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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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| 2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i 4.8L Service light VIN: 5UXFE83559 Hi euro guys. Purchased this one for myself. Performed all services and reset all services but the diff service needs to be reset and dont see it on the snapon or maxidas . I do a few euros but have never seen one showing need service. I can hold the reset but... |
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| 1993 Buick Roadmaster 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G4BN5375P Customer states that vehicle will surge. Oil pressure will go high then low then back to high. Also vehicle will not accelerate. Test drove. No problems found. Customer brought back vehicle. Test drove again. This time the top speed was 5 mph. Pulled off air ... |
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| 1994 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1G6KD52BXR I tried hooking up two scan tools to it. no luck bosch and verus wont read data. checked vacuum- Good. recheck spark plugs all look good plus rechecked gap. all wires are good no chaffing.went ahead and replaced both upstream O2. looked for vacuum leaks... non... |
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| 2009 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.2L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYFC262X9 vehicle came to me with this code p0016. the owner had replced cam senor and crank sensor. fuel injectors, throttle body o2 sensors. the car would loose power and timing would not change it wouldnt advance. so i looked at it and have a good oil pressure readin... Trouble codes: P0016 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.7L Mechanical VIN: 1GCDT13E67 Customer brought truck in complaining of a coolant leak. Found head gasket leaking coolant all the way around. Customer stated they had had the engine "rebuilt" 2 days prior at a shop in North Dakota and then drove 1300 miles straight to our shop in Arizona, s... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L Hesitation, no power VIN: 1GBJG31K18 this is a cutaway van with a shuttle body dropped on. the van has no power once hot taking off from a stop. once above 30 mph shuttle drives fine.on acceleration from a stop, the rpm's will only increase 200-400 and bus will very slowly chug up to speed. I'm l... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L Cooling Systems VIN: 1G1AT58HX9 Getting antifreeze in engine oil.Do these waterpumps leak internally without any signs of leaks on the outside?I have changed these pumps before and have the tool to hold timing chain for pump removal but I have never seen antifreeze get in the oil before on t... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L Transfer case seal VIN: 1GNEV23D79 Looking at this 09 Traverse, it is leaking from the transfer case on the passenger side axle shaft seal. Looks like from the out side there is an o-ring, then a bearing w/ a couple of snap rings around it. Looks like the seal then is further in and is put in f... |
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| 1968 Ford Thunderbird 7.0L Plenum Chamber VIN: 1234576788 I know the dash has to be removed just wanted to see if anyone has done this and roughly how long it takes? I have a factory shop manual that illustrates the parts placements. Thanks for any help or advice . Jeff |
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| 2002 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L oil pressure VIN: 1FTRE14252 Vehicle came in for a coolant leak found the metal tube elbow in the top of the intake had been patched and was leaking and some leakage at the water pump replaced both along with the thermostat. Engine started and ran fine in shop for 30 minutes then on the t... |
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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 F-150 XLT 5.4L IWE hubs, vacuum loss? VIN: 1FTPW14597 Customer has had IWE hubs on both sides replaced 2 or 3 times by other shops, IWE solenoid has also been replaced. Complaint has always been ratcheting noise (hubs try to engage) when engine is under load, usually when he's pulling his boat up a hill etc. I ... |
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| 2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Cuts out, studder in spark & i VIN: 4S2DM58W1Y this viehicle has not had a harness engine bay repair going to try cam crank senser for possible drop outs but one secondary 02 senser bank 2 readings are high but don't think its the cause of engine shutdown at cruise but studder in engine before can be cam c... |
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| 2007 Lexus IS250 2.5L Occupant Classification VIN: JTHBK26227 Initially this car came in with a code B1795 (Occupant Classification Module Fault). We went ahead and replaced the Occupant Classification Module and the Center Air Bag Module after confirming the wire harness is OK between the 2 modules. Code B1795 disappear... |
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| 2012 Lexus CT200h 1.8L power window VIN: JTHKD5BH9C Help please we need help.Vehicle came in for an oil change,one of my tech did not tied the drain plug.After 35 miles of driving the customer saw the oil light flashing.He stopped and the engine was shut off.He called and we came and put some oil,then try to st... |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L timing chain VIN: JM3ER29317 Hi to all , Im working on 2007 Mazda CR7 2.3L turbo . Get ready to replace the timing chain and VVT , because of noise , and poo12 ...i know this engine is key less system , and i have to use special tools to alig. the timing .First tool is behind the camshaft... |
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| 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS 2.4L blower speed/ A/C VIN: 4A3AL25F97 we have a 07 eclipse for a/c any help will be great and thank you. recharged system, but the blower motor does not work on 1 & 2 speed but the a/c does kick on. but on blower speed 3 & 4 the blower works but the a/c shuts down. we are all at a loss here. have ... |
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| 2011 Ram 1500 ST 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7RB1GK4B Help, 3.7 v6 codes p0139, p0159. replaced both sensors twice with mopar. no exhaust leaks, replaced and updated ecm. Cats test good at 94%. All monitors pass. Ohm tested all wiring. The vehicle stayed gone for 8000 miles and now back with BOTH codes. Graphing ... Trouble codes: P0139 (p0159-), P0159 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2016 Acura MDX 3.5L Safety VIN: 5FRYD3H49G The connector for the Hazard switch and the airbag off light were switched. We had power and ground and the light came on when the ignition switch was turned on, so the tech didn't pin check the wires back to the control module. When we finally did we found th... |
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| 2002 BMW 325i 2.5L "brake" warning light VIN: WBAEV33422 Thank you to everyone that tried to help with this vehicle. I originally did not specify the brake pad wear sensor was replaced with the new front pads and we used a jumper wire to close the wiring for the rear wear sensor---no change in the "brake" warning op... |
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| 2008 Cadillac SRX 3.6L ABS system VIN: 1GYEE43718 Thanks to all, this Cadillac is fixed. After getting numerous replies about a possible wheel speed sensor fault, I individually scoped all wheel speed sensors. All had perfect waveforms and no glitches. I noticed once in a while when driving I had a degree an... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.6L MIL Lamp on, reduced power mode VIN: 1GC1KYE81B Many Many thanks to all who replied! I had six replies to my request and all were very helpful. Paul suggested to make sure the ecm software was the current version, this was done when I saw a tsb regarding just that last week. Bradley mentioned the egt sens... Trouble codes: P2463. |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country 6.2L Unknown VIN: 3GCUKTEJ5E Thanks guys. Before this truck was brought to me the customer called GM to see if the tcm was covered under the powertrain warranty and he was told it wasn't. When I told him that some of you said it should be under the powertrain warranty he made some more ca... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KA28653 Thanks everyone for all the help. We installed new injectors from the dealer and that fixed the issue. We originally installed the fuel pump update from the dealer as the volume was questionable and with the high mileage was first protocol. Worked OK for sever... |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GT120C81B Well this one is fixed and down the road. Most of you said there was metal throughout the system, which i agreed with. I was hoping to save my customer some money by just replacing 1 or 2 injectors that might have had metal stuck in them. But in the end i e... Trouble codes: P2146 (Injector Supply Voltage Group 1 Symptom 00). |
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| 2006 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5L Tpms VIN: 2HJYK16516 First, allow me to say thank you to all that responded. I tried letting the air out and filling to specs. No success. I recommended that the customer replace the sensors with Honda parts based on recommendations the customer declined therefore, this request i... |
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| 2014 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Charging VIN: 2HKRM3H76E Thanks to all those who responded. Special thanks to Micheal and Ken ya'll were spot on. Alldata's info on this vehicle was almost none existant. As always the help was greatly appreciated. The system does jump up to 14.2 when any sort of load is created, |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L Transmission VIN: 1J8HR58295 Sorry for the delayed response. Got another module from the place we got the first one. This one turned out to be worse than the first. New module had throttle issues causing it to go into limp mode. Ended up sending it back for refund. Got price for one from... |
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| 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L Radiator fan resistor VIN: 1J8GR48K28 I was unable to find a plug and play solution to replacing the resistor only in this application with the old style coil wound resistor. The fan was intermittent in operation as it turns out, so replacing the assembly in it's entirety was the fix. The new{Dorm... |
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| 2007 Mazda 3 S 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BK32347 SORRY FOR THE DELAY GUYS, FOUND THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAZDA MISTERY. THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS JUST ENOUGH BELOW SPEC FOR WIDE OPEN THROTTLE THAT IT WOULD SET THE LEAN CODE BUT NOT SET ANY FAILURE FOR MAF. AT IDLE IT WOULD READ 1.1-1.2 VOLTS, WIDE OPEN IT WOULD GO... |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 6.3L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WDDHF7HB7A Sorry we took so long the customer pick up the car after we ran so many test and didn't find any thing on misfire so we decide to CK the motor mounts after we get some replies that could be the problem and it 'WAS' the customer didn't had the money to do it so... Trouble codes: P0306, P0307. |
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic 3.5L Unknown VIN: WDDGF8AB2E I saw no reason to hold the vehicle so I let the customer have it back with the understanding that I would be back in contact in a few days with a solution. I called them this morning and the customer stated that as of a few days ago the message updated and is... |
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| 2003 Mercury Marauder 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2MEHM75V43 Thank you all for your help. It is truly appreciated! After talking with the customer and getting some more background on the vehicle I was able to zero in on the problem area. Adjustable cam gears were installed prior to me getting the vehicle. I scoped the... Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft pos sensor circuit). |
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| 2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 S 1.6L Transmission VIN: 3N1CN7AP6C I really appreciate the Technicians who took their valuable time to offer help. Steve [...] had exactly the Nissan instructions to check the fluid level. There is indeed an "Overflow" plug that allows the transmission to flow out if over filled on the si... |
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| 2012 Volvo S60 T5 2.5L Srs VIN: YV1622FSXC This one is fixed...My local Volvo Dealer made a call to Volvo to recheck the part numbers and Volvo said there was a error in the parts page even with the chassis split. Thanks to Matt and Larry for the help on this one . Dave... |
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