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| 2009 Acura TSX 2.4L rattle VIN: JH4CU26619 Vehicle came in no start, found timing chain had jumped 2 teeth. Replaced timing chain, tensioner and all guides. verified timing was dead-on numerous times. Engine starts and runs fine but can hear a rattle noise on start up and on tip-in during acceleration.... |
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP54K3Y we have have been trouble shooting car for a bit the vehicle when we bring it in the heated shop its starts up no problem we have also try putting a can of heat in the vehicle to see if maybe there was moisture in the system. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS 2.2L steering VIN: 1G1ZS57FX7 Came in with tight steering steering and a hard code c0545. We replaced the steering torque sensor with oem. Would not take torque sensor calibration with snap on scanner, and when you turn the car on the wheel moves violently all the way to the left by itself... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 3GNBABFW7B Car came in with codes p0016,p0017, engine was low on oil approx 1 qt, overdue by 2000 miles approx.changed oil with all delco products, pulled cam solenoids they were slightly plugged installed new delco solenoids, performed cmp,ckp resync. Code returns, here... Trouble codes: P0016, P0017 |
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| 2011 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L Cooling Systems VIN: 3GNBAAFW6B Hello to all. We have this HHR 2.2l that keeps going through coolant, have checked for leaks everywhere. Have put pressure on it. I have looked at water pump with mirror, no luck. I mean no happy trail of dried coolant or anything. Are these known for using co... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 5.9L Excessive Emissions, No Start VIN: 1D7KS28C27 This truck has a intermittent starting problem.Once in a while it will crank for approximately 15sec before starting and blow black smoke at idle for approx 30 sec.It seems to be the most consistent when the ambient temp is between 40 and 50 degrees.As soon as... |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Stall VIN: 1D7HA18N58 Hi Techs: First, I wish you all a happy new year with full success. Second, I ask you for help on the 2008 Dodge Ram 4.8L ( with 16 spark plugs ) The problem I have is it runs too rich. The STFT both banks show -31. I can smell gas at the tail pipe. The temper... Trouble codes: P0172 (Too rich bank 1), P0175 (Too rich bank 2), P0133 (02 sensor B1S1 slow reponse), P2172 (High air flow) |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.2L abs VIN: 1FT7X2B62B Came in for brake pull, the tech replaced pads,calipers and front hoses. Still pulls left. Went into abs module to do electronic bleed and found the abs is not responding to test commands. Will not bleed, can't activate dump valves, can't activate pump. No cod... |
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| 2004 GMC C5500 Topkick C5C042 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GDE5C1154 Truck has no start issue. Before arriving at shop was told all injectors had been replaced as well as the fuel filter housing. To begin with, truck wouldn't hold pressure on factory shrader fitting (by alternator, suction side). truck was showing steady 1mpa o... |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L engine oil pressure VIN: 3GTP2VE32B Customer called to say this truck would sometimes drop to "0". He had his manual pressure gauge hooked up to sensor port. When he brought it to my shop he said pressure dropped to 0 when he got there. I left his gauge hooked up and installed my gauge into port... |
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| 2009 Honda Fit 1.5L compressor clutch VIN: JHMGE872X9 Vehicle came in with a rattling ac clutch. We ended up replacing the compressor. The system was vacuumed for an hour and charged with 14oz of R134. After the repair the compressor was operating fine. The customer came in three days later saying the clutch was ... |
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| 2009 Honda Pilot Touring 3.5L Brake pedal VIN: 5FNYF48999 At first start cold, only the 2nd or 3rd brake apply while backing out of driveway, the brake pedal will become rock hard, pushing with all I have to try and stop vehicle. Release pedal, re-apply and the pedal is back to normal.Can drive all day with no more i... |
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| 2011 Jaguar XJ 5.0L trunk ajar warning VIN: SAJWA1CB4B Hello techs! I have a jaguar xj that is doing some weird stuff with the trunk. after sitting for about an hour you can start the car the customer gets a warning message that the trunk is open. If you open and close the trunk it will go away for the time being ... |
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| 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA49SXY Runs or trys to run when cold sets p0352 and p1391 codes most of time. Rarely it will start and run smooth.check valve in fuel pump leaks off but has long crank before starting unless you cycle key three times. All parts used are Napa parts. Thanks in advance Trouble codes: P0352 (Loss of coil), P1391 (Loss of crank/cam sensor) |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start VIN: SALMF11425 Hi folks, This RR will not crank, seemingly because of an immobilizer issue. My snap on scanner will read ECM data and reads-"immobilizer not ok". If I jump power to the starter relay the engine will crank/no-start. When I hook up JLR SDD it sees the car, even... |
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| 2003 Mazda MPV ES 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28J13 Hello everyone, I have this Mazda MPV with the Ford 3.0 that is eating my lunch. This vehicle came in with a random misfire code and a P0174, lean bank 2. We found the misfire to be malfunctioning coil in the front bank. We replaced the coil. We have replaced... Trouble codes: P0174 (System lean bank 2) |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI 3.0L Hard start/longcrank VIN: 4JGCB22E78 Any ideas ,possible crank sensor.no codes and i cant not see any issues,have 2 of these in the shop and readings are then same. Im missing something ,any ideas would be great . Thanks |
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| 2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0L Starting VIN: 3N1AB6AP7C Brought car in for service and c/k engine light on. Scanned and got vent valve code tested and found working at this time! Do service go to start car and won't crank! Now have codes P1610, P1612, U1001 2 P codes do not show up in alldata info for 2012 but do f... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: YS3FD49Y76 Hello everyone, I have a Saab presented with rough, surging idling and random misfire code. I installed the correct plugs as a precaution after reading several posts. The car has the original Saab coils. This car runs extremely rich. The short term fuel tr... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire) |
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| 2003 Saturn Vue 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GZCZ53B63 i have a hair puller here. original complaint was stalling and no start with check engine light. we checked codes and found codes for crank sensor, evap leak, b1s2 sensor and off road activation? we replaced the crank sensor and the stalling no start issue was... Trouble codes: P0141 (Heater circuit b1s2) |
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| 2011 Toyota Camry XLE 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: FT1BF3EK2B We Have a 2011 Toyota Camry with P0136 O2 B1S2 circuit malfunction and P0138 O2 B1S2 circuit high voltage. Have tried to throw a new B1S2 in it. Multiple scan tools show 0.000 volts on the data stream and occasionally will go up to 0.2 volts. After we put the ... Trouble codes: P0136 (Heated O2 sensor circuit malfunction B1S2), P0138 (Heated O2 sensor circuit high voltage B1S2) |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Radio VIN: 3VWRF71K15 maybe someone can help. Customer recently purchased this VW the complaint was poor radio reception. visual inspection revealed missing radio amplifier. this amplifier somehow attaches to the rear defroster grid near the headliner in left rear. I found a amplif... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW 535i xDrive 3.0L cooling fan VIN: WBAFU7C56B After replacing A/C high pressure sensor vehicle still had fans cycling erratically. Finally set a water pump blocked code the next morning. Temp never went over 104.5 degrees Celsius and fan operated normal with climate control off. Parameters were always no... |
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| 2008 Buick Lucerne CX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP57258 Power braking the vehicle at 2,000 rpm the engine was pinging. On next fill up customer used higher octane gas and hasn't had a check engine light since. Trouble codes: P0332, P0327. |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Radiator VIN: 1G1JC5248X well we will call this fixed--my lead tech looked at the car after we had much time in it- he noticed poor coolant flow thru new heater core -he removed heater hoses and back flushed the core it was full of mud/sludge-he then gets a bug up his but and pulls th... |
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| 2002 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L Heads VIN: 1FTSE34L62 Thanks all I followed the instructions ... it's a bit of a pain in a van ... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21P03 IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING HAD TO PULL HEAD BACK OFF FOUND #5 CLYINDER ONLY HAD 175 COMPRESSION AND HAD 60% LEAKAGE THOUGHT THE INTAKE VALVE CAUSE BY THE LIFTER NOT PUMPING DOWN THANKS FOR AL [...] THE HELP WITH THIS ONE Trouble codes: P0275. |
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| 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L Misfire VIN: 2GTEK19T6X Thank you for your time in helping with this problem. No it does not have a distributor, coil near plug system. I get them mixed up in my head sometimes also. It ended up being a defective crank sensor. Could not catch it even with snap on vantage. Took a shot... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon Denali 6.2L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKFK63887 i apreciate the time everybody, it was the #14 fuse that wasnt making good contact. fixed it and the truck flies now. once again, thank you everybody for your comments, all of them were very helpful Trouble codes: U0101, P0449. |
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| 2009 Nissan Murano LE 3.5L brake pedal VIN: JN8AZ18W19 I appreciate all the replies given. Now that I have been through the fix procedure, it will be easy to know how to test the next one. ABS unit repaired this one. Pedal goes to floor in a flash, no ABS codes stored, able to activate solenoids & pedal holds high... |
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| 1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 5.7L Cooling Fans VIN: 2G2FV32G3W THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. AFTER TESTING THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, IT WAS LYING TO THE ECM (AND ME )THE GAGE PORTION OF THE SENSOR WAS WORKING SOME HOW. BUT THE ECU PART OF THE ECT WAS REPORTING LOW TEMP. I SHOULD OF KNOWN SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN SCAN PID WAS AT 215... |
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| 2004 Subaru Forester XS 2.5L Battery VIN: JF1SG65694 Thanks to all those that replied. We made mistakes in getting our reading. My tech would unhook the negative cable and install his amp meter. He would get 55mA. A class I took recommended using a battery disconnect. I purchased one from NAPA several years ... |
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| 2013 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L ABS VSC, Pwr Window VIN: 5TDKK3DC8D We had the vehicle in multiple times, but it would never fail for us in our test driving. The customer reported that cold outside temps affected it worse, they could make it fail (lost of speedometer was main indicator) within 6 miles of start of trip. New ABS... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L brakes VIN: 3VWCP21C61 going to use another scanner and bleed the abs system, still think there is air in it, have checked all calb. front and rear found out it had just had front and rear brakes with rotors and that is when problem started. but every thing looks good and seems to b... |
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