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| 2000 Audi TT 1.8L Transfer Case VIN: TRUUC28N8Y We are replacing the right front stub axle in the transfer case. The 1 foot long axle shaft has 2 needle bearings at the outer end adjacent to the flange that the RF drive axle's inner cv joint bolts to. We are receiving bearings from the Audi dealership and e... |
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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L Climate Control VIN: WAUED64B71 Turn on climate control, heating. A\c Automatically turns on and blows cold air, no heating from the system. |
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| 2001 BMW 530i 3.0L Starting VIN: WBADT63481 Good afternoon everyone! Starting off the year with another 'doozy'; we replaced the engine assembly in this 2001 bmw 530i and now the vehicle does not start. We tested the battery and found it to be defective and needing replacement - so we just did that and... |
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| 2004 BMW 525i 2.5L converter VIN: WBANA53584 This BMW came in with code 4F53(P0741), cutomer had installed a used transmission a few months ago, and recently changed the fluid at the dealer once. We installed a reman torque converter, changed the fluid again, the code still comes on if driven over 55mph.... |
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| 2005 BMW 545i 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBANB335X5 Thanks in advance. I have a 2005 BMW 545I in the shop and need some help. For the first 45 seconds this car will start up and run fine. After that it will start to idle a little rough. If you try to drive under medium excel you can feel the misfire. If you bab... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple cylinder misfire), P0307 (Number 7 cylinder misfire) |
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| 2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWX9C51D Looking for any other tips before I replace injectors. We do have a 2014 X3 with the same N20 engine to borrow parts from. Scan tool data between the two is identical other than multiplicative adaptation, ours is about 1.27-1.29 at all times. This vehicle cam... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 System Too Lean) |
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| 1999 Buick Century Limited 3.1L oil pressure warning light VIN: 2G4WY52M4X Hello everyone I hope that someone here and point me in the right direction here for a fix. This car starts and runs very well. However the oil pressure warning light stays on when cold and then after about 10 minutes of running it goes out and stays out, (whe... |
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| 1992 Cadillac Seville 4.9L Accessories VIN: 1G6KS53B2N Car powers up with key out randomly. Dash lights up, inside lights come on, blower runs and drains battery. Was thinking like maybe a time delay module issue but it has no power to radio when it happens. Tried unhooking ignition switch. Went to see if windows ... |
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| 1990 Chevrolet V2500 Suburban Scottsdale 5.7L flexplate VIN: 1GNGV26KXL O.K this SUV customer bought with 454 cid engine in it,someone converted from 350 cid engine about 5-6 yrs ago,2 yrs later flex plate cracked and make noise in only reverse.He didn't want to fix it at that time.So 6-8 months ago engine damaged so we replaced w... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Cooling VIN: 2G1WF52E65 Have work done on this 3.4 which came with overheating symptoms. Block test tested positive so i proceeded with repair. Had heads machined at reputable shop and pressure tested, they also tested lower intake. Car overheats, no heat from vents, heater core had... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 5.3L computers VIN: 3GNFK123X7 Thanks in advance. i had this 07 avalanche come in with all lights on abs,track,engine and all gauges going crazy door locks going crazy. customer stated problem started driving on rough road. I attempted to retrieve codes and had no communication with anythin... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.6L multiple modules VIN: 1GBJK39638 This is more of a FYI post than a help request but I may need to dig deeper on this or similar trucks & someone else may be able to save some grief on themselves. Truck came in last year (April 2016) with the electric over hydraulic bale bed operating slow. ... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L converter VIN: 1GNKVJED9C When driving above 25 mph the tachometer fluctuates 200-400 RPM most of the time. Sometimes will shudder on TCC apply. Drained fluid and flushed system, added shudder fix, still has fluctuation in rpm. I suspect valve body wear problem with possible converter ... |
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| 2009 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Catalyst VIN: 1B3LC46B89 Vehicle has had previous related repairs. See repair history. Currently, this vehicle is here for a p0420 lone code. Came to us stored in history, light came on during a 346 mile trip, about halfway into the drive. Customer did notice a rotten egg smell about... |
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| 1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L shift pattern VIN: 1FMDU34X8V One for you FOMOCO boys. Got this loverly 97 Exploder with AWD-4 HI-4Low system. Brought in to trans shop would not move. Shop rebuilt trans and now it stack shifts 1-2-3 like it is in 4 low all the time. Shift motor works and shift fork appears to work fine w... |
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| 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 6.4L ABS module VIN: 1FTXW43R98 Customer came in complaining of ABS light on in dash.Scanned for codes and found C1175.Visual inspection yielded broken wires at rear sensor and rear sensor damaged.Repaired wires and replaced sensor.Cleared codes and codes reappeared immediately.Ran diagnosti... |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon XL 1500 Denali 6.2L speakers VIN: 1GKFK668X7 Customer came in with a loose negative cable end, intermittent no crank, no start. Replaced cable end, truck starts perfectly every time. Also complained of no sound from any speakers but the driver's door speaker and A pillar tweeter. Pulled both front and ri... |
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| 2009 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Misfire VIN: 5FNYF48499 I,m getting these missfire codes for cylinders 4,5,6. Adusted valves. map sensor voltage .94 to .96 warm.Checked timing belt twice. 19 in vacuum hot.Tried swapping coils and injectors.Cannot see a missfire on the scan tool only history missfires.Checked for in... Trouble codes: P0300, P0304, P0305, P0306 |
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| 2015 Hyundai Accent GL 1.6L No Start VIN: KMHCT41BEF Car bought in on tow truck. No start ,no power to coils found blown coil ,still no start ,removed coils and found # 4 melted . Got 4 new coils and # 4 new coil started to get very hot . Low mileage and untouched besides regular service . All wiring good voltag... |
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| 2006 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L smog check VIN: 1J4FA29176 hello all, I have this jeep that wont learn the monitors it has been a 1,000.00 miles no codes no pending codes In any modules except checksum failer in instrument cluster, found a tsb for fuse box repair not sure if I want to do that? I think the computer is ... |
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| 2004 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJD73344 cruising between 60 and 70 itll start misfiring on a cruise.if i accellerateor decel itll come right out of the miss,when it misses short term fuel trims both banks go insteantly to 0 and o2 sensors both banks also 0 out, timing belt was done a couple months a... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0304 |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE 4.4L MIL Lamp on, VIN: SALSF25416 smoked motor found egr leaking bad. changed egr still same code. clean throttle body amd mass air flow sensor. thought I had it took a long time to come on. used to come on right away.. smoked motor again no leak anywhere Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Rear main seal VIN: WDBBA48D8G Have this 560SL hoisted with the transmission out to address transmission and steering box leaks. Customer requested that the rear main seal be done at the same time. Checked with dealer to assure parts availability and they sent an exploded view of the block,... |
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| 2002 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Control Panel VIN: WMWRE33452 HI everyone and hope all had a happy new year! Not a big fan of MINI's but we have had three of these things in our shop in the last month. This vehicle has several problems and they are as follows; A/C Panel will not light up No Sunroof operation Cannot comm... |
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| 2011 Nissan Versa S 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1BC1CP8B We replace the Evaporative emissions canister vent valve or shut off valve with an aftermarket. We activated the valve with the scan tool and it actuates. After the second test drive code P0448 (evap vent valve shorted returns) We tested the wiring back to the... Trouble codes: P0448 (Evap system vent control valve short circuit) |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP 3.9L Drive function VIN: 1G2ZM15126 Happy New Year to everyone and thank you in advance. The customer states, the vehicle will hardly move when using drive but will shift correctly when using the manual function. This is a 4T60E with optional manual shifting in the shifter assembly. I have ve... |
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| 2003 Saturn Vue 3.0L No Start VIN: 5GZCZ63B73 After pcm replacement for code p1629 and intermittent extended crank and a start then stall condition,vehicle no longer is setting code p1629 but all symptoms seem the same,checked all passlock data to a like vehicle and it's the same,vehicle goes into fuel di... Trouble codes: P1629 (Pass lock) |
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| 2012 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L Transmission very sluggish VIN: WME4513802 I have tried to interrogate fault i.e. with Star machine followed instructions Test Transmission. have been asked to program transmission control unit then perform SCN coding. This is where I stop as my laptop won't allow coding of any kind as it crashes. I fe... |
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| 2003 Toyota Solara SE 2.4L starting VIN: 2T1FE22P33 car came in with head gasket leaking removed engine took of head sent out to machine shop got it back installed head put motor back into car now the check engine light is on even with car off an key out of ignition car ranks but no start looking at the scanner... |
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| 2009 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Mechanical VIN: YV4CZ98209 Dear fellow techs thanks for reading my post. I need to replace the heater blower on this vehicle . Mitchell has no info that I can find. estimator gives 6.6 hr to replace but no info. looking for some info on replacing blower and resistor. Thanks in advance. |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Yaw sensor VIN: 2HNYD18644 Thank you to all for the response.Louis from California, spot on. Had a 84-1 DTC, did a neutral memorization and drove vehicle. Light has stayed off and no code reset. Thanks again !!! |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.0L Programming Fail VIN: 1GB3KZCGXB Thanks to everyone who replied. Many of the respondents agreed with my initial feeling that if I had good data and no DTC's then I was probably good. The vehicle has been on the road since the day I programmed it with no issues. I have been in contact with the... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L wont start unless fob is in the holder VIN: 2G1155S38E i found water intrusion in the audio amp module in the trunk. shorted it and the keyless remote module. replaced and programed and all is well. turns out there is a recall for leaking tail lights. had been done already so gm said it was not under warranty. |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Lack of heat VIN: 1FTRX18L5X I am going to have to close this case as the customer has not returned and time is running out. There was definitely a restrictor in the heater hose and it was intact (looked at it with a bore-scope). Performed a block test with no signs of a head gasket leak.... |
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| 1997 GMC Sonoma SL 4.3L clutch VIN: 1GTDT14X1V customer did not want the work done, but it was useful information. Thanks for all the inputs. |
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| 1994 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Misfire VIN: JHMEH9692R Thanks for all the replies and help.got back from all the holidays and got her up and running good.just took a stab in the dark at it and replaced the ecm.and the light accel misfire is gone.the tps signal was good at pin 6 on the ecm so beings it ran perfect ... |
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| 2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Abs & Vtm-4 VIN: 2HKYF18553 CORRODED WIRING BY THE BATTERY, INCONSISTENT BAD CONNECTION. CLEAN WIRING & TEST DRIVE OK. THX FOR YOU TIME. |
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| 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL38758 Well its going on just about a month now and no problems. I want to thank everyone again for the help. I replaced the Map and the Maf sensor. I was looking at something that was affecting both banks and I looked real close at the evap system also. The problem ... |
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| 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L unsure VIN: 1J8GR48K38 Most replies were for bearing noise, and were correct. My differential shop put a bearing kit in it and all is good. Thanks again. |
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| 2011 Kia Optima LX 2.4L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAGM4A72B Engine swapped out with a used engine assembly and 'voila' the vehicle is back on the road. Sorry we didn't close this reply earlier - and yes, due to lack of maintenance the vehicle did not want to turn over (it was seized). Trouble codes: P0014 (B Camshaft position - Timing Over Advanced Or System Performance Bank 1 - History Code), P0011 (A Camshaft position - Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance Bank 1 - History Code). |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML500 5.0L Alignment VIN: 4JGBB75E96 Thank you to all who responded with alignment specs. Once we had the specs and ride height measurement procedures we were able to align this vehicle and get it back to its owner. Aligning one of these isn't a walk in the park but with the specs and measurement... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Diamante VR-X 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 6MMAP87P42 so when I got there pulled the knee bolster off and some one had tapped into the high side wire trying to use as back up power for the radio disconnected it and all is well thank you for your replies, I didnt think there would be a different protocol but they ... |
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| 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GZCZ33Z97 thank you for your replys the module replacement is the only way to fix this, the veris has or I should say GM gives so much data that it was not a question of if it was a battery temp it was if I could replace the SGCM temp sensor, this is a crazy set up the ... Trouble codes: P1A92, P1A6F, P1A9B. |
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