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| 2004 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L No Start VIN: WAUML44EX4 Hello everyone. This is a new customer of ours so i have no repair history on this car but heres my situation. Car came in with an intermittent no start towards the end of winter. never recreated symptom. now that its hot its happening more frequent but not al... |
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| 2004 Cadillac SRX 4.6L fan VIN: 1GYEE63A04 for all cadillac experts!!! when i turn on the ac the fans do not turn on. but when i hook up my scan tool i can manually turn on the fans. no codes this system has three relays and a whole lot of modules |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Starting VIN: 2G1WC5E36D I Hope someone can help me. Customer was driving car and it shut off on her. She had it towed to a local dealership they diagnosed as bad low pressure fuel pump gave her an estimate. She called us she was a regular customer before purchasing current car. We ga... |
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| 1995 Chrysler LHS 3.5L No Start VIN: 2C3HC56F4S Hello everyone. This LHS came in on the hook. Crank no start so I replaced the fuel pump, zero fuel pressure. Now, the car cranks, starts, runs for exactly 3 seconds, then loses injector pulse and dies. Will restart to same end result. I've replaced ckp and cm... |
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| 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Mechanical VIN: 1D4GP24R83 This van has two codes for the tranny, engine running,if you put it in gear, speedometer will be erratic without the wheels spinning, I did a wiggle test on the harness near the speed sensor no change, if I disconnect the output speed sensor the scanner still ... |
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| 1998 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L high pressure VIN: 1FAFP42X9W car came in with no a/c it was inop. first thing we seen was the clutch not engaging. found no power coming out of the clutch cycling switch. replaced switch and the fixed the cycling issue. started the car and it was not blowing cold. recovered the system and... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L Stall VIN: 1FMZU73W33 Hello everyone, Thanks in advance for the help. I have a explorer here that came in with a stall at stops and a cel. PO506. no other concerns. no rpm flares on start up. Easy right. install new IAC (Standard brand) clear KAM. first startup had a higher than no... Trouble codes: P0506 |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 1FTRX14W28 Truck came back last week with complaint brakes locked up on long down hill drive 2 weeks prior, he waited and cooled off and brakes released since then intermittent problems on short city driving. 3-5 miles. The pedal gets hard and stiff when they act up he s... |
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| 2005 Mazda 3 S 2.3L oil VIN: JM1BK32355 customer states 1 to 2 quarts a month. smoke and a little pressure from the vent hose causing a puddel in the intake boot. also some smoke from exhaust. hoping someone has had this problem and fixed it. thanks for your help. |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L No Start No Crank VIN: 4JGAB54EXY Customer reports vehicle was being driven when it stalled and will not restart, inspected observed no crank no start, observed fuse number 22 under fuse box to pop as soon as key is turned on, which supplies power to transmission control module, engine control... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WDBRF61J65 Vehicle came in running extremely rough with misfires on every cylinder on bank 2. I scanned the codes and cleared them and misfires on 4,5,6 immediately come back. I swapped coils and wires from bank 1 to bank to to see if the codes follow but they do not. I ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random cylinder misfire), P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire), P0305 (cylinder 5 misfire), P0306 (cylinder 6 misfire) |
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| 2008 Nissan Frontier Nismo Off-Road 4.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6AD06WX8 Hi everyone and thanks in advance!! This Nissan Frontier is a strange on so please help. So, after a week of running perfectly, its back barely running at all... Crank sensor code back (P0335)... I checked the wiring once again. I rebuilt the connector with ... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crank sensor circuit) |
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| 2009 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L reverse VIN: WMEEJ31X79 Hello, this vehicle intermittently will not engage into reverse sifter moves into position but clutch doesn't seem to engage unless drive is selected first. Condition seems to happen after driving then letting sit for few minutes then attempting back up. This ... |
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| 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3L Unknown VIN: JTEDW21A66 ok this one has me scratching my head. It came to me with the right rear brakes worn so badly that the pad fell out of the holder causing the caliper piston to pop out of the caliper. I replaced the caliper and pads and when i went to bleed it i had no pressur... |
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| 2009 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5L a/c VIN: 2T3BF31V79 Hi Guys, Customer came in complaining of no A/C operation. Recently had it at the dealer and they said compressor is needed, and she held off. Then she brought it to another local repair shop and they said the controller is the issue but they didn't want to d... |
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| 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon 2.1L No Start VIN: WV2YB0257L Hey Guys, So this VW is busting my chops. It was in for a failed ETEST with High CO and HC. Through some adjustments, a small exhaust leak and vacuum leak near MAF sensor I had it under control and running on my gas analyzer. I was running up to 2500 RPM a... |
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| 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2 3.2L exterior lights VIN: YV4960DZ9A Thanks in advance for any help. We are temporarily without internet,thus without schematics. Therefore,just hoping someone has seen this issue: Checked car over in the morning and noted the right rear corner lamp (in the bumper cover) inop. Did front brakes la... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1995 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L Stall VIN: 1GCDT19W0S After inspecting wiring and connectors, taking the harness covering off the wiring for inspection, running with the wires exposed, pulling and wiggling wires, still no solution. Warm up, run 10 or 15 minutes, die. Immediately restart. Slept on it and start... Trouble codes: P0122 (TPS low input). |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LTZ 6.0L compressor the fix for this one was a new compressor. I'm not sure if the compressor was broken inside or if the solenoid was bad, new solenoid comes with compressor from gm dealer. Just another note there was no debris in system. |
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| 1997 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 3C3D246X0V thanks to all,I change the coil, spark plugs, and cables, but the problem was in the CKP sensor. This gave me a pulse more. I can not send the signal? again thank you very much to all Trouble codes: 11 (Intermittent loss of crankshaft and/or camshaft possision). |
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| 2012 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP3F2XC Jason nailed it with the purge valve not staying normally closed. Replaced and fuel trims corrected to an overall 3-4% combined. Now just have to replace cat as I ran it twice(monitor), 420 in pending and Mode 6 says its not even close. Thanks to all who re... Trouble codes: P0131, P2196 (B1S1 O2 Biased /stuck rich), P0420 (cat), 171 (Bank 1 lean). |
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| 2008 Honda Civic EX 1.8L compressor VIN: 1HGFA16838 I took the advise of most of the replies and replaced the relay. It was to cold for a week or so to test it. It has been warm enough for the last few days and it appears to have worked. Thank you for all of your help. |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5NPEU46F36 Thanks everyone for the good advice. I did check all the things you guys requested. I dropped the exhaust and the car would still act like it was going to die in drive. I checked timming using the pico labscope with a pressure transducer and it was spot on. No... |
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| 2013 Kia Optima EX 2.4L Stall, Misfire VIN: 5XXGN4A72D Found valve clearance was tight due to tech not sending cams with head to machine shop. Removed had and had machine shop set valve lash re installed head runs great. Machine shop did not realize that cam was solid they thought it was hydroic lifters. due to... Trouble codes: P0303 (p0304-), P0304. |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz C220 2.2L gears VIN: WDBHA22E8R We're going to call this one fixed. Having done the basics, fluid ,filter vacuum, control cable ,etc at the suggestion of the local transmission rebuilder I did a ghetto pressure check; crack the cooler line at the hose. There was barely a drip coming out. As... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L bas/esp VIN: WDBKK49F34 Thanks to Ronny & Paul. I rechecked the resistance at pin 14 & 43 of ESP module & found it was within spec. I'M not sure whether my Tech had a bad connection? So I decided to replace the ESP module & the problem is gone. |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz R350 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGCB65E18 Well, I can't say we "fixed" it, but clearing the sensor rotor adaptation has allowed it to become satisfied with itself. Client reports no check engine MIL since. Car has always had a lousy idle. BTW mileage is 105,000 not 10,500. I could not correct this in ... Trouble codes: P0301. |
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| 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX TR 2.5L axles VIN: JF1GD75657 Well just like every one said, new drive axles installed vibration gone, lesson learned!!! THANKS FOR AL [...] THE HELP william |
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| 2009 Volkswagen CC Luxury 2.0L immobilizer VIN: WVWHL73CX9 I would like to thank everyone that gave their input. I took the car to the dealership to replace the ESCL module. I choose to take it there due to needing to be coded. Thanks again for all your help. Got it back in one day . |
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| 2002 Volvo S60 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1RS61R72 Thank you all that replied!! The vent is normally open to atmosphere when the the key is off. That does not make sense to me seeing that is releasing the vapors to atmosphere so it seems like it defeats the purpose of the sys-BUT-that's the way it is. I put t... Trouble codes: P4308. |
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