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| 2008 BMW 535xi 3.0L cv axles VIN: WBANV93548 Hello all, We got this car in for a vibration during acceleration. We drove it around several times, seems to get worse the more you drive it. Really bad shimmy whenever you accelerate, goes away when you cruise at a steady speed. I couldn't really feel it in... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Cuts out VIN: 2G1WF52E73 This 3.4L Impala came to me with an intermittent poor running condition and a coolant and transmission leak. The coolant leak was the intake gasket. I scanned it and it had and O2 sensor heater code and a random misfire code. I asked my customer how long it ha... Trouble codes: P1350 |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 5.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WD58C96 The vehicle was presented with several codes. p1101 air flow correlation (actual vs expected) p0171 lean bank one p0420 cat efficiency p3449 Cylinder 7 displacement on demand deactivation solenoid control circuit. the 1101 resets pretty quickly (first in pendi... Trouble codes: P1101 (Actual Measured Air Flow.... not within range of calculated air flow), P0171, P0420, P3449 |
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| 1997 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 3C3D246X0V I need waveform and synchronization of ckp and cmp Because I have no spark on cylinders 2 and 3. And I changed CKP and cmp sensors. Check synchronization of timing belt, ok. Change ignition coil and spark plug wires. lines or wires from pcm to ignition coil, o... Trouble codes: 11 (Intermittent loss of crankshaft and/or camshaft possision) |
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| 2010 Dodge Charger SXT 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3CA3CV6A Got one for you Chrysler boys that's eating my lunch. Charger keeps setting Throttle body codes P060e, P0221,p2135. The only possibilities given for P060e are bad powers or grounds to ecm or the ecm itself. Replaced ecm and throttle Body with OEM parts. Have c... Trouble codes: P060E, P0221, P2135 |
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| 1994 Ford F-350 XL 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTJW35H2R Got this old OBD1 dinosaur here that`s giving me grief. Sometimes on cold start it will act like it is full rich, just like pulling a choke and keeping it on. It will stall, then start and run perfect for hours. Other times it will start fine cold then go into... |
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| 1995 Ford F-250 XL 7.5L master cylinder VIN: 1FTHX26G1S The original MC and booster were replaced by another shop a while back, without much satisfaction. It came to my shop with an 1 1/8" MC, which I believe is factory size. Per Ford TSB # 985A34, I replaced the MC with a larger 1 1/4" MC. Again, not much differen... |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L long crank VIN: 1FTNF21L91 I have 2001 Ford super duty f-250 5.4L gas Vehicle has long crank times always 5.6 seconds NO other problems. Short and Skinny on this thing.. without every little detail. It will always start right away if you wait 3-5 second before starting KOEO and then cra... |
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| 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L Accessories VIN: 1FTWW31P45 hello everyone on IATN.I think i have problem with instrument clutster(battery saver relay?).Any way when i turn the ignition switch off,radio & power windows still on and drain battery over night,i swapped acc.relay stil do the same thing,disconnect wiper mot... |
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| 2010 Ford Escape XLS 2.5L engine VIN: 1FMCU9C74A I have this 2010 escape with a 2.5L that came to me after 3 other shops had it. The first one said that it had a misfire and needed an engine, valves were bad. The customer took it to a 2nd shop that actually put an engine in it. and the 3rd one got the vehicl... |
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| 2010 Ford Mustang 4.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1ZVBP8AN1A hi i have a 2010 Ford Mustang 4.0 Lt engine. complain is car stalled customer had it towed to my shop. found that the 15 amp fuse was blown. replaced, car started and ran. took it around the the block and ran for 30 min and the car stalled. found same fuse blo... |
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| 2014 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FT8W3B61E Originally came in with P0302,305, and 306. Another tech replaced plugs and those three coils and broken driver's side exhaust manifold. Test drove and ran good. Came back that evening running rough and codes for misfires. This truck runs great under light acc... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0302 (cyl 2 misfire), P0305 (Cyl 5 misfire), P0306 (cyl 6 misfire) |
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| 1994 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start VIN: 1HGEG8645R having a problem it has spark no injector pulse and mil staying on while is occurring i check fuel pressure is 40 psi there while is cranking it takes few seconds to get power to fuel pump i cleaned all the ground connectors i replaced main relay but problem s... |
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| 1996 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Starting VIN: SAJHX1745T Hello jag, experts this car came in for tune up next day wanted to bring car in and she wont start, ck fuel pres, none checked spark there is none when i crank the engine tac does not move, so first though its the cps we have another jag that run and drives, w... |
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| 2002 Kia Optima SE 2.7L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, Poor Performance VIN: KNAGD12842 We have this Kia that came in with MIL on and a complaint of sluggish acceleration. From a stop the car with hesitate and accelerate very slowly then suddenly just kick in and accelerate good. Monitored the O2 sensors. Bank 1 is fluctuating between very low ... Trouble codes: P1167 |
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| 2008 Mazda 3 S 2.3L trans temp circuit VIN: JM1BK34348 Hi Mazda Techs, we have a 2003 mazda 3 that intermittently sets a p0713 trans temp sensor code and when it does trans shifts becomes harsh. It happens most often after vehicle has been driven for awhile 20 minutes and 6 miles or more. Client states that trans... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L Battery draw VIN: WDBUF87X87 Does anyone know what a code 912F means for the instrument cluster? I have battery draw overnight and I am getting instrument cluster codes in different modules. Most of the time I check the car it doesnt have a draw. Other times it will show up and quit while... |
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| 2008 Nissan Rogue SL 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8AS58T28 came from another shop complaint p302 code and very slight rough idle,noted has new jasper engine only info from other shop for engine replacement was because of head gasket failure.duplicated p302 code runs great on road can fill very slight rough idle,swappe... Trouble codes: P0302 |
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| 2008 Nissan Quest SL 3.5L air vents VIN: 5N1BV28U78 This Quest has A/C blowing out center vents but will not flow out outer dash vents. When dash vents are requested the floor air is flowing also. There is no clicking noise from mode actuator and the actuator does shut off the dash vents when floor or defrost i... |
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| 2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L Cylinder head VIN: 1G2NF52E1Y This Pontiac landed in our lap from another shop. The customer's original complaint was that the car would overheat and push coolant out of the overflow. The other shop replaced the water pump and t-stat. When I got it, I immediately performed a leak down test... |
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| 2003 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3DF78K63 This code was a problem 3 years ago and it came back again. A local tire shop put in a junk sensor. We replaced it with an OE part. Driving the car yields proper operation on the scanner. Why is it coming back? No leaks in exhaust system or any other running i... Trouble codes: P0140 (Bank 1 sensor 2) |
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| 2006 Volvo XC90 V8 Ocean Race 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV4CZ85246 Hello Everyone, We have a Volvo that's eating our lunch! 2006 XC90 4.4 V8. The V8 is kind of a rare bird in my area...I think this is only the second one that we have seen. Problem - sets a P0174 fault, (system too lean bank 2). What we have done so far: 1... Trouble codes: P0174 (Fuel system too lean bank 2) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L Misfire VIN: WAULD54B22 Thanks and it is much appreciated to all whom responded. The flexplate which was removed looked as though the previous tech had ran it down with a impact without centering the it, and from what I remember it I believe it truly was indexed wrong by maybe 1 hole... Trouble codes: P0341 (Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit 1), P0346 (Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit 2). |
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| 2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L Windows, wipers VIN: WBABS53441 Well, this one is finally fixed. It turn out to be the GM module after all. I contacted Scott @BMWgm5.com, and followed his instruction to check if the turn signals green arrows on the cluster, along with the high beam blue light, and the fog light on the clu... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L cruise control VIN: 1D7KU28643 This pickup has not been fixed completely. I did get the surge to be very slight but is still there if you look for it. I did try a different vac pump on it for a while but did not make any difference, drove it with a gauge on it and vac held steady at 15. c... |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali 6.6L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GT125C83B This one is finally done, exactly what the cause was is not definite, did a Enable Re-Generation and drove truck for an hour while observing on Tech II the EGT temps, numbers were right up in the 1200F area and the system worked normally, soot level went right... Trouble codes: P2463. |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L Charging VIN: WDDHF5GB1A Thanks for the help guys! Just because a battery is only a few months old doesn't mean it wont cook itself when the car constantly draws it to full discharge!! A new battery and we are one the road! Greg and crew |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF335X7 Customer has not come back with the vehicle for further diagnostics. No oil leaks, as some have suggested a rear main seal could cause such fault. I only got 3 replies so it must not be a very common problem. I will double check the wiring and suggest a new DM... Trouble codes: 2B56. |
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| 2009 Pontiac G6 GT 3.5L turn signal VIN: 1G2ZH36N39 Thank you everyone for your feedback. You were absolutely correct in that we needed a new multi-function switch. Replacement was completed and everything is working good. Thank you |
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| 2010 Porsche Panamera S 4.8L System Filling VIN: WP0AB2A74A We're purchased a Motovac coolant kit to refill system with vacuum, cost was about $350, but well worth it:-) Muich needed for many if not all the Euro cars we work on. Thanks to all for the good advice George |
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| 2012 Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Steering VIN: 1C6RD7FP5C Thanks for all the suggestions. We did replace the pressure hose. This gave us opportunity to cut open the old one. We found a plastic "restrictor" about 1.5" long and pretty well the same diameter as the hose id - it had collapsed. It was near the rack end of... |
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| 2008 Saturn Outlook XR 3.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5GZER23728 When I cleaned the throttle body I did do an Idle relearn with scanner.Since vehicle was due for sparkplugs I went ahead and installed new AC Delco plugs and fogged 2 cans of seafoam through engine.This still did not fix problem.I changed Map sensor and let c... Trouble codes: P1400 (Cold start emission reduction control system). |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3VWRT71K46 thanks for the help. jetta is running now. problem was the glow plugs were not working do to the supply wire corroded off the battery fuse box. after further talking to the customer he stated that when the car broke down they ran had to jump the battery trying... |
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| 2009 Volvo S40 T5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MH67219 Thanks guys, I did not even think of it being fuse related, because I did not think the car would even run if a fuse for those sensors was blown. But you were right, fuse #35 in the engine compartment was blown and affected all those different items. I replace... Trouble codes: 122D, 420D, 421D, 600D, 612D, 616D. |
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