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2002 BMW 530i 3.0L A/C Compressor VIN: WBADT63432
Hello everyone. This one has got me pulling my hair out. Customer states it has no A/C. The compressor does not engage. Evacuated and charged to system, it only had 4oz in it. Still no compressor engagement. Checked power to the clutch, has no power. Attem...
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2007 BMW 530i 3.0L cylinder head VIN: WBANE73577
Pattern failure. We do not have boroscope but am trying to optain one for this. It appears that valve is hanging open, my feeling is valve seat fell out. Is that a thing? EVerything as far as rockers and lifters looks okay, but when cam on low point of lob...
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2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1GYFK63887
This thing is driving me crazy i have replaced the actuator the spool valve magnet and the sensor it still stalls intermit after it gets hot the oil pressure is 20 psi at idle in gear when it stalls the cam timing is advanced untill i rev it up has any one... Trouble codes: P0011 (Camshaft position system performance)
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2001 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Volt Gauge VIN: 1B7MC337X1
First off Thank You for taking time to look at this. This vehicle started off with all gauges pegging then returning to normal intermittently. Alternator was replaced by the customer. Afterwards only Volt Meter would peg and only return to normal if igniti...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SXT 3.6L speed sensor VIN: 2C3CDZAG5F
I have a well maintained Challenger here that we replaced the passenger side front wheel bearing (Timkin) in last week. This week the ABS and Traction Control lights came on in the dash. We went through everything on the passenger side thinking we disrupte...
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2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L over fueling VIN: 1FTSE34LX6
So I have this van that came in running rough & smoking badly along with a strong raw fuel smell. Testing showed, (wet fouled plugs & right bank o2 code) that the right bank was the culprit so we replaced 3 injectors on the right bank & the problem was sti...
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2006 Ford Freestyle SE 3.0L lighting VIN: 1FMZK01196
all lighting will flicker and voltage will drop down to 12v. voltage will fluctuate between 12v and 14.5v at idle battery never goes dead and battery light isn't on. no codes followed this test: all tested out good 1. Do a voltage drop test between t...
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2013 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Running Board VIN: 1FMJU1J53D
The Passenger side Running Board is not working correctly all the time in that sometimes upon closing the door, with the RB already all way down, the RB starts to go up then immediately reverses & goes back down even though the door was successfully closed...
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2013 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L Starting VIN: 1HGCR2F87D
Intermittant no crank with pushbutton start. Battery and all related connectors tested good.
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2016 Honda Civic Touring 1.5L Compressor VIN: 2HGFC1F91G
Hello Friends. This one came with broken A/C pipe and the electric compressor control valve connector broke. Customer brimg me an OEM new compressor, so I replaced it and replaced the broken pipe. Install a new receiver dryer at the condenser, made vacuum ...
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2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Shifter VIN: WDBNG70J04
Good morning to everyone. I have a weird one. Any help is greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance. This 2004 Mercedes Benz S430 came into the shop with the shifter stuck in park and the brake lights on all the time. The customer replaced the stop ligh...
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2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WMWMF33588
this mini is a normal cooper, non s 1.6 dohc port fuel injected motor. after the car runs for a while and warms up it runs rough especially coming to a stop, it runs very rough for a second then smooths out. we have changed plugs, changed coils and swapped... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0300 (Random misfire)
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2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S 1.6L Misfire VIN: WMWZC3C51C
We are trying to replace the DME in this Mini. We are equipped with a BMW ICOM next A & B (that we purchased from the local BMW dealer). We also have the annual BMW ISTA subscription. I am still pretty new to using ISTA, but I have had a few experiences pr...
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2006 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L Timing Chain VIN: 1N6AD07U96
This 4.0 has a rattling noise in the upper timing chain cover area. I think there are guides up there. It looks like this complete chain repair is a time consuming job. I thought I have seen where there are some guides/tensioners that can be accessed and r...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2002 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L Abs VIN: WAULD64B42
The ABS module somehow lost it's hard coding, so this ended up being a bit more involved than expected. Ended up taking it to a shop in town that specializes in these and has an account with Autologic. They connected remotely and built a new hard code and th...
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1998 BMW 323is 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBABF8322W
I'll have to close the help request for now, because the head was cracked and coolant was getting into the combustion chamber. Also, I noticed that because this car was in a recent front end collision, the wiring was messed up between the temperature switch in...
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2011 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L Timing Gears VIN: 2GNALDEC7B
Thanks for all the responses. As noted by several members the cam phasers should be locked until there is oil pressure. So exhaust cam phaser was bad. Also had broken guides on main chain. Ended up replacing both chains, both phasers, water pump and tensioners...
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2002 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Driver squib ckt VIN: 3B7KC26Z82
Thank you very much Stephen [...] for your informative and helpful replies. As most of you pointed out, it was most likely the clockspring and turns out that was the problem. I felt I ...
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2007 Honda Accord Value Package 2.4L Electronic VIN: 1HGCM56157
after scoping found corroded wire 2 inches before g 202 {alldata diagram} in loome cut back an installed new eyelet thanks for all the pointers!
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2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited X 3.8L Flywheel VIN: 1J4GA39197
Thank you to everyone for their input. After inspecting flywheel and measuring the distance between bolt holes, found 6 of the 8 bolt holes to be evenly spaced aprox 17mm apart while one bolt hole was at aprox 12mm and the final bolt hole to be aprox 19mm apa...
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2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BL1SF8A
Im pretty sure this one is fixed. I wanted to wait a few weeks to see if the light came back on. So far so good. This motor is not the skyactiv motor. We all know about the carbon issues on DI motors. The only thing I could come up with was the computer didn't... Trouble codes: P0101.
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2016 Ram 2500 SLT 6.7L Speedometer VIN: 3C6UR5CL2G
Thanks for the well thought out replies. The answer was to initialize the ABS unit. This is new for late model Chrysler products. Instructions were on the screen to do this but I figured it wouldn't work because the older Chryco products to initialize the ABS ...
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2007 Toyota Tundra 4.0L No Start VIN: 5TFJU52197
hello-this truck has blown head gaskets. what a mess. got it fired up again and got dead misfires on both banks. installed gaskets and it runs fine. thanks for everyones help.
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