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1992 Audi 100 2.8L No Start VIN: WAVAJ54A2N Car brought it on no start/engine stall. Customer states that about a 2 gallons of water was spilled on backseat. Ever since then car quit running. Pulled seat and found battery and a few other electrical boxes. Unsure if either one is ecm; my shopkey shows it... |
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1996 Audi A4 2.8L bizarre symptoms VIN: WAUDA88D3T Need an Audi guru in a bad way to point out the error of my ways. I work on a lot of volkswagen and despite that I consider myself a smart tech, but this car is stumping me. Car is new to customer, he ran engine out of oil, discovered his dohc engine was not s... |
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1998 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WAUBA24B0W Hi Guys Car came in with a multiple misfire with code p0300,p0301,p0302,p0303. we found vacuum leaks on the intake so we replaced pipes that are cracked and performed a tune up, replaced spark plugs,ignition coil, wires. After the tune up car run fine customer... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303 |
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1994 BMW 530i 3.0L limp home mode VIN: WBAHK2312R Hello, Got this 530i E34 v8 wagon in from the transmission shop, they completely went through the transmission car was fine for a week then went into limp home mode. Here are the codes I have 2 EGS internal fault 30 Battery voltage (just installed new battery)... |
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1996 BMW 328i 2.8L clutch safety VIN: WBABK7323T Customer states that the vehicle starts without the clutch depressed. He owned the the vehicle for over 6 years and swears it never did this before. I have very limited and condradicting information on wiring diagrams. Identifix call was of little help and we ... |
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2003 BMW 745Li 4.4L Ars dynamic drive VIN: WBAGN63443 Good afternoon BMW techs everywhere.I have this 745li sedan that is completely lop sided.It is completely raised on the left side and completely squashed on the right.I was getting trouble codes but accidently erased them instead of printing them and now they ... |
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2005 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1G4HP52K55 This vehicle was put on IATN previously and I have done considerable testing to locate the source of this issue. When the issue returns, it seems to have a different set of problems. It also seems to be a matter of the trouble does not occur on a regular basis... |
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1994 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L cooling system VIN: 1G6KY5293T Hey guys, we got this cadillac in here with some history. The car would intermitantly overheat but not a constant condition. The customer didn't want to address this issue because it would only do it driving and going up hills. About two weeks ago we changed t... |
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2000 Cadillac Catera 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: W06VR54R0Y This Cadi came in on the back of a tow truck, customer said it was running and just stalled out of the blue. After several minutes it restarted. It began doing it more and more till one day it wouldn't start. After replacing the battery we found that it would ... |
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2007 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1G6DP57757 We have a 2007 Cadillac CTC 3.6L v-6 that fels like it has an ignition misfire. You can duplicate the problem by driving up a slight incline with steady throttle pressure. It seems to do it best at 50mph, but does it almost any gear with just enought throttle ... |
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1989 Chevrolet Beretta 2.0L MIL Lamp on, high idle VIN: 1G1LV1419A Vehicle came in for high idle (1100-1200rpm) and check engine light coming on. Found code 15 for coolant temp sensor. Checked on scanner and temp sensor reads -39 degrees. Installed new temp sensor and that problem is fixed. Still have a high idle and customer... Trouble codes: 15 (Coolant temp sensor fault) |
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1995 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 7.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GNGK26N7S Truck is failing for nox, customer replaced cat and o2. Found ecm only pulling pwm ground to 6 or 7 volts at cruise and full throttle, dont know if this enough or right.fully grounded the ecm wire and truck still idles, pulled off the egr and started vehicle... |
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2000 Chevrolet School Bus Chassis B7T042 7.4L No Start, part time no start VIN: 1GBL7T100Y The problem is that about 30% of the time the engine will crank but not start. The rest of the time, it starts immediately. If it cranks and doesn't start right away, it won't start no matter how long you crank, until you stop cranking and try it again. Then i... |
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2001 Chevrolet W3500 Tiltmaster W3S042 5.7L No Start VIN: 4KDB4B1R11 Has anyone ever heard of anything like this. I am trying to help someone out and they do not have IATN, if I can figure it out then I will get the job. |
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2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD LS 6.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1GCGK13U13 Hi to all .. I have a puzzler here. Replaced throttle body and pigtail connector couple weeks ago due to surge under light to moderate accel and had 2 thr pos. codes. Codes have not returned, however after a week to 10 days, surge is back. Feels like gas pedal... |
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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L Speedometer VIN: 1GCHK23G14 Greetings! Speedometer is reading erratically low - sometimes almost zero - when going down the road. Can read out speed on scan tool - no problem. Is there anything I should be checking other than condemning the speedo? Also, any recommendations for a repair ... |
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1995 Dodge B2500 5.2L overdrive VIN: 2B6HB21Y3S Hi: Everyone I would like some help with this one please. I was asked to work on this van that does not engage overdrive. I started with a scan that produced no codes and the only thing that caught my attention was a trans temp on the scanner of -126.4 degrees... |
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1998 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Disc, Pres Plate, flywheel? VIN: 1B7MF3369W The owner still says that the problem exists, clutch chatters or grabs when engine warm pulling loaded trailer from stop. Vehicle works fine when cold, pulling same load from stop. It seems the problem is only evident when warm. Could the problem be in the re... |
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2006 Dodge Charger 2.7L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2B3LA43R96 good morning all i have this charger haunting us almost every tech in shop took a shot at it now its my turn i guess.customer complains when parking(steering wheel turned)car will stall intermittently i finally got it to happen no codes stored or active but i ... |
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2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3D7MX48C76 This one is a bit strange , I have a '06 dodge ram diesel and only with the brake applied at idle the turbo starts to kick in we can hear it through the air filter , have unplugged the waist gate and it made no change though any other times the truck runs and ... |
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2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3EL46X56 Customer drove from highway with light on codes po344 and po302 replaced cam sensor, new spark plugs, wires. Clear code road tested ran fine intermittanly start misfire light back on po344 code. Any thought appreciated. Thanks Trouble codes: P0344, P0302 |
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2001 Ford Windstar 3.8L OD light VIN: 2FTZA54401 well here is one with a trany issue which is deffinetly not my strong point.This one came in with a flashing OD light and a steady mil light [codes 720,722]. replaced output speed sensor.didn`t help.check connectors for water intrusion and loose pins.no proble... |
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2001 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FTYR10U71 Vehicle came in with lack of power complaint. It seams to run fine except a slight miss at idle. You can barley tell. As soon as you give it gas to excel it has no power. It dose not fall on its face it just has no power. There are no codes in the computer. Th... |
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2002 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX17222 Need serious help! Came in as a "routine" double lean code. As you can see by repair history with no success, we need help. Tech found TSB after repairs, every test passed. Well...none of this fixed it, now we are eating it. Tests indicated what to fix, but oh... Trouble codes: P1171, P1174 |
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2004 Ford F-150 Heritage XL 4.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FTRF172X4 This is my first time posting for help.This truck ruined my weekend thinking about it.The vehicle came in with customer complaint of rough idle.Check engine light was found to be on,and we pulled codes p0304,and p0316 out of it.First tech to have his hands in ... Trouble codes: P0174, P0304, P0316 |
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2004 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L bogs down bad VIN: 1FMYU02144 Customer was driving down freeway at 55mph when just lost power and wouldn't go over 20mph. Problem isn't in trans because it's not slipping. The engine is just bogging down real bad with a lack of power. O2 sensors look great on bank 1. On bank 2 they are pre... Trouble codes: P0430 (B2 cat efficiency) |
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2005 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L Radio/dead battery VIN: 1FTZR45E95 Hi all. Welcome to my nightmare. I have this Ford Ranger 4X4 and this one has me scratching my head to find a starting point. The Customer came in with the a complaint that the radio would go dead when he turned the headlamps on, but come back on when he woul... |
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1997 GMC Jimmy SLT 4.3L Turn signals/Fuel gauge VIN: 1GKDT13W5V Hi all. It seems when it rains it pours. Okay, The customer brought in this vehicle with a complaint that the turn signals stopped working all at once, that is it would not work right or left, but the emergency flashers worked all bulbs just fine. (there are ... |
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1999 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Left Door VIN: 2HKRL186XX Left door will start to open and then stops and alarm beeps 3 times. my confusion is when the single pin door switch is disconnected the door works from remote, button on dash and outside door handle, but not inside door handle. Have pulled #13 fuse and re-hom... |
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2003 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L Cooling Systems VIN: KMHDN45D33 Hi guys, I currently have here this Elantra which arrived with the upper rad tank cracked. I performed a cylinder leakage test, and found that compression was leaking into the cooling system through cylinder #2. I had the cylinder head removed, and replaced th... |
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1993 Isuzu Rodeo S 3.2L Limp mode VIN: 4S2CY58V2P Came in limp mode,burnt clutches.Made a complete overhaul,put trany back but still in limp mode.As soon as the engine starts it goes to limp mode.Checked for codes and I got code 12 and 82.Found out that code 12 is (ignition not turning).That is with switch on... |
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2002 Isuzu NPR 4.8L steering wheel VIN: JALC4B1433 hey iatn. let me first thank anyone that helps me out on this. i have a 2002 isuzu npr diesel in the shop and my customers complaint is that the steering wheel is hard to turn when sitting still. i verified this complaint while at idle in gear. the power steer... |
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2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Cylinder head VIN: 1J4GW48N71 HI, I haven't been into a jeep v-8 as I work at a GM Dealer, I am going to be removing the left cylinder head to check the valves, has engine misfire with 0 compression and 90% leakage coming from the intake. My question is can you remove the cylinder head w/o... |
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2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K72 OHM CHECKED ALL FUEL INJECTORS, INSPECTED ALL WIRING AND GROUNDS. RIGHT SIDE O2 SENSOR IS AT 5 VOLTS WITH KEY ON,once started drops down to zero volts. left side works good. injector ms left bank 4.5ms right bank 7.4ms. no vacuum leaks found. all fuel trims ar... Trouble codes: P0203 (Injector 3 controll circuit fires improperly), P0201 (Injector 1 control circuit fires improperly), P0202 (Injector 2 control circuit fires improperly), P0174 (2/1 fuel system lean) |
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2002 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: KNDUP13122 Hello and thanks in advance for all the help I had a new customer stop in today with an idle problem on their Kia. We had local flooding the wife drove into water center of the wheel high and van stalled out. No water penetrated the inside of the van or the i... Trouble codes: P0507, P0506 |
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1995 Lexus GS300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BD68SXX This vehicle was bought from a auction so i dont know any of the history on it. It had multible codes in it and was running rough at idle, it runs good while driving down the road. Code P1349 comes back when it starts idling bad. If anyone has run in to this a... Trouble codes: P1349 (Variable valve timing malfunction.) |
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1999 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L No Start VIN: 1MEFM6533X This GM guy needs help from the Ford guys. We have a 1999 mercury with the 2.0 engine. Car came in as a no start with code p1633. The battery checks ok and the fuses check ok in the fuse box under the hood. The check engine light is on with the key on. Engine ... Trouble codes: P1633 |
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2004 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: JA4LS21R04 Vehicle came into our shop with coolant leaking from the rear of the right cylinder head gasket. Removed both cylinder heads and replaced gaskets. Engine ran fine before the repair. After the repair, it has a slight rough idle and a slight back fire in the exh... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Cylinder Misfire) |
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2003 Nissan Xterra SE 2.4L Remote power door locks VIN: 1HTLDUXM3G Hi this one has me stumped. My problem is the key remote will lock all doors but only open drivers door even with two clicks of the remote. The interior door lock switch works fine all doors open and close. There is one problem, but by looking at the wiring di... |
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2006 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6AD06U76 Need some help on this one. After we did tune up 2 month ago we had just bad luck. First check engine light come ON with low catalytic efficiency on bank 2. Replace cat, good for few weeks. Now suddenly car have no power and can`t rew more than 4500 rpm. Engin... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire) |
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2005 Saab 9-7x Arc 5.3L t.case shift motor VIN: 5S3ET13M35 Hi guys. here's a good one for ya. this saab keeps coming back to us about every 3000-5000km, with the t.case shift motor burned right out of it. this unit is all wheel drive, so the shift motor doesn't just pick a position and stay there, the t.case has two s... |
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2008 Saturn Vue XR 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GSC153788 We have a fairly new saturn here that keeps setting this P0449 code. I am able to command the vent solenoid with the scan tool and have verified power and ground. Does anyone know where there might be a good place to look for a intermitent open or short. Have ... Trouble codes: P0449 (Vent solenoid circuit problem) |
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2001 Subaru Forester S 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SF65591 This car is back with same code and not really sure where to go. Front A/F sensor is at 1.500 and rear appears to be working o.k. I unplugged A/F and still had 1.500 on the scan tool.Snap throttle and the A/F may drop to around 1.200 and goes up to 2.800 and t... Trouble codes: P0420 (Cat Effiency) |
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2007 Subaru Outback XT Limited 2.5L Intermittant mill. VIN: YS4BP63C47 Customer complaint of check engine, cruise control lamps Illuminating but going off and on. Intermittent symptom. We tried our Snap-On Solice but does not talk to Engine or transmission but see's the ABS/Air bag ecu's. Tried our California State Smog machine (... Trouble codes: 000 (No communication with Engine or Transmission ECUs), 000 (No communication with Engine or Transmission ECUs) |
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1995 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3VN39WXS also found broken wire going to knock sensor connector under throttle body, repaired black & brown wires. only problem with this vehicle is check engine light comes on as soon as you give it throttle. code 52 knock sensor problem.with key on engine not running... Trouble codes: 52 (knock sensor circuit problem) |
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2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3HN87R1Y Replaced cat with Bosal # 099-211. Has a "pre cat" also,cant believe the rear would not be enough alone to reduce emmisions. Having a hard time locating the correct procedure to make sure the AF ratio sensor is operating properly. LT andST fuel trim vary but n... Trouble codes: P0420 |
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2005 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TEUX42N25 The engine misfires only after cold starts and never comes back once the engine approaches operating temp. Freeze frame data is the following (I recorded this when vehicle first arrived at shop): P0303, RPM 1610, Calc Load 31%, Injector (ms) 5.12, MAF 13.43 g/... Trouble codes: P0303 (Misfire cylinder3), P0420 (Catalyst Efficiency Bank 1) |
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2005 Volvo S40 i 2.4L Safety VIN: YV1MS38295 Hello Volvo Techs! The wiper motor is NOT working at any speeds. There was a code from WMM no signal. There is power and ground to the wiper motor but there is no signal to pin 1 on wiper motor connector (green/white wire) I believe Im suppose to get 2.5volt... |
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L charge indicator VIN: 1GCEK19T22 Alternator replacement took care of it! THANKS for all the help! |
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2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L abs VIN: 2G1WB58K66 I don't think anyone here will believe this but the problem is now fixed. I waited a bit before posting here but the answer was low brake fluid. The car came back for us to check wheel speed sensors readings but all wheels measured equally when spun on the lif... |
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2005 Chrysler 300 Touring 3.5L battery light, check engine light, P0563 VIN: 2C3JA53G95 Most replies recommended replacing the alternator with an OEM alternator and replacing the battery. Unfortuneately, there were no specific testing procedures mentioned. I spoke with another technician about the TSB, and in fact there was no update for a Califo... |
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1994 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 3B7HF16Y9R sorry took so long to replie, sent injectors out for inspection which took 2 weeks then wife got sick. injectors tested ok. reinstalled injectors, adaptive fuel got better but stil had rough idle and stall. went on gut feeling and replaced already replaced cr... |
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2002 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L hydroboost VIN: 3B7KF23622 After all the testing we have done and numerous different attempts to bleed the system the problem is still there. Because the problem went away for a week after we replaced the pump we think the problem is the pump. We replaced it again and the problem did no... |
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2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L headlights VIN: 3D7MA46654 Since this was an intermittant problem, the only way to see if it is fixed is by waiting to see if it reoccurs. The first new IPM must have been defective, it caused the gas and volt gages to stay fixed at zero. It also caused a cranks but no start and no comm... |
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2006 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L Starter VIN: 1D4HB48N56 I did a voltage drop and found out that the positive terminal wasn't making good contact. replaced the terminal and now the durango is running fine and ready to go home. just by looking at the terminal you would guess it was fine but i was wrong. |
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2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Serpentine Belt VIN: 1FMZU62EXY Ill like to thanks for all reply’s that I receive. I make some things to solve the issue. First we install idle pulley, harmonic balance and water pump. We replaced water pump because the shat have a lot of movement. When we install the new water pump we re... |
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2000 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: IFTZRI5X2Y Thanks to everybody, It was the fuel pump. My confusion was the wave form I was geting wit my new toy (Pico scope). When turning the key on, it looks that the voltage and amps droped at the same time when looking at it before and after the inertia switch and s... |
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2001 Ford Taurus SE 4-Valve 3.0L #4cyl VIN: 1FAFP56S11 all we did was just touch the injecter to see if there was a broken wire.On the very next start the car backfired and stalled,restarted and the light went out and has not come back on and the car has been fine. |
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2001 Ford Taurus SE 4-Valve 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FAFP56S9Y Thank you all for your advise. I didnt fix this car. Alot of people said to check the cam and crank signals. They were both fine and I had already replaced them. It got to the point that this car was costing us to much to even bother with any longer. We called... |
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2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L torque convertor VIN: 1FAFP58285 th9is vehicle is working fine now.pulled the valve body and checked the bypass valve as Lane suggested.sure enough it was stuck back.cleaned the valve body good and reassembled.also softened up the 1-2 shift considerably.i appreciate the others that took time ... |
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2007 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L engine VIN: 1FTRX12W47 Hi everyone just wanted to update you with what we found with this 07 f-150. Everyone had great suggestions and all were valid fixes for this type of problem. What we did finally determine is that the vibration at idle in gear is considered a "normal condition... |
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2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L Rocker Arm VIN: 1FDWF37R68 Thanks to all who replied to this help request. The information was very helpful. We have finally finished repairing the vehicle. We found all the large pieces of metal,then flushed the engine using some solvent then some new motor oil. We replaced all the roc... |
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1995 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 5.7L Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTFK29K15 I have not been able to return to work on this vehicle. When i have repaired it i will post. Thank you to all who have replied to mt help posting. Matt Trouble codes: 42 (IC control error). |
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2002 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L Fuel Gauge, Oil Gauge VIN: 1GKDT13S42 A lot of you recommended replacing the ignition switch. We replaced the ignition switch with no luck, the same problem. We also found that this vehicle had a recall on the wiring for the suspension. The vehicle had the recall done in 2004, and the same problem... |
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2006 Hyundai Sonata LX 3.3L Wipers Well still unable to determine what the exact problem is. Sat one day and now works fine. Still suspect possible BCM problem. Need to wait for it to fail again. |
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2007 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L Trans Cooler Lines VIN: 1J8HG68217 Thanks to John and Andy. Dropped diff and ran lines in one at a time. It was a tight fit but didnt take to long. Thanks again. |
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2004 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L Mechanical VIN: KNDUP13124 Thanks for the help on this. Rick and Nick were exactly right. The fix was two screws were missing from the butterfly in the intake runner. Replaced the assy and the vehicle is running good at this time. |
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2003 Land Rover Freelander SE 2.5L Mechanical VIN: SALNY22293 thanks for all the great advice [ i will try to sell this customer into a factory reman unit. just makes more sense in the long run... |
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1996 Mercedes-Benz SL320 3.2L Cuts out VIN: WDBFA63F0T thanks guys the fix for this one was to reprogram the module for he throttle motor Trouble codes: 113 (Controller hfm not coding). |
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1995 Mercury Villager GS 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 4M2DV11W1S thanks to all that responded this is a great program. pulled water pump and pump impellers wrer coreded off and therefore no flow.thanks again IATN. |
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2006 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWRC33526 Sorry about the late post,I have been waiting to hear back from the customer but he has not contacted me since.I advised him to visit the dealer and have it put back into basic setting,i couldn't do it with my scan equipement,I have a chinese version of the di... |
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1962 Oldsmobile Starfire 6.5L a/c VIN: 626CO3654A Thanks for the help, we got this car fixed by using Alldata library , I did not know that that service was available, I know now and thanks again. |
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1997 Oldsmobile LSS 3.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G3HY52K4V Thanks everyone for all the good advice.Michael from Pennsylvania hit the nail on the head.We retested the fuel coming out of the cyls. & sure enough, it was a mixture of fuel & water. We should have given the sample time to settle out.The oil was also mislead... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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2003 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5Y25M628X3 thank s for the help. It did turn out to be a faulty PCM, thanks for the help, we kept missing that. A new one fixed the car agin thanks Trouble codes: P0303, P0304, P0302, P0420 (cat eff. b1 below threshold both times in). |
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2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Traction Control VIN: 2G2W952285 Well, the customer never came back. I appreciate all the help. Thank you. I believe possibly there was a problem with one of the sensors but without the car back in I can not be certain. Thank you again for your replies. |
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2003 Subaru Forester X 2.5L Surge VIN: JF1SG63623 Hi , I replaced the fuel pump assembly this afternoon and the car runs perfect . Revs to 5,000 rpm without missing a beat . I appreciate all the suggestions and will keep them in mind for the next problem car . I have changed a lot of front 02 sensors for si... Trouble codes: P0171, P0130. |
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2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.7L Blower Motor VIN: JS3TE94746 Unfortunately this vehicle did not leave my shop fixed...1st, I dont like walking away from a vehicle, 2nd, I dont throw parts at vehicles. Well I had to walk away from this one and before that I even tried throwing parts at it. Here's what I know...I had 11... |
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1995 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L Hesitation VIN: 1NXAE09B1S crank sensor was full of coolant and vehicle was actually hitting rev limiter |
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1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Misfire VIN: JT3HN86R8V Thanks to all for the help, we moved the coils and no change, then we moved the injectors and the miss went with the injector. We put a new injector and the problem went away. thanks agin Trouble codes: P0304. |
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1998 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L Powertrain VIN: 1NXBR18E1W FOUND IT GUYS!!! THERE IS A GROUND JUNCTION TAPED TO HARNESS DOWN NEAR LEFT KICK PANEL THAT HAS A BLUE CAP ON IT. LOOKS GOOD FROM OUTSIDE TILL YOU TRY TO JACK HAMMER THE BLUE CAP OFF THEN YOU SEE THE DAMAGE FROM CURRENT INTO THIS STUPID CONNECTOR. REPAIRED THI... |
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2000 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS2559Y Installed a new cam sensor and going to go from there, as of now the vehicle has 300 extra miles on it. The MIL has not returned. Trouble codes: P0014, P0015 (Cam timing over retarded). |
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2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hard Start VIN: YV1SZ58D11 Hi again, everyone, and thanks again for your help. I'm happy to report that this car is fixed. I did a compression test and even pulled the engine wiring harness and checked it thoroughly for any damage, but found nothing. I had already checked the boost pre... |
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2002 Volvo V70 2.4T 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1SZ58D22 The car still isn't fixed, but I believe I have found the problem. I believe that the crankshaft pulley has been installed incorrectly. I decided to check the cam timing by removing the starter and installing the 999 5451 tool into the block instead of jus... Trouble codes: ECM30. |
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2003 Volvo XC70 X/C 2.5L brake switch VIN: YV1SZ59H23 Thank you for the info, we used our autologic and checked the adjustment of the switches all good . finaly found a faulty ABS control module... thanks to all |
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