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	1998 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L temp gauge reading 3/4 VIN: WAUBG34DXW Hello members, I have this Audi A8 which runs about 3/4 on the temp gauge only with AC on. Clutch fan and condenser fans are working. Engine temp runs just at about half on the gauge when the AC is not on so I suspect a problem with the condenser fan speeds an...	View
	1989 BMW 750iL 5.0L limp home VIN: WBAGC8318K good morning: customer brought this car in with a complaint that the check engine light is on, and the brake light, and the tachometer was inop. this happens intermittently. we worked on it for a day, and finally disconected the battery and started over.. it...	View
	1988 Chevrolet Gruman 2.5L Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GBBS10E5J This thing has a rough idle, surges, and you can feel a miss fire in the tailpipe. I have swapped the injecter and map sensor. When you unplug the map sensor,electrical or vacuum hose, it will run smooth. I have compared it to another LLV and the only differan...	View
	1995 Chevrolet C2500 5.7L tach/speedo VIN: 1GCFC24K1S Tach, speedometer and shift indicator all fail at same time when ambient temps are above 55F. Scanner picks up tach and speed signal while gauges are inop. Wiring diagrm shows tach signal direct from coil. Speedomter signal comes from speed buffer module. Bas...	View
	1995 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L parking,turn, brakes VIN: IGCGK29K9S Good Evening Everyone, Have this k2500 pickup that customer is complaining that when he turns his right turn signals on, the turn signal indicator stops flashing. Upon much closer examination, I noticed that when the left turn signals are on,the complete dashb...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L doom lamp VIN: 1GNEK13RGX HELP! Hello to all, I have a Tahoe that has dome lights that remain on all the time unless "dome override" button is depressed. I have dissconnected front door switches and replaced headlight/domelight switch to no avail and was unable to test further due to c...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 5.3L rear blend air VIN: 3GNEC16TX1 This vehicle has automatic temp. The problem is that when you take the temp control just slightly from amx cold to warm the rear blend air motor goes all the way to hot. I replace the actuator which made no difference. There are no codes in the system. The fro...	View
	1999 Chrysler Concorde LXi 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HD46JOX This car came in with the customer complaint the service engine light was on and it was running bad. We scanned the computer system and found a trouble code # 301. Took it for a ride witht the scanner . It showed misfire numbers of 200 to 300 only when we wer... Trouble codes: P0301	View
	1995 Dodge Stratus 2.0L No Start VIN: 1B3EJ46C8S After the work was done the car would not start. I have narrowed in down to no spark. I have very limted info about this car. What little tests I have completed checks out ok. I have also swapped the crank sensor and a coil pack from known good parts. I have l...	View
	1995 Ford Contour SE 2.5L brakes ? VIN: 1FALP67L8S Hello all We recently replaced the left frt.lower control arm/ with ball joint due to bushing failure and ball joint wear that we thought would correct a momentary pull to the left when braking-well guess what-it stills pulls the pull is kinda weird-if hittin...	View
	2000 Ford Focus Sony Limited Edition 2.0L vibration VIN: 1FAHP3634Y hello all, i may not even have a problem but what i have here is a customer complaint of vibration at idle while not overly exessive,it is quite noticable it seems to me that the engine it self has a good bit of shake to it.it doesnt have any type of ignition ...	View
	1999 GMC K1500 Suburban SLE 5.7L light on VIN: 1GKFK16R6X ing switch and lock system changed security light stays on will not go in self dienostic starts and runs ok all fuses ok allwirers and conecters ok	View
	1999 GMC K1500 Suburban SLE 5.7L light on VIN: 1GKFK16R6X ing switch and lock system changed security light stays on will not go in self dienostic starts and runs ok all fuses ok allwirers and conecters ok	View
	2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali 6.0L Alignment VIN: 2GTFK69U23 Hello to every one. I have here a 2003 GMC Danali pick up truck with 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering and i need to know the wheel alignment specs. for the front and rear wheels and also if any special procedure needs to be taken or observed doing the alignm...	View
	1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L Shifter VIN: 1J4FJ68S5T Truck has been serviced by my shop since new. Never hag any rteal issues other than it has always made a loud clunk engaging reverse(engine running or not). It never created a problem it was deemed normal by local Jeep dlr. After replacing clutch, it is hard t...	View
	1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G3WH54DOL i specilaize in jeeps, chryslers, dodge, dodge trucks, plymouths, and after all the possible test that i've run, i can't seem to locate problem, please, any help would be greatly appreciated	View
	1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.1L Racing Idle VIN: 1G3AG53MXR Just replaced the lower intake gasket on this 3100 V6 Ciera. Job went routinely well as always on these cars. Now cannot slow idle down! When engine is warm IAC counts show zero and rpm is at 3000 rpm, totally out of control! No codes, integrator counts at 126...	View
	2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L Hazard Switch VIN: 1G3NL52T9Y Does anybody know what you have to do to replace hazard switch in this car?	View
	2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G3NC52T9Y This is my wife's car. At times the car will not start and the security light comes on. Code P1632 in ECM memory. Cannot access U codes with either Snap On or Master Tech scanner. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Trouble codes: P1632	View
	2001 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L shifts VIN: 1G2WK52J41 Need a little help on this one. Customers complaint is when driving in town the shifts become harsh. Highway works fine. He can turn off the ignition and trans work normal until he gets in town traffic.Has one code 1811 [full adapt and long shifts] which I'm n...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1997 Audi A4 2.8L Timing belt VIN: WAUEA88D1V Hey everybody I can not THANK YOU guys enough. I had 26 replies. Several people said the bumper removal info is in mitchell and I did find it after several cups of coffee. The actual timing belt was a straight forward repair and was easily found in Some Data a...	26
	1990 Dodge Spirit 3.0L reverse VIN: 1BSXA5638L Sometimes it is not a good idea to tear into something Like the valve body on an a-604 chrysler tranny when you have very little info on the tranny itself. If you do decide to take it off in the vehichle, and have never done that before, expect 2 pistons, 2 ...	7
	1998 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L ps pump VIN: 3B6MF3669W thanks to all who replied. almost all said flush system and install mopar +4 fluid should fix this problem. customer says they will probably trade in truck before cold weather comes around again so decided not to have service done. p.s. iatn is great	4
	1995 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTJX35F2S our local ford dealer has had three owners in a year, and new parts staff, rejects from local parts chain, so I am not surprised about wrong price quote about harness. which is 389.00. Ford only offers the clamshell case[F7TZ-14489-ba] and pigtails have to be ... Trouble codes: 267 (3 short to ground).	12
	1997 Ford F-250 7.3L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTH25F5VE It seems that cam sensors are a problem on this engine, as shown by the replies that I recieved from this request. I had to wait until the customer brought the truck back in. I drove the truck while watching the RPMs, fuel pressure other sensor data with a sca...	7
	1997 Ford Taurus SHO 3.4L 1-2 Shift VIN: 1FALP54N9V Fixed and reinstalled original valve body, replaced the TSS sensor, the sensor had a glitch that was causing a pressure spike from the controller intermittly. Should have known better than to try and switch valve bodys with a used unit, but live and learn. Tha...	4
	1999 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Engine Left Head VIN: 1FAFP58S2X Well, it appears that more often than not, the exhaust valves on the number #4 cyclinder on these 3.0L DOHC engines are prone to burning , based upon the information that I've collected on this model of Ford engine. I've forwarded all of the responses that I...	10
	1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1J4FX58S7R I got 21 replies most of you said I needed a OE cat and most of you said it's running too lean. Will this cat cleaning up 2,000 ppm of NOx. After reading your e mails (much appriciated), and talking to friends I decided to put in OE O2 sensor, even though old ... Trouble codes: N0NE.	21
	1996 Kia Sephia GS 1.8L monitors won't run VIN: KNAFA1251T I was finally able to get it to run it's monitors by using a drive cycle supplied by Alex [...]. It took almost an hour to run, but it did work. If anyone would like a copy of this drive cycle, I can e-mail it to you. Thanks for the replies, Bob.	17
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover County Classic 3.9L Stall VIN: SALPV1246S Hello! It was air mass meter fault, as I suspected. The codes P1178 (air mass flow rate at its max.positive value- drive cycle C); and P1176 (fuel mass flow rate at its max.positive value, drive cycle C) read with Autologic. It had also code P1775- gearbox fau... Trouble codes: P1178 (AMFR correction at its Max. positive value), P1176 (FMFR correction at its max. positive value).	3
	1990 Lexus LS400 4.0L front suspension VIN: JT8UF11E5L over whelmed with responces most everybody responded about the upper control arm bushings, I was afraid aof that due to control arms being expencive. struts where a little weak but not causing the nioise. I found that the upper control arms would make a knocki...	18
	1996 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L temp @ vents VIN: WDBJF55F0T The fix was to re-charge the a/c system With R134a. The system has only a low side fitting that we could find, so checking the system pressures prior to servicing didn't seem practical. Most the responses were unanimous towards a low freon charge. One thing we...	7
	1990 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo 3.8L starting disabled VIN: 1G3EV13C6L thanks for all the replies, all seemed to point to a problem with the vats system, as it turns out during the dash replacement we had disturbed some wires that were taped together, after unwraping the wires we found a series of about 9 resistors soldered toget...	8
	1996 Plymouth Voyager SE 3.3L Front brake VIN: 2P4GP45R4T Thanks one and all for the assistance. Unfortunately the customer is in denial, and has not returned. We will either read about him in the local paper, or update you when we have a chance to look into it further.	9
	1992 Pontiac Grand Prix LE 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WH54T7N intake port restriked not completly blocked cleand intake with top eng. clean let stand over night clear codes test drive ok Trouble codes: 32 (egr problem).	9
	1996 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWFA81H4T I finally got this thing to act up and do it long enough for some testing. every time it would act up it had good fuel pressure , spark (over15K), inj. pulse that would change with throttle opening. It finally set a code for engine speed sensor (crank sensor) ...	4

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