 Prev |
Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 14, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
Next  |
| (Also Available: All, Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, GM.) | ||
| Vehicle Owners: If you are seeking an automotive repair professional to service your vehicle, visit the iATN Repair Shop Finder. | ||
Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
| Help Request | Answers | |
| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Mechanical VIN: WAUDF78E17 (2.0 turbo BWT Engine code) Vehicle is getting excessive oil in the inter coolers - so much oil that on heavy acceleration/full boost it blows smoke from tailpipe. We replaced the turbo for this same issue 3,000 miles ago. Turbo was a new Borg Warner unit. The... |
View | |
| 2009 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUSF78K99 This car came in a month ago with p0302,p0304,p2279, and p2188. At that time I could not duplicate the problem. I smoke checked the intake, and found no leaks.The fuel trim was only 2% ST and LT. I tested the purge valve, and it did not leak, and it operated p... Trouble codes: P2279, P2271 (O2 B1S2 too rich), P052A, P050B, P2178 (System too rich off idle), P0506 (Rpm lower than expected) |
View | |
| 2000 BMW 528i 2.8L radio VIN: WBADM6344Y I just purchased this car and having issues with audio.The radio will play for 2 min 40 sec then no sound out of speakers .I notice that the power button stays on but no music,I can turn off and on then plays for another 2:40 each time. The nav screen is also ... |
View | |
| 2004 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBXPA93434 Codes store P 0171 P0174 system too lean bank 1 and bank 2. I believe we have two X3's that have similar problem. This one in particular seems to be a bit more lean on bank 1 than bank 2 but both banks are lean in the low range and high rpm range and okay in t... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
View | |
| 1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GNDM19W4X Problem started with rough idle did tune up still rough idle once and awhile it would get worse then after sitting overnight would not start drained battery then put it on charger for awhile start right up after awhile it got to where it was taking longer to s... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple miss fire interminet) |
View | |
| 2002 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.3L No Start VIN: 2C4GP44372 please help,this van cranks but no start.I have snap on scanner on the data shows cam & crank in sync when cranking it ,but no spark sometimes there is spark but only in one driver to the coil.I checked power & ground to the pcm,asd relay is working,I checked ... |
View | |
| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Sensor Reading VIN: 2A8GP54L37 Had a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country come in for oil change and to check the low tire light. The light was on solid, so we checked all the pressures and set them to the recommended pressures on the door jamb placard. The light was still on, so we hooked up our... |
View | |
| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.9L Governor Pressure Sensor VIN: 1B7HF16Z91 As stated this truck had this problem, another shop replaced the sensor and solenoid in January. It worked fine until last week then started doing it again. Customer states the transmission works fine when cold then acts up after it warms up. Just watching the... |
View | |
| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KU28C23 Ok diesel techs, i need your help. This is a truck that came from a dealer who bought in an auction sight unseen (Yay me). It was brought on the hook, my boss got in to move around the parking lot, pulled forward then started to back up when the motor blew up ... |
View | |
| 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Runs away VIN: 3D7MX49C16 Acceleration over 2000 rpm it acts like throttle is sticking. it stays high without the throttle depressed. Turning the ignition off will bring it back to normal. No codes, peddle sensor pids seem normal, I did find a contaminated filter and housing. I also fo... |
View | |
| 2007 Dodge Caliber R/T 2.4L Tcm VIN: 1B3HB78K07 Hi everyone, This customer had his car at the dealer and they wanted to try a PCM in it at his expense. I don't see how they figured that one. The PCM appears to be working if it can flag a TCM fault. The TIPM also has a no communication with TCM code so that ... |
View | |
| 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L p1745 VIN: 2G4RDGBG6E Taxi company has an aging fleet of 2014 Dodge Caravan's 3.6L w/ 62TE trans. Occasionally, 2 of them go into limp mode with a resultant code P1745 trans line pressure too high for too long stored. The way I understand this is the PCM dumps line pressure at idle... |
View | |
| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L timming chain VIN: 1FTNX21L4Y I'm thinking timing chain jump or not timed right; ran leak down test 15%)or less leakage (maybe at most)saying not enough to say that's not my problem, compression test 75 lbs. on all cylinders/ running compression 40 lbs. I really think timing chain just nee... |
View | |
| 2004 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Timing chain cover VIN: 1FAFP52U04 Good evening to all I'm working on this Taurus and it is leaking antifreeze around the timing cover top left side I know the gasket has to be replaced but what I'm wondering is can you do this without removing oil pan as this would save a lot of time thank you... |
View | |
| 2004 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Airbag VIN: 2HKYF18474 Airbag light on, no codes, tried 3 scanners, Modis says overcharging can cause this, battery PID in PCM is 13.7, charging control 14.5, DMM says 14.3. Just need some direction to tell cust who wants an estimate first before we tear the car apart and our hair o... |
View | |
| 2005 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCM66505 Hi Honda Techs, We have a 2005 accord v/6 here that the ck engine light flashes above 4000 rpm and sets p0300 p0301 and p0305 codes but no engine misses felt ..stay under 4000 rpm and no problem. It also has lumpy feeling idle but scan tool never shows miss f... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0305 |
View | |
| 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMFA36208 Customer complaint is rough running on acceleration. Test drove and here is what happens: Seems to run fine unless you are heavy into the gas pedal. Very consistently between 4900 and 5100 RPM a severe rattle noise will occur and cylinder #3 misfire counter wi... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 Misfire) |
View | |
| 2004 Mazda RX-8 1.3L Mechanical help please ! we have this car come in from used car guy 1 day back up no problem test drive top gear only 4 gear causing they repair the road at my shop so my guy only can drive max is 4 gear . today when i drive it i can not back up and i can go in 5 6 and b... |
View | |
| 1999 Nissan Quest GLE 3.3L Stall VIN: 4N2XN11T6X customer comes in wanting to replace fuel filter, however vehicle is stalling inspect vehicle. check for codes none found, inspect distributor found pieces of metal on the bottom. replace dist. with new cardone dist, came with cp and rotor. start vehicle up st... |
View | |
| 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G2NF52E94 This ones kicking my butt. Came in complaining of a rough idle and check engine light on. test drove vehicle to find it runs good off idle, but has a very slight roughness at idle. Nothing crazy. Code is p0300. computer is counting misfires pretty steadily on ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
View | |
| 1984 Porsche 944 2.5L Steering column ground VIN: WP0AA0943E I have reduced this issue down to a ground fault in the upper steering column. The ground at the rack to chassis is good. horn works when flat spring on the switch plate is jumpered to the steering rod just inside the fire wall, but not jumpered to the spine a... |
View | |
| 2011 Ram 2500 Laramie 6.7L Limp Mode VIN: 3D7UT2CL9B I'm pulling my hair out with this Dodge truck, which intermittently sets a P0087 code and goes into limp mode (with little boost from the turbocharger, and no power) on the customer. Clearing the code brings the power right back. I have been unable to duplicat... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel rail pressure too low), P0191 (Fuel rail pressure sensor circuit) |
View | |
| 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line 2.4L Electronic VIN: 5GZCZ33Z77 Vehicle came in with cel on has codes 6a1f-00 and p2797. alldata doesn't show the 6a1f-00 code but scanner says starter/ generator no crank at restart.We dont do much with Hybrids so any help is appreciated. |
View | |
| 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4S3BG6852W Ok guys a little assistance would be great. Have this Subaru here with high idle and P0507. After smoking the intake system including the induction there were no leaks. Suggested replacing the IAC assembly and cleaning throttle/intake. Well I did that, idle we... |
View | |
| 1999 Subaru Impreza Outback 2.2L Fuel Pump VIN: JF1GF4858X car has been sitting for 2 years. I have replaced the engine and am getting no power to the fuel pump. the fuel pump relay grounds to ECM pin 16 with key off but as soon as key is on it looses ground. Mitchell wiring diagram does not show any info on theory to... |
View | |
| 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L a/c compressor VIN: JT3HJ85JXV when you start the a/c it blows really cold about 39 degrees at idle and after you drive it awhile and comes to a stop for about 5 minutes or more the a/c compressor will loose power and eventually start back up but i wont do it all the time we replaced the am... |
View | |
| 2001 Toyota Tacoma S-Runner 3.4L 4wd VIN: 5TEWN72N81 We got this after customer had repairs done elsewhere that included replacing front differential due to burning it up. Actuator had been replaced at that time.we performed all related testing and found that the front diff actuator was inop.disconnect front act... |
View | |
| 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L cruise control inop VIN: 3VWDB61E1X This vehicle came in with the cruise control not working, customer stated that it use to be intermittent. Followed diagnostic flow chart and back probed the switch and the module, it is getting proper signal from cruise switch, resume, off switch, ect. Fuse 51... |
View |
Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
| Fix/Summary | Answers | |
| 2009 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Misfire VIN: 1GKEV23DX9 Well, the Acadia is off to the dealer. All 8 replies I've received point to ECM as I also suspected. #3 coil was shorted to ground on signal terminal, and must have popped the driver. Thanks for the speedy replies, IATN is one of my best tools! Lee Trouble codes: P0303, P0304, P167D. |
7 | |
| 2007 Hyundai Entourage SE 3.8L Accessories VIN: KNDMC23397 thank you guys both control module fix the car dealer had it in stock thank you guys again |
2 | |
| 2001 Lexus RX300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJHF10UX1 Replaced all the injectors and it runs and drives fine, fuel trims a bit negative in fact. Repeated fuel drop test on remaned injectors and all about 12.22 psi. While I knew it was a fuel delivery issue I originally dismissed injectors due to the fact all in... Trouble codes: 171 (Bank 1 lean), 174 (Bank 2 lean), 300 (multiple misfires detected). |
18 | |
| 2003 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Cooling fan VIN: WMWRE33473 Ok fellas, you're going to love this one. After hours of diagnosis,head scratching and a few choice words. It turns out my snap on souls edge was lying to me the whole time. I hot wired the fan to run continuously then test drove again and was still running ho... |
8 | |
| 1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L water pump VIN: 1G2NE55DXS thanks for all the replies I closing as not fixed because 90% of the leakage is from the weep hole and I dont consider a bucket and sponge under the pump to be a fix even though thats what the factory says to do. We can give the client the option to put in sto... |
16 | |
| 2011 Porsche Panamera 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0AA2A75B ALRIGHT GUYS THIS ONE IS FIXED. I GOT IT FIXED LAST WEEK, I FORGOT TO CLOSE THE HELP REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO OFFER HELP. SO FIRST THING I DID WAS READ UP AS MUCH AS I COULD ON HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. THEN I STARTED DOING ... Trouble codes: P1023 (Fuel pressure/ quantity too low at start), P053F, P1026 (Fuel high pressure implausible), P1031 (Fuel high pressure sensor stuck at start). |
6 | |
| 2003 Saturn L200 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G8JU54F73 Well, after digging at the vehicle for a while, I kept coming full circle to the cam or cams being out of time. The engine load numbers were exceptionally high and the injectors were dumping fuel like it was no tomorrow. Another symptom that I noticed was th... Trouble codes: P1599 (Engine management stall detected). |
9 | |
| 2005 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L Cuts out VIN: 4S4BP68C05 t;hanx for all the replies joe from new jersey was right on i replace both relays and the problem was fixed.. thanx again for the help!!! Trouble codes: P0638, P2101. |
5 | |
| 2006 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L Turbo? VIN: 4S3BL676X6 It has been a couple of weeks since we let this car go. We asked the customer if he had the noise before and he was not sure.We double checked the T belt tensioner since that was what most techs thought it was but it made no change when loaded with a pry bar.... |
12 |
