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| 2005 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HNYD18845 A miss is sometimes at idle. The misfire counter shows a miss at various cylinders at cruise. I am thinking it is time to replace the injectors because I think one or more is leaking. The fuel trim shows rich, particularly on bank 1. Any other suggestions? Trouble codes: P0172 (Too rich), P0300, P0301 (miss), P0302 |
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| 2008 BMW 328i 3.0L steering angle sensor VIN: WBAVC53528 Hello everyone, We have a steering angle sensor that will glitch on a left turn causing the stability light to go on. Apparently it comes with the clock spring/switching cluster and needs to be coded and programmed. As for the coding, we do not have the tools ... |
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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive30i 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 5UXFE43529 Ok, The complaint is that this engine will "misfire"/"surge" at idle with your foot on the brake. With your foot on the brake and the vehicle in drive if you gently apply the throttle just ever so slightly the engine will "hiccup" but only once. I noted that t... |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Engine VIN: 1GKFK13077 This vehicle is a vin "O" engine. I have found some vin "T" and "Z" 5.3 engines available and was wondering if these can be used as a swap. Has anyone completed this type of swap and what would be needed or changed if this is possible to substitute a different... |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali 6.0L Stall VIN: 1GT125CG6B Hi - need spec info only. 25 amp fuel pump fuse got hot melted hole that it was sitting in. ( never blew )just lost contact and pump stopped. Installed new fuse block and checked amp draw at fuse which was 11-13 amps. I was wondering what the draw was on these... |
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| 1998 Jaguar XK8 4.0L heat VIN: SAJGX2249W well guys i need help we are losing are a## here! first off car came in with no heat! on idle its fine anything over 50 mph the heat goes cold !! we have flushed heater core no change replaced heater core no change scaned for codes none .replaced heater contro... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Transmission VIN: 1J4GR48K15 Towed in-no move. The NAG1 tran. was just rebuilt by the cust. himself for a no move. Fluid full-clean. No tran. codes. It had an electronic shift module code when it came in, it since has been cleared & not returned. My question is with the tran. case connect... |
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| 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 1 Ton 2.4L No Start VIN: JA7FL24W9N I've got this old Mitsubishi Mighty Max with no spark. Got power to the ignition coil. Power and ground to the distributer but no 5 volts to the other two wires in the distributer harness from pcm. Everything else powers up.There is a power transister above th... |
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| 2001 Saturn LW300 3.0L Lifters VIN: 1G8JW82R01 Hello, we have a stumper here. Vehicle came to us with one or two noisy lifters. We got authorization to tear down the top end to access the lifters and found five lifters that were collapsed. Camshafts looked great, cam bearings looked great. Cranking the eng... |
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| 2007 Suzuki XL-7 3.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2S3DA21747 Engine runs rough intermittently and cam/ correlation codes set for bank 1 and bank 2 intakes. My question is has anybody ran into a 3.6 with these codes that have timing chain issues that are intermittent and only affect intake cam timing and not exhaust cam ... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crankshaft Position CKP - Intake Camshaft Position CMP Correlation Bank 1), P0018 (Crankshaft Position CKP - Intake Camshaft Position CMP Correlation Bank 2), P0302 (cylinder 2 misfire), P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire), P0306 (cylinder 6 misfire), P0300 (Random misfire) |
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| 2001 Toyota Prius 1.5L power braking VIN: JT2BK12U31 There are no power brakes when applying pedal. I bought the car as a maybe we could fix it. When the owner sold it there were no power brakes. The abs pump motor is running constantly. There is a high pitched buzzer and the brake light is illuminated on the da... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat 4 Motion 2.8L Flooding out VIN: WVWTH23B0Y Have this Passat that was towed into us about a month ago for a no-start condition. When we attempted starting it sounded like it wanted to fire, so I put the vehicle in clear-flood mode by fully depressing the gas pedal. It then started after a few seconds, r... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Brakes hydraulic VIN: 3VWRF71K36 Got this from another shop last year. Installed owners parts. Autozone brake booster and master cylinder. Had decent pedal but once in a while it would sink. Hit again and full pedal. Back again pedal on the floor. Just like before. So I put oem master cylinde... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C042 6.6L Engine VIN: 1GBE5C1215 Sorry it took so long to respond. After removing the engine and tearing down to inspect oil pump I found that the drive gear nut was not tight. I cant remember who suggested this but you were dead on... Going back together and putting engine back in.,,, |
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| 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 3A8FY58BX8 replaced the injector for cyl. #. i guess the other new one was junk. thanks to all who responded. Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire cylinder 1). |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Readiness monitors VIN: 2D4GP44L55 THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAYS TO RESPOND.THE WHOLE PROBLEM HERE TURNED OUT TO BE!I WAS THROWN OFF BY SEEING ZERO VOLTAGE ON TWO SENSORS.I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT BECAUSE THIS ENGINE HAS THE CROSSOVER PIPE TO CONNECT THE TWO MAN... |
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| 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS 4.0L pump, rack VIN: 1FMDU67K35 Thanks for all the help. As I said we did pressure bleed the system after install and symptom was almost gone. Called customer and told her symptom very well might go away and haven't heard form her... so far so good. |
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| 2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L engine VIN: SAJEA01T33 The Info for the Jag chain T marks where found under Lincoln LS 3.0 V6 T chain installation |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Many VIN: 1J8GN28K88 Well a new TIPM fixed this one. Did not need to reprogram, just turned key on and off for 12 seconds.Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 2002 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Surge VIN: 1YVGF22C02 Thanks for all the help. I found the gasket on the air box to the maf blown out. Trouble codes: P0715. |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL550 5.5L Abs Sensor VIN: 4JGBF8GE7B The code 5399 was something that the dealer pulled up, stating that the trans module as well as components in the trans, had to be updated. They updated the trans system, then found that the abs sensor to the right front was open. They have a tsb stating tha... |
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| 2008 Nissan Rogue SL 2.5L heater blower VIN: JN8AS58V78 Thanks to all that responded.Ended up being junk aftermarket fan amp ass.Went to oem took care of it.don,t trust aftermarket anything |
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| 1991 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3VN39W2M The wire from ignition switch to nss had been cut and run directly to starter. I renewed the circuit and the code is gone. As you guys said it was an open. I left the jumper that went direct to starter because it was probably there for a reason, and I own this... Trouble codes: 43 (No start signal). |
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| 1992 Toyota Pickup SR5 3.0L ABS/Steering VIN: JT4VN13G6N Thanks for the help. To answer some of your questions. We did check for codes but there were none. We induced a code by unplugging the actuator so we know the code process was working. We added a Lucas power steering additive and as of right now it has not hel... |
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| 2004 Toyota Highlander 3.3L no upshift VIN: JTEEP21A74 First problem was the P0500. after finding that the center junction block behind the radio unit is pulling voltage down to for speed sensor signal from ecm to speedometer. replaced the junction block and code p0500 fixed and vehicle shifts but a little harsh o... |
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| 2007 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4.7L Abs, Brake, Vsc Trac, Vsc Off Lights On VIN: 5TDBT48A27 To all that replied, thank you for your input. After pulling my hair out for about 4 days, I did not know what else to test. I called a car lot that owed me some favors and just my luck had the exact same vehicle. I swapped the skid module and boom, light... |
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| 1987 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WVWGB0165H Thanks for all of the help. As to the pressure differences it was our problem because we were hooked up to system pressure on both sides. Once we corrected that the pressure differential was correct. Replaced all injectors and the plastic sleeve in the cyli... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Engine VIN: 3VWSP29M21 jetta sat for a while before customer brought it in for repairs after the fuel injection pump failed, found the car had stuck rings after adding transmission fluid to engine it freed up and it runs like a top now. thanks for the help |
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| 2009 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L Overheating VIN: WVWEV71K79 Thanks for all the replys. I did check the water pump and water pump belt drive which was ok. I ended up doing a leak down test and found # 2 cylinder leaking into coolant causing pressure in cooling system. Head will have to come off. Customer declined work a... |
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