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| 1996 BMW 328is 2.8L Driver's window VIN: WBABG2328T This vehicle is a coupe. The driver's window will drop and rise with the opening of the door. It will not work with the switch. I swapped switches with the pass side. No change. I removed door panel. The window motor has two plugs on it. One plug is for the mo... |
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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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| 1998 Buick Riviera 3.8L Cuts out VIN: 1G4GD221XW Has anyone actually seen the fuel pump control module on this car? Where is it? Ripped trunk apart and it is not there. alldata wrong. dealer parts dept wrong. THANKS Mark |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L driver door actuator VIN: 1GNFK16Z94 Symptoms have a 2004 Chevy suburban driver side is cold have replaced 3 actuator aftermarket and dealer installed 2 HVAC module and programmed and ohm all the wring to the drivers door actuator passenger side actuator work fine when calibrate door then goes co... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 3.9L No Start VIN: 2B7HB11X12 Vehicle came in for PCM Flash. Did the flash and still no start. No spark at cap or coil. Has Code P0351 Did diag and found the gray wire from PCM coil driver wire bad. Repaired the got spark from coil (Weak) and nothing out of cap. Replaced coil and tested bo... Trouble codes: P0351 |
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| 1986 Ford F-150 4.9L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FTEF15Y0G Ok masterful minds this ones got me bugged... cust came in with rebuilt carb from out of state, needs smog, gross polluter, overhauled carb pieces in the bowl and main relay water soaked (replaced relay)now passes and runs great... weeks go by and customer say... |
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| 1995 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 2FTHF26H5S This came back again. I borrowed a break out box and when it stalls we had a pip signal and no spout. When we switched it from "computed timing" it would start and die when put back into computed timing mode. The spout signal is not there so I put another NAPA... Trouble codes: 212 (pip signal) |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L 4wd VIN: 1FMZU34E3W when switching to 4 wheel drive binds up and transfer case pops and jumps like chain is stressed. Only does it loaded up. cant get it to do it on a lift (works fine) removed the front drive shaft and problem is gone. when this occurs wheels seem to lock up ... |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Pump VIN: 1FAFP55251 Car in with low ps flued .ps pump was replaced on prev repair .install a 2end ps pump .pump will not hold vac i can not get all the air out .car has some ps flued at rack not a bad leak poss air how can i test that ? are all reman pumps junk? all the lines loo... |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Steering VIN: 1FAFP55251 are the ford reman pumps any better than the am pumps? |
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| 2005 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Charging VIN: 1FMYU93105 replaced dead alt on hook car replace alt works for 5 min then runs like miss found headlights up bright then back to normal pulsing every 5 seconds disconnect alt goes away replaced alt still there replaced pcm still there on third alt yes we have checked all... |
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| 2006 Ford Fusion SEL 3.0L compressor VIN: 3FAFP08126 car had no cold air, compressor not working. evacuated system and noticed it had too much in it. filled to factory spec, no change. checked for power at relay.all fused wires have power and have a signal from pcm, but no power to the clutch. no broken wire. if... |
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| 2010 Ford Taurus SHO 3.5L 1-2 Shift 3-4 Flare VIN: 1FAHP2KT6A Thanks in advance for your input. Customer had slipping feeling between first and second at all times hot or cold, and flare up with a hard shift between thrid and fourth. No codes present, ford reflashed trans module, no difference. It has had this problem fo... |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Radio VIN: 1GKEV33798 Car came in with radio operating. Auction vehicle that came in to have window switch programmed. Found we could not program switch due to used BCM. Replaced BCM now radio locked. Tried doing pass thru with Tech2 but the radio id# does not show up on the GM scr... |
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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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| 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L rack and pinion VIN: KM8SC73E34 So i have this annoying clunk in the steering wheel. The noise is most noticeable when the vehicle is sitting still and I rock the steering wheel slightly back and forth The noise is present with engine off as well and is coming from the drivers side. I can fe... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGBB22E68 This light has been on for sometime. This is my neighbor's car. Car runs well even on a cold start. Code pops on right away. I know alldata isn't very accurate with German cars so I might have replaced the wrong glow plug. It was the passenger side front cylin... Trouble codes: 2133 (Glow plug 1 circuit) |
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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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| 2002 Subaru Outback 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BH67542 I have a Subaru that is driving me CRAZY! I haven't had a lot of experience with these evap systems so hopefully someone out there can help me. In the beginning this vehicle came in with a P1443, I found out the customer over fueled and the canister started to... Trouble codes: P1443 |
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| 2006 Toyota Isis 2.0L park lights Hello fellow techs, requesting some help from Toyota techs, have a 2006 Toyota ISIS ANM10 model import from Japan. When you open the passenger door (RHD vehicle) the park lights, tail lights and dash illumination turn on. With all doors shut if you turn the st... |
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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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| 2006 Buick LaCrosse CXS 3.6L No communication ECM VIN: 2G4WE58716 After much time spent on this vehicle. Mostly because of my lack of knowledge on how to diagnose this system. The boss declined any further time on it. I got a lot of useful information from those of you who responded. I want to thank you all for your time... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 2.2L cv joint VIN: 1G1AK52F45 Calling this one fixed, I removed and inspected the cir-clip- looked good so I flipped it over and reinstalled the axle- after a good hard tug the axle popped out. I had ordered a seal kit and for good measure looked in there, low and behold it had 2 new cir-c... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ 2.4L lean codes/ misfire VIN: 2CNFLGEC5B It went to the dealer and found oil burning due to piston rings and a exhaust manifold leak . They repaired all of the above and the customer hasn't called me on it yet so I assume it's fixed. I requested that he inform me of any light right away and has alwa... |
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| 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 8.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 3B6MF36WXY Ok while the truck was running good at the time, I was watching the main battery voltage input on a graphing meter and the voltage was a little high and climbing when it reached 19.5V the truck started to act up. What I thought was A/C voltage was actually the... Trouble codes: 84 (Mismatched vin). |
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| 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Front Brakes VIN: 1B7KF2367Y Replaced Hyd. Brake Booster Fixed it. I tried putting a spacer between the master cylinder and the Booster but that did not help. Thanks for the help |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, High engine speed VIN: 1FAFP53UX1 I got a motorcraft IAC from the Ford dealer and it worked like a dream thanks for the input inferior parts can cause you to chase your tail some times. |
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| 2010 Ford Mustang 4.0L Tcc VIN: 1ZVBP8AN5A unfortunately I am closing this help request with little to add. The consensus, I've concluded with information from here and information I've acquired leaves me to believe. The valve body should be examined for abnormalities if none found proceed with general... |
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| 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FF68S4X I wish to thank all those that replied to my request but unfortunately this vehicle is not yet fixed. It still intermittently set a cam/crank correlation code. Next week I will finally get it bak from the customer and am going to check the timing chain for slo... Trouble codes: P0320 (Crank sensor), P0340 (Cam sensor), P1391 (Intermittent loss of sync). |
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| 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 2MELM75W5R Thanks everyone for waiting and helping. First I removed EGR valve as most of you suggested there could be a small vacume leak thru the center, the valve was not or never has been stuck and thru both vacume and liquid test showed no signs of leaking thru. I pu... |
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| 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Heat VIN: 2G2WP52295 I found that It was operator error. She was trying to use the auto setting and she must think it it going to read her mind and do what she wants it to do heat works in all modes and A/C works in all modes but when put on auto the control head does what it thin... |
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| 1998 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR18E5W Thanks for all the help. We did check intake valves for carbon ed up ( very clean) and also forgot to mention fuel volume was checked too. Decided to pull valve cover and sure enough, valve timing was off 1 tooth. Strange how no other clues led to this. Obviou... Trouble codes: P0171, P0300. |
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| 2006 Toyota Solara SLE 3.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1FA38P46 Thanks to everyone for the replies. Further fault tracing with scan tool showed the misfire on bank 1 were on a cold start, the misfires would not show up right away. They would consistently start after 1 minute and only last about 30 seconds. I rechecked th... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire cylinder 1), P0303 (Misfire cylinder 3), P0305 (Mifire cylinder 5-PENDING). |
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| 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L drivetrain Sorry I haven't gotten back in a timely manner to close this, but this baby hasn't been put to bed yet. The customer was denied spring replacement under recall for some reason. I have heard and read a lot of complaints about vibros in these trucks. Not a ti... |
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| 2009 Toyota Matrix 1.8L Cam Sprockets VIN: 2T1KU40EX9 Thanks for the input everybody. The tensioner appears to normally allow some slack in the chain, a bit more than I would have expected, but it seems to be working properly. I actually took it out and very closely inspected and tested it. It is pretty simple an... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.5L key wont go in VIN: 3VWHM71K88 Thanks to all who posted, as stated simple procedure no programming involved |
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| 2005 Volvo XC70 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SZ59265 With a pressure gauge in hand and the fuel pressure at 85psi, I started poking around under the car to look for a kinked line. I gave the fuel tank a hard tap with my hand and the fuel pressure dropped instantly to 30 psi and never went back up and now a faul... Trouble codes: ECM29, ECM29. |
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