Failed to Fix! Loss of Engine Power! Ford F150

[@SaltyCracker402]

The best part of your channel Ray is that your customers can watch your videos and know exactly the things you did to their vehicle so they know you are a trustworthy mechanic.

[@dumdummotocrew8407]

Well, Ray, I am a welder, for a gas supplier in the northeast. You claim to not to be a welder and have told us all, but you, sir, are not as bad as half the people that are “welders”, especially in the auto trade. You do you, sir 🫡 P.S.- please clean the old metal though 🤦🫣🫡

[@philipershler420]

My thought exactly. No he’s not a welder, but a an hour or so with a real welder could help him out quite a bit. 🤞

[@shakerman55]

@@dumdummotocrew8407 The only reason that he’s a bad welder is because he doesn’t take the time to clean the surface. Then he spends more time trying to make it work. Go figure.

[@srmj71]

@@dumdummotocrew8407 yeah, I didn't want to be that guy, about cleaning the metal beforehand. You couched it welll though. ;-)

[@AraCarrano]

Weld prep is king when you don't want to rely on grinder and paint to make you the Welder you aint.

[@alvinhyman6838]

​@@shakerman55forget the cleaning pull out the old stick machine and some 6010"s or 6011' s they don't care (splatter stick)!

[@realfoggy]

Not a surprise to see a Florida man sawzalling a catalytic converter off a vehicle 😂

[@codestools1528]

Dam man I just sipped Coffey before this

[@bradhaines3142]

interesting its on camera though

[@Travis141123]

In the middle of the day too...

[@paulheitkemper1559]

Only thing missing is the meth! 😂😂

[@sand0077]

It's a popular pastime here in California, just ask any cat thief! 🙁

[@DannyNeal-g8y]

Ray, you reminded me of a welding job I did years ago. I was using my father-in-law's wire welder to reattach a muffler on our van. My new bride walked up as I was finishing, and said, "I didn't know you could weld!" I said, "Crawl under here and look, and you'll know I can't!" It looked like a porcupine, but it held.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Based on my zero minutes of welding experience, I have no leg to stand on in this topic. I know just enough to know when welding is great, moderate, or popcorn.

[@opendstudio7141]

@@DannyNeal-g8y that deserves a chuckle. 😂

[@alvinhyman6838]

​@@MonkeyJedi99you would be surprised just how strong a popcorn weld can be we tested some years ago just for fun. Welds that wouldn't pass a visual from 50 ft had flighting scores on break test.

[@Wheel_Horse]

My motto: "Make it stick, grind off the ugly"

[@davidbertram4608]

Pudding Fab shop motto, I welded it helded. A funny man like ray

[@imagseer]

That's the real world... untidy issues cropping up everywhere. But you fixed it. Maybe a welding course for someone in you shop might come in helpful one day... though getting rid of rust first often helps a lot.

[@1ltcap]

in the real world, a clogged cat woulda been figured out in about 15 minutes. no power, rotten egg smell.....put on lift, yank o2(s), drive again. improvement=clogged cat. i get that he's gotta fill the time for the video though.

[@feyxukyutub]

My thoughts too. That crap will be rusting and leaking soon and another shop in Pennsylvania mocking the owner like "did you do that yourself?"

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

@imagseer. YES!~!!!!! AND A SMALL GRiNDER, SIOME 75*25 GAS AND A COURSE

[@richardalexander7089]

"This video is all over the place!" Yes, it is. And that vehicle is in the right shop to diagnose and fix all of it. ❤

[@davidrobinette3834]

With the laundry list of repairs, it would appear that this vehicle has been on a maintenance-free schedule.

[@srmj71]

Maintenance free schedules are more, "owner friendly." Right up, until they get the bill.

[@harveypaxton1232]

Identified as a Tesla?

[@corenoit]

All the maintenance has been cosmetic it seems

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

The vehicle has been unencumbered from what has been and what will be😎

[@DavidSprings]

Watching you weld this up is just so....exhausting.

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

But you're just rattling along...😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣

[@mllarson]

The left turn indicator blinker thingie has a bulb out as well.

[@thedragonhunter]

was screaming internally every left turn "CHANGE THE BLOWN BULB!"

[@AB-ku4my]

Thanks. I was afraid I was imagining that.

[@ajwgamingchannel1155]

It’s actually due to different bulbs in the front vs the back

[@wallebo]

It is way past obvious to me that Ray keeps it real. We have all had those repairs that never seem to quit. The more you look, the more you find.

[@thinblueline165]

I am a retired policeman with 36 years service. I never miss your post because of interest in what you do but also your personality. Keep up the good work.

[@bengt-ericdahl3322]

I like when You say ” I love my Job so Much so I do It Twice ” 😂

[@deepsquat600]

Yeah but he's supposed to say my job so nice I do it twice

[@senffabrik4903]

I adapted it, use this term in my mother tongue :)

[@golf25radioman]

With all the issues that truck has/had, as you said it is amazing it made it all the way to Florida. Good that you're on it now before they try to head back. Starting with the driveshaft, I can only imagine what damage that would have done at highway speeds. I didn't know the ABS system also cut throttle in an event; very interesting. See, I do learn something every day. 😁

[@markcondrey2297]

I didn’t know that either. This is a good channel, Ray is a very detail oriented person and if you pay attention, you can learn new tidbits of information.

[@Jasonstaraitis]

This channel is like traveling back to my days in the auto repair business. Of course Ray is more acceptable with his comments.

[@psychodad1961]

We've all felt your frustration, Ray. No apologies needed.

[@TannerVaughn-q8e]

You have officially inspired me to go to welding school!

[@jilbertb]

As long as you left no holes in it, your welding is perfect!!!

[@tohur]

What got me into welding was auto mechanics.. was in class one day and they brought a welder to weld something on a Truck and needless to say I finished that quarter of school in auto mechanics then went right into welding and got everything in welding. learned enough in school as far as auto mechanics to be great at my own DIY.

[@stevenhelgren2305]

I just noticed that your lift has coffee cup holders....how very convenient for today's sponsor.

[@orasmiller1273]

Even his toolbox has a coffee table

[@rbf1racing141]

I've been testing catalytic converters since the 1980s. One suggestion! When testing with the engine speed raised , have someone in the vehicle holding the engine speed at 2500 rpm, ( that is the engine speed i always do my testing), or have a tool to depress accelerator to desired speed, then raise vehicle, and note, record , temperatures. This gives greater accuracy. Letting engine speed drop back to idle, raising vehicle, and checking gives time for exhaust system to back to its original idle temperatures. In the 1980s, i didn't have the luxury of thermal camera, or infra red temp gun, i first used a pyrometer, then upgraded over the years to better diagnostic tools. Keep up the good work ! 👍👍

[@dennis2376]

"Wife unit parking only", so Rainman parks there any way. :) It is impressive the knowledge you have. You start out "I do not know what is going on" to in second "I know what is wrong". Thank you and have a good day.

[@thecooldude121565656]

Ray plus family i wanted to thank you so much you and your videos have helped me through some very dark days and reignited my want to be a mechanic thank you again -B 🇨🇦

[@DonD532]

Excellent video! Forget the welding, that was fine. The quick diagnosis of the wheel sensor amazed me. You are a true professional! We’ll done👍🏻

[@michaelpressman7203]

I didn't know that a wheel speed sensor would cause the ECM to cut back power 😮

[@edifyguy]

@@michaelpressman7203 I thought of that before he did-basically instantly, when I saw the traction light flash-and I don't do this for a living lol. I expected it to be a rear one, though, since it was pulling power. Why Ford in their infinite wisdom decided to make the engine reduce power to the rear wheels based on concern that the front was slipping is beyond me, but what he did once he realized what was happening was exactly right.

[@russelbaird3342]

A rust free area is a better welding area. Yes it is hard to get it all , either a grinder or wire wheel might help. Maybe a little practice now and then might help also . I am not the best at welding but have passed welding test for job sites . Good video , stay safe have fun .

[@wacowildcat]

Watching Ray while waiting for my next day air parts delivery. Doing plugs/coils and cleaning throttle body on Wifey’s Rav 4. Yesterday repared mass air flow housing and cleaned sensor. Wishing yall a great weekend from Waco Texas!

[@kennylove188]

Don't you just luv working on a vehicle that has needed maintenance for so many issues for so long ! And, I'm sure that having the driveshaft out of balance for so long has just vibrated that poor truck to the point that there will be more problems soon. Good video, Ray !

[@allanransby7119]

Geeez! You ruined that fine catalytic converter! 😁 And you'll even replace it with some not original part? I would have done exactly the same. You really are one of the few I would trust to do any work on my car, and I would never doubt for a second what you might say. Keep up the good work. It's a real pleasure to see and learn from you. I love that you never hide the rusty bolts and nuts, and show the real thing. Those things can be a pain in the ...... and really ruin your day, but you always move on and show how to remove and replace. Well done. Enjoy the weekend.

[@johnwardale6010]

TYVM for extra diag! The best part IMHO.

[@tylerh866]

almost 600k subs, look at you go man! getting fired from your last job was a blessing

[@PaulBrennan-q9p]

Well done ray its great to see are trustworthy mechanic 😊

[@markcondrey2297]

It’s a Ford Ray. More to the point it’s a Ford from the corrosion belt. The owner is a little slow on his maintenance and ( maybe ) he got it caught up before major engine damage occurred. Good video… I didn’t know the ABS sensor could cause the issue you experienced, so I learned something new.

[@jdesaavedra0432]

My welder brother would use full power and perform a series of overlapping spots on exhaust connections. He repaired my exhaust several years ago and the welds have outlived him.

[@Jordy-927]

Buddy, you are a better welder than I. I am also not an armchair inspector. It’s not just good, it’s good enough!

[@thugsdaddy4412]

watching this made me feel better about the work I recently had done on my V10 motorhome. very similar to Ray's diagnosis for the converter in this video.

[@SteveTalbott-mm2kq]

Ray my welds look like seagull splatter. So I’m impressed with your skill. Have a great weekend

[@T-mac69]

I'm a back yard mechanic and every one comes to and love watching your utube gave me more confidence to do shit i would never attempt so thank u sir 🇨🇦

[@michaelsaxton7966]

You had me dying with your welding. Every time you hit it you looked down at the floor and in my head you where saying "ooh a piece of candy"

[@111smd]

ray info about your welding 1. your not as bad as you think, you will never look like a factory weld because it is a robotic weld 2. one of the issues you have is space, so you are doing fine 3. another issue it you did not clean the weld area, use one of your right angle grinder with that brillow pad to get rid of the rust and coatings 4. if you get shitty welds try to increase the gas flow, oxygen is the bane of welding, remember MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas the gas is your flux also you having to go back and forth because you found new things should be the norm because you are finding the most important issue but there are more issues that are needed to fix it fully make sure you check both front sensors because it had a memory code for the front left as well

[@00recon]

Or use gas, i didn't see a bottle anywhere.

[@charlesdiaz6974]

Use this such a good job you are good mechanic excellent can I learn a lot from you thank you for showing your knowledge your wisdom and you honesty you are a man with conscience thank you and God bless you

[@tedpanes1865]

Those welds will be on the next episode of JustRolledIn. Lol 😅

[@billjohnson2000]

Ok, that made me laugh. 😂

[@MonkeyJedi99]

We have found "The Other Shop"! - kidding!

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

No, they are too good for that.

[@TStheDeplorable]

To get an exhaust system on JustRolledIn you have to repair it with expanding foam!

[@opendstudio7141]

@@tedpanes1865 I don’t know if y’all remember one welding job clip that looked like a heard of porcupines. It must have taken a week to do that many precisely spaced porcupine booger welds.

[@driftpigeon1379]

Dude this video saved my ass but not in the way you would think. I've been having some overheating issues on my 04 f150 and my catalytic converters have been throwing codes for a while now so I thought the back pressure was causing my overheating. After your test drive and showing that one of the symptoms was a lack of power which I didn't have I started considering other things. I feel actually stupid because I didn't even consider the thermostat and just jumped straight to the catalytic converters. I feel like a dum dum but I've got my problem solved now so thank you!

[@thorhammer6040]

Love the video that shotgun a car. Gives a sample of everything.

[@faithwalk2cor578]

Not only needing to grind down to fresh metal but aim welding tip to thicker metal to help avoid burn through.

[@GhostSniper67]

Why do I know it is going to be a good video when I see Ray with a welder....😂

[@ryulee458]

Because it is

[@Jay.Kellett]

Why do I always "squint" when he tells me to?

[@92mrsrdb]

@@Jay.Kellett Yeah, me too

[@brentgilmore3281]

OMG that phrase should be on a T-Shirt! “Grinder and Pain makes me the Welder I Aint “ Thats Awesome Ray!

[@edifyguy]

I'm sure it already is. That's a very common saying I've heard many places.

[@leonardsnow8118]

Dont let the trols give you a attitude your a good man very smart only opinion you have to worry about is your customers and your wife

[@GaryHand-g3y]

0945 hey Ray, I love your channel. I’m amazed at how you can do so many things one-handed while filming with the other! You’re welding could use some improvement.😅 your intellect and grounded attitude are very key, especially when you shut the haters down before they can comment👍🏻 you can downhill your welding and bring heat with you and end up pulling the angle ever so slightly. Reference marks help too!😊

[@jeffhumphreys2738]

Ya Ray you’re not the best welder but as long as it works you can’t argue with success!

[@stevekehr6768]

Modern technology and thermal imaging is really cool but my flat rate brain says i would’ve had my diagnosis in two minutes with my handy dandy 30 year old back pressure guage. 😊

[@seeya205]

I think he was doing it to prove it out to us.

[@sweezyjackson4935]

He was working harder not smarter.

[@opendstudio7141]

Ray was like 9 or 10 years old when you got that gauge. Hehe! Anyhow, I watch electronic technicians use thermal imagers to locate failed components on densely populated circuit boards. And it’s surprisingly efficient in pinpointing difficult to locate failed components, using proper voltage injection.

[@legionofanon]

​@@opendstudio7141simularily, rubbing alcohol on the board with evaporate quickly around failed components too

[@Yurindeep]

I have been here long enough to make a safe assumption that he was checking it three ways to reduce the number of people that would have said "You should have tried x", or "Why didn't you check it with Y", or "Z method is better". He was covering more ground to prove to the people that inevitably say something about the diagnostic method he chooses

[@ronsloan7662]

Hey Ray, great diagnosis as always. Great to see how you found the faulty cat and wheel speed sensor. Unfortunate the brand new drive shaft was faulty. Not sure how one would bill on that. Not your fault. Judging by the fast signal indicator, there's a bulb out. Cheers!

[@donaldscott7279]

You're helping my decision on what truck I buy next.

[@eddiebeaty8150]

I always enjoy your vids Ray. You're amazing at what you do. Helps me understand the huge costs of repairing modern vehicles. I now truly enjoy my time working on the pre modern cars and trucks, before all this electronic stuff. Keep up the great work and awesome ethics.😊

[@kman0146]

Don't apologize for your welds. It's very hard to get good welds on rusty old exhaust pipe even when you clean or grind it.

[@greenthing99100]

All things considered, you are very patient! The ABS problem at the end there would have caused me to throw all my toys out of the pram in one go!

[@nonotthatoneguy]

My local community college has a 3-week summer course on basic welding. That might be worth looking into for you.

[@mrajinj661]

As a former exhaust shop owner you did that quite brilliantly. Most mechanics can't figure all that out which I don't understand. As for sawzall blades Lenox 10 TPI 8-in are the best blades. Just take that heat shield unbolt it and bend it up so that you can get to your welds and then bend it back.

[@charlesdiaz6974]

I love your video search a new truck with such a problem thank you so much for sharing this knowledge to us appreciate it very much I took my catalytic converter on my car I had an issue there and it's running much better now my 99 expedition is running okie dokie

[@artillerest43rdva7]

it is so nice to follow your conversation, it shows the deductive reasoning you use to fix up the cars. it is unique deductive auto logic to rule out things that do not follow the symptoms that you deduce down to the final facts! then you fix it ! how is that engine and van repairs going? great video, it was scary when you use the wire welder!

[@lazypilot99]

Been welding over 30 years and would say welding is like painting prep work counts you wouldn't paint over rust so you shouldn't weld over it ether . Will make it easier also

[@kevincurry4735]

Happy Friday Ray. Fix one thing two more things break. Life of a mechanic.

[@alexbourg4165]

Legend has it Ray is still trying to build those welds up to this very day.

[@paulcollins1433]

Doing good as always Ray

[@craigdowney6438]

watching you weld reminds me why I don't do it and also makes me hungry for popcorn!

[@deeeezel]

Your welding is about as good as mine. I love it.

[@sammorgan2390]

Thanks Ray I learn so much watching you work

[@stevenseverson7353]

They are machines! It's just what happens! U fix one thing... better believe there will be 5 more problems following. Love the channel ray!

[@GlennLaycock]

right wheel sensor - the graph - "we are losing the patient!" My translation of the reading you were pointing out.

[@edifyguy]

Haha, I laughed at that. It is interesting how machines sometimes can make medical looking graphs.

[@CedroCron]

Just a heads up Ray, some OE's will throw codes for Catalyst efficiency when fitting a non California Emissions compliant Catalytic converter on a vehicle that originally had it, because they have very close tolerances on the amount of oxygen levels. F150's don't seem to care from my experience but I just didn't want this to bite you with some other brands that have different PCM programming depending on the Catalysts fitted. I got burnt like that on a Jaguar.

[@bradhaines3142]

any jag owner should know they're paying jag prices. buy once cry once is always the best way to do things

[@CedroCron]

@@bradhaines3142 Actually it was because of availability during the pandemic, we couldn’t get a proper one so we went for the other one and then couldn’t figure out why it kept setting the code still for catalyst efficiency despite the levels of gas coming out of the tail pipe looking good on our gas analyzer. It was ever so much lower by a tiny amount with the CARB catalytic converter but was enough for the PCM to cry like less that 1/2 a part per million on Hydro Carbons. We do a lot of work on performance muscle cars with Carbeurators, so that is why we have the gas analyzer. To properly tune the carbs. Rich isn’t always better but a lot of muscle car guys don’t understand that. Rich = more wear, more carboned up valves all while polluting un necessarily. Yes, when you are mashing it to the floor, temporarily richer but not at idle. You can still have it sound tough without burning people's eyes at the stop-lights and killing the environment more than it does not running Catalysts.

[@robburns5226]

Hey Ray some of the best welders I know is motto is a grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't

[@jerrystone5450]

Ray, I welded miles of exhaust systems when I was in high school for myself and all my friends. I didn't use exhaust clamps. I welded everything using and acetylene torch and metal coat hangers for rod. I was easy and I never had a failure.

[@dachord]

Something tells me Dave is a good welder. Let him do it next time :)

[@cnicfam5vids608]

5:10 If people buy a refillable Keurig k-cup and transfer the Ray cup coffee to the refillable or just put a neon orange sticker on the left side of the Ray cup then it will trick the Keurig 2.0 machines to brew. Ordered a few weeks ago and got coffee mug and Nice & Shiny hoodie (love the hoodie) and brew the coffee using either method above. Excellent coffee. Just don't add 2 Ray cups to the refillable or the machine will complain about high pressure because the coffee is ground super fine.

[@WilliamLaakkonen]

Impressive find on the wheel sensors Ray! Sometimes happens that you repair one issue and now that the issue is repaired, it allows another to come to light. Lots of deferred maintenance here. PA Truck- check for rust on the wheel sensor mounting- but it could be anything from a squirrel to the bearings... Soup to nuts on this truck.

[@willrobbinson]

Love your vids warts and all , well done - it never ends always is something . thank you for posting ect

[@EDBERT8]

Awesome shows how fixing one thing leads finding other problems that need fixing

[@jamesjohnson8824]

In the old days we would confirm a plugged converter with a rubber mallet. If the cat rattled, the substrate had broken up.

[@donaldhuffman8080]

We need to fly down Mr.Eric O from SMA for a week to have a welding class for everyone that would be Awesomeness have a great week keep on keeping on 👍

[@brettemerich3237]

Ray you seem to be able to put tacks on the pipe keep on tack till you make a weld one tack at a time. The longer the bead the more heat is put into the pipe and greater chance of blowing through. We know you do not have time to practice. Have a good day day Ray

[@notyou6950]

I would get the shine back in the pipe before putting a bead on it, but that’s just my preference. Still, you got more balls doing it on camera than me.

[@brianpagemodeltrains]

I found it hilarious that Ray was lighting himself on fire, while Dave and Justin just sat there laughing at him.

[@davidp7163]

Professional keyboard welder here! Them welds looks fine. It it holds and seals, you good....Stay Golden Pony Boy.

[@Hdrepairs]

You need to get one of those boreoscopes like Eric O at south main has. The tip flexes back and forth with a switch.

[@stuglenn1112]

Since you're using flux core wire when in a tight spaces like that removing the gas nozzle off the MIG gun will usually help you get in tighter spaces and see the weld better.

[@edifyguy]

Hey now, that's a thought! I don't know if mine is removable, but if it is, there's been times it would have helped, and may in the future!

[@dtfr69]

an idea for training for you is grab some scap exhaust pipe from either a junk vehicle or a vehicle that needs exhause. cut a bunch of 2 inch long peices and use them to practice welding pipe together all it costs you is time and consumable welding wire

[@jameskeal8957]

Ray - you indicated that coolant was getting into the #7 spark plug. This sparks an interest to me. Due to the fact, I own the exact type of truck but the STX stile. You also indicated the where coolant leak was coming from. Every repair have significant interest to the over all operation of the vehicle. Could you better explain the coolant leak and how it reached plug holes opposite of side of the leak. I've scratched my head over this problem for some time now, that I'm losing hair over- it . Thanks for your time. Cause what you do in your repairs open the doors to problem solving for others with similar mechanical problems. Thanks again, Jim

[@vincentpattavina2120]

Tack it together, then JB Weld over the tacking to make it look nice and smooth

[@barryoverson4988]

my trouble is i keep falling asleep while watching my play list if i want to do my job right i have to start over to get my like and comment for my subscriptions completed

[@mayhemsmaster5050]

You may nit be in contention for welder of the year, and may not be very pretty. But good sir I have been watching you niw for several years and it appears that 98.72% of your welds have stood the test of time.. You are however a master mechanic, with morals, ethics, as well as a kind and generous heart. Which in my mind is far more important than you welding skills. Just out of curiosity, does Dave possess any welding skills, or perhaps Justin to add to your tool box?

[@tsimpson007]

Good morning Ray glad to see the old intro back.

[@ken2tou]

Good morning Ray! Hope YOU have a great day! Thanks for the great videos!

[@colinspencer2205]

Normally, position 1 and 2 of the fan blower resister are the earth points for the A/C compressor relay.

[@billchildress9756]

I have cut converters off of cars and trucks to remove a little off the inlet side of these things, Blew them out and reinstalled them only to have them work well and clear up converter related codes. I have had them Not reusable and replacements were used instead after other repairs were made to correct failures. Bad O2's Bad coolant sensors and Oil burning are contributing problems as well.

[@CatWithBagOnHead]

I think you have a left signal light out (front or rear) based on the quicker flash of the left turn vs right.

[@kenpinion8108]

Ray please take a tip you will find that clean and shiny-- your saying make sure that your surfaces are clean with about 1/2 inch to spare you weld will take better. Best regards Ken (in the UK)

[@jameshill1857]

love the videos Ray.....but flexible extension are available for welding round pipe

[@patrickchavez3848]

That " Oh no" in super fast mode was hilarious!!

[@ironwolf3699]

I am not a welder I just picked up a 125 titanium welder from harbor freight and all the safety and nesisarries and I started welding ok. I was practicing on scrap exhaust pipes. And I turned the speed and amps to the factory recommended settings for the metal guage and it was fine. Instead of trying to make a line I make a blob, stop then make another blob at the end of the other blob and keep doing the same thing untill it's welded.

[@rf1316]

You should use flux core wire and argon c02 gas and your welds would look so much better

[@ahnilatedahnilated7703]

Ray, now it works so well it is breaking the tires free! :)

[@daves7775]

Good Job. But they do make Clamps 1:1 & 2:1 etc. Fairly long stainless steel clamps. If you had cut the pipe just Slightly further back - so just pipe to pipe - with no flange - you could have just Clamped it together. No welding required. And almost guaranteed no exhaust leaks. Butt Joint; Lap Joint Clamps available for not much money at all.