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| 2004 Audi A6 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Misfire VIN: WAUJT64B44 Vehicle is running very rich. Vehicle had same problem 3 weeks ago, but was intermittent. At that time the fuel pressure was at 78 psi (58 psi is spec.), replaced the fuel pressure regulator with a Bosch unit and pressure dropped to within spec. Now fuel pre... |
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| 1999 Cadillac Eldorado ETC 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6ET1290X car came in with cylinder #5 misfire, swapped coils, spark control moduler, plugs, wires, mis stayed on #5. smoked tested smoke came out end of intake. replaced intake, still have # 5 cylinder misfire, tested wires between injector and pcm, did injector balanc... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305 |
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| 2000 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1GCGK23R4Y customer complaint was transmission had no lockup. on the test drive noticed that the misfire monitor was counting steady on cylinder 2 at 2000 rpm. cleared misfire monitor and truck went straight into lock up. no actual misfire was detected. suspected ac volt... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L Extended Cranking VIN: 1GCHK29G91 Truck came in with a P0342 and P0336. Cleared codes and P0342 returned testing showed no cam sensor signal. Replaced cam sensor and code cleared but still has an extended crank. Checked signal at PCM for cam and crank shows to be in sync with a good scope patt... |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L condenser fan VIN: 1D4HB38N45 This one has me wondering where to go. Condenser Fan will not come on when ac is turned on. You can turn fans on with scan tool, high and low speed both operate and ac blows cold this way. Tried another front control module and fuse block with no change. Check... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Power locks VIN: 1FMZU63E62 Hi all I have this explorer that have a problem with the power locks. I can lock the vehicle but if I try to unlock only the drivers door will unlock. The other doors including the rear hatch lock will only twitch. If I open them manually I can lock them elect... |
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| 2007 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L engine and exhaust VIN: 2FMDK49C77 The vehicle has a vibration at idle which is felt mostly in the steering wheel and a little in the brake pedal. It is felt only in drive, not in neutral or reverse. Goes away if idle is raised to 1000-1200 rpm or higher. Per tsb 99-11-1 I have neutralized the ... |
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| 1999 GMC C6500 Topkick C6H042 7.4L Backfire extended cr VIN: 1GDJ6H1D9X Vehicle came in from another shop with a customer complaint of backfiring and misfires. Other shop could not get vehicle to mis but was able to get backfire to occur. Came to our shop running fine, let sit over night tryed to start in morning vehicle had an ex... |
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| 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 SLE 6.0L transfer case VIN: 1GTHK23UX4 Hi all and thanks in advance. Customer brought in truck and did service for all diffs and transfer case. Transfer case was way overfull with fluid so removed and replaced input seal and refilled. Within 100 miles came back with complaint of popping out of gear... |
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| 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L 2-3 shift VIN: 1J4FA59S2Y This is a personal vehicle that I bought with transmission issues and I am seeking someone who has experienced this before. I am not well trained on automatic transmissions and am honestly looking for a short cut or perhaps a common well known issue to save my... |
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| 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Overheats VIN: 1J4FF48S1Y This Jeep Cherokee came in with an overheating problem. Electric fan was not functioning, replaced fan, but PCM will not activate the fan when the AC is activated or when the temperature is all the way to 225 (as shown on the dash gauges and on the DRBIII PID ... |
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| 2004 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJD73334 Engine feels like it is under powered and will set the two leans codes within a few miles. It also has a rough idle. Odometer reading 201,000 miles: Freeze frame data: 2547 rpm, temperature 186 degrees, short term fuel trim bank 1 6.3, long term fuel trim bank... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean bank 1), P0174 (lean bank 2) |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE 4.4L Unknown VIN: SALSF25416 has intermette problem. has fuel smell. I have smoked it several times. can not find a leak any where. also sometimes emerg. brake will not realease. you have to turn key off and back on until it realeses. |
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| 2002 Lincoln Town Car Executive 4.6L speedometer VIN: 1LNHM81W62 Easy one for you FOMOCO boys. Got this 2002 Town Car that the speedometer is inoperative. Speedo will work when commanded with IDS scanner. Vehicle speed sensor works fine and pcm sees MPH correctly and shifts fine. Where does the cluster get its speedo signal... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L airmatics VIN: WDBUF65J54 Hi everybody! and thanks in advance. I'm not Mercedes Ben tech what so ever. Car came in with front shock/strut low "no air" in it, and 2 codes, 5500 - critical vehicle level at front axle and 5503 Recovery time during filling of central reservoir is too long,... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L ac compressor solenoid VIN: WDBUH87X29 changed compressor from failed clutch (rubber dampner) with new compressor, filled system. reset codes with my new snap on modus ultra [had a low refrigerant code #9205], reset system. No PWM signal to compressor but for brief moment-when car is first started.... |
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| 2005 Mini Cooper 1.6L low pressure a/c line VIN: WMWRF33485 I have Mitchell and all data and can't find the procedure to r+r the low pressure a/c line the labor time says 3.5 so any help from mini guys would be appreciated |
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| 2003 Subaru Outback VDC 3.0L Front diff stub axle VIN: 4S3BH89593 Was removing right front drive axle for replacement with roll pin removed and the 6" stub axle came out of diff. Appears to have a groove for a snap ring but none found on part or in diff thru stub axle hole. First time I've seen this stub axle come out and ax... |
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| 2005 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Unknown VIN: 5TBDT44165 Now we have noticed another vibration problem. Starting at about 45 MPH, we hear a rumble or possible bearing type noise that gets louder the faster the vehicle goes. Originally, we could feel vibration through the gas pedal and steering wheel. Earlier this we... |
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| 2009 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 5TDBK22C39 Van came in with concern of a/c intermittently blowing warm. Did not verify concern at first, checked pressures, were good 150 & 35. But did an evac to make sure system was full, it was. Recharged system. Replaced compressor relay because I've done many of the... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSC29M31 These two DTCs show using the VW specific code check: P1297 (VW 17705) - Trouble shoot chart states: check hoses between turbocharger and throttle valve. Smoke test intake, found broken vacuum line on fuel pressure regulator, replaced. Can't find any cracks... Trouble codes: P1557, P1297 |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.0L Misfire VIN: 3VW1K7AJ2C After engine install test drive revealed P0302 misfire #2 with check engine light flashing. Usually does this while coasting, but other times also. Code P0300 and P0302 reoccur quickly on test drive but it takes awhile for P130a cylinder disable to reoccur. ... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire 2), P0300, P130A |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.8L DIC system VIN: 2G4WD532X5 First...thanks to those who replied. I think I'll close & say it is fixed unless something else turns up. Here's a little background on the problem...I am a retired tech & have no ready access to scantools or a manual nor had any previous experience with this ... |
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| 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G4GC5EG5A Thanks to all who replied The car is fixed ! After scoping g121 gound Circuit and high speed can the problem was clear . The gound voltage was rising up to 6.5 volts when engine loaded. The ground terminal on front right cylinder head was damaged ( ha... Trouble codes: U0100, U0101, B3883. |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.9L Chime VIN: 2G1WC581X6 Thanks for all the help. As was stated the chime was not because of the seat belt. What I did was diagnose all of the other problems like the traction control system. Only the right front wheel speed sensor was reading. I replaced the drivers front and repaire... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.9L 2-3 shift VIN: 3B7HF13Z6X well, customer has yet to make a decision and the shop that rebuilt the transmission has yet to respond. Removing the check ball in the cooler line was the first thing we did. Coolers blew out but still overheated. That's when we installed a new and larger coo... |
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| 1999 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Misfire VIN: 1GDJK34J5X Well, I appreciate all the help you offered but I am still fighting with this truck. A lot of you said to check the Catalytic converters, they are good. Some talked about a broken valve spring. As stated in the original post, they all check out good. My igniti... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfire detected), P0306 (Misfire cylinder 6). |
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| 2005 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L No Start VIN: KMHWF35H85 Thank you for all the help. It was the purge valve. Replaced retest and all is good |
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| 1991 Jaguar XJS Classic Collection 5.3L radiobatt VIN: SAJTW4848M After several attempts of entering the code it would not accept it. We left the key on for an hour with the smart charger still would not accept the code. Tried disconnecting the battery even let it set overnight still not accept the code. This is the factory ... |
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| 2003 Lexus GX470 4.7L Misfire VIN: JTJBT20X63 hello gruop thanks for replys ,,james was on right track,,,i hooked my solus and it gave me a pending code #5 needed another coil,,,dont know why matco scanner didnt show it,,i couldnt find misfire pids,,,mode 6 didnt show it either,,,thanks again Trouble codes: P0307, P0357. |
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| 2006 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L Clutch VIN: 5TENX22N16 THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD INFORMATION I PULLED THE TRANY OUT AND FOUND A BAD PRESSURE PLATE IT WASNT RELEASING ENOUGH GOT A NEW CLUTCH KIT AND NOW IT SHIFTS |
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