This is why I love when a customer says, "Oh you charge for a diagnosis?" or asks, "Do you credit back the diagnosis if we fix the vehicles?" Some shops have done a huge disservice to the industry. Discrediting the value of proper diagnosis.
I just thought the best part was when you dropped what you were doing to tell your family bye and you loved them. This is what it is really all about isn’t it? 😊
We want hour long videos! What you could do is have the highlights (condensed) version of the video as regular, and then a full all background video available for subscribers or some membership platform. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be willing to pay some... Plus it would help subsidize costs towards upgrading filming infrastructure... I love your guy's style, the long format videos, the lack of cuts and edits all over the place, the high quality filming (and it's all on a phone!), it's rare and sorely missed. Please don't stop
Thank you for speaking clearly ! I am a new instructor for an automotive technology class and I use your videos for my class . You all do an awesome job!
I love cars, but I know nothing about fixing or diagnosing them. Regardless, this is fascinating to me and I am 100% there for it all! I followed you on TikTok and needed MORE, which is why I am here. Thank you! ALSO: So happy to see you left in the family hugs. So wonderful!
Dude I used to not even like cars and knew literally nothing. My car broke down one day, I was broke and I HAD to figure it out. Replaced one part, barely. The feeling of fixing it…I fell in love. 5 years later I’m a fing beast working on cars. Self taught. The confidence you feel is life changing. I no longer am scared driving my car. I DARE my car to have an issue. I’ll dominate that bitch. Lol It’s kind of a superpower. The knowledge.
I love the process of diagnostics, I watch a lot of videos from south main autos channel and you guys came up on my suggestions one day. Love the channel, I’ve been doing industrial hvac service/diagnostics for 20 years and it’s very interesting to see the similarities and differences in the process between trades.
Royalty is quickly becoming my favorite automotive channel on UA-cam. Great content and a great attitude from the owner. Thank you guys! Keep it up, this channel will be huge
Enjoying your videos! I'm retired from 42 years as a tech/Shop Foreman, including 6 years at an independent shop. All imported vehicles, Master Infiniti and Nissan. Just a quick note, cranking cam sensor angles should be close to zero, sometimes this can narrow the focus quickly, and scope confirms. Have had a handful of the reluctors on the cam gears shifted as well (3.7 liter I think), so mechanically in time, but electronically out of time.
I really like the videos as detailed as possible. Something as simple as a back probe, if not done correctly, could be even more problematic. But I'm a detail guy who likes to see it and hear why it's being done. I'll watch whatever you put out. Great videos. Can't wait for you to hit 100K!
Absolutely want to see you hook things up in detail and go through your thought process. Actually discovered you after Eric O. from SMA recommended you and haven't looked back. You're a great teacher and I love your thought process and data-driven approach. I'm just a DIY'er and I love trying to fix my cars but if I'm honest, I'm just guessing most of the time and throwing the parts canon at it. I would love to learn from a professional like yourself that takes a systematic approach EVEN when you have a hunch as to what it might be from years of experience. Guys like you and Eric. O are the reason that people send their nuisance projects to you - you always look at the data/evidence even if it means ignoring your hunch.
I'm an automotive locksmith. All we do is cars all day everyday and I would have declined this job. I tell customers we do 2 things. We make "lost" keys and lockouts. I get calls weekly "my car won't start I think my key needs to be reprogrammed". I explain there is no such thing as a key losing programming. Of course they argue with me. I explain this is an expensive process and if we come out and make a new key (we don't reprogram keys because that's not a thing) and your car still doesn't start you are still paying me because you diagnosed it and I told you to get a proper diag. I have never had anyone take me up on it. If they tell me they went swimming with the fob or they physically damaged it that's another story and we do those. Not starting with no known damage I send them to a mechanic. A good percentage of them get irate with me curse me out etc etc I don't care. I will not be part of someones shit show because they refuse to get a car looked it. We also get them where we make them a lost key and they never told us the car didn't start before they called us. Customers are something else. We show them the security light is off and the fob is good. Those people usually don't don't argue with us.
I had a Nissan Altima not start after the key's where programmed wrong by Ace Hardware locksmith. I am a mechanic and redid both keys and it ran great for several years after. That is a common Nissan thing after owning several.
@@jaygames1980 Having someone program the keys wrong is not the same as a perfectly good working key losing programming and needing to be reprogrammed. There is no such thing. Not even sure why you responded to what I wrote with what you wrote. I have seen fobs programmed that didn't have all the functions but once again that is a programming/user error. Why would anyone have ACE Hardware program a key by a clerk who maybe took a weekend course at best?I don't get that TBH. Not sure what is suppose to be common on a Nissan. Nissan doesn't have any more key programming issues than any other make. Honda's and Subaru's have programming issues as far as Asian cars go. If you know what you are doing both can be avoided.
Yeah it's a shit show because of Google lol They all know my job and diagnosis procedures lol How abouts get em fixed before they totally stop working... 90% of them have telltale signs before they totally stop working ... Get by another day and get towed ...
Toyota Pro Ace City vans have and sometimes do lose programming on keys , it very much is possible I’ve witnessed this first hand, most vans in Europe all use engines and software from French manufacture Peugeot, so this issue isn’t exclusive to Toyota can also happen on Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Opel/Vauxhall(GM)
@@AnthonyAE86IRL I'm in America and it's not a thing here and I stand by that. We don't see domestic European vehicles. We only have imported Euro's made for the U.S. market. I do see Euro locksmiths and have never seen this issue from them either but I can only be sure about our market. It doesn't happen. Coils break on boards and chips go bad. That isn't losing programming but a parts failure. BCM's can go bad but that isn't a programming failure on the key. I still with everything I know about key programming think you are wrong unless you can point me to something factual that states otherwise. Everyone and their mother blames all kinds of weird issues on their keys at least here. I can count on one hand the amount of keys that actually go bad per year that aren't physically damaged. We do this 80-150 times per week. This is all we do. The ones that actually go bad happen to be mostly Euro keys. It's a thing with Mercedes especially coils going bad on the board. Just to let people know the battery on a fob is for the buttons. You can take the battery out of the fob and still start the car. People mix the transponder function up with the button functions.
This is why your business deserves recognition, absolutely above and beyond and truly Diagnosing, and not just a "parts replacer". Even further your looking to even share your information out to people, maybe one day you'll have your own website that connects data between many different shops and places for we can unify all the data and have access to it as a resource for every other shop. I trust your data more than almost all of the data we get from these dealerships and engineers on the internet.
Well done👍🏻! Don’t forget to put a new crank sensor in too after you get the timing sorted. Noticed the signal is inverted. Gap on know good is low and gap on the car is high. Have seen that issue on Nissan’s 4.0v6 with the cam sensor and it will show the timing being off but the signal is just inverted. Wouldn’t be surprised if it has a cheap aftermarket sensor. Aftermarket parts are always hit or miss.
Yeah I saw that video too, it was a good one. I actually ran into that same issue a few months ago on a ford. Long story short, was able to de pin the crank sensor wires at the PCM and swap them and was able to get the car running again. Switched them back once we got an oem sensor in. The bad sensor had no markings so no idea where it came from. Looked like new though.
@@H750S Definitely the right move to replace it with a good one, even after switching the wires. Imagine how much head-scratching would occur if someone else needed to replace it or even backprobe it in the future!
Showing how to identify when the engine is out of time with the scope really helped especially taking the time to show how you determined it. Also just telling where you can find the information to compare waveforms was really helpful.
If you have the time and dedication, you can release two different kind of videos, long ones that show everything and short ones that summarize the same information. It might be more work but you cover everyone’s bases. Whatever you decide to do, keep up the awesome content! 👍
Love the description and details. One thing I have learned over the years, some vehicles, specifically most cars with a timing belt, usually has a PID in the engine data that shows cam/crank correlation or sync and it will tell you if it is I time or not during cranking in a matter of minutes. Huge time saver! Recently had a crank no start and found it would jump from sync to no sync and it was 7 teeth off. 😊
I think seeing the whole process is the way to go. It helps with scope proficiency and also there are many times where it is pertinent. Perhaps backprobing one particular signal fixes a loose connection and now your crank no start unexpectedly starts. Things like are critical to the diagnostic process.
You did a great job of making and showing us this video. It is all about input and output. If you have the wrong input then guess what the output will also be wrong. The big problem as you explained is when you don't know what the signal or timing should be, you are in trouble.
Show the whole process! Long time subscriber here and your channel has helped me a ton so far in my career. Really wish my shop had a scope. Thinking about buying one myself. Would love to see more of the whole process
Love the scope videos actually all the videos and really appreciate being able to watch it with my family without there being foul language thank you for that God bless
Solid diag. I had an infinti like this recently. It had one bank out of time. Fun fact - the engine won't run if out of time, but WILL run with a sensor unplugged. Easy test, unplug the bank out of time, and it will run. Main chain jumped on one bank.
I was gonna comment a similar idea. Put the scope back on injector and coils, and unplug both cam sensors. It may still not run but if now you get signals to the injectors and coils, that's a second piece of proof the pcm is not happy with the cam timing.
So nice to see the family. A good interruption any time. Remember that if you will. So many techs will shoot some whatever in there for a fast diagnosis. I don't see any downside to that. If it fires, you get answers. I think it's almost SOP. Fast, easy, logical.
This is a perfect video for those who don't use a scope.. Get one! I had a Honda Accord with a cylinder number one misfire, Engine ran perfect other than a check engine light ..scoped just as you have here and bingo. Timing Chain
Sherwood, love the channel and as a shop owner myself, I really enjoy your take on the industry! I have a strange issue and don’t know if any others are, but I’ve been a subscriber since almost day 1, but I think that UA-cam unsubscribes me from yours and one other channel I regularly watch. I subscribe, then can check a few weeks later and have to re-subscribe. Not sure if it is just me! Congrats on nearing 100K, you guys deserve 1 million subs!
Hey sherwood, thanks for calling engine a engine, my guess is most struggle with wiring diagrams, but more importantly what should I c when testing, grt job guys
Thank you, Sherwood. Very well presented; exactly what I was asking for. Can't wait to see what's next. And yes I'd like to see you hooking things up. Maybe not every video, due to the extra time it takes, but occasionally, or if there's a unique circumstance involved. Thanks again!
So glad i came across your channel and as a bonus you use the escope!! The pico is a slick scope, and is the one that 90% of the training ive been to is done with a pico. However, i use the escope almost daily and is awesome to see how you use it and its features compared to how i do!
Ive got an 2008 quest that ive givin up on. 182k miles. Fuel gauge issue and an egr issue. Thrown 2 fuel pumps and 2 egrs , still no progress. Dont have the skills or the diag tools to figure it out. All the shops around here just want to throw parts at it. Super annoying that even though im willing to pay for a proper diag. They won't or don't want to . So because its the wifes car i wanted something more reliable and newer. Keep up the good work.
i have done a ton of timing chains on the vq35 engine when i was at the dealer , easiest to drop engine and trans down , cradle drop , just enough to pull it apart , too hard to get cover out and back in otherwise , 3 chains ,, all the tensioners and vct sprockets ,all the guides , and good to go for another 100k ... i was probably whining before it jumped time , the guides wear out on the tensioners , and rub the chains and whine like a supercharger , or an old gear drive , tell tail sign ..
Yes sir - I would like to see the whole process. I honestly don't care if the video is longer. One of the problems with this video is when you're like "We're going to hook up to the engine control module and bring you back when that's all set up" well honestly, that's annoying and not helpful. Just set the camera on a tripod and do the work and narrate what you're doing. To see leads hooked up without the analysis for what wires to clip your leads to does us very little good. I'm not going to say there's no value but for us DIYers, these are significant and important steps. And maybe that's the issue - maybe your vids are targeted more for seasoned mechanics, not us DIYers. Anyways, you asked for feedback so there's mine. And please don't take this negatively - I absolutely LOVE your channel and feel grateful that you're giving us so much helpful information. THANK YOU!!
Yes I would like you to show when your pinpointing on nissan. Anything nissan for me I will watch I work at the dealer. We also replace cam and crank sensor as a set
I just did an '18 Pathfinder for complete chains sets, tensioners and all 4 phasera and guides... Primary chain tensioner was extended maxxed... Did all chains not just primary. 105k mileage. Change oil more often and never buy one without a cool morning start. Just finished a '19 Crosstrek P0019, driver's side tensioner failed, did all as above, complete, in order to offer full warranty coverage.... It had 70k miles. Change oil more often people... 3k- 3500 max interval.... Quality filter!!
Please show the process of hooking up the wires to the scope and the setup need. The shop I work as has snap on, pico, and autel scope but I’m doing something wrong. I backprobe the sensor but I don’t see anything on the screen. Maybe I’m not hook up right on the scope. Thank you for your time to put these videos out.
Yes, sadly I agree it’s the owner that most likely shot the parts cannon at this van. Some shops are like this too, but not typically these days. A lot of money in parts.
i had the same problem with a nissan. Upon research I found that if you disconnect the cam sensor, the engine will start. It did for me. Of course that's not a "fix", but then you can do the in cylinder test to further your diagnostic.
Would have saved a heap of money if they had, had your shop look at it first, diagnose and repair. When you don’t know what you’re doing, better to get someone who does. Cheaper in the end!
I personally would love to see more scoping videos and kind of a brake down of how you know when a wave lenth is off.... like is there a thing on mitchells that shows you the knowen good wavelengths and such just to see the process of a seasoned machanic is worth its weight in gold we dont care if they are a hour long people that want to learn will watch the full hour trust me.... keep up the videos
Spending enough time in car forums, reddit, etc I can bet I know what happened. Owner comes in and says "it cranks but won't start" and people chime with "when mine did that, I had to replace the computer" and someone else says "spark plugs/coils" and someone else says "fuel pump" and so on. No one listens when some folks ask "what codes are triggered?" or "what have you diagnosed?".
I always want to see how exactly the scope is set up on the coils and injectors. And what settings is use and on which wire. Cause when I do it, I can’t get a good waveform on it.
Hey your videos are always top shelf, when your doing oscilloscope videos can you show or explain the settings you chose to use on said scope I think this would help immensely to the folks that dont own a pico keep them up thanx
We need to see the whole process, keeps the eyes glued nobody cares if it 10 minutes or and hour we enjoy the videos.
Agreed 😂
Not really, keep things moving along.
This is why I love when a customer says, "Oh you charge for a diagnosis?" or asks, "Do you credit back the diagnosis if we fix the vehicles?"
Some shops have done a huge disservice to the industry. Discrediting the value of proper diagnosis.
Yep
Race to the bottom...
No thanks
Get paid your worth !
I just thought the best part was when you dropped what you were doing to tell your family bye and you loved them. This is what it is really all about isn’t it? 😊
I love to see your family and love that them stepping into the video is not the least bit of an irritation to you!
We want hour long videos! What you could do is have the highlights (condensed) version of the video as regular, and then a full all background video available for subscribers or some membership platform. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be willing to pay some... Plus it would help subsidize costs towards upgrading filming infrastructure...
I love your guy's style, the long format videos, the lack of cuts and edits all over the place, the high quality filming (and it's all on a phone!), it's rare and sorely missed. Please don't stop
Thank you for speaking clearly ! I am a new instructor for an automotive technology class and I use your videos for my class . You all do an awesome job!
Yes he does well, he is an instructor also!
A sad story of so many unnecessary parts with a happy ending with a proper diagnosis.! Thanks again Sherwood..!
I love cars, but I know nothing about fixing or diagnosing them. Regardless, this is fascinating to me and I am 100% there for it all! I followed you on TikTok and needed MORE, which is why I am here. Thank you! ALSO: So happy to see you left in the family hugs. So wonderful!
Dude I used to not even like cars and knew literally nothing. My car broke down one day, I was broke and I HAD to figure it out. Replaced one part, barely. The feeling of fixing it…I fell in love. 5 years later I’m a fing beast working on cars. Self taught. The confidence you feel is life changing. I no longer am scared driving my car. I DARE my car to have an issue. I’ll dominate that bitch. Lol It’s kind of a superpower. The knowledge.
I love the process of diagnostics, I watch a lot of videos from south main autos channel and you guys came up on my suggestions one day. Love the channel, I’ve been doing industrial hvac service/diagnostics for 20 years and it’s very interesting to see the similarities and differences in the process between trades.
If you like SMA, you’ll love Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics.
Awesome well detailed video showing the power of an oscilloscope!
You are the real deal, my friend. 😊
Awesome video. Don’t ever worry about the videos being too long. Love hearing about the process. Rock on Royalty.
Royalty is quickly becoming my favorite automotive channel on UA-cam. Great content and a great attitude from the owner. Thank you guys! Keep it up, this channel will be huge
Your shop is IMPRESSIVE.
Enjoying your videos! I'm retired from 42 years as a tech/Shop Foreman, including 6 years at an independent shop. All imported vehicles, Master Infiniti and Nissan. Just a quick note, cranking cam sensor angles should be close to zero, sometimes this can narrow the focus quickly, and scope confirms. Have had a handful of the reluctors on the cam gears shifted as well (3.7 liter I think), so mechanically in time, but electronically out of time.
I really like the videos as detailed as possible. Something as simple as a back probe, if not done correctly, could be even more problematic. But I'm a detail guy who likes to see it and hear why it's being done. I'll watch whatever you put out. Great videos. Can't wait for you to hit 100K!
Absolutely want to see you hook things up in detail and go through your thought process. Actually discovered you after Eric O. from SMA recommended you and haven't looked back. You're a great teacher and I love your thought process and data-driven approach. I'm just a DIY'er and I love trying to fix my cars but if I'm honest, I'm just guessing most of the time and throwing the parts canon at it. I would love to learn from a professional like yourself that takes a systematic approach EVEN when you have a hunch as to what it might be from years of experience. Guys like you and Eric. O are the reason that people send their nuisance projects to you - you always look at the data/evidence even if it means ignoring your hunch.
I'm an automotive locksmith. All we do is cars all day everyday and I would have declined this job. I tell customers we do 2 things. We make "lost" keys and lockouts. I get calls weekly "my car won't start I think my key needs to be reprogrammed". I explain there is no such thing as a key losing programming. Of course they argue with me. I explain this is an expensive process and if we come out and make a new key (we don't reprogram keys because that's not a thing) and your car still doesn't start you are still paying me because you diagnosed it and I told you to get a proper diag. I have never had anyone take me up on it. If they tell me they went swimming with the fob or they physically damaged it that's another story and we do those. Not starting with no known damage I send them to a mechanic. A good percentage of them get irate with me curse me out etc etc I don't care. I will not be part of someones shit show because they refuse to get a car looked it.
We also get them where we make them a lost key and they never told us the car didn't start before they called us. Customers are something else. We show them the security light is off and the fob is good. Those people usually don't don't argue with us.
I had a Nissan Altima not start after the key's where programmed wrong by Ace Hardware locksmith. I am a mechanic and redid both keys and it ran great for several years after. That is a common Nissan thing after owning several.
@@jaygames1980 Having someone program the keys wrong is not the same as a perfectly good working key losing programming and needing to be reprogrammed. There is no such thing. Not even sure why you responded to what I wrote with what you wrote. I have seen fobs programmed that didn't have all the functions but once again that is a programming/user error. Why would anyone have ACE Hardware program a key by a clerk who maybe took a weekend course at best?I don't get that TBH. Not sure what is suppose to be common on a Nissan. Nissan doesn't have any more key programming issues than any other make. Honda's and Subaru's have programming issues as far as Asian cars go. If you know what you are doing both can be avoided.
Yeah it's a shit show because of Google lol
They all know my job and diagnosis procedures lol
How abouts get em fixed before they totally stop working...
90% of them have telltale signs before they totally stop working ...
Get by another day and get towed ...
Toyota Pro Ace City vans have and sometimes do lose programming on keys , it very much is possible I’ve witnessed this first hand, most vans in Europe all use engines and software from French manufacture Peugeot, so this issue isn’t exclusive to Toyota can also happen on Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Opel/Vauxhall(GM)
@@AnthonyAE86IRL I'm in America and it's not a thing here and I stand by that. We don't see domestic European vehicles. We only have imported Euro's made for the U.S. market. I do see Euro locksmiths and have never seen this issue from them either but I can only be sure about our market. It doesn't happen. Coils break on boards and chips go bad. That isn't losing programming but a parts failure. BCM's can go bad but that isn't a programming failure on the key. I still with everything I know about key programming think you are wrong unless you can point me to something factual that states otherwise. Everyone and their mother blames all kinds of weird issues on their keys at least here. I can count on one hand the amount of keys that actually go bad per year that aren't physically damaged. We do this 80-150 times per week. This is all we do. The ones that actually go bad happen to be mostly Euro keys. It's a thing with Mercedes especially coils going bad on the board.
Just to let people know the battery on a fob is for the buttons. You can take the battery out of the fob and still start the car. People mix the transponder function up with the button functions.
This is why your business deserves recognition, absolutely above and beyond and truly Diagnosing, and not just a "parts replacer". Even further your looking to even share your information out to people, maybe one day you'll have your own website that connects data between many different shops and places for we can unify all the data and have access to it as a resource for every other shop. I trust your data more than almost all of the data we get from these dealerships and engineers on the internet.
Well done👍🏻! Don’t forget to put a new crank sensor in too after you get the timing sorted. Noticed the signal is inverted. Gap on know good is low and gap on the car is high. Have seen that issue on Nissan’s 4.0v6 with the cam sensor and it will show the timing being off but the signal is just inverted. Wouldn’t be surprised if it has a cheap aftermarket sensor. Aftermarket parts are always hit or miss.
Diagnosis Dan had a crazy video where brand-new Bosch CKP sensors were sending an inverted signal to the computer and the cheap brand worked.
Yeah I saw that video too, it was a good one. I actually ran into that same issue a few months ago on a ford. Long story short, was able to de pin the crank sensor wires at the PCM and swap them and was able to get the car running again. Switched them back once we got an oem sensor in. The bad sensor had no markings so no idea where it came from. Looked like new though.
@@H750S Definitely the right move to replace it with a good one, even after switching the wires. Imagine how much head-scratching would occur if someone else needed to replace it or even backprobe it in the future!
👍🏻 It made me scratch my head plenty so don’t have to imagine lol
Showing how to identify when the engine is out of time with the scope really helped especially taking the time to show how you determined it. Also just telling where you can find the information to compare waveforms was really helpful.
If you have the time and dedication, you can release two different kind of videos, long ones that show everything and short ones that summarize the same information. It might be more work but you cover everyone’s bases.
Whatever you decide to do, keep up the awesome content! 👍
Love the description and details. One thing I have learned over the years, some vehicles, specifically most cars with a timing belt, usually has a PID in the engine data that shows cam/crank correlation or sync and it will tell you if it is I time or not during cranking in a matter of minutes. Huge time saver! Recently had a crank no start and found it would jump from sync to no sync and it was 7 teeth off. 😊
Gotta love the professor! Sherwood, you are the MAN. Thank you guys for everything you do here!
I think seeing the whole process is the way to go. It helps with scope proficiency and also there are many times where it is pertinent. Perhaps backprobing one particular signal fixes a loose connection and now your crank no start unexpectedly starts. Things like are critical to the diagnostic process.
You did a great job of making and showing us this video. It is all about input and output. If you have the wrong input then guess what the output will also be wrong. The big problem as you explained is when you don't know what the signal or timing should be, you are in trouble.
yes,
we need to see all probe hook-up steps please. You guys are awesome
Yes show it from start to end like SMA Eric O does it. This way you tell us and show us details
Diagnosis and testing makes for a good answer to solve the case
Really enjoy this channel it’s very informative and can tell the shop does good thorough work
Show the whole process! Long time subscriber here and your channel has helped me a ton so far in my career. Really wish my shop had a scope. Thinking about buying one myself. Would love to see more of the whole process
Love the scope videos actually all the videos and really appreciate being able to watch it with my family without there being foul language thank you for that God bless
I am sure there is a lot of foul language after the camera is turned off LOL
Great little video , the data service you are thinking of doing sounds great, thanks guys.
Another excellent diag video. Please keep them conscise as you have been doing.
I like to see every step u take regardless of how long it takes
Solid diag. I had an infinti like this recently. It had one bank out of time. Fun fact - the engine won't run if out of time, but WILL run with a sensor unplugged. Easy test, unplug the bank out of time, and it will run. Main chain jumped on one bank.
Thanks mate !
I was gonna comment a similar idea. Put the scope back on injector and coils, and unplug both cam sensors. It may still not run but if now you get signals to the injectors and coils, that's a second piece of proof the pcm is not happy with the cam timing.
Very cool - I'm going to have to get familiar with how to use my scope to diagnose my cars now!
So nice to see the family. A good interruption any time. Remember that if you will.
So many techs will shoot some whatever in there for a fast diagnosis. I don't see any downside to that. If it fires, you get answers. I think it's almost SOP. Fast, easy, logical.
Great detective work guy's. I think timing chain failure is pretty common on Nissans.
This is such an amazing and educative video. And please it would be very much appreciated if you can go through the whole setup process. Thank you !
Best demonstration on a scope diag!
Yes. Intrested in you guys hooking everything up. 👍 great channel 👏
Your videos are excellent
You more than likely are helping many people. Much needed in this greedy economy, a true pro tech.
I would definitely love to see the in-depth wire chasing and back probing❤
Love your diagnostic videos! Anything with the scope for me is a plus! Your channel is great keep up the good content! 🔧
Great video. It would be great for car owners to see this. It might make them more comfortable paying for diagnosis time.
This is a perfect video for those who don't use a scope.. Get one! I had a Honda Accord with a cylinder number one misfire, Engine ran perfect other than a check engine light ..scoped just as you have here and bingo. Timing Chain
Sherwood, love the channel and as a shop owner myself, I really enjoy your take on the industry!
I have a strange issue and don’t know if any others are, but I’ve been a subscriber since almost day 1, but I think that UA-cam unsubscribes me from yours and one other channel I regularly watch. I subscribe, then can check a few weeks later and have to re-subscribe. Not sure if it is just me! Congrats on nearing 100K, you guys deserve 1 million subs!
Hey sherwood, thanks for calling engine a engine, my guess is most struggle with wiring diagrams, but more importantly what should I c when testing, grt job guys
Thank you, Sherwood. Very well presented; exactly what I was asking for. Can't wait to see what's next. And yes I'd like to see you hooking things up. Maybe not every video, due to the extra time it takes, but occasionally, or if there's a unique circumstance involved. Thanks again!
So glad i came across your channel and as a bonus you use the escope!! The pico is a slick scope, and is the one that 90% of the training ive been to is done with a pico. However, i use the escope almost daily and is awesome to see how you use it and its features compared to how i do!
Sherwood I’m still learning thanks
scopes are great tools to use. need one.
Ive got an 2008 quest that ive givin up on. 182k miles.
Fuel gauge issue and an egr issue.
Thrown 2 fuel pumps and 2 egrs , still no progress.
Dont have the skills or the diag tools to figure it out.
All the shops around here just want to throw parts at it. Super annoying that even though im willing to pay for a proper diag.
They won't or don't want to .
So because its the wifes car i wanted something more reliable and newer.
Keep up the good work.
I’d love to see you guys going through all data and showing where you guys probe stuff!
Definitely want to see the whole process. Also would be great to know when you use an atinuator for injectors.
I really would like to see you going start to finish with more diagnostic scenarios.
One more thing. You guys are awesome! Thank you for your videos!
Great video. Definitely keep showing the whole process. Cheers.
AWESOME approach and great thought process yes would like to see from start to finish what ever u fixing/videos as always thanks for sharing.
Diagnostic, is the most important part of fixing!
True !
We like the testing videos, but really would like to see also the repairs 😊
Yes sir I'll love to see how you find pins and connectors in all data
i have done a ton of timing chains on the vq35 engine when i was at the dealer , easiest to drop engine and trans down , cradle drop , just enough to pull it apart , too hard to get cover out and back in otherwise , 3 chains ,, all the tensioners and vct sprockets ,all the guides , and good to go for another 100k ... i was probably whining before it jumped time , the guides wear out on the tensioners , and rub the chains and whine like a supercharger , or an old gear drive , tell tail sign ..
You were probably whining?
Why were you whining?
Thanks for sharing your excellent information
great video Sherwood & team
Yes sir - I would like to see the whole process. I honestly don't care if the video is longer.
One of the problems with this video is when you're like "We're going to hook up to the engine control module and bring you back when that's all set up" well honestly, that's annoying and not helpful. Just set the camera on a tripod and do the work and narrate what you're doing. To see leads hooked up without the analysis for what wires to clip your leads to does us very little good. I'm not going to say there's no value but for us DIYers, these are significant and important steps.
And maybe that's the issue - maybe your vids are targeted more for seasoned mechanics, not us DIYers. Anyways, you asked for feedback so there's mine.
And please don't take this negatively - I absolutely LOVE your channel and feel grateful that you're giving us so much helpful information. THANK YOU!!
Yeah we want to see you go through the whole process brother. I know I do.
It’s good too see how to set up scope
I wanna see you guys hooking everything up
thank you sir for sharing your knowledge! I'm always looking to learn more everyday!
Great video Sherwood thanks for sharing
Yes I would like you to show when your pinpointing on nissan. Anything nissan for me I will watch
I work at the dealer. We also replace cam and crank sensor as a set
I just did an '18 Pathfinder for complete chains sets, tensioners and all 4 phasera and guides... Primary chain tensioner was extended maxxed... Did all chains not just primary. 105k mileage.
Change oil more often and never buy one without a cool morning start.
Just finished a '19 Crosstrek
P0019, driver's side tensioner failed, did all as above, complete, in order to offer full warranty coverage....
It had 70k miles.
Change oil more often people...
3k- 3500 max interval....
Quality filter!!
Galaxy quest! By grantham’s hammer this channel rocks!
Fantastic video Sherwood and crew
Yes go through alldata and how you backprobe 👍👍
Please show the process of hooking up the wires to the scope and the setup need. The shop I work as has snap on, pico, and autel scope but I’m doing something wrong. I backprobe the sensor but I don’t see anything on the screen. Maybe I’m not hook up right on the scope. Thank you for your time to put these videos out.
Yes, sadly I agree it’s the owner that most likely shot the parts cannon at this van. Some shops are like this too, but not typically these days. A lot of money in parts.
I would love more detail of you guys doing the actual hookups for the scope.
would love to see the whole process!
Great video , please show the whole process. Thanks
Iatn also has a pretty good waveform library.
Awsome job, thanks for sharing. Troubleshooting videos are the best!
i had the same problem with a nissan. Upon research I found that if you disconnect the cam sensor, the engine will start. It did for me.
Of course that's not a "fix", but then you can do the in cylinder test to further your diagnostic.
I would love to see the whole process. Everyone wants more. 😂
Yes I would love to see all the main hook ups even if speeded up 👊🏻
Great video.
It was cool to see your family and your puppy.
YES PLEASE SHOW ALL THE THINGGS
Would have saved a heap of money if they had, had your shop look at it first, diagnose and repair. When you don’t know what you’re doing, better to get someone who does. Cheaper in the end!
Nice 👍🏼 ! Thanks for producing another excellent presentation !
I personally would love to see more scoping videos and kind of a brake down of how you know when a wave lenth is off.... like is there a thing on mitchells that shows you the knowen good wavelengths and such just to see the process of a seasoned machanic is worth its weight in gold we dont care if they are a hour long people that want to learn will watch the full hour trust me.... keep up the videos
Would love to see how you’re connecting to the wiring back probing each wire and why.
Awesome video, very informative
Nice my friend, from Peru.... espero lleguen rápido a los 100K 😁😁😁👍🏽
I would like that very much. I have a problem with my car and you’ve gave me great ideas but I would like to see where you put them
Spending enough time in car forums, reddit, etc I can bet I know what happened. Owner comes in and says "it cranks but won't start" and people chime with "when mine did that, I had to replace the computer" and someone else says "spark plugs/coils" and someone else says "fuel pump" and so on. No one listens when some folks ask "what codes are triggered?" or "what have you diagnosed?".
I always want to see how exactly the scope is set up on the coils and injectors. And what settings is use and on which wire. Cause when I do it, I can’t get a good waveform on it.
I personally like knowing exactly how you do every little thing haha!!
Hey your videos are always top shelf, when your doing oscilloscope videos can you show or explain the settings you chose to use on said scope I think this would help immensely to the folks that dont own a pico keep them up thanx
Very informative video. Thank you
Please show all the steps details are helpful thank you