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| 2007 BMW 328xi 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: WBAVC93567 Hi what I have is a intermittant run rough. has code po202 when I get the car it is running good no problem I have put many miles on this car & cant get to act up. Customer takes car a few days it acts up for them he says acts up every other day more so when c... Trouble codes: P0202 |
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| 2006 Cadillac CTS 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6DM57T46 after we replaced both cats & all 4 heated o2 sensors things were good, engine code p420 was gone & oxygen readings were good, next day customer comes back with 2 codes p2234-p2231, checked my scanner verified vehicle is running on open loop only, when cold it... Trouble codes: P2231, P2234 |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Tracker LT 2.0L Engine VIN: 2CNDJ13C22 First, "Hi" to my brothers in the trenches of auto repair. I'm trying to help out a single mother of two for as little money as possible. She's got a nice 2002 Chevy Tracker 2.0L 4WD automatic. Problems: Slow idle with occasional momentary dropout, very long ... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4GP54L25 This is my wife's van. The problem first showed up about 2 1/2 years ago and everything at that time pointed O2 sensors. After going crazy over them I finally bought OEM MOPAR sensors using the emission label ID number to get the correct ones. Numbers matched ... Trouble codes: P0420 (Catalytic Converter 1/1 efficiency) |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Surge, Stall VIN: 3B7MC33672 On take off, this truck will have a stall or rpm limit right at 2000 rpm, or 20 miles an hour if it is going to happen. light throttle or open throttle, it has to have this 5 second wait. It doesn't always happen, but if it does it, is the first drive off. Onc... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Excessive Emissions VIN: WD5PD64324 Vehicle came in for no start cold, found glow plug shorted out and module only powering 3 glow plugs. Glow plugs seized in head and #2 injector leaking a lot of black sledge. customer gave ok on removing head, reseal injectors and extract glow plugs. All went ... |
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| 2003 Ford Focus SVT 2.0L MIL Lamp on, Lack of Power VIN: 3FAHP37573 I have a SVT Focus here with the 2.0 DOHC engine with variable valve timing on the intake cam only. It came in running fine, just setting a P1383 code. Checked cam timing using the Ford timing tools. The intake cam did not line up. Sold the customer a timing ... Trouble codes: P1383 (Intake Cam Over Retarded) |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Bank 2 rich 60% VIN: 1FMEU62E86 Car came in for transmission rebuilt. Work done, mechanic said bank 2 CAT plugged & got hot, change new CAT and new spark plugs & wire set (spark plugs bank 2 all black, bank 1 normal). Test drive show bank 2 LTFT jump to 60%. Change fuel rail pressure sensor ... |
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| 2007 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L Engine VIN: 1FTYR10D17 After installing a reman transmission the technician failed to remove his ratchet used to turn the crankshaft for torque converter nut installation. He started the engine, heard the racket and shut the engine down. Aside from breaking plastic fan blades, the e... |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L MIL Lamp on, reduced power messag VIN: 1FTWW31RX8 on road test with modis scanner watching coolant and oil temp, noticed coolant temp increasing to 260* f oil temp at 180* f. my understanding they should be within about 10* f. now having flow threw radiator. infer red temp probe only showing about 165* f at h... Trouble codes: P00B7, P0528 |
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| 2005 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.0L 2ND Gear Starts VIN: 1GTHK29U45 This truck came in with no reverse. The Direct clutches were smoked and the cooler was plugged solid. I replaced the cooler, flushed the lines, and did a complete overhaul including all new solenoids, pwm, mlps, speed sensors, shift kit, bands, clutches, and s... |
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| 2005 Honda Accord LX 2.4L front brakes VIN: 1HGCM56425 The verified complaint is that the brakes are overly sensitive. A normal application will make a skid on wet roads. With very careful application, car can stop smoothly. ABS is functioning properly, and no ABS light is on. The problem is coming from the front ... |
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| 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T Track 2.0L No 12v to A/c compressor VIN: KMHHT6KD6A Hello. This car came from another shop. My scanner won't access Body codes. No 12v to compressor. No ground from PCM to activate a/c relay. This car has ATC. Any one ever seen this? Any testing available for this car? Thanks |
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| 2002 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTY12422 Initial codes when vehicle arrived were OE 10 (O2 Sensor upstream catalyst), P0172 (Mixture adaption FRA bank 1), multiple (catalyst damaging) cylinder misfires on 3 & 5 but did not include the current codes. Cleared codes and cylinder #3 misfire & OE 10 code ... Trouble codes: 0E, 27 (Adaptive mixture correction TRA bank 1), 0E, 35 (Adaptive mixture correction TRA bank 2) |
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| 2008 Lexus LX570 5.7L brake pedal VIN: JTJHY00W78 Hello Techs, We have this Lexus with the concern of a low/loss of brake pedal. Adult owned (since new), states the pedal was so low that she could not get her other foot underneath it. Techs initial (parking lot) brake pedal feel described as a little low, B... |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor LS 3.8L alt. charging voltage VIN: 4A4MM21S75 im thinking the computer is not controlling the regulator correctly.. thanks guys for any input.. GRUMPY. |
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| 2007 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L Lighting VIN: YS3ED59G57 Note: the TWICE has been replaced (with a unit from a 9-3). A new car dealer supplied the used TWICE. “Tire Pressure System Failure. Contact Service" warning message. This 2007 9-5 wagon does not appear to have ever had TPMM. The TechII lists it as a possible ... |
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| 2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BH6869Y Code p0170 keeps returning, vehicle has 156k miles, runs fine, no driveability problems, front oxygen sensor with tune-up parts has been replaced, fuel pressure test stayed within specs. Evap system working fine, no vacuum leak, purge valve and purge control v... Trouble codes: P0170 (Fuel trim bank 1) |
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| 2012 Subaru Forester X 2.5L No Start hi everyone..thanks for any help in advance...We have this subaru forester that is giving us trouble...customer complains when goes to start the car vehicle will not start sometimes ...we checked evrything no codes,,came across a tsb for cam shaft sensor shimm... |
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| 2009 Toyota Matrix 1.8L Eps Steering VIN: 2T1KU40E29 This Matrix spins super easy going right and then really hard turning left. no codes in it at all. with engine off it seems to have the same amount of effort to steer both ways, but running it feels like the car is jacked up on one side, you know its really ea... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW X3 2.5i 2.5L Stall VIN: WBXPA73424 BMW of Des Moines reprogramed ECU, found nothing wrong after the reprograming. Thank You for all of the information I received. Mike Trouble codes: 28A2. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Stall VIN: 1G1JC12F94 Folks, I never would have believed it. A set of plugs cured this cavalier. Thanks Wayne [...], You mentioned high resistance in the plugs, and used Bosch as an example. This car had a new set of Bosch plugs in it, so before your message I didn't consider it... Trouble codes: P0141 (B1S2 O2 sensor heater). |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start, no communication VIN: 3B7KF26661 Well, I have not actually fixed this truck yet, but have determined that the ecm is in fact bad. I would like to thank everybody for their replies, some of which were certainly helpful and informative. With the generosity of a friend, I was able to borrow a kn... |
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| 2001 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L 2-3 Shift VIN: JN1CA31A61 Thanks for the replies, rechecked TPS & MAF just to be certain no abnormal patterns, cust informed me had PCM replaced for idle concern and that this problem started after it was replaced. Since unable to find any sensor or wiring problems decided problem like... |
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| 1969 Plymouth Fury Sport 6.3L steering gear VIN: PH27H9D272 thanks again to all that replied it was of great help. Al nailed It the steering coupler was very stiff and binding. after removing the steering column I started the engine and I could turn the wheels left and right. did a clean up and lube of the flex coupler... |
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| 2005 Volvo V50 i 2.4L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MW39095 Hello to all and thanks for all the help. What we did was unhook the PVC heater and sent her off. She's a little ditzy, but her dad is not. It's been about 3 weeks with no problems. This would happen within a week or two. She said she would call if problem ca... Trouble codes: 6400 (Inlet cam reset), 640A, 1300 (MAF sensor), 4000 (Canister purge valve), 4350 (Leakage detection moduleheater). |
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