Laughing my butt off at the quote "Once i find something that triggers people, I do it every time". We have a motto at my work "It is what it is, deal with it". Great video as always!!!
“It is what it is”, that’s a tautology. Of course it is what it is, how could it be anything else. What a waste of breath; a vacuous statement by a mouth breather
In December I bought my late uncle's CHEVROLET (in the SMA voice) Silverado from my grandfather. The money light was on, so I used my ThinkDiag phone app and saw it had some circuit codes for ambient air temp sensor among others. Visual inspection revealed a mouse had chewed through the wires right at the MAF sensor connector. A quick run to a local you-pull-and -pay, and use of crimp & seal connectors, everything was fixed. Felt like I was recording an SMA video the whole time.
Some new neighbors, with cats, have moved into my neighborhood. Since then the mouse and rat populations have plummeted to imperceptible. I miss a couple of those rats, they had real personality.
I’m betting McCoy’s hiding those glasses so Eric has to let him do more work.
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I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer-escalator-mechanic... old school star trek, another bravo, mousers - the ability of the the little ones to destroy, peanut butter traps always in place and set, sneaky buggers, then bye bye.
Sharing a funny from my former place of employment. A co-worker was replacing the rollover air bag sensor on a GM SUV, under the console. He checked to make sure that the BCM recognized the new sensor, it did. He removed the bolts from the sensor to read the part number, forgetting that the vehicle was running. When he flipped the sensor over, all airbags deployed. The look on his face was priceless.
My son bought a 95 Camaro last summer, and there was a wicked vibration / noise when he turned on the heat. Didn't really have a smell to it, just noisy. I told him it was likely mouse house in the blower motor. When I went in, as soon as I dropped the cover at the bottom of the dash, there was mouse house everywhere, and the obligatory chewed up wiring. I cleaned up, fixed the wiring, and continued to drop the blower motor. First time in my life I've seen it, there wasn't a mouse house in the blower, there was mouse jerky in there. That little guy was about as dried up as he could get. I handed my son the blower and told him jerky removal was on him lol.
As someone that has worked with the public for 28 years, 10 of which were at a call center, I too agree that phones need to be throw tested on occasion.
Always amazed how folks get upset about how you do things Mr.O. I am sure they are the best techs in the world, and drive as good too! Thanks for all you do. Cheers
As viewers might, Mr. O doesn't get upset, he enjoys a little internet spontaneous combustion in the chat section. It drives the algorithm wild, best outcome for any channel. Be still your beating heart as Mr O is cool w/ most everything except ad hominem reputation remarks🇺🇸🗽
Every dealership is owned by a thief ripping every customer off. $70 for a .50 cent connection. I hope they all go broke and vehicles sold thru a broker only. No dealership repair shop. Those are useless anyway because they can’t do anything but INTENTIONALLY throw expensive over priced parts and $150+ per of ignorant labor at a vehicle. Never use a dealership repair shop because most of the so called “ technicians? lol” can’t pull their own weight at an independent shop. There supposed certifications are a fricking joke anyway.
I live in Florida, and when we didn't have a locker while driving through the sand, we use to pull an the e-brake a bit to trick the open dif so that both rear tires would spin. So essentially locking the dif so you would have 3 wheel drive instead of two wheel drive with two open diffs.
Years ago, running a garage part of a service station, i used to come in at 4am. Quite! No people! Good coffee! I could do all the drop off service and oil changes by the time the first soul came in!! Then go eat breakfast, then start on the USPS jeep service contracts. It was smooth.
The ESC system works like a champ. The ONLY adversary to beat any and all types of ABS or stability control is gravel on a solid substrate. It’s like stopping on marbles. My first butt clincher was in a rental Mustang in SoCal when my passenger requested a quick stop at a picturesque overlook right above the beaches in Malibu. With regular old school brakes this stop would have been a non-issue. The tires will quickly build a loose wheel chock/ramp in front of them, hasting a stop pretty quickly. When they aren’t allowed to stop turning if another one is still turning, the foundation of ABS, it might not stop anytime soon if the surface is made of things that roll under your rollers. An otherwise easy stop on a cliff overlook became a real deal button clincher where I actually turned the wheels enough that the sidewall started to make the aforementioned “wheel chock”, bringing us to a halt a mere half-car length from the EDGE. At first I was t sure whether to get out and darks it off, or try to back up first. My wife, in the passenger seat, would not be getting out right there. I had to shake it off for a second and see exactly what predicament we were in. Backing up required disabling the stability control because the back tires would stop turning just when we were getting out of the newly made front wheel gravel hole. Dammit. I wasn’t used to any of these systems. The goofball sized rocks were pummeling the underside of the rental Mustang convertible. Thank god for FULL coverage, as if anyone would be looking under the car anytime soon. Seriously though. It truly felt like we were going over. Ever since then I’ve hated ABS on loose surfaces. But did I learn from the first time. Apparently not. While showing off in my newish Dodge Magnum RT, at the time about six months old, some coworkers/friends were gathered on the curb at the rear of our workplace which had a massive parking lot. My intention was to haul ass towards the curb, and stop well before the curb, obviously, and with my over analyzing ways, I applied heavy braking at a point TWICE what I KNEW a safe distance. Why had t I noticed how much gravel was in that last 50’? The front of my baby hit that curb with a gut wrenching thud. I backed up and transmission fluid from the cooler was everywhere, the radiator was pushed back, and the bumper covers was wrecked. Dammit. My friends were just happy I didn’t jump the curb. It was a tallish curb, maybe ten inches. Damn. That was humiliating, but I learned a lesson. At that, no one believed my claim that the tires did in fact lock up, and this pissed me off , because I knew in my heart that I should have been able to stop EASILY, and that it was the car’s fault. So, after insurance footed the repair bill, and I finally picked up my car to drive home, once on the interstate, the front wheel s were literally bouncing, and even shook part of the belly pan loose, where I had to pull off and zip tie it up to drive back to the dealership who did the final touches on the car. A tire inspection and balance reveal a huge flat spot on each tire, both nearly identical. As if the car had been dragged backwards maybe 100’ with both front tires locked. Which of course didn’t happen. But I did slide about 75’ on gravel, wheels locked, and no one believed me, until the tires themselves told the truth. Funny, no one seemed to care to further investigate how dangerous that situation could be. It was just a show off who crashed his car. Then why huge flat spots? Too bad I can’t “turn off” the “giving a shit” switch. I impairs nearly my every waking moment.
I am laughing for all I'm worth Eric. When you first showed the wiring, i thought to myself, "damned mice always munch all the way to the connector. Someone should teach them some manners." Then you said pretty much the same thing. 🤣
If you have to catch a mouse, Tootsie Rolls are best. Before you put them on your trap, cut little pieces so you'll actually use just one Tootsie Roll, wet them first so they have a nice candy smell. Tried peanut butter, didn't work. The Tootsie did the job. Another nice trouble shoot by Mr. O. Thanks for posting.
Very impressive, finding the mouse-eaten frayed wire and then crimping and heating it down in a very tight space. I will take some inspiration from this video for sure.
Looks just like the one I gave my mom, people laugh but these cars are easy as pie to work on, and the parts are relatively cheap and the body shell is built like a tank in an accident, great video as always! 👍
Lmao. As soon as you said lost coms. I said to myself. Check your grounds as its a PRNY vehicle. In a way i was right lol. Totally did not expect 4 legged service technician to have worked on it though.😂
Ah yes I love that feeling….. I run chrome sockets on my impacts just cause it pisses the guys off I work with 😂😂😂 “YOU CANT PUT CHROME ON AN IMPACT” they seem to fit right on for me dude 😊😂
I used to get triggered when you used the mini torch for heat shrink but you do it well. Too many people use a flame and have it smoking or have to put out the fire.
You can usually tell the difference between a tech and an alley mech because techs always use crimp and seals where the guy in his garage uses plain crimps.
Eric, once you find mice inside a vehicle, you need to build a small plastic box to house a 400v 2700 uF electrolytic capacitor and make a grid of solid 28 gauge wire. Bait with peanut butter. Mice touches the wires and goes boom. All contained inside the plastic box.
John Deere recommends crimp and seal for all computer controlled repairs, do not recommend soldering as this changes properties in the wire…..just fyi……awesome channel ! I’m a tech with Deere 24 years
You shouldn't solder stranded wire, especially on vehicles or other vibrating equipment. It will cause the joint to fatigue and you'll end up with electrical problems again. I might do it with small gauge signal wire but not without a lot of strain relief.
There’s nothing better to me than a UA-camr calling out basement trolls😅 I’ll be more specific!! people that think there opinions matter’ in the comments. Great work Eric O.
You twisted the wire counter clockwise when putting on the cheapo connector, which could confuse the angry pixies and result in the planets being out of alignment. Yeah, I know... Now you're gonna do it every time. Great vid as always Mr O. I look forward to every one. Thanks.
Hey Eric…. I understand liking working after hours. My Tech usually starts his day around 6 and the shop doesn’t open til 8. Then like you, he works sometimes after 5. Gets more work done in those hours than during the day….
As much hate as they get, the only connectors on my camper that haven't corroded (or at least started corroding) are the 2 crimp and seal connectors where I had to splice some wires a friend's dog chewed underneath. Crimped, heat shrunk, and electrical taped for good measure. I did just learn that Wago makes waterproof (IPx8) covers for their connectors too. Had to replace a 3 way connection where the factory used those blasted guillotine connectors and the trailer brake wires rotted off where they were pierced, unsurprisingly. Good, waterproof, 3 way connectors are hard to find so I slapped a couple Wagos and some electrical tape on temporarily and then found out they actually just make gel-filled covers that clip over them and seal them water tight. We'll see how well they hold up under there, but I can't imagine them being any worse than the factory ones that barely made it a year. Also, I remembered the 'ol pull on the wire to see if it's corroded internally trick you use so often and found the wires on one of the other wheels were corroded too. I keep finding uses for these nice tricks you're teaching us Eric.
Crimp and seal connectors are the factory recommended repair for wiring on GM vehicles. At least as far as my 2014 GMC is concerned. It’s right in the factory manual.
Only thing I have found for mice is 2 oz. of Peppermint oil in a gallon of water, spray her down under hood, wheel wells etc. Do it every two weeks. Had a real battle on a Prius. New car only got hit once plus keep an electronic trap on inside for insurance. I heartily agree with you on mice issues! Keep up the good work!
After 40 yrs. in business I just went to not answering the ringing phone to help with anger/anxiety issues (prayer too). Training my brain that I'm not losing a potential job if I don't answer is hard, but necessary. Nothing worse when trying to concentrate than that phone ringing. I start screaming "let me live" I call back as soon as I can. Half the time it's a telemarketer anyway. I fantasize about taking a hammer to that phone😂 Eric wait till you're 64 your tolerance gets way better, trust me!❤ Good show as always. 0:030:03
I would not worry what others think about the crimp and seal connectors. You do great work. Plus you are funny. I have a file of all your neat sayings.
I always use a mini torch for crimp and seals. I'm mobile and don't have time to drag out an extension cord and fire up my heat gun for a couple of connectors.
Enjoy your channel and yes those little critters can do a lot of damage to your car and it is almost always right where you can't get to, keep up the good work.
I'm the same way Mr. Eric. I will go out of my way to wrap people around the axle. You do great work and if it works in the end, no one should worry about it.
I like watching your channel and Ivan's Pine Hollow auto diagnostics channel. One thing I like about yours is that you just go straight to the problem and see if the wires are damaged. Ivan would have hooked the car up to the computer and spent a lot of time diagnosing it before first looking to see if there's something obvious.
As a “Bonus Footage” video you need to put Luna in the car overnight with a couple cameras to record the car-nage (get it) when the mouse comes back! 😜
Always nice when you can see the problem. I got one of these in a couple months ago, no comm with the ABS module at all. Tested powers, grounds, and scoped the data wires at the module. Everything checked out, tried it again and communication was back with a U0125. I suspected my testing at the module connector had restored communication and maybe the connector was corroded or had loose pins, but after thorough testing that was not the case. The ABS module just took a nap for a while. The sensor seems simple enough, power, ground, two data wires all going to the ABS module. Removed the center console to access the sensor. Scoped the data wires and had a stable signal. And you were right, it's definitely not a LIN bus. Looks just like the CAN signal I had previously tested at the ABS module. This one had no power to the dynamic sensor. I assumed the wiring was just damaged, but I tested those two violet wires directly at the ABS module and had nothing. The power wire wasn't shorted to ground and had continuity from the module to the sensor. Scoped the power wire and at key on it gets up to about 6 volts for a split second before dropping back to zero forever. I'm assuming that KOEO the sensor should have 12 volts across those wires. Sadly OnDemand doesn't tell you for sure what voltages you should see on those wires. It only tell you to do ohm testing from the sensor to the module. My final conclusion was that the ABS module is defective, based on the intermittent communication and lack of power supply to that sensor. Ended up shipping it because I don't have any way to program a new module. A little research shows they are failure prone. I don't suppose you tested the voltages on those wires did you? Would be good to know if it gets a constant supply from the module KOEO. Though I can't imagine how it would work any other way.
Yes, the biggest problem with what we do is the FN eyeballs! I have like 6 pairs if different reading glasses in my work pouch. All have different color of tape. Red = 3.5mag, blue = 2.5 Etc. You get where I am going? Trust me, you need the eyes bro!! #1. Great video once again, keep em coming PLEASE?
The little tour is what I use. It works great I don’t know why anyone would use it big ED coming to you from Central City Kentucky. Have a great day and keep up the good work.
You know Eric, I have those exact exact crimpencio wire connectors. They were awesome. I actually got the same wire stripper that you have and the crimpin seal. I bought them from. You're a recommendation and I am not disappointed at all. They work as you say they do. And for those out there, they haters and the people that question it. IA small package of them. You'll see how they work and I guarantee you they will be. Long time buyers after just one try Matt from Michigan.
Soldering a wire work hardens the metal and makes it more brittle. Thus, the soldered connection is more prone to breakage inside the environment of a vehicle that is subjected to vibration. Particularly any wire harness that goes from the chassis to moving components like the engine, transaxle, and suspension. The only wire connections you'll find that are soldered in a vehicle wiring harness is inside of a connector that has been potted with resin to stabilize the soldered the connection. For all other splicing applications a mechanical crimped and heat shrink connection is the recommended splicing method.
No more Honda rodent tape? You need to make a wire crimping, welding, chain sawing video and then pour some concrete just to set all the keyboarders off! Great video.
Around 3 minutes is how I feel watching every episode that is posted. Fishhook maneuver, crash noises, and "oh my god", with cigar gestures. This could quickly sum up south main auto. Always fun. More wife babe shots please.
I don't blame Eric. I'd be pushing that funny bone to every time. I did something that would trigger somebody's motion. It makes for a good laugh and we need to laugh laugh a lot, Thank you eric for the video
I keep four Victor mouse traps fully loaded with Elmer glued peanuts at all times in my garage. September seems to be the time when they are the worst problem as they're looking for new homes for the winter.
Corporate America = how many yachts can you water ski behind? That connector/wires was made in china for $0.25 Arent you glad your taxes went to bail them out. Twice.
My old mechanic always had many cars parked outside his shop. His shop was not fancy, not even a paved parking lot just dirt and some gravel surrounded by woods. I remember he had many outside cats that he said he had fixed so they could not reproduce. NO MICE PROBLEM.
Mr. O......@17:50 as you're saying the word evidence watch the shadow at the top of the carpet moving from left to right. I swear the little sucker is moving behind the carpet.
You just broke the internet but wait we can fix it with a crimp and seal 😂❤ I use them all the time fixing RVs there's nothing wrong with them. Just the people that hate them. They got something wrong with them.
Laughing my butt off at the quote "Once i find something that triggers people, I do it every time". We have a motto at my work "It is what it is, deal with it". Great video as always!!!
🤣😂😅
I'm triggered because he didn't use any brake cleaner.
I agree @MarkMalikowski4971
@@phillipbanes5484oh look Phillip is triggered 😂
“It is what it is”, that’s a tautology. Of course it is what it is, how could it be anything else. What a waste of breath; a vacuous statement by a mouth breather
In December I bought my late uncle's CHEVROLET (in the SMA voice) Silverado from my grandfather. The money light was on, so I used my ThinkDiag phone app and saw it had some circuit codes for ambient air temp sensor among others. Visual inspection revealed a mouse had chewed through the wires right at the MAF sensor connector. A quick run to a local you-pull-and -pay, and use of crimp & seal connectors, everything was fixed. Felt like I was recording an SMA video the whole time.
Some new neighbors, with cats, have moved into my neighborhood. Since then the mouse and rat populations have plummeted to imperceptible. I miss a couple of those rats, they had real personality.
I’m betting McCoy’s hiding those glasses so Eric has to let him do more work.
I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer-escalator-mechanic... old school star trek, another bravo, mousers - the ability of the the little ones to destroy, peanut butter traps always in place and set, sneaky buggers, then bye bye.
Sharing a funny from my former place of employment. A co-worker was replacing the rollover air bag sensor on a GM SUV, under the console. He checked to make sure that the BCM recognized the new sensor, it did. He removed the bolts from the sensor to read the part number, forgetting that the vehicle was running. When he flipped the sensor over, all airbags deployed. The look on his face was priceless.
Was it Paul Danner🤣
Ouch... Thats a mistake ya only make once.
🤦🏽 had the vehicle running when dealing with airbag stuff SMH
2 questions. 1- How much did that cost him? And #2- Where is he working at now? 😂
@@jimjordan5630Shouldn't he be working in the same place, guys with that expensive training are hard to find.
My son bought a 95 Camaro last summer, and there was a wicked vibration / noise when he turned on the heat. Didn't really have a smell to it, just noisy. I told him it was likely mouse house in the blower motor.
When I went in, as soon as I dropped the cover at the bottom of the dash, there was mouse house everywhere, and the obligatory chewed up wiring. I cleaned up, fixed the wiring, and continued to drop the blower motor. First time in my life I've seen it, there wasn't a mouse house in the blower, there was mouse jerky in there. That little guy was about as dried up as he could get. I handed my son the blower and told him jerky removal was on him lol.
As someone that has worked with the public for 28 years, 10 of which were at a call center, I too agree that phones need to be throw tested on occasion.
"A squeeze and a tug", "the ol' classic reach around". It sounds like you know the answers to create world peace.
dennis, childish, what are you 4??
@@billupstateny9151what are you? A prude?
Absolutely. Sorry, I'm a juvenile. I refuse to act my age. BTW it only hurts the first time you lighten up and then it gets easier.
@@dennisbjones Full disclosure, add unabashed sociopath to your resume, nitwit
Always amazed how folks get upset about how you do things Mr.O. I am sure they are the best techs in the world, and drive as good too! Thanks for all you do. Cheers
Why wouldn't you use cold-soldered shrink stuff? Just curious
As viewers might, Mr. O doesn't get upset, he enjoys a little internet spontaneous combustion in the chat section. It drives the algorithm wild, best outcome for any channel. Be still your beating heart as Mr O is cool w/ most everything except ad hominem reputation remarks🇺🇸🗽
Dodge is sure proud of that connector and 4 wires 😮 $70 some bucks 🤯
Corporate America (how many yachts can you water ski behind?)
That connector/wires was made in china for $0.25
@@Paul1958Ri prefer they pull their yacht with an even bigger yacht for the best water skiing and wakeboarding
Every dealership is owned by a thief ripping every customer off. $70 for a .50 cent connection. I hope they all go broke and vehicles sold thru a broker only. No dealership repair shop. Those are useless anyway because they can’t do anything but INTENTIONALLY throw expensive over priced parts and $150+ per of ignorant labor at a vehicle. Never use a dealership repair shop because most of the so called “ technicians? lol” can’t pull their own weight at an independent shop. There supposed certifications are a fricking joke anyway.
you can normally buy the whole Dodge used for not much more than $70
Yes, time to negotiate with them since Wilberts is just a short drive.
A+ for the Tommy Boy reference
He had me laughing hard when he said "that phone is about to get some flying lessons". 😂
Gives the words "set phone to airplane mode" a whole new meaning!
I live in Florida, and when we didn't have a locker while driving through the sand, we use to pull an the e-brake a bit to trick the open dif so that both rear tires would spin. So essentially locking the dif so you would have 3 wheel drive instead of two wheel drive with two open diffs.
Years ago, running a garage part of a service station, i used to come in at 4am. Quite! No people! Good coffee!
I could do all the drop off service and oil changes by the time the first soul came in!! Then go eat breakfast, then start on the USPS jeep service contracts. It was smooth.
The ESC system works like a champ. The ONLY adversary to beat any and all types of ABS or stability control is gravel on a solid substrate. It’s like stopping on marbles. My first butt clincher was in a rental Mustang in SoCal when my passenger requested a quick stop at a picturesque overlook right above the beaches in Malibu. With regular old school brakes this stop would have been a non-issue. The tires will quickly build a loose wheel chock/ramp in front of them, hasting a stop pretty quickly. When they aren’t allowed to stop turning if another one is still turning, the foundation of ABS, it might not stop anytime soon if the surface is made of things that roll under your rollers. An otherwise easy stop on a cliff overlook became a real deal button clincher where I actually turned the wheels enough that the sidewall started to make the aforementioned “wheel chock”, bringing us to a halt a mere half-car length from the EDGE. At first I was t sure whether to get out and darks it off, or try to back up first. My wife, in the passenger seat, would not be getting out right there. I had to shake it off for a second and see exactly what predicament we were in. Backing up required disabling the stability control because the back tires would stop turning just when we were getting out of the newly made front wheel gravel hole. Dammit. I wasn’t used to any of these systems. The goofball sized rocks were pummeling the underside of the rental Mustang convertible. Thank god for FULL coverage, as if anyone would be looking under the car anytime soon. Seriously though. It truly felt like we were going over. Ever since then I’ve hated ABS on loose surfaces. But did I learn from the first time. Apparently not. While showing off in my newish Dodge Magnum RT, at the time about six months old, some coworkers/friends were gathered on the curb at the rear of our workplace which had a massive parking lot. My intention was to haul ass towards the curb, and stop well before the curb, obviously, and with my over analyzing ways, I applied heavy braking at a point TWICE what I KNEW a safe distance. Why had t I noticed how much gravel was in that last 50’? The front of my baby hit that curb with a gut wrenching thud. I backed up and transmission fluid from the cooler was everywhere, the radiator was pushed back, and the bumper covers was wrecked. Dammit. My friends were just happy I didn’t jump the curb. It was a tallish curb, maybe ten inches. Damn. That was humiliating, but I learned a lesson. At that, no one believed my claim that the tires did in fact lock up, and this pissed me off , because I knew in my heart that I should have been able to stop EASILY, and that it was the car’s fault. So, after insurance footed the repair bill, and I finally picked up my car to drive home, once on the interstate, the front wheel s were literally bouncing, and even shook part of the belly pan loose, where I had to pull off and zip tie it up to drive back to the dealership who did the final touches on the car. A tire inspection and balance reveal a huge flat spot on each tire, both nearly identical. As if the car had been dragged backwards maybe 100’ with both front tires locked. Which of course didn’t happen. But I did slide about 75’ on gravel, wheels locked, and no one believed me, until the tires themselves told the truth. Funny, no one seemed to care to further investigate how dangerous that situation could be. It was just a show off who crashed his car. Then why huge flat spots? Too bad I can’t “turn off” the “giving a shit” switch. I impairs nearly my every waking moment.
I am laughing for all I'm worth Eric. When you first showed the wiring, i thought to myself, "damned mice always munch all the way to the connector. Someone should teach them some manners." Then you said pretty much the same thing. 🤣
Snap traps work the best. I caught 6 on my car. Never had a problem after that.
@@kd7cwg Mine died of a terminal headache hit it with a shoe.
I poison mine.
I put drops of peppermint oil all over under the hood and a few inside the cab of my 06 Duramax and never had a mouse related issue.
If you have to catch a mouse, Tootsie Rolls are best. Before you put them on your trap, cut little pieces so you'll actually use just one Tootsie Roll, wet them first so they have a nice candy smell. Tried peanut butter, didn't work. The Tootsie did the job. Another nice trouble shoot by Mr. O. Thanks for posting.
Don't worry Eric, I've been using lighters and mini torches on heat shrink for over 40 years. Never had a problem. 😊
Very impressive, finding the mouse-eaten frayed wire and then crimping and heating it down in a very tight space. I will take some inspiration from this video for sure.
Eric, triggering people isn't spite. Every drama has to have an element of tension. That's just good film making.
My favorite quiet time to work is go into the shop around 630am Sunday morning. No traffic, no peoples no phones.
Looks just like the one I gave my mom, people laugh but these cars are easy as pie to work on, and the parts are relatively cheap and the body shell is built like a tank in an accident, great video as always! 👍
I love your light hearted commentary Eric. While your videos are always educational, you make them fun to watch. Good job as always!😊
I appreciate that!
YAW wannna see more of this? You‘re the best Eric.
Lmao. As soon as you said lost coms. I said to myself. Check your grounds as its a PRNY vehicle. In a way i was right lol. Totally did not expect 4 legged service technician to have worked on it though.😂
Ah yes I love that feeling….. I run chrome sockets on my impacts just cause it pisses the guys off I work with 😂😂😂 “YOU CANT PUT CHROME ON AN IMPACT” they seem to fit right on for me dude 😊😂
I used to have a “cigar torch” that looked just like that one. I used it on heat shrink exclusively.
Maybe you could heat shrink some connectors using Vic. That ought to stimulate some folks.
While pouring concrete lol
@@SouthMainAuto and welding
13:33 wife asked what I was laughing about. The quote about triggering keyboard warriors was hilarious!
I used to get triggered when you used the mini torch for heat shrink but you do it well. Too many people use a flame and have it smoking or have to put out the fire.
That Tommy Boy reference was GOLD! I love obscure movie quotes and references.
Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Luna Daddy has a job for you !
I don’t see the problem with using those connectors, why do people have to complain so much? Love all your videos. Very informative.
Those connectors are used by 95% of all mechanics.
You can usually tell the difference between a tech and an alley mech because techs always use crimp and seals where the guy in his garage uses plain crimps.
What people? Eric loves to talk about the complainers but try to find one in any of his videos. I'll wait...
Eric, once you find mice inside a vehicle, you need to build a small plastic box to house a 400v 2700 uF electrolytic capacitor and make a grid of solid 28 gauge wire. Bait with peanut butter. Mice touches the wires and goes boom. All contained inside the plastic box.
you need to film that!!
John Deere recommends crimp and seal for all computer controlled repairs, do not recommend soldering as this changes properties in the wire…..just fyi……awesome channel ! I’m a tech with Deere 24 years
You shouldn't solder stranded wire, especially on vehicles or other vibrating equipment. It will cause the joint to fatigue and you'll end up with electrical problems again. I might do it with small gauge signal wire but not without a lot of strain relief.
Interesting
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Before it leaves, set a snap trap and finish the job. lol. Good work as always
I'm home with the creeping crud. Thanks for the mouse adventure.
There’s nothing better to me than a UA-camr calling out basement trolls😅 I’ll be more specific!! people that think there opinions matter’ in the comments. Great work Eric O.
You twisted the wire counter clockwise when putting on the cheapo connector, which could confuse the angry pixies and result in the planets being out of alignment. Yeah, I know... Now you're gonna do it every time. Great vid as always Mr O. I look forward to every one. Thanks.
Hey Eric…. I understand liking working after hours. My Tech usually starts his day around 6 and the shop doesn’t open til 8. Then like you, he works sometimes after 5. Gets more work done in those hours than during the day….
Yes, I always got more work done between 6p and 8p than I did from 8a to 6p.
As much hate as they get, the only connectors on my camper that haven't corroded (or at least started corroding) are the 2 crimp and seal connectors where I had to splice some wires a friend's dog chewed underneath. Crimped, heat shrunk, and electrical taped for good measure.
I did just learn that Wago makes waterproof (IPx8) covers for their connectors too. Had to replace a 3 way connection where the factory used those blasted guillotine connectors and the trailer brake wires rotted off where they were pierced, unsurprisingly. Good, waterproof, 3 way connectors are hard to find so I slapped a couple Wagos and some electrical tape on temporarily and then found out they actually just make gel-filled covers that clip over them and seal them water tight. We'll see how well they hold up under there, but I can't imagine them being any worse than the factory ones that barely made it a year.
Also, I remembered the 'ol pull on the wire to see if it's corroded internally trick you use so often and found the wires on one of the other wheels were corroded too. I keep finding uses for these nice tricks you're teaching us Eric.
In my electronics repair class number 1 step was:
VISUAL INSPECTION
Crimp and seal connectors are the factory recommended repair for wiring on GM vehicles. At least as far as my 2014 GMC is concerned. It’s right in the factory manual.
Car mechanic map is on the job love the magnet
Only thing I have found for mice is 2 oz. of Peppermint oil in a gallon of water, spray her down under hood, wheel wells etc. Do it every two weeks. Had a real battle on a Prius. New car only got hit once plus keep an electronic trap on inside for insurance. I heartily agree with you on mice issues! Keep up the good work!
Heck, during Covid I couldn’t get propane so I solder and heat my shrink fit with my MAPP torch! Works great but you’ve got to be quick!!!
My back hurts watching this
The Instee, the Facebook; another diligent repair from Mr. O.
After 40 yrs. in business I just went to not answering the ringing phone to help with anger/anxiety issues (prayer too). Training my brain that I'm not losing a potential job if I don't answer is hard, but necessary. Nothing worse when trying to concentrate than that phone ringing. I start screaming "let me live" I call back as soon as I can. Half the time it's a telemarketer anyway. I fantasize about taking a hammer to that phone😂 Eric wait till you're 64 your tolerance gets way better, trust me!❤ Good show as always. 0:03 0:03
10 points to the SMA House for the TOP TIER Tommy Boy reference. Love it!
EDIT: that is the cutest little mini torch I ever did see
"Uncle gus's mouse repellent" its worth its weight in gold
I would not worry what others think about the crimp and seal connectors. You do great work. Plus you are funny. I have a file of all your neat sayings.
I wouldn't dare challenge your judgment on ANYTHING you work on, sir! Thanks as always, Eric!
Love the Chris Farley reference!
I always use a mini torch for crimp and seals. I'm mobile and don't have time to drag out an extension cord and fire up my heat gun for a couple of connectors.
Get a Milwaukee or DeWalt one then etc
The old stabilitrak Let the black box DO! the driving 😂
Oh my God... Tommy Boy in the best!!
Another GREAT diagnosis and repair video Mr. O...HATERS will always HATE, but keep up the GREAT WORK cuz you are the BEST...stay blessed my friend
Thank you Eric...That's two back to back videos covering the same problems I'm seeing(what are the odds?)....Saved me a lot of time and stress
Enjoy your channel and yes those little critters can do a lot of damage to your car and it is almost always right where you can't get to, keep up the good work.
I'm the same way Mr. Eric. I will go out of my way to wrap people around the axle. You do great work and if it works in the end, no one should worry about it.
I like watching your channel and Ivan's Pine Hollow auto diagnostics channel. One thing I like about yours is that you just go straight to the problem and see if the wires are damaged. Ivan would have hooked the car up to the computer and spent a lot of time diagnosing it before first looking to see if there's something obvious.
It seems as if you have 2 main enemies, SALT & MICE!
Personally, I love the crimp and seal connectors. Have a great one Eric.
Mighty Mouse strikes again. Well done.
Need to rent out Luna for the night to customers with mice in their cars...Luna gets some fun, customer no longer has a mouse problem 😆
In aircraft, the dynamics sensor would be called the inertial measurement unit.
As a “Bonus Footage” video you need to put Luna in the car overnight with a couple cameras to record the car-nage (get it) when the mouse comes back! 😜
Damn critters!!!! Need to wrap those wires in that Honda mouse tape with the cayenne pepper flavor. Good video Eric!!
We had this exact problem on a Patriot a few days ago. Same problem, a mouse chewed every wire flush with the connector...
Great video Eric O. as always. You gotta love the mice and pissing off people all in a days work.LMAO!!!
Always nice when you can see the problem. I got one of these in a couple months ago, no comm with the ABS module at all. Tested powers, grounds, and scoped the data wires at the module. Everything checked out, tried it again and communication was back with a U0125. I suspected my testing at the module connector had restored communication and maybe the connector was corroded or had loose pins, but after thorough testing that was not the case. The ABS module just took a nap for a while.
The sensor seems simple enough, power, ground, two data wires all going to the ABS module. Removed the center console to access the sensor. Scoped the data wires and had a stable signal. And you were right, it's definitely not a LIN bus. Looks just like the CAN signal I had previously tested at the ABS module. This one had no power to the dynamic sensor.
I assumed the wiring was just damaged, but I tested those two violet wires directly at the ABS module and had nothing. The power wire wasn't shorted to ground and had continuity from the module to the sensor. Scoped the power wire and at key on it gets up to about 6 volts for a split second before dropping back to zero forever. I'm assuming that KOEO the sensor should have 12 volts across those wires. Sadly OnDemand doesn't tell you for sure what voltages you should see on those wires. It only tell you to do ohm testing from the sensor to the module.
My final conclusion was that the ABS module is defective, based on the intermittent communication and lack of power supply to that sensor. Ended up shipping it because I don't have any way to program a new module. A little research shows they are failure prone. I don't suppose you tested the voltages on those wires did you? Would be good to know if it gets a constant supply from the module KOEO. Though I can't imagine how it would work any other way.
Honestly, nothing you do triggers me. Great video. Have a great day.
Yes, the biggest problem with what we do is the FN eyeballs! I have like 6 pairs if different reading glasses in my work pouch. All have different color of tape. Red = 3.5mag, blue = 2.5 Etc.
You get where I am going? Trust me, you need the eyes bro!! #1. Great video once again, keep em coming PLEASE?
Jeep actually stands for the descriptive initials of the vehicle GP. Those stand for “Garaged Permanently”, especially since Chrysler bought them.
The little tour is what I use. It works great I don’t know why anyone would use it big ED coming to you from Central City Kentucky. Have a great day and keep up the good work.
I'm waiting to see you do your heat shrinks with your cutting torch😊
You know Eric, I have those exact exact crimpencio wire connectors. They were awesome. I actually got the same wire stripper that you have and the crimpin seal. I bought them from. You're a recommendation and I am not disappointed at all. They work as you say they do. And for those out there, they haters and the people that question it. IA small package of them. You'll see how they work and I guarantee you they will be. Long time buyers after just one try Matt from Michigan.
Soldering a wire work hardens the metal and makes it more brittle. Thus, the soldered connection is more prone to breakage inside the environment of a vehicle that is subjected to vibration. Particularly any wire harness that goes from the chassis to moving components like the engine, transaxle, and suspension. The only wire connections you'll find that are soldered in a vehicle wiring harness is inside of a connector that has been potted with resin to stabilize the soldered the connection. For all other splicing applications a mechanical crimped and heat shrink connection is the recommended splicing method.
2:42 Farley would be proud.
No more Honda rodent tape? You need to make a wire crimping, welding, chain sawing video and then pour some concrete just to set all the keyboarders off! Great video.
3:15 That's what I was looking for. In the picture... which one is the Dynamic Sensor? It is #2 in the drawing.
Thanks for the video Eric.
Around 3 minutes is how I feel watching every episode that is posted. Fishhook maneuver, crash noises, and "oh my god", with cigar gestures. This could quickly sum up south main auto. Always fun. More wife babe shots please.
I don't blame Eric. I'd be pushing that funny bone to every time. I did something that would trigger somebody's motion. It makes for a good laugh and we need to laugh laugh a lot, Thank you eric for the video
I think you and Mrs. O should do a little WUW tomorrow since it’s Valentine’s Day.
I got one of those mini-torches at a cigarette/smoke shop. under $10. Ive used it a lot on the trailer and on the underground fencing.
Love the Tommy Boy reference lol
New guys in the back puking his guts out....
Here comes the meat wagon. 🚑
@@garrettgardner1588 😆
I gotta go to the bathroom daddy, not now damn it.
@@SouthMainAuto All because you wanted to save some pennies!
I keep four Victor mouse traps fully loaded with Elmer glued peanuts at all times in my garage.
September seems to be the time when they are the worst problem as they're looking for new homes for the winter.
Eric I do it exactly how you do it when I crimp and seal it works fine. And yes, I use a exactly the same mini torch that you had in your hands.
The moose is loose in the hoose! 🤣 Man, that sucks. $70 for a connector, ouch!
Corporate America = how many yachts can you water ski behind?
That connector/wires was made in china for $0.25
Arent you glad your taxes went to bail them out. Twice.
My old mechanic always had many cars parked outside his shop. His shop was not fancy, not even a paved parking lot just dirt and some gravel surrounded by woods. I remember he had many outside cats that he said he had fixed so they could not reproduce. NO MICE PROBLEM.
Eric, you need to borrow that mouse sniffin' dog that Wes has!
That pup has his sniffer and trained for mice! 🐀
Mr. O......@17:50 as you're saying the word evidence watch the shadow at the top of the carpet moving from left to right. I swear the little sucker is moving behind the carpet.
That has to be the cutest mini torch ever...akso, someone yelled at me for doing heat shrink with a cigarette lighter 😅
I prefer cantankerous. Love the triggers.
Hi Graham uk I bet the South Main fire engine chasers are on the edge of there seats when your barbecuing under the car carpet ,your the best 😁😘
You just broke the internet but wait we can fix it with a crimp and seal 😂❤ I use them all the time fixing RVs there's nothing wrong with them. Just the people that hate them. They got something wrong with them.
Milwaukee makes a pair of safety glasses with the readers, they are very helpful.
Great Tommy Boy reference!
And btw I was that old guy on the truck some number of years ago. 😂