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| 2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L door locks VIN: 5UXFA53592 This is not a dead lock the battery test good. This suv was towed in with all doors locked. I was able to use a door unlock rod kit and pull the hood release and get the hood open to check the battery. The battery tests ok and I have a charger on it but it sti... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Express 3500 4.8L No Start VIN: 1GC2GTBA2A The fuel pump relay is eratticaly not being engerized by the ECM. I caught it in the act and determined that the relay coil wasn,t recieving voltage from the Ecm, and of course I didn't have my Snap On scanner on it to monitor the Ecm. Now its running again, b... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L timing chain VIN: 1GNKRGED3B Vehicle came in with dead misfire on cylinder #6. Eventually I found a broken intake valve spring on cylinder #6. Replaced both intake valve springs on #6 cylinder. Now had misfire on all cylinders on bank 2. Compared both intake cams and exhaust cam sensors w... |
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| 2002 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Toe in VIN: 2C3AE66G72 Thank you in advance for any help on this vehicle. We replace worn out r/f tie rod and set toe. Steering spike was off so had customer come back to reset steering spike. After heating both sleeves, r/f sleeve needed replacing. Replaced sleeve and set toe. Ever... |
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| 2007 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L #6 Intake VIN: 2C3KA63H67 What it the actual compression you have seen on a 07 Hemi with 9.6:1 compression Ratio. I figure it around 141 PSI. It came in with a #6 push rod bent and the rocker off the valve stem against the spring. My highest compression is 100 lbs and the others are at... |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4HB38N56 Came in for excessive cranking to start, will not idle, runs very poorly-only cold. I replaced the plugs and coils on cylinder #2 & 7 for miss fires, replaced fuel pump for low volume (had 60 psi but only 1/2 pint in 30 seconds)and MAP sensor just to try it be... Trouble codes: P0302, P0307, P0300 |
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| 1965 Ford Thunderbird 6.4L turn signals VIN: 5Y83Z11321 I cant get the right side to light the left side works.I put a bearing in the steering shaft and the customer says they were working prior to that.I check for power from the switch at the base of the column and I GET AN IMPUT FROM THE SWITCH.I cant find a usab... |
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| 1993 Ford Ranger STX 2.3L Transmission VIN: 1FTCR10A9P We rebuilt this a4ld transmission about 3 months ago and it has come back with harsh shifts in every gear, checked vacumn to modulator all is good there replaced valve body and still no change the linkage seems to be on point as well. Has anybody run into this... |
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| 2002 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L hard start hot VIN: 1FTNE24LX2 Hi All, Customer complaint is a hard start when hot. Code P0125-insufficeient coolant temp. Engine temp reads normal in dash, but -7 to 26 F on scan tool. Instrument cluster shares the ECT sensor. Unplugged I have battery voltage at the ECT and a good ground. ... Trouble codes: P0125 |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Master Cylinder VIN: 1FTRW07673 Truck came in with suspension noise and replaced lower control arm and ball joint. On test drive brakes would fade after they warm-up. Pedal feels great for 5 minutes ! on slow gradual stop you loose 80% of pedal. Truck has new master cylinder, calipers, and p... |
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| 1999 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Misfire VIN: 1GDJK34J5X Thank you for reading this, I know your time is valuable. I have a 99 GMC with a 7.4l engine that is having a lot of misfires. The vehicle came in last month with misfires in cyl 3 and 5. It failed a combustion test and the spark plugs were wet with coolant so... |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC19W22 This truck came in with a complaint of hard starting hot and MIL illuminated. P0172 was retrieved. Fuel trims were -27 and -25 long term. After removing the throttle body, fuel could be seen dripping from the fuel pressure regulator. A new regulator was instal... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 lean), P0174 (Bank 2 lean) |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start, No start when hot VIN: 1GT423C80B Good afternoon, this truck was towed in as a no start.we found metal particles trapped the fuel pressure regulator located on the fuel pump. This prompted us to change the injector pump along with several fuel hoses and fuel lines. We were able to start the v... |
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| 1999 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L speedometer VIN: JACDJ58X0X 1999 isuzu trooper came in with no speedometer operation. inspected for power ground and speed sensor signal. all good. inspected data list for vehicle speed. normal operation at data list from car. this is provided from the same speed sensor that the speedome... |
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| 2001 Jaguar XKR 4.0L gearbox fault message VIN: SAJDA42B11 Hello Techs, this jag has me puzzled. Came in with a gearbox fault message in instrument cluster and in limp in, 1 gear working condition. this resets with every key off cycle. Will reset after about 15 minutes of driving. Scanned all systems, no faults presen... |
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| 1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L converter VIN: 1J4FY19S4V vehicle came in with p0740 was told by jasper to check cable adjustment on trans if code we'll send new unit under warranty. another guy does job comes back 3 days later lightbak on p0740 now im ok'd to look at car when testing at tcc solenoid i find that i ha... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L Power window I have this s550 with drivers power window not working. The data shows that the thermal circuit is preventing it from operating,the temp is flucuating all over the place. I see a TSB for a software update,my question is have any of you had any succes with the ... |
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| 2005 Subaru Outback i 2.5L cam seals VIN: 4S4BP61C15 Hello, really frustrated here with my 2005 subaru outback with a 2.5 non turbo ej25 engine. The 1st subaru I have owned and worked on. About a 1000 miles ago I had replaced both head gaskets and had a valve job etc done to both heads at a very reputable and ... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Accessories VIN: 3VWSA69M74 We replaced the compressor, now PRNDL in cluster is blank, clock displays the same time all the time, odometer doesn't change, speedo OK, all lights OK. Ran an all system scan with the Vagcom, no communication codes anywhere. Can't see how we could have damage... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L engine VIN: 3VWPL71K39 Hello all, Getting my butt kicked by this tdi. Engine code CBEA. Came in for overheating while driving but not at idle. After pulling temp readings and verifying what seemed like a lack of flow I recommended the water pump/ tbelt job, has 146k on the original... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6DP56755 Thanks to everyone who replied. I replaced the gaskets at the exhaust manifold to converter fittings. Reset fuel adaptions again. I have been road testing the vehicle for about 2 weeks and fault has not re-occurred. Fuel trims were lower on bank 2, around 7-8 ... Trouble codes: P2179 (Long term fuel trim bank 2 lean). |
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| 1984 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GCCC14H7E As many of you suggested it was the carb. No concerns were found with the compression testing, so I pulled the carb and opened it up to find a lot of debris/rust. I noticed the installer had failed to install a fuel filter anywhere in the system. After rebuild... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LS 1.8L Timing Belt THANKS FOR THE REPLIES. ORDERED TOOLS FROM FREEDOM RACING. MANAGED TO GET IT DONE WITH OUT THE TOOLS THOUGH. WILL BE MUCH QUICKER WITH CORRECT TOOLS NEXT TIME. |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L Stall VIN: 1FTCR15X6R Thanks for everyone for helping on this, it turned out to be the mass air flow sensor,I got a reman from local parts store and immediately it run better and was fixed, customer took vehicle and about 3 days later it started running ruff again, so I ordered one... Trouble codes: 341 (CMP sig noise/octane adj pin used). |
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| 2003 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L power steering pump VIN: 1FMCU94193 After I put 2 master pro reman pumps on it and still did not work,i got new one from ford and it fixed it.thx |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion SEL 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAHP0JA6A ok not sure if we fixed or not but tighten all pins at throttle body and computer. customer says he has not had any more problems since them. thanks for all the good advice. Trouble codes: P2112, P2119. |
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| 1996 GMC C1500 Sierra SL 5.0L power door locks VIN: 2GTEC19M7T Thanks for the replies. I never did officially find where splice 255 was. The wire harness went up into the dash assembly, not down under the carpet. I removed the kick panels. followed the harness as far as I could and never reached the splice. I believe you ... |
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| 2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L No Start VIN: SAJEA51DX3 AS BEFORE I HAD CHECKED THE COILS WITH AN AMP PROBE AND WATCHING THE COILS AS A GROUP AND INDIVIDUALLY NONE EXCEDED 9 AMPS. AND ALL RAMPS WERE CONSISTANT FROM COIL TO COIL. THIS BEING DONE WITH AN DSO. AVERAGING AT ABOUT 4 AMPS ON THE CIRCUIT THIS DIDN'T LEAD ... Trouble codes: P1611 (Ecu sub cpu failure), P1573 (Can throttle angle fault). |
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| 2007 Jeep Compass 2.4L no throttle movement VIN: 1J8FF47W97 After countless re-learn attempts, triple checking wiring, and comparing scan tool data to like vehicles I decided to swap a throttle pedal from a working vehicle. I did the re-learn with the "new" pedal and it worked. I have no explanation because APP1 and AP... |
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| 2009 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Misfire VIN: JM3ER29L19 thanks for all the replies. first, my apologies for not including fuel trims. all were relatively normal,but should not have been dismissed off hand, particularly when asking busy folks for help. most replies suggested a faulty injector,which was my thinking a... Trouble codes: P0300, P0303. |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L Speedometer, Transmission VIN: WDBHA24G3Y I checked for moisture intrusion and wheel speed sensors issues as suggested, but all checked OK. I was not able to determine why the brake switch seemed to fix the issue for a day, nor was I able to duplicate the results. Customer retrieved vehicle and chose... |
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| 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.8L Rear spoiler VIN: WP0CB29996 We found chewed wires at the switches for front & rear deck lids. The chewed wires took out the rear body & seat modules, we fixed the wires & replaced & reprogrammed the 2 new modules. Car is all fixed. |
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| 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Unknown VIN: 4S3BL626X6 After asking several salvage yards I was told the bolt hole pattern was different on the crankshaft. Finally found engine for standard transmission and just went with that. Didn't want to find-out the hard way. I can say that I matched up a flexplate on back o... |
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| 2005 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Rear brake calipers VIN: JTEGD21A95 Thanks to all what I ended up doing is power bleeder at master cylinder and at same time vacuum bleeder at rear calipers I never saw any air in system but now the rear calipers are working. |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 5TDZA23CX6 Customer has taken the easy way out. Will send it to junk yard!! We do not have an injector pulse. Unplug coil 1 at a time or all at a time does not change anything. Customer said if it was over 500 bucks he would walk and they did. Trouble codes: P0300, P0351, P0352, P0353. |
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| 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R 2.3L Hesitation, no power VIN: YV1LW5810S well guys thanks for the ideas...I did check timing and seems to be on...very hard to tell as the sevice info i have on alignment marks is somewhat misleading. anyway, we bailed out of this one. thanks again for all the good responses! |
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