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| 2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUEH64BXY Hi Group, Well I may have bitten off more than I can swallow on this one. 2000 A6 in for major oil leaks from cam adjuster gaskets and seal carriers.Did timing belt,tensioner and idler rollers, and waterpump as well.(Belt was oil soaked).I DID NOT USE THE AU... Trouble codes: P1519 (intake camshaft control malfunction) |
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| 2001 Audi A4 1.8L alarm/teft system VIN: WAUDC68D41 Hi Audi techs! This A4 will not indicate alarm system arming by blinking red diodes, hazard lights and sounding alarm horn. At disarming, using remote transmitters, hazard light will be activated. Both components red diodes and alarm horn is working when comma... |
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| 1993 BMW 325i 2.5L sunrrof VIN: WBACB3311N When this bimmer came in the sunroof partially opened and then jammed. While operating it to see what the cause was, one side stayed up while the other was properly closed. We disassembled the sunroof, replace the cables and a slider that was broken. We then r... |
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| 1997 BMW 528i 2.8L oil VIN: WBADD632XV Looking for some input from you bmw techs, car came in with folowing complaint, "car lost power on highway and started smoking badly". we got the car in and it smokes very heavily, blue smoke smells like buring oil, pulled plugs 5 of 6 plugs show signs of oil ... |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L General Module VIN: WBADD5323W BMW Techs I could relly use some input on this one. Im not a bmw tech and with little available info I find them very challenging.In 1999 this vehicle came in with a dead battery and it was a simple fix.Last month we warrantied the battery. the car came to me ... |
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| 1988 Buick Reatta 3.8L abs light VIN: 1G4EC11C8J no codes stored, braking seems normal. abs light comes on momentarly when brakes are applied normally then goes out. |
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| 1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G4HP52L2S Hi guys looking for a little help on this one. Customer com plaint of intermittent check engine light and stall. Pulled codes and found 1629 and 1361.She had car at another shop and they replaced module and ignition switch. I followed trouble tree in book and ... Trouble codes: 1629 (passkey fuel enable circut), 1361 (ic control circut not togglling) |
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| 1996 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G4CU5219T help gm gods. the problem did exsist before the line replacement. the vehicle will not act up all the time. it will stall on decel when turning. no codes are present and all scan data apears to be normal. we have looked for tsb's in shop key and have seen noth... |
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| 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L windshield washers VIN: IG6KY5296V Being in a small town north of Toronto I don't have a lot of access to Cadi info. Local chev dealer has no Cadi manuals. I felt the pulse cover was the problem since the wipers come on when wash button is pushed. Installed new cover and still no wash. Only the... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 3.1L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3G1JF11T1P hi tech`s hope some one has had this problem this cavalier 3.1 wants to rev hi most the time- 2000rpm plus. no codes are set when it is reving in shop . the only reading that change from good idle to hi idle is LT trim goes from 100 to 120 . s/t stays the sa... Trouble codes: 22 (tps low volt) |
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| 1994 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L no power Thank you all in advance this one is keeping me awake. rebuilt short block from a core installed and checked out engine runs good some idle problems but overall ok test drive was less than a happy trip poor power I know what this motor will do this one don't. ... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 6.5L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GTEK19S7R shipped car and a week later customer stalled but this time just shut off befor would slowly loose power then stall now just like key turned off. check for power pump and fuel pressure fine, I had turck stall twice in 2 weeks. will shut off and when restarts l... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, WOT NO POWER VIN: 1GCGC29K2S I have been working on this vehicle for 2 days and it is killing me. I have no codes and all sensors are reading and operating perfectly. It starts up and idles fine and even revs up in neutral ok. In drive, wot, it loses all power and doesn't upshift. Upon re... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet S10 2.2L engine VIN: 1GCCS1447T Anything special to look for as we disassemble? Cracked head or block? Thanks Pete. |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi 1.3L Spark plug / wire VIN: 2C1MR5222W Hello everyone!! Here I go again! got another puzzle to solve. Customer originaly said spark plug was comming out and asked us to replace threads. When I opened the hood #1 plug wire was 1/2 out of tube. Pulled it in and checked plug. Plug was only in part wa... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L axle seals VIN: 2GCEK19T51 Hello again my friends. Just plodding for some information since I could not find any bulletin on All Data or any information in the iatn archives. We have this 4x4 1500 that has the front axle seals leaking on the front differential. We have replaced the left... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L water in fuel VIN: 1GTHK29102 The "water in fuel" lamp comes on intermitently. There is no water in the fuel and the sensor has been replaced Anyone else been having the same problem? |
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| 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.3L trans VIN: 1B4GP54R4T grand caravan wont shift out of 2nd, no codes present |
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| 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7HF13Z7V truck came in with cel on . trouble code p0300. looked at missfire counters high on cyls. 3&5. our fuel pump volume test consists of directing fuel into container and running pump for 1 min. after about 15sec of steady strong fuel flow , fuel becomes aerated, ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDE14N0K When this van has been sitting for an extended period of time it will not start. By spraying a small amount of starting fluid in the air cleaner it will finally start, then run fine untill it sits again. Fuel pressure and volume are at spec. It has been in sev... |
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| 1992 Ford Escort LX 1.9L mounts? VIN: 3FAPP15J8N The complaint on this Escort is a vibration at idle with the car in gear. The whole car shakes whenever the car is idling in gear when sitting at a stop, as if the engine was grossly out of balance. I've noticed even with the car in park, when a slight load is... |
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| 1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Mechanical VIN: 2FMDA5141S Hi Everyone, Just over 1 year ago I replaced both head gaskets on this van. I was very meticulous, I used quality parts, new bolts and resurfaced the heads. Today it is back with lots of steam and coolant coming out the exhaust. The customer says it was runnin... |
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| 1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L radio VIN: 1FMDU34X7S We have this explorer in our shop with no radio - display will not even light up. Checked powers and grounds to radio, and rear controller (this vehicle has the JBL sound system with cassette in main front stereo, cd player in center console, rear seat radio c... |
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| 1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FMEB74456 this 95 contour was towed to us after the customers neighbor put a power steering hose on it,customer says before the neighbor put a high side power steering hose on the car it ran fine,now it has no power,our initial test drive was at a top speed of 20 miles ... |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTJW36FXT Vehicle came to us as a no start 5 weeks ago.Customer states truck was running fine,shut it off,went to restart 30 min later and had a no start.Vehilce cranks fine. All data paramaters look ok for KOEO status.Appears that we are not triggering the injectors el... Trouble codes: 1212 (ICP not as expected) |
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| 1996 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR11UOT Replaced this control valve a couple of months a ago, truck is back in with same code, checked valve and intake passage. Thanks Trouble codes: 0401 (EGR insufficient flow) |
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| 1998 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP52S7W This car will intermittently turn on the ses light. I used a lab scope on the TPS sensor, it ramped up and down normally. A visual inspection of the wiring turned up nothing and the terminals are clean and tight. This car runs great down the road and the custo... Trouble codes: P1120 (TPS is within self test range but below the closed throttle position range of .17-.49 volts3.43-9.80) |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L hubs VIN: 1FTSF31F2X customer says 4wd quits working. THIS HAS ESOF. TEST WITH HUBS IN MANUAL MODE AND T-CASE EIRKS FINE. test gem module and had codes po1812 and po1867. pinpoint test and replace vac. control as ohm reading was too high when hot. retest and still looses signal fr... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L intake manifold VIN: 2FMZA5142Y This vehicle when first listening to it sounded as if it had a rap. Upon listening really close it sounds as though it has a rap in the intake manifold. When listening with a stethoscope it almost sounds as though there is exhaust running through the intake an... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus Sony Limited Edition 2.0L All Gages VIN: 1FAHP3434Y Whenever you start this vehicle the all three gages cycle from their rest position to full sweep and then back to rest position. After this cycle the gages indicate thier normal levels (i.e. fuel level, temp. level). The car has a fuel, temp and speedo gage. I... |
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| 1991 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L rear brakes VIN: 1GTDT19Z2M replaced front loaded calipers, and rear cylinders. had rear braskes before, but now no pressure to rears. have pressure to dump valve, but not after. have replaced dump valve and ecu for rwal, to no avail. no codes, but main ecm will not communicate with scan... |
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| 1993 GMC Jimmy SLE 4.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GDCT18Z6P Hello to all, hear's the problem engine runs OK up to 3/4 throttle but when you put it to the floor engine starts to cut in and out,at times so hard it will jerk you in and out of your seat,no codes,scan data looks ok,back off gas and it runs good and has lots... |
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| 1997 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L master cyl., calipers VIN: 1GKDM19W7V One of our regular customers came in with a bill from another shop for replacement of master cylinder and both front calipers. He also showed us the fluid reservior seal which was greatly swelled, obviously the brake fluid was contaminated. He was blaming us f... |
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| 1997 GMC C1500 Sierra SL 4.3L fuel pump VIN: 1GCEK19W5V Hi guys/girls i'm looking for some help. this headace of a truck came in and i'm pulling my hair out over it lol. the truck had a no start and was brought to a different garrage and thay replaced the pump. but guess what the problem is still there. i got the t... |
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| 1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L torque convertor VIN: SAJHX1748R Problem is very intermettent only stalls when engine is cold.it feels like converter is holding car tries to move at idle speed when shifted from P to R or R to D any help will be appreciated my EMAIL addr. is [...] |
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| 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L overdrive VIN: 1J4GZ5858R Hello, This jeep comes in and out of overdrive intermittenly. When it happens the light comes on at the overdrive button. Then after a few minutes it goes back into overdrive and light at button goes out. The customer seems to think it happens more in the hot... |
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| 1994 Lexus ES300 3.0L instrument cluster VIN: JT8GK13T8R vehicle came in with left side of instrument cluster characters not illuminated. removed cluster, instrument cluster computer board damaged (smoked). replaced instrumnet cluster computer, now have all characters lit with headlights on but left side characters ... |
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| 1991 Mazda RX-7 1.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JM1FC3314M Hi: We have 91 Mazda RX7 that surges at idle. We checked and did every thing we could think about and we ran out things to check. We need help on this car. Anyone out there had this kind of problem please let me know. This car's only problem is at idle, it sur... |
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| 2003 Mazda 6 i 2.3L No communication VIN: 1YVFP80C93 Vehicle went in for annual IM test and machine could not communicate with computer. Took to local dealer and they reprogramed PCM and said that all was well but still no cummunication with PCM. Customer would rather not take back to dealer even though it is un... |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WDBCB25D3G Hello group, I could use some help on this unit. This vehicle (300sdl 6 cylinder, not 5 cylinder as indicated above) has a idle problem and I have not been able to "lay my hand onto the problem. Vehicle came in this afternoon from another shop with the compl... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L Blower VIN: WDBDA28D7M Hello All, I am hoping someone could tell me the strategy the pushbutton control uses to control the blower relays to be on or off. If you do not start the engine, the blower will run continuously at any speed or with any button pushed. If you start the engine... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220 2.2L cruise control VIN: WDBHA22E1T Hi Techs, This car came to my shop for an inoperative cruise control, it is equipped with the basic cruise model without ETS. The first thing I did was to check for any physical damage but didn't find anything wrong. Secondly I got to the module and check for... |
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| 1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L MIL Lamp on Car runs great. light comes on (forgot to write down code) Catalst efficiency is low. Need some help on this issue. I was thinking of replacing downstream o2s??? Need some help on this one. Thanks, Ron |
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| 1992 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JN1EJ01F6N *this vehicle cut out very intermittently *after vehicle cut out we can start rightaway *perform voltage drop at comp.wiring at inteke manifold below 0.2 volt ???what i'm missing |
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| 1993 Nissan Maxima GXE 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1HJ01F6P Vehicle came into the shop with the check engine light on, barely able to accelerate, cooling fans both running on high speed, and in limp in mode. Scanned ecm for codes syste pass code 55 came back. Manually pulled codes at ecm in mode 3 system pass code 55 c... Trouble codes: 55 (system pass) |
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| 1995 Oldsmobile 88 Royale LS 3.8L vats (vehicle auto theft system) VIN: 1G3HY52K3S vehicle starts and dies immedietly and after so manny cranks 6-8 it will start, |
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| 1995 Saturn SL1 1.9L Cooling Fan VIN: 1G8ZG528XS The electric cooling fan will not cycle until the A/C is requested and will not cease until the ignition key is turned off. Scanning the coolant temp showed a 216 degree F. reading and an almost full scale deflection of the temp. gauge to hot. Mitchell present... |
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| 1995 Toyota Previa LE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, fast idle VIN: JT3AC24SXS The problem with this van is a 1200-1500rpm idle when the engine is warm, but only when it's -20 deg.C or colder outside. There are no trouble codes and it has a new TP sensor which I have double checked for proper adjustment. The temp sensor checks ok but i'v... |
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| 1996 Toyota Tercel DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2AC52L0T Customer brought car in with a very tired motor. After engine swap we cannot keep cam sensor from triggering mil. We have doubleck'd connectors [color coded] and grounds. We have ck'd sensor continuity to ecu, double ck'd cam timing etc. The cam trigger pin wa... Trouble codes: 0340 (cam sensor) |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 2.4L coolant VIN: YVILS5678W Hi Guys, Well this volvo is a strange one, It will loose about a pint to a quart of coolant in a month at about 300 to 400 miles useage. Has been doing this for 6 months. I tightened all the hoses I could find ,some showed signs of seepage. The turbo has a sta... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1990 BMW 735iL 3.5L No Flow VIN: WBAGC4316L This one is figured out. When I thought this one was not getting combustion gases in the cooling system becasue it was only pushing coolant out of the bleeder, I was wrong. I found that the combustion gases were displacing the coolant and causing the problem. ... |
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| 2001 BMW 325i 2.5L Alignment VIN: 3AVAM38261 The specifications are as follows: regular suspension: caster 5.3+/-.05 camber -.33+/-.13 (cross tol. is .0-.5) toe .12 +/- .07 sai 20.0/18.4 +/-.5 Rear- Camber -1.5 +/- .25 toe- .13 +/- .05 trust= .1 Sport suspension: caster-5.6 +/-.5 camber -.72 +/-.33... |
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| 1997 Cadillac Catera 3.0L oil leaks VIN: W06VR52R2V Thanks for all the replies on this one. Most of you said to stay away from this one, though one fellow seemed entertained by my concerns. I shared your opinions with my customer and he opted to get rid of the lemon. thanks again. |
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| 1986 Chevrolet Sprint 1.0L Engine VIN: 1GCMR6859G Thanks for all of the replies...I have triple checked everything about this vehicle. Customer does not want to go any further. Again, Thanks!! |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19K8S Well it's been weeks now & I have not heard from 'Larry' so it must be starting OK. Funny how you never hear anything when you do something right. I replaced the module with an AC Delco module. I have been useing NAPA parts for years & never had a problem like... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet p-30 school 5.7L Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GBKP32R2T Thanks to all that send messages. The repairwas cats were restricted and cracks in exhaust manifolds. Has cats installed at muffler shop and new manifolds , runs like it should. Contamination evidently got into converters and stopped there causing enoughto dri... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.7L Steering VIN: 1GBFG15R0V The customer seen the replies, and opted to take it to dealer. Dealer said there would be very little movement of steering wheel sitting stopped in gear. This was very normal. While customer was there, dealer tried to sell him idler arms. Customer returned to ... |
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| 2000 Chrysler 300M 3.5L No Start VIN: 2C38E66G61 Thanks for the 8 replies, what makes a difference is the effort you techs put in to your replies. Not all replies are the fix but the input gives you direction and if not helpfull on this particular car it may be the answer to another. Hats off to Samual Hall ... |
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| 1950 Dodge 4 door 216CID fluid drive With the help and advice of the replies I have determined that wear in the fluid coupling is a possible cause for the knocking noise. The owner is trying to locate a used fluid drive to replace the unit in the car. Daaco converters did respond that they could ... |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Special 5.0L master cyl VIN: 2FTDF1722S I was amazed by how quickly everyone responded Thanks to GRANBY,John,[...],Wrenchman,Phillip,Gerard and George. I called the local dealer [small town] and the parts man couldn't find it until i told him it was for the cruise control. After he called another... |
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| 1996 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Timing Chain VIN: 1FALP53S6T Well a funny thing happened. The customer was waiting to hear from us on what info that we may get from iATN. The 4 replies that we got, all 4 said that the chain could be replaced in the vehicle, but one dealer tech Nick, said that it was much easier to drop ... |
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| 2002 GMC Yukon XL K1500 6.0L shifting Thanks for all of the replies, The vehicle was retruned to the dealer for a good will adjustment. Having the replies that all stated that it was a common problem and some coaxing the manager gave in for a $100.00 deductable repair. He stated that he had never ... |
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| 1988 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start VIN: 1HGED3546J looks like i'm the only one here who didn't know the answer - everyone said to check/replace the main relay, and that's what it was. for some reason, i had assumed that a bad main relay would prohibit spark delivery, as the ECM wouldn't get power if the realy ... Trouble codes: 16 (fuel system). |
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| 1997 Hyundai Accent GS 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHVD34N2V Thanks to all who replied. The web sight will be very helpful in the future. Rick hit this one on the head. After cleaning every ground on the car, the O2s got happy. The customer has had the car for 2 weeks and has repoted no problems. Thanks again Brad. Trouble codes: P0133 (O2 Sensor Or Sensors Not Switching). |
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| 1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L right front turn signal lamp VIN: SALPV1245T Finally one of two owners of Range Rover decided to fix the problem. I did order new unit from Atlantic British.In order to replace the Body Control Unit ( BeCM), remove and put aside Passenger seat. There are many connectors, be sure to mark ground and supply... |
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| 1990 Mazda MX-6 GT 2.2L No Start VIN: 1YVGD31D0L After some excellent replies from everyone, I have found the problem. The customer came clean first. He said that 2 months ago one morning the car would not start. Since then to now he has replaced everything with a used unknown orgin part. I had a problem wit... Trouble codes: 01 (Distributor Signal). |
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| 1983 Mercedes-Benz 380SEC 3.8L Mechanical VIN: WDBCA43AAC sorry for the late fix, but this one is a back burner car. i guess after siiting for three months the fuel pump decided not to pump to capacity. replaced the fuel pump all is well. thank you very much for all the replies. steve |
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| 2000 Mercury Villager Sport 3.3L reverse VIN: 4M2XV12T7Y Stating that this problem was fixed is somewhat false because the transmission was replaced with a used unit. I will post any findings when we have a chance to tear old unit down if and when we get around to it. Thanks to those who responded. It seems as thoug... |
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| 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 1.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA3AY26CX1 Thanks to everyone (all 6 of you) that responded to my help request. I do hope that my findings help others if they ever encounter a similar situation. Now, onto THE FIX: After replacing the PCM, I immediatly measured the resistance values of both transist... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random/Multiple Misfire), P0134 (O2 Sensor Inactive B1S1). |
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| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL 3.3L hard start 1time a.m VIN: 2G3AM54N9L The fix for the running problem on this car was fairly simple if I'd just looked at the overall picture and had all the facts ( 90 vehicle with 44k original miles ) customer just purchased recently from an elderly person, had the original tank of fuel from who... |
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| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L erradic abs pump operation VIN: 1G2HY521ON A huge thankyou to all who replied. Even though w.s.s's scoped fine on the lift, during a test drive with full vehicle weight applied, R.F. w.s.s. signal would drop out and trigger an abs stop. New RF wss fixed the problem and has been 2 days and vehicle is op... |
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| 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L brake pedal VIN: 1G2WP52K2X Hello group. Well, the hydraulic unit fixed this problem. We pinched off all 4 rubber lines to each wheel and the pedal still dropped. We blocked off the master cylinder and the pedal did not drop. We put another hydraulic unit on and the pedal does not drop a... |
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| 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 3.6L oil leak VIN: WPOCBB2964 Thanks for your insight on the possable causes of the oil leak, in the end it was the middle cylinder jug was leaking betwen the block and the jug. so I ended up removing the engine and replacing the seals Thanks again Dan Luna C/O LVCMW |
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| 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L AWD wheel hop VIN: 4SBG06859W Most replies said to take a good look at the viscous coupler in the back of the transmission. Interestingly enough, in the manual transaxles the viscous coupler has it's own sealed lubricant and the addition of a slippery agent such as Trans-X does not affect ... |
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| 1985 Toyota Camry DLX 2.0L Unknown VIN: JT2SV12E5F Customer needed the car back and said he would bring it back for more investigating of the problem at a later date.I'm still waiting on that. So if and when I get it back,and discover solution,I will notify.Thanks for the input. |
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| 1994 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4T1SK12W4R Thank you to all for your insightful replies. The very sporadic nature of this stall at idle made the process time consuming. We only experienced the problem once in almost a week. A few techs mentioned IAC sticking, we cleaned and checked it, could not see an... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L Speedometer VIN: 3VWCC21C5X Robert hit it right on the head! Thanks for the excellent information. Here is the procedure to inspect and replace the gear. First we removed the differential cover in car and were able to visually inspect the speedometer drive gear on the pas side of the... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWPD63B82 Thanks to everyone for suggestions.The noise that I was hearing was air leaking out of a torn boot on the air injection pipe where it joins to the valve on back of cylinder head.When I got through with this repair I was listening to engine and heard a noise th... Trouble codes: P411/. |
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| 1984 Volvo 244 DL 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: YV1AX8841E First I'd like to thank all the members that helped with this help request. The customer declined replacement of the MAP. He said he was going to get a 'Bone Yard' part and fix it himself. Too bad, but thanks to this network we had the part lined up and the co... |
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