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| 2005 BMW 745Li 4.4L compressor VIN: WBAGN61015 this bmw came with the compreesor doesnt operate when the ac switch turned on . scanned ac conditioning system found 2 codes, fogging sensor and auc sensor , when i did active test for the compressor it works fine ,cold , no noises . replaced the 2 sensors wit... |
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| 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Electronic VIN: 5UXZV4C52D Hello Techs, I need some help, I am trying out a new tech who said he was familiar with brake service on BMW and had him replace rear pads on a 2013 BMW X5. He retracted the pistons without removing the sevo off the back of the calipers and now I have a soft p... |
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 3.6L Crankcase Pressure VIN: 1GYEE637X5 Vehicle went another repair facility a few months prior to this visit. Customer was told p0420, "other codes" and similar driveability issues were due to Catalytic converter "needing adjusted" and that the would do this for customer, but that vehicle might beg... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 7.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1GCHK33N6S This truck is killing me... It started life as a diesel, but has been converted to a 454. Came in as a no start. I found TBI harness shorted to filter spacer and ECM fuse blown. I replaced ecm 1 fuse truck ran but had one dead injector. Replaced both injectors... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEK13R1X In the past 2 years I have had tune this thing up (plugs, wires, cap, rotor and wires A/C Delco), Replaced pcv valve. replaced fuel filter. Came back a few months later. Misfiring again replaced PCV valve, fuel injectors (spider type) and crankshaft position s... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WB58K77 smoke entire system did not fin a leak. so I changed purge valve because of tsb . came back with same code smoke again no leak Trouble codes: P0455 |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.6L MIL Lamp on, dic warning messages VIN: 1GC3K0C86C This truck is a commercial vehicle that gets a lot of use. It came to me with the Check Engine light on, and these messages flashing in the DIC in dash..."Service Emission System" and "165 miles to 65 mph maximum speed" I hooked a scanner to it (Solus Ultra)..... Trouble codes: P229E, P22A1, P22A0 |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Express 2500 6.6L Rear End VIN: 1GCWGFCL6D Strange noise coming from rearend replace rear brake pads,rotors,calipers and rear u-joint changed rearend oil dident help run it without axles in it still makes noise when it makes noise has slight vibration it will bog engine a little bit turned front yoke w... |
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| 2003 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L Timing gear VIN: 2B3HD46R53 I bought this car with a knocking engine. I replaced the #1 conn. rod, crank kit, oil pump, all three timing chains/tentioners /guides and gears as well as all 24 lifters. After re-installing the engine, It cranked up within about 15 seconds. The oil pressure ... |
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| 2004 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1B3ES56C14 This Neon died twice while cruising on the freeway and would not restart. Both times we found fuse #10 in the dash fuse block blown. It took three days for the fuse to blow the second time. Fuse is for ignition switch output. According to Mitchell the fuse pow... |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L convertor VIN: 3D7KU28C94 I could use some opinions on this truck's shifting. If driven normally from a stop all is well. Once in 4th, if you initiate a downshift, upon upshifting to fourth the convertor feels like it engages twice. It feels much like the actual graph of the converter ... |
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| 2010 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D4PH5FV0A vehicle came in for a cylinder 3 misfire and plulled plugs in front bankl decided to replace plugs cylinder 3 coil and did a fuel induction service ran with no misfire but had excessive engine noise in top of end and had low power taking off came back then dec... Trouble codes: P0303 |
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| 1997 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Injectors VIN: 1FALP45XXV We have injector pulse for about 3 seconds when starting car then it will stop pulsing. I believe this is how the ant-theft system works when set. However The Theft warning lamp dose not light up when key is turned to the warning light check/test mode all othe... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L rear axle VIN: 1FTPX145X5 Purchased this truck at auction. After exercising all the mechanical demons from under the hood, all that's left is a vibration. Vibration is present all the time when moving. It is mostly slight to unnoticeable, except between 18-35mph, and again 60-65mph. ... |
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| 2009 Ford Fusion SE 3.0L radio VIN: 3FAHP071X9 customer complaint of radio inop. ck. all fuses, all are good except fuse 22 at smart junction block. power to radio on start. no power on either side of fuse. not sure where fuse power comes from. any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L check engine light VIN: 1FTFX1EF4B After installing heads we are getting codes P0340,P0344,P0369,P0365,P0315 we ran crank relearn and code p0315 is gone. We are scared that we have cams off on bank one any help Randy |
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| 2012 Ford Fusion SE 2.5L p/s VIN: 3FAHP0JA9C Has no assist on power steering at times. I experienced after initial start up, feels like a hydraulic rack with "morning sickness" but this is electronic rack. Work the wheel back and forth slightly and frees up. Customer said you get a similar feel when driv... |
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| 2002 GMC C7500 Topkick C7H042 8.1L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GDJ7H1E22 Hesitates on throttle seems to misfire under load will not bring vehicle up to speed all exhaust readings Right bank Left bank seems OK since we are not able to drive cruise measurement is at 2500 rpm Trouble codes: P0154, P0200, P0500 |
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| 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 HD 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTHC23164 Replaced egr VACUUM pump and P0404 dtc remains; do we need to change out the EGR valve as well or the EGR pressure sensor? After looking into issue a bit more the EGR valve and vacuum pump are common fixes - but we have changed out the EGR vacuum pump already ... Trouble codes: P0404 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation A Control Range/Performance) |
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| 2002 Honda Civic LX 1.7L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGES16552 vehicle came to us from another shop, green light is on and check engine light is on. vehicle runs and drives but not well, no communication, installed good used computer relearn anti theft, started ran good for about 2 minutes then check engine light comes on... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 5.0L Water ingress VIN: SALME1D44A This car is a puzzle. When you drive slowly and apply brakes, you can hear serious water splash coming from behind dashboard. As if there is a least liter of water there. Carpet is dry, Evaporator drains are not clogged, and dry too. Sunroof drains - seems to ... |
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| 2003 Lexus ES300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBF30G93 we followed the tsb and installed the proper parts. the car went away after we installed the fist sensor and the next day it set a code again but it was for the other bank. we replaced this sensor and she left and drove out of town and has put 400 hundred mile... Trouble codes: P2238, P2241 |
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| 2007 Lincoln Town Car Executive 4.6L Accessories This question is for you Ford dealer guys. While trying to program a driver door module on this 07 Lincoln with my IDS setup using the as built data, I have been unable to enter the 4 digits at the top of the screen in the three little boxes. It will only acce... |
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| 2006 Mazda Tribute i 2.3L Timing Chain VIN: 4F2YZ02Z46 This 2.3 dual cam engine has two fifty tooth camshaft gears. The replacement chain is so tight that you can barely get it on, and that is with the straight guide removed. You would have to struggle and pry to place that front guide in place. I have got replace... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L Starting VIN: YS3FH51U66 Thanks in advance for reading this. The vehicle will not crank sometimes and has codes: ADM u1601, TCM u0212, ESP+ u2139, u2142, and u2143. If we clear these codes, the car will usually start, and even with these codes, sometimes it will start if you switch on... |
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| 2009 Acura TSX 2.4L TPMS initialization VIN: JH4CU26689 Unfortunately this vehicle continues to puzzle me. Its a personal vehicle so I have had time to work on it at my leisure but have yet to solve the problem. I checked continuity from the TPMS control unit to each initializer and found all wires were good. Al... |
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| 2008 Cadillac SRX 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYEE23A88 the shop that sent me the car found out that this is a California car and that dorman said that the convertor was not for this car. the intake leaks did get the fuel trims in order and the mode 6 shows the cat to be really close to not setting the codes. I wil... Trouble codes: P0430. |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4.0L Starting VIN: 1J4FA59S05 thanks to all of who shared me his time , finally it starts , after i programmed the new pcm communication was lost but i was sure it was sucssesfull flashing . next morning i just put the key on for 15 min and the car starts imediatley . thanks a lot |
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| 2012 Kia Sedona LX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDMG4C73C After isolating and smoking each component for the third time I finally got the flow meter to show a slight leak in the evap. canister. Removing it from the car revealed a few fine cracks near the mounting bolt area that are covered by a mounting plate. Replac... Trouble codes: P0456. |
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| 2000 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L Heater VIN: 5LMEU27A1Y Thanks for the replies everyone, I back flushed the heater core, and a bunch of debris came out. I replaced the heater core, reassembled the vehicle, now the vent temps are 130 degrees. I opened up the old heater core and found approximately 40 percent of the... |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWSU3C50B This vehicle is still at the shop and not fixed. Apparently there is an issue in the wiring that we have not been able to locate. We have narrowed it down to terminal 15 relay which is ignition voltage does not stay on when cranking. I will post more informati... Trouble codes: 3045 (Protection against tampering SWT Speed limitation Stage 2), 2B4E, 2B4A, 27DD, 2BD2. |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman S ALL4 1.6L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWZC5C58B We replaced the high pressure fuel pump. Mini Cooper in Portland had 6 of these on stock. Our little town BMW dealer had one in stock surprisingly so we were able to get it fast. Installed the pump, did a quick clear. Car drives great! Thank you for the input.... Trouble codes: 2C01, 2BEE, 2BDD. |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WMWSX1C54C Did find the ground off at the valve cover. Repaired it with no change. Suspect failed ECM due to poor ground however due to our lack of Euro knowledge suggested second opinion from dealer or Euro shop. Have not heard back as to results Trouble codes: 30B2, U1129. |
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| 2007 Mitsubishi Raider LS 3.7L Gas cap loose light VIN: 1Z7HC22KX7 Ok everyone first thanks to both replies with help. As usual I was making it harder on myself. I made this post and while waiting for responses went back and reread the operation of the system again. After that I reran the test one more time and found that the... |
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| 2008 Nissan Pathfinder SE Off-Road 4.0L lights VIN: 5N1AR18B78 After more questioning of the owner, I found the TRANSMISSION had issues also. [this has coolant in fluid problem]. Unplugging the trans made the lights work normally. Sent out to have trans dealt with and now all is normal |
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