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2015 BMW 750i xDrive 4.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBAYF8C54F
vehicle came in running very poorly with low power and misfiring. initially had many misfire and mixture codes plus boost pressure and rail pressure codes. went for the low rail pressure B1 first. could see the actual pressure never get close to desired an... Trouble codes: P0172, P0172, 11850, 11800, 11840
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2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT 3.6L PS pump VIN: 1G1ZJ57799
Vehicle came in with PS fluid leaking from the front PS pump seal. Pump shaft had play. Replaced pump with aftermarket pump and flushed system. System was slightly noisy but performing well. Vehicle came back 15K miles later with concern of steering "bindi...
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2020 Chevrolet equinox 1.5L auto start/stop
hey all, thanx for reading this. recently purchased a 2020 equinox. the wife loves it and thats what matters. the thing is she hates the auto start/ stop. can this be turned off permanently? i have seen videos about unplugging the hood latch sensor. does i...
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2009 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L Battery!! VIN: 3D4GG57V39
Good afternoon... Just wanted to start by saying thanks for taking the time to read this and replay! I have a 2009 Dodge Journey here that the customer has been bringing to me for the past 130,000 miles. It has become a second car for him now so only drive...
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2011 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L Heater blend door
Car came in with a "clicking" right side temp blend door actuator . I replace it with a Dorman unit and it seemed to be working fine. But we noticed that on start up the right side temp switches from hot to cold four times on it's own them works fine. I sc...
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1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZX1869W
This one is about as hard as they come for us. Vehicle was presented for smog check. Had two coil primary coil codes and a random misfire code. Those issues were fixed quickly with a reman ecm. Vehicle passed smog ok. Customer then wondered why it was hard...
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2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTPW14524
I am desperate on this one. Don't think there is anything I have not tested or simply installed to see if it changed. The fuel trims go to 30 and more and the front oxygen sensors go .000 - .020. If I spray a little fuel in it takes care of it. Vacuum is a...
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2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L engine VIN: 1FTPX14545
So this truck is actually my own truck, I bought it knowing it needed timing components, then it sat for about two years and i decided to fix it and sell it. So I did the timing chains, guides, and oil pump. On test drive it had a bad ticking on bank one (...
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2013 Ford Edge SEL 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDK4JC3D
Hello Folks, Well I have another nightmare here and I hope you can help. This car, I swear is possessed, I have never seen anything like this one. Car came in with a simple SES light on and very intermittantly the engine will misfire between 1500 and 20... Trouble codes: P0102 (MAF Low Input), P0171 (System Lean Bank 1), P0174 (System Lean Bank 2), P2195 (O2 Signal Stuck Lean Bank 1), P2197 (O2 Signal Stuck Lean Bank 2)
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2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FT7W2BT1G
Ok guys I need some help. I've got a 11/15 Ford F-250 with a 6.7 diesel and the truck was setting code p0170. I found a tsb for the code and it said to flash the pcm and reset maf parameters so that's what I did with my vcm2 ids and now a p04e3 comes up in... Trouble codes: P04E3
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2015 Hyundai Sonata SE 2.4L hard pedal VIN: 5NPE24AF1F
It is no brake vacuum assist it comes and goes?
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 5.7L t case VIN: 1C4RJFCT9E
This car came in with a customer concern of intermittently binding and popping on back up out of a parking space and turning. Initially we could not duplicate. However we retrieved c1438-00 T case diff clutch worn and c1476-00 t case clutch position out of...
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2012 Mazda 2 Sport 1.5L ABS module
I received a code that indicates there is no communication with the ABS module. I can not find any fuses or relays for this system. There is a spot in the relay box for an ABS relay but it is empty. I replaced the ABS module with a used unit and am still...
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2004 Nissan Titan XE 5.6L Brakes VIN: 1N6AA07A34
Hi, friend hope you all are ok and family too .On my help request is about this Nissan Titan . I change the Master cylinder because the brakes were very soft and the next Day the costumer call me and say that the brakes were locking up. sow I did the next ...
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1985 Pontiac Firebird S/E 2.8L Fuel Pump VIN: 1G2FS87SXF
we can not find the fuel pump relay. we have used the Mitchell locator and still can not find. the relay is setting the code 54. the fuel pressure will not come on right away and so we need to find the relay. the car looks original so I think no one has mo...
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1999 Saab 9-5 SE 2.3L ABS and Speedometer VIN: YS3EF45E6X
When the speedo is not working we can read the speed from the rear wheel sensors but we get no output from the ABS module to speedo. also, we get no communication with the abs module at the time the speedo fails. We are convinced the ABS module is bad. DOE...
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2009 Buick Enclave CXL 3.6L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 5GAER23D49
Well, not the satisfactory fix that I like. The high pressure pump did boost the pressure and now it runs well, however, the oscillations are still there just as bad as before which makes me feel unsettled. I did my best to check the lobe on the cam...the su...
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L abs VIN: 1GCEK14T22
thanks for all of the replies guys. this @#$%!! box had a "SPEEDO-HEALER" plugged in and hid in the harness. went thru the harness looking for clues as to why the WSS was twice as fast as the front ABS sensors, unplugged it and every thing back to normal. on t...
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1990 Ford F Super Duty Custom 7.5L No Start VIN: 2FDLF47G0L
Fixed it. I had some time to work on it last evening and was about to do the testing suggested, with maybe the exclusion of licking my finger tips and becoming a human circuit between the distributor and ground [BG] when - with KOEO - I happened to bump the ne...
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2009 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU94G99
Thanks everybody for your input. Shawn had it right with the TSB he sent me. I followed it and it worked. I was able to reprogram and input the axle ratio and get this one fixed. Again thanks for all the help. Trouble codes: P1635.
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2008 Hyundai Azera Limited 3.8L ABS Module VIN: KMHFC46F38
I replaced the HECU with another unit and corrected the problem. The bad HECU was the cause of the ABS/Brake lights being on and the P0501 code; this is consistent with what is found in Hyundai troubleshooting tree for ABS light remains on with no codes. The...
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2014 Volkswagen Jetta SE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 3VWD17AJ3E
As much as I appreciate the replies, it?s not carbon. Car is driven by a young kid who beats on it. Also, it is not every cold start only very intermittently. As I stated, if I command codes to be cleared 3 consecutive times the problem goes away. Found this ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire), P0301 (Misfire 1), P0302 (Misfire 2), P0303 (Misfire 3), P0304 (Misfire 4).
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