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2005 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDG74F65
Strange one here. Car will start fine after cold soak but one time had an extended crank. While driving, it will perform great and suddenly, wether at a stop light or under hard acceleration, the car will bog down and usually stall. When this happens, The high... Trouble codes: P1063 (Fuel pressure regulation-control range not reached)
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2007 BMW 328xi 3.0L right front door lock VIN: WBAVC73547
Right front door would not open the manual release pops right back down like a spring was pulling it back down. Was able to get door opened. Ordered a new latch from Bmw installed it. Lock worked manually, as soon as I locked it with the remote right back wher...
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2010 Cadillac CTS Luxury 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6DG5EG9A
this car very interrminently blows emms 2 fuse. purge valve was replaced at another shop. sometimes 1 day sometimes takes a week to blow fuse. cannot find any rubed through wires. has any one ever run into this before. Codes are all caused by blown fuse. also ... Trouble codes: P0036, P0056, P0443, P0480, P0481, P0465
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1999 Chevrolet W4500 Tiltmaster W4S042 4.8L Stall VIN: J8DC4B149X
new customer just bought truck former owner told him reason for lack of power was screen in injector pump we replaced screen for him same problem customer had us install used injector pump bled fuel system started truck ran good until hot white smoke no power ...
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1991 Dodge W250 5.9L overdrive VIN: 1B7KM26C7M
This 1991 and 1/2 is the intercooled model. I have a no overdrive when the vehicle warms up. works just fine when cool. I check for voltage and continuity across the transmission thermal switch and the coolant temperature thermal switch and both are work fine ...
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2004 Ford F-150 STX 4.6L Engine/Transmission VIN: 1FTRX14W54
Aloha guys, ford f150 4.6 2v, after replacing timing chains tensioner and guides engine has a slight knock coming from rear of passenger side head above/ between bell housing. Killed each cylinder, noise is still present. Replaced flexplate, noise still there...
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2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L fan clutch VIN: 1FTSW21P26
New customer came in with vehicle over heating 140446, found fan clutch harness cut, Replaced fan clutch, install screws into harness clip ,checked clearance of harness and fan, can put hand between ran and watched harness with bore camera. All good returned v...
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2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L battery light on VIN: 1FTPW14V18
replaced alternator with after market and now has rebuilt motorcraft alter nator in it. charging at 13.7 volts. tested wires to alternator pin 1 lg/or wire has 11 volts with connector unplugged. or wire pine 3 has 12volts with connector unplugged. found a test...
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2012 Ford E-250 4.6L security light,odometer VIN: 1FTNE2EW1C
Truck came in for concern of stalling while driven and No crank for some time and then restarting as though no problem existed.Could not duplicate stalling while driven,But found intermittent No Crank No start.When this occurs ,Immobiliser light flashers faste...
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2014 Ford F-150 Limited 3.5L Accessories VIN: 1FTFW1EF3E
One for you FOMOCO dealer boyz. Got this 2014 F-150 that car lot replaced radio with used unit. Radio works ok but control buttons on the steering wheel don't work.(Haven't actually been to truck myself yet) The car lot called the dealer and they said the radi...
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2002 Honda Accord EX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCG66822
Quick one for you asian gurus. Got this 02 Honda Accord that the pcm was DOA, no communication with pcm. Customer opted for a used unit. Installed used unit and now have communication with pcm. I believe the used pcm will only work with the immobilizer ring fr...
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2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL386S8
car came in with all warning lights ao, ABS,Engine Light,SRS Light And AC Dont work. full sacn the car and a lots of Can Codes U0155,85-62,81-62,56-25,86-1,11-1-13-1,15-1,17-1,all groundand fuses are good, any help will be greatly appreciated
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2004 Jaguar XJ8 4.2L fuel pump windows fuel gauge mirrors lights etc VIN: SAJWA71C54
HI all, I have this Jag that is whipping my butt! It came in from another shop who claimed all they did was put a new battery and then it would not start. They said that all the windows and roof opened up when the new battery was connected and it wouldnt start...
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2006 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L timing chain VIN: KNDMB23366
has code p0016, swapped front and rear cam sensors, no change, pulled valve covers to double check timing marks, they are right on the money. colored links on chain line up marks with edge of valve cover line up, then we put cam solenoids in it due to a very s...
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2003 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L Misfire Cylinder 4 VIN: SALTY16413
Technician performed a diagnostic readout, found there to be a misfire in cylinder four. Technician next cleard all faults and drove vehicle and found the fault to return and at one point the check engine light started flashing. We have replaced the spark plug...
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2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Comand VIN: 4JGBF71E17
This GL450 keeps blowing fuse 23 in the rear fuse block. According Web ETM, 10 amp fuse 23 only supplies power to N123/1, the Universal Portable CTEL Interface module. When the CTEL module loses power, it takes down the MOST ring. I could never see any excess ...
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2006 Mitsubishi Outlander LS 2.4L compression VIN: JA4LX31F16
I replaced the head gasket on this vehicle, and after getting it running, i have a misfire on #1 cylinder. I'm extremely pissed that the machine shop did not do ALL VALVES, but that was a decision that was above my pay grade. I have checked, re-checked, and ...
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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Electronic VIN: WP0CA2A92C
Hello Porsche Techs, We have this transmission fault P173E that won't clear. Has anyone experienced this fault before? P173E Speed sensor clutch 2, short circuit to B+ (limit exceeded)
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2010 Subaru Outback 3.6R 3.6L No Start VIN: 4S4BRDLC2A
Thanks for your time. This car had a no start,no crank condition. i have no power to the starter on the solenoid wire. As i was checking the relays under the dash, i did not see a MIL on. Checking codes, I had no ECM but had other Modules showing loss of ... Trouble codes: P1718 (Auto transmission CAN communication circuit), C0057 (ECM commmunication circuit ABS), C0263 (ECM Communication circuit EPB)
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1983 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.2L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JT3FJ60G0D
I worked on my first carburetor in the mid'60's. Have done carburetors all my professional career. I feel I have a good handle on carburetors- this is NOT a basic problem- but it may be simple, and I am lost. Truck was running crappy-Replaced intake manifold g...
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2008 Volkswagen Beetle S 2.5L Tank Pressureization VIN: 3VWPG31C48
This vehicle will over pressurize the fuel tank during all conditions. Fuel reaches the top of the filler neck and then begins to leak pass the filler cap.
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2002 Audi TT Quattro 1.8L Halldex Controller VIN: TRUUT28N32
thanks to those who replied we relayed the estimated cost to repair/replace and/or fix the vehicle,its up to them.with the previous work and plus the obvious indications of front and rear body repair I suggest they dump it.
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2007 BMW X3 3.0si 3.0L abs sensor VIN: WBXPC93477
Car is fixed it was the bearing.I had installed it correct but when I looked at the seal/ring in was pushed in. Replace it and all is well Thanks for the help
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2008 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Steering VIN: 1G6DP57V98
Thanks to all that took time to reply, especially Robert for providing some specs for the ves system. We replaced the rack (gm unit) and it comes with a ves solenoid, but I checked it anyway. It tested good. WE had replaced the wiring from the module to the...
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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L ABS Control Module VIN: 2GCEK13T64
Thanks, everyone for the tips. I found a GM bulletin that addressed module communication and pump dtc concerns. The ground at G110 was pretty crusty under the fasteners, but never registered any voltage drops. I cleaned, refastened and sealed the two ground...
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2008 Chevrolet Malibu LS 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ZG57B08
after further diagnosis found timing chain had jumped time and did require timing chains to repair problem. thanks everyone Trouble codes: P0016, P0017.
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2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L no throtle control VIN: 1G1PF5S9XB
thank you to all that shared the time to help...I did more testing to the app sensor signals i notice a voltage spike on app number 2 , every time I cycle the key on, what catch my attention was that the spike of approximately 1.5 volts then smoothly drop to ... Trouble codes: P2138.
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2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport 2.4L No Start, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C4PJLAB2E
Thanks for your help y'all, ends up that the lady didn't want to fix the vehicle. But after checking the transmission module connector the jeep didn't stall or set the codes again so I'm thinking it had a bad connection there. Thanks again Trouble codes: U4150, U4200, U1504 (Wrong data from steering angle sensor), U0010.
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2007 Kia Sorento LX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJD73657
Fixed... Throttle body or just the TPS was bad. I dont know how I missed it following the C1611 test. CAN-timeout-EMS. I tested every component on this circuit. I took the TPS off the throttle body and got 0 ohms on the motor. Tim [...] I tried ohming out a...
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2004 Lexus ES330 3.3L engine VIN: JTHBA30GX4
Rear cam pulley bolt was not tight enough. We ordered the Schley 96800. It worked great. Got pulley tight and no more noise. No bent valve even though rear cam jumped once. Front cam was super tight. probably more than the 94 ft lbs in my spec chart. Thanks f...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 2.1L shifter VIN: WDPPF3DC8G
Bill [...] came to my rescue , he took the time to sens a diag. wiring for the benz . Thanks again . Kuhlys
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2000 Nissan Quest GLE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 4N2XN11T7Y
All the testing and the few parts was raising the price for this guy, and he was reaching his slightly low money limit. After replacing the fuel pressure regulator and the plugs with NGKs, I agreed with many of you that the #6 injector needed to go. The stal...
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2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L abs VIN: JTDKB20U07
Customer thinks that his problem is caused by a bad High voltage battery.I told him the problem was related to the auxillary battery,connections or possibly the brake control power supply unit.He said his father-in-law had the same kind of issue and had to ha...
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2008 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.0L Accessories VIN: JTEBU14R18
found broken wire in harness in tailgate repaired wire all good.
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2013 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L brake lights VIN: 3VWDP7AJ7D
Thanks for all of the responses but the customer picked up the vehicle before we could find the problem. I'm not sure of what he plans to do with it but he didn't want to spend more money than replacing the switch and scanning modules. I warned him before we r...
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