Eric you totally left out freeze frame data. The freeze frame would gave you lots of direction towards when the knock sensor & other code were generated, that would have help to determine if the code was a result of the broken wires or an different issue worth looking more into. love the videos keep them coming.
Thats why i love his channel!!! Honest mechanic, where most would assume somethings just broken and start replacing everything instead of truly diagnosing the problem!
Eric your capabilities and your tricks like the knock sensor trick or the mouse tape are awesome your troubleshooting skills are beyond anybody's I've ever seen. Love it
This channel kicks ass! Much better than all of the "mechanics" crap you find on tv! Kudos for the hard work you put into every produced video Eric, hope to see that RUclips play silver button (100k subs) very soon in the shop!
Love the channel, used to race cars when I was younger so I had experience taking out engines transmission, messing around with sensors bypassing them, taken out catalytic converters you know, racing stuff. Even when I was younger I had crap cars, and would do all the work myself on them. After kids, you really don't have time to do work on the side, but watching your channel makes me want to get back out under the hood again 20 years later. Thank you for all you do Eric
You're really a good man to have that car ready for the customer Monday so he can drive to work. Most garage monkeys would have shut down at 6:00 Friday and maybe came in on Saturday. But you got her done
Replaced an entire harness thanks to these guys. Car came in with two coil wire connecters that they ate. Her insurance paid almost 4 thousand dollars for the repair.
You are the best mechanic I've ever seen, and I know a lot of mechanics, including myself. I learn everyday from you watching all your old videos. But I will say do not put the flame so close to the wire. When you get the wire so hot it changes colors, it will compromise the integrity of the wire and can cause issues. Hold the flame so it's just heat from the flame touching the heat shrink. It just needs heat, not fire. I don't know everything, far from it. But I've been doing wiring for years and I've learned over the years. Had plenty of issues with wires that got too hot and discolored and I learned to keep the heat further away so it just slightly melts the heat shrink.
By the way , just text a friend of mine, saying "I'm no mechanic, but know a heck of lot more about electrical stuff on cars from watching his channel (I sent him a link to this video). I promise he's the best on YT and enjoyable to watch. Come on guys let's get Eric's views and subscriptions up high by doing stuff like that. I'm in Arkansas and no way do I know Eric or Ivan for that matter , but they are awesome !
My wife has this car, same year and engine. Aside from brake jobs, I've spent more time keeping it on the road with my multi-meter than a wrench.. Lots of little electrical gremlins! I perform all of my diagnosis in my driveway with my bluedriver OBD-2 reader, mulit-meter, and a Haynes manual for wiring diagrams. I have a tremendous amount of respect for technicians like yourself but there aren't too many capable of these jobs in my town and most instances it is cheaper and easier for me to diagnosis these problems myself. The best one yet was the mouse that made a nest under the intake manifold and chewed up the cam position sensor.
Damn rodents! I remember a VERY cold Saturday morning back in the mid 80's when my mom called at 5 a.m. (I lived on the farm with dad, step mom and grandparents) saying that her car wouldn't start and she had to get to work. I jumped in my truck and headed into town. The car, a 79 Pontiac LeMans wagon,that lived outside, wouldn't fire even after a couple snorts of ether. I loaded mom in the truck, took her to work, went back home to finish chores, then, since it was WELL below 0 with the wind chill, hitched up a trailer and brought her car to our shop at home. Now, remember that this was a first generation 3.8 Buick engine with a carburetor. Once I pulled the air cleaner, the problem became quite obvious. Some friggin squirrel had packed enough black walnuts on and around the intake manifold that the throttle lever wouldn't move enough to set the choke! I put all those walnuts in a bucket, put the air cleaner back on and the ol "Tin Indian" fired right up! Dad followed me back to town to the nursing home where mom worked so she could have her car back. After telling her what was wrong, she took the walnuts and used them to make banana nut bread! She also had a garage built the following spring! She gave me the car about 5 years later. The body, interior and undercarriage were still in mint condition since she didn't drive on salted roads, but the engine was shot (bad rod bearing) with only about 50k miles. I pulled the engine/trans and, with a few "modifications", replaced them with a built 455/TH-400 and Ford 9"rear. The car became known as "The Wheelie Wagon" at our local drag strip.
visual inspection saves the day! my wifes 2016 escape got a mouse in the airbox as well, probably 4 months after we bought it last year during the winter. Guess he thought our garage was the spot to be. I found a pile of straw, fuzz, etc under the car on the garage floor one day....looked in the air filter box and it was full. fortunately he was evicted before any real damage occurred besides a new air filter.
I always feel like you are talking directly to me. I admire your evident experience and knowledge. I had to share your "check rodent light" caption with my brother. I really , really appreciate your mechanical aptitude diagnostic ability. Thanks for sharing! Give Mrs. O. a hug, and head scritch the cat for me. Sign me a retired heart lung and dialysis machine service rep. but a car guy at heart.
My truck and boat sit idle in the winter. The truck gets ran some but not much. I keep decon under the hood and under a seat in the cab. Keep in the boat also. Just talked to my mechanic today and was telling him about your video Eric and asked him how often he gets in similar and he said he had three vehicles with chewed wires over the last couple weeks here in Arkansas. I did tell him about the rat tape too, which he had not heard of. Thanks for the excellent video. Thumbs up as usual !
Nice work.Never hear about the roden tape.Cool.Been retired working on fleet vehicles for 3 yrs & trying to keep up to date.Thks again for this good video
I just know that you do these through analysis even when the camera is off, when you are this good it would drive you silly with the need to know what the heck is going on with these over engineered vehicles. Man you are amazing and through...
As soon as you pulled out the soldering iron and heat-shrink wrap I knew you were a true craftsman. Good job on the diagnostic work Eric and nice video.
"Mice that weed whack and eat snickers". That's funny man. It's amazing the destruction they can do. At least they nested in an area you could get to. Nice work on this one. I like that a visual inspection is still helpful in diagnostics.
Old video but a good one. Love your diagnostic approach. When I went through my advanced electrical class in college I picked up the same strategy (find one issue first and you will typically find the others). KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK BROTHER!! P.S. I saw you flick that solder into the computer pins ;-) Glad to see you caught it before putting it back together. Don't edit those mistakes out man, they make the video so much more relatable. Also not sure if you will even read this comment with how old the video is haha.
i agree.it totally beats that crap on bravo my gf watches.whorewives of some county or kardashians.atleast this is education.i dont feel stupid afterwards cause i learned something.good show eric you def livin most mens dream.fixing cars making money and got the wife whipping up eggs an bakie within a few skips... hats off and props to you eric!
Excellent video. I’m battling rodents all the time, squirrels & mice. Really like watching you use your scanner. I’m considering in investing in one for my personal use. I really don’t want to pay a yearly subscription though. Your a knowledgeable mechanic and work with experience and efficiency. Bravo
I just found this channel a little bit ago, I am amazed at your knowledge! “Got to start somewhere “ this has stuck with me. I don’t have the wire diagrams to pull up, I work on buses, but current has to go somewhere! I’m enjoying your channel! Keep it up!
Eric: The solder you are using is thick...you need a multi core solder about .125 inch in diameter or thinner. You will find it easier to solder small diameter wires using it. Great videos as always .....you have my admiration.
Great video I have a 2006 CHEVY IMPALA 3.9 engine replaced the thermostat, alternator, starter kept up the maintenance, replaced dual muffler. It has been kept up since day once bought it new and still running great..
I have been watching your videos for a couple weeks now and have enjoyed it. I own my own upholstery shop in a small town in west Tennessee. So keep up the good work. Thanks Frank Hopper
Amazing, you are able to use that scan tool so easily and you thought that there has to be a broken wire somewhere, and there was. And you fixed it in a minute. I also have watched your video Greetings from Helsinki Finland.
you are veeeeery thorough, and I assume that some of that is for the video. I was taught to read and record codes, then clear the codes and either drive or cycle the key depending on what is appropriate to see what codes reoccur. this idea was to bypass any old codes not applicable to the current situation. but still I do learn a bunch from you. thanks.
Always good information even though I sit and watch you like it it is a TV commercial. That was not a negative by the way but very positive. You're a great mechanic and especially Electronic Tech and it makes me happy to know that there are still some honest people out there who basically will fix your car tell you why it is not running right and go to the fix. To make the customer happy. Thanks. Always enjoy watching your videos. Gus from Wisconsin.
Nice diagnosis & video! He got lucky and caught it early before they started chewing off insulation & shorted out the harness & ECM. Never heard of that rodent tape but whenever I store mine it has plenty of peanut butter in traps all around it. When I worked in NY on cars we not only had problems with mice & squirrels in the winter but the outdoor cats used to climb up in the radiator shrouds & engine compartments to get warm. Not much you can do about it other than pop the hood or blow the horn before you start it. I seen the solder sling into the ECM also but seen you removed it before connecting the connector.
folks lived in the boon docks of PA..and had a rodent living under the hood of their 1992 Honda Accord..he was less destructive..just gave an odor which I noticed they had an air freshener attached to the vent...thanks Eric and Mrs O !
honda came up with it because of having a soy based bio materials in their cars that rodents can actually eat to survive,there's a TSB on it and many customer complaints and lawsuits,this tape was hondas solution to the problem believe it or not,lol,first they serve them a meal...your car...solution...drench the meal in hot sauce so they won't eat it,ha ha
I slept in this morning. When up I found my wife had already left the house and the garage door was open. Not a problem I thought except maybe for leaves blowing in. Then I sat down to this video!
This reminds me of the tale told by a shop owner in north metro Denver. A fellow came in one day complaining of a stalling issue and was put off by the hourly diagnostic fee. He figured he'd try to tackle it himself. Well, after throwing $800.00 worth of parts at the problem with no solution, all of a sudden that diagnostic fee became much more attractive. Admitting defeat, he went back to that same shop and told them to have at it. It turned out to be a broken wire inside the insulation. As the shop owner put it, "Now I'm his best friend."
appreciate how you can diagnose issues and causes during the troubleshooting steps. Very nice skills. Still looking for something that explains what a home garage guy can afford to do the electrical diagnostics with..
Hard to imagine the car is used regularly and got a couple of big mouse nests like that. The rent must have been really reasonable to move in that fast!
Informative video - as always! The soybean oil-based plasticizer that wire manufacturers started using in the 70's has led to untold wire damage from rodents. I once had a neighbor ask me to help repair "some minor wire damage" under the hood of a truck he left parked for around a year here in the desert. Not a single scrap of insulation was left intact on any of his underhood wiring harness (I declined). BTW - birds love to eat hot chili peppers.
Those pesky little rodents. When I worked 2nd shift one winter I found a nest on the back side of the manifold on my'86 Sable LS v6. I liked that car, new struts and springs all the around and even though the car was only 4 yrs old, it was such a difference in the ride and especially the handling. Climate control was nice as well. Then I went out to start the snow blower, my grandfathers old '70 Simplicity, what a tool, wouldn't start. Mice ate every bit of the coil wire insulation. A couple wraps of electric tape fixed that. Thanks for sharing. That same winter I found a mouse frozen to the rim of my car. I just left it there and was gone in a couple days.
Super and Awesome video Eric!!!!....thanks for changing the camera view!!!!...Is amazing how little animals fight for survival in the winter!!!!....for the mouse it was a perfect home!!!....incredible experience for us to watch this video!!!!....lots of things to learn!!!!...thanks Eric!!!!...greetings to all at SMA!!!...and a Big Hello to Miss Hanna!!!!! ;) ;) ;) ;)
Those little bastards! Just cleaned a big pile o nests out of my dad's '07 Arctic Cat 400 a couple weeks back. Was about 5 pounds of corn from the deer feeder inside the CVT cover (along with mummified and dismembered ma, pa, and kids - must've taken a trip thru the belt, lol), airbox, and all the plumbing between the 2. Yanked nests out of the CVT air intake tube in back, in the CVT area itself, in the airbox right on top of the filter, and a 4th nest under the seat, right on top of the fuse box. Had to fix a bunch of wiring coming to and fro the fuse box, plus the winch switch wires to the contactor. Cats have been busy hauling them out of the basement and porch area too. I find tails and legs all over the place. Looks like a mini murder scene. One of my cats loves to eat the front half of the mice, LOL! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! :D That time o'year I guess!
Excellent track down and fix, nice when things come out simple for a change. But as an old guy I do miss the "old days" when you didn't need thousands in gear to troubleshoot like todays cars, makes owning and maintaining most cars very costly, ive seen where sometimes cars get sold or totaled just because sometimes even dealers cant track down the problem.
You can pick up the smaller screen size version ms905 for about $1200. Only difference is smaller screen, and it doesn't do ECU flashing, but the autel isn't a great passthough tool. Better stick to drewtech for that.
Eric, I will say that you know your stuff and am wondering where you got all of the knowledge at or from. I never got into the Newer generation of cars when they got complicated, (probably started shying away when the first ECM's came on vehicles). I am 66 years old now and worked at a GM Dealership but was the Parts Manager there. I used to work on the Simpler older cars at home after work, built engines, carbs, set up rear differentials, and Hot Rod stuff, but I could never see the money it took to buy those expensive Scanners ( I can't imagine what your scanners cost you) and such. I did have the Tech's as very close friends so when I had a problem, I had my Mechanic friends to go to. Watching you has been very interesting and entertaining. You have been a pleasure to watch. LIKED, SUBSCRIBED and CLICKED that BELL. Take care, Friend. Love your RUclips Channel !!
Awesome in depth footage. My 2006 Impala LT 3.9 is experiencing long crank time but no codes.. Also it seems like it is idling a bit rough at a traffic light but it does not seem like a misfire because it clears up and seems to have good power. Have to admit I wish you were located in Florida... I would bring it to you...
Your the. Man i like how you go about diagnosing problems,you have all the right equipment and tools,I am a crippled mechanic with a lot of years behind me I have nothing to do but look at you tube personality.just wanted to say you are a dam. Good mechanic
Eric, 'piezo' is pronounced 'pete-zo' (pete as in short for Peter, zo rhymes with 'so'), at least in the UK. As you almost said, it's a type pf crystal that produces electric when struck. The same as is used in electronic cigarette lighters. Thanks for the great videos. btw I'm glad of the chance to return a smidgeon of knowledge for the mass you've shared with us.
Fantastic, I'm glad it was more than just a bad sensor replacement. It was a excellent opportunity to trace the wire , find the fault and cause..I would think the engine running poorly could have triggered the knock sensor code ..thanks for the informative video as always Eric. , and tell Hanna she should learn all she can , be a female mechanic even if it's a side job....if I leave close I would help you out just for the knowledge..
Boy your not an auto mechanic your an auto electrician, oh wait a mo you fix brakes and engines as well YOUR AN ELECTROMECHANIC, it's a new word I made up just for you what a guy and what a brilliant job you always do. sometimes I wish you were in Perth WA I'd bring my car to you and trust you to fix it.
Funny, i had an Impala last Friday (looked like a farm vehicle) with an engine with an overheat code as well as an intermittent trac/abs lights. After a road test and topping up the low brake fluid the customer needed the car so i didn't get to diag it. Didn't work today so i guess someone else had the pleasure. Excellent job anyway, Eric.
Like the rodent tape. I had the little varmints in the air box on my S-10. Took some steel screen and covered the intake port after I cleaned it out. They once got inside the stove cover over the exhaust manifold on an old '75 Toyota 20R. It was SMOKIN! Fortunately I got it before it caught fire. The days sure are short this time of year.
Those pesky little vermin get everywhere. You wouldn't think that they could chew through wire, but the proof is in the pouding. Great video and another happy customer. Move or get plowed. Later Eric. -John
i was told by a guy that worked in a wire shop that the extruders that cover the wires with insulation use corn starch to keep the dies from sticking. if its true its no wonder. just like a taco shell. had the critters chew thru the rubber on my fuel tank fill hose and tank vapor hose. funny it never thew a code.i think ive tried everything on the internet to get the smell out.peroxide seemed to work the best. camera shy assistant? good job keep them videos comin
I could suggest a small battery operated soldering iron,they work really great and you dont have to use open flame. I picked one up at Radio Shack before they closed. It has saved me a couple times.
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It's 2024 and this is still one of the best videos on the diagnostic process on RUclips 😁
Every episode is like “House” with electronics! 30 mins of drama with a result and diagnosis in the last few minutes,I love it !
A true mechanic, always confirming his diagnosis.
This is the best stuff I've seen so far on RUclips, your customers are Very lucky to have you working on their vehicles!!!
Eric you totally left out freeze frame data. The freeze frame would gave you lots of direction towards when the knock sensor & other code were generated, that would have help to determine if the code was a result of the broken wires or an different issue worth looking more into. love the videos keep them coming.
Eric, you're the man. A real honest mechanic, there's hope for the industry afterall. Great job!
Thats why i love his channel!!! Honest mechanic, where most would assume somethings just broken and start replacing everything instead of truly diagnosing the problem!
Eric your capabilities and your tricks like the knock sensor trick or the mouse tape are awesome your troubleshooting skills are beyond anybody's I've ever seen. Love it
This channel kicks ass! Much better than all of the "mechanics" crap you find on tv! Kudos for the hard work you put into every produced video Eric, hope to see that RUclips play silver button (100k subs) very soon in the shop!
337k as of today.
433k now. He has grown. Hopefully 1 mill soon
He has more than 510k now.
625
702k as of today
Love the channel, used to race cars when I was younger so I had experience taking out engines transmission, messing around with sensors bypassing them, taken out catalytic converters you know, racing stuff. Even when I was younger I had crap cars, and would do all the work myself on them. After kids, you really don't have time to do work on the side, but watching your channel makes me want to get back out under the hood again 20 years later. Thank you for all you do Eric
I wish there would be more mechanics like you.
You're really a good man to have that car ready for the customer Monday so he can drive to work. Most garage monkeys would have shut down at 6:00 Friday and maybe came in on Saturday. But you got her done
Replaced an entire harness thanks to these guys. Car came in with two coil wire connecters that they ate. Her insurance paid almost 4 thousand dollars for the repair.
You are the best mechanic I've ever seen, and I know a lot of mechanics, including myself. I learn everyday from you watching all your old videos. But I will say do not put the flame so close to the wire. When you get the wire so hot it changes colors, it will compromise the integrity of the wire and can cause issues. Hold the flame so it's just heat from the flame touching the heat shrink. It just needs heat, not fire. I don't know everything, far from it. But I've been doing wiring for years and I've learned over the years. Had plenty of issues with wires that got too hot and discolored and I learned to keep the heat further away so it just slightly melts the heat shrink.
By the way , just text a friend of mine, saying "I'm no mechanic, but know a heck of lot more about electrical stuff on cars from watching his channel (I sent him a link to this video). I promise he's the best on YT and enjoyable to watch. Come on guys let's get Eric's views and subscriptions up high by doing stuff like that. I'm in Arkansas and no way do I know Eric or Ivan for that matter , but they are awesome !
My wife has this car, same year and engine. Aside from brake jobs, I've spent more time keeping it on the road with my multi-meter than a wrench.. Lots of little electrical gremlins! I perform all of my diagnosis in my driveway with my bluedriver OBD-2 reader, mulit-meter, and a Haynes manual for wiring diagrams. I have a tremendous amount of respect for technicians like yourself but there aren't too many capable of these jobs in my town and most instances it is cheaper and easier for me to diagnosis these problems myself. The best one yet was the mouse that made a nest under the intake manifold and chewed up the cam position sensor.
best mechanic on RUclips by far plus he's a hunter that's why I love his channel
got to doe Saturday evening :)
Looks like they will get in the tightest of places! Great repair, Eric!
Damn rodents! I remember a VERY cold Saturday morning back in the mid 80's when my mom called at 5 a.m. (I lived on the farm with dad, step mom and grandparents) saying that her car wouldn't start and she had to get to work. I jumped in my truck and headed into town. The car, a 79 Pontiac LeMans wagon,that lived outside, wouldn't fire even after a couple snorts of ether. I loaded mom in the truck, took her to work, went back home to finish chores, then, since it was WELL below 0 with the wind chill, hitched up a trailer and brought her car to our shop at home. Now, remember that this was a first generation 3.8 Buick engine with a carburetor. Once I pulled the air cleaner, the problem became quite obvious. Some friggin squirrel had packed enough black walnuts on and around the intake manifold that the throttle lever wouldn't move enough to set the choke! I put all those walnuts in a bucket, put the air cleaner back on and the ol "Tin Indian" fired right up! Dad followed me back to town to the nursing home where mom worked so she could have her car back. After telling her what was wrong, she took the walnuts and used them to make banana nut bread! She also had a garage built the following spring! She gave me the car about 5 years later. The body, interior and undercarriage were still in mint condition since she didn't drive on salted roads, but the engine was shot (bad rod bearing) with only about 50k miles. I pulled the engine/trans and, with a few "modifications", replaced them with a built 455/TH-400 and Ford 9"rear. The car became known as "The Wheelie Wagon" at our local drag strip.
visual inspection saves the day! my wifes 2016 escape got a mouse in the airbox as well, probably 4 months after we bought it last year during the winter. Guess he thought our garage was the spot to be. I found a pile of straw, fuzz, etc under the car on the garage floor one day....looked in the air filter box and it was full. fortunately he was evicted before any real damage occurred besides a new air filter.
I always feel like you are talking directly to me. I admire your evident experience and knowledge. I had to share your "check rodent light" caption with my brother.
I really , really appreciate your mechanical aptitude diagnostic ability. Thanks for sharing!
Give Mrs. O. a hug, and head scritch the cat for me.
Sign me a retired heart lung and dialysis machine service rep.
but a car guy at heart.
My truck and boat sit idle in the winter. The truck gets ran some but not much. I keep decon under the hood and under a seat in the cab. Keep in the boat also. Just talked to my mechanic today and was telling him about your video Eric and asked him how often he gets in similar and he said he had three vehicles with chewed wires over the last couple weeks here in Arkansas. I did tell him about the rat tape too, which he had not heard of. Thanks for the excellent video. Thumbs up as usual !
Ill have to share my story about trapping a rat in a customers vehicle...That was one of the toughest jobs ive ever encountered. Great vid buddy!
The Car Doctor sounds like a interesting story. Never dealt with that kind of problem
do you have video's on fixing 1985 Dodge ram truck
Hanna is a great surgical assistant! Go Hanna. Good video
The more I watch you use that Astro light the more I need one!
Nice work.Never hear about the roden tape.Cool.Been retired working on fleet vehicles for 3 yrs & trying to keep up to date.Thks again for this good video
Love the way you do things, good teacher you would be...
I just know that you do these through analysis even when the camera is off, when you are this good it would drive you silly with the need to know what the heck is going on with these over engineered vehicles. Man you are amazing and through...
As soon as you pulled out the soldering iron and heat-shrink wrap I knew you were a true craftsman. Good job on the diagnostic work Eric and nice video.
"Mice that weed whack and eat snickers". That's funny man. It's amazing the destruction they can do. At least they nested in an area you could get to. Nice work on this one. I like that a visual inspection is still helpful in diagnostics.
Old video but a good one. Love your diagnostic approach. When I went through my advanced electrical class in college I picked up the same strategy (find one issue first and you will typically find the others). KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK BROTHER!!
P.S. I saw you flick that solder into the computer pins ;-) Glad to see you caught it before putting it back together. Don't edit those mistakes out man, they make the video so much more relatable. Also not sure if you will even read this comment with how old the video is haha.
awesome , a notification on my phone to say my fav auto channel has another vid up , who needs the garbage on tv when you have sma , good job Eric !!
i agree.it totally beats that crap on bravo my gf watches.whorewives of some county or kardashians.atleast this is education.i dont feel stupid afterwards cause i learned something.good show eric you def livin most mens dream.fixing cars making money and got the wife whipping up eggs an bakie within a few skips... hats off and props to you eric!
I'm hooked on Brake Clean, and the sound effect that you do with it!😺🙆
Excellent video. I’m battling rodents all the time, squirrels & mice. Really like watching you use your scanner. I’m considering in investing in one for my personal use. I really don’t want to pay a yearly subscription though. Your a knowledgeable mechanic and work with experience and efficiency. Bravo
I love watching a true Genius do his craft
It is a life learning process viewing your show. I have learned so many things about cars. Thank you for your page.
I just found this channel a little bit ago, I am amazed at your knowledge! “Got to start somewhere “ this has stuck with me. I don’t have the wire diagrams to pull up, I work on buses, but current has to go somewhere! I’m enjoying your channel! Keep it up!
Job well done! Your customer is in good hands!! Also I like your reasoning, it's very sound.
Eric: The solder you are using is thick...you need a multi core solder about .125 inch in diameter or thinner. You will find it easier to solder small diameter wires using it. Great videos as always .....you have my admiration.
I am so happy I am not the only one who talks to himself as he is diagnosing.
Great video I have a 2006 CHEVY IMPALA 3.9 engine replaced the thermostat, alternator, starter kept up the maintenance, replaced dual muffler. It has been kept up since day once bought it new and still running great..
Nice job there Dr. O. You need to get one of Scanner Danner's new pocket screwdrivers, I'm sure that one would never get misplaced!
Another great video Eric like always..I've learned a lot by watching your channels
Mice bait is my friend. Good video as usual, thanks for going through your process of elimination and correcting the problem
I have been watching your videos for a couple weeks now and have enjoyed it. I own my own upholstery shop in a small town in west Tennessee. So keep up the good work. Thanks Frank Hopper
Rodent tape is something I had never heard of until now going to have to get me some
Eric, another great tracking down the bad wire video.
Not an auto tech but enjoy your videos and learn something from them.
Doing awesome work sir, your one of a very few. Thank you, we’re not all crooks!
Amazing, you are able to use that scan tool so easily and you thought that there has to be a broken wire somewhere, and there was. And you fixed it in a minute. I also have watched your video Greetings from Helsinki Finland.
Well the data proved it
you are veeeeery thorough, and I assume that some of that is for the video. I was taught to read and record codes, then clear the codes and either drive or cycle the key depending on what is appropriate to see what codes reoccur. this idea was to bypass any old codes not applicable to the current situation. but still I do learn a bunch from you. thanks.
Always good information even though I sit and watch you like it it is a TV commercial. That was not a negative by the way but very positive. You're a great mechanic and especially Electronic Tech and it makes me happy to know that there are still some honest people out there who basically will fix your car tell you why it is not running right and go to the fix. To make the customer happy. Thanks. Always enjoy watching your videos. Gus from Wisconsin.
Great video Eric! Always enjoy your videos and learning a lot.
Nice detective work ! I would have been tearing my hair out.
I like the thought the process you go through when approaching repairs. nice video
job well done, you are overheating the shrink wrap, but i always enjoy watching your videos. take care and stay warm.
Hannah: "MMMMMM-hm!"
Eric O done got served!
Great channel,
Stay gold.
Very interesting and informative. Great job as usual. We want to see more of Hanna - obviously the brains behind the scene! Q😉
Nice diagnosis & video! He got lucky and caught it early before they started chewing off insulation & shorted out the harness & ECM. Never heard of that rodent tape but whenever I store mine it has plenty of peanut butter in traps all around it. When I worked in NY on cars we not only had problems with mice & squirrels in the winter but the outdoor cats used to climb up in the radiator shrouds & engine compartments to get warm. Not much you can do about it other than pop the hood or blow the horn before you start it. I seen the solder sling into the ECM also but seen you removed it before connecting the connector.
folks lived in the boon docks of PA..and had a rodent living under the hood of their 1992 Honda Accord..he was less destructive..just gave an odor which I noticed they had an air freshener attached to the vent...thanks Eric and Mrs O !
If I knew even half of what Eric has forgotten I could get something done. 🤣🤣. Great video as always!!
Loved it! Great job Mr. O. Saw a lot of things in this one that helped me. Thanks!
rodent tape!.......I learn something new every day
MaxxTech85: yes you're correct about that.
honda came up with it because of having a soy based bio materials in their cars that rodents can actually eat to survive,there's a TSB on it and many customer complaints and lawsuits,this tape was hondas solution to the problem believe it or not,lol,first they serve them a meal...your car...solution...drench the meal in hot sauce so they won't eat it,ha ha
The pepper is called capsaicin. It's used in muscle balms as well.
I need some of that for my tractor..
See hana fix more cares
Enjoyed the little holiday spirit...oh and of course your videos. Seasons greetings to you and yours.
The mark of a good mechanic !
I slept in this morning. When up I found my wife had already left the house and the garage door was open. Not a problem I thought except maybe for leaves blowing in. Then I sat down to this video!
I’m impressed by Hanna’s tool knowledge and gives you the black 8 with the blah blah blah good job Hanna, good job Eric.
This reminds me of the tale told by a shop owner in north metro Denver. A fellow came in one day complaining of a stalling issue and was put off by the hourly diagnostic fee. He figured he'd try to tackle it himself. Well, after throwing $800.00 worth of parts at the problem with no solution, all of a sudden that diagnostic fee became much more attractive. Admitting defeat, he went back to that same shop and told them to have at it. It turned out to be a broken wire inside the insulation. As the shop owner put it, "Now I'm his best friend."
I love this channel so much it makes my day
appreciate how you can diagnose issues and causes during the troubleshooting steps. Very nice skills.
Still looking for something that explains what a home garage guy can afford to do the electrical diagnostics with..
Hard to imagine the car is used regularly and got a couple of big mouse nests like that. The rent must have been really reasonable to move in that fast!
I used to work for a county park dept, this happened many times overnight !
"Rodent tape".....From Honda...? Man I feel like I should be talking notes while watching your videos....You're the best man....
this is the funniest channel on RUclips I love it
Informative video - as always! The soybean oil-based plasticizer that wire manufacturers started using in the 70's has led to untold wire damage from rodents. I once had a neighbor ask me to help repair "some minor wire damage" under the hood of a truck he left parked for around a year here in the desert. Not a single scrap of insulation was left intact on any of his underhood wiring harness (I declined). BTW - birds love to eat hot chili peppers.
... I also have watched your video where you repaired a Toyota engine making recoil insert screws into the block at that time. Well done!
Those pesky little rodents. When I worked 2nd shift one winter I found a nest on the back side of the manifold on my'86 Sable LS v6. I liked that car, new struts and springs all the around and even though the car was only 4 yrs old, it was such a difference in the ride and especially the handling. Climate control was nice as well. Then I went out to start the snow blower, my grandfathers old '70 Simplicity, what a tool, wouldn't start. Mice ate every bit of the coil wire insulation. A couple wraps of electric tape fixed that. Thanks for sharing. That same winter I found a mouse frozen to the rim of my car. I just left it there and was gone in a couple days.
Knock sensor code on GM can also be caused by low batter power. Due to the clicking of starter when trying to start with low battery power.
Super and Awesome video Eric!!!!....thanks for changing the camera view!!!!...Is amazing how little animals fight for survival in the winter!!!!....for the mouse it was a perfect home!!!....incredible experience for us to watch this video!!!!....lots of things to learn!!!!...thanks Eric!!!!...greetings to all at SMA!!!...and a Big Hello to Miss Hanna!!!!! ;) ;) ;) ;)
Those little bastards! Just cleaned a big pile o nests out of my dad's '07 Arctic Cat 400 a couple weeks back. Was about 5 pounds of corn from the deer feeder inside the CVT cover (along with mummified and dismembered ma, pa, and kids - must've taken a trip thru the belt, lol), airbox, and all the plumbing between the 2. Yanked nests out of the CVT air intake tube in back, in the CVT area itself, in the airbox right on top of the filter, and a 4th nest under the seat, right on top of the fuse box. Had to fix a bunch of wiring coming to and fro the fuse box, plus the winch switch wires to the contactor.
Cats have been busy hauling them out of the basement and porch area too. I find tails and legs all over the place. Looks like a mini murder scene. One of my cats loves to eat the front half of the mice, LOL! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! :D
That time o'year I guess!
Really enjoy your videos, you have the patience of a saint, great stuff
Excellent track down and fix, nice when things come out simple for a change. But as an old guy I do miss the "old days" when you didn't need thousands in gear to troubleshoot like todays cars, makes owning and maintaining most cars very costly, ive seen where sometimes cars get sold or totaled just because sometimes even dealers cant track down the problem.
Oh... there is always and answer. Dealers often send cars here. There way of escape is just to provide an obscene estimate so the customer will leave.
I have heard that, and sadly doesn't surprise me-lol Thanks for your work on all the vids, I know you help tons of people.
South Main Auto Repair...Hey man wanted to ask where can I find a scan tool like that and how much am I looking to spend on it.
Autel MS908 a few grand I think maybe 3?
You can pick up the smaller screen size version ms905 for about $1200. Only difference is smaller screen, and it doesn't do ECU flashing, but the autel isn't a great passthough tool. Better stick to drewtech for that.
Love the videos; keep up the great work; I learn something new everytime.
Really enjoy your videos ..always learn a lot... keep them coming!
That is why it is a good idea to always keep you engine clean (despite some people believing in dirty engines that run better if left uncleaned).
Eric, I will say that you know your stuff and am wondering where you got all of the knowledge at or from. I never got into the Newer generation of cars when they got complicated, (probably started shying away when the first ECM's came on vehicles). I am 66 years old now and worked at a GM Dealership but was the Parts Manager there. I used to work on the Simpler older cars at home after work, built engines, carbs, set up rear differentials, and Hot Rod stuff, but I could never see the money it took to buy those expensive Scanners ( I can't imagine what your scanners cost you) and such. I did have the Tech's as very close friends so when I had a problem, I had my Mechanic friends to go to. Watching you has been very interesting and entertaining. You have been a pleasure to watch. LIKED, SUBSCRIBED and CLICKED that BELL. Take care, Friend. Love your RUclips Channel !!
Awesome diagnostics! I was raised in a family of top notch mechanics but you are the very best! Go Eric O!
Awesome in depth footage. My 2006 Impala LT 3.9 is experiencing long crank time but no codes.. Also it seems like it is idling a bit rough at a traffic light but it does not seem like a misfire because it clears up and seems to have good power. Have to admit I wish you were located in Florida... I would bring it to you...
Your the. Man i like how you go about diagnosing problems,you have all the right equipment and tools,I am a crippled mechanic with a lot of years behind me I have nothing to do but look at you tube personality.just wanted to say you are a dam. Good mechanic
First youtuber I ever heard say to hit the thumbs down button but tell us why...lmao. you're a good dude.
Eric, 'piezo' is pronounced 'pete-zo' (pete as in short for Peter, zo rhymes with 'so'), at least in the UK. As you almost said, it's a type pf crystal that produces electric when struck. The same as is used in electronic cigarette lighters. Thanks for the great videos. btw I'm glad of the chance to return a smidgeon of knowledge for the mass you've shared with us.
Omg, You’re the man! Exactly what I had lol Thank you! :) This isn’t the first time your videos have helped me but this has been the most valuable!
Fantastic, I'm glad it was more than just a bad sensor replacement. It was a excellent opportunity to trace the wire , find the fault and cause..I would think the engine running poorly could have triggered the knock sensor code ..thanks for the informative video as always Eric. , and tell Hanna she should learn all she can , be a female mechanic even if it's a side job....if I leave close I would help you out just for the knowledge..
Boy your not an auto mechanic your an auto electrician, oh wait a mo you fix brakes and engines as well YOUR AN ELECTROMECHANIC, it's a new word I made up just for you what a guy and what a brilliant job you always do. sometimes I wish you were in Perth WA I'd bring my car to you and trust you to fix it.
The first time I have seen or heard about rodent tape, always learn from SMAR and a master
Good job with the videos this 2016 year. Hoping for many more in 17. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Eric and Vanessa.
Funny, i had an Impala last Friday (looked like a farm vehicle) with an engine with an overheat code as well as an intermittent trac/abs lights. After a road test and topping up the low brake fluid the customer needed the car so i didn't get to diag it. Didn't work today so i guess someone else had the pleasure. Excellent job anyway, Eric.
Good work Eric. Stay warm.
Like the rodent tape. I had the little varmints in the air box on my S-10. Took some steel screen and covered the intake port after I cleaned it out. They once got inside the stove cover over the exhaust manifold on an old '75 Toyota 20R. It was SMOKIN! Fortunately I got it before it caught fire.
The days sure are short this time of year.
Those pesky little vermin get everywhere. You wouldn't think that they could chew through wire, but the proof is in the pouding. Great video and another happy customer. Move or get plowed. Later Eric. -John
i was told by a guy that worked in a wire shop that the extruders that cover the wires with insulation use corn starch to keep the dies from sticking. if its true its no wonder. just like a taco shell. had the critters chew thru the rubber on my fuel tank fill hose and tank vapor hose. funny it never thew a code.i think ive tried everything on the internet to get the smell out.peroxide seemed to work the best. camera shy assistant? good job keep them videos comin
I could suggest a small battery operated soldering iron,they work really great and you dont have to use open flame. I picked one up at Radio Shack before they closed. It has saved me a couple times.