Bad Ground Connection On Cars-Meaning,Symptoms, Diagnosing and Solving The Problem

Timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:35 What is a ground connection? 01:19 Symptoms of a bad ground connection: heavy cranking 02:01 Low alternator voltage 02:32 Flickering headlights 02:53 Car will crank but will not start 03:16 Electronic glitches 04:32 How to find the problem-use a multimeter 06:42 Visual inspection of the connections 09:11 Use a jumper cable 10:26 Solutions to a bad ground connection problem 12:20 Recap --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A bad ground connection is one of the most overlooked and neglected electrical car problems. Although it's very simple to fix in most cases, some symptoms mimic more serious car problems (a weak car battery, bad starter, bad alternator, faulty electrical or electronic components, or else). This often leads to unneeded and sometimes very expensive repairs that solve nothing. So before you go and spend a significant amount of money and time, take a look at this video tutorial. It may prevent this and perhaps help you solve the bad ground connection problem yourself. Hope the video helps, please like and subscribe to our channel!