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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for October 21, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Right Front Door VIN: WBAFB33561 This X5 has the right front door that won't open and won't unlock. You can hear the latch triggering from the inside and outside handle but it will not come unlocked. The lock knob just springs back down if you pull it up. All the other doors and locks work no... |
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| 2002 BMW 330Ci 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: WBABS53452 Help!!! i've fallen into bmw hell and i cant get up. Ok this guy broght this wonderful piece of german engineering to me to replace the spark plugs,fuel filter,and the vanos oil hose, so inorder to replace the vanos oil hose you have to lift the intake manifol... Trouble codes: P0313, P0171 (System to lead bank 1), P0174 (System to lead bank 2) |
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| 2008 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Starter VIN: 1G6DR57VX8 Car came in with SES lamp on. Codes related to pedal sensor and throttle position sensor. We replaced with factory pedal sensor and factory throttle body unit. Full battery voltage, car will not crank over. New codes in ECM and TCM say "loss of communication w... |
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| 2011 Cadillac CTS V 6.2L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1G6DV5EP0B Here we go again. car is supercharged - factory.. we have no codes but cust complains of heavy exhaust smell in car.. we have checked for fuel leaks . we have smoke tested emission system for leaks ( no leaks and holds good pressure ).. test drove car and yes ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD Classic LT 6.0L Crankshaft Position Sensor VIN: 1GCGC13U17 This truck is turning into an inherited nightmare. It came to us after sitting up for awhile. Per the customer, in 2014 the truck lost oil pressure. He was out of town and took it to the nearest shop. They told him his crankshaft was wiped out and his engine w... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.3L Flex Plate VIN: 1GCNCPEXXC Hello, we have replaced the flexplate 3 times and the torque converter once with factory GM parts. I have measured runout on the crank flange and endplay and both come up good. Both dowel pins are in the block and there are no cracks or damage other than the f... |
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| 1969 Chrysler 300 7.2L Havc VIN: CM27K9C282 This is my personal car. What I need is a wiring diagram for the auto climate control. Local library sources are no help. The blower mtr doesn't work. This is a restored car so bypassing the original system is not a option. If one of my fellow techs guru's cou... |
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| 2012 Dodge Charger SE 3.6L No Start VIN: 2C3CDXBG5C Easy one for you Dodge dealer boys. Need to know procedure for programming key fobik on this '12 Dodge Charger. This is push button start with no WIN module. Customer lost his key and got new one from dealer. I have Dealer micropod and WiTech subscription. Don... |
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| 1986 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L tail/turn VIN: 2FTEF15N3G we know we do not have a proper ground to the tail lamps . the wiring on this truck is still good condition - no extra splicing. we have traced the ground wire with the beep tracer to where the wire goes into firewall but cannot find the grounds under the dash... |
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| 1998 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L vacuum VIN: 1FAFP42X1W looking ford know good waveform for in manifold vacuum. car has a 07 4.6l 2v out of a police interceptor. |
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| 2005 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FDXF46P05 we are married to one of those dreaded 6.0L.Sadly.Here we go this truck first came in with 2 dead injectors. Pretty strait forward so far so replace them and all was good around town until they took it on the turnpike at 70m.p.h.It felt like the truck was loos... Trouble codes: P0266 (cylinder 2 contribution fault), P0308 (cylinder 8 contribution fault), P2291 (low I.C.P. pressure cranking) |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Shifter VIN: 1FDWF36P66 Thank you in advance for any help. We had this truck come in with a failed transmission. After overhaul the unit works good but sometimes the linkage binds. It seems to do it after backing the truck up then trying to shift from reverse to drive. When it does... |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Engine VIN: 1FTPW14546 Anyway known to get tip out without pulling cylinder head and if customers wants to take out of shop, would it be appropriate to still bill for labor time(s) |
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| 2012 Ford Focus Titanium 2.0L A/C System VIN: 1FAHP3N28C Brought vehicle in about a month ago for intermittent a/c. System was empty so we charged it. Lo side at 80psi & hi side at 110 psi. Believed compressor was bad because the compressor was on the whole time it would just suddenly even out pressures. Replaced co... |
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| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7L Tcm VIN: 1J8GW68J22 jeep won't crank sometimes after hot soak. will run forever until shut down and 10 min later won't crank until it cools down. have code P1698 in pcm (no bus messages from tcm). when I do a module scan with drb when it won't crank ALL modules are there EXCEPT t... |
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| 2000 Kia Sephia LS 1.8L 2-3 shift slips flares VIN: KNAFB1218Y we have had this apart cat find anything that looks bad, 3-4 clutch works good in 4th has good 3rd once it completes shift |
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| 2004 Land Rover Discovery S 4.6L ride VIN: SALTK19464 The vehicle will have 2 GREEN LIGHTS come one after driving for a while. These look like 'Gears"- one has a is an "M" and the other is an "S". When it happens, the car JUMPS. Also at times, from a start, These will blink and it won't want to move along with a ... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L Stall VIN: WDBJF70H4X The car will crank, start, and immediately stall intermittently. When it does it will set P1570. Can clear codes and code wont reset until problem occurs again. Does it more on a hot soak after 10-15 minutes than any other time. DAS light is not illuminated at... Trouble codes: P1570 (DAS message not sent to ECM) |
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| 2006 Nissan Pathfinder SE Off-Road 4.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start VIN: 5N1AR18W46 hi guys, look my proble is weard, it come from a nother shop they change the engine ,sounds good but I always get the coolant code and is always in backup mode ,I got the 5 volt and a good ground, the voltage at the pcm is 2.5v ,I check all power'and grounds I... Trouble codes: P0118 |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Passat Value Edition 2.0L Starter VIN: WVWLK73C17 Engine won't crank. No power to starter solenoid. I need to find the Power Supply Relay 682. I think I have the correct relay box. My question how does this cover come off this relay box? |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L Fuel tank VIN: 1G6KS52Y5V First allow me to editorialize just a bit. Write this down if you must, the only guy better than me on this site is Dan [...]. Now before you all get your feelings hurt I said better. There is a ton of you as good as me and I will be the first to admit... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 8.1L Unknown VIN: 3GNGK26G11 this one is fixed, as often the case I overlooked something that now seems obvious in retrospect...Jody pretty much got it, upon a closer inspection of transfercase internals I found the plastic spacers on the shift fork damaged and/or missing, causing partial... |
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| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L battery light VIN: 2A4GP44RX7 thanks for all the quick help. It turned out to be the alternator brushes as most of you suggested. Yesterday when my wife got home and turned in the driveway multiple lights came on, gauges went crazy and engine started running rough. When I checked charge v... |
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| 2007 Dodge Charger 2.7L Valves VIN: 2B3KA43R67 Well, this customer turned out to have full insurance coverage. The adjuster came today, and we gave them a quote on a reman'ed engine. We're waiting to hear more, but the adjuster expects the insurance agency to more than likely total the car. If not, we're n... |
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| 2002 Honda Accord SE 2.3L Misses Shifts VIN: JHMCG56792 Update with closing. I fixed the P0135 with replacement of o2 sensor. Performed adaptive relearn still same concern with shift issues. Performed trans service as per boss still same. acts the same with new computer and old one. Vehicle is no longer @ shop ... |
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| 2009 Lexus RX350 3.5L Rear vehicle rattle VIN: 2T2HK31U19 The fix was a left rear spindle, bad bushing. After replacing the unit, noise is gone but expensive. |
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| 1984 Mercury Capri RS 5.0L Misfire VIN: 1MHBP79M8E Hi - seems like i got 2 new and 1 reman distributors with 7 wide and 1 narrow spots on the reluctor ? I guess the original distributor had a bad pickup coil. Should have just rebuilt it - would have saved a bunch of trouble !!! Thanks for the help. Trouble codes: 14 (pip). |
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| 2002 Toyota Celica GT 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDDR32T42 Well, I checked the oxygen sensors and they are working properly. The rear one goes full rich under wot. checked fuel sample and it came back at 8% alcohol. Did a compression test and I think I found the problem. #2 cylinder is only at 150 psi while the others... Trouble codes: P0171. |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L MIL Lamp on, master light on VIN: JTDKB20U57 Installed used ECU and so far so good. Thanks to all for input on this issue. Trouble codes: P0A0F, P0607 (control module performance in history). |
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