Generic Chrysler Product Cranks but won't Start - 2017 Jeep Patriot - P0688

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[@stefankaufmann8257]

I recommend using shrink tubes with liner (hot glue), those are waterproof.

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@@stefankaufmann8257 Like the stuff I used in the video?

[@stefankaufmann8257]

@@WatchWesWork it's a shrink tube lined with hot glue on the inside. While shrinking, the hot glue melts until it's pressed out at the ends of the tube. No further sealing requiered.

[@adamdnewman]

@@stefankaufmann8257 Wes's method seams to last long and resist water intrusion longer

[@stefankaufmann8257]

@@adamdnewman nope. The glue seals perfect and makes the shrink tube at least IP68 watertight. It also lasts for decades. You are not getting this result with an external sealant. But i think Wes used shrinks with liners and choosed the additional sealant as the shrink didn't cover all of the crimping.

[@keithmask87]

Wow, Wes is so confident in his work he doesn’t even try to crank it before putting on tape and reinstalling everything.

[@crisprtalk6963]

LIke a BOSS!

[@JHruby]

Yeah. If I do that, it's a 99.9999975% chance the fix won't work and I'd have to tear it all back apart.

[@WatchWesWork]

Wouldn't be the first time I've gotten burned though!

[@StorkTransportLLC]

😂

[@toecutterjenkins]

Yeah, i may have sent a jumper to the bob on that relay and tested it before taking anything apart

[@gs1100ed]

Wes chasing down wiring issues reminds me of Max going after mice. Relentless pursuit.

[@Sean006]

Yes, it's the way he looks at the car...."It's in there somewhere" 👍

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Found rat droppings in my engine yesterday.... Rats in the garage. I cleared out some stuff, & turned my Rat Terrier loose in the garage. He found/nailed two rats after 10 minutes. Good dogee.

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Said it before and I'll say it again...I'm a qualified electrician and watching these car wiring fault finding vids brings me out in a cold sweat. 😂

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I always thought you were a great mechanic, but anyone who can get a Jeep running is another level, bloody legend.💪

[@Z-Ack]

Those arent jeeps.. theyre plastic barbie cars..

[@disarm2k10]

Fiat fiasco ftw

[@calasr]

@@disarm2k10 Indeed those are Fiats now Stellantis disguised as Jeeps.

[@willb3018]

I don't know....is he a mechanic....or an electrician? Well, apparently both actually....and damned good at both.

[@TheOtherBill]

Wes is both a mechanic and a technician.

[@steamfan7147]

What I want to know is, where does Chrysler find enough 40 year old sets of Christmas tree lights to provide wiring for their vehicles???

[@WatchWesWork]

From that recycling box in front of the post office...

[@Me-zo8yc]

😆😆😆😆

[@davidc3648]

I think it's possibly Mexico. Many wiring harnesses are made in Mexico. Or maybe, like you suggest, they just use old Christmas tree lights.

[@donniebrown2896]

Problem is Italian specs, Chinese wire and Mexican assembly

[@spaceflight1019]

Garage sales. Flea markets.

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That Weller heat gun was purpose built for heat shrink tubing and it is still the best for that job. Heats quick and has just the right amount of hot air force job. Not cheap, but worth every penny. Say hi to Mrs. Wes, kiddo and pup. Thanks for the video.

[@seastacker8582]

Love watching you and SMA chase down wiring issues. Gives me so much confidence to do it…. Then I try it and realize I suck at wiring.

[@edwardsilva895]

Eric O is always saying if I can do it you can do it......not true in my case I give up much too soon

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@@edwardsilva895 Rainman Ray is good as well. Also Scanner Danner.

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@@aleastwood1698 You have forgotten the master Ivan Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics.

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Your love of Chryslers is touching!

[@thomas316]

Stockholm syndrome.

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I have to admit... half of the reason why I tune in is to hear the signature sarcastic commentary Wes never fails to provide. It has me chuckling long after the video ends... 🤣🤣🤣

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King of the dry/sarcastic humor.

[@mattlaptop5728]

Thank you - another great video. No BS, no showboating and no gimmicks just good common sense, intelligent diagnosis and repair - great work.

[@j.t.johnston3048]

I know you like it when the fix is so straightforward. It sure beats those rusted out garbage trucks.

[@dodgebob1]

Its called planned obsolescence... No Mfgrs want their products to last more than 3 years an 50 k. Love the content and quality of your work

[@IsleOfFeldspar]

This is why I don’t want a new vehicle

[@tonygiraldes7848]

Always just the greatest channel and content creator! 😊

[@Buzzbomb57]

Wes, you have to be one of the best mechanics in the world. Doesn't matter what you work on, fix it or not in some cases. You always figure out what the issue is, and aren't afraid to attempt anything. Good job my friend.

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

The compliments don't come much gushier than THAT!

[@wb8nbs]

But we don't get to see the out-takes.

[@DavoShed]

@@wb8nbs I think we do see the out takes. He nearly squashed himself against the hoist a few months ago.

[@bigpatrck2]

1) My first car was from the “drive it in, tow it out” school. Except that was how it got home from school. 2) I learned from my dad that you never buy a car engineered or built in Italy unless you have a mechanic living in your house. I’ve put Chrysler products in that bucket.

[@merlepatterson]

Glad you made this episode. My neighbor has a 2013 Compass and the same exact problem exists. I had no idea here to look for the relay box. And guess what? It's location is not even talked about in the owners little glove box manual either. So, I'll thank you and YT for an easy reference.

[@crisprtalk6963]

Wes your video editing has reached a whole 'nother level! Well done dude.

[@WatchWesWork]

If you say so.

[@crisprtalk6963]

@@WatchWesWork I do.

[@thomas316]

If it were me it would just be ten minutes of me poking around going; "Hmm... ...that's interesting, ....wasn't expecting that, ...but how can that be, ... surely that can't be right, ....oh, the multimeter wasn't turned on. That explains things." 😊

[@tchads_57]

You’re a better person than I am. My audio would be mostly bleeped out. 😮

[@jrt2924]

​@@thomas316Even better when you lock in previous measurement and go throught same process

[@samuelchartier3684]

Thanks for that Wes. Easily one of my favorite channels. Your ease at diagnosing and repairing electrical problems is so fascinating to watch. The broad range of machines and vehicles that come through your shop is always a treat to watch as well. Thanks for the good content and keep it up man. I appreciate all that you do, above the rust belt 👌

[@danmiller6880]

I just help fix a '97 Thunderbird that "had some water in it." Well, "some" is an understatement. There are five (5) of these wonderful splices (some to some, some to one) in the rocker panel tunnel that lives under the driver door threshold. Among other things, this powered the door unlock/lock keypad/keyless entry, door locks, mirrors, seats and for added flavor, the CD changer in the trunk. Using some techniques I learned from Wes, piercing probes, a considerable amount of German/Scottish stubbornness and adult language, we got all of it working. Fun fact: it was only the battery power splices that were toast - and they were powder. The ground and ACC/ON splices were fine. I can only think that the water and current caused some galvanic action that corroded the living crap out of them.

[@frickenbored]

When I worked at a chrysler dealership that car platform was notorious for having green wires in that wheel well. It got to the point where I wouldn't even diag anything, just uncover that harness and find the green wires.

[@thomas316]

"My [Chrysler product] is faulty." "They make them that way, sir."

[@blueskiesmobileauto4253]

I feel your pain Wes. I had a 2016 Nissan Rogue that wouldn’t start. Nissan copied Chrysler and put a very similar fuse box and almost the same spot. The entire fusebox was dripping green crust. Nissan doesn’t sell but the entire wiring harness at thousands so I soldered about 30 wires up on a known good junkyard unit. What piles cars are nowadays. I feel like they quality control test them in a climate controlled dry road environment and say “Yep ship thousands of them to the rust belt.” Well done as usual man!

[@mikec6831]

Great investigative work! Thanks for taking us along.

[@wxfield]

Happy Easter Wes. Thank you for the weekend video.

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Ten minutes is not nearly enough of a weekly dose of Wes! But I’ll take it. I hope you and yours have a Happy Easter.

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Short, sweet and to the point! I love it when a plan comes together! Also when we actually get closure. 😉👍🔧

[@richardkilb8305]

Wes! Absolute legend troubleshooting champion. Love your work!

[@DB78888]

Freightliners Chrysler history still lives on in this exact way

[@maxwellchatman4800]

Best way to start the morning, Thanks Wes.

[@arthurkeane1657]

U are a genius Keep up the good work

[@Navajo-man]

Hi Wes just finished watching video you’re a magician fixing electrical wires and explaining it love you’re work and as always you and you’re families be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@garyhunter6030]

Another great video. Really enjoy watching Wes at work.

[@pnowikow]

Another great diagnosis from Wes. Keep it up sir.

[@Oddman1980]

I recently discovered your channel, and watching you find nearly every problem with a test light and a wiring diagram has helped me immeasurably with the old Suzuki Samurai project that I have.

[@t-bear1863]

Wes, if it wasn't for you and EricO I'd never have the confidence to do these kind of things. You guys make it look easy.

[@TheBry_Guy]

What you said, but add Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics and Rainman Ray's!

[@aleastwood1698]

I don't know if they still teach it in school but they use to. You need the Basics, ohms law, watts law.

[@anubaral]

I am doing my 99% percent of mechanical repairs on my own just because of these 2 channels that helped me getting to courage to start doing it on my own. I am not the fastest by far but i also don’t have a garage or all these fancy tools but i am happy of myself when i do any mechanical work on my own

[@TheOtherBill]

Those guys made make me not want to ever buy another Stellantis or GM vehicle.

[@victorbarajas1395]

Yes me too. And I will absolutely never buy one of these GM/ products as well.

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

[@roxanneabbott8424]

Once again Wes, a fine job!!!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Nothing like a quick and relatively easy fix for that car. Awesome job, thank you for sharing

[@Imwright720]

With all the crazy stuff going on in this world it’s good to watch Wes work.

[@glenharper3136]

Another great find and repair. Thanks Wes.

[@mhuppertz]

Masterful work there. Thanks Wes.

[@jbkbrand]

Wish I had you on my electrical field repair team in the Air Force. Your process of elimination skills are 5 star as a technician. Really good job sir! Count your blessings that it was not somewhere between the left landing gear and the tail section. Hi from Texas

[@ritchiesokol1061]

USAF 81-85! I get it 😁

[@peteraitken6494]

Brilliant Wes what a weird place for that to have failed great job mate 👍🔧🔧🔧👌

[@davedemo8229]

good there goes my morning thanks wes. i was out of Saturday morning stuff. interesting as usual.

[@JMKady76]

Generic Chrysler Product might be the best description of those cars I've ever seen. I'd never sat in a brand new car that felt 10 years old till I drove one. Probably the nicest 2007 car you could buy in 2017 though.

[@buckskinlady]

You’re brave for wrapping all of the wires back together then seeing if the car will start lol. Great work as always Wes 😊

[@GreyRockOne]

Nice work! That could have been a whole lot worse! You are a lucky man in Chrysler land!

[@larrybair8074]

Excellent job Wes.

[@kevinisaac9139]

Brilliant job Wes you are great at tracing electrical faults 👍

[@mikehynes6632]

Had one of those "Jeep" Patriots and it was always the crank sensor that went out. Great job!

[@watsup1350]

Back in the day I bought a new, base model K-car. Loved it for the first 5 years or so. About the time the Hall Effect Sensor exited the stage, I began to have intermitent ignition shut downs. It was amazing how many intermittent issues on that car would never happened had they simply applied some dielectric grease into the myriad goofy-shaped connection plugs in, or near, the brain-box on that puppy. I actually put about 270k on that little gem, but the last 150k weren’t fun at all.😊

[@douglasfaloon5340]

Nice fix Wes. Learn alot watching. Thnx, Doug

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

I especially enjoy your troubleshooting videos (including the witty narrative) Wes. Keep 'em coming😊!

[@grosseileracingteam]

Apparently the "go anywhere, do anything" slogan for Heeps means go to a repair shop and get repaired. Nice catch Wes. Thanks for posting.

[@rbhe357]

All because of a corroded 18g piece of wire. I hate electrical gremlins.

[@jennifurzoe1302]

It's a Jeep,but not like a real Jeep.

[@grosseileracingteam]

Yes, "real" Heeps have rubber ducks on the dashboard.

[@gundude82]

Jeep died in '01 when they killed the cherokee

[@DanEBoyd]

@@rbhe357 AMC used to produce Jeeps in the 1970s - and they produced Gremlins at the same time!!

[@Damathacus_]

Pretty ballsy move to put it all back together before testing if it will fire up.

[@assessor1276]

Wes: I always enjoy your videos, no matter how simple or short. I hope that you and yours are all healthy and happy.

[@kingfornjot]

Fantastic diagnosis really appreciate your videos thanks for sharing with the world

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

Great videos as always Wes. Whatever happened to a simple columb mounted start switch with ignition lock? These cars today just shine nice and break horribly expensive.

[@LesReeves]

Built in obselesence.

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

@@LesReeves 100% correct.

[@captnsquid8151]

Good Video Wes. I like your wiring diagnosis and proper method of repair. Saw Wheat!

[@ksokie63]

Hey Wes👍, thanks for sharing and have a good weekend , Happy Easter

[@samsquires2877]

I thought not starting was standard equipment on Chrysler products

[@randylahey1232]

You thought right kind sir

[@TheBry_Guy]

(engineers): They have made I.C.E. engines as fuel efficient as they can! (Chrysler): wait, if we make them run 50% of the time thats 50% fuel efficiency!

[@Name-vu1kn]

Just Empty Every Pocket.

[@jdmccorful]

Excellent work on electrical and mechanical young man! Thanks for the instructive video and your time.

[@c185pilot3]

As usual brilliant read of the circuit schematic and brilliant diagnosis of the problem and brilliant neat fix of the offending wires....well done. Keep 'em coming.

[@_BAD_MERC_]

CHRYSLER Corporate Headquarters Recommends You Start Learning Engine Repair This was one of several platforms that were complete garbage before the paint was dry.

[@WatchWesWork]

LMAO! That's awesome!

[@terryuland6502]

LOL

[@Mr-Mag00]

Nice fix a good easy job 👍I hope all is well with Wes and the White-knuckle driving service, have a great rest of your day!

[@wm12ga]

Yahoo another awesome video. Getting paid to sit in the office and watch this weekend. Cheers from one Wes to another keep up the good work.

[@grudd61]

Excellent video! Love your explanations!

[@idaman71044]

Enjoyed the video. And the ranting about the engineering. 16 years as a dealer tech. I feel your pain 😂

[@chrisw73]

more excellent troubleshooting, great work Wes

[@infocpctrainer]

great little Easter video, gives Wes time for family at Easter. You can rely on Wes to hunt down a wiring fault, great job

[@larrywalker7759]

Another demonstration of total competence.👍

[@alexstromeyer6865]

So enthusiastic on this one Wes , such a ball of fire ;)

[@robertwest7633]

Some of the best troubleshooting on the intarwebs on this channel. You and Adrian Black are the absolute best at not just finding the solution, but in explaining the logical progression to get to the solution.

[@celticguy6405]

Love seeing diags done the right way, great job Wes!

[@clintprice2123]

This is the third auto channel I watched today and each one had wiring issue with green crustiest as the culprit. Nice work Wes!

[@jimlong527]

It’s a good day Wes. Happy Easter

[@Mr_Reaper]

Love these fault finding ones. Thanks Wes

[@grantmelcher1830]

Watch Wes wire! You are such a patient and through guy! Very impressive mechanic!

[@TW-du7hb]

Ata boy, good find. Wes, makes you feel all warm and fuzzy when that one bad connection is found.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

The simplest thing can cause the biggest headaches. Great job, and thanks for sharing.

[@The1Hermanator]

Wes, how in the world? You are a saint… I love how you problem solve bite by bite. I just watched you solve one of my biggest fears.

[@zarb88]

when you put it back together before testing i was thinking disaster, glad i was wrong.

[@allenwelsch2839]

Wes, you're troubleshooting skills are first rate.

[@djosbun]

Happy Easter weekend to you and the family, Wes.

[@craigsudman4556]

Love it when you diagnose a problem and its fixed. BOO YAH! Great video Wes thumbs up.

[@Gangstercub]

I really enjoy these electrical vids the most.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

Wes the Wizard tracks down and slays yet another electrical gremlin! You've got more patience and tenacity on the matter than most. I've watched many otherwise decent automobiles go-to salvage because of wiring issues. You rescued another one. Great job.

[@wb8nbs]

I like that Wes put it all back together before trying to see if it was fixed.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Mentally challenging is the first thing that comes to my mind. I don’t know how you stay motivated Wes. My mind would be overloaded!

[@heikkipinomaa5720]

Good work mr Wes!

[@robertdavis6708]

Wesley, Eric O. would have been proud of you and so am I. Nothin' to it, just do it!

[@sudd2685]

Wes is the type of tech you feel confident about when you take your vehicle to him, few and far between.

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you know it’s a good saturday when wes uploads

[@Uncleroger1225]

Good Job Wes! Its always the freking wires. Thanks for sharing . And yes, I thought you had big ones for taping before cranking.

[@eddiepatterson5025]

You’re good at what you do Wes especially when it comes to electrical. Chrysler and their electrical gremlins nice 👍

[@TheHuizenre]

That kind of analysis is admirable.

[@rogerschlitter5116]

Wow! You have established yourself as the “go to” guy for electrical issues. And more and more of the problems an auto or ag technician faces are electrical in nature. 😊👍

[@northofhwy8180]

It’s nice to see someone hood with electrical diagnostic skills

[@mf.earthmvr.]

I wish I was that good with the wiring . Great work