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| 2003 Cadillac CTS 3.2L Shift Interlock VIN: 1G6DM57N43 Hello everyone and thanks for replies. We have a 2003 Cadillac CTS that will not shift out of park. Some history on the vehicle is that it used to have a Breathalyzer interlock system in it. After it was taken out, customer had vehicle towed to us for vehicle ... |
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| 2009 Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.2L Stall VIN: 3GYFK22299 Vehicle stalled with customer, he kept restarting it and limped home. Got it towed here, we checked fuel pressure, way too high, we replaced pump module with delphi, pressure still at 85 PSI. Identifix calls for comparing Desired fuel pressure to Fuel pres... Trouble codes: P069E |
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| 1990 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L MIL Lamp on, pings VIN: 1GCDC14K8L This vehicle initially came in for a check engine light. The vehicle had a new EGR valve installed (ACDelco). However, the code 42 returned. The customer brought the vehicle in after his guess at an EGR valve did not work. We diagnosed the problem as a ... Trouble codes: 43 (Knock sensor) |
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| 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.2L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1GCVKSEJ5G Hello fellow technicians. Vehicle was towed to our shop with a crank no start condition. Vehicle came from a local body shop who had replaced the D/S frame horn. Customer stated that the vehicle ran fine till their final test drive then the truck stumbled ... |
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| 1997 Dodge B3500 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Engine wobble VIN: 2B7KB31Z3V Hello, Old school dodge 5.9l gas engine has a "wobble" very slight in nature, but customer is not happy. no misfires observed, no drivability issue as it drives good, except for an intermittent slight hesitation when accelerating. suspect IAC, tested ok... |
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| 2001 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L timing chain oiling problemc VIN: 1FMZU72E21 having problem finding oil passages to ft cov |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XLT 3.7L Stall VIN: 1FTEX1EM9B Truck came in last week with engine light on and stalling at stops. Codes for one AFR sensor and crank sensor. Replaced both, cleaned throttle body and test drove. Truck seemed ok for a couple days. Engine light never came back on but it does still stall a... Trouble codes: P061C, P1639 (Vehicle ID Block Corrupted) |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLE 3.6L convertor VIN: 1GKEV13778 I am looking for some way to be sure about what appears to be a defective torque converter clutch. This clutch (which engages at 2nd gear) will shudder considerably under slight load pretty consistently. No codes are present and it shifts well. I am findin... |
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| 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L inop a/c VIN: 1GKKRRED9B Acadia has inop a/c (withheld per scan tool) (has auto temp control panel, also equipped with rear/aux a/c)..when a/c button (snowflake) depressed, led indicator flashes 3-4 time and a/c remains inop. DTC B0413-04 (low circuit driver's side blend mtr/act... |
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| 2014 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCR2F75E Hello Top Guns, It's been ages since I've had to ask for help here but the stakes are high on this vehicle and my experience with GDI engines, particularly Honda, is fairly limited. With that said, I'm hoping one of you Honda techs and/or gurus can guid... Trouble codes: P0088 (Fuel Rail Pressure Too High) |
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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L intake valves VIN: 5NPEU46F86 Hi Hyundai Techs, we have a 2011 sonata in with a 3.3 engine that has a constant missfire and a p0306 code. checked spark and fuel to cyl num 6 and thats all ok. Checked compression and compression low , checked leak down and found 96% leak down past in... |
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| 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS 1.8L fuel guage-speedo-tack VIN: 5NPDH4AE2D vehicle was in for safety and everything was working. Customer had vehicle cleaned to put up for sale and the speedo tach and fuel guage stopped working. We have checked all fuses removed the instrument cluster and tested power and grounds.We turned the mo... |
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| 2005 Isuzu NPR 5.2L MIL Lamp on This is one of our company trucks. last week the trucks check engine light came on and as fast as it came on all throttle response was lost. idles fine. Retrieved codes p0091 and p0087. Made a mistake and installed a new fuel pressure sensor and fuel limit... |
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| 2006 Jeep Commander 3.7L 3rd Gear VIN: 1J8HG48K26 Got this 06 Commander 3.7 that sets a code P0733-Gear ratio Error in 3rd as soon as it hits 3rd gear. Trans came in with used unit installed with this issue. Trans shop did complete rebuild, exact same thing. Code P0733 after first 2-3 shift. Weird part is... |
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| 2008 Lexus RX400h 3.3L P/S System VIN: JTJHW31U88 Vehicle came in after a minor front end accident. Power steering has no assist. P/S ecu has code C1568:DC-DC Converter. When in READY mode, no voltage at white wire pin 4 connector p41 at p/s ecu. Also no voltage output from ecu on pin 11 connector p41. Wi... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Abc VIN: WDBSK75F84 Got a Mercedes that I have replaced a Left rear strut on and now the ABC system is working properly have done the rodeo to bleed the system out and made sure reservoir was full etc., however the problem that I am facing is that the system has 2 codes in it tha... |
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| 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0L Engine VIN: JF1GD29612 Hello Everyone, I wa wondering if anyone had engine specs. for this engine. All torque specs. Heads, rods, Block halves, Ect. And Engine clearance specs. Ring end gap, Rod and Main bearing clearance Ect. I have checked Alldata and Mitchel they aren't there... |
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| 1999 Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4TANM92N8X I replaced VSV on intake, it was dead when 12 volts applied. I have no vacuum from throttle body to vsv, even connecting vacuum gauge straight to port. I removed throttle body and cleaned thoroughly, blew carb cleaner and air through all the ports, they ar... Trouble codes: P0401 (EGR insufficient flow) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1998 BMW 328is 2.8L Center exhaust connection VIN: WBABG1324W I wound up doing what Roger suggested: found two 2" 3-hole flanges I had around, cut them then welded them together on the pipes after grinding a bevel on the one that didn't have a proper mating surface for the pipe flare. Only took me two hours as I had to ... |
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| 2009 BMW X6 xDrive35i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAFG4106A Hi guys; this vehicle is still getting worked on, and I;m running out of time here. This turbos are extremely hard to install; no room to work here!... I will post moe information once car is up and running Thanks to everybody that replied Trouble codes: 30FF. |
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| 2010 BMW 328i 3.0L valvetronic actuator VIN: WBAWR3C57A Chris hit the nail on the head. Replaced the fuse box on top of the battery and all is good again. Thank you!! |
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| 2011 Buick LaCrosse CXS 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4GE5EDXB I found out this problem happened at the same time when the oil was low. Even though there was no cam codes and no timing chain variation I scoped all 4 cam sensors and found out that the rear exhaust cam was 1 tooth retarded. I was able to pull the rear valve... Trouble codes: P2188, P2190. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 5.3L Lifter VIN: 3GNFK16328 THANKS FOR ALL THE RESPONSES. TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN CIRCUIT BOARD IN VLOM ASSEMBLY. REPLACED VLOM AND VEHICLE NOW RUNS AND DRIVES PERFECTLY. |
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| 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8HR58298 i smoke tested it for my customer,and sure enough,as suggested by most of you,it showed smoke leaking on top of the exhaust pipes going into the converter.no way anyone could see these because they face up towards a heat shield with very minimal clearance.i ex... Trouble codes: P013C. |
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| 2007 Pontiac G6 GT 3.9L camshaft VIN: 1G2ZH36137 Wanted to wait a week or so and see if this one came back, but all seems good at this time. We replaced all the lifters, put it back together and no noise, no misfires. Oil pressure was staying between 25 and 35 psi. Not feeling confident this was all that was... |
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| 2016 Ram 2500 SLT 6.7L transmission output shaft,transfer case input gear VIN: 3C6UR5HL0G after cleaning parts we dry assembled extension housing to transfer case.The one bolt hole ear on transfer case side of extension housing was actually ramped up to the point that we could insert a .030 feeler gauge between extension hsg and transfer case.This ... |
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| 2015 Volvo V60 T5 Premier 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV140MEB6F He guys thanks for the input. The way I actually fixed this car is the resetting the fuel trim adaptations. There is Field using fuel trim adaptions and the values needed to be reset. I dont understand exactly why but after this was done I had no more issu... Trouble codes: P1710. |
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