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| 2006 BMW 750Li 4.8L Park distance control VIN: WBAHN83536 Car has the code 9e3b supply ultrasonic sensors with the description short to ground. All data has nothing other than a hard to find wiring diagram and the location of module. Center connector had the slightest bit of corrosion present. Cleaned with no change.... |
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| 2011 Buick Lucerne CXL 3.9L vibration vibration |
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| 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS 4.3L Mechanical VIN: 1G1BN52W1R We installed a Gm reman distributor because of an ignition problem & it fixed it. However since then we now have an oil leak coming from the distributor seal. We verified this by pulling the water pump & watching it run out of the seal. It appears to be coming... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Equinox Sport 3.6L air bag system/park release VIN: 2CNDL53718 Truck towed in to the shop, customer said truck lost power and when parked this is the result of the breakdown...Vehicle will not release the shifter when stepping on brake pedal and service air bag system light warning flashes on dash pod, all this happened a... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid 2.4L Hybrid/Battery VIN: 1G1ZF575X9 I have a fleet Malibu Hybrid. At their shop, they installed a new alternator to repair a no charge condition. DIC displays Service Hybrid. Battery/charge light is on. Has codes: P0ABB: Hybrid Battery Voltage Sensor Performance P0AC0: Hybrid Battery Current S... |
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| 2004 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Timing Belt Marks VIN: 2C3AE66G04 We are reassembling this 3.5 high output after head gaskets. Have done 3.5 Chryslers before. Alldata shows pictures of cam timing marks dead center between the marks on case. The best we can achieve is getting the cam marks between the case marks, but not cent... |
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| 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 6.3L Cooling Systems VIN: JS23N1B360 Problem: Vehicle runs in the 220-250 range on a brand new temp gauge( verified with a IR therm.) Sitting in traffic it reaches near 250 deg. Vehicle specs: 383 engine( mostly stock from what we can tell) 4 speed manual with a 4.10 ratio rear axle( not origin... |
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| 2000 Dodge Durango 4.7L passenger side of engine VIN: 1B4HS28N3Y I'm baffled this engine appears to be in time, see video, the valves on the passenger side are NOT bent, verified with leak down test. Engine makes compression on drivers side but not passengers...What's up? I'm stumped. Thanks for your help in advance...Yes ... |
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| 1988 Ford E-350 Econoline Custom 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FDKE30GXJ Customer drove motorhome 200 miles with engine running severely rich. Customer replace fuel injectors thinking this was the problem but engine still was flooding out. He was referred to us by a friend and we checked out and the engine was flooding out bad. Sca... |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Low Power VIN: 1FTNX21F8Y I am looking for some reassurance on this one, This truck has low power on accelleration I hook the IDS up and go for a good test drive and found low ICP and low boost readings. I do visual inspection of engine and found y-pipes leaking badly at rear of turbo ... Trouble codes: P1211 (ICP higher/lower than expectedengine running), P1209 (ICP peak delta test fault), P0478 (EBP control valve high input), P0470 (EBP sensor circuit malfunction) |
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| 2002 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon XLT 5.4L Cluster VIN: 1FBSS31L42 The customer came in with the complaint that the volt meter on the dash was erratic, hard to start when cold and the trans was slipping, no power. I left the van sit over night and went to start it first thing this morning it was a crank no start for about 5 t... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW08L52 just back from dealer with new pcm still goes in to limp in mode due to cylinder head temp gage will peg hot just turning key on then hard to start if at all. one time disconnect chtemp sensorgage drops to normal next time didn't change. so I guess my question... Trouble codes: P1289, P1299 |
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| 2004 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0L hydraulic control unit VIN: 1FTZR45E74 The complete brake system has been overhauled.I cannot get a good solid pedal. I scanned and got code C1187 which is fluid sensor problem. Now what I need to know is there any reset or anything that needs to be done about the fluid sensor? Is it part of the hy... |
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| 2001 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKDM19W21 Greetings ladies and gentlemen. Customer calls stating that his vehicle runs bad and think it is a misfire. We told him to tow it over so the cat doesn't get damaged. Vehicle arrived at shop shortly thereafter. Verified concern of rough running. While starti... Trouble codes: P0155 (O2 sensor heater B2S1), P0300 (Random misfire), P0341 (CMP sensor out of range), C0265 (EBCM relay circuit fault) |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.6L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTHK23DX6 This truck has started blowing the induction hose off where it goes into the intercooler below the air filter, we serviced the truck last week, oil, filters, customer called a couple days later on his way home and said he'd heard a pop, a hissing sound, and th... Trouble codes: P0401, P0675, P0677 |
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| 1990 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Cuts out VIN: 2HGED6457L This Civic has an intermittent no acceleration issue. The customer came in two weeks ago stating that the vehicle stalls while driving, and runs fine if they restart it.I drove it, and could not get it to act up, so I inspected the ignition switch, and replace... |
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| 2000 Honda Prelude 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMBB6140Y I am pulling my hair out on this one, i have never had a honda with a dead miss that i couldn't figure out. Usually plugs, wires, cap, rotor or valve adjustment will do it... The other shop that replaced all of the above parts seems to have done a good job, qu... Trouble codes: P0301, P1399 (random multiple cyliner missfire) |
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| 2004 Honda Element EX 2.4L blower VIN: 5J6YH18544 Van came in for blower not working. In addition, the A/C compressor is not engaging. I ran through Honda's diagnostic tree to include testing the power transistor. Everything checked out based on Honda's list. The next step was to substitute a known good contr... |
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| 2012 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L air bag VIN: 5NPEB4AC2C Air Bag warning lamp on with fault code B1334(Passenger Front Impact Sensor Comm error). Tested the tension on all the module connector terminals and sensor connectors and found no spread terminals. Wiring checks good with no shorts or opens. Reads identical t... |
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| 2001 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L Timing Chains VIN: SAJDA24CX1 After reinstalling the heads and timing chains on this 2001 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L, the engine starts and runs, but the engine lopes or surges at idle. Also, it sounds & feels retarded upon accelerating. Bank 1 & 2 VVT solenoid codes(P1384 & P1396) are stored in memo... |
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| 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged 4.2L blind spot warning VIN: SAJWA07CX9 U0233-00 lost communication with the right side obstacle detection control module . tested power voltage and data voltage and ground all tested good |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Stall VIN: 1J8GK58K52 My main drive ability guy is out today so I am looking for some help.This Jeep will stall, mostly at idle and will sometimes sputter while cruising. Code P0320 for crank sensor. Cleared codes and took it for a ride.I have taken a movie for it stalling and also... Trouble codes: P0320 (No Crank Signal at PCM) |
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| 2010 Kia Sedona EX 3.8L CAN bus error VIN: KNDMH4C36A This vehicle came in with complaints of the door locks randomly locking and unlocking, passenger window not working, sliding doors not remotely opening. All of this seems to happen at the same time. As I am pulling codes, I was also going into all of the modul... Trouble codes: B1603 (CAN bus off), B1602 (CAN error), B1605 (CAN timeout BCM-DDM), B1606 (CAN timeout BCM-ADM), B1607 (CAN timeout BCM-PS), B1611 (L-Line) |
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| 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L No Start VIN: 5LMPU28A7X Vehicle came in with a intermitten no start, but as soon as it came off the tow truck it started so we dorve it for 2days and it did not start. so we towen it back to the shop and it started again. i noticed that when it was not starting that we had fuel press... Trouble codes: B1352 (Ingnition key in circuit fault) |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L instrument cluster VIN: WDBRF61J42 customer brought in this car for seldom, intermittent start. key will not turn ignition switch all the time. locks up, then you remove the key and flip it and it will rotate the ignition switch. after cranking, instrument cluster will not work for some time, e... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L clutch VIN: WDBRF64J55 Good morning men I'm doing a engine swap on this car all was going well till.i got to the installation of the fly wheel the good used engine we received is from a automatic transmission so my manuel transmission fly wheel will not line up on the crank shaft 3 ... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 3.5L High Beam VIN: WDBWK56F46 I've considered myself a Mercedes expert until today. Car came from Mercedes dealer with no high beams when car is running. The high beams will stay on all day with the ignition on, once you start the vehicle the is about a 5 second delay and they go out and w... |
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| 2001 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L p1000 VIN: JN1CA31D11 This car came in with a Cat efficiency code so I replaced the O2 sensors with Nissan units because of the age of the car and the code came back. After passing a smoke test of the intake and exhaust I replaced the Cat with on from Nissan and I told the customer... |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L no water flow VIN: 1N4AL11E25 Hey this one is a little strange... can't seem to understand this... the water is not flowing threw the system.. removed both thermostats, no flow, removed water pump did not seem any signs of any thing wrong with pump... if we take water hose and barley put p... |
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| 2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL11D06 Hoping someone who has a pin code calculator for Nissans will be able to provide me with the 4 digit pin needed to program the keys. I am replacing the engine ECU. Pulled BCM code (FF4B3) using the CK-100 unit I purchased recently. Thanks to anyone who can hel... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L loss of power brake VIN: YS3DD78N8X having loss of power brakes and brake pedal going to the floor hard to stop in revers mostly. If driving brakes are fine. Any one have any ideas on what may be causing this issue? The brake system has been bleed, no air in system and brake system has been flus... |
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| 2005 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5L airbag VIN: 4S4BP62C85 HI SUBARU TECHS, We have a 2005 outback here first time in that came in for a inspect engine noise that turned out to be a lower end bearing knock. vehicle sat here for approx 2 weeks and when we went to start it battery was too low to crank engine. We charge... |
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| 2001 Volvo S60 2.4T 2.4L drive and reverse VIN: YV1RS58D71 We installed a reman trans in this car, and now we have a vibration when put into drive or reverse. Park or neutral it is perfectly smooth. But when you put it in gear, it sets up a significant vibration. As soon as you release the brake, allow the car to roll... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 BMW 328xi 3.0L No Start Thanks for the input on this one guys, ended up being a pin fit issue at one of the pcm connectors. The vehicle is on the road & running great. |
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| 2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L starter VIN: 1GYFK63887 Thank you for your help it is really helpfull , since i replaced the battery and messed with battery cables the problem frequency lower so i will order new battery cables and check the main fuse box at the left side of engine, because my friend hit that box w... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, sluggish VIN: 1G1YY33PXN the bearings in the distributor were shot, replaced distributor and road tested ran poorly, thought i got a bad distributor, decided to check injectors and found resistance very low on #6 cyl, ran better disconnected, replaced injector and car now runs great. ... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4.2L Compressor clutch VIN: 1GNES16S72 Glad to say this one is fixed. Replaced the compressor again and also the condenser, high side pressure came down to 240 at idle and no clutch slippage. Checked back twice after almost two weeks and no noise from clutch, 48-52 degrees out of the vents. I d... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Stability Control System VIN: 1GNFK16Z93 Thanks for all the help guys. This is closed with out a fix. I believe the yaw/lateral sensor was the problem. When sitting level not moving the lateral sensor was at 2.36 volts when it should have been at 2.5 volts. Yaw sensor was reading 2.5 volts as it shou... |
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| 2001 Chrysler Sebring LXi Limited 2.7L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C3EL65UX1 Well, after rechecking EVERYTHING and finding nothing out of the ordinary. I questioned the customer in more depth and found out the engine was changed just prior to him purchasing it. Also found out the shop replaced all the injectors. I had the customer go ... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Unknown VIN: 4JGAB54E8W Owner took it to the dealer. Thanks to all that replied. |
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| 2008 Nissan Sentra SL 2.0L starter, fuel pump VIN: 3N1AB61E48 I have changed de IPDM module for a used one. Customer call me back to say it is exactly the same intermitent problem now. It seems amazing for me that the used IPDM is also defective with EXACTLY the same problem. Now the customer won't pay any more... So i ... |
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| 2008 Sterling Bullet 55 6.7L Engine VIN: 3F6WK76A68 I hate to do this, but I need to close this request before its fixed. This truck is still torn apart in the corner of our shop, as we have bigger fish to fry at this time. I had some good advice come my way that will be helpful for when I get back to it. The f... |
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| 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.3L Abs / Trac VIN: JTEEW21A26 Thanks to everyone who responded. We ended up putting a complete ABS unit in vehicle and went through calibration/bleed procedure. It is now 100%. Thanks again! |
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| 2007 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L Parking lights VIN: 1NXBR30E87 with a toyota tech on the phone, we actually pinned it down to the fuse block under the dash being shorted internally. supplied a b+ to the circuit from there (fuse WAS indeed ok) and had everything else start to work. So a fuse panel is on order. And yes to... |
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| 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3L Positive Terminal VIN: JTEEW44A58 I ended up crimping a 7" or so piece of 10 GA Pico fusible link I got off Amazon (Napa only had 12 GA) and replacing positive battery terminal. Still couldn't tell if factory wire was true fusible link or just a smaller wire that would act as a fuse in a dead... |
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| 2010 Toyota Corolla XLE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1BU4EEXA AFTER ALL OF THE WORK ON THIS AND ALL OF THE DIAGNOSTICS THAT I COULD DO HERE, I NARROWED IT DOWN TO EITHER A LOSS OF IGNITION VOLTS TO THE ECU OR A BAD ECU. MY SCANNER DOESN'T SHOW ENOUGH DATA TO SEE THIS, SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY CAL... |
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