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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 19, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 Touring 3.5L 3-4 shift VIN: 2C3KA53G86 Thanks in advance for any help on this one Chrysler techs. Car came in with the transmission being stuck in "limp" mode. Upon pulling the fault codes in the TCM there was a speed sensor fault, which led us to replacing the conductor plate on top of the valve ... |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FAFP53U51 my understanding, that when driving it stops accelerating, jerks little. let off throttle idles fine, when trying to accelerate lacks power, and never get close to speed, 10mph about max. this thing is extremely Intermittent... has happened 3 times in a month... Trouble codes: B1318 |
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| 2010 Ford Expedition EL XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMJK1F59A I've got a strange one here. Customer complaint is check engine lamp comes on but only when he drives above 80 miles per hour and then goes out. What??? Got a few codes from instrument cluster module but anything to do with this issue? I don't know. Any Ford t... Trouble codes: U0100 (Lost comm with PCM), U2013 (Compass module not responding), B1600 (PATS key not read successfully), U2511 (CAN comm bus fault), B1139 (Invalid Transmitter Code), P1602 (Imobilizer/ ECM Comm error) |
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| 2006 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on, running rich VIN: 5FNYF28756 Engine runs good but can not find cause for Code P0175 Rich condition on Bank2, also Bank1 is running rich, if I create a large vacuum leak bank1 reads -4 and bank2 reads -7, when driving rarely will fuel trims go above +1 on Bank1 and Bank2. Vehicle is from u... Trouble codes: P0175 (Rich condition bank 2) |
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| 2005 Infiniti G35 3.5L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JNKCV54EX5 Here's one That makes me feel like a real amateur! Car came in with leaking valve covers, replaced gaskets hasn't left due to issue that started after repair. Issue - Car looses power after 3000 RPMS and struggles to reach redline at any temperature, drives ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Speedometer/Cruise Control VIN: JM3LW28G5Y Vehicle was brought in for speedometer and cruise control inoperative. Customer stated abs/brake light has been on for a couple years and speedometer worked with abs and brake lights on. I determined that vss comes from abs sensors,not transmission. Scanned pc... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz E270 2.7L unsure When the drivers door is opened, particularly from cold there is a whirring, growling noise like a system is priming, or similar. The noise is coming from the RHF corner of the car in the general area between the suspension tower and windscreen. This has just ... |
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| 2006 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDBR32E76 Car came in with major oil leak from valve cover. Remove valve cover, found major oil sluggish built up. Clean sluggish & vacuum with machine. Customer drove it for 2 day, oil light & check engine light on. Oil pressure test told me the oil sluggish we clean o... Trouble codes: P0012 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Vibration VIN: 1GNEK13T85 First,thanks for all the replies but this is a tough one!!I tried a new trans mount like a couple of you suggested and it made the vibrations MUCH worse starting at 30 and going through 65.I figured the new mount raised the trans height so I put the old mount... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L brake lights VIN: 2GCEK19J58 hello everyone, thanks for all the help. It was really quite simple once I actually understood the theory of operation. With the brake switch plugged in and the key on power is fed through terminal D purple wire on the brake switch to turn the brake lights off... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1ZH57B89 Hello everyone, thank you for the replies. I ended up pulling the cover off to verify marks, and the timing was definitely off a couple teeth. I then did a cylinder leak down to check the valves, and it has bent valves on all 4 cylinders... Seem to be all th... Trouble codes: P0011, P0010. |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar Limited 3.8L Lighting VIN: 2FMDA58433 Thanks for the replies. The flasher relay is in behind the dash cluster. The audible sound DOES NOT COME THRUOGH THE SPEAKERS.; for anyone who may have to look for one when it is not working. |
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| 2003 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L engine You guys are awesome. I had a few of the same ideas you guys did but I wanted a bit of validation that I was on the right track with my plan of attack haha. I just finished looking at this truck a few minutes ago and found the exhaust to be restricted on the s... |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Engine VIN: 1GKFK13077 Good information. Job aborted. Recommend turning away job. This job requires the same vin code to complete . These engines are very hard to find. Not really worth the time and expense . Thanks for all you replys. |
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| 2013 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L Engine VIN: 5NPEB4AC9D This thing has 200K + miles on it and was 3-4 quarts low on oil when I checked it. He was talking about a rattle in the vehicle a few days earlier and dropped it off for us to check it. I guess the rattling was the engine knocking! The addition of the oil help... |
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| 2004 Mini Cooper 1.6L Hesitation VIN: WMWRC33474 We end up replace the plugs & wires, we do found slight corrosion on wires. Perform fuel trim adaption. Car run perfectly fine. We call this one fix. Don't overlook the basic, ignition components worn not always set misfire fault. We just go too deep,thank you... |
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