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| 2000 Audi A6 2.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUEH244B1 I am diagnosing this car for an other shop Car had misfires – replacing wires with new Audi ones fixed skips . but did not cure codes P 0431 cat effencey + P 1113 resistance in 02 sensor circuit ( 1 was bank 1 + other was bank 2 ) --sorry I don’t have vag c... Trouble codes: P, 0431 (cat effency), P, 1113 (o2 system resistance) |
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Charging VIN: 1G4HR54K8I we are asking for help with this vehicle,new customer referred by long time customer.customer states vehicle battery will be dead after 2-3 days.some time will be ok for several weeks.customer hase had vehicle in local dealer many times for this problem,dealer... |
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| 1996 Cadillac DeVille Concours 4.6L Info needed VIN: 1G6KF5298T This may be an odd request, but I need some measurements off the crankshaft from a Northstar engine. What I need is dinmensions on the crank sensor trigger wheel. I need the outside diameter of the trigger wheel, and I need to know how wide the notches are on ... |
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| 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Cuts out VIN: 1G1JC11G7L Friend had droped fuel tank because sending unit was leaking he had micky moused it with cuting sending unit and adding rubber hose he told me this problem existed before dropping the tank.So now I get involed.He discribed the sytom like this.Cruise down the r... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L temperature/heater VIN: XX1WXXXMXS two months ago the car came to me for an overheating concern. I found the thermostat in need of replacement. I did the job filled the system, pressurized the system, bled the system with no problems and verified my repair. The car comes back this weekend with ... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L windows, keyless entry, all gauges, no data from s The problems on this Vette seemed to have started when the car owner replaced his own battery, and then couldn't start the car. If you disconnect and re-connect the battery the car will crank and start. Seems to only run in valet mode, although I really have n... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L a/c VIN: 3GNEC13T32 Someone out there has seen this & knows the answer. I'm looking foreward to getting some help with this. here it is in the nut shell. Start the truck, a/c works just fine...roll up to a stop & sit and idle for a few minutes and the a/c stops cooling, but conti... |
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| 1993 Chrysler Intrepid 3.3L MIL Lamp on Car was towed in "No Start", checked with scanner, code for batt voltage too high, 2 codes for ign coil driver #2 and #1 CKT. Replaced coil pack and PCM to get vehicle to run, but lights would flicker at idle and brighten when accelerate. after doing some digg... Trouble codes: 43 (ignition coil driver 1 CKT) |
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| 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L Vibration VIN: 1B7HF16Z5S This vehicle vibrates severely with the torque converter appplied. vibrates moderately all other times. We have replaced plugs and wires. scan data indicates long term fuel trims at +10% and short term at -2%. All scan data seems normal and this is the origina... |
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| 2002 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1B7HG36X02 This vehicle was brought to us after touring the other shops in town. The stalling is a problem only experienced by the customer even though she had left it overnight with us. Unfortunately we had no problems with it to start, idle in gear and drive immediatel... |
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| 1993 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L base idle VIN: 1FACP36X5P Base idle is ok until you use the defroster or the ac. The motor after a few cycles starts to race to higher rpms and condition won't stop, until you restart it with the ac+defrost off. With the ac+defrost off it goes back to ok condition. I proceeded to check... |
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| 1994 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer 5.8L transfer case VIN: 1FMEU15H4R This one came in with the 4x light on at all times, and won't shift into 4 wheel. Has 2 10 amp. fuses and one 20 amp. circuit breaker. All three are good. Has no power to shifting motor. Put in new switch, and used computer. Light is still on and no shifting. ... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 4.2L oil system VIN: 1FTDF1724V This truck came to me 7000 miles ago with coolant in the oil and a spun rod bearing. The engine was completely disassembled,line honed,bored, new cam bearings,new balance shaft bearings,crankshaft was repaired by a very good machine shop. The engine was built ... |
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| 1994 Geo Tracker 1.6L thermistor VIN: 2CNBE18U5R Car came in with ac running all the time. Somebody had run a hotwire to the compressor clutch.removed hotwire and traced to ac module so I replaced it. No change so I took the wiring diagram from Mitchells and did a pin out. Everything seems to work except no ... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord LX 2.3L ignition VIN: 1HGCG564XW Hello honda techs I've been trying to acess hondas anti theft system but can't find any info on it. this is a personal request my wife lost her keys to her car and i have more keys that will open doors andsuch and will turn it over but will not allow ignition... |
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| 1998 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 4S2CM58W8W There was a couple problems. 1- code 300- random misfire_ the fuel system cleaning seemed to take care of that. 2- the truck has an extended cranking problem after it sits for about 10 min. Then truck will start and have an eratic idle then die. then again sta... Trouble codes: 300 (Random misfire) |
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| 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L oil VIN: JA4LS21P0V The costumer's complaint is that when he is driving for about 15 minutes and at about 55 mph he starts seeing smoke coming out from under the vehicle.I took the tranny apart and it had burnt cluthes,the oil was real dark and smelly. I insalled a tranny oil coo... |
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| 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera LS 2.5L Stall VIN: 2G3AJ19RXG Hello everyone. I am having trouble with my father's 86 Ciera, 2.5 4Tec. The engine exhibits a few fuuny conditions. Every morning, you have to give it gas to start it. Otherwise, it will start and immediately stall. The engine shakes a bit and needs the gas t... |
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| 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L No Start VIN: 1G2NE14D8P Hello everyone got this grandam, no start, has good fuel pressure, all sparkplugs are fireing but i have no injector pulse and have no voltage at injectors. Snapon scanner shows crank referense pulse, but no rpm wile cranking. I have enstalled new crank sensor... |
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| 2000 Toyota DUET 989CC Mechanical VIN: TA-M100A-G Looking for help ,I have code 73 on a toyota Duet VVTi, (ECU Daihatsu) . I need the meaning code 73 for Daihatsu sirion or toyota duet or other Daihatsu . Thanks in advance |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1978 BMW 733i 3.2L performance Thanks to all who replied and all did provide valid information regarding this post,the way timing is set on this car is the vacuum advance and or retard at the distributor must be disconnected, the engine speed must be at 2700 rpm and the pin on the flywheel ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDM19W7W After many test and circit testing to assure no voltage drops.The problem was in a new g.m. pcm. causing stall and fuel pump to be erratic...The original stall issue was the crank sensor, aftermarket module caused p0351 code.Put back the original i/c module. G... |
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| 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 5.2L Electric Windows VIN: 1C3BF66P5J The yellow wire in the center of the passenger switch turned out to be the supply from the window lock switch on the drivers door which I had already unplugged. That was why it didnt have any power. I discovered this after looking at the wiring diagram that wa... |
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| 2000 Chrysler LHS 3.5L Radio VIN: 2C3HC56G5V Thank you all for the information you have supplied. Most suggestions asked about tinting on the windows as a known cause. This is not the case on this vehicle. Is is a factory glass & origional equipment stereo. Also had a suggestion to test alternator. We ha... |
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| 1999 Dodge Durango 5.2L oil preasure just want to say thanks to all the replies i received, the problem turned out to be the oil pump did not seat properly to the bearing cap.after pulling engine out and put drill on pump shaft with pan off oil came gushing out the from between pump and cap seat.... |
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| 1987 Ford Escort GL 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 95HWI38025 well after replacing vehicle computer,used,no difference.the engine would still stall after 10 to 15 seconds of running.i found out that adding fuel after it tried dieing would keep it running.i then checked injector resistance and it was ok,but i still think ... |
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| 2000 Ford Mustang 3.8L convertor VIN: 1FAFP4040Y This did turn out to be a mechanical issue. i learned a great deal checking this car out. I sent it to our transmission shop for a torque convertor and valve body repair. They sent me the pistons from the valve body and clearly the fact that they are aluminium... |
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| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L heater hose VIN: SAJFY174LC thanks to everyone that replied, I pasted all info. to customer, he does his own repair's often and he did find egr pipe cracked. he changed pipe and heater hose, used heat deflaxer rap and was satisfied with fix, he then sold jag. and bought a new explorer, o... |
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| 1985 Lincoln Mark VII 5.0L instrument cluster VIN: 1MRBP98F9F Received three replies and all were on checking grounds and connections and pinched wires. We had already done that. The cluster was amp starved. We repaired the charging system including the bad battery and all is well. |
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| 1987 Subaru DL 1.8L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JF2AN52B1H 1 reply mentioned checking for vacuum leaks. I have found none. 1 reply mentioned checking the mixture control solenoid. As far as I can determine,it does not have one. The 3rd reply probably came closest;it said to replace the carb with a good rebuilt unit. I... |
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| 2004 Toyota Camry SE 3.3L Suspension VIN: 4T1BF32K04 Apparently Toyota realizes they have this noise issue. They sent two engineers to look at this car, acknowledged the noise, but proposed no solutions. They changed the strut, strut mount, removed the swaybar temporarily, and replaced some bushings to no avail.... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L No Start VIN: 3VWSP29M65 Ok Here goes. After much investigating we have arrived at a fix for this vehicle.. 1 Found that the fuel sender had been damaged and that on the scan tool (baum 2001)the fuel level was reading 0 litres. When a new fuel sender was fitted a empty indication from... |
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| 1999 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4CW52K7W Hi! I'm very sorry for delay in posting. Just yesterday had the car back w/ his part to replace( CAM sensor), this is not a problem, car starts the same way. Customer will go to dealer again, any further information, i'll let you know. Thanks, eduard. Trouble codes: P0335. |
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