How Does a Starter Solenoid Work?
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2018
- Ever wonder what happens when you turn the key or push the button on your vehicle to get it to start? This video will not only show you what part is responsible for this modern marvel, but it will also teach you something about the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
So please join me for the next 11min and we will explore the wonders of the starter solenoid.
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I never got a video to explain this topic easier than this video, this shows how much you understand your job and how good you are.
I love when you break down how individual parts work! Thank you!
Very good demo Eric. Always fun cutting open parts to get a closer look at how they work.
Stay well.
Great video Eric! I find its always super helpful learning how parts work and what's inside of them. The more you know and understand the easier it is to diagnose a problem. Would love to see more videos like this about other parts.👍
That’s why I love your videos Eric, Because I honestly never knew exactly how a starter solenoid worked😉 thanks for the info as always 👍🏽👋🏽
Hey. This is awesome. For those of us that like learning how things work, in detail, I appreciate you taking the time to do this. Thank you
Equally as fascinating as your lessons are the clean cuts you make to open the parts. Amazing work.
Cheers for this. I am studying Level 2, apprentice diesel technician and just went through starting systems. This helped my understanding a great deal!!
I just knew the hammer trick worked, now after 60 years, I know why. Thank you very much!!!
Generally that’s not why that works. Usually the starter solenoid (the one that engages the starter gear), is stuck and striking the starter housing can sometimes shake it loose. It can work if the windings are not open and it’s just crud preventing it from engaging. The easy way to tell if the solenoid he is showing is bad, is to make sure your vehicle is in park or neutral with the parking break on. Then turn the key on and use a pair of pliers to briefly short the 2 large lugs. This will bypass the solenoid and send power to the starter. If the starter engages, you most likely have a bad solenoid but you can verify by supplying positive 12 volts to the S lug which is just like trying to start it with the key. If it starts, you have other issues like a bad ignition switch or blown fuse.
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It works because 90% of the time the starter brushes are worn causing intermittent connection. A light tap of the hammer jiggles the brushes into better contact with the commutator.
Thank you Eric. I miss these educational, old-style videos from you.
You are so great because you put the point across in non-technical manner so we can easily understand. It shows how good and experienced you are in what you do. Excellent job done. Thanks.
Great informative on solenoids that I hope everyone will appreciate, Eric.
Thanks Eric! I love how solenoids are so simple yet a lot going on in physics realm. This reminds me in war of the worlds movie, the cars weren’t working because of faulty starter solenoids. Although there are other solenoids in the car, like the injectors.
Glad to see you getting back to your regular style of videos!
Excellent video Eric! Many other car parts use the same principles example: fuel injectors, EGR valve, purge valve, variable valve timing control valves.
The effort you put into your videos is insane. Really high quality, you clearly care. Thanks 👨🔧😀👍👍
I love this video please have more like it! Taking such a simple mechanism and explaining it thoroughly is the best. Everyone treats their channel like a mechanic, not enough people treating it like a auto shop teacher! Maybe pick up a text book and have a whole series on it. Id watch every single one.
This was a fantastic explanation. Keep up the excellent work, Eric. I enjoy your videos!
You know your. An avid Ericthecarguy subscriber when you watch new videos at 5am 👍
Great video, I learned something today, which makes me happy.
Incredible video and concise well-worded explanations. I've been troubleshooting starter issues on my old 2-cycle golf cart. This video helped me eliminate the solenoid as a potential cause of my starting issue.
Great video. I like the instructor type breakdown to better understand the why. Keep it up.
Thank you for taking the time to create this video!! I am learning about electromagnetic components, and even though today is the first time I even hear the word solenoid, I understand how it works thanks to you :D
I love your component theory vids! Keep it up!
This is the best, clearest explanation of starter-solenoids that I seen.
Excellent video, I have the same solenoid on my 53 Golden Jubilee. Thanks
Cool, really learned something from this video that I didn't have some clue on before.
Thanks for the super informative video Erik once again.
Thanks Eric, learned a great deal from your videos. The step by step disassembly made it easy to understand.
Well that hit the spot, I like these tear down videos and I was curious why the hammer trick worked lol. Plus I know now why old starter failed. Time to take it apart and harvest the guts 😁
that was educational! Thank you, Eric!
This was the best video explaining how the solenoid works. Thank you!
I'm digging this format. Keep it up!
This was very informative! Thanks Eric!! Hi from Fargo, ND!!
Well that was quite insightful, something that always breaks and you replace it but ya never really know anything about. Thanks!
I really like these videos of you dissecting parts. I watched you take apart the Honda Odyssey’s p/s rack the other day. My belief is that understanding how it all works aids in the diagnostic process. Thanks for your hard work in making these vids!
Its nice seeing the solenoid breakdown. One of many great videos, ty.
Such a great explanation! I completely understand what it does now. Thank you Eric!
Great video cleared a lot of things really. Is there another part of a car/engine that you might want to explain like in this video? It really is great having an experienced person explain things so easily.
Thanks Eric!
I always learn a ton from your videos! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi there bro am from( Iraq) and i folow your tube every time its useful thax.شكرا لك اخي ايرك
Great explanation on how a solenoid starter works. i did enjoy watching the tear down as well.
Great video Eric! I know so many people who just cant wrap their heads around electricity
Great video! Thanks for the thorough yet simple explanation!
This was incredible education. Well done. The images, parts, internal and otherwise, were well displayed and well explained. Thanks.
welcome back.......old school ETCG!!! love it
Great job breaking that down. This was exactly what I was hoping to find
Awesome video as always, keep it up Eric!
Wish all car mechanics were like you, showing us how it works!
Awesome, well explained video. I hope you make more simple videos like this that shows us how different parts of a car works.
That was one of the best videos I've seen. I really learned a ton by watching this. I'll be checking out more videos.
Eric is back great video.
that is some nice explanation ERIC, thank you for the video. I want more of such videos
A very informative video, Eric. Thank you. :)
Again, another excellent video with useful information that a DIY guy me needed to know. Your the best!
Great info and clear explanation with clear video..thanks
Thank you, this explained things 10X better than other videos!
I was explaining a starter/how it works
& found your video. You so solved everything for me THANKS!
Very interesting and informative great job Eric!
Absolutely this video is very educational and entertaining. Got a complete idea on how a solenoid works. Thank you for this video.
Only u and briansmobil1 can make simple easy to understand videos like this one
Keep them coming.
You are the man! Great video!
fantastic vedio to thoroughtly introducing starter that effectively help and boost understanding how start motor works!!!
thanks a lot for the vedio !
Thank you, the explanation on different Starter Solenoid is awesome
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to make this! Subbed 10/10
Great video Eric! Now I know what causes that click when a starter is shot. Great visual explanation!
Wow that explanation was so cool! Thank you, fixing my lawn tractor now!
*Top stuff mate, walked through every step of the way to get a good understanding of how it works 👍 Australia 🇦🇺
This was a great explanation! Love your channel
Great video. Well explained and demonstrated. Very helpful to me. Thanks Eric
Very interesting, thank you!
This was awesome. Thank you for explaining this with such ease 👍🏽
Thank you so much for such a great video. I am studying automotive service technician, and the book overwhelms me.
Fantastic video! Both educational and entertaining. Thank you for posting. ❤️🇦🇺🚙
This video was so awesome Eric!!!!
Thanks that was actually super interesting! I have started my old ford Telstar years ago with the hammer trick! Now I know why it worked. Thanks Eric
Outstanding! Excellent verbal skills, great videography. Breaking it down to the basics. Your are a great example of how "it" is done right. I salute you sir!.
Thanks for sharing. In high school we used wire around a piece of metal to create the magnetic field you talked about. Thanks again for this educational video.
Thank you! We're learning about electromagnets and electricity and this is a practical application. Awesome!
Awesome explanation, thank you so much
It was educational and entertaining! Thank you for posting.
Awesome video!
Your presentation was outstanding, very easy to understand. Great job!! I am now a subscriber.
Thanks eric we like these educational deconstruction videos! I like when i watch one of your videos and learn something new, its very cool. Cut open/explain radiator inner workings next! That would be cool.
Thank you for all your videos, 90 percent of what i know about cars, came from your videos.
Brilliant, thanks for a detailed and logical explanation. Keep it coming.
Fixed my lawnmower with this tutorial. Good job man!
Very informative. Many thanks. Massive thumbs up buddy 😁
A look inside ... Always Nice :-). Thanks eric
Thank you, I can go to bed now, I learned something new.
Thanks car guy. Great demo of the basic stuff
In the day, those Ford solenoids used to last forever. Just a couple years back I bought a genuine Motorcraft solenoid for our '86 Grand Marquis. It lasted ONE WEEK before it fused itself together, and created a PERPETUAL CRANK condition! That was fun! Luckily my wife was smart enough to kill the engine immediately. I had to run out there in my slippers and yank the negative cable right off the battery! Never a dull moment.
Then not even a couple days later, I replaced a solenoid on my neighbor's '90 F-350 dump truck. 2 days later she calls me, stuck in the center of town with the same problem! WTF! That one came from NAPA, but looked to be made by the exact same manufacturer as the Motorcraft one. What a world we live in today ... :(
Great vid Eric, btw. :)
thanks eric, you explain this like a real pro
Very informative and done well. Many thanks.
Excellent demo. Thank you
That's a great instructional video! Thanks.
Excellent, excellent, excellent! You have a great knack for teaching as well as a great voice and delivery. You sound a lot like Mike Rowe (or he sounds like you). Great video!
Marvellous explaination. Really lucid and educational 👍
Super informational! Thank you.
nice one, will be looking out for your other vids in future.
Nice job Eric ! Thanks as usual !