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| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF78EX7 Hi iATN we have a 2006 audi a4 2.0TFSi in the shop. The vehice came in with mil and epc lights on multiple dtcs stored for fuel/mixture related concerns mechanical fuel pressure test coincide with scan tool data and lift pump duty cycle is below 80%. Upon init... Trouble codes: P2294 |
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| 2009 Audi A5 Quattro 3.2L Start/Stall VIN: WAUDK78T79 First off thanks in advance for the help!! I have a 2009 Audi A5 with a 3.2L engine with a high pressure system. I don't have a lot of experience with this system. The complaint is that the engine will start and stall on start up and idle poorly for a few seco... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder three misfire.), P0302 (Cylinder two misfire.), P0305 (Cylinder five misfire.), P0300 (Random/multiple cylinder misfire.), P1137 (Bank one mixture too rich.), P130A |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Blazer Xtreme 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GNCS18W61 Ok this is the 1st conversion i have done . It just happens to be on my wife truck. I found that i had a plug injector on the original system, misfire on cylinder 2,3,4. Cylinder 2 had the most misfire and fail the injector balance test and fuel pressure drop ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire detected) |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer North Face 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13S43 what is the decay time when you run the purge seal function with the verus want to verfy the system and as far as i can tell everything is normal all mode 6 data appears to have passed... fuel gauge works and is between 15 - 85 % what am i missing for evap sta... Trouble codes: P0440 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L Surge, racing idle speed VIN: 1GNDU23137 Hi All, Engine idle is 200rpms higher then the target rpm. If accelerated in park, rpms go to 2000 and stay there until engine is shut off. P0507 stored in PCM. Both pedal position sensors and TPS sensors return to idle position while this is happening. Checke... Trouble codes: P0507 (high Idle Speed) |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3D7KS29C36 crankcase is being filled with fuel code p0148 Trouble codes: P0148 |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTSW31F31 vehicle concern - intermittent stall while driving, able to restart after vehicle dies out codes received in memory, cleared and retest ok, while attempting to duplicate concern , in shop able to verify and duplicate concern by raising idle up to 2000-3000 rp... Trouble codes: P0344, P0603, P1670 |
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| 2002 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Forced Idle VIN: 1FDXW46F12 On hard acceleration when trans goes into 2nd gear truck goes into forced idle, and wont come out of forced idle until you let completely off of throttle. APP is commanding acceleration. Only when shifting into second gear. Cel comes on glow plug light and wat... Trouble codes: U1262 (description unknown) |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPX14514 Thanks for reading this one's got me so far, been on it 2 days now. Running rich all 4 o2's pegged at .98v, ok tested maf even swaped it with another truck (same year and motor) no diff idle showes .84v and .01lb, fuel trims are ski hi long and short both bank... Trouble codes: P2196, P2198 |
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| 2011 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L door ajar VIN: 2FMDK4JC0B I have a door ajar message for the driver's front door. I found a TSB 15-0013 that says you connect a special service tool to the connector and vehicle power, open and close the latch 20 times and it cleans the terminals. What is this tool? Are they running vo... |
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| 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FD8W3HT0C We continue to have a crank sensor code after a couple of starts. Tried clearing. Ran the Mitchell prodemand test and found a short between circuit 1 and 3 This harness doesn't seem to have an issue tho. I was hoping someone had some advice. Any suggestions? Trouble codes: P0335 |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SEL 2.0L Charging system VIN: 1FMCU9H95D While driving, intermittent ABS lite brake lite on and Hvac system on/off. Check for codes. U3003 Supply voltage above threshold. Tested and replaced battery. Charging voltage erratic. 12.2-17.5 Checked charging system and replaced alternator with OEM reman. A... |
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| 2002 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLE 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GKFK16Z22 We are currently working on a 2002 Yukon xl. the customer complains of a flashing cel after driving on highway for extended period of time. The only code stored is a p0300 and the history shows many misfires on #5 & 7 cylinders The customer states he does not ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2002 Honda Civic LX 1.7L Unknown VIN: 2HGES16552 this car came to us after tree transmissions were replaced (used ones)with code po740 we decided to remove the transmission and send it out to be rebuilt we got it back and po740 still came back they opened it again and replace tcc solenoid a different convert... |
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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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| 2004 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL18664 Hey guys we have this Honda thats giving us fits. It keeps setting a p1457 code. We started out testing the vent solenoid which was very rusty from past expeience this fixes them . not this one . So far the vent solenoid and the by pass solinoid were replaced ... Trouble codes: P1457 |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPEU46F56 We have a huge list of codes. See list. Mostly O2 heater and inactivity. We watch all the sensors working and then all of a sudden fuel trim goes to 0, all 4 O2's max to 1102mv and the heaters turn off. It also goes into open loop. We believe that it may have ... Trouble codes: P0134 (No activity b1s1), P0030 (Heater control circuit b1s1), P0140 (No activity b1s1), P0036 (Heater control circ b1s2), P0154 (No activity b2s1), P0050 (P0160 p0056 p0031 p0051 p0037 p0057 p2a00 p2a03) |
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| 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.3L heater core VIN: 5NMSH13E98 Looking for imfo on how to replace heater core.mod says remove crash pad,assume this means dash but not clear on how to remove. Any short cuts. Thanks |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L electical VIN: 1J4HR58N75 Multiple problems in electrical system. Intermittently headlights will turn on with switch turned off. Wipers work intermittently. Turn signals work intermittently. Radio works intermittently. Driver's seat will move forward and reverse without moving switch. ... |
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| 2007 Mazda 3 S 2.3L VVT actuator VIN: JM1BK34L77 Customer claims to have downshifted resulting in an over rev condition (not sure what RPM) and engine died. No compression now. We have a damaged VVT actuator and are trying to make a connection from it to the bent intake valves for a customer's aftermarket in... |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Galant LS 3.8L heater operation VIN: 4A3AB36S15 Hello everyone, This car will blow hot air on the passenger side and cold air on the drivers. It does not have dual zone controls. The hvac temp and mode controls are operated by electric motors and I can see all of the motors operate and turn when commanded.... |
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| 2002 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L Engine Block VIN: 1N6ED29Y12 This one is for the Nissan Techs out there and Thanks in advance for any help provided. Vehicle came in with a bad transmission, and while the transmission is replaced, he asked us to take care of an oil leak in the back of the engine, that looked like a rear ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L heater VIN: 1N4AL11DX5 This car came in with absolutely no heat out the vents. Found a plugged up heater core. Replaced that and now we have heat off idle but little to no heat at idle. Replaced thermostat and water control valve with no change. I found multiple post on ATN and Iden... |
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| 1999 Saturn SC2 1.9L engine VIN: 1G8ZY1275X Hi guys, I'm helping my brother with his Saturn SC2. Healthy crank. Got fuel pressure = 46. Spark on all 4 wires with a timing lite. I was checking this in his driveway last night. Have good pattern on Vantage scope on Crk sensor. Power and ground good at Ign.... |
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| 2008 Smart Fortwo Pure 1.0L No Start VIN: WMEEJ31X68 Vehicle towed in with blown headgasket. Removed engine and overhauled. Vehicle started and ran good. During test drive developed a missfire on cylinder 2. It was close to the end of the day so vehicle got parked till following day. Went to start it the next da... Trouble codes: P0343 (B1 Camshaft sensor shorted positive) |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRG31Y06 I have 2006 vw beetle 2.5l with 3 codes the one i have a question about is the large evap leak. Visual inspection shows no phyical damage anywhere all looks good from gas cap all the way to the evap hoses on intake while checking vehicle i noticed engine cold ... Trouble codes: P0455, P0420, P0218 |
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| 2012 Volkswagen CC Sport 2.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWNP7AN3C Driven in epc and engine lights on-dtc p0089,p2177-long crank to start-no power on accel-how do you check if problem is low or high pressure pump-duty cycle seems high-i dont have a guage that reads high pressure-any advise Trouble codes: P0087 (Low fuel rail pressure), P2177 (Lean off idle) |
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| 1990 Volvo 240 2.3L flywheel timing procedure VIN: YV1AA8846L we are replacing a clutch and reinstalling the flywheel. we need the procedure for installing the flywheel correctly No Data and Mitchell only have the flexplate installation. not for a manual flywheel. |
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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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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L No Start VIN: WD2PD64324 Thanks to everyone who replied. Checked O-rings in fuel pump and they were good. Had injectors checked and all the injectors were returning too much fuel. Purchased new injectors but have not had a chance to install, but fill good about injectors fixing the no... Trouble codes: 20210. |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTHX2572T Thank you for your help.the fix is replacing PCM and OEM cam sensor ]]]engine firing at times after the 4th PCM installed .Parts are from salvage yard ,(pcm is obsolete from Ford or rebuilder )and the most important is the right year application and CODED. S... |
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| 2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L alternator VIN: 1FAFP33P6Y Thank you, one and all. Long story short, 1.5V drop from battery to alternator case. Power side had .2 First I hooked up a jumper cable from B- to the alternator case and had immediate results. Charging voltage went from 12.6 to 13.6 instantly. You guys are gr... |
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| 2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L engine VIN: 2FMZA5146Y OK I believe I have this diagnosed. After pulling the starter and convertor access plate and inspecting the flex plate for missing weights, loose bolts, cracks etc and finding nothing obvious wrong, I put the engine at TDC and verified the marks align. I ran t... |
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| 2001 Ford F650 5.9L No power VIN: 3FDNF65171 Thanks for all of the replies and information. I was never able to duplicate the smoking problem, the customer was informed about the waste gate actuator being bad (stuck closed). I replaced the map sensor and the power did increase. Seems the sensor was readi... |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.8L v10 engine R&R VIN: 1FTNF21S81 Hi guys! This pickup sat in the "wait line" during the holidays in order to fix a few other projects. As I did not have a hoist available for this job I ended up taking the radiator, grill, and support out which made a nice big hole to get to the engine. I l... |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Mechanical thanks for all who replied job went off without a hitch and runs great , we didn't use a cam locker like some suggested nothing available local , but was really simple , thanks for confirm info for us , also big thanks to john info was extremal helpful |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Power Steering VIN: 1FT7W2BT8C As I stated, there was no air in the system. Removed the reservoir to look in the bottom of it and see if there was anything obvious. Sure enough the plate that sits at the bottom with the spring below was broken. Installed a new reservoir and truck is fixed. |
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| 2001 GMC Savana 1500 5.7L hard start VIN: 1GDFG15R31 What we done to fix the van was this...After letting van sit for at least 48 hours for about the 4th time and then go to start van , seen that for some reason the EGR was commanded on full and the timing was retarded 50 degrees...I could only see this with a T... |
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| 2002 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L inertial clunking VIN: JHLRD68452 Thanx to all, I did something real stupid .. I did not ck the oil before I started dig, (that is normally an automatic with me) it was "3" quarts low. Didn't fix issue though but I assume it might have had something to do with damage to vvt. Replaced vvt and a... Trouble codes: P1259 (variable valve timing electronic control system malfunction). |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L pcm VIN: 5NPET46C57 Hello Everyone, I want to thank everyone for helping and special thanks to Frank [...]!!! The issue was this vehicle had an engine replaced by another shop and somewhere down the line after the engine r/r the owner discovered this communication problem exist... |
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| 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.3L blend door VIN: 5NMSH13E98 After many different attempts with no success we had another Hyundai Santa Fe come in so we pulled the HVAC control head and swapped it for testing purposes and that took care of the problem. Ordered one and installed as of today problem solved. |
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| 1998 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Keyless entry This thing is finally fixed. The problem was the security module. I had already replaced it with a used one but had the exact same problem. I got another used module and it works perfectly. |
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| 2000 Mazda B3000 Troy Lee 3.0L No Start VIN: 4F4YR16VXY Thank you to everybody that replied, the owner of this vehicle is unable to go further on this repair. I agree that the PCM and PATS system needs to be synchronized before any other attempts to start the vehicle and further diagnosis. He just can't do it at th... Trouble codes: P1260, B1239, U1147. |
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| 2010 Mazda 3 S 2.5L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BL1S53A reset timing and fixed the problem, thanks to all who replied, another learning experience,not too excited about this design,but now i know what to look for in the future. Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam crank correlation), P0011 (Timing 13 degrees advanced). |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Electronic VIN: WDBRF81JX4 I ordered new Heater Control Unit & that took care of the problem |
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| 2002 Oldsmobile Alero GX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1G3NK12F02 WE did a compression test and found all cylinders around 210 PSI. Next we installed new spark plugs and a new coil pack. The vehicle fired almost immediately and runs great. Thanks for everyone's help. |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWAD63B65 Thanks you guys all for the quick responses. I did smoke test the vehicle and found the crankcase vent valve to have a torn diaphragm. Smoke was pouring out the weep hole. This valve is the one on the back side of the engine (big round top, 2 outlets 90 d... |
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