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1988 Cadillac Brougham 5.0L blower oper. VIN: 1G6DW51Y0J
Thanks to all who reply in advance. Have this cad with no blower oper. Needs a new blower mod. Does anyone know of any sources who can supply me with a blower mod. All retail parts outlets and Cad dealerships no longer stock this part. A possible realistic sol...
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1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GCCS14X6V
hello this s10 has a miss on cyl 5150 compression swapped plug and wires has injector spray pulled valve covert no valve train trouble found fuel pressure is good cam timing is at 0 dont know what to do next thank you for the help
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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GCEC14W81
hello iatn,have this 2001 chevy Silverado 4.3v-6 that would not learn catilist monitor customer drove 900.00 miles sence battery,found rattling cat.replace cats and y- pipe with oem four new 02 sensors,was also running to cold so replaced thermostate, test dro... Trouble codes: P1638
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2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Speed sensor code VIN: 1D7HA18N45
Hello Guys/Gals, Had a guy come in for a state inspection guess he cleared the codes and all but 2 monitors were not set and had a speed sensor code on pending. His dad came in today thinking we were trying to rip off the son. He wants to know what the transm...
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2008 Hyundai Veracruz SE 3.8L timing chain VIN: KM8NU73C18
I looking for info on how to put the timing chains back on this veracruz. There is no info on the web and noone has a book. Thanks in advance.
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2002 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Excessive Emissions, codes VIN: SAJDA41C32
Need help here trying to figure out why it is setting rich codes when the exhaust is clean .The MAF seems low on gs? The af sensors do drop down to .75 when idling a bit.All I am seeing from the air fuel sensors is 1.0. ECT 214f, IAT 160, afs1 idle 1.01 2000 r... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175, P1000
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2009 Kia Spectra SX 2.0L engine VIN: KNAFE22219
I am working on 2009 KIA spectra with 81k miles.The concern is that when the car sits overnight and then started in the morning there is large plume of oil looking type smoke from the tailpipe about 15 seconds after the cold start.The pcv valve was also replac...
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1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L kompressor VIN: WDBKK47F9W
Diagnosed ECU not grounding kompressor circuit for engagement under all conditions. ECU no longer available. I found a few online rebuilders, but have no experience with them. Any suggestions on a facility? The two that I found are "mercedes ecm" and "beckmann...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L Sensor B24/15 VIN: WDAPF4CC8E
We have been looking for the B24/15 sensor without success, The manual says that it should be located under the driver seat but it is not there. This is a motor home conversion, Winnebago Navion. Winnebago says that they do not have records of relocating the s...
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1992 Toyota Pickup SR5 3.0L ABS/Steering VIN: JT4VN13G6N
This pickup feels like it is activating the anti lock brakes with light brake pressure. It will do it while sitting still or moving at low speed. The vibration comes from the anti lock valve but you can feel it in the brake line and in the pedal. While holding...
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2000 Toyota Sienna LE 3.0L high low headlights VIN: 4T3ZF13C1Y
the daytime running lamps work,the high beam indicator works,has voltage at all three terminals when daytime running light off.has no flash and pass every thing else works just no high low beam lights
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2002 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHH20V52
this rav 4 came in with lean codes on bank 1 and 2 the mass air flow was replaced an injection flush carbon flush intake manifold gaskets im leaning to injectors or air flow sensors fuel pressure is 48 psi and has good volume air flow sensors at idle at 1.0 in... Trouble codes: P0171, P0172
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2008 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L front evaporator VIN: JTEBU17R08
Hello Friends, I have this one that is making me a little nuts. Costumer bring with a hissing noise under the glove box every time he use the A/C. Checked pressures, 30 psi on the low side and 175 on high side. Recovered charge, got 1.2 pounds, specs say 1.36 ...
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1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 3VWCC21CXX
Hey VW friends! Just thought I'd pick a few brains as I go thru my testing. This elderly lady says that her red temp light comes on sometimes. It is not flashing. To my best knowledge, we have not verified the complaint recently, but this has been an ongoing p...
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2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 4.0L Xenon Headlights VIN: WVWUK63B33
We replaced both headlight assemblies in this W8 due to stripped securing studs internally for the low beam unit. We used Hella replacement units which are an exact match to the factory ones. These are the motorized units with the "headlight range control" sys...
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2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Runaway idle VIN: 3VWRT71K56
Hello everyone, this POS came in the other day. The customer said that in between shifts the engine suddenly redlined and then blew all kinds of smoke out the tailpipe. By the time we got it, the turbo seals were definitely blown, and oil was everywhere inside... Trouble codes: P0401
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2004 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L No Start VIN: YV1RS59V04
hi everyone any advise would be thankful. car came in three month ago with same problem, back then had codes for ecm 1200 fuel pressure signal and had no fuel pressure so I replaced the fuel pressure signal and car ran fine for 3 months now its back with the s... Trouble codes: 0004 (uem-0004 siren communication fault)
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2001 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L alternator VIN: 2CNBJ13C21
Please read the whole post please. This is not something I would do in my shop! This is one of those problems you help a friend out with but goes to h**l real quick. The problem was the alternator. The rebuilder is someone I trusted but this ruined his reputat...
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1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7KC2668X
Andy's information was spot on. In regards to the information we had; we are using Alldata which sometimes is ambiguous @ times. Alldata just didn't list the pin #s in any of the information on the TPS. We followed Andy's information and like most older TPS, w... Trouble codes: P1693 (APPS or throttle), P0122 (Low voltage APPS).
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1999 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Engine VIN: 1FDAF56F3X
Just wanted to say thanks to all the techs for the info i received. Really appreciate everyone taking time out of there day... I have purchased the used 7.3 diesel out of the E450 and will let you know how the swap goes to (both 1999) the f550... Will strip do...
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2004 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L no communication VIN: 1FAFP53UX4
The first fix was the State repair tech replacing our scan tool and cable. The scan tool alone didn't fix the problem (he replaced that first), and after he replaced the cable, the car and computer talked to each other. That still didn't explain the IDS i...
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2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 3.8L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GA59158
Thank you for the help this one is fix we R/R rocker arm assembly and the connecting rod bearing was score so we replace it put everything back together and the truck sound good...THanks everyone.
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2001 Lexus IS300 3.0L Low brake Pedal VIN: JTHBD18261
Thanks for all of the replies, it is resolved. You can go to the end of this summary for the solution, but here's the final story. Sorry, but it's a long one. I had already tried doing the panic stops to activate the ABS, I have regularly flushed the fluid o...
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2012 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost 3.5L Sunroof VIN: 2LMHJ5AT5C
Cable came routed wrong in new sunroof transmission. Shade would go opposite direction commanded. It was a brand new OEM.
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