I Thought It Was All Over For This GMC
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- In this video I have a look at a customers GMC 1500 with the big 5.3. He dropped it off and said it had a "little tick" in the engine. Yeahhh a little tick huh!? Sounds more like A LOT OF TICK to me.
-Enjoy!
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You could have sold that guy a new engine. There's a special place in heaven for ethical mechanics.
It would have to be a new engine and a tensioner 😊. I’ve never seen a mechanic sell an engine for a “unethical” reason. But I have seen them sold for the wrong reasons “incorrect diagnosis” more than once!
Busy shop wouldn't need to get involved in unnecessary engine replacements. They want to make money and ship cars out quickly.
@@vadim7590exactly and most mechanics are not interested in replacing perfectly good parts
"YOU" does not apply. What happens when owner gets a second opinion? Nitwit.
@notchback93 they do when the need an LS for their project car in the back of the shop
Never a good sign when your mechanic IMMEDIATELY shuts the truck down as soon as he hears it running :)
Good sign you have a decent mechanic though.
@@NobodyUROnly if they do a cheap and honest fix like Eric does. Probably could have stuck that poor guy for a WHOLE bunch. This area is very fortunate to have an honest mechanic like Eric.
Mechanic: "Holy SH!T! I gotta turn that off!"
@@markh.6687 Me thinkst something is afoul in paradise😱😱😱
The look on Mrs. O's face as you pulled the truck up to the lift, absolutely priceless!
So easy she could have fixed it and had hubby dealing with troll calls. That would make a great video..... job swap for a day.
When she said I don't think thats the manifold, it turned me on..
@@SwickazNow, be nice😢😢
Yep, video was totally worth it for that alone. Car repair comedy gold!
@@harrylister804 Just don't let them swap clothes. I do NOT want to see Mr. O. dressed like Mrs. O.
That GMC sounds like the time my garbage disposal tried to eat a spoon !!
I have a spoon that's permanently maimed from the same happening to it!
Tighten bolt. Put belt on. Check bolt tension. Assemble bit and bobs. Check bolt tension. Close hood and while driving it back to the parking lot remember to check the bolt tension. Shut off engine and go get 15mm wrench to check bolt tension. Call customer to pick up vehicle. Can't sleep at 3am because you can't remember if you tightened the bolt. Gotta love being a mechanic.
Definitely not a wasted video. Never assume anything. Diagnose properly. Might save time and money! Great video as always!!! 👍🏻👍🏻
This wasn't a silly video. I was truly relieved for this guy.
Lost the idler on my F150, drifted into a grocery store parking lot and called for a rentacar. Looked under the hood and the belt was off and found the lose idler. Got to work, local ford had the part, grabbed part and some tools and when I got back to the truck there was a note 'from a mechanic' that he noticed my belt hanging down and to check it out before driving. Damn nice of him.
This wasn't Mrs Os first rodeo she knew that wasn't manifolds. You two crack me up! 😂😂❤❤
I'm sure it will be soon tho, I spy a broken bolt on the front of the drivers manifold.
@@DavidScheiber PRNY always wins! 🤣🤣
My father, God rest his soul, always said GMC stood for Great Man's Chariot. His had my all time favorite bumper sticker: "Yes this is my truck. No, I won't help you move."
They're junkers now
Very true. Owning a van, everyone assumes your a free removal company.
Garage Mans Companion
Gotta Mechanic Comin
I've had a Ford Pickup for over 20 years now. . .When I asked to help move someone, I always answer' "You can use my truck, I'll do the driving, you load and unload!"
Thanks a bunch, Eric O! Now every time I hear a horn honk nearby, I find myself saying “hey it’s that guy” 😂😂
I yell hows the mom and them... 😅
"Horn blows; how 'bout the driver??"
Put a bunch of part numbers into the oil pan.
OK, not going to lie, that was hilarious and I nearly spewed and inhaled my coffee at the same time.
Consider that phrase stolen.
Short but sweet and Mrs. O was there too!! Great video, Mr. O. Loved it.
I'm sure I stole it at some point haha
Remember Eric we like to watch the simple videos too.
It’s no difference than kids who watch other kids play video games.
Mrs. O is a phenomenal diagnostic specialist!! Eric pulled in and Mrs. O said “lol that’s not a tick!” So crazy how fast that went out according to the owner!
God bless~
No, she said "that's not an exhaust manifold". Exhaust manifold leaks can sound like ticking. She's picked a few things up over the years.
@@piquat1 thanks professor
Don't put things in quotes when that's not what she said. You're paraphrasing, you basically just made it up. There you go, you learned two things today.
@@piquat1 oh I definitely learned something today that’s for sure!
I work for Factory Motor Parts. We bought all the Auto Plus Stores in the area. We supply Genuine original equipment GM and Motorcraft Parts. OE AC Delco and Motorcraft batteries. Along with aftermarket parts, Drive products Moog etc.. Probably cheaper than your local dealer too, Which FMP supplies parts too. Thank you Eric for the great videos.
FMP --- "not a sponsor" But you got a shot at it, Napper is slow to pull the trigger.
why does Mr O call you "fast freddies" ?
Definitely a great supplier! Use them alot , Webster Ny!
Agreed! That is for sure the LOUDEST failing tensioner I have ever heard! Great content as always thanks
Did you see how loose that pulley was. That tensioner pulley was about 10-15 miles from leaving the chat, "I'm done, see ya"
Another day another chevrolet!
The German equivalent is 'Alle tage ein andere Volkswagen'
I work in the Netherlands and we work on VAG cars as much as you work on GMs
VAG cars... that's hilarious as that's slang in the USA and quite fitting for a lot of the drivers.
Sounded like Jim Rockford was ringin from the 70's.
Mrs O is great. Her face when she said that sure aint no manifold leak. Those things have 3 belts. It's funny vehicles used to have multi belt setups. Then with serpente system everything on one belt. Now they are back to 2 or 3 belts
I think it's just two, a stretch belt for the A/C, and serpentine belt for the rest of the accessories.
This guy is my hero! Eric is so knowledgeable when it comes to all aspects of Automotive Repair. I live in Brooklyn New York and I'm going to send him my 2007 GMC Yukon Denali to diagnose and I'm sure he will find a problem as so many others have failed in diagnosing the dreaded P0300😢 I know he will definitely find the issue and solve the problem! I am a huge huge fan
There are no silly videos from you, all have worth. Thank you SMA. Erick and wife and feline. Blessings DVD:)
A swift fix, and we got to see the lovely Mrs O, what a great way to start the day.
"That sounds a lot better!"
That, sir, is the understatement of the year!!!
Well done!! Need more honest and reliable people/mechanics like you in the world.
"I thought it was going to put a lot of part numbers in the bottom of the oil pan." had me lol, truly enjoy the dry wit and humor from you.
I was scared it was the lifters! Nice to see Vanessa!
I thought it was a Diesel engine! Love the O! statement when you started the engine the first time.
I think the diesels are quieter haha
I would have said, go throw some fuel oil in and move on. Probably could have added another 100 foot/lbs of torque.
@@SouthMainAuto I am wanting both 6.0 liter diesels in my Superduty and Excursion ARE quieter. The new diesels are very quiet. Exactly right!
@@SouthMainAuto I was surprised you didn't sell him a new belt, you know, "while we're in there". Literally zero extra labor to just put a new belt on. Maybe that one was in really good shape, couldn't see belt condition that well on the video.
Some of that new fangled CHEVY THUNDER
Right!? Chevy Rattle!! Doesn't have the ring as Chevy Thunder!
In most garages, the louder the belt tensioner, the more expensive it is. ;)
Don`t you hate it why you pull into work the first thing in the morning and the boss is standing there, waiting on you! 🤣
Don't you love it when that happens and you know it's *NOT* an issue. Good boss is like gold. Little tyrant can ruin the whole week. Think we've all had both kinds.
I'm impressed. Didn't even need a code reader!
I love it when Eric mimics the noises a vehicle makes with his mouth; especially the turbo. GREAT VIDEO!
And his torque wrench click. ;)
Been watching for years and never heard the "batphone" ring before.
Very useful video to show how to isolate parts and make a quick diagnosis. Never too silly Eric.
Mrs O with the correct diagnosis there.
Quicker than Eric too!
I appreciate you showing us some of these things too. Its nice to know something so horrible could be so "simple."
I love that it turned out to be something simple. We always expect the worst, and hope for the best. And thank GOD for the blessings 🙌. Nice video Eric 🎉
Bowl of cereal and a SMA video will get your day started right! 👍👍
I thought that GMC was going for a little trip, straight to the boneyard. Your diagnostic skills saved the day.
I thought it was going to be on it's way for a final trip to Bath, NY. To Wilbert's pick a part. 😁😁
Every Chevy truck owner wishes their tick tick noise was just the tensioner. great video.
Very true
You are a mechanical genius. The way you attack a malfunction from code number through your paid wiring service, following power and ground until you discover the problem. Your corrosion expectations many times direct you to the simplest of solutions. I wish i lived closer to you.
Short or long, easy or complicated, we love them all! Thanks for being honest, Mr. O.
I was so happy to see it was just the Tension Pulley!! I have a Chevy with the exact Motor and boy did that noise scare me. Thanks for showing us its not Always the worst case.....Eric this was by no means a "silly" video. As I said above I can't be the only GM 5.3 owner that had a lump in their throat when you first started it. The amount of exhales when you found the pulley was heard around the world!
The best videos are when Mrs O’ appears and the interaction with you. It’s obvious that you two are a based couple and still like each other!
This is saying a lot for marriage! It can work, even at work with the right mate!
Plus, you gave me hope for my GMC Sierra! Thought for sure the DMF took out the cam when I heard you start that truck
Not a silly video at all, learn no matter what, plus the reactions of you and Mrs. O, totally worth it, belted out laughing hearing her reaction 😂 and yours in the beginning.
Good to see Mrs.O! You deserve an easier job from time to time.
Definitely not silly video. You sir, are a blessing. Saved your customer tons of money! Im sure he will be breathing fresh now.
Any video is great! They all give me enjoyment, and memories of growing up in a gas station.
The GDI injector install should be a great video.
I love that your car girl knew right away, "that's not an exhaust manifold". 😃
Maybe "a silly video" but it's very amusing and it put a smile on my face on this all too early morning
Thanks for showing some of the more mundane repairs. Not everything has to be a knock down drag out!!!!
I been watching your channel for years and your content is about as educating as you can get. Thanks.
Every SMA video is better with Mrs O. ❤
Man, you made this guys year!
Share the channel folks! This is good content. Let’s take Eric O to one million subs!!!!
It's nice to know that not every terrible rattle will mean a catastrophic failure and a big bill.
NOT a silly video! Genius mechanic had it narrowed to accessory area before pulling it in the garage. Love your stuff. The other guy might have tried to sell a new engine. Integrity Honesty you
That guy passing by and tooting the horn is just another happy customer. YOUR the Best. Aaron from Canada.
Wow that sounded terrible I was expecting no oil but was all that noise for a tensioner
Same lol
It was definitely NOT a wasted video, I never thought about removing a belt to run the engine as a diagnostic tool. Thank you.
Yeah, I usually just spin each pulley by hand to feel/hear anything
The noise sounded like the valves were getting destroyed by the cylinders. Little ticking noise? I would be afraid to know what a big ticking noise is for this owner. Bad tensioner. This owner is lucky as anything. Thanks for sharing. It restores my faith in humanity that something good happened here. I have a good GM car - a 2018 Buick Envision. Now with 90,000 miles and nothing has gone wrong with it. Knock on wood but the car was built for 7 years as it was so they had time to use warranty data and six sigma to re-engineer many parts to make them better and last much longer. So far so good.
Easy peasy. Not bad for a GM. You’re an honest man.
Eric, I kind of get a chuckle every time you talk about GM vehicles. I have a 2001 GMC Sierra Z71 with a 5.3L V8 that I bought new off the local GMC dealership car lot back in 2001 and it runs great and it still has its original belt tensioner, and original engine, trans, transfer case, differential, water pump, alternator, exhaust, etc etc so they can last a while.
That is another reason I will be a lifelong viewer, honesty, integrity, and straightforward. Stay safe, and God bless
Your phones only gonna get more popular, your the best.
People are starting to realize they need the best.
You'd have all my business if you were in my area.
Love the GMC comment.....Get More Check$. Has to be the fastest fix ever on SMA! keepnem coming.
I think he said Get More Chicks. 😆
There are no silly videos. This type of stuff is really helpful for the do it yourselfers
Silly video or Not, they ALL Help Pay the Bills so Mrs. O can go Shopping and Cook both of you some Great food in her Kitchen. 👍🙏
Enjoyed this video. Nice to see something light and easy. Aside Mrs O for the win == "that's not a manifold"
Definitely not a silly video. What a huge win for the owner
that check engine wall light got me, I thought it was a reflection in the windsheild!
Decades ago I had a 1970 Volvo 145. Driving it home from work on the freeway I heard the unmistakable sound of a rod knock. I got it home and dropped the pan... no loose rod bearings! The sound, even at pull-through, was actually coming from under the timing cover. The fiber ringed timing gear had separated, with the fiber piece riding up until it slapped back down. I replaced the gear and all was well.
Been there done that with my 145 somewhere on Vermont Route 29 east of Schuylerville, NY. I pulled the timing cover in the Summer sun while my work partner first hitched to town for a 1 1/16" socket and then to Albany for a timing set ($110.00). Installed the new gears, tightened the nut and snapped the end right off the camshaft. What a day! We still had to go to Marine city, Michigan and I was burned to a sun-fired crisp. Good times. Not quite 50 years ago!
Thank You for being so honest , hope you and Mrs. O have a wonderful day .
Hello Mr O! That was only easy because of all the experience you have! Also, Love the narration. That's a major part of SMA. Great video and good to see Mrs O. Be safe and have fun.
When a part diagnoses itself 🙂
Dang that was very loud and scary it sound like something was about to let go in the engine today with the customers lucky day turn out to be something simple instead of major work good job Eric has always😂😂
Definitely not a wasted video. It's the kind of fix we always hope for when it's our own rig, but rarely get.
Eric, That had to ve the quickest diagnosis to date on SMA. When the head diagnostician(??) Mrs. "O" is shaking her head as you pulled in, I nearly lost it. She was ready to put a stick of TNT up its tail hole and put the poor thing out of its misery 😢😢. Thank God calmer heads prevailed and another bowtie buddy is still wandering the back roads of NY😂😂
Great coffee time video, 👍.
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The lovely Mrs O makes her appearance!
You definitely married up!
Have a blessed day!
I like those "silly" videos. I for sure thought we had a visit from Uncle Rodney, when you started the engine at first 🤣
Ooooo a video. A tick!? That sounds horrendous.
I thought it was going to sound like my gmc, got a lifter tick, old 5.3. Tick tick tick, all the time.
My bet on the red one is either a water pump failure or maybe timing chain. 🤷♂️ *I was wrong*
Yeah I was half expecting to hear the common GM tick of the manifolds when it is cold. Surprised me a little lol
@@SouthMainAuto I bet!
I'll take 10 of those a day to keep the lights on!
Most of the shops around me did just that, (service/maintenance) jobs.
Some would ask why I was doing engine and transmissions?
"Because somebody has too" more work in the end butt I got paid.
Keep up the good work Professor O! 😎✌🤟
Might have seemed ridiculous, however, I would have spent time trying to put a piece of wood all over the engine, etc. to find the noise as opposed to just going through the step process of taking off the belt to eliminate the drive pulleys.
So to me, this video is worth it.
I've had the pleasure of the learning experience of ordering a pulley, and then finding out that it was, or rather, it comes in different formats some are smooth and some have grooves. And more importantly, some come with a new bolt and some do not. Then there are some that have a bushing and some that do not for the bolt. So for the DIY guy, trust me when I say this is still a valuable video even to you the professional.
Than you for the quiet stool.
Super job as always South Main Auto LLC! And the Videos are never too silly you are teaching the masses, and that = Priceless for those who are not aware. My 1992 BMW is rattling this spring when I took it out of storage, I'm afraid to look but you give me new hope that maybe it won't be the water pump and this old guy can relax.👍
I wonder if Vanessa knows how famous she is? We all love her.
I've heard some noisy idler bearings and adjuster bearings, but that one takes the prize.
It’s amazing how much noise can resonate from a bad tensioner. Great video! 👍
I don't think of this as a wasted video at all. Very important to realize that what sounds like a disaster is just a simple fix! Thanks!
Bet that customer was REALLY happy to get that phone call.
Great video. My favorite part was Mrs. O saying that doesn't sound like an exhaust manifold. When you mentioned that the truck uses a ton of oil it reminded me of something my father said. He was a Ford mechanic and a buddy had told him his F350 was using a ton of oil. Dad said I know it's gonna sound strange but next oil change use Motorcraft oil and see what happens. No more using a ton of oil. This was back in the stone age (late 70's). I'm not saying he should put Motorcraft oil in a GMC because that just goes against the laws of nature. Maybe change oil brands. Maybe not use Walmart oil. Maybe not go to Express Lube and Chinese food.
When you first fired it up I was like that’s some serious valvetrain issue right there. Very scary. But thank goodness it was the belt tensioner
Not a wasted video at all. Even the easy issues are worth showing.
Not only the loudest tensioner I’ve heard but also the LONGEST SPINNING one. Wow!
@ 5:14, Can't help myself. Way back when Steve Allen had his 11:?? PM show I'd stay up Friday nights and watch it, late 50s early 60s. You could hear a car horn outside honk on air, and Steve, no matter what he was involved in, would yell, "I'll be right out" as do I mentally to this day. I guess it's an age thing.
I straight-up flinched and did one of those little Homer Simpson screams when you fired that thing up.
that has got to be the worst-sounding tensioner EVER.
Looking forward to the GDI video. My 2014 Silverado 4.3 V6 lost an o-ring on one of the injectors. What a pain for my guy. He now has an Escalade to do. V8 but basically the same. Hopefully you have better luck just pulling one injector. We replaced all three on on the affected side on mine.
That was the noisest tensioner I've ever heard! It sounded like the battery may be a little tired when the engine was cranked over. HHMMM. Maybe the next video for this vehicle?
Good one Mr. O. Nice to see Mrs. O.
Always great content Eric, many times during my long career as a technician I have run into these kinds of problems "mystery noises" usually the customer is freaking out expecting the worst...
I was always so happy to help them save money when I could and retain another customer, who then recommended us to their family and friends
P.S. I worked in WI so I know all about the salt, rust you have to deal with in the northeast
You are a good man and have a great family keep up the great work 😉👍♥
Not so small a blessing to have a life life partner that "gets" what you do. If I'm out in the driveway DIYing it to trade $1000 in shop labor for knuckle wounds, all my wife usually says to me is "are you done playing around yet? I need to go save 2$ because mayo is on sale!"
Welcome to my world bro. Really has no appreciation for my saving money by DIYing things. I can't start car repair because she has a nail appt. Yet I have to dyi car repair so we can afford her nail appt.
My man Eric wakes up at 4am and posts videos before even finishing coffee; guys an animal
FYI
RUclips has a feature a video can be made public any time automatically.
@dans_Learning_Curve yes but I like to think he's awake before the chickens, how can one sleep after nightmares of constantly broken modern Chevrolets