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	1990 Acura Integra GS 1.8L shifts ok VIN: JH4DB1668L Hello Group , This Integra makes a loud buzzing, rattle , on deceleration once the car has reached 45MPH.It sounds like gears clashing combined with a spastic speedo cable.ON the lift it sounds like its coming out of the transmission.Earlier I had another inte...	View
	1994 Acura Integra LS 1.8L abs light on VIN: JH4DC4354R hello acura tech's. the abs light comes on as soon as you start driving this car. has a code 48-left rear sensor. i checked the waveform and it looks perfect. i checked ac voltage and at 20 mph it was 1.5 volts. at 30 it was 2.3 volts. the frequency was 240hz ...	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
	2000 Honda Civic DX 1.6L Dead Battery VIN: 1HGEJ6126Y Customer drives this vehicle once a week or once every two weeks during the winter. During the summer he drives it more often becouse he golfs. The vehicle has been in our shop three times this winter. The first time the battery was bad but the 2nd and 3rd ti...	View
	2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2DM58W44 hello isuzu techs. i have a rodeo that starts then the speedo goes up to 40mph fluctuates and the vehicle stalls. this occurs always, even when in park. my scanner will not communicate with computer. there is a check engine lite on. my scanner usually has no p...	View
	2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L trans/cruise lites VIN: 4S2CK58W3Y I could use some help on this one. ONLY when coming to a stop...on occasion the check trans and set cruise lite come on at the same time and go off together also. It feels like an ABS stop but no ABS lites. Sometimes it will also die but then it will start rig... Trouble codes: P0705 (Trans range illegal position), P0706 (trans range switch failure)	View
	1998 Lexus GS400 4.0L abs module VIN: JT8BH68X6W trouble shooted abs. no codes and bleed system per lexus.	View
	1984 Nissan 200SX 2.0L No Start VIN: JNPS2657EW Vehicle came in not running with the coil side spark plugs not firing and intake spark plugs with very weak spark. We replaced the distributor assembly and replaced the burned out ECM with a used one from the salvage yard. The engine then started with the he...	View
	1986 Nissan Stanza XE 2.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JN1AHT11S0 vehicle stumbles during cruise speeds. rpm drops approx. 300-500 rpm when it happens. no known history. this vehicle has 4 spark plugs on the intake side and 4 plugs on the exhaust side. this confuses me as im not familiar with this japanese p.o.s. i removed...	View
	1993 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L engine VIN: 4N2DN11W7P Have a Nissan Quest in the shop 6 cyl 3.0 liter. Oct 03 with 101k on the clock came in with tappet sound from forward bank. Cam bearings wiped out from poor lubrication. Replaced damaged head and cam. Flushed gunked up oil passage. Mar 04 with 108k on the cloc...	View
	2002 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5L reverse I have a subaru with a manual trans. problem.I have not removed trans yet but i think the rev. idler gear is broken, when put in reverse car may or may not move and will grind very loud, during test drive after cust (dad , taking sons car to shop) while explai...	View
	1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BG12K1T Trying to clear MIL, vehicle came in with code PO340, replaced distributor, cam sensor built in dist. is ther any possible cause other than sensor that would set the code.? Trouble codes: 340 (Camshaft Sensor)	View
	1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3HN86R2T This vehicle was brought in for check engine light with a misfire. Upon inspection. I found the it had four codes. random misfire, misfire cylinders 2,4,&6. Vehicle only has misfire after it had warmed up and at idle. misfire goes away at above 1500 rpm's. At ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0304, P0306 (misfire cylinder 6)	View
	1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Torque converter lock up Hi everyone, I have been working on this 97 4runner for about 3 days now and it is kicking my butt. If you have the cruise control set at around 55-60 mph it will kick out of lock up and then go right back into lock up right away. We have changed the lock up s...	View

Fixes & Summaries for Asian

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	1989 Mazda B2600 2.6L Hesitation VIN: JMZUF614XK Sorry for the long delay but I just finally got rid of this truck this week. What a nightmare! The throttle position sensor problem turned out to be a wild goose chase. I was actually checking the wrong terminal in the connector at the ECU. My alldata print-ou...	3
	1993 Mazda B2600 LE-5 2.6L u joints VIN: JM2UF3142P Most of the responses I got said to send it out to a regular drive shaft rebuilder. A couple I got said to cut the joints out with a torch & then install new joints. I decided to find a rebuilder because my local parts supplier couldn't come up with joints tha...	10
	1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L Steering column(?) VIN: JA4LS31P8W The major problem was indeed the lower steering shaft. Replacing it took care of about 80% of the noise. The rest of the noise is apparently in the upper steering shaft, - but at $183.00 + labor, the customer decided that an '80% improvement' was satisfactory....	4
	1992 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JN1EJ01F6N Hi all iatn members.Specially Paul,Jeff,Ferderick,thanks.I fix this vehicle with replace all ignition coils as yours recommendation.	10
	1992 Nissan Stanza GXE 2.4L Stutter VIN: JN1FU21P3N I think we are on the right track with the EGR system. Thanks to all. I had origianly dismissed EGR because it was affecting car at idle when I played with it, and it did not seem to be leaking. Test drove with EGR system off line so to speak and no stutter. N...	5
	1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L No Start VIN: JT3VN39W5L Hello Gang- well i waited for a few days to post just to make sure it doesnt have anymore problems and thankfully it is fixed, as i said this came in for mechanical work and i ended up on a electrical note, being i dont do foreign electrical or computer work i...	4
	2001 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L MIL Lamp on, throttle in limp in VIN: 5TBBT44141 Thanks for all the replies. We tried all of the recommended fixes with no results, however we were backprobing the connections at the computer when it started working! I came to the conclusion that it was a bad connection at the ecu. Thanks again to all. Trouble codes: P1126.	6

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