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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for September 21, 2009 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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2002 BMW 325Ci 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAB533422 customer came with check engine light with secondary air pump malfuntion code replaced pump and diverter valve. about 4 days later light was on again. scanned it found to be Po413 replaced solenoid valve and above items . Light goes out for 2-4 days then comes... Trouble codes: P0413 (secondary solenoid valve circuit) |
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2003 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Suspension VIN: 5UXFB33563 this X5 has ECH 1 or rear axle air suspension only. We had no comunication with the old control module. We ordered a new one and did the initial instalation with Autologic and then a GT1. We set the rear axle height and everything seemed good. Just when we wer... |
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1996 Buick Regal 3.8L 3-4 upshift VIN: 2G4WB12K9T Thank you for taking the time to read this. This Buick Regal is my personal car. At times, during a steady cruise on the X-way, the trans will just drop out of 4th gear. It doesn't do it all the time. Af first, you could feel the tcc release and see the tach j... |
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2006 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.8L No Start VIN: 2G4WD58246 help have a buick cranks will not start. car came in on hook. customer states driving down the road and quit. would not start. only orignal code was knock sensor and oil pressure switch malf.. had no cranking rpm on tech. checked oil, level,and pressure 60psi ... |
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1997 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L ignition 1 relay VIN: 1G6KD54Y1V Hi there! Just hoping someone could help me with this one. This caddy came in as a no start. Inspection revealed that the ignition 1 relay was not recieving power to the coil side of relay. It appears to be a faded orange or tan wire. I have searched alldata h... |
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2000 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Starting VIN: 1G6KD54Y3Y Customer said first the power windows,trunk,gas door were inop,then the next day the car wont start. Starter does not crank no dash lights no headlights,data link dead,interior light works.Battery is fully charged,all fuses and circuit breakers seem to be ok.f... |
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2001 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Steering Wheel Shake VIN: 1G6KY54931 Hey Cadi techs! I bought this car for my wife and it has been a nightmare! I have fixed a multitude of problems but have one remaining. Slight shake in steering wheel when moved off center at all speeds, seems to go away on center so looks to me to be in the p... |
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1965 Chevrolet C10 Pickup 3.8L Suspension Hello to all hope all is well.We are restoring\hotrodding a 65 chev truck.We are trying to find what control arms spindles etc that we can use to convert this to a disc brake system.We are also trying to find out what rear axle assembly can be used to get rid ... |
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1985 Chevrolet C10 Custom 5.0L alternator i have this c10 that has come in for over charging (17-19 volts)previous techs have replace alternator 3 times with ac delco brands.this vehicle does have after market radio, alarm, amp.customer notice over charge condition on aftermarket gauge ,not on factory... |
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1991 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNCT18Z2M Hi Folks, This old S10 Blazer has a 4.3 V-6 with a conventional distributor. The owner parked it, cranked but no start, towed in. We started by replacing the module in the distributor. No spark. Replaced the pickup coil even though we were gettin 900 millivolt... |
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2001 Chevrolet Blazer LT 4.3L Fuel Gage VIN: 1GNDT13W41 This vehicle has been coming back for an erratic fuel gage since we put the first pump in. The only way we can get the gage to move while driving is by going up or down hills, and putting the vehicle in neutral, and at that time the gage was at 1/4 tank. I war... |
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2001 Chevrolet S10 4.3L front differential pinion seal VIN: 1GCDT19W81 Hello and thanks in advance for your assistance. We have replaced this pinion seal several times now and I just wonder what else I could be missing. The most recent repair was just last week and I verified the oil was not coming through the splines, and it did... |
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2002 Chevrolet C5500 6.6L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GDE5F1163 Driver complaint is engine dies on decell on expressway after 100 to 200 mile drive. 3 times has happend. 400 to 500 miles between accurance. truck is driven almost all long trip hyway. When it happens engine dies and won't restart unless you prime fuel filter... |
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2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L Shocks VIN: 1GNEK13T52 Help, the owner needed front shocks, but they were $500+ each. We installed some Bilsteins and it drives great but the electronic suspension system warning message is on all the time. Anyone know how to get rid of that message without dropping $1100 on 2 shock... |
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2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: IGNDS13S34 HI Y'ALL!! This Chevy trailblazer is diving Miss Daisy to use cuss words I never even heard before!!! The fuel pressure is steady 57 @ idle, and 50@ cruise!!! The fuel trim goes very hi on cruise (20 st and 27 lt), and sets codes for rich and lean system. Also... Trouble codes: P0131 (B1 oxy sensor signal low been replaced), P0171, P0172, P1133 |
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1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1B7HF13Y7V We have a problem vehicle that is giving us fits. the Customer complaint is intermitantly the vehicle will hesitate and pop back through the intake.he say it feels like it is going to die out but always feathers the throttle till it clears . This happens more ... |
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1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L controller VIN: 1B7KF2365W CODE P1698 and P1693, truck drives fine for me but has been towed in twice with shifting issues, worked fine by the time it got to me., when I plug the modis in the dash goes dead, i can drive 10 miles with nothing registering on the odometer, but can read all... |
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1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3B7KF22ZXW Intermittently timing will change up to 23 degress advance ive seen on the scanner and checked with a timing light. Chrysler crate motor was installed 30K ago. No codes and runs great except for the times when the timing goes out. new crankshaft sensor, cap, p... |
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1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L Starting VIN: 3B7KF23Z6X Owner had vehicle towed into the shop. Was driving and then simply shut off. Vehicle will crank, but no fire. The odometer flashes 4 x's and then shows "NO BUS" in the odometer. Scanner connection indicates no communication. Any body seen this problem? Thought... |
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2002 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2B3HD46RX2 one cyl is dead,all others firing,noid lites all except one and followed wire to near ecm,no voltage Trouble codes: P0351, P0352, P0353 |
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2005 Dodge Durango Limited 5.7L Unknown VIN: 1D8HB58D95 Hi need some help from all you dodge techs This durango came in with a complaint that the car randonly shifts the 4wd in and out costomer is driving and it shifts into 4low and 4wd this also happens with the key off it will shift on its own you can hear the mo... |
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2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 6.7L Clutch VIN: 3D6WH48A37 Hi all We have this 07 Dodge 1 Ton here we installed a new clutch. Old clutch was badly burned and almost to the rivets. We replaced the clutch and flywheel. Clutch works like a dream... when its cool. If you drive approx. 30 miles, it's very hard to get into ... |
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1998 Ford Ranger XL 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTYR10C4W help good running truck. customer came in mil on code po401. should have been easy replace dpfe sensor. light off for 1 day. came back and we found a broken wire at vacum solonoid and that solonoid did't work. replace both and my fault for not listening to tec... Trouble codes: P0401 |
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2003 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.0L Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDXX47P43 Need to change icp sensor checked alldata to find out how to get at it and I'm thinking there is a better way.Can anyone tell me the best way to change this sensor. Any help appreciated.Thanks. Jim [...] Trouble codes: P2285 |
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2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L egr cooler VIN: 1FTSW21P75 egr cooler is leaking. not sure about head gaskets .could large amount of coolant in oil pan come from the egr cooler. oil was contaminated with coolant when truck came to shop. coolant in bottom of pan came from test of egr |
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2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW21P5E hey guy i need some help with this f-250 s.d, customer came home shot vehicle few hours later came back wont start, customer installed new fuel filter and then towed to shop. scan vehicle found lost of codes, clear all code and all of this came back p0261, 264... Trouble codes: P0261, P0264, P0267, P0270, P0273, P0276 |
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1993 GMC Safari 4.3L No Start, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GKDM19W81 Ugh! I don't know what else to do. Okee here we go. This vehicle was drivin in from another shop. When it's cold it starts and runs fine, once in closed loop it begins surging until it stalls/cuts out. We just installed a new o2 sensor. The shop before us look... |
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1995 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Cooling Systems VIN: IHGCD553XS Car came with a complaint of low eng temp. Replaced thermostat with honda part and sending unit with honda part.Worked good for a few days. It came back complaining of high engine temp. It goes to just before the red and the fans cycle on bringing the temp dom... |
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2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEM229X2 Owner had car at honda dealer for ses lamp on and battery lamp flashing-dealer replaced tdc sensor and load detector unit-owner picked up car same problems occured on the way home.Took car back to dealer and now the dealer is saying the alternator is causing b... Trouble codes: P1298 (p1361-), P1361 |
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2004 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHDN46D54 This vehicle has been to 2 other shops in regard to this problem. Thanks to all that took time to respond to this post. The customer complaint was that it skips some times, once or twice, then the rpm would climb. Sometimes would stall at a stop sign. It would... |
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1994 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Low blower speed VIN: SAJMN1344R Hello to all the Jaguar techs out there! This vehicle has had both driver's and passenger's blower motors replaced. When the controls are on manual, the medium and high speeds work. When switched to the low speed, the fan speed remains on a medium pace and nev... |
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1998 Jeep Wrangler SE 4.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1J4F1957WP started as a no start tow in from another shop, has code 340, found dist(cam sensor) not installed properly. reset and still no start, found good cam signal going into pcm but nothing coming out, spark, inj pulse etc. so i replace pcm with cust requested reman... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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2005 Kia Optima EX 2.4L Crankshaft postion sensor VIN: KNAGD12635 Vehicle came in with a no start/ no spark condition. DTC p0336. Broken teeth on timing belt. Replaced timing belt & balanace shaft belt. Vehicle still wont start/ no spark condition. DTC stored is now p0337. |
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2004 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTW194X4 Hello fellow teachs, We have a 2004 land rover disco2 with a intermitant misfire . Some times on cold start it will miss for 10 seconds or so and then fine for rest of time. It has been comforted buy the normal plugs wires and coils by two different shops with... Trouble codes: P0306 (catalyst damaging misfire cyl 6), P0300 (emission relevent misfire multiple cylinders), P0306 (catalyst damaging misfire cyl 6), P0300 (emission relevent misfire multiple cylinders) |
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1981 Lincoln Mark VI 5.0L stalls idles bad VIN: 1MRBP95F8B Hello everyone and thanks for the help with this EEC 3 nightmare. I have this 5.0 TBI engine in for stalling at stops and very hard to keep running. I found that it stalled at every stop and would not idle unless you revved it up to 1500 or higher, would just ... |
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2000 Mazda 626 ES 2.0L Shifter cable VIN: 1YVGF22C2Y Just wanted to know if anyone else has had this happen. As stated in history the cable wasreplaced just over two years ago around 80,000 miles vehicle has around 127,000 on it know. The problem is that the gromet that attaches the cable to the shift lever on t... |
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2004 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF92H67 Customer came in with engine light on with no drivability problems found code Po2022 front oxygen sensor heater short/or open, had very little info from OTC scanner and Mitchell, Aldata on values wiring etc. Took a guess and installed new dealer part, light wa... Trouble codes: P2022 |
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1994 Mercury Sable GS 3.8L No Start VIN: 1M3LM5040R This car is becomeing a headache, When it is acting up there is no injector pulse and I'm having trouble getting any data from ecm,And once you turn the ignition switch on if you hear the fans running and the fuel pump running I know its not going to start, So... |
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1996 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Ignition fuse VIN: 1N4BU31D7T Hello all, This vehicle came in a while back for an intermittent no start caused by the ignition fuse. The fuse would blow intermittently when the starter was engaged. I was unable to duplicate the problem. The ignition switch was replaced and the vehicle see... |
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1999 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21D7X Need some help, This car has never missed or ran bad. Keeps setting code P1320 for Primary ign signal fault. All coils have been replaced. Yet if you clear the code it will come back immediatly on 2nd key cycle. Any other causes for loosing this signal other t... Trouble codes: P1320 (Primary ignition signal fault) |
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2004 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Accessories VIN: 1N4BA41E84 customer brought us this car with the complaint that it would (very) intermittently crank excessively before starting, to the point they would quit cranking and sometimes remove key and turn it over, reinsert it and it would seem to start then. we found a serv... |
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1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3WH52M9T dtc p0336 comes on after [...] of running everytime. other dtc's come on not all the time but has to run for a while. have replaced pcm, cam sensor, crank sensor and tone wheel is good. replaced mass air flow sensor, and ignition control module also. Trouble codes: P0336, P0171, P0101 |
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1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Starting VIN: 1G2WP5213W Car came in with ignition lock cylinder that will not turn. I have tried the usual tricks of tapping on the end of the key and the lock cylinder housing, key still will not turn. There is a TSB on Alldata that involves drilling out the lock retainer but the lo... |
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2005 Pontiac G6 3.5L elect.windows-ecm VIN: 1G2ZG52815 I have seemingly multiple systems affected. Vehicle came from dealership with power window,no op anywhere. They replaced master sw. drivers door, no fix. I determined motor/regulator worked by jumpering pins on connector. Customer then mentioned, car will only... |
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2003 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L timing components VIN: YS3FB49S93 thank you for looking @ my request.. vehicle came in loud hi pitch whinning. the noise comes from behind timing cover. noise is louder by the waterpump. i've looked at fix it database and alldata tsb's. almost wanted to pull the oil pan but it really sounds l... |
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1991 Toyota Previa LE 2.4L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: UT3AC12R5M I tried another used ecu no change in problem and even ran knock sensor pluged in but not screwed into engine. think something else is triggering code 52 that is not directl related Trouble codes: 52 (knk sensor) |
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1997 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF22K6V hello once again guys & girls.i realize that this help request is out of the ordinary,but i have exhausted all my other options in my endeavor to find a good description of obdii code p1014 on this 1997 camry. so i am asking for your assistance once again.does... Trouble codes: P1014 |
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1998 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L headlights VIN: 1NXBR12E4W hi guys i am stumped on this one and working on the side so do not have acces to wiring diagrams and not real familiar with these cars . the headlights on this car are not working tail lights and everything else are working good. tryed replacing bulbs still in... |
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1998 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L Hesitation VIN: 1NXBR18E6W 1998 corolla 1.8 was traded in 257,000 miles,good compression and good vacuum,was told that pcm bad,replaced with a used pcm no change,has california emmission runs better when hot,slight hesitation,hesitates real bad when cold,i have another 1998 corolla on t... |
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2002 Toyota RAV4 2.0L 2-3 shift VIN: JTEGH20V62 This vehicle came in with intermittent limp mode and no codes. Went through all the Techhelp requests I could find and performed all of the fixes that other techs had found. I am getting stumped by this thing. Most of the time the vehicle will drive/shift pe... |
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2009 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L Mechanical VIN: 3TMMU52N69 Customer came in for bump/rattle noise coming from the front left wheel well. Test drove and confirmed noise. Noise does go away while lightly stepping on brake pedal. Lifted truck up and inspected all suspension parts, brakes and even the front bumper exten... |
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1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Glow Plug's VIN: 3VWRF81HOW The glow plug's will only light for a split second when cold. If I unplug the coolant sensor they will light for 20 seconds or so. I have tried an updated coolant sensor and a new relay , no go. I read in a reply to a post in the archives about a second glow p... |
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1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 3VWFB81HXW 1998 vw golf 2.0 automotic. in gear drive or reverse the vehicle seems to idle surge. i put a new throttle body module on it and set to basic settings it says the adaptation is ok. but i still have this problem. no ck engine light or stored codes. im not sure ... |
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2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Excessive Emissions, No Start VIN: 1VW23F34J8 Car died on interstate lots of smoke out tail pipe quit running.That is all i know and that is what owner says happened.Had glow plug code but should not make it die on highway.Turns over fine smokes when turning over.Never starts.Oil was 4 to 5" over full may... |
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2001 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L radiator fan VIN: 9BWBS21J14 O.K. I thought this would be simple but that was probably my first mistake!!! this VW Golf has a issue that the rad fans remain running for about 10 mim after you turnoff the car, this car doesnot have a after run pump,or a underhood temp switch.I have allread... |
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1984 BMW 633CSi 3.2L No Start VIN: 06E6996298 Well I finally got this one running today. It turned out to be a faulty DME (programma). William from Pennslyavia was the one that confirmed my thoughts. He said that it is impossible to have injector pulse but not spark. Most replies were to make sure I had p... |
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1983 Chevrolet G30 Chevy Van 5.7L No Start VIN: 2GBHG31M8C As most the replies suggested we did have a problem in the carburator, The float had a hole in it. so much for buying a "re-manufactured" carb. Thanks for all the replies you guys are great! |
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2005 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L 3rd gear free revs VIN: 1GKEL19X25 Well its fixed and gone .I ended up putting a used unit in it. everything was good then . Im prety sure the piston for the 3-4 clutch was bad somehow but I was done fighting it and losing money. I may take it apart at a later date to actually see what the pro... |
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1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Electronic VIN: 3B7HC13Y7V Well thanks to all. I got this one fixed. David hit this one square on the head. I unplugged the front oxygen sensor and the pickup acted perfect. I plugged it back in, let the vehicle cool down and watch it with my verus. It would have been very easy to s... |
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2000 Dodge Dakota 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL22NYS Sorry for the delay but I needed to obtain the parts and finish this project before I knew if it was repaired or not. What I found was the plug at the PCM. For some reason it would work fine and make great contact. Then if the wiring was jostled it would devel... Trouble codes: P0135, P0155. |
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1999 Ford Contour SE 2.0L vct VIN: 1FAFP6632X we set the cam and crank timing three times to make sure all was good but what I did do is while the engine was running I pulled the plug wires off one at a time at about 2000 rpm I believe that by doing this procedure allowed enough advance and retard to blee... |
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1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Coupe 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAKP1135X sorry for the delay in closing this-the car only just returned.The fix for this was a new vss.As most of you explained- 2 wires mean a signal generator,3 wires is a hall effect.My repair data has a void in regards to the vss on this model and I wasn't sure if ... Trouble codes: P0500. |
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2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FDWW36F1Y Self doubt can be a time killer. I replaced the injectors and still had soft injectors buzz on 6 cylinder when cold. All but 1 fine after hot. Swapped soft injectors with load and problem followed injectors. Ordered a new set from Ford and problem solved. Than... |
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2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMZU72E82 Thanks for all the great replies. The last thing we did was replcae the Crank shaft pulley. After replacing the crank shaft pulley we let the client take tyhe car and drive it. the car came back on 9/21 and the client was happy to say that the problem was n... |
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2004 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZR45E64 Thanks to those who responded. After giving the vehicle a check over we decided to condemn the O2 sensor. The customer, however, declined the repair stating the MIL light only came on occasionally. Perhaps we'll get another shot at it in the future, and I can ... Trouble codes: P1595, P2270. |
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2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty FX4 6.0L Engine VIN: 1FTSW21P25 Sorry for the delay in closing, this has been a back-burner job as well as a puzzle for me. The replies were very helpful up to this point. The main problem suggested from the replies was a high pressure oil leak. I made an adapter that would screw in the sens... |
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1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L alternator VIN: 1HGEJ6124V Thank you all that replied! Especially I want to thank Kenneth from Oklahoma for the detailed wire information, Harry from Pennsylvania for advising me which wire to actually "snip", and Chris from Utah, he nailed it right on the head. I tried the grounding id... |
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1997 Honda Accord EX 2.2L wipers VIN: 2566879809 Thanks gentelmen, it turned out that i pulled the collumb cover off and wiggled the wire at the switch. I found the connector hold on clips broke off, went ahead and replaced switch and all is goog. Thanks a gain gents, sun is shining here, it's a lovely day! |
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1998 Honda Accord LX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG164XW Customer did not approve service. I couldnot duplicate the problem, so I wasn't sure what caused it. I appreciate all the help I got from you guys. The opinions seemed to point to mostly secondary ignition or EGR. I recommended T/U with coil and clean egr ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0301 (misfire), P0302 (misfire), P0303 (misfire), P0304 (misfire), P0305 (misfire). |
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2004 Honda Accord LX 3.0L Stall VIN: 1HGCM82284 Sorry it took awhile. Customer finally brought car back. Thanks for the tips. Everybody hit the nail with checking grounds. Found both G501 - 502 loose. Removed and cleaned and tightened. No more stalls. Thanks again John |
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1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L cv axle VIN: 4S2CM58W7X Thanks to all who responded , the manual tells us to remove ft axle and disassemble, but reality is the inner joint outer housing can stay in the ft diff by removing the inner joint snap ring, saving substantial time |
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1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GZ48S4W After a Compression Check, found #1 with ZERO. Valve springs and rockers are good. Going to attempt a valve job, suspect carbon build up on either / both valves. Thank you for all the help provided! Trouble codes: P0301. |
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2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L valve spring VIN: 1J4GL58K02 Hello again and thanks to those who took time to help, this jeep needs a miller 8516 to remove the rocker arms then a 8387 to remove the valve stem retainers, not a fun job if you have big hands and you definetly need those tools to do the job. thanks Shawn |
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2006 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L switch/harness VIN: 1J4F449S46 It seems that this may be a problem with the right hand drive vehicles. The owner has ordered the switch and resistor(warranty to him) and I will suggest a blower motor also. Sorry about not having a definite fix but I will post my final assesment. |
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2004 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDUP13114 Thanks for all the reply's. I swapped a pcm in from another van. Test drove 10+ miles ran flawless. New pcm is on order Trouble codes: P0320, P0300. |
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2002 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L hydraulic VIN: 5LMFU28R52 Thanks for all of the help. Everything we did pointed to the ABS pump. Customer finally decided to put one in and sure enough that took care of the problem. No signs of leaking from the pump once we got it out but the car is fixed and the customer is happy. Th... |
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2000 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L unknown VIN: 2MEFM75W0Y Well as many of you indicated there was a leaky frost plug on the left cylinder head. I tore it down and replaced all 4 front frost plugs. After talking with the boss's wife it sounded like she shut it down as soon as the dinger for overheating went off, so se... |
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2002 Mercury Cougar V6 2.5L Clutch VIN: 1ZWHT61L02 A special thanks to Carl & Jerry for your help with this one. The Cougar is fixed! The flywheel was part of the problem, the master was also part of the problem. We ordered a new flywheel from Ford and measured the distance from the clutch disc surface to the ... |
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2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L Cruise Control VIN: 1G2NW12E91 Hello All, Thank you for the responces, we tried everything that was suggested and the system is still not any better. The customer called this morning and wanted us to stop with the repair. Thanks again! |
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2000 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L engine VIN: WPOCA2996Y After discussing options w/customer, we have deceided to go w/a rebuilt long block. #6 valve bent and 100k on engine were deceideing factors. Seems this engine will sometimes get out of time enough when Variocam actuator fails to cause valve to piston contact,... |
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1998 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 4T1BF22K8W thanks guys it was a $96.00 bank one 02 sensor that had failed, timing marks lined up fine so I went with 02 sensor and it fixed it. |
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2001 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEGH20VG1 THANKS FOR AL [...] COILS AND BOOTS GOOD, FUEL INJECTION CLEANING PERFORMED. SINCE MIS WAS VERY INTERMITTENT IT SEEMS INJECTORS ARE MOST LIKELY. CUSTOMER DECIDED TO DRIVE UNTILL LIGHT BECOMES CONSISTANT OR MIS B... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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2001 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSK69M61 Thank you for all the replies. This is a tough one. we repin the mass air senor wires [...] ecm. road test for 3 days, car is happy now. problem is the pin wires contact possible loose or worn. (can,t visual see any problem on the pins) Trouble codes: P0102, P0139. |
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2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWSR61J84 Thanks all for your help & suggestions. I reinstalled the original maf sensor. The numbers on & the inner physical appearance of the replacement maf sensor were different. So I figured it would be best to switch it back before getting another sensor. Next I ch... Trouble codes: P0101. |
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2004 Volvo XC90 T6 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1CZ91H84 yhanks for your input i found a cut wire in the harness about 10 inches in from the pump thanks again everybody Trouble codes: P0447, P2400. |
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