Got a thrown piston rod took it to advanced autos a got a code of p0014
If you really have a thrown rod you could not get out of your driveway let alone to Advanced Auto.
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The code means
Apparently this is fairly common on vehicles with variable valve timing. A good independent mechanic should be able to fix it.
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And, if the cashier at Advance Auto (obviously, they are NOT “Advanced”) told you that this code indicated a thrown rod, that should be a strong indication that their diagnostic skills are lacking.
As Volvo-V70 implied, if your engine had a thrown rod, it would have essentially been destroyed, and the vehicle would have been inoperable.
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But you had a thrown rod… so HOW did you take it to Advance? And why bother to have the codes read?
This means the engine is now a door-stop and must be replaced
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Bit of the story missing huh…
If your car has a thrown rod then P0014 is inconsequential.
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Sort of the automotive equivalent of…
Other than that incident, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
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Like on “Jeopardy”, we prefer opening posts to be in the form of a question.
That or a joke. 
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Perhaps this entire thread is a joke.
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I threw a rod right out through the oil pan in Niagara Falls and drove it home to Buffalo, somewhere between 15-20 miles. Then a couple of weeks later, started it up and drove to the junkyard.
When I see people declare an engine won’t make it a mile without any oil, I beg to differ. Maybe those cast iron early hemi’s were just extra tough.
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