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| 2006 BMW 330i 3.0L headlamps VIN: WBAVB33506 We had this BMW in for replacement of the Halo bulbs. This is one of the fancy headlamps with Halo, HID and motor to turn the lamps. Anyway... after replacing the bulbs, the customer returns with condensation in the right side lamp that he said he has never ha... |
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| 2007 BMW 328i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAVC535X7 This car came in with the check engine light on, the car runs and drives great. I used Snap-on Solus and Autologic (blue box) to attempt diagnosis. 2C31 (Oxygen Sensor before Catalytic converter: Oxygen sensor emissions) had a high frequency, the other BMW s... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post Catalyst Fuel Trim System Too Lean Bank 1), 2C31, 2C6B, 2C2B, 2DEB, 2A00 |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L Mechanical VIN: 1G1PF5SC2C Vehicle initially came in with complaint of engine oil all over the top of the engine and hood liner. Confirmed that oil was covering the top of the engine and hood. Cleaned the vehicle of all oil. Let vehicle run at idle and checked for any sign of leaking. N... |
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| 2014 Dodge Durango Citadel 3.6L No Start VIN: 1C4RDJEG4E A few questions for you MOPAR gurus. Got this '14 Durango at body shop was wrecked extensively on front. Body has been repaired. No communication between ECM and several other modules to BCM. My questions are, Mitchell shows a TCM but haven't been able to find... |
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| 1974 Ford F-100 5.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: F10GRG7495 I have very weak and erratic spark. Points and condenser were replaced when heads were installed. Only able to capture a primary scope pattern and need to know if the points, condenser, or coil is major cause. the is a rise before the firing line spikes high a... |
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| 2002 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L No Start VIN: 1FAFP36342 Hi all, this is my headache of the week. This focus comes in for died on the road will not start. So we push it in and i listen for the fuel pump prime. I hear the pump run and shut off. Crank it over and it is trying to start. Acting like it is flooded. Slam ... |
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| 2007 Ford Focus SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP3767W Hey guys, '07 Focus. Very pretty car for one of these things. Two codes for air injection, one for trans. Tested pump switch, no voltage.But did this trying bycom with an Autel. Identafix goes pump or switch. A bloody Wolkswagon. What failes on these? |
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| 2010 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Drive Line VIN: 1FDXE4FS0A We need help with this 2010 e450 box truck. It developes a vibration and a drone at 60 mph.the vibration feels like a typical drive line issue. We balanced the rear tires and sent the drive shaft out to be balanced. It did not change the conditon. We removed t... |
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| 2010 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L tire pressure VIN: 1FTFW1EV5A I have replaced the gem/sjb using as built data, have relearned 2 key fobs and trained tpms sensors . everything works but low tire pressure indicator is on. I tried to enter tire pressure spec into sjb with ids but screens comes up with front placard and rear... |
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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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| 2015 Ford F-150 XLT 3.5L No Start VIN: 1FTEW1EG5F Truck does not have spark and there is no codes in the system.Compression around 100 psi on both banks front cylinders. Looking if somebody have good cam/crank correlation waveform or any advice . Thanks in advance. |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.6L no power under load VIN: 1GTHK23D36 Truck runs good under normal conditions. Any heavy load ex. (Skidsteer)and truck won't move. Trans is not slipping, engine just won't build power. Turbo, fuel pressure injection system all working normal. Too many test procedures performed to list. When proble... |
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| 1992 Honda Civic CX 1.5L No Start VIN: 2HGEH2345N Checked powers and grounds to pcm and followed honda trouble tree said to replace pcm with know good part. I did still not starting. Thanks for your help!!! |
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| 2005 Honda Accord LX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1HGCM56465 Good day! This car is stalling/misfiring on all four cylinders on cold start up. once warm, the car runs perfect. Trims look good at idle cold and hot. Good vacuum at idle as well. |
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| 2009 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start VIN: SALME15419 I have no voltage to the fuel pump, I bypassed the fuel pump relay under the hood, sending power to the fuel pump fuse under the hood, still no power to the pump, I cannot find if this has a driver module. The dealer can't tell me. Internet search shows nothin... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Charging VIN: WDC2030462 Charging is now fixed at around 14v but battery/alternator warning is always displayed approx 10 seconds after running the engine. I have checked usual suspects including the alternator B+ power/ground and they measure ok/no volt drop. I scoped the alternator ... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport 3.0L radiator cooling fan VIN: WDDGF54X58 Hello Friends, good afternoong. I have this one that came with a bad radiator cooling fan. We replaced it with an OEM part. The problem that I have is when I start the engine (engine temperature cold), and open any door or turn on the lights the cooling fan b... |
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| 2004 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 3.4L #1 EX valve hangs open after thread repair VIN: 1G3NF52EX4 3400 V6 engine. Customer was driving vehicle when the #1 exhaust rocker arm bolt pulled threads out of head, resulting in a dead miss and a VERY loud tapping. She stated this happened as she was slowing to pull into a parking lot. She drove vehicle 4 miles b... |
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| 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L rear brakes VIN: WP0AA299XX We have a Porsche 911 Carrera with rear brakes that get hot. The customer said he was driving down the road and the right rear brake caught on fire. We did not see any evidence of a fire, so maybe it was smoking. We can see it has gotten hot. We test drove and... |
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| 2013 Ram 2500 Tradesman 5.7L No Start VIN: 3C6TR5CT5D Hello everyone I am looking for some info for the fuel pump wire colors at tank. I have power at 30 amp fuse with no pressure. So my next plan was to check At tank . Trouble codes: P0340, P2176 (High air flow) |
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| 2011 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L Flashing gear indica VIN: WMEEJ3BA5B We have on the cluster flashing wrenches and flashing gear selected letters of P R N D. We have no symptoms and we believe there is a software update that might fix this issue. Has anyone experienced this issue before? |
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| 2005 Subaru Legacy i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BL61615 Car had a P0420 Cat efficiency, bank 1. I replaced both of the converters (bank 1 and 2) with an aftermarket universal converters. Ever since, it sets P2096 Post Catalyst fuel trim lean bank 1. A/F sensors are reading OK, Both front O2 sensors are stuck at .04... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post Catalyst Fuel Trim Lean Bank 1) |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L engagement and upshifts VIN: JTEHF21A62 After another tech replaced the spark plugs, this car started having an intermittent misfire concern on 2, 4 and 6 (left or front bank). The parts store had sent us Bosch instead of Densos or NGKs. On a test drive it started this strange upshift pattern from 1... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Engine VIN: WVGBV7AX1B Here's the story: Car apparently had no compression on cylinder 1. Another shop removed engine but didn't disassemble. We removed cylinder head and found intake valves on cylinder 1 severely bent and the rest of the intake valves were also contacted. Machine ... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L License plate lights VIN: 3VWDZ7AJ4B Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. I have this 2011 VW Jetta in that came in for an exterior light check. We found one of the license plate bulbs out. My tech up light in and now both are not working??? I do not find power to the two license ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1990 Chevrolet V2500 Suburban Scottsdale 5.7L flexplate VIN: 1GNGV26KXL Sorry taking so long to close this.i have to special order flex plate from summit.Dues to weather it took two weeks to get it.OK when i pulled it out and center of plate where flex plate bolts on crankshaft cracked,check torque converter,front trans.pump,crank... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Low Beams VIN: 1GNDM19W3V hey all, first thanx for all the replies. i did fix this kinda. after getting the correct wiring diagram from bbbind.com i found that the diode was bad. a new one was one where to be found. so the customer asked if i could wire it to work. after a brief study ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet K1500 LS 5.7L head lights VIN: 1GNFK16R2X first I would like to thank the fellow techs who took the time to help. Ken put me on the right trek to repair. I had read wiring diagram wrong and believed to feed from the head light switch (yellow wire came through the daylight module.in fact it tees in at ... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.6L multiple modules VIN: 1GBJK39638 Replaced both batteries & the alternator. Also replaced the pigtail harness at the alternator. Its fixed as in the volts dropping below 9V & shutting down modules. FYI there are 2 different 48 series A Delco batteries the diesel batteries are a higher amp rat... |
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| 2009 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Catalyst VIN: 1B3LC46B89 Well, the customer called a few business days ago to report he had the light come on again, had a parts store read the code, and p0420. Was supposed to bring back to us next day, but hasn't yet been in. Says light is out now. We are scratching our heads on thi... |
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| 2012 Ford Mustang 3.7L Misfire VIN: 1ZVBP8AM4C Ended with the customer finding out he had extended warranty on the vehicle so it has been sitting at the dealership for 3 weeks waiting on Ford Motor company's assistance. They finally decided they need a complete right side cylinder head assembly which is on... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire 1 cylinder), P2196 (O2 Sensor stuck rich - Bank 1 Sensor 1), P219A. |
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| 2005 Infiniti G35 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKCV51E45 I removed the cover on the VVT Acuator and found a lots of oil sludge, I remove the oil solenoid to clean the oil passage , clear memory & its all good now |
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| 1993 Jeep Wrangler S 2.5L slave cylinder VIN: 1J4FY19P0P I didn't post this as fixed because I'm honestly not sure. I looked over everything very closely when everything was apart. I measured the flywheel against a new one and only found .003" difference so I don't think it's a flywheel issue. The only thing I se... |
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| 2005 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L engine VIN: KNDJD73375 Thank you all for taking time out of your busy day to reply to this. I have fixed the vehicle, but boy did it turn out to be a nightmare. I decided, just for my own peace of mind, to re check the timing marks, so I pulled the cover off again. I don't know i... |
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| 2004 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L starter VIN: SALME11444 Thanks for the replies I have got it fixed now. I found out that the immobilizer module should receive 12v from the TCM pin3 on the blue/black wire when the shifter is in park or neutral. This 12v was missing and after opening the TCM I found a burnt trace. We... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Stall, Limp Mode VIN: YS3FD79Y36 Thanks to all for the help. Yes, It needed a computer. We don't work on a lot of saabs here, so I greatly appreciate the help. I wish it had been my own car or had a bit more time with it. I would have liked to try a re-flow on the board in the pcm. Maybe the ... Trouble codes: P0245 (Boost Pressure Control Valve Circuit. Open / Short to Ground.), P0201 (Injector 1 Circuit Open/Short), P0202 (Injector [...] Open/Short), P0203 (Injector 3 Circuit Open/Short), P0204 (Injector 4 Circuit Open/Short), P0301 (Misfire Cyl. 1). |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L AIR incomplete VIN: 3VWCM31Y24 We got it! We replaced the AIR combination valve. The old valve took more pressure or would stick at times, not 100% sure which issue it was, but it's fixed! The new AIR combination valve was replaced and the monitor now stays clear after every key cycle off a... |
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