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	1992 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Lights on chime VIN: JH4DA9355N Guys, in you experience, have you seen a garden variety Integra where the headlight-on chimes have failed. Has it been the chime assembly itself? ...or maybe the combination switch? Please zap me your thoughts. Thanks much	View
	1998 BMW 328i 2.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBACD4324W took car for smog engine runs good, no fault codes, nox to hi at 15 mph at 1000ppm and at 25mph at 450ppm, i thing i have problem with carbon bild up or egr system, this car driving me nuts,if anybody can halp i do appreciate thanks avy [...]	View
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5333X Vehicle has come in twice now with MIL illuminated and when checked with iScan and retriever shows no fault,but light will go out when put through a clear code function.Unable to find anything in the archives or Alldata.	View
	1991 Buick Regal Gran Sport 3.8L Magnet VIN: 2G4WD54L5M Just a quick question. We are replacing a missing cam sensor magnet(interrupt) on this car. We have OEM interrupt & Fed Mogul timing set. Problem is the interrupt fits very loosely in the hole of the cam sprocket (about .025 difference between hole diameter an...	View
	1996 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Intermittant wiper's VIN: 1G6KY5299T I'am up to my neck with this one. The intermittant wiper's will only cycle once in all switch possition's, high and low work normally. I have replaced the wiper modual with no change. I have dissassembled the steering column as far as the tilt mechinism, but I...	View
	1997 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance 4.6L Unknown VIN: 1G6KE54Y8V Hello I have a Caddy with a 210ma draw. I pull the 10 amp "comfort" fuse in the trunk and draw goes away. The BCM has been replaced, I cant find any lights on and dont want to spend a butt load of time (used car dealer, you know how they whine) going thru the ...	View
	1997 Cadillac Eldorado ETC 4.6L Stall VIN: 1G6ET1293V Dies when hot at idle intermittently. Only when outside temperature is above 50 degrees. Won't stall when it is cold outside. No codes and no other symtoms. Fuel pump is okay and fuel pressure regulator was replaced which was causing a hard start condition.	View
	2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Misfire Has int miss on #3 cylinder.Swapped plugs,boots,ign system,injectors from bank to bank.Still came back on #3.Happens once every 4 or 5 days.Happens during warm up only.Coolant temp around 70 degrees.Usually 10 minutes into warm up drive in AM. Freeze frame sh... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1984 Chevrolet C30 Custom 6.2L Glow Plugs VIN: 1GCGD34J0E This is a Military vehicle. The glow plug circuit does not come on cold. If the temprature sensor that is mounted on the left side cylinder head at the rear, intake manifold side is unplugged the system works properly but will not turn off when the engine temp...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ13CSX Hello This 99 Chevrolet Tracker came in with a check engine light and no drivability complaints. I hooked up the scanner only to find it will not communicate. I tried another scanner same thing.I ran through Mitchells Data Link connector test as follows. 1.co...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L coolant VIN: 1GNEK13T91 Hello fellow technicians. Hope someone out here has seen this and can offer a fix to this cooling system problem. Last summer customer has a fender bender and had to have a radiator and condensor put in. No problems until weather dipped below freezing and e...	View
	1987 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1B7GN14MOH I could use some help from a chrysler tec. On an ancient system! This vehicle came in with fouled plugs,carb needed reworked due to inop accel. pump due to owner performed rebuild,(improperly done of course). This system is too old for data availability from t...	View
	1995 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L ABS light VIN: 1B4GH44R3S Hi folks,I need a little help with this Dodge Caravan.After coming to a sliding stop on snow the ABS light is on,no pulsation from ABS system.Did 4 wheel inspection and found left front tone wheel split open,right front looks quite rusty as well,rear are ok.Re...	View
	1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1B4GT44LXW We have this Caravan that will run fine for days.When customer picks vehicle up,van will not start for her.It will crank,stumble for a sec and die.You can crank engine over,no start until theft system takes over then no crank at all.Wait from 5 minutes to an h...	View
	1999 Dodge Dakota 5.2L Poor Fuel Economy Customers complaint of low fuel mileage in the last 2 wks. He is getting about 10 miles to the gallon. Does anyone have any sugestions. Thanks, Jerry Littlejohn	View
	1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD46R6X The unit was recently purchased by customer and will run sometimes for a day or two perfect. Then mil light comes on and car will stumble and stall. By the time we can get to get the car back to the shop it runs great. We have no records of maintance but have ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302	View
	2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.2L Stall VIN: 2B4JB25Y1Y Van is delivery truck. Driver says vehicle appears to shut off at various speeds. Her description is that she moves gas pedal and nothing happens. Recently has stopped and been hard to restart. Description varies and could be more than one problem. It has neve...	View
	1992 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FTCR15X7N The truck runs and idles poorly after a 15 minute hot soak. The problem does not occur on cold startup, or if the truck sits longer than 20 to 25 minutes. We have checked inputs and outputs with a breakout box and everthing looks good. Power and ground look go...	View
	1992 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Pass compement VIN: 2FACP72WXN Hi all, Hope you can help me with this Crown vic. I mantain a fleet of 12 of them rangeing from 1992 to 1997 and this one has got the best of me! We get poor heat from this car no mater what we do! We just got out of a sub zero cold snap and just can not get ...	View
	1997 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTHX25F0V Hello, Yesterday ( 01-20-2004) this truck came in, via tow truck, upon initial ck out with scanner code 344 was the only current & history code. The truck did start & run with no power, rough idle & high output of white fuel smoke; found no water in fuel,rpm... Trouble codes: 344 (camshaft position sensor circuit fault)	View
	1997 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDR15X1V Vehicle was towed in for no start, customer tried to change plugs, but could only get one of them changed, checked antitheft, ok, checked fuel pressure- ok, vehicle had spark, and tried to start but stalled, installed plugs and new wires, still no start, check...	View
	1999 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FDAF56FXX Heavy smoke when you idle up to work roll back or idle up in the morning to warm up. truck runs great and pulls good. does not smoke any other time. no codes other then ebp code. all powerstrokes seem to keep this code. new inj. and ipr seems to be fine.also s...	View
	2000 Ford F-150 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTRX18LOY well to begin originally the vehicle came in with misfire code #1 . compalaint was it was misfiring . replaced spark plugs and #1 coil pack. problem seemed to be solved,misfire went away for a week . customer brings vehicle back says vehicle intermittently mis... Trouble codes: P0301, P0306	View
	1998 GMC Yukon SLE 5.7L auto headlights VIN: 1GKEK13RXX I need some infortmation to verify excactly how to test the timer on this system. The original complaint on this SUV was the headlights would just turn off at times when the switch was in the on position so I replaced the headlight switch. A week later it come...	View
	1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L Engine oil contaminated VIN: 1GTEK14VXX This truck was referred by a local Service Station {Not to many of those left}. This might be coincidental but he took it in because he noticed check engine light was going on and off. The service station found water in the oil and did an oil change. about one...	View
	1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GTEK19TXE Got another GM problem child here. Truck came in for hard start after a hot soak- found fuel pressure to leak down after 10 min. Replaced pump due to low volume, regulator for bleed down issue, and filter for good measure, all Delco parts. Ran good for 10 days...	View
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Electronic VSS has been replaced with a used one. No codes show up. Speedo dead. Is there any way to get a definite diagnosis on whether it is the VSS or speedo head. Can I use a DVOM to test VSS off car. If so, what should readings look like. Thanks John	View
	1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start VIN: JHMCD5664R PLEASE HELP PEOPLE!!! Hey Honda Buffs, this 1 came in running fine, drove it twice, idled in shop between road tests, could not duplicate stall/no start. Had orig. wires,fuel filter and worn plugs so sold tune up. car hasn't run since. put old parts back in, n...	View
	1999 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L power steering pump VIN: 2HKRL1867X Hello IATN, I just completed a timing belt/water pump job on this van. During the work, I had to unbolt but not remove the power steering pump and I unclipped the resavoir. At no time did I remove a steering hose or lose any fluid. When I started the van to w...	View
	2003 Hyundai Elantra GT 2.0L Head Light VIN: KMHDN55D43 Hi everybody This vehicle has burnt out the headlamp bulbs that came with the car and three more since and now has another bulb burnt out. Has anybody ran into this before.	View
	1991 Isuzu NPR 3.9L steering box VIN: JALB4B1K4N seal leaking where the steering shaft from the steering wheel goes into the box replaced the seal and it blowed it out again any sugestion ?	View
	1997 Isuzu NPR 5.7L ignition VIN: 4KLB4B124V This vehicle is an isuzu box truck body with a chevy 350 engine that won't start. When cranking the engine we get no signal to the coil and no spark. Key on not cranking we have signal to the coil. We have hot wired around the ignition switch and still no spar...	View
	1993 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L noise from fuel pump VIN: SAJHW1744P The car came in due to a customer request for fuel pump replacement due to a loud, low frequency groaning coming at intermittant times from the fuel tank. I removed the fuel tank to access the pump expecting to find a lot of rust contamination around the pump ...	View
	1993 Mazda MX-6 LS 2.5L warning lights VIN: 1YVGE31B5P This thing has many electrical problems and It makes more sense to me to get some good feed back from the brilliant minds at IATN than to waste time and money (well I've just become a sponsor, so I hope thats not wasted). ABS, Engine and Air bag lights all on...	View
	1998 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L compression VIN: JM1BC1417W Greetings All. We had this car come in with a miss. I first checked the ignition. Looks like a fresh tune up. Pulled the plugs and they look like it may be running a little rich. I ran a compression test( didn't sound right when cranking) and found the #1 at 8...	View
	1998 Mazda B4000 SE 4.0L output speed snsr fault and ossintermittent fault VIN: 4F4ZR17XXW codes that keep returning are po720 oss ckt. fault p1900 oss ckt intermittent fault.	View
	1999 Mazda Protege DX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BJ2222X hi guys i don`t have any info for this mazda,the scanner is unable to give me more,i would like to know what to do with this codes Trouble codes: P1170 (p1512-), P1512	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L defroster VIN: WDBCA39D7H customer complains front deroster stays on all the time, wont switch back to heat mode unless she shuts the car off and restarts it again. ive checked the many e-mails from iatn memebers saying the dash controller is a very common failure, but since weve repla...	View
	1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L Instrument Panel VIN: 1ZWFT61L8X Customer claims - 7 - 10 minutes into a drive, all I/P warning lights start flashing, car quit, then pulled off the road, vehicle would not immediately restart, restarted 10 minutes later, now I/P lamps flashing, wipers on with switch off, engine running very ...	View
	1987 Nissan Stanza E 2.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JN1HT2114H This vehicle is fouling the plugs, We changed the plugs and it ran ok for a few days. The plugs again are fouled and it won't stay running even after cleaning the plugs. I am confused on how to retrieve the codes. AllData had me turning the ECM screw clockwise...	View
	1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1N4BU31D9S Greetings Y'all. This one came in as a no start. Tossed in plugs cause they were fouled out. Attempted to start engine. It caught and sounded like it was going to clear then died. Started cranking and it sounded like it skipped time. So I did a timing chain. S...	View
	1999 Nissan Pathfinder XE 3.3L Power Door Locks VIN: JN8AR07Y3X I have this pathfinder and I cannot get it to act up long enough to trace the problem. Customer states that he will be driving down the road and there is an inconsistant clicking from behind the lower steering column cover (door lock ecu/relay). The door locks...	View
	1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 3.4L cooling fans VIN: 1GHDX03E9W hello techs. i hope someone has run into this before. i have thoroughly tested cooling fan circuits. all relays, fuses cts test good. w/ a/c cycled on fans work accordingly but will not turn on when required.(221 deg low speed, 235 high speed) according to all...	View
	1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1P4GP44R4T Hope someone can help, This first started six months ago after returning halfway back from a 700 mile trip after being at the beach for a week (salt air seems to have adverse affects on these vehicles). Car lost power while cruising at 60 mph uphill with the... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1993 Pontiac Firebird 5.7L brake lights/L turn signals hey everyone i appreciate any help you can give me. this is my own personal vehicle so no rush. the problem is that the brake lights, not necessarily all but sometimes just left or just the right is inop with headlights on. parking lights work properly. also t...	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G2NE52E4X This car came in with a intermitent no start. We scanned for codes with a GM tech 2 scan tool. we replaced the ignition cylinder and cleared the codes. Customer picked up the car this morning and returned this evening with all these codes stored. The customer ... Trouble codes: B2958 (Security system sensor data circuit high), B1365 (Ignition zero malfunction), U1040 (Loss of class 2 communication with ABS), U1255 (Class 2 communication malfunction)	View
	1993 Subaru Impreza 1.8L No Start VIN: JF16F2445P This Subaru acts like it has a bad igniter-after a hot soak it will crank and has spark exiting the coil pack but will not start. I have only been able to reproduce the symptom once so I apologize that I have not yet verified fuel pressure or injector pulse, s...	View
	1993 Subaru Legacy LSi 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, running lean VIN: 4S4BJ65C5P Failure to follow direction. The message is in the related repair history section.ah crap moment! Trouble codes: 35 (purge canister control solenoid)	View
	1999 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L Mechanical VIN: JF1GF4356X Intermitantly car pulls to left or right under light braking. It has never done it for us. Wierd problem, Anybody encounter this one?	View
	1999 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L No Start VIN: 2T1BR12E1X This Toyota is a young kids car with a lot of add ons electrical add on we disabled the after market add ons in case they were causing the problem. We have spark, fuel pressure and no injector pulse. The Mil light does not come on with the key on, but if you c...	View
	1996 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L wipers VIN: 3VWFA81H8T car came in during snow and ice storm. wipers had blown a fuse. installed amp meter in place of fuse and motor would draw up to 19 amps in a 15 amp curcuit. confirmed by powering directly at motor and would still draw about 18 amps on start up. replaced motor ...	View
	1992 Volvo 240 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: YV1AS8805N Very poor idle, ck engine light on. codes 113 should be fuel injection or fuel presure. cked and no prob found. cleaned injectors with wins. stoped up injector? Trouble codes: 113 (fuel injectors or fuel presure)	View
	2000 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS2553Y Thought maybe the air pump was not pumping enough oxygen to "light up" convertor, but for the life of me can't find an air pump on this car? Anybody know where its located? All other specs look good...oxygen sensor voltages crosscounting good... Has anybody ... Trouble codes: P0420 (Catayst Efficiency below Threshold)	View

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	1995 BMW 325is 2.5L trunk VIN: WBABF4326S Hello Everyone: This was an easy fix. Thanks to Brian [...] who were on the issue. The lock was sticking, common problem. I removed the lock assembly with keyd push button. Cleaned with solvent and lubed with Wurth 2000 spray....	3
	1997 BMW 740iL 4.4L Drivers Seat VIN: WBAGJ8328V Another problem solved thanks to the Pros on IATN.As several members suggested the problem was in the seat switch itself. The plastic latch was broken due to stress.A new switch is appx. $160, but I was able to epoxy the switch back together and it appears goo...	8
	1998 BMW 528i 2.8L Accessories VIN: WBADD6322W Hi group, the BMW wiper problem is fixed, special thanx to Ming from Georgia,Jerry,Doug,Mattew, the fix was replacment of the wiper relay brownish color located right next to ecu on the right side of engine compartment: thank you	8
	2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L starting VIN: WBAGG834X1 After checking all of the basics and doubble checking fuel pressure drop after engine warms up, noticed different pressures and at one time the pressure just went to O as soon as I turned off the engine, took the BMW genuine fuel filter and whala! pressure reg...	4
	1997 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L refueling problem VIN: 1G4CW52K7V almost everybody told me about the check valve on top of tank. but customer elected not to pull the tank. the access hole did not help. the tank has a 4 hr flat rate r&r. thanks to all who replied	10
	1997 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Engine VIN: 1G4CW5ZK5V Thanks for all the replies on this one. Most said to take the engine out the top, and that is the way we did it. Actually one of the easier engine swaps I've ever done. We removed the harmonic balancer for a little added clearance. Just laid the P/S pump and A...	20
	1994 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L hard start sorry to say this car never acked up as cust, said butwedid put in a fuel pump relay just in case ,and cust.saidit has been starting good thanks	6
	1952 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 216CID Torque tube seal What I had to repair the seal problem was a different style brass sleeve & seal replacement unit. The original system had a front bushing,seal & rear bushing. I had to remove the old bushings & seal & install this new sleeve which was 1 piece, that took the pl...	7
	1986 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Custom 5.7L Cuts out, dieseling VIN: 1G8EC16L6G Well as it turns out almost all 17 replies nailed it. There was no idle down solenoid, but there was a wire there for it. Installed a new solenoid and all is well. Thanks for the help.	17
	1992 Chevrolet S10 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GCCS14R2N Thanks to all who replied. the problem with this vehicle was the valves were too tight. When I went through the valve adjustment our program calls for tightening the valves by taking out any play in the push rods and then tighten nut 1 and 1/2 turns. This was ...	4
	1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GNDT13W3T 25 replies. Incredible. I thanked each person individually and am still thankful for the large response. Most thot the problem had to be with the regulator leaking or the poppet valves, because this system is definately problem prone. There are alot of thing... Trouble codes: P0300 (random multiple misfire code 3 and 5 are flooding).	26
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L heater core when core was removed i took it to a radiator shop for testing, radiator tech told me it had a weak spot in it when it was built.replaced core again and pulled and filled with a vacuum. filled with distilled water and new dex a cool. also added BG pink coolant...	5
	1997 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L No Start VIN: C3EJHVN606 Thanks for all the replys.This is what we did, as many mentioned we disconnected everything that uses the 8,9 volt signal and also a 5 volt signal, they seem to be powered together in the module. My power supplies never came back, even let it sit overnight wit...	13
	1997 Dodge Intrepid 3.3L cabin heat VIN: 2B3HD46T1V First off THANK YOU Tom [...]. the link to the archives showing how to access the door motor actuator helped immensly. Removed the door actuator motor, while removing it stroked full stroke and then returned full stroke. Reinstalled it and it has been workin...	8
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L rotors VIN: 1B7HC16Y6X the fix was simply replace the brake hoses. all responses said to replace the hoses.. but henry [...] explained that the hoses had deteriorated inside and was acting like a check valve. thanks to all who responded but special thanks to henry who also helped...	12
	1991 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L Surge VIN: FAPP33S8MK I want to thank the great IATN Network and especially TY, PHONG, BARRY, ROGER & JEFFERY, That hit the nail on the head. It was the relearn process that took a long time. Tried 3 15 minute runs, no luck. Finally a half hour did it! THANKS AGAIN TO ALL	7
	1994 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L glow plugs found problem customer rewired glow plug cotroler so the current was not going though the resitor ribbon. replaced all glows and controler all ok thanks for the help vince.	12
	1995 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FBHE31H3S hi friends techs thanks for all the answers.few said to ck trans filter nad pcv for vacuum leaks.well,we found that the trans and n.s.sw were replaced.(thanks to you guys we asked the right questions)among also the dist cap,rotor and plugs.when we played with ...	5
	1996 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP52U0T Thanks to all who replied. The overwhelming majority seemed to stress this IS usually a cat problem and warned against aftermarket cats. This is a 3rd vehicle for the customer that is driven by a teenage son, being this isnt a saftey concern , they declined ... Trouble codes: P0430.	15
	1997 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L stuck gas pedal VIN: 1FALP53S2V hi all this ford is fixed with a new throttle cable. and a new battery took 3 days to get it to do it after sitting in the cold air of michigan. out of the the things i have done in my life joining this group is one of the best things i have done! just for t...	14
	1997 Ford F-350 7.3L Unknown VIN: SS1FJW35F6 About all reply's suggested that all electonic be fully checked. We decided to sent to local transmission shop. They said front pump was bad and valve body trouble. they are rebuilding now. Thanks for all the suggestions that was sent. This was a little more t...	5
	1997 Ford E-350 Econoline 5.4L turn/flashers/brake lights VIN: 1FTJE34L8V Fix for this problem was a combination of things, the O.E. replacement multi switch was bad, along with the wagner replacement flasher, replaced both the motocraft switch and wagner flasher with second motocraft part and all is now fine, also had no dash light...	4
	1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Coupe 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FAFP1137W thanks for the info the crank sensor did indeed run off the flywheel. i removed radiator fan and it was much easier to see and made access to it alot easier. well the crank sensor was broken and after replacement the car started and runs fine.	4
	1998 Ford F-150 4.2L engine VIN: 1FTZX172XX thanx to all who sent help to us on this one! the problem was as all of you said (cam syncronizer). we found the sync. was almost siezed up. we are not finished with the truck yet, however i'm confident that the problem has been solved! thank you all for the h...	30
	2001 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Electronic VIN: 2FMZA51481 hi friends thanks to mark from oklahoma,david from michigan,michael from new jersey and brian from washington.after replacing both front abs sensors the code po503 came back and the speedometer still was fluctuating.listening to michael from new jersey,we chec...	5
	1996 GMC Pickup K1500 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire Rec'd 14 replies on this one.Must be a problem child for GM.A few had said to check distributor cap and avoid cheap aftermarket ones.We had replaced it with a STANDARD cap.And checked the resistance thru-out.Most had recommended pressure clean injection system...	14
	2000 GMC Savana 3500 6.5L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GDJG31F7Y After taking it to the dealer, they found that the optical fuel sensor was shorting out internally. The vehicle fell into the injector pump replacement policy. They also found a problem with the turbo. It had a leak and that contributed to the lack of power pr... Trouble codes: P1626, U1192 (Lost communication with PasslockTM module), P0251.	4
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Poor Idle Quality Bled system repeatedly-no more loping idle. Balance belt was off. Car now runs smoothly. Thank you	27
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L radio i send the radio to a eclipse dealer in order to be unlocked. i still waiting to get back the radio from the dealer. tahnk you all.	4
	1999 Honda Passport EX 3.2L Check Engine light VIN: 456CM58W6X The customer decided not to fix the problem, they did not want to spend any more money. They are going to sell the vehicle - sorry everyone. Don Trouble codes: P0401.	18
	2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L brake pads ? VIN: 2HKYF18663 I would like to thank all that replied to this request. I have talked to my boss and showed him the replies, and I think that he is just going to live with it for the time being. Again thanks to all. IATN is the greatest. Rick	15
	1996 Isuzu Trooper LS 3.2L Halfshafts VIN: 4S2CM58VV5 Thanks for all the helpful replies. Most suggested to remove the inner joint appart and leave the inner housing in the diff. I tried to remove 4x4 actuator to see if there was a snap ring to remove but to no avail. I just removed the inner joint and cleaned ho...	7
	1997 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall hello everyone , thanks to all the guys that reply. Well finanlly seems like I got on rite truck. I were ckecking the oil press. and beraly get to 25lbs @ 3000 rpm. where shuold be around 80 lbs.then I perform engine flush and pour 10w50 engine oil where gauge... Trouble codes: P0300.	9
	1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Surge VIN: SAJHY174LC we removed and cleaned the throttle switch assembly and the throttle body, checked for vacuum leaks, none found. returned car to customer 2 weeks ago and have not heard from the customer since. problem never occured in the shop, or while test driving. we had p...	8
	1991 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJHY174NC problem turned out to be a bad rotor. after correcting faulty fuel pressure regulator and coolant sensor, new plugs, still would not start. recheck EVERY connection, sesors, air flow meter, tps, ecu , wiring, coil, wires, cao and rotor resistance and everythin... Trouble codes: 14 (coolant temp sensor).	11
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJHX6044X Many thanks to those who replied,particularly Stewart [...],who correctly deduced a broken secondary timing chain tensioner on the driver's side of the engine. This seems to be a fairly common occurance on the v-8 Jag.It seems t... Trouble codes: P0300.	7
	1988 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Transfer case VIN: 1J4FJ78L4K I looked at threading the inside of the pin but you would need to have too small of a tap and the pin would turn. You can't drill the pin it is too hard and you would damage the fork and shaft. Using an easy-out and pulling on the pin as it turned would have w...	6
	1990 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1J4FJ78L4L Hello All: I would like to extend a special thank you to Tom, Ron and Mark for their direction towards the distributor. Just after posting this request I had my distributor rebuilder call me, and reference the same information on cutting the tabs off the dis...	14
	1994 Mazda MX-3 GS 1.8L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire Thanks to the people who tired to help me with this mazda. Problem was with the distbutor. In fixing the car initially replaced cap and rotor for a brunt off coil contact must have damaged the coil and failled two weeks later.	5
	1991 Pontiac Grand Prix STE 3.4L timing VIN: 1G2WT54X2M thanks to all who dropped a line. I gave Bills advice to the tech and he reassembled the engine and it runs great. I appreciate everyone who spent the time to research for me.	7

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