It’s Much Worse Than I Imagined - Our Mechanic Is Afraid We Can’t Make It to Moab!

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0:00 - GMC Suburban
16:29 - Cadillac Escalade
31:32 - Ford Excursion
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[@TFLtruck]

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[@Eddie211979]

Take these up the ike gauntlet 😁💯

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

Great mechanic

[@levilangley8744]

I would disagree. They stopped making them super good in 2007 when they used fuel management. The Gmt800 is one of the most reliable platform that’s ever come out of a US factory

[@bamafencer12]

Can confirm, I've driven several and they're still here. GM got too cheap after 07'.

[@mistermister2085]

That is what i thought. Those 90s 5.7s were beasts. My brother has one with over 200K and got rid of it because the body was rusted away so bad. The motor/tranny were still strong.

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

Exactly. 300,000 miles on an 03 suburban with very few issues

[@Maybe_Saber]

I've got 302,000 on my 98 c1500 with the 4.3 and its still going.

[@bamafencer12]

@@Maybe_Saber Treat that truck like a baby!

[@Deepanimosity]

Spending the time in the shop with Toby is really useful for me. I really appreciate him just talking about what he's looking at during the inspection. Very helpful to know what to look out for when popping the hood. Gonna need to keep the shop segments in these videos for sure.

[@ApexOdyssey]

The shop parts are my favourite. I like seeing how it went from purchase to enough upgrades it's atleast driveable. As you stated some of these things I've learnt from here i use when looking at new vehicles or when checking my own

[@erickisel8668]

@The Fast Lane Truck: The no payment needed series is my favorite. Real guys buying used vehicles, having a shop give it a comprehensive inspection and making it safe. A lot of folks are in the same spot, buying a used vehicle for a new driver or as a local station car. It’s th8ngs like this that help out the regular Joe. We know what to look for when shopping for a used vehicle. Toby is a great help. Keep up the good work!

[@KyleJewell]

Just watching this now. I grabbed a 2004 Yukon XL. Has 400,000km on it on original driveline. Typical rust spots. Loving the unit, inexpensive to repair if you have mechanical knowledge to.

[@gro2709]

Really like Toby going through your vehicles - he's effortlessly seeing things which the untrained eye probably won't see! Have him on the channel more often!! And have his investigate a brand new vehicle - I'd be interested in seeing what he sees "under the hood and under the chassis"!

[@cwsill]

They did that with the new Silverado ZR2.

[@default_channel_name]

Toby's the man. Knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. Hope to see more of him!

[@adamsytsma1681]

Toby seams to really know his stuff! That's the kind if mechanic you want.

[@JonBecker81]

Especially for someone who specializes in German cars. He knows his way around everything and the common issues of them all.

[@roguepowersports3576]

He definitely seems knowledgeable but his lack of the spark plugs blowing out was pretty lackluster. Yes ford had a problem with the plugs but he should have asked what year the v10 was before jumping to conclusions. I own an f250 with the triton v10 and maybe I'm just lucky but it's been 100% flawless for being 20 years old

[@anthonyglund]

Poor Toby, runs “German” auto, and TFL only brings him old American iron to wrench on 😂 great content guys

[@DegeN.YNation]

It's probably a pleasant relief german cars are over engineered and hard to work on

[@punkem733]

@@DegeN.YNation Exactly what I was gonna say.

[@kamata93]

@@DegeN.YNation Typical US response. When you go to Europe, you will hear the mechanics say the same thing for American cars. Its natural..

[@FordTough2013]

@@kamata93 I guess it's what you're familiar with. I've found working on Mazdas, Nissans, and Fords to be far easier to work on than working on any German brand, but those three brands are what I was raised on, and were what came into my house... they're what I'm familiar with.

[@bldontmatter5319]

@@kamata93 eh, except it's not the same. It's just like how a Lada is simple to work on, very little electronic crap. A 2000s American truck is SIMPLE and lots of room to work on. A 2020 American car is not. Almost any German car is genuinely complicated, just like their firearms, science, ect. Germans are complicated people.

[@pherdog82]

He's wrong on the L31 350 vortec. I've seen a bunch well over 200k

[@sacramentofoodforest]

18:18 😂😂😂😂

[@TheGinger15765]

The lower control arm should be supported near the tire assembly and unloaded on there than a pry bar between the tire and ground. Thats how you properly check a balljoint on a short-long arm set up like GM uses in their front end.

[@ManuelRodriguez001]

This specials are awesome, they really remind me of Top Gear during the good old days! keep it up and thank you!

[@mississippidrifter5960]

When you were talking about the back of the Cadillac just for your information some semis do have disc brakes

[@BigMike_6872]

Wow Toby is awesome, it really great to have a mechanic like this, cool series so far!

[@Arexodius]

Love watching stuff like this, so thanks for taking us along! Really enjoyed it!

[@kevinblock2307]

Looking forward to more of this series! Toby is awesome

[@thomasmullins1783]

"Only made to last 100k" I laugh in 225k 2003 tahoe that's almost completely original. Replaced suspension this year. Transmission done a couple years ago. Engine, axles, cooling system. Have never been opened up

[@dcsteve7869]

I gave away a Suburban that had 330k miles and some change, engine, trans, diff and transfer case have never had anything other than fluids. had to replace wheel bearings, PS pump and water pump, thats it. I guess they never checked but the Suburban was rated one of the longest lived vehicles on the roads today with an average mileage now over 200k miles

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

My mother brought an 03 suburban to 300,000 on original engine and transmission

[@lovellmills7959]

my 2003 Avalanche laughing in 300k

[@v8713]

Exactly. They’ll go well over 100K with ease! I know of one with 330K and still running like a top. Original motor. Trans rebuilt once I believe.

[@SammyVista1972]

We have a 1996 Suburban 6.5 Turbo Diesel with over 250,000 miles on an original drive train running perfectly. Regular scheduled Maintenance helps. We also have a 2001 Suburban, also pretty much original, 235,000 miles also on a decent maintenance schedule. The GMT 400 and 800 series go a lot further then 100,000 miles mentioned. Give them a bit of care, that Suburban judging by the filthy interior was not given very good care.

[@trailrunnah8886]

Toby cracks me up, I can't tell if he's just naturally funny, or trying to be funny. I love his one-liners, opening the door of the Escalade "you drove here in this?" Or starting up the Excursion "Sounds like all the spark plugs are in the engine". This is also a really helpful video, because I actually am considering buying one of these large SUVs myself, probably a Suburban. Him going through all the things to inspect is really helpful.

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

If you find a decent gmt400 or gmt800 suburban you'll be happy. My mother ran a gmt800 suburban past 300,000 miles without any issues, and it was an absolute tank offroad

[@chachisadventures3378]

@@prylosecorsomething3194 yep I had an 02 Tahoe ran it to 360k miles. Solid built vehicle, easy to work on.

[@brantisonfire]

We’ll show him what pink looks like. 😉😉 not sure if he was going for that but *checks the tape* it meets code.

[@spicytuna62]

The bottom of that '97 is in pretty good shape. Hardly any rust, especially for its age. It probably needs a fair bit of mechanical work and a detail, and it'd probably be an awesome daily driver.

[@nathanc777]

Love these videos. So many good tips for those of us not raised around cars and without a good mechanic in our lives.

[@computernerd970]

Them old ferds came factory with manual locking hubs...

[@topper871]

20:26 that will get you canceled nowadays! 😂

[@thechosen5805]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wrobo69]

I’ve got the same tires that the excursion has. The cheapest all terrain set I could find on eBay

[@handyvan3422]

real life elmer fud, he even does the laugh 😃

[@vincentsnow8436]

Most of these comments are generic… almost as if written by bot-code

[@alexlopez2248]

21:00

[@TheFreddykruger86]

Tommy, plenty of semi trucks are now disk brakes. My 2022 freightliner is all disks.

[@Dagestadman]

ive done a spark plug on my excursion on the side of the road with a cal van insert kit super easy and they have never failed

[@HammerWrench]

Upgrade the excursion y-pipe to a spd y-pipe to free up that exhaust. A five star tuner will help the performance and shift points as well.

[@the_truck_farmer]

I disagree with Toby about longevity of 90s-early 2000s vehicles. Technology was advanced enough to get ok economy & comfort and this genre of vehicles often made 200-300k miles with regular maintenance. Try getting that many miles on your GDI, MDS, turbo, 10 speed transmission modern truck…Ain’t happening! Unless you replace all the major components every 60-100k miles…

[@v8713]

Those OBS GM trucks are damn near bulletproof. Have 200K+ on mine and a friend I work with has over 330K+ on his, both have had no major issues. They just run. Parts are cheap and very easy to find for them. Fairly easy to work on as well. Hard to go wrong with one.

[@Pete_Finch]

The lack of rust on that Escalade underneath at 180(?)k miles is absolutely wild. In the northeast with the brine salt on the roads, that frame and just about everything else under there would be coming close to rusting through

[@toddaulner5393]

" perfectly safe" most mechanics hear " ch-ching!"

[@mustangmike3830]

These are so much fun to watch! Thank you tfl for putting in the time and effort to make these types of videos for all of us!

[@mcse-nv2ou]

In Mexico they would of cleaned the seat covers for future use.

[@chupekea2405]

You drove here in this👃👃🤣

[@mnyhomie]

"No brake pads left Mr. Cadillac" 🤣

[@GM-sk2wk]

Respectfully disagree with Tommy on his opinion on the GMT400 only being built to last ~100,000 miles.

[@alstinstanley7773]

So my 97 GMC Yukon with 320xxx needs some of his expertise 😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgekerr8804]

My favorite part is when Toby looks at what these "cheap" vehicles are hiding.

[@garyking1705]

"C's get degrees" - Outstanding.

[@tysoncurrie7745]

How can you be a truck guy and NOT know that GMC didn't make Suburbans 0:07? In the 90's Chevy and GMC both made Suburban and it was a marketing nightmare but in the 2000-2006 generation of GMC is when GMC changed from Suburban to Yukon XL and the Tahoe to just the GMC Yukon. I have a black fully loaded 1996 2500 7.4L 454 4x4 GMC Suburban, I believe that is when GM first came out with fuel injection on these trucks. I love that truck. I also have a 2004 white Chevy Suburban 4x4 with the 5.3L and also has been a rock solid truck as well. Can't wait to see the upcoming video on this series.

[@gonzaf250]

Fortnite Amongus 🗿

[@Welcometofacsistube]

@Sammie&Grayton I was just about to say the same. The slant 6 was the last product engine with a carb I do believe

[@latios44]

My 1991 chevy suburban engine has fuel injection. Its a 1500 5.7 though.

[@trailrunnah8886]

Throttle Body Injection (TBI) came out on GM trucks in 87, and for the 96 model here they came out with the "Vortec" engines, which was a port type injection system. That upgrade was good for about a 40 horsepower boost (for example, the Vortec 305 made the same horsepower as the TBI 454) and those vortec cylinder heads became a popular aftermarket swap on earlier small blocks. I wouldn't be surprised if you can still buy them new from GM performance parts.

[@BillLaBrie]

The Suburban name was applied to both GMC and Chevy for decades. It’s hard to say it was a marketing “disaster” as the market for these barges was pretty limited until the go-go years of the 90s.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Fantastic video. Great explanation of the inspections. I had a couple of good laughs. Thanks.

[@johnkent9019]

Great fun! I'm 100 % smarter about how to inspect a car. Thanks!

[@jvida405]

awesome

[@atheera2514]

That e55 amg 🥵 2:20

[@ulverop]

Why isn't this episode in the playlist for the series?

[@murdercycle8130]

brakes on the suburban are squishy because the abs unit needs to be properly bled/purged.

[@albertofranco6122]

Should've looked for the GMC suburban 2500 with the 454, mine is still going but mother of God is that 42 gallon tank gnarly to fill up lol

[@stephengiannone5449]

@Ky Christell how much does it cost to fill it up now? How many miles per gallon you get 10-12m

[@stephengiannone5449]

@Ky Christell 😳 how much is gas in your state. I'm in NJ and it shot up to $4.40 a gallon.

[@albertofranco6122]

My numbers for fuel economy and price are very similar as well, seems to get around 11-12 only on long trips but in town I'm pushing like 7-8

[@brandonhurtskovich6675]

Problem is the 2500 Suburbans prices have skyrocketed, I just sold my 04 for more than I paid for it 6 years and 150k ago and that was below market.

[@loveydovey4u]

@Ky Christell HOLY SHIT!

[@nathanwoten6236]

The only reason the brake fluid is clear is because of that brake line that blew out, and shot all the fluid (that was most likely just as dark as the other two trucks were) all over the road lol.

[@littlewilly9272]

The 5.3, which is the generation after the 5.7, was specifically built for 500,000 miles. I’ve got 300k on mine thus far.

[@dillonh321]

Until 2007 when they introduced cylinder deactivation. Now they loose lifters and throw camshafts.

[@littlewilly9272]

@@dillonh321 lose and anyone purchasing something with the intention of it lasting would immediately go to the nearest tuner and have all of the nanny shit permanently turned off. The engine is built to the same level, the computer geeks had to find a way to appease the douche bags at the EPA.

[@Michael_ryan91]

@@littlewilly9272 wrong mechanically they are different. The lifters themself fail in dod engines and even if u turn of dod via tuner the lifters are still there. They have tiny passages that clog up if u don't change the oil often then they fail or they just fail for the hell of it.

[@supersnot4]

I don't think I've ever seen a 5.3 with 500k on it. 300k sure, but by then they tend to get pretty worn out and like to chug down oil. The vehicle and transmission are usually pretty done by then too. Plenty of Ford 4.6, 5.4 and 6.8s hit 500k though. The 3v 5.4s aren't very forgiving of poor maintenance, but with good maintenance they'll run forever.

[@dillonh321]

@@supersnot4 I’ve seen 494k on a 2005 5.3 Yukon but it was all freeway, he drove it 40-50k miles a year.

[@mchaelkeith1519]

The hole in the rear brake backing plate is not an inspection hole it is the adjuster hole to adjust the shoes

[@mchaelkeith1519]

Not sure how to contact you

[@AKJeeper]

So sad to hear they are using salt on the roads in Colorado these days. Back when I lived there, cars were rust-free just like the vehicles in Arizona and Nevada.

[@TJY2K]

They use magnesium chloride

[@TheChrisgralnic]

That buildup in the coolant reservoir is from the ford coolant hoses degrading they all do it .

[@americandude3825]

April 30 was last week.

[@bluceree7312]

That was when the first video installment was published. Today is the 2nd. it reminds me of Top Gear, the good ol episodes.

[@vincentsnow8436]

Toby sounds like Elmer Fudd

[@spartanchirho]

Toby is really coming out of his shell. I love him giving Andre shit 🤣 and enjoy his expertise. That was fun.

[@mikehawk5783]

I know the man’s a mechanic but those old vortec 4.3 to 6.0 were built to last 200k miles easily especially the 5.7

[@berkalper4742]

great to listen to him going through the vehicles

[@virtualwolf0777]

Why isn't this on the Go Big Playlist?

[@ek1414_]

Toby's a real one.

[@atvseatexchange2176]

Toby, thank you from saving those"car guys" from themselves. Sometimes a reality check is humbling and educational. They are lost sheep without you!

[@marksman4004]

is it me or does the mechanic talks like that kid from that movie big daddy

[@waynelarson1576]

If I recall the 5.4 l and the 6.8 V10 were somehow kind of on the same block I guess aluminum and they both blew spark plugs out

[@GrayD1ce]

Had a 2000 ford explorer v6 spit one out

[@shmehfleh3115]

Best Of The Worst, huh? Hmm, where have I heard that before?

[@vanwinkledan74]

You can spray those bushings with a product like AT 205 reseal it's keeps them fresh its a trick we use in the rust belt

[@evanwilliams7335]

Rodnock? show me where the rods are exactly in that v10

[@lightofforgiveness]

Had same problem on 2 hydro boost systems out of weep hole. Only product that was effective over the counter "Blue Devil" power steering stop leak. Otherwise replacement time.

[@SeamusDewaneUnity_Dew]

These kinds of videos always hit the spot

[@cde1439]

One of the best videos you have ever produced, we have all bought fixer uppers, good humor!

[@KPHVAC]

Ya..... YAA!! Keep expanding guys. You and YAA should be a good advocate.

[@khakiswag]

The Excursion is a beast. Ford’s CEO hinted that a Excursion is in development. In a tweet someone asked if there would ever be another Excursion and he replied 😏. Ford is riding a wave of high demand new products and I’m sure is keenly aware of the demand and prices of old Excursions.

[@derrickschultz6871]

Gas prices will hamper that

[@khakiswag]

@@derrickschultz6871 Ford is big on hybrids and electric, so it’s possible.

[@callumdonington2227]

High demand low supply.

[@user-cs1ne8gx9u]

Lots of new process/venture transfer cases have the pump rub issue. Not too bad to fix if it's found before all the fluid is lost.

[@llamagames8113]

u do realize mechanic shops look at your milage and say u need all this crap when u dont need it

[@Sithlord224]

Andre's looking for redemption so badly after A few bucks less😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brycetennyson7993]

One of the best series you guys do!

[@rolotomase1440]

Anything where we're looking at these old trucks and how seeing how they've lasted are my favorite. For me, being a car guy is a little bit of maintenance and a little repair to keep these on the road. Would love to see a video with Tobey going over how to evaluate and find a "good used car."

[@Wicked_He_Bad]

gm are the best there in demand

[@wushock92]

I'd love for Toby to take care of my Suburban. But I don't think it will make it out there. 🤣

[@Wil.broddle]

Toby is the man! He knows his shit!

[@alansoccer2003]

that ferd has had a trans put in it the yellow writing tells me its some used part pulled trans

[@mediocreman2]

4:24 Casually has a UrS4 in the bay.

[@Ishkatan]

Well, the Title is misleading... but this is one of the better shows from TFL.... Seeing what to check and how in a used car. Much more interesting than how good you think a new grill looks - when I think it is ugly. Taste is individual, but this stuff is useful and less subjective.

[@SnifferSock]

4:20 Uhhh... We know the small block can do way over 100k no problem so that can't be what he's referring to. My family had a 200k mile '99 suburban that didn't even have surface rust and it was in the Midwest. Idk what he means by it's almost dead at 100k.

[@michaeljenkins4895]

The excursion was discontinued because it could not compete against the suburban. Too heavy,

[@StgVirus1]

I think secretly, Andrea misses those seats covers. He might end up getting a replacement set 🤣

[@elvism684]

He should of washed them at a laundromat. The got a hat with a feather on it like a pimp.

[@donkisler3538]

This was a really fun series. Great job guys!

[@rogueroger0]

My semi has disks....

[@random_ostrich]

Dude sounds like Tweety

[@douglasvieira1990dv]

IM Soooo EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE! The sounds on my sound system will be awesome !

[@kh867]

one minute into the video and im already loving it

[@jerredwayne8401]

Did he say $400-$500 bucks for the hydroboost? 🤣🤣🤣 what a joke! A $20 seal kit will fix that leak

[@HELLO-bc5bm]

Loving seeing the trucks getting checked over by this guy it’s the icing on top of an already stellar show !

[@HazyTrails]

Toby's flashlight is pretty snazzy. 😎😎

[@backwoodstherapy]

Toby really knows his stuff.

[@chrislangstaff]

LOL Toby roasting Tommy is the best EDIT: Easy big guy bwahaha

[@shyamkadari]

Love this episode. I have a 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV with 140K miles. Love it. I wish I could find a competent mechanic in Dallas area.

[@stonepa]

Love to see a mechanic who is competent and is passionate about his job!