Shop Changed Fuel Pump 5 TIMES!! (GMC Sonoma)

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Time for another ROAD TRIP...
This time we're headed East towards Staten Island, NYC!
First stop along the way is at a "junkyard garage" near Lewistown, PA.
This 2002 GMC Sonoma V6 has been BOMBARDED with the junkyard parts cannon for a long crank and low power complaint. They changed the fuel pump 5 TIMES!!
Let's see if we can figure out why this poor truck is falling on its face...
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@bobpell5094 2 года назад

It seems incredible to me that you need to travel from PA to NY to find a twisted fuel line. The level of incompetence in this country is amazing and is growing by the day.

@bigblocklawyer 2 года назад

My dad was a radio operator in the Korean war, and a I sat in the basement for years watching him fix tvs and radios other shops took the "shotgun" method to, and still couldn't get them right. And he'd always tell the person "awe, just give me 10 bucks." I'm not sure about him, but the satisfaction of seeing fix stuff others couldn't was worth a million dollars to me. Especially when it's your hero who does it.

@JamesAgans Месяц назад

Beautiful Sentiment, brother. Nice 😊

@smokeskull 2 года назад

Back in the day I encountered a nearly new Class A motorhome with a 454 Chev. The builder routed the suction line from the tank to the mechanical pump in an awkward way that caused a kink in the 3/8 rubber line. It wasn't that bad but I was very suspicious and cut that kinked section out and opened up the line at the kink. To everyone's amazement there was a chunk of rubber from the manufacturing process that was stuck right at the kink. The poor people had been sitting at the side of the road many times and the motorhome spent many visits at a big Chev dealership. It had at least 4 fuel pumps. Needless to say the owner was very happy it was fixed and was not happy that a small shop in the middle of nowhere fixed something a big dealer couldn't.

@adotintheshark4848 2 года назад

They don't call them "stealers" for nothing!

@billsmith2212 2 года назад

Once you zTHz

@billsmith2212 2 года назад

Once you Tz

@billsmith2212 2 года назад

Once you THINK you are the EXPERT , big bad dealer technician , you are not thinking straight . Unless you test your way through the problem , you are missing something . Basics FIRST .

@G58 2 года назад

I’ve lost all hope for humanity. They replaced the fuel pump FIVE TIMES??? Why? Plus they and this guy spent hours checking diagnostics with a $5,000 computer, yet no one thought to check the most obvious basic things? Once you’ve replaced one fuel pump and you’ve still got a fuel delivery issue, something is obviously blocked!! Guess what, it’s time to perform the visual inspection that should have been done BEFORE the original pump was taken off. It’s this type of laziness that made it possible for the powers that shouldn’t be to get away with the last two years of nonsense. Not only has no one got any basic mechanic skills anymore, but no common sense either. Darwin has a plan for y’all.

@TonyRule 2 года назад

5 fuel pumps! That's not a parts cannon. That's a parts gatling gun!

@pl5624 2 года назад

Sub machine gun..

@volvo09 2 года назад

The revolver!

@kipamore 2 года назад

Parts bukkake!

@calholli 2 года назад

Parts drone dropping carpet bombs

@eduardotejeda 2 года назад

😂😂😂

@alexandermckay8594 2 года назад

And this is the difference between a mechanic and a parts exchanger. Ivan and someone like Wes will spend a ton of time making sure they fully understand the problem before ever picking up a wrench. Thoroughness counts.

@seanfrank4158 Год назад

Most shops won't give the guys enough time to correctly diagnose the problems. They want the car in and out as quick as possible. The guy who sits back and tries to think is seen as lazy and stupid while the guy that goes in full bore parts cannon mode is seen as a 'real go getter'.

@duanek9892 2 года назад

Very cool! Early on I was thinking clogged fuel filter. Finding that twisted/kinked fuel line was amazing.

@ludvigericson6930 2 года назад

Bit of a spoiler this lol

@hydewhyte4364 2 года назад

I had a big Olds that did this after I'd run the fuel tank down to vapours. Fuel filter was full of sand.

@davidfrank6666 2 года назад

Ivan, should have told these guys to find out who was last person to touch that fuel line. that was yumans fault!

@johnfenn 2 года назад

There was one a while ago on a different channel., They found a shop towel in the fuel tank, that would float on the fuel, but as the fuel got used up it would settle on the fuel pump inlet.

@dieselchevette 2 года назад

I own a 97 GMC 1500 with a 4.3, and I can tell you, those spiders with the poppet injectors are very fuel pressure sensitive. They won't open below somewhere around 50 psi. When it did a start stall and the pressure dipped... It was like "ding ding ding... Problem is there" immediately. Great job Ivan. Parts cannons need not apply.

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 2 года назад

You have to wonder about the behind the scenes reactions when a mech throws in parts for weeks and the tech comes in and fixes it in minutes without parts then tells them to put all the old parts back in. I can see what keeps guys like Ivan going.

@bertblue9683 2 года назад

Another outstanding video. Love that you'll verbally explain the thought process and escalate the procedure as necessary.

@hasanvolkan4906 2 года назад

Ivan ,after the second pump you'd think that shop would say "Hang about, have we got something else going on ? " You are a young man compared to me, but you think and diagnose old school, You are welcome in our shop any time 🥰

@ourv9603 2 года назад

A few years ago I was following a channel where this older man got a real good deal on an 2nd hand motorhome. At first all was well but then it lost power. He found a pretty good shade tree mech who changed the fuel pump. That helped for awhile BUT the problem returned. The mech figgered the pump defective & replaced it again. OK for awhile but the problem returned. The mech replaced the pump about 2 more times before the old guy fired him. One day a man & his son contacted this motorhome owner. They were both career mechs & took a look. They suspected the cat. So, they hacksawed the cat off & took it for a ride & 200mi later STILL OK. So they put in a new cat and everyone lived happily ever after. !

@Sandmansa 2 года назад

At the point in the video when it took 5+ key cycles to get the fuel pressure to come up, my first thought was that something must be restricting the fuel flow. Maybe clogged fuel filter? But then Ivan found a kink in the fuel line right after the filter. There was that AH HA moment. lol. Nice work Ivan!

@dave3657 2 года назад

The push button is the best deterrent there is. I bought a car where the previous owner put a button in the starter circuit. You had to simply hold in the button while starting. You would be surprised how many people just had so much trouble starting the car even when I told them what to do.

@dans_Learning_Curve 2 года назад

When you first put the fuel pressure gauge on, it climbed so slowly. After the twist was removed, it shot right up there! Great find!

@pantherplatform 2 года назад

"No one cares..." One of my favorite quotes when reading pids.

@jeffberg8015 2 года назад

First thing I thought when I saw the initial symptoms - plugged fuel filter or obstructed line. I understand that for purposes of the video and as a professional mechanic you need to stick to the process by eliminating other possibilities, but if I were working on my own car, and knew the pump had been changed multiple times, the first thing I'd have done was a visual inspection of the fuel line. This was a case where a knowledgeable layperson could have fixed it quickly. BTW, thanks for helping to make laypeople more knowledgeable about their cars.

@stevecorey3399 Год назад

This hits extremely close to home for me as a professional mechanic we were always known as the go to independent shop in our area when no one else could fix it the car arrived at our door, got very comical after a while to see what some of the hacks would do to make an attempt to repair things! Keep up the good work, Ivan, I love to watch your videos and try to guess the outcome. All the while I was thinking, clogged fuel filter or possibly the pressure regulator, which is located under the intake.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Год назад

Hah this one was fun 😅

@baldricksimson 10 месяцев назад

there is nothing quite as satisfying , as fixing a job that has done the rounds.

@soil-aint-dirt4903 Год назад

I can’t believe I’m going to confess…this was exciting to watch!

@Mminnehoma 2 года назад

Holy hydrocarbons, Batman ... Id never change a fuel pump more than four times

@TheFrenchPug 2 года назад

That was awesome. A complicated problem with a simple fix nobody bothered to check.

@The_Redkween 2 года назад

As soon as I saw the fuel pressure take so long to build, but that it actually did achieve decent pressure, that signaled flow issue to me. What I didn’t guess right was a restriction. I thought they had a leak in that short run of hose from the actual pump outlet to the metal output tube. Great job, Ivan!!

@davidsine4390 2 года назад

I thought for sure it was going to be a restricted fuel filter.

@sumduma55 2 года назад

@@davidsine4390 that was my guess. I've seen similar from the fuel filter before.

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

That's crazy! At what point does common sense or logic kick in to tell you that maybe after 5 fuel pumps it's time to take another direction. The way these shops operate is scary

@johnaclark1 2 года назад

After the second fuel pump it's time to take another direction!

@themechanic6117 2 года назад

@@johnaclark1 I agree... or just diagnose it properly 😫😁

@dznuttzonyachin7499 2 года назад

like another guy mentioned they have been using used parts

@aaronm2183 2 года назад

I'll give them half credit for being on the right track.

@G58 2 года назад

@craiggoodwin9704 2 года назад

I guess I understand the previous mechanic's frustration. I changed a good alternator twice before I settled down and found the real problem. The Pico waveforms really highlight your comments in the bonus footage. That truck could really use parts that perform as the designers intended. Great video! Thanks for Sharing!

@lvsqcsl 2 года назад

I noticed on my Marquis that I was experiencing an extended crank time. This car has always started right up with no hesitation. The fuel pressure was low. 1 new OEM fuel pump later and she starts and runs like new. The car only had 410,000 miles. I guess they don't make fuel pumps like the used to.....Great video!!

@gregwhite5058 2 года назад

Wow. Thought my Crown Vic was doing great with 301,000 miles. Fantastic.

@lvsqcsl 2 года назад

@@gregwhite5058 I appreciate the comment, however, mine is a 1996 LS. it is 27 years old. So, what is that about 18,000 miles per year? That is just barely average mileage. I would bet yours is much newer.

@gregwhite5058 2 года назад

@@lvsqcsl Nope, mine's an 86 so it's even lower miles/year. What I was referring to was that very few people maintain their cars well enough to go that number of miles regardless of how many miles per year. Plus, I don't think they're built as well now as they were back then.

@lvsqcsl 2 года назад

@@gregwhite5058 I actually traded an '87 Coupe for this car. It had over 120,000 miles when I traded it. I had bought it new and I also bought the '96 new. There is no question cars were built better then.

@johntrauger68 2 года назад

I'm happy to see this is a problem I could have figured out without all the high dollar test equipment. There is still hope for the shade tree mechanic! Thanks Ivan!

@johnstine1987 2 года назад

Keep up the great work Ivan! I had a lady change a fuel pump on a very nice 95 eagle talon and she did the same thing twisted the crap out of the hose lol I made her fix it because she was new to working on cars and I didn’t want to take the wind out of her sails lol 😂

@blueskiesmobileauto4253 2 года назад

Very cool Ivan! It’s amazing how things are diagnosed in the shop. Sometimes the service writer will even make a call on a fuel pump before the mechanic even looks at it.

@mnmarlin6074 2 года назад

Excellent diagnoses. That "spider" style fuel injection was extrememly sensitive to fuel pressure.

@brandonsnider7907 2 года назад

Ivan, I still think they should change the fuel pump a few more times. They've gotten into a routine. Why change it now?

@rolandm9750 2 года назад

LOL you have to wonder...at what point do you start doing something *other* than just changing the fuel pump repeatedly? I shudder to think how they are "fixing" other cars with that kind of logic train.

@gazzwells986 Год назад

Best do it every time they fill tank 😅😅😅

@mikeaho4143 2 года назад

Sweet diagnosis Ivan. So bizarre that the fuel line was that twisted. Great vid. Thankjs for sharing !!

@additudeobx 2 года назад

Yeah.... wanna give somebody a bad day? Twist their gas line tight.... eeeeow ...

@philllsxga.7737 2 года назад

I'm not surprised. I've a LOT a butchery in my day...

@caig9868 Год назад

Every day's a school day! Especially when you have access to such amazing learning tools for free. Cheers Ivan! 👍

@pootthatbak2578 2 года назад

That was me at age 17 wrecking perfectly running cars. There is power in experience. Experience comes with constantly sticking your nose in there and remembering your mistakes. Hopefully your customer sees this and wont miss any more twisted hoses right under their noses the rest of their lives. (Coulda been the person before..not saying your customer did that)

@mrkttrdr2919 2 года назад

Ur more fun than watching the detective diaries, always something everbody else overlooks, ur logical approach leads u to the find and fix, as long as other mechanics don’t follow ur approach u will always have work, ur the best!

@Charles_Mulberry_7977 2 года назад

@Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics St. Ivan, the savior of motors!

@bostedtap8399 2 года назад

Great diagnosis Ivan, tutorial for the rest 👌 Thanks for sharing

@bobsoft 2 года назад

The factory OEM clamp for the distributor will allow 7 degrees of adjustment each way. You can buy a SB 350 hold down clamp then it will allow you to turn it more..... or replace the distributor. Common issue for that distributor gear to wear in high mileage engines. Good job on the fuel pump diagnose!

@tv43405 2 года назад

Outstanding work and hats off to u working in the cold

@kingpin9733 2 года назад

great find. It's always a good feeling to locate a problem no one else found.

@ena6631 9 месяцев назад

Precision at its best. Well done.

@gregjones8501 2 года назад

Another great video! I was thinking it was a fuel restriction problem but I’m not really familiar with these systems but man you mailed that one as always! Visual inspections win most of the weirdest problems.

@mikechiodetti4482 2 года назад

Fuel pressure gauge for the win! Good one Ivan, you got it!

@gregjones8501 Год назад

Couldn’t remember if I watched this one or not before but this was a very satisfying video to say the least!

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Год назад

5 FUEL PUMPS BRO! 😂😆

@RJMaker 2 года назад

That was a FANTASTIC Find! Well Done!!

@htownblue11 2 года назад

Something is restricting fuel delivery is my thought. Then you confirmed it. Love learning from a master Ivan. We are lucky to watch you paint your masterpieces.

@phillully4472 2 года назад

Once again you find the issue Ivan !!! Your good at what you do. Always a pleasure following along your diagnosing a problem.

@skew8451 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video! I have 2 Jimmy's around the same year and one of them is having a fuel problem that I have been struggling to figure out. Guy I bought it off of just changed the fuel pump and filter, I was getting a similar fuel pressure to what you are seeing there. Going to go through all the lines now!!

@markmalikowski4971 2 года назад

Another great video, and it is hard to imagine they couldn't see the pretzeled fuel line. Yet another "no parts required" fix. CONGRATULATIONS!

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics 2 года назад

It was not at all obvious under the protective conduit...just looked like a little bulge haha

@_RiseAgainst 2 года назад

I am a proud owner of a 2000 GMC Sonoma. 17 years and it's never left me setting somewhere. Once in college I had to ask a stranger to crank it while I beat on the gas tank. P.s. these are super sensitive to aftermarket distributors. AC delco only.

@Peter-pv8xx 2 года назад

Especially the cap and rotor, which technically is part of the distributor but even aftermarket cap and rotor will cause all kinds of problems. I did a tune up on my 97 s10 4.3 engine, I thought I did good with the top of the zone had to offer, it wouldn't start when it rained or was damp outside, loss of power especially on the highway, so I went to advance auto and got their top of the line cap and rotor, the same result, I started thinking it was the injectors but without a scan tool I was just guessing. My truck became unusable, I did some digging on the ole interweb and found a thread on a gm site where a guy described everything I was experiencing and the fix, a Delco cap and rotor, I thought that it couldn't be that simple but I had nothing to lose. Advance happened to carry Delco too at the time and it was cheaper than even eBay, I picked them up installed them, that was maybe seven years ago and I haven't had a problem since

@_RiseAgainst 2 года назад

@@Peter-pv8xx it took me years to figure it out. I had the exact problem. High humidity, intermittent horrible misfire and zero engine codes.

@joshruner1348 2 года назад

great logic, but as soon as I see anything that did not come with the vehicle like push starts exc. I get real nervous to pop the hood. Good story complaint was crank no start ok check fuel pressure, spark and visual inspection, truck had 2 car battery's one was tethered in with AMP wire, inline fuse insert wirers everywhere, and the kicker no fuel pressure cause somebody in the family removed the fuel pump. What they did with said fuel pump remains a mystery till this day. I just had to reevaluate why I do mobile mechanic work afterwards. Great job and have a Blessed day

@roxanneabbott8424 2 года назад

Awesome fix Ivan! Love these trips you take!

@tombeam 2 года назад

#5 Misfire could be a leaking pressure regulator in the intake. Just dumps fuel down the intake runner.

@johnstutzer8664 2 года назад

Why am I still smh over the never ending dumbness of backyard hacks? The warning signs were right there the moment you opened the drivers door and those two hacked push buttons appeared on the dash. You have far more patience and tolerance than me. Kudos.👍

@Laurelinad Год назад

what many people forget is that pressure alone isn't everything. you can have lotsa pressure but little to none actual Flow. Such conditions can even cost lives in fire fighting

@dannyhubert5722 2 года назад

The car doctor won again man myfriend you are dam good buddy godbless and stay safe

@robearl6145 2 года назад

Nice diag Ivan. I have had 3 of those trucks. I found the V6 a little under powered in my last one so I stuck a 350 V8 in it. That solved my low power problem nicely LOL!

@Resistance_is_Futile01 2 года назад

Damn u have a tuque and a jacket on unreal It’s freaking 102 here in Dallas tx today!!! Hey u want to switch places? Ha ha 😅

@02markcal 2 года назад

With the prices of used cars today, I hope the owners gave you a little bonus, especially being a mobile mechanic in cold weather.

@tek54 2 года назад

WOW! Real diagnosis, Rare

@dougkubash8673 Год назад

I know it's not the problem on your truck but i had one of our 2001 S-10's with the 4.3 that had similar symtoms. It would start with the booster hooked up. It ended up being a broke brush spring in the fuel pump motor! Those distributors would wear out the distributor housings frequently. Good job!!

@misterhandy5121 2 года назад

Ivan you are the man once again!!!!!

@graemediesel2936 2 года назад

That was a great diagnosis video. When you finally got it running right you should have said “Whoa - Chevy thunder!”

@robertmoura6336 2 года назад

Basics first, nothing like old school technique with visual inspection,boy you travel all over, good job

@wejaith3 2 года назад

You are the best. I would not have imagine you couldn’t get an idle with a little low pressure

@aaronm2183 2 года назад

Amazing you found the kink in the line, even more amazing how it affected the truck. Whoever put that fuel filter on shouldn't be around vehicles.

@dennisbailey4296 2 года назад

Not surprising to see something twisted up like that from an Auto Wrecker!!! Good job catching that!! All the best from Canada

@notyou6950 2 года назад

Good catch! Those are the hardest things to catch. I prefer smoke. At least I know what went bad and where it is at.

@dendkmac 2 года назад

WTF...all these push buttons, OMG good thing we have the Ivan on the job to sort out this cluster....! Wow twisted fuel hose never saw that on before, good diag!

@glenharper3136 2 года назад

Ivan fixed it again!

@basshunter428 2 года назад

You don't have to convince me (or any other Jeep mechanic) about the absolute need to replace OEM with OEM especially when it comes to the electrical components! 90% of the time my '98 TJ will NOT run smoothly when after market components are installed. I have a cash'e of OEM new sensors that I picked up here and there on Ebay, Amazon, etc..... so I won't be hung out to dry should the current ones fail. Great work at finding the twist in that fuel line, Ivan! 👍

@jamesbruno5896 2 года назад

Nice job Ivan!

@williamcunha9136 2 года назад

Awesome Job and Troubleshooting.

@TeksTherapy 2 года назад

Nice work!

@jeffryblackmon4846 2 года назад

This is a great video with explanations of Ivan's thought process. Very informative and enjoyable. That new style pressure sensor works like a champ. Thanks, Ivan!

@AP9311 2 года назад

Wow, kinked fuel line!! No wonder the sonoma ran crap. Even ran at all. Dang! Great find and diagnosis!!! I got a slight problem, my 4.3 v6 hesitates sometimes when it's cold. Trying to not to throw parts at it. But trying to think of things to look. Engine runs perfect when hot. Great video btw!!

@haywardsautomotive6156 2 года назад

Great diagnosis Ivan!

@deffstar69 Год назад

This guy and south main are like Babylon 5. The cars last best hope 😂

@baxrok2. 2 года назад

That was a very cool find, kinked fuel line. Thanks Ivan!

@fieldsofomagh 2 года назад

There's OEM junkyard and aftermarket junkyard and as always the OEM variety wins the day. Nice fix and 1st success on the journey to the greatest diagnostic show on earth, Staten Island. Any tech worth his salt has to make that rendezvous. The Olympics of the tech world. When are they presenting the gold,silver and bronze?

@arnaldofettuccine5227 2 года назад

Great troubleshooting skillz 👍👍💗

@sharkyrich4844 2 года назад

Nice job. Those trucks are known for wiring shorts in the wiring harness going over the back of the engine that is mostly related to starting issues, hence installed start button.

@docfeelgood111 2 года назад

Great job sir, the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again expecting different results!

@GreyRockOne 2 года назад

Nice Work as usual! Wow, after 2 fuel pumps and same issue, ??? But 5, Oy Vey.. And they probably tossed out 4 good pumps..

@GraditelMacedonia 2 года назад

Honestly, this are goooood diagnostic.

@utility_tristin Год назад

3:33 Ivan had it right on that one 😂

@dustcommander100 2 года назад

Great going Ivan! That was really offbeat and in addition, hidden from view. Reminds me of that Hyundai with the fractured camshaft dowel pin.

@gordon295 2 года назад

You are the Man !!! Love your work.

@oby-1607 2 года назад

Junkyard parts can work but they also can sit for years before being re-used and you know the saying " If you don't use it, you lose it ". Many things can go bad when sitting untouched for a period of time. When using a parts cannon, new or original only.

@tomwilson1433 2 года назад

Congratulations! I have never guessed correctly. I was thinking about low voltage at the fuel pump.

@williamwhite9767 2 года назад

Great Job as usual!

@aranhaydar9195 2 года назад

another great diag ivan , very informaive and entertaining as well. especially the good starting moment, it's priceless. :)

@HeyBirt 2 года назад

You know you're in trouble when you see multiple things bypassed by buttons screwed to the dash. Knew a mechanic once that replaced his ignition switch with a series of toggle switches on the dash and a push button. You had to know what position to put each switch in to get it to start. :)

@kellismith4329 2 года назад

Doubles as a security system

@montestu5502 2 года назад

Nice diagnosis!

@billziegmond4943 2 года назад

Nice diag my friend. We think alike. I went right to fuel delivery about the same time you did.

@randy1ization 2 года назад

Strong work! great job !

@thebuttcutter549 2 года назад

another example of truly great diagnostic work Ivan!! I had a similar situation with a 2000 chevy s10 blazer.( I had previously done spider injectors on the truck a few months prior to this problem).the truck would not restart when hot and it was flooding the cylinders and the oil smelled like gas.hooked a pressure gauge to it and it was idling with a fuel pressure of 85 psi! I had recently done the injectors and regulator for this truck and used OE parts so I didn't suspect them yet. but when the owner told me this started happening after he replaced the fuel pump I went the the lines at the pump and bingo,I found a kinked return line!straightened it out and it ran great and started every time hot or cold!!

@budh420 2 года назад

Only a hack mechanic would change the same part 5 times.....ah shit, ive done that...lol, Awesome job!!

@jackiemay9471 2 года назад

back in the 1970 s 80 s i had a uk hillman avenger in the usa they called them a plymouth cricket the factory coated in side the fuel tank and it peeled and clogged lines and filters gave symptoms the same as you had good catch finding that pipe