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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 23, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2000 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L 3-4 upshift VIN: WAUZL54B3Y This is a new customer so I have no history. Came in with a bad transmission. Sounded like a chain was rattling in the case and barely pulled. Had an incorrect gear ratio code. (Can't find my notes right now). Replaced the transmission with a low mileage used ... |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i 3.0L cooling fan Hello members. I have this x3 that has an odd problem. I replaced the water pump and t-stat due to pump failure. I bled the system and all looked good. My problem is that the cooling fan comes on at 106.5 deg c. and shuts off at 103.5 deg c. The fan works when... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Corsica LT 3.1L Rack Working on 1993 Chevrolet Corsica steering rack. Two racks are listed, one is a soft ride suspension code FE1 and the other is standard. The spare tire cover where the options label is has faded and I wanted your input on how I can visually tell which rack I n... |
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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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| 2002 Chevrolet Express 3500 8.1L engine VIN: 1GBJG31G42 hello iatn, have this 02 g3500 8.1 in a class b motor home that wont start cranks over like it has a low battery battery is good,has one bank 1 lean customer states that code has been there, has 60 psi fuel pressure,will run on too or three cylinders with quic... |
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| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4GP44391 I have smoked it from service port and only see it come out at vent valve. I can feel LDP working while I'm running evaporate bay test. I have vacuum at vent valve while running test. I think I need to plug off vent breather and smoke it again. I tried 2 used ... Trouble codes: P0456 (Small leak detected) |
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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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| 2001 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 2B3HD46R01 Hi all. Bought this car for one of my kids. I installed a 3.2 engine with new timing belt and water pump. Problem is it stalls. I have tested with scan tool. When it acts up it is usually after driving less than 10 minutes and always after closed throttle. Hoo... |
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| 2002 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L Abs Mod. VIN: 1FAFP36332 Air bag light keeps coming on test and recieve crash data, so my ? is : is the crash data sotered in ipc also or only in rcm mod. Im 99.9% sure only rcm. I have load tested every wire in the system all ecu gem ipc i have weeks in this car. Any help would be gr... |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FDWF36R18 I'm really stumped and need help with this truck. A couple of months ago, I posted this truck on IATN with a smoking problem when the engine is all warmed up. After rescanning the computer again, the only codes coming up was for the exhaust temp. sensors and r... |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTWW33R38 We have an 08 F350 6.4L in here that is driving us crazy. It all started a year ago when it came in for a no start. Found no rail pressure. Basic low pressure tests preformed and pulled the cab and replaced the high pressure pump. All was great, fired right up... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.0L Oil pressure VIN: 1GTHK23K87 thanks in advance our customer states that while traveling down hill the oil pressure will drop to 0 has shown us a video to verify this only happens on the same hill traveling down it is a semi steep grade but hill is 75 miles away we are unable to duplicate ... |
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| 2008 GMC W4500 Forward W4S042 5.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: J8DC4J1628 Hey all. My shop just recently changed from Alldata to Mitchell 1 and Mitchell 1 has no information on this fault code. Our scan tool description is Glow plug malfunction. Anyway anyone know where i can retrieve a fault code list for this truck. Current / Hist... Trouble codes: P064C |
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| 2002 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Cat. monitor VIN: JHLRD78862 Has anyone had any luck getting the cat monitor to reset. The vehicle has been driven a full tank of gas. All different speeds. Does not code up, just wont reset the cat monitor. |
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| 2010 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L clicking fuel rail VIN: 5NPET4AC2A Howdy Y'all This Sonata has a clicking noise from the fuel rail. The customer is concerned about it even though we have no performance issues or codes. You can't hear it from drivers seat, only from under hood. If I put stethoscope on it the SAME noise can be ... |
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| 2006 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF4F449S96 We have this jeep that the check engine light keeps coming on, it first had the p2098, p2096 down stream fuel trim lean and the po431 catalytic converter codes, found a bulletin for the PCM reflash, we had that done , the light came back on ,replaced the front... Trouble codes: P2098, P0431, P2096, P0420, P0421, P0133 |
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| 2010 Lexus GX460 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJBM7FX7A The truck runs fine and doesn't seem to be in limp in or anything like that. I want to put in a bank 1 (driver side) air switching valve, but the dealer told me I have to buy a whole kit including the pump, because there is trash in the system which will ruin ... Trouble codes: P106B |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz CL600 5.8L abs VIN: WDBPJ78J22 Car came in with a no start condition, only code stored in DME was for throttle actuator. Finally traced fault to defective DME. Installed a used DME (unlocked by Beckman) Car starts and run, could not set throttle adaption. Found in ESP module code C1041 set.... |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL11D75 Hello everyone and HELP! I have this 2005 Nissan Altima 2.5 in that has been in a couple of times for intermittently cranking but not starting. The problem seems to be worst after it has sat for several hours. I have never been able to duplicate this problem.... |
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| 2007 Nissan Quest SL 3.5L Fuel Level VIN: 5N1BV28U37 Presented with P0462 but no other codes or symptoms Customer thinks fuel gauge operating correctly Circuit is I/P Cluster Full Voltage to Sender (Variable Resistor) Sender Ground Back to I/P Which Moves Gauge Appropriately I/P Sends Voltage it sensed from S... |
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| 2011 Nissan Altima 2.5L Hesitation VIN: 1N4AL2AP6B Car intermittently sets these two codes. Customer says it will start hard and be rough for a moment and then light will be on. We have wiggled wiring and connectors for all items on the circuit with the CKP and have test driven car but so far have been unable ... Trouble codes: P0335, C1130 (abs engine signal) |
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| 2007 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FD79Y37 Code recurs after several days of driving, no symptoms. Plugs and coils are new/correct, wiring looks ok Trouble codes: P1312 |
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| 2011 Saab 9-5 Aero 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3GR4BJ1B First visit for this vehicle, code recurs after 100 miles or so, all-data not much help. Any common problems? Trouble codes: P0017 |
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| 2008 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTMBD31V58 I have a 08 RAV 4 with a network problem. It came in the shop with the following warning lights on P/S,Air Bag, ABS and red brake light . also the tach doesn't work. I have no communication with these modules or the ECM. But I can communicate with the Air Bag.... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L wont start VIN: 3VWSP69M92 Car started running rough and smoking and cut off. Has code 1248 and 1247 wont start. Replaced relay 109 because it checked bad replaced timing belt everything looks right. Car tries to start but wont. Replaced fuel lines and filter bleed the lines and injecto... |
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| 2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS56D9Y Vehicle came in prior with multiple trouble codes in system. However is running fine. Clear all codes and advised to bring to dealer for further checking. (Codes found were P0455 - Evap P0448 - Evap P0245 - Turbo wastegate solenoid A low P0031 - Oxygen sensor... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21F42 Ta hanks for the responses! I talked to the customer, he said the shop that installed the motor told him the engine came out of another 2002, obviously it didn't unless they swapped all of the injectors for some reason. I replaced the remaining six injectors w... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FTNW21P73 I had to let this one set a while to have a minor surgery on my leg. It was supposed to let me back to work in a week, but they found more damage then they thought, and I am not yet back. But here are the suggestions from my colleagues. Several noted that if t... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FTSX21R78 Thanks for all the replies. I found the problem was a loose connection at a plug connector. Be sure to check all electrical connections at the rocker boxes for the fuel injectors! |
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| 2014 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.7L fuel VIN: 1FDUF4GT1E Well the truck is fixed. Thanks Mike for the info on the kit. Heres what I came up with. After installed new pump the system was previously flush. It take a while to bleed air. After blocking off the return lines for the injector in two places I finally got m... |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L engine oil VIN: 1GKEV33738 A thank you to all that offered help. I didn't find out any real useful information. I assumed that there was a pinhole in the block and the oil was leaking out into the transmission bell housing area. I took pics of the leak if anyone is interested to furt... |
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| 2012 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GT220CG6C Thank you all that replied. After an exhaustive experience the repair was to swap out the after market sensors to AC DELCO sensors and problem resolved instantly. 5 days running with no issues. Trouble codes: P0300, P0137, P0172. |
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| 1993 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Codes VIN: 1HGCB7677P I want to thank every one that took the time to respond to my request. You are what make this place GREAT!! Finally fixed! The problem was in the TCM as most of you suspected. The original issue was the VSS which was sending out a 12volts signal instead of... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L charge VIN: KM8SC73E55 Thanks to all who replied. I pulled both lines off the compressor(thanks to AL from Florida) and HOOKED up our a/c machine and plugged both lines and now will pull a vacuum.Unfortunately the cust. declined repair but now i know for future references. Thanks ag... |
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| 1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 4.0L 1st gear VIN: 1J4FJ28S6V I think Joe from NJ & Nigel from WA are correct about valve body problem. I did take Joe's suggestion about a conditioner while we had the pan off. We also switched out solenoids A & B to see if problem would go to a different gear. Also found that upstream o2... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L transfer case VIN: 1J4HR58205 I INSTALLED A NEW CV JOINT ON THE DRIVE SHAFT THE CUSTOMER REMOVED BECAUSE IT MADE NOISE. WORKS GREAT NOW. |
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| 2008 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Unknown VIN: JM1BK32F48 OK all sorry about the time on this one. I am waiting on the customer to return so I can look in to this further. Thanks for all the information and I will update this when they return. |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDAPF4CC4C Hi, well Justin hit the nail on the head and all agreed with him. Thanks to all for the time spent to read and respond. I opened the harnesses to the injection nozzle and upstream NOX sensor, and found the melted wires in both. The interesting part was tha... |
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| 2001 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L No Shift after getting hot VIN: JN1CA31D71 Thanks to everyone who took time and consideration to reply. The customer just could not do without their car, so they picked it up. How is an unemployed girl going to survive the weekend without her car? Very impatient people. I have still not been able to le... |
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| 2006 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L ABS Module VIN: 1N4BA41E66 Yes, she is repaired! I replaced the ABS module and the large red fuse. Checked the CAN resistance; 60 ohms. High & Low CAN voltage 2.5 volts. Checked the ABS functions with Snappy, pump and solenoids work. All modules seem to communicate. Scan for ABS dtc... |
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| 2005 Rolls Royce Phantom 6.7L no start, cranks VIN: SCA1S68425 Well we had to wait for our new ISTA scanner to arrive and today was the day. As one of you suggested, we aligned the DME with the EWS and car starts up now! reset the services, registered the battery and this big boy is gone! thanks guys! |
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