I fought the Law and WON! Ford Explorer Police Interceptor
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Years ago I was pumping gas at garage when I was kid. The local police always filled up there. One day the police officer went an used the bathroom blocking the pump up. Without thinking I jumped in a pulled it forward into a parking spot. Didn't think about til I see the cop running out of the bathroom gun drawn and his pants down around his ankles... he thought it was being stolen. I got a bit of a chewing out. Made it worse cause I couldn't stop laughing...
Edit.. it was the 80s and yes cops left keys in cars!
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80 cop was alot cooler than cops today
Cop running out of the bathroom with the gun drawn pants down around his ankles, you can go both ways on the gun part 😂😂😂
Buford t justice should have jumped out of that car and cuffed ya and stuffed ya ! Laughing allot . Allot of the pa state police cruisers in somerset county pa are serviced at bj mourer ford . Many times when I was in there for parts I would see them in for service . Nice intro , that was very original !
A test drive is absolutely needed on a vehicle like that. Good call Ray
It's nice to see your wife hanging around and helping out with you in this one. Hope you've both been having good holidays.
The law finally caught up with Rainman Ray. He's wanted for being too honest a mechanic and also because he does top rate work.
Yes, those things are highly illegal here. 😊
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Criminal conscientiousness . . . ?
@@garybonz yes, and that carries a life sentence of good fortune. 😁
Ray, you and Lauren make my day with your vids. Keep them coming.
Ray.I've been watching your channel for a long time now and I have to say your a outstanding and honest mechanic.But,Most of all.Your relationship with Lauren is a wonderful thing.Your both lucky to find each other.
do you know what's worse than not changing your fluids is having someone change your fluid that does not have the tools or equipment to do it right. obviously you have know way to tell if fluid is at proper level. Thanks ray
Also PROTIP with the PTU. You can fill it from the breather vent. Take off the breather vent cap. Take a 5/16 male/male hose barb and attach it to where the vent cap came from, use a 5/16 (8mm) ID fuel hose. Attach that to a funnel and fill from the top of the engine bay.
It's slow but it beats pulling cats and stuff.
I used Forscan to turn off my hyperflash. Installed all LED's now. Forscan is the best thing ever!
I love my carburetors with their "BAM" acceleration, and transmissions that engage, the INSTANT you drop them in gear!
And RPMs that dropped almost instantly when you released the throttle
There's something to be said for a mechanical linkage. They're also less finicky than the computerized stuff.
And you're the type of person that was the cause of the change. People can't be trusted to drive safely and economically.
@@jeffduncan9140 that's what I like about my '01 Xterra w/ 5-speed manual. The computer reacts to the driver opening the throttle (mechanical linkage), so pretty instantaneous response. I'm not driving the computer (which in turn drives the car).
Retired after 30 years and YES, I did notice when people were "staring" at me, giving the evil eye, or desiring my attention by their actions. Also Ray, all those cameras you were pointing out and the audio are all recorded😲!!!! Further on in the video you commented about fluid degradation and need for exchange. Because of your TEACHING this old fart, I now have fluids exchanged on a regular basis, thanks for that one. 👍👍 Bob in Nevada
And remember, noticing the police is suspicious. NOT noticing the police is suspicious. Acting nervous is suspicious. Acting calm is suspicious. Asking questions is suspicious. Asserting your rights under law is suspicious. Keeping silent is suspicious. Being a chatterbox is suspicious.
Breathing is suspicious. Being dead is suspicious.
Being a criminal is also suspicious
@@RainmanRaysRepairs What do you know! I got my first vanishing comment!
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Anywho, have a nice day Ray and family.
YUP and sometimes the criminal brings the attention to themselves🚔@@RainmanRaysRepairs
@@MonkeyJedi99 I didn’t vanish it, never do 🤔
Giving me flashbacks to when i worked at a shop that did fleet service on 29 police vehicles. The explorer was just coming on the scene back then and the cops hated them compared to the crown Vic. I wonder if that’s changed.
The crown Vic was liked so much because of the bench seat up front had more room, no center console. In essence it just had more room. It was a bigger vehicle. The long lead time to get the interceptors and less room has lead many police and fire to switch to the Tahoe police/fire model.
NOPE, THE CROWN VICS. HAD ROOM INSIDE AND UNDERNEATH, EVERYTHING WAS EASY...
I'm the fleet manager for a metro ATL SO. I have one unmarked '11 Crown Vic that I use as a spare car. The older guys that used to drive them would take a CV over a Charger any day of the week. The younger folks that like to chase cars and like their backup cameras and Bluetooth prefer the Charger or Explorer PIU. It’s actually faster than a Charger...by one mph.
we have some durangos in the police force where i am they make a SICK cop rig @@LeewardStudios
@@LeewardStudios Agree. I had several cops tell me that there was more storage room for their gear in the Vics than in the Explorer, and cornering and stability in the Explorers is no were near as safe and reassuring as the Vics. The police SUVs are top-heavy, making pursuits "interesting" especially in pursuits with lots of sharp turns.
That suction pump also stops all the fluid from getting onto the rxhaust pipes, very professional.
Explains why the dept has you setvice their vehicles , well done !
Got to love Ford engineering. No diff drain plug and making it a PITA to service. This is why I haven't bought a Ford in almost 30 years
If drain plugs for things other than engine is a requirement then your choices are going get slim.
@@jimmyaber5920 Honda and Toyota have them
Today its one of easier ones.
A cooling fan for our fur missles PUPPY POWER for days. Love your videos
Well Ray because of your use of brake cleaned on everything, my husband has started using it on his gun. He says it cleans the grody stuff off really well. He says thank you. 🙂
LOL he corrupted me too... I now buy 5gal canisters of brake cleaner since I use it on everything in the garage all the time 🤣
The remote controlled, cable operated reach-around device is truly amazing.
Go to Lowes and pick up a rubber stopper drill a hole in it and push the hose threw it, it will help with leakage around the hose. Here you would have to cover the light bar with a cover that says out of service in order to test drive the police vehicle. You are pretty lucky to be able to work on a police vehicle. The police have there own shop here, they only go back to the dealership for warranty work.
Ours have one shop they bring their vehicles to .
There should be a fill plug for PTU. I had mine done without any removing of parts. earlier models lacked a drain plug it was suction and refill up to plug (similar to rear). You should be selling a PTU fluid change on every Ford with a PTU. They are prone to failure with people that fail to change it regularly.
The PTU is a common failure point but the police version has a higher capacity and doesn’t fail as often. You are right, though…there is a full plug.
there is a fill plug but to get to it the cat has to be removed.
Wouldn't all data tell you how to drain and fill the PTU? If you are paying for it you might as well use it.
Police ones, there is no fill plug. They have a temp sensor in the fill plug hole. You can pull the temp sensor and fill through that, but there is no room with the cat in the way. As his tech support mentioned, I fill them through the vent tube and estimate the fluid level. Its about 1/2 a quart of 75w140.
Civilian Explorers/Taurus, there is no drain. I drill a hole in the bottom of them and retap with NPT pipe tap. Put a plug in it, and fill them up through the fill plug and use one of those new capri sun style lube bottles they sell now adays.
That Ford PTU fluid, If I'm remembering right, is extremely expensive. Or maybe I'm misremembering, might be thinking about transfer case fluid for some other Ford.
love to see the wife unit doing more hands on and getting to do her thing too
I like wife unit, filming and helping out reminds me of when my wife help before she pass
sorry to hear
My condolences brother.
I behoove you to get a supplementary washing machine, hooked up in the garage or something, for your work clothes to protect the wife-unit's good one.
i'm impressed that your business was selected to service the police vehicle. I'm sure they have evaluated you to be able to. Kudos! Also, your comment when test driving, I chuckled. I also worked where police vehicles were worked on, and on test drives I'd get similar looks from other drivers. That is until they could see who was driving. LOL Fun stuff...
I don’t think that is an active service vehicle… I’m guessing it’s a private vehicle for some type of security
@@Super_64 pretty sure to have the blue and red lights on your car, you have to be at least contracted out to the government; otherwise, it's illegal even if you don't use them. civilians who need flashing lights generally stick to red or yellow with no blue
@@TWEAKLETit's up to each individual state, but yes, most states prohibit privately owned vehicles from red & blue lights, unless they are a wrecker or emergency vehicle. That said, I have seen some security vehicles with flashing blue lights.
My guess that is some kind of privately owned security vehicle. I don't think that is an actual law enforcement vehicle.
I don't think that is an actual police vehicle. Probably private security for a company.
@RainmanRaysRepairs OH MY GOD, we finally get to see you drive that Police Vehicle from the Hyundai Sonata video. Thanks for making this awesome video.
“PPV” is a term for Chevy police vehicles. Ford uses the term “Interceptor” and the Explorer SUVs are called PIU for Police Interceptor Utility.
Peew peew!
Worked at a security company and had a couple ford explores that were old ppv. They had security wrap around and lights in top and the spot lights. Driving it out in public like what ray was saying.
I lived in a small country town with only one cop shop. I loved servicing the police vehicles. You had to make sure that everything worked, so of course, you "tested' everything, including, all the bells and whistles, and of course, you had to know that the tune and power was good for pursuits.. I leave the rest to your imagination! 🙂
At last the local station got a new vehicle, long overdue. Then the cops from the next town, a hundred miles away, alerted that a speeding vehicle was coming our way, and the suspect was wanted for violent assault as well.
I can't remember the odometer reading, but it wasn't more than a few dozen miles. It broke the cop's heart, because after the pursuit the rig was a piece of junk. It burnt just as much oil as gas. The engine was rebuilt, but even after that, the vehicle was a real dog. To be fair, the engine performed quite well, because he could have easily put a piston through the side of the block.
I never ceases to amaze my about vehicle designers and engineers who think it is a fun idea to not provide servicing ports on important components. No drain plug on the diff? WTF? Or the fill port inaccessible? Or an oxygen sensor that requires the vehicle to be almost torn apart to do a job that should take 5 minutes? Or inaccessible spark plugs and injectors. Or silly design of the serpentine belt system. Or a hundred other stupidities.
Maybe it is about hoping that the mechanic/owner will not bother to change the fluids, and the drive train will fail, and then they can sell you some expensive parts, and charge huge amounts of labor to replace them?
And all those special tools? Most are unnecessary. And it places an unfair financial burden on independent mechanics.
Well Hot Dang!!! I had absolutely no idea that RainmanRay is in MY backyard!! I saw the @ManateeSheriff and the Palmetto Gun Show sign and followed your route on the 'before' test drive... Local hero!!
"We need to make haste on this one" then proceeds to spend 20 minutes goofing around. 🤣
Just installed the banks pedal monster on my '23 1500. I wanted to do the same on my previous '17 1500 because the lag from a stop was ridiculous. What a difference driving the truck is now!! I do keep the throttle response close to factory. It's at +2 city. That's more than enough for me but it is worth every penny just to delete the lag! (On a technical note, the pedal monster has better internal safety features than the pedal commander.)
My '01 Silverado has cable throttle, which means *I* am the pedal monster.
@@joevk6274Thankfully, even the drive by wire on all GMT800's do not have any throttle delay (my '01 Burban is instant). It was the GMT900's when it started (my '09 Burban is terrible).
@@cup_and_cone you may think it's instant, but my dad has an '04 with drive by wire. There is a noticeable difference between my cable throttle and his drive by wire. But the GMT800s drive by wire is better than, say, a Trailblazer/Envoy's. The 4.2 I6 in those make way more power than their sluggish drive by wire would suggest.
Since the first day I started watching anytime. I'm watching a video in Rays truck is in the background. I just stare at it... I love the GMT 800. Every time I drive around in my truck I just literally repeat for myself. GM knocked it out of the park with this one man and that was the end of greatness in my opinion
Ah all the other mechanic shops called the cops on Ray for being such an honest service technician. Love the work ya do.
I just replaced the brakes on my 2017 ram, paid a guy $110 per axle, I supply the parts. This guy is honest and I now know what to look for after watching these videos. He made sure I was completely satisfied with his work before charging me. He doesn't have a shop he just does it in his large home garage with a family of mechanics. I paid $470 total with all 4 pads, rotors, and installation.
My dad has the exact same make and model and year pickup truck that I do. 2 years ago he was charged over $1000 for rear only rotors and all 4 pads. I think I got a good deal, I watched the whole process. He also told me that the boot on my passenger side CV is blown. Told me that I don't need to replace it right away since it just happened a few days before he saw it but to definitely get it done, he will do it. He told me that once it starts clicking, it's time. But being that I am always up to date on maintenance and services, I plan on getting it done before then.
I guess I just wanted to say that I appreciate the honest work you do Ray and I'm glad that there are other mechanics out there like you. I mean there is only one Ray with the goofiness lol.
I was transporting a prisoner on the interstate that I had picked up from an adjoining state, no one would pass my unit even though I was clearly from another state.
You do fantastic work Ray. I love how you explain things, i've learned so much watching your videos.
I also had the same issue with the turn signals in my jeep when i installed the LED bulbs in my turn signals until i installed an aftermarket lighting control module in my steering column. Though that comes with other little issues.
Ray "BEEDO BEEDO BEEDO BEEDO!!!"
Wife Unit smacks him. "Stop that!"
Ray "....beedo...beedo....."
I used to porter at a Chevy dealer and the local police had a new fleet of squad cars that needed their speedo's calibrated. I had to drive them from the dealer to a speed shop that could certify the speedo's. It was great running on the freeway at 55 and watching all the cars in the fast lane jamming on their brakes. No one would pass me. The best part was my service uniform was the same color as the police, but only a few observant drivers figured out I wasn't a cop because of my long hair and casually rolled past me.
A common dream of many little boys, getting to drive around in a police car... in the driver's seat :D
Back in the 80's Ford had a mustang coupe Michigan state police interceptor basically svo 5.0 police package quite the hot rod !
A cop car is a Ford Crown Vic!
Ford did offer 5.0 mustangs as pursuit vehicles. The US Air Force (I believe) had some as chaser cars for some jets.
Dating myself…one of the best cruisers ever built was the 1992-1996 Chevrolet Caprice and the ultimate best was the 1994-1996 versions with the LT1 police package. Quick, nimble and quite powerful along with comfortable and spacious…my local department had 6 of the latter models, even had two completely refurbished and they lasted over 200,000 miles, when sold the auction price was crazy high.
Liked them so much I found myself a ‘94 with the baby V8 4.3 liter engine.
@@GeorgeSemel Michigan state police had mustang coups with a HO 5.0 in the early 80s
One of the advantages of using the BG products is the fluid remove/ install machines. They work quite well
Love the home screen on the computer.
One cool K-9!
the vent tube is the best way to fill it
Everyone knew it wasn't a cop driving because Ray used his turn signals!
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Maybe that's why the "hyper-flash" doesn't bother them.
And he didn't just run the stop signs.. (I actually have a video of local police doing that.)
Never heard a dog called a "Fur missile" before . I love Ray's verbiage
watch some of donut operator he calls them fur missiles and bork bork nom noms because that's what they are for cops
To bad the auto makers can't make a reliable product without numerous recalls.This 2017 looks ok, maybe getting a used cop car might be good. On your suction/pump machine, a tapered rubber stopper that could slide up and down around the tube might help with the hurry up, run down the arm mess. Great vids as always, like when Lauren gets involved.
Years ago, we serviced police vehicles in the small shop that I worked at. The shop was located on a small country road. On this road lived a meth head that was always in trouble with the law. You could smell what he was cooking. Ever so often, I would test drive the vehicles past meth heads house and hit the siren. That dude would fly out of the back door of his house and run off into the woods. Eventually, his wife called and filed a complaint that her husband was being harassed by us in the police vehicles. It wasn't us, it was me. We stated that it wasn't our fault that he took off out of his back door every time a police vehicle drove by. The chief laughed. We laughed. But we're asked to not hit the siren when passing by the house any longer. Lol
Way back in 1992 I was visiting relatives in North Carolina from Michigan in my pickup that equipped with lights and siren for the volunteer Fire Dept and I worked at, took it in for service at a local Chevy dealer and the first thing that happened when they got it in the service stall…they lit it up and played with the siren. The look on there faces when that 100 watt siren speaker came to life was worth the admission price.
The service advisor came to me and apologized up and down for them doing that.
I said don’t worry, I would have done the same thing…
It's not a prisoner cam... its the K9 cam so you can record your partner's antics =) Oh... and that door check feature was probably a result of the jump-out boys doing their level best to protect and serve.
and they are obviously suspects not prisoners
My husband and I have the 2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD/AWD retired state trooper interceptor they are resilient vehicles to drive.
I have been using Pedal Commanders for past four years or so, they eliminate the built in lag response of the throttle plate , at different levels , works great.
I installed a remote starter and alarm system for one of those vehicles. It was from a company called Fleet. They do all of the police vehicle conversions.
Way back in the golden years of the 1970's I worked at a local service station. Since I live between the patrol post and the station, I was elected a couple times to return the state patrol car to the post after hours. They had the practice of removing the breakers from all the lights and sirens. It was pretty exciting being 18 years old driving those silver beasts.
Hi Ray, love the videos. Just a minor point 16 ounces is .50% of a quart. That bottle you used to hold the PTU oil is a 32 ounce bottle not 28. 60% of the quart is 19.2 ounces.
On my 48 Chevrolet pickup I swapped everything to L.E.D. and had that problem. To fix the situation I swapped the L.E.D. license plate lights to regular bulbs. That was enough to create enough resistance and all the L.E.D. worked perfectly.
Tip: If the durring coolant flush the coolant resovior looks brown with sediment, remove it and clean it the best you can. There's no need to contaminate your new Fluid with removal contaminants. In extreme cases, a coolant flush product with several rinses may be required prior to adding the new coolant.
Trusting you with a public service vehicle is a step into a government contract.
This is very good for your business.
May have to install razor wire around perimeter for security purposes.
Word of mouth has given you a opportunity to show your honesty, experience, abilities to work as a reliable resource for this entity, good luck.
hard to say they might not because its multiple companies in 1 lot, but maybe because one is an impound lot and required to be secure at all times.
Interesting info on the electronic gadget that alters the acceleration potential. I read somewhere that Dodge had a different tune in the computer from the factory in the police pursuits that allowed them to accelerate faster than stock chargers.
Maybe stock chargers, but there are plenty of videos on RUclips of police chases in Arkansas, Georgia, and Florida where they couldn't keep up with hellcats. 😮
I know JSO Jacksonville sheriff, uses Goodyear tires for all of their vehicles. It is a pursuit rated variant tire. Kinda funky to see Yokohama
You underfilled the PTO. A quart is 32 oz, not 28. Also, a considerable amount of new fluid spilled out of the hole designed for removing fluid before you swapped the hose for the plug. I hope the unit does not fail during a pursuit.
The one fleeing will be happy about it though 😂
In all the years of working on gas turbine engines and anything else for that matter I don't believe that I've ever filled anything through the drain plug. A good portion of fluid did spill and from what I understand Ford PTUs are prone to failure. I would strongly suggest revisiting this procedure to ensure that the correct amount of fluid has been added.
@@chris76-01 The one fleeing better like, share and subscribe lol
6/10 of a quart is 60% of 32 ounces. Equals 19.2 ounces. You were way low
He used mechanic maff
I see the wife's hyundai made the vidjeo! now we are famous. 8x12 signed glossies can be purchased for 6 sheckles by sending a self-abused stomped antelope to Ray's. YAY! this is why we keep spare mayonnaise on hand.
My closest experience was driving a car that was exactly the year, model and color and had very similar license plate (off by one letter I think) to one of unmarked police cars. Yes, it drew unwanted attention. Especially so near spots where police tended to do stay.
FYI. For ford you can use forscan which is free. and turn off the rapid flash so no need for resistors. 😁
After a rod installed my pedal monster, I proceeded to drive back to Maine with it in track mode and immediately got a speeding ticket 😆
My own damn fault lmao
It's nice the local law enforcement came to your shop. Good business to obtain. But I always thought they had their own garage and maintenance shops. I don't do or recommend transportation flush. Know too many incidents where the transmission failed very soon afterwards. But just a removal and fill I find no issues with. These Explorers also has issues with exhaust fumes entering the vehicle during long idle periods.
Same where I live. You can't hardly find a shop that will do a transmission flush, they just refuse to do them. They say it's too risky the transmission will fail after, & the newer transmissions are too complex for shops to risk it.
Two suggestions 1 when pulling drain plugs or lower radiator hose tie a rag around your wrist to keep fluids from running down your arm 2 to fill those power transfer cases a small piece of tube with appropriate size fitting will allow full fluid install and install plug at your leisure
Glad to see you are hetting some municipal work,it usually pays good but waiting for po to be paid by .gov can be 30-60+
I have broken 2 door checks living on a hill, that thing is awesome and is needed
I would never flush a transmission and filling the differential fluid from the drain plug is not a good idea as you can’t put the same amount back in
I was getting a natural gas smell from my SHO Lincoln. One of my other past student suggested it was the pto fluid. He was correct. You Tube is your friend. It showed me where to drill a hole in the pto unit, tap the hole for a 1/2” NPT plug. The fill plug is located up high on the side. I used a long extension near the front wheel to get a straight shot at the plug. That unit takes a multi viscosity synthetic gear oil. I thing it’s a pretty small amount, 16 oz if I remember correctly.
I have a '94 Ford Lightning that I put a supercharger on, the local mechanics love to see me pulling in.
Back when I was 20, I had an actual encounter with a police helicopter. It was turned out to be a retaliatory display as I was closing a business. The night before, there was a robbery across the street, and unknowingly I took off after closing and inadvertently outran the police. I got the full show of force the next night.
Ray as a LEO hmmm i can see it now you'd have way to much Fun pulling over those that didn't do a proper maintenance and brought there car to ray..like that Hyundai yesterday!!!!!😊
The shop I used to work at a body shop we had a contract to fix all the county Sheriff's vehicles and I'm telling you they would tear some shit up. And I live in a small NC town
Car Nut just replaced a Toyota module for an LED signal with wrong resistors that fried the board traces. The fuses are for the wire gauge and not board traces, the LEDs draw little current, you add a resistor that fuses the blink fine but draw too much current for the board traces, but fine for the fuse and wire, you fry your $500 box that blinks the signal. I use LEDs where resistors are not needed, you might get a warning light, like interior or running light.
I installed a check valve in my wife's 13 taurus ppv to fill it through the drain valve.
43:54 - 'Glug' = air trying to get back onto the PTO box. Assist it's passage by inserting a length of small-bore tube up the hole to above oil level. Hey presto, fast-emptying box and oily shirt-sleeves!
To change the fluid on the ptu you pull the exhaust/cat manifold. Then look for a sensor half way up that is you fill plug. I have tried to fill up the ptu thru the vent and it is messy and time comsuming. Quicker to pull the manifold. Its not bad to pull. Common failures to the Police Utilities are lower control arms,sway bar bushings, struts, belt tensioner and the always fun water pump. But I will say this the older Police Utilities 2014-2019 are a better vehicle than the 2020 up. The hybrid models are pure junk! Good channel Ray keep up the good work!
The irony of a cop having a "Don't Tread on Me" patch in his car.
YAY!!! Finally some brake clean effects, perfectly timed! Cheers Ray!
You need to adjust the safety locks on that lift, they are supposed to click going up exactly at the same time.
I am really curious about its idle hours with that mileage
I used to replace the glass on the cop cars for the city of Minneapolis. Their cars idled a TON
Probably in the 5-6k hour range at those miles, Just depends on how often it was used, Could also be closer to 8-10k hours if the cruiser was used more.
@@ChiefsFiremanit's a k9 vehicle so it might be less idk how much idle they do with the k9 unit in the back
They often leave the engine running because the electronics will soon deplete the battery otherwise, and they can't turn off the electronics every time they are out of the car. The radio that they carry depends on the car radio, as an example.
@@minnesotaman3In Florida, if there is a K9, the engine is on at all times. Most Florida K9s are setup to use vehicle HVAC, unlike northern K9 setups which can have the exterior window fans.
Coolant and oil need to be kept fresh to keep water pump happy. Water pump is like a 16 hour job, its located inside the engine and runs off timing chain. Water pump failure sends water straight into the engine killing the engine if not caught.
That is insane. I am in disbelief about the stupidity of some of these newer designs. Manufacturers do not care at all. Shoehorn it all in there, close the hood and ship it. If they've done it right, it will die right after the warranty expires.
Knowing how police vehicles are going to be used and will need to be serviced, you would think they would install both drain and fill ports in the diff(s), PTU, etc.
It would be nice if all vehicles were service friendly and had a box with a drain valve for each fluid all in one convenient place 😊
I bought the LED light package with my 124 Spider, but the turn signals were still incandescent. Those had to go, so I put in LED replacements. Instead of putting in the ballast resistors which can get really hot, I found info posted by someone way smarter than me showing where the resistor network on the BCM PCB was located which controls the comparator circuit that checks for proper load on the signal indicator bulbs. I wired an external precision 100k potentiometer in the resistor's place so I could dial in the correct resistance to disable the hyperflash.
That is very good information. My old Ranger had a traditional removable flasher, and I replaced it with one that had no "bulb-out" feature. My car did not come with LEDs, but I do not want to hack into the wiring so I accept the hyperflashing. Maybe I'm just lazy. These days I suspect you would be hard-pressed to find a new vehicle with a removable flasher.
I heard that with police cars, hours are more important than miles because they spend so much time sitting around idling.
Search and find the vent hose for the PTU... It is much easier and more accurate (no spillage) to use the vent to fill... I did the transmission 3X fill and flush since I didn't have your fancy fill machine... I need to do the rear differential this Spring...
Nice videos... Very helpful...
Good review of Bobby Fuller "I fought the law". great song. Seeing your wife work with you brought back a funny memory of when my wife and I were younger (1979) I was rebuilding a chevy 350 van and needed to turn the engine to # 1 cylinder on compression. So I asked her to put her finger in the plug hole until the pressure in the cylinder pushed it out. Engine was still in van BTW) I'm turning and turning and nothing no blast of air comes out. She then says "shouldn't my finger fill the entire hole"???? DAH!!!! anyway keep up the good work.
Ray PTU fluid spec B/G 80W90 Diff fluid. There is also a fill plug on it, but you have finger around the Cat. converter.
Proof that the difference between men and boys are the price of their toys. Ray can't help but play with the toys.
1 quart = 32 ounces. .6 x 32 = 19.2 ounces. Actually, 16 ounces will probably work since there is at least 3 ounces of residual gear oil inside the case.
Yep- You and I got the same answer. 16? Sometimes math don't math right. lol
Ive always wanted to see the inside of a cop car and zero desire for the silver bracelet ride, so thanks for the tour Ray!!
We change our transmission fluid and PTU fluid every 20-30K the PTU only holds about 14 oz so its a cheap service. take that car and get after it and it doesn't need that pedal commander. The real thing to look at on them is the hours.
Lol turning on the sirens... boys will be boys! 😂
The thing about patrol vehicles is you have to beware of the battery charge. Most patrol vehicles come with a load management button to shut off all if the internal equipment, which generally will continue draining battery when the vehicle is not running.
Its good to be part of the secret squirrel club. Loving these exclusive videos over here in Norway
My friends from the Woods says hello.
@@uncle_moose I saw a couple of your cousins crossing the road on the way to my in-laws for Christmas 🤣🫎
@@not-a-raccoon 🤣 sending my greatings to them.
I'll be coming down to your shop on the 17th and one of the exact things I need done is my BCM replaced due to LED turn signals shorting it out. There's a few things besides that I need to get fixed! Looking forward to seeing you guys! 👍
Putting resistors in line may be easier. I've upgraded most of our vehicle lights to LED and haven't had issues (2002 Dodge Grand Caravan, 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2008 Jeep Compass )
How do LED lights short out a BCM? I'm asking because I recently switched over to LED lights on my Ford. Everything is working as it should, but with cars these days you never know what's going to cause issues.
@@TremaineLea I haven't had issues either. Made sure that everything I was using was CANBUS compliant.
@@stefanpuffer They don't short it out, they can be 'misread' though as Ray noted. The lack of resistance from an LED gets misinterpreted as a burnt out/missing bulb. Having the canbus decoders inline solves that issue and can eliminate flickering that is common with them.
The headlights were custom built, I tried resistors and the whole nine. The BCM shorted, PERMANENTY DISABLED" are the words that come up when you use Forscan or IDS.
Cool video......! Hey I worked at American Aluminum as a Tig Welder and welded in the K9 department here in Perry!
I had to leave because junction boxes fires were working there way from my welding machine towards the mains.
I had nothing but problems outta there electrical infrastructure.
They never would fix the problem....my machine was always cutting off with a help1 code displayed on the machine
They decided to add millions of dollars in fab equipment and not upgrade there electrical.
Gave me a headaches for 3 of my 6 years working there.
I welded floor pans,Built and welded the center petition between the prisoner and officer and k9.
I love your channel....If your ever in need of a good mechanic or welder I'm available.
I've got one of these, and it's a blast. Mines is titled as a Ford Police Interceptor Utility, not an explorer. Mines awd, twin turbo.
I have the Pedal COmmander in my civilian Sport Explorer and it is very similar to your pedal monster. as said, it fine tunes your throttle response. love mine too.
So cool to see your just a few miles from me i know where to go if i need some work done
Retired 30 years on the job here. The old thing was called "The No Look Rule". We were taught that for drug/criminal interdiction work. Pull up right next to your suspect/vehicle ... make it obvious. If the driver doesn't look at you, wave hi, hit your siren or blow your air horn. If they STILL don't look over at you, they're ridin' dirty. The psychological explanation if that if they ignore you're presence -- even when they know you're there -- they trick themselves into thinking they're safe (not gonna get stopped/arrested). Meanwhile, they cop(s) already have enough PC/RAS to stop you anyway.
It's not the milage you need to worry about with emergency vehicles, it's the idle time you need to check.
If you take two clean days and WD40 you make that fill jug nice clean where you read level better