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| 2005 Chrysler 300 Limited 3.5L abs VIN: 2C3JA53G65 Have no signal comming from left rear wheel. This is an active abs sensor. Have used left rear abs cable with sensor part of the cable and plugged it into the right rear and I have a good signal. Replaced left rear wheel bearing and still no signal. Switch lef... |
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| 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L Unknown VIN: 2C4RC1BG5C Towed in with transmission mechanically shot. Customer opted for a used trans. All went well until a 1500-mile trip, the check engine lite came on and set two codes, 83b and 84b, for a pressure sensor. We changed the solenoid pack and pressure switch next to i... |
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| 1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2L Mechanical I am installing an oil pump drive gear bushing. What would be the best lubricant for this bushing? My machine shop said not to use assembly lube and then recommended a napa product which I then forgot. Should I just use engine oil? Any advice would be apprecia... |
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| 2010 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L Extended crank VIN: 2B3CA3CV6A Engine replaced at another shop in town. Now it has an intermittent extended crank before it starts.(5 seconds is what I have seen so far) Customer said this problem was not there before the engine replacement. First experience with the problem was after the ... Trouble codes: P0456 (EVAP system small leak), P0455 (EVAP system large leak) |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FTFX28L4V Hi all. Okay, this one is a new vehicle to us, the customer bought it from his uncles estate, it only had 78K on her. He brought it in for the MIL lamp on, it had a code P0161 for the rear oxygen sensor heater, it was bad and we replaced all 4 for maintenance ... Trouble codes: P0161 (O2 sensor heater cicruit bank 2 sensor 2) |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2.5L warning lights this fusion hybrid has abs & traction control lights on there is code c1029 stored if erased returns on first or second braking c1029 abs primary circuit pressure lower than secondary.no trouble shooting was found no info on this code was found please help.tha... |
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| 2005 Honda CR-V SE 2.4L Cuts out VIN: JHLRD78975 Good day people. I have this 05 Honda CRV 2.4L that is cutting out intermittently. I does it more cold but will do it hot. When it cuts out you would think that all of the cylinders have stopped for just a split second, maybe one rotation of the crank. The onl... Trouble codes: P0600 (Serial communication) |
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| 2008 Honda Accord EX 3.5L key/started relay VIN: 1HGCP36888 Customer original concern was for a buzzing noise in the key area when starting. My initial search was in the key area, but determined the noise was actually (or seemingly) coming from the starter relay in the left interior fuse box. Replaced the relay, and th... |
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| 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNFM91V3W replaCe oil pan and now car wont start, no fuel presure, no spark, no inyection pulse, noid light stays on al times, no spark, no code, no comunication with ecm, i/p message center says no comunication with trans, no cooling fan reference, checked fuses, relay... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.4L Unknown VIN: WDBGB34E5P Hi need some help from the diesel specialists out there. This car came in running rough and smoking. also had a lack of power We started by doing a fuel filter and found a loose injector. Tightened injector replaced filter and power seemed better. The car is n... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Lighting VIN: WDBNG70J94 turn signal are blinking fast intermittently got a code for upper control module 9043 and b1016 that i can't get information for if somebody is familiar with this please help, thank you in advance, and up to now i have not experienced the symptom |
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| 2004 Nissan 350Z Track 3.5L tcs VIN: JN1AZ34D34 hello guys got a question for some of you who are familiar with 350z's, customer came in and said they have a issue with traction control, on the highway in 5th gear at around 60 to 70 mph you pulse the gas pedal and the rpm's jump and down and then the slip l... |
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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 Rogue SL 2.5L Rear Suspension VIN: JN8AS58V58 This Rogue has a dull knocking noise over bumps in the rear. It takes bumps somewhat bigger than one would expect to rattle the stabilizer links on the front. It's pretty consistent but is more pronounced with colder ambient temperatures. We replaced the shock... |
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| 2003 Saturn L300 3.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G8JW54R93 Hi all- We replaced engine oil cooler for leaking coolant out cover. Two days later, car stalled but would restart in less than 10 minutes. Car shows up, with crank sensor code p0335. Check resistance OK at .9k and looked OK on quick scope check. Well, replace... Trouble codes: P0335 |
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| 2002 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TEHN72N62 Good morning,This came in with 3 evap code p0440 p0441 p0446 p0441 was a purge hose under the hood off,p0446 was the vent valve solonid rusted up and bad for that replaced the canister assy (new oe).Smoke test looks ok it looks like a little smoke from a vent ... Trouble codes: P0440 |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Electronic VIN: JTEGF21A42 hi every body, I need help with this toyota. a/c compressor doesn`t work at all, this is a manual a/c. freon is good, there is no information about how get codes, but scanned and checked reading on the engine, shows a/c sinal, alway is off. if commanded with t... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 BMW 328i 3.0L parking brake VIN: WBAVA33547 Everyone was dead on, gave me the confidence to take it back to the shop that does coding for me. Something must have gone wrong when they first coded it. Re-coding fixed all systems on this car. Thanks again for the help! |
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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i 4.8L Headlight VIN: 5UXFE835X9 Thanks to everyone who replied to my de-bugging issue. I got a little lucky. After removing the inner fender I was able to use my air gun to blow the bug around until it ended up in the signal light housing where I was able to use steel finders to snatch the p... |
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| 2011 BMW 535i GT 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAFR7C5XB Hello Guys! Thanks for all the good tips, it was the water pump. A new pump fixed this problem. Many thanks as always!! |
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| 2005 Buick Rendezvous Ultra 3.6L No Start VIN: 3G5DB03735 Dan thank you the problem was the voltage on the battery this solved my issue thank you very much. It wound up being that the battery was weak even though I was using a battery charger it was dropping to low to let me program the unit |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L Pass Lock System VIN: 3GNEC16R8X Thanks to all that took the time to offer help, your help kept me going in a direction that finally solved the problem. The end problem ended being a defective new ignition switch (the resistor thing in the wire harness for the pass lock wiring that is incorp... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L air bag VIN: 1G1AL55FX7 Used a 2 ohm resistor to check circuit in the loop . My first 2 clock springs were defective . Installed one from a 2005 Colbalt and it worked. Thanks for the help. |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L timing VIN: KL1TG56E29 while we have not repaired the car yet we did put new cam phasers , with out any change .We feel we still have a timing problem because the vacuum,is to low 5 to 8 pounds.At this point i see no reason to replace cam phasers as the one i cut open shows no sign ... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Pacifica Touring 3.5L everything VIN: 2C8GF684X5 thanks to all grounds on left front rail!!! looked good but they have so many wires in one eyelet that at first look good but if you open it up broken |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L No Start VIN: 2C3KA63H96 The problem was a bad skeem modual. Thanks to all who replied. |
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| 1998 Dodge Dakota 3.9L low power VIN: 1B7FL26X0W Thank you all for all your replies the fix was a new ECM. The problem could be duplicated in the shop with the wiggle/slap test at the ECM harness. The truck has been back on the road for about a month now, all is well thanks! |
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| 2008 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Solenoid Pack VIN: 1B3LC46K38 After testing, retesting and retesting following the manufacturers recommended test procedures (minus a transmission simulator), installing and configuring a used TIPCM that was indicated as defective based on test results from Shopkeypro AND Direct hit with... |
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| 2008 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D8HB38N58 smoke test showed slight exhaust leak at y pipe connection retorqued exhast manifold bolts reset adaptives Trouble codes: P2096. |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 6.0L pump VIN: WDDNG79X27 Yes There is a filter built into the reservoir. I replaced the reservoir and that cured the problem. This model has the reservoir remotely mounted on the inner fender, so there was no o-ring to replace that can also cause the same symptoms on other models that... |
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| 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL 3.3L Stall 1 fuel injector was shorted replace it and problem was solved |
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| 1985 Other European s-c 4.9L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: W09526219F after salvage yard hunts and internet hunts it looks like the throttle position sensor was the fix.I tried the airflow meter first but a t.p.s. from an opel manta works. had to modify the mount but it runs great.thanks to all who replied, I hope never to see ... |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Touareg TDI 3.0L Adblue VIN: WVGDK6A97A Replaced Adblue injector. Basic settings 170 is a test on the Adblue system. Builds up pressure and cycles the injector. Put the injector in a container and it looked like someone sneezed in it. With the new injector I had a nice cone shape and plenty of flow. |
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