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| 2003 BMW 745Li 4.4L Secondary air inj VIN: WBAGN63453 Secondary air injection monitor will not pass, has code 2828. No pending codes, tested air pump system for leaks, BLEW AIR down heads, put BG induction cleaner down the air injection tubes with car running in case there was a partial restriction, cleared adapt... Trouble codes: 2828 (DME not receiving message from ARS) |
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| 2005 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L DSC, ABS, 4x4, Traction Control VIN: 5UXFA13535 First time customer. Came in once just for a code read because his traction control warning light was on. When the car first came into the shop, the warning light was not actually on. He said most of the time it is, but intermittently it will be off. Found the... |
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| 2006 BMW M3 3.2L SMG trans, VIN: WBSBL93436 Greeting to all my fellow tech, this 06 m3 whit SMG trans,came in engine running rough and you couldn't drive it 100 feet without slipping in to neutral multiple codes registered after replacing affected component engine runs much better ,and trans shift and s... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Abs, Gauges, Cruise Control, Stability VIN: 1GCRKSE78C Vehicle came in with service traction control and stability lights on. Speedometer and gauges would act erratic when problem occurs but will only last a few seconds and then it will be fine for a few miles. Also if you drive with the cruise set as soon as it h... |
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| 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L compressor VIN: 3C3JY55EX6 A/c clutch will not engage. I can command A/c clutch on through TIPM. light on control head comes on with button. On scan tool only shows on when holding button depressed, but even holding button in to show on, compressor still does not run. Wiring and diag th... |
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| 2002 Dodge Durango SLT Plus 5.9L Starting VIN: 1B4HS58Z02 Getting the notorious no bus message. have good power and ground to the pcm. check both 5 volts lines at the back of the pcm when acting is good. have good waveforms on both camshaft and crankshaft sensor. replaced pcm and programmed myself. vehicle will start... |
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| 2005 Dodge Dakota ST 4.7L scan tool operation VIN: 1D7HE28N75 My question is how the edit the vin stored in the pcm when the vehicle is NOT equipped with skim or wcm ? I have a witech2 and a starscan,but I can't find the edit function, there is no page forward like the old drb.I hope someone has the answer. Thanks Ron |
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| 2000 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZR15V4Y Ok here it is: On cold startup: truck will idle for about 30s and then stall, can immediately restart. It will do this about 3-4 times then won't stall anymore (at least hasnt). At all times: under load, truck will cut out and catch itself. What I mean is t... Trouble codes: P0102, P1100 |
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| 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Black smoke VIN: 1FTSW21P47 Greetings everyone, HEEEEEEELLLLLPPPP!!! First let me say that I am not a diesel tech. Very unfamiliar with these. Very good customer who happens to also own this truck. Thank you all in advance for sharing your time and knowledge with me. My problem is this t... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FTFW1EF1B Got a couple of questions on this 2011 F-150 with a 5.0. This vehicle feels like your dragging a small anchor at times when cruising at 55-70 mph. You would think the throttle is being accelerated and decelerated. You don't feel it when power braking. No codes... |
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| 2017 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L Accessories VIN: 1GTW7AFF7H Hello to all,customer has requested us to install electric trailer brake controller on this van.It has the 4 wires under the dash for the controller connection.According to the owners manual there is a harness tapped to the l rear frame rail that has all the c... |
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| 2005 Honda Civic EX 1.7L mil VIN: 1HGEM22995 hello-i have this civic with an inop mil light. there is no bulb. have checked alldata for bulletins and recalls, no info. have found cluster repairs for this model but no one mentions the mil light. speedo, fuel gauge, etc. are mentioned as repaired. anyone s... |
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| 2005 Nissan Titan LE 5.6L Timing Chain VIN: 1N6AA07A45 Greetings, Thank you for reading my post. We replaced the head gaskets on this vehicle and set the timing chains to what we thought was the same setting. We pictured it before hand but my tech doesn't remember where the crank pointer was when he took it apart.... |
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| 2007 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1N4BA41E07 This vehicle came in to due to a lack of power. seems the ecm cuts back power and almost limits you to 40mph. it also surges power as you try to accelerate. replaced the cam sensors and the c1130 and c1131 codes have yet to come back. still have a lack of powe... Trouble codes: C1131, C1130 |
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| 1987 Pontiac Firebird 2.8L Stall VIN: 1G2FS21S4H Need some help here car came in high idle, stalling and running rich went to check codes unable to communicate also when scanner plugged vehicle stalls perform all voltage and ground checks to ecm ok. checked data line ok so we replaced ecm twice with a gm rem... |
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| 2004 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BE32KX4 CAR CAME IN FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT DUE TO OVERHEATING PROBLEM. AFTER FIXING THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THE ENGINE IS RUNNING GOOD BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAS A CODE U2121 , THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/ SWITCH 'D' CIRCUIT RANGE/ PERFORMANCE.I CL... Trouble codes: U2121 (Throttle pedal position sensor/ switch d circuit range/performance) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAFB33571 Looks like human error, I pulled the purge valve off to retest and found I didn't have the line to the tank snapped on fully Thanks for your quick replies Trouble codes: P0440 (Evap system). |
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| 2002 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Misfire, VIN: 1GCCS19W22 WELL THIS IS A WEIRD ONE BUT THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS PICKING UP SLOP IN THE BALANCE SHAFT PULLEY KEY WAY. A HARMONIC NOISE WOULD START TO BE HEARD AT 2500 RPM AND THAT IS WHEN THE MISFIRE COUNTERS WOULD START TO TICK OFF. AGAIN THIS VEHICLE ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire). |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L starter VIN: 2CNDL63F16 replace ecm and replace body control module and reprogram again |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Traverse LS 3.6L Unknown VIN: 1GNKRFED4E found that testing the data lines when acting for the correct ohms the signal was way high is the 3-4k ohms. found that the data line going to the ecm was the side with high resistance. found after removing connector isolated the tcm was sourcing the high r... |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C SRT8 6.1L Stall VIN: 2C3KA73W86 Fixed! :))) Thanks for all the great suggestions and ideas! Appreciate very much. Here is what happened: First I checked for a chip as Richard suggested and no chip was installed. Next I did a ETC relearn and cam/crank relearn, retested, and same stall in... Trouble codes: U0100, U0103, U0155, U1408 (Implausible brake signal), U1108 (Lost eng. coolant message), P2638 (Torque management feedback signal performance). |
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| 2007 GMC W5500HD Forward W5S042 5.2L Cooling Systems VIN: J8DE5B1617 THANKS FOR YOU WISDOM GUYS, TRIED MOST OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS, TO NO AVAIL. WE ENDED UP SENTING IT TO A DIESLE SHOP FOR SECOND OPPINION AND POSSIBLE MOTOR SWAP! NEVER FOUND CAUSE OR NEVER ISOLATED ONE CYLINDER, ALL TESTS ON ALL CYLINDERS CAME UP NEGATIVE. tHANKS ... |
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| 2009 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L Coolant/ Antifreeze VIN: 1GTGG25C69 Thank you for all the replies. This one ended up needing a new radiator to fix the issue. What threw us off here was the cooling system wouldn't hold pressure cold and wouldn't leak externally. Once we got the engine super hot and ran the engine long enough it... |
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| 2006 Lexus GS430 4.3L ABS motor fuse VIN: JTHBN96S86 thanks for all the help the Brake Actuator as lexus calls it was internally shorted . And yes the brake actuator runs through a quick self test every time the drivers door is opened . |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK280 3.0L Compressor VIN: WDBWK54F76 Thank you for your help on this one. I have not fixed it yet but iATN is telling me I need to close the request and I have been told by multiple people that I can install a used SAM so I have it coming and will install it with confidence that it will fix it. T... |
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| 2015 Ram 1500 Tradesman 3.6L Camshaft/Engine VIN: 1C6RR7FG6F Thank you all for help. I was told that it should be under factory warranty still. It has been to three dealerships, a week at a time each, and they can't figure it out. Customer taking it back |
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