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| 2006 BMW 330i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAVB33566 BMW Techs, I need some help here. This vehicle came in with an intermittent CEL (Bank 2 sensor 1 O2. Misfires 4,5,6) and lightly rough running for appox 5 seconds after startup and while in gear. After clearing codes vehicle is fine for a few days, no rough ru... Trouble codes: P112D, P0104 (Misfire 4), P0105 (Misfire 5), P0106 (Misfire 6) |
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| 2008 BMW X3 3.0si 3.0L transfer case VIN: WBXPC93448 The first time the car came in it would turn on the DSC and abs light along with the 4x4 light. At the same time the car would fall on its face, would last about 2 seconds, pick up and be fine. Seemed to follow the failed t-case symptoms we have seen in the pa... |
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| 2006 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2G4WD58266 This engine doesn't have that many miles on it. It's a Jasper rebuilt, and probably only has about 20 k on it. I need some help here guys. I have this 06 Buick that is showing me that 30 years of experience don't mean anything sometimes..lol I've done just abo... Trouble codes: P0300 (Cyl Misfire. 3) |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1YY22G31 Greetings fellow techs. I, have a 01 Vette with an intermittent P1416. The air pump operates when commanded by Solus pro, both o2 sensor voltages drop below 222 mv. No vacuum or exhaust leaks detected. Check valve was replaced last year, hoses/pipes clamps all... Trouble codes: P1416 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic LS 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GCEC19X77 Hello to all. We have this 07 4.3l with a intermittent #4 cylinder miss. We can watch it on missfire counter. Spark is good and strong. Fuel pressure is 60 koeo and a steady 55 running. compression is good. Did a cylinder drop test and #4 does not move needle ... |
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| 1982 Dodge D50 Custom 2.0L No Start VIN: JB7FP2455C Does anyone know anything about this carb?Its a 2.6 mitsu engine .I don't seem to be getting enough choke opening when I initially start this truck.After it runs awhile the choke does open fully.Its when Ifirst start it that's the problem.It seems to open a li... |
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| 1999 Dodge Stratus ES 2.5L Starting VIN: 1B3EJ56H0X There are no codes. Crank & cam signal and sync are good on scanner. Have switched relays and checked all fuses, no change. Thanks again for all your help. |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango SLT 3.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4HD38K96 Dodge tech please help me out on this one. I have a 2006 Dodge Durango 3.7Lt engine. Truck came in with code p0508. car would stall out while driving. while hooking up my scan tool i observed the IAC current, was showing around 4800 mA. (thats higg, should be... Trouble codes: P0508 |
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| 1992 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDF15N1N Hi, every one: first i need to tell you i have not work on this old one for a long time ,because we don`t have those test equipment any more. This truck came in on hook due to no start problem. Fuel pump was the problem, fuel pressure was (0), so we installed ... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Heater Core VIN: 1FTPX176XV This truck has an electrolysis issue. Repeat heater core problems. Showing 0.4 volts at idle in the cooling system. If I feed a grounded jumper into the coolant bottle, it drops to about 0.3 volts (this is with contaminated coolant - before any flushing). I re... |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L Engine VIN: 1FTNF20P64 Hello, Im having a issue with this 2004 ford f250 6.0 diesel, when it is cold it runs perfect but when it warms up, say right after driving it down the interstate, it starts to miss on all cylinders but more so on 1 and 8. If you let it sit for 15 mins and sta... |
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| 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FDXW47R08 This truck towed-in by a customer with no-start symptom. Checked the ecm and found a fault code of P2291 and data showed low and fluctuating high fuel pressure while cranking. Checked primary fuel pressure and volume and found them within spec. Replaced high p... Trouble codes: P2291 (Icp too low during engine cranking) |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTPW14VX8 Looks like bad grd wire but measured voltage at pin 5 maf connector when running showed system volts Measured voltage a pin 5 koeo showed 10.5v Cleaned gfd at right firewall cant find s199 slice not where Mitchell shows it on breather box Anyone heard of wirin... Trouble codes: P0068 (Maf Low Voltage), P0102 |
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| 2010 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L No Shift When Pedal On Floor VIN: 1FTSE3EL6A Ok this what i have owner says wont shift with pedal on the floor which it will not during test drive it shifts normal under all conditions except when pedal is on the floor until let up slightly every thing looks good even tryed a tps no change pcm was replac... |
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| 1999 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 6.5L No Start VIN: 1GDKC34F8X customer states was washing vehicle, had truck idling an it shut off, an would not restart, checked for fuel, pressure at fuel filter at rear of engine , does not show any fuel with bleeder open at front of engine, swapped out pmd module no change still no sta... Trouble codes: P0215, P0236, P0251, P0370, P1626, P1216 |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GTEC14Z36 If I place a headlamp bulb in place of the solenoid the bulb is very dim. I cannot seem to find where the resistance is on the ground side. I'm told there is a connector X300 on this circuit, but we use shop key and it doesn't show any connectors between the s... Trouble codes: P0449 |
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| 2012 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L Electronic VIN: 2GKFLXE56C customer states when going thru a car wash a/c quits blowing cold air. the blower is working, just warm air from vents. the nearest car wash is 14 miles away. scan hvac. system for codes. no codes. inspected data parameters including outside air temperature wh... |
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| 1975 Jaguar XJ6 L 4.2L blower motor VIN: UF2T566390 HVAC system not working, A/C compressor and blower motor not working. Customer said he could move wires and it would come on in drivers side center console but we have not had that happen. If anyone has a good diagram of the system, ours is hard to read (blurr... |
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| 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L Steering VIN: 1J8GA69199 If you go to move the wheel it starts to get stiff to the point where you cannot turn it. you raise the idle and it frees up so long as you keep it raised. |
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| 2012 Jeep Patriot Latitude 2.4L Transmission engagement/shift VIN: 1C4NJRFB5C Would love some help. This vehicle keeps acting up after multiple test drives here with no issues, we give the customer back the car and he returns that day or within 2 days at the most. It stared with no wanting to upshift, then engine stays revving (holding ... |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Rear End VIN: WDBGA51E9S Hello Benz Tech's, this 95 (90K) S500 has a noise in the rear over bumps. This car has rear lever ride, and is in good condition. Fees like like there is air in the system. It's not a constant noise. I ear it over rough road only sometimes. It doesn't sound li... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 3.0L Electronic VIN: 4JGBB22E07 This ML has a code 5132 for right rear rpm sensor implausible I replaced both sensors in 2014 with MB factory sensors now it is back reading no speed on right rear, swapping sensors right to left the code follows the sensor that was in the right rear. Has anyo... |
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| 2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L No Start VIN: JN1DA31A32 Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone could offer a little insight into this issue. Kid blew the motor in this maxima. We swapped it out with a nice known good replacement, put a new clutch and flywheel in it, and back together it went. Will not fire up no... |
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| 2008 Pontiac Torrent 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CKDL33F08 Had vehicle come in with trac and stabilitrac lights on as well as the engine light. Found code P0404 for the EGR. checked all circiuts everything ok so we replaced the EGR valve. Ran it through the enable conditions and made sure it passed the readiness monit... Trouble codes: P0404 |
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| 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: WP0AA2998W Customer wanted spark plugs and wires, distributor, cap and rotor all replaced. We replaced everything, didn't TDC engine because we marked the old distributor. Stabbed the distributor in and its now a crank no start. So we TDC the crankshaft, and aligned the ... |
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| 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0AA2992Y What seemed like a simple fix has become swomewhat of a problem. Customers original complaint was an intermittent misfire on #1 cylinder. I replaced the spark plugs and #1 ignition coil, cleared the codes and road tested the vehicle after which it developed a ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0304, P0305 |
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| 1997 Rover Mini 1.3L No Start, Hello all, Hoping someone can shed some light on this car. As no info to be found via alldata or mitchell or google search. Car was imported into usa from england. Titled as a 71 Mini. Yet everything about it is 96+. From front bulk head to the 2 injector efi... |
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| 2003 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF32K03 hi all I got this camry in last week for check engine lamp, a fuel smell, brakes and a bad motor mount and a flex pipe.did every thing and saved the light for last had a p0456 code small leak. I started with the Toyota flow chart which made my head feel like i... Trouble codes: P0456 |
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| 2012 Toyota Prius C 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKDTB36C Hello everyone and thank you for the help. I have this 2012 Prius C in for the check engine light being on. The codes are P0441(evap incorrect purge flow) and P0455(large evap leak). I have checked the purge valve at the engine and it is not leaking AT THIS T... Trouble codes: P0441 (Incorrect purge flow), P0455 (Large leak detected) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUEL74F46 Thanks you to everyone that replied. We recommended that the customer take this one to the dealer. Dealer found cylinder #2 compression low. Due in part to the high mileage, their recommendation was to replace the engine. Trouble codes: P0300, P0308 (cyl 8), P0306, P0301, P0303, P0305. |
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| 2000 BMW 323i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM3336Y I have not been back to shop to look at vehicle again. I will update if/when I do. Thanks for all replies. Trouble codes: 11 (thermal oil level sensor), C0E, B04, B06, 1C. |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i 2.5L conv. top VIN: 4USBT33423 Thank you for your reply's we got the car back in and found the connector for the motor and was able to add power and ground to it and you can hear the motor working, We sent to the dealer, we hate to do that but sometimes its the best bet for the customer and... |
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| 2006 BMW 325i 3.0L Electronic VIN: WBAVB13536 Fixed and down the road. The difficulty here was bad information. The 4e87 code is a shift interlock solenoid code which happens to be called "shift solenoid 4" The biggest difficulty is that right around this year the shift interlock was moved from the tra... |
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| 1991 Buick Century Custom 3.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G4AH54N0M Checked fuel injectors and found a couple of injectors dripping and not spraying good. Thanks to everyone who responded. |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Unknown VIN: 1FDXE47P36 thanks for all who have helped, it wound up being the fan cluth, clutch was not bad but another shop that had this vehicle apart had pulled the fan clutch wiring and it was getting intermittent connections going down rough roads around here, replace fan clutch... |
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| 2012 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L Sliding door Thank you for all the reply's. There was no faults in the system, but like someone said, I was able to find the left and right door ratchet switch position on the data list and drive it around looking at those two items. Found the left door showing open whe... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata SE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPEU46F67 I'm going to say fixed on this one. After replacing both cam oil solenoids, I drove vehicle and it seemed to miss. This was at the end of day Thursday. Friday I came in cleared codes and redrove. It ran prefect. I drove it twice, for a total of 20 miles. NO Mi... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple Misfire). |
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| 2004 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L No Start, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJC73354 I want to thank all of those who responded to my request for help. The customer picked the vehicle up Thursday and drove a weekend without any symptoms. Great suggestion on replacing the crank and cam sensors! I also suggested timing belt and waterpump. Goo... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crank sensor a ckt). |
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| 2010 Subaru Forester XT Limited 2.5L Surge VIN: JF2SH6FC7A Hello everyone and thanks for the advice. This customer has not returned yet for further diagnosis. This vehicle has not had the transmission serviced. When the vehicle is in for further diagnosis, I will put the scanner on this one as advised and do a littl... |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L No Start, Cuts out VIN: JTDKB20U77 First of I would like to thank each and everyone who helped me on this problem. All of the replies had been carefully address properly. I filled up the tank with gas with almost 10.11 gallons, fuel gauge indicated a full bar and test drive vehicle for 10miles ... Trouble codes: P0A0F, P0A93, P0607 (Control Module Performance), P0A00, C0200 (Right Front Wheel Speed Sensor Fault), C0205 (Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor Fault). |
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