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Question : Shutting off warning lights on new Audi/VW autos.?
chalupas_and_beer ask this question a couple days ago and the answers were weak. What you need is a vagcom from Ross Tech. With this diagnostic tool which you connect to the obd-II and a laptop. You can read/reset all fault codes. And you can modify certain parameters. Such as turning off DRL, Remote window lowering, or log engine stats. It costs $150 and is worth every penny. You could also borrow one, TDIclub.com has a list of registered vagcom users who are willing to help. I know this is not a question but the previous answers did not answer the question. The correct answer is Vagcom.
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Yeah I feel like a Ross-tech salesman everytime I have to answer a stinkin CEL question because I have to do it every other time, and nobody listens. Its not a legit question posting but kudos anyway.
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Question : Auto diagnostic training?
Hi everyone I'm looking for a training program that would teach me the skills i need to do engine diagnostics. I dont have much knowlege about it but my dad tells me its a good field to get into. I cant find anything usefull on the web but What i want to bassicaly do is purchase the diagnostic tools and software to connect them to my laptop and learn how to use it to determine what what is wrong with a car, I will not be repairing it just diagnosing it. Also I'm only interested in equipment for japanese and european cars. So if anyone can help me with ideas on how to get started with this, or references to courses, or even what tools I should get, please inform me that would help me out tremendously.
Again thank you
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I work for Ford [which includes Volvo, Mazda, Jaguar, Land rover etc] and getting a job as a diagnostics engineer is superb but very complex. This end of the diagnostics chain is best because you get to design the diagnostics capability of the system BUT as a diagnostics engineer for a garage, you just read codes [VERY EASY!] and say whats wrong, not much to it.
Tools such as WDS/IDS [maybe Ford specific] are worth investigating, which read off diagnostics code and if you know the ECU Supplier, they can provide what the codes mean.
I trust this helps? I would really appreciate it if you could please rate me as BEST ANSWER :-)
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Question : 01 chevy mailbu w/auto trans at times the car will loose power and the rpm goes very low. Any suggestions?
I can do highway or city driving and it makes no difference.I have had the car tuned up, however the engine lite is on. A friend of mine put a diagnostic tool on the car and said that the code (whcih i don't recall) said it usually indicates a poor seal of the gas cap.Any help would be appreciated.
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Losing power while driving is a classic symptom of a plugged catalytic converter...while driving, it just starts slowing down, even if you push more on the gas.
It will buck a little while it does this, because exhaust is back pressuring, preventing the free flow of gases.
It might not be that, but it sure sounds like it...
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Question : Trouble Code P0740 for 97 Honda Accord? Big Problem?
Recently my Check Engine light came on and I used a diagnostic tool i rented and the code was P0740. I looked it up online and on some forums and it said Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Malfunction. How serious is this? I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it but for the past I'd say 5 years when the car is shifting from 2nd to 3rd (automatic), it would feel like the gear is slipping and rpm would rev high for a split sec and then "catch" on. But only recently my check engine light came on with that code. My car is a 97 Accord EX auto with 173k miles on it. I'm getting a new car end of Oct, so I don't want to end up spending a ton of money on this car unless it's necessary. I read that it can be faulty solenoids or wiring. Anyone have a better idea?
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Get the transmission fluid and filter changed immediately. I had the same code with my 01 Dodge Stratus and it cost me a transmission. If the car is not shifting any better after you get the fluid and filter replaced, have it checked out. My transmission came apart inside but it might not have cost me so much if I had had it looked at.
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Question : I have a 1999 Ford Expedition that has some sort of grease coming out from behind the center cap.?
I have a 1999 Ford Expedition that has some sort of grease coming out from behind the center cap.?
what is causing this? and is this making my ABS light stay on?
the grease is coming from behind the left front center cap on the wheel, I have not taken the wheel off yet, I am pretty certain it is not brake fluid, unless it is brake fluid and dust mixed together?!?!?!? I just went on a 400 mile trip and nothing seemed wrong, should I take it to autozone and get a diagnostic check? any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
what do I need to do to change the seal myself? are there and special tool required
what is the piece called that I need to get from auto zone?
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It sounds like you are talking about the grease cap. Go to a car wash and wash it off. It may be that there is too much grease in it. It should be OK. The ABS is probably something else.
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Question : My 1998 Ford Escort wont start?
I was driving on the free way and experienced a sudden loss of power, as i coasted off the freeway and came to a stop the engine died and wouldn't re-start. The motor turns over but wont fire. I changed spark plugs and wires, checked fuel filter for flowage and went down to Auto Zone and rented a diagnostic tool which tells me "PASS [no codes were detected]" I'm stumped and don't know what to do next.
whats the easiest way to check the timing belt?
I am also getting spark from the spark plug wires
I removed the oil filler and looked down it while i turned the engine over and nothing moves in there.. i also noticed a square shaped chunk of metal cut out that i dont know if its supposed to be there or not
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You know why? Because its a 1998 Ford Escort, that's why!
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Question : Can you go to autozone for them to diagnose a "service engline soon" light for free?
If not autozone, do any other auto places do that for free? and is it a companywide policy or decided by individual stores? When I say diagnose I mean simply hooking up the diagnostic thingy and showing what is wrong with it. And from your experience are diagnosis tools acurate in general?
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They will read the code(s) for free, and that is a company policy!
They want to sell you the parts to fix your car, and if you go to a shop, the shop will get the parts from their own sources! The code will tell you what type of failure you have, but sometimes does not tell you the exact cause.
Once you know what the code is, you can decide if it is something that you need to have a shop repair. The code readers are accurate and so valuable that I paid several thousand dollars for one and pay every few years to update it!!
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Question : A question for those auto technicians out there...?
Where I live there are two auto parts stores. Knecht's and Schucks. Knecht's has helped me with my 2003 Ford Focus when the 'check engine' light has come on. It came on once more and Knecht's tool was out for repair. Shucks ran a diagnostic and told me the problem, but refused to reset the light. The reason give was, "Corporate won't allow them to because it ruins the computer." Was I being fed a line of bull? Sure felt like it... I would appreciate your feedback or experience with this. Thanks!
Both offer these tests for free. When I figure out the real problem, I will buy the parts, say for the sensor, and replace it. It's only come on 3 times in several MONTHS. The Focus hasn't had any other mechanical probs, runs great, never has lost power, smooth running, i.e. no problems detected by naked eye and physically checking the components. I'll be going back to Knecht's. Thanks for those who replied>
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What would "shucks" have to gain by not resetting the light in your car? It didn't make you (the customer) happy by them not resetting the light. They didn't sell any more parts to you by not resetting the light. I think the "shucks" guy is probably telling you the truth, as dumb as the truth might sound.
In sue-happy America, "schucks" probably got sued by someone at some time for "ruining" the computer in their car while doing a FREE diagnostic check. While the person who sued them may or may not have won the lawsuit, the company decides to avoid risking any other similar lawsuits by making it corporate policy to never let its techs reset the check engine lights using the diagnostic tool again.
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