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1987 Honda Prelude 1.8L speedo VIN: JHMBA6123H
can't find testing info
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1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L wiper hitting VIN: 1HGCB7657M
1991 Honda Accord wiper hitting door post . Customer had new wiper blades installed the one on the driverside is hitting the door post wiper blades appear to be correct.Has any one seen any problems like this the blade is a 24 inch one or could there be wear i...
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2001 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Radio VIN: 2HKRL18078
I need to R&R the Radio and can not see how it comes out. Anyone know the ropes?
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1994 Infiniti Q45 A 4.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: JNKNG01D2R
Hello Infiniti techs, Calling for help once again on problem vehicle, since iATN seems to be the most help for difficult problems. This Infiniti will run great as long as you don't really push it hard like pulling a hill or accelerating hard. When you do, it ...
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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
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1996 Lexus LS400 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BH22F8T
This lexus has a po171 code that comes back after a couple days.[...] have been changed and MAF has been changed.Fuel pressure is 40 psi at idle and 44 psi when regulator vac. is unplugged [...] readings are good and no vac. leaks are found. ST fuel tri... Trouble codes: P0171
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1995 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JS1VS52A5Y
This problem started just recently. Took the car in for an oil change and the day after started idling poorly. Feels like a lean misfire or ignition miss but only at idle. Have cleaned the throttle body of deposits and reset the ECM's idle parameters by discon...
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1995 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JS1VS52A5Y
VIN NUMBER IS [...] FALSE BUT WILL BE CORRECTED BEFORE 10PM EST. (DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT RIGHT NOW.) This problem started just recently. Took the car in for an oil change and the day after started idling poorly. Feels like a lean misfire or ignition mi...
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1994 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L engine VIN: 1N4BU31D7R
This vehicle came into the shop with a blown head gasket, still ran well though, drove it here. We pulled the heads sent them to the machine shop, heads rebuilt, surfaced, put them back on. Car now will start, then immediately starts idling rough, rpm surging ...
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1996 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L No Start VIN: 4S3BD675XT
Performed repairs. Timing set to factory marks. Go to fire her up, no start. Turns over, good compression. Performed no start test. This unit employs a 4 in 1 coil pack that takes care of all 4 cylinders. Have spark on side 1&2 of coil, nothing on 3&4. Camshaf...
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1996 Subaru Legacy Postal 2.2L 1-2 shift VIN: 4S3BK4951T
Customer brought car in saying she was told that the duty solenoid c was bad. We checked the solenoid and told her it was bad along with her driveshaft, her nonserviceable u-joints were wasted. On the initial road test I noticed that her trans temp light flash...
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1998 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L front pads smoking VIN: 4TAPM62NXW
this truck came in guy says front brakes smoked up he wanted everything replaced so we did 1 month later he said i did it again.he dropped it off and it does smell like it was burning. theres no abs on this truck. what else is left thanks, chuck
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2000 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4TAPM62N6X
This one had this code and a cracked exh manifold. Replaced manifold and removed EGR valve to bench test, tested good. Tested VSV and EGR temp sensor, both good. After test drive MIL came back on. Test with vacuum gauge shows no vac in system. Chased it down, ... Trouble codes: P0401
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1994 Acura Integra LS 1.8L abs light on VIN: JH4DC4354R
Thank you everyone that responded. The customer picked up car before I could go further. A few people had a very good suggestion that I can not believe I did not think of. That was to switch the 2 abs sensors where they plug in and see if the code follows the ...
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1989 Honda Accord LX 2.0L very high idle cold VIN: 1HGCA5531K
thanks to all that replied. it turned out to be the fast idle unloader. replaced same and corrected the problem
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1990 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCB7163L
The distributor was replaced and there was still a concern the ECU no longer reported a code condition 15 after prolonged crank. The check of fuses in engine bay fuse (10A) ECU was found to be open (most likely caused when dist was replaced)replacing it allowe... Trouble codes: 15 (No ignition output signal).
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1997 Infiniti J30 3.0L No Start VIN: JNKAY21D6V
sorry for the late post.the motor cranks and wont start.spark comes and goes.good b+ voltage but poor driver control to all cop coils.all coils ohm proporly,ignition igniter has been replaced.all wiring pin tests at ecm test good.replaced ecm, crank sensor and... Trouble codes: 100 (mass air flow code).
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1998 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2CK58DXW
I had several responses informing me that the cam/crank relearn could be done by the dealer with a factory tech 2 scanner, however no one could help me with the exact procedure. I also had one reply concerning dirty fuel injectors causing a misfire that could ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0301 (misfire 1 cyl).
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2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G1Y
Hey all,, i only recieved three replies and they pointed me in a direction that i had already tested and duplicated information i posted as me already doing.. The customer chose to send the vehicle to the dealer and as of yet (2 weeks), has not been repaired b... Trouble codes: P0455.
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1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L No gauges, no idiot lights VIN: 1N4BU31DOS
I'm sorry it took so long to finsish and close this help request. The car has been running OK since Monday. This is my first chance to get on line since then. There have been too many other cars which have had a higher priority. Customer's cars, and those we h...
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1990 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JF2BJ63C1L
Hooray! This fix is in. Lots of great replys and some right on the money. I could never get it to act up long enough to get a meter on anything, but at one point in time I was lucky enough to have it act up long enough to get my scope on the MAF and low and be...
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1995 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: JT3VN29VX5
Thanks guys for all the help...Had to take the intake off to measure all the injectors. Found 1 to be at 1 ohm. 17 on the others. Replaced it and started faster and never repeated condition.
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1996 Toyota Tercel DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2AC52L0T
I received very few reply's, none of which were of much help.They all suggested checking trigger wheels and cam timing etc. We did that again, then tried a known good computer with the same results. By process of elimination and lotsa hair-pulling we tried ano... Trouble codes: 0340 (cam sensor).
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1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BG12K1T
After discussing the input from here, with my customer, he just happened to remember that the MIL came on the same time his timing belt broke. We never knew the belt had been off, would have been nice eight hours, parts and money ago, at least for the customer... Trouble codes: 340 (Camshaft Sensor).
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