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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 11, 2018 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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2010 Audi A5 Quattro 2.0L Seal VIN: WAURFAFR3A Stubborn oil leak. Replaced rear main seal with OEM part for oil leak in bell housing area and Crankcase Vent Valve with Aftermarket part for lean codes. Oil leak in bell housing area came back. Replaced rear main oil seal with redesigned aftermarket seal.... |
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2004 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: WBXPA93474 Hi Guys, Happy Spring. Not that happy with this Beamer that is not giving me any codes. So this car stumbles not all the time. some of the time it won't do it at all. I thought it was dirty Mass air flow so I cleaned it and put a new air filter in. put Tec... |
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1968 Chevrolet Impala 6.5L track rod /sump VIN: 164676S165 Hi Guys I have this impala 396 at my workshop here in New Zealand . It was brought into NZ about 3 years ago and requires some work to meet road regulations.The car has been pretty much restored ( In The USA ) and looks to have all new steering rods etc... |
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2004 GMC Envoy XL SLE 4.2L Hesitation VIN: 1GKET16S74 Hi guys trying to help out with a friends truck. It originally came in with a complaint of no power and check engine light was on with code P0172 rich bank 1. Removed the vacuum line off the regulator and gas was leaking out off the regulator so we replace... |
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1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0L driveline VIN: SAJGX274XV I don't know if this is a good idea or even realistic, but here goes: This early XK8 has a strange, growling noise in the driveline which happens under slight acceleration as you compensate for a loss of road speed going up an incline. It is erratic, not c... |
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2011 Toyota Prius 1.8L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy Toyota prius 1.8 at idle its ok but when accelarating little noise comes from engine checked exhaust pipe ok cat. Is also fine no dtc. |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2008 Buick Enclave CX 3.6L Engine VIN: 5GAEV13788 Thank you all again, especially Andrew. The consensus is that the chain cover is most likely the source, poss. oil filter housing or both. Most technicians made the point that the chain and tensioners may need replacing due to mileage. Either way - engine out ... |
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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L All Gauges, Prndl,Shifter VIN: 2GCEC13T44 Thank you for the help! My testing finally pinpointed the problem. A shorted left front door lock actuator. I was not aware that this vehicle had an auto lock feature that automatically locked the doors as the vehicle was put into gear. Knowing this ahead of ... |
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1976 MG MGB MK IV 1.8L clutch This was a case of me being intimidated by the bleeding horror stories of a classic british car... Anyways; I went ahead and pulled slave c out and moved lever with prybar measuring the distance needed to release clutch; then reinstalled slave & measured agai... |
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