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| 1990 Cadillac Commercial Chassis 4.5L No Start VIN: 1G6CB1332L Hey All! Gotta Love Older Caddys! This One Died while Driving into my Parking Lot. Found Code 41, Cam Sensor Problem, Replaced Cam Sensor on Distributor. Engine Fired Up and Ran but Sluggish. Changed Plugs, Cap, Rotor. Engine Started and ran GREAT... for a lit... Trouble codes: 41 (Cam Sensor Signal Problem) |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L battery VIN: 1GNDT13W6X Hey fellow techs out there, this is my personal vehicle and the strangest thing is starting to happen. i bought this truck about two months ago with a dead battery, replaced with ac delco and about a week or into driving the starter crapped out. bought a good ... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C042 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBE5C1215 I previously no reference to sensors do to a shorted wire behind alternator bracket. With the code P0193 and P0670 I can not get this truck to drive. It idles fine but will not drive. The codes come back instant. I chased all wiring (I think all) and did the f... Trouble codes: P0193 (Fuel Rail Pressure sensor circuit high), P0670 (Glow plug Module control) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L power VIN: 3GNDA13D07 cust car was towed in over the weekend with busted clutch master and firewall. Unable to drive car prior to work being preformed. After repair car lacks power in only 1st and 2nd gear. No codes and all data appears to be fine. All other gears are normal. pleas... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Throttle VIN: 3B7KC2668X Vehicle was previously in for just a check engine lamp pertaining to throttle. We adjusted throttle switch while monitoring voltage output from Throttle (.6 is specs.) Vehicle code went away and so did vehicle. Back it comes on the hook several weeks later!! A... |
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| 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L head gasket VIN: 3D4GG57V39 Looking for some feedback with doing the head gaskets on this 3.5L motor. Is it possible to slide the cams out of the head on these models while the engine is in the car still? Im also doing the timing belt and water pump. Any feed back is greatly appreciated.... |
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| 2011 Ford Explorer Limited 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 1FMHK8F86B Hello everybody I got today this Ford with complaint from customer for oil in air filter box and throttle body and air filter itself wet with oil I tested PCV system and got 5'' vacuum in dipstick(I plugged breathing inlet) Engine run fine no DTC nothing What ... |
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| 2013 Ford Fusion SE 1.6L Tpms VIN: 3FA6P0HRXD Cannot relearn tpms system. Car will enter training mode (horn beeps) & the Bartec will read all four sensors but horn never beeps at any tire. Bartec tool reports all four sensors are good & at 40psi. There are two codes B1182:00 & B124D. Network test with th... |
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| 1999 Kia Sportage 2.0L Misfire VIN: KNDJB7238X Hi guys, I've been having trouble with this kia sportage that doesn't fire on cylinders 1 and 4. The engine was overhauled at another shop and the owner said it ran good just for that day. It was then brought into our shop we checked for broken wires leading t... |
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| 2006 Kia Rio 1.6L A/C Compressor VIN: KNADE12396 Computer shows ac switch on but ac clutch off and ac fans off tested clutch with relay that can be self energized but no cooling fans |
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| 2011 Lincoln MKX 3.7L abs VIN: 2LMDJ6JKXB vehicle came in spongy pedal vehicle taken for extended warranty for booster and replaced master all motorcraft parts will not run pump during automated bleed but will run pump if comanded |
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| 2002 Mazda Millenia 2.5L EGR Monitor not read VIN: JM1TA22122 Hello all, This 2002 Mazda Millenia has been driven 100s of miles mostly 55 miles/Hr but the EGR monitor wont get ready. There is no pending/code. The EGR valve has been replaced. I have activated the EGR system and the RPM drops down. Mode 6 data shows multi... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL600 5.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBSK77F37 Previous customer but first time in with this car. Two problems #1) Cylinders #1 to #6 shut off. #2)Message on instrument cluster relating to shut off of electrical convenience features. Problem #2 turned out to be the trunk battery having 5 volts and would no... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P305& |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG 6.3L left seat VIN: WDBSK70F59 Hello, I feel like a dummy...tring to diag heated seat inop left side, right side heats properly. Fuses test good and have power. Looking at the wiring diagram via identifix and the bottom element looks like a typical 2wire heating pad. Wirng diagram shows a 6... |
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| 2006 Mini Cooper S 1.6L 1-2, 2-3 shift only VIN: WMWRH33576 Trans starts downshifting 3-2 and 2-1 harshly after 15 miles of driving. Once downshifting gets harsh, upshifting gets harsh also, but only in those gears. If the key is off for 10 minuites or more, the shifting returns to normal for a short time. No warning ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima SE-R 3.5L No Start VIN: 1N4BL11E85 Howdy! Kind of a strange one here. So vehicle was towed in as a crank no start. No data from ECM on DLC but com no problem with other modules. Faint clicking heard from engine fuse panel. Isolated clcking to Fuel pump relay. ECM grounding relay at 266hz con... |
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| 2005 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L NO Spark- NO Pulse VIN: 1N4BA41EX5 This engine was replaced, I do not know how long ago. Car cut out of the high way and has a crank no start condition. Because is not spark and pulse signal I did replaced the ECM and reprogrammed. Now I do have About 200 RPM while I'm cranking, a good crank in... |
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| 2009 Saturn Outlook XE 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GZEV13D19 15000 miles ago we did the chains on this one. It went fine for those miles and then started running rough and setting codes P0014, P000B, P0024, P0011. We diagnosed bad phasers. Installed all new phasers and it runs well but it sets codes P0008 and P0017 now.... Trouble codes: P0008 (p0017-), P0017 |
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| 2002 Toyota Prius 1.5L Misfire VIN: JT2BK12UX2 Car came in with Mil on and rough running when ICE is active. Found codes listed. Test drove, OK. Let sit, would misfire on #1 and #2 sometimes. Sometimes just #1 sometimes just #2, sometimes both. Coils ,plugs, injectors, valve clearance are OK. Throttle body... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302 |
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| 2013 Toyota Highlander 3.5L compressor VIN: 5TDZK3EH6D I appreciate everybody's help in advance. I got 2013 highlander the compressor is not kicking. I hooked up to my snap on scanner , when I turn on the A/C button, the a/c request on the scanner shows "off". I got one code B1479, I don't wanna start changing par... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GC2KXCG5B the problem turned out to be the vss sensor in the top of the transfer case. there was a signal but it did not have enough amplitude. replaced the sensor and it was putting out a much higher voltage. what is weird was that the speedometer worked even when it w... Trouble codes: P2161 (Vss b). |
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| 2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L No Communications VIN: 1FAFP33P6Y Thanks to everyone that helped with your suggestions. The Power Hold Relay had high resistance on the ground wire which was cutting power to the PCM. After bypassing the relay, communications were reestablished. The repair required running a new ground wi... |
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| 2012 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L No Start VIN: 5NPEB4AC3C Verified powers and grounds at pcm. All ok. PCM with this part number is on backorder from Hyundai, so we got a used one. Vehicle started and ran fine. CEL working again also. |
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| 2001 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1ED28Y51 Thanks to all the technicians who replied to my request for information on this vehicle. The rest of the world could learn much from the co-operation and generosity exhibited by the IATN community. Anyway, the owner of the X-Terra will be bringing the vehicl... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit). |
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| 2002 Porsche Boxster Roadster 2.7L cannot add fuel VIN: WP0CA298X2 Thanks for your help! Yes, the tank was empty, but you can't be too sure. BIG thanks to Daniel for his detailed set of instructions! It ended up being the ORVR valve on top of the fuel tank (never knew it was there) I operated it and it worked a couple of time... |
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| 2010 Porsche Panamera S 4.8L Charging VIN: WP0AB2A7XA We did the foot work and investigated all the possibilities. The battery sensor was ruled out because we have no codes for that and it would trip a codes for it if it had a problem. The clutch-able pulley on the Alternator was ruled out due to the fact the Al... |
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| 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L headlights VIN: JT3DJ81W8P The fix for this was a light retainer relay. problem with the Alldata wiring diagram was this relay is only shown on the daylight running lights vehicle lighting diagram which this Landcruiser does not have! Toyota puts them in both options with or without its... |
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| 2010 Volkswagen CC Luxury 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWHL7AN8A New water pump had a little noise to it, so I replace with a new water pump and knock sensor. Took care of the problem Thanks guys for all the help Rickey@ flowers repair service Trouble codes: P0327. |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 T5 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1SW53D41 thanks to those who helped but sent it to the dealer ,with no communication to any module not sure which direction to go,to many questions and no answers will update when i find out what the find wrong |
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