You always have to be careful when putting on your rubber. Nobody likes going home in limp mode!

@mattbots1

4 жыл бұрын

Just have to spray something to the inside to help it slide so you don't get too much shear tearing forces

@robinbollstrom1292

4 жыл бұрын

god one

@Anonymous-it5jw

4 жыл бұрын

Ain't that the truth! If you want to test the concept, outside of the bounds of a personal relationship, just buy any car made by GM in the past 15 years or so, and you will know the truth.

@seftonplayer32

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! Just Brilliant.

6:38 well theres your problem lady!

@marscruz

4 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing... in Dr. Eric's voice.

OMG… thank you so much! My car just did ‘Engine Disabled’ while trying to speed up to merge this morning! I was stuck on the side of the road on the interstate for over an hour! Thanks to this video, a temporary fix and made it safety back home!

As soon as I saw 'ecotec' on the engine cover I thought🤔....'NO!!..RUN AWAY as fast as you can Ivan'..Lol..😜👍🇦🇺

You my friend are a blessing because I was doing my morning commute when all of a sudden my car shut off I sat inside of my car watching your video did everything you did and found the exact same problem where the gasket went into the throttle body pulled it out and I was on my way to finish the repair. Thank you so much!

Thanks for putting this video up. I broke down in my malibu an hour away from home last night all alone. I found this video when I searched the symptoms and this is EXACTLY what my car was doing and EXACTLY what was wrong with it. I was able to do a temporary fix right there to make it home. Life saver. Thanks so much

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Sandra! 😁

@michaelmclaughlin6

Жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I had a crack in the copper band under the fuse box. Had it soldered 3 yrs ago. Havent had a problem since. Acted like the battery was dead. Starter wouldnt do anything but had bright headlights. A mechanic out in California told me what to look for. Sure enough. He has ran into this many times.

@MsPreppyBoss

11 ай бұрын

Same here now my question is can I drive it again or what’s next ??

I had a customers vehicle with the exact same issue, it was an 07 Malibu, was just at Chevrolet for some service work and shut down on the freeway. In this case, the throttle body had ingested the entire rubber gasket,lol. Tried to get just the rubber, but it is a non serviceable item. GM wanted $235 for a new resonator assembly, found one at a local salvage yard for $50, same procedure as what you did, a bit of silicone paste, and it was back on the road again. Thanks for the awesome content Ivan, keep em coming.

The last time i checked that gasket was part of the whole engine cover over $200. Happened to mine i went to the parts store and bought a $5 cold air intake reducer adapter and put it on there. Mine has 134k on it and only consumes less than 1 qt in 5k miles using Mobil 1 its whole life.

I just broke down on the side of the road with same lights and engine disabled light. I watched your video while waiting for my 2011 Malibu to be towed. So I checked the hacker on my intake. And that was it!! Pulled it out and cancelled tow and pulled away. Thank you very much!!

Thank you for this video, I thought my car was DONE but I looked under the cover and BOOM the exact same issue. Took out the gasket and it fixed it. Much love my G

At 6:39, I half expected a "There's your problem, lady!"

Thank you so much for this!!! My son was stranded almost 2 hours away from home and this is exactly what happened! He had it towed thinking his engine went out and we had it running in less than 30 mins

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

Жыл бұрын

AMAZING! Great Job!

Thank you so much! Was headed home 2AM and this happened. Had to tow it back home the next day n was thinking I needed a new motor. Thanks a million buddy!

Your video helped so much as my car did the same thing and died on the side of the road. I loosened the air intake after the MAF sensor and manhandle the engine cover off. Rubber was stuck in the throttle. I pulled it out and it cranked up but died. I removed the MAF sensor and the car drove well enough to get me home. Ordered a performance air intake since that part is so expensive from dorman.

I liked the optimism you showed when you glued the rubber gasket together and reinstalled it with anti-seize, and then said "Let's crank it up and take it for a spin." Last time I saw the "engine disabled" money light on a GM V-8, the oil pump had apparently failed while on a trip out of town, triggering the money light, and it cost quite a bit to get the light cut off (and the oil pump allegedly replaced) at the nearest dealership.

🤦👍 this is a very good nugget for car owners let alone techs nice clear diag and teaching skills Ivan

GM went kooky with that humongus engine cover!

@bradzimmerman3171

4 жыл бұрын

GM is kooky, to say it nicely, really just idiots

Great video Ivan. You can use the scan tool to keep the throttle body open while cleaning. I use industrial swabs for cleaning throttle bodys. Then I do the relearn procedure and it's good. But with those codes you had. I would recommend a new throttle body and do the relearn. I had it happen on a Saturn outlook a week ago. A shop tried cleaning without having someone hold the throttle open by foot with koeo. Then their scan tool wouldn't do the relearn. It was quick and easy lol.

Awesome case study showing the importance of checking the basics. See you soon Ivan, you're awesome 👍

Crappy design of a part that needs to come on and off hundreds of times. The cover needs to be designed to easily come off, even by people who don't work for GM.

@HouseCallAutoRepair

4 жыл бұрын

People have a tendency to break and discard these covers... So, making it an intregal part of the intake prevents it's being eliminated.

@irvvine

4 жыл бұрын

@@HouseCallAutoRepair It also prevents testing anything with cover taken off even temporarily, as we can see in this video. Crappy design, whatever the original intent of its designers was. If they really thougth the cover was so crucial and didn't want it to be discarded they could make it so that the intake pipe is held in place by the cover - but still leave the possibility to attach (without properly securing in place) the intake pipe without the cover mounted. But the best design is to not overcomplicate things that don't need to be complicated in the first place. Also, if the cover is eliminated because someone breaks it - this design forces you to buy a new one, while it is acutally not needed for anything except aestethics. Some engines even today don't have the cover at all.

@rimmersbryggeri

4 жыл бұрын

@@HouseCallAutoRepair The cover is not an essential part and the logo will only ever be seen outside the the dealership in a video like this so if owners whant to discard it it should be at their discression, Stupid sullotion.

@weldingjunkie

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love these engineers right? Sometimes I’m still amazed.

@bradzimmerman3171

4 жыл бұрын

@@HouseCallAutoRepair break the cover and chinamotors will sell you another piece of garbage

Having worked on the 2010 2.4 engine more than I'd like to admit, I'd say you were mighty brave to take the first test drive without topping off the oil, knowing you would be blamed for any engine disasters that occurred during your drive. Thanks for the quick diagnosis; that's a new one on me. For gluing gaskets together, 3-M sells a special primer (3M Scotch-Weld Instant Adhesive Primer AC79) for priming rubber parts, and a special CA glue to use with that primer. I have an idea that the primer works with any C/A glue, but the primer helps. If you look at the MSDS you will find that it is a 99% acetone mixture, which may mean that regular acetone would work as well, but I doubt it - must be a secret ingredient in the mix somewhere.

Thank you Ivan! For the bonus part check for bent front discs brakes and check if the calipers slider are stuck and dry,

I just did an 06 Malibu ecotec with 141000 on it that jumped time and bent 8 exhaust valves. The statement that manufactures make that timing chains last for the life of the engine is correct because when the chain or tensioner fails the life of the engine is over. Nice video

Great video just happened to me about 2 hours ago your video helped a lot got it fixed & now it’s driving back to normal thank you so much

We owned a 2009 Malibu. Ran it up to 190k miles with minimal repairs and all the regular maintenance. Gave it my brother, he drove it for another 15-20k. Gave it to our niece and it now has 230-240k miles with pretty minimal repairs and all the regular maintenance. Pretty good car actually.

Great vlog, human error code not displaying 🤗🤗🤗🤗. Thanks for sharing Ivan. Stay safe all.

Never seen that b4, thanks for sharing Ivan!

Enjoyed the video, as usual.... It is informative and didactic for the less knowledge or experienced viewers.

THIS WAS MY EXACT ISSUE!! Mine was in a Pontiac G6. That damn rubber piece is sold with that entire plastic engine cover for $300 at the dealer. Junk yard, here I come! Thanks for the video!

Great teaching video, including the bonus footage. I'm wondering if the rubber grommet got torn following a TAC motor replacement from a salvage yard, there was an un-factory-like yellow crayon marking on the TAC motor. (I think it was L 7). Keep up the great work. Craig

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

Good eye, Craig! Anything is possible...

It's nice to come across an easy fix once in a while.

Hey ivan, nice video. I see those rubber gasket tear all the time from mishandled or improper seating or installations. Especially with fancy plastic covers, silicone would be best option for use.! Nice video! Malibu suffers from bad axles, it's common problem. I've replaced one or two of those when they start to shimmy. Bad design by GM. Oh well. Many thumbs up!!!

They forgot the "BUY A NEW CAR SOON!" message!

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

Ya that be ideal

@stephendee7839

4 жыл бұрын

That is implied by the "chevrolet" label. LOL

@on-site4094

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos Moreira GM and there top quality display messages LOL that’s a shit design

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

@@on-site4094 haha ya

@happy543210

4 жыл бұрын

they forgot the "should have bought a toyota" message!

Appreciate for the video I see too many people say same thing happen and that’s what happen to me also this morning & watched your video and I checked that and found same thing just got it fix.

Good catch,,you do fine work,,I love the no parts cannon,,,

Yeah! You're back!

Love those "simple" problems. LOL ! Thanks for the vid, great job.

Ivan I had that same wobble on my Chrysler Van. We took off the wheel and observed the axle turning slowly. It was bent maybe 1/16 of an inch. I got a new axle and the wobble went away. I would not use a rebuilt axle.

I think the craziness of Staten Island followed you home. LOL

Ivan got the ol' snappy out for this one. I assume you didn't have the Thinkcar Pros yet!

Another great video. Love you videos, keep them coming

HI IVAN , For the rubber gasket fix I use black liquid tape as a temporary repair it go’s hard after some time .

Just replaced my cv shafts on my 02 buick for that exact reason. Fixed the problem.

9:00 How to fix rubber? Rubber Glue! Old inner tubes and tire patch kit are useful common tools for rubber repairs.

I had one Malibu that died at 140k miles, the transmission went. Very smooth car! Other one I had over 200k. These are used as beaters by teens nowadays and are all dented up and trashed. 2.4l uses a lot of oil in my experience.

Well, it's kind of obvious the way the engine cover installs, coming in on an angle could have easily contributed to the gasket tear, especially when you can't visually see it and can only go by feel. Smart idea pre-lubing for some added assurance. Did you replace or repair only?

Wow, never seen that before. Nice one Ivan!

Is it possible that uneven rust buildup between the wheel hub and rotor is causing the passenger side wobble?

My car is doing the same thing as the one you had in the video but there was no rubber or anything caught in between the throttle body what else could be keeping it from not starting. PLEASE ADVISE !!!

OIl Life Indicator; this absolutely is ridiculous. People rarely if ever reset at ( if ) oil is changed. Did you know, seriously, people TRULY believe that it ties into the actual engine and it's oil level AND condition?!! They do. Kudo's to the ol Chevy running that many miles and still hanging together. I work in Auto Retail, most ever hood that is popped is low on Fluid Levels. They want to know - '" Can you clear the light "---The What?!- I feel like saying,.. How about, oh, I don't know, opening your hood 1-2 x a Year and do some MAINTENANCE. Good Video Ivan.

Check front brake rotor runout on both sides and possibly rears if has rear disk. I've also seen very rusted and falling apart rotors show up as shimmy or vibrations.

My understanding is never open the butterfly by hand to clean the TB cause it will screw it up. I turn the ignition on and put a brick on the gas peddle am I wasting my time or what's your thoughts

I was thinking at the beginning either electrical issue with the throttle body/wiring or mechanical (stuck) issue with the plate. Funny the engineers designed that so the engine would not even crank to prevent starting. I have to wonder if the oil consumption issue starts with the piston rings being low tension rings to reduce friction to meet fuel mileage. I've never had one of those motors apart, wonder if they have oil return holes in the pistons? Saturn did that with the S-Series motors and had a few issues with it (no oil return holes). It seems this may have other issues if it only gets 19 mpg. Maybe a bum thermostat? I'm curious if maybe that may have been pulling unmetered air into the engine bypassing the MAF?

It's good to see you Ivan. I agree with everyone that's a terrible design of an engine cover. Unfortunately an inexperienced person manhandled that cover one too many times. The car is in need of some basic preventive maintenance. Take care of your car and your car will take care of you. As usual an awesome Russian repair!!!

With 174k on the vehicle, I would be surprised if the original CV joints weren't ready for changing. That is a lot of revolutions, and they aren't like U joints, with bearings inside them that hardly move. Those CV joints live a hard life, getting twisted around a lot in all kind of directions. Not to mention, if even a tiny bit of road salt got inside them, look out. Even fresh water will wash the lighter fractions of the grease out of them, given enough time. That is what happened to my old 2000 Expedition with the ball joints. All 4 rubber boots were torn up from turning. Water transformed the little grease left inside into solid goo. Even then, the ball joints were barely worn after 140k miles. The cheap Chinese ones I put in won't last that long. Then again, you don't need great parts, when you only drive about a thousand miles a year. Love the videos.

Was this a jiffy lube, walmart or similar serviced car? Might explain the TB gasket torn on a poor re-installation.

Thank you for entertaining us Ivan.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support, Odin!

Do you know anything about the 2009 Ltz Malibu power lock issue,.... got 33,000 miles on it.hot weather after driving 10 miles on 80 -90 degree days, car locks won't open ??help..

That one was a bit different and interesting. Wish I had some content like that to share. Right now, I'm just shivering!

Great video Ivan.daughter has one of these crazy cars n unfortunately it's a freaking hybrid.t mechanical I can deal with. but t electric batteries well totally out of my realm.just out of curiosity if that car got hit or had some kind of crazy accident could it be, that maybe t rack and pinion bushings or t motor mount bushings be compromised I've seen that on several cars before. And under acceleration they Trimble even worse.

Go Ivan. The best mind in auto repair!

What was the customer's response on the CV axles ?

18.7 avg?! Geez!! My 3.6 gets much better even with my lead foot 😂 Great video this was one I never would have guessed!

What spray do you use for the throttle

where did you get a replacement if you got one yet

Where are you located??? Your awesome! And got same issue but changed throttle body and pedal and it still not wanting to relearn throttle body.

liquid electrical tape works good on things like that rubber for a temporary repair

It's crazy all the codes for a simple fix. Something like torn piece of gasket can cause engine shut down.

I can’t find this part anywhere and I can’t find the assembly. Is there a place other than I junk yard I can find it? There’s no yards out here with anything similar. 😔

I have a 2010 and i did a launch control in it, and it immediately told me engine power reduced and then engine disabled and then we noticed the idle connector hose was completely gone but im not too sure if thats the only issue the mechanic put a new hose on and it ran for an hour with no issue but he hasnt test drove it yet if someone could tell me if there is more of an issue that would be greatly appreciated

I had a vibration on acceleration uphill, turned out to be dirty injectors. over time I changed tires, u-joints, even replaced the wheels, hated the wire hubcaps, never could get rid of it. One day the BG rep came in the shop, so he did the demo on my car, a 1984 mustang 3.8l, and vibration was unexpectedly gone, so we started doing injector cleaning because of that. Oh I never put cheap gas in it again, or any of my vehicles.

Goes to prove a little rubber is not always a good idea

Ivan Come on and get with the program - its not a 'Chevy' its a SHIV-ra-LAY (in my best Eric O voice)! Great video - thank you! God bless Paul (in MA)

Glad you left in the camera accident. Made me laugh!

My Malibu 2015 right now no crank no star i change battery and starter still the same what could be....?

I don’t know if it’s a 2.4 but I have a 2009 Cobalt with 230 thousand but I change the oil at 5000 miles

Great video Ivan.

Crazy, I had the same exact thing happen to a Saturn Aura I bought from auction years ago. I got it for $600 as a non runner with the same engine disabled and throttle body codes. The same rubber gasket was jammed in the throttle body.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

Nice haha

Love the sound of frogs chirping. I think the belts on the tire were damaged when they hit something and damaged the rim. Even with the bad ding in the rim edge, it looked like it was still running mostly true, but that tire was not. Iv'e had the same problem with vibration on acceleration between 40 and 50. When the inner joint get's bad enough it vibrate just maintaining speed, YUP I'm that guy that waits until it's that bad. LOL Doesn't take too long putting 200 miles per day though driving to and from work.

Mine wont start 2010 malibu 2.4 lt says it's running lean and then goes in to power reduce mode I look for leaks vacuum leaks cant find any now car wont start

My brother had a Kia Optima about 10 years back, with about 85,000 miles he religiously changed the oil. Cam shaft seal blew out behind the sprocket, took the plastic engine cover and cam cover off. Engine totally sludged up solid. Including the screen on the oil pump. Wore out the front camshaft Journal and blew out the seal. Found a 1 year newer engine at salvage yard, noticed the engine cover was about 1/4 the size of the other cover. I think the engine just cooked itself. After that if its possible I take the cover off and throw it away. Just to make things look good, factory doesn't care if the engines ruined.

Had this issue on mine and it seems like moisture got under fuse box, blew out moisture with air compressor disconnected and tied the power and negative terminals together for about 4 minutes and it got rid of the disabled mode.

Could the wheels need balancing?

The code p2121 may lead u in direction need for code 2121 it's fault with accelerator pedal sensor may be reason engine is disabled because of a safety feature

Some good some bad. First the good. Great job in getting the problem diagnosed, great job in temporarily patching the defective gasket. Now comes the sketchy parts. Car should have beed scheduled for replacing the throttle body gasket. Patch is not going to last forever. Wheel wobble problem was not finished. Fix or replace the wheel. CV joint. Needs further diagnosis. Traction control issue was not investigated. Should have looked further. Little problems are easy to fix. Big problems are expensive to fix. This car *only* has 175k miles on it. It should go at least 250k. Better to pay a mechanic to properly service it than to make payments.

The second you told us the symptoms i guessed it would be something electromechanical in either the throttle body or the throttle pedal. But i was thinking bad potentiometer, or a bad stepper motor. Would not have guessed it was the rubber gasket, but looking at that design i can see how that could easily become a problem. If that gasket becomes stuck on the throttle body it looks like you can't get access to gently pry it off, thus it gets ripped when someone yanks that whole assembly off. Bit of a stupid design.

Last time I jacked a car like that and did that kind of testing I forgot to roll down the window and the car locked on me with the key in it. Lol. Had to call the customer and ask if they had another key...all the while it's running on jack stands. I had a 2007 Impala that had a shimmy under load...turned out to the be the CV shaft. Could feel the play in the inner joint just as you described. Also found a trashed side engine mount.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

haha that's a little embarassing xD

@johnaclark1

4 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Yeah, after that EVERY car has the window rolled down as soon as it comes in the garage. Won't do that again!

@TheCrazy243

4 жыл бұрын

johnaclark1 get a locksmith kit!!! Sorry you had to go through that. My uncle did it. Locked while engine running. He was panicked and all. Lol

@johnaclark1

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrazy243 I thought about buying something like that. Most likely if it happened again I'd have everything I need except for every car but the one I'd need it for. I decided it was easier to roll the window down on every vehicle and just not do it again! Vehicles that auto lock the doors at a certain speed will get you!

@JOHNSUE28

11 ай бұрын

@@johnaclark1 That's exactly why I own a lockout kit.

How about a rubber Fernco Plumbing connection of the same or similar size?

It's the Drive By Wire safety, if the computer picks up something other than the norm, for safety purposes it goes into limp mode or shuts it down. Up here in the Midwest where it gets really cold a dirty throttle body will cause that to happen. The sticky goo gets thick when cold and delays the throttle for a micro second and kicks in the limp mode.

the same what happen to me a while ago the rubber seal jammed inside the throttle body causing a no crank

I've got a relevant inner CV joint story for you, maybe it will make you smile. We had a 1st generation Chrysler LH car, base model Intrepid 3.3 specifically. A seller I frequently bought from on fleaBay that sold store returns, Etc. had a complete brand new not reman passenger side half shaft for a 2nd gen LH car and it was dirt cheap and getting no bids so I bought it to have a just-in-case spare. The only difference between 1st and 2nd gen here is the style of the ABS tone ring, but my car didn't have ABS so it didn't matter. Oddly enough a few months to a year later the car developed that characteristic shake under load and it was that passenger side inner joint that had failed. The needles came out of the roller bearing of one of the tripod rollers. No leaked grease or torn boots. I just found it an odd yet very much in my favor coincidence that it happened this way.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

FleaBay haha. You get what you pay for :)

With the age and mileage is that car really worth putting much money into it?

Advance level auto has a great video on these no crank no start malibus a broken copper wire under the engine fuse box just about any no crank no start at least something to look at and appreciate the videos

I would say the last person tore it during installation. Likely didn't tear itself. Guess its an engine protect so you don't grenade it during startup?

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

Ya probably

I had a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee do the same thing with the throttle but it was cable and it happened going down the road. Let’s just say the engine was not disabled on it

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

4 жыл бұрын

LOL sounds like unintended acceleration!!

Ivan,how old are you?,and how old were you when you came to the states

Farm Rules: If it doesn't move and it should, WD-40; If it moves and it shouldn't, Duct Tape. RTV is just liquid Duct Tape. Good analysis and repair on the car.

When i saw the codes, im like its the throttle body rubber boot. Already seen that same exact problem on those malibu

I was thinking maybe unmetered air from the torn boot was causing some actual drivability symptoms but maybe not. As far as the shimmy, I was also thinking trans torque converter shudder but it sounds more driveline related as you are saying.

the wheel, would this cause a shimmey if it was a back wheel.