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| 2001 Acura MDX 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HNYD18201 Coils, fuel injectors and plugs have been replaced and are new, not rebuilt. Vehicle came in originally with P0300 random cylinder misfires and it was caused by wrong plugs and 4 broken injectors. The main code coming up is P1399 EGR and Cylinder 3 and 5..... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire), P0305 (Cylinder 5 misfire), P0300 (Random cylinder misfires), P1399 (Egr) |
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| 2012 Audi Q5 Premium 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1CFAFP3C Car has too much crankcase vacuum, replaced the pcv valve on top of the cyl head with the updated one car still has too much crank vacuum. Fuel trims maxed out lean. No external intake leaks found. A whistling noise can be heard at front crank pulley seal ... |
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| 2006 BMW 750Li 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAHN83596 Good afternoon, i have a perfectly running 2006 750li bmw with a check light issue, after finding multiple codes in the computer that would not clear we found a tsb for changing all four cam sensors and crank sensor, clearing all adaptations in memory and ... Trouble codes: 2A91 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Corvette 6.0L Clutch VIN: 1G1YY26U57 Is there an easier way (shortcut)to pull the manual trans to do a clutch job, rather than the 11.8 hrs. Suggested by mitchell |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2G1WB58KX7 Im getting P0016 and P0172 codes. This Impala will intermittently stall and is very difficult to restart, if it sits a couple minutes it will start up and run fine until the problem occurs again. Fuel pressure is good-60 psi when this happens. Scanner show... Trouble codes: P0016 (CKP-CMP correlation), P0172 (Fuel trims rich) |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L Mechanical VIN: 2CNFLEEWXA Vehicle came in w/ engine rattle, rumble, and grind noise, seemed to come mostly from top of timing cover area, just above the engine mount. Intermittently at stops would idle rough/act like it would die. Stored knock sensor faults present but not current.... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 6.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2G1FT1EW8D Vehicle came in running rough and setting random misfire code p0300. Found fuel trims in the negative range (indicating rich condition). Monitored fuel pressure on cold start ok (65 psi) and holds. Performed a fuel injector balance test, all have the same ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random/multiple misfire) |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3D7KS28D87 Thanks in advance my fellow techs! I spent most of the day yesterday on this Ram and need some help. It came in with owner saying that when you turn the AC on, it would start spitting and sputtering. He dropped it off and when I got to check it out, it was... Trouble codes: P0152 (O2 Sensor Bank 2 Sensor 1 Circuit High) |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4.6L camshaft gear to camshaft VIN: 1FTRW07672 I have a 2002 ford f150 with a 4.6 I hope I have done no damage , trying to replace the cam shaft gears they have a 3/8 head (like a socket ) on the bolt the one in the center of the cam , I cant move so tried the other side put a impact gun with a 3/8 ext... |
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| 2003 Ford E-250 4.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTNS24W33 vehicle got towed in, starts but no throttle control reponse, nothing over 700 rpm. new timing chain, tps, mass air flow sensor, fuel filter, still no change |
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| 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L PMI update VIN: 1FT8W3BT3B Interesting one, thanks for reading. Body Shop replaced all RCM parts, including clock springs. I am tasked to Code the RCM. Easy, right? I use CardaqPlus, and FJDS. I log in to the vehicle, it sees the VIN. I go to PMI, RCM, and it fails with cannot Commu... |
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| 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic SLE 5.3L charge indacator VIN: 2GTEK13TX7 The charge indicator light was on. I installed a new alt. All seemed good .Parked it and the boss took it home the light came back on. The next day I put the old alt back on. Which was a reman already. the light was off. I let it run with every thing turned on... |
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| 2013 Jaguar XK 5.0L Windshield Washer VIN: SAJWA4FB9D Hi guys; We have a 2013 Jag XK with a windshield washer problem. We scanned with an Autel and found a windshield washer relay problem. ( sorry I don't have the code present.) There is a headlight power washer system in conjunction with the windshield wa... |
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| 2002 Lexus LS430 4.3L No Start VIN: JTHBN30F02 Finished t-belt job w/water pump. Didn't turn key on while work in progress so that I didn't get any sensor codes while they were disconnected. Turn the key and all I get is crank crank crank. Plugged in scanner and just got maf code so I checked the co... Trouble codes: B2799 (Eng immobilizer syst code did not show on second scan), B1261 (Ecm communication stop), B1400, B1421 (solar sensor ckt passenger), B1424 (ditto driver), B1428 (ditto rear) |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L dash message VIN: 4JGBF7BE5C After starting engine Pre safe inop. have scanned system 1 Code for door handle left rear B1A4C96- Cleared code but still get message. There is also 1 code for CAN a system fault it will also clear and message is still on. Any info on system would help. |
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| 2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1DA31D52 Vehicle came in with really bad hesitation, couldnt find the exact issue, so we sent it to the dealer and they recommended another motor, so we brought it back and ordered another used engine, while engine was out we replaced all the timing components, and... Trouble codes: P0011 (Int/v tim control b1), P0021 (Intake valve timing control b2) |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 3.8L LF speed sensor circuit VIN: 2G2WS52204 This pontiac originally had a code ONLY for the RF speed sensor circuit. The wiring coming off the hub was severed so we put a new hub on and drove it. After 2 drive cycles a code for the LF came on. So we went ahead and slapped a hub on the LF as well. Bu... |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L overheated output connections VIN: JTDKB20U07 Hi Toyota Techs, I have a 2007 Prius here that I replaced the hybrid battery 700 miles ago. It now has come back with a p0aa6 code for |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L abs code 01276 VIN: 3VWCC21C8X running into a wall have a code 01276 in the abs unit that keeps coming on. we first put 3 used units in same codes. sent one out to bba had it rebuilt light stayed off for 3 months than came back on again. check all the voltages to the plug and ran the pu... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 BMW 535i xDrive 3.0L Unknown VIN: WBAPT73509 Never resolved, customer did not wish to proceed further with any diagnostics. Thanks to all for your replies. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13SX8 Thank You all for the replies. I did put a thermostat in this vehicle along with a system flush, and it did take care of the P0128. The P0449 code immediately returned as soon as the monitor ran. I did check the wiring, pcm connector, and the fuse box connecto... Trouble codes: P0449 (EVAP Vent Control Cicuit), P0128 (Coolant Thermostat). |
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| 2000 Dodge Durango R/T 5.9L abs VIN: 1B4HS28Z3Y Ok gentlemen this baby is fixed and out the door. The key to finding the problem was graphing the sensors like a lot of you mentioned. When the truck came in we saw that both front hubs had already been replaced and knowing the customer figured he had indeed i... |
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| 2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.7L coils,plugs VIN: 1D7HE48K56 ok I swapped injectors, still have same problem. I loaded tested wire from pcm to coil light fog lamp bulb brightly. the truck will run for10 min before it starts to miss and set the coil code. I shut it off for a few min and restart it will run 3-4 min befor... |
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| 2008 Lexus IS250 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBK26228 well a maf sensor fixed it i ended up ordering a new toyota sensor since the customer lost the old one Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBDA29D4L I did as you mentioned, the fuel trim was off staying around 80 to 90 percent. I adjusted it to go between 45 and 55 percent at idle and cruise Thank you for your help Trouble codes: 17 (Oxygen sensor). |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L dashboard center vents VIN: WDBFA68F0X Thanks for all the input. After confirming outputs from the control head, and bench testing the solenoid block to confirm it works properly, partial removal of the dash to test the center vent open / close flap vacuum actuator pod - which is a vacuum-actuated ... |
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| 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L Differential Steve gave me the input I needed to figure this thing out. The information that I could not find and nobody seemed to know the answer to is this, the actuator MUST be engaged in the lock position to remove the differential from the housing. No other way it can... |
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| 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Unknown VIN: JTEBU14R75 I had said COMING FROM a complete stop... Anyway- After speaking with cust, advising it was only a try&see, flushing trans was recommended. While it was up we noticed the lines under radiator had been leaking. New lines & fluid- all set! |
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| 2005 Volvo S80 2.5T AWD 2.5L No Crank VIN: YV1TH59205 Thanks to all that sent help. I followed up on suggestions. Owner does not have another key. I noticed that the one key was held together with a rubber band. Live data from cem showed the immobilizer was ok, start was prevented, key not recognized. I told the ... |
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