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| 2012 BMW 535i 3.0L connector VIN: WBAFR7C53C Hello Guys, I am installing a hpfp [...], the 2 wires coming from the car are red/blue and white, the wires on the new connector are white/green and white. Anyone knows which wire goes to which? I hav... |
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| 2013 BMW 528i 2.0L Vanos VIN: WBAXG5C51D Vehicle came in on Limp home mode. We started out by replacing the battery first due to Code: S0398 Battery faulty or worn out, we replaced it with a BMW Battery and registered the battery, then we cleared the codes. We test drove the vehicle but it was st... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L Shift indicator/PRNDL VIN: 3GNFK16Z84 P, R, and D, do not illuminate on the cluster when gear is selected. I replaced the neutral safety switch and installed a used instrument cluster, but still have the same issue. Neutral/safety switch provides signal to the PCM for gear selection then PCM s... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L power steering pump VIN: 2G1WB5EK9B This is a well maintained vehicle. When the car is started, the pump whines loudly. If I shut it off immediately and check the fluid, the fluid is frothy and aerated and the reservoir is under pressure. It actually pops lightly when the cap is removed. ... |
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| 2004 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L alternator VIN: 2C8GF68494 This is a strange one, after replacing a water pump, (that went smoothly)on start up the alternator was whining & it seemed to be warmer to the touch than normal. So we put a new alternator in the car. The replacement acted the same. We put a second alt. w... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 8.0L valvetrain VIN: 1B7KF23W4X Truck is in the shop for the second time now with another broken rocker bolt. I am wondering what my options are to prevent this from happening again. From what I understand, the 1999 has 5/16 bolts, and the later ones, as well as the viper, have 3/8 bolts... |
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| 2010 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L removal VIN: 3D4PH5FV7A Hello all! I need some tips that I am probably looking over. The freeze plugs on the back of the block facing the transmission are leaking badly. So I am trying to remove the transmission to replace. I followed MOD information, and now I have a transmissio... |
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| 2004 Ford Freestar Limited 4.2L Battery VIN: 2FMDA58214 Hi all, and thank you in advance. I have this van that its eating my lunch, when it came in had dead battery, so we charged it up and started up good no problem, the owner said he saw some smoke coming out from below the radio area, I striped down that are... |
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| 2010 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.8L cluster, pwr windows radio shift interlock VIN: 1FTSS3ES3A Vehicle battery was dead, replaced battery and now the cluster keeps rebooting with the engine off or on, the gauges will go to rest and the warning lights will light up and the trip meter will light up then all go off and start over again, interesting fac... |
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| 2014 Ford Fusion Energi SE Luxury 2.0L Hybrid Battery VIN: 3FA6P0PU0E We have a Fusion Hybrid here that the customer reported the CEL is coming on at times and thinks its causing his vehicle to run off the gas engine as opposed to the HV battery. We fixed and cleared the fuel door fault and that took care of the CEL. What we... |
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| 2016 Ford F-450 Super Duty XLT 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDUF4HT4G Truck brought in for check engine light. Code p0073 ambient temp sensor. It is a hard code, as soon as we clear it, it returns. Data shows -40 degrees. According to alldata sensor is in mirror. Its not.called ford said it uses data from ect and maf sensors... Trouble codes: 00073 |
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| 2010 Jeep Compass Sport 2.4L Brakes/Speedometer/4WD/Traction Control/Odometer VIN: 1J4NF4FB1A I don't even know where to start with this. Vehicle came in with 'no fuse' on instead of odometer. I went through testing all fuses (even pulled all of them under the hood and tested), cleaned grounds, battery terms. Now I have all kinds of lights on, but ... |
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 3.6L abs VIN: 1C4RJFBG0E I need help locating the star connector for can C dash. It is in the area of the trans tunnel or center firewall. Most likely inside near console but so far no luck locating it. |
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| 2014 Kia Soul EX 2.0L engine VIN: KNDJX3A57E vehicle has engine vibration at idle worse in gear. checked for codes no codes. ignition system no misfires noted. feels like a bad motor mount. have been unable to determine which one is the cause. did an search and have found nothing on possible engine m... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 5.0L hose from water pump VIN: SALME1D45A I replaced the water pump on this LR/Jag 5.0 and when installing the by pass hose(the nylon one that pushes into the pump inlet) it broke. Does anyone have a part # or a name for this so I can describe it to the dealer parts man. I cant find a pic or anyth... |
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| 2008 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Xenon VIN: YS3FB79YX8 Goodafternoon Iatn I've got this 08 9.3 CV brought in by the local used car lot that they switched the Xenon light assemblies with halogen assemblies. They asked to reprogram the car for the halogen lights. After messing around for a few minutes and gettin... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Acura TL 3.2L MIL Lamp on Adjusted valves , STFT 14.5 bank 2 12.7 bank 1 added Seafoam to fuel tank . Vehicle came back three days later for recheck , STFT bank 2 8.4 bank 1 6.2 all monitors ran . Thank you everyone for the help . Trouble codes: P0174. |
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| 2000 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L Dimmer Switch Instrument Panel VIN: 4USCH3345Y Borrowed a Flir infrared camera attachment to an iPhone and loaded the circuit for a couple seconds and instantly you could see the hot wire right through the harness. Found a short in the connector for the convertible top switch connector. Apparently someone ... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L readiness monitors VIN: 1GNDT13W7V thanks for all the great replies!so,while driving with my scan tool on live data,i observed the coolant temperature.no matter how i drove it,the temp on scan tool would not show more than 145 degrees,even with the radiator blocked&a/c on.when cold ,the iat&ect... |
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| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1D7HU18Z02 Thank you to most of the people who sent help. I did set the timing with the scan tool to 0 degrees but that seemed to make the problem worse. The vehicle now will not start or run at all. The compression shows 180+ on all cylinders. I have good fuel pressure ... |
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| 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.0L dash lights VIN: WD0PE74538 dash cluster needs to be replaced customer declined repairs due to cost had us instal a battery shutoff switch thank you. |
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta SE 1.6L Lack of power VIN: 3FADP4EJ0B THANK YOU GUYS FOR REPLY. WE SMOKE THE INTAKE SYSTEM. NO LEAK FOUND WE DROVE THE CAR FOR MORETHAN 30MILES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONCERN.DATA LOOKED NORMALL NO CODE RETURN. TOLD THE CUSTOMER ABOUT TRANS CODE THAT IT HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY HE WILL TAKE TO FORD... Trouble codes: P2281 (Air leak between maf and throttle body), P07A3. |
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| 2008 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start VIN: SALMF154X8 Greetings, I did not need a Pcm after all.The purple/black wire from the pcm that grounds the pcm relay was bad plus the relay itself was funky. Replies say a used Pcm can be substituted if you send it to a repair facility and have it wiped.Good to know. ... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 350SD 3.4L 1-2 shift VIN: WDBCB34E8M The fix was to flush the trans cooler in the radiator. What I failed to mention is about a month ago, we replaced the externally-leaking (coolant) original plastic/aluminum radiator with an all-aluminum aftermarket unit. The only thing we can think of i... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Thermostat Not Opening VIN: 3VWCC21C2Y Radiators are hard to flow check. I cut the center out of a thermostat to mimic an open thermostat. Removed the fans so I could feel the radiator. Clamped the lower hose until the vehicle reached 190 degrees then opened the clamp. I could feel the radiator hea... |
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