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2004 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Hvac assy VIN: 1G6KD54Y24
No heat from vents at all , not even luke warm. Has new t/stat. Both heater hoses going into core hot 145 degrees both with infra red . Note Dual Zone , both zones blow cold. When turning temp control to cold can hear door moving and definite air flow increase...
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2007 Dodge Charger 2.7L Valves VIN: 2B3KA43R67
Well, I've got one I haven't seen before. This vehicle was a tow in for a stall condition. It fired up and ran without misfires, but had a lot of valve train noise. Pulled the covers and found one of the #6 exhaust valves was stuck down and the rocker arm had ...
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2007 Ford Freestar SEL 4.2L revers VIN: 2FMZA52297
speedo goes crazy and then it will have no revers ...with the speedo stuck on 128 mph...same with the scanner ...speedo will return to 0 and reverse works fine..
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2011 Hyundai Azera Limited 3.8L engine light VIN: KMHFC4DF4B
we have this azera that came in a month ago with code p0025. have very little info on this but did have a ohms spect and original did not pass. replaced bank 2 exhaust oil control valve and all seemed good. customer even said dealer told her ocv bad. car back ... Trouble codes: P0025
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2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GW48S41
While driving one day. All gauges went dead and all the instrument cluster lights came on. I kept driving and did not turn it off, I knew what was about to happen. I parked in the driveway and attempted to re-start. Cranks good, starts for 2 seconds and the ke... Trouble codes: P1686 (SKIM code set. Immobilizer circuit active. No SKIM bus signal.)
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2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L Starting VIN: JTHBH96S06
Hello IATN, I have disconnected the battery to charge it overnight and performed transmission service on this 2006 GS300 and now it will not crank. The battery is fully charged. Push start/stop button stays orange only does not turn green. Scanned the whole ca...
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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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2004 Subaru Forester XS 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SG65654
Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this pesky Subaru. Originally this vehicle came in for a check engine light code P1443(vent control failure). We initially replaced the vent solenoid on the canister at the rear of the car. No fix...so I ended up findi...
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2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L Starting VIN: JTDKB22U66
Vehicle not cranking even when the ready light is on i am not proficient in these cars please help meeee...
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2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L bell housing VIN: 3VWSW31C36
This is an automatic with flexplate and torque convertor set up, not dual mass flywheel setup. I am getting a "dry bearing" type noise from the bell housing area while running at idle, in gear with foot on brake and also while driving. It changes with engine s...
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2005 Volvo XC90 V8 4.4L VVT Unit VIN: YV1CZ85285
Installing reman cylinder heads after balance shaft failure. Engine is in time now but I need to torque the center bolt on the the VVT unit for an Exhaust cam that was replaced. The sprocket is in the locked position that it was removed in. I cannot find the t...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2005 Cadillac STS 3.6L Instrument Cluster VIN: 1G6DW67725
Thanks for all your efforts, I tried them all. By-passing the relays, powering up circuits etc. However after six hours I failed to get this one fixed. The way the power and ground wiring diagrams are laid out I couldn't tape them together to make one picture....
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1998 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L b2s1 o2 sensor VIN: 1GBGC24RXW
oh kay guys, i know its an o2 sensor problem because everytime i change that b2s1 the car runs great. when i remove that sensor to inspect it, its black (rich condition) ive even bench tested broken o2 sensor with my scope and it doesnt do anything. i do the s...
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2009 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Hard to fill tank VIN: 2A8HR54119
Costumer pitched a bitch with Chrysler and was told to take it to the dealer.They told her it needed a new tank and would guarantee it would fix it but she doesn't want to spend $1200 right now.She told me it seems to be getting better but will bring it back i...
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2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4GP24R66
CRANK SENSOR it was!!! Thank you for everyone's help. After making sure that all connections and wiring checked out ok, I went ahead and replaced the crank sensor. Sensor was seized in the bell housing, and took forever to remove. I drove the car home two days... Trouble codes: P0344 (Cam Position Sensor Intermittent).
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2001 Ford Windstar 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2FTZA54491
Greetings everyone. I want to thank you all for your replies. I do get a lot of Ford misfires through here as a small dealer I do repairs for buys a lot of fleet surplus or replaced vehicles. Trucks and vans mostly. I am going to try the initial crank learn pr...
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2003 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L head lights VIN: 2FTRX18L03
thank you all for the replies...after searching we found a loose ground wire behind the left front head light. this one is a fix!! thanx again!
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2005 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Clutch VIN: SAJWB52D55
Ending up flipping the clutch around. don't know if I should of done it this way but everything worked out with no problems after. thanks for the help.
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2007 Lexus GX470 4.7L right head VIN: JTJBT20X37
Removed both right side cams and low and behold 1 shim was missing and 1 keeper out of place.Don't know where the shim went or why it wasn't there can only theorize that it had been torn down before.The salvage yard kicked in some $ for the tear down so it was...
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2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L Starting VIN: WDBUF56J26
We sent this car to the dealer and I was hoping to hear from the customer before I closed this help request. I suspect a bad ECM but really have no idea. According to Mark from Washington X30/5 is the Engine CAN splice located under the drivers front carpet al...
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1997 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Stall, hitches VIN: 1N4BU31DXV
I'm going to close this with no fix yet, customer stopped by with check engine light finally on! Egr code which was one of my first suspicions with the hitching! Customer states light came on about a week ago and the car has not acted up since. She still has ...
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