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| 2008 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L Cooling Systems VIN: WAUDH74F68 Vehicle had coolant seep at thermostat housing. We replaced thermostat with worldpac part. Vehicle comes up to temp and has good heat at idle. When we drive it , the coolant temp gauge drops to the cold mark and no longer has good heat. Thermostat from Audi is... |
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| 2010 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Misfire VIN: WAUDFAFL3A The engine runs poorly at idle, with almost a dead miss. At higher engine speeds the poor running is not as noticeable. The car came to us with misfires codes for cylinders #2 & #3 as well as for the intake manifold position sensor bank #1. Monitoring the misf... |
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| 2001 BMW 740iL 4.4L starting VIN: WBAGH83471 no communication with any of the modules have tried unplugging different modules like inst cluster and still no commnication thanks in advance any ideas. also have had help with direct hit hot line and as of now no luck |
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| 2005 BMW 545i 4.4L CAS module VIN: WBANB33545 Hi this car came in would turn over for a second, key light would come on and found a code in the CAS/EWS module saying it was bad. Installed a new one from the dealer and the codes are gone and the car turns over with no key light. It try's to start, will go ... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Engine VIN: 1GNDM19W6W Van has the VORTEC system. Van came in with coolant leak. Was running fine. Coolant leak was from intake manifold. Repaired coolant leak and also went ahead and replaced fuel injector spider system. Also went ahead and replace cap, rotor, wires, Plugs & PCV va... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L Heater VIN: 2CNDL13F17 Have this Equinox 3.4 that has intermittent heat. Flushed heater core both ways and is flowing fine. Replace thermostat and engine temp reaches 200 deg. Bled cooling system with air lift. Seems heat reaches 130 out of vents then goes away. Removed heater hoses... |
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| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4GP44301 Hello, First time poster be gentle...and thanks in advance for your very valuable time, Okay enough brown nose'n, let's get down to business! I pick up vehicle from customer and right away notice extreme surge on take off...I mean fall on your face take off ... Trouble codes: P0132 |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L cluster, head lights, interior lights, VIN: 1D4GP24R25 The van was towed in as a stall no crank but it started here at the shop when it arrived and has ever since, though I have'nt had it down the road to see if the trans shifts, problems are...the cluster seems to be dead except for the signal indicators, it has ... |
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| 2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.7L exhaust VIN: 1D7HW42K06 3.7l. vehicle came in with an exhaust leak complaint...replaced exhaust manifolds and gaskets, repaired small leak down stream. upon further inspection, found another leak coming from the back of the left cylinder head.. using an inspection mirror, I can see w... |
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| 1994 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FALP62W9R hi guys i have this ford thunderbird lx with a 4.6 motor the problem is that the car sometimes crank no start no injector no spark.no codes if i unplug the ignition module for 2 mins and plug in the module the car start with no problem i replace the module sam... |
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| 2004 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FDSS34P84 Most times when accelerating vehicle will suddenly loose power and glow plug and wif light comes on. when pedal is released and applied again problem in gone. Vehicle runs perfect no miss, no excessive smoke, no other symptoms. Only does this on acceleration. ... |
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| 2008 Ford Edge SE 3.5L ABS module VIN: 2FMDK36C48 Vehicle brought to me by another shop for ABS module reflash. Since the part was dealer-only, they took the old one out & gave it to the dealer for a core, then went ahead and installed the new module. After an almost-successful reflash, I'm still getting B247... |
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| 2008 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L cooling fan VIN: 3FAHP07Z78 Vehicle came in with bad motor do to lack of oil . Cooling fan module removed . Customer stated that last summer the fan would stay on and finally melted cooling fan control module . He stated that the fan and wiring were smoking / melting so he had someone re... |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L Stall VIN: 2GTEC19T42 Hey guys, customer brought this vehicle in stating the engine was stalling, so he replaced the fuel pump and filter. After the pump and filter were replaced, the vehicle was doing the same thing. It stalls then after sitting for a short period of time (usually... |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon XL 1500 Denali 6.2L fans VIN: 1GKFK66827 Recently replaced engine now when car is started electric fans are on high speed. high side ac pressure sensor shows 477 on scan tool disconnected shows 0 and plugged into sensor unscrewed from line shows 390 tried new high pressure sensor from gm no change. |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA29135 We had this one come in because of smoke under the hood and a fuel smell/leak. Checked it out and it is flooding cylinder #1 to the point it is pushing raw fuel out a crack in the exhaust manifold. We have codes p0201, and p0301. The tests point to the pcm but... Trouble codes: P0201, P0301 |
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| 2006 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L starter / computer VIN: 1J4F449S76 vehicle came in with no crank, jeep will crank for a half sec to 1 sec before stoping it wont turn over again if you try to crank it you have to turn the ignition switch off and beck on before it will crank again then it will only crank for a half sec before d... |
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| 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C4RJFAG8C This jeep intermittently sets code P0016. My main question is does anyone know what the limit is that the pcm looks for before it sets this code. The crank/ cam degree's read -5 for the exhaust cam on bank one while the other bank is near zero at idle and the ... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crank/Cam timing misalignment B1S1) |
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| 2001 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L Starting VIN: YS3DF75K71 hi everyone I have a 2001 saab with a intermittent no start I'm having trouble figuring out. so intermittently when starting it, it just cranks. when this happens I have good fuel pressure at roughly 40psi, and have spark and injector pulse. injectors are at 3... |
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| 2008 Suzuki SX4 2.0L Mechanical VIN: JS2YB41358 to all Suzuki gurus out there. vehicle was towed in. wasn't shifting. scanned the TCM and had codes:- P0722 - output speed sensor circuit no signal. P0757 - shift solenoid 'b' stuck on. pulled out the dip stick and the level was good, but is smelled burnt. rep... |
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| 1987 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Carb. VIN: JT4RN70DXH Found excessive fuel entering carb. Reconditioned carb. And installed, also found defective ground wire on idle solenoid. Installed ground, better, vehicle now idles, but is pushing fuel threw main jet, causeing rich running and rough idle, diassembled,recheck... |
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| 2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L SRS light is on VIN: 1NXBU4EEXA Vehicle came in with the check engine light on. My tech used the snap-on Ethos scanner, code was P0304 for cylinder 4 misfire and problem was not occurring. He had scanned all vehicle system and after erasing the codes the srs light came on. We now have Codes... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 Audi A4 1.8L power windows VIN: WAUVC68E53 Thank you all for your time and insight. We did check the wiring in the LF door jam and at the LF door sill area with nothing abnormal noticed. There was no apparent water intrusion in the comfort module either. We did get the wiring diagram from Alldata and a... |
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| 2008 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L Misfire VIN: WAUDH74F58 The car is fixed.It was the injectors.The whole reason for the post was to confirm that three of them going bad was not out of the question.Audi is having a lot of issues with the high pressure injectors.So this is more common than not. I replaced the w... Trouble codes: P199A. |
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| 2006 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Head Lights VIN: 5UXFA13566 I;m closing this post, the customer is trying to find his own parts. So am in a holding pattern. Thanks for the help. |
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| 1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition 5.7L abs VIN: 1G1YY3183J THANKS TO ALL. CUSTOMER INFORMED US OF CAR SITTING FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER TAPPING ON ABS UNIT IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. REMOVED UNIT FOR REBUILD. THANK YOU! |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK23U75 This one is fixed! Thanks to all of the replies. After multiple tries to do relearns I again checked the crank sensor and compared it to the wave form library and all was in line. I have a friend at a GM shop and only call him only when my back is against the ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire). |
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| 1985 Ford F-150 XL 4.9L Front Drive Shaft VIN: 1FTEF14Y1F I went to Aamco they agree with a fork has come loose. They said a roll pin probably fell out or fork is broken. I'm going to rebuild transfer case. Thanks for all the help everyone. I'll update once I get some time to pull it off transmission and open it up. ... |
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| 2004 Jaguar XJ8 4.2L Sway Bar Bushiings VIN: SAJWA71C94 Thanks one and all for your time. One reply that I got that seemed logical was from a friend of mine, a retired Jag dealer tech, who mentioned he had seen a few of the hollow style sway bars used by Jag turn egg shape, if allowed to rattle too long. This bar i... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 2.8 2.8L high idle 1500 idle VIN: WDBEA28E1P Thanks to all that took the time to help out. I checked the wires to the cam adjuster and yes the insulation is coming off. I checked the throttle body wiring and they are also losing their insulation. I explained this to the customer along with estimates on r... Trouble codes: 22 (Cc/ea actuator reports limp- home mode). |
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| 2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Mechanical VIN: 1N4AL11E76 thanks to all that replied bill was right on the mark with chain stretch made worse after cylinder head was milled.i had nothing to gage how far out on the tensioner was excessive but after taking timing cover back off and checking timing marks (marks were cor... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L Misfire VIN: WVWJK73C69 THANKS WHO REPLY.CUSTOMER NEEDED THE CAR SO TOOK IT SUPPOSED TO BRING IT BACK. 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 I thought I closed this. Sorry I replaced both VVT Sprockets. With the timing belt on the vehicle there was about 1/8 inch play in/out. I also replaced both cam seals again but left them a little farther out of the bore this time. The banjo bolt under the in... |
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