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| 1990 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 2GCEC14K5L Started out with a slightly surging idle while Trying to get vehicle to emissions test. Propane enrichment over TBi increased RPM.Found vac leaks at TBI base, EGR and vacumn nipple . replaced and repaired all. Now drops RPM with propane.No other leaks indicate... Trouble codes: 43 (knock circuit), 42 (spark control) |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TG66696 Hello everyone! Here I'm trying to fix somebody else mistake. Another shop replaced the engine and after they finished the job the car didn't run no more of 30 miles per hour. I've found many codes related with throttle body. Also the fuel gauge, temperature g... Trouble codes: P2122, P2106 (Throttle control system performance) |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1FTPX14V27 Customer brought in the vehicle for a misfire on cylinder 5 occurring between 48-59mph at 1/8 to 1/4 throttle, blew off any debris on or near valve covers, replaced all 8 plugs with motor-craft plugs, #2 and #4 broke off in the plug well, removed with out furt... Trouble codes: P0300, P0304, P0305 |
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| 2005 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Camshaft VIN: 1HGEM229X5 We are performing a timing belt service on the referenced vehicle and found that the camshaft oil seal was leaking. We do not work on many Hondas. The reference info we have from alldata does not have specific information for a camshaft seal r/r procedure. Can... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Elantra SE 2.0L sensor VIN: KMHDU46D27 car came in with p0501 and c1203 codes changed right front wheel sensor with old one only abs light was on and had communication with scanner with the new one abs and brake light are on and I have no communication wiring checks out ok connectors are good if I ... |
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| 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1J4G258S9X Help! I have a jeep with the ole excess NOX, after all we've done, cat, o2s, decarb, this jeep still has excess nox. Before the o2s we had 15mph nox @ 599 91ppm too much & 25mph passing by about a hundred. Now we have the numbers I listed. Any Ideas? Could it ... |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L expansion tank VIN: SALAE25496 Help please! a real head scratcher going on here. we've replaced all the items listed. there are no codes. this lr3 keeps overheating and spitting out the coolant at the tank. we've tried the LR procedure a few times, done the vacuum fill 4 times, and lastly u... |
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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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| 2008 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 2.3L Misfire VIN: JM3ER29L38 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this little monster. I have this Mazda CX7 2.3 turbo in that has been passed around to a dealer and one other shop for misfires and the check engine light on. The vehicle came to me and it misfiring at idle and just n... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWAK73C38 Thanks all in advance, have this 08 passat with code 00665/p0299 boost pressure regulation control range. my problem is i have no information for this code on mitchel or or any of my scan tools. i have no induction leaks and car seems to drive fine. this code ... Trouble codes: P0299 |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Jetta SEL 2.5L Mechanical VIN: 3VWRM71KX8 The rear rotors get hot when driven in the city. The owner has a heat gun and when driven in the city for 20 minutes the rear rotors are at 370 degree's. He had a right rear wheel bearing failure and the shop said it was due to overheating from the brakes. He ... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 2.0L Misfire VIN: WVGBV75N69 Car came in with check engine light flashing and obviously running on 3 cylinders. Customer said is happened spontaniously. Scan showed P0301 and P0303 as well as P0300 and P130A for cylinder disabling. Quick check found that indeed cylinder 1 was not firing a... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple Cylinder Misfire), P0301 (Cylinder 1 Misfire), P0303 (Cylinder 3 Misfire), P130A |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A3 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUMF78P56 Hello everyone and thanks for the help with this one. This one I was overthinking and was being silly about my diagnosis. I got a few responses on this one. My tech scanned it and we got the codes and did not immediately see an issue. The problem was that ... Trouble codes: P0172 (Generic system rich), P2188 (system rich at idle), P1297 (pressure drop between turbo and throttle valve). |
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| 2001 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.7L Airbag VIN: 1C3EL56U41 Well a LOT of good help led me in the correct direction. Mike reminded me on Chrysler's and their keys. I have a black one which is good ]] NO Skim [[. Makes things a whole lot easier. Both Mike and Bill said to verify PCM and calibration - which it was for a ... |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L No Start VIN: 1D7HU18D04 We checked all power and grounds were good we checked start signal in to pcm was good but not out to the relay thanks so much for your help guys james |
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| 2009 Ford Flex SE 3.5L Cooling Fans VIN: 2FMDK51C79 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. The fix for this one was a complete cooling fan assembly from Ford that comes with the module. The module is available without the fans, but per some of the replies here it is not a good idea to do that for... |
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| 2005 Jaguar S-Type Sport 4.2L cold air bypass actuator motor VIN: SAJWA01UX5 Well, I used to get help here. Now it seems it's all guessing. Here is the FIX. Rebuilt ACCM, Aux Water Pump, Heater valve. Brett, what happened? No one was close. |
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| 2011 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L engine VIN: 5XYKUDA2XB thanks for all the help. fix was bank 2 exhaust phazer. the "aahaa" moment came when loosening bank 2 exhaust phazer bolt. immediate burnt smell!!! took phazer apart to find very weak lock spring and scoring inside on machined surfaces. All new phazers and ... |
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| 2010 Mini Cooper S Clubman 1.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WMWMM3C57A Hello everyone and thanks for the responses on this one. The fix ended up being the turbocharger pressure control valve. This is a small solenoid valve mounted on the bottom side of the intake manifold near the firewall. It resembles a canister purge valve ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire). |
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