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| 2009 Audi S5 4.2L Clutch VIN: WAURV78T79 Hello all: this S5 is in bad need of a clutch. I'm reaching out to ask is it necessary to remove the engine and transmission as a unit to service the clutch or can the tranny be pulled without pulling the engine too. Alldata says yes the engine and tranny must... |
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| 2005 BMW 745Li 4.4L Airbag light VIN: WBAGN63525 I got a air bag light on code 98D5 in the satellite B pillar right, and in Gateway module I have a 39FC. I can't find any info on the codes. Dose anyone have a direction to go in? |
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| 2008 Cadillac DTS 4.6L radio VIN: 1G6KD57Y08 Group I have noise coming from the speakers on this Cadillac. With stereo off I put key in ignition and got loud static hiss from speakers. I turned stereo on a operates normally. Is intermittent. Customer states can happen at any time but only did once for me... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1G1WH55K65 this 2005 impala starts great cold idle flares up to 1200 rpm and slowly comes down to 850 to 900 rpms the problem is after a hot soak 20 to 30 min it starts and dies and no it is not a security issue if you lightly step on the accl pedal it will start and idl... |
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| 2003 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.7L Shifting VIN: 1C3EL56T73 Car came in with no shift situation. Pulled codes and found these 4 codes. Im thinking the main culprit is the p0888 cause it comes back almost immediately after i clear the codes. I check to make sure i have a functioning ATX relay and i do. I pulled and clea... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Pacifica LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2A8GM48L18 greetings have this car with code for evap purge solenoid circuit. i tested the valve that tests good,i disconnected harness from solenoid and ecm and tested the wiring found no faults.had installed a new solenoid just to rule that out still same code.i clear ... Trouble codes: P0443 |
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| 2012 Dodge Charger SE 3.6L oil filter housing VIN: 2C3CDXAG9C Hello, Vehicle came in for oil change and bypass valve for oil filter was broken again 2nd one in 30k My question is does anyone know if a oil filter housing assembly off a 2013 or 2014 will work on this engine to get away from this problem child , the newer ... |
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| 1999 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP45X2X hi everyone looking for some help here I do many imports not domestic and I am looking for some advise here, customer states car cranks but wont start when I tried it started but stalled after a few minutes. I tested for power and ground at the pump module all... Trouble codes: P0190, P1237, B1353 |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14V66 Sorry used to euro cars but its my father in laws truck, so i have been assigned to the job, lol. This vehicle has a cyl 7 misfire. It started out as an intermittent misfire check engine light would go on and off sometimes off for a week, finally it got to the... Trouble codes: P0307 (Cylinder 7 misfire) |
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| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1J8GW68J43 Jeep came into us with a complaint of cutting out/hesitation while going up a mountian pass at or around 3200 rpm. Scanned and no codes found. Mode $06 showed some failing upstream oxygen sensors. Tested and verfied slow to respond sensors and they were replac... |
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| 2000 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.6L No Start VIN: SALPV1642Y Hello Again, This P38 Rangerover was towed in for what I thought was a relearn of the security system.Owner replaced ECM with a used unit because old ECM had corroded out pins.However Autologic won't communicate with the ECM,Becm and cruise CM.Tested pertinen... |
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| 2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited 4.6L Driver Power Seat Switch From Switch HEY FORD GUYS, I have 07 Lincoln town car here, with power and memory seats. Car originally came with no door locks, no trunk, no interior lights and no power seat on driver side. I could communicate with driver door module but when I was opening doors, none o... |
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| 2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Limp Mode VIN: JM1BL1SG8A Hello to all, This vehicle has a code U0101. I checked power and grounds to the best of my ability, all seems good. All fuses are good. All TCM and ECM connections are clean and tight. I can clear the code and the trans shits normale. The time it takes for the... |
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| 2011 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3TB3DV4B Has anyone encountered this specific issue/dtc before? any solid recommendations for resolving this issue. Trouble codes: P0344 (Cmp sensor rh circuit intermittent failure type 00) |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WDBBA48D1G This Mercedes is idling to high, around 1200 rpm. I have smoke tested the intake and found no leaks, I disconnected the vacume line to the dash/hvac no change. The co is around 70 at idle and I can not get it to come down to 50 at idle. I set it at 2500 I can ... |
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| 2006 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.6L external temp indicator in HVAC Control Head VIN: 4M2EU48896 Customer has said that this issue started out very intermittent and now over a couple of years has become every time you drive the truck. Checked ambient sensor and it is with in spec, found no resistance on wiring for ambient sensor. Switched control head wit... |
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| 2008 Saturn Outlook XR 3.6L transmission VIN: 5GZEV33718 We have this Saturn here. The customer complaint was no drive intermittently and MIL on. The codes were P2723 ( Pressure control solenoid 5 - stuck off) and P0756 ( Shift solenoid 2 valve performance - stuck off) I could not get the unit to duplicate the pro... |
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| 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L transmission VIN: 4S3BG6851W vehicle has an erratic shift every so often. it can be driven a week or so with no problems. then will act up. customer stated that when at slow speeds in traffic and also after making a turn on acceleration the trans will not shift correctly and engine revs u... |
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| 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX TR 2.5L axles VIN: JF1GD75657 We replaced the clutch pressure plate throw out bearing and flywheel, we also replaced the axles because the boots were busted and no grease. The customer returned two weeks later complaining about a vibration under load, feels just like axles goes away when y... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L MIL Lamp on, limp mode VIN: 9BWGP61J22 This is my personal car. I am the second owner and have had it for over 100K miles. It is a Colorado/Arizona car, no rust or corrosion issues at all. It has been a great vehicle, with very few problems. The Turbo was upgraded a year ago due to the vanes sticki... Trouble codes: P3105 (35-10- Intake manifold valve flap open or short intermittent), P1538 (35-10- Fuel shutoff solenoid open or short intermittent), P1441 (35-10- EGR valve openor short intermittent), P2453, P2163 |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L no communication Car came in with no communication with TCM, no gear indicator on instrument cluster, shift lock inop, and factory radio missing. Verified battery, ground and ignition to TCM located in passenger fender well. Then checked shared data line with pcm to dlc and ha... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.9L Governor Pressure Sensor VIN: 1B7HF16Z91 We fixed this truck. We dropped the pan to inspect the sensor and solenoid. We found a bunch of broken parts in the pan. Customer agreed to a total rebuild and to replace the valve and solenoid. Transmission works good, no codes or issues. I want to thank all... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3D7MA48C33 Thank god it's over. After almost a week of diagnostic and running in circles, we removed tank again and checked the sending unit to see if the parts house sent the correct one we found that they had sent us the incorrect assembly, the assembly hey sent us had... |
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| 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L front actuator VIN: 1D7RV1CPXA thanks for the swift and correct response from my people. Sad to say the owner pulled the plug, turns out he has an extended warranty that he didn't remember until 3 days after he said he wanted it fixed.Good thing I didn't rely on psychic diagnostics, there ... |
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| 2007 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L door locks VIN: JHLRE38707 Again thank you for all the help. These cars have a history of bad door lock actuators causing all kinds of problems. Any one of the 4 door lock actuators will cause my problem. I already replaced the 2 front ones and it still had the problem. I went ahead and... |
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| 2008 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Unknown VIN: KMHCN45C58 thanks for all the suggestions, we have put this on the back burner, till we have more time. thanks again for all the help. |
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| 2006 Jaguar XK8 Victory Edition 4.2L engine will not crank VIN: SAJDA42C26 This one is going into the history books. The transmission interlock solenoid shorted out and was causing a conflict in the body control module. Think it shorted out the body module and KTM. Even with solenoid disconnected was still unable to program keys. ... |
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| 2008 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Tpms VIN: SALME15418 Can't fix this one because the owner doesn't want to spend anymore on this problem.However,I can confidently conclude from all of the replies that the fault is in the module for the tire pressure system.Seems to be a common fault on this era of Landrover.Thank... |
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| 2008 Mazda RX-8 Touring 1.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1FE17348 thanks folks, the video was excellent. we were able to remove the shutter valve and clean it with out replacing the intake. cleared code and has been good since. thanks again Trouble codes: P2070 (Ssv stuck). |
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| 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L Brake Pedal VIN: 1G2NW12E8Y Thanks for all of your helpful suggestions. I ended up putting some brake hose clamps on the hoses until I found a solid pedal(Left Front). First I clamped it at the top of the hose and then at the bottom. Both times I got a solid pedal so I ruled out the hose... |
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| 2009 Pontiac G6 GT 3.5L delay VIN: 1G2ZH17N19 I received some good information in regards to my problem and am quite confident that replacing the wiper motor due to a faulty park switch will correct the problem. the customer went on an extended holiday shortly after I posted the help request and has not r... |
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| 2000 Subaru Legacy L 2.5L crankshaft VIN: 4S3BE6353Y yes the crankshaft was turning in the crank pulley and it did shear off the keyway chipping the crankshaft. got crank bolt out with an impact and got pulley off with a puller since the keyway scored the pulley also. thanks for all of the suggestions and all ... |
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| 2002 Toyota Prius 1.5L Misfire VIN: JT2BK12UX2 Owner has missed two visits, when she returns I will post my findings Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302. |
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| 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L Vsc track light I could not find anything wrong with the vech. so I sent it to the toyota dealership. They replaced the steering angle sensor and that did not fix it. They have now recommended replacement of the skid controll module and transulator module which have already b... |
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