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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for November 12, 2016 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L fuel gauge VIN: WAUAF78E26 To be brutally honest, I have no idea what I'm doing or where to start. The customer says the Fuel Distance to Empty meter will show 400 miles just after fill up. After driving about 15 minutes it drops to 250 miles. I noticed the fuel gauge never goes to fu... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1FTPX74515 Truck came on a tow truck no fuel pressure pump was replaced road test and it worked fine came a week later with lack of power under accelaration and bock fire from t body fuel presure ok repalced fuel filter, spark plugs fuel pressure sensor, and mass any ide... |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Light blinking VIN: 5FNRL38497 Replaced one sensor with a QWIK sensor, created an ID the Bartec 400SD, did the relearn per Bartec instructions, light never stopped blinking. After the 4th try, another sensor stopped reading while we were pinging them for another try, supplier was out of QWI... |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWSU3C50B This MINI has me stumped. I have multiple codes in multiple modules. I have no communication with the DSC module and the EPS Module. According to the wiring diagram these are the modules on the PT CAN Bus. The other modules on this Bus are the DME and the foot... Trouble codes: 2B4E, 2B4A, 27DD, 3045 (Protection Against Tampering SWT Engine speed limitation), 2BD2 |
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| 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L Engine overheating VIN: 4S4BRBFC7A Good evening to one and all we replaced timing belt, water pump and thermostat in this car, (with OEM Subaru parts) performed bleed sequence on cooling system per Alldata. Made sure the radiator fans cycled properly - several times. Went on road test - engine... |
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| 2003 Toyota RAV4 2.0L dash brake light VIN: JTEGH20V93 This rav 4 has the red dash brake light on solid when vehicle is running, seems simple enough but the float switch and park brake switch show ok. I disconnected both, checked continuity of switches and neither are the villian. I have schematics for the a.b.s. ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L Start Module VIN: WAUDG74F75 Thanks to all, don't know if I should call this a fix? Post addviced to jump ECU relays and clear all the codes and see if this starts the car and it did. The is a fault for the access start module, so this may fail again? The customer wants to give it a go, v... |
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| 2009 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L No Start VIN: 2A8HR44E19 Well my new tech just learned a valuable lesson. When checking fuel pressure take a fuel sample. The fuel tank is full of water with a bit of alcohol making it slightly flammable. After changing the spark plugs and using carb cleaner to run the engine I found... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Park lights VIN: 1FMZU73K03 I went ahead and replaced all the tail light bulbs. I also installed and circuit breaker on that fuse. It only does this every 2 weeks. I saw diagram showing a transistor in the headlight switch connecting power and grown . Don't know if this could be a probl... |
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| 2002 GMC Jimmy SLS 4.3L SES lamp VIN: 1GKDT13W72 Still not working. Replaced cap with new Delco, pulled all plugs to check again. Unit not equipped with EGR. Crank end play is normal (about .008"). Tried 3rd CKP sensor, tried shimming outward to no change. Seems #4 and #5 are the worst misfire counts, with #... |
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| 2010 GMC Terrain SLT 2.4L Engine oil cosumption VIN: 2CTFLJEW8A Thanks to all that responded I am putting in new pistons and rings along with new valve cover and I thought water pump @ 159000 and any thing that looks worn chains and guides etc bill... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL58K63 I received many great replies. I did monitor the cam and crank signals with a dual trace lab scope while the vehicle was acting up and it never lost sync. the waveform looked exactly the same when the vehicle was not counting misfires. the vehicle would act up... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire Cylinder 1), P0302 (Misfire Cylinder 2), P0303 (Misfire Cylinder 3), P0304 (Misfire Cylinder 4), P0305 (Misfire Cylinder 5), P0306 (Misfire Cylinder 6). |
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| 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALSH2E44B Thanks for the suggestion; I guess I'll have to pull intake supercharger to find it... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBHA23E2V The aftermarket mass air sensor was at fault. I repaired several small vacuum leaks, but in the end an OE Mercedes mass air flow did the trick. I did scope the aftermarket unit and the frequency was in range. Thanks to another local shop that specializes in MB... Trouble codes: P1570. |
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