6 year old video, helped me out in 2024! God bless this man! Problem solved! God is good!
@baxrok2.6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I did enjoy watching. I always like seeing the basics demonstrated. As a DIYer who doesn't work in a lot of cars, videos like this serve as a very helpful reminder to check the basics. Thanks!
@hughkoontz21663 ай бұрын
Just learned something. Ground to ground no test light! Very cool 😎
@sammybooysen27233 жыл бұрын
I really like this idea of knowing what to do nextime
@xavierdiazmcguire46672 ай бұрын
This jogged my memory from when I used to work on cars. I remember the insurance company brought in a newly painted car and they were tripping out why it wouldn't start. I had it easy since I found a ground that was painted over. What I want to know is what did the customer have fixed or serviced before it started having the problem. This could be the fault of the dealership mechanic that worked on it last. Just saying since I've had to fix other people's stuff before.
@johnaclark16 жыл бұрын
If it doesn't start it's either the battery, starter, or the ignition switch. That's what you read on the Internet. I'm surprised it didn't have a new ignition switch in it too! Pretty nice find...makes for a great video example of voltage drop!
@rrmech116 жыл бұрын
Nice Tommy Good ole voltage drop fundamentals. Burns alot of parts changers.
@dylankinch27356 жыл бұрын
Very good vid tommy. Sometimes its as simple as that and instead of doing a few basic checks people just throw parts at it. Love your vids man keep them coming. Have a good day
@ericvanzeyl44834 жыл бұрын
Going to be working on my son's passat. Maybe same problem. Nice troubleshooting video. Keep up the good work.
@haywardsautomotive61566 жыл бұрын
Nice diag Tom simple voltage drop checks & boom done...quick & simple~
@ryanyoungs26226 жыл бұрын
Great find, people often over look thr basics. Keep the great videos coming dude
@Gagik57796 жыл бұрын
best spesialist are workin on coin but stapieds on big money
@roadkill53336 жыл бұрын
Some folks will argue to the death that the grounds wouldn't cause that! My friends jeep was causing troubles!! He drove it a lot, and could feel it, but I really couldn't! But it only took my 5 mins to find the ground to the body broken and intermittently breaking loose! I put a new end on it, and it took him three days to admit that I had fixed his issue!
@user-vb4no7pz6z11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. You solved my car problem. I had same problem in my car. This video was very helpful . Appreciated.
@alexbautista29897 ай бұрын
Nice work! Nice video! And thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with people!!!
@user-uj1xg7hb2u8 ай бұрын
Fantastic Video boss gaining has on experience from You Bossman
@felm32834 жыл бұрын
Great job on your diagnostic.
@CarportGarageDragRacing3 жыл бұрын
All I can say is.... Wow, Awesome job!
@train49052 жыл бұрын
An absolutely brilliant diagnosis,tom, Absolutely superb,clear,methodical and , Analytical. I again ,absolutely loved ,the way you used,the test light.to show the huge volt drop on the earth side,which ad you said,very correctly,can also be used on the positave side too. Huge respect to you sir.from steve in the uk.
@razzledc695 жыл бұрын
Great job. What if it slowly cranks new battery new starter? Same thing? Check ground?
@robinsonsmotorcycleandauto39296 жыл бұрын
Great Job thanks for taking the time to make a video much appreciated.
@awudubannaf86083 жыл бұрын
Nice video....... When are you coming with new videos It's been awhile
@ozzstars_cars6 жыл бұрын
Nice find. Satisfaction well done
@blackville36 жыл бұрын
It's good to see you again
@EXOVCDS6 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@CB-bl8sp4 жыл бұрын
Good job. I have a similar problem with my 2012 Honda Civic.
@x-man47023 жыл бұрын
This is a German car troubleshooting video, get out of here with that thing!
@oscarrojas42813 жыл бұрын
Great video man
@robertvicks91395 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks to you i just helped my buddy get his car running.
@m2mike385 жыл бұрын
Last but not list. The gear lever is not shifting either from parking. Until you switch off the ignition is when then it can move freely. If u turn it in while it is in "D" or "R" and you try to shift the gears, it still stuck until you turn the key off. It is really hurting.
@mevsme64166 жыл бұрын
The basic fails always amazed me more than catastrophic.
@alexmiranda11766 жыл бұрын
Great video bro your diagnostic procedures are always very helpful
@sammybooysen27233 жыл бұрын
Thanks man for the video I no where my problem is. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@romankravchuk272011 ай бұрын
Hi bro. Thanks for the video. In my vw golf 2.0 fsi , 2005, there is no voltage on pin 5, should + 12. Where may be the problem?
@richardg6162 жыл бұрын
excellent diagnosis video ! Thanks !
@TamezTech4 жыл бұрын
Im having a similar problem but with a VW EOS 2008, no clue where these cables would be, any ideas? Terrible timing for my car to die 😥
@resound72 жыл бұрын
I just encountered the same issue in my 2010 Jetta this aft, hopefully it’s as easy a fix as this was!
@reydelgado6149 Жыл бұрын
Was this the same problem bro
@resound7 Жыл бұрын
@@reydelgado6149 no, it was a pissy clutch sensor thing that didn’t seem to know when it was ready to start.
@MuhammadAli-su3oo6 жыл бұрын
dear Tommy, thank you so much. I learn a lot from you Guys while much far; Pakistan :)
@guayaco-dm3vu6 жыл бұрын
Excellent Diag Tom..
@josejoortiz37206 жыл бұрын
guayaco3299 hhyy u
@bigfish74933 жыл бұрын
Same scene on 04-B5..1.8L. Still checking. Thanks
@DanTheManIOM4 жыл бұрын
06 beetle just stopped starting, will go check this...alternator is working, battery one year old, not sure about starter...
@CB-bl8sp4 жыл бұрын
There are several grounds in the starting circuit; which one is the bad ground?
@Fr4nkVG4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thank you so much for this, it helped me to fix my GTI. Thumbs UP
@IntradeMotors6 жыл бұрын
2 minutes with the load-pro from dan sullivan ;) i saved tons of time more then once
@sara781306 жыл бұрын
sam hapen to me i order new starter latar i found same cable bad grown ... passat cc thanks niceee job
@upupandaway56462 жыл бұрын
I just changed my clutch soliniod now it won't crank .any ideas and thank you very much h for the video
@andrewk7786 жыл бұрын
Interesting, as always. Someone asked a good question; how is this billed? Thank you for sharing.
@guayaco-dm3vu6 жыл бұрын
The parts changer made 3 or 4 hrs for changing starter and battery that didnt fixed it while Tommy get and hr ifff for fixing the real issue that took him 15 min.....if the starter was misdiagnose/replaced inhouse,cause they cant charge customer more money for a sold job.. Or if the car came from somewhere else they can bs the customer and charge/say what they want or plain simple just be honest,which i find many shops hard to do..
@lustfulvengance6 жыл бұрын
Andrew K I know where I work, it would be 1 Hr of diag time.
@cportisrun264 жыл бұрын
Just wondering if I can't get some more guidance here. 2006 jetta tdi brm manual transmission. No crank and no start, also no CEL and no glow plug light (no communication to the ECU). Starter tests good, battery tests good, new ignition switch, all grounds have continuity, all fuses test good with a test light and multimeter, all relays test good with a multimeter as well. I replaced the main power supply relay that's in the fuses box under the hood just in case and still nothing. Ecu tested good by rocketchip performance tuning. He even deleted the immobiliser and still nothing. Swapped the 2 relays that are the same that are under the dash and still nothing (wipers worked with both relays). Those relays under the dash all click like they should when I turn on the ignition. The relay under the dash however does not click. If I jump that relay the fans will kick on. I haven't attempted to hook up an obd2 or vagcom cable while jumping that relay, but with just the relay in I can't even get my obd2 tester to turn on when I plug it in and the vagcom cable isn't connecting. This all started about 3 days after I put in a smf kit. All seemed well until 2 days after I replaced it all and I got a real slow crank but it started... Then the next day I had this issue. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone in Ohio who would be willing to come take a look? Thanks in advance
@pskauto67986 жыл бұрын
VOLTAGE DROP EVERYTHING !!!!! lol
@prmayner6 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!
@train49059 ай бұрын
Awsome😊😊
@MechanicTechnicianRepair6 жыл бұрын
Exselecte diagnostic amigo nice video
@adaxu33005 жыл бұрын
Both Starter solenoid and Starter motor use the same ground?..so it was high resistance on the ground for the motor only, because it needs more current..but still it was good enough connection for the solenoid to be energized and do its job?
@luigitorchia88666 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@jameswhitener1232 жыл бұрын
You just taught a old dog new tricks
@joeshipper12514 жыл бұрын
A screw up of whoever installed new starter.
@kdautomotive11656 жыл бұрын
How do you bill the repair on this?
@throttlebottle59066 жыл бұрын
but did you pull and clean the parts, apply dielectric grease and reconnect? it didn't look as rusty as the junk I run into though.
@Airman..6 жыл бұрын
throttle bottle they are installed dry at the factory.. except for Coil boots.. but it would be a nice gesture though
@throttlebottle59066 жыл бұрын
correct, but chances are it's rusted/corroded and has been arcing since it was a no start, I always remove, clean and grease the grounds when any vehicle is having untraceable issues. and make sure engine to body grounds aren't missing completely, which also makes me wonder on that VW, certainly there was supposed to be other ground straps?
@Automotive_Solutions6 жыл бұрын
Nicely explained. Good one.
@billyr98406 жыл бұрын
Nice !
@m2mike385 жыл бұрын
Hello brother. I do have also these same problem of failing to start or cranking. And the other things is the gears(PRNDS) is flashing on the dash board but on the gear lever is not indicating anything.
@PositiveLeadDiagnostics5 жыл бұрын
You need a scan tool to see what codes are stored
@Pablo_Automotive6 жыл бұрын
Nice job Tom =)
@bluedreams209 Жыл бұрын
Mine does this but will start out of nowhere and I messed with the ground cable and no luck
@pantelis241 Жыл бұрын
👍
@MrPami98996 жыл бұрын
Are you a vw tech??
@amandabalzar85164 жыл бұрын
Tom fix mine kinda starts though that's not the problem
@m2mike385 жыл бұрын
What cause this and how to solve it? Reply me to my email since I don't all have access to be on internet always.
@giovannibucio97785 жыл бұрын
I have a 2004 vw Passat and I have the same problem it clicks but no start but my car don’t have a ground going anywhere and it was running good before wat can i do?? Should I make my own ground??
@PositiveLeadDiagnostics5 жыл бұрын
What do you mean it has no ground?
@chadpreston55493 жыл бұрын
YOU CAN HEAR BENDIX ENGAGE. that should tell ya something........”jeopardy song”
@anilec3335 жыл бұрын
2008 beetle got same problem
@silent--killz31763 жыл бұрын
Brooo if this fixes my car I will love you forever. As soon as I can go on break I will investigate further.. I have the worst luck with my jetta and if this simple and inexpensive fix is the solution this will be a huge victory for me. Please please please work, cross your fingers for me 🤞🙏
@automedic97812 жыл бұрын
Did you get it fixed?
@silent--killz31762 жыл бұрын
@@automedic9781 nah the starter was shot, had to replace.
@jonathanlingas9313 Жыл бұрын
Confusing as hell. Wish there was better descriptions of the tests. Write it down.
@abdshamas4619Ай бұрын
Can I come to u
@brandonjay51464 жыл бұрын
easy diagnostics i think you can hear the bendix janming up in the starter gear needa starter
@mariaduran21986 жыл бұрын
hello there i have a 2010 volkswagen jetta with the U0101 code ..im hoping you can help me find the problem
@mariaduran21986 жыл бұрын
no crank no start
@dawnanderson43233 жыл бұрын
Nice tattoo
@daquanbrown78865 жыл бұрын
@4:10 lol ;)
@PositiveLeadDiagnostics5 жыл бұрын
Lol. Sounded like I said “ there’s a squirrel right there”.
@daquanbrown78865 жыл бұрын
Positive Lead Diagnostics pomona 6406 Are they the probes you use? Thanks