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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 28, 2018 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXZW0C54B This is a Diesel with 78K miles. We are thinking we would attempt to clean the DPF,(Diesel Particulate Filter) there is a cleaning kit for this procedure. The other option is too replace the DPF at a great expense. Has any one had experience on the cleanin... Trouble codes: P14A7 |
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| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L Windshield wipers VIN: 1GCNKNEC0G Customer states that the wipers stopped working intermittently and is able to get them working again by cycling the switch like crazy. Can not replicate in the shop and have no codes. Have tried multiple times to get wipers to stop working and have worked ... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Heating VIN: 1B7KF2368X Vehicle in our shop for lack of heat in the cab.Engine comes up to temp,180 deg.Checked flow through heater core,seemed ok,checked blend door operation,it was functioning.Removed complete assembly,found broken vent door and floor/defrost door.Replaced both... |
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| 2008 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Monitors not ready VIN: 2FMDK49CX8 Hello Friends and thanks for reading this. Here we go again. Another vehicle that has monitor readiness issues. IN this case, it will not set readiness on any Non continuous monitors EXCEPT EVAP. I have seen the EVAP monitor run few times naturally or a... Trouble codes: C0AT, EVAP, 02, 02, HEATE |
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| 2011 Ford Fusion S 2.5L Cooling Systems VIN: 3FAHP0GA6B Vehicle came in with check engine light on. Cylinder head over temp. Condition and cylinder head over temp. Protection active. Replaced thermostat and instantly vehicle started to run rough, temp gauge jump to hot immediately. Coolant in vehicle was full. |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Starting VIN: SALME15496 Hey Techs, Happy new year! My step sons 06 Range rover HSE has a crank no start issue. Codes B1B01-87 (key transponder) and B1101-73(crank input) are intermittent in the Vehicle Immobilizer control module. I had pulled out the shifter to access the module ... |
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| 2005 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L Ride Height VIN: 5LMFU27595 Ride height spec's/procedures call for calculating the difference between: the lower knuckle surface to floor and the center of the rearward lower control arm bolt to floor (front trim height - 85mm/3.4") and: the difference between the lower edge ... |
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| 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L No Start VIN: WDBFA66E5L This car has 2 ignition coils and 2 distributors. One for each bank. This car will not start. Only one ignition coil is firing. We verified that both coils do work. If we swap them they either oil will work on one circuit but not the other. We hav... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Suspension VIN: 4JGBF71E87 Suspension air compressor wont turns on, when i activate the compressor all what i hear is the air valve block is kicking not no power to the compressor new relay new compressor bought from the dear all fuses are good, i'm thinking is the valve block is th... |
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| 2012 Nissan Murano LE 3.5L cluster VIN: JN8AZ1MU3C Customer was driving vehicle stopped for two hours when they started vehicle none of instrument cluster works vehicle runs fine every module transmission ecm and abs all have can bus codes u1001 and u1000 will not clear from ecm or transmission modules che... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 2.0L Oil Usage VIN: WAUWFAFL4B We did the least expensive things first. We changed the oil and filter and used the factory recommended oil. We replaced the PCV Valve that tested bad. We did the software update. We didn't do the crank seal. The Vehicle still burns a lot of oil one quart in t... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Stall VIN: 3B6MF36572 first addressed standing issues Catalytic converters bad air pump hoses not hooked up, then used oem 02 sensors up stream and stalling issue disappeared customer happy thanks for all help a lot of good suggestions to isolate issues. thanks again duane |
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| 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L oil leak VIN: 2C4RDGBG9F The most common leak suggested is the oil filter housing. The cooler base is plastic and certainly looks like it is prone to leak. The filter housing would be noticeded leaking into the intake valley and then form the bell housing area. The other source is th... |
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| 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid 2.3L high voltage battery VIN: 1FMCU49H38 The repair for this vehicle is not related to the 12 volt battery or the theft system. the pcm never sees the crank request from the ignition switch. I installed a ignition switch and the vehicle started with a screwdriver. I installed the switch in the lock h... |
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| 2010 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L compression VIN: 1GKLVMEDXA Thanks to everyone who replied. I removed valve cover and determined that the engine valve timing was incorrect. |
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| 1989 Mazda B2200 2.2L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JM2UF2132K FIXED! Excellent replies suggested a number of things I investigated, but the fix was suggested by Identifix. He said on my fifth call lol, be sure the fuel cut solenoid has voltage or it won't idle. Well, that was not what was written in my manual FOR A 19... |
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| 2013 Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L blend door VIN: 3C63R3HL2D Wish I could say I used some genius diagnostic method to find the problem. Just applied the philosophy of walk away, so you don't go crazy, and look at it fresh another day. I left battery cables off overnight. Then reconnected, checked codes, which were still... |
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| 2000 Toyota Solara SE 3.0L No Start, security/immobilizer VIN: 2T1CF22P8Y I purchased a used ECU and took it to local locksmith that does cars. The guy "cloned" a new key for me off the original Valet key and took the used ECU apart installing a new E-prom chip and programmed it in with the cloned key . The original Valet key will n... |
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| 2008 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.5L Immobilizer VIN: 4T1BK36B58 Hey everyone thank you for the replies, We have this one fixed. even though this was a hard fault when we had it I was wary of moving to many things around wiring wise and and temporarily fix the problem. Eventually I pulled the connector to the pcm and my bia... |
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| 2011 Toyota Tundra 5.7L Timing chain nose VIN: 5TFUY5F15B Well I did verify that the engine was making a light rattle noise from the drivers side cylinder head by the cam phasers. When actuating the VVT when the noise was present the noise would change. I don't know if the intake or the exhaust phaser was causing th... |
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