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| 2005 Aston Martin DB9 6.0L Engine VIN: SCFAD02A85 Misfire code p0300. No vacuum leak. No obvious sign of damage wires or modificaton. Need to know if any one experience this low miles car before i remove the pain in the ass intake manifold design to check coils and plugs. |
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| 2008 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: WAUDH74F28 I did a test and found rigth engine moint not workig Trouble codes: P1577 (Right engine mount open circuit short to ground), P0087 (Short with ground intermetter), P0341 (Camshaft position sensor), P0301 (Engine misfire), P0302 (Misfire), P0303 (Misfire) |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i 2.5L Radio VIN: 4USBT33493 This vehicle came in with the radio power cycling on and off. The display would turn off and come back along with every other function of the radio. The cycling seemed to be consistent every [...] or so. This Radio system is without Nav., Just the plain ol... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Brake Pedal Spongy VIN: 3GNEC18R6X Customer came in with brake pedal to the floor. Bleed out brake system several times using Tech2, but couldn't get brake pedal to come up. Replaced ABS unit. Brake pedal better. Truck sits a lot. After sitting a couple of weeks, brake pedal spongy! Replaced re... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L No Start, Misfire VIN: 1GNFK13017 Tahoe came in with an intermittent complaint of a poor run that was not as bad with 91 fuel. It misfired on the first test drive and i checked back pressure and it would go to 10psi when it was misfiring. replaced y-pipe and cats. test drove and it ran great f... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire), P0106 (Map sensor) |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L ac compressor pulley VIN: 1GCGG29C38 2008 g20 gm van 4.8l...ac pulley either rusted or broke in 2 pieces and is rattling around both in ac on and ac off position...ac does not work since...my question is can i re and re the ac pulley clutch coil on the van without removing the compressor or unbol... |
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| 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L speedometer, temp, fuel gauge VIN: 1B4GK44R4M Have communication with PCM. Unable to check BCM codes at this time, due to missing our adapter. We have scoped the OSS and it has a good waveform from the sensor. We believe we have a communication issue to the cluster based on the readings observed at the gr... |
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| 2010 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L Horn VIN: 3D4PG5FV6A I have inherited this vehicle from another tech. The horn will randomly honk on its own. The other tech replaced the TIPM for a current draw. The horn honking issue was there before the TIPM was replaced. When the vehicle is acting up I checked the horn swi... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L belt VIN: 1FMZU73K63 this explorer is tearing the inside edge of the belt. it appears the crank pulley is sticking out too far. we thought the rubber mounted pulley had slipped forward but the new one was just as far forward. we tried to see if the crank had excessive movement but... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L 2nd gear, 2-3 shift VIN: 1FAFP53285 Hello, I am working on a 2005 Ford Taurus with an AX4N transmission. It originally came in with 3rd gear slipping and a P0733 code (3rd gear incorrect ratio). Ultimately, my coworker diagnosed it as a bad transmission. I replaced the transmission with a reman ... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Timing VIN: 1J4GR48K75 Customer brings vehicle back 2 weeks later and it has a P0300 code. Watching misfire counter I can see that the right bank (bank 2 passenger side) is misfire on all 3 cylinders however bank 1 is fine with no counts. This is only at an idle too. Looking at the ... |
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| 2013 Mini Cooper 1.6L shifter VIN: WMWSU3C52D Hello to all. We have this 2013 Mini Cooper that will not shift out of park. Getting gear cog on instrument panel. Have code A0b6 shift interlock issue. I have pulled yellow tab and have been able to move vehicle. I have done some research and believe the prob... |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: JTEHF21A92 Looking at this vehicle for another shop in town. Vehicle has no power, stalls, falls on it's face when trying to accelerate. Fuel trims are full lean. Tested fuel pressure and volume. Pressure was only at 30 lbs. We put in new fuel pump with regulator in tank... Trouble codes: 171 (Running Lean), 144 (Running Lean) |
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| 2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L Gauge Cluster VIN: JTDKB20U76 Customer brought vehicle to dealer for an intermittent combination meter failure (gauge cluster), but due to a national backorder on the gauge cluster, ETA was 1-2 months. We ordered a remanufactured gauge cluster from Dorman (yes, I know) since it was availab... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Left cooling fan VIN: 3VWST71K86 Cust brought car in for service and complaint of "temp gauge reads high at times until key cycled"...no codes for cooling system or fan, only for intake manifold flap and accel pos sensor. Thermostat opens normally at temp and temp sensors are reading normally... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2013 Audi S6 4.0L Stall, Long crank time VIN: WAUF2AFC0D SINCE I HAD SUGGESTIONS THAT MY AUTEL MAY HAVE BEEN GIVING FALSE READINGS, THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT BROUGHT IT HERE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO AN AUDI DEALERSHIP. THANKS FOR THE HELP. |
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| 2003 Buick Century Custom 3.1L Security light is on VIN: 2G4WS52J83 I did get the security light out. The customer did not want to spend the money to replace the body control module. I found I could unplug the connector from the sensor in the ignition switch and the car would still start. When I had some time I got to checking... Trouble codes: B2957 (Security system circuit low), B3031 (Security system in learn mode). |
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| 2008 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Instrument Cluster VIN: 1G6DR57V28 I took apart the dash to find stickers from US speedo all over the cluster. Mileage was close to what it is now, but date was 13 months ago. Someone has been chasing this problem for a while. I replaced the cluster and reprogrammed the correct mileage in it... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L Power Mirror VIN: 1GCJK39143 Programmed the DDM unit all is well. FWIW the Old Tough book failed and I needed to replace it with a new DELL and all is prgramming like it should. |
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| 2015 Ford Transit-350 3.5L left rear brake/turn signal VIN: 1FTSW3XG3F First of all,,, Thank you to those of you who took the time to rear and respond to my help request. This truck is FIXED... I first contacted Ford for Support and that was just a waist of time. There is NO Ford Tech Support, so then I call Drew Tech. The fo... |
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| 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GT125E85D Removed fuel pressure regulator at cp4 pump no metal shavings where present, load tested wiring with a light bulb, all passed. Tested fuel rail sensor in front of drivers rail... i heard it called fuel pressure relief valve and also fuel pressure regulator #2,... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel rail pressure sensor a circuit range/performance). |
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| 2010 Hyundai Elantra SE 2.0L electric steering VIN: KMHDU4BD8A The steering unit was in deed faulty.As the fault code indicated. As the others indicated the unit needs to be replaced and is under warranty, under recall and service campaign at the dealer. My customer has take the car to the dealership because of the recall... |
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| 1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo 1.3L aux port valve VIN: JM1FC3523M Thanks for the help. The ports should be closed when engine is off and that is all I really needed to know.Alldata and Mitchell is not much help with the rotary engines.Chuck [...] was a big help Thanks Mickey |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 3.0L AC compressor VIN: 4A3AC74H93 The ac gauges on our reclaimer were off. I should have questioned the readings earlier!!! I borrowed a hand held gauge set and the pressures at idle were 40 and 200psi. At 2,000 rpm they were 20 and 270 psi.These may not be perfectly accurate, either!! We st... |
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| 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 3.4L Ignition security system VIN: 1G3NF52E9Y After verifying that no fuses were blown and no codes set the reason for the no-start had to be because the starter wasn't activating for some reason. These cars don't have a starter relay so I went to short the starter and it wouldn't turn over at all. Upon t... |
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| 2015 Ram 1500 Lone Star 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C6RR7LM2F Thanks so much for the replies, both were very helpful. Blaming this one on contaminated fuel like you guys said. Fuel filter had been changed recently according to customer but we did check it and confirmed. Dropped tank and had a bunch of gunk in the bott... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel pressure sensor circuit). |
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