Still too rich for my blood. But, I'm just a home gamer with 2 vehicles :)

gonna order one thanks Wes

Nice execution of the "Keith Tug-Test" that Ivan speaks of ...lol

Your idea of "cheap" and mine vary considerably.

You used a blue crimp eye - that's for AWG13 or 2,5mm² - for the two thin wires that look like AWG18 to AWG20. Next time try a red one (AWG15 or 1,5mm²), it will do better. And please do not solder crimps, that's for non-professionals only 🤣

@John Verne I'm thinking $50 for the sensor (plus labor) the poor guy got ripped for.

Love to watch his diagnostics videos. He is great.

That's why I like Wes!

Why do mechanics in a dealerstore can not do the simple things you do ?

@@tomjoad1363 They are trained to read a diagnostic code reader. Not how to trouble shoot. Case in point: I have a 2002 Harley Davidson Road King. A few years ago, I had an on again, off again plug fouling problem. I took it to three different Harley dealers who could not fix it because it threw no code. I considered selling it but as a last ditch effort, went online and studied the fuel injection theory of operation, checked every single wire connection that had anything to do with the ECU control of the FI system and found a simple wire connection problem that cost me 14$ to fix. Sad thing is the general public does not know what's going on with dealership mechanics. Not all of them, but most of them. Sad, sad, sad.

Yes 👍 always a joy to watch him work

I love that he thinks out loud.

I sometimes start to believe, everything at least one other mechanic gave up on before lands on his floor.

@@alexanderkupke920 Some just like rely on scan tool which don't always help you when there wire problem or ground issue.

@@rrcoster you mean they simply don't do what a mechanic should do and use their knowledge (which some of them obviously lack of they have to rely on what a tool tells them) to actually troubleshoot an issue by applying knowledge on how a system works, some logic and some simple structured approach? Yeah, you are absolutely right. And for some shops, especially the ones that seem to cost less (although sometimes or even quite oftwn at dealerships it is the same) who then just look up codes and fire the parts cannon, in hope to hit the right one as well seems to be the official procedure to repairing parts and mechanics are discouraged to actually spend time analysing and troubleshoting

@@alexanderkupke920 Yes...id rather pay someone actually spend time analyzing and diagnosing the problem then fire part canon hope that fix it. Guess glad i have some decent mechanic local like Wes when i can't figure out the problem myself.

I wish he could work on my car, finding a good mechanic in my area is not easy!

​@BreatheScotland very extremly true

Learn something new from Wes every post !

As a 76 year old retired Marine Electrician, I often asked "knowit all" customers to explain to me electron flow. First response says it all as to how I proceeded lol

@@mauricekeithjohnson2598 I know it has something to do with magic smoke! 😂😂😂

@@steelfist65 Lord Lucas philosophy lol.

@@mauricekeithjohnson2598 M.E.S. !!!

I’m a commercial hvac tech and I absolutely agree with you. Everyone is so quick to throw parts at it instead of troubleshooting the issue.

I remember in a previous video Wes said the same thing about his old man, "nothing he couldn't fix". Thinking Wes jr be saying the same thing in years to come.

I try. Sometimes I get stumped, but we struggle through.

@@WatchWesWork keep up the great work Wes.

Wes is great, watch South Main Auto. Another great car Doctor.

@@WatchWesWork The struggle is why we watch. That, and the biting sarcasm.

Also I believe soldering is banned in aerospace applications

I got the same impression..

LOL, maybe Max is asking if anybody knows where to look for a mouse?

@@larrywalker7759 Or maybe, "Can I go back inside where it's warm?"

Maybe wes will fix an old columbo car someday..if any still exist

Excellent analogy! In the middle of Season 2 of Columbo right now. Man, what a great show that was.

Soldered connections have been a NO/NO from ABYC for many years. Too much vibration in boats.

NASA says the same thing.

As a retired USAF crew chief, we had to replace any broken wires. No repairs/splices allowed.

@@robertheinkel6225 I have no real life experience yet so that's entirely possible as well. They told us one splice is allowed on a wire except for some where you're not allowed to splice at all like coaxial cable and such.

In aircraft maintenance you use the proper tools to make a high quality crimp, then it is superior. The trouble starts when people just squeeze those cheap colored crimp connectors together with whichever pliers are on hand. That's not a gas tight crimp and won't last. But hey, those people probably couldn't solder worth a damn either.

Same here you couldn’t pull it back out if you try

We are starting to warm up a tiny bit. -16C

The northern Illinois border is further south than Dorchester Ontario, so Wes is south (west) of you

I've always wondered why he didn't have a real wire stripper. A pretty good one by Ideal is less than 50 bucks. Smaller than that one the viewer sent, too.

Been using mine for 20+ years !

@@Mishn0 real wire stripper = those which leave dints/damaged/cut copper strands ? That german one can be controlled rather closely = not nicked/damaged copper strands here.

@@TheStefanskoglund1 Why? Because it's "German"? Are you saying US made tools can't have tightly controlled tolerances? I used Ideal wire strippers to make literally thousands of wire harnesses for military aircraft and the work was closely inspected. Give me a break.

I dunno. This is pretty simple. Grounds have been going bad as long as they've been around.

@@WatchWesWork Having access to wiring diagrams is kind of cheating. LOL

@@erik_dk842 I am not sure I consider having wiring diagrams or schematics cheating. There are likely multiple main ground points on most vehicles. Would be expensive and time consuming to physically trace a faulty ground wire to it's attachment point. Diagrams used properly conserve time and technician energy. My opinion at least.

@@brianworley7705 Without subscribing to a service, getting correct wiring diagrams is quite hard. The redrawn version Wes has access to is also easier to follow than Volkswagen's originals, which I'm familiar with, because they split them out across several pages, so you have to go back and forth.

I would blame them, all the makes have ground issues.

@@WatchWesWork Yes even Mercedes start to have those ground issues when tey turn 25 years old, And I know, my daily drive is S124 300e 4-matic -90 year model. No too many computers in it, and vould need those spesial MB "tools" to diagnose, or that " flashinglamp" wire to count, those basic things, ABS and 4-matic system. I think also KE-jet also, no needed yet that, coming next spring, when I start with my other merc, also same age 300e but saloon, AMG copy, by some finnish people, dont know, but in registration papers, it is made in Finland. So quite unexpected for mercedes tha old. Yes I really love your way to do things, you go to basics, by thinking first, then you take that codereader for help, and also yours way to handle those not so roadworthy vehicles also, and rust can`t stop you making good job.

And in the salt/rust world of Canada, I've seen fluxcore solder rot wires within a year.

Yep !

@@paulcooper2897 if you use the sealing hest shrink you should be safe. Any unsealed wire will rot if exposed to salty water.

I hope i can sneak this in and wes wont see it..i wanted wes to strip more insulation, more bare wire exposed. I learned wire splicing years ago. Pigtail, western union and tap style splices. The advantage of mechanical strength comes from a mininum of 4 twists, then what he did afterwards was fine.

Being the lazy guy I am, I would have made up a new eyelet with a stub of wire on it then just spliced the existing wires to that using a shrink&solder splice. Always easier when you can see & reach what you're working on.

It's a balmy 6F here.

-4 here in Northern Michigan 🥶

A comfortable 36°C (96.8°F) in Woomera, Outback South Australia. 👍👍🇭🇲

Greetings from England 14°C in London, that's 57.2°F

Shut your mouth!

@@WatchWesWork LoL