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| 2005 Acura TL 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 19UUA66255 Hello, car came in with check engine light on. Code po172 bank one rich. Check fuel trims and verified bank one is running rich -15%ST and -10%LT. Bank 2 is normal. Swapped air/fuel sensors. no change in fuel trims. Removed valve covers and checked valve adjus... Trouble codes: P0172 |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i 3.0L Parking lock VIN: 5UXWX7C53B The vehicle well not start unless its in park. The Neutral light is flashing, message in cluster says to shift to park, vehicle well not shift to park. Scanned the vehicle under EGS module and got a code 420652 - parking lock defectively disengaged, plausibili... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Colorado LS 3.5L cam phaser VIN: 1GCCS146X4 real noisy on startup an it dulls down a little after a minute. some thin 1/8 inch flakes three or four found in screen of old cam actuator solenoid. metal dust in oil an filter, real fine. Doesn't seem to have end play. noise is coming from top of motor for s... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L cluster VIN: 1GNDS13S14 Cluster is completely inoperative except for the check engine light. customer also stated has trouble with headlights an low hissing threw speakers. has can bus 2 fault an I can not communicate with instrument panel cluster. I can communicate with all other mo... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.4L Check Engine Light VIN: 3GNDA33P48 Thank you for help I have a 2008 CHEVY HHR that keeps setting a p0446 code. For the evaporative vent solenoid. The following parts have been replaced vent and purge solenoid the canister assy the fuel tank pressure sensor. The vehicle was at 2 other shops befo... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L 4wd and abs VIN: 1GC2KXCG0B truck came in 4wd lights out service 4wd on cluster also abs and stabilitrack lights with service both on cluster i may be overlooking something but pin point tests for these very limited i was wondering if any one has ran into these codes or some ideas where ... |
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| 1999 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.2L No Start, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1B7GG22Y7X Got this low mileage Dakota here with a VERY intermittent no start and low power complaint. Customer states when the no start condition happens he can spray starter fluid in intake and it starts and runs fine until the starter fluid is depleted. We could not d... |
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| 2003 Dodge Stratus SE 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3EL36X03 Hello Members. Customer bought this car, drove it about ten miles and dropped it off at my shop. The fellow he bought it from had been chasing a misfire with a DIY scan tool, Youtube, a box full of parts, and gave up. Pretty much gave the car to my customer be... Trouble codes: P2305 |
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| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: WD0PE745X7 Keeps pushing turbo resonator off the pipe. checked inter cooler for blockage. Trouble codes: 2510 (boost pressure regulator circuit performance) |
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| 2007 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L alternator VIN: 1FMYU93107 This thing is a pain !! Car came in with the alternator not charging at all.Diagnosed bad alternator.Replaced with a after market napa alternator. Started up to find head lights flickering all the time. Retested battery, showed borderline bad so i replaced bat... |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEK19J68 I'm posting for a fellow tech who is at the end of his rope on this truck. Story is truck came in several months ago with low fuel pressure. So they put a after market pump in. Two days after they had to put a oem pump in because the fuel pump module was turni... Trouble codes: P0191, P0449, P069E |
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| 1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L headlights VIN: 1HGEJ8247W Hello everyone, The customer has an old Honda Civic which got water in a headlight assembly this past winter; customer cut the connector to the passenger side headlight and the wires are all exposed. I looked at the wiring schematic and checked fuse 48 (30 a... |
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| 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Wobble at 50 mph VIN: 1J4FF48S1Y After trying to solve a wobble on an old style regular Jeep Cherokee at 48-52 mph problem for a few years now and still have not been able to completely resolve this and so I beg for your input. The wobble reminds me of my old 1940 Ford pickup that had worn su... |
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| 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GW48S91 The truck came in with trans temp and o/d lights on because of the trans temp sensor value that was a bad pcm. We are trying to enter the skim code and it keeps coming back as invalid number. We can't get a pcm from jeep and have tried 2 A1 pcm's and 2 used pc... Trouble codes: P1685 |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-9 Touring 3.5L 4x4 Module VIN: JM3TB38C57 Car came in for a water pump. That job went well. During quality check before leaving, noticed we had a 4x4 lamp in the dash after test driving. Scanned for codes, but 4x4 module did not respond to communication. Checked power/ grounds to module, all good. Rep... |
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| 2008 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Mechanical VIN: JM1BK323X8 Thanks for any help in advance. I have this mazda with ticking noise that sounds the loudest on top of the valve cover right above the timing chain when using a stethoscope. It happens when starting engine, at idle, and at higher rpms. If you push the gas peda... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz R320 Bluetec 3.0L Starting VIN: 4JGCB25E99 Vehicle has power, lock cylinder operates normally, battery has been replaced and charged, vehicle will engage a relay when key is turned to on position but the starting system seems to not be receiving power. Starter does not engage in any way, starter relay ... |
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| 2008 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN12345693 Truck has these codes lit and we replaced these sensors with oe stuff. I even took the bank #1 sensor out and swapped it and still have these codes. I ohmed pin 24 and 43 to the a/f heater plus checked the grounds and they checked out. I also unplugged the MAF... Trouble codes: P0052, P1168 |
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| 1988 Porsche 944 S 2.5L speedometer VIN: WP0AA2940J Speedometer not working. Tested for power and ground at sender on trans and had battery voltage. Signal wire voltage fluctuates between 11.5 and 10.3 as you rotate sender drive.My question is does anyone know what the signal wire volatges or scope pattern shou... |
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| 2012 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BMCC60C Vehicle came in on tow truck. Very rough idle, had to two foot it into the shop. Pulled codes, found multiple misfires on multiple cylinders. Replaced spark plugs. After replacing spark plugs, misfires went away on cylinders 3 and 4, cylinder 1 still misfiring... Trouble codes: P0301, P0303, P0304, P050A, C0231 |
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| 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDFR3205Y I am at a loss here. I will be the first to admit that I do not fully understand Toyota intrusive EVAP systems. Vehicle originally came in with an EVAP code (large leak) and a smoke test showed a cracked canister. Replaced the canister with a new one from Toy... Trouble codes: P0440 (Fuel Tank Pressure unchanged after 20 minutes), P0446 (EVAP vent control circuit) |
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| 2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L timing cover VIN: 1NXBU4EE4A Hello Techs. I am getting ready to do an oil leak repair on this 2010 Corolla. The timing cover is leaking and needs to be resealed. The book says to remove subframe and engine and transmission. It looks like you can do the repair in the car. If so what did yo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1999 Chevrolet W4500 Tiltmaster W4S042 4.8L Stall VIN: J8DC4B149X water separator was clooged with rust cleaned out filter all good fuel flow was severly restricted |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L fuel gauge VIN: 2G1WC5E32C Thankyou for all the help vehicle still has not returned for further diagnosis but if i remeber fuel pump did have resistance across terminals so iam going to guess failed fuel pump assembly when it returns i will update. |
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| 1988 Ford E-350 Econoline XL 7.3L valve VIN: 1FDKE30M9J Several suggested green sales and e-bay .We are still looking for one but it looks like I will probility try to make one . YES I know more trouble than its worth but we have an machine shop and I have a small flow valve that looks like it will work. Thanks ... |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion S 2.5L No Start VIN: 3FAHP0GA6A Bad fuel. Red muddy looking stuff. Pumped out about 4 gal. Looked better, but still cloudy. Plan to remove pump & clean tank out & flush lines. Also going to remove injector rail, pressurize, & pulse each injector into glass jar until I get a clean spray patte... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0720, P0722, P2195, P1000. |
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| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L blows #6 fuse VIN: 1J4GW48N84 I would like to thank all that replied. After opening request I checked the compression had 150 on left bank, 120 on the right bank. Removed valve covers to check cams. left bank was 1 tooth off. So just like suggested it was causing the dwell to be long and k... |
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| 2007 Lexus IS250 2.5L Occupant Classification VIN: JTHBK26227 Whenever a new OC module is replace on this particular model, the data from the original OC module must be copy and load onto the new module before a Zero Calibration can be perform. The writing was successful but fail to read. At this point, I decided to send... |
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| 2012 Lexus CT200h 1.8L power window VIN: JTHKD5BH9C Sorry I have to closed this help request.i was giving a wrong info.This vehicle came in for an oil change and one of my tect did not tied the drain plug.Customer pick up vehicle and drive 35 miles.The engine oil light start flickering and when he stop the vehi... |
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| 2013 Subaru Forester X Limited 2.5L timing chain VIN: JF2SHAEC2D Well, Thank you all! After checking and re-checking everything. I pulled the timing chain cover again and started from scratch. I followed the tsb that Leo [...] mentioned and it runs perfect. The strange part is that i swear i did it the same way the first ... |
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| 2008 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L Steering Rack VIN: 5TEMU52N18 Thanks for all the replies, Techs. Good information. Sorry for the delay but the vehicle has not been here since I posted. The customer has the vehicle and has been driving it. He lubed the steering shaft lower u-joint, the one closest to the rack, and tha... |
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| 2013 Toyota Prius 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKN3DU3D Hello all, first, thank you for taking your time to respond to my problem!!! the customer took the vehicle while I did some research on the problem (without much luck). He returned to my shop last week to report what had been going on. he stated that the light... Trouble codes: P0607. |
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