Ford Fusion With Bad ECM - Follow Up

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In a previous video • Ford Fusion - ECM Coil... we diagnosed this Fusion as a bad ECM and said it needs all new coils as well as a computer. The parts a are in so let's see if we made the right call!
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@billsimpson604 2 месяца назад

You found the bolts? Boeing could use your help.

@gadasavideos8564 2 месяца назад

And Eric could teach them how to 'torque to spec'

@paulstaf 2 месяца назад

"If it's Boeing, I ain't going!"

@2nickles647 2 месяца назад

All the Boeing bolts went boing boing boing 😅😅😅😅

@tylerbarnett8062 2 месяца назад

@@gadasavideos8564 “click”

@mytkc66atbat25 2 месяца назад

Back in my day we called them the lazy B. 8 hours of restroom breaks, 1/2 hour of work. Of course that is not all of the Boeing employees, just a few that we had to work with. Sad to see a pioneering aircraft company go down the tubes. They need to re-establish their training programs and filter out the lazy Bs. Eric said it all when he talked about school shop classes vs trade schools. One teaches you social engineering and one shows you how to wrench.

@joshuaengelhardt8874 2 месяца назад

Don't apologize, Eric. Everything that you've shown us and taught us over the years. You have never disappointed us. I probably speak for a lot of us DIY'iers. We wish we had a mechanic in our area like you. Keep up the great work man.

@noworriesmate5903 2 месяца назад

You can say that again. Wish he was in Michigan.

@attilakohbor3360 2 месяца назад

I second that statement , actually I would rank him best on youtube .

@paulwoodall2377 2 месяца назад

You are 100% correct, he has nothing to be sorry about. I have no trouble at all following along as he explains what is going on.

@nopenottalib4366 2 месяца назад

@@attilakohbor3360 Honestly, I can't rank him as "best" directly because there are several awesome RU-vid channels that I love. (i.e., Vice Grip Garage, Fab Rats, 8-bit Guy, Adrian's Digital Basement, Chef Jean-Pierre, Project Farm, Wilderness Cooking, etc.) That said, Eric is hands-down the best in his category. Categories are nice, see, because you can make as many categories as you want and stick all your faves in different categories. That way you can have multiple "best" RU-vid channels - as many to your liking. 😉

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

@@nopenottalib4366 Always someone that has to rabbit on about whose channel is best gees give me a break.

@leonkernan 2 месяца назад

The customer gets the happy ending and Mr O ends up frustrated.

@Tedybear315 2 месяца назад

Usually that's par for the course with Fords...

@wallingj68 3 месяца назад

Glad that you were able to get it working, even though we didn't get the money shot. It's more important that the customer and you won the battle, not us. Huzzah!

@davidkasperek3907 2 месяца назад

In the 1980s I was a professional video editor at a television station. We know the amount of effort that can go down the toilet when some random storage device has a hiccup…🤬

@scannerlanier471 2 месяца назад

I am a amateur at video editing. I do a lot with our church videos. I feel your pain. It's always a lot of cutting for time restraints, or you think you have enough content and you don't. Then there is the fun stuff of streaming and you lose the data stream. Ouch.

@legogummybear5 2 месяца назад

Any Eric O and/or Mrs O time is always entertaining. We choose to be here :-)

@eltonyancey6426 2 месяца назад

That's for dang sure.

@JohnSmith-fm3jm 2 месяца назад

For those of us uninformed, thank you for not getting too technical and just calling stuff jiggly bits.

@kenmohler4081 2 месяца назад

But these are technical jiggly bits. Not the ordinary kind.

@georgescott6967 2 месяца назад

I count myself in the "uninformed" camp, but it seems to me that some of those things were technically anti-jiggly bits.

@ppeterson9359 2 месяца назад

I’ve incorporated several Eric-isms into my vocabulary. ‘Jiggly bits’. is one of them. ‘Every tool has a hammer side’ is another.

@williamschmitz971 2 месяца назад

No video?? Didn’t happen-repair failure! No proof!! lol. J\K O. 😂

@dave_n8pu 2 месяца назад

Don't apologize Eric, some of us watch you because we enjoy your videos.

@donakahorse 2 месяца назад

Even though we aren't actually aquainted, I consider the time you give us here as a brief visit with a familiar friend. On mornings that grace us with an SMA video, I find it very relaxing to sit with a cup of coffee, and perhaps learn something new. Thanks brother.

@LouJustlou 2 месяца назад

I've worked in the technology field for 40 years....I feel your pain. 😦

@jeffreyellis5343 Месяц назад

I'm sure most of us understand the loss of videos. Remember, how you explain your diagnostic reasoning is second to none.

@2WatchAndComment 2 месяца назад

it's nice to have a mechanic in town that can fix anything without going the parts cannon route.

@robertdablemont8131 2 месяца назад

I remember my 1970 F 100, 8 spark plugs, points, condenser, rotor cap. Mark the timing with liquid paper hook up the timing light, add power to crank and adjust the points.

@CCscott 2 месяца назад

Reboot the PCM?

@waiting4aliens 2 месяца назад

@@CCscott The PCM was sitting behind the drivers seat. Reboot involved a cup of coffee, or a beer.

@CCscott 2 месяца назад

@@waiting4aliens When times were simpler! 😉

@k9under 2 месяца назад

Those was the days.

@nopenottalib4366 2 месяца назад

@@CCscott In those days, the PCM was the Passenger's Coffee Mug. Instead of rebooting it, you refilled it. 😉

@andries4561 2 месяца назад

Once again proving why youre one of the best. Real diagnosis and no snake oil

@ludvigjakobsson9347 2 месяца назад

I think it was a happy ending anyway. Thanks for your efforts.

@for2utube 2 месяца назад

In the old days sound engineers liked recorders with separate record and playback heads so they could monitor what’s being recorded. Need the digital equivalent.

@sw7366 2 месяца назад

Sure, I do that on pro jobs I'm getting paid for. Having extra equipment and techs adds to cost of production. It's frustrating when this happens, but it's not the end of the world. Eric is my hero just for making these great videos!

@waiting4aliens 2 месяца назад

One of the lessons we learn repeatedly here are what not to buy. Never a disappointment here sir. Thanks.

@lucidbarrier 2 месяца назад

Those Ford Fusions are really good cars and reasonably reliable. I thought about buying one before getting my Toyota and the car I got had more room. Friend of mine had a Ford Fusion that he drove for thousands of miles and it didn't really give him trouble. IIRC, it was at 250k. He would still be driving it today but got wrecked in a car accident. They do have a problem with the rack and pinion but I guess it's just the luck of the draw if you are going to get a problem car. It was really odd that a bad driver took down the coils. Or was it the coils that took down the driver in the PCM? Either way, it was a really expensive failure.

@nopenottalib4366 2 месяца назад

@@lucidbarrier I think it's fair to say that there are a LOT of really good cars by the vast majority of major automakers that are very good and reliable vehicles. That said, almost all of them have some kind of common failure point or another. No engineer anywhere is perfect - they're all just humans like you and me (and everyone else.) People used to love to diss the Ford Escorts back in the day because you couldn't go more than 20 miles and not see one dead on the side of the road. The flipside to that coin though is that those things were CHEAP and Ford sold thousands and thousands of them. As such, it was more the fact that there were so danged many of them than it was that they were unreliable in general.

@kn4cc755 2 месяца назад

Starts, runs and drives. Done is done. Thanks for taking us along.

@GNX157 2 месяца назад

Voice-over’s after the video are fine. They work quite well when done right.

@ianlane7026 2 месяца назад

I know you end your videos always saying we can all do what you do but I know for a fact I couldn't!! You constantly amaze, educate and bamboozle me especially the bamboozle part. But I don't miss any of your videos because you have a great technique and explain all the why's and wherefore of what you do/did. Thanks for providing so much content, equipment malfunctions aside. Cheers from your average Scottish numpty!!!

@bombardier3qtrlbpsi 2 месяца назад

Being fumbly on ford's. Always quality work being done.

@DM-rp7ps 2 месяца назад

No need to apologize, it's good to know we're not the only ones these learning opportunities inflict themselves on! Misery loves company? Thank You for all you've done to help us improve ourselves.

@stf2400 2 месяца назад

Don’t apologize for technical difficulties, you’re doing us a favor with your videos. Thank you for sharing your experience and walking us through step by step on fixing cars without all the yelling another RU-vid personality does, lol. I like his channel too, but you are a lot quieter than him. Never change.

@canadatransistor 2 месяца назад

Tip to recover data. Windows and MAC often suck at data recovery tasks. Try a bootable linux distro. I have mounted multiple times in my life "bad disks" or bad flash drives and managed to recover a ton of stuff to save the day. I work in IT. simple sound advice for you. Backup your data on an alternative drive before working on it. Your work is gold, I know that i super appreciate your videos and troubleshooting techniques. I figured I would kindly reciprocate for all the kind advice I've received.!!!

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

That is good advice use Linux way better distro.

@donaldpeterson9521 2 месяца назад

Having worked with computers for 60 years, new cameras are computers first, camera second. Lots of area for problems!! Expensive cameras will also mess up. A mess up now and then is to be expected. Keep up the outstanding work. You are great to listen to, and amazing in your skills at finding the real problem without wasting much time and money on parts replacements.

@rightlanehog3151 2 месяца назад

Eric, I remember the Ford Fusion, it was the sedan that put Camry and Accord out of business. 😉😉

@greggc.touftree5936 2 месяца назад

My sarcasm detector is off the charts with this one, doc. Lol

@efil4kizum 2 месяца назад

LMAO!!

@mph5896 2 месяца назад

Those were actually REALLY good cars when they came out. I have seen plenty with 250k and going strong.

@johnthompson941 2 месяца назад

@@mph5896True ,the motors still running well, but in the rustbelt frames did not last as long as motors, to the crusher...

@MazichMusic 2 месяца назад

My wife drives a 2012 4-cylinder Fusion that she bought in July, 2011. It only has around 44k miles on the odo. We've done the airbag recalls, a power window motor and we need to get the rear sensors checked out. It runs like new, has a very peppy engine. One rocker is showing a little rust. Our shop told me in December that most of these are rotted out by now in the great state of Michigan.

@joel.3112 2 месяца назад

Eric I still enjoyed and learned from this video😊

@grahamcooper3399 2 месяца назад

Eric, your videos NEVER disappoint! If anyone hasn't been disappointed by electronic devices, they're not using them! Thanks for the video!

@darrylschmidt704 2 месяца назад

Hi Eric. Just a note...you mentioned that you had video clips with the audio messed up. Scott at the vehcor channel does voice over on his videos and it works great. Thanks for all that I have learned from you over the years.

@sixshotbill6400 2 месяца назад

Never dissapointed brother!!

@Hey_Its_That_Guy 2 месяца назад

Mr. O.: "We're Chevy people here." And that's why we love you!

@inothome 2 месяца назад

Fords just don't have the number of issues Chevys do. So follow the money. :)

@MarcMercier1971 2 месяца назад

@@inothome Up here, Fords rot out within the dealer warranty period and are sent to the bone yard

@paulstaf 2 месяца назад

Eric has explained in the past that there are more GM dealers around him than other dealers, so the bulk of the vehicles he sees are GM. He has said on several occasions that he doesn't think any manufacturer is better than any other...... He does drive a Toyota though.

@Andrew_460 2 месяца назад

He only likes chevy because they keep him in buisness. Like any shop owner. Chevys are garbage.

@jamielpatterson2576 2 месяца назад

Stuff happens all the time beyond our control. No need to apologize for something you couldn't control. What we did see was rather interesting and makes a dramatic point.

@JenkinsLocks 2 месяца назад

I feel your pain on the Ford 10 minute wait and cameras screwing up videos.

@dr.shorty8765 2 месяца назад

Mrs. O working hard in the back round

@joeroggenbeck8444 2 месяца назад

Only a Ford can take down the mighty Eric's camera! Give it some retribution for me Eric!

@vpimike2646 2 месяца назад

No sweat, Eric. You already gave us the most important part of the job in diagnosing the root cause problem. We know that you replaced the ignition system and re-programmed the ECU. We've seen enough videos showing how that's done so most of us aren't missing much. I just appreciate that the operation was successful and the car is back on the road and running well. 😊

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

Most of us are unable to do the reprogramming anyway.(do not have the equipment).

@drainmudvayne27 2 месяца назад

my main man ; ) .....dinner time in good old aussie land for me again... and still lovin the vids.. perfect timing just like my automobile/car cheers mate.

@chuckgrenci6404 2 месяца назад

Never disappointed; always appreciate your presentations and due diligence. Thanks for sharing your time with us/me.

@cgoad 2 месяца назад

Hi Eric. There may have been a camera problem, but it was compensated for with the appearance of that lovely young lady taking the air hose at the beginning of the video! Saved by Mrs. O.!

@jesstreloar7706 2 месяца назад

Grandpa retired from the Vega plant in Flint, MI. Dad only bought Chevrolets. My other Dad liked GMCs. The family has been treated well by the product lines from GM.

@Andrew_460 2 месяца назад

GM has never made a good product lol

@hugh007 2 месяца назад

The Vega plant? That car would have been my last Chevy. Every manufacturer has had duds and great cars. I'm not picking on any of them.

@robertheinkel6225 2 месяца назад

My brother in law was a die hard Chevrolet fan. All the cars and trucks on the farm were Chevys. One year he bought a Ford truck. Now all the vehicles on the farm are Fords.

@richard3141592638 2 месяца назад

Good update. Good thing we don't have trust issues - suspect Dorman came and messed up the cam....lol. Have a great day. Thanks for posting

@calvinculpalt 3 месяца назад

Awesome! Thanks for all the great videos Eric. I've been in a shop since I was a baby and I'm still learning new things every day. I've learned a lot from you, thank you.

@daveboscher3795 2 месяца назад

Eric, like I posted to Ivan, Pine Hollow Diagnostics if the pair joined forces there would be so many garages and dealers out of business. Please keep the vids coming learning so much.

@Jim-ie6uf 2 месяца назад

Another fix from “The Last Chance Garage “

@spelunkerd 2 месяца назад

It's been amazing to see the evolution of cameras over the past few years, with many now reaching into that high def 4K range. Problem is, if you go with 4K you often need to upgrade everything else in the line, and you need to be ready to absorb the huge files those videos produce. That's a fun game if you don't have much going on in your life, but I don't know how working professionals guys do it all and remain sane, ha ha!

@maxwebster7572 2 месяца назад

Wife looked at me funny when he said "I got blue bars coming".

@thk7513 2 месяца назад

Ya got to love electrical video cameras.Don't worry, you have taught us well and this is not your fault.

@johnpereira822 3 месяца назад

Just signed up and loving the exclusive content

@bombardier3qtrlbpsi 2 месяца назад

You better by a couple tv's😂😂 You have a lot of learning to catch up to 😆

@trunkmonkey355 2 месяца назад

You're awesome man! You've saved me thousands over the last 2 years, giving me the confidence to do my own work. Brakes, suspension, wheel bearings, and head gaskets.

@Jaguarist 2 месяца назад

Oh, I just love to see those Blue bars fill up 😂

@thomasdavidson7057 2 месяца назад

Each repair you do is actually 2 or more tasks. The car problem, recording and narrating the video, interacting with Mrs. O etc, then editing the video. Exhausting work for your subscribers pleasure. Life happens. Thanks for sharing your talents.

@efil4kizum 2 месяца назад

Eric, there was a time when silent motion pictures were ALL the rave... 5:44

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

Some guys that do mechanical videos I sometimes wish there was no sound.

@efil4kizum 2 месяца назад

@@LesReevesI may have seen one or two of those LOL

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

@@efil4kizum Watching one now🤣

@dentech4710 2 месяца назад

Not disappointed…..nice to know the computer fixed it.

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

Now for the camera................

@wernerpd777 2 месяца назад

Good series. No worries about the lost video watching the blue bars advance across the screen. The best part of the series you already showed, which was the initial diagnostic. FIDO (F it and drive on) as we said in the Army.

@Kucher99 2 месяца назад

Watching blue bars is my day-to-day.

@mazzg1966 2 месяца назад

Eric we know how much you put into your video's and I am sure you are much more disappointed than we are! I am sorry you lost some video and hope you were able to save the rest of your videos. Thank you for what you do for us and looking for the next video!

@SMAutoRepairLLC 2 месяца назад

Top Dog Eric O!!! Simple As That! No need for apologies here! Keeps it as real as it is, hands down my favorite channel brother! I botch nearly every video I record and refuse to post them. Making continuous quality content is a skill you have mastered!!

@karencary3312 2 месяца назад

It happens. Don't stress. We take your word for it.❤❤

@jimburgess9205 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

@randelcross 2 месяца назад

It was "destiny" that everything went to crap Eric, it was a FORD, in Chevrolet country! Educational, informative, and great comic relief as always. Thank you!!

@Andrew_460 2 месяца назад

Chevrolet keeps repair shops in buisness.

@attilakohbor3360 2 месяца назад

@Andrew_460 because ford goes straight to the junk yard 😂

@sargefreedom1578 2 месяца назад

Technology can be a frustrating gem. Not to worry young fella, all is well

@anthonydefreitas6006 2 месяца назад

Kudos to Mrs O in the background rolling her sleeves up and mucking in .

@perrybrooks8331 2 месяца назад

Hi Eric, I'm very inpressed with your electronic skills in diagnosing and solving problems. It's great to see good skills in the technical field.

@Christopher_B_Mc_Collins 2 месяца назад

I wish you had shown when you put the data in. The programming tool is interesting to me (I am an IT worker). I really love seeing your process on fixing cars. Excellent content and certainly understand that you were in a bit of a rush today to be recording. Still grateful for the video! Enjoyed your explanation at the end. Much better than a voiceover. Good luck on the other videos. I hope you didn't lose any data.

@notsureigaf 2 месяца назад

5:35 it's not a broken camera, it's an upgrade opportunity 🎥 4K here we come

@trotva 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing what you did have. For someone who's not in the business, now I understand why they say you need to replace the coils. Very interesting. Hopefully you will get camera issues fixed soon. I feel your pain. I cleaned out junk in phone and accidentally erased about 100 pictures. Still do not know how I did it. ...Be safe

@paulaspinall919 2 месяца назад

‘Fumbly’ on Fords. Haha! You obviously ’fumbled’ on knowing to change the spark plug packs. Customer drove away happy. Your Airbus training showed you how to replace the bolts. Seems like 100% success to me. AND a new job waiting for you at Boeing.

@funbags6471 2 месяца назад

Showed up for the Celebration 🎉

@onenuttybuddy 2 месяца назад

Hi Eric, Ah hell, shite happens. Welcome to life as we know it today. See you soon. Alan from NC

@Todd66 2 месяца назад

Luv me sum SMA video! We’ll get full vejeo on the next one…probably lol 🤞

@rickaccount 2 месяца назад

This was a great two part video, glitches and all. I hope your other videos came out okay. 👍

@jimclifford1241 2 месяца назад

Even the video where you claim to have a problem ... is fantastic. Thank you Sir!

@joejohnson7097 2 месяца назад

There is no need to apologize. Man made the cameras, and they break like anything else. You still gave some pointers and all your videos are educational. Thanks for the video

@Averna222 2 месяца назад

That was a smooooth edit at 2:27.

@richard1835 2 месяца назад

Thank you SMA

@dodgerfan1203 2 месяца назад

Very professional will stay tuned.

@johnds6621 2 месяца назад

Ha my tV lost audio this morning too. Must be results of the eclipse.. OMG the world is ending. LOL Thank for the video Eric I learned a lot and it concerns me that there is this problem with fords since I own one. Keep up the good work.

@LesReeves 2 месяца назад

Would not worry all brands have some weak part in them best you can do is buy the second or third year of manufacture usually by then they have 99% of the bugs out.

@markroper9269 2 месяца назад

Good video! Love the honesty!!

@TheJmich2001 2 месяца назад

NEVER disappointed...thx for letting us watch!!!

@jdeltoro518 2 месяца назад

Great job

@robiecarmichael9958 2 месяца назад

You never disappoint. Great content always

@user-zm4eb9xp3v Месяц назад

You never disappoint man! Keep up the amazing work!!

@kevinkoepke8311 2 месяца назад

You are the MAN! Thanks Eric!

@stationaryenginesworldwide 2 месяца назад

Great video either way Eric ! Thanks for your time and effort you put into these videos..

@gflores7018 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the videos Keep it coming

@mikechiodetti4482 2 месяца назад

HEY! Those things happen! No problem. I'm glad you got the vehicle running and all is good in Fordland!

@peterd314 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the video Eric! I appreciate your efforts!

@magnumgamer2270 2 месяца назад

Great video but I never knew my RU-vid dad had hair on top. Thanks for the enjoy and education

@jerryking2418 2 месяца назад

You can't always get what you want. In the end, another happy customer, that's what counts.

@lalitoojos 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the info it's top notch like allways

@stevenclaeys6252 2 месяца назад

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

@landontesar3070 2 месяца назад

Celebrating with you, Eric.

@tracydiller9378 2 месяца назад

Great video Eric as always. No need to apologize all is good. Keep up the great work.

@Codadams 2 месяца назад

Eric you are awesome! I know there are always going to be some video woes but that is okay. We appreciate the content and everything you do.

@brianreid3494 9 дней назад

No apologies needed here. Excellent video and fix.🎉

@hasletjoe5984 2 месяца назад

Hey, if your missing an air hose, there was a young lady stealing one at the first part of the video. I sort of recognize her, but not 100% sure.....Thanks for the video, even if was on a Ford!

@vincentbyron7086 2 месяца назад

As always Greetings from Dublin Ireland

@JoseMartinez-tc9pr 2 месяца назад

Love the channel and no big deal for the one in 10,000 videos..and you still fixed the problem.

@vanbraxton8422 2 месяца назад

Now u learned always try 2 use 2 cameras ir get A go pro mounted to your head or the latest go pro alternative so 2 cameras are working & therefore u have a back up system 😊