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    Toyota Plans to Charge You to Use Your Key Fob

    It would be nice if they started to charge subscription fee for check engine light. If you don't subscribe you'll never see another check engine light.
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    Deep-Fake: The Dangers of AI - Created - Media

    It could of been his Evil "AI" twin. Now that there is scary, but could happen in the near future.
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    Dreaded Knocking Noise 2008 GMC Envoy 4.2L I6 220k miles

    Check exhaust manifold for leaks. Do the simple stuff first. The first video sounded like rod knock, second more like exhaust leak. But it is hard to go just by a video.
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    truck sometimes dies at the stoplight with the a/c on

    I would check grounds and power cables for loose or corroded connections. Weak alternator/battery. I would also chek for excessive amp draw on A/C clutch. Overcharged A/C could also couse engine to bog down.
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    Frame repair rust damage

    Here is a video on a guy up north that fixes Jeeps. He has many more videos on what He does to repair a rusted out frame. Hope it helps.
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    NEED HELP 5.3 rebuild

    Also check the electrical connection on the sensor.
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    NEED HELP Unknown Driver and No Start

    Check post #489 and this video. Excellent explanation on the procedures to re-learn and also says pcm/ecm has no control over the vehicle security. Only the BCM and IPC control the security. Very interesting. Also two different methods/procedure to relearn. Here is the link to the video.
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    NEED HELP Unknown Driver and No Start

    Here is a good write up on the different passkey, passkeyII and Vats. There are also YouTube videos that explain and goes thru the procedure. The links are in the write up...
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    NEED HELP Help with RockAuto item.

    Yes I have, everything stays standard. My finish engine will be a combination of two different engines. First one took out the crank. Thanks
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    NEED HELP Help with RockAuto item.

    Hi folks, need some help trying to see what the difference are in these two engine rebuild kits from RockAuto. Reached out to them and was told what you see is what you get. There is a 80.00 dollar difference in the two. Parts seems to be identical. Only difference I see is talking about front...
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    Repairing center console lid.

    Well since you brought it back up, here goes. I took mine apart and found dozens of broken pieces inside. The posts that hold the screws weren't all there. After careful consideration and not wanting to spend money, I decided to fix it. I took fiberglass mats and fiberglass gel with some "ice...
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    SOLVED! Parasitic Draw

    Here is a good video that explains the good, bad and the ugly of the different ways to test for parasitic loads. Of course everyone has his or hers favorite ways for personal reasons. The video shows why, how and why not to use certain test. Hope this helps.
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    NEED HELP Unknown Driver and No Start

    If OP does not have a scope or working scan tool he can try what this guy suggest. Video is old but from very reliable source, Delphi trainer. Very long video, so start at 53:20 for diagnosing a no start, no communication with simple tools. The video also shows how to trouble shoot the different...
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    NEED HELP Unknown Driver and No Start

    Here is a good video explaining in detail how the data and modules work. I would suggest for the OP to make sure his tools are working. First make sure he can use his App and ELM327 on another car to verify that he can use it to communicate with the car first. Once that is done come back to the...

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