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| 2009 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Misfire VIN: WAUGF78K39 cleared misfire codes had misfire codes on all 4 cyc. at some point.. need to know how to reset misfire counters so we can pinpoint which cyc is still causing a slight misfire at times Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2010 Audi A4 2.0L Timing chain VIN: WAUAFAFL0A The car was towed in, found a broken timing chain and bend valves. Replace timing chain, and replaced valves. After engine was completed. Engine started immediately with no problem, after about 5 minutes, check engine light came on,engine still running perfect... |
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| 2009 BMW 328i 3.0L Starting VIN: WBAPH73559 Vehicle came in with SES light on, slight stumble and occasional hard start. Scan produced codes 2A82, 2A87, 2A9A, 2A9B, 2A98, 2A99. Cleaned solenoids but no change. Replaced VANOS solenoids, valve cover gaskets, spark plugs and performed oil and filter change... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.6L No throttle VIN: 1GC4K0C82B Hi all I have this duramax that came in to have the computer replaced as was previously diagnosed by another shop. I replaced and programmed it as requested by the customer. The vehicle did not start so he requested that I diagnose it for him. His problem turn... |
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| 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L low pedal VIN: 3D4GG57V59 Customer brought vehicle in with low brake pedal. Pads were low and rotors needed replaced. Did brakes and pedal no better. Did the abs scanner bleed system still the same. Appeared that not much fluid was coming out of left frt and rt rear. Checked at master ... |
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| 1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L battery VIN: 1FAFP53U6X Hi all. I have a 99 Taurus in the shop here. I will say I'm not at all familiar with these cars. (most of my work is Volvo) The customer brought the car in a couple weeks ago. The battery had been dead and needed to be jumped before they brought it in. Tested ... |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L coolant leak VIN: 1FTSW21P36 I have a large coolant leak from under the turbo charger area , just cant see where its coming from , we never work on these 6.0 so need some help , what is involved , any special tools , do we have to remove the cab, sorry just trying to help a new shop out h... |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.2L no wiper operation VIN: 1FT7X2A65B Hello fellow techs,I have this truck from our fleet and the wipers will not come on.I'm following Mitchell diagnoses and the first thing they ask is to hook it up to a scanner and look for sccm codes.I only have a snap on Solus Ultra and can't find the pid any... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Misfire VIN: 1FTFW1ET0C hey guys have read a lot of articles about intercooler problems devoloping condensaition any ideas would be great thanks! Trouble codes: P0236 |
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| 2002 GMC Envoy SLE 4.2L Oil pressure VIN: 1GKDS13S32 Truck came in with P0014 and p0016 cam actuator or solenoid codes. Also dropped oil pressure after about 1 mile of driving. Changed oil 1st per Identifix, no change. Changed actuator solenoid, no change. Changed cam actuator, no change although would go 10 mil... |
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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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| 1998 Honda Accord LX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCG564XW Hi, every one i am just wonder if any body ever bypass immobilizer on 1998 honda accord?!!! the reason for that is , this device is on back order from dealer and they don`t know when will be available, my customer need his car.to go to work and etc. Thanks m... |
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| 2004 Isuzu NPR 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4KLB4B1U34 2004 Isuzu NPr 6.0 Gas. DTC U0107 Will not shut down with key and no throttle response. Pulling the ONE alternator corrects the problem. R&R alternator; no help. have check all grounds and connectors in system. Will start, run, shutdown and have throttle resp... Trouble codes: U0107 |
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| 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMF13448 Customer had installed a battery and had driven the vehicle for a couple of weeks no problem. Came to me for a scheduled oil service , when i started the vehicle it ran rough, many warnings, transmission, battery light and limp home mode, no throttle response.... Trouble codes: P0601 (Ecm internal), P0607 (Ecm), P0106 (p0131-), P0131 (p0151-), P0151 (p0032-), P0032 |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L speed control VIN: WDDNG71X68 There are no fault codes in any system. The radar sees ahead. The distronic switch is recognized and reads correctly in factory DAS. When driving the car, upon moving the Distronic(cruise control) switch on the steering column, a message appears on the dash: D... |
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| 1998 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L MIL on, VIN: JF1GC4359W This is not Larry, but one of his techs, Paul. Customer states Check Engine light on, trans slips. The MIL was on with p1722- AT Diagnosis input signal high input. I test drove vehicle 5 miles and did not notice a slipping condition. Fluid looks good. I am gue... |
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| 2007 Suzuki Forenza 2.0L Surge VIN: KL5JD56Z97 This little Suzuki consistently surges in any gear between 2100 and 2500 RPM's. The surge is about a 200 RPM fluctuation. Once out of that RPM range there is no drivability issues. There are absolutely no codes setting. It is most obvious in 2nd and 3rd gears ... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8L Oil Pan VIN: WVWND63B83 Car came in with a hole in the pan. All the information I've seen points to a very easy R&R, but on this model it's not so easy the non-removable cross member is in the way. I've loosened the front and rear mounts and when it's up on the lift, jacked it up fro... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4L ABS & CEM Modules VIN: YV1SW61R11 Hello Volvo specialists. This V70 with ABS/STC showed up with brake system failure service ABS showing on the instrument cluster. We checked for stored codes and found ABS codes 0070 (pump motor faulty signal permanent fault) and 0095 (control module communica... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 BMW 135i 3.0L Tpms VIN: WBAUC73558 Thanks for the feedback. I went to replace the transmitter in the right front wheel well and I found the harness damaged. There's an oil cooler element that appears to be aftermarket on the right front and the harness was routed in such a way that the cooler c... |
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| 1984 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Headlamp VIN: 1G1AY0787E OK, both problems diagnosed. Problem #1: When I rebuilt the motor for the right headlight(originally to check the gears for failure), I also pulled the hat (motor casing) and sanded down the brushes. When I reassembled the hat it has two bolt holes and I h... |
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| 2002 Dodge Stratus SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1B3EL46X92 Evening everyone! Thank you for all of your inputs. After further visual inspection of the intake cams. I have found that the cams are the wrong cams. I determined this by putting the engine on top dead center. Then using a hole drilled on the top of the inta... |
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| 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTWW31P35 thank you to all.i did an injector buzz test all passed,i did remove the egr knowing they could cause a no start.sorry I did not rember to include all my test results.the quick lube joint that did the lof installed the wrong oil filter,too tall.this held the a... Trouble codes: P0672 (Glow plug circuit 2), P0678 (Glow plug [...]). |
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| 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Monitor Test VIN: SAJEA51D22 We drove this car for many miles and performed all of the drive cycle tests we could find to get this monitor to run but it simply would not. All mode 6 info showed it was within spec and there weren't and codes, pending or otherwise. So it was sent to the sm... |
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| 2007 Lexus ES350 3.5L No Start, No MIL lamp VIN: JTHBJ46G97 I'm embarrassed about this one. Turns out I missed fully seating one connector at the ECM. That explained why I had and lost my Check Engine light & communication. I decided that I needed to review all the connectors since the car ran before I took it apart. W... |
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| 2008 Lexus GS350 3.5L No Start VIN: JTHCE96S08 Bob [...] for that. As soon as I disconnected it, the mil came back on and Communication was back online. The fuel pressure sensor shorts out the 5 volt reference. Waited so long to post fix due to waiting for parts. But now all is fixed thanks for all th... |
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| 2007 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JM1BK34L77 First off, this is more of a cob than a fix. The car runs reliably though, and the customer is happy, so I guess it counts. There were several helpful suggestions. Scoping the current flow through the pump was one, as was breaking the circuit up into severa... |
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| 2000 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L electrical VIN: YV1TS90D4Y Sorry for the delay in closing this post. I will split the fix/no fix on this. As for the DIM shutting down and the hard start, that seems to be repaired. Before I started testing I disconnected the CEM and found slight corrosion on connectors. I cleaned thor... |
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