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	2013 Audi A4 2.0L Leaking pipes Hello Friends, this Audi is an european version, it is a 1.8Turbo wiht full automatic A/C system. First time that I see this kind of A/C system. Y have a leak on the pipes where are located the sevice ports. The pipes( hi and low ) goes in to an aluminum block...	View
	2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L Charging VIN: WBAGN63422 get code 28d7 for charging system sometimes when first starting car if you turn it off and restart charging light stays off has new alternator , old one not charging at all new one is charging but getting light and code. car was towed in dead battery so not su...	View
	2005 BMW 330xi 3.0L Not Ready VIN: WBAEW53415 The issue is we need to get either EVAP or Sec air to go ready for inspection. Too cold for EVAP. Called IDFix they said the car needs two consecutive cold starts to run Sec Air. Ran it last night until it warmed up. Was 30 deg this AM, ran it again, still no ...	View
	2005 BMW 325xi 2.5L brake lights VIN: WBAEU33415 vehicle came in and the customer stated that the daytime lights and brake lights are staying on when he exits the vehicle killing the battery. confirmed that the daytime lights and brake lights are staying on even when the key is out of the ignition. there are...	View
	2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Engine VIN: 5UXFF03579 Hello Everyone, This 2009 BMW X5 turbo-diesel has a loud whistle/screeching sound when the engine is under load. You can also get it to happen sitting still if revved quickly. It sounds like it is coming from the right side of the engine, towards the front. I...	View
	2001 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Oil leak VIN: 1G6KY54961 Greetings Techs. This nightmare project started out when the customer hit a rock that was hidden in a gravel windrow on a rural township road. Oil filter was damaged and engine was run out of oil and locked up. Reman engine was purchased and installed. Engine ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet K3500 7.4L Door hinge VIN: 1GCHK33J4Y I'm looking for the proper hinge bushings and pins for this truck. The bushings from the dealer are too large to fit the holes in the hinges. The bushings that came out where a thin steel looking bushing. I have tried the doorman kit 38416 and it has the same ...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Venture LT 3.4L Cylinder 5 misfire VIN: 1GNDX13E13 Greetings all I hope to pick your brains on this Venture van that is making me completely crazy. Giving some history even though I don't believe it pertains to the current cylinder 5 misfire but the more info the better sometimes. Three years ago we did a head...	View
	2010 Chevrolet HHR LS Panel 2.2L Steering VIN: 3GNBAADB9A Ok so here we go. This stupid car has the weirdest concern we have ever seen. While driving down the road the electronic steering will all of a sudden move the steering wheel to either the right or the left. We have tried reprogramming the steering angle senso...	View
	2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.0L Trac Light VIN: 2GNFLEE59C Check engine light and Trac light come on at random times and cause no running or brake problems or trac problems. The only way to turn lights off is to turn the ignition off and restart the car. The lights may stay off a few minutes or several weeks. I found ...	View
	2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C8FY4BB21 Thanks in advance, this car came in on a hook from another shop as no start after head gasket and timing belt job. After inspecting the car found cam sensor and ignition coil plugs were crossed, switched back car started but had mil on with p0340. Car is now b... Trouble codes: P0340	View
	1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FTEF15N9R First hope everybody is having a good new year! I just replaced the transmission with a used one. Now the truck has no power and it's back firing when I try to give it gas.ran fine before I replaced the transmission.if anyone has any idea,thank you..	View
	2003 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FDXW47PX3 Hi everyone, this truck was passed off to me from a friend, LOL. I'm not much of a 6.0 guy, but I told him I'd give it a shot. I started by scanning for codes which I listed. Started it up and it immediately went crazy at idle, jumping rpm from 800 to 1300 as ... Trouble codes: P006A, P0046 (Turbo bypass valve control ckt), P0336 (Crank ckt), P0603 (Internal control kam), P1378 (Ficm system voltage low)	View
	2006 Ford Freestar SE 3.9L wheel hub VIN: 2FMZA51656 When I left Pennsylvania front drive cars did not exist. This one comes to me via Connecticut and is really rusty. The car has bad CV joints so I quoted new axles and hubs. (The odometer is inoperative so I have no idea about mileage.) The problem is I am una...	View
	2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWW31R28 Truck come in with check engine lite on and reduced power message, code P0234 overboost condition, only time problem happens when outside temp is below -20C had same problem last winter, no problem all summer, very hard to duplicate problem, installed manual b... Trouble codes: P0234 (overboost condition)	View
	2009 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FDWE35L99 Truck hestitates & surges under load only, hot or cold, we can simulate it in the bay, it is not misfiring, when it does it the ecm is dropping the fuel pump duty cycle to 30% and commanding the throttle plates to close slightly, does it with the mass airflow ...	View
	2011 Ford Transit Connect XLT 2.0L power steering VIN: NM0LS7BN1B Vehicle once warmed up has no steering assist at idle. Once the rpm raises the assist gets better. Stone cold it has great power steering. The pump and rack have been replaced twice and all the line have been blown out in case of a restriction. Any help would ...	View
	2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.2L Hesitation VIN: 1FTRF3D62C this truck has no pick up fuel pressure at 55PSI.Iwas getting no cylinder contribution from cylinder 7 8 6 1 and 5 when I WOULD REMOVE THE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE SPARK PLUG IN THE EXHAUST THERE WAS NO SPARK.I replaced those coils that were affected with denso c... Trouble codes: P0307, P0308, P0301	View
	2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L No Start VIN: 1HGEM21951 Ok Honda guys, I have an 01 Civic 5spd manual. Vehicle dies going down the road, towed in as a crank no start. Verified concern, noticed blinking "key" light on dash. No communication with ECM using three different scan tools. I can communicate with ABS on my ...	View
	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	View
	2001 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.2L Leak at back of cylinder head VIN: 4S2CK58DX1 I have a 2001 Rodeo here with a 2.2 and it is leaking coolant from near the back of the head. It runs down the driver side of the back of of the block and onto the transmission. I do not have any experience with these vehicles, and I am unable to tell if it is...	View
	2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJDA01D4Y just bought this car in great shape like new. no crank no start. cat system falt comes up in instrument cluster have no idea where to start	View
	2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L engine VIN: 1J4GK48K24 I have been on gthis one for few days now.Jeep came in with p0175 code. Rich on bank 2.customer already changed plugs ,coils, 02 sensors. I tested and replaced map sensor.ran compression check.check the valve springs,and vacume on engine. 150 lbs compression o...	View
	2005 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDUP13215 This van came in for check engine light and maintenance service, found service code P0342, Camshaft Position Sensor A circuit Low Input B1. Due to service mileage, Timing Belt & Water Pump were replaced along with New Cam Sensor. After replacing them, cleared ... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crank Shaft Position/ Cam Shaft Position Correlation B1SA)	View
	2008 Kia Sedona EX 3.8L Battery VIN: KNAMB76338 This vehicle has a 0.3A drain on the memory fuse circuit. This provides power to the A/c module, BCM, FAM, Door Modules, RAM and Instrument Cluster. The drain is split among four of these modules. I believe a sleep signal is transmitted to shut these down. If ...	View
	2013 Kia Optima EX 2.4L Starting VIN: 5XXGN4A75D This vehicle is equipped with the push button start system. It will not start with having the key fob sitting in the car. You must stick the key in the in the slot in the glove box to get it to start. If you push the button on the dash without doing so a messa...	View
	2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L Batt. Light VIN: JTHCH96S96 Hi folks. Car came in with a dead battery. nearly new battery in the back seat. Charged battery and vehicle starts but ran poorly. found missing fuse that had MAF turned off. Replaced fuse and noted alt was not charging. Checked all other fuses for missing or ...	View
	1996 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG 3.6L enabling criteria VIN: WDBHM36EXT Trying to complete monitors for emissions test and registration renewal.I am hoping someone would have information about the enabling criteria needed for the monitors to run on this vehicle.I looked up all the vehicles with known OBD 2 issues on the state web ... Trouble codes: P0400, 005 (coolant temp sensor connection), 008 (intake air temp)	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Fuse 62 VIN: WDBNG70J8Y Mercedes Tech's This S430 keeps blowing fuse #62 which is in Rear Fuse panel under rear seat. Once I found the fuse blown the first time I replaced it and sent vehicle on its way. Wrong. 2 days later blown fuse. Looked at wiring diagram and BELIEVE fuse 62 onl...	View
	2006 Mercedes-Benz C350 Sport 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF56H16 Mercedes tech, please help, car came in with 3dtcs, erase dtc & road test, knock sensor fault come right back. Replace knock sensor #2. Swap coil & plug from 1 [...] 2 & 5 [...] 6. Road test, no dtc back, ship car back [...] customer. Car came back in 3 days with P0302... Trouble codes: P0302, P0305, P0332 (Knock sensor 2 has a short circuit to gound)	View
	2007 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.0L Radio VIN: 4M2EU48E37 This truck came to us with a noise in the radio found it to be the cooling fan in the radio so we replaced the radio.when the old one would come it would light with Mercury and then then say navigation. The new radio just lights up and says ford. We got the ne...	View
	2012 Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L No Start VIN: 3C63D3DL3C This is a tough one. Truck came in with tranny in limp-in. We found rat deposits under the hood; looked for and found chewed wiring under TIPM. We repaired the wiring with batteries disconnected. After repairs, truck will not crank and BTSI will not activate. ... Trouble codes: C2206 (config mismatch code in ABS), U0100 (lost comm with ECM/PCMcode in ABS), U0102 (lost comm with T/case module - code in Gateway), U0100 (lost comm with ECM/PCMcode in ABS), U0141 (lost comm with TIPM code in ABS)	View
	2001 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 4T1BG22K61 Hi guys this one has really got me turned around. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This car came in about 2 months ago with a bad timing belt. Water pump bearings had gone bad and the timing belt shredded. There were bent valves but only cylinder #2. W... Trouble codes: P0301 (Cylinder 1 Misfire)	View
	2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.0L No Start VIN: JTEBU11F68 Easy one for you Asian afficianados. Can you put a used engine computer in a 08 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.0. I know at the least you'll have to program keys. What about the rest. Any of you guys know. Car belongs to used car lot and is a flood car. Told them I would...	View
	2010 Toyota Tundra 5.7L Mechanical Can anyone supply the proper information for this 5.7 as to the proper marks to use to set up the timing chains? Shop Key is very vague as to setting up the short chain between the cams is there a way to line up the main chain to the camshaft? Thanks	View
	2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1.8L 4TH gear shift VIN: 3VWSE69M45 Owner brought the car in with a 4th gear complaint. When cold, shifting into 4th gear the engine free revs and then the car suddenly starts to slow down as it tries to downshift to what feels like second gear. The rpm will actually push past the rev limiter an...	View
	2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1CY59205 Vehicle came in about 6 months ago with the above stated fault codes and customer state that car stalls out intermittently. Fixed small vacuum leak and cleaned throttle body. Car ran fine until about a month ago. Check engine light came on and car hesitates in... Trouble codes: 120D, 216D, 121B	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

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	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19T43 Group I had many great replies. Most stated use oem parts. I tested and checked all the grounds and had no problem there. Also retested cam and crank sensor. Both good. What I found was on a whim I removed the crank sensor and stuck my finger in the hole and t...	16
	2006 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.5L Ecbm VIN: 1GCCS19656 Thank You All so much for your replies, as usual, you were all right on target, we replaced both hub/bearing assemblies and both wheel speed sensors with Delco parts, and all is well, what frustrated us so much is the lack of TSB'S for this issue, and the fact...	25
	2006 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 LT 6.0L Airbag Light Thanks for all the nice compliments everyone. Hope this info works out to help someone down the line.	6
	2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1D7HU18D15 I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN A REPAIR ON THIS WE SWAPPED INJECTORS STILL MISFIRE WE PREFORMED A COMPRESSION TEST WHICH SHOWED NO PROBLEMS CUSTOMER THINKING OF TRADING VEHICLE IN WILL REPOST IF REPAIR IS PERFORMED	14
	2008 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L Starter VIN: 1B3HB48B28 I tested wiring with a load using a headlight and it passed. I started taking some reading of resistance after clearing all codes from all modules and found that the code now will not come back. I do not know why. The only thing I can think is that I must have...	7
	2005 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L alternator VIN: 1FAFP24185 well this one is going down as Damned if you do and Damned if you don't. 5 years ago this cars alternator went out and I installed a napa rayloc alternator. it never charged at all out of box. double checked everything, did some research and read were the aft...	13
	2007 Ford Freestyle SEL 3.0L locked into low range? VIN: 1FMDK02167 Thanks to all. Wiring was good. Fluid smelled and looked a little gamey. We gave the customer the option of replacing the computer/valve body and taking our chances on the mechanical portion of the trans. He opted to go with a Ford reman. The dealer keeps one ...	10
	2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FD8W3HT0C Woo Hoo!!! Ok first off, thanks for all that replied. You guys rock. We had many issues to deal with here as this is a vehicle that had been to two shops before us and their own fleet shop as well. The issue after the missing tone ring was a damaged pig... Trouble codes: P0335.	8
	2002 Hyundai XG350 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHFU45E62 Thanks for all your help. The smoke suggestion did it. Found egr & plenum leaking. Fixed that, no more check engine light. Car is just having a hard time readapting even with the key on/off. Driven it about 15 miles so far. Maybe just needs longer. Trouble codes: P1193 (Limp home value on low rpm), P0154, P0134 (No o2 activity b1s1).	7
	2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 3.0L No Start VIN: 1J8HR58M57 Vehicle is fixed. Ended up being the lift pump inside the tank. Guess I should have dropped the tank in the beginning to check other then call the dealer and keep getting told nothing is in the tank when I had it norrowed down to the pump, and spend time tryin... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel Rail/System Pressure - Too Low).	9
	1997 Mercedes-Benz S600 6.0L oil temp VIN: WDBGA57G2V After hooking up my SnapOn scanner, I did not see a PID for engine oil temp. like I saw on the Autel. So I am assuming that the reading on the Autel is just a default reading I am getting. Just to be on the safe side we went ahead and just replaced the oil lev...	6
	2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L Clutch VIN: WP0AA29933 Thank you for all the replies. We end up suspect problem inside the clutch due [...] problem happen every time after engine start up. We pull out the transmission, pressure plate spring one side tilt up & one side tilt down & release bearing broken into three dif...	10
	2006 Volvo XC70 2.5L Light seitch VIN: YV4SZ59296 Special thanks to Bruce and hiss willingness to help so much. I ordered a new cem and reloaded..lights worked normally again.	2

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