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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for May 21, 2018 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Unknown VIN: WBAFB33561 X5 came in making a loud noise. Only occurred under hard acceleration. We were able to duplicate on lift by power braking car. The noise seemed to be coming from transfer case. Sounded like the chain was slipping or a splined shaft was slipping. Very loud.... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Park? VIN: 1B7MF33621 Need some mopar advice. This vehicle has a leaking cooler line again. That's only part of the problem. Customer calls says he thinks its leaking again & I tell him bring it in Ill take a look at it. About 1/4 mile from the shop it quits pulling itself. Its... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Stall VIN: 1D7HA18N62 This about my fifth time looking at this concern. Customer states he should park a trailer across the street. Very funny. It will idle fine for days and then intermittently become unstable at idle and then stall, sometimes. No codes, ever. Never seems to m... |
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| 2012 Fiat 500 Pop 1.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C3CFFAR7C Wondering if antbody has attempted a reflash in the pcm on one if theses vehicles with j2534 pass through. Also were you succesful thanks. Trouble codes: P1980, P0160 |
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| 2010 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FAHP3FNXA The Customer brought the car to me stating the pedal has gotten worse. Having come to my conclusions, I called the other shop (he was competent and now I am second guessing myself) First the Basics - Front brakes are 6-7MM rears are 3-4MM Drum brakes a... |
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| 1992 GMC K2500 Sierra SLE 5.7L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 2GTFK29K8N Hello, all. Got one taking me to school. Vehicle came in with no power, hardly would run. First thing I found was contaminated fuel, had been sitting outside at body shop for 5 mths. with the box off. Drained tank, filled with fresh fuel. Truck ran much better... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L No Start VIN: WDDNG71X79 vehicle towed in for no crank/no start. Found no gear select indicator and no comm with ecm, tcm, ism & fuel pump module. cooling fan runs 100% when key turned on. appears powertrain can-c network is down since i can communicate with all other modules/netw... Trouble codes: 90088 |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Speed sensors VIN: 4JGBF2FE8A Hello to all, this rig had a code for the right rear speed sensor(U140B00), scanning data showed no signal from sensor. Replaced sensor and signal good.Came back with code for right rear again but this time a code for the left rear speed sensor also(U140C0... |
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| 2000 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Cuts out VIN: JN1TAZR501 I did a partial rebuild on this motor and changed bearing in distributer shaft. After getting it going again it presented this problem. Starts perfectly but when it reaches 1900 - 2000 rpm it cuts out till around 1000 rpm and picks upagain. In Park or driv... |
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| 2006 Nissan 350Z Touring 3.5L navigation system VIN: JN1AZ36A06 see above |
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| 2011 Nissan Sentra SL 2.0L No Start E-Z one for you Asian Gurus'. Can you put a used BCM in this 2013 Sentra. I have a scanner that will reprogram the anti-theft system. Trouble codes: B2195 (ID verification between BCM and PCM) |
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| 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L litronic hid lights VIN: WP0CA29921 customer came in with no low beam on right side. all other lights worked. bulb looked good so i replaced ballast. light worked properly. customer left, but returned next day with light out again. bulb looked ok still but i tried a new bulb. light still ino... |
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| 2006 Saturn Vue 3.5L Engine VIN: 5GZCZ53496 I have a oil leak coming from a bolt on the engine, the bolt is behind the passenger side axle on the engine, when doing the rear main seal and oil pan that bolt was pulled because it was leaking. It is a long bolt that possibly goes through main bearing c... |
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| 2007 Suzuki Forenza 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on, High Idle VIN: KL5JD56Z97 After the car warms up to operating temperature the idle climbs if your above 2000 rpm and you push in the clutch. It is acting like cruise control is stuck and climbing. (It doesn't have cruise) If I reset codes it doesn't do it for about 10 miles. Then k... Trouble codes: P0341 (Camshaft Position Sensor Description) |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8T 1.8L No Start VIN: 9BWDE61J15 Hello all! I don't get to work on VW much so I am unsure of the logic or typical issues with these. The vehicle is a crank but no start. There is good spark but very short injector on time. Injector on time is always less than 1 ms. Scoped voltage and c... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 BMW 530i 3.0L A/C Compressor VIN: WBADT63432 Thanks for everyone's help. I ended up scoping the K-line busses and found that the white/red wires were dead (0 volts) and the white/gray wires were toggling from 12V to ground. I was checking them right at the spice packs behind the glove box. I began my ... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L Instrument cluster VIN: 2A8HR44H28 I really hope I have this vehicle fixed...it was intermittent enough that I'm afraid to brag too much just yet. Several people suggested checking the wiring around the B pillar base for chafing from the sliding doors...and checking the ground that bolts to the... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L torque converter VIN: 1FTSF31F0X Thank you all for the ideas, I sent the pcm to Solo in Florida. On their test bench he said he found zero problems and everything was functional. He said he reflowed all of the solder joints as standard practice and mailed it back. Now everything is fully fu... |
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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 Finally got it,with a little help from you all,Pulled the turbo and found the the ring had a small crack and the hole had a ware spot in it,Replaced the ring and cleaned the turbo,Reassembled and test drove nope not it pulled the egr back out and looked again ... |
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| 2009 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.8L A/C system VIN: 1FDWX37Y29 To start off with thank you for everyone's help. After chasing my tail it came down to a bad diode, replaced the diode and at this time the problem is resoved, first time I have ever had an issue with a diode. Again thank you for all the help... |
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| 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 6.0L Climate Control VIN: ZA9DU01B21 The system has a four step self diagnosis procedure controlled from the head unit-key on does a self test for codes. User diagnostics is started by turning the ignition switch to MAR and holding the RECIRCULATION button pressed at the same time. Turn the ig... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 5.5L Ride Controll VIN: WDBUF76J26 I am sorry to say I did not fix this one customer decided to take it as it was. Most reply centered around air leaks especially at the line from pump to valve. we replaced this line and checked every where we could with soapy water none were found. Car never l... |
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| 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L radio VIN: 3TMLU42N86 Found some kind of small box wired to left rear door speaker in door.No idea what it was for but took it out and all is well.Thanks to all who responded.Mark |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Mechanical VIN: WVGBV7AX0A This engine did jump time. Timing chain tensioner was extended. Customer decided to tow vehicle to dealer to try & get them to fix it for free since this is a known defect with this engine. Several states have a class action lawsuit filed against VW. Thanks to... |
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