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2001 Audi S4 2.7L Sunroof Customer complaint is intermittent sunroof operation. I
confirmed, reset zero position and it was working fine.
Customer picks up car, "it's doing the same thing" Great.
So what happens is when you turn the sunroof switch it
should move the amount that you mov... |
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2000 BMW 323i 2.5L No Start Hi I Have this 2000 323i that has a no start condition.
When you turn the key to start the car the only thing that
comes on the dash is blinking " oil sevice -5175 miles " .
The car will crank has fuel pressure but no spark or
injector pulse. I use a genisys s... |
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2001 BMW 740i 4.4L rear brakes car arrived in early bird drop off with customer complaint
of rear brakes smoking - found evidence of rear brake only
overheating (front ok) rear caliper dust covers cooked -
rear pads cracked and rear rotors blue - some brake fluid
leakage from front of boost... |
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2002 BMW 525i 2.5L compressor, fan Hello techs I have scanned the ac system on this car and
got code 22 only auxiliary fan. The system is at full
charge I evact and recharged to 750 grams- 1 lb 12 ounce.
all controlls on dash seem to work fan lites all buttons
and louvers. I have no clutch enga... |
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1991 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Stall, start and stall Well fellow techs,this is something I cant seem to locate.
This customer brought it to us to avoid the shot gun repair
her previous shop had started on.The vehicle will start and
run 2 to 3 seconds and then stall.The fuel pressure stays
solid throughout the ev... |
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1994 Buick Regal 3.1L theft I'm working a 1994 buick regal. no start. Need to locate
the theft deterent module. I believe it is at fault. Need
to test the ground and 2 power to it but cann't find it and
what does it look like?. looked every where. Have a 1993
and 1995 service manual but ... |
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1999 Buick Regal 3.8L steering box Car came in for a noise when turning RIGHT on accel, or say
5-10 mph. Sounds like a chirp type noise(like a belt
tensioner chirp), but is louder & is coming from on the
right side lower area(we sat under the hood to verify). We
did remove the belt & no diff. H... |
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1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L engine The customer brought this car to us complaining of hot soak
no start. We verified the vehicle started and ran when cold
and checked his charging system. The battery had a weak
cell that would show up under load testing and got worse
when vehicle got hotter. We... |
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1996 Cadillac Seville 4.6L overheating hi guys, have a nightmare here. we performed an oil change
on the vehicle. customer left and called less then 15
minutes later to say the vehicle was overheating and there
was a major coolant leak. we towed vehicle in and found no
flow thru the system. we repl... |
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1993 Chevrolet Camaro 5.7L No Start Hello gentlemen,this vehicle came to me via another garage
they have replaced the ign. coil & module.I have scanned it
and no codes present I also bypassed the ign. key chip and
checked the harness all OK.The engine cranks over fine and
the fuel pump primes up... |
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1993 Chevrolet Pickup 7.4L Mechanical There is a moaning through the entire vehicle, when the ac
clutch is on.this was there with the old compressor
also.customer says it was there for a long time and was
convinced the compressor was going . It was brought in for
a re-charge after all parts were c... |
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2000 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L No Start, no crank won't crank, check engine light flickers once but doesn't
come on, no communication, rest of ipc lights flash and go
out when ignition is put to start position, once key is
turned on parking lights stay on and only go off if battery
is disconnected, I suspect ... |
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2001 Chevrolet Express 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on help!
we had the trans. rebuilt about 1 week before this problem
started. the van is loaded heavy but since the c.e.l came
on it has lost power and fuel mileage. we have checked for
vacum leaks and any unmetered air entering the engine. we
also replaced the f... Trouble codes: PO101 (maf not within range). |
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2003 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on HEADACHE!!. owner of vehicle is a friend of shop. came in,
service engine soon light on. scanned- po300. cyl. #4
misfire. decided he wanted to tune it up himself. replaced
fuel filter, cap, rotor, plugs and wires(with quality
products). came back, same problem... Trouble codes: PO300 (MISFIRE 4 cyl.). |
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2004 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L unknown There is a buzzing/whining noise coming from the left
firewall area in park/neutral only. We can only hear the
noise when sitting inside the car, windows up, radio off.
Under these conditions the noise is fairly loud. When you
put the trans in gear the noise g... |
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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L pinging, spark knock Need some help from the G.M. dealer techs. This 2007 Tahoe
pings (spark knock) badly on 87 octane fuel. 87 octane is
the recommended fuel for this engine. Pinging (spark knock)
worse when in 4 cylinder mode, but still noticable in 8
cylinder mode. Pinging goes... |
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2000 Chrysler 300M 3.5L No Start, MIL Lamp on Car came in on hook, lost power while driving at 55MPH.
Also stated coolant was boiling out of recovery tank? Upon
cranking the engine sounded out of time. I removed the fans
and accessory belts to remove the timing covers and found
the engine in perfect time ... Trouble codes: po340 (no cam ref signal at PCM). |
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2001 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Cylinder Hey guys, got this 01 300m with an ignition cylinder that
WILL NOT turn. Customer states it is his only key and he
came out of the store with the problem acting up for the
firts time. I believe I need to replace the cylinder,
however, I think it needs to be in... |
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2001 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L MIL Lamp on I don't know what's going on here. The car came in a while
back with a P0442 and a P0172. The Evap was fixed. the
original tech found a MAP with 1.8v at idle. He swapped in
a new one and voltage dropped to 1.3v at idle.
Now it's back with a P0108 MAP Circuit ... Trouble codes: P0108 (MAP Circuit High Voltage), P0172 (Rich bank 1). |
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2000 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Low fuel pressure This truck I just installed a rebuilt injector pump because
of a no start and pump failure codes. It ran fine a few
days and now the transfer pump varies in pressure. On first
start up it will be 13psi at idle and will suddenly drop
off to about 3psi. The cust... |
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2002 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Poor Idle Quality Hello all! Got this dodge with an erractic idle mostly when
cold but will act up sometimes hot or cold. What happens is
after initial start-up, idle's slightly high just over
1200. Slowly idle comes down, but idles up and down between
600-950. We replaced inta... |
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1995 Ford Econoline 5.8L Parking ratchet When I apply the parking brake and then release it the
ratchet does not return the cables far enough to release
the shoes. I have replaced all of the cables and the
ratchet twice with no difference. I can pull the cable back
with my hand and then the shoes wil... |
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1995 Ford Pickup 7.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire Iam not a diesel tech but this powerstroke belongs to my
brother and its how we get our dragster to the track. Its
doing a few odd things. First, the battery voltage does not
increase right after starting the engine, rather it takes a
few minutes and then the ... |
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1998 Ford Contour 2.0L driver side CV axle Can you knowledgeable technicians recommend a removal
method for the driver side drive axle? Per the Haynes
manual (chapter 8, section 8-6) the axle is removed by
placing the trans in Park, then use a lever such as a 16"
pry bar between the inner CV joint and ... |
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1999 Ford Windstar 3.8L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on Hey guys. Here is one that I have not seen before. Vehicle
started out stalling sometimes as if a bad IAC with no
codes. It would not do it when at the shop. Then started
stalling while going down the road and set the P0320 code.
It would start back up found n... Trouble codes: P0320 (ignition diagnostic moniter). |
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2004 Ford Pickup 4.6L Mechanical Customer was driving truck and heard a noise, pulled over
and heard a ticking/tapping/clacking noise. We towed it in
and began diagnosis. Noise sounds like it is in the valve
train area and is a "tiny" clink clink clink (steady there,
a little worse when warm,... |
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2007 Ford Pickup 6.0L suspension hi,
i'm working on a 2007 f350 super duty. 6.0 diesel. owner
complains of shaking and loss of control when he hits a
bump at high speed. alignment is good. tires are new and
balanced.the front end is tight.retorqued all fastners i've
seen this on jeeps but ne... |
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2003 GMC Sierra 4.8L Starts then Dies This is our parts truck and I am a Volkswagen tech not real
familiar with GM, came in for tune-up. Replaced plugs,
wires and fuel filter. Started and ran fine. When went out
to drive it was very sluggish and misfired on load. Ceck
engine light came on and had ... Trouble codes: P1514A (Throttle Body Performance). |
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2004 GMC Envoy XL 4.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on Vehicle was driven in, cutting off ses light was on and
flashing also reduced power light was on. Check dtc found
po302 cyl 2 misfire, R&R coil and plug, spark plug was
soaked with fuel, used a spark tester on coil no spark.
Removed cylinder 3 coil and tested ... Trouble codes: po302 (misfire cylinder number 2). |
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1991 Honda Accord 2.2L door latch front door Hi, guys, whenever we get one of these in, we knnow its
going to be a headache. 1991 Honda Accord 4DR, drivers
front door will not open from inside or out, anyone know of
any tricks? Trying to do this with breaking the least
amount of parts as possible, perfer... |
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1987 Jeep Wrangler 4.2L 5th gear My question is will the clearence in the other gear efect
5th gear? the tranny is Peugeot type.I must be missing
something.I have replaced 5th gear once after rebuild.
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2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on Thank's in advance for your help. We took this vehicle in
about two months ago after both Jeep dealerships in town
told them DON'T COME BACK. Vehicle has been driving around
in limp mode for over 4 years. The pcm was replaced, o2
sensors, oil pressure sensor, ... Trouble codes: P1763 (governor pressure sensor volts to high). |
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1999 Lexus ES 300 3.0L convertor lock hello i have issue with this es 300, it came in smoking
pretty bad, so i determined that we should replace the
valve stem seals. noticed alot of sludge up top, i most of
spent a solid day cleaning it out. i did not remove the
heads, only the valve covers, uppe... |
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1999 Lexus RX 300 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on Got one of the fancy Toyotas here that doesn't run so good.
Came in with running rich, mil on, idling poorly, and
occasional stalling. Had the Snap-On guy putting on a
school to try and sell more Modis scan tools. A guy named
Kevin popped up from Florida long ... Trouble codes: PO172 (System too rich bank 1). |
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1997 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L 3rd gear shift This owners compliant is the car shifts fine, but under
slightlty hard and hard ecceleration it will jerk 3rd gear.
It feels like it shifts but then free wheels for a second
then slams 3rd gear. I have the MODIS with Euopean 8.2
software. The menu reads: "dian... |
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2000 Mercedes-Benz CL500 5.0L draw hello merc techs, i have a great cl 500 with a battery
draw. it goes to sleep and when asleep draw is 40mA and it
spikes about every other second to 70mA, yeah pretty
minimal but it kills a battery in 2 days. i replaced the
siren for water intrusion. i have ha... |
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2004 Mercedes-Benz SL350 3.5L Battery Hi, Have this Merc that does not seem to be charging,it
will start,but after a bit will come up with alternator
symbol in dash,saying charging problem,it has two batteries
and both are 11 to 12 volts with engine running,if the car
is left running it will stop ... |
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2004 MINI Cooper 1.6L Electronic Greeting techs. The vent air on this vehicle is lukewarm on
the left vents, cold on the right. I have a fifteen degree
differential. The climate control is not a dual zone, and I
am wondering if there are any known issues causing a
difference in outlet tempera... |
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1985 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L No Start This car has been to about ever shop in town and the next
town.And now to me.I would say just about ever part has
been put on this car to try to fix it.I have not put any
parts on it at this time.Starts good when cold.And if you
turn car off and go in to gas s... |
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1995 Nissan Maxima 3.0L evap canister Hello Nissan Techs-
Out here in Calif. 1995 and older vehicles are required to
pass a low pressure fuel evaporative test. Basically, you
pinch off the fuel vapor line after the canister and apply
pressure to the fuel tank and canister system and see if
there ... |
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2008 Nissan VERSA 1.8L blower motor need some r+r help here. customer has mouse house in fan
motor. extremely noisey with minimal air flow. how does
blower come out of center distribution assembly? is there a
filter on this baby upstream? ive got no repair info or
owners manual so its pretty dar... |
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1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager 3.3L No Start Hey folks,
This Grand Voyager is giving me fits. Of course, it's a
relative's vehicle so nothing but problems. Replaced engine
this weekend and everything went extremely smooth so I
should have figured we'd have problems on startup. Problem
is, it won't start... |
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1989 Pontiac Firebird 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall Hello this car has a problem stalling out after starting,it
exhibits a lean condition untill it enters closed loop. the
engine starts runs above 1,000 rpm for a few seconds then
decline steadily for a few more seconds untill it stalls
the fuel pressure remains... |
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1997 Pontiac Grand Am 3.1L No Start, Stall This thing is driving me nuts, it will start and die as
soon as the pcm shuts off fuel because it doesn't get the
proper signal from the dash. I understand the pass lock
ign. sends the signal through the ipc. The problem is the
security light doesn't flash or ... Trouble codes: 1229. |
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1987 Porsche 944 2.5L headlights When the headlights are turned on the motor doesn't stop at
the raised position, lights keep going up and down until
the headlight switch is turned off. I have repaired the
headlight motors on Italian cars by replacing the diodes on
the side on the motor, coul... |
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2003 Saab 9-3 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on Im hoping some of you are more familliar with the new style
9-3 than I. This vehicle came in for some normal service
tires etc,but also a complaint of a poor run. The
conditions are upon a cold start after sitting over night
the engine will run rough at first ... Trouble codes: p0300 (random cyl missfire). |
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1998 Toyota Camry 3.0L trac light and abs light have this toyo with a blinking trac light and abs light on
not blinking,the trac light is blinking steedy, no codes
and can not preform speed sensor test. the light is
blinking steedy.tryed to claer codes still blinks. checked
codes in all systems no codes fou... |
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1988 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L Trans swap Sorry for the incorrect VIN#. I have a 1988 VW Jetta diesel
comming in next week for a trans swap and I need to know if
the 5spd from an 85 Jetta diesel is the same? The customer
has asked if I can find this out for him, and any info
would definately be apprec... |
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1998 Volvo V70 2.4L drive axels? Hello Volvo techs. did some normal diag upon hard left or
right turns above 5mph this vehicle makes a classic cv axel
poping noise and wont duplicate on rack. Upon inspection
found two brand new front axels (napa brand). left hand
more noticeable than the righ... |
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1999 Volvo S70 2.3L vent control hello have codes 25-55 and no info in alldata and
mitchel,control panel flashes 20 times then goes off you
can operate the system for several minutes normally but
then shuts down .basically i need help with code
identification.thanks |
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