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| 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Z85 LS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCDT13625 Truck comes in presenting front o2 sensor problems. Run trouble tree comes back bad o2 - replace. Scanner watching both o2's test drive, looks good, ship it. Comes back the next week. Same 1133 code. Trouble tree same results, warranty sensor. This time no cha... Trouble codes: P1133 |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNER23D79 My main concern is the P0366 right now. If code is cleared it returns right away. FYI the engine has been rebuilt. That work was not done here and though I have asked so far no one can tell me why that was done. I have done basic ckt tests (5v ref, ground at c... Trouble codes: P0366 (Bnk 1 exhaust cam sensor performance), P0332 (Bnk 2 Knock sensor) |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.7L Exterior lighting VIN: 1GCHTDFE1C This vehicle is experiencing headlight failure after 10 or more minutes of driving. After 1-2 minutes of darkness they start working again with ABS/ Traction control/ and immobilizer warning lamps illuminated. This happens quite often and the last time this ma... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Low power/no boost VIN: 1D7KU28663 Customer states vehicle has had no power ever since he bought it a 150,000 miles ago. We had a MAP sensor code which was remedied by a MAP sensor and ECM. At idle,scanner reads 14.9 p.s.i. of boost ( we're in Central Fl. ) and at full acceleration, 35 p.s.i. W... |
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| 1995 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe 3.8L Power steeing pump VIN: 1FALP64R1S Good morning. I have this 95 Super Coupe Tbird that I replaced the power steering pump for a leak, when I was done, the pump was very noisy, as if air was trapped. I vacuum bled it several times, left it running with vacuum, let it sit overnight, turned stop t... |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L gem module VIN: 1FTRW08L61 no start condition cant communicate with gem module or pats module all others ok no lights on dash checked powers and grounds ok strange thing is you turn dome lights on with switch dash lights come on then truck will start and you can communicate with all mod... |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1ZVFT84N75 Hello Tech 19s, and thanks for reading this post. We have a hum dinger here, a 2005, 4.0l Ford Mustang. This vehicle came in to the shop with the check engine light on and two DTC 19s, PO171 and PO174. The freeze frame shows that the codes occurred at idle. Th... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2005 Honda Element EX 2.4L No Start VIN: 5J6YH18645 The car has an intermittent no start. When it doesn't start the cylinders are washed with fuel and the spark plugs are wet once dried and oil added to the cylinders it will start without holding pedal to the floor. Coolant temp reads good Baro is fine and it r... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Surge VIN: JHMFA36207 Thank you in advance, looking for assistance from you hybrid guys out there. I have a very patient customer that left her car with us with the complaint of intermittent surging. I began diagnosis with a full system scan and retrieved no codes. All monitors hav... |
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| 1999 Infiniti I30 3.0L Air mix door motor VIN: JNKCA21A6X Can anyone help me with the procedure for replacing the air mix door motor/actuator? Labor time shows only .6 but not sure how that is possible with its location. Does the air box have to be removed? |
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| 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Air bag light VIN: 1J4GR48K86 Okay so I'm working on a 06 Jeep with a 3.7. The airbag light is on this is coming to me from another shop and it belongs to a car lot. I have codes u1415 u1414 b223d in the airbag module which are implausible network configuration codes and ocm DTC present co... |
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| 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300CD 3.0L 1st gear VIN: WDBAB53A5D All worked well for about 1000 miles. Now will not start in 1st gear even when shift lever put in Low or pedal fully depressed at start. Working pressure is within specs, but Governor pressure shows zero at all speeds. Now I know I need to fix the governor pre... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Vario Roof VIN: WDBSK75F65 Came in with vario roof inop. Code B1194 S118/1{left tubular frame,locked limit switch}. S118/2{right tubular frame,locked limit switch}, S119{tubular frame open limit switch} switching status not plausible. It had some power related codes, due to bad battery,... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic 5.0L Start Enable VIN: WDBNG84J36 Hello everyone, I thought I had this handled but apparently I did not. This car came in with air suspension inoperative- traced it to a bad compressor, replaced compressor and relay/fuse- tested the rest of the system and all is OK. Went to pull the car out of... |
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| 2002 Nissan Altima SE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BL11D32 Ok this fine piece rolled into the shop not being able to accelerate over 2500 rpm,Maf was murdered by the Grease monkey tech who forgot to replace the air filter and subsequently resulting in a nice sand bath to the maf,On to the 605 code, Pulled computer ope... Trouble codes: P0650 (MIL circuit), P1102 (maf sensor circuit voltage problem) |
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| 2007 Nissan Versa SL 1.8L CVT Stepper motor VIN: 3N1BC13E17 Customer complaint of CEL and CVT not changing ratio (engine rpm high for speed) followed dtc diagnostics which is watching Ratio on the scan tool if it doesn't change it states to replace CVT which i did to have the same concerns come back with in 35 miles. p... |
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| 2005 Subaru Forester XT 2.5L Steering Pump VIN: JF1SG69655 vehicle came in with whine from steering pump, customer stated Turbo we recently replaced was making noise, removing belt from steering pump and test drive confirmed steering system was making noise after replacing the listed parts with Subaru parts, and perfo... |
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| 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX 2.5L Motor VIN: JS3TD62V7Y This vehicle presented with bogging down, engine loss of power with anything more than 1/3 throttle. Also very low power past 3000 RPM. Idles fine. Starts fine. Nothing we have tested seems faulty. Any input would be appreciated. Cats are not plugged the drop ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 BMW 325xi 2.5L Poss head gasket VIN: WBAEU33405 Well people, got time to finish BMW. Used a cylinder leak down tester on each cylinder while keeping coolant to the brim. Only #1,2 where perfect, all the rest allowed coolant to rise. I was surprised to not see bubbles. This confirmed my suspicions of the hea... |
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| 2006 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L glass roof VIN: WBXPA93446 the car is fixed.this is a fairly common problem that the rear glass will break,preventing the front glass to function.there are full videos on you-tube explaining a procedure to get the rear glass shut and permanently disable it.after performing this proce... |
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| 2011 BMW 335i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAKG7C59B Contacted a tech at BMW & he said there is an internal BMW tech memo about this code on the N55's. Scan tool will not reset adaptives on these vehicles. Procedure is to disconnect purge valve & then let vehicle idle for 15 minutes & clear codes from DME. We di... Trouble codes: P112F. |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1ZC5EB8A A big thanks to all who took the time to offer help. Unfortunately, I had to wash my hands of this one as I had a vacation scheduled, and was not getting anywhere with it. All of the grounds were checked thoroughly along with connectors at each of the modules... Trouble codes: P0700 (u0073-), U0073 (u0100-), U0100 (u0140-), U0140 (u2105-), U2105 (u2143-), U2143. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L sets DTC for DOD VIN: 1GNSCBE04B Well... unfortunately I have to close this case without a fix. I ended my testing at a mechanical oil pressure test at the rear of the VLOM. I found something puzzling. Up to that point ...I never saw any glitches in the oil pressure on the scanner or the dash... Trouble codes: P3400 (displacement on demand system performance). |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G11E5SL5E Thanks to all for input... As far as being under warranty, that was not an option for this customer. That PI about galley plug was a thought, however everything I read on that is after cylinder head/engine work which is not the case. Doug, thanks.! The oil pre... Trouble codes: P16D0. |
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| 1988 Chrysler New Yorker Landau 3.0L Electronic VIN: 1C3BU6633J FOUND 2 CIRCUITS INTERMITTENT, REPAIR WIRING HARNESS FROM ACU (AUTO CONTROL UNIT)TO BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR AND FROM ACU TO VACUUM MODULE. REPLACED 3 WIRES AND SYSTEM WORKED PERFECT. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L relay box ? VIN: 1FTNF21L93 I recieved some info on where to check for corrosion/resistance, at the fuses, connections, and multifunction switch. I have been selected for jury duty so I passed on the information to another mechanic in the shop |
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| 2010 Ford E-150 4.6L convertor VIN: 1FTNE1EW2A I had verified it was the convertor by rotating the rear wheels back and forth causing the input shaft to spin and heard the same noise in the bell housing area. There was a little more metal dust stuck to the magnet than I would have like to have seen, but ... |
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| 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 5.3L steering angle sensor VIN: 3GTU2VEC0E this was a tool issue. our aez j2534 tool did not communicate on pins 12 and 13 which are midspeed can. gds would act like it did the reset on the steering angle but didn't. we got a mdi2 and fixed it. thanks for your help. |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L 3-2 down shift VIN: SALMF11423 Thanks for the help guys, the converter was new, fluid type and level was correct, no other engine issues existed. Looks like I got unlucky with a bad used trans. Replaced the transmission with another used and the issue is gone! |
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| 2004 Lexus GX470 4.7L Stall, Lack of Power VIN: JTJBT20X74 Thanks for all the advice. I replaced fuel pump module and the vehicle has been repaired, again, thanks to all for the help. |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L blower motor VIN: WDBBA48D0J well...car is fixed.big time loser as far as making a buck,but whatya gonna do as they say.after doing more tests that I could ever bill for,the main tests being voltage drop testing on all inputs.activating as many outputs that I could,including jumpering ... |
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