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| 2008 Audi A6 3.2L Park safety interlock VIN: WAUAH74F08 Ok, after removing the console it tested the shift lock solenoid by checking power and ground to the connector with a meter and then a halogen to verify adequate current. Found good power and ground and the solenoid was stuck down and would not lock. Shifter c... |
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| 2008 BMW 760Li 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Oil use VIN: WBAHN03598 Good morning and thanks for taking the time to read my post. I am in the process of replacing the valve guide seals on this 760 ( on car , cylinder heads installed ). The dealer diagnosed the valve stem seals after replacing the crank case vent valves . Vent v... |
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| 2010 Cadillac CTS Luxury 3.0L Cuts out VIN: 1G6DE5EG7A cant find info for code po11. customer said it died out once while on gas. Trouble codes: P0011 |
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| 1985 Chevrolet El Camino 5.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3GCCW80H7F Hi all, Hoping you maybe able to help me out. Car came in with gauge cluster not working. Found dash circuit ribbon no good. Replaced with GM type ribbon. Now the fuel gauge and the charging system gauge are working. Still no oil pressure or coolant temperatur... Trouble codes: 24 (vehicle speed sensor) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2G1WH52K24 vehicle came in with misfire on cylinder 1 and 2. startup vehicle runs ok, as soon as you step on the gas it starts to misfire. the only thing I have not done is pull the valve cover to see if vlave spring is broken. Vehicle will stay running great as long as ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1993 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start VIN: 1B7GG23X3P Vehicle came in with no start, after inspection found stripped timing chain cam gear, and bent valves. Replaced valves, timing chain and new gear. Customer had previously installed new ckp sensor, and pcm. After reassembly , crank no start. Has injector pulse,... |
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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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| 2012 Dodge Durango Citadel 5.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 1C4SDJET3C Customer brought in her vehicle for a "No Start" condition at times. She had vehicle battery replaced and batteries for key fobs replaced. Still having a problem with not starting randomly. Checked for codes and only modules with codes were the door module and... |
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| 1989 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 2FDLF47M2K Hello everyone, I need some help or direction on this 7.3 diesel. It has the mechanical injector pump. The vehicle will start first thing in the morning, drive it 15 miles and park it for 1 hour and it won't start. No wait to start light. Then let it sit for 3... |
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| 2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FMYU03121 The truck was missing at idle and OK at speed, but no P0300 series codes! It continues to degrade, running worse. No power. Now it dies at idle. Stalls. I looked over the intake carefully for cracks or breakage, but they looked OK. It will barely go 35 mph now... Trouble codes: P1101 (Maf), P1131 (Lean), P1151 (Lean), P0505 (idle) |
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| 2002 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Fuel Pressure VIN: 1FMSU43F92 After replacing all the above mentioned parts we have a problem with run-ability. Found fuel pressure coming from frame mounted fuel pump when hooked up to fuel tank is 30psi...when we disconnect the suction side of the frame mounted fuel pump and run it to a ... |
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| 2005 Ford Freestyle Limited 3.0L warning lights VIN: 1FMDK06145 Vehicle brought in with complaint of oil light and brake light staying on, odometer will not display, turn signals donot work. Pulled all codes, was able to perform instrument cluster test with warning lights and gauges.[...]-60 can med bus and C1742 Par... Trouble codes: U1901, C1742 |
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| 2005 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, vacuum in crankcase VIN: 1FMPU16535 Customer driving down highway, heard a pop noise and lost power. Vehicle would not go over 30 mph. Pulled over and towed to shop. Started with misfire, then realilzed that crankcase is in a heavy vacuum. Remove the oil cap and vehicle dies. Remove dipstick and... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire), P0171 (Lean code), P0174 (Lean code) |
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| 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Cold VIN: 1FMEU74E88 I rebuilt a 2008 Ford Explorer 5R55W Trans 4x4.Replaced New seals, frictions and solenoid pack . Air Checks and Band adjustment good . Blew out cooler lines, and filled with Synthetic ATF. Initial road test, all felt good. My concern is, after the truck sits f... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord LX 2.3L MIL Lamp on Dtc 1382 stored in pcm. Code comes back immediately.scoped cyl pos sensor and compared with known good pattern. Pattern ok. Next i scoped at pcm with pcm dissconnected,perfect pattern. Replaced pcm with used and problem solved. Drove 30 miles with no problems.... Trouble codes: 1382 (No cam signal) |
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| 2001 Honda Accord EX 2.3L third clutch switch VIN: 1HGCG66811 Hey guys, I need a little help here. I had a recent heart attack and I do not have access to my tools etc as I am home on disability. My daughter has the above vehicle and has been complaining of trans problems here and there. But now it seems it happens frequ... |
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| 2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Unknown VIN: SAJEA51D13 Hello..I have this jag with the oil light coming on at an idle. It takes about 35 minutes. It starts to flicker and then stays on at idle. You give it some gas and the light goes out. It first came in with the oil light staying on all the way to 2000 rpm. I ch... |
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| 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Unknown VIN: 1J4GL48K84 need some help from the Chrysler techs out there. This liberty came in with leaking trans cooler lines and rusted and leaking trans pan. Trans cooler lines were very bad could not drive leaking that bad. We replaced the trans cooler lines and the transmission ... |
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| 2004 Kia Spectra EX 2.0L Compressor VIN: KNAFE12104 Customer came in with no AC and compressor was making major noise when manually activated. Replaced compressor. Still needed manually activated. Replaced Thermister temp sensor at the advice of Kia. Now the compressor activates when rpms are about 1500 or driv... |
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| 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.0L ABS warning light on VIN: WDBCB20C2F Hello Mercedes Techs The ABS warning light comes on intermittently and sometimes stays on solid, we check for power and grounds to the ABS relays and were OK, could it be the overload protection relay is malfunctioning? Please advise if we need to do any other... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 400SEL 4.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WDBGA43E9P Hey guys, got an old piece of junk here with some issues. Initially it will run decently with just a slight bit of hesitation when accelerating, but after it warms up it dies and has a very hard time restarting. If you do happen to get it to start it will not ... Trouble codes: 014 (TPM controller fault), 096 (Start lockout/backup lamp switch), 117 (Attempt to start with RCL locked) |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L adjustment handle VIN: WDZPE7CC3A 2010 Mercedes Sprinter drivers seat hight adjustment lever broke and purchased a new one from Mercedes. After installing handle, the mounting hole for the screw does not line up. Tried everything to make it fit can not figure it out. Has anybody come across th... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Montero XLS 3.5L lifters noise VIN: JA4MW31R22 Hi to all fends need some help today This truck come with lifter noise without any other issues change oil filter with no change All 24 lifters later same noise engine inside looks very clean check timing belt tensioner looks good Oil pressure in spec Thanks |
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| 2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8DR07Y21 this truck wont rev more then 3000 rpm and got a p1320 code .it will idle fine and accellerate fine until the rpm it 3000 rpm after that it miss on all cylinder like if it as no gas ,but the fuel pressure stay stable at 38 lbs i have cleaned the mass air flow ... Trouble codes: P1320 |
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| 2004 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TEVL52N24 removed and reworked cylinder head to repair a misfire on #3 cylinder. valves were burned and clearance was incorrect. head was repaired and reinstalled and vehicle runs fine, but consistently sets a cat eff code. converter and both front and rear sensors have... Trouble codes: P0420 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1998 Acura TL 3.2L Starting VIN: JH4UA3646W Hello everyone, Thank you for all your input. The cause was feedback from the sunroof circuit. Remove the sunroof circuit and all is well. Thank You Steve from Tennessee for pointing out the circuits in the blk/yellow circuit. |
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| 2000 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L 4th gear engagement VIN: 4USCH334XY I replaced the PRNDL switch with no avail. I removed the transmission oil pan to assure that no wires where knocked off during service. I have had the car at a local transmission shop and they say that the transmission will go into 4th gear when in limp home... |
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| 1992 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4CW53L5N I want to thank everyone who helped with my problem. Glenn thanks for the wiring diagram. Big help! The module wiring at the plug shorted out. I replaced the plug and wires to the module. However it shorted out the module as well. After replacing that the job ... |
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| 2001 Buick Century Limited 3.1L Compressor VIN: 2G4WY55J91 First of all: Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the request and post thoughtful and useful answers! Some mentioned that it seemed the high pressure readings seemed low - and they were correct in that the pressure readings were low. I hadnt paid ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEK13R3X Vehicle had internal vacuum leak on cyl 6. Removed lower intake to find aftermarket gaskets installed at some point. They slid down and cyl 6 was sucking vacuum from engine valley. The "fuel fouled" plug was actually oil and sludge from the valley. Replaced lo... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L radio power window VIN: 1FTPW12545 David from Calif. before responding to electrical request problem, you should 1st look at the electrical diagram to have a clear understanding. much thanks to Mike, Bill and Doug. The problem was the cluster, all is well. Thanks to all the guys who respond. |
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| 2007 Ford Fusion SEL 2.3L compressor VIN: 3FAHP08ZX7 Thanks to all who took time to reply. The customer has not brought the vehicle back as of yet and I'm running out of time on my post. If they do bring it back, I will look at everything everybody told me to, and let everybody know the results. Thanks, A... |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2.5L Left front wheel bearing VIN: 3FADP0L38A Okay, installed new wheel bearing, hub and nut with Motorcraft. Everything seem okay. The old bearing didn't seem to have any arching, however, I did notice the back side had a reddish powder on it. I have noticed the red powder on other sealed bearings the go... |
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| 2000 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Reverse VIN: 1GDKC34J5Y Thanks to all that relpied. We installed a new trans cooler which brought the temp down to 175 degrees. The TCC still locked in reverse after warmed up. After talking to the customer again I found out this trans was rebuilt last November. The customer had the ... |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L Computer output VIN: 1J4FA29SX5 Good day my fellow technicians. Im not sure if I want to call this a fix because the car never came back to me but im sure you all are anticipating an update. So my boss decided to take it to the dealer for further diagnostics and the remanufactured computer w... Trouble codes: P0058. |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz S350 3.7L Navigation VIN: WDBNF67J76 AGW module was draining the battery and Radio sent for repairs |
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| 2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada LE 5.6L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 5N1AA08A04 I replaced the relay anyways, drove good no issue yet im kinda just keeping my fingers crossed Trouble codes: P1122, P1126. |
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| 2005 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L speedometer? VIN: 1G2HX52K05 Vehicle was ok. Thanks from your replies it's a normal code for when vehicle power is lost. Issue with speedo was separate |
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| 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Brake VIN: JTEBU14R83 Most of you hit the nail on the head. When we tapped on the hydraulic pump it would work for about two minutes. Replaced it and programed and on its way again. Not much to add since everyone knew what the problem was. Thanks al |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8T 1.8L Engine VIN: 9BWDE61J12 Thanks for all the suggestions...sadly we will not know the cause at this time...customer wanted us to take through emissions one more time and I guess "3rd times a charm" because it passed. They still saw a little smoke but decided to pass it...go figure. Mos... |
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