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| 2008 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUKF78E38 Not an Audi expert, but got a new Rosstech, so pull up PID 115, expected boost at idle reads about 250 mb, actual reads 1050, drive it boost never goes over 1200. Thinking bad air charge pressure sensor at intercooler, just need any advice before we marry this... Trouble codes: P0299 (Boost pressure not reached) |
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| 2002 BMW 540i 4.4L Engine VIN: WBADN63482 Customer left the car sitting on the side of the road for about 10 days, car is for sale. Car started and drove a couple of miles then stalled, it would not restart. The car was towed in. The car had a bad fuel pump. Replaced fuel pump. Car has fuel pressure... |
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| 2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXFA535X2 Hi guys. I have a problem. this x5 came with engine safe mode operation history. It was doing fine at the time so talked to customer and we agreed to replace accelerator pedal. After 30 to 40 days came back, but this time it was running in engine safe mode. Ch... Trouble codes: P1624, P0222, P0122, P0221 |
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| 1998 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance 4.6L Interior Lights VIN: 1G6KE54Y3W The interior lights don't work when opening a door. We took the cluster out to have repaired. The owner said he BELIEVES the interior lights were working before we repaired the cluster, but he's not 100% positive. The interior lights will come on when you tu... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L Hard Start VIN: 1GCGK24F8T This is my first post so I just wanted to see how this process works. We have this truck in here and it starts up but you have to give it throttle to make it actually fire. Glow plugs are working and in spec. All cylinders fire smooth with it is running. It ju... Trouble codes: P0251 (Injection Pump Cam System), P0370 (Timing Ref High Resolution), P1216 (Fuel Solenoid Response Time), P1218 (Injection Pump Calibration Circuit) |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFC29UXY Mayday! Mayday!! Thanks for your help on this headache!! Customer has been dealing with this problem for 3 years now. At approx. 60k miles, it started setting P0157 codes Bank 2 Sensor 2 low voltage. NO other codes or symptoms. Dealer replaced that O2 SEVEN ti... Trouble codes: P0157 (Bank 2 Sensor 2 low voltage) |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Extended crank VIN: 1GNDT13W12 Hello we have a blazer here that has me a little stumped. Truck has an extended crank after a brief sitting period or over night. Happens hot or cold, Acts like loss of fuel prime however is pressure is present under both hot and cold start. I have tested all ... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1GCDM19X43 This van was in for a check engine light on and smog failure. The poor performance hesitation was intermittent at this point and we could not get it to act up even with the customer driving the van. Intake gaskets, maf, one 02, fuel cap, and cats were replaced... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3.4L No Start VIN: 2G1WW12E05 Intermittant start/no start. when it dose run it shurges and stalls. came from another shop where they did put a ckp A in (crank sensor just behind the harmonic ballancer), and as i got the car i see a RMP signal of 366rpm at the crank sensor while the car is ... Trouble codes: P0327, P0336, P0341, P0335 |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L battery VIN: 1D7HA182X7 the can bus b for radio network looks pretty good at radio and at tipm. can bus a looks good to me at the tipm. but at the dlc i see very little mostly flatlined. i think the network is waking up modules on the network or not allowing them to sleep. |
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| 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2D8HN44P08 Replace EGR valve 2 days ago and now car stalls intermittently. Unpluged EGR to see if that was causing it to stall but still happens. There is NO engine light on but codes in history P0685 and p0688 both to do with ASD. I have switched the relays and done the... Trouble codes: P0685, P0688 |
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| 2012 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L LF Wheel Speed Sensor I an having trouble pinpointing an ABS / Traction Control issue on a 2012 GMC Terrain. The customer complaint is Service Traction System message accompanied by AMS MIL. Codes pulled initially were C0035-5A and C0041. Both codes refer to LF wheel speed rational... |
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| 2005 Lincoln LS Luxury 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1LNHM86S55 I have not yet check compression or back pressure on bank two , i have confirmed new coils and plugs were installed . And it is getting fuel. I am suspecting a coil circuit problem or cam timing issue . Any tips suggestions or been there done that help please. Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0304 (Cyl 4 misfire), P0305 (Cyl 5 misfire), P0306 (Cly 6 misfire), P0316 (Misfire at start up) |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz SL320 3.2L Valve Body VIN: WDBFA63E0S Hi all, I am looking for an exploded view of the valve body valves in the main VB and the lower plate. I would like to know if someone can email me a diagram. transmission 722.507 Thanks Sal |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic Sport 3.0L Parking/standing lamps VIN: WDDGF81X08 I am posting this for information purposes, so hopefully someone else does not spend as much time on a burned out marker bulb as I did... I have a message on the dash that states: check left front parking lamp. There is a code in the "SAM" B16EF15 "left standi... |
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| 2007 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BA41E37 Cleaned throttle body, the fuel Alpha is 70 when cruising medium speed like 45 and RPM around 1500. The trims seem to get better when heavier acceleration and cruising. The Freeze frame states the code set after steady 60 mph cruise and then realease the throt... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175 |
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| 1978 Pontiac Bonneville 4.9L pressure switch VIN: 2N37Y8P235 Customer requested A/C to be fixed. After inspection found compressor frt seal bad and comp was hanging up. There was no freon in system. Customer wanted to do retro to R134 since R12 is pricey. Did all the required changes, flushed the system & serviced with ... |
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| 2008 Pontiac Montana SV6 3.9L No Start, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on, No Power VIN: 1GMDU03W38 Hi this van sometimes idles with a slight miss no codes for that and boggs down severely its just not drivable, and if you put the pedal to the floor it will intermittently take off normally. It is also very hard to start and sound like the timing is going way... Trouble codes: P0336 |
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| 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Unknown VIN: 4S3BL626X6 Have car with blown engine engines with manual transmissions seem to be few and far between. Wondering if engine from car with automatic trans can be installed instead and if so what needs to be swapped over. Or what needs to be done to make this work? Has any... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L Sluggish VIN: 9BWGP61J92 I have a 2002 VW Golf ALH DSL in the shop. This thing is really sluggish it feels like the anchor has been thrown out. The timing belt is a pretty fresh dealer install. I looked at the injection timing with VCDS and it seems OK. Customer installed a new fuel f... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Passat VR6 3.6L Cooling Systems VIN: WVWDU73C88 The rad fan came loose and rested against a a/c hose. The fan rubbing overheated and blew the 50 amp fuse and rubbed a hole in the a/c line. The body shop repaired the hose and replaced the fuse. A soon as the fuse was installed the fans came on and wont shut ... |
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| 1997 Volvo S90 2.9L Mechanical VIN: YV1KS9602V About a month ago the car came in running great except for one lifter that was making a tapping noise. I had my master mechanic disassemble the engine and change the lifters, as he put together the engine one of the valve had bent. The head was taken off and s... |
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| 2008 Volvo S80 T6 3.0L start VIN: YV1AH99288 When car gets hot and is shut off it will not restart.if you push button to start it will fire up and shut right off..Then you will have to wait until car cools off to restart.Checked with dealer and there is no open recalls on this car and they have never see... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 Audi A4 1.8L cannot fill tank VIN: WAULC68E73 Well, I am going to call it fixed. Peter was right. The customers son filled the tank and did not tell him. We put a hose down the filler neck and it came out wet. So, we replaced the fuel tank sending unit and all is well... Thanks for ALL your responses... |
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| 2003 BMW 325Ci 2.5L Top VIN: WBABS33463 ok. you guys were all half right !! yes it was an initialization procedure needed but did not require a scantool at all. Roll all windows up , close top, disconnect battery. reconnect battery wait one minute and then press open. one deal. Thanx for all the gui... |
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| 1985 Chevrolet El Camino 5.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3GCCW80H7F First off I would like to thank all those who took the time to post answers. As embarrassing as this is the technician who put the air cleaner back on apparently missed the center hole and crammed the center air cleaner stud in the arm that holds the secondary... Trouble codes: 24 (vehicle speed sensor). |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer North Face 4.2L Air Bag Code B0041 VIN: 1GNDT13S93 For the main issue I found a fatigued & broken brown wire under the drivers seat in the harness right where the air bag / power seat wires disappear under the carpet. I repaired the wire with solder and heat shrink, reinstalled the seat, reconnected the batter... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2G1WF52E34 Thanks to all for the numerous responses. Unfortunately the customer lives 40 miles away and I have been unable to get vehicle back yet to confirm but I feel internal vacuum leak via a failed intake manifold gasket sounds by far most likely cause given my sym... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire). |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 5.9L ist gear wound up replacing harness twice and finally worked,the plug at driver side fender made the most difference after harness.thanks to all atn members. |
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| 1988 Ford E-350 Econoline Custom 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FDKE30GXJ Thank you everyone for all your help on this vehicle. After checking and rechecking all possibilities, I decided to remove the injectors the customer had installed himself. I found a couple of injectors plugged. I cleaned all injectors and carefully reassemble... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW08L52 After over laying wires with no success swapped out pcm with another problem solved back to dealer for 3 more pcms 1 wouldn't start next no transmission 3rd worked as advertised Trouble codes: P1289, P1299. |
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| 2008 Ford LCF L45 4.5L power steering pump VIN: 3FRLL45Z28 We are going to put a new high pressure hose on and hopefully this fixes the problem. Thanks to all who have replied to this problem |
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| 2006 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L power door VIN: KNDMB23396 ok the fix was in the door controller alldata has info spot on for this repair, didnt have a scanner for this one so i reached out to my fellow techs with there info and my dvmo its fixed thanks guys |
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| 2004 Mazda 6 i 2.3L No Start VIN: 1YVFP80C14 THE VALVE TIMING WAS OFF AS SO MANY OF YOU HAD SUGGESTED.AFTER TALKING WITH THE CUXTOMER,HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD INDEED GONE LOW ON OIL DUE TO A LEAK AT THE FILTER HOUSING.PRETTY STUPID IDEA ON THE ENGINEERS PART FOR DESIGNING AN ENGINE WITH HO KEYWAYS ON ... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 3.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGBB22E48 Thanks for the replies. We checked readings and compared to Another ML CDI and couldnt find anything that was abnormal. Attempted to manually regen the DPF and it would not let me because the car said it was not time for a regen yet. We did find that one of o... Trouble codes: P2359. |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF33558 I am closing this out for now,but it is the process of being fixed.The customer has been using the car and just brought it back. Andrew from Georgia was most helpful in giving me a way to check the timing chain for sure.Install the timing tools on crank... Trouble codes: 2968 (camshaft inlet sensor). |
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| 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.1L No Start Thank you to all that responded. The problem was in the injector harness, the pink power wire was nearly severed as it went under the fuel rail. I had tested the injector harness at the connector and there was continuity but is wasn't until Craig & Jurgen remi... Trouble codes: P1200, P1406 (Egr pintle position circuit problem). |
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| 2003 Saab 9-5 Aero 2.3L Keyless Entry VIN: YS3EH45G33 Thanks for all the replies. It tuned out to be the TWICE module as I suspected. Installed new module from dealer and attempted to program with Autel - no go. Was able to borrow a Tech II unit and programming was successful. However, the fobs now would work for... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWBK21C33 I replaced the fuel pump relay with an OEM. They sold the car, so I may never know if that fixwed it.Others mentioned the ignition switch could be bad, but by the symptoms and looking at a diagram, I concluded that the switch was OK. I did clean the ground to... Trouble codes: P0261, P0267, P0270, P0264, P0445, P0037. |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WVWAK73C46 thanks guys. I know what is wrong. As suggested, I locked the cams, set the crank to TDC & put the timing belt on the cam pulley regardless of the timing marks. runs much better. Clearly the hub for the cam pulley turned on the cam a little bit. I appreciate a... |
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| 2005 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1RS59265 Sorry to say this vehicle is still here and still not fixed. It left our shop and went to the Volvo dealer in Sarasota and strangely enough none of their techs are listed here on IATN. They had it for 10 days! Got conflicting stories between what they were tel... Trouble codes: P0089 (FUEL PRESSURE factory code P2900). |
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