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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 13, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1992 Acura Integra LS 1.8L No Start VIN: JH4DA9451N Got a Good one. car come in a couple weeks ago making all kinds of noise and a check engine light. scan revealed cyl sensor noise. customer left. calls back a few days later car won't start. I get the car in and find it has a locked up distributor. I replace i... |
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| 1999 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: JH4DC435XX When car is cold idle speed surges between 800 and 1500 rpm. Also after a restart (warm) and cracking throttle you get 2-3 surges, then idles normal. Scan tool always reads 10.2% throttle open at closed throttle. Map pressure is 25kp @idle, 100kp @KOEO. O2 Sen... Trouble codes: P0505 |
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| 1996 Isuzu Rodeo S 3.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 4S2CM58VOT Hi group, Customer came to us after buying this vehicle used, having an immediate performance problem and returning it to the original dealer. The dealer replaced the engine with a used unit and then had to replace the catalyst and spark plugs. The customer ... Trouble codes: P0174 (system too lean bank 2) |
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| 1990 Lexus LS400 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: JT8UF11E2L Please help asI dont do much work on Lexeus. Car came in with a complaint of leaking something. Inspection realveald oil and anitfreez from timing cover. I had it running on rack everything else seamed fine. After service of crank seal, belt and water pump we ... |
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| 1996 Lexus LS400 4.0L high idle cold VIN: JT8BH22FIT I dont have enough experience with these cars to know what is right. It idles high in a cold condition. After it warms up to @70 degrees the idle speed comes down. The one owner customer states it was never like this before. It has been relatively cold here in... |
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| 1998 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Cylinder Head / Camshafts Greetings fellow technicians. I have a question for the Mazda experts among us. After receiving the remanufactured cylinder head for the 1998 Mazda Protege I am working on, I noticed that the cams in the remanufactured head are different. The original cam driv... |
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| 1999 Mazda Protege DX 1.6L belt VIN: JM1BJ2220X the alt belt keeps burning up on this car. the belt has been replaced 5 times and comes back after 1 to 2 weeks with the belt squealing and worn out or burn and throw off.the alignment of pulleys is good the grooves are clean.there are no sharp edges on pulley... |
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| 1999 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L MIL Lamp on, EVAP Malfunction VIN: 1N4DL01D5X This one has me stumped, so if any Nissan techs have seen this problem, I would appreciate any feedback. It came in with codes as stated. I tried to activate the EVAP Canister Vent Control Valve and the Vacuum Cut Valve By-Pass Valve using Snap-On scanner and... Trouble codes: P0440 (EVAP Control System Malfunction), P1448 (Manufacturer Controlled Auxilary Emission Controls) |
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| 2004 Nissan FX45 .0L SRS lamp VIN: JMRBSOSV33 After alarm sistem instalation, the SRS fault indicator lamp start to lit. It seems, that some SRS electrical circuits was disconected during electrical power ON. It cause the SRS unit to register the fault code. Please, is it possible to reset the SRS fault c... |
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| 1987 Toyota Pickup 2.4L hard start in AM VIN: JT4RN1V50R Truck came in four months ago with hard start in the morning and dumping fuel once the engine was warm. We rebuilt the carburetor and it starts fine and does not dump fuel. Now the truck is back with hard starting when the vehicle is allowed to sit for a day... |
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| 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo 2.0L electronic steering VIN: JT25W22NXP Hello, We're working on a Toyota MR-2 with electronic variable assist steering. The car came in with a complaint of light and twitchy steering. It feels like it has way too much assist at all times in both directions. The boost is ultimately controlled by var... |
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| 1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L timing chain VIN: 4TARN13P5R Hello everyone, i've got a question for the toyota folks. we're looking at doing the timing chain/guides on this 4WD truck with a 22r-e engine. the question is: can you do the job without having to remove the cylinder head? i was thinking if you could remove t... |
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| 1998 Toyota 4Runner 2.7L rear drum brakes VIN: JT3GM84R12 This truck is used to tow a boat trailer and after the rear brakes are submerged in salt water and allowed to sit a few days the brakes become seized on both rear wheels .Rocking the trans. from drive to reverse eventually releases them .I have removed the dru... |
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| 2000 Toyota Celica GT 1.8L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JTDDR32T7Y When engine is hot and driven normally, car operates normal. When shifting car, under full throttle / hard accel it will have a momentary bog or hesitate for a brief second, it runs great until you shift again. Fuel pressure is within specs, injectors test goo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Electronic Thanks to all who replied. Problem is in the tranny. Gear that drives speedo sensor is worn out. Customer says she can live without speedo. Also she said that the check engine light doesn't bother her. Will fix on next clutch job. |
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| 1998 Honda Odyssey LX 2.3L 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 shift VIN: JHMRA3842W The iATN suceeds again! After convincing the insurance company that we should not tear down the transmission (the dealer had told the customer the transmission had to be replaced) until we had heard back from iATN members, we are happy to report that Mike, Arl... |
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| 1993 Lexus GS300 3.0L head gasket VIN: JT8JS47E0P i put some stop leak and the problem is gone.i think the after market head gasket was the problem. |
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| 1984 Mazda B2000 Sundowner Base 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: JM2UC1215E Vehicle is fixed and out the door. Found intake manifold leaking due to a piece of old gasket that was still stuck to the intake manifold replaced gasket all is well now. Still kinda wondering why scope didn't show a lean miss fire on that cylinder. Thanks to ... |
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| 1988 Mazda 323 1.6L gassy oil VIN: JM1BF2322J injectors tested good. fuel pressures were good. had no pressure drop. did find that the champion plugs were just a generic heat range. after changing to correct ngk plugs and changing oil again problem did not reoccur. thanks for help. |
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| 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 4A3AC84L8Y After getting the car to act up at will, monitoring fuel pressure and voltage to fuel pump we determined fuel pump failing on first startup providing low fuel pressure for the first 20-25 seconds. Then the fuel pump would 'wake up' and car would be fine after ... |
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| 1988 Nissan Sentra E 1.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1N4PB21S1J Thanks for all the help everyone . The cust. did not want to do anything with the instrument cluster problem . As far as the running and stalling out problems , I found that the coolant sensor at the rear of the intake had some corrosion in the connector , cle... Trouble codes: 21. |
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| 1998 Subaru Forester S 2.5L cooling system VIN: JF1SF6557W Thanks for all the replies. 95% said that the problem was headgaskets and we would not find a conclusive test result, We checked all other options given (plugged radiator, collapsing hose, waterpump impeller problems) all looked good, gave customer all infor r... |
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| 1998 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L rear drive wheels VIN: JF1GF4353W Hi auto techs,I received 7 replies to this subaru. I'd like to thank chuck,david,jim, pat, jerry, daniel, & donald. Upon talking to the dealership, and talking to the customer, She figures that winter is almost over, and she'll trade it in this fall and buy an... |
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| 1992 Toyota Camry 2.2L OD light VIN: JT2SV21E70 Hello all and thanks for the 9 replies. All helped me out on this one. It's been a week and a half now since I saw the vehicle so I'm closing the fix. I chased the wire from combo meter to ecm and made sure there were no opens. It's a purple wire with yellow t... |
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| 1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4T1BG12K2T thanks for all the help it was carbon in the idle air valve and thank again !!! |
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| 1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L Unknown VIN: JT3HN86R5V Thanks to all whom took the time to read and respond. I have Dunlop Radial Rover AT's that were causing the problem. Great looking tire but I'll never use or sell them again! My tire dealer agreed to send me 4 new tires (Dunlop Grand Trek) which are not rated ... |
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