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| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF78EX7 Codes : P1093, P2187, P0455, P0441 , Replaced Crancase Vent valve, hose & gasket. Did a smoke test. Some smoke coming from the left rear wheel (possible on top of gas tank area). Car runs OK, but customer said sometimes black smoke on freeway from exhaust. Not... Trouble codes: 2187 (Lean Exhaust), 1093 (Lean), 0455 (Evap System), 0441 (Evap fault) |
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| 2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABS53471 Intermittent check engine light,code P0103. Also intermittent hesitation and or stall. Only monitors that have run in 120 miles are misfire, components and fuel system.Only haveaccess to Global OBD2 info. Vehicle idles good, good power and fuel economy. Any su... Trouble codes: P0103 (Mass air flow circuit high input) |
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| 2002 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L compressor VIN: WBAFB31062 Hey guys, trying to get a little information on this car. Got an 02 x5 in here that I know zero history. the compressor is inop, came in with ambient temperature sensor missing and I hoked up a variable resistor for testing purposes, I get no compressor engage... |
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| 2005 Buick Rendezvous CXL 3.4L radio VIN: 3G5DA03E15 Hi all I have in my shop this Buick rendezvous the complaint is that there is a whine in the speakers with the radio off . When the customer was in the car I disconected the alternator and he said it went away reconnect the plug and the high pitch noise reappe... |
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| 1996 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Extended crank time VIN: 1G6KS52Y4T Hi folks: This car was brought to me because of a extended crank time when starting, about 5 to 10 seconds. It sputters a little before catching,also.It sometimes has a slightly rough idle. P0300 did not come back after clearing. I first though it was low fuel... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean bank 1), P0174 (lean bank 2), P0155 (heater circuit bank 1 snnsor 2), P0300 (random missfire) |
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| 1999 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KS54Y2Y Ok well I hope someone out there has run in to this problem before.I have this Cadillac,1999 SLS it has misfire on cylinder #4 dead miss also has slight miss on #5 anyway I have tried everything I can think of to find the cause of this misfire,Came in with com... Trouble codes: P0304, P0300 (Random missfire) |
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| 2005 Cadillac STS 3.6L car VIN: 1GBDM197X5 customer comes in with timing parts chains tensioners and gaskets want me to put it in I did and customer still has same problem vibration in drive checked all motor & trans mounts ok and I could not find where the vibration is coming from dealer said it's tim... |
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| 1964 Chevrolet Corvair 2.7L wont rev over 1,500 VIN: 40667W2711 Vehicle towed in would not start. Fuel tank was leak. Pulled tank and had repaired. Started but ran poorly. Put in plugs, wires, cap and rotor, and vacuum advance. Vehicle starts very good, but on test drive it will not go over approx 35=40 mph. I am quite sur... |
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| 1987 Chevrolet S10 2.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCCS14R3H Hi Guys & Gals, 87 S10 PU 2.8L V6. Starts and idles OK for over 200K miles on it. Runs pretty well too but at cruising speed there is a continual miss or stumble. Not horrible but noticeable. Checked plugs, cap, rotor, (all recently new) cleaned TBI, tried MAP... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet C2500 Silverado 5.7L drive VIN: 1GCFC24K1N Customer states truck was operating fine. Stopped for a stop sign. Pulled forward a few hundred feet and truck made a clunk noise and quit moving. No forward gears in any gearshift lever position. Reverse works normally. I am not a big Automatic Transmission g... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Mil VIN: 1GNCS13W5W I have this 98 S-10 Blazer that I can't seem to figure out why this p0446 code keeps coming back intermitantly. I replaced the vent valve with my fingers crossed because I couldn't find any failures, but code back in 100 miles. I have gone through the diagno... Trouble codes: P0446 |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LS 5.3L transfercase VIN: 3GNEK12Z15 Hi all, I hope I can get some help and direction on this. including testing advice. sorry for long story but I feel it's needed. Customer's complaint was, It intermittently went into 4wd. (this has 4wd and auto) not sure which one he ment. and also the service... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LT 5.3L ABS Pump VIN: 3GNEK12716 Customer brought in his 2006 Avalanche complaining of occasional vibration/noise from the front end on initial acceleration from a stop. It took me a while to recreate the problem and it does not occur with regularity. From a dead stop at speeds below 10MPH th... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 4.0L Hesitation VIN: 2A8HR44H78 A couple of weeks ago this van came in with a P0300 and P0339. Spark plugs were worn, wires were original, replaced both and cleared codes. No abnormal symptoms noted during test drive. Customer drove, after a few days the Check Engine light came back on with ... Trouble codes: P0339 (Crankshaft Position Sensor Intermittent), P1128 (Closed Loop Fueling Not Achieved- Bank 1) |
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| 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L wont turn off VIN: 3B7KF23D8V Hey guys need some have a cummins diesel from one of my fleet acounts that will stay running with key in off position very intermitant and we cannont get it to act up here naturally. Cust states that everything electrical shuts off except engine(window,guages)... |
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| 2002 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Speedometer VIN: 1B4GP25332 Well, you would think this one would be easy enough. The 3 illumination bulbs on the back of the speedo do not illuminate when the lights are turned on. All other dash lights work. I swapped a working bulb (PC 64) from the tach, no change. I installed a used c... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 3D7KA28653 this dodge will not accel sometimes or falls flat on accel. i tested fuel pressure lift pump and chcked high side psi ok what i found is that when symptom occurs at idle you dpress throttle and the fuel control solinoid duty cycle doesn't change right away you... |
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| 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L warning lights, wipers, gauges VIN: 1D8HN54P68 This van came in running fine but with the dash warning lights,interior/exterior lights flashing,wipers pulsing, gauges going to 0 and the dinger going off. The only code is a UO010. I am hoping someone has seen this before and can help point me in the right d... |
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| 1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia 2.8L Engine VIN: T234567890 Performed major tune up on the 1976 Ford V6. Once running seems to make a lot of engine noise. Are these V6's loud from the valve train? Will need to adjust valve lash, however it seems to have a loud valve train. Maybe bad lifters? Using straight 10w30. Can w... |
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| 1994 Ford F-250 XLT 7.3L smoking VIN: 1FTHX26KRK checked glow glugs and hed a melted glow plug harness, replaced glow plug harness and relay, put amp clamp on each glow plug and had 23 amps at each one, but truck is startimg really rough and smoking really bad. |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 5.4L Unknown VIN: 1FTRX17L6Y I have a 42-44 mph bounce in this truck on any road surface. It became much more noticable after replacing the tires (BFG Long Trails). I have done everything I can imagine to remedy it. I reinstalled the old tires on the same wheels and it was almost gone. I ... |
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| 2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Heater Core VIN: 1FAFP55292 HAVE NO PRIOR HISTORY CAME IN AS A DEALER ,ACUTION CAR. Initially the car had a water pump leak, so we changed the water pump. Car had virtually no heat. I did a coolant system flush with commercial chemicals. Also removed heater core hoses flushed out heater ... |
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| 2002 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Engine VIN: 1FAFP34P02 Hi there fellows! My problem is that i have an 02 focus with a single overhead cam engine that is doomed (knocking), but i can't find a replacement, all that i have found are DOHC. (it supposed to be backwards lol) Well, this engine looks like the one on the... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTNW20PX3 Truck towed in Dead batteries customer said would not start. Charged batteries and crank truck tries to start but will only struggle to idle and die after about 15-20 seconds Checked ICP voltage and will only hit .93 volts. Pulled valve covers and checked for ... |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar 3.8L Iac VIN: 2FMZA53493 Van has a moaning noise coming from air breather at an idle and on lite acceleration thanks for all your help |
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| 2005 GMC Envoy XL SLT 5.3L No Start VIN: 1GKET16M05 Hi all. I replaced the engine on this Envoy three months ago with a Jasper crate engine. It was the only crate available. Everything has been fine since then until today. The vehicle came in by hook complaining of a no start no crank. I found no power to the s... Trouble codes: U1000 |
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| 1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Compressor VIN: 1HGCD5657S got this accord that has me pulling hair. NO COMPRESSOR ACTION. checked all wires for continuity and all seem fine. the compressor only comes on and everything works perfect when i ground the red/white wire from a/c pressure switch. on the heater control panel... |
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| 2000 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: KMHJF35F4Y car came in on tow hook. found crank sensor brokken out of block.replace crank sensor from dealer,still no start. have injector pulse on all injectors. checked timing belt all lines up to marks.compression about 200 on all four cyl. found no spark on two cylin... |
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| 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNICA21D3V i erased checked engine light. drove car for 2 min light comes on back shut down again Trouble codes: P0720 |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Unknown VIN: 1J4GL48KX2 The chime makes a sound randomly in side the truck.Sounds like the seat belt warning,but the seat belt light does not come on when it chimes. |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Engine oil VIN: 1J8GL48K93 We have this 2003 Jeep Liberty w/ oil that looks like a milkshake all through the oil & not just condensate in the oil fill cap area. Have read the archives & see the posts about condensation. We have recently flushed engine oil, new oil & filter & pressure te... |
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| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1J8GW58J14 no codes seams to misfire when i can get it to run for short moments, seem out of sync, |
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| 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Transmission VIN: 1J4GL58K66 Jeep shift hard after start to 1 2 3 4 three times and then will smoth out and shift fine untill turn off and satrt again. Change off electronic on vaul body and check for sticking vaule none. Had dealer reflash conputer same problem. |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALME11413 hello land rover techs, this is a used engine just installed. the problem were having is that the same codes are called up every time. p1300, p0301, p0306. replaced all plugs, the coils on #3 and #6 replaced. pcm sets pending codes during road testing however ... Trouble codes: P1300, P0301, P0306 |
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| 2002 Lincoln LS 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1LNHM86S12 Ok I need help cause this one is kicking my As.. for a while now. Ok, the idle jumps up and down between 1200 and 1500 rpm for the first 1 min. After the first minute it settles at 1200 and slowly comes down to 500rpm base idle…once the car warms up just a bit... |
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| 2003 Mazda Protege LX 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BJ22503 Hey guys, I've got a 2003 Mazda Protege with a very intermittent misfire problem. The car came in with a po300 and a fuel filled charcoal canister. We replace the canister, purge solenoid, and vent solenoid. Problem with the canister solved and we assumed that... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2006 Mazda 3 i 2.0L solenoid A VIN: JM1BK32347 I was wondering if anybody had come across this code P0753 expensive fix I want to make sure is not ECM. Thank you in advance for you help |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF65F0W Hi Group, 1998 W210 E320 112 motor V-6, got in shop with check engine light on codes were, p1453, p1420, p0446, p0443. on passanger side remove cover see 4-th fuse on K40 module burned , replace fuse F4, reset codes,all ok, after few minutes fuse burned again ... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L No Start VIN: 4JGAB54E52 I am sorry to bug anybody but i just need to be directed in a possitive direction.This vehicle came in to my shop with an intermitten starting problem.When the car becomes a no start the windows are inop,the instument cluster does not come on,no fuel pressure.... |
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| 2005 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Speedometer VIN: 1N4BA41E05 Vehicle came in with no speedometer. According to our program here at the shop the VSS signal is determined by the ABS system and sent to the speedo. The ABS module was cahnged at another shop as well as changed here with a known good module with no change. Th... |
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| 2006 Nissan X-Trail SE 2.5L Awd VIN: JN8BT08V76 Greetings Techs! Hoping for a little bit of help on this one. This x-trail came in with the complaint of the all wheel drive not working, the rear axle not engaging. I am having a tough time diagnosing this as ALLDATA does not list an X-Trail so I am not quit... |
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| 2007 Nissan Xterra S 4.0L shift vcd o\d light VIN: 5N1AN08W17 Thanks for helping on this one. This is cut & dry. We replaced the battery on this xterra and NOW it is stuck in 2nd or 3rd gear like its in limp mode. Didnt have this problem before. I scanned all modules no codes. I do notice the VDC and O\D ligt is on. Sorr... |
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| 2011 Nissan sentra 2.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1234545677 I am helping out my friend from body shop,this fine piece of japaneese enginering was involved in front end collision, broke the battery when they got it it was no crank no start repaired broken battery cable and now it is crank no start check engine light is ... |
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| 1988 Other European Continental 6.7L ac compressor VIN: SCBZD02A9J Hi folks. Does anybody have the labor times to replace a/c compressor on this beast? Also need labor times for front struts, rear shocks & accumulators, p/s rack, & fuel pump and accumulator. My mitchell doesn't have it & when I called them, they couldn't help... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L no reverse VIN: 5Y2SL62884 i have no reverse it has forward in nuetral and forward in park all positions also forward in reverse and it will only go forward fluid was low 2 quarts topped it off still same problem |
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| 2003 Saturn Vue 2.2L Timing Chain VIN: 5GZCZ23D63 After much testing found timing chain tennsioner had broken & chain had skiped. I have never done one of these & mitchel on demand makes no sense to me. Has any body done timing chain balanceshaft chain & waterpump on one of these? any help would be appreciate... |
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| 1996 Subaru Impreza Outback 2.2L front diff/ transmission VIN: JF1GF4853T This car came in with a binding when cornering especially in tight corners(parking lots, drive way)and after doing some Reading we decided to service the diff with synthetic fluid and a friction modifier. It fixed it for about a week and now its back with the ... |
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| 1995 Toyota Camry 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1SK12E1S Hi, This car was just purchased by the owners. The check eng light is on and has a rich & lean O2 codes. I replaced both O2 sensors which are working properly now. Then the light returned and I checked for vacuum leaks and found the PCV valve was causing a hig... Trouble codes: 25 (O2 signal Lean), 26 (O2 Signal Rich) |
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| 2000 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L No Start VIN: 1NXBR12E7Y hi guys, need some help.car towed in starts runs for 2 sec. then dies.does not loose spark or fuel press.when it dies it looses inj.pulse.it seems to me that it is like the alarm system like gm has.but i can not tell if this has an alarm.has no light looked in... |
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| 2005 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4.7L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on This is a fix not a help request. Found above codes for air pump system. Codes are not exact definition, but they all related to the air pump system. Had to pull intake to check air pump and related valves. When I pulled air pump top cover off I found that a f... Trouble codes: P2440, P1441, P1444 |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 2.8L air bag VIN: WVWRH63B83 hellow vw techs. I did a heater core on this car and now the air bag light is on. code is 00532, low voltage. I can not find information on how to repair this. Ive checked all connectors, I think. battery voltage is 14.00. Im lost. anyone have any ideas. thank... |
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| 1997 Volvo 960 2.9L Failed State Emissio VIN: YV1KS9606V This a well-maintained vehicle. Failed the Missouri Emmission Inspection test. Results were: MIL Result: PASS MIL KOEO: PASS MIL KOER: PASS MIL Command Status: PASS Data Link Connector (DLC): PASS OBD Communications: PASS Count or Not Ready MOnitors: 6 O2 Sen... |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 T5 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: YV1LS5340W I,m new to Volvo issues. Car came in with hard start/extended crank and poor acceleration. verified hard start, when you try to rev engine up in neutral the rpm's actually drop, however if you keep your foot in it the rpm's will come up. check engine light is ... Trouble codes: EF161, EF1, 455 (misfire cyl 5) |
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| 1998 BMW 328i 2.8L roof VIN: WBABK8329W OK Guys,this car is fixed! The right fix were replacing the conv. top lock motor M132 at center and reset conv. top from both either completely closed or opened position. Here are some live data for completely OPEN pos. from Autologic: At ... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet C2500 6.5L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGC29FXT Craig from michigan and jim from B.C. were in the right area. Once the problem occured when I had the veh. I was pretty sure I was ingesting air in the system or just starving for fuel. Removed the intake to inspect all hoses etc. replaced a couple of clamps ... Trouble codes: P0251 (Cam reference signal missing), P0275 (Cyl. 5 balance out of range). |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L unknown VIN: 3GNFK16T9Y The customer returned for a brief visit and I have installed some more missing bolts on the fender supports to radiator support. Installed a battery hold bracket and greased the steering shaft. None of which helped. The axles seem tight and there was little pl... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Corvette 6.0L Harmonic Balancer VIN: 1G1YY34U65 Ended up being a pretty easy job, pulled the abs pack and moved all the brake/power steering lines out of the way. Steering gear slid out the lh side after taking the bolts to the subframe loose. Only had to drop the front of the subframe about 1/2 inch. The b... |
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| 1998 Dodge B1500 3.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall Thanks to everyone that suggested converter failure (and thanks to everyone that suggested anything). Pulled the pre cat O2 out and the van started running normal, we have scheduled a converter replacement with the local exhaust shop. The plugs were horribly... |
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| 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L monitor resets VIN: 2BG4G44G1X well the saga ends with this van finally running the monitor resets. We tried everything with no luck from drive procedures to forcing with scan tool to replacing a weak thermostat and even disconnecting the battery and resetting the pcm. a new pcm and updated... |
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| 2001 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.9L rear brakes VIN: 1B7GL22X21 I am closing this one but not sure if it is fixed or not. I replaced the booster again and also replaced the comb. valve and I have good brakes in the rear. the customer is coming back next week for a brake light switch that is sticky ever since the booster r... |
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| 1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia 2.8L Spindle VIN: 6F04Z12964 Thanks awesome tech guys! Well its fixed. Test drove today seems to drive OK. It still needs to be aligned better than the eye ball alignment that I gave it. Here is what I learned. I contacted the manufacture about the ball joints and they said that no one ev... |
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| 1992 Ford F-250 Custom 7.5L brake pedal VIN: 1FTHX26G5N got some very good advice, THANKS guys. we first swapped master cyl with an F350 unit, didn't help. Then checked the RABS valve, piston moved so it got replaced, didn't help. heard booster sucking air, replaced it too, didn't help. closed off fluid lines probl... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L no MIL VIN: 1FMZU62K33 got several replies. Most said cluster was probably bad, bad led for MIL. Reason for us checking was failed Texas emission insp for no MIL on KOEO and MIL commanded on. When told customer what our initial diagnosis was aiming at she did not want to spend the ... |
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| 2005 Ford Focus ZX3 2.0L Charging VIN: 54534FG4DF i put a vistion alternator which is a reman motocraft.but apparentlly they didnt put the right reg in it. i got one fro factory motor parts which carries dealer parts. i put a reman motocraft in ti and it fixed it. |
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| 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L fuel VIN: 1FG56798HU Just took the Sonata this morning to fill the tank with no problems. The canister had come apart and clogged the line with debris. The canister had no weight to it. Replaced the canister and blew out the line. Thanks guys for the help! |
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| 2003 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHWF25S43 Thank you all so much.It was the crank sensor.Replaced with a oem sensor and all is well.Thanks again. Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2000 Jeep TJ Sport 4.0L Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on We did the TSB for carbon buildup on valves, customer has driven it for a couple of weeks and reports no further issues. |
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| 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Electronic VIN: 1J4GW48S71 thank you to all who replied. great information.. this started out as a replacement with a used trans. the scrap yard warned me that it needed to be reprogrammed because someone else purchaced a transmission from them and it failed right off. they installed a... |
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| 2002 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: KNDUP13122 Thanks to Charles from indiana. Customer took your advice and went to dealer for their under warranty work. Customer at this time says they are looking at MAF sensor but nothing final yet. Trouble codes: P0507, P0506. |
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| 2003 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L Tpms VIN: 5LMFU28R23 Thanks everyone for the help. The only code that would come was for a bad sensor but it doesn't say which one. The truck uses the valve stem sensors and it was replaced with an aftermarket sensor made by the same company that makes them for ford and was the ... |
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| 2002 Mazda MPV EX 3.0L monitors VIN: JM3LW28J82 WELL GOT THIS ONE DONE FINALLY, HOOKED UP A IDS AND FOUND THAT THE IAT WAS READING -[...] CELSIUS AND IN APPROX 7 MILES ALL MONITORS SET TO COMPLETE, OTHER SCAN TOOLS WE... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz A160 1.6L 2-1 down shift harsh VIN: WDB1680332 Thanks to those who helped out on this, Brian [...] post was particulary helpful. He mentioned the problem the 722.6 transmission has with dragging torque converters and the modification sonnax provides which includes fitting return springs to help hold the... |
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| 1992 Saturn SL1 1.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G8ZG5498N First let me thank you all for the replies. After all of this, found that it only has 1 sensor with dual readings, sensor A reading for start up until closed loop then switches to sensor B reading for running temp. ended up replacing coolant temp sensor and al... |
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| 1999 Saturn SL1 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8ZH5284X After Map was replaced and code cleared, light cam back on once but has not since then. Customer lives near shop and stops by once in a while to say hi. So far, no codes for over a month. So, we're not sure if it's fixed, but I thought I would close post sinc... Trouble codes: P0401. |
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| 2004 Subaru Forester XT 2.5L Turbo-Engine VIN: JF1SG69614 Wobble Dooble was the shaft on the turbo! The owner confesses that she has a lead foot. But she is a stickler for maintenance. There was no build up at all on the screen. Micheal from Mass. said I could drop the down pipe and check shaft for wobble, but that m... |
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| 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.7L Ticking/tapping VIN: JS3TD94457 Hi there and thanks to all for the help. Richard here in SD county let me know that the engine was under warranty to 100,000 miles. So i shipped it off. Here is where it gets disappointing for me. The dealer did an "oil flush" and changed the oil and it ap... |
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| 1995 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JT3VN39W1S Most replies mentioned cam timing or tight valves.One said to check for vacuum leak through brake booster which I had already ruled out.Another said to check for sticking TPS and incorrect distributor timing.I checked this and even advanced the timing from sp... |
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| 2001 Toyota Echo 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDBT12371 WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THAT REPLYED,SOAKED GEAR IN OIL & GOT IT TO OPEN WITH A TOOL & AIR PRESSURE. PUT THE GEAR IN THE LOCKED POSITION & EVERY THING IS FINE. THANKS AGAIN |
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| 2001 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L Surge, Misfire VIN: 5TEHN72N31 Thanks to all who responded with ideas. Cams are in time, cat convt not plugged, fuel pressure and volume ok. Injectors ok...except...vehicle has a TRD 7th injector installed with piggyback computer. We had unplugged the 7th injector itself earlier, but left t... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2003 Toyota RAV4 2.0L Reverse VIN: JTEGH20V23 This vehicle was fixed. After checking and rechecking the valve body, I removed the trans and rechecked my work. No problem was found, so I reassembled it with another valve bidy and all worked fine. Thanks to thiose who replied. this tarns was not covered by ... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L Misfire VIN: WV2NB47042 Some customers; it's like pulling teeth. I am going to call this one fixed. After several calls to the customer and "promises" from them to stop by for a scan check, they have so far failed to show, however they insist the problem is fixed so although I'm skep... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Golf GL TDI 1.9L Lack of Power VIN: 9BWFR61J44 Hi there everyone and thanks for the advice on this one. The problem was with the vane control actuator bolted to the bottom of the turbo by two 10 mm bolts(access from under the vehicle, has a vacuum hose and a three wire sensor for vane position signal). T... |
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