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	1991 Acura Integra GS 1.8L Slight misfire VIN: JH4DA9370M Hi all, I have a slight misfire on mild acceleration, most noticeable in first and second gear. No MIL/trouble codes. I'm a whisker away from installing a set of known-good injectors, but before I do, I'd love to hear any ideas you might recommend in addition ...	View
	1994 Acura Legend L 3.2L brakes VIN: JH4KA8L79R Hi, Group Ididn't think I will need to came back so soon but I need your help again. This time it's 94 Acura Legend .The problem is brake pedal is too hard to press and braking is very poor . All checks are normal, good vacuum to the power booster ,not leaking...	View
	1998 Audi A4 2.8L Cruise Control VIN: WAUDD68D8W hi there, We have a '98 Audi A4 2.8 with the cruise control not working. This car does not have electronic throttle (drive by wire). We checked the pins at the cruise computer and found an inconsistent reading on one pin from the cruise stalk switch, so we tr...	View
	1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G4HP5215S car came in stalling frequently but would always start right up. checked codes. had codes po101, maf low, po341, camshaft error & po 1361 ignition toggle. all came up intermittent. we tapped & wiggled everything to no avail. we unhooked injector & plug wire on...	View
	1990 Cadillac Seville 4.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G6KY533OL Hello, we are working on a STS with a original concern for intermittent stalling and intermittent idle a bit too high. Also customer was complaining that sometimes the service engine soon light would come on. We scanned and checked for codes, found tps code an...	View
	1991 Cadillac Allante 4.5L No Start VIN: 1G6VS3383M Good morning fellow Techs, What I need is a wiring diagram of the fuel pump circuit on the vehicle in question a 91 Allante. It must be from the GM service manual. The information MOD & Alldata is not correct. Also I need the location of the fuel pump relay. ...	View
	1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Stall VIN: 1G6CD53B6N The customer states that when the fuel level is 12 gallons or less the vehicle will stall on decel from a slow speed, at idle or while driving at a speed just above idle (5 mph). The customer states that the fuel gauge has also read inaccurately after the stal...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 3G1JC1242S customer has just bought vehicle from used car lot and it has a rough idle ,all sensors ect are opperating properly , fuel trim is in line , spark is strong , injectors test good etc, cyl # 1 if you pull the plug wire there is very little change in engine , if...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GNDM19W0S this van has had a rough unstable idle for a while but had goten worse and customer wants to fix the problem. there was along with the unstable idle speed and idle surging black smoke at idle. fuel pressure was 55-60psi and held. the EGR was inspected and was ...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L ABS light VIN: 1G1ND52M8W Hello fellow iATN techs. This one has me guessing what to do instead of having the information needed to do a through diagnosis. I have an OTC Enhanced 4000 scan tool with the '98' ABS cartridge in the tool. I also have all the appropriate cables hooked to the...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2G1FP22K3W we first had a crank sensor code, so we threw a crank sensor on it, the problem still occurs, without a code now. Put new plugs and wires on it, and a new ignition module and one coil, and the car still misfires. everything else tests ok, tps, crank sensor. ti...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L abs VIN: 1GNEK13R6X Truck is pretty rusty, started by cleaning up some grounds. ABS activates on non-abs stops in the last 5-6 feet of a stop. No individual wheel speed sensor "drops out", I've experienced that before on other vehicles. One thing that's weird is when stopped, all...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Dash fire VIN: 1GNFK16Z12 We have a 2002 Suburban in our fleet that had a DASH FIRE. The driver parked it in the evening and came back the next day to find all the window black, and big cracks in the windsheild. The key was off, in fact the vheicle was locked. It burned about a 8" hole...	View
	2003 Chevrolet 1500P/U 4.3L Broadcast VIN: 1GNDC13WX3 Customer called in with a stange question and I thought I see if anyone had run into this. Customer has a Nextel phone with walkie talkie and everytime he goes to broadcast with the truck running the signal gets chopped up. He has tried 3 different phones all ...	View
	2000 Chrysler Concorde LX 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HD46R4Y Car idles rough,pops code for running rich on left front O2 sensor. I replaced O2 sensor with one that originally came off of car. The scanner still shows it is running rich around .88 volts-not really fluctuating unlike right side which is performing normally... Trouble codes: P0175 (2/1 Fuel System Rich)	View
	1990 Dodge Dynasty 3.3L Rockershaft & Rockers VIN: 1B3XC56R0L Current problem is noise from back bank. Removed valve cover again and found last three rockers(driver side end of head) not oiling at all. Pulled head again and all looks fine with the oil passages. At a loss for why half of the head is oiling and half is not...	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L reverse VIN: 1B4GP54L4T hello group this caravan has no reverse, about three months ago the convertor was replaced to take care of convertor shudder. guest complains of no shifting out of first and the fluid level keeps rising. drained fluid out to correct level now shifts ok but has...	View
	1996 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3ES47C1T Hi all, this car seems like it may have gremlins in it. We work with a Used Car Lot and this is one of their cars. We installed a used engine. The car had a wrecking yard ECM in it. Before it left us a second wrecking yard ECM was installed to try and take car... Trouble codes: P1899 (P/N Switch Failure), P0172 (Fuel System Rich), P0300 (Multiple Cyl. Misfire), P0462 (Fuel Sender Unit Volts to Low)	View
	1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 3B7KF22Z2W engine cranks ok, we have spark and fuel, confirmed owner's parts intallation as ok. we have crank and cam sensor signals. motor acts as if out of time. if we advance disributor position, engine will start and run. suspected timing chain/gear problem. replaced...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.2L ABS Module VIN: 2B7JB21Y0X This van came in last week with the brake and ABS lights on. The rear brakes were a mess, so we redid them. We bled the system by the book and the brake and ABS lights are on. The Mac Mentor shows that the right front sensor is shorted. The only problew with t...	View
	1982 Ford F-150 Custom 5.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FTDF14G3C Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any assistance offered on this old girl. I have this 82 F150 in and it just runs poorly at idle and the catalytic convertor was waisted on it. The fuel mixtures are obviously off. This had the variable venturi original...	View
	1993 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAPP14J5P mil light does not come when ignition switch is turned on before attempting to start the car car will not start when mil light comes on with ignition the car starts only recent work was rad replacement but could not locate any pinched wires	View
	1993 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L pings VIN: 1FTEX14N6P I have a 1993 F-150 4X4 in the shop that is giving me some trouble. When driving, when it shifts into high gear it starts to ping real bad. I checked timing and it is right on. The timing changes when plugging and unplugging the spout and with spout reconnecte...	View
	1994 Ford Escort LX 1.9L speedo cable VIN: 1FARP11J8R Ford Techs, this car had a clutch put in it at another shop & right after that oil started dripping on my friends shoes. it is coming out of the speedometer cable at the speedometer head & running down until it drips off duct work or panel near pedals. I found...	View
	1995 Ford F-350 XL 7.5L Rattle Noise from Trans Area VIN: 1FTJW36G9S I have a 1995 Ford F350 with a 7.5L gas engine and an E4OD Trans. Since I have replace the trans with a Ford reman I started getting a rattling noise at 1000-1500 rpm in Park & Neutral, it will also do it in Rev,Drive,2nd,1st but only while driving at a light ...	View
	2000 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FAFP45X6Y car starts fine most of the time,but sometimes it will start and stall,sometimes it will keep runing but will backfire&acts like it is running out of gas or out of time,turn key off and try again starts fine.scope cam sensor no signal when acting up, unplug se...	View
	2000 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L no power has no power like a plugged fuel filter. most data is normal except it has 14%-20% load showing up at idle & the timing advance shows 20-25 degrees btdc, but when accelerating the timing goes toward 0 degrees btdc & sometimes the scanner will say give me a 5 d... Trouble codes: P0172 (rich bank 1 computer could could not lean out), P1605 (dlc meep alive memory 12v batt. supply problem)	View
	1989 Honda Accord LX 2.0L very high idle cold VIN: 1HGCA5531K need help on this 89 accord. when starting cold idle is very high 2500-3500 and wont kick down until engine temp is up. choke is open and have replaced choke heater. the colder the outside temp is the worst it gets	View
	1992 Honda Prelude Si 2.3L 5th & reverse VIN: JHMBB1177P when car came in it had no reverse. it would not shift into reverse and everything else was ok. we removed it and pulled the case apart and found that reverse sync and collar and were worn to the point that the collar would not slide over the inner spline and ...	View
	1998 Honda CR-V EX 2.0L control VIN: 1GHEJ8241W This car starts to pull as you are driving, to one side and then the other. When you hit the brake it does the same thing, almost pulling the wheel out of your hand ,left & right, not necessarily in that order. Thanks for all your help.	View
	1999 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: KMHWF25V8X This vehicle is failing for nox on california asm test.Vehicle has only 52,000 miles and runs perfectly.o2 sensors working good,no egr on this car.Am stumped at this point,tech hotline i use thinks possible cat problem,but they are not sure.Customer rushed out...	View
	1992 Infiniti Q45 A 4.5L compressor VIN: JNKNG01C7N Compressor is not coming on. Found that I am not getting a ground from the ECM to the relay. Can ground relay and compressor works. I checked for diagnostic codes and found 25 - sunload sensor. Check through archives and found that a code will form if the sens...	View
	1999 Infiniti I30 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JNKCA31A2Y Engine running very lean. Both front O2s stay at or near 0 volts. Surges and hesitates on acceleration, but idles pretty well. Better as the STFT goes to 25%. STFT between 0% to 25% in increments. Stays at 25% for a few seconds and the cycles back to 0% and r...	View
	1999 Infiniti QX4 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNRAR05Y0X Even with the vauge Mitchell component locator, Knock sensor is still invisible to me. Cant see or find it. DTC comes back right away. As soon as close loop is achieved. Where the hell is it?? Under the upper plenum?? Looked from underneath, still no see. Trou... Trouble codes: P0325, P0440, P1448 (Mfr Controlled aux emminsions controls)	View
	1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L starter VIN: SAJHX1742R Hello all. This wonderfull jaguar came to us with a cold stalling condition, that we traced to low transmision fluid. At our shop the car developed another problem. When you would turn the key to crank,the starter would crank for about .25 sec. If you would ho...	View
	1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L tach/speedo VIN: 1J4FF6850X Evening chrysler experts, this jeep belongs to co-worker.intermittently loses tach/ speedometer, odometer says no bus,check engine lt comes on, sometimes gas guage goes also. they just stop reading. cleaned bulk connectors at left fender well, seems to help fo...	View
	1990 Lexus LS400 4.0L front suspension VIN: JT8UF11E5L Need an opinion for this vehicle, this lexus has lots of front end noise going over bumps and uneven roads. Sound like bad ball joints or linkages. Raised car up and inspected complete front end. Everything is good and tight, all ball joints, stabalizer links ...	View
	1996 Lexus ES300 3.0L leak- flex pipe VIN: JT8BF12G4T need some help from some exhaust specialists- we have this customer's car with a crack & leak in the flex joint in the exhaust Y-pipe under the engine- remainder of pipe is in excellent shape- has anyone ever had sucess in replacing just the flex pipe & not ha...	View
	1984 Lincoln Mark VII 5.0L Digital dash VIN: 1MRBP98F5E Hello All Well it seems we don't have info to help us diagnose this problem but what I have is a digital dash that wont lite up. Just wondering what information someone might have on what to check for this problem. Thanks Jay	View
	1999 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNHM83W4X car will not start,has spark & inj. pulse, no fuel pressure, no power to pump, no ground signal at relay from ecm(runs if bypassed), car originally had intermittent no start & theft wiring repaired, no visible theft light koeo or cranking, customer stated a/c ... Trouble codes: 1318 (low voltage module customer ran battery down possible cause of this), 2013 (compass)	View
	1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Surge VIN: 1YVGE22A2P engine idle fluctuates from 1800 to 2000 all the time. we cleaned throttle body & idle air control & set timing that was off & still same thing. no vacuum leaks found. any responses appreciated. Thanks.	View
	1995 Mazda Millenia 2.3L TCS OFF on VIN: JM1TA22275 After running some time when the engine reached the work temperature, sometimes the "TCS OFF" lamp will turn on and then the engine rpm is limited. If the ignition is turned off and on again the problem is reset till the next failure. Reading TCS codes there ... Trouble codes: 82 (TCS code for TCS - ECM communication line)	View
	1997 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BC1436V fault code p1195 keeps returning. i have replaced the egr boost sensor and the problem remains. i think that my flow chart is mixing up the boost sensor and the egr boost sensor solenoid. alldata shows a picture of the boost sensor solenoid but a picture of th... Trouble codes: P1195 (egr boost semsor open or short)	View
	1999 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1TA2229X Does anyone have any suggestions on this. I only have a generic scanner. I have checked the vacuum lines. The car came in with a P0105, I fixed that and now the P1540 comes on after two-trips. Thanks! Trouble codes: P1540 (Air Bypass Valve Open or Shorted)	View
	1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC 5.0L Shifting into rev VIN: WDBCA44D8F This is an intermittent problem. What happens is after the trans is shifted into D it won't shift past N. After tring several times with the engine on or off and the car not moving it will go past N and tham work normally until the next episode. Thank you.	View
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L No Start VIN: WDBCA35D0J costomer claims car started and drove 1/4 mile than stalled and would not restart. we have tested ignition system (good strong spark) fuel pressure to fuel distributor is 90-100psi and we have a fuel spray from cold start injector when cranking but no fuel fro...	View
	1993 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L Ride control VIN: AAPV012020 Hi all I need some technical information on the ride control for this particular vehicle.The system is inop and the warning light is staying on.I have THE Bosch Esitronic but no information is to be found on this system.Thanks	View
	1996 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L Pings VIN: 2MEFM75W6W Can anyone tell me where to find the octane adjust plug on this car? MOD says it is on the left side of the engine bay, but give us no more information, and I can't find anyone locally who can point me in the right direction.	View
	1990 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L Timing belt tensioner VIN: JN1RZ26A2L Disaster strikes! We have a dire situation with this nissan and I would like to know if this is an isolated case. We replaced all of the timing components on this low mile but 13 year old car October of 2003, 1200 miles ago! It just came in on a hook with a br...	View
	1998 Nissan PATROL SGL 3.0L Cooling Systems does anyone in nissan patrol diesel tech may help me to find out if there is a problem (recall or service update)with engine overheating due to head or head gasket problem in this model of vehicle with turbo intercooler diesel electronic fuel injected motor. m...	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on, Slip& tract off Lt. VIN: JN1CA31AXY Vehicle came into shop with SES light on, along with "SLIP" Light" and "Traction Off" lights also on all of the time. Scaned for codes and found code 1605 and 92. Found Traction Control button inoperative. Performed diagnostic tree test for code 1605 and 92. F... Trouble codes: P1605 (A/T Diag Comm Line), 92 (LAN Communication Start Procedure Incomplete)	View
	1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.1L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, no MAF on scanner VIN: 1G3WH52MOV This vehicle came in with a rough idle, lack of power, and C.E.L. for multiple cylinder misfire (po300), misfire counters on snap-on modis scan tool showed cyl. #4 misfires. Swapped spark plug and wire with another cylinder, no change, still #4 misfire. Ran co... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1992 Plymouth Colt Vista 1.8L cylinder head VIN: JP3CV20D4N vehicle was previously leaking at the right rear of engine from the cylinder head and was removed for inspection. after inspection and surfacing, head was installed using new gaskets and head bolts. the cylinder head began to leak about two weeks later near th...	View
	1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.0L fuel gauge VIN: 2P4GP4433W I suspect bcm is bad, gauge reads empty at all times. all other gauges work fine, replace fuel sending unit. when doing self test on instrument cluster the gauge reads 1/8 1/4 & full if I check blue wire at fuel sending unit there is battery voltage present wi...	View
	1995 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.8L door locks VIN: 1GMDU06L6S fellow techs, thanks in advance for any help you may offer. i have this pontiac transport with the lh. drivers door lock actuator buzzing or humming at times. sort of like it is trying to actuate but doesn't have enough voltage to do it. it does it intermitten...	View
	1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L 3rd gear VIN: 1G2WP5215W hey guys have this car here what i need to know is to pull the transmission do i have to pull the engine with it or can i just drop the tranmission any help i thank you have a great day god bless	View
	1993 Saab 900 S 2.1L vibration VIN: YS3AK35E9P car was driven in with a slipping clutch. we replaced new clutch kit complete with slave cylinder, had flywheel resurfaced. car came back next day. complaint was vibration from idle to 2500rpm ,the vibration seemed to lessen over 2500 rpm. cust said vibration ...	View
	1995 Saturn SL1 1.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G8ZH5286S Intermittently, but fairly regular when at a stop light, when you start to accellerate vehicle will cut out and die. Will Sart back up and then be o.k. with no other symptoms untill next stop light (maybee). Feels like a bad tps, but is sweeping good, and neve...	View
	2002 Subaru wrx 2.0L 1-2 shift fork VIN: JFL6D29662 This is for Subaru techs working at the dealership level. We have recently seen 2 WRX's with similar shift fork failures. The second one has had 2 transmissions that failed within 5000 miles of each other. Are you guys seeing a similar repair history with this...	View
	1990 Toyota Cressida Luxury 3.0L Excessive Emissions, BLOCKED EGR COOLER VIN: JT2MX83E4L Has anyone found a way to clean the EGR cooler (mounted on back side of head) when plugged. I've used speedo cable and can't get very far; I've blown compressed air- "not". I've sprayed X-66 into it and will try in the morn. Can't get the Cooler off the head s... Trouble codes: 11 (Ign. sw. Main Relay or circuit)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1989 Audi 80 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUEB0892K I didn't mention in the original post ( isn't that always how it is?) that I had recently replaced the crank ventilation hoses ( at the valve cover and into the intake). I had inadvertently broken off the metered orifice part of the plastic 'y' that connects t...	3
	1997 BMW 750iL 5.4L TV monitor VIN: WBAGK2328V I found out how to turn on the TV while driving from a BMW owner club (BMWCCA) I posted a querey to. So if you want to know how, ask them. Our iscan could not change it's behavior,so his loss of TV while driving is unexplained. And we will not help him get tha...	9
	1996 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L dash gauges and starting well fellow techs this ended up being a wiring problem on the d5 circut. when the key was off there wsa power to the switch when the key was in the run/start position the wire would go to ground which would not start the van or run anything. what i did was run...	4
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L service light VIN: 1G1JC5248Y Thanks for all of the help. It is just to let you know that the bcm has seen something out of order.This was just ahesdlight out. To bad the manuel can't tell you this.Thanks again for all of the help. DAVID	11
	2001 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L brakes VIN: 1G1NO52J71 I would like to say thank to all for the response to my post. as it turns out, the problem was in the rear brakes.Fresh ideas get you thinking after running into dead ends. Apparently the wheel cylinders had been replaced about 30,000 mi. ago and the customer ...	15
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L axle seals VIN: 2GCEK19T51 Thanks again everyone of the 9 that responded. This group provides just the type of information I was needing. Eric [...] helped with the plastic vent piece mounted above the lf axle stub that was loose. I blew out the hose and made sure t...	9
	2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L cooling fans VIN: 2G1WF52E31 thanks to all techs who took the time to respond. overwhelming majority said to try cooling fan relay(apparently a common failure item). vehicle had acted up twice in a three day period before replacing relay. been four days since replacement and no problems s...	10
	1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXi 2.5L Stall VIN: 1C3EJ56HXW Thanks to all the great techs that answered my cry for help...my buddy still was hung up on the problem being fuel so we ended up cobbing in a see thru filter so we could see if the line went empty like he thought it was doing when the car acted up well it sta...	6
	1989 Dodge D150 5.2L 4th gear service port has anywhere from 40 to 90 l VIN: 1B7FEU6Y9K thanks from those who tried to help yesterday we finshed the truck pulled unit out found the feed to becoming from the governor there was a filter missing in the od piston retainer housing	3
	1996 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Misfire VIN: 1B3EJ46X0T the funniest thing happened today when i fixed this car. everyone kept mentioning the the plugs and wires so i decided to double check them. the number three cylinder ended up being the culprit. when i removed the plug i spotted a nice clean black mark down th...	10
	1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Mechanical VIN: 2G344C1G7X Thanks for the many replies. More techs recommended pulling from the top and offer much help. I have removed the radiator and fan module, the wiper module, and lots of accessories and found lots of room for removing through the top. Since everything has to com...	16
	1992 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L ball joint VIN: 1FDK630A1R Hi Folks Thankyou all 24 respondants to my help request. As you all said the job is straightforward just had to dig out the correct size bits of tube to enable the joints to be pressed out etc. thanks to all.	24
	1993 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L master cyl. VIN: 2FTJW35M3P Thanks to all who sent replys, special thanks to Gerard [...] for the part # for a cyl. that was a direct bolt on. 1/8 inch bigger bore firmed the pedal nicely. raybestos #390339 c quest #e151343 no speed control.	12
	1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L 4x4 VIN: 2FTDX18W7V I got 7 replies to my request, but customer hasn't brought the truck back yet, keeps getting called to work way up north, so if I get it back, will post the fix then. But the replies said to change out from auto hubs, to aftermarket manual hubs, which I can ag...	7
	1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Stall VIN: 1FMPU18L7W Thanks to all who replied. This one beat me up. After removing the trans pan we discovered the filter had indeed fallen into the pan. This caused no other symptoms beyond the stalling. Thanks again.	6
	1998 Ford Ranger Splash 4.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FTZR15X5W best replies were to disconnect maf sensor and drive to see if symptom goes away (which i had already done), and to test for exhaust restriction.fuel volume and pressure were ok, as i had driven this one and experienced the problem w/ no change in pressure.unf...	5
	2000 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L 4 wheel drive VIN: 1FMPU16L3Y the customer declined repairs thanks to nick [...] for detailed info on how the system worked	3
	2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L Blower Motor VIN: 1FTSW31S51 Thanks to all who responded, we could not see or find any evidence of water getting into the GEM Module. We replaced the module and fixed the problem. IATN is the best. Keep up the good work	7
	2001 Ford Windstar SE Sport 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 2FMZA574X1 thanks for taking the time to try and help. we did get some help from this post but this van was a disaster. i know this is gonna be kinda long...we started with the basics. charging system good. installed b.o.b. and checked power and ground...all good. fuel p...	10
	1991 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L rear brakes VIN: 1GTDT19Z2M hi all fixed this truck. turned out to be low presssure from the master cylinder. other replies suggested bad replacement parts. thanks for the help!!!	4
	1992 GMC C1500 Sierra SLE 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, stumble VIN: 2GTEC19H8N thanks to every one who helped. i went back and checked the dealers prior work and found a nut in the number 8 intake valve runner. the nut at times would get jammed in between the valve and seat holding the valve open. the nut pounded on the valve and seat re...	29
	1996 GMC K3500 Sierra SL 7.4L 2-3 shift VIN: 1GTHK33J2T Thanks to all that replied.The original post was not 100% correct.After personaly driving the pickup I found it was stuck in 3rd gear until about 40mph then it would act like you kicked it out of gear. Michael [...] and Paul from Florida hit it on the head. ...	14
	2000 Hyundai XG30 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHFU41DR1 thankyou to michael,james and donovan for their replies, the hyundai website was very useful. as it turns out the vehicle has an extended warranty with hyundai and the local dealer now has the vehicle and is fitting a new air flow sensor, i think that they hop... Trouble codes: P0101 (AFS Range/performance), P1159 (Variable Induction Manifold).	4
	1998 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L timing belt VIN: JACDJ58X1W Well this one is fixed and will be going away. The timing belt set-up on this engine is very different from all of the other engines I have ever encountered. The timing belt set up in AllData and other sources is not complete. The procedure is ok for routing t...	8
	1979 Jaguar XJ6 L 4.2L rear main seal VIN: JAVLN49C30 Customer decided to hold on job. Received some valuable information. Most said to service rear main seal requires removal of crankshaft and recommended line boring. Couple of shops had done rear main seal by removing transmisssion and pan only but said they wo...	10
	1987 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L fuel odor VIN: SAJAV1345H all replies said to check orings in tank where filler cap goes. o ring was brittle, there are 2 grooves for orings, apparently you only use one, I installed 2, problem fixed. thanks for all replies. special thanks to Harold [...] who told me about a fuel odor ...	9
	1994 Land Rover Discovery 3.9L transfer case VIN: SALJY1241R First, thanks for the replys. We installed the updated gear and shaft. After the update we road tested this gem and had the same thunk around turns, which did not surprise us. Next walking next to the Land Rover I listened as it was driven and heard the noise ...	6
	1991 Lexus LS400 4.0L blowing fuses VIN: LSDFKDUVHP well iatn was no help to me on this one, thanks to the two gentlemen who did reply. in the end it took 2 days of wire tracing to find that the power antennea grommet was broken and leaking water onto the telephone transeiver module which caused pins 9,14 and 2...	2
	1991 Mazda B2600 2.6L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM2UF6142L Great response on this one, Thanks to all! The ECM has a nice little burned spot on a transistor. Fixed and gone! again Thanks to all.tr Trouble codes: 9 (coolant temp sensorcleared and did not return).	8
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L No Start VIN: WDBEA30D5J Thanks to everyone who replied to my help request. I installed a new cap and rotor and cleaned fuel soaked plugs. Vehicle started and ran rough for a few minutes. Still has a little bit of a rough idle but customer doesn't want to spend anymore money at this t...	18
	2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 3.0L 4wd VIN: JA4MT31HOY first... thanks to everybody for the good info. we flushed the tranny and used mits fluid,i grounded the 4wd switch and the 4wd works so we know the switch is bad.unfortunately the cust needed vehicle back to go to north carolina. so we could not check the hor...	7
	1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L catalyst monitor Here in Illinois from 2004 you can not have even one OBDII monitor not ready. So I gave the car to the customer told him to drive it a week and we will see . In a week he stoped by tthe shop I pluged the scanner and what ,, cat monitor was ready after 320 mls ...	5
	1987 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham 3.8L 'Electrical Problem" seems 800 data circut faulty VIN: 1G3EZ1134H This car is gone!,after much testing and crummy bullitens from alldata, and a few techs reccomended the CPS central power supply, we still had no obvoius test results, all the test data supplied, our tests were inconclusive, finnaly reset computer and drove ca...	3
	1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1P4GH54R2M the customer had to leave town for a couple of months and he did not want to leave the van here the last thing i did was cleaned all the connectors going to the engine and ecm . i was unable to get it to ack up agin but it was so intermitted that with out seve... Trouble codes: 21 (o2not switching).	9
	1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Vacuum Pump VIN: YS3EF48E7X Hi there, Thanks again to those who replied. We had already blocked off all the vacuum outlets, and the pumps still ran on... so we determined that the problem must be in the pump, but at $800 for a new one, and half that for a used one with no warranty, the...	4
	1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo 2.0L electronic steering VIN: JT25W22NXP Sorry it has taken so long to close this help request.I recieved some replies which mentioned the electronic controls on this system,However we eliminated them as a possible cause before we asked for help,The cause of the unrestricted boost on the power assist...	3
	1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWTD81H4T thanx guys for the many reponses. they came from all over the world. i tried checking for the secondary leakage that seems to be the consensus for the misfire. the water spray trick has, so far, not shown to be the problem. i changed the oil and added more of ... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 cylinder misfire), P0301 (1 cylinder misfire).	16
	1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L ABS module VIN: WVWMD63B7X This vw is fixed,after replaceing brake abs module all lights went out.So something in the abs module was interfering with the dash. Thanks for th replys	8
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L timing belt VIN: 3VWSP29M11 thanks to all who replied, iatn rocks !! once we got the info about the cam shaft alighnment it worked out fine, alldata was a little vague as to procedure.	12

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