GM Crazy CAN! (No crank Equinox) - Part1

This 2008 Chevy Equinox has an intermittent no-crank condition, losing communication with the ECM.

Parts cannon has been fired; three ECMs have been swapped in to no avail.
Owner is giving up on it, ready to ship it to the auction block!

Let's dive in and see if we can pinpoint the problem with the high-speed network and get this car to run!

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Enjoy!
Ivan

[rockynix]

This is what I call a Young man going to the next level to extend his future in life.... And I'm retired having fun watching the younger generation of machanics keeping me updated on today's technology in automotive's field ...

[shopenz]

hard...
I just sit here, eat my popcorn and watch, thats all i can help 😅

[olico]

i just love this guy. the attention to details is spot on. he split part1 and part 2 videos timeline in almost 50:50 ratio. part 1 - 21:44 and part 2 - 21:57.

[bugnut]

I admire your patience, I would have run away screaming.

[metoon]

I was expecting to see if that NY Guy walk up and say Hey Ivan, gotcha a Chevvvrroolet huh!?
I own a 2007 Equinox V6. ( Among my 4 Nissan's. ) I had the Equinox plagued overheating last Fall.
A sweet smell of A/Freeze inside the cabin.A quick Google search reveals this as a common issue.
I bypassed the Heater Core, and it has ran and cooled all summer here in Indiana flawlessly.
It is AWD, so with Indiana Snow coming, I am walking out this afternoon to replace the Heater Core.
This must be among the Top Most Ridiculous designs- to access the core. I am doing the 2.5 hr
cut the metal tubes under the dash repair- to remove this animal! ( 12-13 HR. to replace it without
cutting the metal tubes ). Looking forward to Part 2 of this case study. PHAD Rocks !

[fieldsofomagh]

While doing some electrical work and hoping for a quick departure, one experienced and wiser soul remarked "There's no such thing as a 5 minute job. Ever since have been trying to prove him wrong but no joy, unfortunately. That's many, many moons ago. As soon as you mentioned "Staten Island " I knew there was a storm a brewin. Cars left idle for extended periods have strange tales to tell. Tis a brave soul, like yourself that has the courage to slay the dragon. Lookin forward to more front line action on the Chevvy saga and hope that some claymore mine doesn't explode unexpectedly, on your diagnosis trail.

[spelunkerd]

Looks like an auction car, who knows what people did before. Intermittent problems, the worst, gotta get lucky AND smart. Thanks for bringing us along!

[MerrellPhoto]

Been following your videos the last few weeks and finally understand how to follow through the canbus system on my '13 Chevy Cruze. Was able to find the broken highspeed line going to the power steering. Great videos very helpful! Thank you!

[steveo]

Sweet.... Just got home from work, and PHAD video comes up... Thanks Ivan.... You should do a live stream sometime... That would be awesome...

[kainm]

And precisely this is why Eric O. recommends to do a visual and check as many non-intrusive things as possible before touching anything. The first open, then suddenly good CAN wire should've been a red herring, as should the twitching gauges. The fault was clearly present while the EBCM was bridged. At that point, get out the scope and check that wire while wiggling it and the connectors. Check pin fitment, etc. But you'll figure it out as usual.

[lonwillis]

Wow Ivan the EICO RESISTANCE Decade box is a blast from the past back from my electronics education. Thank You 😊

[marcd]

I like the "Parts cannon has been fired" phrase. We use "Shotgunning" similarly, just throwing parts at the problem to try and fix it.

[luisautotech]

Thank you for the video and the 2nd part! on my case it was the electronic power steering module . i just jump cans and was able to get my 120 from ecu, plug back the middle connector and finally i got my 60 and the car start right up, now time for new steering rack

[genaviesisneros]

I appreciate the walk through from diagrams from the book on them to hands on situation it truely helps understanding some more complicated side of things with newer motors

[beetboob]

I I've been watching you for months your YouTube I believe you are legend great pressure video with the main looking on 👍👍👍 Fuses missing and your the
10th person that looked at this nice work my friend 👌

[rajendranramachandran]

Great. I felt I was watching a Hollywood movie. Camera work was amazing..

[HandyC]

Mr Dillion taught me to look at the centre of any given unknown loom and go for a connector / unit there. Reason being you split your possibilities in half in one go.

[davide.s.]

My next step would be to tell these guys to stop buying car at the auto auctions. They end up at the auction most times for a reason.

[zxztv]

Now what could keith say hmm.. Check the communication paths for low resistance and double check the termination resistance values while flexing the connectors.
I would run away of cause lol.

[billziegmond]

Oh Oh Ivan here you go again! LOL. Hope I have better luck tomorrow on the Equinox I am going to look at!.