Dead to Alive Engines

28/05/2026

Be a part of my new video, leave a comment and lets fix this car together. What would your next steps be?

Let me know in the comments if you think you know what the issue is...

27/05/2026

Why mechanics HATE Fords.
The things I come across with Fords every week where every little thing adds time I dont have into my busy schedule

23/05/2026

The smallest thing stranded this Audi.

20/05/2026

The clear line indicator.
When diagnosing diesel fuel systems a simple method of visually seeing a problem is using clear tubing inplace of a fuel line. Here we can see air bubbles coming from an injector pump return line. The fuel going into the injector pump had no bubbles, the fuel coming out does. This tells me the injector pump needs servicing. Most probably just through the injector pumps "lift pump diaphragm" which brings the fuel all the way from the tank. Though being in a tight spot in a van, access is very difficult. This engine had a rough idle/hesitation and low power under load

18/05/2026

Engine assembly tips. Full video over at the you tube.

15/05/2026

If cars and technology interest you this is well worth a watch. A country that has over 4 million engineers, China is dominating the automotive industry, light years infront of anyone else.
Skip 10mins in the the juicey bits

Everyone online keeps saying Chinese EVs are cheap knockoffs that could never compete with Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, or the rest of the world. So I flew 9,000 mi...

11/05/2026

Machining a valve seat in my shop. Some home made tooling as well as Warren & Brown synchro facer set, this job is quick and easy. I have used many professional machines in my career, likes of Serdi, Mira, Sunnen, AZ... still the quick turnaround of a stone finish is hard to beat. Steve Morris has just done a video about refacing valve seats and what he didnt show was how long it takes to set the head up in these machines. usually around 20minutes... which is usually what the complete stone job takes..

09/05/2026

When two perfectly matched and concentric faces collide there is a very specific ringing sound and a bounce will happen. This is a very quick check to see if the valve seat has been machined well or not. If the faces are not concentric the sound will be a dull thud with no bounce.

07/05/2026

Dirty diesels. This Ford Territory needs a lot more disassembly to clean this crunk out. Happy to see the passenger fleet transitioning away from this garbage...but also.. keeps me in business... catch22..

06/05/2026

Always spend a little extra time to see how the piston ring butts up against itself. Skipping this step can cause ring and or piston ring-land failure. The gap should meet together nice and square and when inserted in the bore you should see them perfectly inline with each other. 5 minutes of extra care and precision can mean alot to this highly stressed little item

11/06/2025

Here was an interesting case study. This mazda Cx5 diesel was very down on power and presented me with 2 trouble codes.
P0299 supercharger/turbo charger underboost condition. This one is pretty self explanatory, it sets when the engine computer detects the car isnt making enough boost, and can cause your instrument cluster to light up like a christmas tree.
P0048 fault code indicates a problem with the actuation of the boost control valve or solenoid or any wiring and controlling associated with the turbo.
Follow along as I hit the nail on the coffin and send this one home