Failed to Diag! (Dealership Didn’t Look) Harsh Shifting ABS/TRAC Warning 2015-19 Silverado 5.3
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I love how excited you get when you diagnose the problem when others don't. I wish I could find a mechanic around me that I could trust. You my friend are a honest guy. Good job!
it is very satisfying , fixing something other people couldn't , especially if they are supposed to be better than you !
It is sadly very hard to find a good and honest mechanic these days. You are much better off if you have friends that are mechanics.
it means a new customer for him not only the satisfaction
Ray, when you say, “…. super swamped…..” I hear, “lots of good content coming my way.” I’m looking forward to watching the painted grass dry.
Never heard of watching painted grass dry, here in the UK we just say thats its as boring as watching paint dry. Another one is that something is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard, you pronounce solder as sulder whilst we pronounce it as soul der. You use a word called acclimate we use the word acclimatise. I am a Nascar fan so have to get used to all the different descriptions of things, anyway i love watching your videos whilst i eat my salad at about 1.30pm our time. Which is about five hours ahead of you, seems like Dave is a real competant and tidy worker Ray.
@@isleofthanet yeah, “I’m actually quoting Ray with, “Watching painted grass dry.” He combined two sayings into one, “About as exciting as watching paint dry,” and “As boring as watching grass grow.”
@@danmaynard1383 --Some of the Wealthy people in the South, especially Farmers use to Dye their Grass Green in Winter so their Lawn was Green All Year Long...
@@randybeard6040 Some golf courses and movie/TV shoots do it also to get a "natural green" for their production.
Thought it was California thing to paint grass with no water to keep it green
I am 72 year old mechanic haven't worked in a shop for 2 years , but now I watch Rain man Rays repairs , wrenching with Kenny ,Jimmy making it work , South Main auto , Pine Hollow auto diag , Phillip Baily that have daily video's in the morning , then I take a nap in my easy chair in my garage with my show truck and my mustang ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
What about scotty??
😅😂 I m 60 and watch wrenching with Kenny and the rain man lol . Still learning things lol
If Ray would watch kenny's video this morning, he might not have used those solder connectors.
@@kg-WhatthehelliseventhatHe watches people that still work on cars, not read codes and call it junk.
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Great diagnostic and fixing the problem. I bet the customer will be very happy the repair was so simple and inexpensive.
third level repair is expensive 🤣
Based on personal experience, dealership service managers get irritable when a technician spends “too much time” diagnosing intermittent mysteries. Thus very little time is “wasted” if the problem/solution isn’t immediately obvious. You, however, don’t rest until the issue is resolved. One privilege of being independent. Good job on this one!
Sadly, I have a good friend working at a dealership. they have to push cars in and out to keep those lifts filled with cars. This pays for the lights, green shuttle rides, coffee and those chairs in the waiting room. I've seen many senior technicians leave to work in independent shops. Many dealerships give bonuses to keep those sanrio technicians since they take those decades of experience with them. There is a national shortage of technicians and they can't keep paying them more because they also have to offer competitive prices with the independent shops. It's very difficult to run an automotive shop, make a profit and keep the customers happy.
So, all they had to do was to run a diagnostic to see which wheel was acting up, then crawl under to put eyes on those connectors?
This illustrates the difference between a real mechanic, and a parts changer.
Great job Ray! I do hope this video is watched by every mechanic at that dealership. It should be included in their training.
What's in many dealerships anymore are employees who want to collect a paycheck and do no work, it starts with the management and rolls down hill.
Now an intermittent issue can be very hard to isolate down to a component or wire inspite codes, point is things are not always clear and precise.
Idk if that even counts as a "parts changer". Wasn't some weird behavior that the ECM wasn't catching, like a sensor being irrational but still plausible. Was like ya this circuit broke please fix. Did they have to stop eating their crayons and drawing on the customers cars long enough to plug in a scan tool?
Pay peanuts, get monkeys. No one should be surprised
@@shadowopsairman1583 It's all about management. They hire people who they don't want to pay and wonder why they don't want to work and never get them education to do the work they ask them to do because it's not about fixing problem, but satisfying obligations and fast turnaround. Money. Money. Money.
Even if Ray wasn't able to reproduce the issue while driving, I'm sure he would have put eyes on that sensor because of the ECM code and would have found the damaged wire. The stealerships couldn't have cared less.
Good job fixing it correctly not ripping the customer off
I have a friend who bought a Ford raptor 17 model at a dealership. Was throwing codes for transmission, abs, wierd "shifting" and so on sometimes. Was very intermittent. They took it in several times and tried resetting it, update software. All sorts of stuff but it didnt go away. He then got tired of them not fixing it and took it to local shop with really skilled mechanics. They took a quick look at trouble codes. And checked the tires manufactures date. Turned out that raptor had some big 35" mud tires on it and previous owner had worn down tires in the rear. So dealership only replaced those and not in front. So because of size difference in new and old threds the car got wrong information in wheel speeds. Funny how something that simple could make so much trouble. Long story, but this car reminded me of that 😂
Thus also remember to rotate your tires. I have people today say that's not necessary.
@@bsgarey mansz need he own show
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Uniformity in tires on modern cars is very important. Much more so than most people think. I have seen the electronic steering rack damaged from extremely worn front tires. My daughter bought a '15 Accord a couple years ago (during covid). She had a tire pressure warning light and nothing I did would make it go away. Turned out that somewhere along the line, a single tire was replaced with a slightly different aspect ratio. Replacing it with the matching size resolved the problem.
The state of competence in the world of auto mechanics is falling at an exponential rate.
Thank you for continuing to carry the flag of what a real mechanic should strive to be.
Great work, my dealership would have not found it but recommended a fuel injector cleaning for $300 and dumped $20 worth of "cleaner" in my tank.
Best is when the place tries to sell me a cabin air filter on my 97 Jeep XJ
Or suggested a replacement of the ABS control module and perhaps the transmission.
another fun one is trying to get the kid at the counter to understand that he isn't going to find "1976 Fairmont MT-19” in his computer when buying stuff for a railroad track car.
The dealers seem to only follow the book and don't count on the mechanic techs to think about the problem themselves. Paying attention to what might be differant than stock and running a full diag gave you a hint to what might be wrong and then with a physical diag you found the bad wire. The fix is very important and you did a first class repair job. Well done!
It seems that dealerships don’t spend enough time on test drives. Also I agree with Ray the wire break was probably caused by the lift and the pinching of that wire…
This was like an Eric O fix, one bad wire or connection can cause many codes. Good job.
yeah, but we were "sort of" missing the money shot.
Dealership didn't want to bother with a 7 year old truck. They are too busy with warranty work on newer ones ! Lifting, offset wheels and spacers will stretch the wires and hoses, also can cause transmission and differential problems. Especially on GM trucks. 46 years experience here. Good video Ray! We enjoy them immensely !
This is why you shouldn’t mod vehicles.
Congrats on the success of your business. Your video is a great indication of why.
Perfect example of why you can’t trust dealerships
You must understand what the dealerships is doing. They just want to replace parts, No hire real mechanics.
@@bsgareyThe techs I worked with at the dealership were amazing mechanics their talents are stopped by management.
@@waterloo123100 Everything is time verses money verses common sense. I took my car to Ford because the AC was doing something funny. They quoted me $1200. I declined. Took it home got the flashlight out and looked under the dash. Disconnected vacuum line. Fixed. Cost nothing. Was it management? Was it mechanic? Or was it just a rip off scam. Who knows....but I felt it was the mechanic.
I have a retired Ford Explorer Police Interceptor and have had the local Ford dealer in my area do a lot of the work on it. Very good service advisors and mechanics there. It really depends on who owns and runs those dealerships and who is working in what department.
@@slayerjohn447 ill tell you this much. there are techs who do this kind of shit and unless it goes to the director's attention, techs are not monitored like children. you come in, talk to an advisor, advisor tells the tech the issue. tech makes recommendations. people having zero knowledge of the vehicle's they invest heavily into is what lets you get taken advantage of. many fucking things in vehicles are common sense and theres no excuse for anyone who owns a vehicle to not have some knowledge if you want your wheels to keep turning. dont just trust everyone you meet in life.
Awesome diag. You never cease to amaze me. Great job young man. This just proves how bad stealerships are.
I like how you look at the simple things first before diving in feet first and fire a parts canon. That was a simple and cheap fix. That customer will be yours for a long time...Well done 👍
I had a recall on my 2wd truck, afterwards the dealership informed me that I need a Four wheel drive service, even though their own paperwork stated it was a 2wd. They started to say it was 'inspected ' but then admitted it was printed by a guy in an office who never saw the truck. After the manager called me but I told him 'he may be your mechanic but he sure isn't mine' and never went back there.
Modern vehicle stability control systems are crazy.
I think the speed sensor was triggering traction control, not transmission problems. It just FELT like a transmission problem to suddenly have traction control cut engine power in a sporadic fashion like that.
Always watch Ray and Eric O in the morning. I worked thru college as an auto mechanic over 50 yrs ago and I always learn how to fix these electronic heavy cars of today
I do the same thing everyday! i'm 66 retired 2 yrs, now. Big truck mochanic for45yrs.
This is what helps me wake up every morning. Watching Ray while drinking coffee.
Indeed
Yep, the day doesn’t start right unless I have Ray wrenching on an auto, and a few cups of coffee.
Same, I watch ol' scotty when I make the bed.
@@kg-WhatthehelliseventhatI really hope that's a joke
@@yeahitskimmel ehh. He is entertaining sometimes. I catch him overlooking things but whatever, his video takes the same time as it takes me to open the curtains and make the bed.
I'm glad that you're swamped with work! I wish it holds a good omen for you, Ray. You deserve it.
My morning is not complete without watching my Rainman painted grass drying videos.
I had a gmc envoy years ago pull the same bologna on me. Found a chaffed wire on one of the wheel speed sensor circuits waaaaay up by the transmission cross member. Just random, completely intermittent tcs and abs lights going over bumps. You could take that car across the baja 1000, wouldn't malfunction, but one day hitting the dip at the end of the driveway, boop, lights on. Clear it out, drive it thousands of miles, nothing. Drove me nuts. Surprisingly that was the only electrical malfunction that car had in over 400k miles of service. That was a good car, may it rest in pieces and it's parts keep other cars on the road.
This does not instill confidence in the dealerships in your area. However it is things like this that most definitely will keep you busy. Glad this one was a fairly easy find and fix. Another happy customer will now undoubtedly tell this story to his friends and they'll be bringing more business to you. Glad to see the shop full.
SMA had a video yesterday about connectors. It's worth a watch and the comments had even more good info.
Yep!
That was on Wrenching with Kenny
@Michael-yi4mc Actually it was both.
@@Michael-yi4mcit was Eric O that did do a good in depth about connectors
But Kenny did do one ripping on those connectors that have solder and heat shrink
The big issue with these solder connectors is the lack of a crimp, so the only mechanical connection is the solder itself. You don't want to be tugging on a warm joint so you can't do a tug test on it right away. Even then, the tug test may be falsely reassuring since the insulation may hold a loose joint in place. The solder in those things has a lower melting point so you don't want to use them in any area that gets a lot of heat. I've been moving back to bare crimp connectors and marine grade heat shrink with glue. They are just as fast, you can do a tug test right away, and you've got a true mechanical connection. The only downside with all of these is the inability to wrap strands together to get a true dry mechanical connection with the wire itself.
Ray you may never become rich $$$wise but you are a Billionaire when it comes to honesty and compassion for others.
Having a packed shop is a good thing. That's the kind of problem you want!
Where you found the wire for the wheel speed sensor, my guess is that the wire was cut by the heat shield. Great diagnosis. A very good video to watch the painted grass to dry. I have to poke you a bit now and then.
Very Bob Ross, painting happy trees, watching you fix wiring 😂
11.00 a.m. here in the U.K. just in time to watch around lunchtime!
2044 here in Japan getting ready 4 bed. I hope u have a great rest of the day. 😊😊😊😊
Ray the Eric O for the dealerships/other repair shops in Florida! Dealer techs can't fix nothing!
Margins man - margins!
"Hangin' on by a nanostrand!" Love the electrical tech talk.
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I haven’t been watching for a while but, I’m glad I watched this one. You showed me, again, that if you understand how a system works and how all things in a computerized complex machine may be connected the each other, just by some intelligent thinking, you can diagnose and remedy a problem. Great Work, as usual!
Ray reading the comments is similar to reading the Sunday comics in the paper. Whoops, I guess I just dated myself, while the Gen Z’s are googling “Sunday comics in the paper” 😂
It's a terrible thing when I'm in California and Ray's in Florida... but hell, I'd drive clear across the country just to have Ray diag my car. ;)
This why i still drive my 2007 ford E-450 cab and chassis dually van/truck....
Very simple, simple enough for me to diagnose and fix myself...!!!!
It's nice to have all the bells and whistles but it's even better and more reliable when a vehicle is as simple as possible...!!!!
A lift kit on a Chevy Silverado is the kiss of death. Why???
Customer: “my truck looks good doesn’t it?? It doesn’t run worth a sh-t, but it looks good.”
For the harness side of the wheels speed sensor, my guess is it got cut on the sheet metal that you pulled it out from under. It feels to me that the wire should run outside and under the frame instead of over the top so it doesn't get cut again
Nice guess, but no, it's more likely the person installing the lift kit pulled the christmas trees from the frame by pulling the wires, notice they were dangling loose already? This would have allowed some slack in the wires so they weren't pulled taught.
@@johnt.848 ok, so where are the holes for the push clips that are in the plug to go? I didn't see them on the in side side of the frame, and their presence indicates they go somewhere to secure the plug end of the wires
@@legionofanon probably on top of the frame to keep the connector out of the way.
Hey Ray from Paris AR love to watch you every morning
Russellville here.
I also like using heat shrink. However, instead of a heat gun, I just expose it to FL heat for .02 of a second. Does the trick!
That 140 mph speedometer is MIGHTY ambitious.
My zr2 colorado has a 140 speedometer also. When I put the supercharger on it they reprogrammed the computer and took the governor off. The 140 now works properly 😮
@@steveg8337
Have you had it to 140mph?
Someone can track you and send you a speeding ticket. Or come out and pick you up for felony speeding, going off the max speeds on the interstate @70mph
Thats 70 over the limit.
@@bobbg9041People with Onstar GM vehicles are speeding every day and the government isn't knocking down doors based on that data.
Not yet at least
Watching Ray cut friction tap in the morning is so entertaining.
@bobbg9041 Why yes, I have had it to 140. Thanks for asking 🙂
I have also learned with new cars (at least Toyota), that all of these modules are on a bus network. What can happen, is if one begins to fail or stops responding, other will start dropping in a cascading fashion. If the connectivity/communication of a module was intermittent, then I can see other modules start to fail, even ones that are not associated.
As a dealer technician I can tell you that the schedule is so full and the pressure is always on to produce hours. Most techs will drive the vehicle a half mile and and move on. Not making money driving cars.
Everyone please let Ray know we want “watching the painted grass dry” merchandise! I’m ready to place my order
I watched a 46-minute video about lawn mowing yesterday.
Me too.
Yep, the newer the safety features, the more tied together things are. But, It was a simple repair. That's where you start if you don't have a scan tool.
As an electronic assembler for several years, I know that the technicians and QC people above me would not have approved of my “thinning” the wires, I see a problem. Using the sharp cutter to bite down on the copper to randomly remove some of the pieces of the stranded wire will partially cut through some strands causing a weak point where strain will become focused, inviting another failure. I’d be interested in a trained electronics solderers input on how to do this splice. This stuff gets VERY technical!
Edit: Going back to the video I see that Ray used one of the new solder included connectors. This ameliorates many of my concerns as the thick clear insulator will absorb much of the movement over the splice. Good enough for automotive work!
I’d still be interested in “best practices”.
I believe that you are in the 5% range of mechanics who know how to properly troubleshoot. I continue to suffer from mechanics in my area who only load parts cannons and fire away.
Unwavering dedication and humility make you a standout. Congrats!
Nice tits
11:22 give this man a raise
I bought my first ‘pre-loved’ car in the mid-1960’s. It cost me thirty English pounds. It really was a heap of 💩. 🤭
The only ‘trouble code’ I ever experienced in it was the rapid contraction of a certain part of my anatomy if I hit a bend too fast (which I did with alarming frequency).
I eventually became a Grade 1 Police Driver, but the same ‘trouble code’ always remained at the back of my mind. 😆
Excellent diagnostic work, Ray. That little scanner of yours must be one of your most valuable tools.
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this video.
I got Ice Road Truckers vibes out of that intro 😂
OK Ray, it’s time for you to pull the trigger and do it? Do what you ask? Move to East Texas!!! I need a great mechanic to take my car to and I choose you! This video proves that you need to be the one that maintains my 320i!!!!
Holy Smoke ! Did GM actually sell a car with the speed sensor wiring flapping in the wind like that ? This is Engineering 101. Nicely done young man. No muss no fuss and we're done.
I hate it when people give advice on videos, so here it comes. The hard point that caused the wire to break in the first place was probably the convoluted tubing. If you run convoluted tubing short of the connector, cover the wires with friction tape up to the connector so there is no hard point for the wire to flex against and break again. Good diagnosis there, nice repair. REEEEEEEEEEEE........
Very glad to hear you are getting plenty of work, and it looks like the decision to open your own shop is really paying off.
I enjoy your videos because I like the way you process information. You use training and experience for direction and apply technology to lead you to the problem. Many other shops\techs either use the shotgun approach or hand it to someone else because they don't know how to troubleshoot.
A huge part of troubleshooting is understanding the systems. Can't troubleshoot if you don't know what to look for, and you're damn good at it. It's easy to see why you're shop is full.
Good morning from Spartanburg South Carolina.
Collateral damage from the lift.
It's amazing that wire splice plastic is able to get hot enough to melt solder, yet not melt in to goo or catch fire at that heat.
Got my coffee yup I am ready to watch Ray
24:24 I can feel that zip tie from a thousand of miles away 😂 keep up the good work Ray
As a small business owner, nothing wrong with being swapped. It means people want your work, even if there is a wait.
I’m 96.2% on watching the rain man channel…… resubscribed again so I can’t always be 100% as sometimes you find yourself unsubscribed without doing so yourself. Great video. Cheers everyone.
As a mechanic, no better feeling, to be able to diagnose and fix problems that other mechanics couldn’t find and fix. Great job Ray
Ray, a seam ripper works great for removing electrical tape with minimal risk to damaging the wiring insulation.
Can't wait for the DOD delete episodes. Just Installed a TSP cam in my 06 Grand Prix GXP. It's not that it's a hard job, but it's definitely a big job.
DOD? Department Of Defense?
@@johnt.848 Displacement On Demand or AFM Active Fuel Management depending on the year. Deactivates cylinders under certain load conditions.
@@richardkraneyum5406 ahhh, thank you, why didn't he just say Cylinder Deactivation, everyone knows what that is. I'd want that disabled too if my vehicle had it.
That connector would originally have been clipped to a panel somewhere, but as you noted, the lift kit made that too far from the axle, so the installer just ripped it loose and let it dangle. But if you look at the video at the point where you found the break, you'll see that it was rubbing on the edge of that heat shield. It still need to have a friction-free path, and the connector ought to be mounted in an appropriate location, but that may be a pain to arrange. It has to be done, if you want the repair to last. (And we know you do.)
Believe me or not....my first thought was 'bet it's down to the lift kit'. There is a reason they fit those lugs on the connectors so they can be secured to the chassis.....
This video just proves you shouldn’t waste money going to a dealership because they will charge you and do nothing. Mechanics like Ray actually care and will do everything they can to find and fix the issue.
Sounds about right for the dealers. As a current dealer mechanic myself, its usually the advisor or manager that give us very little time before they tell us to give up and move to another car, or they try and force us to shotgun parts on the car. I get into an argument over this almost every other day because if the advisor doesnt get easy money from it, youre just wasting time and they want you to make money for them on another job. I love what i do, but its people like that who make your passion for it just wither away
The only thing I would have done if this was my vehicle would be to add a heat shrink wrap over everything else.
Otherwise my favorite channel to watch up here in the great white salty north.
Dealership techs dont wanna waste time diagnosing when they dont get paid for it.
Its all about money for a dealership.
Being 70 retired ATM tech...always checked the peripherals first in the 7 steps of diagnostics....it's usually 80 percent of the issues root cause. Always had to think outside of the box.....even replaced cables if they were old as a preventive measure....it is the less expensive route.
Thanks for another great video
A perfect example of pure professionalism. Great work and super great video 👍
Only Ray can make splicing wires interesting... it is like a cooking show personality.
I really wish you were closer to me, i would go to you for all my vehicle repairs! You are an honest mechanic which is extremely rare, which is quite sad!
Nicely done Ray!
Great 👍 Exellent job. This is why I don't take my truck to the dealer any more. Not to talk bad about them but if they get the proper training they should look for this thing first. Very simple. I'm not a mechanic but back in the 80's my brother and I. Rebuilded several engines. It's all about research. I do work on my 2017 GMC. But if I ever need something that I can't do. I'll be coming to see you. Thanks. I really enjoy your videos.
Little tip I got from SMA for the friction tape is a seam ripper. You can buy big packs for cheap and they cut the tape easily without damaging your wires.
i think that gap where you pulled it out of is the culprit, it was pinched in there for however long and the edge of that plate shows some wear
Yup, but notice the harness was not secured to the frame? Likely removed to install the LIFT !
Your customers must really appreciate having someone around they can trust.
U turns in Australia are called u bolts for obvious reason. You turn then bolt 🤣
Great diag shout out from Australia 🇦🇺
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Could the name come from U bolts?
Honestly seems like many transmission problems are on trucks with bigger tires. Most don’t regear the diffs. Back in the day anything over a 33 meant changing out ring and pinions for lower gearing.
Ray, I’m a self proclaimed mechanical moron. Changing oil is a high tech job for me. Anything more complex scares the crap out of me. That said, after watching you for years now I believe I am starting to learn some stuff. Within the first couple of minutes of the video I said to myself, “It sounds like an electrical short or broken wire”. Now I would have never known where to look for the broken wire but at least my mind did not go towards some major problem. I don’t have a fancy schmancy diagnostic tool like you so I don’t even know where I would start looking but at least I was thinking right. Thanks for all of the videos. I never miss one and maybe someday with enough encouragement I will try to change a spark plug. 😊
Difference between you and dealer mechanics is your name is on the business and so you take each repair opportunity as a challenge to you, if I fix it my reputation grows and I am more successful. The dealer mechanics just want the easy jobs so they don't have to think and can put in their 8 hours fiddling around and still get paid. The dealer could use YOU for a training session, all they have to do is gather the mechanics together in the training room and watch this video, just over a half hour and they get real world training that is easily understood. Of course, we don't want the dealers to be as smart as you, you'll gladly take what they don't want, like this one.
Busted wire: How could the dealership not find that??!!! Maybe they didn't even look!! What a simple fix!
In 1970s we were putting stereo tape players in cars that only has a cheap AM radio, or maybe even nothing.
Today even a cheap junky old car might have a factory stereo system that is far beyond a major system you were putting in back in 1970s
As a 2014 Chevy tk owner, there is a weak ground under passenger foot well to frame. 😮
The duality of youtube. Wrenching With Kenny just put up a video about how bad these connectors are.
watched it also him an eric o dont like at all
I call it "Hockey Tape". "One bad wire spoils the whole bunch girl!"
You may be swamped but that just means your business is doing well.👍
We call it "hockey tape", but we're in Canada and use it on our sticks too, eh?
Seam ripper from Walmart works wonderful tearing through friction tape
The incorrect data from the ABS-sensor probably confused the ECM. The sensor data showed difference in wheel speed and that is what the ECM/computer uses. Hence the traction control light goes on as a signal the computer is detecting slipping wheels.
I think the truck will shift correctly when the sensor is completely disconnected. Since the ECM will/should then simply ignore the abs/wheel-sensors and not activate traction control/stability control logic.
Typical condition showing the weakness of computers and why never to trust a computer, intermittent partial fault at ONE sensor and immediately the computer makes wrong decisions.
Mr Rainman Ray repair sir! In my very humble experience, I have used those types of connectors before when constructing military aircraft harnesses. We used to use the heat gun, but had a hook nozzle on the end. You would put the connecter/wires between the hook/heat exhaust and it would thoroughly melt the solder. Another thing you can try is get the solder to melt better. At least one of those did not melt the solder, impregnating the wires. It might have softened it, but you want to melt them more thoroughly. The hook nozzle help with the evenness and thoroughness. Just don't damage the wires :)
FYI when you have a Vvt issue in the gms the transmission will bang into gear and throw a traction control light just like the abs issue.
Excellent diagnostics Ray! I have a close friend who was a Caddy/Olds dealer transmission mechanic. He has the same mannerisms and work ethics as you. He hated working for them so bad that he opened up his own business. I see allot of his determination of excellence in you. Great job. I wish I was close by to come meet you.
Paul LeBlanc, Austin, Texas
What’s the fascination with lifting everything in the us it messes up the handling and makes vehicles that fall over in corners worse!
Just pull the ABS fuse out and put a piece of black tape over the ABS light. I'd trust my braking more than the computer's braking.