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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for August 21, 2019 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2014 Audi S7 4.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUW2BFC5E I am requesting help on this 2014 Audi S7 Premium Plus Quattro. I was asked to confirm the Dealer diagnosis of a bad injector on cylinder #5. I’m sure some of you know that the engine needs to be removed for injector replacement so I wanted to make sure th... Trouble codes: P0300 (multiple cylinder misfire), P0308 (cylinder 8 misfire), P130A, P150A |
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| 2014 Cadillac ATS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6AG5RX2E Car came in on a hook, will barely run. Customer said it happened all of a sudden. Afraid to let it run too long it seems so rich. You can smell raw fuel outside the car. Scan data shows cylinder #4 misfiring consistently. Just for the hell of it I switche... Trouble codes: P0300 |
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| 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3LC56BX9 hello all. have this avenger driving me a bit nuts. it was dropped off and I scanned pcm, found codes above. it was also running on 2 cylinders, #2,#3. put in sensor and no more ckp codes. scoped coils and all 4 are firing great with a nice secondary burn ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0335, P0315 |
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| 2010 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Starting VIN: 1FTWW3BR8A This all started with a jump start, and a possible reversing of terminals. Once it was jump-started, the battery ABS, and CEL lights stayed on. The engine did run however. upon scanning the VIN was missing from the PCM and there were corrupt data blocks an... |
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| 2012 Ford Fusion SE 2.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 3FAHP0HA3C Hello Ford guys. Three weeks ago customer brings his vehicle into my shop and complains that every once in awhile vehicle will stall coming to a stop or will start and stall. Pulled codes and found a P061b - INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TORQUE CALCULATION FAULT... Trouble codes: P061B |
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| 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Long starting time VIN: 5NMSG13D17 When ignition is first switched ON no 2 second fuel pump activation . Fuel pump only activates after a few seconds of cranking the engine . After each engine off takes 6 to 10 seconds to start due to fuel build up time . Greg |
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| 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4.0L MIL Lamp on, Extended Crank VIN: 1J4FA69S44 I got this Jeep with intermittent extended crank/no start especially after it sat 30 min or more. I checked codes and found an evap small leak code & cyl 1 misfire. I connected a fuel press gauge and found that when it was acting up there was only about 10... |
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| 2010 Mazda Tribute i 2.5L electrical VIN: 4F2CY0C7XA checked & found defective smart junction box . my question is does this part have to be programmed before use ? i have read online that they are plug & play ? |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L pedal operation VIN: WDDHF8HB8B very poor brake pedal function.pedal will go almost completely down and recovers only slightly with repeated applications.this issue has been coming on slowly according to owner.first thought is that the master cylinder has failed but that is so rare in th... |
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| 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L No reset monitors VIN: 2MEFM74W81 I have tried everything I can think of on this. Here in NM the car will not pass emission because it will not reset the monitors. The speedometer works buts does not read at PCM. I tested the wiring all the way to the PCM. Has good signal completely to it.... |
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| 2006 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Starting VIN: WMWRE33596 This Mini battery will die after a couple of days. It has 0.520 amp draw. After pulling all the fuses in both fuse boxes the only one that made any difference was the cluster fuse #21 that dropped the draw to about 0.340 amps. Obviously still to high. Also... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWPL7AJ8B This one was towed in. Vehicle died going down the road and will not restart. Fuel gauge showed full. We added a gallon of diesel, still no start. No codes present. Fuel pressure is over 100 psi at the injection pump inlet. No fuel delivery on injector sid... |
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| 2007 Volvo S80 3.2 3.2L Mechanical VIN: YV1AS98277 I entered this as a engine issue, but the problem could be transmission related. The car has developed a noise that comes on after it approaches operating temperature. Does not make the noise of on initial start up. The noise occurs as engine speed is incr... |
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| 2013 Volvo S60 T5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1612FS0D car came in with mil on, p0171(current) and a p0015(history) was pulling 10 inch of vacuum in crankcase. oil separator failed, replace and trims returned to normal. had vehicle idling for a prolonged period of time ie over an hour. noticed exhaust cam desi... Trouble codes: P0171, P0015, P0014 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2013 Audi Q5 Premium Plus 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1LFBFP1D THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INPUTS. IT ENDED UP BEING A SMALL CRACK IN THE DIP STICK TUBE WHERE IT PLUGS INTO ENGINE. TOOK MANY TIMES TO FIND WITH SMOKE TESTER, BUT SHES GOOD TO GO!! Trouble codes: P2279 (Intake air system leak), P119A. |
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| 2005 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L 4x4 light, DSC code VIN: WBXPA93445 I'd like to thank the fine gentlemen who responded to my post. I'm sorry it took so long for me to respond. Having just moved across the country, things have been very hectic. I'm sure that the yaw (acceleration) sensor is the issue. Unfortunately, the custom... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 Van 5.9L brakes VIN: 2B6KB31Z5X wheel bearings OK, went through entire brake system again and at the end decided to replace rear wheel cylinders but same issue with pedal going to the floor. Customer can't wait any longer and so vehicle is being towed out of shop this evening. First vehicl... |
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| 2011 Dodge Nitro SE 3.7L o2 monitor VIN: 1D4PT2GK3B Thank you for the responses. All O2 sensors were Factory installed NTK. Mode 6 info did lead us to believe downstream sensor problem (value over max) We checked O2 sensors, wiring (running our own ground and power feed from PCM)connectors. everything worked c... |
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| 1989 Ford F Super Duty 7.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2FDLF47G1K Lots of good tips here... but everything checked out. Fuel pressure is within spec, steady and does not leak down after the vehicle sits. TPS was within spec at 0.9v idle, 4.6v wide open. ECT resistance was correct as well as voltage on the harness side 0.6... Trouble codes: 126 (MAP sensor fault). |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14X4R FIXED THIS ONE. BROKEN BAFFOLD IN FUEL TANK CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO LOOSE PRIME AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. REPLACED FUEL TANK AND PROBLEM IS GONE. |
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| 2015 GMC Yukon XL Denali 6.2L rear evap VIN: 1GKS2CKJ7F First of all thanks to every one,great info.After seeing such a change after pinching off heater hoses. I went with Daves Idea of a ball valve. I guess the rear havac box being so small that the heater core overwelms the evaporators ability to cool. This has m... |
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| 2007 Hummer H3 3.7L Cluster VIN: 5GTDN13E37 thanks for all of the replies. since both the bcm and cluster were replaced at the same time, i removed the bcm,replaced it with the original bcm, took the vehicle down the road, mileage appeared in cluster, then put the new bcm in. when replacing a cluster fo... |
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| 2009 Infiniti G37 X 3.7L Timing VIN: JNKCV61F99 We should have swapped engine as we suggested to customer. Thanks to all you guys for your insight, much appreciated |
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| 2011 Infiniti QX56 5.6L Bcm VIN: JN8AZ2NE1B Thanks for the time to reply to this post, the vehicle had 2 issues. The battery cable ends were in poor condition and were replaced. Also, the bigger issue was the key fob being too close to the car when it was shut off. This kept the keyless start system tur... |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2L Active roll control VIN: SALSH23426 Found a loose connector at lower centrifugal switch.Repaired connector,flushed,renewed fluid and filter and all is well.No metal in the filter or screen. Just to confirm:when there is a fault with the dynamic response,it illuminates the EAS fault. Thank ... |
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| 2007 Subaru Forester X 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SG63667 upon further inspection with help from co-worker we removed & cleaned every ground we could find on engine & trans and to firewall about 9 in total and problem was resolved, vehicle has regained communication & runs fine with no check engine or flashing cruise... Trouble codes: P1718. |
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