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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 14, 2023 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU63E29 long term fuel trims +25 both banks at idle sort term trims between +25 and +30 at idle cruising at steady throttle trims go to single digits and seem to be correct spraying carb cleaner around upper intake gaskets seemed to throw the short term way d... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2015 Ford Fusion SE 1.5L engine uses coolant VIN: 3FA6P0HD2F Hello, good morning! This fusion is using coolant, smoking coolant out the exhaust. Number one and number four spark plugs show evidence of coolant. It doesn't hold pressure overnight and no external leaks, except as stated below. The cooling system doesn'... |
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| 2015 Ford F53 6.8L Surge Attempted to input VIN#[...] system did not recognize. Snap Throttle Test has A/F leaning out and showing Rich at Idle. Downstream @.775 constant.CAT CONV "Blued" recently replaced (Stolen) F.Pressure does not rise when accelerating but bounces ... |
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| 2018 Ford EcoSport S 1.0L No Start, no injector pulse VIN: MAJ3P1RE3J The customer stated oil light can on they pulled over added oil( now 2 quarts over) and vehicle wouldn't restart Trouble codes: P0299, P051B |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S 1.6L no crank VIN: WMWMF735X9 came in with no crank.using snapon solus scaner no codes. can communicate with ecn ,car acces and foot modules check power and grounds to all these modules ok .sent all these modules out to be program to keys because I would get a slash across the key ligh... |
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| 2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L Unknown VIN: JTDKB20U46 Hello Group, i recently repaired the headlight issue on my wife's 2006 Prius but now she says the instrument cluster is like a Christmas tree almost every warning light is on (!), ABS, VSC, and MIL. It looks like an alternator failure situation on a normal... |
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| 2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T3BF4DV7B Hello, I had this Rav 4 come in with a dead misfire on cylidner 2. Swapped coils around and misfire followed, so I replaced the coil and all was well. Vehicle left for a day or so and the client returned saying her CEL was blinking while she was drivin... Trouble codes: P0302 (Cylinder 2 misfire) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2014 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Mechanical VIN: 5UXKS4C54E Well, we have come to a sort of a conclusion. After several tests including the "smell the smoke" test we felt that the blue smoke was more that likely unburnt fuel. We knew that the issue was after the car sat for a while and in the cold of winter. We talked ... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LS 1.6L Alternator Hello, What I learned. The "L" terminal receives 12 volts to turn on the alternator. The "F" terminal is Pulse Width Modulated to determine charging rate. Defective batteries can test good (with Autel and Napa branded testers). Louis hit the nail on the head.... |
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| 2013 Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L ignition module VIN: 1C6RR6TT7D So, as a quick, temporary fix, I added a push button switch that interrupts fuse 51 for a second that allows the key to rotate the key to off. I?ll edit this post when I get around to fixing it, but my 1 second push button is a quick fix. |
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