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| 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT 1.8L coolant has oil contamination VIN: 1G1JC6SHXC hey gm techs thanks in advance for the help. customer came in with cooling system hoses ruptured due to oil contamination in the cooling system. the severity was quite astonishing how much oil was in there and how long this had been accumulating. the engine oi... |
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| 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L No Start VIN: 2C4RC1CG4C I am stumped to understand why this vehicle is is shutting down. Related unrelated repairs vehicle is limped in with a bad alternator 3000 miles prior. Customer stated that the vehicle sometimes will not start especially when warm. Upon installing the alternat... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L MIL Lamp on, goes into limp home VIN: WD2PD64484 this vehicle came to us after being at another shop that tried to fix fuel leaks and other issues. we were able to repair the leaks, but on the first test drive it went into limp mode because of excessive fuel rail pressure. we replaced the rail and that seeme... Trouble codes: P2359 (001- low boost pressure), P2359 (001- low boost pressure), P1482 (008- glow plug control module), P2133 (008- glow plug circuit 1), P2134 (008- glow plug circuit 2), P2136 (008- glow plug circuit 4) |
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| 2005 Dodge Caravan SE 2.4L 2-3 shift VIN: 1D4GP25B35 Hello and thanks in advance. This is my Caravan, girlfriend drives it. She called me last Wed. and said it made a strange noise and wouldn't go when she pushed the throttle. I was off work, went home, got my 2 scanners and went to the van. My new Bosch scanner... |
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| 1999 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMPU18L3X This is kicking my butt. Vehicle came in with both banks lean and #3 misfire codes. Forgive me but I forgot to print my fuel trims at the time, but they were in the teens. Found the engine oil cap missing. So I installed one and fuel trims got a lot better. Bu... Trouble codes: P0171 (fuel system too lean B1), P0174 (fuel system too lean B2), P0303 (cylinder 3 misfire) |
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| 2004 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FDXE45P64 Van run good after repairs. Customer took van and van ran good home. The next morning is when the engine started running bad. Checked and had some codes for injector 1 and 7. Did an injector cut out test and all cylinder on the right side of motor did not chan... Trouble codes: P0269, P0281, P0284 |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L Mode Door VIN: 1FTFW1ET4B Hi Guys; This F150 came in this afternoon with a complaint of hot air coming from drivers vents with A/C on. Passenger side is nice and cold. My first course of action is to make sure the system has a full charge. I recovered 1.3 pounds from a 1.5 capacity. I... |
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| 2012 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L expansion valve VIN: 1FDEE3FL9C Customer complains that the air is cool but not cold |
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| 2005 Isuzu NPR 5.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JALC4B1655 Haven't posted for help in a long time, thanks in advance - The problem is a re-occurring P0087 low fuel rail pressure and sometimes a P1094 low fuel rail pressure at idle, and of course the resulting low power. customer said it would not start. It started ... Trouble codes: P0087 (fuel rail pressure low), P1094 (Frp low durring idle) |
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| 2006 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L Remote Trunk Release VIN: SAJXA51A76 Our daughter loaded trunk and lid of cardboard box became pinched in the trunk latch. I thought the solenoid was burnt out as it was pulling too weakly, replaced solenoid and no improvement. Can ONLY open trunk by pulling the glow in the dark escape cord. Remo... |
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| 2011 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 5.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: SALMF1D41B This one is for the Land Rover Techs. Came in with multiple codes including all cylinder misfires 301-308. Vehicle had been ran low of fuel at the time all this occurred. Once the vehicle was refilled with fuel, the vehicle went into reduced power mode and was... Trouble codes: P0088 (Fuel rail pressure to high), P0316, P0087 (Fuel rail pressure to low) |
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| 2007 Lexus ES350 3.5L harsh shift 1-2-3-4 VIN: JTHBJ46G77 Customer brought in vehicle with complaint of very harsh shifting in all gears. Road test verified that transmission slams into 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Never shifts into 5th or 6th gear. No codes in transmission control module. ECM has code for knock sensor-hard ... |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper S 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWSV3C52B customer complaint check engine light on,DTC display is apparently in BMW enigma code.Not even going to ask why its not obdll compliant.Limited to no info, I did manage to infer these codes have something to do with coolant temp sensor.On the data screen I see... Trouble codes: P10D5, 2EE2, 2EE6, 2EE9, 293A, 2947 |
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| 2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8DR07Y41 I have a 2001 Pathfinder with 231k and the p1320 code. All the coils have been changed with OE, and have checked wiring. Code comes on after a short drive, almost every time. Any Ideas ? Trouble codes: P1320 |
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| 2003 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1N6ED29Y83 This truck will start and run fine as long as the alternator isn 19t charging heavily. If you apply any electrical loads when running above about 900-1000 rpm the engine speed will surge and act like it 19s hitting the rev limiter and the customer reports it w... Trouble codes: P0328 (Knock Sensor Signal High Bank 1), P0420 (Three Way Catalyst Function), P0731 (Improper Shifting To 1st Gear Position), P0732 (Improper Shifting To 2nd Gear Position) |
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| 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L window switch VIN: 1G2WJ52M8R I bought a replacement driver window switch module Standard Motor Products DS-2141 but it doesn't work on my 1994 Grand Prix SE 3.1l 4-door sedan. I need a electrical diagram for the vehicle and the pinout labels for the Standard Motor Products DS-2141 switch. |
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| 2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4.8L No Crank VIN: WP1AC29P08 Hello Porsche Techs, This Cayenne was towed into us with a no crank condition. The battery is in good standings we tested it. The electronic steering lock as you put the key in wasn't releasing like they are suppose too. After pulling codes and working the doo... Trouble codes: 0288 (Electronic steering column lock Implausible signal) |
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| 2002 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Mechanical VIN: 1NXBR12E42 Can head be pulled without removing front cover? Any input will be helpful! We are a Honda/Acura shop |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L Accessories VIN: 5TDZA23C26 good after noon all tech i have a 2006 toyota scienna code p0500 dash cluster was replaced speedometer working ok check wiring bet cluster and pcm ok check for voltage at cluster purple and white 4.5 volts any idea thank for all the help |
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| 2008 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L Transmisssion VIN: JTDKB20U38 Hello every one out there i got these car tow it from other place with the p0a60 and poa78-266 cods we did replace invert ore and no result , asking you masters for help any info will be helpful. Than you all jerry |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Audi Q5 Premium Plus 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1LKAFP5A As it turns out, this audi recently had a new #1 injector/ The new injector flow does not match the old ones and caused fuel trim issues. need to replace all injectors in each bank, instead of just one. Good now. Trouble codes: P219C, P219E, P219D. |
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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L Diff Clutch VIN: 3GYFNDEY6B I finally decided to drop the Diff Clutch and inspect. The clutches had blown up completely. Replace clutch drum assy. All is good |
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| 2005 Chevrolet SSR 6.0L Tcm VIN: 1GCES14H25 The final analysis here was to order a TCM. Did so and restored communication . My dealer told me I would not have to program as this was for this year and model. I know that is not true as it fits many cars, communication is restored and its going to the de... |
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| 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L Turn Signals, Tail Lights, Fog Lights VIN: 2A4RR5DG5B Thank you for all the help received. After spending more time on the van, I contacted the local dealer and talked with their electrical ace who said he would be happy to straighten it out for us. After a week and a half and several more TIPM modules and direct... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L battery VIN: 1FTFW1EF6B Thanks for all the help guys , I had it narrowed down to the BCM and needed to know how to tell if it was the BCM or an input to BCM keeping it alive . Wayne and Tim had best information to help figure it out . I replaced BCM and all is well . The dealer call... |
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| 2011 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5L Check Charging System Light VIN: 1FMHK7D84B thanks for all the replies patrick herman great info on the diagnosis when connecting get com wire to gen mon the two pids matched with communication took alt off and replaced voltage regulator easy bolt in assembly also kudos go to louis [...] from church... |
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| 2013 Infiniti G37 X 3.7L Cuts out VIN: JN1CV6AR7D Sorry everybody no fix for this car. Thanks to Jack,Charles,Justin,Joseph,Tam and Michael [...] you for taking the time to read and respond to my call for help. And thank to everyone who spent their time reading it. Couldn't get the car to act up again after s... Trouble codes: P1239 (throttle position sensor bank 2). |
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| 2002 Lexus LS430 4.3L Trunk Motor VIN: JTHBN30F22 Did not actually find where root of the problem lied, however I was getting proper signal on passenger door ecu ij1 pin 17 when pressing fob jumped Ij1 to pin 2 of l14 luggage ecu and this worked. |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima SE-R 3.5L Flywheel VIN: 1N4BL11D35 Thank you for the 3 quick responses. It turns out the aftermarket flywheel was defective. Installed O.E. flywheel and all is good. |
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| 1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Alternator VIN: 4T1BG22K1W Thank you to all who responded. We performed every test recommended here and everything looked good. After 2 days of head scratching the problem presented for us in the bay. After switching off the key, the engine and the starter continued to run! We then dete... |
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