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| 2008 BMW X5 3.0si 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5UXFE43578 Routine replacement of valve cover gasket,oil filter adapter seals,water pump,oil change,spark plugs.Now the vehicle stalls 3 or 4 times on cold start up.Runs fine going down the road,starts fine on hot restart-only happens on cold start.This problem was n... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GCGK29N9S Thanks in advance, This truck came from another shop with all new parts mentioned. I have performed all mentioned test results and can't figure it out. I have searched IATN and Identifix. Customer stated that it started toward the end of last winter. Sprin... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ZS57N47 Vehicle came in first with an engine missfires, fixed with sub-harness, Dealer no longer have main harness available. Return vehicles to customer. Next day, customer back in with a p0050 , bank2 sensor 1,(front of radiator)heater control circuit Code. Rech... Trouble codes: P0050 (oxygen sensor 2 sensor 1 sensor heater circuit.) |
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| 1994 Dodge Dakota 5.2L No Start VIN: 1B7GL23Y6R This one is pretty strange, the truck will start right away when cold & stay running till you shut it off. As soon as you shut it off & try to restart it won't start, regardless of how warmed up the truck is, 2 minutes or 2 hours. when it won't start it st... |
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| 2011 Dodge Caliber Mainstreet 2.0L Stall VIN: 1B3CB3HAXB P0339 code sets but the CKP is not the problem, if the code is cleared when the engine stalls it will set again...yet my labscope shows a perfect pattern til after it stalls...the 5V reference never waivers.. I watch the injector control circuit sputter an... Trouble codes: P0039 (crankshaft position sensor) |
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| 2014 Dodge Charger Pursuit 5.7L converter VIN: 2C3CDXAT4E Thanks in advance for looking at my post and giving me input, this car came in from our local sheriff dept. vehicle ran over something in the road, it damaged the oil pan, front sub frame, transmission crossmember we removed engine and trans., checked engi... |
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| 1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L Incorrect voltage VIN: 1FMDA41X9T If you don't want to read every word of this, please do not reply. This is a brain bender! This van is continually downshifting during mild acceleration. I checked TPS return signal is high 2.35v closed throttle. The signal does not change with second t... Trouble codes: P0402 (High EGR flow) |
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| 1998 Ford Ranger Splash 2.5L Misfire VIN: 1FTYR10C6W Customer had replaced wires himself we replaced injector we blocked egr still misses any ideas thanks! Trouble codes: P0302 (Cylinder 2 misfire) |
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| 2013 Ford Mustang 3.7L crankshaft pulley VIN: 1ZVBP8AM2D looking for procedure to install harmonic balancer.I have no information on this anywhere any help would be appreciated |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 XL 3.5L Hesitation VIN: 1FTFX1ET1D I'm in need of some expertise on this ford truck. It's a gas well service truck that has very long periods of extended idling.. The primary driver stop in at shop for check engine codes mentioned above. He didn't have much time a that point nor did I. A sc... Trouble codes: P012B, P012B |
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| 2013 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L Steering VIN: 1HGCR2F80D Car came in with no power steering ( you can steer it while driving but not stopped) scanned with zues and got codes 34-05 and 85-01 all fuses are good from everything i can find i think i mat have a bad steering module. Has anyone experienced this before? |
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| 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L Electronic VIN: KM8SC13E26 Hey guys. This one has set a P0711 transmission fluid abnormal temperature. The fluid temp sensor was replaced for this code several months ago and the code has now returned. I have watched the PID from cold to hot and the transition is smooth and gradual.... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GL48K63 Our shop specializes in 02-07 Libertys. We have rebuilt about 30 of these 3.7 engines. I am trying to locate the new intake gaskets that have a screen to prevent debris from the intake getting sucked into the combustion chamber . The gasket is distributed ... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Can c line VIN: 4JGBF7BEXA Driving this 164 chassis for 15 or so miles the dash lights up with hill descent, BAS, CEL, the gauges go wild and once shifted out of drive, the car must be restarted in order to shift again. Occasionally it will not shift out of park and it may also take... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 3.5L No Start VIN: JA4LS31R82 Vehicle came in with lifter noise, so i replaced lifters, got it back together and now it wont start. It will spin over but not getting signal from computer to power transistor to fire coils. Good scope signal from ckp,cmp sensors. Checked continuity on wi... Trouble codes: P0403 |
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| 2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHF21A01 Hello there I have this pesky Highlander here with a p0325 knock sensor code. Removed intakes and replaced #1 knock sensor and the wiring harness to main loom. Still have the code and it comes on fairly quick. I have checked the wire from the computer on b... Trouble codes: P0325 |
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| 2016 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 5TFRW5F1XG The customer complained of a rough idle upon cold start. Further interrogation revealed extended crank time. The only code was P1604/start ability malfunction. After the engine has been allowed to achieve temperatures below 50°F, we were able to experience... Trouble codes: P1604 |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 4.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WVWZK63B33 This W8 has a history of fans running on high speed whenever key is on. Coolant temp reading via ECM normal but coolant temp via climatronic is 127C...from what I can decipher, it looks like the climatronic control module gets its temp signal via can bus o... |
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| 2006 Volvo S80 2.5T 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1TS59246 Gentlemen, we have a Volvo S80 that is not making any sense. The vehicle originally came in with an MIL and stumbling when cold. The MIL was the infamous P0101, and there was also an audible vacuum leak. On smoke testing, we found the small plastic PCV hos... Trouble codes: P0101 (120d -), 120D, 121B |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUZL54BX1 I did get this car back in one more time. I did a hard reset on the ECM (the entire vehicle for that matter), I double checked several things, the cam timing was with-in 2% of zero of both cams, fuel trims are good. Over all, other than a little rough on cold ... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 cylinder misfire), P0302 (2 cylinder misfire), P0303 (3 cylinder misfire), P0304 (4 cylinder misfire). |
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| 2003 BMW 530i 3.0L a/c VIN: WBADT61093 Hello Friends, sorry for my delay to answer. Thanks to everyone that took a little moment to help me. Andrew and Victor hit on the target. I found that no power goes to the heater control valve, first checked continuity from the heater control valve socket... |
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| 2006 BMW 750i 4.8L light on VIN: WBAHL83516 Apparently,there is some sort of shorting bar that is built into the connector, and that can be damaged by removing the connector. We were able to buy a new pigtail from the dealer, install it and out scanner- Autoenginuity- cleared the code and it stayed clea... |
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| 2012 BMW X1 xDrive28i 2.0L Unknown VIN: WBAVL1C50C Well it turned up to be a rotten ground strap between the chassis and the engine. I didn't suspect this at first because the car was pretty clean and rust free, not to mention I ran a booster cable between the chassis and engine as a dedicated ground just to b... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCPKSE7XC Gonna call this fixed for now- I did a idle relearn and thought it was fixed- drove it and got a p0106, Wiggle test and found nothing but I did pull map and maf connectors and added stabilant 22a. hae drove it about 20 miles ok. thanks. Trouble codes: P0101, P0068, P0106. |
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| 2017 Chevrolet Cruze LS 1.4L Steering VIN: 1G1BE5SM6J Thanks for the replies! I mostly wanted to make sure that I didn't miss a step. The vehicle went back to the body shop. The aftermarket doesn't have reliable info on a 2018 vehicle. Even iATN wouldn't let me enter a 2018. If I get any new information I'll post... |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX14516 Found the Power Steering Pressure sensor faulty. It shares a 5v reference with fuel rail pressure sensor. Soon as I unplugged it, the fuel pressure dropped to 40psi. Trouble codes: P0172 (Engine Too Rich Bank 1), P0175 (Engine Too Rich Bank 2), P2196 (O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 1 Sensor 1), P2198 (O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 2 Sensor 1). |
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| 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.2L no start VIN: 1FT8W3B6XC TERRY HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD REMOVED RUN START RELAY CONNECTIONS COMPLETELY RUSTED CLEANED CONTACTS REPLACED RELAY ALL GOOD |
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