Ford Fusion With Bad ECM

Ford Fusion With Bad ECM - Follow Up

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In a previous video • Ford Fusion - ECM Coil... we diagnosed this Fusion as a bad ECM and said it needs all new coils as well as a computer. The parts a are in so let's see if we made the right call!
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@billsimpson604 Ай бұрын

You found the bolts? Boeing could use your help.

@gadasavideos8564 Ай бұрын

And Eric could teach them how to 'torque to spec'

@paulstaf Ай бұрын

"If it's Boeing, I ain't going!"

@2nickles647 Ай бұрын

All the Boeing bolts went boing boing boing 😅😅😅😅

@tylerbarnett8062 Ай бұрын

@@gadasavideos8564 “click”

@mytkc66atbat25 Ай бұрын

Back in my day we called them the lazy B. 8 hours of restroom breaks, 1/2 hour of work. Of course that is not all of the Boeing employees, just a few that we had to work with. Sad to see a pioneering aircraft company go down the tubes. They need to re-establish their training programs and filter out the lazy Bs. Eric said it all when he talked about school shop classes vs trade schools. One teaches you social engineering and one shows you how to wrench.

@joshuaengelhardt8874 Ай бұрын

Don't apologize, Eric. Everything that you've shown us and taught us over the years. You have never disappointed us. I probably speak for a lot of us DIY'iers. We wish we had a mechanic in our area like you. Keep up the great work man.

@noworriesmate5903 Ай бұрын

You can say that again. Wish he was in Michigan.

@attilakohbor3360 Ай бұрын

I second that statement , actually I would rank him best on youtube .

@paulwoodall2377 Ай бұрын

You are 100% correct, he has nothing to be sorry about. I have no trouble at all following along as he explains what is going on.

@nopenottalib4366 Ай бұрын

@@attilakohbor3360 Honestly, I can't rank him as "best" directly because there are several awesome KZfaq channels that I love. (i.e., Vice Grip Garage, Fab Rats, 8-bit Guy, Adrian's Digital Basement, Chef Jean-Pierre, Project Farm, Wilderness Cooking, etc.) That said, Eric is hands-down the best in his category. Categories are nice, see, because you can make as many categories as you want and stick all your faves in different categories. That way you can have multiple "best" KZfaq channels - as many to your liking. 😉

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

@@nopenottalib4366 Always someone that has to rabbit on about whose channel is best gees give me a break.

@leonkernan Ай бұрын

The customer gets the happy ending and Mr O ends up frustrated.

@Tedybear315 Ай бұрын

Usually that's par for the course with Fords...

@wallingj68 Ай бұрын

Glad that you were able to get it working, even though we didn't get the money shot. It's more important that the customer and you won the battle, not us. Huzzah!

@legogummybear5 Ай бұрын

Any Eric O and/or Mrs O time is always entertaining. We choose to be here :-)

@eltonyancey6426 Ай бұрын

That's for dang sure.

@dave_n8pu Ай бұрын

Don't apologize Eric, some of us watch you because we enjoy your videos.

@davidkasperek3907 Ай бұрын

In the 1980s I was a professional video editor at a television station. We know the amount of effort that can go down the toilet when some random storage device has a hiccup…🤬

@scannerlanier471 Ай бұрын

I am a amateur at video editing. I do a lot with our church videos. I feel your pain. It's always a lot of cutting for time restraints, or you think you have enough content and you don't. Then there is the fun stuff of streaming and you lose the data stream. Ouch.

@JohnSmith-fm3jm Ай бұрын

For those of us uninformed, thank you for not getting too technical and just calling stuff jiggly bits.

@kenmohler4081 Ай бұрын

But these are technical jiggly bits. Not the ordinary kind.

@georgescott6967 Ай бұрын

I count myself in the "uninformed" camp, but it seems to me that some of those things were technically anti-jiggly bits.

@ppeterson9359 Ай бұрын

I’ve incorporated several Eric-isms into my vocabulary. ‘Jiggly bits’. is one of them. ‘Every tool has a hammer side’ is another.

@williamschmitz971 Ай бұрын

No video?? Didn’t happen-repair failure! No proof!! lol. J\K O. 😂

@donakahorse Ай бұрын

Even though we aren't actually aquainted, I consider the time you give us here as a brief visit with a familiar friend. On mornings that grace us with an SMA video, I find it very relaxing to sit with a cup of coffee, and perhaps learn something new. Thanks brother.

@andries4561 Ай бұрын

Once again proving why youre one of the best. Real diagnosis and no snake oil

@LouJustlou Ай бұрын

I've worked in the technology field for 40 years....I feel your pain. 😦

@AVPincCMH Ай бұрын

it's nice to have a mechanic in town that can fix anything without going the parts cannon route.

@kn4cc755 Ай бұрын

Starts, runs and drives. Done is done. Thanks for taking us along.

@ludvigjakobsson9347 Ай бұрын

I think it was a happy ending anyway. Thanks for your efforts.

@robertdablemont8131 Ай бұрын

I remember my 1970 F 100, 8 spark plugs, points, condenser, rotor cap. Mark the timing with liquid paper hook up the timing light, add power to crank and adjust the points.

@CCscott Ай бұрын

Reboot the PCM?

@waiting4aliens Ай бұрын

@@CCscott The PCM was sitting behind the drivers seat. Reboot involved a cup of coffee, or a beer.

@CCscott Ай бұрын

@@waiting4aliens When times were simpler! 😉

@k9under Ай бұрын

Those was the days.

@nopenottalib4366 Ай бұрын

@@CCscott In those days, the PCM was the Passenger's Coffee Mug. Instead of rebooting it, you refilled it. 😉

@ianlane7026 Ай бұрын

I know you end your videos always saying we can all do what you do but I know for a fact I couldn't!! You constantly amaze, educate and bamboozle me especially the bamboozle part. But I don't miss any of your videos because you have a great technique and explain all the why's and wherefore of what you do/did. Thanks for providing so much content, equipment malfunctions aside. Cheers from your average Scottish numpty!!!

@waiting4aliens Ай бұрын

One of the lessons we learn repeatedly here are what not to buy. Never a disappointment here sir. Thanks.

@lucidbarrier Ай бұрын

Those Ford Fusions are really good cars and reasonably reliable. I thought about buying one before getting my Toyota and the car I got had more room. Friend of mine had a Ford Fusion that he drove for thousands of miles and it didn't really give him trouble. IIRC, it was at 250k. He would still be driving it today but got wrecked in a car accident. They do have a problem with the rack and pinion but I guess it's just the luck of the draw if you are going to get a problem car. It was really odd that a bad driver took down the coils. Or was it the coils that took down the driver in the PCM? Either way, it was a really expensive failure.

@nopenottalib4366 Ай бұрын

@@lucidbarrier I think it's fair to say that there are a LOT of really good cars by the vast majority of major automakers that are very good and reliable vehicles. That said, almost all of them have some kind of common failure point or another. No engineer anywhere is perfect - they're all just humans like you and me (and everyone else.) People used to love to diss the Ford Escorts back in the day because you couldn't go more than 20 miles and not see one dead on the side of the road. The flipside to that coin though is that those things were CHEAP and Ford sold thousands and thousands of them. As such, it was more the fact that there were so danged many of them than it was that they were unreliable in general.

@DM-rp7ps Ай бұрын

No need to apologize, it's good to know we're not the only ones these learning opportunities inflict themselves on! Misery loves company? Thank You for all you've done to help us improve ourselves.

@grahamcooper3399 Ай бұрын

Eric, your videos NEVER disappoint! If anyone hasn't been disappointed by electronic devices, they're not using them! Thanks for the video!

@sixshotbill6400 Ай бұрын

Never dissapointed brother!!

@stf2400 Ай бұрын

Don’t apologize for technical difficulties, you’re doing us a favor with your videos. Thank you for sharing your experience and walking us through step by step on fixing cars without all the yelling another KZfaq personality does, lol. I like his channel too, but you are a lot quieter than him. Never change.

@bombardier3qtrlbpsi Ай бұрын

Being fumbly on ford's. Always quality work being done.

@joel.3112 Ай бұрын

Eric I still enjoyed and learned from this video😊

@GNX157 Ай бұрын

Voice-over’s after the video are fine. They work quite well when done right.

@donaldpeterson9521 28 күн бұрын

Having worked with computers for 60 years, new cameras are computers first, camera second. Lots of area for problems!! Expensive cameras will also mess up. A mess up now and then is to be expected. Keep up the outstanding work. You are great to listen to, and amazing in your skills at finding the real problem without wasting much time and money on parts replacements.

@chuckgrenci6404 Ай бұрын

Never disappointed; always appreciate your presentations and due diligence. Thanks for sharing your time with us/me.

@drainmudvayne27 Ай бұрын

my main man ; ) .....dinner time in good old aussie land for me again... and still lovin the vids.. perfect timing just like my automobile/car cheers mate.

@calvinculpalt Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for all the great videos Eric. I've been in a shop since I was a baby and I'm still learning new things every day. I've learned a lot from you, thank you.

@trunkmonkey355 Ай бұрын

You're awesome man! You've saved me thousands over the last 2 years, giving me the confidence to do my own work. Brakes, suspension, wheel bearings, and head gaskets.

@richard3141592638 Ай бұрын

Good update. Good thing we don't have trust issues - suspect Dorman came and messed up the cam....lol. Have a great day. Thanks for posting

@dr.shorty8765 Ай бұрын

Mrs. O working hard in the back round

@canadatransistor Ай бұрын

Tip to recover data. Windows and MAC often suck at data recovery tasks. Try a bootable linux distro. I have mounted multiple times in my life "bad disks" or bad flash drives and managed to recover a ton of stuff to save the day. I work in IT. simple sound advice for you. Backup your data on an alternative drive before working on it. Your work is gold, I know that i super appreciate your videos and troubleshooting techniques. I figured I would kindly reciprocate for all the kind advice I've received.!!!

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

That is good advice use Linux way better distro.

@thomasdavidson7057 Ай бұрын

Each repair you do is actually 2 or more tasks. The car problem, recording and narrating the video, interacting with Mrs. O etc, then editing the video. Exhausting work for your subscribers pleasure. Life happens. Thanks for sharing your talents.

@darrylschmidt704 Ай бұрын

Hi Eric. Just a note...you mentioned that you had video clips with the audio messed up. Scott at the vehcor channel does voice over on his videos and it works great. Thanks for all that I have learned from you over the years.

@vpimike2646 Ай бұрын

No sweat, Eric. You already gave us the most important part of the job in diagnosing the root cause problem. We know that you replaced the ignition system and re-programmed the ECU. We've seen enough videos showing how that's done so most of us aren't missing much. I just appreciate that the operation was successful and the car is back on the road and running well. 😊

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

Most of us are unable to do the reprogramming anyway.(do not have the equipment).

@for2utube Ай бұрын

In the old days sound engineers liked recorders with separate record and playback heads so they could monitor what’s being recorded. Need the digital equivalent.

@sw7366 Ай бұрын

Sure, I do that on pro jobs I'm getting paid for. Having extra equipment and techs adds to cost of production. It's frustrating when this happens, but it's not the end of the world. Eric is my hero just for making these great videos!

@rightlanehog3151 Ай бұрын

Eric, I remember the Ford Fusion, it was the sedan that put Camry and Accord out of business. 😉😉

@greggc.touftree5936 Ай бұрын

My sarcasm detector is off the charts with this one, doc. Lol

@efil4kizum Ай бұрын

LMAO!!

@mph5896 Ай бұрын

Those were actually REALLY good cars when they came out. I have seen plenty with 250k and going strong.

@johnthompson941 Ай бұрын

@@mph5896True ,the motors still running well, but in the rustbelt frames did not last as long as motors, to the crusher...

@MazichMusic Ай бұрын

My wife drives a 2012 4-cylinder Fusion that she bought in July, 2011. It only has around 44k miles on the odo. We've done the airbag recalls, a power window motor and we need to get the rear sensors checked out. It runs like new, has a very peppy engine. One rocker is showing a little rust. Our shop told me in December that most of these are rotted out by now in the great state of Michigan.

@johnpereira822 Ай бұрын

Just signed up and loving the exclusive content

@bombardier3qtrlbpsi Ай бұрын

You better by a couple tv's😂😂 You have a lot of learning to catch up to 😆

@thk7513 Ай бұрын

Ya got to love electrical video cameras.Don't worry, you have taught us well and this is not your fault.

@SMAutoRepairLLC Ай бұрын

Top Dog Eric O!!! Simple As That! No need for apologies here! Keeps it as real as it is, hands down my favorite channel brother! I botch nearly every video I record and refuse to post them. Making continuous quality content is a skill you have mastered!!

@joejohnson7097 Ай бұрын

There is no need to apologize. Man made the cameras, and they break like anything else. You still gave some pointers and all your videos are educational. Thanks for the video

@perrybrooks8331 Ай бұрын

Hi Eric, I'm very inpressed with your electronic skills in diagnosing and solving problems. It's great to see good skills in the technical field.

@funbags6471 Ай бұрын

Showed up for the Celebration 🎉

@daveboscher3795 Ай бұрын

Eric, like I posted to Ivan, Pine Hollow Diagnostics if the pair joined forces there would be so many garages and dealers out of business. Please keep the vids coming learning so much.

@jimburgess9205 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

@rickaccount Ай бұрын

This was a great two part video, glitches and all. I hope your other videos came out okay. 👍

@TheJmich2001 Ай бұрын

NEVER disappointed...thx for letting us watch!!!

@jamielpatterson2576 Ай бұрын

Stuff happens all the time beyond our control. No need to apologize for something you couldn't control. What we did see was rather interesting and makes a dramatic point.

@spelunkerd Ай бұрын

It's been amazing to see the evolution of cameras over the past few years, with many now reaching into that high def 4K range. Problem is, if you go with 4K you often need to upgrade everything else in the line, and you need to be ready to absorb the huge files those videos produce. That's a fun game if you don't have much going on in your life, but I don't know how working professionals guys do it all and remain sane, ha ha!

@Christopher_B_Mc_Collins Ай бұрын

I wish you had shown when you put the data in. The programming tool is interesting to me (I am an IT worker). I really love seeing your process on fixing cars. Excellent content and certainly understand that you were in a bit of a rush today to be recording. Still grateful for the video! Enjoyed your explanation at the end. Much better than a voiceover. Good luck on the other videos. I hope you didn't lose any data.

@trotva Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing what you did have. For someone who's not in the business, now I understand why they say you need to replace the coils. Very interesting. Hopefully you will get camera issues fixed soon. I feel your pain. I cleaned out junk in phone and accidentally erased about 100 pictures. Still do not know how I did it. ...Be safe

@cgoad Ай бұрын

Hi Eric. There may have been a camera problem, but it was compensated for with the appearance of that lovely young lady taking the air hose at the beginning of the video! Saved by Mrs. O.!

@jimclifford1241 Ай бұрын

Even the video where you claim to have a problem ... is fantastic. Thank you Sir!

@JenkinsLocks Ай бұрын

I feel your pain on the Ford 10 minute wait and cameras screwing up videos.

@dentech4710 Ай бұрын

Not disappointed…..nice to know the computer fixed it.

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

Now for the camera................

@randelcross Ай бұрын

It was "destiny" that everything went to crap Eric, it was a FORD, in Chevrolet country! Educational, informative, and great comic relief as always. Thank you!!

@Andrew_460 Ай бұрын

Chevrolet keeps repair shops in buisness.

@attilakohbor3360 Ай бұрын

@Andrew_460 because ford goes straight to the junk yard 😂

@johnds6621 Ай бұрын

Ha my tV lost audio this morning too. Must be results of the eclipse.. OMG the world is ending. LOL Thank for the video Eric I learned a lot and it concerns me that there is this problem with fords since I own one. Keep up the good work.

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

Would not worry all brands have some weak part in them best you can do is buy the second or third year of manufacture usually by then they have 99% of the bugs out.

@Hey_Its_That_Guy Ай бұрын

Mr. O.: "We're Chevy people here." And that's why we love you!

@inothome Ай бұрын

Fords just don't have the number of issues Chevys do. So follow the money. :)

@MarcMercier1971 Ай бұрын

@@inothome Up here, Fords rot out within the dealer warranty period and are sent to the bone yard

@paulstaf Ай бұрын

Eric has explained in the past that there are more GM dealers around him than other dealers, so the bulk of the vehicles he sees are GM. He has said on several occasions that he doesn't think any manufacturer is better than any other...... He does drive a Toyota though.

@Andrew_460 Ай бұрын

He only likes chevy because they keep him in buisness. Like any shop owner. Chevys are garbage.

@wernerpd777 Ай бұрын

Good series. No worries about the lost video watching the blue bars advance across the screen. The best part of the series you already showed, which was the initial diagnostic. FIDO (F it and drive on) as we said in the Army.

@landontesar3070 Ай бұрын

Celebrating with you, Eric.

@karencary3312 Ай бұрын

It happens. Don't stress. We take your word for it.❤❤

@Kucher99 Ай бұрын

Watching blue bars is my day-to-day.

@maxwebster7572 Ай бұрын

Wife looked at me funny when he said "I got blue bars coming".

@mazzg1966 Ай бұрын

Eric we know how much you put into your video's and I am sure you are much more disappointed than we are! I am sorry you lost some video and hope you were able to save the rest of your videos. Thank you for what you do for us and looking for the next video!

@efil4kizum Ай бұрын

Eric, there was a time when silent motion pictures were ALL the rave... 5:44

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

Some guys that do mechanical videos I sometimes wish there was no sound.

@efil4kizum Ай бұрын

@@LesReevesI may have seen one or two of those LOL

@LesReeves Ай бұрын

@@efil4kizum Watching one now🤣

@anthonydefreitas6006 Ай бұрын

Kudos to Mrs O in the background rolling her sleeves up and mucking in .

@kevinkoepke8311 Ай бұрын

You are the MAN! Thanks Eric!

@jesstreloar7706 Ай бұрын

Grandpa retired from the Vega plant in Flint, MI. Dad only bought Chevrolets. My other Dad liked GMCs. The family has been treated well by the product lines from GM.

@Andrew_460 Ай бұрын

GM has never made a good product lol

@hugh007 Ай бұрын

The Vega plant? That car would have been my last Chevy. Every manufacturer has had duds and great cars. I'm not picking on any of them.

@robertheinkel6225 Ай бұрын

My brother in law was a die hard Chevrolet fan. All the cars and trucks on the farm were Chevys. One year he bought a Ford truck. Now all the vehicles on the farm are Fords.

@philllsxga.7737 Ай бұрын

Great diagnostic skills!! You don't have to apologize...

@Averna222 Ай бұрын

That was a smooooth edit at 2:27.

@jamessebastian9822 Ай бұрын

Must have been a Brisket glitch 😂 you still da man enjoy your and Ms O's videos and funny banter keep it up howdy from Texas

@mikechiodetti4482 Ай бұрын

HEY! Those things happen! No problem. I'm glad you got the vehicle running and all is good in Fordland!

@Jaguarist 26 күн бұрын

Oh, I just love to see those Blue bars fill up 😂

@joeroggenbeck8444 Ай бұрын

Only a Ford can take down the mighty Eric's camera! Give it some retribution for me Eric!

@onenuttybuddy Ай бұрын

Hi Eric, Ah hell, shite happens. Welcome to life as we know it today. See you soon. Alan from NC

@Todd66 Ай бұрын

Luv me sum SMA video! We’ll get full vejeo on the next one…probably lol 🤞

@ppeters480 Ай бұрын

Great video and troubleshooting. I have to get me some of those E approved custom made 4amp test lights.

@richard1835 Ай бұрын

Thank you SMA

@jdeltoro518 Ай бұрын

Great job

@Tommerd Ай бұрын

Hey Eric! When you talk to the camera, I nod in agreement like we're in the same room. Keep on sharing! Love you.

@paulwoodall2377 Ай бұрын

You have absoleutly nothing to be sorry about. I am so glad i found your channel, i am able to follow along with you better than some of the others.

@markroper9269 Ай бұрын

Good video! Love the honesty!!

@peterd314 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Eric! I appreciate your efforts!

@georgelamoureux9861 Ай бұрын

NO PROBLEM Eric, I thought something was wrong with my eyes because at the end of the video it appeared that it was out of focus, just keep up the good work since you are inspiring "Joe Schmoes" like me to gain confidence when working on auto's or trucks. Been following you for about 5 years now and NEVER disappointed with the content of you videos.

@paulaspinall919 Ай бұрын

‘Fumbly’ on Fords. Haha! You obviously ’fumbled’ on knowing to change the spark plug packs. Customer drove away happy. Your Airbus training showed you how to replace the bolts. Seems like 100% success to me. AND a new job waiting for you at Boeing.

@robiecarmichael9958 Ай бұрын

You never disappoint. Great content always

@stevenclaeys6252 Ай бұрын

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

@gflores7018 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos Keep it coming

@AC-gu7rg Ай бұрын

Things happen Eric , don't worry about it !

@stationaryenginesworldwide Ай бұрын

Great video either way Eric ! Thanks for your time and effort you put into these videos..

@user-zm4eb9xp3v 11 күн бұрын

You never disappoint man! Keep up the amazing work!!

@vincentbyron7086 Ай бұрын

As always Greetings from Dublin Ireland

@tylermiller6204 Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking your time to bring us this awesome content you have been doing for years. I know that i really appreciate it and learn so much from your diagnosis videos. Those videos are my favorite since im always trying to learn more and more especially since its 2024 with the industry going green. Thanks again Eric-O. Watching from West Virginia 🎉