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| 1999 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance 4.6L Backfires thru intak VIN: 1G6KE54Y8X When backfiring through throttle body, scan tool data shows bank 1 going very lean-injector pulse width higher than bank 2,stft higher than bank 2 & bank 1 o2 reads under 50 mv bank 2 readings appear normal no misfires indicated on scan tool data i unplugge... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, intermittent smoke VIN: 1GCJC391X4 Customer had truck towed in for a no start condition, and I have not been able to get truck to become a no start. Customer stated that the truck would have white smoke out the exhaust while idling. Again I cannot duplicate the problems. my biggest question is ... Trouble codes: P0370, P2146, P2149, P0201, P0202, P0203 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L Tcm VIN: 1G1ZS57N57 Put a used transmission in and error message shows on odometer and power steering message shows on radio. Plugged in scan tool, and have no communication with TCM throwing code U0101, U2106, and C0000. Car wont crank |
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| 2006 Ford Focus ZX4 2.0L starting VIN: 1FAFP34N96 vehicle will intermittently do the security light flash with a no start. It does it after he drives it out of town and trying to solve condition. have tried test drive and parking and just trying to start several time a day for 2 weeks. When customer has retur... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET8C Have a 2012 F-150 that cam in with timing chain noise on initial start up, p0017, p0018, p0019 codes set. Engine oil level was low, in poor condition, changed engine oil with correct oil, cleared all codes. P0019 only code return, would set on start up. Scoped... Trouble codes: P0018 (Crank/ cam correlation bank 2 sensor1), P0019 |
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| 2000 GMC Jimmy SLE 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GKCS13WXY This vehicle has the notorious cold start misfire and at times seemed to run better after reaching operating temp. Other times not. Vehicle seems to be worse during damp weather. Found the ECT sensor pigtail had loose connection and fixed as well as new sensor... |
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| 2004 GMC Safari 4.3L ABS Module VIN: 1GTDM19X74 I have this Safari with an ABS light that will turn on and off intermittently, or will stay on. The scanner will communicate with all other modules except the EBCM when the light is on. The PCM, Instrument panel, and SIR all have U1041 codes (Loss of EBCM/EBTC... |
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| 2001 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Compressor VIN: JHLRD28401 Vehicle came in with lack of ac cooling except at 35mph and above. Also compressor would begin rapidly cycle at idle after ac was run for 20 to 30 minutes. Installed new compressor, dryer, condenser, and expansion valve. Cabin air filter was clogged, put in ne... |
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| 2003 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L Steering VIN: 5FNRL18503 This van came in with the steering wheel rocking from side to side, mostly under 40 mph. We had another van in with the same size tire/wheel that didn't have the symptoms. We had already replaced rack and pinion, tie rod ends, and transmission mount. Switched ... |
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| 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4BA3H16A Hey guys. have this one putting up a fight. Currently setting P0440 evap general failure. Has been setting gascap and large leak codes too. Replaced the ESIM , purge valve , and gas cap. All parts twice. All dealer parts. Have dropped tank and leak checked eac... |
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| 2014 Kia Sedona LX 3.5L Engine VIN: KNDMG4C7XE Customer vehicle had a no-crank problem when I picked it up to replace the engine, but the owner said another 'mechanic' had been playing with it. The engine I purchased came with all sensors and a complete wiring harness, and I found no other problems: but wh... |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start, Burned ECM VIN: SALMH11485 Car came in for suspension repair(control arm/ball joint) wheel bearing (hub assy) and Oil change. Aligned and Test drove car, everything was OK. Drove truck to pick up customer from car rental place, while driving back with customer, truck went over small bum... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L oil cooler VIN: SALMF1E41A Had large coolant leak, replaced leaking water pump which cut leak in half. Still had leak from under supercharger, pulled supercharger. My question has anyone seen oil cooler itself leak or just seal under it ? Don't want to do this again so any tips welcome.... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L LF wheel speed sensor VIN: WDDHF5GB9A what is the proper way to test this sensor |
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| 2003 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L No Start VIN: 4M2ZU66K73 auto will not crank used to do it every once in a while now does not crank at all no signal to starter. check ignition switch have power all the way to trans select switch nothing coming out out it to starter, check all grounds like tsb says to do. change tran... |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor LS 3.8L Stall VIN: 4A4MN21S95 Vehicle came in and dies at idle while in gear. either reverse or drive. Has has new mitsu throttle body, maf, map sensor, and engine ecm. still when hot will die in gear at a stop |
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| 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L Undercar VIN: 4S4BRBAC0A Greetings! Hope to find someone that's been down this road. This is the second Subaru I've had like this in three weeks. The other was a 2011 Impreza. Vehicle had a rattle that sounds like a bad left front sway bar link. The link does not appear to be bad. On ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 BMW 740i 4.4L LR Door VIN: WBAGG8347Y Thank's to all that gave input on this one. All of the replies were spot on correct. Removing the back seat and then peeling the felt weather sprip out gave just enough room too unfasten the door clips to get the panel off. Once we got the panel remov... |
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| 1988 Chevrolet S10 2.8L Stall VIN: 1GCCS14R7J thank you all for the replies once the weekend came and I could look at the truck I decided to replace the air idle control solenoid and after almost a week this seems to have cleared up his problem of the random shaking and stalling. |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GBJK34143 A HUGE thank you to all that responded!! Most were correct with it being the CP3 pump. I also must thank you for the detailed testing procedures posted!! I put a vacuum gauge on the CP3 pump and it made no vacuum. I was having a issue believing the CP3 pump wa... Trouble codes: P0090, P1093. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Colorado LS 3.5L None VIN: 1GCCS13664 Intermittent problem. Customer wanted to add Lucas oil treatment and see if problem goes away. Thanks for input from everyone. |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEK13TX5 Cylinders 5 and 7 showed continuous misfires on scantool. All my testing showed those cylinders were okay! So I pulled decided to pull bank 2 valve cover on passenger side and found a broken valve spring on cylinder 8. Put a lot of faith in those misfire PI... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L No computer output VIN: 2D4GP44L15 Traced problem to the PCM, was shorted out(Michigan weather). Thank you all!!! Elden [...] |
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| 2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Key - Transponder Type VIN: 1FMCU04171 As stated by some of you I confirmed that the dealer will only go back 10 years. A locksmith took care of the situation - $140 for one key and $65 for second key. Thanks for your help and replies. |
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| 2010 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.4L Shift interlock VIN: 1FDAF5GR9A Did not fix this vehicle. We had to put a zip tie on the white button on the interlock switch. Not happy with result, but if we do find a resolution I'll post it. The problem is very intermittent, so hard to get to act up. Went and picked it up the other day, ... |
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| 2014 Kia Sedona LX 3.5L Engine VIN: KNDMG4C7XE In response to my question, the initial opinion was to drop the engine, tranny, subframe, and rack out the bottom: which I did. It does look like it could come out the top if enough hardware is removed: and I got one response agreeing with that. This is certai... |
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| 2007 Lexus RX350 3.5L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T2HK31U47 many many thanks to all who replied. roberts response caused me to examine the schematic more closely and sure enough igf is common to all coils. charlie and david t were on the right path also. when i finally disconnected #5 coil she fired up and kept on runn... Trouble codes: P0351, P0352, P0353, P0354, P0355, P0356. |
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| 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander ES 2.4L Abs Module VIN: JA4AS2AW7A FOUND INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN ABS CONTROL MODULE. REPLACED MODULE AND ALL CODES AND INDICATORS ARE GONE |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKB20U67 Since problem only happen randomly. Customer decide [...] pick car up & wait until problem get worst. We lean toward a internal transmission issue. Will update again if customer bring vehicle back, but we may need a better scanner on this one. Thank you again. Trouble codes: P0A90. |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L injection pump VIN: 9BWGP61J12 thanks to all of the assistance. i did figure something had to be primed from my little experience. popping the #1 injector and filling the fuel filter took care of it |
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