Lexus-Volvo-Mustang (Indiana Road Trip - Day 1)

Here we go! Time to hit the road and head West towards Indiana to pick up the 1979 Yamaha XS750!
On Day 1 I do a few mobile diags on the way to Columbus, OH.
-Lexus RX350 P0171 Lean
-Volvo S60 Turbo misfire
-Ford Mustang Power Window problem
Enjoy!
Ivan

[@conrailfan6277]

Yes that rain sucked Thursday Ivan!!! Even us Truckers get sick and tired of driving in it!! I drive from Anderson Indiana to Dexter Missouri everyday and I'm ready for Summer to hurry up and get here!! Love the Bike and I'm glad you got back safe, after all as a former GM tech turned Trucker I still love keeping up with the Diagnosis side of cars!!!!!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

That's awesome, thanks for the comment. I have the utmost respect for truckers. Drive safe 👍

[@steveo6631]

Always enjoy watching you work and process... Have a good trip and stay safe... It's pretty cool that you can do jobs on the way to pay for your trip.....

[@jcmobilediagnostics8611]

Really curious about your choice in tools to take for mobile calls. Might make for a good video

[@kennethstrait6391]

got my scanner,got my tools got my computer,got my motorcycle gear,dam forgot my wife!!lol

[@TheCrazy243]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@edwardautrey3671]

The Volvo diag felt like Scanner Danner , very cool

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Haha in what way?

[@Cheepchipsable]

Not enough hand waving!

[@edwardautrey3671]

Ivan said it best quick & dirty

[@ricanderson5717]

This video felt like Staten Island. I kept expecting Keith to appear😜

[@charleskosyjana1295]

Unfortunately Keith is not in the auto repair business any longer and now lives in North Carolina. Apparently he is happy with his new career. Ivan made a vid last summer when he visited Keith.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@charleskosyjana1295 well he is still very much in the auto diagnostics business! But now it's remote over the phone 🙂

[@charleskosyjana1295]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Well that's why Keith was the " Car Whisperer " , he could just look at an ailing vehicle and it would tell him what was wrong with it !!!! 😀😀😀

[@williegillie5712]

@@charleskosyjana1295 I thought Eric O was the car whisperer? Another guy I consider a tractor/semi/ truck whisperer is Warren from Wester truck and tractor repair. He’s right up there with the best in my opinion. I enjoy his channel as much as Eric’s and Ivan’s channels

[@firstlast---]

@@charleskosyjana1295 Keith is insane. I wish I could be close to the level that man is

[@charleskosyjana1295]

Rule #1-- DON'T buy low price aftermarket electronics/sensors or critical engine parts. Rule #2-- If you are a cheapskate and buy Chinesium parts, you WILL end up paying more than double the price of the OEM part because they will have to be swapped out MANY times and eventually get a OEM part regardless. Rule #3-- NEW doesn't necessarily mean GOOD !!!

[@johnthompson941]

Particularly true with Toyota, OEM or Denso, they are very picky, aftermarket will give you headaches 99% of the time

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Glad you were able to help a few people on your trip!

[@DIYDaveOK]

Love the road trip! Thanks, Ivan. Wasn't that the 2GR-FE engine in that Lexus? That's a Toyota workhorse engine, to be sure!!

[@xanderlander8989]

My 99 4runner had a lean code when aftermarket MAF was reading low. Had a rich code when the fleebay injectors started leaking. Put good parts on, get good performance. Pretty simple really.

[@brianw8963]

Nice work as always Ivan. Just sorry we could'nt get hooked up on Your return trip on the Nissan, but You are the blame for that!! You taught this ole fart too much over the last several years!!

[@tnitron9750]

Hold the switch up until it reaches the top then release it quickly and pull up again. That sets the position memory again. I have to do this a couple of times a year

[@JamesAgans]

Mustang window: What was wrong with a Crank? Im betting on a bare wire through the door post.

[@ingopedersen9953]

Out of curiosity did you look at the body control module to see if you can re-program the window going up and down? As I know some models cars have this feature. For example when opening a door on a sport car the window opens a crack & vise versa..

[@ryans413]

The MAF sensor should read the size of your engine at idle or pretty close. These sensors are the most sensitive out of any sensor on the vehicle one little miss read of this sensor can cause everything to go crazy

[@brannung]

But the throttle position should change the amount of air flowing thru the MAF, not ?

[@ryans413]

@@brannung Yes but when engine at idle the amount being red by the sensor should match the size of the engine say you have a 3.4 litre engine the MAF at engine idle should red that or close too it. When there’s no load on the engine it should match engine size

[@throttlebottle5906]

both banks screaming lean and burning fuel like mad. lol, this ought to be good :))

[@jdtractorman7445]

Back when I still had my 98 F-150 in about 2010/2011, the passenger side window motor went. I put a new one in and it lasted a grand total of about four days. Took it back to Ford and put a new one in all good after that. It seems as though I remember the parts guy said something about Ford having trouble with window motors around that time.

[@willemstreutgers1154]

Regarding the Mustang ; isn't there a switchs in the doorlock/handle to close the window completely when the door is completely closed?

[@dendkmac]

busy busy

[@PistonShack]

Hey Ivan! Might see ya one day in Canada) Great idea to have diagnosis road trips, film more interesting content and visit your subscribers! Drive safely.

[@willefixit]

good fixes . you the man . no partrs al most not rquired . lolol howes the paper gps holding up ????have fun be safe .

[@fieldsofomagh]

Did I hear "aftermarket" in the sensor department ?

[@kittty2005]

Rain!? Where I live that's just a heavy dew.

[@baxrok2.]

Cool. Thanks Ivan!

[@DavidPruitt]

What I really want to know is what was under that car cover, it looks like a goldie oldie.

[@htownblue11]

I wrote an entire dissertation on these codes on a Lexus Owners forum,,,,,, mine had a hard to find vacuum leak that was very difficult to find even with a smoke machine. Turned out the leak was only at idle and not under acceleration and was from a butterfly valve shaft bolted to the side of intake manifold which I believe Toyota uses to regulate airflow into cylinders under idle. That Lexus has poor O2 sensors or a intake vacuum leak I would bet. Or a combo of all of them.

[@Gizmo42Rodeo]

Did you check the volvo to see if it had the same pcv check valve? If so, I hope you told him to replace that too. I dont think my '06 v50 2.5 turbo had it. Had a different intake manifold.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

How did the Volvo run after the coil change and what brand of coils were used?

[@aymenmohamed1134]

Awesome

[@AP9311]

Wow, great series of diag jobs! How's the trip going so far?

[@upallnight888]

Not just a Mustang, but a Shelby Mustang.

[@hpelisr]

Ivan if he changed engine? might be different year MAF sensor.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Interesting thought. Should be the same engine.

[@wardwilliam]

OH YEAH

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

😁😎

[@zx8401ztv]

I never trust the wires across the door to body, they often cause hell. What a complicated way to design powered windows, keep it simple is my view. I take it that you did swap around the coils on the volvo to make sure it is the coils. Yes i am saying silly things lol.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Yeah I labeled them before swapping them around to make sure there were no other problems 😁

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

On the Lexus..Dorman parts? BWD? Same question on the Volvo. Bad spot on window motor in the Mustang?

[@throttlebottle5906]

the all new 2 cylinder driven 3 cylinder volvo air compressor LOL but wait, you didn't show actual testing of the coils or swap testing. I feel cheated of video =p **I see they've been numbered and swapped though**

[@marty0715yt]

Ivan-- Time to do sum Paragliding eh??

[@neilmurphy845]

That MAF is highly suspect I think they would have been better off leaving the original junkyard Toyota part in instead

[@blockbertus]

The russian is rushin' through the diags like nothing else. :)

[@mandycole21]

On the mustang is there anyway to reset the holophic sensor on the Window motor bc if I had to guess that's all that needs done bc isn't that where it gets it's logic info from?????

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Like #109 Thanks for the video!

[@misterhandy5121]

Hey ivan, let me know when you coming back to nyc?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Whenever Cuomo gets impeached 🤣

[@misterhandy5121]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics sounds like my 2 cars are not getting diagnosed anytime soon LOL

[@nct9466]

April 8th? My birthday :)

[@scottschulte1157]

ROAD TRIP!!!

[@mentatphilosopher]

That Lexus Air Intake Temperature wasn’t a clue? I thought that was part of the MAF and used as input to the combustion tables not just for a pretty outdoor temperature display.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Yes it's integrated. What is the clue?

[@mentatphilosopher]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics 114 F in April?

[@engeneer_ru5827]

sharp eye!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@mentatphilosopher hot idle under the hood 🙂

[@frosty98412]

Hey Ivan I have a Yaris 00' that is running rich on idle when warm, LTFT 20-25, STFT on idle 20 but when raised RPM drops to 0. Lambdas are responding nice. No work done to the car, all original very low mileage. Any thoughts? MAF shows 1.4-1.6 on idle

[@publicmail2]

Sounds like over current thermal cutout bad on window motor, which is in motor.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Actually it was too predictable and repeatable to be a thermal cutout... I bet it's a problem with the position sensor or circuitry

[@davidgrisco1939]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I was thinking it was related to the "indexing" used when the frameless door is opened/closed when the window is up like on my Camaro.

[@Frost_Tiger]

I don't know what part of indy he's rolling by but I got a vehicle worth looking at

[@gtemnykh]

He’s already gone and back in PA...

[@Frost_Tiger]

@@gtemnykh AH didn't realize 😅

[@Nabeelco]

I don't think you initialized the window correctly. You are supposed to HOLD the switch up at the auto second detent until the window closes fully and keep holding for more than 2 seconds. Because the control module needs to re-learn the limits of the window. The reason the auto mode isn't working is because it hasn't learned the limits yet. It only learns the limits when you cycle it fully the way the instructions said, otherwise, the window motor will always default to full open out of safety concerns for not trapping someones limbs. You need to push the window switch down fully, and hold until the window physically stops, and keep holding the switch down for at least 2 seconds, then hold the switch up fully and wait for the window to top out and keep holding for more than two seconds. It didn't look like you ever did that on camera. Just clicked and let go.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Trust me it didn't work 😅 otherwise owner would have fixed it himself lol

[@Nabeelco]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Ahh ok. I looked closely, and it seemed to me like each time the switch was released early without waiting.

[@randy1ization]

a new module will need to be programmed to the car right?

[@jackwood8307]

👍

[@throttlebottle5906]

never trust the "fuel economy" display in a vehicle, their relative and based upon lab/test track conditions. poor running problem = very skewed reading. way newer models may be closer if they use GPS in combination with fuel gauge, which I trust about as far as I can throw a 300lbs weight LOL

[@danp9551]

Watching as I write this. Wouldn't a low signal from the MAF cause the fuel mixture to go lean?

[@bbmd2200]

The fuel mixture will not go lean because the pcm will command fuel based on the amount of air. Less air means less fuel will be commanded, which will most likely result in a lack of power.

[@danp9551]

@@bbmd2200 now that I think about it, yes, it all makes sense. Sorry about the confusion, it's really late at night / early in the morning over here...

[@DangerousSportsForSeniors]

Does the bike have points or electronic ignition? Points were one year only.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Electronic by 1979

[@Paul1958R]

Ivan, Was that 'Mustang' really a Shelby GT500 or a clone? Paul

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Real deal... Over 500hp

[@edwardmyers1746]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics nice an chunky 550 HP from the big Ol 5.4 them years.

[@jeffreysantos9070]

Suzuki!! Apparently, you are not an Scotty Kilmer subscriber 😝

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Lol at least it's not a money pit... Yet 😅

[@neilmurphy845]

And at least Iven is real and speaks how it is and isn't afraid to try new things

[@jasoncruise5949]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@franciscolecona5793]

Have boom lift. Repare. You cell pone

[@scottschulte1157]

Come on over to Wisconsin Ivan....I'll pay you in cheddar cheese for an airbag light diag!!!

[@philh9238]

On what kind of car. I’m a diag guy in Ohio

[@scottschulte1157]

@@philh9238 13 Nissan Altima S

[@on-site4094]

Everyone of those Lexus from that era have rubber oil cooler lines they have to be upgraded to the metal ones or they blow all the oil drains and the engine blows.

[@lustfulvengance]

Sienna's also! I have done a ton of them!

[@on-site4094]

@@lustfulvengance keep on saving the yota’s 👍

[@HoboJoeGarage]

I remember I believe a service bulletin or revision on those hoses from my Toyota days.

[@spelunkerd]

My first instinct with that Mustang was broken teeth on a plastic gear in the actuator. The way it stopped and started seemed to be regular, as though the gear is spinning the whole time but only grabbing when the intact teeth make contact. It would be fun to pull that apart and see what's there.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Wasn't a mechanical fault, motor would just stop until you pressed the button again lol

[@hddm3]

Your in my neck of the woods! Indiana. Cheers Ivan

[@roxanneabbott8424]

I love these diagnosing, fun to watch autos on your trip, what an awesome thing you are doing and building your reputation as you go!!!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It's great to meet new people and help them out with their problematic cars 😁👍

[@heartlandmechanic]

Just had the same thing on a BMW with new Aftermarket MAF sensor with lean codes . New OEM sensor and problem solved .

[@briand8380]

If they got the true denso MAF, then it will be fixed. Maybe they didn't reset the learned values since they are still seeing +20? Seen plenty of these...Good work

[@simonparkinson1053]

Where the window will only move an inch at a time, it's because the driver module isn't getting feedback from the pulse counter on the motor. This is to stop the motor being burnt out if the window is jammed. On some designs such as Valeo / Temic motors the module is clipped to the side of the motor and the pulse counter is a hall sensor in the module coupled by a metal bar into the motor. If the bar is missing or the module is not correctly seated, they exhibit this same behaviour. On windows in frameless doors that have the "open an inch" function when you go to open the door, a faulty switch in the door latch can prevent that happening. See it a lot on VW, there will usually be an "implausible signal" code for the door lock.

[@russbracebridge7131]

Love to see you out there helping subscribers

[@Cheepchipsable]

Not sure being paid counts as "helping".

[@nicholaswatson3896]

I'm fairly sure the Volvo has a known weak spot in the loom that supplies the coils at that end of the engine. From memory, the loom clamps at the back of cyl5 and the problem is in this area.

[@Graham_Wideman]

Ivan -- a MAF puzzle: I don't dispute the rule-of-thumb that at idle you would see 1 g/sec for each litre of engine displacement. But why is it this number? Suppose 600 RPM, 10 R/sec, = 5 cycles/sec, for a 1 Liter engine that gives = 5 liter/sec. If this was at atmospheric pressure, that would be 5 x 1.3 g/L = 6.5 g. But the idle manifold vacuum is likely around 18 inHg or 9psi of vac, which means the absolute pressure is about 0.38 Atmosphere. So that 6.5 g would reduce to 6.5 x 0.38 = 2.47g. So why is the rule-of-thumb only 1g/sec per Liter of engine and not 2.47? There's a pretty large factor missing somewhere!

[@RussellBooth1977]

I get that sort of fuel economy out of my 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 powered Holden VY SS Commodore around town (20-24 miles per UK gallon or 18-20 US miles per gallon) & that's out of a big V8 engine. As far as the Lexus goes a 20+% Long term fuel trim would still Lead me to think that there's a problem either with low fuel pressure,an air leak or a restriction such as a blocked catalytic converter or something. In the Commodore long term fuel trims which were pegged at 25% on both banks , check engine indicator & P0171 & P0174 lean codes were caused by a faulty fuel pressure regulator. The fuel pressure is 61 PSI at the moment but it was 51 PSI then !

[@TransDerwinOverdrive]

My mother had a 2004 RX330 and it was a pile of shit even new. Abysmal gas mileage, wood trim that cracked @ 30k miles, a CD changer (on back order) that failed at 35k miles, and a transmission that started acting up at 50k miles. This was driven by a 60 year old woman. Disappointing given that it was expensive and basically a dolled-up Toyota, without the reliability.

[@throttlebottle5906]

I've noticed many vehicles with AFR upstream, relies on downstream O2 to test AFR's functionality. if ECM doesn't know they're working I assume it goes into a failsafe get you home mode, but likely bad for catalytic converters. go figure, the old planned obsolescence routine ;)

[@stevevarholy2011]

At 240k, the coilpacks in the Volvo were way past teh point they were on borrowed time. Typically when one goes, the rest are not far behind. Mine started failing at 160k.

[@throttlebottle5906]

a mustang with a bad window motor? who would have ever guessed (since they drop and raise the window every time the door gets opened/closed) about the same as cap-less fueling setups, who'd ever guess they get dirt or nozzle shavings and fail to seal LOL

[@chillybrit2334]

The window issue seems to me that whatever logic is involved doesn't know the position of the window so defaults to creep it an inch at a time rather than going full speed. As the reinitialise didn't resolve it - and not knowing how the thing keeps track of the position of the window - I'm going to guess..... the reinitialise is supposed to put the window to a known position, from there the motor unit keeps track of position using a hall effect sensor to count revolutions of some part of the mechanism. Utter guess as I say. I'm just noting this here should this come up in the "too be continued" so I can laugh in the face of being wrong and learn something :D

[@themechanic6117]

6k on that mustang? Who is preserving that turd and why? 😂😂

[@jdtractorman7445]

It's a drive only in the summer vehicle and when roads are dry, LOL.

[@Mad4Tracks]

Did the mustang not give a window position fault or anything? Its a typical symptom; not initialized or not able to see its location

[@willefixit]

wow the usto just not work not 1/2 work cray simple made hard , crazy .

[@kyleformosa1847]

How would you make money traveling that far?

[@andersonshepherd6869]

Don"t understand 30,000 miles is how long in months

[@randyanderson4360]

What part of Indiana are you headed to Ivan?

[@vanislandsteve]

Anti trap circuit is not initialized.

[@Scooter30FTW]

What's the trailer for?

[@peetky8645]

kaboom

[@charlesmiller5078]

I believe I have a Toyota MAF I can send you off my 2.4 Tacoma. It only had 230,000 miles on it when it gave up the ghost.

[@willefixit]

broke wier in door my guess just cause seen it milion times but new car not so mutch

[@willefixit]

cant what to see new bike bet it aint fly by wire

[@knockywigglesworth1909]

Dense is OEM about $70-80 online

[@Charles_Mulberry_7977]

Ivan; the car whisperer!

[@nv1493]

How about a trip to Tejas?

[@amtpdb1]

You say13 mph is bad,my 04 5.4 l f150 gets 7 mph in town and 16 on the freeway! Runs good and o2 sensors are moving on the front and even on the back. Can't get any help.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

That's normal haha

[@marty0715yt]

I didn't know Rock Auto was an OEM Toyota dealer??

[@n9wox]

They're not, but Toyota doesn't make MAFs. They use Denso MAFs which RockAuto sells.

[@rarpcprinter1641]

2nd comment! Wow

[@publicmail2]

You are replying to a bot.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@publicmail2 🤣

[@mudemmeonick]

18th comment! Wow

[@loganarzuaga8316]

I've had a lincoln ls with similar window issues turns out that battery voltage too low and because of that the motor would draw more amperage and it would think something was stuck in the window

[@Cheepchipsable]

Wouldn't that affect the passengers side also?