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| 2008 BMW 535i 3.0L oil leak VIN: WBANW135X8 I Have this BMW 533i that is leaking oil from below the oil filter housing. I replaced all the gaskets, and the oil cooler lines they were also leaking. The oil is still leaking, the old gasket was bad, the guy told me that it was replaced a few months ago but... |
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| 1987 Buick Regal GNX 3.8L Power brake VIN: 1G4GJ1176H We have this Grand National the had the brake boos system quit working. I have read where a vacuum booster could be installed with a kit to make everything work, without the hydraulic boost system. Has anyone had any experience with this situation? Thanks! |
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| 2002 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L heating VIN: 1G4HP54K72 heater hose are hot . use scanner to command to go hot ,last about 2 months atcm were is it locator? is dorman #20956 control module what do I have to take apart? don't work on hvac very much thank you don't have Mitchell thank you |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L No Start VIN: 1GCHK24U55 I have hit a brick wall on diagnosing this one. Where to turn? vehicle was towed to shop for no start condition. Upon initial checking found fuel pressure good. Spark good on multiple plugs. Injector pulse good on multiple injectors. Graph cam and crank sensor... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L Oil pressure VIN: 3GNFK16367 Hey folks, could use some help on this one. To give you the whole story I will start at the beginning. Customer brought this vehicle to the dealership, with a misfire, and engine noise. The dealer diagnosed it as a valve seating issue, and recommended the eng... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L high pitch whine VIN: 3GNFK12388 customer says that after she drives the car about 30 miles this high pitched whine comes out of the speakers, It gets less if the radio is turned off, but is still there. The GM dealer replaced the alternator, no change. The noise is above the way my old ears ... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.2L Speedometer VIN: 3GNCA23B79 The owner of the this HHR states that mostly driving up hills between 40 and 70 mph that the speedometer will drop to zero and at the same time the red brake warning light in the cluster comes on. They also state that at that moment the engine seems to lose po... Trouble codes: P0013 (Exhaust CMP Actuator Solenoid Control Circuit Symptom 00) |
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| 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.2L shuts off VIN: 1B7GG23Y6V Customer brought me the truck and this is the story he gave me. He said that the alternator over charged his battery and boiled it over and burnt the wires at the fuse box. So he repaired the wires and replaced the alternator. Then the truck started to die int... |
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| 1991 Ford Bronco Custom 5.8L Misfire VIN: 1FMEU15H7M timing cover has no timing marks (after market) need picture of thing cover with marks, i'd be so greatfull. I wont to thank every onne for helpfull posts. ps# don't kind any wise creaks, thank u. Al [...] |
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| 1995 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L brakes VIN: 1FTJW35F9S brake pedal drifts to floor. All brake parts have been replaced several times. have bled brakes for hours. Still nothing. Any help would be great. |
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| 1981 GMC C2500 High Sierra 7.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2GTGC24W0B Thanks for being there, The problem with this vehicle is repeated control module failure. We have installed new; Cap, Rotor , ignition control module, Coil, Spark plugs. Vehicle is on it's 4th control module in 6 months. The primary waveform pattern doesn't l... |
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| 1994 Honda Accord LX 2.2L MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 1HGCE1827R Hi there, This 1994 Honda Accord LX Wagon came to me the other day because of a starting problem. Went through the ignition system and looks like all is working. "The check engine light stays on all of the time" the ignition is on and or the engine is running.... |
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| 2000 Honda Accord LX 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1HGCG3247Y Vehicle consistently starts, idles fine, begins running rough & dies all in a matter of 10 seconds or less. Runs flawlessly with fuel return clamped off & ramps up fuel pressure to about 85 psi. Don't suspect EGR or idle valve problem or it would run on top en... |
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| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7L Stall VIN: 1J8GW68J42 Engine will idle 10 to 15 minutes then stall. Data was being recorded with scan tool when engine stalled. Noticed "current CKP count" and "current CMP count" as well as "engine RPM" data go to zero when engine stalls.No codes are set in memory. Engine will res... Trouble codes: P0158 (High voltage Bank 2 sensor 2 pending code) |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic 5.0L abs VIN: WDBUH83J34 Mercedes techs, I need you please. I have this E500 here and the cluster states (SERVICE BRAKE VISIT WORKSHOP)! The code it has is C249F = The operating time of component A7/3 (SBC left hydraulic unit) is exceeded. All the data I see on my Modis Ultra from- sp... |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AC74H73 Thanks in advance for any help, car seems to run lean at idle. STFT numbers keep switching to 21 then back to 0,LTFT are at 0. O2 sensors show a very lean reading most of the time at idle, even when adding propane. VAF sensor shows 25 htz. At 2500 rpm fuel tri... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean b1), P0174 (Lean b2) |
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| 2005 Nissan Murano S 3.5L RH axle seal VIN: JN8AZ08W75 I need some help on this one - getting beat up over what should be a simple seal replacement. Vehicle came in with RH axle seal on transfer case leaking. Replaces the seal with OE, still leaks. Then replaced inner & outer seal, leaked, new OE axle still leak... |
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| 1990 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham 3.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1G3CW54C6L I found the new coil was hot on 1/3 of it so I replaced the ignition module to solve that problem. Then car would start but not idle below [...]. I read iatn fixes and saw alot of comments about new defective crank sensors and Ignition Modules so I replaced... Trouble codes: 27 (2nd gear switch) |
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| 1990 Toyota Pickup 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: JT5VN94T4L Hello. This is a work truck for a landscaper. It initally came in with a dead miss running very rough at idle and on the road. Compression showed 60 psi on number 1 cylinder along with 90% leakage through intake. I found a tight intake valve causing the proble... |
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| 2005 Volvo S40 i 2.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MS39015 Looking for some help on this one please.Car came in on a hook, complaint of a no start, runs rough then stalls. When I scanned it,it had the codes I put in listed above in the info section for all cylinders misfire, ACM(alt.controlmodule) codes, and fuel trim... Trouble codes: ECM33, ECM33, ECM91, ECMA1, ECM25 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 1.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUKC68D01 After performing further diag on this jewel, the customer has taken the vehicle and we are waiting to hear from him on what he wants to do. I performed a cylinder leak-down test at 100psi with the following results: Cylinder 1: 5psi leakage, Cylinder 2: 10psi... |
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| 2005 BMW M3 3.2L Readiness codes VIN: WBSBL93435 It is finally fixed. I rechecked it once more and no fault codes were found in the DME. Since everything was looking good but the catalyst monitor had still not set, I decided to drive the car myself. Turns out that the customer would only drive the car in sto... Trouble codes: 69 (Engine coolant temperature signal implausible). |
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 3.6L MIL Lamp on, Pinging VIN: 1GYEE637X5 Yeah, chain. One of the serp tensioners was buzzy, we pulled the belts, and chain noise was clear. Rescanned the cams and there was random plus or minus 2 deg at idle, though driving actual and desired were on the money. As far as I could tell there is one fue... |
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| 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Classic 2.4L won't crankno compression VIN: 3C3EY45X55 customer wants a second opinion. vehicle has not jumped time as I had already stated, oil pressure jumps to 60psi spinning the engine over. I feel like the lifters are over pumped holding the valves partially open. This could be the results of a stuck pressur... |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18D94 thanks for your help. Looks like the customer put in the wrong engine. He is going back on the people who sold him the engine. Trouble codes: P0016 (cam crank sync). |
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| 2000 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L timing cover HI ALL AND THANKS FOR THE ADVISE.SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN DO A TIMING COVER RESEAL WITHOUT PULLING THE OIL PAN.THAT WILL SAVE ALOT OF TIME.ALSO MOST RECOMMEND THE TIMING CHAIN KIT TOO WHILE IM IN THERE,WHICH I WILL DO AS WELL. THANKS AGAIN,RICK |
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| 2001 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L window/turn signal/cluster VIN: 2FMZA51411 put used cluster in and helped for awhile. customer took van because of price for checking. I believe the problem was in the power distrib. box on inside. I was not getting ground from the box. |
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| 2009 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FAHP71V49 I didn’t have time to include everything we tested and replaced on these police cars and many of the responses suggested some of those things. Doug, from North Carolina, suggested testing the 02s, purge and egr. Those items were replaced on at least several ... Trouble codes: P0135 (b1s1 02 heater ckt), P0141 (b1s2 02 heater ckt), P0155 (b2s1 02 heater ckt), P0161 (b2s2 02 heater ckt), P0403 (egr a control ckt), P0443 (evap purge control valve a ckt). |
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| 2011 Hyundai Elantra GLS 1.8L Stall, Rattle noise VIN: 5NPDH4AE5B ###THE FIX WAS REPLACING THE CAMSHAFTS, CAMSHAFT CARRIER AND CAMSHAFT CAPS TO CORRECT OIL LEAKS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR### Thank you to ALL who offered help. I will offer personal thanks to some of you specifically later. Above is the short answer, now Ill go... |
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| 1982 Jeep Scrambler 4.2L Axle shaft upgrade VIN: 1JCCN88E7C This kit just would not fit to my liking. I will be installing the normal 2 piece axle & hub. I was surprised that I was the only one to have this issue. |
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| 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L ABS light VIN: 1J8FF28W58 Vehicle was programmed by local dealer and light is off. Evidently Snapon Modis cannot finish inialization. Thanks for the clues guys. |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 5.0L Park light? VIN: WDBUF70J35 There was an access door that I removed, and the bulb holder was into the light "bucket' pretty far in, which had me confused. It was a simple affair to turn out the bulb holder & remove it. |
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| 2001 Nissan Frontier XE 2.4L Shift cable VIN: 1N6DD26S61 Fabricated a clip to hold the cable end on. Getting the old cable out would require removing the dash! Ouch! |
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| 2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 S 1.6L Hesitation, Surge, VIN: 3N1CN7AP7C ok so this one was odd. Found that the failing CVT transmission unit was causing the throttle loss. The discrepancies in the trans speed sensors was forcing the pcm into limp home failsafe throttle control. Wow. who would have known. Thanks to all that contrib... |
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| 2008 Saturn Astra XE 1.8L steering column control module VIN: W08AR67198 Information was not available through conventional sources so scoured Google for any and all post related to this subject, fount a post on a blog where a tech was having trouble with the system recognizing his security and way down in the post was a brief ment... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L Drive-axles VIN: 3VWSE69M83 The vehicle is not lowered and has stock wheels. After mulling it over and reevaluating my spacial relations, decided to take the shims out of the left mount and place them under the right mount. This cocks the drivetrain in such a way as to give the left fron... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCK21Y73 You guys are awesome... I did the capacitor discharge,hard battery reset,and everything restarted without communication errors. I didn't even think of trying this but it worked perfect. Thank you!! Trouble codes: P0600. |
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