Never seen them this bad! 1/4 Million Mile Spark Plugs!
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- Опубликовано: 18 мар 2023
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Ray’s churning out content as fast as he’s burning through brake cleaner. Every time I see another new one pop up, I’m like “ANOTHAAARR!!!!”
Lol👍
Buddy has to make ends meet with RUclips money I guess
I miss the dooleeedooos
That means the word is getting out saying there's a good mechanic in town
@@rednew8222 dam right we need the doodle doos back
EVEL KNIEVEL Couldn't jump that gap.
With those miles, the code from the check engine light is "please kill me!"
Chrysler of Japan has as new compression, and super clean engine bay with no leaks at 265 000 miles. Impressive.
Watching the video on tram in Austria with subtitles and I can almost speak Ray in my head 😂
Those poor plugs were just screaming to be replaced.
The gap was getting so wide the spark had to call an Uber to get from the electrode to the ground.
My best it runs fine but not for the customer was while working at a marina.
Had a new boater at the marina that got towed in on a Sunday but when I went down Monday it ran great.
The next weekend the boat gets towed in and the same thing it runs great.
Of course he tells a bunch of boaters I don't know what I'm doing.
So I met him the next Sunday and we went out and I had him do everything up to when the boat stopped working.
We ran up and down the lake as if we pulled a skier and pretended the skier went down.
We drove back to pick up the skier and he shut the motor down to let the skier in.
Then when he got ready to start the motor he pumped the heck out of the throttle.
What the hell dude you just flooded it.
We sat there for a bit with the throttle wide open telling him he just had to give it a couple pumps when it's cold to set the choke.
The motor was hot and maybe just open the throttle a little but don't pump it like it owes you money when it's already up to temp.
He never got towed again until I had to go drag his boat off a beach because when he hit the beach he fell forward and shoved the throttle wide open.
He sold the boat 2 weeks later.
Rays getting closer to a 500k. More brake kleen will get us there!! Rays the best mechanic I’ve ever known. Humor, special effects, rayisms to solve ever problem, mad skills, diagnostic knowledge and a great family what else could anyone want.
Thanks for keeping it real, Ray. Those intermittent issues can be frustrating for the the tech and the customer! Thanks for helping Me to have myself a great day!
As an Industrial Maintenance Manager, I get operators and leads telling me the machine is making a noise.... then I stand by the machine with them, and it is perfectly quiet.... Frustrating for everyone. Lately, I have them record video of the issue, and can hopefully catch the sound. It's worked great a couple times already!
You need to turn it on also
NGK needs to pay you for this episode. 🙂
NGK and denso are just solid, no need to add when they're most of the reason things are as reliable as they are
Those plugs have seen alot of miles it was awonder the coils even lasted that long. I bet the coils are having a party now as they don't have to work so hard. Great video on diag skills and for the future of this auto to stay on the road. Thanks for the ride along on the whole process.
I'm guessing that they replaced the valve cover gasket and didn't bother to do the plugs. On the other hand, my nearly 200,000 mile 06 Volvo XC70 had a spotless engine bay because I hated seeing it dirty.
Wow, Ray has that Big Altima Energy today.
I know you don’t know who I am, but I know who you are and I work at an auto parts store and I tell you your videos have educated me so well that I’ve been able to use that information and pass it on to my customer so for that I want to. Thank you Joseph 😊
i am so jealous of top engine spark plugs and coils. I'm pretty sure the 2003 gmc sonoma 4.3 i just bought has original plugs in at 168k miles, and they are on the side of the motor and just a pain in the ass to get to.
Even worse than when the reported problem from the customer disappears is when you find the person that worked on it ahead of you wiped the codes from the ecu.
Replaced the plugs on my Toyota Corolla on Friday and was a bit pissed to see that they hadn’t been replaced in 170,000 miles🤦♂️ as they had the OEM plugs 🤬Runs way better now 👍👍
Thanks for the inspiration Ray😉
for such a high miler and neglected spark plugs the engine bay was so clean
"End of Transmission" takes on a whole new meaning with a Nissan.....
Looked like two of the coils had been replaced. I love it when an obvious problem is found and there's a definite fix for it.
Impressed with compression at high mileage. With little fixes car may be good for another 100,000
With regular maintenance (a little more often), I say half-million.
I've had owners tell me that they only know how to start the car. Had one lady who didn't know what spark plugs are. Thank goodness for mechanics like Ray.
That was a quick fix, for now, keep the older iron running!
We used to use furnace cement back in the 80s to fix cracked manifolds. Works great on iron.
When you commented about the Nissan harness tabs, I said "Huh, sounds like my Ram...those are pain too." Then you said "Nissan, the Chrysler of Japan." and I literally lol'd
You said it straight away. That plug and probably the rest are SMOKED!
40 years as a field engineer, you show up and the equipment runs fine...
Its always the way it goes
It's called threat of a mechanic
I saw that dozens of times. I attributed it to the Force.
@@michaelearl6991the motor hears my voice and corrects itself, maybe I sound like a dentist.
I usually stand behind the user and ask them to demonstrate exactly what they were doing when the problem occurred - before touching anything
About half the time the solution is "Read The Fine Manual" (and you know I didn't say 'fine')
Those plugs looked factory original wow ray you've got a great helper good woman
I like the way you prioritize what work should be done, such as “the high mileage stuff”.
I’m impressed with that amount of mileage it has
ive got 369 000 miles so far on my daily. No oil consumption
My last Ford Fusion (08) went 495K. Only changed the plugs and trans fluid/filter once. Highway miles with oil changes every 10K.
My 99 Ram 1500 would occasionally start running like crap and the check engine light would come on. The problem disappeared just as suddenly as it would appear and the CE light would go off. Got to the point I left the scan tool in it to catch the culprit. Cyl. 1 Misfire... figured with 192K on it plugs, wires cap, rotor were all in need of replacement. pulled the #1 plug and found the ground electrode completely eroded away, not a trace of it. Amazing it was still functioning about95% of the time 🤔 Thanks for another great Video Ray and don't forget to have yourself a great day👊
Couldnet stop laughing at that #3 plug. I have personally seen similar plugs. And, Ray hit the lottery with wife unit.
“Fire this bad boy up, and let’s see how she runs” . As a non-native English speaker, I keeps getting mesmerizeds with the versatility of the language
I had this happen on a personal vehicle. Car started running rough every now and then. Random check engine light, P0300. So I asked my son when we did the plugs last. I could have sworn he did them. Nope I was wrong. Went through the process of getting them out (thanks for nothing toyota). And it looked like my 2010 prius was at 230,000 with original plugs. Did that and some other things and wow what a difference. Although the biggest improvement was replacing egr cooler (acts as an IAC) and resetting the transmission (while rolling at idle stomp on gas and brake). And poof 42 miles per gallon. Before that even after a main battery swap we were only able to get 25 mpg.
The compression test was impressive. I was not expecting it to be so good.
Wow! Those probably were original plugs. The most I have put on a set of plugs is 170k miles in a Dodge Ram 1500 with a 5.7 hemi. I was using Bosch platinum +4 which due to having 4 electrodes allowed the plugs to last way past the 30k mile recommend change interval of the 5.7 hemi. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get those plugs anymore, and I had to replace them with Bosch Double Iridium plugs. I have 43k miles on them so far, and they are still working perfectly.
There appear to be three different vintages of coils on that engine. I find it odd that the coils were replaced and the spark plugs weren't, especially with how easy they are to access.
My 2009 Honda Fit’s recommended replacement for spark plugs was 100K miles. I decided to change them at about 90,000. They were in good shape with little carbon, but to get to them, I had to remove the wipers, some trim and the cowling along the firewall. What a PITA!
Yep same as my 2017 ford escape. They put the clamp to the intake inaccessible which needs to come off to access coils and plugs 😅
That's crazy. We had a 2007 and they were right in front, not unlike this Nissan in the video.
Ray: you showed me that I've been doing pad replacement wrong for almost 50 years. I always pulled the caliper off by the bracket. Did a pad slap on my van yesterday so fast! 🤦. Thank you for teaching an old dog a new trick!!
Don't forget to clean and lubrificate the slide pins!
@@Starchface Absolutely!
0:45 He's an angry elf!
"Nissan, the Chrysler of Japan" nearly took me out 🤣🤣💀
"Nissan, the Chrysler of Japan" as a Chrysler tech, I approve. Lmao
Well good morning Ray 🌄 I hope you had your cold cup of java and good day to you and everyone LOL
Wow engine compartment is so clean. My car fixes itself every time I take it to the mechanic too😎 I think it’s afraid like when I take my dog to the vet. Shiny valve cover for that many miles
And mismatched coils also…someone’s been here before!!
And those valve cover seals are about 95 in human years.
@@diyeveryday67 my dog has his anal glands expressed
Well done again. Same to the wife for transforming into an automatic gate opener. Remind Ray how lucky he is.
I was always told it is best to put the same plugs back in that came from the factory!😁I put some champion plugs that was supposed to be compatible in a Ford Taurus years ago, made it run like crap!😲😲
I'm a computer tech and have that happen all the damn time, we actually call it proximity repair, when the guy that knows how to fix it walks in the room it immediately starts working properly
It makes total sense in this day and age.
Everything is wireless, or inductive, even the technicians themselves can fix things without having to touch anything🤣
@@simonilett998 it makes it an absolute pita sometimes as at times it causes a program or the computer itself to become completely unusable for the user but as soon as I remote in to diagnose it it works exactly how it should so I have to take complete shots in the dark to try and fix it.
@@natewesselink Yep, and it's the same problem for us auto techs too. Age old problem, intermittent faults are the most difficult to solve🤣🤣👍
My 04 Evo has 13,000 on that Altima, and runs perfectly. But then it's been cared for... no wobbly suspension, no squeaks and rattles, and neck snapping power. It just amazes me that people think their car will run forever w/o any maintenance. Good job Ray! I hope you scold some people
Took my 300c in for 3 years for a problem with the blind right side spot sensor finally I recorded several instances of the problem and was fixed. Still took over a month to get it fixed.
I had the "it's not doing what is wrong" problem a lot when I did computer repair.
I had a 2005 Altima SeR. 6 cylinder. Went through a cvt and 3 alternators. Replaced the shocks and struts. Thing drove like new at 180k miles.
aaah, I feel better now I got my Rain Man Ray fix...
8:14 lololol True!!! Don't forget about Mitsubishi
By the way not saying that this is the problem but an exhaust leak between the head and the exhaust manifold can create a condition in which the air fuel mixture sensor that is inside the manifold will be pumping more fuwl than is required to wake up the air fuel sensor causing misfires obviously that's not the case here but just thought it would be prudent to inform you of that if you didn't know
"Lets see what's down these holes".... RAY! SPARK PLUGS, OF COURSE! lol :) You have yourself a great day!
As usual I did enjoy the content thank you for sharing it with me
Love these videos, keep em coming Ray.
What I like about Ray’s channel that I don’t like about some of the TV shows on Motor Trend is that he works on normal people’s cars with high mileage, grease, dirt and wear.
Just shows how good those NGK plugs are as we swore by them over any other brand and that was some mileage and gap was insane.
Nice one.
I started using NKD's back in the 70's when I was stationed in Tokyo. Haven't switched since. Best plugs ever.
Back some years 300cid Fords with Autolite plugs were like this. 300,000 on original with the electrode burned off into the porcelain and the ground a sliver.
That is really a clean engine bay.
florida keeps the car relatively nice. I had to buy a car not made of steel to have peace of mind up here in canada. Was sick of rusting issues
Wow. The worst gap I have ever experienced is a .076 in a '97 Exploder with 265k on the dial. I'm impressed that the Datsun even ran.
That car is super clean for the miles it’s done
It’s nice to see a mechanic who doesn’t judge what people drive
Top job Ray
8:14 shots fired 😂
Good day to you Ray hope your good love your content but the most important thing is to have your self a great day Ray
I just love that "Gravity!"
great as ever. really informative
good job enjoyed your repairs today
Well done man 👍 💯
Good morning Mr Ray, changed plugs for my father in law on an 07 Silverado at 167000 MLS and they still had factory marks on them, what's funny was they wasn't that bad😮. Wasn't great but not that bad and still firing
Hood prop? So not only can you “poppening ze hood”, you can “proppening ze hood”!
Happy Sunday Ray.
I took spark Denso platinum TT plugs with 100k miles out of a turbo Subaru(running 24psi) and they were perfectly fine....put them back in and kept going.....car now has 210k miles and they are still in it, still fine........quite amazing!!!
Wow we just pulled spark plugs that had no diode left. Chevy impala 3.5 with 230,000 miles. Th
e best part no miss fires not one.
Great job, Ray!
Extremely informative video.
So impressed at the compression at 1/4 of a mill!
P050A code on Kia Soul 1.6 . Cold start . It was the Sparkplugs. Changed the air filter . PCV valve and MAF sensor. The sparkplugs were the problem. Fixed and back to 28 MPG .
I would do the valve cover gaskets as well. Maybe ball joints.
The problem with these valve covers is that you can't get spark plug well seals for them. Nissan's only solution is usually a new cover - and owing to some changes you need to be sure you've got the right one or internal clearance issues result (3rd party seals may be available now but they weren't in 2011)
The cover is also the PCV oil separator. If that starts rattling it's replacement time too
Having a great night over here in Australia
Always looking forward to what you are working on over there mate
I agree Ray, another great video!
Good job Ray.
We always enjoy your videos 👌😎
Happy Sunday Ray!
Enjoyed it Ray.
Coffee and Ray on a Sunday morning...my Church...preach brother Ray!😎👍
Damn Ray, closing in on 500K subscribers! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy 👍
My Toyota had a miss on the number 5 plug. And it shook so bad I thought I had a flat tire or something like that. Changed the plugs and it runs great.
thankyou Ray,,another interesting upload,,👍👍
Nice and clear..Thank you Rainman! DVD:)
as always, thanks for the video and your honesty as a mechanic...they are few and far apart...have a great day...
Ray, I actually went 174K Miles on the Original set of Plugs in my 09 Pontiac G6 with the 3.5 6 Banger! Front 3 were like the ones in this vid, just GONE, and they were the Iridium plugs, but the Back 3 looked almost new. Not bad as it was still getting 30MPGs till it started missing!
Shame can't find many honest mechanics like you these days, I like your videos 👍
The move to his own shop was the best thing.
1985 Nissan, got over 500k on her (1998) drove X US many times. What a truck 😎. Indestructible
good on u, making sure all four are good 👍
Nice easy fix, got to love days like that. Cant wait for the future video fixing the rest. Thank you for the video Ray.
Dielectric may not technically promote conductivity but I have personally seen it correct continuity issues every time I’ve used it. Don’t believe me? Take a dirty blinking light Nintendo Entertainment System that blinks no matter how clean you get it with isopropyl since there just isn’t a good connection with the security lockout chip, add some dielectric to the cartridge contacts and watch as the issue completely goes away. Of course, you want to remove the cartridge connector and clean all that out since it will ultimately attract dust and dirt, but it definitely works.
When I bought my Neon, it was running ok, but I thought I'd give it a treat, and gave it a new set of 'Iridium' plugs. 4000 miles later, it was struggling to drive properly, stalled occasionally. I dismissed the plugs as being the issue, (being new, but new doesn't always mean good) but eventually pulled them out, after firing a new set of injectors, coil and leads at it with no change . All 4 were burnt away like that first one you pulled. Replaced them with normal Denso U electrode plugs, that have now lasted 20,000+ without skipping a beat. Pretty sure the previous set were cheap knock offs, branded as NGK.
Probably not. Many engines are sensitive to OE plugs. Different ones change ignition resistance, I suspect
If you have a wasted spark engine then the iridium plugs need to be treated on BOTH surfaces, not just the core (NGK and Denso iridium come in 2 flavours with the cheaper ones only on the core..make sure you get the right part number)
A lot of coil-on-plug with integral switching (like these 3 wire Nissan ones) effectively fire AC (multiple sparks, not just one each time) and need dual iridium electrodes for that reason
Strap worn away is a really common indicator of this kind of issue. Essentially a wasted spark runs one plug 'backwards', resulting in electrode material transfer in the opposite direction to what's designed and the softer surface will rapidly disappear as a result (you'll end up contaminating the cat with traces of copper too, but that usually doesn't matter)
Thanks for the video Ray keep up the great work 👍❤️❤️ it. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍.
Gotta say honest best mechanic ive seen so far. Ive been learning from watching his videos. Hope more blessings come your way.
Feel good video. Always great when the first thing you try solves the problem.