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2011 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 6.0L Fuse ID VIN: SCBBR9ZAXB
Hey All Hoping someone could me with finding the correct fuse ID and amperage rating here. I purchased a day of Bentley erWin and downloaded the service info for this car, but still having trouble finding what I need. This Bentley has a factory trickl...
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2003 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L no heat above 2000rpm
this bmw heats great at idle, if rpms are raised above 2000 you lose heat. watching scanner the valve stays open on both sides but heater core temp slowly drops from 170 until you don't have heat. If I unplug the valve the heater core temp stays and it hea...
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2003 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L No Start, Stall, Hard start VIN: 1GCDT13X63
When truck is cold, it's very hard to get started, chugs and sputters, stalls. If you can keep it running for a couple of minutes, it straightens up and runs great, starts great, until it sits overnight. KOEO fuel pressure was low, so it got a new fuel pum...
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2006 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L Air Bag Light VIN: 2G1WT58K16
Just like the repair message said replaced BCM with a recondition BCM with the Vin. already install. Because of a no starter engagement, than it started right up. There was note that I might have to get into SDM Module & resynchronize Air Bag with BCM. If ... Trouble codes: B1001 (45- Body/Body Rear End--Current History Option Configuration Error Variant Not Programmed), B0814, B0815, B0810, B1001 (45- Body/Body Rear End--Current History Option Configuration Error Variant Not Programmed)
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2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L No Start, no crank VIN: 1GNLVGED6A
Vehicle towed in to shop. Had hole in side of engine block. We install used engine. Now we have no crank no start. Can not communicate with ecm or ebcm to ecm. No codes in others that we can get in to. We did notice that check light was flickering but afte...
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2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LTZ 6.6L injector noise VIN: 1GC4K1C81D
Hello all , we have this 2013 Chevy K3500 in the shop-came to us not running. Customer states vehicle started shaking while driving on the highway in New Mexico. Customer called the dealership & they told him to drive it into town (about 20 miles). By the ...
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2005 Chrysler Pacifica Touring 3.5L No Start VIN: 2C4GF68455
This vehicle will always start cold and takes a lot to get it to stall. but after running and letting fans cycle a couple times in bay. we let sit for around 20 mins and the vehicle will no start. we found with the fuel pressure tester hooked to the fuel r...
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2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L No Start VIN: 2A4RR5DG3B
Vehicle came in for no start. Checked for spark and fuel, good spark no fuel. Listened for pump to run in tank pump not running. Unplugged connector at tank and checked for presence of power and ground at connector. Good power and ground, power comes on fo...
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2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty XLT 6.7L No Start, Crank/no start VIN: 1FD0W5HT6B
Died on road on customer shortly after getting fuel, (from a reputable place). Initially thought contaminated fuel so new filters, cycled fresh fuel through system and tried starting on separate fuel supply. no good. Pulled volume control valve from pump t...
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2011 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L spark knock VIN: 1FTFW1EF4B
No codes no driveability problems. Spark knocks under normal driving, goes away under full throttle. Fuel induction treatment to clean carbon from valves and new plugs with only slight improvement. Inferred flex fuel percentage at 40% down from 80%. Confir...
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2007 Hyundai Entourage SE 3.8L Drive VIN: KNDMC23327
Transmission has reverse ,,but no drive
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4Matic 2.0L Unknown VIN: WDDSJ4GB2E
We have a rhythmic noise at 10 to 20 miles per hour, above that speed it goes away, it happens only "driving straight", it won't do it in corners or sharp cornering left or right! It's a 4 matic and the Driveshaft appears to be good! Backing up the noise i...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250 Bluetec 4Matic 2.1L Parking Brake VIN: 4JGDA0EB0F
I started with such a simple thing - replacing rear pads and rotors and very embarrassed to have to ask for help. My ASE certified technician with 27 years experience forgot to retract the brakes on this 2015 Mercedes ML 250 Diesel until after he had insta...
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2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5L radio VIN: 1N4AL11D46
customer states that on occasion the car will not crank over in the morning,having to jump start it.does not happen on a regular basis,no real pattern.he left it with me the other day,and I load tested battery,checked charging system,all ok.was good for 2 ...
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2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0L Rack VIN: JF2GPAVC5D
Customer complaint is the car pulls to the left. I drive the car and it does want to drift left a lot at low speeds not so much at higher speeds. The front end seems fine, this condition came on within the last few days. When the car is on the lift runn...
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2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3L wont move VIN: JTEEW44A89
We just installed a rear main seal in internal combustion engine of this hybrid system. That required removal of the engine and transmission assembly on the cradle. My technician reassembled the car, and everything went together well. All the fluids refill... Trouble codes: P0A4B
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2004 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L abs VIN: WAUCD64B74
I got a used ABS module today coded with VAG Scan tool and that fixed my problem, thanks to everyone helped in this matter
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2014 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.0L Synchronization VIN: WAUR2AFD4E
We re-synchronized the sunroof and it's been working now for weeks with no issues and this guy uses the sunroof everyday. We suspect it is going to happen again, the client is prolonging the expense of replacing the module (with the code) which is located abov...
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L 4x4 Module VIN: 1GCEK19VX2
Well, what we found was an intermittent frame ground. The faults in the 4x4 system were caused by everything that is grounded by the frame was being sent through the 4x4 module ground circuit. This was cooking the 4x4 module. The problem occurred while driving...
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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3L Oil pressure VIN: 3GCPKTE37B
Sorry for a belated post on this. The fix turned out to be a replacement engine. Main and rod bearings looked like new as did oil pump. Cam bearings are difficult to see when engine is installed but we didn't see any of those out of position either. Oil pump a...
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2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B4HB15Y0Y
I would like to thank everyone that gave their input. You all have some great ideas. I will be stringing a new isolated harness for the IAC valve and then re-evaluate. The throttle body has been completely cleaned. If this doesn't work it looks like the truck... Trouble codes: P0505 (Idle air control).
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1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 7.3L oil leak VIN: 1F1NW20F2X
thanks for all the tips on this issue.. so i explained to the customer that the smoking is most likely due to worn valve seals or piston ring but there was a slight chance that the injector o ring could be at fault even though there was no sign of oil in fuel...
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2000 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L air distribution door VIN: 2FAFP74W8Y
I am going to go ahead and close this one out even though the car is not yet fixed. Thanks for all the replies. I just talked to my Ford parts guy and he said he could get me the plenum assy for $200.00. That's cheap enough that I would not even try to do a re...
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2012 Honda Fit Sport 1.5L steering VIN: JHMGE8H60C
We checked the suspension and found no binds. Our snapon scan tool said torque relearn not applicable to this vehicle. We had load tested the battery initially and it passed with flying colors but as the symptom seemed to indicate a possible battery issue we r...
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2007 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L compressor VIN: JN8AZ08W47
Checked the P/S pressure reading in the ECM through the scan tool switching from off to on with engine not running, disconnected P/S switch system functions normal now. Wish this was in repair info some ware but not any ware I found. Special thanks to James [...]...
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2012 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X 4.0L No Start VIN: 1N6AD0EV0C
We checked the can bus comm with the breakout box and all was normal 60 ohms and 120 ohms,Had my tech go back and retest power and grounds at pcm,Found that the ignition signal did not change with key position, Installed a new electrical portion of ignition sw...
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2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L no tail lamps VIN: 3VWRZ71K18
No risk no reward. I got another multipex and I now have tail lamps. Thanks guys
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