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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 7, 2018 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2008 Audi A3 2.0L compressor VIN: WAUNF78P28 compressor was charged but failed to operate. checked for power at compressor and found 4.8 volts with good ground. checked for power and ground at high pressure switch with it plugged in and terminal 3 had B+, terminal 1 has good ground, but terminal 2 ha... |
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| 2013 Audi Q7 Prestige 3.0L Unknown VIN: WA1DGAFE8D Hello Audi Techs, This vehicle has an oil leak over time that appears at the bottom of the bell housing where the trans and engine mate. We are told the plastic Oil Filter housings leak where it's mounted at the back of the engine and the oil runs down and... |
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| 2009 BMW 750i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAKA83599 long term fuel trim above 30 on both banks at idle and high idle (2500 rpm) intermittently. freeze frame shows code set after 10 minutes of driving coolant temp at 208 fuel system 1 open loop fuel system 2 closed loop. fuel trims normal except for long ter... Trouble codes: 11870, 12840 |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Valve Body VIN: 1GCDM19WXV Help!!! this is my work van and now its a no move van. Ok so i pulled out my valve body and replaced it with a remanned unit because of a hard 1-2 shift and a p0785 shift timing solenoid a malfunction, i replaced the valve body,both gaskets and the metal p... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.0L Trailer Brakes VIN: 1GCHK63K39 Customer states that the trailer brakes have not worked since he has owned the vehicle (2 months). He replaced the TBCM and Relay. Then, took it to the dealership for programming. Still, no trailer brakes. Checking voltage on the DK BLU Relay Feedback ci... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.8L Steering Wheel VIN: 1FDWF37S9X Hey guys, I have this 99 F-350 dump body, came from local school district, the steering is stiff at low speeds or while sitting still. If you let off the brake pedal it turns normally. NOTE: this DOES NOT have a hydroboost system, it has a vacuum brake boo... |
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| 2008 Infiniti G37 Sport 3.7L starting system VIN: JNKCV64E38 vehicle came in with no start conditions...cranks ok but I don't get spark neither fuel..crank sensor is ok .. voltage references,ground and signal wires are ok. if I disconnect the crank sensor engine starts in limp mode but it doesn'start with the sensor... |
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| 2008 Lexus GS350 3.5L no start, no power VIN: JTHCE96S88 Car towed in, no start, no crank. Vehicle had been driven by customer, parked, power button pushed to restart, dash lights came on like normal, no engine crank. Cust cycled switch off/on once, now no light on in power button (green or amber) & no dash ligh... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L Door locks VIN: WMWRF33598 After we had the car in for service work customer stated that the auto door locks are inoperative. Is there any way to change programming in care for auto door locks. When starting off from a stop the car will lock then unlock. also noticed that when stopp... |
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| 1991 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 3.0L Stall VIN: JN1CZ24A5M Ok guys this one has been a nightmare! Car was initially towed in after it stalled out while driving. Got the car in the shop found the fuel pump was dead. Easy enough right? Put an aftermarket fuel pump in it. Engine now started but when trying to acce... |
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| 2017 Nissan Altima S 2.5L occupant detection sensor VIN: 1N4AL3AP7H Vehicle came in with airbag light, code B00A0. Found rear occupant detection sensor was cracked, most likely someone's foot or the garbage that was all in the car that broke it. Dealer tried to sell me entire seat but I found the part number for the sensor... |
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| 2007 Volvo S40 2.4i 2.4L Starting VIN: YV1MS38297 Replaced & downloaded the CEM. Now the keys don't work. 'key error try again' message. no dash lights / no crank/ no windows / no locking / no nothing. Just that message. Sent help request to volvotechinfo, they say just reload the keys. looking through th... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2014 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5L Charging intermittent VIN: 1FM5K8D87E Ok everyone the fix for this was a remanufactured alternator. I ran through the diagnostics as per shop manual and went over a few of the suggestions from IATN members and finally pulled the alt and took it apart to find one of the brushes was stuck and one o... |
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| 2008 Kia Optima LX 2.4L mil lamp VIN: KNAGE12378 This one is fixed!!! Here's the story..bare with me... So...boss asked our local kia stealership if they had run into this issue at all..their response "dont know, bring it to us we'll fix it" ...now the rest of the story...Special thanks to our local snap-... |
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| 2001 Lexus IS300 3.0L MIL Lamp on, no throttle control VIN: JTHBD182X1 Factory new Throttle position sensor fixed the problem. I got to thinking about this system, and unlike all of the others, it does not have a double redundant APP sensor and TPS sensor. So, if one screws up, the system goes into failsafe. In nanoseconds. Havin... Trouble codes: P1128 (Throttle motor lock). |
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| 2005 Lexus GX470 4.7L Mechanical VIN: JTJBT20X65 THIS VEHICLE IS FIXED. I GOT A NEW OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND AT IDLE, IT READ 2.6 PSI. ( IT SHOULD BE 4.2 PSI. OR HIGHER ) IF I INCREASE IDLE SPEED TO 1000 RPM , LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT TURN OFF. REMOVE OIL PUMP AND IT CLEAN, NO SLUDGE.REPLACE OIL PUMP WIT... |
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| 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder 1.8L temp gauge, charge lamp VIN: JTDFR3201Y So thanks again for the replies. I should have mentioned that the car has had a Denso brand reman alternator installed before I started to try to repair it. Those have never given me any trouble so I don't suspect it. I did R&R the cluster (BTW the easiest one... |
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