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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for May 24, 2018 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2009 Audi A3 2.0L Charging VIN: WAUHE78P39 Have one that should be easy but is eating my lunch, this car is not charging have 11.6 volts when running it will start load sheading by cutting off the blower motor. tested the signal from the ecm to the alt with a lab scope and had a nice square wave fo... |
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| 2001 BMW 325i 2.5L Overheating VIN: WBAAV33431 This vehicle was towed in in February of this year with above repairs made because water pump pulley came apart and damaged the radiator. It was towed in again this past week with the expansion tank blown open. We replaced the expansion tank, tested for bl... |
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| 2008 Cadillac DTS 4.6L convertor VIN: 1G6KD57Y08 I am replacing the convertor for p0741 issue. Have done MANY of these. My question - has anyone had good success using other than GM convertor? I have always used GM parts, but the convertors are pricey! Once I used a CVC which was much cheaper, but you co... |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L Expansion Valve ? VIN: 1GCVKREC0F I have not very cold air coming out of the vehicle. A/C compressor runs and the electric cooling fan works. High side pressure is really high. It seems to have some restriction in the system. Has anyone ever run in to this issue on this year vehicle? |
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| 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L timing belt VIN: 3A8FY48B38 This one starts as many have -- fixing a family member's vehicle. Kid bought timing belt kit for his PT Cruiser, took it partially apart and realized it was a much bigger job than he thought. I jumped in a got it disassembled, installed new tensioner, idle... |
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| 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 2.0L Hesitation, Hesitation VIN: 1FAHP34N55 Hello to my iatn friends. We have this 05 ford focus in the shop,my customer just bought this car for his daughter.He bought it without test driving it,and it idles fine so now he,s up the creek. We replaced the air pump controll solenoid and cleared the p... Trouble codes: P0411 |
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| 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L viscous fan & compressor VIN: 1FT8W3BT2B After replacing parts and charging, I turned on compressor and it engaged but high side pressure continued above 350 psi. I immediately shut it down. I was able to control the viscous fan with the scanner and could then turn on compressor and everything wa... |
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| 2011 Ford Fusion SE 2.5L Blend door/motor VIN: 3FAHP0HA1B Need help with this possessed Fusion! I can run vehicle in shop with AC on and will usually blow cold indefinitely. I can control blend door with knob to switch from hot to cold and back with no issues. I go on test drive and get maybe half a block and b... |
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| 2010 Lexus IS250 2.5L Throttle, windows, Power Steering VIN: JTHCF5C20A Hello All, I'm looking for some suggestions here, this Is250 came in on a tow truck, No power anyware, I found the Main Fusable link assembly block had the 150A alt fuse blown. We replaced that and it started but the throttle and Mass Air sensor had codes,... |
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| 2010 Lincoln MKX 3.5L steering VIN: 2LMDJ6JCXA I have a Lincoln MKX with 9664 original miles. We did a oil service and front rotors per customer request. After car warms up we lose steering-very hard. At times you increase idle and its fine. Can not go two blocks without losing steering. Don't want to ... |
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| 1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 4.5L No Start VIN: 1070241202 Hi was hoping for some assistance on this old slc. We have done a lot of work to this car over the last year fixing many running issues among other things. We have removed the intake and replaced all the seals and gaskets, vacuum lines and injector holders... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L No Start VIN: WDBRF61J73 car will not crank, we are missing "Output Circuit 50 (can) during cranking. for the 10% of the time it does crank over, this signal is present Replaced key, EIS (Electronic Ignition Switch) and the ME (engine control unit) same results. All self gu... |
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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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| 2008 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.4L reverse VIN: JTMBD31V28 Ocassionaly, when backing out of an inclined driveway, it seems to disengage & then slam back into reverse. It may do it once, twice or more, rapidly. IF there is a pattern, I think possibly it is when warmed up fully. Trans operation is otherwise f... |
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| 2009 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Lack of power VIN: YV4CZ98299 Switched bank 1 and 2 profile control solenoids and code changed to p001a found solenoid to have no resistance and be open, can not find known good crank to cam waveform, would like any info on related repairs or common issues Trouble codes: P001D |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Unknown VIN: WBAFB33561 Thanks to all who responded the fix was the chain in the transfer case. Was slipping under hard acceleration. We replaced the chain and resealed the case all is great. |
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| 2012 BMW 750Li 4.4L warning light VIN: WBAKB8C55C After extensive research and talking to a few dealer techs,the thing to do is to install a new motor, which our dealer has a few in stock and only 3,700.00 for a complete long block, when they stock a part like that, it is a good indication of common failures... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L No Crank VIN: 1GNKRGED7B Well, thanks to all you guys I was able to get this Chevy to crank over and start. I first checked all the grounds, however I only had removed the two under the air box to lower the sub-frame and those were good and tight. After that I did what Mike [...] su... Trouble codes: U0100 (No communication to ECM). |
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| 2009 Lexus IS250 2.5L No Start VIN: JTHBK26249 Thanks for all the replies. I had a very interesting time with Lexus and Toyota. The local Toy store basically told me to pound sand. The Seattle Lexus parts guy was great. He figured out how to get the seed code with us being remote, the only problem we ran i... Trouble codes: B2799 (Engine Immobilizer System Malfunction). |
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| 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4Matic 3.0L Safety VIN: 4JGDF6EE3F Vehicle was sublet to MB for programming of front radar module. no further issues were present after. Thanks to all who gave there time and advise |
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| 2012 Volkswagen CC Sport 2.0L Radiator fans VIN: WVWMN9ANXC Well I wish I had some really great diagnostic story to tell you all, but basically we brought the car back in, erased all the codes in every module, tested the live data against another cc that was here and everything is working fine and has been for a week n... |
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| 1999 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LZ56D3X Thanks to all who responded. This one was a strange one. Thinking the ecu was bad and the cause of the problem we sent it out to BBA to be fixed. Come to find out that ecu had been replaced with the wrong one. That year there were two different options. Anothe... Trouble codes: P0116, P0128. |
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| 2006 Volvo V70 2.4 2.4L Struck by lightning- everything electrical is inop VIN: YV1SW61226 Insurance- there is none. Comp insurance was dropped a year or 2 ago, as the car was only worth $3000 if it's running. I bought the car for $100 before posting on IATN, figuring it might be a 'fun' project on a slow day or week. I'm still noodling around with... |
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