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Open Help Requests for Asian
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| 1995 Kia Sephia GS 1.8L rad fan VIN: KNAFA1252S To all KIA tech this KIA SEPHIA GS came in with the rad fan not running...with the ac on the condenser fan will run and cool it down...with the ac off the car will get so hot that it will start to purk out the coolant...after checking the wiring we found out t... |
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| 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 4A3CS44T8N I cannot retrieve any codes with the voltmeter. Car dies at idle. It acts like the idle air motor isnt working so i removed it but it seems to be okay. Fuel pressure is ok. |
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| 1993 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Clutch VIN: JN1EJ01F7P Once the vehicle is at operating temperature, the clutch grabs and vehicle just revs high without movement. System thoroughly bled and checked but to no avail. I need to know what I'm overlooking. |
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| 1996 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Unknown VIN: JN8AR05Y8T Hello, This vehicle came to our facility with a bad vibration at all rpm's and all speeds. The client stated the problem began after having another facility replace the trailing arm bushings. The customer returned to that facility the following day, and they ... |
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| 2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L steering linkage VIN: JN1CA31A4Y Hello. We have 2000 maxima that when driving it would feel like it has a loose tierod.When on the hoist and turning steering wheel 1/2 turns back and forth there is a solid clunk noise heard. Tierods are fine,rack feels and apears to be fine.Any ideas? thanks... |
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| 1999 Subaru Legacy Limited 30th Anniversary 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BG6852X DTC P0400 egr system malfunction. It seems that the PCM is barely triggering the EGR system, the vehicle has a new PCM installed. Monitored activity of EGR and for first few days it was pretty lively. Then the activity declined and the MIL came back on. When t... Trouble codes: P0400 |
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| 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX 2.5L engine VIN: JS3TD62V3Y Guys I'll be quick. Good customer, 2000 suzuki grand vitara, 62k miles, started knocking sound from (apparently) rh valve cover front area. Sound a little too fast to be lifter noise, possible timing chain noise. Fix archives show one suzuki tech who says tens... |
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| 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.6L Misfire VIN: 2T1AE92E2K This car is missing on #1 and#2 cyl yet spark and fuel are present compression is good across the board when fired up cold exhaust is smelling like raw fuel also raw gas leaks out of pipe removing spark plug leads while running have zero affect on rpm.seems od... |
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| 1998 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3GN87RXW This is my first post. I sure hope you humans can help us. When driving this truck, the MIL will flash for about 15 seconds at a time & put misfire codes in pending. After truck is shut off, then restarted and driven a second trip, the MIL will finally come on... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0302 (cyl. 2 misfire), P0305 (cyl. 5 misfire) |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1990 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Parasitic Draw VIN: JHMCB7655L Hello everyone and thanks for the help received on this one. As instructed, I inspected the door pin switches and found no problems. I continued to have a problem with the seat belt control module not powering down. These should power down after approximately ... |
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| 1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L speed sensor VIN: 1HGCB7658M Thanks to all who replied to our request 12 in all. most said it is ok to disconnect hoses. several said to make sure we bleed all air from system when put back together. THANKS again this was very helpful. DAVE |
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| 1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L noise VIN: 1HGCB7654P Thanks for the replies, Most suggested a problem with the backing plate, bent or maybe a rock caught between the backing plate and the hub. Also one response for the outer edge of the hubcap rubbing the tire. The solution ended up being very basic and embarr... |
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| 1999 Hyundai Accent GL 1.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: KMHVF24N8X It seems the cats on this car are covered 8 years 80000 mi by the manufacturer. Customer took back to dealer so we will see what they say. Thanks for all the replies. Most replies stated the O2 could be bad and not the cats. |
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| 1995 Infiniti J30 3.0L Weak Assist VIN: JNKAYZ1069 Hello To All, Color this one Green, cause it's gone home! Ken [...] nailed this one. After applying pressure tester to pump outlet and verifying output psi, I was then instructed to place on the return line @ resevoir which is... |
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| 1996 Isuzu Trooper S 3.2L MIL Lamp on, NO OVERDRIVE VIN: JACDJ58V0T well finally got this one fixed, had three replies one which was right on. The new cts came with a new connector that my tech had not installed as he did not see any corrosion or other reason to cut the harness and install the new connector. After we replaced ... Trouble codes: P0125. |
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| 1998 Isuzu TILTMASTER 3.9L unkown warning light VIN: J8BC4B1K2W Howdy there, I know I already closed this but the powers that be are re-reminding me to do it again. I got one reply immediately from Mark [...] also nai... |
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| 2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Stall VIN: 4S2CK58W6Y Thanks to everyone, the coustmer decided not to spend anymore money at this time. I did not find a fix but had a lot of good suggestions, spark plugs Any brand except Denso will cause problems with the ION sensing ignition, sparkplugs were denso. alt. overchar... |
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| 1996 Lexus LS400 4.0L high idle cold VIN: JT8BH22FIT Well Im not sure what to think about this Lexus...we cleaned and tested everything but the ecu for the idle circuit. It passed all the tests and from some of the responses I received the 'condition' (a high cold fast idle) seems to be normal. Im personally not... |
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| 1991 Mitsubishi Montero 3.0L No Start VIN: JA4GJ31S0M Thanks for all the replies. Resolution was achieved via rebuilding of the ECM. Many thanks to ECM To GO at 1-888 ecmtogo. Their website (www.ecmtogo.com) had many helpful tips and they did a great job refurbishing our old unit in a very timely fashion. Once ag... Trouble codes: 11 (02 sensor), 13 (intake air temp), 25 (Baro pressure sensofur). |
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| 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA3AY11A0X Despite his acerbic and insulting answer, and the fact that he has probably never worked on one of these cars, Claudio from Oklahoma actually nailed it. The dealer had to fix it. The EGR is most readily accessible and visible from under the car. I removed it a... Trouble codes: P0400 (egr flow). |
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| 1985 Nissan Maxima GL 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1HU15S2F Thanks guys for responding. This poor thing was so far gone that any of the 3 things wrong exceeded the value of the car. I got some good suggestions; checking TPS for stuck in WOT position- was OK, MAF voltage KOEO & cranking, all in spec etc.. I did call Ide... Trouble codes: 21 (coolant sensor). |
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| 1996 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BU31D4T removing the dash and resecuring the screws behind the speedometer fixed the problem. Trouble codes: P0500. |
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| 2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L MIL Lamp on thank you everyone who replied,all replies said maf. cleaning it took care of the problem. Alex,I did notice that all the readings relating to load on the scanner seemed to be biased towards the low side as according to snap-on scanner. Trouble codes: P0171. |
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