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| 1990 BMW 525i 2.5L subframe mounts VIN: WBAHC620X0 I'm looking for a little direction in removing the Rear subframe mounts. The tool is not available to me at the momoent and buying it is not an option unfortunatly. Anyhelp in removing these things can really help me out. Thanks. |
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| 1989 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: ASRT345678 hello techs...this 89 s10 4.3 is my own personal daily driver...i disconnected the knock sensor because just bliping the throttle in neutral would retard timing right away...and also with modern gas being alot better i bumped up the ignition timing a whole lot... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, high idle VIN: 2G1WX12X3T This (salvaged) monte carlo came in with driver complaint of "pushing thru stop signs". Found a high idle problem. Changed leaking fuel pressure regulator, cleared codes (map problem-I think it was unhooked once) and started it up. Still high idle around 2000r... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Surge VIN: 1GNDX03F5W Note,I tried scan tool test and tester would'nt give any codes,checked for power at dcl connector and none found.Checked fuse box replaced burnt out fuse.Retested and got code 1870.I do not have this code listed in my code book whick I got with tester.I cleare... Trouble codes: 1870 (powertrain code) |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L tcc VIN: 1GCEK19T3Y after the truck warms up and the tcc engages ;the tcc seems to slip in and out and doesnt stay fully engaged.no codes are set.i know the 98 and 99 had problems with the tcc bore in the valve body wear.just wandering if anyone was having the same problem with t... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L cooling fans VIN: 2G1WF52E31 HI FELLOW TECHS GOT A STRANGE ONE HERE. HOPE SOMEONE HAS RUN INTO THIS BEFORE. cUSTOMER STATED THAT YESTERDAY MORNING HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THEIR GARAGE, WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND HEARD THE COOLING FAN ON IN THEIR CAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN ... |
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| 1990 Chrysler LeBaron 3.0L No Start VIN: 1C3XA563XL Hi Group This car will crank and not start when cold or sitting for a while.Scan tool parameters Map , Cts, tps , fuel pressure are all within specs .The only strange reading is that the pulse width of the injectors is 23 m.s. If you hold the throttle wide op... |
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| 1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L both windows VIN: 1FTEX14N3L Quite frequently when the windows are rolled all the way up they will jam and refuse to come down. If you remove the motors to release tension on the regulator it will work normally. Without the motor the windows move up and down freely. There seems to be no b... |
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| 1993 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire Vehicle runs great cold and warm. If you let vehicle idle for one hour or drive it about 20 miles it feels like it has a dead miss on more than one cylinder and has no power. It can't be driven faster than 15 mph. Almost feels like a clogged cat. Cat and o2 se... |
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| 1993 Ford Escort LX 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAPP15JXP hi folks,here we go again,this past week i`ve had nothing but other shops problems and i`m ready to do some money making jobs,so if one of you great techs have any ideas i`m all ears!!the car came in a no start (dead battery)found a short in the interior light... |
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| 1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X1R Help Ford Techs, Truck came in with CEL on and running fine. EGR code was stored, after testing and replacing DPFE valve EGR code was gone. Erased codes and restarted, after a short time (1 Min.) CEL came on. Code 214 cam sensor. After eraseing again & restart... Trouble codes: 214 (Cam sensor) |
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| 1995 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L windows VIN: IFMDU34X5S Electric windows don't work sometimes. If the 4 wheel drive light starts flashing the windows won't work. When it stops flashing and you wait a while the windows will work. Then you will be riding along and the 4WD light will flash and you know the windows won... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L connection rod VIN: 1FTWF33S5X any one seen this? engine noise. ran fine, no indication of miss fire or head gasket problem. removed engine, removed pan, found #1 connecting rod bent. looks like a hydraulic lock problem, but there is not any indication of a head gasket problem, intake probl... |
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| 1996 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 7.4L 2-3 shift VIN: 1GTHK33J2T Vehicle came in with no 2-3 shift.At about 30-40 mph the trans just slips.1-2 shift is poor also.There seems to be a relation to the tach and speedometer not working when the trans act up.Had a trans range error so the trans range sensor was replaced.Vss looks... |
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| 1998 GMC Jimmy Envoy 4.3L Transfer Case VIN: 1GKDT13W7W Hello fellow techs. This question comes from abroad and am comunicating with customer over phone line. Vehicle does not appear to engage into 4 wheel drive when actuated. I do not have this vehicle to test so I will tell you what I know. Customer says he can h... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2L fuel pump VIN: WDBEA32E4P hello to all, this 300e came in yesterday customer states that battery goes dead overnight, he has been disconnecting the battery cable at night so the veh will start the next a.m. after a couple of minutes of checking the car out we found that the fuel pump ... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDC1631541 Howdy all; I have had this same problem on another ml320 and did a simular repair and it came back twice in about 200 miles with the same codes just like this one. Alldata is so vauge on repair info for MB. I even pulled the valve covers to check the crankcase... Trouble codes: 371 (fuel syst at rich limit b1), 374 (fuel syst at rich limit b2) |
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| 1977 MG MGB MK IV 1.8L alternator wiring VIN: GHN5UH4113 Hi techs - I am repairing a butchered 1977 MGB that came in with a Subaru alternator in the trunk. I have a (hopefully) correct Lucas alternator with a 3 blade pattern, small-big-small. The harness on the car has no connector, and was chopped up. I have 3 b... |
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| 1999 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 3.4L No Start VIN: 1G3NF12E1X I need help with this problem child.This car will not have injector pulse or spark from all packs intermitantly after sitting 12 hours at under 3o degrees.Car has never had a code.This car may go 1 or 2 weeks without a problem.Everytime it acts up I start trac... |
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| 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L day running lights I have looked in my available electrical prints but this is not an included part of the prints i have available to me. I would appreciate any and all help. A print of the electrical would help. I am available at [...]. Thanks in advance, Andy |
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| 1997 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOCA2984V This one gets me going to the ECU. Car starts always fine, but with first acceleration idle goes up to 3000rpm, and stays there. Some slight "kicks" at the accelerator brings the rpm down, but not for long: disconnecting and reconnecting the idle-valve does th... Trouble codes: 0122 (TPS low input), 1397 (CAM POSITION SENSOR Bank 1 circuit), 0341 (Camsensor bank 1) |
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| 1993 Toyota Celica GT 2.2L Cruise control VIN: JT5ST87K1P Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. The customer states that the vehicle cruise control does not work. The cruise light does come on on the dash..but will not engage. Here is where i am lost. Where is the cruise control on this thing. I can fin... |
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| 2003 Toyota Matrix XR 1.8L Noise VIN: 2T1LR32ZE3 I was hopeing that someone out there at a Toyota shop might have seen something like this by now. This car belongs to my daughter. It has had a annoying problem that I noticed when I first drove it, day 2. There is a vibration which is most noticeable when fir... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1996 Acura RL 3.5L No Start VIN: JH4KA9640T Hi,thanks to all that replied ,some said ignition switch and ig controll module.I will call it fixed because it's on the road and running great ,we eventually towed it to the dealer and they said the comp needed to be reflashed but they said it was not the ala... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L brake lights VIN: 1GCGK23R8X thanks for the input everyone.with a little help from identifix and a lot of wire tracing i found the white wire rubbed through to a constant hot wire at center pillar(4 door truck)on driver side below seat belt.finding problem was difficult due to lack of con... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet K3500 5.7L Parking Lights VIN: 1GCHK33J1Y Thank-you very much to everyone that took the time to reply.Almost everyone was in agreement that he was running to many lites on the same circuit. The correct fix would be to install a relay for the extra lites, which he was unwilling to pay for. So I install... |
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| 1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.5L Electronic VIN: 1C3HD56T3T Thank you everyone, the fix was a good used control head. I was beginning to doubt myself. 2.7v on the data lines is ok. |
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| 1991 Ford Escort 1.9L Transmission VIN: 1FABPI5J4M Much thanks to Jerry [...] for some information regarding my request. The customer could not decide what he should do next. So, he just took the car and said that he would use it as an in-car town, hoping that someday, he might have enough ext... |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Starting VIN: 1FAFP58U9X Well you gents and gals [...] not believe this, but here goes. First of all, I was posting this for another tech in our shop. I was relying on the information he had given me to be accurate. This past Friday my boss decided that he wanted me to take over the rep... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L dash lights VIN: 1FMZU72E52 Thanks to all who responded. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer with the info from those who responded. As i and some of you thought, it was a ground problem. The dealer found a loose ground wire repaired it and so far so good. |
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| 1990 GMC C1500 Sierra 5.7L Brake pedal VIN: 2GTEC19K61 A few fixes were to recheck for air in system which checked out okay. Another stated back to basic procedures and recommended closing off brake hoses one at a time to verify we dont have a brake hardware issue. The overwhelming responses was to check the R... |
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| 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 449GKGUEYU hi again all, the jeep is not fixed. i got a few good ideas but the customer did not want to go for it so they just took it home. i guess i will nevr know what it really was. thanx to all dave |
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| 1992 Mazda MPV Cargo 3.0L Stall, Misfire VIN: JM3LV523XN For those of you ( most of you) that realized that the sprockets had 2 keyways and it was installed in wrong one you were correct !!! (The left cam was installed in the incorrect keyway )-- Corrected this and ran on all cylinders -- Thanks again for the resp... |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 230E 2.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WDB1240232 We fixed thiscar.Some replies stated over volt relay.We had already checked this relay(By-passed it,and checked voltages),and that indicated it was ok.Other replies indicated control unit at side of fuel distributor,and also to check airflap because backfire c... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L electric windows VIN: WDBHA29GIW one post said to mesure the switch resistance at various switch positions another to check the child switch the other one to replace the module at the bad window . and to the IATN , i wish you would change your attitude toward your guests .that business of rat... |
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| 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L oil consumption VIN: 1G3GR62CXV I want to thank first of all the 5 that responded to my post. I proceeded to use the GM top engine cleaner which removed alot of crud , I did leave it soak for 24 hrs and turned the crank slightly to help it work in. I had not replaced the PCV during the tune-... |
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