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| 2001 Acura Integra Type R 1.8L Mechanical VIN: JH4DC23131 Car came in with broken timing belt & bent valve,overhaul the entire engine,new pistons & rings,valves & seals,etc,,,customer complaint it burn one quart of oil every 500 miles, there's no oil leak, no smoke from the tail pipe check the exhaust emission readin... |
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| 1978 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Mechanical replaced everything on this vette. bleed all wheels. no air. push the pedel without it running feels real firm. all wheels locked up when engine is off. start car push on pedel it goes to floor no brakes. I'm thinking its a bad booster? |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Tracker ZR2 2.0L shudder at low speed VIN: 2CNBJ78C32 Shudder began soon after a new radiator core support was installed. Motor and transmission were not disturbed. I think problem is a driveshaft binding issue but I do not see any problem with the driveshaft, differential, universal joints or suspension. We inst... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 5.3L lifters VIN: 3GNFK12327 replaced camshaft and lifters for #4 being dead,, now #1 cyl. is dead. compression test drops from 150 to 0 after a few attempts.. pulled valve cover,, both #1 cyl. rocker arms quit moving after it builds oil pressure, disconnected vlom connector, no change, s... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L Unknown VIN: 2CNDL13F38 vehicle complaint was , at stop sign or slow speeds ,a/c controller goes from recirculate to fresh air. starts flashing and will not switch back until you turn off vehicle. checked Freon, evac and recharge , same syptom. customer has owned since new, gm tech b... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L Hood VIN: 1GC2KXEG0C I keep getting a hood open message on the DIC when I hit bumps. I've checked for power and ground at the switch, all good. I tried a new switch but the problem continues. Super simple but not making sense to me. Does anyone know where the ground for this switc... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Speedometer VIN: 3B6KF26631 I have no communication with the bcm (or ctm as chrysler calls it). The bus circuit at the dlc has no voltage on it until i unplug the ipc then i have the 2.5 volts i installed a used cluster with the same results. The wiring diagrams on identifix and prodeman... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L no power up hills VIN: 3D7HA18N92 Customer states that when climbing a large grade the truck will loose power. Downshift happends but has no get up and go! We have no large grades here to test on. They have had the truck since new and it used to have no problems in the past until this year. NO... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 6.7L No Start, quit on highway VIN: 3D7MX38A67 Hello all, I hope I find a Dodge man or at least someone who maybe ran into this odd problem. I first marked this as non technical , but then I couldn't ask for help here. This vehicle quit on the highway practically at the end of my driveway and I drug it in.... |
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| 2010 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L Cooling Systems VIN: 2B3CK3CV1A Car overheats after 10 mile drive, will also do this in the shop at idle. I had an after market thermostat installed, I installed the Mopar thermostat assembly. Still does the same thing. The fans come on high speed, just cool air coming across radiator, top r... |
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| 1993 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1FACP44M0P at the dis module I scoped crank and cam signal and could see signal start then just stop both cam and crank. It acts like out of timing when I'm trying to start engine, it cranks over fast enough and acts like it will start then back fires and can smell gas. ... Trouble codes: 224 (coil 1234 circuit failt), 327 (egr), 332 (egr), 543 (fuel pump circuit) |
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| 1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Hesitation VIN: 2FMDA5148T Fellow techs, I am at the point where I need some ideas. It came in with complaint of intermittent hesitation on take-off. The cel was not working and had random misfire codes and imrc codes stored. Plugs took care of the misfire, and 2 imrc pigtails and 1 imr... |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Head lights, tail lights, blower, radio, PW VIN: 2FMZA5146X Car came in with dead battery, wouldn't take a charge, found zero draw, charging system perfect, sat over night everything still good, customer took car and drove about 20 miles, after turning it off, the headlights, radio, blower, tail lights and P/W still on... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on There may be some grammatical errors if so I apologize, it's very late at night here and I'm exhausted. Now after hours of time on this truck and literately having gone from one end to the other I'm running out of ideas. In a last bit of desperation I pulled... Trouble codes: P0175 |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FT7W2BT8C This truck said pull over safely, then shut down. Customer had it towed in, and it runs now. All exhaust gas temperature sensors are reading normal, no codes for egt sensors. Found the air filter sucked into the air cleaner box. I have been running the truck t... Trouble codes: P200C, P200E, P2073 (Map/ Mass Air /Throttle position correlation), P04DA, P0402 (EGR excessive flow) |
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| 1992 Honda Prelude Si 2.3L No Start VIN: JHMBB2167N Hello to all , this one has no power from main relay to fuel pump. All power and grounds to turn on this relay are there, fuel pump will run if jumped. So replaced relay and still no power to pump! Triple checked inputs and outputs to relay, it shows still a r... |
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| 2005 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 5FNRL38735 Honda Guys please help. We have this Honda Odyssey that is leaking R134 but we can not find out where. It has front and rear AC. It is a large leak and we have added dye but can not spot a leak anywhere. It takes about 24 hours to empty.We have looked at compr... |
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| 2010 Kia Forte EX 2.0L Engine VIN: KNAFU4A22A This KIA 2010 Forte EX came in with an engine noise. It sounds just like a very loud lifter noise. It is very hard to pinpoint where the noise is coming from. when you listen at the top of the engine it sounds there, when it is raised up the noise sounds like ... |
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| 2006 Mercury Montego Premier 3.0L Blower Motor VIN: 1MEFM42126 I need help with this one!!!, I am working on a 2006 Mercury Montego with auto duel temp control, the system works perfect in all modes of operation, the problem is the blower motor does not turn on for two to three minutes after turning on the system and this... |
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| 2005 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L cooling fan VIN: 1NXBR32E95 Car came in for over heating 10amp ECU-1G fuses has a dead short we have disconnected all fan relays, fan resistor, fan and ECU still blowing fuse. Trying to find out what else is incorporated on this fuse? please any help well be greatly appreciated. Thanks M... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Audi A4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUAF78E28 Well it turned out the servo for the waste gate wouldn't hold vacuum, so we replaced the Turbo assembly, it comes as a complete assembly only! The vehicle is repaired and running great with no more codes, what more could you ask for! Trouble codes: P0299 (Boost Pressure Regulation). |
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| 2003 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 3G5DA03E43 Thanks to all for replying.As noted by 1 of the posters this engine does not leak coolant into intake passages.The coolant passages on the ends are too far away from intake orifices.Coolant leaks out or inside into sump.I cleared out the exhaust drain holes an... Trouble codes: P0442, P1106, P1189. |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Timing Case VIN: 3B7KF23771 removed timing cover and found oil pump broken. pump broken due to idler gear seized up. flush out oil system. install new pump. re test. engine runs well with good oil pressure |
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| 2001 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L Tank Noise VIN: 2B3HD46R81 The common consensus was that there was a problem with the EVAP leak detection pump and/or canister. We removed the tank and found the area above the tank to be packed with dirt and gravel dust. Replaced canister, cleaned up everything else and the tank vents ... |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 5.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTEF14NXS thanks to all you guys for the help on this truck tried all your ides an everything seemed to check ok. went ahead and replaced fuel filter just because. after replacing it ran vehicle and retested fuel pressure after hot soak it only raised 3 pounds above nor... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L headlight VIN: 1FTNW21F93 FIXED! - BAD WIRING JOB Thank you so much for the input. We ran a voltage drop test, there was only 6 volts at the headlights. Tested each component on the circuit and found no issues with switches, fuses, relays, etc. We did learn a valuable lesson: --If ... |
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| 2006 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMFU205X6 Vehicle is fixed after several shops failed including the dealership. The intake runner concern was due to multiple failures. The actuator, the PCM and the connector for the actuator. Being a flood victim it had multiple problems. The misfire that remained... Trouble codes: P2006. |
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| 2006 Ford Fusion SEL 3.0L Engine Pull VIN: 3FAHP08186 thank you to those who have reply. we will pull this engine out the bottom. i see no need to keep this post open. thank you all again...carry on. |
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| 2007 Ford Freestar SEL 4.2L Rev limiter VIN: 2FMZA57257 The OEM transmission range sensor was defective out of the box. Data showed vehicle was in park regardless of gear selected position. |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 XLT 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRF12288 ok it is gone. Thanks to Tim,. I could not remember how may teeth it needed to be. Mine was 3 teeth off.. Thank you to IATN for the help Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 1999 Honda Civic DX 1.6L AC compressor VIN: 2HGEJ634XX I believe the problem was the new expansion valve was sticking. I replace the expansion valve again and problem has not happened again. Thanks guys for all the help. |
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| 2005 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Unknown VIN: 1HGCM56845 Balance shaft chain tensioner had broken. Customer took it to dealership, their initial diagnosis was a transmission issue. They told customer that to tell for sure an additional 3 to 4 hours of diagnostic time was needed. Customer called me for advice and I s... |
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| 2006 Honda Civic LX 1.8L No Start VIN: 1HGFA16586 Had a lot of info from the replies, which led me to check used PCM's. Found one for a $100.00 & that they are rewritable. Cheap enough to try without spending a lot more time on this car. Rewrote immobilizer & input proper vin to PCM...bingo. Everything back t... |
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| 1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0L starter VIN: SAJGX5741V Checked all your recommendations, thank you. Found no corrosion or compromised wiring, did try removing fuse I installed , no change. Started vehicle by jumping starter relay. Runs fine. Had customer drive it to the jaguar dealer.. I won't condem a BCM if I c... |
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| 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2.3L Temp control VIN: 4M2CU98H66 This one was frustrating. Most of y'all don't read before you write, and surely don't think before you react. There were two of you however that actually tried to make sense of it. Keith from Arizona was most supportive and made sense of what I posted and ther... |
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| 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4WX83C16 thanks for the suggestions i dissasembled the timing components even though marks were lined up and thnakfully i did as the lower idler gear which holds both chains had no bushing in it so the chain would lose tension thanks again Trouble codes: P0011, P0021, P0016, P0018. |
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