These types of diagnostic videos are THE BEST for those that are new to electrical troubleshooting. A+++!
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Seeinga mock-up on a beac bench of this car setup and how the test light works in this situation would be cool like a small mock up of what went wrong so you can track it out of the car
Great run through of using bulbs instead of 1000 fuses, haha. I noticed 2 things only another tech knows the pain of. 1, part way through, I noticed the blood on your knuckle from pulling plastic trims, lol. 2. As soon as you traced it to the A-pillar connector = the old sun visor mount screw through the wiring! Hahaha.
Jake I enjoy all your videos. I like the way you breakdown your diags. and have the patience on the camera to show us your way of doing a diag. smoothly. Please keep up the videos coming.God bless you.
I'm addicted to your videos since finding your channel..., when you kept one lead of the bulb to the 12v pin on the bcm connector and removed the other lead that was connected to the ground bar in the dashboard and started tapping into other circuits, it took me a while to figure out what you did there and why?? You did that because you were looking for a cirtcuit that is shorted to ground so u kept one lead to 12v pin while the other lead if it finds a ground or a short to ground it would light up... Brilliant video as always....keep it up man
I've diagnosed a short exactly like that, they screwed the screw into the wire. I used the power probe ect3000. That tool has helped me find me all kinds of shorts.
Great work! I appreciate you taking the time to demystify by explaining the diagnostic process. The details you provide to narrow the issue through circuit elimination are awesome . So simple watching you do it. Though more difficult in reality. Thanks for making it look easy and simple to understand.
Your a beast brother, made that look easy. Great explanation on using the light to find the grounded wire, and verifying the short was gone after the repair was performed! Love the channel man! Ill be binge watching all your videos now haha
Thank you! That was really cool. I really appreciate the time you took to show your work and the process of chasing a short. You're really good at explaining your process. Kudos. I wish I knew electrical the way you do.
Nice video. I am not against cutting a wire in the harness to break the circuit in half for testing as well if there are no good connectors around to do it. I can always solder it back together. It is always nice when they aren't intermittent as well. Those intermittent shorts can be real fun ones.
That is a great how to video. I greatly appreciate your efforts to explain so many things in detail! I wonder if those that do not offer reasonably good explanations do not do so because they simply cannot do it, they are incapable of explaining what they don't understand themselves.
There's nothing more satisfying than watching someone do something they're good at and also seems to enjoy the process. I could legit watch you work for hours. And you're good looking 😉
To find if you have a ground in your wireing system. Take off your hot wire coming from your battery hook up your tester one lead to the. Hot terminal going to vehicle. Then to your hot on your battery if it lights up you have a ground. In your wireing system
Man what a great video!! I’ve got an old FoxBody project car I just bought. It’s got a partially installed new body harness. The ecu was fried so I sent it off for repair. They’ve given me a list of pins on the connectors to test before I hook ecu back up. I’ve been trying to find a good procedure for doing that.
Great call with the glue shrink tube. Seales and holds it all in place from the elements so as to not corrode. I worked for Siemens running assembly and test for flow meters. They all go into exstream environments. Not that a car will be there but anything to prevent problems is a plus. Thank You for another learning experience.
You did a great job finding the short. That was crappy work done at the factory. Another example of how Nissan quality has gone down. My wife & I used to drive Maximas & loved them. Now we drive Hondas. Keep up the good work & videos.
car was probably in a accident and when replacing the side airbag the guy pinched that vanity mirror light wire ... good find... not sure if you have a video on how you made that test bulb soldering it and wiring it up, and what different amperage bulbs you use and when or how to use them, would be beneficial to learn from ... thanks, cool video
Outstanding video. The way you explained things as you where going made it very easy to understand exactly what was going on. You got a new sub.Thank you very much.
I have the same type of issue, an older Infiniti with a short to ground that instantly blows the 10 amp Room Lamp fuse. No ignition required. I can't find the energy to trace it so far, once I realized that circuit is linked to all the overhead interior lights plus the trunk light and elsewhere. Maybe this video will give me an idea and jumpstart the motivation.
Great tip about the tiny bits that stick out when soldering wires together. I have always thought soldering to be the best . some say you should never solder some say always solder. Have you ever given the shrink n seal butt connectors a go. Not the ones with solder inside.👍👍Another great video 😊😊
@@autodiagyt 100% agree! If the harness is properly supported there shouldn't be much movement or vibration anyways. GM is the worst at factory harness supports lol
@@autodiagyt I will have a look for that video. great answer I found an old relay in the garage that I soldered wires directly to decades ago On the advice of the auto electrician that sold it to me. The wires were still on there solid as can be and I never had any starter problems from installing it to scrapping the car years later. It was a 1984 GM Vauxhall cavalier diesel and that sucker vibrated like a jack hammer. That's why he suggested soldering the wires direct lol👍👍👍
@@autodiagyt I had a rep come in and look at me like i had seven heads for actually repairing a wire harness. I always thought it was more common. But hey it keeps my lights on!
Judging by the name on your hoodie I’m guessing your a sand mountain guy lol, I too am a sand mountain resident with a diagnostics shop in RBC great vid very informative electronics can be intimidating for some but a good diagram and logic most problems are really simple
I’ve been doing business in RBC since 2009 , been in the automotive trade since 1994, I’m always trying to learn new methods, techniques, thought processes, I’ve enjoyed your vids, I worked at a local ford dealer on the mountain for years , before I opened my shop in RBC, I would do a lot of diag , programming , and Pats keys for the local used lots I’ll bet we know alot of the same people.
Looks like the body module is ground side controlled. Because the power from pin 131 can't make contact with pin 129 unless the body module is allowing power to it at all times.
@@autodiagyt Yes I try to explain to people all the time what an open is. Most youtube videos on so called shorts ends up being their dome light is on, lol.
How well would an amp clamp work; first around a wire bundle followed by individual wires to find the light bulbs 2 Amps. Also helpful might be a slow pulsing current through the light bulb to assist in locating the short with the amp clamp.
I use non-insulated crimp barrel (butt) connectors when I do solder wires. They work great to secure the wires while soldering and also eliminate the stray wire poke issue. Not all wiring can be fixed by soldering, high vibration areas, on those I use them with heat shrink and sealer only as they are strong enough to hold the wires by themselves. You can get bags of the 3 major sizes of non-insulated crips cheap and they work well
Excellent knowledge & diagnostic skills & Great job!!! I have a fuse that keeps blowing for my PCM emissions control & it has blown two fuses. Now, I'm wondering what should I check first to correct the problem. Does this mean I have a short somewhere or is something not grounded securely?
Whats the bulb number and socket on that 10 amp test light? I like that. I have a few that range from 500millamps to 4.5. That one would be nice to add to the arsenal. Great diag brother 👍
These types of diagnostic videos are THE BEST for those that are new to electrical troubleshooting. A+++!
Seeinga mock-up on a beac bench of this car setup and how the test light works in this situation would be cool like a small mock up of what went wrong so you can track it out of the car
Great run through of using bulbs instead of 1000 fuses, haha.
I noticed 2 things only another tech knows the pain of.
1, part way through, I noticed the blood on your knuckle from pulling plastic trims, lol.
2. As soon as you traced it to the A-pillar connector = the old sun visor mount screw through the wiring! Hahaha.
Jake I enjoy all your videos.
I like the way you breakdown your diags. and have the patience on the camera to show us your way of doing a diag. smoothly.
Please keep up the videos coming.God bless you.
I loved your clear, logical thought process to trace a dead short through the BCM.
Up late,Stayed up till you found that short ⚡️⚡️💥
I'm addicted to your videos since finding your channel..., when you kept one lead of the bulb to the 12v pin on the bcm connector and removed the other lead that was connected to the ground bar in the dashboard and started tapping into other circuits, it took me a while to figure out what you did there and why?? You did that because you were looking for a cirtcuit that is shorted to ground so u kept one lead to 12v pin while the other lead if it finds a ground or a short to ground it would light up...
Brilliant video as always....keep it up man
Thanks for the explanation because I had no clue where his first wire was plugged into. That's awesome!
I've diagnosed a short exactly like that, they screwed the screw into the wire. I used the power probe ect3000. That tool has helped me find me all kinds of shorts.
Great work! I appreciate you taking the time to demystify by explaining the diagnostic process. The details you provide to narrow the issue through circuit elimination are awesome . So simple watching you do it. Though more difficult in reality. Thanks for making it look easy and simple to understand.
That was a great case study. You did a great job of breaking the system down in order to find the problem.
Your a beast brother, made that look easy. Great explanation on using the light to find the grounded wire, and verifying the short was gone after the repair was performed! Love the channel man! Ill be binge watching all your videos now haha
I put banana jack ends on my different amp test lights. I find it alot easier for hook up and secure connections. Great job as usual👍
I always wanted to learn electrical. Keep putting your videos out there, I learn a lot from you,keep up the good work.
Good Job! I've seen that problem in older Ford Vans when a steel fence/wall was installed between the driver/passenger seats and the rear cargo area.
This video helped me find the short in my vehicle. The light bulb trick is a great way to test things now that I know. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you! That was really cool. I really appreciate the time you took to show your work and the process of chasing a short. You're really good at explaining your process. Kudos. I wish I knew electrical the way you do.
Best video I've seen, on finding a short. Thanks.
Where does it show how to rig up a test light in the video?
Nice video. I am not against cutting a wire in the harness to break the circuit in half for testing as well if there are no good connectors around to do it. I can always solder it back together. It is always nice when they aren't intermittent as well. Those intermittent shorts can be real fun ones.
Thank you for very detailed video. Very helpful.
Thanks, great refresher about short to ground and how to use a light bulb to find a short. (y)
Great video i really enjoy the way you do what you do simple easy to follow really helpful thanks for taking the time to help us
That is a great how to video. I greatly appreciate your efforts to explain so many things in detail! I wonder if those that do not offer reasonably good explanations do not do so because they simply cannot do it, they are incapable of explaining what they don't understand themselves.
Really useful, now i'll take my bulb and start the journey on my old Pajero
There's nothing more satisfying than watching someone do something they're good at and also seems to enjoy the process. I could legit watch you work for hours. And you're good looking 😉
You look like you know what you’re doing. Very impressed
Chapeau my friend! Thanks for your patience to explain all these.
Thank you Jake. Good job. Have a great day.
Very informative , it will help look for my issue.. thanks 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you very much, the way you arrive at the fault is the main thing
To find if you have a ground in your wireing system. Take off your hot wire coming from your battery hook up your tester one lead to the. Hot terminal going to vehicle. Then to your hot on your battery if it lights up you have a ground. In your wireing system
this video was enlightening, thank you for doing it.
Quick effective diagnosis. Way more interesting than I thought it was going to be. Great job😼👍 now I wonder how it got like that…hmm
Great video. Learnt a lot.
Very straight to the point. Note, I added a buzzer & a bulb to another test light for out of sight of light bulb work. Thanks a mil.😎
Man what a great video!! I’ve got an old FoxBody project car I just bought. It’s got a partially installed new body harness. The ecu was fried so I sent it off for repair. They’ve given me a list of pins on the connectors to test before I hook ecu back up. I’ve been trying to find a good procedure for doing that.
Right on! 😎 this is why i love electrical issues, although it can be very frustrating at times it can be very fun after it all
This video is better than my college class. Super job!
Great video good find
The logo looking sharp bro.
Great call with the glue shrink tube. Seales and holds it all in place from the elements so as to not corrode. I worked for Siemens running assembly and test for flow meters. They all go into exstream environments. Not that a car will be there but anything to prevent problems is a plus.
Thank You for another learning experience.
Great Diagnosis!! I feel
like someone replaced that Visor and wasn’t paying attention and smushed those wires together.
Most likely
Excellent find love your diagnostic approach
You did a great job finding the short. That was crappy work done at the factory. Another example of how Nissan quality has gone down. My wife & I used to drive Maximas & loved them. Now we drive Hondas. Keep up the good work & videos.
Very glad i vame across this video as a beginner i feel like i learned a lot not lets see if i can fix my wiring issue!!!
Excelent diagnostic finding electrical problems is not easy.good job thank you for sharing 👍
Nicely done, and explained very well. Thank you
Awesome diag your patience is amazing 👊🏻👍🏻
Excellent work, thank you for sharing your informative videos
car was probably in a accident and when replacing the side airbag the guy pinched that vanity mirror light wire ... good find... not sure if you have a video on how you made that test bulb soldering it and wiring it up, and what different amperage bulbs you use and when or how to use them, would be beneficial to learn from ... thanks, cool video
Nice video and demonstration. This mirrors the technique I use. Some of these just take time, to track down.
What an excellent well shown video. Legend mate keep up the good work!
New follower and love your videos great work.
Great tutorial ! Super teaching methods !! Much appreciated.
tiene mucha paciencia muy buen video gracias por compartir saludos
What a knowledge👍👍 when I saw Ivan pine hollow diagnostic on your channell got a confirm. If I undedstood the wire was shorted to plus
Outstanding video. The way you explained things as you where going made it very easy to understand exactly what was going on. You got a new sub.Thank you very much.
I respect your skills sir, great diagnosis
Nice job! Thanks for sharing and bringing us along 👍
good job. i like the way you go about it the best way
Thanks for your help with this
Hey man great video! Super helpful and simple to understand!
This one is messy and neat at the same time hahah the diag. was neat habibi
Kudos from ethiopia 👍
Cant wait to see u and ivan teaming up
I have the same type of issue, an older Infiniti with a short to ground that instantly blows the 10 amp Room Lamp fuse. No ignition required. I can't find the energy to trace it so far, once I realized that circuit is linked to all the overhead interior lights plus the trunk light and elsewhere. Maybe this video will give me an idea and jumpstart the motivation.
Excellent Video, really enjoyed!
Excellent excellent videos man. They get me all excited lol your page will blow up anytime now. Great stuff!
great great job.happy to find your channel. thanks
Man you rock. Keep up the great work A+++.
An excellent educational video
The bulb works fine, but you have to look at it to find the source. A low amp buzzard works better. Not having to look at it helps a lot😮
Just simply: Excellent
good job , great step by step diag , thanks
Good job ❤
Can you make a video explaining what equipment is special for you?
I had too watch again. I remember thinking they basically wired the starship enterprise into that one fuse 😱
SMA Auto had the same one
You really make it clear..how do I find more on your repairs
Just subscribe to the channel
Great tip about the tiny bits that stick out when soldering wires together. I have always thought soldering to be the best . some say you should never solder some say always solder. Have you ever given the shrink n seal butt connectors a go. Not the ones with solder inside.👍👍Another great video 😊😊
@@autodiagyt 100% agree! If the harness is properly supported there shouldn't be much movement or vibration anyways. GM is the worst at factory harness supports lol
@@autodiagyt I will have a look for that video. great answer I found an old relay in the garage that I soldered wires directly to decades ago On the advice of the auto electrician that sold it to me. The wires were still on there solid as can be and I never had any starter problems from installing it to scrapping the car years later. It was a 1984 GM Vauxhall cavalier diesel and that sucker vibrated like a jack hammer. That's why he suggested soldering the wires direct lol👍👍👍
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics She was a dog but a cheap to run dog lol. never had a petrol car since.👍👍
@@autodiagyt I had a rep come in and look at me like i had seven heads for actually repairing a wire harness. I always thought it was more common. But hey it keeps my lights on!
very smart way
Very good job
really great troubleshooting, I like the isolation diagnosis using the diagram. What is the part number of the solder tool, is that propane?
It’s butane but I’ve retired it and I use battery powered one. You can find it and the stuff on my Amazon store
Light bulbs are a great idea
Great job!
Judging by the name on your hoodie I’m guessing your a sand mountain guy lol, I too am a sand mountain resident with a diagnostics shop in RBC great vid very informative electronics can be intimidating for some but a good diagram and logic most problems are really simple
I’ve been doing business in RBC since 2009 , been in the automotive trade since 1994, I’m always trying to learn new methods, techniques, thought processes, I’ve enjoyed your vids, I worked at a local ford dealer on the mountain for years , before I opened my shop in RBC, I would do a lot of diag , programming , and Pats keys for the local used lots I’ll bet we know alot of the same people.
Looks like the body module is ground side controlled. Because the power from pin 131 can't make contact with pin 129 unless the body module is allowing power to it at all times.
You actually used the word short properly. 90 percent of short videos aren't shorts and the idiots in comments praise them .
@@autodiagyt Yes I try to explain to people all the time what an open is. Most youtube videos on so called shorts ends up being their dome light is on, lol.
Good diagnosis!
Looks like it was done some PDR on this car, analyzing the marks of scratch at the roof.
A lot of necessary dismantling but good result.
How well would an amp clamp work; first around a wire bundle followed by individual wires to find the light bulbs 2 Amps. Also helpful might be a slow pulsing current through the light bulb to assist in locating the short with the amp clamp.
Tq very much Brother
OK thanks I'll keep watching
Great job thank you.
Great video
Thanks!
I use non-insulated crimp barrel (butt) connectors when I do solder wires. They work great to secure the wires while soldering and also eliminate the stray wire poke issue. Not all wiring can be fixed by soldering, high vibration areas, on those I use them with heat shrink and sealer only as they are strong enough to hold the wires by themselves. You can get bags of the 3 major sizes of non-insulated crips cheap and they work well
Had that same thing on my sister's dodge avenger. She detailed her car and removed that to clean it and when they put it back they smashed the wires.
Nice work!
Excellent knowledge & diagnostic skills & Great job!!! I have a fuse that keeps blowing for my PCM emissions control & it has blown two fuses. Now, I'm wondering what should I check first to correct the problem. Does this mean I have a short somewhere or is something not grounded securely?
Good job bro 👍
Great video but would you explain how you rigged up your test light? Thanks.
It's just in series with the circuit.
Whats the bulb number and socket on that 10 amp test light? I like that. I have a few that range from 500millamps to 4.5. That one would be nice to add to the arsenal. Great diag brother 👍
@@autodiagytsounds good 👍 thanks
@@autodiagyt Thank you sir!!