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| 2006 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L coolant leak VIN: WAULL44E36 Help Please! after replacing water pump, thermostat and timing belt, there is still and phantom leak somewhere. the alternator is water cooled but it's not leaking and the hoses going to and from seem to be ok with not drip or leaks around them. sprayed the he... |
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| 2008 Audi S6 5.2L 0-1 sfift VIN: WAUDN74F98 Leaving from a stop this car hesitates and then slams into gear. Feels like the rear end or trany is going to break. I don't know much about these Audi's. Nor can I find info. I don't trust the Audi dealer here |
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| 2009 BMW 335i 3.0L Misfire VIN: WBAWL73509 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. I have this turbocharged 3.0 BMW in that is running pretty badly. The vehicle lacks power at lower acceleration and falls rich (short terms -31) when under a moderate load on bank 1. There are various codse 2... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 misfire), P0302 (2 misfire), P0303 (3 misfire), P0172 (Rich bank 1) |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD LT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGK13U56 Vehicle came in with a misfire on Cylinder #7. Found a bad spark plug and ignition coil. R & R the parts. Truck runs great. Road tested the truck and upon accel CEL started flashing but no misfire felt. Scanner shows Cyl 7 as a dead misfire. Yet the truck feel... Trouble codes: P1380 (Abs Rough Road), P0300 (Random Misfire Detected) |
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| 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3HB48B97 Car came in with P0171 lean bank 1 and P2004 intake manifold runner stuck open. Found butterfly valves in intake manifold to be locked into position. Replaced intake manifold with new oe unit from dodge dealership. new intake took care of P2004. My problem is ... Trouble codes: P0171, P2004 |
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| 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7UT2CL4A found 1 bus wire broke, fixed diag tested down to needing actuator, replaced it with 2 reman actuators, no change replaced pcm no change can not get turbo actuator to communicate to pcm Trouble codes: U010C |
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| 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L 4x4 actuator VIN: 1D7RV1CP8A Truck came in with no 4x4 and 4x4 message in dash. the front actuator had tried to engage itself while traveling down the freeway, and took out the front sleeve and gears on the front axles. replaced, and did the Mitchel's flow chart, and replaced the module a... |
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| 2008 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZR44U38 This vehicle came in a month ago with the same problem at which time I had to replace the fuel pump, IAC, and PCM to repair the problem. I did the BG treatment to clean the intake and injectors, the LTFT went below 20 which is not ideal but it was enough to no... Trouble codes: P0174 (Lean bank 2) |
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| 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L monitors VIN: 2GTEK19T14 Thank you for your help. This truck will not pass the catalyst, or Evap. monitors. Also it will pass the O2 sensor monitor, both heater and performance, and then when you park the vehicle overnight they both go back to not passed. I am suspecting a PCM problem... |
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| 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FT48S51 Vehicle came from another shop that just gave up.the crank sensor,cam sensor,coil pack,spark plugs,pcm and all o2 sensors and fuel pump have been changed.vehicle will idle all day without misfire and around town.drive at constant highway speed for 3 miles or m... Trouble codes: P0301 (Cyl 1 misfire), P0302 (Cyl 2 misfire), P0305 (Cyl 5 misfire) |
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| 2008 Kia Sportage LX 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJF72448 hi and thanks, got this car in about a month ago checked every thing out and really didn't see much, no vacuum leaks, runs good but check engine light on and code p0133. scoped the o2 sensor and it seemed a little sluggish so I replaced it. got it back yesterd... Trouble codes: P0133 |
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| 2000 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L Pcm, Abs, Sc, Ipc VIN: 1LNHM82W0Y We checked comm on all modules, all communicate EXPECT PCM, ABS, Speed control servo, IPC, Air suspension. Monitored network while disconnecting modules(except IPC, we'll do that tomorrow) with no change. We looking for the location of splice S142. It is commo... |
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| 2003 Lincoln Aviator 4.6L Misfire VIN: 5LMEU78H43 have code p0340 when reving up a few times cam sensor reads no fault Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250 Bluetec 4Matic 2.1L air/fuel filter VIN: 4JGDA0EB6F Hi everyone this is the first ml 250 blue teci am working on .its here for 46500 mile service.is there any bleeding prosesure on fuel filter?also do you have to remove entire air filter box and disconnect pcm and harness.to replace air filter?? thank you in a... |
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| 2004 Nissan Titan LE 5.6L Safety VIN: 1N6AA06B94 I need a labor for the rear body harness we have broken wires on this truck Nissan has done the recall repair and we have several fraying wires. Job involves full interior removal for the rear SRS electrical harness. NTB 07-009 for code - B1019 |
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| 2004 Nissan Altima S 2.5L lights/wiper VIN: 1N4AL11D44 This vehicle came in with headlamps inop. except for on automatic function. Turns signals and wipers also inoperative. Washer pump is functional. With the scan tool I can force all lights and wipers to operate through functional tests at the body control modul... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Montana 3.4L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GMDX13E54 Vehicle will intermittently cut out/buck when driving steady or accelerating. I watched the waveform on the scanner and saw glitches on the crank sensor behind the crank pulley and the cam sensor. I replaced them both with OEM parts and also inspected the wiri... Trouble codes: P0336 |
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| 2011 Subaru Forester X 2.5L Unknown VIN: JF2SHABC5B This vehicle came in with ABS light on, cruise control light on, check engine light on and traction control light on. Vehicle was here almost a month ago with same symptoms. When we clear codes you can drive vehicle for days without a problem for miles without... |
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| 2004 Toyota Celica GTS 1.8L 6th gear VIN: JTDDY32T74 we opened this trans originally grinding 3/4 jumping out of 6th. found 5-6 fork missing one end. replaced blocker rings 5-6 fork. we also replaced 5-6 slider ring seemed to have quite a bit of side to side play. trans will still not stay in 6th. Have checked l... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 BMW 550i 4.8L Unknown VIN: WBANB53556 We bought a set of engine mounts and transmission mounts to install. Customer wanted a guarantee that this would completely get rid of his vibration. We were not willing to give that guarantee. As many recommended, replacing the mounts was the obvious next ... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L No Start VIN: 1GCGK24F8P removed injector line, no fuel at all. removed pump cover again and crank car over. weight retainer does not move , pump locked down.send pump back to rebuilder and they replaced head again. all is well. thanks for all the help. |
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| 2000 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Stall VIN: 1GKEK13V3Y This truck is not fixed but I am sure it is a bad security module in the column. We do not get any security light in the dash unless the key is out and the door is opened which is normal. I have 3 scan tools and none of them will communicate with the security ... |
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| 2014 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L No Throttle VIN: 1GT120C89E Thanks everyone for responding it was in fact the brake switch that was causing the problem but it got a bit more complicated than that. The truck was a prior salvage and apparently someone was on the brake really hard when they wrecked it and it bent the fire... |
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| 2001 Jaguar XJR 4.0L timing chain VIN: SAJDA15B21 I obtained tool kit and repaired vehicle. I would not try it without them after doing job. Thanks again for all the replies you were all very helpful. |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L SKIM Module VIN: 1J4GW48N3Y thanks for all the input. Reinstalled original PCM and old SKIM, took to the dealer and they quoted 800.00 to replace PCM and SKIM. I got involved and had them to warranty the SKIM and use the DRB to program keys. That fixed it and the customer was happy. Afte... |
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| 2010 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4NF2GB8A Thank you all for the suggestions. We switched the 2 camshaft sensors to see if the code would switch. The customer has been driving the vehicle for 2 weeks and the code has not reset so we will continue to monitor and update the case if we get it figured out... Trouble codes: P0017 (Cam/ crank correlation). |
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| 2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G61 Engine did have 161K not 16K, my mistake. Bank 2 exhaust valves opening at 83 degrees BBDC. However, I knew cam timing was off before I did in cylinder scoping and perhaps this was the wrong category to query my actual question, which was will cam timing set ... Trouble codes: 1345 (Camshaft position sensor circuit malfunction), 0300 (Random Misfire detected). |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Mechanical VIN: WMWMF73547 Thanks for all of the help, replaced cam phaser as suggested and noise dissappeared, as was suggested, almost anything could be bad on this motor. Thanks again, Bruce |
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| 1998 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: JN8AR05Y9W Just wanted to say thank you for all the helpful replies, turns out the vehicle previously had valve cover gaskets replaced and the harness for bank 1 and bank 2 o2 sensors were swapped. Re routing the harness to its proper location and codes and symptoms went... Trouble codes: P0300 (multi cylinder misfire). |
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| 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WP0CA299X3 Many Thanks to all that chimed in, I really appreciate you all taking the time to help out. It was found beneath the battery, no chaffed wiring this time, it was purely a failed sensor. Thanks again Frank Trouble codes: P0451 (Tank pressure sensor signal implausible). |
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| 2011 Subaru Forester X 2.5L Electronic VIN: JF2SHABC5B thanks all you guys for the reply's after all I found disc clutch out of specs that is the reason for the code set at the pcm I replace new clutch disc and pressure plate I drove the car for a few miles the code did not came back all the information the you g... |
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