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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for January 26, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1997 Acura Integra GS 1.8L passenger compartment heat VIN: JH4DC4462V good heat at higher rpm. when at idle, little to no heat. heater hoses both warm. thinking about heater core but pretty expensive and would like to get some ideas. thanks in advance |
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| 1998 Acura Integra RS 1.8L Left Front Window I am stuck alldata tests lead to failed master switch. motor working with power prob. fuses good. Need help from the guys that know Acura I am a Jeep Tech and am trying to fix a friends car you know how that is yak. Thank you from any help I can get. Brian Fie... |
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| 1988 Honda Accord LX 2.0L Stall VIN: 1HGCA5536J We need some help from some of you Honda guys. This car builds up to much vacuum inside the tank on a long drive, eventually the pump can no longer deliver fuel so the engine dies. Get on and remove the cap and then it runs again just fine until you drive long... |
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| 1996 Honda Passport EX 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 4S6CM58V7T OK Passport/Rodeo Gurus, here's a real hairpuller for you. This vehicle had the trans replaced at another shop, then it started to run bad. It has a bad hesitation under acceleration (around 2000 - 2300 rpm)until about 3/4 throttle, then it switches to "Power ... |
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| 1999 Hyundai Accent L 1.5L over charging VIN: KMHVD14N7X hello fellow techs,i have not replaced the alternator for the third time yet,some help would be good.this system seems to over charge some of the time,and also will charge normal,ive checked ground for voltage drop at alternator case when problem is happening ... |
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| 2002 Hyundai XG350 3.5L cluster VIN: KMHFU45E22 Hello :Any of you have a bad boy like this. Speedo drops out intermittingly ,we replaced speedo sensor & gear. any close information to this is greatly appreaciated. |
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| 1998 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Shift lock VIN: 4S2CM58W43 Hello. I have a "P-I-T-A" (pain in the a$$) truck on my hands here. The truck would not come out of park. I removed the console, and traced the shift lock cable to the column, which I then tore into. What I have found is that there is a plastic "gate" that wou... |
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| 1992 Lexus ES300 3.0L Timing Belt/Distributor VIN: JT8VK13T9N Excuse my inexperience with this system, this is like my 2nd time posting. This vehicle towed in, no-start. Found timing belt a melted mess of rubber, water pump, tensioner and idler pulleys seized. Replaced all pulleys, water pump, tensioner, etc. Lined up ti... |
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| 1993 Lexus ES300 3.0L No Start VIN: JT8VK13T6P Dear Techs. This vehicle drove in the shop with trans problem. The trans has been rebuilt and reinstalled on the vehicle but enging would not start. No spark or injector pulse. Checked cam and crank sensors for operation. Got the signals identical to the pictu... |
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| 1993 Mazda MX-3 1.8L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1EC4349P Hi All, We have had this customer come in (3 times over the past 6 months) complaining of her car stalling at random. Each time we roadtest, scope & check emissions and see nothing wrong? It could be fine for a month and then stall on her way to work - she wa... Trouble codes: 16 (Not Found) |
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| 1997 Mazda B2300 SE 2.3L compression VIN: 4F4CR12AOV vehicle towed in, no run. vehicle started right up off tow truck, road test good, scan check no codes present, on road test coming to stop sign, pushed the clutch in rapped the throttle, 2500 - 3000 rpm, vhehicle stalls. hot or cold doesnt matter, intial crank... |
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| 1999 Mazda Miata 10th Anniversary 1.8L Master Cyl VIN: JM1NB3538X Vehicle came in with a creeping brake pedal just like a by- passing master cyl. We installed a new master cly and bled entire system. The pedal now acts just like before. If you stab the brake pedal hard it will not creep. Push it softly.. it falls to floor. ... |
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| 2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Misfire VIN: JM3LW28G9Y any help would be appreciated.i tried all normal checks cannot get to injectors to back probe. i've seen a few help requests with no replies Trouble codes: P0303 |
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| 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L no spark Hi chaps I am contacting you from Manchester in the UK. This site just gets harder and harder to use, now it tells me I can only post one message per month with no vin No, but I do have a Vin No it's just that this site will not accept it. Does the man in char... |
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| 1987 Nissan Sentra SE 1.6L Running Rich VIN: JN1PB24S9H Hello, I've got a real headache over this vehicle, I'm even starting to lose sleep. If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate them. This 87 Sentra hatchback has a severe rich condition. It blows black smoke out the tailpipe all the time, worst ... |
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| 2000 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L Stall VIN: IN6EA27T2Y good evening techs Have this frontier stalling when decell or just idling. Have no codes fuel pressure is good. Long term fuel trim is -15 both banks. Feel like it is the mass air flow but all readings on the red brick look good. Any suggestions will be very ... |
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| 1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3GB6854V Originally came in with CEL on. P0400 EGR Flow Malfunction Cleaned all vacuum hoses & pipes to & from Back Pressure Transducer (BPT), EGR solenoid, EGR MAP sensor (on right apron)Checked EGR, EGR solenoid for operation & leaks, stumbles engine at idle, but do... Trouble codes: P0106 (MAP/Baro Circuit Performance/Range), P0400 (EGR Flow Malfunction), P0403 (EGR Circuit Malfunction) |
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| 1999 Subaru Impreza Outback 2.2L Hesitation VIN: JF1GF4850X Hey Guys, Need a little help or reasurance. I'm sure all you Suby guys have experienced the hesitation on accel that the 97-98 subs had. It was determined that cause was the cars ECU retarding the timing on accel by as much as -10 deg. on a scanner. Our 99 I... |
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| 1998 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L No Start VIN: 2T1BR12E0W Hi Guys! I have a stumper here and hope you can help. My son installed a timing chain in this perfect running Corolla and now it won't start (it's my daughter-in-law's car). I have rechecked the timing chain installation and everything seems to be mechanically... |
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| 1998 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.4L steering pump/rack? I have a "knocking" noise coming from the power steering pump. When the steering wheel is turned the noise goes away for a short time then comes right back. I replaced the pump and flushed the system last Friday and the noise went away. Sent the customer down ... |
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| 1999 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF22KX9 runs rough cold miss fire detected cyl 1 3 and random miss fire detedted when scaned 1st time . cleaned maf cleared codes and replaced fowled plugs. road test ok. owner called ran ok all day. ran rough cold and light back on. rescaned hade code for bank 1 lean... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1993 Isuzu Trooper S 3.2L oil pressure VIN: JACDH58VXP Well, based on the input I got, I went ahead and pulled dropped the front axle, and pulled the pan. I checked bearings and they were suprisingly good. Minimal wear on bottom end. I pulled the pickup and checked it. No obstructions noted. No cracks or other pro... |
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| 1993 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Misfire, no power VIN: 4SCY58B1P4 Thanks to all who sent thare ideas all were good and some.were right on, The problem was the injectors Pluged badwe had tried to clean them but they needed Jim Lander Tech. Services, They rebuilt them much cheaper than new ones,and just as good,Customer is hap... |
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| 1995 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L No Start VIN: IYVGE2ZC4S Thank's everyone,sometimes you overlook the simple thing's. Crossed fuel lines did it. It run's fine now. You would think one out of three of us would have thought about that. Gino [...] |
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| 1998 Mazda B4000 SE 4.0L output speed snsr fault and ossintermittent fault VIN: 4F4ZR17XXW the trans is a ford 5r55 not an asian. The fix to our problem ended up being at the oss wiring harness connector itself after several inspections and removal a good wiggle testfound the problem. thanks for all your help |
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| 1991 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 2.4L No Start, NO MIL VIN: JA7FL24W9M I forgot to include the information that I didn't have a reference signal nor any injector control or spark.You all hit the nail on the head.I opened the pcm up again and found a burnt spot next to a capacitor.Armed with this information I showed the owner the... |
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| 1988 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L t-top sun shield VIN: JN1HZ14S7J Morning everyone! Got plenty of replies suggesting I use rear view mirror glue. Due to the surface of the plastic anchors I dont think that would work. We are going to try to use the eurethane for windshield sealing. Thanky, Thanky, Thanky, Paul. |
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| 2001 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: KN1CA31A91 First thanks to Rusty,Michael,Heath [...] problem was the canister was contamiated and that contamiation went all through the system. FIX was to clean all hoses 3 times and replace all valves the tinny particals are impossible to get out(DON'T REPLACE VALVES UNT... Trouble codes: P1496 (evap canister vent control valve evap-cvcv). |
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| 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L heater VIN: 1N4AL11DX2 Hello Everyone many thanks for all the replys as all were crutial in fixing the heat . As it turned out we initially replaced the thermostat with what should have been the bypass valve, they look and fit almost identical .the real t-stat is in the lower hose... |
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| 1992 Toyota Corolla 1.6L Starter VIN: JDA2123512 Hello, Thanks to everyone, I was able to get to it without taking the tranny off (something a lot of people end up doing!). The trick is to take off the airbox and use swivels on your impact. |
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