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| 2001 BMW 530i 3.0L airbag VIN: WBAD1634X1 hello looking for little info or direction for airbag on bmw. prodemand has no diag info for airbag just code meanings. (1a) seat occupancy recognition (15) seat belt buckle,pass (14) seat belt buckle,drivers (12) fault lamp (awl) (f0) internal control unit fa... |
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| 2005 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5UXFA13515 my sisters car, runs great but at idle everything rattles, if I push the gas pedal slightly stoped in gear its smooth as butter, scanner shows idle at 750 drops to 640 when put in gear, I have smoked the intake with my smoke pro because months ago I changed al... |
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| 2011 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L Safety VIN: WBAKF5C58B This car came in after battery was replaced, with air bag light on. The code was 93b2 battery safety terminal (BST). I inspected the terminal and connector I found the negative battery cable loose. The positive looked ok. I played with the connector for BST an... |
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| 2008 Buick LaCrosse CX 3.8L drain VIN: 2G4WC58238 This gem came in for a no start with a AAA 1 year old stone cold dead battery. No juice whatsoever. Customer stated that batteries seem to not last longer than one year in this vehicle. After charging the battery and retesting it we replaced it with a new on... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L compressor VIN: 2GCEK19R4W Customer came in with vehicle, stated that he wanted to know why the a/c didn't work. Hooked up manifold gauges to the a/c system and found static pressure to be low side 32 and high side 0. Started vehicle up and started to add freon with dye to check the sys... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Window switch VIN: 2GCEC19T8Y I have a problem with the drivers window switch constantly shorting out. The vehicle originally came in for the drivers window not working. I used my multimeter and found the drivers switch was supplying constant power to the regulator keeping it in the down p... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNCT18W01 We are shaking our heads right now, Truck drove in with misfire code P0300. very random misfire on accel, mostly on cylinders 1,4,6 on idle. We have thoroughly looked through it ex. ignition, fuel, electrical, cooling, smoke tested, checked for vacuum leaks et... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2000 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL2ANXY Hi All, Helping out a neighbor..Truck has long crank time and set code 320 & 725 Has pcm 5volt and pcm- Has no signal reference. First replaced the crank than the cam.. Lastly the computer (also has injector #4 staying on) With scanner shows lost sync Thank... Trouble codes: 320 (crankshaft sensor), 725 (tranny) |
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| 1999 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Engine VIN: 1FDAF56F3X Good morning, this for all you Ford techs and Powerstroke enthusiast. I have a 1999 F550 with a 7.3 Powerstroke that is tired and needs to be replaced. Will a 1999 Powerstroke out of a E450 van (same year) work in my F series? I can't seem to get a straight an... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FMDU72X9Y First Thank You for taking time to look at this request. Customer brought this vehicle in after having "His Back Yard Mechanic", replace the original motor. The replacement motor apparently had bad head gaskets and they were replaced by the mechanic. The repla... Trouble codes: P1121 (TPS inconsistent with MAF sensor) |
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| 2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21F42 This truck came in running bad with a complaint of low fuel mileage. I found it missing on cylinders 3 and 4, Removed all glow plugs and tested compression, all cylinders approximately 400 psi. Replaced the two injectors, runs the same and still misses on 3 an... |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FTWW33P23 This is a very low mileage cream puff that has spent most of it's life in a garage. The owner is neurotic! about keeping this truck in tip top shape. It does have some power adder's bully dog tuner, EGR delete and cold air intake. So very intermittently when h... Trouble codes: P0403, P0405 (EGR Circuit low), P0603 (PCM kieep alive memory error), P0278, P0046 |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SL 6.0L No communication VIN: 1GDHC24U66 vehicle has no communication to scanner checked identafix diagnodtic chart check sp205 no short to ground check pcm I have 12v coming out of ecm pin 58 reran wire from pcm to sp205 same result. I THINK I HAVE PCM PROBLEM INTERNAL SHORT TO 12V |
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| 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Running rich VIN: 5NPEC4AC2B 2011 sonata 2.4 pzev. Rough idle; runs rch. Long term fuel trim fluctuates between -25% and -30% at idle, and goes to 0 off idle. Plugs are black from running rich. Calculated load at idle in park is 46.7%, and absolute load value is 31.3%. Map sensor has been... |
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| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Speakers VIN: 1J4GZ58S7V The radio now has a loud (max volume)reverberation noise that comes out of rear speakers every so often.Turn pwr button off and back on the noise will go away for awhile. This jeep does not have an amplifier under left rear seat or any where else i have looked... |
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| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L Stall VIN: 1J4GW58N24 This vehicle did have a history of stalling before engine replacement. The stalling only occurred when exiting the highway, and coming to a stop. No codes stored at that time! We changed fluid and filters in transmission. Problem was resolved until a short tim... |
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| 2004 Lincoln LS 3.9L heat VIN: 1LNHM87A84 hi I am having problem with the havac not adjusting to temps in between hot and cold if you turn it to 60 it gets to cold and 3if you turn it one notch up to 65 the heat is to hot to handle. and further more if you turn it up to 90 it is so hot it will burn yo... |
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| 2007 Saturn Outlook XE 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GZER13727 I have had a lot of success with all of you guys help so far, I'm hoping I can have success this time as well. I have had this Saturn dropped in my lap and am at my wits end with this thing. The story starts with the vehicle has had a transmission replaced abo... Trouble codes: P0011, P0016, P0366 |
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| 1997 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 4TAWM72N6V Try not to ask for help on here and just use the search function but this ones killing me. Came from another shop, vehicle will intermittenly develop a horrible bog/miss, will almost always do it first thing on a cold drive for maybe an 1/8 0r 1/4 of a mile an... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2L Rain sensor VIN: WVGCM67L64 Hello VW tech's, we are trying to get the rain sensor feature working, we have a code: 01520 rain sensor open. So we found one one eBay, we ordered 2 , different part# numbers, being that the correct one is no longer available. Identifix says we only need to r... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 Audi Q7 TDI 3.0L battery VIN: WAULFC1959 OK So I charged the battery overnight, load tested it, re coded to new (It had not been coded, even though it's a year old, he agreed to do this). This morning it still only had a 60ma draw. I know the factory spec is 40ma, rule of thumb is 50, I've got 60. ... |
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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L wheel speed sensor VIN: 3GYFNDEY1B Ok thank you to all who responded. We found that both the affected wheels had broken tone wheels. The tone wheels on this one were only semi-internal. We were able to see a gap in each of the tone wheels from under the car. The tone wheels are contained wi... |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L rich VIN: 1FMFU15577 This customer has not returned yet. When he does return, I have several more tests to perform, including attempting to lower the fuel pressure, which is barely above spec, but still too high. Trouble codes: P2196 (o2 sensor excess rich signal b1s1), P2198 (o2 sensor excess rich signal b2s1). |
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| 2011 GMC Canyon SLE 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTG6MF95B Thanks to all who replied. I removed valve cover again, just to recheck everything. Now while using the GM cam tool on the rear of the cams, it would line up, but still noticed that the cam flats were not perfectly flat. I removed the exhaust cam and moved it ... Trouble codes: P0017. |
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| 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L Driveshaft VIN: 3GTU2UEC4E well actually I didn't fix it but the dealer finally did.after jumping threw hoops,they replaced the rear driveshaft.they had to pico scope it while I drove to show them it happens while driving 68 mph (was worse).they tried to say it was happening when engine... |
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| 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 5.9L Camshaft VIN: 1J4GS587XK I will call this fixed as it was more of a opinion issue. I have all new cam, lifters, and all related gears on the way. I've checked crank end play and is well inside spec. I'll make a note to the customer about rear cam plug, but I'll be replacing all the... |
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| 2003 Saturn Vue 2.2L Differential? VIN: 5GZCZ33D23 The consensus seemed to be that I should dot every "i" and cross every "T" on this unit. The CVT additive, [...] is indeed obsolete and generally unavailable. Multiple online GM parts outlets list the additive, but when you call, they don't actually have ... |
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| 2010 Subaru Tribeca Limited 3.6L Front Engine Mounts VIN: 4S4WX9GD3A Removed exhaust manifold at cylinder heads. Removed the dog bone mount on top of the engine. Lifted engine with jack. The rear bolts are tricky to get to, but can be removed. Just enough room to get them out. |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 1.4L steering angle sensor VIN: 3VW637AJ8D First, my thanks to those who replied. The initial misinformation as to what the body shop had done had me chasing my tail for a bit. Once it became clear the air bag control module had not been replaced, things became clearer. The clock-spring aka steering wh... |
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