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	1996 Acura RL 3.5L ABS light on Hey all honda techs, just want to know how do you access the ABS codes from this vehicle.Can they be flashed out or do you have to use a diagnostic tool, thanks in advanced. Jahmal	View
	1994 Audi 80 2.0L door locks VIN: WAUZZZ8CZR Vehicle locks doors by itself when put in P or N. No alarmsystem fitted.I have not been able to find the exact wiring diagram.I scanned the gearbox and data-streamed it:no faults.Unable to scan central locking system(I believe on this model not possible)I do n...	View
	2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L oil leak VIN: WAUEH24B4Y trying to resolve an oil leak problem with this AUDI. Oil leaks from both cylinder heads at front and rear from what appear to be camshaft end bearings or caps. Have read some postings on both cam adjuster gaskets and using a high quality sealant under cam end...	View
	1990 BMW 325i 2.5L Coil signal VIN: WBAAD1317L Good morning people. Symptoms are intermittent. When occuring, off idle only(Always idles fine) the tach. and economy guages drop, Pin 31 from ECU to guages goes dead. Also pin 1 from ECU to ignition coil goes dead. Powers and grounds stay up. Relays stay up. ...	View
	1995 BMW 525i 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBAHD5321S Help!!! This 5 series has me going in circles! This fellow was recommended to my shop by one of my long time customers. He had failed the emissions test and is close to having his tags lifted. He had previously been quoted on a new oxygen sensor and catalytic...	View
	1998 BMW 528i 2.8L Vanos System VIN: WBADM6338X Hello, I could use some help on this engine rebuild, specificaly the Dual Vanos system. I followed the motor rebuild by the book step by step and when fully assembled it would not start. I think that the Vanos System is at fault becuase after taking the engine...	View
	1992 Buick Roadmaster 5.7L Hesitation Vehicle came in because of no power. Wouldnt go over 30mph. We rplaced fuel filter, dist cap, rotor and road tested and now it goes up to 74mph max. When accelerating it doesnt have much power. Replace prom with an updated one with no change. Tryed reman compu...	View
	2001 Buick Regal LS 3.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2G4WB52KX1 hi everyone. this car will not turn more than about 4300 r.p.m.s we have recalibrated the pcm but we are unable to do the crank re-learn because it needs to see 5100 rpms. the transmission has extened shifts also. when we rev. up the engine it stops at about 4...	View
	1991 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L parking lights VIN: 1GGCD53B1M The owner tells us that the parking lights come on in the middle of the night and discharge the battery. The next morning the car won't start with out a jump start. Both times he's brought the car to us on the afternoon after the event the battery is charged a...	View
	1993 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L module VIN: 1G6KY5294P hI. THIS CADY CAME IN WITH THE COMPLAINT OF THE BRAKES HOLDING BACK. i TEST DROVE AND NOTED THAT TRACTION CONTROL WOULD ATIVATE JUST AS YOU RELEASED THE PEDAL (DRY ROAD) AND WOULD DEACTIVATE AS YOU ACCELERATED. tHE TRACTION WOULD BE ACTIVE SITTING IN PARK UNTI...	View
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Left Front Caliper VIN: 1G1YY0788G Trying to solve a sticking/hanging LF brake caliper. I know whats going on in that we can open the bleeder and caliper releases. Master cylinder and brake hoses good. Caliper pistons and slides operating freely. To our knowledge this system offers no codes an...	View
	1989 Chevrolet Tracker 1.6L No Start, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ1365W hello everyone Have this tracker giving me all kind of weird readings. Says -40C in the shop for coolant and air temp,map sensor stuck at 255 kpa,02 sensor stuck at 1.275 V. also when it starts engine loads is at 99.6%(tps always stuck at that) Thinkin toward... Trouble codes: P0113, P0118, P1450	View
	1994 Chevrolet S10 2.2L heater VIN: 1GCCS1441S I have poor heat inside vehicle themp out of vents only get up to 76 degrees. replace thermostat, flushed heater core , replaced fan clutch and still can't get the temperature past 76 in cab. the engine temp does make it's way up to 85 degrees. any ideas as to...	View
	1995 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L 1-2 shift, no OD VIN: 1GCEC19K4S Pickup came in for inoperative speedo and tachometer. On test drive, found no 1st gear (2nd gear start), and no TCC lockup at high speed. Problem is intermittent in that the customer says his speedo will come back every so often. Have 12v at trans. fuse #20, h...	View
	1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNGK26J3X This vehicle came to our shop with a check engine light on and a P0171 lean bank one code. We checked it over and replaced the upstream 02 sensor, cleared the code and returned the vehicle to the customer. Then the fuel pump quit, and we replaced that. Then th... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174	View
	1996 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.4L right rear wheel VIN: 1C3EJ56X9T Sorry this is a long one but try to stay with me.. we did a rear brake overhaul with 2 new wheel cylinders and 2 new drums due to leaky cylinder. Customer said rt. rear wheel 'hung up' once. 30,000 miles (13 months) later rt rear wheel cylinder is exploded and...	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4GP44R3T I hate to say we ended up throwing parts at this one. It has a new ECM, FF, Wires, coil, crank sensor. The vehicle came in with a 300 code. Sprayed down wires and coil, with water and it was arching everywhere, so we replaced them. Car ran fine for us took it ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301	View
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTY1245Y This car has been worked on before by a not so qualified tech.After securing many grounds that were left disconected,one retreived from under the valve cover!,a code 1391 returns after clearing and engine still stalls intermittently.Code definition for cam or ...	View
	1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L No Start VIN: 2B3HD46R9X wont always start cold. it will start firing intermittently, start and run a short time and go dead. after this happens a couple of times, it will start and run great. once it starts and runs, it is usually ok the rest of the day. it is getting fuel. it is not... Trouble codes: P1391	View
	1985 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FABP22X2F Hello. this old tempo has me stumped, it has good fuel volumn and pressure and good spark and it idles ok but off idle and under load it misses and has no power ,pulls down like no gas or plugged cat, but the cat has no restriction and it has good fuel volume ... Trouble codes: 68 (I.T.S. closed)	View
	1985 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L alternator light VIN: 1FABP46F2F Hello all,We have this Thunderbird thats giving me a fit.We had this car towed in with a burnt alternator.We didn't take any chances so we got a new external voltage regulator as well as a new alternator,not junk either:) We installed the parts and used a new ...	View
	1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L ABS Module VIN: 1FALP6535T Hi All, This vehicle came in with a hard code 1156 left front speed wheel sensor open circuit, also we had two soft codes which were 1168 R/R wheel speed sensor coherency fault and 1137 ECU fault code. We cleared the codes and the 1156 was the only code to re...	View
	1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L timing belt VIN: 3FALP6537T car was brought in for lack of power. it would idle fine, but when accelerated it would fall on it's face. boss said to tear down and check timing belt. i wasn't convinced that was the problem because it showed good vacuum. i removed timing cover, lined up cra...	View
	1997 Ford F-150 4.2L No Start I have installed a 99 engine in 97 truck. Had to install intake from the 97. Only sensors that were not changed are the cam and crank sensors. Had it running for about 10 minutes but was running way too rich. Converters were red hot. Sounds like it was out of ...	View
	1998 Ford F-150 4.6L Stall VIN: 1FTZX18WOW hi fellow tech,s this is my first post so please be patient .this 1998 ford f-150 was towed into my shop cust complaint stalling when put into gear ,intermittent check engine light .first boss went to verify and shure enough first couple of times put in gear v...	View
	1999 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L 4wd system VIN: 1FMZU34E5X Hello gentlemen, Thank you once again, in advance, for your thoughtfulness in helping me out. I am currently working on a 99 Explorer that is stuck in 4wd. This truck has the system with a 3way switch on the dash; auto, high, and low. Customer stated that she...	View
	2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L engine VIN: 1FTRX17W0Y We replaced the engine with a used engine. (NOTE: This is a "ROMEO" engine!) Engine knocks at times. Sounds like carbon or bearing type noise. Quiet at idle. Quiet on hard accel. Noise occurs at light throttle around 2000 rpm. Will occur in neutral, or under l...	View
	2000 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L No Start VIN: 1FTZX1727Y hello friends, have a hard start hot, engine starts good cold, runs normal, smooth idle, good performance, no codes, data checks normal, fuel trim, baro, engine temperature. after stopping approx 30 min. then restart, cranks strong, but long crank to start, 10...	View
	1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: JHMCB7658M Hello fellow technicians and thank you in advance for you wisdom. I have a 1991 Honda accord lx that was brought in on the hook with a no start. Check spark and fuel, spark ok, no fuel pressure. check engine lamp does function and no codes present. As with man...	View
	1995 Honda Accord EX 2.7L Tach VIN: 1HGCE6663S Hello Guys I have a friends car in shop. He had a problem with Tach jumping all the time also Mil light came on recently. I scanned for codes retreieved code PO725 15 VSS circuit. Cleared code test drove code did not return. Tach still jumping even at idle.Ch...	View
	1997 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCD5634V hello to all, this vehicle came to us on the hook about three weeks ago, upon initial inspection we found no spark , we had inj. pulse and fuel pressure, after testing system according to snap on shop key, we arrived at a bad igniter. we replaced the igniter a...	View
	1992 Infiniti Q45 A 4.5L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JNKNG01C6N Hey everyone, need your help on this vehicle; customer describes stalling while driving. Tried to simulate same conditions as customer's complain, found that it does it very interminnently. I can leave the car idling from a cold start, then maybe 5 to 7 minute...	View
	1997 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.6L No Start, Stall VIN: 4S2CK58E5V this fine POS spits and sputters when cold and dies. i have checked resistance on wires grounds and voltage per alldatas flow charts all tests good but this thing just wont run good cold.i even added grounds to dist and crank sensor and no changes. ive also fr... Trouble codes: P0336 (58X reference signal circuit), P0341 (CMP sensor circuit performance)	View
	1989 Jeep Comanche 4.0L reverse VIN: 1J7FT27LOK Hi guys, we got this jeep 2x4 that has a shutter while backing up. Runs good in forward gears. Checked for codes none were found. While looking at the data stream on scan tool it says brake applied and while disconnecting a bypass connector at the right side o...	View
	1993 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0L excessive heat VIN: 1J4FJ78S1P This Jeep came in last week for an antifreeze leak. We running the car at 2500 RPM's to open the thermostat. After about 2 1/2 minutes the exhaust manifold started to glow red. It is also cracked. I checked the mixture and it doesn't appear that bad. The adapt...	View
	2001 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: S11L505795 this vehicle has got me and starline stumped I have exhausted everything that I can think of if anyone out there has had this or seen it I would truly appreciate you response thanks in advance... Trouble codes: P0443	View
	2004 Lexus RX330 3.3L electric windows VIN: JTJHA31UO4 Power windows other than the driver side front window will not work from the driver door master switch. The driver window goes down but does not go down automatically. The power door locks work from the driver door and all the other window work from their ind...	View
	1988 Mazda 323 1.6L gassy oil VIN: JM1BF2322J the oil continually getting large amounts of gas. the tune is in good condition. car starts and runs o.k. fuel pressure reg not leaking. oil has been changed several times. after several days dip stick shows 1-2 qrts over.	View
	1991 Mazda Protege DX 1.8L Heater Core VIN: JM1BG2246M Hello Guys I have this mazda here for heater core replacement. I have taken just about everything in the way to remove the heater box. It feels like its ready to come out but cannot see what is holding it. I looked in Mitchells and all data. It shows like a br...	View
	1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1YVGE22C5V hi everyone i,m just looking for a good cat converter supplier in SoCAL in la area.i can't find one !!help thanks	View
	1992 Mercedes-Benz 230E 2.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WDB1240232 This car belongs to a saleslot. It has come to me from a collegue workshop.They had a look at it,and an autoelectrician,and they have "given up" on it now and brought it to us to get fixed!After start up with a cold engine(it is summer her now,about 20 degrees...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 4JGAB54E4W while driving car hot for fifteen to thirty minutes engine shuts off and won't start back up until half hour later. check charging system nominal at 13.86 vlts. check fuel psi nominal at 4.o bar check leak down of fuel system good at 2.8 bar in thirty minutes....	View
	1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4A3AK44Y8W This car was brought in for an oil change. The customer drove the car 1500 miles. The customer was driving the car and noticed that the engine was losing power. She kept going and noticed that the temperature was in the red and she kept going. The car stalled ...	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31D5Y Hey guys just hoping a one of you will recognize this code as something common. We suspect vacuum leak, maybe manifold but I dont think its common is it? Smoke test showed no sign of leak. Car runs fine with no complaint from customer. Are mass airflows common... Trouble codes: P0171 (system too lean bank 1)	View
	1989 Plymouth Voyager SE 3.0L trans. controller VIN: NO VIN INF this vehicle goes into limp mode intermittently because of no voltage from ign. I can look on my scanner and see that batt. voltage is present but at times "ign. sw. Voltage" is at 0 and when ign voltage goes up to 14. all works good. I have looked through my ...	View
	1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 1P4GP44R5T Vehicle has no spark when cranking. When using ATM on my MPSI scanner there is a strong spark from all three coils. Went into wiring harness right at ecm and tapped into crank and cam signals to observe the square wave outputs on my digital scope. Both cam and...	View
	1994 Pontiac Firebird 3.4L ABS System VIN: 2G2FS22SXR Hi Techs! This one is kind of stumping me, though I haven't had a chance to dig into it too far. Was hoping I could get some pointers in the right directions since this problem and type is kind of unusual to me. Here are my known symptoms thus far: 1) ABS ino...	View
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Heater core VIN: 1C2NE15D6S This is the 4th core in a year and a half. we have done electrolisis tests and have come up with readings that are with in specs. We have used oem cores and acdelco. We even ran a ground wire to the heater core strap. The motor mounts are good, so the hoses ar...	View
	1996 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L throw out bearing VIN: 1G2JB124XT just replaced clutch slave cylinder, due to old part leaking,proir to replacing clutch slave, clutch operated fine, not slipping, now clutch slips all the time. when first started after repair clutch was ok. got bad on test drive about 5k. suspect hydralulic p...	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L poss. plenum VIN: 1G2WP12KXX customer came in and drove the vehicle here missing, car stall and would not start up again, pulled #5 plug out and was soaked with antifreeze, scaned vehicle 4000 misses since last start up, there were multipal miss fires in the frt cylinders, antifreeze leak...	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L drl VIN: 1G2NE12T2X Hello Group, 1999 Grand Am that customers complaint is SES light is on. I scan the vehicle with a Tech2 and find a B2600 DRL malfunction. I notice right away that the right headlamp is inop. I install a new 9007 bulb. While looking over all of the lights on th...	View
	2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L abs VIN: 1G2NW12E81 hello,i,ve got a good one here this car has multiple abs codes c1222 rf whl.spd sensor sig =0 c1225 lf excessive whl speed snsr variation c1232 lf whl spd snsr ckt open or shorted c1233 rf whl spd snsr ckt open or shorted it also had a communications loss code...	View
	2001 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L rear indicators VIN: 2G2FV22G01 Gentlemen I have to fit a set of TVR Tuscan rear inicators to this Trans Am,they mount in the rear screen pillars inside the car and show through the rear screen on the TVR.the reason for fitting them is that in the UK we have to display amber rear indicators,...	View
	1993 Saturn SL2 1.9L Reverse VIN: 1G8ZK5573P Hi Techs, this vehicle came in for engine mount replacement due to harsh engagement into reverse. Found a failed front mount(rubber broken) and rear tranny mount to be weak. Replaced both mounts, however the harsh reverse problem is still present. Forward enga...	View
	1996 Saturn SL1 1.9L coolant resivoir VIN: 1G8ZH5280T We got this saturn in the shop with oil contamination in the coolant resivoir. the crankcase is completely clear of any coolant in oil. our thought was someone could have put oil in the cooling system does anyone out there have a good idea short of pulling th...	View
	1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3VN39W0L This truck keeps setting water temp code (22). The old sensor didn't ohm correctly, but new still sets code instantly when cold. Voltage at THW terminal is 9+ volts with sensor disconnected. If I plug sensor in and it will come down to 5+ volts and then lower ... Trouble codes: 22 (water temp sensor)	View
	1993 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L Hesitation, Stall VIN: JT3DJ81W2P Hi, I'm having major problems repairing this vehicle. It was origionally towed in with a no start condition. It started right up for us but we noticed it was very low on fuel and the tow truck driver said it was parked on a steep slope - we added some gas and ...	View
	1993 Toyota MR2 2.0L Electrical VIN: SW20-00596 Hi Tech's, This is my first time of posting for a request so please bear with me. We are trying to wire up a 1999 SW20 3SGE engine from a celica with VVTI into a MR2 SW20 1993 car which had a blowed engine, 3SGE non VVTI. The customer supplied the engine with ...	View
	1996 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L 1-2 shift VIN: WVWBB81EXT hello vw techs! this cabrio came to use with a very, very hard 1-2 shift, especially after engine warms up. we serviced the transmission & refilled w/ vw fluid, but alas no better - the shift is smooth on a cold engine but as it warms 1-2 shifts gets increasin...	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1999 Acura RL Premium 3.5L srs VIN: JH4KA9654X We have the OE level software for Acura and could not reproduce the culprit of the code. Thanks to all that replied. This failure is most likely a engineering defect if Acura is so quick to blame it on RFI. Acura suggest not to use a phone in the passenger sea...	5
	2003 Acura MDX 3.5L Radio Morning Guys, Thanks to Kyle at the Import Shop And Lazlo I have a pinout to this beast and really appreciate the prompt service.Thanks alot ! Dave	None
	1995 BMW 325is 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBABF3321S Sorry about the late reply, have been a little swamped. Found couple of vacuum problems after useing a friends smoke machine, 1.hose from throttle body to purge valve was bad 2.PCV valve nipple was cracked Replaced and repaired items and and problems were fixe...	4
	1995 BMW 540i 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAHE6328S Thanks to all who responded, We found a broken vacuum line behind the intake and under the coolant reservoir that lead to the breather plate. This leak caused the poor running and pegged the O2 sensors at zero volts. After we repaired the vacuum leak, we rec... Trouble codes: 1213 (Oxygen Sensor At Lean/Rich Stop), 1222 (Oxygen Sensor At Lean/Rich Stop).	15
	1992 Buick Roadmaster Limited 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G4BT5379N Well, I guess you never know if your new parts are actually any good!! I had tried temporarily replacing the ignition coil just to see if the misfire would go away, and it didn't. Today, the rat came in on the hook, with spark out of the coil so weak it wouldn... Trouble codes: 54 (Fuel Pump Relay).	7
	1998 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L engine VIN: 1G4CW52KXW Thanks to all of you for responses we replaced engine mounts, harmonic balancer, indexed the flywheel all required ordering and waiting for parts...non solved the problem. The fix was to remove the second rebuilt engine and replace the flywheel. The engine bui...	14
	1999 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Hard Starting VIN: 1G4HP52K3X After 14 responses, I am still unable to verify whether or not this customer has a faulty fuel press. reg. (at least that's the consensus I got from a majority of the replies} The customer has still been unable to leave the car overnight & prefers that we don'...	17
	1991 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L flywheel VIN: 1GCDK14K9M OK... The problem was ( as most people thought ) the junk aftermarket flywheels. Vehicle broke 3 from a Co. called 'motor-mite' , then bought a flywheel from NAPA and have had no trouble. I really find this tough to believe, but the results leave no other expl...	17
	1996 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3GNFK16R5T Hello again everyone. Sorry for the delay in posting this, but since the problem only occured every 100 miles or so, I wanted to be sure that the problem was fixed before posting this. Kudos to Ken and Loyd for nailing this one on the head...It turned out to b...	18
	1996 Chevrolet Corsica 3.1L Misfire VIN: 1G1LD55M3T thanks for everyones help i pulled the upper intake again replaced no. 3 inj. that seemed to be the cyl.that was miss firing the most although the resistance showed good and it was just cleaned and tested it seemed to fix the problem no more check eng. light c... Trouble codes: P0300.	10
	1997 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G1JC5248V sorry it took so long. been real busy. we all like to spend every minute trying to fix these wonderful cars. i made the error of replacing only two of the injectors when i should have replaced all four. two more injectors and one egr valve took care of it. cou...	18
	1998 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L frt differential so far so good, it needed the vacuum switch for sure that stopped the racheting type noise and so forth comming from the front diff, the jury is still out on the fuse blowing, vehicle has been gone couple weeks without incident, like george [...] I'm also suspi...	3
	1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1G1JF12T5W I didn't fix this car but the custmer took it to dealer and he got back to me that they but culster in it. it been fine since thank you for all the help nav Trouble codes: P1629, P0335, Z24, Z25, Z12.	4
	1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Heater core VIN: 1GNCS13W2X Only time will tell if all is well, but the starter was putting 1.68 volts into the coolant during cranking. I changed the starter and got the voltage way down, at .38 volts, but is still higher than what I would like to see. Thanks for all of your help guys.	14
	2001 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Surge, Low power VIN: 1GCDM19W11 After testing back pressure, the van was taken to the dealer for replacement of the convertors. It was covered by the emissions warranty. The van is back on the road and the customer is happy (saved over $1000).	13
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L MIL Lamp on, code po031 VIN: 1B7HF13Z11 Thanks for all the replies. We had install a factory O2 sensor when we started. After reviewing the replies we double checked the powers and grounds. Now for the trick. While back probing the brown/ violet wire that goes from the heater circuit of the O2 to th... Trouble codes: P0031.	5
	2004 Dodge Ram 2500 ST 5.9L high idle VIN: 3D7KU28C84 12 replies to this one and I thank each and every one of you for your help.We wound up going with an exhaust brake from BD performance.Chrysler and Cummins both recommend this unit.It puts a load on the engine at idle when activated thus richening up the mixtu...	15
	1983 Ford F-250 6.9L glow plugs VIN: 1FXTHX2511 Jon said to cut into the wiring harness and ad a relay before the connections to some of the other control devices. Steve [...] us a wiring diagram.We added another relay just before the glow plug relay so that we got battery voltage at the glow plug relay and...	3
	1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L loss power, no turbo VIN: 1FTNX21FOX Hi and thanks for all the replies, Fix was to replace pedistal/ebpv actuator assem., clean ebpv and lube with gm heat valve lube. Also the new actuator is adjustable at the rod that attaches to the ebpv, so set as per new instructions and then one turn in. Thi...	15
	2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Mechanical This Explorer is fixed. Special thanks to John [...] for providing me with the TSB info. The fix was to install a brace between the left exhaust pipe and the bellhousing. This is a '99 TSB for '99 Explorers but fixed this '00. I think I will go back a year ...	16
	1998 GMC K1500 Sierra SL 5.7L oil guage VIN: 1GCEK19R6W after entensive diagnosing found that the oil guage was no good, replaced dash and was perfect	7
	1993 Isuzu Trooper LS 3.2L abs VIN: JACDH58W5P Thanks for your help guys.I think the problem is in the ABS ECM.need a special break out box to follow the diagnostics.This vehicle was the last one made in Japan and most info in alldata is incorrect. Isusu is having the same prob with alot of Rodeo's.And rep...	4
	1996 Jaguar XJS 2+2 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJNX2749T Well I got a lot of responses to this problem. Most of you said I needed to reset the throttle parameters but I also needed the Jag scan tool to do it. I called the dealer to see if the egr recall was performed on this car since the owner had just bought it an...	12
	1995 Land Rover Discovery 3.9L Oil Pressure VIN: SALJY1243S This vehicle is not in my shop anymore. I am going to court and in the original I needed verification as to weather or not a 'cam button' installed 'backwards' could cause insufficient oil pressure. This is what another shop said and that caused major engine p...	10
	1997 Mazda B2300 SE 2.3L compression VIN: 4F4CR12AOV hello everyone thanks for all the replies,truck was towed in due to stalling when throttle is goosed. did all basic checks as stated as before,the problem was the valve seats being worn out,causing incorrect valve stem height,which is important for this engine...	10
	2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Misfire VIN: JM3LW28G9Y well i beleive this one is finally gone done the road repaired.i was frustrated enough to try a second set of wires as well as any other thing i could think of.my gut instinct was injectors so i put one in problem solved until i got 'the call'AND the customer ... Trouble codes: P0303.	6
	1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBA48D1KA hi everyone thank you so much for your responce. we replaced the EZL controler so far no problem. Trouble codes: 03 (coolant temp sensor open o shorted circuit).	3
	1991 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: WDBED90EXM Here is a example of checking the basics. While I had replaced the Overvoltage Protection relay, the coolant temp sensor and the O2 sensor. The shop that did the cylinder head gasket had installed the #1 exhaust gasket in backwards. This allowed a exhaust/air ...	10
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Electric window VIN: WDB2201652 We are still working on this car. don't know what the hell is going on. Swapping DCM's, replacing driver DCM and switch module, Cleaning up regulator motors did not work. One other funny thing we found is the seat control of the rear left DCM and Front left DC...	6
	1994 Mitsubishi Montero SR 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: JA4RM41H8R Thanks to the five responses I received, special thanks to Larry [...] for the test procedure on the IAC motor. He said to check from the center pin to the left & then right outer pin on each of the two rows of connector pins on theIAC. There shoud be 30-3...	6
	1997 Mitsubishi Montero LS 3.5L cold shift VIN: JA4MR41R4V Many Thanks to all who helped, I replaced the trans fluid and added a trans conditioner. The problem is still there. I was informed that this is a common condition with this vehicle at extreme cold temps. Everything is fine when vehicle warms up, so I will kee...	3
	1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6L Reject OBD2 emission VIN: 3N1AB41DXV Hello eveyone and thank you to all who offered help. Gene [...] sent me a more agressive drive trace than what Nissan recomonded. I ended up replacing the ECU because it had gotten wet at some point. After doing so the Monitors ran easily with normal drivi...	5
	2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL 3.4L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1G3NL52E81 Well, this one is fixed! I can't explain 100% how, but it's fixed. I unpluged all the modules on the wiring diagram and still had a class 2 data problem. The ACDelco tech line suggested I try the cruise module, which according to the wiring diagram does not ha...	3
	1998 Plymouth Breeze 2.0L Entire cooling system VIN: 1P3EJ46C1W Thanks guys! Seemed so easy after all was said & done. We had the cylinder head checked & milled. Installed updated head gskt (MLS type), removed the radiator and had it tanked. Ran a detergent chemical (Eskimo L-11) thru the system with the thermostat removed...	15
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Cooling Systems VIN: 1G2NE15D1S A new g.m. water pump and thermostat fixed its flow problems. The only difference noted with the napa pump was the impeller fins were pressed on deeper than the g.m. counterpart. A difference of about .017' face to impeller clearance. No difference in appearan...	15
	1999 Saab 9-5 SE 2.3L heat VIN: YS3EF48E6X thanks for the replies on this. the heater box does have to come out along with dash removal(major repair). i took a piece of wire & rigged the flap so they would have heat. after pricing the job to the customer & them complaining of the 2 hour charge for diag...	10
	1992 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L interior heat VIN: JT2SK12E1N Hello All,After all that we did to this camry to get the heat working right we only got luke-warm heat at idle and it got hot if you stepped up the engine speed.The heater valve was good and the only thing left as many had suggested was the heater core has an ...	12
	1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L electronic VIN: JT3HN87R3X Group, thank you all for your replies. This was an electrical problem not one of bindup. The ECU would power up the actuator motor for 4x4 egagment but would not power it up for dis engagment. I could jumper wire the motor to disengage that would also disengag...	9
	1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L transmission VIN: 3VWRA81H9T Thanks to all the people who replied. The trans. control module was bad . I had a used one and when installed the open circuit codes would go away. The trans i think also is bad as the kid severly abused. He was driving in only low for a month. He bailed and i...	5
	2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3VWCP21C41 You guys made our Friday!! Want to thank Paul and Russell for their input on this problem. This little puppy was unbelievably carboned up. The likes of what we had never seen. We pulled the intake and separated the throttle body from it and the amount of carbo...	11

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