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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 16, 2021 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2013 Audi S4 3.0L Oil level sensor VIN: WAUBGAFL7D Clean vehicle, serviced recently and oil level warning came on shortly there after. Doesn't leak, wires appear to be good. 12v on blu/blk wire, ground on brn wire. Tried shorting 12v to signal wire and dash said sensor defective. Installed a used sensor an... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L cooling system VIN: 2CNDL53F98 Temp will creep up to approx. 250 deg. after 20 min of idling. Scan tool & gauge concur. Fans come on @ 235. (A/C on or off) Does not boil over, but gauge goes to red. (this was the customers concern) The air coming off the radiator is barely warm. This is... |
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| 2017 Ford Escape SE 1.5L Surge, VIN: 1FMCU9GD3J Let me first start by saying this car is a 2018 Escape with the 1.5 Eco-boost engine. For some reason it wouldn't let me pick anything newer than 2017. Here's the issue. When driving with light throttle the engine runs just fine, and accelerates without ... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel rail pressure too low - History code and has not come back) |
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| 1995 GMC C1500 Sierra SL 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GTEC14H4S Runs poorly but Ok with O2 sensor disconnected (open loop) but it runs very bad with the O2 sensor connected (close loop) engine dies on a slight acceleration more than 2000 RPM Trouble codes: 45 (rich mix.) |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SL 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GDHC24UX6 The check engine light flashes constantly with no codes in computer. This is a natural gas bi-fuel vehicle. The manufacturer that installed the natural gas system for Chevy is no longer in business. I cannot find any Diag info. Flashes key on running or no... |
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| 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS 1.8L fuel guage tach speedo VIN: 5NPDH4AE7D this one is a little strange but here goes the customer said the cel came on she knew it was low on fuel (???) after filling the tank the guage didnt read at all i didnt notice before working on it that the speedo tach and fuel guage didnt read at btw the ... |
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| 2008 Nissan Sentra SL 2.0L Cmp & Ckp VIN: 3N1AB61E68 Vehicle came in on tow truck for a no start. Hooked up scanner and found a CKP code. Replaced CKP sensor with Nissan sensor and still nothing. Tested wiring from CKP to ECM and found everything to be okay. Also checked powers and grounds to the ECM. Vehicl... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L Brake lights VIN: 3VWRZ71K38 When you turn on the key the brake lights are off. If you press and release the brake pedal the brake lights stay on. If you turn the key off and back on the brake lights Stay off. I scanned the PCM and the ABS module and they both show the brake switch wo... |
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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 BMW X1 xDrive28i 2.0L Timing VIN: WBAVL1C52C Well thanks for all your help. I indeed had set the timing up wrong at the crank ( I was in the wrong hole!) Most of the responses I received suggested my timing was out and to take another look, a few suggested clearing the adaptations. I ended up scoping ... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Aveo 1.6L Exhaust Smoke VIN: KL1TD62664 Thanks to David, Randy, Glenn & Rob for replying. Turned out to be a bad PCV valve. Rechecked my work and installed a new one PCV Valve last week. Owner just called. Been driving it a lot this week and all the smoke has disappeared. We are both thankful for yo... |
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| 2012 Ford Edge SEL 2.0L Start relay control VIN: 2FMDK3J91C The fix for this was the internal digital range sensor. The problem was indeed the digital pulse width modulated signal from the range sensor dropping to a fixed 3-3.3volts during the initial amp draw/rotation of starter motor (less than 100mS). All of the con... |
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| 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4RR4GTXB Thank you all for the responses, I failed to mention the PCM had been replaced already, different fault for that. A couple of you mentioned the VVT system which was one thing I was wondering about. So finally I unplugged it at the left rear head and ran the ... Trouble codes: P0344. |
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