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| 2010 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L comorpress VIN: WAUBFAFL1A Vehicle came in with complaint of A/C inop. Initially had codes 000256 A/C pressure sensor. and 000898 compressor regulator valve n280 implausible signal. Freon capacity was low and pressure sensor was leaking and faulty. replaced pressure sensor and fille... |
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| 2011 Audi Q5 Premium Plus 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1DKAFP9B Car came from another shop that put plugs in it and asked us to perform walnut blast service because they felt it was all carboned up, we did service and it made no difference. Car has misfire codes on all cylinders and fuel trim codes on all cylinders, no... Trouble codes: P0304, P0303, P0306 (Misfire 6 cylinder), P0305 (Misfire 5 cylinder), P219F, P21A1 |
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| 2014 Audi Q7 Premium Plus 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1LGAFE0E Problems all started after battery replacement although we did find or believed the crankcase vent valve to be bad even after replacement we still have a hard start issue and fuel trims are reading very rich at aprox.-20. Not sure if it matters but custome... Trouble codes: 00439, 00439 |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Vss Trans will not shift VIN: 1GCEK19T6Y Transmission was replaced by Customer and now the transmission will not shift and the speedometer does not work, there are two connectors that are not plugged in and they are nice and clean like they used to be plugged in, they are pink wires and green and... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L No Start VIN: 1GCWGFCA6B This van came in 2 years ago with the exact symptoms and problem.No start no communication, it had a bad body control module. It was diagnosed again as a bad body control module a new one installed, programmed it started right up and ran great the next day... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L engine VIN: 3D7HU18NX2 Customers concern was engine running hot, vehicle had been sitting for a while( not sure how many months or years in a while) due to over heating condition and this is new owner. Coolant was orange and noticed Dex cool jug in back of truck. Confirmed fill ... |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L remote start VIN: 1FMFU18597 The vehicle came in with a no crank situation. We replace a defective starter and it started fine after that. The customer brought it back saying his remote start is now not working. It is a ford remote start system. We tried reprogramming both remotes and... |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Electronic VIN: 1FTPW14V78 customer drop off there truck with A/C not working we did some test and found that the A/C head had a problem so we replace it and still don't work we CK wires from the relay to compressor and that's good we CK from the PCM to compressor and that is also g... |
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| 2015 Ford Edge SEL 2.0L Hesitation, Hesitation, Hesitation VIN: 2FMTK4J91F turbo over boost wastegate pressure higher than epected Trouble codes: P0234, P0234 |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 3.0L MIL Lamp on, Limp mode VIN: 1J8HR58M87 Hello, i haave this jeep 3.0 liter and it come in with the p0299 code. Turbocharger under boost. Well it seemed pretty cut and dry when i found the intake air temp sensor has blown out of its mounting position. It was broken replaced the sensor and it come... Trouble codes: P0100 (Mass air flow sensor), P0100 (Mass air flow sensor), P0100 (Mass air flow sensor), P0100 (Mass air flow sensor) |
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| 2005 Nissan Quest 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, No Power at all VIN: 5N1BV28U45 Hi guys I have this Van here that I ended up buying from the customer and would like to get running really quick so I can use it for a dayley driver. This Van had been at the dealers and 2 independent shops to try and get it going to no avail. It finally m... Trouble codes: P0011 (p0021-), P0021 (testing and results) |
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| 2011 Nissan Juke SV 1.6L Cuts out, No acceleration VIN: JN1FANF15U Hello techs, Thanks for your help in advance. This car was towed after having a minor mishap of the front wheels dropping into a concrete drainage canal. It seemed like no big deal for the client to have a few people help push the car out and be on her roa... Trouble codes: P2101 (Electric Throttle Control Function Bank 1), C1130 (Engine signal) |
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| 2008 Subaru Tribeca 3.6L HVAC Control Panel VIN: 4S4WX91D18 Curious if any Subaru folks have run into these HVAC controls being blank. On this 08 Tribeca, the radio powers up (display in dash above controls) and you can change volume, station etc. with radio controls in the center panel, which contains the radi... |
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| 1986 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L Low power This vehicle is a suzuki samurai converted to VW diesel. Came in as a hard to start, no throttle response, barely running vehicle. After inspection we found the timing belt out of time, the VE pump timing out of specification and the front bearing of the V... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VW4A7AT6C any help would be appreciated on any further testing if anyone has run across this before. is there a pcm update or anything for this code p0441 Trouble codes: P0441 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 BMW 325Ci 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABW33464 Right on the $$$ guys, catalytic converters repaired this vehicle. The biggest lesson on this one, it seems, is to remember that persistent and increasing (with load) lean short term fuel trims on one bank can be an indicator of bad converters. This car really... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean Bank 1). |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L Inter. no crank VIN: 1GCEK14VX3 Thanks to all, but especially Michae, Chris and others who reminded me to get back to basics. All the can-bus classes, passkey problems etc got in my way! This morning I tried the old hit the starter with a hammer routine and she fired right up! Actually I fel... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.0L None VIN: 1G1AG1FX2A thanks to all that helped- Doug was right and this car has the "power upgrade"- the charge tube will not hold the boost sensor that is available. the customer is going to a wrecking yard to procure all the needed parts to restore this one to stock. Thanks aga... Trouble codes: P0234 (Overboost), P0236 (Turbo boost performance). |
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| 2010 Ford E-150 4.6L Blower Motor VIN: 1FTNE1EW1A For the simple fact that I hate modding vehicles, we installed an OE switch it was cheaper than the aftermarket one we had already warrantied. We also replaced the Connector to the switch and tightened. Sometimes the 5 extra minutes to order from the dealer pa... |
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| 2011 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Apim VIN: 2FMDK4KC4B OASIS subscription is available, just have to navigate a bit more through the motocraft website. OASIS is not included in IDS subscription |
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| 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L cvvt VIN: 5NMSG13D48 MY SUSPICIONS WERE RIGHT! THANKS TO DAN AND CALEB-TRUE HELP, THEY FOUND THE MARKS ON THE CVVT ACTATORS ON THE BACK OF ENGINE, TIMING CHAINS RAISED BOSS STRAIGHT UP ON AND THE OTHER @40 DEGREES OFF, (SHOULD ALSO BE STRAIGHT UP) NEEDS NEW ACTUATOR, VERY EXPENSIV... |
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| 2012 Jaguar XF Portfolio 5.0L coolant leak VIN: SAJWA0HB7C Thanks to Nicholas for recommending changing the crossover pipe,water pump and pipe and water outlet which are all under the intake.My actual leak was the outlet,part #AJ89664 but you should also replace the expansion tank pipe,part # C224547 because it is pla... |
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| 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Right Headlight VIN: WP0CA29921 simple fix, actually. i broke down and bought a new ballast from a good supplier. i had cleaned contacts chemically and mechanically. started with a new 35 watt bulb and switched sides after 2 failures. the wiring to all hid components is first class, not so ... |
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| 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GG79686 ok so i lab scoped the tumble valve wires at the pcm key cycled on found a one cycle 12v square wave on the blu yel wire(valve close) and multiple 12v square waves on the blue wire at the pcm and at the valve i was only getting a 1-2 volts non square wave at t... Trouble codes: P1096. |
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