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2010 Audi A6 Quattro Avant 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAU4GAFBXA
Car shows P0171 lean mixture bank one. Also p0456, small evap leak. Data stream shows trim numbers short term and long term around 6 to 8% at idle. If the RPM is raised to about 1500 or higher even without any load on the engine the long term trim numbers ... Trouble codes: P0171
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2005 BMW M3 3.2L clutch VIN: WBSBL93425
Hello techs! i have a 2005 bmw m3 with smg trans. Customer towed car in or no start and transmission slipping. Replaced the starter and resolved the no start issue. Next we replaced the hydro clutch assembly with a new part from dealership for code (059)3b...
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2007 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start
Help bmw techs...i have a bmw cranks , no start cold,.if you disconnect the encentric shaft sensor it will start. Have replaced sensor, battery , coils , plugs cam and crank sensors. Valvetronic motor. What is happening when this sensor is disconnected??i ...
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2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 3GNFK16388
A couple weeks ago I put up a post about this same vehicle. This vehicle came into our shop with a bad misfire. Vehicle was diagnosed with bad lifters. We replace the motor only because it had very high mileage. After we replaced the motor we could not get... Trouble codes: P1174, P0300
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2012 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L temperature VIN: 1GCWGFCA7C
I have this van that runs fine, no smoke or steam out the tailpipe. Previously replaced the water pump, gates product, which includes new thermostat. I also replaced the ECT sensor because I felt it was not reading correctly, too high, based my infrared py...
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2007 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3LA63HX7
Checked for Code P3425 last Month and Cleared, was told Check Engine Light Reoccurred after short Trip. Prior to getting to Shop customer reported Low Oil Pressure. I picked up. Again I Retrieved Code P3425 and Oil Pressure Code P0520, Gauge was at 0 Press... Trouble codes: P3400 (ECM has Detected lean condition Bank 1), P3425 (4 MDS Solenoid), P0520 (Low Oil Pressure)
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2008 Dodge Nitro SLT 3.7L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D8GU58K58
Vehicle came in with misfire on cylinders 1,3 and 5. Scan tool verified random misfire. Ohm injectors all were 15.4 ohms. Injector pulse width was ok intermittently. Appears to be losing ground signal. Will idle partially but if you put it in gear/under lo... Trouble codes: P0300
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2009 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L Noise VIN: 1D3HB18P09
My 09 Dodge ram makes a screeching sound when turning on the truck. The sound only happens when turning the truck on. Usually in the morning or when the truck hasn't been used for a few hours. I am not sure if this would be the belt causing this noise or t...
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2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L Hesitation VIN: 1FTWW33R48
Customer can in with a Check engine light, but before he got here, It was off. Said the truck is low on power when this happens. Put fuel filters on it first, Thats my first instinct with low or eratic fuel pressure problems. They were very clean. Not what... Trouble codes: P0194
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2008 Ford Taurus X SEL 3.5L awd VIN: 1FMDK05W88
Vehicle came in with all dash lights on, vehicle running, no communication. I turned the vehicle off, it never ran again. Diagnosed a bad PCM. A new PCM was installed successfully, the vehicle runs, but I can't get rid of code "P1635-tire/axle out of accep...
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2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L compressor VIN: 1FT7W2BTXC
i have a 2012 f350 diesel.came in for ac related problem. put gauges on the vehicle and found low state of charge so we evaced it completely and recharged it with the proper amount of freon (3.53 lbs)started the truck and the system was coming on just for ...
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2011 Kia Sedona LX 3.5L Misfire VIN: KNDMG4C7XB
This one is killing us. Vehicle starts and runs smoothly until the ECM picks up a misfire on #2, #4 and or #6 cylinders. Most commonly 2 & 4. Then as you know it shuts those cylinders down. We have swapped coils and injectors. Rechecked compression, Rechec... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire 2), P0304 (Misfire cyl3), P0018 (Crankshaft correlation Bank 2 sensor A), P0019 (Crank corrrelation Bank 2 Sensor B)
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2008 Lexus RX350 3.5L Door Locks Work Sometimes VIN: 2T2HK31UX8
This post is not a help request but rather to help somone else who may run into a similar problem. On this veicle the door locks would lock each time but would not unlock most of the time occaionally it would unlock.. I went thru the archives but nothing w...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2009 Acura MDX 3.7L No Start, no spark VIN: 2HNYD28669
Wow,thanks for the numerous replies! Bank 1 cam had walked enough in thrust direction lifting rockers that should not be lifted.No apparent damage I tapped cam back in place and it stated and ran good.I assume worn rear cam journal as there is no thrust plat... Trouble codes: P0420 (bank 1 cat efficiency .420 code was in there before and customer was aware of it).
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2011 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 2.0L Rear wiper and washer VIN: WAU4FAFLXB
It came down to a coding issue. The long coding in the Central electronics module somehow got changed to car with front washers only. Did not see it when first looked at it. Code got changed to the proper one for the car, with duel washer pumps, and now wiper ...
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2010 Chrysler Sebring Limited 2.4L Hesitation VIN: 1C3CC5FB0A
Wow, did this one take forever. After keeping this car for almost a month, it finally became more consistent. We found that the number 2 ignition coil had secondary leakage and spiking the PCM. It would momentarily go offline and cause no acceleration. The...
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2006 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L No Start VIN: JN8AZ08W66
I have to close this post because my time limit is running out. The shop that has this POS is having trouble finding a used BCM. The boneyard told them there are 10-15 different ones that can go in this car so they are waiting on the right one. As always tha... Trouble codes: U1000.
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1999 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L compression VIN: 1G2HX52K5X
Hi,thanks for all the responses.The problem was the cam had a dip at the bottom of the down ramp on #2 intake lobe. we found the problem by running the engine to pump up the lifter then turning it over by hand and closely watching the rocker arm action. it app...
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2014 Ram C/V 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C4JRGAG7E
Hello all who responded to my help request, and all who are just looking for the fix. I was able to successfully repair the vehicle. The fix was as several of you thought: the PCM. I have diagnosed PCMs for driver failures in the past with no issues. I was he... Trouble codes: P0203 (Cylinder 3 Injector Circuit), P0201 (Cylinder 1 Injector Circuit).
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2017 Ram 1500 Big Horn 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C6RR7LT2H
I'd like to start off by saying if my torque wrench questioned why im working of on a car im working on everytime I pulled it out of the toolbox, I would throw it right in the garbage. IATN is a tool that we all pay for and is one of the most useful tools I ha... Trouble codes: P0678, P1206, P025A.
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