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| 2012 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L pad sensor VIN: WAURVAFD0C Replace front and rear brake pads and all 4 pad sensors. Brake pad light still on. Is there a reset procedure? Older Audi's you went into [...] brake and adaptations and changed pad thickness. This newer model does not seem to have that function. Any thoug... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 1.4L Unknown VIN: 1G1PJ5SB3D I am vary much in need of guidance on this car that is making me loose what little hair I have left. Comes into shop with know clutch peddle return or movement. I pick up car the clutch is fully extended,push it in put it in gear hardly moves but limp it into ... |
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| 2008 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L Remote start VIN: 2B3KK53H78 Customer purchased the vehicle and a little while after having the vehicle tried to use the remote start function but the lights flash once and it does not try to start. Scan vehicle no codes, check remote start event data and the last remote start events wh... |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L Surge VIN: 1FTDF15Y8H Truck came in for "wont run and gas gauge inop. on rear tank, wont idle on front tank". Replace pump module in rear tank now it runs the same on either tank. From the mid 80s until 2009 I worked on imports and have NO experience on OBD1 Fords. When I started ... |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTWW33PX3 hey guys got a customer with a 6.0 will start after priming top fuel filter housing cyl 1 3 5 7 show misfire on cyl contribution hold accel pedal down stays running let idle starts to fuel knock and stall reprime filter starts again no codes im leaning toward ... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW21P95 Hello to all you diesel techs, we dont do alot of diesel work but a fair amount. We done head gaskets on this truck in our shop, it was spitting coolant out of the degas bottle on heavy accel. after repair, with one new injector, injector orings, fuel filters,... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Misfire, Flutter off Idle VIN: 1FTFW1ET8C Customer bought Truck Used from a Ford Dealer in June 2016 with 35K miles on it & hasn't had any problem with it since bought except the Check Engine Light came on 2-3 weeks ago. The only DTC it has is a PO300 Random Misfire Detected. My Snap-on Modis Cylinde... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire Detected) |
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| 2013 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L Battery Draw VIN: 2FMDK4JC4D Hello all. We have been beating our heads against this one for a couple days and finally decided to reach out. This edge has a 200 MA draw that intermittently jumps to 1.8 Amps. The BCM is causing the draw. The BCM will not go to sleep and fully wakes up inter... |
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| 1996 Honda Civic DX 1.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ6225T We have a long history with this customer and car. The P1381 code started appearing intermittently around September. Have since done timing belt/water pump (maintenance), and replaced the distributor while we were there (was also leaking). Customer picked up c... Trouble codes: P1381 |
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| 2001 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L MIL Lamp on, MIL Flashing VIN: JHLRD18471 I'm a Ford tech, but this is my nephews truck, I'm trying to help him out. 2 years ago, I replaced the cylinder head gasket and water pump, had the head rebuilt at a local shop. He brought it back last week with an overheating, using coolant complaint. I repla... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire Cyl. 4), P0300 (Misfire Detected) |
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| 2013 Honda Accord Sport 2.4L noise VIN: 1HGCR2F55D Vehicle exhibits knocking noise from transmission at slower speeds (20 mph), able to duplicate running on lift and noise seems to be coming from rear upper of transmission. Seems to go away at higher speeds. Doesn't seem to be common problem so just seeing if ... |
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| 2010 Kia Forte LX 2.0L Belt VIN: KNAFT4A27A I have this Kia with a rattle coming from the belt tensioner. Noise occurs on acceleration for a short period of time. Only in drive or reverse and at around 1,000 to 1,050 rpm when loaded up in gear. Nothing below or above this rpm. It sounds like plastic rat... |
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| 2003 Lexus ES300 3.0L shifter VIN: JTHBF30G13 customer states that when coasting downhill at low speed with second (2nd) gear selected, transmission will up shift into third(3rd) gear. customer has to hold shifter back slightly to keep transmission into second(2nd) gear, when letting go , transmission abn... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L abs VIN: WDDNG71XX9 We recently did some suspension work on this vehicle. It had multiple warnings on when we pulled it in. All of those warnings have been repaired and turned of other than the esp warning. I went into the computer with my scantool and came up with a code 5170 in... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGDA5HB8C This one has me a bit stumped. 5 second cranking time before startup, intermittently stalls after starting. P001885 sets at startup. Intake cam bank 2 position implausible. Running the test for that code on MB DAS, there is no change at all on that cam's relat... Trouble codes: P0188 |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper 1.6L Cuts out VIN: WMWMF33547 Hello IATN, my customers complaint is that the vehicle intermittently shuts off. doesn't run rough, MIL doesn't turn on, no codes in any system, no other warning lights come on, radio and HVAC turn off, all while driving (not coming to a stop or idling). I hav... |
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| 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso FE180 FE85D 4.9L loss of power VIN: JL6CCJ1SX8 Replaced parts mentioned above. Did the manual DPF burn in and it ran great. About 100 miles later, it had the same problem of loss of power. Then it did begin to run OK again but later had no power under load. Now has no check engine light and local Fuso serv... Trouble codes: P1422 (catalytic/DPF), P1421 (catalytic/DPF) |
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| 2005 Porsche Cayenne 3.2L steering VIN: WP1AB29P45 This car is sometimes hard to turn. So hard just like when engine is off. I know Cayennes steering are prone to have problems related to bad Sensotronic relay. But even when testing car without Sensotronic relay there is some hydraulic assistance. It is poss... |
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| 2007 Subaru Outback R L.L. Bean Edition 3.0L rear axles popping out of differential VIN: 4S4BL86C07 with vehicle sitting still you can see 8mph on oss when problem is occurring.checked at dealer of course they never heard of this,the circlips come free with rear diff assembly..help! |
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| 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.0L eng noise VIN: JTEBU11F17 this guy he dont like to change the oil at all has a tiking noise afterwarm up tech one saying this is a rest pin noiseon 2000 rpm tech tow saying this is a lifters noise or timing chain tensioner or chain |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW Alpina B7 4.4L Mechatronics programming VIN: WBAKA8C59B Wham, bam, thank you ma'am! Soft Electronic did a great job repairing the module. Installed it in the replacement trans, filled with proper fluid, cleared adaptation, drove it, and all is well. |
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1GYEE63AX5 Bill from Florida you are the winner! The oil control valve was stuck partially open. It had a piece of debris holding it open. As stated we did a BG EPR flush and it actually looked pretty clean in there. Car now idles smooth and runs great. BTW the OTC kit #... Trouble codes: P0016, P0011, P0300. |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.5L heater temperature VIN: 1GNDV23L55 I did flush the heater core as so many of the GREAT guys suggested, nothing nasty was noticed coming out, it didn't improve heat output much at all, customer hasn't decided if he wants replace the heater core yet. Thank you for your prompt responses. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L temperature guage VIN: 1G1PE5S93B Thanks for all the help. I pressurized the cooling system when it was cold and could not get a leak. So I drove it awhile and tested it again and found number 2 cylinder leaking head gasket. I filled the reservoir tank all the way to the top to be able to tell... |
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| 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L a/c compressor VIN: 3B7KF23C8S Thanks to everyone for your unputs. After charging the system with freon and adjusting the rpm sensor on the front crankshaft i got the a/c system working. I did notice that the tach was bouncing and unsteady when accelerating but after adjusting works perfect... |
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| 2010 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0L transmission VIN: 1FTKR4EE8A Thanks for the input on this truck.Replaced pcm,shudder gone but now have o/d light flashing.This only occurs at 120 km.hr 2500 rpm.When light flashes,converter wont lock up.Code P0721.Restart and problem gone until hi speed drive again.Sent truck to Another d... |
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| 1998 GMC K2500 Sierra SL 6.5L No Start VIN: 1GTGK29F0W Well the mystery is solved. We tested the glow plug system is working perfectly. I bought some AC plugs and that took care of the problem. Thanks for all the help. Trouble codes: P0216, P0236. |
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| 1997 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNLM81W9V First off thank you for all the replies! Dropped the tank found pinched return line, furthermore found bad ground near battery, (small cable) |
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| 2011 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1BU4EE6B The problem was that the chain was off on the crank by 2 teeth. I think that the customer was not giving us the full story. Someone had definitely had the timing cover off before. Thanks to everyone for all the good replies. Still not sure why the car cranked ... Trouble codes: P0015 (B Camshaft Position - Timing Over-Retarded Bank 1), P0016 (Crankshaft Position Camshaft Position Correlation Bank 1 Sensor A), P0017 (Crankshaft Position Camshaft Position Correlation Bank 1 Sensor B), P1604 (Startability Malfunction). |
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