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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 8, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2005 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAULC68E75 Hi, this car barely idles, no power, can not drive. came in with severe burning coolant on cyl 3, we did head gasket and car runs bad. Checked cam timing, checked compression all between 140-150 psi. when running vac is 7 in. car has no turbo boost at all,... Trouble codes: 1116 (O2 heating open circut) |
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| 2001 Chevrolet S10 2.2L 4th to 3rd and back VIN: 1GCCS19551 This trans when warmed up will drift/shift between 3rd and 4th when driven at a steady speed above 50 mph. Until trans temp shows 195 this trans works perfect! At 50 mph and up with steady throttle trans will downshift to 3rd, increase throttle and trans s... |
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| 2005 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU73E55 Verified no vac leak by disconnecting maf and saw no real correction on short term trims. raised rpm to 2,500, fuel trim not really affected. Bleed propane around intake system, no hits except EGR has a bit of leakage near underside of diaphragm, smoked to... Trouble codes: 171 (bank 1 lean), 174 (bank 2 lean) |
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| 2012 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FDUF4GT1C this tow truck was towed in last week. The owner had removed CAC hose and air cleaner & intake hose. Scanned for codes and engine control data with IDS. Had codes for MAF IAT1, and G/P control module comm. Cleaned GPCM connectors, pluged in maf and reteste... |
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| 2005 Honda Accord LX 2.4L 1-2 and 2-3 shift VIN: 1HGCM56435 Ok I am at a loss here, this is my own personal car. Owned since new by my dad and now it's mine. Intermittently there is a flare from 1-2 and 2-3 under heavy acceleration. I have done drain and fills every 15k or so since new and also replaced BOTH pre... |
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| 2008 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Heater VIN: JM3ER29348 Got a 2008 Mazda CX-7 here with the 2.3 engine that's giving us fits. Car came in for a no heat condition. Checked radiator level and was low. Did find leaking fittings at the heater core and replaced those. While we had the hoses off we also flushed the h... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 BMW 745i 4.4L Fuel Gauge and Blower Motor VIN: WBAGL63432 Well, this car is sort of fixed. As some had suggested we diagnosed the blower motor and found both the blower motor and the blower controller bad. The fuel gauge continued to work and the customer said not to pursue that issue. The car was reassembled and eve... |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTNX21F9Y Once again, the members of this forum have made me a HERO! My thanks to ALL of you! Jeff [...] helped me get passed my hesitance of using Starting Fluid. I have heard "Don't do it on a Diesel". The suggestion of Disabling Glow Plug Solenoi... |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L abs VIN: 2GTEK13368 I had cleaned allthe grounds and checked the power and grounds at the abs module, I then sent the module to BBA and they said not repairable, I got a new module from gm and had it programmed but the abs light and traction lighjt where stiil on, the red brake ... |
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| 2009 Kia Rio SX 1.6L No Start VIN: KNADE22319 scoped ignition primary trigger and found that #Found coils #1,2 & 4 where only being fired every few rpms and # 3 was only coil being trggered every rev. Inspected harness for open and shorts [ok] Replaced pcm all good Thanks for the time and help everyon... |
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| 2010 Mercury Milan Premier 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 3MEHM0CG1A Thanks for all your replies! Did check the torque converter slip on the scan tool graphed the data when the problem occurs. Found when going into lock up mode the graph data was all over the place. Transmission fluid condition still was clean. Decided to servi... |
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| 2013 Scion FR-S 2.0L fuel pump VIN: JF1ZNAA12D So I took the car to Toyota. They tell me that there is no cure for the problem at this time. They mentioned they do not perform the TSB any longer since it does not appear to correct the problem. So it will continue to chirp at idle... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2L Timimg Chain Tensioner VIN: WVGCM77L34 THANKS TO ROBERT [...] I USED 15 LINKS CAMS LINED UP NICE AND NO CODES BANK 2 TENSIONS FROM BOTTOM SHOE AND BANK 1 TENSIONS FROM TOP SHOE THAT BEING SAID 16 LINKS ON THE TENSION SIDE |
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| 2002 Volvo S80 2.9 2.9L Engine Idle VIN: YV1TS92D42 Vehicle towed in, had code ECM-5200 - ENGINE SPEED (RPM) SENSOR. FAULTY SIGNAL. At times it cranks, no start. When the vehicle starts, it rev?s within the range for 1,400-2,000 rpm, then the tachometer keeps dropping and the engine dies. It does not idle. SU... |
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