Same here But i kept going for some questions what it could be But after some time he get angry because i never put my car in the shop xp Sow cant go there anymore 🤣
Yep, I had a fan module go bad on a 03 Mazda 6, mechanics wanted to replace every part of the cooling system, an hour of trouble shooting figured it out did it myself.
Charles Alberti no shit me too I hurt my finger and needed brakes on my Mazda 6 I was quoted 1200 bucks wtf so I found someone on Craigslist...500 bucks that included parts and he did a great job.....
@@HappyDude1 it's typically not the mechanic it's the shop he works for. Electrical problems don't pay well so it's a fix the fucking issue and get it out the door.
Crazy, because I just watched a vid about Bob Ross before I watched this video - and I had them opened in different tabs to watch in order. I was thinking that this guy has a way of dealing with things and of talking about them that is just engaging enough without being like "the other guys". Thank you, Car Wizard.
I have a 07 SHELBY GT.My question is they came white or black with silver stripes.I Have never seen white with blue stripes and the hood isn't stock.I assume that the owner changed that stuff himself.
No return on electrical parts work at Yamaha/Kawi shop and that was the policy and a good one. Worst thing is getting used parts when you work in the shop.
it's typically not the mechanic it's the shop he works for. Electrical problems don't pay well so it's a fix the fucking issue and get it out the door. There's typically very little money in parts so we're forced to kick them out the door as soon as we kind of figure out the issue. Not all of us do high-end work that can subsidize days lost tracing an electrical issue.
Think I'll get some of those test relays myself, they are really neat! Love your channel. No hype or drama just relaxed and easy going with a nice honest guy who loves working with cars, you just can't get better than that! 👍🏻
Had a first gen neon that would intermittently pop the fuel pump fuse. Checked the pump, checked the wiring, checked the O2 sensor that shared the circuit with the pump, nothing. Finally it hard faulted, once it did that I could see a short to ground on the circuit, started unplugging things until all I had left was wiring and finally was able to find it. The car had been in one of the many Houston floods and at some point the rear seat was removed (presumably to remove the carpets and jute) and during reinstall the harness that runs under the seat was displaced and was chaffing on the bottom of the seat. After I found it, we realized the common factor to when the fuse would pop, was somebody in the back seat. Give me a hard fault any day over an intermittent one!
I have an 09 Mustang and I love it. Beautiful body that S197 generation. I knew you were going to say the Fan, because it just made sense. BTW for anyone reading this, when a car starts to over heat, turn on your HEATER full blast and that will get you instant cooling and prevent causing any major engine damage.
Proper diagnosis and trouble shooting are most underrated skill auto technicians have. Anyone can r&r parts but if you have no foundational understanding of every car component and part then your not a mehanic/technician your just a part replacer. Well done as usual Dave/Wiz .
Dang it wizard don’t tell me that’s a problem on these I have one 🤦🏻♂️ I will say it’s interesting to see one with blue stripes as far as I know the 07 Shelby GT was only available in black with silver stripes or white with silver stripes. Although the stripes actually had a recall because they would fade instantly lol. Anyway mine has 42,000 miles now and has had zero issues. Love this car one of the most enjoyable cars to go cruise in
Diagnosis can also be fun. Like finding a broken trace on a circuit board causing an intermittent situation on the cluster. Easy fix for an annoying problem.
Scotty is an opinion commentator, not a mechanic. He simply does a live video chat of his opinions, then splits and splices the recorded video of the live chat into several days worth of videos. That's how he publishes 4 videos a day. Scotty is just flamboyant personally who's always sought fame on TV(was on local TV in Houston for 13 years) and works now to increase his viewership on TH-cam. If you want to see a real mechanic, go watch South Main Auto with Eric O. He's a gifted diagnostician!
THHHIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSS is the most honest and down to earth guy on TH-cam! I had to laugh at him taking a friendly jab at Doug at the beginning! The Wizard rules!
Electrical issues can be so aggravating, because you can't easily see the problem like with mechanical issues or leaking fluids. Whether I'm working on my house or figuring out a vehicle issue, electrical problems require more logic and thinking. That's a handy little relay switch tool there. I'll have to check that out. Thanks.
My scariest failure is a tie between the following: 1. Losing everything electronic in my E36 as I was getting off the freeway. Alternator died and the motor was still running somehow, but absolutely no electronics-no turn signals, no tach or speedo, no flashers, nothing. Easy fix, but that moment of looking down and knowing I had no brake lights was scary. 2. Audi A3 that wouldn't regen the DPF to clean it out and went into limp mode. Wouldn't go more than 30 in a 55 backroad up a hill with no shoulder and a line of cars behind me. That was fun. Thankfully got it to regen just fine. But man those cars are finicky.
I had an overheating issue when pulling a camper with my truck. Turned off the AC and put the heat on full blast, it cooled the engine down enough that it got me home.
Scariest car malfunction: When I found the rear bushings on my 1999 Ford Focus were bad when it spun me 180 degrees on a narrow country road. I have animosity to all Mk1 Focus' anyway, but that one was a near death experience!
Had a similar problem in a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. Bad Battery Cables, messed up the computer controls and had it Throwing Codes All Over The Place. Yet everything checked out a okay. Just bad Battery Cable hook ups. So I now need to check my relays from time to time for burnt pins. Thank You for the Additional Information Wizard.
I really like those switched test relays. It's a common problem for the fan motors to start drawing to many amps. I've changed a few on that generation and earlier Fords. I'VE had them just completely fail and stop turning also. I remember someone in the used car business telling that tip about turning the heater on when your car overheats years ago it's a good tip.
6:20 I have seen other cars with that type of relays; in those the 2 pins that deal with the (higher/switched/accessory) current (not the 2 control pins,low current on these) are of a different material,and of a different *color".
Scariest automotive malfunction: a wheel coming off another guys car from oncoming traffic an the Freeway. It bounced high and thought for sure it would hit my hood/windshield of Subaru SVX. Bounced a car length in front of me and oof the road.
Love the channel Wizard, also love the gelled hair today :-) nice to see there are still honest mechanics in the world still, they are far and few nowadays.
My 09 Crown Victoria recently overheated so I had a different guess, but my experience with Fords and the symptoms you described told me that it WASN'T the leaking or bad heater core that I had. In my case, I did not have a coolant "geyser", I just had a "check engine" light, "water temp" light, and the coolant temperature gauge was nearly at "H".
Wizard, I have a 2007 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG. When the weather and car is hot 85degrees. Car temp a little over mid range If I stop the car and restart it with the drivers door open. The fan will run on a very high speed. The fan will actually drain a fully charged battery. Tons of warning lights. Srs,abs seatbelt warning extra etc. navigation turns off if on.but if I start the car with the driver side door closed np problem with the fan runs at normal speed no warnings at all. What I do now is to made sure the driver side door is closed before I start the engine. I don’t know if the passenger side door does the same. I checked google and various Benz forums some drivers describe the same problem but no causes have been found. It’s something with the driver side door being open while starting the engine.
I experienced nearly the same issue on the Mercedes 190e 2.3, which had a dedicated fuse for the radiator fan. They blow without warning or alert , the fan stops, and slowly the temp rises until you blow the engine.
Yup - my old Merc Grand Marquis had the 4.6 and overheated when I ran the AC whenever it was 85 degrees out or higher. Wish I had known this back then...
Scariest "car malfunction"??? Had a 1999 Camaro Z28, t-top. Drove to some weird ass llama farm(special event venue) about 25 miles away on twisty back roads from where I lived for work back in college. Nice spring day, drove with the t-tops off, got there, started talking to somebody while putting the t-tops on, apparently distracted did not lock down the driver's side t-top. Drove 25 miles home at 12:00am, decided to give her hell on a really straight road about 2 miles from my house. 80-90mph the driver's side t-top just flies off, no warning, no whistling sound on the drive home, thought it was latched in. Scared the shit out of me. Woke up early the next day found it wedged against a fence in the ditch, completely intact somehow, hardly a scratch on it lol.
My scariest car malfunction was I had a Vega and the floor had rusted out and the jute carpet liner was laying right on the exhaust pipe. The car filled with smoke and I freaked out. I pulled over and a Sherriff saw me and stopped to check on me. He helped me find the problem. We pulled back the carpet and saw the jute burned black. "Now what am I going to do?" He said there's old. sign there in the ditch, put that under the carpet. that worked just fine. Smoke means fire and inside a car is bad. A guardian angel was with me that day for sure.
scariest brake down, 2007 ford explorer sport track oil cooler line retention bracket snapped loose, and truck started spilling oil all over the bank's parking lot. Eventually the transmission gave out (due to lack of oil), I had to call the tow truck and take it to a local mechanic who fixed it the same day.
Scariest: Mini Moke left hand side driveshaft spline shearing off at 80kph. Left hand wheel went spinning off into the bush as the car hit the deck and scraped along the road. Fortunately, we here in Australia drive on the correct side of the road so I didn't end up in oncoming traffic. The bugger of it was that it sheared off on the wheel side of the CV joint. Nothing short of x-raying the damn thing would have indicated it was going to do this. No injuries. Not even underwear. Look up a Mini Moke and see why I nearly died :-)
This is the reason to not buy any Ford Mustang, unless you know what you are doing to that vehicle. Always look for a vehicle that you need on a daily basis. For example, an older Mazda 3 hatchback will be a lot better to own and to maintain well than a Ford Mustang. A 2007 Mazda 3 GT hatchback is an excellent compact vehicle, because it has the 2.3 L four-cylinder engine with 156 horsepower and you can get one with a five-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode or a regular five-speed manual transmission. They are very reliable and they go for a number of miles or a number of kilometres on the odometer. These Mazda 3's are well known to be Honda Civic's or Toyota Corolla's. I just found one at a used car dealership near my residence with only 155K kilometres on the odometer and it is only priced around $6K. It is a 2007 Mazda 3 GT hatchback model with grey exterior colour. Thank you very much and have a great Monday.
Lol. These are the after effects of an affordable sports car. Every knuckle head coming from a 120 hp FWD Civic can buy one, and thinks they can turn the wheel and floor it. 😂
Another problem from factory is still there, and that is the fact that the water pump is not doing a job worthy of wearing the label as a pump. A water pump is by right supposed to pump water and yet when tested they fail. What is actually circulating the coolant around the engine is thermosyphon and the load is on the radiator and the fan to keep a happy medium. We have done approximately 30.000 dyno hours to prove that when a water pump is brought up to the spec laid out by Otto the engine can be tuned. A proper water pump when installed on a good engine will not only allow for a proper tune but it will never overheat to the point of blowing a head gasket. A good pump must be able to push a fluid up hill or it does not earn the right to be a pump. A good test is to take both heater hoses off running them into a bucket with coolant in it, then start and bleed the engine and then remove the flow hose from the bucket and run it into a 1 litre container with the engine idling at 500rpm. The container should fill up in less than 10 seconds and the coolant should be free of bubbles. If it takes any longer to fill, then forget about attempting to tune the engine.
Recently I've had two instances where my 2012 GT500 on a warm day (86 degrees) where I was either sitting and idling, or moving in low speed traffic, and.I noticed the temp gauge got to H. I got out and got the car up to speed and after a short time the temp was back in the normal range. Gotta see what's going on and causing this intermittent issue. Great video.
I guessed the fan because if your driving it the thermostat would have stuck open not a problem till winter,a leak would have been more obvious to the owner,and no mention of the car blowing white smoke out the exhaust rules out the head gasket.
I just remember that Mercedes used to have the same fuse that run the fan even run the rev counter (not 100% sure here but it was somthing obvius and not related), i'm talking about the 190, so long time ago, but it was nice so you would know if you blown an important fuse before it cause lota damage!
Scariest car malfunction? Wiper blades! It may sound simple but I decided to road trip across the USA and I somehow forgot to inspect my wiper blades. It was pitch dark at the New Mexico, Arizona border, with thunderstorms. And I couldn’t see anything! Wiper blades were worn and were making visibility worse.
Great video and thanks a million. I have 2010 Mustang GT Premium with the same engine, less the Shelby goodies. A good informative video in case I ever run into an overheating problem. I was even thinking of upgrading the radiator to a better one to help the engine run cooler. That is one beautiful Shelby and I hope the owner has the best of luck with it in the future. The best of luck to you also in your future endeavours.
Had overheating issue on a 2006 Mustang GT I bought new. I changed the thermostat and removed the radiator and had it cleaned. No luck. Changed radiator cap. No luck. Bought new fan assembly. No luck. Changed fan relays and no luck. I could start the car and idle it all day in driveway and the fan would kick in and work perfect. However, when I drove it and then stopped and idled it, the fan would not work then. It would not come on then even with the AC turned on and it’s supposed to come on whenever the AC is turned on. I was baffled and so were other people. No codes, nothing! I was about to buy a new computer when I decided to take apart the engine fuse box. There are 3-4 bolts you loosen and then you can lift up the relay holding section. Once I did that I saw that the wire that runs into the high speed fan relay was burned and the plastic connector was burned!! I had to get a new fuse box. I came across other Mustangs 05-09 with the exact same problem. I don’t know what caused that to happen but it was very frustrating. I was researching this issue for hours and hours. Each time it overheated while trying to solve this I would always shut it down right away. It don’t seem like I damaged anything as the car runs and sounds perfect. And these cars actually are designed so that if it was to run completely out of coolant it would go into limp mode. Nonetheless I don’t like the fact that it did get hot a few times. One of the most frustrating car issues I ever encountered! My dad in his mid 60s said he had a lot of vehicles and never had one where he had to change the engine fuse box. Electrical problems can be a nightmare.
@@robertswift6101 got a salvage wire harness with the connectors on it that connect into the engine bay fuse box. Got the salvage fuse box too. Cut the connector I needed off this salvage harness and unpinned each wire in it. Then with my burned connector still attached to the car I removed each individual wire from it and re-pinned it to the new connector. I did it wire by wire to keep track of where each wire went. At the end I had all wires removed from the old one and re-pinned into the salvage connector. Doing it this way kept the wiring all original except the one wire to the fan relay that had burned (causing the issue) and had to be spliced in with the same wire cut from the salvage harness. I then installed the salvage box connecting all of the wire harness connectors into the bottom of it. There are 3-4 connectors but I only had one of them burn so that’s the only one that had to be re-pinned with a new connector. The only thing changed on the wiring was that one burned wire spliced in. All other wiring stayed the same and the plastic connector was changed by re-pinning wires to the salvage one as some of the old connector had melted.
Leaking radiator, then failed water pump, then engine damage = replaced engine, and cooling system. Had to use the heater trick once or twice a bunch of times.
Adrian, as a teen in the 70s I drove an AMC rambler 770. To say every date I got As a junior I had to work extra hard. Using the heater to keep the temperature down was a weekly summer occurrence. It's especially uncomfortable if you're decked out a 100% polyester blend flammable out fit.
The S197 platform was really a great upgrade for the mustang. I'm biased since I own a 05, but it's still running great after 14 years and about 108K. Was tempted to sell it a couple times especially after my kids were born (not ideal for a school run car). But the wife wouldn't have it, and I'm glad we kept it.
Dude, I have an 09 S197 and my daughter used to love being taken to school in that car when she was little. All her friends envied her cause their dad didn't have one. Worked great as a kid hauler for me.
@@ModernDIYProjects Don't get me wrong, it's not as big an issue now that both my kids are elementary school age. But trying to do a rear facing car seats in that car when I'm six foot was no picnic, lol.
The same thing happened to my Mustang GT when I was a teenager...except the fan motor bearing seized, locked up, and the thing caught fire. That was a fun day.
I had a same problem with a car I had , a 2003 Lincoln Towncar before I sold it to a junkyard, fan stopped working they said get a new fan , ok got it then what? They said the new fan didn’t work probably from ECU, ok bought one now what, the ECU got Fried probably from the wire harness I got sick of it it sold it to a junkyard and then got a new car, A 2015 Chevy Impala LTZ and I love it , later on I heard from a friend that knows the junkyard owner that The Lincoln Has been fixed in his shop and sold it immediately and now it’s in the roads again!
Had overheating issue on a 2006 Mustang GT I bought new. I changed the thermostat and removed the radiator and had it cleaned. No luck. Changed radiator cap. No luck. Bought new fan assembly. No luck. Changed fan relays and no luck. I could start the car and idle it all day in driveway and the fan would kick in and work perfect. However, when I drove it and then stopped and idled it, the fan would not work then. It would not come on then even with the AC turned on and it’s supposed to come on whenever the AC is turned on. I was baffled and so were other people. No codes, nothing! I was about to buy a new computer when I decided to take apart the engine fuse box. There are 3-4 bolts you loosen and then you can lift up the relay holding section. Once I did that I saw that the wire that runs into the high speed fan relay was burned and the plastic connector was burned!! I had to get a new fuse box. I came across other Mustangs 05-09 with the exact same problem. I don’t know what caused that to happen but it was very frustrating. I was researching this issue for hours and hours. Each time it overheated while trying to solve this I would always shut it down right away. It don’t seem like I damaged anything as the car runs and sounds perfect. And these cars actually are designed so that if it was to run completely out of coolant it would go into limp mode. Nonetheless I don’t like the fact that it did get hot a few times. One of the most frustrating car issues I ever encountered! My dad in his mid 60s said he had a lot of vehicles and never had one where he had to change the engine fuse box. Electrical problems can be a nightmare.
I took my Scion xB in to the mechanics for a condenser and a thermostat, and they told me my high speed fan wasn't working, and the compressor either, so he replaced that $1800 later and I never had a problem over heating again and my ac worked like brand new
Worn bushings have nothing to do with voltage. Worn bushings cause noise or vibration. That's it. The issue comes down to two possible issues: 1. The electric motor's brushes are either leaving carbon deposits on the rotor commutator and actually lowering electrical resistance. 2. The copper winding in either the electric motor's stator or rotor are shorting out, again lowering resistance or increasing the induction voltage. Ohms Law states Voltage divided by resistance equals amperage. You reduce resistance and the amperage increases - that's whats killing the relay. The fan is absolutely bad and needs to be changed.
Paused at the 2:46 mark I’m an intermediate to “advanced” diyer, not a professional. Honestly with the information given not enough information given to come to a conclusion on what’s wrong. All we know is that it’s overheating and spewing coolant. I always take these steps when this happened to me and my friends. 1. Visual inspection to make sure, all hoses, and accessory/water pump belt don’t have any obvious signs of damage. Maybe I get lucky and the water pump is visible without removing timing belt cover or oil pump cover. (I believe this is the case on a Mustang 4.6). I also do a visual inspection of the oil in the dipstick to rule any obvious signs of failure. 2. If everything on step 1 checks out, I top off coolant and pressurize test the coolant system and radiator cap. 3. This step depends on what happened when I pressurized the coolant system. A: If the system held pressure, and there are no leaks, I test/replace the thermostat. Then properly refill and bleed the coolant system to make sure there isn’t any trapped air in the system. This is the time to make sure my clutch fan/electric fan kicks on, as I am burping the engine, and reaches operating temp. B: If I find a leak anywhere on the system I correct that issue... C: If. coolant does not hold pressure, but there are no obvious leaks. I compression test or do a leak down on the engine. Depending on tools available to me. D: If all numbers are good. I’d rent a coolant exhaust leak tester at that point.... E: I never gotten this far without diagnosing an overheating issue, but if issue is still not resolved by then, I’d look into a clog in the system such a clogged radiator etc etc. Point is I try to pinpoint the issue before I just start replacing parts. Now I’ll hit resume:
I think the hot relay was a very big clue. Eventually google would of gotten the right answer. www.s197forum.com/threads/cooling-fan-high-speed-relay-bec-melted.106834/
ok those relay switches are freakin brilliant. How many hours have I spent with jumper wires or getting burned with paper clips over the years..... That gets two 👍
My 1996 F-250, when the serpentine belt slipped off. I pulled into a parking lot to reinstall it on the pulleys (it had been slipping off the A/C delete pully). After getting it reinstalled I pulled out of the parking on the main road. I must have not shut the hood completley and it blew open and hyper extended the hood hinges. I had to unbolt the hinges in the middle of the road in traffic. Embarrassing and a bit dangerous too (plus it is a very heavy hood).
Same problem with the HVAC blower on the 2001-2007 Chrysler minivans with the automatic climate control. The blower motor gets old and burns out the transistor that regulates the fan speed. You MUST replace the blower motor AND the "blower control module" otherwise you'll just have another blown transistor on the blower control module.
It happend with my Ford Wind star. All the wires for the fans are near to the engine and with the time will fries the wires. In my case was the low fan that didn't kick because of the fried wires.
The guy said coolant was coming out. Where was it coming from? Overflow bottle? And on my car, the heater valves fail all the time, so I have a modified coolant hose in the car that just jams the engine heater output straight back into the input.
I really like your new shop, the one you had when you filmed car issues looks so small in comparison. Good luck in your business, like SMA, you’ll get many out of town and out of state Utube customers.
one time my car was overheating while sitting idle in traffic but once it started moving the temp would fall back to normal again. It was at night and I was far away from any mechanic. It got to a point where it would overheat within minutes of driving. Upon opening the hood the problem was clear: There was a tiny hole on the radiator spewing coolant very slowly. Ran to a nearby store got a couple of eggs, used the egg white method, topped it up with water and it never overheated again until I got the car to a mechanic.
My scariest car malfunction was a master cylinder failure on my f250. It was going out and I was an idiot for not replacing it sooner, I would just do 2-3 pumps of the pedal and it would stop just fine. Well one day I’m backing up to unload junk and there’s a guy behind my truck I hit the brakes and to the floor, I hit it again to the floor, thankfully I was going slow, I slammed it in 1st gear and got it in and let the clutch out to stop the truck. That guy was 10 ft away from getting squashed. Scared the hell out of me, he didn’t realize I had lost my brakes so it didn’t bother him. I once drove my Jeep Cherokee home 5 miles with no brakes, no emergency brake. It sounds much more terrifying than my f250 experience but driving it home 2mph in 2nd gear low range 4x4 idling took an extra 20 minutes but was like a road trip on cruise control. I even went down a mountain grade in 1st low range 7% 1 1/2 mile. I thought for sure I’d have to shut the engine off, it maintained 2 mph downhill idling no brakes, I figured worst case I’d turn it off and if it continued to gain speed I’d turn it into the woods and jump out.
It's funny how the majority of cooling issues today deal with bad rad fans. Back in the day it was always a stuck thermostat. Guess manufacturers make more cash selling fans then thermostats. Coincidence? You tell me...
These mustangs have had these fan problems for decades. I've got a 96 with the same problem. I've heard even some early coyote mustangs have the same issue.
I had a neighbors Subaru overheat and we had the same issue it was the fab wouldn't come on ended up finding out it needed a temp sensor btw that was a year ago and hasn't over heated since
Most cars these days have plastic ends and nipples connected to their aluminum radiators. The nipples will eventually develop cracks that are not repairable. That was my guess, but I would never just guess, I would make a through examination.
My stupid ABS module on my Opel Vectra B has a relay inside which is sealed and you have to cut open the module to get to the circuit board... If you want to replace the module with a oem part it will cost more than the car is worth.
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I really wish we had honest mechanics like you around my area. I had to start fixing my own stuff because noone could be trusted
Same here
But i kept going for some questions what it could be
But after some time he get angry because i never put my car in the shop xp
Sow cant go there anymore 🤣
Yep, I had a fan module go bad on a 03 Mazda 6, mechanics wanted to replace every part of the cooling system, an hour of trouble shooting figured it out did it myself.
Charles Alberti no shit me too I hurt my finger and needed brakes on my Mazda 6 I was quoted 1200 bucks wtf so I found someone on Craigslist...500 bucks that included parts and he did a great job.....
@@HappyDude1 it's typically not the mechanic it's the shop he works for. Electrical problems don't pay well so it's a fix the fucking issue and get it out the door.
"Oh.. another happy little customer we have here"
- Bob Ross of automotive maintenance
Crazy, because I just watched a vid about Bob Ross before I watched this video - and I had them opened in different tabs to watch in order. I was thinking that this guy has a way of dealing with things and of talking about them that is just engaging enough without being like "the other guys". Thank you, Car Wizard.
Sean Harris the vice one about why you cant buy his paintings?
@@JohnDoe-qc3jr It sure watched/felt like a Vice vid, but it was NY Times.
@@seanharris2320 yeah i assumed it was vice didnt really look at the channel just guessed by the similiar format
I have a 07 SHELBY GT.My question is they came white or black with silver stripes.I Have never seen white with blue stripes and the hood isn't stock.I assume that the owner changed that stuff himself.
This is what makes you a great mechanic... going step by step, eliminating possibilities until you actually find the problem! Good job, Wizard!
Great video Wizard!
I guessed a coolant hose and I was wrong. Maybe that's why you make the big bucks and not me.
true so true
Wisdom is alway better then raw intelligence. Until it isn’t. Of course I suspected the same thing, and or the thermostat.
Bad at reading people is all . blame yourself
No return on electrical parts work at Yamaha/Kawi shop and that was the policy and a good one. Worst thing is getting used parts when you work in the shop.
Most mechanics would of just replace the relay instead of finding the real problem, you show there is still good guys out there.
it's typically not the mechanic it's the shop he works for. Electrical problems don't pay well so it's a fix the fucking issue and get it out the door. There's typically very little money in parts so we're forced to kick them out the door as soon as we kind of figure out the issue.
Not all of us do high-end work that can subsidize days lost tracing an electrical issue.
Most mechanics use identifix your an idiot
Another great video from the Bob Ross of automotive maintenance!
Cool, calm & logical ... 'The 'Car Wizard' IS the Bob Ross of Mechanics ...
Think I'll get some of those test relays myself, they are really neat! Love your channel. No hype or drama just relaxed and easy going with a nice honest guy who loves working with cars, you just can't get better than that! 👍🏻
I've worked on a lot of cars over the years... how did I not know that relay switch existed!?!? That's awesome!
Had a first gen neon that would intermittently pop the fuel pump fuse. Checked the pump, checked the wiring, checked the O2 sensor that shared the circuit with the pump, nothing. Finally it hard faulted, once it did that I could see a short to ground on the circuit, started unplugging things until all I had left was wiring and finally was able to find it. The car had been in one of the many Houston floods and at some point the rear seat was removed (presumably to remove the carpets and jute) and during reinstall the harness that runs under the seat was displaced and was chaffing on the bottom of the seat. After I found it, we realized the common factor to when the fuse would pop, was somebody in the back seat. Give me a hard fault any day over an intermittent one!
I have an 09 Mustang and I love it. Beautiful body that S197 generation. I knew you were going to say the Fan, because it just made sense. BTW for anyone reading this, when a car starts to over heat, turn on your HEATER full blast and that will get you instant cooling and prevent causing any major engine damage.
A good piece of advice: Watch the entire video before you comment
@@sam2920 I did, so what part of my comment is wrong?
@@ModernDIYProjects It's not wrong, you're just repeating the whole heater bit pretty much verbatim. just seemed redundant that's all
Proper diagnosis and trouble shooting are most underrated skill auto technicians have. Anyone can r&r parts but if you have no foundational understanding of every car component and part then your not a mehanic/technician your just a part replacer. Well done as usual Dave/Wiz .
Dang it wizard don’t tell me that’s a problem on these I have one 🤦🏻♂️ I will say it’s interesting to see one with blue stripes as far as I know the 07 Shelby GT was only available in black with silver stripes or white with silver stripes. Although the stripes actually had a recall because they would fade instantly lol. Anyway mine has 42,000 miles now and has had zero issues. Love this car one of the most enjoyable cars to go cruise in
Diagnosis can also be fun. Like finding a broken trace on a circuit board causing an intermittent situation on the cluster. Easy fix for an annoying problem.
Could you make a video on how to find a good mechanic? Maybe signs to look for or questions to ask?
Scitty Kilmer has a few videos on that
@@DocR16 Scotty Kilmer is an entertainer. Hes been out of the business for so long most of what he says is irrelevant
1. Find a slightly larger man
2. Must have a long ginger beard
3. Must go by an alias of the Wizard, Sorcerer, anal annihilator.....
@@DocR16 He is an idiot
Scotty is an opinion commentator, not a mechanic. He simply does a live video chat of his opinions, then splits and splices the recorded video of the live chat into several days worth of videos. That's how he publishes 4 videos a day. Scotty is just flamboyant personally who's always sought fame on TV(was on local TV in Houston for 13 years) and works now to increase his viewership on TH-cam. If you want to see a real mechanic, go watch South Main Auto with Eric O. He's a gifted diagnostician!
THHHIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSS is the most honest and down to earth guy on TH-cam! I had to laugh at him taking a friendly jab at Doug at the beginning! The Wizard rules!
Dang so much Trolling between Hoovie, Doug, and Wizard right now!
I love the fact you go through the process of how you figured out the issue.
guess i'll buy myself a few relays with switches on top now, just incase i need them one day
Woke up first thing with crusties in my eyes and put this on. Heard the intro and had to stop brushing my teeth to check what i was watching lol
Unsolved Mysteries: Wizard Edition 👍
Electrical issues can be so aggravating, because you can't easily see the problem like with mechanical issues or leaking fluids. Whether I'm working on my house or figuring out a vehicle issue, electrical problems require more logic and thinking. That's a handy little relay switch tool there. I'll have to check that out. Thanks.
My scariest failure is a tie between the following:
1. Losing everything electronic in my E36 as I was getting off the freeway. Alternator died and the motor was still running somehow, but absolutely no electronics-no turn signals, no tach or speedo, no flashers, nothing. Easy fix, but that moment of looking down and knowing I had no brake lights was scary.
2. Audi A3 that wouldn't regen the DPF to clean it out and went into limp mode. Wouldn't go more than 30 in a 55 backroad up a hill with no shoulder and a line of cars behind me. That was fun. Thankfully got it to regen just fine. But man those cars are finicky.
I had an overheating issue when pulling a camper with my truck. Turned off the AC and put the heat on full blast, it cooled the engine down enough that it got me home.
Scariest car malfunction: When I found the rear bushings on my 1999 Ford Focus were bad when it spun me 180 degrees on a narrow country road. I have animosity to all Mk1 Focus' anyway, but that one was a near death experience!
Had a similar problem in a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. Bad Battery Cables, messed up the computer controls and had it Throwing Codes All Over The Place. Yet everything checked out a okay. Just bad Battery Cable hook ups. So I now need to check my relays from time to time for burnt pins. Thank You for the Additional Information Wizard.
You have no idea how relieved I was when you said the 4.6 3 valve don’t share the same issues as the 5.4.
Thanks Wizard! those are great little diagnosis tools.
I said radiator cap or heater hose under the intake to guess ! Now I will continue watching
Why do the make cars with non removal relays, simple so they can charge more to fix it.
My favorite TH-camr by far
I really like those switched test relays. It's a common problem for the fan motors to start drawing to many amps. I've changed a few on that generation and earlier Fords. I'VE had them just completely fail and stop turning also. I remember someone in the used car business telling that tip about turning the heater on when your car overheats years ago it's a good tip.
6:20 I have seen other cars with that type of relays; in those the 2 pins that deal with the (higher/switched/accessory) current (not the 2 control pins,low current on these) are of a different material,and of a different *color".
Scariest automotive malfunction: a wheel coming off another guys car from oncoming traffic an the Freeway. It bounced high and thought for sure it would hit my hood/windshield of Subaru SVX. Bounced a car length in front of me and oof the road.
Love the channel Wizard, also love the gelled hair today :-) nice to see there are still honest mechanics in the world still, they are far and few nowadays.
You're a good guy car wizard enjoy your videos thanks Dave from Michigan
8:15 “You can RELAY deduce a lot with these switches”.
That’s a catchy sales slogan right there, Wizard !
My 09 Crown Victoria recently overheated so I had a different guess, but my experience with Fords and the symptoms you described told me that it WASN'T the leaking or bad heater core that I had. In my case, I did not have a coolant "geyser", I just had a "check engine" light, "water temp" light, and the coolant temperature gauge was nearly at "H".
I had the same issue with my 05 gt and came to find out it had the same issue
Installed new fans and relay and she’s back in business
Wizard, I have a 2007 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG. When the weather and car is hot 85degrees. Car temp a little over mid range If I stop the car and restart it with the drivers door open. The fan will run on a very high speed. The fan will actually drain a fully charged battery. Tons of warning lights. Srs,abs seatbelt warning extra etc. navigation turns off if on.but if I start the car with the driver side door closed np problem with the fan runs at normal speed no warnings at all. What I do now is to made sure the driver side door is closed before I start the engine. I don’t know if the passenger side door does the same. I checked google and various Benz forums some drivers describe the same problem but no causes have been found. It’s something with the driver side door being open while starting the engine.
I experienced nearly the same issue on the Mercedes 190e 2.3, which had a dedicated fuse for the radiator fan. They blow without warning or alert , the fan stops, and slowly the temp rises until you blow the engine.
Fords with fan issues are common the crown vice,grand marqs and Lincoln town cars all suffer from that issue
All of them have the same engine. It seems like the 4.6 liter V8''s have this common problem.
Yup - my old Merc Grand Marquis had the 4.6 and overheated when I ran the AC whenever it was 85 degrees out or higher. Wish I had known this back then...
Scariest "car malfunction"??? Had a 1999 Camaro Z28, t-top. Drove to some weird ass llama farm(special event venue) about 25 miles away on twisty back roads from where I lived for work back in college. Nice spring day, drove with the t-tops off, got there, started talking to somebody while putting the t-tops on, apparently distracted did not lock down the driver's side t-top. Drove 25 miles home at 12:00am, decided to give her hell on a really straight road about 2 miles from my house. 80-90mph the driver's side t-top just flies off, no warning, no whistling sound on the drive home, thought it was latched in. Scared the shit out of me.
Woke up early the next day found it wedged against a fence in the ditch, completely intact somehow, hardly a scratch on it lol.
Awesome Mustang! Just don’t watch the Top Gear review of it. They hated it because it can’t go round corners like a Porsche!
I guessed electric fan stopped working. Gone are the days of a belt driven fan.
The belt can also snap ? Xp
I hate electric waterpumps
They dont gave a warning when they dont work
Belt driven fans also zap horsepower and fuel efficiency.
My scariest car malfunction was I had a Vega and the floor had rusted out and the jute carpet liner was laying right on the exhaust pipe. The car filled with smoke and I freaked out. I pulled over and a Sherriff saw me and stopped to check on me. He helped me find the problem. We pulled back the carpet and saw the jute burned black. "Now what am I going to do?" He said there's old. sign there in the ditch, put that under the carpet. that worked just fine. Smoke means fire and inside a car is bad. A guardian angel was with me that day for sure.
scariest brake down,
2007 ford explorer sport track oil cooler line retention bracket snapped loose, and truck started spilling oil all over the bank's parking lot.
Eventually the transmission gave out (due to lack of oil), I had to call the tow truck and take it to a local mechanic who fixed it the same day.
I like the part where you asked us what we think is wrong
Scariest: Mini Moke left hand side driveshaft spline shearing off at 80kph. Left hand wheel went spinning off into the bush as the car hit the deck and scraped along the road. Fortunately, we here in Australia drive on the correct side of the road so I didn't end up in oncoming traffic. The bugger of it was that it sheared off on the wheel side of the CV joint. Nothing short of x-raying the damn thing would have indicated it was going to do this. No injuries. Not even underwear. Look up a Mini Moke and see why I nearly died :-)
This is the reason to not buy any Ford Mustang, unless you know what you are doing to that vehicle. Always look for a vehicle that you need on a daily basis. For example, an older Mazda 3 hatchback will be a lot better to own and to maintain well than a Ford Mustang. A 2007 Mazda 3 GT hatchback is an excellent compact vehicle, because it has the 2.3 L four-cylinder engine with 156 horsepower and you can get one with a five-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode or a regular five-speed manual transmission. They are very reliable and they go for a number of miles or a number of kilometres on the odometer. These Mazda 3's are well known to be Honda Civic's or Toyota Corolla's. I just found one at a used car dealership near my residence with only 155K kilometres on the odometer and it is only priced around $6K. It is a 2007 Mazda 3 GT hatchback model with grey exterior colour. Thank you very much and have a great Monday.
The mustang is getting frustrated for not getting its daily dose of crowds.
DeadlyBreath9790 You mean to say "hitting"?😂
Lol. These are the after effects of an affordable sports car. Every knuckle head coming from a 120 hp FWD Civic can buy one, and thinks they can turn the wheel and floor it. 😂
well it's a ford so no wonder why it needs fixed
@@ikahn7422 -ford- american car
@@tomaiger Well Chevys don't break down on 60K miles.
The intro was hilarious 😂😂😂😂
Another problem from factory is still there, and that is the fact that the water pump is not doing a job worthy of wearing the label as a pump. A water pump is by right supposed to pump water and yet when tested they fail. What is actually circulating the coolant around the engine is thermosyphon and the load is on the radiator and the fan to keep a happy medium. We have done approximately 30.000 dyno hours to prove that when a water pump is brought up to the spec laid out by Otto the engine can be tuned. A proper water pump when installed on a good engine will not only allow for a proper tune but it will never overheat to the point of blowing a head gasket. A good pump must be able to push a fluid up hill or it does not earn the right to be a pump. A good test is to take both heater hoses off running them into a bucket with coolant in it, then start and bleed the engine and then remove the flow hose from the bucket and run it into a 1 litre container with the engine idling at 500rpm. The container should fill up in less than 10 seconds and the coolant should be free of bubbles. If it takes any longer to fill, then forget about attempting to tune the engine.
Recently I've had two instances where my 2012 GT500 on a warm day (86 degrees) where I was either sitting and idling, or moving in low speed traffic, and.I noticed the temp gauge got to H. I got out and got the car up to speed and after a short time the temp was back in the normal range. Gotta see what's going on and causing this intermittent issue. Great video.
I guessed the fan because if your driving it the thermostat would have stuck open not a problem till winter,a leak would have been more obvious to the owner,and no mention of the car blowing white smoke out the exhaust rules out the head gasket.
I just remember that Mercedes used to have the same fuse that run the fan even run the rev counter (not 100% sure here but it was somthing obvius and not related), i'm talking about the 190, so long time ago, but it was nice so you would know if you blown an important fuse before it cause lota damage!
Scariest car malfunction? Wiper blades! It may sound simple but I decided to road trip across the USA and I somehow forgot to inspect my wiper blades. It was pitch dark at the New Mexico, Arizona border, with thunderstorms. And I couldn’t see anything! Wiper blades were worn and were making visibility worse.
Hehe love the intro and these Mustang GT350 2007-2010 4.6’s love to overheat, interesting to now know why...thanks wizard 🧙♂️
I guessed thermostat, second guess was maybe the fan. That's why they call you the wizard!
Thanks Wizard for these lessons, keep it up!👍
Great video and thanks a million. I have 2010 Mustang GT Premium with the same engine, less the Shelby goodies. A good informative video in case I ever run into an overheating problem. I was even thinking of upgrading the radiator to a better one to help the engine run cooler.
That is one beautiful Shelby and I hope the owner has the best of luck with it in the future.
The best of luck to you also in your future endeavours.
Had overheating issue on a 2006 Mustang GT I bought new. I changed the thermostat and removed the radiator and had it cleaned. No luck. Changed radiator cap. No luck. Bought new fan assembly. No luck. Changed fan relays and no luck. I could start the car and idle it all day in driveway and the fan would kick in and work perfect. However, when I drove it and then stopped and idled it, the fan would not work then. It would not come on then even with the AC turned on and it’s supposed to come on whenever the AC is turned on. I was baffled and so were other people. No codes, nothing! I was about to buy a new computer when I decided to take apart the engine fuse box. There are 3-4 bolts you loosen and then you can lift up the relay holding section. Once I did that I saw that the wire that runs into the high speed fan relay was burned and the plastic connector was burned!! I had to get a new fuse box. I came across other Mustangs 05-09 with the exact same problem. I don’t know what caused that to happen but it was very frustrating. I was researching this issue for hours and hours. Each time it overheated while trying to solve this I would always shut it down right away. It don’t seem like I damaged anything as the car runs and sounds perfect. And these cars actually are designed so that if it was to run completely out of coolant it would go into limp mode. Nonetheless I don’t like the fact that it did get hot a few times. One of the most frustrating car issues I ever encountered! My dad in his mid 60s said he had a lot of vehicles and never had one where he had to change the engine fuse box. Electrical problems can be a nightmare.
@@newfie-dean5803 how did you fix the problem?
@@robertswift6101 got a salvage wire harness with the connectors on it that connect into the engine bay fuse box. Got the salvage fuse box too. Cut the connector I needed off this salvage harness and unpinned each wire in it. Then with my burned connector still attached to the car I removed each individual wire from it and re-pinned it to the new connector. I did it wire by wire to keep track of where each wire went. At the end I had all wires removed from the old one and re-pinned into the salvage connector. Doing it this way kept the wiring all original except the one wire to the fan relay that had burned (causing the issue) and had to be spliced in with the same wire cut from the salvage harness. I then installed the salvage box connecting all of the wire harness connectors into the bottom of it. There are 3-4 connectors but I only had one of them burn so that’s the only one that had to be re-pinned with a new connector. The only thing changed on the wiring was that one burned wire spliced in. All other wiring stayed the same and the plastic connector was changed by re-pinning wires to the salvage one as some of the old connector had melted.
Leaking radiator, then failed water pump, then engine damage = replaced engine, and cooling system. Had to use the heater trick once or twice a bunch of times.
Adrian, as a teen in the 70s I drove an AMC rambler 770. To say every date I got
As a junior I had to work extra hard. Using the heater to keep the temperature down was a weekly summer occurrence. It's especially uncomfortable if you're decked out a 100% polyester blend flammable
out fit.
Cheapest ignition/fuel pump kill switch. On the market! It's not perfect but it works.
I thought about the same thing. That would be great for security
The S197 platform was really a great upgrade for the mustang. I'm biased since I own a 05, but it's still running great after 14 years and about 108K.
Was tempted to sell it a couple times especially after my kids were born (not ideal for a school run car). But the wife wouldn't have it, and I'm glad we kept it.
Dude, I have an 09 S197 and my daughter used to love being taken to school in that car when she was little. All her friends envied her cause their dad didn't have one. Worked great as a kid hauler for me.
@@ModernDIYProjects Don't get me wrong, it's not as big an issue now that both my kids are elementary school age. But trying to do a rear facing car seats in that car when I'm six foot was no picnic, lol.
@@edwardgreenjr167 Haha, yeah, mine was in elementary when I got mine, so it was easier. 😉
The same thing happened to my Mustang GT when I was a teenager...except the fan motor bearing seized, locked up, and the thing caught fire. That was a fun day.
Akimov's face when the Shelby GT's fan's start pulling 33Gw.
A fuse or relay is never the problem. Something else caused them to fail.
Like the fan motor in that car.
I had a same problem with a car I had , a 2003 Lincoln Towncar before I sold it to a junkyard, fan stopped working they said get a new fan , ok got it then what? They said the new fan didn’t work probably from ECU, ok bought one now what, the ECU got Fried probably from the wire harness I got sick of it it sold it to a junkyard and then got a new car, A 2015 Chevy Impala LTZ and I love it , later on I heard from a friend that knows the junkyard owner that The Lincoln Has been fixed in his shop and sold it immediately and now it’s in the roads again!
Had overheating issue on a 2006 Mustang GT I bought new. I changed the thermostat and removed the radiator and had it cleaned. No luck. Changed radiator cap. No luck. Bought new fan assembly. No luck. Changed fan relays and no luck. I could start the car and idle it all day in driveway and the fan would kick in and work perfect. However, when I drove it and then stopped and idled it, the fan would not work then. It would not come on then even with the AC turned on and it’s supposed to come on whenever the AC is turned on. I was baffled and so were other people. No codes, nothing! I was about to buy a new computer when I decided to take apart the engine fuse box. There are 3-4 bolts you loosen and then you can lift up the relay holding section. Once I did that I saw that the wire that runs into the high speed fan relay was burned and the plastic connector was burned!! I had to get a new fuse box. I came across other Mustangs 05-09 with the exact same problem. I don’t know what caused that to happen but it was very frustrating. I was researching this issue for hours and hours. Each time it overheated while trying to solve this I would always shut it down right away. It don’t seem like I damaged anything as the car runs and sounds perfect. And these cars actually are designed so that if it was to run completely out of coolant it would go into limp mode. Nonetheless I don’t like the fact that it did get hot a few times. One of the most frustrating car issues I ever encountered! My dad in his mid 60s said he had a lot of vehicles and never had one where he had to change the engine fuse box. Electrical problems can be a nightmare.
I knew it was a cooling fan issue because you had a fan next to you when you asked.
@@PabloDiablo682 There is a pedestal fan near him.
great observation.
I took my Scion xB in to the mechanics for a condenser and a thermostat, and they told me my high speed fan wasn't working, and the compressor either, so he replaced that $1800 later and I never had a problem over heating again and my ac worked like brand new
my a ss 1800!!!!! sheesh
The bushings in the fan motor are worn down so the gap is getting further for the voltage to travel. More resistance means more current.
Worn bushings have nothing to do with voltage. Worn bushings cause noise or vibration. That's it. The issue comes down to two possible issues:
1. The electric motor's brushes are either leaving carbon deposits on the rotor commutator and actually lowering electrical resistance.
2. The copper winding in either the electric motor's stator or rotor are shorting out, again lowering resistance or increasing the induction voltage.
Ohms Law states Voltage divided by resistance equals amperage. You reduce resistance and the amperage increases - that's whats killing the relay. The fan is absolutely bad and needs to be changed.
Paused at the 2:46 mark I’m an intermediate to “advanced” diyer, not a professional.
Honestly with the information given not enough information given to come to a conclusion on what’s wrong. All we know is that it’s overheating and spewing coolant.
I always take these steps when this happened to me and my friends.
1. Visual inspection to make sure, all hoses, and accessory/water pump belt don’t have any obvious signs of damage. Maybe I get lucky and the water pump is visible without removing timing belt cover or oil pump cover. (I believe this is the case on a Mustang 4.6). I also do a visual inspection of the oil in the dipstick to rule any obvious signs of failure.
2. If everything on step 1 checks out, I top off coolant and pressurize test the coolant system and radiator cap.
3. This step depends on what happened when I pressurized the coolant system.
A: If the system held pressure, and there are no leaks, I test/replace the thermostat. Then properly refill and bleed the coolant system to make sure there isn’t any trapped air in the system. This is the time to make sure my clutch fan/electric fan kicks on, as I am burping the engine, and reaches operating temp.
B: If I find a leak anywhere on the system I correct that issue...
C: If. coolant does not hold pressure, but there are no obvious leaks. I compression test or do a leak down on the engine. Depending on tools available to me.
D: If all numbers are good. I’d rent a coolant exhaust leak tester at that point....
E: I never gotten this far without diagnosing an overheating issue, but if issue is still not resolved by then, I’d look into a clog in the system such a clogged radiator etc etc.
Point is I try to pinpoint the issue before I just start replacing parts.
Now I’ll hit resume:
I think the hot relay was a very big clue.
Eventually google would of gotten the right answer.
www.s197forum.com/threads/cooling-fan-high-speed-relay-bec-melted.106834/
ok those relay switches are freakin brilliant. How many hours have I spent with jumper wires or getting burned with paper clips over the years..... That gets two 👍
Thank you for the lesson.
My 1996 F-250, when the serpentine belt slipped off. I pulled into a parking lot to reinstall it on the pulleys (it had been slipping off the A/C delete pully). After getting it reinstalled I pulled out of the parking on the main road. I must have not shut the hood completley and it blew open and hyper extended the hood hinges. I had to unbolt the hinges in the middle of the road in traffic. Embarrassing and a bit dangerous too (plus it is a very heavy hood).
Same problem with the HVAC blower on the 2001-2007 Chrysler minivans with the automatic climate control. The blower motor gets old and burns out the transistor that regulates the fan speed. You MUST replace the blower motor AND the "blower control module" otherwise you'll just have another blown transistor on the blower control module.
Lmao at the intro.. no we're not doing that 😂😂😂
It happend with my Ford Wind star. All the wires for the fans are near to the engine and with the time will fries the wires. In my case was the low fan that didn't kick because of the fried wires.
The S197 in general is an electrical nightmare. The battery junction box's are known for melting.... due to the fan overheating the circuitry.
The guy said coolant was coming out. Where was it coming from? Overflow bottle? And on my car, the heater valves fail all the time, so I have a modified coolant hose in the car that just jams the engine heater output straight back into the input.
I guessed correctly in 30 seconds. At $100/hour, you owe me 83 cents.
take your time...
Thermostat, I changed mine out the other day same car along with a new water pump and radiator cap it’s fine now.
I really like your new shop, the one you had when you filmed car issues looks so small in comparison. Good luck in your business, like SMA, you’ll get many out of town and out of state Utube customers.
Scariest: autolamp decided to turn my headlamps off on my 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis at night on the interstate on a moonless night!
I feel validated I guessed right. I said the radiator fan since the overheating started after highway driving.
The car wizard is EPIC!
one time my car was overheating while sitting idle in traffic but once it started moving the temp would fall back to normal again. It was at night and I was far away from any mechanic. It got to a point where it would overheat within minutes of driving. Upon opening the hood the problem was clear: There was a tiny hole on the radiator spewing coolant very slowly. Ran to a nearby store got a couple of eggs, used the egg white method, topped it up with water and it never overheated again until I got the car to a mechanic.
My scariest car malfunction was a master cylinder failure on my f250. It was going out and I was an idiot for not replacing it sooner, I would just do 2-3 pumps of the pedal and it would stop just fine. Well one day I’m backing up to unload junk and there’s a guy behind my truck I hit the brakes and to the floor, I hit it again to the floor, thankfully I was going slow, I slammed it in 1st gear and got it in and let the clutch out to stop the truck. That guy was 10 ft away from getting squashed. Scared the hell out of me, he didn’t realize I had lost my brakes so it didn’t bother him. I once drove my Jeep Cherokee home 5 miles with no brakes, no emergency brake. It sounds much more terrifying than my f250 experience but driving it home 2mph in 2nd gear low range 4x4 idling took an extra 20 minutes but was like a road trip on cruise control. I even went down a mountain grade in 1st low range 7% 1 1/2 mile. I thought for sure I’d have to shut the engine off, it maintained 2 mph downhill idling no brakes, I figured worst case I’d turn it off and if it continued to gain speed I’d turn it into the woods and jump out.
It's funny how the majority of cooling issues today deal with bad rad fans. Back in the day it was always a stuck thermostat. Guess manufacturers make more cash selling fans then thermostats. Coincidence? You tell me...
These mustangs have had these fan problems for decades. I've got a 96 with the same problem. I've heard even some early coyote mustangs have the same issue.
I had a neighbors Subaru overheat and we had the same issue it was the fab wouldn't come on ended up finding out it needed a temp sensor btw that was a year ago and hasn't over heated since
05 jetta gli 1.8t broken water pump impeller. Plastic water pump. I replaced the timing belt at the same time with a new upgraded all metal water pump
Most cars these days have plastic ends and nipples connected to their aluminum radiators. The nipples will eventually develop cracks that are not repairable. That was my guess, but I would never just guess, I would make a through examination.
Am i watching a mechanic or bob ross? I cant tell the difference but i love it
I just dealt with this on the corvette high speed fan relay it was wired backwards works fine now. Just needs e brake fix either cable or mechanism
We need more "problem solved" wizard mysteries
Great tips. Love learning something new like test relays.
My stupid ABS module on my Opel Vectra B has a relay inside which is sealed and you have to cut open the module to get to the circuit board... If you want to replace the module with a oem part it will cost more than the car is worth.
That gen of Ford Mustang (2005 and on ) had relay problems in general 🤠