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| 2005 BMW 325xi 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAEU33415 2005 bmw 325xi, has code p0014 exhaust cam shaft code. Replaced exhaust cam sensor, no change, replaced exhaust solenoid no change and replaced vanos seals no change. I let the car sit for a few weeks and just now getting back to it. A little history. Car came... Trouble codes: P0014 (Exhaust camshaft) |
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| 2002 Cadillac Eldorado ESC 4.6L Oil pressure Ok Cadillac guys need some help please. Just did the mid engine oil leak repair. Vehicle was fine for 2 days then customer stated low oil pressure warning came on and then went off. Replaced sender twice as well as new pigtail. No fix. Hooked up gauge has 10 p... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Unknown VIN: 1GCEK19T0X Just rebuilt the input drum with the green assembly lube on saturday (didn't want anyone around while I put it together). Wanted the red or blue lube but this is what the dealer sent me Friday at 4:30,didn't know it was green until I opened lid saturday mornin... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak C4U042 6.6L altenator VIN: 1GBE4C1206 over charging at idle and highway speeds . 17.5 volts at idle 18-19 volts while driving |
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| 2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L data hook up VIN: 1FTNX21F62 Hello everyone, towed this vehicle in as it has a no start issue. Noticed lots of blown 20 amp mini fuses on the floor. found the fuel heater was shorted out ,so I disconnected it and fuse no longer blew. hooked the scanner up and can not get any communication... |
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| 2003 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Battery VIN: 1FAFP53U43 Looking for smart junction box location cannot find in mitchell or ford manual help |
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| 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2GTEK19T44 Truck came in with no reverse. I drove it into the shop and had a tech replace the trans. Since then the truck will barely idle once in closed loop. Fuel trims go to +55 upstream O2's read 0 MV and down stream are at 950 MV. I tried a known good MAF and a MAP ... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2008 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Compressor Vehicle came in with the compressor hub falling off and belt broken. Replaced compressor and dryer. Two weeks later customer returned saying that a/c stopped working. I Noticed a lag on the engine and the belt tensioner seems to click when the compressor is on... |
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| 2007 Infiniti G35 X 3.5L Cooling Systems VIN: JNKBV61F97 Vehicle came i for over heating. Had thermostat replace not sure if it oem or not. Over heats at idle bring rpm at 1200 gauge drops down to normal. Try to blled the system multi time with lifting the front up and using vaccum system .has good heat. Lower hoses... |
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| 2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Transmission VIN: SAJEA01T33 Hello everyone. I have this Jaguar which will shift extremely hard when driving. During the basic check out, I found this will try to shift and bang extremely hard when performing a stall test on the converter. The P0706 would repeatedly set. Fault tracing ind... |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8GN28K48 I have this jeep that is driving me nuts. Keeps returning with p2138 code and reduced power light on. May go 1 day. May go 2 weeks. Customer states that he noticed it happens more in damp weather but can occure any time. The ecm and accelerator pedal assembly ... Trouble codes: P2138 (Accelerator pedal 1/2 correlation) |
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| 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L Starting VIN: 1J8FT28W28 Customer concern -- turn ignition key & there is a hesitation for a few seconds before engine cranks - also same issue when turning key off , engine runs for a few seconds. Customer also says chime will stay on as well.havent duplicated chime issue - no codes ... |
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| 2013 Kia Forte EX 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAFU4A20D Hello all, Thank you for taking the time to read this. We have this Kia Forte here thats being a bit of a bratty child. It has developed a misfire that only seems to occur at part throttle when the engine is warm. We are using a Snap on Solus and a Pico scop... Trouble codes: P0301 (Catayst damaging misfire) |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SL 3.0L Unknown VIN: WDBFA61E4N Hi this car has no reverse was wondering if there are any other causes than a bad transmission. Have checked all the obvious fluid and linkage. The car has been at our shop for a month or so and was working fine until now. The car has no reverse at all but wor... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Condenser Fan VIN: WDBNG70J9Y We have a 2000 S430 that has a condenser fan that appears to run the wrong way. It pushes air from the inside to the outside instead of sucking the air in. AC pressures very high and poor performance. When the connector is jumped to run the fan correctly all i... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF33558 I need a little help here on his 2008 base mini cooper 1.6 n12 engine.It came to me from another shop with misfire and overheating complaints, barely running and very partially disassembled[some vacuum lines etc. This was a no- brainer bad head from the get-g... Trouble codes: 2968 (camshaft inlet sensor) |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S ALL4 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWZC5C52C This thing is driving me a little nuts. Car drives fine, going up a long hill it will set BMW/Mini code 2C57 for low boost. When this happens boost (manifold pressure) is 1.8-1.9 bar range. Car is not slow. Occasionally it will also throw 2C91 for the bypass/p... Trouble codes: P2099 (2C57 - Boost-pressure control lower value Boost pressure too low), 2C91 |
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| 2001 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L No Start VIN: 3N1CB51D51 This Sentra came in as a crank no start. Code P0355 for crank position sensor. Freeze frame shows code was set while cruising. There is no RPM signal on the scanner. Code will not set while cranking. Tested for five volt supply at MAF and it is present. Cam an... Trouble codes: P0355 |
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| 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5L compressor VIN: 1N4AL3AP9D condenser replaced at bodyshop only cool since then... removed Freon and charged with 1.16lb r134a any help appreciated |
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| 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Cylinder 4 VIN: 1G2WK52J42 The new dealer engine now has a cylinder 4 misfire. we have replaced nearly every component possible. New parts include: Engine, upper intake manifold, plugs, wires, all 3 coil packs, ign module, side of the block crank sensor and wiring harness, injectors, te... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 3.8L front suspension VIN: 2G2WS542X4 This is my wife's car, so I am posting this from the dog house. The issue is intermittent, it will make a popping/ thumping noise when in a right turn on semi-rough road. I know it's the old excuse, but it didn't start until I had a transmission shop replace t... |
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| 2007 Subaru Outback 2.5i Basic 2.5L data comunication VIN: 4S4BP61C67 this car was brought in from a used car dealer with multiple u codes and general communications codes. I tested pins 6 and pin 14 and got 120 ohms, there are 2 terminating resistors in the can data system somewhere but I can not find any information on where t... |
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| 2008 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L w 4 vwheel drive VIN: 5TBBV54188 hey guys thanks for your help. I have this tundra that needed a radiator. simple job straight forward. Got it done close to quitting time so I put the pressure tester on it all night to check for leaks. unfortunately I left the key on over night and killed the... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Alfa Romeo 147 20.0L abs ebd warning light hi all yip turns out the second hand abs control module was faulty also cheers all gd as now thanks |
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| 1999 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L aux fan VIN: WAUBA24B0X I tried four modules from three different places. Finally got one from the dealer and it fixed it . thank you to all that responded. |
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| 2003 Audi A4 1.8L transmission control module VIN: WAUJC68E33 well I would like to thank everyone for there input. Boss finally sucked it up and ordered a new module from Audi last week. I coded it and learned the adaption. Car is all well in the world. next time no remans. |
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| 1994 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L No Start VIN: 1GCGK29F1R I am going to close this request because of time. Cant say it is 100% fixed however I did find a couple issues. First of all it did have the wrong lift pump on it and secondly I discovered a small voltage drop from the positive cable on the right hand battery.... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8L Axle Seals VIN: 3GCEK13C99 well I got this unit apart. I had to remove the speed sensors as instructed then we were able to push the right axle in further and remove the clip. the axle pulled out with some difficulty using a hooked pry bar. The left axle was more difficult but by pushin... |
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| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan EL 3.3L Immobilizer VIN: 1B4GP34362 Thank you everyone for your help. Thank God the column came with the key as well. So to save money and time for the customer, I ended up programming the immobilizer to the ECU. I used DMAX to extract the VIN and the PIN from the used steering column to progr... |
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| 2007 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Misfire VIN: 1D3HE48P77 Unfortunately the customer declined further diagnostics at this time and took the truck. He [...] bring it back and if so I will pursue the valve angle. Thanks to all who helped. Trouble codes: P0124, P0300. |
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| 2007 Ford Fusion SEL 3.0L Unknown VIN: 3FAHP08107 We replaced the seal and pcv valve and all is well so far. Don't know what the posts were about with not pulling pulley. It was right there and pretty easy. Thanks for the help |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 3500 6.0L clutch VIN: 1GDJK34U12 Ended up replacing the clutch and slave cylinder with O.E. to solve the problem. Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Cabin VIN: 2HGEH2469S Put all new OEM Honda mounts in vehicle and significantly better but still a little vibration at idle. |
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| 1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L will not accelarate VIN: SAJHX124XV REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND ENGINE NOW ACCELARATES,THANKS GUYS |
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| 1989 Land Rover Range Rover 3.9L Hesitation VIN: SALHV1240K thanks for the replies. it seems it needed a new lucas cap and rotor and also had vacuum leaks at pcv hose on throttle body and the intake pipe after the maf (the old accordion type) was holier than thou. a little timing tweak and away it goes! |
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| 2003 Mazda Tribute ES 3.0L Abs Module VIN: 4F2CZ96123 Most replies related to tone rings on axles-found right front cv axle tone ring missing piece between teeth. Replaced right front axle with new tone-ring-roadtested- all symptoms gone at this time. thank you for your help |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Fuel gauge VIN: WDBUF65J53 Thanks to Terry and Ashwant. Sending unit #2 is on the right side. Trouble codes: 9135 (Fuel evel sensor 2 jammed). |
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| 2011 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A32B2FF8B I replaced the radiator with the factory unit which comes with the sensor already attached. As soon as the new sensor was plugged in with koeo no coolant in system yet, I could see 75 degrees f. on my scan tool for the radiator pid. I cleared the code and all ... Trouble codes: P1541. |
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| 2004 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Brake Pedal VIN: 5TBDT44104 well this is finely fixed. after effin around with separate parts we got the whole unit from toyota and that fixed it. there is a brake assist unit between the master and booster, i could find very little info on this unit, but thats where i feel my issue was.... |
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| 2010 Toyota Sienna CE 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 5TDKK4CC4A Removed the trans out the bottom, with engine support and sub frame removal. This was the best option for us to approach this job. I know this was a simple question, but sometimes it's good to hear from someone who has been down the road and knows the bumps. T... |
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