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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 ...
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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)
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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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.
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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
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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...
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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).
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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).
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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...
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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).
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