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| 1998 Cadillac Catera 3.0L Immobilizer Key Programing VIN: W06VR52R0W Son's car, lost key, new one cut by dealer. Tech II requires security code to program and erase transponder key codes on this Opel immobilizer system. Dealer provided 5 digit code--S1373--that turns out to be key cylinder code (used for key cutting too... |
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| 2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum 6.0L ebcm VIN: 1GYS3FEJ3B Hello every one out there, i have this car in my shop over a week Even i don't know where i start i have some cods in the driver and passenger door switches witch i had it before and car was running , any help i count thank you every one out there. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1GCEC14X94 Hey guys, hoping someone can point out what we missing here. 2004 1500 4.3 liter. Bogs down on acceleration, doesn't matter hot or cold. Feels like restricted exhaust. Has new cats on it. We checked for excessive backpressure and none found. Has new delphi... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L compressor VIN: 2CNDL23F27 This thing does not make sense! The compressor will not cycle, so after a 15 mile drive the system freezes up. This thing has been to another shop that replaced the compressor, desiccant, and the expansion valve. So the first thing we did was to recycle, e... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNSCAE09E Intermittently MIL comes on for P015B and P015D. Both bank 1 sensors are operating normally and mirror each other. The fuel pressure is good. Mass airflow reads correctly. Smoked intake for leaks none found. Checked exhaust for leaks and/or cracks none fou... Trouble codes: P015B, P015D |
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| 2014 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Shift Fork B VIN: 1FADP3F22E Hello all. I have a 2014 Ford Focus with the 6 speed dual clutch auto trans. This vehicle was towed in for a no crank issue. Guy said his daughter drove it to work, everything was fine, went to leave no starter operation. I told the guy, "piece of cake, pr... |
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| 2009 Honda Pilot Touring 3.5L steering shake VIN: 5FNYF389X9 Vehicle came in with a high speed shake. Upon driving we felt a shake from 60-80mph with she shimmy at its worse near 70mph. Vehicle had uneven tire wear and feathering and the compliance bushings at the rear of the control arms were leaking so we recommen... |
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| 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L steering box VIN: 1J4FA59S3Y replaced power steering box because of a leak. did normal fill procedure turning wheel both directions. drove, steering really only worked when I revved it up and on a straight away really got on the throttle and lost power steering completely and never... |
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| 2003 Lexus LS430 4.3L Mechanical VIN: JTHBN30F83 Help toyota/ lexus techs! we are installing a rebuilt 4.3 in this rig- alldata says flex plate bolts are torque to yeild and one time use- identafix lists a torque value only. Does anyone know if the bolts are re usable or do we need new ones- just want to... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 6.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge Vehicle originally came in in limp mode. (we have never been able to replicate this) codes, 1061- = load limit active 2313 torque ctrl has a malfunction 1916 = b28 pressure sensor implausible value p1016 used autel maxidas ds708 i have removed the in... |
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| 2001 Saturn L200 2.2L Lighting VIN: 1G8JU52FX1 When the headlights are turned to the on position and the high beam indicator is on, the outer most headlights are on. When the high beam indicator is off, the inner most bulbs come on. Isn't this backwards? (I've already checked and it appears the connect... |
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| 2007 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.5L ignition switch VIN: 4T1BK36B87 Need help desperately. I removed dash to replace evaporator and in doing so I left the immobilizer module unplugged which caused a no start. It would crank at that point, but would not start. So I had to remove the whole dash again because the immobilizer ... |
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| 2014 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5L Starting VIN: 3VW5P7AT7E I don't have the car at my shop, but it's for a relative that's out of town. It's an automatic transmission car which failed to start, then the driver noticed a message on the dash to press the clutch pedal. BUT IT'S AN AUTOMATIC! Any ideas? |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 BMW 325xi 3.0L All Windows/Sunroof VIN: WBAVT13516 Hey everyone, thanks for all the replies. The customer has only had the issue happen once since he had the car here last. He has an appointment next week with me to take a look at FRM. Just want to get a visual inspection and check if water is leaking down ... |
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| 2013 BMW 135i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAUC9C58D YES AS 5 OF THE 7 RESPONSES NOTED I DID REMOVE THE CRANK BOLT BUT THIS WAS AFTER TRYING TO REMOVE THE FRONT CRANK SEAL WITH THE BAUM PART NUMBER 110370 FRONT CRANK SEAL REMOVAL TOOL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TOOL IT BOTTOMED OUT ON THE CRANK BOLT AND WOULD NOT GO... Trouble codes: P054B, P052B. |
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| 2001 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HR54K01 I'm not proud of the way I did it, but I was able to get car to pass the emissions for the other shop. Code would initially pass once operating temp of enabling criteria was met, then as engine would get closer to operating temperature it would fail repeatedl... Trouble codes: P0327 (KS bank 1). |
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| 2000 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon Custom 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTSS34F8Y I ended up calling a friend who had a 7.3 same year and tried his IDM and van started right up. But a new reman from ford and starts everytime. |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 4.2L MIL Lamp fuel trims VIN: 1FTRF12206 The fix was a new H02B1S1 motorcraft wiring connector pigtail (chassis side- connector C171) with new overlay to pcm connector C175E ( housed three of the four pins to H02B1s1) and H02B1s1 pin 2 to pin 16 (rd/yl) @ the 16 way connector (C139) which is about 4 ... Trouble codes: P0171 (bank 1 sensor 1 lean), P2195 (02 bank 1 sensor 1 biased lean). |
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| 2011 Ford Taurus Limited 3.5L ac system VIN: 1FAHP2FW0B Thanks to all that replied.Fix turned out to be a partially plugged high side line from drier to evap.At some time before we got veh. a dryer had come apart and dessicant balls were lodged in a sharp bend in line.You could blow through it with shop air but not... |
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| 2014 Ford Focus SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on, MIL Lamp on THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE BANK 1 O2 SENSOR HARNESS CONNECTOR NO OTSIDE VISABLE PROBLEM BUT WITH CONNECTOR TAKEN APART THERE WAS ONLY 2 STRANDS OF WIRE IN THE CRIMP FOR THE WIRE THE PCM MONITORS FOR THIS CODE ...INSTALLED OE CONNECTOR . Trouble codes: P2626 (Bank 1 sensor [...] trim circuit open). |
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| 2013 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKS2KE71D We haven't fixed this one just yet, but this post is due to be closed so I'll add what I know. As suggested, we swapped the O2's side to side & the code didn't follow, it remained p219A We performed a compression test & running compression test on the affec... Trouble codes: P219A. |
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| 2004 Honda Civic EX 1.7L vvt VIN: 2HGES26754 oil level was good, no sludge in engine indicated, ended up replacing cylinder head due to internal issues with cylinder head. swapped with good known head and problem was resolved along with timing belt and water pump replacement |
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| 2007 Honda Element SC 2.4L MIL Lamp on, VTEC limp in mode VIN: 5J6YH17957 We originally replaced the housing which included the vtec solenoid and vtec pressure switch with an aftermarket part. After finding nothing else wrong, we replaced the vtec pressure switch with a genuine Honda part. The customer has had the car [...] for ove... Trouble codes: P2646. |
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| 2008 Infiniti G35 X 3.5L Can VIN: JNKBV61F28 As I said in my original post, I was posting this for a co-worker (not a customer) who was doing the work himself. Suggestions were to get an OE valve body; have this one programmed; replace wiring harness; or buy a J box and program it ourselves, which we hav... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WDDNG71X18 As suggested, I replaced both cam magnets/solenoids on the right bank. I cleared the codes and test drove the car. the idle was much better, and after 15 miles the P0015 and p0060 did not recurr. The P0015 came back during a one mile test drive after clearing ... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire on cyl 1), P0015 (Ex cam retarded), P0012 (In cam retarded), P0455 (Evap leak). |
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| 1989 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L expansion valve VIN: JN1HZ14S2K special thankx to dan in canada he turned me on to a source that was almost local he had athe part and at a great price!!! the job turned out fine except the compressor was noisy the customer found that on his own and will bring it back next week btw all the... |
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| 2012 Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L Output Shaft Signal VIN: 3C7WDTCLXC The owner took the truck on my advice to another shop. They told him there would be no charge if they could not fix it. So far, after alot of testing, it appears there are metal filings in the trans. They ordered a filter kit and are taking the pan down for... |
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| 2003 Toyota Prius 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BK12U53 THANKS TO ALL THAT REPIED- NO POINT IN WASTING YOUR,OUR OR THE CLIENTS TIME. GREAT INFO ABOUT THE REVERSE BEING ELECTRIC! WE HAVE CONFIRMED EVEN THE MOST BASIC TESTS FOR THE BATTERIES ARE OUT OF RANGE AND NEED ATTENTION 1ST.THE BATTERIES MUST GO! GREG AND CREW Trouble codes: P3000 (Battery control system). |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L brakes VIN: 3VWRF71K85 Thanks to all that responded. We learned a valuable lesson on this VW. There is a rather large, fairly thick ring that seals the master cylinder to the booster. Since there isn't any way to adjust the pushrod length on this car we loosened the two bolts that h... |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVGAV7AX4D Thanks everyone that gave me suggestion what else to check. Everyone said the turbo probably needed replacement. Unfortunately, I don't have a confirm fix yet. Customer declined turbo replacement at this time due to cost. The check engine light did came back j... Trouble codes: P0299 (Boost pressure regulation control range not reached), P0420 (Catalyst system bank 1 efficiency below threshold). |
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