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| 2006 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Left Headlight VIN: 5UXFA13566 Hello BMW tech's, Car came in with the left low beam and no high beams on both sides. Found that the headlights were replaced with the wrong ones, did not have Bi-Zenon and they were not with active module, turn as cars turns. Originally he had the low beam ou... |
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| 2010 BMW X5 xDrive30i 3.0L Automatic Tailgate VIN: 5UXFE4C5XA It's beginning to feel like every time I get jammed up it's with a E70. This time it 19s the automatic trunk. Car came in with the automatic trunk inoperative and water in the right rear. The computer (HKL) was swimming and harness corroded. We cleaned/repla... |
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1GYEE63AX5 Believed to have a cmp actuator issue, it misses at idle sets bnk 1 actuator and bnk 1 cmp ckp correlation codes, scoped all 4 cmp sensors and the exh line up but the intake do not. In cylinder pressure transducer showed bnk 1 had 25 more psi running compressi... Trouble codes: P0016, P0011, P0300 |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19W01 Ok,here go's .This truck come as a no start. Knowing that these have a problem with the distributor caps replaced right off the jump , still will not start. Checked fuel psi 60 , check for spark at each wire , looked good with tester would jump 1/2 inch . Also... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.6L Misfire VIN: 1GCHK296X8 Hello Duramax experts. my butt has been sunk into this vehicle too deep and too long ( 3 months). vehicle came in runing bad at idle with heavy black smoke from tail pipe and engine knocking badly during acceleration. checked injector flow rates and replace al... Trouble codes: P0301 |
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| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2A4GP54L37 High everyone, Hope someone can clear something up. Is the heater % on the B1S2 O2 sensor supposed to fall off after start up? After replacing the PCM the codes have not returned as of yet. The monitors have run and passed But I don't know if this is normal. Trouble codes: P0137 (B1s2 voltage low), P0138 (B1s2 voltage high), P0420 (Catalyst efficiency), P0300 (Multible cylinder misfires) |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 3.9L No Start VIN: 2B7HB11XXX Vehicle came in as a no start. Went to pull the vehicle into the shop and it started and ran fine for three plus hours. Shut vehicle off, tried to start the next day and just cranks. Checked for spark and has good spark and seems to be in time. Same with injec... |
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| 2006 Ford Escape XLS 2.3L Cuts out VIN: 1FMYU02Z36 Ford Techs this little pita came in with the inst cluster warning lights on and the odo not reading. The inst cluster was replaced was replaced and I was called in to program it. But it didn't have communication. The tech worked on it and communication came ba... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET9C Code p0172 system rich bank1 graphed both upstream sensors very much the same, long termfuel trim bank1 -24.1, bank2 -15.5, short term trims bank1 3.8, bank2 .7 highpressure fuel actual 1530mpa, desired 1450mpa truck starts and runs very well no drivability co... Trouble codes: P0172 (System rich bank1) |
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| 2006 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Clutch pedal VIN: 1HGCM816X6 Car came in for clutch pedal being to low, found it to be out of adjustment, adjusted the to the correct free play and pedal was good. It came back about 2 weeks later and the pedal was high and had no free play at the top anymore, readjust and pedal was good ... |
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| 2014 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 2.5L heat VIN: JM3KE2CY2E Hello, Vehicle arrived to us with code P011A, ECT correlation code. Mazda has 2 ECTs, one at thermostat and one at outlet of heater core. Cleared code, came back within 100 miles. Checked vehicle, noticed lack of heat at idle, inlet hose to heater core hot, h... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Battery VIN: WDBNG70J24 Customer came in Nov 2016 to replace the battery. After a month he expresses the battery goes dead of vehicle is not used for 2-3 days and has to jump start.When we ran th basic tests the alternator was not charging but no alt light was on. Replaced the altern... |
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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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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: WD3PE8CC0A The vehicle was referred to us by another shop. On accel, if the engine RPM,s exceed about 2000 RPM's and you let off the throttle (parking lot maneuvers) the engine will die. I can generally duplicate the problem by revving the engine in park above 2000 RPM's... Trouble codes: P0088 (Fuel rail pressure too high), 11BF0, 130F0 |
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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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| 1999 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L VSS in PCM VIN: 4T1BG22K4X Camry bought by customer with bad A/T-burned black ATF in it.A/T rebuilt (by neighbor trans shop) & after test drive, given to owner.Within 2 miles, went haywire like it didn't know what gear it wanted.It could manually connect, but not shift right.Scanner hoo... |
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| 2004 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.0L struts VIN: JTEZU14R64 How do you bleed the hydraulic system the suspension Front and rear note: The old shocks had been leaking for awhile do to the amount of fluid that was on them |
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| 2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L abs bleeding VIN: JTDKB20U86 car came in brakes not working light on , pulled codes 1344 lr wheel , pulled brakes apart ,there junk did shoes , hardware , and springs , but noticed lr wheel seens to not have been working for awile ,light rusr in there , so we start to bleedc brakes rr ble... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L No Start, EGR Monitor VIN: 2CNDL13F55 The ECM Calibration update fixed the problem with the EGR monitor. I did not push the dealer ship for anything except asking them to use the used ECM provided by me and reprogram it to newest calibration. Thank you very much for all help and suggestions. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Aveo LS 1.6L Engine Swap VIN: KL1TD56607 This model year has direct injected engine vs 2004-2005 and it is totally different engine, so i will be looking for the engine to source from salvage yard that fits. Thanks for your help |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LS 1.8L Raido VIN: 1G1PC5SH5B This one is fixed. Thanks to those that replied. So I learned a few things about this car. One is that even though the wiring diagrams show the Radio Control face communicating with a separate module that is not always the case. Just depends on what options ar... |
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| 2002 Ford Ranger Edge 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FTYR44V32 Well, I should have known better. Don't EVER load up the parts cannon. The misfire was being caused by the bad exhaust valves. When I ran the cylinder leak down test, I was supplying 90psi and could only build up 10psi. After removing the cylinder heads I po... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 Misfire). |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Draw VIN: 1FDWX37P64 Thanks for all the replies. After really digging into the wiring and how it all works, found that the coolant temp sensor wiring near the sensor was bad. replaced the connector, and the glow plug relay, because new was faulty. thanks again for the replies and ... |
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| 2010 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Drive Line VIN: 1FDXE4FS0A thank you who reply. truck is fixed.i have seen multi time torn and compeletly broken motor mount but never caused the drive train vibration.did not see any wobble from the driveshaft even over 60 mph but truck would shack when hit 60mph on the lift.so we remo... |
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| 2005 Honda Accord LX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1HGCM56465 I owe a debt of gratitude to IATN and all the awesome tech's that chimed in on this one!! Turns out it WAS in fact tight valves! I properly adjusted them and the car runs like a top! The Tip for checking the MAP PID for .85V at hot idle is definately going in... |
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| 2011 Jaguar XJ 5.0L trunk ajar warning VIN: SAJWA1CB4B we replaced and programmed a new BCM to the car as listed in our update. the customer stopped in yesterday to get his 2nd key reprogrammed to the car (was not available when the bcm was replaced) and he has had no more trunk warning issues (or alarm going off ... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 HSE 3.2L Fuel Guage VIN: SALFR24N48 We haven't has this rig back in the shop to check the work that was done by previous shop. So not much to report, no use in keeping this post open. We suspect that either we have a bad connection or a problem with the unit, being that the gauge worked fine bef... |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L Ignition Lock VIN: WD8DA26D6H Customer had little funds to work with, so had to go as cheap as possible. Ended up taking a cut-off wheel and cutting the front of the lock cylinder (the front plate) into quarters and removing the pieces (this section of the lock cylinder was about 3/8" thic... |
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| 2007 Nissan Pathfinder SE Off-Road 4.0L Won't fill up quick. VIN: 5N1AR18W67 Interesting time on this one! We ended up removing the EVAP canister for inspection and found absolutely no restrictions in the canister, vent valve, or hoses. Decided to remove the tank once more. Installed an old radiator hose onto the filler neck and attemp... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRF31K06 Hey everyone thanks for all the advice. The key to figuring this one out was a running compression test, it showed us that cylinder 3 was low at idle compression. This meant that the cylinder was not breathing properly and causing the misfire. We have recomen... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire). |
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