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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUEH64B71 open another because having problem setting up cams. have new tensior chains and seals. don't understands how to set them up. mitchell is not very good. |
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| 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 6.0L tire pressure monitor VIN: SCBBR53WX6 This vehicle came to us for a TPMS light on, and no pressures reporting on the control head. Pulled codes (VCDS) and found all four TPMS sensors coded for No Signal/Communication. Put the vehicle into TPS Learn and drive car, and within 3 miles chimes and says... |
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| 2006 BMW 330i 3.0L erratic shift Hi all, this car was bought at auction. Owner says car transmission was "locked up" or "stuck in a gear and would not move" like a manual transmission. He sent to some transmission shop to rebuild and after a few weeks he got the car back but it was shifting c... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Tracker 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ1361W What else could I test except the ecm? My scan tool does not support egr test functions.I have manually tested valve and all solonoids, they all work and engine will about die when egr valve is opened fully. I replaced the solenoid on the front of the engine t... Trouble codes: P0400 |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L EGR Monitor VIN: 2G1FP22K8Y Hello techs: Egr monitor does not complete on this car. Car has a manual transmission which should not affect the drive cycle conditions by much.The 3.8L Engine runs fine and has plenty of power. All connections and wiring are correct at EGR valve connector. E... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Starting VIN: 1GCEK19TX3 We have this truck in with intermittent no crank. It will happen when left off for a few hours. You can turn the key to crank and nothing, if you wait about ten seconds with the key on and try a few more times then it will start. We found that when it does not... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD Classic LT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGK13U57 Ok we have checked all wires doing voltage drops checked wiring from app to tac module connecter under left kick panel wires from tac to throttle body and pcm.checked connections several times been over this truck with a fine tooth comb can somebody please tel... Trouble codes: P1125, P2125, P2138 |
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| 2008 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Solenoid Pack VIN: 1B3LC46K38 Hey Guys, No power to the Solenoid pack from the TIPCM on Pin 3 C10. Scan data shows Switched Bat Voltage 0. No sure what I am looking for on Pin 10 (from/to) PCM on the TIPCM? It says TRANS/CTRL on wiring diagram adn I don't know if this is a wake up signal... |
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| 2004 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L noise VIN: 1FAHP60A34 new ford oem fuel pump replaced one year ago for squealing. customer returned in the spring and was squealing intermittently mostly on startup. now squealing all the time noise is coming from drivers side, fuel pump located on pass side. do not see any issues ... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Cooling system VIN: 1FTSX21R88 Hi all thanks for your help in advance. I've got this Ford that keeps having cooling system issues. The truck hauls a camper all time and is used for back country camping. I've been servicing this truck since 2013 when it had 38k miles on it. At 55k mile the ... |
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| 2005 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1HGCM66595 Very good customer. Has a concern about the engine randomly revving to very high rpms (2000 to 3000). Inspected vehicle and found no visual indication of what might be causing it. No codes in ECM. Could not find any TSBs related to this condition. Has only hap... |
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| 2003 Infiniti G35 3.5L MIL Lamp on, no throttle VIN: JNKCV54E23 This vehicle's ECM will not ground the throttle motor relay control in the IPDM, when following the diagnostic procedure on ProDemand I arrive at "step 8" replace IPDM, however it appears to me that the ECM is faulty due to its inability to energize the thrott... Trouble codes: 1124 (throttle control motor relay), 1126 (throttle control motor relay) |
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| 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L misfire VIN: 1C4RJFAG6C I have two cars in my shop (possibly three) that have a p0305. We are well aware of the issues with the left head. This is the right side. Both have passed all the internal checks. We replaced most of the stuff using STAR recommendation. There are no electrica... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L Eadio VIN: WDDNG71X88 Hello Eru techs I need help with this Mercedes before calling "it needs a radio" I start the vehicle the radio turns on,I can turn the volume but not shutt it off unless I take the key off the ignition and it works intermittently coming on for a few seconds th... |
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| 1994 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L Electronic VIN: 1MELM62W4R Last week, I replaced this 4r70w for slipping in first gear. The customer brought it back after 50 miles stating that something's not right. I scanned the computer, and found P1747 for a shorted EPC solenoid circuit. I followed the test procedure in both Mitch... |
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| 1997 Nissan Pickup SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1N6SD16S1V Truck died on highway.No spark or injector pulse.Can scan no codes stored.Tryed different distributor no help.Found wires rubbed through on valve cover not sure what that might damage that is my ?To wires rubbed through on harness grounding out.Nether wire tou... |
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| 2007 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Hvac VIN: 1N4BA41E57 After replacing line. Charged system to 1.26lbs. High side at 200 psi low side at 10 psi. Discharge line hot. Liquid line ambient temp. Tried condensor no change. Tried compressor no change. Will try expansion valve in the am. Any suggestions are greatly appre... |
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| 2008 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L No Start VIN: 1N6AD09W48 Problem has gotten more frequent, will always start cold and runs fine. Once it starts even hot you can drive it wherever you want until you shut it down. According to Snap on Solus the NATS is allowing it to start. The injector pulse still shows 12ms even whe... |
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| 2012 Toyota Prius V 1.8L a/ system VIN: JTDZN3EU7C prius came in saying the a/c doesn't blow cold anyway dealer scanned it and said no codes but did say wiring coming from invertor was damages due to a crash which I can not see any damage at all . ok I scanned it and it has a code of [...] overheating ... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L starting VIN: 9BWGP61J63 Working on a 2003 VW Golf TDI that customer complaint is long crank time. Confirmed the long crank time and it is about 8-10 seconds. Unplugged the coolant temperature sensor and the vehicle starts right up no issue in about 2-3 seconds. Checked for any faults... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWST71K96 I'm not the first one to try to diagnose this problem I'd like to be the one who does but, I'm coming up with nothing right now. This car has had a history of this same code P0101 Mass air flow sensor implausible signal. I first checked the maf readings and ... Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 2006 Volvo S80 2.5T AWD 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1TH59276 This is a friends car that has a stumbles cold and has a mass air flow code and fuel trim codes. Upstream [...] reads 1 and downstream fluctuates between .63 and up. Has anybody else seen this before. Smoked intake. No leaks. Trouble codes: 121B, 216D, 21E0, 212C |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L Misfire VIN: WAUEH64B71 i'm going to close this even thou its not back together have problems with cams. going to reopen to try and get help. Trouble codes: P0300, P0345. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L hvac after testing all grounds and power wires I've replaced the hvac module with a new one and program went as normal, I think something went wrong inside when the bcm got re-programed. thank you all for your helpful information it was appreciated it |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L 1-2 shift VIN: 3D7LU38C24 This truck has not been back to the shop since the post was opened. He's off hunting again! No repairs have been made as of yet, but the info received from you guys has been very insightful. The replies varied widely. Whether or not this is a 48RE is stil... |
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| 2007 Ford Fusion SEL 2.3L Axle VIN: 3FAHP08Z57 hello all, i will aplogise personally for late fix post, but as to date I had replaced 2 of the motor mounts which must have been slightly collapsed causing the right side to drop a little and caused the tripod assembly to bind on acceleration which fixed prob... |
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| 2008 Ford Taurus SEL 3.5L No Start VIN: 1FAHP24W68 We have not fixed this issue yet, think its in the instrument cluster? We are going to have to send it out. One of the post talked about bypassing the system, but can't find good info on doing this? Called several places that offer a bypass interface, but say ... |
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| 2006 Honda Accord EX 3.0L A/C unit Hello Friens, this one took me more time that I expected. Follwed all of youre inputs to my problem. I decided to remove the evaporator to check doors operation. Both sides work fine, same movements at same temperature request. Lost again re installed the evap... |
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| 2009 Infiniti G37 X 3.7L Starting VIN: JNKCV61F59 CAR HAD MULTPLE CODES SET IN IPDM & BCM TO COMPLCATE DIAGNOSIS. I DID MANAGE TO COME ACROSS SOME TEST INFORMATION . THANKS FOR IMPUT FROM THE TECHS. CAR IS FIXED , STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FIXED IT . THANKS AGAIN SHAWN |
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| 2003 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1J4FA291X3 Man, what an ending lol. Christian nailed this one. Here is what happened: the starter failed while we were testing; it sounded terrible on arrival. We put a new starter in and wala, she fired up and ran nice and smooth. I realized the problem, a bad nega... |
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| 2010 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 2.3L Extended Crank VIN: JM3ER4W34A Customer decided to take vehicle before diagnosis was complete, but when problem occurred I had spark and fuel pulse. Problem must be in VVT/Timing system. |
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| 2011 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L compressor VIN: 5N1AR1N88B actually i would like to thank every body share me his time to solve this problem . customer decided to live with it ... |
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| 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L Fuel Pump VIN: 1G3NL52T6Y Thanks everyone for all the help! Turns out even though all dash lights and everything seemed to turn on the ignition switch was not powering up the abs, and airbag ecus. Replaced the switch and now it starts up and runs perfect. |
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| 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L Misfire VIN: JT3HT05J9X ground wire was broken in the main harness Michael from Hawaii led me to it with his suggestion about grounds for that bank. Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0304, P0306, P0308. |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L speedometer/cruise control VIN: 3VWCK31C34 Worn sensor shaft inside transmission. If you take the speedo shaft out you can wiggle test the inner part. We found play side to side and up and down. We also searched for info on the same thing and found multiple similar findings. |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWAL71KX9 Thanks to everyone who replied. Did not know that there was 4 heat sensors and one oxygen sensors. Replaced #1 heat sensor and test drove. No lights came on during test drive. Trouble codes: 01348 (sensor 1 exhaust temperature bank 1 G235 cicuit malfunction P0544 intermittent). |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L No Start VIN: WVGAV7AX0A The Ross-Tech website that was suggested did provide some good info. Performing the tips suggested pointed to what I suspected, a failed ECM. I had to send car to dealer as I have no way to program a new ECM. Thanks for all the replies. Trouble codes: 01314 (Sporadic communication), 00956 (Central electric module. no adaptation.). |
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