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| 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Hesitation, Lack of power VIN: 5UXZV4C57C This BMW came in with complaints of serious lack of power during heavy acceleration as well as a check engine light and a reduced power warning in the DIC,(felt like the turbos were not working to me) and sometimes a traction control light. We verified the... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C3500 7.4L Shifting VIN: 1GBKC34J1X One for you GM tranny boyz. Trans shop rebuilt this 4L80 in this "99 GM 3500 7.4 litre that is a dump truck. They say trans was a crispy critter. They replaced most of the internal workings. Now they have extended shifts and a P0730 Gear error ratio code. ... |
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| 2010 Dodge Avenger R/T 2.4L throttle/accel pedel VIN: 1B3CC5FB1A Came in on the tow. Drove it around and found no problems. Check engine light off but it did have P060E ECT level 2 TPS Performance. Did the wiggle test, nothing. Disconnected harness from throttle body. Pins looked good. Performed the throttle plate test,... |
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| 1999 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FMYU22X6X Vehicle came into the shop with a dead miss. No MIL on. Compression test was normal on all cylinders except #1. (almost unreadable on gauge, approx 10 psi) Valve cover removal revealed pushrod on #1 cyl intake valve had dropped out. Checked it for straight... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSX31P04 Vehicle is a no start .not familiar with these 6 L . With ipr at 85 % ,while cranking, I am checking air leakage through the icp .There is leakage but can not determine from where (bubbling sound) ? possible injector seal,stand pipe ? Is there a common p... |
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| 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 2FAHP71V48 Hi guys, I have this Crown Vic that came into the shop with the customer saying the a/c wasn't blowing cold. So I hooked up the a/c machine and found the pressures to be on the low side don't remember the exact pressures. Only recovered 20oz system spec is... |
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| 2013 Ford Fusion SE 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FA6P0HR7D first thanks to all who looked and took the time to help. not sure which way to go. replaced waterpump due to noise. car ran and drove after. once reprograming was completed now it goes to hot and activates a failsafe even if the car isn't running? replace... Trouble codes: B26B7, P018C, P1299 |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA291X5 Have follwed all steps in flow chart from prodemand for P0688 code and replaced PCM with new not used with no SKIM!!! Have had for 2 weeks and customer impatient now, please help Trouble codes: P0688 |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L battery light VIN: WDBSK75F53 Car came in with a dead battery,replaced battery and several drive cycles later the battery light came on in the dash setting a B1828 component K57 battery isolating relay is faulty or no circuit 61. I tested both circuits on the relay and could never find... |
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| 1998 Nissan 200SX 1.6L compression VIN: 1N4AB42D0W The car stalled under a moderate load. compression was even at 50psi. Pulled the valve cover and checked the chains and gears. They looked, (very), good, but I couldn't see the crank gear. Pulled the lower tensioner. A little binding but replaced it anyway... |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Cem VIN: YV1CZ59215 Replaced CEM due to water damage software download went in ok but when trying to start car it will not start CEM has lost the key codes is there any to recover them ? or do i need to get new keys and reload them. Any one seen this ? Thanks |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Vss Trans will not shift VIN: 1GCEK19T6Y The truck speedometer finally works and the transmission shifts, there were four speed sensor plugs that could plug into two speed sensors, we trace the wires [...] to the PCM on each plug and found the wrong one plugged into the speed sensor, the one that ne... |
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| 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Charge Guage VIN: 3B7KF2362Y I did find some bad grounds. I cleaned them all. This did not fix the issue. eventually I found a poor connection in the power distribution box. After I cleaned it and secured it the problem has not returned. Thanks to everyone who took time to help with ... |
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| 2006 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L power sliding doors VIN: 5FNRL38756 Found the base switch for the rear lock fell off the bracket for the bell crank on the passenger side, pulled the rear latch assembly and repaired the base switch and checked all the other switches. the doors work properly again. thank you everyone for your i... |
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| 2005 Jaguar XJ8 4.2L Starting Starter motor fixed this car. Starter must have been interfering with the crank signal. Starts great every time now. Thanks again! |
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| 2007 Kia Optima LX 2.4L engine VIN: KNAGE12377 Thanks for your help guys, we found Chain bad and cam actuator bad. Also the customer had at another shop where they changed cam solenoid and damaged the solinoid port to the point where it was loosing oil pressure and not changing cam timing. Customer decline... |
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| 2012 Kia Sedona LX 3.5L A/C compressor VIN: KNDMG4C71C Open circuit somewhere between FMA and connector EM22. Pulled all the players to get access to pins to test voltages after verifying EVAP temp sensor resistance given suggestions (good call as there is no way to verify with scanner data). Switching ac button ... |
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| 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: JA3AH86CX6 Thanks to everyone for your help on this. The issue with this vehicle was with the idle control system. The customer has a friend with the equipment to change the idle protocol in the computer. He took the car to him and apparently got the issue resolved. ... |
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| 2006 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L compressor VIN: JN8AZ08W76 ohmed out the evap temp sensor, outlet air temp sensor, ambient air temp sensor and sunload sensor. All were good. I did a self diagnostic check and everything was good. No codes were present. replaced the a/c amplifier with another unit and still no change. A... |
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| 2014 Ram ProMaster 2500 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C6URVHG0E Thanks for all the replies, especially Kevin [...] who replied twice! After inspecting valve train on bank one and seeing no defect, turned back to deciphering if #1 inj fuel control low pulse-width was a cause or effect of concern. After clearing KAM and all lear... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 cyl misfire). |
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