# 2014 Kia Soul - Thrown rod **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** kia\ **Created:** [July 29, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029 "2020-07-29T15:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ajillmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Ajillmatic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ajillmatic)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/1 "2020-07-29T15:27:45Z")
Got a thrown piston rod took it to advanced autos a got a code of p0014 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/2 "2020-07-29T17:37:26Z")
If you really have a thrown rod you could not get out of your driveway let alone to Advanced Auto. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/3 "2020-07-29T17:38:14Z")
The code means > [@](#): > > “B” Camshaft Position – Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance Apparently this is fairly common on vehicles with variable valve timing. A good independent mechanic should be able to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/4 "2020-07-29T20:14:44Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > Apparently this is fairly common on vehicles with variable valve timing. A good independent mechanic should be able to fix it. +1 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. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/5 "2020-07-29T20:32:04Z")
> [@Ajillmatic](#): > > took it to advanced autos a got a code of p0014 But you had a thrown rod… so HOW did you take it to Advance? And why bother to have the codes read? > [@Ajillmatic](#): > > Got a thrown piston rod This means the engine is now a door-stop and must be replaced ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/6 "2020-07-29T20:59:12Z")
Bit of the story missing huh… If your car has a thrown rod then P0014 is inconsequential. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/7 "2020-07-29T21:00:20Z")
> [@ok4450](#): > > If your car has a thrown rod then P0014 is inconsequential Sort of the automotive equivalent of… _Other than that incident, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?_ ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/8 "2020-07-29T22:08:51Z")
Like on “Jeopardy”, we prefer opening posts to be in the form of a question. That or a joke. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/9 "2020-07-29T22:13:56Z")
> [@circuitsmith](#): > > That or a joke. Perhaps this entire thread is a joke. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-kia-soul-thrown-rod/168029/10 "2020-07-30T03:13:07Z")
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.