AMD, I feel bad for the owner, the inability/unwillingness to diagnose root causes is widespread across the car repair business. 🤨

This is why looking for a new mechanic is such a terrifying experience. From butchering up your vehicles electronics, to forgetting to tighten lug nuts, every shop visit is a roll of the dice. I'm in your area, and I'm looking for a mechanic, but unfortunately, I don't drive a Toyota. So let the adventure begin! God help me.

Congrats on 1 million subscribers!

The parts cannon method of car repair is best left to us amateurs

This here is CLASSIC CCN GOLD!!!! This video exemplifies why AMD is the fastest growing KZfaq Channel in this space. AMD is a man of integrity, intelligence, excellence, humanity, and an excellent communicator. I am so so happy he listened to Mrs. CCN and started this channel. Thank you, Brother. I often go to slepp to my own playlists of his videos.

You Sir, Mr AMD, are a good mechanic and an even more appreciative human being. Genuine person & mechanic with such patience & skills is really hard to come-by in today's time. From day one of your videos up till now, your method of presentation, your level of diagnosis/repair is something I really value & find informative, to learn further from, as a DIY-er. I hope you keep the high level of skills & ingenuity for years to come! Cheers and thank you for your high level of information sharing!

I recently have to replace an ignition coil in the rear bank my 2008 Toyota Sienna. It was a painful 4 hours of work. This was with the help of The Car Care Nut YT video. I could not have imagined how many of additional hours that I will spend without that video. This was the third ignition coils I replaced during the last 3,000 miles of my Sienna. Fortunately, the first two ignition coils replaced were located in the front bank, which were very easy jobs. While replacing the third ignition coil, I decided to change spark plugs as well since the rear bank are not easy to work on. To my surprise, I discovered that the spark plugs installed were different from the Denso ones that I bought for this job. The old ones were shorter than the Denso. I later found out that shorter plugs make the engine run hotter and less efficient on gas. The biggest problem with those plugs were that they shortened the life expectancy of ignition coils. I cursed the repair shop which serviced my Sienna for the previous owner of the vehicle. I knew the Sienna I bought used had bad MPG and some issues with the drivability. But I never suspected it was caused by wrong type of spark plug until the ignition coil replacement job. Lesson learned. Do not trust the repair shop. They are always in a hurry. When they don't have the correct spark plugs, they use whatever they have in hand as long as the threads are the same.

What i love about this guy is his integrity and his honesty.

I think it's safe to say that REAL mechanic are a rare breed nowadays. I own a Toyota, but unfortunately on different continent. If I were to live in Illinois, I would easily buy a Toyota just to know that I can rely on such a master expertise of TCCN. I can't believe what the previous mechanic did to this car, I really feel for the owner. God bless TCCN

I love the simplicity and bullet proofness of my 2004 V8 Tundra.. that cost only 32k new.(taxes & Tags incl)

This poor truck. Parts cannon shooters are NOT diagnosticians. I'm glad you found the original problem and was able to fix it. Without the proper wiring diagram your not going to be successful!

The truth about shade-tree mechanics. So sad for the owner. Another great video for common sense auto services. God bless

Congrats on 1 mill amd! Damn I feel bad for the owner of that tundra glad you were able to fix it

The Orland/Homer Glen area is extremely lucky to have such a knowledgeable and honest technician and shop owner for someone to bring their vehicle in for repairs or service and leave knowing that their vehicle has been properly diagnosed and repaired either by you or your staff.

The auto industry's biggest issue is the lack of competent technicians.

1 million subs! Congratulations. You and the Car Wizard were neck & neck. He runs an honest shop as well.

Congrats on achieving 1 Million subs AMD!!!

Thank you for being a humble and honest mechanical expert who don't only show but educate all those who watches your channel. God bless keep doing what you doing your knowledge is appreciated.

Best mechanic on KZfaq. Congratulations on 1 million subs!

It's a good feeling seeing something done properly like this. Even more when it's to fix bad work done earlier.

I appreciate the care and gentle wisdom you show in all of your videos. Seeing the damage to that wiring harness might have given me reason to feel angry. Mechanics need to know how to properly diagnose problems. The results of incompetence and guessing is high costs and vehicles that do not get repaired.

Congrats on the 1 mil!

Your knowledge and experience is impressive. Thank you for sharing! 🙋🏼

18:33 This is what you call Scotty Kilmer style repair ! 🤣

You always get me at “God bless them”… almost like,” I feel sorry for your mother” 😂😂😂

I wish physicians took as much car as AMD when they diagnose

Incompetence like that is why i work on my own stuff. Great job with the diagnosis AMD always a pleasure to watch you work.

I’m Not mechanically inclined at all, so whenever I need anything done to our vehicles I take them to our mechanic. My dad was a mechanical engineer and was the Chief mechanical engineer at Hanford Nuclear Power Plant in WA state, USA. I on the other hand excelled in Psychology and absolutely loved working with the mentally ill patients.

Lucky owner to have found you... Like always you are amazing. God bless you and your family

You make electronic diagnoses look so easy. I’ve seen you do it in many of your videos. Great work👍👍

AMD, your dedication to trying to accurately fix a problem is not shared with a lot of folks in the auto repair industry these days. You sir should serve as an example to all how to treat a customer and their vehicle. I wish we could clone you!

It’s about time 😂 been waiting for video. Mr million man .. congrats

This is why I love watching AMD in these videos. You can see he wants to call out the other people who worked on the car, but he holds back. Great mechanic and even greater human being!

I'm curious about that huge oil stain on the hood.

A lucky Tundra to have found its way to your shop.

I'm glad the guy found u. Nothing is worse than diagnosing after someone else's work. I hope the guy has it for many, many miles. Nicely done! 👍

As a growing technician I really appreciate the walkthrough diag with the EWD in the video. You make diag interesting and approachable. thank you!

Congratulations AMD. Thank you so much for teaching us how to fix the cars.

Judging from the splice connectors found next to the ignition... we could assume that there was a aftermarket alarm/inmobilizer/remote start at some point. Sometimes installers connect it directly to the horn instead of a standalone siren. Pretty sure that the horn cable was left cut open when that alarm was removed. Aaaaaaaalso I would bet a hundred bucks for that to be the cause for the malfunction in the ECU that caused the starter to suddenly trigger. The remote start module could have damaged the ECU or the installer fried something. ...judging for everything that our beloved AMD found here... pretty sure was the installer xD

Jose is like that kid that got told to hold the flashlight

Hi AMD! In Texas, our saying, to be kinda nice for those previous mechanics, is “bless their hearts”in a sarcastic way. It gets the point across without using some other kinds for sayings 😂 I always appreciate your dedication and as I said before, I wished you were near me. You and your crew are the best!

Mr. AMD, I would love to see a video about the electrical tools you use. Not just the logic probe, which would make a great video by itself, but also the crimping, insertion, and extraction tools as well as the manufacture information for the terminals used in Toyota connectors. I’m a guy with some electrical expertise, and want to do a good job when servicing my Toyota.

Unfortunately there is only one of you AMD, because the automotive business needs a whole lot more like you. Well done again, and thanks for the education.

I’m a retired electrical/radio frequency/IT engineer and have seen many technicians that thought they knew it all that couldn’t troubleshoot or rewire anything, so this doesn’t surprise me in the least. I know that if I have a problem with my highlander or rav4 I’m going to attempt to get it from Indianapolis to you even if I have to trailer it.

you should open a shop in every state so us Toyota owners have a good shop to go to.

I hear ya brother! Wiring harnesses are sacred, and should never be messed with/tapped/jumped/abused. I'm an old outboard motor tech, and know first hand what a mess this creates, especially in a salt water environment. Needless to say, electrical systems were simple back in the day. I just can't imagine the needless horrible headaches/expenses/diagnosis headaches this type of reckless work creates on today's highly complex/sensitive electrical systems. I cringe when I hear friends talk about adding "remote start kits" to their newer cars, secretly envisioning the horrible harness mess that was created by messing with the cars electrical system. I know there is big trouble whenever I see "patchlock connectors", black tape, and other horrible connections. All that being said, that crazy one touch key start system is a something I would want to avoid for sure! I think I understand what you were trying to accomplish by cutting that ECU input to the starter to see if the problem was temporarily resolved. And, I'm guessing you were not worried about cutting the wire because the harness was going to be replaced anyway. My question is, could that ECU input lead/pin have been carefully removed from the plastic harness connector (and insulated) to avoid cutting that lead? Again, no disrespect intended, just trying to learn. I learned about expensive toyota harness replacements when I changed the plugs on my Camry. Needless to say, two of the black plastic coil connectors broke when I attempted to carefully remove them from the coils. Asked the dealer if the plastic connector housings were available from Toyota, the answer was "no", only the $1400 harness. Yipes! I did find aftermarket coil connectors with wiring pigtails online though. They recommended "cutting the original wires" and patching their leads into the original harness. Needless to say, was not going to make a mess like that. Finally learned how to disassemble the plastic connectors so I could transfer the original wires/pins to the new plastic connectors....

I love your electrical diagnostic skills!

Very well done Ahmed! You are a very patient man to have to deal with these types of problems. It is frustrating to see how some mechanics butcher the very fine factory wiring when all they needed to do for testing was use the appropriate tools to back probe the wires in the connectors.

Thank you for your attention to detail. This reminds me of the troubleshooting I did in my 40 year career of commercial air conditioning for data and communication rooms.

This was an outstanding video.. love how you walked us through the diagnosis with the wiring diagram. Would love to see more videos like this. It still amazes me how anyone who lives in like a 25 mile radius of of your shop wouldn’t just bring their Toyota/Lexus to you all the time rather than deal with hacks.

Wonderful and Accurate diags. Love it! keep up the good work...

Wow thank you for this video, you are one of a kind sir. Been watching your videos for awhile now and appreciate everything you have taught me personally.

Thank you for your honesty

That truck was tortured, not repaired. It's in good hands now and hopefully will live out its life getting maintenance at TCCN Garage.

I love these type of videos. I do alot of electrical troubleshooting so this work is right up my alley.

NICE! More videos like this! Love the schematic/details provided while TS'ing.

Class 8 truck mechanic . The most dangerous person in the world is a truck driver with a toolbox equipped with a sharp pointed test light ! An excellent product to use around electrical . 3M Scotchkote FD , a coating designed for underground electrical splices .

I am impressed with your troubleshooting skills. Thanks for a great video.

The Tundra has "one bump" start? I do that all the time with many cars/trucks I drive. Yeah, when it goes south not so much. GREAT VIDEO!

Wow. FANTASTIC video!!

Really enjoy your channel and your videos. You explain things that even I understand. Thank you. Ottawa Ontario Canada.

If any young people are interested in auto mechanics your videos should be mandatory

The way he moves gently among the wiring and talking to himself reminds of a couple of surgeons I’ve sat in with in the operating room.

A brilliant genius for all your Toyota needs! Man, would'nt it be nice if there are more fantastic mechanics like him out there! Awesomely awesome awesomeness YES. 👍💖

very thorough, great to watch.

Great job. Thanks

I can see what sometimes mechanics throw parts at the problem (authorised dealers do that too). And the reason is sometimes the repair manual, not sure about other makes, but I have some experience with Toyota/Lexus, BMW and MB. Basically, in the manual it is something along the lines of this "Code123, check this wire for 12V, check this wire for 0 ohms, check this wire for 10k+ ohms, if anything fails then fix the harness, if harness good, replace ecu one, check codes, if code present replace ecu2, check codes, if cote present replace ecu 3, check codes, if still present replace engine ECU". So basically it gives you very specific task, which is not at all representative of real life issue and after measuring just 3 wires it tells you to replace ECUs worth of thousands. Now obviously, experience mechanic figures out quite early that there is something miss and starts diagnosing issue from experience and outside of what repair manual is asking, but this can only be done with experience, it can't be learned from any material. So that is why it is so common to throw parts into electrical or programming issues and achieve very little.

Great video. Thank you

i just found out my 2009 Pontiac Vibe has THE ONE CLIC START , thank you Ahmed i was wondering some times why it keeps cranking after i let go the key , stay healthy we need you ,

Great video as always. I was worried about all that oil sprayed all over the inside of the hood…..I’m surprised you didn’t mention anything about that. Very informative and I learned a thing or two as usual. Thank you!

Great work.

Congrats on 1 million! You deserve it and many more!

1 MILLION subs!!!! Woohoo!! Congrats ya'll!!😁

very well done

Congratulations on hitting 1 million subscribers 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks again for another great video...!

I have that feature on my 2003 4R V8 and it works great(knock on wood).

Four (4) starters? Doesn't the intake manifold need to come off of a Toyota V-8 to replace the starter? WOW! Great video!

You are the best Mr AMD!

Chapeau AMD, this is true dedication.

Wow there was a moment in this video where I had something click. Months ago I was doing a repair under the steering wheel of my 99 ES300. It was so long ago I forgot what it was. When I was putting it all back together trying to make sure I didn't forget anything so it wouldn't rattle there was this little white clip that I could not find a place for abd it drove me nuts. I'm pretty sure I just found a place which seemed to make sense and called it a day. When you pulled out the fuse at around 25:30 and said not to use pliers I instantly recognized that as the clip. Now I need to find that fuse removal tool and put it where it goes. 😅

Whoever butchered up the wiring on that truck needs a visit from karma. They should be paying this repair bill.

Very good video 😊

As an electronic specialist all my life (I am 83) I agree with your repugnance for those damned "Knife" style connectors. Molex connectors are absolute crap as well. Oh! I forgot ....butt connectors are also crap EXCEPT.... I don't know the manufacture, but there is a QUALITY butt connector or splice that usually has a blue plastic jacket & there are TWO rings on either end of the connector. They can be had with a "glue internally, so that a heat gun will flood the wires inside & seal out moisture, or they can be had without the "glue". They are referred to as "aircraft" splices, but I doubt the aircraft industry used them I keep a box of them with my "GO" kit for places where moisture may be a problem. In most cases I prefer a soldered connection, or better still, soldered & crimped. Your videos are ALWAYS first rate. Thank you !

When I went to central America. My cousin asked me to check her car because the horn wasn't working after she had taken it for some service. She had an older camry but someone had pulled her relay out and just left it under the cover. I plugged it back in and the horn worked again. There are people who will do these things on purpose. She later found a different mechanic.

Oh, wiring...I'm very familiar with this sort of scenario. My 02 Silverado had a right brake light out. I replaced the bulb, and it didn't fix the problem. I took it to my friend and mechanic. I left the truck with him and asked him to take a look when he had the time. One day, he called me and asked me to come look at what he's finding. He'd fixed the brake light issue, but the wiring in the rest of the truck looked like a troop of chimpanzees had been turned loose everywhere. He wanted me to see the mess. It's a wonder anything was working. It cost just under a thousand dollars in labor to go through it, repairing all the damage. I am not concerned about how the truck looks, but I want everything else in proper order and safe. I know I've spent more on the truck than Blue Book value, but I love my old truck, and I want it to last a long time and be dependable.

I always say, people will do more work to rig something than it takes to actually fix it properly. After over 20 years in the automotive industry, I switched to small engines. I'm always amazed all the hardware people will buy to rig something, when they could order the correct part to replace it for less. 😂

I Salute you for your patience and the Grasp on the Subject/s .... Allah Bless you ...

Shop tour soon? 😊

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!

Congrats on 1M subscribers! Here’s to many more 🍻

I'm glad I do my own work...you have to have the manufactor shop and wiring manual. Otherwise you're just guessing. This video is hard to watch. It reminds me of the problems I had last summer when I had to take the whole top end of my engine apart for a double head gasket change and forgot to label all the electrical connectors. Took a week to trace all the electrical problems.

Thanks a lot for great content, I wish I lived closer to your garage :) I just wanted to say that I think you talked about the "former mechanics" few times too often this time. But I'm happy you didn't suggest it might have been the owner, or his nephew, which I believe is sometimes the case :D Best regards from Iceland, that luckily has a fairly good dealer.

I love watching videos with the tundra.

Very good video continue video with tundras please

21:00 as bad as those scotch locks are, Toyota loves to use them for their accessories installs 😂

That’s the problem of the many unprofessional wireman out there! Some of them think they are good at any electrical circuit, they cut-rewire-jump anything w/o first going through the wiring diagram to understand them and do a proper diagnostic! Some are rough, impatient at the end of the day inflicted more problems than fixes! As customer remember to say “NO” and send to a reliable, professional machanics like TCCN ❤!

That other hack needs a summons for small claims court ! If something is above your skill set , hands off ! Seeing those Scotch Locks on wires may lead to future issues . The other " mechanic " ( NOT technician ) belongs at IKEA ! I had someone reply to my comments : " but I tried to fix it - I would put a mechanics lein on your car if you didn't pay " . Simple : you KILLED the patient !!!

My daughter has an 09 Tundra and I just bought a 14 Tundra and I noticed when installing the trailer brake controllers that Toyota does really use very small wires. It seems crazy to me to use such small gauge wiring on a truck that may see allot of vibration and dirty environments.

Great video