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| 1989 BMW 325i 2.5L No Start VIN: WBAAA1301K OK the short story behind this Car is The kid had the timing belt break while driving the Car, He bought a head off Ebay and after he couldn't figure out how to do it I ended up with it. I finished the Head and Timing belt. I have checked the timing marks 3 ti... |
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| 2000 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 4USCH33484 This vehicle runs fine hot, however when it's cold the vanos solenoid clicks and the idle drops then comes back to normal. I have no codes and fuel trims are normal.Can the cam sensor be acting up? What do i check? Any help is appreciated. Adam |
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| 1995 Buick Regal 3.8L oil leak VIN: 2G4WD52L5S vehicle came in leaking oil badly front front crank seal. replace seal came back next day leaking badly from front seal. another tech replaced seal still leaking you can see it coming out seal badly. Last time I replaced timing cover with another used cover th... |
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| 1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KE54Y1X Vehicle has Code P1646 Control Vent Solenoid Circuit Problem. When Vehicle first came in we did smoke test and found fuel cap cracked. Replaced and customer drove for several weeks and about 200 miles before light came on again. Smoke test again and ran test o... Trouble codes: P1646 (Control Vent Solenoid Circuit Problem) |
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| 2006 Cadillac DTS 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KU57966 this vehicle originally went into limp mode, ck engine light and service stability system message appered we found there to be a ecm was bad problem occured again 1,000 miles later but a different code found pedal assembly to be bad, replaced now vehicle is ba... Trouble codes: P2138 |
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| 1990 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado 7.4L bubbling in recovery bottle VIN: 1GCGK34N0L hi guys this is my personal truck, installed new radiator 1 week ago and now every time i shut it off i am getting bubbling in recovery bottle. i have tried 3 different radiator caps and have sniffed the bottle with a block tester while is was doing it and flu... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet S10 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13W9S greetings to all i have this chevy blazer that will not start after a hot soak,spray it with a little carb spray and it will start and run.fule pressure when running is 50 psi,at cranking it is 57psi,if i recall these require at least 60 psi while cranking to ... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet K3500 5.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK33R3T I appreciate all replies in advance. Customer complaint was that vehicle would suddenly start cutting out and stalling. Code retreived was P1122 (tps low voltage). The first time I checked the vehicle all was well. I connected a Tech II and set the snapshot to... Trouble codes: P1122 (Throttle position sensor - low voltage) |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L timing cover? Well first off sorry for the no VIN. Strange problem with this one, just wondering if anyone else has come across this. Car had a rattle in the timing chain, all good, pulled it apart, chain was stretched, so I replaced chain gears and tensioner. Problem solve... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GNEK13RXW Hi Everyone, thank you for your help, This vehicle came in with a complaint of poor fuel milage and has been here for about a month or so,there are no DTC's, fuel trim are as follows long term bank 1 -6.2% short term bank 1 +1.6, long term bank 2 -10.2% short ... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCEC17W1W Vehicle came in not starting after custom installed timing chain, found code P0339 crank sensor signal missing, found no rpm on scanner and no pulse coming from crank sensor, ignition feed is there,took timing cover off and reluctor ring is there vehicle is in... Trouble codes: P0339 |
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| 1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban LS 7.4L Long crank hot start VIN: 1GNGK26J7X This truck starts immediately when cold, even at 17 degrees F. After it has completely warmed up - temp gauge showing 220 F, and then shut down for 20 min to 45 min, then it is hard to start. It cranks for 15 or 20 seconds before it starts, runs rough for 5 or... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDM19W1Y GM techs I need you. 2000 Chevy Astro van came in. Customer states vehicle has sluggish takeoff also cluster is inop. I found ten different Transmission codes and blown fuse for trans under dash area. Found said circuit to have a short. I have disconnected all... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L power steering control module VIN: 2CNDL23FX7 this little truck came in with no power steering, and it is equiped with that lovely electronic power steering. so i hooked scanner and pulled code co56d for power steering control module hardware performance internal failure. so the diag. tree says reprogram ... |
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| 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L cam gear pin VIN: 3C8FY68B92 Good Morning Gentlemen: This vehicle came in last week with a coolant leak which was found to be the water pump,while replacing water pump and t-belt found cam gear pin (intake) was snapped off flush, installed another pin and finished job. This morning custom... |
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| 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L drive belt VIN: 3B7KF22Z0W I customer brought in a 98 dodge ram with a belt squeal. the squeal is quieter at idle but gets much louder when revved or when put into gear at idle. The customer has put on a new belt and tensioner and idler pulley himself with no change at all. I removed th... |
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| 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7KF2362W any help would be greatly appreciated thanks donnie [...] Trouble codes: P0122 |
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| 1999 Dodge Stratus 2.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1B3EJ46C0X This vehicle started out with a no start condition in the customers driveway. Went to her house to investigate. Knowing these vehicle common problems I put in a cam sensor. The old one was cracked. The car started but ran very rough. I could hardly keep it run... Trouble codes: P0601 |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L No Start VIN: 1D7HA18ZX2 I have no signal coming out of the crank sensor. I have 5v ref on org wire. Ground on blk-blue, no signal on gry-blk while cranking. I have replaced the crank sensore with factory sensor X 3. I then replaced the crank sensor, cam sensor and the flywheel out of... |
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| 2002 Dodge Neon SE 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1C3ES46C32 hi dodge guys, i have a neon here that the idle is allover the place, starts up at about 4000 rpm, and surges around 1500 to 2000, came in with a bad intake gasket fixed that first, no change in idle or surgeing cat will start to glow in about 1 min, also ther... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.9L Brake lights VIN: 3D7HU18Z52 Have one here that the brake lights will not go off after the first application of the brake pedal unless you disconnect the battery. AAA told him it may be the front cantrol module. I have no codes to go on. The lights also stay on with the switch disconnecte... |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.9L rear diff VIN: 1D7HG12X23 REAR DIFF REBUILT 20000 MILES AGO AND NOW WE HAVE A NOISE THAT IS BACK PULLED APART AND FOUND THAT ONE CARRIER BEARING WAS BAD REPLACED AND RESET UP REAR END ALL AT SPEC NO STRANGE WEAR Pattern NOIS SEEMS TO BE IN THE CENTER OF DRIVE SHAFT CAN'T HEAR AS WELL A... |
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| 1984 Ford F-250 6.9L engine VIN: 1F1HF251XE This f250 came in as a no start diagnoses. Found bad controller, glow plugs open, melted wiring. Customer has been starting with ether and has burner up at least one new starter. We started to repair vehicle, glowplugs don't want to come out. I know whats happ... |
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| 1994 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FALP62W4R This motor was fully rebuilt. Replaced bad crank. All sensors new. Fuel rail and system fully rebuilt (pump, sending unit, injectors, injector seals, regulator). Checked valves found no problems so heads are the same. The car will start but won't idle. It will... |
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| 1996 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L no communication VIN: 1FAFP52UXT 96 Taurus 3.0 ohv No communication with the state inspection computer, or a obd handheld code reader, if you hook up a snap on scanner the long way it will communicate, but the global obd II side there is nothing, I checked the wiring from the pins from the dl... |
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| 1996 Ford Bus 5.9L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FDPB80C9T Following all repairs and tests listed above this engine will not start cold. (25 to 30deg. F) Park in shop and it starts right up. Also has poor cold drive away on cold start. While waiting for a new fuel lift pump we installed a temporary electric fuel pump ... |
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| 1997 Ford F Super Duty 7.3L Mechanical VIN: 1FDLF47F3V This truck has a knucle crane installed on it.When using the crane under load when the engine is warm the engine stalls.Ive had the crane inspected and all is well on the crane end.The inspector seems to think the engine idle is to low (engine warm).It's idlin... |
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| 2001 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1FMEU16W21 Truck came in with misfire, more than 1 hole. Given Miles (304K) Plugs are a given (OE). Truck has had only 2 or 3 coil issues ever in it's 304K. Jasper motor at 96K now has 210K on jasper motor. I changed all coils 50K or less + 1 now, year or less (OE) Custo... |
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| 2003 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L master cylinder VIN: 1FMYU92124 Customer came in with the intial complaint of the brake pedal going all the way to the floor. I inspected the car and determined that the master cylinder was defective. I replaced the master cylinder and bled the system and the pedal was fine. The car left and... |
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| 2005 Ford Freestar SE 3.9L programming VIN: 2FMZA57225 change computer andtry to programming ,every thing doing good and when is going to learn ,tell me to check dlc for bad connection. check all scp + - good.,check pin 13 progamming source good, with the old computer the truck run good,no code can read data. my p... |
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| 2005 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L abs VIN: 2FAFP7I435 We ran Modas at home so do not have codes but 17 codes cleared drove car all come back city mechanic did rear brake pads and rotors pads were cutting into rotors. We cleaned metal from wheel sensors we have also removed all 4 wheels and rotors checked wires bl... |
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| 2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L ride control VIN: 1FBSS31L76 I can't seem to find any information on SERVICE RSC NOW. We had this van in a few weeks ago with this message, we found position #2 fuse blown on inside fuse box, replaced 10amp fuse and problem went away, but came back in today for the same problem & fuse was... |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 2500 HD 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GTHK29162 no start, replaced fuel pump, found filter housing sucking air and replaced w/ new filter. fuel pressure stays at 1290 t01400 psi. 9mpa. vehicle will start and run when using battery charger, and cranking speed is 180 190 rpm. performed flow test on fuel. vacu... Trouble codes: 1094 (not enough fuel pressure crank decel) |
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| 2003 GMC C4500 Topkick C4C042 6.6L speedometer VIN: 1GDE4E1163 Hello All We have this truck from a local wrecker company. The complaint is, the speedometer reads twice as much as it should. When you drive the truck the speedometer reads 80 mph when you are going approx 40mph and it don't shift right. The owner claims this... |
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| 2004 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L abs light VIN: 1GKEC13T34 This yukon has a c0265 code for the EBCM. The ABS light and brake light will come on when driving around town. im thinking EBCM module but i dont see any case studies 2004 and up. 2003 and older fixes are ebcm module and grounds. my power and ground is ok to t... |
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| 2000 Hyundai Tiburon 2.0L Unknown VIN: KMHJG254YU we have this tiburon 2.0l that came in with no overdrive. we overhauled the tranny with all new clutches and rebuilt valve body with no sucess. when we had it apart the first time it was really clean inside, and we did not find any burnt clutches. we did a nor... |
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| 1995 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Unknown VIN: SAJHX1741S Need some help, does nor have any codes, it shifts at high rpm only as if you had the kick down switch activated. It acts as if it had a bad vacuum modulator valve, but this tranny does not use one. It shifts at 35-55-85 mph @4000 rpm only smoothly and down sh... |
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| 2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA51CX2 hi guys, this one is driving me crazy. the car runs perfectly ok. after is driven about 120 miles or so from a cold start then the i get a message on the dash that say's cruise control disconected at about 3 seconds later i get a second message engine overheat... Trouble codes: P0115 (temp sensor) |
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| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L warning lights VIN: 1J4GZ58S6V customer's original complaint: engine,coolant,battery lights were flashing on dash. headlights were also flashing on & off. we replaced alternator because it was charging low. after replacing now charging is okay but still have problem with above lights flashi... |
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| 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L airbag module VIN: 1J4GW68N3X Hey guys need some help on this 1999 Jeep grand cherokee I'm working on. It belongs to a local dealer and came in for state inspection, with every light on in dash and no gauges.Hooked my modis up and communicated with pcm and bcm, but could not communicate wi... |
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| 2006 Jeep Liberty Limited 2.8L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation VIN: 1J4GL48536 This Jeep idles fine but on acceleration it has little power and pumps black smoke out the tailpipe. Only 1 code for turbo underboost. All the intake plumbing is intact. Our Alldata system has very little info on this engine. Any advice would be greatly apprec... Trouble codes: P0299 |
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| 2007 Kia Spectra EX 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: KNAFE121X7 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help, I have a 2007 KIA Spectra that when the owner fills the fuel tank all the way will load up the EVAP system and start to run bad and stall, I tried telling them that when the pump clicks off, to hang up the nozzle b... |
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| 1995 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L No Start, Stall VIN: SALPV1241S Help Land Rover Techs! This Range Rover will run rough, stall and not restart. Engine will be flooded. We have found a very irratic injector pulse (injector signal tester will look normall for a few seconds and then get VERY bright and almost go solid like dri... |
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| 1998 Lexus ES300 3.0L monitors VIN: JT8BF28G7W Hi all, THis car came in with a P0420 About 1 Month ago. So we replaced the front Cat ass'y With a Quality "Browns Recycling Cat". After 300 miles the cat monitor has not run. All of the other monitors have ran and passed. There are no Pending codes. Now, w... |
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| 2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: JTHCH96S96 HI EVERYONE IN IATN WORLD. im not much of an asian tech but a freind of mine is selling this vehicle and it failed the emission test pretty badly. its an awd lexus gs300 so im doing a TSI type test the limits for idle and 2500rpm are HC 150 AND CO .70 MY readi... |
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| 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 5LMPU28A2X Hello there. I have this Navigator here with a very loud knock in the engine. The cust states that he left his house and drove down the street a little ways and it started knocking. he went home and called me. I started it up and it has a very loud knock. It s... |
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| 2002 Lincoln LS 3.9L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, @idle=in gear or not VIN: 1LMNHM87A4 Hi gang; this 2002 lincoln LS 3.9 v8 Just dies like the key was shut-off with regularity,but kind of intermittent= Roughly four To five times an hour,or not for an hour,Restarts everytime,but seems to take a few extra revolutions after stall. Any idea's?? See ... |
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| 1997 Mazda B2300 2.3L Cuts out VIN: 4F4CR12A1V vehicle runs good ,but just cuts out when driving. initially it would die intermittently & we replaced tps & this problem was solved.It has constant reading of 5 volts on the tps,iat,tps,o2,& cps reads faulty all the time.Suspect computer is bad as I have ckd ... Trouble codes: P0113, P0118, P0123, P0340 |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L p0730 trans range compsrison repedetly negative VIN: WDBFA67F2T allready paid mercedes for reprogram, had tech. put in new adaptor plate car didnt even make it back home before the problem reaccure whatever repair i perform i will have to pay benz another $100.00 to reprogram because it seems my launch does not include tra... |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L ac control head VIN: WDBLK65G91 Ac control head ec button will not turn off,6 out of 8 times it is pressed. turn key on engine off ec button will turn off then ac compressor will engage. Have checked power and grounds to control head all are there. Unable to view live data on scanner.System ... |
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| 1996 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L odometer and tripomter VIN: 1MELM50U6T Two days after installing the Jasper remantransmission the car returned with an open vss, melted pigtail to vss and and P0500. I found some transmission fluid in the vss and assumed that it was leaking and had caused the short. I installed new pigtail and vss.... |
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| 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1ZWHT61LOY hi ford techs or techs had seen it before.Car come in for smog inspection fail code P1633 keep alive power voltage too low.But MIL Off not on,any techs had done it or how to trick it please rely to me , thank you so much, by myself i have seen this code before... Trouble codes: P1633 (keep alive power voltage too low) |
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| 2005 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4M2ZU86K15 This vehicle was towed in for no start. It is drive by wire. Customer stated he stopped at his son's house for about a half hour. Came out & truck was a crank no start. Cycled key a few times & truck started but displayed "fail Safe". Customer kept cycling key... Trouble codes: P0108 (map), P0121 (tp a), P0123 (tp a), P0606 (processor failure), P2104 (p2104 THROUGH P2123) |
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| 2003 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Unknown VIN: WMWRE334X3 Need some Mini help here. Have this Cooper S with a horrible clattering noise in the belt area. We have not had to work on any of these so hope its a common problem for somebody. Thinking it is in the supercharger but not for sure, and man are they high. Took ... |
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| 2003 Mini Cooper S 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWRE33403 We have a Mini that originally came in with Po171 B1 lean we found the o2 harness had rubbed thru on the p/s line at the rear of the engine. We replaced the 02 with OE. and cleared faults as well as reset adaptions. On the second trip the MIL was back on with ... Trouble codes: P0130 (O2 sensor Bank 1 sensor 1) |
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| 1998 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JN8AR05YWW Vehicle dropped by me and found 1336 and 304 pending. Engine will idle smooth as silk and rev right up, but after 20 minutes of idling in the bay you here/feel a momentary drop and then maybe a second drop and then longer it idles, the more frequent the drop o... Trouble codes: 1336 (Crankshaft sensor), 304 (Cylinder number four misfire detected) |
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| 2000 Nissan Xterra XE 3.3L Clutch VIN: 5N1ED28Y1Y Replaced clutch on this Xterra recently. Since then customer complains clutch pedal sticks to the floor intermittently. She can tap the pedal and it comes back up. Problem happens while stopped at light, clutch possibly staying engaged. We have not been able t... |
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| 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3GR64H01 This car originally came in June of 09 for the P0410 fault code, and at that time we replaced the front bank vacuum valve and the vacuum control solenoid. Then January of 10 it came back with the same code and found the back bank vacuum valve bad and replaced ... Trouble codes: P0410 (Secondary AIR Injection System) |
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| 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3WH52H21 we have replaced all the components listed at one timeor another for different reasons for thisproblem. the code will comeback after a few days or a few months. there seems to be no certain event for this to happen. when the tech ckecks it out everything is wo... Trouble codes: P0410 |
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| 2004 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G2HX52K84 Car came in with overheating, stalling, and misfiring complaintsthat supposedly happened all at the same time. Found water pump impeller worked off slightly, rubbing block, replaced, overheating fixed. Misfire on cylinder 4. Compression at 75psi, did leakdown ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1999 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L brake out mesage VIN: WAUBA24B7X want to thank every one that help me w ideas. turn out to be the third brake ligt fixture.once again thanks guys. |
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| 2004 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L tach & fuel gauge VIN: 1G4HR54K34 Sorry for the delay in closing this post. The customer has not yet returned for the repairs, however after reading all of the replies when she does return I am going to send the cluster to Mike [...] for repair. |
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| 2009 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Climate control VIN: 1G6DV57V49 Since it seems the unit needs to programmed I took it to the Cadillac dealer to have it done along with doing a recall and some warranty work to replace the timing chain. Unfortunatly they denied the warranty claim after saying it would be covered, due to slud... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet C3500 5.7L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBJC34R2Y OK here is what I found out. After repairing the broken wiring issues and pigtail replacments what was causing the P0341 Cam Sensor fault was a defective New Crank Sensor, and the Rolling idle with hood closed turned out to be the module heating up, eventually... Trouble codes: P0341 (CMP Sensor Circuit out of Range). |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LS 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK291X1 truck needed a second set of injectors... confirmed by a local gm dealer... i couldnt believe it...gm dealer said there was 4mm of fuel entering crank case but oil level never was over full.. Trouble codes: P0093. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.3L srs VIN: 1GCEC14X37 DEALER HAD FOR 6 DAYS, STATED CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULT BUT MAKES NO SINCE SINCE AIR BAG SIMULATOR WOULD CLEAR CODES, TRIED AIR BAG SIMULATOR MUTLIPLE TIMES AND EVEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. MUST HAVE BEEN THE CONNECTER NOT RELEASEING SHORTING BAR WHEN INSTALL A... |
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| 1996 Chrysler Sebring JX 2.4L Headlights VIN: 3C3EL45X8T Well thanks to all who replied. We installed two new headlight bulbs and drove the car around all day with a voltmeter hooked up to the back of the headlights with no problem found. So we ran a new ground wire for the headlight bulbs. The owner also had cobble... |
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| 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Classic 2.4L Charge Light on dash, No Charge VIN: 3C4FY48B15 Thanks for all the help. Sorry its taken me so long to close this help request my deck top in the shop crashed. Anyways I sent her to the dealer I hate having to do that but I am so busy with other customers and thing I can fix. I have called her twice now and... |
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| 2000 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L engine oil pressure VIN: 1B7GG2AN81 hello and thank you again fellow techs who have replied. this truck is done . like jack , gregory and i was thinking it was the oil pump . i also did replace the timing chains guides tensioners very good idea to do so while in there. thank you once agian techs... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 3B7HF13Y81 THANKS FOR THE INFO FIXED WITH 2 O2 SENSORS 1 PRE CAT 1 POST CAT PROBLEM SOLVED |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L No Start VIN: 1D7HA18ZX2 I still need help with this repair. But am unable to post more info to get help. Trouble codes: P1491. |
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| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L Bearings / Gears VIN: 2B4GT54L82 This one is in the can. As it turns out I rotated the tires and some of the noise moved to the front of the van. I replaced all 4 tires and the noise was greatly reduced. (choppy tread / tires separated) Drained the oil in the differential & overrunning clutch... |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L back up lights inop. VIN: 1D7HU18276 THANKS FOR THE HELP. REPLACED INTERGRATED POWER MODULE AND BACK UP LIGHTS WORKING NOW. |
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| 1993 Ford F-350 XL 5.8L Starting VIN: 2FTJW36H3R The customer replaced the coil pack, icm, and insisted on replacing the pick up in the distributor, truck still has no spark, nad the customer didn't want to pay diagnostic time |
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| 2000 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP5222Y Well I went on vacation so they sent the taurus to the Ford Dealer turns out the new injector they sold me was defective so they fixed it there under a service part warranty thank you all for your help Eric. Trouble codes: P0302, P0191. |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Cam sensor VIN: 1F2DT43E24 Thanks to all who replied. I eventually got the OEM part and intalled it exactly like I intalled the aftermarket part, along with disconnecting the battery and reseting the KAM. Van has been driving for 3 days so far with no codes or problems. Thanks again |
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| 2000 Ford Ranger XL 4.0L Misfire VIN: 1FTZR15X6Y Hello again. Thanks for the help, but I’m going to close this request with a summary instead of a fix. Most of the replies centered on the low compression, which had me concerned also. The 4.0 is an OHV engine and it’s been my experience that a jumped chain... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XL 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMZU77E92 well guys,i had 9 replies renging from fuel pump,fuel pump driver module,coil,cam sensor,iac,and starter.everything tested ok in shop and i could NEVER duplicate problem in shop.customer needed vehicle,so i gave it back.will repost when i see car again. |
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| 2003 Ford BA Falcon 4.0L Ball Joint VIN: 6FPAAAJGSW Huge thank you to everyone that replied so very promptly, this was my first request and certainly won't be my last. My query wasn't relating to any one vehicle in particular so am going to go ahead with closing the post as I am quite confident that you all wil... |
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| 2006 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L extended crank hot VIN: 1FAFP56U46 after exhaustive testing, fuel pressure good, etc. the determination was made that the rear, #1, catalytic convertor is restricted. because of calif. emmisions, cust opted not to spend the 2300.00 dollars on the part. Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0301 (misfire 1), P0302 (p0303-), P0303 (p0316- misfire while starting), P0316 (misfire while starting). |
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| 2002 Hyundai Accent GL 1.6L sparks at crankshaft VIN: KMHCG45C22 Thanks to all that replied. You hit it bang on. I replaced the alternator belt and it cured the problem. Surprisingly enough, the old belt didn't look that bad. great help!! Thanks Paul |
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| 1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L No Start VIN: JNKBY31A4V Hello there. This is one of those that makes you think to your self "you know Mark your a dumb@$$". Turns out I totaly looked at this wrong. Somebody before me had messed with the fuel system. They had switched the fuel lines and had the pressure going into th... |
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| 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1J4FX48S8W Thanks for the help guys!! Paul from Maryland, Shane in South Carolina and Chip in Kentucky all had it right and reminded me of soemthing I forgot on these Jeeps. The ECMs like to go out intermittantly and will drive you crazy trying to find it. I put a spar... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4HR48N05 well, i put a oem o2 sensor in it. fuel trims seemed to even out. kept it for day or two extra just to make sure it was good. well, i decided to ship it, when the truck was delivered to cust, apparently the mil came back on and nobody decided to let me know. u... Trouble codes: P2096 (downstream fuel system 1 lean). |
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| 2002 Kia Optima LX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, VIBRATION VIN: KNAGD12622 Thanks to all that replied, After reinspecting the timming marks, I found that the timming mark was off at the oilpump pully. So I removed the plug at the left side of the block and alinged the left balance shaft. This was the prob. After reinstalling the t-be... |
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| 2003 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L backfiring VIN: SALTW14493 Thanks very much to all that replay and try to help. Out of 14 replies only Sean from New York came close. The intake cam lobe on cylinder # 5 was worn out We replaced the cam and cam follower and the car runs like new I still don't understand how it back fi... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0305 (Cylinder 5 Misfiring). |
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| 1998 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L air suspension message VIN: 1LNFM82W6W thanks for all the input I'LL close this now customer hasn't returned. what I did was leave everything intact.the rear valves I'll call them and left switch in trunk on but I unplugged compressor,so it won't run.light stayed off.so I guess we will consider it ... |
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| 1998 Nissan Altima SE 2.4L Hesitation, lacks power VIN: 1N4DL01DXW Thanks to all that responded. The fix turned out to be a bad mass air flow sensor and adding a ground to to the circuit. Ran wire from mass air flow to plenum. First bad mass air flow that I've seen that wouldn't show up on my scope. Thanks again! |
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| 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva S 2.3L Misfire, RUNS REAL ROUGH VIN: 1G3NL1436P SORRY FOR THE LATE CLOSING CUSTOMER JUST FIXED CAR THE HEAD GASKET WAS BAD AND WE ALSO FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE INTAKE VALVE SEAT REBUILDT HEAD AND REPLACED TIMING COMPONENTS CAR NOW RUNS FINE THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONDED |
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| 2002 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TEHN72N02 hey all; well i couldn't verify any out of range data so i went with the new cats this one has 2, and he opted to keep the new a/f sensor. i just got a call rom him and it passed the emmission test. the mode six data for the cat monitor said high theshol... Trouble codes: P0420. |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWFA81H6W Well i don't know what happened, but I couldn't find the source of the vent solenoid ground point. The only reply I got was saying the computer was the ground. This is not the case though. I traced the wire across the firewall to inside the vehicle. The comput... Trouble codes: P0442 (Evap small leak). |
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| 1999 Volvo C70 2.4L stay 2 gear VIN: YV1NC56D6X The TCM fix problem firts I am replace ECM not TCM misstake location I was order used pcm Junk yard send ECM I Install After that I look at location FIND DOWN WRONG PARTS REORDER TCM INSTALL NOW IS GOOD NO MORE ARROW LIGHT ALSO [...] IS OK TO ... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L Sun roof VIN: XJ12EF85TF Thanks for all the responses. Got the car back in Monday morn. The back door method was to lock and lock the drivers door with the key. I repeated the proceedure twice and on second time held key in lock position for 5 seconds and then unlocked. Hopped in car,... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T 2.4L driver info center VIN: YV1SW58D91 A couple of replies told me the switch did give a problem on these cars.Replaced switch & this put all lites out except intermittent traction control & abs lite.These were fixed when we replaced the abs control unit with a remaned one.This car had no codes & o... |
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| 2002 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1V529592 Since the "post", mil on, same code. Don't have a Volvo compatible scan tool, My diagnosis, none the less; Both freeze frames almost identical, low load, low temp, closed loop. Boost pressure sensor, M.a.p. sensor, "exact" same part number, very different func... Trouble codes: P00, 101 (m.a.f. Signal), ECM, 14 (m.a.f. Signal). |
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