just did the repair on a 06 with 160k we just picked up. my wife has had an 04 since new with 230k and hers is next!! thanks a ton. i feel like her hero thanks to you right now!
Awesome and congrats! You are very welcome and you are her Hero my friend!! Congrats to your wife for keeping her's alive and still on the road since 04! Cheers! ~Ron
Just did my mother-in-law's 2005 xB today. Replaced the two capacitors (a little challenging and I have a BSEE and soldered for years. Component mounting has changed since college), plugged it all in and all is good. Her battery was dying every 24 hours so we will let it sit for a few days and see what happens. Thanks for this Ron and especially the part numbers and source.
Hello Roger! Great to hear that it worked out for you. Yeah soldering these Caps was a bit tricky for sure. I had a crappy soldering iron so that also made it harder for me. However, my soldering is holding up great so far and all my lights are bright and the gauges are popping up like new. I was also experiencing battery drainage but since the repair it seems to be better. Fingers crossed this also fixes your Mum-in-law's battery too. Please let us know if the battery issue is fixed too. Take care!! ~Ron
Thank you very much. Replacing those two capacitors as worked and fixed my 2005 Scion xB ride. In the last two weeks the dash lights went out entirely. Now no more flickering 100% brightness and no more dead battery as it was creating a current draw. I will update down the road. Thank you again for this great video and information.
Awesome to hear @Splatman2! You're very welcome and thank you for letting everyone know it worked for you too. Yes that was the other thing I experienced was the battery getting weak and/or dying. Happy New Year and take care! ~Ron
This man knows his stuff ! I replaced the same 2 capacitors and my 2005 Scion XB is like new !!!! After not working for 3 years, it now works. Thank you Sir !!!!
You are very welcome and this is awesome and happy to hear the repair worked for you too! As for me knowing my stuff.... let's not go overboard here. ;-) Just kidding and I appreciate the compliment. Take care and enjoy your new xB. Cheers Ron
i just wanted to say "Mahalo"! I watched your video and was having the same issue with my 05 Scion XB, with the speedometer not working, i ordered the capacitor's thru Digikey and replaced the two that you did and it workied! Thanks Again!😇
Hello Terence and "He mea iki" (hope that is correct!). Happy to hear the repair worked for you. I can say that my gauges are still working perfectly since the repair. Thank you for letting us know it also worked for you and just in case my translation was not correct, "You are welcome!" Cheers ~Ron
I watched your video several times before I gathered courage to attempt to desolder/solder on a SMD board. Heck, I did it! And my 2005 xB is like new again. THANKS A MILLION.
Awesome to hear and congrats!! You are very welcome!! Happy to hear it worked out and your xB is like new. Yeah trust me, I went back and forth before finally taking that plunge too and trying the repair. However, it worked and I am glad I did this video since it seems to be helping folks. ~Ron
Good video, Ron! I just noticed my Tach wasnt't working otw to work this morning. I'm at 222k on my '05. I've saved this video. I appreciate you seeing the need to make this!
You're welcome Bobby and fingers crossed you have good luck too. Mine is still going strong and it appears others are also having good luck with the repair. Please let us know how things go and until then, Happy New Year!! ~Ron
You're my hero for this one Ron! Have been dealing with this issue for a couple years now on my '05 xB. Thank you so much for the thorough walk-thru, and also the detailed breakdown of the parts needed and where to get them. Round of applause for this guy right here!
@@ron.bennett hasn't worked just yet, as I'm due to get the parts in a few days -but my mechanic feels pretty confident he can follow your example and get the same results. I'll circle back and let you know the results in a week or two!
Hey Ron. Finally circling back after a couple months. My mechanic just did the same two capacitors that you did, and after two plus months, it’s still working perfectly! Thanks again for the top notch instructional video! You’re a hero to (probably) thousands of other xB owners!
Okay, had the EXACT same problem on the box car I recently got from a friend. Scoured the internet for answers, found your video. Watched 10 other videos on how to solder, bought all the parts on Amazon and a cheap soldering iron (mistake). And after an hour or so of scratching my head I changed out the Capacitor you point at , @ 8:49. Tested it and no flashing strong dinging sound. We’ll see if I have to swap out the other but HOLY COW thank you
@ThirteenthPirate awesome and thank you for letting us know it worked for you. Yes I too had a cheap soldering iron that I borrowed and I would suggest getting a quality one for doing this. My repair is still going strong, lights are bright, no flashing, and the needles pop right up, so fingers crossed it stays that way. Take care ~Ron
Hey there Taken6177! I really hope this helps you and many others out there that are having the same issue. Good luck and please report back if this helped or not. Cheers! ~Ron
Bro thank you so much I’ve been having this problem for like the last 2 years and maybe a year ago they stopped working completely I’m going to try this! Thank you for all your details and part numbers you’re a life saver!
Right on and good luck getting yours repaired. You're very welcome! Mine are still working so yeah I must have done something right and others seem to be getting theirs working again as well. Please let us know how yours turns out! ~Ron
I owe you a coffee! This issue occurred briefly last year and when I researched it then, there weren't any "aha" moments. It started again a few months ago, and much more frequent... and that's when I ran across your video. I decided (apprehensively) to give it a shot. I ordered and replaced the two caps. All the gauges are now in perfect working order, no more flickering backlight, and the fuel gauge seems more accurate now than before the issue began. Thanks again!
I did try that first, but when I typed the caps and their call number I got something different. Just wanted to make sure I was getting the correct caps.; I guess example would be typing PCE453CT-ND 100uf 16v gave me a different number..so wanted to make sure . will give them some time to reply to the email I sent. Smiles, Steve D
Hello Jorge! You're very welcome and I hope this helps you. Yeah I almost went the route of buying a used one on eBay, but I am happy I gave this a go and it worked for me. Over two weeks and the dash lights are bright, no flashing or dimming, and the gauges pop right up when I turn the key. Good luck!! ~Ron
Just ordered all the supplies. Gonna give switching the caps a try before dropping a whole bunch of money on a whole cluster replacement. Cant make it work any less than it already is!
Hey there c1loveable! haha yeah that was pretty much my thought too when I tore it apart to repair it. Can't make it any more broke than it already is. :-) Fingers crossed this works out for you too. My gauges and lights are still working like new since doing this. Good luck. ~Ron
Thanks for the reply Ron, I did reach out to digikey and the nice lady on the phone said I needed to send an email to the engineering team with my request for the capacitors. Did that the day before yesterday and no reply as yet. May have to source the caps from another vendor, but will give them some time. As you mentioned, it will clear up as the car is driven. The best info I got from you and others is that the vehicle can still be driven safely... Best regards, will advise if I will have to source the caps from another vendor...Steve R
Ron, thanks so much...I now have a direction to go in. Been flirting with this problem for about a year..wondered why my Maintenace Required light kept on coming on..flashing and no tach or speedo. Thanks again
Hey Steve all good and you're very welcome. My repaired dash is still going strong and you can see from the other comments, it seems to be working for others. So after you fix yours please let us know how things turn out. Good luck! ~Ron
Hey there Wooly Bully Banana Peel!! You're very welcome and hopefully it helps you out. So far the video seems to be helping others and my console is still going strong since the repair. Please let us know how it goes for you! ~Ron
Would you have a video recommendation on soldering these capacitors? I'm currently working on it and so far, it has been tricky. Might have to try with another board. Thanks!
Hey there MVoelker! Sorry I wish I did, but sadly I do not. It is tricky for sure and my soldering was not at all all anything to brag about but they are still holding up for me. I will say, if I have to mine over, I will invest in a nice soldering iron. The one I borrowed from a friend was not the best and I think this made the job harder to do for me. Good luck and just take your time. ~Ron
My ECU-B is connected to my cluster gauge, a/c, power windows for my 2008 Scion xB, and it's causing a parasitic drain while the car is off. It might be the cluster gauge.
I'm in PUNTA GORDA, Where in FLA. are you?????? I wish you had shown the removal and re-soldering of those capacitors. Thank You for this VIDEO.... I needed it......
Hey BubPiper! You're very welcome and I hope the video helps. I am just north of Tampa. I almost did video me soldering the capacitors, but there are several real good videos of guys doing this type of soldering on RU-vid so I passed. It was actually pretty easy to do, but make sure you have a really good soldering iron with a small tip, flux, and proper solder. I ended up only doing the two and it's been over 2 weeks now and all is going well. Dash lights are super bright again, no flashing or dimming, and the gauges pop right up. Good luck! ~Ron
I ordered the 16v capacitors, and I'm looking for a fine point soldering iron. This is going to be a rewarding project..... it is a 2005 XB with 95,000 MILES, garage kept in South Florida.
So, I'm watching RU-vid VIDEOS about replacing Electrolytic Capacitors and they say that between years 2000 and 2010 there were many faulty manufactured ASIAN Capacitors...... That explains WHY we are dealing with this problem. UREKA.... RON..did you melt the CAPS off or BREAK them??????? I'm thinking of SNIPPING them.... What do you think???
I got the CAPS, you specified..... OMG are those soldering legs TINY, and don't stick out far, if at all.... Was there a different brand, that I could have ordered that would have given me a larger soldering area??????
Hey there Hiramcuevas808! So there are a total of six capacitors on the board, but two of them are the same. While I did order all of the capacitors, I only replaced these two and they are the same part number. PCE4534CT-ND -- CAP ALUM 100UF 16V -- PANASONIC (2 Each) . I ordered 10 of these just incase I messed some up, but got lucky and only needed two. If you watch the video it will show which two these are. It has now been 11 days since I replaced mine and all is good. The dash lights are super bright again and all the gauges work like new. Good luck and hope this helps. ~Ron
Hey there Jason. So you may have something else going with your hazards. I didn't have any issues with my hazards and I haven't heard from anyone else having this issue either. Just so I can understand a little better what you're experiencing. Are you referring to the lights on the console or are your external lights staying on? By on, do you mean flashing or steady on?
I’m located in Central Florida. Any chance I can ship my board to you and you fix it. Obviously, I’ll pay for your labor. I’ve dealing with this issue a long time ago. Actually my brothers XB has the same problem. So, It would be two boards.
Hey there John. I appreciate your confidence in me, but honestly, I wouldn't want to be responsible for your board. Also, I wouldn't have any way to test it after changing out the caps. Where in Central Florida are you? I am in the Spring Hill/Brooksville area. ~Ron
I swapped the 3 capacitors and the disks work, but now my LCD display has a mind of its own. It doesn't respond to the control pin and I can't read my odometer. Does anyone else have this problem?
Hello Hydrolix! I wonder if by chance when you put the board back together that maybe you bent one of the pins. Look at minute 6:14ish and right near my thumb are a series of pins in the plastic. You may want to carefully pull it apart and check that none of them are bent down. ~Ron
