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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for September 16, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L No Start VIN: 5UXZV4C58B Customer bought this car at an auction with a giant hole in the oil pan. Driveshaft broke at front U-Joint and flipped around destroying the oil pan and dumping all the oil on the ground, thus the motor seized. Towed to me with customer supplied engine. I inst... Trouble codes: 332F, 2E4B, 3162 (Tank Ventialtion System Shutoff Valve Activation Line Disconnection) |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.6L noise VIN: 1G1125S31E The car came in with a complaint of low toned whirring type noise wah wah wah but low toned coming from passenger front engine compartment. The noise is only on acceleration forward or reverse. noise does not occur on a lift or power braking. Also going down t... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C3AN79N65 Hello Everyone, this Crossfire Supercharged, is misfiring on all the cylinders, cold. Once it's hot,it stops. I noticed that the coolant reservoir was empty. No sign of leaks, we trying to find an adapter to the coolant tank. I'm wondering if the coolant is ge... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfire), P0301 (Cyl1), P0302 (Cyl2), P0304 (Cyl3), P0305, P0306 |
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| 1993 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.5L Cuts out VIN: 1FDKE37G7P Van will run fine for 20 to 30 minutes then fuel pressure drops starts to backfire loss of power will stall. Can cycle ignition and fuel pressure rises and can drive 4 to 5 minutes before it starts agsin. Have replaced Fuel pump*(4) times replaced pressure reg... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Fuel Economy, no power, weak VIN: 1FTSW31F31 customers complaint was the truck wont go over 45mph. truck came in with codes p1754, p0514, p1316, p1211. codes p1754 and p0514 have always been on. I replaced the IDM because of code p1316. after replacing the IDM I ran a injector buzz test it set codes p127... Trouble codes: P1754, P0514, P1316, P1211 |
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| 2003 Ford E-450 Super Duty Custom 6.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FDXE45S53 We have this van that runs very poorly. All indications are lean condition. As stated I originally noticed the intake hose off the throttle body. Reconnected the hose. Engine still runs lean. What really puzzles me is if I unbolt the air filter housing at the ... Trouble codes: P1100 (MAF Sensor Intermittent), P0171 (System Too Lean Bank 1), P0174 (System Too Lean Bank 2) |
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| 2013 Ford Flex Limited 3.5L Starting VIN: 2FMGK5D87D Will not crank, no Communication With PCM, ABS, CLUSTER, and many others, I tested the CAN network voltages and ohms test all are ok. Followed the diagnostic tree on no communication which lead to nothing, I can't tap into the PATS system it has no communicati... |
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| 2015 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FDGF4GV9F Hi Thank you for sharing your knowledge and thoughts. This is a Ford F-450 modified to work with LPG so almost all trouble codes are related to fuel and evap systems. This truck idles and accelerates fine until certain conditions are met. Then the truck will e... Trouble codes: P0141 (02 sensor 1 circuit high), P025A, P0446, P0453, P0463, U0109 |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L draw VIN: 1J8GR48K97 Hello, I have this jeep with a .6 amp draw. I removed fuses and found the #13 fuse in the under hood fuse block made the draw go away. This fuse is the power for the under dash fuse box. It powers the built in relays in this fuse block and 2 fuses. I have pul... |
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| 2015 Jeep Renegade Sport 2.4L No Start VIN: ZACCJBATSF Vehicle came to us from Body shop,Vehicle was rear ended,Hazards are flashing[can't turn off,no battery power unless a jump box hooked up to terminal in fuse block on top of battery,and when you turn key to start it flashes a fuel system disabled message,I sus... |
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| 2002 Mazda Millenia 2.5L No Start VIN: JM1TA22182 this vehicle has 0 fuel pressure and pump doesnt come on in run position for prime. however the pump will come on and run while cranking the engine. i have power to the pump relay and to the pump fuse in the run position. i know ive ran into this problem befor... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L passenger side airbag VIN: WDBRN47J02 okay this car came for air bag light and I got the B1037 code ( front right side airbag high resistance) I disconnected the air bag and did an ohm check and it was about 2ohm. I did some scope checks unplug I saw a weak square wave of 2.8v and I did same on dr... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport 2.5L Engine VIN: WDBRF52H37 This car has a ticking or tapping noise that sounds exactly like a lifter. it is the loudest on the front of the left bank of the motor. To isolate the noise we have removed the belt and started it. No change in noise. Removed left valve cover and inspected ch... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Ride height VIN: 4JGBF2FE4A after replacing the valve block and compressor I did a calibration all was good but after it sat all night the front was almost all the way down the back was still up. I checked for leaks on both front air springs along with lines and valve block.No leaks fou... |
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| 2006 Mercury Mariner Luxury 3.0L generator VIN: 4M2CU57156 Vehicle came in with run down battery concern. Charged and checked battery,ok. Check charging output, none. Check for necc. bat voltage to gen, large and small wires, ok. Replaced gen with napa reman. 7 hours later, rechecked output, was 14.4v. Seemed like a w... |
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| 1997 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Stall, hitches VIN: 1N4BU31DXV Customer brought this car to me after going to Nissan and being told they cannot find anything wrong! will run well for days at a time then start hitching and stall at stops Intermittently vehicle has an obd2 connector and a Nissan connector. obd2 connector ha... |
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| 1992 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L 2-3 shift VIN: YS3AL76L8N Hello all, Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. What we have is this 1992 Saab 900 turbo convertible that has no 2-3 shift. (This is the "classic" 900 arrangement with the belts up by the firewall and the transmission is the oil pan.) The car was ... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L Cltuch Pedal VIN: 3VWSE69M84 We have replaced the clutch system entirely. The customer complains that the clutch pedal stuck to the floor and he had to stop and pull it up with his hand. Of course we cant duplicate the problem. This is the second time he has brought it back for this sympt... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L No Communication VIN: WVWFV71K88 Car came in for inspection we try to run the it but there were No Communication with the OBD we try to scan it the scantool light up but would not communicate with the car can someone please help me with this we are trying to locate the Data Bus On Board Diagn... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5331Y Thanks for all of the rplies,I did do hard reset and reset thru 16 pin obd 2 connector to no avail,Customer installed his own battery prior to this symptom,replaced cluster and light functions as designed. |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Engine VIN: 1FAFP53S0X Dan from Ohio led me to the fix. The diode in the AC circuit (located in the fuse box under the hood) was shorted, and would allow voltage spikes from the ac clutch back into the electrical system. Majority of responses recommended checking ignition switch / ... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 4.6L Low Pedal VIN: 1FTRX18W3Y I greatly appreciate all of the help! As some of you suggested, I began by plugging off the master cylinder. The pedal was rock solid when the ports were plugged eliminating the MC. By plugging the port that goes to the front wheels from the master cylinder on... |
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| 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali 6.0L Rear leaf spring bushings VIN: 2GTEK63N55 Thanks for all of the replies. Thought about ordering energy suspension bushings but due to down time I did not. I ended up using my SnapOn ball joint press to push old bolt out. Pushed against the remainder of the old shackle to avoid pushing the center of th... |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L Skim VIN: 1J4GW58NXY Well the SKIM module was brand new like I had said, that was not an issue at all. It was special order, it did not sit on the dealer shelf at any time. Our problem was solved by taking the car to a locksmith. He had a hard time getting it set up too, but ev... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L starter,check engine light VIN: WDDKK5GF2B Thanks to all that replied. Apparently, because steering wheel was turned all the way to lock on right hand side (to curb the wheels on a hill), this messed up the electronic ignition lock. Had to have car towed to MBZ dealer; customer told me estimate was $15... |
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| 1999 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L No Start VIN: 2G2FS22K1X I'm going to close this help request even though I have not resolved the issue. This car has been put on back burner due to more important issues at the shop. The customer is in no hurry and we got slammed with other work. I have the emails from everyone that ... |
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