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| 2007 BMW 750i 4.8L release cable VIN: WBAHL83507 hood release cable will not open hood. cable is intact in side passenger compartment. removed cable from release mechanism, manually pull on cable. seems to bind when pulling. pulled cable well past release point. hood not opening. |
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| 2012 BMW X3 xDrive35i 3.0L rod bearing VIN: 5UXWX7C52C We did the Carfax to find out that the car had very good history of 7-9Kmiles oil changes with proper oil and filters. Same, older owner, who is driving it regular way, and has this car from 2013. The engine knock can be heard at about 2,500-3,200 rpm. Whe... |
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| 2004 Cadillac CTS 3.6L noise VIN: 1G6DM577X4 Thank you in advance for any and all input. I have a vehicle here with a very strange noise. I'll try to describe it as best as I can... It sounds like a random rattle/knock/growl/gurgle. That's the best way I can describe it. Almost as if it is felt ... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L Stall, Misfire VIN: 2GNFLNEK6C Car came to us after this ongoing problem was looked at and failed to be fixed. Previous work that we know of: both cam solenoids(2016, no symtoms), plugs, exhaust manifold, b1s1 o2. When we got the car it had p0014 and p0300. We where made aware that the ... Trouble codes: P0014 |
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| 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 5.7L Battery VIN: 2B3CJ5DT4A Believe or not I have 2 of the same vehicle doing the exact same thing. Battery goes dead overnight because the Driver Door Module, Radio and Instrument Cluster never go to sleep. First one I looked at, the shop had already replaced the Driver Door Module.... |
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| 1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L trans downshift VIN: 1FMDA41X9T This van seams like trans is disengaging on excel , but I realized it is continually downshifting during mild acceleration. I checked TPS on scan tools (more than 2), and it shows 19.0%+ at closed throttle across the board. Am I wrong, or is that a little ... |
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| 1998 Ford Ranger Splash 2.5L no Speedo or ODOmete VIN: 1FTYR10C6W Replaced Gem module with ( NOS ford part) for battery draw problem,fixed draw and now no speedometer, meanwhile old GEM module was put in garbage, thinking is it possible its a programming issue? Thanks Robert [...] Trouble codes: P0500 |
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| 2011 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU9D74B Vehicle is low mileage there's a long gap between when I see it for the cel code is believed to be setting on start up. Anyone seen this type of problem. Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0L 4x4 VIN: 1FTLR4FE9B Hey guys, I could use a little help here. Last winter this vehicle came in because the 4wd wasnt working. I ran the codes and got a contact plate code so I removed the plate from the transfer case motor, clean and lubed it up, worked it back and forth seve... |
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| 2014 Ford Escape Titanium 1.6L Mechanical Hello To all. First I am sorry I dont have the vin. I am posting from home after sitting here thinking of the job I am in the middle of at work. I am working on replacing the evap core on this escape. I have never done one before and am trying to follow al... |
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| 2005 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKFK16ZX5 Hi and thanks for looking. A year ago I had a code P0496 for canister purge valve so I replaced it and the gas cap. Was fine until about a month ago. A code came back (I forgot to write it down, but believe it was the same one) and the owner decided to not... |
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| 2011 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Stabilitrac VIN: 1GKS1CE03B Hello All, Yukon sets a C0710-05A. Car had a minor bump up with little damage. Stabilitrac code came after the bump- so I am told. Car was aligned at one shop, and a SAS was replaced at another. I figured I would center or zero set point it but there is no... |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 HD Denali 6.6L tcm VIN: 1GT426C82B howdy everyone. this very clean truck came in and at first glance it seemed like a simple mlps issue, code p0708 for transmission range switch voltage high. at one point while watching codes it started to register random codes and then they would vanish an... |
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| 2015 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPE24AF5F very little info on this set up and very little experience with these engines,remove eccvt cover and found brushes on cover destroyed any help with what hyundai techs have done for repair or anyone with ideas would be helpful Trouble codes: P0100 |
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| 2017 Kia Rio EX 1.6L Radar sensor VIN: 3KPA35AB3J Does anyone know if there is an alternative for calibrating the sensor without the use of OE tools? We had a tech at the dealer seems to think it will automatically relearn after an extended test drive but haven't been able to find any information to confi... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 5.0L leak,engine overheated VIN: SALME1D45A Vehicle belonged to friend who now lives in Florida. He gave it to his son who lives about 90 miles from Amarillo, Texas. The son overheated the engine. Small town tractor mechanic(no offence to tractor mechanics, I used to be one)told him it had blown hea... |
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| 2011 Lexus LS460 L 4.6L Suspension VIN: JTHGL5EF2B I hook scanner and found no Codes with scanner can raise the suspension but without it goes back down. Please Need advise. |
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| 1998 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Cranks No Start VIN: 1LNFM81W9W Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any help. I have a Lincoln town car that is a cranks no start. Car came from customer that started their own diagnostic. Customer replaced PCM with a PCM that was bought online. Through diagnostic fuel is good, spar... |
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| 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE 1.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1NXBU40E19 I took the task on 4 months ago and I want to be the HERO. Only to turn into the poor bad guy. SO initially I performed a idle relearn procedure. De carboned the engine. Changed oil and filter with 0-20 oil. R&R injectors for service. All were ok. Removed ... |
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| 2010 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5L engine VIN: 2T3BF4DV4A Toyota guys- This Rav-4, 4 cyl came in no start, Motor found stuck. It will turn both ways about 90-110 degrees, then stop. We took off valve cover, oil pan looked. camera into cyls. I We see nothing odd. I have not pulled timing cover off but are suspicio... |
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| 2008 Volvo C70 T5 2.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: YV1MC67298 Hello Volvo techs. I am looking for a little info on the PCV/intake system on this car. The vehicle has a rough idle. It isn't throwing any codes currently but I have seemed to narrow it down to a vacuum leak somewhere around the oil filter area. When I ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 5UXFF03529 Gave customer vehicle and instructed to drive for 1 hour at highway speed and has not returned so im calling a fix. Trouble codes: 41F9, 474C, 4748 (scr system warning and deactivation scenario warning stage 2). |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L abs VIN: 1GNDV23118 I am sorry to say I did not fix this car. I did learn that a used abs control should communicate even thou it might not work till programed. Also learned that no communication means no programming did disconnect body control module and instrument cluster still... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty Harley-Davidson Edition 6.0L codes only VIN: 1FTSW31P54 Sorry for the delay I thought I closed this already I guess I got side tracked .With egg on our face to make it quick we had the the wrong bank.Cummins in a for ford !.Sorry this was not much help but still a lesson learned.THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REPLIES. Trouble codes: P0282, P0282. |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14V07 Thanks for all the replies out there. Lots of people talking about oil pressure. MOD and Ford say 15 psi hot idle minimum. Most of the replies range from 25-35 minimum. After the oil pump replacement we had 37 psi at hot idle. The codes were for over-advance o... Trouble codes: P0011, P0021. |
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| 2010 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDSS3EP6A Not sure this one is fixed . Took out the batteries (Interstate agm) and had my Interstate guy test and charge both batteries . both tested good . I started at the batteries and just traced everything up to the smart junction box under left side of dash . Cle... Trouble codes: P0606 (PCM internal communications error). |
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| 2008 Mazda 3 S 2.3L No front wheel speed sensor data VIN: JM1BK34428 The car ended up having a few problems. First was the no run condition, fixed. Second was what ended up being front wheel bearings were installed backwards from another shop, causing the DSC seeing only the rear wheels moving, thinking it?s in a ?loss of tract... |
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| 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GHDV03EX3 THANKS FOR ALL OF THE REPLYS, WE SUSPECTED IT TO BE A FUEL ISSUE WHEN WE HAD IT RUNNING BUT NOT WELL WE TAPPED ON A FEW INJECTORS AND NOTICED IT RAN BETTER SO WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND SWAP OUT THE FUELS RAIL W/INJECTORS FROM THE OLD ENGINE. BINGO SHE PURRE... |
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