Nah karma dont exist i know a guy who has stabbed 3 people in 3 different situations and he shot another guy he only went to jail for stabbing one guy and did 3 years and the other 2 stabbings he got away and he recently came out on the news for shooting someone and a month later he was released not to mention all the stuff we dont know about and crimes he has commited and now hes out of jail living good
The one reason I got into cars. Growing up I never had a father so my mom knew nothing about cars so i always wanted to learn and do it myself if i had the tools. Be careful folks.
You can even hear it in his voice lmao. After the mechanic said that, he switched up and gave some extra sympathy to the guy after dissing his car. 😂 You can tell he’s a good guy for that because that is a horrible thing to hear especially after getting scammed lol
Let me give you some even better advice. Mechanics already assume you don't know much about cars or why would you even be bringing it to them? I've done 100% of the work on all the cars I've ever owned but I wasn't born with that knowledge or experience. I had to acquire it.
Oh, we already know you don't know anything about your car. That's not the issue here. The issue is when your mechanic doesn't know how to read a book. Most shops DO NOT have skilled diagnosticians. Even the mechanic in this video is clearly confused by this problem. #1 All of the codes share a VREF circuit. #2 We have a DEAD battery. There is no point in researching codes. His first call should've been to replace the battery. Do the codes persist? Check power and grounds. Fix broken or loose connection. Done.
Also lots of tinkerers out there who bugger up their own cars will produce parts 'left by a previous mechanic' and they state that they themselves do not know anything about cars! 😂
The first thing that need to be done is to get a good battery in it. Lots of codes could be caused by a low or bad battery. I would put the original ECM back in it because I'm sure that the replacement wasn't programmed.
Ikr, he tried to do a relearn when the computer actually would need to be reprogrammed. His little snap on Apollo doesnt have that capability. I would've hooked back up the original module that was in question. Cleared codes and rechecked the module to ensure it was the correct one for the car. Then, I would have run a drive cycle and rescanned to pull codes. But if he has a crank cam correlation code. That guys check engine light just became a change engine light. In my area, we charge around 3k to just change the three chains. That's not including any head or camshaft. A used engine from the salvage is 500- 1200 bucks.
@@captgraybush2890lmfao you literally told us youre a scammer. 3k for a couple hundred dollar job 😂😂 trust me i have way more experience then you. Ive built more cars then youve worked on
I don’t think he was trying to say all those codes are actually things wrong with the car, he was just saying that the computer was not ran through diagnostics and installed properly so every code was coming up as failed.
@@mrorganic13absolutely considering the ECM has a different VIN so if this specific vehicle only has 2 Cam sensors, but the used VIN has 4, it'll set codes for not seeing the 2nd 2 sensors. Plug in the original module and retest
@@xerxes9929He was literally saying that. He even said he was going to have to research every individual code. Simply put, he didn't know how to even begin to diagnose this kind of problem. Which is OK. He'll either take time learn VREF and power distribution in the future, or focus on what he already does best.
Im not a real mechanic but cars make perfect sense to me and Ive done tons of work on them. It makes me really sad to think that people are out here just ripping people off.
thats what i would done, sometimes the ecma internal ground becomes open and the case will show voltage will connect and relearn but if the computer isnt grounded it will set codes for every single sensor on the engine and yes the car does sound like the chain is clacking
I feel bad for that young guy. I was once young and naive especially with cars. We spent our first dollars on owning a car. All the prayers and blessings to this young man
Why do people pull codes and assume that they have all them problems...Certain codes can cause other code to show cause the 2 go hand and hand. Take one at a time and rest will follow
My coworker was supposed to go work on a car for his friend’s wife and she went and had someone else to work on it, well she calls him after and when he got there the guy stripped out all 4 spark plug threads by putting them in with an impact, and on top of that crossed some wires. Apparently he was a friend of a friend who said he’s a mechanic. People aren’t always who they say they are
I remember a customer once told me that she had someone who was a "mechanic" that worked on her car. She told me, "He went to school as a mechanic." She was has a power but no crank issue. The guy was rambling on about, "it is a starter; It is an alternator; it is a crank position sensor." She starts to get suspicious about him and asked him some questions after installing those parts. He dodged all the questions and she had to pay for the labor as well. After that she never seen him again. A week later, I was working at the Napa store. She ask if there was anyone that could help fix her car. She didn't want to take the car in to the shop to get it fix because she has to wait and it was her only daily driver. I agree to help fix her car. I diagnosed her car. It was just a blown starter fuse and starter relay.
@@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95hey dummies first off he literally is a mechanic 😂 and second he legit rescanned the entire car all codes remained and ended up getting a new code
@@Red-ev8ls well, thats just not a whole lot of experience then. Worked as a service advisor for a year or so and this is pretty common, add to that he had start issues - anyones first assumption upon seeing a christmas tree would be to question the validity and consider a voltage problem as part of the explanation as opposed to going "oh my your cars got a lot of problems".
This dude is whack lol... what are the chances all of those sensors have issues?? Its most likely something else that's causing those. Crazy that he thinks all of those codes are occurring as being legit.. lol
Man I wish i had an honest Mobile Mechanic near me I like this dude respectful, sincere straight to the point not lying about what it could be and isn't.
i've seen this before. parts changers that have no clue how to diagnose issues sees a communication code in multiple modules saying lost com with ecu/pcm and assume it means bad pcm/ecu wrong that's the systems being shut down to direct all available power to the ecu/pcm due to poor charging system performance ie bad battery or alternator or poor grounds or power connection. to start any diag here the main issue needs to be resolved and that's the battery dying constantly. scream parasitic draw most likely whatever module is failing isn't going to sleep and keeping the car awake killing the battery battery is smoked from being killed too many times and a loose ground causing voltage swings especially on the 5v reference circuits. so to start with new battery cleaning on the battery wires replace if needed as well as the major ground and power connections to body and engine . when new battery is installed start immediately with a parasitic draw test giving the car a 30 minute sit to allow it to go to sleep. repair draw till within specs. as for the rest of the codes document but don't have much faith in them go ahead and clear out everything and needs to be driven a couple of days minimum and verified the battery is staying charged as well as completing hopefully at least one drive cycle and running all monitors. now read codes if theres with an excessive amount of odd random codes it is safe to assume the ecm/pcm was swapped with as used defective or misprogrammed unit and the best course is ti reinstall the other ecm and see what pops immediately up. go through and relearns it needs clear codes and then proceed to drive again complete a cycle and check codes again. GM vehicles especially are very ground sensitive and will set all sorts of random codes due to poor grounding you may very well find that 90% of the problems here is a single or multiple bad grounds. yes the engine is a bit noisy and probable timing chain issue but that's not causing the rest of the issues
Been following this guy for a few days now and not sure I've heard the phrase "heres the deal" more times in my life than on this channel lol. Love the videos though and nice to see good honest mechanics out there still.
Here's the deal.... Your car has too many problems and I don't know how to fix them. I always laugh when he pulls his little Snapon Apollo, I know nothing's gonna be fixed
One thing to check on the battery issue is I saw he had what looked like power wires for an amp. You have to have an ignition signal for both your stereo and amp to prevent them from staying on and draining the battery. Could have caused such a bad voltage draw that it made all the modules go crazy and throw tons of codes. I hope that’s the case for this poor guy anyway.
Every single car is ran thru a set voltage parametre set by the ecu. The reason why theres a code in the first plasce is because theres a voltage indifference, it isnt matching wats specified by the ecu.. after a new batt the car has internal mechanical issues that needs addressing.. by the sound its making. Loss of power happens when timing components fail or guides broken etc. Its a surgical job
You don’t have to keep saying awwww man that sucks ,oh man that sucks , he obviously knows that he’s in a bad situation. Have some respect 🫡 hope you fix his car
I have the same car. The 3.6 is famous for oil consumption issues. Once it gets too low the hydraulic chain tensioner won’t put tension on the chain and you have the ticking sound.
Just subscribed and I'm quickly noticing these newer cars all have catastrophic timing chain issues and they are supposed to be more reliable than timing belts 😮😮😮
Timing chains are great when oil is regularly changed. When metal heats it expands, hence the timing chain slack and the slip. Majority of the time it’s sadly the “I don’t know much about cars” crowd
I would have immediately tried the old box back in and started a fresh. If the last mech didn't program the new one properly and left it like that, the old box, which I'm assuming was programmed correctly, will give a starting point in which to begin fault finding.
Bad customer bad car I would have left as soon as I seen him and the car. I wouldnt even waste my time. Also with all those codes with the sensors he may have a 5v reference issue, timing issues, ignition been tampered with, just a hell hole walk away fast.
He's generally right. They technically can and have made a good 4 cylinder, like the Iron Duke, but they can't make a modern fuel efficient 4 cylinder engine. In fact, they don't anymore. If you ever wondered what the hell happened to Daewoo, they were purchased and renamed to "GM Korea" but they're still the same people and are responsible for cars like the Spark, Sonic, Trax, and the Cruze.
with the count on the codes I would say that ECM is not Programmed and running at Default I would say pull out the laptop and get the J-box and try to reprogram the ECU the cam issue may just be the solenoids on actuating due to lack of info from ECU and no You Snap on will not Program an ECU and Resting it is not Programing .. you need a J-box and an online OEM one day access Subscription minimum
Oh it’s clearly got an ECU problem. This guy is just obsessed with timing chains. I mean yes the chain is noisy, but all those codes?! 🤷♂️ damn thing shouldn’t be running at all if everything on that list is out.
When you get a multitude of codes like that, it means the PCM is losing voltage connection, that's why it's throwing all those codes. There's a bad ground/circuit somewhere, in this case it's most likely that battery ground wire and the usual suspect for the parasitic draw is aftermarket audio, they almost never install that stuff correctly or safely. When codes like that happen start simple by figuring out what all those codes have in common, like the battery itself.
Had to replace my timing chain last year. Nearly $6k. Only paid $10k for the whole car so that was a pretty big hit. Certainly wasn't prepared for that. But it has turned out to be a pretty decent car. I love it. But still, I'll never buy another car without a knowledgeable man by my side. Did my best but sometimes your best just isn't good enough 🤷♀️🐝
That's a 9th generation Impala for you. After having my 08 constantly taking a crap on me, one repair after the other, never again. Based on my experience, they're nothing but problems no matter how well you take care of it.
Great content! But why not fix the issue he's actually having? You should have replaced the battery and load tested the alternator. Chances are the alternator is bad from driving around with a bad battery.
Dude! First thing: Charge the battery. Half of those codes and obviously the starting issue and weird behaviors could just be a result of that loose negatory cable. Modern cars do crazy stuff when they're not getting proper voltage. Clear the codes and see which ones come back once you have a fully charged battery. But yeah, the cam and crank sensors are likely due to that timing chain. And of course, check the grounds to the ECM, and for a bad wire/connector in the mix....but it ounds like that puppy's gonna need a timing chain job. Better to advise the guy of that from the git-go as he may not want to put the money into doing everything...and of course, if he keeps driving it with that chain the way it is......[EDIT: Ooopps! Didn't notice that I already posted on this one! Sorry...]
I took my truck apart and put it back together, went from 0 codes to 12. Most were communication related. My computer plug wasn't fully snug. I have 0 codes again after I plugged the computer all the way in.
The car's PCM, what you call a computer, doesn't tell you what's wrong with it. At best if you're lucky, it can help point in the direction to look for the actual problem. The average car today has over 50 electronic modules and 1500 wires or more. Good luck finding a broken wire with just a test light.. it's not 1964 anymore
Sad how many people are so dishonest I took my car into a place here in Wisconsin and they told me it was my water pump it'll be $936 why I didn't have the money thank God so I waited a couple months till I forward the 936 but then I took it to another mechanic and it wasn't the water pump at all it was my motor mounts underneath the front end of my car wow I would have paid for a water pump for over $900 and it still wouldn't have solved the problem
Clear the codes first, then test drive vehicle and allow driving cycles to complete. If any or all those trouble codes come back, it's a confirmation problem persists.. the rattling noise could be a tensioner, idler pulley as well.. whenever battery fails, it triggers a christmas tree, and vehicles electrical system goes nuts.. on the otehr hand, I would approach the ratting noise making sure its not internal to the engine.
I like to play dumb with mechanics to test their characters and when they make up some shit I’ll be like oh really !?!? And when they see I’m not uneducated the whole act changes. Its hilarious
I feel so bad for that young guy. I hate when people are taken advantage of. The good thing is that karma will come after that scammer!
Amen 🤌
Nah karma dont exist i know a guy who has stabbed 3 people in 3 different situations and he shot another guy he only went to jail for stabbing one guy and did 3 years and the other 2 stabbings he got away and he recently came out on the news for shooting someone and a month later he was released not to mention all the stuff we dont know about and crimes he has commited and now hes out of jail living good
What’s sad is that men don’t know how to fix anything more all they care about is there shoes and what pictures their going to post
I don’t, if you don’t know crap about cars go to professional, this is what happens when you cut corners, lesson learned
@@Masticas.You didn't use one period, you should get locked up next
The one reason I got into cars. Growing up I never had a father so my mom knew nothing about cars so i always wanted to learn and do it myself if i had the tools. Be careful folks.
Yeah you and literally everybody else
@@23Butanedionewhy so passive aggressive? Weirdo
Looks like that mechanic just handed him some parts and claimed to have done work. Basically scamming him.
Plot twist the mechanic has the same car swap all his bad parts with the hood parts 😂
@@fairfax_fran5109plot twist he just swapped cars
"that car sucks dude" It's not what I want to hear from mechanic 🤣🤣🤣
i mean its true though god damn that was the most codes ive ever seen on a car....... Poor guy and shame on that mechanic forreal P.O.S
I thought he said “This cars fucked dude” nonetheless both comedy 😂😂
You can even hear it in his voice lmao. After the mechanic said that, he switched up and gave some extra sympathy to the guy after dissing his car. 😂 You can tell he’s a good guy for that because that is a horrible thing to hear especially after getting scammed lol
I have one and they kinda do suck so many problems
He only told him 18 times 😂
Its crazy to actually see a mechanic doin good. Respect man
Big mistake never tell a mechanic that you don’t know nothing out cars, they will take advantage of you
Let me give you some even better advice.
Mechanics already assume you don't know much about cars or why would you even be bringing it to them? I've done 100% of the work on all the cars I've ever owned but I wasn't born with that knowledge or experience. I had to acquire it.
Oh, we already know you don't know anything about your car. That's not the issue here. The issue is when your mechanic doesn't know how to read a book. Most shops DO NOT have skilled diagnosticians. Even the mechanic in this video is clearly confused by this problem.
#1 All of the codes share a VREF circuit.
#2 We have a DEAD battery. There is no point in researching codes. His first call should've been to replace the battery. Do the codes persist? Check power and grounds. Fix broken or loose connection. Done.
Also lots of tinkerers out there who bugger up their own cars will produce parts 'left by a previous mechanic' and they state that they themselves do not know anything about cars! 😂
The first thing that need to be done is to get a good battery in it. Lots of codes could be caused by a low or bad battery. I would put the original ECM back in it because I'm sure that the replacement wasn't programmed.
Ikr, he tried to do a relearn when the computer actually would need to be reprogrammed. His little snap on Apollo doesnt have that capability. I would've hooked back up the original module that was in question. Cleared codes and rechecked the module to ensure it was the correct one for the car. Then, I would have run a drive cycle and rescanned to pull codes. But if he has a crank cam correlation code. That guys check engine light just became a change engine light. In my area, we charge around 3k to just change the three chains. That's not including any head or camshaft. A used engine from the salvage is 500- 1200 bucks.
@@captgraybush2890 thank you Capt Gray Bush
used engines in california run for less than that
@@captgraybush2890
Yes that is true . What I would have done is hooked his orginal computer back up to the car . Start it up with a good battery .and then go from there.
@@captgraybush2890lmfao you literally told us youre a scammer. 3k for a couple hundred dollar job 😂😂 trust me i have way more experience then you. Ive built more cars then youve worked on
All the codes are kinda irrelevant considering the battery's dead and the previous mechanic was messing with anything and everything.
And he can get the ecm...
I don’t think he was trying to say all those codes are actually things wrong with the car, he was just saying that the computer was not ran through diagnostics and installed properly so every code was coming up as failed.
Also the ecu was apparently changed out and not learned to the car, obv a bunch of codes would pop up.
@@mrorganic13absolutely considering the ECM has a different VIN so if this specific vehicle only has 2 Cam sensors, but the used VIN has 4, it'll set codes for not seeing the 2nd 2 sensors. Plug in the original module and retest
@@xerxes9929He was literally saying that. He even said he was going to have to research every individual code. Simply put, he didn't know how to even begin to diagnose this kind of problem. Which is OK. He'll either take time learn VREF and power distribution in the future, or focus on what he already does best.
Im not a real mechanic but cars make perfect sense to me and Ive done tons of work on them. It makes me really sad to think that people are out here just ripping people off.
I’m concerned about the cult man lol
@@banditpsycho3573 Arent we all?
Then those people need to spend their free time learning so they wont get scammed.
Reinstall the original computer. Also check to see if those sensors have a common power feed/ECM Fuse.
Damage is done. Original computer won’t fix it
@@traplordx5645it’s a clear case of ECU problems. It wouldn’t even run if that many sensors were out.
thats what i would done, sometimes the ecma internal ground becomes open and the case will show voltage will connect and relearn but if the computer isnt grounded it will set codes for every single sensor on the engine and yes the car does sound like the chain is clacking
I'd just abolish the computer and run an old ECM.
I would start by putting in old ECU and starting diag from there.
I feel bad for that young guy. I was once young and naive especially with cars. We spent our first dollars on owning a car. All the prayers and blessings to this young man
Why do people pull codes and assume that they have all them problems...Certain codes can cause other code to show cause the 2 go hand and hand. Take one at a time and rest will follow
That gm 3.6 v6 vvt engine is NOTORIOUS for timing chain issues...I am not surprised plus it probably has high mileage
Yet they install it in pretty much everything!
My coworker was supposed to go work on a car for his friend’s wife and she went and had someone else to work on it, well she calls him after and when he got there the guy stripped out all 4 spark plug threads by putting them in with an impact, and on top of that crossed some wires. Apparently he was a friend of a friend who said he’s a mechanic. People aren’t always who they say they are
Not even close to a mechanic. Not even a novice parts changer
I remember a customer once told me that she had someone who was a "mechanic" that worked on her car. She told me, "He went to school as a mechanic."
She was has a power but no crank issue. The guy was rambling on about, "it is a starter; It is an alternator; it is a crank position sensor." She starts to get suspicious about him and asked him some questions after installing those parts. He dodged all the questions and she had to pay for the labor as well. After that she never seen him again.
A week later, I was working at the Napa store. She ask if there was anyone that could help fix her car. She didn't want to take the car in to the shop to get it fix because she has to wait and it was her only daily driver. I agree to help fix her car. I diagnosed her car. It was just a blown starter fuse and starter relay.
I appreciate you for helping him and being solid
I don't like anything about that car
good thing its not your car
Yeah; what's with the column and ignition switch? Whose car is it?
@@dirty6004 thank god car cant even move 10 feet
It's GM they are garbage unless you get yourself a GM truck or anything else besides the impala or Cruze. They are throw aways
Basic car knowledge should be a required class. Being a car enthusiast, I forget most people don't even know the basics.
Best place to learn? Would Scotty Kilmer be enough to become savvy
@Nunya7776 Negative.
Best place would be forums/ videos specific to your vehicle/engine, IMO.
@@Nunya7776 no offense but Scotty is mostly all talk. Someone like Chris fix is better but it's better to learn from a forum specific to you car
@awakenedone7577 Scotty is pretty solid.. he just makes a lot clickbait and dramatic videos lol
More than half of the codes are probably because of a stretched timing chain
my man just hit him with "this car sucks dude" 🤣
You should have cleared the codes and see what codes it actually had, because it certainly didn't have all of those. That's diagnostics 101.
Yeah I dont think this guy is a mechanic, just helping someone out.
@@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95hey dummies first off he literally is a mechanic 😂 and second he legit rescanned the entire car all codes remained and ended up getting a new code
@@Red-ev8ls well, thats just not a whole lot of experience then. Worked as a service advisor for a year or so and this is pretty common, add to that he had start issues - anyones first assumption upon seeing a christmas tree would be to question the validity and consider a voltage problem as part of the explanation as opposed to going "oh my your cars got a lot of problems".
This dude is whack lol... what are the chances all of those sensors have issues?? Its most likely something else that's causing those. Crazy that he thinks all of those codes are occurring as being legit.. lol
@@itsGuy Probably just due to the low battery. Happens all the time.
the one dislike is from the scammer mechanic
Man I wish i had an honest Mobile Mechanic near me
I like this dude respectful, sincere straight to the point not lying about what it could be and isn't.
We need merch that says “here’s the deal” 😏😏
And add "so what's the issue?" after that 🤭 always saying those together
put me down for a *"27 CODES"* sticker
i heard new computer instantly knew poor guy
Some people are just truly scummy. Its a shame really.
i've seen this before. parts changers that have no clue how to diagnose issues sees a communication code in multiple modules saying lost com with ecu/pcm and assume it means bad pcm/ecu wrong that's the systems being shut down to direct all available power to the ecu/pcm due to poor charging system performance ie bad battery or alternator or poor grounds or power connection. to start any diag here the main issue needs to be resolved and that's the battery dying constantly. scream parasitic draw most likely whatever module is failing isn't going to sleep and keeping the car awake killing the battery battery is smoked from being killed too many times and a loose ground causing voltage swings especially on the 5v reference circuits. so to start with new battery cleaning on the battery wires replace if needed as well as the major ground and power connections to body and engine . when new battery is installed start immediately with a parasitic draw test giving the car a 30 minute sit to allow it to go to sleep. repair draw till within specs. as for the rest of the codes document but don't have much faith in them go ahead and clear out everything and needs to be driven a couple of days minimum and verified the battery is staying charged as well as completing hopefully at least one drive cycle and running all monitors. now read codes if theres with an excessive amount of odd random codes it is safe to assume the ecm/pcm was swapped with as used defective or misprogrammed unit and the best course is ti reinstall the other ecm and see what pops immediately up. go through and relearns it needs clear codes and then proceed to drive again complete a cycle and check codes again. GM vehicles especially are very ground sensitive and will set all sorts of random codes due to poor grounding you may very well find that 90% of the problems here is a single or multiple bad grounds. yes the engine is a bit noisy and probable timing chain issue but that's not causing the rest of the issues
100% Real advise!
“Dude that sucks” bro stfu and fix my car this guy woulda pissed me off
😂😅😂😅 on the Real bit
You can’t be real people, lol
Been following this guy for a few days now and not sure I've heard the phrase "heres the deal" more times in my life than on this channel lol. Love the videos though and nice to see good honest mechanics out there still.
I wish these mechanics could be honest with there customers like this guy.
Much respect to you being 💯 with the young man
Thanks for being honest man your dope
Getting scammed by shady mechanics happens to the best of us.
They always get their Karma though, believe that!
It's obviously a main voltage issue if you have that many codes.
You should be honest with people and don’t sugar coat anything tell em the car is shit scrap it buy new one
The blinker fluid was probably low
Every time I watch one of his videos he doesn’t ever fix anything 😂
For real, I am trying to learn something 😂
Here's the deal.... Your car has too many problems and I don't know how to fix them. I always laugh when he pulls his little Snapon Apollo, I know nothing's gonna be fixed
That guy was eyeing the tools in the back hard af when he opened the tailgate
Uncovered ignition. Key broken and doesn't fut correctly. My spidersense is tingling for stolen car.
why didnt you put the original computer back in and check
He reprogrammed the computer.
One thing to check on the battery issue is I saw he had what looked like power wires for an amp. You have to have an ignition signal for both your stereo and amp to prevent them from staying on and draining the battery. Could have caused such a bad voltage draw that it made all the modules go crazy and throw tons of codes. I hope that’s the case for this poor guy anyway.
Sell the car get a new one, I’ve learn from days like this that I don’t ever want to go through.
How? No one gonna wanna buy it …
Every single car is ran thru a set voltage parametre set by the ecu. The reason why theres a code in the first plasce is because theres a voltage indifference, it isnt matching wats specified by the ecu.. after a new batt the car has internal mechanical issues that needs addressing.. by the sound its making. Loss of power happens when timing components fail or guides broken etc. Its a surgical job
I would have not even hooked up a scanner once I heard the chain rattle. But give you an E for your efforts trying to help this dude out.
Dont you just love all the arm chair mechanics out there😂
You don’t have to keep saying awwww man that sucks ,oh man that sucks , he obviously knows that he’s in a bad situation. Have some respect 🫡 hope you fix his car
Excellent customer service skills....matches the customers style on the fly. 👌🏆🤙
I've never heard someone refer to a jump start as " jumping it off" lol
That’s what got me into cars! I actually have this impala and know it front to back lol. Men need to pick up those skills! Saves you TONS!
Hopefully he grows this channel to help some of them for free
27codes is nuts! No wonder the other mechanic popped smoke.
This car is not worth repairing unfortunately
I have the same car. The 3.6 is famous for oil consumption issues. Once it gets too low the hydraulic chain tensioner won’t put tension on the chain and you have the ticking sound.
Dont quit your day job
i dont know if its just me but i have a hard time holding conversations with people who keep saying that sucks when im explaining stuff to them
That starter is legit brand new lol
Just subscribed and I'm quickly noticing these newer cars all have catastrophic timing chain issues and they are supposed to be more reliable than timing belts 😮😮😮
Timing chains are great when oil is regularly changed. When metal heats it expands, hence the timing chain slack and the slip. Majority of the time it’s sadly the “I don’t know much about cars” crowd
Exactly why my husband Cody started doing mobile mechanics. Some people are just trying to make a quick buck, not fix the issue smh🤦♂️🤦♂️
I would have immediately tried the old box back in and started a fresh. If the last mech didn't program the new one properly and left it like that, the old box, which I'm assuming was programmed correctly, will give a starting point in which to begin fault finding.
Bad customer bad car I would have left as soon as I seen him and the car. I wouldnt even waste my time. Also with all those codes with the sensors he may have a 5v reference issue, timing issues, ignition been tampered with, just a hell hole walk away fast.
My dad always said Chevy can't make a 4cyl to save their life they can only make good push rod engines
He's generally right. They technically can and have made a good 4 cylinder, like the Iron Duke, but they can't make a modern fuel efficient 4 cylinder engine.
In fact, they don't anymore. If you ever wondered what the hell happened to Daewoo, they were purchased and renamed to "GM Korea" but they're still the same people and are responsible for cars like the Spark, Sonic, Trax, and the Cruze.
what
Same thing with dodge the dart is terrible the srt engines are rebadged Mitsubishi. Ford is rebadged Mazda.
true although don't think the car here is a 4cyl
@@elderclock yea I noticed it looked like a V6 when I was writing the comment but posted it anyway
with the count on the codes I would say that ECM is not Programmed and running at Default I would say pull out the laptop and get the J-box and try to reprogram the ECU the cam issue may just be the solenoids on actuating due to lack of info from ECU and no You Snap on will not Program an ECU and Resting it is not Programing .. you need a J-box and an online OEM one day access Subscription minimum
im sure 95% of the codes are caused by undervoltage...
That could very well be you are correct
Oh it’s clearly got an ECU problem. This guy is just obsessed with timing chains. I mean yes the chain is noisy, but all those codes?! 🤷♂️ damn thing shouldn’t be running at all if everything on that list is out.
Could you put the old computer back in and start from fresh? Maybe the old computer was okay
Dude said “he changed the computer” you need an ECU for that same make and model. Definitely a scam
Why not put the old PCM back in and see if that works
the spider at 5:44 said hello
as soon as I saw 3.6 VVT I knew there'd be some camshaft codes
bro…it was prob the alternator the whole time
Thanks for being an honest person. Karmas a bitch
Damn bro straight robbery
He better learn quick and fix it himself
Is that Apollo d9 from Snap On themselves? I'm wo during where and how you bought that thing.
I hate these scammy fake mechanics yhey give us good mechanics a bad reputation 💯💯💯
When you get a multitude of codes like that, it means the PCM is losing voltage connection, that's why it's throwing all those codes. There's a bad ground/circuit somewhere, in this case it's most likely that battery ground wire and the usual suspect for the parasitic draw is aftermarket audio, they almost never install that stuff correctly or safely. When codes like that happen start simple by figuring out what all those codes have in common, like the battery itself.
Had to replace my timing chain last year. Nearly $6k. Only paid $10k for the whole car so that was a pretty big hit. Certainly wasn't prepared for that. But it has turned out to be a pretty decent car. I love it. But still, I'll never buy another car without a knowledgeable man by my side. Did my best but sometimes your best just isn't good enough 🤷♀️🐝
So no full video on this either?
That's throttle body that's all! Clean it and go on! Sorry!
These cars are literally junk. Hope my boy can save up for another one.
5:41 even that damn spider is concerned for his car
That's a 9th generation Impala for you. After having my 08 constantly taking a crap on me, one repair after the other, never again. Based on my experience, they're nothing but problems no matter how well you take care of it.
Great content! But why not fix the issue he's actually having? You should have replaced the battery and load tested the alternator. Chances are the alternator is bad from driving around with a bad battery.
Dude! First thing: Charge the battery. Half of those codes and obviously the starting issue and weird behaviors could just be a result of that loose negatory cable. Modern cars do crazy stuff when they're not getting proper voltage. Clear the codes and see which ones come back once you have a fully charged battery. But yeah, the cam and crank sensors are likely due to that timing chain. And of course, check the grounds to the ECM, and for a bad wire/connector in the mix....but it ounds like that puppy's gonna need a timing chain job. Better to advise the guy of that from the git-go as he may not want to put the money into doing everything...and of course, if he keeps driving it with that chain the way it is......[EDIT: Ooopps! Didn't notice that I already posted on this one! Sorry...]
Compression test is a good start there.
It looks like the PCM needs to be programmed, or at least put the old one back in. A 2009 you are still able to program a used Pcm's with sps2.
I took my truck apart and put it back together, went from 0 codes to 12. Most were communication related. My computer plug wasn't fully snug. I have 0 codes again after I plugged the computer all the way in.
Bro just needed a new battery lol
Check the battery terminals their terminals get loose it’s so common on these
I will never buy a fwd impala. These cars are cursed
did you actually clear tdc's and recheck or just assume?
Sounds like the guy swapped some shitty parts onto his car
If the newest generations didn’t have computers to tell them what was wrong they would never know how to fix anything.
The car's PCM, what you call a computer, doesn't tell you what's wrong with it. At best if you're lucky, it can help point in the direction to look for the actual problem. The average car today has over 50 electronic modules and 1500 wires or more. Good luck finding a broken wire with just a test light.. it's not 1964 anymore
My first thought was all those codes are thrown because the computer 😂
Sad how many people are so dishonest I took my car into a place here in Wisconsin and they told me it was my water pump it'll be $936 why I didn't have the money thank God so I waited a couple months till I forward the 936 but then I took it to another mechanic and it wasn't the water pump at all it was my motor mounts underneath the front end of my car wow I would have paid for a water pump for over $900 and it still wouldn't have solved the problem
Clear the codes first, then test drive vehicle and allow driving cycles to complete. If any or all those trouble codes come back, it's a confirmation problem persists.. the rattling noise could be a tensioner, idler pulley as well.. whenever battery fails, it triggers a christmas tree, and vehicles electrical system goes nuts.. on the otehr hand, I would approach the ratting noise making sure its not internal to the engine.
I like to play dumb with mechanics to test their characters and when they make up some shit I’ll be like oh really !?!? And when they see I’m not uneducated the whole act changes. Its hilarious
What was the update on this
My computer came with instructions to re key the car so the original key would work
800 bucks you can get a honda beater
No you cant. Inflation is abysmal. Shitboxes are 2gs now.
Long story short, you need all new parts. 😂
That car hot 🔥 as a firecracker 😂😅
You just needed an alternator😂😂