Wiring Diagrams Explained - Easy Peazy

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In this video I will go over how you can read and make sense of an electrical wiring diagram, I will use diagrams for an evap purge solenoid and electrical diagrams for a crankshaft position sensor, camshaft position sensor, manifold absolute pressure sensor and the throttle position sensor as on example. After this video you should be able to identify wires, connectors, splice joints, fuses, relays and other components when looking at a wiring diagram.
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    @carlosolvera723 жыл бұрын

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    @tompeterson32103 жыл бұрын

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    @CBRRR-eh3ky

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @aliusa51903 жыл бұрын

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  • @semco72057
    @semco720573 жыл бұрын

    I was taught how to read electrical diagrams while in the Air Force since we had to work on the weapons systems on the B-52 bombers and they wanted us well trained to do the job. I thank you for showing us how we can look at a diagram and figure out where the problem is and I have some tools such as the multi-meter and various meters and I use them when needed.

  • @DaBlondDude
    @DaBlondDude3 жыл бұрын

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    @hEaTMAkeReZ2 жыл бұрын

    this guy is the most knowledgeable mechanic, car youtuber. I think anyone who is wants to get in this trade must watch his content. The way he explains is so clear. Ive been a mechanic for over a year now and ive learned so much from his videos. Only person who comes close to his content is eric the car guy. Very underated channel. Hope he gets 1 million subs soon.

  • @jd-kv9in
    @jd-kv9in3 жыл бұрын

    Nice explaining. Also later add for the DIYer, these wiring schematics can have errors .

  • @DaBlondDude

    @DaBlondDude

    3 жыл бұрын

    Especially if jobbers have been in their or any work has been done by a garage uninterested in following the schematic and colour scheme

  • @lobos0094
    @lobos00943 жыл бұрын

    Good explanation I hope this became a series with a combination real testing and class explanation thank you again you are a good teacher.👍

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    @JF-iu3xw3 жыл бұрын

    Great info. Great content. Motivating for inexperienced learners. A video on your opinion on how people can go about learning automotive repair properly would be dope.

  • @dlambro
    @dlambro3 жыл бұрын

    Great topic that confuses and intimidates a lot of DIYers (myself included). Looking forward to more videos about this!

  • @CBRRR-eh3ky

    @CBRRR-eh3ky

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too. Have you viewed any other electrical related videos frok him. I only see the mechanical stuff. Also i browsed on his patreon page but could not pick a membership

  • @witchking64
    @witchking643 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! I'm looking to diagnose the roof on my Z4 along with a video from Diagnose Dan and this was very helpful. Tough part is currently the interfacing software

  • @goldwolf0606
    @goldwolf06063 жыл бұрын

    So that’s why you can just connect ground to any metal part... thanks for that short clip explaining and showing ground wire back to the negative terminal dude. Now it makes so much more sense.

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    @hybridramper-futurearmy11603 жыл бұрын

    You sir have gained my ultimate respect and appreciation. Wow thanks man!

  • @paulparoma
    @paulparoma3 жыл бұрын

    I learned to read electrical diagrams from my engineer cousin as a teenager, but I have but forgotten almost everything, as I chose a completely unrelated occupation later. Thanks for a great refresher/tutorial!

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    @WouterB763 жыл бұрын

    Basics explained at expert level.

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    @dzkh13093 жыл бұрын

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    @ejmagras3 жыл бұрын

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    @davelatham2003 Жыл бұрын

    Unbelievably helpful…thank you!

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    @wyattoneable3 жыл бұрын

    Nicely explained.

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    @myRatchets

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it

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    @Growrena Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for being very understanding, Appreciate your basic explainations for us new learners.

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    @erickeith61683 жыл бұрын

    It's one thing to know about cars. It's quite another thing to explain things about cars. These videos are always very informative.

  • @ENTHUSIASTICFIFAFAN
    @ENTHUSIASTICFIFAFAN3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. I'm in my last year of apprentice. It's really challenging understanding the diagram.

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    @patrickmoodabe97283 жыл бұрын

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    @myRatchets

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Patrick thank you for your support both here and on my patreon page :) Long ratcheting wrenches are truly a life saver, especially if you've got your hands full with 20 plus cars :) cheers

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    @anthonyseymore1217

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @79jasetheace3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Very informative well put together.

  • @weemanling
    @weemanling2 жыл бұрын

    Something very important that I think was missed is that the diagrams are always drawn with the car "at rest". Meaning the diagram shows what position components like switches and relays are in when the car is turned off. It's important to know because once components become energised (car turned on), then things like relays will turn on and make other things live.

  • @weelgunny
    @weelgunny3 жыл бұрын

    Well said, well explained..!

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    @leonkurtish92423 жыл бұрын

    I needed this

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    @cleartape2293 жыл бұрын

    This really helped...thank you.

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    @SHIAATHIMEN2 жыл бұрын

    I would like to greatly thank you for making this video you helped my intelligence greatly when it comes to automobile troubleshooting and understanding. I'm going to keep watching your videos maybe I can figure out a lot more thanks again. Your newest subscriber

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    So glad I found your channel

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    Absolutely fantastic video

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    @samhianblackmoon3 жыл бұрын

    very good stuff man

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    @johncampochiaro75343 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video.

  • @buisserethpatrice87
    @buisserethpatrice87 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video! I think you should make one based on how to know and make the difference between all the symbols (like a fuse, relay, solenoid etc) and how they actually work in the electrical system.

  • @thomasbrennan5837
    @thomasbrennan58372 жыл бұрын

    Great video, well explained, thank you

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    @mferrarorace Жыл бұрын

    Always good content. Thanks!

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    @rick318693 жыл бұрын

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    @Davidhillborn Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This helps a lot

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    @CaptainVillanueva13 жыл бұрын

    This guy is doings God's work! Thank you so much man

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    @Jolly.Mermaid3 жыл бұрын

    So awesome thanks so much!

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    @donaldhollums32783 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the great work!

  • @ganeshnarayan5505
    @ganeshnarayan55053 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for basic reading wire diagram.

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    @MILO201213 жыл бұрын

    Thx u thx u please don't stop making these videos

  • @donjoseph73
    @donjoseph7310 ай бұрын

    I’m 50 and I wish I woulda got into this trade. Man you are a great teacher!! You explain things very simplistically. A lot of teachers try to boast knowledge and made things more difficult then they need to be. Thanks man 🫵🤙

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    @rueliotube3 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

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    @abubakarisadiqueibrahim4812 жыл бұрын

    So simple explanation.

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    @puppx133 жыл бұрын

    Good topic.

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    @billbraski21758 ай бұрын

    Thanks alot great vid

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    @ysosrsss1023 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thanks.

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    @mitoz6883 жыл бұрын

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  • @BryanChance
    @BryanChance3 жыл бұрын

    Is there a design advantage in controlling relays via the negative or positive pins? Your videos are priceless. Thank you.

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    @sabmohd23453 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir

  • @doughunter3967
    @doughunter39673 жыл бұрын

    thanks friend, this is helpful...Yah bless...doug

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    @tomorrowsnews39155 ай бұрын

    Hey thank you for this and keep up the good work! I’m going to watch the welder battery video you made next! My guess is it will work for a little while because of how thin car battery electrodes are depending on the type of battery!

  • @aliatique8270
    @aliatique82703 жыл бұрын

    Good job sir

  • @malcolmnicholls2893
    @malcolmnicholls28933 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation. A diagram can be tricky to look at in a manual. If posible I enlarge it on a photocopier, or just the relevant section. Check the manual 'cause some circuits are sensetive to input from meters. (This will come up next)

  • @SoloArdo
    @SoloArdo3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make these informative videos. I've been scammed various times by people who claim to know what they're doing and I've saved lots of money with your channel and also learned a lot as well. Excellent!

  • @fadetoblackstudiosLA
    @fadetoblackstudiosLA3 жыл бұрын

    I must have watched a dozen videos read and reread manuals... At exactly 2:29 you reminded me of an obvious operator error -- having undone several aftermarket catastrophes on a used 1979 Dodge b200 I forgot to reattach the negative battery terminal to the chassis!! Thankfully only 1 terminal connector melted at a splice point Next time I'm searching your videos first ⚡🍻

  • @sohailahmed3101
    @sohailahmed31013 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @ryanlarson8536
    @ryanlarson8536 Жыл бұрын

    Good info

  • @Graham_Wideman
    @Graham_Wideman3 жыл бұрын

    R&W Sharpie!? I find that a highlighter is much better cuz you can still read the underlying diagram. And they're available in many delightful colors. Which is actually very useful for highlighting different contiguous conductors. You can use coolish colors like blue or green (I've yet to find a black highlighter, er, lowlighter) for grounds or ground-side switched wires, and warmish colors like red, pink, orange for always-hot, switched high-side, or +5V, and so on.

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    @booyakashaboy72503 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your videos & how you break things down & explain in novice terms. I have a video idea for you unless you've already done this. If so let me know. I have a 92 Geo Metro 3cyl. 250k mi. Runs rough & smokes. I'd like to take out the engine & get it refreshed by a machine shop. I'm not entirely sure what to ask or expect especially in prices. The vids I do find are more surrounded around high performance. As are the shops here in San Antonio. That's not what I'm after. I just want a basic. Honing of cylinder sleeves. Checking crank & cams & bearings & maybe polishing crank. Maybe a few more things but again not sure and like I said most vids are for aimed towards racers. I'm actually more interested in a optimal mpg build. What would you recommend? Thank you.

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    @Micko3502 жыл бұрын

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    @GaryDye-ti6ju5 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @godfamilycountry4211
    @godfamilycountry42113 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial. I always get sick when figuring out wiring.

  • @liquidh6344
    @liquidh63443 жыл бұрын

    Hey, would you do a video on fuel rail pressure problems? Either sensor or wiring would be helpful. Very few good videos of this topic out on KZread.

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    @tedlahm57403 жыл бұрын

    informative

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    @thomastorre8352 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

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    Good thing your back!!! But how many of those shirts you got, and year supply 🤣🤣

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    @harilaksono36442 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber's here

  • @ysosrsss102
    @ysosrsss1023 жыл бұрын

    I watched your suspension videos since I'll be doing mine soon. Can you get away with torqueing before you set the car down or is it a must to do final torque after on the ground. Also, if after, if it is to be torqued at 100lbs, would you torque to 90lbs and then the final 100 after on the ground?

  • @wtfrusrsrn
    @wtfrusrsrn2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! Its super helpful. I was just wondering if anyone has some feedback/ advice for my current situation: I have a 97 chevy van that has a lot of wiring issues including no brake lights, turn signals or hazards. After checking out my wiring I realized that previous owners had totally DIY rewired a bunch of stuff so looking at the wiring diagrams isn't really helpful anymore and I'm super confused on where to go from here. I don't have money to take it to a shop and I'm trying my best to fix it myself but I'm just really confused on how to even approach this project since I can't use a wiring diagram and my wiring is pretty mickey moused. Does anyone have advice on how someone like me with basically no autoelctircal experience could work on a project like this? I know it's a kinda vague question but any feedback is welcome :)) and thanks in advance

  • @PeterEndelt
    @PeterEndelt3 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @lucien6866
    @lucien6866 Жыл бұрын

    Best

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    @ghost376663 жыл бұрын

    Missed ya.

  • @markm0000
    @markm00003 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been subscribed for a while and I don’t know how diagrams work.

  • @dmajumdar2059
    @dmajumdar20593 жыл бұрын

    You're a legend sir! Please make regular videos 🙂

  • @aliatique8270
    @aliatique82703 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍

  • @geraldinocho2314
    @geraldinocho23143 ай бұрын

    2024 and Here I am learning ..thank you

  • @leonkurtish9242
    @leonkurtish92423 жыл бұрын

    Who the heck dislikes this video

  • @chrishernandez2490

    @chrishernandez2490

    3 жыл бұрын

    People who are scared of electrical work

  • @xx-mz2eg

    @xx-mz2eg

    3 жыл бұрын

    People who don't like avocados

  • @gregbarnett3141

    @gregbarnett3141

    3 жыл бұрын

    People who are negative

  • @rueliotube

    @rueliotube

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bitter basement dwelling trolls.

  • @rueliotube

    @rueliotube

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gregbarnett3141 but not people who are grounded...I’ll see myself out.

  • @mogomotsibalebanye3945
    @mogomotsibalebanye3945 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir for the informative video. How can I find electricity diagram for 2014 Honda brio manual 1.2? I searched online without success.

  • @user-oj2gm3wn5c
    @user-oj2gm3wn5c6 ай бұрын

    You reference K1 connector. That's great, but is there a marking for that specific connector.

  • @maingun07
    @maingun073 жыл бұрын

    I agree that reading a wiring diagram can be confusing for those who have never done it, but they're pretty easy once you know what you're looking at. The problem today is getting your hands on a wiring diagram in the first place. In the last 30 years, automotive wiring has gotten so convoluted that the diagrams in the back of most DIY repair manuals (i.e. Chiltons or Haynes) are nearly worthless. We went from being able to put a car's entire wiring diagram onto 3 or 4 sheets to needing a wiring tome of dozens if not hundreds of pages just for one vehicle. Hell, just finding a Ford diagram for which fuses are what can be a pain. What most of us need is a diagram of the system that we are currently working on.

  • @Mach141

    @Mach141

    3 жыл бұрын

    all manufactures have tech info websites that you can pay like $20 for one days access, and look through as many wiring diagrams as you want. You used to be able to download the info. as well but they dont allow that anymore. But you can print or screenshot the entire manual if you wish.

  • @maingun07

    @maingun07

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Mach141 Yeah, I tried that once. Granted it was a few years ago and I don't remember the name of the website, but it was highly recommended by everyone I talked to. I paid my 20 or 30 bucks for 3 or 4 days of access to a "complete" wiring diagram. I don't recall which vehicle (it wasn't my Tacoma so it had to be a US vehicle) or which system I was working on. Anyhow, the website explicitly stated that it covered that system on that year of vehicle. On the diagram it clearly showed a wire going to that system... and that was it. No further details. I carefully examined all 70 or 80 pages of diagrams. Nothing. Half a week and at least $20 wasted. Before I cough up money again, I want some assurance that the information I need will be there or at least some kind of refund.

  • @1989FordEscortLX
    @1989FordEscortLX3 жыл бұрын

    Eazy Peazy!

  • @asserlikius4363
    @asserlikius43633 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @angelp9658
    @angelp96586 ай бұрын

    Good job !! it it would have nice if you would have color the wire s .

  • @kalidmohammed6020
    @kalidmohammed60203 жыл бұрын

    Please work about ecu ande sensore ande actuator testing

  • @M00NLIGHT_ENT
    @M00NLIGHT_ENT3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for explaining wiring diagram could you pleas explain how you can test any sensor out of a car with a voltmeter to see if the is the sensor is working or not Thanks Lawrence

  • @jum5238

    @jum5238

    3 жыл бұрын

    You have to recreate the environment that the sensor is sensing in order to see if it's working or not. If it's a temperature sensor, then changing the temperature (boiling/freezing water) and watching for a change in the resistance on the sensor can be helpful. Sometimes you just have to back-probe the wires going to the sensor to see whether it's in the proper operating range. (often changing - sometimes too quickly for the voltmeter to follow accurately). Sometimes you have to just disconnect something and see if the car's behavior changes. If it doesn't that's not always a good thing. Sometimes you have to "activate" that circuit in order to test with pulling a connection. For instance, a high speed fan circuit may require a certain temperature range, or RPM or the activation of the air conditioning compressor. Bottom line, understand how the sensor works, so you can see how to test it. Intermittent electrical problems are the ones that you pull your hair out on... Learn to also use a OBD2 scanner that shows higher details than just reading codes. Some are phone based. Get a decent volt meter and know how to use it to test across loads, or check amperage readings (need to swap probe positions for this). Learn not to do resistance checks on a live circuit. Learn ohms law. That way you can use a voltmeter to look at voltage drops across a load and determine current readings. Learn to "divide and conquer" It may mean you have a single sensor or problem causing multiple problems. But you may also learn that there are multiple problems there, and the computer has been compensating for it. Also think about what might have caused a sensor to fail (ie, O2 sensor can get clogged when running too rich for too long, or burning odd substances, or NOT burning fuel until too late (in the catalytic converter - makes loud booms).

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