Lexus GS Misfire and No-Start, FIXED!! Valve Cover Gasket, Ignition Coil, and Wire Harness Repair!

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

You are 100% correct about the wire splice repair! When I fixed my Volvo C30, I was still getting misfires due to frayed, broken wires. I did the solder fix. Thought I did a beautiful job. Nope! Worked for like a week then failed again. Did it again with butt-splice like you showed and it's been solid for the last 3 years/30K or so!!! I stand with Faye! ✊

[@HerbieBancock]

That means you don't know how to solder.

[@sanyopoweraid1]

@@HerbieBancock well, if his butt-splicing didn't fail, then one would have to conclude that it doesn't matter whether or not he knows how to solder.

[@rickgaine3476]

use a soldering iron and solder properly, and you will not have failed solder joints. Fact, not open for debate. Lazy mechanics always want to take the easy way out. Do it right, or don't do it at all

[@FUNZO1904]

it’s cool to know Faye shares the same style of repair i do for this exact car. My family has owned a 99 from day 1 and i bought a mint condition 2000 a few years ago. 👍🏼

[@jdsim9173]

I have a lot of respect for anyone who can build/repair with their hands and hand tools.

[@Lexus-Revival-Garage]

Us DIYers appreciate you leaving the wiring fix in the video. Very helpful information if I never need to perform this repair on any of my cars.

[@volatile2805]

You're a solid technician, Faye. Great video and good solid work. As a fellow 20 year pro I can vouch, the work quality is worth every penny.

[@klwthe3rd]

We're making progress here getting away from all 4 wheel drives and Supras! Now if we can make it to the down market Corollas i would be totally excited. 😋 But for now, i'll hug the Lexus instead. It's like the rich big brother to my Corolla.😒 But all joking aside(NOT!), who wouldn't want Faye working on their vehicle? Seriously? Did you see how much care and love she put into cleaning and replacing everything. That owner is wicked LUCKY that she was the one doing this repair. I wish all Toyota mechanics were this thourough. 😀

[@gp8383]

Lol😂

[@4Evr_Cruzn]

Never back down from the haters. You’re an highly skilled mechanic that met all of the technical requirements schools. You kept updated with today automotive industry too!

[@trashyturboguy1517]

I work for a large helicopter manufacturer. Our blades have a system that de-ices the leading edge of the blade during cold/inclement weather. We use barrel connectors to make those heater mat connections.

[@paulsena6711]

I love your work. You are right. Everyone seems to know the right way. Keep doing what you do. You’re doing everything right.

[@NovaResource]

Ignore the trolls and keyboard warriors that have only turned a wrench on a lawn mower. You’re a talented mechanic that’s exceptionally detailed oriented.

[@ifgezroxy]

I was gonna comment the same thing. Faye has huge talent, and makes it very enjoyable to watch cars come back to life. The keyboard "mechanics" can go back to playing Car Mechanic simulator, and let her do her thing. 💪🏻

[@themeez1000]

Master BMW Tech here, the crimp connectors the factory has us use are pretty neat and work well. The tool you have to have for it is a little pricey but that's life. So the reason they prefer the crimp connectors over solder is because the crimp have a higher success rate with lower skill required. Solder is a better connection but if done wrong can cause premature wire breakage and resistance. I learned to solder on jets in the Navy, but in college for being a mechanic they didn't cover soldering at all. So the crimps have a better success rate based on the training most technicians have now adays. Both work though and do what the factory recommends.

[@patb5266]

Makes sense!

[@rubenfranco9046]

All of the spice, none of the heartburn ❤️🔥 Spicy Faye 🔥❤️

[@midwestlee-iw8nl]

Faye you do high quality work .

[@Carnold_YT]

Cleaning the bolts before installation, you're a saint!

[@bernardnoel1514]

Good job as usual. I've played with that all my life. And I'm impressed to see a young person, so knowledgeable and precise in her work.

[@jbuchana]

Great job! My father taught me to use butt connectors years ago. He said that on anything that vibrated to think long and hard before soldering and only do it when there is no other way.

[@sk8ersr20]

at the last shop i worked at They would replace the starter after the no crank! then later stumble upon the blown fuse but not tell the customer and charge the customer for the new starter

[@andrewlawson3694]

Smooth Faye, glad the customer understood how much you had to re do! Sunny today in the UK. Love the channel, thanks Andrew x

[@tomdunder2620]

Soldering wires is against most electrical codes for household wiring for a variety of reasons including the heat can make wire brittle. Probably would be the same reasons one wouldn't want to solder mechanical watertight wire connectors on an automotive application. Looks like that job turned into fixing botched previous repairs. 😊

[@gregmgm06]

First time viewer......I was about 1-2 minutes in and knew I had to subscribe. Great work Faye!!

[@joepanico6480]

Great sounds when torquing valve cover bolts! Experts are everywhere: I ask an associate at a major, nation wide paint store why its recommended to apply a coat a varnish before finishing with polyurethane on newly stained wood. The reply, "Where did you hear that. No. I've never heard that." My response, "It's printed right here on the can of stain." He was a little more contrite after reading what I read.

[@marleensrain]

YOU TELL THOSE "professional mechanics" FAYE !!

[@smokeyflapjack]

Hey Faye! I've been hooked on your videos for the past six months, and I'm seriously impressed! I rarely comment on KZbin, but I had to tell you how much I love watching you work. Your attention to detail is insane - sometimes it feels like you could outdo the factory! You're incredibly talented, and I really appreciate you sharing your skills with us. Thanks for all the amazing content!

[@LươngThịBíchch]

Your videos are always so clear and understandable! Thank you for the helpful lessons! 🧡💖

[@projectmustardseed857]

Thank you for sharing. It is always a pleasure to watch you work. Going through the trouble shooting process and verification of the methods you use is time consuming for you but enhance your videos. Well done, you are an inspiration for me...

[@carltondoorman9145]

This is my favorite kind of video; I always enjoy watching diagnosis and troubleshooting. And I always appreciate how meticulous you are with the details. And I use butt splices too, always thought soldering was overkill, so I totally agree with you on the splices!

[@oldjesus8978]

Please make more videos like this ! I really enjoyed watching you work on a customer's car !

[@davewallace9048]

You’re an excellent mechanic!! I never hesitate to send anyone your way!!

[@rudispruell883]

As always, quality work and presentation. Your pacing and detail make your stuff well worth the time invested.

[@wonlop469]

You can tell when someone knows an engine the way they move around it, with certainty. Fun to watch a professional.

[@charlesabbott9605]

Clear, Concise and #1 IS QUALITY! Love your videos Faye! Keep doing you because thats the OEM way! Love your work ethic lady!!! And you're wicked smart! (Boston accent)

[@johndunnavant1222]

ASE tech here as well Faye great work as always , I ran into a similar problem where mice or rats had eaten halfway through the ecm harness ! 👊 keep up the awesome work

[@flexjay87]

Looks like an all day long job. Well done !

[@stephenmoxley3004]

Great video, Faye. I admire you for taking on the "know-it-alls" of the world. Keep up the great work...and the chicken footage.

[@drakesorenson3639]

Excellent work! Thank you for walking us through the diag process and repair. Great info!

[@billhayes8526]

Faye still love you and really liked the "sass" about how to splice.

[@FunWithCars716]

Faye, I wanted to say that I appreciate the work you do on editing, it is clean, flows well and easy to watch! Did you see Rob the Mechanic's video on why people charge for diagnosis? It speaks to the topic of complicated data link diagnosis. It was a good two part short with watching 👍 KZbin sent me a Livestream school for vertical Livestream production I hope I get in 😉

[@djentlover]

So satisfying to look at your thorough work, you clearly care a lot.

[@physics2817]

Awesome Breakdown of the procedure ❤️ Thank you 😊 2004 G35

[@greyheadcustoms4678]

Faye went though so many emotions on this one and it was exciting to witness! 🎆Total confusion at 6:19 😵‍💫"OMG, what the....where did... what hap...*silence*"; realization of life at 6:47, OCD of dirtiness at 9:06, irritation from the people of the "Kingdom of Reeeeeee" (Rainman Ray's favorite ppl too) and right to pure mic drop 🎤rant at 13:10. GO FAYE! Cold press crimp hands down is better cause science! Excellent entertaining video today! Keep it going! - side note that galley looked like a Pentastar 3.6 🤣🤣

[@michaelskinner896]

I'm really enjoying these wrenching/repair videos Faye. Nice work and repair on this! I too, get sick of reading comments from people who think they know better. Those crimp style butt connectors are my preferred choice for repair, if I can't run the entire length of wire. The people complaining about these connectors have outdated information like you said, or they're not using them correctly, or both.

[@pedal2dmetal_911]

Faye, you are amazing, detailed troubleshooting, fix agenda and adding along the way small stuff that makes reliability paramount. Thank you for the ease of explanation and I agree with your opion regarding fixing the wires, great execution. Thank you for the added wisdom.

[@patb5266]

Nice work! Ive been soldering for 50 years and I prefer it when I can but it's not always the best or most suitable method. Butt connectors work just as well and I usually put some dielectric or at times maybe silcone at the ends. I recently picked up some of the solder type noncrimp butt connectors but haven't tried them yet. The disadvantage of course is heat gun required😅

[@Da-OG-FortNiteGuy]

I first saw you on tv, i think it was two girls and a truck or something like that and i have been absolutely dazzled ever since! You are amazing! Keep doing such a great job! Your Videos are great!

[@user60521123]

Awesome job! You’re bringing integrity back to a profession that’s has quite a shady past. It used to be a gamble to take your car to a mechanic. Customers that found mechanics with your work ethic and knowledge were lucky.

[@robertfarris7375]

I like Spicy Faye! Who knows better, a keyboard warrior or person making their living performing these jobs?? Keep it up Faye, you are the best!!

[@hazardmanvideos]

When I had the same coil wiring problem on my jz, I did solder the wires, but it was an absolute pain. The conductor in the stock harness has a coating that prevents the solder from sticking. The weatherproof butt connector is a much better option.

[@douglasbaker5949]

Love those butt connectors that melt and the cover shrinks then I’ll throw on some liquid tape on the ends to really seal them. Keep up the great content

[@imfloridano5448]

We are waiting on more of these types of diagnosis and repair narration 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@dbcollier3708]

"...Am I spicy about this? Absolutely!" Priceless. Hahaha. Love you Faye! Big laughs! As an aside, just ordered my transfer case vent from local Toyo dealer today after gear oil change a few weeks ago. Gracias por su todo ayuda.

[@mellowmanmace4346]

I love the detail in this one, keep up the good work Faye!

[@jonh901271]

I really enjoyed the diagnosis and repair. More please!

[@cmorda11]

Beautiful harness repair! I totally agree with you (and apparently Toyota also). Butt splices are way more appropriate for automotive environments!

[@intentsmodz]

Did you learn that zip tie hack on the plug wires on that episode of RoadKill? I'm sure gonna miss the show but glad we have everyone here on KZbin now, even cotten finally got with the program.

[@regwash8620]

Amazing job! On its way to another 300,000 miles

[@anthonymoreno1967]

I love your videos, Faye. And the attention to detail Is in your work Keep up the good work 😊

[@timb3925]

There is nothing wrong with the barrel connector as long as it's got the shrink wrap to seal everything. I think people have problems with them of just use the hard plastic ones and crimped them, if you don't shrink it to the wire the water gets in there and corrodes things.

[@rotaxtwin]

That Lexus is a sweet sled. Kinda funny that it popped a fuse. I sure like that tubular exhaust manifold.

[@danielbright-h2r]

you go girl, your work is 100% at all times! your the best!

[@RobertYonng]

You now have a confident customer for life. 😉👍

[@seancrumby3241]

Great solid work, I like the dielectric paste. On the wire ends and coils.

[@jaimegomez4538]

Great Job 👏 I have an is300 with the same engine and you just have me doing the same job , that was a plus tips on how to work at home and save lots of money thank you 🙏

[@MPerez1972]

You're one of my faves Faye. Keep up the great work!! 🎉

[@PacShore]

Man great videos on how to repair the proper way.

[@az_3kgt714]

Built my entire ecu harness for my haltech ecu and used nothing but crimps and heatshrink. Particularly adhesive filled heatshrink to keep water out. Solder is definintly not the way to go. Dissimlar metals plus electricity causes corrosion. And that hard area when it comes to solder breaks often.

[@dwthomle]

I prefer the heat shrink solder barrels due to the solid connection and the fact that it is waterproof. We used them in avionics exclusively.

[@RobertMcGowan-i7i]

What a wonderful work ethic you have Faye! Quality work as always!! Robert Carol & Liam NYC.

[@Ham68229]

I thought you must have redone this video, replied to this earlier. LOL Again, another great job done well. I hate wiring. Always learning something new. Great video as always, cheers :)

[@seanmcelroy4764]

I would drive all the way from California to have you fix my car

[@kenxiong6830]

One of the best engines ever made by Toyota

[@patrickostrom2762]

Great job 👍, details with your procedure right on! Forest Gump replace spark plugs!

[@alwayscuriousalwayslearnin]

that's one of the many things I loved about older cars (except for Jags) from more than 3 decades ago, you don't have to dismantle half the top of the engine to just replace valve cover gasket and Spark plugs usually were easy to get at the more things that have to come off the more possible problems that could happen. I am not looking forward to when I have to do spark plugs on my 06 is350 it's amazing that thing ran with all the fried wires. I wonder if it would have been easier and less time-consuming to just calling around auto wreckers or the wiring harness, but then again I didn't see how long that harness would have been to replace, maybe it is huge and well a real pain to do . as for the crinp in verse soldiering I think that it would depend on how much moisture would get in there may have been quicker for some to soldier myself I was never that great at soldiering, so I would have Crimped lol

[@kevenkokos1388]

Top notch work Faye!!!

[@benjamincresswell3713]

Faye, Those cars ARE NOT INTENDED TO GO 300,000 ANYTHING. They are planned obsolescence. Talking to "Engineers" will do nothing, all they are charged with is making it to the end of the Warranty period. I worked at a Proving Ground, and my CB radio contacts said it best: " They Don't Prove Anything." They were right. When I asked one time about durability, I was told very succinctly "we are not trying to make it last forever, just until the end of the warranty period." (my eyes became open and I stopped telling anyone where I worked.) I attended a trillion hours of meetings on that subject. As you can see the quality of materials is not up to 300,000. You have blown-up ignition coils, rotted and collapsed hoses, brittle plastic insulation as well as corrosion everywhere. Your weather pack *(Packard Electric invention) ends are even pulled out of their connectors. If you want to make nowadays cars go beyond the warranty you have to be parts and labor intensive about it. You could employ old school methods for replacement parts, like Packard Electric parts, but you will probably end-up. Many of the "old school" components that might go further will cause back EMF and spurious emissions of RF that will scramble signals going to various umteen computers and microprocessors. So, like my auto tech instructor way way way back in 1969 used to say in class: " Keep It Clean, Keep It Stock and Drive It." He followed that with: " If you make 1 change you become the engineer, everything affects everything else." So if you want to do something besides just be "A Parts Replacer" you will inherit the wind. Example: I soldered a terminal end onto my alternator power wire once, It broke befor a week was out. If you have vibration, the solder will make the wire inflexible and it will break sooner unless you "engineer." You may have to strap it down with clamps and such, but not just solder it. YOU BECOME THE DURABILITY ENGINEER. OK? I had the dubious honor of helping a friend get a car repair joint going, and over the next 20 years I got to see the stuff I helped "engineer" after 10 years in service. I was embarrassed. If someone says they can do it better, I'd ask for the scientific proof of the test of time. I love you Faye and I would never even try to belittle your work. You do great. Thank You for the entertainment. ben/ michigan. email me: [e-mail]

[@user-zl1bh2gk1b]

Way to go, Faye! Awesome job!

[@oshuntran3579]

I love it when you see the wire harness you speak and pause, speak and pause was hilarious, m retire mechanic for Toyota and I feel you lol well done 👍👍👍😅😅

[@ogatkinson6274]

Wow, you are very thorough and detailed. Thanks for sharing.

[@jall5139]

I really enjoy your work and the knowledge you have very informative and explain everything very well and detailed keep up the good work looking forward to more of your videos

[@SuperTundra08]

Well done Faye.....you can work on my Tundra any time😎

[@01FozzyS]

You tell them,Faye! You do what you think is right. 👍

[@robertoramon7872]

Nice vid Faye! preciate all your hardwork!

[@pierrerivera8993]

Faye, you're an awesome technician!!

[@Troy_Harland]

Great vid Faye, enjoy this type of content 👍🏻

[@zkdadof4]

You have a unique channel. Nice work.

[@imfloridano5448]

You don't want to use solder in high heat areas like engines. The solder will melt again and turn into a cold solder joint. This I was taught when I was at A.I.T. for a Bradley mechanic at Ft Knox and a special electronics device repair at Ft Gordon Georgia. Faye you are 100% correct in your wire repairs.

[@GrandePunto8V]

Nope. First two reasons are: vibrations (solder joints will crack, wires break), galvanic corrosion when the moisture will eventually get into the joint. Cold joint is a badly done joint from the get go (it doesn't develop later, from good joint). Maybe you were taught, but you didn't listen carefully. Pay attention next time.

[@joedoub]

Great job like usual looks great. I'm gripping or soldering everybody has their own way for it is the NASA way to attach wires my preferred way of doing stuff for me as a maker of things you have a great day and thank you for the great content.

[@southpike1000]

Faye, you are a Master Mechanic. So if you tell me a duck can pull a truck, I'm shutting the F up and hooking it up.

[@remio0912]

The outro is epic.

[@ruleev6432]

The hand to face crying emoji made me happy throughout the video unlike the owner.😥😁

[@harishdevi4344]

Thanks Faye. Great job as usual!

[@wesleypulkka7447]

Great job Faye!

[@MrRadiodio]

another one bites the dust great job

[@andresdiaz1361]

This videos are perfection. Thanks

[@Chitown388]

wow! that was scary to replace the coils and the plugs; so many things had to be removed first. The plugs and coils are so much easier to replace on the next generation of Lexus GS engine.

[@Caf1972]

Great job, Faye!!!

[@jdm3gee14]

Wow. Not bad for 300k+. Oil, age and heat on electrical don't mix. Now I know what to look for when looking for a GS300 project.

[@joedawg7275]

That plastic wire cover crumbles if you look at it wrong on most older toyotas. I re-wrapped them with tesa tape.

[@danielestone8517]

You do it right! Love the chickens.

[@thomaslam6821]

GREAT JOB! I DON’T CARE WHAT OTHERS SAID ABOUT YOU AND THIS VIDEO! 👍👍👍

[@orinmangar2333]

Faye, you do excellent work. Don't bother with idiots on the channel.