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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Safety VIN: WBAFB33571 Wipers set on intermittent will run constantly in low speed, I unplugged the rain sensor and the intermittent will work, but you cannot adjust the speed with the rocker switch. It only pulses once every few seconds. No Codes in the AIC. Thanks for any help |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.4L Fuel Pump VIN: 1G1AM15BX6 Car came initially with wipers not working and washer pump not working. Fuse was blown, so replaced fuse and it blew again. Found short on Washer pump wiring to ground where it was rubbing and fixed it. Now wiper motor work in every mode except slow speed. The... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L Engine VIN: 1G1ZJ57B49 Car came from several other shops. It ha a used engine in it. Would crank up and run 3 seconds then the engine would knock loudly and die. The cams would read 16-42 degrees out of sync. The engine would try to turn over but would not re-crank until sync went b... |
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| 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Pedal VIN: 1B7KF26C5R Customer replaced everything listed except wheel cylinders and master. He did so because he thought it would resolve his brake pedal leaking off. We replaced the master cylinder thinking it would solve problem. We also replaced wheel cylinder after noticing br... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.2L evap and o2 monitors VIN: 3B7HC13Y1X customer brought vehicle in for emission testing but evap and o2 monitors have not run .we have tried everything that we can think of to get them to run,but no luck. hey dodge guys we need some help or tips on how to get these to run.thanks ken [...] |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1FTZX18W8W Bought this truck at a local auction, no check engine light on, no codes but runs poorly most of the time then will run good, o2s on scanner are switching rich/lean and voltages show the same. Checked all vacuum lines and they are good when it runs poorly it w... |
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| 2008 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L power running boards VIN: 1FMFU17538 OK I blew it, as I was posting my cat walked across the keyboard and deleted the post. Sorry Morning folks, I'm lost with this SUV. U open the drivers door the power running boards will not deploy the interior light will not come on and for an extra added bon... |
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| 2011 Ford Fusion SE 2.5L No Brakes VIN: 3FAHP0HA8B Car was towed into our lot. The car has no brakes I mean none. Pulled it in and lifted it up. Someone has install rear pads on it. The pedal goes straight to the floor. We install a master cylinder on this and still didnt seem to help. The pedal just goes stra... |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEK13368 This truck will intermittently not start. Wait a few seconds and it will usually start. Cranks fine. The only code is p0016. Fuel pressure is 52psi with key on and 58psi with engine running. Any ideas? Thanks Trouble codes: P0016 |
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| 2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEM21971 Hi guys ! For the last 3 months we replaced the PCM on this vehicle 2 times for the same problems: battery light is on, no tachometer, no speedometer idles 600 - 1500 rpms. After replacing and reprogramming PCM car runs good for a month or two and came back wi... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.7L Noisy Lifters VIN: KM8JN12D95 OK Hyundai and Kia Techs!!! I need advice. I bought this vehicle from its original owner with 122k miles and a folder full of service records and reletively well taken care of. It had a knocking sound in it and fine metal in the oil pan. Repairs exceeded value... |
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| 2005 Mazda 6 S 3.0L extended crank VIN: 1YVHP80D35 thanks in advance car came in for extended crank concern , tested battery passed load test , cranking time is about 1-1.5 seconds maybe 2.cranking over at good speed, not slow crank , will do this about 5 out of 10 cranks hot or cold , verified fuel psi good... |
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| 1995 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite 3.8L Battery VIN: 1G3CX52K5S Vehicle came in and not charging and battery dead, replaced battery and alternator, battery wouldn't hold charge. It left shop with 14.5 volts and 35 amps, one week later car came back with dead battery and alternator not charging. Checked voltage at red termi... |
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| 2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 2.0L Cranks No Start VIN: YS3GN4AR6B Im thinking cam timing out,but not that up on this car(is anyone)any advise apreciated.ican feel exhaust pulses at tailpipe when cranking so i think cat is ok. |
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| 1994 Toyota 4Runner SR5 2.4L Tach erratic VIN: JT3RN37W3R Customer complains of erratic tach, jumps 1000 or more rpm, the more rpm the more it jumps. Vehicle runs good, no other complaints. I started with analog tach to neg side coil, reads accurate and steady. Replaced cluster with tach, no help. Checked at black wi... |
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| 2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.7L Tail Gate Glass VIN: JTEBT17R53 WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE TAIL GATE WINDOW REGULATOR. The plastic, what I would call 'guide' with a metal nut in it is rusted out. Dealer says comes with the window. Another idea was Dorman aftermarket. Looking any ideas on something that would work in ... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.0L Heater VIN: WVWAE63BX5 This tdi came in with no/little heat (common vw clogged core problem). But the problem i'm having after flushing on test drive you could hear the air purging out of the core and vent temp would get up to about 160 degrees. But after all the air is purged you w... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Audi TT Quattro 3.2L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: TRUDD38J08 --SUMMARY I ought to be able to unpost this help request, this one?s embarrassing. We had repaired bank 2 problems, and I had been re-checking the wrong EGR valve. I re-checked the car after the initial post. The other EGR valve required replacement as well. ... Trouble codes: 00515, P2440 (Secondary air injection system switching valve Bank 1 Stuck open). |
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| 2007 BMW X3 3.0si 3.0L Hesitation VIN: WBXPC93417 Never fails- what I call the stupid sh--t The connector for the valvetronic motor on the side of the valve cover doesn't snap in securely. We must have bumped it pulling the intake. Codes would be for the valve tronic limits and 1 other, than you could clear ... |
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| 2011 BMW 335d 3.0L emissions monitors VIN: WBAPN7C53B This was a mystery in the end. Still not sure what fixed the car. In the end we had the adaptives reset and drove the car again, with no help, we actually ended up with anouther code for the solenoid that injects the DEF fluid in to the filter. Removed and cle... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13W5S Well I don't have a true fix as my friend went MIA on me cause he was frustrated with the vehicle therefore I never got opportunity to do any more checks. He went out and bought another crapper so when he squares up with me years down the road I will help him... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GNDT13W6X I'm calling this headache relieved and lesson learned. Although we had many great responses along the same lines we were originally thinking after repeated testing and still nothing found we decided to back up. We threw out everything that we had and started... Trouble codes: P0405 (EGR Sensor A Signal Short/Low). |
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| 2007 Chevrolet W4500 Tiltmaster W4S042 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: J8DB4W1697 Customer picked up truck and hasn't had any more issues other than the checksum code. Maybe he just got lucky and no more issues will pop up. Thanks everyone for the replies, with colder weather around the corner it may have more concerns in the future. Trouble codes: P160B. |
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| 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Mechanical VIN: WD0PD74475 End result it was the harmonic balancer. For clarification, if you remove the intake boot from the turbo, hold the turbo shaft, have someone start the engine you can eliminate the turbo, you may have to disconnect the MAF |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTDF15Y7H I wanted to thank everyone who replied to my request fro help. WE had to go back to basics. I had my other tech look over what I had done and he started to see where I had gone wrong. First off, my test light was wonky and did not give an accurate reading all ... |
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| 2007 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP241X7 ok well oil life was 75% but because the battery went dead it kept the check engine light on unit i reset the oil life thanks to all that replied Trouble codes: P1000. |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTWW31R68 ok to make more this more clear and clairify, We had already replace all of the injectors and the injector cups & the high pressure pump. when we run the lift pump with the air bleed adaptors in, we can get the air to leave the system, but as soon as we crank ... Trouble codes: P2291 (Fuel rail pressure low upon start up). |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTFW1EF3B Hi, well I think this one is fixed,after I made this request I had trouble getting the vehicle to act up making it difficult to diagnose.I ended up checking all the fuses, grounds,and connections I could.I also replaced the ignition switch and the vehicle has ... Trouble codes: U0100, U0121, U0131, U0137, U0151, U0101. |
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| 2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA51D53 the fix on this vehicle was to replace throttle body & have computer repaired(apparently the throttle body caused the pcm throttle transistor to blow) all fixed and i'm a happy puppy |
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| 2004 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L Transmission VIN: SAJEA51C24 the problem was internal to the transmission. we replaced trans as a unit and that took care of the problem. thanks for the help guys! |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Camber VIN: 4JGBB86E16 Well this one is gone, the customer had to take it. They are going to bring the vehicle back soon for us to recheck the alignment and go from there. This car does not have air matic suspension but I believe the ride height is the issue. Will update when the ca... |
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| 2007 Nissan Altima S 2.5L shift interlock, hvac and cluster VIN: 1N4AL21E47 Found poor connection in under dash fuse panel, repaired. Ignition 2 relay also not working all the time. Replaced relay, all systems good. |
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| 2004 Saturn Vue Red Line 3.5L 1-2 Shift VIN: 5GZCZ63404 Customer elected to replace transmission this fixed the problem. |
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