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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 11, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Power Window Switch VIN: 5UXZV4C50C Hello, weird problem, any help would be much appreciated! Master window switch button for driver's window operates passenger door window. Master window switch passenger button moves driver's window. Rear buttons on the master switch are reversed side to si... |
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| 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II 3.2L Alignment Change Over the years we've run into a early Chevy II's that we couldn't keep in align. An online search and after talking to my friends in the business, this seems to be a problem from time to time. So far nobody's really had the answer. We'll do an alignment... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GCEK13C77 Check engine light on no communication with fuel pump module..Vehicle starts and runs great..Checked pins on DLC have correct ohms(60) checked terminator resitor reading 0 ohms should be 120...replaced resistor still no communication..power and grounds goo... Trouble codes: U0109 (Lost communication with fuel pump module) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L no start VIN: 1G1AL55F37 customer stopped ay store - came out to no crank. towed to shop expecting bad starter. not getting signal to control side of start relay1 everything is good in PIDS - main BCM fuse in trunk is good & dry! all symptoms lead to BCM? how do I prove it, as bot... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNALDEW8A P0420 Present, found rear 02 sensors to be in spec no switching. FRONT 02 will go from .05 ma to .8ma fuel trims okay at idle ltft at around 2 long term at about 5. Around 100 degree difference in and out of converter. Lots of hits on identifix for convert... Trouble codes: P0420 |
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| 2000 GMC Yukon Denali 5.7L MIL Lamp on, False misfire code VIN: 1GKEK13RXY Strange problem with this 5.7 Chevy and a false P0304. This vehicle has no driveability concerns besides the SES light. The misfire counts begin to trickle in when free-revving at 2000 rpms, and as the revs are maintained and slowly increased, the #4 misfire c... |
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| 2012 Isuzu NPR-HD 5.2L Excessive Emissions VIN: JALC4W167D Hey Isuzu guys need some help with this 2012 5.2hd The truck came in with red exhaust light and amber def light flashing and engine in de-rate. scanned vehicle no codes anywhere. ran slow regeneration and truck kicked out and threw a p0420 code. drove the ... |
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| 2007 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJWA51AX7 Hello every one out there this car came in with p0021 code and after replacing every timing component and timing chain still getting same code .we did check tinig many times looks like everything is gook, any help is count it . Trouble codes: P0021 |
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| 2004 Lexus LX470 4.7L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJHT00W54 Customer went to Autozone and they sold him plugs and coils for all cylinders which he replaced - no fix. I replaced the Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF code) and cleaned the throttle body which cleared up a rough idle. Clear cylinder codes and they come back on ... Trouble codes: P0302, P0304, P0306 |
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| 2003 Mazda 6 i 2.3L vvt VIN: 1YVFP80C93 I replaced the vvt gear, the other cam gear both chain rails and chain and tentioner, found when I took it apart the chain was stretched to about as far as the tensioner could handle, I used the cam lock bar and crank lock pin all went together well no iss... |
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1AB7AP5D hello every one out there this car came in with p0101 dtc and after doing smoke test on engine find no leak there air filter new and replace mass air flow sensor from dealer and update pcm with new version but still p0101 keeping come back. |
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| 2011 Porsche Panamera 4S 4.8L Blower Motor VIN: WP0AC2A78B Thanks for the help in advance. No blower operation at any speed. We have power 12v to the resistor and ground. The LIN A/C 1 has 5v that will not change when you change fan speed. Any info would be helpful. |
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| 2008 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L Misfire VIN: 4S4BP61C88 I bought this car as a fix and flip to put in the house down payment fund. Engine was locked up when I bought it. Built an engine for it, block was bored and decked-heads were decked and 3 valves on the #4 cylinder were replaced due to valve clash (#4 rod ... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire), P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire) |
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| 1997 Toyota Corolla 1.6L No Start VIN: 1NXBA02E9V Have a crank-no-start condition on this crank-triggered, fixed-distributor style 4AFE Corolla. It kicks back against the starter as if it's over advanced or the firing order is off. Scan data shows 236 rpm when the wires are pulled off the plugs, and no codes.... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Audi S4 3.0L mounts VIN: WAUDGAFL4C This Audi is fixed. I called the parts supplier and the mounts I got were SOLID RUBBER. Bought a pair from Audi and the car is perfect. Steve [...] from Queensland was right and helped the most. And most of you mention the flywheel, witch I didn't know abou... |
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| 2013 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUKFCFL1D Sorry for the summary, partial success, changed out the HPFP which seems to have solved the low pressure code. While driving and monitoring data the high pressure is definitely elevated. the threshold is 14 bar and it goes up to 18 under medium throttle. Set p... Trouble codes: P053F, P0088 (Fuel rail/system pressure too high 236 intermittent), P0088 (Fuel rail/system pressure too high 236 intermittent). |
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| 2008 BMW 335i 3.0L whistling VIN: WBAVB73598 Thanks for all your help . Disconnected vacuum line going to front turbo noise went away. installed hand pump. Applied vacuum noise came back remove vacuum noise gone. Have turbo ordered. |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXZV4C50B After hours of testing, we found a microscopic crack on the valve cover the dealer installed, they offered to replace it in their dealership. Thank you for all your replies it helped us a lot! Trouble codes: 2CF8, 2BEA, 3043 (knock sensor [...] short circuit to positve), 2C58. |
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| 1997 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Ride height VIN: 1G4HR52K0V Thanks to all who replied . I still have not fixed it but plan on rebuilding the front suspension control arms and the rest . Thanks again, God bless and have a safe Christmas season . |
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| 2011 Dodge Journey R/T 3.6L heater controls VIN: 3D4PG5FG0B Hi everyone, this vehicle is still doing the intermittent problem, dealer wanted to try a board ant other components without testing or saying if they would remove the components after trying them and not charging for them ( from my experience after plugging i... |
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| 2005 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU73E55 Wrong injectors! Evidently this engine is from an 06 model where flex fuel was not even an option, hence the change in injector flow. Unfortunately, my ford guy could not confirm if it was a superseded number or design change, just that they changed mind July.... Trouble codes: 171 (bank 1 lean), 174 (bank 2 lean). |
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| 2013 Ford E-250 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 1FTNE2EW4D This vehicle is back in service. I inspected the cylinder with a boroscope and found excessive debris in the cylinder from the thread cutting process. I was able to remove the debris without removing the cylinder head. All is good now. Thanks for your help... |
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| 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 5.3L park assist VIN: 2GTEK39J09 well this one is in the books. thanks to all that responded and to robert for all of his info that lead us in the right to the issue we found a sensor that was crooked and reflecting back off of the chrome bumper (could not really see it just by looking) fixed... |
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| 1999 Jaguar XK8 4.0L J-gate VIN: SAJGX2042X Time to close this. Not much help on this one. Bill confirmed my notion that this module shouldn't require coding. Thanks for the follow-up phone call, too. Dave just said hello. Good to hear from you, Dave. With little to go on, I went to an online Jaguar fo... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L turn signals and flasher VIN: WDBKK47F0W Hello gentlemen, I have returned with bad news. Upon hearing the cost of even a used combination control module, the customer has declined repairing the vehicle. I don't blame him really, the car was in pretty bad shape. I am 99.9% sure that the combination... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Starting VIN: WDBJF25H3X Thanks for all of the help! We finally got this one solved. We went ahead and replaced the EIS (ignition switch) and programmed both keys back in. Unfortunately, that did not do the trick. I went back to do more testing and the ONE module I hadn't unplugge... |
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| 2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31D3Y Thank you to everyone who took time to read and respond. You were extremely helpful in getting this vehicle out of our hair. The final resolve was... 1) Test drive vehicle to get engine and transmission to proper operating temp per requires specs in relearn. ... Trouble codes: P0505 (Idle air control code stored). |
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| 2003 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L engine VIN: JTDBR32E03 this one is the weirdest thing i have ever scene. had eployee remove injectors to flow test and upon re installing. started engine. started unplugging injector plugs and slowely started to even out idle. so all alomg everyone was correct injector problems caus... |
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| 1992 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 2.8L communication VIN: WVWEE4502N Unfortunately I am closing this request with only a summary. The customer is out of the country and has been overdue getting back. I only had so much time/resources to put into this without further approval and have not been able to contact the customer. Heres... |
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