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| 1998 BMW 540i 4.4L Ews/Dme VIN: WBADE6324W Hello and thank you a head of time for taking the time to read this. This vehicle, Bmw 98' e39 v8, was towed to our shop a couple weeks ago for a No crank, No start issue. I had talked to the owner of the vehicle and was informed of the work performed at anoth... |
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Struts/shocks VIN: 1G4HP54K7Y Vehicle has factory suspension system- air in the rear, not sure about the front. He would like to remove the air ride stuff and use "regular" shocks/struts. I see that Monroe has a kit for the rear-90007. But I don't see anything for the front conversion. Doe... |
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| 2004 Buick Rainier CXL 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GADT13S14 Customer towed car from auction block to our shop for loud engine knock. Installed new jasper engine. Customer returned in 543 miles for check engine light. Has code P0016 cam shaft – crank shaft correlation. It will set the code on the first start up after yo... Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam Crank Correlation) |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LT 5.3L keyless entry VIN: 3GNEK12Z75 This vehicle came to me with the customer concern of the keyfob not working after exiting vehicle and waiting 10 minutes or more . The key fob does work if the vehicles door is unlocked by the key or the door is opened or almost anything that would cause the c... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Misfire I'd like to thank you all in advance! Problem I'm having is a P0300 that keeps returning . Fuel trims were high , found a vacuum leak (fixed) checked misfire data found cyl#2 has a high counts and noticed misfire counter would go from normal to invalid and co... |
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| 2010 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L abs VIN: 1FTFW1EV7A vehicle came in for the two codes above. my scanner says c1956 is brake pressure switching signal but in identifix it says steering angle sensor. replaced angle sensor. did a relearn of new sensor by full turn of wheel multiple times as per manual. vehicle cam... |
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| 2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU7EE9A I replaced pcm from ford twice & installed a factory engine harness , & new egr valve. Fuse # 42 & 43 are good with 12volts or more. I can command egr & evap solenoid & they work but codes still re-appear Trouble codes: P0053 (p0054-), P0054 (p0059-), P0059 (p0060-), P0060 (p0403-), P0403 (p0443-), P0443 |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Timing chain VIN: 1FTFW1ETXD Thanks in advance to anyone who has information on this repair. I am about to replace the primary timing chain on this vehicle and although I hear it is an increasingly popular problem, it will be the first one we have done here. It has the ticking, rattling n... |
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| 2011 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHCN4AC2B This car will run fine unless you fill the tank up and then it run good for about a mile and then it starts missing and hardly runs and dies and will barely make it back to the house. The customer said it woulf barely make it in here spitting and sputtering wi... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0304, P0451, P0300 |
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| 2005 Lexus GX470 4.7L Surge VIN: JTJBT20X85 Customer complain when he comes to full stop it jerks 2-3 times while his foot completely on the brake, feels like you stepping on the gas, it dont happened all the time it does happen one out ten,no codes found, I'm Leaning towards either the throttle body or... |
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| 2004 Mazda 3 i 2.0L No Start VIN: JM1BK32F94 car came in with customer installed used engine no start. found engine to be federal but car California so after a lot of research found out the only difference is the intake cam and crank pulley. So i got new washers fro the cam and new crank bolt. Swapped Ca... |
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| 2015 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL3AP5F This vehicle came in with no keys. We attempted to register a key with no success. When Consult III Plus gets to a point it says unsuccessful and the cluster says incorrect key. We purchased a BCM and it registered the key to the BCM, unfortunately we had a co... |
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| 1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L water pump VIN: 1G2NE55DXS Hi Pontiac Techs We have a problem child grand am here ..it came in a week ago with a small coolant leak from the water pump weep hole. We replaced the pump and then found we still had a leak from the new water pump weep hole as well as seepage at water pump ... |
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| 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L Brake Pedal VIN: 1G2NW12E8Y I finally got back to the Grand Am again. About me:I was an ASE Master Mechanic for 13 years but been out of the field since 1994. I also had my Son-in-law (An ASE Master mechanic who owns his own shop)look at it and we have ran out of ideas. Many of the respo... |
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| 2003 Saturn L200 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G8JU54F73 The vehicle has a hard time starting after sitting, when you put it in gear it stalls out. If you hold it WOT to restart it, it will run, but pretty rough then it slowly smooths out with a little engine surge along the way. When you blip the throttle, there is... Trouble codes: P1599 (Engine management stall detected) |
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| 2008 Saturn Aura XE 2.4L Module VIN: 1G8ZS57B98 I have this AURA that the steering wheel oscillates back and forth while sitting at an idle. Replaced PSCM and position sensor and it will not relearn. Thought maybe possible bad module from GM and they sent us another one and it will not relearn. Keep getting... |
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| 2006 Scion xB 1.5L Engine VIN: JTLKT32446 Timing chain and sprockets replaced. vehicle was verify by 3 techs that it was in time before timing cover went on. Vehicle doesn't hit at all. Has spark and injector pulse. Compression is around 180psi on all. When plugs was pulled they was soaked in fuel. No... |
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| 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L Vsc track light I have received this vehicle after another shop had been working on it. The tech has svc and track light on. The only code is c1231 steering angle sensor. I have tried to clear the code and perform the yaw and steering angle relearn. It will perf. The relearn,... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L No Start VIN: 3VWDD21C82 Hello everyone. Looking for some help with this Turbo Beetle. Towed in, no start. Looks like it has been sitting for awhile. Many codes stored, I didn't bring the list home with me tonight. It did have a engine speed code and I didn't have any rpm reading on m... Trouble codes: P0321 |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWPL7AJ8A Hello group, this is more of a info thing than anything else, I got this 2010 jetta wagon with a 2.0 turbo diesel. Flags a P2463, sorry I havent got the vag version, its at work. Anyway, All temp sensors read the same before a cold start. I with two scanners c... Trouble codes: P2463 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L power seat VIN: 2HNYD18714 We got a used seat from a 2006 and took the sensors off and installed on clients seat... all functions now normal. got more info from client and found seat had been out for seat cover repair some weeks ago...strange coincidence that all 4 sensors would fail wi... |
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| 1998 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4USCJ3326W Well, we punted this one down the road. smoke checked the evap system. no leaks found. check for damaged lines. all appear ok. I think the next step was to remove the fuel tank to inspect the venting system or possible pressure sensor. (which required removing... Trouble codes: 253 (shut off valve). |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L Mechanical VIN: 1GCEC14V82 Master Cylinder was the problem, I had the brakes being applied in the shop and they would not release, I install the customers old Vacuum Booster and test drove it, All is well, Thanks for chiming in |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Engine Thank you all for insight. According to customer engine was rebuilt 5 to 6 years ago, so not all miles on this one. That is why inquired on it. If I thought all the miles were on it I would not even considered anything less then new engine. Also looked very cl... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.6L comunication VIN: 1GCHK23677 Replaced right front wheel speed sensor and got readings to trailor hook up. Still had communication problems with scantool. Everything on truck appeared to be working. Customer came and has been using truck and running fine. Thanks for the help on this truck. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.0L Electronic VIN: 1GCHK24K88 Truck is fixed and i am thankful for the replies, it ended up being a brake switch, the switch would intermitenly stick on causing the erratic shifting but only caused erratic shifting in tow mode and brake lights didnt stay on because it was only the input si... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNLVFED6A Ground. The first thing I did on this vehicle was check grounds. I went off a print out from alldata and it cost me hours. I did not pull the engine and do repairs, I was there to figure out what happened. There is a ground on the front right of the engine ... Trouble codes: U0100 (Lost comm w/ ecm/pcm EBCM), U0073. |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 3.6L Starter VIN: 1G1ZE5E79A I have received valuable help from members. After all ideas and test was carried out all tested turn up good. The computer was removed for testing as another ECM was installed for some days during testing. The original ECM was installed during testing and for... |
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| 1996 Ford E-350 Econoline XL 5.8L Misfire VIN: 1FTJE34H2T Well thumbs up to Tad from florida. He was exactly right in the signal noise getting into the map sensor and also the ign primary. After disconnecting the trans sol pack, all the signal noise went away. The truck ran perfect at that time excepting trans opera... |
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| 2010 Ford Expedition EL XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMJK1F59A Sorry for taking so long getting back on this. I wasn't working for a while because my mother just passed away from cancer. But thanks for all the great replies. I did explain to the customer about a probable reprogramming procedure. I haven't seen him since, ... Trouble codes: U0100 (Lost comm with PCM), U2013 (Compass module not responding), B1600 (PATS key not read successfully), U2511 (CAN comm bus fault), B1139 (Invalid Transmitter Code), P1602 (Imobilizer/ ECM Comm error). |
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| 2004 Honda Civic EX 1.7L fuel VIN: 1HGEM21974 I would call this one is a fix. I try to communicate with a scanner; had power but had no communication. I clean both ground on the motor side and I had communication, spark, and fuel. I try to start but still would not start. I check and found #1 cylinder... |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Blower VIN: 5FNRL38707 The customer had to have the car, so she took it [...] and then returned with it after the weekend. We appreciate all of the help. Our original diagnostic of a defective module was correct. Our mistake was that we didn't consider that the new module from Hond... |
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| 2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA01T73 Well this went on the back burner for a while as the customer saved a few bucks for further diagnosis. I did follow the suggestions I received. Pulled a valve cover to check for play in timing components: very little. Disconnected alternator to rule out a corr... Trouble codes: P0335 (crankshaft postion sensor signal). |
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| 1998 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L vibration VIN: 1J4FJ68S0W Well, this one took me to the woodshed more than once but we found the cause. First, here's what we did try: Different tires, replaced front sway bar bushings. Different track bar. We had found that the RF caliper was dragging and causing the brake rotor to wa... |
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| 2006 Kia Sportage EX 2.7L Misfire VIN: KNDJF72366 HI guys THANK you all for your time and suggestions. even I was seen a perfect signal from my crank and cam .I took the suggestion of putting a new oem cam sensor and that took care of the problem Thank you guys again. Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2007 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1YVHP80C37 Turns out there was a ground wire that was not tightned down all the way which was causing the ECU to short out and surge under heavy acceleration/load. Thank you guys again for all the help! Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire Detected). |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG 5.5L Hesitation VIN: WDBPJ74J53 the car is fixed.the fuel system was loaded with trash of some sort,not sure if it is fuel rail or fuel tank related.it ruined the pump and blocked the output, cleaned the sensor and the fuel lines and we got 60 lbs of pressure.being a used car dealer I ... |
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| 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L Timing chain VIN: 2MEHM75W93 Thank You Gentleman. I really appreciate all of you taking the time to respond. The reason we were doing this job was it was misfiring at idle on the left bank of the engine. After removing that valve cover we could see the ear of the guide rail was broken cau... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF33547 Thanks for the responses, I tried to add to post but it appears I have to close post, cannot find a vanos relearn in my Snap On scanner, is this Mini only tool??, thanks guys n gals. Trouble codes: 283D. |
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| 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AK34Y9T After replacing the clogged radiator, all fuel trims returned to normal, and the misfire disappeared. A coworker mentioned that voltage CAN BE generated in a dirty cooling system that will skew a variety of signals and generate driveability problems, although,... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2012 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 2.5L No Start VIN: 4S4BRBKC7C When I came into work this morning God graciously answered my prayers by showing me the problem. I had been running this without the TB covers on for testing. What I found was that the crank gear had moved foreword 3/16 of an inch on the crankshaft. This mea... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L cooling fan VIN: 3VWSF31Y56 It ended up being the coolant level switch in the reservoir. One of the wires had pushed out of the harness. Once i reinstalled the wire and made sure it was making good contact all was right with the world again |
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