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1998 Acura TL 2.5L Surge, high idle VIN: JH4UA2650W
car had surging idle from base idle being to high However I cannot get it all the way down with the idle bypass screw. Took screw out removed carbon and blocked idle air control valve off.With screw bottom out lowest it will go is 850 it needs to get to 750 ( ... Trouble codes: P0505
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2000 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L rotor identi VIN: WAUFL54D5Y
Got this car in for brakes but I can't identify who's big brake kit was used on this car so I can get replacement parts. The 2 piece rotors are assembled with 10 bolts with allen head on the inside and a round nut with one flat on the outside. the inner hub is...
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2001 Audi S4 2.7L Unknown VIN: WAURD68D51
Calling all Audi (s4) driveline experts ! I've got this 01 s4 6 spd here making a very unussual sound from the transaxle. On a road test you would think it could be gearbox related because the sound is mostly present in 5th or 6th gear louded or not the sound ...
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2004 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUVC68E44
Wires were brittle at wire connector for maf sensor and all pulled out,rewired it according to nodatas wiring schmatic seems to be wrong need the right wiring schematic.Please email them to me or even a photo of the wire colors and what pins they go too in the...
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1994 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAHE2324R
I have a 1994 BMW 530i come into my shop over a week ago with a no start condition. First thing checked was fuel pressure, result no fuel pressure, jumpered the fuel pump relay at terminal 30 7 87 did not activate fuel pump, removed & replaced fuel pump and st... Trouble codes: 26 (Contro unit B supply)
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2000 BMW Z3 M Roadster 3.2L radio VIN: WBSCK9346Y
battery went dead car jumped and driven to shop. battery replaced. cust. had lost radio code. pulled radio and got serial number gave number to dealer and got code. enter code and radio wont come on. acts like wrong code. called different dealer gave radio ser...
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2003 BMW 745i 4.4L tpm VIN: WBAGL63503
The car came in with the fault 604c Fault RDC system. 6059 Fault, wheel sensor undefined. The fault comes up in the system and will not allow the system to be initialized. Is their any way through the I drive or a scan tool to determine which sensor is bad? My...
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2003 BMW 745Li 4.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGN634X3
My nightmare is back!!! i posted this car back in dec and thought good gas was the fix, well i guess not!! needless to say its missing on cyl 3 mostly, and only at idle, and only when its cool(first couple minutes of running) then it clears up and runs fine ti... Trouble codes: 2747/, 2744/
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2004 BMW 745i 4.4L half shaft VIN: 424DP71966
he brought me the car right rear was leaning in alot more than right.installed factory hub and bearing(did straighten up camber) did alignment all was in spec. complaint is a harmonic vibration comes in at 60 plus he says it does get better after 80 or so.i r...
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1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1FP23T9M
Vehicle sat for three years. Came in needing a fuel pump. Replaced pump and it started. Would run but die. We found the computer was bad (tap test). Replaced using the same mem-cal(prom). Doesn't die out now, but the check engine light comes on after a bout 10... Trouble codes: 43 (ESC Circuit)
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1996 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Excessive Emissions, NOX VIN: 2G1WL52M4T
this car failed the california smog test (asm) for nox at both the 15 & 25 mph tests (616, 808 ppm). i have checked the egr system, catalyst, you name it i think i have checked it. although i am obviously missing something. i even got to the point of throwing ...
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2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Starting VIN: 2G1WF52E31
the car will not start and run unless slight pressure on gas pedal.tried mass air flow sensor ,tps and fuel pump after it is running you can take your foot off the pedal and it will idle
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2001 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L goes to neutral and then stays in 4th gear VIN: 1GNEC13T51
the transmission has been rebuilt ,it came in and we check wiring harness for any short to ground or power or and open wire in harness.nothing found.the shift solonoid 2-3 checked out good with verus command on and off.anyway replace pcm samething.so took off ...
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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Drive-axles VIN: 1GEK19T84E
This truck has baffled,we replaced front and rear diffs and as you drive in four wheel high tires seem to be fighting each other,the rear diff has 3.73 gears,this what the mfg calls for and the should be the same,however with vehicle on a lift in 4 wheel drive...
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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L MIL Lamp on
No VIN at the momment, truck at work and I'm home. Short history. I replaced all lifters about 2k miles previous due to a couple collapsed(active fuel mngt). Cust has returned w/ mil on and p0171, lean bank 1. Have verified and duplicated twice now. Bank 1 wil... Trouble codes: P0171
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2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L Cuts out, VIN: 3GNFK16347
What I have is a Suburban that goes completely haywire on a cold start up until warm. Under acceleration the engine will loose all power, the door locks will cycle rapidly, the tach and speedo will drop out, the other gauges will fluciate, the suspension & abs... Trouble codes: C0561 (EBCM Invalid Seral Data)
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1996 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L alarm VIN: 1C4G964L1T
Alarm, when set, will randomly go off. Security light on dash flashes properly when set. Have checked and cleaned contact points on sliding doors and replaced hood switch. I have read other posts stating alarm system cannot be eliminated. My specific question ...
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1998 Chrysler Intrepid 3.2L Hard Start VIN: 2C3HH56J0W
Help!!! Have problem vehicle. Any ideas... Customer complaint; vehicle run ruff (engine missfire) or even not start after hot soak (15 to 20 min) after cooling fan has cycled. Customer issue started within past month. Fuel test/sample Ok (no water), Replaced M... Trouble codes: P0300 (Hard Code Intermitant Missfire), P0301 (Pending Code Missfire Cyl 1), P0302 (Pending Code Missfire Cyl 2)
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1999 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L inst. cluster/alarm set light VIN: 1C4GP64L8X
Inst. cluster was inop. when came in. Scanned pcm for codes. (1695/1698) no comm with any other mod. Tried to start vech to wiggle wires at bcm. Had a start and run two times and then lost all starting. "Alarm Set" now on solid. Looked at mitchel found test to...
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2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L trans VIN: 1B7HC13YXY
has hard shift or no shift sometimes wont move at all shut it off and start it again and it moves .
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2000 Dodge Durango 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1B4HS28Z9Y
One of my employees has a 2000 Durango with a 5.9 that has a start and stall issue. It will stay running if you give it gas. Acts like it loses its idle memory. It only acts up when its been sitting for a day or so. It doesnt matter what the temp is outside. I...
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2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B6HB11XX2
The customer has been driving the van since replacing the sensor with only a loss of power one time.Like I stated earlier I ohmed out the harness and it checks out OK and did a wiggle test and everything is also fine.I was wondering if anybody knows of any kno... Trouble codes: P0340
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2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L egr valve VIN: 1D7HU18D94
customer brought this truck in because of stumble on acceleration and wouldnt idle or idle up and down. i ran the codes and found egr valve code po405 and coolant temp sensor code. i replaced both parts and the cooland temp sensor seemed to fix the bad idle an...
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2008 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L overdrive VIN: 3D7ML48AG2
thanks in advance for any help this truck will drive and shift fine then all of a sudden it will not go into overdrive check eng light comes on with code p0871 overdrive pressure swith rational. if you stop and shut truck off and restart it works fine may go 1...
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1993 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FTEF15H3R
Truck was driven in with complaint of high idle and poor shifting. Next day could not get it even started. Fired up but died immediately and would not start again. Checked for spark. Good. checked fuel pressure, good. 35-40 psi. Checked for injector pulse. Non...
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1994 Ford F-250 XLT 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FTHX26FOR
Ok, so what we have here is a 1994 Powerstroke. Yes 94, and no it has never had the update that eliminates the underhood Ford connector. I can communicate with that connector, but unfortunately we use snapon equipment which would be better off in the trash. Kn...
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1999 Ford F-150 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTRX17L6X
TRUCK ORIGINALLY CAME IN FOR MISS FIRE. Found coolant in coil pack holes. Replaced intake manifold and tuned engine new plugs and two coil packs. still run rough at idle. ltft on bank 2 4to 5. Ltft on bank 1 in 23. Indcating lean condition. Check fuel pressure...
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1999 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Transfercase VIN: 1FMPU18L0X
I have a 99 expedition that has BW4406 transfer case. This vehicle has got alot of miles on it and not the best service history. I don't think the transfer case fluid had ever been changed. Anyway when driving in AWD mode it acts like it is in 4WD - binds goin...
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1999 Ford Ranger XLT 2.5L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTYR10C2X
hello fellow techs thank you all in advance...customer states vehicle shakes,and has been sitting for 3 years...towed to shop and found 10psi fuel pressure...replaced pump,filter,and removed bad gas...vehicle now runs on its own and runs fine except when throt...
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2000 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L Leaks VIN: 1FTSE3459Y
This is leaking from the water drain at the seperator. I am unfamiliar with this system. It utilizes a cable to drain the water and it leaks from the drain when running. My question is does this cable assy service separately or do I need to replace the separat...
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2000 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 7.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FDAF56F3Y
ok.. this truck is really making me mad... i repalced the ipr about 2 weeks ago..(leaking externally through the connector) changed oil... wrecker driver picked it up.. now it comes in and will only start when the engine is cold.. i do a contribution test and ... Trouble codes: P1212, P1211
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2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNW21FX1
Truck will intermittently set SES and run very rough. Turn engine off and restart and will run fine. We replaced the V/C gaskets and harness 3 months ago and all was well till today. When i ran a cylinder contribution test i got a p0284 cylinder 8 fault. Buzz ... Trouble codes: P0605, P1316, P0284
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2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTSW31F71
Hello all. We are stumped on this F350. We keep getting customer complaint of throttle going dead while driving, we keep getting p0221 ivs code. Now I have some questions for the ford techs as to the diagnostic flow chart (per alldata) that me and my lead tech... Trouble codes: P0221 (ivs circuit)
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2002 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Misfire VIN: 1FT7989873
hey guys i got crappy scanner that will not communicate. i checked resistance between pcm and cam sensor and has less than 5 volts. all is well there we had replaced a coil with motorcraft one and still did not change.spark plugs are new. i am getting good spa... Trouble codes: P0430
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2003 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FAFP71W33
vehicle runs fine,and scanner shows no problems except for codes. compaired to another car of same year man. data compairs the same. Trouble codes: P0108, P0407
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2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Hesitation, Misfire, smokes VIN: 1FTWW33P63
Need help greatly from all of the Ford diesel techs. truck is blowing dark smoke under heavy accel.,white at idle. smoking very bad!! has a light skip and gets rougher as truck warms. performed egr cooler bulliten. lots of crude build up and moisture. cleaned ...
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2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L odometer VIN: 1FTPW12566
We are asking for help with this vehicle,the odometer display is not reading just blank.Tested for codes and found history U1950.all other systems are operating normally.Any help would be appreciated thanks tony.
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2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 5.4L timing chain
got a strange one here.engine was rebuilt last month by local builder.after we got the engine installed the transmission would not shift,took on test drive when it tried to go into second gear it violently shifted into reverse had shift soleniod a$b codes repl...
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1991 GMC K1500 Sierra 5.7L Idles high in gear VIN: 1GCDK14K4M
New GM rebuild engine install. Do not know if problem was there before do to poor running and misfires. When vehicle first started idles ok. IAC counts are high about 50 counts. Put into gear rpm drop to about 600-700rpm and then start climbing to 1000rpm. IA...
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2002 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L cam actuator VIN: 1GKDT13S82
I have an idea of what might be wrong here but I wanted a second opinion before I start ripping this engine apart. Vehicle came in with to codes stored and a complaint of lack of power. Codes were p0014 and a failure to reach coolant temp code. On test drive r...
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2002 GMC Envoy SLE 4.2L speedometer/ABS VIN: 1GKDT13S82
Hey Gm guys, I have a 2002 GMC envoy with a co236 co237 trouble code. (rear wheel speed signal missing & rear wheel speed signal erratic.) At first I figured Throw a VSS. at it. Seemed like a good place to start. After installing a new VSS The test drive was g...
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2004 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L transfer case VIN: 1GKDT13S74
Dear fellow techs, We are looking at a gmc envoy with no external fluid leaks. the transfer case fluid is very low and the transmission fluid is to high. has anyone seen this problem and what the repair is? thanks mh
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2006 GMC Envoy Denali 5.3L 1-2 shift VIN: 1GKES63M36
this one seems simple but we replaced the input speed sensor on the frt pump and cleared the code, same problem!!! our 2 scan tools will not communicate and give us a trans datastream so im wondering if there is pcm/wiring isssue, we can read and clear codes t...
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2007 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L light VIN: 1GKDT13S77
replaced faulty lr senser and did a complte relearn.light was of until i drove half a kilometre.now light is on steady with no codes anywhere.can not turn light off except when commanded throgh inst. cluster.please help me .
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2006 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHDN46D46
we have this hyd elantra that came in yesterday for code po708 we switched the sensor for a known good part and drove the car. one day later the code came back again. upon doing the pin point test for this code we did not come up with any faults.if anyone has ... Trouble codes: P0708
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2001 Infiniti QX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNRDR07Y11
Light comes on after second ign. cycle. Code resets 5 to 6 seconds after start up. Is it PROBABLE that using an aftermarket coil and iridium rather than platinum plugs would cause this? Or do I need to check each coil wire back to the ECM ? Any help or insight... Trouble codes: P1320
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2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2L Surge VIN: SAJEA01413
Hello fellow Jag. tech's, this car surges between 1K and 2K rpm. The surge is about a 500rpm change. While scanning do not notice any vacuum change or T/P change or MAF change, it just does not seem to be in the engine management side. Did notice that there is...
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2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L No Start, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA53CX2
when the we try to start the engine, it crancks for a while and sometimes start normal and keep about 1400 rpm. as soon the rpm drop below 1000 rpm the engine stall. if we try to restart crancking for a while it may start again and if we keep the throtle open ... Trouble codes: P0335 (cranck position sensor), P0300 (random missfire), P0301 (misfire cyl 1), P0302 (misfire cyl2), P0305 (misfire cyl5), B1359 (ignition power supply instrument cluster)
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1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L No Start VIN: 1J4GZ78S8P
jeep will not start . came in no start found that it needed a tune and started customer came to get it and the next day would not start again. came in fouled plugs good compression and spark . pulled computer and had it repaired still no start and the plugs ar...
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2002 Kia Sportage 2.0L #1 cyl VIN: KNDJA72332
Id like to start with saying thank you to everybody out there that helps out it is greatly appreciated i have tried everything possible that i coukld think of on this vehicle all new parts rechecked and set time a couple times hoping was off a tooth still no l...
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2003 Land Rover Freelander S 2.5L 2-4 duty solenoid VIN: SALNY22293
Hello All, This Landrover has a bad 2 to 4 duty solenoid.I see a service bulletin recommending all of the solenoids plus the wiring harness be changed. Owner is on a budget.Can anyone tell me if only the duty solenoid can be replaced and use the old harness?...
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1995 Lincoln Town Car Executive 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNLM81W0S
Vehicle came in with a check engine light, code p0402, Excessive EGR Flow. vacuum is at 19.5 inches. I replaced the Egr valve and Egr tube with parts from the ford dealer. vehicle came back 2 months later with a p0174 lean bank 2 code. I smoked tested the inta... Trouble codes: P0402
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2002 Maserati Spyder GT 4.2L Cuts out VIN: ZAMBC38A82
hello to anyone. I have a maserati that will not dulicate the problem , cutting out around 60-65 mph.Have drove hot cold and any driving condition i can think of. i suspect a fuel pump but hate to throw parts around and not fix a thing. so if anyone out there ...
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2003 Mazda B4000 4.0L Compression VIN: 4F4ZR47E13
This is a curiousity type question- I probably am not keeping the repair. Truck was towed in for no start. During the intial diagnosis the engine sounded like it had no compression. Performed compression test on 5 cylinders and all read 0. I didn't see any poi...
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2004 Mazda RX-8 1.3L No Start VIN: JM1FE17N04
Hey Fellow Mazda techs we have one here that is causing us to scratch our heads. This 04 rx will have an excessively long crank after a 15 minute hot soak. Customer will go into a store come out and have a very long crank often several attempts made to start. ...
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2005 Mazda 6 S 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVHP80DX5
Hi fellow techs. I'm a little stumped. Vehicle initially had the codes listed above as well as p2179 and p2189, a misfire code and an o2 code. After replaceing the plugs and o2's I was left with codes p2177, p2187, p2179 and p2189. After inpspecting for air le... Trouble codes: P2179 (system too lean off idle), P2187 (system too lean at idle)
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2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500 5.0L radio VIN: 4JGAB75E72
Hey guys and gals, This ML came in with no sound from radio, powers up fine. Got into the live data with the system and it is saying "no data transfer between components in system". If you look at specified configuration of components, you have radio, sound ...
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2001 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L no drive F or R VIN: 4A3AA46G81
thanks in advance. this mitsi has no drive forward or reverse.customer stopped at a stoplight and when she went to move car had no drive. she had no prior warning of trouble ,no noise no slipping. fluid is clean. and pressures are all in spec. I removed and to...
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2006 Nissan Armada LE 5.6L 1 touch up electric windows VIN: 5N1AA08B46
After mentioned body shop assembled truck both front door windows roll down when removing ignition key. I tried to do the reset procedure described in alldata even with holding the up buttom for up to 10 seconds in the manual position as some of the responses ...
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2002 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.2L Fuel Gauge, Temp Gauge VIN: 1G3NK52F12
The customer has returned this car to us for the third time. She states that the gas gauge works erratically intermittently and the temp gauge reads near hot intermittently until she turns on the heater then the gauge reads about half way. We have not witnesse...
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2004 Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7L MIL is on VIN: WA1YD64B84
So far we did fixed the leveling. No code come back and it stays where we leave it from 1-4 level. But headlight adjustment light is still on and beeps every time you put in R or D. We did the capacitor reset with both terminals overnight and the light is stil...
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1992 BMW 850i 5.0L Cuts out VIN: WBAEG1313N
Thanks for the responses everyone. It ended up being that the new set of wires was causing interference with the cylinder i.d. sensor. With the old set reinstalled the problem went away and no code. The tricky thing about this car is we had tried switching the... Trouble codes: 016 (cylinder i.d. bank 1-6), 016 (cylinder i.d. bank 1-6).
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2003 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Hesitation VIN: 5UXFB3353L
first off thank you for all the iatn members who helped me with my problem. the car has been fixed. the problem was a 10 milometer socket was in between the engine cover & the oil pan. so after we pulled the socket everything went back too normal.
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1995 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L horn VIN: 1G4CW52K6S
Thanks as always for your help. The horn problem was the clock spring. However the gas door , the door locks and trunk relase fuse blows . Turns out the relay for those things is under the seat. The car had been left at a bodyshop with the windows down. Water ...
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1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L Serpentine belt VIN: 78YTRRRREE
Thanks fellows, i dont know why this one was such a cat, we removed all the bolts and spacers and got the belt off finally, i dont know why this one was so different to the other 3800 models that we have done, i generally just drop the lower bolt and spacer an...
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2002 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L gauges, dash lights, exterior lights VIN: 3G5DA03E32
Thank you all for the replies. I hate when this happens but we never had the chance to complete the repair. Customer was from out of town & had to get home. In answer to some of the replies, the BCM was new, not reman. I had also installed a new ignition switc...
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2000 Cadillac DeVille DHS 4.6L Cuts out VIN: 1G6KE54YXY
FIRST OFF THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP.I TOOK THE ADVICE OF LIEN AND MARK AND PULLED INTAKE TO CHECK BOOT BETWEEN INTAKE AND TBI, FOUND SOMEONE USED SILICONE ON INTAKE O-RING AND RUBBER BOOT, SO I REPLACED INTAKE O-RINGS AND BOOT. NO LUCK PROBLEM STILL THERE. I THE... Trouble codes: P0101.
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2000 Chevrolet S10 4.3L upper bushings VIN: 1GCCS19W8Y
Thanks for the info,I had to knock out the bolts and remove the upper control arm as you all sujested. there is just no way of doing it without the 2 bolts removed. Took me about a hour to do the job and the bolts came right out after hitting it with the air g...
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2000 Chevrolet Express 2500 LS 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GCGG25R1Y
HI, GUYS THANKS A LOT TO ALL OF YOU FOR RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST FOR HELP, I HAD TWO PROBLEM!! INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK AND BAD VALVES SPRING , IT`S ALL GOOD AND RUNNING GREAT NOW. THANKS AGAIN MATT Trouble codes: P0102 (m.a.f sensor), P0141 (o2 sensor b1 s2), P0171, P0174 (bank 2 lean), P1351.
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2002 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L alternator VIN: 1GNDM19X52
Well, it's fixed. Spent money for new alternator instead of reman. I finally found that terminal 52 (field) and 15 (L) are the numbers at computer. I had stated that the B+ terminal was hot and I needed the number of the terminals at the computer. I connec...
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Accessories VIN: 1G24KEEFUW
thanks for all your help the ignition switch was the culprit.
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2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Oil pressure VIN: 1GCHK24U43
Thanx for for all the help guys! We ended up taking oil pump off again and disassembled it for inspection(again). Nothing looked damaged and pressure relief spring looked fine. However, when looking into bore where relief valve sits there was a lot of metal...
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2003 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L passlock VIN: 1GCHG35U43
Thanks for all the input. This was a fleet vehicle and the owners said, as long as the vehicle starts, do not proceed to fix it unless it will not start every time.
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2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L body control VIN: 2G1WF52K03
Well everyone thanks for all of your suggestions. The car is fixed. It ended up being a defective replacement Bcm that I purchased from a dealer. After all the hours I spent checking and rechecking components, connections etc. I decided to replace bcm ag...
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2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 4.8L vibration VIN: 1GCEK14V73
thanks to evryone who responded, replace drive shaft problem gone appparently it was bent, ujoints were so so, thanks everyone esp the gentlman from indiana
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2006 Chevrolet Uplander LT 3.9L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1GNDV33116
Well I appreciate all of your inputs but the customer has yet to bring the vehicle back. If the customer does and I fix it or find new information I will post it here. Thank you all again! Trouble codes: P0011.
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2006 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C044 8.1L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBEC1G16F
i replaced the connector and throttle body... i took the plug apart and found corrosion in the connector... Trouble codes: P2135, P1516.
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1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B7KF2363X
Thanks for all the help. It was indeed the injector pump. From what we can tell the rotor inside the pump was stuck on the 3rd injector thereby we were able to get fuel out of that injector. We put a new pump on it yesterday and as of today it is still running...
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2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KU28653
Thanx for your responses. Conclusion is to perform injector leak down testing. Customer continues to hot start vehicle and can't find time to perform tests. Customer has been advised that fuel injectors are suspected and does not want to pay the price to have ...
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2007 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L abs module VIN: 1D4GP24R87
Thank you all very much. I got help from all of you. The abs light is off now and I don't know what I did. The only thing I can think of is that in my testing the module saw some thing and allowed me to turn the light off with Gensys. Thank you Gary from Ohio ...
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1988 Ford F F800 7.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FDXK84A4J
The instructions for adjusting the plunger linkage are fairly ambiguous. It states "adjust the connector so that the centerline is 1/8 inch above the centerline of the tapped hole in the control lever" After the replies from here and a piece of enlightening fa...
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1996 Ford Taurus G 3.0L steering and radio
Hello, thanks to everyone who responded with the request. I changed the "multi-malfuction" (neutral saftey) switch and everything worked fine. Thanks again
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1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Stall VIN: 2FMDA5142W
First of all I would like to thank all who have replied. The van does not have a p/s switch. That is one of the first things I looked for. The customer has taken the van and will not be bringing it back unfortanatly. Thanks again
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2002 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on, 125/340 VIN: JKM25G12K4
broke time because of staionary idler bolt broke, it had to have been over torqued at some point replace bolt and idler, set up time with ocam tool that i made from 1/4 steel to lock cams tdc #1 never had to go down to crank pully just vc, tcover and plug... Trouble codes: P0125, P0340.
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2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1252124526
o2 sensor solved the problem we did some investigated and found that the harness was ate threw thanks guys Trouble codes: P2195 (Lack of HO2S -11 Switch sensor indicates lean).
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2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FTNX21P03
mornin gents.we got this one on the road yesterday.one post said go for the pump,so i removed it,blasted shop air down the pipe,no more leak.i had already replaced stand pipe orings.we decided to disect the pump.WOW!for those of you who dont know,these pumps a...
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2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.8L fan VIN: 1FTSW31PX4
Thanks for your input guys! Probably not worth the hassle.I think i'll stick with OEM, The "fix on the road in the wilderness" scenerio isn't enough to change the system. The drivers couldn't change the belt on anything anyway, at the time I was frustrated wit...
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2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FTSW31PX4
found carbon in the unison ring- cleaned and reinstalled. Thanks everybody! The truck still has slight hesitation, still trying to decide if the company is going to buy a new engine, or run this one til it quits; technically according to the tests, the engine ... Trouble codes: P132B.
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1993 Honda Civic del Sol S 1.5L Cuts out VIN: JHMEG1147P
first i would like to thank every one,the problem was a after market distrubler,not just one but three,so i went with a oem part from the dealer and that fix ed the problem,thanks again for all of yall help.this one is fixed.
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2000 Honda Accord EX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG165XY
This car finially came back in today. We had onhand the updated valve (FROM THE DEALER NOT WORLD PAC) with the other tsb parts (t\b gskt and stainless tube). I did not install the tube.All I did was install the valve cleared the code, put the ecm into service ... Trouble codes: P1491.
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2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L fuel gauge VIN: 4S2CK58W31
put in new sending unit and reset engine light works great thanks for all the help
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2005 Isuzu N NQR 5.2L No Start, Cuts out VIN: JALE5J1616
i am still working on this vehicle but have made little progress i replace the rail pressure sensor and found the sensor cavity to be contaminated i am leaning towards an injection pump i am going to reopen another post later thanks to ritch and jay for their... Trouble codes: 83 (fuel rail pressure sensor).
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2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2L radio VIN: SAJEA01413
Sorry this took so long to close, we sent the radio out for repair. To a place called Radioman in San Diego CA. Thanks for the help
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2005 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L heater valve VIN: SA5WA01T05
Thanks for all the help on this one. Ronald [...] hit the nail on the head! The heater valve was leaking and over loaded the circuit for the driver side. I replaced the valve and repaired the circuit in the control head by soldering a wire across the open in th...
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1992 Jeep Wrangler 2.5L clutch VIN: 2J4FY19P1N
well as we kinda expected it was a clutch problem. I pulled the trans and the first thing I noticed was the pressure plate fingers weren't all at the same height. the next thing I noticed was one of the clutch springs was broke. the third thing I noticed was t...
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1998 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L Cruise Control VIN: 1J4FT68S0W
What I eventually assumed is that with this vehicle the cruise is powered by the PCM internally, but never found information nor customers approval to try a new PCM and fix the issue. So away it went and cruise not working. Thanks for the help I did get even ...
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2005 Lexus RX330 3.3L a/c heat control VIN: 2T26A31UX5
The fix to this really does not make any sense. We got the customer to finally return and rechecked all fuses. None were blown. We had previously tried disconnecting battery and leting sit with no results. This time, we went back to the Navigation unit ECU...
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1995 Lincoln Continental Signature 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNLM97V1S
Hello again. After most of you was saying to check for a wiring issue I started from the top of the power feed. I first checked the battery and all my connections as you would normally do with a no start issue. So I than moved to the ignition switch. I found a...
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2002 Mazda MPV LS 3.0L Egi Inj Fuse VIN: JM3LW28A42
I found it!!! After no one could supply me with the proper wiring diag for this van (not even Mazda) I looked on the diagrams that I had and determined what components are on the EGI/INJ fuse and found that they are 14 components. So after checking each compon...
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2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L sbc VIN: WDBUF65J63
We shipped this one to the dealer as that was the most prudent course of action. The eight replies from very sharp iATN techs all gave the same advice, let the dealer do it because the SBC brake system has had so many problems, updates, etc, and it now has a ...
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