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| 2000 Audi TT 1.8L cooling fans VIN: TRUZZZ8NZY Hi Guys, This is the first time i have needed to request assistance. Hopefully somebody can help with some information on this cooling fan issue. I'm having problems locating reliable information for the cooling fan operation/wiring diagrams on this Audi. So... |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i 2.5L conv. top VIN: 4USBT33423 This z4 convertible soft top will not go down. I scanned the top module and there is no codes stored. Check the fuses located in the fuse box located behind glove box, ok. I've tried with the hand brake on and with the foot brake on, no go. The only hint that ... |
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| 1964 Buick Wildcat 6.6L brakes Hello everyone, I need some help with an older vehicle I'm working on. It came in for a brake concern, vehicle pulls to the left when braking and then to the right when about to come to a stop, pulling to the right happens at times not all the time. inspected ... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet S10 LS 2.2L Misfire VIN: 1GCCS1940T map koeo = 4.88v map koer = 1.3-1.4v tested power and grounds to engine, and pcm lean miss especially cyl #2 intermittent, especially warm/CL |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8L I/M readiness VIN: 2G1WH52K43 Have replaced and tested pre catalyst O2 for P0135. P0135 has run and passed. However O2 heater monitor will not run. O2 sensor monitor runs and passes. But O2 heater remains not ready. Vehicle also does not get EVAP test to run. But I account that to the ... Trouble codes: P0463 (Fuel level ckt fault), P0135 (O2 heater circuit fault B1S1) |
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| 2006 Chevrolet W3500 Tiltmaster W3S042 5.2L No Start VIN: J8BB4B1646 I am trying to find the technical fuel system bleed procedure on the suzuki 5.2l diesel. I have tried all familiar ways of bleeding the system, and it was running for quite some time. the fuel filter is full. I have cracked the main line from the high pressure... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13S77 This truck is the problem vehicle this summer. PO411 will set after 4 days of driving. During witch,I cannot get it through emissions test. The drive cycle won't complete. It shows a pending after 2 days. Please note the miles of 324,000. I have replaced every... Trouble codes: P0411 |
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| 2006 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3KA43G56 vehicle battery went completely dead, auxillary equipment left on, boost car then charged battery on test drive would not go above about 35 miles per hour transmission not shifting speedometer not working Trouble codes: U0121, U1120 |
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| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 3500 3.0L Starting VIN: WD0PF04507 hello all, this van will not crank. also has no communication with a snap on modis. i have been able to comm with this tool. also tried a differnet scan tool still no comm, also can not get it out of park? cust said esp light came on and most electronics start... |
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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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| 2008 Ford LCF L45 4.5L power steering pump VIN: 3FRLL45Z28 This truck has a power steering noise that is being heard inside the cab, almost sounds as if the steering wheel shaft is moaning. I can get the noise to be louder when I turn the wheel about 20 deg. I listened to the pump and its quiet the steering box has th... |
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| 2010 Ford F-450 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FTXW4DR6A Vehicle shutoff on highway. Next day started but blowing white smoke. I checked the EGT temps and watched them through warm up, they all stayed within a couple degrees. I'm not a diesel tech but trying to help a good customer. Freeze frame shows engine temp at... Trouble codes: P200E, P0297 |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLE 3.6L Poor acceleration VIN: 1GKER13708 Vehicle towed in for overheating twice. Checked for head gasket damage with hydrocarbon checker, no issues found. Replaced waterpump and thermostat (waterpump was leaking severely). On repair verification test drive, we noticed that the check engine light was ... Trouble codes: P0330 (Knock sensor b2 open or shorted circuit) |
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| 1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1HGCD555XR Hello to all. This is my sons vehicle and it is really getting to me. It is the typical start and stall with a key cycle needed to get it to do it again, if you try a restart without cycle will just spin over. Spark but no injector ground by pcm.I have read ev... |
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| 1982 Jeep CJ7 4.2L none VIN: 1JCCN87E6C Check engine light does not turn on with key on. It will come on while starting, if key is returned to run before the engine starts the light will stay on for 3 seconds than shut off. I can turn the light on while the engine is running by disconnecting the map... |
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| 1986 Jeep CJ7 4.2L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1JCCF87E0G This vehicle was referred to us for failing the smog inspection. It has come from the referee and has had an engine change. 1986 CJ with a 1993 4.0 from a Grand Cherokee installed. It had numerous visual and functional failures that were fixed before the tail ... |
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| 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L engine knocking VIN: 1J4FJ58S5N Pulling my hair out and don't have much left to pull. Jeep came in with a lower end engine knock. Customer okeyed for us to put in a recycled engine. It was a 1995 Jeep Cherokee engine we put in. Customer was happy for about three weeks. Called stating that t... |
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| 1994 Land Rover Range Rover County LWB 4.2L No Start VIN: SALHC1348R This car was towed in with a crank and no start,it has spark but no injector pulse, I can not find the main relay, we have checked the fuse and it is good. Alldata`s location not very helpful or the color code is not right. Where is the relay on this car? |
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| 2009 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Transmission VIN: SALAC25440 When first starting out, this LR3 will not go into "drive" and if you play with the shifter it will go in, but will drop out every time you come to a stop. The "D' symbol disappears from the dash. If I hold the shifter firm in Drive, the transmission will not ... |
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| 2001 Lexus RX300 3.0L engine swap Hello,is there a way to remove the engine from a 2001 lexus RX 300 awd,without dropping the cradle,any suggestions? |
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| 2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Starting VIN: JN1DA31D52 HI HAVE A 02 MAXIMA NO START RED LIGHT ON IN DASH CODES P1610 P1612 TREID Spare key. locked smith said he can not program new key because of no communication. i have communication with ecm with a snap-on sanner. |
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| 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP 2.0L Water Pump VIN: 1G2MF35X18 replaced water pump now Ihave a high pitched noise like a super charger in the pump or timing chain area. Used the proper holding tool for the job, Thanks for any Ideas and help. |
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| 2003 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR32E83 After the head was installed it ran good but In gear at a stop it still had a vibration. Set a code P0349, vvt problem, erase code and drove 20 miles with out it coming back on. I decided to clean the maf sensor, throttle body and do a compression test to see ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305, P0310, P0315, P0302 |
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| 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Starting VIN: 5TBDT44116 Vehicle came on a tow truck , Customer states truck just shut off while driving, no warning, no lights, just shut off. Upon testing pulled codes and had a p0335 crank sensor circuit "A" And a p0339 crank sensor circuit "A" intermittent. Looked at live data on ... |
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| 2012 Toyota Prius 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKN3DU8C Thank you in advance for looking at this. This car came in with the hybrid warning on. Codes are P0A94 and P0A78, which continue to come back. They point to a Gen/Inv failure over current. We tested the 12 volt battery and the safety plug, and both are good. ... |
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| 1998 Volvo C70 2.4L Driver;'S Seat VIN: YV1NC5676W Customer had released seat to tilt forward position-now wont' move- unable to find tilt position switch-had pulled seat-not where was informed thru alldata |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS 4.3L Mechanical VIN: 1G1BN52W1R Well this one is finally fixed. We think we had two leaks. One was the dist seal which we fixed one of the times, but we created the 2nd leak with the water pump seal. It was lipped & leaking down. Best way we found it was with a boroscope. Thanks guys for the... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L radio VIN: 1GNFK13097 So, I did get the fuse box all the way out and checked connectors as well as the box itself. I found no corrosion or heat related damage. Used electric motor contact cleaner on all connections and reassembled. It is fine for now. Personally it is either fixed ... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1GP5S91B CAR LEFT FOR A WEEK AFTER SEARCHING FOR PROBLEM WITH SAME CODE APPEARING. ALL SENSORS WERE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES AND TESTED GOOD, THINKING POSSIBLE COMPUTER BUT CUSTOMER NOT WILLING TO TRY. THANKS FOR ALL THE SUGGESTIONS. Trouble codes: P0299 (Turbo under boost). |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Head lights, tail lights, blower, radio, PW VIN: 2FMZA5146X After testing powers and grounds at the FEM and disconnecting the rear REM, pulling the instrument cluster and testing power and ground, decided to go with a FEM, we located a used one, had it reprogrammed and the problem never came back. |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L cylinder head VIN: 1FTRW08L01 I went with the ultra copper sealer in the large pits and the customer found some copper gaskets so far so good you guys are awesome |
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| 1997 Honda Civic DX 1.6L Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGEJ6629V Customer does not want to replace manifold. She said don't go any further I can drive it to the scrap yard like it is. Thanks for your help. Trouble codes: P0301, P0302. |
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| 1994 Lexus ES300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8GK13T7R well I rechecked and rechecked my power and grounds going to computer I got the new computer from lexus and put it in and wow it starts and runs like a champ more then half of you said a bad computer some said they don't have bad computers and the internet say... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Antitheft VIN: WDBJF55F9T I would like to thank you all for the help or offers of help! I really appreciate all of you taking the time. Sending this one to another mechanic would have been preferable but was not possible so i had to learn this system through and through WHAT FUN!! I wo... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 3.5L High Beam VIN: WDBWK56F46 Thanks for all the help on this one. We started by unhooking CAN wires to individual modules (easy one's to access) and rechecking with no luck. I found in the diagram that there were 2 CAN bridges underneath the drivers carpeting near the kick panel so we w... |
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| 2000 Saturn LS2 3.0L No Start VIN: 1G8JW52R3Y I checked every wire I could got a used ECM and that fixed it thanks to all |
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| 2000 Volvo V40 1.9L cylinder head VIN: YV1VW2559Y Thanks everyone for the helpful advice. Once I tore it down I had a busted piston. So I got s junk yard engine. We should have it finished by Friday hopefully. |
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