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| 1998 Audi A4 1.8L Misfire VIN: WAUBB28DXW Problem is very intermittent.Always sets cyl.#2 misfire code.Rarely will problem happen with scope hooked up to vehicle.Injector pattern never changed except to increase slightly in pulse width when misfiring. Removed valve cover inspected valve springs,NPF. A... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire cylinder 2), P0300 (Random misfire), 18014 (rough road specification engine torque abs-ecu electrical malfunction) |
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| 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 6.0L Trunk VIN: SCBBR53W46 Hey guys, don't work on these too often. Was in a couple of weeks ago for some brakes and checking the trunk operation. At the time the trunk opened via the switch inside the car and on the boot lid. Car came back saying the trunk wasn't opening again. This ti... |
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| 2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L key fob trunk opening VIN: WBABS51021 Interesting problem. I need help from BMW coding/programming experts. This car does not open trunk using key fob button. But it will open trunk if activating trunk opening by the scanner connected to body control module (GM 5). Using the components actuation f... |
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| 2004 BMW 330Ci 3.0L windows/sign VIN: WBABW53424 Hello BMW Techs, I need help with this 2004 330ci, battery drained and died. After replacing battery the power windows will not work at all and the turn signals work but will not display on dash. I have an Autoland scanner which works very well on this vehicle... |
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| 1991 Chevrolet C70 Kodiak C7H042 6.0L Ign. circut VIN: 1GBL7H1P1M The 50 amp maxi.fuse Ign.#1 blown, circuit is shorted, At the Ign switch the blue connector red wire in is feed from the Maxi.fuse, the pink wire that leaves the ign. switch is the one that is shorted but unsure where it goes other than it must go to the fuse ... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 5.3L cam lobe VIN: 1GNFK163X8 Customer came in with dead miss on cyl #4 and very bad valve train noise pulled valve cover to find colapsed lifter as i expected when i pulled head and lifter i found verry slight pitting on cam lobe of the colapesed #4 intake lifter,before dissasembly i gave... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L brakes VIN: 2CNDL23F88 Car came in with the brakes locking up we changed the master cylinder and found booster full of fluid. we checked all calipers brakes shims everything looks good. We dont want to change the booster because we have herd people said that by replacing the booster... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Misfire VIN: 3D7ML46C37 Pouring black smoke above idle at rpm. I have the block off tools to block off the injectors but no body in the shop has used them. My question is how long can i run them without burning a piston. Identifix say to block off injector and run engine, if black sm... |
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| 1992 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L Misfire VIN: 1FTEF14Y8N the problem is that after idling hot for 30 to 45 minutes the #1 cylinder starts to misfire the fuel pressure is good the spark is good the compression is good,i have found no vacuum leaks,tested the power to the injector it is 13.2 volts.used the vantage and ... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FTNF21538 Hello to all. I am in serious need of some Ford guru help. I have posted this vehicle on here once and thought we had it fixed. NOPE! It is slapping drivers side timing chain tensioner on start up. When oil pressure fill the tensioner it quits noise. Pulled co... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L passenger side turn signal and brake light VIN: 1FTNF1CF3C this truck came in for no brake light on the passenger side. I removed the housing and found water inside. replaced the housing with a new OEM housing with sockets and bulbs all OEM. now truck has reverse lights and running lights but no turn and no brake ligh... |
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| 1991 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L hvac system VIN: 1GTCS19Z4M Strange one here. Intermittently the 30A fuse for A/C blows and will continue to 'Pop" for an undetermined amount of key on and running cycles. Then for no reason, it will start working(stops blowing the fuse)and function as normal. It does blow running, at id... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GTEK13Y87 Please read all the way to the end, especially the bold part. After 400 miles of driving the codes that have returned are P0011 intake cam perf. And C0561-ABS code;sys disabled ifno stored-invalid serial data. On March 30th customer brought vehicle to me from... Trouble codes: P0011, P0522, P0573, C0561, C0040, C0710 |
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| 2012 GMC Sierra 3500 HD WT 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GD312CL6C I have tested return fuel, high pressure fuel, have 0 fuel rail pressure. installed second pump same result. checked all electrical connections. |
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| 2010 Honda Civic LX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGFA1F53A Hey Honda techs, this one is giving me a rash.. Has a repeat code P2422 canister vent stuck closed. following Dx info in Identifix and the TSB for this issue has me running in circles. When code is cleared it comes right back after Idle relearn procedure is do... Trouble codes: P2422 (evap vent stuck closed) |
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| 2015 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L compressor VIN: 5J6RM4H32F Hello friends, I have this one with manual A/C system. Came without charge, test for leaks, found bad condenser, replace it with a new one, made vaccuum and charge with 15.4 onz, start egine and turn on A/C, found compressor and both fans inoperative, blower w... |
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| 1996 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJKX6241T had this jag come in on the hook today-died while driving. cranks but no start-no fuel pressure. pump not spinning.jump 30 and 87 at relay and she fires right up. fuse for fp relay coil good. 12 volts at 86. heres where im asking for help-with the relay plugge... |
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| 2003 Jaguar XJR 4.0L Won't run EGR monito VIN: SAJDA15B63 Vehicle needs a smog test but won't run the EGR monitor. All other monitors are run and check engine light is off without any codes stored or pending. I have replaced the EGR valve, EGR pipe is clear, replaced the ECU and performed programming of ECU, tried va... |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L extended crank hot e VIN: WDBCA39E1K thanks for you help with this one. when it first came in had extended crank cold. no cold start injector operation. we replaced the relay.now it starts good cold but the cold start injector fires when hot. unplug injector and it starts fine. we have replaced w... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 6.0L PSE, Audio Gateway VIN: WDBNG79J46 Customer requested installation of MoBridge M2.Pro factory integrated bluetooth interface. Customer vehicle arrived 3 to 4 days later with a complaint of a dead battery after sitting overnight. A current draw from the battery of approximately 3.5A was measured... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper S 1.6L MIL Lamp on, reduce power mode VIN: WMWMF73588 Vehicle came into our shop with two codes 2B64 unmetered air leak and 2B74 map sensor plausible. Found bound pcv so we replaced valve cover. vehicle left and came back a few days later with the 2B74 code. I cant find much info on this code so I'm in desperate ... Trouble codes: 2B74 |
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| 2011 Nissan Maxima S 3.5L slips VIN: 1N4AA5AP6B customer was driving car at 70 mph and all of a sudden tack went to 5000 and she brought to me and I pulled the code P1778. Nissan customer service said that this vehicle does not fall under the extended warranty. Nissan has extended the warranty on the 2008 t... |
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| 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L Misfire VIN: YS3FH56U97 Customer complaint of intermittent shudder while accelerating on long uphills. Road tested with customer driving while monitoring misfires (using Tech 11 in snapshot), counting misfires in only #5 cyl. while it misfires. Replaced #5 coil, no more misfires in 5... |
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| 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0L No boost VIN: JF1GG29655 Hello and thanks for the help on this little 2.0 Turbo WRX. The vehicle is in for no boost. I drove it and in fact it appears to have no turbo operation. I do not find any codes. I drilled a small hole into the exhaust pipe between the manifolds where it cros... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWSP69M23 This car is haunted... Ive worked on HUNDREDS of ALH's over the past 10 years and this one is killing me!!! Engine fires right up, sounds good, little shaky idle because injection quantity is bouncing from 4.0 to 8.0 or somewhere in between. Also observed N14... |
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| 2008 Volvo C30 T5 2.5L Clutch System VIN: YV1MK672X8 Replaced clutch assembly and master cylinder 2,000 miles ago and customer has complained about a very distinct clutch material burning smell after driving since shortly after pickup. I have confirmed the smell that emits from transmission area after using clut... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD54Y04 Howdy Y'all I was looking at this caddy for another shop. It had the ecm replaced and was still acting stupid. The engine mounts are so bad it looks like the engine is trying to do a backflip.THAT is when the voltage gets so stupid hi and starts running bad an... Trouble codes: P0641 (5V Ref. problem), P1106, P0108. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Impala SS 5.3L Mechanical VIN: 2G1WD58C68 Disassembled to find timing chain tensioner and guide failure causing the engine to fall out of time. The majority of valves bent and push rods also become damaged. Rebuilt heads and decked and replaced push rods reassembled and all is well. Thanks to all fo... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Starting VIN: 2G1WC5E36D Thanks to everyone who took their time to read and respond to my request. Special thanks to dan and troy for answering my question. Well it went back to the dealer. They said they were going to repair it. Havent heard from customer. When I find anything out il... |
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| 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Mechanical VIN: 1D4GP24R83 Thanks for all the advise it was the Alternator, I unplugged it and the tranny shifted perfectly, plus the Tach settled down. |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Steering VIN: 1FTNW21F3Y I am going to call this a fix. The customer locked in the lock outs on both sides and problem went away. He has not brought it back in but has to be a lockout engaging and maybe a axle u-joint. Thanks again Willie |
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| 2006 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FMFU20576 No, I can't fix this vehicle. Someone put sugar in the tank. I have no way of storing fuel or desposing of it in my shop. I've heard stories about this prank so many times, but first time for me. PCM did store some misfire codes but tried to relate them to a b... |
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| 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.4L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDXF46R48 Could make this truck fail only after running about 2500rpm for about an hour. ECT & EOT stays about 205 degrees. Made a fitting adapter to isolate the pump return from injector return. measured total injector return rate. At 1200rpm cold would flow 2oz/min, e... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel Rail Pressure too low), P2291 (injector control pressure too low engine cranking). |
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| 2010 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L Drive-axles VIN: 2FMDK3JC6A After reviewing owners work order where the left axle was replaced at another shop the part number came up as a "reman " axle.I also noticed that the wobble would go away if I turned to the right and got worse when turning to the left.We installed a new axle i... |
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| 2013 Ford Fusion S 2.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3FA6P0G71D After many hours of work and trying to fix this vehicle I have determined that the problem is probably in the engine bay wiring harness ...company decided to sell car back to auction. Thanks for all the help |
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| 1989 Geo Spectrum 1.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: J81RG5172K Decided To Just Get A Rebuilt Carb. Came With All The Electrical Items So I Figured I'd Have It All Covered This Way. No More Dripping Gas And Idles & Runs Great. Thanks For The Help. |
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| 2008 Isuzu i-290 S 2.9L no compression VIN: 1GGCS19998 Upon removal of cylinder head found all valves bent and needing replacement. I will prime oil pump prior to timing cover install and see how it goes for oil pressure. thanks for all the responses. thanks to everyone for their help |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L rear hatch supports VIN: 4JGCB65E36 Can't thank you guys enough, especially Kevin. I was able to finagle them out without any interior disassembly (though not in 20 minutes on the RH side). Car is fixed, customer is happy, AND I didn't hurt myself. Gonna be a good day Tater. Thanks again, Steve |
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| 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.2L Hvac VIN: 1GHDT13S43 Well actually I have not fixed the vehicle but I do know that it is the AC Compressor clutch. We tested power this morning and we do have power at the clutch when the problem happens. I missed a basic step that should have been tested early on. When my tech. t... |
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