Fix ABS with Remanufacturing: Edd China's Workshop Diaries Ep 61
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2023
- You know when a mate drops their car off, chucks you the keys and says "can you fix my ABS"? Well, the answer is yes, using remanufacturing, and in this case I get ACtronics to do the clever fixing stuff in their hi-tech facility.
Check out ACtronics here:-
www.actronics.co.uk
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2:08 - Irreversible (by Mark Petrie)
3:03 - Industrial Development (Dan Skinner & Adam Skinner)
9:33 - Future Perfect (by David O'Brien)
12:58 - Fuego Rapido (by Tim Devine & Paul Hoyle)
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we were all a bit worried about you Edd. Good to see you back properly.
Thanks, first go on the edit too (had to lock the production pixies in the boot)!
It is a re upload of an old video.
@@solidsnakesimulation666No it isn't.
@@LKBRICKS1993yes it is.
@@phillipgreen5550oh my god more re***ds, its a re upload if a old video and it's been edited, you're clearly not a fan.
WELCOME BACK EDD.
ACTronics' setup is absolutely mindblowing.
Great to see you back Edd doing what Edd does best. Long may it last.
Thanks, next episode will be Range Rover chassis…
Welcome back Edd.
We missed you.
@@phildunne2632 old video but re edited
@@eddchinaHasn't it rusted away completely by now?! 😂
Thank you Edd. Note to video editing dept. Please lower volume of filler music to at least the same level or a bit less than the spoken audio on the video. This example has it excessively loud in comparison. Change nothing else. Edd is awesome.
I was just about to make the same comment that you left, then I saw yours. I totally agree with you on the music when Ed is not talking, its far to loud and spoils the content. Please folks, adjust that music volume, its far too loud and spoils the video..
I would actually say that the music SUCKS! Who would listen to that on purpose? Not me. I killed the sound and started to skip to the end of the video. Not apologizing, just the facts.
Totally agree. A common fault on lots of videos. Almost certainly caused by mixing using a VU meter instead of the basic earhole.
too high bass component ,otherwise all good
Great to see Edd back again! - Lovin' the magnetic fingers Edd!
Also its easy to see why cars like this get scrapped off so easily - if you don't know how (or where to send the part) to fix it - as a new replacement part is more than the value of the car.
old video not new
Thanks, first try doing whole edit (locked the production pixies in the boot)! Remanufacturing really does modern classics will stay out of the scrapper for much longer!
ACtronics’ bit in the middle has been around since COVID but believe me, I only just finished this 3 hours ago!!
Edd don't mention that word COVID,,,3 weeks and am still suffering it's worse than trying too drive a car without any petrol 😢
@@jameswalker7459haha 3 weeks ? Try having it for 11 months.
Can't help feeling like £1500 is pure price gouging - no way was that module worth such a significant fraction of the total new car cost, outrageous money. Great that there are firms out there that can actually fix things rather than just binning things off for no good reason. Bravo to Actronics.
Bravo indeed!!
Two ways to get spares for vehicles that have been around for a long time - one is that at the end of the car's production, have the OEM make many more than required, buy them, and store them in a well controlled warehouse for years - and then discard the ones that don't end up sold after storing them for a decade or two. The other is to get someone to spin up a production line for a small run. Neither of these options are cheap - I can see them needing to get - after retail markups - £1500 for the ones they sell to make the whole thing work.
Fixing ones as they fail is a very good idea - but you need a decent thoughput to pay for the setup, and you also need the fault to not be an Application-Specific IC, or even just a more generic part that goes end-of-life, that is unavailable.
Such a part is probably not that often needed, and by the time it's needed the car isn't worth much, so the owner will likely opt to get one off a scrapyard (looks like on ebay you can get one for around £100 or less), so even at a reasonable price of a few hundred quid, most people will opt for a used part on something not likely to fail. So then you have very small market, and as outlined above, to supply these years later costs lots. It's a shame companies like this don't offer a service to the individual though, plenty of competent mechanics who don't want to be 'stitched up on the labour rate'.
20 years ago when I worked at a company manufacturing ABS units for the big car manufacturers the sale price to the VM was less than £100 for the whole ABS unit. £1500 is quite a markup.
@eddchina best wishes 😊 hope you're well
Love the magnetic gloves that "pick up" the bolts
Nice to see you back Edd, I hope you're back into the swing of things again soon. We've missed you!!!
Edd, we love you! Welcome back old chap. Thanks for a great new video and hope for many more to come. Take care
Thank you, much appreciated.
Good to see you back, sir. It's good to know the companies like ACTronics exist. I drive a 2002 car and the ABS module for models with traction control is no longer available, so it's nice to know there's a potential repair option.
I was delighted to get a ding and find this gem of a vid waiting for me to watch with cold brew. Welcome back, Mr. China!
Thank you kindly!
The place that remanufactures your controller, wow that is one top notch work station
Oh yessss!! Great to see you Edd!!! Thank you for posting a fresh video!! Glad to see you're doing well!!! Oh I'm super excited!
You’re welcome, Range Rover chassis for the next video…
@@eddchinawhat happened man? It’s just back to old content. Why not just tell all your fans some small explanation of what’s going on?
He's alive! excellent episode welcome back sir and your never guess what my fiesta doing this started just 3 days ago 😂😂😂
At least you can now save a fortune fixing it!
finally, a genuinely new car video. thanks Ed, you've really been missed
We are glad to have you back, King. Greetings from Turkey 🇹🇷
Good to see you back mate. Really enjoyed watching you working on an everyday car issue. Keep ‘em coming 👍🏻
its old not new
@@nickolliver3021 no it's not, it's new
@@ek8710 yes it is. Its a re edited video from a few years ago
@@nickolliver3021 the remanufacture section was from before COVID, but the whole video is new as Edd just said.
@@ek8710 he just said its a new video as it's just a re edited one pre pandemic so it's an old video (old content)
We need more companies like this, so many cars and parts get scrapped nowadays due to part unavailability.
'Stitch him up on labor cost' got me too real XD
That background music- OMG!
Great wasn’t it?! Ok, I’ll sort the mix for the next video!
Great to see you again love you work true legendary man never forgotten ❤️
Great to have you back Ed. Fantastic video demonstrating that it’s far better to repair rather than simply replace, saving your mate a small fortune plus helping to keep these amazing specialist Companies alive. Keep up the great work. 😎👍
Thank you!
@@eddchina Fantastic videos, keep them coming 🤗👍🍻
@@pgtips6143it's a re upload of a old video.
@@solidsnakesimulation666no it isn’t, did you post this nonsense on every comment?
I was starting to worry the show was canceled. Welcome back. Thanks for the kind of quality content the world needs right now
Nice to see you back CZcams is not the same without Workshop Diaries. Stay safe.
Nice process ACtronics have there, considering what they do, investment in their equipment etc, around £200 is a decent price.
Absolutely, those robots and pick and place machines can’t be cheap.
@@eddchinaunless they buy broken ones and get them refurbished.
Glad I didn't give up on this channel, wonderful to see something new. You've been a massive inspiration, gave me the confidence I needed to get working on my own cars years ago, and now that i find myself knee deep in timing belts and brake calipers, I can't thank you enough. Please keep this going, it means a lot more than you might realize
It's great to see issues being resolved in a smart and cost effective way. Brilliant video, thanks Edd!
Why is everyone stood in the playground? Arguing about what’s a new video and what isn’t?
Main point is that Ed is back so that means we’ve got more content to look forward to.
Welcome back Ed. 😊
Thank you, yes, next episode will be the next stage of the Range Rover chassis…
Great to see you back Edd! Although the music was loud; it certainly sounded like a Fiesta! Hope to see more new content soon!
Thanks, I’ll sort the music mix. Next video (Ep 60!) will be the Range Rover chassis (which has taken far too long to wrangle into an episode)!
@@eddchinahow is the next video number 60 when this one is supposed to be 61? You're a troll.
@@solidsnakesimulation666because the vid is longer in the making smartiepants.
very good video. well presented and narrated through out. Thanks for taking the time to produce
Appreciate the appreciation! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
I've no problem with the promo bit. We get to learn of companies and services that may be of use to us in the future, and Ed also earns a few bob. A win win in my thought process. We also get an education with Ed's expertise ?
What's not to love 😘
I've used ECU Testing for ABS module and dash repairs for years. Excellent service.
The world is back to normal great to see you back edd you have been missed
It's a re upload of a old video.
I can't say I have seen it before
@@solidsnakesimulation666 go away.
Great to see you back, fun and informative upload 👍
We have used actronics for years always been super helpful and very quick turnaround. Sent them dash boards, ecus always fixed first time Highly recommended. Good to see you back ed !
Soooo glad to see Edd back but please for the love of what ever god you pray to stop with the crazy loud music, please don’t be like all the other CZcamsrs it’s ear splitting and annoying
Great work I’d have loved to hear what the technician was doing while working on the unit
I’ll fix it for next time
Nice one Edd. My better half has a white 14 plate Fiesta too so hopefully I'll never need to do the same but good to know this shouldn't cost thousands to sort if it goes wrong.
You would be surprised at what a new ABS module costs. For my Pug, it was £350 brand new. The same ABS module but fitted in an Audi was £1400. Software will be slightly different which prevents you from fitting one to the other... but shows what markup these parts are sold at!!
Thanks for the valuable information! I am happy that you shared that, and excited to see you again!
Hello Mr China. Im so happy to see new material from you! I hope this is the start of plenty more to come 🙏👍
Thanks Edd, really glad you are back! Thanks for taking the time and effort to put out the video, please ignore the haters. Hope everything is ok! See you in the next one
Thanks, next episode is almost entirely filmed and partly edited and will be about the Range Rover chassis being dunked in 2000 litres of Evaporust. What could possibly go wrong?!
It's a re upload of a old video.
Great to see Ed back and doing what he does Best!
Glad to see you back.
Was able to fix the abs module on my 1999 BMW E37. Best money saving fix I've done.
-5 hours searching and reading, until i found useful info on the internet.
-5 min removing the module (easier access than on the Fiesta).
-20 min carefully cutting it open. (Same cut as they did on the Fiesta module, but did with an exacto knife).
-5 min to renew the cracked soldering (common problem apparently).
-5 min to glue the lid back on with ABS-plastic glue.
-5 min to put it back in the car again.
Edd please keep making videos. Your videos are amazing and worth watching no matter what their content is!!! Have been a kid when i started watching wheeler dealers and i am grownup now but still take you as inspiration when I open things up and I love tinkering, fixing and experimenting with stuff!!!
It's great to see new content, and in this format, focused more in mechanics
So good to see you back Ed really missed you and what's happening with the Range Rover I think the last thing after you finished welding was sending it to be galvanized best regards Andy Allen.
Great mechanic come back Edd China❤
Great having you back on you tube edd. The way you explain things makes even the likes of me who can hardly find where to open the bonnet,let alone fix what’s inside understand what’s going on-cheers👍👍👍
yay! an advert for an electronics company!
Sure, ACtronics sponsored the video but it’s a great solution to keeping modern classics on the road for longer. Range Rover chassis next episode…
Ok ! are we going to get the show going now! Do you know how long its been for me to wait, I was having nightmares. THANKS! They should make a glove to pick up screws and drop they, you make it so easy Edd my man.
You made my day edd china back doing what he does best
Great to see you back Edd, I've missed these! And thank you very much for taking time to produce this and your other videos :) Absolutely staggering ACtronics' process to repair the module - space age almost to cut, repair, reseal the module container so precisely etc.
Nice to have you back Edd & cool tunes too……what’s not to like
Great video Edd! Thank you! 😁👍🏼😁👍🏼
Big thanks to company remanufacturing the unit, will use them if I have a problem
Its so refreshing to see you back again Ed, one of the most genuine people on youtube these days.
Thought you've abandoned us for a moment, great to see you back. Been watching you since that SJ410 and the Beach buggy. £200 is an absolute bargain. In fact, buy up all those faulty modules and get them refurbed and sell them for half what Ford is asking for a new one.
Great plan, I’ll get on it…
This is an old video re uploaded.
@@solidsnakesimulation666 have you got a problem?
@@solidsnakesimulation666 Some trolls never know when to shut it.
Patience is a Virtue with this Channel 😄Thank You Ed for the new content👍👍
R.I.P. peoples hearing everywhere, thought I was on the phone to a call centre, extremely loud music, and then barely able to hear the person after my hearing was distroyed. but great to see you back Edd.
Very very nice de-lidding/lidding and component level analysis and repair. Top notch work by ACtronics.
Fantastic to see you back, looking forward to the next episode.
To be fair, this is basically an ad for ACtronics’s services but still cool to see Edd back at again. And, ACtronics look like a seriously high tech outfit, with all that specialised machinery. Looking forward to the next episode with more Range Rover content!
Thanks, got to pay the bills somehow but without remanufacturing our modern classics might be scrap way too early.
Next episode will indeed be on the Range Rover chassis…
I see it as a mutually beneficial thing. I learned something. They get their name out. No-one loses, so why complain?
Yes EDD! Welcome
BACK :)
Very happy to see you back! The editing was a bit rough around the edges, but that’ll sort itself out, I imagine.
Also thumbs up on fixing the part, rather than discarding it!
As always, the music used in your videos is the best!
Glad you liked it! Fiesta music crossed with ska! How could I not!!
Loved the video great savings Ed welcome back Sir.
So pleased to have you back. Hope you had a refreshing break!
Not exactly but I have got stuff done (including other bits of filming and some excellent procrastination too)
@@eddchina Procrastination about the bush always good especially with cake!
Great to see you back. Very good production value and editing. Glad you are still a user of hand tools, and not electric nut drivers. Kudos for cutaways and close ups of fastener removal.
Fantastic to see you back Ed! Naughty naughty tho I saw what else was in that bin!! I can’t imagine what you’re alluding too!! Great way of saving money and doing your bit for the environment! God knows we need it now!!
🇯🇵📺ファンの為に
字幕対応に🐈感謝の極み🐈
such a clean vehicle. they never come apart that easily here in the midwest US.
That's an especially clean example in the UK, UK cars probably match similar conditions to Midwest US cars in terms of rust.
Nice to see you back at it. Been watching Cutting Edge Engineering for a couple of years and they do lots of remanufacturing of parts of huge earthmoving machines, which saves their customers big dollars over OEM replacement parts. Nice to see the same can apply for much smaller parts!
Hello Ed, it is very nice to see you again, especially with such an accurate and factually executed repair.
Hallo Ed, es ist sehr schön, Sie wiederzusehen, noch dazu bei einer so akkurat und sachlich ausgeführten Instandsetzung.
It would have been nice to know what the actual fault was with the unit. The video showed the technician at acTronics removing the main microcontroller off the pcb using a hot air gun...and a lot of very cool automated test equipment...don't get me wrong very impressive setup but very light on the details as to what actually went wrong. How did actronics diagnose the fault and effect a repair...
That is kinda the point ACTronics is not directly accessible by us DIY guys. So this video was kinda a filler advert.
there is a closure in the chip and the chip is replaced with a new one so that who works
Yeah, either the main chip itself was faulty or it was the soldering where the pins attach to he PCB that was faulty, is what I gather from video.
The part Remanufactured in the video was actually from VAG vehicle but I thought it gave a great impression of the process involved!
You never know, they might open up to the public one day but for now if you can tame a friendly service point they might let you do some of the work to save even more cash keeping your modern classic on the road…
I had Opel/Vauxhall Vectra B that had similar issues with ABS. I fixed it by removing the electronics from unit, opening it and reflowing everything with flux and heatgun. Worked flawlessly since that moment until 4 years later car went to scrapyard because of rust.
Great fix, it’s amazing how dry solder joints can bugger stuff up so easily (that and failed tant capacitors)!
@@eddchina opel's had issues with dry solder cracks, everything else was fine. It was the common issue and reflow was common fix. :)
Well...since the lead free solder need to be use,much more faults specially a BGA parts.I only have the basic equippment as the pro rework station starting from 20-30 K Eur.
This episode reminded me of back in the day wheeler dealers. Keep it up. Would love Ed to fix a DSG gearbox.
Mister Edd, it is always a pleasure to see you. Nice work you do, you have my respect.
What an amazing advert.
Thank you, we aim to please and it’s nice to get paid to make videos too!
Can it possibly be a new episode. 🤔 I'm so excited because you are loved and respected by a lot of people, and I never unsubbed because I knew you'd be back eventually
Thank you for hanging in there. Next episode will see the Range Rover chassis being dunked in 2000 litres of Evaporust - can’t possibly tell you how that went!…
It's not, it's a re upload of a old video
@@solidsnakesimulation666 Give us all a link then Trolly, or just ST%U why not. Sad. I feel sorry for you. And thanks Edd for teaching me something I didn't know. Ignore this FWit.
That's fascinating! Great to see you back, Edd!!
what a great service edd, shame we dont have somthing like this in australia , neat trick with the bolts i always knew you had a "magnetic" personality
Maybe I will be able to persuade ACtronics to come to Australia 🇦🇺 too. Glad you enjoyed the magic!
This remanufacturing process is great for those parts that you either can’t get brand new at all or are prohibitively expensive at the main dealership; case in point, the ABS control module for my 2006 Buick Lucerne, which is an American Full Size Sedan (it’s considered an Executive Saloon in the UK, equivalent to a BMW 5 Series or a Mercedes E Class)is still available at the main dealer for over $400US because they made 3 different part numbers of that module because they had 2 vastly different brake systems depending on trim level and engine choice (V6 or V8; the V8 models and the top trim got Stability Control and Brake Assist while the V6 models only got traction control)
EDIT: I visited their website and apparently they can do Instrument clusters, HVAC Control Heads and Engine ECUs too!
The capital investment represented by that facility and the processes suggests that those devices are a steady stream of malfunctions. You don't go to that kind of effort for one-off problems.
You don’t, and thank goodness they have so we can keep our modern classics on the road!
I’m stunned they seemed to magically know what chip to replace and actually had one. The leads were too small for me to think that was a simple solenoid driver. Doubt the one repaired in video was Edd’s as when boxed it was bolted to a pump assembly, which Edd didn’t send.
Ed China the man my husband loves more than me don't get worried Ed only for your mechanic skills❤❤❤🚘
I agree, nice to see you again Edd. Great informative video 👌
Brilliant hope u don't stitch ya mate up too much on the labour and welcome back Edd
Good to see your back, looking forward to the Range Rover videos
OMG FINALLY! A brand new episode. I was waiting for this long time ago. Thank you Edd.
That was a great insight. I had a problem with the same component on my old Honda Accord, the module also housed the VSA system (stability assist) and that had failed. My local mechanic did the same thing as a new module was £1200 at the time but sending the module off for repair was much cheaper. It was really interesting to see the process up close, thanks!
Finally a real comeback! Thanks. Subscription renewed.
Thank you, my first full edit too!
Edd!! Brilliant to see you back!
EXCELENT!! back to fixing cars. Thanks Edd.
Great to see you back Edd. The shots from behind the ABS module gave me flashbacks to one of the few times I attempted to work on my own car. Bolts did fall down the engine bay, then my phone, which I was using as a torch so I could retrieve them, followed. Managed to get the phone back, but a set of cooking tongs had to be sacrificed in the process. The stress! Need more practice and less arthritis, clearly!
Dr Edd surgical precision as always
Thank you EDD for keeping perfection and integrity in your work
Great to see you back, hope all is well
Thank you Edd it's great to see you back on your channel
Great video. Your video's were missed. Hope we will get more content. All the best.
UK2030 Net zero pledge also in the bin - I see what you did their
You might be the first to notice out loud! Thanks for watching (closely)!
Great video, I have mixed emotions on reman. electronics, I had a reman. PCM fail in 2 months, then had the replacement reman. PCM last the rest of the cars life. $200 or pounds compared to $1500, I'll go with the reman. every time.. Oh I love the Fiesta theme music also.
Thank you (you might be the first after me)! Fiesta crossed with ska? What’s not to like!!
Love this type of normal content.Great job Edd
Good to see you back Edd, im glad you are well 👍👍