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	1990 Audi Coupe Quattro 20v 2.3L No Start VIN: WAUGD08B9L Good day Audi techs.I have a 90 coupe quattro 20 valve,prod. date04/89 that was brought to me with a no start after the engine warms up.Checked fuel pressure and residual fuel pressure OK.After I shut the car off and tried to restart it,it wouldn't start.No sp...	View
	1994 Audi 100 CS 2.8L rack and pinion VIN: WAUDJ84A3R greetings, hope someone might have some input here. replaced the rack with a rebuilt unit because it was leaking out of both ends. now the steering is very hard to the left but very normal to the right. just wondering if some one has seen this or might have a ...	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
	1999 Cadillac Escalade 5.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GYEK13R1X Hey group I have this Chevy 5.7 that came in cutting out and stalling. Using the vantage found it to be a bad crank sensor (ckp). Order one from the dealer and when I removed the old one I noticed that it had been rubbing on the reducer gear but I put the new ... Trouble codes: P0339, P0337	View
	1985 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1YY0783F This is my car. After installing engine I get an intermmittent code 33. The engine runs bad. Key off then key on it will run good, till ck eng. light comes back on.I have cked grounds found three wires on the trans bellhousing bolt top rear of left side cleane... Trouble codes: 33 (mass air high)	View
	1990 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, Hard Start VIN: 1GCGK24KXL This truck came into to the shop with a blown engine, high mileage bucket of junk. I proceeded to put a used motor from a salvage yard in the truck. The motor from the salvage yard had 180000 miles on it, but salvage yard said good runner, good compression, bl... Trouble codes: 34 (MAP Sensor Vacuum Low)	View
	1993 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L 3rd gear VIN: 1GNDM15Z9P Hello, If I may pick your brains? This is my personal ride. She has ,for the last 30k miles(since I bought it) had a thud when shifting into 3rd. It has always been about the same in harshness. Its not an extreme thud, just enough to hear and feel. My 74 omega...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Steering/Hydraboost VIN: 1GBDM19W7V Has a fluid rushing sound! when slowly turning steering wheel @ idle can hear it, but when @ the end of the turn there is no noise? And it is not a whine type noise! Kinda like an air brake releasing sound, fluid gush sound? Vehicle was in an accident & custom...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ND52M7V This car came in with a check engine light and a PO300 misfire code, but it wouldn't act up in the stall. Misfire history showed that #5 and #6 had misfired the most. In the stall I had good spark at all the plugs. All the plugs looked good. The injectors all ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1997 Chevrolet C2500 5.7L backfires on accel VIN: 1GCGK24RXV This truck back fires under load only when hot. Also,upon acceleration the upper intake where the fuel lines and injector harness plugs in it seems to rise while accelerating...is this normal?	View
	1998 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13W5W After some driving the MIL comes on, code P0300 - Random Misfire. Computer scan indicates that the CMP Retard runs between -11 & -14 degrees. CMP Retard spec is 0 to -2 degrees. We need to know why this is occuring. Is CMP Retard adjustable on this vehicle and... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire)	View
	1998 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 6.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, Engine Races VIN: 3GNGK26F2W Customer states the problem started after his wife filled with fuel on a trip. He has since run 2 tanks of fuel through truck with diesel conditioner added. I pulled the fuel filter and checked the bowl. There was no water in bowl and only marginal amount of s...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1GNDT13W11 Hi guys, What I have is a cat starting to fail. The back pressure readings are high, and it has a surge / missfire but not bad. It also has a reoccuring EGR code (EGR is good). Using an infared thermometer the temp readings were a little high in the front but ...	View
	1994 Chrysler LeBaron LE 3.0L Erratic Throttle Customer first complained about vehicles' lack of power upon acceleration. Worstened over 1 day dramitically! Problem: All Drive gears - From dead stop, at 800 rpm, can ease into throttle, vehicle responds normal. All Drive gears - From dead stop, at 800 rp...	View
	1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.5L Dies constantly VIN: 2C3HD56F6T Another of these Chryslers...this one has not shown any codes, but dies about 4 seconds after starting each time. PCM was replaced, Crank and Cam sensorsand ASD relay swapped out by other techs. It dies because the fuel injectors quit firing (noid lights)...AS...	View
	1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 2C3HE6667X This car only gets approx 12 miles per gallon no matter the circumstances(i.e in town, on freeway). All my customers that own these cars say they get 17 in town and 20 on the freeway. This car sets no codes, all PIDs appear to be normal, no smoke out exhaust i...	View
	1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HE66G5X Hello fello Techs. This '99 300m is forcing me to question my diagnostic ability. It came in with an intermittant misfire on cylinder #4.This misfire happens more at an idle,but I have experienced it while accelerating and cruising. I can really get it to sho... Trouble codes: P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire)	View
	1989 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1B7GG6X8KS Hi all. I have an old beat-up truck in my stall, running very lean. Hardly idles, surges up and down. Down the road, hesitates, bogs, surges, etc. Fuel pressure and volumn seem ok. MAP sensor I believe is testing ok. Voltage is 4.5 key-on-engine off, voltage d... Trouble codes: 13 (MAP pneumatic change), 51 (air fuel ratio at limit lean)	View
	1990 Dodge B250 5.2L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 2B6HB21Y8L this vehicle came in a couple of weeks ago, with a complaint of a stall/hesitation on accel but only on a hard acceleration, fuel pressure holds steady, and good volume, ignition spark is good, when it occurs mostly at cruising speeds when your start accelerat...	View
	1991 Dodge Stealth 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JB3XD44S3M this car stalls at stops with warm to hot engine. at idle, in park or in gear surges and stalls, always starts good and runs good otherwise.maf is 38 to 44Hz at idle. fuel pres. good, timing is right on, no codes, temp sensors read acuratly. unplug IAC valve a...	View
	1992 Dodge W250 5.9L converter VIN: 3B7KM23CXN Reminder- this truck would drift in/out of overdrive for no apparent reason. TPS had been adjusted numerous times, finally replaced- all systems had been tested. Customer would return like clockwork every 6-8 weeks for this problem. Previous helpful hints cent...	View
	1992 Dodge Caravan ES 3.3L No Start VIN: 2B4GH55RXN vehicle was towed in to the shop.is a good customer althou im not very up on these problems.im in the trans. end of things.it has no fuel pump,althou you can hear the relay click on with key then off after about 5 seconds.also there is no signal to the fuel in...	View
	1974 Fiat 124 1.8L radio VIN: 124CC12313 for some reason it turns its self off	View
	1995 Fiat BRAVA 1600CC cam timing VIN: ZFA1820000 Hi removed cylinder head marked cams and crank. When rebuilding today noticed cam pullys are a very slack fit on cams,NOW I decide to read my cam belt book and find out that cams are timed by locking with special tools at rear and belt is tensioned with a spec...	View
	1990 Ford Aerostar 3.0L convertor VIN: 1FTCA14UXL This van was towed into shop. Customer concern was the engine died everytime that the gear selector was shifted into reverse or drive. When I began my diagnosis, concern was gone. The vehicle shifted normally during test drive. Fluid level alright. There are n...	View
	1994 Ford F-150 XL 4.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FTEF14Y2R This thing is failing the emissions test for CO and HC. Hot, idle it runs at 9-10% and 1900ppm HC. When first started, computer tries to lean it out, but never gets below 3.5% CO. Watching pulse width it runs down to 5.3 ms before the computer gives up and goe... Trouble codes: 173 (HO2S indicates rich)	View
	1994 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L KeyFob VIN: 1FALP45T4R Keyfob programming nightmare! Lost the customers orignal keyfob; procured what should be a suitable replacement from Ford (first one sent was for factory-installed system; one now is for dealer installed system... keyless entry system (KES)is genuine Ford, but...	View
	1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 5.8L Engine VIN: 1FDEE14H3R Customer just bought this customized E150 about 2 wks ago. Seller told him it just neede a good tune up. Engine has a skip like a cracked plug or bad wire when idling. Found all new ignition when we got in the dog house. Replaced everything with another new se...	View
	1995 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L windows VIN: IFMDU34X5S Electric windows don't work sometimes. If the 4 wheel drive light starts flashing the windows won't work. When it stops flashing and you wait a while the windows will work. Then you will be riding along and the 4WD light will flash and you know the windows won...	View
	1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L disappearing coolant VIN: 2FMDA5145T I teach at a community college Atech program, so Murphy's law applies BIGTIME to our student's repairs. Nonetheless, I haven't found anything (yet) that wasn't done right. Windstar came in with blown head gasket, water in #4 cyl. We replaced head gaskets and s...	View
	1997 Ford E-250 Econoline XL 4.2L No Start VIN: 1FTHS242XV installed used engine, changed intake,plunum, harness, and all sensors. changed crank pulley. engine will not start-injectors are at 125-174ms cranking. will go into clear flood- 0ms wot cranking. checked all grounds,fuel,spark. using snap-on scaner and have a...	View
	1998 Ford Contour GL 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP65L9W Hello All, Got a 98 Contour with an EGR system problem. Vehicle runs fine hot or cold. Check engine light on was original complaint. So after breaking out the red brick we got a code 1131, 1408, 0133, 0401, 0402, 1519. Man isn't this looking like fun. Cleare... Trouble codes: P1408 (EGR flow out of self test range)	View
	2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L no start VIN: 1FAFP33P5Y Customer states car will shut off going down the road and will not start for 25-30 minutes. All the lites and asserorys go dead. The only thing that comes on is the oil lite dimly. Ford has a SSM to check all the grounds. All the grounds were ok tightened any ...	View
	2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21F11 truck is hard starting cold long crank time,has miss cold and is sluggish cold,sometimes will not start.once at running temp runs good still has slight miss,and shows code po269 Trouble codes: P0269	View
	1979 GMC K3500 5.7L fuel gage VIN: 1KL349B530 I need a wiring diagram for this system. Have checked both local gm dealers with no success. Switch valve operates even though the outer case has rotted away. No gage wires have been found in the area, so I need to find out if there is another problem besides ...	View
	1998 GMC K2500 Sierra SL 6.5L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTGK29F8W The truck came in the shop on the 13th. The first thing I did was connect the scan tool and retieved code P0231 fuel pump feed back circuit voltage low/ shorted. I Have a snapon scanner and in the troubleshooter it indicated that a common cause is the oil pres... Trouble codes: P0231 (Fuel pump feedback circuit low voltage/ short)	View
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Cuts out VIN: 1HGC137566 After followup call, customer says the vehicle just does not have the same amount of power and it is very loud under load. I asked here to bring in vehicle to inspect what we have already done. Cam belt timing is good, primary and secondary patterns are goood,...	View
	1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1HGEG8649S this vehicle has a surge at idle when cold.problem goes away when comes off of fast idle, but does have slight hesitation with slight pressure applied to throtle.code 14(iac valve) is set as soon as engine is started.iac has been replaced with no change.voltge... Trouble codes: 14 (idle air control valve)	View
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L horn VIN: 1HGCG565XW Have an intermittent horn operation. Suspecting a clock spring we removed steering wheel for testing and found that it is intermittently losing ground to shaft where the steering wheel splines on to. Anyone ran into this and know where it gets it’s ground? It ...	View
	1998 Hyundai Sonata GL 2.0L Drive Plate VIN: KMHCF24F3W This vehicle first came to us with transmisson fluid leaking out of the bellhousing. Customer had just had the transmission overhauled at another shop the week before. We removed the trans and discovered that the front pump had to be replaced to repair the lea...	View
	1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L No Start VIN: JNKBY31D5V car will not run there is no injector pulse every know in then the noid light will pulse and it will run for a second or two there is no codes any advice will be helpful.thanks	View
	1999 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L CD Changer VIN: JACDJ58X6X Hi there, We have a 1999 Isuzu Trooper here that we are trying to add a factory in dash 6 disc CD changer to. We got the CD changer from a salvage yard. At first we got a changer that had the date "October 1997" on it. It looked right, and it plugged right in...	View
	1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L voltmeter gauge VIN: 1J4GZ78Y2P initially vehicle came in on a tow. customer stated that he was driving and the radio surged out and it felt like vehicle was loosing power. then it was ok and then died. initially vehicle started for me , but it would die due to loss of vehicle power. found c...	View
	1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1J4FJ68S0T hello fellow techs , I have a jeep cherokee that has some strange fuel system problems. First of all this is a cross breed .Yes it has a fuel filter on the frame like a 95 ,but it is returnless and runs pressures according to a 96. It had a stopped up fuel fi...	View
	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L drivtrain VIN: 1J4GZ78Y2T vehicle came incomplaint of vibration from 35 mph up, test drove and confirmed complaint I removed the tires which did not help. So I removed the rear driveline which did not help so Iremoved the front driveline, which stopped the vibration so we had the drive...	View
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L engine temp VIN: SALPVR1244 Hello Again Fellow Landrover Techs, After more than 30 years in this business it seems that the Landrovers emenate problems that i've never seen before. This is the third time this vehicle has come in for engine running hot.The first time we installed a new ...	View
	2002 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L Headlamp Vertical Aim VIN: 1LNHM83W32 Hi All, I recently purchased 2 2002 Lincoln Town Cars for my wife and myself. Believe it or not, I bought them over the internet from a Lincoln dealer in Michigan--a thousand miles away from here in NY. They're both great cars except for 1 thing, and it affec...	View
	1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Stall VIN: 1YVGE22AXP hey mazda techs or anybody who can give me something to look for, help me out. customer bought this car for daughter and he has been very patient. car dies shifting from park or neutral to drive or reverse especially cold, the warmer it gets, the less it dies....	View
	1997 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L No Start VIN: 1MELM65V0V High All. This car came in as a no start. After basic tests were run, we found cam timing out one tooth on the exhaust cam. talking with customer reveilled the timing belt had been replaced last month. We corrected the cam timing and felt we had the car repair...	View
	1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme S 3.4L master cylinder VIN: 1G3WT34X5P Frist i whant to thanks to every one for you time and help. Customer brought the car he said this car never stop good since new. ok some other mecanics replace abs modulator(this is the unit atached to master cyl), also they replace master cylinder. front and ...	View
	1994 Oldsmobile 88 Royale LS 3.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G3HY52L5R This car belongs to one of our secretaries here at the school.Intermittently the car will stall with no warning, normal driving or accelerating or idling no difference. Wait about 20 minutes and it will restart. Also she may park the car and try to restart, wi...	View
	1991 Pontiac Tempest 3.1L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G7LT53T6M Hi all this is my fathers car and I'm having the pain in the neck type prob. everything seems to check out good but the engine just revs up high cold and goes progressivly higher & higher until it gets hot now that would seem like the temp sensor (not)... (iac...	View
	1994 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Cooling system VIN: 12GNE553XR Hi guys, This one came in with a broken water outlet on the left end of the engine head. Once replaced, the water pump was noticed leaking as well as the radiator. We replaced the water pump & thermostat, removed the radiator and sent it out for repair. The ra...	View
	1999 Pontiac Montana 3.4L Surge, Stall VIN: 1GMDX03E4X Hello, thanks for your time reading this. I have a problem with my own Montana. It seems that the engine, at idle, will start to surge with a varience of about 500rpm's for a period of time then the engine will die all together. This problem only happens when ...	View
	2000 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L Mechanical Hello all, I'm posting this for a fellow tech. We have a personal vehicle here with what appears to be a cyl head gasket leak out of the left front corner. We are a Ford dealer and don't get to crank on these too often. So any advice you have to offer would be...	View
	1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Glass VIN: WP0CA298XX The door glass on these cars drops a fraction when the door handle is pulled and when the door closes the glas is supposed to rise. On this car the "down" detent occurs as directed but as soon as the handle is released the window rises. The problem occurs when...	View
	1992 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L Fuel tank VIN: JT3VN39W7N I'm hopeing someone has run into this before...Customer complains of gasoline smell at fuel tank area when the cap is on and temperaure goes up during the daytime(customer already replaced gas cap). I have confirmed the smell and last fall removed the vent lin...	View
	1996 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L Calipers VIN: 4TAWM72NXT The Vehicle came in wih the brakes draging after application. Replaced Calipers, Brake Hoses,rotors, pads and bleed system.I am now looking for the specs on the master cylinder push rod adjustment(it was never touched). Am I missing anything.	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
	2000 Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4TASM92N2Y after customer had installed dealer spark plugs the po302 returned. customer brought back vehicle to use for re check. confirmed customer replaced spark plugs and rechecked #2 plug found to be ok. swaped igntion coils(coil over) with #1. physically can feal th... Trouble codes: P0302	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1984 BMW 745 3.5L No Start VIN: WBAFJ91060 I would like to thank everyone who e-mailed me. I was informed about a web sit called 745i that is a owners gruop that is heavily involved with these grey market cars. This site put me in touch with a guy who had the factory manuals. After a couple of fax's it...	11
	1990 BMW 735iL 3.5L central locking VIN: WBAGC4316L Thanks to Thomas and Voit for their ideas. Thomas suggested trying a different GM (General Module) as there have been at least 4 part number supersessions indicating improvements to the module. Voit mentioned the second micro switch for the double-lock functio...	3
	1990 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L brake pedal height thanks for all the help, my problem was the wrong master cyl. was bought and installed by the vehicle owner. i pulled it back off this a.m. and found there are two different master cyl. applications for this truck. one has a small bore and the other has a larg...	21
	1995 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L parking,turn, brakes VIN: IGCGK29K9S Well problem solved and truck back on the road. Had an amazing 23 replies based on my problem. That was fantastic!!! Almost all said to see if it had a trailer harness in the rear. Well it did. The key was that it not only had 1 connector, it had another one t...	23
	1998 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Surge VIN: 1GNDX03F5W Would like to thank all of you who replied to my request.I went ahead and redrove the vehicle and checked surge to verify was transmission problem.The surge does go away if you lightly tap brake pedal to disengage lockup.I have given customer several options t... Trouble codes: 1870 (powertrain code).	15
	2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDT13W11 The convertor ended up to be the problem we drilled two holes it the pipe before each convetor and check substrate with borescope found front cat melted The most helpfull tip I got was from Gord from British Columbia he suggested to check back pressure at the ... Trouble codes: P0101 (maf out of range), P0404 (egr).	11
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GTHK29151 Thanks for the people who took the time to reply. Most of the replies said that I had an air leak in the fuel line between the tank and the pump. This was the case. I did not have the special tools that GM says to use to check this. The way that I found this l... Trouble codes: P0093.	7
	1997 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.5L Cuts out VIN: 2C3HD56F5V Got 10 responses, all very good. The two primary responses were: bad ignition switch, and timing belt jumped...it turned out to be the timing belt had jumped two teeth on one cam, and three teeth on the other. The whole thing started when the tension idler pul... Trouble codes: 1391 (intermittent loss of CMP and or CKP).	10
	1999 Chrysler Concorde LXi 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HD46JOX Thanks to all that replied. I was hoping to get more replies relating to the possibility of oil getting into the upper intake plenum or a carbon isue but I didn't. I don't know if I want to call this one fixed but the problem went away. I happened to think som... Trouble codes: P0301.	7
	1995 Dodge Neon 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 3P3ES47CSX Well we put a used PCM in this one...yeah not the best idea but the customer was on a limited budget as usual...fixed it though...the O2's never got crazy like they were. I apppreciate all the help though. I did go for the cam sensor wiring to check it and fou... Trouble codes: 21 (upstream O2 sensor stays at center).	10
	2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Misfire VIN: 3B7KC23671 This one is fixed! I replaced the CMP sensor and cleaned the injectors. I spoke with him yesterday and he confirmed the problem has not returned.	3
	1992 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2FAPP36X1N Well, Thanks to all the great help on this network, this one is fixed.I was asked to check the tps & o2. The tps was.9 at idle & would range to 4.5 The o2 would range from .77-.820. I did fail to mention in my eariler posts that I did unplug the iac with no di... Trouble codes: 411 (Cannot Raise RPM Extended Idle), 412 (RPM Out Of Specs).	22
	1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 2FMDA5149T As 8 out of 10 of you had replied, the cam sensor was incorrectly indexed in the engine. I had it off by 180 degrees. I was not able to obtain the actual tool from the Ford dealer so I had to do some trial and error to get it right. I find it to still be so od...	11
	1997 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L radiator fan VIN: 2FMDA5149V Thank you all who replied. Sorry for the long delay in closing this post. Unfortunatly the customer has not returned the van for further diagnosis. We did retest to the point that we know the pcm is turning the fan on but do not know why. Also our Snapon scann...	4
	1998 Ford Mustang 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP24X7W Well, it's fixed. Unfortunatly everyone was in the same boat as myself. Seems this car is a 'unique' vehicle. One of a few that Ford decided to continue to run after beginning the '99 model. It has some 98 components, some 99 components, and quite a bit of 'in...	12
	1998 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Heater Core VIN: 2FAFP73W5W after numerous block tests that come up with nothing, after adding new grounds to the heater core and to the engine, we finally pulled the heads off the car to find out that the right head was out .60' and the left head was out .20'. We sent the heads out to b...	16
	2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Starting VIN: 1FAFP55212 We could not get the vehicle to fail again after hooking scope to the cam sensor. I don't know if moving the wires to hook up cable did anything. All the wiring and the plug looked good. Let customer have vehicle to see if it happens again. Sorry for not havin...	4
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG5658W Thanks for all the replys! We found that the coolant temp-sensor and the v-tech pressure sensor were reversed. Trouble codes: P1259 (vtec system malfunction).	7
	2001 Honda CR-V EX 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JHLPD184X1 Nearly everyone said to recheck the valve adj. and you were right. When I checked them earlier the engine was hot and I was too impatient to wait for it to cool. The adjustment was close so I continued on. I guess impatience never pays off. I set them to spe... Trouble codes: 172 (system too rich), 1399 (undocumented code).	11
	2001 Honda Accord LX 2.3L Air bag system VIN: JHMCG55451 Hi and thanks to all those who took their busy time to assist me with my help request, this vehicle was not with me long. Some of you suggested it be taken to the dealer people as much as I rather not do, as much as possible. However sometimes it pays to heed ...	10
	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L Surge, MIL Lamp on, Converter Lock Up VIN: 1J4GZ78Y1T Customer did not return for the steering module. The signal was a good 5 volt square wave to the module. The signal was clean while the speedo jumped to 125mph. That allowed me to rule out a vss out of adjustment or a bad vss sensor. Thanks for the help. BTW T... Trouble codes: P0720.	6
	1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L rear defrost VIN: 1J4GZ58SXV Thanks guys. I found shorted wiring behind pass fuse panel that also shorted out the relay and fuse. Thanks again!	7
	2001 Lexus IS300 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: JTHBD18231 I talked to a tech. at the local Lexus dealer and he advised me that there is a computer update procedure for this vehicle. It is still under warranty,so the customer is going to take it to the dealer. I asked her to keep me updated and will let you guys know ...	5
	1993 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L chain guides VIN: 1LNLM91V7P we ended putting it back together without a anything there that is what the dealer and tech's suggested.	None
	1999 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNHM83W4X traced wiring from pcm to fuel pump relay, signal wire was broken at relay box, at connector under relay, thanks for other input, everything helps. Trouble codes: 1318 (low voltage module customer ran battery down possible cause of this), 2013 (compass).	3
	1991 Mazda RX-7 1.3L oil pump / lubrication VIN: 21M0907567 Thanks for the replies. Found that the salvage engine had a plug in the oil cooler fitting, restricting oil flow. thanks again!	4
	1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Surge VIN: 1YVGE22A2P We found information in alldata , about possible causes, with one of them being coolant leak. Because coolant runs through idle control motor. The water pump was leaking, after replacement this did resovle idle problem. I did receive three responses , one to c...	3
	1994 Mazda Miata 1.8L No Start VIN: JM1NA3537R We finally have this one fixed. The computer was bad, not because the no start condition but because the check engine light was on all the time and did not give us any code. As soon we install a used computer a crank sensor code came up and we decide then to...	3
	2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDC1631541 This is a fix, confirmed by scan data and aalso by customer. Finally able to get a state inspection sticker. Thank you to all who replied!!! 28 responses and guess what? you all, ...all said the exact same thing. I deffinately learned on this one. Thank you so... Trouble codes: 371 (fuel syst at rich limit b1), 374 (fuel syst at rich limit b2).	28
	1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AK34Y4X Thanks for the few informative thoughtful replies. This one never reoccured. So I'm closing it out. If the same code comes back on I'll know what to look for ,thanks to you. Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302.	10
	1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser SL 3.3L No Start VIN: 2G3AM84N5L Like i said in my original post on friday i had my powers and grounds , i really did.thats why i beleived the ECM was to blame. No go . I then started checking inputs thinking maybe a sensor is keeping the pump from powering up.As i was poking around with the ...	19
	1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.1L Racing Idle VIN: 1G3AG53MXR Well I just gotta thanks all you guys for the quick and useful replies. This one was a real head banger cause nothing seemed to make sense! Found green death on ONE WIRE buried in a perfectly good and dry/taped up harness over top of the tranny. MAN FINALLY!!!...	24
	1995 Oldsmobile Achieva S 2.3L Hesitation VIN: 1G3NL55D18 Well the fix is in.In doing a back pressure test i removed the o2 sensor and my problem went away.I plugged the sensor in and problem reoccured.I monitored voltage on it but did not see any real problems on the line.I changed the o2 sensor and problem went awa...	6
	1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.1L Hesitation VIN: 1G3AJ55M3T sorry for long delay. customer came and got car before we could diagnose further. she did return car and as most replies suspected the air meter was the problem. thanks to everyone.	9
	1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G3WH52K3W thanks to all who replied after checking car found a bad fuel filter and a clogged air filter now car starts fine thanks to all good techs out there.. Trouble codes: P0172 (fuel trim rich).	4
	1995 Opel FRONTERA 2.0L alarm VIN: SED55SUD2T The biggest problem with this vehicle was its owner,who could not get to grips with the alarm operation and eventualy locked the system up. It seems that if you continualy trigger the alarm there is something in there that thinks you are trying to steal it and...	4
	1997 Plymouth Breeze 2.0L No Start, Stall, MIL FLASHES VIN: 1P3EJ46C1V This vehicle was brought in with a complaint that when cold it would stall out . After one week of testing it finnally acted up once . When it acted up this 'one time', I started the vehicle and it immediately died. I then went to restart and nothing It would ...	6
	1998 Plymouth Voyager 3.3L Gauges VIN: 1P4GP44ROW Customer finally returned today so I can take vehicle to dealer to calibrate.I realized that the board I put in was reading in kilometers not in miles (metric).The dealer said this is the way they are programmed and the only tool to use is the Chrylser DRB sca...	4
	1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOAA2999T We received some really good responses on this jewel.Some of the basics we had already covered such as the plugs,plug wires and connections (we had already replaced with O.E. when we resealed engine).Wouldn't of believed that non O.E. belts or pulleys could of... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0305.	9
	1991 Toyota SURF 2400CC Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: LN13060992 The prblem was eventually was the EGR valve not shutting off, all we could do in this country was to blank off the valve completely and re-set the pump base adjustment on the electronic unit on the rear of the pump. Trouble codes: 11 (ecu live feed not found not sure if correct vehicle).	5

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