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Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WAUDF78E37 Hello Techs, this vehicle has very low mileage and is well maintained. Recently the customer came in complaining the vehicle has a hesitation at highway speeds. I drove the vehicle and the vehicle felt like a misfire issue hesitating especially under load ... Trouble codes: P2261, P2261 |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEC14C28 Hey guys. I have a truck here that somehow is setting a converter code, p0430, while at an idle and according to the freeze frame data, in open loop. my biggest question is how can this code set in open loop. I have checked the exhaust for leaks and can no... Trouble codes: P0430 |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.2L p1757 VIN: 2B7JB21Y71 I'm working on this 2001 B2500 van. Came in with a P1757 code. Replaced both the pressure sensor and the solenoid, changed filter and fluid, after a short drive CEL came back on with P1757. Idle will be erratic and code will set, occasional stall also. ... |
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| 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena 3.6L Misfire, Backfire VIN: ZFFYR51A0X Car mostly backfires out of exhaust but slightly into the intake and only happens for a minute then car runs great no issues. Suspect system is lean before we get to involved is there anything common with these cars? it does have aftermarket exhaust. ... |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS 4.0L Oil Pressure VIN: 1FMZU77E43 Bought vehicle with engine rattle noise at left front valve cover, we have very low oil pressure. After removing valve cover we found that previous owner had replaced chain guides and tensioner. The chain may have been replaced although it seems to have a ... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FDWX37P04 Vehicle came in erratic crank no start. Scanned and found no communication with PCM while FICM is cycling injectors. Also found that while FICM is cycling injectors if you crank the engine over the starter relay clicks on and off at a rapid pace. Tested starte... |
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| 2010 Ford Escape XLS 2.5L Mechanical VIN: 1FMCU0C77A I have two of these escapes. They come in with the complaint of no AC. When hooking up machine, engine off, they do not have equalized pressure reading. They can be parked over night. High side is near 400 and low is around 50. One is an old lady that driv... |
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| 2010 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L cam tensioner VIN: KMHCN4AC0A installed cylinder head due to timing belt braking. installed timing chain tensioner. camshaft chain very loose. cannot find any info for preloading tensioner. just worried about chain jumping when initially starting vehicle. any info would be appreciated |
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| 2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L TCS light flashing VIN: 1LNHM87A7Y This car drives & runs good until you reach 55-60 mph and the traction control light starts flashing. After a minute or so the car starts loosing power and will not accelerate until ignition switch recycle then again runs good until that speed. 3 codes are... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 Guard 5.0L door locks VIN: WDBNG75JXY Customer complaint is that the key fobs do not lock or unlock the doors. He states that they both stopped functioning at the same time. After inspection, I found that both remotes do work when less then 4 inches from the door handle, same for the passenger... |
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| 2015 Nissan Rogue SV 2.5L Unknown VIN: KNMAT2MTXF Hello to all. We have this rogue that has gone rogue on us:) It came in a couple of moths ago for drivers temp stuck on hot. Diagnosed and replaced actuator( dealer part) and all worked fine. now drivers will not get as cold as passenger, 10-15 degrees dif... |
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| 1992 Suzuki Samurai JL 1.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JS4JC31C5N OK, I PLAN on running a high amp key triggered relay to hold the power loads on this thing (fixed another Suzuki that way). The ignition switch looses .5v across it and you cannot get them anymore. THE PROBLEM is if you have the headlights and blower motor... |
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| 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.3L SRS Light VIN: JTEEW41A89 Hello people, vehicle came in with SRS light on and code B1660, clears and set right away. Light for passengers air bag does not appear to work. Sitting in seat Passenger presence system seems to work, just no bulb and code for bulb not working. Is th... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Abs Pump VIN: 3GYEK63N32 Sry it took so long to get back to this. Customer wanted a used abs pump and finding a good one of thoses for this year model is almost impossable. We finally got the used pump and got it install. The truck works perfect now. Thanks for all the replys and agai... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet SSR 5.3L No volume VIN: 1GCES14P83 Thank you all for your time and knowledge on this issue. It was a bad amp which became very apparent when I opened up the box it lives in,with the mice! Amp and connectors corroded with mouse piss? Anyhow a new used amp and a few new terminals and a bath in co... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L Engine Misfire VIN: 1GNLRFED0A well it was a valve problem guys. ended up removing intake and physically scraping all carbon of the valves. this eliminated all misfires at idle. thank you guys. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ 3.0L cam phaser VIN: 2CNFLGE55B The fix was to replace the Crankshaft, timing components, per GM [...]. We found the reluctor wheel was the failed component. Thanks for all the great information, all good help. |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L Convertor VIN: 3D7MU48C94 I believe its fixed. I cleaned valve body again, cleaned cooler lines again,replaced all electricals again.The lockup sol clicked,and I did a bench test with air and clicked,it worked fine.But changed them all anyways.Even press sol and sensor. Truck has been ... |
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| 1967 Ford F-350 5.8L Brakes VIN: F50ARB1258 Well to answer somethings that i messed up when typing and not proofreading. The 1967 F500 dump truck has a tandem type master cylinder, 4 wheel drums with 2 wheel cylinders per drum. The rears have the wheel cylinders at the 12'oclock and 6'oclock locations w... |
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| 2006 Ford Freestyle SE 3.0L lighting VIN: 1FMZK01196 WELL THE CUSTOMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AS IS, WE BELIEVE THE ALTERNATOR HAS A REGULATOR THAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE BUT THE OWNER DECLINED TO PAY TO HAVE IT REMOVED AGAIN, CHARGES GOOD BUT AT LOW RPMS THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER. BOTH ALTERNATORS WERE MOTOR... |
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| 2008 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L compressor VIN: 2FAFP71V88 Well Brian [...] was helpful, It did need a PCM. As I had stated that I had looked at the inputs in the wiring diagram, it has no freeze sensor at Evaporator, sensor doesn't read -40 like some said. I could get compressor to run by grounding the relay at the pcm... |
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| 2015 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKS2BKC3F Well after a 2wk training course on 2015 Yukon the winner will be leaking fuel pump service bulletin #14858. Warranty coverage. Thanks for all the good tips. Don't know if this will be a telltail sign of this but if I did a trim reset erased codes then a cold ... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175. |
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| 2003 Honda Civic EX 1.7L ready wont set VIN: 2HGES15883 Thanks for all the great input! Customer took car and has not returned. Guess i am sending the OEM alternator back! LOL |
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| 2014 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Pressure readings VIN: 2HKRM4H37E New condenser from Honda fixed this. We also backflushed the evaporator core and lines from the condenser. Pressures at idle now are low/25psi and high/125psi on a 70' day. I took the plug off the bottom of the old dryer/condenser and saw the restriction. I ca... |
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| 2006 Infiniti G35 X 3.5L abs skid control VIN: JNKCV51F76 We did not get to go further with diags on this vehicle as we found a crack in the upper radiator tank while vehicle was here and client elected to replace radiator now and pursue traction control system another time. So I will close this post. Thanks to Charl... |
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| 2004 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L No Start VIN: 4A3AB36F74 I want to thank everyone for there input, but unfortunately the customer has declined to continue to resolve the problem and has taken the vehicle. Trouble codes: P0513. |
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| 2009 Nissan Versa SL 1.8L late 1-2 shift VIN: 3N1BC13E09 Consensus was correct, there is an extended warranty on this vehicle and three outstanding recalls, so together it goes and back to the dealer. We offered to install transmission if they supplied it since it was apart already but they couldnt do that. Would h... |
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| 2013 Nissan Rogue S 2.5L compressor VIN: JN8AS5MV5D thanks folks for your input. installed a 4S new compressor and it works fine, not a fan of 4s but other brands not available. the factory compressor was a valeo, i could not find a valeo distributor for valeo clutch or compressor. I will post if I have issue... |
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| 1999 Volvo S70 T5 2.3L Long cranking cold VIN: YV1LS53D4X it is not often I see this work but We changed the oil and used MOS2 LQUI MOLY, The more it is driven the shorter the starting time. |
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