Buick LaCrosse: No Start No Communication

[@tedschmaltz4346]

Another Fun Fact: South Main Auto Repair is one of the reasons I no longer have to suffer through network TV car shows...Great entertaining content with a touch of pathos (I too have psoriatic arthritis so I dig your annoyances... ) with just solid mechanicing (as we say in the south).

[@oldavguywholovesRCA]

Those modern car shows have turned into glorified infomercials with over energy drinked up host.

[@Whosoever141]

Ok

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@Richard Cranium It's Coke Classic.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@Richard Cranium Ty Pennington comes to mind even though that wasnt a car show.

[@floydhicks9790]

I enjoy watching your videos and I do learn a few things from watching you especially on the computer scans. I do some things myself and also have psoriatic arthritis in my hands so sometimes it's tough for me to get it done and takes me some time. Keep up the good work on your channel here much respect for what you do.

[@fillg]

After watching 30 seconds of this video, my advice for the no crank situation is "jiggle the handle and make sure it's in Park" Having now exhausted my supply of expertise I will watch you actually fix the problem. It's a good thing they brought the car to you instead of me

[@charliefox7206]

what, so you would put in a new handle. Pot handle, drawer handle...😅

[@fillg]

@@charliefox7206 Nah, it'd just tell them to jiggle it and when that didn't fix it I'd shrug my shoulders and tell them to call South Main Auto Repair. You'd be surprised how many things can be fixed by jiggling whatever handle they have. 😃

[@richardcranium5839]

sounds like a toilet that wont shut off- just jiggle the handle

[@vwwrenchie314]

@@charliefox7206 no no..the toilet handle...lol🤪

[@jimbosjunk9083]

What you are saying is no joke. At least with older vehicles. Just recently I help out a guy with his truck. Turn the key nothing would happen. Push up on the shifter and it would fire right off.

[@peterhodgkins6985]

I'm an old 8 bit computer programmer... You are the 1st auto technician I've ever heard who knew what a UART is! Well done sir!

[@vwwrenchie314]

And finally...the lawn mowing neighbour is right on cue 😎👍🇨🇦

[@SouthMainAuto]

Four times this week so far.... So it hasn't missed a day yet

[@jameslovitt994]

I bet his lawn is immaculate

[@JamesAgans]

No situational awareness, just like about 89% of the current population.

[@JamesAgans]

​@@jameslovitt994I bet it's scalped.

[@Haywoodjablomie100]

That guy cutting his grass stopped the moment you left for Wilburs, and started right back up the moment you got back lol

[@geyser3445]

That is the neatest most organized junkyard I ever saw.

[@Merker367]

You must shop at LKQ lol

[@NickMango]

All the junkyards I’ve been to have cars stacked on top of other cars. Sometimes 4 high lol.

[@edriquez57]

Your integrity is evident in your work ethic. A man who knows he is truly blessed.

[@crazyman8472]

“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” 😎 -from “Cool Hand Luke” (1967)

[@caddyrack]

Best line ever.....I met Paul Newman many moons ago and before I took his picture (yes he let me) I said that line. He gave me the biggest smile and a thumb up.

[@DELAWAREBOWHUNTER]

Good old Strother Martin !!!

[@peterbenson3776]

Work fascinates me, I could watch it for hours….

[@springfield4522]

Another great diagnosis - but hats off too to the 'other shop' who recommended the owner take the car to you.

[@jimrodgers3684]

Nobody's talking with each other. Sounds like one of my family reunions... Eric, only you are lucky enough to drop a 10mm socket in a salvage yard engine and not have it be swallowed. Great job!

[@Dirtyharry70585]

It wasn’t the same 10mm only one that’s been there for ten years from the last drop 🤣

[@johnhpalmer6098]

A good number of years ago, I dropped a 10mm in my old truck, a '92 Ford Ranger replacing the thermostat if I recall and dropped the 10 mil socket down into the C channel rail that ran below the radiator. I bet it's still there, and I've long since traded that truck in.

[@earlestes8649]

Been there lost a few and they never are seen again

[@ijusthangouthere2992]

@@earlestes8649 I've managed to drop them into various places, like the corners of fenders. Bet I'm definitely not the only one on that though.

[@aamechanic8154]

Trinity is growing so fast! Watched an old sma vid when she was like five. Damn I'm feeling old. Lol

[@phonotd]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better it turns out Eric O appears to be a Led Zeppelin fan into the bargain.

[@DIYDaveOK]

Love the long SMA videos!! (Heck, who am I kidding, I love 'em all). Bonus trip to Wilbert's!! Thanks as always, Eric!

[@victorr648]

That is the cleanest junkyard I have ever seen. Well organized and heck even the fence looked good

[@rickconstant6106]

As a retired mechanic (in the UK, where nearly all the cars are European or Asian), I enjoy seeing the way you diagnose and fix these problems, because I don't have to any more.

[@curiousgrandpa]

We definitly need a "rest of the story" on this one. Would love to see you solve all the problems on it.

[@LargeMuscularTitties]

The rest of the story is that the p0318 rough roads was caused by the wheel speed sensor which there was also previously a code for. The computer uses info from the wheel speeds and correlates it to the crankshaft position sensor so that it can tell the difference between a misfire and the wheel hitting a pothole causing the engine to slow down. If the guy gets the wheel speed sensor problem fixed, no more lights no more codes....probably

[@jameslovitt994]

@@LargeMuscularTitties that era GM car with wheel hub sensor issues, go figure.

[@Doing_it_right_the_first_time]

@ curiousgrandpa… You must be a listener of Paul Harvey… “ Good day!”

[@tjones261]

I love it when you take us to Wilbert's. I'd love to have a place so close to be able to just hop over and pickup any replacement parts I happen to need.

[@joeyc2103]

So true

[@edwardtabor77]

Wilbert's is nicely arranged. I like the gravel everywhere. No mud like most salvage (junk) yards this time of the year.

[@04grizzly660]

I was thinking the same thing. Ever been to a Crazy Ray's or now it's called LQK pull your own part? The place it's pretty bad you're very likely to get a sprained ankle from all big rocks and little rocks and bigger rocks. Got to be careful walking through the place

[@jacobfoxworth]

You had me cracking up with your mechanic's country song! Every light in the dash is on. That's gotta be the saddest song ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nonyabiz2777]

Amazing Mrs O is every bit capable of dealing with all Eric can dish out no doubt. What a lucky man.

[@dennisbailey4296]

My goodness your daughter is grown up so big and looks just like her mom!! All the best from Surrey BC Canada

[@caddyrack]

I concur with your statement! More of the best from Vancouver B.C

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Great video, the ladies of the 'O' family are more lovely with each passing day...thanks for what you do.

[@glenncerny8403]

Sure sign of spring at SMA. The lawnmowers are out of hibernation. :) Thanks for another educational video.

[@cdellbrumley]

I always feel like a better person after watching Eric’s videos. Good dude.

[@williamthigpen4480]

Same here.

[@davidhecker5000]

You and Mrs. O Are quite a team. I truly love watching you guys.

[@steveo6631]

I helped my buddy find a parasitic draw on his old shhhhevvrolayyy..... All thanks to the SMA archives ... It turned out to be the common issue with the instrument cluster... Man, a lot of folks here owe you a beer or ice cream....

[@gman3109]

I see the neighbor is back to his daily lawn mowing

[@larrymunday7519]

One of the greatest bands of all time

[@briansierzega]

That guy cut that grass the entire video 😂😂😂

[@benjaminmatte5225]

A most pleasant surprise coming home from work, all of you O’s rule

[@paulhunt598]

Your dealing with the GP (general public) advice rings true to me. I led a team of technicians doing CNC machine maintenance. We had a lot of skill and experience, but frequently lacked OEM documentation. Troubleshooting particularly deep electrical failures could lead to the black hole of OEM secrecy. This juncture would get me on the phone with the manufacturer wizard "Shell Answer Man" (does that date me?). I was just smart enough to provide the wizard with exactly the data he needed to get stuck at the same place that us (me). I learned to filter the question and data to not lead the wizard down our problem rabbit trail and let the wizard "spill the beans". Most commonly, withholding information would allow the wizard to speculate down his own path and not detour where we got stuck. I usually aborted the phone conversation with, "Thank you. That is what I needed...", before he concluded his speculation musings. In this video, you easily could have started chasing pre-existing symptoms that the customer was satisfied to live with and didn't affect the issue that brought the Buick to your shop. Witholding information instead of leading the GP (customer) acheived the required confirmation without letting you wonder if you set the customer up to leave you with the same question. You are able to obtain OEM data, though at an expense, in the automotive world that was not available to us in the much smaller CNC world. Even when your service data is wrong, the specific error becomes obvious and gives you other valuable information. An old former boss self defense quote after I caught him documenting wrong information was, "A little bit of wrong information is better than no information." He was wrong in the self defense specific situation, but no information can be a dark hole of discovery difficulty. Armed with information you can save a lot wasted time and unnecessary work. I enforced our shop rule to accurately add or correct documentation when a discovery was made. Our shop kept machines for decades. Cataloging data for future reference for the entire staff was a daily requirement. We referenced this data base daily in subsequent troubleshooting. I had a particularly savey technician that wrote and in maintained our maintenance and repair software program. He created search engines to allow us to search tens of thousands of repair records in moments to find previous repair successes. This saved vast amounts of time and allowed moderately my skills technicians to effect successful repair while lacking personal technical troubleshooting skills. I labored as a technician and led the team for over 30 years. We created an interdependent team providing around the clock maintenance support to keep production equipment fully functional. You work in a "one man shop" and only need to document what you cannot remember. Around the clock production demands required us to routinely hand off incompletely diagnosed or repaired machines to subsequent shifts for completion. Logging repair documentation before leaving your shift allowed subsequent team members to understand how far you got or they could tell where you made a mistake and didn't have to go back to square one and start over. Smart technicians didn't easily see the need for "simple issue" documentation, but our less skilled staff was dependent upon this data. We set our company interest above our own egos. Maintaining this departmental culture required keen management attention. Your KZbin video record uses a very different format to document troubleshooting struggles and successes. I have been retired for years and still enjoy sharing in your troubleshooting journeys. Modern vehicles parallel the CNC technologies that I dealt with. I regularly wished we had more complete documentation for our equipment. I don't like working on cars. The hobby mechanic doesn't have affordable access to required documentation. Industrial machinery designers give much more consideration to repair technicians than car builders. Repair access and documentation is impressively complete, even though I wished for better data. Thank you for continuing to post to KZbin.

[@garryr]

Don't feel bad Eric. The PCM was in the airbox back in the old 3800 days. I still get burned on that once and awhile.

[@joevaagen6170]

I find it funny every time I go to the boneyard or even people on YT people only bring a handful of tools and then there's me who brings literally a wagon of my tools including an impact or ratchet.

[@jamesparker2337]

EO I am very impressed at how clean and orderly that salvage yard is! Over any years at many junk yards and never seen one that nice n neat!

[@Radienleo]

I'v come here for 7 years now, all for the mowing ASMR sounds. Sorry (my guy) Eric.O 🤣

[@unclemudfrogsgarage6590]

You can tell summer has returned because the lawnmower guy is back at it. Love the videos.

[@tedmitchell226]

I have an 06 Buick LaCrosse 3.8 engine though pushing 200,000 been a great car

[@paulcochran1721]

Nothing as attention grabbing as a good ol' arbitrary deadline! I'm on the edge of my seat! 😂 Another great video!

[@budspaulding7121]

I remember decades ago when I lived in Rustchester, going to Arthur Wilberts for Buick stuff. "For a Buick part, call Art!" they said. 😄

[@sparkyobrian6417]

I love the fact that your viewership means so much to you that you intentionally took the wrong thing apart so that we dont feel so bad everytime we do it ... Great video as always one2BBq

[@joeyc2103]

😂😂😂

[@charleshenshaw9099]

I always enjoy a trip to the pick & pull. Great diagnosis and repair. 👍

[@ErraticPT]

Seen equally useful ecm locations listed as "engine bay" and "outside of engine bay". Real useful!

[@ericspecullaas2841]

I hope that the manufactures start putting the ecm back in the cabin again. It's the best place for them. Once you put it under the hood all you do is cause them to cook.

[@throttlebottle5906]

@@ericspecullaas2841 heck yeah, especially down low in the passenger side footwell that leaks water in through the hvac system and floods the ECM. there's always planned obsolescence inbuilt at it's finest levels, no matter where they place them.

[@michaelslee4336]

@@ericspecullaas2841 I watch Diagnose Dan as well and he had a BMW PCM cook once, it lived dead square right on top of the engine, no bloody wonder why it died.

[@Airman..]

@@michaelslee4336 planned obsolescence

[@MemphisApplegate]

Eric, you know I love these diagnosis videos the best, and this was one of the best. I'm amazed at how you can focus in on the exact location of a problem, I've stopped guessing on the diagnosis, as I'm always wrong. However, in this case I hoped you would find a random wire ungrounded, which some knucklehead at another shop missed.

[@aussiefirestorm]

Thank you Eric for another great video. Yes we are weirdos, work on cars all day then watch someone else doing the same thing after hours. It is a sickness!

[@1blisslife]

Ain't that the truth! After working on all kinds of cars... Then between Eric and Raynman Ray's Repairs on here I get my fix of online Telly. 😁

[@scflooring8658]

You the man Dr. O could watch your videos all day! Great entertainment!

[@JOne0442]

What we have here, is failure to communicate!! Some cars you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week. Y'all know the rest. Thanks for the video Mr.O. God bless you and your family.

[@oldbiker9739]

finally a mechanic that uses power tool on hose clamps

[@donstewart323]

I love the videos that start with troubleshooting and end up at the Junk Yard - it's just like home. My local yard (I call it my Gift Shop) is 20 miles away so I'm not able to visit as often as I like. They run the dogs right up until they open in the morning to discourage snakes from hanging around (it's AZ, after all). Please keep up the good work. ALL of your videos are valuable to so many people.

[@ronaldbrosius7488]

You wear that tool belt clip like a Boss!!😄👍

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

That powertrain was actually one of the better ones GM had back in the day. The 3.6 V6 with a four speed automatic can hold up for a long time. The question was always around the electronics back then, which is the case here. I always learn from these videos, thank you for sharing. Thanks for sharing while driving to an appointment your conclusion.

[@Riqsuav1]

Ladies and gents, we have the worlds greatest mechanic!! Been a fan for years, love your work!!! And u need to be teaching classes to shops all over!! Trust me, they need it!!

[@nathansmith3135]

I remember first subscribed about 5 yrs ago. My daughter is 11 now, crazy seeing how fast they grow and in parallel. Your kid has to be about the same age. Your channel has saved me a ton of frustration and time, thanks eric o.

[@JOHNMORIN100]

" NO STRESS BOSS" Mr. O' Moagoo You did it again,!!!! thanks now I see in part, there we will see the whole.

[@J1mbo888]

Just back from a 14 hour day on the road to diagnose and satisfy a customers complaints of poor packaging machinery issues. Poured myself a VERY Large Gin and sat back to watch "Eric O". What a way to wind down after a stressful day. Top Work Mr and Mrs O. 🙂

[@rjb6327]

Always nice to see Mrs. O, no matter how briefly. Good woman. Keeps her man healthy.

[@brianmason8400]

ALWAYS love a good diag video.....and it's always best to learn from one of the best!!! Thank you thank you!

[@brianhind6149]

Eric: Sorry...I bumped "send" by accident. that raucous damned siren across the street, loud motorcycles, loud trucks, & in this video a lawn mower running away, the loud alarm on the telephone, & God knows what else. I live in a county that has 5500 square miles in area, point six persons per square mile, 6 villages, & my nearest neighbor is 2 1/2 miles away. My electronics repair shop does not have a broadcast radio in it (unlike several vehicle repair shops in the area, that have stereo equipment running at the noise level of a Romanian steel mill. ) I There goes that damned siren again ! . Your electric fault finding is absolutely first class. I always grin when I see you use a lamp as a test load.....there are times that a heavy load(relatively) is required to duplicate the fault. Your use of a "scope on a rope" is a valuable trouble shooting tool for many things. I use one myself when working on Ag equipment. Great stuff Eric, & you are lucky to have "Mrs.O", she is a jewel. Ms. Trinity has really grown, & is as pretty as the Lord lets little girls be. Haven't seen your boy for a while (Evan ? )....he must be a teenager by now. I look at a lot of similar sites, & you have no sites that eclipse yours. Ivan, & "Scanner Danner" are both damned good, but there are many who are full of what the crows fight over. Thank you Eric for you tutelage of your followers. I expect you have elucidated a few of your professional followers as well. All the best from the minus 55 deg. F , & the wind swept hinterlands of Alberta, where men are men, & sheep are nervous. Brian

[@j.davidwilliamson1163]

Love your videos. You are about the best and most honest mechanic I have ever seen. The one thing you say at the end of each video, “if I can do it so can you”, there is no way in hell I could do a tiny fraction of what you do.

[@richardsalaverria9363]

The pool noodle at 30:14 for the exposed windshield edge is a genius idea! Can't believe I never thought of it, I'll definitely be keeping one in my work area moving forward.

[@jimc.7121]

Great sleuthing, Eric! Your knowledge from your experience is worth a tremendous amount. You blew me away knowing where to zero in with 20 bazillion DTCs. Amazing diagnosis and repair!

[@jdretiree2433]

13:44 Pink, it's my new obsession, yeah Pink, it's not even a question Pink, on the lips of your lover (oh) 'Cause pink is the love you discover

[@ronaldbrosius7488]

These are my favorite videos, I love the troubleshooting ones. Thanks again for sharing 😊. Awesome job as always 👏

[@charlesdignam780]

Vanessa’s voice calms the Soul. Have a great day Mrs O ♥️

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Geeez....a couple of months ago, some thieves were able to bypass the theft deterrent on our 05 Buick Lacrosse....started, drove it to a neighboring town and left it in alley.....though thanks to an onboard vehicle tracker, I had the police find and recover it.....

[@georgerichardson1128]

im recently disabled 30 year Kansas city Mechanic Barely any rusty parts but im going to say you and automatic transmission guy have taught me alot and have helped me relentlessly so i salute you sir

[@19815389]

Hey Eric I think we are all wondering what you were late for, anyway cool video

[@kens.3729]

Impressive Diagnosis, Persistent and you’re a Highly Skilled Mechanic. Thanks! 👍

[@michaelskinner896]

Nice video Eric. This one felt more raw with it being outside the shop. Loved the trip to the "yard."

[@brianwelteroth9248]

Only came to see a sight of Trin and Mrs. O, glad to see them, Trin is almost old enough to do a brake job!

[@danmolumby4186]

Thank you for another awesome diagnosis Eric! You are the man😊😊😊

[@georgecothran4760]

I enjoy watching you trouble shoot electrical problems, You make it understandable, because you are pretty good at it.

[@mundanestuff]

never been to the Bath location closer to Williamson, but love the place, saved so much cash going to yank it myself. Reminds me I have to get some rims for my daughter's prius this week

[@Merker367]

Iv never heard him cuss before! What a legendary video.

[@jefferybye2169]

Thanks for another awesome video..i look forward to your videos, they are educational and fun to watch...its not boring like the Florida videos..

[@TeemarkConvair]

Finally! i have something in common with EO.. the GP,,i work retail helping with plumbing, electrical,hardware ,, and yes!! never give the customer the "answer" to your questions, let them come to you, many times gentle verbal nudges to keep them on track,, this was a GREAT video, Eric!

[@halnutt1790]

Stairway to heaven has been played out unfortunately. Personally the song “No Quarter” has been under-rated. Good work figuring out/troubleshooting the wonders of Buick

[@johnillig7281]

They say that when you talk to yourself, you have to talk to a decent person once in a while. Great Video. Thanks. and keep up the good work.

[@nealfox1976]

Wouldn't be a sma video without lawnmower running in the background. Another great video Mr.O.

[@DavidD-qr2vn]

And that guy must mow 40 acres, he was still at it when Eric got back from Wilbert's!

[@BigBoyNowYT]

Just signs of the nice weather lol

[@SouthMainAuto]

Dude you have no idea how much this guy mows his 1/64 of an acre 😐

[@cgmoog]

@@SouthMainAuto We should buy him a goat.

[@steveo6631]

@@SouthMainAuto Holy cow, that is funny... I know a guy that bought a 50" cut riding mower for his lawn that I could push mow in 10 minutes.... LOL

[@johnwhite6005]

It must be greatful to have Family to watch over you at work. JMT'S

[@dnlmachine4287]

WERA kits are great for small stuff. Nice work again Mr O. That is such a nice clean organized wreckers yard. Ours here in Alberta are mudpits with junk, broken metal, and fluids all over the ground. Some cars just sitting on the ground with no wheels, no category/inventory stickers etc, Stay gold.

[@TiesOfZip]

Omg an S bomb?!!!?! That’s the first curse word I’ve ever heard from Eric, and i dont know how to feel about it. I knew one would sneak out at some point, but this was innocuous, not frustration. Hmm, being a mechanic myself, and a former sailor, it’s hard for me NOT to swear constantly. I feel like my whole life is a lie now. 😊

[@robertgreer5229]

Holy cow Wilbert’s pick and pull is unbelievably organized! Awesome Dino. Love the the the bus man you the best! I always love a road trip too! Thanks for watching! Lol bye!!!!

[@albing1397]

Lucky it was a nice spring day and not in the middle of an Avoca winter.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

@@albing1397 Yep, plenty of those in Eric's archives where he, and at one point Mrs O had to hit a pick and pull yard for something in inclement weather, though at least, it was not the dead of winter if I recall.

[@dave763cyrus]

Turned wrenches in Rochester NY for many years....the rust belt. Nothing but admiration for you.

[@Kirawolf1971]

Long time ago while living with my Aunt and Uncle. My Uncle would have to pull up on the automatic column shifter to start the car because of a bad neutral safety switch. It was finally replaced.

[@EFCasual]

I drove a Mazda 3 that had the same issue.

[@d-forceone3327]

Dude! your videos are awesome, I've gotten so much info, you really "Lay the Logic On" and it instantly just makes sense 👌

[@munirladha6787]

cool hand luke, what we have here is a failure to communicate

[@chiledkidsfbombgarage6095]

I must say that Wilbert's is the the nicest junk yard I've ever seen. Very clean and very organized ! Please take my word for it and don't come to visit California to see the sh*t holes we have to pull parts from. Love the channel !

[@moparscot9271]

I always wonder if these other “shops” in town have South Main Auto videos playing in their shops! Another awesome video as always!

[@breikowski]

So relieved! I swear it’s been 5 videos since I heard the lawn mower. So happy the neighbor is ok!

[@dougjones9493]

From looking at information you may need to fix the wheel speed sensor to fix the po318 code

[@SouthMainAuto]

That's correct 👍

[@someoneelse2106]

That is the most organized U pull it I've ever seen. That makes my obsessive compulsive brain happy.

[@erikkirby1]

P0318 relies on the abs module... it looks at the wheel speed sensors to determine if crankshaft variation is because of a missfire or variation in wheel speed during offroading with your buick Lacrosse

[@SouthMainAuto]

Yeah I saw that on service data. Can't say I've ever run across it before.

[@Fattony6666]

Back when I use to do crunches everyday I had a great abs module. Today... not so much

[@dumdum9599]

I just ran into this code on a smart car and it was the wheel breaing also the fist time I have ever seen this code

[@richardbunch5160]

A very clean junk yard. I’m amazed. Here in central Alabama you take your life in your on hands in a junk yard. They are a mess. Enjoyed that one. Y’all be good.

[@jermainedorsey7282]

P.S Love watching your KZbin videos you are a very funny guy keep up the excellent work and you are a very good instructor as well.

[@Latarian_HoodRat]

Thanks Eric! I bought three Wera tool kits after your recommendation. One for me and two for the kids. Very handy! $129 Canadian each.

[@philmerrifield1163]

Love the videos dude keep it up 😁 great diag Mr O, look forward to seeing you next time

[@paulwatson1507]

When I graduated from GM Training Center in Burbank in 1973, I went to work for Century Oldsmobile in Van Nuys, CA in new car prep. I loved theses but we never stocked the Salons. We had two that were used for loaners, but I loved the Salons. Still do.

[@chrisforker7487]

My mother inlaw had one of these, what a complete piece of crap! Changing the battery is a huge pain! As always, excellent work, taking over when everyone else fails.

[@bnelson313braveheart]

Wow! Your channel somehow aspires me to be a better person today than I was yesterday. So I’m heading in the right direction.”