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| 2002 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Lock up torque converter VIN: 5UFXB33522 Hello Group, The transmission is a 5HP-24. Car came in with a P0741-Torque converter clutch circuit performance/stuck off. In the TCM a code 30-Mechanical converter lockup clutch monitoring. EDS solenoid 4 controls torque converter lock up. With scanner I act... |
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| 2002 BMW M3 3.2L 1st Gear VIN: WBSBL934X2 This is my personal project, bought car knowing it jumps out of first gear all other gears and shifts are fine, removed all shields from underside of car and inspected shifter mechanism, some play in the shifter itself, some movement in the bushing at back of ... |
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| 2004 BMW 325i 2.5L restraint/air bag VIN: WBAET374X4 Car arrived from body shop with following codes,01 zko ignition circuit driver stage 1, 0A ig circuit Head air bag right, [...] circuit airbag pass side stage 2, 02 ignition circuit zk1 belt tensioner drivers side,0d ignition circuit zk1air bag drive stag... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GCGC24K2S This truck came in with a surging, cutting off issue. We found the throttle body leaking, and replace the gasket kit on it. It ran fine for about 100 miles and now its back with the same problem and worst. We have a new AC delco fuel pump, distributor with cap... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1NE52J2X I bought this car for my son, not running. We replaced the engine with a low mileage engine from a wrecked vehicle. It occasionally (not something i can make it repeat on demand) fires up and dies or stalls. It sometimes goes several days without acting up. N... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L engine VIN: 1GNEK13Z84 first thanks to all who reply. this vehicle was brought in for overheating. water pump was dumping out of vent hole. now i was not informed till after repairs that this vehicle was sitting over a year. i replace pump, hoses,t/stat, and flushed system. i also r... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L Misfire VIN: 2G1WT58K96 used car cam in from another shop,they replace plug,s/ po300 found cly 2/4/6 cly start to misfire under load / 60 psi fuel pressure cannot free rev over 3500 rpm, good spark, injector test ok, feels like going in to restricted power mode Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2010 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FTWX3BR7A This ford truck was running fine. An aftermarket tuner/program was installed. It was stated that this programmer was plugged in and completed its download. Now the truck will not start. It has lost communications with the pcm. All other modules read and exhibi... Trouble codes: U0100, U0115 (Communications code) |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ETXC Truck came in with complaint of check engine light on, wrench symbol on, lack of power intermittently and rough run intermittently. Only code P0236, turbo charger boost pressure sensor performance. Access air induction pids with IDS, baro 12.36 psi, inlet air ... Trouble codes: P0236 (Turbo charger boost pressure sensor A circuit/range performance) |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC19V12 Thanks for the help in advance.Truck came in for Flashing SES light. Scanned and found I can watch vehicle misfire on #1 and #8.Swapped plugs,wires,coils & injectors.Didn't change anything.Cleaned injectors and checked for vacuum leaks...none detected.Checked ... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire on cylinder 1), P0308 (Misfire on cylinder 8) |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 3500 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1GDJK34U82 This vehicle came in for no instrument cluster operation. Long story short I found to broken grounds on the back of the engine. Repaired grounds, instrument cluster works and now I can communicate with all the modules. Test drove vehicle, CEL came on and the A... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire) |
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| 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Hcu VIN: 1J4PS4GKXA replaced HCU for sinking pedal,no fluid to LR caliper. replaced HCU again, now no fluid to LF caliper. performed all bleeding according to book with solus ultra scanner. no fluid to LF even at the HCU |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: SALAE25455 This customer came in with a concern of intermittently all the dash light would come on and Hazard lamps would turn on. The vehicle would be a no start if you shut it of and tried to restart. I have experienced this concern once but have not been able to dupli... |
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| 2006 Mazda Tribute S 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, runs rich VIN: 4F2CZ94126 2006 Mazda Tribute (Ford Escape)- This truck is driving me crazy. it will intermittently throw a P0192 fuel rail pressure sensor low input code and then run really rich. When this happens the fuel pump runs up to 100 lbs and will go back and forth between 30 t... Trouble codes: P0192 (Fuel rail pressure sensor low input), P0219, P2198, P0172, P0175 |
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| 2010 Mazda 6 i 2.5L Refrigerant leak VIN: 1YVHZ8BH4A Refrigerant pressures very low but functioning. Evacuated system and let stand overnight. Lost 5 inches of vacuum. Recharged, added dye and checked for leaks. None to be found. Returned vehicle to customer. Same day it came back with only 10 psi. on gauges. Di... |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Airbag The SRS light comes on and at times flickers on and off. Read out code 3 from the SRS system through the diagnostic socket in the left engine compartment. The code 3 is for the airbag unit. I put in a Volvo substitution resister in place of the airbag but the ... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Misfire VIN: 4JGBB86E36 Finishing up a balance shaft replacement with timing chains, head gaskets. Started test drive and got 1/2 mile down the road when engine stalled. Pulled back to the shop and found the ground on the right valve cover not attached. Reattached but still no spark... Trouble codes: P2300, P2309, P2306, P2315, P0300 |
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| 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2.5L a/c compressor VIN: 4M2CU39369 dealer diaged with bad computer A/C inop at idle ok when engine runs usually at first start up or under load, found tsb #11-3-9 but still did not correct problem, ordered pcm installed and programed and still doing the same thing. this is a non electric compre... |
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| 2014 Nissan Rogue S 2.5L Lighting VIN: JN8AS5MV3E I know I am risking a bad feedback because I suspect the customer didn't have her lights on. But her friend and her both swear that the taillights were not working. I checked all the obvious stuff but they are always working for me. Im aware there was a recall... |
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| 2007 Pontiac Torrent 3.4L brakes VIN: 2CKDL63F87 booster and master cylinder did not fix the problem. brakes still lock up after about 15 minutes of driving, if you pull the vacuum hose off of the booster brakes will release and you can drive another fiteen minutes and then do it again. no codes present when... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Stall VIN: WVWDD63B15 Replaced cat for P0420. Customer complains that vehicle vibrates when coming to a stop. Verified that at times engine idles down very low (almost stalls) when coming to a stop. The strange thing is the engine seems to idle down (almost stall) when the brake i... Trouble codes: P1479 (Brake booster vacuum mechanical failure), P0420 (Catalyst efficiency) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 BMW 540i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADN63402 I did have a generic code P05?? that is related to the code 31. (wheel speed sensor). The vehicle has been shipped. Although I am confident that this vehicle needs an ABS module. I did not want to condemn anything until I got a definition for the code that I p... Trouble codes: C9H/2, 32 (Idle speed control), 120 (Vehicle speed sensor signal). |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 3.0i 3.0L Convertible roof/signal lights in cluster & dimmer VIN: 4USBT53493 Sorry it took so long to close, good news it's a fix. The mouse debris and droppings led us to believe that there was wire damage but after removing the seats in order to remove the carpet and inspected the harness , we were assured that the little unwelcome v... |
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| 2009 BMW 750Li 4.4L Electronic VIN: WBAKB83589 I am sure replacement is best option. However owner evidently chose not to proceed at this time.Regrets I cannot provide anything else at this time. |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Fuel gauge, Security Message, Battery Message VIN: 2GCEC19T92 Well after checking the circuits for the EBCM all were okay, I left the class 2 data wire (Lt. Blue) open/cut and reconnected all connectors for the EBCM. The message center operates normal the only exception is the abs light is on. The EBCM has an internal is... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Express 3500 LT 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHG35U06 Completed Crank sensor relearn and all is good now.Thanks for the help...always good ideas. Trouble codes: P0300 (Random MissFire). |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 5.3L exhaust smoke VIN: 3GNFK12367 Some replies stated to look for oil in the intake and others said maybe bad valve guides and/ or seals. Winners were the updated valve cover left side with revised PCV baffle. I found the intake plenum full of engine oil. Ordered kit from local dealer containi... |
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| 2000 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMSU43F7Y Identifix Hotline guided me on fixing this truck. This was another case of a bad new part(reman Cardone). I know better than to use low quality parts and payed the price for doing so. It was strange, that I had the exact same codes with both modules. After pro... Trouble codes: P0683 (Glow plug controller to pcm communication circuit), P0676 (glow plug 6), P0678. |
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| 2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L No Start VIN: 1HGEM22951 Most of you hit it on the head. It was the ECT sensor for the computer. Once it got to a certain temperature it would drop to -40 and slowly climb from there. Don't know why it didn't throw a code for it. And when you tried to restart it, it would flood itself... Trouble codes: P0420, P1259. |
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| 2006 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L cylinder head VIN: 2HKYF18666 Thanks for the responses and I will forward the information to the vehicle owner. No fix for this truck as it doesn't seem broken. One side note though, all the valves needed adjusting in the rear head but none in the front. Odd...Thanks for all your help g... |
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| 1996 Isuzu NPR 5.7L will not start VIN: 4KLB4B1R5T It had a short in the fuel sending unit--loss of ground to pump and gauge. I had already replaced it, but a new one fixed it. Thanks for all the help! |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S 1.6L Hesitation VIN: WMWZC3C59C It did seem that there was a problem in the turbo system- there was some oil in the turbo hoses. The customer thought it might be time to trade it rather than fix it because of other i$$ues before, and I agreed that it might be a good time to start shopping! Trouble codes: 2C57, 2DD0, 2DCE. |
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| 2008 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L starting VIN: WP1AB29P78 Finally this beast is out the door. We tested for starter draw, it was above normal, close to 200 amps. As first timer on this situation, we followed your guys recommendation, and check the connections under the carpet, the ground to the block, cleaned any sus... |
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| 1997 Saturn SW2 1.9L Power steering pump VIN: 1G8ZK8277V Thank you for the replies, we check everything on this car. Restriction on the rack, return line, alignment of pulley, removed the variable solenoid on the pump, and the fluid would still overheat causing the pump to over heat and destroy the pulley. The only ... |
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| 1998 Suzuki Esteem GL 1.6L Alternator VIN: JS2GB31S2W Good morning well once again I couldn't see the forest because the trees got in the road. The cure was a new belt and tighten the belt a lot more than I normally would, tried this after full fielding alternator did not change the voltage, because it was a lot ... |
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| 2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5L anti-theft alarm VIN: JTEES42A88 After a second look around the system I found that when I went to put a jumper wire across the hood latch switch as was suggested by many I had changing (incorrect) readings from the hood switch every time I checked it. Installed new hood latch & switch assemb... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L compressor not running VIN: 3VWJL71K99 Thank you all who helped. Extra thanks to Andrew who explained how it works. I am 57 and I learn something new every day. They will all soon have variable AC pumps for better fuel economy. Replaced hi pressure switch and all is well now. My $ 5000 Vedis II is ... |
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