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| 2003 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L injector clip VIN: 1GNDM19X63 Replacing a single injector on the 4.3X engine. The injectors do not have the classic pinch clip on the injector side, instead it is just a small plastic tube locked into the lower intake. Mitchell does not show a special tool and the process describes the "p... |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Misfire VIN: 2FTZX172XX 1999 F150 extended cab with the 4.2 v6 with 125k. It runs perfect at idle and i can very slowly push the gas pedal in park or neutral and it runs good. As soon as it is put in any gear and put a load on it it misses extremely bad. Bad enough the truck can not ... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic LX 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGFA16527 Thanks in advance for your help. This is a tricky situation. A buddy of mine is a body guy and unfortunately he likes to try to do his own drivability diagnostics. He called me saying his daughters car has a hesitation and the only preventative maintenance eve... Trouble codes: P1129 (MAP sensor circuit higher than expected), P0507 (Idle air control system high than expected) |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Unknown VIN: 4JGBF71E19 I got this 2008 Mercedes GL450 2 weeks ago we replaced the steering rack cause was leaking, today customer called saying he was driving everything is fine until he lost power while he was driving, we towed the truck over to our shop to find that the problem is... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper 1.6L MAF Sensor VIN: WMWMF33557 Have a 2007 Mini kicking off three codes, 2b56 Air Mass Sensor Plausibility 2B51 Air Mass Sensor Signal 2b5F Air Mass Sensor Correction Signal Replacing the MAF made no change, clearing codes brings them back, checked all the fittings for leaks, everything ... |
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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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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L Oil pressure VIN: 3GNFK16367 First off, thanks for the replies from everyone. I tend to think along the same lines as most, when a lot of the things we did to the vehicle, such as the oil filter, shouldn't make a difference. However, when you are dealing with a customer who is looking... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L injection pump VIN: WDBJF25H0X This one is fixed. We were able to remove the injection pump side cover while still installed in the car. After removing the delivery valves it was pretty obvious what happened. DO NOT GO NEAR THIS THING WITH A MAGNET ! tempting as it may appear. It doesn't... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSE69M92 Made my own pressurized smoke machine and found the leak realigned t body Trouble codes: 17705 (pressure loss at connection between charger and throttle valve), 17544 (long term fuel trim lean bank 2), 16684 (random missfire), 17956 (waste gate bypass regulator valve). |
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| 2006 Volvo S80 2.5T AWD 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1TH59276 Im going to lean to the oil catch tank being cligged. The customer didnt wabt to invest any over $150. He decided to trade the car in. I woukd like to thank all the replies I had gotten that had help educate me on volvos. Trouble codes: 121B, 216D, 21E0, 212C. |
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