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| 2000 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L Engine VIN: WAUFL54D9Y Engine will have a low end knock on start up at random times. More frequently after sitting for a few hours. I could not find any bullitens related to it. Has anyone come across this before in the 4.2 V8s? It shows no signs of excessive oil usage and has been ... |
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| 1997 BMW 740i 4.4L MIL Lamp on Thank you for reading, I forget the trouble codes but all 4 02 sensors are flat 450mv all the time. My ground side reads .6v. any common problem spots in the harness anywhere? |
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| 2002 BMW 325xi 2.5L Expansion tank VIN: WBAEU33482 I have a question for those "in the know" out there on this "over-engineered" BMW. Uppon removing the expansion tant, I noticed a piece that looks like a thermostat that is at the large bottom connection to the expansion tank. What is the purpose of this piece... |
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| 2002 BMW 325Ci 2.5L Wont Change VIN: WBABS33412 We have this 2002 325ci convertible in, where the outside temp display, on center of dash, will not change when you hit the button on the end of the turn signal switch. It always displays the temp, but you cant change it to display fuel economy and milage to e... |
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| 2005 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBANA73584 Hi guys! I have a no start here. I found no power to fuel injector relay from CAS module (GN/WS wire). Using launch scan tool I found code AOCO in CAS module. I cleared the code and now have power to relay and engine starts. Alldata has little info on the CAS ... Trouble codes: A0C0 |
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| 2006 BMW 750i 4.8L module cooling VIN: WBAHL83546 customer came in for an oil service, and complained of a "squealing noise" on start-up. When we first fired up the car, a whistling noise can be heard from what sounds like the far passenger side air vent for about 30 seconds, then quits. It doesn't change whe... |
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| 2008 Buick Enclave CX 3.6L unknown VIN: 5GAER13748 Hey fellas, we have a low miles buick that has a momentary screeching or chripping noise on start-up. After that it won't do it anymore. Its pretty cold out now but it just started doing it, so not sure if temp affects it. I think it is a power steering pump,s... |
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| 2004 Cadillac CTS 3.6L ebcm VIN: 0G6DM57704 Car came in with service stability sys and service brake assist going across information center. The traction off light was on. Scanned all computers. Engine drag control, traction control system, and vehicle stability enhancement systems all showed failed in ... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet C1500 5.7L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 2GCEC19K3R When the engine does run it maintains 17 in of vacuum and timing stays @ tdc Trouble codes: 33 (manifold absolutemap signal voltage high) |
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| 1997 Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 5.7L 1-2 Shift VIN: 2GCEC19RXV After trans. Was replaced it shifted fine in town but once on the highway i noticed there was no lockup.after coming off of highway back into town trans would have hard 1-2 shift every time you stopped and started off again.trans. Keeps coming back with a p187... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L high idle VIN: 3GNEK18R4G Hello all, me again from martins. have a 97 tahoe with idle problem. after driving down highway and come to stop, truck wants to idle anywhere from 1200 to 1800 rpm. Watching modis Iac is commanded to around 46, and i know the counts should be around zero at i... Trouble codes: P0507 |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L blend door VIN: 1GNEC13T71 possable help on this one cust came in stuck on defrost not full auto system on a/c has manual knobs elect contorl motors. blend door will move some times when unpluging motor & pluging it back in pulled a/c control unit out & pulled apart did not see any brok... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Accessories VIN: 2G1WF52E63 We had vehicle come in customer requested battery be cheanged. changed battery and security light comes on and lights flash but car starts. Checked bcm and cannot get data for theft.Called dealer and talked to tech that said bcm was bad. Have not installed new... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Z71 5.3L Keyless Entry VIN: 3GNEK13T03 Hey everyone. I'm having an issue with a customer vehicle. It is a 2003 Chevy Avalanche 1500, and the problem is with the remote keyless entry. Neither of the FOBs lock, unlock, or "panic". I went into the passenger door module using a Tech2, and the module sh... |
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| 2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L Misfire VIN: 1C3EL56R86 Vehicle running rough using snap on scanner no codes present and watching under misfire 1 3 5 cylinders are mifiring at same respect checked for intake leak and checked convertor for restriction no prblem found |
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| 1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L alternator VIN: 2B3H046RXY R&R alternator for test n passed.voltage at lead at alternator also ok.looking for test on pcm for internal voltage regulator test if possible |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1FMZU72E6T This truck has miss fires on cylinders 1 and 4 and we have tried everything that has come to mind so any help will be great. Thanks to all and happy holidays. |
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| 2000 Ford Focus ZTS 2.0L lights, trunk release, locks VIN: 1FAHP3831Y This is a strange one. When trunk release button is used, dash lights, turn signal lamps, marker lamps and license lamps all illuminate for a few moments. Problem is intermittent and when it does NOT act up, the electric door locks do not operate. The trunk re... |
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| 2002 Ford E-250 Econoline 4.2L crank no star VIN: 2FUGR43VD3 iam working on this for van, that i dont know what to do any help wiil be helpfull,the service engine lith flashes ones wen i turn the key on wiil star, if i turn the key on and the lith wont flash it will not star, i never see this before if any one face this... |
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| 2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L Low Power VIN: 1FTNX21F52 Customer brought vehicle in for failed emissions due to MIL light. Recent purchase with no history. Customer had another shop replace ICP sensor and IPR under advise from dealer. I checked high pressure pump pressures by first blocking oil delivery at head and... Trouble codes: P1209 (Injector Peak Delta Fault), P1211 (ICP Higher or Lower than desired) |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Valve Spring VIN: 1FTRW07633 Has anyone seen a 4.6L Ford Romeo engine with a broken valve spring on # 5 cyl.Scanner showed missfire on cyl. #5 and cyl. #1 and #2. No problem found with #1 or #2.Engine runs but makes a ticking noise. |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FDWF36P54 1) Repaired GPCM and r/s GP Harness - this fixed glow plug codes. 2) Cranks and no start, no smell of fuel. Fuel seems disabled 3) Oil in degas bottle 4) ICP Volts never over .26 Volts (cranking) 5) ICP Pressure at 6-10 PSI Misc: FICMLPWR - 11.5/FICMVPWR - 12... |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTNX21P74 Customer Hauled in -mad at Ford dealer because this is 4th tow since Thanksgiving. Pulled in shop-acted like it wanted to start at times but would not stay going. Battery went dead after short amount of cranking. Spent 45 minutes cleaning and servicing battery... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Turbo VIN: 1FDWF34P06 Truck came in for low power. Found codes for (P2262) "turbo boost not detected". On test drive you can hear the turbo begin to operate, but only one time. After that there is no boost. When using the bi-directional controls with a scanner, the turbo can be ope... |
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| 2000 GMC Jimmy SLT 4.3L Transfere Case VIN: 1GKDT13W0Y Vehicle came in with 4WD service light on and no engagement of 4WD. The selector switch lights will not light up at all, even when started for check. Found corroided transfere case control module (tccm) and harness. Replaced module tih used moduel, same number... |
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| 2002 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L transfer VIN: 1GK4T24S62 Hey G.M Gurus, I have a weird one for you. Vehicle has 2 speed selectable 4wd, A.K.A. 2wd, 4wauto, 4wd high,4wd low. vehicle makes popping noise under light load or decel in Auto select only. doesn't pop doing circles in parking lot. It doesn't hop either (lik... |
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| 2000 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L Stall VIN: 2HKRL1862Y hi guys i have this honda odyssey with a stall and code p1361 and p1362 tdc sensor this van runs ok sometimes . when the tcs light comes on then the van stalls ,change the tdc sensor same problem any help. thank you guys |
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| 2003 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL18013 hello everyone i have a odyssey with a code that willnot go away p1456 i know that cap is large problem but this is not the case here. we have done two caps,2way valve,plastic tube on filler neck.when we tested the car with snapon scanner there is a test that ... Trouble codes: P1456 |
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| 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe LX 3.5L Timing belt VIN: KM8SC73E34 This is my own personal truck. I replaced the timing belt, tensioner, and water pump. This truck has alot of miles of flawless operation. After replacing the timing belt and turning the motor two revolutions I checked the hydraulic tensioner extension and it w... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KM8JM12D25 runs fine in park at all rpm. removed front pipe to check for bad converters and they look ok. unplug mass air flow and seems to run ok under load.replaced crank sensor wires where baked from heat off left converter.when driving under hard load cuts out and ge... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305 |
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| 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Cuts out, no power VIN: SAL1234567 Hello my fellow IATN'r, this one has us on a drooling mood, customer states at times has no power and has shut off a couple of times, when we get the vehicle runs normal, checked grounds and clean, fuel pressure normal, wiring harness looks good, connectors ok... Trouble codes: P0351 (Ignition module primary circuit CYLINDER 1), P0352 (Ignition module primary circuit cylinder 2), P0353, P0354 (Ignition module primary circuit Cylinder 4), P0355 (Ignition module primary circuit Cylinder 5), P0356 (Ignition module primary circuit Cylinder 6) |
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| 2005 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Ac VIN: SAJWA01T25 Jaguar guys I need help. I have an s type with dual climate control that blows hot on the driver side and a bit cold on pass side. Vehicle has new comp and condenser all pressures are within spec and no codes. Any ideas before I tear the dash appart. Thanks gu... |
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| 1991 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L No Start, Stall VIN: JM21J2J1J2 This jeep has some history, it was headed up a grade and started loosing power till it would not run, another mechanic put a fuel pump in it and did a tune up after it still had the same problem, he towed it to us. The jeep will not run with carb spray so I r... |
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| 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L 1st gear VIN: 1J4FJ68S6V I think that this code P1747 is caused by the TCM warming up as it always works properly when started in morn or after acool down time. This does not happen always but most of the time. It started happening rarely but is occuring more often. When it occurs, it... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Drive Shaft VIN: 1J4GL58K63 We replaced the front drive shaft on this truck because the CV joint was bad. This was in May of this year. Truck was towed in a few days ago & the rear CV joint on the front drive shaft is bad again. Girl drives truck & swears she only used 4WD once since we ... |
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| 2006 Jeep Liberty Limited 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL58556 hello iatn members have this diesel jeep keeps thrown code p0401 low flow,how does this system monitor the egr postion,is it through the throttle vavle or do i have just typical clogged passage ways,need help please thanks bud |
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| 1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L No Start VIN: JT8UF11E7N This one was towed in for no start tries to start hits a few times and then just cranks. With a noid light hooked up the injectors will flash 4 to 8 times then nothing you can then turn key off and recrank and get another few flashes. I have read a post with ... |
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| 2006 Lexus RX400h 3.3L Vsc System VIN: JTJHW31U76 After repairing the fuel cap and clearing the check engine light, and replacing the rear brake pads, the VSC system turned on all the warning lights on the dash, and C1203 fault and C1345 fault are stored and will not clear. Have tried initialization and calib... |
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| 2001 Mazda MPV LX 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G51 This vehicle was brought in with the recommendation to have the cataytic converters replaced. It ran like cr-p. we scanned the computer and found lean codes both banks, imrc stuck closed and random misfire and misfire #2 cyl. We replaced a broken pcv vac elbow... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire) |
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| 2004 Mazda 6 S 3.0L Po340 VIN: 1YVFP82D54 Car was involved in accident valve cover and variable valve timing solenoid was broken guy at body shop replaced solenoid in order to replece it he pulled out timing chain .after he put it back together the check engine light lights up and tach stop working th... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4GJAB72E3X I have p020x codes for all eight cylinders. I also have a p0400 and p0443. Had snap-on Modis with 10.2 update connected via euro DL-16 and chip s17. could not erase codes. no drivability symptoms. communication appears to be fine via DL-16. why can't i erase c... Trouble codes: P0400, P0201, P0205, P0204, P0202, P0443 |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L ride control VIN: WDBNG70J8Y Hello Mercedes Techs Customer concern is that the vehicle has a very hard ride, I understand that code C 1517-001 refers to air pump,relay or fuse, but what is the testing procedure for the other 2 codes please advise. Thanks in advance |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L rear lights VIN: WDBRF61J82 this car has 2 problems , one is that when you turn the ignition on , the rear tail lights come on [ license plate and rear night lights ]this does not create a problem , but i have never seen this . the other problem is that at the sterring wheel , the 4 left... |
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| 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 3.0L No Start VIN: JA7FM24S3N Hi there and thanks for the help. I have this mighty max 3.0 liter dragged in because it stalled out and would not restart. As most of you know, we have had insane amounts of rain and my initial thought it was rain related. The engine was hydrolocked. I pulled... |
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| 1998 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Misfire VIN: 1N4DL01D0W Vehicle came into shop with mil lamp on. Pulled codes for knock sensor and replaced. Cleared codes and run drive cycle. Found no engine warm up temp and found stuck open thermostat which was replaced. Drive cycle again with p0300 inspection showed cracked cap ... Trouble codes: P0301 (Cylinder 1 misfire) |
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| 2000 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L brake warning lamp VIN: JN1CA31D7Y is there any other parts to this circuit that i may have missed the brake warning lamp is on and i can't get it to go away also when the lamp is on will it cause the cruise not to work ? need the lamp to go out to pass state insp so any help would be great tha... |
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| 2002 Nissan Xterra XE 3.3L driver side dash squeak squeaky squeaking VIN: Y12C535092 This damn squeak will drive a guy nuts. It seems centered over the steering column, inside the truck. Nomatter what I do, I cannot make it squeak if the truck is parked. Has to roll. I tried flexing the dash, the colomn, the windshield, the doors, the cowl are... |
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| 2004 Other Chrysler RV 8.9L No Start VIN: 4UZAAHCYX3 Hello to all. 2004 Gulfstream Friendship 40' RV Diesel pusher. Owner tried to replace 1 of 2 chassis batteries. Battery cables were accidentally shorted together during procedure with one battery still connected. Resulted in all 5 chassis fuses blowing near re... |
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| 2003 Pontiac Bonneville SLE 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G2HX52K43 vehicle has a skip at idle and under load. injector service was done by someone else and it got worse. fuel trims are -1 to plus 2. mass air floe at 3.75gps map volts 1.25 at idle. no codes or freeze frame and now it cuts out at idle like someone shut off the ... |
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| 1995 Saturn SL2 1.9L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1G8ZK5276S Intermittent starts to misfire then dies. Starts right back up. Will eventually store a crank sensor coe 19. Is fine when driving, usually acts up on deceleration. Will even die in shop. Trouble codes: 19 |
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| 1997 Toyota RAV4 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, no idle cold VIN: JT3XP10V00 Ok old toyota rav 4 wizards, need your help! This little creampuff will not idle without pedal help for the first minute or two when cold (Florida cold - like 45 degrees coolant temp). Once you get past this time frame by holding throttle at 1500 rpm or drivin... |
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| 2007 Toyota Camry LE 2.4L interior VIN: 4T1BE46K67 i have a water leak in passenger floor area on this 07 camry i have looked over tech service bulletins and they seem to pertain to cars with moonroof and i have also checked evaporator drain and fresh air duct. water seems to be entering on passenger side down... |
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| 2007 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L hard start VIN: 2T1BR30EX7 This 2007 Corolla after 5 hrs. or over night and the temperature is cold it takes a long time to start,while I crank the engine there is injector pulse,spark,fuel p. is ok communication with the scanner is ok,aftert 5 seconds it will start,there is no fuel pre... |
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| 2010 Toyota Camry XLE 3.5L No Start VIN: 4T1BK3DB8A This is a near new car that went in the ditch. Lots of damage. Car was pulled out by a tow truck and owner was driving it home when the car stalled and would not restart. He said it never over heated and no lights came on before it stalled. However it is out o... Trouble codes: P1604 |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L resevior VIN: WVWPD63B42 kinda stuck on this one any help would be appreciated. vehicle came in with oil in coolant found that the head gasket was the culprit. replaced head gasket along with oil cooler. vehicle has been gone since the summer and came in yesterday for oil leak and c.e... |
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| 1999 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L heated seats VIN: YVIT590D0X drivers seat heater inop. checked for power and ground to seat,ok checked request signal from switch,ok checked for request signal to seat module,ok volvo has a breakout box to check module,seat temp sensor, and heat grids. don't have access to one. was hoping... |
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| 2000 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1TS90D3Y I have a modus and of course it doesn't support Volvo. I am using the generic OBD and cannot seem to find the front O2 sensors in the data. I have about +15 fuel trim on bank one and two. I've read that it could be the mass air flow or vacuum leak. I just need... Trouble codes: P1152 (Front o2 sensor bank 2), P1132 (Front o2 sensor bank 1) |
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| 2000 Audi S4 2.7L No Start VIN: WAUDD68D5Y viewed all replies and yes the abs light is on, so now Iknow to look for this on the next one, customer just wanted car to run, could care a less about abs or not knowing if anything else was wrong. thank you for the time you guys took to help me out. sorry i ... |
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| 2000 BMW 328Ci 2.8L cooling system VIN: WBABM5346Y Thanks to everyone, this customer was very unhappy that he had bought a car with problem, someone had told him that these cars never have head problems. When I showed him all the responses that suggested a cracked head he let us send it to a machine shop. Sure... |
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| 1991 Buick Regal Custom 3.1L Ignition Lock cylinder VIN: 2G4WB51TOM This one is fixed finally. Anthony [...] were right on the ball when they said that the pivot pins had to be removed from both sides, after the signal switch has been removed and lowered down to give access to the ... |
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| 1998 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP52K2W Sorry for the delay all, we found a large vacuum leak on the plastic intake assembly, replaced intake and all is working as designed. Thanks again. |
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| 2001 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GHK45SD34 Don from TN nailed it! I started it up gave a good wiggle to the coil electrical connector and wires and it died. I fixed up that connector and no problems so far. I'll post a reply later if anything else comes up. I did check the crankshaft endplay and it def... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE Plus 3.8L Reversebarely pulls in reverse VIN: 2D4GP44L25 Our trans guy confirmed the burnt up clutches but seen to much metal in pan so we just got a used trans and installed. Thanks to all |
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| 2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Key Fob VIN: WD0PDZ4486 Thanks to all who responded. The unanimous consensus is that the used fobs cannot be reprogrammed to work with this vehicle. I'll go with that. The customer says he still wants to keep the functional spare keys and he will buy a new fob with a new insert as... |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 4.6L Misfire, jumps VIN: 2FTZX18W9W Well all is well at my shop again well here goes the miss was from the plugs and wires no more hick-uping the pcv boot was clapsing but I didn't see any holes no smoke machine YET. But I replaced it any way. Thanks to all who spent time replying. |
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| 2003 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FAFP55223 Never did get the car to act up for us-ended up swapping the pcm relay out with the headlamp relay-only time will tell-last time it was 3 months-Thanks for all the replies-Deke |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.8L instument cluster VIN: 1FTNW21SO3 Hello to all and thank you to the replies. This is a wonderful sight with a lot of valueable information. The fix on this beast was a burnt circuit in the fuse panel. That is what a higher amperage fuse can do! Even though I had voltage going across the f2-45 ... |
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| 2003 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FMYU03173 Thanks to all was the cat in the rear of the exhaust. Merry X-Mas to all an happy newyear. Thanks again |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1FTWX32P73 OK, Sorry I should have clarified holding my foot on pedal slightly while cranking in order to increase injector output, Once started then held foot to floor to blow out white smoke( or excessive fuel in cylinder ). Thanks to all of you who replied. Replaced E... Trouble codes: P2290, P2614, P2617. |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FTPW14535 Well this one should be fixed. The customer came back today after putting on 300 miles. It did NOT burn any oil(was at full) - When I originally checked the oil level, it looked fairly clean on the dipstick, but when we drained it, the oil was very dirty. My t... |
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| 2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L light on always VIN: 4S2CK58W1Y Hello all, and again thank you for helping. This Isuzu just did not want to be fixed, or at least the owner did not want to pony up to fix it. Several suggestions were the common problem of the broken wires in the rear, that was checked and was not an issue o... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L no upshift VIN: 1J4GR48K85 thanks everyone who replied. We are calling this one repaired. Have not heard from the Cust. so that is a good sign. The fix was as most of you suggested was the esm. gave cust. the option new esm list over 800.00 plus labor I am guessing that was a complete... |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Fuel over flow VIN: 1J8GR48K97 Thanks to all that replied.I do have to say that the bulletin for slow fill is inacurate and does not apply to this problem. We called chrysler and started a case file, We insisted this vehicle was unsafe to operate. They had the vehicle for a week to determin... |
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| 2001 Kia Sportage 2.0L Misfire VIN: KNDJB72301 ok this is finally fixed,we took the timing covers off and checked belt timing,it was fine.the tech working on this has a friend that works for kia, so he called him and asked if there were any known tsb's or bulletins on this vehicle. he said there was a wiri... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2003 Land Rover Freelander HSE 2.5L Rear Door Latch Operation VIN: SALNM22253 Thanks for the help guys- this ones headed to the dealer.The latch was adjusted properly and what we found was an intermittent power to the actuator- all imputs using the Autologic tool were normal- actuating the window relays and rear latch through the tool ... |
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| 2007 Mazda 3 i 2.0L alternator VIN: JM1BK32FX7 ok so seems like the IAT had something to do with the alternator charging 13.50 volts because we found a broken wire in the IAT sensor and when we restarted the car battery was charging at 14.7 volts. Thanks a lot for the clues it was very useful! |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Charging VIN: WDBRF40J93 Sorry to have taken so long to close this request. The customer had taken the vehicle while I researched the problem. One week later the timing chain jumped(not sure how yet?) and bent all the intake valves & cracked a piston. So, he is still deciding if he is... |
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| 1980 Plymouth Volare 3.7L Camshaft VIN: HL45DAF129 Have not fixed problem as yet as customer is considering his options. Most replies were with regard to crankshaft thrust movement caused by worn thrust bearings and this seems to be reasonable. Some suggestion were to replace engine. Thanks for the replies. Me... |
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| 1996 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG12KXT The P0401 is repaired, and I test drove it until it passed the EGR monitor to make sure. I am almost embarrased to say what I found, a majority of my diagnostic experience is Ford, GM, Chrysler, and Honda. This is the first Camry i've ever worked on a P0401 fo... Trouble codes: P0401. |
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| 1997 Toyota T100 2.7L timing chain VIN: JT4JM11D2V The engine bearings were all completely damaged and we had to remove the crank to get it polished. We put the lc engineering balance shaft kit in and with the new bearings the motor is doing very well. The balance shaft removal kit is nicely put together if ... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L cylinder head VIN: 3VWSG29M21 Hello VW Techs The general consensus was that these engines when they overheat, the cylinder block gets damaged, insurance is paying for this vehicle and did not want to fix it and decided to make it a total loss. Thanks a lot for all of the answers and h... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat GLX 4 Motion 2.8L Heater output VIN: WVWYH63B83 Thanks for all the replies. We were able to get the heater to work at higher rpms 1800+ so I still think there maybe an air bubble. The car is holding good temp on the engine so we are going to send it out and hope the air works out. If not it may be in need o... |
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