In this video we learn the value of taking the time to test a component even when you are SURE you know what is wrong! Although I have over 15 years of experience working on cars and know what a bad starter sounds like I still take the time to prove the failure even though it can sometimes be a pain in the neck to do. We see a perfect example in this video of a poor connection (voltage drop) that makes the vehicle exhibit the classic sound of a bad starter… -Enjoy!
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my greatest fear being on the lift is suddenly having to go s%#& and being stuck up there
Yep always test….I did emergency generator work for years. Many were remote locations and no parts stores for miles. We would take what we thought it would be according to what the customer told us. Yep, found bad connections, mice, squirrel and other damage.
Never assume anything, always question everything for the truth
I had this happen with my Nissan Titan but it was the battery connection
Mrs.O’s fear should be if you walk away and leave her up in the air one day
A crooked mechanic would have charged her for a starter….greed aint good for keeping long term customers. Did you sell her a fluid film treatment?
4:07 that was REAL fun, lovely family indeed. One of the few old dinasours who truly love each other unconditionally.
You are a very honest man.
She said she wanted a raise
Maybe a garage loosened it to get more work? Seems to happen to me with extended warranty and the dealership bad combination
Did anyone else WTF!? when you saw the spark?
300.00 CASH!!! And this car needs some Ziebart….
Josh was so nervous and looked so bad hooking positive to positive. I can see him behind the car hitting his head going DOOOOH!!
I had a Buick like that and replaced the starter but didn't solve the problem. End of story it ended up being the ignition switch. Rare but true. Replaced it and it fired every time.
test,,test,,,test….works*
You are great mechanic
Pretty good temporary fix 👌
Doesn't every mechanic have a pile of partially melted tools from taking the wires loose "real quick" without disconnecting the battery? Maybe it's just me…
Great job
Hey Eric can you please do a video on how you make your test light
I got a fuel pump work order on an 09 GMC truck. I disconnected the connector for fuel pump pulled it over frame into rear wheel well, plugged a light bulb between power feed pin and ground pin of connector turned key on and no light. Imagine I had trusted that the past guy had done his diligence when calling the F pump….
Made myself a test light like yours today. What great idea!
KIA's a Winner. If you take the time to TEST or not..If we had just replaced the starter..Well..would have cleaned up the fittings for a good connection 🙂
Looks like SMA got rust money luv it
I am stealing the phrase of, "Test, don't guess," to leverage in my IT job with my tier one folks that want to escalate everything before even replicating and witnessing the problem because they have never seen it or assume it's a server/infrastructure issue. (How can the mail server be down when 299 out of 300 people are OK, but 1 user has an issue? C'mon…)
The lady is still in the car!!!!!!
very helpful ,,thx
Worked for a auto repair shop for a few months and I was shocked about how he worked , I seen so much wrong going on , I quit because I was sick of all that was going on. Such a shame
Everything was real quick , do this , screaming , yelling.
Was just too much for me and how little he paid
Your videos often make me wonder how many times I've been unnecessarily parts-changed. That's why I'm doing my own work again. Eric, your videos are the best. I think I've made this same type of comment every time I've posted on SMA videos, but I'm just darn grateful!!
how much in diag time would u recommend charging?
"Replaced starter for intermittent crank" is throwing parts at a problem. A bad connection at the starter is not unusual. I've seen loose connections there (and in many other places) on brand new cars. Most recently a Ford Fiesta was towed twice and had a good battery replaced before it was taken to a Ford dealership, where an older mechanic troubleshot it properly.
under 67 Catalina in Michigan, using cinder blocks, trans ready to fall out, broke every cinder block. then I hear what do I do? I yelled" go to lunch," lucky frame fell on trans and I crawled out! two years later did it again another 69 Catalina in Ohio. No more blocks only jack stands. tell your wife they do fall on the mechinic
Eric, she might get vertigo potentiated by the sodium azide flash. Now what's for lunch?
I like your three thumbs up final test on this video. You got to love your 100% approach!
Don’t say sorry,good man always confirms his gut,that’s y allways check,enjoyed the video mr o.
Perfect Kia. Place the starter next to a massive heat source. Absolutely nothing could go wrong with that.
Why are you….wow ..good video.
I've seen this happen quite often on older chevy and dodge starters, but the bad connection happens on the inside of the solenoid, between the post and copper contact ring. Those solenoids you could take apart and clean the contacts, polish the copper ring, and be back in business. Also, a bad starter will also mimic a bad battery but you can do an amperage draw test on a starter and see if it's out of specification before replacing it.
Right at 3:10 3:11 you can see a spark from the battery starter stud.