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| 2008 Acura TL 3.2L Unknown VIN: 19UUA66218 HI ALL,SO I HAVE THIS 08 TL AUTO TRANS AND IT SHAKES IN FRONT END AT ABOUT 25 MPH TO 35 MPH uNDER LIGHT LOAD/ACCEL.IF I LET OFF THE GAS IT STOPs,AND WHEN THE LOAD DROPS IT STOPS.i have checked the motor mounts and they are good.i replaced both axles and still ... |
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| 2011 Audi A5 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUWFBFR3B Good afternoon everyone...i have this audi that came in the shop today for a check engine light on the codes are p2188 and p2178 system too rich off idle bank 1 and system too rich at idle bank one...looks like some one else replaved the pcv valve that on the ... |
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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Performance 3.0L Hvac VIN: 3GYFNEEY0B According to Identifix, it's pointing to a restricted condenser. If so, it looks like a good idea to replace the filter drier at the same time. Is it common for these condensers to become restricted? Thanks |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEK19TX2 Vehicle came in with occasional no start-took three days and finally would not start- Had no fuel pump activity. Replaced pump and vehicle started fine. Went to pull out and now wont start. p0101 will not clear. Replaced air flow sensor and still no start. Sta... Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LS 6.0L air controll VIN: 1GNGK26U24 This vehicle is costing us major time and money. Vehicle blows cold and heat from vents and floor, but will not change to defrost. Shut vehicle off and defrost will work for 10-20 seconds and shuts off. Try to activate defrost and it will not work. Changed up ... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L battery indicator on dash VIN: 1GNDX03EX4 hey all; do I have a bad reman alt or a bad pcm? van was brought to me with charging indicator on always when running, alt. replaced a while ago at another shop that I believe fixed the problem then but since she has had some welding done on lower core suppor... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L flex plate VIN: 2GCEK13V56 Question , im replaceing flex plate , & missing dowel , can i disassemble & slide back trans & t- case without dropping it down , some other cars i did it that way not sure about this one thanks Shawn |
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| 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Calipers push outm not dragging VIN: 2D8HN44P38 Summer of 2016 We changed the New Front Calipers, New Flex hoses and new Discs and pads. 2 x in one year only 40,000km. In for oil change service and we noticed the Caliper pistons are pushing out Again. The wheels rotate like Normal. Off pedal Released. Why a... |
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| 2010 Dodge Challenger SE 3.5L Accessories VIN: 2B3CJ4DV5A This challenger has a 2 amp draw on battery when i pull #2 cicuit breaker it goes away.also i unplugged drivers door module and draw goes away.i cant seem to find a wiring diagram for whats on #2 cicuit breaker.if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Parking Brake VIN: 1FTNF21575 The customer came back very upset and said the parking brake does not hold vehicle when parked up hill since we worked on rear brakes in April. According to tech, the parking brake holds when parked down hill. We noticed there is little resistance on p.b. peda... |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SE 1.6L Surge VIN: 1FMCU9GX9D this vehicle surges on acceleration it sets no codes and cant find anything wrong on data stream it was taken to another shop before it came to me and had cat and o2 sensors replace it now has no codes but still surging under load Trouble codes: P0420 |
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| 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTEK14V91 once a while friend complains about misfire at idle runs rough then straighten out . truck has all kinds of power on take off and thruway run . scan while idle and has random misfire but not always . thanks Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2009 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GTGG29C49 van came in on tow truck after stalling a few times with the customer and then finally not restarting. once the van seemingly cools down it starts. the ecm, bcm & tcm showed up with the loss of communication with ebcm code (U0121) and when I intermittently get... Trouble codes: U0121 (loss of comm to ebcm), U0140 |
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| 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L Master Cylinder VIN: 1J4FY49S3R This Jeep came to us after a good deal of inactivity, cust just wanted to start using it and wanted to make sure it was ready. We found that although it stopped well and had good pedal, the rear shoes were thin and the master cylinder had signs of leakage. No ... |
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| 2013 Kia Soul 1.6L Misfire VIN: KNDJT2A54D This is really weird vehicle runs good tell you accelerate hard turning right the failure of both injectors 1 and 4 occurs. sloshing of fuel in tank wont make just 2 injectors fail both of thous and 4 have been replaced injectors factory and factory ecm have g... |
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| 2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28Y01 Hello Techs, I have this MPV that's giving me codes p1170, p1173 and p0171 and p0173. I smoked the vehicle and I cannot find any leaks. I replaced the MAF to test and problem continues. Fuel pressure is 54psi koer. performance is not terrible car runs good but... Trouble codes: P1170, P1173, P0171 |
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| 2005 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVFP80C55 Hit the gas to pull out in traffic and its stutters and sometimes stalls. feather it and it goes. ltft -20 at idle stft -4. slightest touch of throttle ltft jumps down to about 2 stft 0. Cleaned the throttle plate, same results. Replaced MAF with known good ma... Trouble codes: P2195, P0300, P2177, P2188, P0126 |
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| 2009 Mazda 3 i 2.0L tpms light on VIN: JM1BK32FX9 TPMS light on. code B2143 NVM memory fault. The code will not clear with scan tool (Snap on Verus) or with a battery reset. The code instantly comes back. All sensor test good from an ATEQ TPM analyzer with different ID,s. Live data shows two sensors with the ... |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L abs module VIN: WDBRF64JX1 hello every one and thanks in advance. does any body know a company that can rebuilt my abs control module #[...] It has 4 bolts., i have been looking on line without any luck, is my own car and new is $$$. i need the phone #, please help me. thanks an... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 5.0L Battery Draw VIN: WDBUF70JX5 Need help trying to confirm a failed left front SAM. With F78 open, all the networks go to sleep and the draw is acceptable at 45mA. Pulling individual fuses from the LF fuse box/SAM so far has not resulted in draw going away- networks stay on. As a secondary ... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML500 5.0L No Start VIN: 4JGBB75E26 Thank you for looking at this. The fuel pump would not run and we traced the problem to a burned circuit board and terminal in the rear fuse/relay box that resides in the rr corner of the trunk. We decided to order a new unit from MB and received [...]. T... |
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| 2005 Toyota Prius 1.5L No Start VIN: JTDKB20U05 This repair should have been a no brainer. The radiator was leaking and we replaced it. With the invertor cooling system running through it we had to go through the proper circulation process for the coolant. We used the mastertech and actuated the water pump ... |
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| 2008 Volvo XC70 3.2 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV4BZ98228 Hey guy's customer brought vehicle in for poor acceleration, scanned and found misfires on all cylinders, fuel pressure down to 15 psi on scan tool, I have no way of manually testing fuel pressure, Talked to my customer and he agreed to try a after market fuel... Trouble codes: P0301 (P0301-306 misfires on all cylinders), P0174 (System too lean b2), P0087 (Fuel rail/system too low general fault..) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Starting VIN: 5UXFF0C57A Thank you for everyones help ...the problem ended being a bad ground cable on the left side of the whicle from body to engine |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Sonic LT 1.8L a/c VIN: 1G1JA6SH5D We tried to do a hard reset but there was no change. We recommended to replace t-stat assembly first then check computer but customer has declined recommended repairs stating that she will trade it in. |
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| 2003 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU03113 Thanks to everyone for the useful information. The customer brought his vehicle back for further diagnosis. I made a headlamp tester using old O2 sensor connector with H7 halogen light. Both upper sensor heaters cycles on & off and rear sensor heaters turns on... Trouble codes: P0141 (O2 heater circuit B1 S2), P0161 (O2 heater circuit B2 S2). |
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| 2006 Ford F-450 Super Duty XLT 6.8L Poor Fuel Economy, loss of power VIN: 1FDXF46Y26 Thanks again for all the help. The catalytic converter was coming apart. Replaced and power was restored. Trouble codes: P0460 (Fuel Sender Fault). |
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| 2006 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L No Start VIN: 1GKDT13S36 SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD BETWEEN CLOSING THIS SENT VEHICLE TO DEALER AS IT LOST PCM FOR SOME ODD REASON REPROGRAMMED PCM AND ALL IS GOOD |
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| 1990 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: SAJNW4845L Thanks for all the help. The customer has decided to pull the plug on the car for now. I believe the high fuel pressure is causing the no start but as to the the pressure is too high. That's for another time. |
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 3.6L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, Limp VIN: 1C4RJFBG4E Thanks again to all for your time, Charles [...] hit the nail on the head, removed left valve cover and just below the camshaft gear there is an oil gallery bolt that was missing. all good now thanks to all Colin Trouble codes: P0394. |
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| 2007 Lexus GS350 3.5L abs light VIN: JTHCE96SX7 I want to thank everybody for their help it was the wheel sensor took the owner for ever to agree to buy a oe sensor don't know why they even sell junk after market parts Again want to thank everybody such a great site and great people |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper 1.6L exhaust cam timing VIN: WMWMF33567 We were able to find a manual version of the adaptation reset procedure. While this did help the issue, we also found the connector pins to be causing loose contact issues when the vehicle got hot. We replaced the solenoid connector terminals and have not seen... |
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| 1982 Nissan 280ZX 2.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: JN1HZ04S6C fuel pressure regular was unavailable so waiting to find one then install |
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| 2006 Toyota Tundra 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBJT32176 thanks for the help, I replaced the air injection pump, diverter valve, two check valves with oem. parts, Trouble codes: P0174, P2445. |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1.8L Slave cylinder VIN: N0AVAL1ABL thanks to robert [...] ,yuval,dusan ,stanley and dan for guide me in good way ...when i decide to replace just throw out bearing/slave i think that was the problem ,service manager order other upgrade "metal" slave/throw out (original was plastic) still s... |
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