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| 2004 BMW X3 2.5i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBXPA73454 Hi guys, This X3 got towed in last Friday with a drive ability problem. The vehicle will go about 50 meters before it goes into fail safe. The idle will fluctuate between 900 &1100 rpms at idle. It sets codes 279C, 28B6 and 28AZ every time after the codes are ... |
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| 2004 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L TransferCase VIN: WBXPA93414 This vehicle came in to us with an active misfire on cyl #3. We found the #3 plug carbon tracked and because the customer questioned the others, we replaced all plugs and coils. We took it out for a test drive afterwards and noticed the abs and 4x4 lights on... |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWX5C51B car runs well, customer complains about engine light is on. the above codes are there. I erased the codes and drove car the [...] lambda code returned as a hard code. my scanner has no pcodes and alldata has no code references for this car at all pcodes or ... Trouble codes: 0X1C5, 0X12B |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.5L heater temperature VIN: 1GNDV23L55 both heater hoses are hot, watched the temperature door actuator flex as it ended it's travel in both directions, unsure of what to look at next. anyone have any ideas or repaired this scenario before ? |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L ride quality VIN: 1GNFK16Z25 Vehicle has a moderate vibration while accelerating above about 25 mph when pulling an enclosed car trailer. If you lift off the gas pedal completely vibration goes away. Engine seem to run smoothly. Light to heavy accel does not seem to effect the vibration. ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Colorado LS 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCDT19937 after market engine sets p0171 lean code . intake system was smoke tested ,plastic air inlet chamber replaced with hose to valve cover,no more leak. fuel alcohol 10 percent.fuel pressure 60 psi idle with intermittent slight neddle bounce but holding pressure w... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean) |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LTZ 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GC4K1C81B Truck towed in no start. found high pressure pump failure, metal through system. Does Chevy make a kit for high pressure failure. Injectors and pump? Any one have tips on replacing? I have done several high pressure systems but not on Chevy yet. Thanks Luke |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KS26C85 This vehicle was towed in. customer states he parked, shut it off, and then it wouldn't start thereafter. It is the kid's first diesel truck, which is always scary lol. A common-rail cummins with a stick. Initially, he changed his fuel filter, replaced the fue... |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 6.7L limp-in mode VIN: 3D7KS28A38 I am sorry but I am not good with this and I do appreciate any and all help I receve. Replaced the park neutal safty switch/solinoids and now will not reset when it cools off sttays in limp-in mode all the time thank you for any help you can spare |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTDF1827V this vehicle has an misfire on 5 cylinder. relative compression passes. no vacuum leaks, checked for possible rich misfire by inducing vacuum leak. no change. my firing line is long and I have no kv spike. for the life of me I cant remember if this is lean mis... Trouble codes: P0305 |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW21P56 SOMETHING WEIRD !! --- We did a manual test and a leak test on the HP oil pump. No leaks, BUT... when we disconnect the Rt bank of injectors (IPC unplugged) we get 2900 lbs. of steady pressure while cranking and it does NOT try to start. If we connect just one... |
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| 2006 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.7L No Start VIN: KM8JN72D46 This vehicle was towed in as a no start. The vehicle was parked in the evening and was running fine. The next morning it would crank, but not start. So I got it in the shop and started troubleshooting. I hooked up scanner and ran a code scan. I could not commu... |
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| 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L Heater VIN: 1J4HR58206 Now the heater cools down at idle and during warm up in the morning it doesnt produce heat until off idle . Checked coolant level, check for codes , checked for leaks , check hose temps. Have found nothing failed and can not condemn thermostat or water pump . |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Regular and remote starting systems VIN: 1J8HS48P67 Very Intermittent no start, might go a week without trouble. Every time I try to monitor it , the concern does not appear. When the concern does show up, the remote nor the standard starting system work, but only for a couple of tries, then starts normally and... |
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| 2006 Lexus GX470 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJBT20X96 Have checked timing belt twice have scoped it cam does not line up in sync pattern of crank sensor for left side the right side does have touched both battery cables together to relearn operated both vvt solenoids and engine acts like egr valve actuated Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam position correlation), P0011 (Timing overadvanced) |
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| 1997 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNLM81W9V Cust. driving car suddenly died, Cust had another shop replace fuel pump, Towed in no communication w/ OBD II checked fuses etc. Fuel pump on 1-3 sec while cranking, no PATS issues or security issues |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L No Start, hard start VIN: WDBBA48B2K old benz guys. Don't see too many of these - even when I was in my prime . This one is lean when cold . so much so it wont start when below 35 degrees without some carb cleaner sprayed in the bore. it will fire right away with extra fuel but will hesitate and ... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500 5.0L Keyless go VIN: WDBUF70J33 First thing I did was to use amp clamp to see if and how large the draw was. after 30 minutes it remained at two amps. removed negative cable and installed meter in line, meter showed 1.95 amps constant. Started at main lugs in trunk, number 81 was the line wi... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L top VIN: WDBTK65G44 Car was brought in with the top not fully closed ,the rear hatch cover was stuck halfway . using autel ,scanned for codes.b1926 top cover fail,b1925 limit switch,b1951 limit switch ,b1406 left seatbelt extender, b1506 right seatbelt extender. I released the to... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.5L Engine manag VIN: WDB2040422 Mercedes C class 271 engine direct injection.. Cyl no 1 misfires ( immediate after starting and remains misfire) Fault counter reaches 290 in 1 min time( heavy misfires in cylinder 1) Ignition coil spark plug injector replaced on cyl no 1 Compress test 14 ba... |
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| 2006 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.8L No Start, hard start VIN: JAMW51S963 We have a Montero with a intermittent cold start issue. When the issue does occur you can hold the throttle down and get the car to start. It will then start and run for a random amount of time with no issues.It was originally towed to us and once we got it to... |
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| 2006 Saturn Vue 3.5L No Start VIN: 5GZCZ63486 Came in as a crank no start, had no comm with the pcm. Also I have no 5v ref to map and egr sensors. Its as if the computer is not powering up. Checked powers and grounds to pcm, all good. Data line from pcm to dlc is good. I can communicate with all other mod... |
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| 2006 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L passenger air bag light VIN: JTDBR32E76 hello and thanks for any help. I have a 2006 Toyota corolla and the passenger air bag light stays off even when there is someone in it. I can access the passenger occupant module and see when someone sits in the seat but when in the SRS module it is showing a ... |
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| 2009 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L Skid Control ECU (ABS) VIN: JTDKB20U19 The vehicle has a reoccurring fault of C1247/47 Stroke Sensor Malfunction and C1392/48 Stroke Sensor Zero point calibration undone. Iscann II does not support that. Techstream Lite would go through function but codes remain. Bought Techstream 2 subscription an... |
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| 2014 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L lock horn chirp VIN: 4T1BF1FKXE Guys this is my own car...I noticed after getting the car back from the body shop & using the remote the lock chirp did not come on but the unlock operates as designed (unlock 2 chirps & parking lights flash) Hitting lock will lock the doors but no horn chirp.... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L First and Reverse Only VIN: 3VWSK69M44 Hey all. I have this 2002 VW Jetta with 2.0 BEV engine and a 4 speed auto 01M transmission. Intermittently the transmission will not shift from first gear. It is NOT in limp mode I assure you. When the car is acting up, I can only get 20-25mph while the engine... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Acura RSX Type-S 2.0L No Start,No Lights VIN: JH4DC53072 Thanks once again to all! As suggested, we re- checked all fuses , relays etc. as well as grounds. Made a great lesson! Turned out to be a bad connection at what was listed as tail light relay in the under dash. This car had many "repairs" and additions to the... |
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| 2007 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L coolant loss VIN: WAULV44E57 ok this one was extremely painful As I said earlier we never did get the straight story on this car we tested the oil cooler & seals & removed engine & removed cylinder heads conclusion there was a crack somewhere in the engine & as many of you suggested w... |
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| 2008 Audi TT Quattro 3.2L High Beams VIN: TRUDD38J18 Philip hit the nail on the head. The low beam motors are controlled by the central electric module, which was at fault here. A steel shutter moves out of the way exposing the lower mirrors in the lamp and thus making a high beam. They were not being commanded... |
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| 2001 BMW 530i 3.0L Starting VIN: WBADT63481 The key was the culprit for the no start; after getting a new key from the BMW dealership the vehicle started right up. The key's transponder wasn't being recognized and so the key was needed. |
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| 1989 Chevrolet G30 Sportvan 5.7L Mounting bracket VIN: 1GCGG35K5K The missing rear bracket was the key, it prevents the PS pump area from flexing inward when the pump is loaded. If I had a PN for it I would post it. I would suspect that it was either an update from GM or, after getting it all installed is probably one of tho... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L 5th gear VIN: 2G1FP22K4W It fries me to see that so many of the responses fail to make an effort to answer the question I asked. In short, the question I asked was "How do I fix the transmission I already have on hand?" There are plenty of extenuating circumstances at play that have... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L engine wont shut off VIN: 3GCEK133X8 wade from Colorado hit it. sneaky circuit. after finding multiple circuits that are powered by the run crank relay that where still hot with the relay pulled. so I pulled fuses out until the circuit went dead. it ended up being the airbag fuse. the sdm module ... |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 XLT 5.0L Timing Chain Cover VIN: 1FTEF15N1S Good Morning, Thanks to all that took the time to reply. As I said I had ordered another T-cover from a different Manufacturer,it is ATP Graywerks, this cover worked perfectly! The other 3 covers where Dorman. I tried calling them but was on hold too long, I w... |
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| 2012 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Limp mode VIN: 1FAHP3F29C The high pressure pump fixed this car. When I installed the new pump I did unplug the solenoid to see if fuel pressure remained steady and it did. With the old pump it would climb with RPM. We have put about 50 miles on it with no problems. Just a note after y... Trouble codes: P0219 (engine overspeed), P0088 (Fuel rail pressure too high.). |
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| 2008 GMC Savana 3500 4.8L Starting VIN: 1GTHG35C98 Special Thanks to Dan & Joe they nailed it right on , it was the ignition cylinder lock, install & recode new lock & that took care of the problem, Thanks a million guys |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Thermostat VIN: SALMF15486 Following advice to check lower hose themostat,Found lower radiator hose/thermostat to be bad rerplaced and all is working properly now. |
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| 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Convertible top VIN: WP0CA2997X Thanks for the feedback. I tried the calibration to no avail. I went to the connector that is below the bracket for the top and inspected it and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I removed the connector, applied dielectric grease to it and put it back t... |
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