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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for August 18, 2020 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2008 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L cam chain VIN: WAUDF78E88 Help Audi techs. First time in for this car. Customer complaint of a noise from engine. The noise is a rattle/clacking (loud) from the high pressure fuel pump area. The rattle is not there on cold start, it develops in a minute or so after cold start. I pu... |
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| 2015 Audi A5 Quattro Cabriolet 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUMFAFH9F The car has a chronic P0299 underboost code. There are no vacuum leaks and common items have been changed. See above. The car runs fine but the code returns after 3-4 drive cycles. Fuel trim is ok and improved after vent valve was changed. Any help would b... Trouble codes: P0299 (Underboost) |
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| 2008 BMW X6 xDrive35i 3.0L Valve cover VIN: 5UXFG43558 Good day and thanks in advance. We do a considerable amount of BMW work but this is a job we have not encountered as of yet and we are looking for procedural tips. We are changing out the valve (cylinder head) cover and we would prefer to not drop the exha... |
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| 2009 BMW X3 xDrive30i 3.0L Defrost VIN: WBXPC93489 Customer complaint, NO AIR FLOW FROM DRIVERS DEFROST. We confirmed the passenger side vent has normal flow, HOT and Cold, All other vents work hot and cold, Floor, Mid. On driver and passenger sides. This is a single zone control system. The Air ... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 6.0L Hybrid lockout VIN: 1GNUKDDJ2A 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid intermittently stalls while attempting to auto start from hybrid mode. This happens while driving and while sitting in park. All data PIDS for PCM, BECM, HPCM, etc look normal. After a stall occurs, these random assortment of co... |
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| 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.2L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 3GCUKTEJ2H Initial test drive of the vehicle I noticed a slight hesitation during acceleration. On the highway I set the Cruze at 60 mph, randomly the engine would miss fire on the left bank enough anyone could feel it. Returned to shop, no codes and monitors are rea... |
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| 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L Lock up converter VIN: 3C4FY58B42 Transmission shifts a little firm in 2nd but feels good otherwise, does not show slippage. Sets code P0740 after driving intermittently. Takes up to 20 miles or may set in just a few blocks. Checked for visible wiring defects, no sign of harness damage. Un... |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1ZVHT82H55 The vehicle first came in with a complaint of the fuel gauge bouncing from 3/4 to 1/4. Measured the resistance of both sending units and it was out of spec. Replaced both sending units. A week later, vehicle returns with the complaint of still reading 80 m... |
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| 2004 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALME11404 1st visit - Vehicle came in with a CEL on complaint at 105248 miles. Technician pulled fault codes listed above, smoked exhaust, inspected weld at catalytic convertors for leaks, found none. Fuel trims numbers STFT -2% & 2% LTFT 2.0% & 5.5% Technician chec... Trouble codes: P1170 (O2 Sensor Fault Aging downstream fuel trim B1), P1173 (O2 Sensor Fault Aging downstream fuel trim B2), P0139 (O2 Sensor Fault Aging downstream B1), P0159 (O2 Sensor Fault Aging downstream B2) |
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| 2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6L rear callipers VIN: 4S4BSETC5H Help, I am using a scan tool to retract the rear calipers parking brake portion of the caliper, using maintenance mode, you can hear the motors retracting (moving) however the pistons do not move. I have done plenty of electronic parking brake calipers bef... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLS TDI 1.9L Hesitation VIN: WVWSR61J45 We are an exclusive VW/Audi only repair facility, I personally have 35+ years in the field myself. Back Story: About 6 months ago, timing belt broke and the resulting impact damaged the cylinder head beyond repair. Customer did not want to fix at that ti... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Eos Komfort 2.0L Mechanical VIN: WVWBW7AHXC Hello everyone This EOS was towed in with a very noisy engine, customer stated that while driving the engine started sounding loud and check engine light came on. The noise sounds like a very loud lifter noise coming from the center of engine around #2 ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L odometer VIN: 5FNRL38445 Customer declined repair due to cost,age,mileage and condition of vehicle.Needs a cluster replaced or rebuilt.Thanks for all of the replies. |
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| 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 3.6L Mechanical VIN: 1C4BJWDG4E So the "Hulk" (actually theme of jeep, looks real cool) he has not gotten angry or acted up since post. Actual family members jeep so if it does I will hear about it. I talked yesterday to owner and he said he has not seen a thing. Most probable issue would be... |
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| 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid 2.4L Compressor VIN: KNAGM4AD1C Swapped the inverter off the old compressor to the new unit and it worked. Must have needed programming. |
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