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| 1999 Audi A4 2.8L front crankshaft seal VIN: WAUED28D3X The car came in for a timing belt and thermostat. we also installed tensioner idler two cam seals water pump. I have the crank locking tool and DIY made cam gear locking tool. I have installed 2 front crankshaft seals one after the other. After test drivin... |
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| 2009 Audi A3 Quattro 2.0L Mechanical VIN: WAUKF78P79 well about where the vacuum pump/high pressure pump you can get a noise/chirping somewhat like a slipping belt. This happens at cold start up and then goes away shortly afterwards.Then it will do it while revving it up. Eventually it will go away altogethe... |
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| 2009 Buick Enclave CX 3.6L Misfire VIN: 5GAER13D09 Car has misfires on all cylinders under slight load about 1800 rpms. Scan data shows ckp glitching all over the place. Scope pattern looks perfect. Supply fuel pressure looks good. Ignition patterns look good. Cam/crank looks good. NO CODES. Anyone been here b... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Express 3500 LS 6.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBJG31U56 at highway speeds scanner indicates misfires on all 8 cylinders even though it seems to be running fine and no miss is evident during misfire counters going up. Have check O2 operations and fuel output, new ignition parts, multiple relearn attemps with crank ... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.6L Cooling fan VIN: 2C4RDGCG8C Vehicle came to our shop stating the cooling fans inop. I scanned to get codes P0480 cooling fan 1 circuit & P0622 generator field circuit. Cleared codes and ran car when it hit's 220 degree's the fans come on as they should and also come on with a/c comma... |
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| 2010 Ford Escape XLS 2.5L power steering VIN: 1FMCU9C7XA Vehicle not covered by recall for some reason. Kind of a crock if you ask me but whatever. Owner was told to replace the whole column but declined and brought it to me. Does anyone have more direction for me to diagnose this properly? Thank you all in adva... |
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| 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDRF3HT2B In march this, F350 diesel, truck came in with a "water in fuel" message and in limp home mode. We did a visual inspection and found the water in fuel sensor, under the center of the truck, broken and hanging. We replaced the sensor and the pig tail (it di... Trouble codes: P2269, P1140 |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L 1-2 Shift VIN: 2GTEK13MX7 Customer complains of harsh 1-2 shift. It only occurs under very light throttle at lower speeds. Transmission fluid quality and level seems ok. no trouble codes are stored. Under normal acceleration it does not act up, only in cases like stop and go traffi... |
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| 2009 Honda Civic EX 1.8L Alternator VIN: 19XFA16879 We installed a battery at customers request and new battery at customers request.only at idle the battery light comes on. Have checked all wires and found no issues. |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L No Start VIN: WDBRF61J44 auto cam in no crank no start found shift linkage not hooked up hooked linkage up still no crank all fuses good |
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| 1999 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21D2X Not familiar with this EGR system. The owner has replaced the egr valve because of trouble codes. Now, the engine runs as if EGR valve is partially open. (I am almost positive it is. My Encore scanner will not communicate with it, so I am using my old Solu... Trouble codes: P1402 |
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| 2017 Porsche Macan 2.0L gasket VIN: WP1AA2A52H Hello Techs,Any Porsche techs out there starting to service the 2.0l Macans noticing any oil leakage from upper front plastic chain cover,and cam cover to head seal.starting to see a little drip up front and some seepage on right side of cam cover.Looks li... |
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| 2012 Ram 5500 SLT 6.7L Drivers window,both mirrors,ds lock U113d lost communication with lf master switch,also no control over either power mirrors and lf door lock doesn't work,window and mirrors can be controlled with scanner did find green pins at door window module also have checked power,grounds and communica... |
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| 2012 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L Power Windows And Locks Inop VIN: JTEBU5JR4C Scan checked car, codes B1273,B1287, B2321, B2323,B2324, all communication stop codes, checked for battery draw, .130amps removed both front door panels and inspected wiring and switches all good, unplugged Main body ecu and inspected all plugs and wires a... |
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| 2015 Toyota Highlander XLE 3.5L computer VIN: 5TDJKRFH5F Customer only reports with that the vehicle seems a little sluggish. Has the following codes. P0301 cylinder 1 misfire P0121 throttle pedal position P0335 Crankshaft sensor A P1604 Start ability P0300 random misfire P0305 Cylinder 5 misfire C1241 Too low o... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T 2.0L Radio VIN: 3VWTK49M97 Getting killed by this VW Radio is in lock mode. I can not find radio tag. I have removed the stereo and called VW with VIN and numbers on radio. With all numbers given from radio dealer can not find code. They are asking for a number STAMPED into the p... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Acura MDX 3.7L Starting VIN: 2HNYD2H62C Thanks for all the great info guys! I was not allowed to go any further in diagnosing this vehicle. So, once again, installed a new Interstate battery under warranty, kicked the can down the road...again. Hopefully, if and when this happens again, my custom... |
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| 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C3HY75S26 THANKS TO ALL!FINALLY GOT IT FIXED . THE PROBLEM WAS THE MAP SENSOR. ALL OF THE INFO THAT I HAD FOUND ON THE MAP WAS A BIT VAGUE AS FAR AS GETTING ANY PARAMETERS TO KNOW IF IT WAS GOOD OR BAD. SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE IT BEING THAT IT WAS CHEAP. I HAD DONE MOS... Trouble codes: P0171 (Fuel system 1/1 lean). |
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| 2013 Ford Explorer Sport 3.5L Hesitation VIN: 1FM5K8GT0D First I want to thank all of you for your responses. The beast had two different problems. The camshaft position sensor codes were set due to a bad connection at the sensor. I will admit I had trouble finding it. Thought it would be on the front of the engine ... Trouble codes: P0299 (Underboost condition), P0340, P0344 (Camshaft position circuit A intermittent). |
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| 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L fuel injector VIN: 1GKKVSED4B A heartfelt appreciation to all the techs who responded, Thank You! The issue was traced to the PCM connections, specifically the process used to initially identify the correct wiring to the injectors. The tool used was just a little too large and caused sprea... |
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| 2000 Lexus RX300 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6HF10U9Y FIXED GROUNDS ON INTAKE ONLY FIXED THE MISFIRE CODE ORDERED A PCM AND PROBLEM FIXED THANKS FR THE HELP |
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| 2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 2.5L brake pads thanks alan for the link walks you right thru it.thank for every one help |
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| 2005 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L engine output Well in closing I have replaced pcm in an attempt to improve vvt operations. Seemed as pulse width was kinda sporadic on when it worked. Got a little more consistent with cam degrees up to 4 degrees. According to service information every degree is actually 5 ... |
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| 2008 Smart Fortwo Pure 1.0L O2 Monitor VIN: WMEEJ31X98 Thank you all for the replies. We spent a lot of time on this vehicle but in the end, we got the O2 monitor to set and it passed the emissions test. I should have mentioned this in the post, but when the vehicle originally came to our shop, all monitors had ru... |
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| 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L carb VIN: FJ40275212 Ii found the connector for the blower behind the aftermarket ac unit. they must not have had enough room so they left it out. go figure. I have the customer asking the ac place what happened. they do not know so he is getting me another. thanks for helping fin... |
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| 2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Brakes VIN: 5TBBT44173 thanks for the help here guys- what goes on is the brake pedal uses three different pieces of linkage to lower pedal pressure- the linkage was binding- a little lube corrected it and the parts are about 100.00 for Toyota. Thanks! Greg and crew |
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