My Cheap Auction Escalade is Hiding Crash Damage Everywhere!
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We dig into our cheap auction Cadillac Escalade finding a lot of parts that might not belong to it. As we search, we try and figure out whether the electrical issues are the fault of one component, or multiple failed problems!!!
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yes ive seen bad low voltage battery can cause issues with car running fine and give engine light. Ive reproduce this in gm car . After getting battery with larger amps problem was fixed .
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I like lots of detail. I have a yukon and like to do all I can on it myself. Thanks for the videos.
if the car has stop start then the battery should probably be agm or gel.
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Cadillac owners are probably mad cuz he keeps calling it a Chevy truck lol.... I own the Escalade EXT and it's pretty much a Chevy Avalanche but people get mad when you say that.. lol
Ya I find that funny, I find it funnier when they think the Escalade is faster than my wife’s Denali. The look on their face when it sinks in that the running works are the same lol
They hate that the truth hurts much like Lexus owners. Some think that their ES350 isn’t a Camry. 😂
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Insteatof using a razor blade for removing electrical tape on wire harness. Use a sewing seam ripper. Much safer for your harness and super cheap.
That's a great tip. I've been using a seat belt cutter, but I think the sewing seam ripper will do a much better job. Smaller tip and much better handle.
@@im2yys4u81 I got this tip from The Humble Mechanic.
Also works for getting long hair off the beater brush in a vacuum.
@@thezfunk Amen. Refurbished a Dyson that was left next to a dumpster at an apartment complex. Years later it's still sucking with the best of them...
A hook blade for a utility knife that is used for roofing would work even better because it gives you a sharp Cutting Edge and does the same thing as a seam ripper.
Heck yes Sam, this video is super helpful, you have got me watching all the end of life dead car auctions in my country, I like you have enough smarts to solve most problems and with what can be found online, this is a great way to get a nice car/Ute for a bargain.Keep up the good work mate. 🇳🇿👍🇺🇸💪
It’s an Econo Power battery which means it’s a interstate batteries reconditioned battery. They remove all stickers and sell it much cheaper.
Edit: I worked for Interstate Batteries driving the truck . We would take core returns and place them on trickle chargers for 24 hours and then do a battery test. If they passed we rebrand them with “Econo Power” stickers and sell them . If they failed we recycle them . They could be batteries from any manufacturer .
Probably from the auction. They install cheap batteries.
I’ve got econo power batterys in my 6.0. Starts it beautifully. Had very good luck with them and their over a year old now.
So what you are saying is that they are NOT reconditioned but simply old junk batteries that are recharged and re-sold? That sounds like a scam.
@@Guillotines_For_Globalists That's exactly what it is. Capitalism at its finest!
@@Guillotines_For_Globalists It might not be. My father was a tech for a LONG time... policy at the dealerships was to replace bad batteries with new ones. One of the guys he worked with would take the old batteries and drop them on the ground (sometimes old batteries would accumulate around the cells, making them unable to complete a circuit, and the jolt of dropping them could clear the accumulation). Batteries would work for another couple of years sometimes. Dude never spent a dime on batteries lol.
Absolutely perfect explanation bud. I'd enjoy seeing you do this more!
I love electrical troubleshooting. That's more up my alley and stuff I could do in an apartment parking stall. The mechanical, no so much.
What I love about Sam is that he is worth a decent amount of money from his channel and various other incomes, but he likes to stick to a budget and even mentioned not being able to justify buying a $600-$700 professional battery tester when he could very well afford it. Idk why but it makes me so happy to hear him say that and not blow all of his money lol! Awesome channel, keep it up!
He probably said that to make his Bluetooth battery tester seem like a better deal that he got from that company
As a car nut, I actually enjoyed the in depth testing you did with the electronics!
well he's definitely correct about how a weak battery can cause computers can cause computer problems my bmw i3s has a weak battery now and when the winter temp bottoms out the battery's to weak and causes the computer to report drivetrain fault indicating the drivetrains over heating and other faults to during startup bmw says the battery's fine in warmer ether due to me not being able to get it in during that weather
I really appreciate you going into great detail when it comes to the wiring. It is one of the most confusion things when it comes to figuring out what is wrong. Thank your videos I enjoy watching them and learning.
Just starting the video but one thing I instantly noticed is that bumper, or at least the grille doesn’t belong to that car. 2015 for the first half didn’t use the newer emblem. It should have had the one you see on the engine cover and steering wheel and rear gate. Definitely replaced.
Good eye, I saw the same thing and looked for this comment before I made it! Nice
Also color match is off...
Load tester is only 50 bucks dude, stop lying to people, I know you want to see stuff but come on man.
12:25 The sensors are missing a rubber gasket so it won't jiggle so much once you put it back in the sensor mount.
Analog meters allow you to observe "grass on the field" or AC ripple. Digital meters average out the reading and usually don't show you those fluctuations. An oscilloscope really shows this.
What kind
Set your DMM to AC to measure the ripple on a DC circuit.
Absolutely awesome video. I very much enjoyed watching you fix the electrical Gremlins. That is an absolutely beautiful Escalade
Well done Sam on a second video on the escalade, usually by now it's gone to die in the graveyard of prior failed projects!
Keep up the good work!
Having a load test on a battery is the best.
I like this video because you are very thorough on the electrical diagnosis, your delivery on it makes it engaging, so I would keep up with it. Thank you for the great content!
Another great video Sam. Wish I could get 4.5K views in 15 minutes. Keep up the great content.
Keep it up bro and soon you will
@@Samcrac Thank you!! You are one of the best channels!
The other topdon tester you have shows a constant voltage on the screen. I bought one. I never thought to pull the fuel pump fuse, but you should be able to check the voltage while cranking with it. My avalanche shows 12.7 when not running and 14.7 while running.
@samcrac yes those square radar sensors should be programmed to your specific car. Even if it's a good used one it probably won't work until it's programmed with gm tds.
The waterlogged radar may work for a short while now that it's dry but I assure you it's not gonna last .
As far as attaching the left radar goes....idk how you could rig it. An ideal way would be to rob a bracket off of another smashed bumper. Alternatively without a bracket perhaps silicone or epoxy around the edges might just work. It needs to be located as close to the oe spot as possible.
Don't put any adhesive on the front white part or it's never gonna work correctly.
Last of all...**** On every gm I've fixed to date the radar sensors go in with the white part facing the bumper cover/looking outward***** the white side is where the radar signal comes out of to detect objects on the road for collision avoidance, cruise control, etc etc
Keep plugging away homie.
Electrical issues often are complicated and hard to diagnose....so....the more detailed your explanation, the better.
I always appreciate your diving head-first into these problems whether or not you have experience or insight. Sam...You Are The Man!
Thanks Sam, was waiting for this video. If you get your ear close to the parking sensor you can hear the click than means it is working.
Hi Sam... Been on the same road with water in blind spot module. Same exact module.
You have on one side master and on other one slave. Master if damaged must be programed to tje VIN. Slave is just a dumb computer beeing a slave to the master. So if you bought old master, it is locked to previous VIN.
Seatbelt pretension is also part of that module. When it senses pedestrian or car it pretensions the belt to prepare for impact. So you should after programing that sensor get rid of both errors at the same time...
I was doing it on Buick Regal which is GM like you Cadillac.
Did you ever end up getting this completely fixed @michael9515?
@@pricetagcitrus yes... bought buick regal sensors which is the same as opel insignia... had them coded to my vin... only one does coding in my country. Even opel could not do it.
Harbor freight sells a car clip kit. 200+ pieces for about $12. It’s great to have on hand
Thanks for the heads up. I know where I'm going this weekend!
17:48 - When you plugged in the "new" passenger side radar sensor into its bumper holder, the white radar transparent window needs to face forward. If you imagine the radar module being a "camera", the white window is the camera's "lens" and needs to face forward so it can see the cars in front of the vehicle.
On some vehicles, radar modules are self-calibrating (e.g. Volvo cross traffic modules) and others need to be put into a calibration mode via a diagnostic tool. Double check for this year of Escalade.
Today Florida man finds his crashed Escalade has been crashed.
This video had a TON of great/interesting info. I like that you got in the weeds on testing everything. The stapler was cool, as well as that battery tester. No matter how technical your videos get, they're never boring. You use tools and methods available to most people.
The battery has internal resistance which "consumes" voltage. When nothing is turned on, all the voltage draw is across the battery so it will read fine. However, when another sort of load is placed on the battery, the load and the battery now both "consume" voltage so the internal resistance of the battery is now significant enough to effect it's overall provided voltage. Source - physics teacher.
The electrical is the greatest mystery to those of us trying to do it ourselves. Getting into that in as much depth as possible is a HUGE help. For instance, the battery charger tip that does diagnostics - HUGE help.
The standard is to read the voltage while cranking the vehicle. That is cheap.
Yes, you cannot test a battery except by putting it under load. Voltage tests only tell you if you have a shorted cell and not much else.
As I said in the first video, this is not the original front fascia/bumper cover for this truck. The first one got tore up, I guarantee it.
Thanks for the great video. Seems like some one someone who wasn't very skilled or was in a hurry fixed it in the first place. I'm surprised the front bumper didn't just fall off. Thanks for informative content and vehicle update.
1:47 It's called a surface charge. When a load is placed on the battery, the high internal resistance of a bad cell becomes a load and there is a voltage drop across it, which is why the potential drops like a rock.
Hey Sam, just wanted to drop a comment and say I recently found your channel and have binged all of your videos. Love watching you work through diagnosing a complex issue and the ensuing repair job. Keep up the good work
@Jacob Snyder Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
Why would anyone want an automotive tool that requires an app? How long will that function? 18 months until support is abandoned or the app. no longer functions with the latest version of Android. IoT means Internet of Tossers. Don't buy it. A voltmeter will show cranking and charging voltages - for just a tenner.
you can get a cheap load tester . they mimic a 50/100 amp draw. cant hide from that
Guessing that's an sneakily undisclosed affiliate link to the battery charger.
When my '08 GMC Acadia got rear ended and repaired, the body shop couldn't figure out why the sensors weren't working. Come to find out, it had to go to the dealer to be reprogrammed. Maybe that's what's wrong with yours. Or the bcm doesn't recognize the modules since it's off a higher trim level.
This a perfect example of right to repair. I shouldn't have to go to a dealership to have that done.
That car has seen more action than just a bumper replacement,you can see all the paint is chipped off the hood and fender bolts which indicates they have been removed,there is also evidence that the front subframe has been removed as there is marks on the bolts/nuts.Even though it has a clear title I would check to see if it’s ever been sold through any salvage auctions
Officially given up hope that you'll complete a story arc by showing subscribers the conclusion of your Mustang rebuild / repaint / reupholster. Is the grass around it up past the doorsills now? For now it's "Short-Attention-Span" theater for those of us watching you spend money on notoriously-always-breaking Bentleys, high-mileage BMWs, and Ferrari convertibles with enough electrical issues to be titled "Gremlins 3: The Prancing Horse."
If it looks like a pig and feels like a pig ...... You're sticking lipstick on a Pig!
I really don't get why anyone would purchase anything that looks this bad, no matter how low you managed to get it for.
And talking about hot staples: That front bumper and Grill wouldn't look out of place as a barbeque pit - and who wants to drive about in a car that looks like a barbeque pit!!!!!
That link for the Topdon battery charger/tester was to a startup asking me to pledge to the project…. Not a link to website where I could buy one right now…. Why would I jus give my money for a product I may end up receiving 12-18months from now???? I’ll have forgotten about it completely by then….
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Yes Sam, these videos decoded the electronic sensor array paradigm and how to readi all the technical signs to divine what's actually present on a "repaired" deeply discounted auction 💎 gem! Yes you educate us to tackle these projects, which many dealer's only fix by big buck 💰 total replacement repairs! Yeah this one gave us all the techniques which greatly simplify such a 🚀 rocket 🔭 science project! Thanks 🙏Sam! 😎
@Timothy Vaher Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
I do love the videos very knowledgeable. I dislike the advertisements, it’s not just your channel but many others also. I pay for a premium subscription to avoid advertisements but they are now Imbedded in videos. 😫
A multimeter is o.k to use to test a battery, the way to do it is to get somebody to start the car while you're looking at the multimeter readings and see how much the voltage drops by while it starts.
I think this was a blatant paid advertisement I’m sure he’s not that dumb he knows full well what a load test is but intentionally didn’t mention it
Awesome fix Sam! I honestly can't believe the dealer would put a new bumper on it and not replace a $150 wiring harness?
I really enjoy, these electrical videos. A lot of
TH-camrs don’t really do these in depth diagnostics. Please keep
Doing these. I really enjoy this series, and the Ferrari series. ❤
You buy garbage sight unseen and then are surprised when the crap you buy sight unseen is garbage. Ridiculous.
Any suggestions for where to find all the service bulletin information he referenced? Curious how to look up the diagrams for other makes and models.
Sam, the bumper color compared to the body in the video looks ever so slightly different. One looks white, while the other looks like an egg white.
Close to 10 mnts of advertising u adding to your content am losing interest. Yet you are doing smart
Think if ur followers. Do they want keep seen content or hearing your advertising l
Do you just leave projects half way incomplete? There are so many videos that just seem incomplete. I wish you’d see the projects through
Spend 28k on a truck 600$ professional charger is to much he's on a budget 😆 🤣 😂
So I learned the same thing with the multimeter. You can check to make sure the battery has the volts it needs. But that multimeter does not check the amps which is like the muscle in the battery. I checked a battery in a Neon that wouldn't start years ago, it had volts and the lights would come on in the car but the car wouldn't turn over. So I replaced the starter and it did the same thing. I had the car towed and an hour later the mechanic called and told me he replaced the battery and I was good to go. I was flabbergasted and he explained the volts verses amps to me. Another lesson learned.
For the multimeter test you need someone to start the car and monitor to see the volatage drop on the multimeter you can compare that to the cold cranking amps that the battery is rated for. Hard to do on your own though :D
You can also do it yourself if your multimeter has a "min/max" feature.
Wow I can’t wait for the next escalade video to come out next year!
There isn't an escalade in existence that hasn't been crashed into a bunch of stuff by the owner and also repeatedly damaged by an angry x
Lol I’m give y’all a tip don’t buy the staple gun soldering iron and a piece of wire there has to be a TH-cam video
And let people know that you are getting paid by these companies.... Ethics will go a long way.
Those are electrical problems but caused by physical damage it's easier to understand that then a part that fails internally
This man is like a ninja when it comes to product placement. You don't see it coming and then BAM!
Most of your recent videos are commercials. Not the old videos that we loved
Why do only about 10% of viewers click the LIKE button?
The way you talk about batteries, you shouldn't be instructing about batteries.
a viewer in the last video recommended this tsb and what to look for
I love seeing your trouble shooting and the thought process you go through. Keep that pert up.
Sam, always throw in tidbits. And go as deep into subjects as you like. (Not a royalty thing) but there are ALWAYS others that learn from you such as myself. Thanks for the great content. I hate when a you tuber gets popular, then starts glossing over things. Then I unsubscribe from them because they are no longer who I want to watch. Keep up the great work.
@Joe haney Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
Using a multimeter to measure static battery voltage doesn't really tell you very much. A much more meaningful test is to check the battery volage while cranking - a good battery will maintain at least 10v even under heavy load - if it drops any further than that, the battery isn't up to the job. A simple multimeter can also give you a good indication of the state of your alternator - with the motor running, you should see between 13.5v and 14.5v at the battery terminals. This should not drop significantly when under heavy load - turn on all lights, high beams, heated seats, heater blower etc. and ensure that the on-charge voltage remains above 13.5v.
@John Baker Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
Battery testers, headphones …. Sam trying out for a job on QVC?
For some reason I really enjoy Sam. Even though he's quite obviously a little money grubby with two full sponsors in one video and from watching him over the years it's just something well known from how he is. But it's often helpful because he is trying to stay on a budget which most of us are on and in this Marxist leftist economy we are trying to stay above water due to taxes and inflation not to mention the destruction of every economy on earth during the evil imprisonment of us all during the big "C". (Wow sorry folks I didn't plan on saying anything but hey a spade is a spade) So I still love Sam's videos. Thanks Sam you Penny Pincher you! LOL. Love ya!
Sam.. enough with the ads.. UNSUBSCRIBED
Battery check via multimeter : when engine crank the battery voltage need to be at least 10volt
I love the content. Clips and Fasteners is the best place for those front bumper clips.
I gonna pick up one of those Hot Staplers 👍
@Wayne Nero Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
i've heard a brand new battery with no load should be 14.4 volts at the terminals?
Did anyone notice that the steering wheel air bag has the old style emblem that they only had on the 2015
Step-Mom would look great in this Escalade 😊
I'm not going to watch this .to many fucking adverts.
I am staggered by the availability and cost of that wire harness.
My cheap stolen auction Escalade was hiding my stepmoms used @nal beads... After seeing all of her shenanigans that she's been through by watching "The hub" I immediately burned the entire truck..... Lmao 😆
i appreciate your thorough diagnostic explanations !!! thanks Sam
Watching this makes me appreciate the simplicity of my '05 Corolla with crank windows. LOL
Sam If You want to learn how to diagnose those kinds of wire faults checkout Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics on TH-cam! Another good learning source would be South Maine Auto channel!
Sam you need to give those hot staples a little twist after you get it in or it will eventually fall out
A fully charged battery should be 13.2-13.6 volts resting state. Anything below 11.4 volts can cause strange things to the gizmos.
My batteries are all around 12.4v only goes to 13v when the alternator runs
I plug in a battery charger when I code bmws never seen em above 13 while engine off
Always in for a Samcrac video.
Yes keep bringing this Escalade back to it's glory, great video
My first car was a ‘69 Chevy C-10. Not a single piece of technology on that, great way to learn how to repair a car/truck.
Wow Sam 2 videos this week thanks for the information 🙏
Escalades are absolutely beautiful. You never know what kind of hacks you’ll find in auction cars.
What you have is a poor repair job that is causing a host of problems. Just have to figure what your missing and replace
It may sound crazy, but I love diagnosing electrical issues on vehicles. And what I have found over the years is what seems so complicated turned out to be very simple. It's a matter of knowing where to focus your attention in the spaghetti farm. And that's exactly what you did, and figured it out on the cheap. Well done!
Where is Step-Mom?
I have a video on how to properly use hot staple. Once you get the staple 1/2 way in you twist it just abit. To imbed it under the plastic
This was one of your best videos in years, sir.
@Luke Edward Hi am Cindy Smith, how are you? Hope we can be friends if that's okay with you
Multi meter is fine to test:
1) test voltage with the ignition off (make sure it’s stable).
2) test voltage with the engine running and accessories off (it should be over 13.8v ideally).
3) test voltage with fans, demisters, lights, etc. on and the voltage should still remain stable and over 13v.
Loving your videos!