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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L compressor VIN: WAUDF78E06 customer dropped car off for exhaust work.she also asked that i recharge the a/c,because she noticed that the car was not defrosting the windows very well at the end of winter.upon connecting my gauges to the system,i discovered that the system had 80 psi stat... |
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| 2004 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C8GF68414 Car came in with engine light is con runs rough at idle and code p0135 02 sensor heater circuit, replace sensor from the dealer and still the code comes back on, check the heater circuit all good, wiring within the spec, any idea will be greatly appreciate... |
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| 2004 Dodge Stratus SXT 2.4L MIL Lamp on, Poor high rpm perfor VIN: 1B3EL46X84 Hi guys, im definately not a very experienced tech, this vehicle will not perform well at 2.5-3k rpms and higher, if you snap the throttle it will perform good but if you slowly ramp it up there, it wont go above 2.5-3k rpms, i bought this stratus thinking... Trouble codes: P0339 (Crankshaft circuit intermittent) |
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| 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L power steering VIN: 1D7RV1GP5A Hello everyone, after replacing the rack n pinion the steering became hard, we replaced the pump, it got better for a moment but then got hard again, dealer used transmission fluid instead of power steering fluid. we try both same problem, we replaced rack... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTSF21P85 I have a 6.0 thats pushing my limites,Problem poor preformance,Smoke cold only.No codes and has passed all my test.This will run fine with no smoke and good power after 5 minutes or less of warm up.Have preformed injector buzz,Cylinder contribution and glo... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWW31P56 This F350 repeatedly sets a fault for excessive EGR flow. Prior to me getting it, it has had a new turbo and 2 Ford (reman) EGR valves put on by a used car dealer. Originally brought in to me about 1000 miles ago due to this fault AND running/starting very... Trouble codes: P0402 (EGR excessive flow) |
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| 2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L over fueling VIN: 1FTSE34LX6 So I have this van that came in running rough & smoking badly along with a strong raw fuel smell. Testing showed, (wet fouled plugs & right bank o2 code) that the right bank was the culprit so we replaced 3 injectors on the right bank & the problem was sti... |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Speed Sensor VIN: 1GKEV33718 Customer bought car and brought into us for the ABS, Service Stability Control, All Wheel Drive Off. Codes ran and C0045 and C0569 were found in the system. After checking for TSB and finding the ones for the ring becoming dirty, we cleaned ring with n... |
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| 2014 Hyundai Tucson SE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: KM8JT3AFZE Missing digits 9 and 10 of vin due to flash from camera, tenth was easy, ran through all numbers and alphabet and still could not decode VIN. Fuel trim was at 30% LT at idle. LT is always positive( over 22%) regardless of load and rpm. Should really be set... Trouble codes: 2191 (Bank 1 lean under load) |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 3.5L ballance shaft VIN: WDB1714562 Hi Guys, i am replacing a balance shaft on this car . I need information on re-assembly, timing marks, tensions, etc..any thing at all. Thank you all in advance...Mick |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500 5.0L Pressure Reservior VIN: WDDDJ75X46 This Mercedes gave the white brake warning on the dash. Scanned and found C2131 Pressure Reservoir Faulty in the brake module. So, I ordered a new Bosch pressure Reservoir and installed it per the instructions. 1)Disable SBC, which also releases pressure i... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF52H67 After road tested and returned to customer engine light came on with code(P1199 or P0017) Checked timing marks through cam sensor holes; looked good (stamping centered in hole). Removed actuator/sensor cover right side and verify timing marks; marks good. Repl... Trouble codes: P1199 (P0017 right exhaust cam position implausible) |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L Stall VIN: WDYPE7CC2B Thanks for taking time to check this one out;. This van came in for an inspection with a complaint of intermittent stalling at idle. It has two codes stored...P130F00, and P155500. The air filter was very dirty, and we thought it was a good idea to replace... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L check engine light on after oil change VIN: WMWMF73567 oil change was performed at my shop.without any problems. cust experienced a check engine light after service.code was 272a, or p2418(evap switching valve circuit open?)cust thought this scenario had happened at a previous oil change service? coolant bottl... |
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| 2013 Nissan Rogue S 2.5L compressor VIN: JN8AS5MV5D 2013 nissan rogue needs new compressor, clutch not engaging, have power at clutch. rebuilt compressor at dealer expensive. looking for a quality compressor for less money. any suggestions on what brand to use ? also new clutch from dealer is almost the cos... |
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| 1999 Plymouth Prowler 3.5L Instrument cluster,anti theft VIN: 1P3EW65G1X I have this 1999 Prowler which has had a intermitten problem with the cluster will quit working and we receive a no buss message. This would happen ocassionaly but vehicle continued to run. After about a year of this problem owner said vehicle has became a... |
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| 1999 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LZ56D3X Having some trouble with this Volvo. The car came in with several codes for coolant temp sensor performance. Found that on data cold 80 degrees ambient temp the sensor was reading 8 degrees. The coolant temp gauge in the car was pegged on cold. Plugged in ... Trouble codes: P0116, P0128 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUHFAFL7A Yes its fixed. I replaced the front seal and still had p0171 during setting monitors. Found a pin hole leak at the exhaust gasket between turbo and Cat. could not hear an exhaust leak. used a stethascope to find it. THANX FOR ALL THE REPLIES Trouble codes: P0171. |
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| 2010 BMW 535i xDrive 3.0L steering indicator VIN: WBANV9C53A replaced the power steering pump and that fixed it |
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| 1993 Buick Century Special 3.3L high idle VIN: 3G4AG55N9P Started vehicle the next day and would barely start and had an idle around 550rpm. Was able to bidirectionally control the IAC through A Mastertech scan tool with no idle change. Unplugged and removed IAC during that test and IAC never changed position. Wen... Trouble codes: 24 (No VSS received). |
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| 1998 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Security System VIN: 2B4GP45G7W I posted this as a fix bit it really is a workaround. I appreciate the suggestions and information. I carefully explained the situation to the computer repair company and they sent me another used BCM. I plugged it in and the van started, then stalled,once. I ... |
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| 1991 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 4.9L Engine Performance VIN: 1FTDE14Y7M Thank you guys for all your help, it turned out to be the computer causing all that, found one with exact numbers in the local wrecking yard and took care of it... |
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| 2012 Ford Mustang 3.7L Master Cylinder VIN: 1ZVBP8AM1C Thank you to all that replied first off ill chalk it up to my mistake when i was testing vacuum at the booster i never tested it while hitting the brakes yeah that was dumb could have saved my self a lot of time but test results are as follows 20inchs at idle ... |
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| 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Grand Touring 3.8L Vent temperature VIN: KMHHU6KJ3D We have determined that there is no calibration for this vehicle as far as hvac doors. It is an automatic procedure that is performed. We did however determine that the temp blend door actuator motor was intermittently failing and sticking in the Heat positio... |
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| 2008 Suzuki XL-7 Limited 3.6L starting charging VIN: 2S3DA91738 was in a rush when typing this message and had a few type-os the car came to me from anther shop (tire shop) the had gotten the car running there and had tested the alternator there but when they got it running it was making a slapping noise in engine and it d... |
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