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| 2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L No Start VIN: WBAGN63472 The car was towed. Just no start in the morning. Starter cranks fine. It feels, as it want to fire up for a fraction of a second. Removed throttle body to see if intake runners are moving. It is oily, slightly difficult to turn. I tried to command DISA servo w... Trouble codes: 281E, 5140 (EGS Transmission no message receiver EGS transmitter DME) |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i 2.5L Modules VIN: 4USBT33453 I have no comm with abs, air bag, tpms modules. I have codes in the ecm ox280c (10252)and ox280b (10251) no signal from dsc also not working are power windows, door locks, speedometer, wipers. Suspect general module i disconnected it and no change on communica... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet K3500 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GBJK34K5S After replacing engine, had problems with engine overheating. Found intake gaskets were not installed correctly. Replaced intake gasket. Hooked up computer and have no codes. Set timing at 0 degrees with connector disconnected under dash. Engine runs rough and... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L No Start VIN: 1GCGK24R7Y The truck was towed in because of a no start, again. This time the code is B2947. My problem is that I can't locate the EVO/passlock module. I have Alldata and they give me the wiring diagram, but they don't give me the location. I would like to get some volta... Trouble codes: B2947 |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Remote Vehicle Starting VIN: 3GCEC230X9 I am having trouble finding direction with this Silverado factory remote start system, RVS. The customer had the engine replaced about a year ago, and since then the remote start no longer works. I noticed that the key looks very new, it is stamped GM and do... |
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| 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 2D8HN54P58 Complaint: Customer had a complaint of "No Passing Power". Test drove vehicle to find that under heavy load the engine lacked power in all gears. During the lack of power issue, vehicle would not shift gears nor go above 4,000 rpm. If you take your foot off th... |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Iginition VIN: 1FMEU74E06 The vehicle came in with fault codes P0320, P0171, P0174, with P0320 as the freeze frame code. The codes where recorded and cleared before taking the vehicle for test drive to see if the codes will return. During test drive i noticed that at 20m/hr the WRENCH ... |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1FTPW14V48 This truck was towed in from the dealership for an engine replacement. We put a new motor in and all was well. It returned a few weeks later with no power and a severe oil leak from a faulty head gasket install. The vendor authorized a new motor which solved o... |
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| 2014 Ford Focus Titanium 2.0L Pats VIN: 1FADP3N24E Hi everyone.the shop replaced the PCM with a used unit.I reprogrammed the PCM by forcing as built data off fords website. When I went to use the pats function after the 10 minute security access,Lt showed "process completed". For one, am used to seeing" securi... |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GTEC13CX8 Hi, Hope you're all having a good day. This truck has the MIL light on with Code P0446 Vent Performance Problem. Was in last week and replaced the Canister Vent Valve under the truck, New filter and blew out the hose. Customer said the light returned a couple ... Trouble codes: P0446 (Evap Vent Performance) |
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| 1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Transmission selecting D VIN: SAJHX1247W Hi all Just a bit of advice on this jag. I bought it from a customer with a bad transmission. I got a used transmission and fitted it. I have one minor problem. When selecting Drive it engages rather harshly with a slight jolt. The transmission shifts great an... |
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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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| 2002 Lexus SC430 4.3L passenger side window VIN: JTHFN48Y62 This vehicles passenger side window will only roll down never up! The scanner says the limit or window jam switch is on all the time. I thought the window limit switch was in the door motor and i replaced the door motor with a brand new factory part. The windo... |
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| 2008 Lincoln MKZ 3.5L vibration in reverse VIN: 3LNHM26T28 Vehicle vibrates severely in reverse |
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| 2012 Mazda 3 i 2.0L seat belt VIN: JM1BL1V74C Good afternoon. If i'm missing something on this mazda please let me know. Car was just purchased from a auction with a flashing airbag light. This car has a manual seat @ has never been wrecked. The dash code is 49 @ the scan tool code is c1947 seat track pos... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper 1.6L Oil pump chain VIN: WMWMF335X9 Hi guys. I changed the timing chain and related items about 6 months ago due to a rattle on start up. BMW paid for it. Recently I got a call from the customer stating the oil pressure light was coming on intermittently. She wanted to drive 30 miles to my shop.... |
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| 2002 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 1N6ED29Y62 we replaced the distributer tested power, grounds and and cam signals to the ecm all tests good still no spark. we clear the code (po340). as soon as we try to start it the code pops right back cam sensor is built into the distributer.we have fuel pressure jus... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 1990 Saab 900 S 2.0L No Start VIN: YS3AK45D9L We are trying to find a part for a long time customer, he has a 1990 Saab. He was driving the car on some back roads in Wisconsin and a drive belt came off and got stuck behind the front crank pulley. Two good samaritans stopped to help the tried to dig the be... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 4.2L Radiator Fans VIN: WVWAF63D54 This is a great forum an thank u for your help in advance, car came in with complaint of no a/c until driven for about 30 minutes then good until shut off and restart,fans not coming on with A/C and i checked fans operation by coolant temp, car will overheat w... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRZ71K79 Hi ladies and gentlemen. I am begging for your help to give me a hand to solve this problem. It is about this VW jetta 2009 with a 2.5L engine. It does not come out of park. It has a check engine light with code: U0101= NO COMMUNICATION with TCM and code p1698... Trouble codes: U0101 (No communication with tcm), P1698 (Steering electronics) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Hvac assy VIN: 1G6KD54Y24 Decided to try a heater core flush . Ended up getting some minimal heat after . Not really good enough for proper heating but knew at that point we had a plugged heater core. Thanks for all replies! |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TD56E59 I could never get the pressure sensor to read a zero pressure like the pinpoint states. That was the reason for replacing the PCM was the pressure never zeroing out. The purge solenoid was the first part replaced due to not sealing. It always had vacuum on the... Trouble codes: P0446, P0442. |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 STX 4.6L rear diff abs tone ring VIN: 1FTRX14W95 We pulled the cover today, and what we found was exciting. Most of the ring gear retaining bolts were sheared off, and the ABS gear was laying to the side in a very damaged state. I think that for whatever reason the ring gear retaining bolts started to loos... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Hard start VIN: 1FTWW32P36 we replaced all 8 fuel injectors and cups, did not actually find any signs of high pressure oil leaks. after the initial long start from replacing injectors the truck now starts within 2 seconds of cranking, if not immediately. took on 30 mile hard test drive,... Trouble codes: P2291 (testing and results). |
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| 2007 Ford Freestar SEL 4.2L revers VIN: 2FMZA52297 i would Like to thank Gary he was the first post ...I kinda new it was or maybe had to do with water..blew the ecm out real good added the contact grease...test drove it 6 time all is good ..to everyone that helped thank you really ..awesome group of guys here... |
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| 2008 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Spedometer/tachometer VIN: 1FMEU63E18 Hello Friends. I don't know how much time gonna take this to solve the problem. Still working on it. Regards. |
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| 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU74E18 thanks for your help, i can`t repair the SUV yet, because i can`t find a PCM for prove until buy a new one, thanks again. your help was helpful. miguel. Trouble codes: B1342, P0600, P0607, P1260, P2100, P2104, P2105, U0300. |
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| 2013 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Accessories VIN: 1FADP3F24D After trying a bcm to no avail we got lucky-I called the local Ford dealer service manager and discussed it with him and he looked up the repair history and found that the car had the same problem at 4k miles under warranty-the fix was a repair to a ground in ... |
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| 1992 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L 2-3 shift VIN: YS3AL76L8N Thank you so much to everyone that took the time to weigh in. William hit the nail on the head with the failure of the broken spring (it came out in pieces), but unfortunately we needed to pull the powerplant to disaasemble the transmission and effect the repa... |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 V8 4.4L VVT Unit VIN: YV1CZ85285 Bolt was not a Torque to Yield and therefore followed standard torque procedures for all M10 bolts on this engine. |
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