Splitting in half! Kia Sportage 2.7 P0171

[@sundog8480]

"Finally " I have actually witnessed a honest mechanic. My hero

[@kennethstewart2546]

it s ALIVE ... LIVE !

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

I have this same Kia and my first experience was these alarms. The person that had it, sold it cheap. I went after an O2 sensor and it was my first intro into O2 sensors, fuel trims and date showing before and after the catalytic converter. I finally had a mobile mechanic work in it and did a tune-up. Because the plugs are in the firewall side of the engine and require removing the intake to get to them, only the front plugs had been changed, probably in it's lifetime. So he did the intake removal and new plugs and did a good throttle body cleaning. That took care of the check engine light and the car was very responsive after that. It also opened my eyes to just cleaning the throttle body and intake manifolds of all the carbon. I'm doing my PT Cruiser right now. Started as a radiator hose replacement, but so far I've done the whole throttle body, intake and intake manifold, right to the engine input where the valves are visible. Plus replacing the vacuum and pcv valve. One hose was completely blocked between the intake and the vacuum brake booster. Soon I will have a lot of the old, cracked rubber and plastic parts replaced. Can't wait to see how it runs after.

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

Great video. I bought the same year and model second hand for $500. First thing I had to deal with were bad air and fuel sensors or mixtures. I learned a lot, mostly on you tube about how the O2 sensors work and what happens before and after then. The original problem got fixed and I went on to many other fixes and still using the car. I like it and it runs great for 220,000 miles. Purrs like a kitten. I've done everything from brakes, complete jobs, wiper motor and wiper alignment, replaced front end of the exhaust, alternator and belt tensioner. So much fun. I figure I'm still way ahead financially compar d to buying a new car, making years of monthly payments and still spending money to upkeep and keep it within the warranty. Plus with KZbin, there isn't much I can't fix on my own.

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

I want to go look mine over, even though I have no issue. 😆

[@HLChow]

Best automotive channel on YT!

[@jterry211]

That was the best explanation of short and long term fuel trims ive ever heard. Thank you

[@JorgeFernandez-uc9qb]

Thanks for explaining short and long term fuel trims to us. Your videos are both informative and entertaining. Too De Doo!

[@MrAI831]

Same sensor broke on my 20yr old Sephia 2 yrs ago. I was having fuel issues and was playing around with my new Autel and decided to plug in a homemade smoke machine when I saw the smoke coming out from that same IAC sensor. Mine had a smaller crack though. BTW the Sephia is still running and puuurrs like a kitten.

[@iiDougieii]

I learnt something new today... The Smoke Machine... Thanks for that.

[@thearrow5793]

I like the way you treat cars……. Thanks…

[@philipershler420]

Ray, not only are you an exceptional automotive technician (I hesitate to say just a mechanic), but you also make great videos. Your explanation of what the problem could be and why makes your “moving images“ very instructive and interesting.

[@myz06rocks]

A technician replaces and diagnoses problems by the book. A mechanic can also solve a problem using ingenuity and common sense. I’d rather be a mechanic.

[@philipershler420]

@@myz06rocks Well, whatever you choose to call Ray, he has the correct mix of abilities to really repair and restore most anything that has wheels. Add this to his ethical behavior and you have a very exceptional individual.

[@dalelangila9274]

@Jon Tibbatts how about Knuckle dragger ?

[@tedmich]

typically if the car is Japanese, you're hating life if you try a "Philips" driver on a JIS screw, but this one wasn't real tight (and maybe the Koreans aren't copying everything the Japanese do...)

[@daftDAFdriver]

A mechanic and a cardiologist met at a bar, the mechanic says “we are in the same line of business, we both fix things” The cardiologist says “yes your right but there is one major difference”, the mechanic says “what’s that difference”, the cardiologist says, “you don’t do your fixes with the engine running” 👍

[@larryberry2436]

A cardiologist mistake gets buried. A mechanic has to live with his.

[@thesushifiend]

Imagine if there was a scantool for humans? We just need to wait 300 years for the Medical tricorder to be invented...

[@AdamantineAxe]

mechanic: "no, I work on running engines some times, the real major difference is I do fixes, you just recommend expensive fluid additives 95% of the time"

[@tapps1010]

@@thesushifiend Dr. McCoy has one already.

[@sundog486]

There was a case in the UK when an engineer was told by a cardiologist that his condition was untreatable because of the impracticability of access and manipulation. The engineer went away and designed tooling. He presented this to the cardiologist which made way to a new technique in treatment. There ought to be more interdisciplinary co-operation.

[@garynewell6947]

Most excellent fix mr Ray please don't forget to have your self a great day

[@Rasspor]

Thank you Rainman! for the explanation on fuel trims. That is one mechanical term that always evades my thought process.

[@paulwindisch1423]

To add to Ray’s great explanation, short and long term fuel trims are designed to adjust for different altitudes. Back in the carbureted days, the carburetor jets would need to be resized based on where the vehicle was going to be normally operated, due to the less dense air condition at higher altitudes. Through the use of Baro and MAP sensors, Mass Air Flow, and oxygen sensors, engine control modules can now compensate automatically without mechanical intervention. They can also compensate for small problems. If the Kia in the video had a lesser vacuum leak, the code would not have set and likely no one would have noticed there was an issue.

[@Thoridin58]

Just had the same lean condition on a 2000 Kia Sportage (4cyl). Spent time searching for air leak on hoses or past intake gaskets. No apparent leaks found but then the Gods smiled on me and a MAF error code was posted. Replaced the MAF and all is well. Now to find the DAMN Evap error on my 2001 GMC Sonoma 4cyl. Hoping the Gods still like me.

[@rxwhat33]

I own 2 e46 bmw’s and I have to say that the smoke machine was a very good investment lol.

[@fredwalker839]

👍 great diagnosis , Ray “ You fixem up” !

[@phieaglesbw]

Coming from somebody who is not very mechanically inclined, your videos are actually quite educational, keep posting so I can keep watching.

[@richardfabacher3705]

Q: How do you start your day? A: Watching Ray "blow smoke" somewhere it was never meant to go.

[@samholdsworth420]

I blow smoke up my bum

[@bigsparky8888]

HA!!! RAY B SMOKIN'!!!

[@HurricaneJD]

I too like to see something get repaired and then that something run properly again especially if it had been that way for a while or when you fix three or four things and you kind of get that relieved feeling of oh now I'm running properly again

[@Kellen6795]

Holy shit this is amazing timing. My car literally threw that lean code less them a few hours ago!! Praise the Ray and now I have Ideas of what to look for!!!

[@davidthomits544]

This is a great channel never miss a video ray’s a great technician

[@KamalaTheClown]

These things (at least the 4 cyl) are bulletproof. Had one with the 4 cyl that I sold with 240k miles a few years back and still to this day putting around town.

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

Love from Morocco ❤ God bless America 🙌

[@KingSobieski]

The 2.7 V6 is a great engine

[@jayskin2615]

Same codes in a friend's kia. Seafoam and a 2k rev for 10mins cured it. Edited part is here. I love your vids and diligence.

[@jamesjohnston3643]

You just reminded me of my neighbor's old jeep. It had an intake manifold gasket leak. You could hear that whistle a block away.

[@robertw8614]

Good luck finding that leak without the smoke found many ford iac leaks that way

[@TXCherokee]

Love watching a smoke machine work. On my Grand Cherokee I had a EVAP leak. Smoke test my mechanic did showed a plastic hose on top of engine that had crack on elbow

[@tomblobasjamesc.mccollum1740]

I mean yeah, someone got their car fixed right to the tune of 700$. But I'm all about a salvage yard partswap DIY situation. So thanks for the helpful video! Wish I had two bays at Pep Stone making the cash! I've had so.many of these same failures on the similar era Kia and Hiunday.

[@fieldsofomagh]

Everyone should smoke (using a leak tamer, of course). Nice fix, enjoyable video, lucky customer, have yourself a happy day !!

[@swmElectronicsRepair]

I AGREE, RAY IS A AWESOME TECHNICAN, IF I LIVED DOWN IN FLORIDA WHERE HE IS LOCATED AT, I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HAVING HIM FIX MY VEHICALS.

[@andyrbush]

I go back working on cars to when the most complicated extra on a car was the interior light switch. With my dad we went back to adding a heater to a car. The first car I remember still had a crank handle.

[@TopEndSpoonie]

I am an electronics & software engineer, so I love watching you do the things that I cannot. Great way to relax. Great work dude.

[@trailerpark187]

Smoke machines are the best. I made my own from pvc. Works good. Got me out of plenty of jambs

[@brianreardon9842]

The scan tool has made it to the new box 😁😄

[@simonbroberg969]

Love the little smoke blower.. shame they won'y let you blow cigar into the system like we used to.. best type to have is a Carona Speaking of those... It's beer O'clock and I think I'll have one with a tinnie.. Havagar brothers and sisters, All praise be to Grog

[@alanknoll5540]

That was awesome. You put smoke into the intake and found the problem and then got the car repaired.

[@chrissiano381]

I owned a 2006 Kia Sportage EX with the 2.7. After 168k miles the car never had a check engine light. The car never broke down, left me stranded, or needed any warranty work. All it took was routine maintenance.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

Mine is the same. Only problem is that the previous owner had put an undercoating on it and the frame members are starting to rust out. Otherwise I'd be driving that thing for another 10 years.

[@RukarioEnterprisesLLC]

"P0171" MAGICIAN!

[@REDBIRD-95]

Ray, hope you have a great long weekend. After watching many of your vids, I finally bought myself a cordless 1/2" impact😁 I should have bought one years ago. Living in the rust belt of Eastern Ontario, Canada, road salt is extremely hard on bolts and anything metal in particular. I am in the "process" of replacing the front brakes on my 2003 Silverado. What should be an easy peasy job is turning into a nightmare (just did all 4 rotors, pads, and calipers about 2 years ago, front wheel bearings 3 years ago) First of all, I get the front wheels off (used my new impact...worked awesome🤘) and noticed I had a broken front sway bar😲, end was broken, so ordered a new one, once again the impact was great, considering the sway bar was factory. Had to use a wheel puller to get the front left rotor off😜 I'm getting there, just waiting on parts to arrive. I appreciate what a tech goes through when working on vehicle repairs that should be a walk in the park but in actuality turn out to be hell on earth😆 Always a treat to just sit down and watch one of your videos and to take a break from rusty parts😜 Have a good one.

[@TheFallenAngel13524]

As a fellow rust belt guy i highly reccomend using fluid film on hub/rotor mating surfaces and basically any bolt you take off. I haven't had to mule kick an aluminum rim off in years now and hub bearings fall out of knuckles.

[@TrueLoveNetwork]

When did you do the last annual Krown spray to prevent rust on the 2003 Silverado, again?

[@minotaurbison]

since Ian came through, I'm going back and watching all your videos I can so hopefully that helps you earn a little cash to help. I saw how you were using your truck to power your house, hope that works out for you. Love your channel!

[@jamram9924]

Good morning from Southern AZ. Keep blowing smoke Ray, it’s for a good cause! Have a great weekend!

[@pnworvandmore]

I'm one one the few 2nd gen sportage owners and I really appreciate this information I will replace it anyway I use this thing offroad alot for my pit bike exploring for my channel

[@siriusgd4753]

I need to get me one of those little smoke machines. I made my own out of a jar, sock, soldering iron and mineral oil.

[@tonyrice3348]

9.36 why did I not know this! I've lost so many of those clips by pulling them off to remove the plug, D'oh! Ray, you rock man

[@felipebriseno799]

Great videos I'm strat wrenching soon I've ben out tools we're stolen but I'm back.thank you for those videos

[@jp-us9rq]

Love my sedona 2014 over 100.000 miles runs like a champ im in the rust belt to no rust looks brand new

[@davidthomits544]

my ex girlfriend Owns a Tucson she has great luck with it great vehicle in fact she’s owned about about three of them in her time

[@hondaveetc82]

@@davidthomits544 no one give a rats butt about your ex. Stop living in the past.

[@TheGuccibane]

Got a workhorse 2011 Soul with almost 200k. Thing has been rock solid. Also no rust in the rust belt. Never did the undercoating recall either because I don't trust more undercoating added late

[@sf49ersjshark2]

I have a tiburon 2.7 with almost 300k. I replaced engine at 213000. It's been good I overheated it it was my fault.

[@jp-us9rq]

@@TheGuccibane awesome

[@TheSteing]

The new mike sounds great, I can hear you in Australia. Good onya man keep it up, love your channel….Chris…

[@stephenrogers4537]

Good Saturday morning to you Raymond from Chicago, it's Saturday time and a half😉😁 BROTHER! 🧰👏👍

[@wadeeb]

I think that was the best explanation of how the air/fuel ratio loop works that I have ever heard and you summed it up in 5 seconds. nothing like pumping smoke into the orifice of your choice in the morning.

[@kirkgreer5673]

I am attending Rainman Rays online school of mechanikery . Carry on Earthlings.

[@davidcurtis3177]

13 seconds!!! New record awesome video as always Ray!!!

[@jogmas12]

I always hit the like button without even first watching the video, I know, that’s a little premature, but it keeps me from forgetting to hit that like button, plus if it turns out I don’t like video I can always undo the ‘like’, which btw almost never happens! Good work Ray !

[@ColinWatters]

KZbin needs an auto like feature.

[@dainsmart6237]

I'm having a great day bro ☕🇬🇧

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

If ya can't take the heat get the hell outta the engine bay. Bad plastics.. yikes. Stay safe and be well Ray.

[@ronnydowdy7432]

One of the first videos I have seen that you could see/touch/remove and replace a censor with out removing half of the engine to make a repair lol. Enjoyed the show

[@rayp.454]

Really nice diag video Ray. Thanks!

[@dougstitt1652]

be safe Rainman

[@dgordon9645]

Ray you are great to watch mythological and you talk me through these mechanical problems that everyone can understand. Taking us through the ECU working on lowering fuel trim had me transfixed I learn everytime you solve a problem. I truly look up to you thanks 57 Aussie.

[@deegee9560]

I have the same car but double the mileage! I'm going to check that part tomorrow! If they crack like that, chances are thats why Im getting the same codes and cant find the air leak! My other problem with this car is the temp sensor sets off trans code every two years! Tired of dropping the sub frame to put sensor in the trans pan!!! I notice the engineers have increased the internal resistance "ohms" every time I buy the part! It only sets the code off on the hottest day of summer! Just before i have to pass smog test for registration! What a nightmare! There must be a service note on this problem but I cant find it! Only sevice bulletin I see is on brake switch and gas tank harness! Thanks for your great videos!

[@Photonsnmotion]

Thank you for sharing your experiences of variety of car issues.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Get a putty knife that painters and drywall finishers use. Grind a short groove in the end to just fit over the nipple that a small vacuum hose fits on. Then when you get a stubborn vacuum hose you can easily slip the groove in the putty knife over the nipple just past the hose and then use the putty knife to push the hose off the nipple. Prevents the damage that using a pair of pliers or anything else can cause when trying to pull the hose off that can happen to the hose and/or the nipple itself.

[@marccarrier9589]

Good video Ray except for one post I must clarify. Whether it's called an oxygen sensor, lambda sensor, wide band air fuel sensor, they all do one thing: measure OXYGEN content in the exhaust, not fuel. If an engine is running properly, all the oxygen should be getting consumed in the combustion process leaving nothing in the exhaust but carbon dioxide and water vapor (in an ideal world). If the engine has any kind of vacuum leak or lack of fuel, all the oxygen won't be consumed and the o2 sensor will report the higher o2 content.

[@zxtenn]

LOW mileage for the age, surprised it needs any work at all. Obviously the bad part about plastic parts but great and accurate diagnosis, i just subscribed

[@DraftySatyr]

My thoughts exactly - less than 3000 miles a year if the odometer is accurate.

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

Kias of that era were junk.

[@michaelshaw1139]

Your videos are leaving me half wishing I’d done a technician’s apprenticeship when much younger- it’s interesting to watch what’s involved in the job nowadays, particularly with the diagnostics. But other videos have reminded me why I didn’t pursue that as a career- it can be a very frustrating job at times. Nonetheless, I love your honesty and sense of ethics with what you do. Keep it up 👍🏼

[@JustinTurnerman]

Learn so much from you. Which helps me maintain my own vehicle. Thanks

[@davidd8435]

Thanks for the content Mr. Ray, no telling how that part cracked.

[@johnt.848]

Heat, rapid heating and cooling cycles. It should have a bakelite style gasket or other insulating gasket. Basically it's a poor design.

[@user-os2es4es9y]

Always good! Just had to deal with a po599 on a Cruze.

[@thomasforbes5965]

Thanks Ray for putting these videos out. Watching your videos is the first thing I do when I wake up if there's a video. Anyways from one mechanic to another great job

[@ocdetails]

Same here! Checking Ray's channel is part of my morning start up routine. It is always one of the best parts of the day!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Nice find on the rogue air leak that unit was severely cracked good video @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@brucecooley4170]

great video for a P0171 code. Wish i had seen this 5 years ago with a BMW E46. Had to go to dealer, smoke showed broken brake vacuum fitting at back of manifold. I had tried replacing some sensors and tubing to no avail. There are some DIY reasonable cost smoke machines out there…..

[@ogalief]

Due to the ridiculous amount of vacuum lines in German land-yachts, that’s a horrible code to get. Took me over a year to finally diagnose the lean code on my VW Touareg (in my case, was a weak fuel pump)

[@plague46]

@@ogalief I have not one, but TWO e46's with P0171 right now... I'm going to go crazy

[@ogalief]

@@plague46 yikes! Either too much air or too little fuel I suppose. I spent an insane amount of time and money trying to chase down a non-existent vacuum leak. After replacing the main fuel pump (even though the pressure was fine), the code went away

[@plague46]

@@ogalief Main fuel pump is the one in the tank, right? Might have to try that, I haven't been able to find any vacuum leaks either

[@JRattheranch]

Very interesting Ray! That smoke machine is a great asset!

[@DeuCeNTX]

IAC motor is basically what it is... idle air control. Kia had a lot of issues with those getting gummy too and standard throttle body cleaning often didn't clean them well enough. We used intake cleaners that we could mist into the breather tube while it was running to get those IAC passages cleaned the best. I have removed them and short soaked them but that is not advised, at least it wasn't back then.

[@44towman]

Finding myself this Saturday morning going in and out of you tube impatiently waiting for another video from Ray. Happy I finally got to watch. Ray you sir Have Yourself a Great Day I know I will.

[@cw3339]

Ray, Artimus 1 scrubbed its launch again today. Go over there and fix it! Show those NASA boys how to do it!🤣

[@fritzkabeano1969]

Artemis is the perfect Democrat rocket.....no need to explain

[@cw3339]

@@fritzkabeano1969 I would think that Artemus was more like a Republican (trump) full of holes and leaking all the time... 😁

[@billclements3879]

Great video Ray…. As always

[@c-v-n3322]

I'm learning about stuff I'll never use in my day to day life thanks Ray and I can't stop wanting to watch this channel.

[@LINCOLN0ECHO]

Back in my day it was propane that smoke machine is awesome good find that’s why I like watching you you think outside the box 📦

[@BeardedFordTech]

Good find. Great video brother.

[@ssnerd583]

Ray...I gotta say.....I wish I was 1/2 the mechanic you are.....

[@rayclark9643]

Quite a while ago I realized that one of main reasons that people drink coffee is so that they can get to blame their brain farts on not having had said coffee yet or at least not enough of it. Those of us who don't drink coffee just have to come up with other well worn excuses to account for our daily brain farts, my personal favorite is not enough sleep, which is mostly always a fact of my life! 😵

[@astrixistheman]

Just been watching the latest ray videos and this came out fresh on a platter. Best way to end the day with ray. 😎

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Bonus video for you.

[@jamestone265]

That’s the coolest tool I’ve seen him use. Us old timers would be using stater fluid and a spray nozzle to find the leak when it was running…

[@smittysbuilds]

bless the almighty smoke machine good for cars and party's.

[@johnduer7428]

Perfect example of goes into and comes out of troubleshooting. Great job.

[@johanveninga]

You guys literally have to put a V6 in everything, even a Kia 😳? Good video, thanks!

[@richarddrinkut3168]

Another excellent video of your fine skills! One note that others may not know… When using a screwdriver or a screw gun to help keeping it from slipping use a little valve grinding compound on the tip. Quite effective.

[@airtow6766]

Great video of a critical thinker using his experience and intuition to fix a problem quickly and efficiently. You can be proud of yourself!

[@stevelaminack1516]

It's amazing to me as a retired airline mechanic that until the latest generation of multi million dollar commercial aircraft there has been no centralized diagnostic system like the code scanner. It's been pretty much VOM meter, specific to system test equipment and knowledge of the particular system. And even then I'm not sure the diagnostics are on the level of this few hundred dollar scanner. We were just getting the 787 and newer 777 aircraft at the airline I worked for when I retired a few years ago.

[@jimtaika2572]

Im fullstack coder in profession and Im hooked to Rays repair videos. Facinating.

[@E_Legal_Alien]

I learned all about STFT and LTFT when chasing down a P0172 on my Chevy Cruze. Turns out the OEM air filer replacement (Mahle) was just a tiny bit of the connector. After going through MAF sensors, MAP sensors and 1 upstream O2 sensor, I stupidly checked the easiest thing last : the filter in the air box. This was after weeks of the intermittent CEL. Odd thing, no driveability issues, or change in fuel economy. Lesson learned.

[@kumakhan]

got to love that high quality Chinesium plastic.

[@williamardenjr116]

All I can say is any kia from 11 till 16 you better jeep up with them recalls. I worked at a dealership for a little while, and when I left we had 8 thar needed new engines

[@icebear6393]

You should make a mug that says flashlight gravity on the side

[@sjfk1306]

Your videos are a demonstration to get any scan tool besides snap on. It seems like it’s 5-6 years old or more. Autel and launch aren’t nearly as clumsy/clunky and are faster and easier to use.

[@59kimnie]

Always like your KZbin videos. Mutch info in how to fix different problems in cars. Have a nice day .

[@82_KID]

I'm getting my Rubasu ready for its visit with @Rainman

[@RodSnocking350]

Tragically I am almost equal distances between Sarasota Fl and Avoca NY when a really tough car problem develops.

[@sonyhk3824]

Thanks, have a great day. Cheers