Grok3 is my new helper

[Billme]

Well, you've convinced this wannabe to go deep-diving with my BlueDriver.

. Go for it!

 

[Billme]

Here is the report

 

[jr1under]

Can't complete the Smog Check because I haven't completed all the required driving cycles since the last time the battery was disconnected.

What the BlueDriver did show was a short to ground which maybe explains why my 1999's batteries have always seemed short-lived. The current battery was installed 1/2025.

Am I interpreting this correctly?

 

[Billme]

Can't complete the Smog Check because I haven't completed all the required driving cycles since the last time the battery was disconnected.

What the BlueDriver did show was a short to ground which maybe explains why my 1999's batteries have always seemed short-lived. The current battery was installed 1/2025.

Am I interpreting this correctly?

I would say you are correctly interpreting it..
Yaks a snapshot and upload it to grok, and ask it to analyze on what to do…
I would check the fuse and pull it, if not other components are effected..Be interesting to see what it says..

 

[jr1under]

I found the short to ground by looking in the most obvious place but, to be sure, I yanked the fuse(#116) for the rear window and mirror heaters. Frost is not much of an issue where we live.

AI wasn't used for this decision and HI might not have played much of a role either.

 

[Billme]

I found the short to ground by looking in the most obvious place but, to be sure, I yanked the fuse(#116) for the rear window and mirror heaters. Frost is not much of an issue where we live.

AI wasn't used for this decision and HI might not have played much of a role either.

Where was the short physically? I want to get one of those wands that use rf signal that quickly finds the location

 

[jr1under]

Where was the short physically?

The terminal on the top left side of the rear window broke off a long, long time ago but I didn't fix it because it wasn't needed. Instead, I tucked the connector and wire behind the trim panel and forgot about it. But at some point the connector broke off and left an exposed wire which was contacting the frame.

This may have been going on for years but I never knew about it until BlueDriver showed that short to ground.

 

[Billme]

The terminal on the top left side of the rear window broke off a long, long time ago but I didn't fix it because it wasn't needed. Instead, I tucked the connector and wire behind the trim panel and forgot about it. But at some point the connector broke off and left an exposed wire which was contacting the frame.

This may have been going on for years but I never knew about it until BlueDriver showed that short to ground.

It’s a good feeling to know what happened, good job!

 

[jr1under]

I want to get one of those wands that use rf signal that quickly finds the location

A link to this magic wand, please.

After this short to ground issue, I'm beginning to understand your interest in AI. Fixing problems where it's clear what's wrong isn't usually too difficult but fixing problems you don't even know exist...

 

[Billme]

It’s on tic tok.. I’m planning on looking for it on other sites.. Just haven’t done it yet