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| 2005 Acura TL 3.2L climate control VIN: 19UUA662X5 Hi everyone. The car is in good shape, well-maintained and runs well. Problem occurs when driver turns on the climate control system. Immediately the CEL comes on, the VSA light is on, and the transmission goes into 3rd gear (limp mode?) and a green light flas... |
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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 3.0L steering angle sensor VIN: WBACN53471 we have replaced the sensor twice now and have had no success with resolving this code i can pull live data and see sensor readings change i can pull live data and set at zero and turn the switch off and back on and the reading changes any help would be greatl... |
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| 2008 BMW 128i 3.0L Convertable top VIN: WBAUL73508 I need help on this 128i conv. car the soft top will not operate-light for top down flashes red- code A69A speed warning. I cant find anything in alldata about this code.Can anyone tell me where or what to check. Thanks Mickey |
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| 2010 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAPK5C5XA Changed valve cover gasket, also added in new plugs. So test drove it from cold next day, had whistling noise, ran rough. So research proved bad valve cover/PCV so we replaced valve cover. Now have recurring code but can find zero information on it. reset all ... Trouble codes: 2A7CH |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1AK55F17 please someone throw me a bone. i have this dude in here seems like every week for this oxygen sensor. for 2 months ive ben fighting this thing performance on the sensor 2. i replaced it, came back. warrantied another later and another i replaced the cat. used... Trouble codes: P0140, P2A01 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFG15XX7 looks like bank 2 convertor can't store oxygen when you snap throttle. if you hold at 1500 rpm for 30 seconds then snap throttle 3 times the o2 sensors do change more than 200mv. just wonder if i replace convertor will it take care of my o2 sensor codes? Thank... Trouble codes: P0430, P2A01, P2A04 |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNFK13088 Vehicle originally came in with CEL on with p0456 Evap small leak code . Smoke tested and found vapor line nipple on fuel pump assembly rusted away/leaking. Replaced fuel pump assy with a Spectrum type(new)fuel pump right on first start up ran poor and set P... Trouble codes: P069E |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.0L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1G1AP18X79 Smoke tested intake, fuel trims near 0 before and after concern and it might add 2% during concern. Misfire only last a few seconds but will come and go during light throttle cruising or slight tip in acceleration. I am trying to find someone who has access to... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0301 (Misfire cylinder 1), P0302 (Misfire cylinder 2), P0303 (Misfire cylinder 3), P0304 (Misfire cylinder 4) |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Misfire VIN: 2C3KA63H66 hey fellas I have been in turmoil over this car. It has an interm. misfire on cylinder #4 compression is 175, I've replaced coils, spark plugs, injector. Decarbed engine, back to back oil changes. Car runs great but every once in a while it will get an almost ... Trouble codes: P0304, P2311 |
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| 2009 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.4L light in dash on VIN: 1C3LC56B49 Vehicle came in with LTPM light on,Scanned for codes and found C0077.Checked and found 1 sensor not working,Replaced it and tried resetting TPM system,including driving 20 minutes after setting tire pressure.Used Snap on TPMS3 relearn tool and it said it was r... |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 4.9L High idle upon start VIN: 1FTEX15Y5S Owner complains vehicle will start with high idle even hot.Idle comes down immediately to normal rpm.I have checked the usual causes for this problem to no avail.Anyone seen this problem that can supply some pointers they will be much appreciated.Thank you for... |
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| 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4.6L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU31807 Customer complaint vehicle was running rough. Scanned and code yielded P0304. Recommended a tune up. Spark plugs and #4 coil on plug. Replaced all plugs with Motocraft plug and coil and injector#4. Cleared code and performed test drive Misfire is still there t... Trouble codes: P0304 |
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| 2002 GMC Jimmy SLS 4.3L SES lamp VIN: 1GKDT13W72 Came in for wild fluctuation in tach over 2000rpm and cut out of engine. Replaced crank sensor. Now get P0300. Can see #1 & 4 misfire at above idle rpm. Good at idle. No EGR, no oil burning. Fuel fouls #4 plug. Fuel trims adding full %. )2 sensors react to for... |
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| 2004 Infiniti QX56 5.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on, VIN: 5N3AA08A54 This truck has CAN communication codes and issues. According to test data the NATS system codes (has to do with the immobilizer) or any other codes in the ECM take a back seat to the CAN codes. There are also CAN codes in several other processers. Sometimes th... Trouble codes: U1000 (CAN Communication problem), U1001 (CAN Communication problem), P1610 (NATS system problem), P1612 (NATS system problem), P1212 |
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| 1994 Mazda B2300 2.3L No Start VIN: 4F4CR12A8R Customer complaint of no start on occasion. He states that after driving to the store and returning about 30 minutes later vehicle will crank but not start. He does get it to start after numerous attempts and waiting. First I thought of was module. It has not ... |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PE8CC2D Anyone have experience with Sprinter Turbo issues tht flag this DTC, but are inactive. Felt that when i found the actuator un responsive and replaced the turbo it would resolve the DTC. Trouble codes: P2112 (Turbo boost actuator circuit open.) |
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| 1996 Nissan Pickup 2.4L engine VIN: 1N6SD11S9T This is a rarely driven vehicle. During cold startup, and after briefly sitting the engine, Timing area& Valve train rattle for around 15 to 25 seconds. Much like a dry start I am not sure what would cause the oil to drain down so much. That this would be an i... |
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| 2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, VIN: 3N1CB51D9Y This is one of the worst running engines of my career-has no power under acceleration-barely could drive into bay-it runs but severely hesitates-pops and sputters like extremely lean condition or severely retarded. Does not idle bad. Tested the basics-fuel pre... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 3.8L blower motor VIN: 2G2WS52244 Vehicle came in 6 weeks ago with blower not working. Resistor had gone out and connector was partially melted. I replaced the resistor module, connector, installed the capacitor, and blower motor. I retested the blower draw just make sure it was good. draw was... |
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| 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 3.6L ignition switch VIN: WP0CA29979 Hello techs, vehicle came in with the complaint of an ignition switch warning on the dash, only in the morning. vehicle starts every time and performs normally. Trouble code is 8010 ignition starting switch. Anyone have any info on this? |
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| 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo 3.0L A/C Amplifier VIN: JT2MA71L7H This might just be a question for an old Toyota tech. Its a logic question. The A/C amplifier engages the A/C compressor by providing a ground to the clutch relay. We can ground pin 7 at the amplifier and the compressor will run eliminating all relays and clut... |
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| 1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 4TARN01P5R Thanks ahead of time for any help. I had a 1994 Toyota pickup come in yesterday with burning anti-freeze. What I don't understand about this is that it also pushes coolant out of the radiator at the same time. I pulled the plugs looking for wet cylinders and f... |
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| 2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Misfire VIN: JTEBU5JR1A Miss cold Trouble codes: P0301 (1 missfire) |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L shifter VIN: 3VWPW31C76 Hello this car came to me with all shift indicator lights lighting up and code 01045 tiptronic switch -f189- implausible. Thought I had a bad shifter cover Like they all do. So I replaced it with a new OEM one and it still sets the code. I have checked all wir... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Compressor VIN: WVGAV7AX0B Hello Friends. Need a little help with this one. Came in from another shop, had a small front colission. Compressor was locked and had a leaking evaporator. Replaced evaporator, exp. valve, drier, and compressor. Made flush to hoses and tubes and condenser. Ma... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Audi Q7 Premium 3.6L Spark plug tubes VIN: WA1BY74L87 This one is fixed. We replaced the valve cover gasket, the plugs and the coils. When blowing the junk out of the even numbered cylinders what came out looked like mud. As all of you said, it was simply water. Why just the even numbered cylinders remains a myst... |
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| 2008 BMW 750Li 4.8L Fast Idle VIN: WBAHN83588 This one is fixed. In the end the electrical system and voltage had nothing to do with it. As suggested I started with a smoke check of the intake, no leaks there. Next was a smoke check of the crankcase. This revealed something that would surprise no one, the... |
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| 2009 BMW 528i xDrive 3.0L Battery VIN: WBANV135X9 It is time to close this and the car is not yet fixed. We rechecked the starting and charging system and didn't find anything out of the ordinary. The ebox fan wasn't on, nothing seemed to be awake. We took Christopher's ideas and sent it to another shop that ... |
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 3.6L No start VIN: 1GYEE637X5 Short version: PCM. Long version, for starters it took our supplier a week to get one, no reman that we could find, dealer on factory backorder, no due date. The vast majority of cases we read had no communication to PCM, which we had. The Blues Clue was can... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet S10 4.3L no gauges VIN: 1GCCS14X4W RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM The battery was low so I put it on a charger for a hour during diagnosis. After 30mins with the key in the run position, with the battery charging, the security system reset and power returned to fuse #4 and all gauges came back. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Z71 5.3L Automatic Level Control VIN: 3GNFK16397 Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond. What we ended up doing was removing rear height sensor as suggested and simulated low rear condition. compressor came on and shocks aired up. re-installed height sensor and tech drove home and back with no iss... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 4.0L No Start VIN: 2A8HR64X38 Ended up being a bad rebuild pcm. Received another one and programmed it and it ran. Thanks for all who replied [...]'s Autopro |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14X7R truck is fixed yayyy! hey guys sorry it took so long to close out this post but i wanted to give the vehicle back to the customer for a few weeks to confirm fix. as stated vehicle has 80000 miles only. truck is immaculate. shout out to timothy in Wisconsin for... Trouble codes: 137 (no ego h02s-2 switch rich exhaust bank 2). |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Excessive Emissions VIN: 2FTZF1723W I would like to start by thanking all those who responded to my request. The engine oil had been diluted by the extra fuel. I changed oil but there was no change. I finally used a bore scope to check the injector part numbers and found that 3 injectors (2 o... Trouble codes: P0133 (Right front oxy sensor slow response), P0153 (Left front oxy sensor slow response), P1132 (Oxy sensor not switching bank 1), P1152 (Oxy sensor not switching bank 2), P0171 (Fuel system lean bank 1), P0174 (Fuel system lean bank 2). |
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| 2004 Honda Accord LX 2.4L Balance Shafts VIN: 1HGCM56324 thank you group for replies! - the car has been a spare time project & is not put together yet. the answer to my question on the balance shaft timing was that the system in a 1 to 1 ratio for the crankshaft to oil pump gear rotation. I could not find this i... |
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| 2004 Land Rover Discovery S 4.6L ride VIN: SALTK19464 Sorry can't give any useful info- What we decided to do was refer him to a Landgrenade dealer, As we don't have the correct tooling or info for this problem |
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