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| 2007 Audi Q7 Premium 4.2L ac COMPRESSOR VIN: WA1BV74L07 Vehicle had leaking line replaced 1 week ago, came back customer said AC was not working, AC worked when turned on & cold, pressures were normal. Recovered R134a to verify correct charge, it did have a full charge. Scanned climate control for codes had 3 c... |
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| 2006 BMW 325xi 3.0L All Windows/Sunroof VIN: WBAVT13516 Hey all I have a customer who recently purchased this 2006 BMW 325xi wagon (e91). The problem is randomly all windows and sunroof open sometime in the middle of the night. Happens maybe once a week. Customer understands that holding the unlock button on... |
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| 2012 BMW 550i xDrive 4.4L Ride Height VIN: WBASP4C57C Vehicle came in for a rear air suspension leak. Started car, at which point compressor turned on and rear air suspension inflated. Pinpointed the leak to the Right Rear (Passenger) air spring. Removed and replaced spring, reinflated suspension, and set veh... |
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| 2006 Cadillac STS 4.6L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6DC67A06 Hello Everyone. Thanks for reading my post. Unic problem. I like to get a hold to a contact to a A/C delco subscription "specialist". I am in Europe this is a European model car! There is a re-flash available for those symptom's. Did try to ... Trouble codes: P1101, P0068 |
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| 1994 Chevrolet Blazer 5.7L Vin VIN: 1GNEK18K1R This is not really a mechanical help issue, what I am in need of is the actual build date not just the vehicle year which I know is a 94 I need to get the actual date as I am going to get antique tags so once the vehicle is 25 years old I can get them and ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.0L MIL Lamp on, hard shift VIN: 2GCEK13Y07 Hi Guys, If you would share some of your wisdom I would be very appreciative. I am working on a 2007 Chevrolet Sierra with a 6.0 gas engine that is setting a cam position code and causing the transmission to go into some back up mode and shifts very hard. ... Trouble codes: P0055 |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport LS 2.4L Idle control VIN: 3GNAL2EK6C When I crank vehicle up cold, cranks fine idles couple minuets, when idle starts coming down to normal idle speed, it goes dead one time, crank back immediately runs fine until you let it set for 3 or 4 hours, does same thing again on first crank, Now you ... |
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| 2013 Dodge Dart Rallye 1.4L engine VIN: 1C3CDFBH4D Alright, fellas need some assistance. I am a Ford certified diesel tech. I am trying to help out a friends son and this is his problem. Vehicle cranks and does not start. Sounds like no compression. So right a way i think timing belt. Pulled cover and belt... |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L 1-2 Shift VIN: 1FTCR14X8R 1st and reverse are fine, after revving up truck will slide into 2nd or sometimes bump when letting off for a few seconds. I have searched Identifix and for any TSB's but find nothing that really matches the symptoms. Once it gets into second it is fine af... |
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| 2008 GMC W4500 Forward W4S042 6.0L High side pressure high VIN: 4KDC4B1U78 This commercial truck belongs to a friend's brother. My friend replaced the A/C compessor, Condensor, & dryer. He recharged by gauges. On freeway driving, the AC stops getting cold. The truck was sent to me. I evacuated the freon. My machine pulled out onl... |
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| 2010 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L wheel bearings? VIN: 1GT4K0B67A This one has me stumped. It sounds and behaves exactly like a front wheel bearing on the drivers side. But it isn't. Steer right and its noisy. Steer left and its quiet. Im runnning out of places to hook up the chassis ears to nail it down. It has two GM o... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata SE 3.3L Parking lights VIN: 5NPEU46F77 I have this 07 Sonata, the parking lights will come on randomly while driving or with key off while parked. It was recommended by a Hyundai tech to replace the interior fuse box which I did, they still come on. You can hear the relay clicking in the fuse b... |
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| 2013 Hyundai Veloster 1.6L Alignment VIN: KMHTC6AD2D Having problems with the rear tires going bald. Left rear is worst one of the two with cupping on inner edge. This happens with Michelin tires after less than 40,000 miles. Fronts are okay. Alignment machine states all okay at rear with everything in the "... |
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| 2002 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L seat belt warning light VIN: SAJDA12C42 Car came in with the seat belt warning coming on and off randomly. Customer thought it was when going over bumps. Diagnosed by another tech to be the buckle. Replaced drivers seat belt buckle, but problem is still happening. Noticed that light will come ... |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 4.2L Air Suspension VIN: SALMF13496 Car came to us with all 4 corners deflated. Compressor will not run unless relay is jumped. The Suspension ECU is not providing power or ground to the relay. Has codes C1A73-1c for rf height sensor and C1A00-54 for control module. Sensor appears to be work... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic Sport 3.0L Starting VIN: WDDGF81X08 I got this 2008 C300 4matic needs new ignition switch EIS,the new EIS comes with orange or green key for installation , my question is what is the procedure as in order i mean step by step to finish the programing , because i heard if i dont do it in order... |
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| 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L coolant guage VIN: 2MEFM75W92 customer states that coolant guage fuctions normal at times and then will go all the hot warning indicator goes off then a few seconds later goes back to normal. this only happens in gear, part or neautral no signs of problems. have checked wiring harness ... |
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| 2008 Nissan Rogue SL 2.5L cv axle or transmission VIN: JN8AS58T18 The Rouge came into my shop about 3 weeks ago with a bad transmission. The car would barely do 10mph. I diagnosed it as a failed transmission and the customer decline to fix it. So I ended up buying the car from them. Fast forward to 2 weeks later and I inst... |
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| 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L compressor VIN: JT3HT05J7Y This came in with no AC operation, testing found the compressor seized. I replaced the compressor with a rebuilt, the receiver dryer and also the cooling fan because it was seized as well. When activating the AC at idle, the compressor engages, but within ... |
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| 2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBBT44133 Hi guys, I'm have a little trouble with this Toyota. It is setting a P0420 and P0442 codes. We are focusing on the cat code right now, the cat was replaced 50k miles ago with a Magnaflow cat and now the codes have returned. I know the aftermarket cats don'... Trouble codes: P0420 (Bank 1 Catalyst), P0442 (EVAP Small Leak) |
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| 2011 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEBU5JRXB Looking for cam and crank waveform to check timing, checked screens and replaced ocv and code comes back.also any other input will be appreciated.truck was run low on oil for a while. Customer says they added 5 qts oil when they fixed the leak. Engine runs... Trouble codes: P0024 |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWRH63B84 always sets code p1176 within 25 miles. Sometimes will set p2096 also. Fuel trim numbers always look good. We have replaced both right bank oxygen sensors, repaired a small exhaust leak in front of the rear sensor. Not sure where to head next. Thanks in ad... Trouble codes: P1176 (O2 sensor correction control limit reached) |
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| 2012 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L Hesitation VIN: WVWEV7AJ1C This VW came in recently with a lack of power concern. I test drove it and it defiantly was lacking power. The vehicle is tuned and has Meth injection and has a REVO Stage 2 Load on it. Under hard load it will hesitate almost like it has a plugged converte... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L push button start VIN: 3VWPL7AJ6C Key fob unlocks door, interior lights come on when enter car. no action from dash or steering lock. push brake and start button, do dash, no lights, no start. Checked maxi fuses on front of engine electrical box, all have power, checked fuses on top and al... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L Cooling Fans VIN: WAUDF78E06 this audi is all set.after checking relays under steering column,i was out of options until 2 of the responses mentioned relays under pcm on left side of cowl.sure enough,there was not a lot of moisture at this time,but there must have been enough since 2006 t... |
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| 2009 Audi Q7 3.6L No Start, Misfire, backfires VIN: WA1AY74L69 the intermediate shaft chain broke. every valve bent . new engine. we do not know if the back fire caused it or it happened when the intake exploded. humble at this point just throwing a used motor in it. replacing parts is not what technicians thrive on. actu... |
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| 2005 Cadillac STS 3.6L No Start VIN: 1G6DW677X5 Thanks to Everyone, All were right ha ha. I load tested the battery it tested fine. But the battery goes dead after 2 days with the fob not near the car. There is no current draw on the system. So I replaced the battery. No fix. Next I did a voltage drop test ... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L battery starting VIN: WD2PD44444 Thanks everyone for your help. The problem turned out to be the can signal from the instrument cluster was keeping the engine control module sending ground signal to the relay that control the egr valve and causing a draw. A factory rebuild instrument cluster ... |
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| 2010 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Misfire OK, the vehicle has been diagnosed. The owner has been trying to decide if he wanted to repair it. He finally gave the go ahead. It got an engine. Mario [...] gave me the idea of trying to check the frequency of the engine, in hopes of trying to 'see' if t... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire). |
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| 2004 Ford Mustang 3.9L alternator VIN: 1FAFP40674 I think its fixed? at the battery factory cable ends were cut off and the crimp was left on then put under top post cable ends replaced them with OEM cables seams to be doing fine the alternator is normal when running I can hold my hand on it customer wante... |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FTPW14V17 thanks to everyone for helping out. the problem was the stator rings, they were too small (wideness and thickness) installed the old ones and it worked just like it should. again thanks to all for helping! |
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| 1996 GMC Yukon SLE 5.7L no start VIN: 1GKEK13R4T Thank you AL [...]. I HATE working on vehicles from other shops sometimes. The original distributor appeared to be installed correctly. Engine at TDC, rotor pointing to mnumbered arrow on distributor casting as shown in service manuals. (Alldata, Mitchell etc) Whe... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L Windows VIN: WDB2084652 Thank you for all the replies. The option for coding was NOT available - EIS - Control unit adaptations - read and change coding (menu 2) so I couldnt change anything. the ssd would only run a partial short test on the engine CAN - I disconnected the batt... |
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| 2013 Porsche Cayenne 3.6L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WP1AA2A22D Hi and thanks for all the help, we did check for moisture in fluid. It looks ok. Called dealer and this rig is still under warranty till December. So the customer was glad for that:-). Thanks again |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VW3L7AJ8C Car has had the diesel update performed, however the customer is returning to the dealer for additional help on this. Looks to be related to the software, but unknown at this time. Trouble codes: 2BA6. |
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