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| 2002 BMW M3 3.2L Low oil warning VIN: WBSBR93402 Hi BMW guys, We have this 2002 M3 that the low engine oil level will come on after about 8 to minutes of driving. The oil level is full on the dipstick and the oil is the correct 10w-60 engine oil. We have 5 volts, ground and good feedback from the sensor. We ... |
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| 2006 BMW 330xi 3.0L electric cooling fan VIN: WBAVD33506 Hello Techs. I received this one after another shop made the repairs. Owner is annoy because few days using the A/C the compressor began to make a strong noise like explosions. Checked all the system, found no charge, made vacuum and recharge..start the A/C s... |
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| 2006 BMW 650i 4.8L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAEH13476 Good afternoon, can anyone tell me if the bmw 650i 4.8l has a coolant bleeder valve ? i cant see open any where. I dont wok on alot of them...thank you so much note: car came in with over flow bootle cracked(leaking) are their any ticks to bleeding the system?... |
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| 1990 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Stall, Idle high VIN: 1GCDC14KXL Hello, This one is causing problems. Was towed in, crank but no start. Had no spark and testing indicated a bad control module. Replaced it and it started. Had a little trouble getting it screwed down (seemed like the screws were too short for the new one) Did... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic LT 8.1L Steering VIN: 1GCHC29G97 Found out ater the first repair that truck had been drive in to a ditch about a day before. Sales to return ratio is 1 in 78 nation wide. What the heck are we missing. |
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| 2002 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.3L Unknown VIN: 2C4GP44372 hello and thank you in advance, customer came in with check eng. light on. scanned and found code p0562. ck charging system an had low charging voltage. replaced alternator and problem solved. came back with code p0700 and p1775 solenoid switch latched in tcc ... |
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| 2009 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 4.0L radio and amp VIN: 2A8HR54X69 we replaced starter. battery was disconnected and after replacement now no radio or amp communication with scan tool. radio does not power on. is it possible tipm information was corrupted? |
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| 2010 Dodge Challenger SE 3.5L Windown VIN: 2B3CJ4DV1A Hello all, I have this Dodge Charger, 2010 V6 3.5L 2 doors. Passenger side window , go down about 1 inches , and up every few minutes, with key out, all doors close, and lock. Kill battery overnight. No trouble codes, Have did the window relearn all type, and ... |
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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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| 2002 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHWF35H82 Hey guys. OK, so this one is giving me a challenge. I have a solid misfire on cylinder number two on cold startup sets code every morning. Once engine warms up misfire diminishes and no longer sets code. First replaced leaking fuel pressure regulator and car r... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Drive VIN: SALAE25468 Car came in this morning for a quick check-over. CEL was on. I retrieved an odd code, P050B (cold start ignition timing performance). It didn't seem to be a serious problem so I cleared it and told owner we could dig a little deeper if it returned. I tested th... |
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| 2005 Nissan Xterra Off-Road 4.0L Misfire VIN: 5N1AN08WX5 About a month ago this car started missfiring on my way to work. At that time it would only set a P0300. I isolated the missfire to cyl #1 with a balance test. Because of the mileage I decided to replace all coils, they where OE, and install a new set of plugs... Trouble codes: P0301 (Missfire cyl one) |
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| 2009 Nissan Altima S 2.5L IGNITION/theft VIN: 1N4AL21E99 thanks in advance. car got towed in with a no crank issue, and i think it may be in theft mode? car has push button ignition, which powers up when the key is in slot. the message center shows and arrow indicating removing key? also when you remove key it shows... |
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| 2009 Nissan Altima S 2.5L tpms VIN: 1N4AL21EX9 just traded a nice 2009 nissan altima 2.5 SL. It's got the classic. tpms light on. All monitors are registered, they are all the 315 frequency, they are all at 32-34 psi (door sticker calls for 32 psi). This stupid thing blinks about 15 times or so on start up... |
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| 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5L transmission VIN: 1N4AL3AP7D I have this CVT Altima, transmission replaced at a previous shop, it apparently does"the same thing as before". Keeps popping code P2765 input speed sensor B as soon as you start the car. It won't accelerate and has no power. I followed trouble charts thoroug... |
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| 2004 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: WP1AB29P34 Intermittent no start, sounds like no compression, scoped cam and crank signal they look ok ,when it does start it runs good, i believe the cam actuator could be sticking, not sure how to test this actuator, i was using IScan 2 for diagnostics and also just co... Trouble codes: P0011, P2089 |
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| 2008 Saturn Outlook XE 3.6L No Start VIN: 5GZEV13798 GM techs, need help on this one. Vehicle was towed in because of a crank no start issue. Checked spark and fuel pressure and both were good. Found that I had no injector pulse. Didn't have any current codes in any of the modules. Found a history code P0513 Inc... |
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| 2001 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Hesitation VIN: 1NXBR18E51 to Toyota gurus out there. got this corolla that's pulling my hair. it backfires and bogs down and falls on it's face when you accelerate. idles fine. when you let it idle for a while and drive it, it get's better, but if you snap the throttle it starts to bri... Trouble codes: P0171 (Fuel trim) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic LT 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1GCEK19Z57 Well, here it is. Turns out after much head scratching, poking and probing we have not a miss boxed cam but the parts house did in fact send us a cam for a vin M 5.3l rather than a vin z flex fuel. I had mentioned this early on that there was a good chance of ... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.0L Windshield Washers VIN: 1GCHK23K18 very intermittent problem. but a underhood relay/ fuse box was the cure! thanks for the 4 replies. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L Misfire VIN: 3GCEC13068 this truck is fixed. after testing swapping and all the rest put back together the only misfire that remained was on cylinder 7. replaced lifters and its running good now. thanks everyone for the help. Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche Black Diamond LTZ 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNTKGE70D Replace both front OE [...] Negative Battery Cable due to east coast car with rust on chassis ground. Thanks. Trouble codes: P015B. |
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| 2005 GMC Envoy Denali 5.3L rack and pinion VIN: 1GKET63M75 Thanks everyone for all of the input. Most agreed with what some of my thoughts were, poor quality parts. I replaced the rack with 1 more aftermarket (they had to have the vehicle and a GM was not available). I was so comfortable with the 6th aftermarket ra... |
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| 2003 Infiniti QX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on Sorry but the customer took the vehicle to the dealer because my boss wanted not to get involved in the vehicle. I learned that the rear timing cover has seal behind it that can leak oil pressure and cause the cam timing codes. Also the rear timing cover has a... Trouble codes: P0011 (IVT Control). |
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| 2006 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L Unknown VIN: KNDMB23376 HI, EVERY ONE. DUE TO CORROSION ON POWER RELAY BASE SIGNAL FROM MAIN RELAY COULD NOT ENERGIZE THE RELAY , I FIND A USED RELAY BASE AT THE SALVAGE YARD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR RESPOND. THANKS A LOT MATT |
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| 2011 Nissan Murano SV 3.5L Compressor VIN: JN8AZ1MWXB Customer decided to not pursue the repair any further. We short charged the system, seemed to help some. Thank you for all the input, we appreciate your help. Mike |
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| 2005 Porsche Cayenne 3.2L Power windows and door locks VIN: WP1AB29PX5 Well, this one is fixed. After getting pulled off the job several times I found the problem in the door jamb on both front doors. I had previously inspected the jambs for water damage, but missed the corrosion on the 2 can wires. They are in the middle connect... |
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| 2008 Toyota Sienna CE 3.5L CEL Flares on upshift VIN: 5TDZK23CX8 Thanks Mark [...]. The problem was the incorrect speed sensor installed in the OSS location. We had transferred the sensors from the original transmission each time we had replaced it and sure enough both sensors were black. Took a blue sensor from one o... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSC29M31 Throttle body had been replaced about 3 years ago, I decided to thoroughly clean throttle body, including motor area, gears and electronics, instead of replacing again. Jeff and Peter suggested a clean and relearn, though I might have cleaned a little deeper t... Trouble codes: P1557, P1297. |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWCB21C12 thanks for all the repls and info on this vw guys, Stanley for Pennsylvania is the winner that what i thought that you need the pin from the donor car |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCD21Y03 got it! thanks to all that replied. those that said "wiring" were correct. i was already using a bulb and socket i rigged up to fit in the fuse slot, and the thing lit bright only when the car was running or cranking. hmmmmmm. i thought about what alan sa... Trouble codes: P1425, P1435, P1472, P1117, P1421, P1198. |
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| 2010 Volkswagen CC Sport 2.0L parking brake VIN: WVWMN7AN9A for this issue i had to recode the parking brake module and had to set basic setting for the acceleration sensor. I have a solus edge and i went under expert mode and under the parking brake (53) i was able to recode the module. i went under brake electronics ... |
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