I Bought a Mechanically Totaled Porsche and Fixed it with a $200 Amazon Timing Kit

Samcrac
28 Apr 202446:20

Summary

TLDRIn this detailed account, the narrator recounts the journey of purchasing a Porsche with a known engine issue at a bank sale for a scrap value price. The car, suspected to have a loose timing chain, was taken to a dealer for a potential free recall fix. Upon diagnosis, it was found that the car had multiple misfires and fuel-related issues, with a slack timing chain identified as the likely culprit. Despite an open recall for a known problem with the cam adjuster bolts, the dealership's service suggested costly replacements unrelated to the timing system. Dissatisfied, the owner decided to tackle the repair himself, removing the valve covers, and discovering worn-out timing chain guides. With a DIY approach, he replaced the timing set, including the chain, guides, and tensioner, using a kit purchased online for a fraction of the dealer's quote. After a thorough reassembly and a surprising discovery that the car wouldn't start due to an empty fuel tank, the car was brought back to life, running smoothly and vindicating the owner's decision to self-repair. The video serves as a testament to the importance of vehicle diagnostics and the potential savings from DIY repairs.

Takeaways

  • 🚗 The Porsche was bought at a bank sale for a low price due to a marked engine issue.
  • 🔍 The car was taken to a dealer because it was under a recall that might fix the engine issue for free.
  • 📉 The vehicle was considered a 'ticking time bomb' in its current state due to a loose timing chain.
  • 💡 Diagnostic scans revealed a crankshaft camshaft correlation code, multiple misfires, and fuel-related issues.
  • 🔧 The dealership identified the need for new motor mounts, tire replacement, front brakes, and spark plugs, but did not address the timing system.
  • 💰 The cost quoted by the dealership for the additional recommended work was considered outrageous by the owner.
  • 🛠️ The owner decided to perform their own diagnostics and repairs using a tool like Carly for dealer-level diagnostics.
  • 🧐 Upon further inspection, the owner discovered worn-out plastic timing guides, which were causing the slack in the timing chain.
  • 🔩 The owner replaced the timing chain and guides, which was a task that the dealership had quoted at a high price.
  • 🚫 The car initially failed to start after the repair due to an empty gas tank, not a motor mount issue as suspected.
  • 🎉 After adding gas, the car started smoothly, indicating the repair was successful and the engine issues were resolved.

Q & A

  • Why was the Porsche bought at a bank sale for a scrap value?

    -The Porsche was purchased at a bank sale for a scrap value because it was marked with an engine issue.

  • What was the first action taken by the owner after buying the Porsche?

    -The first action taken by the owner was to take the car straight to the dealer because it was under an open recall that might fix its engine issues for free.

  • Why is the car described as a 'ticking time bomb' in its current state?

    -The car is referred to as a 'ticking time bomb' due to a loose timing chain, which is likely the root of the engine issues.

  • What was discovered when the car's engine codes were read using a scanner?

    -When the car's engine codes were read, a crankshaft camshaft correlation code along with multiple misfires and a few fuel-related issues were identified.

  • What recall did Porsche issue several years ago?

    -Porsche issued a recall for their cam adjuster bolts on the Panamera and Cayenne models due to the bolts that hold the gear to the cam adjuster backing out or breaking.

  • Why did the dealership suggest replacing the motor mounts?

    -The dealership suggested replacing the motor mounts because the engine was vibrating heavily, which they believed was due to the motor mounts needing replacement.

  • What was the total cost quoted by the dealership for the additional recommended services?

    -The total cost quoted by the dealership for the additional recommended services was $4,346 for a set of engine mounts, $2,587 for front pads and rotors, and $2,246 for spark plugs.

  • What was the actual issue with the timing system of the Porsche?

    -The actual issue with the timing system was that the plastic guide of the timing chain was worn out, causing slack in the chain and leading to the engine running out of time.

  • Why did the owner decide to perform the repair themselves instead of using the dealership?

    -The owner decided to perform the repair themselves because they believed the dealership's diagnosis was incomplete and the costs for the recommended services were outrageously high.

  • What tool did the owner use to diagnose the car's issues?

    -The owner used a diagnostic tool called Carly, which provides dealer-level diagnostics and support articles for common issues on specific car models.

  • What was the final outcome after the owner completed the repair?

    -The final outcome was successful; the car's engine ran smoothly after the repair, and the owner saved significantly by performing the repair themselves instead of using the dealership.

Outlines

00:00

🚗 Purchasing a Porsche with Engine Issues

The narrator describes buying a Porsche at a bank sale due to an engine issue, which allowed him to purchase it at a low price. He takes it to a dealer for a potential recall fix that could resolve the engine problem for free. The car is in a precarious state, likened to a 'ticking time bomb,' and the video aims to diagnose the issue with the timing chain that is suspected to be the root cause of the engine troubles.

05:00

📝 Dealing with Dealership and Diagnostics

The narrator recounts the process of taking the car to the dealership and receiving a list of recommended repairs from a service technician. These include tire replacement, brake service, spark plugs, and engine mounts. The narrator questions the necessity and cost of these repairs, especially since the engine's misfiring and timing issues were not addressed. He also emphasizes the value of having a diagnostic tool like Carly for DIY car owners to understand and manage their car's issues.

10:04

🔍 Investigating the Timing System

The narrator investigates the Porsche's timing system by removing the valve covers and discovering that the tension in the timing chain seems fine. However, upon closer inspection with a scope camera, he finds that the original bolts on the cam adjuster were never replaced as part of the recall, and a piece of the plastic guide is found to be loose, indicating excessive wear. This wear could cause the slack in the timing chain and potentially lead to more serious engine damage.

15:05

🔧 DIY Engine Work and Spark Plug Inspection

The narrator proceeds with DIY work on the Porsche by removing the valve covers and inspecting the engine. He finds that the engine mounts appear to be in good condition, contrary to the dealership's recommendation. He also checks the spark plugs and decides they are in good enough condition to be cleaned and reused, saving a significant amount of money compared to the dealership's quote for new ones.

20:07

🧐 Further Inspection and Timing Chain Replacement

The narrator continues to inspect the engine, focusing on the timing cover and related components. He finds plastic shards from the timing guide and realizes that the original timing chain and guides are worn out, necessitating their replacement. Despite the dealership's high quote for labor, the narrator decides to replace the timing chain and guides himself, highlighting the car's good overall condition and potential value.

25:09

🔨 Reassembling the Engine and Testing

After replacing the worn-out timing components, the narrator reassembles the engine. He uses special tools to ensure the timing is set correctly and torques all the necessary bolts. Upon testing, the engine does not start initially, but after checking for fuel flow and connections, it turns out the car was simply out of gas. Once refueled, the car starts smoothly, indicating that the engine timing and repairs were successful.

30:10

🚫 Testing Motor Mounts and Future Plans

The final part of the video involves testing the motor mounts to see if they need replacement, as recommended by the dealership. The narrator performs a test by putting the car in drive and giving it some gas while pressing the brake pedal. The engine does not leap out of the engine bay, indicating that the motor mounts are in good condition. The video concludes with the narrator reflecting on the repair process and planning to investigate other potential issues with the car in the next video.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Timing Chain

A timing chain is a crucial part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft. In the video, the timing chain is identified as the likely source of the engine issues, with a loose chain causing the engine to be 'out of time'. The worn-out timing chain guides are replaced to prevent further engine damage.

💡Recall

A recall in the automotive context is a safety campaign by the manufacturer to correct a defect in their vehicles. The video mentions a recall issued by Porsche for their cam adjuster bolts, which is directly related to the car's engine problem. The recall is significant as it provides a potential free fix for the engine issues.

💡Camshaft

The camshaft is a part of an internal combustion engine that operates the mechanical valves and controls the admission of the intake and the exhaust in the engine. The video discusses the importance of the camshaft and its synchronization with the timing chain, which is crucial for the engine's proper functioning.

💡Misfire

An engine misfire occurs when one or more of the engine's cylinders fail to fire properly during a combustion process. In the script, multiple misfires are detected along with engine codes, indicating a problem with the engine's performance, which is later linked to the timing chain issue.

💡Diagnostic Scanner

A diagnostic scanner is a tool used to read trouble codes from a vehicle's computer system, which can help identify issues with the vehicle. In the video, the scanner is used to read engine codes, which reveal problems like misfires and fuel-related issues, leading to the discovery of the timing chain problem.

💡Engine Mounts

Engine mounts are components that attach the engine to the vehicle's chassis, serving to reduce the transmission of vibrations and noise. The video discusses the dealership's recommendation to replace motor mounts due to heavy engine vibration, which the narrator questions as a necessary repair.

💡Spark Plugs

Spark plugs are devices that deliver electric current from the ignition system to the combustion chamber, where they ignite the compressed fuel-air mixture. The video mentions the dealership's recommendation to replace spark plugs, which the narrator disputes as unnecessary based on their condition and the car's symptoms.

💡Valve Covers

Valve covers are the caps that fit over the valve train in an engine, protecting it from dust and debris. In the video, the removal of the valve covers is part of the diagnostic process to inspect the timing chain and camshaft, revealing the worn-out timing chain guides.

💡Oil Pan

The oil pan is the reservoir that holds the engine oil, which lubricates the engine's moving parts. The video describes the oil pan as being removed to drain old oil and to inspect for debris, which is part of the engine's maintenance and repair process.

💡Tensioner

A tensioner is a mechanical device that maintains the correct tension on a timing belt or chain. In the video, the worn-out hydraulic tensioner is identified as part of the problem with the timing system, which is later replaced to ensure proper tension on the new timing chain.

💡Porsche Panamera

The Porsche Panamera is a luxury sedan manufactured by the German automobile company Porsche. The video revolves around the repair and maintenance of a used Porsche Panamera with an engine issue, which is bought at a bank sale and later diagnosed with a timing chain problem.

Highlights

Purchased a Porsche with a known engine issue at a bank sale for a low price.

The car was under a recall that could potentially fix the engine issue for free.

Discovered a loose timing chain, which is likely the root cause of the engine problems.

Porsche had issued a recall for cam adjuster bolts due to them backing out or breaking.

The vehicle's previous service history showed the car was well maintained by its first owner.

Despite the open recall, the dealership had not performed the recall work.

The dealership suggested replacing motor mounts and other parts without addressing the timing system.

The cost for recommended parts and labor at the dealership was exorbitant, indicating potential overcharging.

Used a diagnostic tool to gain a better understanding of the car's issues, emphasizing the importance of DIY diagnostics.

Removed valve covers to access the timing system, revealing the engine to be in good condition.

Identified broken pieces of the plastic timing chain guide as the cause of the slack in the timing chain.

Conducted a cost-effective repair by replacing the entire timing set with a kit purchased on Amazon.

Employed special timing tools to ensure the accuracy and correctness of the engine timing.

Successfully completed the timing replacement and reassembly in a cow pasture with basic tools.

The car initially failed to start after reassembly due to an empty fuel tank, not a mechanical issue.

After adding fuel, the car started smoothly, indicating the repair was successful.

Conducted a test to check the motor mounts by revving the engine in drive while braking.

Confirmed that the motor mounts were in good condition, contrary to the dealership's expensive recommendation.

Transcripts

00:00

I just bought this Porsche at a bank

00:02

sale where was marked with an engine

00:03

issue and because of that it sold for

00:06

basically scrap value and I took it

00:08

straight to the dealer because it's

00:09

under an open recall that might fix its

00:12

engine totally free now I brought this

00:14

car here on the trailer because in its

00:16

current state it's a ticking Time Bomb

00:18

let me show you

00:23

why this loose timing chain is likely

00:26

the root of our engine issues but let's

00:28

go back just a few hours when the car

00:30

was first dropped off the transporter

00:32

left it in a super convenient spot right

00:35

here in the middle of traffic he

00:36

obviously moved it on and off his truck

00:38

so it's no surprise that it runs and

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[Music]

00:43

drives okay all right it's running uh

00:47

really crummy that's

00:52

good look at this guy he's doing an oil

00:55

change here in the middle of the

00:58

road this thing has a really bad Idol as

01:02

soon as I got the Porsche home I plugged

01:04

in my scanner so we could read its

01:05

engine codes and right off the bat we

01:07

found a crankshaft cam shaft correlation

01:10

code along with multiple misfires and a

01:12

few fuel related issues at this point I

01:15

popped the oil cap and found this slack

01:17

in our timing chain it's pretty obvious

01:19

this thing is out of time and several

01:21

years ago Porsche issued a recall for

01:23

their cam adjuster bolts not only on the

01:24

Panamera but also for the Cayenne that

01:26

has the same exact V8 engine basically

01:29

these bolts that hold the gear to the

01:31

cam adjuster would back out or break and

01:33

this is all attached to the cam shaft

01:35

when this would happen the adjuster will

01:37

spin but the cam shaft will stay put and

01:40

that'll definitely put you out of time

01:43

now I have the recall paper right here

01:46

and it basically tells you how to

01:47

pinpoint a broken cam adjuster bolt it

01:50

starts with a set of diagnostic trouble

01:52

codes and the codes listed here are

01:54

nearly a onetoone match of what we've

01:56

already generated with Carly our

01:58

diagnostic to down the list it tells you

02:01

to remove the oil cap and take a look at

02:04

the cam shaft itself and watch it as you

02:06

turn the motor over to see if this

02:09

adjuster which again is basically a big

02:11

gear spins in sync with the cam shaft so

02:14

we went ahead and did this and

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everything did spin in syn like it

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should so I took things one step further

02:20

and put a scope camera down this oil cap

02:23

to take a look at these adjuster bolts

02:25

because I just couldn't believe that

02:26

this recall was never done and it turns

02:29

out the bolts that came installed in

02:31

this car were definitely the factory

02:33

Originals you could tell because the

02:34

originals were a security Tor with a dot

02:37

in the center of the head now when I

02:38

bought this car I had checked the VIN

02:40

and saw this open recall but I called

02:42

the dealership to verify they said it

02:44

had never been done and this is all

02:45

insane considering this recall was

02:47

issued again several years ago from

02:49

Porsche and this car has 180,000 Mi

02:53

160,000 of that 180,000 were done from

02:56

the first owner and he serviced this car

02:59

religious ly so how it was never done is

03:02

beyond me but the other side is that it

03:05

doesn't seem like the bolts that are

03:07

known to fail have failed so it's very

03:10

likely that just another part of our

03:12

timing system at 180,000 Mi has been

03:15

worn out but the dealership's got to

03:17

mess with the timing system and if you

03:19

think about it they've got to take those

03:21

old style bolts out when they torque the

03:24

new ones back in they're going to be

03:25

putting tension on our adjusters our cam

03:29

gears and they risk slipping those gears

03:33

with a loose timing chain so while they

03:35

could probably perform this recall while

03:37

being very very careful it's a bit risky

03:40

for a dealership to take a car that's

03:42

out of time mess with the timing system

03:45

and hand it back to the customer without

03:47

the very least telling me about the

03:49

issues that it currently has or just

03:51

game plan it with me one way or another

03:53

either way we're going to drop this

03:54

thing at the dealership and hopefully

03:55

they can tell us what's wrong with it

03:56

and if we get really lucky maybe they're

03:58

even able to fix what wrong with it and

04:01

give it back to us all under the

04:03

recall before we get it into the uh

04:05

dealership we should take these stickers

04:09

off this car is really Shifty to run

04:12

listen to

04:16

this uh we have to make it from right

04:20

here to just across the street without

04:23

it skipping time let's see if we can do

04:27

it that's probably the way we should

04:30

have taken this into the dealer but I

04:33

like to live

04:46

dangerously so it's been like 3 days

04:47

since we dropped this Porche off at the

04:49

dealership I finally heard from them

04:51

they sent me a text message uh with a

04:53

video attached to it and the video is

04:55

the tech that's working on the car uh in

04:57

the service Bay and he's basically just

05:00

recommending additional things be done

05:02

to the car while it's still there at the

05:03

dealer I won't play his audio but I'll

05:05

just basically tell you what he's saying

05:07

he first starts off by saying all the

05:09

tires are 6 years old so he recommends

05:12

that we get those replaced and

05:14

recommends that we do the front brakes

05:15

at the same time because they're worn

05:18

but anyway he recommends we get a set of

05:20

spark plugs while we're there and then

05:23

this is the most interesting part of the

05:25

whole entire video he says that your

05:27

engine is vibrating heavily so I suggest

05:29

this set of replacement motor mounts now

05:32

in my opinion the engine is vibrating

05:35

heavily because it's continuously

05:36

misfiring because it's out of time but

05:39

he doesn't mention anything about the

05:40

timing system he says it's uh basically

05:42

ready to be picked up at that point I

05:45

get on the phone with the service

05:46

advisor who's a guy in the office not

05:49

working on the car and he has that list

05:51

of stuff that the tech uh basically

05:53

recommended I had him price it out just

05:55

wait till you hear the price on some of

05:57

this stuff it's outrageous it sure

05:59

doesn't sound like they did any

06:01

additional work in the timing Department

06:02

maybe I was totally kidding myself and

06:05

just surprised that nothing was

06:06

mentioned but anyway we won't know what

06:08

happened until we get the car and check

06:10

it out for ourselves all right I got my

06:12

paperwork here I'm assuming this is

06:13

going to sound identical to the way we

06:15

left it to him let's see

06:22

here yeah same all right I'm a bit

06:24

surprised at the dealership here and to

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be completely honest I wasn't looking

06:27

for some sort of free major service

06:30

along with a new timing set and

06:32

everything done at their dime that would

06:34

be totally unreasonable I was just

06:36

looking for them to pinpoint the issue

06:39

which I think you could probably do with

06:41

the valve covers off that's as far as

06:43

they got during the recall and if they

06:45

were an amazing dealer when they

06:47

pinpointed that issue they would have

06:49

said hey you know you got a major

06:50

problem but we've already started taking

06:52

apart your engine to do the recall so

06:54

we'll take that sort of time off your

06:56

bill here's what it's going to cost you

06:59

uh but instead they suggested I get new

07:02

motor mounts and wait till you hear how

07:04

much they were $

07:08

4,346 for a set of engine mounts

07:11

installed along with that they quoted

07:14

$2,587 for front pads and rotors

07:17

honestly brakes are super expensive at

07:19

the dealership you should never get them

07:20

done there and uh last was pretty insane

07:24

as well spark plugs

07:26

$2,246 they look super simple to get to

07:29

and we'll have them out here in a moment

07:30

because I think we're going to start

07:32

ripping this engine apart and see if we

07:34

can't figure out what's wrong with it

07:36

but this is where I urge you guys I've

07:39

said it in a ton of videos to get a

07:42

diagnostic tool we knew more than

07:46

apparently the dealership teched with

07:49

this little tool here course charges

07:51

like $300 an hour now call him up I

07:54

swear to you I couldn't believe one he

07:55

told me it's $300 a labor hour this is

07:58

well less than bucks and the cool thing

08:00

about Carly is that it's a full system

08:02

scanner for a ton of different makes and

08:04

models you know the cheaper tools

08:05

usually will just tell you just your

08:06

engine codes this will tell you

08:08

everything wrong from your engine

08:09

transmission brakes to all the

08:11

electronics and the interior and

08:13

everything so provides dealer level

08:16

Diagnostics uh and they take it one step

08:18

further with something called smart

08:19

mechanic so if you have a common issue

08:22

on your specific car they'll have a

08:24

support article there ready for you it

08:27

will tell you exactly what your problem

08:28

is and then will give you a list of the

08:30

most common fixes for that problem so

08:33

this tool was definitely designed with

08:34

the DIY in mind no matter your level of

08:38

skill I still find it very important to

08:41

have a diagnostic reader if you own a

08:43

car so at the very least you have the

08:45

knowledge to know what's going on with

08:47

your car because it's the difference of

08:49

you owning your own car or the

08:52

dealership owning you I've left a link

08:54

to this tool down in the description now

08:57

we've got to figure out what our problem

09:00

is with this Porsche we're going to

09:01

start simply by just removing the valve

09:04

covers just like the dealership did this

09:06

engine doesn't look too terribly bad

09:08

like you see these covers here that look

09:10

like they just kind of get out of the

09:12

way yeah that was easy all right the

09:14

other side let's see I actually stuck

09:18

this motor mount here over this thing

09:22

does this slide under no it doesn't

09:24

slide under so I mean it just will come

09:27

out with one bolt and this will probably

09:28

spin upward

09:30

by the way they wanted to sell us motor

09:31

mounts look at that thing that motor

09:33

mount looks brand new otherwise it's a

09:36

matter of just kind of pulling and

09:40

moving just disconnect everything here

09:43

pull these ignition coils out the valve

09:45

covers don't look like they'll be too

09:47

difficult to get out of place maybe a

09:49

couple of tight screws to get to but

09:52

otherwise not bad considering it's a

09:54

portion they charge a fortune for any

09:56

work on it at the dealer

10:03

cool all

10:06

right there we

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go let's see what we

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[Music]

10:24

got there you

10:26

go right here that gasket should be new

10:29

so that was good there all right oo

10:32

still a little warm from us moving it

10:35

and so oil cover was here dude what's

10:38

going on look at this before there was I

10:42

could literally slap this against the

10:43

valve cover now it's got perfect

10:47

tension look this isn't moving at all I

10:49

guess the slack could be

10:51

elsewhere

10:53

or is it the hydraulic tensioner is

10:57

going to bleed off and we've got a worn

10:58

hydraulic tensioner I thought it was for

11:00

sure the GU well we still got to get

11:02

this side off and that'll help us figure

11:05

did he change these no no okay good good

11:08

call so if we look on the back here

11:10

these guys here and according to the uh

11:13

service advisor they just take one out

11:15

at a time and I think there's four of

11:18

them in there and they just put another

11:19

one in that's why he said that they

11:21

didn't have to mess with the timing but

11:23

you would think they were putting torque

11:26

against this right there's a a tool

11:30

that goes against the cam shafts back

11:31

here you can actually see where the

11:32

timing dots are right there and right

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there uh and it only you know fits in

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one place You' think if they were

11:40

putting torque against this they would

11:41

want to put that timing tool in wouldn't

11:43

you think if they were changing the

11:44

bolts you know so anyway this is crazy

11:47

that there's perfect tension so there's

11:49

more to this story either the hydraulic

11:51

tensioner got a problem there's slack in

11:53

the chain elsewhere which doesn't make a

11:55

lot of sense turn the engine over by

11:57

hand well we're going to do that let's

11:59

let's get that other cover off first all

12:00

right here we go let's see what do we

12:05

got again we got perfect tension on this

12:09

side too how did you check the tension

12:11

before I literally stuck my finger on

12:14

this and it the oil engine cap and it

12:15

would just hit the valve uh cover so you

12:17

weren't able to check this side at all

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definitely

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not all

12:24

right there we

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go perfect look at that all right

12:35

I think I see something Mike this is

12:37

unbelievable but it's kind of exactly

12:39

what we thought and uh well I think Mike

12:41

even already sees it Mike what do you

12:43

see I see the a piece of the plastic

12:46

guide right here just a piece though you

12:47

don't see a lot of the plastic guide

12:49

just a piece it's actually quite loose

12:50

so you want to get a picture of it

12:51

before it falls deeper into the

12:55

engine oh there you go there's some good

12:57

slack in the chain okay okay so it's

12:59

really dependent on the position the

13:01

chain is in and where that plastic is

13:03

moving at the time let's see we got the

13:05

scope so you can see it a little bit

13:07

better but you see that so that's it's

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pieces of the guide bunching up in there

13:15

it's all broken up now look I want you

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to switch it from this side switch it to

13:18

this side you could see there's like

13:21

literally just one Shard of it left and

13:24

the rest of it's straight metal take a

13:25

look see there you go there's the bridge

13:28

guide right there and there's just a

13:30

fragment of plastic hanging on for dear

13:33

life in the corner here that guide is

13:36

completely gone you could see A Shard of

13:38

plastic just hanging out right there so

13:41

my question is okay you got to figure

13:44

the tech the tech had the engine just

13:46

like we have it here both valve covers

13:47

off in order to do the recall that's as

13:49

um disassembled as this engine was okay

13:52

something like this should he have

13:54

spotted that again from the naked eye

13:56

here you can see that that's straight

13:57

metal and there should be a little bit

14:00

of plastic on the end the plastic spans

14:02

the entire way of that guide it normally

14:05

looks something like this that little

14:07

thin piece of plastic is basically the

14:09

barrier between the timing chain and the

14:11

metal bridge that it runs on after

14:13

seeing nearly 200,000 Mi on this Porsche

14:16

it's got to just be worn to bits and

14:18

even though it's probably only a

14:19

millimeter or two thick the difference

14:21

is enough to cause slack in the chain

14:23

and it's got to be why we're out of time

14:25

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samrack now from what I read the

15:52

dealership actually quotes an engine out

15:54

job to the tuna like 30 labor hours in

15:57

order to do a timing job on both the

16:00

Panamera and the Cayenne but I'm trying

16:02

to figure out why that's the case

16:04

because if you look at the front of the

16:05

motor here this is our timing cover you

16:07

can see where it actually splits off the

16:09

car basically we need to get that off in

16:10

order to get to our guides our tensioner

16:13

anything that would be a wear component

16:15

in the timing system and uh well from

16:18

here to even just the front of the fan

16:20

look it there's a decent amount of room

16:22

there Out imagine you could get a lot of

16:24

tools in between all this if we just

16:26

remove you know little things like our

16:28

intake box and whatnot and especially if

16:30

we remove the radiator fan itself we'd

16:32

have a ton more room so I'm just going

16:34

to go and start pulling off all the

16:36

little things around here let's get the

16:38

radiator hoses disconnected and see if

16:40

we got enough room to knock this job out

16:42

literally here in the middle of a cow

16:44

pasture

17:18

now in this car is almost 200,000 miles

17:20

on the road there are a lot of Fasteners

17:23

missing which well is making my job so

17:24

far easier there are only two clips

17:26

holding this fan in place I don't have

17:29

the appropriate socket to uh take the

17:31

tension off the belt tensioner but what

17:33

we just did was remove all the bolts

17:35

holding the tensioner in place and uh

17:39

we'll just have to get that socket when

17:40

it all goes back together but at this

17:42

point you can see the belt is nice and

17:44

loose we should be able to pop it off

17:47

there we

17:49

go so I ran out and got a clean storage

17:51

container here and it was $6 so Porsche

17:55

coolant would cost us more like $30 or

17:57

$40 a gallon I think we're best off

17:59

saving this since it looks so nice and

18:02

uh reusing it when we're all

18:07

done so far working on this engine has

18:09

been like disassembling an American V8

18:11

it is truly that easy and well laid out

18:14

there's a ton of room everywhere and

18:15

heck we almost got the entire front end

18:17

strip in order to take our timing cover

18:20

off what I want to do next is pull our

18:22

spark plugs for a few reasons number one

18:24

of course the dealership tried to sell

18:26

us a new set of eight for like what

18:27

20320 400 bucks so we got to make sure

18:30

that they're actually the end of their

18:32

life right but also we want to check

18:34

inside the cylinder there make sure that

18:36

our valves don't have any damage from

18:38

the car running out of time and last

18:40

well it just make our lives a whole lot

18:41

easier when we check the timing of the

18:44

car with the plugs out now again

18:47

remember they wanted well over $2,000 to

18:50

do the spark plugs in this car there's

18:52

eight of them you don't have to take the

18:53

valve covers off in order to do that we

18:55

just obviously have them off for other

18:57

reasons and I'm going to take one plug

18:59

out in real time this one is already

19:02

loose enough for me to turn with my

19:04

little mini breaker here and now I'm

19:06

turning it by hand I figure at this rate

19:09

take no more than 5 6 minutes to pull

19:11

your ignition coil out pull the spark

19:13

plug out replace it with a new spark

19:15

plug and tidy everything back up and on

19:18

top of that uh well you got to figure

19:20

that each new spark plug these are Bosch

19:23

aridium spark plugs so they're going to

19:25

be a little

19:26

pricier they might cost you what 10

19:28

bucks a piece but what does that end up

19:30

being 80 bucks in spark plugs and maybe

19:33

30 45 minutes of your time I just don't

19:35

think that's worth

19:37

$2,400 all right there's a better view

19:39

of it what the plug might have just a

19:41

little bit of like sood on it but

19:43

overall I would just clean the tips of

19:45

these and run them again again this is a

19:47

very nice plug these are probably maybe

19:49

$10 to $ 122 if you bought them from

19:51

Porsche they'd be a little bit more

19:52

expensive but I can almost guarantee you

19:55

these have been replaced at least once

19:57

just by looking at them you know plugs

19:59

that have been run over 100,000 mies

20:01

usually are way more dark in the threads

20:04

here um there is no reason to replace

20:07

these and again in my estimation the

20:09

dealer is just doing Blind estimates on

20:11

stuff to to get the easy jobs for the

20:12

high dollars I brought Mike back today

20:15

he brought his large shaft with him here

20:17

Mike what is this for uh it's for

20:20

holding the crank pulley in place you

20:21

want to be more excited you got a big

20:22

shaft in your hands come on not a lot of

20:25

people can say that here we go I brought

20:27

Mike back for the day he's brought his

20:28

big shaft one of the important things

20:30

about Mike is that he helped me time the

20:32

first engine I ever timed Ford Fiesta

20:34

1.6 L the water pump was leaking the

20:36

only way to get to is behind the timing

20:37

cover behind the timing tensioner that's

20:39

a Ford design Mike you brought your big

20:42

shaft with you how are we going to use

20:44

this shaft to time well it's not for

20:46

timing yet right we're just removing

20:48

more stuff just breaks the crank F bolt

20:50

loose and you need that big of a tool in

20:52

order to do it apparently um you need a

20:55

lot of Leverage I guess okay where'd you

20:57

get this one from Amazon Ren

21:02

to as simple as that we kind of just get

21:04

the thing in place come on there's no

21:07

way like one

21:10

hand is it going feels like it's going

21:13

is it going wow I thought it was going

21:15

to be like more dramatic than

21:18

that wow I can't believe how easy that

21:21

was Mike oh there you go look at

21:24

that here we go we're almost ready to

21:27

pull this timing cover off but before we

21:29

do we have to drain our oil I went and

21:30

dropped the undershield here you could

21:33

see this oil pan has been leaking for

21:35

quite a while this is uh nasty but it's

21:39

an easy oil pan to pull off and reseal

21:42

and you know we found some plastic

21:43

shards up there in the engine what not

21:46

to say that a couple made their way down

21:47

in the pan we will find this out a

21:49

little later right now I just want to

21:51

pull the drain plug which looks like

21:52

it's been stripped a bit hopefully

21:55

that's not too big of an issue and uh

21:57

get the rest of the oil out that way it

21:58

doesn't slash all over us when we pull

22:00

the timing cover but I am noticing one

22:04

good thing back here and you look at the

22:05

transmission pan all back there that all

22:08

looks extremely clean but the more we go

22:11

through this car we're finding more good

22:13

than bad all right well change of plans

22:16

I thought we were going to deal with

22:17

this oil pan later we're dealing with it

22:19

right now

22:22

because that drain plug is so incredibly

22:25

stripped uh and I just don't have any

22:28

other sockets no torqus no uh hex keys

22:31

will fit in it I've already went and

22:33

loosened every single one of these

22:35

screws on the pan so we didn't have any

22:37

issue there I'm going to take him out

22:38

one by one on the back end here and

22:41

hopefully we can get most of it in the

22:42

drain

22:50

bucket see if we can find anything in

22:52

here oh I'm already seeing a couple

22:54

fragments look at this let's see is that

22:57

metal or is that plastic

22:59

plastic that's plastic uh I thought that

23:02

this was the magnet in the corner this

23:03

is the magnet right here look there's

23:05

two massive pieces of it oh my goodness

23:09

there's going to be so much more left in

23:10

it when we pop that timing cover open I

23:12

bet but yeah the good news is I'm not

23:15

seeing any out of the ordinary metal I

23:18

mean maybe just a smidgen and remember

23:20

I'm working outside here so maybe a

23:21

little bit of dirt you know bleue in

23:23

there but otherwise this is dirty oil

23:26

and a bunch a bunch bunch of plastic

23:29

taking a closer look at our oil here I

23:31

am finding a little bit of glitter in it

23:33

but I'm not too worried about it yet see

23:34

this glitter is more silver which would

23:36

tell me what's happening is the timing

23:38

chain is obviously rubbing up against

23:40

what's left of the timing guide which is

23:42

metal so that's where our metal to metal

23:44

is likely coming from and when you

23:46

consider that almost nine quarts of oil

23:49

came out of this uh even though we had

23:51

an oil leak it's not like it was run

23:52

severely low on oil to the point where

23:55

we'd be doing wear to the bearings or

23:57

something like that when you have

23:59

bearing material in your oil the color

24:01

is more gold and in my experience it

24:03

looks a little bit heavier than what we

24:05

see

24:16

here so yeah getting the manifold off

24:18

was actually pretty simple here's the

24:20

cable right here that runs underneath

24:23

another cap in order to get this cap out

24:25

of place you got to take the fuel rail

24:27

up I was able to just kind of wiggle in

24:29

there with a wrench and get that nut off

24:32

and now I am working on the rest of the

24:34

screws on this timing cover and these

24:38

are aluminum screws so they're really

24:40

soft couple of them are pretty gummy and

24:43

this vice grips has saved me a couple

24:45

times didn't save me there um three out

24:49

of probably you know two dozen so far

24:52

have stripped very easily so I'm trying

24:54

to take it easy I'm using no power tools

24:57

uh and I'm trying to go in without the

24:58

extension where I can but the good news

25:01

is this is the one that took me the

25:03

longest probably about 15 minutes which

25:05

isn't bad for a strip screw now let's

25:08

watch this see what

25:12

happens I can hear a bunch of stuff

25:14

moving around in there and just falling

25:17

let's see

25:19

here oh my gosh the change just popped a

25:23

little bit like oh do you hear look at

25:25

the look at this I'm just on this cable

25:27

of course let me see if I can move this

25:29

forward a little bit yeah yeah there we

25:31

go move

25:32

this all right here we go this move out

25:37

there it is

25:39

out come on all right there's one here

25:43

it comes boy they it is off and we have

25:47

a mess of plastic oh my goodness I was

25:51

wondering where all that slack came in

25:53

the chain I didn't realize that the

25:54

tensioner is actually held in by the

25:56

cover here so that's why the chain is

25:58

all flopping around at this point and

26:02

well we'll be able to remove it super

26:05

easily but you can see all the shards of

26:08

plastic that have gone everywhere uh the

26:11

good news is we already took that oil

26:12

pan off so anything that fell further

26:14

down there we'll be able to fish out

26:16

right now our main goal is to just get

26:19

all of the wear components off which are

26:20

the chain and the guides here and then

26:22

we just put it all back

26:24

together so far we haven't hit any major

26:26

roadblocks and everything is just coming

26:28

part like Legos now I'd have to assume

26:30

that this is the original timing chain

26:32

and it looks pretty great but the guides

26:34

were a totally different story now the

26:36

two lower guides just popped right out

26:38

of place and they were in terrible shape

26:40

with cracks everywhere it's no telling

26:42

how much longer these would have lasted

26:44

we're definitely catching everything

26:45

here right before a catastrophic

26:47

incident and the scariest part of it all

26:49

is probably this tiny spring-loaded

26:51

tensioner that's for the oil pump chain

26:53

this was also cracked and if it would

26:55

have gotten any worse it would have

26:56

basically destroyed the engine Beyond

26:57

any reason reasonable

27:09

repair yeah no plastic left strange the

27:12

way they put this on it's really just

27:14

clipped on either edge here so when it

27:16

breaks it literally just comes apart in

27:18

the engine oh there they go there it is

27:21

these are just little plastic guides

27:23

that fit in between the cam gears here

27:28

here oh that one came right out oh that

27:30

one's broken too so yeah lots of old

27:33

brittle plastic that just needs to be

27:35

replaced like I said earlier we forgot

27:37

to take this tensioner out of the cover

27:39

before we pulled the cover off shouldn't

27:41

have done that so now I think the

27:43

easiest way to get it out is just with

27:46

this breaker bar and

27:52

yeah there we go and this is one of the

27:55

only decent timing components that is

27:58

left you can't even push that in it's so

28:01

firm which is pretty incredible when you

28:03

think that it's been in there for

28:04

180,000 miles so we probably got about a

28:07

day's worth of Labor invested into this

28:09

Porsche at this point uh and well we've

28:12

got to throw a whole entire new timing

28:14

set on it so I figure it might be a good

28:16

idea to show you the overall condition

28:19

of the car because that's one of the

28:20

reasons I think it's worth fixing you

28:23

know it could be hard to justify

28:25

spending time and money on something

28:27

that's old and worn out well there's a

28:29

few little unsightly Parts on this

28:31

Porsche like this smashed out rear tail

28:33

light and the driver's side door panel

28:37

leather here you can see it's got a wear

28:40

spot where somebody likely sat their

28:42

elbow well might just look like a piece

28:44

of junk but if you look at the rest of

28:46

the interior and the exterior cosmetic

28:50

condition this car is actually in really

28:52

good shape now I said earlier that the

28:55

first owner the original owner of this

28:57

Porsche put

28:58

160,000 M on it the second owner had it

29:01

less than 20,000 Mi and usually when you

29:04

have a low amount of owners with a high

29:06

amount of miles it results in a car

29:09

that's been very well taken care of and

29:11

I mean the rest of the body in this car

29:13

is pretty much imaculate the rear seats

29:16

are in really good shape and if you look

29:18

at what a used paname costs nowadays I

29:22

mean even a high mileage one of these

29:25

can fetch upwards of 20,000 bucks

29:28

so if we've got a day's worth of

29:30

disassembly we're definitely going to

29:31

have a day's worth of reassembly uh and

29:34

probably a little bit more than that

29:35

just to make sure we take our time

29:37

during the timing process and do

29:38

everything right but if you consider a

29:41

few days labor on this car everything is

29:44

gone by so far so good and the fact that

29:47

I found a timing kit for this car for

29:50

$230 on Amazon and seriously that's

29:54

really the only thing I bought for this

29:56

car as far as Parts go bought the the

29:58

timing kit for 230 bucks I did buy the

30:00

specialty timing tools to make sure we

30:02

do this right they're the originals from

30:05

China and they were open box so those

30:07

only cost me 80 bucks and well we're

30:10

going to have to throw some new oil in

30:11

it and stuff like that but for probably

30:14

less than $500 or a little bit over of

30:17

one labor hours worth the work at the

30:20

dealer uh we should be able to fix this

30:23

car and get this that cheap timing kit

30:25

that we just bought included overnight

30:27

shippings so we'll have it any moment

30:29

all we got to do is grab these parts put

30:31

them back in place and hopefully we'll

30:33

have a good time these guides going real

30:35

easy I got a little bit of oil here and

30:37

we oiled up the little stud that they

30:40

sit on we're going to just sit them kind

30:42

of in place like that now the tensioner

30:45

will ride up against this one that's why

30:47

it's real floppy like that so we can

30:49

kind of just leave it hanging the

30:50

opposite side guide has this little

30:52

springloaded tensioner here and so

30:53

there's a pin that's keeping it in place

30:55

so we don't have to fight it there we go

30:58

all right you can see there's a bit of

30:59

slack in our oil pump chain here so when

31:02

we take this

31:03

pin just kind

31:05

of pull it

31:07

out now there's tension against it and

31:12

this one just bolts right back into

31:26

place before I I throw the chain on I'm

31:28

just going to throw a little motor oil

31:31

on all the plastic here so on its first

31:33

run and when we're turning it over it's

31:35

nice and uh lubricated last we'll put on

31:39

this fresh chain and make sure it's

31:41

nicely set over the sprockets and in

31:43

between all of our guides I've heard of

31:45

other people reusing their old chains

31:46

because they feel like the chains have a

31:48

more polished Edge after being run so

31:51

long and this softer Edge would bring

31:52

more longevity to the new guides I find

31:55

all this a bit hard to believe but

31:57

honestly I didn't really see anything

31:58

wrong with the old chain and I would

31:59

have been fine with reusing it in a

32:01

pinch but it made me curious if we were

32:03

to try to do this job even cheaper by

32:06

just buying every failed plastic guide

32:08

would it make sense and the answer was

32:10

not really so each guide cost around

32:12

$100 by themselves so it's way cheaper

32:15

just to buy this entire kit and get all

32:16

the new parts that come along with it

32:19

now timing this engine is a bit

32:20

different than others since the

32:22

tensioner is held in place by the cover

32:24

we actually have to close things up

32:25

before we can do our most important part

32:27

we're ready to put the timing cover back

32:29

on we've done a few test runs with it

32:31

and so we've taken just a few little

32:33

other hoses and things out of the way to

32:35

make our lives as easy as possible got

32:37

my friend F here this is going to be a

32:38

job really meant for two people we're

32:41

going to put a little bit of RTV where

32:42

the shop manual calls for it hopefully

32:44

this thing goes back on

32:54

perfectly this is why test run was so

32:57

important we got a little smudge of RTV

33:00

right there and a little one right there

33:03

if you look everywhere else I think we

33:05

did pretty darn good considering

33:08

everything in our way so I'm going to

33:09

just go and clean this off now we need

33:12

to just get this timing cover put in

33:15

place so that this Bond can cure nicely

33:18

all right now let's have a good time to

33:20

start this process we'll loosen all the

33:22

bolts on the cam gears they're on super

33:25

tight but once they're loose the cam

33:26

shafts will move independ ly and we can

33:28

just turn them with a wrench until we

33:30

see our timing marks doesn't need to be

33:32

perfect yet we'll get them roughly in

33:34

place with the dots facing upward now in

33:36

our special kit here there's a Pneumatic

33:38

tool that basically acts as a temporary

33:40

chain tensioner this thing is clunky and

33:42

cumbersome and they tell you that it can

33:43

be fit in through the wheel Arch which

33:46

means more disassembly but we're going

33:47

to cheat here and just use our new

33:49

tensioner now brand new out of the

33:50

packaging these are still pretty springy

33:52

and easy to move unlike our old one and

33:54

that's because when the engine is

33:56

running they'll fill with oil through

33:58

these little passages which gives them

34:00

hydraulic pressure I stuck the new one

34:02

in a cup of oil before we installed it

34:04

and pumped it in and out a few times

34:05

just to get it a little firmer and then

34:07

it easily slotted in place and I just

34:10

spun it in by hand we're not tightening

34:12

it all the way yet it just needs to be

34:14

in place enough to put a little bit of

34:15

tension on the Chain lastly we'll

34:17

reinstall our crank pulley and spin it

34:19

till the one section has a little hole

34:21

and it gets close to the 6:00 position

34:24

and we'll feel for that spot with this

34:27

pin that comes comes with our tool kit

34:29

there our crankshaft should be locked in

34:31

top dead center now let's go back up to

34:33

the cam shafts and on either side we

34:35

need to fit these cam locking tools they

34:38

pop in like a puzzle piece this is where

34:40

we fine-tune the position of the cams

34:42

just a little bit either way and once

34:44

these tools fit uniformly we are in time

34:47

all the Locking tools still fitted we

34:49

now need to just torque our cam gear

34:51

bolts now we're basically ready to start

34:53

this Porsche but it would be foolish not

34:55

to double check our work first we have

34:57

our locking pin in place which means

35:00

cylinder 1 should be in top dead center

35:02

now they don't tell you to do this but

35:04

we can just verify by sticking our dowel

35:08

pin here it's in the spark plug hole and

35:11

it won't go down hardly at all which is

35:13

a very good sign and then we've got our

35:16

locking tools on either side and you can

35:19

see they're sitting flush with the head

35:21

that's the biggest thing that you need

35:22

to check for when you're doing this if

35:24

they're off on a little bit of an angle

35:26

your timing can still be off but these

35:28

are sitting exactly where they should be

35:31

here and again here I've went and

35:34

tightened all of our cam gear and

35:36

adjuster bolts here so again nothing

35:38

should move at this point and our

35:40

tensioner is just hand tight remember

35:42

I'm going to go through and retorque

35:44

everything but right now what we want to

35:46

do is spin this engine back over by hand

35:49

and make sure that it's all in time all

35:51

right here we go we're going to take

35:53

each locking tool

35:55

out we've got the PIN in here

36:01

out and we're just going to take our

36:03

half in Ratchet we want to be able to

36:05

easily control this so here we

36:14

go I'm just keeping a close watch for

36:17

our timing marks to show

36:20

up and I'm starting to see them now on

36:23

both sides which means we're getting

36:25

close yep so here's what we're going to

36:27

do we're going to take our pin we'll put

36:31

it in the crank pulley it's not all the

36:34

way to where it can lock in the engine

36:36

but if I turn it a little bit I should

36:38

feel it slide in there it is right there

36:42

and

36:43

now if we've kept a good time these

36:47

should just go on perfectly all right

36:50

let's

36:53

see this looks pretty good although

36:55

there's a tiny Gap right right here I'm

36:58

not too worried about it yet because

37:00

that might be taken up when we actually

37:02

tighten our tensioner but let's try the

37:04

other side

37:11

here same Z on this side it's pretty

37:14

darn perfect

37:16

though this should be good to go let me

37:18

go ahead let's tighten our tensioner and

37:21

do this one more time

37:40

now we can't forget about that stripped

37:42

oil pan screw luckily I have the set of

37:44

extractors and this one fit perfectly in

37:46

the hex head few light taps with a

37:48

hammer and a Twist of a wrench rip this

37:51

guy right out nobody has time to deal

37:53

with the dealership so I went to the

37:54

auto parts store and got this generic

37:56

drain plug a new oil filter and and a

37:58

fresh tube of RTV this really has to be

38:00

one of the easier portions to work on

38:02

the oil filter housing comes off with a

38:04

socket and there's plenty of room to

38:05

move about and so for about 20 bucks in

38:08

supplies we have a resealed oil pan with

38:10

a fresh oil filter and a functional

38:12

drain plug all right this should be the

38:14

last step before we're able to test fire

38:16

this just going to fill it up with oil

38:18

takes about 9 quarts now not everything

38:22

is back I don't even have the belt drive

38:24

back on so none of the accessories are

38:26

going to be running but basically we

38:28

want to just be able to run this long

38:30

enough to make sure well it runs way

38:32

better than it did before we're going to

38:34

clear our codes we're going to have a

38:36

couple new ones pop up because again the

38:38

alternator is not running the water

38:39

pump's not running but if we did this

38:42

right our engine should run way smoother

38:45

and our correlation codes should go

38:47

completely away as well as our misfire

38:51

codes all right we're ready we've got

38:54

our tensioner torque we've got all the

38:56

cam adjusters torqued I tightened down

38:58

our crank pulley here everything else is

39:01

kind of loose in case we made a mistake

39:02

and need to get back in here it's been a

39:05

long time since I've messed with engine

39:07

timing let's hope we have a good time

39:08

and we time this one

39:10

right all right let's hope that uh the

39:14

engine sounds better than the way that

39:16

door does key

39:21

in radio

39:23

off now before this thing had a really

39:25

long crank idled and ran really rough uh

39:30

really all of those problems should be

39:32

fixed if we are back in time let's see

39:34

put on the break 3 2

39:46

1 okay the crank sounds good but uh well

39:50

didn't start let's see

39:54

here here we go 3 2 1

40:05

H not good wondering if there's anything

40:06

in the fueling area I forgot to

40:08

reconnect at this point it was early

40:10

evening we had worked all day timing

40:12

this engine making sure everything was

40:14

set to put it back together so it was

40:17

really annoying to have this crank no

40:19

start after doing all that work but it

40:21

is much better than hearing a single

40:23

crank and nothing more so at the very

40:26

least we know the motor is isn't locked

40:27

up now we obviously drove this car to

40:30

the spot where we started working on it

40:32

so the first thing we can guess is that

40:33

I forgot a connection when we were

40:35

reassembling everything off the Jump I

40:37

just figured our problem was fuel

40:38

related because this thing isn't even

40:39

attempting to start it's got a solid

40:41

crank but there is zero gas smell so to

40:43

start with the path of lease resistance

40:45

I plugged Carly back in and did a code

40:47

clear then I cranked the car again and

40:50

rescanned if we left something unplugged

40:52

it should leave a hard code pointing us

40:54

to the exact problem the great news that

40:56

on this scan all correlation codes went

40:58

away and we did generate a new code but

41:01

not for any broken connections this is a

41:03

pretty generic code that basically says

41:05

the car doesn't have enough fuel to

41:06

start now there's a handful of reasons

41:09

why we could have this code so again we

41:11

got to start with the easiest I did a

41:13

quick visual inspection I even loosened

41:14

up the intake manifold again as that's

41:17

where a lot of the fuel connections are

41:18

and there was nothing wrong next I

41:20

popped open the fuse box and found the

41:22

fuel pump fuse and it was just fine now

41:25

there's really only one simple thing

41:27

left to do and that's make sure that

41:28

there's actually gas in the tank if you

41:31

go look at the dash it does have a low

41:32

fuel warning but it clearly says there's

41:34

11 mil till empty now the car is old and

41:37

maybe the fuel sender is a bit wonky and

41:39

if we are too low on gas this would

41:41

definitely create a condition where

41:43

there's not enough fuel for startups so

41:45

I added a quick gallon and try it

41:49

again oh there we go look at that just

41:52

gas it was just out of gas come

41:55

on that's all it was was could you

41:57

imagine how silly we are just out of

42:04

gas it already feels much

42:08

smoother look at

42:12

that it's just out of gas listen to that

42:16

listen to how smooth that

42:20

is listen to

42:24

that think we're having a good time yet

42:26

I think we're having a good

42:32

time listen to how smooth that is look

42:35

at that not vibrating at

42:38

all

42:40

wow

42:45

amazing now let's check there's still a

42:47

bunch of things unplugged like the fan

42:50

control and whatnot so we might have a

42:52

check engine Let's see we have a check

42:54

engine on the dash we don't even have a

42:55

check engine on the dash look at the RPM

42:58

gauge about as still as it

43:01

gets yes we know our alternator now

43:04

hooked up but we did it we are just out

43:07

of gas how ridiculous I knew it was

43:09

something easy so this thing runs and it

43:11

seems to run like amazing well at least

43:14

for right now and I've always wanted a

43:15

paname with the V8 engine but they've

43:17

been pretty pricey because well they've

43:19

just got that Porsche badge on them now

43:22

I've got one for well under six grand at

43:25

least for right now we're going to do a

43:27

deep dive in this car and find

43:28

everything else that might be wrong with

43:30

it uh in the next video so make sure you

43:32

subscribe to the channel by hitting that

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button below but right now we got to

43:36

find out one last thing about this car

43:38

and that is whether it truly has failed

43:42

motor mounts because well if a

43:43

dealership is going to quote me $4500 or

43:46

$4,400 for a job and take almost $55,000

43:50

from me to do something of course well

43:53

I'm just hoping that they put in the

43:55

time to actually diagnose something

43:57

something appropriately and sell me

43:59

something that I actually kind of need

44:02

obviously I'm skeptical mainly because

44:04

they recommended spark plugs when in my

44:05

opinion it totally did not need spark

44:08

plugs but also because well we know our

44:11

top mount is in good shape because we

44:12

can see the bushing the ones that you

44:15

can't see well they're underneath the

44:17

engine they're mounting the engine to

44:19

the frame those are the ones that do the

44:21

Brun to the work this one on the top

44:23

which isn't even hooked up right now

44:24

okay uh doesn't do nearly as much so if

44:28

those are failed on the bottom

44:30

especially with our top one disconnected

44:32

when we put this car in Drive mash the

44:35

brake pedal and give it a little gas and

44:37

this works on basically every single

44:39

gasoline powered car this engine will

44:42

leap out of the engine bay if the motor

44:44

mount has failed here's a good example

44:47

of a car with a bad motor

44:49

mount so we're looking for something

44:52

like that now there will always be a

44:53

little bit of movement in your motor

44:55

because well that's what the motor M

44:57

Mount does it just dampens the

44:59

vibrations of your engine if you had

45:01

solid motor mounts like some race cars

45:04

your engine will actually vibrate the

45:06

heck out of the cabin so these are made

45:09

out of like a uh soft rubber bushing and

45:12

they're meant to have a little bit of

45:13

give so it's okay to see a little bit of

45:15

movement not a lot all we're going to do

45:17

now is crank this thing

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45:21

over put it in drive and just give it a

45:24

little gas

45:33

well at least we know that those

45:34

mountains are in good shape now this

45:36

pretty timeconsuming repair has led to

45:38

one of the lengthiest videos I've ever

45:40

made but I quite like working on this

45:42

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45:45

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45:57

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