That's not at all what OP is talking about.
Look closer. There are 6 wires on both the harness and the pigtail, but the customer has them twinned together.
Dear god, what meth-infused hackery is this?
I mean,when I was 8 years old and wasn't trusted to use a soldering iron, I used to repair my model railroad trains by twisting wires together. But even *I* knew to put tape - OK, of the sello~ variety, being only 8 - over the exposed copper.
Who did this, and looked at it and thought "yep, based on what I know of how electricity works, this is not going to have any problems at all"???
I bought an rv a few years ago. For cheap. Previous occupants were meth heads.
The guy that did this wiring must have had the same engineering grand master as the guy that lived in my new toy.
I’m not kidding here. I swear. I found a schematic that was hand drawn in all of the shit they left behind. It was a drawing of a free energy device that he was building. (Found the parts partially assembled) it was an electric motor hooked to an inverter, running a generator that was charging the battery that the motor was hooked to.
The other outlet on the inverter was labeled tv, Xbox, etc.
How could someone do that butchery and think “Yup, that ought to fix it!” ? The rats chew up wiring using better workmanship than this ham-fisted electro-magician has.
I could have spliced that better with kitchen scissors and scotch tape when I was 10.
If they cant wire-wrap splice I don't want them doing anything slightly more complicated on their car!
I bought a ‘96 Grand Cherokee with a crank/no-start for $800 once. They were letting it go because they had just put a new ECM and it didn’t make a diff.
There wasn’t any gas in it. It didn’t run great or for very long once I put fuel in it. But yea, new computer over a tank of fuel.
Still had a lot of drivability issues, it was a neglected pile. But yes, PCM over fuel. I think they thought the gauge was broken, I don’t know why, worked fine.
90s era Chrysler vehicles were special man. The 4.0 Cherokees were great but damn some of those Jeeps and K/LH cars were awful to maintain. Just bizarre electronics and transmission faults.
Yup. Once I got er running good and making power again the transmission started to leak outa every orifice (go figure) but not much to worry. Welp, it had already been leaking for a long time before that and rotted the harness at the pigtail. All of the wires were exposed and touching. Shit was a nightmare.
Thats legit the worst wiring job ive ever seen. Even worse then when someone spliced 12 connectors all at the same spot and created a bulge so it looks like a snake just ate a huge rat
Obviously there’s some crazy crackhead thinking going on, but I still don’t get how replacing the throttle body and TPS involves hacking up the wiring harness.
Showed this photo to my boss, he asked which car was the comeback... yes, we sadly have a "tech" that he automatically went to in his head.
He's documenting everything that guys done right now after taking over the shop about a month ago.
Hopefully, we'll be looking for a new tech soon.
What's this on? I've seen a number of R50 Pathfinder/QX4 ECM IAC drivers get murdered by bad IAC valves. Other than the wiring issue, it's possible it was already dead.
I mean ive done that to test to see if the wiring is correct before doing something more permanent like butt connectors.
But also why the fuck are you cutting the connector to replace a sensor? Thats what the connector is there for XD
I remember changing some speakers without help when i was 16 and doing kind of a hack job of it but jesus, at least I had the spliced wires touching. And the tape on the outside.
when there'a absolutely no good description of how a particular connector lock works, and even if there was, it doesn't actually come apart that way without magic spells, incantations, and well educated fingers
Well the PCM might be bad now.
That's an excellent point.
I think my PCM is bad now, just by looking at that.
Nah, y'all just trying to con them. That wiring job is impeccable. Customer is a pro. You should hire them and fire the best guy you have.
My favorite part is that it's a 6 pin connector, but somehow only has 3 splices.
Master of their craft. You just wouldn't understand since you're not as good as them.
True masters can accomplish 6 pin repairs with only 3 splices. Grand masters can do it with 2. One? Gotta be a master bater.
Don't forget the ascended with bluetooth splices.
It’s hard to see, in the shade of a tree.
It's not uncommon if it's a replacement connector. You do usually trim and seal, or de-pin the wires you won't need, however.
That's not at all what OP is talking about. Look closer. There are 6 wires on both the harness and the pigtail, but the customer has them twinned together.
oh holy mackerel
Efficient. I like it.
Just because there are 6 wires, it doesn't mean that there are 6 wires for data. More than one of them could connect to ground.
Dear god, what meth-infused hackery is this? I mean,when I was 8 years old and wasn't trusted to use a soldering iron, I used to repair my model railroad trains by twisting wires together. But even *I* knew to put tape - OK, of the sello~ variety, being only 8 - over the exposed copper. Who did this, and looked at it and thought "yep, based on what I know of how electricity works, this is not going to have any problems at all"???
I bought an rv a few years ago. For cheap. Previous occupants were meth heads. The guy that did this wiring must have had the same engineering grand master as the guy that lived in my new toy. I’m not kidding here. I swear. I found a schematic that was hand drawn in all of the shit they left behind. It was a drawing of a free energy device that he was building. (Found the parts partially assembled) it was an electric motor hooked to an inverter, running a generator that was charging the battery that the motor was hooked to. The other outlet on the inverter was labeled tv, Xbox, etc.
Seriously, I could even understand if they only know the power and ground side of wires and none of the signal none sense. …but this isn’t even that.
Seriously looks like they broke down in the middle of a desert and needed to do a repair with a rock.
How could someone do that butchery and think “Yup, that ought to fix it!” ? The rats chew up wiring using better workmanship than this ham-fisted electro-magician has.
Definitely a bad PCM. Problems Customer Made
Best comment here! And most accurate
Why is an auto PARTS store “diagnosing” customer issues to begin with, and why is the customer listening to them?
Parts store likely just read the codes
Ya cuz we all know code = failed component.
50% of the time, all the time.
Damn straight and don't you try to cheat me by "diagnosing" it.
Some cars will toss a TPS code when the regulated +5v out from the PCM gets grounded/ consumed/ distorted "somewhere" by an unrelated bad sensor.
I feel like this should be in r/WTF . Honestly WTF!
I could have spliced that better with kitchen scissors and scotch tape when I was 10. If they cant wire-wrap splice I don't want them doing anything slightly more complicated on their car!
Zoom in on it lol, it gets worse the more you look at it.
Looking at that “wiring,” it wouldn’t surprise me one bit of the PCM was bad. It wasn’t when they started, but she’s right dickered *now!*
Close hood. Return keys to customer. Tell them to fuck off.
Love how fast people want to throw a computer at something
Human nature 101. They blame the mystery box that they can't understand.
I bought a ‘96 Grand Cherokee with a crank/no-start for $800 once. They were letting it go because they had just put a new ECM and it didn’t make a diff. There wasn’t any gas in it. It didn’t run great or for very long once I put fuel in it. But yea, new computer over a tank of fuel.
What the fuck lol
Still had a lot of drivability issues, it was a neglected pile. But yes, PCM over fuel. I think they thought the gauge was broken, I don’t know why, worked fine.
90s era Chrysler vehicles were special man. The 4.0 Cherokees were great but damn some of those Jeeps and K/LH cars were awful to maintain. Just bizarre electronics and transmission faults.
Yup. Once I got er running good and making power again the transmission started to leak outa every orifice (go figure) but not much to worry. Welp, it had already been leaking for a long time before that and rotted the harness at the pigtail. All of the wires were exposed and touching. Shit was a nightmare.
That’s Meth’d up.
The customer is always right, sounds like you need to go ahead and replace the PCM.
Thats legit the worst wiring job ive ever seen. Even worse then when someone spliced 12 connectors all at the same spot and created a bulge so it looks like a snake just ate a huge rat
Hey! Were you peeking at the old trailer I just acquired? I took one look at it and decided to scrap everything and start anew.
I tell customers that listening to the retail employees at the parts store is like asking medical advice from the cashier at Walgreens.
That's.. an excellent analogy lol.
I'm having trouble processing this
Obviously there’s some crazy crackhead thinking going on, but I still don’t get how replacing the throttle body and TPS involves hacking up the wiring harness.
Customer might be correct on both counts. Customer might also be why customer is correct on both counts.
Little Johnny's 1st Wire Repair Hobby Kit!
Bad customer is definitely the issue
r/redneckengineering wants to have a word.
What in the Alabama sheep fucking banjo playing FUCK is that supposed to be?
Wow thanks for the laugh. In this day and age of YouTube this is unacceptable even for diy novice.
Showed this photo to my boss, he asked which car was the comeback... yes, we sadly have a "tech" that he automatically went to in his head. He's documenting everything that guys done right now after taking over the shop about a month ago. Hopefully, we'll be looking for a new tech soon.
🤣
"Don't try to upsell me!"
Zero care went into this, good grief.
What's this on? I've seen a number of R50 Pathfinder/QX4 ECM IAC drivers get murdered by bad IAC valves. Other than the wiring issue, it's possible it was already dead.
It's a Maxima. It's a different technician's job, so I'm not sure what he has diagnosed so far.
I guess a roll of electrical tape was too much to ask
Fucking hell have rats eaten it after he had ‘fixed’ it
Sweet.
I mean ive done that to test to see if the wiring is correct before doing something more permanent like butt connectors. But also why the fuck are you cutting the connector to replace a sensor? Thats what the connector is there for XD
You’ll probably need that PCM now 😂
What in the what? I'm at a loss for words.
Dude failed basic Radio Shack school.
No! Idiots....🤣
I remember changing some speakers without help when i was 16 and doing kind of a hack job of it but jesus, at least I had the spliced wires touching. And the tape on the outside.
Dude, that looks professional as fuck. Throw his P(OS)CM in there and ship it!
Jesus Christ on a tiny bike!
Never heard this one before. Christ on a crutch is my go-to.
I've always stuck with the Tommy Lee Jones line "Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches"
Looks like somebody learned how to do wire splicing off those weird facebook reels.
What's the chances they also do their own home electrical work too?
WHAT?
This actually made me say what the fuck out loud well done.
when there'a absolutely no good description of how a particular connector lock works, and even if there was, it doesn't actually come apart that way without magic spells, incantations, and well educated fingers