"As a modern Automotive Technician the two most valuable tools are your hands and your mind, so wear gloves and watch Mechanic Mindset!"
Welcome to Mechanic Mindset. My name is Darren and for the last 14 years I have been writing and delivering Master Technician training for big auto brands globally. Now I want to help you improve your automotive diagnostic game; whether you are a DIY mechanic, apprentice or Master Technician, we have something for you!!
In this channel we will cover videos on how the latest vehicle technologies work, how to test them and ultimately how the systems are diagnosed. We will install faults and review them together in an easy to understand way and discover diagnostics techniques by thinking outside of the 'box'!
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Sounds good. Good team
Yet another advertisement for a tool that is hardly getting used. Yes there are exceptions and yes I have used mine but it was a dead investment in my opinion.
Top don 004 does not have a plug for borescope?
Great video Darren. I bought a so called rugged mobile phone with an inbuilt FLIR thermal camera a few years ago which turned out to be the perfect choice for me as a mobile mechanic. I needed a mobile phone at the same time I bought it so buying that phone proved to be much cheaper than buying the camera and the mobile separately. Now this phone has been replaced with several never models so the price has dropped considerably. If you buy it now it will be almost like buying a thermal camera with a free mobile smart phone (4G Android 10).
@@HelgiThorisson Ah awesome, I saw them a while back, right after I bought the Seek Pro for iPhone (and yes, it was about the same price 😵). Is it the Caterpillar phone? I think it does a good overlay with the normal camera too?
@@MechanicMindset No, it is Ulefone Armor 9 and it has a great Samsung camera too. I bought it with an endoscope and a body cam that has night vision. The accessories have proven to be well worth the money spent. The endoscope is much better than some than some others that I have seen. Regarding the night vison body cam you can position the phone in front of your eyes and the camera pointed at what you want to see and you can continue working during a blackout for that matter.
@@HelgiThorisson 😮
Nice expensive mechanic toy
@@hyeeagle 😅 To be fair, you’d probably make your money back in saved time for the first battery drain job 👌
FlirOne for iPhone was $200usd when I bought mine shortly after its release. Hardly what I’d call an expensive tool for the multitude of diagnostics in can perform.
Need jack ,jackstands and tools
Try Up Dow up down left right left right A B Start
@@shwndh 🤣 Flash back right there!
I used it for wheel alignment before, where the bearing had a fault and I let the customer drive the vehicle and you can see where it was making more contact. Another is for bearing fault. More friction, more heat
@@DJ-tn7vj Nice 👌
Excellent tool for checking brakes on HGV trailers or wheel bearings or even air leaks in the pneumatics lines or fittings
@@niallcosgrove5596 Smart tests there 👌
Great for hard to find punctures too 👍🏻
@@davidgreenslade545 Never thought of that!
You can diagnose MISFIRE, if letting circumstances and exhausts pipes, CATALYTIC CONVERTER restrictions, also VOLTAGE DROPS on positive or negative side, bad connection get hot, probably GLOVE PLUGS, bad COMPONENTS on electronic board...and so on.
@@GraditelMacedonia Great suggestions! It’s such a versatile tool.
@@MechanicMindset Yes! My one is UNI-T UTi 260b pro. Great thermal imager for money.
You say what els can you use it for? I use it for catalytic converter temperature Wiggling bad connections and watch them come alive👍😁🅰️🇺🇲 Great video
@@richardnilsen5 Interesting use of the electrical test! I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks! 👍
I wonder if a lazer pointer would help visually for your viewer's and if it would show up on screen? Awesome video. I never would have thought about the air leaks around the windows and using infrared to check it, that was genius mate👍
@@jmc6940 I agree regarding the laser, it’s difficult to point in tight spaces 😅 Thanks!! It’s really cool stuff
Thanks for this great Video Darren , everyone needs to get their finger on the 'Pulse' and up their Game with great tools like these that you have showcased. being able to see the 'unseen' is the most valuable asset that we can embrace. keep up the great work.
They are so cool, and now they are much more accessible and affordable. They used to be sooo expensive! Cheers 👍
@@MechanicMindset Absolutely, we all need to keep up the pace with innovative technology,mastering modern vehicles problems requires the best of whats available, Cost was prohibitive previously, but now affordable, my Mantra is ; ' For quality work, the right tools are NOT expensive but priceless'. 🙂 👍
Thank you for explaining this! Much Appreciated!!
I happened to have a Hantek DS5102P Oscilloscope ( don't misinterpret that to mean that I know how to use it yet :) ). Can these types of scopes be used for automotive diagnosis or do the automotive ones read the packets and such also?
@@tcdz01 Yeah, most oscilloscopes will be able to test most things 👍
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You can stack 9 volts by placing them in an opposing fashion, I once put from 9 volts incrementally up to 81 volts through a 12 volt bulb thats when it finally blew, how many batteries did I use?
Hi D. Ask Brandon and Brin that they can come on the platform and have the same training. We will pay extra.lol.
@@DJ-tn7vj I’ve already spoke to Brandon about doing something 😁. I’ll catch up with them when they’re over 👍
Darren, did you say you bought a traditional soldering iron '20' years ago ? 🤔 i didn't know you started in the car trade aged about a 4 year old 🙂 !! thanks for the video, i shall check out that butane version, it looks a very versatile tool. 👍
@@sollykhan2385 😁 ah very flattering 😆 I’m 40 this year 😮 They’re great tools!
@@MechanicMindset Never,,40 ?? 🤔 you don't look a day over 24/25 !! 🙂 well whatever you're doing,,keep on doing 😎👍
@@sollykhan2385 It must be the studio lighting 🤣
@@MechanicMindset or perhaps A.I regenerated image 🤔 but looks good 🙂
if this training course is in the 'Bahamas' as it appeared in the Background, then please count me in 🙂 Thanks for posting this Darren.😇
@@sollykhan2385 😆That would be cool. We actually have quite a few members in the Caribbean etc!
@@MechanicMindset Amazing, looks like i may to get some summer clothes and book-up asap 😎👍
Hey, good info and teaching I got a 2016 kia sedona and I changed the spark plugs i couldn't find 2 of the spark plugs so i bought 2 different brand spark plugs and took it to orileys and got a scan to see if there was any misfiring There wasn't but a p0057 and po132 So I changed 02 sensor And took it for another test drive I notice the gas pedal feeling different thn normal Then all of a sudden it stalled and I was stuck on the road at a light had to get it towed to the house for troubleshooting it's now no start and crank all I get is lights and radio on dash plus a click noise in the fuse box underwood Can it be crank shaft position sensor or ignition switch?
@@Yahs-our-El Thanks! Without looking it would be difficult to say
If the wire you're following wraps around another one you're stripping both if they're wrapped tight!
electronics on cars WHAT A PILE OF SHIT...been in this job 30 years and ive yet to find a dealer ship / garage that can pin point a fault yet with out spending hundreds on parts that are not needed ..... THE COMPUTER IS TELLING US THE BCM IS DOWN . THE COMPUTRE IS TELLING US THE ECU IS NOT TALING ...... PURE SHITE ...
Interesting. Thanks for sharing this test. I have been wanting to try it myself. FWIW, the suggestion I received that started me thinking about this was to use a US 25-cent coin and an oscilloscope probe. I hadn't considered using a back probe. It makes me wonder if I could just get a piece of metal stock and weld, braze, or solder it to a metal rod with a banana connector on the other end to use as a handle.
@@n124lp You definitely could. You’ll then be able to add some insulation too 👍
Okay, great pointing out there sir. But can you please explain me then how should I measure a injector waveform and a signal of a sensor at the same time if I can't use the ground of the C2 as it lead to injector to go close-loop? I mean should I leave the C2 ground along without connecting it to a ground or?
I bought the xtruck Y006 and it does not read the Toyota Hino and American NOX sensors, they do not specify what types of sensors when selling, I think it is false advertising, good day...
@@thenouxsilva I think we mention the type of sensor to use, and that it doesn’t work on our car either. We use it as a gas analyser, not as its intended use. Alternative to a £3k gas analyser 👍
From Libya could I join you
Hi, it's been a while since you released this video. However, can you remember it this tool supported speed limit removal for vans? Thanks.
Countries like India,Pakistan & Bangladesh most of the cars are made in Japan. Alldata covers the cars made in Japan?
The coin is acting as a capacitance coupling to the coil.
EMANUELONLYNE,SHIT,I used this website twice, both times they stole my bank details and tried to steal my money
New subscriber been recommended to you by Alex gilbanks, I was going to go for the 3d printed electric one that was mentioned below but I thought I would try the ryobi 18v station with 2x aftermarket batteries and fast charger come to a good price, they work very well and I was going to do a video on it soon funny enough,can’t wait to get through some of your content 🙏🙏
With every clip I watch I'm becoming more and more interested in buying that picoscope. Dude, the possibilities! Say you get a car that has that annoying ever-so-slight twitch every once in a while, indicating a misfire but not enough for there to be a DTC. Air leak? Bad spark? High temp? Injectors? Coils? This type of diagnosis, and combined with your other vid on how to test ignition coils, makes it sooooooooo easy to in, say, 15mins?, completely exclude the ignition AND fuel system directly above the cylinders. Amazing, no more half-arsed guessing. Just comparing each coil and injector. The moment I get that picoscope I'll be amp-clamping every single part I can get my hands on haha
For sure! Very powerful stuff once you get in to it! The 2204A will get you a long way; and then you’re gonna want to upgrade for the 4425A 😅
Wrong you are still connected to Earth, that invalidate your logic,current needs a road map, in other words voltige can only travel down any road if there is an exit (earth)
Which part Peter? When the circuit is switch on, or switched off?
@@MechanicMindset multimeter earth connection earth to neg givespower
Don’t try this. If you’re not earthed if you touch the red wire you will not be electrified. Put your finger on the plus sign on the battery no problem touch the both + - electric shock
Maic Salazar Diagnostics, on KZread I'm not very happy with your advice , He said Check it out You can get full information about BMW Less cost than what you said from BMW 😢
Piece of Crap my man!! Had 2 of them and will not buy another. Speak to some people that do alot of soldering and you will find out. Unless you get paid for the video! I only have to give you one reason not to buy! To Expensive for quality.
Appreciate the video.
I just came across your channel, you earn my sub from this on video. You explain your self clearly Thanks for sharing
Hope you enjoy the channel! Lots for you to explore 👍 Thanks for the feedback
Do you know if this tool can communicate in both global and generic OBD2?
I think it’s fine 👍 Just make sure you buy the tool for your region so updates work ok. My tools are locked to UK 👍
As a retired BMW Master Technician I told my sons, to be the best technician in the shop, they need to learn electrical properties, principles and systems, and you will be the most sought after technician in the shop, because I found during my tenure in a shop, that most technicians fall short on knowing the fundamentals on how electrical systems work, and how electronics works, so my sons have both become very very good at electrical sytstems, and both of them have become top employees in the business and their companies and have been able to basically name their price for their hourly pay, due to their high demand and knowledge as a technician. 😎👍
👊 Ex BMW apprentice and Senior Tech here. Fundamentals so important. They pay off big time!
Nice1 Mike & thank u
They dont last. Had 2 over 3 years. Excellent but sat in my storage shed broken. I find Weller to be far superior yet less powerful
Ah no, 20 years I’ve had mine! 😃
Rubbish nonsense.i bought a Emanuel online few years ago someone had just taken images from a repair manual .And the guy who I contacted about it being junk information wanted to come to England to murder me 😂
hello , How I can Know the line details on VW ELSAWIN wiring diagrams ( GND/ 5v/ Signal/........)
How could u get 6v when d switch is of an d contact in d switch is open
Yep! Been using a seam ripper for 30+ years.
I'm in South Africa and use a app on Google play carmin for wiring diagrams haven't let me down yet