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| 1994 Chevrolet P30 7.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GBKP37N5R Good afternoon Techs. I have this class A motor home that has a GM 7.4 that runs very rich on cold start up. Looking at scanner data everything looks good except it has a MAT reading of -40 and has no codes. I have looked for a manifold air temp sensor and can... |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1D7HG48N53 Ive got a good customer that has been complaining of hesitation on take off after sitting hot. He says it is only after driving more than 15 min and only after he turns it off and restarts. He says he can duplicate it consistently but it has only happened with... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L battery VIN: WD2YD74334 truck has issue with killing battery if you do not pay attention when cutting truck off.you may cut it off and if you watch the cluster to see it go to sleep you may see the cluster wake back up after a few seconds.if it wakes up it also powers up the egr cont... |
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| 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L No Start VIN: WD0PD74475 This is a cranking no start. The van will set a p2045 crank signal implausible. The crank sensor has been replaced. I have check the wiring from the crank sensor to ecm. I have also verified powers and ground to the ecm. If i cleared the code it will return as... Trouble codes: P2045 (Crankshaft position senor signal implausible) |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L No Communication VIN: 3D7KS28C95 Dodge diesel tech's This truck came in with no PCM communication, all the other modules communicate. The tech checked powers and grounds and all were good so he replaced the PCM. They called me back to program it stating that now it was communicating because i... |
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| 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L transmission VIN: 2C4RDGBG0D the transmission was replaced with a used one with 22k miles about 4 months ago and has been perfect. Today I took it to shop with a brake issue and they diagnosed a bad booster which is on order. when I left the shop the transmission immediately started slipp... |
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| 1987 Ford F-250 Custom 5.0L engine VIN: 1FTEF25N6H redone head gasket and had heads checked and replaced burnt valves. customer reinstalled engine and had lower intake leak. towed vehicle to me fixed lower intake gasket. no leaks now. got timing dead on and vehicle runs but its rough and running rich. we have ... |
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| 1995 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L MIL Lamp on, no power VIN: 1FDJE30F1S ce light on, no codes. throttle to floor, in gear, brake on, no rpm increase. in gear, wheels off ground, 3500 rpm at 85 mph. on flat ground will barely get to 55 mph. pulse width from 1.75 to .42 at wot.( no change in rpm to match p/w change.) hpo pressure 24... Trouble codes: P1111 |
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| 2004 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L battery light VIN: 1FMYU03194 Car arrived from another shop cust request alternator replacement tested and found bad alternator, (also had part tested at parts house) replaced with a alternator from FORD, installed new wiring and connector from battery junction box to alternator 3 pin two ... |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang 4.0L Excessive Emissions, VIN: 1ZVFT80N85 Hi All, Well I hope you guys can help me see this one back to the IEPA emissions test. It will only set EVAP and EGR monitors to ready in that order. O2, O2 Heater and CAT will not run. In 2015, car passed IEPA test with all monitors ready. Running the drive... |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1FMEU748X6 Roadtest has us feeling a cycling, rumble strip/missfire type of shudder on light throttle starting about 60 km/h. Replaced plugs wires for missfire but still same symptom. Even applying brake switch lightly while shuddering occuring it still continues. I am u... Trouble codes: P0300, P0303 |
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| 2013 Ford Explorer 3.5L ignition switch VIN: 1FM5K8B8XD This vehicle will intermittently not crank if you hold ignition switch in the start position for a little while it will start cranking. Also this vehicle has a delayed shut off, it will run a few seconds after you turn the key off and remove key. Checked power... |
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| 2010 Honda Civic LX 1.8L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 2HGFG1B60A I could really use some help from the Honda guys on this one! The vehicle has a shudder/vibration only under light throttle from about (4th and 5th gear on scan tool) 30-45MPH when the torque converter is engaging lock up. Their were no trouble codes stored... |
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| 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K74 HELLO everybody how is the summer my has been good not to hot not to cold but with this JEEP is burning my days, I hope someone can give me idea have this 04 jeep liberty 3.7 in my shop with no speedometer has code p0501 I done every test I know so don't know ... Trouble codes: P0501 |
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| 2015 Lexus IS250 F Sport 2.5L Steering VIN: JTHBF1D29F The steering wheel vibrates when cutting the wheel, ball joints struts and tie rods are smooth. The steering gear passes calibration and sets no codes. The steering cuts smooth when the engine is not running. The car has a salvage title so it has no warranty. ... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 600SL 6.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBFA76E6P hope someone can shed some light on the v12 r129 Mercedes i have the pleasure of working on. I feel i have it diagnosed but no past experience with the m120 engine to draw off of. owner purchased from auction, no previous history. was bounced from 2 indys ... Trouble codes: 17 (hfm sensor voltage to high or low/ maybe open circuit. fault in lh1/lh2), 9 (in gm module- power supply n3/1 open), 10 (in gm module- fuse f2 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 11 (in gm module- fuse f3 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 12 (in gm module- fuse f1 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 13 (in gm module- fuse f4 or ecu n16/1 malfunction) |
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| 2008 Suzuki XL-7 Luxury 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2S3DA41768 This is a very intermittent headache. Customer bought the vehicle with about 13,000 miles on it and had the timing chains done under warranty at around 30,000 miles. We have done 21 oil changes on it over the years, and the dealer and a quickie-place each have... Trouble codes: P0021 (Intake camshaft position performance bank 2) |
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| 2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5L differential, transfer case VIN: JTMBK32V87 Hi all was hoping any Toyota technicians with Toyota Rav 4 AWD experience can help me out. This RAV 4 we have in our shop when test driven makes a horrible ratcheting sound only when turning. We drove it on the rack and even with the weight off of the drivetra... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5331Y Thanks guys,Put a used TCM in and light cleared.Guess i missed it when in trans module did not see error message when trying to clear trans codes. |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2G1FP22K3W Looking at the wiring diagram I found the ignition control module shares its ignition voltage with the evap vent solenoid, evap purge solenoid and 2-3 shift solenoid. This problem was happening more so when the vehicle was warmed up. I found the evap purge so... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L No Start, Long crank VIN: 1GNDT13S42 Fuel pressure, volume and quality all good. No loss of injector pulse or spark. Special thanks Jeff [...], removed cam position solenoid pigtail, lots of oil leaking into connection. Replaced solenoid, cleaned pigtail. Vehicle starting as designed, no more pr... |
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| 2008 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L service brake VIN: 1FMCU94168 Replaced master cylinder, system working good. Thanks for all the help. Mike |
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| 2006 Honda Civic LX 1.8L cooling VIN: 1HGFA15536 There was a lot of different great suggestions, especially if you are a novice. Everything checked out fine...a real head scratcher. But knowing many of this era Honda with the same motor had A/C compressor problems we changed that out. It solved the problem. ... |
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| 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L Master Cylinder VIN: 1J4FY49S3R This Jeep is finally leaving with good brakes. A number of techs said to look for bulging lines, all the lines looked great.We also checked the calipers and sliders and they were good. One person had a great idea and said take it on a dirt road and see which e... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic 5.5L charging VIN: WDDNG8GB0B SORRY TO ALL THAT RESPONDED AND TO ALL THAT THIS ONE MIGHT HAVE HELP. BUT CUSTOMER DECIDED TO TAKE CAR AND DRIVE IT FOR COUPLE DAYS BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM IN TWO WEEKS. I WAS HOPING TO GIVE A REPAIR TO THIS BUT NO LUCK, IF IFIND OUT ANYMORE INFO. I WIL... |
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| 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L Clutch VIN: WMEEJ3BA3D customer deciding to live with the problem and has not returned to have us try anything else with the issue. |
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| 1983 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.2L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JT3FJ60G0D I have not quite fixed this one. I put new base carburetor base gasket (heat insulator) and exhaust heat riser gaskets on. Filed the intake manifold flat, no high spots or warps. Fabricated a block off plate, no smoke/leaks at intake or vacuum hoses. What I ha... |
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| 2007 Toyota Solara SLE 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1FA38P37 Sorry for taking so long to close this request, it took a couple of weeks to get customer to respond. I went through all the testing again, found no leaks, valves and leak pump worked ok. I replaced the canister assy. again, with another new Toyota unit, ret... Trouble codes: P043E, P043F, P2401 (evaporative emissions leak detection pump stuck off), P2402 (evaporative emissions leak detection pump stuck on), P2419 (evaporative emission pressure switching valve stuck on). |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SEL 2.0L Misfire VIN: 3VWTJ71K19 Hey guys sorry for not replying sooner. Ok so I fixed the vehicle and let me tell you how. I went back and recheck everything compression, fuel, cylinder leak down and found nothing out of the ordinary. I also called the machine shop and chatted with them abo... Trouble codes: P0300, P0303. |
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