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| 1996 Acura TL 3.2L Blower Motor, A/C Compressor VIN: JH4UA3655T Hello. This acura came in because of a bad radiator. After replacing the radiator and test driving, i noticed that the temperature was creeping up. Upon return to the shop i found that one radiator fan was not working. Found and replaced bad relay. After repla... |
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| 2003 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Expansion Valve VIN: 2HNYD18993 I am working my own 2003 Acura MDX AC system and need help. First about me. I am ASE master certified in automotive, also medium and heavy truck, plus the new 109 AC recovery and recycling section 609. I have serviced ac systems more than 20 years. In May ... |
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| 2008 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L lines freezing VIN: WAUDF78E48 Hello this car came in no ac cooling. Found the high side line frozen after orfice tube (orange) line feels frozen all the way to top of evaporator low side coming out of evaporator is warm to low hot. Replaced orfice recharge with 500 grams (sticker on hood) ... |
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| 2000 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L 4th gear engagement VIN: 4USCH334XY Vehicle has been in for service, sold customer pan reseal due to small leak. Replaced pan gasket, filter and refilled with proper fluid to correct level. Test drove on freeway and realized there is no 4th gear engagement. Data stream using Snap-on Solus indica... |
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| 2005 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L Servodrives VIN: WBXPA93485 Hello Friends, yesterday I got this one with a very stange problem. I turn on the blower, then turn on the A/C , the compressor turn on...in this moment the servodrive for the right fresh air flap and the foot flap moves, and when the compresor cycle the flaps... |
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| 2009 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L Tpms VIN: WBAPK73559 I was wondering if there is a source outside of Autologic that I can get information on Coding/Programming/Retrofits. Their tech support is not being helpful at all most times, just brushing me off saying "You can't do it" while I see in online forums there ar... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Misfire VIN: 2G1WF52E15 Vehicle came in for timing cover gasket leak. fixed leak but set check engine light for 18x crank sensor. Replaced crank sensor and did crank relearn, found it was broke during gasket repair. Still had the light on. Used scope and checked pattern for crank sen... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic LS 4.3L power assist VIN: AGCEC14X87 When turning the steering wheel. either way, in park or driving, very pronounced vibration, very loud, p/s hoses vibrating badly. pump not vibrating. when not turning noise and vibration goes away but can feel the p/s hoses pulsing. fluid clean,full, no bubble... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Colorado WT 3.7L gauges/ ac VIN: 1GCDT14EX8 Read several posts about passlock- called dealer key and cyl lock are not pertinent- replaced switch assembly w housing from GM. No change. Lost communication w Solus on Theft section. BCM was working as I communicated with other systems within BCM. CLeaned co... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNFK23019 The Car came in with a Check Engine Light, a complete system scan was preformed on the suv. Upon inspecting the the check engine light we recived (P0452-EVAP Pressure Sensor/Switch Low). We dropped the fuel tank and preform a smoke test also checked the wiring... Trouble codes: P0452 (EVAP Pressure Sensor/Switch Low) |
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| 2000 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L Possible Alt VIN: 3C3EL55H3Y Customer drives 40 miles to work in the morn. It's fine, but when driving home after about 10 miles the battery lite came on. Drove another 32 miles home car started this morning and drove to our shop about 4 1/2 miles no lite. We drove it about 3 miles lite c... |
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| 2004 Chrysler Sebring LX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C3EL46X14 Tan/White Wire should have 5 volts, Voltmeter shows 4.132v, wires look fine, nothing loose. Blue/Dark Green Wire should also have 2.5 Wires are fine, nothing loose either. My 02 voltage readings from the PCM are 3.78 volts at idle, 2000 RPM it is 3.85. Not muc... Trouble codes: P0038 (1/2 02 sensor Circuit High), P0138 (1/2 02 sensor circuit high) |
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| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.0L Cuts out VIN: WD0PE84587 Super Sprinter Tech input needed please; This Sprinter limped in. It has long crank time (If you allow the regular self crank it won't start, you needed to hold it for it to start), after starting it will idle as long as you want it to. But when you go to driv... Trouble codes: 26261, 26728, 20201, 20161, 20511, 25131 |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTRF125X4 Fellow worker here at a smog shop in monticto has this intermittent concern. Rough idling and tach fluctuation/bounces at 1700 rpm. The spark plugs have been replaced,no MIL or codes |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L no start I have this 07 f150 that came in on the hook. The owner said it was running bad after refueling in heavy rain. The next day it wouldnt start so it was towed to me. It will spin over but wont start. It has a p0642 code that is always in continuous memory which ... |
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| 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L dash VIN: 1FT8W3BT3B cannot get the cluster to operate through steering wheel switches-trouble code B1A82,"external trip switch circuit", I cannot find any helpful info on this code, if we clear code, comes back right away. any help appreciated. Brian |
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| 2000 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Engine VIN: JHLRD1746Y Looking for options on either to repair or replace engine. Compression all even except #3. Leak down 10-12 on 3 good cylinders and 0 on #3. Is burnt valve typical on these engines seems like the leak is on intake side but hard to tell. Can not see any thing wi... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Cooling Systems VIN: KMHCG35CX5 changed due to high miles. this is the second engine only has 63000 miles on it. have changed thermosate 3 times. warter pump. new radiator all hoses. two new cooling fans. car will run all day at idle and be fine. this customer is a mail carrier. she flys fro... |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMB11453 Hello Everyone, I have a 4.4L BMW M62 engine where we replace the headgasket. We setup the Timing Chain with the timing kit tool. The engine runs fine but we get a 033 and 034 fault code ( camshaft control bank 1 & 2 fault). Sometimes the check engine light do... Trouble codes: 033 (Camshaft control bank 1 fault), 034 (Camshaft control bank 2 fault) |
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| 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 4.2L Mechanical VIN: SALMF13497 Had this vehicle in over the weekend while waiting on parts for the door cable. Once that was finished we tried to start the car and drive it out, it ran for 3-4 seconds and just shut off. When we tried to restart the vehicle it cranked over very fast and woul... |
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| 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE 4.4L Starting VIN: SALSK25458 Hello Fellow Techs, Random electrical problem.Intermittently,starter circuit is inoperative.Along with not starting,the hazard lights flash and door locks click.Read a previous post on a Landrover LR3 which had the identical symptoms.That shop was unable to f... |
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| 2005 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Cruise Control VIN: JM1BK32315 This one is strange. Customer brought vehicle in for a general check over and asked if I could look at the Cruise Control. When the cruise is engaged it surges up and down about every second or so. Surge is not real hard but enough to make you sea sick after a... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L inop VIN: WDBLK65G62 vehicle came with top inop. performed all test above(or below). reservoir is filled with fluid to proper level. I have searched archives and tried all 'tricks' suggested there including complete manual opening and closing and a battery reset. when trying to op... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 3.4L Bearing VIN: 1G2NF52E04 Hello, We have a grand am and we checked the rf bearing for noise and the lf bearing for noise, they both seem quiet. While testing we blocked either side wheel from spinning, and noise was the same regardless of which wheel was spinning. I was also thinking i... |
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| 1990 Toyota Pickup DLX 3.0L No Start VIN: JT4VN13D2L This truck died while driving on freeway, was towed in. It has fuel but no spark. I have tried one by one replacing the coil, ignitor, mass air meter & distributor. I have key on power to coil but does not pulse. The check engine light is operational, comes on... Trouble codes: 71 (egr fault) |
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| 1996 Toyota Celica GT 2.2L Shakes At Idle VIN: JT5FG02T4T Car came in customer complaining of an engine vibration at idle in gear. On inspection found bad motor mounts -- replaced all mounts and it helped but still has the vibration at idle not as bad sa it was.. |
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| 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.3L Abs / Trac VIN: JTEEW21A26 Abs codes wont clear c1345 c1368 even after relearn / calibration . |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.5L Electronic VIN: 3VWPP7AJ1D customer had flat tire replaced with spare next day. put spare tire on and started car but car would not come out of part (scan tool came up with code 49409 no communication with tcm all fuses appear to be good |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Stall, Brake failure messeg VIN: YV1CN59295 Vehicle drove in with no fuel gauge. Found a bad sender. Replaced both sending units with dealer parts. Intermittently the fuel pressure drops but i have b+ on the blue wire ontop of tank. Also have lost communication with brake control module. Inspected fue... Trouble codes: CEM1C, CEM9C, CEM1C, ECM29, ECM, A12B |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 BMW 740i 4.4L Unknown VIN: WBAGG83441 Thanks everyone !!! problem was that heater control I purchased a used heater control everything works fine |
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| 2003 BMW 525i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADT43463 Replaced purge valve and ran evap test and passed. Thanks everyone for the help. Trouble codes: P0455. |
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| 1996 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L abs VIN: 1G6KS52Y2T out of desperation I ran two new wires from ecm to abs module. got first gear back. I could not find any reason why I had checked the two wires numerous times with no problem found, I did not load test wires, maybe that would have shown me something. |
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| 2008 Cadillac DTS 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD57998 Replaced the purge valve and the P0455 hasn't come back in 200 miles. The EVAP readiness monitor hasn't completed yet though. Trouble codes: P0455 (evap emissions large leak). |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCDM19X12 HEY GUYS THANKS FOR THE HELP, ENDED UP BEING GROUND NEAR THRMOSTAT HOUSING TECH WENT THROUGH EACH GROUND BUT MISSED THIS ONE THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP! |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 6.7L compressor VIN: 3D6WH48A97 Thanks to all the input from everybody got a new clutch fan assembly installed, now high side runs just below 200psi. |
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| 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3LC56BX9 most of the replies focused on the mechanical side of the equation. Not changing the oil regularly can cause issues with the camshafts and/or the cam phasers. However, the problem here was on the electrical side as tests indicated that the pcm was incapable of... Trouble codes: P0017, P2017. |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC13J87 First thanks to everyone and their input. Well we will call it fixed. Took your advice and changed throttle body and pig tail. It has been several weeks, and so far so good. Thanks again to everyone. Trouble codes: P1516 (Electronic Throttle Mod. v.s. Throttle Position Performance), P2101 (TAC Motor Circ. Range/Performance). |
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| 2005 Honda Accord EX 2.4L electric window VIN: 1HGCM72685 Ok as it turned out, by the time customer brought the car in the motor made no noise. There was no power coming from the master switch to the passenger switch. Also could no longer power up motor as it was open circuit. Replaced master switch and passenger mot... |
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| 2009 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Unknown VIN: JHLRE38309 Hi dear friends, finally get fixed, thanks to dan, y replace tcc and this is working good now, thanks a lot. |
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| 2009 Hyundai Elantra SE 2.0L Low Side Hose VIN: KMHDU45D29 Well, the vehicles now operates properly, we flushed everything several times and customer is happy the system is working. I believe in talking to him that during a previous recharge there was a stop leak put in but is hard to tell. Thanks to all who took the ... |
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| 2003 Lexus IS300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBD19203 Thank you for the help everyone, unfortunately this customer did not want to proceed any further his car is falling apart (complete lack of maintenance) and he decided to get rid of it. Trouble codes: P0012 (Cam timing over retarded). |
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| 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 3.0L tpms reset VIN: YV4992DZ2A Thank you to all who replied! We installed an OE sensor and drove it the 10 minutes. Apparently, the sensor we tried first off was programmed previously to another make of vehicle. As for codes, there was a general TPMS programming failure, I forget the numb... |
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