Check out my website ; www.diagnosedan.com For DDTSB visit DDTSB.COM For the Topdon tool used in the video: US:www.topdon.us/collections/pro... UK: www.diagnosticconnections.co.uk/ EU: eu.topdon.com/products/phoeni...

@jan-arnethomassen7910

8 ай бұрын

Just get fault code 404 - Page not found for the topdon EU link

@hamberg91

8 ай бұрын

I have a autel maxisys elit. Is The topdon phoenix max a good upgrade compared to The autel? Best regards from sweden

@olko3418

8 ай бұрын

Great video. I also get an error on US link

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

​@@hamberg91it's similar, both very good tools

@georgevavoulis4758

8 ай бұрын

Are Volkswagen cars really that unreliable or is it just media bias?

Great to see someone doesn’t just go “oh, it’s a gateway module” and throw one in. It’s diagnosed thoroughly and properly. Great work.

@andrewcimochowski

8 ай бұрын

No one wants to pay us to thoroughly and properly diagnose…therefore most who can have left the field

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Especially in this case it easy to confirm the wiring.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

​@@andrewcimochowskii guess that really depends on the customer.

As an old bloke I appreciate your contortionist efforts to film under the dash for us. Thanks Dan.

@mrgrumpy5116

8 ай бұрын

you think you're old, I took my test in a series E Morris

@ricanderson5717

8 ай бұрын

@@mrgrumpy5116that's nothing. According to my kid, took mine on a T-Rex! 🤪

@ianmorgan9291

8 ай бұрын

With you on that aussie.😅

@michaelreeves8164

8 ай бұрын

Another Aussie agrees with you. After working on my car, even my aches have aches.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

A comment like this makes it worth while. Thanks😁👍

car tried to crank itself.... does that make this episode the Halloween special? 😂😂😂

@arga1966

8 ай бұрын

😂😂

@S_Paoli

8 ай бұрын

@@arga1966 I had a Lexus that had a strange problem before. After I turned and removed the key, the engine would continue to run. The engine continued to run for another 2 or 3 minutes and then turned itself off. You would probably think that the key cylinder was bad and needed replacing. That was my first thought as well. But the problem continued after the key cylinder was replaced. Turned out that it was the car's ECU that was faulty. The replacement part was around $2800. Fortunately, the car was still under factory warranty at the time, so I didn't have to pay. It's still running great today, after almost 230,000 miles.

@arga1966

8 ай бұрын

@@S_Paoli 😱thanks God it was under warranty mate. That is expensive 😞

@ahmadhassounmusic6053

8 ай бұрын

Exactly 😂

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Who doesn’t love a new diagnose Dan video! Very interesting, learn something new every day. Thanks Dan 👍😃

@fredsalter1915

8 ай бұрын

DD is a bossss!!

@happy543210

8 ай бұрын

I learned never to buy a German car.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Simon!

A Volkswagen that cranks itself. No wonder, it's basically Herbie's great-great-grandson 😅 Great video again Dan! Good stuff

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

The in depth knowledge of electronics that Dan had it's amazing. This the guy that when everybody else tried and did not succeeded, is the one that will. My 2 cents. Thank you for sharing Dan.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

A comment like this makes it worth while. Thanks for taking the time to watch my videos and leave a comment

Another fantastic video. It's clear why other shops send their problems to you - your outstanding diagnostic skills. Appreciate you bringing us along. Looking forward to the next video.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Frank 👍

Great one as usual. Common sense is key to a successful diagnosis 👍👍👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Another really useful video, thanks Dan. I’ve built up an extensive collection of your videos in my “Saved” list, so if I get a problem, I simply go to this folder and search for your relevant video. It’s already becoming a comprehensive and invaluable library.

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

8 ай бұрын

😎

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha thats great!

I guessed right! Would be interesting to look at the wiring diagrams to see if a voltage spike (from damaged alternator) could scramble the gateway.

@persimonsen8792

8 ай бұрын

It could, but the gateway is not 12V. It's probably 3V3 or 5V. So a 50C voltage regulator is probably all it needs.

@persimonsen8792

8 ай бұрын

@@giusdbgTrue, the gateway is probably toast. And the electronic did have some voltage spikes and then faiiled. If the regulator failed, it would have burned the print.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your interesting comment. I didn't think about that since the alternator was already replaced

@seer7327

8 ай бұрын

@@Diagnosedan You nailed it right away, anyway! (that's why I'm here- to learn) I was just trying to think how the complaint came to be: what changed? accident; what happened in that accident? alternator was replaced. (you checked for water damage in the central gateway*; water damage messes up the electrical components; voltage spikes, from, perhaps, a compromised alternator, could also damage the electrical components) * I have an MB W211 car and I follow various issues with these cars and have discovered that water incursion, from poorly sealed windshields, result in failed/failing central gateways: fortunately I haven't had this issue.

The reason Dan is so successful is that he takes the time to DIAGNOSE the ISSUE and not just thumb suck to make a quick buck. if dealers actuality took the time to diagnose a vehicle i am sure they would find the faults, but people are lazy. Keep it Up Dan

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I would like to greet Dan and thank him for his video from 2017 that solved my problem of difficult first engine start on 2.0 TDI passat B8,2014 year. According to his diagnosis, which he did at the time on golf VII, I replaced the VVT valve in an authorized vw repair shop (housing with solenoid and executive valve) and now the engine starts without problems. Even vw experts could not guarantee that the repair would work, but it worked. Many thanks for your great expertise. Greetings from Bosnia.

@Diagnosedan

7 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear!

Brilliant again Dan, can’t understand why people use other garages rather than going to the man who diagnose,s and does it properly, hi from Ireland

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

😁🇮🇪👋

@DiagnoseDan I had a similar issue with a Skoda Octavia of the same age. Came into our shop with an oil leak, that once fixed by my colleague, the engine was steam cleaned off by him with it running. He drove it back in the shop saying the dash was lit up like a Christmas tree with warning lights. After switching off, it would not restart. There was no comms either with a scan tool. I half expected the fault to be under the bonnet from the steam cleaning, but (long story short) testing with scope found the bus shorted to ground, which I located to the gateway. I removed it and water ran out of it! Turns out, a poorly fitted replacement windscreen meant the steam cleaner pushed water through a gap in the windscreen sealant and down the bulkhead sound insulation straight into the top of the GW module! So we had to buy the customer a new GW module and inform them their windscreen needed resealing. Bad luck for us, but a lesson learned.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

You wouldn't believe the amount of faults i have diagnosed because of poorly installed aftermarket windshields!

My working VAG does the same, if start stop is on, and lets say I stall it, it will restart by itself. Have done that from new.

@uksomo

8 ай бұрын

I had the same age and the same 1.6tdi golf, and in winter when it used glow plugs i just held the brake and turned quickly to start the position and the car would crank and start automatically after the glow was done.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

This one doesn't 👇 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKeEzbSucZW5ZrA.htmlsi=w4dzuWwMN2Dscjub

Your spot on with your diagnosis techniques. Love your videos. Please put out more.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Dan, Your title says the best: brain dead V.W, and the same is also true for anyone buying a V.W 😂 Putting jokes aside, you are the KING of car diagnosis !

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Thank you Dan for your excellent diagnostic videos. I learn from each one you do.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear

Thanks for the great content Dan! Those shops must be thankful to have such an intelligent guy close by who can help in a pinch!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

Great and short path to figure out the roots of the problem as usual great Job!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

I guessed right from the topography which is just like a wiring diagram. Where I guessed, you proved. That is what the customer wants. 💯

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Great thinking 😁👍

Love seeing you have new videos.. Thank you!! 🇺🇸

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment

You are the man,diagnose Dan,it’s always great to see you work on the difficult problems,thanks

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great comment

very enjoyable Dan and another great diagnose. cheers Dave NZ

Good to see you again Dan. Thanks for these great videos. Stay Safe.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome diagnosis again Dan, epic 🎉

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great job as always. How understandable diagnostic could be when someone explain it on this way. Bravo 👏

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Keep it simple!😁👍

VERY impressed with your communication skills as well as your step-by-step logic in diagnosing. 😃

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Fantastic Dan, your methodical problem solving is something to behold

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great case study Dan, thanks for the in-depth footage and a breakdown of your own thoughts here. Hopefully if I get a similar fault at the workshop I'll remember this video

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Happy to watch your new and very interesting videos. Thanks Dan❤❤❤

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Great!😁👍

Thank you for this very informative video. A very difficult problem made to look achievable.

I like that pragmatic approach to problen solving and never get tired of your videoes Dan. There are a real treat here on you tube 😁👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

😁😁😁😁😁

You're a legend Dan! Your knowledge never ceases to impress! Tip of the cap to ya.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Tip of the cap, i had to look that up😂 thank you Jacob 😁👍

Always learn so much watching Dan, thanks 🙏 for sharing!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark😊

Dan, I just wanted to say thank you for everything you teached me and others. Thank you.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear!

I’m sure you aren’t the only person in the world with such a confident and thorough knowledge of the black magic of modern CANBUS systems, but you are the only one I know of and it’s very reassuring that it isn’t actually magic or “weird”. It’s all stuff that can be symptomatic and for the right person possessing the proper knowledge and experience, it’s just following the chain down to the problem, like any other problem on a car.

On a cold wet January morning in the UK and being a retired Electrical Engineer I enjoyed the video. Keep em coming. 👌

You are better than any school!!! Hartelijk bedankt.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Graag gedaan 😁👍

This has become my favorite computer repair channel.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

I always learn something from your videos. Thank you 🙏

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear

Hi Dan. Just stumbled on your video clips and had to subscribe. Your enthusiasm, excellent communication skills in explaining, diagnosing and repairing a faulty unit is faultless. Car dealerships should take time to learn a tips from watching your channel. Keep up the good work on your channel 😊

Brilliant. Not only the process but the clarity of explaination (especially as English is not your first language). ❤

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

your videos have helped me with diagnosing vehicle problems immensely. Thanks again Dan!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Hi Mike, thats great to hear. I hope one day we can meet in person

@TheDisgruntledMechanic

8 ай бұрын

@@Diagnosedan I'm re retiring sometime in the near future and I got my passport! I'll let ya know!

Great job as usual Dan!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Man I was expecting a bad ground, no parts required repair 😄 Great diagnosis Dan! Having the donor module on hand was very helpful! 🙂

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

I'll leave the "No parts required" videos up to you🤣 Having a donor module was helpful Indeed. The customer agreed to installing a new one and i programmed that using Odis👍

Nicely done Dan 👍🏻

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Just watched Jake doing the same thing, awesome Dan you fixed it again!!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Yes what are the chances!

Great strategic diagnosis. As always Dan fix it again!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Excellent work Dan 👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

First decent KZread content today, thankfully I subscribed 😀

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing and i hope to see you more often Steve👍

Love watching your videos! Great work as always.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Your videos are so well presented and clear thank you 😎 you are the best greetings from Germany💯

Thanks so much for this video! I have my Vento Variant (Golf variant in my country), same as the one in the video with the same issue after a front crash. The mechanic was going crazy trying to figure out a solution. I will suggest this.

Was so scary but had an idea of where to start. Thanks Mr Dan. I wasn't expecting it so short😂. That was so cool. Im helping yu to diagnose from southern Africa 😂😂😂

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Yes short diag this time😊

As always Dan you fix it again and one more learning video for us .Brilliant 🎉🎉

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

😁👍

Ik heb met veel aandacht jouw verhaal gevolgd. Het was even heel goed opletten, maar ik heb het begrepen. Mijn dank is dan ook weer groot omdat je de moeite heb genomen om er een video aan te wagen. I have followed your story with great attention. It took a while to pay close attention, but I understood. Thank you again for taking the time to make a video about it.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Dat is geweldig om te horen, dit soort berichten zijn precies de reden dat ik deze videos maak!

So nice to see a real expert who is using deeper tools to diagnose thing rather than just plugging a scanner and saying “don’t know” when it’s not coming back with nothing. New subscriber from this video.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!

As usual very educative thanks Dan!

Good diagnosis and checking the basics, I know someone who ordered and installed a new ECU only to find a blown fuse.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats sucks😬

I love it! Always you fix it. Good job Dan!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great video. Thanks Dan !

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Its a pleasure

well done dan i play around with my vw golf mk6 i got plenty of spare parts line around so if my car breaks down i can change out parts to see if i can fix it my slef. so i got hold of a second hand unit out of second hand car swap it out to see what would happen and the car started up with may be one or to light on the dash so if i go throw the coding on my gateway module and have to change a digit of two it works fine but i would always take a back up coding of the module just in case. But it really not something to play around with. Thanks dan for sharing

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Of course you can only back up the coding if you can read the old unit😁 But dont worry there are other ways to code the module without the backup

Thank you very much for such an educative video I always make sure I watch at least five of your videos before I go to bed and it’s really worth it to me as an undergraduate student

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha dont you get nightmares😂

@user-og8vz2kb5k

8 ай бұрын

@@Diagnosedan haha just as you’ve said so 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Well done Dan, the way you present the problem, it looks easy, but actually this is one of the more complicated problems and few of the garages, even importer garages, will solve the problem in a short time, they have the advantage of having a stock of spare parts. By the way, I purchased TOPDON a long time ago, an excellent scanner with lifetime support

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

I can imagine that some technicians are lost if they can't read codes.

Thank you Dan! Another great video🎉

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Dan, you’re a car scientist.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Brilliant Dan as always, keep up the amazing work.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Its my pleasure

As always Dan, thank you for sharing, you make it look so easy but when you are an expert like your good self well enough said. 👍👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great comment, and sorry for the late response 😊

@markt5426

8 ай бұрын

No worries Dan, I know that you are busy. 👍

Another cool video Dan love your thought process.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

Good job again,Dan👏 Right diagnose it is 99% successful repair.👋

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Massive respect Dan from the UK 🇬🇧 and Ireland 🇮🇪

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Excellent job Dan an easy fix shame they spent out on a new alternator when it was the module. Keep the videos coming 🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Michael

I suggest that the channel be called professor dan, I enjoy watching how you solve complicated electrical problems on vehicles and at the same time explain to us in a simple way how to solve the problem. Thanks for the shared knowledge and expertise.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Its a pleasure max

amazing knowledge as always Dan!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Nice one Dan, i did one like this a few years back i did the same thing tried out from another car great video Dan as always

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Great!😊

Great work Dan

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Strong work Dan. 👊👊

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great job, Dan.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Hello Dan ,great video ,as always very detailed for us on how to diagnose ,tank Dan ,you fixed again 😀 👍

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

😁👍

Great video, Danny!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

This video was very useful for me ,, thanks Dan for such good explanation

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear, glad you liked the video

Great video again Danny. Must admit I thought it was going to be water ingress issue with all that debris along the scuttle and drains!!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Me too!

Yet another great video, thanks Dan!!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment

Really nice to watch. All the time.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

DAN, brother of course enjoyed the video and bravo to ur thought process and approach always learning from the best thanku for taking the time to do this. cheeeers

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thats great to hear

Thanks for this informative video. I know these videos take time to make, and some of them take a lot of time to make.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Yes it takes some time but reading the comments make it all worth it.

You have all the neat toys. I like that obd bob!

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Nice one. You did it again Dan.👌

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

😁👍

I would of been Soo confused, sad thing is I used to be a VW tech but never ran into this but makes so much sense. Great video

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Its not uncommon for these modules to fail Watch this👇 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKeEzbSucZW5ZrA.htmlsi=w4dzuWwMN2Dscjub

Dan fixed it again! Thanks for the video.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure

Cranking on it’s own, Immediately reminded me of the 80’s movie Christine 🤣

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Herbie🤣

Is there a car you can't or couldn't fix ? I watch your materials & also learn some things. Good work !

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Good job Dan :)

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video Dan ❤

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great job DD.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great . Thanks for teaching us. For free. God bless you sr.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

Very good job Dan. Keep up the good work! I enjoy your videos very much but maybe would make sense to warn people to don't try ECU swapping for testing on the newer generation cars because problems can appear. For example on BMW where the BDC is the gateway too if you swap it for testing with a module from another car it will trigger component protection on headunit.

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Great point👍

We learning more knowledge see your videos thankyou 😊

@Diagnosedan

8 ай бұрын

Great!!