Subaru Limp Home P2138: Part 1 - Quick Look

[@spelunkerd]

Gotta love that friendly banter, the hallmark of successful KZbin entertainment. Most of us come for the info, but without personality most click away. I am so pleased to see how your channel has grown.

[@felixcat4346]

Yes, quite the show biz couple. Not too informative though.

[@jomangeee]

lol Keep the Mrs happy, her laugh is contagious, cheers mate

[@Michael-fw5ef]

The man is the prize, not the woman. If your female is not keeping you happy, leave.

[@maxbray9124]

You done good getting Amanda, beautiful, smart and a good person, you are a good hearted person too Ivan, really enjoy your videos.

[@wyattoneable]

Your off to a good start on this one. Amanda had the best smile on KZbin. :)

[@jumpinjojo]

wyattoneable You're*

[@billyyoder8171]

Thank you Ivan. Good job. Have a blessed and safe week.

[@KarateSensei71]

Having the wife diagnose is the best. Love your videos Ivan, looks like the Russian Wizard won the relationship lottery as well as the brains lottery. Cheers mate.

[@rob4334]

Videos are almost addictive great learning tool thanks

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

A pretty and elegant lady , a Yorkshire Terrier a quality Scantool and a car to diagnose........ Kind of covers all bases. :-)

[@billziegmond4943]

Way to go Amanda you were in the ball park. Better then a lot of guys I know. Be careful Ivan she will want her own Picoscope and Snap on Versus.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

LOL

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Corrosion in the TB connector, bad ground. Clean the ground, spray connections with De-Oxit, apply dielectric grease.

[@Nudnik1]

Stabilant 22, improves conduction in connection s. Avionics use this. NAPA has it $65 for a tiny tube bit it is amazing .

[@Diagnosedan]

0.20 Dog in Limp home mode😬 Whats wrong with her?

[@aminmombini6882]

Wow let see ,the big master in europian car is here,greeting sir

[@tam1381]

Rough running ....

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

haha good eye Dan! Just some knee problems, she's getting better :)

[@abdullahalshaqsi4680]

Nice to meet you mrs PHAD

[@peters1821]

Great video, thanks for sharing! I had the same car in the shop a while ago. New pedal from the dealer solved the problem. Think it was around 100 bucks.

[@johna2327]

I found for these types of issues, that a scope works better than the scanners. It will show quick dropouts which the scanner isn't able to pickup.

[@willemstreutgers1154]

Ivan additional to my earlier comment, pedalsensor faults are more seldom than O2 sensor faults, more over also the cables of 02 sensors are more often broke or shorted and as a result the ECU will be fried partly. Look forward to the solution. good luck

[@amerutoyot2481]

This channel name should be ivan&Amanda for impossible auto diagnostic 😃 You have nice family By the way i like your channel you fix cars because you love to fix cars you don't look just for the money i wish i can be your student but the reality is always hard 🙂 Good luck ✌️

[@lylecheckeye6300]

I think this christmas she is getting a snap on verus :) Now I have to go out and get some corn. Thanks.

[@jeremyanthony9300]

Looks like you taught your wife well. She's awesome man.

[@bigmac965]

Ivan man, you've got to bring the wife on these service calls more often! She sure classes up the place! Her laugh is delightful!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

haha only if the service call is shorter than 10 minutes...otherwise she gets bored xD

[@johnmastr7901]

if you leave the key on for 5 seconds before you try to start it it wont do the long start on subies.

[@ojjenkins7110]

Hurry up Ivan, I wanna see this as I have an 08 Outback, had an 05 till it got rear ended and totaled. Hi Amanda light of his life :-) :-)

[@throttlebottle5906]

someone knows their "Waylon Jennings" and "Don Williams"(song writer) hehe **no wait, it was Bob something that wrote it, so much for my memory :(

[@John76546-x]

Another Subaru, hmmm. For so many people and yourself disliking and hating Ford, you seem to work on everything but Ford. Including a lot of Subaru. A little research shows Pennsylvania is a solidly Ford state. The brand led its chief rival Chevy in 2015 by nearly 10,000 vehicles registered. Thanks for another great video.

[@ozzstars_cars]

It's a throttle body thing, if the wife says so. 😄

[@dwoodog]

Good video, seems like a very real world scenario.

[@weldingjunkie]

The APP 1&2 should come off the pedal itself should have a 5v ref and you can tests them under it. I bet that it’s the APP module that’s intermittent. Thanks for sharing.

[@tam1381]

Ivan if the Mrs says it's a throttle body it's a throttle body. Do you not believe her ? Someone's gonna be in trouble.......

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Two words that are the key to a happy marriage: "Yes, dear."

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Haha YES always nod your head ;)

[@kellyherald1390]

Remember the 11th commandment - Happy wife, Happy life!

[@Michael-fw5ef]

@@dylankinch2735 Right, if I dont pretend that women are superior to men, then I belong with the Taliban. Good one.

[@dylankinch2735]

@@Michael-fw5ef i didnt say anthing about women being superior to men. We are all people man. Women can do amazing things and so can men. Dont mean one is superior to the other. Let me ask u a question. In your household your wife knows your better then her because your a man? Do u teach this to your kids?

[@pauldavis5075]

At 8:35 there is a difference between sensors as you were shutting it off, not sure if it was significant.

[@johnaclark1]

Nice catch. Looks significant to me. Could be just in the data speed, though. Time for scope.

[@mandycole21]

That's right Ivan even when she think that she's wrong tell that she's right bc I'm sure that you know what they say HAPPY WIFE = HAPPY LIFE Also this goes without saying but another great video as always so THANK YOU very much and please keep them coming please

[@waheedali2429]

Beta male always say this rubbish happy blaa bla

[@simonrawle7885]

had a very simmer problem a few weeks back . same story no drop outs . scoped showed nothing until i tapped the sensor by accident. cracked solder joints in the sensor

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Very interesting. Also on a Subaru?

[@simonrawle7885]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics honda crv 2.2 diesel

[@allannahmcginley7891]

What was the outcome of the outback throttle sensor ?Same problem i have changed the throttle peddle and body. Next step is to change sensor. Always does this when raining.

[@DylanRabier]

Gotta love intermittents. They didn't give me gray hair I went straight to bald 😁

[@davidquinn6161]

Can't wait for part 2. I have been fighting the same problem ( P2138) on my 2011 Impala for months. Biggest problem is that it can go for weeks running fine and then "bang". Up pops the code with the reduced engine power situation. I strongly suspect a poor connection issue at the accelerator pedal. If I remove the wires from the connector housing and connect them individually to the pins, they don't seem very tight.

[@zoidberg444]

You know dude, you could just delete the connector with solder shrink connectors and see if that solves the problem. It's a 2011 Impala. It's already over due to go to the scrapyard.

[@davidquinn6161]

@@zoidberg444 That's been my thought also but the pins are close together and I can't find any connectors that wouldn't touch each other. As to the car, it's only got about 85,000 kms ( 50,000 miles) and otherwise is in great condition.

[@Matbug1812]

They want you to change the connector and the wires all the way to the PCM on the Impala.

[@davidquinn6161]

@@Matbug1812 Can you tell me where you got this info ? I didn't see anything about this in Alldata which I subscribe to. They generally have any recommendations from GM about solving problems and I didn't see this re: a P2138 code. Thanks.

[@Matbug1812]

I had a 2008 Impala with a 3.6L. Code P2122. Identifix says, 1, try to reset the pcm by disconnecting the battery and touch them together for one minute with key off. 2, reconnect them, clear codes and check operation. 3, if P0606 returns replace the PCM. 4, if just the APP code returns then replace the APP connector with a new pigtail and run new wires from the pigtail all the way to the PCM, splicing in 6 inches from the PCM. Author of the article is Ralph Dahlen. I could not get it to act up again, so i returned the car to the customer as a "could not duplicate problem".

[@JerzeyBoy]

Mine is doing the same shit! First the check engine light stays on steady and my cruise control light flashes. I unplug my battery and it clears up(A temporary fix) but I'm gonna fix it soon as my check comes in.

[@arthurfricchione8119]

Ivan,please don’t leave us hanging.. I know there will be a part two. 👍👍👍

[@mauricehatzke6119]

Calibrate throttle position might be the fix for this if it comes back.

[@zx8401ztv]

Ooow it's hiding from you, it's frightened :-D I think the dog is the expert, it thinks the sensors are ruff ruff :)

[@thomastommy1192]

Awesome video thanks for sharing. You have a beautiful wife. Keep her happy always. Then you will be happy, lol.

[@notajp]

Happy wife, happy life. AKA, when mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy...

[@ZAMBER88]

Warm up engine and check 5v reference on App

[@andrewevanoff1192]

My 2016 4runner went into Limp Mode condition on my way home about a month ago. WTF? I've had zero problems with the car since I bought it new. So I pull over and try to figure out what could cause it. Thankfully there is a "Scangauge II" installed to monitor transmission temperature when I tow with it. I accessed the trouble codes and did a goodle search. It brought "Bank 1 Secondary Air Valve" failure. Hmmmmm???? I reset and clear the codes. The vehicles was back to normal. No more issues on the way home. The next day, I figured out what the problem was. I was operating my shortwave ham radio when this happened. The radio puts out 100 Watts of RF power into the Tarheel antenna on the back of the vehicle. Some stray RF probably got into the feedback wiring and caused a wrong voltage reading on the ECM input. I had to ground the exhaust in several places and install some RF chokes on the wiring harnesses to eliminate the problem. The problem never happened again.

[@bergalicious1]

Apply a little heat to the sensor, see if it acts up

[@aminmombini6882]

Hi ivan ,two weeks ago i had been gotten stock with this dtc, just wanted to say don't go by code describtion,i checked app s1 &2 for awhile and got nothing.it ended up with throttle body,so yes ivan Mrs is right ,of course variable upon variable ,my case was a chinese car. Good luck from iran

[@mikechiodetti6737]

Scope and road test on a rough road.....time!

[@NoWr2Run]

SIR IVAN, Did you get back seats for the Van ? Love certain Roo's especially the STICK CARS ? Can't wait for PART 2 & I WON'T COMMENT ON YOUR WIFE ANYMORE BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE ALMOST DID. I DON'T WANT PISSED OFF RUSSIAN HUNTING ME DOWN & I ALSO LIVE IN PA. THANKS FOR THE AWESOME VIDS. IVAN ALWAYS INFORMATIVE OR VERY ENTERTAINING ESPECIALLY WITH AMANDA, Henry from PA.

[@jeremyanthony9300]

Wow. Using the silhouette now. No more xl7 ?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

XL7 was in the shop getting a new clutch ;)

[@int53185]

She must be watching your videos!

[@baxrok2.]

Check the oil. Looking forward to P2!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Pat Benatar playing in the background is gonna screw up your monetization. Been there, done that! All radios off! Amanda is turning out to be a good helper! So is the little pooch. Stay safe and busy!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

haha I've been there too! If it's 5 seconds or less usually it's OK :)

[@fivefortyeye540ia4]

App sensor for 200 please.. just because of that spacific code

[@drm315]

That freeze frame data showed coolant temp at -4 degrees. Has the car been sitting since last winter?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Interesting! Didn't even notice that...might be a clue!

[@bartfox9187]

You're right -4 degrees ,, but the other engine coolant temperature said 64 degrees.. Is it normal to show 2 seperate temps ?

[@youtubebitchcenter1463]

Bart fox SUP fart box

[@billrimmer5596]

Is the Verus scope so bad that u wouldn’t use it? Is the Pico much easier to hook up?

[@sandyande]

Just what I was thinking Bill, the verus is a good scope he probably forgot the leads cheers sandy

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Pico has much better resolution for quick intermittent glitches :)

[@sandyande]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics true Ivan but the Verus graphing meter is no slouch either! Cheers Ivan, Sandy

[@mikem1014]

SHE IS GOOD ...MY WIFE WOULD HAVE SAID IT MUST BE LOW ON GAS

[@scotty5775]

Dude, never turn down the radio when Pat Benatar is singing!

[@steveo782812]

Eric O. said once that KZbin doesn't like it very much when you have copywrighted music playing in the background. I assume he means they demonetize your video. But I agree it was a good song though.

[@scotty5775]

@@steveo782812 Oh I didn't know that.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

If it wasn't for KZbin copyright laws, I would blast 80s and 90s music in all my videos haha!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics - A man after my own heart, HAHAHA! 🤘🤘😁

[@martinzeddy]

I just replaced an APP Sensor on a 2007 Honda Accord 2.4 after P2138 and complaints of no power / acceleration. First time I've seen this. Uncommon failure but simple repair.

[@rockracoon5506]

1 video shows 2 relays up and under right side of glove box..

[@arsinoeivlostprincess4228]

I hear what sounds like exhaust rattle. Plugged converter?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It's a Subaru thing lol

[@throttlebottle5906]

shields loose and rattling, they have about 900 pieces and bolts lol

[@SmittySmithsonite]

You'll have to change your name to "The PHAD Team", now that Amanda is onboard. 👍👍 She didn't say "o2 sensor!", so she's in! 😁 My wife used to always be under the car with me back when we were dating ... then I put a ring on her finger, and now she only comes out to the shop to steal my tools! Funny how that works ... 🤣

[@notajp]

My wife helped me remove the trans from my old Dakota, overhaul it, and put it back in. Even got a black eye when the ratchet slipped out of her hand and the handle hit her in the face. Yeah, I felt like crap.... she got a kick out of my obvious discomfort tho.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

@@notajp - She's a keeper right there, John! 👍

[@willemstreutgers1154]

This P2138 can being caused by faulty O2 sensors, they can damage the ECU specially the part comanding the TBpedal. So check them too.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Very interesting!!! Part 2 coming soon!!

[@jasonfoster8871]

Upstream O2 usually the problem with "pedal" codes on audi

[@willemstreutgers1154]

@@jasonfoster8871 Yes on VAG cars its almost a common case, i wonder how many pedals have been changed out unnessairy for those cars.

[@jasonfoster8871]

@@willemstreutgers1154 change $250 pedal when it's actually the $250 O2. I've not seen wiring failure. If ecu doesn't like signal throw pedal code and then limp mode. Sounds like it happened to the Subaru

[@willemstreutgers1154]

@@jasonfoster8871 Yep, that might be the cause in this case it was intermittend and at last the defect sensor set a code. I am not a whizkid but have seen that some times it will help to shield the sensor cables on some sensors(Hall-effect) with aluminiumfoil grounded to the body or engine will help. There are electric fields in the enginebay anyway. Is the O2 so heavy priced?

[@Starcrunch72]

Call me crazy, but I blame the floor mat. 0:48 Weather Tech Grooved mats...

[@mrb1864]

Looks like Amanda might be kinda right . With a smile like hers she right even if wrong lol . She looks like a subaru girl to me, needs an XV and subaru jacket ready for the winter :-)

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

She's a Rogue Girl ;)

[@mrb1864]

hahaha

[@kdmq]

"Sub throttle sensor" and "Main throttle sensor" are way off.

[@mikefoehr235]

I have a sign at home....I DONT NEED GOOGLE....MY WIFE KNOWS EVERYTHING. So Amanda has to be right. Amanda is lucky to have you...no mechanic will take advantage of her. When her car breaks..you fix. As for the Subaru...switch to Toyota...that brand seemingly never fails. I know from personal experience.

[@Scarywoody]

I replaced the throttle body in my Ford Fusion 3 times in 100k miles.

[@djentyman4002]

Make sure you’re not buying cheap aftermarket. Get OEM

[@Scarywoody]

@@djentyman4002 Actually the first two were OEM. The third was supposed to be an improved design (non OEM) and that did last the longest and was working when I got of the car recently. I did clean the throttle body every oil change or if hesitation was felt. Never very dirty.

[@rubengarcia6920]

It’s a Subaru known for wire problems around the engine harness

[@jackhouston357]

Damn, you need your wife on the channel more!

[@Dirtyharry70585]

She's just happy its not her car!

[@Nudnik1]

Watch Wrenching with Rachael Steiner tractor tv. Young woman is a mechanic trained by her Grandpa on farm tractors.. Amazing .I show my daughter an inspiration. Excellent troubleshooting.. Love your videos.

[@ricks3344]

Had a similar problem with my 2008 Corolla. Had a evap code that cleared itself 2 weeks before. Couldn't trust the car. Thought I was going to have to get rid of it. Car finally started to missfire and than died. Had it towed to Toyota that had worked on twice before and there was no communiction with the scan tool. Replaced the computer (had 78,000 miles so still under warranty). Didn't have a clue and was going to replace the throttle body. Worked on it for 2 days and than mechanic read my 3 page report on the history and unplugged the charcoal cannister and away she goes. Connection was corroded shorting out the computer. Initially they told me bad gas or bad battery ground. Didn't seem like they knew how to trouble shoot. Repair cost $900.00 but Toyota covered $450. Service adviser was very arrogant and wouldn't listen to me when I tried to tell him the history.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Wow that's rare for a Toyota! Scotty Kilmer would not believe your story haha

[@scjeepHO]

She is gonna steal your job haha

[@davidhollfelder9940]

When a woman’s intuition speaks ... nuff said.

[@jamesbergfeld5923]

Happy wife happy life happy husband suspicious wife.

[@Eric_the_Hiking]

The love fluid needs to be changed.

[@rickilee961]

What did wifey say you were in limp mode...LMBO..

[@jdtractorman7445]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Give me a mechanical throttle cable any day over throttle by wire. Less parts to go wrong.

[@robbocop33r12]

It always makes me laugh when my mrs is hanging around when im working on my car, if its a particularly difficult problem she'll stand there and just blurt out a lot of nonsense as to what the problem might be,95% of which is just silly, but there's always some small thing she'll witter on about will trigger something in my head and put me on the right track! It's weird, she knows absolutely nothing about cars!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

haha I have those moments too!

[@Michael-fw5ef]

Imagine a world without men - no cars, no HVAC, no buildings, no modern medicine, no planes, no internet? Nothing at all. Next time you hear women celebrate being women, remember who really makes the world turn. Just saying. It made me think of all this when your wife was laughing about what is wrong with the car.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Interesting comment...makes you think!

[@youtubebitchcenter1463]

Men are pretty special 🤔

[@anthonyrebock5351]

Pine Hollow School of Diagnostics... Teaching courses for the mechanically challenged. Demystifying stupid car gremlins, exercising the demons from the machine.

[@TheMechanicj]

It’s the gas pedal or cat I almost guarantee it

[@TheMechanicj]

Been round and round with my moms hate to say it but those years are junk I scared I bought my wife a new 2015 forester back in 2015 see how that goes

[@TheMechanicj]

Gotta love that cruise control light that comes on too lol even though nothing is wrong with the cruise

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

How could a cat cause a P2138??

[@TheMechanicj]

Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics i have had dozens of those years of outbacks with bad cats that cause the flashing cruise and go into limp mode however they throw p0420 code with your code it’s gonna be the gas pedal assembly and yes it was intermittent and always happened at worse time pull over wait 10 min drive fine for another week

[@TheMechanicj]

I buy mine new off eBay from a Subaru dealer since I can’t really find them in the aftermarket

[@richardcranium5839]

u h huh now we know she's been feeding you this stuff off camera all these years..............

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

LOL!

[@chekelley6861]

Cue the internet perverts almost immediately

[@fivefortyeye540ia4]

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