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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 17, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2006 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L right inner brake light VIN: WAULL44E46 Put In Five Different Inner Brake Light assemblies no change, move left inner brake light assembly and move it to the right inner it works, even if we install any of the new ones on the left the brake light don't work Code 984 Tail light bulb, left-m4 no signa... |
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| 2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L brake system VIN: WBAFB33541 Vehicle dropped off for brake fluid flush/bleed (possible contamination)after customer replaced master cylinder and booster. Vacuum bleed then a foot bleed. Road test around block seemed OK. Came back with brake light stayng on. Brake light switch was not inst... |
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L High Speed Fan VIN: 5UXZV4C51B Customer concern was vehicle overheats after awhile and engine cooling fan loud all the time. Customer mentioned he added almost 1 gallon of coolant to engine after initially noticing concern. Pressure tested cooling system and found only lost .5 psi of press... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.0L abs VIN: 1GCEC19M1W Came in with blown wheel cylinder. Do brakes all around. Red brake light on, poor pedal. Proportioning valve won't reset. It's built into abs hydraulic assembly. ABS works great. Have done abs bleed numerous times. Fluid is definitely all replaced and fresh. A... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Cuts out VIN: 1GCGG25V47 hey guys this van came in for various complaints main one vehicle cuts out but fires right back up.his other complaint is that at times the gauges will drop out while driving and some times the idiot lights will come on and go off while drivimg with no perform... Trouble codes: U1041, U1016, U1000 |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid 6.0L No Start, hybrid system VIN: 3GCXKUEJ5A We are a shop that services used car dealers. This truck came in with a misfire on cyl 6 and a noisy lifter system (has cylinder deactivation system). Ran and drove and had no hybrid codes on intake. The tech I am trying to help disconnected 12V battery, remov... Trouble codes: 00, A0, 1A, E2, 00, A0, 1B, 05 (unknown - accesory power module battery control module motor control module), 00, A0, 1B, 06 (unknown - accesory power module battery control module motor control module), 00, 55, 52, 33 (ECM - unknown no description in scan tool.) |
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| 2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L No Start, Extended Crank VIN: 1C3EL56R06 Car was towed is as a No Start, but also to do Body work because the car was rear Ended... The Customer said he never had an issue with the car starting until he was rear ended...I Checked Fuel Pressure and had none so We put a Fuel Pump Module in the car... T... |
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| 2013 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 2C4RC1BG7D This vehicle had the PCM replaced and had updated software installed at another repair facility. The ETC was replaced along with the pedal, it still dies at idle after it warms up. The ETC has been relearned several times with both an OTC and Snap-On scanner. ... |
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| 2000 Dodge Intrepid ES 2.7L Engine timing chain on cams VIN: 2B3HD56U1Y Timing marks on the SECONDARY chain [cam to cam]. Do you go by the DOTS [12pins] or the ARROWS when aligning up cams? |
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| 2001 Dodge Durango R/T 5.9L Flashing Defrost Light VIN: 1B4HS28Z51 I originally found a code for the evap core temp sensor shorted and I replaced it. There are no codes in the climate control system but it does have a flashing rear defroster light and the a/c won't work with the button but works great turning it on with the s... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L instrument cluster VIN: WD2PD64404 Replaced instrument cluster with new cluster from Chrysler dealer for battery draw problem. Draw is gone and vehicle starts normally. Odometer will not populate as cluster needs to be "locked down" after replacement. Have a DRB III and can go through the entir... |
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| 2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4.6L Hesitation, Misfire, Lack Of Power VIN: 1FMRU17W43 Vehicle was brought in with a complaint of lack of power while driving up hill and accelerating. Also DPFE hose had popped off several times and customer had re-installed. Test drove vehicle and confirmed customers complaint of loss of power while acclerating ... Trouble codes: P0301 |
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| 2005 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L Accessories VIN: 1FAFP24175 Hello every one, I have this five hundred that is giving me a hard time, this vehicle when i start to dive and not all the time the heat, radio, cluster, windows etc. goes out and it will came back by it self , what i know so far is that the accessory power of... |
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| 2016 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.8L Valvetrain VIN: 1FDUF4GY9G Truck is from a local tow company, came in with a complain for a dead misfire and engine noise. #8 not contributing. Removed left valve cover and both intake rocker arms on #8 fell off. Also 9 and 10 had one intake rocker arm off so they still contribute. C... |
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| 2004 Kia Rio 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNADC12544 Checked customer vehicle speed sensor, theres voltage, ground and signal. hook up my scanner looked at the transmission data and see mph from the speed sensor. then i looked at the engine computer data and theres 0 mph when driving. looking thru the forum i fo... Trouble codes: P0501 (Vehicle Speed Sensor A Range/Performance) |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWSU3C50B Thank you for any guidance on my MINI adventure. This has been a tremendous learning experience for me into the world of BMW. Some of you might remember my posts about this car last fall. At that time I was under the assumption that the DME had been damaged by... Trouble codes: 12357 (Protection against tampering. SWT Engine Speed limitation stage 2) |
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| 1998 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G3HN52K8W vehicle came in with hard to start issue an ses lamp on code p0306. replaced #6 injector stuck closed. test drove vehicle and it hesitated/ trys to cut off under acceleration in park an under load.vehicle has new cam and crank sensor ignition module. looked in... |
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| 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L engine/dtc p0340 VIN: 1D7RV1CT9B lost power @ 60 mph. service 4x4 message flashed once then lightning bolt came on . pulled dtc p0340 replaced camshaft sensor.cleared scanner shows p0340 in memory as a permanent code.cranks over fine but won't start. continues to crank for approx 2 seconds af... |
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| 2009 Saturn Astra XE 1.8L Horn/Display VIN: W08AR67149 Can t find any info on this car.Need to know what relay is for the horn.Also the low coolant display is on.Replaced 2 sensors in the coolant bottle,but light will not go away.Trying to get into ecm to check for any faults.Tech 2 do not have this car listed.Any... |
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| 2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R 3.6L driver window VIN: 4S3BMEK65B oky guys i have this subaru here all windows inop found window circuit breaker missing replaced with new now all windows work except driver window it go down fine but if you hold the switch down no auto down but to get the window up you have to keep bumping th... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Multiple Electrical issues, now "Bad Diodes" VIN: 1GNDT13W9V This one is a real kick in the ass, after everything I've been through with this car and I am fairly confident the reason my family member got the car as cheap as they did, was for a very dumb reason. After searching for the harness David [...] Jr was ref... |
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| 1992 Dodge W250 5.9L Check Engine,Water Infuel And Wait To Start Lights VIN: 3B7KM23C7N Thanks to thomas we checked wiring to the vehicle speed sensor found grounded wire to computer causing computer to reset and turn warning lights on.repair wiring and insulate it. Reassemble and retest |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Stall VIN: 3B7KF2361X Strainer at the bottom of the fuel pickup was broken allowing a piece of foil from what i would assume was injector cleaner or fuel treatment bottle to suck up to the suction hole and stop flow.Thanks for all the replies!!! |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.9L LR brake VIN: 3B7HF13Z31 New proportioning valve did not fix it, verified fluid flow, removed all parking brake parts due to broken cable and no desire for repair, no change with our test driver. Brought owner of truck in and had them test drive truck and they said they couldn't get t... |
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| 1996 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 4.9L No Start VIN: 1FTEF15Y2T After several suggestions that the ECT sensor was the probable cause, I decided to check it out. At 60 degrees ambient temperature, the ECT sensor was reading 4.76V It should have been reading 3.2V. I replaced the sensor with a new one which immediately st... |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty FX4 6.8L Transmission VIN: 1FTWW31YX8 Customer not interested in pursuing at this time and leave the level that it has been set at. Thank you for suggestions. |
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| 2009 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L Oil Pressure VIN: 1GKFK36319 The members responses and other professionals experience with symptoms like mine were proof enough that engine replacement is the wisest choice of action. |
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| 2001 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Engine VIN: 1N4DL01D21 The p1400 code ended up being a broken wire at harness. Repaired that and all codes are gone. Now the engine still surges at idle and has no power. Checked engine vacuum and it is low around 12in so im thinking converter but when removing o2 sensor at manifold... |
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| 2009 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L Abs/Trac Control VIN: 6G2EC57Y19 checked all grounds and could not find any bad. reflashed the ebcm and that did not help. checked all harnesses could not find anything wrong.leaning toward module.customer did not want to spend any more time on the car and is going to trade it in. |
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| 2006 Subaru Outback R L.L. Bean Edition 3.0L Crank Postion VIN: 4S4BP86C96 |
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| 2016 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TDKK3DC6G We have tried a different computer out of a 2015 sienna with a regular key, scoped all cam sensors checked all connections and grounds, still a code for a crank sensor sets instantly upon starting and cam code after running a while. The vehicle runs great, som... Trouble codes: P0335, P0340. |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WVWXK73C89 thank you group for the replies. the car is fixed. I wanted to do some basic testing the next morning & some of the information provided is just what I was looking for. before I started on more elaborate testing I bypassed the fuel pump module & ran the pump o... Trouble codes: P3043, P0087, P0562. |
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