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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 9, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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1999 Acura TL 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 19UUA5649X Hi everyone, this is another acura kicking my but. The only thing wrong with it is the idle is fluctuating. While in park or neutral the idle will fluctuate from about a 1000rpm to a little over 2000rpm. In drive the idle stays too high a just over 1100rpm. No... |
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1990 Mazda 626 GT 2.2L ABS Unit leaks VIN: JM1GD2441L Ideally, I am looking for a source for a reman ABS unit for this 1990 626 GT Turbo. Short of a reman unit, does anyone know a reputable rebuilder OR a source for a GOOD used unit? Thanks is advance Keith [...] |
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1985 Nissan Maxima GL 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1HU15S2F Car came in for tune-up, maintenance only, ran fine. Replaced parts as listed in repair history. After unplugging coil wire to check compression, the engine wouldn't start. I have fuel pressure & spark, but the ECU isn't firing the injectors! If I spray anythi... Trouble codes: 21 (coolant sensor) |
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2002 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L right lower control arm VIN: 4T1BE32K62 This customer turned too sharp and tagged a curb, bending the right lower control arm and ball joint. Mitchell On-Demand, AllData, Chilton, Automotive Expert all say 7.5 hours to the replace the control arm. I had Mitchell fax the factory procedure and it call... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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1988 Honda Accord LX 2.0L Stall VIN: 1HGCA5536J Hi guys, This one is fixed, some of you suggested the evap system but we had checked that pretty throughly, a couple suggested the fuel pump and even though it seemed to have good pressure we switched it. The owner drove the car to Olympia and back the Vanco... |
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1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCB7656M This fix was very simple---drain the tank and replace with good fuel. I looked at and smelled the fuel but couldn't detect and disel odor or water. This one should have been repaired with much less effort. I used my fuel inj. cleaning container filled with gas... |
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2004 Lexus RX330 3.3L electric windows VIN: JTJHA31UO4 Thanks to Dean [...]. They all had the same reply,roll each window down with its switch on its own door, then roll it up and hold it for about 3 seconds until the light on the switch stops blinking.Do... |
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1991 Mazda MPV Passenger 3.0L all VIN: JM32V5223M Well, after a whole lot of help from you guys I finally fixed the vibration. Replaced a tire with a separated belt, balanced other 3, no0 fix. Balanced driveshaft, still the same. Disconnected the TCC solenoid wire at the trans module connector under the dash ... |
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1993 Mazda RX-7 1.3L Stall VIN: JM1FD3319P I checked the compression when the engine was hot, and it turned out to be low about 30 to 40 psi. Because it is an automatic, in drive with the a/c on, it just didn't have enough power to maintain idle. At higher rpm's it's ok. The customer is now contemplati... |
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1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1YVGE22C5V thanks to all who responded.the car had high nox. and a dead secondary cat.we needed to get this car back to the customer so of to the muffler shop it went.not my first choice. we able to get the car back the same day.. |
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1996 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Alt. Belt VIN: JA3A46G4TZ Sorry for late reply, had to go out of state on emergency. I had 18 hits. 4 metioned part #, part brand or use dealer belt. 6 mentioned crank pulley defective in one way or another. 1 mentioned tensioner, but this does not have tensioner as it tightens from th... |
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1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4A3AK44Y8W Thank you to all who replied. I replaced the computer with a used one and then had spark on all cylinders. I believe this is the original cause of the problems rather than the radiator cap being left off for 1500 miles. (Have you ever tried running one of thes... |
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1987 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L high beams VIN: JN1HZ14S5H What a wonderful group of techs! All 13 responses said it's the head lamp switch. And all were correct. Thanks again for the help. Ray |
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1995 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L None >> MIL Lamp on VIN: JNICA21D1S I want to thank everyone who took the time to respond. I think Ty hit the nail on the head. I beleive the problem really was the deep snow / slush issue affecting the crank sensor signal. Vehicle has been out there for over a week without the MIL activating. K... Trouble codes: P0325 (Excessive / minimum voltage at knock sensor), P1335 (Crank Sensor), P0600 (Incorrect voltage from auto trans). |
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1989 Suzuki Sidekick JA 1.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JS4TA51C9K Apperantly this was a odd ball that Suzuki made. After talking with the dealer they couldn't even come up with the info on this ride. They had to search a 88 Samari to find the info. The codes did correspond with those of a Gm ccc., and I come up with a defe... Trouble codes: 41 (cannot find dtc description), 54 (cannot find dtc decription). |
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