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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for October 10, 2023 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L Mechanical VIN: 1FTNW21S01 Customer had previously had cylinder #1 spark plug thread insert installed. This spark plug and a portion of the insert are no longer attached to the engine. I have read posts stating the problem can be repaired with a replacement insert instead of replaci... |
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2015 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.2L Ignition? VIN: 1FD8W3H66F came in running very bad- had misfire codes 0n 3,4,8... Smoking,backfiring through exhaust & intake intermittently through the intake... After setting overnight it will not start and mostly backfires through the exhaust, does TRY to start. Does not have sk... |
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2013 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L 1-2 Shift VIN: 3N1AB7AP4D Judder on accel from downshift |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2014 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G11C5SL6E I hooked up my Scope to Both Cam Sensors, Crank and VVT Control Side and let the car idle... The VVT Phasers change just fine Cold but it take about 40 mins of Idling when the PCM will shut the Request off for Both VVT solenoids... I confirmed this does infact... Trouble codes: P0016. |
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2001 Chrysler Town & Country EX 3.8L Case VIN: 2C8GT54L01 Well I'm gonna go with a FWD trans & see how she flies, thanks to all who replied, Especially David in Canada ay! |
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2012 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L inop VIN: 1FMCU9EG0C Thanks for all the input here. After going back through the flowchart and checking all the pinouts, I came back to the same conclusion of a bad PCM. So I had all the clockspring connections, the PCM connections, and the Cruise switch connections all apart, cle... |
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2015 Ford Explorer Limited 3.5L Water Pump/Timing Chain VIN: 1FM5K8F80F Hi everyone. thank you for the replies. I am still waiting for the Ford parts to finish it. I'm sure it will work. there is a reason why my parts are on backorder but after market parts are available. thank you Pat |
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2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L power VIN: SAJEA01T43 Ok guys. I wasn't looking for advice on how to treat my customers. Sorry I didn't give you details on why this particular customer had all that work done somewhere else. I've been in the field for 34 years and felt I could tackle this with your help. Seems I ... |
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 5.7L Ascm VIN: 1C4RJFCT3E It was a software issue with my Zeus (23.4 version). I used my ETHOS (23.2 version) and it allowed me to put the ride height values (front 76mm, rear 63mm). Thank you for your help, it's very frustrating losing money! |
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2006 Mitsubishi Endeavor LS 3.8L No Start VIN: 4A4MN21S76 Its a miracle this car ran at all.the spark plugs were under oil from the valve covers leaking the timing belt was stretched so far it bent the reluctor behind the crank sprocket.my problem started when we finished a simple job valve cover gaskets and plugs.Af... Trouble codes: P0335. |
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