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| 1989 BMW 525i 2.5L No Start VIN: WBAHC2301K Vehicle came in as a no start. Customer said it overheated on him and he lost power. Did a compression test and found 3 cylinders with less than 50 psi. #6 cylinder no compression. It had a broken rocker arm. Pulled cylinder head and had it machined and instal... |
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| 2004 Cadillac SRX 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYDE63A54 vehicle came in from another shop. They had performed a tune up and it still had a miss. intitially I found that cyl 1 was missing every hit and cyl 2 almost every hit. tested cyl 1 coil to find dead and also connector was damaged. replaced coil assyembly. als... Trouble codes: P2097 |
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| 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.2L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYFK66847 This vehicle was towed in for a stall and no start last week the alternator was tested and replaced at that time although it did start when the battery charger was hooked up for 10 mins. There is always a code for a stabilitrac problem that has been showing fo... Trouble codes: P0011, P0016, P0030 |
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| 2010 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L not sure VIN: 3GYFNDEY4A Hello I have this vehicle that at a steady cruise of 30 km or 60 km has a very evident vibration . It also occurs on decal most notable from 40 km down to 29 km . AT all other speeds or heavy acceleration you do not notice it . I have checked for brake drag ... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L a/c VIN: 1G1YY22P2R Customer concern is that the A/C control head controls become unresponsive after about 30 seconds of KOEO or KOER. "Frozen." Cycle the key (or unplug the control head and plug back in), and the controls will start working again for another 30 sec or so. Sound... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 7.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNGK26J7X The misfire counter shows 1 miss on cyl 1, 2 misses on cyl4, then no miss at all. Rev a few times and get a miss on cyl 4. It is not consistently missing. I think the negative trim is from the slight occasional miss, allowing unburned fuel into the exhaust. Cl... Trouble codes: P1133 (O2 lean) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 WT 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GBJK34204 looking for a little help with this one, truck came in no start. scanned and found codes po670 glow plug module and p1093 fuel pressure low. data showed fuel pressure cranking around 500 to 600. desired pressure 6000. checked to see if it was a return to the t... Trouble codes: P0670 |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.9L engine VIN: 2G1WD5EM2A hello all this car has just a very slight misfire just enough to set the check engine light on actually the first five or ten minutes cold you dont see the miss on the scanner also if i raise the rpm even a 100 rpm i dont see the misfire it comes up random mis... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GC4K0C85C This silverado will not turn on unless i prime the pump and them it will turn on and run for about 20 min i can turn off and turn back on couple of time having a extended crank after the first start until it does not start again have to prime the pump again. C... Trouble codes: P2454, P0671 |
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| 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L Battery Draw VIN: 2C4RC1CG0C Battery drawing about 1.9 Amps, I did founded fuse J11 30AMP but Mitchell On Demand has no info about this fuse. I did check Power Distribution wiring diagrams with no result. This fuse (J11) controls Power sliding door Modules, Anti Theft Module Relay Lock Fe... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3D7MA48C33 Vehicle cam in on tow truck as a no start. Customer stated vehicle just shut off while driving and would not restart. We are at a complete loss. We first found that the lift pump was not working and it had been replaced with an air dog 2 system. We replaced wi... |
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| 2002 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Oil Pressure Gage VIN: 1FMYU04162 Weird one. Truck came in with clogged cat. Replaced cat , coils, sparkplugs oil change. Came back from road test and , at idle, the oil light was flickering. No engine noise. Installed gage and have 20-25 lbs at idle. Replaced sender with Motorcraft (twice)and... |
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| 2005 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU03135 Vehicle was purchased and than brought to us for a PO171,PO174 lean codes. SFT was at plus 9 on both banks and when spaying intake went down to -1 to -2 both banks LTF is 25.Replaced upper and lower gaskets and now STF is now lower but not much when spraying i... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L blower fan This truck has me going nuts. When you shut off the ignition the blower turns on high. when you turn the key on it shuts off... When the ignition key is off and the blower is running I am unable to turn it down or off with the heater switch. My local fomoco pa... |
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| 2007 Ford E-250 5.4L Instrument Cluster VIN: 1FTNE24L87 Vehicle came in 2 weeks ago with inop Instrument Cluster. Bought new cluster from dealer and had programed. Now cluster is intermittently inop and drops ground to acc. relay turning off radio, windows, ect. Instrument cluster has power and ground and voltage d... |
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| 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMES99643 hi all,this civic has the dreaded p1600 code.ive always heard this code usually means it needs a hybrid battery,but have no way to check it.also the autostop doesn't work all the time.on occasion,when hot at after a 20 mile or so drive,the customer states at a... Trouble codes: P1600 |
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| 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Stall VIN: JHMFA36216 Cylinder head gasket replaced, started engine and ran smoothly. Immediately threw a cam sensor B code. Found that I had missed plugging in cam sensor. Plugged in CMP and vehicle would start momentarily and then die. I cannot find a pid for sync or cam signal o... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L INST cluster VIN: KMHCN45C37 Vehicle was brought in for intermittent loss of instrument cluster gauges, tach, odo, shift indicator and Ebrake light would flicker randomly on medium to hard acceleration and while revving engine at idle. We inspected all connections at cluster and under das... |
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| 2011 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L cv axle hub area VIN: 5NPEB4AC6B this one is weird only when backing up turning right both front wheels make a popping noise you can hear the noise coming from the hub backing plate area. tryed a used cv axle l/f did not change the noise one of the local parts stores have any available new cv... |
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| 1994 Jaguar XJS 4.0L Trans Shifts VIN: SAJNX2742R Hello to all, have this 1994 Jaguar XJS with a trans that is in limp in with trans lamps on in instrument cluster. Have been unsuccessful at pulling any trans codes, there are not any engine codes present. I have checked all inputs and outputs from the trans c... |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GW58N9Y Thanks ahead of time for any help. Another shop sent me this one after replacing B1S1 twice for same code. This is CA certified so it has relay for front heater power and direct ground at engine block. Both heaters draw around .9 amps. At 12 volts (KOEO) this ... Trouble codes: P0135 |
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| 2012 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3TB3DV2C Another fun one here !This Mazda has been a problem it will set an intermitant p0456 the mil will come on and go off over a week or two time. She came from the dealer because all they ever do is clear it and tell her cant find the problem. The only tsb I can f... Trouble codes: P0456 |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L Shifting VIN: 4JGAB72E4X I have narrow the issue to the transmission module kind of! All the info (PIDS) look good except for the right rear spend sensor and the left rear speed sensor values! The left goes up to 50000 rpm and the right stays either on 0 or 15000. On the ABS module da... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 5.5L Won't pass smog VIN: WDBJF74J7Y We are having a tough time trying to get the Catalytic Converter monitor to reset for smog purposes. The client has driven the car almost 1,000 miles and that one last monitor won't reset. The car is in the client possession right now and before I get it back ... |
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| 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 4S3BMCC64B the vehicle was towed to the shop as a no start. air intake was filled with oil and the exhaust was filled with coolant, ran everywhere when i disconnected it. sent it out to be rebuilt, the builder said it was too far gone and supplied a rebuilt unit. after i... |
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| 1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BG22K3W Hello iatn,i really need help with this one.Vehicle came in w/code po115,coolant temp.sensor and po505 idle air control problem .so i use my modis snap on scaner test idle control by raise idle up & down but idle can not go down below 1k.But it can go up 1500,... Trouble codes: P0505 |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWBB61C8W came in with big time misfires on #2. replaced coil pack due to broken tower for #2, plugs and wires...no help.have spark and #2 injector is firing. compression on #2 is 190 psi.both o2 sensors showing crazy stuff B1S1-EOEO B1S2 E0E40??? any direction greatly ... Trouble codes: 0300 (Random misfire), 0302 (Cylinder 2 misfire) |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRZ7AJ1A Okay guys I got one that's kicking my butt. Got a 2010 Jetta 2.5 with secondary air insufficient flow. Can energize pump and solenoid with scanner and monitor pressure sensor with my meter and it seems to be within range. I can energize the pump and then manua... Trouble codes: P0491 (Secondary AIR Insufficient flow) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Misfire sorry for the delay guys!! fix was the heads, valves open, found it on the leak down test. did the heads and runs like a champ, thank you all |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3D7KU28663 Thanks to all that replied. Ryan was on the money. I varified with Dodge on the heads, block and the injectors and nothing is the same. The customer is going to tow the truck back to his house and have the 05 head rebuit and put the head on himself. I couldn't... |
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| 2005 Dodge Magnum SXT 3.5L converter VIN: 2D4FV48V35 Well, the customer loves this car and decided he wanted to fix it. We had to order a transmission from Michigan and installed it today. Car test drove fine after replacing the transmission and flushing the cooler & lines. Thanks for all your help and I apologi... |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Runs away VIN: 3D7MX49C16 It's fixed. Disassembling and cleaning the injectors cured the running away problems. We found 3 with fine particles in them. Truck is running like new, my customer is thrilled. PS: The injectors were 8 months old, Thanks to all who replied. |
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| 2013 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L Rear Wiper VIN: 2FMDK4JC6D Thanks for the help, crazy system did in fact have a bad front wiper motor.. It was not grounding the rear motor like they posts said it should..Customer did not believe me until I showed him it worked when I plugged on a new front wiper motor.. |
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| 2003 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L lighting VIN: 5FNRL18013 Thanks for all the help. Come to find out the customer had this van at another shop before us to have diagnosed. So I started tracing down each system that was not working and found that the other shop left the dome light switch, clock, and hazard switch unplu... |
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| 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0L Pump VIN: 1J4FT78S3T As requested I checked lines and all was good,new parts hoses and pump but problem persisted.noticed adjustment bolt pegged.loosen it till squealing started.tightened enough to make steering operate smooth.been good ever since.first time for this but I figured... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L No Start VIN: 4A3AC84H22 We feel the immobilizer is the problem. Everything else is good. For those who did reply and referred to checking codes, must not have read post. We are clearly way past that stage. Re-search thru IATN shows multiple problems pointing to immobilizer. With out ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Frontier XE 2.5L Interior VIN: 1N6BD06T75 I want to say thank you to every body that took the time to read my help request, there is something that doesn`t match, tymothy is little upset or what, I never said that I replaced the IPDM, Also the IPDM that is installed on this truck is new from the deale... |
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| 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 2.5L clutch hydraulics VIN: 3N1CB61E37 Well we have to embarrassingly admit that the clutch disc was in backwards. Corrected the goof and the the car shifts fine now. Thanks for the great suggestions. |
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