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| 2011 Buick Regal CXL 2.0L radio locked VIN: W04GW5EV3B Not sure if this is the right forum for this, but has any been able to unlock a used factory radio for one of these platforms? Radio was not functioning, but was showing in display stations, bands, etc.. Rotating volume knob would bring up volume bar, but woul... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet HHR SS 2.0L exh. manifold VIN: 3GNCA73X48 Vehicle came to us with head off.We are putting used engine in.Found cracked exh. manifold and adapter for turbo.These are cracked internally.No external cracks found.Cust. got another one and it is cracked in the same place.Is this normal for this veh?Will it... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.2L Multiple VIN: 3GNCA23B79 This HHR has multiple issues. The instrument gauges will go dead. The following warning lights will go on and off: Brake, ABS, Air Bag, TPMS and Traction Control. When we initially tried to get into the vehicle the key fob was inop and opening it with the key ... |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.7L Driveshaft, Differentials, U-Joints VIN: 1D7KU28D04 This is what i got. I am having some trouble narrowing down that the problem is. This is what i have done so far. My u-joints at the wheels are fine. My tire balance is not the issue. So far i replaced the front pinion seal about a year ago. My u-joints on the... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KS26C15 After replacing all fuel inj. won't start spins over bled air from fuel system, will hit on starting fluid but won't start. Ran before I replaced fuel injectors. Thanks for any help,fuel injectors seem to seat good and tubes all looked good and were aligned wi... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L Tipm VIN: 3D7KS19D57 Using the StarMobile I have complete access and can report that all modules are up and running and no codes are present. Skim seems happy, key is valid and so on. While trying to decipher what the chart for "no start, no crank" is having me perform it became c... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Unknown VIN: 1FMZU73K13 I'm in a bind here. Customer got it two weeks ago.I need help from you all. 2003 Ford Explorer 4x4. We replaced the right front axle due to a torn outer cv boot. Customer came back few days later complaining of a chatter/vibration with slow speed during a u-tu... |
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| 2005 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDAF56P55 While testing cylinder contributions, found cylinder 6 not working, then as vehicle warmed, cylinders 2 4 and 8 also stopped working. Cylinder 8 came back and then cylinder 1 failed. No ficm codes. Replaced ficm, same concern. All cylinders on left bank have 4... Trouble codes: P0266 (Cylinder 2 contribution fault), P0278 (Cylinder 6 contribution fault) |
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| 2008 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L ABSmodule VIN: 1FMCU03118 Hello everyone this is my mother inlaws escape. Had a brake pedal that would sink down like a master cylinder. Blocked off master cylinder and pedal was rock hard, no sinking. Replaced module and now I am getting a vin mismatch code. My question is can the uni... |
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| 1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCG5648X This is an old problem occurring last New year's most recently until now. Checked grounds, main Relay,and researched intermittent no start. Archives tal ked about ec m problems on these cars. Car started and ran for 11 months. Now it's back with a used compute... |
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| 1987 Jaguar XJS C 5.3L Automatic Climate Control VIN: SAJNV5845H The automatic climate control is inop-no compressor engagement or mode door operation. No air coming out at face vent. Can't find much information to identify the parts visible. Hoping for some info and tests advice. Thanks. |
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| 2003 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L Pressure Regulator 3 VIN: SAJDA24C43 We have had this vehicle in the shop for 2 weeks trying to find the cause of the transmission intermittently going into limp mode and displaying "transmission fault" on the instrument panel. The only fault code in the engine and transmission was p1747. We repl... |
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| 1993 Jeep Wrangler S 2.5L Lighting VIN: 1J4FY19P5P Having difficulty on locating a clear and concise wiring schematic for the steering column circuits on this restoration project. All other vehicle circuits have been installed, but those running in and out of the column, lighting/turn signals etc...does anybod... |
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| 2007 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Incomplete Monitors VIN: SALME154X7 Hello all, This is a new customer whose car failed New York State Inspection, 7 months ago, for 2 incomplete monitors: Oxygen Sensor and Catalyst. He has driven it 6000 miles since then and these 2 monitors are still incomplete. Inspection allows one incomplet... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Steering VIN: 4A3AA46G02 Have this Galant here when test driving has a rumbling vibration noise clearly at the front right when turning left at speed only or when the road dips hard and the front bounces downward. I'm inclined toward bad wheel bearing. wondering if the Struts can caus... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Routan SE 3.6L Tcc VIN: 2V4RW3DG2B First off this is a Chrysler T/C with VW badges on it. It has a 3.6l and a 62 TE trans in it. I can see that the converter slip speed is around 350 rpm in overdrive with a slight tip in of throttle. I cannot feel the converter attempt to lock up. I have read t... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Acura TL 3.2L intermittent nostart VIN: 19UUA56722 As stated in original post, I had a good ckp waveform but no injector waveform when engine would not start. I also had good cmp sensor waveforms. The only conclusion that a I could draw is a bad pcm. One reply mentioned that he had the same senario on the sam... Trouble codes: P0336. |
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| 2004 BMW 320i 2.2L Lock up VIN: WBAEV13444 After running a transmission flush and driving for a week, servicing the filter and fluid, the problem is nearly completely gone. It's still there very slight, rpm fluctuates only 100rpm now, almost not at all in Sport mode. Thank you all for your input. |
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| 2002 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FMSU43F42 Well, so far I don't know. The vehicle is running, but we are waiting to see how the orings hold up and if we can find any other reason for the wear. I will post as soon as new info is found. |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Engine VIN: JHLRD78823 Thank you everyone that replied. The diamonds on the back of the cam shafts were lined up properly. It turned out to be both the spark plugs and valve adjustment. Since we had everything apart we installed a set of NGK and went through all valve adjustments. E... |
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| 2008 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L tpms light VIN: 5J6RE48568 Always a pleasure to get great information from you all!!. As stated in my follow up, the phone charger appears to be the problem. The customer just bought it the day of his problem. After removing the charger from his car, the problem has not resurfaced (10 ... |
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| 2004 Infiniti QX56 5.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on, VIN: 5N3AA08A54 Ok John, I believe you are on to something with the unplugging of the radar for the intelligent cruise control. However I am left with some questions still. We were fortunate to have the use of a known good IPDM and also a good used ECM. I was able to perfo... Trouble codes: U1000 (CAN Communication problem), U1001 (CAN Communication problem), P1610 (NATS system problem), P1612 (NATS system problem), P1212. |
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| 2006 Lincoln Town Car Designer Series 4.6L Unknown VIN: 1LNHM83W46 After checking the range sensor, testing the solenoids out of the vehicle, and confirming the integrity of the wire harness, we went ahead and replaced the trans with a Ford reman unit. I appreciate the help offered and felt a little better having eliminated a... |
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| 2002 Mazda Protege5 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Low power. VIN: JM1BJ24502 We performed a camshaft/crankshaft correlation check with an oscilloscope and found that the crankshaft was 20 degrees retarded when compared to both camshafts. Timothy from Wisconsin was right to think crankshaft damper wallowed out keyway. A new crankshaft d... |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-9 Touring 3.5L HVAC Ventilation VIN: JM3TB38Y37 Thank you all for the replies. We removed the HVAC box and found the evaporator core corroded badly. We replaced both the heater and the evaporator cores. Heater core was only available from Mazda. While showing client what we found, she asked if that might ha... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L timing of engine VIN: WDBUF56X87 Good evening Techs. Finally fixed the Benz. Got nine replies and most suggested re checking the timing and we did and it was spot on. Frank suggested checking oil pressure cold and hot and we hesitated doing that because we replaced the oil pump new from Merce... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 3.8L blower motor VIN: 2G2WS52244 Ok here it is. From what I can tell the test is wrong in shopkey. I found 3 other vehicles that take the same resistor module. All 3 tested the same way. George was right the signal wire will not light up a test light therefore it is low amps. That alleviates ... |
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