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2009 BMW 328i 3.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAPG56070
The vehicle came in for fault code of ''valvetronic motor sluggish movement'' Fitted new valvetronic motor and now new fault code appears: ''VALVETRONIC ADJUSTMENT RANGE'' So it seems like the eccentric shaft has lost its position in relation to both camsh... Trouble codes: 28BA
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2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L head gasket VIN: 3C8FY4BB61
ok. here we go. fun times. i just finished the head gasket job on this car for coolant usage and exhaust gases in the cooling system, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. i know have an oil leak in the famous rear left corner. what do you think may have happened? had the he...
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2007 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 2A4GP44R27
Hi , In advance I thank you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge ! Basically the van runs rough at idle ! If I reset the code P0129 , it immediately returns without starting the van ! Map voltage is 5 Volts , good ground but the signal voltage is... Trouble codes: P0129
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2008 Dodge Charger SE 2.7L lash adjusters VIN: 2B3KA43R28
Last week, I witnessed the owner driving past with the engine revving very high in 1st gear and flooring it and letting off. sounded like about 5k rpm. Vehicle was towed in making an awful upper end noise. Removed the left hand valve cover which is the eas...
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2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Power sliding doors VIN: 5FNRL38427
Vehicle was brought in for non operating power sliding doors. Codes b1163 and b1164 lost communication between gauge control unit and sliding door control unit. I went through Mitchell's diagnostics which is checking power and grounds everything checks ok ...
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2012 Lexus RX450h 3.5L No Start, Stall, all dash lights out VIN: JTJBC1BA9C
Thank you in advance for any insight, we have a 2012 RX450H that very intermittently will stall and not restart. The issue has not happened to us in the shop, when it occurs it is typically when stopped and shifting gears. The engine shuts off, there are n...
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2010 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, Bogs out on accel VIN: JM3ER2W37A
C/s says vehicle slow to accelerate at any speed. We scanned and found the above codes and duplicated customer concern. Vehicle upon accel lacks power, the vehicle will get up to speed, but is very sluggish. As per alldata, we performed test for p0091 as d... Trouble codes: P0089 (Fuel pressure regulator a perf), P0091 (Fuel pressure regulator a control circuit), P0171 (Sysytem too lean)
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2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Poor Idle Quality
Vehicle came in running fine but check engine light was on for secondary air pump.Hooked scanner to it and checked air pump and found it had a bad pump.This is where it gets crazy.The key was left on for several hours and by the time it was discovered it w... Trouble codes: P2101, P2101, P2101, P2101, P2101, P2101
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2012 Audi Q7 TDI Premium Plus 3.0L audio VIN: WA1LMAFE3C
Infotainment module was the problem, the piece that the cd/sim card goes into.
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2008 BMW 528xi 3.0L dash lights, ect VIN: WBANV135X8
Guessing it was water related, but cannot be sure. The window was left down in driving rain. A few days later we disconnected the batt overnight and all is well right now. Time will tell
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1998 Chevrolet S10 2.2L Electronic VIN: 1GCCS144XW
Replaced PCM and all good, thank you everyone.. Replaced PCM and all good, thank you everyone..
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2005 Chevrolet Colorado Z85 LS 3.5L Windows VIN: 1GCDT13675
Thank you to all that replied. What we found was the master switch with 98% of the problem, and we found one broken wire in the actual door. Not in the jam. Took care of everything and thanks again for your help. Greg and crew
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2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Turn Signals VIN: 1D7HA16N64
After checking every part of the TIPM /FUSE Block ,determined that it was the problem.Replaced it and all is working now.
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1972 Ford LTD 6.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LTD. HERE IS WHAT WE FOUND AFTER USING YOUR INPUT. CARB WAS CLEAN AND GOOD, FUEL TANK - OK, DISTRIBUTOR CAP - OK. HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO POINTS FOM THE PERTRONIX IGNITOR SYSTEM. WE COULD NOT SET D...
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2013 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDWE3FL1D
thanks to one and all who responded. We brought the truck to local Ford Dealer for a "reflash, reprogram" - only to receive a call shortly after we dropped it off that they were NOT permitted to perform any reflash or reprogram unless directed by a specific OE... Trouble codes: P0131, P2198 (Oxygen sensor sensor signal biased / stuck rich Bank 2 sensor 1).
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2000 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L no start then starts VIN: 2GTEK19TXY
Thank you guys i got good info to go on and fix my problem, i will try to update any info of what fix the problem thanks again
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2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Low Compression VIN: 5FNRL38487
This one was way too simple - the machine shop I normally use was 2 weeks behind, so we went with one that could get the heads in right away - and they won't have our business in the future either. The problem - as many IATN techs brought out was the valves...
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2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited X 3.8L cooler VIN: 1J4GA39138
Return valve was missing, this kinda stuff makes me so mad, specially since an employee in the shop got involved and mucked things up even further. But I'm happy is finally fixed, the customer is a saint, she never complained one bit.
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2008 Kia Rio EX 1.6L Hesitation, Misfire
thanks to all that help.. customer is taking this to the dealer. she inform us that the car has had this problem for 2 years. she told us she will let us now what the dealer finds. Trouble codes: P0304 (testing and results).
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2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5L MIL Lamp on, Occasional no start VIN: 1N4AL11D66
That was all excellent information I replaced the sensors factory ones and cleaned the grounds again as well as the area around crank sensor for any rust. It di8d come back but for a p0301 misfire cyl one coil tests fine. So I swapped with cyl #4 waiting on cu... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crank sensor).
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2014 Scion tC 2.5L Inner tierod VIN: JTKJF5C78E
Nobody make the inner tierod for this car, it need to replaced the rack and pinion.
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2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Drive-axles VIN: 5TBBT44152
replaced the 2 u joints on the rear driveshaft and that did the magic. had greased them previously to try to eliminate the problem, but still had the noise.
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