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| 2012 Audi A6 Quattro Premium 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUBGAFCXC Vehicle came in with vibration/running poorly only at idle when sitting in any gear. Will run perfectly and smooth once you are into the gas. Could barely pull oil cap off of vehicle and crankcase had 5 inches of vacuum. Replaced oil serperator/PCV and now... |
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| 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.8L Distance since clear VIN: 2G4WD58238 Distance since cleared not counting we have a vehicle that has repeatedly failed to run monitors. After several significant test drives ( around 200 miles) it has not run the secondary air or the evap monitor. We checked the distance sisnce cleared and it ... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L No Start VIN: 1G1YY23P4N Customer says he started car and shut is off. Came back 5 minutes later and it would not start. It is a no crank/no start. I got this car handed to me from another technician. He originally thought there was a problem with the PASS key (has pellet in key) ... |
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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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| 2015 Dodge Journey Crossroad 3.6L Misfire VIN: 3C4PDCGG1F Intermediate miss, 5-10 times a minute , at idle. Doesn't miss. While driving and or under a load. Short term and long term fuel at idle within 2 degrees of zero. Oil looks clean and is at proper level, oil filter looks new and isn't collapsed. Did pin poi... Trouble codes: P3001 |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L Readiness monitors VIN: 1FTRF18L31 The catalyst monitor (and subsequently EVAP) will not run and code P1000 Monitor Testing Not Complete is stored. The vehicle has been driven through the recommended drive cycle numerous times (literally driven for months) and the cat will not run. There ar... Trouble codes: P1000 (Monitor Testing Not Complete) |
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| 2013 Ford Taurus Limited 3.5L Misfire VIN: 1FAHP2KT4D Help! I just did a water pump on this vehicle, reused timing chain and components, and yes timing marks were/are correct. At first start after reassembly I had a dead miss on cylinder 6. I watched it on the scanner. Did coil swapping, plug swapping etc. Fi... |
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| 2013 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKS2KE71D Performed diagnostic test flow chart for code, all test results pass. No misfire counters present. No other codes present. No engine mechanical noise, oil clean & full. Cannot find any real good detailed info for this code, nothing in the archives. Anyone ... Trouble codes: P219A |
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| 2002 Honda Civic Si 2.0L Immobilizer VIN: SHHEP33562 Customer just bought car a few weeks ago. It cranks but won't start. No injector pulse, no spark. Good fuel pressure. Checked all fuses under hood and under dash. Scan car and see that immobilizer PID indicates "BAN". The little green key that is supposed ... |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA29125 After changing the PCM for the 2nd time i wanted to know why the PCM was blowing. I checked the ground wires and power supply and didn't find anything. I looked at all the output control for shorts or excessive current with no problems. also with the key o... Trouble codes: P0688 (Automatic Shutdown Relay Sense Circuit/Open), P0622 (GeneratorField Circuit), P0499 (Natural Vacuum Leak Detection Canister Vent Valve Solenoid Circuit High), P0443 (EVAP Purge Solenoid Circuit), P0481 (Cooling Fan Control 2 Circuit High Seed Fan Relay) |
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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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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L harmonic balancer VIN: WMWRH33587 This car towed in with limp mode you would drive it with ac blasting and would go into limp mode. burning smell. not charging. replaced alternator and on test drive did it again. In shop its fine. this time I read a post about the crankshaft slipping. pain... |
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| 1986 Porsche 928 S 5.0L flasher indicator VIN: WP0JB0921G the turn signal/e flasher indicator blinks when turn key on. no lights on outside of car are on with it, turn signals and e flashers work ok |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1986 Chevrolet El Camino 4.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 3GCCW80Z0G WE FOUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN REAL HOT WEATHER IT STOPS PUMPING PRESURE. REPLACE PUMP AND NO PROBLES AT THIS TIME. |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Stall VIN: 1D7HU18P07 I am going to call this one fixed. Over the weekend I put 163 miles on it without a glitch. I ordered spark plugs from the dealer, even though it had the correct champions as labeled on the emissions sticker, there were slight differences between the afterma... Trouble codes: P0688 (ASD/Main Sense Circuit). |
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| 2015 Dodge Dart SE 2.0L Steering under power VIN: 1C3CDFAA0F This Dart is fixed. Thank you as always for the replies. Michael [...]. Hobioe hit it on the head. The upper u joint yoke on the steering shaft in the column had slipped. I really wonder why something this important is only staked, not welded. Perhaps it is a... |
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| 2015 Ford Transit Connect XL 2.5L Tcm Thanks for the replies! In the end with help from OEM Tools We ignored the page with the hybrid instructions and the paper that came with the transmission that said go to www.motorcraft.com and download the file. We hit next and the "normal" page came up where... |
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| 2008 GMC W4500 Forward W4S042 6.0L High side pressure high VIN: 4KDC4B1U78 My friend took apart the lines, blew them out with shop air, vacuumed, & recharged. Drove with the gauges on the windshield & pressures were good (at idle & freeway speeds). My guess, debris in the expansion valve. Thanks for you help! |
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| 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTR2TE02C The leak down test was right at 0%[ I had a hard time believing it to- even used a second tester to confirm], What we found once we decided to run it with the valve cover off is that the exhaust lifter was pumping up and not allowing the valve to fully close, ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305. |
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| 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid 3.0L engine VIN: JHMCN36415 HI every body and sorry for taking too long to close this request, but this car is one special situation for me. customer had the problem that overheats, I had the car in the shop for 3 days, drove once a while, problem never shows up, customer took the car a... |
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| 2006 Honda Civic EX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGFA16816 After new OE thermostat the operating temp was around 200-205 degrees compared to 185ish with the janky aftermarket Gates one. Looks like it was just opening a bit too early. Comparing thermostats the OE one looks and feels way better quality. So use OE! Th... Trouble codes: P0128 (Cooling system malfunction). |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Charging VIN: 1J4GW48S0Y Thanks for your replies all of you,this one is fix,the computer was the answer,two of them fries on firtst start,cause the engine ground not properly mount,and it take iground by the box |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Suspension VIN: WDBSK75FX3 We were getting a code for low pressure sensor B4/5, I was ignoring the code because I thought it was part of a bigger problem. Boy was I wrong. This is the valve unit that the accumulator screws into. I decided to replace the valve unit and the car started to... |
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| 2007 Sterling Acterra 7.0L System Charge Thank both of you: Messrs. [...]. Tech ended up putting in two pounds and a few ounces - I'm not sure how many ounces. It cools fine. For some reason I didn't receive the responses - possibly a email issue. Again thank you personally and those ... |
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| 2002 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TEHN72NX2 The FIx was a new belt for the supercharger/alternator/fan. I checked the cam and crank signals and they were perfectly in time but interestingly the URD 7th injector kit modifies the ac generated signals into something that looks like a digital signal, wit... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random/multiple misfire), P0301 (p0302-), P0302 (p0303-), P0303. |
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