Automotive Technicians Technical Discussion and Fixes for Mar 6, 2004

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	2001 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L compressor VIN: WAUZL64B01 The compressor only kicks on & stays on after you rev the engine past 4000 RPM.The air temp is cold .Once you turn off the car & restart, you must rev the engine again for it to remain on.	View
	2001 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L compressor VIN: WAUZL64B01 The compressor only kicks on & stays on after you rev the engine past 4000 RPM.The air temp is cold .Once you turn off the car & restart, you must rev the engine again for it to remain on.	View
	1991 BMW 850i 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: BMW850V12C Hello group,have been working on this beamer for a rough start and dropping a bank ,it was always setting a code for cam sensor for the left bank f/c16 these are the inductive sensors placed around the ht leads for cyl 6=12 it can set the code for the other ba... Trouble codes: 16 (phase sensor camshaft sensor)	View
	1998 Buick Century Custom 3.1L abs/hydrolic VIN: 2G4WS52MOW Any gm guys out there have any clue on what might be going on here? Is it the Hydrolic unit? is it the electronic unit? Both? Any input would be great! Thanks	View
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L wipers VIN: 1G1JC1244T The wiper park in a vertical position on the windshield no matter what I have done. I used the test procedure in Mitchell for wiper do not park. There was no voltage a the dark green wire so I put on a new ACDelco cover/park switch #[...]; the problem remai...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1GEL19W8VB Help my good friends, This van has had a hard start problem for the last 2.5 years. Can't seem to get to the bottom of the problem. This is a great neighbors van and he has always paid me for any work that I have done to try and fix it. Always hard start or no...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 3.8L program VIN: 2G1WX12K1Y Hi Gm Techs,I need the proceedure for programing remote key fob (dog chewed up old one).only thing I can find is reprogram after battery replacement thanks in advance. Thanks Marty	View
	1998 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L Stall VIN: 4C3AU52N4W car stalls intermittently (twice a week) mostly at idle but a few times at slow cruising speed.Shows no MIL and no codes,runs and idles smoothly at 700rpm,has clean air filter and throttle body,no vacuum leaks.Usually restarts immediately but has taken some co...	View
	1995 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L MIL Lamp on, No Power VIN: 1B3ES47C8S Car came in for a headgaket replacement-with repair timing belt was replaced.Work went well,repairs were made-started car did fine.Let car run for awhile making sure everything was ok.After about 20 minutes car died-no spark.Had no cam sync on scan tool-should... Trouble codes: 11 (Timing belt one or more teeth off)	View
	1997 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFE24L5V Good Morning Welcome to another day of automotive repair.This truck was brought in to my shop with a MIL light on and code P0443 EVAP SYSTEM PURG CTRL VALVE FAULT) I performed all the procedures and checked the CANP and the VMV for high resitance or no voltage... Trouble codes: P0443	View
	1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L 4x4 VIN: 2FTDX18W7V This truck is now owned by a good customer of mine, and he bought it at an auction not to long ago. He replaced numerous parts on front end from obvious abuse, like shocks, stabalizer bushings, etc. But the 4x4 did not work. It would make a clicking noise and ...	View
	1998 Ford Mustang 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP24X7W First please note build date of 10/98. Vehicle titled and vin verifies 1998. Tow in, no start, no power to fuel pump. Checked Alldata for diagrams. Can find no location for the fuel pump fuse. Underhood fuse box diagram available from Alldata is incorrect. ...	View
	2002 Ford Ranger XL 4.0L lighting & running VIN: 1FTYR10E62 This truck is possessed! It came in and another guy looked at it and told me the truck starts,but dies on acceleration.The next day, Also, I found it wouldn`t crank due to a dead battery.At the same time,I noticed a BUZZING from the flasher (under the dash).I ...	View
	1980 Mercedes-Benz 300D 3.0L won't shut off VIN: 1231301121 Gentlemen: Here I go again with another Mercedes! Will I ever learn? This one came in and it won't turn off with the ingnition switch. If you turn on the defroster then turn ign. switch off the car shuts down slowly but does shut down. There is a vacuum modula...	View
	1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AK44Y6V Hey IATN experts I have this dog that is giving me a big pains the butt. The problem is that I can get this car to communicate with my scanner I have tried several other ways to and other tool like the Master Tech II and see no result... Please send response ...	View
	2001 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 1.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA3AY26CX1 Hello fellow technicians, Today a customer of ours brought back a Mitsubishi Mirage with a complaint of a check engine light on, and the engine shaking (misfiring). Here is a little background on the vehicle: She was originally brought in due to a hydralocke... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random/Multiple Misfire), P0134 (O2 Sensor Inactive B1S1)	View
	1990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 3.0L shift interlock VIN: JN1CZ24A7L hi, the problem is the shift interlock wont release. the bypass switch on the front of the shift lever] works ok. car sat outside all winter not being run . i cant find any info in mitchell on-demand or a service manual that the customer dropped off. i dont kn...	View
	1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L oil pressure VIN: YS3DD55N4X see test repair data since this, oil pressure lite comes on after warm-up. goes off with slight rpm increase. removed oil pump cover and noted scoring. replace with used pump cover and gear set from known good engine. No change. Replaced main bearings, noting ...	View
	1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.2L Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 4S3BG6859T HEllo everyone. We have a Subaru Legacy Outack wagon in the shop and there are two problems with it. Most importantly, the customer has complained of poor fuel mileage. It apparently goes through twice as much fuel as usual. The engine runs fine and a scan tes...	View
	1994 Toyota Camry 3.0L timing belt hi group,maybe some of the toyota tech can answer this question.on the camry 3.0 v6 timing belt there are marks on the timing belt that you are to line up with the marks on the cam's and crank pulleys,do these have to line up or can you just put the belt on wi...	View
	1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L rear brake shoes need help with a toyota brakes. there is a vibration in the pedal when braking and not, shoe contact was incorrect. this has happened 2 times on 2 seperate [...] after rear brake job. replaced shoes with bendix shoes, problem still occurs	View

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	1997 Acura RL 3.5L cruise control VIN: JH4KA9653V thanks to all replies went ahead check speed signal found ok . went trhroug all signals from all inputs and check powers and grounds found ok replaced module speed control was restore. thanks for the help.	None
	1987 Chevrolet V10 Custom Deluxe 5.7L Hesitation VIN: 1GCEV14K6H Hello everyone, Thanks for all the replies. Most of the replies all agree on not enough fuel volume, I also agree, but the manual says 1/2 pint in 15 seconds and the customer knows this. He is a regular and is going to have us try a pump next month. I will let...	11
	2000 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L filling gas tank VIN: 1GNDX03E1Y customer did not return with vechicle thanks to all the members help they said to check the fill neck and check value on the tank thanks to iatn members	8
	2002 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L radio VIN: 2G1WF55E52 this site is wonderful,thanks guys for all your help.the idea with the steel wool is way cool. i turned on the defroster and the radio then started the car.threw the blankets over the back glass.and did i ever see the sparks.and joe [...] you were right it was...	7
	1999 Chrysler Concorde 3.2L No Start, MIL Lamp on, LOW POWER VIN: 2C3H046J1X Thanks to all the fine techs that attempted to help out with this nightmare vehicle problem. Most techs indicated that the cam timing is off, causing the computer not to pulse the injectors. But further testing using the O-scope indicated the two signals both ... Trouble codes: P0340 (cam signal missing).	8
	1999 Dodge Grand Caravan LE 3.8L engine VIN: L7XB568750 The van is fixed!! I got four replies no one has obviously seen a problem like this, ideas were the wiring harmess under the battery,check for codes, or the starter is not controled by the pcm.. To summerize the van did not turm over in -50c weather, battery w...	4
	1999 Dodge Caravan 3.3L Surge, Stall Thanks to the 4 replies to my Caravan problem. Most of you who replied had positive feedback but I had performed some of the basics. The culprit was the harness that ran from the crank sensor along the side engine block to the starter motor. The harness ran al...	4
	1989 Ford Probe GT 2.2L No Start VIN: 1ZVBT22L4K Vehicle has been towed to electrical shop. They got car running but again would not restart when shut off. I intend to follow and report any fix. Replies received were; relay (had [...] to module), electronic egr (not applicable), reference voltage (4-5 volts-...	4
	1999 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L Air Bag Light VIN: 1FMZU32X4X Hello Again Everyone, Got this one fixed fast,quick and accurate thanks to all of you. I would like to give credit to the ones that helped, Thanks Go Out To,Alex [...] who sent me the whole TSB with part numb...	9
	1995 Kia Sephia GS 1.8L rad fan VIN: KNAFA1252S Customer has desided to use the car with the condenser fan cooling the system Thanks for all the replys	5
	1998 Lexus LX470 4.7L Power window VIN: JT6HT00WXW Well all of you told me about the same thing although, the proceedure was slightly different from one post to the next. This system has a pulse counter that knows how many pulses up and down. It also has a safety reverse in case something gets caught in the wi...	6
	1998 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BC1418W Greetings all: Thanks to John [...] and a special thanks to Terry Berg. The replies favored Gas Caps(use OEM only), Spider Webs( I,m not kidding you), instructions on how ... Trouble codes: P0455 (Gross Evaporative Emission System Leak).	7
	1991 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L blower fan motor VIN: WDBCA35EIM Hi, group. thanks to everyone who replied to my help. the problem was the #5 fuse(white in side the main fuse box) was corroded, power supply to push button swich. thank you	13
	1991 Nissan 240SX 2.4L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1MS36P9M Gentlemen, the fix is in! Sorry for the delay in posting my results. Received numerous replies suggesting to check timing, ignition as well as cam timing - Had noticed distributor had been replaced at one time and to set timing to correct 20 degrees setting BT... Trouble codes: 32 (EGR Circuit Problem), 34 (KNOCK SENSOR open or shorted).	8
	1994 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L pcv system VIN: 1N4BU31D9R I received 14 replies on this car. We installed a Nissan dist. We looked at the pcv after several replies told us where it was on the engine. The customer did not want to spend money to get to it. We did check the pcv vent hose at air box for vacuum and it had...	14
	2002 Other European Tuscan 4.0L rear indicators Thanks to Jim [...] for his suggestion that I contact TVR owners through their Web sight,I have made some good contacts and hope to sort out the car when the customer return`s it. I will post my result`s in due course many thanks God bless Ernie	2
	1997 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.4L abs VIN: 1GMDX06E7V i was using a snap on scanner, due to software problems with the scanner it kept showing code c1242 rear motor will not hold, the acutall code was c1232 left frt wheel speed sensor. replaced l/f wss and rechecked ok	4
	1993 Saturn SC1 1.9L Odometer VIN: 1G82G1570P Hello Everyone, Saturn is well on the way to being fixed. Everyone confirmed that I was right in thinking that if the speedometer is working that the data to speedo going through the PRM was allright. And I thought it was,I just had a dealer tech that told m...	9
	1993 Subaru Legacy Sport 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1BJ6738P Customer has not returned for more diagnostics. Daniel from Oregon mentioned a problem with automatic turbo cars having bad injectors. Michael from Massachusetts mentioned having plugged up injectors that tested ok for resistance. Rob from Washington mentioned... Trouble codes: 17 (inop 4 fuel injector), 14 (inop 1 fuel injector), 15 (inop 2 fuel injector).	3
	1999 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L Intermittant cruise This one never returned to the shop.I suspect the problem lies in the idle control area as per a couple of replies.thanks swinny	3

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