Everything FAILURE! Sitting too LONG! 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 5.3

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

ANGRY TECHNICIAN! Customer Gets FIRED! Car kicked out! #mechanic kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpPOhWOdh5x6la8

[@ProfaneGod]

Do not let it leave the lot until he pays in full.

[@ProfaneGod]

Also i still think you should put the littlest lift where the big lift is for smaller vehicle and put the big lift in the new area and put another garage door so you can straight in and out with big vehicles because little vehicles are better at turning into the corner and give more room in the corner.

[@Rekuzan]

I've had to fire a few customers over the years. Very few and far between, but it happens.

[@bilrand]

Waiting for the Jeep fix. Awesome video & waiting to find out what the problem was.

[@reddsaxxmike2865]

​@@ProfaneGod I have been saying that for months

[@jewllake]

I'm in pain watching this! What a hard car to work on. I have one of these SS Monte Carlos. Bought it brand new off the show room floor in 2006. It has 23K miles with all the original parts, right down to the tires and wiper blades. Never cared too much for it since it's FWD. I think I'm just going to pass it over to my son. It's been sitting in a carpeted garage for the last 3 years.

[@ginnaericka]

I kinda want a "Meet The Helper Unit" video, because I'm genuinely curious how Ray chose Troy, and what kind of previous experience Troy did or didn't have. I'm actually happy that Ray took someone under his wing, cuz that means one more (hopefully) mechanic who knows what to do and isn't just trying to get a racked up labor bill going.

[@wwjoshdew]

agreed!!!

[@agostinodibella9939]

Things seem to be going more smoothly having someone to help. Ray, that car is going to need a lot of brake clean action when finished!

[@throttlebottle5906]

it needs dipped in it! 🤪

[@loudelvis610]

A legal drain on floor and power washer would be a dream

[@timothystevenson7907]

What's break clean? Do you mean shiny?

[@robertsturtevant6185]

@@timothystevenson7907cans of shiny!! And ANOTHAH!!!!

[@dsloop3907]

@@timothystevenson7907 BrakeKleen, a cleaning spray in a rattle can.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I also am fond of V8 Monte Carlos! Wish they were awd though. And... Every time I show something I think is rusty, someone in the comments always says, "That's not rusty Florida mechanic guy!" lol

[@georgelewis9729]

Congrats on 500,000!! Wife helped me with a door ajar switch and I caught her saying “clicks” when she plugged it back in!! We love your content RRR!!

[@ScottDLR]

She's a keeper!

[@NickHappyCamper777]

Lol

[@BlackDotsOnRed]

I've caught myself saying the same. 😂

[@stephenwilliams6103]

I'm a electrician, here in the uk🇬🇧, been watching the Rainman now for about 2yrs.whenever I connect wires together using wago's I say 'CLICK', Ray is very infectious🤣🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@rodneysmith247]

Is her name Raye too? Keep it click n haha

[@livingdeadbtu]

A suggestion... learned from when I had a water impeller disintegrate in my boat motor. Force a large amount of water backwards through the coolant system. All the little chunks tend to go into smaller and smaller places till they get caught, partially covering what they got caught on. Forcing water backwards through the system sends them back where they came from to/through the larger tunnel they traveled into/down, and out of the engine. It was unbelievable the chucks that came out after it occurred to me I should do that! A kind of reverse flush

[@MaxVaughn-h9s]

YOU apologizing to US about YOU having to walk around is a testament to your awesomeness!

[@robertsturtevant6185]

Love that Ray has some help….. opens his own shop, sounds much happier. Gets a helper, sounds of stress GONE….great job Ray and Troy…

[@markwhit]

I really like apprentice Troy, he is very calming just like Ray. Those two work great together, it's hard to create a great harmony and those two have it. Ray make sure you keep this guy

[@thedeck333]

Captured. Ray's word of the month lol

[@juancarreras1714]

Wow what a gift for the guy who’s helping you ray, he get to learn a lot from you, blessings for your shop!🙏

[@hlpang1075]

Just wanted to say thank you. Learned so much from your videos especially when things go back and I’d have no idea what to do. Also newfound respect for my mechanic for all the shit he goes through.

[@clbcl5]

It would be cool to hear Tory's impression of listening to Rays Ramblin' when he is across the shop doin' what ever busy work Rays got him doin'.

[@stevenlexa1908]

You make it all look so easy

[@ronevergrow8319]

Just fired mine up it had been sitting in the driveway for five or six years. Started with no problem 🤷🏽‍♂️ with new battery. Its a beast, Magna, flow, single chamber exhaust … I filmed it when I started it 🤨.

[@blandrooker6541]

Just wanted to pass along just how educational your videos are. This weekend my son brought over his car to change the oil and I found myself talking through the process and saying "click" and "gravity" a lot. It really does help to talk through a job, it keeps focus and awareness of what's going on. I recommended your channel to my son, he's learning a lot too. 👍

[@hoseman1]

Nice work, good to see the interaction between Ray and Troy, I believe he will be a great help to Ray in the future.

[@MT_53]

He doesn't seem to be very mechanically inclined, though!! He couldn't see what was prohibiting the steering rack from coming out. Ray had to tell him what to move out fo the way. 🤔

[@michaelpressman7203]

He's a lucky kid he's got a good teacher have a great day

[@MT_53]

@@michaelpressman7203 Can't argue with that! :)

[@LesReeves]

@@MT_53 If he is a kid fresh out of school where there was no automotive elective he will need time to aclimatise to the work give the kid a break.When I first started I could barely take a wheel off. Thats why they are called aprentices.

[@papatomsthoughts]

Once Ray realizes he has another pair of hands in some situations he will get er done easier at same time teaching Troy more. Great project guys. God bless

[@jonclassical2024]

Amazing Master Class on DISASSEMBLY....but it's a true JEDI LEVEL when it comes to putting all this back together!!! (I love your new Grasshopper....what a wonderful thing to do!)

[@zevgoldman6769]

This is a fine video to start the work week for those of you who still work. For those of us who have been pushed out the door into elderly retirement, it is still a good video to start a retirement week with.

[@proudcanadian5713]

Oh hell yeah. Soon as I saw the SS badge on the wheel, I KNEW this vehicle was worth restoration. Nice Job Ray and you're the man to do it justice.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Another reason to put money into restoring an older car is that you aren't feeding the carmakers' new drive for monthly subscriptions to stuff already installed on the car.

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

what about the bits of the water pump? have they ended up within the block as ray suggested? doesn't that write off the block?

[@NoWr2Run]

@@DeepakKumar-lv4te The block should be flushed out with Thermostat out & maybe even the RAD. ? Who knows where those parts went or if they just rusted away ? I guess we'll see if the car runs HOT or NOT ? It would really suck to pull the engine just for that.

[@proudcanadian5713]

@@MonkeyJedi99 You got that right. Having to pay a monthly or yearly fee so they can "unlock" extra horsepower or heated seats? Criminal. Legal blackmail.

[@thatman4752]

​@@proudcanadian5713to be fair it first requires the consumer to be dumb enough to purchase a vehicle with such subscriptions. People still buy apple products so bet the same crowd will gobble up the abuse of vehicle subscriptions.

[@ffggxfhhvgffhgdtygxyggeyhgfhfg]

Great video. I don't know why I watch these I've done too much automotive work lol. I just like your videos and your personality

[@michaelharding6234]

Nice work love the videos... Lincoln Park marathon playing in background😊

[@KeithFlowers-l4g]

I agree, this car is a keeper. I have a 2007 Chevy Impala SS with the 5.3 V8 that I bought new in 2007 and plan to keep as long as possible. It is currently at 195k miles and I recently had a performance Triple Edge transaxle put in it. Overall, it has been a relatively trouble free vehicle.

[@NoWr2Run]

They are a rare bird, not many were made.

[@frankiecolombo5889]

Have you had any transmission issues? The transmission that was paired to the ls4 is notorious for issues I have a 07 Monte trying to keep everything working smoothly

[@Mtoutdoorsman]

I have a 2006 impala SS and I love it, I have 220k miles on it and I’ve had to replace the water pump and the transmission but the engine hasn’t ever had any problems, I also got the engine tuned and it even more fun than it was stock, I don’t ever see any impala SS’s anymore, they’re very slept on, I bought mine with 10,000 miles in 2009 because I needed a family car but I wanted the SS because my truck has a 5.3 and when I saw they gave the SS a 5.3 I was like take my damn money already 🤣

[@danielpadgett2831]

Glad you finally got some help in the shop Ray 👍👍

[@gary.joseph]

WOOOHOOOOO!!!! Congrats on 500K!!!!!! Well deserved because you are awesome! That is all! End of transmission! 🤣

[@PhilTheProf]

Its great to see Ray involving Troy in the big 'fixes'. He is lucky to be learning from you. Just remember Ray, you now have 2 pairs of hands!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good morning @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@ImJustADave]

"I exist now." 😂 That one got me Troy!! He's got a sense of humor Ray, now you just gotta teach him to be a good mechanic!

[@gaiustacitus4242]

Some of Ray's videos trigger moments of nostalgia, and this is one of them. The last project I did with a Monte Carlo SS was salvaging a low mileage 454 ci engine to build out for my 1969 Z-28. Even with the extra weight of the big block I was able to take my breakout time from 6.15 (running a built out 302) to 5.85 seconds ET in the 1/8 mile (with 4.56 differential gears) while keeping the Camaro street legal. I tried running a 5.86 differential for awhile and while it produced better times at the track it wasn't good for street use. It's a lot of fun to not only outrun other cars but even very fast motorcycles when running 100 feet, 1/8 mile, and 1/4 mile distances. Everyone gets surprised when a car beats a motorcycle, especially over the first 100 feet. I don't know how many times I've heard "a car can't beat a motorcycle" before proving that old adage wrong. p.s. - Don't get caught drag racing on the street because they take your license for that (personal experience speaking). It's all fun and games until Johnny Law ruins the party.

[@patrickchavez3848]

Or until someone dies from stupidity! Drag racing in the street is a stupid idea! You don't want to wake up in the hospital and be told you're on your way to prison cuz you took out a family while racing on city streets! Just don't.

[@gaiustacitus4242]

@@patrickchavez3848 You're right that only an idiot would race on city streets where an innocent could be harmed. We always chose roads that had no traffic at night. The local industrial park was a favorite because the roads are four lanes wide and straight, there was more than a half mile for deceleration, all of the businesses were closed after midnight, and the only people there were those involved in street racing. Highways under construction which had not been opened for public use were another good choice. As for risk of injury and response, you're no more likely to be injured on a well maintained roadway and are far closer to emergency response vehicles and hospitals than at a dedicated raceway. FWIW, I've never seen an accident at these unofficial races, though I have observed a few injuries (which resulted from fighting over insults tossed about).

[@StrengthAndConditioning61]

My first car was a 1979 Monte Carlo, black metal flake with blood red interior. Loved that car 🚗

[@patricktrepp7031]

Half a million subscribers. Congratulations, Ray!

[@goaway6786]

So happy. My first 11mm bolt head!🤗

[@IamRemoWilliams]

Congrats on the 500,000 Ray way to go.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Thanks Ray and family ❤

[@howardpringle9346]

Nice having a third hand sometimes. Troy, pay attention. Ray will teach you many things. Some of which you won't even realize. Honesty, perseverance, work ethic and the difference between doing a job and doing a job right.

[@wmarkwitherspoon]

Your doing a great job as both a service tech and a mentor.

[@patrickdiehl6813]

Welcome Troy! Your in for the ride of your life! Pay attention, make mental if not physical notes, your learning from one of the best. Great video Ray👍👍

[@AL-RCjunkie]

Love them Monte's!! That little diamond in the rough is absolutely worth a costly restore/repair. Can't wait to see the finished product 👍

[@mrgman1326]

500K. Congratulations!!!

[@richarddouchkov9453]

Yet another very interesting video. Great work Ray. Hope Troy is working out. He i very lucky. He has a great teacher.

[@ShevieMine]

If you had been around my area 50 years ago, I would have been your apprentice in a heartbeat. I've learned a lot just from your videos Thanks for the information and entertainment.

[@xeclipsex2651]

Congratulations on 500k Ray!! 🎉🎉

[@richardwarnock2789]

Back water flush might get some of those parts out towards the pumpy hole! 😮 maybe!!

[@keithmarks9759]

Hey Ray I think you should back flush the system to make sure you get all those parts. Cuz it's if those impeller blades happened I hit the new water pump you're going to blow that pump right out

[@xboxbml]

Not to mention passages getting clogged up and restricting cooling…blow engine up…geez what a pickle..

[@pesparky51]

Not to mention that some of that shrapnel could be in the radiator!

[@NoWr2Run]

@@pesparky51 ALL OF THE ABOVE, LOL.

[@valpanig]

@@pesparky51 this car straight up sucks, way too neglected

[@jameskennedy673]

👏👏👏👏another great informative video. 👍👍👍for taking on this SS project. Ray you almost needed to spray it down with a case of brake clean before starting the disassembly 🙂🙂🙂,keep’m coming

[@DocJeep1]

Power steering fluid is one of the worst things to have in an engine bay! It eats everything! Destroys rubber! Everything with a seal or bushing will deteriorate! Fix all power steering leaks immediately!! Great work as usual!❤❤🇺🇸🐍👍💪😉

[@tomjohntig]

Great looking car Ray looking forward to hearing it roar into life. Tom. UK

[@stevo4649]

as always a great upload,looking forward to part 2,,thankyou Ray..👍👍

[@peterparsons7141]

Nice to see a pro at work. Almost catching the bolt , just a fun way to challenge yourself. You ever see a really good waiter or bartender catch a glass with his foot an flip it up and catch it in his mits. Awesome.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

"Speak when your angry, and you'll make the best argument, you'll ever regret" Which is good advice for everybody, but came to mind, in this particular situation, with the fired customer, and meant for the customer..But, that quote has helped me over and over again, because it is spot on 100%...You don't see many of those SS's anymore, and that 5.3 is a good motor, the rest of the car, not so sure...

[@StuEvans]

Who else wants to flush out those hoses. Who knows when a piece is going smash the new impeller. Rays on it for sure.

[@eddieMurphy11111]

Interesting or good videos they are all the same that is they are all really good and interesting I just love watching them especially these days when my son in law does all of my mechanical stuff thanks for the video

[@Boga217]

I knew the headache you were getting into when you said v8 monte carlo steering lines. The buicks with v6 around the same years were fun as well.

[@dangingerich2559]

I had a 2005 Monte Carlo LS, and only had 2 problems with it for the 130k miles I drove it over 10 years I owned it: the shifter stuck and was replaced under warranty and the brake pulse modulator gave out just after the warranty ran out. With the brake pulse modulator out, I traded it for $1500 credit on an underpowered 2013 Subaru Legacy. I still miss that Monte Carlo so much.

[@bryceholmes5178]

Congratulations on the half million subscribers!

[@scruffy6151]

Congratulations on 500,000

[@mayorwrenchmcgnome]

Hey congratulations on 500 K can't wait for you to get your other 500k and get your gold play button.

[@dajekids5]

Wanted to say thank you for your videos. Gave me confidence to tackle front Strut assembly/sway bar link replacement on very rusty MN 2006 Dodge Gr Caravan!

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

I always enjoy your greeting. I see things on a car that are very unfamiliar to me.

[@mikep1646]

I had a 2003 ss and it had 70,000 when I bought it, and 240,000 on it when I was done driving it. Nice car.

[@jefferp]

Totally understand pouring money into an old car. I’m in the middle of that scenario. With the price of new and even used cars now, it makes sense. I did have to search to find a shop to do some of the work on the 94 Camry which is a great car.

[@PacketWrangler]

I'd venture to say just about any Camry is worth keeping on the road. My wife's 2012 just hit 113k, and it seems like it's just barely broken in. Keep em if you got em!

[@jefferp]

@@PacketWrangler the 94 is a 6 cyl coupe. Fairly rare. 330,000 miles on the clock. Those 90s Camrys are the gold standard of front drivers.

[@PacketWrangler]

@@jefferp Oh man, yeah that's a treat!

[@Bystander333]

Thank you for the explanations on this one, we're not all auto-engineers and sometimes even if we are, use different terms, I'm in the first category. I could tell you all kinds of things about my branch of engineering, but if you asked me what a sway bar did I would be silent.

[@thomasdemooka4341]

That vehicle reminds me of my 2001 Monte Carlo SS! Black on Black / Black leather interior / 3.8L V6 that lasted until 297,000+ miles when I finally sold it because it was becoming a nickel and dime you broke vehicle! That car saw 30 of the 48 contiguous states going from music festival to music festival and short of issues with fuel pumps / intake & head gaskets was always a very dependable vehicle. The final nail in the coffin was that the rack & pinion started locking up at the same time the transmission was starting to slip along with rust issues!

[@jackhouston357]

Never have been able to condone front wheel drive! SORRY I'M OLD 😎

[@2509498788]

Amazing work.. amazing tools ,, amazing water pump. & Great content. Cheers from Vietnam

[@derrickdavis1435]

I love it!! Wouldn't mind having one!!!

[@betomendez4304]

What a lucky guy to get to work with the master rainman ray

[@wesleyhuckabay5968]

Good video. Looks like your new helper is working out just fine.

[@davesherman74]

29:13 brings up painful memories. Trying to replace the PS pump on a GMC van and thought I could swap the pulley with a 3 arm puller. No, but my dad was able to undo the bends in the pulley using the 3 arm puller after we had a shop use the right puller.

[@MAtildaMortuaryserver]

What RAY? How can I watch not knowing how many miles on the odo? Never mind, it just came after the New Intro. Good work, your consistency is part of what draws us. Me anyway.

[@josephtilotta3589]

Another great episode Raymond. A transmission fluid change in order And rear end change as well. Don't let them set too long. Later. Nitro Joe.

[@johnbogart3505]

many hands make lite work good see you doing well enough to be able to get a assistant.

[@PedroRodriguez-hy5ty]

You and South Maine auto are the man Ray click

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

Been waiting for this one! Gooowd stuff Ray. Have a great day.

[@michaelray5595]

Thank you Ray, for the magic words "become unclicked". Came in handy just now, when I changed my MAF! 🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘🍻

[@ghettsumm7949]

Water pump AND dealing with a camera? You're a better Man than me sir! Great video bud 👍 👌

[@RenegadesGarage]

Rainman Ray's Repairs.... Awesome video brother.. Congratulations on hitting 500K subs. I'm gaining on ya!! Just kidding I'm only at 6K subs but hopefully one day right?

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

Keep in keepin on. We all start at 0

[@honestspirit56]

Great to see you fixing up a classic SS Ray. And yes, I’d buy it too.

[@stuarthughes9796]

Hope that you are enjoying your helper.

[@brettemerich3237]

Ray it’s good you have a coworker. The only thing he has to do is show up everyday ,he ll learn just by being around you and if he’s a fast learni watch out. Have a good day

[@HaythamBuKhadra]

500k subscribers, congratulations Ray 🎉🎉🎉

[@scottjohnson5449]

cant wait for the hole thing to be done. this is going to be one hell of ride when your done!!!

[@COBRO98]

Absolutely disgusting. People have no concept of basic vehicle maintenance, a can of degreaser is $4 every 6 months & would prevent most of this for us. Whenever vehicles in that condition come in I have them steam-cleaned & added to the bill.

[@turboturtle9083]

You and grasshopper got well lubed today but it was a plus, all knuckles intact.

[@richardsmith2721]

Congrats on the 500K subs!

[@jaynjonas]

Good job Ray.

[@texasguy-]

Texas boy is in Florida Today; keep up the content Ray

[@ronsloan7662]

Hey Ray, this is definitely a very interesting and I'm looking forward to the next episode. Cheers!

[@jamesvanzijl4348]

Very good work Ray!

[@pixelmator]

Cool to see Ray teaching the next generation of mechanics.

[@superchiefusn5601]

The impeller gone was amazing, I wonder where all the shrapnel went and will it cause further issues? That is a lot of metal to be missing. 🛠

[@deanfehribach]

Absolutely this. Ray seemed rather nonchalant about it.

[@DeepakKumar-lv4te]

same thought here. ray just skipped past it??? cooling systems don't have a bit where bits fall out do they?

[@crapalator]

lol what rust Ray?! Ontario Canada invented rust.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good video Ray and man them power steering lines are a pain on thes3 Monte Carlos yikes @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@marksternall4680]

Great educational video Ray. I always wondered at how to replace a rack on one of these super tight FWD cars. I always love a V8 engine, but prefer mine mounted north south, and with RWD, and fitment is just one of the reasons why.

[@mdshunk]

I took a car to my regular mechanic that I had laid up for years like that for extensive repairs. The shop felt so bad about the high bill (I expected the high bill), that they had their shop helper do a full detail on the car. Have you ever done or considered such a thing for good customers with cool well-paying projects?

[@rogersiples3335]

You have a lot of patience. Great job, Ray.

[@charlesyates6687]

I just did one of those powersteering pumps . Pain in the keester took me a whole hour .and the B was it was a favor job no duckets made

[@nzldbart]

Nice to see you've taken Troy on ........... Troy " Probie Unit "

[@hughjass1274]

2:56 that white paint transferred to the bumper is what my dad used to call "whiskey rash".