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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 2GCEK13YX7
Customer was out in forest hunting and took to truck four wheeling. On the way back from the boonies he stopped to get fuel. When slowing down at the fuel pumps the truck shut off and then would not restart. After sometime vehicle re-started and was able t...
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2013 Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L blend door VIN: 3C63R3HL2D
Last month installed a new heater core due to leaking. Had trouble with starting vehicle at that time, due to a wire that broke off in the middle of a connector in right kick panel; which was repaired. There were I believe three modules that would not comm...
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2014 Ram 1500 Laramie 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C6RR7NMXE
we have a 3.0l ecodeisel that keeps setting p0087. As stated we inherited this problem from another shop. This truck had a no start condition and another shop replaced fuel system. If you drive normal it will take a little while to reset but if you try to ... Trouble codes: P0870
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2010 Toyota Tundra 5.7L bank2 exhaust cam VIN: 5TFDY5F18A
2010 Tundra 5.7 .Truck is coming up with code p0024 bank 2 exhaust cam advanced . I did the oil change full 0-20 synthetic. I checked the original vvt solenoid it was good replaced it anyway. Cleaned out the filter in the valve cover. Only part left is the...
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2008 BMW X5 3.0si 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5UXFE43578
Ended up being the pcv/valve cover as many suggested-didn't look there because we had no lean codes and only a slightly higher than normal vacuum in the crank case-but apparently enough to cause the problem-thanks to all who replied
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2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Hesitation VIN: 1GCHC29U63
First of all I would like to thank everyone for there responses,come to find out ,I did scope mass air flow and was seeing no problems with this new one.I decided to buy an oem mass air flow and it fixed the problem.Aftermarket did not look bad so I cant expla... Trouble codes: P0101, P0332.
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2009 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L EVAP Monitor VIN: 1GCFG15XX9
Thanks everyone for the input. This vehicle is for our neighbor and contract client and I was not under time pressure to get it complete, but after over 600kms of drive cycle driving and several nights and a few 24hr sitting periods (including above freezing a... Trouble codes: P0158 (O2 Sensor Circuit High Voltage Bank 2 Sensor 2), P0449 (Evaporative Emission System Vent Valve/Solenoid Circuit).
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2011 Dodge Caliber Mainstreet 2.0L Stall VIN: 1B3CB3HAXB
Thank you everyone for the support and ideas, I did disconnect the altenator and run the vehicle, and it made no difference , but Tim and Bill had it, I got a factory CKP and it fixed it, what I found strange was the defective OEM one and the Airtex one I put ... Trouble codes: P0039 (crankshaft position sensor).
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1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L Incorrect voltage VIN: 1FMDA41X9T
So you'll remember I posted this vehicle set for more than a year, and when I pulled it in it had a new battery and a brand-new shiny negative battery terminal. I remember as I worked on this thing, I kept looking for something that should be connecting to tha... Trouble codes: P0402 (High EGR flow).
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1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L engine VIN: 1MELM62W0S
Well guys thanks again for all your help, I replaced the mass airflow sensor and fuel filter and customer states that she has noticed a vast improvement in the car's performance. Thanks again!
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1973 Porsche 911 T 2.4L thermo time switch VIN: 9113112254
Thanks for all the replies, George and Steve confirmed my suspicions that this is wired correctly and just an early version of CIS injection and has NO thermal time switch or auxiliary air regulator just that hand throttle to complete the ground to the cold st...
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2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 4.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WVWZK63B33
Thanks for the replies, especially Kyle and Yuval leading me to the likely culprit which was the thermostat... I want to apologize for not including the fault code stored for this issue...P2181 for cooling system malfunction. What threw me was the fa...
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