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| 2008 Audi A4 Quattro Cabriolet 2.0L heater sore VIN: WAUDF48H68 hello,this A4 has a recurring heater core restriction.over the years it has been flushed 3 or 4 times,thermostat and core have been replaced last year.and it is plugged again.this is a yellowish white kind of kitty litter looking stuff that keeps coming ba... |
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| 2012 Audi A3 TDI 2.0L No Start VIN: WAUBJBFM2C ok people this vehicle was towed in as no throttle response just sits there and idles you can step on accelerator pedal and nothing happens and you can see app% tpp% being commanded on scan tool but NO THROTTLE. Im not to heavy into TDI . after getting it ... |
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| 2015 Audi A6 Quattro Prestige 3.0L Front Brakes VIN: WAUHGAFC8F Intermittently while driving, with no brake application, at about 20 MPH one of the front brakes will make what might be described as a moaning screech. This will go away with brake application. If car gets lifted immediately after this occurrence one or b... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4.6L Gauges VIN: 1FTRX18W32 Customer says this has only happened twice in the last six months, so basically I'm asking has anyone seen these symptoms before. Customer says that turn key to "RUN" gauges peg and stay there, continue to "START" and complete power loss. No lights, gauges... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L 1-2 shift VIN: 1FAFP53295 vehicle was brought in because vehicle was hesitating when going into second gear. Test drove and transmission would shift into second gear but would feel like transmission kicked out of gear and would immediately go back into gear. It does this every time... |
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| 2006 Mazda 3 S 2.3L no shift VIN: JM1BK14346 Good morning fellow techies, As we work on a couple vehicles this morning - I am sort of stumped on why this vehicle does not want to shift (after we ensured that the fluid is level) / post-engine installation. We have no engine nor transmission codes... |
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| 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L No Start VIN: 1070441205 Car came in, drove in, for slight engine miss. Diagnosed a bad ignition cap and rotor. Replaced with new. Now have a no start condition. Fuses good. No signal out of ignition coil. Went through test procedures found power to resistors with key on, resistor... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI 3.2L battery in trunk VIN: WDBUF26J15 I have this MB with battery going down overnight. Charged and tested with Mac BCA, tests good (870cca).located drain on fuse 6(40amp) in rear sam. This fuse is for the audio gateway control unit (n93/1). Has anyone seen issues with this CU staying awake or... |
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| 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 3.8L Horn VIN: WP0CB29925 Hey Porsche Techs, i got my 2005 911 Porsche 997.1 i upgraded my steering wheel from the triangle air bag to the Sport steering wheel 997.2 2nd generation with round air , now the horn does not work, i search the internet regarding this issue and most answ... |
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| 2006 Porsche Cayman S 3.4L Readiness Monitors VIN: WP0AB29816 We got this car from the body shop that paints our race cars; it belongs to a friend of the owners. In June (2,200 miles ago) it failed inspection for EVAP and secondary air monitors not set. According to my Autel, 18 hours ago the DME had a power failure ... |
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| 2002 Toyota Prius 1.5L hv battery VIN: JT2BK18U12 This prius stalled on the customer after an oil change. We did the oil change, filter is on, no leaks. Initially the motor would start for a second or 2 then stall, enough to drive 100 feet or so, then it failed to go into ready mode. All except one of the... |
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| 2005 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.0L tpms light on VIN: JTEZU14R85 ok so I got this 4runner in for tpms light on.scanned and found code c2122 for id2 transmitter signal not received.i could get a trigger from all sensors but 1,which had nothing.so given the age of the car I told the customer we should replace all 5,and he... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Cuts out VIN: 5UXZV4C51D After testing further with the suggestions I received, I found the battery was weak, replaced the battery and the fuel pump relay and the vehicle has been out a couple of weeks now with no starting concerns, thanks for the help guys. Trouble codes: 32E3, C0DB7. |
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| 2014 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4RC1BG6E hello-it is fixed. i decided not to let the trouble tree from chrysler send me sideways. i just decided to change the oil and put in the 5-20 synthetic. went on a 60 mile round trip back and forth to my house and have no code or light. customer is happy. been ... Trouble codes: P06DE. |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L Collision Repair VIN: 1FTFW1ET9B Pretty straight forward. Lowered headliner to seats. 2 techs slid assembly out front passenger door. Pay close attention to the method of rotations swapped motor and reinstall was reverse of removal. |
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| 2013 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDUF5GT9D thank you to all who replied. I wanted to wait a couple of weeks before closing this. I did get this truck to act up while i had it, It spends it's life at idle so thats what i did. It set the 2201 nox code and when i tried to rev it would hardly run.. cy... Trouble codes: P2201. |
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| 2016 Ford F-150 Platinum 5.0L side monitor VIN: 1FTEW1EF9G This truck belongs to the BOSS. He is insisting that if left to dry long enough it will fix itself. [I know, I know...] So as of now, it still has problems. If it starts to work, I'll let you know |
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| 2004 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L lash adjuster VIN: KNDJC73384 Thanks for everyones opinion. I have indeed found an easy way to do this. I used part of a ford tool for compressing the valve in car. The foot part fits over the valve spring, and there is a 90 degree bend a few inches up from the foot that I used to advantag... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L Electronic VIN: WDBRF64JX5 got it fixed and want to apologize for my mistake. i was adding fluid to the engine and not the transmission. these dip sticks are close to each other and got them confused. the one for the transmission is actually lower and you have to remove the air filter h... |
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| 1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Instruments VIN: WP0CA2987X I'm sorry for the late reply to this car. I've been working at it when I've had time. In addition to looking for help here on IATN, I've reached out to several people that also work on these cars. Nobody has ever seen this or heard of this. Well other than the... |
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| 1999 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph 5.4L Starting VIN: SCALA61E9X Found at bad connector at the primary battery. The lead coming from the positive post would occasionally drop enough voltage for the system not to work. A new connector and secure wiring fixed it. |
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| 2012 Subaru Forester X 2.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF2SHBGCXC Thanks for ALL replies, Kudos to John and Louis you were spot on. I disconnected TCM and had communication. By the way (Pro Demand states it is located center dash, its actually lower left of steering column) It still will not shift from park unless you use m... Trouble codes: 11 (Lf air press decrease), 12 (Rf decrease), 13 (Rr decrease), 14 (Lr decrease), 61 (Vehicle speed is abnormal), U0101 (No Comm with TCM). |
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