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| 1960 Buick Invicta 6.6L heater core VIN: R0239406G4 Is there anyone that remembers how to replace the heater core on a 1960 Buick Invicta with A/C? Thanks, Bill |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GCHK291X2 This vehicle was towed in as no start from trans shop that did transfer case repairs. It showed all the codes indicated on first inspection. After inspecting I soon suspected a bad FICM but did power and grounds check first. Also scoped cam and crank sensor in... Trouble codes: P0370 (high resolution circuit), P0380 (glowplug feedback circuit), P1550 (FICM system voltage), U1800 (Lost communication with FICM) |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TD56E59 This car came to us with EVAP codes the tech I had at the time diagnosed it as a bad purge valve. We replaced that and the light came back on. We have since replaced the PCM, pressure sensor, the vent solenoid, and the purge valve. Still get EVAP codes. I also... Trouble codes: P0446, P0442 |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7KU28CX4 Vehicle arived with constant cylinder 4 misfire and a code p0304, replaced injector and harness, engine start and run well. After repairing the obvious constant misfire, mil continued to be illuminated. Multiple attempts to clear code never succeeded, engine c... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire) |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW21P65 overheated, repaired headgasket failure with stud kit returned to customer.was driven for a few days hhe drove to work and went out at noon and it would not resart. Towed back to my shop found ICP pressure at 107.5 and Ipr duty cycle at 85% while cranking. Air... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 STX 4.6L rear diff abs tone ring VIN: 1FTRX14W95 truck had a fault code for the rear abs sensor (the one in the diff). code said the sensor was shorted. pulled the sensor out of the top of the diff to take a look (easy) and the sensor is all chewed up. stuck my finger in the sensor hole, and the tone ring th... |
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| 2008 Honda Element LX 2.4L Headlights low beam VIN: 5J6YH18368 Hello. Vehicle came in for low beam headlights non-operational. All other lights are operational. Bulbs, fuses and relays are good. No ground to bulbs. Tracked problem down to multiplex control unit (part of interior fuse box). Replaced unit and low beams stil... |
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| 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FY49S6W Any Jeep techs out there, I have one that has me hung up. I need help. This Jeep is used primarily has a run around vehicle on a large hay production property, so it sees very little highway time (hence the low mileage). Customer brought this one to me for new... Trouble codes: P0340 (No cam signal at pcm), P0320 (Crank signal), P1391 (Intermittent ckp and cmp correlation), P1281 (Engine cold too long) |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L No Start VIN: 4JGBB86E58 i tech i have this car in my shop crank but wont start check for codes no codes check for spark no spark no fuel pressure no injector pulse check for current at coil have current check for current at pump ok check for voltage at injector ok i replaced the cran... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L limp mode VIN: WDZPE7CCXB This truck is killing us. This request is a continued case that was not closed. Driver put gas in this diesel. I was told he drove 200+ miles. I'm aware you should replace everything in the fuel system hands down. I have done with the exception of r/side rail ... Trouble codes: P0088, P0087 |
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| 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L Fail emissions VIN: 2MEFM74W4Y Hello this car came in for a emissions repair. It rejected which is to many monitors not run. the fuel trims were ST FT -24% at idle and LT FT +24% engine temp at 190F . drove the car to run monitors and cat, evap, O2 and O2 heater not run but the EGR ran. I d... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L Timing gear VIN: 2B3HD46R53 Thanks for your help. Especially those who told me to try an OEM sensor. I put an OEM sensor in it and solved the problem. |
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| 1979 Ford F-150 Custom 5.8L Transmission VIN: F15GKFC860 I want to thank everyone who replied. The general consensus is that the direct clutch is toast and that the transmission needs another rebuild. The customer has chosen not to repair at this time. We will be looking at finding a used trans - another AOD or mayb... |
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| 1999 Ford Econoline Super Duty Custom 7.3L Defrost Actuator VIN: 1FDXE40F8X Thank you all, yesss there is a cover which I covered with all the customer's um, stuff they left in the cab. Actuators are good, the rear system tee and cap are also there. Door is broken in the heater box, we'll see what the owner wants to do. And PS he d... |
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| 2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP27166 The problem was the CVTM (TCM), I could not program the new CVTCM so I had to take it to the Dealer for them to program it. Thank you to those of you that helped. Trouble codes: P0171, P0401, P0456, U0101. |
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| 2009 Ford Fusion SE 3.0L radio VIN: 3FAHP071X9 sorry for the delay in posting this fix. most you hit it on the nose. disconnedted negetive battery cable for a few minutes, reconnected, all is well. thanks for all those who responded. |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L abs VIN: 5NPEU46F66 We replaced the booster again with a different brand and so far all has been good so looks like we had 2 bad boosters. |
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| 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport 3.6L Hvac VIN: 1C4AJWAG8C Thanks to Frank and David for answering my questions. Need to have the Dealer change the sales code with DealerConnect. Ran across the same problem on a late model Jeep trying to add a trailer plug. I was hoping I could do it with Wi-Tech especially since t... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500 5.0L Fuse melt VIN: WDDDJ75X26 Check the wiring and found runs the Rear defrost circuit. I see this has happened to other cars. Andrew from GB good help We cleaned up wires and left it without power. Customer does not have the funds to replace rear glass. Thanks for input guys |
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| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L drive VIN: 5N1AR18W25 its finally fix the TCM was bad got a next used unit and all is fine now |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L Starting VIN: YS3FH51U66 Yes, as Anders offered, it was the esp/abs module. While watching the bus, we were able to manipulate the plug on the module enough to make it change. This gave us the confidence to have the module rebuilt and that fixed it. Thank you to Anders and everyone... |
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