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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for August 30, 2023 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Acura RSX 2.0L Steering VIN: JH4DC53896 Hi guys, this Acura has a power steering noise the typical whining where the inlet o ring sucks air and causes a noise. I started with replacing the orings (3 different times) noise was still there, tried a power steering pump and got louder so I got a dif... |
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| 2011 Audi A3 TDI 2.0L Not cooling VIN: WAUKJBFM5B Hello Audi and Euro Techs, Helping a friend with this vehicle. His customer brought it to him A/C not cooling. He stated when the vehicle arrived it was not cooling had static pressure but looked as if the compressor was not pumping. Both sides read equ... |
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| 2009 BMW 128i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAUL73589 This car is about to drive me crazy. It was a no-start tow in diagnosed as a bad starter. We replaced the starter and after a few cranks and the jump box, it started. While test-driving the car, smoke from the exhaust and codes 2D06, 29E0, and 29E1 were fo... Trouble codes: 2F4A, 2F4C |
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| 2018 Ford Escape SE 1.5L Mechanical VIN: 1FMCU9GD9J Ok everyone i dont get on here very often nut i am stumped. Brought in a 2018 escape 1.5 that was towed in. Treid starting and sounded like it had no compression. Checked all the basics first. Has fuel spark is there. Pulled plugs and they look ok. Did com... |
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| 2020 Ford Transit-250 3.5L Prigramming VIN: 1FTBW9C81L Vehicle came in with LF parking lights not working, RR brake light not working & RF low beam flickering.Diagnosed as a bad BCM. Had to call a mobile programmer to program new BCM because my NATSF account was not up to date due to me not filing my current i... |
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| 2003 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Hesitation VIN: JN1DA31A13 Car came in with no acceleration, no codes, reviewed data stream and found the mass air meter not very responsive, identified no name sensor and install new hitachi sensor and road tested good. A couple of days later car returned with same issue, mass read... |
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| 2011 Toyota Prius 1.8L Compressor/Hybrid System VIN: JTDKN3DU4B I don't have much experience with Hybrid vehicles. Vehicle came in with A/C inop. Compressor was open circuit. Replaced compressor with OE part, along with condenser and drier. Flushed system and charged with 134. A/C working great now and pressures are pe... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1970 Ford Thunderbird 7.0L engine First the cause. The steel plate on the back of the water pump was missing. The water would circulate at higher rpm but just slosh at lower speeds. The engine got enough cooling in a no load situation. Pulling in midrange was just too much to ask. I had to agr... |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET5D Thanks to everyone who responded. Replaced the valve by the intercooler and fixed the issue. Trouble codes: P0035 (Turbo charger bypass valve). |
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| 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 5.7L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 1J4RS6GT7B The Exhaust was clogged. Idling the press was 3 psi 2500 rpm the pressure went to 7. Dropped the exhaust at the mufflers enabled the vehicle to be driven again. The cam and crank signals looked more clean with the original factory sensors so I reinstalled t... Trouble codes: P0344, P0355. |
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| 2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5L battery VIN: 4S3BH6864Y Charles [...] turned on a lightbulb in my head, one that ive seen many times & forgotten about. After some trial & error The culprit WAS the alternator, its charging correctly but has a big time draw. And it indeed is intermittant ( and once upon happening tu... |
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