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| 2003 Audi A6 3.0L P/S Pump VIN: WAUJT64B83 I'm trying to figure out the labor and procedure for replacing the P/S pump on this car. Nothing seems to match up. I've gotten labor times ranging from 2.2 up to 6.6 hours. The procedure says to remove the viscous fan clutch. This car doesn't have one. There ... |
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| 1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition 5.7L abs VIN: 1G1YY3183J 1987 corvette comes in with left front caliper dragging causing pull. Replaced front calipers and pads. All wheels bleed properly except lf. Slow flow and caliper locking up. This car has bosch abs control unit at rear of car. Fluid going from master to contro... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet W5500 Tiltmaster W5R042 4.8L Mechanical VIN: J8BE5B146Y after rear brakes were repaired customer returned. stating he had to fill brake fluid twice.found no leaks in the lines or cylinders. but found the brake fluid pumped into the power steering fluid. this is a hydro boost system. thanks |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK23U75 This truck was bought used for our shop truck. At first it had a codes for 1/1 o2 sensor heater circuit and P0300. We replace the o2 sensor and plugs and wires because it needed them. Went for test drive the misfire counter shows on cylinder 1 and 6 but no P03... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire) |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L oil pressure VIN: 2GCEK13398 I want to thank all in advance, here is my dilemma. Customer brings truck stating engine rattle and low oil psi on a overnight cold soak, we tested the oil psi at the switch and the filter and determined the relief valve was defective and replaced the oil pan ... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX18L2Y 2000 F 150 Idles rough surges like a vaccum leak found no leaks vaccum good at an idle. My question is why does my long term fuel trim stay at zero, when all my O2 sensors are, running low at an idle, even when driving long term fuel trim never changes, if you... Trouble codes: P0131 (Voltage low Bank1 sensor1), P0151, P0136, P0156 |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Door Ajar warning VIN: 1FMZU73K02 The "Door Ajar" warning lamp on dash is always on when the key is on. All doors close properly and non are actually "ajar". But the lamp does not specify which door is ajar, so I would like to know if there is a way to determine which door is erroneously consi... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTSX21P55 Truck will stall if rpms drop below 1500rpm. Input voltage from pcm to cam position sensor is 3v. I pulled the waveform off of the cam position sensor and found what appeared to be a good sine waveform. Icp was around 1000psi. Ficm sync was showing yes. cam fa... Trouble codes: P2614 (Camshaft position output circut malfunction.) |
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| 2011 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L Surge, Stall VIN: 1FMCU0D75B The engine was changed with vin matching 2012 used motor from another shop in town (Other engine broke timing components & was idling fine before engine expired). All electrical, sensors, injector's, Intake etc put on are from original car/engine. Ever since t... |
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| 2011 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L engine VIN: 1FMCU9D73B After receiving the head back from the machine shop we got it installed back on the engine. After start up we are now receiving a p0016 code. Have replaced vct solenoid with a new one from ford. Timing is all still lined up with factory tools used for this job... |
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| 1993 Geo Metro 1.0L Brakes VIN: 2C1MR6462P Customer has been over these cars thoroughly starting g with replacing brake hose to booster and c leaning vac port in manifold. The cars all have high pedal effort and minimal braking. They do stop but not safely in a reasonable distance. The booster has been... |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Timing chains VIN: SHSRD78873 I'm working on replacing the timing chain and oil pump balancer chain, I'm having trouble finding the correct alignment specs for the balancer shaft . I need a schematic sheet for the process as I have not been able to find one on line. Thanks in advance for a... |
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| 2006 Lexus RX400h 3.3L hard to fill tank VIN: JTJHW31U76 Customer is complaining about hard to fill the fuel tank. Handle keeps kicking off. We noticed pressure on the fuel tank when the cap is released. The fuel door lock is broke. We performed an evap system check with scanner and it passed with no codes. No servi... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 5.0L Sbc VIN: WDBUF70JX4 Hello all, Does anyone know if you can bleed the SBC brake system with out using the special brake fluid bleeder the service info says to use or damage can be done to the SBC system? |
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| 2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L running VIN: JN1DA31A02 hey guys this is my boss`s sons car about 6 months ago I had to change the ignition switch an had the NATS reprogramed car was running great about a month ago he went on vacation for a week the car stayed in the driveway nobody touched it he came back went to ... |
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| 2008 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4.0L Misfire VIN: 5N1AR18U98 All tests point to ECM driver failure, are these a problem have not seen anything in history on IATN or on line for this vehicle. To recap the vehicle has 12 volts to injector, will not pulse injector or noid light, injector works when harness swapped with #1 ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.1L No heat VIN: 1G2NW12M7T Guys out of logical mechanical reasons for no heat on this thing...originally came in for low coolant light on instrument cluster-coolant level was low and system would not hold pressure due to leak in coolant reservoir at tank seam. Replaced the reservoir and... |
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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 T100 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JT4UD10D6R this truck came in slightly misfiring, been parked almost a year due to it. so we found the plugs to be wet with fuel, pulled em did compression and leak down all good. replaced cap, rotor, wire, plugs. still missing and wetting the plugs. figured the injector... |
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| 2005 Toyota Camry 2.4L Ignition VIN: 4T1BE32K55 After checking timing and chain install, oil level and pressure. No codes on scan, found fuel delivery good, there was no spark. Tested and changed crank sensor and now have spark in cyl. 3 and 4, no spark 1 and 2. Checked hot, grounds and signal from pcm to c... |
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| 2007 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.5L tranmition VIN: 4T1BK36B67 Transition specialist, need help with this issues. Costumer brought the car in with a no shifting problem. Got a used transition from a very trustworthy wrecking yard. Finished the job and the car would not go in reverse. Took it out again, got another one. No... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit 2.5 2.5L steering assist VIN: WVWCR71K27 Vehicle originally came in for abs light on. Found both rear sensors and both front harnesses in need of replacment...one front harness was replaced due to it having rubbed through on the chassis. Once all abs parts were replaced we were no longer getting any ... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L Misfire VIN: WVWJK73C69 Please help with this passat. It misfires on cylinders 2 and 4 when cold. We swapped coils and plugs and it makes no difference. We smoked the crank case through the dipstick and see smoke coming out of the timing cover, there is a small oil leak at the rear m... Trouble codes: 00768 (Multi cly mifire), 00770 (Cyl 2 misfire), 00772 (Cyl 4 misfire), 08213 (Intake manifoldrunner posistion sensor switch range /performance), 04506 (Fuel presure sensor malfunction), 04874 (Hide cylinder) |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Mechanical VIN: YV1CY59295 This vehicle is a serial oil leaker. it has been in twice for this. About a year ago the oil seperator box and hoses were replaced for a different drivability issue. Now it is back for oil leaks. Another tech in the shop replaced the cam and crank seals. Abo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L Ptu VIN: 2FMDK49C87 Thank you folks for the information and shared experience. The consensus from both you and other information I've gotten shows that there is no hope for this PTU to be repaired. The customer isn't going to pursue replacement at this time due to the unit cost. |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.2L pedal VIN: 1FTBF2B69C completely tore down rear calipers pads and brackets. Right rear inboard pad seized into caliper bracket |
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| 2013 Ford E-250 4.6L brake light VIN: 1FTNE2EW5D Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. Finished this last night, a piece of copper tubing was floating around on one of the shelves. Accelerate just right or go up a hill, it slid into the wiring harness. Over time, it wore away the wire's insulation a... |
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| 2004 GMC Savana 3500 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GDHG31U34 FOUND 02 SENSOR S-1 BANK 2 TO BE BAD CAUSING MISFIRE, REPLACED 02 AND SHORT TERM FUEL TRIM QUICKLY WENT TO NORMAL READINGS, RATIO WENT FROM 14.1 TO 14.7 WITHING MIN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP GUYS! Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire). |
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| 2013 Nissan Titan S 5.6L pinion bearings VIN: 1N6AA0EJ3D Well, after giving it a lot of thought, and finding out that the customer was keeping the vehicle for another 2 years and 150 to 200 thousand Kilometers we decided that the used unit would be the way to go. In response to Alex from B.C., King o matic had been... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.0L Heater VIN: WVWAE63BX5 WELL THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP (CORE IS SLIGHTLY PLUGGED, BUT STILL GETS UP TO 125DEG.) SEEMS THE PROBLEM OF AIR INTERMITTANTLY GETTING INTO SYSTEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR CAP, PUT A NEW ONE ON AND NO PROBLEMS IN OVER 50 MILES. |
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