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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L LH Temp Door VIN: 3GYFNDEY5B Hi All- I have this 2011 SRX-4 that will not get cold enough on the driver's side of the vehicle. The only HVAC code that is stored is a b0103 for the solar load sensor circuit, open or short symptom 05,which appears to be unrelated to the issue at hand. With ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L module VIN: 1GCHG35R4X HELP!!! It's late on Friday as I'm posting this but hopefully over the weekend I might gain some insight or perhaps someone who has experienced this issue. All help is greatly appreciated. Vehicle came in with multiple codes C0243, C0244, C0247, C0248, C0253... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 3.8L extended crank VIN: 2G1WX15K92 okay so this little beauty, came in for an extended crank concern, its a gm platform with a fast start feature. with a blip of the key in as little as 180 degress of crank rotation it should start. id say 1/5 of the time it does. So i first check to see what w... |
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| 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 SXT 5.7L Brakes VIN: 3D7KS28T09 Hi members, if anyone could help and share some insight to this steering issue that would be very much appreciated thankyou, claudio [...] |
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| 1999 Ford Contour SE 2.5L vacuum VIN: 1FAFP66L5X Hello fellow techs I have this 99 ford contour with 2.5l engine and I had this vehicle before with a p0171 and a p0174 and noticed the pcv elbow was torn. After replacing it my fuel trims were back to normal. Now I have this car back about a month later with t... |
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| 2010 GMC Yukon Denali 6.2L Valves, Lifters, Misfire Cly 6 VIN: 1GKUCEEFXA Friends vehicle has had a Misfire on Cyl 6 for over a month, it never throws a P0306 code for 6 it has always just been random P0300. Brought vehicle to my shop, scoped injectors fine, checked coil pack fine, then get to compression test and it has intermitten... |
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| 2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Misfire VIN: 1HGEM22902 First of all than you for your time. i have my brothers 2002 honda civic ex 1.7 L automatic tran I have a code missfire cylinder 4 P0304 i try the basic i change spark plugs,swap coils and injectors,compresion and valve ajustment but still have a missfire at i... Trouble codes: P0304 |
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| 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5L engine VIN: 2HJYK16517 This truck was at 2 other shops and both said it was wrist pin noise. Listening to it it is not a double tap noise. But a fairly load tick/knock from the upper engine area. The timing belt was inspected and tensioner was replaced. It had a little movement that... |
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| 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.4L Steering VIN: 5XYZGDAB5B Vehicle exhibits a strong pull to the left under very light acceleration from a cruise at all times. Will shift half a lane over within 200 feet. When letting off the accelerator, will pull right then straighten out. Vehicle will continue to pull left as long ... |
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| 1995 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L whining noise VIN: 4S2CY58V7S customer came in with whine noise when ac or load is on.. we thought noise is coming from ac comp or alt so we switched both out with new ones, twice bec noise was still there under-load. we cleaned all ground installed new idler pulleys new belts, had belts r... |
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| 2000 Jaguar XK8 4.0L long crank VIN: SAJJA42C1Y We are having a longer than normal cranking condition with our car. Fuel pressure is within specification when engine is at idle and high rpm; however, the fuel pressure is bleeding off when the vehicle is left to sit for more than an hour. In viewing the fuel... |
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| 2003 Jaguar XK8 4.2L No Start VIN: SAJDA42C73 Hi Group, Jaguar won't start but will fire up for a brief second and stall.Repaced fuel rail pressure sensor with a used one from a 2003 stype(sensor would not hold vacuum)and had same symptoms.Monitoring fuel pressure goes to 60 lbs while cranking but immedi... Trouble codes: P0088 (fuel pressure too high) |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L No Start, Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1J8GR48K27 hi aall, this is my personal car and driving me crazy. drove car to work and in parking lot car died. crank no start. if I feathered the throttle it would run but not well and would die as soon as I put it in gear. ran to get my scanner and no codes but the da... |
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| 1973 Jensen Healey 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 0000013761 Hi Everyone, this Healey twin Stromberg carbs, is running rich, what I noticed, that the front carburator, has very low suction while it is running, compared to the rear one. if I put my hand to block it, the rear one has much more suction than the front one. ... |
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| 2013 Nissan Pathfinder S 3.5L alternator VIN: 5N1AR2MM6D all fuses show good , battery shows good, alternator no charge, no codes stored in the computer however the battery has been dead a couple times now , from the data I show the vehicle has a variable charging system, normally I would condemn the alternator howe... |
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| 1996 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1NXBB02E5T First thanks for your time.this lovely corolla came in stalls when idle drops below 1,000 rpms.found p0340 cmp sensor code,i ohm checked and it is whin specs,labe scope tested at sensor and at ecm all looked good.cleaned engine ground,by-passed the connectoes ... Trouble codes: P0340 (Cmp sensor position circuit malf.) |
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| 2001 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L Power steering pump VIN: 5TEHN72N21 This Tacoma came in for a lack of power steering assist, customer stated it got progressively worse over 2 weeks. Our initial diagnosis was a bad power steering pump - there was no flow in the reservoir. Pump was replaced with new Cardone unit, reservoir scree... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Acura RSX 2.0L Ball Joint VIN: JH4DC54885 THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR REPLIES.AFTER CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS AND SINCE THE BALL JOINT IS A SAFETY ITEM I QUOTED THE KNUCKLE JOB TO THE CUSTOMER.I WANT TO BE 100% SURE OF THE FIT AND PERFORMANCE.SHE WILL THINK ABOUT IT AND LET ME KNOW. |
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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Performance 3.0L Hvac VIN: 3GYFNEEY0B This vehicle is fixed. We replaced the condenser and filter drier with a new Cadillac condenser that came complete with new filter drier assembly. The A/C works great now and the customer is happy. Thank you! |
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| 1992 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 2GCEC19H7N This truck had a few after market electronic items installed to include audio, car alarm, and remote start. the alarm and the remote start have been removed, but the wires were still connected to the fuse panel. The brake switch also has a transmission overdri... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8L FOG/DRL Lights VIN: 1GCEC14V93 I want to thank each and everyone who responded to my help request, the info most helpful was the difference between FOG lights and DRL. The main problem was a defective DRL relay, sometimes it would function and other times --- nothing. A new relay and cleari... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LS 6.0L air controll VIN: 1GNGK26U24 Thanks to all of you guys for the information, we tried everything and a lot of frustration. We had to eventually pull dash and change the re circulation actuator and the problem was solved. No reasoning why? we were just pleased we had all vents working and s... |
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| 2000 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAKP1130Y Thanks everyone for all the replies after scoping both the cam and crank it appeared it was in timed up, but I decided to pull the valve cover and check timing there and long behold, it was off about 1 tooth each cam, I am truly surprised it drove well. Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2012 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L engine VIN: 1HGCP2F82C We removed the valve cover and checked valve lash and inspected the rockers. We tapped on the exhaust and we removed the intake and checked it for loose baffles. No problems found. Then we removed the pan and found bearing material. We installed a low mile use... |
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| 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Fluid bubble VIN: KM8SB13D76 Hello Everyone. I'd say this is fixed. Since I replaced p/s pump, no calls from cust. Thank you for all help & suggestions. |
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| 2005 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVFP80C55 Lot of good info but this car still has an issue. I changed the MAF Sensor and it affected the fuel trims but didn't resolve the issue. After we changed the MAF the fuel trims were -27 at idle and around -20 at 1500 RPM. The lean code was caused by the MAF. I ... Trouble codes: P2195, P0300, P2177, P2188, P0126. |
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| 2008 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Speedometer, ABS VIN: 1YVHP80CX8 Unfortunately we have run out of time on this repair. Seeing as how we removed the BCM from the data buss and still had the same overall symptoms, the repaired ABS module was supposed to come programmed and the anomaly in the data bus was no longer present af... |
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| 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Hazard Lights VIN: JTEBU14R45 Thank you for the replies, but for now I don't have a definitive fix. The customer took the vehicle the day I wrote the help request and took out the hazard fuse anytime the vehicle was going to be sitting for a while until he could decide whether to replace t... |
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| 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SE 1.8L Smoking VIN: 3VWD07AJ0E i remove the valve cover and found sludge build up, which clogged up the pcv valve,,replace the pcv valve, road test the vehicle, smoke and oil consumption went away, also when i remove the oil dipstick the engine change idle,, as far as the hard brake pedal, ... |
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