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| 1995 BMW 740i 4.0L battery VIN: WBAGF6326S Hi all.Need help with this BMW.Car sat for 2 years at another shop for running problem.Was brought here and we fixed running problem{vac. leak at rear of intake}.We were told of problem with batt. going dead after 2 days or so of sitting.I have fixed many off ... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary Edition 5.7L No Start VIN: 1G1YY23P6P Car will crank over fine and not start- intermittently. When this happens it will start when push started- its a stick. Its now here- they drove it in. Cranks fine and no start, I have no codes, I do have crank rpm and spark and injector pulse, Weird thing is ... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LT 6.0L Fuel Gauge VIN: 3GNGK26U21 I have this Suburban that has a fuel gauge not working . has code P1433 fuel level signal high. this only happens when vehicle is running. you can clear the code and start vehicle, gauge will work about a minute than quit. If you clear code and only turn key o... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L transmission module VIN: 1G1AL58F98 Good Morning fellow techs, hoping someone out there can help me out with this pain. Vehicle came in with multiple codes and complaint of shifting hard, instrument cluster erratic, loss of a/c and power steering. drove several times with on problem. After doing... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GCEC14X48 The vehicle displays cam sensor code and a crank sensor not learned code. My specific problem is that the PCM does not "see" the cam sensor signal accompanied by slight hesitation on acceleration. Cam counts are very sporadic on Tech 2 and the cam code seems t... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L converter? VIN: 1GCWGGCAXC HI There: This van has a weird noise in high gear, 55 mph and above. It sometimes has a pulsing, low frequency noise and vibration that sounds like you hit the buzz strip on the side of the road. It does not do it in 5th gear, only 6th. It occurs at cruising s... |
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| 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.8L No Start, strtr wont engage VIN: 1C4GP64LXX This is intermittent, vehicle might run for a month, might run a couple of days. When it occurs, the key is a dead key(nothing happens, engine does not turn over, starter not engaging) and sometimes the dash lights wont light up and sometimes the prndl lights ... |
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| 2004 Dodge Dakota 3.7L Blower resistor VIN: 1D7FL16K34 The DB/YL wire at terminal 2 keeps melting, that is the wire to the motor. What am I missing? |
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| 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 6.1L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2D4GV77386 Car came in and found cooked wiring under the car and one of the rear o2 sensors heater not working. When i would cycle the heater with the scanner the pattern would break up. But on a different o2 pattern was ok. We elected to replace all os sensors with new ... Trouble codes: P0038 (O2 sensor heater circuit high), P0052 (O2 sensor heater circuit high), P0032 (O2 sensor heater circuit high), P0058 (O2 sensor heater circuit high) |
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| 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport 5.7L blower motor VIN: 1D3HB13T79 This truck has Automatic dual zone a/c, and the Fan will work normally about 10 minutes then blower speed drops to slow speed. May return to normal at any time. Blower motor was replaced with aftermarket part. no change. Cleaned all electrical plugs and put... |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L power steer pump/rack system VIN: 2C4RDGDG3C We were doing a maintenance transmission fluid flush, but the Tech mistakenly pulled the power steering cooler hose instead of trans. cooler hose for the flush procedure. Powersteering was run for less than 1 minute. After filling P-steering with ATF+4 and con... |
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| 1992 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L ABS Function VIN: 1FTEX15Y6N Truck arrived with Rear ABS and Brake lamp illuminated. Self-test proved out a code for RABS Valve Switch Closed. Disconnected RABS Valve Switch and driver's frame rail and found good ground, but only 4.6 volts on my power side. Went to RABS module behind glov... |
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| 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L transmission 1997 ford ranger 2.3l with self adjusting clutch. I was leaving a stop light this evening going into third gear and the transmission lost all gears including reverse. I could put the transmission in gear whith the engine on and off, but no gears would engage e... |
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| 2002 Ford Excursion Limited 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FMNU42L72 Switch injectors did not follow /also switch companion cylinder coils /reset kam /replace coil connector /replaced plugs and all coils / only does it at 1500 rpm under a load or going up hill between 1300 and 1500 or a fast acceleration in park under all condi... Trouble codes: 325 (Knock sensor) |
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| 2007 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FDAX57P57 I have an 2007 F 550 with low power concerns. I had earlier issues with code P2262. I found both O-rings destroyed on the EGR valve, replaced them and that code is not returning. Still having low power on heavy acceleration issues as well as a puff of black sm... Trouble codes: P2290 (Icp low) |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 3500 WT 8.1L Excessive Emissions, Only at idle VIN: 5B4MP67G66 1.Relative compression shows #7 & #1 contribute the least 2.Cylinder #3 & #5 Spark plugs carbon fouled 3.Leak down test ranges low of 8% on #2 to highest 17% on #3 4.Running compression the vacuum gauge fluctuation is 2PSI 5.Both front Oxygen Sensors are carbo... |
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| 2005 Isuzu NPR 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on, no throttle response VIN: 4KLC4B1U85 Hi everyone. Hope you all had a good day. Me, not so much... I got this problem child from my boss, who has been working on it without success for the last few days. Don't get me wrong - he's a smart guy and a good tech. He just felt it was time for a new set ... Trouble codes: P2135 (Throttle position sensor 12 correlation) |
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| 1989 Jaguar XJS 5.3L quarter window VIN: SAJNV4841K Anyone familiar with the '89 XJ-S (non-Hess and Eisenhardt) convertible? I got the top working properly after correcting some creative wiring but now when I put the top down, both 1/4 windows go down as they should. But when I put the top up, only the left 1/4... |
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| 2005 Kia Rio 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNADC12585 Vehicle was towed in for a driveability concern. ESO tried a short drive and returned to shop afraid he would have to be towed back. "Felt like it was starving for fuel." Shop owner scanned vehicle globally and found P0170, P0171, P0121 codes, ordered a TPS an... Trouble codes: P0030 (O2 heater B1S1 pending), P0036 (O2 heater B1S2 pending), P0101 (MAF performance pending), P0121 (TPS circuit performance), P0170 (Fuel Trim B1), P0171 (Sys Too Lean B1) |
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| 2006 Kia Spectra EX 2.0L pcsv solenoid VIN: KNAFE121X6 I have a KIA Spectra that came in with a no power no shift condition, check engine light on. Checked the codes and found P0748 stored. Performed diagnostics for code. Checked for waveform at terminal 9 at transmission connector. No wave form. With scan tool in... |
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| 2006 Lexus RX400h 3.3L battery VIN: JTJHW31U56 car came in from a local dealer starting battery goes dead overnight has parasitic draw of 500 ma goes away if you unplug master window switch replaced switch still has draw |
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| 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L Ac VIN: WDBFA66E8L Customer request as to why ac blows only thru defrost and floor vents. Checked, and on start up ac would blow the dash vents but with in 90 sec or so would default to defrost and floor vents. Pulled climate control and found good and consistint vacuum signals ... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L cluster VIN: WDBGA32E8T Hoping someone has run into this before,i removed negative battery terminal to do a hard reset and now the cluster is inop all guages not working and all the lights stay on car does start and run,did check fuse 17 and 24 also removed all the fuses and reinstal... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK350 3.5L Stall VIN: WDBTJ56H27 Hello and thanks in advance for your thoughts. I have this SLK that has been in the shop for 3 days with no driveability. The customers concern is stalling when coming to a stop or coasting from around 50km/h. Vehicle restarts no problem. No codes, fuel pressu... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz SL550 5.5L No Start, No crank VIN: WDBSK71FX8 replaced rear battery, tested front battery-showed 780cca. all electrical systems work including remote locking. turn key on all gauges and lights on cluster work, turn key to start and nothing happens. same with key out and using push button on shifter. using... |
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| 1994 Porsche 968 3.0L Hesitation, Stall VIN: WP0CA2964R Vehicle was brought to me with a rough idle complaint, after driving the vehicle, I found that it runs great when cold but after warming up will run rich and stall out under load and hard to restart. Running rich at idle. lacks power. Using Bosch Hammer, no co... |
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| 2007 Suzuki XL-7 3.6L timing chain VIN: 2S3DA21727 Looking to get some verification on the timing marks for this 2007 suzuki 3.7. Replacing the timing chains to fix a noise issue and I'm getting conflicting information from alldata's service information, in the picture it shows the RH intake cam timing mark as... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Misfire VIN: WVGBV7AX2C I am curious if anyone has seen the p130a (cyl disabling) code and the oem 01038 code (central locking thermal protection). I don't think the plugs are the problem but i certainly would have installed ngk's. Thanks in advance Trouble codes: P0304 (Cyl 4 misfire), P130A, P0302 (Cyl 2 misfire), 01038 (Central locking thermal protection), 01259 (Fuel pump relay - j17 open / shorted) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i 4.8L hvca VIN: 5UXFE83579 THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS, I NEVER THOUGH IT WOULD BE LOW ON FREON BECAUSE I HAD COLD AIR FROM DRIVER SIDE, WELL I GUESS IM STILL LEARNING HOW THE AC WORKS. I COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK SO MAYBE ILL COME BACK SOON, BUD IS WORKING FINE FOR NOW. |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Cuts out VIN: 1G1NE52J1Y A lot of great info here guys and I really appreciate you taking the time to post. Unfourtantlly the customer decided just after I posted this to trade the car. Sorry I was not able to get down to the bottom of this one. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GB3G2CL7D vehicle is an ambulance and it is needed so they took it and i don't know when it's coming back. i found no info to answer my question. i agree it's excessive voltage drop. when/if it comes back in i will tackle it as a voltage drop. thanks all for the help Trouble codes: P10CE. |
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| 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L Stall, MIL Lamp on, it's a Chrysler... VIN: 3C8FY68814 Well thanks all for the suggestions, most suggested there was a problem in the O2 system. i verified the circuits in multiple ways and tested the sensors with known good, to no avail. fortunately for me, the owner of the vehicle decided to trade it in for som... Trouble codes: P1604 (Internal fault), P0031 (O2 sensor heater control circuit low b1/s1), P0037 (O2 sensor heater control circuit low b1/s2), P0032 (O2 sensor heater control circuit high b1/s2), P0038 (O2 sensor heater control circuit high b1/s2). |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L lack of power VIN: 1B7HF13Z4X I finally figured out why this has no power! I went on a long test drive got it nice and hot! I noticed on a hard acceleration every gear but first gear slips! The transmission's clutches just can't hold the power! I explained to the customer the situation and... |
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| 1993 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FTCR15X0P SO UNUSUALLY THE FIRST RESPONSE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. OPENED UP THE PCM AND FOUND 2 OF THE 3 CAPACITORS LEAKING ONTO THE BOARD. PUT A NEW PCM IN AND IT RUNS GREAT. NO MORE ISSUES. THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES. |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L pinging VIN: 1FTPW14514 Thank you for all the suggestions on this one. The most suggested thing to do was to verify the EGR operation as well as Knock sensor. The vehicle is no longer in my shop but I expect to have it back in two weeks at which time I will continue to recheck those ... |
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| 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Abs VIN: 1FMEU74E58 Thanks for all the replies.. The fix was in the SAS. The pins in the connector were loose. Tightened female side of connector added electrical enhancer and the problem is fixed.. Thanks again |
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| 2010 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Battery Drain VIN: 1FTFW1EV4A This truck is fixed. I was able to eventually get a code to generate in the Front Controls Interface Module: U2014 for a control module hardware general checksum failure. The FCIM is on the medium speed bus. With a lab scope we monitored the medium bus and... |
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| 2007 Lexus GS350 3.5L alternator VIN: JTHCE96S17 THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO . THANKS JONATHAN ... HERES INFO & THE FIX . IN ORDER TO RESET AUTO WINDOWS , the master switch lock- out button in up position, key on on , not running , go to each door & reinitilize each window as necc. then it will work from master ... |
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| 2005 Mazda RX-8 1.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1FE17345 Well I'll be darned. I am going to call this one fixed even though I didn't do anything. I got side tracked and left this thing sit for a while. I accidently left the key on accessory mode and killed the battery. I charged the battery, started it up to verify ... Trouble codes: P2096. |
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| 2005 Mazda RX-8 1.3L No Start, no power VIN: JM1FE17N55 thanks to all who replied, this engine requires a digital compression gauge from what I understand- different than a normal one. I am sure the way it cranks its low on compression. I did remove the plugs and added seafoam, let it sit 3 days then started it and... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PE8CC8C I would like to thank everyone who answered. I suspected the case would be to take this beast to another shop and I was correct. Even thought I have many scanners the Autologic is the one I have yet to purchase. On the sprinter all my scanners allowed me to re... Trouble codes: 16CF0, 10670. |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S 1.6L convertible top VIN: WMWMS33529 Found wires for power supply to module with water damage reducing voltage to top controls, repaired wires and working now |
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| 2007 Suzuki XL-7 3.6L Starting VIN: 2S3DB91727 thanks for the replies had to have a lock smith come and he was able to erase the theft data and reprogram no cranks |
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| 2014 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L Rear Axle Bearing VIN: 3TMMU4FN9E Thanks for the replies I gave this Customer all the proper information & he still brought it to me for the A/C Line repair as he just didn't think the Dealer was gonna do anything about it under Warr. & it's hot here now. He had his mind made up that the Alumi... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Passat S 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1VWAP7A39C Well at this point we have to close the request. Many thanks for the replies. There is a vent that goes to the oil filter housing that we wanted to inspect. The customer has not returned to the shop at this point. Trouble codes: P0106 (Manifold Absolute Pressure Range / Performance). |
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