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| 2004 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0L rack VIN: WAULT64B14 did cam belt, had to r & i power steering pump. Also replaced the return hose with German but not Audi. Has ample assist driving but low at idle(or reving in park) Is there a special valve or bleeder on these? Turned lock to lock 10 times. |
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| 2001 BMW 740iL 4.4L R/F Door Electrical VIN: WBAGH83451 Hello, We removed the R/F interior door trim panel and were able to open the door. The tech found good power & ground at R/F door module located at interior front part of R/F door. He did not find any obvious wiring damage in the area of the door either. L/F, ... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDM19W8T Just Got this vehicle in. Cranks and tries to start. But doesnt. I Have good fuel pressure. pressure does drop with fuel pump gauge connected. have good spark. tested ignition coil. both primary and secondary are good. Tested the CAM Signal. has good wave form... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Traverse LS 3.6L No Start VIN: 1GNKVFED0C removed engine/trans assembly subframe complete.replaced timing chains and all guides etc.preprimed engine oiling with jumper pack using starter to crank engine to get oil pressure to tensioners etc;all good all cams /marks lined up correctly.was extra careful... |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4HB38N15 This has been haunting us for weeks. It has been very intermittently setting P2098 Bank 2 downstream fuel trim. Saw that sensor dropping out randomly while driving or idling, we replaced it with a Denso, crossing the numbers from the OE. was fine for 2 weeks, ... Trouble codes: P2096 (Bank 1 downstream fuel trim), P0562 (Battery volts low in transmission.) |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPX14505 This is a fun one... As you see the high mileage, first it had a very strong misfire, and No codes (wait this gets better). So just jumped right into plugs and coils. huge difference but there was still this slight miss at idle... Scan it, find P0340. Active,... Trouble codes: P0340 (CMP Circuit Malfunction) |
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| 2011 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Starting VIN: 2FMDK4KC4B Sorry for the lack of testing but I need this fixed ASAP.My youngest daughter has this 2011 Edge with factory remote and Smart Key.The remote start hasn't worked for awhile but with her newborn she wanted it fixed.She took it to the dealer she bought it from a... |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GTHK23D76 Thank you all in advance for your help and this resource of all of you knowledgeable Techs. This is a crank no start customer states it will start after several trys or after letting it sit. Once started for the day will always start. Don't get fooled it is no... Trouble codes: P0340 (Cam sensor circuit) |
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| 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Lack of power VIN: JHMFA362X6 This car has no little power on hard acceleration. If you accelerate slowly from a stop it is fine up to about 25 mph. But if you accelerate hard and try to get up to 40 mph the engine revs up to 4000 rpm but the car will barely move. Merging on highway it wil... |
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| 2006 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate 5.4L Doors, side steps VIN: 5LMFU27526 Hi all, I have this very weird issue with this Lincoln navigator here.. customer complaint was: -Radio not turning off after door was open -side step not coming out when opening door (so basically the car didn't know the door was open so no function from any... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Cranks, no start VIN: WDBJF65HXX Vehicle cranks but will not turn over. Manually energized fuel pump at fuel pump relay socket and obtained decent fuel pressure. It appears that there is no signal coming from the ECM to close the fuel pump relay. Scanned for codes and got P1681, which I assum... Trouble codes: P1681 (Crash Signal Implausible) |
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| 2004 Mercury Sable LS Premium 3.0L Temp Control VIN: 1MEFM55S04 It looses its setting of temperature and goes to full heat that cannot be lowered until performing climate control test then press defrost. After performing the diagnostic there is never any codes & for a short while I am able to control the temperature. I do ... |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 2.4L Pass Emissions VIN: 1G2ZF55B56 This car was at the first shop to have the P0420 code check and a running bad issue that shop replaced the catalytic converter, customer states that the car still ran bad engine light back on, customer took the car to another shop where they found misfires in ... |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L power VIN: JTEGF21A92 no power under load...scanner says random misfire on 1,3,5 cylinders...smooth at idle..fuel pressure at 50 psi,exhaust back pressure test at 0 on both banks,thought maybe i had a bad gauge so i covered tailpipe and gauge went up.checked all timing marks. m.a.f... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L immobilizer VIN: WVWEK73C66 I have this Passat that suddenly seemed to have "forgotten" it's keys. The car will start normally but will stall with in a second or two. It's setting codes for key issues in PCM and immobilizer. This problem happened suddenly and without warning. My main pr... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW X3 2.5i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBXPA73454 Thanks to all that replied. Most indicated vacuum leaks. I smoked the system and found no leaks. The customer did not want to spend any more money on it, so they picked it up. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEC13V64 I want to say "Thank You" to everyone who replied. However, it looks like I won't be fixing this Tahoe. The customer had to have his Tahoe back. Seems daily transportation was a big time issue. He has not called to say he will be bringing it back, and our shop... Trouble codes: P0332 (Knock Sensor [...] Input Bank 2). |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 3D7ML48A58 Well I guess I'll have to hang my head in shame on this one, it did have a CKP code when I got the truck originally, but when I looked, it appeared as if someone had replaced it already. On a whim I decided that I'll scope the CKP, Tada! The CKP connector reta... Trouble codes: P242F, P1451 (DPF System Performance), U011A. |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Check Engine light? VIN: 1FTEF15N7H Gordon [...] from Washington state gave me the info i really needed, which was to determine if the truck was federal or CA certified, given his reply. It is federal, and did NOT have the CE light in the tell-tale panel. Thanks again, to Gordon and all t... |
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| 2002 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMRU15W42 Repaired the fuel sensor code. Cleared all codes took vehicle on a road test passed all but the CAT and EVAP monitors.Let the vehicle sit for a little bit took on another test drive, vehicle passed all but the EVAP monitor which in the state of California pass... Trouble codes: P0460 (Fuel Level sensor circuit fault). |
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| 2004 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDAF57P74 I failed to mention that this truck was at two other shops before coming to us.The customer told us that it had just had a EGR cooler put on recently (would have been nice to know this from the start).Thanks to Brian and David for leading us to the pipes. We f... Trouble codes: P132B, P2263 (Turbo charger system performance). |
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| 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start, Hesitation, No Power VIN: 1FDWF37P85 After replacing the HPOP fitting, seals, and IPR screen, the problem appears to be gone. The customer has had the vehicle back in service for over a week with no failures. I really appreciate everyone's responses and help. It's amazing that after being in busi... Trouble codes: P0404 (Egr performance), P2290 (Icp too low), P2285 (Icp sensor low circuit), P2287 (Icp sensor circuit intermittent). |
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| 2005 Honda Element EX 2.4L No Start VIN: 5J6YH18645 Adjusted the valves compression came up to 180 psi have had no more problems starting. |
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