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| 2000 Audi A6 2.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUEH64BOY We are replacing the rear crankcase flange with rear main seal for a coolant leak. The flange is supposed to come with a sleeve to keep the seal from being damaged during installation. The installation sleeve did not come with the flange. We did not feel confi... |
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| 1998 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52K5W this is my car,came in with blown plenum.replaced plenum.a week later car was at shop and i needed to use a known good map sensor so i borrowed it to try.fixed other car so i ordered a delco map and installed on other car customer gone and happy.reinstalled ma... Trouble codes: P1106 (map hi volts intermittent), P0108 (map hi volts) |
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| 2004 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1G4HR54K44 Hi Guys Just about every 3rd Day Car Quits Sets a Code For MAF Crank Engine ( No Start ) Clear Code Then Car Starts and is Good For 3 More Days- PCM ? Did alot of Testing this is the quick version Thanks. |
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| 1994 Cadillac DeVille Concours 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G6KF52YXR Fello techs, you guys have always come through for me in the past and I'm sure you will again, we have a 1997 Cadillac De Ville Concours, 4.6. Originally came in for a rough running miss, scanned computer and had a PO32=Map sensor circuit, PO95=Engine stall de... Trouble codes: P0032, P0095, P0071 |
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| 1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Electronic VIN: 1G6KD52YXT This caddy has no power to the compressor. There is power in and out of the high and low pressure switches. Dash control working. Blower working. Fuses ok. Snap On scanner is no help. Any help and or a wiring diagram would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in adv... |
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| 1970 Chevrolet Corvette 454CID Vacuum Wiper Cowl VIN: 194370S401 Hey Guys, I am working on a 1970 Corvette BB and the wiper cowl does not function properly. The wiper motor works fine but the vacuum actuator does not attempt to lift the cowl when the wipers are turned on. I have a diagram of the system from Shop key and t... |
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| 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.8L transmission VIN: 2FAFP71W6X Is this something that the release bearing/fork could cause or is there something that I am overlooking. customer wants me to do the second job for free! I am not exatcty a trans guy but I am not trying to pull it again if I dont have to. Any help would be gre... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1JF12T9V Hi Guys, We have this 1997 cavalier with a 2.4 dohc. It is a no start. Have good fuel pressure. We took off coil assembly and we have spark on numbers 2 and 3 but not 1 and 4.Put on new coil pack for 1 and 4 but still no spark. The code references the TPS but... Trouble codes: P0121 (Ignition coil module 24 times reference) |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1FP22K9V This car bogs down really bad during accel when cold. Also after it's warm it will surge around 3500 at full throttle like it has a governor. I definitely suspect a bad MAF but dont know what its range should be. It acts like low fuel pressure or plugged filte... Trouble codes: P0101 (Bad MAF System Performance), P0131 (O2 Low V. Bank 1 Sensor 1), P0151 (O2 Low V. Bank 2 Sensor1), P0300 (Misfires Detected) |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Misfire VIN: 1G1NE52J74 hello, we have 00 chevy malibu ,3.1L with a steady mis fire hot engine only under load.from 1500 to 2000 rpm. car runs fine first 6to 8 miles after cold start. scan tool shows no mis fire codes or any other codes. mis fire counters all register 0.all scan tool... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L front end VIN: 1GNEC13Z74 This truck is killing me, when in gear and turning the wheel it will make a sudden, loud crack around the front suspension area, it doesn't do tris every turn just once every few times. Steering box and left front hub bearing are new from dealer, and we lubed ... |
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| 1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L No A/C Clutch Engaugement VIN: 1C3EJ56H2S This Cirrus 2.5L has no a/c compressor clutch engaugement. I switched the relay with the fuel pump, but no luck. With my MODIS I can get the clutch to come on with key on engine off. My Modis shows the pressure transducer at 3028 Kpa. I translate this to 438 P... |
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| 1996 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 3C3EL55H5T quite going down road, no start let set for hour will restart. |
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| 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L alarm set VIN: 1C4GP54GXX hello, I am hopeing a chrysler tech can tell me whats up with this van. It was hit in front(air bags did not deploy). Was repaired and all was good. Did not have a key fob for it but the alarm could be set by locking the doors and all was well. Then few months... |
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| 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 328FY78G33 rad fan works can use scan tool to turn fan on dont see any problem took car to dealer had ecm reprogramed on the way back lite came on code p0480 fan module next? Trouble codes: P0480 |
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| 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 2B4GP44G9X The upstream O2 trace is almost flatlined on the rich side 1.0V, and will fault to Open Loop sometimes or may just report as Closed Loop. LTFT & STFT are maxed out at -25% and yet no Check Engine Light (on dash and scan tool). I replaced the Upstream O2 Sensor... |
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| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L limp in mode VIN: 2B4GP44R61 CEL on DTC 1768,(relay output always off) followed Mitchell flow chart, replaced TCM and still have limp in mode to 2nd, with DTC 1768. After changing TCM we performed the pinion factor proceedure, then went on to shift quick learn. It would not perform the qu... |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L speedo VIN: 1D7HU18N44 Hello all im Rob the new service manager at All Things Automotive in Fort Collins Colorado I have not figured out how to change the name and stuff from the old guy but will I'm working on a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4.7 and have a speedo that bounces and sometimes d... |
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| 1993 Ford E-250 Econoline XL 5.8L hydraulic system VIN: 1FTFE24H4P Howdy folks - I need some ideas as I have run out. 93 E250 came in with a spongy pedal that sinks to floor. We have tried 2 master cylinders, 1 RABS modulator valve, brake booster, front loaded calipers and hoses. The rear brakes are 12x3 shoes and are install... |
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| 1997 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14A2V mitchall has me performing koer self test with fuel vapor hose diconected from intake and says a code should come up, then it sends me to fuel tests. knowing these fords and there dpfe sensor problems checked that also. also checked baro pids and maf voltage. ... Trouble codes: P0171 (system too lean b1) |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L All forward Gears VIN: 2FMZA5143W Hi guys, I am currently working on a 1998 Ford Windstar that originally came in with no movement at all. We replaced the transmission with a low mileage used unit and after replacing we found that all forward gears slip, but reverse has good holding. Scanned f... |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L hooting noise VIN: 1F78IKJJGH hello all, got a 2004 f250 here with the 5.4 l motor that is making the ford hooting noise like the older town cars did. sounds like a fog horn under the hood. basically start the truck up and as soon as it settles into idle the noise will start. i took the ai... |
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| 2004 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L can't read monitors VIN: 1FAFP5U24G Hello techs I have this 2004 Ford Taurus, it was brought in for inspection,and failed. The reason for failure was the inspection computer couldn't read the readiness monitors. The mil light functions properely. However I can use my modis with key 17 and all d... |
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| 1996 GMC Savana 3500 5.7L Stall VIN: 1GDJG31RXT This box truck came in as a no start about a week ago. It has over 238k miles on it. Hooked up scanner and had no communication with ecm. Checked the dlc and had a signal and ground there so I ordered a new ecm. Had it flashed and installed it. The truck start... |
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| 1998 GMC Savana 1500 5.0L inop or hard shiftin VIN: 1GTEG15M9W thanks in advance , this vehicle runs good until the speedo stops working [ intermitantly ] . at this point the vehicle wants to stay in first gear , with a hard shift to second , but no 2-3 shift . we have changed the speed sensor 5 times , ohmed the wires fr... |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 2500 HD 8.1L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, loss of power VIN: 1GTHK29682 Vehicle came in with po101.Not having much time at this time I threw a MAF sensor in it.Problem comes back.I took the vehicle for a test drive it just doesnt seem to have all the power it should.I watched the 02 they seem fine.I tested fuel pressure and thats ... Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 2002 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Surge VIN: JHLRD77842 After we did the ac repairs to this vehicle the car came back 2 days later with the complaint that it was surging on the highway with the ac running. It only jumps around a few hundred rpms when it surges. If you turn the ac off the surging stops. We made sure... |
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| 1989 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L tailshaft bushing Greetings, gang; Two pleas for sources, please... 1) The Jeep is a 2WD with the AW40, and the tailshaft bushing is gone. MerChryco says 400+ mangoes for a new tail housing; I'll scrap it first. Any body got a source on bushings, or fix kits, or exchange reb... |
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| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1J4GW48S43 The Jeep came in on a tow truck cause it died on the road. When it arrived, it would crank and not start. After sitting for an hour or so, it started. It ran for a few minutes and died. It would start right back up and run for a few minutes and die. I had a fu... |
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| 1991 Mazda MX-6 LE 2.2L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1YVGD31B6M hi all. got this car from another shop and found the t-belt did not slip, like they said.compression is good. car runs good till 4000rpm, load, no load, it cuts out. i checked fuel pressure and spark ,both ok.exhaust is not restricted. when i check the o2s, wh... Trouble codes: 16 (egr pos sensor) |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L No Start VIN: WDBCA39D4H Good morning everyone I have an 87 560sel that I bought for myself. It has been sitting for about a year( yeah I know bad fuel and CIS)I flushed the tank and replaced the fuel pumps, fuel filter and injectors. I tryed to run the car on carb cleaner just to mak... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF61J82 This problem happens only after 30 minutes or more of engine running and when its present if you cycle Ign OFF and start engine again problem disapear for many minutes; also What I found in misfire cylinders is that ignition coil firing signal is missed, Power... Trouble codes: P0302, P0306, P0300 |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.8L Unknown VIN: JA4NW51SX3 This truck drives perfect 95% of the time. Always after 20 Min plus of driving a noise developes in the trans or driveshaft area. The sound is consistent with a very bad carrier bearing, it is loud enough for other cars to hear. The noise goes away when you sl... |
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| 1984 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L dash/gauges VIN: 1N1CZ14S1E This is a turbo w/digital dash that blinks all the gauges once every couple of minuts cold than stops all together when hot. The power supply is new from Nissan. We can't find a new cluster. Anyone know how to diagnose these? I have a neg. 20-22 volts from the... |
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| 1998 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L No Start, Misfire VIN: JN1CA21D3W Hello again fellow techs.Had this one posted a while ago with fix.It didnt last.Co-worker did engine R&R with used motor.Suddenly developed this starting problem.Motor would crank &crank,kick back at times, crank&crank ,when it finally would start it would run... Trouble codes: 0802 (crank sensor malf.), P0300 |
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| 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L Misfire VIN: 1N4AL11D02 checked for TSB's on this concern, none found, monitored pcm and cannot recreate misfire, consult shows p0300 misfire 3 times, engine runs smooth, anyone seen this before on the newer alimas? Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1991 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite 3.8L Intrument Cluster, engine controls VIN: 1G3CW53L8M This is a olds with all the bells and wissles. The problem is that the instrument cluster reads 9.5 volts for the charging system. Shortly after the cluster reads this warning, the car will die. The alternator is new and outputs a steady 13.5-14 volts while th... |
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| 1992 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Park Lock Pawl VIN: 1G3HN5312N Hi Guys (and Gals), I have this Olds here that the parking lock pawl is sticking. I'm not a trans Guy but I'm either replacing or fixing this thing! I have looked on AllData under Symptoms and it says that final drive gear is out of round and it bent the par... |
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| 1991 Pontiac Firebird 3.1L pass key decorder VIN: 1G2SF23T9M car got tow in this afternoon. no crank.I need someone to help located pass key decoder module. MOD say behind right side of dash.it not thier. i know it black box 5x3inch it not under steering column or behind cluster.can anyone guide me to module thank you i... |
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| 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L not compressor engaugement VIN: 1G2WR52152 Thanks for you time, The compressor will not engauge, If i scan the car data shows a/c request on / off pushing the a/c switch , If I use tha scan tool I can turn on the compressor and the car will cools to 49 degrees. The pressures running are 250 psi high an... |
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| 2002 Saturn L200 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JU54F82 Car re-set monitors after F.T.P repair and passed state emiss,but will re-flag light.Cust states he watches fuel cap after fill up etc...Any help would be great. Thanks darren Trouble codes: P0440 (Gross leak detected) |
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| 1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4SEBD6757V Subaru techs help!!! As I stated in the related repair history this is a new Subaru engine (2 months ago). Has new converters and new oem oxygen sensors. Installed known good mass air flow meter. Has new y/header pipe. P0133 02 circuit slow response MIL lights... Trouble codes: P0133 |
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| 1986 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JT4RN67P8G Cust installed a 7MGE motor in his 86 4 Runner. Took it to the smog referee - everything passed except the egr system - vacuum line problem, physical damage to valve. Instead of fixing it and running down to the DMV he decides to change the body to an extra ca... |
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| 1988 Toyota Camry DLX 2.0L Cooling Fans VIN: JT2SV21W9J Hi tech guys, got a good one for all. Car came in because the air conditioner stops blowing cool air at the stop lights. Did a quick check and realize that when the car is idle and in gear, the fans stop working. If you put the car in park, the fans come on. P... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWRA81H0T after running for about 10 to 15 minutes thwe car shuts off just like you turned off the key. it won't restart for about 15 minutes. then its fine for about 15 minutes more. i work on these cars all the time and this one has me stumpped. thanks for any and all... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L compressor clutch VIN: 3VWSE29M1X 2 weeks ago we replaced the condenser fan now car is back for intermittent not cooling. At idle car ran for 2 hours and was cooling well pressure also good (30 psi low side 200psi high side) correct refigerant charge is in system. After a 20 minute test drive ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L power window VIN: 3VWCC21C1Y Long story short, the driver power window switch for the passenger window has a constant 'manual down' signal according to Vag-com. This happened after the car sat in the garage for the winter. I've seen this problem before when we got the wrong part # window ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L ABS module VIN: WVWMA23B7Y Hey fellow techs. I have a passat we put a new control module on and I do not have the coding number for it. Called my local dealer and they would not help. Alldata gives me the coding for the 2.8L but not for the 1.8 turbo. Our scan tool is capable but I need... |
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| 2001 Volvo S60 2.4L Compressor VIN: YV1RS61NX1 This is my wife's car so you can imagine how much I hear about this one. The problem only occurs on days that are above 90 degrees. I have had gauges connected when the problem occurs and it is not a pressure issue. Pressures are perfect. I have tested every c... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1999 Audi A4 2.8L Cooling fan VIN: WAUED28DOX Customer finally returned with vehicle. We installed new cooling fan and control module. All is well in Audi land once again. Thanks to all who responded. |
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| 2002 Audi A6 3.0L Misfire VIN: WAULT64B62 Ok sorry for taking so long to fix the problem the costumer left for vacation He came back we installed a new ECM and fixit I'm still surprised that the ECM will Only cut off one cylinder but the costumer Thank you all for the help and a special thanks to ... Trouble codes: P0305. |
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| 1992 BMW 525i 2.5L ignition/timing VIN: WBAHD6311N It was a glorious day yesterday when the engine finally started. It took a new red label 413 DME, a new VANOS engine wiring harness, and a new 4 pin MAF sensor (the old MAF sensor was a 6 pin). Thanks to all who shared their knowledge. |
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| 1994 BMW 740iL 4.0L doors and windows VIN: WBAGD832RD thanks to everyone that responded to my request. this one got away from me. customer pick up bimmer.i don't know whats his next step is. i really wished i could have solved the problem. i don't know why bmw( especially 740's) are so difficult to find info. th... |
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| 1999 BMW 328i 2.8L cooling fan VIN: WBAAM5336X SORRY FOR THE LATE POST,JUST GOT THE CAR BACK THIS WEEK.JUST ABOUT EVERYONE WAS RIGHT,IT WAS THE FAN ASSEMBLY.WE REPLACED IT AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED. |
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| 2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABS53401 Thanks again to all that helped over the holiday. The fix was re-programming the DME. From what I have heard, BMW redesigned the CPS and the old software will not recognize it and software must be updated to current. Theres a real nice little unit made by Auto... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crank sensor fault code 83). |
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| 1998 Buick Regal LS 3.8L RF Door window VIN: 2G4WB52K5W thanks to all . we were waiting to make sure it stayed fixed.we contacted dorman they had a bad batch of regulators.they overnighted us a new one that has so far stayed working. new motor & reg assy.thanks again. |
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| 1994 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L Stall VIN: 1G6EL12Y6R Thanks for the replies. I forgot to mention in the original post that I had already checked all of the grounds that I could find. Jim from california and Gerry from Michigan really helped with this problem by pointing out that the computers on this car will no... Trouble codes: 1032, 1033 (IPC Serial Data Loss), 1034 (IPC Serial Data Loss), 1052, 72 (ABS Serial Data Link), P0047 (PCM/BCM data Link). |
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| 1968 Chevrolet impala 427CID mystery part I was unable to find a home for this cup plug. I did find a drilled passage under the pump, down inside the case near the front band that has a plug in it that looks just like the one i found. Maybe the worked boogered the plug I found & dropped it in the case... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L engine VIN: 1GNFK16R1X WE REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. WE COULD NEVER GET IT TO ACT UP BUT WE HAD TO TRY,IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND NO PROBLEMS SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL FOR YOUR HELP. |
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| 1992 Dodge Colt 1.5L No Start VIN: JB3CUZ4A9N This is the first car that I've ever had to give up on, but I've done everything I know to do. I got a few good replies, and I went over and over the wiring diagrams that I have but I never got it fixed. The MPI control relay is good, and I'm getting B+ at ECU... |
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| 1997 Dodge Intrepid 3.3L climate control & power windows & door locks VIN: 2B3HD46T4V thanks to all who replied! the customer travels and when he comes back he agrees to replace the ignition switch - the information that i received is the fix - almost 14 replies all telling me to replace the ignition switch - thanks fellow techs - keep fixing c... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L fuel leak VIN: 1B7MC3369X Well, there is no quick answer. No one else seems to have had this problem. I guess we just had some not so good OEM parts. What I did to eliminate any further comebacks was to split the solid steel line and put a piece of high quality rubber hose in the middl... |
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| 2000 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L engine VIN: 1FDXF46F0Y The noise/knock is gone. After a process of elimination checking oil pressure,changing oil and filter(cutting filter apart and finding nothing). Disabling one injector at a time and still the noise/knock was there.Vehicle has always run good with plenty of po... |
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| 2004 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L Control Head VIN: 2FAFP74W64 Good Morning, after testing all the power & ground curcuits, I realized that the fuse that was bad & kept blowing was depicted as the courtesy lamp fuse, although the wiring diagrams did not show that curcuit to be related to the AC..?? After having lost enou... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L noise VIN: 1FTPX14594 Well this ones down the road. Keith from Georgia got me on the right track when he said to see if the noise went away in 4wd which it did. Ended up being a vac leak at the left hub which pulled down the vac supply low enough to make the right hub make noise. G... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L crankshaft VIN: 1HGCG5554W Thanks to all who responded and kept me from going down the wrong road. We found a used motor with 50k on it and we will be installing it next week. thanks again!!! |
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| 1999 Jaguar XK8 4.0L fuel odor VIN: SAJGX2045X The fumes are coming out the vent in the right wheel well and are getting there due to liquid fuel entering the canisters. The fuel most likely entered the canisters due to the customer overfilling the tank at some point, however, it is still possible that th... |
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| 1999 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALPV1246X Yea!!! Thank you very much to those of you who replied. I put a Mass Airflow Sensor in it and the vehicle runs great. Now I just have to address the other concerns. I had been suspecting the MAF all along due to the fact that I could only get the sensor to pro... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple cylinder misfire), P0304 (p0305-), P0305 (p0306-), P0306 (P1319- Cant find a description for this at any of my references), P1319 (Cant find a description for this at any of my references). |
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| 2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JM3LW28G6Y THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT. WE RAN ANOTHER GROUND TO THE TANK CONNECTOR AND VOLTS CAME UP TO 14.3 RUNNING BUT FUEL DID NOT STAY AT 90 PSI AS I EXPECTED, IT STARTED AT 90 AND DROPPED QUICKLY TO AROUND 50. ON ACCEL IT STILL DROPPED TO 30 TO 40 PSI BUT VOLUMN WA... |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: WDBBA48D3G Ok fixed, thanks for all 13 replies, Lots of replies where to ck for vsc leaks, we did reseal the upper and lower intake, replaced all the injector cup and seals and all hoses before we posted this car, we usualy do all that when we do such a big job. I... |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400SE 4.2L no power The information on the chain timing procedure was helpful but I did have it timed correctly. I checked the ignition timing and advance and this is all correct. Vehicle has been sitting for some time so I ran a fuel induction through it with only improvement o... |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L no start VIN: JN1CA2100T Several of you suggested that there was a ground issue with this vehicle. Several of you were right, it was a ground issue. However, George from Rhode Island hit the nail right on the head. Cleaning the ground & moving the ground was not effective. George s... |
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| 2001 Oldsmobile Alero GX 2.4L lights VIN: 1G3NK12T91 found a broken wire behind cluster.fixed it no charge to customer.(though we were nowhere near there when we replaced the switch). thx |
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| 1991 Other European Turbo R 6.0L ABS module Thanks to all that replied. The fix was replacing the right front ABS sensor. Even though it scoped good on the rack, a long term test drive was needed to observe the scope pattern and ultimately see it fail. This was an extremely intermittent fault and I am g... |
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| 2005 Saturn Ion-2 2.2L Stall VIN: 1G8AJ52F05 Thanks to micheal moffet with the TSB info. This falls under the catorgory of a pcm replacement per TSB Trouble codes: 1516 (Throttle actautor module controle performance), 0171 (lean condition). |
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| 1993 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L H-A/C control doors VIN: 4T1SK11E2P Car will be picked up soon by owner because they needed it for daughter going out of state. I was unable to obtain plastic clips necessary to fix interior air ducts. I tried some make-shift hardware but did not have enough access to upper door lever to make i... |
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| 1995 Volkswagen EuroVan 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: WV2ZZZ702S HELLO EVERYONE, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP GUYS, IT WAS A VERY ODD PROBLEM.WE FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT EUROVAN. IT ENDED UP BEING THE ECU POWER RELAY, THE WEIRD PART OF THE WHOLE DEAL WAS THAT THE VAN WOULD RUN WITH THE POWER RELAY REMOVED SO WE THOUGHT THE B... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.8L front blower VIN: WV2MB47091 Many Thanks For The replies I received. This Eurovan has an AXK 2.8v6 It should have a blower resistor with part#[...]. This is a 4 wire silver resistor. BUT, this car has the [...] resistor that is brown and only has 3 wires. Special thanks to Wi... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L Valves, lifters? VIN: WVWCD21CZ1 Sorry for the late close to this post. The machinist confirmed that all six exhaust valves were bent (some only slightly) This explaines the cylinders dropping out. I believe that assembly error caused these bent valves. The repaired head went on and the m... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L 2-3 shift/flare VIN: 3VWSE69M52 installed a second valve body from vb express works good thanks for no help! |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWVD63B23 Hi, Thanks to all that replied, It appears that the coils and air mass meter were the problem, The codes have not come back yet neither has the customer.I had another VW just like this one come in a week later with the same problem I used the information from ... Trouble codes: 16688 (misfire cyl 4). |
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| 2000 Volvo S40 1.9L cruise control VIN: YV1VS2554Y Never got vehicle to act up again. customer decided not to go any further. cruise control wad disabled for safty reasons. |
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