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| 1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L P.S. Pump Noisy VIN: 2G1FP22G0X Hello Friends, About a year ago, we replaced the rack and pinion and the power steering pump because of a bad leak and the system had ran dry at least once. The rack had new inner tie rods and we put new Moog outer tie rod ends on at the time of installation... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L brake lights VIN: 2GCEK19J58 Hi everyone , I actually have two GM trucks here with the same problem. The brake lights stay on even when I unplug the brake switch. Theory of operation says BCM is fed through the switch and when pedal is pressed it cuts power to x5-6 which it does when I un... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7HA18NX2 I've looked at the tech help history and I don't see an exact match to my issue. I get a P0601 check engine light only on first cold start in the morning. If the light is reset it works fine the rest of the day through multiple run/stop/start cycles. My questi... Trouble codes: P0601 |
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| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 3500 3.0L Key switch assembly VIN: WD0PF44547 Help Dodge Sprinter Guys) This Dodge Sprinter delivery truck decided to fail in our driveway during a delivery. So we sorta got stuck with it? The key will insert into the lock cylinder but it will not rotate. The owner purchased a new OEM special ordered key ... |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar Limited 3.8L Lighting VIN: 2FMDA58433 Hi all. Looking to find the signal flasher relay on this 2003 Windstar. Since we had the cluster repaired, the signals and hazards and dash signal indicator lights work, but there is not an AUDIBLE flasher indicator. Ford cannot tell me for sure where the rela... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L Surge VIN: 1FAFP562X5 Intermittently, car will surge and not idle down pulling car uphill @ 30-40mph. Shift to neutral and idle speed will slowly come down from the 3500 rpm range. EGR functions, DPFE readings and commands all normal, has no p/s switch, and a/c idle up is normal. W... |
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| 2006 Ford Freestyle SE 3.0L Limp Mode VIN: 1FMZK041X6 Fast forward to yesturday... Car comes back with the complaint, "lost power on take off. Coasted to side of road, cycled key off then on. and now drives normal". I get the car and test drive. Got car to act up, lost throttle responce and went into limp in mo... Trouble codes: P2104, P2112 |
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| 2008 Hummer H3 X 3.7L temp gauge, ac VIN: 5GTEN13E68 hello, can someone halp me? this h3 was brought because the air conditioning would stop working sometimnes, but when costumer left it at my shop everythig was working normal. so i starting driving dor test purposes, i noticed that the temperature gauge would s... |
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| 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.4L Starting VIN: 5NMSGDAG0A Vehicle will intermidently crank but no start, Pcm data shows the key as being unread when this happens,the instrutment cluster will not illuminate the immobilizer light,If the key is not returned to the off position it will continue to crank but not start[no ... |
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| 2003 Infiniti G35 3.5L Electronic VIN: JNKCV51E33 installed used trans, old one was slipping bad and chattering, now have a hard code p1762, direct clutch solenoid cirrcut, cant find much info for this code or where solenoid is located, thanks for any help |
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| 1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 4.0L communication PCM VIN: 1J4FB28S2V Jeep runs and drives. No communication with PCM. Do have communication w/trans control module. Trying to pass state inspection but with no PCM communication it fails. Replaced ck. eng. lt. in cluster now it burns all the time with air bag lt also. Cannot commu... |
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| 2006 Kia Rio 1.6L No Start VIN: KNADE12396 So this vehicle came in about a week ago for a simple starter replacement. I replaced the starter the same as i have on multiple kias previously. The vehicle started and i attempted to take vehicle for a test drive to verify the repair. As soon as i was out of... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Active Headlamps Also fitted with Fog Lamps. I have found a lack of technical data on "Active Headlamps Inoperative" message. Dealer quoted customer $1,500 to 2,000 to replace functional parts without elaboration as to specific remedy. |
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| 2004 Mini Cooper 1.6L Hesitation VIN: WMWRC33474 Please help on this bad boy here. Car came in customer complaint, car completely loss power all of a sudden. No dtc, Fuel trim LTFT +4.5% STFT + 4.0%. Perform smoke test, only minor leak from oil cap. Check fuel pressure 60 psi, check exhaust back pressure - a... |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Fuso FE120 FE83D 4.9L Hesitation VIN: JL6BBG1S85 Hello I AM NEW TO iATN . GOOD WEB SITE TO HELP AND GET HELP. OK this the second time that i get the fuso in the shop for same reason. It is goin into limp home mode because it seeing different pressure than commanded in the common rail, I replace the mprop val... Trouble codes: P0254 (Common rail pressure defect), P0251 (Common rail pressure defect) |
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| 2009 Nissan Versa SL 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1BC13E49 I have condemned the pcm on this vehicle due to an internal issue controlling the oxygen sensors. I am 100% confident its the pcm. my issue is that I have limited experience with replacing pcm on Nissan. ford/gm ok no problem. now I do own the snap on pass thr... |
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| 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L security VIN: WP0AA2995S 1995 intermittent no crank, no start, no door locking response. Car came in on a hook for no start/crank. We removed passenger seat and found no output signals from security module. Car started immediately with new Porsche module. Every day since the module re... |
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| 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0BA29953 Hi this one was brought to me from a Dodge dealer that sold this Porsche on the used car lot. Both CAT's are producing efficiency codes and they replaced both CAT's and all 4 02 sensors, with OEM parts. Looking at the Data the 02's are switching ok. Can a mixt... Trouble codes: P0420 (Bank 1 CAT efficiency), P0430 (Bank 2 CAT efficiency) |
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| 2006 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L Turbo? VIN: 4S3BL676X6 Hello fellow techs, My master tech just finished a full valve job and a timing belt job using mostly factory parts including all pulleys and the tensioner. He was very careful and even came down on Saturday to assemble the engine undisturbed.He completed the j... |
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| 2006 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.0L 4wd VIN: JTEBU14R36 I have this 2006 4runner 4WD that is inoperative, 4H is not engaging, but the 4H green symbol is ON (not flashing), 4LO is also inoperative, just flashing 4LO light & at the same time a buzzer noise, everytime it flash on 4LO, I tried to engage 4LO in neutral ... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L Sunroof VIN: WVWHV7AJ3B Hey guys. Got this gti in and had the typical sunroof not closing, usually due to accedental initialization start and looses its adaptations. Will go through all operations without stoping but rear vent will not stay closed. No fault codes recorded, nothing is... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1997 BMW 328i 2.8L top VIN: WBABK8329V well i called the top drive motor because s1 and s2 micro switches are built in to it i could see the s2 switch was staying opeon all the time after looking closely some one was in there it was all permatexed up and the wires were all soldered up have to star... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L abs VIN: 1G1JC5247X We checked the wiring system and sensors and solinoids and motors. Cleaned grounds, ran resistance and voltage drop tests. We have been using used parts as replacements. The original EBCM displayed several codes, none that really made any sense and they would ... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L Air Bag VIN: 2G1WB58K28 Thanks to everyone who replied! Everyone was dead on about the procedure. I performed the procedure repeatedly without suceess until I noticed the small print on the screen after the service proramming of the new SDM. ( The following step is IMPORTANT - The ai... |
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| 1991 Ford E-250 Econoline Custom 5.8L Code 67 VIN: 1FDGS24HXM Well it's fixed, sort of. I forgot to mention that the idle would always race up high on initial start up, then quickly settle down.That may have been because the ECM thought the car was in drive.That went away after the DNS connection was corrected. The idle ... |
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| 1993 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FACP44M4P ok narrowed it down to a valve issue don't know what it is yet have to get the customer to ok the tear down to see thanks to all that helped |
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| 1995 Ford Aspire 1.3L Shifter for manual transmission VIN: KNJLT05H7S Thanks for the tips about bolting up the shifter mount. I went to the local Ford dealer. They don't even have the 1995 model in their parts computer. I suggested he look up a 1997 Aspire. That showed up. The mount is a combination mount and stabilizer bar. For... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FMDU72X9Y Concerning the high MAF reading, the previous individual had turned the idle screw all the way in against the stop. Happen to notice this because of shiny threads. Backed off screw to where old threads were. MAF came down to a normal reading. Also found CAM wi... Trouble codes: P1121 (TPS inconsistent with MAF sensor). |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTPF18L61 i missed this i guess, i did indeed fix it, with another injector, the replacement injectors the customer had someone else install were reman not new, i replaced the #3 injector with new(after swapping with #1 and the miss followed). i had posted my test data ... Trouble codes: P0303. |
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| 2013 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLT 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GT424C80D Shorting the body side harness is a great idea, also you can do a resistance check on the sensor itself, my sensor was open. Trouble codes: P2033, 00 (Exhaust gas temp sensor 2 high voltage). |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on ended up flashing the PCM and installing an OEM Cam sensor instead of the Borg Warner that was installed to begin with. I think the aftermarket part was the real culprit. Now under any load the P0344 will not return. The crank sensor remains aftermarket and I ... Trouble codes: P0344. |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz E550 4Matic 5.5L level ride VIN: WDBUF90X07 after several more hours of testing what we found was in the rear of the car is a height sensor with some linkage rods that attaches tu the rear sway bar, the rod was rusted and broken causing the sensor not to work.we ordered new linkage and all is well. |
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| 1995 Nissan Pickup XE 2.4L backfires in intake VIN: 1N6SD16S1S Thanks to everyone who replied, I took out the microscope on this one and looked right past the problem. The fix was to readjust the shift timing, I think I was hitting rev limiter, if it has one, readjusted shift time everything o |
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| 2007 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: YS3FD46Y07 Vehicle is now fixed, ended up being the throttle body. Swapped it with a known good one and problem went away. There was something definitely loose inside the throttle body as you can hear something when you shook it. Also checked the purge valve and the perf... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2L Rain sensor VIN: WVGCM67L64 Well looks as though we are going to have to get a new sensor. Just hoping this is not a problem with the wiper module? But got to start somewhere. Thanks for the help George |
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