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	Help Request	Answers
	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
	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
	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

Fixes & Summaries for Asian

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	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
	1993 Nissan Sentra 1.6L power loss When I removed the O2 sensor, which allowed an exit for exhaust, the car had much more power, so I felt confident installing a new catalytic converter would restore full power which it did. Other's reccomended buying a back pressure tester or doing a vacumm te...	20
	1987 Toyota Van Wagon LE 2.2L starter VIN: JT3YR26WXH thanks to everyone who gave the part number for this relay, veh. has been gone for a bout three weeks and has hot come back, his other vehicles have, for different problems, but not this one, once again, thank you guys	13

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