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| 2006 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L Unknown VIN: WAUML44E66 to all Audi gurus out there. got this A8 that's blowing hot air at the vents. its charged up to 22 oz of freon which is the specs. my question is how do you tell if the compressor is running or not? i believe it's constantly on, since has no clutch in the fron... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GBJK39161 truck came in with no start, hasn't ran since quit 3 years ago. repaired many things so far, fuel lines , filter etc, have replaced pressure pump, fuel regulator and sensor, still will not build more than 2405 psi of pressure, no fuel in oil and no leaks, filt... Trouble codes: P0193 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.0L First and Second Gear VIN: 1GCHK24K17 Transmission was replaced with a used unit for a no reverse condition. Installed used transmission and had dealer program unit to the truck. Worked (ok) for a couple months. Came back to us and it would neutral out in first gear intermittently. Disassembled an... |
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| 2002 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L MIL Lamp on, all gauges go dead VIN: 1B7GG42N72 The instrument cluster gauges go to zero and the dash warning lights start comming on. The door locks quit working when you lose the speedo and gauges also. We tested power and ground and those came back good. There was also the issue of the blower not working... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Alternators VIN: 1FTSX31L5X I had the altanators bench tested and they are ok. Cleaned.the ground to block and still not charging. I do not know where to go with this truck. Any help on how to test and any fusible links in the charging system ? |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer Postal 4.0L Starter VIN: 1FMZU72K63 I need a liite help on this one.. Vehicle was towed in around 2 weeks ago with the typical no start, clack clack from the starter! Removed starter from truck, motor spun free with no issues at all no teeth missing from gear.. Great we have a bad starter, No bi... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 Heritage XL 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FTRX18W44 Thanks in advance we have this problem f-150 sometimes it will start sometimes it wont there is no codes showing up we have sent it to the dealer and they gave up on it there was a aftermarket computer installed and programmed still it would only start when it... |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Dash Brake Light VIN: 1FTRF12W87 Red brake warning light on dash stays on all the time |
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| 2008 Ford Taurus SEL 3.5L No Start VIN: 1FAHP24W68 Hello Ford tech's, we have replaced the PCM due to a misfire on #2. Installed the new programming with a Pass-Thru and Rotorcraft software and had to reprogram the PAT's system, this requires 2 known good keys. The customer brought us their spare key, but we b... |
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| 2013 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Starting VIN: 1FADP3F20D This one has me completely stumped. It is a flood car but there have been no green connections anywhere. Would not crank when it came in. We cut two new keys, replaced the PATS transciever, programmed the keys in and it cranked and started. The transmission ha... |
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| 2011 GMC Acadia SLE 3.6L Traction control / ABS VIN: 1GKKRPED6B What did I do wrong? Vehicle was running on hoist diagnosing a drive line vibration (tire balance)and in order to run it up to speed I switched off the traction control. And of course the ABS and Traction control lights are on and service stabilatrack system... |
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| 1996 Honda Accord EX 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCD5653T I have a code p1381 I have replaced both crank sensor and distributor, checked wiring at both connectors for ohms and resistance @1500 ohm at 4 and 5 pins in wiring harness, has anyone run into this before? Trouble codes: P1381 |
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| 2001 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 2HKRL18651 Takes a few hours to stall. Scan tool hooked up and fuel pressure gauge. Runs great till gets hot then starts running bad like fouled plugs then shuts off. Pulled spark plugs and see weak fire. Good compression. Fuel pressure same. No tach signal on cluster bu... |
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| 2003 Isuzu Axiom XS 3.5L tp sensor VIN: 4S2DF58X53 after I got it back out of the shop I drove the vehial about a month before the tp sensor code was going off replace the tp sensor now it still going to reduce power mode and throws off code [...] is tp sensor to MAF senor correlation then after shutting ... |
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| 2006 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L Mechanical VIN: 1J8HG58286 Since then customer states some oil blow by in air filter. Intermittent Lifter noise. Confirmed one day it was very loud at the shop next 2 days its been quiet Oil pressure is 25+ at hot idle for 1 hour. Question is this is an MDS lifter failure if this is ig... |
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| 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L A/C box VIN: 1J4HR58N36 This Jeep has a soaked driver's carpeting. We removed the A/C box to replace a leaking evaporator and found some debris; but not enough to cause this kind of leak. There is a wet trail from the back of the A/C box, down the trans tunnel and under drivers carpe... |
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| 2010 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 2.3L Extended Crank VIN: JM3ER4W34A Has extended crank when cold, but not every time. When it does act up, coolant temp and air temp sensors match and fuel pressure is at minimum 55 psi up to 600 psi, has high pressure fuel pump. Never bleeds down below 40psi with mechanical gauge or the electro... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic 5.0L Airmatic suspension VIN: WDBUF83J85 Hello fellow techs, vehicle brought in with a low suspension complaint. Noted right front corner very low and right rear lower than normal. Found the air spring leaking, (Made a hissing noise when moved) but could not ever get the air pump to boot in the shop.... |
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| 2006 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L Rattle VIN: 4S4BP68C06 Rattle only occurs on rough road surface. It will disappear completely when brakes are applied. Rear calipers seemed to have too much movement when compared to other vehicles so caliper guide pins were replaced. They have very limited movement now, but the noi... |
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| 2004 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR38E94 Originally came in with check engine-only evap codes-found bad gas cap-performed evap test ok'd-oil and filter and serpentine belt-when customer picked up poo16 was set-cleared-came on-tech checked for stretched chain-said was 12 degrees-we replaced timing cha... Trouble codes: P0016 (Timing correlation) |
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| 2008 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L low speed can? VIN: YV4CM98268 vehicle came from body shop with abs and srs warnings on. Was able to clear com. code in abs but cannot communicate with srs module and various other modules. tested high speed can lines and have 60 ohms total resistance, scoped same and have mirror images on ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBANA73504 What a long haul and loss of a few hours of sleep due to having 8 cars at once with unusual challenges we have been having a year of on going German car challenges. The fix was a new DME and looking up bulletins is key to fixing cars today! Codes 28B2 & 2796 w... Trouble codes: 28B2, 2796 (DME Throttle adaptation values incorrect), 2F9A. |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L Surge VIN: 2G1WB55K86 I got a lot of replies to check tcc operation and that is what I was thinking also, however I found I could replicate the symptons by mildly power braking in drive up to about 1100rpm. At that point the surge was mild but definitely there. At a constant rpm ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L RF wheel speed VIN: 1GCHK23K37 Well I've been waiting for over a month now for the customer to bring the truck back in, and he still hasn't had time to do so. I hate to close this without providing a fix, but I have no other choice at this point. If he decides to bring it back, I will upd... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 5.3L MIL Lamp on, goes into fail safe VIN: 3GNEC12067 So far so good! No news is good news so I want to say thanks to all that replied. After soldering the connectors we have not heard from the owner. He is a good customer so if there was a problem he would have contacted us by now. Trouble codes: P2135, C0242. |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 Van 5.2L No start VIN: 2B7KB31Y92 Sorry for the delay in closing. Turns out the reman PCM we received was just as much junk as the original. It took a while to find one, but a new one seems to have fixed the issue. Thanks to all who provided information. |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Special 5.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FTDF14N3S Okay wow a lot of good replies here. First off thanks for all the help and input, greatly appreciate that! So the first issue was the 5.0L computer when cranking would not keep on firing the injectors, the signal would fade out. Fix for that was I grounded ... |
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| 2005 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L No power hot VIN: 1FMFU165X5 WE PERFOREMED ALL SUGGESTIONS INCLUDING OIL PRESSURE WHICH STAYED STEADY, CAM PHASERS PLUGGED IN OR UNPLUGGED NO CHANGE IN RUNNING. WE ARE AT A LOSS, RECOMENDING A MOTOR AT THIS POINT, CUSTOMER THINKING ABOUT OPTIONS Trouble codes: P0307 (Cyl. 7 misfire). |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 XLT 4.2L Cuts out VIN: 1FTRF12258 thanks guys fix was to clean throttle body and reset kam took battery cables off and touched toghether 10 mins reset everything and truck runs great. Thanks iatn |
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| 1996 Geo Metro LSi 1.3L compressor VIN: 2C1MR5294T Thanks for the help! It was the the condenser, did not find any objects in inlet or outlet. Could blow flush through it but would shut down under pressure. |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L top engine noise VIN: 5NPET46C87 David was right; fist i cut open the oil filter and found that it was full of metal shavings.Then i disabled each cylinder individualy and it stoped the loudest tick when i disabled #2 i am going to drop the pan but i believe i have enough evidence to say rods... |
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| 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L Differentials VIN: 1J4HR58246 The fix was to replace the Front Differential Lock Actuator Solenoid. When operating properly, these ELSD axles will act like an open axle when there is no current flowing through the lock actuator solenoid inside the differential. The solenoid is a normall... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT1 3.8L Cat monitor VIN: 2G2WP52284 Thank you thank you all with great loving heart out there! Gordon has nailed this puppy goooood! After the smoke test found very slight small exhaust leak from the left bank exhaust manifold. Took it out and found a very small crack at the exhaust casting! Rep... Trouble codes: P0135. |
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| 2004 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L instrument lights VIN: YS3FB49S04 Thank you everyone for input. The fault was the ICM(radio), which was my first suspect. ICM sends to MIU. I have replaced many ICM's for other reasons. I had installed a supposedly known good used ICM which apparently had the same fault. The radio worked fine ... |
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| 2005 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR32EX5 Well car is fixed. Drove car with vacuum gauge and lab scope hooked onto purge solenoid by air cleaner housing. After 100 miles of driving found purge valve sticking in open position. Replaced with factory part and cleaned/flushed line to charcoal canister. Th... Trouble codes: P0441 (Incorrect purge flow), P0455 (Gross evap leak detected), P0171 (Lean bank 1). |
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| 2007 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BE46K57 Thanks for all the help. After extensive driving and testing , finally had fuel pressure drop to 35 psi. Spec is 44-49psi. rReplaced fuel pump. All good Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean). |
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| 2011 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L passenger floor VIN: 4T4BF3EK2B The factory access plugs in the floor were not sealed properly and splashing through water was the cause. resealed and no more water |
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