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| 2006 Acura TSX 2.4L interior light circut VIN: JH4CL96926 Got this Acura tsx with a battery drain of 210 ma to 480 ma that fluctuates randomly. Traced drain to the #6 fuse Interior lights. Removed the Hands free link but drain is still there, have eliminated all the interior lights as a fault and it leaves me wit... |
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| 2010 Audi A3 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUEFCFMXA steady misfire counts on all cylinders. pulled upper timming cover and checked cam timming as per instructions and all seems ok chain seems tight. this engine shakes steady at idle like out of time. Trouble codes: P0011, P052A, P0300, P0506 |
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| 2006 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Tcc lockup VIN: 1GYEK63N66 Need some advice on this one. Whenever this caddy is put into gear it jumps and immediately stalls out. The vehicle runs great in park and neutral, no codes in any module. I removed the three torque convertor bolts, started the engine, moved the shifter...... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L Air Bags VIN: 1G1ZH57B58 These codes reset after a small drive. Code B0081 & B0083 & B0084. I do not have a Tech 2 all I have is a OTC Genisys. Any help would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Willie |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.7L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GCDT43E18 Car came in running fine just overheating under load. Diagnosed as a blown head gasket. Removed head and inspected gasket. Found it to be blown between cylinder 3 and 4. Replaced gasket and had head resurfaced at machine shop. Reassembled. Truck ran fine c... |
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| 2008 Dodge Charger SE 2.7L Emissions Monitors VIN: 2B3LA43R08 Good morning guys, Need some direction on this car. Customer came in saying that vehicle would not go through emissions testing due to the o2 sensor and Cat monitors are not set. I went in with scan tool OTC Evo, generic obd2 and found that all monitors bu... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L torque converter VIN: 1FTSF31F0X Truck came in for no tcc lock up as the customer states. I drove it and sure enough it never is commanded on. Looking at all the data on the IDS I noticed if I pass 66% throttle it get lock up and it starts commanding pwm % till its fully locked up, it wil... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty Harley-Davidson Edition 6.0L No start VIN: 1FTSW31PX4 Customer dropped truck off with a no start. Its a 2004 Ford F250 6.0 Powerstroke. Ive checked compression on all 8 cylinders. They are around 350 PSI. Checked fuel pressure that is at 50 PSI. Checked ICP Pressure when starting and that is at 1,200 PSI. No ... |
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| 2012 Ford Mustang 3.7L Master Cylinder VIN: 1ZVBP8AM1C This one is really bothering me it has a very hard pedal doesnt travel very far at all when its in gear now if i put it in neutral the pedal will go down and stop the vehicle it makes no sense to me at all why i have a normal pedal when in neutral and not ... |
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| 2002 GMC Envoy SLE 4.2L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GKDT13S12 P0171 returns on second key cycle. Engine bogs down on acceleration like transmission shifting issue. Customer had made multiple repairs before vehicle was brought in. Verified correct installation of throttle body, fuel pressure regulator, fuel pump, and ... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean condition bank 1) |
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| 2006 Hummer H3 3.5L clutch/transmission VIN: 5GTDN13646 Customer has had recent clutch replacement (surface flywheel, replace pressure plate pilot/release bearings and clutch disc, also had slave cylinder replaced with transmission removed). Now vehicle while driving has what sounds like a bearing noise coming ... |
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| 2010 Infiniti G37 3.7L Cyl#5 Misfire VIN: JN1CV6AP7A The customer stated the vehicle had a cyl #5 misfire that randomly developed. The customer swapped ingition coils and the misfire did not follow the coils but remained at cyl #5. Next, the customer replaced the spark plug for cyl #5, also no improvement. ... |
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| 2009 Jeep Compass Sport 2.4L abs VIN: 1J4FF47B79 Looking for some help with this Jeep. Vehicle came in with a C2116 code in the ABS system. After going through the diagnostic tree in Mitchell, I concluded that the module was bad. I load tested the power feeds and the grounds and found no problem. I obser... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 4Matic 2.6L No Start VIN: WDBRF81J85 THANKS TO EVERYONE IN ADVANCE. Well my story is I'm the fourth tech to look at this. Story is a new pcm was installed and will not crank or start.Upon inspection basic inspection was no service code in none of the computors. Check starter relay at SAM mo... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PF1CC5B Replaced unit and the code continues to stay, cleaned out tank and added new DEF fluid,code continues to stay, I am pulling my hair out at this time, tried everything I know, having no luck. Ant help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanced Trouble codes: 16CF0 |
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| 2015 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L cv shaft VIN: 3N1AB7AP8F I posted a few days ago about a popping noise while shifting and braking and accelerating.a few suggested the cv axle.in my garage I jacked up the car.right side axle is good and solid.left which is the shorter axle on this model.has play horizontally but ... |
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| 2008 Suzuki XL-7 Limited 3.6L starting charging VIN: 2S3DA91738 vehical was brought to me customer stated it died while driving and had to tow in i does have a dash light for service charging system the alternator was only putting out 11 volts at crank so i replaced it also changed starter and it still wont start I HAV... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L battery draw VIN: WVWPD63B11 Car came in for draw, confirmed 800 miliamps. Voltage dropped fuses and found activity on fuse 15- cluster, 14- P Locks, and 38, can't remember exactly but think door locks and comfort control module. Pulled fuses and knocked down draw to about 250 mA. Pat... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L brake pedal VIN: 3VWSK69MX3 Customer requested changing the brake fluid due to age. Bled system manually (pump pedal, open bleeder screw)and no air is coming out/appears bled. But now pedal is spongy and red brake light is flashing. Although I have the European software in my snapon ... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Passat Value Edition 2.0L circuit 15 VIN: WVWLK73C67 The circuit 15 relay is not commanded to turn on with key on (both keys). I can communicate with the immobilizer at address 25 but can not communicate with the comfort module at address 46. For test purposes I got another module J393. I can still communica... |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Routan SE 3.8L abs VIN: 2V4RW3D1XA abs module has been replaced.Abs light was flashing now esc ect lights will flicker then set code c2101 in abs module |
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| 2002 Volvo C70 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1NC53D52 Hello to all. Hope someone can help. This Volvo had a code previously for a shorted cam reset valve. Replaced it with the updated one from Volvo. This is where my story starts. And yes the old reset valve(which is only on the exhaust cam) was mechanically ... Trouble codes: 644A |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2013 Audi A7 Quattro 3.0L Coolant temp VIN: WAU2GAFC2D this vehicle ended up going to the dealer, they determined that the cylinder head coolant control valve solenoid was bad, I am not sure how this system all works and I am in the process of trying to find more info. I was very limited on the info that I could ... |
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| 2007 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0si 3.0L Misfire VIN: 4USDU53477 HI,EVERY ONE WE FINALLY GOT THIS ONE OUT OF HERE ,SO WE THANKS ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD . ITS RUNNING GREAT AND IS GONE. THANKS AGAIN MATT Trouble codes: P0102 (Mass air flow problem). |
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| 2004 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Interm/O.D. Clutch Housing Snap Ring VIN: 1G6DM57774 I was able to get it most of the way in with the pliers that I had made, but they didn't provide enough leverage. So, I bought less than $20 worth of steel and made some bigger/sturdier ones. They worked perfectly. It took a little trial and error to get th... |
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| 2006 Dodge Stratus SXT 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3EL46X76 straight edge did the trick, it was still a pain and the center two marks were just a little above the straight edge but you couldn't get it any closer, 20 inches of vacuum now, before was around 12. thanks everyone. Trouble codes: 0300 (Random), 0016 (Cam crank correlation). |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18247 Many good responses and thanks go out to all who took the time to input. The vehicle was very rusted and had a pile of miles so the owner said that even if it needed exhaust repair he would not spend any more money on it. I could not hear an exhaust leak and ... Trouble codes: P0133. |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTSW21R68 Thanks for the help guys. I finally got the truck back in and did a compression test on #2 and #8 cylinders. #2 only had 150psi and #8 had 125psi. The customer is now thinking about what he wants to do with his truck. Buyer beware of a good deal on a Ford with... Trouble codes: P1336 (.crankshaft sensor range performance), P1336 (.crankshaft sensor range performance), P1336 (.crankshaft sensor range performance). |
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| 2009 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L Fluid leak VIN: 1FTYR10DX9 Well, I did not find any leak after running vehicle on the lift and rechecking after a long cool down period so as many suggested, customer will drive truck and we will recheck again at a later date. |
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| 2015 Ford Mustang V6 3.7L valves VIN: 1FA6P8AM2F ok.this one is fixed, i had to replace the left cylinder because one of the main camshaft saddle wore completely out (intake cam on cylinder 5).thanks for all your help. |
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| 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L tensioner bolt VIN: 5FNRL38608 Thanks for all of the replies. It's been three weeks and vehicle is still ok. pretty sure the problem was because the tensioner wasn't bleed properly. rechecked vehicle two weeks after repair and everything looked ok. |
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| 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid 2.0L Charging VIN: KMHE54L21G REMOVE WIRE CONNECTORS AT WALL SOCKET PLUG WIRE, WIRE CONNECTOR AT INVERTER, AND BATTERY. IT FILLED WITH SAND . FURTHER INSPECTION, THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE FLOOD. NEW BATTERY; 391.00 HYBRID BATTERY; 9200.00 HYBRID WIRING HARNESS; 1557.00. 2 BOTTLE OF SCOTC... |
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| 2012 Jeep Compass Limited 2.4L Transmission VIN: 1C4AJCCB5C Hello and thanks to all helping hands. While testing, the car spent a night with the battery disconnected. Next morning, we started the car, and the code was GONE. We tested the car and it behaved perfect. We delivered the car to our customer, did not charge... |
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| 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid 2.5L Interior VIN: 3MEDM0L33A Thank you Nicolas.You were the only reply but your experience proved out. I sent it to my other flash go to guys and they were able to do it. Kinda sad when the Mongoose people don't tell you about the limitations of their product. I don't do a lot of flashing... |
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| 2014 Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L Differential VIN: 1C6RR7KT2E diagnosed problem to be a faulty transfer case control module. replace module and 4x4 is now working ok. |
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