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| 2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L No Start VIN: WBAGN63442 Came in from another shop that would not crank when they received it, just clicked, charged battery and now cranks ,but they don't want to play with it. Cranked engine and monitored rpm via generic scanner(don't do many Europeans), rpm indicated, fluctuating 1... |
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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i 4.8L hvca VIN: 5UXFE83579 Hi guys, this bmw does not blow cold air from passenger side, only hot and actual temp. Driver side blow cold and hot so it works fine, i tried to scanner the vehicle and i have no comunication with nothing so it looks like i have 2 problems or maybe they are ... |
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| 1989 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 7.4L Hydraulic system VIN: 2GCGK39N3K Hello and thank you in advance! I did some brake work to this truck, new master, brake hoses (all 3) along with calipers, rotors and pads up front. I have a super soft brake pedal. Driving the truck in the lot here, I have found the brake performance is consi... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Cuts out VIN: 1G1NE52J1Y Car runs great cold, as soon as it starts to warm up it bogs and has very little power, when this occurs the o2s will read 890mv at wot. I do not believe its a fuel problem. MAF was low according to VE test.Installed known good MAF and VE came up but still the... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.6L compressor VIN: 1GBHG39637 Pressures seem to be equilized with the unit engaged which would indicate a weak compressor and possible a restricted ccot valve. The CCOT valve was removed to inspect and it's okay. The compressor was replaced a second time but results have not changed. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L starting VIN: 2G1WB58KX8 Car hard to start, runs rough, throws P0335, sensor scoped, pattern looks good, tech 2 doesn't show engine rpms, instrument cluster rpm needle doesn't move, car runs in limp mode using camshaft position sensor as reference. checked harness to crank sensor, the... |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2C3LA63H96 Customer complained of stalling surge from idle. Drove car onto lift while changing from reverse to drive car bogged down then surged forward I had my foot on brake it pushed front wheels two feet. After my heart rate went back under 300 I scanned the vehicle.... Trouble codes: P0038 (b1s2 o2 heater), P0052 (b2s1 o2 heater), P0032 (b1s1 o2 heater), P0058 (b2s2 o2 heater) |
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| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.5L No Start, Stall VIN: WD0PE746X7 I got this sprinter came on a tow with a no start. no spark, no injector pulse, it has no codes, I got 3 keys all keys register good signals no lock out condition front anti theft, timing is good, I scope booth banks timing is good, cam & crank signal ok on sc... |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 5500 SLT 6.7L Unknown VIN: 3D6WC78A98 A big question. My costumer bought this 08 Dodge truck without a flat bed on it. He installed a flat bed, had the EGR and DPF delete installed and since the shop that did the delete didn't put a programmer in and couldn't get the "Check engine" light off this ... |
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| 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.6L Drl VIN: 2C4RDGBGXG Hey everyone. We have a 2016 grandcaravan with day time running lamps. This vehicle is used as a surveillance van through our PD. We need the DRL's to not be functional. Our snappy scanner has the option to turn them on and off but does not work when doing so.... |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Engine VIN: 1FAFP53S0X With ac system on MAX, occasionally the engine will stall while idling. The radio will reset to AM, the clock will reset as if the battery was disconnected, but I won't lose my radio station presets. The MIL does not stay on. Other wise the car runs well, and ... |
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| 2000 Ford F53 6.8L No Start VIN: 1FCLF5356Y I have an intermitent no start on this monster,When it wont start i loss SCP Data Bus (-) signal at my data link connector.Found this by using my self powered test light on pin 10 of my data link (I understand that this is not nessarally the way to do things b... |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L Battery Light VIN: 1FMFK20517 This vehicle will turn the battery display on in the dash intermittently, mostly at idle. We replaced the alternator with a Motorcraft rebuild after reading a few posts about bad rebuilt alternators on these. This ended with the same result, a charging voltage... |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4.0L Starting VIN: 1J4FA59S05 Car came for transmission limp mode , scanned , found internal tcm module damaged (unfortunately i don't have the code) checked wiring all good . So i asked owner for pcm , tried 2 used pcm with related security components from same model with no luck the car ... |
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| 1992 Mazda B2200 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM2UF1135N Vehicle came in running rough, did minor tune and still runs rough has compression on all cylinders/ power output test rpm increases when killing #1 cylinder/ kill #2 #3 very little rpm change/ kill #4 and have a big rpm change truck runs very poor and runs be... |
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| 2006 Mazda 6 i 2.3L No Start VIN: 1YVFP80C26 vehicle came in driving with a rod knock because of low oil level. installed a used engine and replaced timing chain and tenioner on used engine before installing it into car. after installation was done car started and idled fine for about 30 minutes before i... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman 1.6L no power VIN: WMWMM33589 Engine has what feels like extreme turbo lag SOMETIMES when accel from a dead stop.Opening the throttle to wot from a dead stop the car will just accel very slowly for a second or two then it catches a goes like normal-not everytime but most of the time-no cod... |
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| 2011 Ram 3500 ST 6.7L No power VIN: 3D73Y4CL8B have a real head scratcher here. no power pulling a trailer. check for exhaust leaks, none, check for intake and inter cooler for leaks, found tiny pin hole in inter cooler boot. check for plugged exhaust, dpf filter and cataltic converter, exhaust system is c... |
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| 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L Flashing AT temp VIN: 4S4BRCCCXA We have just replaced the head gaskets on this vehicle. When we turned on the ign. the AT temp warning started flashing. We have no codes stored. Test drive shows engine and transmission normal with no codes stored. Still have flashing AT temp warning. Where d... |
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| 2005 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.7L Rear window VIN: JTEBT14R15 This vehicle came in with a rusted shut rear latch. Customer has been going through the back by lowering the glass. After some time I was able to open the hatch and replace the latch with a new OEM unit. After replacement, the glass no longer works from any lo... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 4.2L Starting VIN: WVWAF93D15 Car towed in engine wont crank, install new OE battery due to the age, still no start, if we jumped it in the front car will start, further inspection found no power feeding to the starter cable the big one there's a code 01049 in the mobilizer control unit su... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.6L Reduced power VIN: 1G4GC5ED0B As always, thanks to everyone for the ideas and input. After going through and applying sealant to every connector that was remotely related to the accelerator pedal assembly (as well as at the PCM, EBCM, BCM, and everything else that was accessible), and c... Trouble codes: P2138 (Accelerator pedal position sensor 1-2 implausible), U1007, U1400, U1407, C2420, U2540. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Spark LS 1.2L A/c compressor VIN: KL8CA6S96D After adding power to a/c compressor and having no change on the 5v. On evap temp sensor decided to replace it and that was the issue. Thanks everyone for your help. |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Temp Guage VIN: 1FTRX14W07 Customer finally returned with the vehicle. It was the cylinder temp sensor. Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1FTSW21527 This one appears to have fixed itself. The owner picked it up to use for a couple of days, he said when he parked it the night before he was going to bring it back the gauge was not working. When he started it the next morning it was working. We have wiggled e... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L fuse 53 VIN: 1FTFW1ET8B Truck is fixed. It blew a fuse while test driving. I had a DVOM with me and found the circuit was grounded. I unplugged the PCM and the circuit was still grounded. I shook the harness and circuit went open. I drove truck back to our shop. We removed battery, b... |
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| 2006 Honda Element EX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 5J6YH18726 Thanks to Dan,Bill,Raj,Stephen,Brian,Yeng,John,James,James,Winston,Rick and Michael for taking your time to read and respond to my post. The fix was valve adjustment. Cant figure how vales to tight to run cold wouldn't affect running warm. You would assume the... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 HSE 3.2L cooling fan VIN: SALFT24N18 Thank you to all who took time to help us with this. Fan assembly fixed the problem and all is back to normal with the customer being happy. Its a shame you have to buy the dealer fan and its not offered aftermarket yet. Anyway, she's done. Thank you again... |
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| 2006 Lexus GX470 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJBT20X96 Once the proper timing marks were used the dtc was a red herring. it just wasn't clearing when requested. Another clear codes pls and it went away and stayed away because it was in time. Trouble codes: P0022 (cam timing error bank 2). |
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| 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Limited 3.8L Unknown VIN: 4A4MN41S54 Steve is 100% correct. Remove both stub shafts and transfer assembly comes right out. Unfortunately ShopKey did not show that step, even after calling Mitchell and being told that a diagram is all that Mitsubishi supplies. |
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| 2001 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph 5.4L Unknown VIN: SCALD61E51 Hi everyone, sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately none of my questions were answered. I never found out for certain exactly which website I am supposed to use ( RR-tis or Bentley erWin). Never found out if I could have a factory scanner via use of a J-25... |
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