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2011 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 2.0L Oil Usage VIN: WAUWFAFL4B
This engine is burning a quart of oil every three hundred miles. I verified with Audi the pistons and rings have never been done on this engine. My friend at Audi told me that what they do is replace the PCV Valve, the front Crank Seal and update the softw...
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2010 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L AWD system VIN: WBAPK5C53A
Vehicle came in with 4x4 and abs warning lights on. Performed vehicle scan/report via Autologic, found fault code 54C4 calibration faulty in VGS module and 5F3A transfer case internal & 5F39 transfer case internal in ABS module. Cleared fault codes, faults...
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2003 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L MIL Lamp on, Erratic Speedometer VIN: 3D7KU28693
The initial symptom is that the first time in a day that the engine is started, the transmission stays in first gear and the engine will only accelerate to 2,200 rpm and go about 18-20 mph. If I stop, shut the engine off, restart the engine, and start driv... Trouble codes: P0720 (Low Output Speed Sensor - RPM Above 15 MPH)
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2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L wipers VIN: 1FMFU18L33
Hi everybody and thanks in advance, ok this vehicle came with interior/dome light on all the time even with no key in the ignition, and the front windshield wipers running non stop in high speed only with the key on or running, as far as the interior light...
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2007 Infiniti G35 X 3.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JNKBV61F67
Hi everyone. I didn't do the all job, but as far as i know. this car start having a problem with low performance a specially going uphill. He brought it to the dealer for diagnostic.They pull only one code P0507 and said both throttle bodies has to be chan... Trouble codes: P0507
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2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Shift Lever VIN: 1J4GK48K72
Customer came in stating that when on an incline vehicle would intermittently move out of PARK and roll. Fortunately so far no casualties. A previous shop installed a new ignition switch for this problem. Here is what it is doing: With shifter in any posit...
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2010 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 5.0L leak,engine overheated VIN: SALME1D45A
Vehicle belonged to friend who now lives in Florida. He gave it to his son who lives about 90 miles from Amarillo, Texas. The son overheated the engine. Small town tractor mechanic(no offence to tractor mechanics, I used to be one)told him it had blown hea...
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2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK350 3.5L Engine VIN: WDBTK56G06
The customer returned with code P0014 a day later; it has the same description as P0015. The engine oil looked clean. It had also had P2006 for tumble valve flap, but did not come back after replacing the vac hose. Also P0171 for idle mixture control. Did ...
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2000 Mercury Cougar V6 2.5L Cuts out VIN: 1ZWFT61L4Y
Thank you for your time on this one. I have had this car in the shop for way too long and it is time to fix it or boot it. It came in with low to no fuel pressure. Customer replaced the fuel pump twice trying to solve the problem. We found that there was l...
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2013 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GV7E68D
Hi, I had a 2013 Subaru WRX 2.5l Turbo come in the shop last week with a misfire. The engine was replaced at 20,[...] with one that has 70,[...]. The engine was in a bunch of little pieces. Plugs were replaced a few months ago with NGK iridiums due t... Trouble codes: P0301, U0073, P0300
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2003 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WV2NB47093
checked leak detection pump Electrically by testing ohms directly on LDP pins 1-3 found 650 ohms, specifications is 640 to 720 Ohms. then checked pins 2-3 and found 15 ohms specifications is 14-18 ohms. then checked voltage supply and found 14 volts coming... Trouble codes: P1475
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2005 Acura TL 3.2L A/c heating VIN: 19UUA66245
I am so sorry for the late update. THANK YOU ALL so much for all the help. When the car came in we were told the thermostat was changed. well I took the thermostat out and tested it on the bench,it was bad.put a new one in defrost is working good now. Again th...
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2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 3GNFK16ZX3
Thank you for all the help guys, it ended up being a converter shutter. all the misfires in history sent me the wrong way. we replace with new trans and all good Trouble codes: P0300.
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2012 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L Stall, Misfire VIN: 2GNFLNEK6C
Well thank you all. Every response is appreciated. I am going to do a few more cold starts, but I am calling this fixed. After removing the b1s1 and bore scoping the cat, that worried me, as I could see the substrate was deformed some, probably because of the ... Trouble codes: P0014.
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1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L no ecm communication VIN: 1FTNX21F7X
fuel heater was shorted causing the problem. Thanks to all that replied to the post
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2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0L 4x4 VIN: 1FTLR4FE9B
Well as I suspected, the new transfer case motor was defective. I told the auto parts to get me another one, I installed it and perfect, all is good. I know that many of you will say that is my fault for not using a factory Ford part but it is frustrating when...
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2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L Vibration VIN: WDDNG71X47
The problem turned out to be the Torque Converter Clutch having an issue. The client decided not to spend the money to repair it at this time. Thank you for all the responses
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2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Uneven pad wear VIN: 4JGDA5HB4F
Within 24 hrs we had two more 2013 ML 350s that we had recently installed rear pads on come in with premature wear. The concensus is that this is being caused by "lane keep assist" which uses the electronic parking brake to individually apply one rear wheel br...
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