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| 2008 BMW 335i 3.0L Bit serial data VIN: WBAWB73538 Main concern today is a water pump that runs near 100% with key on engine off or running. The cooling fan will turn on 100% intermittently. Scoped BSD wire x60005 pin 35 and found a square wave signal but the voltage is oscillating 1.5 to 2.3 volts. Mea... Trouble codes: 2E7C, 2E82, 29F3, 29F2 |
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| 2009 Cadillac SRX 3.6L abs module VIN: 1GYEE63799 Customer complaint of service traction control,abs,brake assist,service stabilink lights and messages in driver information center. Scanned abs module found fault codes C0045-00,0035-00,C0040-00 and C0281-00 for left rear left front and right rear wheel sp... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1GNGK26J9W This suburban runs rough at idle and under acceleration. At cruising speed no noticeable issues. Fuel pressure is 55 psi. No codes. No misfires in misfire counters. Cam retard is 0. The bank 2 sensor 1 o2 sensor didn't seem to be switching correctly so I r... |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L No Start VIN: 1GCVKPEC4F truck died while on the high way.We have spark and low side fuel pressure of 60-80 psi and no codes. What we found is while cranking DESIRED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE is calling for 2030psi and is flutuating between 1587-1980psi. We are thinking the high pressure... |
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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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| 1988 Ford F Super Duty 7.3L No Start VIN: 2FDLF47M5J We have this truck coming back. It Long Cranks after sitting. The Fuel Head is loosing prime. I am not quite old enough to have ever serviced the IDI series 7.3 engines. They Are simple enough but the lack of reliable information is the troubling part. ... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTPX14594 Customer states the vehicle just died on him while driving. towed in. will crank. fires every once in awhile but dies right away. check codes and had a bunch of low voltage codes on almost every module.truck will run on brake clean. checked all fuses and w... |
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| 2008 Ford E-250 4.6L fuel pressure sensor VIN: 1FTNE24WX8 Vacuum line from right side fuel rail pressure sensor to ??? I have searched and called Mitchell, searched the net and this site, with no luck. Van came in with the vacuum line cut off at the sensor and not replaced. I cannot find a port where it would go ... |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SE 1.6L Engine VIN: 1FMCU9GX9D Customer had vehicle overheat. He topped off coolant and it overheated again. He then brought it in.Engine begins to overheat on long drives up hills. verified coolant level ok. Pressure tested system,system holds pressure. No visible leaks found. using sc... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD WT 6.6L a/c VIN: 1GTHC23697 a/c perfamace not good at idle and don't cool must while driving seems to have a few seconds it will blow 40f but most of time its at 70f i replace condenser with no help with pressure fan clutch seems to be ok pressure will drop with water flowing over ... |
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| 2014 GMC Sierra 3500 HD WT 6.6L Reverse and Neutral VIN: 1GD322C80E Check codes and none found, in neutral truck will pull forward, in reverse it is binding like it is partialy stuck in another gear, have to raise rpm to make it move, all forward gears seem to be fine, replaced TCM with same results. Not sure if this could... |
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| 2002 Honda Accord LX 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3HGCG56492 I inherited this accord. Seems code P1457 just won't go away. Every evap part has been replaced. I have not been able to detect a leak anywhere. I put smoke in through the filler neck to check the tank side and through the purge line from the purge solenoi... Trouble codes: P1457 |
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| 2010 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4L Hesitation VIN: JHLRE3H7XA Thanks once again. I hope someone has seen this on a honda before. The customer brings this crv for a vibration at idle @ intermittent loss of power steering. While checking these things out i noticed on the 2nd test drive a lack of power when taking off f... |
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| 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Electronic VIN: KM8SC13D94 Only happen on day over 80 degree. It would blow ice cold air for about 20 minutes and than warm air occur. The clutch and fan cycle on and off. The pressure are ok when it happen. Test high and low pressure switch, thermostatic switch and they are fine. O... |
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| 2005 Hyundai XG350 3.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHFU45E95 Thank you all in advance for reading this lengthy post. Vehicle driven in barely running, with no throttle response and no RPMS on the Tach. Scanned codes only one: P0320 Ignition Input Malfunction. I replaced the Ignition failure sensor, no joy. Replaced ... Trouble codes: P0320 (Engine Speed Input - Malfunction) |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2L No Start VIN: SALSH23476 No cranks, no communication with engine computer, check power and grounds ok. Does any body knows what will be the voltage on can for ECU? any idea what to check before I order a computer thank you in advance Trouble codes: U0100 (Lost communication with engine control module) |
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| 1990 Mazda Miata 1.6L engine VIN: JM1NA3514L Hello fellow tech's. I'm working a car that has sat for 15 years. The headlight retractors work erraticly, engine stalls when parking lights are turned on. I,unplugged TNS relay, headlights and retractors started working. Verified both positives to relay a... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz S600 5.5L A/C system VIN: WDBNG76J23 This car came in. Recharged A/C system. A/C system not getting cold. Pulled out b1270, B1298 codes. Reset A/C module through climate control panel. B1270 won't go away. Can't find much info on this code. Any help is appreciated. |
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 4.6L suspension VIN: WDDUG8CB1E There is a strange noise coming from the front area of the car. It sounds like you're driving over a constipated walrus. The only way to get the car to make the noise is to drive over a speed bump with both tires hitting at the same time and once the car i... |
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| 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L carpet VIN: WP0AA299XY Has any one gone through this problem, if this is the case, what was the solution, I am about to remove the AC distribution box, but it takes a lot of time to do it, unless there is something else that I can do to fix the problem. I am waiting for the coll... |
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| 2012 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L check engine on VIN: WP1AB2A29C We work mostly on Volvo and Mercedes, not familiar with Porsches. Check engine was reset and came back with same codes. Idle is occasionally rough a little, plugs were never changed. Air filters are clean. No vacuum leaks obvious. We are hoping that someon... |
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| 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L No power VIN: 1D7RB1GT8B When step on the gas, it bog or lack of power. Code p0171 and p0174. Smoke test with no vacuum leak. Clear code and come right back without engine running. Signal for map ,app 1 and app 2 are ok. Tps one and two signal are dead. It does not respond. When e... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean bank one), P0171 (Lean bank one) |
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| 2012 Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C7WDTCLXC Used vehicle bought as a total. Had run over something and destroyed transfer case. Someone put in a new t-case but it has these codes. I am thinking a bus wire is broken or a damaged/shorted module but I am not at all familiar with this system and would a... Trouble codes: U010C, U010E, U029D, U029E |
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| 2009 Scion xD 1.8L brake hydraulics VIN: JTKKU10409 brakes lock up on all wheels after about 10 miles driving. we inherited it after customer replaced some of the parts. |
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| 2008 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L Key VIN: YV1MW38228 Hi this V50 has the key stuck in the ignition, it turns but does not start, do not see any warning lights on in the instrument cluster when key in on position, can hear the fuel pump energize when turning to the key to on, somewhere in the back of my mind ... |
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| 2012 Volvo S60 T5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1622FS2C About a year ago had this car come in with a p0089-00 checked out and could not duplicate fault so replaced rail sensor and all was good. 20k miles / 13 months later , cel came on - same code. Could not duplicate again so changed sensor and sent away. Now ... Trouble codes: P0890 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L R/R LED stop lamp VIN: 2C4RC1CG7C after hours and hours of researching wiring diagrams, and circuit schematics, I determined that individual stop lamp circuits are unnecessary on this vehicle, WITHOUT TRAILER TOWING PACKING ONLY, I removed the wt/pk wire from T.I.P.M. and merged it with wt/blu... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 4.7L No Start VIN: 1D7HU18N83 Truck is fixed! Short Answer is... one bad aftermarket Ignition Coil. Long answer is after repeatedly checking all modules for codes, clearing codes and I kept getting 3 codes in the SKIM as follows: Stack overflow error, Rolling Code failure, PCM status erro... |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Brake pedal VIN: 1FTJW35F6T What everyone is saying is to change the master cylinder to something bigger. This is a statement I have not and will not wrap my mind around. This vehicles brakes had performed just fine a week earlier. The main cause of our issue was the new brakes the custo... |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FTRX14W47 Ok we got approval from customer to remove pump and check impeller. Looked great. Was original so customer wanted replaced since it was off. Did not focus on radiator as much due to just being replaced 1.5 years ago. Went ahead and warranty radiator under life... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCG5652W Thank you for the replies, I had a very good response to this post. The majority of the replies said that the aftermarket distributors are garbage which I agree with however that was the only thing I could get on short notice so I installed another different b... |
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| 2002 Honda Civic Si 2.0L Immobilizer VIN: SHHEP33562 Customer decided to cut his losses and bought a newer Prius. After everything we checked, I'm confident that an immobilizer control unit would have fixed the vehicle. Thanks IATN. |
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| 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L transmission VIN: 5FNRL38738 I WISH TO THANK ALL WHO REPLIED. When I posted I getting ready to take a few days off and was in to big of a hurry. I wanted to get some input so when I returned I would get [...] to it . Most believed as I did Transmission was in its last stages of life. I beg... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 SE 3.2L Starting VIN: SALFP24N18 Ordered new steering module and that solved the problem |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L traction control VIN: WDBFA67F2W ran out of options , took car at a in the know shop , ran same test , without a clear conclusion , the fix for the code c1011 was to replace the abs/asr module [ salvage yard ].this silly high tech module can be had on line for as cheap as $ 40 .so , here the ... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L harmonic balancer VIN: WMWRH33587 3 screw puller with a removable center pin and use a rod like the type for pt cruisers will work, as for installer. I bought a long threaded bolt, cut off the head and used a trust bearing. I think if I can find a reasonable installer I will get one. Thanks. |
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| 2012 Toyota Highlander 2.7L lower control arm bushings VIN: 5TDZA3EH8C Thanks to all your help I Fix the noise problem stupid by my part for not looking up the information in michell ondemand i went to the chassi info skematics and the proper Torque of evey nut and bolt is there ,the problem was that the cupcakes bushings half to... |
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