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| 1989 BMW 325i 2.5L Fuel does not return VIN: WBAAA2305K This car is having a problem with running extremely rich and we have found that the fuel is not returning to the tank. If we disconnect the line where it goes into the tank we can blow shop air through it no problem from the regulator end of the hose. When blo... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L abs module VIN: 1GNDT13W82 vehicle came in for abs and brake lamp flashing while driving. scan abs module no codes found and no lights on dash flashing. begin to road test lights start to flash and I lose communication with abs module come to a stop I regain communication and still no c... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNFK12338 Hello, I have a head scratcher here. This avalanche came in with the p1174 stored in computer. Performed basic diagnosis, checked fuel pressure (55 psi), check maf sensor reading and cleaned (all ok), searched for vacuum leaks around the intake manifold (non... Trouble codes: P1174 (Fuel trim cylinder balance bank 1) |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L powertrain control module VIN: 3D7KU28C63 Truck came in having already replaced the 48RE at another shop for no 4th gear and l/up. scan test showed P0123= TPS volts stuck high. We confirmed TCM side of TPS reading at 4.83 volts and no change with throttle apply. Finally got the correct TPS voltage by ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WD8PD64405 Hello folks - The issue started while driving from Missouri back home to Iowa on Christmas day. The MIL came on, and I got codes P2114 and P2047. The vehicle went into limp mode and would top out at about 2200 RPM / 60 MPH. No power going up hill. I reset th... Trouble codes: P2114 (P2047- Fuel Rail Pressure Volume Control - Maximum Fuel Pressure Exceeded), P2047 (Fuel Rail Pressure Volume Control - Maximum Fuel Pressure Exceeded), P0087 (p0341-), P0341 (p2043-), P2043 |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Readiness monitors VIN: 2D4GP44L55 This caravan came to me after it was at the tire shop,and they wrote her a whole shopping list of repairs(some not needed).any way ,after checking the vehicle over ,and determining what the vehicle really needed,and getting approval from the customer for the r... |
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| 1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FAFP6630W This 98 Ford 2.0 has VCT. Car was towed in, timing belt had broken. We borrowed the tools, the crank pin and cam bar, and replaced timing belt. Boroscope showed no obvivous contact between valves and pistons. Engine started up, but wont idle. Compression and l... |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L oil in the fuel VIN: 1FTNW21F91 New customer, truck came in low-low on oil and a long crank time also complaining of oil in the fuel. First we topped off the oil level and still had a slow ramp up of ICP, took 30 seconds to start up. Idle and performance found to be satisfactory once started... |
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| 2001 Ford E-450 Econoline Super Duty Custom 7.3L Stall, starts and dies VIN: 1FDWE45F51 Truck stalled ,after it died it would start run for 20 secs. and shut off. Truck was towed and stored in their plumbing shop till Monday when I was called. Went to shop started truck it ran perfectly for 20 secs. and shut down just like key was turned off. Per... |
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| 2002 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Fuel Pressure VIN: 1FAHP60AX2 Please read the whole post and give me specific help on this specific car. Car came in for low power after 3000 rpm. Found fuel pressure dropping to 1-3 PSI under load, no external leaks, return-less system. Grounded pump with external ground while monitoring ... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L Battery VIN: 1FTFW1EF8B We have a 2011 F-150 extended cab here from a used car dealer for a draw, the battery goes dead over night. Started by load testing the battery and making sure the alternator was functioning properly. Both were great. We then moved on to checking for a draw. W... |
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| 2011 Ford Taurus SEL 3.5L heated seats VIN: 1FAHP2EW0B driver seat heater does not work. pushing switch indicator lights for about 1 second and shuts off. test feed circuit ohms out at 3.7 ohms. spec 1.2 to 4 ohms, did not find a short to battery or ground. tested ntc sence circuit, 11560 ohms spec 300 to 300000 o... |
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| 1998 GMC K1500 Sierra SL 5.7L EVO/VTD Module VIN: 2GTEK19RXW I was supplied with 2 used antitheft modules, I have installed a NewRockies bypass for the column components, and have installed a reman antitheft module just today. All with the same results. I've tested all wiring, load tested the power & ground circuits to ... |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JHLRD78433 Hello There, Just want to throw this out there and see if anyone else has had a similar issue. This is our shuttle vehicle and we have noticed that our fuel consumption is 18L/100km and that seems a little high to us. We have checked the fuel trims and they ar... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L No Start VIN: 4JGBF2FE4A Hi to All, This car came in under it's own power as very occasionally, it does start. Most of the time it cranks and doesn't start. We followed the diagnostics thru the various test steps, yes it has diesel fuel in the tank. It was down to 15L so we put anothe... |
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| 2005 Nissan Murano S 3.5L Oil consumption VIN: JN8AZ08W35 I was hoping to get further insight on the PCV system of this Nissan. All Data is pretty vague on how the system is designed. The customer has come in 3 times now for the oil light and check engine light coming on. The oil consumption is documented at 2 quarts... |
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| 2010 Nissan Armada SE 5.6L No Start, Stall VIN: 5N1BA0ND6A will not start unless battery is fully charged . but will crank over very fast for up to 10 sec. at a time at least 10 times. batt. at 12.2 volts charge . and crank voltage drops to 10.3 if i charge the battery up to 12.4 volts it will start right up . is this... Trouble codes: U1000 |
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| 2005 Porsche Cayenne 3.2L No Start, No Crank VIN: WP1AB29P05 Hello Porsche Techs, We get the winners,...no less! This customer drove this car with a bad driveshaft until it broke and came apart to the point it put a hole in the tunnel and damaged the yoke on the trans output shaft. Wait it gets better, one of the air ba... |
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| 1992 Toyota Pickup SR5 3.0L ABS/Steering VIN: JT4VN13G6N This pickup feels like it is activating the anti lock brakes with light brake pressure. It will do it while sitting still or moving at low speed. The vibration comes from the anti lock valve but you can feel it in the brake line and in the pedal. While holding... |
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| 2001 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TDBT48A71 At idle the left bank is not hitting at all. Cyls. 1,3,5,and 7 are missing. If you come off idle just a bit, the misfires go away. Also, if you add carb spray to the intake, the misfires go away. We have 20" of vacuum at the intake. Can hear all injectors hitt... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0301 (Cyl. 1 misfire), P0303 (Cyl. 3 misfire), P0305 (Cyl. 5 misfire), P0307 (Cyl. 7 misfire) |
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| 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L Stability Control VIN: 5TDZT34A82 Hello everybody have nice day, thanks in advance . I got this toyota sequoia from a customer who came from different mechanic shop, customer state that abs module has been replaced and vsc trac and trac off liths are on, connect scan tool found code c1231 faul... |
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| 2004 Toyota Highlander 3.3L no upshift VIN: JTEEP21A74 Car came in with a check engine light P0500 - vehicle speed sensor A. otherwise ran fine and shifted fine. Installed a Doorman Part and solved P0500 code. Car came back after 2 weeks with same code but this time vehicle does not shift out of 1st. when accell... |
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| 2012 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5L Waterpump VIN: 5TDYK3EH5C Hello to everyone i have a 2012 toyota highlander limited 3.5 liter, the waterpump bearing is noisy and pump needs to be replaced, i look up job in shop key it gives 5 hours and says remove engine, just wondering if anyone has done this jop and is there a shor... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1SW58D81 Car was towed in. Has injector pulse but no spark at coils, Found fuse 11 blown, replaced fuse, tried to start car and it blew fuse 11 again. Unhooked each coil till we located bad #2 coil (had a burnt smell to it). Replace #2 coil with new one, coil sparked 4... |
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| 2010 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1390MW7A This car is making me crazy. It came in as a no start. The vehicle cranks but does not start. I gave it a shot of brake clean into the intake (no lectures please) and it fired right up until it ran out of brake clean. OK, no fuel. First thing on one of these i... Trouble codes: ECM82, CEM1A, CEM3A |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3L seconday air VIN: SCFBB03B36 I called and talked to a service technician at aston martin in beverly hills. He was not able to give me the definition of UPS but said that running the monitor is hard and driving at least 25-30 minutes has to be done. I started from a cold start this morning... |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i 3.0L cooling fan This one is fixed. The problem was in the wiring harness for the micro switch in the left side hood latch. The connector for the switch is mounted behind the left headlight and it was full of green corrosion. The odd thing is, it only triggered the temp warnin... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Corsica LT 3.1L Rack Thanks to all of your replies. After checking with Rock Auto it was indeed a quicker versus slower ratio deal. Never thought of a Corsica having a higher performance steering option. Thanks again and you guys are the greatest. |
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| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4GP44391 Owner chose to do a waver for inspection. I did learn about smoking it from the gas fill neck. Also like the pressure method using soapy water. Glad I didn't throw a LPD at it. With the other issues and mileage it will probably not make a year. Thanks all. Trouble codes: P0456 (Small leak detected). |
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| 2000 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL2ANXY Thanks for all the input, Found that the signal wire from Crank sensor had a grounded-short about a inch above connector.. Trouble codes: 320 (crankshaft sensor), 725 (tranny). |
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| 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP34N55 Thanks you guys. This vehicle does indeed have a MAF in the bottom of the air filter box as Dan and Bill said. The air filter box screws that hold it together were rusted in place so when I was originally doing my testing I didn't try to tear it apart so I cou... Trouble codes: P0113 (Intake Air Temp Sensor Voltage High). |
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| 2007 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start, Misfire VIN: 1FDAF56P27 thanks all for the responses I originally replaced the 1 injector that fell apart , as i stated this truck had 15 k on reman ford injectors that were out of warrantee i had checked the fuel pressure done the balloon test monitored the hp oil pressure and... |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPX14V68 Thank you for all of your help. Fresh ideas help to get me out of my thinking pattern and we wall benefit when we look at different perspectives. The heads have been removed and are coming back from the machine shop with knereled exhaust guides. I doubt tha... Trouble codes: P0304. |
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| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L Stall Well,after testing every sensor that i could and finding know problems than the ones listed above,I installed a new ECM it cleand up my wave forms,never got anouther stall.Warm,cold,down the road or stops.Havent heard anything bad back from custmor.I wish i co... |
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| 2005 Mazda Tribute S 3.0L abs VIN: 4F2YZ961X5 I want to thank each one for the response and time given to consider this problem and seek to help. the problem ended up being several lines switched at the ABS hydraulic unit. is how I found that out was I went to the ford dealership that I buy all my Ford pa... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Dr Seat Mod VIN: WDBUF65J23 Thanks for the tips and info. So the general input was that for this year model (and probably 01 and 02 as well and possibly even newer than that)was that when installing new seat modules, no programming is necessary and you can even potentially go used. I wou... |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Accessories VIN: 4A3AB36F65 had no modules pulling down bus line. yes 2.5 volts pin #6 and #14 what I did find red and black wirer from PCM to cluster black wirer rubbed throw about foot from PCM all came back to life thanks for the help. |
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| 1995 Nissan Pickup XE 2.4L Surge VIN: 1N6SD16Y5S Thanks for all the help on this one. replaced the air temp sensor--No change. Checked and adjusted the tps no change. Suspect the air mass meter but customer declined and further repair. Planes to sale as is. Thanks for the help Mickey |
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| 2010 Nissan Armada SE 5.6L No Start VIN: 5N1BA0ND6A after checking power at ecm terminals that tested good plugged it backin and it started right up . test drove 5 miles all codes still gone restarts every time . kept overnight and it started and stalled 2 times then all good. did more test drives and retu... Trouble codes: P0725, U1000. |
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| 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0AB2A97C This vehicle is fixed. The problem was a defective vacuum solenoid that Porsche calls a COV(change over valve). There are eight solenoids on the vehicle, and any one or anything controlled by one, can cause this code.I found some good info in Alldata describin... Trouble codes: P1432 (Vacuum system leaks-cooling system fault.). |
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| 2002 Saturn LW200 2.2L coolant resivoir, radiator VIN: 1G8JU84F12 After checking everything, I chemicly flushed the system with the best stuff I could get here in calif. A lot of the residue was still in the resivior so I took that off and cleaned it, Saw the car a weak later and it looked good |
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