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	1999 Audi A4 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB28D9X This 1.8t has a rock solid "17973 throttle actuator lower stop not reached" code. If I try to put it in basic setting I also get a "Fault in basic settings (J338)" code. Bently says to check power & ground at the throttle body plug..OK, and I can watch the acc... Trouble codes: 17973 (J338 Throttle actuator lower stop not reached)	View
	2000 BMW M5 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBSDE9347Y Vehicle arrived with ck eng lamp on. Upon restart, all is fine. Upon road test, at approx. 4500rpm cruise, ck eng lamp comes on, and a noticable miss develops, along with a severe lack of power. Scan and retrieve misfire codes. All secondary ignition boots hav... Trouble codes: 196 (Misfire w/cutoff Cyl1), 201 (Misfire w/cutoff Cyl6)	View
	2002 BMW 540i 4.4L On Board Screen VIN: WBADN63462 Hooked up GT-1 ran short test. No faults found in Navigation system. The on board computer found code 11 I-Bus Fault. The customer stated they had the car jump started. Since the jump start the on board computer screen has been blank. The radio and cd change...	View
	1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L headlights VIN: 1G6CD53B3N car came into shop with headlights staying on only data i have is old shop manual from 1986 any help would be greatly appricated	View
	1992 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L extended crank VIN: 1GCFK24K4N This truck does start up. First time usually right away, turn off and on again and crank time may go on for 30 seconds or more. While cranking no tach signal,no injector pulse signal,no spark,no 3X ref,no 18X. Fuel pump voltage only about 4 volts through relay...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13WXS this vehicle has been in multiple times for no start condition, intially the were spark issueswith good fuel delivery. now then there are fuel delivery issues. the last 4 trips into the shop we have had every thing necessary to the computer but no injector pul...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 3.1L abs-rear brakes VIN: 1G1LW15M1S car came in with abs light and red brake light on .has no rear brake pressure. replaced rear wheel cyls. checked rear brake hoses all good.scaned abs has code51 rear axel nut fail (free spin)and code 86 abs turned on redbrake light.	View
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1JF5247T every time i attempt to access data stream ck engine flashs fast and vehical dies i back out of data with scan tool still hooked up vehical runs but will die out slowly	View
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L No start VIN: 1GCEC14W9X Hope you guys can help on this one. Seems that the truck is a problem child and has landed here. Did the obvious checks when truck came in. Fuel pressure at time tested was 48. After pump replacement it was 62. Truck ran great for 20 minutes and shut down like...	View
	1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 7.4L ride control VIN: 3GNGK26J4X This Suburban wanders on the road like a drunk driver. When purchased new it tracked like a Mercedes with or without 7000 lbs on the trailer ball. Now it feels like it has an overweight load in the rear all of the time. I am an import shop and use this to tow ...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Surge, Cuts out, BUCKING VIN: 1GNEK13R2X Hey guys, hope someone could help with this one. You guys helped me before in the past. Another tech here was working on this Tahoe for a catalytic converter code. He replaced the O2 and vehicle was returned 50 miles later, customer complaining of a bucking ov...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDM19W3Y failure #1 tps=21% maf=28.17 map=50 mph=64 rpm=1808 load=17% failure #2 tps=18% maf=23.99 map=49 mph=55 rpm=1575 load=14% code sets very intermittently. has anyone seen this before i don't want to guess at it but i was wondering if induction cleanin... Trouble codes: P0121 (tps or app sensor 1 problem)	View
	2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNCT18W9Y I have a 2000 Blazer that the check engine is on code P0410 (secondary air injection system malfuction). Go thru all the tests and re-set light stays off for a about a week and will come back on--same code... any thoughts??? Trouble codes: P0410	View
	1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2C3HD56F2T This car came in last week with several cylinders full of fuel. I found #2 injector stuck wide open, replaced the injector, all injector orings and changed oil. Seemed to run fine. Car came back a couple of days later, owner said it ran very rough and stalled ...	View
	1991 Dodge Caravan LE 3.0L inner c.v.joint We have put three remanufactured left-side axles in this van in the last 5,000 km. The first 2 axles both came apart at the inner joint. It seems the inner trunion pulled right out on left-hand turns both times. We've checked the transmission and engine mounts...	View
	1995 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L heater core VIN: 3B7KC23Z2S customer only has heat in recirc. mode, when switching to any other mode heat drops off and eventually gets cool at best. i have flushed through heater core to make sure it had no blockage. was ok. have installed a new t-stat even though temp gauge and scanner...	View
	1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3B7KF26D9W this is a 12 valve diesel. we are getting air at the transfer pump filter bleeder screw. we can get the air out then after a short period of running (5-15 mins) the truck stalls. we check and find air at bleeder again. we have replaced and resealed the fuel fi...	View
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L 4th gear VIN: 1B4HS28Y2X After driving for 20+ miles on the high way the Transmission loses 4th gear. Scan data shows the comannds for 3-4 shift and present gear is 4th. TCC works ok. Trans fluid level is ok. Condition is OK. What kind of test can be performed to isolate the problem. ...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L No Start VIN: 3B7HC13Y7X Hello to all. I have got one that I am have trouble fixing. This was towed in for a no start. Ck. for spark, it was fine ck FP 47 lbs scan computor, no codes. Pulled spark plug and it was dripping wet with gas. I replaced all 8 plugs and tried cranking again. ...	View
	2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Mechanical VIN: 2B3HD46RD7 There is an upper valve train noise when the engine is at normal operating tempatures. Alldata & Mitchells state that idle oil presure should be 5 psi. This seems too low to me. Is this a normal problem for this engine?	View
	1977 Ford F-250 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: X25JK00288 This old turkey was brought for us to "dial in" the carb/choke settings and set the timing. The timing and choke are now set properly, and it starts right up and idles good on the high idle step. After it warms up and the choke opens fully, it misses at idle. ...	View
	1988 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FABP58U4J Car came in as a quit running, no restart. Oil was full of fuel & plugs were gas fouled. Plug wires OEM, cap & rotor had minor corrosion. Changed parts & checked for spark, noid light & fuel pressure. Fuel pressure good, noid light flashes multiple cylnders. H...	View
	1992 Ford E-150 Econoline 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FDEE14N5N Hi all This van is driving me crazy. It first graced my door on 10/28/03 as no start. This problem always occurs when outside temp is below freezing. No codes present I replaced the fouled plugs and replaced the fuel regulator due to fuel dripping from the v... Trouble codes: 114 (ect out of range), 116 (cts out of range)	View
	1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L mil is not on VIN: 1FMDU34X2T i have a explorer with a code po1000. i have tryed two differant scaners but i can;t seem to get past system check. it always comes back as communication incomplete. does any one have any suggestions? steve Trouble codes: P1000	View
	1997 Ford F-150 5.4L Misfire VIN: 2FTEXO8LOV Ha guys.need some help on this truck,it has a shudder at 45-60 mph with 1400-1600 rpms under a slight load. it came in with a check engine lite on & a misfire code we replaced # 5 coil,plug, it fixed the missfire code but we still had a shudder did a fuel pres... Trouble codes: P0305	View
	1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU34E6W this vehicle runs rough at idle.it otherwise runs fine at speed. it does not die out.there is a problem with cyls 4 5 6 at idle they are showing no rpm drop with cyl. balance test. off idle they do.i know about problems with intake o-rings they have been repla... Trouble codes: P0153 (ho2s21 slow response), P0304 (cyl 4 missfire), P0305 (cyl 5 missfire), P0306 (cyl 6 missfire), P0175 (system too rich bnk 2), P1000 (system check incomplete)	View
	1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA514XX Last week we scanned and found 02 sensors stuck in lean position - replaced w/four oem 02 sensors - Two days later light comes back on with codes 171 and 174 lean condition. The 02 sensors (4) test ok. Had this problem with 98 windstar never resolved. Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 sensor 2 Lean), P0174 (Bank 2 sensor 2 Lean)	View
	2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L 4x4 VIN: 1FMYU70E41 Hi techs! This explorer will not engage in 4x4. There is power on the fuse. Switch doesn't come out of dash. Any suggestions before I take the whole dash apart?? Thanks, Ralph	View
	1991 GMC C7000 Topkick C7H042 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: IGDJ7H1POM started engine runs very poor, high emissions , fouls plugs .back fires through intake .with est disconnected all problems go away, runs good at base timing .very limited on test procedures for this style of system .any clues or testing procedures would be gre... Trouble codes: 33 (map sensor)	View
	1996 GMC K1500 Sierra SL 5.7L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GTEK19R0T someone put sugar or something in this gas tank and ruined the injectors,regulator and pump. my problem is the truck has a missfire still and the intake gasket actually made a popping noise and blew right out toward the valve cover above number 1 cyl. could de... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1988 Honda Civic 1.5L Brake booster VIN: JTB4FJ59JR Dear Tech Genuises, I replaced the brake booster on this 88 CRX. After driving it about 5 minutes, the brakes became semi engaged without touching the brake pedal. I had to disconnect vacumn to get the car back to the shop. I do not understand this as even wh...	View
	1993 Infiniti Q45 4.5L timing chain set up VIN: JNKNG01D9R Can anyone please share information/service manual on timing chain setup for this vehicle. please fax it o email to [...]	View
	2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Stall VIN: 4S2CK58W6Y Hello This Rodeo came in with a complaint of Engine Cuts Out and Cruise Light comes on and Trany Light comes on It only happpened on rough roads. When I drove the car the engine was not cutting out it was going to idle Intermittently at about 1\4 to 3\4 thro...	View
	1991 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: SAJTWDW4MP Hello, This Jag. failed ASM. Excessive CO & HC's at 15mph & 25mph. At idle does attempt to control fuel and am able to get idle mixture adjustment to respond at times. Info very limited. Cannot scan so only way I can get data is by doing pin out at ECU. I ch...	View
	1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L engine VIN: 1J4FJ58SXM This is a fix and a help request. first, my personal jeep had a rear main seal leak. I had my employee replace the rear main seal. the cork gasket was like concrete. I don't know how many 3M rolo disc he used, but he was grinding away on it. I didn't like it a...	View
	1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1J4GZ58S9R 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee NOX Problem - Started out the jeep failed smog High NOX. The cat just rattled in it's Case. Replaced the Cat with an aftermarket, and it failed NOX at 15mph only 850ppm. Just barely failing. We put on a heavy duty Cat. and the Jeep faile...	View
	1993 Lexus GS300 3.0L head gasket VIN: JT8JS47E0P coolant leak from intake side of head	View
	1992 Mazda 929 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1HD4614N this car came in with an intermittent rough running and bad idle concern. i performed a full check out and found that it needed a tune up. put in the parts mentioned below. after starting up, the check engine light was on with the codes mentioned below. i eras... Trouble codes: 02 (no crank signal), 03 (no cam signal)	View
	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. ...	View
	1994 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Timing Belt VIN: 4A3AJ56GOR Customer comes in with no start. I check valve timing and find ,belt has jumped 4 teeth. I talk to customer who says belt was done at dealer 10,000 miles ago. Belt looks good.Tensioner seems o.k. I pull cam gear off,reset original valve timing and cars runs fi...	View
	1996 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Alt. Belt VIN: JA3A46G4TZ I have a customer who came in with a lost alternator belt. The car was waiting for us Monday morning. I thought I new the customer so I just waited for him to bring me the key and tell me his problem. It was a different customer. The reason I bring this up is ...	View
	2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L switches VIN: JA4MT31H8Y I have this Montero Sport with a flashing 4x4 symbol. I find that if I apply forward pressure on the transfer case lever in 4HI and 4LO the symbol stops flashing and stays on steady. If I release pressure in these positions the light will start flashing again....	View
	1997 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Engine VIN: JN1CA21D7V Driving me crazy! Customer had an oil leak passenger side rear (front corner of engine). Looked pretty straight forward as an oil pan/timing cover juncture leak. Customer returned a couple of months later, oil leak in the same area. Redid oil pan- paid careful...	View
	1999 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L engine VIN: JN8AR05Y4X engine vibration at 1300 to 1500 rpm while vehicle is stopped or moving. Removing the belts one at a time made no difference. A scope check on the ignition system showed no problems. A transmission shop also came up with nothing. Customer reported it started a...	View
	1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International 3.1L no power VIN: 1G3WR54T9L car sits and idles fairly good revs up slowly ,acts like timing is retarded but according to scan tool timing is 15 degrees advanced at idle.i had been trying to figure out someway of checking timing but so far have come up empty. Trouble codes: 33 (map sen.)	View
	1994 Oldsmobile 88 Royale LS 3.8L crankshaft VIN: 1G3HY52L9R we recently did a lower intake gasket on this car because of external coolant and oil leaks. when disassembled it showed no sign of internal coolant leaks. the oil was changed at the same time. yet after the repair, the car went 140km and the engine seized. th...	View
	1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1G3WH12MXV This one belongs to me. It is my wifes vehicle and we purchased it new. At about 6,000 miles it started, on an irregular basis surging and feels like cutting out. Feels like a fuel surge. It only does it for about 10 to 15 seconds and may do it today and not a...	View
	1997 Plymouth Voyager 3.0L cooling fans VIN: 2P4FP253XV To all you chrysler tech out there and the rest of the group ill like to say Happy new year... This van in question came to us with an over heating problem the previous shop had the fan running direct..After changing the solid state fan relay and the coolant ...	View
	1994 Saab 900 S 2.3L Balance shaft chain VIN: YS30M58BXR Hello everyone, This Saab was rattling bad from under the timing cover. We removed the timing cover and found the balance shaft chain hitting the timing cover. Alldata is not clear on the procedure and the timing marks. Can these chains and guides be replaced ...	View
	1995 Saab 900 S 2.3L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS30D58B95 I have a question regarding a code retrieval problem. This car has a surging idle and check engine light on. I'm not sure if it is OBD-II compliant or not. It has a OBD connecter but the snap-on scan tool doesn't comminuacate. All data outlines a way to get bl...	View
	1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L No Start VIN: Y53DF78N2V hello all, and thanks for taking your time to read this,we have in our shop another car from hell. a 97 ,2.0 turbo saab and a crying customer. the problem is it wont act up when at the shop.we kept it for 2 weeks,running it around. no problems...so we looked i...	View
	1999 Subaru Impreza Outback 2.2L throw out brg VIN: JF1GF4851X deja vue all over again. we have seen some of these cars wear out the front of the trans case where the bearing rides. have fixed them with the repair sleeve that we got from someone in the new england area, at least that is what my old memory comes up with. a...	View
	2002 Subaru Outback 2.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4S3BH66592 I have a 2002 Subaru Legacy Outback with a 2.5. Customer says car will just die ( lose all its power ) intermittently. The first this happened was about 6 months ago on the highway. She says she was going 65 MPH and the car just lost all power and then just pi...	View
	1988 Toyota Pickup 2.4L Front crank seal VIN: JT4RN63A4J Greetings all. I have this 88 toyota 4x4 pickup that came in with a front crank seal leaking. Replaced seal and installed speedy sleave on balancer. Truck came back leaking same place. Removed balancer and seal had came out part way. Thinking I did not get i...	View
	1997 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L speedometer, odometer, power windows VIN: JT2BG22K3V customer came in, complain instrument cluster gauges not working and power windows. so check the fuse found out that the ten amp gauge fuse is busted. replace it and everything works. gave it back to the customer and after three days, came back with the same c...	View
	1997 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L instrument cluster and power window VIN: JT2BG22K3V This car came in and the customer complained about the dash gauges not working along with the power windows. I checked the fuses and a 10amp was blown which controls the windows along with the cluster,after r/r fuse it wouldnt blow again after driving for seve...	View
	1994 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L CEL on VIN: 3VWSA81H9R Hello VW techs - Recent used car purchase at auction with numerous problems. One being the check engine light on. Not quite sure if this is OBD II or not? Located the connector and it sure appears to be an OBD II. I hooked my scanner up to it and I get no comm...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Cuts out VIN: 3VWSF29M2Y Customer brought car in for lack of power and no/low heat. Was driving car in very cold (-10 deg. F,yep, it's cold in Vermont right now!) The code shown indicates problems in the turbo boost circuit. Fuel filter was changed; leaking air at O-ring. Checked oper... Trouble codes: 17965	View
	2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.8L Mechanical VIN: 9BWGD21J61 well I feel foolish for asking but I have this lovely golf that broke the cam belt.the head was rebuilt ,It has a new vw water pump, tensioner,roller,and I cant get the cam belt back on!I took the covers back off and cant find a problem.Iused a gates t306 belt...	View
	1990 Volvo 740 GLE 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1FA8947L this is my first volvo to work on. my problem is with an intermitant code 224 open coolant temp. the sensor has been replaced at one time. the connection seems to look ok. i know that the sensor is a dual thermistor type sensor.my readings on one side are .48o... Trouble codes: 232 (check lambda), 224 (engine coolant temp open)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1989 Audi 200 Turbo Qu 2.2L alternator VIN: WAVGC5444K Thank you to all who responded. Received many good tips. After replacing the third alternator, I installed a new AC Delco battery.Test drove the car for several days and 85 miles and all is good. I am guessing the old battery was shorting out on the inside and...	13
	1994 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACB4325R Even though we checked the o2 sensor and it had a good waveform most of the help messages said to change the o2 anyway. Owner did not want to spend anymore money on the car at this time as it drives fine just the 'ck engine' light on. Thanks for the help. Trouble codes: 13 (o2 sensor).	7
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L Air Bag VIN: WBAAM5332Y According to the responses sent by the group I should refer this to the BMW dealer. I told the customer to take the car to the BMW dealer.	6
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5333X After removing the throttle body assembly and checking with smoke machine we located a cracked vacuum line for the breather system.Most replies related to possible Trans codes but this vehicle is a standard shift,someone mentioned reflashing ecu,and one other ...	8
	1990 Buick Electra Park Avenue 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4CW54C7L Thanks to all who replied most said the coil pack .check ohms across towers should be around 12 ohms mine checked out good.I put a new ac/delco coil pack on in place of the napa coil,still didn't start.I worked on this car outside for about 2 hrs. with snow bl...	19
	1997 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G4HR52K6V First, thanks everyone for your help. Our customer initially brought car for what he thought was a blown headgasket. We tow it in & do our compression tests & can see no external leaks. Coolant reservoir was low, but not empty. The car ran extremely rough & we... Trouble codes: P0300.	30
	1998 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Interior/Exterior lights VIN: 1G4HP52K7W Well, it's fixed! I received a couple responses to this one about a possible faulty BCM or loose/poor connection behind the passenger kick panel. Both of these items checked out OK. Upon further inspection of wiring and such, we found a loose connection at the...	3
	1999 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KE54Y9X First of all, thanks Allen [...]. Ended up being an intake leak under the intake manifold in the block valley. The intake manifold was cracked. Thanks to all who replied. Trouble codes: P0300, P0603.	7
	1985 Chevrolet C10 Custom 4.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2GCCC14N9G The fix was to jump the a and c wires on the dist. and plug the hose to the vacumn advance to time it. I then left the jumper across the a and c wires and ran it with the vac. advance only. It now runs 100% better. Thanks for all the replies.	10
	1986 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 2.8L Window Washer VIN: 1GCCT14BXD Have not had the rig back in the shop, but have figuered out that the only thing it can be is a bad wiper motor. The control from the switch to the circut broad are good, but even with a new broad the washer power is not there. Besides I have tried every thing...	10
	1993 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L no start VIN: 1GNT13W9P2 Well gentlemen I finaly got this little blazer fixed. The following is a step by step procedure {which includes a summary of all your ideas}to test and repair a 93 vin w 4.3 engine. While it may not be necessary to say, I will anyway. Don't over look the obvio...	48
	1994 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L Mechanical VIN: 20CEC19KR1 Received 16 replies, you members are the best. Cutomer is in hospital now, he took the truck home so we are not able to finish the job. lots of good help, will post more if he brings the truck back. Again, thanks a lot.	18
	1995 Chevrolet S10 2.2L Coolant Leak VIN: 1GTCS194S8 Had 26 replies. Over 20 said that the head gasket would split at the drivers side rear head bolt and all were right on. Other possible leak areas included the EGR plate on rear of head. crack at #1 spark plug hole, porus head, and one that described a crack fr...	26
	1997 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L no-start VIN: 3G1JC1243V I would like to thank the 5 people who repied.This was a case of me wanting to save the customer some money(but in my gut kind of knew)by doing everything in house.It took a trip to the local dealer(after a 8 day wait)to have used pcm programed with the proper...	5
	1998 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L steering pump and power brakes VIN: 1GNDM19W1W thanks everybody, i had to pull out the union fitting at the control valve and i found out that the o-ring was installed in the first groove instead of the second groove. the first groove has a bypass passage for the fluid, the o-ring was blocking this passage...	7
	2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 5.3L battery VIN: 1GTEC14W0Y thanks for everyones input . the logic module in the instrument cluster is bad and we will be replacing the cluster.	6
	1994 Chrysler LHS 3.5L instruments, all moduels VIN: 2C3ED56F3R Hello all and thanks for all the help on this one. It's finally fixed. Believe it or not, I stumbled on the problem while hooking up to the aldl for about the tenth time. For some unknown reason the black/green wire at the connector had gotten hot and melted. ...	5
	1996 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L oil pressure VIN: 1C3EJ56H7T Out of all the replies about five chrysler techs indicated that somehow the plug that connects to the pressue switch itself goes bad. The fixes ranged from drilling a hole in the connecter to relieve the pressure on the terminal to just cutting off the connect...	29
	1997 Dodge Ram 3500 8.0L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3B7HF33NJO thanks for the replies i guess this is the expected mpg. that ia why i don't own a v10	7
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L abs VIN: 3B7HF13Z6X Thanks to IATN I fixed this chestnut no problem. The flow chart suggested to replace the CAB module as the only step for this code, which I was going to do and which would have been an expensive mistake! Most of the responses I got pointed to the module, wit...	10
	1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD46R6X Thanks for all the help in solving this problem. The fix was replacing the fuel pump. We had checked fuel presure and had current ramped it but it did't show bad. After it failed for the fourth time we were able to get to the unit before it restarted. After a ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302.	4
	1991 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTEF15NXM Thanks to all who replied. Replaced pcm. Customer called back and says truck runs fine. The key was that it ran ok with spout connector off.	5
	1991 Ford Ranger Custom 4.0L Rear Main Seal I will like to thank everyone for the replies, special thanks to Jim from Washington who ofered me to borrow his installation tool. After inspecting the crank and seal installation surface everything seemed within specs. The fix to the problem was to use the p...	10
	1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L foward gears VIN: 1FMDU34X6M thanks to all who replied, especially ron from transdoc.net who gave a good list of what to check for. Unfortunately though since i couldnt pinpoint the cause, i had to install a rebuilt unit.	5
	1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L wipers and dr window VIN: 2FMDA5144S Well I am going to call this a fix. The coustomer did take the vehical after we cleaned groud connections and ck connectons at wiper switch and generic module. worked ok for a few days. It did come back with same problem. We replaced the generic module about 1...	4
	1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L glow plugs VIN: 1FTJW36F3T Thanks to all that took time to reply. Received several suggestions and tried all of them. First, cover glow plug with fender covers and cranked engine. Then started engine. Plug would not blow out. Tried to drive plug down into cylinder and see if it could be...	15
	1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Lighting VIN: 1FTZX18W5W Rec,d 8 replies on this. Thank-you.The majority said door switch, a few mentioned a TSB on water leakage in around the fuse block/ GEM area . Checked that and it looked good.One had said the multi-function switch. Pulled cover off column and did not see any fr...	11
	1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Power Steering Pump VIN: 1FAFP53U3X Well, it's fixed! I received numerous responses to this one, most of which pointed to having air in the system. Apparently these are extremely tough to bleed. Some suggested using a vacuum pump to pull the air out. Others said disable the ignition, raise the f...	16
	1997 GMC Savana 2500 5.0L Hesitation VIN: 1GTFG29M4V Still waiting for client to return. As I stated before, he's never got enough time.	8
	1985 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 5.9L no reverse VIN: 1JCNJ15N4F I have replaced the transmission asy. It was very burnt the reverse band broken and alot of debri in the pan led me to never use this unit again. I did however throughly flush my cooler and lines with a flush tool I designed and that worked very well. Thank yo...	8
	1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L security VIN: 1J4GZ78Y6R Thanks for the replys from Gregory and Ray. A new keyless entry transmitter, program to veh reciever and security related no start problem was fixed. To program new transmitter, 1.open driver door, 2.move mechanical door lock lever to the LOCK position. 3.turn...	3
	1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FY49S3X Most said the fuel sending unit was leaking and many said to have it smoke tested. I am going to send it out to be smoke tested to be sure of the leak. We do not have a smoke machine here yet. Customer has made and cancelled appointments for me to take it to C... Trouble codes: P0442, P0455.	6
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L automatic locks VIN: 1J4GX48S91 Vehicle finally came back. I didn't have a passenger door module in stock but the one in the vehicle tested ok. Checked battery and found a bad cell. I replaced the battery and locks immedatly started functioning properly. I put the old battery in and locks we...	7
	1992 Lexus ES300 3.0L Timing Belt/Distributor VIN: JT8VK13T9N Thank you everyone for the great replies. This whole situation shows my inexperience with these import motors, we do probably 75% domestic and less imports. My timing marks WERE lining up perfectly, but I was using the wrong marks on the rear camshaft. I have ...	9
	2000 Lexus ES300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BF28G3Y This car left unfixed. I received no useful replies to this post. The canister, valve and sensor assembly in the rear were in stock at our local dealer at $250 list. I explained to the customer that this is where the repair could end up and she declined until ... Trouble codes: P0441 (Low purge flow), P0442, P0446 (vent control system malfunction).	4
	2000 Mazda Millenia Millennium Edition 2.3L Mechanical VIN: JM1TA2222Y I checked the intake tubes for oil as told to and oil is in them. The car needs a supercharger. The customer has not returned to have it repaired yet. Thanks for the help.	3
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L defroster VIN: WDBCA39D7H unfourtanetly the customer has deceided not to fix the car at this time. many of the replies mentioned tht the defrost is the default for the climate control when the system doesnt work right.. the replies mostly mentioned that there is probably a vacuum leak ...	10
	1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2L Blower Motor VIN: WDBEA32EOP special thanks who all applied it was in fact loss of 12 volts at blower resister i couldnt locate the fuse so i installed a inline 30 amp fuse from fuseblock source side with key on i know that isnt proper repair but was short on time thank you again	11
	1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L n3 speed sensor VIN: WDBJF72FXV Thanks for all the replies. I replaced the 'conductor plate' cleared codes, and have not heard from the customer since, so I assume its fixed. Thanks again Achim.	5
	1994 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L blower VIN: 2MECM75U5R Thanks to all who responded, there is a cold lock out switch in the heater hose that prevents blower operation on a cold engine (I thought only the germans did that).By jumping the electrical connection we verified a bad switch at operating temperature. A spec...	13

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