Buying a Cheap V10 Viper Truck at Auction turned into a $15,000 Mistake

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@Samcrac 6 месяцев назад

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@JasonGunn418 6 месяцев назад

I would not ship him the plug back, unless you document the conversation and have his word that he will get back with you with a real reason why this happened. They will bury your issue, and never let you know what happens. And your fault you used a cheap plug as well. It is a Viper, not a neon.

@thatsreality5184 6 месяцев назад

That's a pretty cool shirt ,your wearing at the end of the video 😂 ,Go WINGS !!!

@nohairdontcare8803 6 месяцев назад

That spark plug happened to me on my 2002 Sequoia. It has coil on plug. It does NOT run. The spark ignites the fuel and then comes up out of the plug home and starts a fire almost immediately with the rubber boot attached from the coil. I immediately pulled over and saw the melted coil. Pulled the coil out and the ceramic inner came with it. 1 plug and 1 coil later, and she was all good again.

@GenX...MCMLXV 6 месяцев назад

Good ain't Cheap and Cheap ain't Good. Perfect old southern saying..... Heard it all my life probably first from my Grand-dad, it's true with guns, boots and cars!

@Pauldointhamost 6 месяцев назад

@@GenX...MCMLXV and tires 😂

@MM_in_Havasu 6 месяцев назад

Nothing you did wrong, Sam, other than putting Champion sparkplugs in that engine........NGK works best IMHO! Thanks for a cool video as always!

@Samcrac 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@azbates 6 месяцев назад

2 uploads in 2 days! Good job Samcrac

@jonkwin9620 6 месяцев назад

This truck will probably run for years problem free with all the repairs you have done to it. I did similar with a Toyota van that I was going to make into a camper. I had the engine out several times as i converted it to diesel, changing out the gear box and diff as well. Breaks, clutch, suspension and steering also got big overhauls. I spent all my spare time for a whole summer on it, late nights and weekends. Then reached the point I couldn't even stand to look at it, and I sold it without fitting it out as a camper as I had planned. The guy who bought it told me years later that he still had it, and it had always run great for him with no issues.

@Mooselover1011 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video Sam. I have a '97 Viper GTS that had Champion plugs in it. A speciality Viper shop up North told me to use NGK plugs so that's what I ended up putting in it but glad I changed them out sooner than later!

@garthbutterworth2836 6 месяцев назад

I had exactly the same thing happen with champion plugs 42 years ago on an Australian GM performance car. Not just once but 6 times and it was several plugs at once. Used motorcraft plugs from then on.

@Briens_Chaos 6 месяцев назад

NGK for the win, Champion in the bin!!!!

@Oliver_Things 6 месяцев назад

Champion is the OEM plug for that truck, and for any Viper in that generation, and they work great. Unfortunately, parts do fail sometimes. Sucks it happened to you, but it happens.

@amoni1959 6 месяцев назад

Lesson learned Sam. Don't go too cheap. LOL

@p1mpjunior12 6 месяцев назад

Denso and ngk make great quality plugs among the best in the mass produced game

@hugoschmeisser2484 6 месяцев назад

I've owned several corvettes and anyone that has ever chaged the plugs on a c4 knows the passenger side rear plug is a pita to get a socket on. I once broke a spark plug apart exactly like that by having a side load bind on the plug while trying to remove it. the socket/ ratchet gets pushed sideways and sometimes the pressure on the plug is enough to separate it but not break the glass. I'm betting you did the same since your plug was the hardest to get to as well.

@kiwibobnz9812 6 месяцев назад

Champion spark plug no never for me

@cembellsteve 6 месяцев назад

HA! I know the feeling about the dodge money pit. 2 years ago my wife kept telling me to get a new truck. My 2007 Ram was at the disposable time. The prices of new vehicles were getting more than my first house price. I agreed to keep my 2007. Bad choice! I have done so much work to the truck. Even had to do the cam change. The only thing left is suspension. Good thing I am able to do the work myself. All in all, huge money pit. The viper truck is bad ass. Glad to see you got it going .

@DigitalYojimbo 6 месяцев назад

Champion is the fram of spark plugs.

@CaseyRedDragon 6 месяцев назад

What about Autolite?

@cvseniorful 6 месяцев назад

Years ago I had 2 Champion plugs do exactly the same thing. One was in a boosted 4 cylinder engine I had. Due to the boost, I didn't think too much about a plug failing in that manor. Then a few years later, my boat did the same thing. The boat engine was a N/A 3.0 Iron Duke inboard. Both failed plug instances resulted in tows. I figured Champion would have resolved that issue by now. Maybe they actually have and those plugs were just old stock. Who knows. My failures were many years ago now. So I find it extremely strange that I am see this problem still in 2024. Needless to say, I haven't used Champion piugs since my second failure.

@wesmadebuilds681 6 месяцев назад

I haven’t seen someone leak test in water since the 80’s

@ilustrius9 6 месяцев назад

Around here the used tire places do it.

@smkynbandt1 6 месяцев назад

I had a “whole” spark plug blow out of the block on my old Acura MDX. It ended up blowing out of the block, and destroying one of the cooling fans and the radiator. Thankfully, the block was not damaged.

@dsleeds 6 месяцев назад

In the uk it’s standard procedure to test the tyre for leaks in water

@Pold497 6 месяцев назад

It’s well known in the technician community that you never use Autolite or Champion spark plugs, unless you want to replace them again. There is a reason they are the cheapest plugs on the market.

@Vistal11 6 месяцев назад

I did sparkplugs on a Honda and the Center electrode fell out into the engine cylinder. the crazy part is it had a misfire and no scratches on the cylinder walls or valve damage. but found it in the exhaust.

@shawnstillman736 4 месяца назад

Coil on plug shoots the coil off the head when the spark plug separates. You will have to replace the coil when it happens.

@random-person1 6 месяцев назад

ive been driving over 40 years and whilst its true that certainly the last 20 years i have only bought and driven diesel cars/suv's i have never heard of something like this happening to a spark plug. sure they will have weak spots, if there is some kind of weld, thats the place its going to break first. but spark plugs are designed to be tough and strong. anyway, im glad it didnt cause any major damage, cos that would have really sucked!!!

@davian157 6 месяцев назад

CHAMPION PLUGS DO THAT !..

@eggegg6101 6 месяцев назад

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@kevinmoffatt 6 месяцев назад

NGK every time; Champion absolute sh*t.

@VuBeClan 6 месяцев назад

@@kevinmoffattNGK has some other shitty failures lol. Had mine blow but thank god not fall into my engine, twice.

@Shady-Shane 6 месяцев назад

after changing the thottle position sensor i would have taken it for a test to confirm it was that, before doing any further work on the transmission, one problem can mask another, best when fault finding to change one thing at a time.ffiw

@MrBrutalMachinee 6 месяцев назад

Seen these kinda failures 1-3 times per year at my workplace, we sell Bosch, Denso and Ngk plugs and some old Champion stock as we don't order them anymore. But every brand has these kinda failures sometimes and it's actually rare to see based on amounts that we sell.

@Mia_linking 6 месяцев назад

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@Fixing_Everything. 6 месяцев назад

I had this happen back in 1979 with my Yamaha RD250DX,E It was as yours. A champion NGK9y plug. It seems to be a common issue with NGK plugs. I then changed, like you, to Bosh, never any more problems. Plus, it ran better. Great video. Enjoy watching your US cars and you finding lots of quick fixes.

@1967250s 6 месяцев назад

I always use Bosch plugs. Of course, all my German cars came with them. Just had to get 12 Boschs for my 6 cylinder Benz- 2 plugs a cylinder- over $100, but we'll worth it. As to why your plug failed: it may have been dropped at some point, cracking the ceramic. Aviation mechs will tell you: if you drop a plug, Do Not use it!

@djsonicc 6 месяцев назад

NGK and Denso are the only plugs I'll put in my vehicles.

@bonganihalimani9572 6 месяцев назад

This is the frequency we want to see Sam posting videos.

@beatglauser9444 6 месяцев назад

When I was young I decided to bring my Opel to be serviced at a dealer. Normally I NEVER do that. After three days I lost the ignition on one cylinder. The brand new Champion plug died within three days. I thought I might have a crucial engine failure. The dealer replaced the plugs and it was fine. Since then I keep the replaced plugs in my trunk. You never know if this will happen again far from any settlement. People are laughing at me, but I am rather safe than sorry. By the way: I also keep used ignition cables in the trunk. Many times I had critters eat those cables over night. At least you are not stranded when this happens again.

@agustinmercado8 6 месяцев назад

In my experience on a Ford explorer 2005 V8 spark plug failure like yours the explosion of the cylinder spit the piece of spark plug with so much force that it broke the selenoid

@frankpaolillo1329 6 месяцев назад

I had a champion spark plug that would misfire when I put the plug in. I would take the plug out and check it was firing. After the third removal of the plug. I realized when the plug was pointing down. The center electrode would fall and short to the ground. Never used another champion spark plug. I was lucky it didn’t fall into the cylinder

@scottouimet2865 6 месяцев назад

I had one do this in my 77 ford econoline 100... my dad swore up and down I over torqued the plugs which was possible. I only used a ratchet

@MrRock861261 6 месяцев назад

If the coil back was bolted down and the spark plug separated either the compression or the ignition would blow the coil off the engine. You would have a compressed fireball and the easiest path would be though that spark plug.

@DaveFromColorado 6 месяцев назад

I had one of the AC Delco Rapidfire plugs separate the porcelain out of the metal collar that threads into the head. The head was safe, but the plug was shit. Never get a set of Rapid fires again.

@nakedbandit 6 месяцев назад

NGK had issues with plugs separating like that in the mid 2000's. There was a number of reports of guys on the Audi forums having the issue. Some thought it was an influx of Chinese knockoffs getting to market in place of Japanese manufactured plugs, but who knows.

@breakupgoogle 6 месяцев назад

thats why they have a big tamper sticker on the boxes showing authentic

@darwinrover 6 месяцев назад

Can’t remember what year it was, maybe 2002, I had an NGK plug snap on me when I was changing it. Couldn’t get the remains out and ended up having to take the head off

@b1pig 6 месяцев назад

Yes. I have experienced a plug failure as you did. Mine was a AC Delco. I doubt you did anything to contribute to that. Would be an isolated defect in manufacturing. This was way back in the mid-90s.

@brianiswrong 6 месяцев назад

Back in the 80's i had a spark plug pop out the engine on a 1978 citroen cx 20 onthe M1 motorway at 75mph in the uk 🇬🇧 Scared the shit out of me and put a ' inside out ' dent in the bonnet. Pulled up on the hard shoulder, looked in the boot, and (as my dad was old skool) he had a service bag that incuded, fan belt, bulbs, HT lead, rota arm and a spark plug😮 So along with the tools required i popped in the missing plug and carried on home.

@TIMMEH19991 6 месяцев назад

I've a set of Lodge plugs that you can dismantle so it looks like that, from before WW2 I believe.

@gd1996 6 месяцев назад

Any old doge truck worth nothing? LOL maybe do a little more research. A clapped out rust bucket ok, but price a cummins ram with 100k and say that.

@cameron3991 6 месяцев назад

Dodge is trash 😂 that's why Fords been America's best selling truck for over 47 consecutive years. My grandparents left me their dodge when they passed it didnt even have 40k miles needed 2 wheel bearings / alternator / I had fixed the ac in the truck 3x. I sold that extended cab 1500 pos not even a week later for 3k and the inside was immaculate

@TrekZero 6 месяцев назад

For Spark Plugs on my Cars I only use NGK or Bosch.

@nerdforfun4375 6 месяцев назад

I had a Bosch spark plug in my daihatsu rally 2, since it was a coil on plug design when the same thing happened with my spark plug, my car randomly misfires but wasn't so noticeable until full throttle than the engine light would start flashing!... Good thing i carry tools and spare parts in all my cars, that Bosch spark plug only had a hundred miles but when taking all of them out, they were all about to fail... So stick with NGK or Denso

@RSPYT 6 месяцев назад

I had the same issues with a plug on my MK1 Ford focus RS a few years ago. The porcelain completely shattered.

@dcooke1974 6 месяцев назад

Ask this learning makes me want to buy a little farm and work on cars part time!

@jimamizzi1 6 месяцев назад

Never seen it Sam, and like all of us I’ve changed plenty of plugs.

@thetilemaniac 6 месяцев назад

The AC in AC Delco stands for Albert Champion so those plugs are junk too! Still missing stepmom on your channel

@Xjeepguy 6 месяцев назад

That was a non-crimped plug. I work in a factory that manufactures spark plugs (Not Champion). That should have never, ever made it off of the assembly machine, much less out of the plant to a parts store. Always use NGK spark plugs. Been using them for years, never a problem. 😉

@ourv9603 6 месяцев назад

Viper truck engine? The truck was the first to use the 8.0L v10 but the truck version has an iron block. When the Viper came along a few years later it used an alum block v10. !

@KeepingItKeith 6 месяцев назад

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@martykath4427 6 месяцев назад

Rough treatment usually only breaks the porcelain or changes the gap.

@t_DriftKing 6 месяцев назад

the clip at 18:00 is from a 1.8T vw engine and makes me miss my MK4 1.8T

@pimpin069307 6 месяцев назад

If it was a coil on plug setup it would blow the coil off. Good example of that happening would be ford's 4.6 v8, 5.4 v8 and 6.8 v10.

@fisqual 6 месяцев назад

My first thought that it might be counterfeit as counterfeit plugs have become a serious problem but I doubt anyone is counterfeiting champion plugs...

@muskokamike127 6 месяцев назад

1:48 every Ford 5.4L 3V owner is looking at that and saying "been there done that".

@prodigy3396 6 месяцев назад

3V plugs get stuck, 2V gets shot out🤷‍♂️

@muskokamike127 6 месяцев назад

@@prodigy3396 haha stuck is putting in mildly, welded is more like it! Whomever designed the 3 pce idea should be prevented from ever working in the auto industry ever again.

@prodigy3396 6 месяцев назад

@@muskokamike127 I agree with you lol I got a 06 with 93k miles and I’ve had plugs get broken trying to remove them

@muskokamike127 6 месяцев назад

@@prodigy3396 I had a 2006 and when it was nearing the end of the warranty I took it to the dealer and told them to give it a good going over, and replace the spark plugs etc. "no, they don't need replacing until 120,000 kms" Then I learned, they welded themselves in by 100,000. If they replaced them at 60K they'd come right out to be replaced by the 2 piece.

@noskatehate 6 месяцев назад

I've been running Champion plugs in the stroker motor in my fox body for about 5 years now with little issue - aside from the Champion plugs I bought on Amazon that is.

@SteinOnkel 6 месяцев назад

The vendor might be the kicker there. I bought a set of supposedly NTK wires from Jeff Bezos' small boutique and I could pull them apart with no force at all by hand. Pretty sure a lot of the car parts sold there are knockoffs.

@noskatehate 6 месяцев назад

@SteinOnkel honestly, I couldn't agree with you more!

@JR-pc4cr 6 месяцев назад

I've tried that it happened, it was on an Opel where it was an ignition coil on top of the spark plug that was screwed on. it was shot up the coil and where the coil was screwed on the plastic broke when the coil was ignited, so the same thing happened as with the ram here, only the ceramic rest of the spark plug was just hanging out in the wire to the coil. so if there is a loose coil or just turn on the wire, they do the same, it all shoots out. :-)

@tomjackson1333 6 месяцев назад

I guess that I missed something. The last I remember Sam said that the Viper truck belongs to someone else? Anyway fun truck, fun project. Curious about what price Sam listed it for. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I just like to be able to see clearly. Like most viewers I am just a dreamer not a doer. Sam gets to have ALL the fun.

@m1t2a1 6 месяцев назад

In the 80s I had an NGK that came apart like that, but right out of the box. Took it back to Canadian Tire and they gave me a new one. Not a big deal at the time.

@krampp24 6 месяцев назад

Ngk plugs are the best unless your dealing with marine applications... Then i recommend ac delco.

@victormejia512 6 месяцев назад

U need certain lubricant on plugs champions tend to crack they are heat sensitive

@Cautionary_Tale_Harris 6 месяцев назад

You mentioned Ford before I could say, "My Ford did that..." Like you were saying, my '99 F-250 had a Triton V-10 and that blew out #5 first and a couple weeks later #10. Both essentially under the dash. I heli-coiled that thing and sold it to a dealership. It was a pretty truck but nope.

@SteinOnkel 6 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure what you did is the officially recommended fix. Helicoils are really strong.

@Vetteman372 6 месяцев назад

I've never heard of that. When I work at the Ford Dealer, there was plenty of 5 fours that. plugs came out of and you had to rethread it. I always use iridium. They're the best. They last longest.

@bluedog373 6 месяцев назад

Never knew they came in RH drive. Shoulda gobbed some RTV on it and put it back together.

@dhooter 6 месяцев назад

They give the same discount to you as they do military and veterans. 5%. Cabela's gives 10% to active duty and veterans.

@johnniejones5890 6 месяцев назад

lol, that happened to my lawnmower! It came with a Champion spark plug 😂😂😂😂

@brockysthoughts1662 6 месяцев назад

ive had a bosh plug that had part of the center electrode sucked in to the enging lucky it didn't cause any dammage and was able to get it back out the engine was just a beater so wasent real concerned but wont use bosh plugs now ill stick with ngk

@clifbradley 6 месяцев назад

Whoa, Sam has posted 2 videos within a week? What the...? It's a miracle

@PeterEngels-d7x 6 месяцев назад

Hello, love the video's... BUT where is waterflood white Austin convertible... Gr from the Nerherrlands

@gregoryjacob624 6 месяцев назад

I had the same thing happen with a Champion plug on my Camaro back in the day and had another crack in half (it was hollow on the inside). I’ve only bought Bosch for the last 20 years

@apoco_lips9957 6 месяцев назад

champion plugs should be considered as lawn mower spark plugs, wouldnt risk them in anything else

@bradleykurtz5536 6 месяцев назад

@samcrac Still waiting for an update on the V10 Touareg!! We only got one video 😢

@chaelodoul9401 6 месяцев назад

I’ll take the truck as long as I get a pic with Step- Mom at time of purchase. 😋😂👍🏼

@guyfrommybox 6 месяцев назад

That Redwings shirt got you a sub LGRW

@bbvbbb277 4 месяца назад

Where you in the movie Men in black at one of the shopkeepers?

@ablueeyedmale 6 месяцев назад

I learned back in the 80s to never use a Champion plugs. bought 24 of them and only 7 were good. very poor quality control.

@BackyardBandits 6 месяцев назад

ive had a bunch of plugs fail but i use NGK and havent had an issue since

@negan454ss 6 месяцев назад

Champion spark plugs came in those OEM. It is supposed to be changed every 15k miles. That plug is a pain to reach too.

@davidclemens1578 6 месяцев назад

He just said they had about a hundred miles on them.

@Jakalski702 6 месяцев назад

This same thing happened to me on my 2006 Maserati Quattroporte with a Champion plug. My own fault for using a cheap plug on that type of car. Unfortunately, the part that a socket would go over also broke off, so the only part left were threads in the head. Nightmare to repair

@DylanS0sure 6 месяцев назад

not really related, but champion plugs don't mix well with Plymouth vehicles. At least in my 10 years of experience at least. NGK 100% for hondas, but safe bet for everything else, they seem like the wix filter for spark. imo. at least for what i've worked on.

@Don.Lamaack 6 месяцев назад

Holy fuck, 2 videos in one week!

@r0b3rt_959 6 месяцев назад

NGK, best sparkplugs in business.

@OldMadScientist 6 месяцев назад

Champion spark plugs went downhill when they moved manufacturing to China. Replace those spark plugs with either NGK or Denso plugs, and you won't have that issue again.

@robbertmadden1386 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Sam, I learned something here, Trans flush. Like always another great content and video.

@oherrera679 6 месяцев назад

We need step mom to come n visit soon

@HammerOn-bu7gx 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I've seen it. A Champion. No, you did nothing wrong. It's a manufacturing fault.

@brian70Cuda 6 месяцев назад

No Sam, you did nothing wrong. I started using Champion plugs when I was in highschool in the 80's and found out real fast they are junk!

@JBBBBBBBB250 6 месяцев назад

Did you get those plugs on ebay? Counterfeit?

@jamesfair9751 6 месяцев назад

Another guy here on RU-vid just bought one to take the motor out and put a demon in it supposed his trans had problems but it don’t seem like it at all. Maybe he will sell you his motor since hes doing the demon swap

@keithprinn720 6 месяцев назад

buying these cars of so many company products means sometimes you will get caught out

@carlbeyer909 6 месяцев назад

I had a f150 with the thin heads. When the plug blew it was so violent that it broke the tab off the spark coil and put a ding in the hood. You say a coil pack alleviates damage. I disagree and the cost of repair goes up.

@Charger1908 6 месяцев назад

That’s what happens when you use champion plugs, use NGK and if you had the coil on style you still would have lost compression hence the whoosh whoosh sound. I had a Viper truck but I sold it with less than 30K on it.

@davebarron5939 6 месяцев назад

Crazy spark plug failure, that's a first.

@jonbeels8969 6 месяцев назад

Why didn't you clean the inside of the wheel rims

@Bonked_YT 6 месяцев назад

I wanna see a trx with a viper motor and an srt 10 with a hellkitty motor

@MurderMostFowl 6 месяцев назад

I think I’m going to start sorting my samcrac videos by the word “mistake” and the dollar value

@chepep0n 6 месяцев назад

Wait, you have changed thousands of tires and you have NEVER had your newly installed tires for leaks? i mean i've heard that services were bad in the US, but any small in-the-middle-of-nowhere tire shop in Mexico would have a leak testing tub !! it's kinda one of the very BASIC things to have in a tire shop...