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| 1974 American Motors TRUCK 401CID Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: J4A2520Z07 The engine idle quality is very poor. We think that perhaps the spark plug wires are crossed. Does anyone have the correct firing order for this engine? 1974 AMC 401. Thank you all in advance for your replies. |
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| 2002 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0L cooling system VIN: WAULT64B92 hello all . i need some help on this one . i got an 02 a-6 in for a coolant leak . i dont have the bottle pressure adapter but i am unable to see any obvious leaks . filled system and brought to normal operating temp . system seems to have alot of air in it . ... |
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| 2003 Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7L L-F Wheel VIN: WA1YD64B43 Hello Audi Tech's, We have this Allroad that has a noise similar to a wheel bearing on the highway turning the car right. This is at about 65 mph. No noise at slow speed turn's You can hear it a little on steering to the left but not as much. We tried a wheel ... |
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| 1993 BMW 325i 2.5L ignition VIN: WBACB4314P This car came in crank no start, died in customers driveway. There is no Ignition power up, the main relay clicks and I tried a known good one, the fuel pump relay has power, not getting ground feed from ecm to activate. Checked power and grounds at ecm, best ... |
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| 1994 BMW 318i 1.8L Fuel gauge VIN: WBACA6324R I had posted before on this same vehicle and thought that it was fixed but it is back again with the same problem. The left side tank stays almost full and the right side goes empty first. I have verified the fuel transfer from the left side to the right and s... |
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| 1998 BMW 740i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGF8324W well guys this bmw came in with engine noise left bank "rattle" cheaked it out found chain guides all broken up from lack of oil apparantly it was a leese car and the oil wasnt ever changed it was full of sludge could bearly see the cam lobes after valve cover... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 1999 BMW 528i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADM6337X hey all you guys who work on theese all the time i have one of theese bmws i did the intake gasket on in order to change a funny looking tube and pvc plastic looking box under it.i found a broken vac line under it too but now it still sounds a little hissy and... Trouble codes: 0443 (purge valve ckt fault) |
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| 2001 BMW 530i 3.0L Shift VIN: WBADT63481 When Comming To A Stop Then Accelerating The Trans Almost Goes Into Nuetral Then Back To Drive Harshly, like It Is Starved For Fluid. Getting Codes 049 Sympton,gear Monitoring,053-Gear Monitoring 3(P0733, Pulled Pan It Was Clean,Fluid OK And Full Even Pulled V... |
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| 1996 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L electronic controller VIN: 1G4HR52KOT we performed a water pump replacement on this vehicle. customer claims that now temp settings are showing in celsius. looked for a english/metric button with no luck. contacted local dealer who was nice enough to send over their shop manual. was unable to find... |
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| 1997 Buick Century Limited 3.1L odometer VIN: 2G4WY52M0V please help me to figure this one. First time customer. He came in stating that 2 weeks ago he changed the battery himself and ever since the odometer displays the word "error" instead the propper milage. I scanned it with modis, no codes in tranny,ECM,BCM mod... |
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| 1998 Buick Regal 25th Anniversary Edition 3.8L injectors VIN: 2G4WF5219W This is a strange one, we have in our shop a 98 Regal with the 3.8 - it had the supercharger melt down and caused a fire under the hood (not too bad) anyway, the customer had another 98 Olds Intrigue with a 3.8 that had rear-end damage but ran good. he had ano... |
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| 2001 Buick Century Custom 3.1L windows, odometer VIN: 2G4WS52J71 Hello all, symptoms are that the power window on the drivers side only goes down on its own after starting the car. It will not go up until you put it in gear. The odometer and PRNDL do not illuminate also.All other windows work fine. I have looked for bulleti... |
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| 2003 Buick Century Custom 3.1L rocker bolts VIN: 2G4WS52J63 since intake gaskets were replaced we have had 3 of the rocker arm hold down bolts pull out of the cylinder head. 2 rockers on the front head & #1 cylinder now on the rear head. all were torqued to 14 ft # + 30 degrees when repaired. engine ranbut rockers were... |
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| 2004 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Hesitation VIN: 3G5DB03E84 car will not rev past 2500 in drive whilst driving-power drops off very rapid(not like a converter blockage), if you place in 1st gear will rev to 5500, 2nd 3500, have removed 02 sensor before converter-no better and converter temps good. tried cleaning maf an... |
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| 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity 2.5L No Start, NO SPARK VIN: 1G1AW35R7F customer drove in on way in it died sent out service call and it started up after several attempts got it to shop and all was fine ordered parts for baisc tune up plus a fuel pump let it sit overnight and went to pull it in to shop and no start tried spark che... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Tahoe 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GNDT13W8P Fuel pressure is normal 55 psi. check fuel press. regulator for leakage ok. CPI unit is not leaking. flushed cpi unit several times per gm bul.removed plenum and visually inspected. PCM is taking away fuel. short term fuel trim is at 90 counts at idle. Have se... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L Hesitation VIN: IGNECI6K7P Hello everyone. This suburban came to me with a sluggish get up and go that is present on a brisk take off from a stop sign or when trying to pass. Owner has had the cat converter changed and exhaust flow checked for blockage. He has also had new plugs,wire... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Corsica 2.2L Misfire VIN: 1G1LD5542T hello all, i have this good ol corsica that will backfire out of the intake only when accelarating from a stop or snapping throttle in the garage. replaced plugs, wires, fuel filter. oe from factory and one plug was carbon tracking all around the porcelin. cle... Trouble codes: P0301, P0301 |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNCS13W4V OK guys, this truck came to me milked. New coil, ign. module, cap, rtr, cts, plugs, wires, ckp snsr., harm. bal. already installed by another shop. It starts and runs good cold. It warms up and still seems to run well. After 5 or 10 mins. of driving with eng.... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1G1JF12T2W This vehicle will almost always pop and try to stall after a cold start. After it warms up it runs better but after a little bit of run time the vehicle will hesitate and pop(lean pop like it is running out of fuel) upon acceleration. Fuel pressure is good and... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Hesitation VIN: 1GREC19T4Y Truck came in with cold hard start and poor drivability cold for 1/2 mile. No codes. Seems to be running lean but I cant catch it on scanner. After 1/2 mile of driving it is fine all day. We first Cleaned the fuel injectors and it starts faster hot but no chan... Trouble codes: N0N |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBJG31R51 van came in the shop for engine replacement, after rebuild engine was fired up there is a miss fire i can not fix, cylinder 1 & 2 are the ones missing, i have tried all most everything diferent ign. cables, spark plugs, injectors, known good distributor,e.c.m ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Astro LS 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEL19X12 #4 cylinder counts up on mis-fire counter, mis-fire diminishes at part throttle and under load. air checked cylinder for leakage. has some leakage. Trouble codes: P0300 (random mis-fire) |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.0L no power rr. f. pump VIN: IGBJC34UX1 No power getting to rear fuel pump and shows false reading on guage. (.5 tank constantly) |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Cab & Chassis Silverado 3500 6.0L no fuel hey guys a little help please.this chevy was towed in on the hook. no start condition .it it is a dual tank system .fuel gauge reading full.no fuel pressure on gauge.good power and ground at pump . removed primary sending unit. only to find an empty tank!rear ... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEC14V03 tach bounces up and down mil comes on, tach steadys mil goes out sets code p0101. Trouble codes: P0101 (mass air flow) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHC29U84 fleet vehicle keeps returning with ses light on for p0446. first time replaced vent valve due to clogged with dirt. Vehicle returned with same issue ( valve clogged with dirt) found tsb for vehicle driven in dusty enviroments. Relocated vent valve with updated... Trouble codes: P0446 |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Cuts out, Stall, die intermittently VIN: 1GCEC14X95 This truck came into the shop with an intermittent dieing problem. When it did die, I found that I lost spark due to loss of power to the coil. Another shop had replaced the connector tothe coil which ended up being the problem I put on another connector and t... |
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| 1994 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 2B3ED56F1R hello all, i am posting this for a coworker. car came in with a massive oil leak which we repaired. when we test drove the vehicle it drove fine. after the customer picked the car up , she called back complaining of the car killing on her. i went to see what ... |
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| 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Front wheel Drive Axle Yokes VIN: 1B7HF13Y4J Ok all you Mopar Techs..I have this Ram 1500 4x4 that a customer brought in with both front wheeel drive axles broke...this includes inner and outer yokes. The insane dealer price is approx. $550.00 per My question is...has anyone ever sent the broken ones to ... |
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| 1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L No Start VIN: 1B4HS28Y4X Came in on hook with a no run. No comunication at DLC, No fire, No fuel pressure. After turning key on Milage display starts to blink and then shoes NO BUSS. Check Shut down relay, fuses, voltage at DLC Buss circuit has 2.5 volts. My 5 volt reference for senso... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L No Start, no bus,no communicat VIN: 2B7HB11Y32 came in as no start,has no bus message.van has no comunications.I have tested all connectors and they all have low voltage around 3.20 including ecm Replaced ecm no fix.help me please out of thoughts |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3D7MA48C14 truck came in with no power, poor idle, it would stall while driving and it would have to sit for a few minutes before restarting, then it would stall again. i put a new intank transfer pump in and injector pump and now the truck wont stall but it has now powe... |
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| 2005 Dodge Caravan SXT 3.3L alarm and air bag VIN: 1D4GP45R75 Tech replaced steering rack, Broke brake light switch in process. Tech disconnected battery overnight waiting for new brake switch. Replaced switch and hooked up battery. Alarm went off, Key fob would not deactivate alarm. Start veh and alarm turns off. Leave ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Caravan SXT 3.3L alarm and air bag VIN: 1D4GP45R75 Tech replaced steering rack, Broke brake light switch in process. Tech disconnected battery overnight waiting for new brake switch. Replaced switch and hooked up battery. Alarm went off, Key fob would not deactivate alarm. Start veh and alarm turns off. Leave ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Caravan SXT 3.3L alarm and air bag VIN: 1D4GP45R75 Tech replaced steering rack, Broke brake light switch in process. Tech disconnected battery overnight waiting for new brake switch. Replaced switch and hooked up battery. Alarm went off, Key fob would not deactivate alarm. Start veh and alarm turns off. Leave ... |
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| 1986 Ford F-350 6.9L No Start VIN: 1FTHF3610G Thanks in advance for taking time to help us! I'm looking for info on the correct glow plugs to us on this truck. In my research I've read hints of TSBs about upgrades to 12v faster plugs, but cannot find details. Bosch lists a part # 80024 (rated at 6v), and ... |
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| 1990 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon Custom 7.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTJE34G3L Truck cuts out and will not restart only every once in a while. Fuel pump will run and pressure is within spec. Truck will always restart when we try to check ignition system. As part of regular maint. we replaced the plugs, air filt, fuel filt, pcv, dist cap,... |
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| 1994 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1FBJ531H9R hello ford gurus got this 5.8 that came in for tune-up,replaced wires,plugs has a hiccup @idle.it runs fine,accellerates fine has plenty of power.it just at idle it has a glitch(hiccup)..like its goin to die for a second,,but doesnt..then it'll idle fine for a... |
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| 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L No Start VIN: 1FAFP4040W found that the fuel pump fuse is not realy the fuel pump fuse but the EEC fuse and it (through the CCR) powers everything injectors, evap system, PCM, O2 heaters, EGR solenoin, IAC,MAF. manny of these I have disconected and the short still exists. has anyone o... |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTRX18L6X Hi all, This truck stalled once during the road test after repairs. Without cycling the key off, the truck would crank but not start. Code P1260 was set in the PCM and U1262 in the cluster. (All codes were cleared before road test.) Once I cycled the key off, ... Trouble codes: P1260 (Anti theft system activated), U1262 (SCP data fault for J1850 bus) |
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| 2001 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDXF46F61 Thanks in advance. Customer complaint is hesitation and check engine light on. It has a p1316 code in it with no other codes. looked in fix database and there were two problems with the harness under the vave cover for the injector but these had multiple other... Trouble codes: P1316 (idm fault) |
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| 2002 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L high idle VIN: 1FTYR14U32 after engine has been running for about 1 hour when you drive and you push clutch peddle to shift and hold clutch in to coast rpm will raise to 3000 rpms also when you push clutch in when coming to a stop as soon as the vechical stops idle drops down.when the ... |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar SEL 3.8L Battery VIN: 2FMDA53463 Hello Ford Techs, Thank you in advance. I am using on of my co-workers account. I have here is a 2003 Ford Winstar with a parasitic drain of appx. 184 mA after the body modules goes to sleep mode. The battery is new. Starting and charging system is normal. No... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FTNF20L03 Ok FORD SUPER TEC,I have a real drivability problem.This truck came in with the custermer saying that the tank was filled with diesel fuel.He took it to another shop wear they replaced the fuel pump,fuel filter,catlitic convertor,all [...],from the looks o... Trouble codes: P0155 (ho2 s21heater), P1409 (evp ctrl crt falt), 0174 (system to lean bank 2), P1460 (wot ac cut out ckt), P1747 (pres ctrl sol short epc ckt), P0443 (evap sys purg ctrl val) |
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| 2004 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L heater core VIN: 1FAFP53U64 Verified customer complaint of no heat. Inlet heater core hose hot, outlet hose cold. Replace heater core thinking it was plugged, still no heat, same condition. Hold rpm's at 1500 and can get some heat. Decided to replace water pump. Replace pump and still ha... |
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| 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: IJ4GZB8S6T When cold vehicle runs great, also runs great on LPG as well. As soon as it reaches aprox [...] engine vacuum drops from 20in to 14 and starts to overfuel. I have scoped cam and crank signals and as far as I can tell appear the same as known good ones from... |
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| 2008 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L MIL Lamp on, SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK VIN: 1J8FA24188 HELP This jeep was brought to me on a trailer we installed a three inch lift. now after battery was un hooked there are some lights on ( check engine, esp bas, red brake, abs. Drove jeep and there is no speedometer reading my scanner does not go this new so i ... |
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| 2003 Kia Optima SE 2.4L Hesitation VIN: KNAGD12600 bought car w/timing belt bad, replaced belt and damaged crank sensor, replaced plugs. no valves bent- car starts and runs great cold and warm. after hot soak car hesitates once on accelleration and then is fine. checked vaccum leaks,cleaned mass air flow senso... |
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| 2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G5Y this mazda triggered a P0401 code which is Insufficient EGR flow detected. customer is very picky about his minivan and wants it fixed.The problem is that I dont know what to fix. EGR passages are clean, the vacuum hoses are not collapsed and they are connecte... Trouble codes: P0401 |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA43E6S Got this 95 s420 that came in for check engine light and occassional ASR. Had code 14 stored in IDLE, ASR, ABS and had code 30 stored in DM. Checked the archives for this code and a lot said that the actuator's and the harness goes bad. Cut open the harness an... Trouble codes: 30 (esc-ISC), 14 (no communication ASR EA ISC) |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L stuck in 1st gear VIN: WDBHA23E4V We have this 97 Merc. Benz C230 that came into our shop with the trans. slipping and the fluid burn't to a crisp. We installed a new trans, w/ converter from the dealer and flushed the cooler lines. Now the trans. is stuck in 1st gear and will not shift. Any h... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport 2.5L seat headrest VIN: WDBRF52HY5 customer came in with 2006 C230. backed into a pole. no body damage, but the front seat head rests popped open. how do you reset the head rests? thanks in advance |
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| 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 3.0L No Start VIN: JA3XE74C2M helo.mitsubishi tech i have 91 mits.3000gt vr4,cusromer states vehicle will not start.when vehicle was towed in our shop i disconnect maf sensor vehicle will start but run bad,at least vehicle will start @ run.we pull code from ecu no code.ecu have power and g... |
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| 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA3AM64J6R Car starts for 12 seconds then the SES light comes on (kicks in code 22-crank signal &23-Cam signal) runs for 3 more seconds then shuts down and will not restart unless you turn key off for 10 seconds then restarts and does same thing.doesnt matter if you hold... Trouble codes: 22 (no Crank Signal), 23 (no Cam SIgnal) |
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| 1989 Nissan Maxima GXE 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1HJ01P4K Hello all and thanx in advance. I purchased this vehicle as a no start. Figured it would be a quick fix and have a car to beat around in. Started my diag with a visual. Found that the plug wires were on wrong. Removed and rerouted wires but still no start. Dec... |
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| 1995 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.0L MIL Lamp on, Speedometer Inop VIN: JN8HD17Y9S Hi all, This vehicle initially came in with a complaint of Speedometer inop, and Check Engine Light on. Removed the speed sensor from the transfer case, found sensor seized and plastic speedometer pinion (driven) gear teeth worn. Replaced the speedometer sens... |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Misfire VIN: JN1CA21D8T this car came to our garage with 3 coils already replaced with used units. we checked power and grounds. We checked capacitor on the wiring to the ignition coils and checks good. After replaced # 2 coil with new one the car after 15 miles burned the new coil. ... |
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| 1999 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Hesitation VIN: 1N4DL01D2X hello guys thanks for all your help in advance. i got this altima in here for a hesitation. it only really hesitates when its cold. in the morning when i fire it up and give it a bunch of throttle it noses over almost to the point of dying. but when the vehicl... |
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| 2000 Nissan Pathfinder SE 3.3L Unknown VIN: HBAR07Y4XW Hello Nissan techs. I have a pathfinder here with a vibration. The vibration is felt throughout the truck, mostly in the body; through the seat. It feels like a bad U-joint. It is most prominent around 70km/h (40mph). I took the rear driveshaft out first and f... |
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| 1998 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUBA24B7W thank you to everyone who took the time to help us. The car is not fixed yet, but the customer had to pick it up. We will continue with it next week when he can bring the car back to us; I will post what we find then. Thanks again. Chris Trouble codes: 17547 (fuel trim bank 2 system to rich), 17545 (fuel trim bank 1 system to rich), 16795 (secondary air injection incorrect flow detected). |
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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUEH54B61 Hey Gang, Checked "everything" from top to bottom the hard way and the LDP did not meter properly, replaced same and and sent this one on it's way. The system was actually functioning properly, but set this stupid code because the the pump was open circuited... Trouble codes: P0441 (EVAP poor throughput). |
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| 2004 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUML44E94 Thank you to all 11 replies. Most said to replace the maf sensor and they were correct. some said to make sure we had the vac line on the back of the box was connected and it was. as well as making sure that the air filter was installed right. thanks again for... Trouble codes: P0174, P0171. |
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| 1970 BMW 2800cs 2.5L Poor Idle Quality well i recieved 4 replies any of witch would fix this car if the customer was willing to drop a few dollars more.as it sits, i just turned up the idle to avoid stalling.sorry to waste your time.(and mine)D.W. |
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| 2001 BMW 740iL 4.4L all elec. VIN: WBAGH83461 Thanks for all the replys to my request.The customer did not want to wait or spend the money to find the problem at this time. We went ahead and put a kill switch in the circuit for the blower motor to see if the battery would draw after a few days of sitting.... |
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| 1985 Cadillac DeVille 4.1L Ride Height VIN: 1G6CD6989F Hello all, I have the caddy fixed. The breakthrough came when I manually energized the compressor and raised the vehicle up. I found that the controller was energizing the VENT as soon as it crossed the vehicles previous resting height. Myself, being a... |
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| 1986 Cadillac DeVille Touring 4.1L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G6CD6986G Hello all, well the majority of you had it. Engine grounds. I found 800mV drop between the battery and the engine block. The drop wasnt steady, it was all over the map just like my symptoms. To understand the effect that the ground drop had, you must ... Trouble codes: 53 (Distributor signal interrupt). |
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| 1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L input speed sensor VIN: 1G6KD52Y9T Based on the info recieved it sounds like replacement of the input speed sensor is pretty important. The parts manager has talked me into doing the job which will be done when we slow down a bit. Thanks to all who responded. Mike |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L Hard Start VIN: 1GCHK29112 This vehicle is fixed, I however did not get to to it. GM tech put all new injectors in per GM warrenty and it runs and starts like new. Injectors were not visably bad but inconsistant injector return rates and unable to command FRP above 50mpa was the tell t... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic LS 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GCHK23D27 Thanks to all replies, I pulled the front cover and found the cam pin sheered. It also has bent pushrods. I have not fixed the vehicle yet. I am going to put the cam gear in time and check for bent valves. The cam drive pin only a 3/16 pin. Not nearly as stron... |
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| 2005 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Misfire VIN: 2C3JA63H05 To all 7 techs who replied: Thank you!!! I did check history and found the engine had a recent oil change with the wrong viscosity oil. Changed the oil and filter, drove car approx 20 mins to get hot, came back and drained oil and changed filter again. Did pu... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire). |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L shifting VIN: 1D7HL48N23 TPS, CONVERTER,ALL PASSED. THIS HAS NO CABLE. REPROGRAMMING MAY BE THE ANSWER, BUT I DONT KNOW HOW CHANGING THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUSED A NEED FOR TRANS. REPROG. I TOOK TO A GOOD TRANS. SHOP WHO SAID HE DIDNT SEE A PROBLEM. HE CALLED LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID S... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Cuts out VIN: 3D7MR48C45 This one is fixed. One of the replies told me to watch the tps for glitches. I had already done that as I listed in the original post. The next 2 were more focused on the fuel feed, supply, strainer etc. I put a gauge inline right behind the filter and took it... |
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| 1971 Ford mustang 302CID engine swap VIN: 1F92H51620 THANKS TO ALL FOR THE HELP ON THIS ENGINE SWAP IT LOOKS LIKE THE SWAP IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, IF IT DOES I WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE HELPFUL ADVISE FROM ALL THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HELP PAUL |
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| 1994 Ford Escort 1.9L VSS/Cable VIN: 1FARP15JRW Saw the vehicle owner this morning, after a week of driving there is no more leak. The motorcraft speed sensor fixed it. Most replies pointed towards a clogged vent or over filled transmission. The vent was clear and level correct. Thanks for the help! Troy |
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| 1996 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon XLT 5.8L Cuts out VIN: 1FBJS31H6T Thanks to those that replied, the customer decided to let it go asis but the biggest issue is the air injection system is pulling massive vacume(immediately pegged the vacume guage) on the crankcase thru the air cleaner from the intake hose between air pump an... |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L p0761, p0734 VIN: 1FAFP53S7X Thanks for all the help guys. I should have mentioned in the original post that I had checked the forward clutch control valve spring retainer. I have been bitten by this one before, so that is the first thing I check for a 4th gear problem, and I have a packa... |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L gauges inop VIN: 1FTNW21S81 when removing the dash to check wires and splice loctaed up buy the cluster. I found a black connector on the passenger side kick panel with a penny in it. removed the penny and all is well. |
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| 2002 Ford Escort SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAFP13P82 thanks for all the help, i will definately take into consideration in the future about the timing belt and the cam sensor code. But after taking a step back and starting all over with the basics i have actually diagnosed it as the pcm which is not supplying th... Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2002 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Brake Pedal VIN: 5FNRL18942 Replace the pads front and rear with OEM Honda pads. This did not cure the problem. I tested the brake pedal for sinking with the power booster disconnected and the pedal still fell, so I figured the booseter was not causing the trouble. The system was power... |
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| 1989 Isuzu Pickup LS 2.6L Surge VIN: JAACL16E5K Hey guys, You all came through with some great info but two of you hit the nail on the head;the throttle housing was indeed worn out. I managed to dig around and find a good used one left over from previous 2.6's and it works like a dream now! Thanks again! |
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| 1993 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L Cuts out VIN: SAJHW1742P Hello all, Those of you who said crank sensor can pick your free beer up at All Around Auto Care in West Branch, Iowa. I too had thought crank sensor. And I also thought I had ruled it out. I checked its wave form and got a decent wave. Not really kno... |
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| 1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L HVAC control head and Radio VIN: SAJHX1744R I just want to say, everyone who answered helped out so much, the car is fixed, the customer is happy again and life continues. the fix was in the accessory relays. the relay that controls the HVAC and radio was not making a good connection anymore. disassembl... |
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| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start VIN: 1J4GZ58S8V Thanks to all for the replies. We've determined that pcm and bcm must be replaced together as most replies have stated, due to the anti theft circuits in original pcm. Thanks again. IATN is the best. |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L oil warning light VIN: 1J4GL48K72 Thanks for all your replies. An OEM oil pressure sensor fixed it. Snap-on scanner would show erratic voltage when cold on the NAPA part (sorry NAPA), steady and smooth voltage readings on the OEM part. The light would not always come on, but the voltage was er... |
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| 1993 Lexus LS400 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8UF11EXP Well, that was fun. Being that I was convinced we had done something wrong in the repairs performed, I overlooked some of the basics. How it happened I don't know but the timing belt had jumped 2 teeth causing the timing to be off and most of our headaches. ... Trouble codes: 24 (Intake air temp sensor), 31 (Air mass meter signal). |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L battery VIN: WDBGA51G0X I really goofed on this one. The car owner gave me the impression that the battery was fairly new so I didn't test it. It was weak enough to go dead after a few days with the draw it had. New battery was installed and I haven't heard from the owner in 2 weeks.... |
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| 1996 Nissan Pickup SE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6SD16SXT Well done to those suspecting egr system problems I decided to pull egr off as well as checking passages (had to pull to check #4 plug in intake) Egr was stuck wide open 1 had to bang on it about 15 times then it went shut. So I put a new egr on it and fixedth... Trouble codes: P0304. |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JN1CA21D0T Thank you for the replies, we replaced the mass air flow sensor and could not get issue to occur again. Spoke with customer this morning and they said the vehicle is doing fine. |
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| 1985 Other European silver spiri 6.5L pump VIN: SCAZS42AXF sorry for delay, pump is a gm pump, could not locate correct pump(parts supplier tried getting various pumps-one was very close but pulley fitment was incorrect, sent pump for rebuild, alls well. thanks for all advise. Brian. |
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| 1991 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 5.0L hard start VIN: 1G2FW23F4M Thank to all the replied to my request, most of them were right with injector being at fault. measured injector and all were below 15 ohm between 12.2 - 12.6 ohm. installed new set and all's well. |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L No Radio VIN: YS3ED48E9X I had hoped to close this request after I got the car completely finished but I haven't as yet because I'm still working on purchasing the saab software for the Tech II. In summary the answer to my question is "Yes", the used module can be programmed without a... |
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| 2002 Subaru Outback 2.5L Stall VIN: 4S3BH67582 Unfortunately, I was unable to gather any additional information regarding the specifics of this code, but did receive two helpful replies. Skip(AZ) stated that Subaru also lists the MAP as a possible cause for this code to appear, but since it read just sh... Trouble codes: P1112 (MFG Fuel Air Control). |
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| 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3HJ85J7T thanks goes to aaron, found bad wire in harness behind head. thanks to all others for their input Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2007 Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner 4.0L keyless entry VIN: 5TEJU62NX7 I received two replys so far. You can program the remotes without a scan tool:Sit in car with doors closed insert & remove the ing. key 2X in 5 secondsthen in less than 40 seconds open & close the drivers door twice insert & remove key 1X again open & close d... |
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| 1997 Volkswagen EuroVan Camper 2.8L Cruise Control VIN: WV3AH870XV Thanks to all that replied.This van is actually a motor home and it sits for a period of time,after bench testing pump motor,I went for test drive and cruise control worked.Installed new pump motor from VW and all is well.Pump motor is located on drivers side ... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T 2.4L ABS system VIN: YV1SW58D51 Replaced the ABS controller with a rebuilt unit (bet they only re-soldered the internal board connectors) and every thing is fine after a test drive. As Vadis advised, it didn't need recoding. If any other issues spring up, I'll post it. |
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