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| 2007 BMW 328i 3.0L cooling fan VIN: WBAVA37547 i have a 2007 bmw 328i that the cooling fan will only come on when the a/c is on. i replaced new fan assembly, coolant temp sensor, radiator and thermostat. cuase they were leaking. also has new waterpump. tested all components and the only thing i see left is... |
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| 2013 BMW 328i xDrive 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBA3B3C50D Vehicle runs fine, no discernable problems, but set a check engine light for these codes. We cleared the codes and they came right back within 150 miles of driving. The 3 codes are: CDA904 “No Message, (Status of trailer 0X2E4) DME receiver, AHM transmitter ... Trouble codes: CDA90, 150C1, 1D240 |
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| 1991 Chevrolet S10 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCCT19Z6M I have a chevy s10 that we did brake lines, calipers, brake cylinders and a slave cylinder on. After the work was done, vehicle wouldn't start. Checked for spark and no spark. Replaced coil cause laminates were swollen and case cracked. Still no spark. Pulled ... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Battery VIN: 2GCEK19T32 This vehicle has an intermittent current drain .49 amps through the Radio fuse. I disconnected the radio, no change. I found I can duplicate the drain only if I lock the vehicle using the door lock switch. The security lamp in the information center stays lit,... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L no crank VIN: 1GCFG15X88 As stated in repair history van drove in, cylinder was jammbed and a new DORMAN cylinder was coded and installed with new GM antenna. Security light on dash all the time and will not learn 30 minute relearn. I used the tech 2 and went on TIS and performed 10 m... |
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| 1998 Chrysler Sebring JX 2.5L Low Power Happy Thanksgiving to all. Hope some of you guys can help me with one that is cooking my goose. Gonna try and cut to the chase. Fuel pressure, spark all within specs. This Sebring convertible with a 2.5 Mitsubishi setup has low engine vacuum 14.5 t0 [...] o... |
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| 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L No Start VIN: 2A4RR5DG1B We have tested fuel pump wave form looks good, have no fuel pressure when no start occurs. Have seen many posts for install of a external fuel pump relay. We have purchased the relay kit, although no wiring diagram with it. We are hoping that someone that has ... |
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| 1999 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Rear lift bags VIN: 1FMPU18L6X Hi, Having a problem with the rear lift on this vehicle even though I only replaced the front air shocks. Vented the front with the Modis prior to replacing the front. After reassembly the rear air bags don't inflate and the front do. Tried different steps on ... |
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta SE 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FADP4EJ8B leak detection module replaced with wiring harness from ford. u029f code will not clear. check the 3 wires from leak detection module to pcm. wiring was ok. thanks for any help Trouble codes: U029F |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SEL 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU9HXXD I have this 2013 escape with a 1.6 that was overheating.we installed a new head gasket and water pump.now the crank cam correlation code p0016 keeps popping up.pulled it back apart and rechecked the timing.this is the first 1.6 we have done.we used the camshaf... Trouble codes: P0016 |
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| 2000 GMC K3500 Sierra SLT 6.5L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 1GTHK33F3Y Customer purchased vehicle from owner who said he was tired of putting to much money in truck. Customer complains when driving vehicle with load or very hard acceleration it surges and will stall. Check codes and no faults set, test drove with no faults detect... Trouble codes: P0216 |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 3500 SLT 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTJC33206 Original repair customer came in with noisy turbo, no codes, wheel was hitting case. Replaced the turbo with a reman. Since then vehicle came back with code P0299, found aftermarket air and fuel filter, replaced with AC-Delco. Drove vehicle several times and c... Trouble codes: P0299 (Low turbo boost) |
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| 2001 Infiniti QX4 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNRDR09Y81 Vehicle received running very rough, barely could nurse it into bays. At the time only code P1490 [ open or shorted vacuum cut valve by-pass valve ]. In park if you smoothly increased the rpms to about 2500 it was smooth. But if you tromped it it would stumble... Trouble codes: P1490, P0300 |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L No Start VIN: SALAD24436 Engine has no spark. Injector pulse starts strong and slowly getsdimmer and dimmer. Power and ground to the coils is good during cranking. Checking with Pico scope. Have Jag IDS & Auto enginuity scan tool. Looking for some insite on description and operation ... |
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| 2012 Lincoln MKX 3.7L Cuts out VIN: 2LMDJ8JK9C Vehcile came in contained a trouble code of p2111 (throttle actuator control) and stalls intermitently and will restart back up. Manufacturer's potential causes are: damaged pcm, throttle actuator control motor circuit open, throttle actuator control motor cir... Trouble codes: P2111 (Throttle actuator system stuck open MIL) |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L Accessories VIN: WDBTK65J35 I think I know what is wrong with this one, I just need someone to hold my hand and tell me everything will be all right. This car came to me with a complaint that the battery goes dead after sitting a week. It has a new battery and alternator. I checked for... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport 2.5L exhaust cam adjusters VIN: WDBRF52H06 Thank you, so I am reassembling this beast after a balance shaft failure and I started to torque down the cam adjuster bolts for the exhaust cam adjuster and it broke off a piece of the adjuster. Apparently, the exhaust cam gear is installing to far in and bot... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: WMWML33599 I need some thoughts on this Mini. It came in with a cold start/ stall. It would take up to four tries to get the car to idle. Holding the throttle made little difference. No engine codes with the autologic scanner or on the obd2 side . There was a little ti... |
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| 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2.0L radio VIN: JA3AU26U79 Prior seems so easy! battery draw on fuse 7, left side of dash. Unplugged Radio, under seat amplifier, sub, auxiliaire audio, oups! draw already there. On the diagram, there is also the antenna amplifier and the satellite radio tuner. Where are they? Can't fin... |
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| 2005 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 3N1AB51A25 Thanks for reading/looking. This car came to me with a idle that would drop out after some time of it running. After looking at all the pids on the scanner found that at idle the A/F Alpha would go from 100% and then climb to 125% when it reaches 125% it would... |
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| 2010 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L Alarm system VIN: 4T4BF3EK5A I have 2010 Toyota Camry LE 2.5L. When I arm the alarm, there is no beep sound and flashing light as normal but it locked all door. However, when unlock it, they have the sound beep beep and the light is flashing 2 times. I want to find out why it does not bee... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Touareg 4.2L No Start VIN: WVGCM77LX5 hello, has anybody had problem with lack of gasoline when filling the tank all the way? i didnt beleive the costumer, but we went togehter tu put gas, and the car wouldnt start, we tried for a little while, and it only started when he steped all the way to the... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L No Start VIN: WAUEH64B71 ended up buying another cluster had to have it towed to dealer for programing. have check engine light on cam code must me off a tooth. used all alighnment tools coming back in 1 week to re do it. |
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| 2004 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L oil pan VIN: 5UXFA13554 I feel the "request closed" options here could use some more options. Since the "help" I wanted (again) was to foresee whether I could properly and effectively do this job, I believe I got what I came for due to the advise of fellow supporters who chimed in ab... |
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| 2005 BMW 545i 4.4L Charging VIN: WBANB33545 hello group, thanks for everyones speedy responce. Yes the autel managed to register and recode the car for the battery. I dont like using the smaller battery, but to be honest it wasnt my choice to make and I had to make due with what I had. thanks again |
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| 2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L no communication VIN: 1G6DP56795 thanks everyone for replying i had my supplier send 4 more control modules the first one was the same as the others but the second one communicated and programmed no problem car starts runs and drives on 6 cylinders |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 3.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on My client opted to replace the engine with a lightly used one. I took the liberty of removing cams and actuators from old motor. Found that the bearing caps to the cam are severely scored. There was a abundant amount of metal in the oil that was in the cam ... Trouble codes: P0050, P0300, P0302, P0304, P0306, P0019. |
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| 2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMYU04151 Thanks to all that posted, the customer needed the car and was supposed to bring it back to take off the upper intake and replace the gasket and spark plugs, so far it has not come back yet, will let everyone know when it does and if that fixed the problem. |
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| 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.2L viberation VIN: 1FT7X3B67C thanks everyone for the replies it was all good information. We will be getting the vehicle back in the shop some time in the future to diagnose the vibration I will post the fix when we find it. thanks again for all the advice. much appreciated. |
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| 2007 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDMB23367 Since I posted this help request customer has driven van locally and check engine light has not come back on.It only seems to come on when he has driven it on longer trips.He has not brought it back in for further testing.When he brings it back in I will comp... Trouble codes: P0016. |
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| 2007 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L abs/hdc/ride control VIN: SALAE25497 2007 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L, V8, VIN 5, 32V, DOHC, USA/Canada Symptoms: HDC Fault Special Programs Unavailable Yellow Traction Light Yellow Brake Light Terrain Response not lit up Air suspension dropped to access height and stuck there DTCs: Invali... |
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| 2002 Nissan Sentra CA 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D82 Thank you all for your help. The new vent valve that was installed failed. It would intermittently not close. Took several tries to get it to fail. Thanks again. Curt Trouble codes: P1456. |
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