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| 1997 BMW 528i 2.8L Speedometer VIN: WBADD6320V Vehicle came in, does not mark Speed on cluster, replaced rear abs sensors, and cluster, checked if ABS Sensor frequency signal with scanner and it it is present on both, checked if signal reaches ABS module and it does, but when I check on my scan tool ABS da... |
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| 2000 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5331Y Ok Bimmer Gods I have this sweet little ride that the MIL stays on all the time,No codes in any module we replaced the instrument cluster due to internal cluster fault codes and had BBA confirm that the cluster was fried beyond repair.We are trying to get this... |
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| 2006 BMW Z4 Roadster 3.0i 3.0L oil consumption VIN: 4USBU33536 I'm at my wits end with this car. It originally came in with lean codes and a leaking valve cover gasket. After performing repairs the lean condition is gone. The problem now is when you accelerate at wide open throttle the engine starts drinking its oil from ... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.6L MIL Lamp on, reduced power mode VIN: 1GC1KYE81B Hello everyone and thanks advance for any help you can offer. I have this 2011 Chevy, 6.6 duramax with a p2463 code that comes back instantly after being cleared. I think I've covered all the bases here with this thing but obviously I'm still having a problem.... Trouble codes: P2463 |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Express 3.6L Compressor VIN: 2D4RN4DG8B Installed fuel pump relay by pass now the ac is inop |
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| 2006 Ford E-250 5.4L Stall VIN: 1FTNS24L96 this van stalls only in reverse appx 1/4 throttle.no codes ever set for app or tps.i lab scoped all app and tps info whit our ids scanner.all data looks smooth no glithes.scoped frp senesor all looks smooth.racked the van checked all wiring and connectors poss... |
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| 2007 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L Headlights VIN: 1FAHP24117 Customer battery went dead he replaced the battery brought to me not charging the battery light was on scanned for codes had P0562. Perform pinpoint tests for no charging. Replaced alternator with aftermarket checked out was charging ok. Customer called 2 days... |
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| 2014 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Charging VIN: 2HKRM3H76E Hey Honda techs I need some info. Customer had vehicle towed in for no crank. Battery had low voltage and did not recover after charging. We replaced battery then check alternator output it was 14.5 when first installed, then a few minutes later it dropped to ... |
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| 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Misfire VIN: 1J4GL48K44 Truck came in from auction with misfire. Someone has replaced all the coils and plugs. All new o2 sensors. The truck has misfire at times on 2 4 6 when it misfire it does it on all three. Sometimes can turn truck off and start up and runs fine then it starts m... Trouble codes: P0153 |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L Timing gear VIN: WDD2040412 Engine oil management is good but timing gear was worn out with mileage is 77000 miles . Is this material faulty. Is this the case of recall of MB ? |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Wipers VIN: 4JGBF71E38 Used car lot unit that they said wipers just quit.motors are good.they say that relays are new.combi switch shows all positions send signal.is there something simple here that is common to these |
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic 3.5L Unknown VIN: WDDGF8AB2E DARN Brake pad life monitor message! The brake pad life monitor on the dash was indicting 300 miles remaining/front brake service in 300 miles. This was displayed with the KOEO then cycled off. We found the frt brakes down to the sensor. Installed new rotors a... |
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| 2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKB20U76 Hello everyone and thanks for the help with this one. I have this Prius in that the customer was driving along and the check engine light came on. A code P3193 was stored indicating "fuel run out". The customer drove this vehicle it so it would not seem to be... Trouble codes: P3193 (Fuel run out) |
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| 2004 Volvo S60 2.4 2.4L Gauges, locks, transmission VIN: YV1RS61T84 Hi all I have this Volvo S60, there is no communication with any modules. Door locks don't work, transmission is in limp, cluster is inop. I tried using the launch and Autel scan tools but same results, no communications. Has anyone seen this before? Any and a... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L tcm VIN: WBABN53401 Found corroded pins in the ecm and tcm connectors. Replaced the corroded connectors and found a used tcm with the same part number. Worked like a charm! Shipped it and has been gone for 3 weeks! Thank you for the help. |
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| 2005 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4GP44R15 We knew we had a wiring problem, having ruled out ecm and valve. All the pins were in the right place. I understood how the system worked but for some reason the ecm was sending out an oscillating signal on the egr signal wire. I knew the harness was known for... Trouble codes: P0406. |
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| 1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTNF21F1X Customer declined to spend money at this point, but consensus seems to be that since gas was run through the injectors it would make sense to replace them. I don't know a good way to isolate which injector is the problem since it only occurs at higher rpms, an... |
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| 2008 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L Rear Carrier VIN: 1FMCU94198 Had no issues installing the 2010 rear carrier assembly. All the external dimensions I could find were the same, the axle seals were the same part numbers, and the axles fit fine. Have only driven it a couple of miles but don't have any issues at this point. B... |
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| 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L compressor VIN: 2FABP7BV7B well thanks everybody for all the help, this has been a week of pulling my hair out on count of a bad ecm from ford. I had already checked wot but I forgot to put it in my description.I called the county this am and asked if I could use another ecm out of one ... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic LX 1.8L Abs VIN: 2HGFG12667 Yes it is fixed! The short answer, new rear wheel bearings. The long answer...After lab scoping the sensors again in the bay and not seeing the failure I took it for a test drive and had my helper record the sensors. Above a certain speed you could see one of... |
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| 2006 Jaguar XJ8 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJWA79B16 As informed on adapt reset, reset the adaption and all is good now, thanks for the replies, this site does so much more then Mitchell with problem cars Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 4.5L Engine VIN: WDB1070242 Thanks for all the replies, as already stated the information needed was hidden away online but under the 1973 MY, while the 1974 only has the CTI K-Jet listed, which did not start production till '75, but got there in the end! ... |
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| 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander LS 2.4L compression VIN: JA4LX31F16 Well, after many hours of testing and re-testing, I have come to the conclusion that the ring lands where the piton rings go into have become damaged. I came to this because during a cold start, the engine would misfire and run pretty bad. My compression was... |
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| 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Electronic VIN: WP0CA2A92C We had the car on the factory PWIS tester and looked at actual values and we found the speed sensor # 2 has no reading like the # 1 speed sensor reads RPM's. We took the vehicle out on the street with the tester in the car and # 2 speed sensor had no reading o... |
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| 2009 Toyota RAV4 2.5L Abs VIN: JTMBF33V49 Thanks for all the replies. Do not have any ryme or reason why the steering calibration came out of specification, but by recalibrating steering angle sensor, the vehicles problems went away. Thanks for all the great ideas, still can not understand how the ang... |
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| 2015 Toyota Camry LE 2.5L fluid level check VIN: 4T1BF1FK9F we have found that the best way to check the fluid level is by using the factory procedure. thanks for the help. |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Jetta SEL 2.5L Ignition key VIN: 3VWRM71K78 Installed new lock cylinder housing and lock cylinder from dealer to fix vehicle.Just like you guys said no programming was needed.It took one week to get parts.I think the dealership was trying to screw with us because they originally said it would take 2 to ... |
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