Nice job Ivan! Sawzall would make this a no parts required for the record haha

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

I think the customer unofficially fixed the "restriction" NPR using a prybar and a hammer 👌🤣

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics LoL 🤣😆

@SouthMainAuto

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I don't even know how to do that... 🤞🙄

@brandonhammer5311

2 жыл бұрын

That's right ! Cut that sum bitch off 😂😂😂

@jellomartines3819

2 жыл бұрын

Hey quick question for ivan, why not replace the fuel pump too if the oil smells terribly like gas? I understand it wasn't the main concern but if that fuel pump is leaking into the oil and causing a rich condition couldn't that clog the cat?

Congrats Chad, been a long-time subscriber myself, since 1/2/2016 on my other channel. Seen you on a SMA video, even longer sub there LOL. You guys are awesome, hope you and Eric never stop what you're doing. You guy's help out so many people

Ivan, Great video and diagnosis - thank you! Based on the code you got at first I would have been convinced it was a TPS/PPS issue. Great work on your part to find the actual issue! BTW I have my late wife's 2019 Kia Soul 2.0L. Only 26K miles - so far no issues. Paul (in MA)

I love your videos Ivan as always. You inspire me to be the best Mechanic i can be, I look forward to being able to buy a transducer kit in the next couple weeks.

Your skills are really getting polished Mr.ivan.good luck

Awesome diagnosis as usual but there is a recall on those cats so they might have got one for free at the dealer unless it already had the recall done some time ago. When it sounds muffled like that and you have a hard brake pedal from no vacuum go right for a restricted exhaust. Nice job as usual getting to the problem quickly.

Ivan very generous of you giving away a pressure transducer! Great video as always!

I have a fluke pv350 that I have had for a very long time and it still works great , new ones are very expensive and I have heard they are not as good for scope use . If my transducer fails i would not hesitate to buy yours , very fair price and seems to work awesome 👍

Your confidence on camera has improved drastically from when you started producing videos. Keep the great content coming! Keep in mind, hindsight is always 20-15! A saying your wife might enjoy being an optometrist!

@HouseCallAutoRepair

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

No scope here.... roll under the car and feel the exhaust after the cat... feel the cat... feel the pipe before the cat... .Thanks Ivan

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

With your bare hand?? Nah I'll stick with the scope 😅

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics maybe on a cold start the pipe before the cat won't be hot enough to burn your hand, but able to feel the difference between before and after the cat?.

@mattcat231

2 жыл бұрын

non contact thermometer works, or one of those thermal heat guns

@letzrockitrite8469

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Ummm.... knowing it could be hot you ... well do what you do.....

Congratulations

Great diagnosis Ivan. Congrats to the winner.

The lesson is you need to know how to use a scope. And go buy a PHAD pressure transducer. I used mine just the other day on a Nissan Frontier. After the other tech couldn't say yes or no after removing the oxygen sensor I went in and put my PHAD pressure transducer in cylinder. And had 30 psi in the exhaust pocket. Took me 10 minutes.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@2nickles647

2 жыл бұрын

Then his is not a tech.

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

@@2nickles647 he's still learning. Hopefully, he learned something.

People don't know how good these videos are. Should have way more views and subscribers!

Ivan Ivan he's the Man if he can't diagnose it no one can! Hey good on you for fixing that. I learn quite a bit watching you, the Two Erics South Main Auto, Eric the car guy, and Diagnose Dan from the Netherlands. Keep up the good work.

Ivan, the right tools for the right job. Classic.

Another great video by Ivan.

Another informative diagnosis Ivan! Indeed, for me, it would have been a lengthy diagnosis and tail chasing with head scratching with out the help of the pressure transducer. Surprising that the O2 sensor got to break a socket/tool.. hahaha.. Cheers!

Ivan you never mentioned the fix for fuel being dumped was the pump faulty or was it being dumped due to misfire? Thanks great use of pressure sensor love your work as always. 👌👌

The interior is used as a garbage dump?

I didn't win the transducer but the knowledge I get from you is worth a million bucks God bless you Ivan

Dang! Looks like the ol' Marquis is going to need to run for many more years. I understand KIA doesn't have conventional fuel injection in addition to GDI and as a result it can lead to other problems. Great video!

Ivan, you're right that car has no soul! Can't breathe! Haha. Nice and quick diagnosis with transducer! Great video And showing how you did that. Nice video! Many thumbs up!!

Owner of that car probably looks like a Hamburger

Love the video Ivan.

I'm surprised that it wasn't whistling or making some unusual sound to give away the condition. Nice diag Ivan. Thanks!

@chillybrit2334

2 жыл бұрын

It kinda was. Rather than going VROOooommm when hitting the accelerator it was more like BUOOOOORRGgg.. :D

That is a cool way to advertise your transducer , nice approach!!!!

Good diagnosis there. These kia souls that have the 1.6 L are notorious for having clogged converters because they have an oil consumption problem. I I have seen where you can do an oil change then put 1,000 miles on and be over a quart low on the dipstick, with no signs of oil burning.

@thespacecatdude3414

2 ай бұрын

my 1.2 L kia soul does this, its so bad i've already replaced the catalytic converter twice from it straight up melting. Now facing a problem again where its probably the same thing :(

congratulations chad.

Best video on this problem yet. Looks cold there. My kia isn't as bad yet....

Dang I was too slow on the transducer draw! Thanks for the giveaway man!

Had a VW Golf with no throttle response after about hour diag looked like throttle body was bad. When I went to replace throttle body, I found one of those blue paper shop towels stuffed in the throttle body. Removed it, car ran perfect and no more CEL

Thank you for this video. It actually helped me diagnose my own kia soul. Ty

I figured that was the problem. I had a 1966 Mustang that did the same thing. Took it to my brothers shop and he had me accelerate while he went to the rear and put his hand over the tail pipe. No pressure, took the muffler off, opened it up and sure enough a baffle broke in the muffler and blocked it. Replaced the muffler and back to racing around town, and did not have no fancy equipment in the sixties. lol

Nice job my friend. Guess I gotta get myself on that list

Black running rich. O2 sensor. The motor aint breathing. U got it. Congrats

Good video what I do is drop the exhaust manifold pipe and retest just to make sure before replacing the cat. Super you got it right the first timeand the car runs good

How are people not ashamed to bring a car to the shop looking like a trash can ?

@johnnyblue4799

2 жыл бұрын

I was asking myself the same thing. I wouldn't touch such a filthy car...

@martijn-vels

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. Would deny service because of bio hazards

Congrats Chad on the big win! Enjoy!

I got this one Ivan, SUBWAY wrapper in the tailpipe!! for the win.

Hey ivan thanks love the content you should make an honest review on that thinktool pros is that your go to scanner i always see you have it ...im in the market for a scanner and i personally have the obd2 think tool scanner and i like it alot so i could just imagine how the pros is

Pico Scope for the Win ! ! I ordered the transducer kits. Looking forward to using them with my Pico!

Ivan good find! Although I have always been told, "Catalytic Converters don't Die, they are Killed." Perhaps there's still other issues such as Fuel Trims pegged out dumping extra fuel. That would explain why the Spark Plugs are black and the continuous excessive fuel burning out the Catalytic Converter.

@5Dale65

2 жыл бұрын

Burning oil can also kill a catalyst. Don't ask me how I know it

Very nice video,Constipation Symptoms perfect way to describe problem..blessings

Nice diag! Had a kinda similar case last week. 2018 volkswagen polo HPFP was leaking gas to crankcase and eventually customer just drove the car even when CEL was on for weeks. Only had P0420 stored even though the rich-mixture was the real cause! Cat was toast. Observe fuel rail pressure after shutting down the engine. It may reveal a leak in the HP-system.

@brandonsnider7907

2 жыл бұрын

A 2018 cat was pooched? How does that happen?

@user-qe9th1ne4w

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonsnider7907 I mean it was not clogged, but shattered internally. I assume it got overheated and burned because it was running waaaaay rich. Had only 24k miles

I’m glad I watched this video because I have a 2016 kia soul and mines is doing the exact same thing! 😩😩

You need to sell Eric "O" a transducer at twice the price. I do have a question, if the oil smelled of fuel did you mention that to the technician, and did they replace the high-pressure pump? I am only a keyboard follower and Diy guy but following you and Eric's diags makes me think that not fixing the fuel problem can only destroy another CAT.

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

Same position as you and had the exact same thought. Cat got killed because of mixture being rich because of the high pressure fuel pump pushing fuel into the crankcase. If the pump is bad, another cat is going to be a victim very soon. Interested to hear others opinions.

@FixthisCD

2 жыл бұрын

@@dans_Learning_Curve Think the plan is to get it running and check those fuel #'s. We will all find out ;)

@andyeckel7195

2 жыл бұрын

@@FixthisCD ^ THIS ^

Great diagnosis.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Big fan of your channel as well 😁 how is the VW pickup running?

@sixtyfiveford

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Like a champ!

Thank you Ivan, please post vedio daily if possible, I wonder why you didn't think of cleaning the catalytic converter? Or it doesn't worth the effort?

I agree with some of the other guys talking about a low vacuum at idle which would also indicate a converter that is clogged also you could have unbolted the converter from the exhaust manifold and then revved it up!! All the best from Canada

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

It's built into the exhaust manifold 😅

@dennisbailey4296

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics you had mentioned that the O2 sensor that you were trying to take out was an upstream and I was under the assumption that it was further down. You still would have noticed how muffled the exhaust would have been if you were taking the exhaust pipe off.

Fantastic diagnosis. {now shopping PICO scopes and PHAD transducers - LOL)

great job bro I really liked it

Gracias por tan bueno video soy un fiel fan me gustaria tener uno de esos gracias aprendo cada dias mas Contigo.,.,

I remember years ago I took my car in a shop when I didn’t fix cars myself and walked in the bay and saw the mechanics gutting my converter. I wouldn’t intentionally do that now but hey it worked.

very good video, thank you

a clean car is a happy one

Nice work 👏

Nice...and quick. So, do you have boroscope to made this episode complete.

My guess is low fuel pressure or clogged up intake or maybe it's been running rough for so long that the oil is for the petrol and is fooling the O2 sensors into thinking the engines running way too rich or another thought is cylinder 4 is misfiring and clogged up the cat

I got my transducer before Christmas so I’m set.

Ivan: You have probably gone through it before but I'd like to see a video on the O-scope wave form for the pressure transducer and what to look for.

Another reason for owning the PHAD pressure transducer.

Just for my learning = wasn't the down stream O2 sensor pegged at 0.450-0.455V an early give away? Love your work Ivan!

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure... Wouldn't even look at the downstream O2 signal if the car can barely idle 😉

@secretsquirrel9722

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics fair point. I just meant when you were showing the PID's while it was running and trying to rev it. The O2 wasn't great but was reading something whereas the downstream didn't move the whole time. My only logic was that ofcourse it wouldn't move if the cat was as choked out as it ended up being. P.S. Once you have a pressure transducer. Can you see any use for a pulse generator?

Hi, have a issue with my Kia soul. Car start but when coming to a stop. Was able to nearer it down to a power issue. On throttle body connector I get voltage on meter but when using a test light only 1 turns on burly the other 2 no light on test light. So you think ecm can be bad and needs to be replaced. I have replaced nearly everything on this car except the transmission or or engine or head gasket.

Nice work Ivan, p transducer shines once again! ( it’s in my bucket list). I mentioned this before, but just for poops and smiles, sometime You come across this situation again, throw an old school vacuum gauge on somewhere and note the readings. Should start out at full vac and gradually drop off relative to restriction severity! It does work but to be honest I’ve never tried it on newer vehicles!

@billsmith2212

2 жыл бұрын

My friends 2000 Honda Accord had about 185 K and wouldn't go over 25 MPH . The upstream oxygen sensor on the 4 cylinder is right in front . I removed it and put the vacuum gauge on it . I think at 2000 rpm there was very little vacuum . I got a Walker CARB approved CAT for use in N.Y. from Rock Auto .

@brianw8963

2 жыл бұрын

You hook the vacuum gauge to a vacuum line on the engine Bill, not the exhaust. If a cat is restricted, it will produce pressure upstream from cat.

@billsmith2212

2 жыл бұрын

Brian W : I should have explained how I tested that more clearly . I did remove the O2 to allow the back pressure , in this case more than a normal engine , to escape . I believe I put the vacuum gauge on the PCV line and increased the RPM to about 2,000 . I think I only got about 2 lbs. or less of vacuum , due to the restricted CAT , which I think was original . The CAT was changed and fixed the issue . The engine is like an air pump and must have flow through . The back pressure reduced its ability to draw a vacuum , especially at 2,000 RPM . A volumetric efficiency test would also show a restriction . But I only have basic tools .

@brianw8963

2 жыл бұрын

If you hooked to pcv ( positive crankcase ventilation) Bill, that would not work, gotta be a vacuum line . Should get an initial reading of 18 - 22 and it would start dropping off as pressure builds in exhaust, but with the O2 sensor removed that would not occur.

@DRDROP-fj4bo

10 ай бұрын

@@brianw8963 Can you do the same test with a scan tool? Watch your manifold pressure and look for a drop? Ivan was showing low vacuum on his.

what model pico scope is that? or which is a good enough model for all that you do?

Do you pressure transducer work on an old verus?

You mentioned that there is fuel getting in the oil. Did replacing the catalytic converter fix this issue?

That’s a huge pressure spike. Never seen one that clogged. Simple solution is to add boost! :)

are compression and psi different ? as in why did the transducer not show cylinder compression ?

Have a case for you. 2011 Kia Sorento, 2.4L engine, had funky shift issues for some time (its my daughters vehicle) but then it got to where it has really poor acceleration, lack power especially on hills. My son-in-law put new spark plugs in it, did not help. I took vehicle home, checked compression, it was fine. Checked fuel pressure, it was okay. Everything checked out, no codes. Ended up pulling transmission and put in new torque converter, rebuilt one actually and replaced wiring harness as that is a known problem. Still had same behavior and still no codes. Went ahead and replaced throttle body which has the TPS built into it, still have problems, went through some transmission relearn procedures, seemed better but not great, this morning same problem and still no codes. Pulled fuel pump, looks pretty clean, almost looks new. Don't know what's going on and even more frustrating because not getting any codes.

Could this be confirmed by cranking to open the exhaust valve and sending compressed air into the exhaust stream? I closed the exhaust valve to diagnose a burned exhaust valve. Air came rushing out the exhaust. btw. It is a KIA, Killed In Action.

First time I seen a pressure transducer, can you explain it. If it just checks pressure in the cylinder couldn't you just use an old pressure gauge?

i thought it was tps related when you said peddle does nothing and assumed the tps was sending the wrong signal that didnt corelate with you throttle inputs which was then dumping fuel but i was wrong.could this even happen though?

What about the gas in the oil though?

Son of a Physicist becomes mechanic and designs and sells a pressure transducer. Yup. That's normal. BTW, your Dad might happen to know a particular Russian nuclear physicist at Jefferson lab. I've worked with him on several occasions. Every time I speak with him I hear that line from Ghostbusters in my head, "You never studied.". Good work. Any concern there might be a root cause to the CAT failing?

Hey Ivan I was just curious how did your giveaway go how did you do it on PayPal I didn't really understand how you had to do it so that's why I didn't enroll

What about the gas in the oil? Once the converter is installed, does that go away due to pressures? You didn't clarify that and I'm a dummy on this stuff.

What about the fuel smell in the oil?

Tip: if oil pulls away from sides of stick, has gas/fuel in it.

@gailtaylor1636

2 жыл бұрын

works for Diesels too.

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Nice tip!

There are tsbs and recalls on this engines and cats as well, pretty much every Kia or Hyundai.

Well damn Ivan, I didn’t know you had a giveaway going on. Congrats to the winner and as far as the Kia it now has a soul. Great job.

Chewing-gum and watching this interesting vid

I have the same problem and I changed the cat , coils , spark plugs filter and nothing seems to fix the issue

I hope they fixed the HP fuel pump issue that probably led to the cat problem.

Great video quick question what you recommend for a cheap first time scope I can't afford the pico but was looking into getting a hantek just so I can start looking into sensors and more testing

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

Try the Pico 2205A 2 channel 👍 www.amazon.com/dp/B0153KF4FW?ref=exp_pinehollowautodiagnostics_dp_vv_mw

@jasonpulliam310

2 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks for the response I'll take a look at it

It made it past the 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. That's about all you can expect from these

Smashing diag ivan :-D, I suppose if the up stream sensor could be unscrewed the pressure would drop and the engine could of sounded less rough.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

It would sound like there's a massive hole in the exhaust 😅

@zx8401ztv

2 жыл бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Well there is a hole at one end lol 😀 You said it could not breath, maybe a made on purpose leak would make it tick over or rev up a little. I think you are losing the power of the "Russian way" ha ha 😀

But what killed the cat? Probably time for an 02 sensor.

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is a bad high pressure fuel pump pushing fuel into the crankcase. Could be wrong. Or, could be curiously! LoL 😂😆

I Did No Get It How That Afect The PSI?

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

2 жыл бұрын

Converter is restricted so get elevated pressure on the exhaust stroke 🙂👍

2015 isn't very old but 150K miles is near end of a good life. So the interior beyond the driver's seat looks great yet the cars a problem waiting to happen if you bought it. Not bad repair for a high milage car, this is probably a country car with a lot of 50mph+ driving, but a car with this milage would not be my road trip car. You can go to online sights and do searches, move the milage slider to 150K, KIA was not significantly worse percentage wise but only 5% of cars were over 150K which is a reliability measure.

@gailtaylor1636

2 жыл бұрын

My experience with Kia/Hyundai is the convertors are just BARELY able to pass emissions in the US when brand new. I'd bet this car had very few if any tune-ups. Just drove it till it quit. Worn-out plugs eat convertors.

@johnnyblue4799

2 жыл бұрын

That really depends on the car. For some 150K is the end, for others is not that much... Mine's at over 200k miles and still going alright. I only use it for long road trips, otherwise I don't use it much at all.

Any particular reason the CAT was clogged? Just old age and 152,000 miles of use?

What would you recommend for Dyi OB 2 scan tool ? Nothing fancy ! Thanks Jim

@dans_Learning_Curve

2 жыл бұрын

I would really like to know the answer also! Strong DIYer here. Can't justify $3000 on a scope just to use every 6-12 months if or when my CEL comes on. I have the SnapOn "Red Brick" which is only good up to 2005. Currently, my newest vehicle is a '03 Forester.

finally my friend ivan needs a fuel pump or not?

PHAD is the best!!!

Curious. Fuel delivery problem CAUSED clogged cat? Oil dilution caused by? Cause/effect? After a couple loud bangs, it got a little louder, but ran great.... ( black tape to cover the check engine light... )

@RobertHancock1

2 жыл бұрын

Probably misfire killed the cat and also diluted the oil.

Just went through this no code crank shaft case sensor on a 2016 Soul was bad

How can get

Well, last week my friend had the same symptoms on a 2.0l soul. I had him start the car while I observed the tailpipe. Sure enough less exhaust coming out than a 50cc Honda. A hard smack revealed that the converter was not broken or melted just plugged. Oddly enough 20 minutes later it was no longer plugged. According to the downstream sensor it’s working fine so all is well.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

3 ай бұрын

How did it "unclog itself" in 20 minutes?? 🤔😅

@davidleonard8369

3 ай бұрын

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics wouldn’t the EPA and CARB like to know.

Need to change a working in the cold fee?!