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| 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 5.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G1GZ11G2H Good morning people, A bit of a joy working on one of these old girls I originally cut my teeth on doing my apprenticeship in a country shop a million years ago. Before I begin, please to do not comment to toss the feedback system and or bypass. This ... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Captiva Sport LTZ 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNAL4EK7D We have a vehicle that is surging really bad at idle in gear once warmed up. Customer purchased this from a used car lot that we found out later did the aforementioned work. It came in originally with a complaint of stalling when coming to a stop and c... Trouble codes: P0420 (Catalyst system low performance), P0089 (Fuel pressure regulator performance), P228D |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2L Blend Door VIN: 1G1YD2D75F Quick one for you programming guys. Got this 2015 Corvette that the blend door does not change positions. Shop that has it said they saw an hvac module update to fix this problem and asked me to do it. They said you have to pull the dash to do any testing ... |
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| 2017 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L a/c not cold VIN: 2GNFLFEK1H fill system with freon to specs 1.43 lb R134 low guage goes to vacuum - high guage goes very low clutch turning, control valve works with scan tool- No effect with pressures. tried 3 different compressors no change.Just tried an expansion valve no change. ... |
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| 2015 Chrysler 200 LX 2.4L No Start VIN: 1C3CCCAB6F Hello everyone- Vehicle above was towed into my shop with a no start issue. It is equipped with push button start. Customer stated vehicles battery went dead at his house from the vehicle not being used for a extended period (2-3 months) When vehicle ... |
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| 2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on, VIN: WD0PD64476 Hello fellow Techs. So this Sprinter has come to me with what seems like a bad key switch. I called Mercedes and they told me that they can't sell Keys or Key switch that the vehicle must go to them. witch I am happy to send it to them as i am so busy. One... Trouble codes: U0101, U0155, U0423, U0122 |
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| 2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Engine I’m just looking for other technicians opinion on this diesel. The customer just bought the truck and I noticed a lot of blowby. I ran a crankcase pressure test and it has 8in of water column. He has 90 days to return the truck under the laws of this provi... |
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| 2008 Infiniti G35 Sport 3.5L Starting VIN: JNKBV61E28 Hello there! I have this g35 that is not cranking but if, I give 12v at the starter connecter the vehicle starter without a problem. The starter goes in the IPDM/FUSE BOX. it is getting 12v at the grey wire but the bcm is not grounding the brown wire. I gi... |
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| 2012 Jeep Patriot Latitude 2.4L Ac System VIN: 1C4NJRFB5C Hello All, I have an issue with this 2012 Patriot. The C/S the AC is not cold at times, it cuts in and out. I checked the vehicle the compressor was running but system was not to cold. I pulled down 0.87LB and the system calls for 1.31 LB. I performed a va... |
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| 2014 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L door locks VIN: KNDMH4C70E Thanks in advance for looking.after locking doors with remote or lock switch after about two minutes drivers door will unlock.only drivers door.all other door operate normally.when you open the drivers door after this happens the alarm goes off.no codes in... |
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| 2010 Mini Cooper S 1.6L convertible top VIN: WMWMS3C5XA ''' EVER SINCE WE CHANGED THE OIL """ Good day need some insite , to any MiNi experienced techs EVER SINCE we change oil & filter the Convertible top opens all by it's self ??? OVER NIGHT ! The owners insists that we did something , Of coarse it never... |
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| 2017 Nissan Altima 2.5L Air bag Module VIN: 1N4BL4BV2K Vehicle has fault B1427:55 will not clear & numerous PAST faults will not clear. Had current fault for curtain air bag, bypass with resistor. current fault gone. Battery was disconnected & terminals connected for more than 10 minutes reconnect battery term... |
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| 2016 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L control panel VIN: JTEBU5JR7G Co worker just purchased this 2016 4Runner and HVAC control panel reads celsius instead of farenheight.Dealer told him he had to change control panel to get it to read farenheight.He changed the control panel and it's still celsius.Vehicle was made in Cana... |
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| 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 2.0L Steering VIN: WVGJV7AX4F After replacing clock spring and coding and calibrating steering angle sensor, it leaves yellow steering wheel icon on on the dash, it sets code 02546 in the steering module, steering limit stop-no or incorrect setting/adaptation, it will not clear, re did... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1996 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU15N3T I went over all the replys got some great info on things to check. I started over and resmoke tested the intake and our smoke machine, from the jurasic period, sometimes make very little smoke...in spurts. I cleaned out the machine got good smoke, found the id... Trouble codes: P0171, P0171. |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1FMEU74846 So I am closing this request so I can update everyone. I finally got around to checking compression and bank 1 has 80psi and bank 2 has 140psi. I guessing this thing jumped time. If anyone has any further suggestions, please chime in. If I need any more help I... Trouble codes: P0316 (Engine misfire detected on startup), P0300 (Random multi cylinder misfire), P2196 (O2 sensor excess rich signal bank 1 sensor 1). |
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| 2014 Ford F-150 XLT 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET1E The customer decided to drive the vehicle and see if the MIL comes back on. Spark plugs were all slightly black and both upstream o2 sensors were black. Tried a different o2 sensor in B1 with no change.Ltfts are the same as before(at idle -17 & -10). Drops to ... Trouble codes: P0172 (Sytem rich B1). |
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| 2007 Honda Civic LX 1.8L Mechanical VIN: 1HGFA16587 Good afternoon all, well this Honda is fixed. Ended up being the right drive axle. Didn't really notice anything wrong with the axle. Thanks for all the help! |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 6.3L Mechanical VIN: WDDGF7HB9B Be careful doing this job putting the front covers on that house the solenoids. The steel sealing rings can slip out of the grove as the cover goes on and that?s what happened to us. We lost oil pressure to the intake cam adjuster when this happened. Thank you... |
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