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| 2010 BMW 750Li 4.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WBAKC8C52A Hey guys. So I have this 2010 750li RWD. The main complaint was a jerking under acceleration. I took the car for a test drive and immediately felt the jerking under acceleration. One other thing I noticed was it has a slightly rough idle. Not a dead misfire, b... |
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| 2002 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Monitor VIN: 3G5DB03E72 Have been trying to smog this Buick for 3 weeks, but the AIR monitor will not set. All other monitors set (except Evap). In California, only the EVAP monitor may be outstanding. The SUV starts, runs and drives perfect. Tested the ETC, IAT, MAP, MAF. New O2 se... |
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| 1998 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Data Loss VIN: 1G6KD54Y0W Brain teaser, this caddi has no a/c, i have a p1605 code serial data loss from a/c system, p0603 pcm memory keep alive fail. Scan data shows no readings from a/c pressure sensors (both), driver side and passenger side duct temp. Checked circuits to pressure se... |
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| 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L starting VIN: 2D4RN5D15A car came to shop running with a trans leak.after rebuilding trans it wont start...u turn the key and only clicks like a bad starter.if i put direct voltage to starter it will crank but not start.no codes,and communicating with all modules.when u turn key it wi... |
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| 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNX21F0X 1.vehicle intermittently cuts out/ stalls while driving, p0279 stored in idm, found damaged harness connector at right side valve cover, replaced (soldered, heat shrink, and insulated wrap. issue remained. 2. checked resistance at valve cover connector to inje... Trouble codes: P1670, P0279 |
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| 2003 Ford E-450 Super Duty Custom 7.3L Engine VIN: 1FDXE45F53 vehicle shuts off without warning, will not start again until it sits for 5-10 minutes. |
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| 2004 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.0L Oil Pressure VIN: 1FDXE45P14 Our customer brought this vehicle in after doing a BG oil system flush and changing oil & filter.It has OE filter and cap.As vehicle warms op it looses oil pres at idle.If the ERPM is raised slightly,the gauge pops back up and check gauge light goes out.We hav... |
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| 2004 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Shoes, Drums VIN: 1FMYU03144 Any wisdom from Ford mechanics would be greatly appreciated! We did rear brakes on this Escape about five months ago, putting on new drums and shoes. It returned in about three months with complaints of noise and chattering. Then new drums and shoes were insta... |
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| 1997 Honda Civic EX 1.6L Starting VIN: JHMEJ8644V I have a 1997 Honda Civic will not start when hot starts fine cold replace the coil due to the spring was bent that did not fix nothing also replaced the main relay that did not fix anything try putting a fuel filter in it still nothing removed spark plugs Aft... |
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| 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5XYZG3AB3C Car came in with check engine light on. Someone else has replaced both oil control valves with dorman parts. Power to control valves is good. Removed valve and grounded the circuit and valve moves. Applied ground to intake and exhaust ocvs with engine running ... Trouble codes: P0014 (Exhaust camshaft position timing over advanced), P0011 (Intake camshaft position timing over advanced) |
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| 2003 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L Misfire VIN: KNDJD73313 This is in my high school auto shop... better yet its an administrators car. Students replaced leaking valve covers on this. In the process, one of my guys accidentally broke a nipple off the top tank of the radiator so a new radiator was installed. Following ... Trouble codes: P0306 (Vehicle has not run long enough to set a code since a repair but we have a dead hole on cylinder 6. All other contribute.) |
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| 2005 Nissan 350Z Grand Touring 3.5L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1AZ36A65 Nissan tech's I need help and thank you. So Had this come in running bad on a hook. Check engine light on and had one code PO340 Cam sensor failure did a scope of sensor and was bad. Suggested to customer to replace both cam sensors and crank sensor as for mil... Trouble codes: P0335, P0340 |
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| 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited 2.5L No oil pressure VIN: 4S3BP67605 This is more of an informational post than a technical post. We just bought this 05 Legecy Turbo from a customer. It came in with a turbo that was shot and no oil pressure (the pick-up screen is clean). There is also a rod knock. The vehicle is very clean. My ... |
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| 2013 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L bearing noise in ctv VIN: 4S4BRBJC9D need to replace this cvt transaxle. does anyone know if other model years transaxle can be installed. everything I find say only 2013 outback. transaxle is a [...] Does any one know how to repair these?? any help would be ... |
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| 1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Alternator VIN: 4T1BG22K1W We saw this car for the first time 4 weeks ago for a reoccurring dead battery. Customer stated he turned the ignition off but when he opened the hood the belt was still spinning. He unplugged the alternator to stop the belt from turning. Diagnosed the alternat... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Cadillac SRX Premium 2.8L Window Motor VIN: 3GYFNKE45A After removing the driver's seat and carpeting, we ended up finding a damaged wire between the footwell and the driver's seat. The data wire runs from the BCM all the way to near the driver's seat/center console area where it splices with the passenger side an... |
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| 1989 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L white smoke VIN: 1G1YY2188K we tried to do the test that most of you recommended but the engine just stoped and is now locked up sound like a rod went bad. thanks again to all of you IATN is the best |
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| 1990 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCFC24K3L Thanks for the input everyone. It ended up being the distributor. Thanks Again Mike Trouble codes: 44 (Lean exhaust). |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L Tpms, steering VIN: 2CNDL73F67 Most replies say to chase engine codes first, don't worry about tire pressure problem. My major concern is still the u code. Have seen communication codes affect any number of systems in very strange ways. Customer declined diagnostic time so vehicle is gone. ... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 3.6L MIL Lamp on, ABS light on VIN: 1GNKRJKD1E Thanks for all the replies. I eventually found everything and got it all fixed. Scanned vehicle and found a 6 amp draw on the battery with all modules in sleep mode. After several diag tests, I found the Liftgate control module was the cause of the bat... |
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| 1994 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Electronic VIN: 1FTJW35K2R THANKS FOR THE HELP .I CHECKED OSS AND WAS GETTING ERRATIC SIGNAL SO I CHANGED OSS.THAT DIDNT CANGE ANYTHING,DETERMINED IT WAS IN THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR ,REPLACED AND ALL IS WELL,I DID CHECK FOR CHAFING ON OVERDRIVE SWITCH AND IT WAS FINE |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FTSX21P46 Customer decline any further testing. At this time if he returns for further testing will post out come. |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Charging System VIN: 1FT7W2BT3C First and foremost, I would like to thank all who replied to this help request. Your posts were helpful in eliminating what was not wrong. The fusible link running from the battery to the primary alternator was faulty. In an effort to get the vehicle out... |
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| 2009 Honda Pilot EX-L 3.5L No Start VIN: 5FNYF48699 Found a honey bee stuck in MAF sensor wire, when I cleaned it originally and ohm tested it, never saw it, very tiny. Any way, thanks for all the input, car runs great now. |
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| 2004 Infiniti G35 3.5L Starter circuit VIN: JNKCV51E74 Thanks to all who helped me out. I found the info I needed on ATSG's website of all places. Showed me the wires from the TCM to the trans and what they do.. I went to do some additional testing and lo and behold, my output to the relay was on. Nice and brigh... |
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| 2011 Jaguar XF 5.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJAC0548B Hi Guys, Thank you for those that replied.I drained the engine oil and noticed it was diluted with diesel and 2 litres over full.This was a sign that the ecu was trying to do a dpf regeneration.I changed the engine oil and filter.I took it down the highway an... Trouble codes: P2463. |
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| 2007 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA24167 Thank You to all that replied. We have tested all the components in the system, without any failures found. We have a rebuilt PCM on order. We had come to the conclusion that the PCM had failed, but was wondering if there was anything we missed in our testing... Trouble codes: P0443. |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start, Burned ECM VIN: SALMH11485 Hi. The whole problem was the thermostat heater that was shorted and melted the wire inside the wire box on the right top side of the engine. Slawomir from Oregon and Clint from California got right on target. In my point of view, protecting a 18 or 20 gauge w... |
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| 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel 3.0L Kluster Instrument VIN: WP1AF2A28D An idiot moved the battery saving switch back and forth. All advisees : ?move the switch to tail?. Right, BUT you also have to push it 1 cm toward passenger seat. By chance solved it. |
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