Ford Explorer Sport Trac: Crank No Start
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video we have a look at a Ford Explorer Sport Trac that was dragged in with a crank, no start. It is obvious this truck has been having a problem for longer than just a week once we "see" what the problem is! The infamous 4.0 crank pulley (harmonic balancer) separation that takes out the crank shaft sensor. We also get to take a little trip to the Auto Zone! -Enjoy!
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What I like about this video is that it is totally honest. It shows the real world with nothing taken out and nothing added in it's just real and no music to take away from it.
Thumbs down and loss of respect? Naw, the fact you caught it and was able to accept responsibility for missing it. That in itself speaks volumes on you as a technician and man. Definitely will continue following you Sir.
You forgot to do your daily affirmations in front of the mirror today Eric... I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, 115 K People Like Me! Don't be so down on yourself. Excellent job!
I just wasted a whole day at work.. tried three different puller kits just for you to show me the rod and the small hole to push against the crank.. thanks bro now I’m gonna get it done in the morning
Eric re:worry about the radiator.
65 years ago, I hated busting my knuckles on the steel fins. So I just use a 6mm or 1/4" peice of plexiglass or 1/4" plywood and put in between the radiator and my work area. Helped preventing tools puncturing the radiator too.
Around my neck of the woods I have all the auto parts stores within walking distance. I'm a Die Hard Rock Auto guy now but I used to go to these guys and just prayed I got someone with a brain. It was 50/50 every time. Always take all the info and the old part or you'll be back lol. Great video as always!
Auto Zone, I've helped more people there than the people behind the counter. And I'm no mechanic I just play one on RUclips. Nice job Eric
You blow every mechanic outta the water. Eric
Richard Gill without a doubt he's spot on
u could have ck the bolt size on the new balancer
You hear a lil sucky sucky lol
Eric you didn't see that clip on the air filter housing wasn't clipped on all the way. Another good video.
Oh man. The autozone rant is priceless!
that part cracked me up, man he can do stand-up if he gets bored with fixing cars!
This is why I try to not go to Autozone. It normally takes 3 round trips for me to get the correct part. This is also why I try to bring in the old part with me .
It’s truth.
I'll go to auto zone but i'll just give them the part number myself and verify the part before I leave. All they do is take the money.
Autozone’s strategy was engineered by the same guy who sunk Sears and KMart, Eddie Lambert, vulture capitalist. Quality and good employees take the rear seat to corporate profits.
You just saved me from buying a new alternator. When I inspected the harmonic balancer when the engine was running, I got sea sick. The two pulleys confused the shit out of me. You showed exactly what happened
My old mentor used to say, " Once you achieve greatness, all that's left is silly mistakes" So there ya are... :)
At my age I'm so great I can hardly stand it some days !!!
Turned on the TV, nothing but trash as usual. Fortunately SMA came to the rescue on a Saturday night. Thanks Eric!
Autozone can be like RadioShack used to be - "You have questions. We have blank stares."
Autozone was actually called AutoShack in the 80's, until they got slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit from RadioShack. lol
I miss RadioShack
@@JosephQPublic me too
RadioShack is still here,
But the knowledge left.
That is why you channel is always attracting new viewers - nothing hidden and being human, and a great family of course
You have no idea how great a service that you provide to us in the RUclips community. I have a Ranger that quit while I was driving. I was thoroughly confused as I saw my coolant temperature climbing so high I was going to pull over. Before I did I saw the temperature fall back to normal. Continued driving and later the temperature shot up again. The engine shuddered slightly with spark knock (?) then quit.
Internet searches resulted in my believing that it was a cracked head.
After viewing this video I looked at the balancer and found chunks of rubber broken around the balancer. Just ordered the balancer and seal.
You are a life saver.
I don't even work on vehicles and love these shows.
I like his drives in the country. 1st one since he drove to his brothers diesel truck shop.
Good video! In 40 yrs of wrenchin' I've never seen a belt make such deep grooves on its own, the damper must be Chineseium metal. Don't worry about small mistakes, you married Mrs O! You did good!
I like how you can visually date the SMA videos by observing the deterioration of Eric's Jeep hat;)
Man you're the best diagnostician I've seen in a while don't beat yourself up you did great.
Kudos for not just editing your mistakes out of the video. I didn't notice either in your defense
Tried getting a job at Autozone once. I interviewed with the assistant manager and he seemed visibly threatened by my experience working in an actual shop, since he told me he never so much worked at a quick oil change joint. So, I didn't get hired. No biggie. A few weeks later I went in to pick up some sway bar links that I had set aside and I found that the kid that they hired instead of me was the one "helping me". He didn't even know what sway bar links were and insisted that no such thing exists and it turned into a 15 minute fiasco with the assistant manager that hired this idiot over me just to get some damn bushings that were literally sitting in a box on the back counter. What a joke. A few years late commenting on this vid but hey I hope you get a good laugh out of my struggles 😂
That shit always happen , they always hire ppl with no car experience
@@ayymarley3767 EOE...
The guy was afraid you would have his job, so, for job security's sake he didn't hire you. Always hire someone dummer than yourself if you work for a company.
Everyone has car experience. Driving a car; that is.
I believe the term or terms your looking for is “automotive service experience.” Or “gear head experience.”
@@jdrs4214 No, not all people drive.
I'm ten minutes into the video and I'm giving you a thumbs up for being honest enough to show us your oops. :)
I don't work Saturdays anyone. And don't be hard on yourself. I think this is one of my favorite TV shows you've done. :)
Quit beating yourself up Eric ! You are an EXCELLENT mechanic / technician . I've been in the game for 40 years and have made umpteen mistakes , misdiagnosed , created mountains from molehills … Even breaking a bolt off on a so called " simple " repair can lead to disaster . As for as the " Twilight Zone " , God help one dealing with them . I enjoy your videos and have learned so much . Wrench on Brother !
Nice job. You did spot the issue, just took a few seconds. Many would not see it at all.
Going in on a Saturday evening, remember that when looking back in your life, no one ever said " I wish I worked more".
"The three strings he knows how to play on the guitar"!! Man I loved that.
Correction: The Auto Zone application process involves 3 questions: Do we sell performance parts, is blinker fluid real, and do we know what we're doing. If the answers are yes, yes, and no, you get hired.
visine is technically blinker fluid... if you were a young Marine mechanic.
You pay peanuts , you get monkeys !
@@JustAnotherJarhead this is true.
Get it off your chest it's good to vent off
🤣🤣🤣
After watching dozens of your informative and entertaining videos, with only a small percentage involving Toyota repairs, it looks like they must be much more reliable than most other brands.
Are you kidding me, that’s what I love about your channel, you keep it real! I don’t think there is a person out there that couldn’t have easily made the same little oops, no big deal. Eric you have taught me a lot and it’s appreciated!
Back in the day I did all of my own auto repairs because I couldn’t afford not to but cars were a lot simpler back when. No internet then so the library was my source for info. Now I do some but not all of my own repairs.
Before I started watching your channel I thought I had pretty good auto repair knowledge, lol, wrong, not even close, things have changed so much over the years and I was stuck in the past but I’m slowly catching up again, thanks!
I am an old school shade tree mechanic who finds why the high tech mechanics cant fix a problem and starts changing parts till the customer gives up and sells it to me or asks if I can help Thank you for your honesty and integrity, you proved to me that not all shops are inept.
It's so hard talking, working and filming, that's a hell of skilled guy
I got a job at Kragen (a.k.a Kragen/Checker/Schucks, which is now O'reilly) back when I was a teenager and you had to answer multiple choice questions on a computer when you were applying, stuff like "if the customer said they had water on the passenger side floor board what could be the issue".
I'm sure at autozone its probably more or less the same thing the but the answer for all questions is "replace the O2 sensor".
I honestly doubt if there would be any questions these days about actual cars, other than the top three auto related things they do. Change windshield wiper blades, Change batteries, read OBD codes. Their main jobs these days are cashier, stock boy, janitor.
@@ModMINI I'm in AutoZone at least 3 times a week and most of the time I have to waght at the parts counter so I don't know what your talking about
This is a true day that people have in shops Eric thank you for showing a bad day that we have at times
Eric is so enthusiastic that's what makes it good to watch
The auto zone Rant left me in tears. I had to share it with my wife
This is the first SMA video I have watched or stumbled upon and by the end I was thinking, man I just LIKE this guy!
Do you have a pulse? Yes? You're hired!!!
Oh you had an interview I assume haha!
So damn funny! I wish I could have heard the interaction in the store
Maxime Clermont sounds like a swift driver application to me.
Put a mirror under the kid's nose, if it fogs over, hire him!
LOL
Nothing to be ashamed of here, Mr. O. Real nice job.
Mrs O wasn't there to see it, So it never happened.....
I love that you goofed up a bit but didn't edit it out. You're an honest man
Love the fact that you don't hide your mistakes, well done!!!
I keep watching because what you do is real. You address problems pragmatically, you never scrimp on the extra work to do things right. Just a shade tree mechanic here in Arkansas but I love your videos. Keep on with it bro
Thanks for showing that you are a normal human too. I had a very similar whoopsie the other day, car came in for a roadworthy found A/C belt shredded and a rub mark on timing cover. I did not think about it just told him to come back for some new belts, fitted the belts started up and knock knock goes the 2 piece balancer, DOH. Subaru told him about the balancer at last service.......
Man... Dont be so hard on yourself....!! Everyone makes mistakes, especially when the obvious slaps us across our face...!! No one thinks any less of you. You are the man...!!
I've been a Master mechanic for over 30 years. I bought a brand new 2005 Sport Trac 4.0L from the dealer off the showroom floor. After about a hundred and ten thousand miles, I had weird issues. Let's just leave it at weird issues! After about a week of sweating the diagnostics and scratching my head that very same issue finally smacked me in the face. Don't sweat it brother, it's one of those one-in-a-million issues unique to the vehicle and/or engine combination.
It's a Ford LoL. Sorry I heard Ford Fusions don't go to repair shops , those are really good vehicles. But I can't talk, I'm always working on my 2007 Malibu LoL
The real tip here is not the head fake by the harmonic balancer. It is that you made those threaded rods at various lengths with the one end squared off (for the socket?) and you knew they could help get that puller working. Awesome insight and ingenuity. ( A trick from meemaw? ). Great video Eric.
That being said...I've learned through the years, that the best indication that a person is worthwhile and valuable is:
When they can easily make fun of themselves openly. That's the reason you have the best mechanic show on the net....keep up the great work, and thanks for all you do making these videos for us
👍👍👍
Dorman crank pulley: " See you next week Ford !!!" LOL. GREAT VID. Love the rant about the application process at autozone .... the times you get SALTY ... YEAHHHH.
Now you know what we home-gamers go through with the after-hours part stores... you'd better know more than they do. Glad they actually had the part... great video.
Gotta know more than they do, and lookup the parts and get the part numbers you need and give them when you walk in, otherwise you'll end up with the wrong parts. I found it odd when they gave me my cap/rotor for my Jeep along with 8 spark plugs...turns out they looked up a Grand Cherokee with the V8 not the I6...didn't really think anything of it, the cap was right, the rotor apparently not so much, I was about 60 miles from home when that rotor decided to disintegrate, luckily right at the freeway exit I was getting off at.
Im glad that someone else misses things when its right in front of you
Interesting he shuld mention Red Green, because that's who I immediately thought of the first time I saw Eric. And Eric, don't beat yourself because you missed the crank pulley malfunction, we've all missed seeing things that were obvious. We're just human. You're a great mechanic though, even I would say exceptional. Be proud of yourself.
Don't beat yourself up Eric! You're a great mechanic! We're all human! We all really enjoy your videos! Keep on trucking!
Love, loved ! ! the night ride in upstate Ny. I don't think you have anything to be sorry for Eric. These videos are all lessons learned by our great educator. Lol THANKS SMA ! ! !👍👊💪
I went to autozone in Fairfield, CA with an ALTERNATOR. “Hey bro you wanna test that starter?”
nice!
WOW
Just tonight, I asked for a fuel line release tool. He asked me if that was some kind of socket.
You bull shitting right
Mother, son of a monkey. Epic, truly epic. Good video. If rather see your mistakes than an "I'm God's gift to mechanicing" tutorial.
I enjoyed those videos anyway what's the name of scan tool is it one of the best
What the thunder lol
😂😂😂😂😂🤪life goes on. You are a great person keep smiling 😃
Watching all of your videos helps me know which car manufacturers are terrible at engineering access to repair what needs to be repaired.
You must be human With all their flaws and emotion Most important trait of a mechanic is honesty. Great video
Eric, all you have done is prove that you're actually human... when I watch some of your videos, you seem to be more than that! I've been in the parts end of the business for many years-- everything from Mom and Pop stores to dealerships starting when I was 17. One of the toughest things when you're young in the parts business is dealing with the oldtimers who think that just because you're young, you don't know anything. I used to love to prove them wrong, but the one thing I always did was treat them with respect! In my later years (I'm now retired), I would be working alongside of the "whippersnappers" who thought they knew everything, and would be gratified to see the oldtimers turn down assistance from the young'uns to wait for me to help them. Keep up the good work... I enjoy your videos!
Wandered across your show a few months ago, I find my self enjoying what you represent. Thanks.
Whenever i pull a fan, i put cardboard between it and the radiator if theres room
me too, it is cheap insurance.
I worked 13 years at AutoZone in Des Moines! I totally agree its not the place when I was first hired at! Some az's is better then others for sure! Most places are like that now if you have a pulse you are hired!
I've learned a lot since you tube came out and I can't believe all of the years that I turned a wrench that I never had a garage or power tools and I've noticed from watching you that you use them wisely. Some of the guys just start buzzing the bolts right in. Its a great feeling to know that there are good mechanics still out there, but not that many. You should have used one of the kids to help you on just the fan to see what dad has to do every day
The description of your experience at AutoZone was great!!!! Love your channel.
You asked what it takes to get a job at Auto Zone, well I can tell you because I just started a 2nd job there earlier this month so that I can pay my wife's & daughter's doctor bills thanks to Obamacare. I have no auto experience other that working on my own & friends cars since I was a teenager. You are spot on when you mentioned the check box for a pause. AZ is hard up for workers because they currently have over 10,000 job openings in the US.
When you called AZ they should have taken your number so that they could put the part on hold for you. If they gave you a hard time about the tax exempt claim then they most likely were a DIY store & not a commercial store. The commercial stores are the ones that handle selling to the local shops. I work at a DIY only store so I deal with idiot customers most of the time & 98.5% of the time they buy the Dorman or Valuecrap branded parts.
I bought a set of valuecrap spark plug wires for my truck the other day...why? Because the over-priced set was garbage, intermittent no-spark on random cylinders and after jiggling around the plug wires it would work fine for a bit then start missing again...brand new engine and wasn't running on all 6 cylinders again...out came the ole brain and said well its gotta be the plug wires since when you move the wires around it starts missing/hitting. So to the parts store I went for the $20 plug wire set, 10 minutes problem solved. Just because you pay more doesn't necessarily mean you get a better product sometimes. I know that's often not the case but seems to be with already over-priced re-manufactured junk parts from these parts stores. I seem to have better luck pulling parts off vehicles at the Pick A Part lots HAHA!!.
Keep going. What you do for us is amazing. We love what we do but sometimes we forget why we do it. Eric reminds us why we love doing this.
You get an immediate thumbs up from me because you are an honest mechanic that owns his mistakes. No arrogance at all. I would go to you without hesitation.
You came to that conclusion a heck of a lot quicker than I did! I was workin' on a Explorer and they told me it was squealing. I didn't even see that the pulley walked off until twenty minutes later.
Dammit...you cannot be makin these mistakes, Mr.O!!! It makes you look, well, human!
That's it !!, Doctor 'O - Its time to for you to hang up your spanners (or wrenches in the USA) and swap places with Mrs 'O and see how ya get on in the office answering the phone and making lunch. But seriously though, Its great that you're willing to show your mistakes too. Big thumbs up from me :)
Most likely Mrs. “O” would have noticed the bad pulley. - lol. Great job - we’re all human and the the car now starts.
you hit the nail on the head. i actually asked what the hiring strategy is. i was told (by more than one employee at more than one location) that they like to hire people that know nothing....so they are like their customers.
Eric , i think that i'm fairly mechanical minded , but i wish i had 1/1000 th of your skills .. You're the man in my book!!
I've learned so much from my mistakes I think I will make a few more.
I agree you didn't spot the pulley the first time. So, you did the next look, good job. Autozone is a no-go zone. I have all the auto part stores around me. The only one I will use if I must is Advance because of the online codes.
I so enjoy watching you do your magic! Awesome technician! Eric O!
No mistakes, only research my friend. As as Jimmy Buffett said, "You know I was talking to my friend Desdemona, the other day she runs this space station and bake shop down near Boomtown. She told me that human beings are flawed individuals." Your videos are excellent keep up the great work!
Autozone is the place when everything else is closed & you "might" find the part at twice the cost. This happened to my Ranger; belt squeaking, changed pulleys, tensioners, and a bad alternator and squeak continued. Not until I got under the truck and inspected the harmonic balancer and found what appeared to be a "two" pully system. Sure enough I was dumbfounded when I took it off and looked similar to one on your video. It's a miracle that that belt did not come off and tangle itself on the fan. Good video and thanks for sharing.
I think you were too hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. No matter how professional they are. Nothing in fact teaches us as much as our mistakes.
Love your videos! Thank you!
E.O. your the man! If there were more shops like yours, I would would trust them with my vehicle anytime and never complain. Keep on trucking and do not be so hard on yourself, let us not so know it alls do that..LOL!
By far the most informative and honest mechanic on RUclips I’ve seen. Keep up the good work
Eric, a man is humbled when they can move onward by admitting his mistakes. I was a field mechanic n not much on automotive experience. I have since had to retire due to back problems. But I enjoy watching your videos n learn something evertime. I have 70k into tools, n I honestly miss the cleaner jobs of my past. Look, listen, n think n take action imho. Always go with the basics before you go into fault codes n diagnostic charts n codes. Cat is the toughest critter on the planet, due to their lack of sharing knowledge n procedures for field mechanics. A guy works hard enough to stay up with technology. With all the changes at 1000 mph today it's discouraging allot of guys to pursue a career in heavy equipment let alone automotive.
Yet, they'll never develop a robot to turn wrenches all day n slip n crawl around D11s everyday. If I had to do over, I would have gotten in VW, Volvo, Land Rover ect,,, It would have made life allot easier in my opinion. Keep doing your videos dude, I really enjoy learning still n laughing along with ya. Ty
I noticed the grooves on it right when you put the camera down there, but I didn’t think anything of it at first until you said it lol so it’s an easy thing to overlook for a minute or two
Cat's out of the bag, machining with a serpentine belt. Selling my machine shop tomorrow!
:))
now that what you call an engine lathe
Another reason not to get an electric car. LOL
Don't feel bad I ran into this exact problem on a Ford explorer last winter. I was amazed at how the belt cut perfect grooves in the old damper , in my case jiffy lube put the shorter belt on .
gary tassi well there's your problem, you went to jiffy lube.....
I seriously can't comprehend how someone could actually FIT A NEW BELT without thinking it odd that the crank pulley outer area was entirely made out of rubber?
Thanks for taking us with you on the road trip to get parts, that's half the fun!
This is one of your best videos yet.
- I liked it so much I finally subscribed, not because of your embarrassment but what you experienced is typical in my line of work. Often what I "think" I see on initial inspection is not what's really there.
Good job Eric!
Warms my heart to see someone using Kroil. The oil that creeps. Used plenty in my day. The king of penetrating juice. Nothing wrong with making a mistake. At the end of the day the rig was fixed.
Never met a perfect person. But have met a few that thought they were. Love that you are human like most of us! Merry Christmas!
I don’t know if this was coincidence or what. One of the adds during this video was a autozone add. I hear you in the frustration with them. My local stores are the same way. You go in and ask for wiper blades and they ask you what engine is in the car? My response is doesn’t matter. Then there mind locks up.
I didn't see a mistake. You just didn't see the problem right away is all. We had problems with parts and suppliers all week and i believe it's gonna get worse. Nice to see you were working with all your favorite parts brands.....LoL.
that was a mighty strange looking leaf jammed in there :)
Show me someone who never makes a mistake and I'll show you someone who never does anything.
Don Bailor, you've meet Mrs. Lobo? 😂
Dan I have a 02 ford explorer sports track just went hay wired I had it checked out and then the codes showed po102 and 113 and 122 and 1504 first one is low input next one high input next one low input can you please help me get my truck fixed?
it looked like two pullys to me to, but hey the main thing is you did notice it before getting to far into it, great save if you ask me🖒
It's one thing to make a mistake. It's another to just not give a rip about your work.
Eric O makes mistakes, and owns them. The "Zone" guys just don't give a rip.
Don't know which you are writing about, so I thought I'd just cover them both.
Or maybe you meant something completely different?
My turd is a banana
Don’t worry about any negative comments Eric I think you’re a great mechanic, you’re a real character & you make me laugh as well.
Eric you are the best. Admitting your oversight is proof that you are a great mechanic and human besides.😂😂😂😂
don't feel bad Eric, I've made worse mistakes lol. As usual very entertaining to watch you and very educational. Keep up the awesome work. To answer your question I do work every third Saturday, including this one...
The AutoZone rant I was dying man hahahaha
Fog up the mirror, great one!
Autozone is the most by gawd awful parts on the face of the earth. I don't know how that place is still in business
Hurrying on a Saturday night .... We've all been there Eric.
You are no doubt one of the best mechanics out there and believe me they are hard to find. Great sense of humor you have as well..I truly enjoy watching your videos!
Yes the 90-93 Mustang 302 were very notorious for this,good job bud
You will NEVER get a thumbs down from me ever. It is now midnight, I've watched my goodnight video and now I can go to bed. Thanks.
Always appreciate your humbleness! Yes, we do make mistakes, but the professional part of making them is to admit with confidence.
I got here from EricTheCarGuy Always nice to learn ways to diagnose problems and how mechanics think. I work on my own cars since a teenager out of necessity. Thanks for taking your time to explain =)
take it easy dr O we all have bad days. your still one great auto tech guy.
We all make mistakes but we all notice our mistakes when we go back and find them!we are humans thank you so much for your videos and tell mrs o I like it when she helps you on the repairs thanks CK