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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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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUAF78E66 hey guys I got this, audi, with 3 codes, p0089 low fuel regulation, p0445 evap large leak, and p2181 cooling system performance, check fuel pressure on the low side, and the fuel pressure fluctuates very rapidly from 25 to 75 psi, I checked for power at the fu... Trouble codes: P0089, P0445, P2181 |
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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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| 2005 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L Transmission in Limp Mode VIN: 2CNDL13F85 ***THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY TO HOPEFULLY HELP OTHERS OUT THERE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEM*** Vehicle came in the shop with a complaint of transmission slipping. CEL was already on and had been on according to customer. Talking to the customer was helpful be... |
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| 1999 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Voltage/Gauges VIN: 1B7GL22X3X Customer complaint was that gas gauge varies and sometimes reads 1/2, sometimes full...gas tank is supposed to be full. Upon inspection of the vehicle, I found that the problem seems to be an issue with the charging system. Here is what happens: 1) Dashboa... |
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| 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L solenoid VIN: 3D4GG57V69 transmission will go into limpin when it gets hot.there is a code p0760. o/d shift solenoid. the engine light will not light & no codes but still in limpin.light will come on most of the time.tried running a new wire to sol. but same thing.thank you |
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| 1978 Ford F-150 5.0L Starting VIN: F15GNCA670 Vehicle will only run with ignition key in the start position, engine shuts down when releasing key to the run position, thanks members any help appreciated, John |
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| 1995 Ford Ranger Splash 3.0L No head lights just blinder VIN: 1FTCR14U7S So on my way home from Bay City me and my friend pulled over to stretch our legs after a while of driving. I had just purchased a motorcycle and I was transporting it home. When my friend started my truck and went to turn on the head lights he got nothing I pu... |
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| 2007 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L idle VIN: 3FAHP07Z17 Installed motor in ford fusion 2.3l, vehicle runs great but when at a stop vehicle will idle back and forth from 5000 rpm's to 7000 rpms with ac on. When Ac is off car idles just under 7000 rpm's but is steady. We have checked to ensure we have good timing. We... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L spark plug VIN: 1FTNX20518 Hi there, in process of changing spark plugs on 160,000 mile 2008 F250 5.4 liter. Of course 4 spark plugs broke, I used the Lisle tool to extract 3 of them. #8 cylinder broke the hex off the spark plug, leaving the threads in the head. I was able to remove the... |
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| 2009 Ford E-350 Super Duty XL 5.4L aux blower motor VIN: 1FBNE31L09 keeps blowing 50 amp fuse in underhood fuse box for aux blower ambient temp dosent seem to affect problem cause it was blowing fuse in winter for heater. |
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| 2016 Ford F-150 XLT 5.0L Trailer brak VIN: 1FTEX1CF4G Installed Ford trailer controller in a new vehicle. The vehicle will not recognize it yet. What do I need to do to get the vehicle to see it and utilize it? |
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| 2000 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HKRL186XY Where do I start? This car has what appears to be a roaming misfire at idle (feels like just one cylinder) that sets codes in every cylinder. going down the road it runs OK (don't feel a miss) but it pings real bad with even average load. Compression is 150 in... Trouble codes: P1399 (Misfire in any cylinder), P0301 (p0302-), P0302 (p0303-), P0303 (p0304-), P0304 (p0305-), P0305 (testing and results) |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L O2 Heater monitor VIN: 1J4F449S55 Greetings to all you wonderful folks who are going to help me escape the 7th circle of HE!! I have this Jeep that had a dead battery. It belongs to a small independent dealer and they got it at auction so I have ZERO history. I have done no emission repairs an... |
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| 2013 Kia Sorento LX 2.4L Unknown VIN: 5XYKTCA68D Hello all I have a 2013 kia sorento that the a/c does not work on it has the auto system with swash plate and magnetic solenoid, I have confirmed that the fuses and ground are good and the system has a full charge, the compressor is running but pressures are e... |
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| 2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Starter no engagement VIN: JM1BL1SF4A This car was Towed in for a no start no crank, only the dashboard lights light up. Of course once off the Flatbed it started right up for days on end. The battery & cable connections are good. As stated in repair history in January of this year the Park Neut... |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 1.8L MIL Lamp on, intake cam timer rat VIN: WDDGF4HB5D Engine rattles on startup cold or after 15 min rest as if oil pressure bleeding off, sets DTC for intake cam sensor signal faulty (because intake cam not controlled??). LI bulletin and SDS guided test lead to cam adjuster, as oil filter, o- rings and oil filte... Trouble codes: P3406 |
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| 2010 Mini Cooper S Clubman 1.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WMWMM3C57A Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this little guy. This vehicle originally came in because of a loud buzzing noise after you turn the car off. Sure enough, you start the car and it runs...then you shut it off and for about 2 seconds something buzzes aw... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire) |
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| 2008 Pontiac G6 2.4L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2ZG57B28 This is fresh in the door. With a compliant of sruging. The dash lights that are on include theft,ses,abs, traction. the engine speed at 1 time was a rolling idle. I have no communication with any systems. But I can pull codes with my solous using the code sca... Trouble codes: U0073, U0100, U0121, U0140, B, 1370 (ign 1 power from air bag), U, 2107 (lost com with bcm from cluster) |
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| 2011 Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L Mechanical VIN: 3D73Y3HL3B GOOD morning techs,have this ram pickup with poor air volume out of vents.does switch to all positions,just not much flow.no codes and I can see 2 actuators move through full sweep.thinking I have a door problem.was wondering if theres any shortcuts to getting... |
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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 4Runner Sport 4.7L Electronic VIN: JTEBT14R15 This has auto AC, Blinking AC light, press the buttons got code 21 in the lower left hand corner. Mitchell defines the code as solar sensor passenger side. There is only one sensor on top of the dash, driver's side, which was pushed out of the bezel by the cus... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Electronic VIN: WVGBV7AX9B Vehicle has a re occurring Check engine light P0721 output speed sensor plausabilty. Thought it was a connector issue. No output speed on vag com. When I started to back probe at trans connector I had both signals. Wasn't sure what they were suposed to look li... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Buick Regal 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G4GT5GR8C thanks everybody, indeed the camshafts adjuster solenoid had an intermittent open winding, check with an ohmmeter while wiggling the solenoid, and there , open circuit, thanks again, and the other code did not come back either, |
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| 2004 Chrysler Concorde LX 2.7L Rotors VIN: 2C3HD46R94 I have never seen this before, but the fix ended up being replacing the REAR rotors. I had previously checked the run-out on the rear rotors with the wheels installed and had less than .002" on both. Before I decided to replace the rear brakes, did sublet the ... |
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| 2001 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L No Start, no bus, no mil VIN: 1B4HS28NX1 Sorry it took so long to close this, I disconnected the sensors on the bus line, that did nothing. I went ahead and ordered a reman pcm, That took awhile to arrive. I finally got it today, plugged it in and the car started right up! |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L condenser fan VIN: 1D4HB38N45 well we didnt get this one fixed i believe that there was a fault with the pcms software, i found out that this car sat with a dead battery for 6 months. if i find anymore info from customer will update this case. |
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| 1996 Ford Ranger Splash 3.0L not working VIN: 1FTCR10U8T No excuse here, I just forgot to close this request. Thanks for all the replies, customer concern was keeping track of mileage because of inop fuel gauge due to bad sending unit. Customer would not spend anymore money to repair cluster. We returned bad cluster... |
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| 2005 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L service emission system VIN: 1FMCU941X5 Thanks to all who have replied. The check engine light never came on and there were no codes in any module. Through other sources I have heard that this is a problem with Ford. The "Service emission System" message comes on with every key cycle. It can be clea... |
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| 1993 GMC C7000 Topkick C7H042 6.0L Starter VIN: 1GDL7H1P1P First, we did remove the back cover of the starter that failed and found the main internal wire was burnt open. Talked with an electrical system tech and they thought this was caused by either low batteries or too light of battery cables. We ended up replacing... |
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| 2012 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Hesitation VIN: 1GKKVRED9C Thanks for all the input you guys nailed it on the head with the torque converter being my problem. I turned on and off the TCC solenoid while driving and the hesitation/stumble would go away when off and come right back when TCC solenoid turned on. Customer... |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L power doors VIN: 5FNRL38707 8.6 hours of diagnostics and a 30 second fix!!! I found corrosion under a small eyelet that attaches to the positive battery terminal. I cleaned it, and the doors and DVD player all came back to life! |
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| 2003 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJDA14C03 thanx to all who repliled this was a case of bad intel from identifix i replace the TRUE #4 COIL and all is well i talked to the owner about replaceing all the coils if any more fail thanx agaqin as usual iatn rocks!!! Trouble codes: P0354 (Coil primary 4), P0304. |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L Monitors VIN: WDBHA23E5V ok. o finally found a published drive cycle for air monitor. performed it several times and got what I was looking for . a completed monitor. thanks for all the advice |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBUF22X38 Thanks for your replies! The intake ports were carboned up. When we did the job originally, we thought we were dealing with a bad inlet port shut off motor. The levers felt like they were moving smoothly so didnt expect a problem. When performing the activatio... Trouble codes: 25130. |
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| 2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0L CVT growls VIN: 3N1AB6AP3C Hello everyone and thanks for the advice. This vehicle has a noisy CVT and it was under warranty at the dealer. Off they went. Thanks, Ron |
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| 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0L No boost VIN: JF1GG29655 Hello and thanks for the help on this one. This vehicle did in fact need a new turbocharger. A new turbo got this one up and zipping along just fine. Thanks, Ron |
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| 2002 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L Monitors VIN: 4T1BE30K62 performed a pcm software upgrade and replaced catalyst with an oem one. test drove and monitor set on first attempt. thanks for all the advice |
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| 2005 Toyota Solara SE 3.3L Steering angle sensor VIN: 4T1FA38P35 Well Found out why I couldn't learn the sensor. Not only did I have a bad sensor , but according to Toyota, the module was bad as well. Like I wrote. When we replaced the sensor the code only returned when we drove it. Ended up sending it to Toyota. They said ... |
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| 2012 Toyota Camry LE 2.5L A/C Flow Sensor VIN: 4T1BF1FK9C Thanks for the suggestions, this one is confirmed fixed !! turns out the flow sensor integral to the compressor was the problem ! after 2 different after market compressors from different makers i ordered a Denso OEM compressor and all is good . Thanks again a... |
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