CAN-BUS Explained | Everything You Need to Know About CAN-BUS | CAN-Bus Diagnostics & How It Works
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- Опубликовано: 4 апр 2025
- 🎯In this video I explain what is the CAN-BUS, I explain different types of CAN bus including C-CAN (Powertrain CAN), M-CAN (Multimedia CAN) and B-CAN (Body CAN), I explain where you can find the CAN-BUS on the car, how control units are connected to CAN-BUS, I explain what the Gateway is, I also show you on the car how to check the CAN-BUS resistance, how to check the CAN-BUS voltage (with a multimeter), how to check the CAN-BUS for short to ground. I also show you how to read the CAN-BUS waveform using a picoscope.
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I have never seen a better explanation of the CAN-BUS, I am extremely grateful...!!!
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I don’t really work with cars, but I’m an IT trainee. Watching this video was really informative, interesting and you explained everything very well. Thank you so much, I have always wondered how the can bus works exactly. Keep up the good work!
And also now I understand why the ford focus of my sister in law was acting up with weird and seemingly unrelated error codes when the solder joints of her cluster broke.
Thanks for watching the video and sharing your experience. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Haha. Same here. I'm working as an IT professional but just want to learn about car diagnostic as a hobby :-)
Thanks, I started working on cars setting point gaps and using a timing light. Now I work on adaping modern engines into older vehicles. The overview was helpful.
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THIS CASE STUDY HAS VALUABLE COMPLETE INFORMATION TO HELP IN APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTICS CAN SYSTEMS IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER, THANK YOU. WELL DONE.
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CAN BUS stands for Controller Area Network Bus in case anyone wondered.
I did…Thank you 👍🏽
Thanks! I’ve always called it “Car Area Network” lol.
Very informative and helpful with clear explanations about Can Bus
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This is video is absolute gold! Such great information and the way you present this information is very easily digestible for dummies like myself. Thank you for making this video you good man you!
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The best video about Can bus
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Thank you very much for the very informative video!! I learned a lot from you!! Keep up your good work!!
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You might be interested in watching the following video too:
CAN-BUS Step by Step Diagnosis | Resistance, Voltage, Short Circuit & Pin to Pin Diagnostic
ruclips.net/video/8p3EauD0ufg/видео.html
Grate material. Don't stop doing this. Thank you👊
Thanks my friend, more videos to come.
Great info especially about the termination resistors.
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I liked your video it has a good explanation for how the basics of this can bus system works. I was hoping that you might have an example of a failure or what really happens when one of these modules is bringing down the can and how you find out which one that is. I did need this though as i have very limited knowledge on a can bus system and working with electrical problems on a vehicle this could be helpful.
Hi there,
Thanks for your feedback. I actually didn’t want to make this video too long. There are more videos coming soon about CAN-Bus and hopefully what you mentioned will be included.
Excellent job……. I enjoyed it very much
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I finally get it! Best explanation ever seen. Much Thanks and you deserve all the Subscribe and likes. I now have the tools to check my U0100 trouble code. Cheers
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Bro thank you for that. You just simplified something intimidating
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Thanks sir for nice information about CAN system
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It absolutely blew my mind when I first wired up my digital display in my civic. I have an aftermarket ecu that has a can hi and low output. I connected the 4pin dash connector with the 4pin ecu can connector and wahlah, functioning digital dash. I could not believe it, basically zero setup when using aem infinity and aem cd7 dash. It also supports a wide range of can products, I absolutely love the can network and the digital dash. Little tip, if you have power but no data, and your settings are all correct with terminated resistors, swap your can hi and lo. Mine were swapped on my rywire harness and it took me a minute to figure it out.
Be careful with the aftermarket radios like that. Sometimes, they can cause network issues and make other things not work properly. They can also keep the network awake, causing parasitic drain. I hope you don't experience any of this, though, and you can just enjoy your new head unit.
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Bro just searching through vids online brushing up on different subjects. I appreciate not just the effort, but the concise manner in which you present it. So many videos are hours long and not necessary for the subject matter. Thank you.
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Thanks for watching. You can also watch the following video for more information about LIN-Bus:
ruclips.net/video/vaTp3inTMdU/видео.html
Can you show troubleshooting step for a can module ,thanks for all your great work
Sure thing my friend
Thank you very much for initiating on CAN Bus communication !
So nice of you
You can also watch the following video for LIN BUS:
LIN Bus Explained | Everything You Need to Know about LIN BUS | Local Interconnect Network
ruclips.net/video/vaTp3inTMdU/видео.html
thank you so much for teaching .... I have a question.....how many volts must I get on these CAN WIRES on truck 24 Vts vehicle
@@JusticeMajija Hi there, CAN bus is a universal protocol with same specifications. The only thing is you must know what type of network is used on that specific car, so you will know the diagnostic procedure.
I hate wiring with Canbus,ITS not flexible for modify any electrical ITS not allow with Canbus,i like tradisional wiring ITS more simple to understand and flexible and compatible for other electric system' and easy to understand
Really good training thanks
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Hi..great video...can u help me with an explanation...i want to put a switch between battery and ecu...against thiefs....a hidden switch....do you think is gonna affect the ecu?
I have a Bmw X5 E53 from 2004...
If is ok....can you give me.a hint in identifying the power pin to ecu or another important pin that is gonna prevent engine to start?
Thank you!
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Thanks for your effort to share you knowledge. I hope you can make a video on intire for ABS module specially in ford models. Thanks.
Hi my friend. Thanks for watching.
We already have two videos for ABS module repair on the channel, you can find them on the links below:
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Thank you for a good explanation of the different can lines possible.ck,wisc.
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Great vid. Question though, in end of video you showed what a short to ground looks like on the pico waveform. But if you created a short to ground why didnt you blow a fuse?
Hi there, thanks for the comment. There was no fuse issue because battery voltage is not provided directly to the CAN-Bus, so there is no fuse for the network, as voltage is provided through the CAN-Controllers inside the control units. So that short to ground will be detected by the CAN-Controllers and will change the mode to limp-home mode.
Great video can i ask what you call those probe converts are for the multi meter?
Thanks for watching the video. They are called back prob pins.
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This video was exactly what I needed to understand the CAN network. Are you going to make any video about other types of CAN too?
I’m glad you liked it. Yes, many more videos are coming about CAN-BUS.
What I know is CAN bus is generic called CAN open. I worked in heavy equipment using CAN bus and same as what is applied to small car.
@@arttellama2408 thanks for sharing your experience
Years ago I bought a cheap aftermarket breakout box, and to my surprise the pin numbering was incorrect. I used a sharpie to change the numbering to correspond to the pin-out of the OBDII connector, which allowed me to accurately find pins 6 and 14. Now that you mention it, in retrospect I'll guess they were using the ETM pin numbering you describe in this video. How did it come about to have two completely incompatible numbering systems for the datalink connector?
Hi my friend, I really don't know why they did that, even if they are using two different ways of numbering the pins, if we check the OBD2 connector, we usually see some numbers on it which is showing the correct DLC pins.
Im an EC engineer.I found your video information very useful as I have a 18 Accent, installed with a TS7 android player. I was looking for CAN bus to chose while configuring the Android system.I was not sure.
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Thank you ….well explained 🎉
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HI there, congratulations this is one of the better CAN bus videos. If I can respectfully suggest something that you could clarify: you explained the gateway module purpose and that terminating resisitors. However, given that both the Nav-AV Modcule and the AC Module (M-Can) are connecteed to C Can, you did not make clear how to determine which module of the two is the Gateway. You simply just stated that it was the AC module. Same for the Smart Key Module and the Instrument Cluster (B-CAN).They are both also both connected to the C-CAN. How do you know that the IC is the Gateway. How do you determine that just be looking at the wiring diagram. Yes I understand you could unplug modules until you see 120ohms on the meter, but that is a very long way around requiring often a lot of work. thanks again.
Yes, that’s right, it’s really important to know which unit is the CAN-BUS gateway. I simply knew that for this car that I presented because it was mentioned in workshop manual, I’ve seen this reference to the gateway sometimes in wiring diagram and sometimes in workshop manual
@@AutomotiveDiagnosis ok often it’s not identified unfortunately
Unplugging modules until you see 120Ω on the meter would find the module which contains a terminating resistor. But, if I understand correctly, that isn't necessarily the gateway.
@@ncdave4life Absolutely, terminating resistor is not necessarily installed inside the gateway.
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Can u help me car turned off and won’t turn back on. I have no connection to the ecu. I have checked the inside of the ecu and it looks fine. So I was thinking the can bus. Maybe I’m wrong but according to what you say in your video that it’s multifunctional and one won’t stop the other from working? If I go by that it can’t be the can bus system.
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You may also watch the following video for B-CAN diagnostic:
ruclips.net/video/GDsGjhNG_ys/видео.htmlsi=qtnimuGBioaDO7E3
Great video! Question i have is does it cutting and reconecting C can cables(wires) making any disfunction of can bus signals ? For example is the lenght of cables gets changed
Thanks for answer
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You've really educated me on CAN BUS,thanks so much.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video, more videos on CAN-BUS are coming soon.
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Hi master u teach amazing thanks for share u information private us!! i have a question cluster peugeot 406 phase 2 year 2002 have terminating Resistor?
Hi my friend, thank you for watching this video. Terminating resistors could be located anywhere on the CAN-Bus, I don’t remember right now for that specific car, but wiring diagram will help to locate them. One is normally inside the ECM but the second one could be located inside any unit on the bus including instrument cluster. If you don’t have the diagram, disconnecting the connectors one by one can help to locate the resistors.
@@AutomotiveDiagnosis thanks for u so big kind answe! i will make thism discconecting each connectors. i m some tired my car no have cluster all is empty no energy there :(
Thank you so much 😊
If the resistance is between 37 ohms and 40 ohms in a Nissan Sunny N17 and if you use a buzzer with an ohmmeter between the can high or can low and ground, it will make a buzzer sound, and if you reverse the leads of the ohmmeter, the buzzer will not make a sound.
What is the reason?
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Very good video, I have one question though! To my understanding, there is a voltage on CAN Low (2,5 to 1,5V) and a Voltage on CAN High (2,5 to 3,5V) if not mistaking. And 2 x 120 Ohms resistors at each end of the bus. My question is, will any CAN module, if taken separately, have those voltages at their lines?
Hi my friend. CAN-BUS voltage is across the network, so you should get the same voltage anywhere on the network.
@AutomotiveDiagnosis Thanks, now let's say I remove a module from the bus, will it still have the voltage or are only some device providing the voltage.
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Please elaborate on the voltage on CAN HI and CAN LO. What is your reference? Are you measuring the voltage between the two CAN wires or are you measuring from the CAN wires to frame ground? Also, where does the power originate from to provide the voltage changes? Does each module require a 12 volt line and a ground for power?
Hi there, voltage comes from each control unit as each unit connected to the CAN-Bus has got a CAN controller inside which regulates the BUS voltage and convert the signals to the CAN message format. For measuring the voltage on CAN-Hi, voltmeter red prob on CAN-Hi wire/pin, and black prob on body ground. Same way for CAN-Low but this time red prob on CAN-Low wire/pin. Ignition switch also must be on.
Thank you for your video...I have a 2014 Dodge Durango...here's the rub...when trying to get a NYS
Inspection sticker and using the state inspection tool the vehicle reves high and all lights come on the dash...BUT when inspection station plugs in their regular scan tool nothing happens scan tool wors fine. This happened at 2 inspection stations... The vehicle runs fine no idiot lights on dash...cold A/C...no hesitation on acceleration...70K on engine...It was a Town vehicle and they had a vehicle gas Id installed so the vehicle could get gas at the Town stations...some sought of radio freqeuncy Id installed... but it was removed Any Help? Thanks Bob
Hi Bob, thanks for watching this video. If there is any permanent issue, you must see the warning light during your normal driving. Is there is no warning light on and car runs smoothly, and two service stations found no code, most likely there is nothing wrong with your car. Did you manage to find out what sort of fault codes were showing on the scanner on the day of inspection at state inspection center?
The code was U0001 but no idiot lights on dash…anything with theRFD device for gas would cause problems…it was removed
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I tested according to what I see in your video but I do not see what happens if there is a short to power. When ohm testing 6 to 14 with the key off I get OL. Voltage on pin 6 is 10v and voltage on pin 14 is 8v. The van will not crank or start. The scantool can only communicate with modules on the low speed bus. It cannot communicate with ecm or tcm which are where the resistors are. I would suspect there is a short to power in one of the modules correct?
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