Chevy MYSTERY Misfire - Part1 ('98 K2500 Labor Day Special)

[@AP9311]

Lol Ivan, sounds all to common problem!! Had that exact same issue with my suburban! I bought mahle intake gaskets instead of felpro as they're more solid built. I had pcv issues with high idle. I indeed replaced the pcv with oem. Did not fix it, found out that i was getting to much vacuum in the crankcase, the gaskets were bad, as the water jackets clogging up. Did full flush, fresh gaskets really cleaned the surfaces, never had a problem since. 260,000 and still going! They're really well built, solid motor if well taken care of.

[@docfeelgood111]

The reason it smoothed out under load is because a vacuum leak doesn't have as much of an effect then because you're adding fuel to compensate for unmetered air coming in through the intake leak. Then the air fuel ratio more closely matches what it should be. Great video I'm glad to see technicians doing a proper diagnosis instead of throwing parts at it.

[@iamblaineful]

Most of the vacuum is made at idle, not at higher RPMs. The MAF was also reading way off at idle, 9.6g/s should be closer to 6.8g/s, so that left valve cover vent tube into the intake before the throttle body was clearly distorting it at well. The MAF is before the vacuum tub.

[@mentaldemise]

Vacuum drops to near 0 at WOT doesn't it? That's what "vacuum reserves" are for(as I understand it)

[@colejensen5812]

That is not completely accurate. Manifold pressure increases to near atmospheric pressure as you open the throttle blade. The pressure differential between atmosphere and the intake manifold is less thus air does not travel through the leak point under load.

[@scotttucker4075]

That's a a good diagnostic boy ,,, truck is probably older than he is,, we had a lot of trouble with those intake gaskets leaking on those engines normally coolant haven't seen one with vacuum that's a good catch,, great job

[@metoon3092]

Very cool diagnostics ! Old Chey's never die, they just get a bit of Russian help on occasion ! Listen closely to the audio in this video. Shhhh, listen,... You can hear Bob Seger singing......

[@ecaparts]

Ahhh, you heard me screaming at my phone. Intake gaskets!! Misfire worst at idle (high vacuum - throttle plate closed) the excess air creates an extremely lean condition in cylinder #5 with little to no contribution. However with a MAF vehicle, I would expect lean codes on both banks. But considering the age of this thing it doesn’t surprise me, doesn’t even set misfire codes! Also good find with the PCV valve. Can’t wait to see the Russian repair in part 2…

[@TractorWrangler01]

Haha! Me to! We must have been making a hell of a racket.

[@iamblaineful]

MAF was reading 9.6 to 10.1 at idle, way too high. If the computer was following it, to maintain stoichiometric, it would be adding fuel. It should be 6.3 to 6.8g/s on that rig. Remember, it's got the old skool O2 sensors... That valve cover tube goes into the intake between the MAF and the throttle body likely tricking it by pulling more air into the crankcase at idle than would normally get by the idle circuit, causing the higher reading in MAF.

[@RG-cd3uf]

Faulty fuel pressure regulator will bleed into cylinder 5 on these spider injection sbc engines and cause this #5 misfire. By the look of that plug.. I'd say it's possible

[@jamesm568]

​@@RG-cd3uf or cause an intake backfire and blowout the upper intake seal or crack the upper intake manifold.

[@rrmech11]

Sweet Diag. Ivan. Love when you do are great country holiday specials. Hope you and your family have a wonderful labor day. Say hello to your brother in my home state in Indiana for me. My friend and I just got the 1986 kawasaki 900 Eliminator running. Had a coolant leak. All is well now. 👍👍

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Happy Labor Day to you too, Richard!

[@marklaw3654]

I had so many issues and codes on my 96 1500 chevy truck. Check engine light would not go away. After a year of sitting, I finally decided to change the spider injector, took me a couple of days, I took my time. I was nervous to start it when I was done. It started right up, no check engine light. It passed emissions. Super happy.

[@laramona3165]

I just replaced the injector spider on my 97 silverado 5.7 vortec and it's all shaking and doesn't accelerate just shuts down. Any advice?

[@claytoncoolidge992]

As soon as you said misfire with no code and high idle code I just shook my head and reached behind the seat of my 95 burban and grabbed the intake gasket set. Its a common issue that many people don't really realize. It usually doesn't manifest with many symptoms on these except a slightly high idle witch most don't really notice a shake at low rpm but when u hammer it everything is perfect and you can see the misfire disappear. It can be frustrating especially if everything is checked out ok and you find a worn out pcv valve or bad vacuum lines and assume that you nailed it. If this engine doesn't use the plastic and rubber o ring style intake gaskets (idr witch year they started using that style but 98 is close to the change) as much as some will reeee about it best long-term solution that I've had great longevity from is to coat both sides of the entire gasket surface with rtv and flush out the dexcool and put green back in it. I do the rtv on the gaskets cause the dexcool causes pitting and I have found that using rtv just around the coolant ports does prevent coolant leaks but it causes the gaskets to blow easier and cause more vacuum leaks. I currently have 3 years and most of 100k miles on the last set I installed. Generally speaking on most any SBC 5 years seems to be the time frame that the intake gaskets seem to start leaking coolant or vacuum or both. The gaskets get hard and brittle and then if you get nice and warm while working it hard by towing heavy wagons or anything like that. Doesn't take much to get a leak at that point. We have had the 88-98 chevy trucks as our farm trucks for 20+ years and it is almost clock work to have to do the intake gaskets on them at 3-5 years always ends up being july-early September during the dog days and ironically right during the heavy hay and haylage season so hauling wagons and getting them nice and warm under heavy load and as soon as I get a break in the fall I swap a new set in before the winter weather sets in.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Sounds like you have a lot of experience with these trucks Clayton! Which brand of gasket do you prefer?

[@claytoncoolidge992]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics felpro. They tend to be what is most commonly stocked. I don't really see much difference between the different brands. Only so much that can be different and if your gonna apply rtv I've honestly cut a cereal box and made a set of gaskets a few times in a pinch on on the side of the road after blowing the coolant port and leaking fast. If you've done it a few times can be changed out in about an hour (atleast I could prior to having 3 discs removed from my lower back now its closer to 2 hours).

[@Garth2011]

@@claytoncoolidge992 I believe Felpro and Victor are the best choice. they both tend to exceed GM in upgrades and quality most.

[@jeffreywilsonrubikscubeonb2428]

@@claytoncoolidge992I was a gm dealer tech for years and I agree. Doesn't matter much which gasket is used if you use rtv to compensate for the pitting. Being in the aftermarket world now for over a decade I find rtv to be the savior on many issues. Early 2000s Toyota's with common timing chain tensioner leaks at right rear of engine bay is a great example. This leaks oil all over power steering pump which commonly gets misdiagnosed as the issue. It's an o ring that fails on tensioner...and even if you replace the tensioner assembly (comes with new o ring) or just the o ring... This will always fail again within 500 to 10 thousand km in my experience. Adding rtv to the o ring has eliminated all comebacks. I like to follow service manual as much as I can until i get tired of comebacks lol. There is one manufacturer out there that I won't mention that if it has a transmission oil pan leak..i get rid of gasket and don't order another...just clean surfaces well and use red Rtv... hasn't let me down since. I've seen the thin cardboard trick with rtv before when I lived in Asia for a while. Works good. Even saw leaking I ejector o rings on heavy equipment fixed with thread ripped off the operators shirt... 😎

[@claytoncoolidge992]

@@jeffreywilsonrubikscubeonb2428 lol ikr I'm pretty sure I know exactly the trans pans you are referring to 😁 i totally agree though if I can do a job once for someone and not have to worry about a come back simply because I can supplement the oem and improve upon the improved redesign then im all for it. Been many times that a couple of extra seconds to toss a little rtv on a gasket made all the difference. The best one I've ever pulled off was on a 1953 john deere 60 head gasket I was 16 or 17 so I can't claim that it was skill or knowledge but it was pure genius. Head was perfect except for a very very small chip that was too deep to machine out and the tractor not only had sentimental value to the customer but it was also all completely numbers matching original tractor. After several failures with multiple shops including the dealer I offered to look at it and see if I could find a way to get it to work and seal and stay sealed. I replaced all the head studs and then used one used gasket and one new one and put red rtv in between the 2 gaskets and on both sides of the outer faces and put it together completely disregarded the torque specs and put a 3/4 drive breaker bar with a 5 foot cheater pipe on the end of it and slowly working in the proper pattern but making sure that I started and ended each pass on the stud closest to the bad spot on the head cranked them as tight as I could possibly get them. And then let it set empty for several days. I never filled the coolant till I got the tractor running and warmed up a couple of times dry. When I filled the coolant up there wasn't any sign of leaking till it built up to full pressure in the system and was very very small. So pulled the valve cover and had the customer help me to tighten the bolts while engine was hot and we cranked another half to 3/4 turn out of them. 21 years and its never blown again it will leak a tiny bit if you are working it too hard at full throttle on a hot day but once u see it leaking as long as u back off the throttle a bit it stops leaking and is all fine. Its never leaked coolant into the cylinder since I did them witch was the major problem.. a small occasional external leak is not a problem considering

[@WatchWesWork]

Interesting failure mode! Normally they just leak coolant everywhere...

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Lol! Yeah very weird 😅

[@111-c7x2t]

Hi Wes Great to see you here, how long you've been watchin russian repair videos?

[@mjmcomputers]

Yep these are notorious for sending coolant into the engine. I’ve heard a lot of 5.0 and 5.7 vortecs knocking from the coolant oil sludge taking the bearings out.

[@wildman1137]

@@mjmcomputers That's called a lack of maintenance. In other words, neglect. Not a vehicle fault.

[@mjmcomputers]

@@wildman1137 bad design on the original intake gaskets on these. They normally fail at under 100k.

[@somerandomguy3868]

Thought for sure you nailed it with the injector test, my immediate thought was head gasket slight coolent intrusion into 5

[@Garth2011]

Can you bend a rod starting the engine after injecting fuel into the cylinders with the engine off??

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@Garth2011 If you dump enough fuel in, yes.

[@Mr2004MCSS]

Great video. I've owned a 98 K1500 with this engine since new and I'm on my third intake manifold gasket with the last one being replaced at around 75-80,000 miles. There have been three revisions of the intake gasket over the years and my truck has version two. I'm at around 142,000 miles now and so far the intake gasket is still good. Years ago I had a high idle situation with this truck and it ended up being the thermostat was stuck open so the truck never warmed up to the correct operating temp and had the idle at high all of the time. New thermostat and idle returned to normal. The AC compressors on these trucks are a know issue for leaking and that one is definitely leaking so the owner will be looking at a compressor replacement in the near future. There are one piece case clones out there that are way better than the HT6 that these trucks use. I've been using a Seltec-Valeo compressor on my truck for years and it's still leak free. I also own a 98 K3500 with the 7.4L big block and have replaced it's compressor with a clone as well with no leaking problems.

[@TractorWrangler01]

You're 100% correct. Nice diagnosis. He will get better mileage and more power after you fix that.

[@inothome]

As soon as I saw the high idle and zero IAC it was a vacuum leak. Good to see you didn't go down the low compression rabbit hole. Easy to overthink things sometimes, but back to the basics and it's just a vacuum leak. Hopefully just the gasket like you said and not some cracked intake runner that never happens...... But would make for a good video!

[@roxanneabbott8424]

Looking for part 2 to come!! Great diag Ivan!

[@jeffreyh1297]

Man Thanks for making this video you gave me a lot of pointers I been trying to find out why my 97 chevy had a misfire still at cylinder 8, I already replaced injectors and spark plugs this video really helped

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Great find! The customer reported no AC. That's one thing they know that isn't working because they're *HOT!* I have a feeling that the clutch gap is getting too wide and the clutch isn't closing all of the time. Saw this on my '03 Forester. Try removing a shim on the clutch to close the gap. The other solution would be to replace the clutch or compressor.

[@GhettoWagon]

Cant remove a shim no shims on these you just get the GM compressor hub/ clutch tool and push the clutch fitment a little tighter. These compressors are not good. Alot of case leaks. Now all the replacements are china. Every one. even GM. They have some nasty looking compressor on it and a high side cap that looks busted off in the valve

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@@GhettoWagon thanks for the information!

[@billziegmond4943]

As soon as I found that much vacuum out would come the Avoca Smoka! LOL

[@akhtarkh]

A little schematic diagram showing PCV valve, idle air valve etc would help in understanding the issue. Thanks as always

[@mjmcomputers]

The Intake gaskets are notorious for going bad on those. There are premium updated gaskets that hold up better. Make sure the manifold isn’t warped as well.

[@williamwhite9767]

I never had an issue with intake gaskets. I think the problem arises when the mechanic isn't careful enough setting the intake and displaces a gasket. I used shellac to hold them in place and put a dab of sealant on the joints and very carefully set the intake down.

[@MagicMike007]

I’ve had five of these trucks and every one of them had to have the intake gaskets replaced between 100-120k miles. Piss poor gaskets. The new upgraded gaskets was the fix.

[@arsinoeivlostprincess4228]

Excellent! looking forward to pt 2. I caught the vac leak early on only because I watch all yours and fifteen or twenty others others every week for the last five or ten years. But I have little practical exp. Love this stuff but I'm glad I don't have to be doing it. Not a lot of stuff in the bay in the way...Should be interesting. With all the leaking the A/F ratio didn't change that much I guess it could compensate. See what you find.

[@SonOfNone]

I've been fighting an issue in my '98 Yykon (5.7 vortec) for a couole months. When I bought it, I performed a full tuneup [iridium Spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor- all acdelco, air filter, oil change using Mobil1 high mileage full synthetic, K&N Gold high-flow oil filter]. Started out as hesitation at low idle, then progressed to hesitating and nearly dying unless the engine was cold, then progressed to the same but would even out if the RPM was above 2,000. I replaced bank 1 and 2 o2 sensors, no luck. Less than 3k miles after oil change, it was black and smelled of gas. I got to the point of thinking a valve was getting stuck, so I used Lucas full synthetic high mileage oil treatment, ran the engine above 2,000 RPM for several minutes, then noticed the problem was 90% solved- it runs much better, but not entirely perfect. So I presume my diagnosis is correct, and now I gotta dive in to the valve cover and inspect rocker arms and valves. Wish me luck.

[@almartin9327]

Good video....he walks you through his diagnosis and at the same time

[@circa366]

Thanks for a solid diag video. Im no expert but I feel like Im on track now to find the right solution to my issue! Thanks!

[@baxrok2.]

A gross leak indeed. Thanks Ivan!

[@agmc4me]

Enjoy your labor day weekend. Can't wait for part 2

[@kdmq]

I think the intake manifold gasket makes sense cause cyl 7 was misfiring a bit as well as 5 and they are neighbouring cylinders. I am surprised you never mentioned cyl 7 misfiring. I am excited for part 2 cause I am wondering if the intake gasket is literally just another red herring lol, but the crankcase was under abnormally high vacuum for sure.

[@imnotdon3765]

Would Eric have sprayed brake clean in the general area of the suspected leak to see if the idle would change?

[@Chris-kq7ko]

he would probably pull out the Avoca Smoka

[@williamwhite9767]

It's leaking underneath the inake manifold. A smoker wouldn't tell you anything. Well, maybe when it came out the PCV valve cover hole.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Where would you spray the brake clean? No external vacuum leaks...

[@imnotdon3765]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics ahhh. Did t know that!

[@cameltube-vk7el]

nice job. . . . . . . . .I am about to venture through some similar issues, I thank you for sharing bro!!! Part two I am in !

[@lovetolearn5253]

You had me worried when I seen you giving up on the diag with the compression theory. I actually came across this before so I was thinking intake the whole time. Nice job.

[@BustedtoBuilt]

Nice work! Love watching your videos. Keep it up!

[@yomomma9070]

Ivan, the HR6 compressor on this engine is notorious for leaking freon. And from the looks of this one it is too. Someone may have recently recharged it.

[@hehunches]

this video is ridiculously good looking

[@ws2664]

good job Ivan, even though parts will be required, your going to have to bite the bullitt and put them in

[@kellyd887]

What I need is a video on an OBD 1 88-95 GMC truck. Been trying to solve the mystery of a dead miss in open loop, that disappears as soon as the coolant temp reaches 40* C. Parts cannon has been fired, reloaded & fired again ! Lol Everything but the charcoal canister has been replaced and I do mean everything. I have no scanners or the knowledge to use them. Could be any thing from the wrong IAC counts to a sticking push rod. Been at this for 2 yrs now, sure wish I had you around for a day I'm sure you'd make short work of it. Love yer video's, love learning from you Bro, keep fighting the good fight my friend ! PS. I smoke tested it. If it is a vacuum leak its not the intake. 94 Yukon by the way

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

Great video. Had the same issue years ago on my 99 Tahoe. Please install the Vortec marine version intake gasket, made of Stainless steel and rubber seals.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

That's a great idea!

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics For the 1996 and later 5.7 Vortec/Mercruiser (all the same). Should be Felpro FEL-PRO MS 98000 intake set. Also, a must replace, Fel-Pro ES72224 Intake Manifold Bolt Set, they will be corroded to death. Another fail on rare occasions is the upper plenum, clean and look for cracks. If the vacuum leak issue is not fixed soon, the engine will become an internal water pump and suck all coolant into the block/pan areas. The engine will quickly overheat and crack the heads. I know this well, it happened to me. Take care John A 60107

[@lawsautomotive108]

Hey man, I was prompted to check this video out. You're pretty decent guy. You also know how to diagnose. Good video!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Welcome to the channel man!

[@classicwefi]

I like to use the felpro rubber backed steel intake gaskets on those way better than the flimsy plastic original type.

[@JSchrumm]

Magical truck runs on no fuel, I want one.

[@leroyconley5647]

This engine is known for intake manifold gaskets going bad at 100,000 miles. This is a strong possibility . I have 3000.00 miles on mine and have had to replace this gasket twice

[@Garth2011]

I would add onto the parts list, 8 plugs, a set of ignition wires and a PCV valve for good measure as they are all very old looking and the labor cost would mostly be included with the intake manifold gaskets or be greatly reduced. Spark plugs are cheap enough I wouldn't try to clean them and unless those ignition wires were replaced within 5 years or so, I'd replace them too. I believe the only internal concerns on those 5.7L are the exhaust valve stem seals tend to wear out by 76,000 to 100,000 miles.

[@randymarion2466]

With a vacuum leak, shouldn't the fuel trims be out of whack?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Great question! Can you explain why they were NOT out of whack in this particular case?

[@randymarion2466]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I have been thinking about that .... fuel trims get out of whack when unmetered air gets into the system somehow. In this case, it seems the intake manifold gasket has a leak into the crankcase creating abnormally high vacuum at idle. The MAP sensor monitors what is going on in the manifold... possibly it is compensating for the leak?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@randymarion2466 You're on the right track with the "unmetered air" theory. In this case is the extra air being sucked through the crankcase vent hose metered by the MAF?

[@farmermiyagi1338]

I always, ALWAYS check for intake problems on these engines. Vacuum in the crankcase is a dead giveaway.

[@wallyg4445]

There's your problem , lady!! Hmmmm, where have i heard that before??? Lol

[@alexg9155]

3) Vacuum leak? That's why it smooths under load. 12 minutes in, let's see 😁 At 18 minutes, vacuum is still there with PCV blocked off due to a leaky valve cover gasket maybe? Bank with affected cylinder (as there were also a few misses on number 7). EDIT: Aah crap, the intake manifold gasket :) Didn't think about the most obvious thing, lol.

[@joebriano6090]

No lean code ? What were the fuel trim numbers?

[@alexg9155]

@@joebriano6090 It didn't set a misfire code either, who knows what kind of strategy the ecu has.

[@artemovsk1]

Saw the RPM too high code and instantly thought of a vacuum leak in my mind haha

[@moviemania1137]

"Mystery misfire" ETCG: I'll just flush the engine with this caustic chemical. Also ETCG: The Odyssey engine blew up! I have the worst luck. 😂

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

He blew up the engine?? Did he diagnose the misfire? 🤔

[@billziegmond4943]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I watched that video. When he pulled the valve cover. He saw the engine was full of sludge. So he decided to do the engine flush. It was an Odyssey with the VCM system. When it shut down some cylinders. Those cylinders filled with oil and kaboom!

[@lrdisco2005]

@@billziegmond4943 Flushing engines was something us oldies use to do. Modern engines with modern oil not worth the risk as Eric found out.

[@DavidScheiber]

You guys didn't even watch all the videos, in the tear-down he discovered that the engine being locking up was caused by lack of oil. The oil pickup was clogged with sludge that he suspected was knocked loose by the oil flush additive. He then went on to say he does not recommend using oil flush additives. I think he even mentioned he does not like the stuff in the video of him using it but he said he would try it.

[@moviemania1137]

@@lrdisco2005 Yep! 😂

[@bobbydelamar606]

I just fixed an Expedition with very low idle. So low it was dying. Only codes are P0420, P0430 and P0705. Ended up being just a dirty throttle body.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

NO PARTS REQUIRED :))

[@bobbydelamar606]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Heck yeah! And thanks to you I'm interested in actually diagnosing. Instead of guessing and fire the parts cannon.

[@Hybriddiag]

Was waiting for new video🤙nice job

[@ThatEEguy2818]

Why would an intake manifold gasket cause this? Is the mounting surface on the head open to the crankcase? If so, why?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Part 2 will explain that :)

[@davidwaskiewicz3289]

Yup, intake leaking under manifold, fixed a few myself. Same symptoms,took a few to figure out😁

[@frankjohn4302]

Good job iac was compensating for vacuum leak

[@dyizhere]

Nice diag! Spray the intake with carb cleaner or brake clean to confirm the intake leak?

[@MrXyzasdf]

Ivan, when you had the #5 spark plug out, how much more difficult would it have been to run a quick compression test on that cylinder?

[@canadatransistor]

Well, i'm not tone deaf in 1 khz door chime frequency. This video saved me a trip to the audiologist... LOL

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It was driving me crazy too 😂

[@lylecheckeye6300]

Wonder if a smoke test would pinpoint the issue better ?? or the scanner danner method of water bottle with a tiny hole and spray around the area and listen for leak ? Great show

[@satoruo2753]

Saw the thumbnail and instantly thought "vortec injector failure"!

[@tam1381]

Fuel trims ?.

[@Discretesignals]

Don't ever run the spark plug outside the cylinder like that unless you want to start an engine bay fire!

[@mentaldemise]

Wouldn't the long term fuel trims also be way positive? I had a massive leak around the intake snorkel thing and my fuel trims went down 25% when I sealed it up with RTV.

[@crabcake43011]

Nice shout out to Eric O.!👍

[@jefferywarburton2116]

It would be good to test the egr v. before taking off the intake but its prob. fine its not running that bad

[@ludvigericson6930]

Stuck EGR should not cause crankcase vacuum surely? Just terrible performance.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

@@ludvigericson6930 Right thats why you test it while your there. buying intake gaskets.

[@kerryb2689]

I recently had an intermittent misfire at idle #6...was worst no load @1400 rpm, fine under load. Opened hood while running & #6 spark plug was shaking (it was loose). Tightened plug and now it's ok. Hard to believe that small of a vacuum leak caused a misfire, but it was close to the spark.

[@ScottHenion]

If I were doing an intake gasket, I'd also upgrade the spider injection to the improved one with real injectors. GM makes an upgrade kit that bolts right in. Better mileage and a bit more power. Not expensive compared to having to go in later and fix a popped off or cracked plastic injector tube.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

"If it ain't broke don't touch it " is my philosophy 😉

[@noblesavage413]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics If it ain't broke, keep fixing it til it is!

[@scraiga66]

Also makes engine less finicky about fuel pressure.

[@paulstandaert5709]

The first thing that came to mind were those plastic intake manifold gaskets. They will also tend to cause coolant loss and a rise in oil level.

[@shanegoff217]

I had a Silverado once that had fuel, spark, good compression but constant misfire on #2... had the converters checked...one of them on that bank was restricted

[@arthurfricchione8119]

Ivan interesting video. Hope you and your wife have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. You mentioned the SUR R fuel connection kit. Do you have a part number? Try to adapt a fuel gauge to my 3.5 J series engine. I have the Honda fuel pressure gauge but need fittings to hook it up. Can you recommend a kit? Thanks buddy 😊👍 Artie

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

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[@danielholtzapple7124]

That's the same thing my 95 gmc sierra 2500 5.7 did. Every 2 months I had to clean number 1 cylinder plug. It would completely fill the gap and the area around the electrode. I'd keep a new plug in glove box. Strangest thing was #1 would get fouled like that and #5 was white at tip. I don't care those gm 350s are monster tanks. Just got another one last month. Has a slight miss but that truck hauls weight and don't complain. The first 1 I bought I could pull 3 zero turns around up hills and all.

[@JoelAutomotiveInaction]

I did the same test you did at 3:18 one time and the vehicle got on fire , bmw had to go the junk yard , my fire stinger was expired and I found no way to stop the flames .

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

WOW well I wouldn't shed a tear for a BMW haha

[@JoelAutomotiveInaction]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I paid the car and the junk yard 😬

[@jamesbruno5896]

Nice diag Ivan!

[@throttlebottle5906]

all classic signs of intake vacuum leak on those engines :) on the older TBI engines, the base to manifold gasket always went bad.

[@kandkob]

I would have sprayed engine start around number 5 inlet manifold to check for a vacuum leak, quickest way!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Except the leak is on the bottom side to the crankcase so spraying from the outside would be a fruitless endeavor :)

[@kandkob]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Good to know. Love your vidios!

[@bertvisser6423]

96-99 notorious for defective intake gaskets,you will find the hard plastic broken around the silicone. They love leaking coolant into engine there too and wreck rod bearrings on #2

[@markfeuerherdt2338]

What brand besides the Snap On are you using? Thanks.

[@geraldfields8802]

Throttle plate shaft bushing worn?

[@markamcampbell6340]

remember the k.i.s.s. principle keep it simple, add what you want or feel like.

[@immrfixit1260]

Proper diag i thought you were going to leave it that, great job.What about ac concern? That compressor sure had alot of dye on it looks like it has leaking seals common on those.

[@rogermerritt6470]

Very interesting video. I've got a 1999 GMC K1500 Suburban with the 5.7L engine. I'm getting misfires while at stop light and idle is at 600. Also motor shakes sometimes between 1000-1900 RPM. Usually while in overdrive. Recently tried changing the spider injectors with ones made in china, but they here bad and got my money back. I've changed just about every sensor on this Suburban with no luck. Think I'll take the intake manafold off and see if gasket is in place properly.

[@jonschwartz9669]

Does your check engine light come on with this misfire?

[@rogermerritt6470]

@@jonschwartz9669 No check engine light. I have a code reader and there are no codes stored. When I come to a stop it takes about 5 seconds before symtom shows up. Suspecting a bad fuel injector.

[@jonschwartz9669]

@@rogermerritt6470 Try a bottle of recline fuel treatment it has the highest concentration of PEA this is the best carbon cleaning product on the market also a manifold gasket that leaks can cause misfire a weak fuel pump a dirty fuel filter a weak fuel pressure regulator under upper manifold plenum its either fire or fuel

[@rogermerritt6470]

@@jonschwartz9669 I have replace the fuel pump, but not the fuel filter. The lines are just so rusty in that area. The engine runs just fine when it's cold. Computer module was swapped out with no change. Very strange problem.

[@JohnalbertRodriguez-k6j]

Love this, super helpful

[@JamesSmith-xs7sr]

JUST went through this, 97 sierra 5.7. #5 misfire... (misfire constant, brought in from another shop, after they replaced all tune up parts.) # 5 spark plug bone dry, no fuel smell. Compression 165 psi. ALL injectors dropped 13 lbs during the drop test. Verify 3/4" air gap spark test. Run engine, fuel trim high bank 1 at idle. (Plus 20%) Fuel pressure stays around 54 psi, no drop after shut down. Owner replaced injector assy 2 years ago from Amazon. Noticed coolant reservoir low, topped off, pressurized, held stable for 1 hour. No signs of fuel in the plenum Remove intake, #5 & #7 injectors reversed! Owner said it ran good for awhile after replacement, wtf? Verify spray when activated, re installed proper. Run engine, still misfired UNTILL eng warm. Signs of coolant leakage rear of b/1 head. Replaced intake manifold gasket, NO misfiring, fuel trim under 10. I wasted a lotta time on this diag. Gotta think!

[@2packs4sure]

I would bet that that A/C does need a charge because that compressor is pretty dang oily.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Common problem on these older GM engines. Make sure to use GM gaskets. If I remember right, GM updated that gasket.

[@billdursa4724]

My initial thought was vacuum leak. I've had similar experience on a 4.3 Vortec.

[@ricktrent275]

I got a 97, just thought i'd check it out for future ref. All's ok now.

[@wcmwfab935]

So there should be no vacuum in the crank case, with the pcv valve blocked? I have vacuum in the crank case when I rev it. No vacuum leak at idle.

[@kellismith4329]

I have had to replace that spider injector in mine before - is there some way you can access the individual injectors to energize without using a scan tol on these trucks ?

[@JBlake-moon-shdo]

Ivan Can you tell me why you didn't look at MAF. I'm not sure that's why I'm asking.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Fuel trims were spot on, so MAF is reporting correctly :)

[@billsmith2212]

If that leak is unmetered air , wouldn't the fuel trim numbers be rich because the lean condition would call for more fuel to be added ?

[@pantherplatform]

Those engines... I've suffered thru a few misfire diags on those. At least it's OBD2.

[@howardiko7156]

Harbor Freight has a plug cleaner that works better than any scrapping. All the V8 GM had a oil fouling of the rear plugs due to oil /sludge in rear return holes.

[@williamwhite9767]

I had 3 GM Goodwrench 350 V8s installed in my 86SS Monte Carlo. They would burn oil after a few thousand miles, all 3 of them. Two were replaced under warranty. Now that I have had a few years to think about it, I'm sure using RTV for an intake gasket was the problem and it was sucking oil from the lifter valley into the cylinders. I removed/replaced chevy V8 intake manifolds many times using gaskets and I never had an issue using gaskets. Ford uses it on the diff covers. I used it once and it leaked. I hate RTV when used as a gasket.

[@mikesecoski8429]

By any chance I have the same problem,no 5 ,always replacing that plug,did ya check the distributor cap ,they are known for cross fire

[@mikesecoski8429]

The crab cap is notorious for this problem in design

[@kthwkr]

Notice that the gas gauge is sitting on negative empty. Two times in my life I have run a car out of gas only to have the engine get fouled when I put in more gas. Never let a car get that empty. Assume the gas tank is contaminated with gas loving spiders.

[@Garth2011]

Not good for electric tank pumps, they overheat without fuel covering them

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Just an intermittent sending unit lol...it's a GM thing!

[@nikasumo]

Just curious how’s a bad intake manifold gasket cause oil burning?

[@danielholtzapple7124]

Vacuum leak?

[@jjscalifornia5086]

Fuel Trim Question: As the #5 cylinder was sucking oil vapors from the crankcase, was the fuel trim negative, i.e. rich as a result of oil being drawn into the intake manifold? Normally, a vacuum leak causes a + positive fuel trim due to excess air drawn into the cylinders. However, in this case, the vacuum leak was not to the outside air, but rather to the internal crankcase fumes.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Wasn't enough to affect fuel trims at all...

[@Walczyk]

wouldn't a leaking gasket just equalize pressure to atmosphere? like you're saying a big vaccum leak is causing high vacuum?

[@kota7824]

Woke up to Labor Day to this

[@dogsplantscarsneatstuff176]

Ivan when you do the intake manifold could you show what kind of shape it is in: if it is pitted or worn. Thanks in advance. My intake manifold on my gm 3.8 had some pitting and deep scars at a couple of non cylinder openings. I wonder if it was due to the orange coolant since I use the green now. I usually changed it every 3 years even if the bottle says 5 years /150K.

[@nct9466]

Question: Would short or long term fuel trims not try richen up some seeing 1 cyl lean? Wouldn’t the O2 sensor also not command a richer mixture?

[@think2cre81]

Great videos, sir . I have the same problem right now with my 1997 Silverado 1500 5.7 vortex engine. How much should it cost to replace those intake manifold gaskets? I already replaced the plugs and plug wires and caps and distributor cap and rotor. And checked for exterior vacuum leaks . So I'm down to this exact issue with my number 5 cylinder code . Please if you or anyone else reads this message. What it will cost to replace those intake gaskets. Thank you 😊