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| 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 6.0L Running VIN: SCFAB42302 The original reason vehicle came in was the windows, windscreen, and turn signals not working. disconnected battery to perform repair on start button (common problem) hooked up battery again. windows and other items work as they should. When I went to star... |
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| 2006 Aston Martin DB9 Volante 6.0L Misfire VIN: SCFAD02A66 Does anyone know the firing order on 2006 aston martin db9 v-12 |
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| 2006 BMW 330xi 3.0L Brake light switch VIN: WBAVD33536 Hello BMW techs: I have this 06 330XI come in on tow with no start. Battery dead/discharged, charged battery and scan vehicle. It satrs sometimes and other times just a click from starter, DTC 2F64 brake light test switch plausibility, 2F63. The brake ligh... |
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| 2009 BMW 750Li 4.4L Misfire VIN: WBAKB83519 Hi all I have the 750Li that has a misfire on cylinders 4,5 and 8. There are times the vehicle will level off for a few minutes and then misfire on the same three cylinders. The vehicle was purchased from the auction and came on island with blown head gask... Trouble codes: 10440, 10440, 10440, 10440, 10440, 10440 |
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| 1988 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Slow Crank VIN: 2GCDC14KXJ Ok Jents - Here is a tough one. Vehicle has sat here for almost 2 years. Customer paid for all new brake lines and complete brake replacement. Also all fuel lines replaced. All lines were corroded very badly. Typical for this vehicle age and type. Now we a... |
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| 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L booster VIN: 3D73Y4HL9A I got a weird one here guys, customer had a soft stop condition and spongy pedal so he changed his own master cyl. hes a decent mechanic so i trust that everything is bolted correctly however there was air when we later bled. the other condition is a whine... |
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| 2012 Dodge Avenger SE 3.6L Vvt monitor will not VIN: 1C3CDZAG1C Egr/vvt mon itor will not run. Car does not have egr. Have done several drive cycles. Trying to pass smog test. |
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| 2002 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Power steering overflows from pump when shut off. VIN: 1FAFP53U32 As stated this car came in with a leaking rack and would also spit fluid out of the reservoir when shut off. I replaced the rack with a reman unit. Also replaced the pressure line with an aftermarket line due to a leak. The line is the type with the noise ... |
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| 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L Stall VIN: 2FAHP71V58 hello everyone and happy holidays . I had a local fire chief stop by the shop with this crown vic that was a former police car . His original problem was one day the wrench light came on his dash and would not accelerate . He took it o the city shop and th... Trouble codes: P0600, P0600, P0600, P0600 |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTSW21R98 After completion of cylinder head gasket and injector replacement, fuel is always aerated. Have bled multiple times. When started cold, vehicle starts up fine, runs well, no misfires, no codes. However, everytime vehicle is shut off, high rail pressure dro... |
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| 2000 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Stall VIN: 1GDKC34J2Y While driving this truck it will stop running. Sometimes just for a second or two. Other times you have to pull over and wait for a minute or two, but it will always restart.i use a snapshot device and you you can see the rpm go to 0 and the maf hz go to o... Trouble codes: P0102 (Maf) |
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| 2013 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L Steering coupler VIN: 5NPEB4AC9D This vehicle has a noticeable steering wheel clunk on turns. It seems that there is a rubber coupler/spider in the lower part of the steering column where it goes into the steering motor. Any ideas on replacing this item? Looks like a real pain to get to. ... |
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| 2009 Lexus RX350 3.5L Programming VIN: 2T2GK31U39 Hi guys, this is my buddy's Lexus and I'm having trouble programming the new serial numbers into the TPM ECU. Another friend of ours replaced a TPM sensor with the correct Denso sensor and now I'm trying to write the new info into the computer, but I keep ... |
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| 2011 Mazda CX-9 Touring 3.7L abs module VIN: JM3TB3CA2B Car came in low pedal grinding brakes. Rear right wheel wss grinding.Uneven brake wear on other 3 wheels. Replaced pads, rotors, calipers and hoses on all 4 wheels.Gravity bleed brake system and bleed abs unit with the scanner.Also had a hard brake pedal a... |
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| 1991 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L shifting VIN: JF2BJ63C3M This vehicle will not shift when in "D". when in drive it stays in first gear and will not upshift. If I drop into 3rd and push the manual button I can get the car to shift from 2nd to 3rd. I have tried to put this vehicle into transmission diagnostic mode to ... |
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| 2006 Toyota Corolla S 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1BR32E56 Trying to get this vehicle through Ma emission test, Does anyone know if this knock sensor code sets the check engine light on? We found no info on factory flow chart. Trouble codes: P0327 (Knock sensor) |
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| 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WV2NB47072 Good evening. This van has somewhat of a unique problem. It will barely idle, and stall almost immediately. Almost every cylinder will flag a misfire and of course the cam sensor correlation code. If you feather the throttle the van will smooth out abov... Trouble codes: 17748 (Camshaft postion sensor G40 engine speed sensor G28 incorrect Correlation P1340), 16684 (p0300 multiple cylinder misfire), 16689 (cylinder 5 misfire), 16687 (cylinder 3 misfire), 16690 (cylinder 6 misfire), 16685 (cylinder 1 misfire) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1998 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Ignition VIN: 1G4HP52K6W Hello everyone I thought when I posted the repairs through the new app that it would?ve posted as closed. What I did was purchase an assortment of resistors from Radio Shack. I then put into groups the recommended resistor sizes. The second try proved successf... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 2.2L No signal to the starter [aka crank] relay VIN: 1G1AK55FX7 Sorry for the delay in closing this. On Wednesday, I managed to use my scanner to verify that the TCM recognized the ignition key. The problem seemed to be either wiring or the PCM. I unplugged the connector to the PCM. When I load tested the ground wire going... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNWKMEGXB The vehicle ended up going to the dealer to be looked at. The dealer told the customer that the cluster needed replaced to remedy the gauges/warning light issues, which the customer declined that repair. The dealer did replace the throttle body to remedy the... Trouble codes: P2135 (c0242-), C0242 (u0155-), U0155 (b0413-), B0413 (b0423-), B0423 (b0433-), B0433. |
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| 2000 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Cluster inop VIN: 1B7FL26XXY As I had suspected, the cluster is an integral component of the buss. Problem is, cluster fits year 2000 only, with 42re transmission. So far, unable to locate a good used, Dorman no longer has a reman, and the dealer no longer has the cluster available. Tried... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 5.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7LS38C85 Updated software in ECM, no faults return after repair Trouble codes: P0514 (Battery Temperature Sensor rationality). |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L Very noisy VIN: 1D7KS28C16 Well spraying water with a squirt bottle onto pullys and belt was not totally helpful but did help a bit. we cleans all smooth and ribbed surfaces, belt looked a bit glazed but not cracked. if we add a bit of tensions to the tensioner at idle it became less n... |
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| 2008 Dodge Sprinter 3500 3.0L No Start VIN: WD0PF44578 Thanks for the help. I finally broke down and bought a diesel compression tester and found that the vehicle had low compression 250-300 lbs. The customer decided not to put an engine in it at this time. |
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| 1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Excessive Cranking VIN: 1FALP57U6V Sorry for taking so long to get back to yall, this is a weird arrangement we have with this customer where she'll bring it in and take it randomly so it's been a long stretch between coming back. As I had finally concluded it turned out being the PCM! So thank... |
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| 2008 Lexus IS250 2.5L abs VIN: JTHBK26288 Ok here is my Christmas gift to all who read this. Don't let the stress of the job and or situation distract you from the correct diagnostic flow. Yes I got to stressed to get this job out the door thinking I knew this system and made my choices based on that ... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 LWB 3.2L No Start VIN: WDBGA32E0R We very much appreciated all comments and suggestions. Thanks so much to all - really very informative and helpful. Let me assure you all we checked best we could for flaking and wiggle tested. Nothing amiss. See this updated PDF ... |
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| 2002 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L brake calipers/lining/rotors VIN: 4M2ZU86E72 Thanks every one of you who responded! Here's what happened. Funny, my boss made the comment about wonder if his foot is dragging on the pedal. The customer is a retired professional truck driver so one would hope he would know better!!! I used the homemade di... |
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| 2014 Ram 1500 Tradesman 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1C6RR7KT2E Pulled r/s valve cover and found no movement on #6 valves. Needs camshaft and lifter replacement. This is a fleet vehicle and they have decided not to repair, Thanks for the replies. Trouble codes: P1416 (Cylinder 6 reactivation control performance). |
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