 Prev |
Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 21, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
Next  |
| (Also Available: All, Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, GM.) | ||
| Vehicle Owners: If you are seeking an automotive repair professional to service your vehicle, visit the iATN Repair Shop Finder. | ||
Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
| Help Request | Answers | |
| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP54K7Y towed in no-start,i have no cam/crank readings on scanner.in testing i found the dis fuse blown,ohming wiring to ground all seems ok until i plugged ignition module in.seems to go to groung when pluggd in??replaced module with new,same problem,bad new module? Trouble codes: P0300 |
View | |
| 1997 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L blower motor op. VIN: 2GCEC19R4V hi, im having a very interesting problem , when you come to a stop the abs lamp comes on momentarily, then if you operate the blower motor the abs lamp lights up then the brake lamp comes on and the trans gets interrupted with the switching of the blower motor... |
View | |
| 2000 Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. 3.4L DVD player VIN: 1GNDX13E8Y I'm posting for friend so we have done very little testing, have pulled up a wiring diagram from all-data & checked all related fuses that we are aware of. I was hoping for something common that someone from this elite group might know. Thanks for your time. M... |
View | |
| 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Hydraulic system VIN: 1B4GP44G3W Hello fellow Techs, ( Read Carefully, odd post) You ever have one of those cars that when it hits the driveway you know it going to to be a long non-profit day. Well I have caravan like that.I searched the archives (and saw lots of troubles) but none like thi... |
View | |
| 2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7L headlights.security coverd in above |
View | |
| 1998 Ford Contour 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: IFAFP6635W hello ford techs, i have a problem that is killing me. i have this car here that sets a code p0340. followed the Mitchell flowchart, replaced the computer with a used one from our computer repairer. it didn't work. according to mitchell, i should be getting a... Trouble codes: P0340 (cam position sensor circuit malfunction) |
View | |
| 2003 Ford TRANSIT 2.4L cruise control i am trying to locate a cruise control for this van. any info will be helpful. with thanks |
View | |
| 1992 Honda Accord DX 2.2L Unknown VIN: 1HGCB7649N This car came to us after the customer ran over a transmission in the middle of the road. We had to replace the front crossmember and 2 wheels. We had a 4 wheel alignment done. Now customer complains that when it shifts the car pulls to the left. Was wondering... |
View | |
| 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II 4.0L trailer hitch VIN: SALTY1244Y Hello fellow techs, Owners complaint of no turnsignals and no brake lights to his boat trailer when hooked up to his Rover.He also claims that the fuse for the hitch blows intermittently. My problem is that the Rave wiring diagram for the hitch doesn't show ... |
View | |
| 1991 Lexus LS400 4.0L brake pads VIN: JT8UF11E7M Gents, this my personal vehicle and the brake pads need replacing. Can I get away with some aftermarket pads and shim kits for this veh.? If so, can anyone recommend a particular brand? I've been to the library and printed out pages from the mitchell manual on... |
View | |
| 1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Misfire VIN: JM1TA2216S Greetings,I hope I am not chasing a ghost here.I am chasing a vacuum leak on this Mazda and cannot seem to find it.Engine vacuum at idle is 13,you can here internal hissing through the manifold like the IAC is open.Smoke machine shows nothing external.Surprisi... Trouble codes: 300 (multiple misfire) |
View | |
| 1979 Nissan 620 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: RN32007636 First let me say that the readings given below are for 15MPH and 25MPH. This truck is a non fuel controlled vehicle and appears to use the air injection to put air into the convertor to clean up the CO and HC. My only manual on this truck is a generic one that... |
View | |
| 1996 Plymouth Breeze 2.0L won't run monitors VIN: 1P3EJ4C4TN the computer won't pass catalitac converter monitor and 02 monitor. there are no codes and i had the emissions checked and the emissions were about prefect. the car runs good and has no symptoms. i have tryed to run the drive trip 3 times. i went by the one de... |
View | |
| 1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L No Start VIN: 1G2NE53D05 I have this 94 Grand Am that doesn't want to start. It has the quad 4 engine. No codes present. The car won't start when left to sit overnight. When you crank the engine over it pops like the timing is out. If you work the throttle you can eventually get it ru... |
View | |
| 2001 Toyota Solara SLE 3.0L caliper lock-up VIN: 2T1CF22P31 hello to all, This car has an intermitant partial brake lock-up. Sometimes after driving 5-10 minutes the car will act like the e-brake is slightly applied and the car will slow down. The e-brake cables are all free and the shoes are completly released. Both ... |
View | |
| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Heater core VIN: 3VWCA21CXY I would like to find out how long it has taken any of you VW guy's to r&r the heater core on a 00 Beetle. It has taken me about 12 to 13 hours, I didn't see any short cuts and it sure seems like I pulled alot of parts and panels. Any replies will be greatly ap... |
View |
Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
| Fix/Summary | Answers | |
| 1994 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L Front Differential VIN: 2GTEK19K8R You guy's were right!! It was the snap ring in the back of the transfer case. It's now fixed and operating properly. 4 of the 6 Replies were right on!!! Thanks so much for all of your replies!! Rod |
6 | |
| 1996 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 7.4L fuel gauge VIN: 1GBKC34J7T First of all I want to say I had the wrong information to start out with...all I had was a schematic and it didnt show a second sendor in the rear tank all though it did show to have dual tanks...I replaced the rear sendor and the problem is fixed...I want to ... |
7 | |
| 1999 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNGK26J3X To all whom replied to this help request,thank you. I am going to call it fixed as the vehicle owner has now drtven it for two weeks without the symptoms returning. What I did was clean the mass air flow sensor,and that seems to have fixed it. On a visual insp... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
16 | |
| 2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L steering VIN: 1GNDT13W6Y tested the gear box and kirk was right . replaced the gear box and the vehicle drove like new . thanks kirk! Ed |
9 | |
| 1988 Chrysler New Yorker Landau 3.0L Climate Control VIN: 1C3BU6634J First off I would like to apologize for the slow post for the fix. I had an email from Dave at [...] Automotive. he suggested for me to check for moisture in a small connector on top of the evap/heater case. Sure enough, I found a connector with 8 wires (I thi... |
6 | |
| 1986 Dodge B350 5.2L pulls to left VIN: 2B7JB33T5G Hi All Thanks again for all of the support. Recived 34 replies to this post. many said to replace hoses,many said check rear shoes and springs, a couple said master cyl, others said sway bar, even check to see if vech was in an accident.ALL good responses ch... |
34 | |
| 1998 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L catalyst effeciency VIN: 1P3ES47YXW thanks to all that replied. i fully expected the answer that i recieved, i just wanted to be sure that i wasn't overlooking something. most of the replies stated that the aftermarket converter is the problem. i just have to figure out how to get out of this ja... Trouble codes: P0420. |
13 | |
| 1998 Dodge Caravan 3.0L head lights VIN: 2B4FP2530W many thanks for all the replys.mark [...] gave me the color wire i was looking for it was orange with a white stripe and is the ground for the relay,now for the fix,the wiring harness runs from behind the left headlight into the fender then back to the firewa... |
6 | |
| 1995 Ford Escort 1.9L Kills engine in reverse VIN: IFASP14J6S Hello Group, Thanks for the replies. Some said to check the hose behind the MAF Sensor, the MLP Sensor, and the converter locked up. We replaced the MLP Sensor with a known good one from a yard. After that it never did die again in gear. But it started to have... |
7 | |
| 1999 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU24X6X I appologize for my late response, but thank you to all iATN members for your help. Replacing the upper and lower intake manifold gaskets solved the problem. Thanks again I really appreciated the input. Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 too lean), P0174 (Bank 2 too lean). |
39 | |
| 1997 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 7.4L line pressure VIN: 1G3K300J97 Thanks to all who offered help-it would appear that the following happened:after overhaul of the 4L80E the PCS failed-this was in good shape prior to o/haul-unfortunatly I was convinced that I had 'created' the root cause of the low line pressure and disregard... |
13 | |
| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L dash VIN: 1J4GW48S8Y well we did get 3 post with info and one from ohio having the same problem as us. rusty let us know that any of the computers on the truck could be causing the problem if its related to a bad connection problem. We did have the dash out and we did inspect all ... |
6 | |
| 2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L engine, door locks, alarm VIN: JA4LS3187Y Thanks to all 5 techs who took the time to reply. I got new codes and entered them and it starts and runs. I have not gotton the keyless remote to work just yet as i have to recheck central locking as there seem to be an error there. |
10 | |
| 1987 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L rack and pinion The majority of emails said that it was not going to be much fun., as in a struggle and plenty of cursing and aggravation. Once you've done one a few times it's not so bad, so what else is new. One braggart thought it was a walk in the park. People had differe... |
15 | |
| 1994 Pontiac Firebird 3.4L ABS System VIN: 2G2FS22SXR Hi Techs, Sorry for the delay in posting the fix for this vehicle, this was a 'backburner' project for our shop. The fix ended up being what I had suspected all along, a defective ABS control module. Through process of elimination there was simply nothing else... |
5 | |
| 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.4L keyless entry VIN: 1GMDX06E6V Thanks to all who replied. Alldata stated that a code 3 was a problem with courtesy lights. I was informed from another tech that the code was a fob problem. I ordered another fob and everything worked fine. The dealer said that the old fob made the tester bee... |
3 | |
| 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L drl VIN: 1G2NE12T2X This one is fixxed. I first want to thank everyone for the replies. The way this system works is this: There is a ambient light sensor on the dash next to the defroster vent, when the vehicle is started and you are in a well lit area and the headlamps are off,... |
8 | |
| 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4S3BG6855W the only thing i can assume is that the computer had to be left unhooked and allowed everything to clear . [was out of car for a couple of hours before i got back to it]. the fuel pressure and voltage was normal and the engine ran normal [ road tested after le... |
5 | |
| 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5719S car is fixed.thank you:sean,anders,braian,paul,and michael i got 6 replies all good info.problem was the turbo hose by the radiator had air leaks.itft comes down to normal reading no more check engine on thank you all.your tech are a life saver. Trouble codes: P0171, 231 (oper or lower limit). |
7 |
