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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 10, 2015 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Alternator bracket VIN: 5UXFB53535 Hi everyone. This X5 has a vicious oil leak coming from the seal behind the alternator bracket. I have the bracket exposed and ready to remove but there is one bolt on the lower right which is blocked by the front diff. I have loosened off the 4 fasteners hold... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Starter VIN: 1G1YY22G3X Hello and thanks in advance for any help. I have had this vette here for a while and cannot figure this one out. It will not start and acts like the battery is dead but if I disconnect the battery and reconnect it it then starts normally. We have sent the BCM ... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G1NE52J13 Hello to every one,I have this car from another shop, they replace the engine due to minior problem with camshaft. In the cause of the job,the drop light grounded the circuit and deployed the passenger side dash airbag, burnt the pcm and the bcm, the cluster h... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Colorado LS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCDT13604 customer installed 04 body on 05 chassis. 05 pcm also transferred. I cannot get the crank sensor relearn procedure to activate. followed all directions, temp over 168, parking brake set. key off then on, apply brake and start in park or neutral. enter and get ... Trouble codes: P0315 |
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| 1991 Dodge Stealth ES 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JB3XD54B3M Vehicle came in for a stalling condition, it will only happen first thing in the morning or just before I go home for the day. It drives fine and has no drive-ability issues. Car will start perfectly and within 1-3 seconds will flat out shut off. You can immed... |
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| 2009 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L engine VIN: 2B3KK53T29 Vehicle came in with noisy lifters and misfire on #3 cylinder-Tore engine down found one of the lobes wore down-Replaced camshaft and all lifters with all oem parts-soaked lifters in oil-used ultra slick assembly lube-Now after she put [...] on it the lift... |
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| 2006 Ford F-550 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Steering VIN: 1FDAF57P06 Hello group... This truck came in with complaint of a vibration. Driver said it was more pronounced at highway speed. We did experience the steering wheel shuffling from right to left but not as bad as some of these with the "death wobble" but enough to make y... |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Assist VIN: 1FT7W2BTXC Thought this was regular repair good vacuum it seemed no assist. Replaced brake booster and recheck no assist. Teed into vacuum at booster have 20 -22 inches vacuum Does seem slow to recover. Also has oil in hoses from mechanical vacuum pump; cleaned hoses. It... |
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| 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 4.3L No Start We Have No Spark While Trying To Start. Reed History Thanks Trouble codes: N0NE |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L no throttle responce VIN: 1J4GL58K52 Customer Stated that this Jeep will start slowing down and losing power to where it is just idling.no throttle response. This thing has a throttle cable. With the lean codes I was thinking fuel pressure or vaccum leak.o2 sensors are switching well.The intermit... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport 2.8L cabin heat VIN: 1J4GL48565 Trying to find information on how the electric clutch for cabin heater works.Engine is coming up to proper operating temp. Not getting warm enough heat in the vehicle to defrost windows or warm up cab area. |
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| 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L ECT or Thermostat VIN: 1C4PJMAK2C One of our mechanics recently replaced a heater core. Afterwards we got a code p0128 on one of our fleet vehicles. Read through ProDemand and it stated that operating temp was around 180F. With the scan tool I'm using it is showing me the AAT at 48.2F and 2.90... |
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| 1997 Toyota T100 SR5 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT4TN14D4V im looking for testing procedures to test the vapor pressure sensor ive got 5volts on one of the end wires 4.8 volts on the middle wire and zero volts on the other end.. the voltage on the middle wire does not change when vacuum is applied to the hose..is the ... Trouble codes: P0441, P0446 |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1SZ58D71 Customer bought this Volvo from auction, he replaced a battery, mil lamp was on, engine running rough, takes a long time to start. Scan engine controller for data and codes. (see the above codes) Pulled spark plugs, all worn, #3 plug bad, check compression, al... Trouble codes: P0237 (Turbocharger boost sensor A circuit low), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire detected), P0340 (Camshaft position sensor A circuit), P0343 (Camshaft position sensor A circuit high input B1), P1618 (Manufacturer controlled computer output circuit), P0785 (Shift/timing solenoid malfunction) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAZ33483 thanks everybody for your fast responses , i really appreciate your inputs, and specially to stephen from california, i checked to activity of the upstream o2 sensors, i sure the bank 2 was completely dead , did not have any change when i applied vacuum to the... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet C70 Kodiak C7H042 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1GBL7H1PXN I had no info on how this fuel system worked. Identifix sent me via e-mail the service manual. The right tank is an auxelery tank. there is a fuel module that moniters fuel levels, when the left side gets low it has the right side put gas in the left side. the... |
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| 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L No Start VIN: 2A4RR5DG1B Hello and thank you all for your replies. The customer was from out of town and didn't want to wait for a diagram. opted for a new TIPM, installed and we are happy and the customer happy too!!! |
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| 1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDF15NXL Well as many have suggested the fix was rebuilt ecm. Heres more test info relating to crank and no start. the injector pulse width drops to 2.5 ms. when it does start pulse width is 11 ms. does not make sense does it? I have lost confidence in rebuilt comp... |
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| 2006 Ford Escape XLS 2.3L driver door unlock VIN: 1FMCU02Z16 I checked with scan tool and did not see the signal change. Installed a new SJB and everything works now. seems like a pricey fix, but it works like new, thanks for all the responses. |
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta SE 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FADP4EJ8B vehicle has not returned to my shop yet, if it returns will update Trouble codes: U029F. |
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| 2009 Lincoln MKX 3.5L Park Assist System VIN: 2LMDU88C69 In short, replacing the LH outer park sensor fixed the problem. The LH outer sensor was causing the LH inner sensor to detect objects that weren't there(possible feed back or short). Watching the sensors with the graphing screen on my Snap-On Ultra I noticed a... |
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| 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE 3.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1HJ01P3L Hi there and thank you in advance to all of you for your help, we have this Nissan fixed, we received some valuable responses, all were very helpful, after re checking all powers and grounds to ecm and found no problem with them, we replaced the computer,that ... Trouble codes: 33 (Oxigen sensor open ckt or high o2 signal). |
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| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G2HX53L6N Thanks for all the replies. The injectors OHM'd out OK and I did a smoke test. I went ahead and checked the waveforms on the new crank sensor and they were terrible. The sensor to crank relationship was skewed due to aftermarket sensor so getting a good gap wa... |
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| 2007 Suzuki XL-7 Limited 3.6L shift interlock,turn signal,power seats, abs light Thanks for the help. After searching the wiring diagrams again I went back to the things i had already checked. When I originally checked the cartridge fuses before I removed them and checked continuity and they were fine. This time I removed the clear plastic... |
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