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| 2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L transmision VIN: WBABM3344Y cant communicate with abs module . car moves in all gears forward all the time even in revers and in parking. If the car is parking and you rev the motor you could here that its trying to move. Thinking valve body OR TRANS COMPUTER. JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HA... |
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| 2006 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2A4GM48406 Hello everybody I'm here looking for some help, this week a customer bring his Chrysler Pacifica to our shop,, some other shop replace the engine, after replacing the engine the SES come on with P0171 lean code, so they installed a fuel pump, catalytic convert... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank one system too lean) |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Leaking oil cooler in radiator VIN: 3B7HF13Y4X Greetings techs. This Dodge pickup was in about two years ago for replacement of the radiator due to the side tank gasket leaking coolant. All was well until last February when the oil cooler inside the radiator end tank began to leak and, of course, filled th... |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2D4GP44L35 Have been fighting this problem for about 2 months. Van came in for cylinder 1 misfire. Only slightly rough at idle, and can see misfires counting on #1 slowly, about 10 to 15 misfires until counter resets to zero. Only other problem noticed was fuel trim was ... Trouble codes: P0171, P0301 |
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| 2000 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L Shifting VIN: 1FTZR15V8Y Checked fuse #13 in under hood fuse box, fuse good and has power. Has voltage thru the solenoids and O2 heaters back to PCM connector. Grounds at PCM are good. Truck goes to limp when started and runs very poorly off idle in gear. Cleared codes and ran KOEO te... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FTNW21P73 Customer said when he left for work, it would only run about 40mph. He hobbled it home, and by the time we got it to the shop, it would not start or run. Opened the top side fuel filter canister, and there was no fuel.Ran the fuel pump and got a dribble. Chang... |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 5.4L fuel gauge VIN: 1FDSF30588 Stumped again. IP has a code B1202, fuel sender open or grounded. On 8/5/15 this truck came in with the fuel gauge reading empty(was actually full).Scan data for the IP read fuel 100% the gauge read empty. I didn't look at anything else I pulled the IP (ohmed ... |
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| 2011 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.8L Engine VIN: 1FDUF4GYXB Scanned truck. P0300,0301,0302,0306,0310,0316,0660 Verified that engine was missing out, has no power. Did compression test after removing all 10 spark plugs. Cylinder 1=0psi / 2=180 / 3=110 / 4=60 / 5=135 / 6=150 / 7=115 / 8=160 / 9=135 / 10=135 With those re... |
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| 2011 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L low power VIN: 1FDWE3FL2B This trucks idles in park at 30% load. And while driving the load value climbs to 100% at 3/4 throttle. I feel that is the reason the engine will float the valves above 3/4 throttle and not upshift with out lifting on the throttle. the fuel pump is showing tha... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall I hope that the IATN brains can help me out with this one. Thank You for taking the time to think about this and reply! I have a 03 Liberty 2.4L 4cyl 5speed in the shop. Originally, it came to me to have the engine replaced. I pulled the motor and the custome... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1J4HR58205 Thank you advance for any help with this as we are out of ideas. We replaced the blown engine with a reman long block and new intake. We always pull codes before we begin the job, and this one had a P0300 stored which may or not be a factor in this puzzle. Fin... Trouble codes: P0300 (random isfire) |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Mechanical VIN: 1J8GN58K88 looking for imformation on best way to remove engine without the miller tool engine lift plate. is the alum heads strong enough just to run a bolt through a chain ? any thoughts appreciated. |
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| 2003 Kia Rio 1.6L Wheel Bearing VIN: KNADC125X3 Do these retarded kia bearing with the almighty spacer. reading the service procedure during the preload check procedure is the wheel seal installed around the hub or not. it says to installed bearing and spacer. if the seal is installed it will greatly increa... |
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| 2005 Kia Rio 1.6L Surge VIN: KNADC12585 Customer complaint: low power, and surging & bucking. Customer replaced ignition wires and coils (aftermarket), and plugs. No difference. We found no codes. Did find front cat clogged, so we replaced. (Rear cat is free-flowing.) Vehicle power is good now--but... |
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| 2004 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L No Start, Stall VIN: SALTY19424 Hello gentlemen,I need some input on this one.Long story please bear with me.Car came with intermittent stall,no start condition..Customer state after it stalled,she had to wait 30-45 minutes to get it start again. We check for malfunctuion code and only found... |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L No Start VIN: JM3ER29337 Hello Techs. I stuck with veh. came in with tow, verify by Snap on Scan tool, Found 2 codes P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor, P2504 High Voltage output Alternator. Customer indicated while driving down the road, there are Battery light came on, few miles after v... Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft position sensor), P2504 (Alternator high out charge) |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWMF73557 Car towed in customer complaint no start intermittently. Started and ran fine pulling into shop. Then went to restart and no start and has not started since. Checked all fuses and swapped relays. Still no power to injectors. Wiring schematics are horrible on a... Trouble codes: 2D6A, 2D6B, 2D68, 2D69 |
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| 1999 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2G2FS22K8X The miss counter was constant when first tested. It was better after the plugs and wires, but not a lot. The miss almost went away after replacing the injector. It runs much smoother. But number 5 shows a miss every 6 seconds or so, no longer constant. The fue... Trouble codes: P0305 (Miss at number 5), P0300 |
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| 2005 Scion xB 1.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JTLKT32425 thank you for your help in advance. this car either stalls or crank no starts cold. only with very cold weather around freezing. no codes and i dont see any issues in datastream. it was a flooded no start when i received it and i replaced the spark plugs with ... |
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| 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L Battery VIN: 5TFBV58157 Vehicle has a 500 milliamp parasitic draw. It is coming from the circuit labeled EFI NO. 1 in the engine compartment fuse block. When the draw is present (most of the time) a relay in the integrated relay is energized and also a solenoid in the transmission is... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L Drive Axle VIN: WVWAK73C78 I'm trying to remove the right drive axle from the vehicle. It won't pop out of the transmission. I have something like the Steck tool. This thing just won't budge. I then bought an OTC 7509 tool with a slide hammer. I can't get the tool behind the axle. I hav... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen CC Luxury 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWHL73C39 Struggling with this car. original problem was multiple misfires and a code for fuel pressure sensor g247. sensor was replaced thinking the code pointed to an electrical malfunction. cleared the codes and road tested with no problems, customer picked up and th... Trouble codes: 04506 (fuel pressure sensor g247 malfunction) |
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| 2009 Volvo S40 2.4i 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MS38249 Another shop installed new motor, now has code for maf, installed new maf, same code, p0100, no voltage signal showing on scanner also 2b00 fuel temp sensor, it is showing -40 Trouble codes: P0100 (Maf signal a), 2B00 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW 530i 3.0L Stall VIN: WBANA735X4 I will call this fixed for the time being. I believe is was our own fault. we removed the fuel pump again and inspected. we think we kinked the hose that runs to the left side of the tank over the tunnel when installing. we fixed the hose and ran a cable throu... Trouble codes: 5F78. |
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| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L Converter VIN: 2C8GP64L11 It turns out there are two different converters. The one in the replacement transmission was a reman but there were no OEM stampings on it. It had no ribs and offset holes. My original converter had 447AA stamped on it and it had ribs and 90 degree holes. Us... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTSW31F31 Replace cmp sensor with OEM sensor, & substituted pcm ,concern still present, monitored vref ok, overlay signal and return wiring, intermittent stumble still present however, unable to duplicate stalling at this time.seems like temp. related, vehicle drives fi... Trouble codes: P0344, P0603, P1670. |
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| 2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Bleeding Brakes not working VIN: 1FMFU18L93 So 2 days of driving it and I am happy to report back that the bleeders in the incorrect positon were the culprit. after several quarts of fluid all is holding and the brakes are firm. Thank you everyone for the help. |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWX31R88 We did a cooling system flush (without pulling frost plugs), no change. We did a engine oil change (history unknown), the EOT dropped afew degrees - enough to keep code from returning. Customer to monitor. Pretty sure we will see truck again. Thanks for the re... Trouble codes: P012F. |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SEL 2.0L Charging system VIN: 1FMCU9H95D Thanks to all who replied. Checked alternator power and grounds, and voltage drop. All okay. We fabbed and added an additional ground cable to the engine. We ended up replacing the battery with another new one, and that resolved the erratic charging voltages. ... |
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| 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L engine VIN: 1J4GK48K24 I found that one of the cat.converters were stopped up. Thanks for all your help.put a new converter on it no problems now. |
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| 2004 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALME11434 Well, as of now, we are going to recommend the vehicle be brought to the dealer for DME update or re-flash. We have every vacuum leak, exhaust leak fixed. Every o2 is new and working. New fuel pump and filter. Fuel pressures and volume perfect. New MAF.... Trouble codes: P1172 (Lambda Control Adaption Fault Bank 1). |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Transmission Warning light VIN: SALAA25405 We pulled the battery and cleaned ground connections. Then pulled the black cover on the transfer case module and found a corroded connector on the module and a pin that was missing due to the corrosion. We got a used module and connector but now it will not s... |
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| 1996 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Cooling fans VIN: JM1BB1419T R&R ECM, everything working perfectly. Some of you confirmed my diagnosis. Thanks |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Oil consumption VIN: 4JGBF25E99 Turns out car used 4 quarts in the last 800 miles of freeway driving. We also had check engine light and code 13AF00 "soot content of the diesel particulate filter too high". We removed the particulate filter expecting to see wet oil in exhaust, it was dry but... |
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| 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 5N1AR2MM9E Thanks to Mario, Mike, Bradley, Nigel and Arthur. We did remove it from the bottom, and after doing so we can see why coming out through the top would have been more work. Thanks again, You are the best! |
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| 2004 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L Engine VIN: YS3FB45S74 Due to the cost of the repairs (and the fact that the ISM went south also) this car isn't fixed, but I do know what caused the problem. I removed the cover in front of the water pump sprocket on the timing cover and felt around inside and found that the bala... |
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| 2003 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L Mechanical VIN: 4T1BE32K33 Thanks for all the replies & advice, It's good to get advice from someone who has done it before. I was able to remove the transmission just like most any other front wheel drive. I am not sure where MOD was coming from???. As several replies stated, just ... |
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| 2007 Toyota Matrix XR 1.8L Airbag light VIN: 2T1KR32E17 My Apologies for the delay. R/R the airbag module was the fix like you all suggested, thanks guys |
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| 2012 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L Misfire VIN: WVWHD7AJ5C The fix-- Broken exhaust valve spring. Read on for a summary of how it unfolded. I received a lot of replies, most of them very good input. Carbon buildup was a common thought, however, I had ruled this out because the misfire was severe, (as stated in the ori... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0303, P130A. |
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