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| 1998 Audi A4 Avant 1.8L No Communication OBD VIN: WAUBB28D9W On this Audi I have a check engine light on always but "No Commiunication" using Snap On MT2500 , a MAC code reader, and a third scanner.(we have used this equiptment on other VW / Audi carlines without this problem) I have tried battery disconnect for 10 mi... |
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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUAF78E36 Hey guys got this audi with check sum error code I'm assuming it needs a new module, my question is will Vag Com code this with no problems or should I send to dealer? Thanks, Trouble codes: P0601 (vw code 001537 memory check sum error) |
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| 1999 BMW 528i 2.8L No Start VIN: WBADM5336X this car was driven in after AAA had come to tow the car due to no start. AAA said they went to tap on the starter and found the starter wire loose, jiggled it, and it started up and was driven to the shop. We attempted to start the car and found the starter l... |
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| 2002 BMW 530i 3.0L stability control VIN: WBADT63432 We changed the battery in this car. Now the DSC light is on. The on off DSC makes no difference.[...] has no real Diagnostics for this. So I hope You all can help me out. I have no idea where to go on this. Thank You for your time. |
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| 2000 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L convertor VIN: 1G4CW54K8Y please help the tcc solenoid shows always on with snapon solus scanner and wont even go to off when using functional test on scanner. i think it may be grounded inside the trans. test light will light from battery pos to brown wire term 78 c2 at pcm (tcc pwm s... |
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| 2000 Buick Century Custom 3.1L Problem filling tank VIN: 2G4WS52J81 Car came in as a no start, noted that it looked to have been sitting for a long period of time. Tests found a bad/inoperative fuel pump. Upon removing gas tank, tank was full of debris and stale gas. Replaced unit, cleaned out gas tank and put 5 gallons of fre... |
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| 2002 Buick Regal LS 3.8L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 2G4WB55K72 Vehicle was in a month ago for lack of power,cat was discovered to be no good,customer was advised that dealer will replace cat at no cost(because of recall for cat),customer had no time to bring car in to dealer so he wanted us to do the job.Our local dealer ... |
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| 1990 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1G6CD5331L Hello group, I have this Cadillac SDV that has a rich running condition. Fuel pressure and regulator are good, no evap issues, air injection disconnected. Map, Tps all within specs. The computer is trying to compensate by dropping block learn and integrator f... |
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| 1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD52Y0T 96 Deville 4.6 codes P0171/P0174 air flow runs approximately 4 GPS at 650 RPMs long term fuel trim goes to 37% and locks there. Have blocked all vacuum passages, eleminated EGR, verified cam timing,tested compression,tested and substituted fuel,cleaned injecto... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2001 Cadillac DeVille DHS 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1G6KE54Y31 Car orginally (08-2007 - 125,000km's) came in with misfire on #8 cylinder. Tested. Front coil was faulty. Replaced spark plugs (original), plug boots and front coil. Car returned with misfire & po300 (10/2007 - 126,600km's). Tested, #2 cylinder misfire. Repla... Trouble codes: 1381 (cylinder misfire abs/pcm data loss), P0301 (misfire 1), P0302 (misfire 2) |
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| 2003 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Stall VIN: 1GYEK63N53 Hi Group, The lights were left on overnight. We replaced the battery and now the idle is too low or the car will stall. I can not find any idle relearn procedure for this car. Any help would be great. Thanks, Mark |
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| 1973 Chevrolet K10 5.7L Factory Tach VIN: CKY143B142 Hello, guys! I'm working on this Chevy pick-up here that has a factory in-dash tach. The problem is the tach displays the engine RPM'S faster than they actually are. At an idle, the tach seems to be fairly accurate. As soon as you raise the rpm's the tach need... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: SIUT96UE84 This car came in with fuel pouring out of the throttle body. We rplaced the fuel pressure regulator. When we had the upper intake off we found the EGR port plugged so we cleaned the carbon out of it. We checked the spark plugs they were gas soaked and the wire... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Headlights VIN: 3GNEK18R7G Greetings, This Tahoe came in with the complaint of the headlights turning off while driving. They would only come on after turning the switch off then back on. I noticed that the daytime running lights aren't working at all and the green indicator on the ins... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Starting VIN: 1GNCS13W61 hello fellow techs i have this blazer that came in a while back with an intermittant crank no start and running bad when first started fuel pressure was only 24 psi.we replaced pump and filter ran fine for a few weeks came back with no fuel pressure installed ... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L passlock VIN: 1G1NE52J22 i have this 02 malibu with repetitive lock cylinder failures. the new lock cylindes last approx a year then start setting passlock codes. my customer wants to know if there is any way to bypass this before he buys another lock cylinder. i have searched the arc... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 SS 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1FP22G42 This car came in for a check light and code p1416 was found. After running through the diagnostic test which watches for the o2 sensors to drop below 350mv when air pump is activated(which they did), the test passes, meaning the problem is intermittent. When t... Trouble codes: P1416 |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L 4wd high VIN: 2GCEK13T36 This truck came in with no pull in 4wd low and 2wd and terrible scrap iron noises when rolling. I replaced the transfer case with a used one. It now pulls fine and no noise. It would not however go into 4wd low. It would make a few attempts then go back to the... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.6L park assist VIN: 1GCHK23618 Thanks in advance. This truck has had a flatbed installed that doesn't have the sensors for the park assist system and customer doesn't care to have them. The question I have is does anybody know how to by-pass the system so the warning lights and beeper arn't... |
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| 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L flashers VIN: 3C8FY4BB21 Car came back with no turn signals and no hazard lights working. Test at multifunction switch and had all my power inputs, ground input, and no signal out to turn signals with operation of signal swith or hazard switch. All other lights work from the switch th... |
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| 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Heater Controls VIN: 1B4GP44R0V Vehicle came to us with blinking wiper lights and blinking A/C and recirc lights. Performed in vehicle calibration twice and the A/C and recirc lights flash after each time. Operation of HVAC controls are fine and the A/C system is full and is cycling. I have ... |
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| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B4GP54L91 After PCM replacement the stall was corrected. No other driveability concerns then or on later replacements. We have replaced this PCM three total times. On first replacement the code returned immediately. On second and third replacement it took about 150 mile... Trouble codes: P0601 |
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| 2002 Dodge Caravan Sport 3.3L turn indicators, instrument panel VIN: 1B4GP25R62 hi everyone, we have this van come in with a complain of inoperative turn indicators (signaling & 4-way) confirmed problem. while the turn indicators are on the instrument panel gauges (fuel, speedo, tach, coolant temp) act iradically, needles go back and fort... |
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| 1994 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L abs VIN: 1FNDU34X1R thanks for your help this 10/94 explorer has abs light on . using the abs check connector under hood left frt fender . solis cannot retrieve any codes. diag leads me to no ground application at relay from controller. there are two relays abs related . tried us... |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FAFP55U81 Please bear with me on this one. Car came in for surging at idle. Test drove and felt nothing wrong. Check for codes, found none. While checking data I decided to turn on the heater. All of a sudden the engine started surging. I turned heater off, engine stop ... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTSX3H13E Customer had cold start problem and just wanted to replace glow plugs and controler. OK easy work even though im not a deisel person. Put in bocshe plugs and aftermarket controler. Started up and set out side all night, not pluged in. Next morning no start, bu... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L fuel gauge VIN: 1FAHP53235 Customer came in with SES light on. Scanned and found PO462,PO463,B1202 and B1204. All having to do with fuel sender circuit level hi and lo. We put a new fuel sender in tank from dealer. Cleared codes and sent customer down the road. Customer returned 3 days ... |
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| 2005 Ford Freestar S 3.9L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2FMZA50605 Hello I have this freestar acts like it is running out of fuel sometimes, can occur at road speed or at idle. Recent fuel filter replacement found the filter was 90% clogged. Fuel pressure is low mostly hovers around 28 psi at idle 40 psi key on engine off. My... Trouble codes: P0193, P0191 |
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| 2006 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFP53U16 here is one for the Ford techs out there. i have an 06 taurus that belongs to a used car lot. recently purchased from a local auction. engine cranks and runs fine until you put transmission in neutral, overdrive and first gear then engine loses ignition spark ... |
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| 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 HD SLE 6.0L oil leak VIN: 1GTGK13U41 This truck has a pretty bad oil leak from the rear of engine, but there is no room to look. I have tried mirrors and bore scoope but can not find the source. It is narrowed down the either the rear main seal or the rear of the vally pan. The 6.0 uses a module ... |
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| 1990 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1HGCB7659L This is my first post...this honda had leaking valve cover gasket replaced 1 month ago. Customer calls yester day and car stalled while at stop light. Cranked back up and drove okay. Later in the day it did it again at stop light, and restarted okay. This morn... Trouble codes: 5 (14 -), 14 (testing and results) |
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| 1991 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start VIN: 2HGED6355M need help with this honda. cranks but wont start most of the time, intermittently engine will start and run for a short period of time. had codes 4 and 8, replaced distributor,coil,cap and roter. cleared codes. still has same problem, codes 4 and 8 have not re... Trouble codes: 4 (distributor), 8 (distributor) |
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| 2001 Honda Passport EX 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S6CK58W01 This vehicle came into us for a fuel level problem. The fuel gauge would go to full when filled but then drop to empty when driven for a few miles. I think it may be a fuel sending unit problem but I can not find any bulletins related to this problem. Any expe... Trouble codes: P0463 (fuel level sender circuit high voltage) |
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| 2005 Honda Accord LX 2.4L power windows VIN: 1HGCM56435 This car has a problem with the power windows. Sometimes they will all lower when the car is parked with the engine off. The customer is certain they are not hitting the button on the key remote that operates the windows. I checked all the functions with the k... |
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| 2008 Honda Civic DX 1.8L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 2HGF511818 Thanks in advance for any help. Trying to help my brother on this one, from a distance. His new Honda has a slight but noticeable lag / surge / hesitation or such, most noticeable under light acceleration or cruise, in the aprox. 2-3,000 rpm range in second & ... |
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| 2002 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: KMHWF25S92 Hello Everyone, I have this 2002 hyundai in the shop. Another shop replaced the timing belt and water pump etc @ 58,000mi. The car has bad gas miliage and upon acceleration has very very slow throttle response. I had it cold one morning and i had the gas to t... |
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| 2002 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L above second gear VIN: KMHWF25S12 Hi all, I have a shimmy on this car that is only felt on acceleration when the trans is in any gear above 2nd. The shimmy can mostly be felt in the floorboards. It feels like a bad inner cv axle joint. I have replaced both cv axles and replaced both front tire... |
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| 2004 Infiniti FX35 3.5L No Start VIN: JNRAS08W44 This will be a long post- please read it through if you are interested. This question pertains to several Infiniti's we have run into over the years without anyone (previously) being able to provide an answer. I am not looking for shotgun guestimates-I really ... |
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| 2004 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Clutch VIN: SAJEB52D74 This car came in with no clutch pedal. Pulled the transmission and found the clutch had come apart and dual mass flywheel bad. Install new jag parts clutch, pressure plate, thow out bearing/slave. Reinstalled and the clutch pedal is good and travel is smooth b... |
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| 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 5.2L abs VIN: 1J4GZ258Y4 this jeep will cycle abs when stopping, about 3-5 mph. my scanner only shows wheel speed and codes. l/f sensor code in it. all wheels read mph, all tone wheels are clean-tight- not cracked. all sensors read about 1065 ohms. I notice l/f intermitently reads 10-... |
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| 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L transfer case VIN: 1J4FF48S1Y this jeep came in because in 4wd there was a grinding noise from the transfer case area. when it was put into 2wd the transfer case would stay locked in 4wd until i hit a bump. because of the noise and condition of the fluid( looked like tar) i replaced the tr... |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K72 Customer came in complaining of no IPC functions.No speedo,tach,fuel or temp guage .All other dash indicators are on...low oil pressure light,SES,Air Bag,etc..Also dash message...no buS.Ran diagnostics for IPC...it passed.Check resistance for all bus lines ...... |
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| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L powersteering VIN: 154CW48N34 replaced high pressure hose because of leak and installed new pump then at idle we have no power assist and now if u speed up motor you have power assist |
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| 2002 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.6L No Start VIN: SALP16482A This one towed in today - crank no start. Cust states vehicle had been running fine but when tried to start this morning (after sitting over night), is now a crank, no start. Very little information in Alldata about this one (don't have Mitchell). What we DO ... |
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| 1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L oil cotrol solinoid VIN: JT6HF10VOX Hello to all.I'm removing the oil cntrol solinoid for the VVT system on this Lexus.I got the holding bolt removed but this solinoid will not come out and i wonder if there something else i need to remove or do,if anyone out there can give me some help.Thank oy... |
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| 2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Trans vent VIN: 1LNHM87AXY Customer back with fluid leaking out vent. We installed a hose to the vent and we are certain it is coming from vent. NO codes. We previously pulled valve body and replaced solenoid pack. Could not find anything wrong with valve body. We did jam the thermal co... |
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| 2004 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L ride control VIN: 5LMFU28R54 The car was in a front-end crash two weeks ago. I installed a new air pump just prior to that, and the car would inflate all of the air bags. I have a 1725 Code right now. Our Geneysis scanner is not Ford specific, and I cannot cycle the air pump to inflate t... |
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| 1992 Mazda Protege LX 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BG2260N vehicle originally came in with jerking going down road with intermittent check engine light. retrieved dtc 17 - voltage at sensor okay at that time. found ignition wires arcing - replaced oxygen sensor and performed tune up. vehicle came back - would not go o... Trouble codes: 17 (no change in oxygen sensor output) |
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| 1999 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 4M2XV11T8X Vehicle runs fine when cold plenty of power, no misfire. @ 165-170ECT starts dumping fuel, misfire and stall with hard or no restart until cold. Downstream O2 sensor @1.25v when problem is happening, Fuel trims remain between .5% and 1.2%. Performed exhaust ba... |
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| 2002 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L Misfire vehicle has a misfire on cylinder #5 which has good spark, and a new injector. Old injector was shorted 2 Ohms of resistance. The ECM is pulsing the injector but the misfire remains. Thanks in advance for yhe help. Trouble codes: P0300, P0305 |
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| 1998 Nissan Sentra 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: IN4AB41D3W This sentra has been killing me. It has a recurring p0140 code. I have checked ground wires, traced all wires to and from the rear o2 and ecu...all good. I have replaced both o2 sensors, and the rear o2 twice, maybe bad sensor. I have spliced out the factory w... Trouble codes: P0140 |
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| 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham 2.5L Stall VIN: 2G3AM19R2G need help folks. sypmtoms still same after performing all repairs listed. except code 35 no longer present. drive vehicle 10 minutes. come back to shop. shut off engine, re start after 5 minutes and engine will constantly stall at idle and/or in gear. if allow... Trouble codes: 35 (iac code) |
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| 1999 Plymouth Voyager 3.0L timming belt VIN: 2P4FP253XX van came in two weeks ago running bad.found belt had thanks for any helpjumpted.belt looked like it had been replaced before.installked new belt ran fine.came back belt had jumted again,but tension was still ok.cam gears have not slipped on the shafts.thanks f... |
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| 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L ABS Module VIN: 1G2WP52K6W Vehicle has intermittent ABS & Trac control. Abs Light off, all works as advertised. Drive some times short, some times long distance, ABS & trac light will come on. I get no communication with Snap On Modis ABS light on or off. so no codes or info. Test at Ab... |
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| 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2NE5ZT5X vehicle will start to surge\stall under hard pull almost like running out of gas. with accelerator pedal to floor slight lift and will straighten up and run fine.does not have a definite missfire just surge and buck Trouble codes: P0200, P0300 |
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| 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Upper Plenum VIN: 1G2WP52K6Y Hello Group, I have this Grand Prix that was towed in the customer flooded it and it backfired due to a tune-up issue and exploded the upper plenum. I replaced the plenum with a Dorman part# 615-180 and also did a tune-up(plugs & wires). Filled it up with cool... |
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| 1998 Porsche Boxster 2.5L security,starting,windows VIN: WPOCA298XW Car towed in,no crank or start windows inop,checked alarm module under seat first because this is a known failure item due to water.module and plugs extremely coroded cleaned plugs no change,ordered new module,towed to local porsche dealer for programing,tech ... |
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| 1997 Saturn SC1 1.9L No Start, no pcm comm. VIN: 1G87F128XV Car came in for trans. problem. The car started and moved on the day of delivery. The car then sat for a couple weeks before we could get to it (very busy). When we finally went to get it the battery was dead so we replaced it. The car would not start. No spar... |
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| 1998 Subaru Legacy Brighton 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BK4250W Please Tell Me Were The Evap Test Port Is. We Have A Snap On Smoke machine & can Not Seem To Find The Test Port To Hook Up The Smoke Machine To Check For Leaks. Trouble codes: P0440 |
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| 1996 Toyota RAV4 2.0L Mechanical VIN: JT3GP10V6T Purchased this for my wife, converting to use on postal route. Seems to have had normal maint. Runs and drives great. What I have noticed is on start-up, especially cold, the oil light is on longer than normal. To the point that the engine starts to make noise... |
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| 2001 Acura CL Premium 3.2L oil system VIN: 19UYA424X1 Several replies mentioned changing the oil filter. This was my first suggestion to the customer along with an oil treament service. They declined stating they would put an additive in and change the filter themselves. I called a couple days later but they s... |
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| 1994 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAHE2319R men u guys rock. got the bemmer to start by squirting some engine oil in the cyls. iatn for life!!! |
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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.5L LR tailight VIN: WBACN33471 Hello and thanks to all who replied. I apologize for the delay in this close but the fix was so simple I wanted to make sure it was a permanent fix. I discovered an improper bulb number and an improper fuse size. After correcting those problems the vehicle has... |
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| 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier CS 2.0L no power VIN: 1G1JD69P5G great replies guys, this one is fixed, as many of you said the distrubutor shaft had a loose magnet (pressed onto splined area) i should of thought of this but didnt. i have seen this before a long time ago. the magnet was so loose i could turn it by hand.... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WL52M5V Sorry it so long for the reply on this one, the customer was in no hurry and we had lots of other work to do, I wish I knew what was causing the problem with this one, I took the wire harness out of the car from the ecm to the transmission and untaped it and t... Trouble codes: P0560 (System Voltage), P1635 (5 Volt Reference Circuit A). |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13W2Y Thangs To All Who replied The problem was the Dist.rotor.It had been tuned up not too long ago and the two screws holding the rotor in place one was missing and the other was loose letting the rotor move around.Why it only cause a problem at low RPM I guess I... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2002 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Front Axle VIN: 1GCCT19W62 Well, this customer decided to take it home as is. I told him to use 4wd only when necessary - his home was over a high mountain pass. I asked him to call us with a fix, but he has not yet called. If he does, I will post it. Thanks again for your responses... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Misfire VIN: 1GCEK19T64 Thanks to all that responded. Especially to Alex. The Misfire sensation was in fact a harsh TCC shudder, only hot,only in certain driving situations just as the GM TSB # 05-07-30-017B describes. The part they left out was that the water in the trans was defini... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet 2500 HD 6.6L low power VIN: 532545Y545 Sorry it took so long to close.I wanted to make sure of fix before closing,because the weather warmed up then got cold again.Truck runs good after changing filters and adding Power Service 911.Also using only ultra low sulfur fuel from brand dealers.My opinion... |
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| 1996 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on It needed a factory crank sensor...the aftermarket sensor's do not work corretly. Thank you all for your help Trouble codes: 54 (itrratic crank missfire signal). |
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| 1996 Dodge Dakota 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL23X1T Hi Guys! Sorry for the delay in closing this post. Customer decided to hold off on any further repairs at this time seeing the truck ran good. Possibly in February when his state inspection is due, I’ll get a chance to check out the things you guys suggested... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305. |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L Lighting VIN: 1D7HU16N33 Thanks for the input guys, it ended up being a defective fuse box (IPM) i installed the old one back into the truck & the washer are now working, so i spoke with the parts manager & he will order another box, thanks again Brian |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7LA38C13 THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP, HAD TO PUT INJECTOR PUMP AND INJECTORS IN AND TRUCK IS FIXED. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP |
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| 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.8L mis-fire#4 VIN: 2D4GP44L83 Checked intake manifold with propane, no leaks found. Preformed injector leak down on all injectors, all injectors leaked equally. Checked injector driver circuit from ecm checked out ok. Checked injector wire loom and connectors all ok. checked all plugs (... |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango Limited 4.7L Misfire, shudder VIN: 1D8HB58N06 Valve job fixed this truck. Had good compression on all cylinders(150) and never showed any misfires on scanner.Leak down test was performed and one cylinder had excessive leak down so heads were removed.Valves were unable to seal any water poured into head.Th... |
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| 1995 Ford F-350 Special 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FDKF37F35 Hello I haven't had time to fix this truck yet. I have tried a couple of the suggestions, like jumpering the IPR with 12 volts and checking the voltage at the IPR. But for now it is on the back burner until I get time. Thanks for all of your help. Jeff |
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| 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMZU34E5W this vehicle has been pushed to the back shelf for now. I did do a compression test and found one bank to be lower than the other so i am thinking it is a timing problem. will need to tear down to be sure. thanks to all who posted. |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L electrical systems VIN: 1FTSW31PT3 after a long drawn out affair, we were able to determine that the heater in the right front seat would come on and would cause the drain.thanks for all who responded. larry. |
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| 2005 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Differential VIN: 1FMYU93135 Sorry for the delay with the holidays and things not every thing get done on time.Have still not found proplem.Has gone to dealer and there not sure either.They have ordered a module for it to try, but its on back order. hope to get back to everyone soon. |
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| 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.3L 1-2 shift VIN: 1GTEC14V91 i would like to thank the people that replied for their help.because the pressures in a manual shift application are higher than an overdrive selection are higher it has proven to us that the problem is caused by a front sprag failure.this involves a tear down... |
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| 2003 GMC Yukon SLE 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKEK13V33 thanks to all for your help. it was the intake gasket seeping air when cold. so far so good :0). it was close to unanimous the intake gasket was the problem. it was hard to believe an intake would seep air at only 54000. chaulk one more up for those engineers. Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L erratic shifting VIN: 1HGCG5643W THANKS SO MUCH ALL THE HELP WITH THIS ONE IT WAS A INTERNAL PROBLEM. IT WAS GETTING STOPPED UP WITH CRUDE. THE OVERHAUL DID FIX IT |
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| 2003 Honda Accord EX 3.0L internal engine VIN: 1HGCM66543 Sorry for the delay,but prying the car away from the wife during the holidays proved to be very hard.(parking at the mall with my F-250 supercab seemed to be a problem for her)Anyway, I want to thank all the guys that responded for their help. Some did agree t... |
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| 1996 Isuzu Trooper S 3.2L High idle VIN: JACDJ58V4T This one's fixed! I want to send a HUGE thank you to Marty for all his assistance and expertise. It turns out that the minimum air rate was out of adjustment. To set the air rate you just unscrew the throttle stop until it isn't touching anymore, then screw... |
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| 2002 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L No Start VIN: SAJDA01N02 AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND CHECKING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IN THE TRUNK WE FINALLY GOT IT RUNNING BY CHANGING #17 FUSE IN THE TRUNK. THATS FOR THE HELP GUYS. |
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| 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport 2.4L 1st gear VIN: 1J4FK48105 REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND SHIFT MECHANISM (NOT SHIFT FORKS IN TRANNY) THIS CURED THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE SHIFTER BUSHING WAS WORN OUT, AND THE SHIFT MECHANISM WOULD NOT HOLD THE SHIFTER IN GEAR PROPERLY. THE NEW SHIFT MECHANISM ACTUALLY HOLDS THE SHIFT... |
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| 2002 Kia Sportage 2.0L won't take fuel VIN: KNDJA72302 Charcoal canister was frozen. Dropped fuel tank to inspect check valve, neck, etc..., didn't finish it the same day, came in next morning and moved canister off bench, was full of water. Drained, cleaned and re-installed. Ok now. Trouble codes: P0442 (evap leak small). |
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| 1991 Land Rover Range Rover 3.9L vehicle tracking VIN: SALHV1242M The rear Radius arm bushings that attach to the frame were worn out on this. Causing the vehicle to wander. The left side (when using a breaker bar on a lugnut to rock the truck back and forth indicated about 1/4" of front to back play. The right side was not ... |
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| 1997 Land Rover Discovery SD 4.0L master cyl VIN: SALJY1240V First ,I would like to think all of you that replied,BIG thinks to Lance from Califorina for a phone call telling me how to use ABS pump to help bleed system.But the fix came from Paul in Virginia,he said to check for vacuum seal at rear of master cyl.,then a ... |
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| 1993 Lexus LS400 4.0L spindal VIN: JT8UF11E1P thanks for help from iatn supporters for the advice in fixing this vehicle. I has no other choice, time constraints, but to back into our area lexus dealer and purchase both rear spindals, so i could alleviate the bushing problem. How retarded this is, had to ... |
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| 1996 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L Head Bolts VIN: JM1TA2226T Sorry for the late close. The consensus on this engine is to steer clear of major disassembly. Well too late for that now. I did not recieve a real clear cut answer to my question regarding the stretched bolt length, nor a variation in the specs. We had the he... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Cuts out VIN: WDBJF20F9V WE BELIEVE IT IS FINALLY FIXED. WE REPLACED A COUPLE OF ORING SEALS AT THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE CONNECTORS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD,NEAR THE FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY. THIS REDUCED THE BUBBLES THAT WE WERE GETTING IN THE FUEL LINES. THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO PEOPLE. C... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK350 3.5L l/r quarter glass VIN: WDBTJ56H56 HI SORRY FOR THE DELAY BUT I FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING THE SWITCHES, MODULES, WIRING AND TRYING TO PROGRAM IT. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE L/R WINDOW MOTOR WHICH HAD A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND REPLACED THE MOTOR AND IT WORKED FINE. THANK FOR ALL THE HELP. ... |
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| 2002 Mercury Cougar 2.5L extended crank VIN: 1ZWHT61L92 I have fixed this vehicle. The original fuel pump was losing 15+ psi within minutes of key-off. This was the first duty-cycle controlled fuel pump I have worked with. Took some getting used to; not to mention it's returnless too. Thanks for all the replies and... |
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| 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L Labor time VIN: 2MEFM75VX6 Well guys I really appreciated your time and inputs, I did check on alldata for a crown victoria and i found some labor time for the crossmember, as all of you know We have to have a labor guide price in order to insurance pay for. |
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| 2003 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D63 THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES. SORRY SO LATE GETTING BACK TO YOU GUYS. ITS SOMETIMES TOUGH TO BELIEVE THE SCAN TOOLS WE HAVE. WE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DATA FOR THE SWIRL CONTROL VALVE WITH OUR BDM. IT WOULD SHOW DATA, BUT NOT UPDATE WHEN ADJUSTMENT MADE ON BDM.... Trouble codes: P1138 (swirl control valve). |
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| 1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L Charging VIN: 1G2NE12T7W The vehicle is fixed finally it turned out to be a defective alternator (reman from local parts stores we tried 3 of them and then I got one from the junkyard and it all works fine so you can never trust these reman parts,thanks for all the help. |
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| 1996 Subaru Legacy Brighton 2.2L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 4S3BK425XT Thanks to all who replied to my help posting. Upon further testing, ECM was providing signal to iginator assembly, however the iginator was fried, due to it ONLY power to Cyl # 3 & 4.Replace iginator assembly and the coil ( Ps: coil was fried too, due to cons... |
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| 1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L oil filter VIN: JT3HN87R3V Thanks to everyone who responded, especially John from Oregon. It was the pressure relief valve that was sticky in the hole. We put a new pump on, and all is good. |
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| 2003 Toyota Prius 1.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on, lack of acceleration VIN: JT2BK18U63 Of (9) very helpful replies, four techs were correct in recommending the cleaning of the throttle body and oil accumulation puddling on the intake floor. The problem had no relation to the replacement of the electric steering rack assembly. Once cleaned and th... Trouble codes: P3101 (Engine system malfunction HV ECU code), P3191 (Engine does not start Engine code). |
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