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| 2005 BMW 325Ci 2.5L No Start VIN: WBABV13445 So this vehicle was towed in from a local car lot as a repossesion. Vehicle cranks but will not start. Have no power to fuel pump. When using powerprobe to apply power to fuel pump vehicle starts and runs great. Vehicle also runs on carb clean sprayed into int... |
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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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| 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4.2L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13S37 Vehicle was towed in after battery went dead sitting after two days. Would not crank with jump. Charged battery, tested for draws, found none, battery has not gone dead since. Tested for no crank, found no codes in pcm or body control module. All circuits to a... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LTZ 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBJC34638 Vehicle originally came in with a p0154 code which is intake air heater code and was a hard fault code. I replace the connectors at the glow plug module and at the intake air heater.i forgot to mention truck had been to dealer and had a new intake air heater a... Trouble codes: P0640 (Intake air heater) |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L starter VIN: 1FTNX21F2Y Vehicle has a long start after sitting over night. things that have been checked. Glow plug relay working and passing current. glow plugs drawing 170 amps. oil reservoir full. no visible leaks and proper oil and viscosity. vehicle will have and extended but ... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTNX205X8 Had this truck come in for a misfire and found only 27 psi fuel pressure. We commanded the fuel pump duty cycle with IDS and could not get pressure any higher. We put 12v to the pump directly and pressure did not raise. So we replaced pump with motorcraft and ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0191 |
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| 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDRF3B62B Under load uphill on a grade when towing a woodchipper the check engine light will flash everytime and go into a loss of power limp mode. just wondering if anybody has seen this concern before and how to proceed. without the woodchipper truck will run fine als... Trouble codes: P0302 (p0308-), P0308 |
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| 2002 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHLRD77492 Vehicle came in with P1167 for a simple heater code for the upstream afr. A shop told the customer it needs a PCM and that's all I got for info. The sensor was original and had a open on the heater, ok I see these all the time. Started the car and made sure th... Trouble codes: P1167 (Af-r heater malfunction), P0134 (Af-r no activity) |
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| 2004 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L Cuts out VIN: KMHWF35H74 So i have this car in here and i have replace the tps sensor and it left. worked for about a week and came back with the same codes. So i dug a little deeper and found that the cable for the cruise control hangs up loosen the cable and left again. now back aga... Trouble codes: P0507 (Idle control system to high), P0121 (Tp or app sensor 1 out of range) |
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| 2008 Jaguar XJ8 4.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJWA82CX8 Check engine light,P306,308,420. Trouble codes: P0306, P0308, P0420 |
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| 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FF68SXX Hello Everyone. I have A Jeep here causing me fits. After about a 10 mile drive the MIL will set with a P1391. Vehicle came in with P1391 P0320 P0340. Backprobe ckp and cmp signals at pcm found ckp good and clean cmp very dirty not a good square wave at all. I... Trouble codes: P1391 |
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| 2006 Jeep Commander 3.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1J8HG48K36 The jeep was towed in never got it running had dropped a exhaust seat had both heads repaired Now I've got it back together and it will not rev up and misses on cly 1-2 ran compression test ok found to have no spark to either coil hook up a noid light does not... |
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| 2006 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJC73366 Thank you all in advance for your help. I have this 06 kia and it keeps throwing a p0302. Sometimes you can feel a slight miss on start ups, sometimes not. vehicle drives flawlessly and customer noted that only feels rough on some start ups. No pattern to hot ... Trouble codes: P0302 |
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| 1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L Timing belt VIN: JT8UF11EXN Car came in running like it was only running on 4 cylinders. Had a code 13 (crankshaft sensor code). During testing the car stalled and would not re-start. Have spark, injector pulse, and fuel pressure. Removed cam gear covers and found that the right cam had ... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA57G8X Flurg. That's not a typo, just the sound I keep making trying to make heads or tails of this car. Basically, the right bank won't go into closed loop, data reads OL-Fault after other bank goes into closed loop. Started as a P0130 code, but the code takes a whi... Trouble codes: P0130 (O2 sensor circuit malfunction B1S1) |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L compressor VIN: 4JGBB25E79 This car came in with a non working a/c. The compressor was not noisy, and since they do not have a clutch it turns all the time. The customer had some experience and wanted the compressor replaced along with the other parts. Since it is always running it had ... |
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| 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 3.0L Misfire VIN: 4A3AC74H64 The customer’s original complaint was a vibration while driving between 35-45 and then it would go away. During the test drive she confirmed the vibration and it was almost certainly an ignition misfire. It happens on light accel or cruise right after the 3-4 ... |
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| 1986 Nissan 300ZX 2 2 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1HZ16S3G Need a little help from my IATN friends. I'm currently working on a 1986 Nissan 300zx non turbo for a "No Start" issue. Vehicle came in with a "No Crank" complaint. Traced problem to hydraulic lock issue. R&R spark plugs and engine cranked over. Reinstalled sp... |
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| 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L brakes VIN: YS3FH52R88 This car came in with a complaint of poor braking when they move the car after start-up, first thing in the morning. After the car runs for about 5 minutes, all seems fine. When this occurs, the pedal feel is firmer than normal, and it feels like a lack of pow... |
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| 2004 Subaru Outback 2.5L compressor VIN: 4S3BH67564 the compressor with engange and disengage for 1-2 seconds at a time. I noticed that the cooling fans are not running when this happens. they do work when the vehicle reaches a hot temperature. vehicle has refrigerant, I replaced the relay but no luck. |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L compressor VIN: 3VWPL7AJ2B customer came in with no ac. replaced commressor and all was good. about 2 months later they came back and compressor was not working again. looked at compressor and center of clutch was burnt out of it. replaced compressor and all was good for about 2 months ... |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL 2.0L Compressor VIN: 1VWCN7A30D A/C Compressor Wont Run/Turned off. Dont have a lot of experience with these systems. so i'm looking for some direction. Had Multiple Codes in Climatronic Module. B201000 No Basic Setting. B108C71 Left Temp Flap Motor Jammed. B108D12 Right Temp Flap Short To ... |
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| 1995 Volvo 940 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1JS831XS car arrived as no start ,no spark no injector pulse.tested crank sensor and reading while cranking is .35-40 volts ac below spec replaced crank sensor still no start remains the same .35-40 volts below specs no codes set .what am i missing ???thanks in advance |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Audi S4 3.0L #6 Cylinder VIN: WAUDGBFL1A Pressure tested supercharger intercooler left leaked.replaced cooler and cleaned carbon from valves, new injector and intake seals and runs great and no more coolant leaks...thanks for all who responded.not really that hard to repair just different than what I... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 8.1L Engine VIN: 1GBJK39G84 Thanks, to every one who replied. Wayne from north Carolina hit the nail on the head. Doug from new jersey thanks for reminder 4 of us looked at this truck none of us remembered vacuum gauge test. I'm sure it would of shown the problem with valve train. just n... |
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| 1993 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start VIN: 1B7GG23X3P Well dont we feel stupid,,,thank you Gary [...] from New Hampshire, we are blaming it on a mismarked cam gear, apparently on #1 compression stroke the dots dont line up. LOL. Once we checked compression on #1 all we had to do was rotate distributor 180 and it star... |
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| 2006 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3KA43G56 replaced the abs module fuse sent vehicle to dealer abs and body module reconfigured to vin we have a fix reverse polarity boost probably root cause of this problem thanks friends Trouble codes: U0121, U1120. |
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| 1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FDKE30G8R I have not been back to vehicle since posting the original help request. I finally got authorization to do a leak down test but that won't happen for a couple of weeks so I will add comments later. I thought I had adjusted distributor for best vacuum, as Dan ... |
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| 2005 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, vacuum in crankcase VIN: 1FMPU16535 We didn't feel like getting into the specifics of the misfire was as important as understanding why the crankcase was exhibiting the vacuum condition as we thought they were probably related. When we recieved Mike's reply, the old "duh" came to mind. We could... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire), P0171 (Lean code), P0174 (Lean code). |
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| 2006 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Lighting Dims Idle Surge VIN: 1FMYU93196 After 3 Motorcraft alternators, much testing and inspection, we opted to try a Genco alternator, yes... the "cheap low grade" alternator fixed this vehicle. No further voltage dropping out at idle causing rpm dip and lights to dim. We have 3 days, quite a few ... |
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| 2004 Honda Element EX 2.4L blower VIN: 5J6YH18544 I apologize for the length of time I have taken but those of you who have one man shops understand how quickly you can get backed up. I had to take time to work down my backlog before I returned to "my wife". I have decided to return the control for a warran... |
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| 2008 Hummer H3 X 3.7L Safety VIN: 5GTEN13E48 well this head scratcher is fixed.i couldn't turn wipers on or get a signal to the motor with the tech2.sent 12 volts down the dark green wire from bcm the ipm and started to turn on anumber of things?? found the dark green wire should've been in slot 37.someo... |
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| 2000 Lincoln Continental 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNHM97V5Y Not sure what to say on this car. I installed a used PCM, and relearned the security system. The car still cranked a long time to start. Eventually it did start. One time when I drove it it lost power for 30 seconds, but then picked up and ran again. The custo... Trouble codes: U1051. |
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| 2004 Nissan Frontier SVE 3.3L A/C condensor fan VIN: 1N6MD27Y84 Well, it kills me to close this without a fix. I held this post open in hopes the customer would return the truck or that I would find the answer. Neither is the case. The only thing I can add is that I tried to match the 2 fan wire colors with other A/C compo... |
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| 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP 2.0L Water Pump VIN: 1G2MF35X18 I would like to thank everyone who offered help with this post, Chris, Christefer and Fredrick all hit the nail on the head. The tool I bought to do this job doesn't seem to work very well, didn't hold the chain from tightening. Thanks again Clint! |
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| 2005 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L Rear blower motor VIN: 5TDBA23C75 Hey everyone thanks for the input. As usual I tend to make things harder for myself. I traced the wire and it was good. Got a use controller yesterday and that took care of it. I went with a used one as the dealer said it was about $900.00 for both parts. SO t... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L hvac,headlights VIN: 3VWDZ7AJ2B we replaced the healdlight switch and igniton switch and had no luck solving the issue. vehicle is now at dealer, and so far they have not come up with a fix. |
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| 2007 Volvo C70 T5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MC68297 First of all thank you all very much who took time to read and respond, all very much appreciated. This car is fixed. I got the car back to check some of your suggestions, but no luck there. Then by the grace of God, when I was driving it set in addition to th... Trouble codes: 21AD. |
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