Mr. Ray I'm going to be honest here after seeing the zip tie method you as- a professional- used for the connectors, I did not expect that as a customer, I bring my car to your shop I'm assuming your rates are not the cheapest in town, that does not speak well of you totally unexpected to be honest, they sell just that part that you broke-easily changeable- and you should've replaced.
I totally understand your point of view. Let me ask you, If I call you back and tell you that I need $200 more to splice in three connectors with solder heat shrink and wire loom, or I can zip tie it for free, what would you choose? I'm not financially responsible for things breaking off I didn't negligently cause the damage. I want to pin this comment for discussion. no hate or Reeeeeeeee. I'm curious to see how the viewers feel about this situation.
In my opinion, the fact that you have video proof of no negligence makes a big difference. You can show the customer what happened, and let him or her make the decision of whether to replace or not. If it was broken because of negligence, then I'd expect it to be replaced free of charge.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I'm with you on this one, Ray! There's no reason to add cost to the job for the sake of cosmetics, and I would have declined the work in favor of the zip tie.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs Introducing a new failure point (splice) will likely decrease reliability. Zip ties are easily replaceable and effective. Mind you, there is such a variety of zip-ties that some of them will fail long before the connector clips! Look at any VW over 5 years old and count how many structural zip ties there are...
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I'd take the free tie raps, you wouldn't have to call me to make the choice between free or $200..(just let me know about the wraps when I come to pick up the car), especially since the connectors are on the front cover where the are pretty easy reachable, so if the tie wraps don't work after all it's pretty easy to solder new connectors anyway.
4:28 I am a shop owner myself. Had a car in from a good customer. They needed brakes and something else. When we were pulling it out it started up a little rough. It was a 07 HHR and the guy working for me was using one of my locking extensions. Harbor freight of course. Anyway I asked him to throw plugs in it. No big deal right about 20 min. He did it and went home. I went out to move car outside fence so customer could pick it up and soon as it started it sounded like gravel in a tin can. The extension had come apart when he was working on it. The set screw that goes through the side of the slide piece fell off and well it of course bent the valve. I had to buy an engine and replaced the head. Learned a valuable lesson that day.
One thing to love with Ray is this is how actual repairs go. A lot of videos make it look easy to access or DIY, but the reality is this happens. Great job Ray 👍
As always Ray, so glad you are working on my car and not someone else. Your patience is unmatched! Still don’t know how you remember where all the bolts go once you put things back. Looking forward to the finally!
A deal: I will ship you three of my local useless garage mechanics and you ship me back Ray -- you are lucky to have a shop like that near you, pure jealousy: the degree of carnage my local guys commit is unreal
That pulley was so tight. You were pushing that breaker bar and I was leaning in my chair and I don't know if I helped but you got it loose and then I could relax. Good job Ray.
@@DLRPyro1 Either a) don't care, their job is done "irregardless" of anyone else having to work on it, b) no-one's gonna want to do this at home so they'll have to bring it in, and/or c) "wonder how much more labour the dealer can now charge?"
@@DLRPyro1 Although it is a pain to replace. 1. Toyota makes excellent quality water pumps that rarely fail. 2. The water pump is driven off the timing belt usually due to space constraints being an east/west engine. 3. The water pump is not exposed to the outside elements which gives them more durability. Its behind the timing cover away from dust and water which can damage the pump drive seal and then the bearing fails.
@@JT-4real true, but in this case it didn't fail, it just leaked. And it would have been very easy to make the black metal dust shield a 1/2 inch smaller to be able to get the waterpump out without removing the shield
@@andries4561 There was a noise coming from the timing case area that was a suspected water pump failure which went away once it warmed up. More than likely it was the bearing on the WP shaft. Also the pump can be removed without having to remove the black backing plate, it can be unbolted and moved up just enough to remove the WP. Its just a bit more difficult to clean the block suface with it in the way. My point was that although they might be a pain to replace, they rarely fail and the original pumps usually last 300-400 thousand kms if the coolant is replaced at the service intervals.
High repair costs are inevitable for today's modern vehicles because of the amount of things crammed into A small space. It's amazing Ray, how much stuff you had to remove on this job just to get to the trouble areas! As difficult as that was, putting everything back where it belongs must have been harder! Great job Ray!!!
When the people design these engines it must be a life's mission to make a mechanics repairs as hard as possible. Great respect for all the mechanics. Thanks for the videos.
Ray, your patience is quite extraordinary. So many levels of over-complicated dismantling needed before you can even get close to the components that need changing on this modern hybrid. And people moaned about PT cruisers.... it cannot be long before "No Repairable Parts Inside" starts to appear on the engine Beauty-Covers.
Well of course we moan about PT Cruisers dude, they are UGLY! Practically everything that is mediocre to outright bad in a car design can be found in a PT Cruiser.
John Deere recently gave up on proprietary repairs. Maybe (probably not but maybe) this signals a change in repairability issues before it gets that far.
Nothing about this repair is more complicated because of the hybrid system. Book time is actually a bit less than the non hybrid Rx330 because the hybrid doesn't have any accessory belts in the way and all of the hybrid stuff is on the other side of the engine bay
Glad to see the Wife Unit, doing her brakes. I taught my first wife to work on, and race cars. My wife that just passed away, was a mechanics daughter.
Way to go Ray. The trick with scammers is to get them to hang up on you (and have fun doing it)! Once they know you're wasting their time the call backs stop.
I've been dealing with medicare scammers for over a year. Sometimes 2 doz. a day with the same script. I answer the phone and stay silent the whole time. your theory does not work. Also I'm not old enough for medicare but what do they know.
Not true. They have a small army that will call you back on different numbers and seems like when I have fun with them they sell my number to other scammers or something. I maybe have 5k numbers blocked now.
Check out scammer payback on RUclips. Dude is a professional at destroying scammers, call centers and even their scammer accounts. Sorry to hear one of them got you though. Nothing but low life's is all they are
I like to waste their time as well. I usually keep them on the line until they ask for my name, I tell them I legally changed my name to Richard Cranium. Some of my other lines are my power company is Id10t, and my address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You would be surprised how many don't get what I'm saying. Lol
Hey Ray just wanted to say I really appreciate you walking us through your repairs. I know it adds time and frustration to your day but I personally have learned a lot from watching you . Keep up the great work sir and rock on big daddy lol.
"Click the link below and it will take you back in time." Yeah! Can you post a link that will take me back to 1980 when I was thirty years old? That would be a great way to start my day. You're the best, Rainman!
I am viewing every single second of these Lexus 400h vids with a mixture of fascination and trepidation. The car you are working on is the same model as my own. It feels like watching open-heart surgery being performed on one of the family.
Buy a pre-2005 car and just pay to have it repaired. It will cost less than car payments, higher insurance, repairs, etc. than a newer car in the long run.
Your comment about your wife doing the brakes gave me a flashback. About thirty years ago a coworker got promoted from technician to management. When I congratulated her she said it wasn't what she'd wanted, but she didn't have the energy to deal with customers as a technician anymore. When se met a new customer the most common reaction was: "I thought they would send a technician." A few years of that and she didn't want to deal with it anymore.
A friend of mine did the clutch on his RX7 so many times that I watched him take of ~30 bolts while putting in a new clutch and throw them all in a 5 gallon bucket. He knew precisely where every one went... It helps when you do everything within a day or two, but there are also tricks, Ray literally says what every bolt or stud is, which probably helps remember.
I remember doing this job for the first time on a RH drive Lexus (Aussie) and it took me way more hours than I expected. The rear cam gear was a pain, especially when torquing it up. I have resorted to using an oil filter strap to wrap around the cam gear to hold it in place whilst I torque it on other cars. Thankfully Toyota make excellent quality water pumps that rarely fail, they are just a pain to do.
You've certainly taught me an important lesson, Ray. Don't be put off by looking at a job and thinking "Boy, that'll be time-consuming", just dig in there and get on with it, and if a part needs removing for access so be it; remove it.
Great watch ray here across the pond thought you missed a trick on back cover gasket by not using a couple tie wrapes or zip ties as you say to hold gasket by placing through bolt hole and thereby keeping in place and can be sniped off when secure ,keep up the good work pal.
Great response to this P.O.S. car .... that has to be the poorest engineering I have ever seen next to cadillac and nissan....Oh... I proly should mention mercedes as well.... You have a drinking buddy if you ever need one.... I love the look of magnesium burning in the engine bay of a car.... hahahahahahahaha :)
You don't have to remove those cam gears (which are always that tight). Remove the water pump studs and the idler pulley, then remove the 10 mm head bolts (you can get them through the holes in the cam gear). The back plate can then be pried out enough sneak the water pump out.
I've never been disappointed with any video you've done. As for the zip ties, some people don't understand that it's not a permanent fix but to help get through putting everything back together and making sure everything runs proper. Some people don't see that you go outta your way and outta pocket to help people, you replace things you break because you're an honest man! Not all jobs go great and sometimes things break, nobody that complains you're cheating your customer knows with out a doubt that you haven't already called the owner to let them know what happened! Great job once again sir!!
Thanks Ray! Timing belt has always been a kicker for me. Looking forward to the re-install! Helpful as always and I'm a huge fan! Thanks for all you and your family do. A truely positive impact on everyone.
I'm pretty sure that he did cross-thread the first one. Check out the video of it vs. the other two, the way the tool slows down very gradually instead of just a tap-tap halt. To be honest, I will not be viewing this channel again after that. That plug is not fully seated and will likely be a nightmare for the next technician.
I find it amazing that you have to take apart half the car just to get to one piece. Thanks for showing us how to do it. It will come in handy when I do mine.
I have them too, why ? the cleverest mechanic I ever knew,said(often) “when did you calibrate your torque wrenches last ? no point having ‘em if you don’t know what they are telling you ! “ He taught me with a calibrated torque wrench what spark plugs and lug nuts felt like when they were right. and I continued that way.
Skills! Have the Original Craftsman USA pair! Use them occasionally to verify/calibrate my HF pair. They have helped me out BIGLY since the 80s & early 90ties on my CVCC Head Gasket Replace as well as a Ford Maverick, both of which held until sold or Owner died!!!
@@notsojingo7355 I rebuilt several engines over the last 35 years using that style. They work fine, just takes some attention to use. Still my preferred torque wrench. Takes too long to set the click style, and they move so you have to keep verifying the setting.
@TEDodd I started my mechanic journey in 1978 when I bought my '69 GTO Convertible for $700. 400 4 bolt main, Turbohydramatic 400 tranny w/ B&M Slapstick, Hooker-Tuned Headers, Holley 650 Spreadbore on a StreetDominator Intake with a Dual Point SuperCoil, High Volume Fuel Pump, skinned the heads 0.30, dremel polished all the intake/exhaust parts smooth, put in a Crane FireBall HiLift/Duration Cam.... So yeah, guess we both might have a little experience with torque wrenches! Lol However, I am betting neither of us had the zero room Ray is working with where no way you can see the Manual Needle to gage torque. But thanks for that note!
Hey Ray, I have an old S and K beam torque wrench which was purchased in the early seventies when I had a 67 Chevelle SS and used it on the big block in it and for several small blocks that were rebuilt over the years. It has been calibrated several times and is still accurate to this day even after spending time in draws of wrenches but it has graduated to hanging on the wall to see how many times I am asked what it is.
That pile makes me want to get my 95 Civic DX back on the road! I parked it years ago for not wanting to do easy fixes. Everything on a 95 Civic is an easy fix, really! 34.89 MPG daily, 41 MPG HWY at best.
Wow! I had a '89 Honda Civic DX I had to finally retire with terminal rust (unibody & floor pans rotted out and would no longer pass NYS DMV annual inspection) while it still ran like a clock with 193K on the odometer! Was my daily commuter for some 12 years before I retired in 2014. I obtained all the necessary spare parts as needed from all over the US from "UNeedAPart". Yep, my best used car!...
I half expected to see just the head of the bolt come with that camshaft pulley. That sucker was tiightt! No harm, no foul and that bolt gets to continue life as a bolt. Good job, as always Ray. I would've done the same.
Ray, wanna see your WU (Lauren) doing the brake job on the Honda Odyssey... Hope she's doing her own full video of her work.. Chris, ex Oz Navy, I'mAnOzzie in Kenya
At 15:30 , if you look on the exhaust cam just to the right of cylinder 2, there is a place for a wrench to go so you can unclick the timing gear without a special tool. I think it is a 24mm size wrench. I need to do the timing belt in my 1MZ, and hope I don't have to pull the cam plate like this. Looking good so far! Oh, and those crispy connectors are available to buy, and are pretty simple to de-pin and re-pin. They just take time to replace. Great series so far though!
@@stevenbaker9327 I know, the timestamp shows bank two with the valve cover off. I have a very similar engine. Is the other exhaust cam visible in that shot? no.
"Give us your SSN and bank routing numbers, and we'll pay off your loan!" Also there's nothing like the sinking feeling you get, when you're torqueing the spark plugs and they start getting easier to turn..
A mate showed me a car he was working on where some of the clips on the wiring harness had broken like the ones you dealt with. So the owner went around all of the clips he could find and put a few drops of super glue on them ALL so they were all secure.....nightmare.
They'll never display it. The Smithsonian has warehouses full of stuff that will never see the light of day. My brother tried for over 2 years to view something in the collection he was researching. Finally got an appointment to see it. I was in from Missouri and my brother was from New York. The day of the appointment, we showed up but the guy who was supposed to meet us at the warehouse had to be tracked down said he was too busy to be bothered. Sore point....
I don't think I had that many parts when I did a ground up rebuild of a 1969 ford here in OZ. After seeing the idiocy of having to pull cam pulleys to get the bracket out to remove water pump. Just proves that designers do it on purpose to extract as much money as possible from repairs. As there was quite obviously a way to design the bracket to get the water pump out without removing it.
Hey Ray! I have a solution to try. When I have wires and hoses in the way I use this product called GearTie by NiteIze. They are rubber coated heavy wire that really hold their shape great, I use an assortment of them to hold wires, hoses, etc. out of the way so that things don't get in the way of gasket installation, etc. If I was working right now, I would send you a bunch. I pass it on because you need them sooner than I can get them to you. Forgive me brother. Soon as I'm back up and running I will if you don't first LOL
I was watching Eric O on South Main Auto the other day and he was using the same type of hold back. First thing I thought was "Damn, Ray needs a bunch of those things,!"
I built a cam gear holder too. I made mine from angle iron. I welded on nuts and threaded bolts into the nuts to make it adjustable for all makes. My welds look like yours but the tool has worked for over 10 years.
For accuracy in torque specs you need to have atleast 18” of “quality” Chinese carbon steel extensions and a diy Amazon torque wrench with a hand drawn swing gauge
My motto used to be: If it breaks coming apart, it's not my fault (assuming I used reasonable caution), and if it breaks going back together, then it probably was my fault. Here in AZ, where it extremely hot and dry, anything plastic will break simply by touching it, so if a retaining clip broke taking it off, I will charge you to repair/replace that part. If that clip broke while going together, then it is my fault, and I will do what is necessary to correct it.
Ray, the bolt's used to fasten the valve covers are called "shoulder bolt's". They used to be readily available in various sizes at bolt supply houses and better hardware stores. Who knows nowadays?
Future reference if you wanna save a little time or hassle removing cam gears take off the top belt idler and loosen the 10mm back timing cover bolts or remove and you’ll have enough flex to fish the water pump in and out. I’ve done a boat load of these at a car lot and it was easier to me to go that way. Great vid as always
with all those extensions and wobblies is it an accurate torque reading? Not having a dig at you, genuinely interested, love your work and wife units input, keep up the good work, James , Darwin Australia
I think you had a point with the not liking “same difference” saying, however, that would only apply if only comparing 2 things. If you add a 3rd or more, than 2 things can have the same difference compared to the 3rd.
Ray, I enjoy watching you work on cars. I am amazed at the amount of time it takes to to replace this water pump. You have to remove so many parts just to get at the nuts and bolts to remove this pump. What you did with the zip ties is fantastic.
Is everyone in India a scam artist? Another RUclips channel I watch is Scammer Payback and he does as good a job as Ray with dealing with these scum bags in India. Stay safe Ray
Watching professional mechanic channels is showing me what vehicles to avoid like the plague in the future. You are an outstanding technician among your peers Ray. Well done as always.
The cam gear bolts are supposed to be that tight there are torqued pretty high because of the rotational speed of the cams the torque spec is well over 80fts @Rainman Ray's Repairs
Yup! IIRC, the torque spec on those cam gear bolts is a whopping 92 lb-ft or 93 lb-ft depending on the year. And that idler pulley is your noise. It is 90% of the time.
Well he's making good money due to all the hours needed to get it fixed. But for anyone that's a DIY. Don't think they'll have a positive attitude afterwards 😂
I thought that I would help a lady with the same problem: a leaking water pump on the same type of Toyota. When I got to the cam gear bolts, I ran into the same problem: they were held on with unGodly TORQUE! I am pretty savy on nuts and bolts, but these bolts wouldn't come loose. I tried and tried, paying close attention to NOT LETTING THE CAM ROTATE! But after using all of my abilities, THEY WOULD NOT BREAK FREE! I FAILED! I was afraid that something would go wrong so I put everything back together and surrendered. I was totally ashamed of myself. That took two days and the customer was thoroughly disgusting with me. I ate a huge piece of humble pie and recommended that she take the job to a more proficient mechanic.
Hi Ray. I am a regular viewer and think you are a talented mechanic. When you decided to remove the cam sprockets, I thought to myself that you needed to slow down and see if there is a way to do it without taking on the work and RISK associated with that extra work. I frequently observe that you tend to default to removing more things to make work easier. This makes some sense, but keep in mind that every item removed costs time, and may save some time, but increases risk. Keep up the good work. If I ever need work done I will be coming to see you.
Amazing that every half step taken is rewarded with additional removal of parts. It’s literally half the parts under the hood to do this job. I don’t think I’ll be seeing a car like this in my future possession.
FYI on Toyota crank pulley just use two pry bars one on each side and it'll wiggle right off. Used to work on Toyotas back in the day did timing belts in my sleep
I loved the zip ties that's ingenious! I've been twisting iron for 34 years and I've never seen a better life hack for connector than that! Tell Mister linguine I want a side salad with my pasta
The studs are used for assembly on the factory moving line to align the part and seal. They don't care if it's harder to remove while in the car, just how fast it is to assemble.
From your videos I have learned I don't want a hybrid car or PT Cruiser. 10 lbs crammed into a 5 lb box that is held together by breakable plastic clips, hidden where no one can reach. Ray your patience is amazing.
Ray, Another suggestion if needed. A small washer added to the valve cover bolts to snug down a leak if desired. I never tried it but I heard somewhere someone suggested it.
Take a can of keyboard air spray, turn the can upside down, and freeze the bearings in question, to help reproducer the issue. I hade a jeep (3.4L) in which I had a bearing squeal (for about 30 seconds) when the temperature was below 40F. By freezing the idlers, I found the one in question.
Mr. Ray I'm going to be honest here after seeing the zip tie method you as- a professional- used for the connectors, I did not expect that as a customer, I bring my car to your shop I'm assuming your rates are not the cheapest in town, that does not speak well of you totally unexpected to be honest, they sell just that part that you broke-easily changeable- and you should've replaced.
I totally understand your point of view. Let me ask you, If I call you back and tell you that I need $200 more to splice in three connectors with solder heat shrink and wire loom, or I can zip tie it for free, what would you choose? I'm not financially responsible for things breaking off I didn't negligently cause the damage. I want to pin this comment for discussion. no hate or Reeeeeeeee. I'm curious to see how the viewers feel about this situation.
In my opinion, the fact that you have video proof of no negligence makes a big difference. You can show the customer what happened, and let him or her make the decision of whether to replace or not. If it was broken because of negligence, then I'd expect it to be replaced free of charge.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I'm with you on this one, Ray! There's no reason to add cost to the job for the sake of cosmetics, and I would have declined the work in favor of the zip tie.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs Introducing a new failure point (splice) will likely decrease reliability. Zip ties are easily replaceable and effective. Mind you, there is such a variety of zip-ties that some of them will fail long before the connector clips! Look at any VW over 5 years old and count how many structural zip ties there are...
@@RainmanRaysRepairs I'd take the free tie raps, you wouldn't have to call me to make the choice between free or $200..(just let me know about the wraps when I come to pick up the car), especially since the connectors are on the front cover where the are pretty easy reachable, so if the tie wraps don't work after all it's pretty easy to solder new connectors anyway.
Anyone else remember when the most difficult part of replacing a water pump was removing a fan?
oh, man; left-threaded bolts and a pickle fork.
Pepperidge Farms remembers...
@@MonkeyJedi99 LOL
I think it would be cheaper to buy a new car.
Mainly due to all the rust from Indiana throw salt and sand on the roads in the winters. But yeah.
4:28 I am a shop owner myself. Had a car in from a good customer. They needed brakes and something else. When we were pulling it out it started up a little rough. It was a 07 HHR and the guy working for me was using one of my locking extensions. Harbor freight of course. Anyway I asked him to throw plugs in it. No big deal right about 20 min. He did it and went home. I went out to move car outside fence so customer could pick it up and soon as it started it sounded like gravel in a tin can. The extension had come apart when he was working on it. The set screw that goes through the side of the slide piece fell off and well it of course bent the valve. I had to buy an engine and replaced the head. Learned a valuable lesson that day.
One thing to love with Ray is this is how actual repairs go. A lot of videos make it look easy to access or DIY, but the reality is this happens. Great job Ray 👍
As always Ray, so glad you are working on my car and not someone else. Your patience is unmatched! Still don’t know how you remember where all the bolts go once you put things back. Looking forward to the finally!
That's cool he's making a video on your car. It's obviously not a piece of cake.
Complicated cake
Lucky you
Lucky you
A deal: I will ship you three of my local useless garage mechanics and you ship me back Ray -- you are lucky to have a shop like that near you, pure jealousy: the degree of carnage my local guys commit is unreal
That pulley was so tight. You were pushing that breaker bar and I was leaning in my chair and I don't know if I helped but you got it loose and then I could relax. Good job Ray.
Yeah. What are the engineers thinking when they bury a part like a water pump so deep and obstructed in a motor
@@DLRPyro1 Either a) don't care, their job is done "irregardless" of anyone else having to work on it, b) no-one's gonna want to do this at home so they'll have to bring it in, and/or c) "wonder how much more labour the dealer can now charge?"
@@DLRPyro1 Although it is a pain to replace.
1. Toyota makes excellent quality water pumps that rarely fail.
2. The water pump is driven off the timing belt usually due to space constraints being an east/west engine.
3. The water pump is not exposed to the outside elements which gives them more durability. Its behind the timing cover away from dust and water which can damage the pump drive seal and then the bearing fails.
@@JT-4real true, but in this case it didn't fail, it just leaked. And it would have been very easy to make the black metal dust shield a 1/2 inch smaller to be able to get the waterpump out without removing the shield
@@andries4561 There was a noise coming from the timing case area that was a suspected water pump failure which went away once it warmed up. More than likely it was the bearing on the WP shaft.
Also the pump can be removed without having to remove the black backing plate, it can be unbolted and moved up just enough to remove the WP. Its just a bit more difficult to clean the block suface with it in the way.
My point was that although they might be a pain to replace, they rarely fail and the original pumps usually last 300-400 thousand kms if the coolant is replaced at the service intervals.
High repair costs are inevitable for today's modern vehicles because of the amount of things crammed into A small space. It's amazing Ray, how much stuff you had to remove on this job just to get to the trouble areas! As difficult as that was, putting everything back where it belongs must have been harder! Great job Ray!!!
When the people design these engines it must be a life's mission to make a mechanics repairs as hard as possible. Great respect for all the mechanics. Thanks for the videos.
That's why mechanics hate engineers.
I find mostly FORD and French cars infuriating to repair.
Ray, your patience is quite extraordinary. So many levels of over-complicated dismantling needed before you can even get close to the components that need changing on this modern hybrid. And people moaned about PT cruisers.... it cannot be long before "No Repairable Parts Inside" starts to appear on the engine Beauty-Covers.
Well of course we moan about PT Cruisers dude, they are UGLY! Practically everything that is mediocre to outright bad in a car design can be found in a PT Cruiser.
John Deere recently gave up on proprietary repairs. Maybe (probably not but maybe) this signals a change in repairability issues before it gets that far.
Nothing about this repair is more complicated because of the hybrid system. Book time is actually a bit less than the non hybrid Rx330 because the hybrid doesn't have any accessory belts in the way and all of the hybrid stuff is on the other side of the engine bay
"What's that do?" is my new favorite line to use on them lol.
Wow. Just wow. And I thought replacing the water pump on a Case bulldozer was difficult. Well done, sir.
I applaud your patience Ray, that thing is a nightmare to work on.
Glad to see the Wife Unit, doing her brakes. I taught my first wife to work on, and race cars. My wife that just passed away, was a mechanics daughter.
Way to go Ray. The trick with scammers is to get them to hang up on you (and have fun doing it)! Once they know you're wasting their time the call backs stop.
I've been dealing with medicare scammers for over a year. Sometimes 2 doz. a day with the same script. I answer the phone and stay silent the whole time. your theory does not work. Also I'm not old enough for medicare but what do they know.
If only it's that simple.....,.
Not true. They have a small army that will call you back on different numbers and seems like when I have fun with them they sell my number to other scammers or something. I maybe have 5k numbers blocked now.
@@Thesaurus-Rex I have called myself 3 times trying to scam me, it was not me on the other end. I know my voice.
Just got scam security no more scam calls... before I was getting three a hour All day long it's not a pain in the annus anymore 😸....
As a former victim of a scammer, I applaud your technique for wasting their time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I got the "grandson" call last year. I kept them busy for an hour and they wanted Gift cards. I offered to send them a check. They hung up on me !
Usually it is an East Indian voice claiming to be from Amazon
Check out scammer payback on RUclips. Dude is a professional at destroying scammers, call centers and even their scammer accounts. Sorry to hear one of them got you though. Nothing but low life's is all they are
I like to waste their time as well. I usually keep them on the line until they ask for my name, I tell them I legally changed my name to Richard Cranium. Some of my other lines are my power company is Id10t, and my address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You would be surprised how many don't get what I'm saying. Lol
I once had such a telephone call that took only 19 seconds. I asked "how is life in Jamtara?" and I have never heard of them again.
Hey Ray just wanted to say I really appreciate you walking us through your repairs. I know it adds time and frustration to your day but I personally have learned a lot from watching you . Keep up the great work sir and rock on big daddy lol.
Watching him work is sort of addictive.
im chucking spanners at the first valve cover gasket............. your patience is outstanding awesome job Ray!
"Click the link below and it will take you back in time." Yeah! Can you post a link that will take me back to 1980 when I was thirty years old? That would be a great way to start my day. You're the best, Rainman!
I am viewing every single second of these Lexus 400h vids with a mixture of fascination and trepidation. The car you are working on is the same model as my own. It feels like watching open-heart surgery being performed on one of the family.
Buy a pre-2005 car and just pay to have it repaired. It will cost less than car payments, higher insurance, repairs, etc. than a newer car in the long run.
After seeing these videos I'd be considering getting rid of it for something a bit more 'maintenance friendly' looks like a nightmare to do anything
Your comment about your wife doing the brakes gave me a flashback. About thirty years ago a coworker got promoted from technician to management. When I congratulated her she said it wasn't what she'd wanted, but she didn't have the energy to deal with customers as a technician anymore. When se met a new customer the most common reaction was: "I thought they would send a technician."
A few years of that and she didn't want to deal with it anymore.
You can lock the cams while you have the valve covers off, it makes holding timing marks really easy.
he should do before vc gasket changes like u said, also too cheap to buy cam holding tool.
@Simr Khera he makes one month from youtube more than u in a year.
I am amazed at how Ray can keep track of all the parts he has removed and then reassemble them all!
A friend of mine did the clutch on his RX7 so many times that I watched him take of ~30 bolts while putting in a new clutch and throw them all in a 5 gallon bucket. He knew precisely where every one went... It helps when you do everything within a day or two, but there are also tricks, Ray literally says what every bolt or stud is, which probably helps remember.
@@ckm-mkc Yea, a strong memory helps immensely!
I remember doing this job for the first time on a RH drive Lexus (Aussie) and it took me way more hours than I expected. The rear cam gear was a pain, especially when torquing it up. I have resorted to using an oil filter strap to wrap around the cam gear to hold it in place whilst I torque it on other cars.
Thankfully Toyota make excellent quality water pumps that rarely fail, they are just a pain to do.
You've certainly taught me an important lesson, Ray. Don't be put off by looking at a job and thinking "Boy, that'll be time-consuming", just dig in there and get on with it, and if a part needs removing for access so be it; remove it.
Project Lexus.....what a trip. It's almost like they want you to pull the motor to charge the battery 😂
Ray , I like the way you poke the trolls.The added extension was priceless.
Instant Classic, lol. It would have been even better if he used 5 wobble extensions
Great watch ray here across the pond thought you missed a trick on back cover gasket by not using a couple tie wrapes or zip ties as you say to hold gasket by placing through bolt hole and thereby keeping in place and can be sniped off when secure ,keep up the good work pal.
STEP 1: Remove engine
STEP 2: Set on fire
SETP 3: Drink a beer while watching it burn lol
Great patience, Ray.
Don't touch it... use gloves.
I had the same reaction. Leave it in the airport parking lot with the keys in it. collect insurance
Great response to this P.O.S. car .... that has to be the poorest engineering I have ever seen next to cadillac and nissan....Oh... I proly should mention mercedes as well.... You have a drinking buddy if you ever need one.... I love the look of magnesium burning in the engine bay of a car.... hahahahahahahaha :)
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This is pretty much how I felt after watching the major pain in the ass this car caused in the first video
Thanks for including the scam call! It helps to Inform others how to avoid them.
You don't have to remove those cam gears (which are always that tight). Remove the water pump studs and the idler pulley, then remove the 10 mm head bolts (you can get them through the holes in the cam gear). The back plate can then be pried out enough sneak the water pump out.
Yeah, but you're not replacing the cam seals that way...
Breaker bar is that best friend you don't always need but when you do its always there and does the job.
I love how calm you are Ray. I would be mfing my way through this whole job. 😆
I've never been disappointed with any video you've done. As for the zip ties, some people don't understand that it's not a permanent fix but to help get through putting everything back together and making sure everything runs proper. Some people don't see that you go outta your way and outta pocket to help people, you replace things you break because you're an honest man! Not all jobs go great and sometimes things break, nobody that complains you're cheating your customer knows with out a doubt that you haven't already called the owner to let them know what happened! Great job once again sir!!
That's awesome that Wife Unit is doing her brakes! Save you a job and she is learning well it sounds! Right on!
Her labour rate is lower too.
Might be her first and last time doing them brakes.
I just hope we see a video :)
Thanks Ray! Timing belt has always been a kicker for me. Looking forward to the re-install! Helpful as always and I'm a huge fan! Thanks for all you and your family do. A truely positive impact on everyone.
Putting spark plugs in all the way with a power tool is just asking for one to go cross threaded and you won’t even feel it!😮
I'm pretty sure that he did cross-thread the first one. Check out the video of it vs. the other two, the way the tool slows down very gradually instead of just a tap-tap halt. To be honest, I will not be viewing this channel again after that. That plug is not fully seated and will likely be a nightmare for the next technician.
I find it amazing that you have to take apart half the car just to get to one piece. Thanks for showing us how to do it. It will come in handy when I do mine.
I busted out loud laughing when the torque wrenches came out🤣🤣 I have both of those torque wrenches in my box. Love the Kmart. ✌️🇺🇸
I have them too, why ? the cleverest mechanic I ever knew,said(often) “when did you calibrate your torque wrenches last ? no point having ‘em if you don’t know what they are telling you ! “ He taught me with a calibrated torque wrench what spark plugs and lug nuts felt like when they were right. and I continued that way.
The same amount of difference - none !
Skills! Have the Original Craftsman USA pair!
Use them occasionally to verify/calibrate my HF pair.
They have helped me out BIGLY since the 80s & early 90ties on my CVCC Head Gasket Replace as well as a Ford Maverick, both of which held until sold or Owner died!!!
@@notsojingo7355 I rebuilt several engines over the last 35 years using that style. They work fine, just takes some attention to use.
Still my preferred torque wrench. Takes too long to set the click style, and they move so you have to keep verifying the setting.
@TEDodd I started my mechanic journey in 1978 when I bought my '69 GTO Convertible for $700.
400 4 bolt main, Turbohydramatic 400 tranny w/ B&M Slapstick, Hooker-Tuned Headers, Holley 650 Spreadbore on a StreetDominator Intake with a Dual Point SuperCoil, High Volume Fuel Pump, skinned the heads 0.30, dremel polished all the intake/exhaust parts smooth, put in a Crane FireBall HiLift/Duration Cam....
So yeah, guess we both might have a little experience with torque wrenches!
Lol
However, I am betting neither of us had the zero room Ray is working with where no way you can see the Manual Needle to gage torque.
But thanks for that note!
I always love someone that makes tools to get the job done. It's always nice if it doesn't work get a longer handle
Awesome! Endless patience Ray. Great job! Keep going. Love it
Watching that and seeing you still sane? Yes you are definitely a unique individual. Should be good seeing this go back together.
We are running a nationwide campaign to help people! can't stand these scammers, great video Ray!! 👍
Hey Ray, I have an old S and K beam torque wrench which was purchased in the early seventies when I had a 67 Chevelle SS and used it on the big block in it and for several small blocks that were rebuilt over the years. It has been calibrated several times and is still accurate to this day even after spending time in draws of wrenches but it has graduated to hanging on the wall to see how many times I am asked what it is.
That pile makes me want to get my 95 Civic DX back on the road! I parked it years ago for not wanting to do easy fixes. Everything on a 95 Civic is an easy fix, really! 34.89 MPG daily, 41 MPG HWY at best.
Ya, you should
Wow! I had a '89 Honda Civic DX I had to finally retire with terminal rust (unibody & floor pans rotted out and would no longer pass NYS DMV annual inspection) while it still ran like a clock with 193K on the odometer! Was my daily commuter for some 12 years before I retired in 2014. I obtained all the necessary spare parts as needed from all over the US from "UNeedAPart". Yep, my best used car!...
I half expected to see just the head of the bolt come with that camshaft pulley. That sucker was tiightt! No harm, no foul and that bolt gets to continue life as a bolt. Good job, as always Ray. I would've done the same.
Ray, wanna see your WU (Lauren) doing the brake job on the Honda Odyssey... Hope she's doing her own full video of her work..
Chris, ex Oz Navy, I'mAnOzzie in Kenya
Got to say Ray, the sped up "helium" voice around 46:00 had me cracking up!
At 15:30 , if you look on the exhaust cam just to the right of cylinder 2, there is a place for a wrench to go so you can unclick the timing gear without a special tool. I think it is a 24mm size wrench. I need to do the timing belt in my 1MZ, and hope I don't have to pull the cam plate like this. Looking good so far! Oh, and those crispy connectors are available to buy, and are pretty simple to de-pin and re-pin. They just take time to replace. Great series so far though!
I like the Zip Tie Method and it is hardly noticeable..
Exhaust cam? Its a v-6...one cam per bank!
@@stevenbaker9327 I know, the timestamp shows bank two with the valve cover off. I have a very similar engine. Is the other exhaust cam visible in that shot? no.
"Give us your SSN and bank routing numbers, and we'll pay off your loan!" Also there's nothing like the sinking feeling you get, when you're torqueing the spark plugs and they start getting easier to turn..
A masterclass in yanking the scammers' crank and giving them the shaft.
A mate showed me a car he was working on where some of the clips on the wiring harness had broken like the ones you dealt with. So the owner went around all of the clips he could find and put a few drops of super glue on them ALL so they were all secure.....nightmare.
Hey Ray, The Smithsonian called. They need the K-Mart torque wrench to put back on display . Sweet😁
They'll never display it. The Smithsonian has warehouses full of stuff that will never see the light of day. My brother tried for over 2 years to view something in the collection he was researching. Finally got an appointment to see it. I was in from Missouri and my brother was from New York. The day of the appointment, we showed up but the guy who was supposed to meet us at the warehouse had to be tracked down said he was too busy to be bothered. Sore point....
Just Watching you Working on that car gives me anxiety. I applaud you for having the patience 👏
Insurance adjuster "so what started the fire and why is there a mound of parts all over the floor"
I don't think I had that many parts when I did a ground up rebuild of a 1969 ford here in OZ.
After seeing the idiocy of having to pull cam pulleys to get the bracket out to remove water pump. Just proves that designers do it on purpose to extract as much money as possible from repairs.
As there was quite obviously a way to design the bracket to get the water pump out without removing it.
Hey Ray! I have a solution to try. When I have wires and hoses in the way I use this product called GearTie by NiteIze. They are rubber coated heavy wire that really hold their shape great, I use an assortment of them to hold wires, hoses, etc. out of the way so that things don't get in the way of gasket installation, etc. If I was working right now, I would send you a bunch. I pass it on because you need them sooner than I can get them to you. Forgive me brother. Soon as I'm back up and running I will if you don't first LOL
I was watching Eric O on South Main Auto the other day and he was using the same type of hold back. First thing I thought was "Damn, Ray needs a bunch of those things,!"
@@atgnag heh heh so did I! I think it was that white Jeep with a faulty injector video he dredged up from the past?
I built a cam gear holder too. I made mine from angle iron. I welded on nuts and threaded bolts into the nuts to make it adjustable for all makes. My welds look like yours but the tool has worked for over 10 years.
For accuracy in torque specs you need to have atleast 18” of “quality” Chinese carbon steel extensions and a diy Amazon torque wrench with a hand drawn swing gauge
LoL! 😂😂
And that will also shut up the mouth wrench trolls that were living on the gear change videos. Lol
My motto used to be: If it breaks coming apart, it's not my fault (assuming I used reasonable caution), and if it breaks going back together, then it probably was my fault. Here in AZ, where it extremely hot and dry, anything plastic will break simply by touching it, so if a retaining clip broke taking it off, I will charge you to repair/replace that part. If that clip broke while going together, then it is my fault, and I will do what is necessary to correct it.
Thank you for sharing the zip tie trick 👍🏻 definitely gonna be my new method.
Why no anti sieze on the new spark plugs????
@@SimrKhera anti seize on the spark plug thread, ya Dummy
Ray, the bolt's used to fasten the valve covers are called "shoulder bolt's". They used to be readily available in various sizes at bolt supply houses and better hardware stores. Who knows nowadays?
Easy to watch and learn. Very good technician and videographer. Great guy!
Really not an easy job, well done ! 😵💫 ... 👍
Future reference if you wanna save a little time or hassle removing cam gears take off the top belt idler and loosen the 10mm back timing cover bolts or remove and you’ll have enough flex to fish the water pump in and out. I’ve done a boat load of these at a car lot and it was easier to me to go that way. Great vid as always
@Simr Khera flex, it’s thin sheet metal lol…
with all those extensions and wobblies is it an accurate torque reading? Not having a dig at you, genuinely interested, love your work and wife units input, keep up the good work, James , Darwin Australia
. . . no
Ray is messing with you buddy... it's how he has fun with the viewers, he knows he's going to get a lot of reeeeeee from it.
He could put a 10ft long extension on it and the torque will still be correct.
@@dartragh A: What is "no", Alex.
Always nice calls.
She was like a Spambot looking for answers.
Good job Ray, you're almost there.
Ray is a certified Master Troll of the Reeeeeeee crowd.😎
I think you had a point with the not liking “same difference” saying, however, that would only apply if only comparing 2 things. If you add a 3rd or more, than 2 things can have the same difference compared to the 3rd.
Lauren doing her own brakes. Wow, very impressive. You go girl.
Ray, I enjoy watching you work on cars. I am amazed at the amount of time it takes to to replace this water pump. You have to remove so many parts just to get at the nuts and bolts to remove this pump.
What you did with the zip ties is fantastic.
The manufacturer should design and mount these trans-mount engines rotated forward enough to allow easy access to the rear plugs.
That torque wrench trolling. You're a funny guy. I know you're trying to spark a debate about the extensions too.
It's clear that this engine is designed to be assembled out of the vehicle with NO regard for maintenance/disassembly in the engine compartment...
You should watch Car Care Nut and see how he works on these engines.
Ray, when you mark those belts, put an extra mark on one on them (like a T) so that you know which marks go where.
Is everyone in India a scam artist? Another RUclips channel I watch is Scammer Payback and he does as good a job as Ray with dealing with these scum bags in India. Stay safe Ray
This is why I have an bev car, but watching you do this is very therapeutic
Really liked the Zip tie trick on the electrical plug...will definately put that in the memory bank for later on.
Luv ya work, Dude!
Watching professional mechanic channels is showing me what vehicles to avoid like the plague in the future. You are an outstanding technician among your peers Ray. Well done as always.
The cam gear bolts are supposed to be that tight there are torqued pretty high because of the rotational speed of the cams the torque spec is well over 80fts @Rainman Ray's Repairs
As a mechanic to I like to remove the cam bolts with the belt on to avoid engine damage just a idea
55:50 Ray locates the pulley making all the noise, but because of the rear cam pulley drama, he doesn't notice.
Omg!!! Modern cars.....Ray your a very patient man. Engineers DO NOT think about after sales service and parts replacement.
It looks complicated I don't see how you remember how all the parts go back together. You are really good at what you do.
Yup! IIRC, the torque spec on those cam gear bolts is a whopping 92 lb-ft or 93 lb-ft depending on the year.
And that idler pulley is your noise. It is 90% of the time.
Man, I got tired and aggravated just watching this. Heroic work sir.
Can't believe all the work needed to do this and your positive attitude towards doing it - you are truly amazing - Wife Unit too!
Well he's making good money due to all the hours needed to get it fixed. But for anyone that's a DIY. Don't think they'll have a positive attitude afterwards 😂
I thought that I would help a lady with the same problem: a leaking water pump on the same type of Toyota. When I got to the cam gear bolts, I ran into the same problem: they were held on with unGodly TORQUE! I am pretty savy on nuts and bolts, but these bolts wouldn't come loose. I tried and tried, paying close attention to NOT LETTING THE CAM ROTATE! But after using all of my abilities, THEY WOULD NOT BREAK FREE! I FAILED! I was afraid that something would go wrong so I put everything back together and surrendered. I was totally ashamed of myself. That took two days and the customer was thoroughly disgusting with me. I ate a huge piece of humble pie and recommended that she take the job to a more proficient mechanic.
Hi Ray. I am a regular viewer and think you are a talented mechanic. When you decided to remove the cam sprockets, I thought to myself that you needed to slow down and see if there is a way to do it without taking on the work and RISK associated with that extra work. I frequently observe that you tend to default to removing more things to make work easier. This makes some sense, but keep in mind that every item removed costs time, and may save some time, but increases risk. Keep up the good work. If I ever need work done I will be coming to see you.
Amazing that every half step taken is rewarded with additional removal of parts. It’s literally half the parts under the hood to do this job. I don’t think I’ll be seeing a car like this in my future possession.
It’s now clear to me why a timing belt change costs $1200 for my 3.3 Sienna. Thank heaven for the excellent independent mechanics!
Great tools, Ray! Matco, Snap-on, Kmart... I have a varied collection myself.
Great passing on of the zip tie knowledge Ray. Always learning new things...👍😁
FYI on Toyota crank pulley just use two pry bars one on each side and it'll wiggle right off. Used to work on Toyotas back in the day did timing belts in my sleep
I loved the zip ties that's ingenious! I've been twisting iron for 34 years and I've never seen a better life hack for connector than that! Tell Mister linguine I want a side salad with my pasta
Ray I never notice the shop towel in your hand until you talked about it 😊
I used a 4ft prybar to get the cam bolt off a 5vz once. the pin behind wasnt quite sheared, but shifted 3mm.
The studs are used for assembly on the factory moving line to align the part and seal. They don't care if it's harder to remove while in the car, just how fast it is to assemble.
From your videos I have learned I don't want a hybrid car or PT Cruiser. 10 lbs crammed into a 5 lb box that is held together by breakable plastic clips, hidden where no one can reach. Ray your patience is amazing.
Ray, Another suggestion if needed. A small washer added to the valve cover bolts to snug down a leak if desired. I never tried it but I heard somewhere someone suggested it.
Take a can of keyboard air spray, turn the can upside down, and freeze the bearings in question, to help reproducer the issue.
I hade a jeep (3.4L) in which I had a bearing squeal (for about 30 seconds) when the temperature was below 40F. By freezing the idlers, I found the one in question.