A Closer Look At A Coil On Plug Mis-Fire
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8 жыл бұрынWe all to often (myself included) over look opportunities to further our skills and learning. Lets take a closer look at a routine repair in the shop (bad coil swap out) and see what we can learn from it.
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@mirepoixmatt1 8 ай бұрын
Love Ivan walking in and you two geeking out over wave forms. Still a great video.
@JosephKing-yw6xl 19 күн бұрын
The best explanation with details at the electrical physics level I have ever seen on UTube. These two guys are well versed in ignition diagnostics and excellent at teaching the concepts and circuitry of an ignition system. They both should be at a votech college teaching. Great team. A+ from The Professor
@richardbartlett4075 2 жыл бұрын
You both did a fantastic job! I’m 67 and taught electrical theory and hands on at a motorcycle school in the early eighties. We did not have all the sensors and ridiculous smog applications. Retiring, I went back to motorcycle repair and high performance porting with a flowbench and do my own boring and valve grinding. But when I could not run diagnostics on a particular Harley-Davidson, I decide to get software oscilloscope for my pc. Now I’m trying to learn the use of the Hantek. Thank you both for going through the reasons and testing the component, instead of just replacing the part. Very informative, my new best “subscription”!
@Allazander Жыл бұрын
Really good video! I currently have a P0300 'random misfire on multiple cylinders' in my trailblazer. The previous owner gave me a box of OEM coils, he had the same issue at some point it seems and didn't know which coil was bad so he replaced them all, the box has both the good and bad coils in it, now I can test them to see which is bad and which is good. I did do the old unplug each coil in turn at idle to see which coil(s) had no effect on idle performance and the #2 cylinder seemed to be the issue, I swapped that coil with #3, the problem followed the coil so I know the coil is the issue. If I can find a good coil in the box he gave me I'll be set without having to buy any parts. Money is really tight right now and you may have just saved me quite a bit. Thanks!
@chungaleta1234 8 жыл бұрын
The two of you get together and all hell breaks loose!!! The board part was a hit!!!! Genius! Do more like this.
@giovannidiiasio3357 6 жыл бұрын
This is the only video I found which really let me understand how coil on plug works and how they can fail. Wonderful video indeed! Please keep doing these videos as they are unbelievably helpful. Thanks, thanks, thanks....
@lawnside82 8 жыл бұрын
im gettin addicted to these videos. hes like eric the car guy and scanner danner all wrapped in one.. epic!
@andrewb2326 2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Australia. My Toyota with 5vzfe had a bad misfire with unburned fuel smell. I watched this video and learned how to test the coil packs. Pulled each coil and found number 3 had half the resistance of the other 2 on the secondary side (waste spark ignition). Swapped in a spare for the old number 3 and as you would say Mr O. "bada bing bada boo" - misfire gone. New coil on order. Thank you for your channel, I am very grateful to you.
@scottfirman 7 жыл бұрын
My dad told me,every year they build a car ,they make it more difficult to fix,but if you remember your basic diagnosis techniques,it doesnt matter how fancy it is,they all still work off the same basic principals. I agree with him. A test light can find more problems than any fancy computer on the market. Cars still use the basics to run,that has never changed. Granted,things have gotten more complicated,but using basic problem shooting techniques,even on the newer cars,you should be able to track down any problem.
@giuseppeverdi1253 4 жыл бұрын
This has been one of my favorite S.M.A. videos! I really appreciate Eric (and guest Ivan) taking the time to explain to us how these systems work.
@textbook2o11 3 жыл бұрын
This is really an exceptional video. Great combination of engineering and practical knowledge. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
@robertdavis6708 6 жыл бұрын
These two work so well together they should get engaged. Fun to watch these master minds doing their thing. JUST KIDDING GUYS, ONLY WISH I HAD A TENTH OF THE KNOWLEDE BETWEEN YOU. Great instructional.
@stevenpelican7502 6 жыл бұрын
The simple white board and visualizing the ohm readings made this highly effective training. Good Job! An example of why this works; as an aircraft mechanic F-111 at the time, I had a senior mechanic ask me an assembly process, I knew him to be an excellent mech., with 28 yrs exp. I started to explain at first, but decided it would be better retained if I took him to the book instead. He started fussing that a verbal would be fine, when I had the book open, and I noticed he wasn't paying att. I realized- he could not read. He was 60yrs old and had been doing a great job for years through visualization association retention :) Pelican
@Klintong79 8 жыл бұрын
You two should do these type videos more often together. Listening to you bounce ideas back and forth between each other really taught me a lot. Very interesting video!
@erickieffer8440 6 ай бұрын
Another great post, thank you Eric, Ivan and Hanna.
@trcarter80 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for thoroughly exploring and explaining everything from start to finish. Most videos leave viewers with questions unanswered. Not the case hear at all. It was beneficial having two experts explain as well.
@mikechiodetti6737 5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Ivan and Eric O for the "Technical Detail" with a failed coil. Great Video!
@joelmccoin9727 8 жыл бұрын
Eric O and Ivan's Auto tech school.....Excellent video, really nicely done, guys.
@carlosmoreira779 5 жыл бұрын
Ivan and Eric: The Warriors for Truth!
@squirrelkilla7371 8 жыл бұрын
As soon as Ivan pops in I got the Sanford and Son theme in my head.
@zonie1953 8 жыл бұрын
The two best mechanics in one place ! What a new years gift !
@CaddiDaddy 6 жыл бұрын
Man you have no idea how happy this video makes me. Two techs geeking out and for also very geeky viewer to watch and enjoy. Please more geeky vids like this please.
@MrLarryC11 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent teaching! Thanx, guys.
@America-ev4rk 4 жыл бұрын
A conversation between two genius’s....
@kurtkennedy5370 8 жыл бұрын
I learned on a picoscope, and use it for A lot of my diagnostics. everything from blower motors, lights in the instrument cluster, is all pulse width modulated, communication issues, checking time of an engine all needs and can be done with a scope to save a ton of time and accurately diagnose a vehicle. Coming from a dealership for the past 6 years, its amazing how many people DONT use it. Nice to see it being brought out, and sharing some knowledge bombs! Keep it up!
@B1GDaddyFatStax 4 жыл бұрын
I had a great time watching this. It's awesome how you take such a redundant issue and make learning about it so much fun and entertaining. Great job guys!!!
@throttletherapy9998 7 жыл бұрын
I have viewed many videos on scope patterns and techs explaining them, but yours was undoubtedly the best in putting it in laymans terms that I can understand lab scope usage. I have been looking into a lab scope again I have used them in the past ( ie snap on vantage ) but had problems getting the right pattern, even with the help from the scope and of course diagnosng the problem wrong so I just gave up and tried other methods. My wife and I own our own repair shop been I business for 16 years. I do like the diagnostics it is what I have been doing for the last 30 years but being by myself I don't always have the opportunity to go to classes on the new and fastly changing systems of these vehicles, so thanks for the videos keep em coming!
@dougtexas 5 жыл бұрын
Big thumbs up! Great walk-through to explain pri:sec relationships and flow back to neg batt. And ohm check validates also. Great video.
@johnhodgson5313 4 жыл бұрын
I love it! Someone who not only finds the problem but is curious as to why! When you 2 get together there is going to be good timesThanks
@johnerway7255 4 жыл бұрын
Eric, great video, lots of deep info ton follow. Thanks, if you can do it, I can watch. Special thanks to Ivan, watching you two talk through the condition was super. Thanks again.
@viewfromthebilge 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! It's cool seeing you two going through this.
@wordey123 8 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown of a diagnosis and theoretical explanations. Don't know if many automotive guys appreciate this but I sure do! Thanks!
@SedatedByLife 5 жыл бұрын
This is why I love watching yours and Ivan's channels. I love electrical, as much of a headache it can be, but I always learn something. I work for Chrysler and trying to move to the back and would love to have the Verus when I do. Alas, they're horribly expensive though a major asset
@TileRoofsCanada 8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, I love the dissection of the problem.
@Dee-hi5zj Жыл бұрын
HEY! Having Ivan walk in to South Main during working hours is kinda like Eddie Van Halen doing a surprise visit to the Letterman Show!
@shawtyel7503 2 жыл бұрын
Great video on board explanation.thanks guys
@gladmarchatlein8164 3 жыл бұрын
Nice demonstration guys..very educational ! I apprecited so much the drawings and explanations on the white board. Thanks for your efforts guys. Blessings for you guys ! 👍😎
@normanwhite7182 7 жыл бұрын
Great video Eric and thanks for Ivan's input as well. So interesting to see the scope patterns of the misfire as opposed to a good one, and the simple ohm test on the coil to confirm your diagnosis. Many thanks--superb.
@KevinJohnson-fx6wq 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was so cool and it is true that 2 heads are better than one, at least in this case. Ivan was able to fill in really well. I especially like learning about the return voltage, albeit so small returning through the ground. It reminded me of when I made pellicles at DuPont that were basically used as dust covers to etch circuits on chips. This process was done in a clean room with this solution called nitrocellulose that was only viable when the temp was between 68 & 72 degrees and the humidity between 38 and 42. The solution was dispensed on a plate of glass spinning at a certain rate which varied depending on the specific pellicle. That was in the early 90's and we were down to only being able to have sub micron particles which was the largest gap on the chip where the circuit would still function. That process may now be obsolete with the size of the chips getting smaller and smaller. Thanks for sharing.
@davecarlson9350 8 жыл бұрын
Ivan seems like a great guy! Appreciate the mental gymnastics and you two bouncing ideas and explanations off each other. This shows how a real tech works and the brains and analytic prowess it takes to be a good one and not just a wrench turner.
@jordysandino6577 11 ай бұрын
Hello . I have been watching both of your all channels but individually it is so nice to see both of you together with not envy from one to another. Buenísimo 👍🏽
@insaneasylum7898 8 жыл бұрын
Pretty awesome having Ivan there asking questions that we may ask. Different from most of you videos but as usual it was well worth watching. Thanks Eric O.
@kaylamarie8309 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! If we put you two guys in lab coats and hang a chart on the front of that truck and you might as well be two electro cardio surgeons discussing a patient. I am sure to the non initiated who do not turn wrenches it sounds exactly the same. Heck I do wrench and know what's up and it still sounds the same! Dr. Eric and Dr. Ivan lol. You guys are incredibly smart! I learn tons of stuff from you and your videos. Anyone who bitches about why getting your car fixed needs to tune in and watch the processes that take place.
@robhunter2435 Жыл бұрын
Very educational Thanks Ivan and Eric
@spelunkerd 4 жыл бұрын
In a one week gap since your last video, I scrolled back to watch this classic one again. Brilliant review, even better after a few years. Many new COP systems don't give easy access to the secondary or to the switch side of the primary, so this is harder to analyze with modern designs. If you ever get a free moment, an update regarding how you investigate those systems (with the transistor inside the coil pack) would be helpful. Happy New Year, Eric!
@vacuumfreak95 8 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome. Always love when Ivan joins the fun!
@TheZrpilot 8 жыл бұрын
Eric O... Older (get-r-done) Jedi Master Ivan... Younger (analytical) Jedi Master You two are fun to watch! thanks!
@echowhiskey2411 8 жыл бұрын
+Max that makes scanner danner yoda
@TheZrpilot 8 жыл бұрын
Echowhiskey Absolutely!
@paulcoomer8486 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing all that to teach us !
@darrenogorman121 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent work guys!!!
@DanielSilva-gd5cs 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was a very nice video. Great explanations on terms and what things should look like. I like that you are doing your thing and then you had an unexpected issue happens. It happens to many people and it can be discouraging…. I just change my spark plugs and now I can’t get the truck to idle/lose of power.
@markferraro5250 8 жыл бұрын
Great job Eric and Ivan. Keep me coming. Thanks
@stuzman52 8 жыл бұрын
Good video with the theory on the coil and wishing the both of you a Happy New Year!
@majetoJESUS 8 жыл бұрын
Very very good video!! The white board made things very clear for me. Thanks guys!!
@UtahDarkHorse 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that was super informative! And it was great to see the two of you working together. Y'all make a good team. O yeah, nice whiteboard work! 😉
@dblnessa69 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see shop tech understanding waveforms viewed on the scope, from my servicing days of radio/tv you can call those oscillations seen on the scope "ringing".
@rogerf3622 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome video. Thx.
@motorhead6763 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent tech. I had a ford triton 5.3 in a truck same issue. I fixed using fluke ohm meter. Compared all coils found one out of spec when hot. Goofy shop charged me to change all plugs didn't stop problem. So I troubleshoot it old school. Remember physics class(I am engineer) current goes from negative to positive and collapsing electric field always induces a magnetic and collapsing magnetic field induces an electric current through flux of iron core. Cool seeing Napa coil from anywhere but China. Next snap on will make stuff there...lol..Good show! Thanks שלום
@garlinwillingham7011 8 жыл бұрын
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for another great video. You guys keep up the good work.
@coollasice4175 8 жыл бұрын
*Great video. Probably the best automotive video on KZfaq. More whiteboard would be awesome.*
@AnhYeuEmMaiMai69 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the new video and happy New years to you and your family....
@ridgep551 3 жыл бұрын
Great info guys! Both guys are smart!
@rplayer9969 6 жыл бұрын
You two did an excellent job together. Hope to see you both do more videos together...
@mmichaeldonavon 5 жыл бұрын
Eric. Great explanations from you and Ivan. Very instructive - well walked through. Having worked a great deal with 4 channel scopes, etc., it sure brought back a lot of memories. The only difference for me, was I was able to make small adjustments in order to really "clean up" a wave form, mainly amplitude and pulse width, etc. This was on an old Bendix Weather Radar, on USAF Aircraft. Its pulsed output was 65KW, and it did this 400x a second. :) Loved working on that RT! Again, super explanation by you and Ivan. You two obviously have "it together" - really well! Only comment about current flow - for me, always neg to pos. Well, there is "Hole Flow" in certain transistors - Positive Holes - love that concept. :)You are really educating me - thanks a million.
@wrdjr10gmail 8 жыл бұрын
You guys are GREAT together Iam sitting alone with a smile on my face.. Happy New Year Eric and Ivan .
@johnhodgson5313 6 жыл бұрын
Re: the ringing on the open circuitI haven't read all 410 comments, so this may have been covered. There is a capacitor across the switching transistor in all the electronic ignition circuits I looked at, this with the coil and its DC resistance forms an LCR circuit, so if the energy is not dissipated in the spark it will be stored in the inductance of the coil and the capacitor and will oscillate until the energy is dissipated in the resistance, so the circuit will have the ringing on the scope with an open secondary.Excellent video.
@christheother9088 6 жыл бұрын
nice description.
@daveogarf 5 жыл бұрын
HI, IVAN! GREAT job!
@dsautorepairsdinges4367 8 жыл бұрын
Love all the Rockauto magnets! Another well done video.
@robertoperezrivera5866 2 жыл бұрын
A very good class keep on teaching, go bills
@shaneharrison4775 3 жыл бұрын
Cool work both of you and its info well used and saveing the wave forms is a good idea to help in diagnosing
@jayreiter268 7 жыл бұрын
Good explanation. This all started with radial aircraft low tension ignition. There were many "experts" then reading the patterns. Most would call out "plug, lead and coil"
@Business.Suit_McGee 8 жыл бұрын
Hey there Eric, this was really great video. It was great just listening to you guys collaborating on this diagnosis. I know guys are flat out working, but you guys make a great team for these videos. Your explanations were easy to understand and informative.
@wysetech2000 8 жыл бұрын
If I have to do a misfire diagnosis at work I, like you simply switch the suspect coil to another cylinder and replace the coil if the miss stays with the coil and the car is out the door but it's interesting to know the way the coil failed. Years ago we tested the primary and secondary resistance of a single coil but it's too easy now to just test the COP coil in another cylinder. Nice job guys.
@robertmullen2480 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome awesome video and detailed explanation thanks so much
@peelman1506 8 жыл бұрын
I got all excited for a minute as I thought the both of you would go on about the waste spark system like in my 2000 jeep xj. The coil bar is a bit of a different animal. Great video all in all. Happy New year!.
@cozydram1 6 жыл бұрын
fascinating thank you chaps
@jaredmance8665 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that. I learned something today. You guys are awesome.
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+Jared Mance Thanks
@JeffinTD 6 ай бұрын
Old video, but still totally excellent.
@drvnucrzy 8 жыл бұрын
I'm having a problem with my traverse and I Remember this video from a few months ago and now watching this again I'm gonna go test my coils to see if I have a problem. damn I love this channel, double thumbs up!
@Sctronic209 5 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation
@craigdreisbach7975 8 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I was great to attach a face to Ivan whom you sometimes mention in other videos. My favorite thing is when you say "that's your problem"..you do it with such authenticity, as if you learned it from your father when you were very young. Thank you so much for the videos.
@scon2006 8 жыл бұрын
Great video, you guys work well together, the questions and explainations from the other guy works very well with your teaching, definatley the way forward.
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+scon2006 Thanks!
@spelunkerd 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, I'm gonna have to find some Subaru wires. Nice to hear the dialog with Ivan.
@chancegeorge5583 8 жыл бұрын
Great video. I really liked the white board explanation. I'm always using my white board to explain things to the wife. I'd like to see another video like this.
@OneAuto 8 жыл бұрын
LMAO Eric!!! @ 16m.44s "It comes back & punches the primary coil in the face". Nice Video guys, loving the 'Ivanostics'
@Tenright77 7 жыл бұрын
One of your best ever. Thanks
@547Rick 8 жыл бұрын
Great video! Happy New Year to both of you and your families!
@BrandonF601 7 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what im talking about and why i have changed my direction and approach this year. I mean, Im gonna charge the customer 1hr usually anyways or somewhere around there. Swapping the coils takes about 3 minutes out of my life and the way of life for 16 yrs now for me but knowing is what its about. Right on brother.
@florentinosanchez3233 8 жыл бұрын
good video thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
@ericcorse 8 жыл бұрын
Good video from the dynamic duo. I liked the info about grounding the coil I've never heard that.
@iamchillfreak3443 6 жыл бұрын
very nice vid. Thanks.
@MA-kt8ly 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@ozzstars_cars 8 жыл бұрын
good info
@Mark-vc7rm 7 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thanks!🤓
@dartmann5070 5 жыл бұрын
Love that Dakota!
@RedneckGarage 8 жыл бұрын
Like the hat :) I had an Econoline that I fought the Coil on plug for a long time until I totaled it .... then it was no problem hahaha Can I borrow your scanner ??? LOL Nice job.
@WellsVE 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video gentlemen! Let's think about getting together for a live broadcast on this issue. When you guys were on the white board, I could tell there was a lot of brain energy being generated, my glasses were fogging up. Take care, Mark Hicks Wells Vehicle Electronics
@roadkill5333 8 жыл бұрын
Hey, you guys ever listen to Click and Clack, the Tappet bros, from the N.P.R. radio show?? You remind me of those guys going back and forth about car repairs!! And being humorous, while also being informative! You two make a great team!!! Double thumbs up, if I could!!
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+roadkill5333 Haha a viewer sent me an older CD of them guys, they are great :)
@buffuniballer 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, as one who holds an Electrical Engineering degree, I have a complaint. The switch at the bottom is OPENED when you want spark. Current flows through the primary, as your waveform describes, and then the circuit is opened. When current runs through the primary, a magnetic field is created in the coil. When that current is interrupted, the magnetic field has to go somewhere and it creates a high voltage in the secondary side. That voltage is high enough to jump the spark gap. The equation for how coils work is as follows: V = Voltage, N=Number of turns in winding. Vp*Ns = Vs*Np Because Vs/Vp = Ns/Np It's the sudden stop in the flow of current that creates the voltage and ultimately current in the secondary as the B field (magnetic field for non-physics / EE types) drops. This is why at high RPMs some coils cannot keep up as you cannot build up a sufficient B field to subsequently create the high voltage in the secondary.
@Ebooger 4 жыл бұрын
Obviously that's correct, but I thought that's the way they explained it, too, even showing that on the waveform. The lack of coil saturation dwell time, as you describe, is the high RPM limitation, that's why permance cars had dual points back in the day (one pair of contacts for make, and another pair was used for break), and why the increase in the number of actual coils in all DIS systems is such an advantage.
@ssh7778 8 жыл бұрын
Video looked nice and clear as I watched it. Good vid Mr. O
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+steve hall It is still rendering, YT is being a bit slow today, it will be 1080P HD in a few hours I would imagine.
@fieldsofomagh 8 жыл бұрын
History has been made----the white board has come to SMA.Great video and real good white board info. Hannnah was part of this diagnosis---acknowledge her input and let her say hi to the viewers.
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+Tom OConnor I have had the board for over ten years , just never used it in a vid :)
@IamDerick 8 жыл бұрын
+South Main Auto Repair Do you clean it with Brake parts cleaner? ;)
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
+Iam D lol actually I do, carb cleaner if the kids get permanent marker on it haha
@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics 8 жыл бұрын
+Tom OConnor Hey Tom did you miss the SMA Hyundai Tucson case study earlier this summer? The white board was out in full force on that one!!
@SouthMainAuto 8 жыл бұрын
motoYam82 That's right, I think you went full geek on that one haha well ok maybe only half at that point.
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