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2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3L Driver's power seat VIN: SCFBB03B57
Hello to all, I'm looking for some info on this 2007 Aston Martin Vantage. We purchased the factory service manual, but I could not find what i'm looking for in it. The issue is that the driver's seat back reclines only forward, no other functions works. s...
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2008 BMW M3 4.0L No Start VIN: WBSWL93518
BMW GURUS, Please Help car towed in, car dealer bought from Auction... Engine cranks, but will not fire. while cranking backfires out of intake. Bought tool to check cam timing, all in spec Just one code Trouble codes: 271E
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2011 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L K-Can VIN: WBAPK7C57B
We need some help with this oddball problem on the 3 series BMW. The customer complaint is for an intermittent battery discharge and an electrical fault display. It also lost radio, nav and cluster functions intermittently. The first tests were conducte...
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2004 Cadillac XLR 4.6L Electrical System VIN: 1G6YV34A54
Vehicle came in complaining of a no crank/no start, among other unrelated issues. Battery was completey dead and even with a jumper box and charger installed, there was almost no activity when ignition switch was pressed. Installed new battery, but there w...
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2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Spits and sputters b VIN: 2GCEC19V3Y
Truck had multiple misfire and knock sensor codes idles real low backfires and stalls when given gas changed knock sensors fuel filter fuel pump no change at one point i disconnected battery for awhile it did run right for a few minutes but went right back...
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2010 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.0L None VIN: 1G1AG1FX2A
Help Chevy techs! This cobalt has had the check engine on for a while- no symptoms at all in terms of driving. extremely intermittent. all components in the turbo circuit tests good- is there any pattern failures here? Would like to help this kid out...and... Trouble codes: P0234 (Overboost), P0236 (Turbo boost performance)
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1985 Dodge Power Ram 50 Royal 2.3L No Start VIN: JB7FK44J5F
This post is more for information. I have an old dodge pickup here that will not start cold unless the block heater is used. I'm trying to find information about the glow plug system and have run into a road block. If anyone knows how long the timer runs f...
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2007 Hyundai Tiburon SE 2.7L transmission VIN: KMHHN66F67
I am reposting this because i have no idea if anyone will be notified of my update. i closed it since the customer left and i had no idea if they would return. original post: Hi guys, I've got a head scratcher here. Thank you all for your time and contri...
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1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 1J4FJ78L3K
Customers says vehicle overheats really fast. Before driving vehicle, coolant reservoir was low. Topped off reservoir. Test drove vehicle and got engine temp to go above 210. But i didnt let vehicle over heat. This was after driving vehicle on highway for ...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L No Start VIN: WDAPF4CC3B
Hello all, this Sprinter is part of an in house fleet. It came in with a rod knock and was sent to MB for warranty. They denied warranty claiming contaminated fuel. We had an overhauled 3.0 liter in the shop which we installed and now we have a no start. I... Trouble codes: P213A, P1215, P1189, P120P, P10C7, P10C8
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1999 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L wiring harness VIN: 3VWCB61E9X
Is there a chance that a leak around the wiring harness grommet can be resealed? Have any of you tried this? The new harness with solenoid connectors is no longer available. Any tips would be appreciated.
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2004 Ford Explorer NBX 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMZU73K84
Thank you all for your input. Turns out there was just enough looseness in the balancer with the belt on to cause an erratic crank signal. Looks like someone reused the torque to yield bolt and it bottomed out in the crank. New balancer and bolt installed, all... Trouble codes: P0320 (Ign / distr engine speed circuit fault), P2106 (TAC system forced limited power).
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2001 Honda Civic HX 1.7L no a/c VIN: 1HGEM22741
Vehicle is fixed. In my opening I had included that we already installed a new control head OE direct from Honda. This was our original diagnosis. The repair was a defective control head. This is hard to believe but this is our second OE bad control head in th...
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2003 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Crank but no start, no injector pulse, no spark VIN: 1J4GL58K63
Jeep is fixed! Verified powers and grounds to PCM. Installed used PCM and had it reprogramed. Jeep runs great. Thanks to all who helped and lead me through!
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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 4.5L No Start VIN: 1070241202
Finally this car is fixed and out the door. Special thanks to Steve [...] and all the other great replies. Learned a lot about k jetronic FI on these older Mercedes. After purchasing the gauge set for measuring control pressure and capping off the return line...
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2002 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L Temp and fan control VIN: WV2MB47082
Did not solve this one. I found that if I unplugged the white connector on the main control head that all of it's wires go to the rear unit including a rear A/C control module, sensors, blower module etc. With it unplugged the front climate control instantly ...
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