Junkyard Ford F250! Was this Insurance Fraud?

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

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[@ford6]

Exhaust and fuel tank damage are from the forklift at the auction site

[@edwarddrake4268]

Yeah the fuel tank dent is right in line with the exhaust breakage when forks came in from the side.

[@dexterdog5480]

also the running board

[@jamesjohnson8867]

Copar is horrible about forklift damage.

[@fowlerjohnston5228]

Military DRMOs were notorious for that. Bent driveshafts and cracked tranny cases...

[@INTHEWIND1833]

Bingo.

[@I_Do_Cars]

Woooooo yeah buddy! This was just a stroke of luck. That phone call was the best of the week. Auction cars are always a huge gamble but for what I paid I knew it would part out well. Intuition and experience told me there was more to the story, and wasn’t a flood. Instead, we’re still scratching our heads! When a big storm hits, there’s never enough adjusters to physically look at every vehicle to confirm damage and often flood vehicles don’t have a visual indicator right away like mold. So the insurance companies look at the area the vehicle was located and similar claims and will write it off, set up towing and cut a check without ever seeing the vehicle in person. Thanks buddy!

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I’ve been looking at this truck with side eye since it fired up. I can’t for the life of me imagine a scenario where this was subjected to flood damage, yet it’s listed as flood damaged. Something happened. Maybe that one commenter was right, and some detectives will show up with a warrant and a tow truck.

[@Boodieman72]

How much do you want for it Eric?

[@aperson9495]

Now you can pull the blown up motor from the F150, strap it in the bed of the F250 and ship the F250 up to Eric!

[@tanner3992]

congrats on the ford

[@tanner3992]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs not sure if a tow truck would show up for it or really hope it wouldn't, at the end of day the insurance company got some kind of payday from eric buying it and if your guess is correct and it is insurance fraud my guess is they will take the difference out of the hide of the old owner

[@bc1997]

Open the driver's side door and press the “UNLOCK” button on the driver's side door. Turn the ignition from “OFF” to “RUN” eight times. Do it within ten seconds of each turn, and ending on “RUN.” Now you've entered programming mode. The doors will cycle, locking, and unlocking, indicating programming mode. press any key on fob.

[@matthewellisor5835]

This!

[@TerdisLesezchuan]

ah yes, another ford owner hello

[@RWCOLLEY2000]

I just did this on my 2010 Ford explorer

[@donwyoming1936]

Yhup. How I programmed my 1997 F-150 FOBs after the truck mysteriously forgot them.

[@garrettmasarik8012]

But... there is no "any" button on the FOB...

[@ronniemullis8717]

My wife is constantly talking to me while I’m getting my daily dose of Rainman Ray. I can’t hear a word she’s saying. Thanks Ray, you’re my favorite site on KZbin.

[@tomdixon1213]

I got some high quality headphones that almost totally cancel outside noise while I watch the Rainman.

[@usaeexg1]

Bose headphones

[@CheerfulTurtle-yf7vl]

All married men have the ability to block out unwanted noses.

[@daleallen7634]

​@@CheerfulTurtle-yf7vl: That skill set is actually not limited to those of us who have acquired a mate, and a marriage license! 🙂

[@airlinephoto]

They have a degree in doing that. Mine does it over music and everything. Does my head...

[@veno8mm]

Underside damage prolly from when front-end loader identifies as a forklift. Very typical in these salvage yard/auction/copart specials.

[@ronhansen7717]

A few years ago, I bought an older F150 from a Copart auction that was "totaled". The body and interior were pristine. They said the front end suspension was messed up and the engine was running rough. When they rolled it off the tow truck, it was extremely hard to steer. After a fast assessment, I realized that a power steering hose was cut and the pigtail to the MAF was chewed up. It cost me about $40 in parts to fix it. I took it to Tampa DMV for inspection and they gave me a rebuilt title. I'm still using it after about four years, mostly as a truck to move things around. This truck was owned by a woman and I suspect that the adjuster was her boyfriend so that she could buy a new truck. Just saying...

[@lawrencecavens5760]

I'd check the rear diffs oil for water contamination - That would seal the confirmation whether or not it was in a flood

[@BlondieHappyGuy]

But if they diffs case is not leaking fluid, then one might assume that water couldn't seep in either. No?

[@FreedomInc]

You'd also be waiting your time. For a multitude of reasons. Whether they had water or not it woulsnt prove anything.

[@gabeulrickson2496]

​@BlondieHappyGuy nope, every differential has a vent tube especially for if they get overfilled, salt water can also get into the internals thru wheel bearings and axle seals etc.

[@grantdubridge7995]

Differentials go under water at all times. Have you ever launched a boat?

[@ForkIiftCertified]

@@FreedomInc that is completely false

[@lvsqcsl]

Ray, it was great meeting you and your wife 3 weeks ago at your shop. Keep up the good work! GREAT VIDEO!

[@CaptGhostRyder]

I love FORScan, but it does have some quirks. 1: I use the beta version (current revision is 2.4.15 as of now) 2: those keys require two different programming sequences because the keys are considered two separate pieces. One is the chip, the other is the keyless entry. You first do the chip key, then do the keyless entry. It’s two separate functions. Great find, I have been into the Copart game only in the last 3 years and you have to be careful. I’ll bet the water line is just super low and they wrote it off because they didn’t want to take a chance.

[@codh3gro]

Good morning ray! Youre a massive inspiration for me and so many others. You, junkyard digs and vice grip garage were the biggest reasons i got so into cars

[@cranefly23]

Love Junkyard Mook, but she doesn’t post that often nowadays. Pity.

[@defaultname531]

RAY keeps it fresh. SO tired of JYD same old - brakes and ads. And VGG is same. Find a car that will run with little work, do a tune up and drive it home. NNKH is way better.

[@markseaman4750]

Well done Ray! I’m an old guy and this video proved to me once again that automotive repair techs today have to be total computer geeks before they even think about turning a wrench. I now know for sure that my days of DIY car maintenance are long over. Also, it’s cool to see KZbinrs connecting and taking advantage of each other’s skills. I’m a fan of “I Do Cars and Eric as well.

[@curtisj2165]

On earlier Fords you don't need Forscan to program keys. You can use a eeries of switching the ignition off and on and then pressing the buttons on the keys to register them

[@JohnMoeller-c9q]

If the insurance company inspected the vehicle and totaled it for whatever reason, there is no fraud. They can't defraud themselves.

[@Flies2FLL]

Unless the adjuster was in on it....

[@JohnMoeller-c9q]

@@Flies2FLL True dat!

[@CodeDonut]

i think it was sitting at a mechanic shop somewhere during the storm and all the cars there got totaled due to it. they didn't wanna go car by car lol

[@tomp7835]

RR didn't say the insurance company was fraudulent, he said someone reported the truck as flood damaged when it wasn't.

[@norfolkngood8960]

Not likely the examiner was in on it for that crap heap. It's was clearly out in the storm from physical damage they probably had so many assessments to make they just assumed. The physical damage would've written it off anyway. No fraud here just over worked assessors and probably making assumptions. Also that assessment passed on could be Chinese whispers and not official

[@NotABot88]

Have a Great Thanksgiving Ray&Co. Thanks for teaching me, a stranger, so much about cars and life. You rock. If i ever have a son, i hope hes just like you. Free maintenance ya dig?

[@raynorman7296]

Eric scored big on this. Hope you and your family have a great thanksgiving

[@paulocarvalho6480]

I worked in a paint car shop from twenty two to twenty seven years old. My duty was to prepare the vehicle to be painted, cleaning inside and out. Ive learned a few things about the paint and varnish overcoat. The closer the owner lives near salt water (a river or an ocean) the more evidence you get. Salt always leaves a trail on the lower side of the doors and if not cleaned, it will start eating away the overcoat. Always look for pealing like dandruff flakes. It's a sure giveaway.

[@00recon]

I hate saltwater rivers!

[@michaelmcneil4168]

@@00recon The Thames is one of those. Up to London. I think the Severn up to Shrewsbury, I'm not sure about that though, it seems too far.But it can flood one hell of a long way up. It is always East coast of everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

[@BlondieHappyGuy]

Paul, not only for those who live near salt water ways, but those of us who live in areas, not near any ocean, but with snow conditions. Roads are salted all the time and just like you say, you can see the white salt line along the runners of vehicles. That's why it's a good idea to do a car wash after the roads are clear again. But one of the washes that spray up from UNDER to clean the bottom floor and wheel wells too.

[@chrisfreemesser]

I think Eric just scored himself a nice shop truck for super cheap, and that makes me happy. Speaking of happy, Happy Thanksgiving to the Rainman family and all of my fellow Americans!

[@bigdaddymak1439]

You mean Eric found Ray a cheap shop vehicle! Ray has talked about getting a backup for his dirtymax

[@jynxclover]

I was at the edge of my seat with this one. Awesome! Eric got himself a damn nice ride. Happy thanksgiving to Ray and crew and everyone in the rainman rays community. Be safe.

[@tlak]

I don't believe water after he was just in the first side.

[@jynxclover]

@tlak definitely not water

[@omorin34]

Yeah, probably right. It wasn't running. After the storm they called the adjuster and they wrote it off thinking some of the electrics were fried. I have heard of people in my town taking a hammer to their car after a hail storm to create hail damage. The adjusters had a way to figure that out. I bought a land rover disco II for my son that was in Sandy. Needed a battery, starter and I had to pull the trans module under the seat and clean up the pins. Water was only a couple inches inside. Changed all the fluids. He still drives it 10 years later no issues.

[@Stoney3K]

Or maybe someone even took a cheap spare Ford key from Wish and popped it in the car just to pull a fast one on the insurance on purpose saying it's a "non runner".

[@johndesaavedra1040]

I retired as an auto adjuster for a major insurance company. We did not screw around with seawater flooding. The consequences of salt water intrusion was so insideous that if there was a question, it went to Copart. Mistakes can be made but in a mass casualty scenario like in a hurricane, mistakes are certain to have been made. I wouldn't toss the fraud word so freely. Now if you find a rod knock, all bets are off.

[@minilathe5271]

Exactly. I like Ray, but he is outside his wheelhouse on this one.

[@briankiefer856]

Exactly…Even if there was absolutely no evidence of water proliferation, the end result is the sole decision of the adjuster. The throwing around of “fraud” is a lack of understanding on how insurance claims are processed.

[@mattbrown5511]

Ray never said who he thinks committed the fraud. No libel or slander was made. The truck was probably in a flood/hurricane zone, but that truck was NOT flooded.

[@josephmartin7673]

Salt water soaking a frame create problems down the road, nickel and diming the insurance

[@mattbrown5511]

@@josephmartin7673 Baking soda and water mixture to clean the bottom of the chassis works wonder to halt rust intrusion. And it's a whole lot cheaper than a whole new/used vehicle.

[@radio40]

This is the owners manual procedure Programming remote transmitters It is necessary to have all (maximum of four - original and/or new) of your remote transmitters available prior to beginning this procedure. To program the transmitters yourself: ² Place the key in the ignition and turn from 2 (LOCK) to 3 (OFF) and cycle between 3 (OFF) and 4(ON) eight times in rapid succession (within 10 seconds) with the eighth turn ending in the 4 (ON) position. The doors will lock/unlock to confirm that programming mode has been entered. ² Within 20 seconds, program a remote transmitter by pressing any button on a transmitter. The doors will lock/unlock to confirm that the remote transmitter has been programmed. (If more than 20 seconds pass before pressing a remote transmitter button, the programming mode will exit and the procedure will have to be repeated.) ² Repeat the previous step to program additional remote transmitters. The doors will lock/unlock to confirm that each remote transmitter has been programmed. ² When you have completed programming the remote transmitters, turn the ignition to 3 (OFF). Again the doors will lock/unlock to confirm programming has been completed.

[@johnnyo7621]

25:30 I love that lappy how cool and flashy is the keyboard and stuff LOL

[@robertfarrar9411]

Co-part picks them up with a big forklift to move and load. Under carriage is always damaged.

[@stevemustaikis6602]

I noticed while you were doing the inspection under the truck that the muffler was contacting the drive shaft by the marking on it. When you did the test drive and mentioned the noise I knew what it was. Your later video of the muffler contacting the drive shaft proved to be a correct assumption. Hope it didn't damage it by trying to cut it in half. Good video as always.

[@tomdixon1213]

Happy Thanksgiving to The Rainman, The Wife Unit and their family.

[@idiotsavant7276]

I’ve got a dealer buddy with horror stories of flood cars out of the south after Katrina. One of them was a low miles 04 big block Silverado 2500, looked great, no stink- didn’t have any signs of danger… 6 months later the rockers, cab corners and floors were gone.

[@jamessmith7691]

You are one smart guy to be able to do all this stuff. Great video !

[@pauldennison2543]

As mentioned, turn from OFF to RUN 8 times ending in RUN then push any button on each FOB. PATS is a RFID chip in the head of the key. The Remote is separate & uses a battery. That style was basically a FOB fused onto a key.

[@scottcampbell4678]

Programming the door locks on a Ford is easy. Just turn the ignition on and off eight cycles, the oush the buttons on the key fob(s). That programs the remote.

[@wacowildcat]

Best thanksgiving ever. Staying home. Just me and wife. Not shaving or putting on real pants. Food/football. And I find a new Rainman vid! Happy Thanksgiving from Texas yall!

[@starsailor49]

Ray. The vehicle is a write off! The Oil Filler cap is upside down.

[@ecgwyo]

The 710 cap?

[@Will-nl6il]

That was Awesome. You’re not an average mechanic. Well Done.

[@4literpowered]

On the module Initialization for PATS, when turning the key on, wait for the cluster and radio to completely power up, and then click ok, i have seen that if you click ok while everything is powering up, it can fail the initialization.

[@HETPEZB]

2 years ago I also purchased f250 after the Florida hurricane. I guess it was Ian, or something like that. Wanted to make a series of videos about a restoration. Up to this day I’m yet to find any evidence from the flood. Unfortunately no content was produced :) It even didn’t have the surface rust underneath. Still looks new underneath up to today. As I remember correctly- even the brake rotors were shiny. If anyone ever bought flood vehicles and especially salt water flood vehicles- brake rotors are the first indication of water - immediately rust.

[@juergenpaton5004]

During Ian the water came up just enough to creep in my wife's car. It was no more than 3-4 inches of the floor board, but the ECU was submerged since it was located under the seat. I vacuumed the water out of it as soon as I could. A few days later i started it up and it ran like always. It still was considered a total loss by the insurance adjuster due to the fact that the ECU was under water and the possibility of corrosion of electrical connections in the future. The car was only 2 years old at the time.

[@funkiecrunch5475]

Just reflow those solder joints-preheat the oven to 200°C, pop the board in for about 8 minutes, and let it cool down gradually. (if you don't have a rework station)

[@norfolkngood8960]

Not necessarily that simple as the corrosion will destroy pads, vias and components. You can't see under bga parts to even tell. Realistically you need to ultrasonic ally clean the boards in alcohol to ensure all water is gone and clean the board up. Reflowing isn't the first step

[@lmfarms4611]

When I lived at the marina, I can't tell how many times someone back they're boat and truck into the water. Great video.

[@publicmail2]

I bought a Altima rebuild title only because SF totaled car because wire harness into ECM had been slightly damaged. A nylon tie fixed that. Car was a 2010 Altima loaded 30k, still doing great today. I change CVT fluid every 30k.

[@SpicyElaichi]

did it come with fender dents and black out taillights for that big altima energy

[@publicmail2]

@@SpicyElaichi No just factory clean, with very minor front damage that nicked the connector. It's rare but not all totals are bad.

[@TBizzle102]

Same issue would happen to a 2012 Ford Transit Connect. It was the sole vehicle in the business at the time so it was used every business day. We eventually got a few more big & newer vehicles so it started to just sit around. I'm 99% sure when the battery voltage would drop after X days of not being started then when you went to go start it the security light would flash and all of the miles would be blanked out. We would bring it to one mechanic that would just do "1 hour of service" but never really told us what the issue was just says it was an easy fix. I then brought it to my personal mechanic who's extremely through. He diagnosed it to where he said the PCM is "going bad" as he had to re-program both of the keys we had for it. We were in the process of selling it at the time as well so I just put a battery tender on it. NEVER had issues when it was hooked up correctly. A co-worker used the van but didn't connect to the terminals well, sure enough when I went to start it I could tell the battery was much lower than it should be - even the security light flashed then stayed once but then went away. After fixing the tender's connections it would again start without any issues. So again parasitic drain on the battery whilst it sits, lowers the battery voltage, PCM gets amnesia, forgetting all of the programmed keys & end up just sitting there until you get a good mechanic to actually figure out the issue.

[@jeffreylane7647]

Good Morning Ray, wishing you and your family Happy and safe Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing all the video content you produce.

[@miguelfernandez2325]

To program the remote portion--- Use the old key to turn the ignition from off to on 8 times rapidly ending at the on position. If you do it right the locks will cycle just like it did when you programed the transponders. At that point push any button on the new remotes one at a time the door locks will cycle again with each one to let you know that the remote was accepted.Then turn the key to the off position and remove the key to close the programing cycle. Test the remotes they should work. I'm an automotive locksmith. Also the old key can be programed back into the system if it has a transponder inside. That truck can hold 8 keys in memory.

[@russellstyles5381]

Considering how far apart ray and Eric work, the cost to transport this truck was fairly high. But so long as the manufacturers keep trying to sell $100,000 pickups, the value is there to support this.

[@loganarzuaga8316]

My experience with 6.2s is that if they're sluggish like that the need a tune up with new coils. The coils like to corrode in a way that prevents a good connection with the upper plugs and the lower plugs break terminals all the time.

[@devondelgado1818]

I don’t think it was insurance fraud. When you showed underneath especially the front all that white residue is a key identifier from the Salt that dries and leave it. And any insurance company would’ve totaled that even if the water didn’t get in, for them they can’t guarantee that the vehicle would be fine a year from now. I bet the diff/ transmission was underwater. The insurance would’ve have just towed it to the auction. The auction would’ve have them detailed if they were bad enough to have standing water in them. I work at a salvage auction and saw that all the times over the last two months.

[@bion247]

I'm sure Ray knows that. He's just explaining what he thinks actually happened. For insurance fraud to be prosecuted though the insurance company would need to be able to prove everything Ray just said. Which they most likely can't. I do believe what Ray said is what actually happened, but there is no way to prove it.

[@norfolkngood8960]

I doubt it was anything to do with fraud of any kind regardless

[@rje613]

@@bion247 I don't think he does. Ray seems genuinely convinced it was fraud. At one point, he lifts the air filter out and goes "there's no water in here, this is definitely fraud" why? Vehicles that are flooded would only have water in the air filter if the vehicle was running, and it actually sucked water in. The water line was a full foot below that air-box. Ray seems entirely convinced it was fraud because he can tell the wheels have done a burnout before, which is just a completely moronic assumption, and then completely ignores all the other signes of flood damage - like the inches of salt degradation underneath the water line. Insurance adjusters aren't idiots, they're looking to not pay out. If there was even an inch of doubt that it wasn't a legitimate claim, they would've called the customer out on it and refused to pay.

[@JohnRuhlJr-wf1on]

I'm sure the insurance adjuster was just as miserable with this owner as one's that I have dealt with !! They are always on the insurance company side !!

[@caseyjacobs1984]

Good job Ray,.. as for the brakes on the newer brake on fords , when the doors are open the "brake" /tails come on or stay on until the doors are shut .

[@solargarage]

Love the video. I like tools like this that allow users to do more with their vehicles.

[@diuliano42]

FORScan is totally worth the price of admission (there's a lot you can do with it for free, too). I just used it to resolve hyperflash on my Focus after switching to LED lamps. Just make sure you have their recommended USB to OBDII adapter, which runs just under $50 on Amazon.

[@MrKillerno1]

I once bought a Ford 7 seater, and the only key it had was missing it's internal chip. The car drove alright, but not all functions were working. Had to lock the doors manually. New key and programming it was too much. Sold the car very soon after because the bottom side was in a horrible state and repairing it would cost triple the amount which I bought it for.

[@kingtut5923]

Way to go , very easy to program the new key to lock doors, I did my mustang easy peasy. Love your show , Alberta,Canada

[@donwyoming1936]

Ford exterior lights typically stay on while doors and such are open, so you can see where you're going. An FX4 typically has puddle lights on the mirrors as well. I know this confuses you GM & RAM truck guys, but the lights being on are normal. They will go out 10-30 seconds after you close the doors.

[@samholdsworth420]

Not always... My sister's Ford F-150 bed light would NEVER TURN OFF lol

[@Guntoweroff]

I used for scan on my Mazda to program a new instrument cluster as it was tied into the PATS system made the process really easy

[@rjb6327]

Truck just looks dirty. I don't think water ever entered that cab. Always nice to see Lauren. Break light problem and you're taking it out on the road?

[@Acura-tech-C]

No licenses plate either

[@Digidoc316]

Having worked at an auction and been friends with the mobile locksmith, I found it takes 45-60 minutes to go through all the reprogramming procedures. PATS is a major pain! Coding PATS is seperate from remote actions. Exhaust looked like it was leaning against the driveshaft when you were underneath.

[@scotts4125]

Something is definitely going on with these "flood" vehicles. A local tow truck company called us to make a key for an almost mint late model low mileage VW they bought at auction due to flooding. There is zero evidence of any water damage. The car started right up and runs great. Key's don't "lose" programming. I tell customers this everyday. They call to get their keys "reprogrammed". No such thing. A working transponder key/fob can still start a vehicle even without a battery. The battery is for the buttons. Now keys can break physically or the electronics can break and stop working. Sometimes it's the immo on the car side that's the issue. Ray invest in a new scan tool that has immo function. I suggest an Autel 508 mostly for key programming or even better an Autel 608 which is a full function scan tool with key programming. We have both. There are better key programmers like a Advanced Diagnostics Smart Pro but that's way more money and way overkill for the occasional key programming. I would go with one of the Autels.

[@garyalford9394]

Newer vehicles keep sucking more and more! won't be any saving one in the near future like of old !!!

[@clintsmith4026]

When there is a major event and a ton of claims, the adjuster is not necessarily affiliated with the insurance company. They hire independent contractors to clear as many claims as quickly as possible. This drives customer satisfaction, but also they themselves are eager to know how much said event will cost them so they can plan on jacking your rates.

[@ecgwyo]

I’m guessing they removed the passenger running board on purpose to allow front end loader to move it around. And that’s what dented fuel tank skid plate and what broke exhaust

[@jameshedrick605]

I've been through a few floods in my childhood and can tell you it definitely leaves a distinctive smell afterwards. The last flood i went through took us a couple of weeks or so to get rid of the smell

[@williamduhamel7726]

Dude, I live by the Tampa Copart and since the hurricanes that place has been jumping. They even have the Sheriff’s office doing night security. I’ve been working at a tax collectors office and hear from the clients that they need their titles (which a lot were lost in the storms) for the ins. Agents. The agents are overwhelmed so probably just rubber stamping. And cars are being auctioned off within days.

[@garyalford9394]

This will be bad for people looking to buy a car somewhere out of the flood aeras !!!

[@buddyweiser8508]

Just a little tip, that truck has power folding and telescoping mirrors. To fold you turn the mirror joystick to the center position, then pull it backwards. The telescope feature is the button below the joystick. You should make a deal with Eric for that truck. That 6.2 is honestly a hell of a great engine.

[@OGYettie]

Morning Ray and hope you and yours have a great Thanksgiving!

[@Papieck37]

Fantastic forensic video Ray... Super interesting to see your train of thought on this one.

[@tikcuf39]

Ray, hope you and the wife unit and the rest of the family had a happy and joyous day.

[@tuvoca825]

❤

[@Superduty_59]

You can also use Forscan to program the remote portion of the key for lock and unlock.

[@BIGDAVE5352]

The Copart forklift dented the shield on the fuel tank and muffler

[@MEGASILVEREAGLE]

Cool Beens, I wish that i had that truck. but you gave me a way to go for my 2002 mustang (PATS) cause i had to reprogramed the KEYS. Then it started. for how long, time will tell....

[@dennisgray4456]

KZbin programming a ford key to get the keyless to work. I programmed a keyless on a mustang and it worked

[@phillipcooley83]

The trucks owners manual should have the code for the door pad. I can't remember if it was on its own separate card, or in the manual itself. It's one of my favorite features on Ford's. It's handy for warming up you car in the morning. You can lock/ unlock the door with it running

[@RMSadventures-ie4fr]

9:37 muffler rubbing against the driveshaft, that'll make scrapping noise when driving. and at 40:00 it does lol

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Ford key the truck came with is easy to program open the driver side door press the ulock button on driver side door then turn the ignition on and off eight times with it wnding in the run position should put ford in programming mode. The door locks should cycle locking and un locking indicating its in programing mode Ray then press any key on the key fob and should program fob make sure the fob has a good battery before starting 22:00 @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@garyalford9394]

Eric got a deal there !!

[@thecuss6817]

I think Ray had confidence that he could get this running or he wouldn't have bracketed down the "donor" battery just to see if "maybe" he could get it running, was anticipating a test drive. Nice to see Lauren (very hubba in those glasses by the way), and happy Thanksgiving to Ray and his family.

[@bigscout1584]

There should be a button on the door for the mirrors to fold

[@DonD532]

The round mirror adjusting knob on the drivers door folds and returns the mirrors. Pull the knob back and release.

[@rodrigorodriguez1648]

On my 2005 ford program keep showing no keys program after the thrid try still no keys found i just turned the key and engine started right up. Great videos thx Ray

[@pillar406]

As a Ford tech, I’ve found sometimes aftermarket keys have an issue with locking and unlocking the vehicle. At the dealership we were usually unable to program aftermarket keys to lock or unlock vehicles after successfully programming

[@christopherkidwell9817]

I've never seen that and if true, that sounds like Ford playing games with the aftermarket keys.

[@pillar406]

@christopherkidwell9817 not really any kind of games. But when we order the key fobs off of the Rotunda site, there are cheaper options for the same ones, and they are aftermarket versions. Not every single aftermarket version is bad, but there are certain ones that will either not program or will fail to lock/unlock the doors with the remote function. I yelled at our parts department a lot because of this. Anytime I do keys now, I force them to give me OEM keys

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

Eric scored a Ford. Not sure if that`s a good thing, but you got that Ferd running. Great job Ray. I too think the owner dumped it on his insurance, took the money and ran to the hills. Flood cars reak, they have a smell you cant get away from, sometimes even if the entire interior is replaced. 👍

[@mishahendriks3020]

Great video, but sometimes you need to slow down Ray. You misread a lot of the info screens on the laptop, you could have saved yourself a lot of time. Especially the laptop software is prone to misreading. Do yourself a favor! But besides that, excellent diag on the (non)flood damage! This is a winner. Would very much like to know what’s been paid for it.

[@moushunter]

I had a 2005 version of the F250 series with a 6.0 diesel . The thing had unlimited wiring issues common among the Fords in that model. One recurring problem was the rollover circuit. It would trip going over New England potholes, making a hard turn into a driveway, and sometimes just for sake of shutting off. That year had a simple reset button behind the passenger kick panel. In newer years the issues continued but the reset was a dreadful series of turning the key on and off, turning various switches on and off and more. A lot of tow truck drivers knew the of the reset and it's sensitivity but opted to tow the trucks in and perform phantom diagnostics before resetting the money switch. I'd always see drivers stranded after a hard braking event and I stopped for a few and showed them how to reset it. I showed a couple state cops too when they stopped at the stranded vehicles. I bought a nutsert tool to put my running boards back together. Snow banks took mine off several times. Easy to fix but the nutsert size had to increase each time. Ford trucks are awful in snow country. They rust to nothing in no time. I never had a Jeep rot like that.

[@ROBIN_SAGE]

Meh, Detroit guy here, they all rot to garbage in 5-10 years. The dodges used foam over the rear wheel wells, they rotted there. The mid to late 90’s extended cab fords used foam in the extended cab portion, the foam absorbs water, rots it all out…. They know not to create spaces where mud, salt can gather, they do it anyways. They want you to have to buy their $100k trucks, but they’ll never get me. I’m perfectly content driving 20-60 year old vehicles. They’ll outlast the new Junk too.

[@GregorydavidMck]

SCORE! Nice one. Up here in Ontario, Chinada, that's a $45,000.00 Canukistan Pesos truck. The amount of rust on the underside of this truck is included for free on brand new Fords in these parts. Cheers all.

[@RogerFleury-rh9wr]

267th! HAPPY THANKSGIVING Ray,Lauren,Dave,and Justin! Thank you all for these wonderful videos on your channel. Roger in Pierre South Dakota

[@chrismast2790]

Insurance Claim: Floor Damaga Back Story: Tires got wet

[@BlondieHappyGuy]

Ray, hopefully a followup on this truck in a video soon-to-come? I for one would love to see what else was wrong with this. And also if you got the fobs to unlock/lock the vehicle. Fingers crossed.... wait... too hard to type like that.... sigh. LOL

[@ford6]

The noise you heard while driving is from the exhaust hitting the drive shaft. Your undercar cam showed it Vibrating with the noise. Happy Thanksgiving Ray and family

[@gregholmes3661]

That truck has been in the salt, whether if it was in the water or in the snow, but it’s been there. BTW, I bought a key on Amazon for my ford transit, got it, googled how to program a key, 5 minutes after open the package to starting .

[@kenswinbourn1219]

So, the key was flood damaged.

[@anonymouslegion728]

Thank you for your channel. We fight a war in Ukraine but your videos we watch to learn repairs. Thank you for this.

[@onlineconsumer4796]

Did you check the battery in the original key fob?

[@jay7264]

to program the buttons on the key. close and lock the drivers dor then rapidly turn the key on and off 8 times in a row it will lock and unlock then hit the button on the remote to program

[@georgeweisbrod1876]

Cargo light on since drivers door open

[@Conant683]

Keyless entry is a separate function from the security chip in Ford keys. It has to be programmed separately.

[@briankiefer856]

Nope, it’s not insurance fraud. Adjusters have discretion as to the claim’s adjustment. And the vehicle’s value of condition prior to the disposition of any salvage title. You could’ve ascertained this information by a simple call to your insurance company, and inquire about procedures to a vehicle’s write-off. Insurance companies don’t jump through hoops and hurdles on every claim. That’s why Insurance companies employ adjusters. Bottom line, it simply wasn’t worth the time of the Insurance Company to determine cause and effect, due to the dollar amount adjudicated.

[@Seawizz203]

Another win for RRR! Good things come to good people. A few minor repairs, except for the cats, if needed, and she’ll be in someone’s driveway again.

[@Eddie_fresh]

My fobs won’t work with the hood open Fyi

[@Jack.Waters]

We first pull floor pan body plugs. Out of state cars and cars with sunroofs. No smell in car but 10 gallons of water laying on the pan...

[@garrettmasarik8012]

Fraud is highly unlikely... insurance adjusters are paper pushers with minimal auto knowledge, they DO, however, know WHERE there was water coupled with the fact that it is the ADJUSTER who makes the determination, NOT the property owner. So how this MISTAKE was made is easy to unravel... truck works... event occurs... other recent related damage occurs... truck no longer works... adjuster ASSUMES water damage due to visual clues in the immediate area and writes it off because they have a dozen more to do that day and the corporation is more interested in CUSTOMER SERVICE at the moment as they DO NOT WANT TO LOSE CUSTOMERS dragging their feet... while they lose $5000 on a mistake, they KEEP $100K or more coming in over time because they did not piss off a few other people. This is just the way they do business after a disaster because in the long run it minimizes total losses.

[@dennisl1305]

I have a Ford and when I needed new keys I took it to a locksmith who cut the keys and programed them to the fob and to start the vehicle with out a computer took less than 10 minutes for all was some kind of combination of lock and unlock button and turning ignition to on several times with all doors closed

[@MikeRoth-ex1wk]

Battery in the key fob is dead.

[@moefuggerr2970]

I like Forscan. Useful.. Can turn on roll down or up windows with the key fob and a few other things.

[@kuronyaa-san]

I am sorry, but youtube doesn't allow to smell the interior of the vehicle. :(

[@jljr1998]

I bought a parts scion tc that was a flood car with a drawn water line of just below the top of the seat bottom cushion. I found a water line below the floor with a sabotaged fuse box that gave the car no power at all. being I didn't need any of the driveline I wanted to get it running. I used the Fues box from my wrecked car and it ran and drove great defiantly a set up, but unfortunately the car was sold as a "certificate of destruction" and no title so I used it for parts but it was a shame as it was a 2016 with only 19000 miles on it.

[@herbparker685]

I was traveling to my sister's house and I saw a sign in a guys yard that said I WORK ON FORDS

[@robbobsjobs8456]

Got that guy's number? Asking for a friend

[@herbparker685]

@robbobsjobs8456 I'm not sure, it was between Angier and Fuquay-Varina NC, I think on NC 55

[@danakibby627]

The truck probably had water flowing around it which would leave a water line and the owner and insurance assumed water damage on any electrical outside and other mechanical components under the truck like abs, transmission plugs, brakes. IF It was in salt water anything from water line down could be effected! If you checked under the truck you could find issues with corrosion.