Towed In From Another Shop For A No-Start! Why Did It Start When I Cleared The Codes!?!?

Wife bought a 2012 Mustang and a good shop near here spent a lot of time trying to get the sequential turn signals to work.Cleared all the codes and they worked perfectly.Then they charged nothing saying they didn't actually do anything except learn something new.Honest mechanics are a treasure.

This guy clearly demonstrates the difference between a 'technician', and a "parts changer".

The BEST part, in my opinion, is that you freely state that you're going "to the book" to read up on the code!!! NO ONE can retain everything and "going to the book" impresses me that there is ALWAYS more to learn!! I'm 72 and I STILL learn something every day!!!

Getting the whole story from the customer can be all the difference between a fix and a fail.

My mom and dad has had many of these trucks. They love that style. I have also seen many issues with this style of truck. When you did the code scan I notice something with the codes. A friend had the same problem. I later found out he had removed the computer without removing the cable or discharging the system. The square boxes around the letters and no crank and almost every code in the system had went off. People please before you remove any computer remove the battery terminals and discharge the system. After resetting the system and clearing the codes the truck ran perfect for the next two years when it finally died because my friend crack the block. Hope this gives you some ideas mate.

The customer was lucky to find a real, honest and qualified mechanic.

Your videos are great, as a shade tree mechanic I can't tell you how helpful these are, very nice to see a master at his craft, thank you

I really appreciate your "no BS allowed" approach to the diagnostic and repairs you do as well as how you work with your customers. Not hard to see you've been in the business for a long time. Thanks for being a great teacher of the trade!!

you have to love that "other" shop for all the business you get.

It’s amazing that people take stuff apart and can’t or don’t put things back together properly. Great video thank you for sharing.

I appreciate that you always use the right tool for the job: your brain. All the scanners and other things help, certainly, but a clear, concise step-by-step diagnostic process and thinking your way through the whys and what-ifs works the best.

Less grief with a set of points! Something to be said for old school.!!😉

Man I like all your videos you figure out the problem everytime.your definitely a very good mechanic I do my own mechanical work but I have learned alot from your videos so please keep making videos

Good thing that you took a video of the hack job the other shop did on the column. The customer cant blame you for destroying it. Thanks for the video.

I like the real common sense and easy to understand information in your videos

Retired tech here, It's amazing how a loose connection, corrosion etc. Can cause problems! Thanks for posting this Video. I still like to look and learn Good job , well done!😄😄😄

Bad grounds can also create nightmares.

Chrysler products can do weird things when a battery is replaced or simply disconnected, sure clearing codes with a scan tool such as you Solus Edge can correct some oddities, in the Engine area of the scan tool menu and under another menu or two, not sure which one exactly as I don't have my Solus Legend in hand is a "Reset All Adaptives" which clears out everything the PCM has learned and starts it fresh. I find this extremely useful for batter disconnect, really useful and can turn a no crank no start into a complete start and no issues. Also, the PRNDL switch is also the Neutral Safety Switch...if the PCM detects an issue with it or things it out of range...you will then have a no crank situation on your hands and it'll drive you bonkers, clean the adaptives and see if it smartens up...if not, suspect an actual bad range switch, rare but it can happen.

one of the many reasons bareblock engines are better then engines with computer system.

New on board…Appreciate the commentary and feedback…..I appreciate your patience, knowledge and dedication…Keep up the good work…. JB Southern Colorado