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| 1995 BMW M3 3.0L All guages VIN: WBSBF9321S Hello BMW techs. This M3 has an intermittent problem with the instrument cluster. It will work fine and then suddenly all the gauges drop out, bottom row of warning lights come on, chime sounds and the Service Indicator illuminates. It usually lasts about 30 s... |
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| 2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WBAAM3348Y This bmw is driving me crazy it runs kind lean stft goes to 25% and idle goes up and down till it dies but if mass air meter is disconnected it runs fine fuel trim goes down to below 10%.i am running out of ideas.please help thnks. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Corvette 6.2L Right Front Door Glass VIN: 1G1YY36W38 The pass door glass will cycle up and down after pass. door is closed. it is supposed to go down a tiny bit when door is opened then go back up when door is closed. the drivers door works just fine. i even relearned the widow motor position with no help. i can... |
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| 1997 Dodge Caravan 3.3L Stall VIN: 1C4GP45R8V Hi I've been struggling with this caravan for days. It stalls intermittently at idle or when stopping at red lights. Sometimes it throws a P0320 code. Sometimes it won't throw codes at all. I checked the cam and crank sensor signals but all seems ok. Fig 1 h... Trouble codes: P0320 |
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| 2010 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L No Start, Misfire VIN: 2B3CA3CVTA We have replaced fuel pump assembly 3 times. The car runs fine. We let the car sit a day or two and it will not start again until we repair the fuel pumps again. Can anybody out there help us. The fuel pump voltage is 13 volts, replace fuel pump relay, tipm, s... |
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| 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.7L No Start VIN: 1FDRF3HT1C truck was towed in from another shop as a no start for a second opinion, other shop said it had a failed glow plug that put a hole in the cylinder. no codes for glow plugs or any reason to think this is the cause. performed diagnostic for code p2291 and when y... Trouble codes: P2291 |
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| 2010 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2CTFLGEY6A can injectors be replaced without removing head?? Trouble codes: P0300, P219B, P0175 |
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| 2001 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HKRL18621 Customer brought vehicle in stating that vehicle does not want go, that the D4 light went out, it didn't seem to want to shit gears and that the engine is running rough. When I went to pull the vehicle in myself I found that to get it to move you had to be a... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic EX 1.8L Clutch pedal VIN: 1HGFA15817 Customer said last winter he had some trouble with the clutch pedal coming back up. Then it started working ok. It started again this year as soon as it got cold. I verified the pedal moves freely with the clutch master rod removed. We replaced the clutch mast... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Unknown VIN: KM8SC73D15 Truck came into shop running fine no drivability problems . The problem I'm having is when I turn the key off the vech will not shut down it keeps running.this is what I tested so far it's not the ingnition switch unplugged it it still keeps running . Disconne... |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJDA01D7Y The cat is crying 2000 jaguar s type elderly owned near mint no miles 32k car will run fine for several times and then crank no start condition occures , we got it in the shop and started the car over the last three weeks , started and ran fine every time... Trouble codes: B1676 |
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| 2009 Jaguar XF Premium Luxury 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: SAJXA06B49 only happens after a cold soak. Car starts and idle fluctuates. Sometimes stalls and then have to restart. Aft 15sec of running cannot duplicate. i suspect a vacuum leak but cannot prove it with smoke test or watching fuel trim reaction to inducing a rich cond... Trouble codes: P0316, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0304, P0305 |
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| 2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Misfire VIN: 1LNHM87A4Y car came in running very rough, scanned and retrieved lean code and missfire on cylinder 4 inspected plugs and found them very black and sooted. replace all plugs and inspect data for mass air flow sensor. car still runs rough. had very little fuel and custome... Trouble codes: P0177, P0304 |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L 5th gear VIN: WDBGA32E8T Hope someone has run into this before, this trans is a 722.508, looks like everything is mechanical but 5th gear i have back probed pin pin 27 on trans control module and i never get power to solenoid.I have checked trans range switch (D) contacts and that is ... |
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| 2004 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L speedometer VIN: 1N4BA41E14 hi guys thanks for the help in advance. i will try and organize the time line of events accordingly to how everything went down. the original complaints on this vehicle is a inoperative speedometer and abs computer not communicating with scan tool. customer is... |
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| 1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Security system VIN: JT3HN87R2X Vehicle was brought in for routine maint. timing belt, tune up, check over for winter. Second concern to security system being inop, and advised fobs have not worked in a while. Replaced batteries again in fobs and tested output. Only one fob is working. Put v... |
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| 2005 Toyota Highlander 3.3L asc/tpm VIN: JTEEP21A65 well toy masters we did a wheel bearing assemply right rear two days later custemer returns with the tpm light and asc light flashing scanned codes pulled c1203 ecm communication circuit and wont clear perform pinout on tracs and ecm pe flow chart all passed i... |
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| 2000 Volvo S40 1.9L No Start VIN: YV1VS2557Y Erratic no start, cranks ok. I caught it 1 time and was able to check, injector pulse with noid light good, voltage to coils good and good cranking almost battery voltage, fuel pressure 45 lbs and will squirt ouy of service port. Had spark tester (spark plug w... Trouble codes: 44 (misfire) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic LS 5.3L Failed Smog Test VIN: 2GCEC13Z17 Drove this truck 5 different times totaling close to 200mi before the Cat monitor finally set. On the last drive we followed drive instructions suggested in this reply message; Reply Edward from British Columbia Dec 14, 2015 12:13:27 AM Run the AC and the el... |
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| 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L smokes VIN: 3B7KF23C6T Thanks for the great advice and suggestion. Well heres what i found. First i recheck the timing. it was ever so slightly off. So i reset the timing and truck does not miss above 2k anymore. But at idle it still smoking. Pretty sure the injectors are worn. Fou... Trouble codes: P0403. |
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| 2009 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L engine VIN: 2B3KK53T29 Remover valve cover and found push rod bent-when assembling this vehicle I found 3 bent push rods-All is well now Thx To everyone have a great holiday!!! |
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| 1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L Increased throttle VIN: 1FAFP10P0X I would like to thank everyone for the input and I had spent several days with this car. I have not been able to make it happen to me after changing the throttle body. I drove the car for several days and it never revved up for me. The customer took the car... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XL Fleet 4.0L Surge, MIL Lamp on, lean/ high f pres. VIN: 1FMZU71X9Y sorry for the delay in closing. i got overwhelmed with police cars. I found a vac. leak on the EGR o`ring. replaced it and intake gaskets only to see STFT's go max lean along with LTFT's Tried known good MAF no change. As far as fuel pres. being high, the od5... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1ZVFT82H55 thanks for the help but figures it out, asked customer to bring in original air filter intake and housing, once install runs perfect, didn't see a problem with theROUSH cold air kit but I guess the car didn't like it anymore. Trouble codes: P2195, P2197. |
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| 2006 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP56U36 great info from everyone, thanks. the customer has not returned for the recommended work and i am not sure if they will. i would love to see this one fixed Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire). |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FDSF30546 First I would like to thank Timothy for this info "FRP is vacuum compensated, so is usually off by about 9PSI, so I would not worry about fuel pressure at this point." Most mentioned compression tests and inspecting spark plugs. Customer had plugs replace one ... Trouble codes: P0420 (Weak Catalytic converter), P0306 (6 miss). |
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| 2010 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L Multiple VIN: 5FNRL3H6XA Thanks for the responses. Installed new MICU. Wanted to wait a few weeks to make sure it did not come back. So far so good, calling it fixed. Thanks again. |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK550 5.5L Glass VIN: WDDDJ72X77 Sublet vehicle to another shop with "compatible" scan tool and they were not able to fix concern either. Customer picked vehicle up with short track parameter not set on either front window. I believe with a capable scan tool this concern could easily be corr... |
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| 1998 Mitsubishi Montero 3.5L Headlights VIN: JA4MR51R4W Thank you for the replies, on this vehicle the computer is not in charge of the alternator. I ended up replacing the alternator and the Battery cable from the alternator to the fuse box. Ac voltage came down. We still had about 100 mv of voltage drop on the ba... |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Safety VIN: JN1CA21DXT Ive been playing with this car for a few weeks now, I did all my voltage and ground checks and all are good. I drove the car home and went into a store for 5 minutes and came out and srs light came on for 7 seconds then started flashing. I had my meters hooked... |
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| 2006 Nissan Pathfinder SE Off-Road 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1AR18W16 Matthew and Arthur called it. We voltaged dropped the exhaust (yes both factory ground straps rotted off) from the engine back. 20 mv on manifolds and y-pipe. 4.62 volts on the muffler assembly, idling. We were too busy to drive it, but I bet it went up. Witho... Trouble codes: P0031 (Heater circuit low current flow bank 1), P0053, P1148 (Open loop bank 1), P1168. |
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| 1986 Plymouth Reliant SE 2.2L No Start, No spark VIN: 1P3BP39DXG Success... We have spark and start! Turned out to be the CTS, which is an input into the power module. Thank you all for your help. |
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| 2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4.8L cool system VIN: WP1AC2920C A cooling system repair was completed,replace upper water hose. I am vacuum filling the cooling system to eliminate any air pockets.Coolant temp is normal. Thanks. |
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| 1997 Toyota T100 SR5 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT4TN14D4V THANX FOR ALL THE REPLIES ALL WERE RIGHT ON. THE VAPOR PRESSURE SENSOR WAS BAD ONLY PROBLEM IT WAS DISCONTINUED BY THE DEALWER I WAS ABLE TO FIND A USED ONE AND EVERYTHING WORKS AND PASSED SMNOG THE CUSTOMER WAS VERY HAPPY!!! THANX AGAIN FOR THE HELP AS ... Trouble codes: P0441, P0446. |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Value Edition 2.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3VWPF71K16 thanks to everyone for the quick response to get me back on the right track. found vacuum hose from vacuum pump to booster cracked. replaced hose now idle speed is correct. I tried smoking the intake and didn't seer any smoke, went to pull it off and it fell a... |
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