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| 1969 American Motors AMX 6.4L Charging VIN: A9C397X251 A.C. car, 55 amp. alt, Motorola system. Car came in battery DEAD. We charged and tested battery, failed predictive battery test (and discharged at idle with headlights on) so we sent customer out to warranty his battery so we could repeat charging system t... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCGC24U42 This truck will not shift to 4th. It has no active codes but there are two in memory---inactive B2 O2 sensor and missfire. The engine will not go into closed loop. Watching the B2 sensor in datastream, it especially does not look very active and I believe ... |
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| 2007 Chrysler 300 2.7L speedometer inop. VIN: 2C3KA43R37 EZ one for you Mopar moguls. Got this 07 300 2.7 Speedometer is inoperative. Does not have ABS so speed signal comes from lone right front wheel speed sensor to front control module. A have battery feed to sensor and a good square wave signal from speed se... Trouble codes: P0501 (Vehicle Speed Sensor 1) |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 3.7L Hesitation VIN: 1D7HA18KX5 Hey Dodge Fans! I have a fun job here, came in running but in limp mode. Fixed that. but still hesitation when taking off... after 5 mph, runs great! or if you take off slow. Checked compression, Fuel pressure, replaced Tps, Map. Not sure where to go from ... Trouble codes: P2098 |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1FDWF36F6X while driving you can go past 2,000 rpm and if you do white smokes puffs out the exhaust then it starts to run bad and missing and cant drive past 30 mph Trouble codes: P1395, P1396, P0269, P0284 |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 5.0L oil gauge VIN: 1FTFW1EF2C Customer came in saying he had a engine bg flush service done at oil lube joint. Oil pressure drops to zero at idle and message center says low oil pressure. I found the sending unit was starting to leak oil, replaced it with a motocraft unit and no change. In... |
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| 1996 GMC K1500 Suburban SLT 5.7L No Start VIN: 1GKFK16R4T This suburban will only build about 10 lbs of fuel pressure. I have checked it at the rail and filter. I replaced the pump hanger assembly and the fuel pump twice. Pump runs for 3 seconds each time key is turned on and sounds good. Any thoughts on why I ca... |
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| 2000 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Stall VIN: 1GDKC34J2Y While driving this truck it will stop running. Sometimes just for a second or two. Other times you have to pull over and wait for a minute or two, but it will always restart.i use a snapshot device and you you can see the rpm go to 0 and the maf hz go to o... Trouble codes: P0102 (Maf) |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L Starting VIN: SALAE24436 The customer brought the LR3 to us stating there is an intermittent crank no start. The conditions are very specific in re creating this. 1. start vehicle and drive in city (stop and go traffic) for 15-30 minutes. 2. park vehicle and immediately sh... |
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| 2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L No Start VIN: JTHCH96S86 This vehicle is a crank no start. Good spark. Low pressure side 45 to 70 while cranking. No codes. My data shows a pid for fuel pressure. Same reading as the low pressure. This pid is for the high pressure side. My question is what pid readings should be e... |
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L trans fluid change VIN: 3N1AB7AP4D decided to change the CVT fluid .did a google on that , and discovered that this car had trans issue [ cvt ]ended up sucking 1 gallon that way , cannot be done at the drain plug without the tool .[ like MB ].could locally only find valvoline CVT full synt ... |
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| 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL 3.5L starter VIN: 1G3WS52H12 Hi all. have vehicle that intermittently blows fuse in dash for pcm,bcm,u/hood relay.This fuse powers ecm,bcm,starter relay and main relay.Have already replaced ign. switch.Wondering if anyone has seen this.Only relavent codes are loss of power codes when ... |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 3.4L Starter crank signal VIN: 1G2NF52E14 Car came to me after being parked for 4+ months. Customer replaced starter for no start condition. I checked solenoid activator signal, none present. Continuity checked wire from starter relay, checked good. Checked for voltages at relay with ignition switch a... |
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| 2013 Ram 1500 Tradesman 3.6L cooling system VIN: 3C6JR6AG0D This truck was overheated. Another shop replaced the blown head gaskets along with the thermostat, water pump and heater control valve. All dealer parts. Customer drives the vehicle and coolant blows from the radiator cap. They replace the radiator cap and... |
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| 2012 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6L engine VIN: 4S4BRDKC8C Looking for anyone that has come across this strange noise/vibration that i can only hear inside the vehicle. I can not hear it under the vehicle or in the engine compartment. here is a link to the noise. ... |
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| 2011 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L intuitive parking assist VIN: 5TFBY5F1XB received from another shop,intuitive parking assist inop .dash switch is on,fuses checked ok .I do have warning from rear back up center only no corners ,front has nothing .The dash warning indicator does light and buzz for a few times then goes out. r... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1989 BMW 325i 2.5L No Start, Fuel Gauge inop VIN: WBAAA1303K To quote W.C. Fields, " No good deed goes unpunished". This is a friend's car. He is sourcing all the parts for it. I'm just doing the labor. His "fix" is to use common 16-14 AWG [blue] butt wiring connectors.By cutting off the vinyl insulation that extends be... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Limited 5.7L unknown VIN: 1GNEC13R6Y Thanks for all the feedback. I did confirm that it's torque converter shudder. I got a Lucas trans shudder additive and added it to the fluid. I just called the customer back and it hasn't helped. I also learned that the transmission was rebuilt by an independ... |
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| 1995 Chrysler New Yorker 3.5L Stall VIN: 2C3HC46F5S Found replacement BCM faulty. Located another replacement BCM, installed it to have vehicle start, runs fine along with all other issues resolved. THANKS for all the thought & response. Trouble codes: C0UNT, 12 (Ignition Count - 1 Battery power to module disconnected), DTC. |
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| 2001 Toyota Prius 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BK12UX1 Well I cant actually call it fixed ,but I know what's wrong and that's that it needs a new inverter the dc/dc converter is bad and never charges the small battery as its in constant discharge. I'm waiting for the customer to come up off some money so we can ge... Trouble codes: P3009, P3125, P3000. |
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| 2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L 3rd gear, 4th gear, and 5th gear VIN: JTEBU14R47 Even though scan tool didn't confirm it I believe I was feeling TCC shudder in flex lock up and would stop when I was in full lock up. Changed transmission fluid and filter. Added a tube of Dr. Trannys instant shutter fix. Noticed an improvement right away b... |
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