2:50 “I wanna know who did the transmission.” That’s actually a great point that sucker wasn’t going to stop, and the transfer case was holding up better than I ever could have expected.
Gale is 82 years old and is so bright and exited for life. The man is a legend and I hope he keeps on giving his wisdom for the younger generation. Mad respect for him
Wait. What? Mr Banks is 82? For reals? Think about was absolute state of the art 60 years ago. We hadn’t put a man on the moon. He’s 100% kept up with the times and then some.
Gale is the GOAT, not just in diesel. Guy can break down the finest point of what makes an engine work and go fast in a way that makes sense to anyone and also present evidence to prove or debunk just about anything.
I can't remember what it's called, but does he still do the series where he basically craps on products? 😂 His honesty, factual backing and knowledgeable explanations all while absolutely crapping on people selling stupid junk sometimes, is gold.
I love how Nolan handles these videos especially when hosting someone such as Gale Banks. Idk how to describe it; allowing Gale to take the lead into the reaction and even following up with questions and inquiries. Idk I sound stupid. Nolan just seems like such a respectful person
He's a good interviewer, letting the guest shine. He does that job so well. You don't sound stupid, I totally agree. Too many presenters/interviewers on tv and YT don't let the guest talk. It drives me crazy!
I have to agree with both of you OP and @Yvolve, Always enjoy it when Nolan is on any of the shows. The channels would have a lesser vibe w/o him. Chin up, b/c I bet you're similar noticing all that.
The piston was probably still attached to the connecting rod, so honestly not really all that catastrophic. When the wrist pin is in the oil pan (or on the side of the road) is when you've got something special.
@@cherb23 I Do Cars is a fantastic channel for seeing just how badly someone can wreck an engine. Shattered rods, pistons that have been converted to chunks ranging from "gravel" to nuggets, after market inspection ports, snapped cranks, and the always shocking broken wrist pin. The wrist pins almost always are pristine, so when one is deformed or especially when it's in pieces is a rare treat.
Mr Banks is a legend. He gifted our class a complete Sidewinder turbo system for our class 6.9 International AND helped us with it. Didn’t charge the school a dime.
Gale Banks is awesome. I like how he just an incredibly smart gear head, not a whole bunch of technical talk, unless it’s needed. Thanks for the great video.
2:35 Don’t forget the other diesel runaway scenario….Turbo oil seal failure. Engine burns turbo lube…runs faster…pumps more turbo oil..runs even faster. This ramps up with no “off” option, other than stalling it out, until….Kaboom!
I love how Gale Banks basically just mogged tf out of half the diesel community by saying theres a vast amount of masculinity enhancement going on when dudes buy these trucks.
The man came for everyone in this video. Telling people to pay their taxes, and taking potshots at Republicans during the ag diesel clip had me shocked.
@@TimnParks Right and we also know that emissions(global Warming) is used to launder money from taxpayers and make many vehicles hazardous and unreliable.
13:12 Using "red diesel" (heating oil) as diesel fuel was so popular in rural germany for decades that the police would conduct traffic stops where they checked the color of the diesel in your fuel tank.
In case viewers misunderstand, red diesel (or 'marked' diesel') is EXACTLY the same diesel we put in our trucks, colored to show that it is for agricultural use only. As it isn't used on the highways, farmers and ranchers don't pay road taxes on it. Some less educated folks think it's somehow different or inferior. It is not. It is EXACTLY the same.
The thing the "heating oil junies" (we had them in austria too) often did not think about is additives: That stuff will work in old Diesels during summer, but not during winter, and with common rail it could damage the rail pump and injectors (as it is not as lubricant as Diesel). The ag Diesel is still normal Diesel here that famers can get for their farm vehicles. It is not the same as heating oil though as it has all the normal additives they put into normal Diesel and is just cheaper as there isn't as much tax on it. (like in the US) I think there were some protests in germany in the last 6 months about the green party in the government wanting to stop AG Diesel from being a thing. (stopping the tax benefit of AG Diesel) No idea what happened in the end though. I just know that because of what happened in germany, our government reassured the farmers that they would keep it like it is.
@@paulmaxwell8851well here in europe for example red diesel is actually different from the one we put in a normal car, the red one has more bio stuff in it so if you put it in a normal car your fuel filter will get clogged up
@@Deere2154DGale Banks is a diesel engineer who owns/started Banks Power which is a diesel performance company. He is probably in the top 10 of best diesel performance tuners around
@@Deere2154D I don't watch a lot of Banks content, but the guy seems genuinely smart when it comes to generating diesel power. And just about every one of the few videos I have seen, he's bitched about the EPA's rules that fuck up diesel engines (like EGR valves).
The guy who doesn't know what a runaway diesel is a goat? It's when there's engine oil being fed in the intake, commonly by a blown seal in the turbo and it runs on oil, not fuel. Tractor pull engines have a mechanical disconnect for diesel fuel.
VW EGR on the 1.9L ALH TDI is the definition of failure!!!!! They fail so bad and clog intakes. I used to keep a few on my shelf to clap them out. Got to the point where I could swap them out in under an hour.
Yeah if I remember correctly, it was a youtube video on how to clean the exhaust header and EGR system of a VW ALH TDi. They are known to clog up and reduce air flow.
I love listening to these old guys! Good wisdom and knowledge! But my experience with a runaway diesel was when the piston rings had too much clearance (yes, I was young and stupid and ran the engine too hard), which allowed engine oil blowby and the oil began to feed the engine as fuel, even though I immediately turned the ignition was off. I had to throw it in 2nd gear and pop the clutch the stop the engine.
Red diesel isn’t just for agriculture. It’s more of off-road diesel, as we always called it when I worked in construction and coal mining. Red diesel is for vehicles that don’t get used on roads.
We use it for our Gradall on construction sites too. You’re right is allowed for anything that isn’t on the road so if you had an off-road 4x4 diesel you exclusively used as a rock crawler or something you could probably get away with that too.
@@TheVanderbone I don't think there's any distinction between Ag fuel and construction use. The restriction is not to run it on road because you're not paying the road tax. A semi owned by a local contractor was caught at the scale house on a freeway near here when the inspector found "pink" fuel in the tank. They don't care whether you have fresh bright red fuel or just a bit of pink in it. Anything pink shows that some time recently someone put red fuel in the tank. That's it; you're busted!! The driver called his boss since they fuel in their own equipment yard and he didn't fuel the truck. The boss showed up shortly and got real mouthy with the inspector and started one of those "I'm more important than you are and you'd better back off" tirades. The inspector wasn't impressed. He then walked over to the bosses truck and checked the fuel in it. Oooh baby!! He was running red fuel in his pickup also! They locked up his truck and he got the ticket and a quite impressive fine for all of his equipment that was run on the highway. That story got around the local county very quickly.
@@MrGaryGG48 where I buy mine for my tractor, it's labelled simply "off road diesel" It goes by various names but it's all the same thing, as I understand, non road taxed, dyed diesel fuel.
@@MrGaryGG48you would be correct I deliver fuel on-road and off-road diesel come from the same exact delivery arm there is a sight glass going into the fuel truck were they inject the dye it's for tax purposes only.
The clogged intake manifold at 9:35 is off of a ALH 1.9 VW TDI motor found in the mk4's. This occurs because of the EGR (exhaust gas regulator) pumping sooty air from the exhaust back into the intake for emissions. After a while it gets bad and you have to clean it out and often delete the EGR which is a bit sketchy because it's butterfly valve is the only way to cut runaway.
@@petergerdes1094 Motor oil can burn too, and will ignite under compression if there's oxygen. If a seal fails, you can't really prevent oil from getting in the engine, but you can block air which will prevent ignition and stop it
@@petergerdes1094the engine can get damaged enough to let engine oil into the combustion chamber and actually start using its own oil as fuel, need to cut the air to make sure, seen it happen on a 2l-te from a hilux
I'm actually surprised that the oil-fed runaway scenario wasn't the front-and-centre answer. To me (and basically everyone I know) bad oil seal is synonymous with turbo runaway.
The clogged intake @9:00 is a VW ALH engine that did not have the EGR deleted. Burning out the carbon like that is a really common way for people to clean them.
@@boostaddict_ I'm pretty new to diesel cars and I knew that wasn't a DPF. I guess if you're only tuning performance engines, you're not seeing engines driven enough to have that kind of build up 🤷♂
Can confirm, I have the 110HP version of that engine (ASV) and I did EXACTLY what the person in that video did to clean out the carbon from my intake manifold when I had some engine work done, made such a massive difference to performance (engine had 170K miles on the clock) and I have since deleted the EGR valve.
Thank you, Mr Banks! I work at a GM dealership, and all the time, customers say "I have this or that" but they forget about all extras. They think its just all "plug n play".
I like the different schools of thought on builds. Other techs have said the best way to find the limit is to keep breaking things. The master reveals that he uses fine instrumentation and measurement to get there with as little effort as possible. Have Sandro sit with this guy.
i would say its like electrical work you dont run power lines etc all over the place to be at the end oops almost worked have to redo everything you calculate everything and make 90% of the work theoretical then you install it.
@demonsluger Better analogy would be that everyone else is building big-ass crystal radios and analog electrical systems and he's building circuit boards for digital radios. One of these is the caveman build-break-fix-build cycle, and the other one is a highly skilled understanding of components.
Depends on the cost of what you are limit-testing. If its cheap as fuck and replaceable it might be better to just ruin it to limit test. If its expensive its more likely better to inch towards limits instead of overdoing it instantly.
@@Uhdksurvhunter it's more a matter of "if you upgrade something, upgrade everything around it. The car will find the weakest point. Then when that breaks, upgrade it and drive it until the next thing breaks."
The air intake at 9:15 was on a VW ALH turbo diesel engine. The engine breather brings in a bit of oil into the air intake, and the EGR valve adds exhaust... what you see is oily soot. I pressure washed and used oven cleaner on mine. Wish i knew about the burn it with a torch method first!
Not necessarily ALH but yes, 1.9 tdi, either rotative pump or pump injectors, that soot takes some hard work to fully go and oven cleaner works rly fine but the best way is still the ultrasonic bath after having removed the big chunks throw it in there and wait for a few hours it will come back as new 👌
Gale Banks is an Awesome Person to have around the shop. He is a real cool person and knows more about Diesel Engines and turbochargers than a room ful of Japanese Drift car Mechanics. He has built some wicked fast gas powered turbo cars and Boats too.
This was an awesome episode. Gale Banks is a legend and was a natural on the show. I hope we get to see more of him in the future. One of my favorites for sure!
I do not know about his area, but in my state, they have people looking for trucks like this. They "dip" the fuel tank, which means they put a dipstick looking thing in that pickups the dye they use on ag and home heating fuel. If they detect any of the dye, you are in very big trouble. Even if your current tank of fuel is all taxed road diesel, if you used any no taxed diesel, it stains the tank and the dipstick will pick it up.
It actually CAN have EVERYTHING to do with the fuel pumps. Any diesel engine with a mechanical fuel pump can "run away" if whatever pressure control system it has fails.
@@HerraPlagu It can be both. As long as the cylinders are still being filled with fuel of any sort, the combustion will still want to runaway. It is just more common to bust a seal and have the engine's oil start burning up than it is to have your fuel pump glitched into always-on.
It can be either the turbo failing, and feeding the engine motor oil, or also the injection pump failing, primarily older style mechanical injection pumps. A lot of The old pumps used a ‘swinging weight’ style governor, meaning there where flyweights with springs, and as the the pump spun faster and faster, these weights would counteract the resistance of the springs, sometimes, they would exceed their travel limit and stick beyond wide open throttle, and cause an over rev situation. In my mind, these are 2 distinctly different mechanical failures, one the engine is running away on diesel fuel, one it’s running away on its own oil. The solution for both is to (very quickly) block off the turbo intake. For high horsepower applications where this type of failure is more common, they make sliding shudders that mount to the front of the turbo, and all you have to do is pull a lever in the cab. It happens in unmodified diesels as well but it’s much less common and is usually a result of some form of neglect I believe. Most shops that do a lot of fuel system or turbo repairs will keep around a steel plate with a handle welded to it so if a technician screws up working on something and it winds up running away, the can slap that plate over the turbo inlet, and suffocate the engine without causing catastrophic damage to the turbo. Alternatively, if you don’t have something like this, say you’re a driver, and your truck runs away, the recommendation is if it’s a company truck, run, not your problem. If it’s your personal truck, throw something in the turbo that’s gonna lock the turbo up and prevent it from continuing to pump air. It’ll ruin the turbo, but a turbo is a lot cheaper than an engine.
That intake and Egr valve is from a vw alh diesel. People use fire to clean them because it’s hard to get brushes inside the intake manifold. It gets all plugged up with a soot/oil blow by mixture. Been there done that!
I have worked on vehicles for decades and cleaning the ALH intake chemically was the worst / messiest job I ever have done. I literally thru all my clothes I was wearing away when I was done.
I love how when Gale starts going off about feeding engines cool air, Nolan is just like, "mhm, yup, yeah," like he's heard it all before. Because he literally just said, "I watch your channel," and the cold air physics is absolutely one of Gale's favorite topics.
Gale Banks is a freaking treasure! i laughed enough to wake my family. A character worth celebrating! This is a great combo. Make this a regular segment. Diesel needs this!
Woo. love Gale Banks. He is a great educator on the subject of his craft, and well My dad had one of his 98 3500 12v Cummins during my childhood... And that truck is still running to this day 20 years since it was sold.
Ag fuel. An old boss had a bed liner that with a hidden fuel tank built into it. He always had a full tank of regular in case he got checked, but ran the truck on the 100+ litres of ag hidden in the liner
Nowadays, they put a little piece of paper over your exhaust and if that paper turns a certain color, it indicates whether or not you are running dyed diesel.
Insane he doesn't mention engine can run on engine oil from the turbo, and that the sot buildup inside the intake manifold is quite normal with diesels with egr system. And he is supposed to be a diesel expert and failing on such basic things..
@@jada1173 Gale has videos on the soot buildup on diesel engines with an egr system, and the guy is the first result when you google "who is the king of turbochargers". Let me know when googling "Who is the king of diesel engines" instead of "Who knows more than the guy whos been working on cars since 1958 despite probably being born no earlier than the 90's" pulls your name up and ill eat my words.
14:04 yeah I’ve ran off-road diesel in my truck and it didn’t make my fuel filter look like that the only difference is it’s dyed red and it’s not taxed
9:00 It’s a clip of a guy cleaning an ALH TDI intake manifold. They tend to build up that deposits because the mix between EGR gases and oil from the PCV.
9:00, that is the intake from a 1999 to 2003 VW Golf/Jetta/Beetle with the ALH engine. Rock solid engines, but the OE crank case ventilation filter/puck on the valve cover does a poor job of filtering out oil mist, so the EGR is providing the intake with soot AND oil. Give it time and it builds up like that. There are aftermarket CCV pucks that do a better job of filtering out the oil mist. And it is also possible to adjust the EGR duty cycle on those engines so the EGR isn't operated as much.
I share it everytime that someone in a Jeep forum tanks about buying a Commander, or I send them Gale's way if they are thinking about a cold air intake under the hood.
@@swatmann7541 lol yea I noticed that to .... Mabey it's just cuz he was being asked random questions on the spot and had to answer quickly idk because he def knows what causes runaway .. I mean he wasn't wrong but I don't think he mentioned the engine engine is burning its own oil I just think he mentioned something going wrong and it dumping to mutch fuel
I loved the upgrades Gale added to Jay Leno’s Tank Car. The Tank Car is an old school roadster-style hot rod that was built using a vintage M48/M60 Patton tank engine. By the time Gale was done adding EFI & turbos the car was making something north of 1600 HP & God knows how much torque. It’s got more power than an Abrams M1A2 turbine.
One of my technicians at my dealership once told a rowdy customer who never maintained there vehicle and was very upset about the repair estimate, "Maintenance is cheap, engines and transmissions aren't." I now say that to everyone.
There really isn't a standard. While diesel usually is black and benzin can be green, blue or yellow depending what petrol station you're at. Also the names differ as in czechia it's natural 95 or 98, in Germany super and just have "unleaded" in the local language followed by 95 or 98. Diesel will usually say Diesel though.
Looks like UK, where every station I've been to is black for diesel and green for petrol. Only thing I can think of is he normally drives diesel and did it out of habit
@@moosevision8113 Or he wasn't paying attention. I've almost grabbed diesel by accident once, talking on the phone. Had it in the filler neck, ready to pull the handle, when I looked down and saw black instead of green. After that, I always check to see I grab the right one.
That pulling truck was a crazy story, Randy let back out of the clutch when the truck ran off to keep it from slamming into the limiter while he got the shutoff pulled
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 thank you again for another wonderful video. Thank you again for your time and effort for putting it all together 10 out of 10 that was hilarious. Tell Gail Banks thank you for his wonderful input.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I like that name Masculinity Enhancement Truck! I've been calling them Emotional Support Vehicles lately. Then the nick names for the tires! Teste Ticklers, Gouch Grippers, Sphincter Serpents...
Surprised that a turbo guy didnt talk about turbo leaking oil cause runaway in diesels, the oil enters the admission and feed the motor, wont stop until it consumes all the oil in the motor. Only way is to block air like he said.
That is because the runaway in that video clip wasn't being caused by oil. I would bet that it was fuel related, due to the color of the smoke being black. They probably edited out most of his statement, and just used that part.
10:00 This is the diesel air intake. The exhaust gas recirculation builds up deposits which I also had in my diesel. All at the expense of environmental protection. I shut down this exhaust gas recirculation system and have always had a clean air intake ever since.
🤣😂 don't call him that. Gale has epa backing him to shut down every real diesel shop coast to coast. See the look in his face when the Nolan mentioned industrial injection? 😮
9:08 thats just a EGR buildup. For many years this thing was building up on intake manifold, and he's getting rid of it using heat. DO NOT USE HEAT ON PLASTIC MANIFOLDS. And make sure those metal ones meeting surfaces are straight (visit machine shop to check & mill it to straight if necesary)
Clip at 10:02 shows an intake manifold of a legendary 1.9 tdi. This restriction of carbon buildup is caused by the egr, as also shown in the video. Those engines are almost indestructible and this one must have had a lot of miles on it. I own a 1.9 tdi myself with around 200k miles on it and it doesnt look even half as bad as this
I've always heard that diesels don't like being regularly driven short distances because of soot build up. Do you know if that has contributed to what we see in the video or will this happen even if the car is regularly driven for longer distances?
@@Errathetube it is sort of a mixture. Its unavoidable at some point because of the egr and the oil fumes that get redirected into the intake manifold but yes it definetly adds up to that. The bigger problem on diesels is that the diesel particulate filter gets clogged up by driving short distances because it is designed to regularly burn the particels in it but if you dont give it the chance to go through that routine by driving for like 10 minutes or so, it will eventually clog up and will need to be manually burt out by a dealer wich forces this regeneration routine so it can be unrestricted again. I work as a mechanic in austria and here we have a lot of diesels. And diesels usually dont cause a lot of problems (when the engine itself is properly designed of course) but like i said, the biggest problems are those particulate filters and the egr valves, wich control the flow of exhaust gasses back in the engine. And the main failure points of those are clogged uf valves wich break because of that. One way to fight that is to put the egr system after the particulate filter because then you are getting practially clean exhaust gasses through the valve. When this is the case, there will be slim to no problems with the egr system because there isnt any particles wich can clog up the valves and intake manifold. In the volkswagen company, this system is used since 2012 by introduction of the golf mk7 and its new ea288 diesel engine. Sorry for the long comment, kinda got carried away
@@jp-sama4176 Thank you for your interesting and detailed insight! Diesels are very common here in Sweden as well, my family have had a hand full when I grew up and I used to have a Volvo v70 D2. I am now looking into getting back to diesel and therefore have heard a lot about people having issues with the EGR valve so I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your explanation of what it does and how it works. As a mechanic, do you have any modern diesels to recommend and/or stay away from?
@@Errathetube thats difficult to answer cause i only work for volkswagen, audi, skoda so i cant say much about other brands. But if you want an older car, i can definetly recommend the 1.9 tdi. Its nearly indestructible if you regularly maintain it. And even if something breaks, replacement parts are everywhere. Some of the problems are the wiring harness of the injectors. Its pretty cheap to fix. Sometimes with high mileage the injectors work theself in the cylinder head and cause starting problems. Thats the biggest problems of them. And from time to time, the turbo breaks but i havent had any in the shop. If you want something newer. There are the 2.0 common rails the so called ea189 found in the golf mk6. Those are pretty reliable but do have problems with the egr valves, so be sure to check if that was already replaced or deactivated. They also have a problem with injectors breaking but you cant diagnose this beforehand so be prepared. The newer ea288 found in the golf mk7 have problems with the water pump and timing belt, be sure to check if that got fixed beforehand. Intake manifold fails from time to time but is really rare. If you buy a multivan especially the t6, never i mean never buy the version with the twin turbo (204 hp). These engines are crap and start to burn oil really quick. Thats pretty much everything i know
Gale was one of those early memories i have of the automotove world as a kid. Its such a cool thing to see him years later soing things like this withe other car guys that i follow.
Fun fact... 30 years ago here in the UK many cars and trucks still had a summer / winter flap for the air intake, in the summer position it would get aair as it came in through the grill, but in the winter position it would get sucked off the outside of the exhaust manifold to heat it up a little, we also had manual chokes back then too..
Which has a higher octane rating and allows for more ignition timing or compression provided by forced induction which allows your race bred vehicle more power, albeit higher consumption, but providing that your fuel system can handle the increased demand... I'm seriously wondering what has you saying this?
Fuel.... Back, years ago, my father was working at an airport fuel farm. They had 110 octane for aero engines, and.... wait for it.... many speedboat people would also come and fuel their boats. ONE DAY..... a person arrived with a boat, and saw the JetA1 pump, and INSISTED on fuelling up with that, "because jets go really fast." Yes, despite ALL members of the fuel team saying "this was not a good idea" and "so you are taking responsibility for this", he fuelled with ... Aviation Kerosene!
At 9:19 that was an inlet manifold off a VW 1.9 TDI PD engine, all that black soot is exhaust gasses that the EGR Valve is making the engine breath in and that's the best way to get it out of the inlet manifold.
Red diesel is for non highway use. Hence red dye added. Has no effect on engine. Clean diesel is required to lubricate injectors (that while you have a leak off pipe or return pipe). I run injector cleaner with the diesel to insure good spray pattern and complete clean combustion. Gives best efficiency/performance and clear exhaust.
There is no difference other than epa regulations due to a higher sulfur content. You think farm equipment is designed differently than a diesel truck on the highway? Come on now. It's diesel gas and you just confused 6 people
@snowe.. no. They said a bunch of nonsense like doesn't effect engine when why would it, it's diesel. Then mentioned more nonsense about injecter cleaning in order for the engine to run optimally which is more nonsense. Followed by your lack of reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Most nonsensical.
@@djnone8137 it’s your reading comprehension that needs work dude. They ran two thoughts together into one. The first part makes perfect sense. Red diesel is for off highway use - true. They add red dye-true. Has no effect on engine - true. The rest has nothing to do with red diesel.
At 9:39, that's an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve from your average passenger car diesel engine. It's pretty common to see in European cars and it recirculates exhaust gasses through the intake to burn unburnt fuel from the previous power stroke, it helps lower emissions. It tends to clog up (as shown on the video) and reduce power overall, so most people end up just removing the valve entirely.
The fact that I have 0 interest in diesels 99% of the time, and yet I watched every minute of this, Gale was great!
Gale Banks is the reason I care about diesel at all.
Absolute legend he is! It's sad to see Alzheimer's/vax brain creep in. He's too good for this world anyway
You never run a white fieldboss sayin that 😢
Same
@@modernspartan98 he's got those vacant B!den eyes sometimes
the sentence "i was just a regular guy until i discovered turbocharging" just CRIES to be put on a shirt
2:50 “I wanna know who did the transmission.” That’s actually a great point that sucker wasn’t going to stop, and the transfer case was holding up better than I ever could have expected.
Trucks an Ontario Canada build I think... that mishap was at the Fergus Truck Show iirc
Truck 2 is Evil Diesel owned by Randy Overton from Sutton Ontario, Canada.
I couldn't believe the orange glow from the engine! 😲
@@buildwright1the best romp of all RECORDED HISTORY MAYBE?
I was thinking the same thing; I absolutely expect to see that transmission crap it's guts all over the place but nope.
Gale is 82 years old and is so bright and exited for life. The man is a legend and I hope he keeps on giving his wisdom for the younger generation. Mad respect for him
I was not aware of his age, and never thought about it.
Banks 2024? We might be better off 😂
Wait. What? Mr Banks is 82? For reals? Think about was absolute state of the art 60 years ago. We hadn’t put a man on the moon. He’s 100% kept up with the times and then some.
I can't believe how funny he is
Not only that, he's not wearing reading glasses/bifocala, yet analyzing on monitor!
Gale is the GOAT, not just in diesel. Guy can break down the finest point of what makes an engine work and go fast in a way that makes sense to anyone and also present evidence to prove or debunk just about anything.
I can't remember what it's called, but does he still do the series where he basically craps on products? 😂
His honesty, factual backing and knowledgeable explanations all while absolutely crapping on people selling stupid junk sometimes, is gold.
I love how Nolan handles these videos especially when hosting someone such as Gale Banks. Idk how to describe it; allowing Gale to take the lead into the reaction and even following up with questions and inquiries. Idk I sound stupid. Nolan just seems like such a respectful person
He's a good interviewer, letting the guest shine. He does that job so well. You don't sound stupid, I totally agree. Too many presenters/interviewers on tv and YT don't let the guest talk. It drives me crazy!
I have to agree with both of you OP and @Yvolve, Always enjoy it when Nolan is on any of the shows. The channels would have a lesser vibe w/o him. Chin up, b/c I bet you're similar noticing all that.
I don't think you sound stupid, I think you worded it well! It was just about exactly what I was thinking, too.
I totally get what you mean, and i agree 100%.
Good call, respectful in all
"It's not catastrophic enough.". Most accurate diagnosis 😂
Catastrophic breakdowns are usually the square root of the most expensive component.
The piston was probably still attached to the connecting rod, so honestly not really all that catastrophic. When the wrist pin is in the oil pan (or on the side of the road) is when you've got something special.
@@napoleontheclown yep when you blow it up making big power the rotating assembly makes new holes in the block.
@@cherb23 I Do Cars is a fantastic channel for seeing just how badly someone can wreck an engine. Shattered rods, pistons that have been converted to chunks ranging from "gravel" to nuggets, after market inspection ports, snapped cranks, and the always shocking broken wrist pin. The wrist pins almost always are pristine, so when one is deformed or especially when it's in pieces is a rare treat.
Mr Banks is a legend.
He gifted our class a complete Sidewinder turbo system for our class 6.9 International AND helped us with it.
Didn’t charge the school a dime.
Gale is a government sellout and you’re eating it up like government cheese.
Yeah that's awesome, he's been helping Tech Schools out for decades 👍
Gale Banks is awesome. I like how he just an incredibly smart gear head, not a whole bunch of technical talk, unless it’s needed. Thanks for the great video.
2:35 Don’t forget the other diesel runaway scenario….Turbo oil seal failure. Engine burns turbo lube…runs faster…pumps more turbo oil..runs even faster. This ramps up with no “off” option, other than stalling it out, until….Kaboom!
I love how Gale Banks basically just mogged tf out of half the diesel community by saying theres a vast amount of masculinity enhancement going on when dudes buy these trucks.
If you could not afford the Porsche but needed that extension anyway.
dude he's looking at this comment going "what the hell does 'mogged' mean? what's a mog??"
He's not wrong though. A diesel truck is a redneck Lamborghini
@@knote4958 they would be able to load more in a Fiat Ducato and have an easier time loading it with motocross or snowmobile.
Emotional support vehicles
Gale Banks on an RMS episode? I've not clicked so fast in a long time!!!
This.. this this this 1000 times!
I’m right with you, i thought it was a RUclips short
100% I'm not subbed but have caught a few videos. Saw this and was like "Yuuuuuup"
What he said ☝️
Same
This man is on the hate list of every snake oil seller out there , promoting fake turbo boosts. Love his reaction videos. Respect ,sir. ☺
The man came for everyone in this video. Telling people to pay their taxes, and taking potshots at Republicans during the ag diesel clip had me shocked.
@@TimnParks When did he take shots at republicans? I didn't notice any of that
@@DantesGrill Isn't he the current president of the United States?
@@CastorRabbit You think it's an inside job? 😲
@@TimnParks Right and we also know that emissions(global Warming) is used to launder money from taxpayers and make many vehicles hazardous and unreliable.
13:12
Using "red diesel" (heating oil) as diesel fuel was so popular in rural germany for decades that the police would conduct traffic stops where they checked the color of the diesel in your fuel tank.
In the US, Red is for non-taxed farm diesel. They'll sometimes stop farmers to make sure that they're not using the non-tax diesel for their trucks.
In case viewers misunderstand, red diesel (or 'marked' diesel') is EXACTLY the same diesel we put in our trucks, colored to show that it is for agricultural use only. As it isn't used on the highways, farmers and ranchers don't pay road taxes on it. Some less educated folks think it's somehow different or inferior. It is not. It is EXACTLY the same.
The thing the "heating oil junies" (we had them in austria too) often did not think about is additives:
That stuff will work in old Diesels during summer, but not during winter, and with common rail it could damage the rail pump and injectors (as it is not as lubricant as Diesel).
The ag Diesel is still normal Diesel here that famers can get for their farm vehicles. It is not the same as heating oil though as it has all the normal additives they put into normal Diesel and is just cheaper as there isn't as much tax on it. (like in the US)
I think there were some protests in germany in the last 6 months about the green party in the government wanting to stop AG Diesel from being a thing. (stopping the tax benefit of AG Diesel) No idea what happened in the end though.
I just know that because of what happened in germany, our government reassured the farmers that they would keep it like it is.
@@MattH-wg7ouBecause the 4th Amendment extends to German Police Stops on German Farmers in rural Germany?
@@paulmaxwell8851well here in europe for example red diesel is actually different from the one we put in a normal car, the red one has more bio stuff in it so if you put it in a normal car your fuel filter will get clogged up
Grew up watching this man on Saturday mornings with my dad. Not a big diesel but I have massive respect for Mr. Banks.
Nothing was better than watching Gale absolutely rip apart the Hoonigan Duramax Camaro’s completely baffling compound turbo setup. What a legend.
Gale who? Is that the guy that works for the epa.
@@Deere2154DGale Banks is a diesel engineer who owns/started Banks Power which is a diesel performance company. He is probably in the top 10 of best diesel performance tuners around
@huntingislife7817 so I was right, the guy that works for the EPA.
@@Deere2154D I don't watch a lot of Banks content, but the guy seems genuinely smart when it comes to generating diesel power. And just about every one of the few videos I have seen, he's bitched about the EPA's rules that fuck up diesel engines (like EGR valves).
@@Deere2154Dgales forgot more about engines than you'll ever know 😂
Unreal collab. Gal Banks is the MAN
He’s the GOAT
Indeed he is. Besides his expertise, he's actually pretty funny/entertaining as well!
Gal and his wife Gale
The guy who doesn't know what a runaway diesel is a goat? It's when there's engine oil being fed in the intake, commonly by a blown seal in the turbo and it runs on oil, not fuel. Tractor pull engines have a mechanical disconnect for diesel fuel.
@@scottleggejrneither how a runaway works nor does he recognize a inlet manifold clogged by EGR soot and CCV-oil
That aluminum intake the guy cleans with the torch is an intake off of a VW TDi. The look like that after a 100K. The EGR system on those is nasty.
VW EGR on the 1.9L ALH TDI is the definition of failure!!!!! They fail so bad and clog intakes. I used to keep a few on my shelf to clap them out. Got to the point where I could swap them out in under an hour.
Yeah if I remember correctly, it was a youtube video on how to clean the exhaust header and EGR system of a VW ALH TDi. They are known to clog up and reduce air flow.
Knew it as soon as I saw it.
Fiat 1.9 JTD was the same, the EGR clogged after just 80000km
Was going to say the same. Or maybe an older TT
I love listening to these old guys! Good wisdom and knowledge! But my experience with a runaway diesel was when the piston rings had too much clearance (yes, I was young and stupid and ran the engine too hard), which allowed engine oil blowby and the oil began to feed the engine as fuel, even though I immediately turned the ignition was off. I had to throw it in 2nd gear and pop the clutch the stop the engine.
Red diesel isn’t just for agriculture.
It’s more of off-road diesel, as we always called it when I worked in construction and coal mining.
Red diesel is for vehicles that don’t get used on roads.
We use it for our Gradall on construction sites too. You’re right is allowed for anything that isn’t on the road so if you had an off-road 4x4 diesel you exclusively used as a rock crawler or something you could probably get away with that too.
@@TheVanderbone I don't think there's any distinction between Ag fuel and construction use. The restriction is not to run it on road because you're not paying the road tax. A semi owned by a local contractor was caught at the scale house on a freeway near here when the inspector found "pink" fuel in the tank. They don't care whether you have fresh bright red fuel or just a bit of pink in it. Anything pink shows that some time recently someone put red fuel in the tank. That's it; you're busted!!
The driver called his boss since they fuel in their own equipment yard and he didn't fuel the truck. The boss showed up shortly and got real mouthy with the inspector and started one of those "I'm more important than you are and you'd better back off" tirades. The inspector wasn't impressed. He then walked over to the bosses truck and checked the fuel in it. Oooh baby!! He was running red fuel in his pickup also! They locked up his truck and he got the ticket and a quite impressive fine for all of his equipment that was run on the highway. That story got around the local county very quickly.
@@MrGaryGG48 where I buy mine for my tractor, it's labelled simply "off road diesel"
It goes by various names but it's all the same thing, as I understand, non road taxed, dyed diesel fuel.
In Canada we call it dyed diesel and only agriculture and commercial fishermen are allowed to buy it.
@@MrGaryGG48you would be correct I deliver fuel on-road and off-road diesel come from the same exact delivery arm there is a sight glass going into the fuel truck were they inject the dye it's for tax purposes only.
The clogged intake manifold at 9:35 is off of a ALH 1.9 VW TDI motor found in the mk4's. This occurs because of the EGR (exhaust gas regulator) pumping sooty air from the exhaust back into the intake for emissions. After a while it gets bad and you have to clean it out and often delete the EGR which is a bit sketchy because it's butterfly valve is the only way to cut runaway.
Clip #2 this is why emergency AIR shutoffs are essential in high performance diesel applications
Why doesn't shutting off the electric fuel pump suffice? Are they using entirely mechanical fuel pumps or don't have independent shutoff for the pump?
The engine can run on his own oil, and as it is compression ingnited you only can stop it by closing the air intake or physically stall the engine
@@petergerdes1094 Motor oil can burn too, and will ignite under compression if there's oxygen. If a seal fails, you can't really prevent oil from getting in the engine, but you can block air which will prevent ignition and stop it
@@petergerdes1094the engine can get damaged enough to let engine oil into the combustion chamber and actually start using its own oil as fuel, need to cut the air to make sure, seen it happen on a 2l-te from a hilux
I'm actually surprised that the oil-fed runaway scenario wasn't the front-and-centre answer. To me (and basically everyone I know) bad oil seal is synonymous with turbo runaway.
The clogged intake @9:00 is a VW ALH engine that did not have the EGR deleted. Burning out the carbon like that is a really common way for people to clean them.
yeah, about as far from a DPF as it gets lol. Gale Banks is not the genius people give him credit for.
@@boostaddict_ I'm pretty new to diesel cars and I knew that wasn't a DPF. I guess if you're only tuning performance engines, you're not seeing engines driven enough to have that kind of build up 🤷♂
@@boostaddict_ mistaking 4 cylinder intake for a cat is hilarious :)
Can confirm, I have the 110HP version of that engine (ASV) and I did EXACTLY what the person in that video did to clean out the carbon from my intake manifold when I had some engine work done, made such a massive difference to performance (engine had 170K miles on the clock) and I have since deleted the EGR valve.
@@KarlEller at 150k miles mine looked like that too. very common on tdis. They still run fine even with that kind of restriction. great engines
Could listen to Gale's wisdom for hours. Now get this - he's 82! Absolute legendary fella 🤙
"Sounds like me in high school!" 😂 That was classic Nolan.
Thank you, Mr Banks! I work at a GM dealership, and all the time, customers say "I have this or that" but they forget about all extras. They think its just all "plug n play".
I like the different schools of thought on builds.
Other techs have said the best way to find the limit is to keep breaking things. The master reveals that he uses fine instrumentation and measurement to get there with as little effort as possible.
Have Sandro sit with this guy.
i would say its like electrical work you dont run power lines etc all over the place to be at the end oops almost worked have to redo everything you calculate everything and make 90% of the work theoretical then you install it.
@demonsluger
Better analogy would be that everyone else is building big-ass crystal radios and analog electrical systems and he's building circuit boards for digital radios.
One of these is the caveman build-break-fix-build cycle, and the other one is a highly skilled understanding of components.
Depends on the cost of what you are limit-testing. If its cheap as fuck and replaceable it might be better to just ruin it to limit test.
If its expensive its more likely better to inch towards limits instead of overdoing it instantly.
@@Uhdksurvhunter it's more a matter of "if you upgrade something, upgrade everything around it. The car will find the weakest point. Then when that breaks, upgrade it and drive it until the next thing breaks."
@@Uhdksurvhunter No, it's just because they don't want to do math. Redneck engineering.
The air intake at 9:15 was on a VW ALH turbo diesel engine. The engine breather brings in a bit of oil into the air intake, and the EGR valve adds exhaust... what you see is oily soot. I pressure washed and used oven cleaner on mine. Wish i knew about the burn it with a torch method first!
Not necessarily ALH but yes, 1.9 tdi, either rotative pump or pump injectors, that soot takes some hard work to fully go and oven cleaner works rly fine but the best way is still the ultrasonic bath after having removed the big chunks throw it in there and wait for a few hours it will come back as new 👌
@@jtebztamr oh man... i need to get myself an ultrasonic cleaner! Thank you for that idea!
Gale Banks is an Awesome Person to have around the shop. He is a real cool person and knows more about Diesel Engines and turbochargers than a room ful of Japanese Drift car Mechanics. He has built some wicked fast gas powered turbo cars and Boats too.
This was an awesome episode. Gale Banks is a legend and was a natural on the show. I hope we get to see more of him in the future. One of my favorites for sure!
"First of all, your not paying your taxes on the fule jackass" Gale Banks 2024
First time seeing this guy, and that's the line that made me a stan
diesel tax is nothing compared to the FED's reverse repo scam currently devaluing our currency
It's a K&N 😂
I do not know about his area, but in my state, they have people looking for trucks like this. They "dip" the fuel tank, which means they put a dipstick looking thing in that pickups the dye they use on ag and home heating fuel. If they detect any of the dye, you are in very big trouble. Even if your current tank of fuel is all taxed road diesel, if you used any no taxed diesel, it stains the tank and the dipstick will pick it up.
Got some red foreman vibes there
My understanding of a diesel runaway is that it sometimes is actually burning the engine oil as fuel.
Yes thats correct, usually the turbo fails and engine sucks oil from turbos oil circulation, has nothing to do with fuel pumps thats just nonsense
@@HerraPlaguIt can be the injection pump too on older engines with mechanical injection
It actually CAN have EVERYTHING to do with the fuel pumps. Any diesel engine with a mechanical fuel pump can "run away" if whatever pressure control system it has fails.
@@HerraPlagu It can be both. As long as the cylinders are still being filled with fuel of any sort, the combustion will still want to runaway. It is just more common to bust a seal and have the engine's oil start burning up than it is to have your fuel pump glitched into always-on.
It can be either the turbo failing, and feeding the engine motor oil, or also the injection pump failing, primarily older style mechanical injection pumps. A lot of The old pumps used a ‘swinging weight’ style governor, meaning there where flyweights with springs, and as the the pump spun faster and faster, these weights would counteract the resistance of the springs, sometimes, they would exceed their travel limit and stick beyond wide open throttle, and cause an over rev situation.
In my mind, these are 2 distinctly different mechanical failures, one the engine is running away on diesel fuel, one it’s running away on its own oil. The solution for both is to (very quickly) block off the turbo intake. For high horsepower applications where this type of failure is more common, they make sliding shudders that mount to the front of the turbo, and all you have to do is pull a lever in the cab. It happens in unmodified diesels as well but it’s much less common and is usually a result of some form of neglect I believe. Most shops that do a lot of fuel system or turbo repairs will keep around a steel plate with a handle welded to it so if a technician screws up working on something and it winds up running away, the can slap that plate over the turbo inlet, and suffocate the engine without causing catastrophic damage to the turbo. Alternatively, if you don’t have something like this, say you’re a driver, and your truck runs away, the recommendation is if it’s a company truck, run, not your problem. If it’s your personal truck, throw something in the turbo that’s gonna lock the turbo up and prevent it from continuing to pump air. It’ll ruin the turbo, but a turbo is a lot cheaper than an engine.
That intake and Egr valve is from a vw alh diesel. People use fire to clean them because it’s hard to get brushes inside the intake manifold. It gets all plugged up with a soot/oil blow by mixture. Been there done that!
Came here to say this. It's the result of the combination of EGR and PCV in the intake manifold.
I have worked on vehicles for decades and cleaning the ALH intake chemically was the worst / messiest job I ever have done. I literally thru all my clothes I was wearing away when I was done.
Ok ok excuses 😭
EGR delete go brr
Thanks I came to say this ( I was thinking it was from a 1.9 aaz motor ( Europe version) same problem lots of carbon due to egr valve
I love how when Gale starts going off about feeding engines cool air, Nolan is just like, "mhm, yup, yeah," like he's heard it all before. Because he literally just said, "I watch your channel," and the cold air physics is absolutely one of Gale's favorite topics.
Gale is a mood, his humor makes me wanna see more of this!
Gale Banks is a freaking treasure! i laughed enough to wake my family.
A character worth celebrating! This is a great combo. Make this a regular segment. Diesel needs this!
Woo. love Gale Banks. He is a great educator on the subject of his craft, and well My dad had one of his 98 3500 12v Cummins during my childhood... And that truck is still running to this day 20 years since it was sold.
20 years for a truck is really nothing to write home about
Ag fuel. An old boss had a bed liner that with a hidden fuel tank built into it. He always had a full tank of regular in case he got checked, but ran the truck on the 100+ litres of ag hidden in the liner
Your boss was a genius.
Nowadays, they put a little piece of paper over your exhaust and if that paper turns a certain color, it indicates whether or not you are running dyed diesel.
Or they take a sample from your diesel filter, used to do it on the cars with "don't steal my diesel mesh" in the tank filler tube.
Insane he doesn't mention engine can run on engine oil from the turbo, and that the sot buildup inside the intake manifold is quite normal with diesels with egr system.
And he is supposed to be a diesel expert and failing on such basic things..
@@jada1173 Gale has videos on the soot buildup on diesel engines with an egr system, and the guy is the first result when you google "who is the king of turbochargers". Let me know when googling "Who is the king of diesel engines" instead of "Who knows more than the guy whos been working on cars since 1958 despite probably being born no earlier than the 90's" pulls your name up and ill eat my words.
"It's not catastrophic enough"...
Love this guy
14:04 yeah I’ve ran off-road diesel in my truck and it didn’t make my fuel filter look like that the only difference is it’s dyed red and it’s not taxed
Beyond amazing you got Gale Banks!
Mr. Banks obviously likes to share his knowledge
9:00 It’s a clip of a guy cleaning an ALH TDI intake manifold. They tend to build up that deposits because the mix between EGR gases and oil from the PCV.
EGR was my first thought. I'm a bit surprised Gale thought it was a catalytic converter.
@@TimberTrainer Different technology in US and Europe diesel engine and cars i suppose. In Europe, It's regular job on old VW Diesel Cars.
9:00, that is the intake from a 1999 to 2003 VW Golf/Jetta/Beetle with the ALH engine. Rock solid engines, but the OE crank case ventilation filter/puck on the valve cover does a poor job of filtering out oil mist, so the EGR is providing the intake with soot AND oil. Give it time and it builds up like that. There are aftermarket CCV pucks that do a better job of filtering out the oil mist. And it is also possible to adjust the EGR duty cycle on those engines so the EGR isn't operated as much.
Gale is the absolute coolest and most clever dude. This was awesome. Bring Gale back again!
Nothing piss Gale off more than a hot air intake 😂😂😂
@5:24 Justin giggling in the background about the valve/cylinder failure! 😄
You guys are hilarious! In the 70's I used to work in a diesel shop (Delaney &Alf) in Bakersfield, CA. Thanks for this video!
*Gale's videos on the "pedal commander"* are hilarious 👍👍
I share it everytime that someone in a Jeep forum tanks about buying a Commander, or I send them Gale's way if they are thinking about a cold air intake under the hood.
First, kudos on getting the TURBO DIESEL AUTHORITY, Gale Banks!! And was that Justin laughing in the background at; "It's not catastrophic enough."? 😆
Gale banks is a living legend!! He's literally done everything 😮
Ok Donut. You got Gale Banks on. I can't skip that one.
Wait why are we skipping the others?
@@WillHughesTV Because donut is such a bad channel if you actually are interested in cars.
@@sativa1320Where should I go if I'm interested in getting into car stuff?
@@sativa1320They’re the Linus Tech Tips of cars. There isn’t a Gamers’ Nexus for cars that I know of.
@@WillHughesTVbecause i can't stand this channel with all my heart
If Gal would be my grandpa i would be there every weekend and listen to his jokes! What an awesome man.
Gale Banks has forgotten more then we all know combined.
Hahahaha that's probably true
lol
Like what causes runaway……
@@swatmann7541 lol yea I noticed that to .... Mabey it's just cuz he was being asked random questions on the spot and had to answer quickly idk because he def knows what causes runaway .. I mean he wasn't wrong but I don't think he mentioned the engine engine is burning its own oil I just think he mentioned something going wrong and it dumping to mutch fuel
old age brings knowledge, old age also takes away that knowledge lol
I loved the upgrades Gale added to Jay Leno’s Tank Car. The Tank Car is an old school roadster-style hot rod that was built using a vintage M48/M60 Patton tank engine. By the time Gale was done adding EFI & turbos the car was making something north of 1600 HP & God knows how much torque. It’s got more power than an Abrams M1A2 turbine.
When banks went all Old Testament on us, I almost fell out of my chair 🤭😂
The one at the 9:10 mark is from a VW ALH. It is very common do to the EGR design. That is the method most of us use to get rid of the buildup.
One of my technicians at my dealership once told a rowdy customer who never maintained there vehicle and was very upset about the repair estimate, "Maintenance is cheap, engines and transmissions aren't." I now say that to everyone.
Now get Dave from Dave’s Auto Center
Love that guy, probably the best shop channel on RUclips tbh
Agreed
Great idea!
This guy is the real deal in terms of mechanic stuff. Bring him more often into the channel
Gale is awesome. Proof that humbleness magnifies greatness.
I love how giddy he is on all of these clips 😂😂
When it comes to the pump handles, here in Europe, gasoline is green handle and diesel is black handle!
There really isn't a standard. While diesel usually is black and benzin can be green, blue or yellow depending what petrol station you're at. Also the names differ as in czechia it's natural 95 or 98, in Germany super and just have "unleaded" in the local language followed by 95 or 98. Diesel will usually say Diesel though.
Looks like UK, where every station I've been to is black for diesel and green for petrol. Only thing I can think of is he normally drives diesel and did it out of habit
@@moosevision8113 Or he wasn't paying attention. I've almost grabbed diesel by accident once, talking on the phone. Had it in the filler neck, ready to pull the handle, when I looked down and saw black instead of green. After that, I always check to see I grab the right one.
East coast US diesel handle is green.
I've been to a pump in the US where e85 is green(usually yellow), diesel is red(we use red dye for off highway) and gas was black
HOLY SHIT y'all got the Count of compression, the injector idol, the wastegate wizard
The backpressure bandit
The air pressure aficionado
That pulling truck was a crazy story, Randy let back out of the clutch when the truck ran off to keep it from slamming into the limiter while he got the shutoff pulled
Amazing! More Gale Banks!
Yall always know when im on lunch 🥪
That's because we watch your every move
It's nice for Mr. Banks to share his knowledge with ordinary mortals like us
I cant believe they got Gale Banks on. Hell yeah!!
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 thank you again for another wonderful video. Thank you again for your time and effort for putting it all together 10 out of 10 that was hilarious. Tell Gail Banks thank you for his wonderful input.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Mr Banks is a legend,First time ive seen these clips,Absolute gold.
1:47 look at how red hot the block is. 😮
THE BLOCK. Fucking hell.
That's just the check engine light illuminated.
This has to be the top 3 romps EVER.
I like that name Masculinity Enhancement Truck! I've been calling them Emotional Support Vehicles lately. Then the nick names for the tires! Teste Ticklers, Gouch Grippers, Sphincter Serpents...
It's a form of gender-affirming care 😂
Pavement Princess works pretty well too, esp. when they don’t know how to park 😂
Compensation for short comings
@@MrLordZenki damn you ain't wrong lol
Gale Banks is so damn eloquent and funny at the same time! What a great episode! Have him back!
Not only is Banks a diesel legend, but he’s funny as hell too
I love gale banks i could listen to him all day
The Vort music with the flaming truck!😂
Surprised that a turbo guy didnt talk about turbo leaking oil cause runaway in diesels, the oil enters the admission and feed the motor, wont stop until it consumes all the oil in the motor. Only way is to block air like he said.
That is because the runaway in that video clip wasn't being caused by oil. I would bet that it was fuel related, due to the color of the smoke being black. They probably edited out most of his statement, and just used that part.
10:00 This is the diesel air intake. The exhaust gas recirculation builds up deposits which I also had in my diesel. All at the expense of environmental protection. I shut down this exhaust gas recirculation system and have always had a clean air intake ever since.
Thanks for being these legends to the show! They are amazing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for all the knowledge you share Mr. Banks!
The Diesel Don himself!! Definitely need Gale on again!
🤣😂 don't call him that. Gale has epa backing him to shut down every real diesel shop coast to coast. See the look in his face when the Nolan mentioned industrial injection? 😮
@@chancekoke3961or acting confused about EGR buildup 😂
9:08 thats just a EGR buildup. For many years this thing was building up on intake manifold, and he's getting rid of it using heat. DO NOT USE HEAT ON PLASTIC MANIFOLDS. And make sure those metal ones meeting surfaces are straight (visit machine shop to check & mill it to straight if necesary)
Clip at 10:02 shows an intake manifold of a legendary 1.9 tdi. This restriction of carbon buildup is caused by the egr, as also shown in the video. Those engines are almost indestructible and this one must have had a lot of miles on it. I own a 1.9 tdi myself with around 200k miles on it and it doesnt look even half as bad as this
I've always heard that diesels don't like being regularly driven short distances because of soot build up. Do you know if that has contributed to what we see in the video or will this happen even if the car is regularly driven for longer distances?
@@Errathetube it is sort of a mixture. Its unavoidable at some point because of the egr and the oil fumes that get redirected into the intake manifold but yes it definetly adds up to that. The bigger problem on diesels is that the diesel particulate filter gets clogged up by driving short distances because it is designed to regularly burn the particels in it but if you dont give it the chance to go through that routine by driving for like 10 minutes or so, it will eventually clog up and will need to be manually burt out by a dealer wich forces this regeneration routine so it can be unrestricted again.
I work as a mechanic in austria and here we have a lot of diesels. And diesels usually dont cause a lot of problems (when the engine itself is properly designed of course) but like i said, the biggest problems are those particulate filters and the egr valves, wich control the flow of exhaust gasses back in the engine. And the main failure points of those are clogged uf valves wich break because of that. One way to fight that is to put the egr system after the particulate filter because then you are getting practially clean exhaust gasses through the valve. When this is the case, there will be slim to no problems with the egr system because there isnt any particles wich can clog up the valves and intake manifold. In the volkswagen company, this system is used since 2012 by introduction of the golf mk7 and its new ea288 diesel engine.
Sorry for the long comment, kinda got carried away
@@jp-sama4176 Thank you for your interesting and detailed insight! Diesels are very common here in Sweden as well, my family have had a hand full when I grew up and I used to have a Volvo v70 D2.
I am now looking into getting back to diesel and therefore have heard a lot about people having issues with the EGR valve so I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your explanation of what it does and how it works.
As a mechanic, do you have any modern diesels to recommend and/or stay away from?
@@Errathetube thats difficult to answer cause i only work for volkswagen, audi, skoda so i cant say much about other brands. But if you want an older car, i can definetly recommend the 1.9 tdi. Its nearly indestructible if you regularly maintain it. And even if something breaks, replacement parts are everywhere. Some of the problems are the wiring harness of the injectors. Its pretty cheap to fix. Sometimes with high mileage the injectors work theself in the cylinder head and cause starting problems. Thats the biggest problems of them. And from time to time, the turbo breaks but i havent had any in the shop.
If you want something newer. There are the 2.0 common rails the so called ea189 found in the golf mk6. Those are pretty reliable but do have problems with the egr valves, so be sure to check if that was already replaced or deactivated. They also have a problem with injectors breaking but you cant diagnose this beforehand so be prepared.
The newer ea288 found in the golf mk7 have problems with the water pump and timing belt, be sure to check if that got fixed beforehand. Intake manifold fails from time to time but is really rare.
If you buy a multivan especially the t6, never i mean never buy the version with the twin turbo (204 hp). These engines are crap and start to burn oil really quick.
Thats pretty much everything i know
Gale was one of those early memories i have of the automotove world as a kid. Its such a cool thing to see him years later soing things like this withe other car guys that i follow.
Fun fact... 30 years ago here in the UK many cars and trucks still had a summer / winter flap for the air intake, in the summer position it would get aair as it came in through the grill, but in the winter position it would get sucked off the outside of the exhaust manifold to heat it up a little, we also had manual chokes back then too..
Y'all gotta get Gale Banks back on your show ... He's fantastic!!!!
This guy is hilarious. I'm cracking up at my desk at work, lol
Gale Banks is a legend, definitely gonna need him on this show more often!!!
Gale Banks is the kind of man who knows his craft through and through. I would be honored to be able to learn from a guy like him
HOLY CRAP!!!! Look at the exhaust glowing red hot @2:52 mark
More of this LEGEND on the channel please. This man is a National Treasure!
In Europe: black pump - diesel, green - petrol 👍🏎️ TIP! Dont use E10 for your race bred cars, it has less dinosaur and more corn in it 😅
Which has a higher octane rating and allows for more ignition timing or compression provided by forced induction which allows your race bred vehicle more power, albeit higher consumption, but providing that your fuel system can handle the increased demand... I'm seriously wondering what has you saying this?
Fuel.... Back, years ago, my father was working at an airport fuel farm. They had 110 octane for aero engines, and.... wait for it.... many speedboat people would also come and fuel their boats. ONE DAY..... a person arrived with a boat, and saw the JetA1 pump, and INSISTED on fuelling up with that, "because jets go really fast." Yes, despite ALL members of the fuel team saying "this was not a good idea" and "so you are taking responsibility for this", he fuelled with ... Aviation Kerosene!
At 9:19 that was an inlet manifold off a VW 1.9 TDI PD engine, all that black soot is exhaust gasses that the EGR Valve is making the engine breath in and that's the best way to get it out of the inlet manifold.
I'll be looking for more Gale Banks videos. Thank you.
Red diesel is for non highway use. Hence red dye added. Has no effect on engine. Clean diesel is required to lubricate injectors (that while you have a leak off pipe or return pipe). I run injector cleaner with the diesel to insure good spray pattern and complete clean combustion. Gives best efficiency/performance and clear exhaust.
There is no difference other than epa regulations due to a higher sulfur content.
You think farm equipment is designed differently than a diesel truck on the highway? Come on now. It's diesel gas and you just confused 6 people
Red diesel aka home heating oil here in new England. As Gale states, red die means no taxes paid.
@@djnone8137 they literally said "has no effect on engine"...
@snowe.. no. They said a bunch of nonsense like doesn't effect engine when why would it, it's diesel. Then mentioned more nonsense about injecter cleaning in order for the engine to run optimally which is more nonsense. Followed by your lack of reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Most nonsensical.
@@djnone8137 it’s your reading comprehension that needs work dude. They ran two thoughts together into one. The first part makes perfect sense. Red diesel is for off highway use - true. They add red dye-true. Has no effect on engine - true. The rest has nothing to do with red diesel.
Just sat down for lunch! Perfect timing and with THEE Mr. Banks as a guest?!
I am not a car guy but I love this channel.
At 9:39, that's an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve from your average passenger car diesel engine. It's pretty common to see in European cars and it recirculates exhaust gasses through the intake to burn unburnt fuel from the previous power stroke, it helps lower emissions. It tends to clog up (as shown on the video) and reduce power overall, so most people end up just removing the valve entirely.
I really enjoyed this, great commentary,and humor.