I find your video the most helpful and through more than others I've seen while I was trying to find some insight of what might be wrong with my C5, thanks a million.
This is one of the best ground point cleaning vids on YT. Thanks dude FYI: De-Oxit is one of the best contact cleaner/lubes out there (along with the Dielectric grease).
Great video, I love all your detailed instructions. Two comments. Once you go into the diagnostic codes, you don't have to wait for it to cycle through all of them before you go into manual mode. If you push any button while it starts it's scrolling it will put it in manual mode right away. Also, unless you cleared out your codes, they are still going to show under history. There's a C in front of it if it's a current code. So that could have fixed your problem, but they were just still showing as a historical code and not a current one based on what you showed there.
I had a thing where all my lights were flickering slightly. Cleaned my ground and put some diabetic grease on em for spark plugs and it fixed the problem. Good vid
Champagne is optional as is beer! :D I've watched all your videos with a big smile on my face, great sense of humor you have Sir! I really love the pace in your videos and the way you record/edit things, it's very relaxing to watch! Keep up the good stuff and good luck with the Corvette!
Thank you, kind sir! I look forward to making more videos and I'm glad you like my humor and editing style. I just approached the whole channel as something I'd want to watch, so I'm glad there are others as well.
That's a bummer. Great video on cleaning the grounding points. I haven't come across the issue and it sounds like you've done your homework so good luck with it.
This seems to be one of the first go to solutions for the Corvette. Easier than a lot of others, at the very least. Another trick I've found is making sure your positive cable is hooked up snug to the battery, as this can cause a lot of odd electrical issues.
There seems to be a lot of electrical "gremlins" that show up on the C5 and it seems no matter how many times you solve one, another will crop up. I've recently had another crop up and think I've linked it to my door control module. Regardless, it's always a good start to clean all the grounding points in the C5. Off the top of my head, I think there are 12 total, I only covered the 4 engine bay points in this video. When the weather warms up a bit (and I get some of my parts back pile installed) I plan on going through and giving them another clean.
Great and useful video, thanks! Do you know which negative point is connected with EVAP solenoid? My C5 doesn't receive "-" at EVAP solenoid connector and throws the P0443 code
I did see a schematic a few years ago, but cannot locate it again. Off the top of my head I don't know what ground is for the EVAP selenoid, but you can check out this video, it may be helpful: ruclips.net/video/PK81x5sG9OQ/видео.html
Good video - I recently purchased a 50th Anniversary convertible. Seeing some issues with the lights on the climate control, flashing, turning off and being on the next day. Along with pretty warm front panel. Any tips or awareness of those issues?
Not off the top of my head, my radio/climate panel always felt warm to the touch, especially at night when driving for a long period of time. I just think the electronics inside generate heat. I would check you battery cables and insure they are in good conditions and tight. A lose cable there will cause things to randomly shut off and cone back on. Otherwise, a good ground cleaning could help. Check the description, there is a link to another youtuber's video that has more information on what ground point does what and that might be helpful to you.
My gauges did not max out during this issue, however I recently had my gauges do that when the car went into limp mode. Either way, ground points is a good place to start. The Reduced Engine Power is usually PCM, BCM or throttle position sensor issue, I believe. Although I'm currently chasing an bit more of an odd gremlin.
I didn't cover them up, but I used dielectric grease when putting everything back together. I usually just visually inspect them when I'm in the engine bay and in the two or three years since I've done this, I haven't seen any significant corrosion come back.
My car always started even with this problem. There are additional grounds that I didn't show in this video. Something I experienced later is if you have a short in one of the window switches, it will make the Corvette go into limp mode. I was told on the forum that this was not possible, but once I replaced the passenger door switch, it fixed my problem. Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems for the same solution. Not sure exactly what you are experiencing, but good luck.
I’m having the same issue on my C6. ABS and Service Active Handling System intermittently. Turn enginebiff and restart and goes away. Sny idea on how to fix?
I can only offer some ideas. You can try by cleaning the ground points, which is the easiest to do. If that doesn't solve your issue, you can try checking out my video on the EBCM. [ruclips.net/video/RHtQ2E160Cc/видео.html] I believe the early C6s, if not all of them, used the same EBCM which is prone to failure from solder points going bad. It started out intermittent on my C5 and eventually failed altogether.
@@iDriveDaily closer to the headlight not the one under the battery. The wires are ripped of the loop. The loop is connected to the bolt but the wire got shredded off. A few copper wires are left with the loop head.
Oof. No, sorry. I'm not sure where it leads to. What I can suggest is there are a few forums out there talking about soldering the connections directly to the frame as to loop type connectors are notoriously bad. I don't remember what forum I found it on, but that might be the best option. Not sure if this helps/is what you are looking for.
Great info - my son and I share an ‘03 Z06 with the same issues. I saw your fix on the module and I’m sure we’ll be needing to hit that to get it done. Btw how awesome is your sister’s dog!!
Haha. He's pretty awesome. I have to alert my parents before I come over because he now recognizes that sound of my Corvette. He's scared them a few times before I even got out of the car with how excited he gets. Honestly, the longest part was learning to do everything. Now that I've done it once, doing it again would take half the time. Good luck with the fix.
I am getting a no comm when I scan it on the car in the tcs and other then that no codes any ideas to why I have no power going to my tcs or at least no communications
I have not. I wax it around 3 times a year - beginning of summer, midsummer and before winter. Usually two coats at the beginning and end of season. Thinking of getting it ceramic coated this year
Totally. Good luck with you cylinder and your truck! My dad was on his way to a car show when his master cylinder went. He had to drive home using the hand brake. Thanks for watching.
Can you provide source for determining which grounds impact which functions ? Liked your video, I’m going out now to do the same, looks like a Jesus job, that where you spend the day praying to find the problem. Thanks
Check the description. I remember looking for the same information when I did this Jesus job. I don't remember if I found the information or not, but if I did it will be one of the additional information links.
What worse, is when you chase parts because you run the scanner, and it tells you a part, so you replace the part, and then you pop a different code, yet related to the same damn part in question. Fml. 🤦♂️
We are in the same boat. My car throws the service codes and then slows my car down automatically. It's only intermittent, but since my driving is on the freeway, I don't feel safe driving my car with the possibility of having the reduced speed come on in heavy traffic. I'm slowly going through all of the causes. Frustrating to say the least.
@@joshallen2953 I changed the ignition switch and that helped for a little while. I was noticing that it happened more than once when I would turn hard right or change lanes to the right lane. Got to be the steering wheel sensor right? Changed that. Took longer, but it still happened. I wasn't going to keep changing parts. I kept my optima red top on a trickle charger all of the time. One day, I decided to drive it and keep an eye on the volts. It would fluctuate between 12.8 volts and drop down to 11 ish while I was driving. On a whim I decided to go buy a new battery. 13.8 volts with a low of 12.8 but for the most part it reads 13.8 volts while I drive. I have had on instance of it happening again and that was when I hit a huge bump in the road, but that is the only time it has done it. I literally unplugged and examined 80% of all of the electrical connections on the car trying to figure it out.
Steve's N Vegas Please let me know what you find. I put in a new battery, cleaned all the grounds in the engine bay, all codes went away for 3 months. Drove it the over day now the ABS/Traction code is back. I haven’t checked the volts while driving, I will do so. Thanks
Sammy Garcia you have to change the ebcm for that traction control and abs lights bro this company called absfixer does it. You take it off and send it to them you can still drive the far without that part.
Steve's N Vegas damn man so still not “fixed”? I just bought a ignition switch in hopes thats my problem i seen forums where they say they have the same symptoms but some get fixed 100% and some are like your experience. Sounds like some type of ground though since you said it did it on hard turns or bumps. Idk if you are in the corvette forum but with light research theres this guy that posted the diagrams of ALL the grounds that are in the car from manufacture. If you have a after market radio then id recheck those ground points that were used for that too. I checked 100% grounds and everything last thing i got to do is the ignition switch, hopefully its that
I find your video the most helpful and through more than others I've seen while I was trying to find some insight of what might be wrong with my C5, thanks a million.
This is one of the best ground point cleaning vids on YT. Thanks dude
FYI: De-Oxit is one of the best contact cleaner/lubes out there (along with the Dielectric grease).
Thanks for the support.
Don't have this issue currently with my 04' C5. However, glad I clicked this for the greeting with sis's dog. That little guy Loveç
He's great. Thanks for the view and hopefully you don't end up with the issue.
Great video, I love all your detailed instructions. Two comments. Once you go into the diagnostic codes, you don't have to wait for it to cycle through all of them before you go into manual mode. If you push any button while it starts it's scrolling it will put it in manual mode right away. Also, unless you cleared out your codes, they are still going to show under history. There's a C in front of it if it's a current code. So that could have fixed your problem, but they were just still showing as a historical code and not a current one based on what you showed there.
Yep, that's all correct! Thanks for the comment.
Good input and thank you for sharing this intel with us. (:
Yes excellent observation
I had a thing where all my lights were flickering slightly. Cleaned my ground and put some diabetic grease on em for spark plugs and it fixed the problem. Good vid
Thanks for the support.
Mine is doing that. Which ground did you clean?
Champagne is optional as is beer! :D I've watched all your videos with a big smile on my face, great sense of humor you have Sir! I really love the pace in your videos and the way you record/edit things, it's very relaxing to watch! Keep up the good stuff and good luck with the Corvette!
Thank you, kind sir! I look forward to making more videos and I'm glad you like my humor and editing style. I just approached the whole channel as something I'd want to watch, so I'm glad there are others as well.
Good vid, super cool bonus segment!!
That's a bummer. Great video on cleaning the grounding points. I haven't come across the issue and it sounds like you've done your homework so good luck with it.
Thank you, it's definetly an annoying issue, but I de eventually get it fixed. ;) Thanks for the support as always.
dude thank you so much. having weird electrical shit of course, corvette life right. hopefully this will help.
This seems to be one of the first go to solutions for the Corvette. Easier than a lot of others, at the very least. Another trick I've found is making sure your positive cable is hooked up snug to the battery, as this can cause a lot of odd electrical issues.
Nice video, having intermittent electrical issues not the same as yours but still the route ibwas gonna go for resolving them
There seems to be a lot of electrical "gremlins" that show up on the C5 and it seems no matter how many times you solve one, another will crop up. I've recently had another crop up and think I've linked it to my door control module. Regardless, it's always a good start to clean all the grounding points in the C5. Off the top of my head, I think there are 12 total, I only covered the 4 engine bay points in this video. When the weather warms up a bit (and I get some of my parts back pile installed) I plan on going through and giving them another clean.
@@iDriveDaily I had the dreaded steering lock relay issue but resolved that with a 50ish dollar part and 1 hour install
Great and useful video, thanks! Do you know which negative point is connected with EVAP solenoid? My C5 doesn't receive "-" at EVAP solenoid connector and throws the P0443 code
I did see a schematic a few years ago, but cannot locate it again. Off the top of my head I don't know what ground is for the EVAP selenoid, but you can check out this video, it may be helpful: ruclips.net/video/PK81x5sG9OQ/видео.html
@@iDriveDaily thanks! I'll take a look
Good video - I recently purchased a 50th Anniversary convertible. Seeing some issues with the lights on the climate control, flashing, turning off and being on the next day. Along with pretty warm front panel. Any tips or awareness of those issues?
Not off the top of my head, my radio/climate panel always felt warm to the touch, especially at night when driving for a long period of time. I just think the electronics inside generate heat. I would check you battery cables and insure they are in good conditions and tight. A lose cable there will cause things to randomly shut off and cone back on. Otherwise, a good ground cleaning could help. Check the description, there is a link to another youtuber's video that has more information on what ground point does what and that might be helpful to you.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing brother!
Thanks for the comment, man. Good luck!
Ya I recently had thus happen on my C6 . I unplugged my battery 🔋 3 times ⏲️ . It's okay now 🙂
It's an annoying little gremlin with these cars. But a little battery unplugging or scrubbing some ground points is worthwhile in the larger picture.
This video is really helpful brother
Thank you! Good luck with your project.
I'll watch more of your content.
BTW have you tried clearing the code?
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I tried clearing the code, but it wouldn't go away or would intermittently come back.
@@iDriveDaily Okay ✅.
Then I may have to go the extra step like you did, thank you.
Mine does this but my gauges max out. Had yours done this?
My gauges did not max out during this issue, however I recently had my gauges do that when the car went into limp mode. Either way, ground points is a good place to start. The Reduced Engine Power is usually PCM, BCM or throttle position sensor issue, I believe. Although I'm currently chasing an bit more of an odd gremlin.
what is the best solution or covering to keep the connectors from getting corroded again after cleaning? Nice video!
I didn't cover them up, but I used dielectric grease when putting everything back together. I usually just visually inspect them when I'm in the engine bay and in the two or three years since I've done this, I haven't seen any significant corrosion come back.
Does your car not start do to the traction module? Mine is currently going insane one day at a time… you think I need to re rivet my chassis grounds ?
My car always started even with this problem. There are additional grounds that I didn't show in this video. Something I experienced later is if you have a short in one of the window switches, it will make the Corvette go into limp mode. I was told on the forum that this was not possible, but once I replaced the passenger door switch, it fixed my problem. Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems for the same solution. Not sure exactly what you are experiencing, but good luck.
I’m having the same issue on my C6. ABS and Service Active Handling System intermittently. Turn enginebiff and restart and goes away. Sny idea on how to fix?
I can only offer some ideas. You can try by cleaning the ground points, which is the easiest to do. If that doesn't solve your issue, you can try checking out my video on the EBCM. [ruclips.net/video/RHtQ2E160Cc/видео.html] I believe the early C6s, if not all of them, used the same EBCM which is prone to failure from solder points going bad. It started out intermittent on my C5 and eventually failed altogether.
clear the codes with an 'H' when car is not running. All of my history error codes never came back.
Great video. I have a question the passenger side, with plug type and loop type connectors. My loop connector is broken off! Any idea where it goes?
Hmmm. Its just kinda hanging about? Is it closer to the passenger compartment or closer to the headlights?
@@iDriveDaily closer to the headlight not the one under the battery. The wires are ripped of the loop. The loop is connected to the bolt but the wire got shredded off. A few copper wires are left with the loop head.
Oof. No, sorry. I'm not sure where it leads to. What I can suggest is there are a few forums out there talking about soldering the connections directly to the frame as to loop type connectors are notoriously bad. I don't remember what forum I found it on, but that might be the best option. Not sure if this helps/is what you are looking for.
@@iDriveDaily I guess I'll keep searching, it's a weird situation! Thanks for the input.
YO! If the codes are historic then all you need to do now is clear the codes correct? Then start the car and see if they show up again.
Basically. If I remember correctly, I think you'll sometimes get an "HC" code if it's both historic and current.
Great info - my son and I share an ‘03 Z06 with the same issues. I saw your fix on the module and I’m sure we’ll be needing to hit that to get it done. Btw how awesome is your sister’s dog!!
Haha. He's pretty awesome. I have to alert my parents before I come over because he now recognizes that sound of my Corvette. He's scared them a few times before I even got out of the car with how excited he gets. Honestly, the longest part was learning to do everything. Now that I've done it once, doing it again would take half the time. Good luck with the fix.
Did you ever find out what was causing the problem
It was my EBCM. It should be the video I uploaded after this. "Code C1214: Repairing a C5 Corvette's EBCM"
I am getting a no comm when I scan it on the car in the tcs and other then that no codes any ideas to why I have no power going to my tcs or at least no communications
That's a beautiful finish on that C5. Love the color. Have you done anything to it, ceramic coating etc?
I have not. I wax it around 3 times a year - beginning of summer, midsummer and before winter. Usually two coats at the beginning and end of season. Thinking of getting it ceramic coated this year
Keep chopping at it vett bro, you'll be a fucking pro in no time at all 👌👌👌🤙🤙🙂
My bucket truck went down this week and now my Vette when it rains it pours my friend
Totally. Good luck with you cylinder and your truck! My dad was on his way to a car show when his master cylinder went. He had to drive home using the hand brake. Thanks for watching.
why does your corvette get hot
? I'm not really sure what you mean. Mine runs between 190-230°F during normal use.
Can you provide source for determining which grounds impact which functions ? Liked your video, I’m going out now to do the same, looks like a Jesus job, that where you spend the day praying to find the problem. Thanks
Check the description. I remember looking for the same information when I did this Jesus job. I don't remember if I found the information or not, but if I did it will be one of the additional information links.
@@iDriveDaily I found it on another video, it’s the main ground just below the battery, sadly it wasn’t my problem .
awesome 👌 guy
Thanks ✌️
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If it said "H" maybe it cleared. "C" means on darn...
Yeah, C means you haven't fixed the problem :( its always disappointing when you fix something and are still greeted with a c code.
What worse, is when you chase parts because you run the scanner, and it tells you a part, so you replace the part, and then you pop a different code, yet related to the same damn part in question. Fml. 🤦♂️
We are in the same boat. My car throws the service codes and then slows my car down automatically. It's only intermittent, but since my driving is on the freeway, I don't feel safe driving my car with the possibility of having the reduced speed come on in heavy traffic. I'm slowly going through all of the causes. Frustrating to say the least.
Were you able to find the problem to it?
@@joshallen2953 I changed the ignition switch and that helped for a little while. I was noticing that it happened more than once when I would turn hard right or change lanes to the right lane. Got to be the steering wheel sensor right? Changed that. Took longer, but it still happened. I wasn't going to keep changing parts. I kept my optima red top on a trickle charger all of the time. One day, I decided to drive it and keep an eye on the volts. It would fluctuate between 12.8 volts and drop down to 11 ish while I was driving. On a whim I decided to go buy a new battery. 13.8 volts with a low of 12.8 but for the most part it reads 13.8 volts while I drive. I have had on instance of it happening again and that was when I hit a huge bump in the road, but that is the only time it has done it. I literally unplugged and examined 80% of all of the electrical connections on the car trying to figure it out.
Steve's N Vegas
Please let me know what you find. I put in a new battery, cleaned all the grounds in the engine bay, all codes went away for 3 months. Drove it the over day now the ABS/Traction code is back. I haven’t checked the volts while driving, I will do so. Thanks
Sammy Garcia you have to change the ebcm for that traction control and abs lights bro this company called absfixer does it. You take it off and send it to them you can still drive the far without that part.
Steve's N Vegas damn man so still not “fixed”? I just bought a ignition switch in hopes thats my problem i seen forums where they say they have the same symptoms but some get fixed 100% and some are like your experience. Sounds like some type of ground though since you said it did it on hard turns or bumps. Idk if you are in the corvette forum but with light research theres this guy that posted the diagrams of ALL the grounds that are in the car from manufacture. If you have a after market radio then id recheck those ground points that were used for that too. I checked 100% grounds and everything last thing i got to do is the ignition switch, hopefully its that
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