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| 2008 Audi RS4 Cabriolet 4.2L front struts VIN: WUAYU48H28 I have a question maybe some one can answer. 08 Audi RS4 DRC suspension fluid is no longer available per dealer #[...] fluid? Trying ... |
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| 2015 BMW X3 xDrive28d 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWY3C53F Got this car in today with "Wrong fluid" will not start in 167 miles" message in ins pANEL WITH ABOVE CODES,dRAINED DEF TANK IN RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, REPLACED FLUID with new Def fluid and still can not clear these codes or error message. Not sure where to... Trouble codes: 2C4E0, 26FD0 |
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| 1993 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Compressor clutch VIN: 1G6CD53B0P Entered this in the repair history. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L blend door VIN: 3GNDA13D78 Original complaint was system not cold. Check system, found .7 lb r-134 in system. About half of reccomended charge. Recharged system, and duct temp was 45-50 degrees. It was 90+ that day.. Had customer call after picking up, complaining that the system... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.6L air intake VIN: 2G1WB5E3XD A lot of oil in the air duct to the throttle plate. I saw info on eairler (2011) including tsbs. I cannot find info on this year, also saw about installing a catch can, but can't seem to find a seller for this specfic model. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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| 2007 Chrysler 300 2.7L Air Conditioning VIN: 2C3KA43R27 On the fourth compressor we have not been able to get the low side pressure below 60 at idle. We have clamped off the heater hoses to prevent an air door issue from changing the results. We have used only new compressors and factory evaporator and TXV. Con... |
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| 2013 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L starter VIN: 2C4RC1BG7D Transmission mode indicator in dash always shows reverse.Shifter moves normally through entire range and shift cable is moving shift lever normally.Van won't turn over because it thinks trans is in reverse.Transmission has recently been replaced at a trann... |
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| 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cuts out VIN: 1B7KC2366W Hello to all. What I have here is a 98.5 dodge ram 2500 vin code 6 with p0215 setting. This is a strange one...truck will start and idle just fine but driving it is a different story. First of all the accelerator pedal is super touchy, it's not the normal ... Trouble codes: P0215 |
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| 2010 Dodge Avenger SE 2.4L Misfire Vehicle came in with Random misfire code. Scanner shows misfires on cylinder one and four. Vehicle runs without misfire, but counters are counting equally on both cylinders. Counts climb depending on RPM. Some ranges, it counts nothing at all, but in other... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire) |
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| 1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 5.8L Cuts out VIN: 1FDEE14HXR Have this 94 E150 5.8 (VIN [...]) that has an intermittent buck while under light load, and sometimes at idle. It feels like a vehicle with a bad wire that jerks under heavy low rpm loads. We replaced the plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil an... |
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| 2004 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L Pcm VIN: 1FMZU74W54 Check engine light is on with doc p0171 and p0174. I have replaced fuel pump with Delphi and may sensor with Delphi. STFT are +-2 and LTFT both banks at +25 with no movement. |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L transmission E-Z one for you FOMOCO boyz.Got this 07 Expedition RSC four wheel drive. Shop put in a rebuilt transmission 6R75 and asked me to program with my IDS. Does this unit need programming? I told them I do programming for several trans shops and never had a requ... |
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| 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L codes VIN: 1FTSW21P37 I checked for DTC- hadn't been cleared. I checked old EGR valve- coked. Checked EGR passages- suprisingly very clear. Test drive- good power no misfire, but then again 6.0 will mask a misfire very nicely. Performed a buzz test- had 8 injectors w/low curren... Trouble codes: P0261, P0264 (p0267-), P0267 (p0270-), P0270 (p0273-), P0273 (p0276-), P0276 |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Mechanical VIN: 1FTPW14V17 Rebult the 4r75e and after no reverse. Before we were missing 4th all others worked good including reverse. Opened it and it had a bad direct drum (splines). Replaced all frictions and steels, bands, direct drum, new od servo (sonnax). And now no reverse. ... |
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| 2012 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.2L Misfire VIN: 1FD8X3H66C Customer complaint lack of power runs rough. Test drive truck does seem to lack power on grades 6% 7% Truck I am guessing weighs 11K plus. Does set P0308 misfire but do not really feel it. Customer does state did not do this previously. I think vehicle is ... Trouble codes: P0308 (Cylinder No. 8 misfire) |
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| 1999 GMC Savana 3500 5.7L compressor VIN: 1GDJG31R5X This Van is a cargo van, and I know these guys drive this very hard. Put a New Compressor, Filter Drier, Orfice Tube and condenser in it. It came back about a month later and the high pressure switch is blow out of the back of the compressor. and what I me... |
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| 2009 Nissan Murano LE 3.5L a/c compressor VIN: JN8AZ18W99 I have an intermittent a/c compressor fault. Parts replaced are the compressor for an open circuit with the clutch, the system worked normally for about 150 miles intermittently during it's failure the power to the clutch will turn on and off rapidly, some... |
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| 1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 2.4L No Start VIN: 4TAVL52N4X Thanks to everyone who replied on the Dodge Diesel pickup. Still waiting on parts for that one. This 1999 Toyota Tacoma came in with intermittent no start. Customer said it would happen hot, cold, warm, it was very intermittent no start. Customer had the... |
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| 2010 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L A/c dont blow cold VIN: 4T1BF3EK4A Howdy Y'all! This Toyota wont blow cold air. REplaced compressor for not cooling pressures were 50 & 150. Now pressures are normal 30 & 200 ~ vent temp is 80 deg. Did flush system evac & put in 18oz 134a and 5 oz oil. We have condensation and a 52 deg suct... |
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| 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SEL Premium 1.4L Transmission VIN: 3VW637AJ1F I’m removing the Mechatronic unit and using the factory service manual and have the lever tool. Since this transmission was only available on this hybrid model Jetta in the USA, and very few have been sold here to begin with, not many of you have worked on... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF78E96 the rod end at the wastegate lever is worn and with the high miles I quoted a turbo replacement to the customer. Unfortunately, they do not want to make the investment and he took the car back without us getting to fix it which is a bummer because I hate not g... Trouble codes: P0299. |
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| 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L Pin # 31 At Pcm VIN: 3C8FY4BB01 Pcm was the fix! Good powers and grounds to the pcm. First one that I replaced just wanted to be 110 percent. |
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| 1997 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FMFU18L4V Thanks guys you all nailed it beginning with the pcv hose and ending with fuel managment... yes we smoked it ?Timothy? and as you stated sometimes they will leak in but not out!!! The IAC was what kept throwing me off as well as the high idle, and the fuel tri... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L No Start VIN: 1FTRX17L2W AS ON NOW STILL RUNNING AT SHOP WE DID BUY THERMO IMINGING GUN AND WE ARE LOOKING AT IT NOW 2 VERY HOT SPOTS ARE PCM AND FUEL PUMP RELAY WILL LET U KNOW |
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| 2007 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU94197 Thanks for everyone's advice it has help me fix this escape. It was a total rookie mistake. The numbering of the cylinders is what caused my problem. Cylinder #3 is not what i thought. Once I had that I was able to repair. Thanks everyone for the help. I have... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 miss fire). |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SE 1.6L MIL Lamp on, in limp VIN: 1FMCU0GX8D this vehicle DOES NOT have a head coolant temp head sensor, but engine cpu shows overheating. After going through all aspects of cooling system, we found the Coolant Stand Pipe fully impacted with brown sludge. we cleaned this piece and restored flow of coolan... Trouble codes: P1299, U1035. |
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| 2004 Nissan Titan LE 5.6L runs fine VIN: 1N6AA07BX4 Found that there were a few unperformed recalls on the vehicle. Customer came and picked up vehicle. Trouble codes: N0NE. |
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| 2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 4.8L Hesitation, Hesitation VIN: WP1AC2A22B So thanks to Adam [...], he pointed me in the right direction and I stopped chasing the 'misfire' and started looking into drive line/transfer case. Sure enough, there was a TSB that SPECIFICALLY says "Rough running engine - replace transfer gear". It liter... Trouble codes: P0068. |
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| 2013 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8L Misfire VIN: 5YFBU4EE5D I apologize for not including the mixture numbers in the original post,I just heard back from the customer that the car has not acted up in the two weeks of daily use.Time will tell if these misfires were an early sign of failing valves;nobody seems to have ha... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0302 (2 misfire), P0304 (4 misfire). |
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