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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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| 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 5.3L steering angle sensor VIN: 3GNFK16338 This vehicle came needing left side motor mount. Tech needed to remove steering shaft to install mount. Now we have a traction control and stability service light on. It will also code CO710. So we changed the SAS we made sure it was centered and now the sas s... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Equinox LS 2.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2GNFLCEK0C Vehicle came in 3 weeks ago with same code. Ohm tested actuators: Intake 18 ohms Exhaust 12 ohms. Replaced intake actuator and changed oil. Came back last week with the same code and intermittent stall and dead spot on acceleration. Actuator at 11 ohms. Put 12... Trouble codes: P0011 (Intake cam actuator) |
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| 2008 Dodge Avenger SXT 2.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on, P0304 VIN: 1B3LC56R38 Engine has a cylinder # 4 misfire on startup. Miss goes away after startup and runs fine with no miss after that. Scantool counter shows anywhere from 8 to 48 misses on startup. If engine is restarted hot there is no miss. If started cold get the most misses b... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire) |
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| 1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L back fires VIN: 1FABP28M3G Ok Hoping for a good Ford Performace guy to help me on this thing because I don't really deal with this type of stuff every day and I didn't do any of the work on the car. The guy tells me that he bought the car pretty much this way and it ran good when he got... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1FDWF37P54 Losing fuel press under load 65 psi idle and light Cruz . Acc hard for 5 miles and it gradually lose fuel press slow from 65 psi to 0 within 5 miles of hard acc then stalls and has to wait a couple of minutes till fuel press returns . Then it will start and dr... |
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| 2007 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Vibration VIN: 1FMEU73E87 20 year Mercedes technician, bought this '07 Explorer with 140K miles on it. It has had a light/medium buzz, drone, vibration that seems to be drive line related when accelerating lightly to 60-70 mph from a stop. Hot or cold. Doesn't seem to be gear dependent... |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion SEL 2.5L Crankshaft Pulley VIN: 3FAHP0JABA Car came in with a leaking crankshaft seal. So while having an older ford master alignment set we spun off the crank bolt. I've done Mazda 3, 2.0 ford engines but I don't remember how to align the crank pulley. I can set the crank at TDC with alignment bolt in... |
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| 1997 Geo Tracker 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ186XV This truck has a P0400 egr code. I have done a lot of reading on this system and it seems to be very problematic. I understand the EGR monitor to work like this. On decel from a steady cruise, the EGR bypass valve is activated applying full manifold vacuum the... Trouble codes: P0400 (EGR insufficient flow) |
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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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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L no reverse VIN: 5NPEU46F46 hi mileage, beat down, good drive engagement, no delay , pulls good. No reverse or indication it might even think about it. 3 incorrect gear ratio codes P0732, P0733, P0734. there is a reference to service bulletin 03 40 005 for troubleshooting these codes but... |
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| 2001 Jaguar XJR 4.0L timing chain VIN: SAJDA15B21 My question is according to mitchell there is no timing marks on this engine i pulled valve cover and there is a mark on cam gear and it looks very close to a 5.4l ford has anyone done it without the tools? |
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| 2005 Lincoln LS Luxury 3.0L Cruise Control VIN: 1LNHM86S45 Thank You in advance for any help. Vehicle came in with CEL On and cruise inop. PCM was replaced 1 year and 3k mile ago for an injector/ignition coil driver problem. Currently had codes P0420(Cat Efficiency), B2320(Drivers horzonital position sensor), B1265(Co... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L engine VIN: 4JGBB86E88 Hello,I am in the process of removing the engine on this 2008 ML350 4matic because I am going to replace the balance shaft and timing chains. according to alldata it states that engine and trans have to come out as a unit.after looking it over,it looks like t... |
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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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| 2006 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.6L CMP circuit VIN: 4M2EU48896 vehicle came in with MIL illuminated. codes set were P0345 CMP sensor A circuit problem B2 and P0349 CMP sensor A intermittent B2. using a snapon modis and snapon solus i was unable to get a reading from either CMP sensor. and the VCT is in open loop. I discon... |
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| 2004 Mini Cooper 1.6L Stall, Misfire VIN: WMWRC33454 Hello Mini Techs, We thought it was the coil so we replaced it only to find the codes listed on this post returned. The symptom also on hard acceleration is a strange sensation like a misfire but more of a slight struggle to accelerate. We are thinking the pro... Trouble codes: 2303 (Ignition coil 2 primary / secondary circuit input low), 2300 (Ignition coil 1 primary / secondary circuit input low) |
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| 2013 Nissan Maxima S 3.5L reset VIN: 1N4AA5A56D I changed the oil and filter on the subject car. I followed the maintenance reminder reset instructions in AllData no less than four times each - oil and oil filter. After repeated attempts to defeat failure I actually thought I had the thing reset - I started... |
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| 1997 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L oil sending uni VIN: 2G2FV22P9V Have replaced engine; and now we're hunting for a leak in this area |
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| 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0CA299X3 Good Afternoon IATN Nation: Trying to fix P0451 and I cannot find the fuel tank pressure sensor on this model? I have checked the fill tube from the fender down to the tank and the complete evap system. Does anyone have any idea where it can be found??? Many ... Trouble codes: P0451 (Tank pressure sensor signal implausible) |
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| 2006 Porsche Boxster 2.7L Windows VIN: WP0CA298X6 This car had the key left on (by us arggg!) and the battery went stone dead. We charged the battery and it's fine but now the windows don't work right. It was here initially because the balls on the roof lingage broke and we replaced them and the roof works fi... |
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| 2008 Saturn Astra XE 1.8L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: W08AR671X8 Hello, have a delayed throttle, reduced power mode, has a hard p2122 code, all voltage readings seem good, checked harness connectors at gas pedal and ecm, the vehicle is running normal for now, code sets right away after clearing any ideas ? |
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| 2011 Subaru Forester X 2.5L Electronic VIN: JF2SHABC5B I will make this short vehicle came to the shop customer drive in . history code c0076 abnormal clutch signal I did check the fuse I did check data on the switch is working good I did check continty on the wires .any ideas please |
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| 2006 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTMZD31V26 This Rav 4 was brought to us by a used car dealer. According to Alldata the pcm has failed. The car lot got a used pcm with the same part number. We have never installed a pcm on a Rav 4, but what we determined is that all you have to do is write the VIN to th... Trouble codes: P0606 (Ecm/pcm processor) |
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| 2013 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L blower motor fuse VIN: 2T1BU4EE5D replaced blower motor, swtch, and resistor, and it keeps blowing the big white plastic fuse |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Stall VIN: 3VWSG81K86 Customer brought the car in with an intermittent stall. It will restart after it stalls. What we are wondering is will the P0513 (332544) will cause a stall? We have been unable to duplicate the stall. Thanks in advance for your time! Trouble codes: P0139 (B1 s2 slow), P0145 (B1 s3 slow), P0153 (Incorrect immobilizer key) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 Audi A4 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAULC68E83 it was the main fuse under the pcm under the hood at the driver side it was soaked with water, replace fuse and drain the water and its all good now |
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| 2011 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4GC5ED6B Hey, wasn't purposefully not responding to this post for help, but I was wanting to make sure this car was good and fixed. Because it would often take a few days for the car to return, I wanted to wait and make sure it was cured. THE SHORT VERSION: I walnut b... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0303 (Misfire 3), P0305 (Misfire 5), P0306 (Misfire 6). |
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| 2010 Cadillac SRX Performance 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 3GYFNEEY1A Yes the caddy is fixed and thanks to everyone that replied. So here's what I did. I tore it down one more time this time going slower and paying more attention. After installing chains I had 2 other techs come over and double check my alignment they said it lo... Trouble codes: P (0016), P (0016), P (0016), P (0016). |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L abs VIN: 1GCHK23G83 When the customer was told that when the master cylinder fluid level sensor was disconnected and the dash stopped displaying "Service Brake Syetem', he considered it fixed and did not want to go any farther. Sorry guys, but that's how the cookie crumbles somet... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, intermittent smoke VIN: 1GCJC391X4 I want to start off by thanking all of you for the helpful replies. I inspected all the harness and connector ends and couldn't find anything so i replaced the FICM, codes went away, but the white smoke at idle was present. I removed valve covers and the inlet... Trouble codes: P0370, P2146, P2149, P0201, P0202, P0203. |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 4.7L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1D7HU18N13 Did not get a repair for this vehicle. The customer moved the vehicle to the dealership. Thanks for all of the help and suggestions. The problem is in the five volt circuits. The engine will crank and run and is driveable if the air conditioning transducer... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET8C Thank you to all who offered help, I replaced the crankshaft drive gear, although the wear did not look that bad. Reassembled, and no further issues. I would recommend replacing all sprockets for a job like this for anyone that does one. The crank gear was ver... Trouble codes: P0018 (Crank/ cam correlation bank 2 sensor1), P0019. |
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| 2007 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L Abs/Traction Control System VIN: SAJWA51A37 when through and check everything on install.No problem. Order bearing from Jaguar and installed problem gone.Jaguar bearing made by skf |
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| 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Cuts out VIN: 1J4FJ88S4M iatn family, i sincerely apologize for the long wait, the Jeep was stolen and i couldn't bring myself to close this help request, i finally got her back about four days ago. we found the poor girl stuffed back in the woods with some flat tires and more scratch... |
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| 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L electric ddo VIN: 2G2WP55286 To all. I checked harness power and grounds ok I have checked for bcm codes none found with tech 2. performed wiggle test of harness while activating doors lockes. tech 2 displays doors lock and unlock readings. Have not fixed it. Thanks for all your suggestio... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: YV1SW61N21 Though I was told the 8644344 ETM was plug and play without software update, clearly this was not true. I tried 2 different ETM's with that part number and neither could communicate with the ECM (CEM-1A5D) indicating software update was required. So I went wit... Trouble codes: CEM1A, ECM91. |
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