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| 2004 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L No Start VIN: 5UXFB53574 vehicle drove in the shop with terrible misfire replaced coils and plugs same thing now really hard starting find out very low fuel pressure removed the main pump behind the passenger seat no fuel in the tank another side Behind the driver seat aux pump or syp... |
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| 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L Radiator VIN: 1G6DW5277P Hi all, I have a customer who is having great financial difficulties at this time. He came in and the radiator was toast. The cost of a new radiator for this vehicle is twice as much as a year previous. So I'm trying to save him money and was hoping somehow th... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GCJK33152 duramax has intermitent long crank/no start happens when engine is hot and sits for about an hour. (FYI Im not a huge diesel tech so still a little green) at the fuel test prt it has 3inhg during cranking it. it is not getting enough fuel rail pressure to star... Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L Stall VIN: 1GCHC23152 every morning when istart the truck it will run for 10 sec and shut off like it ran out of fuel. you can pull the fuel filter off and it will be half empty after. ill put the filter back on and bleed the fuel lines and it will work fine for the rest for the da... |
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| 1999 Dodge Dakota 3.9L generic obd inop VIN: 1B7GG22X0X hi, Ive got a little puzzle going on here. This dakota will not pass emissions because the stations (five different ones)can not read the readiness monitors with their generic scanners. I can hook up both of my scanners (autel and snapon solus) and read the pc... |
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| 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Four Wheel VIN: 1FTNX21F4X Hi.hope you guys ready for a new year.we have 99 ford f250 4 wheel drive not engagung.has been long time that we have had this system.electic contol has gem modual.not sure about ck this system been long time thanks |
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| 2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L alternator VIN: 1FAFP33P6Y A fellow tech, who is competent, diagnosed a bad alternator for a no charge condition. Battery is good, and even had a new battery installed for the first three alternators. Each one will charge for a few minutes, then the voltage drops to 12.8 or so. Tried un... |
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| 2005 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FDAF56P65 Vehicle runs great, plenty of power hot or cold. Once shut off hot it will not start up till it cools down. All the symptoms of oil issues Oil is clean and full Engine running can achieve 3000 psi for ipr got hot and did the air test through icp and key off ... |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Mechanical we are doing heads and timing chains but book info seems to confusing I see the marks on crank and we aligned the chains at crank and we align the r and l marks with the double links , but I assume that the drivers head would be would be the left but the right... |
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| 2007 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L lights dim after hot VIN: 1FMCU93127 the battery run out of charge we replaced the alternator and now chages good but lights dim up and down after hot engine. also dims if we rev up motor and then gets brite. we also have another 2006 that does this.we replaced that alternator also but it also ge... |
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| 2008 Ford Fusion SEL 2.3L 4th Gear, Reverse VIN: 3FAHP08Z18 Vehicle came in with harsh engagements and no 4th gear.. Code present was p0753 shift solenoid a electrical... Warranty company sent another transmission installed and the same problems and code no change... Sent computer down for repair and was told could fin... |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Power Steering VIN: 1FT7W2BT8C Truck was towed in after customer ran truck off the road and got hung up on a stump. After the truck was pulled back to the road the power steering would not work at all and was extremely hard to turn even with the front wheels in the air. Checked truck over a... |
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| 1995 GMC G2500 Vandura 5.7L steering wheel jerk VIN: 1GDEG25K1S I cannot figure out why this 2500 series van jerks the steering wheel hard left when the brakes are applied. I replaced both front hoses and both front calipers. I checked the ball joints and tie rods idler arm and pitman arm etc and found one loose outer tie ... |
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| 2003 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Hydraulic VIN: 1HGEM21993 Pressure bleed gravity bleed locking slave vaccum slow bleed and no pressur at all |
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| 2007 Honda Fit Sport 1.5L MIL Lamp on, Key Light Flashing VIN: JHMGD38687 This Fit Is giving me a fit. ( I had to ) Ok I have a cranks No start No Communication Problem, With a Check Engine Light on & flashing (Green Key) Immobilizer light. I Started with no Communication Problem. Checked all the Fuses, DLC & ECM Power & Grounds. ... |
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| 2012 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L Sensor VIN: 5FNRL5H9XC Have dorman tpms sensor that is programmed via dorman box. Recorded serial # but vehicle won't allow communication with our solus scan tool which has 2015 update installed!! any help would be appreciated. |
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| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Misfire, VIN: 1J4GX48S23 This issue is very intermittent. Customer may drive this for hours at a time before it will do it... Customer states that the vehicle will start shaking, check engine light starts flashing, vehicle looses all power, and the RPM gauge drops to zero. If he pull... Trouble codes: P0440 (Evap leak) |
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| 2002 Lexus ES300 3.0L Transmission VIN: JTHBF30G82 Possible we left ground off @ back valve cover? We checked as best possible but as many of you know, really can't see much with the intake covering everything. Short of taking off the intake, anyone see this scenario before. Customer swears the when going left... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Electronic VIN: WDBRF81JX4 Car came in with no heat at idle, raise the rpm its all good, let it idle for a minute or so the heat start to drop down. no codes in the system, but i noticed the auxiallary water pump its not working, i tested it & no power going to it, by pass it & the heat... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML350 3.7L Lighting VIN: 4JGAB57E45 No brake lights on this car. The relay that activated them in the front fuse box is not getting a ground from the ESP control module when stepping on the brake pedal. If you supply a ground to the relay terminal the lights work. There are no codes stored in an... |
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| 2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3GN4AR8B I have a 2011 Saab story!! Vehicle came in with a p0455 and had a bad purge valve. Verified power to both purge and vent valve and can hear pulse modulation at valves. changed the purge valve using a GM valve and code returned. Reading from FTPS did not look c... Trouble codes: P0455 |
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| 2002 Saturn Vue 3.0L Charging VIN: 5GZCZ63B62 This came with a complaint of not charging but was charging that day. It has since came back not charging. Replaced the main Positive lead to the starter and replaced the alternator and made sure there is 12 volts at the single small lead from the pcm. Scanner... |
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| 2008 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L Battery VIN: JTDKB20U48 Hi and thanks for your help. This car is having problems with the 12V battery running down and the car not starting. It is used for delivering rural mail mostly one day a week, but subs when someone has vacation all week. Seem to have problems when used for mo... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Touareg 3.6L valve timing VIN: WVGZE77L17 Vehicle came in originally with check engine light on - code was P0016: CMP sensor(G40)/Engine Speed Sensor (G28) Incorrect correlation. We determined the timing chain & guides needed to be replaced. Removed powertrain & sure enough the guides were in pieces. ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Cadillac STS 4.6L radio It was as easy as all you guys said. Rewrite VIN and reset theftlock with Tech2. The radio was out of an 06 model and this was an 07. That is the reason I couldn't get it to work the first time. I pulled the radio module data out with the Tech2 and saw the rad... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet W3500 Tiltmaster W3S042 5.2L Cuts out, Limp Mode VIN: J8DB4B1625 I have done every suggestion given and dozens more to diag this problem. I replaced the pump due to fuel pressure not matching perfectly and only noticed a minor difference in values. Big change is truck starts much easier after sitting is the only good thing.... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ZE5E72A WE COMPLETED A SECOND FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE AND TEST DROVE EXTENSIVELY. ALL SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING WITHIN RANGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. WE HAVE ASKED THE CUSTOMER TO DRIVE AND REPORT BACK IN TWO WEEKS IF ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WE ARE W... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L 4-2 shift VIN: 3D7KU28CX4 Thank you everybody for all the suggestions and help. I sent the cluster back to the rebuilder asking them to check it and make sure it is working correctly and explained to them the problem im having. the next day they call and inform me that no fault was fou... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FAHP53U75 I checked car out 2 days before Christmas and posted the help request.When I came back in after the holiday car started up and hasn't acted up since.Customer left car so we could try to catch it in the act again.We tried to sell customer a used instrument clu... Trouble codes: U1900 (ABS CAN Communication Bus Fault). |
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| 2012 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU9EG3C The purge solenoid was the fix. Rmoving the line showed the valve to be stuck open. replacing the valve and resetting KAM along with a good roadtest and idle test indicated this with with STFT staying at or around 3.0% positive and negative and LTFT at -3.25%.... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175. |
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| 1983 GMC K1500 High Sierra 6.2L drivetrain VIN: 1GTEK14C1D Used information I received and found my vibration was not speed related but rpm related to around 3000. I could duplicate in shop and the vibration went away with torque converter disconnected. I do have a weighted flexplate and it does have a good harmonic... |
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| 2008 Isuzu Ascender S 4.2L keyfobs VIN: 4NUDS13S48 Sorry it took so long to post it took a while to find Isuzu dealer to install correct Isuzu programming to BCM to allow door locks thank to those that took time to reply. |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALSH2E41A Discovered that the Land Rover special tool for the drivers side hold down, was hitting part of the firewall and couldn't be tightened enough which threw the camshaft out a few degrees. We discovered by inspecting with a mirror after reinstalling the second ti... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire Cylinder 2), P0304 (Misfire Cylinder 4), P0306 (Misfire Cylinder 6), P0308 (Misfire Cylinder 8). |
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| 2001 Lexus LS430 4.3L Starting VIN: JTHBN30F71 it was the main ground at the alternator corroded so bay, remove it & clean it , its all good, thank for the help |
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| 2003 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L No Start VIN: 5TEHN72N83 My toyota trouble is solved i used heat gun on ecm and warmed it up and it starts cold the injector on time cold dropped to12.4 ms and it fired right up.Thanks for all the ideas and good help. |
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| 2015 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5L suspension,brakes,chasis VIN: JTMZFREV3F retuned the RAV 4 back to Toyota determined to find the cause . I showed them pictures of my servicing the rear brakes.clean'lubed'sanded,and rust free as far as pads,shoe's, and rotors go. They had it 1/2 day verifying the upgrade on the rear wheel well panel... |
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