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| 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Misfire Hi, just got in this Blazer with a dead misfire on number one. The customer installed lifters at home and adjusted the valves using the old school method of tightening while the engine is running until the tick stops then going an extra half turn. I checked th... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L abs VIN: 1G1JC5247X This car came in with several ABS codes. We replaced the ABS hyd module and EBCM and ICP and left front wheel speed sensor. We now have a code C1252 left front ABS channel in release for greater than three seconds. This code should not set when the car is stat... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.6L comunication VIN: 1GCHK23677 Customer came in with complaint of low tire pressure monitor stating that right rear tire had 1 lb. of air pressure. The trailer brake connection light came on. Engine oil pressure gauge went to 0. The engine did not shut off and the vehicle drove fine. The on... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 3.6L Starter VIN: 1G1ZE5E79A Have a no crank here. Scanned for codes no codes in Engine or Transmission. Signals tested at ECM with scanner. Ignition 1 signal was 12.7, Crank request signal was YES, PNP switch signal was Park/ Neutral and Starter relay command stayed at OFF all at the tim... |
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| 2000 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L Oil Pressure Light VIN: 1C4GT64L6Y Hello. Having a difficulty with this van. Came in for a routine oil change and performed it no problem. Owner drove it home fine and parked it. The next AM started the van and the oil pressure light came on. The motor was not making any noise so he drove it a ... |
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| 2001 Chrysler Voyager 3.3L No Start VIN: 1C4GJ25G31 OK this van is a little tough to fix . Concern is that after driving 10 minutes or so,then parking the van after 10 minutes or so can be very hard to start. So I've been driving and letting it sit and trying to eliminating different things. so far Ive verified... Trouble codes: P0455 (Evap large leak), P0442 (Evap small leak) |
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| 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L Not sure VIN: 3C4FY48BX4 This car is running hot,and spilling coolant at the point the fan comes on,we have change the parts listed above still running hot ,lastly we decided to change the water pump, the pump look good and I am not sure is the cause of the problem, I don't see any de... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start, hard to start VIN: 3D7KU28C93 can start vehicle with carb cleaner and runs fine for a day or 2 when it doesn't start the fuel pressure is low. did a injector flow/return test and it fills up 6 ounces in 1 minute. seems to be ok by all that I have read. pulled the valve cover to check for c... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Express 3.6L oil filter housing VIN: 2D4RN4DG6B changed oil filter, spring, plastic valve flew off top of spindle the cartridge filter goes over, something went down and out of filter housing to crankcase. Does anyone have any suggestion as to how to proceed. There isn't even a picture on any of our info sy... |
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| 2011 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.7L tail light VIN: 1FDUF4GT3B I need your help i have a custmer with a 2011 f450 tail light problem the right tail light will work sometimes and then won't work all fuses have been ck.tail lights were broke i replaced. But i don't think the light bulbs was the problem. Has any one had this... |
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| 2012 Ford Focus SE 2.0L starting circuit VIN: 1FAHP3F26C Hi all I have this Focus that has a no crank condition. it's not a security issue due to the fact that I can start the vehicle from the crank relay and it runs well. I have no communications to the ACM and IPC. I need to know if there is no start signal from t... |
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| 2006 Hyundai Azera Limited 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHFC46F26 Hello, Group, this car was towed to the shop. Check the code and symptom, found 3 codes with p2106, p1295,p161b, car was able to start but in the power limit model. After replaced TPS, it looks became normally(I have not do the PCM re-flash). But car came back... Trouble codes: P2106, P1295, P161B |
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| 2001 Infiniti Q45 4.1L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: JNKBY31A41 Hi all This car came to me from a customer I have not seen in 25 years.He said it was stuck in his garage as a no start and also stated it was smoking quite a bit. I arrived with jmp pack in hand and tried to crank when i hit key it turned a quarter of turn an... Trouble codes: P0400, P0303 |
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| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Misfire VIN: 1J4GW48S53 The vehicle will all of a sudden start misfiring, and each time this happens, the owner can turn the ignition off and restart it and the issue is gone. It will run fine for hours or days and do it again. The couple of times we saw it happen here at the shop, t... Trouble codes: P0304 |
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| 2005 Kia Sportage LX 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJE72395 This is my girlfriends car. After it sits in the rain it will run rough for a minute at start up or it will run rough after driving a half mile or so. When the problem occurs the check engine light flashes and it runs like crap. Feels like it is down 3 cylinde... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI 3.2L Starting VIN: WDBUF26JX5 hello techs, i am against the wall on this 320 intermittent no start. when the car is running i have communication, but when it is a no start it is after a short drive. red battery light in dash will come on, also i lost the code(erased pic from ipod accidentl... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz E550 4Matic 5.5L level ride VIN: WDBUF90X07 Car came in for tire rotation completed service parked out side noticedr rear suspension down.we started car thought it would come up but no luck,checked for codes none checked fuses good,we disconnected air compressor and put our own power and ground it works... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWMR33589 hi everyone im not very familiar with these mini's this car was towed in as a crank but no start. im gonna start into it soon but was looking for some tips on the codes that I pulled not sure if the speed sensor codes could cause the engine not to start I also... Trouble codes: 2FF6, C0F32, C0F33, A0B5 |
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| 2007 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L low turbo boost VIN: YS3EH49G17 Car has been running awesome since work was done about a month ago. Now the turbo boost is low and power is low. There are no codes. We do not have a SAAB scantool, so our resources are limited. |
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| 2015 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Lux 3.6L air bag light VIN: WVGEF9BP3F Received this vehicle from body shop with the following codes 943874 Igniter drivers seat belt resistance high, 9439003 passenger seat belt ignitor resistance high, 9439515 rear driver seat belt, 9439259 passenger rear seat belt. Vehicle has been in a collisio... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 2B3HD46R01 Hello all... Found out by isolating the 8 volt driver circuit that there were no shorts in wiring.. actually replaced the orange wire in the harness from the pcm through the fuse relay center to the connector a then from the other side of connector to the cmp ... |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L dash volt gauge VIN: 1D7HG48N53 THANKS TO ALL, CUSTOMER DID NOT WANT TO SPEND ANY MONEY |
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| 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L Reverse Ratio Incorrect VIN: 2C4RDGDG4D Found issue, vehicle fixed. Found corroded pin on output speed sensor. Possibly from sitting however long at salvage yard. Swapped sensor and issue resolved. Did not do anything with tire size pid. Thanks to all that offered help! |
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| 1992 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L Starting Good evening fellow technicians, thank you all very much for time and your quick response to my dilemma. All of you had wonderful ideas and techniques. As I described in my previous post, the starter would hang for 2 seconds every time the car would cranked. U... |
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| 2005 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Panoramic roof drain VIN: WMWRE33515 Thank you Norman from Great Britain, Erick from Texas, Bradley from South Carolina, Kim from Illinois, and Nigel from Washington, all your help was very much appreciated. The consensus on replacement of wet airbags for this help request seems to be to recommen... |
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| 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L steering VIN: 2G2WP52265 Thank you all so the help...after 2 rebuilt pumps...we tried an A1 Cardone pump...fixed !!! The replies were all spot on...great job! |
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| 1992 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 4T1SK12E1N Well , on first place Thanks to all for your replies and ideas. In this case the rotor was at fault , draining some of the energy needed to fire the plugs , that was the weak spark i had noticed , now , the second part -no start when hot- , was due to the Engi... |
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| 2001 Toyota Prius 1.5L power braking VIN: JT2BK12U31 Thanks for the good direction. After hearing all your replies, I found we had a mastertech scanner sitting around. I have been looking at it for years and this persuaded me into getting the thing going. We were missing the app card which I located and am now a... |
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| 2004 Volvo XC70 2.5L ps pump VIN: YV1SZ59HX4 Thanks for all the help.Put different brand pump on and flushed system-used dextronIII- problem is solved. |
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| 2004 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L No Start VIN: YV1RS59V04 thank you all for your help I ended up replacing the PEM car has been gone for 2 weeks.. I would like to wait a little longer to be sure of the repair. Trouble codes: 0004 (uem-0004 siren communication fault). |
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| 2010 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1390MW7A Thanks for all your input. Most of you thought the CEM was the likely cause of the problem. I agreed. The problem is the CEM needs to be programed and our ScanPad did not have that capability. Off to the dealer it went and they replaced the CEM and cleaned up ... Trouble codes: ECM82, CEM1A, CEM3A. |
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