Rainman Ray catches a Silverado's lifter failing on camera

A borescope reveals a valve closing while the crankshaft stays still, turning a misfire diagnosis into a major repair decision.

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We found the real problem! Major Engine Repair needed! P0300 Misfire! Silverado 6.2 5.3 Misfire

The spark plug looks fairly normal. What happens behind it is another matter. In Rainman Ray's Repairs' only new upload this week, Ray feeds a borescope into a Silverado's cylinder and watches for the movement that will explain its rough running.

The truck arrived after a flashing check engine light, but the light isn't illuminated when Ray starts it. That makes the stored diagnostic history especially useful: the scanner points him toward one cylinder. His plea to owners is practical, not complicated: don't erase trouble codes before bringing the vehicle to the shop.

Then comes the revealing test. Ray turns the engine manually, watches the intake valve open, and sees it close again with the crankshaft stationary. The lifter is bleeding down. "Good science is measurable, observable, and most importantly, repeatable," he says. Several viewers single out this demonstration, discussing how clearly it makes the failure visible rather than merely naming a bad part.

The upload approached 100,000 views in its first fourteen hours and is comfortably the channel's busiest video right now. Older Pacifica coolant-leak work and the long-running Yukon repair story are also drawing views, though much more slowly.

Across the week, the channel added roughly half a million views while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is below Ray's usual pace. Among nearby motoring channels, Pushing Pistons had a particularly busy week, while Sparks Motors was quieter.

For Ray, finding the fault isn't the end of the job. He lays out the customer's choices: replace the lifters with the heads removed, or undertake a much broader engine-out job. The diagnosis is clear; the scope of the repair needs a conversation.

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The numbers

Here's how the week added up for Rainman Ray's Repairs.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

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958,862

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832,188

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705,604

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548,289

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270,171

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216,356

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192,201

EVO

102,376

subscribers

672,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

435,904,553

views per day

71,432

typical day: 115,671

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Sparks Motors

705,000

CarExpert

689,000

Rainman Ray's Repairs

672,000

Pushing Pistons

672,000

Tedward

668,000

Dennis Collins

668,000

EVO

657,000

Dylan McCool

647,000

Seen Through Glass

642,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.