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| 2008 Audi TT 2.0L Comfort and convenience module VIN: TRUAF38J58 I have this TT in with a complaint of the battery losing charge overnight. I already found the first big draw which was the factory amplifier. It was over 300ma before. Now it's down to .25-.85. But here's the weird thing. The comfort and convenience module (C... |
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| 2009 BMW 750Li 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAKB835X9 I have a fun one for all of you BMW Gurus out there. I really appreciate you taking the time to read this and help me out. My long term customer just purchased this vehicle about 6 months ago and is having issues with running rough. It was brought in running v... Trouble codes: 15010, 15040, 14010, 14050, 14040, 14000 |
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| 1999 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Battery VIN: 1G4CW52K6X Blower motor stays on HVAC control panel/display stays on and on the insturment panel the tachometer jumps slightly and the light for the dual climate control on the passenger side stays illuminated even after you remove the key from the ignition switch and lo... |
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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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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L gauges, lights, starting VIN: 1GCHC23U82 really need help with this one. started about a year ago, when hitting a bump all gauges would drop out, stop working, batt light would come on. everything would start working a few seconds later. as problem got worse gauges would just drop out randomly, also ... |
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| 1989 Dodge Ramcharger 5.2L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 3B4GM17Y2K truck came to me from restoration shop, complete off frame. they installed crate engine and transmission,also installed rebuilt throttle body which had all sensors with it.I had to use a fuel sending unit from a newer truck and adapt the 14lb pump into it to g... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Van 5.2L No Start VIN: 2B7KB31YX1 Vehicle will internittantly not start. It has a brand new factory computer nad crank sensor. It has fuel and spark. It just randomly turns over but will not start and others times it starts fine.there are no codes in the system. Has anyone had any problems wit... |
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| 2009 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3HB48AX9 i replaced primary o2 sensor from dodge, i replace exhaust manifold, all ignition coils, no vacuum leaks i smoked it,new spark plugs, clean out the air flow senor, flashed computer,engine runs really good but this dam code wont go...short trim @ 0-15...long on... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 1985 Ford F-150 4.9L Rocker Arm Hello Techs, this vehicle is my own personal vehicle. It originally had 31 10.50 15 tires on it when I first purchased it and it had factory steel rims. I have owned this truck nearly 12 years, pretty much my entire professional career, and I have noticed a cl... |
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| 1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDF15NXL In cold ambient temperatures below 40 degres f. it will crank and not start and also notice fuel pump runs constantly KOEO. When fuel pump turns off it will start and run all day with no problem. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP WITH THIS. CHRIS [...] |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Temp Gauge VIN: 1FTDX08W5V Vehicle came in with a pegged TEMP gauge. Unplugged 2 pin connector at sending unit, gauge went to cold. Jumped 2 pin connector gauge pegged to hot. Replaced TEMP sender, gauge stays in cold and will not move. Found part supplier gave me wrong sending unit twi... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L No Start towed in...cranks, no start...sounds like it wants to start...blows white smoke while cranking...no pcm codes...icp goes up to 2800psi while cranking...all injectors sound strong when performing injector buzz test...fuses 30 and 22 are good for fuel heater...h... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L power steering pump VIN: 1FAFP53U65 Other mechanic replaced an A/C compressor and had to move power steering pump out of the way a couple months ago. Customer came back with a powersteering issue. Ran the fluid dry and burnt the pump up. Found that fluid was shooting out of the cap from built up... |
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| 2012 Ford Taurus Limited 3.5L Hvac VIN: 1FAHP2JW4C Customer complaint is the temperature out of the vents goes cold intermittently(It is dual climate and customer is not aware if both sides are effected, blend is actuator controlled). Did full system scan and no codes stored in any module and I haven't experie... |
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| 2000 GMC Sonoma SL 2.2L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTCS1447Y Truck came in with a complaint that the transmission would slip under heavy acceleration, WOT either on a hill or during passing. Transmission is working fine but the engine feels like it runs out of power. O2 goes lean when throttle is right at WOT, pull it b... Trouble codes: P1171 (Fuel System Lean On Acceleration), P0303 (Misfire Cyl. 3) |
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| 2008 Isuzu Ascender S 4.2L keyfobs VIN: 4NUDS13S48 vehicle came in with new key fobs to program could not get fobs to talk to LGM replaced module, reprogrammed, vehicle sees fobs but will not lock/unlock, panic button works. Tested all power and grounds to LGM and BCM tested class 2 lines all good. Description... |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Fuel tank sender VIN: SALAD25426 We need to make the fuel gauge work in this vehicle. I understand that it has 2 senders and 2 pump modules. The front sender is very hard to get at, and it is suggested to get a new tank which would have only the front sender already installed. I guess you hav... |
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| 2001 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L heater VIN: A3XLJ28441 I'm having a problem getting flow through the heater core. I have back flushed the core and saw no evidence of debris in the heater. The engine will run all day long at idle and not show excessive heat. I did also replace the thermostat after driving highway s... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Engine VIN: WMWMF73547 2007 mini cooper turbo direct injection, had a burnt exhaust valve, replaced that, new head gasket set and spark plugs now runs rough at idle but smooth on acceleration, has misfire codes on every cylinder, fuel pressure checks good, no signs of a vacuum leak.... |
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| 1993 Nissan 300ZX 2 2 3.0L Surge, Cuts out VIN: JN1RZ26H7P here is the problem, vehicle will intermittently surge/cut out with light steady throttle while driving 30-40 mph and rpms between 1700-2100. When surge starts you feel a slight jerk then engine will surge/cut out and rpm will fluctuate up and down, if you hol... |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Safety VIN: JN1CA21DXT Hello all. I have this maxima with a reoccuring air bag light problem. Originally the car came in with the air bag light flashing. With the consult 2 I checked for codes and there was no current code but there was a past code. Code was control unit. I cleared ... |
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| 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L instrument cluster VIN: 1D7RV1GT9B Wipers will turn on immediately when truck is started, must pull fuse to stop them. No instrument dash working at all, No steering wheel controls work anything. Manual the Radio and heater work fine and light up??? Thinking of a Clock spring unit but want othe... |
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| 2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Possible ECM VIN: JTEBU14R37 Hi Techs, not great at electrical but thought I will try. Vehicle towed in, no crank no start. No mil light. No communication with Ecm. No power at STA fuse at drivers j/b. Battery voltage at STSW E6-12 of Ecm when Ignition switch in start mode. No power at ST... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Buick Enclave CXL 3.6L Air Bag Light VIN: 5GAER23718 Thanks for the quick replies everyone. As it turns out, the flashing light does indeed indicate that there's a step missing in the setup phase. In this case, the vehicle had a rollover sensor that required a setup after the SDM was replaced. Everything I had c... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L 3-4 shift VIN: 1GCCS19X8W thank you for all the replies. we tested solenoids again and they all work. the driver was able to light a 194 bulb and no grounding was detected. we took valve body down and found some contamination in it. the plates were worn so we had trans rebuilt and n... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L gov solenoid VIN: 3D7LS38C25 thank you for your time after lots of testing it came down to a faulty transducer. the new one we put in was nfg |
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| 2004 GMC Safari 4.3L Cat VIN: 1GTDL19X54 Many replies said drop the cross member, however at 1.9 for the job this doesn't work .. I removed the heat shield above to pipe as well as the one alongside the trans...and from behind the cross member I inserted the left side of the y pipe and just screwed t... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 2.4L No Start VIN: 1J4GL48173 So this Jeep is fixed. I scoped cam and crank sensor during the no start cycle it would get into but I could not see any difference in waveform from when running and starting fine cold or any other reference I could find on IATN, my waveform database or the... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 SE 3.2L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALFS24N48 Sorry for the long delay on the fix but problem being intermittent,I wanted the LR2 to be driven for a while.I replaced the fuel pressure sensor on the rail,$100.00 for the part.Owner has now driven 600 miles with no reoccurring symptoms.Took the old sensor ap... Trouble codes: P0087 (fuel pressure too low), P0088 (fuel pressure too high). |
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| 2005 Lexus ES330 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBA30G25 hi all ,and thanks for your time.i feel like an idiot here,as it was the #5 coil that was bad.i must have had visions of a honda v6 dancing around in my head.i was thinking #5 was the front middle cylinder,when in fact it is the right rear.no wonder the igf a... Trouble codes: P0355. |
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| 2006 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Brakes dragging when running and brakes pushed VIN: JM1BK32376 Thank you everyone for your inputs. We went back to our supplier after receiving the second ATE master doing the same thing and he said there have been two other masters returned with similar complaints of dragging brake or just stated bad part. We ordered 3 m... |
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| 1993 Nissan 300ZX 2 2 3.0L Surge VIN: JN1RZ26H7P Have not fixed this car yet and have a bunch of new information to add. Because I can't update this post I'm closing it and reopening a new one please look for it. Trouble codes: 54 (A/T to ECU signal problem). |
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| 2007 Pontiac G5 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2AJ55FX7 I would like to thank everyone for their replies. So after some head scratching I decided to forego the U0121/P0315 dtcs and look into the original shift interlock problem which was never repaired, just bypassed. I figured if I could resolve that problem it mi... Trouble codes: U0121, P0315. |
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| 1979 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II 6.7L coil VIN: SRK3631200 thanks to all of you who responded!!! every little bit helps! like andrew from the UK said: "it's the electronic dizzy in the distributor" A call to the good boys at Albers rolls and bentley and a new improved amplifier kit was on the way. out with the old an... |
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