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	1979 BMW 733i 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall as per customers request i have been driving this car for several days to and from work, over all the car runs really strong and really well,periodically only in the morning it will stall after exiting the freeway,will stay running if you keep the acellerator ...	View
	1993 BMW 740i 4.0L trans VIN: WBAGD4321P the trans had no revers when it got hot. we completely rebuilt the trans. since the rebuilt the same proble occured. we change the valve body. now it losses forward and reverse when it gets hot and the driver information panels reads "trans program". how do i ...	View
	1997 BMW 750iL 5.4L TV monitor VIN: WBAGK2328V Since his last visit, the on-board monitor will not display the TV while he is driving. Examining the system now, the monitor displays a normal TV picture when the key is on. When the car begins moving, the picture goes away. The only things done during the la...	View
	1998 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L airbag VIN: 4USCJ33OWL we got this bmw z 3 a couple of weeks ago i scaned it for the airbag light on and it gave me a faulty drivers side seat belt switch code, so i changed the seat belt latch and switch. now it is back for the light again, and it has code 05 firing curcit DP? Alld...	View
	2001 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Chimer VIN: 1G4HR54K92 Hello! Customer is complaining that the interior chimer is to loud. I am wondering if the volume is adjustable thru the scan tool or if that's just the way they are. Alldata has no info. and I didn't see anything in the fix database either. I should add that i...	View
	1997 Cadillac Catera 3.0L No Start VIN: WO6VR52R3V Buddy of mine just got this at auction and I got roped in on this. Has the word "SECURITY??" scrawled across back window.Hooked up Tech 2 got no scan data, no MIL on dash. Can communicate with other modules.Unplugged tps for laughs measured B+ B+ and 9v on the... Trouble codes: P1503 (Theft deterrent password incorrect), P1564 (Long term reset), 13 (immobilizer system Module not programed)	View
	1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L fuel door & trunk lid Hello all, This caddy's fuel door and trunk lid do not operate. Basically i'm missing the reference voltage from the BCM on the trunk release and the fuel door release buttons. The switches do supply good ground on the terminals to the BCM. Why would the BCM...	View
	1990 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L vOLT GUAGE VIN: 1GCDK14K8L When the hazard/turn signals are on the volt guage, fluctuates wildly, bouncing from approx. 16v to 8v. The limited wiring diagrams in MOD are little help. I scopped the current and voltage on the circuit from the switch to the guage to the L terminal at the a...	View
	1991 Chevrolet Corsica LT 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, ONLY AT IDLE VIN: 1G1LT53TXM car came in dying out after 30 minutes of run time, ecm would get hot and kill injectors. changing ecm solved this problem however odor from cat and missfire prompted futher inspection and we found injector's regulator and converter bad. wires and plugs were a...	View
	1994 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Cuts out VIN: 1T34SDHYEY we knoe engine is running lean-when engine accelerates over 2500-3000rpm starts to sputter-02 reading drops to very lean and pulse width for injectors go up. long trim fuel goes up to 138-pcm trying to give it more fuel. fuel pump and strainer were changed, ck...	View
	1997 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 4.3L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1GCEK19W8V G.M Techs, Have this vehicle that comes back with either, dist. cap & rotor carbon tracking or wires are arcing. Has A/C Delco parts put on the last 2 times. What are we over looking. Any suggestions would be apprecaited. Thanks Dean	View
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L abs VIN: 1G1JC1242Y Vehicle came in with Trac Off light on. Scan for codes got c1275 PCM requested ets off. Tried the fix archive nothing found . Alldata no listing for this code Thanks	View
	2000 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L radio/cellphone VIN: 1GC11G35RX vehicle came in,with bad radio static on AM/FM,also on the cell phone.The static increases and decreases with the engine acceleration/deceleration.disconnected the alternator to see if we were getting any back feet from the alternator, static situation stays t...	View
	1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L High beam headlights VIN: 1C3EJ56H6S Good evening everyone. We have a 95 Cirrus that has a dim right side high beam headlight. The headlights will switch between high and low, and the low beams work normally, although the high beam indicator is ALWAYS illuminated. Headlight grounds ohmed out OK a...	View
	1998 Chrysler Sebring LX 2.5L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 3L3EL55H0W I m obviously missing something on this driveability issue and need help. I have cleaned injectors thinging they may be partialy clogged. No change. I feel that the pcm is reacting to some sort of command to retard timing under load as that is the only action ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1989 Dodge B350 5.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, black smoke VIN: 2B5WB3525K This vehicle runs rich all the time. Worst under load. The pw looks too high to me and when trying to get info from both our tech lines the response was "It's Canadian we have no valid data to compare to". So far I have discon injectors elec and cranked to loo... Trouble codes: 52 (mixture at adaptive limit too rich)	View
	1993 Dodge D350 5.9L hydrolic VIN: 3B7MM33C5P Here is one for you, the first time this truck came in the back portion of the master cylinder resivour was over following and leaking out. Front resivour was low, checked system for leaks none found.Along with this the pedal would intermitenly drop. By custom...	View
	1994 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L No Start VIN: 2B3ED56F3R Dear sirs, After replacing the engine,the car would not start.It had a burned wiring harness on the replacement engine.I corrected the problem,started the engine with a check engine light on.I checked for codes and got plenty.With help from a support hotline ...	View
	1996 Dodge Stratus 2.4L fuse 8 VIN: 1B3EJ46X2T Hello Tech-sperts, Help! Fuse 8 in the under hood relay center keeps blowing. This fuse provides power for the fuel pump and the starter relay. The fuse never blows while driving. I know this because the vehicle never dies. If the fuse blew in service, the en...	View
	2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Air Bag Light VIN: 1D4GP24RX5 This '05 model Caravan has a constant airbag light on. The DRB shows no DTC's. Using another vehicle as a baseline, all the sensor data and resistance specs are identical between the two vehicles. The data shows the ACM is commanding the light on and the clust...	View
	1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L No Start VIN: 1FTDF15Y2H I am NOT a Ford guy. This friend of mine has a truck that will crank, but not start when below freezing. It hasn't happened to me. I am getting a KOEO code 21. I have a Snap-On scanner and Vantage but no other technical data on this truck. I tried the various ... Trouble codes: 21 (ECT out of range)	View
	1990 Ford Ranger STX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1FTCR10A2L We have a pickup that intermitantly does not start, it is losing injector pulse from the computer on driver 1 and 2. The PIP signal is good to the computer but there is still no pulse. Spark is consistant and fuel pressure and volume is within spec. We replace...	View
	1991 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L Mechanical VIN: 2FTJW36M8M Howdy there! Got a new customer, out of state, he has a 7.3 that he said lost power and died on the highway, it would start and idle but die when the throttle was touched. Had it towed home and it sat for 3 months till he called us. The batteries were dead so ...	View
	1998 Ford Windstar 3.0L 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA51UXW Now to the third visit.p0320 still coming back.scoped the ignition wires & crank sensor.The vehicle is not acting up at this time.wiggle all of the underhood wiring.nothing happening.it acts like a secondary ignition miss/cut out when it does happen.When the v... Trouble codes: P0320	View
	1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L MIL Lamp on, Lean condition/idle VIN: 3FAKP1137X cust brought this car in because mil was illuminated. retrieved dtc p0171 no drivability problems present, data stream shows ltft @ +25% and stft @+2%. checked fuel pressure found that it was 5 psi below specs at idle. bypassed fuel pump control module by grou... Trouble codes: P0171 (system too lean bank 1)	View
	1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Starting VIN: 1FDWX37F8X I am having some trouble with this f350 blowing the #30 fuse in the under dash fuse box. this fuse powers the pcm relay coil, fuel heater, wastegate solenoid and idm relay coil. I have already checked the under hood wiring to the wastegate solenoid and the mai...	View
	1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Starting VIN: 1FAFP58U9X HELP Ford Techs!! I've got this Taurus Wagon that's driving me bald. I'm hoping that someone [...] have seen this before. The starter stays engaged all the time. The red and blue wire at the ignition switch is hot even with the switch unplugged from the connect...	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNW21F7Y this truck came in with intermittant MIL lamp & no power when light on complaint. also had Superchip software installed. scan for code returned P0216 in memory & KOEO. a check of wiring & injector found no problems. i substituted a known good IDM box & code wa... Trouble codes: P0216 (Injector low side short to ground)	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L horn VIN: 1FTNW20F1Y Hello Ford techs. I have a condition that affects the horn staying engaged, dome light flickers, air bag light flashes on/off, speedo irratic all happens at the same time while driving, very intermittent. Cannot duplicate, has anyone seen this condition? Thank...	View
	2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L 1-2 shift VIN: 1FTSX31S01 Hello all, I just wanted to get some input into the problem I am having with the 4R100 Ford trans. This is my personal truck. The other day I was driving to work and as I pulled away from a light it shifted from 1st to 2nd and then it felt like it went into r...	View
	2001 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP55271 Hello Everyone, I need help once again.I got here 2001 ford taurus MIL on code P0172 and P0175 RICH both bank.The car is running good to be rich, upstream O2s toggle between .23v to .83v but the downstream are fixed @ 73v that lead me to changed it and release... Trouble codes: P0172 (bank 1 rich), P0175 (bank 2 rich)	View
	2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L dash lights VIN: 1FMZU72E52 I am posting this for a friend he has recently purchased this vehicle and he has taken to the dealer with no luck. Hopefuly someone can give some help to solve this problem. Here are his problems: 2002 explorer xls Vin# [...] First the time displ...	View
	1991 GMC Pickup K3500 6.2L Unknown Hello guys. We have a customer who is considering of buying this GMC imported from japan. He wants us to do a compression and leakdwon test prior to pruchasing. Our quistion is can somebody tell me what the compression pressures suit be for a vehicle with this...	View
	1992 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L vibration VIN: 1GKEL19W5N Customer recently purchased this vehicle and since then has complained of a poor idle and vibration at idle.When vehicle entered our shop it had been to several places and the owner was told condition normal.I found vibration to be excessive and started inspec...	View
	1993 GMC C3500 Sierra SLE 7.4L rear brakes VIN: 1GTHC33N7P When you apply the brakes in the truck, it nose dives and locks the front wheels with steady pressure. it feels like the rear wheels are not getting enough pressure. it has rear ABS and no front ABS. I think the Rear ABS unit might be restricting the flow of f...	View
	1989 Honda Accord LX 2.0L turn / hazards VIN: JHMCA5533K Honda Techs, or any help on this situation would be greatly appreciated , Have an Accord here that when the turn signals are turned on left or right the hazards take over,all the bulbs work when they are on , the hazards work fine with the hazard switch, can't...	View
	1998 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L 3-4 shift 4l80 VIN: JACDJ58X9W vehicle came in oct. 03 with trans slipping in 3rd & 4th. completed all tests per techline: line pressure test etc.., i have readings if you need them. we disconnected wiring to trans pressure control switch which forces max line pressure slippage went away. a...	View
	2000 Isuzu Trooper Limited 3.5L multi disc cd VIN: JACDJ58XXY Battery was disconnected during engine service. Clock and radio lost memory, reprogramed and now both of those work properly. When customer picked up, CD player would not operate. When key turned on, CD player beeps about 10 seconds, even in radio mode. If key...	View
	1990 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L combined Pressure Switch VIN: SAJHY1742L I am working on a 1990 Jag XJ-6. It has a brake light that stays on and ABS light off. Tested the Combined Pressure Switch. I have determined the pressure switch to be bad. If I jump the pins and eliminate the switch both lights are out. Brake system is workin...	View
	1995 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L full loss of throttl VIN: SAJKX1747S Fellow techs, This is a new one. When driving this jag.,you can feel the throttle petal move against your foot as though you are setting the cruise control, then you completely lose all throttle response, as though the cable has broken. The car continues on at...	View
	1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJMX1346S The question is framed in the relatde repairs section.	View
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover County Classic 3.9L Stall VIN: SALPV1246S This car intermittently stalls when in drive in slow traffic. When car stalls, it emmits black smoke. I suspect faulty Air Mass Sensor, but list price is at $600.00 Did anybody have similar problem, and then if so, can other (cheaper) air mass sensor be insta... Trouble codes: P1178 (AMFR correction at its Max. positive value), P1176 (FMFR correction at its max. positive value)	View
	1987 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 5.0L dist. drive gear VIN: 2MEBM74F3H I have a problem that maybe you GREAT people can help me with. this 87 merc has a bad distributer, shaft bushings worn causing rub on pick-up. It appears that the distributer may have been replaced before, bad dist #[...] (I believe this should be an 84 ...	View
	1997 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L No Start, THEFT FLASHING VIN: 1MELM53S5V Car arrived from body shop. Car ran before air bag was replaced but not after. Theft light flashing. Has memory code b1600-pats key sig. not recieved & KOEO code b1681- pats transiever signal not recieved. Have replaced the transiever (in the coloumn) and then... Trouble codes: B1681 (PATS transiever signal no recieved), B1600	View
	2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D0Y Car came in with MIL light on--code P1140. The Snap On scanner does not identify this code. We erased code and it came right back. Car seems to run fine. Does anyone have info as to what code P1140 is? Thanks in advance for your help. CHUCK Trouble codes: P1140 (undocumented code)	View
	1996 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Cooling Systems I have a good friend who is having a problem removing a water pump, he said he can not remove the last bolt because the power steering pully is in the way. Question can the pully be removed from the pump? Is there enough room to use a common gear puller and th...	View
	1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL 3.8L odometer VIN: 1G3WS52K3W Hi! We replaced battery 6 months ago & odometer reads kilometers (it used to be miles). How do we make it read miles again?? We've tried unhooking the battery. We tried reflashing the computer. Was told yesterday that this vehicle's odometer is calibrated thro...	View
	1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2NW52M9T this one has got me baffled. aftrer replacing pcm and egr we stiil have the same problem. at idle, the egr valve is open 20%. the pcm is not commanding it open, and we ran it with the exhaust removed with same results.what could be causing the valve to open? w... Trouble codes: P1406 (egr pintle position circuit)	View
	1990 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L ignition, key tumbler VIN: YS3AL75L6L Saab Techs, Im trying to change the ignition switch key tumbler and have gotten stuck because there are these three strange looking nuts ( shaped like a propeller blade) that I have never seen before holding down the stick shift / ignition switch assembly of ...	View
	1996 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L timing chain VIN: YS3DF55N9T Without much previous Saab experience I am curious if timing chain noise is fairly common with this engine and what is the usual repair. The tensioner appears to be easily replaced and I am going to replace to see if any help. If that doesn't take care of it, ...	View
	1996 Saturn SL1 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8ZH5287T Hello everyone, The car came in with no complaints except CEL on. The only code is the PO341 cam sensor and since there's no cam sensor, I checked service bulletin's and came up with checking secondary ignition. The plugs were old with large gap, so I replace... Trouble codes: P0341	View
	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...	View
	1992 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0L actuator/Ecu VIN: 4T1VK13E4N Costomer complaint of no cruise control. Cruise indicator light wouldn't come on, Replaced bulb so we could get codes. Came up with cruise control code "12" (Open/Short in Magnestic Clutch circuit). Possible causes: 1. cruise Ecu Wire harness. 2. Cruise contro...	View
	1994 Toyota Pickup 2.4L chain tensioner VIN: 4TARN8IPXR Hi everyone, hope all is going well. This is a relatively simple question, yet its causing a head scratcher. I cant really get a good solid answer, so here i turn to you all. This truck came in for a head gasket issue (22RE engine). I placed a wedge in between...	View
	1998 Toyota 4Runner 2.7L No Start VIN: JT3GM84R6W this car will run good when first start cool.after running about 5 to 10 mins, turn off engine and wait 5 to 10 mins, car will not restart, no injector pluse and cam senser signal weak or none at all.ck power to injector , computer, relays all good. let it set...	View
	1999 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHTA493X7N this tacoma is having a problem with po171 lean bank one code. it idles good, but on snap throttle test for o2s it will ping. it also pings under load. the code sets when long term fuel trim goes 25+ or_- of 0. while driving under moderate load i've seen +34! ... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	2000 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR12E4X any idea how to correct this problem ? Trouble codes: P0171 (bank 1 lean at cruise)	View
	1997 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Steering VIN: 3VWRA81H5V Customer states that intermittently while turning right the steering will momentarily bind up and he is unable to turn the steering wheel. Will always release after a moment. Have driven this vehicle a couple of different times and have been unable to duplicat...	View
	1990 Volvo 740 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, hard starting VIN: YV1FA8753L Testing new equipment on this car (wifes car :( ). Tryed to clean injectors with new flush tool to try to help with rough idle issue. Well I broke her car and now have not been able to get it to run. I can start car with throttle opened a little and can even d... Trouble codes: 232 (Lambada Adjustment)	View
	1992 Volvo 240 2.3L brake lights VIN: YV1AS8800N I only had a few minutes to spend on the car this evening before we closed for the night.There is power to the brake switch at the pedal and power coming out of it when it's actuated.I saw no obvious broken or melted wires running to the rear of the car.Would ...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1997 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L Mechanical VIN: WAUBG84D6V Got 9 good replies. First off, German Transaxle in OR are the people we've been using for transmissions but they don't do Quattro automatics YET. And for us that coast to coast shipping gets kind of old. Jaggi [...]) was mentioned and Eriksson in CT ...	9
	1992 Buick Regal Custom 3.8L battery VIN: 2G4WB54L8N Thanks for your help, great information you can only find from experience. I called customer today, battery has not gone dead. It's been 4 weeks since I disconnected drivers door electric door lock switches. I guess there is a tsb on the problem. New door lock...	13
	2000 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G4HR54K6Y Thanks to all who replied, sorry I took so long to close with fix, but I wanted to make sure the problem was completly solved. Customer has returned serveral different times saying there have been no further problems. Out of the 10 replies I received 4 were ...	10
	1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L instrument cluster VIN: 1G6KD52Y8Y The replies I recieved all pointed to the IPC. The parts for repairing these clusters are on backorder. tried a recycled unit but could not get the IPC to relearn the pass key resistance. I had a number of different suggestions on how long to leave the key on....	13
	1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Blend door VIN: 1GNDT13WW2 Thanks to the people who responded. They all pretty much said to check the actuator and to make sure the door wasnt binding. after many fustrating hours on trying to figure how it works, rechecking powers, grounds and connections, ohming wires I was back to th...	3
	2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Passlock VIN: 3GNFK16T6Y One hopeful respondant suggested trying to start the vehicle after the repair. He calculated a one-in-ten possibility the vehicle would start and run. Well, I should have bought a lottery ticket because the big ol' Chevy just fired right up! However, for the u...	12
	2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L engine VIN: 1GNDS13S82 the motor mount at the back of the engine was bent & casusing the engine to have a severe rattle	7
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD LS 6.0L tccm VIN: 1GCGK13UX2 tried replacing tccm, no change in condition. rechecked wiring from tccm to encoder motor. all still checks ok. i feel that the encoder motor is probably the problem but didn't want to gamble with customers money without any way to verify it. customer is takin...	10
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L converter VIN: 1GCEC14T52 Took the valve body and the pump to the local trans shop upon his suggestion. He tells me that the front bushing in the pump is bad about wearing and keeping it from building enough pressure to properly apply the converter. He replaced the bushing and then wen...	10
	1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HD56T4T Thanks to all who replied. The fix was a broken rocker shaft support. Car has been gone five days no complaints, again thank you to all who replied. Trouble codes: P0301.	9
	1996 Dodge Stratus 2.4L No Start VIN: 1B3EJ46X8T Received several replies stating timing had to be exact. Most stated these cars are bad about shearing cam pins. I was working under the assumption that I should still have spark if the cam sensor was unplugged--was given this info from IndentiFix. But they we...	13
	1997 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2B4GP44R8V Hello. This vehicle is fixed. I had 17 replies which suggested cam/crank sensors & oxygen sensors. David from Virginia hit the nail on the head. Thank you. The knock sensor would short out on warm up, hesitate once and reset the PCM to zero. The fix was to d...	17
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L abs VIN: 2B7HB11Y8X Thanks to Tim Bresnaan, E [...], pro automotive and a little more info from customer telling me the starter stayed ingaged when he started the van, I was able to duplicate problem when appling a small amount of pressure to the ignition switch and get the car ...	6
	2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7L Headlight VIN: 1B7G2ANQ1S Sorry this took so long to reply to. Opened module and did not see any obvious problems. Did not find a DRL module for headlamps. Had to wait for customer to have money and then had to order module. Got wrong module first time. There are different ones based o...	5
	1984 Ford F-250 XL 6.9L Glow Plugs VIN: 1FTHX2617E Recieved replies from 7 people, and I would like to thank them for responding to my scream for help. Chris, Ken, David, Nelson,Jack, Joe and Jim. Most common reply was to install a toggle switch on the dash, some said temp. sensor which is actually on either t...	8
	1989 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 2FTDF15N2K Thank You to everyone that answered... After checking every ground, removing and cleaning them all. I started to recheck the harness. After discusions with the body shop, they informed me that they put on a harness from, a 1990 ford 4X4. It is not the right ha... Trouble codes: 22 (Baro/Map Range high), 35 (EVP/PFE High), 51 (ect -40f), 52 (PSPS open), 53 (TPS High), 54 (act/vat -40f).	24
	1995 Ford Contour LX 2.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FALP66L2S everyone said to look for wiring problems - that was where i found the problem. while attempting to remove the ICM, found that 8 of the 12 wires in the ICM harness had numerous cracks in their insulation, and 'green' wire strands showing through the cracks. Fo... Trouble codes: 212 (loss of ignition input to pcm/spout), 215 (coil 1 primary failure), 216 (coil 2 primary failure).	5
	1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6534T I received a lot of good suggestions. Some were, checking for vacuum leaks at pcv valve and hoses and at the pipe on the bottom of the manifold. Check for cracked flywheel. Check for leaking EGR valve. Ipulled the EGR valve and it was not leaking. I found no v... Trouble codes: P0171.	14
	1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L High Center Brake Lamp VIN: 1FMDU34XGT Well, unfortunately the customer chose not to return, it would seem that the lack of information available to repair the problem shook her confidence in our ability to repair her vehicle. The replies we recieved basically reinforced that there really is no i...	3
	1996 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L transfercase VIN: 1FMDU24XOT As it turns out the lower speed sensor was not funtioning, we replaced and all is well customer is happy The code p1837 stood for rear speed sensor. The other code p1886 I could never find out what this code was set for. thankyou to all that responded.	4
	1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall The camshaft timing was off. Reset and car is fine. Thanks for your responses. Seth	6
	1999 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on, Lean idle VIN: 1FMYU24E2X I thought I closed this a few days ago...anyways, heres what it turned out to be. The EVAP purge valve was leaking vacuum to the fuel tank and with the vent valve open, it was pulling in fresh air, creating a vacuum leak. When I first started checking for vacu... Trouble codes: P0171 (Bank 1 system lean), P0174 (Bank 2 system lean).	10
	1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L slow downshift VIN: 1HGCD5659R First let me thank all of you that responded to my post. We got some very good ideas as what to check from tps readings,check vss for dropouts, flush fluid, make sure all linkage is free and not binding. All of these things checked ok. This leads us to believe...	7
	1992 Infiniti Q45 A 4.5L engine VIN: JNKNG01C4N thanks iatn,simon and troy nailed this one.turns out i bent the #1 rod,no question about it upon removal.tore down in car,removed oil pan,removed left head,had loosened manifold and let it hang.did not remove lower timing cover,made good marks on chain and sto...	6
	1993 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L noise from fuel pump VIN: SAJHW1744P The car hasn't returned since the original post. The next thing that will be done is a re-replacement of the fuel pump. The replies included suggestions to check that there wasn't a vacuum lock from a malfunction of the vapor recovery system, which the custome...	9
	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L strg whl, whls & tires VIN: 1J4EX78S0T Thank you to the many who responded to our call for help.Perhaps you didn't note that we had already replaced the steering stabilizer and track bar. At any rate it was the TIRES. Swapped a complete set of wheels and tires from a known no-problem Jeep, and the ...	34
	1996 Lexus LS400 4.0L MIL Lamp on, misfire codes VIN: JT8BH22F1T found another shop installed a timing belt and put the crank pulley on without lining up woodruff key pulley went on so far and stopped,but never held cranksensor relutor ring causing inconsistant crank signal looking like misfire. Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0302.	2
	1993 Mazda MX-6 LS 2.5L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1YVEG31B2P thanks for the suggestion to recheck cts. found intermittent bad reading- replaced sensor & it ran fine right through warm-up.	2
	1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L Cooling Systems VIN: WDB1070441 I want to thank all of you old farts for your help on this problem. Only the Germans would engineer a bizarre drainage system like this. You men are the best!!	28
	1993 Mercedes-Benz 400SEL 4.2L wipers VIN: WDBGA43E9P thanks for the help. i was able to get the wipers to fail. turns out it was k26 the wiper relay module and not the combination control module n10. the are basically on top of each other in the drivers engine fuse box, the wiper module is on the fuse box cover ...	3
	1995 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L srs warning light VIN: WDBGA43E2S many of the replies indicated that a Mercedes with this type of [...] contition indicates a seat belt malfunction. The Snap on scanner never got into the computer deepenough to identify the problem. At this point, the used car dealer retreived the car and sold...	7
	1990 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 5.0L cooling system VIN: 2MECM74F9L I am closing this post as a fix I believe the cause is a partialy clogged raditor but the problem is so inttermittnt in the colder temps we have had lately i have not been able to get the symptoms to repeat I will try again when it warms up	5
	1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 2.0L Stall VIN: 4A3AK34Y7S Hello!! Thank you very much who spent time for my post. I have recieved 5 replies and 3 suspected ASD relay or Fuel pump relay. Bert told me that we can use the snap on vantage to record pcm grounding to auto shut down relay and fuel pump relay. But I don't ha...	6
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31D5Y I'm sorry for the late post here but it took some time for us and the customer to decide what to do. Thanks to all took the time to respond, (9 in all). Almost all thought it could be MAF sensor with a few suggesting a computer re-learn or upgrade. After talki... Trouble codes: P0171 (system too lean bank 1).	9
	1990 Oldsmobile Toronado 3.8L Dash display/climate control VIN: 1G3EU13CXL Most replies I recieved suggested the IPC as the culprit but after sending the unit out for repair I still had the same problem. After the update post several suggested the CPS as a possible culprit but with testing the results are still inconclusive. I am con...	8
	1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 3.5L Security keyfob & Locks VIN: 1G3WX52H9X A big Thank You to all that helped out with information that helped us change the locks... we took out all the locks went to a local Lock Smith that changed the tumblers around and made new keys... Reprogramed the keyfobs all for under $100 thanks again... Our...	7
	1991 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1P3XA46K6M Hi gang. Thanks for the imput. The customwer just had a new fuel filter installed. The pump is drawing 7.1 to 7.5 amps. However, I cannot get this vehicle to act up. He decided to go ahead and drive the car until the problem gets worse. Can't say I blame him. ...	5
	1991 Pontiac Grand Prix LE 3.1L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WH54T2M Tim from Wisconsin hit this one right on. I was too dumb to think this could happen. IAC valve was stuck wide open. Evidently, if ecm can't control high idle speed, it starts shutting fuel off.This caused severe lean at idle. Ihe tps voltage threshold .98 volt... Trouble codes: 31 (Map Sensor high), 44 (lean fuel).	9
	1998 Pontiac Bonneville SSE 3.8L low boost VIN: 1G2HZ5214W RECIEVED 5 REPLYS.THE GENERAL OPINION WAS THAT THE SUPERCHARGER WAS PROBABLY JUST WORN OUT AT 160K,EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT MAKING NOISE.DIAGNOSTIC HOT LINE FAXED ME TROUBLESHOOTING CHART THAT WE WENT THRU,AND ALL CHECKED OK.THE CUSTOMER STILL INSISTS IT IS NOT ...	6
	2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 2.2L timing chain VIN: 1G2NF52F42 Thanks again IATN techs, pulled valve cover found #1 cylinder valves bent also found timing chain broke. Installed salvage engine, tore down old motor found nothing wrong with tensioners motor was clean, I wonder if GM is going to recall this problem.	17

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