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| 1998 Acura TL 3.2L Starting VIN: JH4UA3646W Hello, everyone. I wanted to get some help on this acura. The engine won't turn off when you turn the key off. What I found was the blk/yellow wire has power even with the ignition switch disconnected and fuses that are in-line with that wire. If I remove the ... |
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| 2008 Audi Q7 Premium 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1BV74L38 Hello audi techs, i have 2008 audi q7 4.2 sfi, i have the code p0087 fuel rail /system pressure too low mil on. Originally the vehicle mil light would turn on about a block away when taking for a test drive. I replaced the low and high pressure sensors and tes... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel rail/system pressure too low) |
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| 2003 BMW 325Ci 2.5L Top VIN: WBABS33463 Hey guys. I have this convertible top giving me a hard time. I repaired the broken wires in the loom and then discovered that the electric motor in the cowl would just run continuously when you press the open or close button. Teardown revealed the plastic gear... |
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| 2006 BMW 330i 3.0L Therm? VIN: WBAVB33546 Vehicle came in with code po128. We replaced thermostat and housing. Code po128 comes back after a longer drive, not as much on a short drive. When the code was set the freeze frame indicated that the coolant temp was 186fa. Never really appears to overheat. A... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L Pcm VIN: 3GNDA13D77 I really need help, I need this car out of my shop. It's a 2007 Chevy HHR 2.2l LS. I replaced the throttle body and the electronic gas pedal due to codes and no short found in the wire harness. After numerous amounts of testing and pin pointing test on the wir... |
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| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2C8GP64L21 After sitting(a few hours or overnight) car idles rough and surges and customer complains of black smoke. After idles for a minute or so it smooths out. Started a few weeks after fuel pump and filter were replaced. No codes. Replaced fuel pump again for possib... |
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| 1998 Dodge B3500 5.9L Rf Rotor VIN: 2B6KB31Z9W Thanks to all who are offering help on this evasive braking problem. The problem is, after much time spent and several new parts, we cannot cure this braking problem. No matter what we do, it still pulls left and the RF rotor gets hot. There is no ABS for th... |
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| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L No Start, After warms up VIN: 2B8GP54L82 Put battery charger on dead battery and starts right up. Scan for codes none. 2 spark plugs loose. Tightened up and runs fine. Battery charged up hook up fuel pressure gauge and it's at 60 psi. Battery dies and needs battery. While testing with another battery... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FDWF36P86 this is not so much as a help request but info/research.we are estimating an engine change.what we are questioning is weather to remove cab or not.one local dealer says they never do trucks gas or diesel without removing cab.my tech has read through the proced... |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2.5L Left front wheel bearing VIN: 3FADP0L38A Hi and thank you in advance for your help. This car is eating left front wheel bearings, April 2014, November 2014 and now its back with the same problem. Everything checks out good, no curb marks just the wheel bearing being loose about 1/4" movement. Any ide... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XLT 5.0L Caliper Customer had grinding noise in front brakes, inspected and found only outside pad on LF worn completely down, other 4 pads were fine (new pads in April). Known problem with calipers for these, replaced caliper and hose. Still holding wheel. Am stumped- no ABS ... |
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| 2003 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1HGEM22953 Vehicle will real intermittently stall out but restart. Sometimes it will just idle way down for a little bit and then flare back up. Usually does it when first taking off after sitting for awhile. I do get misfires showing up at first start up but stop once w... |
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| 2008 Hummer H3 X 3.7L Safety VIN: 5GTEN13E48 Hello techs,i'm pulling my hair out on this one! vehicle came in from a used car lot.wipers inop.they replaced the motor,multi function switch still did'nt work.i tested wireing,have voltage on purple (hi speed) but nothing on the dark green(lo speed).have gro... |
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| 2005 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L No Power VIN: KNDJD73355 Vehicle has normal ignition timing at any rpm (15-32 degrees btdc) in park or neutral. Does same thing in gear until you reach 1500 rpm and at that instance ignition timing is pulled down to -7 btdc and will not return to normal until engine rpm drops below 15... |
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| 2003 Lexus RX300 3.0L rear sensors VIN: JTJHF10UX3 Vehicle will intermittently engage the abs pump while driving especially when turning and braking. Scan tool showing all speed sensors are reading mph properly. Scan tool shows that both rear sensors are triggering the abs system identically and exactly the sa... |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Sport 2.3L Unknown Gents, looking to get some help from Mazda techs or with this 07 CX7 that we have in the shop. This is a new customer with no helpful service history. She came with a hum noise that which would resemble the pitch an owl makes when they "hoot" or whatever they ... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 Guard 5.0L ride control VIN: WDBNG75J4Y Hi guys, sorry to bother but I just need the values to calibrate the suspension height on this Mercedes S500. I have the scanner capable to calibrate but I don't have the Romess tool to measure the angle, but I know (I've done before) that if you have the meas... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz S350 3.7L Navigation VIN: WDBNF67J76 Radio dead after AAA jump started the vehicle, customer asked me to check it, radio does not power on, ground and power to radio is good, bypassed each component in the MOST Loop, narrowed it down to BAD radio/navigation, dealer wants almost 6000 dollars for i... |
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| 2013 Mini Cooper 1.6L passenger presence/air bag system VIN: WMWSU3C57D Hey Mini Gurus! This isn't so much of a help request yet as it is a request for system information. This Mini sets fault 93D2-RF Airbag Deactivation Lamp. Code not listed in All-Data or Mitchell. Wiring diagram indicates lamp receives(?) power from passenger p... |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Diamante LS 3.5L lifters VIN: 6MMAP67P13 i have an 03 mitsu with a 3.5 in it, its the swame engine chrysler used for a while and im replacing the lifters in it. ondemand shows bleeding steps but they didnt work, i have the lifters soaking in oil now but i was wondering if anyone has ever had any luck... |
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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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| 2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada LE 5.6L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 5N1AA08A04 this car was towed in, would start then in half a second stop, had codes for the throttle body, checked and ended up replacing the throttle body, did the relearn ran great came back the next day idling wont accelerate past 1200rpm, check and checked did anothe... Trouble codes: P1122, P1126 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 4.3L 1-2 shift VIN: 1GCDC14Z7P Received replies, from problem with Torque Convertor to recommending changing out the Valve Body. The more helpful was the table of Current signals to Pressure. tested line pressure and found that it was 100 in drive went up to 140 then shifted and dropped bac... |
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| 2003 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L all windows VIN: 1FAFP53U13 Thank you for all the advise, the GEM was the issue here, the ONLY issues is obtaining one fast, nothing happens fast with these older Fords,, Many Thanks JOE |
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| 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0L Expansion Valve VIN: 5NPEC4AB4B Installed a new Hyundai Expansion valve, and added refrigerant to specification. Pressures and temperatures are back to spec and it's cold. There was gray film covering the inside of the expansion valve, so that might have made it stick open more than it sho... |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Suspension VIN: SALME11415 Michael fron Nevada hit the nail on the head. Solder joints on the main board on the black plug. Reflowed the board, reinstalled and, viola! suspension now active and reading the pressure sensor perfectly. So to summarize, my initial question was answered duri... |
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| 2001 Saab 9-3 2.0L No Shift VIN: YS3DD58HX1 We have a tech 2 here so I went on EBAY and ordered a SAAB card for the TECH 2. It literally just arrived today so I have yet to get information. I promise I will post what we find. Just had to close this as its past due. |
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