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2009 Audi Q7 3.6L No Start, Misfire, backfires VIN: WA1AY74L69
when we first fired it up it backfired and blew the intake apart. we purchased a new intake for it and upon cranking it starts backfiring. fear of blowing another intake we are not going any further until we get some help
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2014 BMW 328i 2.0L Mechanical VIN: WBA3C1C57E
Towed In won't run: We had a bunch of codes in the DME that wouldn't clear. We reprogrammed the DME then we were able to clear the codes. We did get the car running and drove it but it stalled out. We had a returning code for the Valvetronic 3 Motor. We fo...
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2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Battery VIN: 1FTNF21L1Y
I have found the parasitic drain in this truck. It is on fuse 15 (5 amp) this is the fuse for the Gem module among other things. When I unplug the GEM the the drain goes away. After removing the fuse box and the GEM I find green corrosion (only a little) o...
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2003 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FAFP55U73
I have replaced plugs wires and coil come to find out the injector driver is intermittent with a noid light it will flash about 30 sec and then stop 13volts on the power side of the injector harness have you ever seen a driver do this or should I be lookin...
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2004 Ford Explorer NBX 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMZU73K84
Have this Explorer. P0320 and P2106 codes. breaking up under light load and sometime just cuts out and stalls. Crank sensor and balancer are newer (know they are usually culprit). Scoped the cam and crank, compared to good know patterns all looks good. Whe... Trouble codes: P0320 (Ign / distr engine speed circuit fault), P2106 (TAC system forced limited power)
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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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2014 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Windows VIN: 2FMDK3GCXE
Ford Techs I've lost my way and wolves are gathering. A shop called me to come in and program a BCM on this Ford Edge. I programmed BCM using my IDS starting with the old module installed. Then I did the CEI locks, Battery learn, PATS, and the TPMS. All se...
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2000 Jaguar XKR 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJJA42B5Y
This code is in a weird format and I cannot find any info anywhere on it. Scanner is a Launch x431 and is pretty good with euro stuff, so I don't think its a scanner issue. Will not communicate via generic obd function on scanner. All other previous codes ... Trouble codes: 0X160
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2009 Scion xD 1.8L alternator VIN: JTKKU10469
There are several hot wires to the alternator and one is not supplying power. When I power it with a jumper the alternator charges. The dead wire comes from a 10 amp fuse labeled gauge. This fuse, among several others is powered by the IG relay. The a/c is...
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2007 Toyota Solara SLE 3.3L No Start VIN: 4T1FA38P67
Hi Guys, I need to know a couple of things. This car came in from a used car dealer. He purchased the car this way. It starts-stalls. Code B2799 active. The car is theft locked. The immobilizer is reading the key but the immobilizer ECU and the ECM is not ... Trouble codes: B2799 (Immobilizer)
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1999 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LZ56D3X
This is a weird one need some assistance from the Volvo specialists out there. This car came in for coolant temp code replaced sensor and thermostat and code came back. after a lot of dio we determined the ecu was bad. Sent it out to XeMODeX in Canada to b... Trouble codes: P0116, 9824 (internal ecm error), 904D
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2011 Audi S4 3.0L Starter inhibitor VIN: WAUDGAFL8B
As Andy [...] said, follow TSB 30 13 18 instructions to isolate (and confirm operation of) starter inhibitor switch/start authorization system from, insufficient clutch fork travel condition caused by disk wear. As most of the replies stated, new clutch...
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2008 BMW 328xi 3.0L Radiator Fan VIN: WBAVC93538
Vehicle is fixed, or rather, the vehicle was fixed but I never ran it long enough, to 229 degrees. Fan operation was normal. I thought I had read on Alldata that the fan was to come on at 220 degrees. Thanks to all
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2008 Cadillac DTS 4.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD57Y78
thanks for all the help the fix was replacing the under hood fuse box. the dealer had it in stock, its a common problem for them to corrode and cause many problems Trouble codes: P1682, P1682, P1682.
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2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L No Start VIN: 1GNDS13S94
I can not express how thankful I am for the members on IATN. You helped nailed again. Ito dlc and I could communicate found the bus bar and took out bar,jumped pcm to dlc and I coud communicate with it. Measured all wires on bus bar and radio (aftermarket) w...
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2015 Chevrolet Equinox L 2.4L MIL Lamp on
Ken and Chas got it. the exhaust cam reluctor had moved ever so slightly. replaced exhaust cam and the problem was fixed. thanks to all!!! Trouble codes: P0017.
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2005 Chrysler 300 Limited 3.5L Under-drive solenoid VIN: 2C3JA53G05
This car ended up needing a ECM. The car came from a used dealer who I work for now and then. They came and towed it away, bought a used ECM and had a dealer program it, and it worked fine after that. I appreciate the information provided, learning that the tr...
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2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L A/C compressor VIN: 2HKYF18793
Well this one is fixed. I replaced the PCM and now the compressor engages. I went through all my testing again and came to the same conclusion. As much as I hate to admit it, but I think I was the one that took out the driver in the PCM. When it originally cam...
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2010 Lincoln MKX 3.5L steering VIN: 2LMDJ6JCXA
CAR ENDED UP NEEDING STEERING RACK. CAR HAD VERY FEW MILES BUT ALOT OF CURBS. THANKS TO ALL.
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2009 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Lack of power VIN: YV4CZ98299
PERFORMED CRANK CASE SYSTEM FLUSH WITH NEW CAM PROFILE AND VVT SOLENOIDS Trouble codes: P001D.
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