Honda DIY Head Gasket - Vehicle Will Not Start Now

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There is an old sayin', "Some times you get the bear and sometimes the bear get's you." In the case ogf this van the bear got the owner. He and a friend attempted to DIY their head gaskets on this 2004 Honda Odyssey and unfortunately the crank gear has two marks on. Some of you know where I am going with this.... -Enjoy!
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@tattooqua 5 лет назад

My first big DIY project was a timing belt on a 90 Acura Legend. I had one 100+ piece tool set from the local parts store that used for oil changes and brake work. I also had Haynes repair book for a reference. I had been given a price of $350 plus parts by friend of mine but he was working on a big project and really didn’t have time or space for my car. So I gave myself a $350 budget for tools, parts and transportation being I had no working car. It took three day ( few hours a day after work) and cost well under budget. I replaced water pump, timing belt, pulley/tensioner, is timing cover gasket, all drive belts ( 3 if I remember correctly), thermostat and coolant of course. Everything went good car ran great afterwards. I was so excited I drove straight to my friends shop to show him I did it myself And he said “ I guess you don’t need me to work on your car anymore because if you can successfully do I timing belt you should be able to handle almost anything else the car may need in it life time”. That one experience changed my life and I’m now an ASE Certified technician soon to be master technician. So timing belts have a sentimental place in my heart. Thank for the vids Eric the car guy

@pancakeman3626 4 года назад

Man....that is a GREAT story

@kas0016 4 года назад

After doing a 5.4 3v plugs 3 times with none broken and new timing set. I might as well be one. It definitely boosted my wrenching confidence tenfold

@christopherelrod8788 4 года назад

I feel that lol. I pulled my motor (thought it was knock turned out to be the crank pulley keyway widened somehow) did it with a 50 dollar Walmart socket set and a engine crane I borrowed from my uncle that taught me that you don't need 15 million tools to do involved jobs. Just a good imagination on how to use what you got. I have the least amount of tools at work and I am just as ready to tackle something if not a little more lol. Only using 3 drawers of my roll cart

@tap6354 4 года назад

Christopher Elrod being able to do it is one thing, but being able to do it properly and efficiently is another. It can be done though, I only buy tools so that it makes it easier and faster.

@hidros1461 4 года назад

Eric the car guy? Wrong channel bud.

@briansmobile1 6 лет назад

Dude, that pico test is pretty cool. Never seen that demonstrated before. Thanks!

@chasedyer9819 3 года назад

Wow my Subaru instructors watch each others videos 😂

@muchmuchmore 4 года назад

Whenever I do a timing belt, I mark the old belt and the gears relative to each other. (2 or 3 marks unevenly spaced so the marking pattern for each gear is uniquely spaced) Then I transfer the marks from the old belt to the new belt. Then put it all back together. Unless the old belt wasn't on correctly, it's virtually impossible to reassemble it incorrectly this way.

@Stenkish 6 лет назад

I've changed a timing belt twice from two different vehicles. This here is the reason I like to check at least three times before cranking the engine. If I'm even a little bit frustrated after the belt change, I take a break, usually around an hour. Just to calm my nerves and that way hopefully make no mistakes. And you know its going to be a good day, when just a few hours after waking up you see that SMA Repair has uploaded a video.

@bobl78 6 лет назад

rule no 1: after timing adjustment, turn over the engine by hand a few times.. this is usually included in adjusting timing belt tension... I doubt you can bend valves by hand... if it turns over easily without noise or resistance, insert plugs and fire up... should not have a problem like this

@bobl78 6 лет назад

and als a DIY, double double tripple tripple check your timing

@Stenkish 6 лет назад

Yup, so true. Double/triple checking everything is a good habit in every repair/build job. Couple of times have found a few not so critical bolts loose on the second checking.

@scottfirman 6 лет назад

Stenkish I always,always turn the engine over by hand slowly,checking the marks,making sure everything it aligned properly. Any binding means STOP! Someone lined that up wrong and bent a valve. Had they turned that engine over by hand only,and slowly, they would have noticed it right away. It is always nerve wracking. My first timing job, they didn't stamp the timing mark on the timing gear so there was no way to properly time something like that. It is always bad news when you have to call the owner and tell them about the big boo boo .

@dylankinch2735 6 лет назад

Also he should have made marks with a paint marker before tearing it apart so he would have know what marks to use for sure. It looks like he skipped that step on the crank pulley which turned out to be a huge mistake. He will learn from this one i guarantee that. Poor guy i feel bad for him.

@NotSoCrazyNinja 4 года назад

That scope is pretty nifty. A lot of math involved there. Being able to measure the compression of one cylinder then using it to calculate the compression on all the rest is something I never thought would be made a thing. I know it can't be totally accurate but it's probably pretty close. I was a big math geek in high school and I like seeing math put to work in real-world applications.

@sp1nrx 6 лет назад

A wiser man than I, a long time ago, warned me against fixing someone else's fix. Even if you fix the immediate problem you "own" everything that goes wrong with it from then on. My experience has shown this to be true. Loose screws and bolts are a very worrisome sign of bad, bad, bad karma. Be careful.

@oby-1607 6 лет назад

No bad karma. Just a dumbass worked on it before you.

@comancheclub3449 5 лет назад

Oh yea, i can hear the customer now "The, insert completely unrelated problem, worked fine before you worked on our car, so what are you going to do about?"

@2averagenoobs108 5 лет назад

Most shops have a waiver

@KY.0009 4 года назад

Eric O. could probably get at least 10,000 subscribers to testify as character witnesses...I know I would

@allanszast7579 4 года назад

Known as a since you customer as in sin e you fixed my brakes, the transmission died

@robertdavis6708 6 лет назад

Eric O. , if I owned a Hondoo you would be the one to work on it. Even if it meant trailering 675 miles to your shop. A very thorough explanation today. Sorry for the customer that made the fatal mistake. I could see how he missed the timing mark .

@satamanschmidt3428 6 лет назад

The reason I'm so down on the guy has nothing to do with the timing mark. Shit happens. What about missing hoses and loose bolts - like maybe head bolts. A mistake is a mistake. Crappy workmanship is different from a mistake.

@50sKid 6 лет назад

you know man as much as you may not want to admit it, you are getting better and better at explainin' things. ;-)

@Banshee365 4 года назад

I love Eric’s one liners. They always make me chuckle. “Oh boy...”

@kinglangren 6 лет назад

Being a professional shadetree mechanic I remember doing one of these on a friend of my sons. He says yeah dads done a bunch of these. I said “ive never done one of these”. But I did the job and it turned out great.

@TheDisgruntledMechanic 6 лет назад

Great explanation. Keep the Picoscope videos coming. they are very helpful and informative.

@MrFishface5 6 лет назад

Ouch I can feel the valves bending

@D6Spanky 6 лет назад

Very cool. Takes less time than a traditional compression test. The loose bolts sure are disconcerting.

@richardharms8748 4 года назад

I pulled a motor for a guy so he could get overhauled. Installed it, no start. Timing belt off, got running & then found variable cam wasn't installed correctly. Runs great. Great videos.

@robertmedina6875 6 лет назад

Keep the great videos coming you definitely have a talent with people and explaining things. You are probably one of the best RU-vidrs out there

@johnmorgan8947 3 года назад

i would pay double the price if this shop was close to me..ive seen alot of shops but theres not any with mechanics as honest as this guy and he always does the best he can on ever car he works on....man wish you was close to me lol..like the sip tie noone would have taken the time to do that thumbs up to this guy

@getchasome6230 4 года назад

This is exactly why I have a deep appreciation for push rods

@davidrobins4025 Год назад

Eric, I really appreciate the way you explained the work you were doing to test the problems on this engine. Some of the technology is simply mind blowing - yet it works.

@arthurfricchione8119 6 лет назад

Good to know. Triangle to triangle. Don't recall other videos mentioning that detail. Thanks so much for that info. Will keep it locked up in my noodle which is great as long as I can remember where I put the key to unlock it. Thanks Eric feel better👍

@kevinwoodcock7578 6 лет назад

Every video you put out reinforces what we all already know.. You sir...Are the F'ing man.. The people of Avoca are lucky to have you

@JeremiahDillingham 6 лет назад

Love the JB weld behind the cam pulley, must have been a great shop that rebuilt those heads.

@graymodeler 6 лет назад

Jeremiah Dillingham I saw that too. Was it sealer or JB. I would question head bolt torque next.

@throttlebottle5906 6 лет назад

I'd guess "grey " silicone for the OD of seals

@7sins979 6 лет назад

those are just backing plates for the timing gear. the bigger questing is how did they get broken? either way that van is a hot mess.

@chrisclark6044 10 месяцев назад

I will never not thumbs up your videos Sir. The amount ive learned from you would make every technician proud of me. In turn makes me proud to of learned from you. Thank you for your videos Sir!

@pauldavis5075 6 лет назад

Hey if he junks the car can I have the air intake for my dryer?

@throttlebottle5906 6 лет назад

that silver multi-layer flex foil pipe is against most dryer venting/fire codes ;)

@markanderson4794 6 лет назад

very funny

@guy5322 6 лет назад

throttle bottle yes it is, that junk isn’t even good enough to use on a dryer.

@Doom2pro 6 лет назад

That is the problem, they used an air outtake for an air intake.

@andrewjarvis5814 6 лет назад

Doom2pro they need the cold air intake, 10 horsepower and some compression back xD

@daveroberts9921 5 лет назад

The last time I had a DIY head gasket was a Honda civic. They ran the Cam bearing bolts in with oil in the holes. Cracked every boss on the head. Really saved a lot of money.

@Stop..carry-on 6 лет назад

After you said you were getting vibes - I could see what you were thinking written all over your face haha 👍

@freddyflintstoned913 4 года назад

I just did head gaskets on a T100 with the 5vz-fe engine. My first purchase was a Toyota service manual for that truck. Yes, it was not easy but the timing marks are shown very clearly.

@crisprtalk6963 4 года назад

The great thing about my memory going bad is that I can rewatch vids like this and its all new to me!!

@donniev8181 5 месяцев назад

I just found his channel, so I have 8 years' worth of videos to binge watch.

@collectorbob810 Год назад

I got an old ford 800 tractor with a blown head gasket. dragging butt on fixing it. this video just saved me a ton of problems. thank you.

@Andreas_D-Greek 6 лет назад

Love the way that compression tester works!

@buddybarker8511 5 лет назад

I spent 20 years at Honda and saw the same timing mark error going down the assembly line.

@genericusername1365 5 лет назад

greg warner.....What, really? Would they catch the error before it was too late?

@repeatman 6 лет назад

Wow! Ive actually been there not that long ago but i got extremely lucky! It was a Non Interference engine. I got the camshaft mark off. Never understood why they put 2 marks. Ah well. Now I know. It was a 1995 Geo 3cylinder engine i was working on. Next I will be doing the clutch.

@waltschannel7465 6 лет назад

Ouch!! Really interesting diagnostic test using the PICO to find the bad cylinder. Current draw on the starter. Wow. You are very creative! I am super glad a good shade tree mechanic, AND a Chilton's manual instructed me in the fine art of using the correct timing marks on my 1974 Vega 35 years ago. That motor went to crap, of course, but it wasn't due to valve timing! 🤣

@nitroman365 6 лет назад

Think a professional mechanic is expensive? Wait till you hire an amateur do it.

@russellennis7428 6 лет назад

What do mean that's an easy head gasket

@williamguy1932 5 лет назад

That’s like health care. If you think health care is expensive, just wait until it is free!

@motorbreath7174 5 лет назад

Correction..." Wait 'till you try a cheap one ! "

@May16Joe 5 лет назад

@Alexander Hazell Canadian healthcare is the best

@geraldheckathorn7371 5 лет назад

Alexander Hazell I wish someone would tell the idiots here who want “free” healthcare

@brianwolf692009 6 лет назад

That's an awesome tool. Me, being a shade-tree mechanic, would have to take the heads off to check it.

@eastendguy485 6 лет назад

IMO probably the best proesssional auto mechanic show on You Tube along with FordTechmakULoco and EricTheCarGuy.

@OneAuto 6 лет назад

Order a box of compression & ship it 👍

@opl500 6 лет назад

But make sure you use the good air, or god knows what might happen

@runwillrobinson 6 лет назад

Use nitrogen during break-in.

@OGZeroLyfe 6 лет назад

Unfortunately Dorman is the only manufacturer of boxed compression so there is a 95% chance it won't work.

@tam1381 6 лет назад

Wait Eric has that rusty air,will that still work ?

@sp1nrx 6 лет назад

...but starting with 95% blowby they'd cancel out and you'd be fine....

@carlcampbell6827 4 года назад

You mechanics have a strong tolerance for constant head aches!

@Mrdoballena 6 лет назад

Love your work Eric, can’t believe the rusty stuff you see over there.

@Ibonic 10 месяцев назад

It took me a couple of seconds to guess as to why all the bolts are so loose as you said; most likely what had happened was when he tightened everything down, he did it to inch-pounds instead of foot pounds.

@caddy272 5 лет назад

I can hold a fart at higher pressures that cylinder 5...

@bobbyfisk5873 4 года назад

Lol! 1.92 psi

@loktom4068 4 года назад

It got to be that red hot chilli bean dinner you had earlier.

@leoashrae4199 6 лет назад

Eric; The screen-in-screen shots of the scope are terrific. Everything is much clearer and it makes it easier to follow your narration. Well done!

@7curiogeo 3 года назад

Master diagnoses tech. Super mechanic. Really wish more mech/techs like you. Then I could trust a shop out here. Only found one or 2 in 50 years. Do my own component replacement due to that. I run vehicals 15 years on average, replaced several motors, trannys, transfer cases, rebuilt a few. To old for the big heavy stuff now. 96 pick up4X at edge of my skills now also. Let shop plug it in read print out for sensor replace. The brain box's scare me to death.LOL

@michaelstoliker971 6 лет назад

Maybe they were on to something? Maybe they were on something.

@appelk1172 5 лет назад

Good vid. My rule of thumb, if working on something that I'm not familiar with, and timing is involved, I set timing before i tear it apart, so I know how it goes.

@TheTruthSeeker756 5 лет назад

“A Man’s got to know his limitations” Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

@imnota Год назад

Blown away by that compression test

@hillbillyrigrepairs1814 6 лет назад

Great video! Really like the clear, full screen shots of the Pico data.

@spelunkerd 6 лет назад

If anybody thinks of doing their own timing belt after a 3 minute Scotty review, they need to come here, first. I'm puzzled by people who don't bother to get the dealers repair manual and do adequate research before jumping in. That said, by putting two different marks on the crank pulley, Honda engineers messed up, too. Good engineering should make it nearly impossible to put stuff together wrong. Great video, it's always nice to see in-cylinder pressure measurements.

@larrywillis9589 6 лет назад

If you can do Miss O can do her HONDOOOO

@cutterbacon 5 лет назад

Fancy putting 2 marks on that sprocket thats just stupid design.

@TheZXKUQYB 5 лет назад

Should have had a skull, happy fish, Anime girl, silverfish, leatherbelt and throttle body symbol to make it fun (with no supplemental information) - Happy fun time sprockets.

@HighestRank 5 лет назад

Emoji 🎎all 🎌 the universes🏮

@lindsaypowers4375 5 лет назад

This is a classic reason of do not put it back together until you are sure. I just did the head gasket on a 99 Ford Escort or Mercury Tracer same car and it has a DOT and it has a pointer you always look for the pointer unless otherwise specified. Of course just does require reading. Bad design I think not bad do it yourself mechanic I think so

@600lwp 5 лет назад

If you think 2 marks is crazy look at a 2.0 Tracker, the cam gears are the same turn one side out its the intake gear flip it over its the exhaust cam gear the chain is marked and you have to count links from mark on gear to the indecator

@goldpipe2003 4 года назад

Umm even honda rolls the engine over 3 times after timing belt service. Even the best mechanics got to where they are at because of stupid mistakes. Be it theres or someone elses. Dont hate!

@arthurhornblower5614 6 лет назад

Did the timing chain on a 1980 Olds 350 when I was 17, no internet, just the crappy Haynes repair manual. Even for that push rod engine, the book told you how to align the cam and crank for Chevy, Pontiac, Buick and Olds motors (they were all different!)

@63256325N 6 лет назад

I feel bad for the owner of the vehicle. Thanks for the video, very informative.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 2 года назад

My experience loose. Lots everywhere is never good because it's a sign who ever worked on it didn't care if it had issues more like they were just fixing it to sell it and get rid of it not sure the history of it but I can feel the frustration as well big bucks to do head gaskets and boom never rums again over a timing issue good video as always Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

@johnferguson7235 6 лет назад

We fix our mistakes for free. Fixing your mistakes is gonna cost ya.

@aaronb845 6 лет назад

Wells just did a series of videos using the pressure transducer and the Pico on a Honda van. It was really well done.

@djosbun 5 лет назад

I just finished a ‘97 CR-V head gasket. Wasn’t too hard but had to remember to NOT rotate the engine clockwise. After confirming valve timing was dead-on, I rotated the crank 90 degrees and this caused the timing belt tensioner to loosen and exhaust cam jumped two teeth. Crazy! Engine had 220,000 miles but now putts like a kitten after giving it a full service + valve adjustment. This past November I did a Subaru flat 6 head gasket and that sucked. Engine must come out, torque converter seating was an UGH moment!

@drtidrow 6 лет назад

Gotta be _really_ careful with the valve timing, especially on interference engines. If it were me doing it, I'd figure out some way of locking the crank and camshafts in place so they can't rotate before removing the timing belt/chain, or add my own marks with some paint or a centerpunch, just to make sure. Barring over the engine by hand before trying to start it is a good idea, I'll have to remember that. :-) Any recommendations on what mileage you should change an Ecotec's timing chain at? Mine's got about 150k, and I plan on pulling the powertrain out soon to replace the clutch, thinking about replacing the timing chain and maybe the water pump while they're easy to get to.

@Folsomdsf2 6 лет назад

Funny enough you say you'd find a way to lock it out. People do that with rods all the time, I've seen a dude do it with a stick.

@captaincessna7897 4 года назад

I’ve done a cam belt wrong before. 2 valves removes a slice of piston. Recently I had to do the head gasket on my car but this time I was fortunate. Before removing the timing chain, you line up piston 1 on the compression stroke and use a crank and cam shaft locking kit to physically lock the valve timing in place. Result? My car runs better!

@AntonioClaudioMichael 2 года назад

Great diag video with the Pressure Transducer Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

@thelonelyfry 4 года назад

I messed up the timing on my car once when I did the belt. The tensioner let loose as I was spinning the engine over by hand and the cam timing skipped a few teeth. Thankfully I was smart enough to stop right there and suck it up and have a shop retime the engine for me, and that saved the truck for sure. Sometimes you gotta realize that doing shit yourself can be more expensive in the long run, and if I had tried to spin it over I would've surely destroyed the engine, but thankfully my 300,000 mile truck gets to continue to rack up the miles.

@12mak 4 года назад

spinning the engine over by hand will not do any damage to anything, there is not enough torque to bend valves it would just lock up. Even a starter motor has barely enough torque to bend valves. Any combustion though, and they are toast

@socksincrocks4421 5 лет назад

Thank you for making videos. Discovered your channel recently have been hooked since. You're the man

@kennedy67951 4 года назад

I really don't , but I do believe I would have invited the customer down for the entire diagnoses. This way he or she could have seen exactly what was going on. It's great you have video proof of the negligent mechanics workmanship. He'll need it for a law suit.

@irishk5blazer 4 года назад

I quit wrenching 5 years ago. Still have all my tools and box. Including lots of auto-tensioner pins. Never throw those out. lol

@excalibur72892 5 лет назад

An easily avoidable mistake on any car...whether you're doing heads or just belt. Set the engine to TDC before you remove ANYTHING, and don't move anything after the belt is removed. Then simply reinstall all removed parts, and recheck that you are still on TDC. Somebody clearly went out of their way to move the crankshaft here while the belt was off. Hondas are especially easy so it blows my mind that you could mess this up. The crank keyway at 12:00, rear cam mark at 12:00, and front cam lined up with #1.

@XHikotheproX 6 лет назад

Wow you went way farther than I ever would have. As soon as I saw the timing mark on the crank that far out and feel the engine when you bar it over I would've said no way Jose you need heads reworked or good heads installed plus who knows what it did to the Pistons it could Crack and fail real soon down the road.

@MattManProductions 4 года назад

Love the vtec air intake😂 at least 300 more hp with that baby!

@scottfirman 6 лет назад

I always use a paint marker to mark the timing BEFORE disassemble. I know about the bad vibes. I HATE working on someone else's bad work. You KNOW things are NOT going to go well regardless. I have bought cars like this in the past,hoping to make a quick buck,only to watch it go to the scrap yard after stripping all the usable parts for another vehicle. I used to buy 3 or 4 of the same type of vehicles,that way I had plenty of spare parts. I would usually sell them after a few years with a trunk full of spare parts.In those days, I was buying them for a few hundred dollars each.

@JeffMTX 3 года назад

I'm an amateur, but this is one reason why, on any significant engine work, even a timing belt, I take a month of weekends, remove the motor, and do the whole thing. PLOT the piston positions with each and every valve opening and closing, and I know exactly where the machine is in the 720 deg cycle. Nice time to do that rear main too! But I chalk all that time up to education.

@DeadKoby 6 лет назад

I had to change the timing belt on a Focus Zetec motor. I got the alignment tools/set for it. Being a Non-interference motor, I could crank it without potentially damaging valves if I did a rookie mistake. I had success in that case.

@curtispowell5481 Год назад

ERIC, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU ROCK BRO! THANKS FOR SHARING!

@molsky13 6 лет назад

I think its time to say to the customer you need a new engine mate

@codyrobert12 6 лет назад

I was right along with you dude, the minute I heard that engine crank over, I was like "That's a dead hole!" HAHA

@Howardhandupme 3 года назад

Most time key way lines up with mark. That's a good sign if multiple marks and it wasn't marked prior to removal or broke prior replacement

@garykidd4468 6 лет назад

I bet it'll still outlast a new Kia Sedona even on 5 cylinders.

@bend1119 4 года назад

Not on those transmissions. Give me a Kia or a Sienna. The ody is the worst honda

@stevegorkowski3246 Год назад

Too bad a person in the field didn't help him do this job. I can remember in high school a local mechanic helping out boy scouts start a new program and was teaching us how to fix cars. We learned how to do a valve job on a VW van and other things. I remember helping my nephew and her friend caught under age drinking to rebuild a car. The friend's mom wanted a car that kids would drive around town and not use her car. I bought a car and gave that car to them and helped them fix the car until it was safe. With the hope it will keep them out of trouble. They had a class on body working in school and asked if they could use my tools to fix all holes in the rust bucket LTD II. A few weeks later they said they had all the holes fixed but they needed finer grit paper. I gave them my finer DA discs and they had it fixed and ready to paint. I talked to a guy that did body work and asked him if he could help the kids. He said he wanted to try a special effect paint job and if they tape it up and do all the wet sanding he will paint. I paid him for all the paint and it looked like a new car! The funny thing was his mom saw the rust bucket before painting and when she saw the car painted in the garage coming home from work she asked whose car was that? The dad saw the car and told him we are going to buy new tires and rims. Friday night 6 kids in the car driving up/down main street. I have not done that much with scan tools because I know friends that are mechanics. Now that I retired early I have a scan tool and I am learning how to use it. The videos are helpful for a DIY guy like me. Thanks!

@sheonpeebles3152 5 лет назад

I like the comp test, that was way better than pulling all the plugs and doing one at a time :)

@blackericdenice 4 года назад

Can’t everybody fix cars. Someone has to clean toilets.

@nhra7110 6 лет назад

Awesome video as always! Damn, is that Pico the shizzels or what. I can't justify one, but I want one...bad! Classic case of DIY in way over their head...What a cluster-F

@1QKGLH Год назад

I came here JUST to hear you say "Hon-do" LOL. I have a 2011 Honduh. Freaking hate that turd. It's been less reliable than the last two Chrysler minivans we had.

@BOBHANNA01 5 лет назад

Had, this happen to me on my Ford ranger 18 years old, timing 180 out started it, thank God that motor had reliefs cut in the piston, crapped my pants lined up cam on tdc intake and it started no harm done.

@roscoesomeone9764 6 лет назад

Another great video, I'm learning new things with each video. Thanks!

@robertgantry2118 5 лет назад

One thing people used to do on the older Honda engines is mix up the firing order because the engine runs counter-clockwise. Don't know about the newer (post-90-ish) Hondas.

@jamesmoore3346 5 лет назад

I just subbed up man. This is the 3rd video of yours I seen. It seems you got a lot of DIY'ers where your at. Its all good though, labor rates still pay the bills......I like your style, you have remarkable abilitys and damn good at explaaining things.

@paul.alarner6410 Год назад

quite a few time when i had bent valves,i gripped them in a lath chuch,bashed them strait reground them and they were fine,they either bend back or snap!.

@chrism306 5 лет назад

Also the head gaskets were probably never bad to begin with.

@justindevincentz208 6 лет назад

Morning Eric. Just in time for my cup o joe and now some sma. Today's gonna be a good day

@Cnightz 5 лет назад

Nice explanation, made sense to me and I don't have a scope to diagnose with, but understood what you were saying and you were explaining it.

@monsterq6 4 года назад

A timing cover is a very essential part! You gotta make sure there job gets done right. Pretty sad for the gentleman who owns the car

@ltp9735 2 года назад

I never experimented about put thick head gaskets set to avoid the valves from hitting pistons

@guyconnell2250 4 года назад

Gotta love the steel plate target on the side there.

@alexmaccity 4 года назад

Nice video. Troubleshooting is the worst.

@themusicguy819 3 года назад

Before I start a DIY job, I always consult the service manual. Not to mention a job so big like this. None of us has the experience level anywhere close to any mechanic.

@notajp 6 лет назад

Went thru this several years ago on an Eagle Talon I got in non-running condition. They had supposedly changed the timing belt, then couldn’t get it started. Unfortunately mine turned out to be the proverbial worst case scenario. Every valve was bent, some so bad that the valve guides were broken. Ending up buying a good used head and rebuilding it. Easier and cheaper than fixing the original. If you don’t know what you are doing, leave it alone....

@joeclarke9782 6 лет назад

Good video

@vegajf51 4 года назад

This why when changing a timing belt I not only line up the marks but mark the belts and pulleys. That way even if something moves or rotates or the pulley has multiple marks I know its correct by lining up my marks.

@johnjones4825 6 лет назад

When there is a dead cylinder I check to see which one by feeling for the cold exhaust manifold...easy.

@Kunta1926 5 лет назад

Interference engines are the greatest.

@daniellima2973 5 лет назад

Got to check that timing. Crank and cam need to be in the proper positions prior to installing timming belt and spin that engine by hand for at least four revolutions .

@oby-1607 6 лет назад

Pico is a good diagnostic. Ford uses something similar in their software. Sure saves time.

@dave1135 6 лет назад

Bought a 2000 Chevy cavalier with a 2.2 4cyl. Owner was a 18 year old. Car was clean and in good condition. Kid said him and his dad just changed the head gasket. Car ran fine for a month, then started using coolant and overheating. Went to tear it down to replace gasket and see what happened. Found many bolts just finger tight or completely missing. Went to remove head bolts, found them loose. I was able to break them loose with a 3/8 six inch ratchet. Bolts were never torqued. Also, nothing was cleaned, pieces of old gasket were still stuck to head and block. Checked head and found warp, machine shop had to mill .030 thousands off to get it flat again and it required a steel shim to get the compression and valve clearance back in spec. Apparently this kid knew just enough to be dangerous. I got it back together and my daughter has driven it 10,000 miles with no problems.