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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Accessories VIN: 1G4HP54KXY Security light comes on after start about 50% of the time. When I plugged in my scan tool the first time the radio and dash went off,has not done that since. Have checked voltage out of ignition switch,rear module in trunk wiring harness and steering column ha... |
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| 2003 Cadillac CTS 3.2L speakers VIN: 1G6DM57N53 no speaker output.the radio comes on when it is turned on. stations will change and volumn and controls will work. can see this on the tech2. it is a bose system. the powers and grounds are good at the rear amp and the vehicle interface (on star) modules. I gu... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 7.4L Unknown VIN: 1GCHK39J9T The customer complained that the truck would not go into four wheel drive. I found a blown fuse, replaced it, and the truck then went into four wheel drive. Wondering what caused the fuse to blow, I looked around and found that the transfer case relay near the... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNEK13T12 customer complaint, randomly misses at idle (at a light/stop sign) after highway driving when ck light comes on p0300. It doesn't happen all the time. I drove it for forty miles nothing, drove it again happened after about 15 miles of highway, light came on fl... Trouble codes: P0171, P0134, P0300 |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Transfer Case VIN: 1GCEK14T14 Vehicle came in for service 4wd light on. Found codes in pcm, instrument cluster, etc for loss of communication with transfer case module. Code- u1026. We first cleaned the grounds on frame under the driver door. We then load tested power and grounds with head... |
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| 1999 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra 4.6L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP47V9X AS mentioned above Im at my whits end and very frustrated bc I saw this all coming. The car is in bad shape not a nice cobra its trash. Is there anything I can do here? Is 55% past the rings able to be overcome? I have a guy telling me its fine and wont cause ... |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L swaybar links VIN: 1FTPW12536 Truck beats out sway bar link upper bushings about every 4000 miles. Have tried factory and aftermarket bushings and links with no difference in life of repairs. Have followed factory repair procedures to make sure no short cuts being taken. Has new shocks a... |
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| 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid 2.3L brake hose VIN: 1FMYU95H56 Air bleed brake system fallow verus scan tool under brake bleed. Keep restoring code C1525 brake system initializtion incomplete etc. Battery Cnharger connected. I repeated brake blee d. What did i missed, any help will be helpful. Thanks |
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| 2010 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0L transmission VIN: 1FTKR4EE8A Greetings from newfoundland,need help with this one.Truck has a big shudder at 120 kmh.When shudder starts,overdrive lamp flashes and code p0741 appears.Torque converter slip greater than expected.Feels like converter lock/unlock.Had truck to good trans shop,t... |
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| 2010 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L 40-60 km/h VIN: 1FMCU0DG6A Hello, we have what we "think" is a transmission shudder. At any speed between 40 and 60 km/h the vehicle feels like a front rotor brake shake but you are not applying the brakes. it feels like an internal transmission component is trying to grab or a valve bo... |
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| 1998 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Stall VIN: JHLRD1840W This 1998 CR-V runs well but has a very intermittent. I Drove over 60 miles my self today never missed a beat. Parked in shop for several hours it stalled, cranks, no start. I had no spark scanned for codes no codes went to check for rpm in data and it starts.... |
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| 2005 Honda Civic LX 1.7L No Start VIN: 2HGES16565 When cold car will backfire through intake and produce black smoke from tailpipe. Checked ect and iat. both are within 2 degrees f. Checked baro and map voltages. 3v koeo. Checked tps .5v. checked ckp and cmp waveforms and they were present,clean and in time. ... |
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| 1988 Mazda 323 1.6L No Start VIN: JM1BF2320J Vehicle will crank but not start when temperature is below 35°F. Does not even fire one lick. First I took a fuel sample and saw no trace of water. With vehicle in shop, I put distributor (with pickup coil and ignition module) in freezer overnight, quickly i... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRF31K06 Hey everyone thanks in advance for the help. This Jetta originally came in because the customer said another shop recommended a timing chain. We confirmed the stretched chain and replace the chain, guides and tensioner. But this did not fix the misfire. We sta... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire) |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L Steering angle sensor VIN: 3VWDP7AJ3C I need the security code to configure the steering angle sensor. There are 10 dijitos. In the steering angle module ask for a code of 8 dijitos to encode, The steering angle sensor is not coded. The ABS module is coded. They made a key copy by dump the eeprom ... |
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| 2003 Volvo S60 2.4T 2.4L Valves VIN: YV1RS58D83 I don't need crystal balls but I would like to borrow your actuary tables. The key ingredient here is the mileage. You know the adage about doing a valve job; if you do valves on an old engine the rings will go (or at least blow by) and vice versa. Of course ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 BMW 545i 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBANB335X5 Thanks for all the replies. Harald hit the nail on the head. After setting the min stroke to .8mm with my autologic and unplugging the eccentric shaft motors and test driving, the misfire was no longer there. Changed shaft and the four needle bearings and prob... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple cylinder misfire), P0307 (Number 7 cylinder misfire). |
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| 2010 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L engine VIN: 3GYFNAEY9A I used engine flush and changed the oil & filter. Restarted car and the lifters were ok no noise. the owner has been driving the car for 3 days and so far so good. big thanks to everyone for the help. |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Crank Sensor? VIN: 1GNEK13R2T THANKS!! We replaced the reluctor, and crank sensor, which we shimmed. Started right up. Did a re-learn, runs GREAT!!! Again, THANK YOU, one and all!!! Elden [...] |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L No Start VIN: 1D7HU18N12 Thank you very much to all of the techs who send me some advise about this problem. Special thanks to those who helped me enforce my theory that the reluctor was wrong. Fortunately I was able to find two diferent reluctors at the machine shop that were diffe... Trouble codes: P1391 (Cam or crank signal intermittent loss). |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Fuel Lift Pump VIN: 1FTNW21F23 I remove injector control module amd repaired a loose connection from relay feed and replaced relay so far so good. Thank for the help. |
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| 2011 Ford Fusion SE 3.0L Defaults to 5th gear in drive VIN: 3FAHP0HG0B This hanger queen is finally fixed, the faulty lip seal caused issues with 1st gear clutch and instantly put the trans in limp mode, no codes until driven a block and the P0751 and P2700 would appear. Now the important stuff: Dan, Robert, and Ken were correct ... |
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L Exhaust VIN: WD3PE7CC1E A small leak was found where the turbo connects to the exhaust. This vehicle didn't have an aux heater. Also, the vehicle was 10k overdue for an oil change. Changing the oil reduced the smell/fumes greatly. Thanks for all the input, especially the tip about us... |
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| 2002 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Control Panel VIN: WMWRE33452 Everyone Thank you so much for the help on this little MINI. The customer has not returned yet for the module to be replaced but when he does I will post more information about it. I have not been able to test the issue concerning the lack of communication b... |
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| 2004 Nissan 350Z Track 3.5L No Start VIN: JN1AZ34E34 Thank you for all the info. Customer declined further repair after requesting to remove front cover to inspect timing chain. Found some info on why runs with cam sensor unplugged. When sensors all plugged in, pcm knows that cam timing way off and shuts down co... Trouble codes: P0345. |
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| 2004 Saturn L300 1 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JC54F34 I appreciate everyones input, after I saw the evap system was capable of pulling more than the -9.92 InH2o but the sensor only reported -9.92 I knew it was a bad ftps. Installed an Oem sensor and ran the readiness to pass, I monitored the ftps during the test ... Trouble codes: P0455 (Evap Large leak). |
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| 2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L SRS light is on VIN: 1NXBU4EEXA Customer declined engine work and has picked up vehicle. I was able to get a used seat occupancy control unit but have not tried it, since car isn't here and this request has been open to long. I will update this post if I get customer to come back. For now on... |
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