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| 1997 BMW 740iL 4.4L glove box VIN: WBAGJ8328V hello. i need help opening this glove box. looked everywhere and i dont want to break anything. the latch is broken and the glove box wont open. ant ideas on replacing the latch and opening the box |
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| 1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Compressor VIN: 1G6KD52Y3T Compressor locked up. Replaced same with an accumulator, and orifice tube. The system works great but there is a moan (vibration) coming from the high side line. It can be heard on slow acceloration and on the freeway when cruising under a slight load. If you ... |
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| 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.2L Software VIN: 3GYFK22209 Does anyone know where I could download TIS2Web IVCS5B COM Proxy and [...]? I have a new computer running Windows 10. Gm tech support not much help getting me the links to download the software directly. When I start my SPS program it didn't download au... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic LT 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1GCEK19Z57 Hello members, got a tricky one amidst my gaze. Maybe you can help me out on this one. After replacing 2 bad lifters and a cam for cyl2 misfire I now have p0300 with all cyl miss on the counter at idle only. Double checked timing,dead on at 6 and 12. Removed i... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Uplander 3.9L hoses VIN: 1GNDV13W28 i would like to know if anyone has had problem with ac hoses on a short wheel base uplander ***the ac service shows nothing out of the norm` it last for a couple months or so and than we find out the hoses are leaking again***the chevy dealer here says he has ... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCHK53K59 This vehicle when first started cold will start and stall and run very rough. After trying several times and trying to idle up with the accelerator pedal it will just like that run the way it is supposed to. From then on any restarts are fine and drives down t... Trouble codes: P1400 |
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| 2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L a/c VIN: 1FTNX20F62 At 70 MPH and engine RPM at 2000-2100 RPM the vents go from blowing low 30's to blowing ambient Temp. (100 Degree + here in Arizona). If the Truck is slowed down 5 MPH the A/C starts blowing cold again. This issue seems to be RPM and speed related. At first, r... |
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| 2003 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0L high idle @ start-up VIN: 1FTZR45E03 Customers complaint is when truck is cold. @ start-up idle is very high 2000 rpm + comes down very slowly. repairs have been iac, maff sensor. I drove today 4 miles then parked in lot shut off for 5 mins restart and idle was high 2000+. in shop ck for codes no... |
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| 2012 Ford Focus SEL 2.0L ipc icp,trans inop @ times VIN: 1FAHP3M21C Vehicle came in with complaint of IPC quitting. Tested powers and ground and no problem found,wiggled connector and IPC quit. Replaced ICP and had vehicle running for 1.5 hours and no failure until road tested. First thing that happened is trans neutral-ed out... |
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| 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GTHK23164 good morning everyone. I have a quick question. The duramax I have here runs fine has some haze at the tailpipe when warm. have sold injectors to fix that issue. my concern is this. after the engine is warm Im getting alot of smoke not steam from the pvc vent ... |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Unknown VIN: JHLRD78863 OK Honda techs, this car came in with chirping noise,when veh icle is warmed up and idling.Monitor with stethoscope and determined noise is coming from the flywheel area of the engine. Removed the flywheel inspection cover to inspect-nothing obvious identified... |
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| 2008 Honda Civic EX 1.8L Went to neutral VIN: 2HGFG12958 Test drove car, could not duplicate, pulled codes, all were history codes, no cel or abs lights on. Brakes work fine, e-brake is mechanical and works fine. Car has ran over something and smashed frame. Cleared codes and test drove again and could not duplicate... Trouble codes: 151, 851, 7110, 8161, 5112, 5212 |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L Radiator VIN: 5NPEU46F66 Perform diagnoses and found radiator temp left side 190 degrees and right side 120 degrees at best not knowing what coolant look liked pryor from previous shop i suspected radiator clogged .replaced radiator ,hoses ,thermostat found debris in area so i removed... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4HR58NX5 Just replaced evaporator core(leaking). Once all back together, the check engine light is on always, even with key out of ignition. There are no codes. Inspected everything I could short of disassembling dash again, no smashed or pinched wires that i can see. ... |
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| 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 3.6L RH valve train VIN: 1C4BJWEG5C the engine was ticking from the right side valve cover after getting warm it started to tick I replaced 2 lash adjusters and the tick was gone for about 5 mins then came back.Then we replaced the cylinder heads and lash adjusters and the noise came back. I rem... |
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| 1994 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L Air Suspension VIN: 1LNLM82W2R had this Lincoln in my back yard (where i work, i am retired master tech with no lift or even concrete) for a yr with blown head gasket.(during all that time the air suspension switch was off and battery was disconnected, the vehicle did lower all the way down... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGBF2FE9A Greetings, We are on the learning curve of this Exhaust after-treatment system. I diagnosed the first fault with the AdBlue codes. Even though it says ignore fault, I went thru with Diagnosis on the heaters. With both the scan tool and Star system, I energized... Trouble codes: 12970, 118A0, 111DA, 12BC0, 16F60, 20BE1 |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz SL550 5.5L battery light comes on sporaticly VIN: WDBSK7BA4B C/S the red battery light comes on at times. we have yet to duplicate the concern. has a fault in battery module B1828 battery isolating relay is faulty. replaced the the relay last week thinking possible sporadic failure. Both batteries ( starting and main) t... |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S ALL4 1.6L Clutch VIN: WMWZC5C50C looking to hear from someone who has done a few of these. This is our first one and confused about which tools we need. We bought a OE mini clutch and came with instructions on a special compressor #21 2 170. After researching here, alldata, identafix it seems... |
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| 2000 Pontiac Montana 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GMDX03E1Y Ok so this van came in with a heaitation, surge, sometimes backfire under acceleration. The customer also handed me a heat shield that had apparently melted off the underside of the vehicle. I started doing some investigating to that and found that anything pl... |
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| 2002 Pontiac Aztek 3.4L starter relay, ignition system VIN: 3G7DA03E32 I have a big yellow Aztek that will not crank and will not run when manually jumping crank relay. Theft module has a B2960 code - security data incorrect but valid. The PCM also had a P1626 - anti-theft fuel enable code. I have verified that ALL fuses and rela... |
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| 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L input speed sensor VIN: 2G2WR55426 Ses light on P0716 we replaced input shaft speed senosr. Now P0717 is stored We replaced internal wiring harness, external harness has been tested and pcm has been replaced. We still have no reading from the input speed sensor. Transmission shifts fine doesnt ... |
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| 2008 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L starting VIN: WP1AB29P78 Hi Everyone, this 08 Cayenne S has a new Interstate Battery MT49H8, put in, six month's ago. It has periodically no start condition, mostly on hot restart. Today it done also first thing in the morning. If you try few times, it will fire up. Checked voltage on... |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius 1.5L Master cylinder VIN: JTDKB22U87 This car was towed to us from a Toyota dealership, they had the customers car for 4 months trying to solve a spongy brake pedal. They replaced the master cylinder and have tried bleeding it numerous times and finally suggested it now needs the ABS brake actuat... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L A/C compressor VIN: WVWPD63B34 Thank you to everyone in advance. I have a VW Passat that is being difficult and I am looking for someone who may have ran into this problem before. The vehicle came in with the customer complaint of A/C shuts off. I verified this condition and am not very fam... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 BMW 325Ci 2.5L lean run VIN: WBABS33401 Turns out I found a old piece of gasket still stuck on the head. Remove the gasket installed new VC gasket all is good. Thanks for all the help Trouble codes: P0171 (p0174-), P0174 (202 -), 202 (203 -), 203 (227 -), 227 (228 -), 228. |
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| 2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYS4FEJXB thanks for the input after injector service,swaping the coil,plug,wire nothing helped. we swaped # 8 injector with 2. we put more than 50 miles no more misfire.not sure what was causing it.so thanks again Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire). |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD WT 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCJK33668 for 3 week we wait the insurance company. but they give us authority to replace the HPP, we replace just the high pressure pump, and now have 1 week running, and don't do any problems. I learn a lot, when I did test after new pump, In hard drive hill up, 100% ... Trouble codes: P0087. |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS 1.8L Authorization code VIN: 1G1PC5SH5C Rostra kit not an option as factory switches already installed in the steering wheel and a cruise control stalk sticking out the steering column would look bad. Took it to the third Chevy dealer (first two said it couldn't be done) and they were somehow able t... |
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| 1999 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L No Start VIN: 3C3EL55H5X Hi all, here's the end story for now. Drove to the Chrysler dealer on old ecm. Plugged in used ecm and tech connected his scan tool and was able to go in and change the pin. Said he could not re-write the vin on this one. That made it start and run ok with one... Trouble codes: P1683, P1792, 37 (abssystem over voltage), 33 (abs warning lamp circuit). |
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| 2004 Dodge Dakota Sport 3.7L Turn Signals/Flasher VIN: 1D7HL38K64 Thank you for all that replied. You always hope the product you are getting is of the best quality. OEM or Aftermarket. I ordered another relay, aftermarket was faster. Now all is good, everything works like it is suppose too. Sometimes we beat our self up thi... |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L Transfer Case/ Driveshaft VIN: 3D7KS29C46 We were able to locate a new yoke with the balancer on it from Chrysler. We installed it, had the entire shaft rebalanced and the truck rides smooth Again. I want to thank all that offered advise. |
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| 2005 Ford Freestyle SEL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDK05145 We diagnosed a bad transmission control module which is part of the valve body on this CVT transmission. This is a non serviceable part from everything we researched. We recommended transmission replacement which the customer declined at this time. I would ... Trouble codes: U0101 (Lost communication with TCM), U1900 (ABS CAN Communication bus fault). |
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| 2009 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTPW14V29 WE ARE GOING WITH ENGINE I FEEL YOU HAVE TO HAVE 40 PSI AT HOT IDLE I REALLY DO NOT LIKE THE 25 PSI SPEC THAT FORD AND INDENTIFIX HAVE AN I THINK ALL THE GUYS WHO SAID 30 OR NORTH ARE RIGHT BUT I LIKE ALLDATA SPEC OF 40 PSI AND WILL BE GOING WITH THAT IN FUTUR... Trouble codes: P0022, P0341, P0346. |
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| 2005 Toyota RAV4 L 2.4L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JTEHD20V45 Thank everybody who took time to help, after replacing maf/ a/f sensor sparkplugs. My imagination started to run wild with ecu problems, timing problems. So gave it last chance removed the catalytic converter and tested if light went through, which it did clea... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L fans on for about 10 mins VIN: 3VWSE69M23 Ended up sending to dealer do have the computer replaced. thanks for all the tips everyone. |
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