I guess you could have swapped that cracked injector to the other bank to see if the fuel trim problem went with it, but that's a lot more labor and since it is visibly damaged, it's a good bet to change it. Even if it isn't causing the problem, it should still be replaced.
Yep, It's like heater problems, it can't be the actuator that's right under the HVAC, it's got to be the one that requires you to strip the interior out to get to it.. I miss the old control cables....
Not too nock eric the car guy but why is it that my man here, who goes in to the problems with equipment for explaining and showing the process of how to figure out what's going on. Is just 100+ thousand subscribers,when he makes things more interesting and more wanting to learn and watch what's the out come. Please folks show some love and support him,cause honestly watching him makes you learn more and gives you more motivation to try to fix your own car a hundred percent. Subscribe and like his videos cause at the end I would feel more confident to have him fix my car,after seeing how he deals with problems that cars come in with to fix
I assume you let all your friends know about this GREAT channel. Pass the word, encourage others to do the same. I came across it completely by accident. I think this one is the BEST. Knowledgeable, thorough, and TRUSTWORTHY.
Could you have done this - get the engine to closed loop, disconnect the bad injector's wiring harness, see if the bank goes lean. If the bank goes from rich to lean, then you can be pretty sure the problem is isolated to that injector?
Just for kicks I would like to have seen what a "normal" pressure drop is from a cylinder on the other bank. Presumably the same as the three on the bad side but.... Just another point of reference.
I think she's misfiring might be losing some compression out the holes in the fender LOL all the gadgets and the clipboard it's time for Rocket surgery good job buddy
I was always told to do a fuel pressure test before a fuel injection test. I have found bad fuel pressure regulator can be a cause of skipping and bucking also. But i guess every case is different.
I used to love to wrench on engines when all you needed was a dwell meter and a timing light... The last vehicle I could use the timing light on was my 86 Mustang GT.. But, since "you can do it, I no longer have to!" ha, ha... :) I'll gladly pay for this kind of stuff now..
In my experience the injectors should flow all the same. I worked on a car last summer with misfires injectors were +or- 1 psi of each other. Put new injectors in and solved the problem. I did the same damn thing with my first injector tester after that I put a 2amp fuse on the wires for the injector side. Great video
as jump as the F/P gauge looked in first test, probably could've unhooked one at a time while running and look for the dancing gauge to stop. scope injection pulses to confirm they're fairly equal/not wiring issue
I have the matco unit. Comes with 4mm banana style connections to the box. Combine that with the AES wave terminal kit and there’s nothing you can adapt to. Never had a problem with wires coming off.
Yep the computer makes adjustments to correct the fuel trims from the bad injector & causes lean misfires on the good cylinders. Nice attack strategybut are you hiding more in Part II HAHA
Thanks for this video. Great diagnostic work. I always thought OTC tools looked like homemade tools, but there's really no excuse for the tester leads to not fit correctly. Good thing that injector is cracked on the visible side.
I had the injector wiring harness melt on my 3.8 T&C minivan and the injectors grounded and that left them open. Lots of gas vapor out the exhaust. I put silver insulating tape around the new harness when I replaced it. I bet the rear of the engine is the hottest place in the bay.
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I would do the exact same test that you have performed in the video I would also scope those injectors on bank one all of them at the same time and watch them while they’re running and see if that cracked injector has a higher amp draw as it warming up
Pretty definitive diag there, Eric! I am curious if the paddle probe would have shown a rich burn on cyl 7 and lean on the other three? Then with the truck running would be interesting to try an "injector balance test" meaning unplug one injector at a time and look at fuel trim changes. Oh and those OTC pulser adapter leads are a pain in the ass lol! Maybe rig up some leads together from the AES Wave kit. So far I have not found a scenario where they didn't work. Looking forward to Part 2!
Happy New Year Eric. Just wondering if the next time you visit the salvage yard you could snag a few different manufacturers Injector plugs and make your own adapters? Just thinking out loud.....
On the units I've made I do that to get the connectors, then trim off the locks and outer housing so that you only have the inner 2 pin plug. That inner plug will fit multiple injector versions once the outer keying is gone.
I'll bet that oil is ruined- if that injector is bleeding out when engine shuts off, too. You used that same injector control to diagnose that '89 C5 a while back. Good stuff. Get well, Gavin!
Hmm I have been dealing with p0300, p0301, p0303 and p0305 for over 3 months now. I'll have to check out that upstream O2 sensor sometime soon. Just afraid of destroying the threads..
Would a valley pan gasket leak cause a random misfire? Plugs wires, cap, etc all changed , after a mile or so, truck runs fine, but a little sluggish, does not stall at stops, 2002 Dodge Dakota 3.9 l magnum
This is happening with my 2004 Dakota. Mine is a 6 cylinder. I don't understand most of what you're saying? It's starting to act up more frequently. It seemed to subside when I only kept it under a quarter tank, but that may have been a two-week coincidence because it's back at it. When I accelerate it acts like I'm running out of gas,usually after it's been running for a few minutes, and smells rich. It's a struggle to get up to 30 mph some days. I imagine people driving around me think I'm driving a stick but don't know how lol. You're explaining exactly what mine does with the codes and flashing light exedra. Can someone explain what's happening in lamens terms? The short story was an injector?
gremlin on.old ob1 dodge is the engine harness due to it location in engine bay subject to heat amd vibration..babied mine up to 528, 000 miles finally found another decent harness .narrowed it down finally after moving old one a bit and starting right up..noticed on.my other dodge newer basicslly engineeres did same thing..also dumb idea putting charcoal canister under truck hoses mush up 204 code
Very interesting find there sir. Cant recall on what, but i feel like i have seen injectors cracked like that before. I wonder why they do that, some kind of heat/ stress crack or something? It never looks like they got hit or anything. And i have never been diagnosing and come across that...only on a tear down or something and just happen to observe it. Let us know what happens.....
You may be thinking of the Jeep 4.0's, they were famous for this and even had a TSB and updated heat shield that went under them on the intake to help with the hot soak issue and stuff if I recall....
Eric O, would you not only want to double check the same cylinders, but also check the cylinders in the other bank to have a reference to go by , and compare them all ? Just wondering what a known good should be.
It shows how codes don't tell the whole truth, but the effect on other components. I hope a new injector is the fix. Have a happier and healthy 2018 :-D
hi, wonder if you can help..i have a 2003 dodge dakota with 4.7.it will start fine and will sit and idol but the all of a sudden it will start to gasp hard for air a couple of times and stalls out.
Send me that blown up injector tester you mention in the video. Fixing oddball, proprietary, hard-to-find electronicable stuff is what I do. I've got things to fix stuff.
Hey Eric, I'm not familiar with the scan tool you are using, but, I know most tools will toggle the fuel pump relay, as well as the ASD relay, which would save you the whole key toggling thing.. Just a thought..
my ecm burnt-out brake lights and turn signal/flasher when the pigtail trailer connector shorted out - was wondering if the brake light switch on the brake pedal-bar switch can be direct wired ?
I think if you could have swapped the #7 injector with say #3 injector to see if the psi was to drop in #3 and stay in range in #7. Like you could do in bad coil over plug diag.
Had a 99 power wagon per paint bank 1 had one set of 4 injectors and bank 2 had a different set of injectors took 3 days to notice it the two different types of injectors that fired at different portions of fuel to the engine the higher on the right the lessor on the left after 2 weeks we finally worked it out with a matched set of 8
David Sawyer agreed. Eric send to give too much of a damn about the net noise. An unfortunate side effect of those that care is that they care too much about certain things. Eric's on point, and his openness about his methodology has helped me with my cars and more.
David Sawyer dude there were some REALLY weird ppl asking some really weird questions and saying some really weird things on new years Eve...I dunno if it was alcohol or what... but Its kinda concerning IMO
Twitchy gauge tells the tale, I believe - one must be dumping more than the rest, and I think you've confirmed that with the test. WOAH, automotive poetry! That was terrible. My apologies ... :D I know there's always a twist in the automotive world, so I wouldn't be shocked if I was completely wrong on this. Love how stuff is built today. I had the same injectors in my '86 Grand Marquis for 29 years, 222K miles - all still good (replaced them because I broke the plastic pintle cover off of one). Guy who bought them on eBay tested them (guess he had a machine that could measure flow) - said only one of the 8 was 3% out of spec! Not bad. Curiously enough, our '93 Volvo 940 looks to have identical injectors to the Merc.. I'll leave well enough alone on that one. Patiently waiting for Part II .... ;)
Lol there the longest lasting running trucks on the road hardly ever any engine problems. Just everything else electrical. Nothing like there failing competitors should I dare say it. Ford, found on road dead. Fix or repair daily. F'ed-up over rebuilt dodge. GM stands for Guaranteed misery. And that is exactly what you will get. GMC stands for Gods mechanical curse. Gota mechanic coming. Thought I would throw that in there.
Hi Eric as this is a balance test wouldn't it be wise to have checked the flow on all 8 first before replacing one ? I know it's damaged and needs 1 , just be interested how much estimated flow is on one of the inj on the other bank
It should be easy enough to make an injector tester with a project box and a few electronic parts. That would be a fun project, I wonder if any has done it....
spelunkerd Allsun makes a a nice OTC alternative which even has a continuous operation mode for cleaning etc. I liked mine enough to do a bit of a review on it. About $25 bucks or so ready to go!
After watching this video I wanted to see if you might be able to assist me with my own truck. I have a 98 Dakota with the 3.9 liter V6 and I'm having a lot of the same problems as the truck and video the only difference is I'm getting codes P 0300, 0301, 0351, and a 0132. I do already know that those three codes are misfires and the last code is my O2 sensor bank 1 sensor 1 running rich. I can only assume that the sensor is the problem that I have having because I cannot get it out which tells me it is probably been in there for 22 years. If you have any other advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Realizing you have probably solved this by now but I am curious what current ramping the injectors would show. I don't own an injector tester but I do have an amp clamp and a vantage (screen is dying though.....)
Good question... I did not throw a clamp around it in this case. Tend to get a lot of noise on the line because they are so close to the ign. coils and current ramping all of them at the ASD relay is even worse in my experience.
Totally agree. I try to avoid gang ramping them as I have to change the time so much to see them all the graph gets to small. If at all possible I try to get into the harnesses to get away from the coils, not always easy to do. Guess I need to add a tester to my tool wish list.
I realize you probably don't do injector drop testes every day. But why not make up a few injector plugs that you can just push on the different injectors so you don't have to hold leads when testing. It would take some time to get the injector plugs and wire them to fit the pulse tester. But once you made the more frequently used types, you would save time and make such tests easier and quicker. Just a thought.
The difference in pressure decay doesn't seem to be that drastically different, certainly not a smoking gun or "there's your problem lady. I'd be curious what the other bank tested at.
dont know if you know ebay has adapters to adapt that plug on your tester to any other injector. like i have a 1994 ram 1500 i installed a 2002 5.9 magnum motor as you know the plug on the injectors changed from 1994 to 2002 i ordered a whole set of adapters EV1 to EV6 may have that backwards but have been on the truck for 5 years still runs great. so you can order one at a time or a set. that is what i did for my injector tool that i have makes it so easy
O2 sensors will only respond to O2 reading levels, they will not respond to any amounts of fuel. When a cylinder is not firing and dumping raw fuel into the exhaust system the cylinder is still pumping/cycling air in and out. This should cause O2 levels in the exhaust or bank to rise because none of the potential cylinder volume "Air" was used up during combustion. This would be a lean condition. A rich condition is when not enough/little or Low levels of O2 to Fuel vs. a lean condition where there is too much O2 (High level) to fuel. Its always good to ensure the O2 sensor(s) is reading correctly as well the correct readings are making it to the ECM. If your able to read the O2 sensor data via a scan tool you can cause both Rich/Lean conditions and the sensors should respond correctly. In a case of rich condition (If true) a vacuum leak should drive the sensor(s) data to a lean condition.
Good little vid with injector relative test . The otc tester was weak sauce, even dorman would of likely done better harness tails ! Shame you junked old one as could of grafted cable over .
when you started it was like i was reading your mind. same thoughts. question here though --- as a proof of concept since the injector holds prime could you unhook only #7 and run it to see if the fuel trims correct? sure you are gunna throw a code and you wouldnt want to run it too long being so lean but if the trims start going back good wise you'd know you are correct. if not do the same on the other cylinders till ya find it.
richard cranium The trim would certainly have to get better (leaner) since your removing the fuel supply for that cylinder. However, Does that still prove that the injector is defective?
Hi Eric, Happy New Year! Great video as always. Do you still have the adapters from your old injector tester? Perhaps you can make the old adapters work with your new tester?
This video is very intriguing 🤔 definitely looks like that number 7 when it's failing its just dumping all the fuel it can and which makes sense would be causing the miss fire on the other 3 good cylinders Eric O @SouthMaimAutoRepairLLC
Hi folks, both alive and dead like me. A bad coil code with 3 and or 7 cly is a misdiagnosis, the cause is likely to be the emmisions system. The can or fuel vapor canister can have split or collapsed vac hoses. Try to block them and it can create a bucking problem when floor and a shitty iratic idle. Shops and scanners used may not have the software to do a vacuum pressure test. So make sure the gastank vapor system supply lines are good and routed to the correct ports.
Happy New Year. Question; since some of the computers decisions are made on comparisons of input data, would it be good to test the "good" bank injectors as a baseline for the "bad" or is the O2 and fuel trim data enough to work with? I understand you don't want to do unnecessary tests but I've been tripped up a few times, I'm an old diesel mechanic but I'm trying to catch up with technology. Hope thus question isn't a waste of time. Good video.
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I guess you could have swapped that cracked injector to the other bank to see if the fuel trim problem went with it, but that's a lot more labor and since it is visibly damaged, it's a good bet to change it. Even if it isn't causing the problem, it should still be replaced.
Best auto channel on TH-cam. I look forward to every video.
It's always gotta be the back one. Never the front one that's easy to get to.
Yep, It's like heater problems, it can't be the actuator that's right under the HVAC, it's got to be the one that requires you to strip the interior out to get to it.. I miss the old control cables....
Like the heater core i replaced in my 99 dakota
Your not boring me, this is interesting. I'm not a mechanic and don't know much more than the basics thank you for teaching me more!
Not too nock eric the car guy but why is it that my man here, who goes in to the problems with equipment for explaining and showing the process of how to figure out what's going on. Is just 100+ thousand subscribers,when he makes things more interesting and more wanting to learn and watch what's the out come. Please folks show some love and support him,cause honestly watching him makes you learn more and gives you more motivation to try to fix your own car a hundred percent. Subscribe and like his videos cause at the end I would feel more confident to have him fix my car,after seeing how he deals with problems that cars come in with to fix
I assume you let all your friends know about this GREAT channel. Pass the word, encourage others to do the same.
I came across it completely by accident. I think this one is the BEST. Knowledgeable, thorough, and TRUSTWORTHY.
I haven't seen one of those injector testers, I will be buying one of those. Thanks Eric
What? No more Dorman ads! :)
This should be a good two-parter.
Morning Dr. O'
Could you have done this - get the engine to closed loop, disconnect the bad injector's wiring harness, see if the bank goes lean. If the bank goes from rich to lean, then you can be pretty sure the problem is isolated to that injector?
Good question and I do not know is the answer... I will try that some time and let you know the results ...
that should make a change and the f/p gauge would likely quit doing the funky chicken dance also :)
Might be worth a trip to the junkyard for some various injector plugs/pigtails..... Homebuilt adapters.
My thought also
Just for kicks I would like to have seen what a "normal" pressure drop is from a cylinder on the other bank. Presumably the same as the three on the bad side but.... Just another point of reference.
I think she's misfiring might be losing some compression out the holes in the fender LOL all the gadgets and the clipboard it's time for Rocket surgery good job buddy
Good morning Eric. It will be interesting to see if the injector leads this diagnostic process in the correct direction.
I was always told to do a fuel pressure test before a fuel injection test. I have found bad fuel pressure regulator can be a cause of skipping and bucking also. But i guess every case is different.
I used to love to wrench on engines when all you needed was a dwell meter and a timing light... The last vehicle I could use the timing light on was my 86 Mustang GT.. But, since "you can do it, I no longer have to!" ha, ha... :) I'll gladly pay for this kind of stuff now..
My 2005 Dakota has 191K miles and runs great! No engine problems, only had to replace the EGR at 50K.
Your theory makes sense. Thanks for the video.
In my experience the injectors should flow all the same. I worked on a car last summer with misfires injectors were +or- 1 psi of each other. Put new injectors in and solved the problem.
I did the same damn thing with my first injector tester after that I put a 2amp fuse on the wires for the injector side. Great video
as jump as the F/P gauge looked in first test, probably could've unhooked one at a time while running and look for the dancing gauge to stop. scope injection pulses to confirm they're fairly equal/not wiring issue
I have the matco unit. Comes with 4mm banana style connections to the box. Combine that with the AES wave terminal kit and there’s nothing you can adapt to. Never had a problem with wires coming off.
Dam auto correct. That should say nothing you can’t connect to.
Just don't slam the doors he won't have any scrap weight left
At this point, why invest into a vehicle with a hole big enough to stick the radiator through in the fender?
Because its required to pass inspection?
I'm pretty sure that hole is an indication you have other issues that are, VERY SOON, going to fail both inspection and keeping you safe.
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LOL
Yep the computer makes adjustments to correct the fuel trims from the bad injector & causes lean misfires on the good cylinders. Nice attack strategybut are you hiding more in Part II HAHA
Thanks for this video. Great diagnostic work. I always thought OTC tools looked like homemade tools, but there's really no excuse for the tester leads to not fit correctly. Good thing that injector is cracked on the visible side.
I had the injector wiring harness melt on my 3.8 T&C minivan and the injectors grounded and that left them open. Lots of gas vapor out the exhaust. I put silver insulating tape around the new harness when I replaced it. I bet the rear of the engine is the hottest place in the bay.
I'm thinking electrical issue of some sort and cooked injector coil. wonder if he checked the fuse to see if someone bozo'd it
#7 is also closest to the exhaust collector where most O2 sensors live.
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This is how i pretty much presume things went down.
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I would do the exact same test that you have performed in the video I would also scope those injectors on bank one all of them at the same time and watch them while they’re running and see if that cracked injector has a higher amp draw as it warming up
Pretty definitive diag there, Eric! I am curious if the paddle probe would have shown a rich burn on cyl 7 and lean on the other three? Then with the truck running would be interesting to try an "injector balance test" meaning unplug one injector at a time and look at fuel trim changes.
Oh and those OTC pulser adapter leads are a pain in the ass lol! Maybe rig up some leads together from the AES Wave kit. So far I have not found a scenario where they didn't work. Looking forward to Part 2!
I guess I'm kind of randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?
Happy New Year Eric. Just wondering if the next time you visit the salvage yard you could snag a few different manufacturers Injector plugs and make your own adapters? Just thinking out loud.....
Kenneth, OUTSTANDING idea. I did this same thing on my 4.7L engine with the same OTC tool. What a pain.
same thought
kenneth brown very smart idea.
On the units I've made I do that to get the connectors, then trim off the locks and outer housing so that you only have the inner 2 pin plug. That inner plug will fit multiple injector versions once the outer keying is gone.
It appears John baugh had the idea first. Sorry John, I had not noticed it until after posting.
Hey Eric!!! What were you about to say at 13:47 of the video just your tool nearly fell? It was regarding the scan tool.
My 4.7 started doing the same thing, replaced all the fuel injectors and it was fine, they were rusted out from the inside
It's always the hard to reach one... plot twist !! Turns out it was bad shop air all along !! 😂👍
At least I'm not the only one up this early.
Holy crap that thing is a pile of rust!!! Not enough fluid film will cure that one.
Don't see many of these on the road anymore here in the U.P.
That's true, funny how certain models you see a ton of then they just sorta vanish.
I can only imagine rust and crust is the main cause.
I'll bet that oil is ruined- if that injector is bleeding out when engine shuts off, too. You used that same injector control to diagnose that '89 C5 a while back. Good stuff. Get well, Gavin!
Go to the junkyard and get some fuel injection contentions then put leads on the end.
"Contentions"? Haha alrighty
Crank sensor gave me exact same symptoms. Happened randomly trims were the same. Put an oem sensor in and it fixed it. Don't the 5 sensors before
Hmm I have been dealing with p0300, p0301, p0303 and p0305 for over 3 months now. I'll have to check out that upstream O2 sensor sometime soon. Just afraid of destroying the threads..
Did you do it? Did it fix it? Mine has a misfire, but only in the summer. Lol. And after the truck is hot....
Would a valley pan gasket leak cause a random misfire? Plugs wires, cap, etc all changed , after a mile or so, truck runs fine, but a little sluggish, does not stall at stops, 2002 Dodge Dakota 3.9 l magnum
This is happening with my 2004 Dakota. Mine is a 6 cylinder. I don't understand most of what you're saying? It's starting to act up more frequently. It seemed to subside when I only kept it under a quarter tank, but that may have been a two-week coincidence because it's back at it. When I accelerate it acts like I'm running out of gas,usually after it's been running for a few minutes, and smells rich. It's a struggle to get up to 30 mph some days. I imagine people driving around me think I'm driving a stick but don't know how lol. You're explaining exactly what mine does with the codes and flashing light exedra. Can someone explain what's happening in lamens terms? The short story was an injector?
Damn that's some serious body rust. Same as here in maine
gremlin on.old ob1 dodge is the engine harness due to it location in engine bay subject to heat amd vibration..babied mine up to 528, 000 miles finally found another decent harness .narrowed it down finally after moving old one a bit and starting right up..noticed on.my other dodge newer basicslly engineeres did same thing..also dumb idea putting charcoal canister under truck hoses mush up 204 code
But be careful the rubber seal may tear. So if you do take this route proceed with coucion unless you have more injector seals lying around.
Very interesting find there sir. Cant recall on what, but i feel like i have seen injectors cracked like that before. I wonder why they do that, some kind of heat/ stress crack or something? It never looks like they got hit or anything. And i have never been diagnosing and come across that...only on a tear down or something and just happen to observe it. Let us know what happens.....
You may be thinking of the Jeep 4.0's, they were famous for this and even had a TSB and updated heat shield that went under them on the intake to help with the hot soak issue and stuff if I recall....
@@SouthMainAuto hey man im having a misfire issue with a dakota, but it only happens in the summer when the truck is hot. Any advice?
Autel 908 is good with this test on Chrysler, You can pulse individual injectors for a specified duration of time.
Eric O, would you not only want to double check the same cylinders, but also check the cylinders in the other bank to have a reference to go by , and compare them all ? Just wondering what a known good should be.
It shows how codes don't tell the whole truth, but the effect on other components.
I hope a new injector is the fix.
Have a happier and healthy 2018 :-D
hi, wonder if you can help..i have a 2003 dodge dakota with 4.7.it will start fine and will sit and idol but the all of a sudden it will start to gasp hard for air a couple of times and stalls out.
Send me that blown up injector tester you mention in the video.
Fixing oddball, proprietary, hard-to-find electronicable stuff is what I do. I've got things to fix stuff.
many thanks, Eric, All the best for the new year to you and your family including the dogs, god bless.
Hey Eric, I'm not familiar with the scan tool you are using, but, I know most tools will toggle the fuel pump relay, as well as the ASD relay, which would save you the whole key toggling thing.. Just a thought..
looks like the P0-RUST code too
my ecm burnt-out brake lights and turn signal/flasher when the pigtail trailer connector shorted out - was wondering if the brake light switch on the brake pedal-bar switch can be direct wired ?
I think if you could have swapped the #7 injector with say #3 injector to see if the psi was to drop in #3 and stay in range in #7. Like you could do in bad coil over plug diag.
Had a 99 power wagon per paint bank 1 had one set of 4 injectors and bank 2 had a different set of injectors took 3 days to notice it the two different types of injectors that fired at different portions of fuel to the engine the higher on the right the lessor on the left after 2 weeks we finally worked it out with a matched set of 8
When you yelled at the camera to focus I was waiting for the "you fack" after it. I guess I been watching AVE too much 😁
Hey Eric. Why do keep taking down your live feeds? They're entertaining. Who cares about the haters.
Yes, please keep them online. I always like to watch them while doing other stuff.
David Sawyer agreed. Eric send to give too much of a damn about the net noise. An unfortunate side effect of those that care is that they care too much about certain things. Eric's on point, and his openness about his methodology has helped me with my cars and more.
Agreed 100%
David Sawyer dude there were some REALLY weird ppl asking some really weird questions and saying some really weird things on new years Eve...I dunno if it was alcohol or what... but Its kinda concerning IMO
A live feed without the chat is like a blind person going to a strip club. It just ain't the same experience when you can't see what's going on.
Twitchy gauge tells the tale, I believe - one must be dumping more than the rest, and I think you've confirmed that with the test. WOAH, automotive poetry! That was terrible. My apologies ... :D I know there's always a twist in the automotive world, so I wouldn't be shocked if I was completely wrong on this.
Love how stuff is built today. I had the same injectors in my '86 Grand Marquis for 29 years, 222K miles - all still good (replaced them because I broke the plastic pintle cover off of one). Guy who bought them on eBay tested them (guess he had a machine that could measure flow) - said only one of the 8 was 3% out of spec! Not bad. Curiously enough, our '93 Volvo 940 looks to have identical injectors to the Merc.. I'll leave well enough alone on that one.
Patiently waiting for Part II .... ;)
title Quote: ""Dodge Dakota: Intermittent Skipping, Bucking, Poor Running""
sounds like a normal proper running Dodge to me ;))
Lol there the longest lasting running trucks on the road hardly ever any engine problems. Just everything else electrical. Nothing like there failing competitors should I dare say it. Ford, found on road dead. Fix or repair daily. F'ed-up over rebuilt dodge.
GM stands for Guaranteed misery. And that is exactly what you will get. GMC stands for Gods mechanical curse. Gota mechanic coming. Thought I would throw that in there.
STFU
Another Great Video! I've seen Part 2. I agree, should change the 4 injectors.
Damn the money light... Check out that massive body rust!
ITS A DODGE ! LIKE MY 97 TRUCK
ALL RUSTY AND JUNKY 166K STILL GOES AND READY FOR WINTER
I have an 07 dakota and the rpm ans speedometer spike up when I'm braking..any idea what that could be?
Hi Eric as this is a balance test wouldn't it be wise to have checked the flow on all 8 first before replacing one ? I know it's damaged and needs 1 , just be interested how much estimated flow is on one of the inj on the other bank
Honestly if the truck was in a bit better shape I would have but this thing does not have 12mnts left in it.
South Main Auto Repair .another crusty one !!
Having a similar problem with a 3.9 dodge. Chrysler got real crappy since computers. Wish i could afford one of your computer diagnostic gizmos....
It should be easy enough to make an injector tester with a project box and a few electronic parts. That would be a fun project, I wonder if any has done it....
Oops, found it myself with a three second google search. Hack a week shows everything, maybe I'll give it a try.
I also have a book on making some too that has parts list and good illustrations in it.
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spelunkerd Allsun makes a a nice OTC alternative which even has a continuous operation mode for cleaning etc. I liked mine enough to do a bit of a review on it. About $25 bucks or so ready to go!
+Baxrok2 that's a good review, and close to what I'd pay for small parts to make my own. As you say, it's not a tool that will be used every day.
Boring ..... YES .....bring on Mrs O .....that will make things more exciting
Sounds like a good approach. What is the sub frame in the background leaning against the wall?
After watching this video I wanted to see if you might be able to assist me with my own truck. I have a 98 Dakota with the 3.9 liter V6 and I'm having a lot of the same problems as the truck and video the only difference is I'm getting codes P 0300, 0301, 0351, and a 0132. I do already know that those three codes are misfires and the last code is my O2 sensor bank 1 sensor 1 running rich. I can only assume that the sensor is the problem that I have having because I cannot get it out which tells me it is probably been in there for 22 years. If you have any other advice it would be greatly appreciated.
I like the rust colored paint on the wheel well arches...
Realizing you have probably solved this by now but I am curious what current ramping the injectors would show. I don't own an injector tester but I do have an amp clamp and a vantage (screen is dying though.....)
Good question... I did not throw a clamp around it in this case. Tend to get a lot of noise on the line because they are so close to the ign. coils and current ramping all of them at the ASD relay is even worse in my experience.
Totally agree. I try to avoid gang ramping them as I have to change the time so much to see them all the graph gets to small. If at all possible I try to get into the harnesses to get away from the coils, not always easy to do. Guess I need to add a tester to my tool wish list.
I'm sure you'd see some oddities, same with any solenoid/coil type device
Thanks for this video. I'm having a similar issue and I'm buying that otc box today to try mine out
I realize you probably don't do injector drop testes every day. But why not make up a few injector plugs that you can just push on the different injectors so you don't have to hold leads when testing. It would take some time to get the injector plugs and wire them to fit the pulse tester. But once you made the more frequently used types, you would save time and make such tests easier and quicker. Just a thought.
The difference in pressure decay doesn't seem to be that drastically different, certainly not a smoking gun or "there's your problem lady. I'd be curious what the other bank tested at.
remember as it runs the pressure is dropping and likely the problem lessens as it drops :)
I’d have been tempted to measure one of the injector on the good bank as a parity check as well.
You two make me blush!😉Youre a very lucky man sir! Count your blessings!
dont know if you know ebay has adapters to adapt that plug on your tester to any other injector. like i have a 1994 ram 1500 i installed a 2002 5.9 magnum motor as you know the plug on the injectors changed from 1994 to 2002 i ordered a whole set of adapters
EV1 to EV6 may have that backwards but have been on the truck for 5 years still runs great. so you can order one at a time or a set. that is what i did for my injector tool that i have makes it so easy
Could an O2 sensor signal a rich condition due to unburnt fuel.... an arcing spark plug wire or coil that is firing intermittently?
O2 sensors will only respond to O2 reading levels, they will not respond to any amounts of fuel. When a cylinder is not firing and dumping raw fuel into the exhaust system the cylinder is still pumping/cycling air in and out. This should cause O2 levels in the exhaust or bank to rise because none of the potential cylinder volume "Air" was used up during combustion. This would be a lean condition.
A rich condition is when not enough/little or Low levels of O2 to Fuel vs. a lean condition where there is too much O2 (High level) to fuel.
Its always good to ensure the O2 sensor(s) is reading correctly as well the correct readings are making it to the ECM.
If your able to read the O2 sensor data via a scan tool you can cause both Rich/Lean conditions and the sensors should respond correctly.
In a case of rich condition (If true) a vacuum leak should drive the sensor(s) data to a lean condition.
That makes sense, thanks.
Is it okay to swap polarities.. When testing the injector!
Good little vid with injector relative test .
The otc tester was weak sauce, even dorman would of likely done better harness tails !
Shame you junked old one as could of grafted cable over .
when you started it was like i was reading your mind. same thoughts. question here though --- as a proof of concept since the injector holds prime could you unhook only #7 and run it to see if the fuel trims correct? sure you are gunna throw a code and you wouldnt want to run it too long being so lean but if the trims start going back good wise you'd know you are correct. if not do the same on the other cylinders till ya find it.
yep and the pressure gauge should smooth out, instead of doing the funky chicken :)
richard cranium The trim would certainly have to get better (leaner) since your removing the fuel supply for that cylinder. However, Does that still prove that the injector is defective?
yeah throttle body i noticed that wasn't sure if it was just a chap guage , was an injector or something with the pump or regulator
baxrok2 it would have to be unless the injector control circuit was bad but a quick electrical test would tell that.
seeing part two really proves my theory
HAPPY NEW YEAR GREAT JOB
So much great information and learning on these videos
Happy new year Eric, belated merry Christmas.
Great video. So fun to watch. What's your brother's channel?
Wouldn't the rear 02 sensor data show if it was really rich or not?
Did you record that accident, sending a tool up in smoke?
I hoave 06 Dodge Dakota it has a P0 300 too but it only misfires when I first Crank It Up what could it be please help
As the rust falls off it shakes..lol rust cracked the injector I've seen it on the old 80's town cars and stuck injectors
Okay simple question. Why not pull spark plugs to see what they look like?
I'm sure 1-3-5 are light to white and 7 is ugly/dark, which could mean whizzing injector there or something in ignition ;)
Hi Eric, Happy New Year! Great video as always. Do you still have the adapters from your old injector tester? Perhaps you can make the old adapters work with your new tester?
This video is very intriguing 🤔 definitely looks like that number 7 when it's failing its just dumping all the fuel it can and which makes sense would be causing the miss fire on the other 3 good cylinders Eric O @SouthMaimAutoRepairLLC
Hi folks, both alive and dead like me. A bad coil code with 3 and or 7 cly is a misdiagnosis, the cause is likely to be the emmisions system. The can or fuel vapor canister can have split or collapsed vac hoses. Try to block them and it can create a bucking problem when floor and a shitty iratic idle. Shops and scanners used may not have the software to do a vacuum pressure test. So make sure the gastank vapor system supply lines are good and routed to the correct ports.
Just purchasing this exact year and model..thanks for posting
Happy New Year. Question; since some of the computers decisions are made on comparisons of input data, would it be good to test the "good" bank injectors as a baseline for the "bad" or is the O2 and fuel trim data enough to work with? I understand you don't want to do unnecessary tests but I've been tripped up a few times, I'm an old diesel mechanic but I'm trying to catch up with technology. Hope thus question isn't a waste of time. Good video.
Dash harness for my 14 ram suppose to arrive today
So is Ivan happy?
Part two is just 0.99 cents !!!!
Lol no no no , he released it to the wild today for FREE!!!
Now we are talking .... I thougt it was sort of dorman production there with mising pieces !!!!! LOL.
The scientific pen and paper brought a tear to my eye ;)
U should make your own adapters..for that tool...
The part that needs replacing is always the part hardest to get to... always.