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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L Misfire VIN: WAUEH64B71 misfire on cly. 4,5,6 and cam code po345. all new plugs, wires, coils. has engine noise from same head. left. very good customer don't want to waste money on repair of this engine if its not going to last. sounds like chain noise. did compression test. all cly... Trouble codes: P0300, P0345 |
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| 2009 Audi Q5 Premium 3.2L air injectio VIN: WA1KK78R09 vehicle came in with codes for air injection both banks ,,, air injection pump is in front of vehicle under the bumper cover checked pump and it was blowing a 50 amp power probe replaced pump and checked connections ,, I have a ground but no power checke... |
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| 2012 Audi S5 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUVVAFR3C Replaced purge valve but same code comes back. After reading about this car and code, I'm learning this is a common problem. I've read different dealers have put a double check valve on the car. Not really sure what that is exactly. Also they have replaced hos... Trouble codes: P0441 (EVAP canister system throughput faulty) |
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| 2004 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAEV33414 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. I have this 2004 325i in for a check engine light. The code is P2097 which appears to indicate "bank 1 post catalyst system rich". Alldata is very sketchy on info for this code and I am not really sure what... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L Pass Lock System VIN: 3GNEC16R8X I would appreciate any help on this Pass Lock System, I'm have become stuck after several days on this. 1999 Suburban came in with security light on; customer stated light has been on for a couple of years, he bought truck used. Scan test showed code B2947 (se... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LT 6.0L reduced engine power VIN: 3GNGK26U03 Hi all I have another one of the GM throttle body issues. Customer brought vehicle in because of a reduced engine power message on the dash. We found there was a pcm update that matched the problems the vehicle was having. So we had the update preformed and cu... Trouble codes: P0220, P1515, P2135 |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L No Start VIN: 2C3KA63H96 Thanks to all in advance who respond. the chry. 300 has antitheft enabled when you open any door. Engine will not crank, or scan with the key on in the run position. Antitheft will turn off in about 5 min. after enabled. Power door locks do not oper. at all. D... |
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| 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Pci bus VIN: 1D4GP24323 Owner replaced some bulbs in cluster. Problems started. DRB tell me bus is down. When I first plugged into it with drb - no communication. Plugged in snap modis ultra. communicates. Go back to drb and it communicates but tells me bus is down. Aware of cluster ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L Steering VIN: 3D7KS28C45 hi all,just had a steering issue with my truck.was backing up my trailer and cutting it right,not yet to the stops, and heard a pssst noise .then it would not steer to the left but the right is fine.i was straight enough to disconnect trailer and drove it home... |
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| 2004 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Reverse gear VIN: 1FTYR10D04 I build quite few automatics but this one has me stumped. The truck came in with a severe delay into reverse. Trans was pulled and a worn center support, where the rings lands are, was found. The trans was resealed, new center support, and new clutches install... |
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| 2009 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L No Start VIN: 1FTPW14V69 This truck came in not running with multiple internal pcm error codes, sometimes couldn't communicate. I replaced and programed the pcm with IDS. Now PATS has it locked out. PCM has stored P1260 Theft code - active. Instrument cluster has B1213 minimum number ... Trouble codes: P1260 (Theft detected vehicle immobilized), B1213 (Minimum number of keys not programmed) |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion SE 3.0L p/s VIN: 3FAHP0HG9A power steering message on. trak light on. no power assist. pulls hard left. no tsb's or recall's on Mitchel. nothing on iatn, but problem is all over the place on internet. for bad rack. reset codes and it restored p/s assist , but still pulled hard left. afte... |
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| 2012 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on Getting a recurring misfire in cyl number 1. Scanner shows on cylinder contributions as cyl number 3 is weak. Physical misfire is showing up in cylinder 1 when unplugging injectors. Compression is good, swapped coils, and replaced spark plugs. Rechecked plugs ... Trouble codes: P0301 (Cyl 1 misfire) |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 5.3L 2-3 shift VIN: 1GTEK19T96 this is just a typical 3-4 clutch job,the issue is this is a hybrid.we have never worked on one,it looks like there is an coil winding around the front of the converter?how do we safely work on this,what do we need to power down system?any advise? |
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| 1990 Honda CRX Si 1.6L Compressor? VIN: JHMED9365L The vehicle returned with a leaking compressor and abnormal pressures. Replaced compressor and drier. The pressures are abnormal,at idle low side is high at 70-80, high side 110-125. At 2500 low side is 55-60 high 150-175. Suspected defective compressor,replac... |
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| 2008 Hummer H3 X 3.7L missfire p0300 VIN: 5GTEN13E88 hummer came in with check engine light code p0300 misfire history shows #4 misfiring switch coil still miss on #4 switch plug still miss on #4 did relative compression test with pico and #4 was a little lower then the rest just for numbers did a manual compres... |
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| 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FF68S4X see previous work area - I entered wrong. Trouble codes: P0320 (Crank sensor), P0340 (Cam sensor), P1391 (Intermittent loss of sync) |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L odometer VIN: WDBBA4805H Any know where i send the instrument cluster to have it repaired? Speedometer is working, but Odometer is not. |
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| 1992 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: JT3VN39W6N Replaced engine due to Dead num 6 cyl. The original complaint was that after 500 mile it would lurch??? obviously could not verify after driving about 20, but definitely had a dead num 6 cylinder, exhaust valve. After recommending engine due to high mileage, a... |
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| 2001 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Transmission VIN: 1NXBR12EX1 This Corolla stalls when you put it in reverse. Forward works perfectly...no problems at all. You can drive the car all day long in drive. Somehow, the converter is locking up when you back up. From neutral, I can coast downhill and get going backwards, then p... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW 530i 3.0L alternator hi ,thank u for all the suggestions and with all this help i managed to fix this charging problem by replacing the alternator like lots of u suggested ,especially mark bjorn and andrew,thanks once again ,charlie |
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| 1992 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFK24K5N Im going to go ahead and close this request calling it fixed. Thanks to Ted and Frank (and everyone for that matter). Managed to bypass the esc and thats the best the pickup has ever ran. Once again thank you to everyone for your help. Trouble codes: 42 (est). |
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| 1994 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Cruise Control VIN: 1GCEK14K0R THE SPEED BUFFER / DRAC WAS NOT PUTTING OUT A SPEED SINGAL ON PIN C4 BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS WIRED TO PIN 5 ??? MOVED RED /WHT WIRE TO PIN C4 THEN HAD SIGNAL TO CRUISE CONTROL MODULE BUT STILL NO CRUISE. REPLACED MODULE WITH ONE FROM 1993 K1500 WORKED F... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Astro LS 4.3L Hesitation VIN: 1GNEL19X52 seems that the 5V ref signal is common to more components that shown on diagrams ! a regulator inside ECM generates all 5V reference signals, FTPS fixed this one. cut the wire to ref (gray) and signal returned Trouble codes: P1122. |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3D7LX39C96 Sorry for the long response. I was out of town on business. I did figure it out before I left.Thanks for all the response they were great. I did go back to the basic's. I also did follow the p0148 fuel ppt. I chech operation of the fca and fuel pressure in and... Trouble codes: P0148. |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FTZX1723W I apologize for leaving this open for so long. Truck has not been available since owner is driving it despite intermittent issue. He just disconnects the MAF, starts it and all is well until next time. In response to queries about the air filter, it is a sto... Trouble codes: P0102 (MAF Sensor Circuit Low Freq). |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Master Cylinder VIN: 1FTRW07673 THANKS TO ALL! AFTER REPLACING ABS CONTROL UNIT ALL IS WELL. FOUND USED UNIT FOR 200.00$ THANKS AGAIN. |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L Engine VIN: 1FTNF20P64 We first replace the ficm and had no change. Since we kelp having injectors showing failure we decided to change the injectors. That solved the problem. Thanks al |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC19W22 Thank you everyone that took the time to help me. I checked for intake gasket leaks. I reset the fuel trims several times. I used at least 3 other gauges borrowed from my fellow techs. I'm still leaning towards a lack of correct pressure. Since the original re... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 lean), P0174 (Bank 2 lean). |
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| 2012 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GT120C83C Thank you for the replies. Although these newer generation 6.6's are a different design and function a lot different than previous systems, sometimes it comes back to basics. We removed the return lines from the injectors (careful, they break easily)and cran... Trouble codes: P2610 (Internal engine off timer). |
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| 2004 Infiniti I35 3.5L unknown VIN: JNKDA31A54 Yep, it was the soda.Cleaned and have not seen vehicle back. |
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| 2006 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L Rattle VIN: 4S4BP68C06 To all who responded, thank you for being so generous with your time, a common suggestion was to check the anti-rattle hardware. It actually looked quite good, and attempting to move the pad resulted in very little movement.Nonetheless, I decided to replace fr... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Hesitation, No power VIN: 3VWSP69M23 So this vw is fixed it was inded a fuel supply issue. we ended up sending high pressure pump and injectors out to be checked. company we used stated fuel was contaminated with something and they couldn't check pump or injectors. they stated it was a silver c... |
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| 2004 Volvo XC90 T6 2.9L All VIN: YV1CZ91H14 First of all, I apologize for the untimely response, I lost track of how long it had been. This car was bought to be resold and since there were multiple problems, it went on the back burner in favor of others. I was working with a diagram and the responses ... |
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