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| 2004 BMW 325xi 2.5L starter VIN: WBAEU33414 have disconnected oil level sensor with no change, have checked for battery sensor and it does not have one. tested for power to electronic immobilizer control unit has power on black/blue wire from ign switch but does not have power on black wire to starter. ... |
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| 2011 BMW 528i 3.0L Idle Dear BmW gurus...i am kindda lost on this one. Car starts and dies when cold. ( can not keep idle) Ista said replace CAS and check starter...replaced CAS with a brand new one from dealer, coded to the car. Car started fine firat 10 times.. Got it warm... Ati... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L Warning Lamp VIN: 1GCNCPEA2B Vehicle came in with several codes affecting tpms system. tried to initiate vehicle relearn with vehicle itself according to instructions from alldata. vehicle does not have key fob, but it is still possible to try and get it to relearn through on board vehicl... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L Hvac VIN: 2GNFLEEK2D Hey guys looking for a little help. When I use the remote start, the vehicle will start but the HVAC unit and display does not turn on. There are no codes present and the module calibrations seem to be up to date. Any help or suggestions would be great. Thank... |
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| 2003 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Floods plugs VIN: 1D4GP25353 Vehicle towed in , found vehicle was flooded, installed new spark plugs and performed oil change, vehicle started. Looked in computer system and found ethanol content at 85% , reset this to 0 %. This same problem happened last year when we did the tune-up.the ... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L Inj control pressure VIN: 1FTWW33P54 Vehicle towed in for loss of power, stall and subsequent no start. Scan tool shows 13 codes listed below, NO MIL and it is functional. Customer stated that the vehicle has been hard to start after a cold soak. Cranked engine while observing oil pressure and ... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L signals VIN: 1FTWW31P16 fuse in central junction box #18 blows with foot on brake and right signal on tbc fault displays in instrument panel and vehicle only in drive. |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L bearing VIN: 1FTFW1ET9C Well, I have a strange one. This truck has a harmonic noise from front axle area around 15 MPH in 2 wheel or 4 wheel. Of course it would not do it on the lift. Bearings are quite and differential is disengaging. It's hard to pinpoint from the driver's seat. It... |
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| 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L navigation VIN: 3GTU2UEC4E merry Christmas iatn techs.santa was good to me and showed up with a 2014 gmc sierra.but the navigation doesn't work.looks like I need a disc? can I get a used one or new? got the number from my dealer to call and order but $160..if I get a used one is it a pl... |
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| 2010 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Ignition? VIN: KMHCN4AC6A There is occasional secondary voltage arching all around the crankshaft pulley. Anyone seen this? One of my techs saw this a year ago on another model Hyundai and never was able to repair it. |
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| 2000 Lexus RX300 3.0L Starting VIN: JT6HF10U0Y Hello, I got this Lexus with only a Valet key. Attempting to add a new key I discovered that a master key is required to do this function. I sent the ECM out to have all keys cleared so my assumption was that it would be like installing a new ECM. I plugged i... |
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| 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2.0L Starting VIN: JA32U2FU2A Customer is having a intermittent problem where she will turn the key and the car does not do anything, dash lights are on but get no reaction for the vehicle . She will try it the key again and the starter will turn and start the car. She has brought the car ... |
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| 2009 Saturn Outlook XE 3.6L no power VIN: 5GZEV13D69 after replacing the maf sensor.test drove vehicle. no codes but still no power and a/t shifts weird. performed wiggle test all good.engine has no power at all, but no misfire.atf looks good, fuel trims are +- 10 b2s2 loop open also b1s2 open. i dont know thats... |
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| 2005 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L No Start VIN: 4S4BP68C75 Installed the engine. We tried to start it and would only crank and not fire. Check injection and coil pulse and had none. Seems easy enough, installed new crank sensor, nope not that, check crank signal with our launch and had no engine speed signal. Checked ... |
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| 2003 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L No Start VIN: 5TEHN72N83 This unit will not start cold it will flood the engine with fuel, if you put accelerator pedal to floor it will clear up and starts and runs.It will restart every time after it warms up.runs and drives fine once it is warm.Compared scan data to other truck on ... |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L hybrid drive VIN: JTDKB20U27 The Toyota was towed to us after dying on the highway. This code sets repeatedly every time is cleared: DTC P0A78-287 This is a code for the drive motor A performance. Drive motor A is in the transmission. Identifix compels me to test the connections at the hy... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 2.0L Hvac VIN: WVGBV75NX9 This car came in with a leaky water pump last week and the customer mentioned oh by the way his wife says the heat isn't very good. So after replacing the leaking W/pump on the test drive i stuck a thermometer in the vent ant read 120-130f,not great. Oh we did... |
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| 2006 Volvo XC70 2.5L Tach, shift lock VIN: YV4SZ59296 Customer said he started car and tach stopped working and trans failsafe warning showed up on dim. I did a scan and found faults in ecm for control module communication. Abs had fault for comm between control units. After doing nothing more than waiting for ap... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L upshifts VIN: WAUBF78E76 We had a new module form another job, so we put it in with new fluid, but that didn't do anything, re-coded, and did the adaptation, still goes into neutral when cold, took it down the freeway after after it warms up and it drives fine, but cold goes into neut... |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Air Mass Codes VIN: 5UXZW0C57B No vacuum leaks were found. New air mass meter was sourced from Bosch, bypassing the dealer and saving $300. No codes since. Looks like the air temp sensor in the intake pipe and air mass did not agree on the air temperature. Thanks to all who helped ! |
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| 1994 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Tahoe 4.3L Surge, hard take off surge VIN: 1GNDT13W0R Thanks to all that replied. The fix for this vehicle was to replace the cat converter and then replace the spider injector found that the regulator was leaking causing the cat to melt down. |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Astro LT 4.3L MIL Lamp on After putting a timing chain in and having the misfires move too 3 and 6 we just put a different engine in and that solved this. It turned out that the camshaft journals were worn. Thanks to all and happy new year. Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 1987 Ford Ranger Custom 2.9L Transmission Fluid VIN: 1FTCR14T4H Good answers on here. The transmission cooler in the radiator was all but completely clogged. Replaced the radiator and flushed out the lines with Trans cooler flush (Nissan product) and so far it has not repeated the condition. Thank you for all your help. |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FTNX21L0Y Well we got the gas analyser fixed, the truck is showing HC in coolant system, customer decided he wanted to install new engine instead of tearing engine down. THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES William |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Instrument Cluster, Radio VIN: 1FTSX21P56 Thanks to all that replied. A couple of you were in agreement that it was probably the cluster and a couple had good suggestions on testing further to verify my suspicion. Someone also suggested sending the cluster out to have repaired, but I had already order... |
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| 2003 Infiniti FX45 4.5L Ivt - VIN: JNRBS08W63 Customer did not want to further pursue diagnosing the issue. I was not able to get a definitive fault. I did however make sure the correct oil was in the motor with no change. |
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| 2007 Kia Spectra SX 2.0L A/C System VIN: KNAFE12167 Replaced the defective condenser. Works great now. Thanks |
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| 1994 Lexus SC400 4.0L Blower Motor VIN: JT8UZ30C4R So After careful review of Alldata info I found a values chart on the whole HVAC system. Including the wire colors and diagrams. I found that when the control unit commands the fan speed there is a yellow wire that should change from 10V at low speed down to 1... |
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| 2006 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate 5.4L Door Locks VIN: 5LMFU28516 Thanks for the replies. Was not able to get any solid info. Have seen other vehicles where the door harness would break wires but this was not the case on this vehicle. This was some weird issue with the security system that would not let you lock the doors... |
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| 2001 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L 1-2 Shift VIN: 1G2HX54K91 Changed the filter and fluid, added lube gard. every once and a while, i still get the long shift-spooling effect. looking into getting trans rebuilt. thanks for all who offered help. |
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| 2008 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.4L starter VIN: JTMBD31V28 Thanks to those who responded. My apologies for what was not my smartest post. In summary,I was reminded of the obvious: There had to be a good reason the vehicles' ignition switch had 2 start signal outputs and likewise for the remote to power them separately... |
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| 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE 2.5L Heating System VIN: 4T1BD1FK7C Thank you Stephen, believe it or not it was the heater core. Replaced it and run fine however lower radiator hose still never really gets hot but I guess it's a hybrid thing. Customer called back after 3 days saying heat is working great. Thank you all for you... |
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| 2006 Volvo S40 2.4i 2.4L compressor VIN: YV1MS38256 Thanks for assistance. This one is heading to dealer. I did confirm that this vehicle was not equipped with evap temp sensor since it was not auto climate control. The [...] temp was simply an inferred reading by the computer. Customer wanted vehicle back s... |
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