Cylinder Misfires & Ignition Coil Testing
MotorWeek's Pat Goss shows what to check first when a cylinder misfire code shows up on an OBD scan tool. This includes how to test modern coil on plug ignition coils with a spark tester (available under "Extras" at RockAuto.com).
How Instrument Clusters Work & What to do When Gauges Go Bad.
MotorWeek's Pat Goss demonstrates how modern instrument clusters work and explains what can make gauges go bad. He shows replacement instrument clusters by Dorman (found under "Body-Interior" at RockAuto.com) that are relatively inexpensive and often better made than the original gauge cluster.
AC System Basics - EricTheCarGuy
This is a kind of video response to a question I got from RadicalComedy about servicing her AC system. Keep in mind that this is a very basic overview of the components and operation of the AC system. In future installments I plan to get more in depth about the operation and function of these parts but for now I think 6 minutes of your time is enough.
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Top 5 Used Car Buying Secrets
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No more check engine light!
After 13 months of owning this car with the check engine light on, I finally fixed the stupid thing! It had a bad wire on the engine harness between the distributor and firewall.
As for the battery light, the alternator got wet, and now the battery light is on, and it's causing the ABS light to be on.
Check Engine Light Basics - EricTheCarGuy
If you have the code you can look up what it means here http://www.ericthecarguy.com/obd-code-lookup
Sorry about the camera focus on this one, whenever I use my wide angle lens it tends to do this. Aside from that I have a lot of video shot that I don't intend to post here because of time constraints, these videos will be made available at a later date through the EricTheCarGuy website. I used this video because I didn't have anything else this week that I could use for the show and I like to do at least one a week if I can. I have lots more scheduled so stay tuned in the coming weeks.
As for Check Engine Lights they come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes they are easy to diagnose and others can be a bit more challenging. I plan to do an entire series on this subject so don't consider this the last time I will cover this. The point of this video is to familiarize yourself with the basic hook up of a scan tool to read the codes stored in the on board computer nothing more, I got a bit carried away with my O2 sensor explanation and had to cut most of it. Much of what I cut from these will also be available at a later date as a series of "Tips" that may be made available on future shows or on DVD depending on the subject.
I hope this video is informative if you have any questions you can post them as a response to this video or visit me at EricTheCarGuy.com,
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Here are some links to information about retrieving codes from vehicles pre OBD II. You can also search for OBD I or OBD 0 to get more information specific to the vehicle that you may be working on.
http://www.articlealley.com/article_48352_31.html
http://www.extreme-check-engine-light-codes.com/Ford%20OBD1%20Decoder.htm
http://www.extreme-check-engine-light-codes.com/Acura%20OBD1%20Decoder.htm
http://www.aldlcable.com/
http://ezinearticles.com/?OBD1-Codes-Secrets-for-Domestic-Vehicles&id=188014
I hope these help, have a great day.
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How to clear Check Engine Light and Fault Codes BMW
The method of clearing engine light needs to pass inspection. If you have check engine light turning on after the car runs for several miles. Park to nearest Inspection station, and after clearing Check Engine Light, bring in for inspection. This is good only for car manufactured before 1996 BMW. It also reset all the fault code BMW.
Below is BMW Fault Codes Table:
http://pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/Mult-Code_Reading/Mult-Code_Reading.htm
Evaporative Emissions Check Engine Light
A video that may help others to pass an MVD Emissions inspection. The video contains information about OBD2 data codes and explains in part, the evaporative emissions system in today's automobile
