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Scotty Hellllllp!! Gotta 2012 Volkswagen cc giving me P0222 P0100 P0122 Codes short to ground codes im assuming theres a short somewhere ,trying to fix it or atleast have as much info before i take it to be repaired, Do you have any wisdom on this ? Thanks in advance Scotty !
I can see that the meter showed some readings, but I am wondering what you actually measured. This meter should not measure DC current, especially that you set it to 60A AC range...
Some vehicles disable the check engine light by disengage battery cables. Doesn't fix the problem but you can pass inspection with that trick until you can afford to fix it. I had to do that once on my Lincoln Town car.
I looked up the specs: this thing only measures AC current unless you use it as a regular multimeter, I.e. disconnect the battery. Cars use DC current. I am not sure why you had a reading, there might be some AC injected by some IC.
Service manual for my Honda says make sure you disconnect the battery before removing the urethane resin bumper cover, because if you accidentally hit one of the sensors in there that tells the computer when to deploy the air bag, the airbag might get deployed. Even more important if you are removing the actual bumper. Same thing if you are taking off any door panels. Right - the air bags can't deploy it they don't have power from the battery. If you disconnect the battery, the audio-visual unit may or may not need to be reset. Sometimes it does; sometimes it doesn't. I don't know why. If it needs to be reset it displays a message saying so tells you how. The owners manual, yes the owners manual not just the service manual, also tells you how to reset the audio-visual system. All your pre-set radio stations will be lost though, so if it is important to you to have them, it is a good idea to write them down before disconnecting the battery. Personally I never use the pre-sets. I never tune for stations manually either. I just tell the tuner to scan, and then when the scanner reaches a station I like, I tell the scanner to stop there. So the audio-visual unit seems to be the main pain in the buttocks connected with disconnecting the battery, although even this doesn't happen all the time, it only happens sometimes. The other problem is that if you are waiting for the drive cycle to be completed so you can get your car inspected, you may have to wait longer, since the cycle may start from the beginning rather than from where it was when the battery was disconnected.
Boy do I miss the good old days when you can actually climb into the engine bay with a toolbox and a sandwich and spend the afternoon working on the car.
@@guitarprepnplus1 82 Chevy K20! LOL Handy hint, some conversion vans (and I am sure you can buy them someplace) had front license plate brackets that fold down into a step. Darn handy for climbing in and out of your Squarebody engine bay.
According to the specs, the DT201D clamp meter will only read AC current - as DC does not generate a changing magnetic field. How do you get DC readings from it?
I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT WE'RE ALL BEING TRAPPED AND CONTROLLED BY OUR COMPUTERIZED VEHICLES.. PRETTY SOON THEY WONT EVEN OPERATE FOR US ANYMORE DUE TO BEING HACKED
How to properly protect batteries from temperatures in the paint booth during curing process when getting a new paint job? Car battery always seem to die the same day after fresh new paint job. How to prevent this?
Is this because the temperature in the paint booth drain the battery fast or because the auto body shop may routinely disconnect all customer car batteries during paint process and reconnect them when completely finished? If shops know that doing that is bad for modern cars, why do they do it? Or I guess the question is, are they supposed to do it to protect batteries from paint booth temperature?
FYI Scotty, the AstroAI Digital Clamp Meter, TRMS 6000 is advertised as an AC current meter only. Although the TRMS 6000 meter may be able to measure DC current the reason AstroAI indicates it is AC current only may be due to its inaccuracy when measuring DC current. Also the current scales on the TRMS 6000 meter are marked with a symbol indicating AC only; a letter "S" turned sideways. For it to indicate AC and DC there would be an underscore below the sideways letter "S". There are several other clamp meters advertised for under thirty dollars that do measure DC current.
@John Smith It was mentioned at about the 30 second mark that disconnecting the battery causes issues, I mentioned it so people could use the info for other applications where you DO have to disconnect the battery, just a continuation on that comment.
@@mac11380 On certain vehicles it does. But on those specific vehicles when a battery saver is connected via OBDII port will these issues disconnecting the battery still happen? Ummmm noooo Im an associate in a auto care center at Wal-Mart and we use that method for saving the settings. And i know that is why you mentioned that in your original comment. I just saw that you replied to your own comment.
I had a Craftsman clamp-on ammeter years ago that was about half he size of the one Scotty is showing. It was great until the AA battery inside leaked onto the circuit board and rendered it useless.
Lower gas mileage is not a problem as you could buy a good Toyota cheap from the early 2000's. Also parts are not a problem as you can buy aftermarket parts cheap. Get a good car then no problems passing inspection. I bought a 2003 car for $2000 instead of buying a new car as it would take me over 10 years to break even with the fuel savings alone. One thing though, you must be able to work on cars yourself when small things go wrong.
I bought the clamp meter via Scotty's link in the description. Was wondering why it wasn't even reading at least my BMW's 50 milliamp sleep mode draw, until I read the product description where it says "not for DC current".
uTommydogs , sorry to hear that. Hope you can return it for one that works with DC. How long does it take for a BMW to shut down enough to get to 50 mA?
For new cars, if you're going to do the morning test for current draw, you should pop the hood the night before. Opening the doors will wake up the ECUs on these new cars.
Let's be honest here, even women in the 50's were better, this is coming from a guy born in the 90s. You know what, maybe I will get a C1 instead of a C8 here in London
This was one of the things that used to piss me off when working at autozone customers claiming it was ok to do that crap of disconnecting the battery while running and I had to say no it’s not the smart thing to do and they would try to justify by saying the alternator is enough to keep the car running I remember on some occasions saying ok disconnect a major artery from your heart and see what happens next
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Disconnected the battery on my 2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport for three weeks to preserve the battery when was out of town. Didn’t have any problems when battery was re-connected. Works perfectly fine
I couldn't afford one of these, so I stripped the wire, licked my finger and I'm good to go. Sure I have t wait a week for the numbness to go away but it works.
Scotty! This is fantastic! I remember, in the '60's-'70's, I had a cheap, simple multimeter that let me work for years on my VW Bugs; but now, unless I can find a Bug that's intact enough to be a daily driver, I guess I'm going to change with times, and get a clamp-around probe-meter. I had no idea things had mutated to this degree of complexity. Thanks for bringing this knowledge to the unmechanicaI masses. I guess that, in order to generate really complex problems, you have to have a computer.
Hi Scotty! Love your channel!! I think you've got the wrong meter here though.. The AstroAI DT201D measures AC amps only, not the parasitic DC amps you are trying to measure. Car batteries produce Direct Current if I'm not mistaken.
Any current, AC or DC, generates electomagnetic flux waves. DC flux waves will be weaker becauce it is direct current and the meter is designed to measure this.
I have learned so much that I am looking into buying new cars to keep for decades to come or used cars to save on money. I also didn't know what kind of car to buy that is reliable enough beyond the 300,000 miles mark, and after all these videos, I've decided to stick to some kind of Corrolla. Didn't take much convincing considering I already knew of Toyota's reliability factor, but seeing how easy it is to diagnose problems and how a few things I could do myself with just a bit of effort, I like the idea of saving money on DIY repairs. It's all thanks to you Scotty!
@@cabzombierb yes, but ive been watching scotty for 8 years and hes the most knowledgeable one, he does say it 10 times too fast but the replay feature makes you smarter if you try sink in the messages hes sending :)
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I feel like most people here watch scotty to have some fun instead of cars.
I remember that feeling. It was immaculate and reasonably priced. Although I did love the car, it was like a high maintenance g/f that was beyond my financial means. Then one night, a large deer jumped right in front and I had no time to avoid it. It sucked but that was it for the car!
Just ordered one! Been struggling with battery discharge issues, battery test good at Autozone, completely stumped. Thank you Scotty! P.S. I am not mechanically inclined, can someone tell me what setting to use to diagnose a Ford Explorer plz? TYIA!!
There’s something not right about this… As a rule, clamp meters generally CANNOT measure DC current (although some of them with a Hall Effect sensor built into the clamp CAN). The meter in the video FOR SURE can’t measure DC current - it can only measure AC current! There are no markings on the front of the meter to select DC current measurements. Even the user manual doesn’t list it as being DC current capable in the specs. Also… unless the parking lamps are LED, they should draw a LOT more than 0.49 amps!
You are correct. I cannot explain how Scotty got a reading unless the meter is reading high frequency conducted noise generated by the car's computer(s).
Glad I didn’t ‘know’ this when my Vauxhall cars needed new batteries. Except that disconnecting the battery sets of the alarm absolutely zero issues. Did the change in about 30 seconds which helps.
Scotty correct me if I'm wrong?, Why don't you just connect a wire to the negative terminal (not the clamp that connects to it btw) then one to the meter, then remove the battery clamp, so leaving the wire connected to the meter and battery, the circuit will not be broken, you can then read the meter and do tests, when finished reconnect the terminal and remove the meter.
I disconnect the battery cable all the time on my Jeep. The thing is that it’s a 1991 so it’s not really modern😂. But I use it for the purpose of resetting the computer sometimes.
Used to have to do the same on a 91 grand cherokee I had till one day it just wouldn't start, it would spin over but for some reason the immobiliser/alarm system was locked on 😒🤷♂️
Hey hey now, I'm offend by these non-offensive remarks. Lets keep it naughty folks in a humorous way. Remember these only comments for laughs.😁 or should i say shyta an giggles
I love your videos, I am a 66 year old woman who love to know what is going on with my car ( not necessarily to work on, but to know what needs to be worked and the process). I have passed on your videos to others, they are so educational, never seen anything so informative and entertaining at the same time. Keep them coming Scotty !!!
I don't know if this is true or not Scotty, but I heard that with the clamp-style multimeter there is one big potential saftey issue. If the probes are plugged in at the bottom, but not connected to anything, their resistance is near-infinity. OK, fine, we weren't using them anyway. However, if the circuit you are testing induces a current in the clamp, you may get (on cheaper units) a current trying to flow through the probe leads. V = IR says that although the current is tiny, the resistance is infinite. The result is that it's possible to get shocked with thousands of volts, albeit with a tiny current. I have no idea if it's true - i always unplug the probes on a clamp-style multimeter. Maybe i'm just wasting my time though. Don't know.
They DO make clamp-on meters that measure DC current... Instead of an inductive coil, they use hall-effect semiconductor current sensors. Now, the way he's waving that thing around, I can't tell which one it is, but it might be one of those
This is some of the best and informative advice you’ve ever given Scotty! Electric problem’s are always a needle in a haystack... Thanks as always Scotty!!
Scotty mate, Clamp meters are either Alternating or Direct current types, so when you use them on a household circuit you need an AC clamp meter and on a car you need a DC meter, so you need to have the right type or if your meter does both and you are working on a car you need to set the meter for DC otherwise you will not get a reading. BTW you cannot use those clamp meters on High Voltage Power lines, you need a HV type meter. Also even though a car battery is 12 volts you can still get a zillion+ amps out of it if you drop a spanner across the terminals.
Years and years ago I used to use Amp meters like that in the early 80's trouble shooting simple home appliances! I wonder if they have improved or still the same? And why do people put thumbs down on your video? Be nice if you could see what accounts do that!
I've left my battery cable disconnected for a week when i go visit my family and no one is driving my truck and re connect it and it starts up and runs just fine.
Gardy Marra Yeah, a truck, but you do that to a new Mercedes or something ridiculous and you will definitely have problems. Battery tenders are the way to go with new cars that sit a long time.
I left my ford contour in neutral and with the battery disconnected for 2 weeks to replace the neutral safety switch. It has alot of miles too but it ran fine.
Thinking back to a VW that a friend owned... The car's computer communication was routed through the radio... took the car into some place to have the radio replaced.. and the car would not run any more... Got the original radio out of the track, and spliced all the cut wires to put it back in place, and wow.. the car now runs again.
Thanks Scotty, you are the best! Easy to find drains and great trick to find the circuit with the problem. I drive an older truck and I'd love to have one of those testers! Can you do a show on how to safely change the battery out without losing the programming and screwing everything up? Would it work if you hook up a battery charger to the battery cables, disconnect the battery, install the new one, then remove the charger?
Scotty I need your help. Someone in my neighborhood has my codes to open the doors of my car. Have a 08 Saturn vue xe four banger car. What can I do that is cheap to fix the problem ??? Get a disconnect switch that is toggle switch controlled from secret location ??? What do you suggest ??? Thanks a bunch too.
Scotty, great video, quick comment... if you end up pulling all the fuses, presumably one of the high amperage ones will be related to the computer, which will kill the power, and put you into the same state as if you disconnected the battery, right? Keep up the great videos!
Scotty you are just an incredible guy. Your troubleshooting guidance is invaluable to the layman such as myself. I watched your video over two or three times ( I like your presentation skills )and was incredibly amazed at how you gave great advice. Thank you and don't ever stop. Blessings to you.
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Epic video Scotty
Scotty, the clampmeter you mention is suitable for AC current only (when using the clamp), not DC current like car batteries ?!
Scotty Hellllllp!! Gotta 2012 Volkswagen cc giving me P0222 P0100 P0122 Codes short to ground codes im assuming theres a short somewhere ,trying to fix it or atleast have as much info before i take it to be repaired, Do you have any wisdom on this ? Thanks in advance Scotty !
Scotty Kilmer Great video @Scotty Kilmer
@@derekanderson6635 Clean non offensive comment: Scotty would suggest having that VW crushed into a cube.
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Alberto Guerra I mens you’re not wrong
Lol when I was kid I used to think when you disconnect the car battery then odometer mileage turns 0 miles like new lol but It didn’t work 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Funny Videos lol it seems logical to think that way
Why buying a car destroy your wallets :D
Here's why checking your tires, will blow up the car
"Here's why touching your door handles will damage your car."
On MK4 golfs this actually applies haha
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I got a GREAT laugh from your comment
Lmaoooo
😂 stop it...
Gotta love Scotty!
"Here's why driving your car will destroy your car."
John Kennedy hahahahaha
John Kennedy More so if you text and drive.
"Also, a bonus: Why not driving your car will also destroy it."
"Why starting the car will destroy the car".
So true in the old days driving your car kept it going!
Last time I was this early Scotty was doing burnouts in a Mustang for his intro
Rev up your engines !
I still remember the Stingray lol
I still remember the motorbike being used in the intros as well.
@@RetroPCUser oh yea and he wore that crazy pilots helmet while he was peeling tires on that bike, what a Savage 💪🏽
Wait! ...he wasn't driving that chariot in 'Ben Hur' ?
“Never drive your car, and here’s why”
@S. Davis LoL
LOLOLOLOLO! I'm waiting for that video!
This is the most funny comment 😂
Lol when I was kid I used to think when you disconnect the car battery then odometer mileage turns 0 miles like new lol but It didn’t work 🤣🤣🤣🤣
haha
I can see that the meter showed some readings, but I am wondering what you actually measured. This meter should not measure DC current, especially that you set it to 60A AC range...
He was testing audience credulity. You passed with flying colors.
"Check Engine" light comes on, open the hood....yup, it's still in there! Close the hood.
Some vehicles disable the check engine light by disengage battery cables. Doesn't fix the problem but you can pass inspection with that trick until you can afford to fix it. I had to do that once on my Lincoln Town car.
I looked up the specs: this thing only measures AC current unless you use it as a regular multimeter, I.e. disconnect the battery. Cars use DC current.
I am not sure why you had a reading, there might be some AC injected by some IC.
Are you sure you got the model right? My version of his toy does both
Service manual for my Honda says make sure you disconnect the battery before removing the urethane resin bumper cover, because if you accidentally hit one of the sensors in there that tells the computer when to deploy the air bag, the airbag might get deployed. Even more important if you are removing the actual bumper. Same thing if you are taking off any door panels. Right - the air bags can't deploy it they don't have power from the battery. If you disconnect the battery, the audio-visual unit may or may not need to be reset. Sometimes it does; sometimes it doesn't. I don't know why. If it needs to be reset it displays a message saying so tells you how. The owners manual, yes the owners manual not just the service manual, also tells you how to reset the audio-visual system. All your pre-set radio stations will be lost though, so if it is important to you to have them, it is a good idea to write them down before disconnecting the battery. Personally I never use the pre-sets. I never tune for stations manually either. I just tell the tuner to scan, and then when the scanner reaches a station I like, I tell the scanner to stop there. So the audio-visual unit seems to be the main pain in the buttocks connected with disconnecting the battery, although even this doesn't happen all the time, it only happens sometimes. The other problem is that if you are waiting for the drive cycle to be completed so you can get your car inspected, you may have to wait longer, since the cycle may start from the beginning rather than from where it was when the battery was disconnected.
Boy do I miss the good old days when you can actually climb into the engine bay with a toolbox and a sandwich and spend the afternoon working on the car.
Me too.
That's why I bought a 86 toyota pickup and 94 landcruiser
Chevy c10
That's why my dailies are a 1991 Toyota pickup and 1998 RAV4!!
@@guitarprepnplus1 82 Chevy K20! LOL
Handy hint, some conversion vans (and I am sure you can buy them someplace) had front license plate brackets that fold down into a step. Darn handy for climbing in and out of your Squarebody engine bay.
nintendo ds: sits in drawer for 10 years; still has 85% battery charge
modern car: disconnect battery; car self destructs
Your Nintendo is sitting indoor with consistent temperature compared to car that goes through temperature cycles
My DS was on for a week and still had power along with having a gallon of milk spilled on it and working fine
"Why turning the steering wheel is making your muffler fall off"
LOL
Why turning the steering wheel on the car will destroy the car.
"Why filling up your gas tank is bad for your car."
According to the specs, the DT201D clamp meter will only read AC current - as DC does not generate a changing magnetic field. How do you get DC readings from it?
Michael Bauer yeah, right. I really wonder that too
They do make ac/dc clamp meters. Not sure what that cheap pos is.
I'm a electrician and it's fluke or nothing.
Just read the specification for DT201D and it’s as Michael Bauer says. It’s measuring AC current, not DC. So how Scotty make this work is a mystery
I'm no electrician but does it make a difference that he's looking for amperage & not current?
jason harris Ampere is the unit of current. For instance: the current is 3 ampere
"Doing literally anything will fry the electrical systems of all modern cars."
I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT WE'RE ALL BEING TRAPPED AND CONTROLLED BY OUR COMPUTERIZED VEHICLES..
PRETTY SOON THEY WONT EVEN OPERATE FOR US ANYMORE DUE TO BEING HACKED
@@SherriRice74 That won't happen so fast😂 it's already possible
How to properly protect batteries from temperatures in the paint booth during curing process when getting a new paint job? Car battery always seem to die the same day after fresh new paint job. How to prevent this?
Is this because the temperature in the paint booth drain the battery fast or because the auto body shop may routinely disconnect all customer car batteries during paint process and reconnect them when completely finished? If shops know that doing that is bad for modern cars, why do they do it? Or I guess the question is, are they supposed to do it to protect batteries from paint booth temperature?
What if the battery get bad an if have to replace it you have disconnect battery cable
"Here is why the static discharge from touching your car after you walked on carpet will destroy your engine computer and cost thousands to replace" 😂
FYI Scotty, the AstroAI Digital Clamp Meter, TRMS 6000 is advertised as an AC current meter only. Although the TRMS 6000 meter may be able to measure DC current the reason AstroAI indicates it is AC current only may be due to its inaccuracy when measuring DC current. Also the current scales on the TRMS 6000 meter are marked with a symbol indicating AC only; a letter "S" turned sideways. For it to indicate AC and DC there would be an underscore below the sideways letter "S". There are several other clamp meters advertised for under thirty dollars that do measure DC current.
Me: okay, I’ll keep my battery connected.
Scotty: that will destroy your car as it will eventually die.
I read the TIS for my BMW, almost all maintenance tasks start with "Disconnectnegativa battery terminal."
Scotty: you can't damage anything on a car with this tool!
Me: he's obviously never seen me try to change a fuse... 😕
how do you change a fuse wit that tool
unless you're a tool..?
@@Carr7.0 boy howdy, have I a story for you.... 😉
DIY is getting more & more intimidating these days.tempted to get a mule for transportation.
Isn't that the truth LOL
@@Carr7.0 I think he was making a joke but unfortunately it went over your head LOL stay with the program will you
I disconnected my battery 5 hours ago. Hopefully I can “rev up my engine!”
😂😂
The Real K just send it
If you shouldn't remove your battery cables how do you put a new battery in?
4:36.......watch your back Scotty that Kia creepin in the background looks sketch
Jeep*
@@kodyclarke9696 its a fiat jeep lol
Thanks yall I was gonna say Jeep to but I wasnt sure, I seen the tailights the second time around
Wanted come to be fixed by Scotty.. slot was full :(
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Lol
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There are devices you connect to your OBDII port that keeps power to the settings while the battery is disconnected.
@John Smith It was mentioned at about the 30 second mark that disconnecting the battery causes issues, I mentioned it so people could use the info for other applications where you DO have to disconnect the battery, just a continuation on that comment.
@@mac11380
On certain vehicles it does. But on those specific vehicles when a battery saver is connected via OBDII port will these issues disconnecting the battery still happen? Ummmm noooo
Im an associate in a auto care center at Wal-Mart and we use that method for saving the settings. And i know that is why you mentioned that in your original comment. I just saw that you replied to your own comment.
Every time Scotty say’s “battery” take a shot!
Jesus....
Can't. Scotty drank them all.
When do you report to rehab after this video ? 😂
good whiskey will cure the battery syndrome
Good idea.
Scotty: here is why owning a car will destroy your car.
I had a Craftsman clamp-on ammeter years ago that was about half he size of the one Scotty is showing. It was great until the AA battery inside leaked onto the circuit board and rendered it useless.
I think I will just keep buying really old cars and avoid some of the hassle.
But then you have different hassles; finding parts, lower gas mileage, passing inspection, etc.
Lower gas mileage is not a problem as you could buy a good Toyota cheap from the early 2000's. Also parts are not a problem as you can buy aftermarket parts cheap. Get a good car then no problems passing inspection. I bought a 2003 car for $2000 instead of buying a new car as it would take me over 10 years to break even with the fuel savings alone. One thing though, you must be able to work on cars yourself when small things go wrong.
I got 2001Tundra 3.4 300km , 2007 Tundra 4.7 292km and 2004 4Runner 4.0 235km and love them all :)
A clamp-on meter that measures DC current will cost more and need to be zeroed out before each measurement.
Really? I bought a clamp meter for AC. I haven't tried it on DC because i'm scared. Will it really not work?
He's got the meter set on the 60A AC range. Not sure how he's measuring DC current.
@@bensonwills7446 Rofl He does. That meter even has DC capabilies.
I bought the clamp meter via Scotty's link in the description. Was wondering why it wasn't even reading at least my BMW's 50 milliamp sleep mode draw, until I read the product description where it says "not for DC current".
uTommydogs , sorry to hear that.
Hope you can return it for one that works with DC.
How long does it take for a BMW to shut down enough to get to 50 mA?
For new cars, if you're going to do the morning test for current draw, you should pop the hood the night before. Opening the doors will wake up the ECUs on these new cars.
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The more I deal with modern cars, the more I’d rather have a 51 Chevy.
Why not a '56 so you can have a V8?
Walter K Because the old 235 “Stovebolt” 6 is just so darn easy to work on. You can crawl in under the hood with the engine if you want.
Oscar Ljungberg Can’t seem to post a photo here. Just google 51 Chevy engine with image search.
I feel like the mechanics of an older car is just easier. Computers in cars kind of defeats the purpose of good engines
Let's be honest here, even women in the 50's were better, this is coming from a guy born in the 90s. You know what, maybe I will get a C1 instead of a C8 here in London
This was one of the things that used to piss me off when working at autozone customers claiming it was ok to do that crap of disconnecting the battery while running and I had to say no it’s not the smart thing to do and they would try to justify by saying the alternator is enough to keep the car running I remember on some occasions saying ok disconnect a major artery from your heart and see what happens next
Every time I rev my car up now I have Scotty's voice in my head 😆
Why did you say that 🤦🏻♂️
You are strikingly beautiful, Ash! What kind of car do you rev? Have a wonderful day👍
Lol...a chick can't even make a simple passing comment on RUclips without at least one guy slidin in like Joey from Friends..."How YOU doin?" 👀
😀 harmless, but amused me...u got Scotty's voice in your head, and now I got Joey's in mine lol. Carry on.
@@jamesmedina2062 sim p
That meter can't measure DC current which is what you need...
Yet another reason to be glad I drive old cars.
I miss the old intro where Scotty actually reved up an engine.
His neighbors got tired of him burning rubber all the time.
Me too much better then the new one.
I have a 2019 Ram with the Hemi, so electrical problems are inevitable.
pslgreg Why did you buy that truck
@@venividivici4253 Towing capacity and price.
Don't forget rust problems.
@@pslgreg price is why the hood is full of dodges
Good Chinese product for a change!
The link you have for the current meter takes me to a meter that doesn't do DC current measurements. It does DC voltage but not DC current ??
Perhaps that's Scotty's version of an Easter egg.
“Here’s why shouldn’t bother fixing your car”
LOL SCOTTY TRIGGERS ME BY WAVING HIS HANDS ...LOL
JARON LEE the moment I read your comment it started to trigger me too lmaoo😂
So you are recommending a meter that only measures AC current?
I feel like I shouldn't even own a car at this point
lol :)
I'm with ya.
Unless its a 94' celica :)
convert a mountain bike to e-bike ;)
cars are headache
Hey Scotty, I went for a walk with my wife, and suddenly she started making a "klunka klunka" sound. What could it be,should I get rid of her?
Fred part her out, get more that way!
Is she an import or domestic?
sell her asap....
She's gonna be a endless money pit
take her in and see how much ford will give her when you try and buy a 20202 electric f150
Disconnected the battery on my 2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport for three weeks to preserve the battery when was out of town. Didn’t have any problems when battery was re-connected. Works perfectly fine
I couldn't afford one of these, so I stripped the wire, licked my finger and I'm good to go. Sure I have t wait a week for the numbness to go away but it works.
😂🤣 that killed me
I couldn't afford one either, can I lick your finger so I don't get numb while operating heavy machinery at work?
😂😂😂
@ BWAAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Read the label before consumption!
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Scotty!
This is fantastic! I remember, in the '60's-'70's, I had a cheap, simple multimeter that let me work for years on my VW Bugs; but now, unless I can find a Bug that's intact enough to be a daily driver, I guess I'm going to change with times, and get a clamp-around probe-meter. I had no idea things had mutated to this degree of complexity. Thanks for bringing this knowledge to the unmechanicaI masses. I guess that, in order to generate really complex problems, you have to have a computer.
just discovered savage scotty today... where have you been all my life. holy freaking cow batman, the man is a genius !
In high school I had an Oldsmobile my friends and I called "Sparky" cause it had so many electrical problems
Lol when I was kid I used to think when you disconnect the car battery then odometer mileage turns 0 miles like new lol but It didn’t work 🤣🤣🤣🤣
same here with my pontiac :)
Hi Scotty! Love your channel!!
I think you've got the wrong meter here though..
The AstroAI DT201D measures AC amps only, not the parasitic DC amps you are trying to measure.
Car batteries produce Direct Current if I'm not mistaken.
Understood but it works in the video!!!
lightlyoked It’s too bad Scotty’s far to important to hardly Ever answer anyone’s questions.
Any current, AC or DC, generates electomagnetic flux waves. DC flux waves will be weaker becauce it is direct current and the meter is designed to measure this.
It's measuring amps, or in this case miliamps. Amps are amps, regardless of whether it's ac or dc.
I have learned so much that I am looking into buying new cars to keep for decades to come or used cars to save on money. I also didn't know what kind of car to buy that is reliable enough beyond the 300,000 miles mark, and after all these videos, I've decided to stick to some kind of Corrolla. Didn't take much convincing considering I already knew of Toyota's reliability factor, but seeing how easy it is to diagnose problems and how a few things I could do myself with just a bit of effort, I like the idea of saving money on DIY repairs. It's all thanks to you Scotty!
Scotty ur my favorite car guy on RUclips!
hello and thanks!
Scotty Kilmer ; There’s others ?
@@cabzombierb yes, but ive been watching scotty for 8 years and hes the most knowledgeable one, he does say it 10 times too fast but the replay feature makes you smarter if you try sink in the messages hes sending :)
I feel like most people here watch scotty to have some fun instead of cars.
I learn in a hilarious way 😂
Which country are you from?
@@AJ-xm4xc Turkey.
Beytullah kuşcu Glad to hear that you watch Scotty over there. All the best!
Yeah, that too....
Best self help Mechanic on the internet
Never ever refuel your car. Here’s why.
The car Might blow up!
My bank account been draining since I bought a BMW 😭 I wish I found you before my purchase Scotty 😏😏😂😂
You bought a money pit car, that’s a shame.
Big Money Wasted
I remember that feeling. It was immaculate and reasonably priced. Although I did love the car, it was like a high maintenance g/f that was beyond my financial means. Then one night, a large deer jumped right in front and I had no time to avoid it. It sucked but that was it for the car!
amilcar lopez new Toyota Supra guys are going to be disappointed
Most car buyers are ignorant anyway, that's why they make money off you
Good to know this can test so many things. So if one is on an extended vacation, how to avoid dead battery when return home?
"Looks like you made the meter go up, $3", he said, non-offensively.
It's even the wrong one
to much electronics in cars now smh
It's our burden to bear if we want new vehicles. Might as well learn a thing or two.
Steve Silvas how much for it??
get a horse and a buggy
Steve Silvas how much
Just ordered one! Been struggling with battery discharge issues, battery test good at Autozone, completely stumped. Thank you Scotty! P.S. I am not mechanically inclined, can someone tell me what setting to use to diagnose a Ford Explorer plz? TYIA!!
2020: Here's why looking at your car will destroy your car
There’s something not right about this… As a rule, clamp meters generally CANNOT measure DC current (although some of them with a Hall Effect sensor built into the clamp CAN). The meter in the video FOR SURE can’t measure DC current - it can only measure AC current! There are no markings on the front of the meter to select DC current measurements. Even the user manual doesn’t list it as being DC current capable in the specs. Also… unless the parking lamps are LED, they should draw a LOT more than 0.49 amps!
You are correct. I cannot explain how Scotty got a reading unless the meter is reading high frequency conducted noise generated by the car's computer(s).
Glad I didn’t ‘know’ this when my Vauxhall cars needed new batteries. Except that disconnecting the battery sets of the alarm absolutely zero issues. Did the change in about 30 seconds which helps.
I learn something new everyday... Thanks Scotty!
The bell at the end truly makes me smile every time~
Scotty correct me if I'm wrong?, Why don't you just connect a wire to the negative terminal (not the clamp that connects to it btw) then one to the meter, then remove the battery clamp, so leaving the wire connected to the meter and battery, the circuit will not be broken, you can then read the meter and do tests, when finished reconnect the terminal and remove the meter.
I disconnect the battery cable all the time on my Jeep. The thing is that it’s a 1991 so it’s not really modern😂. But I use it for the purpose of resetting the computer sometimes.
Used to have to do the same on a 91 grand cherokee I had till one day it just wouldn't start, it would spin over but for some reason the immobiliser/alarm system was locked on 😒🤷♂️
Now I drive around and see cars and tell my wife that’s an endless money pit, or that one is a good value...thanks Scotty!!
I said the same to my wife today ; you're an endless money pit!!!
@@Zeiltaid are you single now or how is that working for you
@@Khandomain oh I'm not poor yet so she will stay with me until I'm completely broken
How do you change the battery without disconnecting it?
This should also work on my pacemaker.
Actually something similar is used.
I don't think it's possible to post a non-offensive comment in 2019
Everything offends somebody
Hey hey now, I'm offend by these non-offensive remarks. Lets keep it naughty folks in a humorous way. Remember these only comments for laughs.😁 or should i say shyta an giggles
@@hotrodray6802 I find that comment very offensive.
Mandolinic I find your taking of offense to be quite offensive
@@johns6095 Now you're just being offensive.
Question, removing the fuses one at time is not going to have the same detrimental effect as disconnecting the battery?
I love your videos, I am a 66 year old woman who love to know what is going on with my car ( not necessarily to work on, but to know what needs to be worked and the process). I have passed on your videos to others, they are so educational, never seen anything so informative and entertaining at the same time. Keep them coming Scotty !!!
SCOTTY IVE BOUGHT EVERYTHING THAT YOU RECOMMENDED THAT WAS "CHEAP" AND NOW I'M IN DEBT BECAUSE SO FAR IVE SPENT 6,731.08
I don't know if this is true or not Scotty, but I heard that with the clamp-style multimeter there is one big potential saftey issue. If the probes are plugged in at the bottom, but not connected to anything, their resistance is near-infinity. OK, fine, we weren't using them anyway.
However, if the circuit you are testing induces a current in the clamp, you may get (on cheaper units) a current trying to flow through the probe leads. V = IR says that although the current is tiny, the resistance is infinite. The result is that it's possible to get shocked with thousands of volts, albeit with a tiny current.
I have no idea if it's true - i always unplug the probes on a clamp-style multimeter. Maybe i'm just wasting my time though. Don't know.
The clamp-on meter in the video doesn’t measure DC current.
Steve Preston When he held that up I said ,No Way!
That's what my research has turned up also.
Yes, inductive measures AC!
Thats what I thought, AC only...no fluctuating magnetic field with DC
They DO make clamp-on meters that measure DC current...
Instead of an inductive coil, they use hall-effect semiconductor current sensors.
Now, the way he's waving that thing around, I can't tell which one it is, but it might be one of those
This is some of the best and informative advice you’ve ever given Scotty! Electric problem’s are always a needle in a haystack... Thanks as always Scotty!!
Scotty mate, Clamp meters are either Alternating or Direct current types, so when you use them on a household circuit you need an AC clamp meter and on a car you need a DC meter, so you need to have the right type or if your meter does both and you are working on a car you need to set the meter for DC otherwise you will not get a reading. BTW you cannot use those clamp meters on High Voltage Power lines, you need a HV type meter. Also even though a car battery is 12 volts you can still get a zillion+ amps out of it if you drop a spanner across the terminals.
This is my clean non-offensive comment! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity, Scotty!!!
Another great “As Seen On Scotty TV” item. Thanks for keeping us up to date!!!
Years and years ago I used to use Amp meters like that in the early 80's trouble shooting simple home appliances! I wonder if they have improved or still the same? And why do people put thumbs down on your video? Be nice if you could see what accounts do that!
Scotty is my favorite and 1st "go to" auto mechanic when the old vehicle 🚗 isn't doing what it's supposed to be doing... much respect 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
I've left my battery cable disconnected for a week when i go visit my family and no one is driving my truck and re connect it and it starts up and runs just fine.
Gardy Marra Yeah, a truck, but you do that to a new Mercedes or something ridiculous and you will definitely have problems. Battery tenders are the way to go with new cars that sit a long time.
I left my ford contour in neutral and with the battery disconnected for 2 weeks to replace the neutral safety switch. It has alot of miles too but it ran fine.
I disconnect my battery when I go overseas for months at a time. Good thing I have an older car.
Thinking back to a VW that a friend owned... The car's computer communication was routed through the radio... took the car into some place to have the radio replaced.. and the car would not run any more... Got the original radio out of the track, and spliced all the cut wires to put it back in place, and wow.. the car now runs again.
I’d like one of those meters! You’re the best Scotty!
Thanks Scotty, you are the best! Easy to find drains and great trick to find the circuit with the problem. I drive an older truck and I'd love to have one of those testers!
Can you do a show on how to safely change the battery out without losing the programming and screwing everything up? Would it work if you hook up a battery charger to the battery cables, disconnect the battery, install the new one, then remove the charger?
Scotty if i can't disconnect my battery how am i supposed to install my dashcam ?
Your videos are awesome love your channel
The current from the battery is DC but the clamp appears to measure only AC current. So this clamp may not be suitable for this job.
Yes, I found this out after I ordered one and it wouldn't work.
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@@jetstreamer374 lol Rotterdam
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Why touching your car will make it rust away, great video mate, keep it up
You always talk with your hands 😂😂
The il Scottino is an Italian Wannabe.
Sure do love that you're so willing to share your knowledge. Thank you!
Scotty I need your help. Someone in my neighborhood has my codes to open the doors of my car. Have a 08 Saturn vue xe four banger car. What can I do that is cheap to fix the problem ??? Get a disconnect switch that is toggle switch controlled from secret location ??? What do you suggest ??? Thanks a bunch too.
Absolutely love these videos! Honestly I watch them more then I do my cable now!
Scotty, great video, quick comment... if you end up pulling all the fuses, presumably one of the high amperage ones will be related to the computer, which will kill the power, and put you into the same state as if you disconnected the battery, right?
Keep up the great videos!
I'd like to know this too.
No car is still live
Scotty, since the current in a vehicle is DC, does that clamp meter, which measures AC current , really work for cars?
Scotty you are just an incredible guy. Your troubleshooting guidance is invaluable to the layman such as myself. I watched your video over two or three times ( I like your presentation skills )and was incredibly amazed at how you gave great advice.
Thank you and don't ever stop. Blessings to you.
"Why thinking about a car will cause malfunctioning"
how would you check a drain when the suv has power shutdown or batter saver for the entire electrical system?