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| 2008 BMW 328i 3.0L Up Shifts VIN: WBAVA33558 Hello Everyone, We had this BMW come into the shop several times now for the same issue, however we have been unable to isolate the problem. It is an intermittent issue relating to cold mornings. The customer states that the vehicle runs rough on accele... |
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| 2011 BMW 750Li 4.4L rear air suspension VIN: WBAKB8C50B HELLO IATN Car was towed in. symptom or rear suspension will drop to bump stops while driving (fully deflate) and suspension Malf. will pop on display.Scan tested rear EHC(elec.height control) has CODE 480DB0 in memory.when we started car rear bags pumped ... |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L No forward or reverse gears VIN: 5UXZV4C58B Customer states vehicle does not go into gear. Verified customers concern, performed quick test via Autologic, found 4FD0 fault (Position Spec) with no saved data. Cleared fault, vehicle seemed to move in limp mode in forward gears only. Will not move in r... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet 3.6L caliper? VIN: 2D4RN3DG3B customer brought me van complaint of low/fading brake pedal. inspected brake system found no leaks and customer stated he had mot had to add any fluid. found rear brake calipers not working correctly replaced and adjusted now works perfectly. parking brake... |
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| 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L Stall VIN: 2FAHP71V58 hello everyone and happy holidays . I had a local fire chief stop by the shop with this crown vic that was a former police car . His original problem was one day the wrench light came on his dash and would not accelerate . He took it o the city shop and th... Trouble codes: P0600, P0600, P0600, P0600 |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SE 1.6L Pcm VIN: 1FMCU9GX0D Responded to vehicle for routine jumpstart. Customer attempted to jump with another car, would not start. Previously jumped a week ago. Opened hood, and could hear electrical solenoid cycling. As soon as jump box in place solenoid noise ceased. Jumpstarted... |
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| 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL38788 This van has an intermittent misfire on cyl 4. I am leaning toward a fuel inj so I flushed the fuel system and put two cans of 44k in the tank to see if it helps The valves have been adjusted and the spark plugs have been replaced along with a coil on cy... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cyl 4 misfire) |
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| 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid 2.4L Unknown VIN: KMHEC4A4XE this hybrid customer had a strange issue the other day, when getting in their car to drive the brake warning message illuminated and the brake pedal went to the floor and said there was a grinding sound that was heard as well. parked the vehicle for a coup... |
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| 2008 Lexus IS250 2.5L abs VIN: JTHBK26288 Hello to all. We have this 2008 IS250 that came in with right front wheel bearing failure. We ordered a moog hub and bearing assembly that includes abs sensor on the back of it. Drove vehicle and abs light comes on. Was not on before we started job. Have a... |
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| 2014 Mazda CX-5 Touring 2.5L heater VIN: JM3KE4CY2E Howdy folks, This CX-5 has very poor heat. I flushed some white granules out of the heater core that turn to paste if i rub them between my fingers. I read on a forum UK dealers are using citric acid to remove the clogging, while here in the US it seems... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L shifter interlock, ABS, ESP, BAS VIN: WDBRF81J44 This one came to us from another shop after they replaced the ESP/ABS module, with a new OE part. The problem is a very intermittent failure on the CAN bus involving the ESP module ( cluster shows warnings for ABS,ESP & BAS) the trans shifter interlock (... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L Eis VIN: 4JGCB65E87 Customer called and said that key would not turn on this car. We went to the parking lot expecting it to be a bad battery. Key would not turn. Got the van towed to my shop, not and easy feat, no way to get out of park... Had several codes for lack of data ... |
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| 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L abs module VIN: 2G4WR55456 My friend asked me to check abs/traction control light on the car I checked for trouble codes found 2 don't remember #s but 1 was r/f speed sensor circuit problem the other just said speed sensor malfunction I then drove car while viewing live data of abs ... |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 2.4L fast idle speed VIN: 1G2ZF55B46 After cleaning the throttle body it idles fast (1500 to 2500 rpm) in neutral. If you put it into gear it comes down to normal speed and will stay there even if you switch it back into neutral until you touch the throttle, then will stay up at the higher rpms u... Trouble codes: P0106 |
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| 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport SLS 2.4L Stepper motor in cvt valve body VIN: JS2RF9A79B The input and output speed sensors signals are monitored by the T.C.M. which are preset by the R.O.M. in the T.C.M. at any given stepper motor position.If there is an irrational between the two speed sensors a code will set. I have code P0772. The T.C.M. i... |
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| 2002 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L Misfire VIN: 5TEWN72N22 Hi Toyota tech’s, this ones a long time problem, on the scanner it shows #1 misses about 6 to 10 times when first started hot or cold and then clears up. Does not always trigger light, but at times it does. What we’ve done is compression test, leak down te... Trouble codes: P0301 (Missfire 1) |
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| 2010 Toyota Camry XLE 3.5L 2-3 shift VIN: JTNBK3EK1A Transmission slips between 2-3 shift after going into kick down from about 30mph, then re-accelerating, I tested the line pressure in the bay, it's textbook, then drove car to monitor the pressure, normal driving goes from 60psi to 120 when it shifts, then... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Audi S4 3.0L Pressure plate VIN: WAUDGAFL3A After installing clutch twice with second pressure plate,we found out the new flywheel was not cut deep enough and disc would be above flywheel.The dealer said it was boxed wrong and could get another in a week[The customer was very mad],We found a aftermarket... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Equinox LS 2.4L Engine VIN: 2CNFLCEW3A So after removing the remain head it was found to have all intake valves bent. After doing some measurements and math we can to the conclusion that when the company planed the head they reinstalled the old intake valves, instead of milling them or replacing t... |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18296 Thanks to all tech for the replay, the MDS solenoid was the problem, it was no oil pressure to lifter, the solenoid past ohms test them whem I pull it out the screen was clogged. The test to know was when I removed the valve cover and saw the rocker arm from ... Trouble codes: P0306. |
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| 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L ABS Module VIN: 2D8HN44H88 Thanks for the replies. For whatever reason I couldnt make the drive cycle complete however the snap on scanner has the option of skipping the drive cycle and go straight into resetting the rolls stats. Once this was done light went off and everything is fine. |
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| 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.6L Hesitation VIN: 1C4HJWF59C Thank you all very much for the good and interesting reply's . With this being a reprogrammed diesel engine with no EGR ,none partic filter, full flow exhaust i decided to drive around in live data with all data's of turbo boost etc, and seen in the live data ... |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L Starting VIN: SALAE24436 Customer took vehicle without any further fix, Eric [...] informed us that there is an ignition suppression unit under the intake manifold and it creates this same problem. customer said they will return to have the part installed in the future. |
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| 2005 Mazda Miata 1.8L Cuts out VIN: JM1NB35385 Ralph [...] Helped fix it. The battery was bolted in correctly but moved just enough to ground out the positive battery cable. How Mazda let these cars go without insulating the metal area next to the battery... All is well. Put a rubber bu... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crankshaft Position Sensor). |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L n80 module VIN: WDBNG70J7Y the fix on this one will be to replace the 8 miniature pins where n80 module .when you wiggle the small harness power come and go at the red wire pin [ circuit 30 ] for memory .without the help from people i would not have figured that one . |
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| 2003 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L Misfire VIN: JN88AZ08T3 Well no data available. Ended up putting on one coil at a time and finally nailed it. Wish there was data to use. Thank you all for your kind responses and help. |
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| 2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5i 2.5L Head Gasket VIN: JF1GH60609 I have repaired the vehicle and I want to thank all for the great responses. We did re use the head bolts. There were responses for half and half on whether we should. The one thing I can say about a repair like this is that it would have been easier for us t... |
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| 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L Converter VIN: JT3HN86R71 Sorry took so long, was waiting for customer ok. We pulled the pan and planetary gear pieces stuck on magnets!! We put a used transmission in and all is good. Thanks for the help:-) Happy holidays |
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| 2014 Volkswagen Passat S 1.8L timing components VIN: 1VWAT7A30E Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fix this vehicle. Customer did not want to dig any further. We were able to get it to pass emissions testing and that's all he wanted. We did try to replace the O-rings on the oil drain back valve since those O-rings are not inc... |
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| 2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L brakes VIN: YV1MW38206 Thanks for your help. Most of you were right. I changed the abs unit. The problem is solved. I separated the electrical part to avoid having to reprogram the module. I only replace the hydrolic part. Easy to do. Very important to know. Thank you all! |
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