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| 1994 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4CW52L2R It started out like most Mondays the customer was refered to me by another customer. She had a drivability issue and couldnt get it fixed. I should have put my running shoes on at that time but being the dummy I am I like a challenge. Customer states vehicle d... Trouble codes: 101 (Mass Air Flow Sensor Failure), 626 (VATs Failure), 629 (History code Invalid Pass key Frequency), 101 (Mass Air Flow Sensor Failure), 740 (History Code Torque converter Clutch failure), 626 (VATs Failure) |
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| 1988 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L rear drive axle VIN: 2GCDK14H5T Rear differential blown apart. I ordeered a used axle from a salvage yard and they sent me a two wheel drive. I was going to switch the axle shafts from the 4x4 but the spline count is different. Does anyone know if I can use the carrier and ring and pinion ou... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Excessive Emissions Hello fellow techs I have a 1995 chev s-10 pu 4.3 vin z manual trans which has failed ca asm test gross polluter @ 15 & 25 mph for nox. First koeo, egr did not hold vacuum and when lifting valve no recycle.Replaced valve & cleaned passages,valve works ok now. ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Stall VIN: 1GNDX03E3X This van came in after dealer told lady that there was nothing wrong. Van with start ok and idle fine. when you drive it and put back in to driveway and put it in park with 10 to 60 sec. it will start to surge and die. Start right back up and be find until you... |
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| 1997 Dodge Caravan 3.0L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 2B4FP2534V hello all i am a long time menber. first time poster, please be kind. this one is working on me hard. a 1997 caravan 3.0 auto,3 speed. this one started in warrty. 9 dealers in 5 states so far. two years + time 20 - 30,000 miles and cust. has spent over $6,000... |
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| 1997 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L 3-4 shift VIN: 2B3HD56FXV this customers car belongs to a good friend mine. she had the trans rebuilt by aamco transmisions over a year ago. the car has not been driven that much since (600 miles on rebuilt trans)after warrenty expires she notices check engine light, has codes retreive... |
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| 1997 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L headlights VIN: 1B3ES47C9V Hi Guys: This is my daughters car. I only have a Haynes manual which does not have the correct wiring schematics. The Headlights are on permanently, and the only way I could get them off was to pull the maxi-fuse under the hood. Am hoping someone has seen thi... |
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| 1991 Ford Ranger Custom 4.0L Rear Main Seal Happy new year to everyone. This is a friends truck that I replaced the engine for him with a used one. I did the gaskets and replaced the rear main seal because it was leaking. I uses ford OEM parts. Installed engine and ran it for 10 minutes and found a leak... |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1FTCR10AXR Hoping someone out there has experience this problem. This 94 Ranger with the 2.3, dual spark plugs, will not start after cooling down, say 1/2 hour after running. When it was pulled in, it did have a code 211 for the PIP failure. The crankshaft position senso... |
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| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5142X Help please. I know there are many windstars out there with this problem. I've seen the bulletin on this winstar. Replaced all the intake gaskets as stated. Fuel pressure looks good. Runs lean all of the time is about 5-10%LT at cruising speeds. Short term is ... Trouble codes: 171 (lean bank 1), 174 (lean bank 2) |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 260E 2.6L No Start, VIN: WDBEA26D3K this vehicle will not start. owner said that the engine was missing,so he changed the spark plugs. After the plugs were changed would not start. He had a tow truck bring it to our shop. We tried to strat it, would not start. Checked the plugs all were wet with... |
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| 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS 2.4L Timing belt VIN: 4A3AXX35GX THe car came in on the hook,the driver stated that the car was running fine and all of a sudden it stalled and wouldnt restart.We cranked it and it sounded like the belt may be broken,after removing the cover we noticed that belt was intact but had jumped 3or4... |
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| 1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L Stall, Misfire VIN: IN6SD11S8V HAPPY NEW YEAR! i am having this problem with this nissan pickup it misfires on #3 cylinder at idle above 1000rpm ok. The strange thing that is happening pull#3 spark plug wire next to no spark at idle increase rpm good spark this only happen on #3 cylinder i ... Trouble codes: P0000 |
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| 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix STE 3.4L timing VIN: 1G2WT54X2M hello all I am trying to help a fellow tech with a tough one. We are trying to find out how to set the balance shaft timing on this wonderful engine. the car came in with missing balanceshaft keyway and exploded chain tensioner. we cannot find a resource to se... |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YVET1245FR Greetings and happy new year to all. I have this 94 850 in the shop with a recurring check engine light that goes away for a couple days and comes back. The codes are 5-1-2 and 2-1-2. Both codes are related to the o2 sensor which both have been replaced. The 5... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1994 BMW 530i 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAHE2324R i drove this bmw 530i about 200mi and really got after at times - it responded by the check engine light going out and the interm.dead engine miss reducing to a slight bump @idle . ? i know some of you long timers have seen stranger things . so , i bought bmw ... |
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| 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7L Security "Locked" open VIN: 1GYEK13R4Y Thanks to all respondents. All replys took the shape I expected and added the specifics that I needed. The GM specific diagnostic references by Stephen and other experienced Cadillac folks cleared away the high tech fog. After fuel pump replacement vehicle i... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Steering wheel VIN: 1GNEK13R9X Hi Guys Sorry I did reply sooner ,but with the holidays I got busy and kinda forgot. I don't have a fix for this vehicle. I checked all the things that were suggested from the steering box, to steering wheel position sensor, ball joints (vehicle weight on an... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L headlights/fuel gauge VIN: 1GCEK19T31 Thanks to all who replied special thanks to Rob and Roger. Problem was a bad ground as all suspected. The problem was a lack of info on the location of all grounds. ( we use mitchell)The ground that fixed the problem was located under the dash by the lefthand ... |
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| 1989 Dodge Ram 50 2.6L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JB7FM45EXK Good morning friends, Thanks very much for your input. It boosted my confidence and made me want to dig deeper. A special thanks to Mike, Bobby, Paul, John, Jon, Clyde, and Christian for thier help. The vehicle problems were these-A failed O2 sensor,(only a co... |
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| 1993 Dodge Spirit High Line 2.5L bearing VIN: 3B3XA46K9P Such an overwhelming number of responses on this one (24). It seems we have much collective experience with this model. Thanks to each one who took the time. This was a real fooler because the noise mimicked a rotational source when in fact was a vibration o... |
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| 1992 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTEF14N4N I received three replies to this post. Tom Thomas offered to send me a wiring diagram if I needed. This would have been my next step for sure so THANKS for that offer, Tom but I think we got it with Christopher [...]'s guess that maybe the actual fuel pump re... |
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| 1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Drive Range VIN: 1FAFP6631W Thank you for the excellant responses and helpful information on the 1998 Ford Contour CD4E transmission problem. The responses included, a Ford TSB 00-18-02 concerning the Forward/Coast Clutch snap ring popping out, bad welding on the forward/direct drum, for... |
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| 1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HG32B1224 sorry for the late reply and lack of info. i got 2 of these cars back and grilled the customers about their refuelling habits,both stated they pump as much fuel into the car as they can. ireplced switchingvalve and blew out the rest of system, so far so good.a... Trouble codes: 1456 (evap leak canister). |
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| 2000 Honda Accord EX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG1657Y Thank you to the people who helped me on this problem. Everyone agreed that this vehicle would be covered under warrenty. We called the dealer and they were happy to take care of the problem. From what I understand it was in the intake plenum ports as many peo... Trouble codes: P1491 (EGR Valve insufficient lift detected). |
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| 2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Timing Belt Tensioner VIN: 2HGES26721 I would like to thank all who replied. Special thanks to Robert from Washington, whom faxed me the correct procedure. Since I am unable to supply drawings I will discribe to the best of my ability the procedure. Remove the timing belt, remove the tensioner, se... |
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| 1991 Isuzu Trooper LS 2.8L 4 Wheel Drive VIN: JACCH58R7M Thank you to the guys who sent me E-mails. Several people had mentioned the retianing clips (removed hubs and at the end of the axle) for the axles. We pulled both hubs and the left side clip was bad and off. We replaced the clips and gave the vehicle back to ... |
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| 1999 Isuzu NPR 4.8L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JALB4B146X Thanks to all that responded. The vehicle is finally fixed. The problem was that I had intermittent glow plug operation but it was also affecting the whole vehicle (timing, fuel flow, heaters, etc...) I had to order the service manual and electrical diagrams t... |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L interior lamps VIN: 1J4GW48OOY Hello Technicians: Thanks to all who replied. It was the disarm switch in left front door{behind key cylinder} Thank again! |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 260E 2.6L No Start VIN: 356A745328 Thanks to Mark for the switch tip Replaced lock cyl also new s/plugs and warm weather got this car started after new plugs were replaced car still would not run let car sit till next day car started and ran fine conclusion engine was flooded or a Christmas gif... |
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| 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Brougham 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G3AM5138H I have replaced the timing chain & gears, tensioner & cam button assy, and it seems to have taken care of the miss in the engine. Thanks to all who replied. It's still not the smoothest engine out there, at idle, but I haven't seen one of these idle smooth yet... |
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| 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.1L Charging Voltage VIN: 1G3AG55M5R Unfortunately, the customer has not yet returned with this vehicle for further diagnosis. Apparently it has not been acting up, so the customer assumes it is fine. But we all know the problem is mostly likely still there. It's just not showing itself. Anyway, ... |
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| 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L brake pads VIN: 1G2WJ14TOP replaced all brake hardware with gm parts. customer paid difference in price and part store credited me for the parts i bought. every thing back there was working perfect. caliper slides worked better than ever, brakes released immediately when brake was relea... |
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| 1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L Hesitation VIN: JT3VN39W8L thanks for the advice everyone, cold start injector, ect, and air temp were all checked. problem was never found customer picked up vehicle and will return if problems gets worse. i'll keep you posted if any changes occur. |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L Mechanical VIN: 3VWBB61C4W customer did not want to investigate the engine noise , but did agree to monitor and report.the guys that wrote in i thank you .have a great new year! |
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| 1993 Volvo 940 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1JS8833P Thank you to all that replied. This car has a Regina fuel system by Bendix. It only has one fuel pump that is in the tank. The Bosch system uses two fuel pumps. There is an access port in the trunk (under rear seat in a wagon) for fuel tank unit removal. Also ... |
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