Chevy Trailblazer - A.I.R. System Failure... Like All Of It

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In this video I have a look ta a customers Chevrolet Trailblazer that came in with some codes for the secondary air injection system. Well let's just say this system has been broke for a while and needs more than just a few wires fixed.
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@peterparker371 Ай бұрын

I've watched about every one of your videos over the past 5 years. I've been a mechanic for about 8 years. I just gotta say, I've learned more watching your videos than I ever did in school. More technical knowledge, and the ability to just roll with the punches and keep a calm mind and sense of humor amidst the unpleasant situations that inevitably arise. Thank you for making these videos, you really are an inspiration.

@bags4 Ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. While Josh teaches at the local community college, Instructor Obrochta teaches the masses every day. What a gift. And what a funny guy. Thank you so much Eric

@chrisclark6044 Ай бұрын

Same here! I went from being a part hanging cannon blasting mechanic. Watching Sir helped drive me towards being a technician. If I were ever to meet a person I look up to, he would be in the top 3. I will continue to follow and learn!

@user-mi7et1nz3n Ай бұрын

I like how he trouble shoots. He uses a lot of different equipment that I am unfamiliar with. I wish he would post say his top ten electronic testing devices.

@JoeyRiz Ай бұрын

@@user-mi7et1nz3nthat’s the difference between a mechanic and a parts installer

@attilakohbor3360 Ай бұрын

he is , for sure

@ohiowrencher8650 Ай бұрын

Doctors and lawyers have to attend training annually for continuing education requirements. As a tech myself, watching Eric is like doing exactly that. Even with all my experience I always learn something from his videos. Any good tech should be watching him to make themselves better.

@lancespencer962 Ай бұрын

amen

@darrinrentruc6614 Ай бұрын

How dare you compare a lawyer to a mechanic.

@lilibethdoherty295 Ай бұрын

Poor Engineering will Keep Eric The Great in business for years but mechanics in the Future will fix cars with just Computers from miles away and can work from home.

@garybrenner6236 Ай бұрын

Yes, and you guys have to know WAY more than doctors, think about it, how many models of the human body are there, two, male and female. Now, how many brands and models of cars are there, and they change from year to year. Yet the average person will will complain about your bill, but pay any amount to their doctor! Plus, you guys have to fix the cars, the doctors just bury their mistakes!

@kittty2005 Ай бұрын

Are you for real? LOL LOL.

@paradislarry Ай бұрын

"Hey There Viewers, Welcome back to South Main Auto" Yadda Yadda it's the Big one .... My favorite video opening on You Tube. And my being 66 & kinda homebound, I watch A LOT of videos.

@jimmorton2473 Ай бұрын

I feel ya Bro. Can't work anymore. I really miss being the Diagnostic go to guy at the last place I worked.

@patrickladue439 Ай бұрын

@@jimmorton2473 Consider being an online diagnosis guy?

@odiesclips7621 Ай бұрын

I just watched this for the G rated cuss words. Thanks, Eric.❤

@jamesbizelli8568 Ай бұрын

Bringing your car to the shop to get worked on packed with mud is like going to the dentist after eating a McDonald’s happy meal

@lqueryvg666 Ай бұрын

Yeah - BUT - when I was in an area of "salt" long time ago, that was an "undocumented" rule - muddy truck keeps the salt from eating it alive! ;)

@crisprtalk6963 Ай бұрын

💯

@andrecampbell691 Ай бұрын

I'd never bring my vehicle in for repair covered in mud! 😟

@Cybersawz Ай бұрын

Yeah, real class act.

@bwalker4194 Ай бұрын

Lol! I pointed this same thing out last week and got called everything from a city boy to an anti-farmer. I grew up in rural farm country with mud and harsh winters. Our U-Spray-Ums were equipped with hot water. You stepped out of your truck, fell on the ice 5 times trying to rinse it off but eventually managed to make it work. Apparently, lawyers have changed things in the past 50 years and now the owners just shut them off for the cold season.

@greggc8088 Ай бұрын

I love your sense of humor Eric. I worked in the shop for 33 years and people with a good sense of humor that maintain a good sense of purpose such as you are a joy to work with. Also, 9:18-It's great to see you're a good blower.

@OldFatBubba Ай бұрын

wow, Eric O. was caught on camera swearing! I"m impressed.

@davidbaldwin2729 Ай бұрын

very rare

@MrTonyPiscatelle Ай бұрын

I like the way you talk my native southern language to the southern car.. Well bless its heart ! Priceless

@abw121 Ай бұрын

There will be mud and blood and a double money shot! You cannot explain to others how much fun it is to watch Eric O. Working on or under a green crusty GM product! Ta da! Raining to beat all here in Illinois so we are enjoying Educational video provided by SMA! Know as Schooling Me Automotive! If Eric can do so can I!

@finwolf3375 Ай бұрын

Eric thanks for keeping the car show judges happy you the man. 😂😂

@GrumpyShihTzu Ай бұрын

You and Ray are my favorite KZfaq Mechanics. Your commentary is top notch!!

@Sum_Tings_Wong Ай бұрын

Who?

@ryanwaltos2206 Ай бұрын

Rainman Ray Mechanic, a mechanic who's very similar to Eric. He's in Florida, so he doesn't get rusty cars or green crusties very often

@blockbertus Ай бұрын

You don't compare Ray with Eric O. It's like comparing a local league player to a international league player.

@bobcoats2708 Ай бұрын

Ray wears me out. Watching Eric is much more informative and relaxing

@porkchop4604 Ай бұрын

Eric I finally figured it out after watching most of your diag videos. 90% of all mechanics never want to put a car up on a lift and dig into wiring. Only you want to Dig or shovel in to find the simplest of failures. Kudos to south main auto

@scottfirman Ай бұрын

Our "04 trailblazer was in amazing shape when the transmission failed at 280k. Had it rebuilt by a local yokle and it failed again 8 months later. I sold it for parts 4 months later. The guy replaced the transmission and drove it till it died for good. No rusty frame. For a Michigan vehicle, it held up well.

@kenj.8897 Ай бұрын

Your amazing condition I guessing is POS to most people

@toenails. Ай бұрын

@kenj.8897 Trailblazers have been POS since they built the first one. These people who own and say them had luckn with them lie through their teeth.

@scottfirman Ай бұрын

@kenj.8897 Actually no, being an older couple with grown kids, it was very clean and bodywize in great condition for they year. Everything ran fine up until the transmission failed. I also did all my own tune ups, brake jobs and any other repairs it required. It still had its original exaust system as well. We traveled a lot with that vehicle.

@philllsxga.7737 Ай бұрын

My buddies has 246,000 miles on it runs like new, uses oil.

@2DogsVlogs Ай бұрын

I nearly bought an '05. It was 9 years old and after doing research didn't find that much goes wrong with them and that engine seems indestructible. What stopped me was the rarity and thought parts could be expensive. So settled on a '06 Jeep GC. That ended up being a mistake as parts for that were crazy and the only mechanics that would touch it were the dealership and myself. Dealer replaced the alternator and that took 4 days and $1300. Was supposed to be a body off but he did it without removing the body. He only worked on it for a couple hours a day as they were really busy. Never found anyone who could service the trans.

@TriggerTravels Ай бұрын

Looks like they've actually been blazing some trails with that Trailblazer!

@malware_in_tn9008 Ай бұрын

And yet, judging by the location of the air injection pump, it was never intended to see anything more rugged than an off-camber parking space at the mall.

@MrSloika Ай бұрын

@@malware_in_tn9008 That's true of most SUVs.

@kenpryor4440 Ай бұрын

I have a 06 trailblazer with 267 thousand miles and still running strong i just put timing chain and oil pump in it 2 weeks ago frame still in good shape

@elcastorgrande Ай бұрын

This is the way you learn, watching and listening to the experts.

@toddwood1150 Ай бұрын

That last sound you hear when shutting off your Tundra is supposedly the air pumps blowing moisture out so they don't have premature failure like the old ones.

@paulcochran1721 Ай бұрын

Okay, now we HAVE to see the Vanessa / Willie Nelson hair comparison. Extra points if Merle was in the picture too. Great video!

@springfield4522 Ай бұрын

Glad you mentioned 'southern car'. I was wondering why there werent any holes in the frame...

@dougkubash8673 Ай бұрын

One of my high school teachers supercharged a 8hp Kohler on his cub cadet mower with a belt driven A.I.R. pump. it run like a SOB until it hung a rod! Good video!

@dmakk861 Ай бұрын

Any chance your HS teacher didn't learn from ' Tim The Tool Man Taylor'?

@KendrasEdge757 Ай бұрын

@@dmakk861”oh oh oh oh oh”

@dougkubash8673 Ай бұрын

I think Tim The Tool Man learned this from my HS teacher. This happened back in the early '70's@@dmakk861

@dougkubash8673 Ай бұрын

Tim the Tool Man probably learned from my HS teacher. He did this back in the early 1970's@@dmakk861

@robertheinkel6225 Ай бұрын

I had a mechanic friend that wore trifocals. What was unusual is the upper part of the lens was for up close viewing, for working under cars.

@jamesbergfeld5923 Ай бұрын

I had a pair and they worked great

@randyhughes5160 Ай бұрын

I always enjoy when you talk about if you splice put in a cotter pin and do concrete you could generate a million comments

@Jaguarist 26 күн бұрын

Ding Dong every time Eric bashes GM is like I'm watching a Game Show 🤣

@markcaldwell1245 Ай бұрын

As soon as you said Smog pump it all became clear. Great job.

@sherwiendoebri Ай бұрын

Money shot slow motion made my day

@calvinculpalt Ай бұрын

I love your videos Eric. I've been a mechanic for 19 years and I still learn from you almost every day. Thank you Eric

@stu8575 Ай бұрын

Pliers tips arc welding, I love it! You should have seen the time that I saw someone, accidentally of course, drop a tree limb on a low strung power line. Yee-haw, that was quite the fireball...💥 It didn't take long for someone from the power company to show up!

@yhird Ай бұрын

Scan tool - Check. Test light - Check. Wiring diagram - Check. Kleenex - Check. Checklist Complete :D

@CARyan08 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@privatedata665 Ай бұрын

The mud makes great rust belt rust proofing ! Cool vid

@robertlacob8831 Ай бұрын

Yes sir, my daughter had a Trailblazer living in Maine and had that same air pump and relay go bad. Got rid of the vehicle 2 years later due to rust underneath.

@danielesilvaggi Ай бұрын

Those air pumps should be called cheater pumps as they only run at startup for the system check and then shuts off. What a joke. Great video though and was super excited for the "double money shot". Thank you.

@jameslovitt994 Ай бұрын

A trailblazer still on the road, in the PRNY no less... almost impressive.

@mikegordon3436 Ай бұрын

When those pumps kicked on they made the headlights dim. I had a 05 envoy 180k it was a good vehicle really

@johnnewton2718 Ай бұрын

Great videos! Love how you make fun while working. Wiring and diagnosis videos are a huge help. I've learned alot from you! Thanks from Wisconsin

@jaring45 Ай бұрын

Your ability to find fun stuff like this amazing. Nice job as usual.

@stuartdwight8191 Ай бұрын

Your optimism is amazing,

@user-rz8ps4js5m Ай бұрын

You need to add a slogan to your name. south Main Auto Home of the Green Crusty. And don’t miss the money shot Great job as always

@threeputtpar6927 Ай бұрын

My wife is 1 of 3 sisters and is very familiar with the get along shirt. She recalls several instances of it in the back seat of the station wagon on road trips.

@esiebert7625 Ай бұрын

Great diagnosis of that error pump 😎

@ejwxb2561 Ай бұрын

outstanding - thanks for taking us along!

@turboturtle9083 Ай бұрын

Loved the car show jab !

@philspear73 Ай бұрын

Classic Eric O sarcasm

@ianriggs Ай бұрын

"Double money shot in one video" 😂

@Paul1958R Ай бұрын

Eric, Great video - thank you. I have a 2005 Focus with 200,000 miles as a parts car for my 2006. Its completely rotted out and cannot be driven but the engine still runs and the air pump still works. No CEL :) Paul (in MA)

@mikechiodetti4482 Ай бұрын

Good diagnostics. Good luck with this one. On to part 2 hopefully.

@OcRefrigeration Ай бұрын

i remember the belt driven smog pumps / air pumps out here in cali. used to blow air into the exhaust manifold where it bolts to the head. been driving a diesel ⛽️ for last 25 years. forgot about them.

@janetcoursey6756 Ай бұрын

Another great video! Someday you’ll need to see the optometrist to be able to see the green!

@rogerrambit4447 Ай бұрын

Mr. O, I enjoy watching your videos. keep them coming

@DIYDaveOK Ай бұрын

Gotta love fancy names and acronyms 😁. Thanks as always, Eric!

@user-sw2nw9un6b Ай бұрын

Nice video Eric keep up the good mechanical job God bless you sir

@glenharper3136 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Eric.

@kjbunnyboiler Ай бұрын

Afternoon Eric. GM, never fails to fail🤣🤣🤣

@richard1835 18 күн бұрын

Great diagnostic video. Thank you

@GeekGinger Ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos! I always restricted my wrenching to old cars with stone age mechanicals. After watching your videos I still restrict myself to wrenching on old iron but I can at least understand what's happening in my newer cars and can talk semi-intelligently to shops that work on them.

@Chris-cv4tt Ай бұрын

The AIR system in my 96 Caddy threw a code so I did some preliminary inspections. Having found nothing, I looked into TSBs after some Goggle-Fu. The TSB said essentially not to worry about it and gave the procedure for an AIR system delete. If you have a Fleetwood, Roadmaster, or Caprice from this era, the TSB is #01-06-04-011

@jg6142 Ай бұрын

Nice job Mr O

@martyb4815 Ай бұрын

Excellent advice. Always be yourself, don't change for anyone unless it's something that's really needs changing 😂😂😂

@zeke1eod Ай бұрын

Awesome job as usual. Thanks for sharing. I love the get a long shirt, hahaha. We just had to fight it out (down south here in east Tennessee). Stay safe, and God bless

@kirbyschneider4187 Ай бұрын

Never knew about the A.I.R. Pump. Thx for explaining.

@richardcranium5839 Ай бұрын

cut the tube off at the converter crimp it and braze it up cut belt. system repaired

@rodparker4514 Ай бұрын

Love your stuff young man , more please !

@user-zo1zj1tz2n Ай бұрын

I have had 4 of these GM suv models. All in perfect shape and very little rust. Colorado dry climate. These 4.2 liter inline six are strong runners. Love em and still running great.

@derekfriday7931 Ай бұрын

My taco also as an air pump. Ive got accustomed to it buzzing away on start up, i didnt realize most manufacturers dont use them anymore. I was explaining it to one of the master techs at my dealer and they'd never heard of it before

@yeahitskimmel Ай бұрын

Yikes so they're just handing out "master" these days eh

@derekfriday7931 Ай бұрын

@@yeahitskimmel normally id say yes. But as it turns out honda has never really used them. If you only work on one brand for 10+ years, i can't really fault them for never knowing that system existed.

Ай бұрын

Another A+ Mr. O sequence, have a 08 tblazer here in CO, fun little putt putt with the 4.2, 220k no mud with a frame still intact, the wife unit loves the g rated cuss words, take care!

@johnjacobs4625 Ай бұрын

Here we have a rare glimpse of the elusive Trailblazer ,out in the wild......Speaking of elusive,what happened to the new Eric O. after hours land clearing video?

@clintprice2123 Ай бұрын

Ace job as always Eric!

@ssboot5663 Ай бұрын

From C.ND! Wish you were closer!

@keno2048 Ай бұрын

You know, I've been a 'car person' for most of my life, and as such I've run across stories, posts, videos of all sorts where people described "putting their car in storage for the winter". I never really understood the 'why' part of that process (cause I never thought about it in depth, just heard it and thought "why?" then dropped it, plus I live in the South where we don't do that). But I think the first SMA video I watched (maybe the second), Eric looked over a vehicle that was rotted out all around the frame and explained the what/how it happened. The light bulb that went on in my head was probably around a million candle power. I felt kinda like "That 40YearGuy".......

@Sum_Tings_Wong Ай бұрын

How long have you been around English?

@keno2048 Ай бұрын

@@Sum_Tings_Wong Toda mi vida, ¿por qué lo preguntas?

@brianpiper3188 Ай бұрын

I just bought an 04 Trailblazer from my neighbor, 243k miles. I fixed a dozen easy issues and did some body work. Cylinder four on the engine has a loss of compression, which is the only problem left. For $2000 and $800 in parts ($430 of that for a Safelite windshield), I wound up with a decent second vehicle.

@jeromestrong5614 Ай бұрын

The Master Tech is in the house. Mr. Eric O.

@curtgomes Ай бұрын

On top of everything else Eric works on some of the most rust ridden, mud encrusted crap on the planet. He then proceeds to fix all of them! His community is lucky to have such a skilled and honest mechanic. Wish I could find one where Iive......

@MrSloika Ай бұрын

I was really impressed when he did the shim alignment on the 60 year old Mustang. Where I live you'd get laughed at if you brought a 60 year old car into an alignment shop.

@philmerrifield1163 Ай бұрын

Hey Mr o. You can use the exhaust of your soldering iron to shrink down the heatshrink. Its what I do and save having to use 2 different things

@HotRod-wv4vm Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@davidwright1653 Ай бұрын

I had a 2002 Trailblazer LTZ for fourteen years until the frame rusted out. Great truck. Never had this issue but did have it's quirks.

@xlandros Ай бұрын

Another great vid on diagnosing electrical problems, with excellent humor included! I would be embarrassed to bring my vehicle to a mechanic in that muddy condition tho.👍

@raymondhorvatin1050 Ай бұрын

Thanks for splainin it

@fastback1245 Ай бұрын

Great video it's great to have the tools to test stuff if you're a backyard guy your brain goes to mush quickly I solved this problem in my '02 S10 and it took me forever Great video keep up the good work

@craigwalker6513 Ай бұрын

I worked at Budd Automotive in Kitchener Ontario. we made the NEW HYDROFORMED frames. of course thinner lighter metal so they could be formed with water pressure. no one cared about rust out in a few years. good old GM Engineers.

@Sum_Tings_Wong Ай бұрын

Not an engineering problem. Nice try...

@dr.shorty8765 Ай бұрын

Great video Eric, Haven't seen your missus in a while, I hope she is ok.

@handymandev03 Ай бұрын

I've been a long time viewer, and you still make me laugh, whupe being educated at the same time. But boy i would love to see a third channel (adult's only edition) because we all know you swear 😂.

@masterofnone7846 Ай бұрын

Ur da man with da masta plan!!!

@miceinoz1181 Ай бұрын

The mud is the key Eric, get enough of it on and it stops the salt touching stuff.

@JackdeDuCoeur Ай бұрын

Nice work

@freetolook3727 Ай бұрын

I live in The Great Industrial Northeast where we measure winter in months and summer in weeks! 😂😂😂

@richardcranium5839 Ай бұрын

the road crews measure by the tons of salt used

@johnpappas2060 Ай бұрын

Bless Another enjoyable & educationally edifying video. Which Autel did you use? Thanks 😊

@russbarrows6689 Ай бұрын

I was living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I had a Datsun 500 (so you know this was quite a while ago) which had problems that apparently meant the technician had to lift the car. It was Spring and a bit wet on the streets when I brought it in. When I picked it up there was a charge for an under-body cleaning necessary to allow technician to see and fix the problem. I looked and it appeared to have been pressure washed.

@michaelpiecewicz9748 Ай бұрын

Another great video Mr O.

@tv43405 Ай бұрын

Always cut towards your buddy😊 Thanks for mentioning your soldering iron my Harbor Freight isn't cutting it

@guymanicone7921 Ай бұрын

Ivan will be pleased you've been breaking out the solderer lately

@Sum_Tings_Wong Ай бұрын

Who?

@dustingreen6210 Ай бұрын

Excellent video, always wonder what the air injection pump was for.

@dennisfox935 Ай бұрын

Nice job!

@NickMyers1 Ай бұрын

@19:17 - that imitated sound reminded me of the Bub Rub/Little Sis Whistle Tip video from like 20 years ago. Double moneyshot in ONE video?! I wasn’t ready for that lol Nice work on the diagnosis as usual!

@yeahitskimmel Ай бұрын

It's that whooot whooot you know what I'm sayin?

@mongrel1799 Ай бұрын

.... get your tissues...

@GFOER123 Ай бұрын

It's just for decorayshun!

@65bugnut Ай бұрын

Bow chicka bow wow, for the 2 money shots. Nice job Mr O.

@roywhite7833 Ай бұрын

Great diag!

@kevinkoepke8311 Ай бұрын

Good morning! The more diagnostic videos of yours I watch, the more I understand the terminology and follow along. I'm even coming to the same conclusion, some, very few, before you. Thanks, Eric!

@milesmahan Ай бұрын

2wice the fun ...thanx Eric~!

@RenoBusdriver Ай бұрын

Trying to find a Mechanic/ Technician with your caliber. So far the few shops we took my wife’s Cadillac to refer us to the dealer. The ones I’ve called don’t want to mess with electrical stuff. Wife has an intermittent can network failure and the screen pops a bunch of error messages and no check engine light. I’m not her but if it was me I would wait till something breaks. I would love to fix it but it is intermittent.

@tonywestvirginia Ай бұрын

Eric, You know to cut toward your buddy not your body! Love all your videos.

@woody95124 Ай бұрын

Double whammy! Good job bud..

@TheCarCrazyGuy Ай бұрын

California viewer here. The land of no rust or crusty cars

@MrSloika Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's great out in California...until you have 9.2 quake and your 10 foot ceiling turns into a no-foot ceiling.

@knobrush Ай бұрын

but it is the land of C.A.R.B. Which tends to make emissions related repairs very expensive.

@calvinculpalt Ай бұрын

The land of ridiculous emissions controls

@johnnym.rodriguezr3562 Ай бұрын

Another great job.

@wayoutwest4944 Ай бұрын

Good trouble shooting. I may need to purchase one more vehicle before my time is up. Watching you tube, many auto repair sites. I have just about decided a, 1968, vehicle would e less trouble than the newer vehicles.