Diagnosis takes time and brain power. Well done Alex. Sandy M always talks about failure points and eliminating them. This is a perfect example of the weakest failure point shutting down the entire car.
Fantastic diagnosis and repair! Dealers are often too concerned in replacing rather than diagnosis and fixing. Love these Fiat 500e’s! I have a 2024 500e myself. Great cars! I’m sure you made this customers day! This was a really cool video :)
I had a 500e for a few years. Loved that little car. Only got rid of it because of the low range. If I could have figured out how to put more KWH battery in it, I would have kept it. Got a Bolt now which I love too. The Fiat was super cute and reliable.
As an old school mechanic it REAL nice to see that true diagnostics has not died yet. The stealership should be $&*! for intense stupidity. Or is it by design??? ie "they" want to make a shit ton more money rather than fixing the real problem. The stealership morons would have replace the motor and it would NOT have fixed the problem!!! There is ONLY one dealer in portland so we know who the clowns are. Never mind they only have ONE mechanic and hes massively overloaded.
Fair play to doing such a neat job in such claustrophobic conditions. Wires never break in easy to reach places, do they? 😁 I have done a lot of wiring work on my car, I fitted a backup camera, Android auto screen, central locking and boot popper and redid the wiring for the four speakers in the doors. I used an automatic eagle nose wire stripper pliers, it just strips anything from really thin to really thick wires and it strips them perfectly every time without having to adjust anything. That tool was the single best purchase for doing the wiring on my car besides the wire crimpers. It made the job sooo much easier. Put in wire, give it a squeeze, works every time.
Nice work, Alex. This experience illustrates why dealers are struggling, and will eventually die off, unless they can recruit capable technicians, who are encouraged to troubleshoot thoroughly and supported with education, tools and replacement parts. Something that just isn’t done at most dealerships anymore.
Thank you very much for binging this to us. Enjoyed the diagnostic part but a bit surprised by the repair execution. I would have thought pro were better equipped than handyman. Maybe I missed something, but was it necessary to replace the connector?
This was great! In this instance you should consider using self sealing Solder sleeves. Way better than crimps. Also, there was no reason to cut the pigtails that short. there’s nothing wrong with maintaining a service loop. wrap the wires with tape and a zip tie to bunch the excess.
Another option would have been to go to someone, like Connector Experts, who should have been able to get you a new pin, so you could have just replaced the one. (Eric O from SMA has reported good luck with them identifying what he needed.)
been doin this since 1994. i would of disconected the pressure sensor and disconected the big connector with the grey zip tie for room. most european cars use the same connectors and pins. for example the bmw connector you used on the fiat. most of those pins are available separatly. mercedes has a pretty good diagram of all there pins. ford is using alot of theses pins also.
Hope I am still alive when we get to the point of aftermarket for EVs is so potent, people are designing complete custom software to replace or improve OEM software.
DJ7022A-1.5 appears to be a common Chinese automotive connector standard. Expect to see many more of those if car manufacturers continue outsourcing manufacturing to Chinese companies and their out-of-China expansions to bypass tariffs. As for the wire failure, my sister's clothes washer had a similar failure on one of the sensors. Wire broke off inside the insulation right next to a connector that was just flapping in the breeze, not a good thing in a high-vibration environment like the bottom of the washer drum. Wiring needs more strain relief and mechanical support.
Interesting to think about what would have happened if the dealer had pulled the trigger on the motor replace. Afterward, the issue would have remained. And what would the dealer have done then? Do you think they would have owned up to the misdiagnosis and eaten the $8K for the motor? Or do you think they would have fixed the wire without telling the customer and lied about it?
Seeing you try to do splicing remind me of how badly Trump does at telling the truth 😂😂😂😂. Mechanics have never impressed me when it comes to wiring. :)
Your calm, detailed approach and thorough explanations are very much appreciated and educational. Well done, sir!
Diagnosis takes time and brain power. Well done Alex. Sandy M always talks about failure points and eliminating them. This is a perfect example of the weakest failure point shutting down the entire car.
Love this channel! Nice to see someone actually repairing older EVs
Fantastic diagnosis and repair! Dealers are often too concerned in replacing rather than diagnosis and fixing. Love these Fiat 500e’s! I have a 2024 500e myself. Great cars! I’m sure you made this customers day! This was a really cool video :)
Dealers main purpose is to get as much money out of the customer as possible while doing as little work as possible.
Yes, they were quite happy to have it back on the road for less than 1/20th of what the dealer quoted them!
@@AlexEVRepair that’s awesome 👌
Really genuine guy, talented, honest and modest! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I had a 500e for a few years. Loved that little car. Only got rid of it because of the low range. If I could have figured out how to put more KWH battery in it, I would have kept it. Got a Bolt now which I love too. The Fiat was super cute and reliable.
Like in the good old days. Keep it going!
As an old school mechanic it REAL nice to see that true diagnostics has not died yet. The stealership should be $&*! for intense stupidity. Or is it by design??? ie "they" want to make a shit ton more money rather than fixing the real problem. The stealership morons would have replace the motor and it would NOT have fixed the problem!!! There is ONLY one dealer in portland so we know who the clowns are. Never mind they only have ONE mechanic and hes massively overloaded.
Fair play to doing such a neat job in such claustrophobic conditions. Wires never break in easy to reach places, do they? 😁
I have done a lot of wiring work on my car, I fitted a backup camera, Android auto screen, central locking and boot popper and redid the wiring for the four speakers in the doors.
I used an automatic eagle nose wire stripper pliers, it just strips anything from really thin to really thick wires and it strips them perfectly every time without having to adjust anything.
That tool was the single best purchase for doing the wiring on my car besides the wire crimpers. It made the job sooo much easier. Put in wire, give it a squeeze, works every time.
Nice work, Alex. This experience illustrates why dealers are struggling, and will eventually die off, unless they can recruit capable technicians, who are encouraged to troubleshoot thoroughly and supported with education, tools and replacement parts. Something that just isn’t done at most dealerships anymore.
Great video! Love this content
Thank you very much for binging this to us. Enjoyed the diagnostic part but a bit surprised by the repair execution. I would have thought pro were better equipped than handyman. Maybe I missed something, but was it necessary to replace the connector?
Great detective work!
Why not solder and heat shrink just that one pin?
Are there any battery upgrades for longer range on this gen 500e? I loved my 2015, but I couldn’t make it work with the tiny range.
It great to see that things that seem complicated end up being pretty simple. Nice repair. 😊
Awesome thank you for the in depth diagnostics!!
This was great!
In this instance you should consider using self sealing Solder sleeves. Way better than crimps.
Also, there was no reason to cut the pigtails that short. there’s nothing wrong with maintaining a service loop. wrap the wires with tape and a zip tie to bunch the excess.
Great video, Alex. You're the very antithesis of a dealer.
Alex - The Great One at Work'' How much for the thorough Diagnosis and Research Time.wise.
Brilliant work, as ever
Good job buddy.
Great job!
Oh to be on this type of level....props Alex!! Really interesting
9:24 Could those be min/max values, in between which the found values are normal?
Thanks good content.
🫡 great job!
Dealers don't want to spend time diagnosing anything complicated. If it is, is just NEEDS A NEW ENGINE/MOTOR
Another option would have been to go to someone, like Connector Experts, who should have been able to get you a new pin, so you could have just replaced the one. (Eric O from SMA has reported good luck with them identifying what he needed.)
been doin this since 1994. i would of disconected the pressure sensor and disconected the big connector with the grey zip tie for room. most european cars use the same connectors and pins. for example the bmw connector you used on the fiat. most of those pins are available separatly. mercedes has a pretty good diagram of all there pins. ford is using alot of theses pins also.
Hope I am still alive when we get to the point of aftermarket for EVs is so potent, people are designing complete custom software to replace or improve OEM software.
If I brought a model y battery in to you, how much would you charge to swap it. Forest grove❤
DJ7022A-1.5 appears to be a common Chinese automotive connector standard. Expect to see many more of those if car manufacturers continue outsourcing manufacturing to Chinese companies and their out-of-China expansions to bypass tariffs.
As for the wire failure, my sister's clothes washer had a similar failure on one of the sensors. Wire broke off inside the insulation right next to a connector that was just flapping in the breeze, not a good thing in a high-vibration environment like the bottom of the washer drum. Wiring needs more strain relief and mechanical support.
The red and blue values are obviously the stored high and low recorded values of the sensor.
Always easier & more profitable for the dealer to fire the parts cannon.
There is a very good reason dealership are called "Steelerships". They seldom fix the problem, but are real good at emptying the wallet.
Didn't you know that IS their purpose? How else would they be able to pay off the politicians to keep the dealership monopoly/cartel going?
Are you no longer posting to your own channel?
Nice pinhole diagnostics and surgery.😀👍
Interesting to think about what would have happened if the dealer had pulled the trigger on the motor replace. Afterward, the issue would have remained. And what would the dealer have done then? Do you think they would have owned up to the misdiagnosis and eaten the $8K for the motor? Or do you think they would have fixed the wire without telling the customer and lied about it?
What do you think? They're not called stearships for nothing.
I think I would’ve left those pigtail wires long and soldered the wires, you’d have a bit more room to work and maybe a bit easier.
Wow !
Broke down at 60k. Sounds like typical Stellantis.
I would have kept the original connector and just replaced the faulty wire from the new pigtail.
Looks like all you needed was the pin with wire attached for the broken wire. Then you would of only made 1 connection.
Seeing you try to do splicing remind me of how badly Trump does at telling the truth 😂😂😂😂. Mechanics have never impressed me when it comes to wiring. :)
TDS