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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 14, 2021 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2012 BMW X1 xDrive28i 2.0L Timing VIN: WBAVL1C52C Removed oil pan to clean out shards of timing chain guide. Replaced oil pick up. Reused oil pump/balance shaft asm. Pinned the crank shaft with proper tool (No movement of crank, plugs removed and trans in neutral) Locked the crank through ring gear teeth.... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L No Start VIN: 1GNDX03E13 Hello Group, Thank you in advance for your help. This vehicle has been sitting for a couple of years and it's kind of got me stumped. It was towed in for a no crank/ no start. We started out by installing a new battery and I performed the basic checks for ... Trouble codes: P1631 (Theft deterrant fuel inable signal not correct/ Incorrect Password) |
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| 2000 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFP53U7Y Vehicle will stall after 2-3 minutes from a cold start. This is very consistent. Runs fine during warm-up. Once it stalls fuel pressure at rail is 35-40psi and holding. If I introduce propane vehicle will run, if I just try and restart it will start and di... Trouble codes: P1233 (Fuel System Offline), P1237 (Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit Malfunction) |
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| 2009 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Engine VIN: JM1BK34429 Vehicle stalls very intermittently (once every hundred miles or so). There are no codes stored. We have test driven vehicle with a mechanical fuel pressure gauge installed, fuel pressure never deviates from normal. We have never been able to duplicate the ... |
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| 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2MG35X78 Car is flashing misfire from the time you crank it up. All four cylinders are misfiring the same amount.I have replaced everything including fuel injectors, high pressure pump,intake gasket,cam sensors,crank sensor,cam actuators intake and exhaust,spark pl... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 |
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| 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: YS3FD79Y54 fuel trim max out minus 25% swapped air mass meter-no change.swap map sensor-no change.swap boost pressure sensor-no change.scan data is good for sensors except atmospheric pressure reads38.3 always-should read about 99 as other pressure sensors do before ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2011 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L Clutch and Actuator VIN: WMEEJ3BA6B Good day and thanks in advance for your help. After the car has been driven for a short while then parked (5 - 15 minutes) the car will lock into gear causing a start and drive issues. The actuator was replaced twice (OE from other shop). We re-adjusted an... |
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| 2011 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 4S4BRCKC1B New customer called stating recurring ignition coil issues that need replacing every month or 2, previously preformed by a local Subaru dealer & an independent auto repair shop. When I pulled trouble codes it had misfire codes on both drivers side cylinder... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire Cylinder 2), P0304 (Misfire Cylinder 4) |
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| 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0L Stability VIN: JF2GPADC7F Customer complaint is noise on left turns. What I am finding is between 15-40 mph, ONLY ON LEFT TURNS, the stability control is lightly pulsing brakes. To paint a picture, imagine a freeway cloverleaf was a left turn; this car would pulse the stab control ... |
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| 2011 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L No Start VIN: YV4952CZ8B This is a tow in. A friends car. No start. Replaced battery and key fob battery. Scantool shows approximately 60psi fuel pressure. Inductive spark tester flashes while cranking indicating spark is present. Supplied an alternate fuel source but still a no s... Trouble codes: P061F |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L Fuel System VIN: WAURVAFD1C hi everyone. i want to thank you for the replies and helpful info. i did test most things mentioned. unfortunately i was unsuccessful with the repair. i ended up changing the fuel pump at the customers request. it seemed to run better but the check engine ligh... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GCRKSEA6A OK, The dealer has informed me that the customer reported he ran 3 tanks of non ethanol, the light went out by itself, but has since come back on. He asked the dealer if he could take it to his mechanic, they agreed, I have been told that in their opinion it's... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 2016 Ford F-550 Super Duty XLT 6.8L Surge VIN: 1FDUF5GY1G Thanks for all of the replies. This one definitely tested our diagnostic skills. I'll try to keep this short and sweet. We knew the rpm fluctuation was being control by the computer. It acted like a rev limiter situation under load. We discovered it didn't a... |
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| 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5L Torque converter VIN: 1N4AL3AP1D Thank you for everyone who re-affirmed the torque converter was the problem. I was finally able to get back to this car yesterday, swapped out the converter, then had to wait for a couple converter nuts (two rounded off). Replacing the trans was not an option... |
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| 2011 Toyota Tundra 5.7L Steering rack VIN: 5TFDW5F19B We got this thing going. Removed the RH spindle & hub, the RH outer CV shaft, dropped the front axle as far as it would go,removed the outer tie rod ends, then removed the LH motor mount top nut and jacked the motor up.It came out the passenger side tightly. R... |
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