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	1999 BMW 740iL 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGH8338X So this vehicle came in with a very common timing chain guide failure. We replaced all three timing chain guides and the chain tensioner. Followed all procedures and used all special tools to index engine properly. Reset vanos to stop position(continuity). Sta... Trouble codes: 11 (Camshaft postion a timing over advanced), 21 (Camshaft position b timing over advanced)	View
	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...	View
	1997 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 7.4L Poor Fuel Economy, No power VIN: 1GBKC34J3V I did fuel inj. pressure drop. What is good & what is NG? They all had 64 psi & dropped pressure to 49 to 54 psi using a Solus Pro. I can't find a spec for pressure drop. It's a SFI '97 C-3500 HD with 7.4L. Thanks, Jim	View
	2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13S32 GM Boys, This one is got us a bit out of sorts, customer just purchased (from a relative, with the mil on!!) P0014 which re occurs very quickly after clearing, and a p1345 which has not re-occured since clearing code. we first flushed the engine with the SNA... Trouble codes: P0014 (Cam phase angle variation out of range), P1345 (the deviation between the crankshaft and camshaft position exceeds a calibrated amount DTC P1345 will set.)	View
	2003 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Unknown VIN: 1GNDX03E23 Driver side vent temp is 10-15 degrees warmer than passenger side vent temp. Evacuated/vacuumed/recharged with 2.18 lbs 134a. Same symptom. Considering this van has been to other shops for this I decided to flush the evaporator fearing too much oil could be th...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEC14T74 Customer states when he is towing trailer under heavy load up a hill the ck engine lite will set intermittently with no apparent drivability symptoms. Once shut off lite will extinguish and will not reset when done towing We cant duplicate symptoms under the h... Trouble codes: P0101 (maf circuit range performance)	View
	2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L coolant reservoir VIN: 3GNFK163X7 Vehicle towed in. Code po308 missfire, #8 spark plug has traces of coolant and exhaust presents burnt coolant, typical head gasket failure it would seem. Coolant reservoir contains about a pint of clean engine oil floating on top of coolant but not the usual f...	View
	2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GC1CYC80B hello to begin I do not generally work on diesels so not familiar . def was low ,filled tank . can command regen but aborts because P2463 returns,engine goes to reduced power. how can I complete regen if code will not allow.also I command DEF fluid pump on, no... Trouble codes: P2463 (DPF regeneration)	View
	2004 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L No Start VIN: 1C3EL45R34 i have a 2004 chrysler sebring 2.7 liter first off the customer came in for a engine swap. we swaped the engine and found that some of the plugs were different so we fixed that problem and the car wouldnt start.upon checking the fuel and fire we had no fire to...	View
	2006 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L transmission Has anyone seen this 2006 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5 when engine is operating temperature shift from park to rev. drive is smooth and works as should. When I turn the ac on shift from rev. or drive trans. shifts hard and jerks here is the weird part no ac everythin...	View
	1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Ignition VIN: 1B4GP44G8X Customer stated, while driving normal, Radio completely shutoff, Engine started to Misfire, or run rough, and wipers activated without effort. Customer waited tried to restart, No ignition or accessories Door locks, gauges, dome lights, headlights, operate a...	View
	2002 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Engine VIN: 1B7HG48N32 We have a 4.7l Dodge Dakota that came in with a Cyl #4 misfire. Found it to have good spark, fuel and compression. I'm getting to the conclusion that it lost a rocker arm as we've had a very similar issue with this same vehicle in the recent past. The question...	View
	2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L No Start, no communication VIN: 3D7KS29C76 Good Day Technicians How are things going? I needs some opinions on a problem vehicle I have here. I am working on an 06 Dodge R2500 5.9 Cummins Diesel 4x4 automatic transmission. I inherited this from another shop as they have given up. The truck does not cr...	View
	2008 Dodge Avenger R/T 3.5L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3LC76M28 Customer concern of MIL on for P0430. Upon inspection found a damaged bank 2 substrate, poor cat temps. All fuel trims were normal, new aftermarket cat installed. On roadtest while trying to run monitor p0430 set again. Watchinfg downstream o2 it drops way dow... Trouble codes: P0430 (Catilyst Efficency Bank 2Front)	View
	2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2D8HN44E39 Ok I clear the codes go for ride and from a dead stop I floor it. Once it hit about 30-35 mph it started cutting out and the check engine light came on and the traction control light came on. At this point the codes that set where P0339,P0300,and P1128. Anothe... Trouble codes: P0339, P0300, P1128	View
	1997 Ford F-250 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTHF25F1V I'm stumped. Sorry that this is a little long. This truck came in for what he thought was a rear main seal leak. Truck ran good no starting or driving problems. After inspecting the leaks found the fuel pump was leaking oil and a plug at the rear of the HPOP w...	View
	2003 Ford Excursion XLT 6.0L No Start, Only when hot VIN: 1FNBU42P83 This 6.0 will achieve operating temperature and when it's shut off, will not restart until cold, every time. The most likely culprit, from what I've read, is the HPOP but I hesitate to pull the trigger based on the suddenness of the symptom, appearing immediat... Trouble codes: P0237, P0275	View
	2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTSW21P96 we now have the vehicle running and starting most times, however after vehicle runs for 30 minutes or 15 or 20 miles it sets a code for p2623 ipr open, the the vehicle stall with a no start, let vehicle sit for 5-10 minutes and fires right back up for awhile a... Trouble codes: P2623	View
	2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW21P27 truck suddenly became a no start for the customer. if you add a little starting fluid truck starts & runs great. I am not a diesel guy & am doing this for a friend. any help would be appreciated. Feel as though we cant build enough pressure from icp to start. ...	View
	2007 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L exhaust manifold VIN: 1FMFU17587 Trying to find best way to remove broken exhaust manifold stud out of head on rt. side top-front. the spring/shock bracket and frame rail are in the way by cyl. # 1.	View
	2013 Ford Fusion SE 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FA6P0H95D Hi everybody, I need your help on this one. 2013 Ford Fusion, body shop send to me for no a/c compressor function, checked found bad pcm. ford doesn`t have new pcm available, is in back order. anyway I got a used pcm, programmed thru motorcraft web side, all t...	View
	2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4HR58295 jeep came from another shop for misfire problem codes were 0300 1417 1411 and crank codes that were erased from other shop. at idle engine sounds strong but scanner shows miss fire on cyls 2 3 4 5 7 8 with cel flashing changed plugs wires no help driving on se... Trouble codes: P0300, P1411, P1417	View
	2007 Jeep Compass 2.4L cooling fans VIN: 1J8FT47W67 Have a jeep with an unusual problem. Car came in with a P0481(cooling fan 2 control circuit open). Checked fuses and they were fine. Scratching our heads here so we replaced fan motors and relays. start the vehicle and turn the A/C on to activate fans, fan com...	View
	2009 Kia Rio LX 1.6L No Start VIN: KNADE22339 Intermittent no start with no voltage at camshaft position sensor [...] wire. Preformed flow chart. Check main relay, camshaft position sensor and fuse.All check good. Last check in ProDemand diagnosis is substitute with known good ECM/PCM. At $974.84 has anyo... Trouble codes: P0560 (Main Relay), P0561 (System Voltage), P0343 (Camshaft Position Sensor)	View
	2003 Lexus RX300 3.0L Driveline VIN: JTJHF10U93 During this drive, we noticed that there was a minor vibration on acceleration, deceleration, and cruise. Found pattern failure during research for vibration on acceleration, but not when there is vibration on deceleration. Called jasper engine and transmis...	View
	1996 Lincoln Continental Anniversary 4.6L Temp VIN: 1LNLM97V4T Hey everyone figured this would be an easy one, no such luck. As stated blend door motor was making noise so we replaced it and did the reset but pulling positive battery cable for 30 seconds. What happens now is that without touching the HVAC controls the ble...	View
	2001 Other Asian ACCORD 2.3L Egr readiness test m VIN: 1HGCF866X1 Hello Iatn members, we have this 2001 accord with an incomplete EGR monitor, customer been driving the vehicle for months trying to get it to complete whit no success.there are no codes, no pending codes, mode six shows all t.i.ds pass. we drove the car accord... Trouble codes: N0NE	View
	2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4L steering shaft VIN: 2CKD173F46 Hi, Guys,, never had this before, sometimes when applying brakes usually hard apply at higher speeds get rattle sounds like in frnt of firewall, will continue to rattle for short time after brake pedal released, if wedge foot against steerin shaft can stop noi...	View
	2000 Porsche Boxster Roadster 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WP0CA2982Y I can't seem to get this throttle to relearn. I have a battery charger on it just to make sure it has over 12.6 volts. If I clear the code while it's running it runs fine. The code keeps coming back. I have done the procedure via alldata many times. HELP!!! Th... Trouble codes: P1502	View
	2002 Toyota Sienna LE 3.0L Brake pedal feel This van was brought to me because the front rotors were warped and the pads were worn almost to metal. Also, at near 200,000 miles the rear brakes have NEVER been done and the owner wanted the rear shoes changed. I have done the front brakes multiple times on...	View
	2003 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF32K23 Customer stated that cylinder 1,3,and 5 all had carbon foul on the plug. Vehicle came in for check engine light on flashing while driving; and had no power most of the time. Scan and found all the code above. Clear and code does not appear to come back but whe... Trouble codes: P2195 (O2 sensor signal stuck lean b1s1), P0171 (System too lean b1), P0303 (Misfired 3), P0305 (Misfired 5), P0301 (Misfired 1)	View
	2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3L Positive Terminal VIN: JTEEW44A58 12V battery positive terminal severely corroded. The end of the cable broke so I need to splice in a new cable end and battery terminal. Interestingly the last few inches are only 10 gauge while the main harness is 6 gauge. I know the Hybrid doesn't need much...	View

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	1999 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L theft system VIN: 3GNFK16R1X Thanks for all the replies, The truck is currently still working but I will go with Carlos suggestion of a module bypass from newrockies.com, THANKS. This is my personal vehicle. Just for information for anyone reading this techhelp in the future, this partic...	15
	2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L No Start VIN: 2G1WF52E91 first when doing the old shortcut to check for a fuel problem .use a known good spray . i didn't on this vehicle . ended up doing a lot of test . that most likely were not needed . i use a known spray today . vehicle started . so i will be replacing the fuel p...	31
	2005 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L No Start VIN: 2CNDL63F65 Hello we found two different problems one the updated egr valve we put on due to the fact the exhaust hose rusted into . When you look at the female side of the egr electrical connector the letters go from left to right, the male connector on the harness...	5
	2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3L Charging VIN: 1GCEK19J17 I think we have this one fixed, talked to customer this morning and said everything was good. when truck first came in we had checked the battery, doing a load test the battery held 11.3 volts for 15 seconds doing this back to back tries. we had checked all gr...	9
	2002 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.7L Surge VIN: 1C3EL55R02 Thank you all for the help I was scope out the input and the output speed and it was the same and idle so chase the ground some how the signals work again normal thank you	6
	2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Hydroboost VIN: 3D6WL48C96 ok I got it done and gone. the pressure hose had failed due to the sleeve inside that lots of guys talk about. when the sleeve failed it caused a problem with the pilot valve in the hydroboost unit. pilot valve shelled metal through the system. I had to replac...	10
	2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 6.7L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, Power Loss VIN: 3D7MX48A47 Well two of you nailed it along with Identifix which supplied the proper voltage readings. There are three sensors that all must "read equal" KOEO, as the diagnostic chart says. Problem is that means the 30inHg interpreted reading not the actual voltage(I use ... Trouble codes: P2227 (Baro pressure signal fault.).	7
	2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Misfire VIN: 3D7ML46C07 Thanks so much to Larry, Jody, Troy, William, Nigel, Victor, and JD for clearing up a lot of mysteries for me. Alldata doesn't provide much information regarding the air pre-heater system on this diesel engine. I learned that it's not needed above 40 degrees f...	7
	2000 Ford F53 6.8L reverse VIN: 1FCNF53S5Y I want to thank all 5 members who responded, John was the first and was spot on. A quick check in the pan revealed hard part issues. After a considerable time my owner realized that the real answer (at least in my shop) was a reman unit. He finally found the m...	5
	2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FT7W2BT8C Thanks for the replies, drove vehicle all over town until finally EGT sensor #4 started acting up. Replaced sensor and it's working fine now. As far as the other codes the customer was in a hurry to get his truck back and said he would just bring it back when ... Trouble codes: P200C, P200E, P2073 (Map/ Mass Air /Throttle position correlation), P04DA, P0402 (EGR excessive flow).	9
	1998 Honda Accord LX 2.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG5644W AS A LAST RESORT WE INSTALLED A FACTORY MAP SENSOR. THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALOT CHEAPER THAN A 1100.00 PCM. THANKS TO ALL! Trouble codes: P0108 (Map sensor).	8
	2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L Oxygen sensor VIN: 5NPEU46F56 Thank you for all the help. Wanted to wait a few days to make sure there was no engine light. Through testing we found that the connector pins went as follows: 1.Green 2.Orange/Black 3.Yellow 4.Brown Once again thank you very much!	3
	2005 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA39S75 The Wrangler nightmare is over. Had 4 replies, one about checking other 5 volt sensors, one about checking clockspring, and one about check for chaffing at rear head bolt, all of which had been checked and were ok. Special thanks to Timothy whos post gave me... Trouble codes: P0113 (Iat sensor high voltage), 00118, P0339 (Crankshaft position sensor), P0300 (Random misfire), P0306 (Cyl. 6 misfire).	5
	2004 Subaru Impreza TS 2.5L engine VIN: JF1GG65504 thanks to all ,yes we did have all bolts out but it took a lot to split apart ,more then we were used to .replaced head gaskets.cleaned block and trans surfaces and motor went together very easy.	20
	2005 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Electronic VIN: 4T1BF32K45 Good morning guys... Thanks all of you who's read and reply to my post. this car was fixed. most of you getting to the right spot. all I have to do is reset and relearn ecm/adaptive, Bingo it is fixed and all working as new. thanks again, Iatn and all my fello...	12
	2007 Toyota Highlander 3.3L Transfer VIN: JTEHP21AX7 Thank you very much for all of your responses. After discussing the issue with the customer, and after arming myself with the info you have supplied, I informed the customer that the transmission would indeed need to be removed. They have decided to wait until...	4
	2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWPD63B54 THE PURGE VALVE IS BACKWARD! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND GREAT INFO. Trouble codes: P0441 (Incorrect purge flow), P0442 (Incorrect purge flow).	10
	2012 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L No Left Side Running Lights VIN: 3VWDP7AJ9C Thank you to all, first time using the web for help on a problem. Someone had removed the left rear tail light assy.and somehow the system either got grounded or overloaded (spiked). Ended up re-flashing the BCM module with the scanner and all working properl...	7

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