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DIY automotive repair videos to find the most common fixes to the most common automotive problems including diagnostic trouble code fixes

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How To Clear A Check Engine Light With No Scan Tool

How To Clear A Check Engine Light With No Scan Tool

In this video, I’m going to go over how to clear a check engine light without a scan tool. Also a number of reasons why you would not want to clear a check engine light with or without a scan tool.

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There are many instances that you’re not going to want to clear your check engine light due to two reasons that you may need that information for your repair. In some cases, it’s not a bad idea to clear your check engine light prior to diagnosing just to verify the problem is still there and it was not a fluke like a loose gas cap or something along those lines.

If the check engine light does come back it is then definitely time to make sure you have it repaired. But there are ways to clear the check engine light without a scan tool.

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Reduced Engine Power Light (Mystery Solved)

Reduced Engine Power Light
Reduced Engine Power Light

Reduced engine power light. In this video would be going over what the reduced engine power light means and what you should do to fix it, a few things you can try prior to spending any money on new parts or repair and how to relearn the throttle body after you repair the reduced engine power light.

We will also be disassembling electronic throttle body to find out what has failed that may have caused the reduced engine power message to come on – in the 1st place.

Reduced engine power light

If cleaning the throttle body did not fix the reduced engine power light here are the links to parts you may need and some more DIY auto repair videos.

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Check Fuel Cap Light (P0442 Small EVAP Leak)

Check Fuel Cap Light
Check Fuel Cap Light

Check fuel cap light on in your car or truck? In this video, I go over what you should check first if you have code p0442, p0455, p0456 or a check gas cap light and or a check engine light. Do this easy check before spending any money on repairs.

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How to Test Any Relay (Relay Testing Hack)

How to Test Any Relay
How to Test Any Relay

How to test any car relay. Relay testing hack you can do in your car. I will show you many different ways to test a car relay with a battery, jumper wires, and a power probe.

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This video goes over how to test a cars relay. We will be testing the relay out of the car with a battery, jumper wires, and a power probe. I will show you how to test a 3 4 and 5 pin relay.

RELAY TESTING STEPS:
PINS:
Control Circuit (shows resistance 50 to 120 ohms)
86 Power In (example: from Ignition Key)
85 Ground

Switch Circuit that controls Accessory Item (ie STARTER MOTOR)
30 Power In HOT
87 Power Out

RELAY TEST 1
Set meter to 200 ohms,
Test for resistance between 85 and 86 (Circuit with COIL)
Acceptable range 50 to 120 Ohms, example 70 ohms is GOOD
BELOW 50 or ABOVE 120 ohms = Relays is BAD

RELAY TEST 2
Listen for a click
Supply 12 volts Power to 86
Ground to pin 85
You will hear 87 to 87a closing CLICK

RELAY TEST 3
Supply power to 86 and Gnd to 85, this circuit ENERGIZED
now check for resistance between pins 30 and 87
Set meter to 2000 OHMS
Look for LITTLE or 0 resistance

RELAY TEST 4 with TEST LIGHT or light bulb
Supply power 12 volts to 86 and Gnd to 85, this circuit ENERGIZED
Supply 12 volts to pin 30
Ground your test light and TOUCH 87 to see light come on.

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How To Inspect A Used Car Before Buying “Checking Engine & Transmission “

how to inspect a used car before buying
how to inspect a used car before buying


The most important things to check  when buying a used car.

In this video, I’ll be going over how to inspect a used car before buy/purchasing it. The most important things to check like the engine and transmission, inspecting your fluids inspecting the body for rust or damage from an accident.

If you’re purchasing the car or truck for resale, you’re going to want to make sure you get it at a price that will be profitable. Also, it will be very important to make sure a vehicle is going to be registerable and inspectable.


Is the vehicle’s title is good

You’re going to want to make sure the vehicle’s title is good. Making sure the title is not a salvage title. You want to make sure the used car you are buying has no types of leans on the title. Also, make sure the back of the title is filled out properly. If not it could stop you from being able to register the car. Carfax history https://www.carfax.com and Kelley Blue Book value https://www.kbb.com is always a must if you really want to know what you getting into.

Check for OBD2 codes before buying a used car

Also scanning for code and making sure all the obd2 monitors are set is very important. Here are a few options for small affordable scan tools on Amazon.

Scan tool I use for checking cars computer before buying

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What you must check before buying a used car!
Used car buying guide Info graph


Major takeaways from this used car buying guide video

  1. Always make sure the title is clean and transferable.
  2. Check Kelly Blue book value of the used car you are buying to make you are getting at a good price point. Even more important if you plan on flipping this car for a profit.
  3. Checking carfax is always a very smart idea. You can check the service history and find out if the used car or truck has been in any accidents along with making sure the milage of the car matches up with its service history so you know for sure the odometer has not been altered.
  4. Checking for rust and body damage is also a very import inspection item due to the possibility of failing a state safety inspection.
  5. Always be sure to get the used car you are looking to buy up to full operating temperature to make sure there are no overheating problems.
  6. A thorough test drive is always a must. Check transmission for good smooth shifting while listening for any noises of any kind.


Important things to check when buying a used car

This is just a list of a few of the more important things to check when buying a used car. Please feel free to comment below with more common problems you may have come across trying to buy a used car.

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Battery Light On In Your Car “Here Is What To Do”

Battery Light On In Your Car
Battery Light On In Your Car

If your battery light is on in your car or truck this video is for you. When your battery light comes on you need to know what that means. In this video, I will go over the reasons you batter light would come on and what you can do if your alternator has stopped charging.

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High Pressure Fuel Pump P0087 P0148 P053F “Damaged Camshaft”

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In this video we will be diagnosing a P0087 Fuel rail system pressure to low, P0148 fuel delivery error, and a P053f cold start fuel pressure performance. So of you have any of these codes stored in your car computer one the first things you should check is the high pressure fuel pump. Most newer car have direct injection fuel systems and in turn new a high pressure fuel pump to supply fuel pressure to the fuel injectors.

In most cause the high pressure fuel pump runs of the cam shaft and in the video I have remove the the pressure fuel pump so show you the damage it has cause to both the fuel pump and the camshaft.

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How to Compress an Ebrake Style Rear Brake Caliper

How to Compress an Ebrake Style Rear Brake Caliper
How to Compress an Ebrake Style Rear Brake Caliper
How to Compress a Rear Brake Caliper “Follow Up Video”

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Here is a link to my first video on, How to Compress Rear Brake Caliper “No Special Tools”

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How to Confirm Your Repair P0171 P0174 System Lean

How to Confirm Your Repair P0171 P0174 System Lean
How to Confirm Your Repair P0171 P0174 System Lean

In this video, I will be going over how to confirm you’re repair after diagnosing a p0171 or a p0174 system lean bank 1 and system Lean Bank 2. And this video will be repairing a vacuum leak and monitoring fuel trim values to verify that the repair was successful using fuel trim values on a scan tool. Just a brief overview of fuel trim used to verify a repair.

How to use fuel trim to make sure you car is fixed after the repair!

You fuel trim numbers should always stay around 0% and if they are adding fuel that would mean your engine is running lean. If your fuel trim is taking away the fuel that means your engine is running rich. #systemlean #p0171 #p0174

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Diagnosing a bad evap vent solenoid P1444 P0455 P1448

iagnosing a bad evap vent solenoid P1444 P0455 P1448
iagnosing a bad evap vent solenoid P1444 P0455 P1448

And this video I will be diagnosing a bad evap vent solenoid. We already smoked the EVAP system for leaks once and replaced the EVAP vent solenoid with an aftermarket vent solenoid.

Witch ended up failing two weeks after installation. And this video will show you how to diagnose a bad part and what we found once we remove the EVAP vent solenoid.

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