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| 2009 Audi A5 Quattro 3.2L compressor / control head VIN: WAUDK78T69 Vehicle came in with No Cooling. Saw compressor does not have a electric clutch assemble, recovered a/c system and it had a full charge, and re charged system. Using scan tool, read DTC's and performed compressor run in test. After that test, the a/c light... |
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| 2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L Hesitation VIN: WD0PD54485 I am working on a Dodge Sprinter but this is all Mercedes Benz drivetrain and software if anyone commenting doesn't know no pun intended. The customer states they have poor acceleration going up hills and under hard acceleration. They are a close family fr... Trouble codes: P2199 (Intake Air Temp correlation), P2199 (Intake Air Temp correlation) |
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| 1997 Ford E-350 Econoline 6.8L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on, VIN: 1FDLE40SXV this is a tricky one, while driving vehicle the check engine light will flicker and the engine will cut out and usually stall. if it does stall it always restarts immediately. it will usually happen at around 55mph right before or after it shifts into 4th ... |
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| 2000 Ford E-150 Econoline XL 5.4L Air Bag VIN: 1FMRE11L9Y Greetings everyone. I am hoping to get some insight here. Customer (small dealer)brought me this van and claimed it had not been in a collision. It had some left outer bumper damage in the front but shouldn't have been enough to cause an air bag problem. I... |
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| 2003 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Misfire VIN: 1FAHP60A73 Hello all, I have a misfire under load and intermittently at Idle. Feels like a bad coil... so I replaced the coil... same problem. Thought i had a defective coil so I swapped it with # 6...same problem. After two cycles it will set a p0355 (coil E). Both ... Trouble codes: P0355 (coil e primary circuit) |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FTRX14W47 Hello to all. We have this 07 F150 that overheats while driving. I can duplicate almost to the same spot on the highway distance every time. Watch cht and it goes to 235 shuts a/c off climbs to 240 the about a quarter mile to half mile temp starts coming d... |
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| 2010 Ford Taurus SHO 3.5L Pscm VIN: 1FAHP2KTXA Hey Guys, Having a really hard time getting a new PSCM programmed. Hopefully someone out there has ran into this. The first rack was put on and taken to ford to program. They couldnt program and said there was a communication error, to fix it and bring bac... |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 FX2 5.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FTFW1CF7D I have tried replacing thermostat again and used air lift to refill. Found cylinder head temp sensor showing 225 but with heat gun none of engine is over 192 degrees. Themp guage on dash never goes over half way. Did find radiator at 195 on right side and ... |
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| 2004 GMC C7500 Topkick C7C042 7.8L No Start VIN: 1GDJ7C1354 First I'll admit I'm over my head. Small fleet of "( until lately) gas powered medium trucks, and i'm not a diesel guy Got the gauge and found it would pull 12" of vacuum when hand pumping, replaced both fuel filter and water separator. Now it only gets ... |
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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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| 2006 Honda Civic EX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGFA16816 Car originally came in with P0128, we replaced the Tstat (with a Gates unfortunately but parts guy says over 4500 sold, only 10 returned for warranty) along with coolant sensor #1 as a precaution. We inspected for any corrosion issues on both sensor connec... Trouble codes: P0128 (Cooling system malfunction) |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L latch VIN: SALAE25468 I never thought I'd be asking for help to remove a door latch but here I am. I have the trim panel off and the window regulator out of the way. I removed the 3 Torx screws securing the latch in the driver door. I am having a tough time disconnecting the 2 ... |
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| 1996 Lexus LX450 4.5L Unknown VIN: JT6HJ88J9T Toyota Lexus Tech, please help on this bad boy here. This vehicle has be in & out in the Lexus Dealer and our shop a few times with the same exact problem. 30Amp fuse blown randomly. Power window, power lock, moon roof, power seat & power tailgate lock wil... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L traction control VIN: WDBFA67F2W trying to help other older cars shop .BAS ASR ABS on all time , start engine and it is there , car drive fine .DAS on HHT mode suck .so use 3 others , the auto boss best .has code c1011 hydraulic unit solenoid valve voltage supply open / short circuit volt... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDDGF87X19 This car is intermidentlly setting both codes P172 & 175, Takes a few 100 kms of driving before they set, Will show fuel trims of -20 to -25 in the freeze frame data when it sets, Usually only show -3-10 when we get it, We have installed a new oem mass air... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175 |
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| 2006 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4.0L engine VIN: 5N1AR18U06 vehicle came here for diagnostic. ran rough . low oil . overheated . low coolant .Customer had purchased the vehicle a month before from a dealer and her first oil change wasn't even due yet. Codes read p0301. p0300 p0302. we contacted extended warranty wi... |
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| 2011 Nissan Quest S 3.5L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: JN8AE2KP9B This van has an acceleration issue, what I am not sure. If you stop on a hill and then accelerate, it will not go- it will stay at 10 mph or whatever till you reach the top, and then take off like a bandit. It makes no difference how hard you press the thr... |
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| 2009 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L Steering VIN: 5TDZK23C69 Help Toyota techs!! I am embarrassed to even ask but I have to- we did a steering rack on this rig just for external leakage. after installed and bled we lost assist on road test. I acknowledge this is a bit cheesy but it was hot, we were busy and needed t... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 BMW 550i xDrive 4.4L Ride Height VIN: WBASP4C57C After making sure all of the codes in every module were cleared, we carefully drove the vehicle for a few miles. There was no change. The only code that returned was for a front ride height sensor intermittent voltage below 0.5V. Cleared the codes again, and a... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C3500 7.4L Shifting VIN: 1GBKC34J1X Replacing the rear planet carrier with the excitor ring fixed this one. Carrier without excitor ring is for 4 wheel drive. This was a 2 wheel drive. The part number for this is the same if it has the excitor ring or does not. That is where the mistake was made... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L No Start VIN: 3D7KS28A37 Thank you to everyone who replied.Following primary and secondary fuel tests as suggested, it was clear the injectors were damaged by the water in the fuel. Customer agreed to new injectors and a new fuel injection pump. Truck started right up (after cycling k... Trouble codes: P0137 (02 sensor circuit low voltage bank 1 sensor 2), P0037 (H02S Heater control circuit low bank 1 sensor 2). |
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| 2011 Ford F-450 Super Duty XLT 6.7L Unknown VIN: 1FD9W4HT8B Thanks for the help. I checked powers and grounds at tcm and found no problems. I replaced and refreshed tcm and truck is fixed. |
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| 2005 Mazda 6 S 3.0L Engine VIN: 1YVHP80D25 So after several weeks and sending out both an oil and transmission sample to be tested we have results back that indicate the engine is sound but the transmission is toast. So whether the noise is the flex plate or inside the transmission doesn't matter, it n... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic Sport 3.0L Starting VIN: WDDGF81X08 I used autologic Scan tool and it was straight forward as everybody said , i follow the procedure and it works perfect . Thanks again |
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| 1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 2.4L No Start VIN: 4TAVL52N4X Thank you to everyone that replied. Power and ground circuits from/to ECM all tested good with sealed beam load testing. Customer understood that vehicle needs ECM and wanted to try using it as is by cycling the key until check engine light will come on and s... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Dash Lamps VIN: WVWRH63B64 I would have to say this on is officially fixed. Thanks for the insight on the alternator Robert [...]. I disconnected it the lamps went out. The starting issues was actually just a bad starter but both issues have been resolved by a new alternator and ... |
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