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| 2013 Audi Q5 Premium Plus 2.0L Misfire VIN: WA1LFAFP1D Help! im getting F'd by an Audi. This vehicle came in with misfire codes across the board, along with Evap incorrect flow code. Customer was driving from Florida back to New jersey when the light came on and the engine was misfiring. Upon my inspection i found... Trouble codes: P0302, P0301 (Cyl1), P0303, P0304, P0456 |
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| 2006 BMW 325i 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAVB13516 When first turn ignition on with engine cold, cooling fan will cycle. Off and on...Is this normal? Will maintain 184-206 deg. F on highway until you accelerate hard and then temp. will climb in about 30 seconds to 250 deg. F. Did cooling system venting and I... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Torque converter clutch VIN: 1GNET16S64 Thank you all in advance for any help. First of all let me state that I do work in a shop that is primarily a transmission shop but I am the diagnostic tech for every issue. I've only been working here for a year and transmissions aren't my strongest area of e... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Head blots/threads VIN: 1GNEK13TX5 Hey everyone I am installing lifters in this truck. I am in the process of putting this back together. I have torqued the headbolts down once as follows 1)22 foot pounds, 2)90 degrees, 3)70 degrees. On the 70 degree step the three middle bolts under the valve ... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGG25V36 After engine swap vehicle road tested perfectly with no issues. verified fuel trims had returned to normal. Vehicle came in with same issue a week later, same cylinder for most part (cyl 7 almost constant dead miss). Sometimes misfire on counter increments on ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0171, P0174 |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 4.3L No Start VIN: 3GCEC14X66 Truck came in with no start.Had code PO341 CMP sensor circuit out of range.Check and test CMP sensor and no sensor signal..Removed cap and rotor and found cap got real hot and melted inside.Replaced cap,rotor and CMP sensor..Truck started hard like flooded out... Trouble codes: P0341 (Cmp sensor circuit out of range), P0335 (Ckp sensor a circuit problem) |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LT 2.5L Screen/ Display VIN: 2G1115SL3E Hey guys have an impala that the radio/ info/ or telematics screen is blank/black. Have checked all fuses and double checked and ok, inlcuding radio fuse in left i/p panel area. Tried performing resets as a google search revealed its kind of a common problem a... |
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| 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L battery VIN: 2D8HN44E49 I have a parasitic draw of about 200 MA, that is running the battery down, I can disconnect the IP cluster and loose the draw. also had a code for wiper switch stuck, With the cluster unplugged the battery will remain charged, Replaced the cluster with reman. ... |
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| 2001 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FTZR15E01 This truck comes in every couple of weeks with a very low brake pedal. When it comes in it is not low on fluid. We have replaced both of the wheel cylinders. We have also replaced the master cylinder two times. We have performed the automated bleed procedure. ... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1FTPX14525 Vehicle originally came in with codes listed above.(P171,174,2196,2198) Found O2's stuck at 900+. Cleaned MAF first, got better Bank1 started switching bank2 got better but not switching. Replace MAF, both O2's switching nicely, vehicle ran good. Multiple road... |
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| 2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FBNE31L16 Need some help on this one guys, I have a false code p1299 and p1285. Vehicle has never run hot. Have found a lot of stuff posted but no real fix. Can be driven 10 miles sometimes and it happens. Or sometimes 250+ miles on a trip before it happens. Temp gauge... Trouble codes: P1299, P1285 |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L cooling fan VIN: 1FTFW1EFXB Strange one here. The cooling fans will come on full blast as if its hot after about 2-10 minutes of driving, before the vehicle is even at running temp. Sometimes they run at full blast all day, sometimes they'll do it for 15 min and then operate normally. Do... |
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| 2013 Ford Explorer XLT 2.0L Audio display VIN: 1FM5K7B9XD This vehicle DOES NOT have touch screen or navigation. The issue is the Audio display will stay on. Blue screen, it displays the date and time. Key on engine off it stays this way. It does not display any radio or cd information. If car is started the radio wi... |
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| 2015 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L Programming key VIN: 1FTEW1EF3F Customer misplaced his only key he got with this truck. He bought a key elsewhere and asked me to program it. It seems I need a factory code to program them. Ford dealers over here are no help so how can I obtain factory code and good instructions for programm... |
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| 2004 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: JHLRD68434 This came in last week idled good, but once you drove it and it got hot, idle would kick up full high and then back down. Much worse than the usual Honda surge. I mean it took off. Eventually it just stuck high. After much reading here, elsewhere, some You Too... Trouble codes: P1298 (ELD failure), P0507 (Idle speed higher than expected) |
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| 2008 Kia Rio5 SX 1.6L Misfire VIN: KNADE16378 hello i have an intermittent cylinder 3 misfire. I have already replaced the plugs. randomly misfire on #3 only, then shut car off and restart and the misfire is gone. i have checked for a shorted ignition coil, and injector already. anyone see this before? th... Trouble codes: P0302 |
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| 1995 Land Rover Range Rover County Classic 3.9L No Start VIN: SALHV1240S Have this classic range rover that has a very extended crank when cold crank times range form 30 sec to 1 min. it always starts eventually when cranked enough. There is no injector pulse or spark when it is not starting. This seems to happen much worse when co... |
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| 2008 Lexus GS350 3.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JTHCE96S58 Help; Lexus drinking gas and oil! Vehicle was brought in with all the warning lights lighting up the dash. 3 anti skid, flashing big triangle warning, and the check engine. All for a cat converter code (Sorry P0430 I think). Lexus wants you to pay attention wh... |
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| 2003 Mazda 6 S 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVFP80D63 sorry about not having more info. scanner is down. pulled code p1410 vad solenoid.used cheap code puller.any info will be helpful. thanks in advance.car runs okay. Trouble codes: P1410 |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FH46U06 Check engine light comes on after customer drives for a few days. Above codes stored. Drives good. Long term fuel trim about -2 all the time. Short term will vary a bit at times + or - 24. Freeze frame for P0101 showed Long term fuel trim at -14. Trouble codes: P0101 (Mass Air Flow), P2188 (Long Term Fuel Trim) |
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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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| 2006 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L Oil Leak VIN: 4S4BP67C86 There's a significant oil leak under intake manifold on top of the engine block and running down the back of the engine on both sides. Oil pressure switch is dry. Before I remove the intake for inspection, are there any common leaks from intake plumbing that m... |
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| 1989 Volvo 740 GL 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1FX8855K Car has no spark and no injector pulse, It has a good signal from the crank shaft sensor to the ignition Module but no signal to the ignition Igniter from ignition module. The grounds for the injectors and the ignition module are good and have power to the ign... |
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| 2005 Volvo V50 i 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1MW38265 Hello all , I need a fresh set of eyes this one has me confused . Car towed in for a "no start" . So I go out and it starts . Drive the car in then I shut it off and hook up a fuel gauge. try to start and it won't , 0 fuel pressure. whack the tank , nothing . ... Trouble codes: P0191 (fuel pressure sensor), P0190 (Fuel pressure sensor circuit) |
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| 2006 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Hesitation VIN: YV4CZ592X6 vehicle came in with no power and oil light coming on at idle. replaced turbo and oil supply line, changed oil (w/syn)now oil light issue resolved. has great power until ce light comes on. sets volvo code 601c. alldata says this is p0234. gauge on intake shows... Trouble codes: 601C |
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| 2006 Acura TL 3.2L Vsa VIN: 19UUA66236 Sorry guys my new guy did not quite figure out how the iatn works he was pretty vauge. But i do have this one fixed just need to recalabrate the vsa and all is well thanks a bunch |
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Accessories VIN: 1G4HP54KXY Security light is back on. I will investigate this further when the customer's car is available. I will post results in the comments if we resolve the problem. Thanks all for offering help. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.0L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK29K38 Fix for this truck ended up being a new engine.As I mentioned truck was in a few months back with a noise in the cam and lifters.At that time there was no driveability issue and customer decided not to fix the noise.Some of you guys said the backpressure was t... Trouble codes: P0300, P1174 (fuel trim cylinder balancebank 1), P1175 (fuel trim cylinder balancebank 2), P2270 (O2 stuck lean [...] 2), P2271 (O2 stuck rich bank 1sensor 2). |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT 1.6L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TD6DEXB First thanks to the gentlemen who responded to my post. Timothy gave me a bit of information about the 2 different wiring diagrams, one showing 2 ic timing inputs and one showing 4. I'm still wondering how 2 ic timing inputs could control 4 coils I know thi... Trouble codes: P0300 (Missfires count up the most on cyl 3). |
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| 2007 Lexus GS350 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBE96S27 Thanks to everyone that replied and really got my juices flowing on this one after some suggestions mentioned the O2's we decided to flip the sensors from one back to another and the fuel trim automatically went to the other bank and the code was set for the o... Trouble codes: P0174 (System too lean bank 2). |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Charging VIN: WDC2030462 Hi Everyone, A big Thank you to those that responded with information. Firstly i'd like to put on the record this vehicle is a 2003 model not 2005 as shown in the title. The battery/alternator warning in this car was caused by a faulty engine computer. ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1AR18WX5 finally it was the green wire that goes from bcm to nissan original trailer connector that is broken and touching the frame near the gas tank .thanks for you're timew guys. Trouble codes: P0605, C1131. |
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| 2010 Nissan Cube 1.8L No Start VIN: JN8AZ2KR7A Pulled the column covers down to start checking the SCLM with the info you guys gave me and sure enough when I got up in there somebody had installed an aftermarket theft system . Disconnected it and she fired right up. Thanks a million to all who took time to... Trouble codes: B2609 (b2612-), B2612 (B26e9-), B26E9, B26EF, B26F5. |
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| 2004 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L key off draw VIN: YS3FB49S84 The car still intermittently malfunctioned. The I-bus (Instrument bus) seems to be the problem. The O-bus (Optical bus) has not been an issue; the factory amplifier has been removed. The P-bus (powertrain bus) has not been observed to malfunction. Unfortun... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 9BWGB61J92 Well folks, later that same day I wanted to move Vw. It would not start. Now I can check what I do have. All good but No spark. Found a test procedure with Mitchell but the coil connector only had 4 pins, this has 6. Connector tested fine. This coil was from A... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8L Oil Pan VIN: WVWND63B83 Thanks for all the help. In case anyone else is following this post I have some repair changes to include. The sub-frame crossmember has six bolts, all the guys said four. That threw me off for a bit because it has four outer bolts but it wouldn't budge unless... |
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