This is one of the best diagnostic videos I’ve seen. Helped me out a lot. Thanks!

@MattDoesStuff17

6 ай бұрын

Glad I could help.

All vids should be to the point like this one... Great job!

Thanks for the Video, I didn't have a wire piercing probe to pierce the white signal wire. Good to know you can clamp on that short wire you showed. Lit right up when I tried starting. Just gotta replace the thing.

Thanks. Straight to the point appreciated

I just tested mine out and it was nighttime as well. Testing this out at night sucks if you don't know what to look for but it helps when you're by yourself to easily see if the light turns on or off.

Sweet vid. Thanks for the knowledge.

Good one mate , good way to bypass anything else .. cheers

Video was great thank you 😊

Thank you! Super helpful!

Mint bro ….Thank you so much straight forward

Same way i do it was glad it seems like its the best method

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

I agree... Definitely the easiest way I’ve found on these motors

Very helpful...thank you

That simple wiper trick, sweet. And here I was going to wait for my gf to get home tonight to crank it over, cheers!

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help 🤙 hopefully you found your problem.

@TMEx_GearstoGrind

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 I did thanks. After replacing the key, which worked initially, then replaced the ignition switch, bad assumption, I finally tested the ignition switch and EWSII, there was power on both fronts. I then found your video, tested the starter as you did, and voila, it's the starter.

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man glad you got it diagnosed

Thanks for this video it saved my wallet..thank you sir

Thank you, tomorrows project " hopefully " i just got stranded

Perfect! Thanks :)

It was dark and couldn't see ...... But you explained it perfectly and straight to the fukn point..... Great video....!

@MattDoesStuff17

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes you don’t get the best lighting when diagnosing a no start at night in the middle of a parking lot 😅 glad you still liked it though

great video..my key doesnt display on the dash when i put it in slot ..is that bad..i have no crank no start too.

i should be so lucky... 08 X3 has solid intake, no gaps to stick a screwdriver through good video though, i'll try to use the same testing method without taking too much apart

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

Man that sucks good luck… maybe coming in from the bottom might be easier? Never done an X before lemme know how it goes.

@halleffect1

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 i was able to get to it by pulling the airbox and rubber intake tube. did have power to the starter so I pulled the intake manifold to replace it, probably one of the toughest jobs I've done in a while.

Very simple and helpful video. I am getting 10.85 v at the brass dot. While the starter shows 12 volts. Is the drop expected at the solenoid. Is that sufficient to say thar my starter is bad ?

@MattDoesStuff17

11 ай бұрын

I think you could contribute the drop to the brass being dirty and a drop between the meter and it… I would go with a starter… you could try to apply 12v directly to the brass strap to be 100%

@All 4 A Penny please help, I have all dash lights and everything comes on with the key. I have power through the big power cables to starter. I have no power at the braided cable when I push the Start Button?

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta check the little cable going into the starter solenoid when pushing the start button could be bad a starter solenoid.

@geist built - so if my test light does NOT light up on the solenoid ground when depressing the start button, what does that mean? It lights up when on the 12v wire on the starter...

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

It should always light up on the big wire and if the “solenoid ground” your referring too is the braided strap from the solenoid to the starter it should get power when the start button is pressed... if not unclip the signal wire off the solenoid and test for power there with the start button pressed

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

If you find power at the signal wire then it’s a bad solenoid if not it might be a good time to scan the car if you can or test the starter button

At minute 1:38, if the light doesn't come on, does it mean that there is a problem with the grounding system?

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

More likely a problem with the power... if it was me I’d start looking at the battery and the wires coming off of it.

Good night. I have a bmw e60 530i m54 engine, and the starter does not turn on the flywheel. I disassembled the starter and tested it out, it works normally. But when I get back in the car, it doesn't turn, I just hear a click, which seems to be from the hitch but it doesn't turn.

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

Leandro Figueiredo sometimes the starter will work on the bench but has a dead spot on the commutator and when you hit that spot it won’t work or has too high of a resistance to work under load

@leofofodk

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 and how do I solve this?

What would it look like if the starter was good. How would those test results be?

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

This doesn’t really tell you if the starter is good more just that the rest of the circuit works… if there was a problem before the starter though the test light wouldn’t light up.

Problem is the starter motor ,not the power supply,,, should have tried tapping it with a long socket extention.common problem.

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thank you I would have never figured that out

So if the light turns on that means that you need a new starter?

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

Generally speaking yes

Where do I go to next if I don’t have nothing on the signal wire.

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

I think next I would look into any relays and the starter switch… would have to pull the wiring diagrams to take a look

If the test light turns on as appears to off, how do you know its the starter? I dont get it. Sorry new mechanic. I just replaced battery and still no crank no start. Can it be the starter or the alternator? I got a message saying increased battery discharge every 2 days i dont start my car. I havent started my car in 5 days and thats how the no crank started.

@MattDoesStuff17

Ай бұрын

The starter has two leads… the big one is always hot… the solenoid has to receive a signal from the ignition switch to work the starter so at the stater you test for the big constant twelve volt and you test to see if you have a signal from the ignition switch to the starter… if you have that signal going to the starter should have everything it needs to crank… if you don’t get a signal to crank it could be a lots of other possible causes that you would have to start working through

Hey man so i touch the coper wire at the starter the light turn on I didn’t even go insde the car to click start

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

You need to be positive that your not touching the big red wire and only touching the copper one and if you are 100% sure that you are I would try to pull the signal wire connector off and test it at the connector.

@JohnLetra

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 srry im not good with car which one is the signal wire? and i been poking the starter all morning with the light tester now the battey is dead too

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

The signal wire is the one small wire going to the starter with the plastic connector and metal clip... the big red wire should always be hot and that small wire is only supposed to get power when the button is pushed... if you have constant power at that wire your starter would always be trying to spin

@JohnLetra

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 ok thank

So you're saying that if both light up, the starter is bad?

@MattDoesStuff17

2 ай бұрын

Typically yes

I replace the starter and still won't crank or start just clicks once any ideas

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like at this point the battery is probably dead

@jorarr5174

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 I replace the battery ass well idk what else can it be

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

@@jorarr5174 When you replaced the battery did you register it with the ecu?

@jorarr5174

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattDoesStuff17 no

@MattDoesStuff17

3 жыл бұрын

@@jorarr5174 I would try that and if that doesn’t do it your gonna need to start doing voltage drop tests across the circuit... also might try bench testing the starter

So the starter wasn’t the issue?

@trickster03000

4 жыл бұрын

Having same exact issue with my e92 335i n55 just hit the ignition and it just clicks one time but won’t turn over

@MattDoesStuff17

4 жыл бұрын

Clayton Valentine the starter was definitely the issue... this video shows how to test to make sure that the starter is receiving power when it should so that you can be sure the starter is actually the issue

@gillion2700

3 жыл бұрын

@@trickster03000 mines is doing the same how'd u make out ...whats was the issue?

@trickster03000

3 жыл бұрын

carson mcgill I figured it was starter itself because it just seemed like it locked up or something, problem turned out to be the starter and power wires for the starter

@leofofodk

3 жыл бұрын

@@trickster03000 I have the same issue.

Isn't a test light a special tool??🤷🤷

@MattDoesStuff17

9 ай бұрын

Lmao it’s a light bulb with two wires that you can make for free or buy for less than 5 bucks at any auto parts store… if that’s a special tool for you 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Don't do this to your car

@MattDoesStuff17

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao why? Would you prefer they take it to an ase tech and pay them to throw parts at it?