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	1995 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L No Start VIN: 1GNFK16K2S This one's gonna make me loose my mind! Engine just overhauled, didn't bore it, master kit installed, heads rebuilt etc. We cannot get it started. compression low as rings not seated yet, all cylinders in the 90's. We have spark and can see injectors spray... Trouble codes: 43 (Knock sensor)	View
	2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L No Start VIN: 1GC5KXBG9A Hi folks. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Have one that was towed in for a crank but no start. it was a used car and I cannot get much info out. But it has two reman heads on it. They are 6.2 heads. Found a bent valve on number 4. replaced the valve....	View
	2013 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WB5E3XD Vehicle is goes into reduced power intermittently. Pull codes and vehicle has a P228C. Went down the trouble chart in Mitchell and found the High Pressure Fuel Pump Defective. Replaced and customer took vehicle. About 200 miles later vehicle came back for ... Trouble codes: P228C	View
	2006 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L no crank VIN: 2A4GP54L36 Vehicle was driven to us with the complaint of intermittent no start ,no crank. Once we got vehicle to act up we found that shifter was reading in reverse. Ran vehicle through gears and back to park and it started.At this point we replaced range selector s...	View
	1997 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Differential VIN: 1B6MF36D4V In the world of cars having multiple computers & electronic issues plaguing our bays, I have a refreshing old mechanical issue. Dana 60 front Pinon bearing has self welded to the pinon. I have heated the shot out of it, & at a loss how to get it out withou...	View
	2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L No Power VIN: 1B3ES56C33 Car came in for no power. When first start car runs great and can accelerate but within seconds feels like the timing is being way retarded and car can hardly move on it’s own power. Not setting any fault codes. Pulled front o2 sensor out to check for exha...	View
	2000 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Crankcase VIN: 1FTNE24L2Y I replaced the gasket at the block for the oil cooler did not replace oil cooler and no oil is coming out of the 2 ports off the cooler that go to the radiator hose, new water pump, thermostat , radiator and hoses, when I pressurize the coolant system air ...	View
	2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4.6L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FMEU17W44 Hello to all. Thank you for taking the time to read our post. We have this Expedition that at times will start then stall after running 20-30 seconds maybe a minute at times. It is not flashing security and has no security codes. Here is a couple of weird ...	View
	2010 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.4L engine oil temp VIN: 1FDAF5HR5A P012f engine coolant temp/ engine oil temp correlation. freeze frame data from 3 different test drives is coolant was always 203-206 engine oil was 251-260. Replaced engine oil cooler with oem cooler, flushed cooling system w/ vc9. Installed coolant filter...	View
	2011 Kia Optima SX 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: KNAGR4A63B This Kia stumbles/stalls/no start intermittently with no codes Yesterday we tried to catch it being bad and failed but we did see some data re: low pressure fuel pump that seemed aberrant We are leaning toward that being the problem but before we ma...	View
	2006 Lexus RX400h 3.3L Dead battery VIN: JTJHW31U76 Car has 700ma draw unplug window master switch draw drops to around 50ma after 15 min. With key off and out of car open and close doors windows still go up & down. BCM is seeing drivers and right front doors open & close.It also shows doors open on IP. Rep...	View
	2013 Lincoln MKX 3.7L backup camera VIN: 2LMDJ8JK1D I have this Lincoln MKX (looks like an Edge) that has a code C1001 for the rear camera. Mitchell does not even list that code. It's an intermittent problem, most of the time it works OK. When it does not, the display says "camera not connected". I wiggled ...	View
	2013 Nissan Versa 1.6 SV 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CN7APXD random misfire, rough running intermittently, misfire counter on Modis sometime indicates all cylinder misfire. plugs look ok, sometime runs ok, sometimes not so much. not seeing any thing out of the norm to go after. Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2014 Nissan Titan S 5.6L No Start VIN: 1N6BA0ED1E Engine will intermittently crank but not start. Has good fuel pressure, good spark, no injector pulse from ECM the power to injectors is good. Sets no codes runs good never stalls or runs bad. The engine may start fine for several hours then just cranks. I...	View
	2013 Porsche Panamera GTS 4.8L Pasm VIN: WP0AF2A73D Hello Group, This Panamera come in with the front air suspension collapsed. I found the 40A compressor fuse blown so I replaced it and the compressor would come on but the pressure was very weak. I replaced the compressor and the car pumped up but had a...	View
	2005 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDBR32E75 Car presented with EVAP codes 2 things struck us (1) Vapor Pressure PID at scanner seemed off (2) Vent valve could not stay commanded on This is a view of the Purge running with vent open showing Pressure sensor at ATM pressure properly and consistent with... Trouble codes: P0441 (Evaporative emission control system incorrect purge flow), P0441 (Evaporative emission control system incorrect purge flow), P0441 (Evaporative emission control system incorrect purge flow)	View

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	2001 Buick Century Custom 3.1L No Start VIN: 2G4WS52J61 Hi everyone, thanks for the help and replies. I found that a mouse had gotten under the intake manifold and had chewed almost through a few of the wires causing the injectors to intermittently have pulse. I fixed that and got injector pulse back but that still...	29
	2003 Chevrolet Express 2500 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1GCGG25U33 i had previously swapped #6 & #8 injectors, no change. I performed the crank relearn, Watched the crank sensor waveform during misfire. For the last 3 days the van hasn't misfired at all, I gave it back to the customer.	19
	2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L oil pressure VIN: 2C4RDGBG2C As it turns out, we are not going to be attempting to fix this Caravan. We had it almost two weeks. The customer needed it back. The warranty company wanted guarantees we could not make. We put in a new cartridge oil filter. No difference made. We looked for e...	15
	2008 Ford Focus S 2.0L communication canbus Hi guys thank you to all that replied.They were all great suggestions and a lot of help.I sent the engine computer, cluster, keys and key reader for testing all tested okay.I refitted the modules to the vehicle and it started first go.I road tested the vehicle...	8
	2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.7L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FT7X2BT9C thanks for the help -truck is fixed-I did every thing necessary to repair truck except the 8-10 hour cold soak after egt sensor was replaced/performed manual regen also and all was back to normal-was not hard to fix but hard to find info on cold soak and need ...	3
	2007 GMC Savana 3500 LS 6.0L abs stabilitrac VIN: 1GJHG39U77 The repair that addressed the customer's concern was to clean the rust and replace the RF abs sensor. The old sensor broke off when removing. The other issue of the steering angle DTC was to align the steering and clear the code. I had several good suggestion...	12
	2003 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L Starting VIN: WDBRF64J23 Sorry about not producing the data we recorded, my bad. We went through fuel pressure test , good pressure and held 30psi for most the day. The one issue that is leading to this bul. P-B-07.61-65, is that a fuel adapt works for a while and then it looses it! I...	7
	2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid 2.4L Starting VIN: 4T1BB46K89 Thanks for all the useful info, this vehicle was submerged under salt water and the insurance company totaled vehicle, thanks again.	6
	2015 Volvo XC60 T5 2.0L Can Just so you know- we did this download with DICE, not the Ethernet cable/system. There was nothing wrong with this car, we were doing the download as a routine maintenance item. The majority of the cars we work on are a bit older/way more mileage than this one...	6

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