TropFirefly
    @TropFirefly Před rokem

    "I think it speaks anime" is the best sentence I heard in a while. Made my day for sure

  • @RexenPrime
    @RexenPrime Před rokem +4

    That gmc would be good to fix up in the north considering its lack of rust

  • @stephenellis6651
    @stephenellis6651 Před rokem +8

    Had a pretty rough day but as always your videos have made me smile as your attitude and energy are contagious. Thanks for doing what you do.

  • @THEREALSLINGBLADEDIDMEGANFOX

    Bro. The floor mats at 20:30 killed me

  • @psychoduff9675
    @psychoduff9675 Před rokem

    Well, glad to see my car on here. 😆 🤣 😂

  • @Dis-Emboweled
    @Dis-Emboweled Před rokem +28

    Love the mini poopers!
    BMW answered the question nobody was asking....
    How 'bout we cram all of our worst engineering into a front drive car and slap a crap ton of Union Jacks all over them!!

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +7

      John Cooper is still having Nitemares over his creations evolution.

    • @Rico_G
      @Rico_G Před rokem +2

      If new Minis were engineered properly then they might actually haven been worth their overinflated price tag. We can't have that! 😁

    • @craiglyles4755
      @craiglyles4755 Před rokem

      And somehow command one of the highest resale values of all vehicles in the used car market.

    • @Mini-Driver
      @Mini-Driver Před rokem +1

      Ouch, that hurts! I love my Minis. I have 4, first Generation S models (2 convertibles/2 hardtops). I do my maintenance, and enjoy working on them.

    • @Mrfort
      @Mrfort Před rokem

      Now, now, how dare you moan about britains finest , more than likely built on a friday.

  • @roaddog7542
    @roaddog7542 Před rokem +34

    Radiators with internal transmission coolers are a disaster waiting to happen. Had the same thing happen on a 05' CTS.

    • @1337penguinman
      @1337penguinman Před rokem

      And I've actually seen the opposite. Guy brought me a Ford V10 that another shop had condemned as a head gasket. Turns out it was just the oil cooler.

    • @ericacherney3132
      @ericacherney3132 Před rokem +1

      It's more than likely the opposite... northstars are the disasters waiting to happen ;)

    • @ionracer24
      @ionracer24 Před rokem

      me too but with a srx

    • @Stammon
      @Stammon Před rokem

      Almost every car with an automatic transmission, since what? 1938? has a trans cooler in the radiator. I'd say all, but you never know. Maybe VW had an automatic with an air cooler. But the intercoolers work well, I've never had one go bad. That mini just needs a new radiator, and wash all the hoses with Dawn and it will be fine. You might have to pull the trans and wash out the torque converters, but I would just try several flushes and hope for the best. Water in the trans will destroy the clutches, so get that milk shake out asap.

    • @wesleyhurd3574
      @wesleyhurd3574 Před rokem

      This car didn't have a transmission cooler in the radiator though. It has a heat exchanger block that runs coolant through one circuit and transmission fluid through the other circuit. The block is mounted next to the firewall on the Cooper.

  • @erichagler7842
    @erichagler7842 Před rokem +2

    tech tip of the day .... i have in the past used dish soap (very small amount ) to aid in the cleaning of the cooling system .... you will have to repeat this several times to remove oil from system and then clean water to remove soap ... i know you cant do this in your shop but it can help out some one out there and not spend a whole lot of cash on this type of repair

  • @paulh6096
    @paulh6096 Před rokem

    That coolant on the mini. Ouch. Ray was riding dirty driving that for a couple reasons 😂

  • @GARDENER42
    @GARDENER42 Před rokem +5

    I'm with Ray on those "air freshener" things - yecch.

    • @reaperslayer7954
      @reaperslayer7954 Před rokem

      My mom tried to put one in my car and hide it I found it threw it away

  • @tonymercer265
    @tonymercer265 Před rokem +9

    I get the air freshener thing 100%.

    • @capnskiddies
      @capnskiddies Před rokem +2

      Anything with lavender and I'm choking

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams Před rokem

      @@capnskiddies Grew up in the bible belt... Hated lavender and every woman in the world seemed to bath in some crappy lavender perfume for church. Hated going there in the first place but they just made it pure pain till I got a bit older and refused to go.

  • @stevo4649
    @stevo4649 Před rokem

    thankyou Ray,,have a great day,see you in the next one,,✌👌

  • @candidosilva7755
    @candidosilva7755 Před rokem

    That start up from the mini so funy.)🤣

  • @sferg9582
    @sferg9582 Před rokem +4

    I'm with you on the air freshener stink!!! I can NOT walk into a Hallmark store or any place that has a lot of candles or scented stuff as it gives me a headache.... even the detergent aisle in the grocery store is a problem.

    • @timh36
      @timh36 Před rokem

      Unfortunately I have the same problem with strong scents, I've resorted to buying scent free soap, detergent, deodorant. 🙄

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams Před rokem +2

      Yeah I have the same issue, very sensitive to a lot of smells like that.. Worst part is I work at a gas station so some people walk in and I get bombed out by the shear amount of perfume or cologne they wear and it makes my eyes water and I start sneezing.
      I have to bite my tongue on asking them if they bathed in the shit... Worst I ever had was some prostitute who used the bathroom and she used to so much perfume she gassed out me and a delivery driver out.. While still in the bathroom.. Had to keep the doors open for hours afterwards and clean the whole bathroom scrubbing the floors multiple times with near boiling water...... It still lingered for days after.

  • @puremayhemFTW
    @puremayhemFTW Před rokem +29

    I had the same exact thing come in to my shop. At first we pulled the engine and sent it out to have the block welded up professionally. And rethreaded. Put it all back together. Lasted two weeks and guy was back with the same issue. We ended up putting a motor in it. The problem was the starter was tweaking sideways because of the damaged block

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem

      Wow. Who ate all the labor/parts on that debacle ?

    • @puremayhemFTW
      @puremayhemFTW Před rokem +2

      @@peted5217 the customer. We told him up front that it was not a guarantee fix. He opted to put an engine in after we tried sue to used car sale prices being so high cuz of the chip shortage. Also he was 68 years old and said no way he wanted a car payment.

    • @peted5217
      @peted5217 Před rokem +1

      Well , your shop did the right thing giving cust what he asked for then

    • @jeffryblackmon4846
      @jeffryblackmon4846 Před rokem

      Well, you tried!

    • @wesgregg6451
      @wesgregg6451 Před rokem +3

      @@puremayhemFTW Mom is in her 80s, so she didn't want a car payment, either. So she borrowed money from an acquaintance and put every cent she had with it, in order to buy a low-mileage used car. Lived rough for two years; like... the warmest room in my house in Winter is 44F, because I'm poor enough that I'm just trying to keep the coldest area that has water lines from dropping below 33F - and I thought her house felt colder than mine... sat in the dark in the evening instead of turning on a light... ate once a day, sometimes less... Basically the kind of life you live because the alternative is to check out early so you just learn to endure - but hate knowing that your Mom lives like that, too.
      But she did manage to pay off the person she borrowed the money from. Yay. But not really. Because the car she bought...
      Was a Ford Focus :rolleyes: . So, of course, it's currently sitting at a Ford dealership, waiting on a transmission control module. Along with tens of thousands of other Ford Focus cars, I guess - because they told her it would be "months, minimum, maybe more than a year" before it was her turn to get one. F*king Ford. If given a choice between walking and buying a Ford, stick to walking - because, either way, you'll end up walking anyway. . . .

  • @dkemp1337
    @dkemp1337 Před rokem

    @ 1:41 that disconnected ground lol

  • @thetravi1348
    @thetravi1348 Před rokem

    My Vic made it to well over 1/4 million miles. Still running strong. Who would believe Vics are becoming rare?

  • @donwyoming1936
    @donwyoming1936 Před rokem +3

    Just weld a new starter on there. Shoot, just weld the old one on there. Back on the farm, I'd just use bailing wire on that front mounting hole. EZ PZ. Fill the radiator with water and she's good to go.

    • @patricknesbitt4003
      @patricknesbitt4003 Před rokem

      Be kind of tough with an iron block and aluminum drive housing on the starter.

  • @oldbiker9739
    @oldbiker9739 Před rokem +4

    love those old 88 to 98 OBS trucks ,I still have my 91 GMC short box with the 350 CID 275 k on it . like a rock !

    • @85jmccoy
      @85jmccoy Před rokem +1

      Better keep it,people are asking big money for them now.I daw a 91 short bed single cab 4x4 for sale 15000 on the window

  • @mikuisgod4591
    @mikuisgod4591 Před rokem +1

    12:14 shoutout miku sticker!

  • @TSKseattle
    @TSKseattle Před rokem

    That broken boss on the block cries out for JBweld repair. That's what us shadetree mechanics do.

  • @georgewelker853
    @georgewelker853 Před rokem +63

    So basically it’s going to need a new engine, a new cooling system, and a new starter, if it’s staying in the professional shop setting it’s massively mechanically totaled! It’s definitely not going to be a good decision to fix this on the clock, but it appears to be a great car to flip if you can get it up north once it’s fixed properly

    • @corvettebob96
      @corvettebob96 Před rokem +11

      I agree. It looks to be in better shape than most of the rust buckets I see here in Michigan.

    • @kenanderson9331
      @kenanderson9331 Před rokem

      Like an old frontier rifle, it needs a whole new cock, lock stock and barrel

    • @thewausaudude
      @thewausaudude Před rokem +2

      That’s usually how it goes. We send engines and drivetrains south from cars that were either totaled or rusted away, and the cars needing that stuff also come up here.

    • @fuzzjunky
      @fuzzjunky Před rokem +5

      yeh as said previously someone with some engineering nouse and a welder will fix that block. fill and tap

    • @spaceflight1019
      @spaceflight1019 Před rokem +1

      It won't get fixed before it's sold at auction.

  • @mattt446
    @mattt446 Před rokem +5

    Rainman I just wanna give you a shout out now I love your content you are awesome man. I learn so much just by watching your videos I am a DIY Guy when it comes to repairing my car I wish I was half the mechanic you are you make things look easy. Keep up the awesome work.

  • @YamiSama77
    @YamiSama77 Před rokem +1

    I love that floor mat lol

  • @HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP
    @HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP Před rokem +2

    (MY DIY)
    Drill brush broken mount area, acetone rinse.
    JB Weld (regular) pushed into broken threaded mount, duct tape
    over it to hold cream. Wait +24 hrs to cure.
    Drill & tap new mounting hole.
    New bolts, starter.
    Thoroughly flush & refill cooling system.

    • @iFixJunk
      @iFixJunk Před rokem +1

      My thoughts EXACTLY.
      Of course, a repair shop can't really do this.
      But it's worth a try in your backyard.

  • @JP-Fusion1781
    @JP-Fusion1781 Před rokem +5

    I would have thrown a starter in. Would work. It's the dry coolant and rust is a disturbing. Way more underlying issues that are going to be costly. Great video's as allways