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| 2008 Audi S6 5.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDN74F58 Po174b stores repeatedly, intake was just changed due to broken flaps.. Smoke test and carb spray checks performed cannot find any vacuum leaks? any sugestions would be appreciated. Trouble codes: P0174 |
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| 2005 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXFA13535 hey guys car came to us customer said I need a motor burned all the oil replaced pcv system hose exhaust was full of motor oil now car comes back 3 months later code 227 o2 senso variation I don't know if I should pull intake and check all pcv hoses or change ... |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Misfire VIN: 5UXZV4C52B hello this vehicle is killing me, any help would be appreciated. has 55k on it came in for tune. so we did a fuel injection cleaqning with the motorvac and air induction. then after thoses [...] test drove and cleared out, then i replaced the plugs with bo... |
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| 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HD57238 This Car become nightmare for us, came in for check engine light for code P0171 check the St and LT Fuel trim and LT is more then the limit it suppose to be between -10% to +10% and mass air flow was within range run the smoke test but find no leak clean the M... Trouble codes: P0171 (System Lean on Bank 1) |
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| 1995 Chevrolet P30 7.4L No Start VIN: 1GBJP37N2S hello, This blowtie is still hanging us up. The vehicle came in no start no communication. Repaired a 12v power feed orange wire, Now vehicle starts and runs poorly. I got no communication and I am unable to access codes or monitor data. It has a 12 pin gm 1 c... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Misfire Hi, I'm trying to help a friend out. He has this 01 S10 that will miss on cyl #4 on a small hill with the TCC locked up. They have done a Full tune with NAPA parts, updated injector unit, PCM & a new MAF. It feels like a typical ignition misfire. I ran a compr... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire cyl 4) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Reduced Power light VIN: 1GNDT13S44 Happy Monday!!! My "Stump the Chump" games started early this week... I'm Stumped!!! This 4.2 Trailblazer came in with the "Reduced Power" light on and would barely drive. Quizzed them when they dropped it off:"And you are SURE that the "Check Engine" light is... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13S67 This vehicle came in because it failed state inspection due to MIL on. Has P0449 stored in computer memory. Connected scanner and EVAP solenoid not working. Removed solenoid & benched tested. Works every time. I have power to solenoid but no ground signal. Rem... Trouble codes: P0449 (EVAP Vent Solenoid) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3GCEK13M27 Hey folks, anyone run into a 5.3 run rough on cold start only? The fuel pressure does not drop off during this time. It is not a flex fuel either (I have had some I've had to reflash pcm for driveability problems due to alcohol content) I have tried spraying t... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L 1-2 shift VIN: 1GCSCSE03A Hi! guys,this is my personal truck.I have had it a short time.bought used. yesterday I came to a stop at a light,the light changed and I started to take off and it went into a neutral condition,I revved it up to about 3000 rpm,it finally kicked in and squealed... |
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| 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L No Start, MIL Lamp on, Transmission limp mo VIN: 3C4FY58B94 This car was towed in last month, original codes were p1603 and u0101, I tested all power and grounds that I could identify in wiring diagrams, everything seemed correct. So I condemned the ecm, I removes it and sent it out for rwbuild, the rebuilder call me a... Trouble codes: P1603 (Pcm internal dual port communication failure), U0101 (Loss of comm. With tcm) |
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| 2003 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L Hesitation, Poor Power Off Idle VIN: WD2YD54233 This Sprinter idles well. When taking off from a stop, it has poor power and black smoke. Then it suddenly takes off and runs strong until the next stop. Same hot or cold. Very sudden change from no power to good power. Turbo is making good boost and was repl... Trouble codes: P1470 (P1470-16 turbo charger waste gate solenoid positive deviation), P0100 (P0100-128 mass air flow sensor plausibility 4), P0105 (P0105-02 boost pressure sensor voltage too high) |
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| 2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L EGR will not reset VIN: WD0PD64426 Customer complaint is that after 1000 mile the EGR system still has not reset. EGR and thermostat have both been replaced. Car runs great no codes. He is trying to get the car to the smog shop but since the EGR system will not reset he is stuck. Anyone run int... |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4RDGDGXC This van was setting a P0441. A tech at the dealership installed a new ESIM and the code came back. The same dealership later installed a fuel tank pressure sensor and reflashed the PCM per TSB# 18-104-15. I personally believe the reflash fixed the van and th... Trouble codes: P0441 (EVAP Purge System Performance) |
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| 1988 Ford Ranger STX 2.9L engine VIN: 1FTCR14T5J front fuel pump was dead not working at all. rear was replaced at customer's request because gauge was not working.now vehicle will try to start but won't stay running.not sure if it is spark or fuel . working on vehicle in spare time away from shop .scanner i... |
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| 1990 Ford Bronco Custom 5.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FMEU15N1L Hello, I am trying to repair an intermittent stalling problem followed by a no spark condition. It has injector pulse and fuel pressure at the time of the no spark situation. Problem may occur at any given time and condition. When this Ford Bronco stalls, a no... |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L No Start VIN: 1FTHF25H1V Truck will start and run great until it reaches normal operating temp. then will start loping. it will drive out good but runs rich. When we shut it off it will not restart until extended (8 hour) shut down. Scan tool will not read as there is no battery at th... |
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| 2002 Ford E-350 Super Duty 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FTSS34F72 Hello all, I've got a good one here. Customer brought truck to me for transmission issue and stalling. It needs a transmission overhaul. Reverse works fine, slips in drive. Anyways problem now is the stalling issue. Customer doesn't want to replace trans until... |
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| 2011 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L noise VIN: 1FTSS3EL8B Hi group this engine is making a lifter (type noise)on upper right side only, no codes. no misfire codes runs ok oil clean seems to have maintained proper oil changes, replaced spark plugs (no change) changed oil replaced with 15w40 rotella disel oil (no chang... |
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| 1995 Honda Accord EX 2.2L won't start VIN: JHMCD5650S I have this 1995 Honda Accord EX with a 2.2L that stalled going down the highway. I have no spark or injector pulse, I have checked all the fuses, all good. I checked the power and grounds at the computer, all good. I checked the wires at the distributor for t... |
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| 2000 Honda Civic DX 1.6L ac clutch Evac recharged system , ac condenser fan cycles, red and black wire from ecm that ground ac clutch relay from ecm has 5 volts on it and cyles on and off from 0 to 5 volts. pressure is ok bypassed ac thermistor. Just cannot figure out why getting 5 volts instea... |
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| 2002 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHWF25SX2 Several weeks ago the vehicle came in for an oil leak diagnosis and to have us just read the DTC's, he wanted no work done. It had a DTC of P0301, misfire number one cylinder. I pulled a plug just for fun and it was worn to about .090". Told the customer that ... Trouble codes: P0172 (Rich condition), P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire) |
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| 2005 Infiniti FX35 3.5L Misfire VIN: JNRAS08W35 Vehicle towed in multiple misfires. First time customer. Customer wanted tune up and minor maintenance. Found oil in tubes of valve cover and replaced valve cover as only supplied by Inf. Vehicle ran good when done, but after road-test had misfire in # 5 cyl. ... Trouble codes: P0301, P0300, P0420 |
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| 2003 Isuzu Rodeo S V6 3.2L Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2CK58W73 Howdy Y'all, Well the "YEAH BUTT" is back. It has been about 4 months since I had this little jewel gone. NOT forgotten... In May he was back with the MIL flashing had pending codes P0101 171 & 173. The LT fuel trims were hi 18.8(b1) and 16.6 (b2). No Stored c... Trouble codes: P0101 (MAF sensor out of range) |
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| 2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2L Climate Control VIN: SAJEA01U53 Hey guys i have a jaguar here with distribuiting air issues, first of all car came with no ac so i realized that the heater valve wasnt getting ground from climate control so i replaced it and fix the climate control according to all the info i fund here and w... |
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| 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8HR58P89 Anyone run into this code for a jeep grand cherokee. not that much diagnostic info on it. I have seen post for a tsb on this code for reprogram Trouble codes: P2181 |
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| 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L No Start, no inj. pulse no spk VIN: 1LNLM91V5P Vehicle will start when cold (sometimes) and can be driven. When shut and tried to restart, may not start. |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L ABS light VIN: WDBLK65G73 The car came in with the occasional BAS ASR ABS complaint, I replaced the brake light switch with the updated blue switch 001 545 95 09 05 which seems to have taken care of the BAS & ASR. Problem now is the ABS light comes on as soon as the motor is started an... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic 5.0L Srs VIN: WDBUF83J74 Car was in an undercarriage accident, drivers air bag went off. Replaced with a used air bag. Have codes - 91a3,91c3,9203,9003. Hard codes, what needs to be done after an air bag incident? Are there items that need resetting, or replacement? I cannot find an... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WMWMF73529 hello and thank you fellow techs. got this mini on the hook running very rough, tested the basics found broken timing chain guide and exhaust cam had jumped time, replaced timing chain kit and used the alignment tools to set time. after repair vehicle does not... Trouble codes: 2B64 |
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| 1995 Nissan Pickup XE 2.4L Unknown VIN: 1N6SD11S1S The A/C compressor kicks on but the low side goes into a vacuum even with over 3 lbs of refrigerant in the system. The high side does not go high, it reads low at about 100 psi. I have removed the discharge line from the compressor to the condenser and the lin... |
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| 2008 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L No Start VIN: 1N6AD09U98 Nisn Techs. I'm stuck in purgatory with this one. The used car dealer called me in to diag this truck. Here's the deal... it won't start unless I replace fuse 49, it powers the A/T, Intelligent Pwr. Dist. Module, and starting system. As soon as the truck start... |
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| 2007 Subaru Outback 2.5i Basic 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4BP61C77 Car originally came in with lean code PO171.Car was not running lean when we looked at it.Air fuel sensor was replaced,code cleared and car left.After several weeks car was back with same code.Freeze frame data showed that code had set at 72 miles per hour wit... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 2002 Toyota Prius 1.5L Stall VIN: JT2BK18UX2 Car stalled out driving this AM when cust was a half block away, she walked over, got us, when she got back to the car it started. No engine codes. Throttle clean. Never acted up all day. Would these codes from the HV control or rather whatever set these codes... Trouble codes: P3125 (-387 and 303 Inverter Malfuction), P3130 (-346 Inverter Cooling malfunction) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 6.0L Trunk VIN: SCBBR53W46 Karl was right on this one. I thought it would put on a light on the dash if it was a valet key but I guess it doesn't. Tried the key in the glove box and it wouldn't go in. Thanks again for making this an easy fix. |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1ZF57529 Thanks Robert, Timothy, Russell, Troy and Ronald. Just as you guys said it was pretty cut and dry. Just like programming non hybrid vehicles. Just follow Tis to Web instructions. It was actually TCM they wanted me to program. Programming went smoothly. Talking... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L Misfire VIN: 3D7ML46C37 I did the return flow test and it failed badly. 14 ounces at idle for one minute. I'm going to call all 6 injectors. Thank you guy's for your imput. |
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| 2010 Ford Escape XLS 2.5L engine VIN: 1FMCU9C74A Thank you all for the great responses. As it turned out the used engine needs a head gasket. The cylinder head temp was reading correct, as these do not go to -45* when unplugged. We had vacuumed the air out of the cooling system and after a while it had air i... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 3500 Classic SLT 6.6L compressor VIN: 1GTJK33D67 Yah Think? Sometimes we (I) just look too deep for the problem! When I first looked at the vehicle there were a couple of issues. The A/C didn't work, and from what I could tell it was a result of low pressure or at least the system thought there was low press... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Entourage SE 3.8L Mechanical VIN: KNDMC23357 I have been waiting for the customer to decide what he wants to do with this vehicle. I suspect we have an issue with the cam phasers themselves. I will post an update if he decides to go forward. Thank you for the replies folks! |
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| 1999 Infiniti Q45 4.1L pump, res, rack VIN: JNKBY31A7X Customer is still debating on repair. I did ck the reservoir but wasn't sure how to ck hoses other than replacing them. I didn't see any seepage externally. You can see good flow in the reservoir. When I get any new info or fix I'll update. Thanks again |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L hard starting VIN: WDBCA39DXJ so we decided to keep the cold start valve disconnected, it starts fine and haven't had any issues. thanks for all your replies. |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L no acceleration VIN: WDBKK47F3W problem turned out to be air mass meter, good acceleration now. Did not find cure for no communication with DME, tired 3 different scanners including Auto Logic. good connection between data link wire at 38 pin connector and dme. When was testing for air mass ... |
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| 2003 Nissan Murano SE 3.5L No Start VIN: JN8AZ08T63 Thanks for all the replies. The long and short of it is... it looks like the wrong engine. The owner towed it to the dealer and is supposed to let us know what happened. I'll update you all when I know what the true fix is. Thanks Again! |
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| 2004 Pontiac GTO 5.7L Hesitation, loose inj. 2&3 VIN: 6G2VX12G34 First like to thank everyone. Special thanks to Lynwood from Virginia.You must have been standing over me. You were 100% correct.The relay was the fix. And by the way they are different than a standard 5 pin bosch relay.Had to get from the Dealer. Thanks again... |
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| 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2L Tag lights VIN: WP0EB0910H Thanks for the help. We eventually found the wires we were looking for. They were covered in heat resistant wrapping and taped way back to the harness. |
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| 2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 3.4L tach VIN: 5TBRN34163 I didnt get this issue figured out yet. Thanks so much for your input. We have a Tech that has a tacoma w/ a 3.4 in it, so I borrowed all his coils and ign. wires, also his ignitor-no change. Dan from Texas, got me thinking about electrical interference, an... |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 V8 4.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: YV1CZ85255 Finally got the fix on this one, Andy correctly called dirt in the tank. the particles were so fine the only way I found them was by diassembling a new pump and found so on the pickup screen and in the pump housing. i suspect it got in there during the previou... Trouble codes: P0089. |
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