@@eddchina hi edd just been watching repeats of wheeler dealers and the hilarious episode you and Mike trying to drive the Darravq Type L from London to Brighton
Hi Edd. Nice series on your van ac system. Just thought I could give you a couple of tips which may be of help. On most VAG vehicles with manual aircon the recirculation button operation is locked out if the vents are set to demist the windscreen. This is to prevent circulation of damp air which will hinder the demisting process. Also I have changed many of these control units with damaged flap control mechanisms and associated bent cables. This is caused by trying to change which air vents are open whilst the fan is set to a high speed. The resulting air pressure against any closed flap is too high for the mechanism and over stresses the weak components fitted by Volkswagen. If you reduce fan speed a noticible drop in force is required to turn the air direction control and the mechanism will last much longer. I hope this is of some use to you and keep up the good work.
The main issue with these T5 control panels is the air flow selector is not supposed to turn from 12 O'clock, in a clockwise direction, but people force it, if you want to change selection from WINDSCREEN (12 o'clock position) to FACE (3 o'clock) you MUST rotate ANTI CLOCKWISE, later panels no longer had a printed index on this quarter, and had a more positive stop to prevent it. Once it has been forced you may find that selecting face actually blows air to the screen or some other random position, the mesh of the gears is thrown out and no longer synchronized
So I routinely disassemble and reassemble heater control units with cables due to airbag recall and related repairs. What I like to do is actually lubricate all of the heater control cams, I use a small syringe filled with just simple motor oil, hit all the moving areas before reassembly so everything functions and rotates more smoothly. It also prevents issues like cables developing a kink from occurring. Also it makes everything feel better than it did before the recall which makes the customer happy.
@@Beer_Dad1975 Not really but this is a fanboi bullshit comment and I'm sure you'll move on to explain how awesome Chevrolet or Dodge is so I'll leave you to it.
Who saw the message at 0:17. Oh no! Not this tired old T5 again! This ‘five minute job” has taken so many hours, in fact days, NOT to finish. This better be the episode where Edd finally gets it sorted or we’re going to side with John and blow it up ourselves!
@@TheStevenWhiting All you need to do is pause the video by hitting space and then use the "," and "." keys to advance one frame backwards and forwards to get the exact frame you want. No need to mess around with ripping the video.
RE the gentleman with the Mercedes Sprinter boost issue: I had a similar error on a 16 plate Ford Transit (Turbo underboost situation detected), fitting a new turbo didn't fix the problem. The fault turned out to be that the tiny port in the inlet manifold that leads to the manifold pressure sensor had blocked up with carbon due to the EGR valve, 2 hours to remove the inlet manifold and clean the carbon out fixed the problem! Good luck, I hope this helps someone out.
I just watched a master mechanic spend a series of videos doing a repair that I will never need to do and yet I feel total satisfaction at the result. Thank you Edd for sharing your experience and bringing us along
On the sprinters The transducers on the vacuum circuit fail , I’ve changed 2 recently the one that is connected to the small turbo actuator, it was bleeding off the vacuum. And yesterday the small turbo blade was found to be stuck on another 👍🇬🇧, cracking as always guys ….
I had the A/C fail on a 15-year-old Cadillac, which would have cost more than the vehicle was worth to replace or repair. The solution; in spring, bypass the hot water flow around it. In winter, flow the water through the heater matrix and control the temperature by raising or lowering the electric windows.
Brilliant episode. I happen to have a T5 with - yes, you guessed it - an HVAC position switch that doesn't work properly, so this has given me all the detailed info (not in the manual) on how to get it to bits and fix it. Thank you lots. I also have a suggestion for the turbo pressure/limp home mode problem. I've fixed this issue on my T5 - low pressure due to the variable turbo vanes getting gunked up over time and sometimes not moving properly. Either: 1) new/reconditioned turbo (£££ eek) 2) take turbo to bits and clean or 3) spray some fancy gunk into the turbo inlet and rev the engine. Obviously I've done 3) and it has worked well. Search for "Turbo cleaner kit". I found the sprayer device you get with these kits to be useless, I ended up using a garden pressure sprayer - far better.
Hi Robin, I've watched the video start to finish and couldn't see the information for the switch assembley and new cable, I don't suppose you could steer me in the right direction could you? This fix is exactly what has happened to mine!!
Regarding the question from Crossfirelance, I had a very similar problem with a Seat Alhambra many years ago. All fine except when under significant load when it would drop into limp home mode. Turn it of and on again, problem solved. Turned out to be a braided vacuum hose at the point of connection to the ECU, that had had the braiding rubbed off on one side by the sound insulation on the bulkhead. Hence the hose was collapsing under high load. Easiest fix I’ve ever seen. It took the deisel specialist I took it to about half an hour to diagnose the problem. They cut 1” off the end of the hose and the problem never reoccurred in the subsequent 15 years that I owned the vehicle.
ED! My mercedes sprinter has just had an issue where the waffle style inlet manifold blew a small crack and when cold drives fine with small boost leak but would go in and out of limp mode when warm is a good place to look!
Regarding the boost pressure issue, I can only speak from a VW Group point of view, but it's possible to use diagnostics to log the "Specified Boost" and log the "Actual Boost" into a file that can then be viewed or exported into MS Excel to compare the columns and assess if it's got something like sticky turbo vains and over boosting.
Adam Higson's problem is one of two things. The relay is a special relay that can tell the system if it's jammed, so It should not be replaced with any old relay. Also the system should cut out once charged, and the sphere is not under vacuum, its nominally at 200 bar full of brake fluid not air. It could also be a faulty pressure switch which is normally on the side of the pump. Be very careful as there are extreme pressures involved so don't just take it apart.
Starting today I will no longer have nightmares of working on a Chevy Astro. This van is the new nightmare king. Good lord, talk about dental surgery through the rectum.
Top tip for you, your outside temp sensor does not effect the operation of your AC at all on any car, AC is believe it or not classed as a safety system by manufacturers (I’ve worked for a few) as it is used when hot or cold externally for different purposes, when cold outside it takes the moisture out of the air to stop moisture on windows far faster if glass is kept clean that is!) and when warm outside obviously to keep you more comfortable, tried it on my 2019 Up Git by disconnecting the temp sensor, no problem except a fault code I then had to delete🙈👍🏻 Top work as always Edd and damn you’re patient, I would have fire bombed it!🙈🤪😂😂😂
It's great viewing to see the fault finding process and we'll done for finally solving the numerous issues. Personally I'd probably just have opened the window though!
Mate it's worth putting the work in to ! I'v got a t5 174, that 2.5 is just so good!!!! , you won't get a new van with a five banger ✌️ Also my Aircon and controller is not working so I'm going to use this as a guide 👍
Did my apprenticeship with Gilder Van Centre Sheffield ( VWLCV ) ( started in 2005 ) I remember replacing the blue control cable on many T5’s 😞 along with replacing the gates coupling for the A/C pump and Alternator 😞 Along with many other not nice jobs But on the whole a great van and fantastic apprenticeship 👍
Edd, when the air flow is directed to the windshield, the recirculation button is desabilitaded in the vw ac system. The problem must be only on the cable. Thank you for your videos, I'm a fan from Brasil!
I was thinking the same thing. Traditionally recirculate does not function in the defrost option, only when you select center vent or floor will the recirculate feature illuminate
The best tip I was given by a turbo charger expert was, don`t turn the ignition off straight away when you stop the car because, when you turn off the ignition switch, the oil pressure drops & the oil drains when the turbo is still potentially spinning, leaving it `spinning dry`! I put 245k miles on that Rover 218 TD! (It wasn`t a Rover engine-I think it was a Peugeot)
Probably in the comments somewhere but, at 6:00 when you're showing that recirculation doesn't work, you also have the vent selector in the windshield/screen defog mode. In defog mode, I believe recirc gets disabled. The idea being that you want fresh air in the cabin to 'flush' out humidity. I've never been in a T5 so just guessing but, it's not an uncommon configuration.
Edd China is to busy figuring everything out by himself, so he hasn't got the time to just Google the correct answer, like I would do. If I didn't already know that recirculation gets turned off when you want to demist the windshield.
With the sprinter boost problem check the T peace on the vacuum/ servo to the vacuum booster the T peace blocks up and gives u problem with boost codes
I would have offloaded that VW instead of spending all the money trying to fix it. But then we would not get the knowledge that you display in doing fault finding and repairs. Great show and reinforces my theory that you sell your car before it becomes a nightmare to fix. Would love to see more of Paul on some his work in the shop.
The kinking of the cambers is caused by turning the dial past the 12 O’clock position. It’s a very common problem on a T5, I’ve just swapped out all of my cables
Nice to see this one. It is problematic especially in the winter time if air conditioning does not work and blow hot air to the windows. It will cause freezing of the windows so that you cannot see outside. Sometimes cheap plastic parts will break down. This was also nice pinpointing and detective work to find where problem part is located. Sometimes those error codes and devices used in car repair to find problems cannot find or locate these kind of problems.
I've had this with a couple of 2017 transits. It'll be the pedal box, the bushing on the clutch pedal deteriorates. To test it the pedal should move side to side. Pig of a job, best of luck.
Well done Edd. I have this same van. I am a total rookie when it comes to all things mechanical. However a few years ago I also replaced that faulty green cable. I wish I had thought to remove the glovebox at the time. I just did it by 'feel'. This really makes me appreciate all your other videos soo much more because I can appreciate how fiddly it is to removing everything and film at the same time. I do recall that the new cable I got was much stronger than the one I replaced. Also keep an eye out for the heavily corroded green wire under the drivers seat which is wrapped in black automotive cloth/tape which will cause issues with the central locking. My other issue was an intermittent 'rattle'/vibration which sounded like it was coming from the passenger footwell. Only seemed to happen sometimes, usually when putting my foot down. That was caused by one of the pipes (or whatever) that goes through the firewall. Easily fixed with some motorcycle pipe insulation stuffed around the offending pipe. Your ongoing issues reming me of the problem "Sam's Motor & Machine" is STILL having with his Landrover suspension (after months)
Had an '87 Olds for 24 years and at the end it needed a lot of work on the brakes and suspension. The engine went out after all the repairs were made. Was given an '02 Volvo and you'd never guess; it needs the same work but not as much. Had the engine tested and it passed. That was what I should've done with the Olds. Would've saved a lot.
re the merc van issue, if quoting p codes then your using generic reader, get something better (oem tool etc). live data the required boost, actual boost, boost control duty cycle etc. will give an idea of how the boost control is working.
Peak Ed for me was the transmission fix on that Polish car where they invited the ambassador to ride in it after. I hope we have some of those crazy obscure fixes on this channel eventually. Like watching what I’ve seen so far too.
A great repair Ed. Now a nice double Din sizes head unit to replace your old radio would look great in that. I fitted an Eonon, from Singapore and works great on my VW Tiguan.
Hey Edd! Have a brilliant idea maybe for people in emergency, then issues come around and the person mess things up, "Mistakes were made" section were its about how to solve something wrong with minimal tools in hand, if you get what i mean?, like rounded brakelines, things that a mechanic hate bits
ooh that was a bit of a bugger, nice healthy bit of reality on this job, and as we say at our garage, straight to the toilet to celebrate that fix [ or words to that effect] thanks for sticking that one out, it was appreciated ! how much did it cost for parts in the end [if you dare work it out] keep up the good work young man
Regarding the Sprinter van, much like Edd and Paul mentioned, try and get it on a dyno or open road and log the live data (usually a graph) with a "decent" scan tool- Mercedes Star would be best, but Autel or Launch should have a live value option. That should help point you in the right direction.. even dodgy wiring can cause intermittent issues, sensor works but wiring shorts out or loses signal at times (such as hard acceleration under boost). Weather or not it's part of it I don't know but Mercs have a SAM (signal acquisition module) that can cause all sorts of issues.. ask me how I know;-) Good luck!
Hi Matthew. Thanks I did a live test on open road with live data running. After flogging it , it never faulted. Got near home…. It faulted. It never seems to do it at a mechanics 🙄🤬👍
The recirculation button 5:49 doesn't work if you have the blower turned toward the windshield. Or I think it was so. Sold my T5 a few years ago and bought a Crafter
My T5 compressor failed, bought a brand new imported repro...which broke instantly...sourced a used one , worked like a dream ...but the whole process was very time consuming and expensive in the end...apart from that, i love my 18 year old Shuttle.
Ooooh Bravo!!!! Por fin conseguiste arreglar el aire acondicionado!! Y gracias a tu vídeo, yo podré arreglar el mío, le pasa exactamente lo mismo. Gracias por tu vídeo Edd!!!!
Something worth checking for the lad with the squeeky clutch pedal is the rubber cover on the pedal itself. I had a similar issue on my Civic and did all the same things with WD40 and oil. Took me ages to spot it was the rubber pad squeeking against the metal backing plate.
Gracias Es....te sigo desde el primer programa de Joyas.... Agradezco muy cálidamente el que ahora tus vídeos tengan textos también al español. Te abrazo desde Montevideo Uruguay 🇺🇾.
Hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Ed at this moment N,Z is airing weeler dealer yor self an mike I'm really interested in automotive. Like 👍 the orange theme very interesting 🤔 stuff u give me motivation an make things easily explained. Good job.keep safe.your NZ fan .
Hi 👋 again ED CHINA .THANKS for liking ma comment actual Ed iv been bought up watching family friends learnt like that ayy maori boi with ambitions in life started 1998 ish till now 2022 daa great gran daa 45 ish an still keen and green fixing vehicle's, on my single garage. My friend. Thanks again keep safe an smile 😃.
This show has the best parts of what made wheeler dealer good
I've never seen a system fail so comprehensively as this AC, are you parking this thing on an ancient burial site Ed?
It might just bury it, if it doesn’t behave after this!
@@eddchina hi edd just been watching repeats of wheeler dealers and the hilarious episode you and Mike trying to drive the Darravq Type L from London to Brighton
Which part of "Volkswagen" did we overlook? ;-)
Nice cars, but they're unfortunately laced with VAG parts.
Jack up the emblem and slide a new van underneath
@@lanceboyle4255 underrated comment LMAO
Hurrah !
"I will not be beaten by this A/C" you've just gotta love the steely determination. Well done Edd, until next time 👍
Hi Edd. Nice series on your van ac system. Just thought I could give you a couple of tips which may be of help. On most VAG vehicles with manual aircon the recirculation button operation is locked out if the vents are set to demist the windscreen. This is to prevent circulation of damp air which will hinder the demisting process. Also I have changed many of these control units with damaged flap control mechanisms and associated bent cables. This is caused by trying to change which air vents are open whilst the fan is set to a high speed. The resulting air pressure against any closed flap is too high for the mechanism and over stresses the weak components fitted by Volkswagen. If you reduce fan speed a noticible drop in force is required to turn the air direction control and the mechanism will last much longer. I hope this is of some use to you and keep up the good work.
The main issue with these T5 control panels is the air flow selector is not supposed to turn from 12 O'clock, in a clockwise direction, but people force it, if you want to change selection from WINDSCREEN (12 o'clock position) to FACE (3 o'clock) you MUST rotate ANTI CLOCKWISE, later panels no longer had a printed index on this quarter, and had a more positive stop to prevent it. Once it has been forced you may find that selecting face actually blows air to the screen or some other random position, the mesh of the gears is thrown out and no longer synchronized
The Land Rover looks way easier to fix compared to this T5 - so many points of failure. The T5 is lucky to have you Edd.
Always nice to watch someone else who knows what they don't know yet, work.
Patience Patience Patience. You certainly have it . Brill
Edd China. Patience of a Saint. Love the T5 work, don’t give up on her just yet!
So I routinely disassemble and reassemble heater control units with cables due to airbag recall and related repairs. What I like to do is actually lubricate all of the heater control cams, I use a small syringe filled with just simple motor oil, hit all the moving areas before reassembly so everything functions and rotates more smoothly. It also prevents issues like cables developing a kink from occurring. Also it makes everything feel better than it did before the recall which makes the customer happy.
Well done Edd..
At last, the AC is working - what a job.
The "Far-Fig Newton" strikes again! Good job climbing this mountain!
That was a good example showing how sometimes everything that can go wrong does go wrong.
Thanks for taking us along on the quest for cold air. :)
Also a good example of how trashy VAG products are.
@@Beer_Dad1975 Not really but this is a fanboi bullshit comment and I'm sure you'll move on to explain how awesome Chevrolet or Dodge is so I'll leave you to it.
That Murphy Sod guy rears his ugly head again, I bet Edd dropped his toast butter side down when he had his breakfast as well.
Look at you guys! Sneaking in a little cheeky bachata in there… 🕺🏾
Who saw the message at 0:17.
Oh no! Not this tired old T5 again! This ‘five minute job” has taken so many hours, in fact days, NOT to finish. This better be the episode where Edd finally gets it sorted or we’re going to side with John and blow it up ourselves!
He!..He!...I guess the video editor is already a bit fed up with the eccentricities of good old Edd.
Trying to pause it in time ia a knightmare so will rip the video then do it in VLC :)
@@TheStevenWhiting All you need to do is pause the video by hitting space and then use the "," and "." keys to advance one frame backwards and forwards to get the exact frame you want. No need to mess around with ripping the video.
Top job mate!
Having to replace the green heater cable on my T5 lead me here. Great video thanks.
That ending made me chuckle!
This series of videos reminded me of a valuable lesson - never trust ‘new’ parts!
more video add please.thanks.We used to watch you with pleasure at the wheeler dealer.Greetings from Turkey :)
Edd China is awesome
RE the gentleman with the Mercedes Sprinter boost issue:
I had a similar error on a 16 plate Ford Transit (Turbo underboost situation detected), fitting a new turbo didn't fix the problem. The fault turned out to be that the tiny port in the inlet manifold that leads to the manifold pressure sensor had blocked up with carbon due to the EGR valve, 2 hours to remove the inlet manifold and clean the carbon out fixed the problem!
Good luck, I hope this helps someone out.
I just watched a master mechanic spend a series of videos doing a repair that I will never need to do and yet I feel total satisfaction at the result. Thank you Edd for sharing your experience and bringing us along
Edd get the gentleman with the turbo problem to check the actuater on the turbo as I had this problem with our Skoda Octavia
Hi Andrew. Yes both actuators have been replaced 😁👍
On the sprinters The transducers on the vacuum circuit fail , I’ve changed 2 recently the one that is connected to the small turbo actuator, it was bleeding off the vacuum. And yesterday the small turbo blade was found to be stuck on another 👍🇬🇧, cracking as always guys ….
Sounds like it’s a common problem, hope they are easier to fix than on my Range Rovers!
@@eddchina literally 5 minutes 👍
Must admit Edd, admire your patience and tenacity in seeing that job through to a conclusion. thoroughly enjoy watching your channel.
many thanks this was a great help much appreicated
Cool! Sorry, nice work!
I love your methodical problem-solving approach.
@Edd China I watch your videos from Mexico. I'm such a big fan. Greetings!!!
Thank You Edd!!! We are so glad your AC is fixed!!!!
Thanks ever so much Edd for clearly demonstrating over and over why NOT to by a VW product. Well done indeed.
Ooooh, a bit harsh love
Hallelujah edd, well done finally lol.
🍿🍿🍿👏🏻👌🏻
what an effort to complete this repair....amazing tenacity you are the man Ed
The bachata at 27:25 👌🏼 excellent choice.
You professional man I every time you follow
Just in time for summer! 👌
I had the A/C fail on a 15-year-old Cadillac, which would have cost more than the vehicle was worth to replace or repair. The solution; in spring, bypass the hot water flow around it. In winter, flow the water through the heater matrix and control the temperature by raising or lowering the electric windows.
Great solution! Better than scrapping the car!
I have often spent more on a car than it was worth, but it was less than the cost of replacing it.
@@eddchina I consider your approval of my kludge an honour!
Almost 1M subscribers Ed - keep going me 'ol china!!
Brilliant episode. I happen to have a T5 with - yes, you guessed it - an HVAC position switch that doesn't work properly, so this has given me all the detailed info (not in the manual) on how to get it to bits and fix it. Thank you lots. I also have a suggestion for the turbo pressure/limp home mode problem. I've fixed this issue on my T5 - low pressure due to the variable turbo vanes getting gunked up over time and sometimes not moving properly. Either: 1) new/reconditioned turbo (£££ eek) 2) take turbo to bits and clean or 3) spray some fancy gunk into the turbo inlet and rev the engine. Obviously I've done 3) and it has worked well. Search for "Turbo cleaner kit". I found the sprayer device you get with these kits to be useless, I ended up using a garden pressure sprayer - far better.
Hi Robin, I've watched the video start to finish and couldn't see the information for the switch assembley and new cable, I don't suppose you could steer me in the right direction could you? This fix is exactly what has happened to mine!!
Regarding the question from Crossfirelance, I had a very similar problem with a Seat Alhambra many years ago. All fine except when under significant load when it would drop into limp home mode. Turn it of and on again, problem solved. Turned out to be a braided vacuum hose at the point of connection to the ECU, that had had the braiding rubbed off on one side by the sound insulation on the bulkhead. Hence the hose was collapsing under high load. Easiest fix I’ve ever seen. It took the deisel specialist I took it to about half an hour to diagnose the problem. They cut 1” off the end of the hose and the problem never reoccurred in the subsequent 15 years that I owned the vehicle.
Edd beautiful job, i like to much....well done!
Legend!
ED! My mercedes sprinter has just had an issue where the waffle style inlet manifold blew a small crack and when cold drives fine with small boost leak but would go in and out of limp mode when warm is a good place to look!
Also I've been told is a very common sprinter fault
Very good!
thankfully no need to blow up the van :) Long gone are the days of old VW Beetles and Mini that can be fixed in two jiffy with minimal tools..
Very cool!
Regarding the boost pressure issue, I can only speak from a VW Group point of view, but it's possible to use diagnostics to log the "Specified Boost" and log the "Actual Boost" into a file that can then be viewed or exported into MS Excel to compare the columns and assess if it's got something like sticky turbo vains and over boosting.
That would be really handy, I suspect Mercedes’ diagnostics would do the same…
Made my Friday night 👍
Thank you edd. Good job.
Thank you Edd China for the great video and excellent live chat tonight
Adam Higson's problem is one of two things. The relay is a special relay that can tell the system if it's jammed, so It should not be replaced with any old relay. Also the system should cut out once charged, and the sphere is not under vacuum, its nominally at 200 bar full of brake fluid not air. It could also be a faulty pressure switch which is normally on the side of the pump. Be very careful as there are extreme pressures involved so don't just take it apart.
What persistence, Edd! Well done.
yay.. a completed job
Starting today I will no longer have nightmares of working on a Chevy Astro. This van is the new nightmare king. Good lord, talk about dental surgery through the rectum.
Top tip for you, your outside temp sensor does not effect the operation of your AC at all on any car, AC is believe it or not classed as a safety system by manufacturers (I’ve worked for a few) as it is used when hot or cold externally for different purposes, when cold outside it takes the moisture out of the air to stop moisture on windows far faster if glass is kept clean that is!) and when warm outside obviously to keep you more comfortable, tried it on my 2019 Up Git by disconnecting the temp sensor, no problem except a fault code I then had to delete🙈👍🏻
Top work as always Edd and damn you’re patient, I would have fire bombed it!🙈🤪😂😂😂
It's great viewing to see the fault finding process and we'll done for finally solving the numerous issues. Personally I'd probably just have opened the window though!
Mate it's worth putting the work in to ! I'v got a t5 174, that 2.5 is just so good!!!! , you won't get a new van with a five banger ✌️
Also my Aircon and controller is not working so I'm going to use this as a guide 👍
Did my apprenticeship with Gilder Van Centre Sheffield ( VWLCV ) ( started in 2005 ) I remember replacing the blue control cable on many T5’s 😞 along with replacing the gates coupling for the A/C pump and Alternator 😞
Along with many other not nice jobs
But on the whole a great van and fantastic apprenticeship 👍
Thank goodness that's done ☺️
Edd, when the air flow is directed to the windshield, the recirculation button is desabilitaded in the vw ac system. The problem must be only on the cable. Thank you for your videos, I'm a fan from Brasil!
I was thinking the same thing. Traditionally recirculate does not function in the defrost option, only when you select center vent or floor will the recirculate feature illuminate
The best tip I was given by a turbo charger expert was, don`t turn the ignition off straight away when you stop the car because, when you turn off the ignition switch, the oil pressure drops & the oil drains when the turbo is still potentially spinning, leaving it `spinning dry`!
I put 245k miles on that Rover 218 TD! (It wasn`t a Rover engine-I think it was a Peugeot)
Probably in the comments somewhere but, at 6:00 when you're showing that recirculation doesn't work, you also have the vent selector in the windshield/screen defog mode. In defog mode, I believe recirc gets disabled. The idea being that you want fresh air in the cabin to 'flush' out humidity. I've never been in a T5 so just guessing but, it's not an uncommon configuration.
I own a T5 and what you say is true.
Edd China is to busy figuring everything out by himself, so he hasn't got the time to just Google the correct answer, like I would do. If I didn't already know that recirculation gets turned off when you want to demist the windshield.
Very nice!
With the sprinter boost problem check the T peace on the vacuum/ servo to the vacuum booster the T peace blocks up and gives u problem with boost codes
Edd, another job well done. Thank you! 🇨🇦
I would have offloaded that VW instead of spending all the money trying to fix it. But then we would not get the knowledge that you display in doing fault finding and repairs. Great show and reinforces my theory that you sell your car before it becomes a nightmare to fix. Would love to see more of Paul on some his work in the shop.
The kinking of the cambers is caused by turning the dial past the 12 O’clock position. It’s a very common problem on a T5, I’ve just swapped out all of my cables
Nice to see this one. It is problematic especially in the winter time if air conditioning does not work and blow hot air to the windows. It will cause freezing of the windows so that you cannot see outside. Sometimes cheap plastic parts will break down. This was also nice pinpointing and detective work to find where problem part is located. Sometimes those error codes and devices used in car repair to find problems cannot find or locate these kind of problems.
You are legend
Love your show Edd!! Good job with the HVAC repair!
Top work, I would’ve applied a bit of silicone grease in those cam channels, the bottom one may of been trouble getting to though
Edd needs about 6 more videos to break 1 million subs... with 200.000 views each.
I've had this with a couple of 2017 transits. It'll be the pedal box, the bushing on the clutch pedal deteriorates. To test it the pedal should move side to side. Pig of a job, best of luck.
Yeah very common in transits
Common on the mondeo as well, need to take the complete pedal box out, yep absolute nightmare of a job. Best of luck
Top tip, warm the thicker lube in warm water before spraying.
Glad I haven't got AC on my T4 after watching these😲😲
Well done Edd. I have this same van. I am a total rookie when it comes to all things mechanical. However a few years ago I also replaced that faulty green cable. I wish I had thought to remove the glovebox at the time. I just did it by 'feel'. This really makes me appreciate all your other videos soo much more because I can appreciate how fiddly it is to removing everything and film at the same time. I do recall that the new cable I got was much stronger than the one I replaced.
Also keep an eye out for the heavily corroded green wire under the drivers seat which is wrapped in black automotive cloth/tape which will cause issues with the central locking. My other issue was an intermittent 'rattle'/vibration which sounded like it was coming from the passenger footwell. Only seemed to happen sometimes, usually when putting my foot down. That was caused by one of the pipes (or whatever) that goes through the firewall. Easily fixed with some motorcycle pipe insulation stuffed around the offending pipe.
Your ongoing issues reming me of the problem "Sam's Motor & Machine" is STILL having with his Landrover suspension (after months)
HALO EDD AUSTRALIA HERE
BEAT-IT YERRRRRRR good to see ya still tinkering lol
Love your work 👍
Well done edd, great work 😀👌👍
Had an '87 Olds for 24 years and at the end it needed a lot of work on the brakes and suspension. The engine went out after all the repairs were made. Was given an '02 Volvo and you'd never guess; it needs the same work but not as much. Had the engine tested and it passed. That was what I should've done with the Olds. Would've saved a lot.
re the merc van issue, if quoting p codes then your using generic reader, get something better (oem tool etc). live data the required boost, actual boost, boost control duty cycle etc. will give an idea of how the boost control is working.
Peak Ed for me was the transmission fix on that Polish car where they invited the ambassador to ride in it after. I hope we have some of those crazy obscure fixes on this channel eventually. Like watching what I’ve seen so far too.
Syrena?
my 2007 t5 2.5tdi 174 vans aircon isnt working - great video Ed,im gonna get cracking.
A great repair Ed. Now a nice double Din sizes head unit to replace your old radio would look great in that. I fitted an Eonon, from Singapore and works great on my VW Tiguan.
Got heating working in the workshop boys? Where's the milwaukee jacket 🤣🤣
Hey Edd! Have a brilliant idea maybe for people in emergency, then issues come around and the person mess things up, "Mistakes were made" section were its about how to solve something wrong with minimal tools in hand, if you get what i mean?, like rounded brakelines, things that a mechanic hate bits
Excellent 👌
ooh that was a bit of a bugger, nice healthy bit of reality on this job, and as we say at our garage, straight to the toilet to celebrate that fix [ or words to that effect]
thanks for sticking that one out, it was appreciated !
how much did it cost for parts in the end [if you dare work it out]
keep up the good work young man
Regarding the Sprinter van, much like Edd and Paul mentioned, try and get it on a dyno or open road and log the live data (usually a graph) with a "decent" scan tool- Mercedes Star would be best, but Autel or Launch should have a live value option. That should help point you in the right direction.. even dodgy wiring can cause intermittent issues, sensor works but wiring shorts out or loses signal at times (such as hard acceleration under boost).
Weather or not it's part of it I don't know but Mercs have a SAM (signal acquisition module) that can cause all sorts of issues.. ask me how I know;-)
Good luck!
Hi Matthew. Thanks I did a live test on open road with live data running. After flogging it , it never faulted. Got near home…. It faulted. It never seems to do it at a mechanics 🙄🤬👍
The recirculation button 5:49 doesn't work if you have the blower turned toward the windshield. Or I think it was so. Sold my T5 a few years ago and bought a Crafter
Correct, its so in every vw
That’s right but the old controller wasn’t working in any position.
@@eddchina You should have clarified. OTOH, fifty commenters wouldn't have commented.
My T5 compressor failed, bought a brand new imported repro...which broke instantly...sourced a used one , worked like a dream ...but the whole process was very time consuming and expensive in the end...apart from that, i love my 18 year old Shuttle.
Ooooh Bravo!!!! Por fin conseguiste arreglar el aire acondicionado!! Y gracias a tu vídeo, yo podré arreglar el mío, le pasa exactamente lo mismo. Gracias por tu vídeo Edd!!!!
This series is a good advert not to buy a T5 van 😂
Something worth checking for the lad with the squeeky clutch pedal is the rubber cover on the pedal itself. I had a similar issue on my Civic and did all the same things with WD40 and oil. Took me ages to spot it was the rubber pad squeeking against the metal backing plate.
Gracias Es....te sigo desde el primer programa de Joyas....
Agradezco muy cálidamente el que ahora tus vídeos tengan textos también al español. Te abrazo desde Montevideo Uruguay 🇺🇾.
you the bomb love your work !
Never bored. Love the T5 vids. 30.37 i didn't bother putting the torx back either. 1 less job next time :)
Hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Ed at this moment N,Z is airing weeler dealer yor self an mike I'm really interested in automotive. Like 👍 the orange theme very interesting 🤔 stuff u give me motivation an make things easily explained. Good job.keep safe.your NZ fan .
Hi 👋 again ED CHINA .THANKS for liking ma comment actual Ed iv been bought up watching family friends learnt like that ayy maori boi with ambitions in life started 1998 ish till now 2022 daa great gran daa 45 ish an still keen and green fixing vehicle's, on my single garage. My friend. Thanks again keep safe an smile 😃.