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| 2014 BMW 428i 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBA3V7C53E ok this car came to us with an engine noise. it keeps setting a 152118 super knocking on cylinder 1, now we have moved injectors, coils, replaced spark plugs, installed a new timing set, and problem persists on cyl 1. the noise only comes when engine is warm a... Trouble codes: 15211 |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Pcm issue VIN: 2GCEK13T56 Replaced pcm. Pcm downloads information but will not upload information. Tried a second pcm, will not upload any info...serial #, etc. Original pcm (before it was taken out of vehicle) had vehicle running fine. First replacement pcm downloaded old info from or... |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C SRT8 6.1L Stall VIN: 2C3KA73W86 Help please! :) Customer has owned this vehicle for three months. Since he has owned it, the CEL has been on and it intermittently stalls. Once when I was driving it there was no throttle response. Engine always starts back up after stall. I pulled a PO700 fro... Trouble codes: U0100, U0103, U0155, U1408 (Implausible brake signal), U1108 (Lost eng. coolant message), P2638 (Torque management feedback signal performance) |
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| 1983 Ford F-100 XL 5.0L L/F Tire VIN: 1FTCF10F0D Wears left tire on outside. Slight pull to right. Left camber 0.4 deg., right camber 1 1/2, caster 2.4 caster 3.3 toe -0.03 height 4" +/- 1/8" why does it wear the outside of the left tire. The readings don't seem to indicate that wear. He is not a hard drive... |
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| 1998 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L No Start VIN: 1FTRE1429W This is a clean, high mileage, E150, very basic work van. Twice in the last 6 months it was towed in for a no start condition and it always started and we could not duplicate the concern. There are no codes, monitors are complete and the truck never dies whi... |
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| 2009 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L no 4th gear VIN: 3FAHP07Z29 customer came in with transmission fault. had already replace what he thought was correct solenoid A PO754 code. he replaced single wire solenoid towards oil pan (pass side) solenoid A is on Dr side. ordered solenoid per his request. still sets SES light hot! ... |
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| 2009 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FDWF37RX9 Vehicle has 2 issues we're trying to sort out: 1st-Customer is concerned of excessive black smoke on acceleration that is discoloring the chrome step bumper on back of vehicle & will make a cloud at times that puts a logging truck to shame. No codes present,... |
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| 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost 2.3L Air Bag VIN: 1FATP8UH1F What should be an e-z one for you FOMOCO boys. Got a 2015 Mustang at a body shop that's been wrecked on front end. Replaced main SDM and programmed and both front seat belts. Only code left is B0005-13 Collapsible Steering Column Deployed. Does this mean the s... |
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| 2007 GMC W5500HD Forward W5S042 5.2L Cooling Systems VIN: J8DE5B1617 This gmc is building pressure quickly in the cooling system. Presser pushes coolant out of recovery bottle until system gets low enough to over heat. We have block testes 3 times with negative results, egr cooler is ok, fan clutch good, water pump flowing good... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 3500 Classic SL 6.6L Starting VIN: 1GDJC34D67 Vehicle towed to the shop, vehicle will not start. Turns over about 2 seconds and quits with the key. You can use a power probe at the starter relay and the engine will turn over. Also the check engine light doesn't come on the instrument panel but has codes t... |
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| 2009 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L Coolant/ Antifreeze VIN: 1GTGG25C69 We have this cargo van that seems to be consuming antifreeze. The customer has been topping up with water as needed for the past 3 months. The van doesn't overheat when the system is topped up. We performed a visual inspection for exterior leaks, and we found ... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic EX 1.8L Front VIN: 1HGFA16877 Transmission replaced June of this year. Late August a popping noise has become very prevalent in front end. We have checked all engine and transmission mounts, bell housing bolts, control arm bolts. All are tight. Honda service bulletin talks about the front ... |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Hard start VIN: SALME11403 This vehicle presented with a customer complaint of "engine starts hard, runs great once started". I am reaching out to the Land Rover folks out there, first of all for some clarity on the normal operation of this fuel system. At first, when I connected the ... Trouble codes: 22 (O2 sensor bank 2 sensor 1 aging), 140 (Electronic thermostat) |
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| 2003 Nissan Altima SE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BL11D13 Vehicle running very rich at idle both upstream oxygen sensors steady at .9 volts. when you raise RPM to 2000 upstream oxygen sensors start to switch as in normal operation. Trouble codes: P0172, P0175 |
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| 2008 Nissan Armada LE 5.6L No Start VIN: 5N1AA08C48 Hello everyone , 1.5 year problem continues ,first it starts under shadow and doesn't under sun . Now no starts happens intermittently . I replaced engine ecu , IPDM , all engine sensors !! Injection pulse absence , coil spark coming . ??? Thank to all . |
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| 1997 Porsche Boxster 2.5L soft top VIN: WP0CA2986V vehicle came in with soft top not working. Well the cables and motor was unattached. I plugged everything in and top worked. I did not let it finish i was holding the cables in the motor they were just worn out. I replace cables and all associated parts cleane... |
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| 2013 Ram C/V 3.6L TCM Power Input Low VIN: 2C4JRGAG1D good day everyone, any help will be great please. vehicle came into us, customer said he was on the freeway doing 60 mph and vehicle came to a screeching halt. we drove it and seemed fine. pulled code and got p0882. watched data and the vehicle shifts through ... |
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| 2015 Ram 1500 SXT 5.7L wont fill tank VIN: 1C6RR6FT1F can not put fuel in tank only will take about 25 cents. acts just like its filled up no codes |
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| 1998 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L ABS module VIN: YV1LZ5646W ABS and TRACS OFF light on. Scanned with iScan CS2000 retrieved code ABS 213 "LR wheel sensor signal intermitt+fault wheel speed fault." NOTE:THIS IS THE LEFT WHEEL SENSOR CODE. The iSCAN has a function for reading wheel speeds. I saw that the LR wheel speed ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW 335i 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAKG7C58B Thanks Guys, Scanned vehicle, had water pump codes. Replaced water pump and performed bleed procedure. Test drove, she's good to go. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L Locks, data display, chime VIN: 3GNFK123X8 Thanks again to all! I Believe I have fixed this vehicle, as I couldn't duplicate the problem. However I found a few possible causes.As Ken and others stated, a ground problem ,especially the battery cable itself could be the source. Since I had the heads off ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L wipers VIN: 1D7HA18D65 Verifying all wiring, switches and data input and outputs to FCM led me too cluster... We had no cluster codes what so ever and everything else worked perfect, WTH? Also thanks to Charles for his info it helped! IATN ROCKS ! Thanks to all! |
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| 2001 Ford Escort SE 2.0L Front Brakes VIN: 3EAFP13P71 Sorry I forgot about this post. Many of you said the brake booster was the problem as well as myself. The customer didn't have any money so her dad and brother put a rebuilt booster on and the problem is still there. She was suppose to bring me the car to make... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Hesitation VIN: 1FTNF215X5 I had a long talk with customer were he gave me new information 1)He drove the truck for nearly 6 months with it running this way 2)He had some one do something with one of the catalytic converters???. I told him that plugs were fuel fouled on one bank, half c... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2008 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKFK13048 SEEM TO BE A VALVE PROBLEM PUSH OR OTHER RETURNED TO DEALER WHERE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT Trouble codes: P0306. |
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| 2002 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Egr VIN: 1HGCG16532 THANKS FOR EVERYONES HELP, I ENDED UP PULLING THE HEADS AND CLEANING THOROUGHLY. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER HAD TO DO SO WITH THESE HONDAS BUT, FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING! CAR RUNS GREAT, NO MORE EGR ISSUES! |
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| 2012 Kia Optima EX 2.0L Crank No Start VIN: 5XXGN4A68C come to find out there are two different broadbands that are sent out by the key fob.one for the door locks and one for the starting code. We had car towed to dealer to get the keyless control module and two new key fobs installed. customer picked car up from ... |
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| 2006 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.8L Traction Control VIN: JA4MW51S96 There is no manual initialization that we could find. We were able to find the initialization in the autoland after an update. All warnings are not gone and system working correctly after that. |
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| 2002 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L abs VIN: 5N1ED28T72 Well believe it or not the next time I looked at the truck after the customer had driven it for a while the ABS light was off. I cleared the code that was still in memory and it has not come back after a week or so, so I am calling this one fixed. I'm guessing... |
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| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L torque converter VIN: 5N1AR18W25 thanks to everyone who responded. The customer agreed to have the transmission replaced. A new radiator came with the rebuilt transmission. The vehicle ran good and did not try to cut off. |
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| 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S 4.8L reduce engine speed VIN: WP0AB2A71C Thanks for all the help guys. High pressure fuel pump did the trick, along with the low pressure pump and filter - both a pita to do btw. codes did not return and all systems are go. It also needed new outer tie rods and our regular alignment shop won't touch ... Trouble codes: P1538, P1023 (fuel pressure regulator valve short ckt. to ground upper limit value exceeded), P1031, P053F, P1026. |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Mechanical VIN: JTEGD21A42 Engine mounts were incorrect for this Highlander Correct right upper mount and front mount took care of the vibration Thanks for the replies |
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| 2010 Toyota Camry LE 2.5L ac/heater VIN: 4T1BF3EKXA Hi everyone, sorry for the late post as I mentioned wasn't physically able to get to the motor on my vehicle to see its position and operate it out of vehicle (door motor), a grateful for the suggestions but at this time still living with the problem, posted r... |
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