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1993 Acura Vigor GS 2.5L No Start VIN: J2E78WNS09
one of our best lot persons car ,so that makes this a government job.dont mind a great guy.anyhow his rig runs well on cooler weather once hot after a short soak period no start,,plenty of spark ouch,and power to the b+ side of the injector during the failure ...
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1999 Audi A6 2.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUBA24BOX
Good morning all, I have a 99 Audi A6 that was towed in. Crank no start with a broken timing belt. I understand that these are interference engines but was wondering if there would be a remote chance that it would not hit the valves with just cranking rpm?
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2007 Audi A4 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUBF78E67
Car came in 4 weeks ago. CEL light was on showing 3 misfire codes. Replaced coil pack and spark plugs. Car had no other problems until 3 weeks later. I have checked for induction leaks( fuel pressure, everything is at specs. Really only misfires at start up. C... Trouble codes: 302 (misfire cylinder 2), 303 (misfire cylinder 3)
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1998 BMW M3 3.2L convertible top VIN: WBSBK0339W
conv. top stops aprox. one foot after normal opening sequeence ,red light on open/close switch of top starts to blink.The cover that hides the top behind the rear seat will not release even when I pull lever under left rear seat.I tried to open top manually by...
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2000 BMW 528i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADM6345Y
hi guys got stumped on this on im not a bmw tech. With alldata i get no type of repair procedure, only a code description. i have pulled both actuators off for the vvt and tested them on the bench and they will push your finger out with the plunger. if u stick... Trouble codes: P1523
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2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L battery draw VIN: 5UXFA53582
As it sits right now, the vehicle has been awake for two days, I'm judging this by the LED on the gear shift staying on. Fuse 12 feeds constant power to both the gear shift indicator and the ABS module. At this point, I'm thinking that there is probably a modu...
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2003 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAZ334X3
Working on a used car and retrieved P1429. Looked on Alldata and could not find a code corresponding to that DTC. Not really familiar with German makes. Can anybody give a tip on where to start. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Trouble codes: P1429 (Primary electric air pump failure)
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2006 BMW 525i 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: WBANE53576
vehicle came in with a no start, died on freeway, hooked on fuel gauge, rail had a big air lock and vehicle stumbled and died, eventually i got it to idle but wont accelerate, put in a fuel pump and filter, checked live data from fuel pump module, dme is comma...
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2008 BMW X5 3.0si 3.0L Tire VIN: 5UXFE43558
Tires are now showing exactly the same wear problem as before: cupped inner tread and exposed belts. There doesn't seem to be anything loose, bent, broken, etc. Rear tires are worn more than fronts, but fronts show similar type of wear without exposed belts. I...
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1999 Buick Regal LS 3.8L dash lights VIN: 2G4WB52K1X
I have a car here that when the auto headlights activate when dark outside the PRNDL Radio and A/C display and dash illum goes out. When auto illum is off everything works normally. there are no codes.
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2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L sub frame VIN: 1G4HR54K6Y
found one motor mount to be broken and the subframe moves forward and backward when braking. subframe bushings appear to be good still. replaced motor mount to eliminate that fault but the subframe still moves. would like to know if anyone has seen this before...
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2004 Buick Regal LS 3.8L No Start VIN: 2G4WB52K94
This Buick was towed to our shop with a no cranking condition. I thought it was the starter, however, found no voltage signal from the ignition switch to the starter, using a power probe if I supplied power to the starter solenoid it cranks over fine. We did a...
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1995 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L trunk lock VIN: 1G6KS52Y0S
On this STS the electric trunk latch wouldnt pull the trunk lid down. After looking at the wiring diagram I figured out how the switch down by the motor should work. I tested the circuits and there wasnt a return voltage on the center wire. I replaced the swit...
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2002 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L traction light VIN: 1G6KD54Y22
looked down seen the traction control light was on, push the button nothing happen, can anyone gave me some pionts? thanks
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2003 Cadillac CTS 3.2L Mechanical VIN: 5678909876
Hello mates! I am getting ready to do head gaskets on a CTS 3.2 litre. This is my first time in, and would like any input that i need to know up front, ex; Head bolt repair, blah blah blah!! Thankyou, hope your day is good!
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1997 Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 5.7L MIL Lamp on
Original complaint, hard to start at times. Found a/c line condensating and dripping directly onto distributor cap. Replaced distributor, cap, rotor, reposition line so condensate drops away from ignition. Set timing using scanner, cranks and runs well, timing... Trouble codes: P1192 (Cam crank synchro error), P1345
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1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Warning chime VIN: 2GCEC19T2X
Customer had two problems: could not shift into park repaired that with a new cable. On the way to bring it in for the new cable, the lock cylinder froze up we installed new delco lock cylinder and all seemed well. But we did not test drive. Customer takes vec...
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2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L compressor VIN: 3A4FY58B87
This 07 pt CRUISER has me stumped. The compressor will run for about 2 seconds then cut off. I have checked and made sure the refrigerant level is correct. I have checked the low and high pressure switches they seem to be okay. The cooling fan is working.
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1996 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.0L wiper park operation VIN: 1B4GP44R5T
I have a problem child here. I have a 96 Grand Caravan that when turning the wipers off, they go down to park position, than come back up about 6-8 inches. I have tried adjusting arms, adjusting linkage arm on motor, replaced wiper motor and nothing has change...
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1998 Dodge Caravan 3.0L wipers VIN: 2B4FP2537W
This one has me stumped beyond approach. at first the wipers stayed on, in slow intermittant mode no matter what switch position, at all times with key on. Diagnostic routine from Chrysler and Shopkey shows it's a bad switch. I changed the switch and now have ...
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2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 3.9L Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B6HB11X6Y
HERE IS A CHALLENGING ONE. My customer is pretty cool so far but I'm the one who is losing it. I got this '00 Ram Van 3.9L A/T that when at cruise @ about 70mph ocasionaly it will start to what fells like a misfire, not continuously but off and on, and sometim... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfire), P0301 (Cyl. 1 misfire), P0303 (Cyl. 3 misfire), P0305 (Cyl. 5 misfire), P0306 (Cyl. 6 misfire), P0320 (No crank ref. signal at PCM)
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2001 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.3L Engament VIN: 2B8GP44G01
This car was bought in auction when engage the transmission from park to reverse or drive makes a noise like hummm the hotter the engine the louder it is.if the electrical plug of the solenoid pack is disconnected won't do it also when it's downshifting from 5...
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2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L Noise VIN: 3D6WG48A07
Hi guys.I've got this '07 6.7 cumminsthat makes a squeal like noise under moderate load/torque from 4th gear on up with exhaust brake on or off.The customer said it first started on decel with the ex brake on and over time got progressively worse until it was ...
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1980 Ford F-250 Custom 4.9L no charge light VIN: 2FTEF25E3B
idk where to start with this one, but I have got a no charge condition,12v at b terminal on alt., 12v on the f terminal, and 0 volts on the S terminal, I am ashamed to admit that I am younger than this vehicle, and I haven't been able to find any diagnostic in...
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1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FALP52U7V
Vehicle came in, no start. Fuel pressure with in spec. Have injector pusle, no spark. Compression ok. Replaced coil pak, still no spark. Scan tool shows cranking rpm, and no camshaft fault. Have pcm codes, dealing with o2 sensor faults, transmission faults. Wh...
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1999 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra 4.6L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP46V3X
When the vehicle acts up and the turn signal lights up the fuel pump control module loses power. The power lose is before the inertia switch. I also checked the PCM pins and found no problems there. Trouble codes: P1233
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1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FTNX21F0X
There has got too be a better way too diagnose these this is 2 in a row that show 3,8 on contribution test try too do a poor mans power bal when cold but wont miss i tie strapped the in harness uvc pigtail ohmed them out ok i have not replaced the cam sensor o... Trouble codes: 269 (Cyl contribution test 3), 284 (Cyl contribution test 8)
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2000 Ford Windstar 3.8L anti theft VIN: 2FMZA5345Y
vehicle will sit for days (have had it now for four days) without a problem, then last night the alarm finally went off without outside influence, shut off with key fob and rearmed, 20 min later alarm went off again without outside influence. once again disarm...
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2002 Ford Windstar Limited 3.8L No Start, Backfires VIN: 2FMZA55462
Hi Ford techs, normally I am a GM guy, but this van belongs to the upstairs tenant. It was towed in, backfires when cranking, almost like a wet distributor cap used to. The only codes it has is the 2 coil codes as listed.Please help, or I will have to send it ... Trouble codes: P0353 (Coil problem), P0354
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2006 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.0L Stall, Hydra lock VIN: 1FDAF56PX6
Hey guys, we have a 6.0l here that came to our shop from another with fuel in the cooling system. We followed the tsb for this issue and found the passenger side head to have a pin hole in it above one of the injector sleeves. We replaced the head and gaskets ...
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2010 Ford Expidition 5.4L PCM, TPS, Steering Angle Sensor VIN: 1FMJU1G52A
We have a 2010 Expedition that was at another shop getting accessories installed. During the install a tech drilled through the main wiring harness. Seven wires were cut and spliced back together. Now the vehicle will start and run but the Service Advanced Tra...
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2003 GMC Savana 3500 6.0L Starting VIN: 1GKHG35U93
van came in for a no start, no power to starter, jumped the starter & it turns over ok but no start. we replaced the ign electrcial switch, no change. code u1041 in system. we unpluged ebcm, no change. security lite was on than off ?? signal from key to module...
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2003 Honda Civic EX 1.7L ac compressor VIN: 1HGEM22973
Hi Tech, we charge the system because it was low,the pcm does not grounding the clutch relay,the folloowing scan data read--ac temp at minus 40f,ac switch at 32f,ac pressure at zero,ac switch at 0volt.I disconnect the temp sensor at the evaporator no change on...
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1997 Hyundai Tiburon 1.8L transmission controls VIN: KMHJG24M2V
This car came in with reverse only, with fuse #9 for TCM removed it has reverse and third gear fail safe. Concern was fixed previously by rebuilding trans, but concern returned after 8,000 miles. Vehicle was previously at two different shops before it came her...
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1984 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Wipers Do Not Delay VIN: SAJNV5845E
I have this 84 xjs that the delay part of the wiper switch does not work. I have put 3 new wiper switches in it, i have installed a working delay relay out of another jag the relay was working in the other car. The problem is that the wipers work in the 1 and ...
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1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJHX1741R
One for you Jaguar junkies. Got this '94 XJ6 4.0 that is a no start. Read about common problems with the EMS relay so I started there and here's what I found. There is a 2 volt drop from where the power wire leaves EMS relay and the ignition coil so the drop i...
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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Interchangeability VIN: 1J4GW58N5X
I'm doing and engine swap, and I'd like to install a newer engine. Information regarding the crank & cam sensor tone wheels is hard to find. To my knowledge, the tone wheel on the crank is removable and transferable to the new engine via. crankshaft removal be...
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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Cooling Fan P1491 VIN: 1J4GW48S53
Car presents with code P1491 relay shorted or open circuit.
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2004 Kia Optima EX 2.4L No Start VIN: KNAGD12664
This is one of those that everyone and their cousin has worked on. We got this one in with a no start complain. Owner stated that it died while driving. Have good fuel pressure and good cylinder compression. The only problem is no spark. Shop that worked on it...
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2002 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L No Start VIN: SALTY15422
Hello all my rover guys, Have an 02 disco 2 giving me a fit. Customer came in 3 moths ago with a no start. Checked crank sensor found faulty, replaced with oe sensor, all good. Towed in yesterday as no start. Customer was driving down the road and car quit a... Trouble codes: P1673, P1668, P0600
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2001 Lincoln LS 3.9L solenoid 5 error VIN: 1LNHM87A41
intermittent no start, when engine shuts off randomly while driving or after driving. advancetrac shows on off then gear range unknown... if you cycle key three times engine starts fine any ideas? fuel pump? or trans related?
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2004 Lincoln LS 3.9L stabilitrac VIN: 1LNHM87A54
After sensor Cluster replacement, we tried to calibrate and couldn't. Error message on IDS said to check various items which were Ok. During test drive tech was able to get some data on IDS on the yawl rate and accelerometer. Couldn't before. C2778 & C1279 are...
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1999 Mazda Miata 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JM1NB3531X
Ok here you go ive inherited this fine piece of ______t,Intermittanly cold start stumbles falls on its face last a couple min and goes away.Cust states it also surges on highway havnt felt this yet though.Maf reads 4gps at idle ltft and stft lil neg.What is th...
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1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L A/C Control Buttons Inop VIN: WDBJF65H5X
Please help! car came in customer complaining of no a/c. I evac and recharged a/c system to proper levels. I have also replaced the refridgerant temp sensor on the reciever drier per tsb and other fixes on iatn to turn the ec light off to no avail. The problem...
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2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L keyless entry VIN: WDBRN45W32
Keyless system will work just with knob very close to door handle. Dealer told client there is a bad antenna. Is it a common problem? Where is this antenna assembled on car? Thank you
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2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 4Matic 2.6L shifting VIN: WDBRF81J44
Ive read the tsb for harsh engagement glycol contamination. This car was produced after the date in the tsb, 11/03. My question is, if i clear codes is that the same as clearing the tranmission adaption? I have a launch and it does not have an option to clear ...
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1995 Mercury Villager LS 3.0L poor power VIN: 4M2DV11W0S
thanks in advance for your help, i have a villager with low power on accell. power brake in drive and vehicle will not exceed 2000 rpm. vehicle will not respond to more air or fuel under this condition. only reoccuring code is a detonation code. feels like res...
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1995 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Timing Chain VIN: 1N4BU31D8S
This vehicle came in with a slight noise under the valve cover at the front of the engine. Found a TSB for timing chain noise. So i replaced the Chains,updated guides and tensioners. Now this thing is crazy noisey from the same area. I didn't use alot of silic...
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2004 Nissan Quest SL 3.5L Misfire VIN: 5N1BV28U44
Vehicle came in complaining of stalling/hard start. Had codes set for camshaft position sensor.Replaced cam sensor and upstream 02 (both bank 1). After repairs the vehicle now starts right up but has misfire on cyl#3. Disable #3 injector-no change. Any other i... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire)
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1997 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Compressor VIN: 1G3GR62C8V
As from the repair history all A/C system parts are new. Except for high side temp sensor and evap. Prior technician had determined compressor was bad and that system componets needed replace. found lots of debris at orifice tube, that being the reason for re...
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1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FGDFDFGDF
Hello one and all! This not so much a help request as a post to get some information out there about an unusual fix that came our way and cost us a LOT of time to sort out. If you want you can read the tale of woe, or skip to the last paragraph for the fix. ... Trouble codes: 11 (Intermittant loss of crank/cam signal), P1391 (Intermittant loss of crank/cam signal), 41 (Alt field circuit)
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1996 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Safety VIN: 1G2WJ12M6T
Air bag light comes on after doing the repairs according to customer. Didn't notice it ourselves. The light flashes 6 or 7 times when key is flipped on and code 26 according to scanner. No information that I can find as to what DTC 26 "Driver Initiator Circuit...
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1970 Rolls Royce extended 350CID brakes
i have a 1970 rolls that needs a brake job ,,, aside from the hydralics that i hope are in good working order ,, is there a reliable source anyone has to get parts for this vehicle i am assuming it needs rotors pads and reman calipers as well as possibly a r...
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2000 Rover Range Rover 4.6L No Start VIN: SALFV1040Y
Hi all ROVER techs !. Car towing in won't start, check out has no spark, no injector signal or fuel pump signal, replace both crank sensor & ECU, I don't know if I have to reprogram or not, try Auto Boss, Vedis & Snap-on scanners, did not mention about reprogr...
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2000 Toyota Echo 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDBT1238Y
hi tech I have this echo here with o2 code I confirm o2 was very lazy and replace it name brand bosch , after one month mil light on again with the same codes I check the new o2 reading at 2500 rpm it swing back and for nicely but sometime it stay at one spot ... Trouble codes: P0133, P0130
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2005 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0L Radio VIN: 4T1BF30K25
Hi Guys, When the radio is on and you push the rear defroster button the radio turns to static until you turn the defroster off. The rear defroster works fine. Need help
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2006 Toyota BELTA 1300CC cvt oil VIN: 1522200020
Hi everyone I just would like to know how to drain and refill CVT oil thanks
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1999 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L no 5th gear VIN: WWWMD63B8X
I have a 1999 passat.won't shift into 5th gear.The shift indicator is barred out and sets code 00293 and 00526.Checked wireing to tcm.Has anyone had this problem.I do have a vag scan tool.
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2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Rear hatch release VIN: WVWVD63BX2
We have a 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS Wagon that has an inoperable rear hatch release from key fob and release button on driver's side door. When you press the release handle on the rear hatch itself you can open the rear hatch, as long as you have pressed the ...
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2002 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWRH63B42
Hello all,i have a car that i need help with.The car came in after someone had just installed a used engine.The car barely runs and has cam sensor code for bank 2 (i tried another sensor from another car no change).The car will start and run very poorly,the id... Trouble codes: P0348 (Cam sensor circuit high), P0304, P0305, P0306
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2003 Acura MDX 3.5L Door Locks VIN: 2HNYD18643
Thanks to all technicians. I checked and found 2 broken wires(black and white/red) from the rear lift door(trunk) at top left where the wire harness is in the rubber conduit. The white/red wire control the rear lift door(trunk) actuator. Did not trace what th...
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1999 BMW 318ti 1.9L Misfire VIN: WBACG8335X
the customer decided not to do anything else with the car, it was taken back unfixed. i was not able to apply any of the replies to the car before he took it back. sorry.
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1989 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G4HP54C8K
Sorry for the long delay but wanted to make sure it was fixed. Replaced igntion switch and all is well.
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1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52L8S
OK, this appears to be fixed. But then again the last ECM lasted 3 months before it acted up. After my testing, as was the point of my question, I had concluded that the ECM was bad but wanted to know if there was anything else to test before throwing ANOTHE... Trouble codes: P0118 (Engine Coolant Temp Too High).
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1996 Buick Skylark Custom 2.4L Timing Shain VIN: IG4NJ52T6T
sO FAR NOTHING HAS WORKED TO QUITE DOWN TIMING CHAIN NOISE. TALKED WITH CUSTOMER AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO INSTALL GM PARTS AND GO FROM THERE.
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1995 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Blower Motor VIN: 1G6KD52B0S
Hi Guys, We replaced the blower motor and so far everything is working. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't come back with the same complaint. Its been crazy down here with the flooding and all, sorry its taken so long to get back to ya. T...
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1998 Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 6.5L Mechanical VIN: 1GNGK26F8W
Replace solenoid driver, truck runs fine. Again thanks for all your supports.
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1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban LS 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1GNFK16R5X
Guys thanks for the help, it was the injector's not hoocked up proprely. The all the injectors were in the wrong hole. My man was sure hehad them right, but there was a pattern. If it miss fired on #4 and i imeadiatly let off the throttle the next cylinder in ...
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2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx LS 3.5L Brake Lights VIN: 1G1ZT64825
WE CHECKED THE VOLTAGE IN AND OUT OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT OK, I CHECKED THE WIRING AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS THERE. SO WE RECALABRATED THE SWITCH AND IT IS WORKING GOOD NOW SO WE TOLD HER IF THE PROBLEM COMES BACK IT WILL PROBIBLY NEED ...
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2006 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.9L A/c VIN: 2G1WU58186
First of all, I would like to thanks Todd, Michael, and Gary for your quick response. Especially Michael for providing the TSB which i tried to locate unsuccessfully in Mitchell. The problem with this vehicle is in the plug of the refrigerant switch. From vi...
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1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi 2.5L ignition VIN: 1C3EJ56H3X
New distributor and crank sensor going in, thanks for the various suggestions!
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2002 Chrysler 300M 3.5L 1rst only after warm up in Drive VIN: 2C3HE66G82
Customer came, and said he was not to concerned about fixing code P1776, since the other shop had serviced this issue already,( thank you very much ) therefore under warranty from the other shop. However the other third party shop wanted me to fix another i...
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1995 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU34X75
Thanks to all that took the time to reply. I took a day off from the car and regrouped with all of your inputs. I ended up pulling the valve cover and rotated the engine to find the valve timing is off. Here it is, NEVER TAKE SOMEONES WORD and recheck all of o...
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1997 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L blows ecm VIN: 1FMDA31X1V
Gentlemen, thank you all for the great ideas. I'm very grateful for all of them. I still haven't fixed this vehicle, mainly because I've blown two more computers diagnosing it. I want to thank Pedro for the ignition idea. There was evidence of internal arc... Trouble codes: P0230 (Fuel pump primary circuit malfunction).
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1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L No Reverse VIN: 1FTYR14X7X
DIDNT REALY WANT TO CLOSE,BUT IATN INSIST CLOSING FIXED OR NOT! BUT THE GENERAL CONCENSUS IS,THE REV BAND DEFECTIVE(I ALSO CONCUR) BUT I DID FIND THE VALVE BODY GASKET BLOWN OUT!(REPLACED TO NO AVAIL) HAVNT PULLED UNIT FROM TRUCK STILL DRIVING(NEED TRANSPORT) ...
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2000 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L AC Compressor
I want to thank everybody who took time to reply to this unusual post. The overwelming concensus is "Go for it!" There are a lot of particulars to work out but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. Thanks again, Allen
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2002 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Power Windows VIN: 2FMZA51421
Hi Guys, Sorry it has taken so long to get back to ya. Kinda crazy around here with the flooding and all. The guys who recommended changing out the "Gem" were right. The relay I saw in the diagrams are within the Gem on this model, and once we replaced i...
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2003 Ford Explorer Sport XLS 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMZU70E93
thanks for all the ideas. we got lucky and it died for us turned out to be what we suspected fuel pump thanks again. Trouble codes: B1483, P1816, P0500, B1818.
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1997 GMC Yukon SL 5.7L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GKEK13R7V
I recieved a few replies saying that high o2 sensor volts may cause this. This is not the case on this one. I will post a fix when I figure it out.
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1994 Honda Accord DX 2.2L No Start VIN: JHMCD5633R
thanks for all the advise i tryed cleaning ground wires they neede it but no help then i realized the main relay was not powering fuel pump not being grounded by the computer. i pulled the carpet up to get to ecm as soon as i lifted carpet i smelt it, burned e...
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2003 Honda Civic GX 1.7L Stall VIN: 1G45633UT3
Well thanks to you guys at IATN another one fixed. Most everyone was correct the converter was dead. Thanks to all that replied,the friend i posted for is now looking into what caused the converter to go bad Thanks Chris
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2005 Hyundai Sonata GL 2.7L Srs VIN: KMHWF35H75
hello, dear IATN members, thank you very much for your promt support, specially rickl he was right on the spot. After cleanning up those connectors of the PSAB the code b1382 didnt come back. That incident refreshed me my brain, long ago I had the same problem...
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1996 Lexus LS400 4.0L Steering VIN: JT8BH22F6T
the fix was the power steering ecu. when adding voltage to the lexus rack we had power steering. the aftermarket racks had no change when adding power. my best guess that one of the after market racks shorted out the ecu. thanks to all that replied, edward
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2003 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG Kompressor 5.5L abc VIN: WDBNG74J43
The fix to this vehicle was to bleed all 4 hydraulic shocks. Perform suspension testing with autologic, reset control unit and road test. Thanks to all that responded.
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2002 Mercury Mountaineer 4.6L Misfire VIN: 4M2DU86W92
Thank you for your suggestions. The customer has not been back for the repairs as he is currently away / out of town training with his company. He'll be back in the summer. Thanks.
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1988 Porsche 924 S 2.5L Cooling Systems VIN: WPOAA0923J
Thanks for all great help. Was able to bleed the cooling system by lifting the coolant tank up a bit and then bleed the nippel in the elbow were the upper hose atacht to.Was unable to fix the cooling fan from blowing full speed. Even with the cooling fan rela...
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1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L oil fill VIN: WPOAA2998X
Thanks for the replies. I pulled the alternator, the throttle body and the intake crossover pipe. Piece of cake with those out of the way. It took about an hour and a half. Thanks again.
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2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Misfire, Vibration VIN: WPOCA29941
This engine has been a struggle from the beginning. I thank you for the help offered. Brian suggested the timing or crank sensor could be bad, even a tooth off on timing chain could cause this problem. Frank had a similar experience which was a spun flywheel m... Trouble codes: P0300 (random missfire- fuel system), P0301, P0302, P0304, P0395.
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2003 Subaru Outback 2.5L Engine VIN: 4S3BH675X3
i replaced the radiator with a new one and it fixed the problem i would suggest to anyone who does head gaskets on a subaru to just go ahead and replace it
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2004 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDBR38E74
Thank for all your replies, first off I want to clear some of the confusion. we replace the oil control valve that mount on the outside of the cyl. head. The fix was the cam gear, like we said before the engine had some work done by other shop, we took the ca... Trouble codes: P0010, P0012.
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2007 Toyota Prius 1.5L Shifts into neutral only VIN: JTDKB20U57
We believe the customers(3) wre not pressing the brake pedal long enough when shifting into Drive or Reverse. We were never able to duplicate it. We told the customers to depress the brake pedal until the vehicle is in gear and they have not had any problems...
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1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Fuel Pump VIN: 3ZWSA8183T
Many have said that this particular anti-theft system disables the starter, but we have disabled the anti-theft and it has appeared at this pint to have fixed our problem. Thanks to all who replied, Derek, Kevin, Vladimir and special thanks to Bob and Stan you...
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2000 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, pings VIN: 3VWSC29M4Y
I was told that the Maf sensor is fairly common to fail on these cars, but I still can't accept that I have 5 bad sensors. One of you mentioned that it would be wise to recheck timing; I did find a bad water pump and a slopped up belt and changed them, but the...
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1998 Volvo V70 2.4L speedo tach-odo VIN: YV1LW5536W
New wiring plate/message center fixed it. The gauge drivers were fine, but the memory was corrupted or busy with internet porn, or something.
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