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| 2001 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Turn Signal VIN: 2HNYD18831 Customer came in with no park lights and no turn signals. I found that 7.5a fuse #10 in the driver side fuse box was blown and 15a fuse #10 in passenger side fuse block was blown, but when you replaced them the fuses would instantly blow when you used the turn... |
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| 2004 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L Lighting VIN: WAUML44E84 Hey all you Audi techs see if you can help me with this I have a code in the level controll system headlights it's 01310 it comes up controll mod ( j197) it's an intermitt problem every seems to be working . Customer say headlights move intermittently . My sca... |
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| 1997 BMW 328i 2.8L top VIN: WBABK8329V well guys i have this bmw the top only goes halfway the rear comes up but the rear compartment lid dosnt come up for the top to go down into now if i use emergncy close /opeon and of course initialize the system then it closes all the way to the rear compartme... |
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| 1999 BMW 528i 2.8L engine cylinders VIN: WBADP6332X vehicle came in due to vehicle had missfire. Found out that the oil was milky. The oil had mixed with the coolant. The vehicle was smoking alot from the exhaust. Exhaust smoke smelled like coolant. The customer was asked if the vehicle had been previously over... |
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| 2008 BMW X5 3.0si 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 5UXFE43528 I'm having an issue with a dead miss on cylinder 5. It can idle in the shop indefinitely without any problems, but after driving around the block it will develop the dead miss. started out with a code for a misfire on cylinder 1, so we moved coils and plugs to... Trouble codes: P0302, P0741, 4F53 |
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| 1992 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1YY33P6N customer just bought this car ...drove it home fine..his brother had taken the car for a ride...after he stopped the car and went to restart the car It would not restart ...i have all the warning lights on the dash includes the service engine soon light but i ... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Vibration VIN: 1GNEK13T85 This is my own vehicle,it has a drive line vibration between 55 and 65,worst at 56 mph. It goes away when you put it in auto 4wd or 4wd. I tried a different rear drive shaft and checked the front drive shaft u-joints.Had the tires balanced,but this is a defini... |
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| 1996 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GG23X6T Please help! This truck is baffling me, it initially came in for an intermittent crank/ no start. The culprit was a bad ignition coil shorting and damaging the driver inside the engine computer. Customer drove vehicle for a few weeks problem free until the MIL... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305 |
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| 2006 Ford LCF C550 4.5L Flex Plate VIN: 3HAJEAVH66 Hey Diesel Gurus! This LCF breaks the flex plate in 450 miles. The dowel pins are present. Torque convertor has been replaced. We checked crankshaft end play and run out. Looking for any help! We have changed the flex plate twice in 800 miles and cant figure o... |
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| 2007 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L MIL Lamp on, no accelerator pedal VIN: 1FDWE35P67 Good morning, this truck came in with a fuel leak complaint, we found the leak at the secondary fuel filter cover. We replaced the cover and both fuel filters. Truck ran good after, no leak. We kept it overnight, road tested the following morning, customer pic... Trouble codes: P0107, P0405, P0472, P2285, P2104 (TPS switch DE voltage correlation / TPS switch E ckt low input), P2287 (injector pressure sensor ckt intermittant) |
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| 2010 Ford Transit Connect XLT 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: NM0KS7BN4A Vehicle was brought in with CEL, runs okay. Code P2270 stored. Scan tool reads oxygen sensor at .007V. Remove oxygen sensor and jump harness per ford flowchart and got 1.3V reading on scan tool. Replaced oxygen sensor with ford oe replacement and issue continu... Trouble codes: P2270 (Bank 1 sensor 2 stuck lean.) |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L trunk VIN: WDBSK75F53 This is a first time customer. Trunk will not open with key, or remote, or switch on inside of driver's door. Remote does not lock or unlock doors locks but does flash parking lights when the lock or unlock buttons are pressed. All fuses have been checked in a... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WMWMF73548 Fuel trims will bounce back and forth between 25% to -25%. Customer had valve cover, maf and some vacuum leaks replaced. Im not a euro guy. I have smoked tested the intake area for over and hour and no leaks, Also reset parameters with a snap scan tool. Does a... Trouble codes: 2B64, P1497 |
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| 2011 Nissan Sentra SR 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1AB6AP6B The code is intermittent, trips the light about once a week. Cannot get it to code on test drives. stored screenshot shows it always codes when engine is cold (30 to 45f)has anyone out there battled one of these dragons? Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 1999 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L Starting VIN: YS3DF58N5X WTF... This thing came in for a heater core, that's it. Now it's a no crank. The DIC says something like "Key Not Recognized" . I am using a Launch scan tool. I got a second key from the customer. I got it to relearn the keys once. Started it fine with both... |
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| 1992 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 4T1SK12E1N This car has been in my family since new, last December the timing belt was replaced , and several weeks after that the car began to feel "heavy" , like a retarded ignition problem or a not properly installed timing belt , then, it began to misfire a bit at th... |
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| 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L headlights VIN: JT3DJ81W8P Vehicle came in for no headlights, high or low beam, replaced multi/turn signal switch. Head lights now work flash to pass everything. Problem is now they wont go off or stay off occasionally will just pop on while driving, only way to turn them off is pull re... |
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| 2002 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHH20V52 this rav 4 came in with lean codes on bank 1 and 2 the mass air flow was replaced an injection flush carbon flush intake manifold gaskets im leaning to injectors or air flow sensors fuel pressure is 48 psi and has good volume air flow sensors at idle at 1.0 in... Trouble codes: P0171, P0172 |
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| 2003 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L engine VIN: 4T1BE32K93 Engine is leaking oil between crankcase and engine block at rear of engine.I can't find any labor time or repair procedure on Alldata.It looks like it would take alot of time to fix.Can anyone tell me how long this job should take and how tough it is to do?The... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Starting VIN: 2HNYD18875 Thanks to not only those who posted to this issue but to all of those that take the time to help each other out. So now on to the fix. To make a long story shorter we did every test we could think of some multiple times including fuel preasure and volume tes... |
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| 1996 BMW 318ti 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACG8324T hi got this one all done I cleaned the maf then looked at the numbers saw a improvement, replaced the maf ran all the monitors smoged it passed good, thanks joe. Trouble codes: P0170. |
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| 1998 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L EGR Decel test VIN: 1G6KS54Y2W Hello Guys, After a long search Tim had the solution. It was difficult to pinpoint this but knew from the beginning it was a logic problem in the computer. After meeting with the State Emission Advisor, he verified the problem and passed with a Fall back test.... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 Lean), P0174 (Bank 2 Lean), P0300 (Random misfire), P1520 (Park nuetral switch), P1611 (Loss of Com), P0155 (B2S1 Heater circut). |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GCEC14W81 thanks for the good replies,did test on cuircuit f with a test light and I uses my otc scanner that showed circuit f,tested good, I replaced the alternator with new, cleared code p1638 drove 135.00 miles all monitors reset thanks again iatn happy swallows day. Trouble codes: P1638. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L Engine Over Heating VIN: 1GNFK16Z94 Hi and thanks for your response. I did buy the glass container and purple fluid for head gasket test didn't turn yellow. Joe from Texas without your response I may have did a head gasket and still had the problem. This morning I refill coolant system, heater h... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L Exterior lights VIN: 2C4GP44R15 Customer declined further repairs at this time. I re-scanned the vehicle--commanded various lights and other functions-they all worked with the exception of the exterior stop and turn signals. Wiring ,fuses,bulbs etc all ok. At this time I feel there is a BCM... |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 XL 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPF1ET9D Thanks to all for your help. I revisited oil pressure (had 18 psi hot at idle and in gear)in talking to some other techs 15 psi is minimum at heads to operate the vct system. When checking oil pressure the only place to tie in the gauge was at the oil pressure... Trouble codes: P0012, P0014, P0022, P0024, P054A, P054C. |
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| 2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Hard start cold VIN: 2HGES25742 So obviously it was a mechanical problem... My boss decided to sell the guy an engine. We installed a JDM unit with under 50k miles. Runs great!!! I will take the engine apart when I have time and see what I can find. Pretty sure the issue lies in the cylinder... |
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| 2014 Honda Accord EX 2.4L CVT fluid VIN: 1HGCR2F76E I am well aware of the computer based Honda Maintenance Minder system that sends a signal when routine maintenance, including a change of the CVT fluid 3.9 qts of HCF2, is recommended but I was hoping a technician could estimate when that signal might appear o... |
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| 2002 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Excessive Emissions, codes VIN: SAJDA41C32 I found that renewing the oil saturated spark plugs did get rid of the intermitant misfires, and cleaning the coil boots. I installed new cover gaskets and drove drive cycles many ,many times according to two different professional procedures. I tested the gr... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175, P1000. |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L 2-3 shift VIN: 1J4HR58N25 Thanks for all the help after testing all the wiring from the pcm to the trans everything tested ok. So we determined that the tcm/pcm must have an internal fault. After replacing it everything shifts perfect. |
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| 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4AA2D10B Michael from New York hit the nail right on the head with this one.. after tightening pins, tracing wires, and going slightly crazy, the main culprit was the cam sensor air gap. We removed sensor, placed the sticky pad on the end of cam sensor, put it in place... Trouble codes: P0340, P0344 (Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent). |
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| 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 4.0L Stall VIN: SALDV3243V Thanks to all who replied. This was a strange one. I found that after the defender warmed up one of the rear o2 sensors would peg to 1.20. I unplugged both rear o2 sensors and drove. The problem went away no stalling. We replaced both the rear o2 sensors and t... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L left rear door lock VIN: 4JGBF71E59 Hey gang, this looks like a seldom seen problem; we did power, ground and continuity tests, took everything apart - again; scanned, monitored data streams, used our Snap on Solus Euro, Autel Maxidas and Launch x-431; got some history codes for the left rear do... |
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| 2007 Saturn Vue 3.5L No Start VIN: 5GZCZ53447 THANKS FOR EVERY ONES REPLY'S WENT BACK AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OVER ANGAIN AND FOUND A BROKE WIRE IN THE HARNESS FROM THE FUSE BOX COMING FROM THE ENGINE CONTROL RELAY TO PCM. JUMPER THAT RELAY AND VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. REWIRED CIRCUIT ALL GOOD. CUSTOMER H... |
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