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| 2005 Acura RSX 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JH4DC53825 Hello and thanks for your time and input. We have a 2005 Acura RSX 2.0l with a standard transmission. This car has a misfire on cylinder #2. This is not a dead miss. Cylinder #4 also registers a misfire but much more infrequent. The misfires get more pronounce... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0304 |
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| 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 ... |
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| 2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i 4.4L smoking out of tail pipe VIN: 5UXFG8C56B Vehicle smokes. Especially if sitting idling for a while. Vehicle came in for "running hotter than normal" message, so let it idle and noted that exhaust was starting to smoke. Would give gas and smoke would come out like leaking valve stem seals. Open turbo i... |
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| 2000 Chrysler 300M 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HE66G3Y hello everyone, The car came in with the code p0172 1/1 fuel system rich checked the oxygen sensors with a scanner and they was frozen no operation,also checked for vacuum leaks and found none. so we change them and we also changed the MAP sensor reset the ch... Trouble codes: P0172 |
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| 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Transmission Will Not Up Shift VIN: 3B7KC2369Y This problem of the transmission no up shifting just started. The customer said that he drove the vehicle to work & the transmission shifted properly but when he went to go home the transmission would not shift out of 1st gear. |
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| 2014 Dodge Charger SXT 3.6L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3CDXJG2E 2014 Dodge Charger 3.6L p0365/p0369 we have a 2014 dodge charger in the shop that will set ecm code p0365/p0369 when vehicle is road tested at 50-60 mph and moderate throttle with rpms slightly above 4000 rpms. when the check engine light comes on the vehicle... |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Oil Pressure VIN: 1FTSW31P53 Our problem is the oil pressure sending units fail quickly. After it left here and driving a few days it came back with an oil leak. Sending unit had failed so ok we have seen this before if the sender was maybe over torqued so we installed a new Motorcraft se... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FTPW14534 HELP!! We need a decisive blow to this obstinate F150 that has been pummeling us for a couple of weeks now!!! This 3rd round has been killing us!! I’ll do my best to re-inact the fight starting with this latest round. Round 3- The truck STILL exhibits a rough,... Trouble codes: P0113 (IAT circuit high input), P0102 (MAF sensor circuit low), P0104 (MAF circuit intermittent), P0171 (Bank 1 too lean) |
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| 2013 Ford Focus SE 2.0L HVAC Mode Door VIN: 1FADP3K29D This one has me stumped. The position of the mode door does not match the selected position. For example: when dash panel is selected air is mostly coming out of the defrost vent, when floor vent is selected air comes out of the dash vent. Power and ground com... |
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| 2010 GMC Acadia SLE 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKLRLED7A Truck came in with two codes p0050 heater control circuit b2s1 and p0154 HO2S insufficient activity b2s1. Heater circuit was open. We replaced the sensor with a Bosch sensor. This corrected the heater control problem but not the p0154 code. The sensor showed 4... Trouble codes: P0050, P0154 |
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| 1995 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JHMCD5652S When you first drove for a couple minute, the vehicle runs normal. Once it warms up, when you comes to a stop sign, the rpm will drop very low causing the vehicle to shakes and die. The rpm will fluctuates at times at idle. Sometimes the vehicle will shakes, d... |
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| 2006 Jeep Liberty Renegade 3.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1J4GL38K56 I am trying to help out another shop and have run out of ideas. This Jeep has a rough idle. The fuel pressure seemed very erratic fluctuating and bouncing between 50-60psi. The fuel system seems to be cavitating. A new Delphi pump was installed. Vehicle still ... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L No Start VIN: WDBJF55FXT car towed in with no start complaint. initial examination revealed no fuel pressure and pump leaking. replaced fuel pump. good fuel pressure now but still not starting. a shot of ether got the engine running as long as it was fed more ether. checked injector c... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L radio VIN: WDBUF87X87 This car had gotten about 4-5 inches of water in the floor from a creek flooding. I have fixed everything related to the water damage and have everything working now except now the radio will turn on even without the key in and I believe it is draining the bat... |
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| 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L Valve Train VIN: 4A3AC54H61 This one has me a bit confused. I've got an 01' Eclipse 3.0 here. Individual describes seeing a puff of smoke followed by lifter clatter that has not gone away. It's not just a single valve tick but pretty much a mild symphony is what it sounds like. However, ... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L No Start VIN: 4A3AC84H22 Got a Mitsubishi problem child here. It was brought in for a no start. Customer says it just died while in a drive-thu. brought car in and checked spark it was fair. no fuel pump activity. Check power and ground to pump-ok. Replaced pump and still would not st... |
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| 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander ES 2.4L Unknown VIN: JA4LS21W08 came to me from trans shop, cvt sets p1778 every drive as current, and p0705 as stored. The pcm set p1590 and u0101. The etacs set a u code but don't remeber exactly which. check stepper motor per manual all four lines show 17 ohm's to ground 36ohm's across st... |
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| 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 2.5L clutch hydraulics VIN: 3N1CB61E37 We have replaced the clutch in this Sentra and bled the hydraulic system repeatedly, but we can't get enough pedal to release the clutch and shift. We replaced the slave/release bearing and the master cylinder. No dice. Has anyone had troubles with the dampene... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE2 3.4L No Start VIN: 1G2NG52E04 Hi everyone having a slight problem here. Customer complaint vehicle will not start when cold. I have good spark, fuelpressure. What I'm missing is inector pulse. When carb cleaner is sprayed into throttle body vehicle will start and stay running all day witho... |
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| 2008 Saturn Vue XR 3.6L lights ,central locking VIN: 3GSCL53728 Central locking starts to flicker to open position . not like your regular issue with a locking actuator . Dash lights headlight side light flicker also Your also hear a relay behind the center dash radio side . I was thinking a BCM issue but would like some ... |
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| 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5L engine block VIN: JF1GE75618 I need help for sure here. I have built engines for 20 plus years but never a Subaru. This vehicle came to me smoking and pushing oil into the intercooler. I found it had broken ring lands on 3 or 4 pistons.I at that point pushed the easy button and bought a s... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L top VIN: 3VWCD31Y45 The vehicle came in with an overheating condition with codes P0117 and P02181 diagnosed the problem as a broken impeller on the water pump. Replaced the water pump, timing belt, and thermostat road tested the vehicle and cleared the codes. Came back the next d... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWXJ81K16 Hello to all again. Need some guidance on this one. Had this Jetta towed in. Never worked on this model before. It has a no start. Turns over like broken timing belt, no compression. Pulled cover for timing belt and it is not broken. Completed compression test... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1998 BMW 540i 4.4L Ews/Dme VIN: WBADE6324W Okay guys so i have figured out what the issue is. The problem is the new DME is not properly programmed. Like i had stated in my post, after the programming the DME, my ista/d fault test showed CAN timeout faults with DME eventhough I had power to my DME and ... |
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| 2013 BMW 328i xDrive 2.0L rear power windows VIN: WBA3B3C5XD Sent back to body shop to have them complete assembly of vehicle,They brought it back for other repairs afterwards and windows work,Just as I thought had a can issue causing windows not to work. |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LT 5.3L keyless entry VIN: 3GNEK12Z75 I do believe that the passenger door module is the problem with this vehicle but at this moment we do not have a way to program that module so I am sending this customer to the local chevy dealer for further assistance. I do appreciate all of the feedback you ... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KU28C23 Well thank you to the 6 of you that responded to me. But the fix for this was the ground for the ECM. So this was all my fault. In my haste to get the job done (because we all know how much time we have with a dealer vehicle) i did not install the 3 wired c... |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L timming chain VIN: 1FTNX21L4Y as I stated before we are the third part shop;meaning we have to prove what it is so thy can take it back to who done it the first time;with that being said we went back and done cam crank correlation and they was out so know they can take it back to the deale... |
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| 2009 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Compression VIN: KMHCM46C39 Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I started again yesterday by putting the engine back in time. While I still had the valve cover off I did a compression test. This time 0 in all four cylinders. Set the engine back to TDC and started with the leak do... |
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| 2010 Kia Soul Sport 2.0L heater core VIN: KNDJT2A23A Thanks for the info removed dash and replaced heater core. |
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| 1990 Lincoln Town Car 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1LNCM81F8L Okay so this one is fixed and it definitely was the mass air meter. I was hesitant to replace it because the readings I got with my volt meter said it was working like it was supposed to but after trying everything else it only made sense to try it. There wer... Trouble codes: 41 (lack of 02 switching), 91 (lack of 02 switching), 34 (egr), 85 (canister purge). |
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| 2007 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Mechanical VIN: JM1BK12F67 Thanks for all the useful advice. I removed valve cover inspect chain for stretch as stated earlier. I inspected cam adjuster as per tsb. I found no problems . I reassembled valve cover ran engine fast idle till noise got loudest and killed cylinders 1 at a ti... |
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| 1985 Mercury Cougar 5.0L No Start VIN: 1MEBP92F6F Well I am about 90% confident in saying that this one is fixed. I believe Raj and Gayle nailed it with the bullet ground near the battery. I replaced the entire negative cable on good friday and drove the car for two weeks after with no issue. Returned the veh... Trouble codes: 18 (No tachometer input or spout circuit open), 63 (Throttle position signal). |
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| 2003 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L No Start VIN: YS3FB45S53 first thanks to everyone , you all get 10 out of 10, [...] to do anything without a tech2 , took it to a privately owed sabb store ,they checked it out scanned everything it turned out to be the ignition lock , he cleared everything out reprogramed it all... |
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| 2011 Scion xB 2.4L compressor VIN: JTLZE4FE1B I finally bit the bullet and bought the ac amplifire, and that fixed the scion |
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