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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for October 9, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Chrysler Sebring Limited 2.7L Pcm VIN: 1C3EL65R14 Vehicle arrives as no crank, with no bus in cluster. Battery tests ok, can jump relay and crank engine.No communication with pcm. Snip 5 and 8 volt feeds and have nothing coming from pcm . I believe the pcm is bad, but unsure if ive missed something, or have m... |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L Drive VIN: 2C4RDGDG2C We sent trans to reliable builder a few months ago. Customer returned with a loss of prime in the mourning and a engine stall. Trans will not drive until fluid pressure build up. Has any one else had this and dose any one know where the drain back valve for th... |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion SE 2.5L low vacuum VIN: 3FAHP0HA6A I do not know if it affects a motor used for manual transmission when putting a car with automatic transmission. the engine that got the owner is used for manual transmission. Look for the waveform of this car here in the forum but did not find anything. tak... |
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| 2015 Ford Escape SE 2.0L Suspension VIN: 1FMCU9G96F I have a fleet of 5 of these escapes and 3 of them make banging and rattle noises. I can't seem to identify the source of the noise Also when replaced the wheel bearings I torqued them to 59 ft lbs and then 90 degrees they were still loose. any suggestions wou... |
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| 1993 Honda Civic LX 1.5L No Start VIN: 1HGEG8552P Having cold start problem. Car has spark but i do not hear main relay click. After leaving ignition on for about 10 seconds i hear relay click and fuel pump start. No problems after start up. Does this almost every morning. Im leaning towards pcm. Any ideas? |
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| 2000 Honda Accord EX 2.3L cluster VIN: 1HGCG5659Y Hey group. I have this honda here that is driving me nuts. Keeps blowing fuse 9 in the driversside fuse relay panel. affected items are the shift lock, cluster, shifting, power windows and power locks. I have tested everything humanly possible and disconnected... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 4.6L Oxygen Sensor VIN: WDDLJ7DB9C Hello MBZ Techs, We have a shorted out O2 sensor and it turns out engine oil is in the harness and that's what ruined the O2 Sensor. We removed a few more connectors on the engine from various sensors and we also found oil in them. We can't seem to find the m... |
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| 2007 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Speedometer VIN: 1N4AL21E27 Got a good one here. Car towed from other shop with speedometer not working. Scanned pcm and a/t no codes. Scan cluster get a u1000 'can communication' and a b2205 'vehicle speed circuit. Now in the bcm i have a c1279 'vehicle speed signal' and a b2557 'vehicl... |
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| 2008 Saturn Aura XR 3.6L Air Bag System VIN: 1G8ZV57718 Ran through diagnostic chart, resistance on harness to side impact sensor is below 1ohm. Replaced side impact sensor new GM part and light set again, chart then says to replace SDM module, replaced with rebuilt module. No change light still on. Only thing I no... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L Steering Rack VIN: 3VWRZ71K79 We installed a OEM Steering Rack from Bosch - This has 3 mounting bolts .. So did the old one When we were done we were able to set G85 angle sensor Can not get ABS and Trac light off. Code 01309 stored only in the ABS module NO communication Code 00778 st... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW 135i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAUN7C50B First of all I wish thank everyone who responded to my help request. Obviously I am not a BMW guy. My first issue was my Verus Pro scanner was not reading in bars. So I was chasing a ghost. I had two bad coils. The car is now running great. Thanks for the help Trouble codes: 2EFE, 2F03, 2EF0, 2EF1. |
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| 1988 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Ac, Dash Lighting VIN: 1GCDK14K5J After looking at Published data. Directing me to the left side upper dash areas. I ended up finding the badly Burned connector. under the glove box. Many Thanks for your responses Sincerely, Gabriel. |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Classic 2.2L cust complaint rough idle VIN: 1G1ND52F65 hey thank you for all the help we took your advise before tear down of engine for balance problem we jacked up engine an vibration went away so we called cust sold all 4 mounts when we took them out there were still in tack not broken so i guess they were hard... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L ft rotors VIN: 3GNFK12378 I do all my parts ordering by vin. I even called the dealer with the vin. none of the rotors would fit with the current calipers. The disc was 2.3 mm out of place. I cut the old rotors and called it a day. |
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| 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 8.0L Oil pressure VIN: 1B7KF23W9W After reading all the replies we pulled the pan & checked the screen. Everything looked really clean, put back together and still had the problem. After reading a lot of posts I found someone talking about priming the pump through the relief spring opening. ... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7HC13Y71 Thanks guys for all the help. I advised the customer about spending time with the lab scope and trying to prove which sensor was bad but he wanted to try a new distributor and spark plugs first after they were installed and timing set the truck did the same th... Trouble codes: P1391 (intermittent loss of cam or crank signal). |
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| 1995 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L runs lean / no power VIN: 1FTHX25H6S NOT RUNNING LEAN. AIR PUMP SENDS AIR INTO EXHAUST WHEN IN OPEN LOOP FOR EMISSIONS. THE O2 SENSOR WILL READ LEAN. NO PROBLEM. |
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| 2003 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FDAF56P63 the ficm fixed it but its going to need a injector had all the right volts |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Timing Chains VIN: 1FTPX145X5 THIS MACHINE IS FIXED. IN ADDITION TO THE CHAIN REPAIR, I ENDED UP REPLACING BOTH CAM PHASER AND ITS RUNNING WELL AGAIN. I WAS CORRECT WITH MY CAM TIMING, BUT DURING TESTING I BEGAN TO GET KNOCKING FROM THE LEFT PHASER, REPLACED THE ONE AND THE MOTOR RAN 50% ... |
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| 2011 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L Lighting VIN: 1FTSE3EL5B THANKS GUYS FOR THE REPLY.IT ENDED BEING REAR CARGO DOOR SWITCH.ADJUST THE SWITCH ALL GOOD.DUE TO ROKE DOME LAMP THAT THE REASON DOME LAMP NEVER CAME ON. |
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| 2015 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Cluster VIN: 1FADP3K26F Hi everyone sorry it took me so long to close this. I installed a new LCD screen in the cluster and all is well now! The screen was only $100 bucks on eBay. The customer was very happy! Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 2013 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.4L Hesitation, Surge, smokes VIN: KM8JU3AC6D Group, I am installing a engine assembly in this one. Is blowby coming into intake pooling oil and once enough gets in the intake and you accel it sucks it down and smokes. Just every now and then not constantly. Customer wants engine replaced plans on keeping... |
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| 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L Starting VIN: 1C4HJWFG0C Thank you every one that took time in assisting me with this problem. Happy to say this looks like a fix ,after cleaning the Battery post for a second time and doing a hard reset looks like the problem is solved. But time will tell its only been 10 days or so ... |
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| 1995 Saturn SW2 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1G8ZJ8274S Sorry for the delay. Like I said at the beginning it is my sons car. We solved the problem yesterday. Unknown to me he had decided to change the injectors to a 3800 because he wanted to run E85. We smoked the intake for possible leaks. Found a intake leak an... |
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| 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 4S3BP67675 Well I wish I could post a fix on this one but,?! So I got me a pressure transducer, what a neat toy, hooked it up. I put the exhaust, turbo, and timing covers back together. Taped a vacuum gauge to the windshield set my Solus so I could capture a movie and we... Trouble codes: P1544. |
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| 1985 Toyota Celica GTS 2.4L No Start VIN: JT5RA65K6F Thank you for all your great suggestions. The problem has been narrowed down to a small, but critical voltage drop at efi relay 2. It doesnt lose much, about 2 volts, but its enough to stop from starting. This relay is located on PASSENGER side fender well, an... |
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