Gotta say it's amazing how you are able to remember where every single nut, bolt, washer etc goes back in without having an extra one laying around when you're all finished putting it back together. You sir are a talented mechanic 🙏👍
@@bustedkeel unfortunately no good tech can stay in the business for long without developing anger issues. It's better to get it out in the way of swearing than doing the job poorly
Isn't that how Arod left the stealership job? F bomb and general meltdown 😢 I don't subscribe to him because I don't have diesel powered vehicles, but it was in my feed
Sure glad I have my older truck...this stuff is flying 🛸 junk. I dont drive it to pieces ...going on 115k on odometer...2002 Ford ranger..little trouble...few fixies.
My tool collection quickly started growing when I first started watching your vids years ago. I'm just a DIY'ER but my life is much better with the right tools.
Hell, I went back to college because of Ray. Auto tech college at the local community college. I'm 66! $5 a credit but no grade, no accreditation, just knowledge. Now I do all my own work. Bought a 4 post lift. Working on as full a tool collection as I need.
Funny you should mention it! I paused the video and went looking for those short little ratchet wrenches Ray uses all the time. It appears Snap-On and Gearwrench make... for more than $450 a set! There are some other brands for around $200. They look very handy for tight spaces and can be fitted with an extension as a handle, when room allows. Want a set? Google BFCRM712 and you'll see all the options (searches for "ratchet crowsfoot" etc. bring up entirely different things).
Same here. Getting close to 60. Started do my own repairs this year because of Ray's videos. The Mrs. has a bunch of tools under the tree for me; can't wait!
I have just completed doing a full rebuild of my entire front end of my 2007 BMW X3 3.0d (6cyl turbo diesel). This included shocks, brake caliper rebuild, new wheel bearings, discs etc. I found it a nightmare with some cheap Chinese pullers to remove the hub and old bearings. I ended up purchasing a much more expensive puller set (still Chinese). You have to purchase the correct tools to do the job otherwise you end up damaging components. I turned 76 last November.
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 5 Oh rings! 4 banjo bolts, 3 spark plugs, 2 torque wrenches, And an extra-large can of brake clean!! Have a safe and Merry Christmas, Ray, Wife unit, and little units!! (and everyone else in the shop, too)
I'm glad to hear you say that "Staying late to get a little additional progress only leads to burn-out...". It also robs your family (especially the little ones) of your fatherly attentions when they need it most in their younger years. When we are young and struggling to make ends meet it is all too easy to shortchange our families thinking we are doing the right thing by making more money to make life easier. Not better. Just easier. Most kids would rather have the time with Daddy. And rightly so. - Though I am close to 70 now, I remember those days when I was in grade school and wished my dad would be home in the evenings and weekends when he was working OT. You are wise to set your work hours boundaries and stick to them. Those rules need to apply to employees, too. You can never go back in time later to fix it. I have found that 44 hours per week (five-8's and one 4 or four 9's and two 4's) is optimum for me. Anything more and I just spend time that is not productive and home life suffers greatly instead. And that's a bad trade-off.
Yes, we each need to find our sweet spot. Not everyone operates at their optimum with 3 to 5 hours of sleep per day like Donald Trump does. I have a good friend that cannot sleep more than 4 hours per day. It broke up his first marriage because when he would wake up at 3 am he would go to his office and dive right into the day's work load. His wife (at the time) erroneously assumed he was sleeping with someone else when she would wake up and find him gone. She never did believe that he just went to work! When he married wife #2 several years later, he set up a satellite office at home for the after-hours work time. 20 years later, he and wife #2 are happy and still get along great . You are right, Old School Dude. Find your sweet spot and do not short change your young'uns! @@oldschooldude8370
Aside from your great mechanical skills, your voice never changes and you never get upset with stubborn fasteners or breaking connector tabs. I would be yelling and cursing the whole time. You-Da-Man, Ray
Ray, can I make a suggestion that I found out if I sprayed some type of lubricant such as WD-40 or PB blaster, not a sponsor LOL😊, on does brittle fasteners most of the time they did not break I would say 85% 90% at the time they do not break, I just thought that might help you and the watchers of your videos, I really enjoy your videos, kudos to you!
AHHH!! For the good old days when a valve cover job was sooooo simple!!!!!!! Your efforts are to be commended highly!!!! @124:20 Where oh where is the mechanics mirror??? Ahhhh!! @126:19 he breaks out the trusty mirror!!! YAY!!!!
So true. But even 50 years ago the were evil cars. I had a Mercedes van. Valve cover of the diesel had a hat shape. To remove it the motor must be lowered by around 4 inches. And it hat manually adjusted valve play. 🤬
Ivan (Pine Hollow Diagnostics) had a vehicle (I don't remember the make and model) that also had DTCs of multiple cam phasors being out. All of the usual components that could cause the DTCs were replaced by other shops, but the DTCs were still coming up. There is TSB that points to a bolt at the end of an oil passage near the cam shafts that can work it way loose. On that vehicle, the bolt was missing. Probably fell through the engine and into the oil pan. Likely, it was found and discarded on a previous the oil change.
15! Good Wednesday morning Ray and the wife unit! And along with the two new employees! In 1981 I was riding my motorcycle from Lebanon Oregon to Phoenix Arizona the to Denver Colorado to my new job. About halfway to Phoenix, around Palm Springs, it was so hot the oil was boiling. I could see it from the inspection window. I stopped and had the oil changed and set of down the road. I could smell oil burning so I stopped to see what was leaking. I noticed oil was coming out of the banjo bolt on the engine head. I tried to tighten it and went too far and broke the bolt. I called my sister in Phoenix and had her buy one. She then went to a truck stop and asked a trucker to drop off the part to me. It worked and I continued on my trip. You talking about the banjo bolt and crush washer brought back that memory. Roger in Pierre South Dakota
Great video! Appreciate you showing every step. Yeah, the 2GR-FE is such a pain to remove the intake air tank and cowling just get to the rear bank. While you're in there changing gaskets and with all the labor cost to remove the intake, maybe suggest to also change the air surge tank intake manifold gaskets (3) and the throttle body gasket (cost is only about $30 for all). As a preventative, maybe suggest changing the rear bank coils as these might fail around 200k and the car is now above 150k and 12 years old.....all that labor cost again just to return to the rear bank if one of those coils fail. I have a 2009 Sienna with the 2GR-FE and a rear bank coil failed at 205k just a couple months ago.
Interesting Ray how you have a lot of patience Ray I be screaming 😱 my head of. And throwing tools but you make it a lot easier for me to watch how it is done. Thank you I enjoyed it
Welcome to Toyota 2GR-FE. Beautiful engine, PIA to work on thebrear bank. But, you do enough of these it's like 30 minutes to strip it down. Although in only worked on the Camry V6, lot easier to reach than a tall highlander
With over 150k miles on that vehicle, I think you might be on to something, those rubber seals are toast! The owner kept up on oil changes, but seals are a whole other ballgame. Good video Rainman!
I found you from comments section in one other RUclipsr video and ever since after then I am obsessed with you and left others .Your calm demeanour is one of my attractions and the skill set is unmeasurable.When i watch you ,I feel as if I was with in the daily puzzle.Thank you and God bless your business.
Just a suggestion for next time. If you spray a little silicone spray on the spark plug boot seals, It would allow the tubes to slide into the seals easier. BTW. You do wonderful work.
Man I love how so brutally honest you are Jesus you don't care if it pisses off the other companies I'm proud of you for that it's like Mikey effing pipes I wish he would just stay at the beginning of his uncensored channel Mikey effing pipes every time right it could keep a ring but it would ring with everybody he keep all the people that sign up for that uncensored channel but he's messing up by not using his catchphrase but you could have a case raise if you especially if you made an uncensored channel think about it I get a pretty good catch phrase if you want to go and sensitive but I'm not going to say it on here unless you tell me you're going to you're thinking about doing that
What a nightmare! I feel sorry for you Ray on this one. Love your videos,watch every day. Best of luck on finishing this one up. I think I would have been throwing wrenches and cussing like a sailor lol. Looking forward to part 2 🙂 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 to you and Family. Watching you work I'm in the Philippines 🇵🇭
I feel your pain, when you drop a nut or bolt down into tight spaces. Makes me feel Profesional even thought its a DIY job. Just like the car the radio mounting Bracket for the Alpine radio on the old mussel car out on the lot makes you feel out of your element . I belive you can get a metal din ring to fix that radio install on. Or make one.
The owner of this Highlander must not know you very well. Rather than be assertive on what they "think" it needs, they should have just explained the situation and have you do your detective work.
You’re right the customer must have felt the need with other mechanics to hold their hands through the repair issues. A customer might not get what they want , but dictates of repairs means they will get what they don’t need . Nobody wins in a power struggle . Thanks
@@GarryFishermusic My most recent car repair, I had done some diagnostics and had what I felt was a strong guess as to the problem and the fix. But knowing that I don't always know, I explained the symptoms, and gave my guess, telling the mechanic that If I was wrong, I would not be upset. . I was wrong, and my bad guess would have been a more expensive and needless repair.
🎉 I found that if you push the connector in before you try to push the tab ths breakage gets reduced since there is less holds ng of the tab and the ammount of pressure to open is less
I did this job on my '06 Avalon with the 2GR. The tube seals were leaking so I had to go in. I did the rear bank first cause Car Care Nut says do the hard side while you're fresh. What a pain - one stinking bolt on the back side - but I eventually got it out and even better, got it back in. All back together now. It was an education. I enjoyed watching you do the 2GR FE gyrations; memories. Glad you're all feeling better.
I made a bunch of wedges out of white Lexan for covers with pins (think door install shims)... I just lightly hammer them in around the area I can get the cover to lift and they "pop" off from the pressure... Made them on the table saw... 2 inches long and 3/8" at the widest... Works great...
Remember the days when once we removed the suppressor caps the spark plugs were sticking out the top of the engine? Great video again Ray. It was also fantastic to hear you pronounce Alumimium correctly....
As always, excellent deductive reasoning. Especially with 'newer' vehicles where one problem could have scores of possible causes. I hope your family is feeling better now and I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas.
1:17:50 They are called "Banjo Bolts" because of the similarity of the radial hole in the bolt below the head to the hole that retains the string where it wraps around the neck of a guitar or banjo.
Bro for real the most amazing part of this video is your camera work while working on the vehicle!! I know that’s super hard. Great work. We all appreciate it.
I was taught by my great Dad you always tell a mechanic what its doing (symptoms observed) but never tell a mechanic what to fix. The whole reason you pay for shop time is to get the expert diag. skills that come from experience...this vlog is a great example!
Explain symptoms and give what you've learned. "It's doing xxx. I've done some research and others have found this to be caused by yyy, you might want to take a look at that." It is quite possible your mechanic might end up doing the same research and coming to the same conclusions, so giving them hints (without demands) isn't a bad thing.
@@MichaelSteeves Other than the implication that the mechanic is incompetent? Despite your intentions, your “suggestions” may not come across the way you wanted. Many mechanics are sensitive to this behavior due to many negative experiences. Better to avoid the problem. However, you’re going to do what you want anyway. Now you can’t honestly say that you weren’t warned.
@@johnt.848 Sure if you don’t take the time to find a great mechanic. Consumer beware. BTW…who says that mechanic, you refer to, won’t ignore you and do his thing anyway?
It's good to see your customer doing there research in what there problem might be. It sucks when it is such a hard job to do. At least your patience will prevail.
The worst part of digging into the nooks and crevices is the carpal tunnel locking your hand up, especially when you are stuck with big fat hands, lol.
Ray… patience of a saint! I enjoy your videos for sure!! I’m old school shade tree. Last personal vehicles I owned that I could tinker with were a 1977 Chevy Impala and a 1977 Lincoln Town Car. I’ve changed out plugs and coils on my 14 EcoBoost but that was the first time I saw individual plug coils. All my other vehicles were always warranty jobs. Times have changed and I pay my shop guys to perform work now. I actually drove out to Illinois for an appt I made with BSG Automotive to have my chains, oil pump, water pump and cam adjusters changed. He was great! So hard to imagine the tools investment you neede to make to be able to get into all those nooks and crannies! Keep the feed coming and I’ll keep enjoying it! Thanks Steve B.
The only time I complain is when I don’t have enough time to watch the whole video because I have to head off to work. I’m not complaining about the length of Ray’s video, complaining because my job interferes with it.
I also had a 2012 HiHi but on lease. I got rid of it in 2015 and bought a RAV4. Always heard that engine work was a bear on those 2GR-FE's and this vid proves it. I downsized because it was way too big for me to drive. Also, it had a water leak into the cabin due to a faulty weld on the drivers side front quarter panel. It was documented on a Highlander forum too. Only Toy I had that was USA made and had a problem, the other 3 Toy's were made in Japan.
These days we have more stuff crammed into a smaller space, back in the 50tys you had lots of room and in many cases you could even sit on the steel wheel well, with your feet on the steel frame, along side the motor area. No cramming, lots of space, no brittle plastic connectors, no bruised or cracked ribs from hanging over engine compartment obstructions.
Tip on reusing copper crusher washer anneal them. At my job we take apart a lot of pipes that use crush washers but we never have replacements. A few minutes under a torch until red and dropped in a bucket of water make them good as new. If you don't do this there is a high chance that it will leak unless it's the first reuse.
The Banjo fitting got it's name because the fitting looks like a Banjo with a round portion and a thinner stem. The Bango bolt is named after it's fitting.
Wow Ray, those fender covers move ever closer to the fenders ! Also I believe it was on your mind to use the vac to suck up the dirt on top of the valve covers before removing.😊
REEeeeee Don't bent the spark plug seal retaining tans farther than the need to be bent to remove the seals. It can/will fatigue the tabs causing them to break off prematurely (the next seal change). I had to find something to REEeeeeee! You are one in a million. Most RUclips certified mechanics would not have gone the extra mile like you do. Remember, anything is a hammer if you use it wrong enough. Thank you Ray!
Watching you work to remove that rear valve cover made my back ache. Good thing you made the video of that job so you'll know where everything goes during reassembly.
Ray I work on toyotas every day at a dealership I won't say what one however I watch your videos all the time I will say you know your stuff but I'll also say stay away from toyota hahaha nah good job man kudos to you I honestly hate toyota sometimes but they are not that bad just had to say that.....I literally go to bed and dream about the damn things 😅😂
after you using 1 of those hood lights I bought one because my Granddaughter has a Gazebo with a market stall in it so she can sell her pottery she has made and not the gazebo is the best lit one on the market all thanks to you and thank you for todays video
1.5 Hr. Video..... Awesome!! Removing the cowling made a lot of sense, sometimes "why fight it" is the right presence of mind to take. I Hear Banjos.....The name stems from the shape of the fitting, having a large circular section connected to a thinner pipe, generally similar to the shape of a banjo. You never fail to entertain and provide quality knowledge! Have yourself a Great Day Ray✌
1:12:28 Those coil over connectors are $15 for a set of 6. Remove wires from the new ones, remove the wires from the old ones and install the new ones. There's some videos out there on how the connectors come apart, took maybe 20 minutes? Good as new.
Nice work Ray, what a p.i.a. job I bought my first Toyota in 2013 and bought a FJ over a 4 runner because of the design. It is waaay different than what you're dealing with. I like the old school way of the crank facing forward so you can hopefully work on it if needed. And see what may need attention. You are bad ass!
So I went to the doctor and told him I googled my symptoms and I wanted him to remove my appendix and he had the nerve to insist he diagnose me before doing anything!
Naturally. Malpractice lawsuits are the bane of all physicians. Taking the diagnosis of an amateur seriously and acting on it literally begs for a big fat lawsuit and loss of his license to practice medicine.
56:25 4 bolts. I've got that memorized on the Sienna. Wiper arms, 4 bolts, wiper motor, 9 or 10 10mm to take the cowl out. Sienna doesn't have to unbolt the strut though. 1 Electrical harness and push it through the large hole.
It stopped raining and it’s not so cold down here in S. Fl. How am I supposed to watch this long video, play golf, lounge on the beach, get yelled at by wife, then do a little fishing? I guess I’ll let the dog just walk itself 😎
Ray, I can't tell if it is my eyes or your new camera, but the focus doesn't seem as sharp as it used to be, especially during the close-ups. Anyone else notice this, or is it just me?
Inside the front valve cover on the right side you forgot the seal for the cam-shaft oiling pipe that goes between the valve cover to the head It was still black and not blue when you replaced the valve cover indicating it was the original flattened one and not the Fel-pro one. Just in case you had this in the kit left over.... Have a look at 40:17
Ray could you have finished up bank one and started the engine to see if changing the ring gaskets fixed the solenoid issue on that side? Obviously you are confident that is the issue. Keep up the great content.....👍
It's a good thought but too much reassembly IMO to be worth while. Don't forget Dave had already done the prelim disassembly work and there is a fuel line to replace.
@@desotosky1372 Clear as mud....lol. To much reassembly? He completed bank one before moving onto bank two. So my thought was it could have been started to see if o-ring gaskets worked. What if tearing both sides apart and replacing o-ring gaskets doesnt work? Both sides need to be tor apart again. Just was thinking to test bank one to see if repair worked would or could save labor. Although Ray is a smart guy to I imagine he's got this pegged correctly.....👍
Hi Ray, I don't think those seals will fix the issue, for me the problem are the Cam phasers, those Toyota s are known to have that problem there is a TSB for this problem, and also you need to lubricate the spark plug tubes and seals so they can slide easy when you install the cover
I used to mash a bit of double side tape for retaining stubborn sockets, something else tacky would probably work. Also, for retaining bolts and nuts, I'd take something like masking tape long enough inside the socket to make that little bit of difference tight and potentially retain it on the tape if it comes loose. Simply pull off afterwards.
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Gotta say it's amazing how you are able to remember where every single nut, bolt, washer etc goes back in without having an extra one laying around when you're all finished putting it back together. You sir are a talented mechanic 🙏👍
Not a single second of your videos is boring....it's always interesting, entertaining and of course also very educational.
What I find truly amazing is the fact that no "F" Bombs surface when tools or fasteners are dropped. Bravo!
I wouldn’t let anyone work on my car if I found out they are the type to get angered that easily
@@bustedkeel unfortunately no good tech can stay in the business for long without developing anger issues. It's better to get it out in the way of swearing than doing the job poorly
Isn't that how Arod left the stealership job? F bomb and general meltdown 😢
I don't subscribe to him because I don't have diesel powered vehicles, but it was in my feed
@@arvilsstraume9304 F-bombs abound at my place. Those affected should stay away. I sling words with abandon (mostly directed at 'engineers').
Sure glad I have my older truck...this stuff is flying 🛸 junk. I dont drive it to pieces ...going on 115k on odometer...2002 Ford ranger..little trouble...few fixies.
My tool collection quickly started growing when I first started watching your vids years ago. I'm just a DIY'ER but my life is much better with the right tools.
Hell, I went back to college because of Ray. Auto tech college at the local community college. I'm 66! $5 a credit but no grade, no accreditation, just knowledge. Now I do all my own work. Bought a 4 post lift. Working on as full a tool collection as I need.
I'm an old guy so I began collecting more power tools as my arms are nt what they were 50 years ago.
Funny you should mention it! I paused the video and went looking for those short little ratchet wrenches Ray uses all the time. It appears Snap-On and Gearwrench make... for more than $450 a set! There are some other brands for around $200. They look very handy for tight spaces and can be fitted with an extension as a handle, when room allows.
Want a set? Google BFCRM712 and you'll see all the options (searches for "ratchet crowsfoot" etc. bring up entirely different things).
Same here. Getting close to 60. Started do my own repairs this year because of Ray's videos. The Mrs. has a bunch of tools under the tree for me; can't wait!
I have just completed doing a full rebuild of my entire front end of my 2007 BMW X3 3.0d (6cyl turbo diesel). This included shocks, brake caliper rebuild, new wheel bearings, discs etc. I found it a nightmare with some cheap Chinese pullers to remove the hub and old bearings. I ended up purchasing a much more expensive puller set (still Chinese). You have to purchase the correct tools to do the job otherwise you end up damaging components. I turned 76 last November.
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
5 Oh rings!
4 banjo bolts,
3 spark plugs,
2 torque wrenches,
And an extra-large can of brake clean!!
Have a safe and Merry Christmas, Ray, Wife unit, and little units!! (and everyone else in the shop, too)
😅😅😅 A much better choice than illegally giving any number of wild birds.
😂
I'm glad to hear you say that "Staying late to get a little additional progress only leads to burn-out...". It also robs your family (especially the little ones) of your fatherly attentions when they need it most in their younger years. When we are young and struggling to make ends meet it is all too easy to shortchange our families thinking we are doing the right thing by making more money to make life easier. Not better. Just easier. Most kids would rather have the time with Daddy. And rightly so. - Though I am close to 70 now, I remember those days when I was in grade school and wished my dad would be home in the evenings and weekends when he was working OT.
You are wise to set your work hours boundaries and stick to them. Those rules need to apply to employees, too. You can never go back in time later to fix it.
I have found that 44 hours per week (five-8's and one 4 or four 9's and two 4's) is optimum for me. Anything more and I just spend time that is not productive and home life suffers greatly instead. And that's a bad trade-off.
You aren't wrong but you can't always choose your hours. I work 5 10s but I make things work for my loved ones.
Yes, we each need to find our sweet spot. Not everyone operates at their optimum with 3 to 5 hours of sleep per day like Donald Trump does. I have a good friend that cannot sleep more than 4 hours per day. It broke up his first marriage because when he would wake up at 3 am he would go to his office and dive right into the day's work load. His wife (at the time) erroneously assumed he was sleeping with someone else when she would wake up and find him gone. She never did believe that he just went to work!
When he married wife #2 several years later, he set up a satellite office at home for the after-hours work time. 20 years later, he and wife #2 are happy and still get along great .
You are right, Old School Dude. Find your sweet spot and do not short change your young'uns! @@oldschooldude8370
I'm glad arod has you for a friend you know exactly what he's going through. I told him time to head to Florida till he figures it out.
His week long trips down to Florida to do some southern work will break down his resistance. 😉
When you finally covered the intake ports I could exhale!
Aside from your great mechanical skills, your voice never changes and you never get upset with stubborn fasteners or breaking connector tabs. I would be yelling and cursing the whole time.
You-Da-Man, Ray
you are mentally broken like a horse after years of this shit
Ray, can I make a suggestion that I found out if I sprayed some type of lubricant such as WD-40 or PB blaster, not a sponsor LOL😊, on does brittle fasteners most of the time they did not break I would say 85% 90% at the time they do not break, I just thought that might help you and the watchers of your videos, I really enjoy your videos, kudos to you!
Nice early Christmas present. An hour and a half video. Thanks Ray. Awesome 😊😊
AHHH!! For the good old days when a valve cover job was sooooo simple!!!!!!! Your efforts are to be commended highly!!!! @124:20 Where oh where is the mechanics mirror??? Ahhhh!! @126:19 he breaks out the trusty mirror!!! YAY!!!!
So true. But even 50 years ago the were evil cars. I had a Mercedes van. Valve cover of the diesel had a hat shape. To remove it the motor must be lowered by around 4 inches. And it hat manually adjusted valve play. 🤬
As a german,living in germany, i love it when you speak this little german parts! Everytime it makes me smile.
Das ist gut. Das ist nicht Scheiße. 😊
Ivan (Pine Hollow Diagnostics) had a vehicle (I don't remember the make and model) that also had DTCs of multiple cam phasors being out. All of the usual components that could cause the DTCs were replaced by other shops, but the DTCs were still coming up. There is TSB that points to a bolt at the end of an oil passage near the cam shafts that can work it way loose. On that vehicle, the bolt was missing. Probably fell through the engine and into the oil pan. Likely, it was found and discarded on a previous the oil change.
Yep it’s the oil galley plug- notorious for loosening up on the 3.6 Pentastar engine!
When you can’t sleep watching one of Ray’s great videos is time well spent.
15! Good Wednesday morning Ray and the wife unit! And along with the two new employees! In 1981 I was riding my motorcycle from Lebanon Oregon to Phoenix Arizona the to Denver Colorado to my new job. About halfway to Phoenix, around Palm Springs, it was so hot the oil was boiling. I could see it from the inspection window. I stopped and had the oil changed and set of down the road. I could smell oil burning so I stopped to see what was leaking. I noticed oil was coming out of the banjo bolt on the engine head. I tried to tighten it and went too far and broke the bolt. I called my sister in Phoenix and had her buy one. She then went to a truck stop and asked a trucker to drop off the part to me. It worked and I continued on my trip. You talking about the banjo bolt and crush washer brought back that memory. Roger in Pierre South Dakota
That is so cool!
This video reminds me of why I no longer try to work on my own vehicle...
I was a mechanic in the 1970's, things were so much simpler then.
Great video! Appreciate you showing every step. Yeah, the 2GR-FE is such a pain to remove the intake air tank and cowling just get to the rear bank. While you're in there changing gaskets and with all the labor cost to remove the intake, maybe suggest to also change the air surge tank intake manifold gaskets (3) and the throttle body gasket (cost is only about $30 for all). As a preventative, maybe suggest changing the rear bank coils as these might fail around 200k and the car is now above 150k and 12 years old.....all that labor cost again just to return to the rear bank if one of those coils fail. I have a 2009 Sienna with the 2GR-FE and a rear bank coil failed at 205k just a couple months ago.
Interesting Ray how you have a lot of patience Ray I be screaming 😱 my head of. And throwing tools but you make it a lot easier for me to watch how it is done. Thank you I enjoyed it
Blow air around your spark plugs and then spray carburetor cleaner around the plugs and pull them out the carb cleaner will lube the threads
Welcome to Toyota 2GR-FE. Beautiful engine, PIA to work on thebrear bank. But, you do enough of these it's like 30 minutes to strip it down. Although in only worked on the Camry V6, lot easier to reach than a tall highlander
With over 150k miles on that vehicle, I think you might be on to something, those rubber seals are toast! The owner kept up on oil changes, but seals are a whole other ballgame. Good video Rainman!
I found you from comments section in one other RUclipsr video and ever since after then I am obsessed with you and left others .Your calm demeanour is one of my attractions and the skill set is unmeasurable.When i watch you ,I feel as if I was with in the daily puzzle.Thank you and God bless your business.
The inside of that engine looks very clean if u look at the milage, i've seen much worse on lower milage
Just a suggestion for next time. If you spray a little silicone spray on the spark plug boot seals, It would allow the tubes to slide into the seals easier. BTW. You do wonderful work.
Man I love how so brutally honest you are Jesus you don't care if it pisses off the other companies I'm proud of you for that it's like Mikey effing pipes I wish he would just stay at the beginning of his uncensored channel Mikey effing pipes every time right it could keep a ring but it would ring with everybody he keep all the people that sign up for that uncensored channel but he's messing up by not using his catchphrase but you could have a case raise if you especially if you made an uncensored channel think about it I get a pretty good catch phrase if you want to go and sensitive but I'm not going to say it on here unless you tell me you're going to you're thinking about doing that
@@andyvitz Ever heard of a full stop ?
@@andyvitz doood wut?
I lost a few brain cells trying to read all that
What a nightmare! I feel sorry for you Ray on this one. Love your videos,watch every day. Best of luck on finishing this one up. I think I would have been throwing wrenches and cussing like a sailor lol. Looking forward to part 2 🙂 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 to you and Family. Watching you work I'm in the Philippines 🇵🇭
I feel your pain, when you drop a nut or bolt down into tight spaces.
Makes me feel Profesional even thought its a DIY job.
Just like the car the radio mounting
Bracket for the Alpine radio on the old mussel car out on the lot makes you feel out of your element .
I belive you can get a metal din ring to fix that radio install on. Or make one.
The owner of this Highlander must not know you very well. Rather than be assertive on what they "think" it needs, they should have just explained the situation and have you do your detective work.
You’re right the customer must have felt the need with other mechanics to hold their hands through the repair issues.
A customer might not get what they want , but dictates of repairs means they will get what they don’t need . Nobody wins in a power struggle . Thanks
@@GarryFishermusic My most recent car repair, I had done some diagnostics and had what I felt was a strong guess as to the problem and the fix.
But knowing that I don't always know, I explained the symptoms, and gave my guess, telling the mechanic that If I was wrong, I would not be upset.
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I was wrong, and my bad guess would have been a more expensive and needless repair.
@@MonkeyJedi99
We are just mortal humans no judgment to error is human etc
Blessings
Great guy for Jury Duty😂😂😂
Well...Ray we saw you used your Sawzall the other day...were not gonna wonder about that 🙀 warning🤔🤔🤔
🎉 I found that if you push the connector in before you try to push the tab ths breakage gets reduced since there is less holds ng of the tab and the ammount of pressure to open is less
I did this job on my '06 Avalon with the 2GR. The tube seals were leaking so I had to go in. I did the rear bank first cause Car Care Nut says do the hard side while you're fresh. What a pain - one stinking bolt on the back side - but I eventually got it out and even better, got it back in. All back together now. It was an education. I enjoyed watching you do the 2GR FE gyrations; memories. Glad you're all feeling better.
It must be fun as an engineer to design a cluster fxxx for mechanics to work on. You need more bolts and clips.
I made a bunch of wedges out of white Lexan for covers with pins (think door install shims)... I just lightly hammer them in around the area I can get the cover to lift and they "pop" off from the pressure... Made them on the table saw... 2 inches long and 3/8" at the widest... Works great...
Remember the days when once we removed the suppressor caps the spark plugs were sticking out the top of the engine?
Great video again Ray. It was also fantastic to hear you pronounce Alumimium correctly....
Want to send oil to your camshafts
actuators? Change your oil every 5k. They stay clean thay way. Who knew!
As always, excellent deductive reasoning. Especially with 'newer' vehicles where one problem could have scores of possible causes.
I hope your family is feeling better now and I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas.
Honestly, with how complicit some of those junkyards are now. You will likely get a gold star for bringing in such an obviously stolen CAT...
thankyou Ray.looking forward to the next one,,agreed re working late,family time is much more important,👍👍
The owner of this car must really take good care of this highlander the paint looks in really good shape and the inside looks cleaned
1:17:50 They are called "Banjo Bolts" because of the similarity of the radial hole in the bolt below the head to the hole that retains the string where it wraps around the neck of a guitar or banjo.
He knows that-it's just a comment generator that's getting a bit overused now.
Bro for real the most amazing part of this video is your camera work while working on the vehicle!! I know that’s super hard. Great work. We all appreciate it.
I learn so much watching these videos of yours Ray! Thanks
I was taught by my great Dad you always tell a mechanic what its doing (symptoms observed) but never tell a mechanic what to fix. The whole reason you pay for shop time is to get the expert diag. skills that come from experience...this vlog is a great example!
Failure to follow this rule is why many truckers don’t get along with mechanics. Thankfully, I followed this rule with minimal difficulty.
Explain symptoms and give what you've learned. "It's doing xxx. I've done some research and others have found this to be caused by yyy, you might want to take a look at that." It is quite possible your mechanic might end up doing the same research and coming to the same conclusions, so giving them hints (without demands) isn't a bad thing.
@@MichaelSteeves Other than the implication that the mechanic is incompetent? Despite your intentions, your “suggestions” may not come across the way you wanted. Many mechanics are sensitive to this behavior due to many negative experiences. Better to avoid the problem. However, you’re going to do what you want anyway. Now you can’t honestly say that you weren’t warned.
And if you don't tell a mechanic what you want done, they most likely will try to up sell and rip you off.
@@johnt.848 Sure if you don’t take the time to find a great mechanic. Consumer beware. BTW…who says that mechanic, you refer to, won’t ignore you and do his thing anyway?
It's good to see your customer doing there research in what there problem might be. It sucks when it is such a hard job to do. At least your patience will prevail.
Given the choice of working another hour or clocking out, i usually would work the extra hour to finish something.
You're smarter than i am
Ray your commentary is great, love the channel, keep doing what you are doing...
I'm glad I'm not the only person to triple check my dipstick for oil level.
Yeah, when it's that clean... Hard to tell
Did I miss something regarding brake cleaner and the lack, thereof? That valve cover was prime candidate for a "nice and shiny" treatment.
He's running low on brake cleaner and needs people to send him more.
YA, IT WAS ME. You are very welcome for contribution.
The worst part of digging into the nooks and crevices is the carpal tunnel locking your hand up, especially when you are stuck with big fat hands, lol.
REEE you say that this isnt a how to but me and thousands beg to differ
we learned so much from you
Blue gaskets, blue gloves... Nice fashion sense! ☺
Yes, blue is my favorite color as well.
Unbelievable that much work to remove valve covers. Very impressive work!!
Be glad you don't have a leaking timing cover, that's an engine out job. Nearly bought until I saw how hard they were to work on.
It was owning a FWD-based vehicle with a V6 that first got me out of the habit of DIY repairs.
Most people would be trading it in at that point. Transverse V6s are throwaways especially over 150k miles.
always amazed at how you remember the way stuff goes back together. love your videos
That engine is clean, clean, and clean for the number of miles on the odometer. Find out what brand and type of lube your customer is using.
Best most edumacational video in quite a while, felt like the old days again thanks.
Ray… patience of a saint! I enjoy your videos for sure!!
I’m old school shade tree. Last personal vehicles I owned that I could tinker with were a 1977 Chevy Impala and a 1977 Lincoln Town Car.
I’ve changed out plugs and coils on my 14 EcoBoost but that was the first time I saw individual plug coils. All my other vehicles were always warranty jobs.
Times have changed and I pay my shop guys to perform work now.
I actually drove out to Illinois for an appt I made with BSG Automotive to have my chains, oil pump, water pump and cam adjusters changed. He was great!
So hard to imagine the tools investment you neede to make to be able to get into all those nooks and crannies!
Keep the feed coming and I’ll keep enjoying it!
Thanks Steve B.
You are on the stink list now! 1.5 hrs long? I can't wait to see the complaints! 😂
The only time I complain is when I don’t have enough time to watch the whole video because I have to head off to work. I’m not complaining about the length of Ray’s video, complaining because my job interferes with it.
I prefer the 30 minute videos, so just fast forward through a lot as I'm familiar with the work.
I also had a 2012 HiHi but on lease. I got rid of it in 2015 and bought a RAV4. Always heard that engine work was a bear on those 2GR-FE's and this vid proves it. I downsized because it was way too big for me to drive. Also, it had a water leak into the cabin due to a faulty weld on the drivers side front quarter panel. It was documented on a Highlander forum too. Only Toy I had that was USA made and had a problem, the other 3 Toy's were made in Japan.
Absolutely LOVE the loooong video format 😊
These days we have more stuff crammed into a smaller space, back in the 50tys you had lots of room and in many cases you could even sit on the steel wheel well, with your feet on the steel frame, along side the motor area. No cramming, lots of space, no brittle plastic connectors, no bruised or cracked ribs from hanging over engine compartment obstructions.
This was hilarious to watch, Rays humor is outstanding.
Those new signs look awesome!!!
Tip on reusing copper crusher washer anneal them. At my job we take apart a lot of pipes that use crush washers but we never have replacements. A few minutes under a torch until red and dropped in a bucket of water make them good as new. If you don't do this there is a high chance that it will leak unless it's the first reuse.
Great tip!
That engine is nice and clean under the valve cover. The way it should be.
That engine was very clean on the inside.
Thank you for straightening the spark plug tube gasket holding tabs after bending them back down. Those being twisted bothered my soul!!
I dont drive it too much..❤might go to 115k miles soon...2002 ford ranger...3.0 vucan engine..few problems...but no parts cannon.
The Banjo fitting got it's name because the fitting looks like a Banjo with a round portion and a thinner stem. The Bango bolt is named after it's fitting.
Wow Ray, those fender covers move ever closer to the fenders ! Also I believe it was on your mind to use the vac to suck up the dirt on top of the valve covers before removing.😊
REEeeeee Don't bent the spark plug seal retaining tans farther than the need to be bent to remove the seals. It can/will fatigue the tabs causing them to break off prematurely (the next seal change).
I had to find something to REEeeeeee! You are one in a million. Most RUclips certified mechanics would not have gone the extra mile like you do.
Remember, anything is a hammer if you use it wrong enough.
Thank you Ray!
Brilliant long video Ray , good to see you on the mend 👍🏻🇬🇧
Watching you work to remove that rear valve cover made my back ache. Good thing you made the video of that job so you'll know where everything goes during reassembly.
That was entertainment when he dropped the bolt when he said it was an entertainment channel
Ray I work on toyotas every day at a dealership I won't say what one however I watch your videos all the time I will say you know your stuff but I'll also say stay away from toyota hahaha nah good job man kudos to you I honestly hate toyota sometimes but they are not that bad just had to say that.....I literally go to bed and dream about the damn things 😅😂
after you using 1 of those hood lights I bought one because my Granddaughter has a Gazebo with a market stall in it so she can sell her pottery she has made and not the gazebo is the best lit one on the market all thanks to you and thank you for todays video
"...and this is an entertainment channel..." Well, dropping that fastener on queue was entertaining lol
1.5 Hr. Video..... Awesome!! Removing the cowling made a lot of sense, sometimes "why fight it" is the right presence of mind to take. I Hear Banjos.....The name stems from the shape of the fitting, having a large circular section connected to a thinner pipe, generally similar to the shape of a banjo. You never fail to entertain and provide quality knowledge! Have yourself a Great Day Ray✌
1:12:28 Those coil over connectors are $15 for a set of 6. Remove wires from the new ones, remove the wires from the old ones and install the new ones. There's some videos out there on how the connectors come apart, took maybe 20 minutes? Good as new.
Wow Ray u have more patience then I do believe I haven't have😊😊😊
Felpro is the bomb 💣. They were at least back in the day when repairing cars was financialy feasible.
Well hope the new gaskets will do the trick, but I'm suspicious that it might be something else...🤔. Best of luck with that one!
Nice work Ray, what a p.i.a. job I bought my first Toyota in 2013 and bought a FJ over a 4 runner because of the design. It is waaay different than what you're dealing with. I like the old school way of the crank facing forward so you can hopefully work on it if needed. And see what may need attention. You are bad ass!
Great video not to contradict but the customer may have requested the correct service. I realize that is unusual.
Pulling the wiper cowl makes a big difference on my Kia.
It's coming along nicely. I figure replacing the gaskets will solve said issue. Have a good one Ray!
Never gap iridiums. You'll knock the iridium nib off. Love your videos.
My training for torquing sequence is (-1-) refer to oem specs or (-2-) start in the middle and work outward.
So I went to the doctor and told him I googled my symptoms and I wanted him to remove my appendix and he had the nerve to insist he diagnose me before doing anything!
Naturally. Malpractice lawsuits are the bane of all physicians. Taking the diagnosis of an amateur seriously and acting on it literally begs for a big fat lawsuit and loss of his license to practice medicine.
56:25 4 bolts. I've got that memorized on the Sienna. Wiper arms, 4 bolts, wiper motor, 9 or 10 10mm to take the cowl out. Sienna doesn't have to unbolt the strut though. 1 Electrical harness and push it through the large hole.
It stopped raining and it’s not so cold down here in S. Fl. How am I supposed to watch this long video, play golf, lounge on the beach, get yelled at by wife, then do a little fishing? I guess I’ll let the dog just walk itself 😎
Depends on the type of fishing you engage in. You might be able to watch it while fishing or leave it for a rainy day. 😂😂. Enjoy!
look like thee hard part is putting the puzzle back together respect to you
Hi Ray, I hope that you and your family have a wonderful silly season and a great new year.
fire wall side nightmare 😮. patience 👍
Ray, I can't tell if it is my eyes or your new camera, but the focus doesn't seem as sharp as it used to be, especially during the close-ups. Anyone else notice this, or is it just me?
Inside the front valve cover on the right side you forgot the seal for the cam-shaft oiling pipe that goes between the valve cover to the head It was still black and not blue when you replaced the valve cover indicating it was the original flattened one and not the Fel-pro one. Just in case you had this in the kit left over.... Have a look at 40:17
@30:43... The new one is black, not blue.
@@aaronbritt2025 In a Fel-pro kit?
@@CedroCron Did you watch were I tagged?
@@aaronbritt2025 Thanks, must have missed it. Sorry for the late reply. I'm not well. Cheers.
Ray could you have finished up bank one and started the engine to see if changing the ring gaskets fixed the solenoid issue on that side? Obviously you are confident that is the issue. Keep up the great content.....👍
It's a good thought but too much reassembly IMO to be worth while. Don't forget Dave had already done the prelim disassembly work and there is a fuel line to replace.
@@desotosky1372 Clear as mud....lol. To much reassembly? He completed bank one before moving onto bank two. So my thought was it could have been started to see if o-ring gaskets worked. What if tearing both sides apart and replacing o-ring gaskets doesnt work? Both sides need to be tor apart again. Just was thinking to test bank one to see if repair worked would or could save labor. Although Ray is a smart guy to I imagine he's got this pegged correctly.....👍
Wow it was 11:50 into it before a power tool made an appearance, LOL thank you for your videos
Hi Ray, I don't think those seals will fix the issue, for me the problem are the Cam phasers, those Toyota s are known to have that problem there is a TSB for this problem, and also you need to lubricate the spark plug tubes and seals so they can slide easy when you install the cover
I used to mash a bit of double side tape for retaining stubborn sockets, something else tacky would probably work. Also, for retaining bolts and nuts, I'd take something like masking tape long enough inside the socket to make that little bit of difference tight and potentially retain it on the tape if it comes loose. Simply pull off afterwards.