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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for October 12, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Electronic VIN: 1GCEC14W91 After repairs truck was driven twice to get ready for OBD test, third drive the ABS light came on then red brake half second later, they blink on once a second only if the truck is moving, stop and the lights stop. Parking brake is off, when on red blinks fast... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic WT 6.0L Torque Converter VIN: 1GCHK29U47 We rebuilt this 4l80e trans and now the converter locks up partially but not fully we think but the pcm never shows that it enables lock up on the scanner replaced the converter twice same result all electrical components are new as well as the wiring harness ... |
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| 2012 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6L Mechanical VIN: 3C4PDDBG9C Oil mixing with antifreeze. Replaced oil filter housing. I also have what appears to be exhaust coming from overflow. I am certain it is the head gasket. Just curious if anyone has came across this yet. It does not have the miss fire on left cylinder head. |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 1FMEU74866 customer came in noise in front cover removed front cover found chain tensioners all worn and broken replaced all tensioners and chains reassembledengine no noise in front now but loud lifter type click on right side of engine so we replaced all lifters noise ... |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Cuts out, detonation VIN: 1FTPW14V47 So... Customer 3,000 past lof mileage. Flush engine and change oil. Timing system does have a light rattle. On acceleration, This thing looses power, phasers go to 0% duty cycle, phaser actual matches desired, Knock sensors seem to be reading accurately with n... |
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| 2009 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L compression VIN: 1FTYR14D09 Hello, this Ranger has an intake cam that looks like it is 20 degrees or so off. The exhaust cam looks pretty close. The timing chain "looks" ok as do the guides. The cust has no good info about what went on when this happened. I am planning to change them and... |
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| 2015 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.7L Reductant VIN: 1FDRF3GT4F After replacing the head I test drove starting off with no codes, vehicle ran good but check engine light came on with p207f after about 20 miles. Returned to shop and truck shut down to idle. I have gone through the pc/ed flow chart for diagnosis and found no... |
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| 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L front differential/ tcase VIN: 1GTEK19T8Y alright guys this is my actual personal vehicle. as you know mechanics vehicles are the worst. 2000 gmc sierra z71, acts like it is stuck in 4wd all the time(hard to turn, squeals around slow turns, binds up, etc.) So i have changed front diff, rear diff, and ... |
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| 2009 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L engine VIN: 1GKFK33089 Vehicle came in with a bad transmission, customer declined repairs and surrendered it. We decided to fix it, so I started tacking the problems with it. Today I removed the oil pan to repair a few leaks and found 2 semi circular pieces of metal laying in the bo... |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L No Start VIN: 5NPEU46C96 vehicle came in today and customer stated that car cut off and would not start and the gas had reading was half a tank so we pulled the pump and took ohms test on the fuel level system and the when you move the float it register correctly on the gas gage not s... |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Starting VIN: SALME11423 customer replaced starter shorted out starter wires burnt part of the main harness i replaced it checked all fuses nothing worked at all before replacing the harness now everything works vehicle will crank it reckognizes the key but sets a p1672 code and wont ... |
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| 2010 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 3.7L transfer case VIN: JM3TB3MA9A Hi there I need some help from the Mazda techs. We had a 2010 CX9 come in for the right side seal leaking on the transfer case There was a service bulletin about replacing the seals. The job went well no surprises so we thought. Its back leaking worse. I purch... |
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| 1990 Pontiac Firebird 3.1L security VIN: 1G2FS23T1L i have this POS firebird that came in totally dead and key would rotate in column , we removed the ignition switch and used a new one to see if car would run and it did. the rod that controls the switch was damaged as was the column portion that it rides on so... |
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| 2013 Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 3C63RRHLXD OK need some help form you cummins/dodge techs please!!! This customer is a used car dealer and this is a auction truck but very clean and no signs of water damage. What it's doing is at a cold start has a rolling/surging idle for 30-60 seconds sometimes long... Trouble codes: P0868 (Line pressure low-stored) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L Throttle VIN: 1GNFC13J87 Replaced throttle body unit and performed throttle relearn procedure. There were no visual damage/defects on the old throttle unit. It is possible that just replacing the sensor may have fixed the issue as well. Thank you for your feedback. |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4 5.7L Cuts out VIN: 1D7HU18286 well i didnt think itwo uld work but it did replaced all plugs with original mopar and all eight coils all good thank you! |
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| 2012 Dodge Charger SXT 3.6L Speed Limiter VIN: 2C3CDXHG3C I spoke with the owner and am in contact with bully dog for a tuner that will adjust the limiter as per owners request. Thank you all for the input on this. |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AA46G13 Ok guys thanks for all your input and replies kevins method of ohms test showed infinite resistance when hot on the ckp the sensor finally completely gave out and was a no start replaced ckp and fixed the no start and stalling issues.. Still dont know why i wa... Trouble codes: P0340, P0355. |
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| 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter FE180 3.0L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: JL6BNG1A8C well i did remove and cleaned all grounds i could find, being as how i dont know what the wave pattern should be i found no reason to scope the sensors. i had to bail on this one because we had no service info available on this truck. i limped it over to the n... Trouble codes: P0016. |
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| 1999 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Misfire VIN: JN8AR05Y4X WELL AFTER ALL THE TESTING CUSTOMER PULLED THE PLUG. (CAN'T BLAME THEM IT WASN'T WORTH THE COST OF REPAIR ) COULD NOT FAULT THE DIST AFTER SCOPING CMP & CKP. SO I FIGUER IT WAS A PCM PROBLEM. ONCE CUTOMER FOUND OUT IT WOULD BE OVER 300.00 THEY SAID NO. ATLEAST... Trouble codes: P0340, P0300. |
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| 2012 Ram 2500 SLT 6.7L Excessive Emissions, loss of power VIN: 3C6UD5JL8C Replaced Turbocharger-crankcase filter on top of valve cover-cleaned EGR and emission sensors. Used Bardahal EGR Cleaner to cleanup residual soot in exhaust. Power was restored. Waste gate on turbo was very sticky Trouble codes: P2706 (MS Solenoid Circuit), P242F, P2463 (DPF Soot), P13A/, P003A, {049D. |
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| 2005 Saturn Ion 2 2.2L Tcc VIN: 1G8AL52F95 thank you for the info. we put a new TCM in and trans shifts and tcc holds now |
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| 2008 Saturn Aura XR 3.6L Air Bag System VIN: 1G8ZV57718 I used a headlight to test integrity of wires to impact sensor. Pulled connector at door and cleaned all terminals, hooked scope to signal wire of sensor and got this wave form, which shows what I see as packets of info on a communications line. But light st... |
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