Clever fix - well done. Snappy jokes, Mrs O, dogs, lunch, snacks, hunting tales. Another great SMA video.

SMA proves that all vehicles can have problems, and the importance of knowing an honest mechanic. True pros over at SMA!

He spent more time with Mrs. O than diagnosing the car 🤣🤣 Respect

Thank you so much for this chanel, I just started at Mavis and wowed them all by solving a no crank on a bmw, it was a lost ground, they ended up replacing the starter and obviously didn't work. I knew it was something to do with a ground from a past video about voltage drop from you. They didn't trust me because I was a tire Tech or aka a lube tech. I went into the office the next day, told them I can get the bmw started in 5 mins. Got a jumper cable, plugged one onto the battery one onto the engine block and BLAM started. You have no idea how much your videos help me with cars I have and how informative they are, never change, your changing lives that you never met.

'The top of the battery looks like a Chia Pet' -sounds like a great idea for next Christmas. Chia Delco.

Came from another shop. " Well there's your problem, lady!"

"I'm gonna go lollygag for a while...drink coffee....flirt with my wife" That's the way ya treat the apprentice! lol

WoW..The SMA kitchen has really come a long way ! Mrs O's will need to do a kitchen drawer/cabinet tour to satisfy all the people at home & show off the latest & greatest fancy-smancy gadgets from the Bed, Bath & Beyond truck.

this is my favourite auto repair channel

So nice to see an actual honest American with his feet and skillful hands on some solid ground.

Big fan of the channel. I prefer watching your nerdy test light videos over anything on netflix. SMA keeps it 100

Scotty: REV UP YOUR ENGINES!! Mr.O: Hold on a second

Wow, an actual Mrs. O sighting that lasted more than 10 seconds for a change. Y'all are so funny together.

Scotty just threw his cat pillow at the monitor screen.

A shop with a full kitchen and a beautiful chef. You're my new hero.

You're an honest mechanic that knows his stuff. Love your videos

By doing the grounds the other shop meant that the battery had a negative cable.

Love watching your electrical diagnosis and how to be efficient while doing it. KEEP EM COMING

As always educational and entertaining. I appreciate watching a professional and honest mechanic applying skill and knowledge to solve a problem. Thanks Mr. O!

Love watching your problem solving process even though I know very little of how things work. But I'm trying to follow you and learn. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I put my local mechanic onto your channel. He has just finished his training and I thought that it would be a great idea for him to learn even more than the basic information.

The way you explain the diag process is *money in the pocket*. Thanks Eric!

Your videos are the best. Learn so much even from ones I have seen before! Thank you for all your hard work and sharing. Watching you diagnose is so informative

Your knowledge of vehicles and their sequence of operations are king. Another great job.

I honestly don't think there is a better mechanic on KZfaq than Eric-O . I get on here every weekend hoping to find a another great videos. I like the 1 hour long videos tho. I watch it on my TV so relaxing & educational

SMA on a Monday? YES!

This video encapsulates a well rounded workday - repairing other peoples mistakes, good jabs at fellow employees, excellent food, and great company. All in less than 20 minutes of video time. Good to be the boss! Westin is HUGE. WOW. He’ll be a lot more intimidating than a “this home is protected by Brinks security” sign lol

Your the man Eric, allways good to watch and learn, any apprentice working for you should appreciate your teaching.

Love your videos since l retired! Brings my wife and I back when we had our auto repair business! Closed it in 2011.

I can almost hear Scotty spitting all over himself defending his beloved Toyota's honor.

Eric your the best man, you make fixing cars look so easy. It's always great seeing Mrs.O.

Your tips about how to start on these troubles are spot on and the results show it. Great find. Keep it Simple. A lot of people go for the

Every car owner could only wish to have a shop such as yours to go to. Thanks.

i work at a private shop with just me and my dad. Your channel really helps me get through some hard spots in my learning. i just finished my 3rd year as an apprentice in Ontario canada, i really wish i could do more electrical diag but my dad is more a chassis guy. we do get some jobs for elecrical diag but with his limited knowledge an my lack of mentorship im stuck teaching myself, and trying to apply what ive leared at school. basically what im trying to say is this channel has so much valuable information for hands on vehicle diag. Really helps wish i had you as a mentor. thanks

Great job as usual Dr. O ! Concise, and direct with no lollygagging.

always good to see Mrs O in a video. The world needs more of her

I'm waiting for a early Geo Metro to show up in Eric's shop just to hear him say "Got a Geo Metro in with the big 1.0 engine".

Excellent job. You can't assume someone's troubleshooting was thorough or correct. If the shop had checked at the injector they would have known their eyes were lying to them. Chasing your tail can happen real fast.

Loved the rant at the end. Yes, exactly. "Doing the grounds" comes from the same collection of methods as the "Parts Cannon" does.

Eric you never cease to amaze me! I’ve been watching your videos since I was a kid, now I am 75. Har har har! From Texas with love.

Took longer to watch then to fix. Love it!!!

Jay seems like a man I could be a best friend with.

SMA! The state of The art when it come to diagnosing automotive problems....thats why I love this channel.....and he's a great guy to boot!💪👍

Truly honored to watch such a professional at his craft

Your diagnosis was ungrounded. But the repair was well grounded.👍🏻

These diagnosis videos just out a smile on my face. You are seriously so good at diagnosing. Do you have any tips on how I can get better at them? I still struggle diagnosing these kind of issues sometimes.

Eric, out of all the mechanic channels I subscribe to, this one is my favorite. I appreciate your knowledge and have learned lots from your videos. Thanks. Btw I lived just off of "South Main St" in my hometown, so I totally dig your choice in name of your business and channel. Your town/area your from in NY reminds me a lot of Maine. You'd fit in just fine round here. Love your sense of humor and positive outlook. Thanks again Tim.

Sma doing diagnostics right- I work at a dealer as an advisor and the hardest part has been watching “techs” jump down the rabbit hole. It’s good to see brilliant people doing good work and training new guys.

Towed from another shop... All you need to know. Let the Dr O do his work!!!!! 👍🔥👍

You always know it's the last one you check because when you find it you stop looking lol

I went to the Corning Museum of Glass a few months ago and drove by Avoca. I was super excited that I was at least near a badass garage like yours. I wasn't going to be a weirdo through. Thanks for all the hard work on the videos, Mr. O.

My favourite auto repair channel

I've learned so much from SMA. Thank you Eric. Good job Mrs. O on your buck.

Eric, as you demonstrate , always start with the basics. So many people tend to overlook this and want to go to the most obscure items. Swapping parts or just can't grasp the foundation of electrical systems. I agree with you when you say "If I can do it so can you" it's too bad that most people don't have the basic skills or confidence to even try ! You are a rare person in the trade, skilled, honest and humble. Keep up the good work !

As the son of an honest mechanic long passed, and mechanical myself...your integrity is refreshing. You are clearly living life to the best.

Mr O you are the man. Vid after vid you show in real time that the single most important tool anybody can have is their brain. Many thanks.

That reminds me I need to have my fuses done

Nice work! Grounds are always sneaky. Back when MTV used to play music, there was a Downtown Julie Brown as a host. Kinda reminded me of that

Thanks for another excellent video; I like the tip about using a batch cable to make a temporary ground (once a point in the circuit is verified not to have ground) to make sure the connector is able to be grounded. Thx Again

You are an awesome teacher. You have taught me alot that i use day to day working on semi trucks. Thank you.

"It's shake and bake and we helped!...twins with a southern accent. Even here in Niagara, I remember that commercial!

"My kitchen is three feet wide! No it isn't! It's one, two, three, four.." Stand down brother! This is not our battle to win!

I learn so much from y’all! From a young tech in GA! God bless you!

Thanks for the tips Eric. I'm now using the scope on a rope for lots of electrical diags and Wow makes things easy. Troubleshot a broken wire for door locks on a 2003 Explorer Sport Trac using the piercing probe (gingerly). The repair took some time as it was the wire going from inside the truck to inside the driver door, but easy peasy to diagnose anyway. Thanks again !

“didn’t do the grounds long enough, premature with the grounds” 😂

It's always the last wire, no matter which end you start on :)

I love your content. Very straight forward and your not afraid to admit when you are wrong. Thanks for your information videos.

Way to go! My younger brother had a shop and took care of my cars. Cancer took him a few years ago and I still can't find a good shop like yours. BTW lunch looked magnificent you Sir are a lucky man!

I'm moving to Avoca NY just so I can bring my car here when it breaks. 👍

Took less time to fix the car than brown the meat.

Same with the 2.4L Highlanders, I have repaired a few of these ground connectors. Nice job!

THE MAN puts his magic on it again. Premature anything is bad, but evidently premature grounding is second on the list.

Apparently "doing" grounds doesn't involve actually fixing them...

Awesome job. Dam lying shop..lol. Time to eat Mrs. O's cooking. Love your vids. I had a Jeep Wrangler, same problem (no start). Tugged on grounds and they pulled out from eyelet. Repair grounds, starts.

Thanks! I had watched this video awhile ago and knew back then that I should fix these connections to prevent the problem from happening, but I didn't and the problem just happened this morning. But, because of this video, I knew what to do and it worked!

I did cross my fingers for you and it worked lol

I wish that dealership service departments would apply logic to electrical issues Then I wouldn’t have to spend endless hours in waiting areas and driving loaners That’s my rant for the evening Lol Excellent work and another good tutorial I don’t like Ricotta either

These quick win videos are great! No need to apologize.

There is no such thing as a "weak sauce" SMA video! Thanks for making my morning Eric.

"And I helped" was Hamburger Helper. I am actually that old! Love the channel Brother.

Im a really good guesser though. 95% of the time I guess it right everytime. If that doesnt fix it blame the parts shop. "Probably a bad batch of alternators from the factory!" its that easy.

Awesome video. I ALWAYS learn something, which means it’s valuable to me. THANK YOU!

Some of the most wholesome content on the internet. Love it.

I would have been here sooner but I was busy watching an old what's up wed :)

Great video Eric! I’m just surprised that it didn’t have 4 new ignitions coils in it when you got it haha

THIS IS A COMMENT THAT I MADE TO ANOTHER YOU TUBER THAT HELPED ME TO GET MY VAN RUNNING. YOU ALSO HAVE HELPED ME EMMENSELY WITH YOU VIDEOS AND GOING THROUGH THE PROPER DIAGNOSES BEFORE THROWING PARTS AT IT AND HOPING IT WOULD START. THANKS SO MUCH. ALL THE COMMENTS I READ ABOUT YOU ARE SO GOOD AND HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO ACTUALLY HELP OTHERS. Wow, great info. My 2002 chevy astro had the same symptoms as yours but I started to replace parts instead of diagnosing the problem. When it quit 6 weeks ago I used starter fluid to determine that I had spark and no fuel. So I replaced the fuel pump by cutting a hole in the floor to access it as I had a half tank of gas and no way of raising the van high enough . After that it ran for 6 or 7 days so I could finish a drywall job I was working on. Well it quit again (ruined the old battery by cranking to much so had to put in a new battery) and by watching you tube videos I started to throw parts at it as everyone had the solution. Because the new fuel pump was not working again I brought it back to the auto parts store and they replaced it no questions asked. Great warranty. But because of the end result the original replacement was probably still good. I started with a new coil, a new ignition control module, new crankshaft position sensor , new distributor with cap and rotor. Still no start. Watched more videos and saw that possibly all the grounds needed to be checked. I saw your video but oh well just another none solution so I thought. I was just about to replace the PCM computer as still no results. Then a few days later I saw your video again and remembered what you did. After a very frustrating day yesterday going over everything and then checking with a reliable local mechanic in the afternoon and quizzing him he said he could possibly look at it next week as he was swamped with repairs. Well here we go, I watched your video again and as a last resort what could I loose. Went and got some connecters and opened up the loom of wires just like you did and the rest is history. When i put the key in the ignition and turned it without cranking I had fuel gage now working and now a check engine light. Progress !!! Then went further and cranked it and IT STARTED ! Thank you so much for your knowledge. You saved me from going mad. This van has served me well for the last 15 years and I have been able to do all my own maintenance , but this last 6 weeks was a real challenge. Sorry for the long comment but I am truly grateful to you and thankful that you would share your experience. You have gained a subscriber.

Always enjoy watching you go through your diag process. "Dr. O"

"We got grounds! We got Mrs. O.! We got another shop that failed miserably and gave Dr. of Motors Mr. O. more money!"

Always great to see you and your family hanging in as a team.

Another cool diagnosis and repair video Eric. I'm glad you didn't over think it and end up heading down some rabbit hole.

Two things - Jason is a very lucky man training under Eric and - Including Mrs O and some family life makes this so much more than a car fixing channel. Thanks for your work.

"However you do a fuse, I don't know..." My inner 12 year old is laughing his ass off.

Mrs. O: The kitchen is only 3 feet wide. Mr. O: It's 4 feet wide. Mrs. O: No, it's 3 feet wide. Mr. O: OK. He's had arguments like this before!

That’s a very nice office kitchen. Congratulations on your success in life. I’ve been watching since the beginning and I’ve learned a lot over the years from you. I’d like to say thank you.

As always, you're the best automotive circuit debugger on KZfaq.

even toyotas get murdered by those salty new york roads.

"Downtown Julie Brown" is what I believe you were thinking of

Love the videos! I always enjoy watching your troubleshooting method.

Who would not like his videos, the best of mechanics - great video

Grounds commonly overlooked found usually after parts Cannon is emptied.