FORD E-250 BRAKE / TAIL LIGHTS STAY ON (PART 1)
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2020
- In today's video we have a 2005 Ford Econoline E250 work van with a 4.6l V8 engine. The customers complaint is that the rear brake lights or tail lights stay on. The customer already tried replacing the brake light switch but it did not fix the problem. In this video I will take you step by step through the troubleshooting and diagnostic procedure until we find the source of the problem.
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I didn't have your problem. I had no brake lights. But with all of your searching you led me to discover my solution. Thank you for your detail and patient exploration.
WOW,one of the most interesting diagnosis videos I've seen in a while! 👍👍👍
ONE of the TOP 5 auto electric videos I have watched so far on UA-cam !! (I love automotive electricity!!---I have watched HUNDREDS). You are easy to understand and follow. Your troubleshooting is outstanding. It was like watching a mystery.
I can't wait for the conclusion!
Thank you for your time and knowledge.
To me, your video is better than a movie. You are a very powerful mechanic. I do not understand why you are not more famous than Scotty Kilmer. Thanks.
I just "discovered" this channel and I am watching new and old videos. I like many things about his tutorials videos and one I am very impressed with the fact he works in all kind of vehicles. Second thing I like is the the thorough troubleshooting and his schematic study, signal tracing and overall smart troubleshooting. I'm learning a lot! Thank you for sharing.
My name is John, I would like to thank you for making such an informational video of your repair to rear lights not going off. This was a big help. Rain messed up my electrical 6 getting to the source was very helpful. I have the EXACT same problem as this video. I did all the same things and replaced all the possible parts, but my wife saw this video, and it was extremely helpful.. Thank you so much. Now we KNOW we have to replace the harness.
My guess is the person who drove this van used the parking brake cable as a place to rest his shoe Nice diagnosis beautiful
Yep! And being a work van, none of the employees in the company would admit to anything.....EVER
All of this over a BS light? Horrible engineering.
and this is why you dont become a mechanic. everyday you stop yourself inflicting pain on whoever designed these badly engineered cars.
Your honesty is what counts by publishing the miss with the multifuntion switch.... Keep up the good work...
Eric,excellent video and great troubleshooting. Like how walked us through the system by following the schematic. Really enjoyed it because the technique of finding the short can be utilized on any vehicle. Please keep us posted on what you discover to be the cause of the overheating of the wires Artie ❤️
WOW! This guy is sharp! Excellent tutorial on troubleshooting electrical problems.
You're 100% right the past in that circuit is just to signal someone with the high beams usually somebody in front of you that's something is wrong like trying to get their attention of the circuit your analyzation of the circuit was tremendous your electronics is unbelievable well most mechanics don't realize anything about electronics keep up the good work
ERIC, AWESOME/GREAT video with lots info to learn really i am impressed how you tackled the problem bravo and bravo to you brotha and please do not change the way you always go through the wiring diagram to solve the issue really enjoyable and appreciate the time you spend to show all this. cheeeeers
Thank you
That was stunning to watch... Great methodical work. And SO satisfying when the beeping stopped 😄
This just might be your best one yet---great diagnostic work! You're right, that wiring harness didn't turn into a melted gooey mess on it's own---something caused it, and it will be interesting to see what it is in part II
fuse box melted too???
Eric, great diag! I was panicking after you replaced multi switch, then the wiring diagram proved there is no way power can go there! Great use of the power probe audible noise! Will try that next time I need to confirm something plugged/unplugged. Waiting & watching for the repair!
Wow fantastic diag and walkthrough .love you're explanations so easy to follow along and understand. Thanks for sharing. I always learn something from you. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you.
Excellent work and case study, waiting for part 2!!!
Looking forward to the second video! Great job on the melted wire diagnosis!
This is the best UA-cam video I’ve ever seen. I wish I could thumbs up it a few more times, buddy. Thanks for this thorough diagnosis. Helped a lot.
Wow! One of the best diagnosis videos I have ever seen. Nice job!!
Thank you Eric. Good job. Have a blessed and safe week.
Eres muy disciplinado y meticuloso en tú trabajo, felicidades!
Wow good job finding the burnt wires with with a visual inspection And the power probe very cool detective work
Bloody awesome dude, I love my work and seeing someone else doing certain things brings back things I have forgot. Some old fashioned electrical work. Well done keep up the good work. Wish cars were simpler, it seems my scan tool even on simple electrical is out of the box 👍 to find faults
Great video! I was able to diagnose and repair the "brake lights staying on" condition of my 2000 F150 based on this video. ( trailer brake controller malfunction) Thanks for the Schematic breakdown, very easy to understand. SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!
I am a new subscriber to the channel this is the first video I have watched of Eric, I would love to add that your videos hold lots of information that is really helpful even for beginners watching this video helped me to understand wiring diagrams a lot better your videos are great and I will definitely continue to watch more.
I am glad to see that your not afraid to use the Power Probe, great vid and thanks for making the effort even while trying to do your job. Let the complainer know that if they want a better camera man pay for one, so that you can focus only on the task.
WoW amazing case study, you're Awesome👍
Waiting for part 2😉
Respect. this was a tough diag thinking a simple circuit for the lights,could have taken so much time.good u make vids so u can show 2 customer,because many thinks its a simple circuit and IE u took 2-3 days to repair it,some would say its simple light circuit thats 1 hour work,but great work for pt1. im enjoying this.
You are passionate about your job. Excellent video my friend. We definitely need more people like you. 👍👍👍
Thank you
😂 as soon as I saw the burned wire, I would have said, “Sorry buddy. It my work here is done.”
Thank you Eric for sharing these information with us… god bless you buddy
I've gone through that mess in the other shop I was working with abulettes . this trucks have a step and under the plastic of the step a lot of wires run through there. Just a sugestion . Great detective work.
Look forward to the next video, your one the best on UA-cam!
it's it a good diagnostic video,am waiting for part 2
that video was great love those wiring problems thanks
Very informing video Eric ....yes the harness has been melted ,be interesting to see where the short originated....maybe wrong rating of fuse! Enjoyed the Video 👍
Love learning from you good fellow!
love your videos and hard work. great job.
Awesome Video Eric, Talking about a road map, WOW! I was ready to break out the GPS on my phone to look for that short. LOL. I'm trying to find my Parasitic Draw but with this -10 degree weather it's hard to work outside. Thanks for giving me some insight.
It was 60 degrees over here and I was freezing. I couldn’t imagine-10!
Impressive sir. Hats down to you. Take some rest pal.
Great detective work.
Freaking fantastic diagnostic!
Keep up the great work!!!
Great persistence. Enjoyed it
I have watched you videos all day!
Thank you for the support! I truly appreciate it!
thank you for helping me locate this fuse
I am very happy to see how your channel views are growing so fast. Well deserved!
Thank you for always watching!
Vow excellent diagnostics and knoweldge
Good find for sure. My initial bet was going to be on trailer plug wiring backfeeding power, but no.
Nice diagnosis
Case study!!!😬😬😬🤟🏾 Good job Eric!
Thank you
great video Eric thanks
Wow. Amazing job.
good finding, I think I would have been in your position replacing the multi funtions swith .
Goodman. Very specific
Great job!
Nice find.
Dude you are a genius
Wow you are a short finding hound, great job.
Or they find me! Thanks for watching
Good job
I learned a lot. What is your wiring diagram source. I only have paper hard copy. I found that in my case the break pedal switch was the issue. easy.
I can honestly say , no one else uploads videos like you! I’m a Diesal tech and I have learned a lot from your videos
The Trailer Brake circuit. These Fords have two of them..One for the trailer lights. One for the Trailer Brakes. The relay box is under the hood. Next to the Coolant recover tank. Also one of those is a constant feed to charge the Trailer Battery of the two extra batteries under the passenger side doors....
Good work, Very interesting, better than watching soap opera
Ha! Like an episode of House!
Yup ,, Kinda like the detective work of lieutenant Columbo... Hope you drive a better car though
Excellent work I don't think short to power is really common is it I mean 1in 50 right
good job
Well done , Tough
Excellent troubleshooting Eric! Looking forward to part two.
that was a couple hundred dollar mistake ouch. but we all do it at one point or another. its a crap shoot as to whether to start at the power end or go to the light end and work backwards. in this case it wouldnt have made any difference, but sometimes it does.
Good one. Fixing that with good solid connections is not going to be fun. And as you say the original problem may still be out there. Many hours can be invested with no firm conclusions on electrical gremlins.
Great troubleshooting. I've got one. Maybe you can help. 2000 f350, if I turn the lights on when I turn them off the tail lights and clearance lights stay on. If I disconnect the batteries it resets and when I reconnect the batteries the lights stay off until turned on again by the switch. All other lights work as intended. I removed every fuse ,1 at a time, while the tail lights were on. The lights remained on no matter which fuse was removed.
excellent trouble shooting
3:48 What does the short line with an arrowhead pointing to the right indicate? It's right above the three fuses. Thanks! Love your channel, by the way!!!
Nice vidio
My problem was with the trailer brake gain control test switch sticking; Exercised the switch and all good now
How do you manage to get the wiring disaster vehicles? First the Corvette and now the Ford van.
Man I have already watched the hour long cam crank relearn video on the saturn today .. do I really want to invest another hour in tail lights of a E250 truck on the same day?? ahhh yes.
This is something my boss would bring to me in the middle of a busy Saturday and say:
"This should be a quick brake light switch, can you take a quick look at it? The guy is waiting and has a job to get to, I told him it would be quick"
Honestly, I thought it was going to be an easy job. Turned out to be a little more complicated.
Wow. .. what a process! Made it for an interesting video. Lol
Thanks for watching! Video turned out to be longer than I expected lol
I had a similar problem after I had some work done to my car at a shop. The work had nothing to do with the lights or electical. But when I received the car back, the parking lights were on all around. I did a lot of troubleshooting and had some back and forth arguments with the shop which basically denied liability. Turns out that there is a little switch on the back of the top of the steering Column that simply lights all those lights regardless of anything else. I'm not sure the purpose. But when the mechanic was moving the car, he somehow flipped that switch on, and the fix was to switch it back off. I believe the car was a Subaru Legacy wagon. So now whenever I have a lighting problem,, control switches are my first stop, and not necessarily looking for problems, but weird settings. or buttons. Databyter
Brake lites stay on till turn signal is used? What u think?
Was fuse 39 burnt on one leg?
How can I find an electrical diagram for a 1996 Ford e350?
I am confused why the main light switch at 7:52 is fed by fuse 10 and at 16:41 is fed by fuse 15 of 30 amps?
my uncle's third break light broke where can I order a new one?
Cool
That old boy will have to rob a bank to pay for that job
Ya ha
LOL FUNNY AS as soon as you said ford I said short FUNNY as lol
A bad ground will make the wires show that weird + voltage with out the red light on the power probe too
Cómo puedo conseguir ese diagrama amigo
The brake switch rubber bumper fell off the Brake arm . It will limit the speed to 50mph .
You should of rename the title to: brake lights from hell
Good job
Ha!
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how come the car didn't burn down to a crisp yet? :))
Look on the floor under the Brake . There will be a rubber disc about the size of a dime on the floor.
What does e mean do they still make it
e is for econoline its a van
@@richardcranium5839 thank you
i have the same problem... but my dont work
Looks like a short to power or ground definitely a short somewhere
Wow that was a head spinner..